Sunday, March 9
Disaster is Coming!
Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris
Luke 4:1-13
The temptation in Luke involves the Devil trying to mislead Jesus into different (ultimately disastrous) possibilities. Jesus is prepared to keep the Devil at bay. But the passage also ends with these ominous words: “After finishing every temptation, the devil departed from him until the next opportunity.” Disaster may have been averted for now, but it is coming.
DATES AT A GLANCE
OMP Informational Meeting - Sunday, Mar 9
Middle School Meet-Up - Friday, Mar 14
Free Mental Health First Aid Training - Tuesday, March 18
Talking John Podcast Live - Thursday, March 20
Urgent announcements
Free Study Guide, Videos and Devotional for Mitigated Disaster
Would you like to follow along for our Lenten Series Mitigated Disaster? You can find the study guide, videos, and devotional online at this link. You can find the videos at our church's YouTube page as well. We will also have some limited hard copies available in the church office.
Family ministries
OMP Informational Meeting
We would love to see 6th-12th grade families at our Ozark Mission Project informational meeting on Sunday, March 9th from 4-5:30. Jules Anderson, OMP’s Director of Programs and Communication, will be joining us to share what Ozark Mission Project is all about and ways to get involved! If your student is thinking about traveling to Ozark Mission Project with us this summer, June 22nd-27th in Benton, we encourage your family to attend this meeting.
Youth Leadership Development
7th-12th grade students are invited to join Pastor Michelle for a Gospel Discipleship study on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month from 3-4pm, starting on March 9th in the Youth area. It will be a special time of spiritual growth and leadership training.
Middle School Meet-up
Ms. Allison and Ms. Lexie are excited to fellowship with 5th and 6th grade students at Las Fajitas on March 14th! We will treat them to dinner and enjoy singing karaoke from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Email Ms. Lexie (
) with any questions!
VBS Dates
Mark your calendars! This year's Vacation Bible School is July 7th-11th!
announcements
Catch Talking John Live!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 20 when Pastor Michelle and Dr. John White will broadcast a live version of their podcast Talking John on Facebook. They will welcome special guest Rev. Jonathan Tompkins, Senior Pastor at Saint Andrew by-the-Sea UMC in Hilton Head, SC. Watch and listen as these three offer insights into the Woman at the Well story.
Join Young Adults Group
Interested in joining Young Adults? Join our GroupMe linked here to receive the most up-to-date information for young adult meet-ups!
Interfaith Climate Retreat!
People of faith believe caring for creation is our obligation. God made the earth and all that is in it, and saw that it was good (Genesis 1:31), and entrusted humans with caring for creation (Genesis 1:27-28) and for each other (Leviticus 19:18 and Matthew 22:39). Climate change is causing injury and harm to people around the world and there is something you can do about it! The Interfaith Climate Retreat is an invitation to take time out from our busy lives to learn about climate change, engage in brave conversations with others about our concerns, and find renewed energy and inspiration to take action individually and collectively. It’s only three evenings, a 6-hour commitment. Current and future generations will thank you.
Dates: Monday, March 31st, Thursday, April 3rd and Monday, April 7th.
Times: 6:30-8:30 pm. Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 22 N. East Street, Fayetteville. If you want to carpool or have questions, talk to Johnna Kosnoff ( )
Free Mental Health First Aid Training Tuesday, March 18
Sign up to attend this 6 hour training on how to respond to someone who is in a mental health crisis. You will learn useful skills and information that take some of the fear and anxiety out of responding. You may also aid in keeping a situation from escalating. The training will take place on Tuesday, March 18 beginning at 9 a.m. with lunch provided. It will last about 6 hours. There will also be some online work to complete in advance of attending. Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 5. There is no charge for this training, but you are welcome to make an online donation to our church or bring $30 cash or check the day of the training to offset the cost. Space is limited, so register early. Click here to register.
Pastor Michelle will teach Methodism 101
Pastor Michelle will teach a five week Methodism 101 (Basics of Methodism) class at 10:10 a.m. on Sundays in Hines Hall from February 16 to March 16. No need to sign up, just show up!
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