APRIL 2015

Pine Forest United Methodist

2800 Wilde Lake Blvd Pensacola, FL 32526

Phone: (850) 944-0170 Fax: (850) 941-2111

Website: www.pineforestumc.org

Email: office@pineforestumc.org

The Staff of Pine Forest UMC

Pastor: Dr. Andy Blackmon

Administrator: John McBride

Secretary: Nikki Childress

Youth Director: Erin McClellan

Children’s Director: Cheri Schofield

Choir Director: Paul Morrell

Worship Leader: Jacob Hall

Pianist: Janet West

Sound Technician: Maintenance: Don Pierce & Pete Wright

Custodian: David Johnson

Nursery : Jackie Davis , Kay Carmack & Clarissa Clayton

Mission Statement

Our purpose is to magnify the Lord our God by bringing people to Jesus and into membership within His family, nurturing them to a Christ-like maturity, and equipping them for their ministry in the church and for their mission in the world.

Mathew and Alyse Taylor

Joined March 1st Transferred from

another denomination

Welcome New Members!

Easter Schedule

Apr. 3 Good Friday Ser. 6:30PM

Apr. 5 Sunrise Service 6:30AM

Pancake Breakfast to follow

Sunday School 8:45-9:45 AM

Combined Service 10:00AM

if you have a Birthday or Anniversary in the month of April and your name is not listed, please contact the church office

@ 944-0170. Please help us keep our records up to date! Thanks,

Nikki, Church Secretary

Apr 19 Cody Southerland

Apr 20 Cole Williams

Apr 21 Tim Dozier

Apr 22 Jackie Davis

Apr 23 Greg Worley

Apr 24 LeiLani Powell

Apr 25 Erin McClellan

Apr 26 Emma Atchison

Apr 27 Penny Hansen

April 1 Jim & LeAnna Clarke April 1 Mike & Elizabeth Zdunich April 3 Alan & Nancy Smith April 6 Charles & Jan Johnston April 11 Terry & Val Smith April 23 Don & Carolyn Voight

Apr 1 Shary Belanger

Apr 2 Terry Belanger

Apr 3 Danny Hiljus

Apr 4 Tracey Krieger

Apr 5 Olivia White

Apr 6 Kathy McBride

Apr 7 Carol Lowe

Apr 8 Faye Taylor

Apr 9 Bill Renfroe

Apr 10 James Yarling

Apr 11 George Kirchharr

Apr 12 Chuck Reddick

Apr 13 Donald Fowler

Apr 14 Linda Lane

Apr 15 Linda Shelby

Apr 16 Dave Piecuch

Apr 17 Sharon Banks

Apr 18 Sharron Diamond

BIRTHDAY’S

ANNIVERSARIES

From the Prayer Closet - Then you will call, and the Lord will answer, you will cry for help, and he will say Here am I. Isaiah 58:9 Sometimes you might wonder why prayer is necessary. After all, if God is all-knowing and all-powerful, why does it even matter if we pray or intercede? The humbling truth is that God chooses to operate this way, inviting us to know Him and partner with Him through prayer just because He loves us. He wants a relationship with us, and regular conversations with Him are an important part of that process, just as communication is vital to the health of any relationship we have. Prayer and intercession also put us in a place to see God’s perspective on things, rather than being limited by our own perceptions. For example, there may be a person in your life who is difficult to love, or even like, but as you begin to pray for them, God shows you what He sees and feels about them. On a larger scale, there could be events taking place in your city or nation that seem completely dark and hopeless, but as you intercede, God reveals how He is working behind the scenes or what is causing the problem. It is amazing to realize God wants to generously pour His wisdom and heart into us through this dialogue. We are not on our own to figure life out. God is ready and more than willing to listen to our hearts and open up His own. Generals of Intercession

Opportunities to Pray - Join us on Sunday evening, April 12, at 6:30 PM in the sanctuary for prayer and praise as we “Worship

Our King”! Our praise team, Doxology, will be leading the worship. - Wednesday, May 6, at 6:00 PM, will be our National Day of Prayer Service. Arrangements are being made for a guest speaker. The sanctuary will also be open on Thursday, May 7, for those who would like to come

and pray for our nation. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and come and forgive their sins

and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 in the chapel to pray for the church and its’ ministries

Join Marie Strohl on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM at the Hall Center to pray for the County School Board Meeting

Another Opportunity to Pray and make your requests known to others! Come to the chapel to pray! Entry to the chapel is from the hallway just behind the choir loft. The chapel is always open from the outside with entry through the children’s playground. - Log in your prayer request and date in the journal provided so others can pray for your need. - When you come to pray and pray for a request, please sign or initial so the requester will know that others are lifting prayers on their behalf. - Please note by your request when prayers are answered so that we can give praise to God for those answers! - “Where two or more are gathered” Find a partner or partners to pray with so there is someone to agree with you in prayer. - Pray for our pastor, the staff, and leaders of the church. - Pray for the membership and ministries of the church. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Your Prayer Committee

Worship Committee

DELIBERATE WORSHIP

So many things have changed in the past year! Excitement blooms at every turn. I look to see God in everything-but so often I miss what he puts in front of me. How about you? This year I have resolved to look harder-stay more focused...on Him and less on me. The Devil would love nothing more than for us to become discouraged and throw in the towel...or at the very least, become lethargic in our walk. Believing and trusting goes hand in hand with one act of love toward Jesus Christ-and it makes all the difference in our day...it is worship. It takes a deliberate action to stay focused-it won’t happen by itself. There are a million things vying for our attention. Start simple. Start by looking at your surroundings. If you are like me you have much to be thankful for. We have food, a roof over our heads and health. Even when sickness does strike, and it will at some point...I have a healer, I have a redeemer...and no matter the outcome. I Have Hope. I tell him how magnificent his creation is. The things that God has created, take my heart to a place of worship when I stop long enough to realize-He did this for our enjoyment! Every star-every color of the rainbow-it is for us. All for us! In the busyness of our days, take time to worship him. You’ll be amazed at the difference it will make in your day. Deliberate worship. Daily worship. From the sincere heart is an offering of sweet incense to the Father. When I’m driving I just sing out “Praise God, Praise Jesus,” over and over I say it out loud! And with much feeling-and when I do-when I put my whole heart and soul into expressing my gratitude to Him-he floods my heart and soul right back with a washing with tears and a cleansing and readying for my day...The day he blessed me with. When I am deliberate about my worship, it makes all the difference in my day. Join me? You sing your song to him, I’ll sing mine. He will love them both.

Happy Easter and shalom Dave Johnson

Health Update… Praise the Lord! I seem to be doing a bit better than last month. I started the new chemo drug and it seems to

be helping. My liver pain is greatly reduced and I have an appetite again. For a week and half after the last treatment, I had some severe mouth sores and was unable to eat and was trying to stay on liquids. I was a mess, I lost almost 10 pounds and Nikki was a nervous wreck and quite panicky. Thankfully, they cleared up and I resumed eating. Actually, I’ve gained back about 5 pounds in the past week. I had another round of chemo this week and I hope the mouth sores do not return. Definitely not fun… Other than that, I have some good days and some not so good days. Hopefully, the good days will once again outnumber the not so good days. Please keep us in your prayers that the treatments will continue to work and that the Lord will heal me.

APRIL Join us for the Holy Week Services: Friday, April 3rd, 6:30 PM – Good Friday Candlelight and Communion Service. Saturday, April 4th, NOON – Church Picnic and Easter Egg hunt.

Sunday, April 5th, 6:30 AM Easter Sunrise Service in the ball-field followed by a pancake breakfast sponsored by the UMM. Sunday, April 5th, 10 AM Combined Easter Service in the Sanctuary. Bring the entire family and enjoy the fellowship! On Sunday, April 12th there is a Relay for Life Luncheon at NOON in the Fellowship Hall. Please see Pete Wright for reservations as this will be a catered meal. Paul Morrell will be the guest speaker. Saturday, April 18th is Relay for Life at Tate High School. Come on out and support the cause! For information about Pine Forest and the complete church calendar, please visit the web site:

I’ll leave you with this:

The Lord willing, until next month, Brian

Communication . . .

Prayer Concerns

Gail Wright, Pete’s Sister Mike Heffner

Brian Childress Lani Powell

Elaine Greene Cassie Griffin

Harry & Olivia Brill Elle Campbell

(Relative of the Odom’s)

George Kirchharr Gordon Webb

Charles Daniels Norman & Imogene Wells

Kenneth Smith Our Pastor and Our Church

Contact info: office@pineforestumc.org & pastor@pineforestumc.org

Relay for Life Luncheon:

Sunday April 12th

A luncheon following church services in the Fellowship Hall. Meal to be catered by Smokey’s BBQ.

Everyone invited Guest Speaker, Paul Morrell

Reservations required, so please be sure and sign up. The cost for the meal is a donation and children under 12 eat for free.

Relay for Life

Saturday, April 18th

Relay for Life at Tate High School 11:00AM-10:00PM The Doxology Praise Band will be one of the performers

Be sure and come out and help celebrate life!

We wish to thank you all for prayer, cards, calls and visits to Olivia in

the hospital. Harry is better and Olivia has some upcoming

surgeries but is doing well.

God’s blessings to you all!!

Olivia and Harry Brill

Many thanks to my Church Family for your cards, calls

and visits during my shoulder surgery recuperation.

Elaine Greene

Friends who take time to care are really angels

unaware.

Something for Everyone!

New classes were started in March Come check them out.

Young Adults Sunday School Class for 20-40 year olds 9:45-10:45AM Building 2, Room 203. Mom’s Connect Wednesday Evening 6:30-7:30PM Building 2, Room 204/205

Easter Eggstravaganza

April 4th from 12:00-2:00PM our annual Easter Eggstravaganza will take place. This

year we’ll have a church-wide community picnic with great food and lots of fun

activities for the kid’s.

Thanks!

“Bee” the Difference

March Mission’s Month was a great success. Kristen Alberda from the Methodist Children’s Home, Linda English from Reimagine Wedgewood, Pastor Willie Williams from Top of the Bottom Ministries, and Teen Challenge blessed our congregation with testimonies of how Pine Forest’s Faith pledges and service have impacted their ministries. Your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness display your faith at work. Many mission opportunities are available for you to “Bee” the difference for the world’s sake. On April 18th, come and be a part of sharing Jesus’ love with the Wedgewood community through Reimagine Wedgewood. This event will be held at the Wedgewood Community Center from 10:00 to 3:00. A sign up poster is in the FH. “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” John Wesley Missions Committee

Calendar Weekly Events

Sunday 8:30AM Contemporary Worship 9:30AM Fellowship 9:45AM Sunday School 11:00AM Traditional worship Monday 10:00AM Prayer Shawl Ministry (FH) Tuesday 8:00AM Walk the Walk (FLC) 8:00AM T.O.P.S (Bldg 2) 7:00PM Boy Scouts (Scout Hut) Wednesday 5:30PM Fellowship Dinner 6:00-6:50PM Handbell Practice 6:00-7:00PM Children/Youth 6:00-7:30PM Prayer Group (Chapel) 6:30-7:15PM Bible Study 6:30-7:30PM Bible Study 7:00-7:30PM Worship/Doxology, Youth 7:00-8:00PM Chancel Choir practice Thursday 8:00AM Walk the Walk (FLC)

Calendar Monthly Events

1st Sunday UMM Breakfast (FH) 8:00 AM 2nd Monday Alzheimer’s Support Group 2:30PM (Bldg 2)

3rd Tuesday Friendship Circle 10:00AM (FH) 2nd Thursday 4-H Meeting 5:30-9:00PM Room 209

Last Sunday of each Month Richard’s Memorial Dinner Outreach Meet at Richard’s at 3:30PM

20th of each month Deadline for newsletter articles

to be in church office.

The church calendar is available anytime on the website.

April Menu

April 1 No Wed. Dinner April 8 Chicken Tetrazzini Veggie, Salad Garlic Bread & Dessert April 15 Beef Goulash Corn, Salad Garlic Bread & Dessert April 22 Chicken Parmesan Casserole Veggie, Salad Garlic Bread & Dessert April 29 TBA (Rick White)

Upcoming Events...

Good Friday Service April 3rd, 6:30PM Sanctuary Easter Eggstravaganza! April 4th, Church Wide Picnic, FLC 12-2PM Easter Apr. 5, Sunrise service 6:30AM/Pancake Breakfast to follow 10:00AM combined service Relay for Life Luncheon April 12, Following services Relay for Life Apr. 18, Tate High School Earth Day Wed. April 22nd

Cemetery Plots and Niches available Contact Pam Lord after 2:30PM for

additional information.