STEWARDSHIP FOR 2021 ATTENDANCE MAY 23, 2021 2021 budget $ 608,213.00 Sunday School...... 87 Received May 23, 2021 Budget 5,589.00 8:45 Worship Service...... 32 Received to date, Budget 179,020.19 Worship Service...... 82 (includes ushers and leaders) THE WINDOW Received May 23, 2021 Bldg. 170.00 Virtual 11:00 AM Service...83 o f Received to date, Bldg. Fund 17,354.25 Total Worship...... 197 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ************************************************************************************************************ W est Point, Mississippi SOUND TECH: Mike Gammill STREAM TEAM: Colby Brister May 25, 2021 LAY READERS: 8:45 AM Judy Sanders 11:00 AM Ralph Weems, III ______P R A Y E R C H A I N : N o r m a A tkins What Is Bringing Us Joy In May Remember in Prayer TRINITY SUNDAY Once a month, I enjoy sharing with you about my latest favorites in music, movies, TV shows, In the Hospital Sunday, May 30, 2021 books, and podcasts. One of my favorite questions to ask friends when we get together is, “What is 8:45 & 11:00 AM Ben Rosenkrans - OCH, Starkville bringing you joy lately?” I love hearing the variety of answers to this question! My hope is that in Isaiah 6:1-8 At Home “The Angels’ Conversation” sharing what brought me joy will help you to reflect on what brought you joy. Martha Bivens Boyce McNeece - Fulton Sue Rushing Billy Buck Staggers Sing Street (movie): One of my all-time favorite movies, Once, was written and directed by an Irish Foster Kennedy Betty Sue Shumpert filmmaker named John Carney. Sing Street is his second film and is a coming-of-age story of a 16- Jean Sarsgard Price Brister Robert Darsey Laney Wooten year old named Conor, who is a student at a Catholic school in Dublin. It is set in the 1980s, and Elaine Jones Conor’s band’s music reflects that decade as they pursue their dream: to make a music video! It is ONLINE GIVING QR CODE sweet and uplifting.

Dugan Martha Priest House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister (book): I’m only 50 pages into this book Bitsy Weaver and love it. It is a memoir whose title says it all: the author renovates a house with her family, and in Geonette Pendley the process the reflections are also about life renovations. Each chapter revolves around one part of Jennie Cantrell the renovation process. The house and its details are some of the loveliest characters you’ll meet. Deb McGaughey

The 11:00 AM worship Service is broadcast on WKBB 100.9 FM and on Facebook Live at First UMC of Old Church Basement by Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship (music): The title track West Point and You Tube. includes the line, “It’s just an old hallelujah with a new melody.” This is perfect description of this *********************************************************************************************************** gospel album: familiar lyrics from Scripture with fresh soundtracks. The album took me back to the First United Methodist Church Dated Material P. O. Box 293 M ay 25, 2021 music of my upbringing with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit’s movement. U.S. POSTAGE West Point, MS 39773 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT WEST POINT, MS al l good things to each of you, PERMIT NO. 7 Dr . Darian CHURCH STAFF AND THE LORD ADDED...We welcome Toxey and Diane Haas into the membership and Rev. Dr. Darian Duckworth, 494-5133 fellowship of FUMC. Please be sure to welcome them when you see them in church. Rachel Wood, Music Ministries, 494-2198 Gail Foote, Family Ministries, 494-2198 Kyle Chickvara, Youth & Children’s Ministries, 494-2198 st Julie Gray, Office Manager, 494-1658 NEWSLETTER...We will not have a newsletter the week of May 31 . The Church office will be st Polly Grimes, Organist, 494-2198 closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day. Jace Ferraez, Pianist, 494-2198 Ron Crawford, Custodian We will be collecting love offerings for both Gail and Kyle in the weeks ahead. If you’d like to Paul Fowler, Building Superintendent contribute to either or both offerings, simply designate that on your check. Also, please take the time Georgia Graham, CDC Director, 494-6811 to drop them a note in the mail expressing your gratitude for their good, faithful work. like to volunteer for this ministry, please call Gail join us in song! As of right now, we plan to have Be on the lookout for more information on the What’s Happening at Foote @ 706-217-5293. a Pre-K and Kindergarten Choir, a 1st-3rd grade activities we have planned for this Summer! Choir, and a 4-8th grade Choir. I am SO excited FUMC...... CAMP LAKE STEPHENS to begin our music ministries again! ANGELS IN APRONS SUMMER CAMP Also, I will be sending out a new virtual choir May 24 - June 6 - Luann Purnell & Sherrill Information for Summer Camp this summer at Camp this week for everyone to begin practicing. If you Weems Lake Stephens can be found at would like to participate in this choir, just drop www.camplakestephens.com/summer-camp. me an email at [email protected]. It is PLAYGROUND PROJECT - PHASE II UPDATE FROM CHURCH’S SUPER easy and I will send you step by step Be sure to check out the WALL OF MONEY fund- TASK FORCE Save the Dates instructions. We would LOVE to have you! raiser! There are envelopes on the wall in the hall at As a reminder from the latest guidelines, the CDC We are beginning to plan activities for the summer R achel the back of the Sanctuary and downstairs in the CDC. no longer requires masks for those who are fully and fall. Please put these items on your calendars, and Choose an envelope and donate the amount on the vaccinated and still recommends that those who we will continue to update the list as planning We met last week to discuss outside of the envelope. Instructions are inside. are not vaccinated wear masks. Beginning continues. plans for this Summer’s VBS Checks can be made to FUMC. Please watch for Sunday, May 23, masks are optional on Sunday Saturday, June 19 -Vacation Bible School and it’s shaping up to be a fun upcoming fund-raisers and a letter that will be sent to mornings and will be available in both services Sunday, August 1 - Blessing of the Backpacks one! The theme is “Anchored” the congregation in the near future. The playground for those who wish to wear them. Sunday, August 1 - Back to School Swim Party @ so we’ll have lots of fun water- Old Waverly from 4-6 themed activities and will learn what it looks like brings much joy to our children on Sunday mornings and special events such as VBS, and during the week Please remember that there are a number of Sunday, August 8 - Promotion Sunday & to dive deeper into our faith and anchor ourselves for our daycare children. Our children are the future reasons people may still wish to mask or are not Presentation of Bibles to Third Graders to The Lord! It’s going to be a great day and a of the church and community. Please prayerfully yet vaccinated, and let us be sensitive to those Friday, August 13- Backpack Meals Due to Church great way for us to come together as a community consider a gift toward this project through a donation needs. Over the next few weeks, we will begin Hill/Southside to worship the Lord! If you’re interested in or by participating in one of the upcoming fund- reopening some pews in the 11AM service. For Monday, September 20 - Ruth Weems Circle Meets volunteering, please don’t hesitate to let me raisers. Thank you for your support! those who still want more space for social Sunday, September 26- Church Picnic at the know! Sign up your kids by Sunday, June 13 at distancing, remember that there is plenty of room Harrells’ Barn https://www.eventbrite.com/o/first-united- PRAYER CONCERNS to spread out in the 845 service. Monday, October 18 - Blood Drive from 2:30 until methodist-church-30441269634. 7:00 in the Fellowship Hall Steve Brown L i l a U sry Sunday, October 24 - Fall Festival at the church Be on the lookout for more information to come! Foster Kennedy Susie Purnell Randall We continue to encourage regular hand washing Emily Braddock Jones Mamie Seitz at the sanitizer stations. Calling all Men! On Saturday, June 26 the Men’s Our first Summer outing is Billy Buck Staggers Howard Miskelly Ann Miskelly Peyton Williams The Backpack Project class has volunteered to cook for the monthly THIS Wednesday! We will breakfast fund-raiser at the Mission on the Hill. be meeting at the church at Kim Fears Mike Meeks FUMC will begin the Backpack Outreach Project Additional men are needed to help. Please contact 5:00 and will take the church Ashley Britt Price Brister again in August. This year the church will be Anne Hinshaw Noble Ginger Martin Andy Gray, Sonny Jameson or the church office if van over to Proffit’s Porch packing 120 meals at the beginning of each Donnie Hammack Norma Hubbard you are interested in helping. All proceeds will benefit for some dinner! We have month. In the past, thirty-five volunteers Ellis Atkins Buddy Rushing the Mission. invited our new youth members (our most recent purchased, packed and delivered a total of 1,200 Robert Darsey Deb McGaughey confirmands) to join us and we are so excited to meals each year. Every backpack meal contains Sue Rushing Catherine Livesay MUSIC NOTES welcome them into our youth program! We have enough food for the child to eat during the Mary Margaret Case Laney Wooten Hello Church Family! I am very a lot of fun activities coming up this Summer and weekend. Elaine Jones William Knowles much looking forward to Chancel there’s really no better way to kick it off than by We will gladly accept all donations toward this P a m M i n x Gail Wolanek Choir resuming in August! We sharing a meal! project. You may contribute at any time by Eunice Coleman Carlene Brister plan, Lord willing, to be singing to We continued our Moses teaching series this past placing your donation in the baskets at the back of Bobbie Tumlinson Herbert Wooten you at church again beginning in Sunday night and discussed the story of the the church, mailing your offering to P.O. Box 293 Paxton McHan Craig Carson September! We are also planning to begin Children’s plagues in Egypt. Join us on Sunday nights as we or using the online service at Paula Norman Fox Haas and Youth Choirs starting in September. I will be continue to move through the story of Moses and www.easytithe.com. Please designate the Ben Rosenkrans Gracy Taylor sending you more information in the future, but for the exodus from Egypt! donation for the Backpack Ministry. If you would now, be thinking about if you want your children to