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Zebulon United Methodist Church
Transforming life through
relationships with Jesus Christ
January 2017
Evening came, and then morning; the first day. Genesis 1:5
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. Psalm 33:3
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. Proverbs 25:25
You must be born anew. John 3:7
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
II Corinthians 5:17
He who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making everything new!" Revelation 21:5
Nothing wrong or bad with old things. We love antiques and things that have been "passed down" to us from
loved ones. But there is something exciting about the "new", isn't there? Did you see it on the faces of the kids as
they tore away the wrappings on the gifts under the tree on Christmas morning?
The "new", the "unknown" brings excitement (and the anxiety) of new possibilities. Today doesn't have to be just
like yesterday and 2017 can be a whole new beginning for us. Do you realize that the New Year has never ex-
isted before except in the mind of God! Our Creator evidently LOVES to make new things and must have some
tremendous things in store for you in the coming days! The scripture quotes listed above are only a small sample
of the uses of the word and idea of "new things" that appear throughout the Bible. Go ahead, do a little reading,
maybe an online search of quotations using the word "new" - you'll be amazed!
And maybe that is what we really need for this New Year - a new sense of amazement and excitement for the
possibility of a new adventure and a new creation by God in our lives, our church, our community, our
world. Perhaps, no, definitely, a big part of our problems in our churches and in us Christians is that we seem to
have forgotten that GOD IS! We sing "O come, o come, Emmanuel", (God Is With Us), but live as though God
will not come when we cry out to Him!
The consistent promise of God throughout Scripture is that God WILL Come, sometimes as a "thief in the night",
often in the disguise of a loved one or a stranger, sometimes in obvious answers to prayers, and eventually, break-
ing through the clouds on a White Horse to "make all things new"! God is after all, first among many expres-
sions, The Creator of all things. Wonder what God wants to create anew in you and in me for this new year? I
don't know yet, but I do know Jesus, our Emmanuel, wants us to be born anew, not just once, but every single
day! Jesus wants us to live expecting God to do something miraculous and glorious in and through us, His hands
and feet here in this creation.
Have Hope! Take heart, Beloved of God. You have not been forgotten! Watch with me to see what God will
make with this New Year. Believe.
My love to you all.
Clyde
January Anniversaries
21 Kenneth & Freddie Dent
January Sanctuary
Flowers
1 Jimmy and Ruth Joyner
8 Tammy Zukoski
15 Jim & Trish Deal
22 Mason and Holly Bailey
29 open
January Birthdays
2 Stephan Lyman
4 Jamie Foust
5 Linda Daughtridge Tommy Massey
8 Gene May Doris McLendon
9 Bud Wrage
12 Lisa Reason
14 Iris Bolen Tammy Zukoski
16 Gregory Pittard Bob Schug
17 Eddie Driver Shelley Shoemaker
19 Terri Lewis
21 Nicholas Boykin
26 Emma Bailey
27 Ali Durham
29 Doug Grygiel
January Greeters
1st……. Pat Tarbell (11 am) 8th…….Thurwood & Janice Parrish (9 am) Darrell & Patty Jones (11 am) 15th……Thurwood & Janice Parrish (9 am) Iris Bolen & Brenda Pippin (11am) 22nd……Thurwood & Janice Parrish (9 am) Elton & Patricia Roberson (11 am) 29th.…...Cindy & Gordon Privette (9 and 11 am)
Memorial Committee News 2017
The committee would like to just remind the membership of the ZUMC Memorial and
Endowment Policy.
Persons who are honored by memorial gifts of any amount to the Zebulon United
Methodist Church will be recorded in a Book of Memory. The Memorial and En-
dowment Committee chairman will be in possession of the book and be responsible
for keeping it current. All memorial gifts must be received through the Zebulon
UMC Memorial and Endowment Funds.
Families of the deceased may request where the funds are to be directed with the
approval of the Memorial and Endowment Committee and Board of Trus-
tees. Request to designate the funds must be made within one year from the date
of the death. If funds are not designated, after the year, they will be listed as un-
designated funds. Gift acknowledgements will be made in writing by the church to
the donors and the family of the deceased.
The Memorial Committee would like to share with the ZUMC membership the results
of the numerous gifts that have been given in memory of loved ones to our church and
how the funds were utilized in 2016.
Funds from the following memorials were donated to the Sound System, the Food Pan-
try, the Music Ministry, the UMW and the HVAC debt: Billy Bunn, Peggy Lewis, Bar-
bara Pulley, Ron Krueger, Coletta Davenport, Mary Moss, and Justine
Alger.
Sarah and Janet Eaton Funds are continuing to be used for the acolytes, as well as Alma
Doris Massey and Zyba Massey Funds are being used for landscaping.
The endowment fund that was established has been invested.
Our church is continually blessed through the memories of our deceased members by
the donations made in their memory.
Head Usher
Wayne Bouren
15th………….Doug Grygiel, Cindy Christopher & Jane Strickland
22nd………..Charles & Anna Corbett, Yvonne Eudy
29th ………..Bob & Sue Russo, Cheryl Crumpler
The Staff would like to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts, cards, and love offering you
gave us during the Christmas season. And would like to wish you and your loved ones a
Happy 2017!
11th
Baked Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread *Kids* Spaghetti & Fruit Cup
18th
Chicken Pot Pie, Green Beans & Baked Apples *Kids* Chicken Nuggets, green beans, apple sauce
25th
Vegetable Soup, Assorted Sandwiches & Chips *Grilled Cheese, chips & Fruit
Thursday the 26th Methodist Men
Pizza and Salad
January Wednesday Night Family Menus
Wednesday Night Family (WNF) SERVERS
Repeats after April 26th
JANUARY 18……………………..JIMMY & RUTH JOYNER
27……………………...PATRICIA AND JANE STRICKLAND
FEBRUARY 1…………………… JIM AND TRISH DEAL
8……………………. BRENDA PULLEY AND PATRICIA
15……………………..SAM AND DONNA IPOCK
22……………………..KAY AND ROBERT PULLEY
MARCH 1……………………..Ash Wed Service….volunteers
8……………………. JIMMY AND RUTH JOYNER
15…………………… .MARY LIB AND TOM EVANS
22…………………… BRENDA PULLEY AND DOROTHY MORGAN
29……………………. PAT AND RICHARD PASCHAL
APRIL 5…………………… PATRICIA AND JANE STRICKLA ND
12??…………………..MARY ANN EAKES AND MARY LIB EVANS
19…………………… JIM AND TRISH DEAL
26……………………..SAM AND DONNA IPOCK