Mafair UMC

Special E-News Bulletin

2012-05-18T08:30:00.001-04:00

Don't forget!

SUNDAY, May 20th

2-4 PM Drop-in Bridal Shower for Beth Miller (bride-to-be of Joe Hackett). The couple is registered at Belk, Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Additional E-News

2012-05-17T15:56:00.001-04:00

SATURDAY, May 19th

7 PM The bands God Blest and Standing at the Summit @ the Fire Escape Christian Teen Club

E-News

2012-05-17T15:03:00.001-04:00

For week of May 17-23

THURSDAY

6 PM UMW Spring Banquet

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

Enjoy God's beautiful world!

SUNDAY

9:15 AM Fellowship

9:45 AM Sunday School

10:45 AM Prayer Time

11 AM Worship

6:30 PM Jennifer Minnick talks about her veterinary missionary experience

Sunday Volunteers are:

Lay Lector: Jim Downs

Acolytes: Logan and Morgan Cordell

Children's Moments: Charlene Knicely

Children's Church: Tara Bunch, Tia Tranbarger

Nursery (9:45) Martha Jones, Joyce Weldon (11:00) Allen Rogers (needs a replacement volunteer), David Fairweather

Greeters: (9:30) Ken & Doris Alfrey (11:00) Dollie Gray

A-Team: Helen Alley

K-2 Asst.: Ti Alley

MONDAY

8 AM Men@ Perkins

10 AM Fitness Class

6:30 PM Cub Scouts

7 PM Trustees

7 PM Bright Circle

TUESDAY

6 PM Finance Committee

7 PM Recital

7 PM Boy Scouts

9:30 Softball game

WEDNESDAY

9:30 AM Quilters

10 AM Staff Meeting

5 PM Youth @ Warriors Path

5:15 PM First Place Class

6:30 PM Choir

E-News

2012-05-16T11:24:00.001-04:00

WEDNESDAY, May 16th, 6:30 PM

Lincoln Fifth Grade Choir and Lincoln Recorders will be in concert at Mafair TONIGHT!!

There's about 70 children involved and their parents, grandparents, etc. It's time to show them our best!!

Please come and join us.... if you have some homemade (or not) goodies for the reception, the more the better!!

God Bless Families

2012-05-16T06:30:00.000-04:00

"God Bless Families" was sung by the Mafair UMC Children's Choir on May 13, 2012.

Suppertime!

2012-05-15T06:30:00.000-04:00

"Suppertime!" is the sermon given by Rev. Kim Goddard at Mafair UMC on May 13, 2012.

E-News

2012-05-12T14:40:00.001-04:00

SATURDAY, May 12

I'm at the church where a beautiful non-member wedding is taking place...(People just LOVE our sanctuary!)

SUNDAY May 13 Happy Mother's Day

9:15 AM Fellowship Time

9:45 AM Sunday School

10:45 AM Prayer Time

11 AM Worship and Communion

Volunteers: Jeff Summer, Lay Lector

Acolytes: Erin Colhoun, Caden McNabb

Children's Moments: Fred Colhoun

Nursery (9:45) Lenore Colhoun, Liz Yount (11:00 ) Denise Johnson, Jessica Rogers

Greeters (9:30) A.J. & Jennifer Rodriguez (10:45) Larry & Connie Smith

A-Team: Susan Hiscutt

MONDAY May 14

8 AM Men @ Perkins

10 AM Fitness Class

6:30 PM Cub Scouts

TUESDAY May 15

7 PM Staff Parish

7 PM Boy Scouts

9:30 PM Softball game

WEDNESDAY May 16

9:30 AM Quilters

10 AM Staff Meeting

5:15 PM First Place Class

6:30 PM Lincoln concert and reception (Please come show your support!!)

7:30 PM Choir

E-News

2012-05-09T14:48:00.001-04:00

Don't forget!! It's tonight....

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH

6:30 PM Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Special dress rehearsal just for our Mafair family!)

Genocide Happens

2012-05-09T06:30:00.000-04:00

"Genocide Happens" is the message given by Stephanie Brumit at Mafair UMC on Youth Sunday, May 6, 2012.

God's Love Meets Our Faith

2012-05-08T06:30:00.000-04:00

"God's Love Meets Our Faith" is the sermon given by Rev. Kim Goddard at Mafair UMC on April 29, 2012. (Cover image: loswl)

E-News

2012-05-03T14:11:00.001-04:00

For May 3-9:

THURSDAY, May 3

6-8 PM Fred & Libby Dearing, friends of Mafair and missionaries in South Sudan, will be at First Broad St. UMC (This will be the only time to see them while they are in the U.S.)

FRIDAY, May 4

Enjoy God's beautiful world!!

SATURDAY, May 5

7:30 AM Men's Prayer Breakfast

1 PM Recital rehearsal in sanctuary

SUNDAY, May 6: Youth Sunday

9:15 AM Fellowship

9:45 AM Sunday School

10:45 AM Prayer

11 AM Worship: Message by Stephanie Brumit

2 PM Recital in sanctuary

6:30 PM Baccalaureate @ Tri-Cities Baptist

Other than youth, Sunday volunteers are:

ACOLYTES: Caden McNabb, John Weatherall

CHILDREN'S CHURCH: Jennifer & Tom Baker

A-TEAM: Kimberly Wellman

NURSERY (9:45) Sarah Hall, Gail Hunt (10:45) Allison Cordell

GREETERS (9:30) Narda & David Fairweather (10:45) Mark Carver family

MONDAY, May 7

8 AM Men @ Perkins

NO FITNESS class today

6:30 PM Cub Scouts

TUESDAY, May 8

11 AM Young at Heart @ The Meadows

7 PM Boy Scouts

WEDNESDAY, May 9

9:30 AM Quilters

10 AM Staff Meeting

5:15 PM First Place class

5:30 PM Dinner (Menu: Meatloaf, Mac & Cheese, Green beans, Garden salad) JOIN US! Call me 378-9620 and make a reservation. It's your last chance until fall!!

6:30 PM Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Here's addresses of our new members to add to your directory. If you don't have a roster, updated ones are available.

Chris & Phyllis Gibson

521 Hopkins St.

Kingsport, TN 37664

423-612-0287

Gloria Friedrichs

609 Fleetwood Drive

Kingsport, TN 37660

392-0087

Edith Williamson (Gloria's mother)

2424 N. John B. Dennis Hwy.

Emeritus Rm. 108

Kingsport, TN 37660

392-4440

Curtis & Abigail Jantzi

1402 Linville St.

Kingsport, TN 37664

863-1638 (Abby) 863-1780 (Curtis)

Calling All Men Conference - August 2012

2012-05-03T08:12:00.000-04:00

The Calling All Men conference will be held at Pleasant View UMC in Abingdon, VA on August 11, 2012.

See the brochure for details!

E-News

2012-04-26T15:21:00.001-04:00

Here's what's going on:

WED. NIGHT, April 25

UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FOR PURCHASE OF MAC'S MEDICINE MART PROPERTY

THURSDAY, April 26

7:00 PM Wyld Life

9:30 PM Softball game

SUNDAY, April 29

9:15 am Fellowship Time

9:45 am Sunday School

10:45 am Prayer Time

11:00 am Worship (led by Praise Team

2:00-4:00 pm Drop-In Bridal Shower for Kelly Fairweather

5:00 pm Mission Trip Information Meetings

MONDAY, April 30

8:00 am Men @ Perkins

10:00 am Fitness Class

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

TUESDAY, May 1

6:30 PM Softball Game

7:00 pm Boy Scouts

WEDNESDAY, May 2

9:30 am Quilters

10:00 am Staff Meeting

5:15 pm 1^st Place 4 Life Class

5:30 pm Dinner (Menu: Bourbon Street Chicken, Rice, Carrots, Fruit Salad)

6:15 pm Kid's Choir

6:20 pm Youth Study

6:30 pm Final Classes

6:45 pm Kid's Club

7:30 pm Chancel Choir

Faith and Sight

2012-04-24T16:30:00.000-04:00

"Faith and Sight" is the sermon given by Rev. Kim Goddard at Mafair UMC on April 22, 2012. (Cover image: lensoflovephotography)

God's Trombones

2012-04-24T12:44:00.002-04:00

God’s Trombones
by James Weldon Johnson and Roy Ringwald
presented by the Mafair Chancel Choir

2012 Mafair Softball Schedule

2012-04-21T09:46:00.001-04:00

Come out and see our champion boys play!

You can find the schedule here, and it will be on the sidebar of the website all season long.

More E-News

2012-04-20T12:03:00.001-04:00

SUNDAY, April 22nd

12 PM (immediately following the worship service) Q & A Session about property purchase (Friendship Class)

MONDAY, April 23rd

1:30 PM Nurture Committee (Ladies Parlor)

NOTICE -- We want pictures of your mother (family photos are fine, also)!! We need them by Wednesday, May 9. They can be sent to jlyon@mafairumc.org or if you drop the picture by the church, we can scan them and return them.

NOTICE -- Here's Judy McCready's address: 8425 Lady Slipper Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421-4394

NOTICE -- Softball returns! Below is the schedule (subject to change).

This week's games: TUESDAY, April 24th, 8:30 PM, Eastman Field #2

THURSDAY, April 26th, 9:30 PM, Eastman Field #2

2012 Mafair Softball Schedule

DATE	TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	FIELD
Tues., April 24	8:30 PM	Westminster Pres.	Mafair	Eastman #2
Thurs., April 26	9:30 PM	Lighthouse	Mafair	Eastman #2
Tues., May 1	6:30 PM	Mafair	First Baptist	Eastman #3
Thurs., May 3	7:30 PM	ULC Saints	Mafair	Eastman #3
Tues., May 8	8:30 PM	Mafair	Sullivan Baptist	Eastman #3
Thurs., May 10	9:30 PM	Oak Grove	Mafair	Eastman #3
Tues., May 15	9:30 PM	Mafair	Belmont/ Fort Robinson	Eastman #3
Thurs., May 17	8:30 PM	Mafair	Presbyterian	Eastman #3
Tues., May 22	9:30 PM	Col. Hgts. Baptist	Mafair	Eastman #2
Thurs., May 24	6:30 PM	Mafair	New Song Church	Eastman #3
Tues., May 29	7:30 PM	St. Dominic	Mafair	Eastman #2
Thurs., May 31	8:30 PM	Mafair	Christ Fellowship #2	Eastman #2
Tues., June 5	7:30 PM	Christ Fellowship #1	Mafair	Eastman #2
Thurs., June 7	6:30 PM	Mafair	Gravelly Baptist	Eastman #2
Tues., June 12	6:30 PM	Mafair	Screaming Eagles	Eastman #2

An Evening with the Dearings

2012-04-20T11:03:00.000-04:00

Did you have fun Skyping with the Dearings in church a few weeks ago? Imagine how fun it would be to see them in person!

Plan to join Fred and Libby Dearing for a time of fellowship, refreshments, and updates on the work of the United Methodist Church in South Sudan.

We will also explore the opportunity for Kingsport District Churches to partner with the Logobero United Methodist Church outside of Yei, South Sudan in building a sanctuary, school blocks, provide leadership training, and care for the orphans.

Where: First Broad Street UMC
When: May 3, 6-8pm
Flyer: Link

For more information on this opportunity, please call the mission office at First Broad Street UMC at 423-224-1531, or email Danny Howe at dhowe@fbsumc.org.

E-News

2012-04-19T14:55:00.001-04:00

What's going on ...

Saturday, April 21

1 pm Visitation for Rev. Stan McCready, who died April 17, at First Centenary UMC, 419 McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga. Memorial service will follow at 3 pm at the church.

2 pm Art Countiss Service @ Wexford House

Sunday, April 22

9:15 am Fellowship Time

9:45 am Sunday School

10:45 am Prayer Time

11:00 am Worship: God's Trombones performance

6:00 pm Youth Banquet -- Congratulations Graduates!

Sunday volunteers: Lay Lector: Paul McRoy

Acolytes: Logan and Morgan Cordell

Nursery: (9:45) Kim Lane, Sarah McMackin

(11:00) Jim Downs, Susan Hiscutt

Greeters: (9:30) Jim & Charlene Knicely

(10:45) Jim & Vickie Harris

Monday, April 23

8:00 am Men @ Perkins

10:00 am Fitness Class

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

Tuesday, April 24

2:00 pm Blood Mobile @ St. Dominic School

7:00 pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, April 25

9:30 am Quilters

10:00 am Staff Meeting

5:15 pm 1^st Place 4 Life Class

5:30 pm Dinner (Menu: Lasagna, Large Garden Salad, Green Beans)

6:00 pm Charge Conference (CLC voting)

6:15 pm Kid's Choir

6:20 pm Youth Study

6:30 pm Classes

6:45 pm Kid's Club

7:30 pm Chancel Choir

Coming in May ...

6th - Youth Sunday

9th - 5:30 pm Last fellowship dinner followed by Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presentation at 6:30 PM

16th - 6:30 pm Lincoln Choir performance @ Mafair followed by reception

Mafair E-News

2012-04-18T11:35:00.001-04:00

REMEMBER TONIGHT'S MEETING!!!!!

WEDNESDAY, April 18th, 6 PM in the sanctuary -- Question and Answer Session about the proposal to purchase Mac's Medicine Mart property

Witnesses to New Life

2012-04-16T06:30:00.000-04:00

"Witnesses to New Life" is the sermon given by Rev. Kim Goddard at Mafair UMC on April 15, 2012. (Cover image: alternatewords)

The informational sheet on the potential property purchase is available online. You may also submit questions about the potential purchase online (or view existing questions) if you wish.

E-News update

2012-04-12T15:43:00.001-04:00

Here's a change:

SUNDAY, April 15

6 PM Youth Snack Supper @ Mafair

E-News

2012-04-12T15:06:00.001-04:00

ALMOST 400 total in attendance at Easter services ... Can it get any better? Wait and see ...

Here's what's going on:

Thursday, April 12

7 pm Wyld Life @ Mafair

Friday, April 13

11 am Young at Heart going to the Ole Barn in JC

Sunday, April 15

9:15 am Fellowship Time

9:45 am Sunday School

10:45 am Prayer Time

11:00 am Worship

4:00 pm District Prayer Service @ Crossroads UMC

5:30 pm Youth @ Rowe's

6:00 pm Worship Committee

Sunday volunteers:

Lay Lector: Winston Rawlston

Acolytes: Erin Colhoun, Caden McNabb

Children's Moments: Greg Wellman

Children's Church: Jill Davenport, Susan Hiscutt

Ushers: Jim Hurst

Doug & Sharon Alley, Bud & Linda Droke

Altar Guild: Betty Collins, Danny & Patty Owens

Nursery: (9:45) Nadine McMackin, Joyce Weldon

(11:00) Allen Rogers, David Fairweather

A-Team: Sarah Hall

Greeters: (9:30) Susan Hurst

(10:45) Mark & Helen Alley

Monday, April 16

8:00 am Men @ Perkins

10:00 am Fitness for all Ages

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

7:00 pm Trustees

7:00 pm Bright Circle

Tuesday, April 17

1:15 pm Hauk Circle

7:00 pm Finance Committee

7:00 pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, April 18

9:30 am Quilters

10:00 am Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Dinner (Menu: Pot Roast and vegetables, corn, fruit salad)

6:00 pm Congregational meeting (more info coming on Sunday)

6:15 pm Kid's Choir

6:45 pm Kid's Club

7:30 pm Choir

Over Death Triumphant

2012-04-10T06:30:00.000-04:00

"Over Death Triumpant" is the Easter sermon given by Rev. Kim Goddard at Mafair UMC on April 8, 2012. (Cover image: Donut_Diva)

Kingsport District Newsletter - April-May 2012

2012-04-09T16:20:00.003-04:00

The April-May 2012 edition of The Challenger, the newsletter for the Kingsport District UMC, is now available.