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St. Simons United Methodist Church 624 Ocean Blvd. Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 912-638-3317 www.stsimonsumc.com

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ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK APRIL 27 - MAY 4, 2017

Thursday, April 27 7:00 am 707 Group, Thorpe Bldg. 6:30 pm Preschool Committee Meeting, Room 208 (Stubbs Bldg.)

Friday, April 28 7:30 am Men’s Bible Study, Room 204 5:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal, Sanctuary

Saturday, April 29 8:00 am ERT Training, Thorpe Bldg. (8 am-4 pm) 5:30 pm Wedding, Sanctuary

Sunday, April 30 10:30 am CHURCH IN THE PARK, Neptune Park Picnic Lunch to follow MYF Bike-A-Thon 2:30 pm District Conference, College Place .

Monday, May 1 9:00 am Prayer Team, Parlor 4:00 pm Stephen Ministry, Room 202 7:15 pm Men’s Bible Study, Gholson Room

Tuesday, May 2 7:30 am Men’s Reunion Group 10:00 am Men’s Life, Room 202 12:00 pm Footprints (Widow’s Support Group) Mullet Bay 1:00 pm Women’s Life, Room 204 6:00 pm VBS Meeting, Room 213 6:00 pm Cub Scouts, Thorpe Bldg. 7:00 pm Boy Scouts, Thorpe Bldg. 7:00 pm Women’s Bible Study, Room 208

Wednesday, May 3 7:30 am Prayer Hedge, Library 10:30 am Senior Adult Council Meeting, Room 203 6:00 pm Chancel Choir (NEW TIME) Thursday, May 4 7:00 am Chapel Open for Prayer (7 am-7 pm) 7:00 am 707 Group, Thorpe Bldg.

CHURCH STAFF

REV. MARCIA COCHRAN, Pastor- marcia@stsimonsumc.com~912.337.4555 REV. RICHARD SOPER, Associate Pastor– richard@stsimonsumc.com KEVIN LAMB, Director of Music Ministries- kevin@stsimonsumc.com

JENNIFER MEYERS, Director of Children & Youth Ministries-

jennifer@stsimonsumc.com ANNE FRAZIER, Church Administrator- anne@stsimonsumc.com

ELWANDA J. HOPKINS, Financial Secretary– elwanda@stsimonsumc.com JO ANN HURLEY, Membership, Publications- joann@stsimonsumc.com RUTH RYBERG, Administrative Assistant.– office@stsimonsumc.com

MARY BRITTAIN, Preschool Director- maryb@stsimonsumc.com

HOLLY LAMB, Contemporary Music Associate– hlamb92@gmail.com PATRICK JETER, Youth Ministry Assistant– JeterPatrick@gmail.com JORDAN TIPPETT, Pianist– jordan.tippett@gmail.com

THE UPPER ROOMS FOR MAY/JUNE

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April 26, 2017

Reaching Up, Reaching In and Reaching Out

The Soundings

May 4th

Our Chapel will be open

from 7am to 7pm.

All across the country, prayers will be lifted May

4th as we unite our hearts to Pray for

America on The National Day of Prayer.

You are invited to drop by the SSUMC Chapel any

time between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm for a time of personal prayer. Prayer guides will be available to assist you in praying

for 7 Centers of influence:

government, church, military, family,

education, media and business.

There is a prayer gathering at First Baptist

Church, Brunswick at noon, May 4th

Prayer can be a private time

or shared with others.

It is a time for you to pray…

in your own way,

for your own needs,

for the needs of others,

and, for as long as you want

to stay.

Bryan Adamson, Donna Alexander, Jerry Armstrong, Di Bailey, Nancy Barnes, BJ Boyd, Joy Burkett, Mary Crain, Brian Darrith,

Lee Drury, Doug Duggan, Janice & John Dumas, Annette Durand, Barbara Ekberg, Anita Fortner, MaryAnn Frazier, Weyman

Frazier, Sid & Nan Fuller, Gary Galloway, Ewell Gay, Lesley Gonzalez, Connie Hallowes, Sharon Hanson, Ed Jordan, Shannon

Lemmon, Tom Lewis, Paula Lusher, Cathy McCarthy, Barbara Meadows, Nathan Meadows, Emmett Mock, Faye Moore, Jim

Morris, Sandy Nyenhuis, Barbara & Jimmy Orr, Becky Outlaw, Mary Owens, Harmon Parrish, Champ & Jan Patton, Martha

Paulk, Betty Pierce, Anne & Don Pinson, Dick Pipe, Ed Powell, Jan Powell, Rich Reeves, Nancy Reynolds, Doris Robinson, Delle

Shannon, Dave Smith, Robert Soper, Wendy Stephens, Mary Stivers, Charles & Carolyn Taylor, Ted & Bunny Teale, Michael

Tighe, Bill Turbeville, Alvin Tuten, Lee Watkins, Bobbé Wooldridge, Liz Wright, Emory & Margaret Young, Beverly & Howard

Zeller, Starting Point Recovery House, and our Nation.

Magnolia Manor: Betty Ansink, Pierce Bedingfield, Margaret Finney, Jack Jenkins, Leonard & Sallie Mann, Patricia McGimsey, John Melancon, Bill

Newberry, Joyce Parry, Helen Register, Miriam Tucker, Larry Varnadoe, Effie Walker; Addington Place: Mel Pease, Jean Woolard

Servicemen/Servicewomen: 1LT Clay A. Alexander, LTC Tim Buehn, Jonathon Carmichael, Col. Andrew Doehring, SPC Alex Falk, LTC John Goodrich,

Cpl Zachary Hamilton, Tech. Sgt. David Hoffer, Mason K. James, LCDR Charles Linnemann, SPC Derek M. Livingston, LTC Denise Mull, Maj. Susan C.

Stahl, SFC Lewis Weeks and all our service men and women. To add or remove a name from our prayer list, please contact the church office.

PRAYER

CONCERNS:

New names for this week

will be highlighted.

If you would like to be removed from is list, please call the church office.

STEWARDSHIP - April 23, 2017

Tithes & Offerings Received 14,924.00

Received YTD 352,912.49

Expenses YTD 342,635.58

Difference 10,276.91

Building Fund YTD 2,295.00

OUR PRESENCE - April 23, 2017

8:30 Service 146 Membership 1077

9:45 Service 87 New Members in 2017 22

11:00 Service 186

Children’s Church 24 9:45 Sunday School 121

TOTAL 443

Memorials:

In Memory of Kitty Fitzgerald

from Carolyn Lovell, Susan Pope,

Tina & Bill Kirby, Diane Bailey,

Emily & Larry Swicegood,

Roy & Anne Hodnett

Donation to Organ Fund

in Honor of our Choir

Early Response Team Training

Saturday, April 29, 2017 in the Thorpe Bldg. ERT - 8 am -1 pm & Chainsaw Training - 1– 5pm

Sign up at the South Georgia website: sgaumc.org

This class will equip individuals to respond in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

Welcome to our newest members

Jennifer & Zdenek Kuja

Missions Committee is planning a trip to Red Bird

Missions in Beverly, KY.

If you are interested in spending the week of

October 22-28 helping with projects, please contact

Dan James at 912-282-1160.

The team will be taking a truck filled with gently used or new items.

Please start saving items for this trip. The truck will be loading on October 20th

and 21st. Please mark your calendar!

Youth Bike-A-thon

Sunday, April 30 After Church in the Park our youth will ride 26.2 miles on

their bikes to raise money for their mission trip! If you’d like to donate to

the youth mission trip, you can by marking your donation “bike-a-thon”.

Can You Help? **VBS donations needed

(leave in VBS box in Gholson Room) Fruit cups, pudding cups, Gummy Bears, Goldfish,

Granola bars, Washable Markers, Red, blue, yellow duct tape,

Red, blue, yellow crepe paper, Red, blue yellow balloons

**Week of VBS, Assorted Fruit (apples, straw-berries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas) (email Jennifer if you will be bringing your

donations the week of VBS)

Thank you for your generous support each year.

April 30 - Bike-A-Thon

May 7—Kids/Youth vs. Adults Kickball Game

May 21—end of year celebration

Boat Adventure

Calling All Graduates

We will be honoring all our

High School and College

Graduates on May 7th. Please

let us know if you have a

graduating senior so we can forward you the details.

High School Seniors who are active members can

pick up a Gholson Scholarship application from

Jennifer & return to the church office by April 30.

UMW Baby Recognition

We will be honoring babies born

since last Mother’s Day on May

14. Please contact the church

office if your baby was born since last May 8.

Vacation Bible School May 30– June 2 9am—12noon

Register Today

www.stsimonsumc.com

4 more Adult Volunteers needed for the week of VBS—If you can help, please

contact Jennifer. Our sympathy to Susan & David

Paulk on the death of her mother,

Marilyn Williams, who died April

17, 2017 in Cedar Falls, IA.

Sympathy to Carolyn & John Vann on the death of her

sister, Kathy Gutledge, who died April 21, 2017, in

Greensboro, NC.

Coastal District Conference, 2:30pm at College Place UMC April 30

Exciting news regarding the

Organ and Sanctuary Renovation

The Sanctuary will be closed for

renovation on June 12th!

All worship services on Sunday will be held in the

Chapel at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00 beginning June 18th.

Please come and worship in the Chapel with us this

summer! The renovations in the sanctuary include a

new lighting system, new flooring, new stage design

and a renovated organ with a new organ console.

Thank you for your generous donations to the organ

renovation campaign and for your commitment and

support during this exciting time!

FaithWorks Birdies and Bass Benefit Tournament

Saturday, May 20th King and Prince Golf Course

Fishing: 9:00 am Shotgun start: 1:00 pm

For more information, contact Melissa at 912-261-8512, ext. 105 or

Melissa@faithworksministry.org