Crossville FUMC Newsletter - CROSSVILLE FIRST UNITED

Crossville FUMC Newsletter
Volume 2 - Easter
March/April 2014
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John Purdue:
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Easter Power: The Power of the Resurrection!
“That I may know Him
and the power of His
resurrection”
(Philippians 3:10)
creation. And, it is the
heart of Easter, the heart of
our faith, and the heart of
love.
On Easter, we celebrate the
risen Savior who
conquered Satan, sin, and
death. We celebrate new
life in Him. We celebrate
the hope of heaven. We
celebrate the power of the
resurrection.
Our power for living and
our power for loving flows
from Christ’s power over
the grave. It is played out
in a thousand different
ways, but the heart of it is
that when we know Christ
we know His power.
When you know Christ,
you have His power.
And all that is required for
us to have Christ’s holy
power, which leads to
eternal life and to a life of
value and purpose on this
To raise the dead body of
our Lord from the tomb
was as great a work as that
of creation. It was a work
of power, majesty, of love,
and of new life as was
earth, is to let go of this
life and accept the life that
Christ has for us. Jesus
called this being born
again.
Join with us on Easter
Sunday as we celebrate the
victory of Christ over
death and sin.
~John Purdue
Eliud Martinez:
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Kimberly White:
kimberly@crossvillefumc.com
Kelly Thurman:
klgentry@gmail.com
Jill Kemmer:
jill@crossvillefumc.com
Robin Galyon:
robin@crossvillefumc.com
Carol Bond:
carol@crossvillefumc.com
Holy Week & Easter Schedule
Palm Sunday
*Coat Drive: Bring a coat to donate to the Clothing Closet. (See inside for full details.)
*PreK-3rd grade Easter Egg Hunt - Methodist Campground, 2:00 p.m.
Holy Week Noon Services - Sanctuary
*Monday: Jay Archer, Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church
Lunch, Rebekah Circle
*Tuesday: Ann Markle, St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church
Lunch, Dorcas Circle
*Wednesday: Monica Mowdy, Homestead & Grassy Cove United Methodist
Lunch, Sonshine Soup Kitchen
*Thursday: David Lampman, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Lunch, Adult Enrichment Council
*Friday: Roland Smith, Central Baptist Church
Lunch, United Methodist Men
Holy Week Noon Children’s Services - Small Sanctuary
*Wednesday-Friday
Crossville FUMC
P.O. Box 752
Crossville, TN 38557
(931)484-3537
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Maundy Thursday Seder Service - Small Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday Musical Service - Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.
*4th-6th grade Reverse Easter Egg Hunt - leave from Gym, 8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday
*Sunrise Service (led by Perk Thornton) - Methodist Campground, 7:00 a.m.
*Youth Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser - Gym, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
*Sunday School - Various locations, 9:00 a.m.
*Worship Service - Sanctuary, 10:00 a.m.
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“...help us
proclaim
our love”
Palm Sunday
We are a church which
earnestly seeks to
proclaim the Gospel by
our word and our deed.
Which is why on Palm
Sunday this year, we
invite you to help us
proclaim our love for
God and our love for our
brother by bringing a
coat to donate to our
Clothing Closet.
On Palm Sunday,
crowds laid out their
robes before Jesus as he
entered into Jerusalem.
This year on Palm
Sunday, let’s join
together as a church and
offer Him coats as we
enter into His house of
worship. As the crowd
laid out their robes for
Jesus as a sign of honor,
what better way for us to
honor Him than by
offering something of
ours to be used as a
blessing for those in
need.
did for the least of my
brothers and sisters, you
did for me.” On
April 13, 2014, let’s
experience a beautiful
time of worship as we
offer Jesus our hearts as
well as our donations of
coats to be used to warm
those in need.
~Kelly Thurman
As Jesus said, “...Truly I
tell you, whatever you
Holy Week Noon Day Services for Children
On Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday of
Holy week during the
same time that the adults
are gathered for the noon
service, we invite all
children to join us in the
small sanctuary for a
children’s version of the
noon day service. We
will join together for a
time of singing,
Scripture reading, and a
fun learning activity.
Parents are welcome to
join their children or
may attend the adult
noon service in the main
sanctuary.
Good Friday Musical Service
On Friday, April 18th,
the Chancel Choir will
present a musical
reflection on the seven
last word of Christ. This
service of darkness will
be at 7:00 p.m. in the
ultimate joy and hope of
sanctuary. As followers Easter.
of Christ, it is important
that we walk through the
~Kimberly White
darkness of Good Friday
to experience the
Easter Tulips
The Handbell Groups
are selling Easter Tulips
as a fundraiser this year.
The cost of each Tulip
plant is $10 and will be
used to decorate the
sanctuary for Easter
Sunday. Your
purchased tulips may be
picked up on Easter
Sunday after the worship
service. If you would
like to purchase a tulip,
please stop by or call the
church office at
484-3537.
The Clothing Closet
The Clothing Closet
continues to grow and
prosper. Thanks to our
generous congregation
our hallway leading into
the Clothing Closet is
often filled with
containers of donated
clothing. It is a constant
exchange of receiving
and giving which brings
great joy to all of our
volunteers. At our
monthly meetings,
heartwarming stories are
shared where a
community member was
touched in some way by
our clothing ministry.
Often, it is a fire victim
or someone in need of
clothes for a job
interview.
If you have not had the
opportunity to see the
Clothing Closet, please
do. We are open to the
public on Tuesdays from
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Our
monthly staff meetings
are on the first Monday
of each month at
10:00 a.m. Please join
us to learn more about
the Clothing Closet.
Thank you again for
your never-ending
generosity.
~Fran Gospodarek
2014 Graduates
Please join us
on Sunday, May 4, 2014
at 5:00 p.m. in the
Family Life Center
(gym) to celebrate our
graduating seniors! We
will have a potluck
dinner to celebrate
followed by a short
program. These are our
seniors for 2014: Drew
Anderson, Pariss
Bellinger, Kevin
Buffkin, Kelly Camera,
Grant Cooper,
Kristopher Cole,
Taylor Galloway,
Jennifer Hedgecoth,
Kristin Houser, Luke
Kemmer, Seth Kemmer,
Grace Petty, Patrick
Robinson, and Hayden
Shadden. If you know
of another senior that we
have left out, please
notify the church office
immediately.
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“Open hearts. Open
minds. Open doors.”