The Methodist A Publication of The Seward United Methodist Church

1400 North 5th Street Seward, NE 68434

8:30 a.m.

Blended Worship

9:30 a.m.

Sunday School

10:30 a.m.

Praise Worship

1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Watch us on Cable 13

at 9:30 p.m.

on Sunday

and/or

10:00 a.m.

Thursday mornings

DVD’s are being provided for the senior adult

homes

Wed Mar 1 Witness Committee 5:30 PM - Parlor

Sun Mar 5 Visitation Caring Min 6:30 PM - Parlor

Mon Mar 6 Nurture Committee 7:00 PM - Parlor

Thur Mar 9 Sesquicentennial Comm 7:00 PM - Parlor

Mon Mar 13 Bldg Fund Committee 6:30 PM - Parlor

Tues Mar 21 BBCDC Board 6:00 PM - F.H.

Tues Mar 21 Trustees Committee 7:00 PM - Youth Room

Tues Mar 21 Mission & Outreach 7:00 PM - Parlor

Thur Mar 23 Finance Committee 7:00 PM - Parlor

Mon Mar 27 Worship Committee 6:30 PM - Parlor

Tues Mar 28 S/PPRC 7:00 PM - Parlor

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Ash Wednesday Service will be

Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00 PM. It

will be led by our confirmation class.

***CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED IN THE PRESCHOOL ROOM

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robert’s reflections

approaching traffic

light

sirens and lights

signal

slow down stop

be watchful

police escort a

parade

of state bound

wrestlers

to the city limits

as observers

cheer from sidewalks

and others honk

to show of our

support

what a

welcome

interruption

and send off

another

reminder of

small towns

and the

good

life

what a blessing

~robert

Notes from Jo Ellen…

Church Family Life…

March Gatherings…

Pretzel Sunday to Ash Wednesday to Lenten Lunches…

Pretzel Sunday was held during Sunday School on February 26th. The children/

youth of all ages made pretzels for Lent.

These will be available for pick up on Wednesday, March 1st at the Ash Wednesday

service. We encourage all families to attend this special service in which the con-

firmands have a special part. Childcare is provided for younger ones in the pre-

school room by our regular Wednesday night quality care providers.

Wednesday Lenten Lunches are again being shared by the churches of the Minis-

terial Association from noon to one o’clock weekly during lent. A complete schedule

with details will be shared as an insert at worship and will be available at the church

office. We encourage you to attend each week as we share the Lenten season to-

gether with our fellow Christians. Our church family is hosting on Wednesday, April

5th. Join us weekly!

St. Patrick’s Day Paint Party!

Friday, March 17th, 2017 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

All ages invited, children and youth too!

Large tiled room downstairs… join us for a fun evening…

sign up now to reserve your spot and select the art style you prefer to

have!

Cost is $15 and includes snacks, art supplies, tax, and fun!

This will be a fun night for all ages as we will create a piece of art to use

over the spring/Easter months. We will celebrate with a brief story about

St. Patrick, enjoy some "green treats" and head home with art to hang/

share. These times allow us to build relationships with those in our church

family and also allow us to invite friends to visit our church home.

Men’s Group:

Saturday, March 18th… 8a.m. Breakfast, Devotion, Service… Join us!

Vacation Bible School…

Save the Dates…

July 24, 25, 26, & 27, 2017

Mark your calendars to at-tend and watch for ways you can prayerfully serve!

Leadership Team includes: Leanne Josoff, Tonya Parra, and Jo Ellen Axthelm

Summer Sunday School… coming soon to our church family… watch for details!

Summer Church Camp

The board will be posted in March… it’s time to schedule camp into your child’s/youth summer so that they have a great opportunity to grow in faith. The UMW will again pay for half of camp fees and additional scholar-ships are available. See Jo Ellen with ????. The Methodist Mailbox

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Our church kitchen is being remodeled!

Our church kitchen will be closed until approximately

Friday, March 10, 2017 for remodeling.

Work on our kitchen began Monday, February 13, 2017. The general contrac-tor, all the subcontractors and teams were on board moving equipment, running wir-ing, fixing plumbing, etc. The new cabinetry is being set and the stove exhaust and vent installed. As with all remodeling jobs, a few unexpected problems have arisen, but we will make it through this remodel and enjoy our new kitchen!

UWM Events:

Wednesday, March 1 1:30 pm Unit Meeting in Parlor

“150 Years of Service”

Jeannie Jeary & Jean Kinnamon

Wednesday, March 15 5:00 - 6:30 pm Reading Group

Maxine Moore’s Home

March TBA - Evening Group

“A Night at the SHS Musical”

Contact Jeannie Jeary

Saturday, March 25 8:30 am Sewing Saturday

Fellowship Hall - Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, March 29 3:45 pm Leadership Team

Wednesday, March 29 5:00 - 7:00 pm Music Appreciation Supper

Fellowship Hall

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March 25th from 8:30 AM to

1:30 PM

We will be sewing school bags for

UMCOR and bags for Hope Crisis

Center. Please bring sewing ma-

chines with a heavy duty ma-

chine needle (size

14)

We will have quilts

to tie. Bring a

sack lunch!

Watch for more information about an upcoming

event sponsored by UMW

ALL ARE INVITED to attend:

Robert Hudkins, PhD.

UNL Food Science Department

“Impact of Changing Climate on

our Food Industries”

Year-round our talented directors,

organists, instrumentalists,

and singers of all ages enrich our

Worship Time together.

ALL of our MUSIC MAKERS are invited to the

Wednesday, March 29th - UMW Evening of Music Appreciation

Join UMW between 5:00 & 7:30 on for dinner so that we can

personally thank you for sharing your talents so beautifully.

Sunday, March 26, 2017

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PRAYERS AND CONCERNS

Please remember those who were lifted up in prayer for on-going health concerns.

Arnold Boldt, Kate Hackbart, Wilma Steckly

Healing Strength for Jeanne Walsh

Cole Dupic, 5 month old in BBCDC, during surgery and recuperation as well as his

family during this difficult time

Don & Bonnie McCall

Monthly Budget: $31,097

January 2017

Donations: $ 22,874

Expenses: $ 31,401

Donations: General Operating & Mission Shares

Expenses: Budgeted Items Only

One Call Prayer Ministry:

All who were already on the prayer chain will be added to the new one call prayer ministry,

unless you let us know otherwise.

We welcome and invite others to join this prayer ministry….all ages and people welcome.

How this will work: As a prayer request comes to the church, via the one requesting prayer,

a one call will be sent with the prayer request. All who receive the call are asked to stop

and pray for the request and keep that request in your prayers.

Prayer is a powerful way to have conversation with God and all are welcome to pray.

Sign up at the Welcome Center to be added to the prayer ministry.

The Seward Optimist Club is hosing a jazz concert

Saturday, March 25th with Dr. Rex Cadwallader to

benefit Nebraska’s Pediatric Cancer Action

Network (PCAN). The concert will be held

from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at St. John Lutheran

Church. A free will donation will be accepted

instead of tickets.

The adult Sunday School class that meets in the parlor at 9:30

am will begin a new study on Sunday, March 5th: Meeting God

in Paul - Reflections for the Season of Lent. Let Cliff Lowell know

if you are interested in attending.

Help raise funds for upgrading the heating and air condi-

tioning for the offices, fellowship hall, BBCDC and base-

ment. 50% of all sales will go to the church and ALL funds

will go to the Short Term Improvement Fund. You can pick

up an order form from the church and take to work or sell

to your family and friends. Order forms and money will be

turned in by March 26th and the order will be compiled

and submitted by the end of March. Items should be re-

ceived within 2-3 weeks. We do have to charge sales tax

on all orders and the money is collected in advance. All

checks are made payable to SUMC. BBCDC children, Sun-

day School kids and anyone interested is encouraged to

help.

Everyone Welcome!!!

Coffee & cookies and good

conversation are served

following both the 8:30 and

10:30 worship services every

Sunday. There are still

opportunities to volunteer

to host one or both fellowship hours during March and

April. The sign up sheet is at the Welcome Center.

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DID YOU KNOW? The new wood frame church

of the United Brethren, built in 1880 at the cor-

ner of 6th and Bradford, was dedicated by Bishop

Wright, father of Orville and Wilbur Wright, in-

ventors of the airplane.

Would you like to be part of

a new Technology Com-

mittee? Please sign up at

the Welcome Center.

Did you know our youth fellowship of today was called

Epworth League early in our history? Youth met for

food, fun and worship and went to camp in Seward (often

called the Mosquito Camp). By the 1940’s, Epworth

League was renamed Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF).

District youth rallies were held four times a year at churches in the district. Did you

know that one of the former presidents of the District MYF is still a member of our

congregation?

September 17, 2017

Sesquicentennial Celebration

Collection Items for March

Soap/Shampoo

FoodNet is in need of boxed meals

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FAMILY PITCH NIGHT

Sunday, March 26th

5-7 PM

Bring a snack to share

All ages welcome

Phone 402-643-2141 Email: bbcdcseward@gmail.com

Check us out on our Facebook page Bbcdcseward

Lots of pictures of kids and activities

School age kids enjoying a

beautiful day off from

school.

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Miss Lindsey worked for days prepar-

ing and freezing delicious crock pot

meals so the kids

have a healthy

warm option while

the kitchen is

under construction.

The boxes from the new kitchen

cabinets were a big hit!

75 Degrees

in February

~ APRIL ~ MAILBOX DEADLINE ~ Monday, March 20th

Submit News by NOON Drop off your article at the office, call Sandy at the church office OR

e-mail articles to umcseward@gmail.com

Beth Hentzen

402-643-2076

Church Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M-F Phone: 402-643-4156

Fax: 402-643-4159 Email: umcseward@gmail.com

Website: www.sewardumc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/sewardunitedmethodist

Robert Henre, Pastor Email: rhenre@greatplainsumc.org Cell Phone : (402) 803-9216

Pastor Robert’s Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10am-1pm * by appointment

Jo Ellen Axthelm, Ministry Assistant—joellenaxthelm@gmail.com

Every Member, Minister

BBCDC: 402-643-2141

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Chair persons for MARCH are:

Terri Siebert

402-588-2689