May 19, 2012

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Join us on June 2 in a Coming of Age celebration, potluck dinner at 6pm in Fellowship Hall, followed by testimony from our Confirmands as to why they are taking this next step

Quinceañeras.  Bar Mitzvahs.  Bat Mitzvahs.  These are all “Coming of Age” events in a young person’s life that brings their faith community or culture together to celebrate their milestone as they cross the bridge from child to young adult.

In our faith tradition, Confirmation is the moment where a child accepts for themselves the promises that were made by their parents and godparents on their baptismal days.  What a joyous and momentous occasion to celebrate this step on their faith journey with them!

We invite you, the congregation of St. Matthew’s and those who will be receiving the Confirmands into covenant as professing members of the church, to join us on June 2 in a Coming of Age celebration.  We will have a potluck dinner at 6pm in Fellowship Hall, followed by testimony from our Confirmands as to why they are taking this next step.  We hope you will come celebrate with us and honor our Confirmands as we prepare to receive them as professing members of the Body of Christ into membership on June 3.

In addition, we invite all past Confirmands and their mentors to take the opportunity to reconnect with each other and invite one another to attend the potluck.  This is a great time for all those who have traveled on a faith journey together to spend time with each other again!

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Spring into Service – Sat. May 19, 2012

SPRING INTO SERVICE

Sat. May 19, 2012 Sign-up sheets in the Narthex

Now is the TIME to share your TALENTS and help our ENVIRONMENT

Activities 9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.

Prayer Service 5:30 p.m. in Sanctuary

Potluck Dinner 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall

  • Weeding and mulching around church grounds  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Church Yard (Contact Howard Waterworth)
  • Complete and verify Layette Kits for UMCOR  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Room 223 (Contact Christin Vare)
  • Historian conducting interviews with congregation 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Parlor (Contact Kay League)
  • Clean Columbarium area 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Columbarium  (Contact Lois Schuliger)
  • Work at Alpha House in Old Bowie sprucing up grounds and inside repairs  (Contact Linda Cooper)
  • Help Trustees with multiple small jobs and cleaning  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Various Locations (Contact Barry Schuliger)
  • Card making for missionaries and teachers in Liberia  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rear of Fellowship Hall (Contact Pattie Klein)
  • DRT Power Tools Training 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Outside behind of church  (Contact Dan Blades)
  • Card making for the troops  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Rear of Fellowship Hall (Contact Jenny Garmon)
  • Join Food Pantry crew and shop for needed items  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Meet in Narthex (Contact Margie Pekala)
  • Learn to use the Cloud & Media Video  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Room 223 (Contact George Wood)
  • Spiritual Gifts Inventory.  How to express your faith.  10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Room 224 (Contact George Wood)
  • View Environmental movie “Bag It”   9:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.  Room 126 (Contact Elizabeth Buckner)
  • View Environmental movie “Home”  11:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.  Room 126 (Contact Elizabeth Buckner)

 

SPRING INTO SERVICE 2012
Grounds Clean-UpChurch Yard9:00 – 4:00
Church RepairsVarious9:00 – 4:00
Theatre TroupeFH – Front9:00 – 4:00
Missions & Military SupportFH – Back9:00 – 4:00
Alpha HouseOld Bowie9:00 – 4:00
Cloud/Media VideoRoom 2239:00 – 4:00
Spiritual GiftsRoom 22410:00 – 3:00
ColumbariumColumbarium10:30 – 11:30
HistorianParlor10:00 – 11:00
 2:00 – 3:00
Food PantryMeet in narthex10:00 – 12:00
Power ToolsBehind Church10:00 – 12:00
Layette KitsRoom 2231:00 – 3:00
Shelter MealKitchen3:00 – 4:00
MembershipSanctuary3:00 – 4:00
Environmental Movie – “Bag It”Room 1269:30 & 1:30
Environmental Movie – “Home”Room 12611:00 & 4:00

 

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What exactly is DRT? Come find out at the DRT Open House & Tour Sunday, May 20 – between & after services

DRT is…Mount Bowie

DRT is…Evacuation Slides

DRT is…Cots, diapers, baby food, sweatshirts and sweatpants ready for an emergency

DRT is…Water and non-perishable meals waiting in storage

DRT is…A new generator to power important church operations during a power outage

DRT is…Neighbors calling after an icy snow storm to say, “Hi, are you okay?  Do you need someone to shovel or take you anywhere? I have a 4-wheel drive vehicle.”

DRT is…Mobile radios to provide important links when other forms of communication are “down”

DRT is…8 teams of over 100 volunteers from your church family volunteering to do what they can to help with storm damage to your property, transportation and health needs, shelter and food in an emergency

St. Matthew’s Disaster Response Team is all this – and sooooo much more!  Created in 2006, the team has maintained and outfitted the Conference’s disaster response trailer with tools and equipment to be ready for deployment where needed.  When a microburst hit Bowie’s Kenilworth section, DRT and other church members helped remove fallen trees and debris from driveways and roofs and tarp damaged ones.  In 2008, DRT hosted a community-wide “Get Prepared” event with the American Red Cross helping participants make a plan of action, fire dept. personnel teaching how to use a fire extinguisher, and 9 experts leading seminars on everything from Insurance Preparedness to Home Gas & Electric Safety.  Last August, when the County’s new 9-1-1 Call Center in Bowie needed help during Hurricane Irene, who did they call?  St. Matthew’s DRT.  A team of church volunteers manned non-emergency calls throughout the night to free up trained staff for the emergency calls.

Your St. Matthew’s Disaster Response Team is one of a kind in Bowie, Prince George’s County and the State of Maryland, respected and recognized by them.  The new generator and two eagle awards in the narthex are evidence of that.  Yet DRT has so many facets, it’s difficult for everyone to have a complete grasp of its breadth and depth.  Hence, an Open House & Tour!  Team members of the Shelter & Kitchen and Clothing Donations & Relief Supplies teams are eager to show you the kitchen and storage areas, tell you how they inventory what’s there and, most importantly, why.  The Debris Removal & House Repair Team will have the Conference trailer open and contents on display.  Health, Counseling and Prayer will explain the purpose of evacuation slides and demonstrate their use, and their team’s role in an actual emergency. Outside, DRT Coordinators will show you the generator, tell how it will work and what it will power.  Check out the mobile radios with the Communications Team.  Hear from Neighbor-to-Neighbor Team leaders and callers, as well as other teams, how their efforts are making a difference.

Bring yourselves and your questions and come meet us, your Disaster Response Team, on May 20!

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This Week 5/14 – 5/19

Monday 6:30 p.m. Gloria Ringers Room 124
7:00 p.m. Evening Circle Room 102
7:00 p.m. Adult Class Teachers Room 125
7:30 p.m. Communications Committee Room 127
Tuesday 9:45 a.m. Pastor’s Bible Study & 11:00 a.m. Angel Gang Room 126
7:00 p.m. Exploring Covenant New Member’s Class Room 102
7:00 p.m. Housing Corporation Room 123
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. UMM Breakfast at Rips in Bowie

10:15 a.m. Bible Study for Health Room 126

7:00 p.m. Susanna Wesley Circle Contact Pat Bond

Thursday 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir & 8:30 p.m. SpiritMove Room 124

Saturday 9:00 a.m. Spring Into Service Various

 

Mark Your Calendars!

Sunday, May 20 DRT Open House after both services Various
Wednesday, June 6 6:30 p.m. COM Leaders Meeting Room 102
Sunday, June 10 12:30 p.m. Church Wide Picnic at Allen Pond in Bowie

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Vacation Bible School 2012

Vacation Bible School Registration Begins Operation Overboard

Dare To Go Deeper With God vacation Bible school is coming to St. Matthew’s UMC July 23-27. Classes for children who were three by September 1, 2011 through youth finishing Grade 7 will be held from 6:30-9p.m. Mark your calendar and save the dates for another awesome, evening Vacation Bible School at St. Matthew’s. If you are nterested in serving the Lord by helping, teaching, being a teen helper, or being on the director’s team to plan VBS, please contact Rev. Kathy at kathy.stmatthewsbowie@verizon.net or 301-262-1408. Watch for registration information in April.

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