Lent is about humility and self-examination – not guilt

Creator of all things, You have made us from the dust of the earth. You breathed into us your own vitality. Yet each of us must one day render back to you the life we have on loan from you. It shall be required of us that we lay down all of our pomp and pride and return to dust. So teach us to consider the brevity of our days that we may live them out with wisdom, as a people redeemed and made new by the power of the cross of Jesus. Amen. (This Day: A Wesleyan Way of Prayer, p. 119)

When I attend a funeral or when I meet with a family after the death of a loved one, I am struck at how the “busy-ness” of life is put on hold for a time. What comes into sharp focus is the reality of death

and what is most important about life, and loving

and relationships.

In a similar way, the observance of Lent calls us to stop and examine our lives; to remember that we are mortal; that our years and our influence are finite. We are called to look honestly at the current condition of our heart and soul and our relationships - before God.

Lent is NOT about guilt. Lent is about humility and the willingness to accept anew the power of Christ’s redeeming love at work in our lives. Lent is about the possibility of growing closer to Christ; of becoming more like what God intends for us to be. Jesus meets us where we are, and like all other journeys, Jesus walks with us

through Lent into the joy of Easter! You are invited to observe the season of Lent with others in the congregation: 1) Adult Sunday School Lenten series: Fellowship Hall ~ 9:15 am. Bread in the Wilderness: Spiritual Famine or Gospel Feast?

[A special invitation is extended to those folks who do not attend Sunday School on a regular basis.] 2) Sunday Worship Services ~ scripture and themes to be taken from the study, Bread

in the Wilderness and lectionary readings 3) Wednesday Night Programs:

March 12 ~ Open discussion about being in a joint ministry with Primera Iglesia March 19 and 26 ~ “Invisible Child”: reflections on true story of a homeless family April 2 ~ Non-traditional Worship Service April 9 ~ Special Evening of Prayer April 16 ~ Holy Week in Story and Song (for all ages)

4) Sharing Devotions and Song at Bethany Nursing Center ~ Sat. April 9 (10 am) 5) Holy Week Services: Thursday, April 17 ~ Maundy Thursday Holy Communion 6:30 pm ~ Crievewood United Methodist Church Good Friday, April 18 ~ Tenebrae Service 6:30 pm ~ South End United Methodist Church

Yours in Christ, Ann Cover

SOUTH END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH March 6, 2014

THE SOUTH END SOURCETHE SOUTH END SOURCE

From The Pastor’s StudyFrom The Pastor’s Study

IN THIS ISSUE From the

Pastor’s Study

Week Church Calendar

Thank You Note

Newsletter Changes

Easter Egg Hunt

Good Neighbor Update

February

Room In The Inn

Seminar/Workshop

Invitations

“Raise the Roof”

Birthdays

Fellowship Meal Photos

The Faith We Sing

Hymnal Donations

Change of Address

Birthdays

Planting Photos

PASTOR ANN COVER acover@seumc.org

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday

9am-2pm

Church Phone

615 833-2077

Fax: 615 781-0639

Church Email

office@seumc.org

Website: www.seumc.org

~ Ministry Intern ~

Erica Allen

~ Music Leader ~

Rick Rains

~ Pianist ~ Jim Kirby

Administrative Asst.

Gerrie Grimsley

Sunday School

9:15 a.m.

Sunday

Morning

SOUTH END

PRESCHOOL

Director

Kamela Battle

Asst. Director &

Nursery Coord.

Robert Dodd

If you have not had a chance to volunteer

this year, we still have two Friday nights left,

March 7 and 21. If interested, please contact Ann

Cover. Also, the following items are needed:

~Toothbrushes ~Toothpaste ~ New Socks

~Underwear

“RAISE THE ROOF” 5K RACE ~ April 5

Hosted by Blakemore UMC (“Raise the Roof” is a non-profit organization in Uganda)

Amy Charlton invites you take part in the 5K fundraising event, which also includes a 2.9 mile course in which partici-pants can run, walk stroll or hike at their own pace. Prizes will be awarded.

Kids go for free, then can enjoy family activities such as an egg hunt. Leashed pets are welcome too!

Pre-register by March 24 & www.mpgo.eventbee.com for $25 (t-shirt included) All proceeds go to permanent medical clinic needs in Uganda ! Raise the Roof school.

MARCH Jace Seiner 3/9

Mary Lee Mackie 3/22

Peggy Jones 3/23

Mary Murphy 3/23

Linda Dunbar 3/27

Allison Marshall 3/28

Liz Shadbolt 3/29

PRESCHOOL EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 19, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m.

For preschoolers, church members and their families,

friends and neighborhood children.

NEEDS: We need

individually wrapped pieces of candy.

NO HARD CANDY, PLEASE

We do not need plastic eggs this year as we have

plenty left over from last Easter.

TN Conference UMC

Adult/Older Adult Ministries Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Brentwood UMC in Haney Hall

Leadership Training Luncheon to learn

“How to Lead a Successful

Older Adult Ministry in

the Local Church”.

Keynote speaker: Rev. James Robinson

(A pastor in the TN Conf. and

former Chaplain at McKendree Village)

To register, email Tracey Karl at tnumc.com

by March 11, 2014

APRIL

Samantha Chiasson 4/2

Isaac Crouse 4/8

Amy Patton 4/8

Allen Donaldson 4/23

Matthew Crouse 4/25

Debbie Walden 4/25

The Family of

Frank Edward Duke

Wishes to express deep appreciation.

The prayers, cards, food and love shown our family during the passing of my father

were greatly appreciated.

Jerry Duke

Happy Birthday!

IMPORTANT NEWSLETTER CHANGES

It was decided at the Administrative Council meeting on

February 9, 2014 that there will be a newsletter sent out

every 3-4 weeks (rather than every other week).

Be watching your email on Thursday afternoons

for church calendar listings of the coming week.

CHURCH CALENDAR ~ Thursday, March 6 - Wednesday, March 12

March 7 ~ Fri. Room In The Inn

March 8 ~ Sat. 10 a.m.—1 p.m. ~ Golden Triangle Fellowship Tutoring

March 9 ~ Sun. 9:30 a.m. ~ Sunday School

10:30 a.m. ~ Worship

Handbell practice following worship

DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS ON MARCH 9!

March 11 ~ Tue. 6:00 p.m. ~ United Methodist Women

March 12 ~ Wed. 5:30 p.m. ~ Fellowship Meal

6:15 p.m. ~ Open Discussion : Joint Ministry with Primera Iglesia

7:15 p.m. ~ Chancel Choir Rehearsal

GOOD NEIGHBOR UPDATE

FEBRUARY 2014

February donations were $824.00.

Distributions in the amount of $1,160.00

(using a surplus from the month before)

were given to

8 families for assistance with

gas, utilities & food.

Additional families were helped by

our own Food Pantry

Pot Luck

Sponsored by

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The United Methodist Women have seen that 46 additional copies of The Faith We Sing hymnals

(40 regular print and 6 large print) have been placed in our sanctuary.

Thirteen of the hymnals were donated by members of the congregation in memory of loved ones.

Eleven hymnals were donated in honor of others. The UMW paid for the remainder of the hymnals.

Mary Lee Mackie: In Memory of Billie Chester

David & Kay Bixler: In Honor of

Rick Rains

Jim Kirby

The Choir

Kitty Shadbolt: In Honor of Shadbolt-Crouse Families

John & Angie Walker: In Memory of

Robert Gregg

Betty Gregg

Kathy Grimes

Polly Maxfield: In Honor of Bill & Peggy Jones

Bill & Peggy Jones: In Honor of Polly Maxfield

Brenda Nance: In Honor of Linda Carter

Chiasson Family: In Honor of

Linda Carter

Lee Tomlin

Liz Sanders: In Memory of

Lois Hickman

Gail Sanders: In Memory of

New THE FAITH WE SING Hymnals

Harvey Sanders

Edward & Margaret Gill

Warren & Cooper Gill

Joseph, J.S. & Angeline Gill

Rev. John Young

Rev. John Bright Warren & Margaret Warren

Rev. William Anderson Gill & Rev. William Thomas Gill

Frank & Ruth Dwiggins

SEED PLANTING TIME!

Wednesday ~ February 19, 2014

We planted tomato seeds and now have 130 containers with

active tomato seedlings.