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SUMC's annual spring food drive for ECHO will be held on Saturday, March 4 from 1 - 3pm
You can also check on the tables in the back of the church this Sunday (February 19) and the ECHO website for needed items. We hope everyone will be able to participate and donate what you can! The need is great and continues to grow. Thanks for all the support you give to this community resource.
~ Jenny Pate, ECHO representative, SUMC |
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Don’t forget to water your plants and keep the soil moist!
Germination will take 7-14 days.
If you weren’t able to join us in worship this past week, fear not. Pots, dirt, and seeds will be available throughout the Lenten season and everyone so that everyone can experience the growing process together.
Everyone is also encouraged to take and share a planting pot with other friends, neighbors, or family members! |
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SUMC will be having an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 25th from 1-3pm. Volunteers will be needed to fill eggs (the empty eggs will be available Sunday, February 26 and are under the hallway tables). Please fill with nut free candy, stickers, etc. Volunteers will also be needed at noon on March 25th to hide eggs and just general help during the hunt.
Rules for filling Easter Eggs:
- Fill with candy, stickers, or trinkets.
- Use nut free candy only.
- Return to SUMC no later than March 22nd.
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!
- Shirley Coling
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Outreach Ministry Report
Outreach Ministry Updates:
- 31 bras and $31 for postage were delivered to Burke UMC in support of Free The Girls Project.
- March 4 is the ECHO Food Drive supported by SUMC, CWP, and the local community. See Jenny Pate for particulars.
- Our Girl Scout troop is continuing to hold cookie sales in the Hospitality Center.
- The SPOT continues on Saturday nights.
Outreach Ministry Calendar:
- March 4 - ECHO Food Drive
- March 22 - Filled Easter Eggs due back to church
- March 25 - Easter Egg Hunt 1PM
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Conference Update:
The United Methodist Church has wrestled with matters related to human sexuality since 1972. With the most recent postponement of General Conference until 2024, and the launch of the Global Methodist Church, some churches are discerning they should disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. Some disaffiliating churches will stay independent and some will join the Global Methodist Church.
On February 18, 2023, the Virginia Annual Conference met in a called virtual session. The sole purpose of the meeting was the consideration of the disaffiliation requests of 34 churches. The disaffiliation of a church must be approved by a majority vote of the lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference. The disaffiliation of 33 of the 34 churches was approved by the Annual Conference. The disaffiliation of New Town UMC in Williamsburg was not approved.
Disaffiliation Statistics:
- As of December 31, 2021, the total number of professing members represented by the 34 disaffiliating churches was 6,604. This is 2.18% of the total membership of the Annual Conference of 303,268.
- As of December 31, 2021, the average attendance at all weekly worship services by the 34 disaffiliating churches in 2021 was 2,511. This is 2.59% of the total weekly worshiping membership of the Annual Conference of 97,098.
- The amount paid by the 34 disaffiliating churches for all conference apportionments over a five-year period was $3,593,866. This represents 2.3% of conference apportioned receipts over that same period of $156,490,720.
Bill Pate
Lay Member, Virginia Annual Conference
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The Zoom Sunday School class which meets at 9 a.m. every week will begin a new study on February 26. We will be discussing “Reading the Bible from the Margins” by Miguel de la Torre. Anyone interested in another way of looking at scripture is welcome to join us. Contact Bill or Jenny Pate for more info. |
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The SPOT:
Righting Wrongs and Building a Longer Table.
This is a time and space designed to support Spiritual Refugees, those who have been hurt by the church. We will meet outdoors on Saturdays from 6-8 pm. Bundle up! We will process our experiences, wrestle with our questions, and perhaps find a bit of healing as we do this together. We need people from all walks of life so please join us. For more information, contact Jesse Lee, leeb147@gmail.com.
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2023 Lenten Worship -
Schedule & Themes
Lent is the season when the Bethlehem Star is replaced by the Cross of Calvary. We are invited to experience the Love of Jesus that will go with us into the dust and ashes and dirt of this world believing in the promise of New Life. The light of God's Love that came into this world at Christmas will redeem and restore this world at the resurrection. Christians are encouraged to practice acts of devotion, prayer, and self-denial as representations of our willingness to go with Jesus into the darkness of a hurting world in order that it might be raised with him.
This Lent, at Springfield UMC, each member of the congregation will be given dirt and a seed in a pot at the beginning of Lent. Keep it at your home or office and care for it and pray over it as the miracle of growth is going on under the ground. Bring the pot back to church on Easter so we can all see the evidence of New Life that is promised in the Resurrection. Everyone is encouraged to stay connected through the Lenten season by posting/sharing thoughts and images on social media of what is happening, either in yourself or in your potted plant.
March 5 - Second Sunday in Lent (Communion)
- Themes: Seeds, Pollination, Planting
- Sermon Scripture: John 12: 20-33
March 12 - Third Sunday in Lent
- Themes: Cultivate, Plow, Fertilize,
- Sermon Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10
March 19 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
- Themes: Pests, Damage, Loss, Protecting the Plants
- Sermon Scripture: Joel 1:1-20
March 26 - Fifth Sunday in Lent
- Worship at 10:30am in the Sanctuary
- Themes: Pruning, Trim, Shape
- Sermon Scripture: John 15:1-11
April 2 – Palm Sunday (Communion)
- Themes: Flowering, Ripen, Mature
- Sermon Scripture: Matthew 27:11-36
April 6 – Maundy Thursday
- A Special Worship Service either in the Sanctuary or Social Hall.
- Some details are TBD – maybe a meal involved…?
- Maybe involving multiple church communities…?
April 8 – Holy Saturday
- Prayer Walk around our church Community looking for what is blooming, growing, or where something holy might be planted.
- Quick Lunch at 12:00pm (RSVP for Lunch)
- Walking from 12:30 – 1:30pm
April 9 – Easter Sunday
- Sunrise Service at 6:30am in the Chapel
- Worship at 10:30am in the Sanctuary
- Themes: Harvest, Reap, Gather
- Sermon Scriptures: Matthew 13: 1-9 & Matthew 28:1-10
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Upcoming Events/Activities:
February 2022
Feb 24 - Fish Fry
Feb 26 - First Sunday of Lent
March 2022
Mar 3 - DC TRIP - Methodist Building & Museum of the Bible
Mar 4 - ECHO Food Drive (1-3:30pm)
Mar 12 - Daylight Saving Time Change
Mar 21 - Church Council
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