CHURCH AT WORK. April 9, Palm Sunday

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1 LANSING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 32 Brickyard Road, Lansing, New York Corner of Brickyard Road & Route 34B Church Website: Church Office: Pastor Alison Schmied CHURCH AT WORK April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00-10:30 a.m. K.A.N. Bake Sale - Haiti Benefit 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Children s Ministry Team Meeting 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pizza With the Pastor 4:00-5:30 p.m. Confirmation Class 6:30 p.m. Youth Mission Meeting at LUMC Holy Week Schedule Lord, Is It I? : Tuesday, April 11th, 7:30 p.m. -- Last Supper Dramatization Lord, Is It I? : Thursday, April 13th, 7:30 p.m. -- Last Supper Dramatization Good Friday: April 14th, 7:30 p.m. -- Tenebrae Service of Darkness Easter Sunday: April 16th, 6:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. -- Sunrise & Worship Services* *Note: There will be no 11:00 a.m. Worship Service on Easter Sunday this year. Monday, April 10th 7:00-7:30 a.m. Pancakes & Prayer 10:30 a.m. Bible Study at Woodsedge 12:00-2:00 p.m. Bible Study at LUMC 6:30 p.m. Pre-Rummage Meeting 7:00-8:30 p.m. Wingmen 7:30-8:30 p.m. Lord, Is It I? Dress Rehearsal

2 Tuesday, April 11th 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Needleworkers Group 7:30-8:30 p.m. Lord, Is It I? Last Supper Dramatization Wednesday, April 12th 9:30-11:30 a.m. Women s Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Bells Angels Rehearsal 7:00-8:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, April 13th 7:30-8:30 p.m. Lord, Is It I? Last Supper Dramatization Friday, April 14th Good Friday 6:00-8:00 p.m. Senior High Youth Group (at Robin s Nest) 7:00-8:30 p.m. Junior High Youth Group 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae Service of Darkness Saturday, April 15th 7:00 a.m. Men s Breakfast at Linda s Diner 12:00 Midnight DEADLINE: May Sunbeam Articles Sunday, April 16th Easter Sunday 6:00 a.m. Sunrise Service 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Youth Mission Can & Bottle Drive 3:00 p.m. LUMC Hosts Dinner at Rescue Mission Adult Sunday School Today, Sunday, April 9th, 10:30-11:30 a.m. -- Living Discipleship: A Lenten Study Course -- with Rev. Daisy Kirkpatrick Explore tools of discipleship. We conclude our Lenten study with a focus on mindfulness, balance, sacrifice, discipline, and submission with the ultimate goal of developing a Rule of Life to support our spiritual development. -- Listening: A Meditation Practice -- with Shared Leadership Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10) Join us for a time of Holy awareness. (Note: There will be no Sunday School next Sunday, April 16th, Easter Sunday.) K.A.N. Bake Sale - Haiti Benefit TODAY!, Sunday, April 9th, During Fellowship Time K.A.N. will be holding a bake sale this Sunday, April 9th, during the fellowship time (10:00-10:30 a.m.) in LUMC s Fellowship Hall. The proceeds from the bake sale will be used to fund the coming year s education costs for Cherkens Meteles, who K.A.N. has sponsored for 8 years through the Haiti Mission program. At the last K.A.N. meeting, we had a chance to hear about what a big difference this means to Cherkens and how amazed and grateful his family is that a group of children are making sure he can go to school. Thank you in advance, LUMC Congregation, for supporting this bake sale with your purchases to help give Cherken s the chance to learn and grow into the purpose that God has for him.

3 Pizza With the Pastor TODAY!, Sunday, April 9th, 11:45 a.m. To help young adults at LUMC meet and connect with one another, Pastor Alison will host lunch after Sunday School today, Palm Sunday, April 9th. Meet in the Fellowship Hall at 11:45 a.m. to share some pizza and discuss possible options for a young adult group. Children are welcome if accompanied by their parents. Rummage Sale Organizational Meeting Tomorrow, Monday, April 10th, 6:30 p.m. It's almost time for the Spring Rummage Sale, May 5th & 6th! Co-chairs Ed LaVigne & Shelly Uhl-Stark need to know who is doing what, and new volunteers need to put names with faces and learn how they can help. Please come and bring a friend to the meeting on Monday, April 10th, at 6:30 p.m., in the Large Classroom. Tents go up on Saturday, April 29th, at 9:00 a.m., and rummage setup begins on Sunday, April 30th, at 11:30 a.m., after Sunday School. Lord, Is It I? -- A Last Supper Dramatization This Tuesday & Maundy Thursday, April 11th & 13th, 7:30 p.m. On Tuesday, April 11th, and Maundy Thursday, April 13th, the Lenten play Lord, Is It I? by Ernest K. Emurian will be presented in the Lansing United Methodist Church sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. Following the play, Holy Communion will be served. Lord, Is It I? is set in the upper room as Leonardo da Vinci portrayed it in his painting The Last Supper. Each disciple reflects on his journey with Jesus and ponders Jesus statement that one of them will betray him. A nursery will be provided for young children on Thursday. May Sunbeam Submissions DEADLINE: This Saturday, April 15th, at Midnight Please send newsletter items for May and early June to Glenn Withiam at grw4@cornell.edu by midnight Saturday, April 15th. Thank you! Lansing Youth Mission Bottle & Can Drive Next Sunday, April 16th Youth Mission collects returnable bottles and cans on the third Sunday of every month at the time of the morning Worship Service. Please bring deposit bottles and cans in boxes or tied plastic bags to the collection point in the parking lot (six parking spaces west of the side door, a little round lump of concrete, former home of a basketball hoop). The group also has an account at Lansing Bottle & Can Redemption Center (3106 North Triphammer Road). If you take bottles and cans to the center, please ask them to credit the returns to the Lansing Youth Mission account. Thank you for your help! LUMC Adults in Mission Hosting Dinner at Ithaca Rescue Mission Next Sunday, April 16th, 3:00 p.m. The Adults in Mission group is coordinating a dinner at the Ithaca Rescue Mission on Sunday, April 16th, at 3:00 p.m. We are in need of our congregation s assistance to provide enough food for up to 50 people. If you are interested in helping in any capacity, see the sign-up sheets in the Narthex or contact Laura Alexander (alexanderlaura@yahoo.com or ).

4 Women's Bible Study Last Spring Gathering & Luncheon Wednesday, April 19th, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- in Fellowship Hall The Women's Bible Study group will hold its last gathering of the spring on Wednesday, April 19th, at 9:30 a.m. followed by a dish-to-pass luncheon. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall instead of the Large Classroom. Regular Women's Bible Study will resume in the fall. LUMC Highway Clean-Up Saturday, April 22nd, at 9:00 a.m. We need volunteers to help clean-up along the road between the church and Rogue s Harbor. The more people we have, the quicker we can get it done. Contact Laura or Steve Alexander for more information (lalexander1169@gmail.com or ). Rummage Sale Information Sale Dates May 5th & 6th As already stated, the rummage sale set up will begin Saturday, April 29th, starting at 9:00 a.m. Sunday setup will start at 11:30 a.m. after Sunday school. Items will be accepted from Sunday, April 30th, at 3:00 p.m. until Tuesday, May 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. Sorting, merchandising, and pricing will continue through Thursday. ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME! Your gift of time and energy towards this wonderful community ministry will be graciously accepted. If you have any questions, please call Ed LaVigne at Thank you! LUMC Seeks Sunday Morning Part-Time Childcare Co-Coordinator years or older -- High School Diploma or GED -- Available on Sundays 8:30-10:45 a.m. (including some holidays) and possible special events -- Experience working with infants through Pre-K -- Infant and Child First Aid and CPR preferred (may obtain after hire, paid for by church) -- Comfortable with faith based lesson planning, crafts, and facilitating brief age appropriate lessons -- Subject to criminal background check -- Attend required trainings -- Ability to work well with others Please send resume and letter of interest to lansingumc.sprc@gmail.com or mail to: Lansing United Methodist Church ATTN: SPRC 32 Brickyard Road Lansing, NY Please Carpool and Park Further Away (if you are able) Upper Parking Lot Reserved for Building Contractors Beginning in early April, building contractors will be using our upper parking lot and we will not be able to park there. Please consider carpooling with your neighbors or family members and parking as far away as you are comfortable walking. Please leave the closer spaces for guests and those with mobility challenges. We are welcome to use the school stadium parking lot off Brickyard Road for the remainder of the school year. Please do not park along Brickyard Road. Thank you for your kindness!

5 Prayers for Lansing Youth Mission Work in Guatemala Please hold these missionaries from LUMC in your prayers this week: Emma Dhimitri Sandy Dhimitri Meg Keilbach Laurie Gillespie Olivia Gillespie Pat Gillespie Abby Overstrom Attendance Last Sunday: Worship 152 Nursery 8 Prayer Concerns Laura Barré Mary Searles Sue Klippel (aunt of Kevin Klippel) Sally Dawson (sister of Pat Gillespie) Carl Nedrow (father of Abby Hatfield) Mourning family of Sonny Mattson (father of Anne Czymmek) Prayer requests can be written on a Prayer Card and placed in the offering plate.