Sunday (1) 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service 3:30 pm Middle School Bible Study 5:00 pm Youth Bible Study Monday (2) 9:00 am Prayer/Care Team Tuesday (3) 9:30 am LB Chapel Time Wednesday (4) 10:00 am Bible Study-Fellowship Center 12:00 pm Lenten Luncheon 3:30 pm Wonderful Wednesday 5:00 pm Handbell Practice 6:00 pm Adult Choir Practice Thursday (5) 10:30 am Ladies Living Single Bible Study—Fellowship Center Sunday (8) 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service 3:30 pm Middle School Bible Study 5:00 pm Youth Bible Study Monday (9) 9:00 am Prayer/Care Team 10:00 am Women’s Bible Study-Chapel Tuesday (10) 9:30 am LB Chapel Time Wednesday (11) 10:00 am Bible Study-Fellowship Center 12:00 pm Lenten Luncheon 5:00 pm Handbell Practice 6:00 pm Adult Choir Practice Sunday (15) 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service 3:30 pm Middle School Bible Study 5:00 pm Youth Bible Study Monday (16) 9:00 am Prayer/Care Team 5:00 pm Finance Meeting—Chapel 6:00 pm Administrative Council—Chapel Tuesday (17) 9:30 am LB Chapel Time Wednesday (18) 10:00 am Bible Study-Fellowship Center 12:00 pm Lenten Luncheon 5:00 pm Handbell Practice 6:00 pm Adult Choir Practice Thursday (19) 10:30 am Ladies Living Single Bible Study Fellowship Center Sunday (22) 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service 3:30 pm Middle School Bible Study 5:00 pm Youth Bible Study

First United Methodist Church Corinth, Mississippi

www.fumc-corinth.org The Corinthian Letter, USPS 563700 is pub-

lished semi-monthly by First United Methodist

Church, located at 901 N. Fillmore St., Corinth,

MS 38834. Periodicals Postage Paid at Corinth,

MS. Postmaster: Send address changes to First

United Methodist Church, 901 N. Fillmore St.,

Corinth, MS 38834 , Phone: 662-287-3111.

Activities

Staff Dr. Joe Landrum—Pastor joel@fumc-corinth.org Rev. Kim Parker—Pastor of Family Ministries & Outreach—parker@fumc-corinth.org Dave Cornelius—Dir. of Music Ministries davec@fumc-corinth.org LaKrisha South—Daycare Director littleblessings38834@gmail.com Chuck Stringer—Church Administrator chucks@fumc-corinth.org Janet Wallace—Secretary janetw@fumc-corinth.org Sara Ellington—Organist/Pianist csellington@comcast.net Phyllis Alexander—Janitorial Services

Dr. Joe Landrum—Senior Pastor joel@fumc-corinth.org

Jeri Allen 1113 Hickory Dr. Apt A Long Beach, MS 39560

February 27, 2020 Volume 53, Issue 3

Stay in the loop via texts. Please text @g6c4ca to 81010 and follow instructions.

“Nothing happens without prayer.” The Prayer/Care Team gathers weekly to pray over the requests. If you feel led to join the Prayer/Care Team, please call the church office.

LENTEN LUNCHEONS CONTINUE They are held at the FUMC Fellowship Center. (710 Fillmore Street, 1st floor of Masonic Lodge) at 12 noon.

The cost for lunch is $8.00. Proceeds support local and state mission pro-jects. We sincerely appreciate your support and hope that you will benefit spiritu-ally from your participation in our Lenten Luncheon program.

Our FUMC Prayer Team, country & church leaders, Armed Forces & their families, nursing home residents and

homebound.

March 4—Rev. John Windham, Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church Mixed beans and ham, coleslaw, cornbread muffins, assorted desserts

March 11—Rev. Kim Ratliff, Pastor of St Mark Baptist Church &

Alcorn County Election Commissioner Hot ham sandwiches, pasta salad, sweet pickles, assorted desserts

March 18—Rev. Dennis Smith, Pastor of First Baptist Church

Loaded baked potatoes, congealed salad, garlic bread, apple pie and ice cream

March 25—Rev. Trey Lambert, Pastor of Gaines Chapel UMC

Vegetable beef soup, pimento cheese sandwiches, saltines, assorted desserts

April 1—Rev. Gary Caveness, Pastor of Freedom Fellowship & Executive Director of Lighthouse Foundation

Chicken salad, congealed salad, pita crackers, assorted desserts

Maverick Ray Hatcher (newborn great nephew of Margaret Dennie) Tommy Jackson Zach McCarter Mark McFall Matt McKinney Judy McPeters Dot Murray Steve Murray Bill Odom Diane Rowsey Carolyn Tomlinson Nancy Ann Williams Lynn Wood Susan Young

Diane Beck Jerry Brawner Louis & Sylvia Cafferata Joe Clark Ruth Clausel Dr. Jim Cole Jackie Cooley (Greg’s mother) Nellie Counce Michael Dickerson Jocelyn Doran Rev. Martin Doran Betty Fulwood FUMC FUMC Staff Glennan Grady Chuck Harkins

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Ushers: Head Usher: Zane Elliott Michael McFall, Chad Borden, Kirk Jones Greeters: Vonceil Smith, Pat Hammett Sanctuary Audio/Video: Greg Tyson, Nancy Cornelius, Robert Draper

MEMORIALS

For: Beckie McCullen By Lurlyne & Arthur Dalton By Bill Dalton For: Wade “Butch” Brown By Margaret Dennie By Bill Dalton For: Dustin Wayne Smith By Margaret Dennie For: Andrew Davis By Margaret Dennie For: Eunice Gross By Margaret Dennie

AMEN FOOD PANTRY

FUMC has an AMEN Food Pantry emphasis every 3rd Sunday.

Please bring peanut butter and any other items you CAN! Monetary donations and vol-unteers are always appreciated as well. The are open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-days from 10 am - 12 pm. Immediate donations should be made directly to AMEN and mailed to Ellis Rhett at Ban-corpsouth, 601 Fillmore Street. Please call John Cooper, 603-3788 for questions or the church office, 287-3111.

Ushers: Head Usher: Sandy Elam Hank Leonard, Bill Droke, Jerry Beck Greeters: Vonceil Smith, Pat Hammett Sanctuary Audio: Greg Tyson, Nancy Cornelius Robert Draper

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Ushers: Head Usher: Brent Avent Dr. Jim Cole, John Campbell, John Cooper, Richard Ellzey Greeters: Regenia & Dennis Brown Sanctuary Audio/Video: Greg Tyson, Nancy Cornelius, Robert Draper

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Ushers: Head Usher: Greg Tyson Cathy & Brian McCullen, Johnny Ross, Lee Childress Greeters: Bernestine Knight Sanctuary Audio/Video: Greg Tyson, Nancy Cornelius, Robert Draper

Wednesday Bible Study Weekly Bible study will continue during

Lent in the Fellowship Center at 10:00 am.

Women’s Ministry Bible Study Monday, March 9 10:00 am—Chapel

CHURCH DIRECTORY Please text your photo for the new church directory to 662-603-9891 or email ja-netw@fumc-corinth.org. Download the app from your app store. Find Instant Church Directory and look

for the little green church icon. Set up your account using your email address and personalized pass-word.

The Corinth Music Club

Presents

A Tale of Two Senior Flutists

Featuring Alaina Wilder and Bobbi Campbell

Thursday, March 26, 2020

11:00 am

Fillmore Street Chapel Finance Meeting— Chapel

Monday, March 16, 2020 Followed by

Administrative Council—Chapel 6:00 pm

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY Will not meet during spring break.

We will resume on March 25th

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