What's Happening (March 2011)
Calendar of Events
To see a calendar of events for this month, including church events, holidays, and member birthdays and anniverseries, click on Calendar of Events for March 2011.
Sunday Services
March 6 th – Transfiguration and Communion Sunday..... We will look at Matthew 17:1-9, II Peter 1:16-21 and Exodus 24:12-18.
Wednesday March 9 th – Ash Wednesday 7pm there will be a simple set of Lenten readings, song and communion to mark the beginning of this Season. All are welcome
March 13 th – The First Sunday in Lent...... We consider Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19 and Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7
March 20 th – The Second Sunday in Lent..... John 3:1-17, Romans 4:1-5,13-17, and Genesis 12:1-4a
March 27 th – The Third Sunday in Lent...... Exodus 17:1-7, John 4:5-42 and Romans 5:1-11
If you are far away from Lincoln , but still want to join us for worship, here is the link for the live stream. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ucol1
You do need a password, and can contact the church office for that via email ucol@gmavt.net or by phone.
Prayer in the life of our church
This church has three distinct prayer ministries.
First, we have the Healing Prayer ministry. The study of Healing Prayer, under the guidance of Ruth Coyle, takes place most Friday nights at Ruth’s house. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Second is the Intercessory Prayer group that meets each Wednesday evening at 6:45 at Marjorie Vosburgh’s apartment at Weathervane. This dedicated group of folks spends time praying for all kinds of needs that have been brought to them.
Third is the Prayer Chain. The Deacons are in the process of re-doing the prayer chain list. Those who are a part of this ministry are charged with specific steps when a prayer request comes in.
1) write down the request
2) focus on request, passing it on immediately, then
3) pray immediately concerning the request.
As you can imagine, sometimes prayer requests are confidential , so Christian integrity must be exercised.
If you feel led to become a part of the prayer chain, speak to Dave at the church office (453-4280)
In The Family
Our faith family surrounds Ginny, Braham and Dana Vautier following the tragic loss of John on February 8. John was a bright light in the life of this church family, and you could find him involved in most everything. Let’s honor his memory by loving one another....remember - WWJD - W hat Would John Do following Jesus?
Please keep Aaron and Lorisa Rivers in your prayers as Aaron will be deployed to Qatar for the next six months and Lorisa will remain in North Dakota with Ben and Katie.
Tom and Carol Wells, Russ Luke and Dave Wood would like to thank all of you for your prayers during their trip to Haiti. It was an amazing time for all of us and a presentation about the trip on which we did construction, distributed clothing and visited the orphanage that Patrice and Glynn work with, will be offered toward the end of March.
We welcomed into the church family Maddelyn Julia Bishop who was Christened February 20. She was brought forward by her parents Arlene Atkins and Brian Bishop.
Please keep in your prayers the family of Lester Rotax who passed away the first of this month.
Special Notices!
This month’s special offering will go to the America For Christ offering.
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Are you interested in coordinating the Easter Breakfast that will follow the sunrise service on April 24? A small committee would work well , and the church office can give you guidance.
Youth Ministry!
We believe a high priority of a healthy youth ministry is to help teenagers become spiritually self-sufficient. Sure, we value creating fun environments for them to spend time with friends and caring adults while growing in the biblical purposes for their lives. But we know from experience that those who follow Christ after they graduate from the youth ministry are those who have learned to feed themselves spiritually.
That's why we believe in emphasizing HABITS, our acronym for six disciplines that can help students (and adults) grow spiritually on their own. These six are definitely not the only spiritual habits necessary for a self-feeding faith, but they are enough to get one started: Hang Out with God, Accountable Friendships, Bible Memorization, Involvement Within the Church Body, Tithing, and Studying Scripture. We’ll continue to teach these HABITS in the month of March.
USM celebrated the Super Bowl at the Old Hotel with over 30 kids. Thanks again, Matt, for letting us use the Hotel and thanks to a bunch of people from church who provided food! Over school break we went to a Mt. Abe’s Boys game and then had a “Lock-In” at the church.
March 6 th Road Trip (meet at church at 6pm)
March 13 th “Breakfast Night at the Goodyear’s” 6:30pm – 8pm
March 20 th Regular Youth Group 6:30pm – 8pm
March 27 th Food Drive for the Bristol food shelf; followed by Youth Group.
Young Life: 30 people joined us for a great ski trip to Smuggler’s Notch over February break and we’re starting Club again in March. Summer camp forms are available.
In Him, Todd