Hello Church,
I can’t tell you how good it felt to be back inside our Sanctuary yesterday! It felt like we were coming home. Thank you to everyone who made getting back in so much easier yesterday. Especially to Mary Beth and Richard who did a great job in cleaning up the remaining dust and putting us back into a good place.
This week is a quite one around here (which is a good thing) as we’re getting ready for everything that is still to come as we go through this season of Lent.
With that in mind, we had a few questions for reflection that come from our Sunday school class. I’ve got them below for you to think about this week. Grace is one of the most important parts of our Christian faith, also one of the most complicated. What are referred to as means of grace are ways that we participate in God’s grace. Take some time to think through the questions below.
Do a google search on “means of grace” and write down what you find out
John Wesley talks about works of piety and works of mercy. What do you understand those things to mean? (do another google search to see what you come up with)
What means of grace can you participate in more often to help you on your road to perfection?
You can find all of the handouts from our class by clicking on the following link.
Session Guides
One more link
You can find the packet from our most recent Church Council meeting either up front during worship, or you can click on this link. I meant to have that link out to you a couple of weeks ago. You can find previous packets by going 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.
March Missouri Methodists
General Conference FAQs
Amid church losses, proposed budget slashed
New discipleship program kicks off in Philippines
This Week’s Bible Readings
Monday: Leviticus 27, Numbers 1-2, Psalm 41
Tuesday: Numbers 3-4, Psalm 42, Mark 6
Wednesday: Numbers 5-6, Psalm 43, Mark 7
Thursday: Numbers 7-8, Psalm 44, Mark 8
Friday: Numbers 9-10, Psalm 45
Parting Shot
If you didn’t see it from Sunday’s worship email, take a look at the most recent Sanctuary photo at the end of this email
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Have a great week!
Peace,
Pastor John
Important Announcements
Join us for an Adult Confirmation Class during the Season of Lent. This is for anyone who wants to learn more, needs a refresher, an introduction, or are just curious about Methodism and our Christian Faith. We’ll be meeting at 9am Sunday mornings start on Feb. 18th.
This week we’re at Laclede UMC in Laclede.
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: Colby Sims, Emma Sheerman, Brianna Teeter, Carter Vandeloecht, Sam Gillman, Will Heller, Tess Sheerman
Individuals: Lin Gregg, Bob Magee, Ed Franks, Jack Gruber, Willy Goss, Ron Klingsmith, Tony Tucker, Bill Moore, Laura Anders Mom, Gary Sartains, Victory Perry, Yvonne Ainsworth, 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, Dan Brooks, Francis & Betty Mordecai, Ruth Farris
Pioneer: Inez Johnson, Jean Belt, Estella Cupp, 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
It was so good to be back in the Sanctuary for worship! We still have some work left to do, but we’re able to be back in. Watch for more information about a celebration service coming up once everything is completely finished.