The MUMMs Report

March 2010

The Macedonia Mens Group continues to grow and is expanding its influence.  We welcome George Boyer and Billy Waddell as our newest members.  George and Billy bring our total membership to seventeen (17) plus our two (2) honory members, Gloria Baker and Janet Sarnoski.  Lets not forget that Pastor Linda is an ex-officio member by position as church pastor.  At our first meeting in March of 08 we had seven (7) present.  Thank you Lord for showing us the way.

At our last meeting on Feb. 21st the group agreed to continue our exploration into the possible adoption of a Heart Havens Home.  These are Methodist Church supported homes for patients who are mentally and/or physically handicapped.  There are usually 4-5 patients per home with sufficient staff to properly care for them.  The patients have no other place to live by various circumstances.  More on this effort as we move forward.

The group is also moving forward with the purchase of a 4’x8’ portable Readerboard Sign that can be used to advertise the numerous events occurring at the church.  The sign is large enough to have 5 rows of 8” high letters on both sides and comes supplied with 300 letters and portable stands. It is not lighted so no electrical supply is required and it can be moved as required.

You may have noticed the new ice-making machine in the kitchen at church.  The men’s group coordinated the purchase and installation of the machine.  The machine was paid for by contributions from the men’s group, women’s group, little and middle youth groups and Miss Lucy’s Sunday School class.  David Hopkins and Dallas Barker coordinated the purchase and installation.  Stuart Poindexter did the plumbing work and a friend of Dallas named Vest Hosteine did the electrical work.  Thanks to all for the donations of money, time and materials.  It is such a blessing not to have to buy ice or drag it down the stairs at the Louisa Fire Station anymore every time there is some kind of function at our church.

The Great Chili-Cook-Off is now scheduled for March 21st 5-7 pm.  Everything is the same as was planned for the Jan. 31st. date.  Contestants should have their entrees at the church by 4:30pm.  We hope we will have the same level of participation that was planned for January.  See everyone there and bring a big appetite.

Great Food For All has some great buys for March.  Pick-up a copy of the March menu from the table in the hall next to the restrooms.  Note that you can purchase any of the specialty boxes without buying a basic box. Good deals there, especially if you like cheese-cake!

The quarterly men’s breakfast will be on March 13th.  We will gather at the cross roads IHOP at 7:30am.  The March meeting will follow on the 14th at 11:15am.  See everyone at both!  As always all men, young and “older,” of the church are invited to join us.

For Christ We Work,
Terry

UMW Notes

March 2010

The United Methodist Women met in January with eagerness to begin the new year with lots of suggestions for their missions.  The February meeting was full of laughter and surprises as we held our annual Blind Auction to help fund some of our missions.

As we continue our planning for 2010 there are many regular missions in which we always participate.  Yet we are always looking for new ways to be in the Lord’s service by reaching out to those with a wide variety of needs.  We help the women and children who are ministered to by the Shelter for Women and Children for families in which there is abuse.  We are still collecting the labels for education and box-tops for education that provides funds for the Red Bird Mission in West Virginia for disadvantaged children.  Looking further ahead, in the months to come, we will be participating in collecting UM Annual Conference Kits with help from our congregation.  The most urgent need will be selected by the conference and announced later.

In the Spring we put together Exam Survival Kits for our college kids, who are working so hard to build a foundation for their life.  And, we want to continue, as a church, to be a part of that as we hope to give them encouragement in their endeavors. 

There are other plans in the formative stages that will be worked out as we meet each month to continue “to expand concepts of mission through participation in ministries of the church for our community and the world.”  Come and be a part of the United Methodist Women’s group to live the vision of using strong commitments to share our faith and hear and respond to God’s call to bring hope to the lives of others as we offer ourselves in mission.