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Remember our nursing home residents and HomeboundDoris Lantrip, Bob Lawton, Edna Smith, Betty McDaniel, Minnie Jackson, Geneva Waters

GIFTS GIVEN TO OUR CHURCH

from the Children’s DivisionEmmie Montegudo Circle

OUR PRESENCEDec. 2 ~Worship 190 Sunday School 66Dec. 9 ~Worship 217 Sunday School 82

Dec. 16 ~Worship 196 Sunday School

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1

Children’s Choir will resume in January. Come sing with us!

January 6th and 20th IMPACT for 4th - 6th graders. We meet from 4-5 pm in the Youth Bldg.

In memory of Ben Byland bylVince & Rhenda Giaccone (GLOVES)lMark & Jane AntoinelDon & Jennifer Bass (Cong. Care)lJohn & Cheryl Russell (Friends & Needles)lSherri DevalllGene & Helen BrunerlJoe & Bonnie DilmonlBrad & Myrna Rabalais (Legacy Endow.)lAllen & Norma Delatte (B.F.)lSue & Mike StaidlDonna Long (Friends & Needles)lAndy & Suzanne AnnisonlDonald & Carol ThibodeauxlRichard & Marjorie YoderlMinnie Jackson & Delira ManylBeverly Pope (B.F.)lSteve & Diane Nunnery llll

In honor of all Friends & Needles members bylDonna Long

In memory of Ann Rawls bylJohn & Cheryl Russell (Friends & Needles)lBeverly Pope (B.F.)

In honor of Meryal Annison, K.C. Annison & Margaret Annison bylAndy & Suzanne Annison (Youth Endow.)l

Seekers Sunday School Christmas Party

Our deepest sympathy to Chloe McCleary and family in the loss of her brother Rusty Hagan on

December 14, 2018.

The Emmie Montegudo (EM) Circle held its Christmas party on December 6 at Donna Long’s house. This group meets on the first Thursday of each month to enjoy fellowship with each other while deciding on missions to benefit community person(s) or group(s). We welcome all who are interested in being a part of the EM Circle. If you are interested in learning more about the Circle please talk with one of members, contact the church office OR just come to the next meeting. Our next meeting is scheduled for January 3 at Vaqueros Grill (Old Cabbo’s location) at 2377 Old Scenic Highway. *Corrected amount of stuffed animals collected was 249.

E.M. Circle Christmas 2018

Andy Annison*Dorothy Armand*12/17Beverly Axson (sister of Cheryl Russell)John Barnett11/13Bobbie Bell 12/14 (mother of Trella Bennett)Sharon Bunch12/2 (friend of Connie Charlet)Chester Calcote 3/5Jeanette Carroll*Helen Deselle11/12 (friend of Norma Delatte)Lena Dimaio 3/23 (friend of Jan Whiddon)Doug Langlois 9/29 (Brother in law of Bob Parker)Tonya Lee 8/30 (Little School Teacher)Ken & Beth McKnight*Pam Melder* 4/24Christy Miller 11/28 (friend of Norma Delatte)Debbie Mumford*12/17Luke Robertson*12/3Bill Saari (husband of Lolly Saari)Jackie Taylor11/21 (sister of Sherri Devall)Dell Travis*Melanie Wayne*12/10Artie Zimmerman*11/12Tim Willis (son of Rev. Ricky & Marie Willis)*church member

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Zachary UMC offers two Grief Support Group options to the Zachary Community

nd thThe first Group meets on the 2 /4 Wednesday night from 6:30-8pm in the ZUMC Church Office. Meeting dates for January are 9th & 23rd. A second Group, specifically for Widows/Widowers, meets on the 3rd Monday morning (January 28) from 10:00-11:30 a.m., also in the ZUMC Church Office. This Group goes out to lunch afterward for fellowship if desired. All meetings are free and open to anyone in our community/area who has lost a loved one.

GLOVESThis is an outreach ministry for all members of Zachary United Methodist Church. We in the Gloves Ministry have caring and willing Volunteers who can help if you need a helping hand for a chore or project that you cannot handle. For more information you may call the church office at 654-2389.

Care TeamThe Care Team meets on Thursday mornings at

10:00 am in the church office. If you would like to be a part of this ministry we would love

to have you join us.

LEGACY ENDOWMENT

1 Caroline Hyde Therese Rathbun

3 Donna Long Brent Callihan Ryan Scherrer 4 Mary White Hugh Engels Mark Williams

5 Connor Rodenbeck Kenneth Maloy6 Ava Harborth7 Riley Vince8 Cheryl Russell Brenda Obeidzinski9 Beverly Pope

Seth Savario 10 Orrin Byland David Hyde

11 Suzanne AnnisonJesse Sumrall

John Murray 12 Henry Baxter Cody Odom

13 Rohn Ashley 14 Sherri Sutton 15 London Simmons Sherie Pope

16 Stephen Nunnery 17 Anna Sloan 18 Jean Powell Kaleigh Hutchinson 19 Nicholas Trotti Raquel Nelson Jackson Brown Russell Obeidzinski

20 Marion Claire Wicker Nicolas Landry 21 Peggy Moak

22 Rebecca Hemba Ferrin Barton 23 Barrett Buckley Barbara Pecoraro EliSabeth Godbold

24 Betty Pope Bill Noreus Sheri Smith 25 Monica Fussell Allen Delatte 26 Lynda Clune 28 Bill Bean 29 Jerry Norwood John Hadden, Jr.

30 Scott Schaefer Sharon Carter Katie Hostetler

LEGACY GIVING CONGRATULATIONS ZUMC!!! Because of your generosity we reached the goal to receive the $5000.00 matching donation to our new Legacy Endowment. Your continued support will only increase our future benefits. Gifts to this endowment ensures ZUMC thrives beyond our lifetime so continue to give whenever you can. Please indicate “Legacy” on your donation.

At our Nov. 11th blood drive we were able to have 10 donors give blood. Thank you to everyone for their support. To those who were not able to give, they can go by the Vitalant Blood Services Center on One Calais (Formerly United Blood Services) to donate. Just let them know that you are donating for Zachary UMC. Remember, our donations save lives. Our next drive will be in the spring.

God bless, Vince

Member SpotlightVince Giaccone is a Christian man who walks and talks

his faith daily. We are blessed to have him as part of

our church and community. Vince first married

Deborah Neely and had a daughter Brandi Giaccone

Patterson and a son Jason Giaccone by that marriage. In

October 1983, he married Rhenda Newson, and they

have a son Benjamin Giaccone and a daughter

Katherine Giaccone Templeton. Vince proudly added

he has five grandchildren as well.

His wife Rhenda's family attended Baker United

Methodist Church for many years. Vince attended

with her; however, when her father died in 1990, and

the family moved to Zachary. Because of the move, he

started looking for a church in Zachary. His first visit thhere was in October 1990, on Heritage Sunday's 100

Anniversary of its founding. He remembers the tent,

the music, but most of all the friendly members. They

liked it and accepted the invitation to come back. The

family continued attending and transferred their

membership here on Palm Sunday of 1999.

His first volunteer serve was on the Church Council,

which he later Chaired. Next, Vince served as an

alternate Usher. Soon, he ushered full time under Ken

McKnight and in 2018, he began coordinating the

ushers when Ken was unable to attend church full time.

In 2009, Hal White suggested Vince contact Steven

Hebert at Live Oak United Methodist regarding a

useful ministry that their church provided its members.

After learning about how the program worked, Vince

recommended starting the program to the

administrative Council. It was approved, and Vince

coordinates the program like a well-oiled machine to

the benefit of members, and occasionally local citizens

alike. ZUMC established G.L.O.V.E.S., which stands

for: Giving*Living*Obeying*Venturing*Embracing

*Serving God's people

Vince retired from Exxon on April 1, 2012 where he

coordinated the Exxon Blood Drive for twenty years.

He saw a need to help in two areas where long-time

coordinators needed help. Charles and Sherri Devall

coordinated ZUMC support of the Zachary Food Bank for

many years. Vince began helping them by coordinating

monthly collections of food and recycled grocery bags and

now he spends several hours a week doing what needs to be

done.

Betty Hodges was the coordinator of the church's Blood

Drive for several years, and she was looking for someone

else to head the ZUMC Blood Drive. Vince volunteered to

coordinate the Blood Drive and he now coordinates the

program.

Vince, the Browning father and son, and couple other men

were instrumental in reactivating the Methodist Men's

Group. Members are do wonderful things for our church.

They are also super stars at raising money for various needs

within ZUMC.

Vince likes the outdoors, but does not hunt, and he likes

water, but does not fish. What he does well, is volunteer his

services where he sees a need. We are a better church for

having Vince Giaccone as a member and friend in this

church.

If you would like to place flowers in honor or memory of someone on a special Sunday during the year we will have the flower

calendar out in the foyer for you to sign up. cost is $65.00.

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What a great way for men of the church to get connected. Join the men’s group each month for their meeting. We usually meet the third Thursday of each month unless we have a special project going on. Watch the bulletin for dates and times. Get connected!

Board of TrusteesTues.,January 8 - 7 pmFinance MeetingMon.,Jan. 14 - 6:30 pm- Conf. Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Thank YouMy family and I are so thankful to our wonderful church for all it’s support and love during our beloved Ben Byland’s illness and passing. We so very much appreciate all the prayers, cards, visits and phone calls as well as the Wednesday Night Suppers, the support we received from Rev. Ricky Willis and Rev. Harold Babin and the wonderful meal served to us after the funeral. Ben loved our church and so do I. May God Bless you all.

Love, Anne Byland

Thank you to all our friends & family for your prayers, food, and visits during Andy’s illness and surgery. We sincerely appreciate it. It is so comforting to be a part of such a loving and supportive church family. We sincerely appreciated each act of kindness.

Andy & Suzanne Annison

Thank you to each of you that made monetary donations to the Stephen Ministry/Grief Support Ministry. Your money helps to purchase much needed materials.

Betty Hodges

We will begin our 2019-2020 school year registration for returning students and their families on January 22. Registration will open to the community on February 18.

On January 27 we will have Little School Day at the Pathway service. Come and see our students sing their favorite songs during the service.

Human Relations Day Offering will be collected on January 20th. Your gift supports Community Developers, UM Volunteer Service and Youth Offender Rehabilitation Programs. Thank you for your committed support of the United Methodist Special Offerings.

No UMYF on Dec. 23 & 30th

January 6 - UMYF - 4-5 PM

January 9th - Youth Bible Study 6:30 PMafter Bible Study we will go to Cc’s until 8:30 PM!

The 2019 Church Officers will take over their new position on January 1st. The Church Officers list is available at the welcome table on Sunday or you may call the church office to have one emailed to you.

Praying for Unity

Every January, the Christian church worldwide marks the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This ecumenical “octave,” or eight-day observance, lasts from January 18 (the Feast of St. Peter) to January 25 (the Feast of St. Paul).

The week is based on Jesus’ prayer to his heavenly Father in John 17:21 that his followers “may all be one … so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (ESV). Jesus knew that if Christians were fiercely divided, people outside the faith wouldn’t want to learn more about him.

The theme for the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is from Deuteronomy 16:20 (NRSV): “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue.”

We are always looking for voices to join the choir. We meet on Tuesday nights at 7:00 PM. Join us in the Music Building for practice beginning January 8th!

A special thank you to Val for all of her hard work preparing the delicious meals each week. If you have not been attending our Wednesday Night Dinners, you sure are missing out. Come join us at 6 PM Wednesday!

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4205 Church St. - Zachary, LA - 70791 (225) 654-2389 Fax: (225) 654-0648

Worship Services: 9:00 AM & 11:00 A.M.Sunday School: 10:15 A.M. ZACHARY UNITED

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www.zacharyumc.org Email: info@zacharyumc.org

The Holy Land Trip for June 2019 has been postponed until February 15-24, 2020 to give people more time to prepare and raise funds. New brochures will be coming out soon with all the details.

Statistical Reporting (Formerly Annual Audit) January 15- 10 am - District Office

GENERAL CONFERENCE INFO For those wanting to know more about the Legislation that will be presented to the General Conference in February 2019, a link from the General Commission on A Way Forward has been posted on our website: www.zacharyumc.org.

If you are considering membership at Zachary United Methodist Church or want to know more about us, plan to attend Coffee with the Pastor.

Coffee with the Pastor is a relaxed and informative gathering where you can ask questions about the Christian faith, the Methodist Church, and what it means to be a member. These events occur every month and a typical session lasts an hour. Childcare is available upon request. Light refreshments are served. At the end of the session, there will be a short joining ceremony for those who decide they want to become a member. Call the church office at 654-2389 to register. We will meet in the church office on Sunday, January 27 at 5:00 pm.

Your donation for the month of December was 153 lbs. of food and $185.00. Your total giving for 2018 was 1,221 lbs. of food as well as egg cartons and bags. Thank you for your continued support.

Mary & Martha Women's GroupWe will be starting the New Year with a new women's bible study!Make plans to join us as we grow in our relationship with Jesus through book study and fellowship. This may be just what your new year needs!New 7 week study will start Wednesday, Jan 16th, 6:30 -8pmMore information to come after the holidays. Text or email Carla Kimmel if you have any questions. 225-603-8862; cfkimmel@gmail.com

The church office will be closed on December 31 and January 1st for New

Years. Hope you and your family have a Happy, Healthy New Year!