the lord is gracious and merciful
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the Lord is gracious and merciful.
Mary Jane Seanor
“People Need the Lord”
UMH #466
Come, my Light, and illumine my darkness.
Come, my Life, and revive me from death.
Come, my Physician, and heal my wounds.
Come, Flame of divine love, and burn up the thorns of my sins,
kindling my heart with the flame of thy love.
Come, my King, sit upon the throne of my heart and reign there.
For thou alone art my King and my Lord.
Amen.
Psalm 111
Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
Full of honor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures for ever.
He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
He provides food for those who fear him;
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.
They are established for ever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant for ever.
Holy and awesome is his name.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures for ever.
Joys & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
As we recall our Lord present with us, we give our thanksgivings of
hearts and resources, to God’s glory. Here are the ways you can
financially support our church if you are able:
Mail a check to the church at 24422 Mervell Dean Road,
Hollywood, MD 20636
Click here to give online.
Text HUMCMD to 73256. (Standard text message rates do apply.)
Click here to give via PayPal.
Offertory Mary Jane Seanor
“Meditation on ‘Martyrdom’”
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God of unending grace, we give you thanks again for all that you have
given us. We take this time to gladly and freely return these and all gifts
into your hands. Guide this church and guide its leaders that You might
use these gifts to bring about your kingdom in our church, in our
community, and in our world. Amen.
Mark 1:21–28
They went to Capernaum;
and when the sabbath came,
he entered the synagogue and
taught. They were astounded
at his teaching, for he taught
them as one having authority,
and not as the scribes.
Just then there was in their
synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit, and he cried
out, “What have you to do
with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are,
the Holy One of God.’
But Jesus rebuked him, saying,
“Be silent, and come out of
him!” And the unclean spirit,
throwing him into convulsions
and crying with a loud voice,
came out of him. They were all
amazed, and they kept on asking
one another, “What is this? A
new teaching—with authority!
He commands even the unclean spirits, and they
obey him.” At once his fame began to spread
throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
Pastor Matthew Tate
UMH 882
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Mary Jane Seanor
“Majesty”
Mary Jane Seanor
“Great is the Lord”
Please email your prayer requests to
Pastor Matthew at [email protected] by noon
on Saturday to ensure they are included in Sunday’s service.
Pray
Pray for
Anna Hopkins
Alexis & Roman Mendenhall
Agnes Phillips
Michael Spence
OUR PRESCHOOL
Mike Britt
Sandy Denison
Mike Knight
Pray for those from our church who are
battling cancer
Richard Sandidge
Janet Taylor
JC Tubbs
Tim Buckheit
Teresa Cook
Gabriel Crow
AJ Davis
Danny Davis
John Felicitas
Pat Frank
Curtis Graves
Nathan Gray
Wendy Hollingsworth
Pray for friends and relatives of our
church family with cancer
Ed Jackanowski
Debbie Wood Jones
Gene Keller, Jr.
Sarah Mullins
Bob Napier
Val Othus
Wendy Pratley
Myrna Robbins
Cathie Roche
Rosemary Sanders
Dorel Sighete
Laura Theofilis
Frankie Tippett
Wendy VanNoordt
Oneita Dohrman
Alma Ewell
Fred Filter
Robert & Sharon Hayes
Lynne McGuffie
Pray for those who are homebound
or in nursing homes
Connie Langford
Marjorie Myers
John Porter
Emma Weaver
Names in bold
indicate new prayer requests or those
who need extra prayer this week.
Fred Cain (1/25)
Alan Dean (1/25)
Kay Duvall (11/5)
Noah Foster (12/23)
Elaine Hoffman (1/5)
Abigail Johnson (1/25)
Max Long (1/25)
Jim & Carole Lupis (1/25)
John MacCoy (1/8)
Myra Milner (12/23)
Jeanette Thompson (1/6)
Cathy Wellman (9/23)
Olivia Wolcott
of our church family,
Pray for the healing
friends & relatives
Pray for
Pastor Matthew & Danielle
and Amelia, Simon, and Ambrose
Please keep us updated on the
status of your prayer requests.
Tomorrow (Monday) morning, Wade will send an all-church email
with a link to RSVP for NEXT Sunday’s In-Person Worship Service!
We are limiting our In-Person Worship Services to 18 “families” per
service. Please, only one person per household should register.
When you register, the first screen should give you a list of
checkboxes for your immediate family. PLEASE DO NOT check
any of those boxes except the one by your name. THEN click ADD
MEMO (or whatever the exact words are) and in that field you can
list the names of people who will be sitting with you in the pew.
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sent via our Facebook page, Realm, and an all-church email if in-person
worship will be canceled. Do not call the church as there will be
no one available to answer the call. One of the great benefits
of streaming technology is that Pastor Matthew will be able
to share that morning’s sermon from home
on our YouTube channel!
The schedule keeps changing! FREE MEALS for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner for school days are
available from SMCPS for children 18 & under. Check
with SMCPS for the current schedule. Meals are distributed on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM. Meals can be picked up
from any school site even if your student attends a different school. Meal bags
include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack; plus, milk and/or water for each
student. On Friday, January 29, all schools will be closed; meal distribution
on Wednesday, January 27, will include food for three days (Wed—Thurs—
Fri). Beginning February 5, Friday’s meal bag will include food for three days
(Fri—Sat—Sun). The meal distribution schedule for Fridays will continue until
a plan has been established for students to return to in-school instruction.
Join Pastor Matthew on a new Lenten Study of Adam Hamilton’s
book CREED. You’ll have two choices each week: during Lunch
Bunch on Wednesdays at noon and on Wednesday evenings at 6:30.
The evening session will be available in person and on Zoom!
Get your copy—and support HUMC with your purchase—by
clicking here!
Then click here to email Pastor Matthew to let him know you’ve
ordered the book and are planning to participate, and include Lunch
Bunch or evening session.
As it was for many in many ways, 2020 was a challenging year for our
church finances, but a challenge we were able to meet in many ways. For the
year 2020, we had a church budget around $344,000. In the beginning of the
pandemic, understanding the changes ahead, the leadership was able to
implement various financial controls to faithfully continue the mission of
the church in the face of great uncertainty. So while our income at the end
of the year did not meet the budget we had expected, our spending was also
less. While we qualified for the Paycheck Protection Program (and did
consider it), our leadership believed the faithful act was to not apply and
leave the funds for other organization that were more in need. As the year
progressed, the generous support of 30–40 of our members continued to
show us that we made the right decision. Thank you so much for your
generous support, especially in the midst of a pandemic!!
At the end of November, our spending and income were equal, and the
incredible generosity of some of our members in December left us closing
the books on 2020 having received more than we spent! We do not take your
generosity for granted. With this surplus in mind, the leadership has made
the decision to begin supporting other local organizations that are doing
incredible work feeding the hungry. After all, the one miracle story that
appears in all four Gospels is the multiplying of the loave and fishes. This
work begins with HOPE of Southern Maryland and Feed St. Mary’s each
receiving $3,000 checks to help them continue their ministry. We pray that
the Lord will do with our gifts what he did with those loaves and fishes.
This pandemic has brought about many challenges and moments of
uncertainty, but the Church has always thrived during times of adversity.
Thanks to your financial support and personal time given to HUMC, we
continue to be able to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world by knowing Jesus and making Jesus known. We may not know
what 2021 has in store for us, but we walk by faith every step of the way.
May God watch over all of us in the year to come.
Leadership of Hollywood UMC
If you moved in 2020, please make sure we have your current mailing
address. See below for instructions for printing your own Annual Giving
Statement through Realm. Printed Giving Statements were mailed on
Wednesday. Thank you for your continued and faithful giving.
1. Log in to your Realm account at onrealm.org/HollywoodUMC
2. Click Giving on the main menu. (See image 1)
3. Click the Funnel Icon
4. Under Gift Date Range, click the down arrow to the right of Year
to Date and select Last Year. (See image 2)
5. Click Filter
6. Click the Print icon. Then click Print again in the Add Comment
box that will appear.
7. A PDF file will open in a new window.
8. Click the Download icon to save the PDF to your computer or
click the Print icon to print it on your printer. (See image 3)
IMAGE 1
IMAGE 2
IMAGE 3
CLICK HERE
1. CLICK HERE AND
SELECT LAST YEAR
2. THEN CLICK FILTER
CLICK THE DOWN ARROW
TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF
OR CLICK THE PRINTER
TO PRINT IT ON YOUR
PRINTER.
We are still in need of one more adult leader to join
our team to help guide and direct our teens as they mature
in relationship with Christ.
Contact Candy Cain for more info.
ROCK(ish) 2021 is a free interactive Friday night will feature an interactive time with Bishop Easterling, as
well as music by Urban Street Level and the ROCK Mass Choir.
Saturday’s session will offer a range of virtual interactive breakout
sessions. Topics will include addressing racism, human rights, mental
health, life after high school, and regional breakouts. At 9:00 AM there
will be a youth-leader training.
online scheduled for
Click here to register
eXpErIeNcE for February 5–6.
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many more, means a donation to
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How about getting some bake-at-home
carnival pizza for your big game
viewing? Cheese for $10, ‘Roni for $12.
Call Elaine Quade at 301-373-2695 to
order yours by February 4. Pizza pick
up is Sunday, February 7 from 2:00 to
5:00 PM
SENIORS OVER 75! CLICK
HERE ON FRIDAY TO
REGISTER WITH THE ST.
MARY’S COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE
THE COVID VACCINE.
Ladies, you can still join our Bible study entitled “The Power to Change—
How the Gospel Helps Us to Live Differently!” Click here for more info
about the study! Join us on Zoom! The study sessions will be led by Amy
Hepp, Candy Cain, Karen Branch, Janine Schmitt, Jody Dean, and Janet McG.
Check out the announcement page of
our website for the complete list of
items we are collecting and
distributing this year. The items we
need most right now are:
Milk
Rice cups
Compleats
Rice sides
Noodle sides
Apple sauce
Tuna
Oatmeal
Pop Tarts
Vegetables
Beanie Weenies
Soup
Chef Boyardee
Pretzels
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Friday, February 5–6 Rock(ish) Online BWCUMC Youth Retreat
Sunday, February 7
Noon Parking Lot Communion Service HERE
2:00–5:00 PM HVFD Large Sporting Event Drive-Thru
Carnival Pizza
Monday, February 15 Presidents’ Day—Office Closed
No School (SMCPS)
Tuesday, February 16 Pancake Supper (?????????????)
Wednesday, February 17 Ash Wednesday
Thursday, February 18
7:00 PM Church Council Meeting (Zoom)
Sunday, February 21 First Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 28 Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 7 Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 14 Fourth Sunday of Lent
Daylight Saving Time Begins
UMCOR Sunday—Special Offering
Thursday, March 18
7:00 PM Church Council Meeting (Zoom)
Saturday, March 20 First Day of Spring
8:00 AM Spring Church Clean Up Day
Sundays 10:00 AM Morning Worship Service
(In-Person and on YouTube & Zoom)
6:00 PM Youth Group
Monday 8:30 AM In-Person Worship registration opens
Tuesdays 7:00 PM Ladies Bible Study (Zoom)
Wednesdays Noon Lunch Bunch (Zoom)
Thursdays 10:00 AM Deadline for Bulletin Info for Next Sunday
Event indicates a weekly event that will not be held this week.
24422 Mervell Dean Road Hollywood, Maryland 20636 301-373-2500
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Choir Director
Cathy Ertter 240-298-6102
PJ Connection
Debbie Brookins 301-904-4882
HeartFELT Ministry
Jeanne Rothwell 301-884-3256
Youth Ministry
Candy Cain 301-373-2500 x3
Pastor
Rev. Matthew Tate 301-643-0474
Outreach Chair
Janet Cook 301-373-2309
Evangelism Chair
Jim Grace 301-475-3446
HUM Preschool & Kindergarten
Tami Joy 301-373-2500 x4
Office Manager
Wade Thompson 301-373-2500 x1
Sunday School & Education
Amy Hepp 240-538-1652
Lay Leader
Brian Getty 301-690-2818
Trustees Chair
Chris Stacy 240-587-0552
SPRC Chair
Bill Benham 240-256-5819
Church Council Chair
Paul Gilmore 410-231-1938
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