Sunday, April 7, 2013

Sunday, April 7th, 2013



The 2013 Charge Directory will be out on Sunday,
April 14th, 2013.  Electronic copies will be sent to
the Charge on Thursday, April 11th, 2013.  Please let the
Church Office know by Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
if you will need a hard copy on Sunday, April 14th, 2013,
as hard copies will be made available to those who
request it.  Please call the Church Office to request
your copy, should you need one.

Please ensure that all announcements are emailed
to the Church Office by Wednesday evenings in
order to be included in the blog and Sunday bulletins 
as printings are done on Thursdays.  Thank you and
God bless - Debbie.

 
April 2013 Events
April Loose Plate Offerings                                       
           1st Sunday         Embrace Ministry
           2nd Sunday     –   Building Fund
           3rd Sunday      –   Apportionments
           4th Sunday      –   Children/Youth Ministries (Scholarship Fund)
Sunday, April 14th:                                          
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)
            The Ager Road United Methodist Men
            will meet immediately following the Worship
            Service.  For more information, please contact
            Brother Delbury Kayode. 
Sunday, April 14th:                                          
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
            The Grace Youth will meet with Sister Carrinne
            Cooper and Brother Dunrick Sogie-Thomas in the
            Sanctuary immediately following the Worship
            Service.
Saturday, April 27th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.:
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            Spring Neighborhood Campaign – Please come out 
            and let us do our second annual neighborhood campaign 
and evangelism together.  Signup sheets are available.     
Please see Sister Audrey Arthur at Grace UMC and 
Brother Gary Williams at Ager Road UMC.
Sunday, April 28th:                                          
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
           FRAN Sunday - Please invite your Friends,
            Relatives And Neighbors to Worship Service. 


May 2013 Events
Wednesday, May 1st, 6:00 p.m.  – 9:00 p.m.:             
(This will be at Grace UMC)            
            Charge Meeting Night.  Ministry Leaders
            should get their Charge Reports to the
            Church Office not later than Thursday,
            April 25th, 2013 for electronic copies to
            be sent out and copies made for the meeting.
Sunday, May 5th, 1:00 p.m.:             
            33rd Annual Hyattsville Crop Walk at the Wells Park
            Ice Rink - Linson Park.  Registration starts at
            1:00 p.m. and the walk starts at 1:30 p.m.  If you
            need more information or would like to walk, please
            contact Sister Marie Stinson at 301-277-0366.
Monday, May 13th, 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.

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.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Please ensure that all announcements are emailed
to the Church Office by Wednesday evenings in
order to be included in the blog and Sunday bulletins 
as printings are done on Thursdays.  Thank you and
God bless - Debbie.

April 2013 Events

Wednesday, April 3rd, 6:00 p.m.  – 9:00 p.m.:             
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
            Charge Meeting Night. 
Sunday, April 7th:                                          
(These will be at Grace UMC)
         
The Men's Group will meet immediately following
            the Worship Service.
         The Grace UM Women will meet immediately following
            the Worship Service.
Monday, April 8th, 11:30 a.m. :             
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)            
            The United Methodist Women will meet. 
            Please bring your brown bag lunch.
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.
Sunday, April 14th:                                          
(This will be at Ager Road UMC)
           
The Ager Road United Methodist Men
            will meet immediately following the Worship
            Service.  For more information, please contact
            Brother Delbury Kayode. 
Sunday, April 14th:                                          
(This will be at Grace UMC           
            The Grace Youth will meet with Sister Carrinne
            Cooper and Brother Dunrick Sogie-Thomas in the
            Sanctuary immediately following the Worship
            Service.


Saturday, April 27th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.:
(This will be at Grace and Ager Road UMC)
            Spring Neighborhood Campaign – Please come out 
and let us do our second annual neighborhood campaign 
and evangelism together.  Sign up sheets are available.     
Please see Sister Audrey Arthur at Grace UMC and 
Brother Gary Williams at Ager Road UMC.
Sunday, April 28th:                                          
(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
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.

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.

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.