THE HERALD

January 30, 2019 Volume 51, Number 5

MISSIONMISSIONMISSIONMISSION

To Make Disciples of

Jesus Christ

VISIONVISIONVISIONVISION

We are seeking to reach

beyond ourselves by

Inviting others to a Life

in Jesus,

Growing as Disciples, and

Caring for People.

MINISTRY TEAM

Every Member

Minister

Dr. Steven A. Screws

Pastor

Dr. Les Hutson

Music

Dr. Amy Holder

Children

Dr. Hardin Coleman

Youth

Jane Doss

Pianist

Gene Reed

Interim Organist

Andrew Skelton

Church Administrator

Breanna Welch

Nursery

Yvonne Marchik

Children’s Place Director

Joy Overby

Church Secretary

MEET THE MASTER

is from the beloved author and my dear friend, Dr. Charles L. Allen

He was born in a village, of poor parents in an insignificant li�le country. When

He was twelve years old He was conscious of the fact that God had placed Him here for

a specific purpose. At the age of thirty He made public His plans and purposes and

began the three short years of His public ministry.

He loved people and enjoyed being with them. He went to their par es; He was

a popular dinner guest; even the li�le children crowded around Him. He invited twelve

men to work with Him, and later He commissioned them to carry on His work. He told a

ruler about an experience called the “new birth”.

He offered an outcast woman water that would quench the thirst of her very

soul. He healed the sick, raised the dead, opened the eyes of the blind, loosed the

tongues of the dumb, brought hearing to the deaf, and caused the lame to walk. He fed

those who were hungry, and brought peace to troubled minds.

He taught the people that happiness comes from the inside, that the solu on to

hates and prejudices is not in laws but in love. He told of the amazing power of prayer,

that the treasures one lays up in heaven are more important than the treasures one

accumulates on earth, that a divided heart leads to destruc on.

Faith in God was to Him a ma�er of supreme importance. Because God so

beau fully clothed the lilies of the field, and because God cared so tenderly for even the

birds of the air, He concluded that humans who are to live eternally should not worry

about the things of this life. Instead, one should seek God’s kingdom first and the other

things of life would be taken care of.

He warned against people judging each other. He warned that a life built on

any other principles than the ones He taught would be like a house built on sand that

would not stand in the face of a storm.

He said His Kingdom was like the growth of the ny seed that eventually

becomes a tree, or like the leaven that eventually leavens the en re loaf. And that

possessing Him was worth all else one had, just as the merchant sold all his possessions

in order to own the one pearl of supreme worth.

Please share this ar#cle with a friend and maybe it will spark a conversa#on

with you and them about Jesus Christ, our Savior and the greatest man who ever lived

and who lives now for all of eternity. Do you know Jesus as your Master and Savior?

Have you asked Him into your heart? Have you surrendered your soul to Jesus as your

Master, your Lord, your Savior? If you have, then you have begun the new birth—a

great adventure. Pray with a spiritual friend, your family, your pastor, and be bap#zed

as you profess the Chris#an faith! To meet the Master is the great joy of life to

experience and share with others!

Yours in Christ,

Steve

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THOSE SERVING Financial

February

8:45: Josh Brickley/Bill Layton

11:00: Mike Simmons/Bonnie

Weeks

Altar Guild

February

Kathy Wright

Glenda Beard

Children’s Church

February 3

Asia Po;s/Jodie Jacobs

February 10

Emily Bradford/Sara Anderton

Sunday Night Snack Supper

February 3

Sonja Jones

February 10

United Methodist Women

1st Lamb Parent Helpers

February 3

Melissa Doss

February 10

Darlene Gu;ridge

Sound System

Byron Burton

Jason Welch

Chris#an Hutson

Worship Attendance Week ended

January 27, 2019 469

1st Kids JESUS CALLS HIS DISCIPLES

Join us Sunday as we learn to be Fishers of Men!!

SUNDAY EVENING ACTIVITIES

We have such an awesome and big group of First Kids we are going to be dividing

up into 3 instead of 2 groups!!!

Breanna Welch along with some parent helpers will lead the Lambs

Ms Karen and parent helpers will lead our new Puppet Ministry

And Elizabeth Stout and Dr. Amy will lead the older group

ITS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!

EXIT 456

Calling all 4th, 5th and 6th graders! Join Dr. Hardin and Dr. Amy for an overnight

retreat to Camp Sumatanga March 15th and 16th!!

The Cost is $75 but please don’t ever let an expense stop your child from

par#cipa#ng! Let me know if you want to go!!!

Let the Worshippers Arise

John 4:23 "Yet a me is coming and has now come when the true

worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of

worshippers the Father seeks." I love every #me of worship experienced with our

group of Lord-loving Youth. At events, with the youth praise team, or youth

choir...we worship. With devo#ons, student sharing, or tes#mony...we worship. In

scripture study on Sunday mornings, in sermons, or prayer sta#ons...we

worship. With missions, local service, or just helping a friend...we worship. Even in

fun loving fellowship filled with big ole belly laughs...we worship. Now is the #me

for us all to seek every opportunity to worship the Lord and worship the Lord with

every opportunity.

The Youth Group had a very fortunate opportunity to a;end a Worship

Event in Rainsville this past weekend. A na#ve of Georgia, Aus8n French, was in

concert but also shared his hearHelt tes#mony of how God's plans will oJen seem

inconvenient at the #me un#l such a #me that we again realize HIS sovereign

design for our lives. Through an unforeseen adop#on, a miraculous healing, and a

career leading worship - God's plan reigns and Aus#n worships. His message is of

broken & limited people set free by grace and mercy then remaining free to

worship the author of our full & prosperous lives. We are free & freely worship our

Savior! This is his 'Freedom Hymn' - "I breathe the air of freedom in knowing my

life is be;er off in Your hands. The past is gone, what's done is done, Now I'm

Alive. I can never be free without you...this is my freedom hymn."

I praise God for freedom from self, sin, and worldly solu#ons that bring only

misery. I liJ my voice to Jesus who is s#ll very much in the business of Saving every

day. I worship the Lord who loves us despite our past, pride, peMness, or mis-

placed

purpose. Arise worshippers -

the Lord loves you and loves to

hear your praise!

Blessings, Hardin

YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Youth R&R Fellowship

Sunday mornings at 10am in the

Youth House

Sun, Feb 3rd - Super Bowl Party

5:30 - 8:30 at the Youth House

Youth Choir Cherokee Trip

Feb 15-17th (turn in reg to me

or Dr Les)

Pictured le�: Our amazing Youth

at the Aus�n French Concert in

Rainsville.

PRAYER LIST

Our Church Family

Barbara Akin Molly Bailey

Bailey Family Ben Beasley

Grady Benne;

Hoppy Bishop

Frances Bradford

Amy Cameron

Londa Champagne

Paisley Champagne

Johnnie Coleman

Elisabeth Collins

Phyllis Compton

Connie Co;on

Edith Hambrick

Larry Helms

Sco; Huffstetler

Jay Kelly

Phyllis Kirby

Bill Layton

Stephanie Massey

Traci Phillips

Dana Raispis

Marilyn Reed

Rick Sanders

JoAnn Sims

Fran Steelman

Helen Stevenson

Chris#ne Sumner

Dean Tucker

Rachel Turner

Mahala Valencia

Virginia Wallingsford

Keith Webb

Brian Woodall

Bob Word

Our Church Friends

Joe Abercrombie

Karen Adams

Lois Batey

Ken Bonner

Tucker Bradford

Becky Joyner Carr

Jamal Cheatham

Patricia Combs

Maria Cooper

Carolyn Frakes

John Frey

Dale Ferguson Family

Joe Gentle

Lorene Gentle

Rita Williams Glasz

Waylon Gorham

Joe Grahm

Cooper Haislip

Dee Harrington

Gladys Helms

Arv Hickerson

RJ Holcomb

Randall Holder

Deborah Hutchins

Addison James

And the James

Family

Ashley Johnson

Bill Johnson

Bill Karrh

Ina King

George Lee

Abby Lusk

Dineen McCutchen

Karen McLeod

Emily McNew

Bob Milk

Jennifer Milner

Thomas Bryant Nelson

Melvin Nicholas

Pat Nolan

Howard and Shirley Palmes

Vernie Pearson

Bob Pe;y

Lee Piskorz

Feri Raiis

Mark Rosser

Doris Rousseau

Bonnie Rowe

Tracy Scoggins

Zeb Scheurman

Dr. Grayson Simmons

Mrs. Diane Simmons

Brenda Talley

Denise Weeks Thomas

Our Troops

Michele Cleveland Wells

Dennis Williamson

Heather Basile Winfrey

All of our members who

are homebound, at

assisted living facili8es,

and nursing homes.

A Mercy Minute

We must leave the past in the past but learn from it to move into our God designed future. Step 4

calls us into a searching and fearless inventory of past hurt, shame, and resentments. Self-honesty gets us

started, hope keeps us going, and Jesus Christ changes us. This week, Josh McWIlliams will share a Step Talk

on stepping into the past honestly to learn but then being propelled into a renewed future to truly live. It's

a rally not a race that starts at Mercy Place!

Blessings, Hardin

The Woman’s Bible Study Group will

begin a Beth Moore study on

Revela#ons on Thursday, February 7

at 12:00p.m. noon at FUMC. If you

would like to join us and would like to

order a workbook or if you have

ques#ons, call 256-239-5312

We Need Your HELP!!!

Unfortunately, Room In The Inn is unable to con#nue to offer

warm overnight lodging to the homeless as of January 28. Normally,

they would con#nue to provide warm lodging through March 31. Life

Resource Services, local churches and various volunteers are stepping

up to fill in the gap from now un#l March 31 under the leadership of

Life Resources Night Program. FUMC will be hos#ng overnight guests

every Thursday night during February and March.

We URGENTLY need night chaperones, both men and women,

but especially women.

We also need volunteers to drive one of the church buses on

Sunday mornings to transport guests from Life Resources to FUMC for

the Contemporary Service and then back to Life Resources.

If you can help, please contact Alan Richardson at

256-509-8304 or call the church office at 256-574-2545.

As always, Thank You for your Help and Support!!!

The Agape Circle will meet

Tuesday, February 5th at

10:00a.m.

THE HERALD First United Methodist Church

1105 South Broad Street

Sco;sboro, Alabama 35768

Phone: 256-574-2545

Fax: 256-259-5715

www.fumcsco;sboro.org

E-MAIL: church@fumcsco;sboro.org

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THE HERALD, published weekly,

except two weeks vaca#on and

Christmas week, by the First United

Methodist Church, 1105 South Broad

Street, Sco;sboro, Alabama 35768.

Periodical postage i s paid at

Sco;sboro, Alabama 35768.

USPS 554-720.

Sunday, February 3 8:45a.m. Contemporary Worship 9:45a.m. Sunday School 10:00a.m. Sunday School at Fellowship 11:00a.m. Traditional Worship 2:00p.m. Scouts at Fellowship 4:00p.m. Youth Choir 5:00p.m. Read THE BOOK Bible Study 5:00p.m. Children’s Choir 5:30p.m. 1st Lambs/1st Kids 5:30-8:30p.m. Youth Super Bowl Party at Youth House Monday, February 4 6:00p.m. MVP at Fellowship Tuesday, February 5 10:00a.m. UMW Agape Circle 10:30a.m. Ministerial Association at Fellowship 6:00p.m. MVP at Fellowship 7:00p.m. Praise Team Practice

Wednesday, February 6 6:30a.m. Men’s Bible Study 4:00p.m. NOC Bagging 5:30p.m. Youth 6:00p.m. Chancel Choir 8:00p.m. Mercy Place Band Practice Thursday, February 7 9:00a.m. Senior Choir at Senior Center 12:00p.m. Noon Women’s Bible Study 5:30p.m. Celebrate Recovery Meal 6:15p.m. Mercy Place Service 6:30p.m. Community Band at Fellowship 7:15p.m CR Small groups Life Resources Night Program at FUMC Friday, February 8 Saturday, February 9 8:00a.m. Boy Scout Pinewood Derby 12:00p.m. Noon MVP at Fellowship

New Book Group

Mary K Carlton will be star#ng a

book discussion group at First Methodist

in the library on the 4th Monday night,

February 25th at 6:30p.m. Mary K will

review and then lead discussion on

Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate.

For more informa#on contact

Mary K at

256 566 9422.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Boy Scouts

Shiloh Battlefield

2

Boy Scouts

Shiloh Battlefield

3

5:30-8:30p.m. Youth

Super Bowl Party

At Youth House

Boy Scouts

Shiloh Battlefield

4 5 10:00a.m. Agape

10:30a.m. Ministerial

Association at

Fellowship

6 7 Life Resources

Night Program at

FUMC

8 9 8:00a.m. Boy Scout

Pinewood Derby

12:00p.m. MVP

at Fellowship

10 11

12:00p.m. Noon

Hilltoppers

6:00p.m. Girl Scouts

At Fellowship

12

9:30a.m. Peace by

Piece Quilters

13 14 Life Resources

Night Program at

FUMC

15

Youth Choir Retreat

16

Youth Choir Retreat

17

11:00a.m. UMM

Sunday Lunch

2:30p.m. Trustees

No Evening Activities

Youth Choir Retreat

18

6:30p.m. Friendship

19 10:00a.m. Tree

Commission Tree

Planting for Ron

Cleaver

5:30p.m. Finance

20 21 Life Resources

Night Program at

FUMC

22 23

12:00p.m. MVP

at Fellowship

Special Session

General Conference

24

Special Session

General Conference

25 6:00p.m. Girl

Scouts at Fellowship

6:30p.m. Book Group

Special Session

General Conference

26

Special Session

General Conference

27

12:00p.m. Noon Cane

Club at Stevarino’s

28 Life Resources

Night Program at

FUMC

REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday 8:45a.m. Contemporary Service 9:45a.m. Sunday School 10:00a.m. Sunday School at Fellowship 11:00a.m. Traditional Service 2:00p.m. Scouts at Fellowship 4:00p.m. Youth Choir 5:00p.m. Children’s Choir 5:00p.m. Read THE BOOK Bible Study 5:30p.m. 1st Lambs/1st Kids/Youth Monday 6:00p.m. MVP at Fellowship

Tuesday 6:00p.m. MVP at Fellowship 7:00p.m. Praise Team Practice Wednesday 6:30a.m. Men’s Bible Study 4:00p.m. NOC Bagging at Fellowship 5:30p.m. Youth 6:00p.m. Chancel Choir 8:00p.m. Mercy Place Band Practice

Thursday 9:00a.m. Senior Choir 12:00p.m. Noon Women’s Bible Study 5:30p.m. Celebrate Recovery Meal 6:15p.m. Mercy Place Service 6:30p.m. Community Band at Fellowship 7:15p.m. CR Small Groups Friday Saturday 2019

01 Shalyn Benson 01 Nathan Paulk 01 David Wright 01 Breezi Overby 01 Mildred Shelton 01 Becky Richardson 02 Kay Rogers 03 Bob Word 03 Evan Petriske 04 Jean Smith 05 Gene Carlton 05 Shirley Hamilton 07 Kim Fossett 07 Ladue Fossett 08 Mark Chapman 08 Wally Herbst 09 Katie Stevenson 11 Elisabeth Collins 11 Ed Gardner

12 Betty Parker 12 Jocelyn Boles 12 Parker Hurt 13 Les Hutson 13 Jolee Thompson 14 Ella Ruth White 14 Elizabeth Grace White 14 Don Harris 15 Leisha Holland 15 Jason Welch 16 Paul Stevenson 16 Craig Compton 17 Lindsey Foster 17 Chris Helms 17 Bob Hodges 17 Lou Stewart 17 Susan Hass 18 Bill Coleman 19 Lora Rosser

19 Shirley Rossano 20 George Brickley 21 Billy Carver 21 Don Wright 22 Joyce Kennamer 22 Brandon Reed 22 Shannon Hurt 23 David Qualls 23 Inez Starnes 23 April Martinez 23 Alan Richardson 24 Emily Thompson 25 Arthur Beard 26 Chad Bradford 26 Rinny Cousins 27 Jim Butler 27 Chase Bailey 28 Samuel Doss 28 Holder Benson

JANUARY HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS

HONORARIUMS Discretionary Fund In honor of Bill Layton By Doug and Nancy Hodges In honor of Bob Word By Doug and Nancy Hodges MEMORIALS Capital Fund In memory of Scott Lankford By Larry Ward Celebrate Recovery Fund In memory of Scott Lankford By Fred and Martha Welch In memory of Joe Starnes By Clarence and Glenda Potter In memory of Fred Wallingsford By Clarence and Glenda Potter By Fred and Martha Welch Children’s Fund In memory of Scott Lankford By June Corren In memory of Fred Wallingsford By June Corren

Discretionary Fund In memory of Billy Chandler By Doug and Nancy Hodges In memory of Scott Lankford By Doug and Nancy Hodges By Joyce Kennamer In memory of Fred Wallingsford By Doug and Nancy Hodges General Fund In memory of Chris Austin By Gene and Mary K Carlton In memory of Mark Barrentine By Arthur and Glenda Beard By Bill and Pat Freeman In memory of Helen Cooke By Gene and Mary K Carlton In memory of Alfred Kennamer By Debra Barrentine In memory of Scott Lankford By Arthur and Glenda Beard By Bill Campbell By Tony & Ann Dutton, Phil Dutton and Linda Dutton Carroll By Bill and Pat Freeman By Bob and Sharon Hodges By Jack and Sue Livingston By Steve Livingston By Michael and Brenda Shanks By Charles Wood, Jr. By Blake and Kathy Wright

In memory of Phyllis Murphy By Clark Murphy In memory of Jerry Tomlin By Gene and Mary K Carlton In memory of Fred Wallingsford By the City of Athens By Arthur and Glenda Beard By Jim and Diane Cooke By Mary Lawhorn By Bill Pugh By Lora Rosser By Scottsboro Electric Power Board By Scottsboro Water, Sewer and Gas By Michael and Brenda Shanks By Wayne Shelton By Joanne Stewart By Blake and Kathy Wright Youth Fund In memory of Scott Lankford By Hardin and Frances Coleman By Don and Martha Lou Wright In memory of Fred Wallingsford By Hardin and Frances Coleman