This is the big week!! Rededication is Sunday
Your Weekly Update from Marceline UMC
Hello Church,
This is the week! This coming Sunday is our Rededication Celebration. We’ve been a long time in getting to this day. Sunday will be a day of celebration in worship and rededicating our church and ourselves to the work God is calling us to. If you would like to help with the service, please let me know!
After worship we’ll have lunch together and all are invited. The church will provide meat and drinks if you want to bring a side, salad, or dessert. After lunch we’ll have an open house at the church for folks who couldn’t make it to worship to come see what has gone on. We’ll even have a guided prayer that folks can take part in.
It is going to be a great day!
Beyond that, take a look at more announcements for this week and things that are coming up!
This Week’s Radio Reading
You can hear these readings on My Country 99.1 every Monday and Friday between 7-7:30am, or you can listen here!
UMC News
We’ve got news from around the denomination! Take a look at the links below to see what we’re doing close to home and far away. (Here is a lot of information about General Conference)
The Missouri Methodists - May 2024
General Conference 2020
Bishop: Follow God’s lead at General Conference
Bishop makes history by presiding at General Conference
At the side of those presiding
Pictures from General Conference
Eurasian conferences get go-ahead to form own church
This Week’s Bible Readings
Monday: 1 Samuel 4-7, Psalm 86, Luke 20
Tuesday: 1 Samuel 8-10, Psalm 87, Luke 21
Wednesday: 1 Samuel 11-13, Psalm 88
Thursday: 1 Samuel 14-15, Psalm 89, Luke 22
Friday: 1 Samuel 16-17, Psalm 90
Parting Shot
Take a look at the end of this message. In it is one of the many photos from General Conference, and one that I think is very important. Also not the sign with instructions in several languages. We are a global denomination and that shows in all that we do at General Conference.
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Have a great week!
Peace,
Pastor John
Important Announcements
We’ll be having a covered dish lunch that day. The church is going to provide meat and drinks, so if you want, please bring a side, salad, or dessert to go with it. Also, invite a friend! It is going to be a great day as we rededicate our sanctuary, and recommit to our faith for the future.
On May 11th, the same weekend as Graduation, Mother’s Day, and other events around town, we’re going to have a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance. If you can help work that day, or would like to help with supplies for the day, please let me know. All proceeds will go to the Ministerial Alliance and the work that we do in the community.
On May 12th we’ll be celebrating our graduating seniors! Join us for a service led by our youth and for breakfast before that. We’ll have bags in the back for each of our graduates if you want to bring a card.
Going On This Week
Community Calendars
Marceline School Calendar
My Country 99.1 Community Calendar
Worship Links
Youtube Services, Messages
Worship Music Lists: YouTube, Spotifiy
🎂 🎂 🙂 Send a note or a message to these folks and celebrate with them!
Get caught up!
You can always get caught up on sermons if you’re behind. We try to have them posted on Monday morning, so check back if it hasn’t been posted yet. You can find all of the sermons on their own playlist.
Prayer & Devotions
Google Calendar for Bible in a Year
Downloadable Bible in Year
Daily Prayer App
Venite.app
Everyday Sanctuary
Daily Devotions
Seedbed Devotions, YMI
The Upper Room, Our Daily Bread
GPS Guide from Church of the Resurrection
Daily Meditations from the Center for Action & Contemplation
Other Resources
Bible Project great Bible Study resource for really engaging the Bible
YouVersion Online Bible
Prayer List
Groups: Church: Denomination, Conference, Area UMC's, Area Churches
Schools: Students, Teachers, Administrators, Employees, Parents
Community: Food Pantry, Ministries in Linn County, Ministerial Alliance
Government: Leaders, Local, County, State, National
Situations: Pandemic, Racism, Economic Disparity, Mental Health, Natural Disasters
College Students: Emma Sheerman, Brianna Teeter, Carter Vandeloecht, Sam Gillman, Tess Sheerman
Individuals: Estella Cupp Family, Tammy Phillips Family, Dan Brooks Family, Doniphan Methodist Church, Dale Mosier, Nancy Austin, Gin Maydew, Michelle Gladbach, Jim Switzer, Hazel Knutson, John Stelplugh, Kevin Fagan, Lin Gregg, Bob Magee, Ed Franks, Jack Gruber, Willy Goss, Tony Tucker, Bill Moore, Laura Anders Mom, Gary Sartains, Glorianna Webster, Erica Pamplin, Olivia Robinson, Debbie Daniel, Blake Cagle, Zoe Tolliver, Kyle & Carol Lake, Ruth Terrell, Linda Ewigman, Milton Harper, Vickie Gregg, Robert Johnson, Francis & Betty Mordecai, Ruth Farris
Pioneer: Inez Johnson, Jean Belt, Fred Seba
Military Service: Nick Cain, Jeremy Kabler, Patric Munson, LTC John Casey Welch, Tyler Nanneman, Jeffrey Tucker, Kelly Tucker, Brandon Wellman, Heath Floray, Steve Graves, Michael Pyrtle, William Leukenotte, Kerry Lowrey
Parting Shot
Norma Villagrana of the Western North Carolina Conference prays at an altar in the General Conference Prayer room at the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. The “Cultivating the Garden of the Heart” prayer room is sponsored by the Upper Room.
Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News. gc-2024-4-24-prayer-room
