a people of blessing - Boynton United Methodist Church

COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE
Sunday March 13
Boynton United Methodist Church
- a people of blessing -
9:45 A.M. Sunday School (ALL classes) – Pastor will visit each class
Mission: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
11:00 A.M. Combined Worship – This is Commitment Sunday concluding the pastor’s sermon series
on the Methodist Vow. Commitment Cards and envelopes will be handed out with the five areas:
Prayer, Presence, Giving, Service, and Witness. Space will be provided for you to write your
Commitment/Renewal in each area. Then place the card in the envelope, seal it, and put a date on it
for six (6) months from now. Take it home and put it in a place on your desk where you will see it
eveyday. After six months, open it and see how you are doing.
12:00 P.M.
Covered Dish Lunch in Heritage Hall AND a play by our young ones entitled
“Untangled” concerning the Good News of Easter. (See the B Kidz annoucement in this
newsletter.)
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PASTOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Cell Phone: 770-654-9614
Home Phone: 706-965-9614
Email: randy@boyntonumc.org
MARCH 2016
Dear Friends,
Repentance from sin is the focus in the Lenten Season. In some of the Lenten worship services
centuries ago, the sentence was used in liturgy, “Repent and believe the Gospel”.
Boynton United Methodist Church
4246 Boynton Drive
RINGGOLD GA 30736
I am reading through the Bible using an annual plan that our Bishop has promoted some years ago. It
is a ‘straight-read-through,’ about three chapters a day, basically. For the last several weeks I’ve read through
Leviticus and now I am about to finish the book of Numbers. There’s a lot of material about animal sacrifices
for the forgiveness of sin in these chapters. The point is driven home that the ancient Israelites considered
this to be serious business. It is.
Compare this to how superficially we sometimes treat ‘sin’ and ‘repentance.’ Someone might say or
think: Don’t worry too much about it. Go ahead and do it, and just pray for forgiveness at the end of the day.
God knows when repentance is real or not. It is more than being sorry that you got caught, or might get
caught (by God). It is remorse over the act/attitude; and most important, it is a genuine decision to quit the
sin. We need to be in a state of repentance when we ask for forgiveness.
Forgiveness is wonderful. We rejoice when others choose to profess Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
They are forgiven and they are in relationship with Christ which includes eternal life. They are changed people
whom God uses to change the world. It was such a time of celebration when nine young people in our church
choose Christ, and were confirmed several weeks ago. Trusting Jesus and following His path is awesome.
Use the Season of Lent to do some serious repenting. There may be some areas we don’t want to
think about. But if we do, and end up doing some real repentance, along with receiving forgiveness we will
come into some of that abundant life Jesus spoke of.
Randy Walworth
March Schedule
Tuesday 3/1
Wednesday 3/2
Sunday 2/21
Tuesday 3/15
Monday 3/21
Thursday 3/24
Friday 3/25
Sunday 3/27
Sunday 3/27
Sunday 3/27
Wesley Class Lunch at Bea’s 11:30 a.m.
Nursing Home Birthday Party 9:30 a.m.
Covered-dish lunch / BKidz play 12:00 noon
UM Women meeting 7:00 p.m.
Keenagers at Portofinos in East Ridge 11:30
Maundy Thursday at BUMC 6:30 p.m.
Good Friday Service at BUMC 6:30 p.m.
Sunrise Service at Willow Tree Farms 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast by UM Men at Heritage Hall 8:15 a.m.
Easter Worship Service 9:43 a.m. / 11:00 a.m.
March Menus
Sowing Seeds Together
All for God’s Glory
Presents
March 13
12:00 pm.
Heritage Hall
Building Committee Update
Chair: Jim Cosper (423-236-4888)
Members: Wanda Harris, Tim Holt,
Jerry Lowery, Kristen Smith, and Randy Walworth
3
5
5
7
9
10
19
27
27
29
29
31
Rickey Howard
Claire McCullough
Lois Dunn
Hallie Byrd
Ben McEntyre
John Land
Marie Schrader
Noah McGaughey
Jeff McKee
Richard Doyle
Robert Castleberry
Riley Hill
March 9
Chicken and sausage jambalaya, 7 layered salad,
and peach cobbler.
March 16
Bar-B-Que, slaw, baked beans and brownie with
ice cream.
March 23
Soups, cornbread and crackers, peanut butter pie.
March 30
Turkey and dressing, peas and carrots and
strawberry shortcake.
Servants for March
Sunday
6
13
20
27
Nursery (9:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
Mary Martin
Saundra Smith
Ann Orr
Fay Peters
Contemporary Worship 9:43 a.m.
The New Building Committee will meet in March to continue work on
plans for the new building, including having the blueprints drawn up
so the structure can be started.
COMMUN
ION
OFFERIN
G
FOR
MARCH
will be for
One Great
Hour
of
Sharing offering which raises funds for the United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR does a lot of very good
mission work around the world including responding when natural
disasters strike. Thank you for your kind donations to this continuing
outreach
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, cabbage
casserole, and lemonade pie.
MARCH
Sanctuary renovation continues to move forward. On Wednesday,
February 17, 2016, our committee selected a paint contractor and
color for the Sanctuary. Tru Pro Painting will start painting the
sanctuary on February 29, 2016. This project should take six days.
I would like to thank our church members for their support of both
projects.
March 2
Greeters
6
Amanda Johnston
13
Combined Service
20
Deidre Suggs
27
Wanda Harris
Join us for this delightful Medieval dinner theater style event
where you will be seated, served and entertained. See our
kids shine as they use their gifts, talents and hard work to
show us that you can share the good news of Jesus anywhere
– even a fairytale salon! While our middle school class
attends to your every need, be ready to experience the joy of
the Lord as you laugh out loud while our knights joust and
swords clang and expect a little audience participation too!
Please help us out by bringing your best stews, salads, rolls or
cornbread and desserts to be served at this Royal Feast. Let
Linda in the Church Office 706-866-2626, Julie Dietz 423-5954697 or Denise McGaughey 423-779-4468 know what you can
bring so we will have enough for everyone. So mark your
calendar and plan to spend your afternoon having some
wonderful food, a lot of fun and unforgettable fellowship with
the church family you love. We hope to see you there!
Kidz Church/Sunday School (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
6
Kelly Jones (no Kidz Church, store open)
13
Sharon Aalfs
20
Tracey McEntyre
27
Amanda Johnston
Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m.
18
20
31
Tom & Wanda Harris
Brett & Sharon Aalfs
Bill & Iris Eaves
Greeters
6
Jeanne Thacker / Patty Bishop / Janet Price
13
Jim Cosper/ Howard & Glenda Thomas / David
Humble
20
Dennis Sims / Jarrett & Sheri Eschenfelder
27
Fay Peters / Dot Gilbert / Mary Martin
Acolytes & Holy Communion Stewards
6
Vickie Mason (acolyte)
Howard & Glenda Thomas (stewards)
Pastor Randy Walworth, Jennifer, Mary Beth
Our BUMC staff and their families: Bob, Linda, Carl, Nick,
Denise, Joe, Diane, Ellen, Janet
Our church, our community, our nation, our world
Our New Building and Renovated Sanctuary Project
The United Methodist Church
Church community
Sherma Addington – health concerns
Mildred Arnold – Memorial Hospital
Bertha Baker – recovering from surgery due to fall
Charlie Ball – lymphoma
Neil Bird – stroke
Summer Brogden
Gene and Barbara Chambers
Roy Cooper
Carolyn Elsea – mini strokes
Rev. Bob Gilbert
Dan and Janice Harding
Wanda Harwood - at home
Richard and DeAnne Huskey
John and Edith Land
Jerry Lowery - pacemaker
Claire McCullough – recovering from arthoscopic knee surgery
Sarah McCullough – doing medical rotation in south Georgia
Tracey McEntyre
Beau Pattison – recovering from surgery
Jemima Shirley
Hailey Stone
Sadie White – back and leg pain
Faye Williams
Sue Williams – leg and feet pain, blood sugar
Cancer
Darlene Baker, friend of Carolyn Bonner
Helen Byrd – bladder, kidneys, friend of Lee Shirley
Nancy Dixon – breast (chemotherapy), former member
Emily Franks – now in remission!
Paulette Gaither – aggressive cancer, friend of Mike Harris
Cecil Geter – father of Carolyn Bonner
Nita Geter – mother of Carolyn Bonner
Jeanie Hirth, Phyllis Rice & Dora – nieces of Sherma Addington
Jane Hollis – friend of Linda Davis
Lawrence Levan – Dot Gilbert’s brother
Lori Marler – breast, Tom Marler’s daughter
Alex Massey – recurring cancer, requested by Mike Harris
Curt McKee – blood pressure and elevated sugar
Violet Moore – lung, sister of Sue Williams
Mike Reading – requested by Tim Holt
Pat Robertson – brain / lung, sister-in-law of Marie Schrader
Glenda Shropshire – pancreatic, friend of Darraj family
Our Mission Field
For Boynton UMC to reach people for Jesus Christ
BUMC Worship Services (Contemporary and Traditional)
Stephen Ministry
Prayers & Stitchers
Recovery at Ringgold
My New Normal (Parents of Special Needs Kids) support group
Catoosa Schools, in particular our partnership schools:
Elementary: Boynton, West Side, Woodstation
Middle: Heritage, Ringgold
High: Heritage, Ringgold, LFO
Christ’s Chapel Share and Care Mission
The Family Crisis Center
Nicaragua
Homebound/Senior Care Facilities
Tom Billington, Margaret Bowman, Martha Dietz,
Lois Dunn, Bill Eaves, Stacy Mashburn, Jake Redwine
Other requests
Edna Allen - grandmother of Tracey McEntyre
Ouida Barnes – Claire McCullough’s mother
Bill Beagan – health concerns, friend of Howard & Glenda Thomas
Annie & Lucy Beaumont,– twin babies, friends of Johnstons
Jerry Biddle, Sr. – heart, friends of Ed & Lisa Huskey
Paul Broadway, requested by Jim & Sadie White
Cheyenne Brown, baby in serious condition, by Teresa Waters
Kevin Byington – health and other, Becky Cooke’s brother
Mary Cameron, health issues, requested by Barbara McCroskey
Shari Crowden – daughter of Bertha Baker
George Dixon - requested by Tim Holt
C.. C. Dutt – pregnant (lump in baby’s lung), requested by Darrajs
Ola Evers, requested by Jim & Sadie White
Melissa Flammia – recovering at home, friend of Mary Martin
Nedra Hargis – requested by Tim Holt
Dawn Harrison – 24 yr. old son died this week, friend of Melanie Gentry
Melanie Heigl – moving to S. Korea for mission work, friend of Kelly
Chad Hicks – health issues – friend of Carolyn Bonner
Riley Hill – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Ruth Johnson – stroke – in ICU, Pastor’s mother-in-law
Clara Jordan – heart, friend of Darraj family
Mike Langley - requested by Tim Holt
Robert LeVan – in hospital, brother of Dot Gilbert
Bruce Luna – silent request, friend of Barbara McCroskey
Tom Marler and family - head injury, former member
Judy McEntyre – recovering from surgery, mother of Ben McEntyre
Rusty Parkhill –needs kidney transplant, friend of Mike Harris
Britt Pulley – loss of job, requested by Nathan & Page Farr
Zack Reece – friend of Lisa Huskey
Caroline Rich – requested by Sadie White
Monty Robertson – rehab, brother of Becky Cardwell
Laura Ana Beth Runyon – baby, requested by Debbie Grant
Family of Justice Scalia, The President and The Senate
L. E. Sims – health concerns – mother of Dennis Sims
James Smith – health issues, friend of Tim Holt
Micki Smith – MS, requested by Lisa Huskey
Sadie Darraj Willerson – under stress, daughter of Jimmy & Maggie
Anna & Keyaira Williams, children displaced from home
Susan Wood – recovering from surgery, mom of Amanda Johnston
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT !!!
CONFIRMATION
We are delighted to announce a new wedding has taken place within
our congregation. Jerry Lowery and Linda Osterhus married on
February 7 at the parsonage. Later that week the couple left for a
short trip in the New Orleans area.
The last four of the nine young people who had gone through
confirmation classes were confirmed and brought into the
membership of the church on Sunday, February 7: Elias Gentry,
Sydney Logan, Noah McGaughey, and Matthew McGaughey.
We are happy for them and wish them lots of happiness.
Young people who had been confirmed the previous Sunday stood
with these who were confirmed on February 7 .
Prayer Ministry News
Great news for our prayer ministry! Ten of our young people,
all from B-Kids, are now committed to be weekly prayer
servants.
They are: Sunday Prayer Servants – Allie, Annabel, Brandon,
Charlie, Colin, Hallie, Lily, Maddox, Nathaniel and Wednesday
Prayer Servants – Anabel, Charlie, Chloe H., Chloe M., Colin,
Hallie, Maddox and Maguire.
As relatives and fellow Christians, let us all congratulate and
encourage these kids in their daily prayer life.
In Him,
Mike Harris
Chair of Prayer Ministry
Sunday, March 27
7:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Worship
Willow Tree Farms (607 Post Oak Road, Ringgold)
8:15 a.m. Breakfast provided by UM Men - Heritage
Hall
Sunday school classes at regular times
9:43 a.m. Contemporary Worship –
Heritage Hall
11 a.m. Traditional Worship – Sanctuary
Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry?
Wednesdays 5:00 p.m.
The Stephen Ministers and Stephen Leaders benefit. Although they
participate in this ministry out of a desire to serve and care for
others, they encounter tremendous growth themselves. Because of
confidentiality they cannot tell you who their care receivers were or
what happened, but they can tell you how much they have grown,
personally and spiritually, be seeing Jesus work through them to
change the life of another person.
Room Across from the Nursery
We pack over 100 sacks of food every week to be distributed to
students in need at Boynton Elementary School, Heritage Middle
School and the Performance Learning Center. Thanks to generous
contributions from several people, BLESS (Building Lives: Every
Snack Sack) is fully funded for this school year.
Summer Mission Trip
We are working with other churches to
go this June to Nicaragua (June 10 - 18).
If you are interested, now is the time to
begin making plans. Please contact
Jarrett & Sheri Eschenfelder at 615-3365508.
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care
Mission is in need of spaghetti
sauce and noodles, all types of
pasta and tomato sauce during
the months of March and April.
Please leave items under the
mailboxes in the hallway across
from the women’s restroom.
The February meeting of the United Methodist Women was held in
Heritage Hall with 11 members present. Patty Bishop presented a
program on hunger.
Andrea Sims, president led the meeting and plans were made for a
Spring Bazaar on Saturday, April 16. We will have items made by
artisans from all over the world. Proceeds from this fair trade
consignment sale will go to the artisans. At the same time we invite
the local craftsman to purchase a $25 table to sell their crafts, and
will also have a bake sale with the proceeds of these two items going
to help fund this year’s Vacation Bible School.
Seven women from our church will be attending a district Spiritual
Growth Retreat March 5 and 6 at Hinton Rural Life Center. A Lenten
Day Apart will be held on March 13 at Tunnel Hill UMC.
Our next meeting will be March 16 at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall. We
invite all women of the church to join us for mission education, a
special program, prayer time and food and fellowship.
Our UM Men will prepare breakfast after our Sunrise Service
on Easter Sunday, March 27 at 8:15 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Next Men’s Breakfast
Sunday, April 24, 2016
7:30 a.m. in Heritage Hall
Daylight Saving Time begins
Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 a.m.