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FIRST CHURCH NETWORK
JANUARY 2015
Family Life Center
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First United Methodist Church
NON=PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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310 N. Main St. | Mocksville, NC 27028
PAID
336.751.2503 Fax: 336.751.1120
Permit No. 46
Mocksville, NC
www.firstumcmocksville.org
STAFF
Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr.
Senior Pastor
May God make your year a happy one!
John Huneycutt Christian Education / Youth
Barbara Basham
Director of Music
Preschool Director
Allison Lambert
Director of
Afterschool Ministries
Tommy Dunn
Teresa Lakey
Shane Butcher
IN THIS ISSUE
Organist/Technology
Financial Administrator
MAIL TO:
From the Pastor
2
Mission Opportunities
3
News
4
UMW, UMM
5
Birthdays
6
Financial Assistant
Memorials
7
Natalie Sanders
Custodial Staff
Taylor Slye
Custodial Staff
Prayer List
8
Preschool Office
336.753.1900
Focus
9
Music
10
Worship Assistants
11
Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain,
but by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes;
not by making your path easy,
but by making you sturdy to travel any path;
not by taking hardships from you,
but by taking fear from your heart;
not by granting you unbroken sunshine,
but by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows;
not by making your life always pleasant,
but by showing you when people and their causes need you
most,
and making you anxious to be there to help.
God’s love, peace, joy and hope to you for the year ahead.
First Church Network
January 2015
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What a wonderful Advent and Christmas season we experienced this year at
First Church. Many worked to decorate and prepare our buildings to announce the Christmas Good News. Music filled the air proclaiming the Messiah’s birth by the Handbell Choir, the Chancel Choir, the Praise Band and the
Children’s Choir. Overflow crowds thronged the three Christmas Candle Light
Concerts.
Shirley Cottle began the month telling about “The Greatest Miracle” and Jacob Lambert reminded us on College Student Sunday the importance of
spending time in the presence of Jesus Christ. We baptized Finn Wogatzke
and welcomed him into our church family.
Small groups and classes had special gatherings to celebrate. People in need were ministered to with
help with presents and other special needs. Through Stop Hunger Now we packed 13,000 meals to help
people suffering overseas.
We give thanks for 2014 as we turn our focus to 2015. May this be for you a year of spiritual growth and
focus on Jesus Christ. May you better discern your talents and spiritual gifts and use them effectively for
the Lord. May you find a place of service and a small group for support on your spiritual journey. May
you grow in your trust in the Lord.
May your relationships bring you joy and satisfaction.
May you experience the peace of Christ that passes all understanding.
May you prosper and be in good health.
Pastor Glenn
January 2015
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WORSHIP ASSISTANTS ~ JANUARY 2015
From the Pastor
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
First Church Network
Date/Time Ushers
1/4
8:45
Carl Lambert
Glenn Miller
Greeters
Refreshments
Prayer
Karen Lutz
Doris Miller
Lynne Byerly
Patsy Brewer
10:55
Mike Hinshaw
Carroll Foster
Jimmy Kelly
Dave Salmon
Tommy & Jenny
Turner
Clayton Peele
Carl Wicker
Mary Anne Peele
Shirley Wicker
Mike Hinshaw
Carroll Foster
Jimmy Kelly
Dave Salmon
Tommy & Jenny
Turner
Chris Hanes
Charlie Howell
Alice Hanes
Sandi Howell
Mike Hinshaw
Carroll Foster
Jimmy Kelly
Dave Salmon
Dave Salmon
Walter Wilson
Shane Butcher
George Snyder
Terri Butcher
Doris Snyder
Mike Hinshaw
Carroll Foster
Jimmy Kelly
Dave Salmon
Dave Salmon
Walter Wilson
1/11
8:45
10:55
1/18
8:45
10:55
1/25
8:45
10:55
Jerry Banks
Martha Bowers
Carolyn Keister
Children’s
Moment
Kaitlyn Foil
Allison
Lambert
Tiffany Evans
John Huneycutt
London Dirks
Sydney Dirks
Megan
Seaford
Sandy Sheek
Dirk Robertson
Andrew
Brown
Megan
Seaford
Christy
Cowden
Megan
Markland
Burke
Rosenbaum
Christy
Anderson
Paulette
Hendrix
Lynne Byerly
Mike Harrison
Nancy & Frank
Payne
Nursery
Carl Lambert
Patsy Brewer
Doris & Glenn
Miller
Acolyte
John Huneycutt
Tim Trudgeon
Inclement Weather Policy
During the winter months we
want to urge everyone to be
safe when the weather gets
bad. If we need to cancel
services we will do our best
to get the word out through
WXII, our website and email.
Katherine
Bradley
Anderson
First Church Network
January 2015
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NURSERY POLICY
January Fellowship Meals
During Sunday School, children ages 0 to 3 are welcomed
to stay in the nursery. For both morning worship services,
children ages 0 to 4 are welcomed. The person responsible for the nursery on his or her given Sunday may keep
their own children in the nursery under their direct supervision. Thank you for your cooperation in being watchful
of our little ones.
5:30 PM—Family Life Center
Wednesday, 1/21
CCC Honduras Mission Trip Meal
Wednesday, 1/28
Chicken Stew Honduras Medical Missions
Beginning in January, Allison Lambert will no longer be
available for nursery duty on Sunday mornings. Megan
Seaford will continue every other week. Wink Hendricks
COVENANT BIBLE STUDY
will be in Early Light nursery every Sunday but we have
Will resume on Tuesday, January 13th
to have another person with her on the Sundays that Megan doesn’t work. This will be two Sunday's per month.
7:00 PM - Fellowship Hall
There are already volunteers for the 11:00 service but
more people are needed. This could be a way a family
could serve together. All also a way our youth{16 and
older)could serve. In order to conform to Safe Sanctuary
CONGRATULATIONS
laws we have to have two volunteers at each service.
Please contact Patsy Brewer or the church office if you are
Congratulations to Brian Harris being chosen as Fireman
willing to serve.
of the Year for 2014. Brian has been a volunteer fireman
The Pacesetters Sunday School Class will begin a study of for 10 years. He is married to Amanda Slye Harris.
"The Will of God" by Leslie Weatherhead on Sunday,
January 4, 2015. The study will be led by Joeff Williams
and will incorporate the Book of Job as well. The PacesetUMYF
ters meet on the top floor of the Education Building, first
room on the left.
Middle School Summer Mission Trip
Ministry 22:6- After School and Summer Day Camp Ministries will be launching summer camp 2015 on June
10,2015. Summer camp will be for rising Kindergarten
through rising 6th grades. Expect a summer full of faith,
fun and friends! For more information, contact Allison
at allison@firstumcmocksville.orgor call 336-753-1900.
$50 Deposit is due January 11
Lake Junaluska Winter Retreat 2/20-22/15
$50 Deposit Due 1/18/15
Thursday, 1/22/15 11:30 AM
Young at Heart Soup Luncheon
Family Life Center
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January 2015
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Megan and Isaac Markland will be traveling to Wilmington, NC
soon for Isaac to receive therapy in a feeding program. Megan
was asked for information about the program. The following is
the information provided by Megan Markland. Please be in prayer for the Markland family as they go to Wilmington for an extended stay.
There is a doctor that worked with the feeding clinic at Kennedy Kreiger in Baltimore, MD.
She is in the psychology department at UNCW now and is leading an intensive feeding program that (for now) is pro bono, but they will be using their data for research. We will work for
about 4 hours each day on feeding strategies. Right now, Isaac will "eat"a few foods, but not a
significant amount or variety. Their goal will be to increase his quantity of foods and the volume he intakes so that we can decrease his tube feedings throughout the day. We will be staying at the SECU family house, which is about 15 minutes from campus but close by the hospital. With me being farther along in my pregnancy, this was important. The family house has
just opened a new facility in December, and we stayed there two nights while Isaac was being
evaluated. The cost is $35 a night, which is much cheaper than a hotel room, so we are lucky to
be able to stay there. They have a community kitchen where I can keep snacks and also prepare
meals, which will help offset the cost of living, and I am sure fast food will get old after a while.
We are leaving January 19 and his therapy will be from January 20 through March 5. This is
an amazing opportunity for Isaac, as there aren't any feeding programs in NC currently. Back
in September, we were told that this is what he needed but that we would have to go out of state
to do it. Financially that would not have been an option due to the fact that these types of programs would not accept his insurance (out of network). So, we are very excited but also very
nervous. This program is very intensive and they have warned me that lots of tears will be
shed, on both mine and Isaac's part. They are basically breaking him from anything he has
learned and retraining the brain on how to properly eat. It will be just Isaac and me in Wilmington, so there is a lot of pressure placed on me, so we are praying that baby #2 stays put till
we make it home and that I can maintain my sanity and stress level. It is going to be a lonely 7
weeks for everyone in our family, so we pray for comfort and peace in knowing that we are
making these sacrifices for the good of Isaac.
Daniel & Megan Markland
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January 2015
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Evelyn Daniel
Ruth Davis
Carol Dyson & Chris Dyson Family
Brent & Lucia Ellis
Nathan & Erin Foil
Betty Frost
David & Claudia Hunter
Thomas & Ann Stayer
David Vaughan
Carl & Shirley Wicker
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Mike & Jean Hinshaw
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Charles & Jean Evans
Marvin & Lillian Sharpe
Bill & Marie Steed
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FRIEND
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Marilyn Cook
Chris & Alice Hanes
Tilthia Hanes
Sharon James
Donnie & Teresa Lakey
Buddy & Tara Lowery
John & Kristen Paterson
Thomas & Ann Stayer
Betty Foster
Carol Dyson & Family
Mike Hendrix
Kip Miller & Family
Dirk Robertson
Harold & Carolyn Vickers
Bob & Teresa West
Wednesday, 1/21 5:30 PM Family Life Center
CCC Honduras Mission Trip Fellowship Meal
Wednesday, 1/28 5:30 PM Family Life Center
Honduras Medical Missions Fellowship Meal
Chicken Stew / Vegetable Soup
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February 2015 Birthdays
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Liam Shaw
Bob Bromley
David Hatley
Elizabeth Burchette
Samantha Wood
Robert Helms
Jim Latham
Millie Miller
Lucas Taylor
Carroll Foster
Jessica Council
Charlotte Anderson
Carl Lambert
Chinera Latham
Sara Seaford
Terri Butcher
Cindy Helm
Johnny Miller
Taylor McMahan
Dorothy Corriher
Mary E. Johnson
Jack Pennington
Joe Butzbach
Kenny Jordan, Sr.
Eric Dwiggins
Wendy Shaw
Jean Evans
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Mary Hendricks
Bailey Marrs
Beth Brown
Wayne Russell
Perce Musselman
Stuart Shore
Chris Dwiggins
Emily Woods
Meg Brewer
Davin Brown
Bill Seabrook
Vicki Balsley
Barbara Berry
Corbin Dirks
Dessie Vogler
Emily Smith
Vickie Bernhardt
Tommy Dunn
Rachel Howell
Sandy Sheek
Tiffany Evans
Lib Seabrook
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Honorariums
&
Memorials
January 2015
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First Church Network
January 2015
Janet Baucom
Emma Eckhart
Charles Hendricks
Velma Daniel
Molly Jo McClamrock
Somerset
Mocksville, NC
Autumn Care
1007 Howard Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
Margeret Foster
Bermuda Commons
Room # 403
316 NC Hwy 801
Advance, NC 27006
Bailey Brewer
Diane Crotts’
Granddaughter
Janice Hayes
2150 Homestead Hills Dr.
Winston Salem NC 27103
Ann Stayer
PO Box 333
256 North Carolina Circle
Mocksville, NC 27028
Fred Roth
276 Park Avenue
Mocksville , NC 27028
Helen Hendricks
c/o Brookstone Terrace
Room # 7
4430 Clinard Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Von & Madeline Shelton
153 Woodhaven Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
248 East Lake Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
Marie Steed
298 Dogwood Lane
Mocksville, NC 27028
162 R Shore Lane
Mocksville, NC 27028
Tilthia Hanes
Elmer Stoneman
Jean Shelton
144 N. Wentworth Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
John Coil
Regency Care
Room 235
3905 Clemmons Road
Clemmons , NC 27012
Anne & Leon Jones
288 Southwood Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028
Katie Bernhardt Lane
223 Sweetpine Circle
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Jackson Hendricks
134 Applegate Court
Mocksville, NC 27028
872 N. Main Street
Mocksville, NC 27028
PROMISES TO KEEP PRAYERS
Please let us know of any additional names to be added or
any names which should be removed.
We wish for our Prayer List to be current and correct. To
contact the Prayer Chain with a prayer request or to become
a part of the Prayer Chain, please contact:
Lillian Sharpe (336.936.9014, bs2005@aol.com) or
Judy Bailey (336.978.7763, curlyqmom@yadtel.net)
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Nancy Triplett
c/o Trinity Elms
3750 Harper Road # 302
Clemmons, NC 27012
Jack Corriher
January 2015
1351 Suzanna Wesley Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27104
Charles Smith
Clemmons Village #1
425 Avon Street
6401 Holder Road, Room 4 Mocksville, NC 27028
Clemmons, NC 27012
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Cole & Elva Grace
Tomlinson
Missy Foster
105 Sycamore Commons Ln. Isaac Markland
Adcance, NC 27006
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401 N. Main Street
Apt. 1-C
Mocksville, NC 27028
Karen Sykes
161 Deacons Way
Mocksville, NC 27028
ARMED FORCES
FN Russell, Collin W.
101 NNPTC Circle
Goose Creek, SC 29445
From the Bookcase December 2014
What a moving true story of the friendship that
grew between a 35-year-old business woman and an
11-year- old panhandler is found in the pages of an
Invisible Thread. Surprising because, although far
apart in age and economic level, the two lived just
two blocks apart in Manhattan. Laura Schroff went
about her busy job in the publishing industry, and
Maurice Maczyk begged on the streets to earn what
he needed for food and to play video games.
We
see the two drawn together, discover both how different they are, but also how similar as they spend time
together. Weekly shared meals build a mutual trust
and allow Schroff to hear about parts of the boy’s
chaotic life. We also learn about her turbulent childhood and see her come to an acceptance of that past.
Laura gives Maurice life experiences we take for
granted. Spending time with Schroff’s family at holiday meals, a birthday supper with gifts, eating at a
table, owning and using a clock, all bring hope to
Maurice that he can be more than the boy on the
street. Take this one home for a read. You will love
its simple message of unexpected blessings that come
when we give ourselves. For UMW readers, this is a
Social Action selection.
MARY CIRCLE — 1/19/15 2:00 PM
Conference Room
BREAKFAST MEETING
Sunday, 1/11/2015
7:30 AM
Fellowship Hall
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
A new men's study will begin on January 10th at 7:00
AM in the Fellowship Hall. It is by Familylife and is
called "Stepping Up" - A call to courageous manhood. It is a 10 week DVD study and the cost of the
workbook is $15.00. Breakfast will be provided.
Dean Hendrix (336) 909-1329
(d_hendrix@yadtel.net) and Bob West (336) 9369098 (mainstscruff@gmail.com) are the contacts for
anyone who is interested.