Richmond Hill United Methodist Church Richmond Hill, Georgia

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP, MARCH 6, 2016

4TH SUNDAY IN LENT

TRADITIONAL SERVICE

9:00AM

Dr. Glenn Martin

SERMON:

“Generosity: Grounded in Gratitude”

SCRIPTURE:

“Colossians 3:15-17”

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 4th - March 6th Confirmation Retreat Children’s Choir Trip to Orlando

March 7th Day School Board Meeting Trustee Meeting

March 8th Youth Ministry Team Meeting United Methodist Men Meeting

March 9th Blood Drive

March 11th Day School Fun Friday

March 12th Youth Yard Sale

March 13th Daylight Savings Time Begins Honduras Meeting

March 15th Finance Committee Meeting

March 16th Day School St. Patrick’s Day Parade

CONTACT US

Church Phone (912) 756-2190

Fax (912) 756-4610

Email contact@rhumc.com

Web Page rhumc.com

March 2, 2016 Volume 4, Issue #9

GRATITUDE SUNDAY This Sunday our “Keep the Faith, Create the Future” building campaign begins its active phase. The theme of Gratitude invites us to remember and value what God has done in our lives through Jesus. We recall our friend Jesus and our friends in the faith. One exercise to prepare us for worship is to count (recall) our blessings. As the old hymn says, “Name them one by one… see what God has done.” When you enter the church this Sunday, look around for displays showing the gratitude responses of our children and youth. They will remain on display throughout the campaign and will appear on our church website and Facebook page. Every adult will have an opportunity this Sunday during worship to complete a Gratitude Card. On it you will find two statements to complete:

- What I am most thankful for… - What I most love about my church….

During the serving of communion everyone is invited to complete his/her card, then bring it forward and leave it at the altar. We will display these gratitude cards, along with those prepared by our children and youth.

STAY CONNECTED: Visit us at www.rhumc.com or visit us on Facebook for

current information on ministries, programs and upcoming events.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Members & Active Visitors: Frankie Yawn, Joan Finn, Tim Robinett, David Green, Elizabeth Rahn, Carol

Carter, Wm. Michael Fordham, & Emsley & June Privette.

Family & Friends: Jean McCall, Aidan Louw, Dee Dee Daniel, Warren Anderson, Daniel Bray, Mike Carroll &

Family, Iris Booth, Nash Butler, Karen Reynolds, Betty Hansel, Carol Davis, Dean Davis, Stephanie Gerrald,

Donna J., Laurel Biata, John Burgess, Ann Townsend, Jamie Moore, Lisa Nesbit, Fran Tyner, Jonathan &

Sandra Fuller, Glenn Hardy, Mark Bennett, George Ruehling, Larry Horne, Donna Batchelor, the Carr Family,

Ruby Aradella Terrell, Scott Morgan, the Wilson Family, Barbara Schollengerger, Jack Spence, & Mickey

Dubberly.

At County Health and Rehab: Audrey Murphy & Inez Henderson.

Deployed Members, Family & Friends: All our service men & women and their families.

To add someone to our prayer list, if you have information on a shut-in or a deployed member, please call Jill at the church office at 756-2190.

2016 Prescription to End Homelessness

Don’t forget to pick up a pill bottle from the baskets around the church! Bring your

filled pill bottles to the church office or to Jeanne Wallace in the music office before March 15th. Help Family Promise of Bryan County open our doors to be the prescription to end homelessness in our community! For more info, visit www.familypromisebryancounty.org

Richmond Hill United Methodist Church

Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, March 9th 2:00 - 7:00pm

in the Bloodmobile

To make an appointment please visit redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code:

richumc

Place Your Order Now!

The Music Ministry is offering 6.5” Easter Lilies for $15.00 each. These will be placed in the Sanctuary for Easter Sunday. They may be taken home after worship on Easter, and any left at the church will be planted in the courtyard.

Lilies may be purchased in honor or in memory of loved ones. Order forms are located at information tables and bulletin boards throughout the church. These forms should be completed and turned in with payment by Monday, March 21. Please mark your check “Lilies”.

BY HIS HANDS MINISTRY We are in need of some extra hands to clean up after Wednesday Night Family Dinner. The volunteers that cook and serve have been in the kitchen all day and

are tired and ready to go home. If you would be willing to sign up one Wednesday a month that would be a really big help and very much appreciated. Come join us in the kitchen and have some fun.

United Methodist Men Meeting

UMM will meet Tuesday, March 8th in the Gill at 7:00pm. Our Guest Speaker is Pastor Curtis Curry of Ignite Church. His message is inspirational and personal. Come and enjoy good food, a great speaker and wonderful fellowship.

Acolyte Training March 6 at 5:30 pm Sanctuary

1st Graders and up are eligible to light the candles while Kindergarteners and up can carry in the Bible. Please let Erica Amason at mattanderica@yahoo.com know if you plan to attend so she can plan accordingly.

Youth Yard Sale! Saturday, March 12

8:00am - 2:00pm at RHUMC

Donations will be accepted starting on March 10th. If you have larger items you would like to donate, we can pick them up. Please call the church office with

any additional questions!

If you are interested in joining our church family,

please contact Glenn Martin at 912-312-6341.

Please Keep Our Confirmands

in Your Prayers!

Rachel Ainsworth Owen Gold Luke Roberts Jessica Asplund Ty Goldrick Ella Snider Drew Braman CJ Gregg Julia Stephenson Natalie Cuson Collin Gregg Evan Wiebold Timothy Curtin Abigail Howard Megan Evans Jep Hudspeth

In addition to checks & cash, we now accept debit/credit

cards through our mobile/online /kiosk software. You can

text, download the app, go online, or visit one of our

kiosks located in the hallway behind the sanctuary and in

the lobby of the Education Building. For more information,

see our website or pick up an information sheet beside one

of the kiosks.

Reminder: VBS is June 20-24

Please start collecting glass ba-by food jars. We need 300+ for a craft project. If possible to

bring them label free, that would be most appreciated! Thank you, Janine

RHUMC Employment Opportunity

It is with mixed emotion that we begin the search for a new church secretary. We are sad to have Jill (and Brian) Niswonger leave Richmond Hill, but are excited for them as they prepare to relocate to Germany for Brian's new assignment with the Army. We thank them for all of their contributions to RHUMC and wish for them much happiness as they experience a new chapter in their lives. Are you looking for a full-time job here in Richmond Hill? After reading a brief overview of the job found below, do you know someone that "fits the bill"? To see the whole job description, email the Staff-Parish Relations Committee or stop by the church office. Interested candidates may apply to the Staff-Parish Relations Committee by submitting a resume via email to rhumc_spc@hotmail.com. The RHUMC secretary position is considered full time and requires 36 hours per week. The RHUMC secretary is first and foremost the assistant to the senior pastor and completes any and all tasks assigned by him/her. The secretary is also often the first person visitors and newcomers encounter at the church, whether by phone or in person, and is therefore an important part of the church’s public image and out-reach. Empathy and discretion, a positive attitude, strong problem solving ability and excellent interpersonal skills are critical qualifications. As stated previously, interested candidates may apply to the Staff-Parish Relations Committee by submitting a resume via email to rhumc_spc@hotmail.com.

During March, The Way Station is requesting packages of instant potatoes and Rice-a-Roni. You can bring your donations to your Sunday school room or the church office. Thank you!

The Hill Topper — USPS 021-862, PERIODICALS — Published weekly (excluding weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas) by the Richmond Hill United Methodist Church, 9050 Ford Avenue (PO Box 1480), Richmond Hill, GA 31324. Periodical privileges authorized at Richmond Hill, Georgia, periodical postage paid at Richmond Hill, Georgia. POSTMASTER: Address service requested. Send address changes to PO Box 1480, Richmond Hill, GA 31324 March 2, 2016 Volume 4, Issue #9

Richmond Hill United Methodist Church

PO Box 1480 (9050 Ford Ave)

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This Week at RHUMC

Sunday, March 6, 2016

9:00am — Early Worship Service, Sanctuary

10:00am — Sunday School, Sunday School Rooms

10:00am — Right Now Sunday School Class, Curry

10:30am — Joy Ride Transportation Pick-Up, Magnolia Manor

11:00am — Worship Service, Sanctuary

4:30pm — Youth Praise Band Practicing, Chapel

5:30pm — Newman Small Group, Parlor

5:30pm — Acolyte Training, Sanctuary

5:30pm — Sunday Night Youth, Curry, Gill, & Chapel

Monday, March 7, 2016

6:00am — Youth Morning Basketball, First Baptist Church Gym

9:30am— Day School Board Meeting, Conference Room

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

6:00pm — Adult Bell Choir Practice, Sanctuary

6:30pm — Trustee Meeting, Conference Room

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

6:30am — High School Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

9:00am — Yada Yada Ladies Bible Study, Conference Room

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

5:30pm — Youth Ministry Team Meeting, Youth Office

7:00pm — United Methodist Men Meeting, Gill

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

7:15am — Men’s Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

2:00pm — Blood Drive, Bloodmobile

3:45pm — JAM Elementary Children Singing at Bryan Co. Rehab

5:00pm — Youth Praise Band Practice, Chapel

5:15pm — Youth Bells, Music Annex

5:45pm — Wednesday Night Live Dinner, Gill

6:15pm — Children’s Chime Choir, Music Annex

6:30pm — Middle School Gathering, Curry & Chapel

6:30pm — Youth Small Groups, Youth Rooms

7:00pm — Chancel Choir Practice, Sanctuary

Thursday, March 10, 2016

7:30am — Middle School Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

9:00am — Soup Kitchen, Gill & Kitchen

9:45pm — Day School Chapel, Chapel

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

7:00pm — Cross Fire Worship Band Dinner & Practice, Gill

Friday, March 11, 2016

8:30am — Circle of Moms Bible Study, Parlor

9:00am — Day School Fun Friday, Day School

Saturday, March 12, 2016

8:00am — Youth Yard Sale, Curry & Gill

Our Helpers for Sunday,

March 6, 2016

9:00am…………….……..Erica Amason & Riann Willis

11:00am..………..….....Julie Seckinger, Beth Williams,

Dana Reeves, & Kimberly Hayes

Attendance and Stewardship for

February 28, 2016 Youth……………………………...….………………………..………..………...48

JAM……………………………………………...…………..…...…….....……..120

Sunday School………………………………………………..……….........191

9:00am Worship……………………........…………...……....................127

11:00am Worship……………………………………….………...…........286

Sunday Worship Total……………...…….…….…….…....413

Weekly Budget Needs………………..…………………….$18,027.29

Received 2/28/2016

Weekly Budget Receipts…………………..................…...$16,130.88

Designated …………………………………........……….............$5,883.00

Your Church Staff Dr. Glenn Martin ……………………...………………….. Senior Pastor

Janine Blakeborough …………………………... Children’s Director

Anna Cobb……………...…………...Children’s Ministries Assistant

Jack Caldwell ………………………...…………….……....Youth Director

Gina Stephenson ………………………………..Day School Director

Jeanne Wallace …………………...…………………..…..Music Director

Holland Morgan …………………….……….…………….….......Organist

Karin Campbell ………………...…………....... Nursery Coordinator

Cyndy Tabakian ……………...….............................. Church Hostess

Cindy Hardy…………………...………………………….….… Bookkeeper

Jill Niswonger ...…………..………………………………….…….Secretary

Peggy Witherow ……...…………………. Administrative Assistant

Rusty Reynolds ………………………...………………...……...Custodian

Monika Butler…………………….…………………………..Housekeeper

9:00am…...….Maddie Palmer & Samantha Cuson

11:00am………………….………..Casey & Rachel Gold

9:00am……………………….……...Boyd & Jane Walden

& Ed & Susan Johnson

11:00am………..………………..John & Julie Seckinger

& Beth Jeffries

If you are interested in receiving The Hill Topper (our church newsletter) by email, please contact Jill in the church office at 912-756-2190. Thank You!