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We all have Heroes. Those people who have made an indelible mark on our lives. Some Heroes have shaped our career path, our way of think-ing, or perhaps our way of interacting with others. Some Heroes have inspired us to be better people, to care, to make

a difference, to share, to encourage, to help, to love. Our Heroes are often a parent, a friend, a teacher, an author, an athlete, a world leader, or perhaps a humble Evangelist.

In my case it’s the latter. The world lost a great man of God this past week, but our loss is Heaven’s gain. Dr. Billy Graham inspired me as a young pastor to be true to my call. To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ with love and conviction. To be a man of the Word. To be a man of prayer. I try very hard to do just that even though I fail at times.

One characteristic of Dr. Graham that I greatly admired was his singularity of purpose. He was never associated with moral failure or financial scandal. And he never let fame, celebrity, politics, or influential friends and acquaintances distract or skew the message of the Gospel. Dr. Graham’s primary focus was one thing…sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. Let us remember what the great Apostle Paul wrote, “This one thing I do…”

Not ten things I’m trying to do.

With that thought in mind, let us remember why we are here. Why God has placed us together as family of believers. Why God has equipped each one of us uniquely with abilities and gifts that are meant to be shared, not closed off to others. We are here, at this time and place, to share the love of Christ, to be His disciples, to be His witnesses, to help those in need, to reach the lost, to share our time, talent, and treasure, and to show the love of Christ in very practical ways.

As we journey together during this Lenten Season may we all examine our hearts and minds. May we ask the hard questions. “Am I trusting God?” “Am I living for the Lord?” “Am I providing a spiritual home for my spouse and children?” “Am I serving the Lord with all my heart?” “Am I living the God-First Life?” “When people get to know me do they see Jesus?” My prayer is that we will be able to answer “Yes” to these questions as we journey together through the Season of Lent and celebrate Easter Sunday together. God Bless You All, Pastor Greg

Pastor Greg Bouck

SUNDAY,

MARCH 11

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

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First, a big THANK YOU for all of

the support we received at our

Annual Ham Supper held on

Saturday, February 17. It was such a

success! Latest proceeds results

total $2000.00!

We are hosting World Day of Prayer

on Wednesday, March 7, at 7:00 PM

at Monticello United Church of

Christ. The rotation of hosting this

event is between Browns Summit

United Methodist Church, Friend-

ship United Methodist Church and

our Church. We invite everyone to

attend.

This year the country we are cele-

brating is Suriname. We hope you

will learn about their

country and a little of

their culture and one of

our members will be

preparing one of

Suriname’s favorite

dishes. This will be

among our other finger

foods to be shared after the

program.

Hope you see you Wednesday,

March 7!

Laura Smith, President

One Great Hour of Sharing Offering—March 11

World Day of Prayer is a global

ecumenical movement led by

Christian women who welcome you

to join in prayer and action for

peace and justice.

One Great Hour of Sharing® (OGHS) is

the Lenten Offering of the United

Church of Christ that supports disas-

ter, refugee, and development activi-

ties. It is part of the UCC’s national

ministries and one of the “5 for 5”

special offerings of the UCC that Mon-

ticello Church supports each year.

This year we will be collecting for the

One Great Hour of Sharing offering on

Sunday, March 11, 2018. Our giving

to One Great Hour of Sharing is but

one concrete way we can show we are

willing to reach beyond what we can

see. Our contributions become a part

of God’s abundant blessings to broth-

ers and sisters in need, worldwide …

helping “more than we can imagine”!

Thank you

for your

caring

support!

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Building & Futuring Committee Update

By Clyda Johnson

Things are “growing” at Monticello UCC and what a

wonderful growth it is! Our committee presented to

the congregation at the quarterly church conference

the plans for our new Monticello UCC Community

Outreach Center building. It was voted on to accept

the plans with minor alterations. We submitted the

plan back to Ms. Diamond to reduce the size from

14k sq. ft. to approximately 10.5-11k sq. ft. to keep

the cost around 1 million dollars. We received the

new plans back from Ms. Diamond and are meeting this Sunday February

25, 2018, to vote on the new plan and to give to Dean so he can send to

the architects for the blueprints to be drawn! What an exciting time this is

for everyone!!!

The newly formed Fundraising Group met and the following actions were

discussed and added to the calendar for the upcoming year for fundrais-

ers for the new building. The group will continue to have meetings to dis-

cuss new ways to reach out to the community and raise funds at the same

time. Feel free to come to the meetings and add your thoughts and ideas.

Events are as follows, so please mark your calendars to show your

support of these events:

Munch the Mortgage dinners:

March 14, 2018 - Bill & Gayle Hughes, Carol & Jay Rudd, Patsy & Jerry Smith

April 18, 2018 - Mark & Leigh, Matt & Amber, and Lewis & Laura Smith

May 16, 2018

June 20, 2018

July 18, 2018

August 15, 2018

September 19, 2018

October 17, 2018

November 21, 2018

More from each group of families that signed up for these dates will

follow with what their Munch will consist of. Stay tuned….

The Outlet:

Carwashes: June, 23, 2018 and August 4, 2018

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Mountains to Coast Bike Ride:

September 29 through October 6, 2018

Men’s Fish Fry:

November 3, 2018

The brick campaign is now back in action (see below) and 5 new bricks have

already been ordered!! Let’s keep this momentum going! You can also order

additional bricks in honor, memory or dedication to anyone you choose, and

it will be proudly displayed on the wall of the new building!

A new sign was erected on the building site on February 22, 2018 announcing

the growth of our church’s ministries in the community. Make sure you notice

it when you pass by. It’s an outward sign to our church family and to the com-

munity that we are proudly on our way to fulfilling God’s plans for the growth

of our church!

Lastly, we as a committee, want to reach out to those that signed their

original pledges to begin fulfilling them or to start back if you had stopped

submitting payments to fulfill your pledge due to inactivity. We now have new

momentum and pray that you will begin to see progress on the building

within the year. We also are planning to start a new Capital Campaign to assist

with the funding of the new building. Please continue to keep the work of

God’s servants in your prayers to bring God’s fulfillment of His plan to

fruition.

Cornerstone Campaign: “Fundraising One Brick at a Time”

Become a part of our church’s history by purchasing a

brick to be installed inside our new Community Outreach

Center. Bricks can be purchased “in memory of” or “in

honor of” and can be engraved with family names, indi-

vidual names, business names, etc. Examples are pic-

tured here.

Bricks are 4” X 8” with a maximum of 3 lines and 18

characters on each line.

Price per brick is $500.00.

Pick up an order form at church or contact Jerry Smoth-

ers at 336-656-3057 for forms and more information.

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37th ANNUAL H A M S U P P E R

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

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W O R S H I P

Sundays in MARCH 10 A.M. a.m. Small group studies continue. Coffee, light refreshments and child care available.

Women’s Fellowship Hosting Community World Day of Prayer Service Wednesday, March 7 7:00 p.m.

Choir Practice Tuesday nights 7:30 p.m.

“The Outlet” - Children & Youth Thursday nights 6:30 —7:45 p.m.

MUNCH THE MORTGAGE SUPPER Hosted by the Hughes, Rudds and Smiths Wednesday, March 14 5– 7 p.m.

Church Council: Wednesday, March 21 7:00 p.m.

Eagle Court of Honor for Ethan Wilson Sunday, March 18 3:00 p.m.

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast Guest: Steve Troxler, N.C. Commis-sioner of Agriculture Saturday, March 24 8 a.m. Golden Corral, Reidsville

Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 24 11 a.m.—1 p.m.

HOLY WEEK AT MONTICELLO CHURCH

Palm/Passion Sunday: March 25: 11 a.m. Maundy Thursday Service: March 29: 7:00 p.m. Easter Day: April 1 Easter Sonrise Service 7 a.m. Breakfast following service Easter Service 11 a.m.

Sundays in MARCH 11:00 a.m. Join us Sundays in March as Pastor Greg Bouck continues his sermon series, Living the God-First Life. On Sunday, March 4 he will also will lead us in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. We are a caring community of believers who look forward to welcoming you! F E L L O W S H I PF E L L O W S H I PF E L L O W S H I P

SATURDAY, MARCH 24th * 11 a.m.– 1p.m.

COME AND BRING A FRIEND FOR A FUN TIME! Call Lisa Brooks if you have questions 336-451-1731

Egg Hunt Prizes Games Crafts Pizza

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Baskets in table in narthex for your donations.

Thank you!

OATMEAL

OATMEAL

FOOD DRIVE:

MARCH

Food Collection for

GREENSBORO

URBAN MINISTRY:

Food Collection for OUT OF THE GARDEN

BACKBACK PROGRAM:

School Food Backpack

VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICVOLUNTEERS IN SERVICVOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE & MINISTRY: MARCHE & MINISTRY: MARCHE & MINISTRY: MARCH

USHERS

Whitfield

Faucette

Tyler

Faucette

CLEANING

Laura

Smith

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READERS

March 4

Ginger Smothers

March 11

Lisa Brooks

March 18

Gary Smith

March 25

Dick Faucette

OFFERING

COUNTERS

March 4

Dick Faucette

March 11

Lewis Smith

March 18

Carol Rudd

March 25

Whitfield Faucette

FLOWERS

March 4

Communion

March 11

Clyda Johnson

March 18

Becky Dixon

March 25

Jerry & Ann

Faucette

For

E T H A N W I L S O N

Sunday, March 18

3:00 p.m.

Monticello United Church of Christ

Light refreshments following ceremony

All Are Invited

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Jamie and Hunter Smothers . . . Presented a program on Sunday February 4 on their trip to Africa last year. They shared stories and slides of their adventures that featured safaris among wild animals, incredible scenery, and touching personal interactions with the people there. Their presentation showed how donations from MUCC were greatly need-ed and appreciated by many along their way. They are working to establish more opportunities for our church to continue outreach in Africa.

82 pounds of food was delivered to Greensboro Urban Ministry last month! Thanks to all who contributed!!

Congratulations to Rick and Leia Johnson on the biirth of

Taylor Kennedy Johnson . . . Who was born January 13. Taylor is the sister of Adam, the granddaugh-ter of Clyda and David Johnson , Kevin Taylor, Connie Taylor and the great granddaughter of Marvin Johnson, Gerri Elliott and Richard Dickerson.

Ethan Wilson . . . was confirmed during worship services on Sunday, January 28. Ethan is the son of Cari and Stacey Wilson and grandson of Bobby Smith. He was presented with a beautiful Bible.

On Sunday, February 25 we held Blanket Sunday that we have done for so many years. Our generous donation to the Church World Service Blanket program tells people in crisis, "You're not alone, someone cares." Adam, Aiden, Karrington and Micah demonstrated the many uses of the large and warm blanket that helps families who have lost their homes to tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and other disasters. The compassion and generosity of our congregation made it possible to send seventy-two blan-kets providing a blessing of God's love in this world. A special thanks to Matilda, a young girl at our church, who donated all of her monies ($31.00) from her lemonade stand to support Blanket Sunday. That is a generous spirit!! Thanks to helpers Clyda, Zara & Tammy too! For he delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper. Psalm 72:12 - Patsy Smith

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PRAYER LIST

Unspoken Requests

Dennis Conner

Eli Dilty

Jay Rudd

Jimmy Sloan

Ann Hopkins Paquette

Kay Gunn

Martha Dixon

Bobby Chappell

Stacey Wilson

Judy Chaney

Betty Turner

Jordon Rhodes

Sheryl Hubbard

Jeff Duffy

Faye Stephenson

Janet Faucette

Shelby Moore

Law Enforcement Officers

Our homebound/care center mem-bers and friends:

Shirley Linville

JoAnn & Otis Green

Jake Trammell

Vivian Spencer

Gail Smith

Rachel Troxler

Wilard Peeples

Fred Carpenter

Remember also those overseas and/or serving our country:

Jeremy Byrd

Zack Chrismon

Gabriel Chrismon

Dwayne Winder

Cindy Dieterly

And others

Please submit news, photos and other in-

formation for the CrossPointe Newslet-

ter to Gayle Faucette at

hfaucette2@triad.rr.com or place in

church mailbox. Your suggestions for im-

provements are requested & welcome!

Please keep us informed

about birthdays, anniver-

saries, etc. There are

notebooks on the front

pew for you to enter new

or updated information.

Thank you!

1 - Marcus Faucette 3 - Greg Bouck 6 - Angela Johnson 7 - Janet Faucette 11 - Erin Trammell 19 - Clyda Johnson

23 - Gary Smith 27 - David Johnson 28 - Lisa Brooks 28 - Jo Ann Green 30 - Lelia Faucette

11— Greg and Nancy Bouck

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According to Matthew’s account,

what was torn when Jesus died?

A. Mary’s headdress — she tore it as

a traditional Jewish sign of grief

B. A Roman guard’s sash — Peter

grabbed and ripped it in anger

C. Jesus’ robe — the soldiers divided

it among themselves

D. The temple curtain — torn in two from top to

bottom

Answer: D (See Matthew 27:51.)

In our Monticello Church family, we seek to serve God as we

serve the needs of others in our community and our world.

We seek to share God’s Word and purpose in the world

pointing to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Visit us and

discover boundless opportunities for personal

and spiritual growth.

CENTENNIAL AFGHAN FOR MONTICELLO UNITED CHURCH

OF CHRIST 1909—2009

are available for $50.00

Please see Laura Smith

COOKBOOKS

are $15 and are available

from Patsy Smith or Gayle Hughes Checks should be written to

Monticello Women’s Fellowship.

WORSHIP

HOURS:

Sunday School

10:00 a.m.

Worship

11:00 a.m.

PRAYER CONCERNS AND

ANNOUNCEMENT E-MAIL CHAIN:

More and more Monticello UCC families are signing up to receive updated Prayer

Concerns and Announcement by e-mails. If you are interested,

please e-mail monticelloprayer@gmail.com

Monticello United Church

Of Christ

PO Box 496

5001 East NC 150 Browns Summit,

NC 27214

PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS:

Pastor Greg Bouck is available 24/7 for appointments, visits, emergencies, etc.

and can be reached at 336-209-3024.

Office Hours:

Tuesday & Thursday:

9:30 a.m. until Noon

And Wednesday

4:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

Please contact Laura Smith to place

announcements in the bulletin.

STAFF / OFFICERS ___________________

Greg Bouck

Pastor

Lavinia Combs

Pianist, Organist,

Choir Director

Church Council Officers

Dick Faucette

President

Hunter Smothers,

Vice President

Diaconate Chairpersons

Bill Hughes, Deacon

Barbara Trammell,

Deaconess

Gayle Faucette

CrossPointe News

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Monticello United Church of

Christ

P. O. Box 496

5001 East NC 150

Brown Summit, NC 27214

Phone: 336-656-3400

Email:

uccmonticello@gmail.com

Website: monticelloucc.org

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