Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday, March 25th, 2013



Friday, March 29th, 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.: 
Please join Pastor Paul on the Road as he preaches at Memorial First India United Methodist
Church, 9226 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

Please ensure that all announcements are emailed to the
Church Office by Wednesday evenings in order to be included
in the Sunday bulletins as printings are done on Thursdays. 
Thank you and God bless - Debbie.
The 2013 Charge Directory will be out on the 1st Sunday of April.
A draft copy will be available in Church on Sunday, March 31st
for review and corrections.  Should you have any changes, please
email same to the Charge Secretary.  If you need a hard copy,
please inform the Charge Secretary not later than Friday, March 29th,
otherwise electronic copies will be sent to the Charge.

The new name of our Charge is “The Nehemiah Charge”.

March Loose Plate Offerings at both Ager Road and Grace UMC
1st Sunday - Embrace Ministry
2nd Sunday - One Great Hour of Sharing
3rd Sunday - Apportionments
4th Sunday - Children/Youth
5th Sunday - Building Fund


March 2013 Events

Tuesday, March 26th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Wednesday, March 27th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.:   
           Please join Pastor Paul for an "Hour of Power."  We will have a
           Prayer Teleconference every Wednesday during lent.  Conference
           Call #605-475-5900 - Access Code: 165586
Thursday, March 28th, 7:30 p.m.:                                       
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
Maundy Thursday Service. 
Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m.:                                       
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Good Friday Service.
Friday, March 29th:   
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Please support the women at Grace UMC for their Annual
            Fish Fry on Good Friday.  Contact Sisters Leona Campbell
            and/or Emilia Deigh for more information or to place
            your order. The cost is $10.00. 
Sunday, March 31st:                                          
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            Easter and FRAN Sunday - Please invite your Friends, Relatives
            And Neighbors to Worship Service. 


April 2013 Events

Monday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:             
            Small group Class with Sister Andrea Ross will meet at the
            Qdoba Grill, 6450 America Blvd., Hyattsville, MD 20782 -
            it is located across from Five Guys and on the same street
            as Carolina Kitchen and the Movie Theater.  (Please note the
            change of place).  Small group meetings with Andrea will be
            on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  For more
            information, please call Sister Andrea, 301-559-7334.


Other Events
United Methodist Student Day - Overview | UMC Giving
http://www.umcgiving.org/site/c.qwL6KkNWLrH/b.3833911
Please go to the Washington Region Blog to get the latest 
update for our Annual Conference – 
http://www.bwcumc.org/washingtonregion/blog
Volunteers needed! If interested in helping with the Grace UMC 
Food Pantry, please contact Sister Dahlia Leigh,  
(http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dleighkk@gmail.com)
or Brother Dunrick-Sogie Thomas 
(http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dunricks@yahoo.co.uk).
We need help on Fridays to transport and store food and on Saturdays
to distribute food.  Currently we only distribute food once a month on
1st Saturdays but if we have more volunteers from the Charge we can 
distribute food twice a month or maybe every Saturday. 

We want to include a testimonial section in our weekly blog. Please send 
Sister Debbie Jones (gumctakomapark@verizon.net) your testimonies of 
how Christ, through the church, changed your life.

Registration for Discipleship Academy is now open and 
available at the Conference website at 
http://www.bwcumc.org/academy/cls/washington.
The Greater Washington Discipleship Academy will be held on the
weekend of April 13-14, 2013 at Bethesda UMC. Registration for this
location ends on April 1, 2013.   You must register for this event with
your own Gateway account. Be sure to register before the deadline!
We do not allow walk-ins for these events.  Flyers with more detailed
class information can be found on the bulletin boards.

Please give Sister Debbie Jones (charge secretary) pictures of
the charge in action. We are in the process of updating our
bulletin boards, website and facebook page.







Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

The 2013 Charge Directory will be out on the 1st Sunday of April.
A draft copy will be available in Church on Sunday, March 24th
for review and corrections.  Should you have any changes, please
email same to the Charge Secretary.  If you need a hard copy,
please inform the Charge Secretary not later than Friday, March 29th,
otherwise electronic copies will be sent to the Charge.

The new name of our Charge is “The Nehemiah Charge”.

March Loose Plate Offerings at both Ager Road and Grace UMC
1st Sunday - Embrace Ministry
2nd Sunday - One Great Hour of Sharing
3rd Sunday - Apportionments
4th Sunday - Children/Youth
5th Sunday - Building Fund


March 2013 Events

Wednesday, March 20th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.:   
           Please join Pastor Paul for an "Hour of Power."  We will have a

           Prayer Teleconference every Wednesday during lent.  Conference
           Call #605-475-5900 - Access Code: 165586 

Sunday, March 24th:   
           Come celebrate our Lord's triumphant entry this Palm Sunday with Ager Road UMC

           at 10:00 a.m. and with Grace UMC at 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Wednesday, March 27th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.:   
           Please join Pastor Paul for an "Hour of Power."  We will have a

           Prayer Teleconference every Wednesday during lent.  Conference
           Call #605-475-5900 - Access Code: 165586
Thursday, March 28th, 7:30 p.m.:                                       

(This will be at Ager Road UMC)
            Maundy Thursday Service. 

Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m.:                                       
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Good Friday Service.
Friday, March 29th:   
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Please support the women at Grace UMC for their Annual
            Fish Fry on Good Friday.  Contact Sisters Leona Campbell
            and/or Emilia Deigh for more information or to place
            your order. The cost is $10.00. 
Sunday, March 31st:                                          
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            Easter and FRAN Sunday - Please invite your Friends, Relatives And

            Neighbors to Worship Service. 


April 2013 Events

Monday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:             
            Small group Class with Sister Andrea Ross will meet at the
            Qdoba Grill, 6450 America Blvd., Hyattsville, MD 20782 -
            it is located across from Five Guys and on the same street
            as Carolina Kitchen and the Movie Theater.  (Please note the
            change of place).  Small group meetings with Andrea will be
            on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  For more
            information, please call Sister Andrea, 301-559-7334.


Other Events
United Methodist Student Day - Overview | UMC Giving
http://www.umcgiving.org/site/c.qwL6KkNWLrH/b.3833911/
Please go to the Washington Region Blog to get the latest update for
our Annual Conference – http://www.bwcumc.org/washingtonregion/blog

Volunteers needed! If interested in helping with the Grace UMC Food Pantry,
please contact Sister Dahlia Leigh, 
(http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dleighkk@gmail.com)
or Brother Dunrick-Sogie Thomas 
(http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dunricks@yahoo.co.uk).  
We need help on Fridays to transport and store food and on
Saturdays to distribute food. Currently we only distribute food
once a month on 1st Saturdays but if we have more volunteers
from the Charge we can distribute food twice a month or maybe
every Saturday. 

We want to include a testimonial section in our weekly blog.
Please send Sister Debbie Jones (gumctakomapark@verizon.net)
your testimonies of how Christ, through the church, changed
your life.

Registration for Discipleship Academy is now open and available
at the Conference website at
http://www.bwcumc.org/academy/cls/washington.  
TheCentral Maryland Discipleship Academy will be held on the
weekend of March 9-10, 2013 at Goshen UMC.  Registration for
this location ends on March 1, 2013. The Greater Washington
Discipleship Academy will be held on the weekend of
April 13-14, 2013 at Bethesda UMC. Registration for this
location ends on April 1, 2013.   You must register for this event
with your own Gateway account. Be sure to register before the
deadline! We do not allow walk-ins for these events.  Flyers with
more detailed class information can be found on the bulletin
boards.

Please give Sister Debbie Jones (charge secretary) pictures of
the charge in action. We are in the process of updating our
bulletin boards, website and facebook page.


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

The new name of our Charge is “The Nehemiah Charge”.

March Loose Plate Offerings at both Ager Road and Grace UMC
1st Sunday - Embrace Ministry
2nd Sunday - One Great Hour of Sharing
3rd Sunday - Apportionments
4th Sunday - Children/Youth
5th Sunday - Building Fund


March 2013 Events

Saturday, March 16th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon:                                          
(This will be at Grace UMC)
            Grace UMC Women’s Annual Prayer Breakfast. 

            Theme: Women United in the Power of Christ.” 
            Speaker: Sister Romain Young.  Hot Breakfast will be served. 
            Cost is $10.00 per person.  For tickets, please contact
            Elizabeth McDavies, President, 301-379-1034 and
            Leona Campbell, Vice President, 240-264-9215.
Sunday, March 17th:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           The United Methodist Men of Ager Road will meet immediately
            following the  Worship Service.  For more information, please
            contact Brother Donald Hanciles.
Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Tuesday, March 26th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Wednesday, March 27th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.:   
           Please join Pastor Paul for an "Hour of Power."  We will have a

           Prayer Teleconference every Wednesday during lent.  Conference
           Call #605-475-5900 - Access Code: 165586
Thursday, March 28th, 7:30 p.m.:                                       

(This will be at Ager Road UMC)
            Maundy Thursday Service. 

Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m.:                                       
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Good Friday Service.
Friday, March 29th:   
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Please support the women at Grace UMC for their Annual
            Fish Fry on Good Friday.  Contact Sisters Leona Campbell
            and/or Emilia Deigh for more information or to place
            your order. The cost is $10.00. 
Sunday, March 31st:                                          
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            FRAN Sunday - Please invite your Friends, Relatives And

            Neighbors to Worship Service. 
Monday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:             
            Small group Class with Sister Andrea Ross will meet at the
            Qdoba Grill, 6450 America Blvd., Hyattsville, MD 20782 -
            it is located across from Five Guys and on the same street
            as Carolina Kitchen and the Movie Theater.  (Please note the
            change of place).  Small group meetings with Andrea will be
            on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  For more 
            information, please call Sister Andrea, 301-559-7334.


Other Events
United Methodist Student Day - Overview | UMC Giving
http://www.umcgiving.org/site/c.qwL6KkNWLrH/b.3833911/
Please go to the Washington Region Blog to get the latest
update for our Annual Conference –
http://www.bwcumc.org/washingtonregion/blog

Volunteers needed! If interested in helping with the Grace UMC
Food Pantry, please contact Sister Dahlia Leigh 
(http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dleighkk@gmail.com)
or Brother Dunrick-Sogie Thomas (http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dunricks@yahoo.co.uk).  
We need help on Fridays to transport and store food and on
Saturdays to distribute food. Currently we only distribute food
once a month on 1st Saturdays but if we have more volunteers
from the Charge we can distribute food twice a month or maybe
every Saturday. 

We want to include a testimonial section in our weekly blog.
Please send Sister Debbie Jones (gumctakomapark@verizon.net)
your testimonies of how Christ, through the church, changed
your life.

Registration for Discipleship Academy is now open and available
at the Conference website at
http://www.bwcumc.org/academy/cls/washington.  
TheCentral Maryland Discipleship Academy will be held on the
weekend of March 9-10, 2013 at Goshen UMC.  Registration for
this location ends on March 1, 2013. The Greater Washington
Discipleship Academy will be held on the weekend of
April 13-14, 2013 at Bethesda UMC. Registration for this
location ends on April 1, 2013.   You must register for this event
with your own Gateway account. Be sure to register before the
deadline! We do not allow walk-ins for these events.  Flyers with
more detailed class information can be found on the bulletin
boards.

Please give Sister Debbie Jones (charge secretary) pictures of
the charge in action. We are in the process of updating our
bulletin boards, website and facebook page.


Friday, March 8, 2013

Friday, March 8th, 2013

The new name of our Charge is “The Nehemiah Charge”.

Loose Plate Offerings at both Ager Road and Grace UMC
1st Sunday - Embrace Ministry
2nd Sunday - One Great Hour of Sharing
3rd Sunday - Apportionments
4th Sunday - Children/Youth
5th Sunday - Building Fund


March 2013 Events

Sunday, March 10th, 9:00 a.m.:                    
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           The Ager Road women will meet and rehearse before the 
            Worship Service.
Sunday, March 10th, 9:00 a.m.:  
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)      
            Ager Road Women’s Day Celebration.  Theme: “Women
            Empowered to Transform Lives”.  The Preacher is
            The Reverend Twanda Prioleau, Associate Pastor,
            John Wesley United Methodist Church in Baltimore.
Monday, March 11th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:             
            Small group Class with Sister Andrea Ross will meet at the
            Qdoba Grill, 6450 America Blvd., Hyattsville, MD 20782 -
            it is located across from Five Guys and on the same street
            as Carolina Kitchen and the Movie Theater.  (Please note the
            change of place).  Small group meetings with Andrea will be
            on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  For more 
            information, please call Sister Andrea, 301-559-7334.
Tuesday, March 12th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Wednesday, March 13th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.:   
           Please join Pastor Paul for an "Hour of Power."  We will have a

           Prayer Teleconference every Wednesday during lent.  Conference
           Call #605-475-5900 - Access Code: 165586
Saturday, March 16th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon:                                          
(This will be at Grace UMC)
            Grace UMC Women’s Annual Prayer Breakfast. 
            Theme: Women United in the Power of Christ.” 
            Speaker: Sister Romain Young.  Hot Breakfast will be served. 
            Cost is $10.00 per person.  For tickets, please contact
            Elizabeth McDavies, President, 301-379-1034 and
            Leona Campbell, Vice President, 240-264-9215.
Sunday, March 17th:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           The United Methodist Men of Ager Road will meet immediately
            following the  Worship Service.  For more information, please
            contact Brother Donald Hanciles.
Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Tuesday, March 26th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:   
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
           Lenten Bible Study Series. Contact Sister Carrie Smallwood
           to purchase a book. The cost is $10.00.
Friday, March 29th:   
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
           Please support the women at Grace UMC for their Annual
            Fish Fry on Good Friday.  Contact Sisters Leona Campbell
            and/or Emilia Deigh for more information or to place
            your order. The cost is $10.00. 
Sunday, March 31st:                                          
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            FRAN Sunday - Please invite your Friends, Relatives And
            Neighbors to Worship Service. 


Other Events
United Methodist Student Day - Overview | UMC Giving
Please go to the Washington Region Blog to get the latest
update for our Annual Conference - http://www.bwcumc.org/washingtonregion/blog

Volunteers needed! If interested in helping with the Grace UMC
Food Pantry, please contact Sister Dahlia Leigh 
or Brother Dunrick-Sogie Thomas (http://www.blogger.com/http:/mailto:dunricks@yahoo.co.uk).  
We need help on Fridays to transport and store food and on
Saturdays to distribute food. Currently we only distribute food
once a month on 1st Saturdays but if we have more volunteers
from the Charge we can distribute food twice a month or maybe
every Saturday. 

We want to include a testimonial section in our weekly blog.
Please send Sister Debbie Jones (gumctakomapark@verizon.net)
your testimonies of how Christ, through the church, changed
your life.

Registration for Discipleship Academy is now open and available
at the Conference website at http://www.bwcumc.org/academy/cls/washington.  
TheCentral Maryland Discipleship Academy will be held on the
weekend of March 9-10, 2013 at Goshen UMC.  Registration for
this location ends on March 1, 2013. The Greater Washington
Discipleship Academy will be held on the weekend of
April 13-14, 2013 at Bethesda UMC. Registration for this
location ends on April 1, 2013.   You must register for this event
with your own Gateway account. Be sure to register before the
deadline! We do not allow walk-ins for these events.  Flyers with
more detailed class information can be found on the bulletin
boards.

Please give Sister Debbie Jones (charge secretary) pictures of
the charge in action. We are in the process of updating our
bulletin boards, website and facebook page.