No. 25 December 13, 2017

Sunday Services, December 17, 2017

Worship services 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Classes for all ages 9:45 a.m.

Regular Morning Worship Services 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Sanctuary

(No Sunday School classes)

Christmas Eve Come & Go Communion 3:00 p.m. —4:30 p.m. ** Chapel

Candlelight Communion Services 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary

Individual prayer and meditation 8:00 p.m. —12:00 midnight Chapel

Regular worship services at 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. will be held Sunday, December 31.

(No Sunday School classes)

**So that we can prepare the Chapel for the 5:00 p.m. Candlelight Service, church members are

asked to please be at Come-and-Go Communion by 4:00 p.m. Thank you for your help with this

WEDNESDAYS AT MADISON

Wednesdays at Madison Fellowship Meals and Programming have concluded for the Fall semester.

We will resume on January 10.

JOIN US FOR A CHURCH-WIDE SHOWER FOR THE PHILLIPS!

Concerns of Our Church Family

MADISON UMC PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM LIST Please continue to turn in names and addresses of family/friends

needing prayer for the MUMC Prayer Ministry Team.

We encourage you to turn in prayer requests for other special

needs such as expectant mothers, new babies, job changes,

relocations, etc.

The MUMC Prayer Ministry Team covenants to pray

for these names for 30 days. Names may be resubmitted

to jackie@madisonumc.org if prayer is still needed.

Prayer Requests –

MUMC Members

Renee Booth

Tommy Boyles

Betsy Cowden

Frances Rose Cox

Susan Dodder

Nellie Paul & Dick Farr

Vanita McMullin

Johnnie Miller

The Moody Family

Willie Moore

Robin Morris

Trey Russell

Shauna Sansing

Janice Stenmark

Jeanne Walters

Keith Walton

Prayer Requests—Family Members and Friends

Vivian Arnold Lowery/Susan Germany’s

granddaughter

Linda Lou Brister Ann Beggiani’s sister-in-law

Carla Bryant Sharron Byrd’s cousin

Andrew Bynum Brooks Lacey’s father

Glen Byrd Linda Barker’s brother

Chuck Evans Allison Weems’ father

Cliff Goolsby David/Diane Goolsby’s nephew

Thomas Guest Karen Russell’s friend

Mary & Duane Hall Becky Shelton’s parents

Lauren Luter Jim/Ruth Elam’s granddaughter

Corinne Nichols Peggy Quarles’ sister

Guy Pope Shad Pope’s father

Ritt Rittenhouse Bronwyn Martin’s friend

Bill Smith Joan Holloway’s friend

Grant Watson Joan Holloway’s friend

Bettye Wilson Myra Smith’s sister

Pray for Our Deployed Troops

Will Beggiani, Ann Beggiani’s grandson, U. S. Army,

Afghanistan

Steven Meadows, Harry/Pam Hyslop’s son-in-law, U. S. Army,

Kuwait

Mac Parker, Karen Harper’s nephew, U.S. Air Force, Japan

Jordan Stephens , Bill/Gayle Cooper’s granddaughter, U. S.

Navy, Guam

MUMC Report

Worship Attendance Sunday School

12/03 739 369

12/10 1043 432

Offering Year-To-Date

Cash/Check Electronic All Giving

12/03 $38,490.00 $9393.00 $1,733,517.19

12/10 $48,166.00 $3560.00 $1,785,243.19

New Building Financial Update

Mortgage Balance: $3,128,987.18

Lord’s Acre Year to Date: $ 134,964.77

FINANCIAL UPDATE

As the end of 2017 fast approaches, we want to thank everyone for their very generous donations made this year.

The Lord’s Acre giving totaled some $85,000 and, coupled with funds received from several other sources, $134,965

has been applied to reducing principle on the New Building mortgage. We are closing in on our Operations Budget

of $1,975,000 by collecting $1,785,243 (as of 12/10/2017) with three Sundays remaining in December.

A reminder that all donations given to the church to be counted toward IRS reporting requirements MUST be re-

ceived on or before December 31, 2017. Thanks again for your support of the missions and ministry of Madison

United Methodist Church.

Madison United Methodist Church

100 Post Oak Rd.

Madison, MS 39110

601-856-6058

Website: www.madisonumc.org

Dated Material

Please deliver by: Saturday, December 16, 2017 NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

MADISON, MS.

PERMIT 8

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

MINISTERIAL LEADERSHIP

Rev. James E. Swanson, Sr., Resident Bishop

Rev. Connie Shelton, District Superintendent

Rev. Barry Male, Senior Pastor

Rev. Ben Butler, Associate Pastor

Rev. Linda Rickman, Congregational Care

ADULT MINISTRY

Rev. Ben Butler 601-856-6058 or email ben@madisonumc.org

STUDENT MINISTRY

Cory Phillips 601-856-6058 or email cory@madisonumc.org

*Student Ministries Text Updates: text “mumcstudent” to 955-77

Pinnacle Activities and Student Choir have ended for this semester.

The regular schedule will resume on January 7!

HOST HOMES NEEDED FOR THE GATHERING WEEKEND

The Gathering (DNOW) is February 23-25, 2018. We need lots of host homes to help make this event an incredible

weekend for our students. If you are willing to host a group of students at your house that weekend, please contact

Cory Phillips and let him know; or if you want more info on what hosting entails, he will be happy to answer any

questions!!!

URGENT!! TWO more adults who are wiling to coach Student League are

needed! The season is January 3- March 9, 2018.

6th GRADERS, DON’T FORGET!

6th Grade is officially promoted to Student Ministry on Sunday, January 7th. They will meet for Sunday School in

Room 401 upstairs in the new Education building. Also, we want them to be part of Sunday night student worship

time, Pinnacle. Pinnacle starts with a free meal at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 8:15 p.m.

We are excited to welcome our new 6th graders!

KIDS MINISTRY

Renee Scales 601-856-6058 or email renee@madisonumc.org

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS, PARTY

ADULT MINISTRY

Rev. Ben Butler 601-856-6058 or email ben@madisonumc.org

2018 ALTAR FLOWER SIGN UP

There are still plenty of opportunities for anyone interested in providing flowers for the altar in 2018. When you

sign up, you will have the opportunity to sign up for both arrangements or sign up in one slot and make the second

slot available if someone would like to “share” the date with you. Cost for each arrangement is $45.

The following dates are still available: (Number represents number of arrangements needed)

January 7 (2); January 14 (2); January 21 (2); April 22 (1); May 13 (1); May 20 (1); June 3 (1); June 24 (1); July 1

(2); July 15 (1); July 22 (2); August 12 (2); August 19 (1); August 22 (1); September 9 (2); September 23 (2); Octo-

ber 21 (2); October 28 (2); November 18 (2); December 30 (2)

To reserve your date or for more information, please contact Anne in the church office (601-856-6058).

PAT BRUCE OUTREACH ADOPT-A-FAMILY

There are 20 needy families available to be adopted for Christmas through the

PBO Adopt A Family Program. These single mothers have attended educa-

tional and living skills classes to be eligible. To adopt a family, call 601-573-

2183 or mail a contribution to Pat Bruce Outreach, 110 Greenfield Way,

Madison, MS 39110.

UNITED METHODIST MEN

Please join the Madison United Methodist Men to hear David Lancaster share

what "We Will Go Ministries" is doing in Jackson. We meet at 7 a.m. on

December 17 in the Christian Life Center (CLC) for our usual excellent break-

fast and fellowship. Bring a friend and we will see you then.

Dear MUMC Church Family,

We just wanted to thank you for all of the prayers, cards, calls, and meals provided to us during the recent illness of

our husband and father Ken Upshaw. We are so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful church family. Thank

you for helping make such a difficult time a little easier.

Norma and Bryce Upshaw and Family

ADULT MINISTRY

Rev. Ben Butler 601-856-6058 or email ben@madisonumc.org

LET’S GO SERVE CHRIST & OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA!

WHAT?: 1st of 4 MUMC Workdays with Delta Grace for 2018. We will have the

opportunity to work with our hands to do home repairs, build relationships with the

homeowners, and share the love of Christ. There are opportunities also for those who

want to prepare food for the workers but who may not go to Delta Grace with the

team.

WHEN?: Saturday, January 20. If preferred, you can make arrangements to spend the night on Friday (please con-

tact Carolyn Schussler for questions – see contact info below); church vans will be available for those riding up early

Saturday morning if you want to ride with other church members.

COST?: $45 per adult (17 years old & up), no cost for 7-16 year olds who are accompanied by a parent or grand-

parent; if cost is prohibitive, please contact Carolyn Schussler (see contact info below). We welcome financial spon-

sorship by any person (or class) who wants to support this mission but cannot go serve or anyone who would like to

sponsor someone in addition to her/himself.

HOW DO I REGISTER?: Go to www.madisonumc.org/deltagrace, or contact Carolyn Schussler

(cschuss093@gmail.com, or 904-403-5748).

Madison UMC is hosting "Disaster Response Training: Early Response Team" on January 27, 2018, from 9

a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room.

The Mission of an Early Response Team is to provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster. This

team is neither a first response group of emergency workers nor a recovery rebuild or repair team; rather it fills a

specific need in the early days after a disaster to establish the presence of the church.

Registration is $40 and includes a manual, t-shirt, lunch, background check, and leader expenses. For ERT certifica-

tion, participants will need to attend the entire course. This training will have hands-on activities, it is recommended

that you dress comfortably in layers.

To register, visit www.mississippi-umc.org/ert, or email Diane Goolsby (dianegoolsby@ymail.com).