OUR VISION

“As the body of Christ, we seek to fulfill

God’s commands to love Him with all

our hearts, and to love one another as

He loves us.”

OUR MISSION

“To reach out and connect with all people,

making disciples of Jesus Christ.”

April 2019, Vol. 52, Issue 4

Warm greetings in the Name of our Risen Savior! This month of April, we are continuing our journey on the season of Lent that began on Ash Wednesday and culminating on Holy Week. This is a season of discernment, self-examination, and re-focusing our lives to the centrality of our faith in Jesus Christ, the Humble Servant and the Risen One, who draws us into profound community

with one another in love and unity to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. As we remember Christ’s passion, death and resurrection, God is continually blessing Davis Street as a growing and vital congregation. Recently, the Church Council approved overwhelmingly the “Moving Forward” Missional Priorities for 2019-2020. Offer Passionate and Vibrant Worship Life • Worship on Facebook Live • Launch Contemporary/Fresh Expressions Worship • Offer Summer Arts & Music Academy Expand Church Visibility & Communications • Enhance Church’s Audio-Visual Technology • Maintain Excellent Church Website & Other Social Media Platforms • Build New Outdoor Signages Implement the Discipleship Pathway • Offer New Sunday School Classes, Bible Studies & Small Group Opportunities • Implement Year-Round Older Adult Programs • Initiate Multi-Generational Programs • Grow “The Caring People” Single Moms’ Ministry Grow the Missional Community • Implement “The Next Step” including the Discipleship Pathway Growth Track, Small Groups and Service Opportunities • Implement the 7-week “Seeking Shalom” Study Group • Launch Youth Diversion Program I invite each of you to pray and support all of these missional priorities. To accomplish them, we need a strong , bold and decisive pastoral and lay leadership. We also need to embrace a radical shift in terms of its attitudes, behavior and the way we think church. We need be adaptive, courageous, risk-takers and not afraid to fail. Finally, we need to get out of our comfort zone and to fully trust God and God alone! Pastor Edgar

The class decided on a date for the annual BBQ fund-

raiser, which will be held Friday, April 12th. Tickets sales will be coming soon. The class under the direction of Jerry Fisher will cook whole hams on Friday morning and class members will chop and pack the BBQ late Friday afternoon. The BBQ cooking and packing takes place at the Burlington Police Recreation Hut located off Burch Bridge Road. All helping hands are welcome and encouraged to volunteer to help prepare the BBQ and/or help sell tickets. This is always a great fellowship time for all. To volunteer or purchase tickets just contact Butch Wilson or any member of the Harmony SS Class. All funds raised are used for Missional outreach and Church projects. Butch Wilson (336) 269-2284; Vernon Moore (336) 226-6007. Ticket prices are $8.00 per pound BBQ, $7.00 per quart of sauce and $50.00 per ham upon special request. Pick up of BBQ, Sauce or cooked Ham will be on Saturday, April 13th, from 10 am to 1 pm at the church.

JOIN OUR LADIES GROUP!!

Ladies: Join us on April 8, 2019 for Donna Quiring’s Ladies

Group. This month we will be meeting at Maria’s Italian Rest.

on Holly Hill Lane, Burlington, (near Lowe’s Hdwe) at 6:30 pm.

Come and enjoy yourself and bring a female friend with you.

Further information will be in the weekly bulletin. Join us!

W.I.N.G.S.

Please come to WINGS meeting, Monday, April 15 at 10 AM in Parlor. We will be getting Easter cards out for our home bound and nursing home members! We need your help.

Thank you, Polly Webb

UNITED METHODIST MEN

The DSUMM will meet Tuesday evening, April 16th at South Bound Sandwich Works (http://www.southboundsandwich.com/) in the Correct Time Plaza, 3328 S. Church Street. Order your food at 6:30 for fellowship, with program content beginning at 7 pm.

Bob Webster,

President, DSUMM

A Pastoral Letter to the United Methodist Church from the President of the Council of Bishops

March 1, 2019

Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are

any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anoint-

ing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them

up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and

pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

(James 5:13-16 NRSV)

To the Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ who are the People of the United Methodist Church,

I read this passage of Scripture on our Day of Prayer, in St. Louis. I then reflected on these

words with the Council of Bishops on the day after the Special Session of the General Confer-

ence, and I share them with you. In a time of division and challenge, with “fighting and fears,

within, without”, we are in need of healing. The healing ministry of Jesus takes pain and suf-

fering seriously. The scripture calls for the elders of the church to pray and anoint. In the an-

cient spiritual traditions, anointing is about setting apart and healing, receiving power and

gaining courage.

Every church I have known in my life has had spiritual elders, mature spiritual leaders who

care for the body, that is the people God has called together in a place. I pray in this moment

for mature spiritual leadership among the clergy and laity of our global church. I pray that we

will move toward the pain and grief, and especially among our members in the LGBTQ com-

munity.

James does not call us to identify the sins of one another. He calls us to confess our sins to

one another, and to pray for one another, so that we may be healed. Our mutual prayer and

confession is for a larger purpose: our healing. And our healing is for an even greater pur-

pose: that we might be "repairers of the breach” (Isaiah 58:12).

Through the power of the cross and the flame of the Holy Spirit, God demonstrates his love for

all. May we be a means of grace to one another in these days.

The Peace of the Lord,

+Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. President,

Council of Bishops The United Methodist Church

YOUTH UPDATE APRIL 2019

The youth group's Sustainability and Creation Care Fundraiser was a huge success. We raised over $900 for youth missions work at Davis Street UMC! We are so grateful for the generosity of each and everyone of our members. In addition to hosting our March Luncheon and supporting the Creation Care Sunday, our UNITED Youth Program attended Winter Jam, a concert series in Raleigh, North Carolina. Though we are a small ministry. we are thriving and the Davis Street Youth program is steadily growing over time.

To God Be The Glory!

John Caleb Lee Wise

Director of Youth Ministry

EASTER POTTED PLANTS

The sanctuary will again be decorated on Easter Sunday morning with potted plants on the window sills, the altar table and possibly the altar rail. Anyone who would like to provide a pot of azaleas, buttercups, tulips, hydrangeas, Easter lilies or other blooming spring flowers from your yard should bring them to the church narthex on Saturday, April 20 or on Easter before Sunday School. You may take these back home with you after the Easter service or why not share them with one of our shut-ins? Thanks in advance for your help in this project.

Worship team

LIVING CROSS

In keeping with our tradition at Davis Street, we will be decorating a “living cross” on Easter Sunday, April 21st. The cross is fashioned from a Christmas tree trunk covered with chicken wire and adorned with fresh flowers. Please bring any flowers you have blooming in your yard or you can buy some beautiful blooms at the grocery stores or retail stores. Fresh flowers should be bought early (before 9:30 am) on Easter Sunday so that a group can decorate the cross during Sunday School and have it ready for the eleven o’clock worship service. As usu-al, thank you for all your help!

Worship Team

CHOIR NEWS

Calling all tenors and basses! Our sanctuary choir is growing! With the growth we are experiencing in the sopranos and altos, we need more tenors and basses for the balance. Thanks for keeping your ears open for singers. Kitty Anderson

THE CARING PEOPLE MINISTRY

The Caring People ministry for single moms continues to meet each Thursday from 6:00-7:30.

We eat dinner and then have Bible study and sharing time. Women from our church provide support for the moms. We now have three moms who are there every week and some who have visited. If you know of a single mom of any age who needs a group of caring friends who understand what it’s like to be raising children by herself, please invite her to join us. We also need volunteers to help with meals. To volunteer, or for more information, contact Jane Bran-nock (336-339-3584) or Nancy Webster ( 615-260-4807)

Birthday Bash May 2

The new ministry for adults 55+ will kick off May 2 at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall with a Birthday party and lunch to celebrate everyone’s birthday. Come enjoy lunch, get to know each other better, and enjoy cake! During our time together, we will also share more of our plans for the coming months.

For more information, see Cynthia Walker, Pat Sykes, or Jane Brannock

March 24th

- Creation Care Sunday @ 8:30am & 10:55am

March 31

st- UMCOR Sunday @ 8:30am & 10:55am

April 14

th- Palm Sunday & Church Family Picture-Taking

@ 8:30am & 10:55am

April 18

th- Maundy Thursday Service & Holy Communion @ 7:00pm

April 19

th- Good Friday Tenebrae Service @ 7:00pm

April 21

st- Easter Sunrise Worship Service @ 7:00am

April 21

st- Easter Sunday Worship Celebration & Holy Communion

@ 8:30am & 10:55am

Come worship with us. All are invited!

DIRECTORY PICTURES

It’s that time again! We are getting our pictures taken in April 4, 5 & 6th.

Contact Cynthia Walker (336) 584-4347 or Brenda Wil-

son (336) 269-1992 for further information.

CONGREGATIONAL PICTURE

A picture of our whole congregation will be taken on the front steps of the church on Palm Sunday, April 14 imme-diately following the 10:55 worship service. Please make arrangements to be there! This picture will be used on the cover of our new pictorial directory.

THANK YOU DAVIS ST. FAMILY

I want to thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts, cards and prayers during my stroke and continued recuperation. Although I've tried to continue my daily life, I have to ad-mit it's slowed me down a bit.

Words cannot express how much my church family means to me. Know I love and care for you all. Thank you, again, for your continued prayers.

Peace,

Cyndy Jenkins

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March 12, 2019 Throughout my life, DSUMC has always been supportive. Words cannot adequately express our family’s appreciation for your prayers, food, flowers, phone calls, cards, and love in our loss of Richard. He so enjoyed your visits, and all of your prayers with him. Thank you! Dianne W. Davis

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Please tell our church family that we say THANK YOU,THANK YOU for our surprise of

beautiful red roses and the daily reading book when we got home from a doctor appoint-

ment. What a huge surprise that was and it truly warmed our hearts . Thank you for think-

ing of us and we pray that God be with all of you each day and keep you close to

Him. Don’s not doing well at all, waiting to hear from advance nurse what his labs said

yesterday and go from there... Thank you again for that heart warming surprise.

Don and Nan Barr

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Dear Rev. DeJesus:

This may sound corny but I’m going to tell you anyway. We have a tradition in the office.

Every day at 1:30, we ring a bell once for each gift that has come in during the past 24

hours. We do this for a couple of reasons. The first is simply thankfulness. Our tradition is

that whoever hears the bell pauses for a moment of gratitude. Today we will ring the bell

for Davis St. and everyone who hears it will pause to whisper a prayer of gratitude. Thank

you for caring about our families and trusting us to fulfill our mission. Thank you for your

continued love, prayers and support. We are so grateful.

Blessing and peace-

Polly J. Willis, Methodist Home for Children

2019 FLOWER CHART

WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RAMP ENTRANCE ANYMORE. IF YOU

WANT TO HONOR A SPECIAL PERSON OR EVENT WITH FLOWERS,

PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AND LET US KNOW.

SIGN UP NOW!

Lent 2019: With All Your Heart

In this season of formation and preparation, we again approach the forty days of Lent from a variety of different per-spectives and points along the Christian journey. During this season, new and longtime Christians alike hear the call to return to God with all their hearts, thus entering a season historically characterized by much prayer and fast-ing. These works of discipline have for hundreds of years served as a means by which new converts prepare for baptism, which occurs as a part of the Easter Vigil. Using the words of Wesleyan theology, we believe all this work

is initiated by God, who invites us to come before God with all our hearts.

When approaching Palm/Passion Sunday and Easter Day, we have presented more readings, understanding that across the church, the proclamation of the gospel narratives that tell the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, pas-sion, and resurrection are vital to worship and discipleship. The incorporation of Easter Day into this series creates a departure from the form of previous years of resourcing. You will notice that Easter Day serves as a hinge point between the seasons of Lent and Easter, and the Scriptures and resources for that day connect both seasons as

formation and doctrine come together in one narrative stream.

May your Lenten season be one of challenge, commitment, and support as the church responds to the call of God–

“Return to me with all your heart” (Joel 2:12).

SOME READINGS FOR HOLY WEEK

Holy Week Year C

First reading Psalm Second reading Gospel

Monday of Holy Week April 15, 2019

Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 36:5-11 Hebrews 9:11-15

John 12:1-11

Tuesday of Holy Week April 16, 2019

Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 71:1-14 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

John 12:20-36

Wednesday of Holy Week April 17, 2019

Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 70 Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32

Maundy Thursday April 18, 2019 Holy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Good Friday April 19, 2019

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

John 18:1-19:42

Holy Saturday April 20, 2019

Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24

Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16

1 Peter 4:1-8 Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42

Easter Day

April 21, 2019

*Acts 10:34-43 or

Isaiah 65:17-25

Psalm 118:1-2,

14-24

1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or

Acts 10:34-43

John 20:1-18 or

Luke 24:1-12

Phones: (336) 226-4457 or (336) 227-3784

Pastor Phone: (919) 418-0682 or (336) 438-1809

Web Address: www.davisstreet.umchurches.org

Pastor Edgar DeJesus edgardj@msn.com Office Administrator Arlene Domenico office@davisstreetumc.org Treasurer Arlene Domenico treasurer@davisstreetumc.org Dir. of Children Ministry Jane Brannock jbrannock6@triad.rr.com Dir. Of Youth & Em. Gen. John C. Wise john.caleb.wise@gmail.com Dir. Of Music & Creative Arts Kitty Anderson kittylynnanderson@gmail.com Interim Accompanist Gay Trotter gay.trotter@gmail.com

Church Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRAYER MINISTRY:

This article was written by Megan Bailey (found on the web)

Keep Praying! God is listening to your every word.

When we pray to God great things happen to us. We are creating a beautiful, meaningful bond with our Creator. Schedule a time each day to sit down and have a conversation with God so that you can reap the benefits of prayer. It will improve your day to day life and strengthen your faith. This is the perfect time to give God thanks and praise for His son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

GIFTS TO THE CHURCH (2/25/19—3/18/19)

Memorials for Norma Moore were given by:

Ilona Flowers David & Cindy Wade Eunice Griffin Scott & Jenny Quakenbush Cynthia & Kyle Walker Vernon & Marty Hess Jim & Johnsie Faircloth Lee & Frances Youngblood Bud Mullins Priscilla & Joel Fulcher Shirly & Nick Manning Harmony Class

Memorials for Richard Davis were given by: Wilbur & Carolyn Jackson Lyn & Peggy Ward Priscilla & Joel Fulcher Holt & Kay Davis Ron & Marcia Earp Charles Davis/Kathy Stephens Lois Hall Douglas E. Wilson Anne Ingalls Cynthia & Kyle Walker Nick & Shirley Manning James Mullins Harmony Class Eunice Griffin Scott Williams Vernon & Marty Hess Jim & Johnsie Faircloth Gene & Melda James