Post on 20-Mar-2020
March 2017 Monthly Publication
Vic’s Views
Life’s Little Instructions by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I love it when folks say to me after a sermon….
“That was practical...I can go and do that today!”
In that same spirit of practicality, I offer these
Life’s Little Instructions.
Compliment three people every day.
Over tip breakfast waitress. Watch a
sunrise at least once a year. Once in
your life own a convertible. Sing in the
shower. Treat everyone you meet like
you want to be treated. Never refuse
homemade brownies. Strive for excel-
lence, not perfection. Plant a tree on
your birthday. Learn three clean jokes.
Return borrowed vehicle with gas tank
full. Never waste an opportunity to tell
someone you love them. Whistle.
Leave everything a little better than
you found it. Think big thoughts but
relish small pleasurers. Become the
most positive and enthusiastic person
you know. Surprise loved ones with
little unexpected gifts. Floss your
teeth. Learn CPR. Ask for a raise
when you feel you have earned it. Be
forgiving of yourself and others. Take
time to smell the roses. Say “thank
you” a lot. Say “please” a lot. Avoid
negative people. Buy whatever kids
are selling on card tables in their front
yards. Wear polished shoes. Remem-
ber other people’s birthdays. Rekindle
old friendships. Commit yourself to
constant improvement. Focus on
making things better, not bigger. Be
kinder than necessary. Carry jumper
cables in your trunk. Have a firm
handshake. Look people in the eye.
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Be the first to say, “Hello.” Use the
good silver. Return all things you
borrow. Make new friends but cher-
ish the old ones. Keep secrets. Sing
in a choir. Show respect for all liv-
ing things. Plant flowers every
spring. Have a dog. Always accept
an outstretched hand. Stop blaming
others. Take responsibility for every
area of your life. Wave at kids on
school buses. Take good care of
those you love. Be there when peo-
ple need you. Feed a stranger’s ex-
pired parking meter. Don’t postpone
joy. Never underestimate the power
of love. Drink champagne for no
reason at all. Live your life as an
exclamation, not an explanation.
Cherish your children for what they
are, not for what you’d like them to
be. Become some ones hero. Marry
only for love. Count your blessings.
Call your Mother.
P.S. These are also excellent ways to go
fishing with Jesus using nets, not hooks!
Your are Loved!
Pastor Vic
New Members Class
The new members classes will
be held March 23rd & 30th for those
interested in joining the church.
Classes are from 6:00—8:00 p.m.
in the Lampp Building. Member-
ship Joining Sunday will be April
9th during the service you attend.
The classes are a great way for
Pastor Vic to get to know you as
well as for you to know him, and
learn about the history of EUMC.
Included in the classes: a discus-
sion of the membership vows, a
tour of the facilities, a brief look at
Methodism, and information on
ministries and programs that may
be of interest to you.
If you are interested in joining
the EUMC family, please call the
church office at 941-474-5588, ext.
105 and let Teresa know you’re
planning to attend the classes.
Childcare will gladly be provided
upon request.
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How are you? How’s your soul? Do you recog-
nize that there are different ways to bring your
physical body and your soul home? Think about it,
sometimes the world could be spinning around you
but for some reason your soul is at ease. Other
times, your life could all be lining up and all the
ducks in a row, but your soul is at odds and unset-
tled.
The same way our physical self has a place to
relax and be at peace (often times this is in our
homes), so do our souls. God breathed life into us
in the beginning and when our souls need home, its
in God we find that rest and relaxation.
In Psalm 42 and 43, King David shows us so
perfectly how we can have two different places we
need to go home to. He talks all about the things he
is doing for God. King David led the community in
worship to God. Yet, in his next breathe he says,
“Why are you cast down, O my soul?” David rec-
ognized that though he was doing the things he
needed to do, his physical responsibilities in lead-
ing people in worship, his soul wasn’t at the same
place. His soul needed to find rest in God. He
asked lots of questions. “When is God going to pay
attention to me?” (42:2), “Where is God?” (42:3),
“Why has God forgotten me?” (42:9). Isn’t this
what we do too? When we are discouraged, we
tend to ask a lot of questions. Especially the unan-
swerable ones…
Maybe your feelings of your soul longing for
more or the reality that your soul isn’t always in
the best spot, surprises you, but it doesn’t surprise
God. He isn’t shocked or embarrassed because our
feelings are out of hand. He knows our craziness
and chaos, and that doesn’t bother Him one bit. God
designed our human soul. It’s only logical that He
would know how to fix it when it’s out of align-
ment or feelings are out of hand. So though some-
times we might be embarrassed by our emotions
and so freaked out by our feelings that we avoid the
one who knows our soul the best.
God is our God. He is our salvation. He is our
hope. He is available to you 24/7. You can talk to
God. You can involve Him. He knows your feelings
and emotions. There is nothing to hide. God caring
for you makes you healthy on the inside. With God
you can find comfort and rest. God enables you to
rise again, to believe again, and to walk again.
King David proves that to us! He was a “man
after God’s own heart.” When he continually sought
God, he found God and was renewed and refreshed
to pursue greater things with and for God. God de-
sires to bring your soul home to be refreshed and
renewed also!
It’s an honor to serve with you….
Pastor Perri
Pastor Perri…
Bringing
You
Home…..
Youth Mission Trip SIGN UP!
June 25th - July 1st
Where: Lexington, SC
Cost: $175
Some of our projects will include:
Repairing roofs, building fences,
Home renovation and much more!
$50 deposit due by
Wednesday, March 15th
If interested, contact Gil for more Information at
gil@englewoodumc.net
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Mission Notes
March; month of St. Patrick Day, Irish songs,
and when everyone has a little bit
of Irish in their blood – if only for
a day.
Spring is just around the corner
and the days are longer. God is
good!
In last month’s Messenger the total of Alterna-
tive Gifts was listed. The total donated to Heifer
International was $5,190. A thank you to EUMC
was received which read: “Thank you for your
generous gift to Heifer International. Your de-
sire to help others will build hope for future gen-
erations. Families in countries where we work
like Bangladesh, Guatemala and Malawi, who
once struggled with hunger and poverty, now
have the livestock and training they need to im-
prove their farms. With your commitment and
their hard work, they are on their way to build-
ing lives of self-reliance and dignity, uplifting
entire communities in the process. Thank you
for choosing Heifer International and helping
us make a better world, one family at a time.”
Mission Conference “God Wink.” Hal and Sue
Hoege arrived at the Lampp Building for the con-
ference all smiles and very excited. They are mis-
sionaries with Joy in the Harvest in Kigoma, Tan-
zania where they work in Christian radio broad-
casting. They work with Galcom in their ministry
and have Skyped and emailed with Hefziba Alan-
so who spoke for Galcom at the conference. They
saw the article in the newspaper about the confer-
ence and came to meet the woman they had been
working with and who they had never met. What
a joy to see this person-to-person meeting.
Ryan Kaminski, Rising Star School in Uganda
has reported through Facebook: “So, so, so very
proud of last year's Primary seven class...results
recently came out from their national exams
(Primary Leaving Examinations) and all 21
passed and met the standard, but 6 out of the 21
received 'Division One' marks, which put them
above standard results (the class before then had
1 out of 20 with that distinction)! Most of these
children had no hope of a future, but that
has completely changed...they are making the
"“impossibe", POSSIBLE! Now they are off to sec-
ondary school, dreaming of a brighter future!”
“When the child sponsorship money is collected
every month, we're not only able to employ 33 staff
to teach our nearly 400 vulnerable and orphaned
students, but with the little extra we can buy 400
durable cups and plates for feeding ALL these won-
derful children for FREE! Next month it will be
medicine for the school clinic!”
Plates…..and
Cups …..
Thank you EUMC for
all you do.
Nancy Prins Chair, Missions Committee
Tervis Tumbler Sale
As part of a fund raiser for the Pastor’s Discretionary
Fund*, we are selling 16 oz. Tervis tumbler glasses
with lid (no handle) and the church logo as seen
here. They make great presents! $20 each.
Get yours on any Sunday in Fellowship Hall.
*Discretionary Fund is used to help people who walk in
to the church in need of assistance.
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Youth Winter Retreat Update!
In January we went on our annual Winter Retreat
to Lake Aurora Christian Camp with our youth and
Christ UMC’s youth. We had a fantastic time of fel-
lowshipping together while playing gaga ball, kick-
ball, basketball, paintball, and relaxing on the lake.
We took a great group of 25 youth from EUMC!
During our 4 sessions we played some crazy fun
games and had some fun singing and dancing with
our worship music! The theme for the weekend was
STORIES: Live One Worth Sharing. We talked
about “cropping” things out of our life that keep us
away from God, making God the “focus” of our life,
and begin “sharing” that story with other people
around us. We also had some time to share in our
small groups about some of the things that the youth
were struggling with and coming up with an action
plan to accomplish the goals that they committed to
during the weekend.
In the last session, we gave the youth time to
share some of the things God has been working on
in their lives during the retreat, and many of them
came up with some great action plans to eliminating
the things that keep us drawing closer to God. We
then received Holy Communion together and then
the youth were invited to accept Jesus into their
lives for the first time or recommit their lives to
God. And I am pleased to announce that 7 of our
youth raised their hand to make one of these com-
mitments! YAY GOD!
I ask for your continued prayers for all of our youth
and their journeys with God and that they would live
a story worth sharing!
Interested in volunteering with our awesome Youth
Group? Please contact me at gil@englewoodumc.net
- Gil
ENGLEWOOD
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
7:30 – 11:00 A.M. Saturdays
March 4 & 18 and April 1
ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKES
With Egg and Sausage, or Biscuits and Gravy,
or Quiche and Fruit, Orange Juice and Coffee
$6 Adults – Under 12 Free (with adult)
UMW Unit Meeting
Thursday, March 2, 2017
10:30 a.m. Covered Brunch
Program:
Call to Prayer and Self Denial
Speaker:
Beth Harrison
Englewood Community Care Clinic
Hostess:
Leah Circle
Please bring your “Self Denial” offering.
Would you like to join the Welcome
Desk Team ?
We need more people to help cover the “Welcome Desk” out-side of the Sanctuary on Sun-day mornings. It is a wonder-ful way to make EUMC a place where people are connected to one another. And it is a lot of fun!
If you think you would like to be a part of the Wel-come Desk Team, please contact Brownie Schoen-bauer at 603-493-8543 or Georgie Squier at 941-697-3993.
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Ms. Patty’s….
Playroom
We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to
all who helped our “Sponsor a Child Campaign”.
Much was given to ensure our children have conti-
nuity of service when families are faced with finan-
cial challenges.
I want to send a SPECIAL THANK YOU to
Tri-County Appraisals and Auditing, Inc. and Sym-
biont Service Corporation for signing up to be
Community Sponsors of the Preschool. Soon you
will see signage recognizing them for their generos-
ity and they will be included in all publications. If
you know of a business that would like to be a
community sponsor of the preschool, please have
them contact me or let me know who they are and I
will call them.
Finally, I want to thank our Adopt a Classroom
sponsors. This month, the classrooms were provid-
ed new devotional books to ensure that each child
hears the word of God on a daily basis in additional
to their weekly chapel. It has been exciting to see
both the staff and children get excited about this.
Additionally, we have been able to purchase some
new tools to help us in the classroom. These are
really important in helping to stimulate both the
kids mental and physical growth. It is all quite ex-
citing and couldn’t be done without your help!
Our Preschool keeps getting better and better. I
am so grateful to God, this church, the parents and
our amazing staff. Thank you...thank you!
Ms. Patty Preschool Director
Women’s Bible Study
Priscilla Shirer’s “War Room”
Monday, March 13-April 17
10:00 AM or 6:30 PM
Workbook $8—scholarships available
Sign up in Fellowship Hall between services or by
calling the church office 941-474-5588
Summer Music & Drama Camp
The Williamson Music and Fine Arts Fund is
again sponsoring a Music & Drama Camp at
EUMC this summer. The camp will run from Mon-
day, June 12– 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with
a Friday, June 16 performance at 7:00 p.m. of the
delightful musical “Oh, Jonah.”
Open to rising 4th-12th graders, the week’s
schedule will feature singing, handbells, drama,
Music in the Dark, recreation, and Drum Circle.
Lunch and a camp tee shirt is included in the $25
registration fee. The balance of the cost will be
underwritten by the Williamson Music and Fine
Arts Fund. Registration forms are available in the
church office. Register early to be guaranteed a
spot!
We all have those
Senior Moments!
Tuesday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. special guest speaker Karen Hart BA, CDP, Patient Community Liaison Memory Disorder Clinic at Sarasota Memorial Hospital will give a short, informative talk on the subjects of
types of memory disorders, how to recognize them and what resources are available.
Refreshments will be served. Registration is not required, but requested so we know how much food to have! You may do this in Fellowship Hall on Sundays or calling the church office. The meet-ing will be held in Room 102.
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Super Senior Birthday Registration
Name
Birth Date / /
Month Day Year
Are you a Super Senior of
four score years or more? We
have the names and birth dates
of many of our 80 (or more)
year olds, but we want to recog-
nize ALL of these honored
members. Please register your
birthday if you haven’t done so
already. Just call the church of-
fice or send in the registration
form.
The Super Senior birthdays
are listed each month in the
Messenger. Help them celebrate
their super birthday by congratu-
lating them on their special day.
February
Super Senior
Birthdays
** 90 (or over) Years Young!
3/05 Millie Wilson **
3/08 Luella Davis
3/08 Larry Stout **
3/11 Marlene Baker
3/14 James Padgett **
3/16 Jody Brokaw
3/18 Franklin Sykes
3/20 Jeanne Sawyer **
3/22 Dorothy Pryor **
3/25 Julia Ferguson
The Florida United Methodist Children’s
Home is not “just an orphanage.” While its gen-
esis over 100 years ago focused primarily on car-
ing for children whose parents died, or whose
home was “broken”, the Home has evolved into a
full-fledged child care refuge, educational and
rehabilitation ministry. State and National certi-
fications allow the Home to provide: Residential
Care, Foster Care, Independent Living, Spiritual
Life Enrichment and Worship, Specialized Ther-
apeutic Group Homes and Early Childhood
Guidance and Development.
From a recent letter: “For the children who
come to us at the FUMCH, their definition of
love and self-worth is skewed, and their hearts
have been broken. Before coming to us, many of
our children didn’t know what is was like to
have their own bed or food on the table,
Happy Birthday...to All!
let alone loving and supportive parents who encour-
age emotional and academic success on a daily ba-
sis. The therapeutic intervention we provide helps
to get to the heart of the matter and provides the
tools to become successful in all areas of their lives.
Perhaps, more importantly, it gives the children
hope.” (E. Gadd, CDO)
Thank you for your prayers and for your help in
sharing the faith, hope and love that God intends for
all of us: His Children.
~ together with you in mission,
Marsha & Bill Oakley
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Book Buzz
As I sit at my desk looking out at the
pond and the fronds blowing gently in
the breeze, I remember the home where
we raised our children. We lived in a woods of about
80 trees, maple, redbud, hickory nut and walnut
which were surrounded by very tall fir trees that
swayed in the winter winds. An owl lived in this
woods and would hoot in the night, hunting. I would
feel comfort when awakened to his call. The children
played on the tire swing way out back and many
hotdogs were roasted in our old cement and brick
fireplace out by the dogwoods.
I guess we transplants miss our homes where
many memories were woven. And when we go back
for a visit, those memories crowd our brains with
comfort and a melancholy longing.
Beside my desk hangs a framed poem by Can-
dace Kelly written in beautiful calligraphy that I love
and will share with you.
If you stand very still in the heart
of the woods, you will hear many
wonderful things...the snap of a twig
and the wind in the trees, and the whir
of invisible wings.
If you stand very still in the turmoil
of life, and you wait for a voice from
within, you’ll be led down the quiet ways
of wisdom and peace in a mad world
of chaos and din.
If you stand very still and hold to
your faith, you will get all the help
that you ask; you will draw from the
silence of things that you need:
Hope and Courage and Strength
for your task.
Blessings,
Pam Heady Your church librarian
Dinner in Fellowship Hall
5:00-6:30 p.m.
$6 suggested donations, but is
not required. Children eat for free!
Come join in the fellowship.
March 1
Gumbo
Cole Slaw—Rolls
Dessert
March 8
Sponsored by: Emmaus
Open-face Roast Beef Sandwich
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Veggie
Dessert
March 15
Stuffed Cabbage
Mashed Potatoes
Corn
Salad—Rolls
Dessert
March 22
Sponsored by: Girl Scouts
Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Salad—Rolls
Dessert
March 29
To Be Announced
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Health and Wholeness
Dirtiest Places In Our Homes
1. Kitchen sink...food particles from our plates
serve as a breeding ground for E. Coli and Salmo-
nella.
Solution: Sanitize the dirty sink daily or less often
with bleach, clean the plug and let the water go
down the drain. Do not rinse for 3 minutes.
2. Tooth brush...after using, rinse and put in a dry
place to dry. The cap on the electric tooth brush head
should be cleansed periodically.
Germs from flushing the toilet stay in the air for up
to 2 hours before settling down on the surfaces in the
bathroom...these include bacteria and viruses.
Solution: Put the toilet seat down before flushing.
Replace the tooth brush after you are sick or soak in
bleach water for 3 minutes.
3. Salt and pepper shakers: In 2008 the University
of Virginia study asked people with colds to name
10 places they had touched in the past 18 hours.
They then tested these places and 41% of them were
positive for the cold virus!
Solution: When wiping down the table include the
salt and pepper shakers. Wash hands with soap and
water for 30 seconds. Sing Happy Birthday 2 times
for timing.
4. Remote control: The same University of Virginia
study found that 50% on the remotes had cold virus-
es on them!
Solution: Wipe it off with alcohol wipes or bleach
germicidal wipes.
5. Computer keyboard: When you eat, sneeze or
sit down to surf the net without washing your hands
you could be passing E. Coli, Staphylococcus or vi-
ruses.
Solution: Wash your hands frequently and wipe the
keys with alcohol or germicidal wipes.
6. Bathtubs: Especially those with whirlpool fea-
tures. A Texas A & M microbiologist tested 43
whirlpool tubs and found all to have dangerous bac-
terial growth. Almost all also showed fecal material,
81% fungus and 34% staphylococcus bacteria. The
lining of the pipes contained bacteria as they were
trapped in the pipes and became a breeding ground
for these microbes.
Solution: Clean the tub with cleanser and in the
whirlpool tubs clean the pipes also.
Next month we will explore other dirty places in
our homes.
Grace Talada, Chr. Health and Wholeness
Prayers & Squares Workshop will meet on
Thursday, March 16th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
in Fellowship Hall 1 & 2. You are
invited to join us whenever your
schedule allows.
We'll be working on several
tasks for prayer quilts and would
welcome your help! If you'll be
joining us for 12:30 lunch, bring a
sack lunch and beverage. Refrigerators are availa-
ble.
Please contact Jane Parker 941-564-6844 or
firstjp@aol.com with any questions.
Memorial Corner
The following members passed away
January 19—February 15
1/19 Erik Halvarson
1/20 Beverly Dean
1/21 Madelyn Gary
1/22 Jerry Parthemer
Our thoughts and prayers are with their
family and friends.
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I Saw His Light
I was 21, single, a nurse
working on a Surgical Unit,
and living at home. It was
Christmas Eve and I was sick
with the flu, on the verge of
pneumonia. Mother had
phoned our family doctor to
make a house call, because I
wasn’t getting better. The
doctor was not happy with
my condition. Only because it was Christmas Eve,
he was delaying putting me in the hospital for one
more day. He was a very kind Jewish man. He
gave me a shot of penicillin and promised to look
in on me the next day.
Traditionally, our family would attend Christmas
Eve midnight mass together. We would meet at our
parent’s house, since six of my siblings were mar-
ried.
It had come time for the family to leave for
church but my newly married brother and his wife
were late. Since I was not going to church, Mom
made up the couch in the living room for me to rest
until my brother arrived. I would tell David and
Terry to meet the family at church.
The next thing I knew, I was seeing my body ly-
ing on the couch, while I hovered above. In a split
second I was moving full speed down a tunnel, as
if flying! I was moving very fast but along the way
saw busts of people I knew. We didn’t speak, but
communicated in our thoughts.
My body slowed down and I could see ahead of
me a soft yellow light. I felt deep love, uncondi-
tional acceptance, and a strong desire to go into the
light. Suddenly a hand appeared in the light, mo-
tioning for me to stop. A voice came from within
the light that said to me, “Not now.” “Your time is
not yet.” “You must go back.” With that, I felt
something shaking my shoulder. It was Dave. He
exclaimed; “Sis, sis, are you alright?”
“You look as though you were dead! You are as
white as the sheet that covers you!” I was stunned.
I just blurted out, “Quick, you better get to church,
you are late!”
I was left alone with my thoughts. “What had
happened to me? Where did I go? Who spoke to
me? I don’t feel sick anymore!”
Later, I shared with my family what had hap-
pened to me that Christmas Eve, but all they could
say was that I had had a dream. I know better. I
had a miracle that night. God brought me into the
presence of His Light. I was healed! I am forever
changed.
Barbara Ierardi Intercessory Prayer
Dynamic Marriage Bible study to
enrich established marriages 9 week course, on Wednesday evenings
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Informational meeting Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Lampp Building—Room 100 (approximately 1 hour)
Sign up in Fellowship Hall between services, by email joyce@englewoodumc.net, or call-
ing the church office: 941-474-5588
Facilitated by Joe & Rose Lynn Chirillo
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CONGREGATIONAL CARE MINISTRY
At Home
Bill Anderson
Dorothea “Dodie” Fleming
Andy & Audrey Grant
Nancy Hallman
Kathleen Harris
Ron Hook
Joe Mang
Irene Perry
Pauline Quimby
Damon & Ruth Runyon
Doris Smith
Adele Stewart
Matt White
Virginia Wilson
Bay Breeze
Dick Davis
Joan Larsen
Bella Vita
Doris Charron
Evelyn Mellor
Brookdale Venice
Jim Roch
Discovery Village
Jean Lesher
Family Affair
Marjorie Fitzgerald
Betty Gatewood
Gardens of North Port
Milt Shimmel
Grand Villa
Paul Brutsehea
Chelsea Nelson
Leonora Wilhelm
Horizon Bay—Sarasota
Glen & Mary Brewer
Inglenook
Millie Messner
Jacaranda Trace
Gertrude Barclay
Magnolia Acres
Gayle Davis
North Port Pines
Janice Reynolds
Pinebrook
Jeri Demmin
Pines Sarasota
Dave Holt
Quality Health Care Center
Dorothy Burton
Sunset Lake Village
Mike Bibens
Winnie Leschasseur
H E L P N E E D E D Our Congregational Care Ministry is in need of your help in providing names of congregants who are
homebound, in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. The team enjoys visiting people and are such a
blessing to our people. We keep in touch through visits, home communion, and other services as needed.
Please complete this form if you have a relative or friend in need of our ministry.
Name:___________________________________________________________Phone________________
Home/Facility Address:__________________________________________________________________
Other means of contacting him/her: _________________________________________________________
Referred by:___________________________Phone:_________________________Date:______________
Please return this form to the office. Thanks for helping us spread God’s love through our church family!
Blessings,
Pastor Don Burlock
& Your Congregational Care Ministry Team
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Baskets are being assembled and will be available for pick up:
Tuesday April 4th 6-8pm, Thursday April 6th 6-8pm, Friday April 7th 6-8pm or Saturday
April 8th 9am-12pm. Please invite parents who may need this blessing for their families
to come to Room 103 of the Lampp building during one
of the above distribution times.
Annual Egg Hunt April 15th
On-site registration & activities begin at 9am
Donations of candy, grass
and empty baskets are
needed.
Warren Willis Summer Camp
Summer is just around the corner! Rising 4th and 5th grade students are invited to attend
camp as a group during the week of July 10th–15th, 2017. Registration is underway, so
please see Suzie Asa for more information or to sign-up!
Parent Date Night Co-op March 11th, from 5 to 8 pm.
Volunteer only twice annually (per family) and get 10 evenings of free child care in return!
Sign-up sheets for kids, volunteers and parents are located in Fellowship Hall after all three services and
during weekdays in the church office or in the entry to Foundation’s Preschool.
The next Child Protection Training that is a requirement for Volunteers is scheduled for Sunday, March
5th at 11am in classroom 303 (upstairs). Nursery and One Room Holy Moly (Rm. 304) are available to
accommodate your children.
For information about any of the above, please contact Suzie Asa at 474-5588 or by emailing
suzie@englewoodumc.net.
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Ministry of Music
I was happy to welcome several new singers
to the Sanctuary Choir in the last few weeks. It
is a joy to work with all those who participate in
the music ministry of EUMC.
The final concert of the 2016-17 concert season
is this month. The Easter Cantata, "Come to the
Cross and Remember" will be presented at the
9:15 and 11:00 worship services on March 26.
We will remember Jesus' last days and His
poignant sacrifice for us through the various
symbols of Holy Week: the palms, the flowers of
the Garden of Gethsemane, the cup and loaf, the
garment of Jesus, and the cross. This is a brand
new work of music by Pepper Choplin. A small
orchestra and organ will accompany the beautiful
songs, along with visuals and narration.
Don't forget to sign up your children and grand-
children in 4th-12 grades for the Music and Drama
Camp being held in June. See the February news-
letter or Sunday bulletins for further information.
Registration forms are available in the church of-
fice and Music Suite.
Blessings,
Fonda
Ash Wednesday Service
A meaningful worship service will
be held on Ash Wednesday, March 1,
at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Ashes will be imposed at six stations by active
and retired pastors. Inspirational music from cello
and harp will prepare us for the upcoming Lenten
journey following Christ to the cross.
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Easter Lily Plants
As in the past we will be decorating our Sanctuary with lily plants for Easter Sunday
services. If you would like to order a plant “in honor of” or “in memory of” someone spe-
cial, please fill out the form below. Please put the form in the collection plate or bring
to the church office. Make the check payable to: EUMC, $10 per plant. Please make
this a separate check from your offertory check. The names will be printed in the
April 16th Easter Sunday bulletin.
The deadline to order is Monday, March 27th
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In honor of:_______________________________________________________
Foundations Preschool
In Memory of: Pat Smith
Given by: Betty Corser
Jamie Chandler
Memorial Garden
In Memory of: Roger Eberly
Given by: Dick & Irene Nelson
In Memory of: L. Richard & Harriet E.
Sweeney
Given by: Kathleen Dawson
In Memory of: Eunice Brower
Given by: Vera Green & Family
Memorial Gifts
Mission Fund
In Memory of: Eunice Brower
Given by: Bill Bussard
Willadean Kelly
Non-Designated
In Memory Of: Helen “Pat” Smith
Given By: Jack & Ruth Flynn
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Englewood United Methodist Church
700 E. Dearborn St., Englewood, FL 34223
Phone No. 941-474-5588 Fax 941-475-2865
Website: www.englewoodumc.net
A SERVANT CHURCH
Following the example
Of Jesus Christ,
The Englewood United
Methodist Church
Shall strive to make God
And His Kingdom
More real through our
Caring, worship, study
Fellowship & outreach.
To this end, as a
Servant Church,
We offer ourselves
And our facilities
For the Christian growth
Of all persons.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Adopted 1978 Revised 1989