No. 11 May 29, 2019

Sunday Services, June 2, 2019

Worship services 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Classes for all ages 9:45 a.m.

Communion Sunday

VBS 2019 – June 17-21

ROAR: Life is Wild; God is Good

VBS REGISTRATION

VBS is open to all children who have completed K5 – 5th grade. You can register on-line at www.madisonumc.org

(go to the KIDS page and click on the VBS 2019 link; there is also a scrolling link on the home page). There are also

registration forms available in the Church Office. THE FIRST 50 FAMILIES WHO REGISTER WILL RECEIVE A

FREE VBS MUSIC CD!

VBS VOLUNTEERS

You can sign-up to volunteer on-line at www.madisonumc.org (go to the KIDS page and click on the VBS 2019

link; there is also a scrolling link on the home page). Not sure what you would like to help with – click on the “job

description’ for more info! You can also volunteer by emailing me at renee@madisonumc.org.

VBS ADULT VOLUNTEER TRAINING

If you have volunteered, are thinking about volunteering, or know you should volunteer, please plan to attend the

VBS Volunteer Meeting on Tuesday, June 4 from 6 – 7 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room in the Church

Office. You will be able to pick up leader guides, sign up for a job, complete background check forms (this will help

us with our Safe Sanctuaries initiative to keep all our children safe), & answer any questions you might have. Our

goal is to make sure you have plenty of time to prepare for VBS & to make sure you have all your questions an-

swered!

VBS STUDENT VOLUNTEER TRAINING

VBS student volunteer training will be at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, June 17. We will go over guidelines & get assign-

ments at that time.

ALL students who want to volunteer must sign-up online or email Mrs. Renee! There are only 30 student slots avail-

able!

WEDNESDAYS AT MADISON

Wednesday Night Fellowship Meals

and Programming

have ended for the summer.

We will resume in August!!

INFANT BAPTISM

ANNUAL FAITHBUILDERS RUMMAGE SALE

Friday, May 31, 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. ($5 admission)

Saturday, June 1, 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. (Free admission) In the Christian Life Center (CLC)

All proceeds will go to local & international missions.

Questions? Contact Katye Reece 601-519-9525

LAST CHANCE FOR

CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOS!

The last two scheduled dates are:

Sunday, June 2, and Sunday, June 9,

from 8:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.,

in the Christian Life Center

JUNE VIP LUNCHEON Tuesday, June 4, 12:00 noon in the Christian Life Center

$5 per person. Please make reservations by noon Monday, June 3

Special program: St. Dominic New Directions Bingo with a Twist

Menu: Fried chicken breast; pimento cheese sandwiches; ham salad sand-

wiches; green bean & artichoke salad; fruit bowl; corn salad; deviled

eggs; strawberry banana pudding icebox cake

Carswell Lamar Petty, son of Justin

& Alyssa Petty and grandson of

Marsha & Dupreee Petty was bap-

tized on May 19.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN JUNE MEETING

The Naomi-Ruth circle of UMW will meet Monday, June 3, 9:45 a.m., in

Fellowship Hall Room 204. Renee Scales will lead us in VBS preparations.

We do this every year and it is always a lot of fun! Please join us!!

Concerns of Our Church Family

MADISON UMC PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM LIST Please continue to turn in names and addresses of family/friends

needing prayer for the MUMC Prayer Ministry Team.

We encourage you to turn in prayer requests for other special

needs such as expectant mothers, new babies, job changes,

relocations, etc.

The MUMC Prayer Ministry Team covenants to pray

for these names for 30 days. Names may be resubmitted

to jackie@madisonumc.org if prayer is still needed.

Prayer Requests –

MUMC Members

Vicki Blake

Barbara Crews

David Goolsby

Hensley Hardy

Lewis Hull

Allen LaBan

Richard Manning

John Mason

Mary Ann McKay

The Moody Family

Willie Moore

James Morphis

Robin Morris

Elinor Rummel

Trey Russell

Mary Salvatore

Fabia Smith

Courtney Tucker

Bob Walters

Jeanne Walters

Prayer Requests—Family Members and Friends

Andrew Bynum Brooks Lacey’s father

Jim Corban Ken Stringer’s brother-in-law

Ashton Davison Josh Woodward’s sister

Agnes Gardner Vanita McMullin’s mother

Brian Hierlmeier Randy/Susan Hierlmeier’s son

Chris Hill Susan Hinton’s cousin

Jeri McGuffie & Family Cecil Harper’s niece

Jim Martin Darrell Martin’s father

Tucker Mitchell Mollie Sims’ brother

Larry Russell Richard Russell’s father

Glenda Scoggins Kirk Scoggins’ mother

Dot Shannon Lauren Nelson’s mother

Laurie Smith Stephen Smith’s sister-in-law

Vic Smith Myra Smith’s son

Sophie Spence Debbie/Bob Merchant’s

granddaughter

Carolyn Stringer Ken Stringer’s mother

Linda Yeater Leona Bishop’s friend

Pray for Our Deployed Troops

Will Beggiani, Ann Beggiani’s grandson, U. S. Army,

Alaska

Mac Parker, Karen Harper’s nephew, U.S. Air Force, Japan

Jordan Stephens , Bill/Gayle Cooper’s granddaughter, U. S.

Navy, Guam

MUMC Report

Worship Attendance Sunday School

05/19 546 247

05/26 516 293

Offering Year-To-Date

Cash/Check Electronic All Giving

05/19 $20,313.00 $ 7,226.00 $744,968.41

05/26 $15,382.00 $ 1,947.00 $762,297.41

Education Building Cost: $5,227,203.00

Education Building Mortgage

Balance (as of 5/03/2019): $2,675,630.62

In Memoriam

Elizabeth Tickner—5/13/19

Mother of Bobby Tickner

We express our sympathy to the families.

Madison United Methodist Church

100 Post Oak Rd.

Madison, MS 39110

601-856-6058

Website: www.madisonumc.org

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MINISTERIAL LEADERSHIP

Rev. James E. Swanson, Sr., Resident Bishop

Rev. Connie Shelton, District Superintendent

Rev. Barry Male, Senior Pastor

Rev. Ben Butler, Associate Pastor

Rev. Linda Rickman, Congregational Care

UPCOMINIG MUMC CALENDAR EVENTS

Friday, May 31: Faithbuilders Rummage Sale, 6:00—8:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 1: Faithbuilders Rummage Sale, 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Monday, June 3: Mission Monday, Students

June 5—8: Mississippi Methodist Annual Conference

June 6—13: Salt & Light Honduran Mission Trip

June 8—14: Student Dominican Republic Mission Trip

Sun., June 2 – Acts 15

Mon., June 3 – Acts 16

Tues., June 4 – Exodus 27

Wed., June 5 – Exodus 28

Thurs., June 6 – Exodus 29

Fri., June 7 – Exodus 30

Sat., June 8 – Psalm 20

Sun., June 9 – Acts 17

Mon., June 10 – Acts 18

Tues., June 11 – Exodus 31

Wed., June 12 – Exodus 32

Thurs., June 13 – Exodus 33

Fri., June 14 – Exodus 34

Sat., June 15 – Psalm 21

ADULT MINISTRY

Rev. Ben Butler 601-856-6058 or email ben@madisonumc.org

WOMEN’S SUMMER BOOK/BIBLE STUDY TO BEGIN IN JUNE

A Women’s Summer Book/Bible study will begin the first Sunday of June and continue

through July. We will meet from 5:00 p.m.—6:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference

Room and discuss C.S. Lewis’s book Reflections on the Psalms. Everyone who would like

to attend will need to purchase the book before the study begins. Donna Peyton will be

leading. All ladies are welcome!

MUMC MEMBERS TO SERVE IN HONDURAS

Six members of MUMC will be serving in mission in Honduras from June 6—13. They will be commissioned for

service during the 8:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, June 2.

Missioners from MUMC will include Phil Hinton, Mel Headley, Sammy Barmer, Jim Wiseman, Alexa Ainsworth,

and Carrie Ainsworth.

MISSISSIPPI UMC ANNUAL CONFERENCE This year’s Annual Conference will meet in Jackson, MS at the Jackson Convention

Complex on June 5-8. Please be in prayer for our pastors, our lay delegates (Rodger Was-

son and Cary Breedlove) and all Annual Conference delegates as they vote on many im-

portant issues. They will be selecting 2020 General Conference and Jurisdictional Confer-

ence delegates at this meeting, too.

There will be a Celebrate Recovery Leadership Team meeting in

the Multi-Purpose Room (second floor of the Education Building)

at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, June 3. Anyone interested in helping

with this ministry should attend!

YOU CAN HELP AFTER FLOODING & OTHER

NATURAL DISASTERS: BECOME AN ERT MEMBER

There will be an ERT (Early Response Team) training event in the East Jackson

District at St. Mark’s UMC on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more information and to register, please go to www.madisonumc.org/umcor,

or call/email Ben Butler (601-856-6058, ben@madisonumc.org).

STUDENT MINISTRY Cory Phillips 601-856-6058 or email cory@madisonumc.org

*Student Ministries Text Updates: text “mumcstudent” to 955-77

PLEASE KEEP THE MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT MINISTRY MISSION TEAM IN YOUR PRAYERS.

They will be serving in the Dominican Republic from June 8—14. Team members are Cassidy Barker; Connor Chi-

solm; Hannah Fowler; Joe Gallaspy; Ann Morgan Hardy; Mary Beth Hilliard; Ben Killens; Elizabeth Knotts; Leslie

Leon; Henri Kate Long; Jon Morgan Malone; Ryan McCluer; Lily Melvin; Mark Melvin; Doug Owens; Cara Dale

Palmer; Cory Phillips; Allen Riley; Hannah Rowland; Jake Schulz; Kathryn Scoggins; Will Scoggins; Robert Tick-

ner; Bailey Wood; and Aden Wright.