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Parchment United Methodist Church 225 Glendale Blvd. Parchment, MI 49004
PUMC Connections
Church Office: 269-344-0125
Office Hours:
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
www.parchmentumc.org
Deadline for May Issue:
Monday, April 15, 2019
From the desk of… Reverend Thomas A. Davenport
Living INTO Lent…
Lent is a season of reflection, re-ordering priorities,
reviewing actions taken…or it can be.
One of the issues some have with Lent is that we don’t
actually choose to live INTO Lent. It is easier and less
time consuming to NOT do the work of reflecting, or
self-examination. Perhaps it is because we suspect if we look quite closely, it may
require some change, and we don’t like change! DUH!
But change is part and parcel of Lent! (as well as life!)
The gift of Lent is the permission to look at ourselves with brutal honesty. It may
be a little scary, but ultimately, it can lead to growth. It might help us become
who God is calling us all to be!
The caterpillar is a lovely thing, (well, some are sort of pretty), but it is really
destine to be a butterfly! We all have some resistance to change because we like
what and who we are, but it may not be what God has intended for us, we may
not be fully formed as we are.
I have been praying for Parchment United Methodist Church for many months
with the specific prayer of shaping us for the kingdom of God. I believe God is
calling us to be the church we once were, a “neighborhood Church” in the heart
of Parchment, where everyone is welcome.
I have been always celebrating where we have come from, yet I am praying for
where we will be going! I am always looking to who we can become, without dis-
honoring our memory. Yet, if we are concerned with change, we may face the
same fate as a caterpillar who refuses to become a butterfly. And it is not pretty.
I believe God is moving us to be about new things, and change is part of it. By the
time this newsletter is printed, I hope we will have permission from the city to
put up new signs for our church. I hope that we will also update our sanctuary
sound and visuals, so that we all can “Hear and See” so we may thrive, and live
into our vision of “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ, for the Transformation of the
World!” and we would be at place where everyone can “Come as You Are! We
Welcome You, We Love You, and offer HOPE!
I do not propose these changes just for change sake, but for the sake of the Gos-
pel of Jesus Christ, and for the Kingdom of God in Parchment (and the world)!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Thom Page 1
Volume 24, Issue 4
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Head Usher for April: Carla Gillespie
Trustee on Duty for April: Doyle Sandefur
April 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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5:30 Wolf Cubs CR 6:30 Boy Scouts SH
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6:00 Family Fun Nite/SH/Kit
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6:00 Lenten Soup Supper 6:30 Basketball 7:00 Chimes 8:00 Choir
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7:00 am Pierce Auction & UMW Con-cessions
7 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship UMCOR Offer-ing
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Noon-5:45 Red Cross Blood Dr. 5:30 Wolf Cubs CR 6:30 Boy Scouts SH
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6:00 Bear Cubs CR 6:00 Family Fun Nite SH/Kit
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6:00 Lenten Soup Supper 6:30 Basketball 7:00 Chimes 8:00 Choir
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Rummage Sale Set-up - SH/Gym
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Rummage Sale 1pm - 6 pm
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Rummage Sale 9am - 2 pm
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Palm Sunday 8:00 Men’s Breakfast-Michelle’s 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship
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5:30 Wolf Cubs CR 6:30 Boy Scouts SH
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6:00 Family Fun Nite SH/Kit
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6:30 Basketball 6:30 Chimes 7:30 Choir
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7:00 pm Maundy Thurs-day - PUMC SH
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Prayer Vigil Noon-6:30 pm Sanctuary 7:00 pm Good Friday Service at Gull Lake UMC
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11:30 - 3:30 Cub Scouts Easter Pack Mtg - SH/Kit/Gym
21 Easter
8:30-10:00 Easter Breakfst 9:00 Garden Sunrise Service 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Resur-rectionService 11:45 Easter Egg Hunt
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5:30 Wolf Cubs CR 6:30 Boy Scouts SH
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6:00 Bear Cubs CR 6:00 Family Fun Nite SH/Kit
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6:30 Basketball 6:30 Chimes 7:30 Choir
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1:00-7:00 pm Cubs Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raiser - SH/Kit/Gym
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9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship CROP WALK-Bronson Park 12pm Noon-7pm 2 Piano Recitals/Receptions - Sanctuary/SH
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5:30 Wolf Cubs CR 6:30 Boy Scouts SH
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6:00 Family Fun Nite SH/Kit
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MARCH ATTENDANCE
WORSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL 3/3 74 13 3/10 80 16 3/17 102 14 3/24 80 16 3/31
1 Sally Gumper
5 Mariah Gumper
6 Marian White
7 LaMarr Miller
9 Cheryl Baker
11 Terry Callen
13 Bonnie Grihalva
14 Jeri Holcomb
14 Pastor Thomas Davenport
15 Jennifer Fulop
16 Madeline Light
17 Bob Davis
17 Beverly DeBoer
18 Carla Gillespie
18 Lyon Bailey
18 Alvin Holmes
18 Matthew Larsen
20 Grace Larsen
20 Peter Lenz
21 Bill Kriekard
24 Carol Schmitt
25 Kim Campbell
25 John Davenport
26 Wendy Tilley
27 Melissa Carr
27 Maia Dowd
28 Chris Alkema
29 Korey Grihalva
30 Haylie Born
30 Brett Crow
30 Sara Docsa
Mary Metzler wishes to thank her church family for their cards and best wishes after her recent knee surgery.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN’S COMING EVENTS:
April 12 (Fri) 1-6 pm Rummage Sale
April 13 (Sat) 9 am-2 pm Rummage Sale
May 9 6 pm Mother/Daughter Banquet
June 6 6 pm UMW Potluck
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Monday, April 8, 2019
Noon to 5:45 pm
PUMC Social Hall
4 LaMarr & Kay Miller (‘59)
9 Mike & Joyce Dennison (‘72)
16 Bob & Laurie Hamilton (‘66)
17 Howard & Georgia Potrude (‘71)
UNITED METHODIST MEN
UMM will resume their 2nd Sunday Morning
Breakfast Meetings at Michelle’s on Gull Road on
Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 8:00 am
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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN PRESENT
Their spring Rummage Sale!
Friday, April 12, 2019 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday, April 13, 2019 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Please collect your items for donation and deliver
them to the church as close to April 9 as possible!
Then, come Friday and Saturday to shop!! If you are
available to help set up Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday morning prior to the Rummage Sale, please
let Kandie Wood know. 269-355-9003
BUILDING SECURITY PERSON NEEDED… The Staff/Parish Relations Committee continues to seek a Security Person for our facility. This position can
be filled by one person, or could be a team effort if two or more persons would consider job-sharing. Secu-
rity duties include, but are not limited to the following: Keep daily check on locking of doors and windows;
checking of all rooms of building after building is vacated for the day; report breaches in security to Trustee
contact person; other security duties as determined by the Board of Trustees to whom the position re-
ports. Hours shall be as needed 365 days/nights per year to perform the described duties.
Resumes/applications should be submitted to Marti Poolman, Chair of Staff/Parish Relations Committee, at
Parchment United Methodist Church. If you have questions, feel free to call Marti at 269-372-0024 or leave
a message with the office 269-344-0125.
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, May 4th 7:00-9:00 pm ROCK & ROLL and SOCK HOP
By KnightMusik
Parchment United Methodist Church
Social Hall
Wooo Hoooooooo! Easter Egg Hunt!
After Worship Easter Sunday
FEBRUARY FINANCES
Total Income: $9,055.25
Expenses:
Staff $8,524.37
Other Expenses 5,611.11
Ministry Shares 2,237.20
$16,372.68
You can see by the above figures we are barely bringing in enough to pay our staff. The Fi-
nance Committee has had to make some difficult decisions for February and March. We ask
you to pray for our church and the Finance Committee as we continue to work on the budg-
et. As you pray, ask God what you can do to help our church.
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UPCOMING LAY SERVANT CLASSES
Basic Course: Saturdays, April 13 & 20, 9 am - 3 pm, Martin UMC Discover Your Spiritual Gifts: Saturdays, April 13 & 20, 9 am - 3 pm, Martin UMC Basic Course: Thursdays, April 11, 25, May 2, 9, & 16, 6 pm -8 pm, Coldwater UMC Called to Preach: Thursdays, April 11, 25, May 2, 9, & 16, 6 pm - 8 pm, Coldwater UMC Register online at GreaterSouthwestUMC.org. Registration Deadline is one week prior to first session. Courses are free.
The Maundy Thursday Service is Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall of Parchment United Methodist Church. Gull Lake UMC has been asked to join us!
Good Friday Prayer Vigil Friday, April 19
The sign-up sheet is on the Welcome Table in the Narthex. Sign for 30-minute increments beginning at noon, ending at 6:30 pm. Stay as long as you wish. (More than one per-son can be in the Sanctuary at the same time.)
The Good Friday Service is Friday, April 19, 2019 at 7:00 pm at Gull Lake United Methodist Church, 8640 Gull Road, Richland, MI 49083. (269) 629-5137
Easter Sunday Schedule - April 21, 2019 Easter Breakfast 8:30-10:00 am (Continental Breakfast - eat any time) Sunrise Service 9:00-9:30 am in the Memorial Garden (Social Hall for bad weather) Resurrection Service 10:30 am in the Sanctuary
(Left) Connor Miley
and Elizabeth Loney-
Acolytes March 17,
2019
(Right) Children’s
Time with Liturgist
Laurie Hamilton
March 17, 2019
Parchment United Methodist Church 225 Glendale Blvd.
Parchment, MI 49004
A Purpose-Driven Church Serving Christ in the Heart of Parchment
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OFFICE HOURS:
Monday—Thursday
9:00 a.m.—1 p.m.
2019
