Journeying To the Cross Through The Shack

Join us in Lent (Sundays in March) as we let William P. Young's book The Shack guide us to the cross with Jesus. This will guide us in worship and each Sunday in March from 4:30-5:30PM at Fairfield UMC we will have a small group time for discussion and sharing. All are invited and welcome to come on this journey.

What's going on in our church during Lent?...

5:30 pm- Supper before each service $3

Lenten Revival - 7 pm every Tuesday in March
March 3 Rev. Beverly Parker-Reece
March 10 Rev. Scott Ireland
March 17 Rev. Jamie Hamrick
March 24 Rev. Jill Smith
March 31 Rev. Mike Bailey

Also, here are a few other Lent things:
Sundays in March, Youth Lenten Study, 4:30--6:00PM, Fairfield UMC

Sermon Series: Journey to the Cross through The Shack (using The Shack by William P. Young to guide our journey), Sundays 9:30AM

Ash Wednesday Worship, February 25, 7:00PM, Bethel UMC

Maundy Thursday, April 9, 7:00PM, Fairfield UMC

Good Friday, April 10, 7:00PM, Bethel UMC

Easter Sunday, 6:30AM, Sunrise Service at Rock Springs Camp Ground
Breakfast Following at Fairfield UMC

Easter Worship, 9:30AM, Fairfield UMC

Faith Discovery Stations for Kids...

Tuesday March 3 we will begin our journey to the cross with the children. All children are welcome to participate. The study will last 6 weeks ending on Tuesday April 7th, just before Easter! You children will not want to miss this...Every week in March we will have a supper prior to our meeting beginning at 5:30 pm, then the children will join us for singing at 6:30 pm and our faith discovery Stations will begin around 7 pm. There will be Lent Sermon for Adults during this time each Tuesday in March beginning at 7 pm. (More to come on that later...) There will be no supper provided at our last session on April 7th and the children are asked to arrive no later than 6 pm on this date only! Please contact Dawn Lynch 704-634-2747 or dmrlynch@bellsouth.net for more information or if you would like to volunteer to help one week!

UMW 3rd Tuesday Supper...

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February 2, 2009 UMW Meeting Summary...

- Our Tuesday Feb. 17th dinner this month will be Chicken Pie, peas, dessert and tea beginning at 5:30

-Rita mentioned helping the East Lincoln Pregnancy Counseling Ctr. by asking each Sunday School Class and each Church Group to donate money ($5 per person) to buy a ticket to their coffee/desserts banquet (Tues. March 5th 7pm - 9pm) The cost per ticket is $62.50, 8 to a table. So we would like to have at least 8 different groups purchase a ticket. Suggested maybe a drawing to see who went from each group!

-Meals for Revival’s in March. Cost: $3 per person or $10 a family

All Women in the Church are asked to help bring desserts & tea...
March 3rd- hotdogs w/ brownies for dessert

March 10th- Smoked Turkey, potato casserole, green beans/angel food cake with strawberries for dessert

March 17th- Soup & Cornbread/ banana pudding for dessert

March 24th- Pinto beans, hotdogs, slaw/ cobbler's for dessert

March 31st- Pizza & salad/ cookies

- We doubled our pledge to the UMW district!

- Ordering 1 pack of 10 Assorted Mission Cards to send out throughout the year.

- Made a mission offering from the UMW in honor of Mary Lee Howard.

-We finished our study of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World and will begin next month with sharing things we personally struggle with in our faith...this will lead to open discussion…
What a perfect time for anyone who is not a member and would like to join us in 2009. We would so love to have you a part of our group and the Global United Methodist Women!

- Next Meeting in the home of Lina McIntosh on Monday March 2, 2009 @ 7 pm
(1st Mon. of each month)

MY TURN IN THE NURSERY

Sunday was my turn in the Nursery to workMy heart wasn't in it; and my feelings were hurt;A child from its Mother did not want to partAnd it cried at lot with its broken heartI prayer that soon the hour would endThen I could relax - no more children to tendSoon the hour was over - felt good to be freeI said, "Once a month is too much for me"That very next Sunday as I sat in the pewA very good sermon but visitors were fewBut down came a woman and her soul was savedAnd she was that Mother of that crying babeThen it dawned on me that I had been a partOf one being saved - giving God their heartFrom that day on I never would dreadWorking in the Nursery while souls were being fed......


***Remember to sign up before this Friday! Thanks!

January Mission Tree...

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What a great response we are having to our children's mission tree. Just look at the beautiful Valentines Mrs. Scottie & Diane Helped the children decorate in Sunday School! Mid February items will be taken down and donated to Levines Children's Hospital.

UMYF Supper...

Youth

Linda D. & T'lene
Harrison enjoying his pinto beans...


Looks like Maci snapped Howard with the camera!

Thank you to the Youth who helped and the UMW.

Together they raised $488 for the UMYF Ski Trip.

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Children's Worship Time Volunteers Needed...

Click Here to Sign Up to Lead Children's Worship Time

Children's worship is a very special time of our worship service together on Sunday morning.

Please be in prayer for the persons who will continue to volunteer their time to this minsitry.

We all have something very special to share in our faith with the children of this church.

Psalm 90:16

:Let us see your miracles again; let our children see your glory at work. "

Nursery Volunteers Needed...

Nursery Volunteer Sign Up Form

Please click on the link above to sign up for nursery services for the year 2009.

Even if you are currently on the nursery volunteer list for 2008

please sign up again in 2009 to show your interest and commitment.

A revised nursery schedule will be complete by

Sunday, Feburary 1st,

so please sign up before this date.

Begin Your New Year with God

You are invited to make your relationship with God a commitment for the New Year! Join us for Worship on Sundays, 9:30AM. We will begin a new Sermon Series in January called "Bumper Sticker Faith!" We will explore some popular bumper stickers and talk about how they may or may not contain our faith!
Then it will be time for Lent and we will explore the book The Shack and use it as a guide in our Lenten journey!

You are welcome and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Christmas Eve Worship Services

All are invited to participate in Communion on Christmas Eve.
Here are the available times:

Christmas Eve, 2:00PM, Fairfield UMC -- come for a brief communion service. This will only be a communion liturgy, scripture and prayer.

Christmas Eve, 11:00PM, Rock Springs Camp Ground-- come for a traditional service with communion and candlelight. Dress warm, bring a blanket, and celebrate Jesus' birth.

Young Adult Sunday School Christmas Party 2008

Join Us On Sunday Mornings for Sunday School 10:45 am- 11:45 am

Children's Christmas Program 2008Front: Micah & Marley

Middle: Caroline, Elizabeth Rose, Emma, Maci,

Garrison, Braedan, Jeddiah


Lady Shepards: Emma, Elizabeth Rose & Caroline
Wise Men: Braedan, Garrison, & Jeddiah

Baby Jesus: Macoy, Mary: Megan, Joseph: Mackenzie





Angel: Maci

Sheep: Micah & Marley

Youth Trip Corn Field Maze...

The youth experienced what it was like to be very lost. We enjoyed this fun time together and wrapped up with a devotion from Susan!

Fall Festival Community Event...

Another Great Fairfield UMC BBQ!!!!

Pro-Active Parenting Class, Sunday, 4PM

See you all at the BBQ on Saturday!

For those parents who are going to be dropping their child(ren)off for Christmas Play Practice on Sunday at 4PM...stick around. I'll be doing a ProActive parenting Class while you wait for your child(ren). This is a Christian-based parenting class which is video-based. We will be examining how we should focus on the North Star (which is God) to lead us in our parenting! See you then!

JOY,
susan

Flood Buckets and Shoeboxes!

A Big Thank You to all who helped participate in missions and outreach the last couple of months. You completed 13 flood buckets to send to our sisters and brothers in need all over the country. They came at a much needed time. The youth have already taken them to the United Methodist Mission Resource Center to be shipped out. You also collected 7 shoeboxes for the United Methodist Mission, Project Agape. Those Christmas gifts will be shipped out this week and sent to our friends in Armenia!
Thanks for helping Transform the World!

Prayers for this Week

Prayer Connection September 14, 2008

Missions is not just a “program” of the church. It is our opportunity to express our faith and live the life of Christ for one another. Help us be missionaries in residence! Amen.

Monday, September 15 Pray for the Flood Buckets and those who will receive them.
Pray for The Vision of our Church, service men and women, Monroe Howard, Edd Norton, Lindsay's Grandmother, Mason, Mike Reese, Mike Butler and his son William.

Tuesday, September 16 Matthew 25:31-46
Pray for Debbie Ewing, Jim Mundy, Mauvlline Lawson, Donna Jones, Joe Friday, Family of Carolyn Lee, Martin & Tarrah, Megan, Micha Lewis, Donna Jones family, Christy, Martha Haigler.

Wednesday, September 17 Pray for the Pregnancy Center
Pray for this Ben Sellers, Maw Bailey (Phyllis Reid’s grandmother), Rosa (Phyllis Reid’s great-aunt), Chuck Geisinger, MacKenzie Lynch, Sasha, Chelsey Queen, Debbie Ewing, Marjorie, Tom and Nancy McClement, Patty.

Thursday, September 18 Amos 8
Pray for this church—pray for those we have not seen in a while and pray for God to use us to reach out to them, Sara and Greg Altizer (friends of Jennifer Barker), Ellis McIntosh, family of Jessica Crouse.

Friday, September 19 Pray for the hungry in our world.
Pray for the ministries of this church and for the new Lake Norman District and new Bishop.

Saturday, September 20 Pray for the CROP walk and for the Christmas Shoe Boxes going to Armenia.

Spread the Word...

Confirmation 2008

As this young group of adolescents professed their faith, confirming their baptisms,

proud parents, friends and the church congregation supported their accomplishment.

Please join us in prayer for the following young people...

Katelyn Lewis

Abby Wheeler

Scout Barker

Hunter Temple

KT Temple

Confirmation Cont...

Welcome confirmands,

into our hearts our church and the journey to be like Christ.

May His peace and light always guide your path.