FRANCIS ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 725 ASBURY ROAD PO BOX 67 CANDLER, NC 28715 828.667.3950 faumc1@bellsouth.net

www.FAUMC.com

We are Thankful for:

SQUIRE PARSONS, Author of Sweet Beulah Land, will be

presenting

our morning

message in song

on Sunday,

March 19th

at 11am.

Francis Asbury

Church Sanctuary

Everyone is invited! Please help us spread the word.

A Love Offering will be collected.

Francis

Asbury

United

Methodist

Church

March 2017

Volume XXXI Issue 3

Praising God, Growing

Spiritually, and Reaching

Neighbors. Rooted in Christ the Foundation! T

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`` IN MINISTRY

Ministers/Missionaries All Members Pastor Michael Kurtz Lay Leader Keith Henry Music Director Jess Mills Administrator Danya Sellers Custodian Glenda Shook Nursery Ingrid Sanders Ushers Sondra Cooper Melanie Hudson Peggy Milroy Brenda Rhinehart Greeters Margie Anson & Bettie Smith Acolytes Lawson Gardner & Andrew Hudson

District Supt.-Rev. Beth Chrissman Resident Bishop Paul Leeland

Service

March 1st at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary

Supper & Open Gym from 5:30-6:15pm

PEW PRAYER SCHEDULE

Mar. 5-Fellowship Class

Mar. 12-Ladies Bible Class

Mar. 19-Middle School

Youth

Mar. 26-FROG Young

Adults

LAY READER SCHEDULE

Mar. 5-Keith Henry

Mar. 12-Carolyn Shorter

Mar. 19-Sam Spear

Mar. 26-Jean Jones

TECHIE SCHEDULE

Mar. 5-Kaylee Sellers

Mar. 12-Liz Henley

Mar. 19-Jon Hall

Mar. 26-Tammy Henry

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Mar. 5-Pam Hall

Mar. 12-Veronica Crook

Mar. 19-Kelly Grover

Mar. 26-Rosie Kooles

COMMUNION STEWARDS

Rick & Patti Minzer

WHAT IS ASH WEDNESDAY? Ash Wednesday is the start

of the Lenten journey of

forty weekdays (Monday

through Saturday) that

takes the church to the

eve of Easter.

Ash Wednesday is about collective penitence and

facing our mortality. We confront our mortality and

our sinfulness, and we do this together. We

acknowledge and embrace our mortality through the

imposition of ashes as a united sign of our collective

acknowledgment and repentance, both individual

and together. We confess and turn away from our

sinfulness through confession and pardon. These two

actions—embracing our mortality and acknowledging

and turning from our sin—are the heart of the

Ash Wednesday Service. From Discipleship Ministries

WHAT IS LENT?

Lent is a season of forty days, not

counting Sundays, which begins

on Ash Wednesday and ends on

Holy Saturday. Lent comes from

the Anglo Saxon word lencten,

which means “spring.” The forty

days represents the time Jesus

spent in the wilderness, enduring

the temptation of Satan and

preparing to begin his ministry.

Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation

for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination

and reflection. In the early church, Lent was a time to

prepare new converts for baptism. Today, Christians

focus on their relationship with God, often choosing to

give up something or to volunteer and give of

themselves for others.

Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days

because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter” and

the reverent spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful

anticipation of the Resurrection. From UMC.org

Worship Service at Pisgah Villa

Sunday, March 26 2:30pm

March 8, 15, 22 & 29!

SUPPER is served

from 5:30-6:15pm.

Freewill donations.

OPEN GYM

is from 5:30-6:15pm.

PRAISE, PRAYER &

WORSHIP

is from 6:15-7pm

in the Fellowship Hall.

CHOIR PRACTICE

is from 7-8 pm.

CHURCH YARD SALE

Saturday, March 18th in the GYM

from 8am-1pm

8-10am Provided by the

United Methodist Men

Now accepting yard sale item donations. Please leave in the Fellowship SS Class/FAB Room.

Table rental is $10.

Please see Danya Sellers or call 667-3950

to reserve your spot.

Cub Scout Troop Meeting

on Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm

in the Francis Asbury Gym.

Boys, ages 6-11½, are invited.

Just show up to join. Please see Chip Miller for more information

or with questions.

SPRC Meeting (Staff Pastor Parish

Committee) on Sunday, March 19th at 4:30pm

FAB Women Meeting on Tuesday, March 14th

@ 6:30PM at the Home of

Glenda Shook (11-A Heather

Way) All Ladies are

Welcome!

UNITED METHODIST MEN BREAKFAST

Sunday, March 19 at 7:30am

All men are invited.

Women Of

Wisdom

Meet the

1st Tuesday of each month

at 1:30 pm in the Ladies Class.

MARCH 7th. All ladies welcome.

Thursday,

March 2 1:30-6pm

in the Gym

Call 667-3950 or go online to redcrossblood.org

sponsor code: faumccandler to schedule an appointment.

To Live Is Christ by Beth Moore

The Life &

Ministry of Paul

Remaining Dates

of this

11 Session Study:

March 7, 21 & 28,

April 18 & 25, May 2

at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday,

March 26 at 5:30pm

in the Fellowship

Hall

HOMINY VALLEY ABCCM Current Needs:

Bar soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste,

toothbrushes, canned mixed veggies & green beans, and

dried beans

Please leave food donations in the large basket in the lobby. You may

place monetary donations in the offering plate marked “ABCCM.”

Every 4th Sunday is

Hominy Valley ABCCM Sunday

at Francis Asbury UMC.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for

Hominy Valley ABCCM by the Hominy Valley

United Methodist Men

at Fatz Café on

Saturday, March 25 8-10am

Tickets are $7 & can be purchased at the door or

in advance (Please see Jon Hall or Robert McCain).

A Message to FAUMC Members and Friends,

The Season of Lent provides Jesus followers an opportunity and

responsibility of doing some spiritual inventory, some Christian

examination, in our lives. To assist us in this faith growth journey this

Lenten Season, we are invited (as listed on our Ash Wednesday worship bulletins) to reflect upon the following spiritual inventory questions:

For Ash Wednesday: WHERE DO I SEE WEAKNESS IN MYSELF AND THE NEED TO CHANGE?

For the Week of March 5th: WHAT DO I NEED TO ALLOW TO DIE IN ME IN ORDER TO BE CLOSER TO GOD?

For the Week of March 12th: WHAT DO I NEED TO CONFESS IN ORDER TO BE RID OF GUILT?

For the Week of March 19th: HOW FAR HAVE I STRAYED FROM GOD'S PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE?

For the Week of March 26th: DO I DOUBT GOD, MYSELF, OTHERS?

For the Week of April 2nd: FROM WHAT OR WHOM DO I RUN AWAY AND HIDE?

These above listed questions, when honestly asked, and faithfully acted upon can

bring positive spiritual and emotional growth individually....and collectively,

as a community of faith seeking God's will and way for our lives.

During this Lenten Season, we are invited as a church family to participate in a spiritual

discipline journey in which we explore and seek to better practice observing Sabbath time.

In a fast-paced, hurry-sickness culture making time for authentic sabbath time often

suffers; or, worse, is totally eliminated from our lives. Under the guidance of scripture and

a book entitled "24/6” by Matthew Sleeth, MD, we will

seek to carve out a regular practice of sabbath time -

that which our souls and our lives crave and need for

authentic spiritual life and freedom. “24/6” will guide our

Lenten Journey and form our Sermon Series during the

Season of Lent as well as our Lenten Bible Study.

All are invited and encouraged to take part.

The 4-part “24/6” Bible Study will meet at 4:30pm in the

Fellowship Hall beginning Sunday, March 5th. Other

Bible study dates are Sundays-March 12, 26 & April 2nd.

Perhaps some of the above questions, along with additional ones, will be a part of our

discussion and/or reflection during our study. Books are available for $5. Please see Danya

Sellers.

A fellow servant in Christ,

Pastor Michael

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7 1:30 WOW Meeting in the Ladies Bible Class 6-7:30 Cub Scouts 6:30 Beth Moore Paul Study

15 11:30–1

Hominy Valley Welcome Table 5:30-6:15 Supper & Open Gym 6:15-7 Worship 7-8 Choir Practice

8 11:30–1 HV Welcome Table 5:30-6:15 Supper & Open Gym 6:15-7 Worship 7-8 Choir Practice

20 1st

Day

of

26 ABCCM Sunday

10 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 2:30 Pisgah Villa 4:30 24/6 Lenten Bible Study 5:30 Church Council

1 11:30–1

Welcome Table 5:30-6:15 Supper & Open Gym 6:30 Ash Wednesday Service 7:30 Choir Practice

MON

TUES

WED

SUNDAY

5 10 Sunday School

11:00 Worship & Holy Communion 4:30 “24/6” Lenten Bible Study Begins

12 9:30 Coffee Fellowship & Snack 10 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 4:30 “24/6” Lenten Bible Study

19 7:30 UMM Breakfast 10 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Special Guest Squire Parsons 4:30 SPRC Meeting

27

14 6-7:30 Cub Scouts 6:30 FAB Women Meeting at the home of Glenda Shook

21

6-7:30 Cub Scouts 6:30 Beth Moore Paul Study

28 6-7:30 Cub Scouts 6:30 Beth Moore Paul Study

22 11:30–1

Hominy Valley Welcome Table 5:30-6:15 Supper & Open Gym 6:15-7 Worship 7-8 Choir Practice

M A R C H 2 0 1 7

29 11:30–1

Hominy Valley Welcome Table 5:30-6:15 Supper & Open Gym 6:15-7 Worship 7-8 Choir Practice

DAILY DEVOTIONS FOR THE LENTEN SEASON

This Lenten Season, you are invited to join the discipline of daily

devotions. Copies of the March/April edition of the Upper Room

Devotional are available in the Lobby and Penley Room.

Our many thanks to Frank & Nancy Moore for supplying us

with additional copies this month.

16 4:45-6PM Weight Watchers

30 4:45-6PM Weight Watchers

9 4:45-6PM Weight Watchers

23

4:45-6PM Weight Watchers

FRI

SATURDAY

THURS

25 Pancake

Breakfast Fundraiser for HV

ABCCM at Fatz Café 8-10pm

3 OFFICE CLOSED

10 CHURCH OFFICE

IS CLOSED

17 OFFICE CLOSED

YARD SALE SET-UP 4-6PM

Happy

St. Patrick’s

Day

24 CHURCH OFFICE

IS CLOSED

4

11

18 YARD SALE in the Gym 8am-1pm

Free Breakfast 8-10am

31 CHURCH OFFICE

IS CLOSED

2 0 1 7

3 Habitat

Work Day

2

1:30-6pm

in Gym

4:45-6PM Weight Watchers

Francis Asbury United Methodist

Church

667-3950

3/1 Carol McLimans

3/1 Jim Moore

3/5 Bettie Smith

3/7 Oris Crout

3/7 Mary Gregg

3/7 Danya Sellers

3/13 Gracie Rudisill

3/19 Christine Worley

3/20 Adam Crook

3/21 Kathy Cochran

3/22 Margaret Anson

3/22 Lauren Gay

3/23 Broughton Wallin

3/24 Colin Scott

3/28 Kathy Warren

3/29 Rusty Brown

Happy Anniversary to... 3 Ken & Patty Hamlin

18 Broughton & Joretta

Wallin

20 Tom & Kati Phelps