Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Mother’s Day to all our Moms. We celebrate you and wish you joy and happiness for you are a special person. Poem: One Wish Just one little wish for you, Mom,

It's loving and happy and true- It's a wish that the nicest and best things Will always keep coming to you! Author: Unknown

Recently the church was collecting shoes and I thought about an illustration from Leonard Sweet’s book, “Aqua Church” to stimulate serving and ministry.

Two men were sent by a shoe manufacturer to a remote country to sell shoes. One wrote back, “I have terrible news. This is a God-forsaken country. Nobody here wears shoes. I’m coming home.” The other man wrote, “This is a wonderful country, I am so grateful you sent me to this territory. Nobody here wears shoes. Send me five thousand pairs.” Sweet then asks in his book two questions:

What has been your opinion of today’s culture and the need for salvation?

Which of these two salesmen have you been most like in thinking of sharing Jesus in today’s culture?

People really want to know why they are here and what their purpose is. We have the answer don’t we? His name is Jesus! May we always have eyes to see the great need for Christ in our world.

May The Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

Pastor Kent

Special points of

interest:

MAY TEA

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Inside this issue:

MISSIONS Ministry

Footnotes

Music Ministry

2

3

Journey through

The New Testament 4

IRONMEN …..Grace

Grace, God’s Grace 5

Through The Roof

Ministries 7

Wor’K’ship Schedule 8

UMW “May Tea”

Invitation

9

Growth Groups

Pages 8 & 12

UMYF—Youth

10

11

United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 OFFICE: 561-687-5411 FAX: 561-687-8348

WEBSITE: www.umcpb.org EMAIL: office@umcpb.org MAY 2017

Children’s Ministry 13

Wed. Night Dinner

Menu

Thrivent Financial

14

15

MAY’S Calendar

Of Events

16

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"The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time" — Carl F. H.

Haiti- The school that we support in Haiti needs our help to

rebuild and we are seeking $20,000.00 to begin this effort. Please consider supporting this mission by visiting the GoFundMe page that has been set up to fundraise for this reconstruction effort. You can find the GoFundMe page on the church’s Facebook page or by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/umcpb-school-in-haiti/. If you cannot help out financially and you still want to help please like and share this on Facebook.

Mission Boxes: As always donations to the Mission Boxes for the

month of May will go toward our mission fund.

CROS Pantry: Please bring in some extra nonperishable and

canned items for the CROS Food Pantry. The CROS Food Box is in the kitchen serving area.

Global Ministries Resources Please take some time to explore some of the things that our denomination is doing in the mission field through Global Ministries and UMCOR. www.umcmission.org

www.umcor.org

For more

information on our Mission Ministry,

please contact Joseph Radonis—

Chair—Mission Com-

mittee at

jradonis1@yahoo.com

The next Curbside Mission Café

will be THURSDAY, May 4th from

4:00-6:00. Don’t forget that we

have moved to the first Thursday

of the month.

MENU: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce,

Garlic Bread, Giant Chocolate Chip

Cookie, choice of Cole Slaw or

Fruit Cup, and a mint.

Please help us increase our profit

margin by bringing in your previous

Curbside containers.

We deeply appreciate your support!

Don’t forget to pick up some extra

cookies or spaghetti sauce!

For more information please contact

Cary Collins at cary@umcpb.org

Curbside Mission Café

FINE ARTS CAMP - Sign up TODAY!!!

Cost is just $5.00/hour. You can download the form by clicking on the link below.

The galaxy is under attack by the evil Deletor from the planet Amnesia, who has deleted the only record of Holy Scriptures which was stored on Starship J316. But never fear...there are a few faithful people left who still practice the ancient act of Bible memorization. Together, they will restore the Scripture database—and teach Deletor a valuable lesson in the process. What a great way to learn Scripture! Campers will recall helpful verses throughout their lives as they remember these songs. WHO: Children who have completed 1st through 6th grades WHAT: Fine Arts Camp includes Singing, Art, Drama and Choreography WHEN: June 6th – 10th from 9:00 to 2:00 Daily. Performance Friday, June 10th at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches COST: Early registration – Now through May 29th: $100 Late registration – May 30th through June 5th: $110 INCLUDED: DVD of the Performance / Lunch and snack daily / Camp T-shirt / Musical Book and Listening CD / Camp Group Photo Auditions for speaking roles and solos will be Tuesday, May 31st at 6:00 p.m. NOTE: Auditioning is NOT necessary to be a part of the camp. A great option for our working parents! We are offering extended care for your camper. Beginning as early as 7:00 a.m. and as late as 6:00 p.m., you can be assured that your child(ren) will receive expert supervision from our staff.

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at www.UMCPB.org

For more information about any of the ministries of the music department, please contact Cary Collins (cary@umcpb.org) or at 561.687.5411 x17. Church website: www.umcpb.org

A Living Sacrifice 1.Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be trans-formed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will

Romans 12:1-2 New International Version (NIV)

Read the New Testament in a Year…..MAY

DATE GOSPEL VERSE

1 JOHN 18

2 JOHN 19

3 JOHN 20

4 JOHN 21

5 ACTS 1

6 REST

7 REST

8 ACTS 2

9 ACTS 3

10 ACTS 4

11 ACTS 5

12 ACTS 6

13 REST

14 REST

15 ACTS 7

DATE GOSPEL VERSE

16 ACTS 8

17 ACTS 9

18 ACTS 10

19 ACTS 11

20 REST

21 REST

22 ACTS 12

23 ACTS 13

24 ACTS 14

25 ACTS 15

26 ACTS 16

27 REST

28 REST

29 ACTS 17

30 ACTS 18

31 ACTS 19

Jesus Arrested

18 When he had

finished praying,

Jesus left with

his disciples and

crossed the

Kidron

Valley. On the

other side there

was a

garden, and he

and his disciples

went into it.

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Look deep inside. Take a moment do you consider yourself perfect? When you look at yourself in the mirror or when you think of yourself in those alone quiet time. What do you see, perfection or imperfection? There is no wrong answer. It’s just being ruthlessly honest with yourself. Did you go back in your life and see where you struggled or did you look ahead of the prize that is ours? I would love to be the person that seizes' the prize. And I strive to be that person. I have always tended to look back. Things that I did or could have done better or people that I hurt or cheated or an idea that I thought of but never followed through or whom I could have shared Christ with and didn’t. I can honestly admit that at this point in my life right now that I am the closest that I have ever been with my relationship with God. It is getting easier to turn that thought off and focus on the prize. I have come to realize that I do not have to please others, I don’t have to look at my past mistakes and judge myself by them or be good at anything other than my relationship with God. That is Grace! John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, described God’s grace as threefold:

prevenient grace justifying grace sanctifying grace

Prevenient Grace

Wesley understood grace as God’s active presence in our lives. This presence is not dependent on human actions or human response. It is a gift — a gift that is always available, but that can be refused.

God’s grace stirs up within us a desire to know God and empowers us to respond to God’s invitation to be in relationship with God. God’s grace enables us to discern differences between good and evil and makes it possible for us to choose good….

God takes the initiative in relating to humanity. We do not have to beg and plead for God’s love and grace.

God actively seeks us! He pours it out on us!

Justifying Grace

Paul wrote to the church in Corinth: “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19). And in his letter to the Roman Christians, Paul wrote: “But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

These verses demonstrate the justifying grace of God. They point to reconciliation, pardon, and restora-tion. Through the work of God in Christ our sins are forgiven, and our relationship with God is restored. According to John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, the image of God — which has been distorted by sin — is renewed within us through Christ’s death.

Again, this dimension of God’s grace is a gift. God’s grace alone brings us into relationship with God. There are no hoops through which we have to jump in order to please God and to be loved by God. God has acted in Jesus Christ. We need only to respond in faith. What is Faith Hebrews 11:1 It is easy to accept the fact that He gives this freely. My thoughts of my past are forgiven. The hard part for me is that to continue in His grace we don’t have to earn it. The hardest part is to cont. on page 6

IRONMEN—Grace, Grace, God’s Grace!

Men's breakfast

will be canceled

on the 13th of

May and we will

start again the on June 10th at 8 am

in the Gathering

place.

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IRONMEN—Grace, Grace, God’s Grace continued

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

What is responding in Faith?

Is it doing the things that he teaches us through His word without fear! Without worrying about are you good enough?

Having the confidence in What he teaches us about Him that we can do all things through Him who strengthens me!

Sanctifying Grace

Salvation is not a one-time event in our lives. It is the ongoing experience of God’s gracious presence trans-forming us into whom God intends us to be. John Wesley described this dimension of God’s grace as sancti-fication, or holiness.1

Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in our ability to live as Jesus lived. As we pray, study the Scriptures, fast, worship, and share in fellowship with other Christians, we deepen our knowledge of and love for God. As we respond with compassion to human need and work for justice in our communities, we strengthen our capacity to love neighbor. Our inner thoughts and motives, as well as our outer actions and behavior, are aligned with God’s will and testify to our union with God. 1

We’re to press on, with God’s help, in the path of sanctification toward perfection. By perfection, Wesley did not mean that we would not make mistakes or have weaknesses. Rather, he understood it to be a continual process of being made perfect in our love of God and each other and of removing our desire to sin.3 In Jack Levine’s book “.” Downloading God “ chapter “Never Lack Anything”, he talks about being so full of God that it over-flows. Page 387 God ’has given us this grace and Love that He pours out abundantly. It is easy to accept the fact that He gives this freely. My thoughts of my past are forgiven. The hard part for me is that to continue in His grace we don’t have to earn it. The hardest part is to realize that because these struggles that I have , no matter how many times I try to stop or be good or do the right thing when I goof his grace is still there. I get it abundantly. So by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8-9 I fail at an attempt to do the right thing and God’s grace is there. How many times do I have to attempt and fail before He gives up? As many as it takes to realize it is not the attempts that is going to do anything. It is His grace and Love. By being so close to Him that you are so full of His abundance of Love that you can’t hold it in and you have to share it. Your Heart changes so that whatever it is that is Controlling you or is most significant to you or is so comforting to you that it doesn’t fit into your being. That God becomes all those things in your life. Drenched in His love. We are suppose to feel that way. What would our life look like if we were so full of His love that we had to uncontrollably throw up on everybody without the fears we have, the reservations we have, the insecurities that we have. That we can share His love unconditional-ly!

Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in our ability to live as Jesus lived. As we pray, study the Scrip-tures, fast, worship, and share in fellowship with other Christians, we deepen our knowledge of and love for God. As we respond with compassion to human need and work for justice in our communities, we strengthen our capacity to love neighbor. Our inner thoughts and motives, as well as our outer actions and behavior, are aligned with God’s will and testify to our union with God. 1

This is His gift to us! All we have to do is believe it and desire it. Desire it more than what keeps are focus from it! He will do the rest!!! Grace Grace God’s Grace!!!!

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Thank you for the volunteers who helped with the Easter Egg

hunt. We had a special area designated for children with special

needs. We served seven children who were very excited. It was

quite the sight to behold. One little girl, who is in town with her

mother because she is having surgeries and physical therapy,

shouted a big “thank you” to me as she and her mother were

leaving. I walked over to tell her I was so glad she was here. She

told me all about the shiny eggs she found as her mother pushed

her around in a wheelchair. She was delighted. Then she reached

into her basket and pulled out a blue egg and handed it to me. That

simple unexpected gift brought tears to my eyes.

It reminded me that we never really know the full impact we

may have on someone. We just follow God’s instructions by

loving others. God will take it from there. We were able to

make this little girl’s day brighter by giving her a safe space to

hunt Easter Eggs. Her basket was overflowing with eggs. She

then shared one with me. And the love goes on and on.

Look to June for our next Through the Roof event. We will be

holding a dance for individuals with special needs as well as our

church family, young and old. It will be a night of celebrating

the start of summer. At this point, the dance is scheduled for

June 9 from 6:00-8:30pm. Please keep checking the bulletin for

updated information.

Amigos May 7 at 4:00-6:00pm praise and worship, dinner and activity

May 21 at 4:-6:00pm praise and worship, dinner and activity

Through the Roof

For additional

information on Our Special Needs &

Congregational Care

Ministry,

please contact

Rev. Phyllis Parthemer at 561-687-5411 ext.

15 or Email: phyllis@umcpb.org

Amigos Growth

Group FIRST & THIRD

SUNDAY

from 4:00-6:00 pm if you are interest-

ed in volunteering,

please call

Rev. Phyllis

Parthemer.

Questions/comments/ideas please contact

Bonnie at bonniesmcleod@gmail.com

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Wor"k"ship nights for the summer

June 14th

June 28th

July 12th

July 26th

Volunteer BBQ August 9th!

Details: A Light dinner will be provided at 5:30p.m. and we will start working by 6:00 p.m. Our primary focus will be exterior painting with a number of smaller cleaning/updating projects around church campus.

The car window clings have arrived and you can have one

for your car to let everyone know about the Church of the Palm

Beaches! Due to the cost of approximately $2 each, we are

asking for a donation for each cling you take. Clean the interi-

or of your rear car window (or any window!) and evenly press

on the cling, beginning in the center and working toward each

end. The clings are removable and reposition-able. Thank you

to our Artist in Residence William Joyner for the design!

— Margie Yansura on behalf of the Creative Arts Committee.

Secondary Story Headline

United Methodist Women

Invites you to Our

May Tea on Saturday, May 13th

from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

in the Gathering Place.

We will celebrate the babies born into our church

family or baptized at our church during this past

year, and honor the ladies who have passed away.

All are invited to a delicious Brunch

and Warm Fellowship.

RSVP to Carol Heffner at (561) 685-4838

or email her at carolh825ch@gmail.com

A Love Offering will be collected for CROS Ministries!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Executive Committee

Pamela Daniel-Charles….President

Louise Charles……Vice President

Brenda Dye…Recording Secretary

Joanne Dinga— Treasurer

Margie Yansura Public Relations

Debbie Linder & Brenda Dye —

Secretary of Program Resources

Mission Coordinators: Tina Maura - Education and

Interpretation

Debbie Linder……. Social Action

Cheryl Carvajal.. Spiritual Growth

Carol Heffner …...Membership /

Historian & Outreach

Ministries:

Brenda Dye— Auction Coordinator

Carol Heffner—May Tea Coordinator

Tina Maura— Book Club Coordinator

Small Group / Circle Leaders:

Tina Maura, Brenda Dye &

Debbie Linder— Elizabeth

Phyllis Veress— Rebecca

Valerie Geiger—… Sarah

Board Members

SueNelle Chenowith

Susan Kirkbride

Shermian Daniel Deanna Minard

The Purpose of The

United Methodist Women

United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experi-ence freedom as whole per-sons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

EVERY

WEDNESDAY

EVENING

At 7:00 PM in

Room #114

Real Women Real Life Small Group Study

Ironmen Weekly Study

The Lord’s Place is THRILLED to announce that this year’s SleepOut, held April 7 at the Church of the Palm Beaches, resulted in donations to date of more than $750,000! How did this happen? First, the groundswell of support from the public, including those at our church who contributed to SleepOut by stuffing the SleepOut piggy banks with donations, and our faithful sponsors, led to an amazing challenge grant promising to match SleepOut contributions up to $100,000 if we met our $300,000 goal. We made the goal — thanks to the contribution small and large of every single SleepOut supporter.

Then, to the amazement of us all, at the beginning of the SleepOut program, the Honorable Ann and Don Brown announced that they would match the SleepOut goal of $300,000! Such generosity is astounding. We are so grateful to all of SleepOut supporters. Your generosity will help us further the mission of The Lord’s Place to break the cycle of homelessness by continuing to humbly serve our clients. Thank you to the Church of the Palm Beaches for once again allowing us to host SleepOut on our church campus. Diana Stanley, CEO The Lord’s Place

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Saturday, May 13 at 8:30 AM

is our next meeting of Real

Women-Real Life. We will be

covering chapter 5- God Answers

in Becoming a Woman of

Prayer by Cynthia Heald. Additional books are available in the

church book store for $7.00. If you

have not attended previously, don't

worry each chapter can stand by

itself. I am sure you will get some-

thing from the study and the engag-

ing discussion.

We will meet at 8:30 AM in

Room 116 for our study and

engaging discussion.

NOTE: There will be NO

Breakfast this morning

but we will finish in time

to attend the

UMW May Tea

Please join us and bring a friend.

Authentic

Manhood

"33 The Series"

Pattern your

manhood from the

real man!

"Jesus Christ"

Facilitated by

Dino Benvenuti.

For more

information call

561-801-6967

or email

umcpb.ironmen@

gmail.com

Cost for the study book $15.00 in the church

bookstore

For more information please contact Beth

Benvenuti at email: bethbenvenuti@gmail.com

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C

P

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MAY 2017 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Prov. 22:6

Communion Connection

Check the Website for Youth Activities !

Youth Council Meeting

MAY 7TH 2017 Summer 17 Activities

This Month

United Methodist Youth Fellowship: Sunday's 4pm to 6pm -

$3.00 for Dinner

Check FB and website for a list of current winter events.

May 7th 2017

See You in Worship

For information on our Youth Ministry,

Contact: Steve Bergkamp

Dir.of Youth Ministry Steve@umcpb.org

561-512-0199

See up to date information on the Youth webpage found on the

church web site at www.umcpb.org

Leader: Cathy Atkinson and Harold Weaver Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: UMCPB - Room #116 Contact Info: catjeanatk@gmail.com /561-681-9446 or hrweaver@bellsouth.net /561-514-1749

Leaders: Rob and Kristina Baker Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: rotate homes - please call Contact Info: rangerbake@bellsouth.net or 561-801-1675

TUESDAY

MONDAY

Leader: Kate Marr Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: UMCPB—Room #114 Contact: Kate Marr—g8rkate@comcast.net Or (561) 242-5180

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SUNDAY

Leaders: Scott and Mary Jo Gay Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 930 Lytle St., West Palm Beach, 33405 (off Parker St. & Forest Hill Blvd.) Contact Info: (561) 585-7183

Leaders: Jeff and Mary French Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 3915 Circle Lake Drive, West Palm Beach, 33417 Contact Info: jeffnmary@comcast.net or 561-615-0497

Leaders: Sue Nelle Chenowith (Palm Springs) Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 345 Shady Lane Road, Palm Springs, FL 33461 Contact Info: jimcsue@bellsouth.net or (561) 965-4069

Leaders: Bill and Linda Broome Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: 173 Milestone Way, West Palm Beach, 33415 (off Gun Club Rd. between Haverhill Rd. & Jog Rd.) Contact Info: bill@williambroome.net or (561) 689-0320

Amigos

Growth Group FIRST & THIRD

SUNDAY

from 4:00-6:00 pm if you are interested

in volunteering,

please call

Rev. Phyllis

Parthemer.

phyllis@umcpb.org

Other ongoing

Growth Groups:

Real Women/Real Life

Ironmen—Weekly

”33 The Series”

UMW Elizabeth Circle

UMW Sarah Circle

S.O.U.P Group

Celebrate Recovery

Step Studies

Haitian Bible Studies

Sweet Hour of Prayer

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS MAY 2017

S.O.U.L. Patrol “Seeking Out U Lord!” is for children ages three years to fifth grade,

from 4:00 – 6:00 in rooms 105 and 107. Please enter through the

glass door/western entrance of the Gathering Place. Join us as we

learn more about God through fellowship, Bible stories, music and

outdoor fun! “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with

all your heart.” Jeremiah 19:13 This program runs throughout the

school year.

Loving Nursery Care

Offered each Sunday during all services for children three months through

two years old, the nursery is located in the west wing next to the Blessings

Abound bookstore and the outside playground

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENTS

We will be closed

May 28th for Memorial Day.

Promotion & Bible Sunday will take place May 21st.

End of School Year Celebration for SOUL PATROL “Water Night” will take place on May 21, 2017

We will return to our regular Sunday Night

schedule in August.

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!!

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Sunday school We invite children of all ages to join us as we learn and grow in God’s love

every Sunday morning during the 9:30 service. Miss Kate, Miss Jill, Miss

Natalie & Mr. John, Miss Cindy, and Miss Christen lead our 2 & 3 year olds

in room 104. Miss Kay & Miss Anette lead our four-year olds in room 105.

Miss Vicky, Mr. Larry, and Mr. Jim lead our five and six year olds (K-1) in

room 106. Miss Carol leads our second and third graders in room 114, and

Miss Paige & Mr. John lead our fourth and fifth graders in room 113.

Children’s Church Sunday mornings during the 11:00 service (after dismissal from Children’s

Sermon), kids Pre-K-2nd grade can join us in room 104, and kids in 2nd-5th

grade can join us in room 106, as we create experiences to help them

grow in relationship with Jesus and each other. We use Group’s Buzz cur-

riculum, the current themes are: “TEMPEST: 13 Stories about Supernatu-

ral Events in the Bible” & “Flip Flops: When Jesus walked on Earth.” Lead-

ers are Diane Fournier for our elementary aged kids, and Stephanie Hicks,

Don Kula and Della Gaylor for

Pre-K.

Children’s

Ministry

(3 Years to

5th Grade)

Jill Bergkamp, Director of

Children’s Ministry Email: jill@umcpb.org

or call (561) 687-5411

ext. 18

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER MENU

MAY 2017

May 3 Salad......Creamy Chicken Breasts......Rice....Vegetables….Roll....Dessert

Minor Meal

Salad.....Cheeseburger....French Fries...Dessert

May 10 Salad....Old Fashion Meatloaf....Gravy....Smashed Potatoes

Vegetables....Roll....Dessert

Minor Meal Salad....Chicken Fingers...Tatar Tots...Dessert

May 17 Salad....Beef Stew....Noodles...Roll.....Dessert

Minor Meal

Salad ...Pulled Pork Sandwich....French Fries...Dessert

May 24 Salad Bar....Asiago Chicken Pasta....Texas Toast...Dessert

Minor Meal

Salad.....Pizza...Dessert...

May 31 Salad....Rosemary Dijon Pork Chops.....Oven Roasted Onion Potatoes

Vegetables...Roll.... Dessert

Minor Meal Salad....Chicken Sandwich....,French Fries...Dessert

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Saturday Legends: GP— Gathering Place CP— Chapel CR— Conference Room PO— Pastor’s Office PDO—Parents Day Out RM— Room SW— South Wing WW— West Wing TTR—Through The Roof YR— Youth Room CMT– Care Ministry Team CHR—Choir Room

1 6:pm TRUSTEE

Meeting—CR

2 8:30am Parents Day Out 10:am Staff/Program

Meeting—Conf. Rm 10:am Growth Group 5:pm Worship Planning 6:30pm Chancel Choir 7:pm Masterworks

Chorus—Chapel

3 8:30am PDO 10:am Sweet Memories 5:pm Sweet Hour of Prayer 5:15pm Hand bells #113 6:pm Wednesday Night Dinner/Devotion 7:pm Men’s Growth Group

“33 The Series” Room 114

4 8:30am PDO 4:pm Curbside Cafe 6:pm CR Step Study Rooms #114/116

7:pm Haitian Bible Study #115 7:pm Praise Team

5 8:30am PDO 10:am Prayer Shawl Ministry—Conf. .Rm.

6 10-2:p.m. District Discipleship Work Shop in the GP

7 COMMUNION SUNDAY 8:am Classic Worship 9:30 Praise & Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:am Classic Worship 12:30 p.m. Youth Council 4:pm Growth Group 4:pm Amigos TAG—CP 4:pm Youth Group UMY 4:pm Youth Council 4:pm Soul Patrol

8

9 8:30am Parents Day Out 10:am Staff/Program

Meeting—Conf. Rm 10:am Growth Group 5:pm Worship Planning 6:30pm Chancel Choir 7:pm Masterworks

Chorus—Chapel

10 8:30am PDO 10:am Sweet Memories 5:pm Sweet Hour of Prayer 5:15pm Hand bells #113 6:pm Wednesday Night Dinner/Devotion 7:pm Men’s Growth Group

“33 The Series” Room 114

11 8:30am PDO

5:30pm SPR Mtg. 6:pm CR Step Study Rooms #114/116

7:pm Haitian Bible

Study #115 7:pm Praise Team

12 8:30am PDO 10:am Prayer Shawl Ministry—Conf. .Rm. 12:noon Set Up for UMW—May Tea

13

8:am Real Women Real Life Study Rm #116 10-12:30 p.m. UMW MAY TEA In the Gathering Place

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MOTHER’S DAY 8:am Classic Worship – 9:30 Praise & Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:am Classic Worship 12:30 pm—MISSION—CR 2:pm Frank Sinatra Hour CP

4:pm Soul Patrol 4:pm Growth Group #114 4:pm Youth (UMYF)

15

5:30pm Church Council #116

16 8:30am Parents Day Out

10:am Staff/Program

Meeting—Conf. Rm 10:am Growth Group 1:30—Caring Kitchen 6:30pm Chancel Choir 7:pm Masterworks

Chorus—Chapel

17 8:30am PDO 5:pm Sweet Hour of Prayer—Room #116 5:15pm Hand bells #113 7:pm Men’s Growth Group

“33 The Series” Room 114

18 8:30am PDO 6:pm CR Step Study In Rooms #114/116

7:pm Haitian Bible Study Room #115 5:30 pm FINANCE 7:pm Praise Team

19 8:30am PDO 10:am Prayer Shawl

Ministry—Conf. .Rm. 3>p.m. Bel Canto

Recital 6:p.m. Talent Show

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21

6:30 am Sunrise Service 8:am Classic Worship – 9:30 Praise & Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:am Classic Worship Promotion & Bible Sunday

12:30 pm—UMW Mtg. 4:pm Amigos TAG—CP

22 HERALD ARTICLE

DEADLINE

23 8:30am Parents Day Out

10:am Growth Group 5:pm Worship Planning

6:30pm Chancel Choir 7:pm Masterworks

Chorus—Chapel

24 8:30am PDO 10:30 Sweet Memories 5:pm Sweet Hour of Prayer—Room #116 5:15pm Hand bells #113 6:pm Wednesday Night Dinner Devotion 7:pm Men’s Growth Group

“33 The Series” Room 114

25 8:30am PDO 6:pm CR Step Study In Rooms #114/116

7:pm Haitian Bible Study Room #115 7:pm Praise Team

26 8:30am PDO 10:am Prayer Shawl

Ministry—Conf. .Rm. .

27

9:am Bel Canto Chapel

28 8:am Classic Worship 9:30 am Praise & Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:am Classic Worship 12:30 Children’s Council 4:pm Growth Group #114 4:pm Spring Studio Piano

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30 8:30am Parents Day Out

10:am Staff/Program Meeting—Conf. Rm

10:am Growth Group 5:pm Worship Planning

6:30pm Chancel Choir 7:pm Masterworks

Chorus—Chapel

31 8:30am PDO 5:pm Sweet Hour of Prayer—Room #116 5:15pm Hand bells #113 6:pm Wednesday Night Dinner Devotion 7:pm Men’s Growth Group

“33 The Series” Room 114

MAY 2017 - HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Discipleship Workshop sponsored by the Congregational Vitality Team When Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where UMC of the Palm Beaches 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Gathering Place Phone 772-299-025 Email flumc-ac@flumc.org or flumc-ac4@flumc.org

Contact Atlantic Central District Office

PASTORS, STAFF AND LAITY Items covered will be Missional Alignment, Door to Core Pathway, Partner-

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Care of Small Group Leaders, and overseeing the Group System.

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