Weekly Announcements

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Weekly Announcements

REMINDER—Bring flowers for worship on Sunday—we will flower the cross!

***TONIGHT**Maundy Thursday service is at Calvary UMC on Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 pm

Good Friday service is at Calvary UMC on Friday, April 19 at 6:00 pm

Game night is Saturday, April 20 at 6:00 pm at the home of John Graner

Sunday School meets at Calvary UMC on Sunday, April 21 at 9:30 am

Worship at Calvary UMC on Sunday, April 21 at 11:00 am

Third Sunday lunch on April 21 at The Tavern (following worship)

Senior adults lunch is Wednesday, April 24 at 11:30 am

RUMC News and Announcements
We are beginning to transition to a single announcement email format, which will begin coming out on Wednesday each week.  Called the Wednesday Word, this format will contain the news of the combined congregations of RUMC and Calvary UMC.  If you are not already receiving the Wednesday Word, please email office@resurrection and ask to be added to the list.  IMPORTANT – You must request to be added –we will not automatically add email addresses, even if you currently receive the weekly announcement email on Thursday.

One Church or Two Churches—Town Hall Meeting Scheduled
In view of this, the Administrative Council is recommending that Resurrection begin to work toward a merger with Calvary to form a single congregation.  Such a merger would have to be approved by each congregation in separate Church Conferences.  That decision would be followed by a period of discernment and conversation to mold the new congregation.  The process is likely to take several months.  To begin the discussion, there will be a town hall meeting of Resurrection immediately following worship on Sunday, April 28.  Please plan to attend if you have questions or if you want to share your thoughts about such a merger.

April Game Night

The monthly Calvary/RUMC game night is Saturday, April 20 at 6:00 pm at the home of John Graner.  The address is 5304 Middleton Road in Durham.  Play favorite games and learn new ones, enjoy good food, and get to know your church family members better!  We hope to see you there!

 

Third Sunday Lunch

A new tradition at Calvary/RUMC is lunch out following worship on the 3rd Sunday of each month.  Join us on Sunday, April 21 following worship for lunch at The Tavern, located at 1900 W. Markham Avenue in Durham.  We will continue the Easter celebration with fellowship and good food.  Hope to see you there -- invite someone to join you!

 

Senior Adults Lunch April 24

Join the RUMC and Calvary senior adults on Wednesday, April 24 at 11:30 am at Cracker Barrel.  We will enjoy a great lunch and time of fellowship together, and we hope to see you there.  Invite a friend to join you!

Prayer List
Please continue to let Sandra Shepherd know of changes and updates to the prayer list.  RUMC prayer requests are being combined with the Calvary list, and the list will be published in the Wednesday Word each week.  The current RUMC prayer list is at the bottom of these email announcements.

Communion Servers Wanted
Volunteer to help serve communion on Sunday mornings!  Contact Pastor Chris or Mark Hipps-Figgs.

Ongoing Hurricane Relief Need
Our Conference Youth have challenged all NC United Methodists to join them in reaching a major goal to benefit NC Hurricane Relief.  Here is how they describe the challenge in their own words:

 "In early September 2018, Hurricane Florence battered North Carolina communities. By the middle of September, the youth of the NCCUMC accepted a challenge to raise $500,000 for storm recovery by June 2019. By November 2018, our youth raised over $40,000. With the generous matching of the NCCUMC, the storm relief offering reached over $80,000 in just a few weeks.  We are overjoyed with the generosity of God’s people, and we are accepting by faith that we will reach our goal of $500,000.

The conference is matching our gifts dollar for dollar. If you put in $5, it becomes $10 and $10 becomes $20. Whatever you are able to give to this offering will go directly towards the recovery effort for people affected by Hurricane Florence across North Carolina. "

Our District Superintendent invites you and all Corridor District United Methodists to give to support this fund between now and Easter.  If you would like to do so, you may make your check payable to RUMC, with Hurricane Florence Challenge on the memo line, and place it in the offering plate on any Sunday.

 

Pray for our Church Family

Jackie MacHardy—Mary Frances Draper –Marianna Jaeger-Barbara Bean—Joan Pepper—Pauline Nelson

Pray for Our Extended Church Family

Mitch & Amanda Pepper (Joan Pepper’s nephew) --Joe Bullock (RUMC Preschool Teacher)—Jack Bass (Frances White’s brother)—Clarence McPhail (Esther & Gerelene’s brothers)—Githens students, faculty, & staff—James Lambert (April Travis’ Brother)—Project AGAPE/People of Nagorno-Karabakh—Eddie Fife (Patti Fife’s brother)—Mary Zigbuo—Kim Cosby (April Travis’ daughter)—Vickie Engleman (Marge Phil-lips’ daughter)—Erma Harsh (Susan Cafferty’s stepmother)

Those Serving in the Military

Jeremy Caquelin (New Mexico)