Weekly News

Weekly News for January 14 - February 21

Bishop Palmer Preaching at Main Street
One Service Sunday, February 19, 9:00 am
Bishop Palmer is here this Sunday, February 19 at 9:00. There will be a slight change in our Sunday morning schedule. We will have one service at 9:00 with Bishop Palmer preaching. We are planning on an hour worship service so that Sunday School will begin at 10:15. However, we have a lot going on this Sunday and the potential is high that we will run over. Since there is no 11:15 service, our plan is that Sunday School can be an hour from whenever it is able to begin. Besides the Sacrament of Infant Baptism for Corbin Matthew Cox, our Lenten Challenge and our Outdoor Worship Center will be presented. Our 8:00 Worship at the UM Village remains unchanged. Jame will be preaching there. This is the Bishop’s fourth visit to Main Street over the last four years. We are honored to have Bishop Palmer back and are quite willing to make Sunday morning adjustments as needed to accommodate his schedule. We appreciate the flexibility and understanding our Main Street family.

Community Lenten Service
Wednesday, February 29, Main Street will host a Community Lenten Service and Lunch. Service begins at noon with lunch following for $3. Rev. David Crowley from 1st Presbyterian will be our guest speaker.

Lenten Challenge
Pastors Jame and Nicole, along with a group of our college students, would like to extend a challenge to our congregation during the season of Lent. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22 and running through Easter Eve, we want to challenge you to give up all beverages except for water. Then, we'd like for you to collect the money you would have spent on these beverages and donate it to our Clean Water Campaign. On Feb. 19th, we will hand out a water bottle to everyone and ask that they drink the water, cut a hole in the bottle, and use it for collecting this money. Then, on Easter Sunday, we will collect these bottles as part of our Easter celebration. This is being done because we believe that we can help end the Water Crisis in Africa. Just 1 dollar provides clean water for 1 African for 1 year! Just think of how many lives we can save if we all work together! The Water Crisis can be solved in our lifetime if we all work together! If you have any questions, please see Pastor Jame,
Pastor Nicole, or Kyle Steward.

River Walk
Our Clean Water Committee is sponsoring a walk on Saturday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. We will walk from Main Street to the Mississippi River to collect water and walk back. Our walk is intended to dramatize the walk for water that nearly 1 billion people of our world take every day. Often the water they find, is no cleaner than the Mississippi River. Come join us.

Thirst T-Shirts
As part of our Clean Water Campaign, we are selling Thirst T-Shirts, designed by Kyle Steward. These are not just for Thirst participants, but for all members. The message of the shirt is clear - Jesus bring us living water so that we may never thirst again. And we are using these shirts to help bring clean water to Africans. The cost is $15, with all proceeds being donated to our Clean Water Campaign (through UMCOR). A picture of the shirt will be out on Sunday. Bring your $15 and sign up for a shirt! We'll order them at the end of February.

Missing Balcony Keys
There are 2 balcony keys which have been missing from the key box located in the work room off the church office for several weeks. One of them is on key tag #43. The other is on a key tag that is marked “extra balcony key” or something similar. If anyone knows the whereabouts of them, could you please contact Shelly in the church office, 462-2495, or put them back in the key box. Thank you!

Summer Camp
Camping season is just around the corner! Don’t forget to meet with Mrs. Chris to get your child’s spot reserved for this summer at Little Grassy. Parents are welcome to attend as chaperones, too. There is even a family camp that Pastor Jame will host. Spaces are limited so early registration is a must!

Elevate Sponsors Needed
As we plan to kick off our second season we are in need of qualified sponsors. Please pick up an application from Kathy Abert or Pastor Nicole. All applications are due by February 26.

Communion Servers Needed During Lent
Each Sunday during lent we will be serving communion. If you would be interested in being a communion server, please call Shelly, 462-2495, or email her (info@mainstreetumc.net) indicating which date and service time you prefer. Servers are not needed on February 26 & March 25.

Thirst
This Sunday, 8:30 pm. Woody Stanfield will be preaching.

Council on Ministries—Date Change Due to Bishop’s Visit
We will meet Sunday, February 26 at 12:30 with salad and pizza provided.

Women’s Ministry Secret Sister Program
All women are invited to be a part of this ministry for women. There are forms at the Information Center. Fill out the form, fold it, and put it in the basket provided. We will give your name to someone who will lift you up in prayer daily, send you birthday cards, anniversary cards, just because notes. There are no meetings to attend, just be active in the life of your sister with your prayers and support. You will also be given a name to pray for another sister. You will be supplied with the form that they have filled out. Forms will be available for all until February 29.

Special Guest Speaker from Haiti
Rev. Paul Edzaire from Haiti will be visiting our church on Sunday, March 4. Rev Edzaire will be promoting our Methodist Schools in Haiti and the Alain Rocourt Endowment. He will be speaking at a combined Sunday School time. There are now almost 25,000 children enrolled in about 100 Methodist schools in Haiti. ARE sends over $20,000 each year to support our schools.

Easter Choir
Easter Choir will begin rehearsing on Wednesday, February 29, 7:15 pm. We will rehearse weekly on Wednesday evenings during Lent and will sing at several services, including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Easter Sunday. If you are interested in singing, please join us in the choir room at the first rehearsal. For more information, please contact Alison Neace at 462-2495 ext.230 or alison@neaces.com.

Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 pm, join us for our Ash Wednesday service.