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VOLUME XXXVIII
No. 15
April 11, 2017
Ministers Every Church Member
Dean Bowers Lead Pastor Phone: 966-9909
Jeremiah Toole Worship Ministry Leader Media Technology Coord. [email protected] John Simmons Pastoral Care
Lacie Oden Children’s Ministry Director
Stacy Ezell Student Ministry Director
LaWayne Fleming Music Director
Patti S. Wright, Pianist
Frances Gilmore, Organist
Lisa Edmonson Office Administrator [email protected] Vicki Drake Secretary/Receptionist [email protected] Britni Blair Child Care Director Phone: 491-1729
CHURCH OFFICE 491-3421 Prayer Line: 491-3424
OFFICE E-MAIL:
Website: www.hueytownfirst.org
NEW OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
FRIDAY: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Hueytown, Alabama
First United Methodist Church Non-Profit 110 Sunset Drive U.S. Postage Pd. Hueytown, Alabama Hueytown, Alabama (Return Service Requested) Permit No. 205
Connecting Points
There is something about spiritual holidays that make us feel better. We seem to
have more energy and a spring in our step. If you pay attention to vibes you
know that people seem more alive and loving before and during a holiday.
The word holiday comes from the word holy. Holy means to set something apart
or it is set apart. It’s not routine or ordinary but special and different. So, we call
the Bible the “Holy Bible” since it’s not just an ordinary book. For something to
be holy means it’s unlike other things or days. We call this week “Holy Week”
and it’s a special time for us to focus on the passion of Christ that leads us to
Easter. Easter is what is referred to as a high holy day in the life of the Church
and Christ Follower. For some, it is the apex of our Christian faith and the Apostle
Paul said that without the resurrection we have no hope and as Christians we are
to be pitied (most of all) because we place the weight our lives in something that
doesn’t exist. But if the resurrection is true, well then, we have good reasons to
have a spring in our step and a song in our hearts.
Easter may be your favorite holy day. (I love Easter but Christmas is my favorite
and Advent is my favorite season.) But we need to remember the rest of the
story as Paul Harvey used to say. That’s what we do this week. We remember
that there is some truth in the adage “no pain, no gain.” We remember the pain
and agony of our Lord Jesus as we travel with him to the cross and celebrate that
no greater love exists than to lay down your life so that others may have life.
Really, when you think about it, the resurrection turns the hell of the cross into
heaven on earth. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Pastor Dean
Sunday, April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday 8:30 am Prayer Time 8:30 am Fellowship Time/Refreshments 9:00 am Campus Groups 9:00 am - 9:45 am Kid’s Small Group 9:25 am Worship Huddle (Hosp. Rm) 10:00 am Confirmation Class 10:00 am Morning Worship 10:15 am Kid’s Worship 4:00 pm Youth Choir (Chapel) 5:15 pm Youth (Library) 6:00 pm Precious Memories Sing-a-Long (FH)
Monday, April 17, 2017 5:45 pm Sisters Bible Study (Disciple Room) 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 6:30 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Alpha Circle
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:00 am Bible Study 10:30 am Faith Joy Cirlce 6:00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Discovery Circle
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:00 pm Youth Band 6:00 pm Youth Activities 6:00 pm Children’s Activities 6:00 pm Handbell Practice 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, April 20, 2017 9:00 am Nifty/Fifty (FH)
OUR KNOWN HOSPITALIZED:
GRANDVIEW REHAB
Larry Murphree
(Donna Moses’ & Karen Zito’s brother)
Recovering at Home:
Linda Warburton
UPCOMING SURGERY
David Brewer, heart bypass on April 10th
at
Brookwood (Joree Vance’s son)
Special Prayer Requests:
W. T. Bell Barrett Ezell
Robert England David Burrage
Tammy Campbell Raymond Beach
Leon Joyner Marie Thrasher
Susan Rheuby Ricky Parsons
Becky Horne Shirley Barron
Don Thornley Irene Gandy
Esther Towers David Baggett
Richard Clark Marie Thrasher
Larry Horne (Terry Horne’s brother at Self’s)
Charles Lowery (Kathryn Cole’s brother)
Priscilla Newton, heart problems (Cindy B’s sister)
Beverly Byrd, rehab (Carol Higgin’s mother)
Sunday School 72 Morning Worship 224 Evening Groups 42
Received this Sunday $ 8,379.21
Received for April $ 19,939.52
Total Received 2017 $125,694.43
Pledge Total 2017
Budget for 2017 $ 499,297.60
CONTRIBUTIONS Memorials & Honorariums
BUDGET
In Honor of Hugh Hudson
By The Seeker Sunday School Class
In Memory of Peggy Pender,
Sheila Joyner’s mother
By Robert and Wanda England
HOOKS MEMORIAL FUND
In Memory of Mary Hooks
By Jerry and Becky Champion
In Memory of Mary Hooks
By Carolyn Grimes
Attendance & Contributions April 9, 2017
Remember In Prayer
Greeters for April 2017
Worship Services
Sandra Zito, John Chaffin, Carol
Higgins, Jerry Gober
We Need Donations of Candy for the
Easter Egg Hunt. Boxes will be in the
Narthex, West Entrance and Office.
Easter Sunday April 16th
8:00 a.m.: Outdoor Music
Celebration/The Arbor
8:30 a.m.: Breakfast Casseroles (FH)
9:00 a.m.: Sunday School
10:00 a.m.: Easter Worship
Celebration (Sanctuary)
EASTER EGG HUNT
FRIDAY,APRIL 14TH
7:00 P.M.
STADIUM PARK
Join us on our
Red Bird Mission Trip to
Beverly, Kentucky
the week of
September 10th
– 15th
We would love to have you!
Call the office to sign up.
SAVE THE DATE
BARRETT EZELL BENEFIT CONCERT
Saturday April 29 @ 6:00 p.m.
In the Sancturay
Featuring SonRise, Lost & Found & Others
A love offering will be received to help with Barrett’s medical
expenses
NEW MORNING WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Beginning
Sunday, April 23rd
8:00 a.m.: Morning Refreshments
8:30 a.m.: Sunday School
9:30 a.m.: Traditional Worship Gathering
&
Beginning
Sunday, May 14th
11:00 a.m.: Thrive Worship Gathering
will meet the Second Sunday of Each Month.