Weekly Newsletter May 16, 2019

Bagdad

Methodist News

A note from your Pastor … Some think of Jesus as bread. Others think of him as the light. And still others think of him as the door. There are those who identify Jesus as their shepherd, and others who think of him as their resurrection. Some say that he is the way, truth, and life, and still others who think of him as the vine. Jesus thought of himself as all of these things. He is simultaneously the bread of life, light of the world, the door of the sheep, the good shepherd, the resurrection, the way, truth and light, and the vine. Jesus comes to us as we need him to come. How do you need him to come to you today?

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Message Sunday, May 19th, “I’ve Heard About You!”

Upcoming Events… Thursday 16 May – 6 pm Bagdad Waterfront Partnership meeting. Friday 17 May – 10:30 am Women’s Prayer breakfast at “The Chicken Coop” on Avalon Blvd. Sunday 19 May - 8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service. 10:00 am Traditional Worship service. Special Invitation…Monday 20 May - 6 pm -

Men’s BBQ, hosted by First UMC of Pace. All

men are welcome. Please RSVP at 850-994-5806.

Tuesday 21 May – 9:00 am Rheta Kirk’s Quilt class. 6:30 am Cookie Strnad’s Amateur Radio Club. Wednesday 22 May – 10:30 am – 5 pm Rheta’s Quilt class mini retreat. 5:30 pm Choir practice. (Thursday 23 May – Alternate date for Rheta’s mini-retreat.) Sunday 26 May – Memorial Day Sunday 8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service. 10:00 am Traditional Worship service. Monday 27 May – Memorial Day – church office will be closed in observance of this day.

Happy Birthday… Ellen Thrasher 5/20 Peter Allen 5/20 Happy Anniversary: Frank Harwood & Sandi Lang 5/17, Robert & Ashley Hughes 5/18 Darryl & Sherry Minnick 5/19 Leroy & Katie Lehmann 5/22 Gary & Alice Chancey 5/23 Ken & Linda Broxson 5/25

Special Notes: Summer Calendar: Beginning in June the Administrative Council will be on summer break through August. Exceptions will be made in the case of emergencies. The next regular meeting will be September 9, 2019. Also, the Parish covered dish luncheons will be on summer break through August. Special events for Fellowship will be announced in the bulletin when scheduled. Sharing and Caring-Food…to make a donation make your check out to BUMC and write For Sharing and Caring; if cash, use the offering envelope and designate to Sharing and Caring. For more information, please contact Julia Cassady 623-6696 or Kathy Parker 850-418-3784 Note: The food bank is in need of canned goods. We would appreciate your donations of canned vegetables, fruits, soups, meats and any other shelf stable items that would be suitable for our food boxes.

When we buy the canned goods from “Feeding the Gulf Coast” food pantry it costs more because they charge by weight.

As always, we thank you so much for your generosity. You are such blessing to so many.

2 Chronicles 7:11-16 11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. 13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Ephesians 1:15-23 15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Holy Scriptures ….

In His Service: Sunday May 19th Greeter: Anita Breeding Ushers: Henry Cassady & James Garner Scripture Reader: Anita Br eeding

Children’s Church: Sandi Nugent & Pat Kramer

May Acolytes: Fletch Kee Bell Ringer: Fletch Kee

Note: If you cannot serve on your day, please contact Fletch Kee before Sunday, so that he may enlist an alternate. Thank You! (Scripture readers contact Linda Broxson)

Administrative Assistant:

Billye Anderson, (850) 626-1948 (850) 426-2023 billyeanderson@gmail.com

Pastor: Rev. Robert C. Warren Office (850) 626-1948 Cell (251) 978-6264 rcw0901@gmail.com

Contact Information...

Church Address:

P.O. Box 62 4540 Forsyth St Bagdad, FL 32530 (850) 626-1948 Fax (850) 626-1949 Bagdaduntiedmethodistchurch.org bagdadumc@att.net