Connecting People to Jesus in body, mind and spirit

Ukrainian Egg Workshops Workshops are held on both Thursday, April 4th and Friday, April 5th at 9am - 3pm and 6 - 9pm. Instruction is given at 9am, noon and 6pm both days to those new to dyeing eggs in the Ukrainian manner. Look for the Egg display and sign-ups in Narthex. While sign-ups are required for evening classes, you can come and go as you please during the day. Bring two room temperature raw eggs and expect a lot of fun.

MINISTRY CELEBRATION!

For Rev. Dr. Conrad O. Link

Friday, May 3, 2019

Family Recreation Park, LLC

21036 National Pike

Boonsboro, MD 21713

Complete details to come—watch your EMAIL!

A Journey to the Cross and Beyond

Sunday, April 14th

Palm Sunday Services 8am, 9:30am, 11am

Shalom Worship 11am

Thursday, April 18th

Holy Thursday Service 7:30pm

23-hour Prayer Vigil begins following this service and continues until Good Friday service

Friday, April 19th

Good Friday Service 7:30pm

Sunday, April 21st

EASTER Sunday

Sunrise Service, Whittier Park Pavilion 6:30am

Worship Services @ Brook Hill UMC 8am, 9:30am, 11am

Shalom Worship @ Brook Hill UMC 11am

Monday, April 22nd

EASTER Monday – Church Office Closed

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Mark your Calendars

APRIL

7—NO IGNITE / ASP Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction (doors open at 5 PM—Meal at 5:30 PM)

9—Egg Stuffing/Game and Craft Prepping Party 6-8 PM (snacks provided)

12—Set up Narthex/Stage for Egg Hunt 6-8 PM

13—Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt (Youth & Adult Volunteers needed; arrive by 9:15 AM)

14—IGNITE Worship 6-8 PM (Easter Lesson and Fun)

18—Holy Thursday Worship 7:30 PM

19—Good Friday Worship 7:30 PM

21—EASTER—NO IGNITE

29—IGNITE Worship 6-8 PM

MAY

3-5—IGNITE RETREAT

5—NO IGNITE

12—NO IGNITE ( Mother’s Day)

19—IGNITE Worship 6-8 PM

Graduate Recognition Sunday—May 19—Submit form to be recognized. Forms must be submitted by May 1. Forms available in narthex or online

Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt

Volunteers Needed to help run games, crafts and egg hunts! Come out and show the community God’s love by serving and

making this event a success.

To help please sign up online or in the narthex.

Volunteers—Arrive by 9:15 on April 13th to help get your station set up

and ready to go by 10:00. Check in at the Registration Table or find Ashley

for instructions.

Shrove Tuesday Dinner—Thank you for your support!!!

Thank you to everyone who supported Brook Hill Youth by joining us for dinner. We raised

over $1250. Each student who helped prepare and serve dinner and sold tickets will be earning

$75 toward their next trip. Each student who helped with the dinner but did not sell tickets will be earning $55 toward their next trip and students who only sold tickets will earn $20. This still leaves some money to go into the scholarship fund to help other students who need financial support to attend our retreats

and trips.

A CLOSER WALK 2019—YOUTH FAMILY BEACH RETREAT

Register before May 15: $130

Register after May 15: $160

SIGN UP TODAY!

This trip is a weekend at the beach for students and families and friends to grow closer to God!

SPRING YOUTH RETREAT / CONFIRMATION RETREAT

FRIDAY, MAY 3 @ 6 PM TO SUNDAY, MAY 5 @ 2 PM

COST: $140 PER PERSON

IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP $$ ASK FOR YOUR DISCOUNT CODE!

WHERE: SKYCROFT RETREAT CENTER

TO REGISTER: CHECK THE WEBSITE, APP, OR FB PAGE

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Welcome Our

Newest Members!

David and Ellen Adams joined our Brook Hill family on March 17th, during the 11am worship service by transferring membership from Calvary United Methodist in Frederick. Dave is a self-employed real estate agent and Ellen is retired. They reside at 7005 Runnymeade Court, Frederick, 21702; email is davidadamssells@gmail.comand eadams854@gmail.com respectively.

Easter Celebration Donations

Please bring in individually wrapped

candy or small toys to stuff the

eggs. Donations will be collected in

the Narthex until April 7th.

There will be a stuffing party with

snacks on April 9 from 6-8 PM in the

Graduate Recognition Sunday

We will be recognizing High School and College Graduates on May 19th during all 3 worship services.

Please submit a graduation form to Ashley Kight by May 1. Forms will be located in the narthex or online at https://goo.gl/forms/S2phz9R6yUq4R99V2

Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction

Fundraiser 2019

Sunday, April 7

Doors Open at 5 PM

Dinner Service will begin at 5:30 PM

Auction bidding will begin at 5 PM and close at 6:45 PM. You must be present to claim your

items.

Tickets are on sale between worship services. You can purchase tickets from any ASP

students, or you can purchase your tickets online:

spaghetti-dinner-silent-auction-tickets-brook-hill-united.pushpayevents.com

We are asking for Auction Items which could include:

A vacation rental property for a week/weekend

Beautiful handmade crafts

New or gently used items

Themed gift baskets

Paintings/Art

Gift Cards

Please let us know what you are planning to donate so we don’t get duplicates. You can

contact Ashley Kight directly or you can sign up when you purchase your tickets or at this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/LsEcWaS1QwAgPRDa2

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Condolences to:

Linda and Greg Maddox in the loss of their Father, Lewis “Lew” Maddox on February 26, 2019.

Family and Friends of Connie Mack Cannon who went home to be with our Lord on March 3, 2019.

Peggy Kaplan in the loss of her Brother on March 5, 2019.

Burgess Pilch and family upon the loss of her Father, R. Carl Benna, who passed away on March 16, 2019.

Handfuls of Grace

By Louise Parsons

What is Your Temperature?

A couple of weeks ago, after a few sunny days, the thermometer in the kitchen said the outside temperature was -2 degrees. There was frost on the grass, but I was surprised that the temperature was so low. After becoming fully awake, I realized that the switch had been flipped to centigrade instead of fahrenheit! 28 degrees F was no warmer than -2 C, but it was closer to my expectations.

Our expectations for different substances vary. Usually soup should be hot. Showers should be warm. Our bodies are normally around 98.6 F and an elevation of more than a couple of degrees indicates that the body’s defensive mechanisms are being mobilized to respond to an attack.

In the Church, the Body of Christ, hot is good, and cold is treatable, but lukewarm is nauseating in God’s eyes. In Revelation 3, the Lord Jesus tells the church at Laodicea some hard truths. He wished they were either hot or cold. They thought they were just fine. They are prosperous, they are even rich, aren’t they? There is nothing that they need, so they think.

Jesus confronts their self-congratulatory complacency. He says they “are actually wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked.” (Rev. 3:17 NRSV) And the worst part is that they have no idea of their true condition.

Sometimes we think we are on fire for the Lord because, like Martha, we are very busy in the kitchen. We may be so busy we have forgotten why we are doing all these things.

Jesus wants you more than what you can do for Him or for the Church. He wants to share His heart with you and to guide you in the paths of righteousness just because… He loves you.

A heartfelt THANK YOU for all the prayers, visitors, cards, gift cards and meals during Rusty's hospital stay and recovery! The power of prayer is amazing! We are so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful church family. Again, thank you!

Love,

Rusty, Laura, Russ, Ashley, Logan, Tyler, Katelyn and Ryan Kight

Thank you to all who prayed, visited, brought delicious meals, sent cards or thought of me during the past two months as I recovered from knee surgeries. It meant a lot to have such a caring church community lending support. We are blessed. God is with us.

Jean Lindsay

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Stephen Ministry Thoughts

from Kathy Moore

Kathy Moore, a Stephen Minister at Brook Hill Church, had this to say about Stephen Ministry: God is in the center of the (Stephen Minister) relationship. His presence is felt and the Holy Spirit leads our meetings. There is great joy in this fellowship even though there are sad events in our lives. Together in Christ we can still experience joy.

Stephen Ministry is a one to one caring ministry for people going through difficult times in their lives. For more information, check out the Stephen Ministry website at https://www.stephenministries.org

He is Risen!

By Pastor Wade

The powerful message of Easter does not change from year to year, yet we look forward to this celebration to be reminded of the hope Easter offers. So again this year, as Easter will soon be upon us, we remember that:

God brings hope where there is despair, a hope that saves and satisfies.

God brings joy where there is darkness and grief,

God brings love where there is hate and indifference,

God brings truth and trust where there is fear,

and God brings new life where there is death.

For centuries now the story of Easter has inspired the hearts, minds, and souls of Christians all around the world. And the real power of the Easter story comes alive as our eyes are opened to God’s Word, and the glory of God’s resurrected Son, as He is fully revealed to us!

That first Easter God delivered Jesus from the tomb and broke lose the shackles of death, and honestly the world hasn’t been the same since. And now for centuries God has met people in the everyday routine of life.

The whole point is, God cannot be held captive in the tomb of our limited expectations and understanding. He breaks out in an exciting and dynamic way, always on the move to reach the hearts and minds of all people around the world. As a result, our lives have been illumined by the triune God who lived, died and now lives again. It is because of Jesus’ resurrection, death is not the end, it’s the gateway to new life.

Friends, God’s story is not over, because we are now part of the continuing narrative. So as Resurrection people, Jesus sends us into the world to heal, bless, and serve, all to glorify God. May we all pick up the baton of Easter and pass it on to all for whom we meet. Christ is risen! Hallelujah!

COMMITTEE NEWS We are followers of Jesus Christ seeking to share God’s love in

practical ways.

Who are you serving in Jesus’ name this month?

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Our next Outreach Committee Meeting is Tuesday, April 9th at 7 pm—anyone wanting to be a part of Outreach is welcome to attend.

VIM is planning a spring trip to Newport N.C. April 28 thru May 4, 2019.

We have space for YOU! We still need volunteers to build, cook and pray! There is something

for everyone to do!

There will be a second meeting on April 14 at 12:15 in Room "B" for final planning.

Contact Danny Brown for more information at akmbrown@comcast.net

Or visit the sign up online: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f48a5ad2aa5fd0-vimnorth

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Baptized in the

Name of Jesus

Riley Kate Collins was baptized on February 24, 2019 during the 11am worship service. Riley’s parents are Nathan & Rachel Collins and she has two older siblings, Natalie and Liam. Riley was born January 28, 2019.

Women’s

Ministry Fun, Fellowship, Friendship

Next Women’s Retreat— Mark your Calendars Now!

Claggett Center, Buckeystown, MD ~ September 27-29, 2019.

BROOK HILL

WEEKDAY

PRESCHOOL Teaching and Caring in a Loving Environment

Director, Bambi Blackwell

~ 301-662-2232 ~

weekdaypreschool@bhumc.org An Opportunity to Help Support

Children in Having a Great Start to Their Education!

Brook Hill Weekday Preschool Scholarship Program

Each year we try to serve several families in need with scholarship assistance so that their child can benefit from the experience of attending Preschool before Kindergarten. We sincerely hope that this assistance makes a difference in a child’s life and helps build a love of learning! If you would like to help support our scholarship program, donations of any amount can be given to the Preschool. We can provide a receipt for all donations for your taxes. Please consider giving the gift of education to a child in need. Donation checks can be made to “Brook Hill Weekday Preschool” with “Scholarship” written in the memo. They can be mailed to the Preschool or given to the Preschool Director. If you have any questions please contact the Preschool office. We thank you for your support of Brook Hill Weekday Preschool, a ministry of Brook Hill United Methodist Church.

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BROOK HILL

WEEKDAY

PRESCHOOL Teaching and Caring in a Loving Environment

Director, Bambi Blackwell

~ 301-662-2232 ~

weekdaypreschool@bhumc.org

April 2019

The leprechauns have come and gone and we are making way for Spring! We look forward to venturing out in the warmer weather.

Looking ahead to May… Our Preschool’s Annual Spring flower sale will be held Friday, May 3rd through Sunday, May 5th. The preschool is sponsoring the spring plant sale just in time for Mother’s Day! Beautiful plants will be for sale on a cash-and-carry basis. We hope you will support this preschool fund-raiser by purchasing your hanging baskets, Mother’s Day gifts, vegetable plants, geraniums, wave petunias, and other decorative plants at the sale. Proceeds will be used to enhance our classroom learning materials. We thank you for your support of this annual fundraiser!

Registration for the 2019-2020 school year is currently taking place. If you are interested in the preschool for your child, please call soon for a tour, so we can enroll your child in the class of your choice. (301-662-2232) Thanks!

Boy Scout Troop 271

March has been a busy month for Troop 271. The scouts participated in their quarterly Court of Honor where two scouts advanced a rank—Second Class (Ryan Ullman), Star (Robert Fletcher). A campsite clean-up and

overnight campout occurred at our home site at the Walkersville Watershed in preparation for the upcoming Spring Camporee in April.

Brook Hill recently finished hosting the District Religious Emblems Courses. Twenty-three Scouts from various units within the Francis Scott Key District completed the course respective to their grade, and were recognized at Brook Hill during the 11:00 service on March 24, 2019.

Thank you to the following instructors who made this opportunity for the Scouts possible- Shelly Evans, Jo Ann Howell, and Cindy Champion. For more information regarding Brook Hill scouting activities, contact LeMoyne Fletcher at 271scoutmaster@gmail.com

There is a CHANGE in how you will receive your giving envelopes!

Beginning with your MAY/JUNE giving envelopes they will no longer be being mailed directly to you.

They will be available in the Narthex on the last Sunday before you need them.

PLEASE STOP BY THE TABLE and pick yours up.

Those not picked up will be discontinued from future printing.

Thank you for your attention to this change and in helping up be better stewards of our financial gifts.

Upcoming Worship Messages

April 7 Worship is a Lifestyle John 4: 19-24

(Last in the Series “Living Five”)

April 14 Who is this King of Glory? Luke 19:28-40; Psalm 24:7-10

April 21 Beyond the Stone (EASTER) Luke 24:1-12

April 28 To Believe John 20:19-31

SUNDAY SCHEDULE—

EVERY SUNDAY! 8:00 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)

9:30 AM Sunday School— Children, Youth and Adults

9:30 AM Casual Worship (LAC)

11:00 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)

11:00 AM Shalom Worship (LAC)

To see the full calendar of events happening at Brook Hill UMC

Visit our website at www.bhumc.org

Do you shop online?

Remember Brook Hill United Methodist Church for your online Amazon purchases. There is no additional costs to you. This link is good all year round.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-6058318

REMINDER ALL Bulletin Announcements must be submitted by noon

on Wednesday to sseek@bhumc.org

Newsletter Announcements due by the 15th of the month! ALL submissions must be emailed to aharris@bhumc.org

Thank You!

Electronic Giving just got easier.

Visit the new link at:

https://pushpay.com/pay/bhumcfrederick

Or Text “brookhillapp” to 77977

WISE OWLS Luncheon All adults 50 and better are invited

to the next gathering of the

Wise Owls.

Noon on Tuesday, April 16th

Red Lobster, Rt. 40, Frederick

Sign-up in the narthex. Contact: Ruth Brickhouse for more information at:

301-662-3014

Enjoy lunch with our Brook Hill community who live at Homewood!

In the Independent Living

Private Dining Room at 11:30am

Mark Your Calendars:

Monday, May 6, RSVP by Sunday, April 28th

Sign up in the Narthex or contact Pastor Dana at

301-662-1727 or dwerts@bhumc.org

Weekly Sunday School for

Children & Youth

Check-in @ the Sunday School Welcome table in the Narthex

and join us in Room 3 downstairs! All students grade pre-K

through 12th grade are invited to join us. After the opening

students will enjoy a lesson in their own classrooms. After

worship please come check out your student from their

classroom.