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5:00pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
Wednesday, February 4
~ Thrive! Fellowship Dinner, Fellowship Hall
~ The Message (9th-12th Grade Students), Room 115
~ Thrive Bible Study (Gospel of Mark), Fellowship Hall
~ Route 4:12 (5th-8th Grade Students), Sarah Mann Ctr, Room 200B
~ Children’s B.L.A.S.T., Third Floor
~ Madison Street Choir Rehearsal, Choir Suite
Thursday, February 5
9:00am ~ Madison Street Preschool, 2nd Floor
9:15am ~ The Christ Centered Woman, CLC-Activity Room
319 Madison Street ~ Clarksville, Tennessee 37040
(931) 647-0221 ~ www.madisonstreetumc.org
February 1, 2015
Thrive!
Communion Offering
This month's communion offering will benefit World Vision's 30 Hour
Famine. Our middle and high school youth will be participating in this worldwide
event February 27-28, 2015. Our goal is to raise $1,700.
Thrive menu for February 4th: Mediterranean Baked
Chicken with artichokes and capers, Buttered Noodles, Rosemary Roasted
Vegetables, Tossed Salad with assorted dressings and a dessert. Dinner is served at
5:00pm. The cost is $5 for children 13 years - adults, $3 for children 6-12, $2 for
children 3-5, and free for children 2 and under.
Sunday Night Live
Sunday Night Live will not meet tonight, February 1st. We will resume on February 8th
at 5:00pm. It’s not too late to sign up for a class. Click here for a list of the classes
being offered and for the link for registering.
The following announcements pertain to Children’s Ministries, for
more information please email Elizabeth Darke at
[email protected] or call (931) 647-0221.
Children’s Choirs
Due to the Super Bowl, Children’s Choirs will not be meeting tonight, Sunday, February
1st. However, we look forward to seeing all of our 4 year olds – 4th graders on
Sunday, February 8th from 5:30 – 6:00pm on the 3rd floor for choirs. It is not too
late to join – we look forward to seeing you there! You don’t want to miss it!
VBS Dates
Monday, February 2
5:00pm ~ Board of Trustees Meeting, Annex Conference Room
Tuesday, February 3
9:00am ~ Madison Street Preschool, 2nd Floor
Madison Street
United Methodist Church
Madison Street Announcements
This Week at Madison Street
Sunday, February 1
9:00am ~ Adult Sunday School Classes
Ages & Stages, Room 108
Community, Room 105
Cornerstone, Sarah Mann Center-Room 200A
Here & Now, Room 104
Mayhew, Room 106
New Beginnings, Room 109
Pastor’s Class: The Original, Annex Meeting Room
Pathfinders, Room 107
Truth Seekers, Room 116
Willard Blue, Chapel
9:00am ~ Core Group Classes
24 Hours that Changed the World, CLC-Activity Room
Journey 101: Serving God, Room 116
Pastors’ Class: A Disciple’s Path, Room 103
9:00am ~ Dig Deep (Preschool 4s-4th grade), Third Floor
~ Nursery - Preschool 3s, Second Floor
~ Synago (High School), Room 115
~ Route 4:12, Sarah Mann, Room 200B
10:15am ~ Worship, Sanctuary
10:30am ~ Sunday Dinner, Fellowship Hall
4:00pm ~ Sing for Joy, Choir Suite
5:00pm ~ Super Bowl Party (5th-12th Grades), Fellowship Hall
A Publication of
Congregational & Pastoral Concerns of our
Members and Friends
If you know of someone who would like to be on our prayer list, please call Rev. Laurie Hynson
at the church office at 647-0221 to give us their name and your contact information.
Chuck Becher
Moninda Biggers
Byron Boyd
Thelma Buhler
Jerry Castleman
Bertha Christianson
Merlin Christianson
Virginia Crawford
Hazel Dudgeon
Cyrus Eads
Gregory Haynes
Brenda Jerles
Burnley Kimsey
Ed McNeill
Madison Pace & Family
Sherrie Peterson
Traci Pierce
Michael Rogers
Betty Rudolph
Mary Ward Smith
Steve Stanfill
Bob Stewart
Les Taylor
Arlene Tesar
Eric Wegener
Military personnel
& their families
We extend our sympathy to:
Mark Dickerson and his family in the death of his mother, Mary Virginia Dickerson.
Those serving in Guatemala
Amelia Wallace
Our prayer chain is pleased to receive your prayer request. Call the Prayer
Chain Coordinator, Katherine Willard (645-4039). Anonymous calls are welcomed.
We know some of you are already looking to make summer plans. So. . .mark your
calendar and don’t plan anything for June 12-14 – we don’t want you to miss this
year’s exciting VBS. Look for more details soon!
Operation Christmas Child Emails
Has anyone gotten an email about their Operation Christmas Child boxes?
Madison Street UMC sent 127 boxes - it could be amazing to share stories of how
those boxes helped share God's love across the globe. Just email your stories to
Elizabeth Darke and we will share them with the congregation!
Lego Donations
This semester during our Thrive! Classes for 1st – 4th graders, we will be working
with legos as we explore the idea of building our faith. If you have any legos you
would like to donate for this use, we would really appreciate it!
Children’s FUEL Donations
Through the month of February, our 1st – 4th grade Kids Core class will be taking a
special offering for the FUEL program as we learn about how God cares for our
needs. All offering monies during this time will be given to the FUEL program. If
you would rather bring in items, donation ideas include cheese crackers, peanut
butter crackers or individual cereal boxes.
The following announcements pertain to Outreach Ministries, for more information please
Library Requests Used Children's Books
email Lisa Martin or call (931) 647-0221.
The MSUMC Library Committee thanks everyone for recycling reading material. We
Mission of the Month for February:FUEL
Mission of the Month for February: FUEL Please continue to donate items to the FUEL trunk to
keep the shelves well stocked. The request for February is POP TARTS.
You may also make monetary donations to FUEL at any time. For more information, email Bill & Kay
Howard or Lisa Martin.
Room in the Inn
currently need books for children to put on the Sunday dinner Book Bus Cart. If you have any books
that your children have outgrown and you don't know what to do with them, please consider donating
them. You can leave them in the box outside the Library door at the Commerce Street entrance. They
will be collected and placed on the cart that is rolled into Fellowship Hall every Sunday morning for the
reading enjoyment of our Sunday dinner guests
Needed~Prayer Shawl Knitters
Thank you to our January volunteers: Innkeepers – Grant Perry, Aaron Olita, Austin Maness & Char- There have been 16 prayer shawls given away since September to folks who are struggling with life,
lie Ussery; Meals – Sandra Denney (Willard Blue Class) and Susie & Tom Perry, Mary & Tom Rives & Mark
Hodges (Ages & Stages Class Class); Laundry – Judy Provo. There are four more opportunities to
volunteer: February 9 & 23, March 9 & 23. For more information or to volunteer, please email one of
our coordinators: Lionel Senseney, Clark Nicholson, or Lisa Martin.
Pancake Breakfast
On March 7th there is a pancake breakfast to benefit the Pastoral Counseling Center in the Fellowship Hall of the Grace Lutheran Church. There will be pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee for $5 per
ticket. Please email Sherry Maynard for more information or to purchase a ticket.
New in the Library
The Caldecott Medal is presented each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book for
children. Two 2014 award books are among the new titles ready for checkout in our church library.
Children: Flora and the Flamingo, by Molly Idle. A girl and her flamingo friend explore their friendship
through dance. (Caldecott Honor Book)
Mr. Wuffles! By David Wiesner. A cat causes trouble for tiny aliens until they become allies of insects in
the house. (Caldecott Honor Book)
Youth: I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir,
hear the remarkable story of the girl who fought for her right to be educated and was shot by the
Taliban. She survived and is now an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever
Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
The Little Chapel That Stood, by A.B Curtiss. Alexander Hamilton and George Washington were members
of this little chapel, built in 1776. Less than 100 yards from the Twin Towers, it miraculously survived
the devastation of 9/11 and became the service depot for the rescue workers at Ground Zero. This
inspiring 10 th anniversary edition for children is autographed by the author.
Adult: Belief Without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious, by Linda A. Mercadante. A
professor of Historical Theology at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, the author has studied
the phenomenon nationally and has had in-depth interviews with nearly 100 individuals who respond to
questions about their religious affiliations with “none.” What she reveals about their beliefs is at odds
with many popular characterizations and has much to tell us about the state of religion in America.
The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade, by Philip Jenkins. At the 100th
anniversary of the outbreak of the war, historian Jenkins offers the first look at how religion created and
prolonged the First World War, revealing the powerful religious dimensions of this modern-day crusade.
illness and grief. Another shawl was given to a Mom on post who’s husband is deployed and her 2
year old daughter is getting chemotherapy treatments twice a week at Vanderbilt. Her thank you note
said, “Our family is so appreciative of your prayers, love and support. The prayer shawl is just
absolutely beautiful. Your generosity has brought me to tears!” Through the prayer shawl ministry,
Madison Street UMC was able to reach out to this family in pain in a tangible, loving way.
Prayer shawls are a comfort and blessing! They are easy to make, just straight knitting in a rectangle.
The catch is as you knit, you pray for the person who will receive it … praying for strength, healing
and hope for the recipient. Funny how the prayer also brings you, the knitter closer to God!
They are a blessing to knit, to give and to receive. I have a book of directions if you need one. Please
email Laurie Hynson or call 802-0804.
Find us on Facebook!
We have a Facebook page! We like to use our page to help keep you up-to-date on activities
going on. Click here to find and “Like” our Madison Street United Methodist Church’s
page!
Music & Arts Academy
Have you seen what our Music & Arts Academy has to offer? What would you or your child like to
learn? If you are on Facebook, please like page. This will keep you up-to-date about classes, registration,
and more! Just click here. For more information about the Music & Arts Academy, please email Abby
Haake.
Couldn’t make it to church?
You can hear Rev. Wright’s sermons or Bible Study 24/7 on-line at
www.madisonstreetumc.org. Click here to find the Sunday Morning Worship Podcasts
or click here to find the Thrive Podcasts.
Scholarships and Funds
For those of you who wish to donate memorials and special gifts, we have the following
opportunities available: Priscilla Weathersby Flower Fund, Margaret “Peg” Daniel Scholarship
Fund, F.U.E.L., Library Memorial Fund, Martin Methodist Scholarship Fund, Memorial and
Endowment Fund, Sunday Dinner, Tarpley Music Scholarship Fund, UMW Scholarship,
Jonathan Wyatt Scholarship Fund.