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Jeffersontown United Methodist Church
10219 Taylorsville Road Louisville, KY 40299
Church Office - 267-1437 Church Fax - 267-1439
Daycare Office - 261-2867 Prayer Chain - 245-2203
Web sight: www.jtownumc.org
Email address: JeffersontownUMC@insightbb.com
OUR CHURCH STAFF
Senior Pastor…... Rev. Mark Shepherd Program Director……Dr. Bill Bowling
Music Minister.….Dr. Rebecca
Russell Organist………….…..Michael Megahan
Youth Minister…….……...Ben Robbins Children’s Minister…... Trudy Coomer
Daycare Director…....Jennifer Webster Pastoral Counselor...Dr. Linda Million
Office Manager……..…..Irene
Johnson Building Manager……….....John
Flora
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April 14, 2004
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FROM THE PASTOR.... What a
WONDERFUL Easter Sunday! Things just
could not have gone better. Both
services were well attended and music was extraordinary. Everyone was friendly and looking good. But most importantly, the spirit of the Risen
Christ was prevalent everywhere.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if that’s
what happened every Sunday!?! Of course,
you realize that is our goal. As we’ve
talked about our next set of goals and objectives, that’s exactly what we have
talked about. And now more than ever we
need to be aware of those goals and objectives and not just HOPE they happen by
default. We must consider it our
spirit-led, Christ-centered duty to work toward a church that is reaching out
and offering Christ in every way.
Easter is very inspiring as it shows
us what can be. Claiming resurrection to
be a vital force in our lives currently means we really claim the possibilities
and work to make them realities. We can
do all things through Christ who strengthens us, because Christ has first done
the greatest thing of all - demonstrated power over sin and death. There is nothing that can hold us back,
unless we ourselves decide to not be a part of the process.
Easter is inspiring by giving us
real hope for whatever we want or need in tomorrow. Whether that’s more people in the church pew
and more money for the church budget, or perhaps more people working as
Christ’s ambassadors and missionaries in the community around us, EASTER SAYS
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. More people making
commitments to Christ;
more people finding their place in ministry; more people growing in their personal
relationship to Christ; more plans to
move forward in Kingdom building; all
are possible as demonstrated in EASTER.
Personal issues are possibilities,
too. Is your financial situation out of
control? Easter brings hope for
you. Do you suffer with an addiction or
destructive habit? Easter brings hope
for you. Is your marriage or some other
personal relationship not what you want it to be? Easter means hope in all
things.
I hope Easter comes alive to you in
every way. I hope the “ordinary”
activities that we have every week at church make life “extraordinary” for
you. I hope the plans we have to grow
challenge and inspire you to get on board with God’s plan for your life. Be watching for ideas we present in our long
range plan (we‘ll be
publishing them in the newsletter and bulletin), and think about how
they can challenge you to spiritual growth and Easter living in each day.
-
Your Pastor
Mark
JAM VOLUNTEER OPENINGS JAM has openings available for volunteers to work at
the Dare to Care desk on the second, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays from 10
am—1 pm. Also, there is Friday opening on rotation basis.
JAM NEEDS laundry detergent - bars
of soap - baby wipes
- fabric softener -
feminine products - canned meats
- dish washing liquid -
diapers (all sizes) - shampoo and conditioner -
paper towels, napkins - deodorant
- toothpaste
ROADRUNNERS OFF AGAIN ON APRIL 21. A surprise outing with lunch at Farmer’s Feed Mill
Restaurant in
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OLDER ELEMENTARY CLASS for their hard work at learning the books of the
Bible. Students who have memorized all
the books in order are
Austin Broome, Nathan Edwards, Alexis Gill, Courtney Heaton,
Kelsey McDonald, Sam Pfisterer and Zech Shepherd..
WHAT IS GENERAL
CONFERENCE? When the United
Methodist Church’s top legislative body meets this spring in Pittsburgh, nearly
1,000 delegates from around the world will once again speak to issues of the
day and set direction for the denomination.
Convened every four years, the
General Conference is the only entity that speaks for the entire 10-million
member denomination. The 2004 assembly will meet April 27-May 7 in Pittsburgh.
Last week we talked about all
the things that happen at General Conference.
One thing we didn’t mention in the newsletter is that there are 2
official delegates to the big event from here at
At General Conference, Rhoda and Jeanette will be making
decisions about the direction of the United Methodist Church for the next 4
years. They will be looking at mission
priorities, church structure, our church’s response to social issues, and how the
Please keep this event, and our delegates, in your
prayers. This is a very critical,
formative time for our denomination.
For additional information on General Conference, visit "http://www.gc2004.org/" online.
HABITAT FOR HUMANAITY HOUSE ROOF RAISING SCHEDULED FOR TO BEGIN MAY 20,21,22 Work
on the Habitat House will continue for 12 weekends. The schedule of dates,
hours and number of workers needed for each weekend will be posted in The
Gathering Area this weekend and will remain for the time of work so that those
who sign up to work will know their schedule. Check the list this Sunday and
the weeks following.
LOUISVILLE DISTRICT DAY
CAMP AT KAVANAUGH June 14 - June
18, 2004
For
children entering the 4th or 5th grades in the fall of 2004. Cost $25.00
per child. For information contact
Genny Scheldorf, Director, at
239-5931.
MY SINCERE THANKS My sincere thanks for the Easter cards that I received.
It is such a good feeling to be remembered and it realy
blesses my soul. Mildred Chambers
FROM YOUTH PASTOR - Good
Morning there Agents of the Lord, I hope that all of you have sufficiently recovered from your Easter
weekends. Well, as you eat your ham
omelets for the next two weeks to get rid of your leftovers, keep in mind that
He has RISEN INDEED!
We have been the greatest gift of all through his life, death, and
resurrection- so the least we can do is enjoy the
omelets while we have them.
In other news, the new youth
schedule, has been announced in letters home, the newsletter, and by word of
mouth, will begin this Sunday, April 18.
If you have any questions about this new schedule, please let me know.
Upcoming Announcements: In the next week or two you I will be putting
information into this newsletter that will provide more exact details of this
summer’s mission trips and Lake Junaluska trips, including cost to you and
information on the history and ministry of each location. Please look forward to those.
Barnabas Team: How’s it going? How are your contacts going? If you need
anything, please let me know.
Well, that all for now. Hope you have a blessed week.
-In
Him, Ben
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS
Jimmy
Wallace 5500
Tiffany Varcoe
Tim & Jan Desmond 9502
Fairground Road, Louisville, KY 40291 - 239-1463
THANK YOU The Worship Committee would like to thank all of you who agreed to take a
part in the services of the Easter season.
With hard work dedication, the special services provided a blessing as
our hearts and minds were turned to the events of the last week in the life of
Jesus, his death and his resurrection !!
EASTER EGG HUNT
SUCESSFUL AGAIN!! We had over
40 children. Thank you to the youth and
adults that helped with the hunt and for all the donations. The Age Level Committee
UMW DATE CHANGE Please note the following change. UMW Unit meeting will be May
2, 2004
1:00 PM - Executive
Committee 2:00 PM - Unit Meeting
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED There is a need for volunteers with nursing skills for
this year’s Annual Conference session in
KAVANAUGH “Dr. John Kerce Memorial
Golf Scramble” Friday, May 18 - Eagle Creek Golf Course, 2820 S. Hwy.
53, LaGrange, Ky. 11:00 am Registration. Entry forms may be obtained from the
church office.
SUPPORT THE CHILDREN - 2004 LIGHTHOUSE WALK The
Lighthouse a United Methodist community Center, will hold its annual Walk for
the Children on Saturday, June 19th from
SUNDAY NIGHT LINE-UP Starting this Sunday, all adults will be meeting in the sanctuary at
What’s Happening...
SUNDAY, April 18,
2004
8:30 AM - Early
Worship
4:30 PM - Alpha
meeting/Omega singers
5:30 PM - Supper
6:00 PM - Omega
meeting/Alpha bells
6:00 PM - Adults gather in
Sanctuary
6:15 PM - Spanish Class in
Conference Room
7:00 PM - Youth Choir
MONDAY, April 19
7:00 PM - Nurture Comm. in
Library
7:00 PM - Outreach Comm.
In Conference Room
WEDNESDAY, April 21
4:30PM - Lydia Circle -
Gathering Area.
6:30 PM - Youth Bible
Study
7:00 PM - Staff/Parish
Comm. In
THURSDAY, April 22
FRIDAY, April 23
6:00 PM - Spring Fling at
the Community Center
SATURDAY, April 24
8:30 AM - Men’s Prayer
Breakfast
8:30 AM - UMW Mission
Study at Epworth UMC
Fellowship Hall in use in
afternoon
SPRING FLING
A fun fundraiser for
Jeffersontown Area Ministries
Friday, April 23, 2004
6:00 p.m.
At the Community Center
Advanced tickets are available
At our church office
$10 in advance
$12 at the door