MOUNT OLIVET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

May 2018 06 PPR Meeting 07 Circle of Friends09 Call To Prayer Service13 Happy Mother’s Day Mother’s Day Breakfast Communion15 Crossroads Deadline19 Youth Day of Service20 Youth Sunday/Graduate Recognition Covered Dish Lunch28 Memorial Day

CROSSROADS NEWSLETTER

Mount Olivet Youth will be volunteering for our

community on May 199am -12pm

We will have volunteers in the Clothes Closet and the Food Pantry.

The Musings of Pastor Jimmy

Hello Friends,

A few years ago, I came across a book by AJ Jacobs called A Year of Living Biblically. The book chronicles AJ as he strives to live by the Bible for a full year. Fast Forward to 2018 and the book is now a sitcom on primetime television called Living Biblically. My curiosity was peeked, and I checked it out. I won’t pretend to be Holier than Thou and condemn the show as it caused me to not only laugh, but really think.

I watched the title character Chip make a vow to literally live the Bible, this includes the Ten Commandments and so on. To see how the character becomes Biblically focused caused me to really think. What would happen as Christians, not television characters if we really took our faith and the Word of God seriously. How would our lives be changed? How would the world be changed?

We seek enlightenment from everything these days, but the Word of God and wonder why our lives are no better than before. But still what would happen if we took Romans 12:2 seriously, “Don’t be conformed to the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God’s will is—what is good and pleasing and mature.”

I’ll tell you what will happen… Revival of the Church. When I say Church, I mean the Body of Christ, the people. To be more specific US, Mt Olivet! As your Pastor I don’t want to be stuck in complacency and apathy. I pray that we as believers will get serious about our personal relationship with God and our relationships with each other. There is too much going on in our world that is making Satan happy, lets stop that. Let’s get up and get serious and experience the wonderful peace and love of being in relationship with God, Amen!

Keep Loving One Another!

Pastor Jimmy

Crockpot Theology

MAY VOLUNTEERS

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04 Jennifer Davis08 Tim Davis11 Stephanie Clark13 Cheryl Cockram19 Kathy White25 Caleb Hill Joshua Thomasson29 Bea Ragle

Prayer RequestsDianne Harr

John HaskinsCarolyn & Ryland

HawkerZac Jones

Harriet KeithPhillip Love

Barbara MackeyLarry MannOlive Mills

Our MilitaryNursing Home

ResidentsRay Owen

Pastor Jimmy & Family

Terri Patterson

2018 Budget Infoas of April 22, 2018

MAY VOLUNTEERS

NURSERY

06 Stacey Moreau & Nicole Morris13 Mark & Kelsey Shelton20 Betsy & Julia Kent27 Dustin & Cheryl Cockram

KID’S CORNER

06 Alicia Gregory13 Dianne Harr20 Jimmy Calhoun27 Julia Kent

HEAD USHER

Tim Kemp

GREETERS

06 Joan & Herbert Holley 13 Mike Hughes & Nancy Edwards20 Charles & Sandra Hylton27 Tim & Bridget Kemp

COUNTERS

06 Joan Holley & Bill Kent13 Chuck Richardson & Linda Thomasson20 Cheryl Richardson & Bridget Kemp27 Vann Dillion & Andy Mills

MEET & GREET

06 Cheryl & Chuck Richardson13 Mother’s Day Breakfast20 Tim & Bridget Kemp27 Bobbie Dillion

ACOLYTE

06 Maddie Davis13 Choir20 Choir27 Choir

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

06 Dustin & Cheryl Cockram13 No Children’s Church20 Lyn Hill27 Dianne & Mary Harr

Thank You! To all of our volunteers

Missy BeckMarjorie Blankenship

Joyce & Duane Burnett

Our Church & Church LeadersOur City

Our CountryDon CrouchKat DodsonKim DodsonMarty EanesTaylor Foust

Liz GrayCharles Green

Elizabeth Gregory

Powell FamilyShut-ins

Margie StroudTornado Victims

TravelersThe Sick

Unspoken RequestsKen Vaughan &

FamilyLuke Vest

Ellen WhiteMark WhiteLouie WyattOur Youth

General FundYearly Budget Amount $ 121,012.00Needed Per Sunday: $ 2,327.15Collected to Date: $ 30,636.03Should Have Collected: $ 37,234.40Ahead/Behind: - $ 6,598.37

Building FundYearly Budget Amount $ 15,825.12Needed Per Month $ 1,318.76Needed Per Week $ 304.33Collected to Date $ 4,441.25Ahead/Behind - $ 428.03

17 Gary & Allison Durham

Meet & Greet: Sundays from 9 - 9:20

in the Youth Room We’ve gone back to the basics, coffee and donuts. Please sign-

up in the Narthex to provide breakfast one Sunday.

We are looking for ways to grow our Youth ministry. We currently have only 4 regular attendees of Youth Meetings, and 2 of those will be

graduating this year.

We ask that you invite students of all ages in your neighborhood,

and/or social group to join us, as we are planning activities and the

United Methodist MenMeeting

Sunday May 13

Before the Mother’s Day Breakfast

INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE KITS

As your church begins preparations for collecting items for kits, there is currently

an appeal from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

for hygiene, school   and cleaning kits only. You can find instructions for assembling the kits at the UMCOR

website, www.umcor.org/UMCOR/relief-supplies

and in the church office.

Circle of Friends

Monday May 7

6pm

In the Youth Room

DISTRICT NEWS

COMMISSION ON A WAY FORWARD INFORMATION

There will be three informational meetings on the District concerning the Commission on a Way Forward.  First UMC, 146 East Main Street, Martinsville, will host the first meeting on June 3rd from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.  The second meeting will be at Rocky Mount UMC, 35 North Main Street, Rocky Mount on June 3rd,

from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. The third meeting date, time and location will be announced later.

While there will be no action at Annual Conference on the findings from the Commission on a Way Forward, lay members to Annual Conference are certain to hear about the Commission’s work. These

meetings are open to anyone.

FOLLOW-UP TO APRIL 15 TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER 

On April 15, 2018, tornadoes and severe weather struck communities within the Danville District and Lynchburg District. The Rev. Bob Pihlcrantz, Virginia Conference disaster response

coordinator, has been in contact with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster regarding response requests for the Virginia Conference.  At this time, there have not been any identified

requests.  Please continue to hold persons affected by the tornadoes and severe weather in your prayers.  Updates will be communicated if response requests are received.

AUCTION ON FACEBOOK TO BENEFIT RELAY FOR LIFE

Mt. Bethel UMC has some new furniture that was donated by Bassett that is being auctioned off on Facebook. The aution proceeds benefit the Mount Bethel Relay for Life team. The auction will run until May 18.

The link is https://bit.ly/2Jv85c9

Camp Rainbow needs summer volunteers

Camp Rainbow Connection (CRC) is seeking loving volunteers to serve their group of adult campers for a week or two this summer. CRC is a week-long respite camp for adults with intellectual disabilities. The

dates are set. So mark your calendars and join in for an amazing, fun-filled summer with the most incredible people you will ever meet. Training dates are April 21 and May 5 at the conference center in Glen Allen.

The camp dates are June 23-29 and July 21-27 at Richard Bland College in Petersburg, Va.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

17pm Roundtable Bible Study

211am Bible Study

6pm SIP

7:30pm Choir

36pm SIP

46pm Girl Scouts

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69am Meet & Greet9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship2pm PPR Meeting3pm KFC

76pm SIP

6pm Circle of Friends

87pm Roundtable Bible Study

911am Bible Study

6pm SIP

6pm Call to Prayer Service

7:30pm Choir

106pm SIP

116pm Girl Scouts

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8:30am Mother’s Day Breakfast

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

146pm SIP

157pm Roundtable Bible Study

1611am Bible Study

6pm SIP

7:30pm Choir

176pm SIP

186pm Girl Scouts

198am SIP

9:30am Youth Day of Service

4pm Gym Reserved

209am Meet & Greet

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

3pm KFC

216pm SIP

227pm Roundtable Bible Study

2311am Bible Study

6pm SIP

7:30pm Choir

246pm SIP

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279am Meet & Greet

9:30am Sunday School

28 297pm Roundtable Bible Study

3011am Bible Study

6pm SIP

316pm SIP

10:30am Worship3pm KFC

7:30pm Choir