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Many people wonder, “What is Lent? What does that actually mean?” Lent is simply a period of time. It is the 40 day period of time before Easter. That’s all. The 40 day period of time before Easter is called Lent. This period of time always begins on Ash Wednesday (this year on March 1) and ends on Easter Sunday (this year on April 16).
We will have two worship services on Ash Wednesday, one upstairs in the Sanctuary at noon; the other downstairs in Asbury Hall at 6:30. You are invited and encouraged to attend one or both.
Traditionally Christians “give up” something during Lent. We, like Christ, deny ourselves. One of the greatest declarations of Christ’s denial is found in Philippians 2:
We encounter that Cross three days bfore Easter on what is called Good Friday, the day Christ died. The term “Good Friday” was once a conundrum for me. How can the death of Christ on Friday be good? How can the agony and loneliness of a cross on Friday in any way be good? What’s good about that?
I was sitting around a campfire one night with my extended family (we were canoeing Talking Rock Creek in N. Georgia). It was Spring Break and we were all out of school and Easter was approaching. As the night wore on and the campfire talk turned to theology, we began discussing Easter and Good Friday.
“How,” I asked, as we huddled around the fire, “can we call this day Good Friday? It wasn’t good; it was bad! The Son of God was dying on a cross. The hope of all mankind was being crucified! It is not good! We shouldn’t call it Good Friday; we should call it Bad Friday!”
Everyone sat there for a moment and then my brother said, “No, it should be called Good Friday. It was a bad Friday for Jesus, yes. It was a bad Friday for God, yes. But it was a good Friday for everyone else!”
Yes, it was! In fact, it was the greatest Friday in the history of the world! Because of that Friday we have forgiveness of sins. Because of that Friday we have salvation of our souls. Because of that Friday we have hope. Because of that Friday there is an Easter. Because of that Friday there is eternal life, not only for Christ, but for all who trust in Him.
What a Friday! Thank God for Lent and Good Friday.
Easter is coming!
Lent and Good Friday by: Rev. Parker Benson
We will have two worship services on Ash Wednesday, one upstairs in the Sanctuary at noon; the other
downstairs in Asbury Hall at 6:30. You are invited and encouraged to attend one or both. If you can’t make it to
worship, Rev. Catherine Nance will be in the in the Sanctuary to impose ashes from 6:30 am until 7:15 am.
Stop by on your way to work or school.
“Christ Jesus, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in
human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to
death—even death on a cross!”
The main church phone number is 865-982-1273 *Please note that ALL staff emails now end with
1stchurch.org unless otherwise noted. Pastors Catherine Nance cnance ext.111 Parker Benson pbenson ext. 106 Sarah Slack sslack ext. 107 Music Terry Wilson sacmusic ext. 109 Susan Daves sdaves ext. 110 Chris Lee clee ext. 116 Dwain Pesterfield (organist) [email protected] Sarah Lawson slawson Katie Russell krussell Children’s Ministries Denise Johns djohns ext.113 Carmen Faircloth [email protected] Youth Ministries Nathan Irwin nirwin ext.202 Administrator Mark Blodgett mblodgett ext. 103 Communications Clayton Hensley chensley ext.100 Membership Secretary Jane Sanders jsanders ext. 101 Welcome Table Amelia Geis-Scott [email protected] Technical Director Samuel Williams [email protected] Maintenance & Custodial Staff Paul Brown, Sherri Justice, Bryan Holder 982-1273
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Welcome to 1st!
Ruth Fernandez Dana Hogan
Frankie Lishman Kim Sellards
Donna & Michael Smith
Are you considering church membership or just want to learn more about the United Methodist Church or 1st UMC Maryville?
If so, be sure and check out this class starting in April.
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Lent to Easter The time between Ash Wednesday and Easter is a time to pause, reflect and pray. Through small group studies and special worship services, the Lenten season will provide you with many ways to prepare for Easter and the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. Noonday worship on Wednesdays returns beginning on March 8th. Each week, leading up to Holy Week you can come hear guest speakers deliver the message during this short worship service which all center around the theme of “tables.” Following worship you are invited to join others at the table for a light meal. Palm Sunday (April 9th) marks the beginning of Holy Week, a time when we remember the days leading up to Christ’s crucifixion. Each day from April 10th to April 15th, guest speakers will bring you the message during special Noonday worship services. (A light meal will be served afterward). In addition there will be a Maundy Thursday worship service and a Good Friday service, both at 7:00 pm.
March 8th - An Interrupted Table Rev. Doug Smith, 1st UMC, retired
March 15th - A Testing Table Rev. Bill Booth, First Baptist - Maryville
March 22nd - A Timely Table Rev. Carol Wilson, Holston Conference of the UMC
March 29th - A Forgiving Table Rev. Bob Hayes, Broadway UMC, retired
April 5 - A Wide Table Rev. Eric Bronkala, Shannondale Community/ Middlebrook Pike UMC
For more information on Lent, Holy Week and Easter or to sign up for a study please visit
www.1stchurch.org or call 982-1273.
Lenten Studies
What is Lent all about? Rev. Catherine Nance Wednesday, March 1st 7:40 pm (following Celebrate Recovery worship)
Know the Story Rev. Catherine Nance Wednesday evenings at 7:40 Beginning March 8th A 5-week study comparing the Gospel texts on the events leading up to Holy Week.
More than Enough Rev. Sarah Slack Wednesday at 10:00 am Beginning March 1st (Room 205) Finding ways to use your choices to help others while finding joy in your own life Book costs $15
A World Worth Saving Rev. Catherine Nance Mondays at 10:00 am Beginning March 6th Sundays at 6:30 pm Beginning March 12th Discover how to serve others, offer healing and seek justice. Books may be purchased online at Amazon.com
A pilgrim walk in the woods With spring fast approaching, spend time reflecting on the Lenten season by spending time in the Great Smoky Mountains. On March 20th, come join a group of people hiking the Middle Prong Trail at Tremont. This 4-mile trail should take about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to hike. There will be stops along the way for prayer and reflection. Rev. Laura Rasor of Broadway UMC, an avid woods walker, will be your guide. The hope is that our communion with the beauty of creation will lead to greater communion with God. Bring a packed lunch and plenty of water. The bus will leave 1st UMC at 9:00 am on March 20th. Please visit the “ Happening at 1st” section of www.1stchurch.org or call 982-1273 if you plan on going on this special hike.
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Make Peace with the Past If you have been struggling to deal with a death, divorce, a job loss, problems with your health, finances or other losses, there is help. Joy Gaertner, a certified grief recovery specialist will host an 8-week special class here at 1st UMC this spring. Registration is $25. (Scholarships available)
March 27th @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Introduction
Classes are on Mondays Beginning April 3rd
6:30 to 8:30 pm Please sign up online at www.1stchurch.org
or call 982-1273.
A focus on women’s health All Circles of the United Methodist Women invite all ladies of 1st UMC to our annual Call to Prayer and Self Denial program. This General Meeting is on March 16th in Wesley Hall.
The program for this event is Abundant Health for Women. The guest speaker is Jaclyn Hone, MD with Trinity Medical Associates. She received her BA from Malon University and her MD in 2003 from The Ohio State University. In 2009, she joined Trinity Medical Associates. Her areas of focus are the following: pediatrics/newborn care, women’s health, gynecological services, and hormone replacement options. Dr. Hone’s hobbies and interests include camping, hiking, outdoor activities, gardening, growing in Christ and seeking to serve Him.
The meeting begins at 11:00 am with lunch following. A donation of $5 is suggested.
Please let us know you are coming by calling the church office (982-1273), signing up online, or by calling Donna
Doede (856-0276) by Monday, March 10th.
Bring us your vases!
Please join the UMW and donate vases for Random Acts of Flowers of Knoxville. This is a mission that delivers recycled flowers to individuals in health facilities for improved emotional health and well-being.
The vases accepted are 6” to 9” tall and 4” to 6” wide. NO BUD VASES!! Quart Mason jars are acceptable but no pint jars. Bring your collection of clean vases to the church starting Sunday, March 12 through Thursday, March 16. Deposit the vases in the bins labeled Random Acts. Bins will be located in areas outside the church offices and outside Asbury Hall entrances.
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Coming up at Celebrate Recovery
March 1 - Ash Wednesday Worship Rev. Charles Maynard March 8 - Admit Rev. Parker Benson March 15th - Muscial guest: Josh Gilbert—SONCURED Records March 22nd - Laura West Christian Comedienne March 29th - Teen Challenge *and our own John Cherry singing Garth Brooks!
Celebrate Recovery launched more than 20 years ago at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., with only 43 people.
Through the loving power of Jesus, Celebrate Recovery is now in more than 30,000 churches worldwide, serving over 2,800,000
people with programs translated into 19 different languages.
The Maryville branch began as a satellite of Recovery at Cokesbury
in Knoxville. The recovery ministry has been active in Maryville
since July 2013 before becoming formally associated with the
Celebrate Recovery national program in May 2015. Each week,150
to 200 people attend CR activities here at 1st UMC.
You can keep up with what’s happening at CR at
www.crmaryvilletn.com or find CR on Facebook and Twitter.
The new single’s ministry here at 1st UMC is off to a great start. On Valentine’s Day weekend, more than 20 people (including 8 new members)--carrying creations ranging from cakes to fondues-- turned out for the Everything Chocolate event. This group of singles enjoyed getting acquainted, taste-testing, and sharing their displays of Some of the Things I Love.
The next CAST event will be a meeting and potluck luncheon in Wesley Hall on Sunday, March 19, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. In addition to lunch, we will discuss spring plans. Last names A-D are asked to bring a salad, E-J a main dish, K-M a side dish, N-R a dessert, and S-Z a beverage.
You can sign up on the church website or call 982-1273. While you’re there, see what else is happening with the CAST Single’s Ministry.
When the Lenten season begins, children are sure to have a few questions about it. To help answer some of them, there will be special Lenten “sessions” just for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. 1st Session: What is Ash Wednesday? What is Lent? Wednesdays, March 1st and March 8th 5:30 to 6:15 pm Room C12 2nd Session: What is Holy Week? Preparing for Easter. Wednesdays, March 29th and April 5th 5:30 to 6:15 pm
Dinner will be provided for the children attending. Please help us get an idea of how much food and supplies to get
by signing up online at: www.1stchurch.org or calling 982-1273.
News
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Denise Johns Children’s Ministry Director
[email protected] 865-982-1273
Learning about Lent
Earlier this month, these Kindergartners and 1st graders made 50 Valentine’s cards to be
taken to 1st UMC, Gatlinburg.
These members of the 2017 Confirmation Class attended Spanish speaking services at St. John UMC this month as well
as helping serve breakfast to the community. This past Friday, the confirmands attended Friday services at
Temple Beth El Synagogue.
Confirmation Service March 5th at 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 15th 8:30 am
Early registration deadline: 3/31/17
Run or walk to help the homeless Over the past few years, people from 1st UMC have participated in the Resurrection Run both as individuals and as teams. It benefits Family Promise of Blount County. Denise Johns would like to have a team from 1st participate again this year. The cost to register is $25 (before April 1st). You can either run or walk and there is both a 5K run/walk and a 1 Mile run/walk. If you are interested in being a part of the 1st UMC team, please contact Denise Johns at 982-1273 or [email protected]. You can also sign up individually by visiting: http://Runsignup.com/race/tn/maryville/ResurrectionRun
Building Fund In memory of: Given by: Helen Calloway Libby Lewis Russ West Libby Lewis
Chancel Choir Fund
In memory of: Given by: Helen Calloway Wallace & Sara Jane Roberts Russ West Wallace & Sara Jane Roberts Erna Link Kearns Wallace & Sara Jane Roberts
Family Promise
In memory of: Given by: Jack Bruce John Cochran
Memorial Fund
In memory of: Given by: Dick Phelps William Warner Dick Phelps Duane & Kay Werner Dick Phelps Herb & Ann Myers Dick Phelps James & Ralphine Hood Helen Calloway Karl & Sherry Miller Helen Calloway Robert & Pat Carroll Helen Calloway Tom & Kathy Howard Helen Calloway Russell & Gertrude White Helen Calloway Douglas & Leslie Roberts Helen Calloway James & Ralphine Hood “Red” Doig Karl & Sherry Miller “Red” Doig Tom & Kathy Howard Steve Davis Karl & Sherry Miller Steve Davis Robert & Pat Carroll Russ West Heritage Sunday School Class Russ West Jere & Joy Ingram Russ West Bo & Shirley Henry Russ West Judy Keller Erna Link Kearns Tom & Kathy Howard
Recovery Fund
In memory of: Given by: Mike Flynn Dana Hogan
Welcome Table
In honor of: Given by: Karol Smith Phil & Amy Large In memory of: Given by: Russ West Barbara Matzek
Memorials and Honorariums
Our Church Family
Christian sympathy extended to: Linda Carraway, in the death of her mother,
Erna Margarete Link Kearns on February 2nd
Kathy Byrd, in the death of her mother, Jo Byrd on February 5th.
Sara Margaret Depew, in the death of her
brother-in-law, Burl Depew who was a member of First UMC when he was a child.
Steve & Ruth West in the death of their son,
Russell West on February 1st. Sympathy also extended to Russell’s brother Charles West, his wife Mary Beth and Russell’s nieces, Elizabeth,
Maggie and Rachel
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In Memoriam
Russell Stephen West Joined First Church:
July 15, 1990
Entered the Church Triumphant:
February 1, 2017
Thank You Over the past four years Sunday nights at the Lunde household have been reserved for phone calls for Welcome Table. It truly takes a village or in our case, a congregation, to provide 15-17 desserts each week in support of this ministry. I cannot begin to thank my old and new friends for their dedication and service. However, it is time for me to take a break and pass the baton (call list). Ibby Davis and Dianna Faircloth have kindly accepted this responsibility. They will be looking for additional volunteers to make or buy a dessert to share as this ministry continues to grow. Your kindness and willingness to serve have touched me and I am so blessed. Thank you for your continued support.
The Dessert Lady,
Maryville First United Methodist Church 804 Montvale Station Road
Maryville, Tennessee 37803 Phone: 865-982-1273 / Fax: 865-983-5408
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Sundays * 7:35 am Morning Glory Chorus, 249
* 8:15 am Traditional Worship, Sanctuary
* 9:15 am Sunday School (Various rooms)
*10:30 am Traditional Worship, Sanctuary
*10:30 am Contemporary Worship, Asbury
* 4:30 pm Youth Handbells, 252, 254
* 5:00 pm Confirmation Class, 202
* 5:10 pm Celebration Singers, 249
* 5:15 pm Evensong Handbells, 252
February 26th
11:30 am CMAT
4:00 pm Outreach Team, 205
March 5th
5:00 pm Confirmation Service, Sanctuary
March 12th
2:00 pm District Latvia Mission Team, 152A
Mondays * 3:30 pm Children’s Choirs
Primary Praise (K-1st), 254
Merrymakers (2nd/3rd), 249
Joy Singers (4th - 6th)
February 27th
10:00 am Book Club, 202
7:00 pm Church Council, 202
March 6th
6:00 pm Welcome Table Steering Committee, 205
March 13th
10:00 am UMC Circle 2, 202
Tuesdays *10:00 am Bible Study (VanPelt), 152A
* 7:00 pm Pickleball, Asbury Hall
Wednesdays * 5:30 pm Celebrate Recovery Light Meal, Asbury Hall
* 6:30 pm Celebrate Recovery Worship, Asbury Hall
* 7:40 pm Celebrate Recovery Share Groups (various)
* 7:30 pm Chancel Choir, 249
March 1st
12:00 pm Ash Wednesday Worship, Sanctuary
Thursdays * 6:30 am Men’s Bible Study, 254
* 5:00 pm Welcome Table, Asbury Hall
March 9th
10:00 am Knit Together Ministry, 205
Saturdays * 9:00 am Pickleball, Asbury Hall
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