OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR…  

SUNDAY, MARCH 7:   The “Gallery of Tables” will be held at the Sacred Heart Parish Center in Early at 3:00 p.m.  Cheryl Gerry from Details in Sac City will be the guest speaker. 
     5:00 p.m. - The Community Crooners will practice for their Easter presentation.  They will meet this evening at the Nemaha UMC. 

TUESDAY, MARCH 9:  7:00 p.m. - A Study on Rick Warren’s “40 Days of Love” will be held each Tuesday evening through the Lenten season in March.  Please make plans to attend.  All are welcome to participate. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10:    4-5 p.m. -  Confirmation Class
        6 p.m. – Prayer Band
        7 p.m. – Worship Committee 

SATURDAY, MARCH 13:   The United Methodist Women will meet  at 9 a.m. in the Mabel Allen Lounge for their Easter program and fellowship.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS ON SUNDAY  – Please remember to move your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday evening. 

NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 14:   Lay Speaker Training will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Kingsley UMC on March 14, 21, and 28.  Basic Lay Speaking and 2 Advanced Lay Speaking Classes will be held.  Please see the district website for registration. 

MONDAY, MARCH 15:  UMW MISSION EDUCATION EVENT from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Aurelia UMC.  The program will be on Native American Survival.  Please let Mary Lou Steele know if you would like to attend.  

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES: (Week of March 7) Robin Wissink, Pennie Irwin

Thank you very much for the prayer shawl for Ange Puetz.  It is her favorite now.  Lots of caring goes into making these shawls, and to be on the receiving end makes the individual glow.    Thank you all!                                    …Family of Ange Puetz
 

CHURCH DIRECTORY:  

FOOD PANTRY

Items continue to be needed for the Local Food Pantry. Please leave your items in the box located outside of the church office or drop them off at Sacred Heart Parish Center. Soups with lower sodium content, canned fruits and vegetables, and frozen meats are priority items, but all gifts are welcome and appreciated!

A Night of Romance Fireproof Your Marriage           Does a romantic dinner and movie sound inviting?  On Saturday, March 20th, at 4:00 P.M. Early United Methodist Church is hosting an evening of hors d’oeuvres and candle-light dinner, followed by a showing of the movie “Fireproof”.  Tickets are $20 per couple. Please make your reservation between  February 14th through March 10th. Reservations limited to 15 couples (first come, first served basis). Contact Deb Galvin (273- 5604) or Dawn Freese (273-5430). Following the opening session, “Fireproofing Your Marriage” studies are planned for the following evenings: Wednesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. – Session 1 Sunday, March 28 at 4:00 p.m. – Session 2 Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. – Session 3 Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. – Session 4 Sunday, April 11 at 4:00 p.m. – Session 5 Sunday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m. – Session 6

The Community Crooners Easter Cantata will be held on Sunday, March 28, at 2:00 p.m. at the Nemaha UMC.  All are invited!  Refreshments will follow in the church dining hall.

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Prayer Force Bible Study invites you to join them for their weekly gathering. All are invited!!!!!

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 Click Here   for special monthly prayers   •   Updated March 1, 2010

Each week a written prayer for our church will be included in the bulletin.
  We hope these prayers will be an inspiration for our church family to pray.
 

Prayer for week beginning March 7, 2010 Heavenly Father, You are great and greatly to be praised. We honor and glorify you, our Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer. We thank you for the many blessings you have given us, none greater than the gift of your son, Jesus. We remember his life and ministry, the example He set, and the path He took. And we remember his tragic death. How grateful we are for his resurrection, when Jesus conquered death and made our salvation possible. Focus our hearts on minds on repentance. Help us to examine our lives, finding the hidden corners where sins are pushed away and ignored. Let us reveal and confess our weaknesses – those things you already know – so we can become closer to you. We pray in the name of Jesus, our savior. Amen.

Iowa United Methodists have sent the following kits to Haiti:  4,331 Health Kits, 146 Layette Kits & 50 School Bags

 Keep up the good work!! 

We are asked to continue making the UMCOR kits, as more will be needed at a later date.  Instructions may be found on the church bulletin boards.  Thank you for your faithfulness.

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Click Here   for Cares, Prayers and Joys         Updated March 7, 2010

Did you miss a sermon? Sermon - March 7, 2010 Get Blessed: Hungry and Thirsty, Mercy Me Psalm 42:1-5, Philippians 3:7-11, Matthew 5:6-7 by Pastor DeeAnn Klapp. Click Here  for a list of some past sermons.

During this Lenten season, we praise God for his righteous Son, who perfectly kept all of God’s commandments for us and paid the full price of our disobedience. Let us praise Him with hearts filled with Christ’s spirit of obedience.

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Early United Methodist Church
402 Hickory St, PO Box 66
Early, IA 50535

Phone:   712/273-5241 (Church)   •   712/273-5243 (Parsonage)
Email:   eumc@ruralwaves.us      Website: www.umc1.org
Early UMC prayer chain email: earlyumc@gmail.com

Office Hours: 9-12 a.m. - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
 

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