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Weekly Newsletter
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Disclaimer: All information found below is from the Hawkins church office. Information was provided on Wednesday, May 9. Meetings and activity dates and times are subject to change. Omissions and typographical errors are strictly accidental.
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Hawkins Highlights Vol. 2012-20
Free Weekly Newsletter offered to improve communications
Wednesday, May 9, 2011
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The mission of our local congregation is to develop disciples of Jesus Christ and send them out to serve in the community and the world.
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1. This week's meeting and activity reminders.
• Thursday, May 10th - 4:15 Neighborhood Kids
• Thursday, May 10th - 5;00 Children's Council
• Thursday, May 10th - 7:00 Spanish Lessons
• Saturday, May 12th - 6:00 Youth Movie Night
• Sunday, May 13th - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
• Sunday, May 13th - 8:45 Confirmand Family Breakfast School
• Sunday, May 13th - 8:45 Sunday School
• Sunday, May 13th - 10:00 Worship
• Monday, May 14th - 5:30 Feeding Homeless
• Monday, May 14th - 6:00 Cub Scouts
• Monday, May 14th - 7:00 Boy Scouts
• Tuesday, May 15th - 10:00 UMW Charter Circle
• Tuesday, May 15th - 4:15 Neighborhood Kids Evaluation Meeting
• Tuesday, May 15th - 5:30 Prayer Group
• Tuesday, May 15th - 6:00 Neighborhood Gathering
• Tuesday, May 8th - 7:00 Missions Meeting
• Wednesday, May 16th - 5:45 Handbells
• Wednesday, May 16th - 6:00 Preschool Graduation
• Wednesday, May 16th - 7:00 Chancel Choir
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2. Sermon.
Confirmation Sunday
This Sunday's Sermon: Risk-Taking Mission and Service
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
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3. Confirmation Breakfast.
A confirmation breakfast will be given to honor the confirmands this Sunday, May 13 at 8:45 am in the Fellowship Hall.
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4. Neighborhood Kids.
The end-of-year party for Neighborhood Kids is Thursday, May 10. If you helped in this program in any way, you are invited to come with the students a happy summer. Again, thanks Hawkins for all your support of this ministry!
Tuesday, May 15, all who volunteered with Neighborhood Kids are invited to an evaluation meeting at 4:15 in the fellowship hall. This is an important meeting. Please try to attend. Cake and coffee will be served.
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5. Sunday Fund Donations.
Because of the generosity of the United Methodist Churches, a Methodist Senior Services elder has never had to move when they outlived their resources and truly needed help. Sunday Fund donations make it possible for them to stay in a place they have come to call home, surrounded by friends and staff that ensures they are safe and comfortable. This Sunday, May 13th our church will take an offering for this special fund.
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6. UMW Charter Circle.
Tuesday, May 15 the UMW Charter Circle will meet at 10:00 in the fellowship hall. All who volunteered with the Neighborhood Kids program are invited to an evaluation meeting at 4:15 in the fellowship hall. This is an important meeting. Please try to attend. Cake and coffee will be served. The Missions Committee will meet at 7:00.
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7. Missions Meeting.
Tuesday, May 15, the Missions Committee will meet at 7:00 in the conference room.
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8. VBS Registration.
May 1 to June 3, Vacation Bible School registration is open to the public.
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9. VBS Training.
Sunday, May 20 6:00 - youth junior helpers in the youth room. In order to participate in VBS all youth and students that have completed the 6th grade must attend training.
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10. Neighborhood Gatherings.
Discipleship NOW is sponsoring "Neighborhood Gatherings with Rev. Susannah." There is one gathering left where you, as the congregation at Hawkins UMC, can meet with your pastor and others in your neighborhood about what you hope and dream for our church.
Each gathering will be an hour or two to share a snack and beverage with your neighbors and get to know your pastor.
Tuesday May 15th, 6:00 - Bob and Susan Athow's, 9 Pineridge Drive
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11. Preschool Graduation.
On May 16 at 6:00 we have our 2012 Preschool Graduation ceremony for our four year olds. We are proud to have twenty-one children going to various kindergartens throughout the Vicksburg area, so join us for this special time! A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.
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12. Honduras.
The Honduras Mission Team is making their final preparation for the trip to Honduras. We will build one water treatment plant in El Jaral at an existing Salt and Light children’s soup kitchen, one two-bedroom house also in El Jaral, we will teach the Living Waters Bible School class to one elementary school (approximately 700) kids, teach men’s carpentry classes, men’s electricity classes, art classes, sewing classes, beading classes, and conduct sports camp with the youth. We will also deliver 24 sewing machines (6 new commercial duty) and over a ton of fabric and supplies. And, most importantly we will deliver the message of Jesus Christ to everyone we come in contact with.
We have 28 missioners, 13 are from Hawkins (including 2 youths on scholarships), 7 are from Crawford Street, 7 are from St. Michael’s Catholic Church, and one is from Broadmoor Baptist in Madison. We will be departing June 7th and returning June 14th. Overall we have raised approximately $50,000 that will cover the cost of the Mission. Over half the funds came from outside of Hawkins. There have been many people who contributed in many different ways to make this mission trip possible.
Thank-You to everyone!! Without your support this mission would not be possible. Now we need your continued support in the form of prayers for a safe and productive trip. The youth are still selling eggs to raise funds for the trip. Don’t forget to buy some eggs. The youth are eggcited!
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13. Preschool.
Hawkins Preschool will offer two summer programs this year for children who are three, four and five years old. The cost will be $35.00 per week. We will provide the snacks. Please call 601-636-7051 to sign up.
June 18-22, 9:00-12:00, Noah's Ark
July 16-20, 9:00-12:00, Safari thru Jerusalem
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14. Prayer Concerns.
Last week's bulletin has the names of several who have asked for prayer. Please include them as you pray for others in your family, the community, and the world. Pray for God's guidance for the decisions of our national and world leaders. Pray for peace and understanding around the world. Pray for the church.
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Festival of Giving
Festival of Giving
October is Stewardship Month for our Festival of Giving.
2011 Pledge Card
GPS
Sunday Night GPS
(Growing Personally on Sunday)
A GPS guides us to where we want to go. For Christians, our GPS is the Bible. GPS is YOUR time each Sunday night this fall to get into the Word through Bible study and devotion.
GPS
GPS: Growing Personally on Sunday is our Sunday night ministry that offers spiritual formation and growth for all ages. Through food, fellowship, worship, and study we are inspired, equipped, and challenged to live as faithful disciples of Christ in the world.
GPS Schedule:
5:00 – 5:30pm Snack Supper in the Fellowship Hall
5:30 - 6:30pm GPS Programming for children, youth, and adults
COME SEE WHAT GOD IS UP TO AT HAWKINS UMC!
We believe there is a place for everyone on Sunday nights! From Children and Youth Ministry activities and studies; adult small group studies, topic-driven seminars; special events and guest speakers to special services of worship during the liturgical seasons of the Christian year GPS offers something for everyone.
To learn more about GPS, please contact the church office at (601) 636-2242. If you would like to become part of a small group study, contact Rev. Susannah Grubbs Carr at
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Spring 2012 GPS Opportunities
GPS Kickoff!: January 22nd. Family Night, potluck supper, 5th Annual Cold Confection Challenge and entertainment provided by The Brickstreet Barbershop Quartet. Come, bring your favorite potluck dish and enjoy a night of food, fellowship, and fun as we kick off a new fall semester at Hawkins!
Fundamental understandings of some of the major religions of the world: will be led by Newell Murphy. Please call the church office if you are interested in signing up for this study.
A Study of Genesis and how it applies to our relationship to Christ, led by Bob Ford.
Beth Moore’s “James, Mercy Triumphs.” A study about James, the brother of Jesus. Contact Debbie Fowler at 601-529-9499 to sign up for this study.
Good Sense Budget Course led by Paul Miller. Please contact the church office to register for this course.
Christmas Post
The Christmas Post
Every few years, Hawkins UMC's gift to the community is the production of The Christmas Post.
The Christmas Post is fast and fun. But underneath it all is the consistent message that faith in Christ is what makes Christmas real. Without faith, there is no Christmas, and without Christmas, there is no Cross. As Brother Sam says near the end of the musical, "Christmas is just the beginning."
The Christmas Post
A Dramatic Musical by Deborah Craig-Claar and Robert Sterling
Admission is FREE
Canned food for local food banks accepted
When:
Friday, December 9, 2011 at 7 pm
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7 pm
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2 pm
Where:
Hawkins United Methodist Church
Abundant Life Center
3736 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Directions from Interstate 20:
Take the Halls Ferry Road Exit from I-20 and go south on Halls Ferry Road approximately 1 mile to the church. Hawkins Church will be on your right.
Contact Information:
Cheryl Montgomery, Director, The Christmas Post
601-636-2242 (church phone)
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www.hawkinsumc.com (web address for church)
Norman Rockwell
The production brings to life two of Norman Rockwell’s famous covers of The Saturday Evening Post: Hattie McGee’s newsstand and an exhausted Alice Garfield at the end of a busy Christmas shopping day.
Synopsis of the play:
It’s early on Christmas Eve, 1947, in mythical Homesboro, Indiana. Hattie McGee’s newsies are hawking the morning edition of The Christmas Post and Hertzog’s Department Store is about to open. Maxwell Seldon, sales manager, is bracing for his biggest sales day ever. Elliot Herzog, Jr., owner of Herzog’s, can smell money in the air. Bother Sam and his carolers from the tiny Central Avenue Church are hoping for enough donations to keep their soup kitchen open. And Alice Garfield is on a collision course with a disaster. A young WWII widow whose faith and pocketbook are both stretched to the limit, Alice is desperately trying to find “a little more Christmas” as a commission salesperson at Herzog’s this Christmas season. (Unbeknownst to Alice, her daughter, Katie, is secretly attempting to find “a little more Christmas” for her mother by working in disguise as one of Hattie’s newsies.) However, as the day goes on, Alice finds herself short of the funds needed for that one special present for each of her two children.
Then in a good-hearted attempt to help a late-arriving customer, Alice re-opens the store - only to have an uncontrollable mob of shoppers suddenly and disastrously descend on her from everywhere. When the dust settles, Alice has lost her job, all of her Christmas earning and is struggling with the last bit of faith she has left. But a last minute “miracle” helps Alice recognize that she has been focusing on her problems instead of God’s promises. As the last strains of music close the show, Alice rediscovers that faith in Jesus is the true key to believing in Christmas and to finding happiness in life.
Photos from our 2008 Musical Production:
Newsies and Cast
Herzog's Department Store
Hattie's News Hut
The Green Stuff
Hattie and Katie
Choir