Notes of Interest Sermon Calendar Mothers Morning Out Registration has begun!  Please drop by the Children’s Building Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 12:00pm to speak with Linda Gowdy and fill out a registration form! Updated information about Clemson UMC Activities can be found HERE in CUMC's latest Newsletter Holy Week Missions 2010 is coming! Click here to find out more Disaster Relief Update Haiti Relief: Please continue to keep the people of Haiti in your prayers, as well as the thousands of relief workers, both in Haiti and those working from around the world. How You Can Help: To contribute to Haiti Relief, make your check payable to “Clemson UMC” and include “Haiti Earthquake Relief” in the memo line. Bring your check to the church office or drop it in the offering on Sundays. The gathering Plan to be part of the gathering each Wednesday at 5:30pm as we fellowship with one another over a meal followed by the following program opportunities:   Katherine Owen will be teaching a class called, “God’s Calling for My Life and for Our Lives: The Way of Discernment”! Join Katherine at 6:30pm beginning January 27 in the Adult/Office Building, room 105. March Menu 3/3 - Pork tenderloin; mashed potatoes/gravy; applesauce; chocolate surprise 3/10 - Spaghetti/meat sauce; tossed salad; Italian bread; ice cream sundaes 3/17 - Chicken tenders; macaroni and cheese; green beans; strawberry cake 3/24 - Roast beef; mashed potatoes/gravy; glazed carrots; banana pudding 3/31 - Italian chicken; red potatoes; green bean casserole; dessert The cost is $6 for adults; $3 for children - 3yrs and up, youth & college; $20 family maximum. Make your reservation by noon on the Monday before the dinner by signing up here; marking an “S” by your name on the attendance pad; filling out one of the Church Supper slips located in the attendance pad and placing it in the offering basket/plate; or contacting the church office (cumc@clemsonumc.org or 654-5547). Clemson Wesley – Eleuthera, Bahamas Once again this spring Clemson Wesley is sending a team of students and others to the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas for a week of mission, study and worship. This year's team will be the largest ever with 63 members, including a dozen nursing students under a study abroad class led by CUMC member and nursing professor, Janice Lanham. As always, we have a number of students that are looking for opportunities to do yard work or other "around the house" projects to raise the $900 per person required. If you or someone you know needs some help around the home, please contact me at 207-9135 or glaze@clemson.edu. The students hope to get started ASAP! Thanks in advance for your help!               --Lane Children’s Ash Wednesday Activity Attention Children: If you were unable to attend our Ash Wednesday activity, please stop by the table in the narthex after worship on Sunday, February 21, to pick up your 2010 Lent Calendar! BLOOD DRIVE DATE CHANGE! Monday, March 29 from 3pm - 8pm in narthex It’s that time of year! Unfortunately, our numbers were down last year, even though the need for blood donations is greater… let’s change that around in 2010! We are especially in need of younger members! There will be a sign up table in the narthex before and after both services. You can also call Henry Lefort at 639-2583. ALL are invited to participate - so please come out and make a difference! Vacation Bible School: "Galactic Blast" 9am-11:45am, June 21-25th For children ages 3 years – 5th grade. More information to come! If you are interested in signing up to volunteer for this year's VBS, please contact Kelly (KellyWoodruff@aol.com). Little Lights Child Care is offering a finders fee! If you recommend a student to Little Lights and they enroll in any class from Toddlers to 4-k, you will receive a $100 finders fee. It’s that simple! This incentive program will last through the end of this year. If you have any questions, please contact director, Redell Reese, at 654-5506. Local Missions with Tigers Go February 27 Join us on Saturday, February 27 to serve right here in our own community! We will gather between 8:30-9:00AM for a quick bite to eat, prayer, and then spread out into teams to serve in the greater Clemson area – everything from painting to playing with disadvantaged kids to yardwork. We’ll wrap things up around 2pm. To sign-up, go to the TG website (www.tigersgo.org) or e-mail Mandy (mandy@tigersgo.org). If you know of people in the community who need our help, please e-mail us or call our office at (864) 643-1275.   Church Wide Local Missions Trip March 28 – 31: Inviting all those interested in serving the Clemson area as the youth lead a Holy Week Missions Experience to contact Jad Taylor at jadtaylor@gmail.com. We’ll be partnering with CCC, CCDC, Helping Hands, Habitat, Our Daily Bread and more. Looking for those who would be willing to volunteer during the week, provide a meal or spend a night or two alongside the youth. The prayer and hope for this experience is that it can be something the entire church rallies around and serves our community together! Children’s Music News Cherub Choir Performance Dates: March 28th at the 11:00 Palm Sunday service April 18th at the 8:30 service Children’s Choir Performance Dates: March 28th at the 11:00 Palm Sunday service April 25th at the 8:30 service Save the Date: Easter Egg Hunt for ALL AGES! Saturday, April 3rd at the city park behind the church. Time: TBA. Bring your basket and get ready for some fun! Cub Scout Pack 161 News On Friday night, Mar. 5, Cub Scout Pack 161 will transform the worship center into racing headquarters! The Pinewood Derby track will be setup and test runs will be held. On Saturday, Mar. 6, Cub Scout Pack 161 will hold their annual Pinewood Derby Race. Racers will check-in their cars starting at 8am. Racing will start at approximately 9am. Spectators are welcome to come out and cheer for the scouts! On Mar. 13-14, the Webelos (scouts in grades 4-5) will participate in the Oconee District Spring Camporee. The campout will be held at the Piedmont Forestry Center. Past camporees have focused on Merit Badge requirements; however, the purpose of this camporee is to provide scouts with a history of the upstate of SC and to honor the 100th Anniversary of Boy Scouts of America. The scouts will receive instruction in the areas of Native American life, pioneer life as lived by the early settlers of this area, and camp skills. After the instruction and demonstrations, the scouts will practice what they learned. On Saturday, Mar. 20, the District Pinewood Derby race will be held at the Seneca High School. Those scouts who received trophies for their car's performance in the March 6th race are invited to compete against other packs in the District. On Sunday, Mar. 28, the Cub Scouts will hold den and/or pack meetings. For more information, please contact Karen Rasbornik at 654-8938 or rasbornik@bellsouth.net Community Events/Announcements: Calling all ladies!  Pickens County Habitat invites you to participate in our Women Build project -- a Habitat house constructed totally by women!  The house is located at 17 Lee Street in Liberty.  Work opportunities are every Thursday and Saturday.  Come join other women in constructing a house with Jody and Wendy Williams and their four children.  Need more information?  Contact Sara Newton at womenbuild.pickensco.sc@gmail.com or by phone at 864-230-6642. Attention UMW!  The Mattie Mae Allen Circle of Mt. Zion UMC in Central will be hosting a UMW Morning at Clemson Community Care on February 20 at 10:00.  Karen Ellers, the Director will be giving us a tour of the facility and describing their services from the inside out.  Refreshments will be served.  This is an excellent opportunity to see how our support and donations work, first hand, to help those in need in the Central, Clemson and Pendleton area.  All women are invited and encouraged to attend.   Questions?  Contact the Mattie Mae Allen Circle Leader at Mt. Zion UMC at 654-5766. Inspirational, Free Concert:  For a Spiritual Afternoon March 7, at 3 p.m., Foothills Chorale, under the direction of Bill Diekhoff, the St. Mark Methodist Church Choir, under the direction of David Wilcox, and the Fort Hill Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir, under the direction of Bill Diekhoff, will present a free concert at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church in Clemson.  The range of music presented will be from the famous African-American spiritual “Every Time I Feel the Spirit” to John Rutter’s “Oh Be Joyful.”  Come, relax, and contemplate with music as we approach Easter.  Ample parking is available in lots across Edgewood Avenue from Fort Hill Church or in the Clemson City Garage.  Donations of canned or boxed goods will be received for Clemson Community Care. Church Library Ministry: Seneca Baptist Church at 1080 South Oak Street, Seneca, SC is hosting a Church Library Ministry Conference on Saturday, March 13.  If you are interested please call (864) 882-2731 to register.  Please register by February 28.  In addition, best-selling author of legal thrillers, Robert Whitlow, will be holding a question/answer and autograph session beginning at 2:00 pm.  The session with Mr. Whitlow is open to anyone who is interested and there is no registration required for this part of the day’s events.     Sermon by Paul Hutchison February 28, 2010 Click here to play   Wed. Mar. 3 Storytime, 10:00am in room 224 Cherubs, 5:30pm in the Choir room “the gathering”, 5:30pm in the Worship Center – RSVP needed Adult Handbell Choir, 6:15pm in the Habitat House “God’s Calling… The Way of Discernment” w/ Katherine Owen, 6:30pm, room 105 Children’s Choir, 6:30pm in the Choir room Chancel Choir, 7:30pm in the Worship Center Thurs. Mar. 4 Questions of Value at 3:00pm in the Habitat House – room 282 Singles Dinner at El Jimador Restaurante in Clemson, 6:30pm Fri. Mar. 5 World Day of Prayer Sun. Mar. 7 8:30am & 11:00am Worship Services Sunday School 9:45am UMYF, 5:00pm in the youth room Evensong Meal & Worship, 6:30pm Mon. Mar. 8 Stewardship Ministry Team, 5:30pm in room 106 Church Council Meeting, 7:00pm in room 308 Monday Night Discussion, 7:30pm in room 116 Tues. Mar. 9 Stretching with Mary-Ellen Lefort, 11:00 in the Worship Center Naomi-Rebecca Circle at the Downs Corley Center, 3:00pm Abigail-Dorcas Circle at Sara Gambrell’s (102 Poole Ln., Clemson), 7:00pm Wed. Mar. 10 Wesley Partners, 9:00am in room 106 Storytime, 10:00am in room 224 Trustee Meeting, 12:00pm in room 106 Communion at the Sterling House, 3:00pm Communion at the Downs, 4:00pm Cherubs, 5:30pm in the Choir room “the gathering”, 5:30pm in the Worship Center – RSVP needed Adult Handbell Choir, 6:15pm in the Habitat House “God’s Calling… The Way of Discernment” w/ Katherine Owen, 6:30pm, room 105 Children’s Choir, 6:30pm in the Choir room Chancel Choir, 7:30pm in the Worship Center Thurs. Mar. 11 Questions of Value at 3:00pm in the Habitat House – room 282 Singles Dinner at 1826 on the Green in Pendleton, 6:30pm Weekly Activities Sunday 8:00am Coffee in the Narthex 8:30am Early Sunday Worship 9:30am Coffee in the Narthex 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Morning Worship 5:00pm UMYF 5:30pm Adult Children of Alcoholics 6:30pm Evensong: Meal & Worship Monday 7:30am Little Lights Childcare 9:00am Mother’s Morning Out 1:30pm Staff Planning 7:30pm Monday Night Discussion, rm 116 8:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday 7:30am Little Lights Childcare 9:00am Mother’s Morning Out 11:00am Stretching with Mary-Ellen Lefort (WC) Wednesday 7:30am Little Lights Childcare 9:00am Mother’s Morning Out 10:00am Storytime; room 224 5:30pm Cherubs in the choir room 5:30pm “the gathering” 6:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 6:15pm Adult Handbell Choir 6:30pm Wednesday Night Opportunities 6:30pm Children’s Choir in choir room 7:30pm Chancel Choir in the Worship Center Thursday 7:30am Little Lights Childcare 9:00am Mother’s Morning Out 3:00pm Questions of Value: Habitat room 282 6:30pm Singles Dinner Friday 7:30am Little Lights Childcare 9:00am Mother’s Morning Out 8:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous Addtional Meetings this Month Mon, Mar. 1 7:00pm Children’s Ministry Team, room 105 Thur, Mar. 4 6:30pm Singles Dinner at El Jimador Restaurante, Clemson Fri, Mar. 5 World Day of Prayer Mon, Mar. 8 3:00pm - 8:00pm Blood Drive in the Worship Center 5:30pm Stewardship Ministry Team, room 106 7:00pm Church Council Meeting, room 105 Tues, Mar. 9 3:00pm Naomi-Rebecca Circle at the Downs Corley Center 7:00pm Abigail-Dorcas Circle at Sara Gambrell’s (102 Poole Ln., Clemson) Wed, Mar. 10 9:00am Wesley Partners, room 106 12:00pm Trustee Meeting, room 106 3:00pm Communion - Sterling House 4:00pm Communion - Clemson Downs Health Care Sunroom Thur, Mar. 11 6:30pm Singles Dinner at 1826 on the Green, Pendleton Sun, Mar. 14 Daylight Saving Time Starts 4:00pm Miriam Circle, room 106 Mon, Mar. 15 5:30pm Disaster Relief Ministry Team, room 105 5:30pm Finance Committee Meeting, room 106 Tue, Mar. 16 12:00pm Tuesday Adult Fellowship Program & Lunch in the Worship Center Wed, Mar. 17 St. Patrick’s Day Thur, Mar. 18 6:30pm Singles Dinner at Western Sizzlin Steak House, Clemson Mon, Mar. 22 7:00pm Church & Society Ministry Team, room 106 Tue, Mar. 23 5:30pm Little Lights Board Meeting, room 124 7:00pm Staff-Parish Committee Meeting, room 106 Thur, Mar. 25 6:30pm Singles Dinner at Capri's Italian Restaurant, Anderson Sun, Mar. 28 Passion/Palm Sunday 4:00pm Youth Ministry Team, room 124 Looking Ahead… Thur, April 1 Maundy Thursday Fri, April 2 Good Friday Sun, April 4 Easter Sunday

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