Weekly Newsletter - March 14, 2024

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Cherry Blossom Festival Organ Concerts

March 18-22 | Noon | Sanctuary

Mulberry will once again host a series of 30-minute organ concerts during the Cherry Blossom Festival. Come hear local organists, including our Organist Zachary Golden and Church Administrator Hunter Godsey! Co-Sponsored by Mulberry St UMC & Macon Chapter of The American Guild of Organists.

St. Joseph Catholic Church is hosting the Old City Flower Show, featuring 19 churches including Mulberry! There will be free tours of St. Joseph and the flowers all weekend - be sure to go see the beautiful arrangements and show your support!

Together we are sharing the heart of God...

Sunday Worship

March 17, 2024

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Rev. Creede Hinshaw, preaching

Ephesians 6:10-18

Assisting with Worship

Ushers

Bert Thompson, Kyle Starling, Waverly Golson, Mel Jamison, Ed Powell, Tom Woodcock

Acolytes

Emerson Toles, Crucifer

Campbell Ann Sellers & Wilson Brown, Candle Lighters

11 a.m. Worship Service will be Live-Streamed and available on Facebook and the Website

Ainsworth (Adult) Choir Rehearsal

Wednesdays at 7:15 pm in the Choir Room!

We welcome all who like to sing and want to be part of music ministry in worship. Come join us! Please contact Terre Johnson, Director of Music, at tjohnson@mulberrymethodist.org for questions.

**Nursery is provided during Choir Rehearsal for any parents wanting to join! **

Prayer List

Scott and Wanda Fitzgerald

Nancy Belk

Jared Heggins

Harry Linkous

Jimmy Roach

Freeda Chapman

Sam Lamback

Thomas Marlow

Linda Sankey

Mickey Pope

Yetta Price

Jeff Dein

Cindy Elliott

Carol Pope

Eddings Smith

Mary Hurt

Quentin Ehrhart

Bettie Causey

Robin Lokey

Noah Pope (grandson of Jodi and James Palmer) and parents Leyna and Ryan

Sarah Neaves

The family of Margaret Brogdon

The family of Tom Richardson, Jr.

The family of Gene Cramer

The family of Carolyn McDowell

Tony Long, Sr.

Lynne Ogden and the family of Bob Ogden

The family of John Ray (Freeda Chapman’s brother)

Johnny Hathcock

Martha Linkous

Lisa Cawthon (friend of Elisa Reece)

Ted Goshorn

Travelle (staff member at Macon Outreach)

The United Methodist Church, Bishop David and Nancy Graves,

District Superintendent Paula and Scott Lewis

Our church, its clergy, and its members

Attendance

Sun, Mar 10

In-Person - 135

Online - 26

Coming Up at Mulberry

March 15-17

Youth Confirmation Retreat

March 18-22

Cherry Blossom Organ Concerts

Full Calendar

On Call Line

478-219-9926

Staff on call

3/14-3/20

Hunter Godsey

MULBERRY MEDITATIONS

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If you need help getting connected, contact the church office at

478-745-8601.

Interested in helping out with our weekly livestream? Want to learn how to use a camera? No prior knowledge required - this is a great opportunity to learn some new skills! Let us know your interest in being a part of the communications team. Contact Millie Thompson with questions - 478.231.3206

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Easter Egg Hunt - Egg Donations & Volunteer Call!

The annual Easter Egg Hunt on Coleman Hill will be Sunday, March 24! We need your help to get ready for this fun family event! Ways you can help:

Sign up to volunteer, including games & activities, set up, and clean up!
Take a bag of eggs home to stuff with candy (Eggs can be found in the tubs in the atrium & narthex)
Donate 2 dozen pre-filled eggs
Donate extra bags of candy

Flowering of the Mulberry Easter Cross

Sunday, March 31

On Easter Sunday morning members of Mulberry are asked to bring flowers from their yards or gardens to place on the cross in Mulberry’s courtyard. The cross will be covered in greenery and chicken wire and flowers will be easily placed on the cross. Please bring flowers to the courtyard prior to Sunday school. This beautiful blooming cross will symbolize our risen Christ to all who pass by our church home after Easter.

Holy Week Services

March 25-29 | MSUMC Sanctuary

Daily Noon Services - Daily Taizé worship services followed by a light lunch in the sanctuary every day at noon.
Maundy Thursday Tenebrae - The service of Tenebrae, or “Darkness,” is an extended meditation on the Passion of Christ. 6 pm in the Sanctuary.
Good Friday Evening Service - This service will be a time for remembering Christ’s sacrifice for us and meditating on the meaning of the cross. 6 pm in the Sanctuary

Youth Highlight!

Barrett Moody is a senior at The Academy for Classical Education and a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church youth. He is collecting these items at ACE and donating them to Macon Outreach as a drive through his organization Youth United. So thankful for our youth that continue to demonstrate a heart for missions!

Volunteer to Help with the Easter Egg Hunt

Volunteer for VBS

Kidz for Christ Schedule for Spring 2024

Confirmation Class Schedule

...from the Heart of Downtown Macon

Donation Needs

Macon Outreach Needs

Boxes of oatmeal and grit packets

Cereal

Snack bars

Hamburger helper

Cornbread mix

Condiments

Cake/cookie/muffin mix

Snack items

Daybreak Needs

Volunteers

Canned and/or Fresh Fruit & Fruit cups

Applesauce (individual containers)

Breakfast Bars (soft)

Vienna sausages (4.6 oz)

Sandwich Crackers (packs)

Powdered Lemonade & Tea

Jelly

1 Min. Instant Grits

Men & Women's underwear (new)

Brown Paper Snack Bags

Bio-freeze

Bengay

Daytime Cold Medicine (non-alcohol)

Eye Drops

Ponchos

Disinfectant Cleaner (pine-sol)

Bus Passes - four ride

Vinegar

Bleach

Resources & Links

South Georgia Advocate

The South Georgia Advocate, a twice monthly online news publication, is the official news source of the South Georgia Annual Conference and a ministry of the Office of Connectional Ministries.

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