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Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Feb. 23, 2025

Mt. Tirzah 

United Methodist Church

serving Christ since 1819

Our Mission: 

To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World as we reach out to Children, Youth, and Families in our Community.

SPECIAL OFFERING FOR FIRE VICTIMS

Throughout the month of February, we will take up a special offering to help the victims of the Los Angeles fires. Your Church Council voted at the January meeting to match whatever is donated.

MT. TIRZAH'S WORLD FAMOUS STEW!

March 22

We will be hosting a stew fundraiser to benefit Relay for Life and our Youth Group, sometime in March. Stay tuned for details, and watch for the sign-up list going around!

Anything that needs to be shared with the Mt. Tirzah family? Reply back to this email!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23: SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP

• 10:00am: Sunday School for kids and adults
• 11:00am: Worship

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 6:30-8:30PM CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING

• All are invited to attend, and committee members are encouraged to attend!
• Committee chairs make up the Church Council and should attend if at all possible. For 2023, these include: Dustin Satterfield (Lay Leader, PPR), Amanda Puett (Church Council Chair, UMYF), Danny Vaughn (Trustees, Vice Chair of Church Council), Brenda Clayton (Recording Secretary and Christian Education), Pat Noell (Finance), Patrick Jacques (Treasurer, Membership), Rod Mullen (Pastor, Lay/Nominations Chair), Erin Satterfield (Family Ministries Chair, Lay Delegate to Annual Conference), David Reaves (Security Team Chair), Susan Jacques (Communications, Church Historian)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 7PM: ASH WEDNESAY SERVICE

SATURDAY, MARCH 22: MT. TIRZAH DELICIOUS STEW!

• Potato peel Friday, March 14
• Stew prep Saturday, March 15 at the crack of dawn or whenever you can get there
• Stew sale starts late morning

SATURDAY, MARCH 29: DAY OF LEARNING WITH PASTOR ROD

• Come learn about our basic Christian beliefs. Pastor Rod will guide us as we look at the creeds of the church and select passages of Scripture.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17: MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE

• Details TBD

SATURDAY, APRIL 19: ROUGEMONT EASTER PARADE

• See Teresa Elliot for details.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 7am: EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

• At Mt. Tirzah.
• Sunrise will be at 6:35, and you are welcome to come then to watch the beautiful scenes over the cemetery, or come at 7 for the service.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20: EASTER CELEBRATION SERVICE followed by EASTER EGG HUNT FOR THE KIDS (tentative)!

• (No Sunday School)
• 11:00am: Worship and Celebrate our Risen Lord!
• Easter Egg Hunt right after worship on the lawn! (Tentative)

CHILDREN:  

The Children's Class is back!

YOUTH AND ADULT CLASS

The Youth and Adult class takes a deeper dive into this Sunday's Gospel reading.

CLICK ON THE SCRIPTURE

TO LINK TO THE BIBLE.

Sunday, February 23, 2025: Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

Monday, February 24, 2025: Psalm 38; Genesis 33:1-17; 1 Corinthians 11:2-16;

Tuesday, February 25, 2025: Psalm 38; 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Corinthians 11:17-22, 27-33;

Wednesday, February 26, 2025: Psalm 38; Leviticus 5:1-13; Luke 17:1-4;

Thursday, February 27, 2025: Psalm 99; Deuteronomy 9:1-5; Acts 3:11-16;

Friday, February 28, 2025: Psalm 99; Deuteronomy 9:6-14; Acts 10:1-8;

Saturday, March 01, 2025: Psalm 99; Deuteronomy 9:15-24; Luke 10:21-24;

Sunday, March 02, 2025: Transfiguration Sunday

Church Cleaners:

(reply back to sign up)

Feb. 17-March 2: Angela Vaughn

March 3-16: Carol Swanson and family

March 17-30: Amanda Puett

March 31-April 13: Pat Noel

April 14-27:

April 28-May 11:

May 12-25:

Sunday Servers:

(for this week and next)

February 23:

• Read first Scripture: Patrick Jacques
• Read second Scripture: _____
• Lead Psalter Reading: Margaret Puett
• Ushers: Patrick Jacques and _____
• Nursery: _____

March 2:

• Read first Scripture: Susan Jacques
• Read second Scripture: Carol Swanson
• Lead Psalter Reading: Brenda Clayton
• Ushers: _____ and _____
• Nursery: _____
• Communion Prep: Robert Harris
• Communion Servers: _____ and _____

United Methodist Churches in our district are accepting

hard-to-recycle materials.

Click on the purple to see where they are.

• Mt. Sylvan wants your compostables!
• Take your styrofoam to First-Elon for recycling into building materials!
• Take your plastic wrap to Bethany for recycling into park benches!
• Green Star Recycling, located at 109 Oxford Rd. (Hwy 158), wants your metal! They are open Monday through Friday, 9-4, for drop-offs.
• The Scrap Exchange in Durham takes all kinds of things, including craft supplies, packing peanuts, and bubble wrap! Click HERE for more details!
• Recycle textiles! Old socks, shirts, anything that can't be donated that is made of textiles can be stuffed into a bag, purchased at this site, and recycled. Click HERE for details! (I vetted it. It is legit.)
• Recycle Christmas lights at Lowes!

WAYS TO GIVE YOUR

TITHES AND OFFERINGS:

• Online giving: click here, scroll to bottom to "donate" button.
• Venmo your offering: @mttirzahumc
• Mail a check, or let your bank do it: Mount Tirzah UMC, 4585 Surl Mt. Tirzah Road, Timberlake, 27583
• Drop it by: you can leave a check (no cash please) in the offering plate on the altar any time. Danny deposits them regularly.

Tithes, Offerings,

Outflow

Oct.-Dec. (4th Quarter)

Tithes and Offerings: $17,598



Outflow/Expenses: $20,262

336.364.0206 ~  mttirzahumc.com ~ office@mttirzahumc.com

Pastor: Rod Mullen: rmullen@nccumc.org ~ 919 618 9645

Lay Leader: Dustin Satterfield

Youth Leadership Team: Amanda & Chris Puett

Music Leaders: Danny Vaughn and Brian McIntyre

Pianist: Elaine Harris and Brenda Clayton