The Beacon Putnam City United Methodist Church

“Serving as a beacon of light in the name of Jesus Christ”

Volume 39 Number 7

April 8, 2014

Dr. Bob Kanary, Sr. Pastor

www.pcumchurch.org

5819 NW 41st St. Oklahoma City, OK 73122 405-491-1304

Annual Easter

Egg Hunt Sat., April 19 11:00

North lot behind the

church. Everyone is invited!

Lenten Week Prayer Vigil

SIX TO SIX ON THE 16TH

April 16, 6am to 6pm

SIGN UP FOR THE WEDNESDAY PRAYER CHAIN. PRAY FOR OUR UPCOMING RE-VIAL SERVICES AND REV. WESLEY PUT-

NAM, THE STORTELLER. PRAY AT HOME OR IN THE SANCTUARY. PRAY ALONE OR WITH A PRAYER PARTNER.

How do I spend my 1/2

hour in prayer?

Use the suggestions on the

reminder sheet provided at

the Welcome Center. You

may also think in terms of

the ACTS acronym

A—Adoration

C—Confession

T—Thanksgiving

S—Supplication (requests)

We will be specially blessed on Sunday April

27th to have Rev. David and Mrs. Jenkins

with us in 10:45 worship.

Pastor David is an expert fiddler & preacher.

He used to play fiddle with Garth Brooks,

and he says his wife plays better than he does!

There will be some hand clapping and foot tap-

ping music that day. He will also preach a ser-

mon entitled , “The Touch of the Master’s

Hand” Invite a friend!

Pre-Revival Service with

“The Fiddler”

Special Services Sunday, May 4 through Weds. May 7

Holy Thursday April 17, 6:30 pm

Lent is almost over. People tell me about their Lenten disciplines. One man said he wants to give up

FEAR for Lent. What a fine goal! A second person is devoting one 60 minute period a week to unin-

terrupted prayer. He asked me to check him on how it is going. A third person cut down drastically

on consumption of TV. When you think of it, a lot of TV fare is either a waste of time or tends to di-

lute or even contaminate the pure heart that sees God. The process can be quite slow. Consider.

“The boiling frog story is a widespread anecdote describing a frog slowly being

boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out,

but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger

and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability

or unwillingness of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually.

According to contemporary biologists the premise of the story is not literally true; a frog submerged

and gradually heated will jump out.” There is one exception, if the frog’s brain is removed (I assume

this is possible), the frog will not jump out! The metaphor lends itself to many applications, such as: A) slow erosion of

civil rights – Libertarians, B) impending collapse of civilization – Survivalists, C) inaction in abusive relationships –

Battered spouses, D) indifference to world climate changes – Environmentalists, etc…

I do have to wonder if godly morals are being cooked to death, and people with them. The late Michael Landon was of-

ten described as a model of Family entertainment in Little House on the Prairie. He was at a Hollywood party at Dean

Martin’s home in 1975. He said to the guests, “Let’s face it, television is an invention where you’re entertained in your

living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house!” The self-inflicted jab stirred a mixture of laughter and cha-

grin from the biggest stars of the day. Those of us old who are old enough may realize the scale of descent since 1975.

Over the next few weeks we seek to center our attention on the things of God during (1) Holy Week, and (2) May Re-

vival. Make time. Set aside ½ hour to pray from 6 to 6 on Wed Apr. 16 (see page one for details). Plan now to attend

Revival services with The Storyteller on May 4-7 & The Fiddler on April 27. Become Easter Butterflies not boiled frog!

Glad to Be Your Pastor, Dr. Bob

UMM Monthly

Breakfast

Sat. April 12, 8:00 AM

After eating, we have Spring-

cleaning projects for all workers.

Have just one hour to give? OK!

Every little bit helps!

Children’s

Ministry Corner

Behold, the upcoming hunt for

excessive amounts of candy hid-

den in eggs approaches quickly!

On the next page you’ll see the facts, so let’s go over a

few details. We will meet outside with all the kids we

can find. Kids who can toddle through 5th grade are

invited to participate, please invite anyone you may

know in that range to have fun with us. We will be

outdoors unless the weather turns foul. A few adults

will be needed to “hide” eggs, make sure the children

follow safety protocols, and run the welcome and

bunny money store tables. Let me know if you could

help out—the kids are so much fun to watch so don’t

miss out. Thank you so much to everyone who has

donated candy so far! We need a fair bit more so

please keep it coming. Every little bit helps!

Sara Kanary, Children’s Ministry Director For more information contact Sara Kanary at

922-9055 or sekanary@gmail.com

Saturday, April 12th

8:30ish to ???? Meet Paul in the choir

room for work assign-

ments and locations. The more volunteers

we have, the quicker we can get it done!

PS - Congressman James Langford

will be speaking at our United Meth-

odist Men monthly breakfast time on

May the 10th. All are welcome but it

will help if you RSVP in the church

office at 491-1304. Details forthcoming.

Gift Acknowledgements

To the Choir Fund in Memory of Donna Hawkins by

Woody Hawkins and Benson & Renee Stalling.

To the Endowment Fund in Memory of all our lost

members by Jim & Lucy Shields.

FUSE STUDENT MINISTRIES From the Youth Pastor’s Desk

Greetings Everyone!

I hope you are all excited to celebrate Easter!

Sunday April 13th is Palm Sunday. We will be having Sunday School starting at 9:30am. Student will dismissed

early to practice for Morning Worship. We will also be having Children's Church. If you are helping with that,

please be prepared. Sunday night will be a normal youth service.

Sunday April 20th is Easter Sunday! We will be having Sunday School starting at 9:30am. No service Sunday

night! Spend time with family.

Sunday April 27th, we will have a parents meeting. Please come Sunday night to youth group,

starting at 6:00pm. We will be talking about camp and our summer mission experience. Don't miss

out! We will be covering a lot of information. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor

John.

I wanted to introduce everyone to Lincoln, our newest addition to the Mendenhall Family. It won’t

be long before everyone will get to see him in person when he makes his first visit to church.

John Mendenhall

The UMW is

still collecting

gently used

items for the

Annual Garage

Sale to be held Thurs & Fri,

April 24 & 25.

Please contact Ruth Ann Fergu-

son at 789-3298 for information.

Volunteer

Appreciation

Luncheon Wed., April 23th, 12:00 noon

Fellowship Hall

Everyone who has volunteered

their time and talents for our church is invited to

attend.

Sign-up sheet will be in the Welcome Center

March 30 or by calling the church office at 491-

1304. Deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 20th.

BOOK CLUB

The next club meeting will be held

April 30th at 1:30 in the Parlor. Pat

Aldredge will be presenting “Broken Statue”

by Terry.

My Dear Church Family,

Thanks and praise to the Lord and for all

of you for my recovery.

I am so grateful for your prayers and the

many thoughtful and kind hearted actions

you have shown me.

May God Bless you and may each of us

share these blessings with others.

Love in Christ,

Ruth Steward

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Sun, April 13—Palm Sunday

9:00 AM-Noon SS & Worship

10:45 AM Children’s Church

4:30 PM Children’s Choir Practice

5:00 PM Youth Choir Practice

5:30 PM Puppet Practice (YR)

6:00 PM Fuse Youth Group

6:00 PM Cub Scouts (FH)

Mon, April 14

8:00 AM Mobile Meals

1:00 PM Staff Meeting (C)

5:00 PM Extreme Basketball (G)

7:00 PM Boy Scouts (FH)

Wed, April 16—Prayer Vigil 6:30am-6:30

pm

6:30 PM Rejoice Singers

7:00 PM Choir (CR)

Thur., April 17 1:15 PM Daily Bread Food Pantry

6:30 PM Holy Thursday Service (S)

Fri, April 18—Good Friday 9:00 AM HOPE Latin Class

Sat. April 19 11:00 AM Easter Egg Hunt N Park Lot

Sun, April 20—Easter Sunday

9:00 AM—Noon SS & Worship

No Other Scheduled Activities

Mon, April 21 8:00 AM Mobile Meals

1:00 PM Staff Meeting (C)

5:00 PM Extreme Basketball (G)

7:00 PM Boy Scouts (FH)

Wed, April 23

9:00 AM Garage Sale Set-up (G)

12:00 PM Volunteer Luncheon (FH)

1:30 PM Book Club (P)

6:30 PM Rejoice Singers

7:00 PM Choir (CR)

Thur., April 24

9:00 AM UMW Garage Sale (G)

1:15 PM Daily Bread Food Pantry

6:00 PM Girl Scouts (FH)

Fri, April 25 9:00 AM UMW Garage Sale (G)

9:00 AM HOPE Latin Class

6:00 PM Crop & Craft (FH)

Sun, April 27 9:00 AM-Noon SS & Worship

4:30 PM Children’s Choir Practice

5:00 PM Youth Choir Practice

6:00 PM Fuse Youth Group

6:00 PM Cub Scouts (FH)

Mon, April 28

8:00 AM Mobile Meals

10:30 AM Communion at So Plaza

1:00 PM Staff Meeting (C)

7:00 PM Boy Scouts (FH)

Tues, April 29 12:30 PM Travel Club (C)

Wed, April 30

6:30 PM Rejoice Singers

7:00 PM Choir (CR)

Katie Gritzmaker

Derek Ligon

Angela Nieman

Daniel Pierce

Tyler Duncan

Members in

Nursing Homes

Prayers for:

Beverly Beesley

Carl Conley

Vi Davidson

Carolyn Demaree

Marvin Franklin

Mary Lee Lackey

George McDonald

Barbara & Bob Poppe

Ida Porter

Billie Randle

Woodna Nutt

Pat Aldredge

Bill Shelton

Betty Thompson

Sue Young

Jana Galpin

Beth Wood

Phyllis Thomas

John Marlowe

Ray Delong

Hazel Hutchinson

Brett Blake

Janelle Fine

Gladys Greer

Willa Ross

Wayne Appling

Jack Ferguson

Steve Mendenhall

Collette Foster

Mary Francis Drinkwater

Marvin Seal

Anna Belle Ellis

Myrtle Hansen

Teri Osburn

Pauline Murray

Sue Young

Bob Clark

Members in

Service of our Country

The Boy & Cub Scouts will

be selling “Camp Cards” for

the next couple months as

they continue to raise money

for outdoor activities. Camp

Cards are coupon cards include dis-

counts all year for local business such

as Sonic, Dunkin Donuts, Boomerang

Car Wash, and more, as well as one-

time deals for Sam’s, Bass Pro, and

Walgreens.

Cub Scout Pack 117 will

have their annual Blue and

Gold Banquet on May 3rd

at 6:00 PM. Two scout will

be pinning on the ranks

they’ve earned this year.

The Girl Scout cookie sale

has ended but some troops

still have cookies. If you

would like to donate 6 or

more boxes to a community

service organization the Girl Scouts will

deliver them for you! Contact Shelley

White or Helen Sullivan if interested

FEEL ALIVE. GIVE

BLOOD.

PCUMC Spring Blood Drive,

April 27th 10:00 to 2:00 Fellowship Hall

Sign-up in the Welcome Cen-ter or by calling the office at 491-1304.