Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit # 59
OUR PRESENCE:
04-07-19 Sunday School 194 Worship 281
04-14-19 Sunday School 87 Worship 210
First Kids: 5 p.m. in the Family Life Center, 2nd Floor
TopFloor Youth: 5 p.m. Youth Room, 3rd Floor
Evening Worship: 5 p.m. in the Chapel, 2nd Floor
OUR GIFTS:
04-07-19 Received $28,198 04-14-19 Received $14,228
SUNDAYS AT FUMC Traditional Worship: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship: 9 a.m. Family Life Center
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. or 10 a.m.
www.firstozark.org
167 E. Broad St., Ozark, AL 36360-0583
April 26 - May 9, 2019
We look forward to honoring our graduating high school seniors on Sunday, May 5, 2019, during the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services. Congratulations to these graduating seniors:
Samantha Adams Trey Buchanan Neal Gresco Andrew Hodge Alex Hodges Charles Irving Jr. Branden Little Casey McDonald Will Parsons Matthew Siegfried Madison Smith Payden Souza Delaney Sumlar
OUR STAFF
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Senior Pastor: Rev. Mike Sigler
Office: 774-2569 ext. 102 Cell/Home: 334-733-4850
Associate Pastor: Rev. Bobbi Lassiter
Office: 774-2569 ext. 101 [email protected]
CDC Director: Sarah Szpek
Office: 445-1329 [email protected]
FLC Director Les Perault
Office: 774-0990 Cell: 432-3083
Director of Music Ministries:
David Ethridge Cell: 850-797-9549
Contemporary Worship Leader:
Dale Moates Cell: 334-733-0072
Director of Youth Ministries:
Lynn Carrington Cell: 334-714-1282
Director of Children’s Ministries:
Paula Teeter Cell: 334-790-1788
Managing Secretary: Petra Prazinko
Office: 774-2569 ext. 105 [email protected]
Communications Coordinator:
Joscelyn Parish Office: 774-2569 ext. 116
Receptionist/Secretary: Kimber Willis
Office: 774-2569 ext. 100 [email protected]
Rick Cline, Kathryne Harper Lancaster, Rosa and Henry Scott, David Hyers, Ben Johnson, Charlotte Lisenby, Charles Beverly, Don and Patti Williams, Dorothy Danner, Lewis and Grace Mitchell, Rosemary Jenison, Daryl Finley, Stanley Garner, E.W. Logan, Diane Kautz, Charlie Breedlove, Kaylynn McGarvey, Sylvia Ambrose, Kasawia Pittman, Jackie Garner, Deborah Hand, Sam Keys, David Johnson, Dr. David Clark, Connie Rheam, Dot Adams, Deborah Quattlebaum, Kaye Coats, Betty Borer, Barbara (McLauchlin) Neal, Tatyana Nelsen, Cara Perault, Larry Russell, Stan Smith, Barbara and Larry Pittman, Charlie Eastman, Beverly Raley, Ann Ard, Janis Gibson, Roberta Segers, Susan Sowell, Mary Richardson, Aaron Andrews, Carol Heath, Helen Parsons, Emily Laseter, Tommy Carlisle, Alan Tidwell, Virginia Hess Nursing Home Residents: Ruth Arehart, Jamie Tilley, Hazel Sessions, Monza’ Wilson
www.firstozark.org
UMW Mission Study On Saturday, April 27, 2019, the Dothan District will host a mission study. The study, “Where Does All the Money Go?” will be held at Dothan First United Methodist Church, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 12:00 noon. Betty Helms will be the presenter. Please call or email Betty Smith if you would like to go. Contact number: 774-3060. Contact email: [email protected]
National Day of Prayer Every year First Ozark hosts the National Day of Prayer Breakfast that is sponsored by The Ozark Area Ministerial Association. We would like to invite you to join us this year on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 6:30 a.m. in the FLC. The ticket cost is $7.00. There will be a guest speaker and music. For more infor-mation or to purchase a ticket, please contact Les Perault at 334-774-0990.
Prayer Concerns
WELCOMES
We encourage you to write notes of welcome to our incoming pastors:
Dr. & Mrs. Jason Thrower - 1021 Three Notch Court, Andalusia, AL 36420 Rev. & Mrs. Stephan Margeson - 4320b American Drive, Durham, NC 27705 The Margesons will be at this address until May 20, 2019.
For more information, please call the church office at 334-774-2569.
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Memorials & Honorariums
MISSION / OUTREACH MOMENT We are working on a prayer project for those in our congregation who are active military
or deployed. Please turn those names in to the church office. Please let the church office know if you know someone needing a card, phone call, or some
sort of OUTREACH contact. The Mission/Outreach meeting has been rescheduled to May 1, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Covenant Sun-
day School Classroom. All are invited to join us.
Memorials
Communion Fund in Memory of: Carolyn Gaither and Pete Mosley by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hess Dan Outlaw by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woodie
Christine Adams Scholarship Fund in Memory of: Arnold Amenda by Mr. Joe W. Adams Carolyn Gaither and Pete Mosley by Mr. Joe W. Adams
General Fund in Memory of: Carolyn Gaither and Pete Mosley by Mr. and Mrs. Grady Carrington Ed Nelson by Nelson Family
Organ Fund in Memory of: Jeanne Cheshire, John McLeod, Ann Garner by Mr. and Mrs. Don Switzer Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Enyeart Pete Mosley by Mrs. Marjorie Sorrell Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Mitchell Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. George Wright Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Middleton Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Albritton, Jr. Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mrs. Jean Beverly Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Richie Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Hodges Ceil Williams and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Childree Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. William Bates Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brogden Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Ron Simmons
Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jordan Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woodie Dan Outlaw by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jordan Pete Mosley and Carolyn Gaither by Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wyatt Carolyn Gaither by Mr. Frank Tamplin
Music Fund in Memory of: Pete Mosley by Mrs. Martha D. Overstreet
Billy Gaither Special Needs Fund in Memory of: Carolyn Gaither by Mrs. Martha D. Overstreet Carolyn Gaither by Mrs. Marjorie Sorrell
Make-A-Difference Day Fund In Memory of: Carolyn Gaither by Mr. Chuck Auman
Honorariums
General Fund in Honor of: Sammy Judah, Roger McDonald, Wes Eldridge, Kaleb Shuman, Billy Gaither, Meg Clark, and Wells Garner by Mr. and Mrs. Grady Carrington
Communion Fund in Honor of: Melena Shiver and Miranda Chapman by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woodie Sally Nelson by Mr. and Mrs. George Wright
Organ Fund in Honor of: The Choir by Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Smith Jimmy Peek and David Ethridge by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fenn Jimmy Peek by Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wyatt
April 26 - May 9, 2019 Friday, April 26
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Saturday, April 27
8:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (FLC Dining)
Sunday, April 28
5:00 p.m. First Kids
5:00 p.m. Top Floor Youth
6:00 p.m. Evening Chapel
Monday, April 29
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Tuesday, April 30
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:15 a.m. Women’s Bible Study (Rm 228)
Wednesday, May 1
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:00 a.m. Chapel Prayer Time
6:00 p.m. Top Floor Youth (3rd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice (FLC)
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, May 2
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
8:00 a.m. Nation Day of Prayer
Friday, May 3
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Sunday, May 5
5:00 p.m. First Kids
5:00 p.m. Top Floor Youth
6:00 p.m. Evening Chapel
Monday, May 6
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
Tuesday, May 7
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:15 a.m. Women’s Bible Study (Rm 228)
11:00 a.m. Susannne Johnson Circle (Rm 113)
6:00 p.m. Lois Robinson Circle (FLC Dining)
Wednesday, May 8
8:30 a.m. Low-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
9:00 a.m. Chapel Prayer Time
6:00 p.m. Top Floor Youth (3rd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice (FLC)
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday, May 9
8:00 a.m. High-Impact Aerobics (FLC)
10:30 a.m. Circle I Meeting (FLC DR)
Sunday Volunteers
Birthdays
USHERS
April 8:30 - Larry Williams, Blaine Stevens, Don Switzer 11 - Chris Mathison, Charles Holman, Chris Harper, Joe W. Adams
May 8:30 - Earl Hyers, Estus Walker, Skip Harris 11 - Charlie Harper, Frank Estes, Larry Chapman, Carl Shauble
NOW@9 GREETERS
April Pam and Ray Lopez, Martha and Frank Phillips, Meg and Sean Clark
May Eric Bruggink, Jim Murphy, Ed Woodie, Susan and Sammy Judah
COUNTING TEAMS 04/28 - Team 5 05/05 - Team 1 05/12 - Team 2
EVENING PIANISTS 04/28 - Martha Dan Thompson 05/05 - Mary Jane Collins 05/12 - No evening worship
BILLY GAITHER CLASS 04/28 - Melinda Hodge, Beverly Raley Piano - Rachel Hood 05/05 - Judy Mobley, Susan Wright Piano - Kathy Martin 05/12 - Jack and Pat Jackson Piano - Martha Dan Thompson
Preaching
04/28 - Bobbi Lassiter: All Services 05/05 - Rev. Henry Boynton: 8:30 a.m. Bobbi Lassiter: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. 05/12 - Mike Sigler: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Bobbi Lassiter: 9:00 a.m.
April 26 - Janet Mathison 27 - Pat Walker Olivia-Grace Harper 28 - Patty Fenn 16 - Donna Enyeart Caraline Hughins 29 - Angie Ganey
May 2 - David Barclift 4 - Martha Overstreet 6 - Ben Baker Fred Steagall Lauren Hohbach 7 - LTC Ray Collins 8 - Nick Cummings