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Hartwell First United Methodist Church 200 East Howell Street, Hartwell, GA 30643

www.hartwellfumc.com 706-376-3164

Dial a Prayer 706-376-2600

Dr. R. Allen Stewart, Sr. Pastor

March 2021

HFUMC is a Stephen Ministry Church

A Ministry of Christ caring for people through people.

“Let us not love with words, but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18

The mission of Hartwell First United Methodist Church is to be a

community of faith through which all persons can come to know Jesus

Christ, accept His saving grace, and become faithful disciples, witnessing

to God’s love in the world.

10:00 AM Classes

Nursery — 0-3yrs

Children’s Classes 3yrs-5th grade— Assembly Room

Please check your children in at the desk

Joyful Holland — Library Jo Harris Class — Gym Kitchen

Circle Up Group — Chapel Charlie Green — Virtual

11:00 AM Class

Agape Class — Charlie Green Room Youth Class—Across from Charlie Green Room

For Information Contact:

Joann Stone joannstonefumc@gmail.com

Sunday School Sunday Worship Services

9:00am Early Service—Sanctuary

Please use the ramp door and the circle door next to the elevator.

10:00am Contemporary Service—Fellowship Hall

Please use the garden door and the circle door next to the elevator.

11:00am Traditional Service—Sanctuary

Please use the ramp door and the circle door next to the elevator.

Online Worship Opportunities

10:00am Contemporary Service On Facebook Live & the church website 11:00am Traditional Service On Facebook Live & the church website

10:30am HTC Channel 3 This is a pre-recorded service (the last weeks Sunday Service)

Join us on Sundays 9am, 10am, & 11am In-person or on Facebook Live The study will expand to Small Groups

that meet on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Mark your calendars for our Easter Celebration on Saturday, April 3rd,

as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus!

The whole family is invited for an Easter Egg Hunt, games, and train ride, from

10:00am-2:00pm. Park at the gym.

The Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on

Tues., March 11th in the Gym 2pm-7pm.

To make an appointment—sign-up on the web-site: redcrossblood.org

The Safety Team needs at least 12 more volunteers. In order for our Safety Team to be more efficient, and not over work anyone, they need at least 12 more volun-teers. This an important job, and not too time consuming

if we can get enough people. Please consider volunteering. Contact Alan Brown, Chairman of the Safety Committee.

Missions

Activities and Events Our Prayer Ministry

Water For Schools We will be making another delivery of water to the schools. If you would like to help, please make a monetary donation. Make your check to: HFUMC & mark it for WATER.

Hart County Food Pantry

We are still accepting donations for the food pantry. Please bring them Monday through Thursday from 9am-noon. You may leave donations right outside of the office door and we will get them. Please do not leave any food after 2pm.You may also bring them to worship and leave in the Gathering Area or back of the Sanctuary.

Bus Fund

If you would like to make a donation to the Bus Fund, please make your check to HFUMC & put Bus on the ‘For’ line.

The Cheryl Haler Memorial Preschool Scholarship Fund

This Scholarship was established to help those that may need finan-cial assistance with the Preschool tuition. Anyone may contribute to this fund. Be sure to mark your check in the “For” line indicating your desire for your donation to go to this fund. This is an important mission in our church.

UMW Circle Meetings

O’Neal Perry Circle / Thurs. Mar. 11 / 5:30pm / Gym

Cancer Support Group

A community support group for those impacted by cancer, either yourself or with a loved one. Please join our group for our meeting on Thursday, March 11th at 7:00pm in the Gym. For more information, contact Joanne or Jim DeWeerth by

email at: hfumc.csg@gmail.com or call the church office.

Alice Boman, Louise Smith, John Matlack, Tracy Evans, HFUMC Pre-

school, Hart Co. Schools, Stephen Ministry Care Receivers & Care Givers,

Essential Workers, Unspoken Request

Extended Prayer Needs: Jack & Pat Graham, Susan Kirby, Maxine Jahnke,

Jackie Culpepper, Dean Kring, Sally Frady, Morene Sokol, Dottie Faulkner;

Charlie Higgins, Barbara Peterson, Janene Hamlin

Other Prayer Needs: Jeff Sokol; Ellen Sasser Voigt; Dolores Reed; Kendra

Banks; Lee Long; Jana McGee; Richard & Beverly Vincent; Gene Tapley;

Brian Thompson; Kaylee Wysong; David Potratz; Jean Vickery; Jean

Madden; Pat Stuart; Wynn Westmoreland; Roger Williams; Phyllis Van

DeMark; Meagan Leslie; Ken Hughes; Linda Childs; Gail White; Mike

Thaxton; Gene Britton; Claire Phillips

There will be a Celebration of life service for Lynn Story Cody on Saturday,

March 13 at one o’clock in the afternoon. It will be at The Vine UMC 1897

Hwy 211; Hoschton, GA

Hartwell Health Care—Tom Manter

Hart Care—Betty Linder

Brookdale—Marian Rapsis; Betty Payne; Jo Harris-Rm 9; Jim Kesler-Rm

22—Phone No. 706-376-2282

Homebound—Margaret Cribb; Diane Stroup; Gene Henson; Hazel Moor-

head; Mary Chapman; Jean Condict; Carolyn King; Nell Caldwell; Sandra

Stallings

Recently Moved: Barbara Peterson 3108 Cameron Dr.; Buford, GA 30518

Church Family in the Military—Alex Drake—Son of Vanessa Lloyd (Japan);

Gabriel Walker (Korea)—Grandson of Gloria Norton; Andrew Garner—

Son of Jeff Garner (South Korea); Zachary Lynch (Dep. Navy Ship)—Son

of Don & Beth Lynch; Heather S. Hauck—Granddaughter of Barbara

Weaver (Spain); Jonathan Hagood—Grandson of Carol Hagood (Dep. Na-

vy Ship); Tyler Oliver—Grandson of Tim & Deborah Shiflet; Tom

Greene—Son of Dale & Jeanna Greene; Patrick Adams—Nephew of Cindy

& Bob Smith; Cody Bailey—Grandson of Peggy Adams; Ben DeWitt—Son

of Lynne Adams; Josh Black—Brother of Joel Black; Alex, Andrew & Aus-

tin Garner, Jatie & Levi Hein—Children of Jeff & April Garner; Drew

Zemaitis—Son of Steve & Kristi Zemaitis; Heather S. Hauck—

Granddaughter of Barbara Weaver; Christopher John Bailey—Grandson

of Bob & Cindy Smith; Matthew Johnson Trigg—Nephew of Sharon Lew-

is; Allison Rippy—Daughter of Penny Graham; Joe Swint—Son of David

Swint; Tommy DzaDovsky—Nephew of Ron & Sherie Franko; Harry

Yon—Nephew of Cindy Pace; Steven Fanczi—Son of Steve & Lisa Fanczi

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY

We extend our Christian love and sympathy to:

Chad Singleton & family in the death of his step-brother, Buddy Westbrook;

Bruce & Debbie Herring & family in the death

of their granddaughter, Eva Michelle Herring;

To the family of Vicki Gurley in her death;

Lynne Glasco & family in the death of her aunt, Betty Boldin;

Wendy Page & family in the death of her father, Jerry Goodwin.

Memorial Gifts as of February 17, 2021

Preschool

Building Fund

In memory of Sue Floyd given by: Robert & Mimi Payne

In memory of Bill Stamps given by: Sara & Bill Powell; Robert & Mimi Payne;

John Boyd, Jr.; Cindy Latouf & Mary Alice Beard; Linda Chipman; Trent

Bagwell & family; Jason Bagwell; Phyllis Stamps

Bowers Fund

In memory of Debbie Campbell given by: Holly & Jerry Caswell

In memory of Lynn Cody given by: Norma Lindquist

In memory of Kelly Gaines given by: Mary Carter

In honor of Marcie Garringer given by: Mary Carter

A donation was given by The Charlie Green SS Class

Hope School

In honor of Fran Heard given by: Allen & Tracey Stewart

In honor of Marcie Garringer given by: Allen & Tracey Stewart

Cheryl Haler Memorial Preschool Fund

In memory of Eva Michelle Herring given by: Jane Neil

A donation was given by The Charlie Green SS Class

Music Fund

In memory of Rhonda Young given by: Jim & Mary Anne Huggins

Remind@hartwellf We are offering information to either be texted or emailed to you on your phone in regards to mid-week deaths, inclement weather, or other important church-wide information. To sign-up :

For Text : Send message to : 81010 / then message: @hartwellf

For Email: Send email to : hartwellf@mail.remind.com

In February, we celebrated our 100th day of school and enjoyed our Valentine party! We also had a visit from Dr. Whitney Berelc to learn about our teeth and how we can take good care of them. For our service project, we decorated bags from Market 50 and provided a lunch to the staff of the Hart County Health Department.

We’ll be learning all about spring in March! In our Christian curriculum, we will be preparing for Easter by learning that Jesus loves us so much that the died on the cross and is alive today. We will celebrate Read Across America week with some fun dress-up days and special story time. We’ll also have a Pet Week and a Career Week. Our lead teachers will be attending this year’s virtual Georgia Preschool Association annual conference and look forward to incorporating new ideas into our instruction. For this month’s service pro-ject, we will be collecting donations for the Hart County Animal Shelter. If you’d like to contribute food or bedding, there will be a bin located just out-side the preschool entrance. As always, we appreciate your continued pray-ers and support for our preschool!

Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open! Regis-tration forms can be picked up at the church office, preschool office, or printed from the preschool website www.hartfumc.com/pre-school. For more information contact Jennifer Dickerson at hartwellfumcpreschool@gmail.com or (706) 376-3166.

2020 Building Fund Building Loan Amount Bus Fund Loan Amount

Receipts 02/17/2021 $ 4,497 Loan Amt 01/26/21 $ 248,413 Loan Amt 01/20/21 $ 96,981

Whitworth Backpack Ministry

The Backpack Ministry is in need of the items listed below so we can continue to do the backpacks for Whitworth. The backpacks are given to women when they are released and must get on a bus to go home. These items help them to make the trip better. Please bring these to the church office - Monday-Thursday, 9am to 2pm.

We will gladly accept any items that are on list.

Thank you for all of your continued support of our Prison Ministry!! ~Molly

These items are specific to their needs and

we will only need what is on the list.

Monetary donations to get specific items. (Mark Whitworth in “For” line.)

Hairbrushes Combs

Small Hand Sanitizer

Moist Towelettes Pack Notebooks / Pads / Writing pads

Puzzle / Game Books

Toilet Paper—must be individually packaged Snacks - individual packs

$15 Gift Cards to Fast Food places

Relentless Student Ministry Mission Statement: Relentlessly pursuing to know Jesus

Youth Sunday School 11am Joyful Rm (basement across from Charlie Green Rm)

Youth Meetings Wednesdays 6-7:30pm - Gym

Summer Camp - Whitewater Express as our summer camp destination this year!

July 12th-16th.Cost $240 per student. We will be whitewater rafting & many other fun activities at camp. Sign up deadline is March 31st!

Contact Amanda for questions: 910-322-6716

Celebrations

Alan Brown March 12 Carolyn Howard March 12 CJ Allen March 13 Ben Moore March 13 Austin O'Neill March 13 Jodi Ford March 15 Randy Skelton March 15 John O'Neill March 16 Billy Chambers March 17 Jeff Garner March 17 Frank Gunder March 17 David Setchel March 17 Rick Staples March 17 Alison Teel March 17 Kathie Williamson March 17 Al Davies March 18 Bill Simpson March 18

Brynn Allen March 1 Jake Bowers March 1 Mary Dyer March 1 Alan Culpepper March 2 Bob Smith March 2 Leslie Stone March 4 Alexander Drake March 5 Riley Maxwell March 5 Carole Byrum March 6 James O'Neal March 6 Jonathon McCraney March 7 Gavin Peppers March 7 April Nicholson March 8 Amber Owsiany March 8 Lizzie Davis March 9 Addison Krause March 9 Harrison Krause March 9 Jon Lorentson March 9 Madison Camp March 10 Brian Gibson March 10 Debbie Oliver March 10 Adam Herring March 11 Vanessa Lloyd March 11

Barbara Edmunds March 21 Linda Manning March 21 Jamie Nock March 21 April Beasley March 22 Tina Lorentson March 22 Amanda Pham March 23 John Friedline March 24 Glenda Gibson March 24 Bill Hogan. March 24 Ges Sisson March 24 Luanne Burgess March 25 Eli Brearton March 26 Lisa Brearton March 26 Janice Ferguson March 26 Terri Gunder March 26 Beth Mewborn March 27 Bren Stone March 27 Sasha Howard March 28 Jo Ann Moore March 29 Ryan Stoots March 29 David Teel March 30 Dwain Williams March 30 Ruth Murphy March 31

Jason & Jodi Ford March 1 Bill & Mary Brooks Hogan March 3 Elliott & Ashley Burdette March 15 Richard & Nancy League March 17 Tom & Evelyn Jackson March 18 Jeff & Suzanne Krause March 28 Lee & Candace Coker March 31 Ryan & Barbi Stowe March 31

Welcome to our World Congratulations to Leia Ashley & Kevin Manktelow on the birth of their son, Austin Henry Manktelow, born on January 21, 2021. Proud big brothers are James &

Bradley. Proud grandparents are Robert & Renee Curry and great-grandmother is Annette Johnson. Congratulations to Phil & Laura Skelton on the birth of their daughter, Storey Kathryn Skelton, born on January 22, 2021. Proud big brothers are Cooper & Hudson. Proud grandparents are Randy & Dell Skelton. Congratulations to Lesley & Wesley Larkin on the birth of their son, Paul Wesley Larkin, Jr. born on February 4, 2021. Proud grandparents are Cathy & Hunt Redfern and proud great-grandparents are Jack & Barbara Edmunds.

Children’s News

Director: JoAnn Stone

joannstoneHFUMC@gmail.com / 706-215-2339

Sunday School & Nursery Sunday School is located downstairs in the assembly room @ 10. Nursery

is downstairs at 10 & 11 AM.

Monthly Theme: BAKE OFF– It’s worth the wait! It’s not easy to wait until later for what

you want now. But having patience means you believe good things are

worth the wait.

Monthly Memory Verse: “WAIT FOR THE LORD. BE STRONG AND DON’T LOSE HOPE. WAIT FOR

THE LORD.” PSALM 27:14, NIRV

Monthly Faith-Filled Field Trip:

Let’s enjoy the outdoors!

Families can meet or take the

bus with us to Victoria Bryant

Park, in Royston for a hike,

lunch, and playground fun, on

03/20! We will get to the Park

at 10:00. Please con-

tact JoAnn to reserve

your spot now!

Wednesday Night Wild & Route 56

Programs to bring to life God’s word through play, learning, and

fun! We will begin at 6:00 PM and run until 7:15 PM. Children must be signed in by a parent at the check-in counter downstairs.

Join us on facebook for updates and posts! HFUMC Children’s Ministry

Dates to remember: 03/20: Victoria Bryant Field Trip

04/03: Easter Eggstravaganza!!

Join us on Remind at a6gkkf for updates and posts!

The Church Center

Important notes & directions

Attendance at our Church services is very important to our staff. We have decided to use The Church Center as our new way of tak-ing attendance.

You may add the Church Center to your phone, create a profile (recommended), & check-in you and your family each week— or — you can fill out the information below and we will add your family. We would like to include all members, regular attendees, and those that attend occasionally.

Information on church center will not be given to others without permission. We will use this information to update our records.

You may bring this form by the church office, to worship, or mail it

to the church.

Our goal will be for families to add the Church Center app to their

phone & check-in each week they attend, but we will have a greeter

at the doors to check-in if you are unable to add the app to your cell

phone. There will be multiple ways in the next few weeks to help

you set up the app if you have trouble.

We would like to have all information by Feb. 28th.

We will begin using the check-in system on March 7th.

The Church Center

Please print where all information can be easily read

Adults:

Name ____________________________________________________

Phone number ________________________ Please write Do Not Share

Email ________________________________ by any information for

Birthday _____________________________ each individual if you do not

Anniversary __________________________ want the office to give it out

Name ___________________________________________________

Phone number ________________________ Would you like to be added to

Email ________________________________ our Remind Service? Yes No

Birthday ______________________________ Emailed list? Yes No

Grown children (parents) in the home / youth / children:

Name ___________________________________ Gender __________

Birthday _______________________________

Name ___________________________________ Gender __________

Birthday _______________________________

Name ___________________________________ Gender __________

Birthday _______________________________

Name ___________________________________ Gender __________

Birthday _______________________________

(add others on the back)