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Lent & Easter 2018

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Lent & Easter Sermon Series:     TRADITIONAL     ACCESS MODERN

Lenten/Easter Special Offering Benefits:

The Lenten Offering this year will be shared by a local ministry, as well as, an international ministry of the United Methodist Church.  The offering will go to support the FUMCR Richardson Independent School District School partnerships that we have with Greenwood Hills and Mark Twain Elementary schools.  The offering will also go to United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering and specifically for Puerto Rico Methodist Church grants to help with the rebuilding in that devastated country.

  •  FUMCR/Richardson ISD partnerships with Mark Twain and Greenwood Hills Elementary Schools
  •  United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for Puerto Rico Methodist Church grants to help with the rebuilding in that devastated country

Lenten Participant Books

Enhance your experience of Lent by reading Creed: What Christians Believe and Why by Rev. Adam Hamilton. Books are $14 each, available at Ash Wednesday services and throughout Lent at the Welcome Desk in Coleman Family Hall.

Ash Wednesday Services  •  Feb 14

6:30 am  •  Chapel
12 noon  •  Worship & Arts Center
6:30 pm  •  Sanctuary

Who Am I?  •  Psalm 8  •  Dr. Clayton Oliphint
All services will include imposition of ashes and special music.
Child Care  •  4 years and younger  •  6:30 pm

Lunch available following the noon service for $10  •  No reservations required

Lenten Journey

Thur, Feb 22  •  Come & Go, 7 am - 7 pm  •  Sanctuary

A spiritual encounter of prayerful meditation, journaling and reading designed to open your heart in anticipation of the resurrected Christ in your life. Six meditation settings will be created in the sanctuary featuring Jesus' last six statements on the cross, as well as the resurrection, to offer insight on you faith journey. Participate at one or more tables. It is a self-directed time of prayer.

Easter Egg Hunt

Sat, Mar 24, 10 am - 12 noon

Join us for a fun morning of Easter Activities! Community members welcome!

Children can scramble to get some of the 7,000 candy- or toy-filled Easter eggs. A petting zoo, balloon artist, face painter and bounces houses will also be available. Children will have the opportunity to participate in a special story time and make a craft they can take home. Parents, be on the lookout for a spring photo opp and the Easter Bunny!

Palm Sunday  •  March 25 

Traditional Worship  •  8:45, 9:45, 11 am
Access Modern Worship  •  11 am

". . .the crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.  They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 'Hosanna!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' "   - John 12: 12–13  NIV

Let us worship together as we begin this holiest week of our faith.

Faith Quakes: How Has Your Faith Changed?

Wed, Mar 28, 6-8 pm, Ogden Fellowship Hall

For each of us, we face times in life that challenge our faith. It may be through an event, or a person, or something else, our faith is constantly maturing....changing. At this event, we will hear the stories from five people of different generations, how their faith has changed and the influences they have had on their faith development. We will also offer an opportunity to share personal stories and questions around tables.

Dinner will be served. Please REGISTER ONLINE.

Maundy Thursday Service

March 29  •  7 pm  •  Sanctuary

"Come to the Garden" - Taizé style worship
Child Care  •  4 years and younger

Good Friday Service

March 30  •  7 pm  •  Sanctuary

Child Care  •  4 years and younger

Easter Eve  •  Service of Baptism & Membership

March 31  •  5 pm  •  Chapel

Easter Sunday  •  April 1  •  Celebration of Hope

Christ the Lord is risen today, ALLELUIA!

7:30 am  •  Chapel  •  
8:30, 9:45* & 11:00 am  •  Sanctuary  •  Dr. Clayton Oliphint, preaching
9:45, 11 am* access Modern  •  Worship & Arts Center  •  Rev. Julie Klossner, preaching

*Live Streamed at fumcrlive.com 

Child Care  •  3 years and younger beginning at 8:30 am
Communion  •  during 7:30 am service
Parking available at the YMCA on Custer Road  •  shuttle service to church campus
Sunday school for children and youth  •  not meeting








 

Lent & Easter 2016
Ash Wednesday, Feb 10 - Easter, Mar 27

Lent & Easter Sermon Series: Questions  
"I find that whenever I'm reading the Bible and Jesus asks a question, I really need to pay attention because usually there's a teachable moment . . . Jesus is trying to teach me something."   - Dr. Clayton Oliphint

Sermon Titles & Scriptures

 

Lent
Easter Egg Hunt
Holy Week
Easter Sunday
Lent/Easter Offering

Ash Wednesday Services
Feb 10 • 6:30 am, Chapel • 12 noon & 6:30 pm, Sanctuary

Special music, imposition of ashes and message by Dr. Clayton Oliphint at all services

Childcare for ages 4 and younger at noon and 6:30 pm

Lenten Journey
Wed & Thur, Feb 17 & 18, 7 am - 7 pm, Sanctuary

A time of prayerful meditation, journaling and reading that will help you move through the season of Lent anticipating the resurrected Christ in your life. Six meditation settings featuring Jesus' last statements on the cross and the resurrection will be created in the sanctuary to offer insight on your faith journey. Walk at your own pace for this self-directed time of prayer.

Lenten Devotionals

Sign up to receive 2016 Lenten Devotionals via email

Easter Egg Hunt
Mar 19, 10 am - 12 noon

Bring your friends for the bounce house, face painting, craft, balloon artist, petting zoo, photo ops and more. Egg Hunt begins at 10 am. Hosted by the Journey Sunday school class.

More info: Journey.FUMCR@gmail.com

Palm Sunday
March 20

Services at 8:45, 9:45, 11 am, 5 pm

 

Noon at First

Save Me a Seat 

Add lunch for $8/day, reservations required. Pay online or in Shawver Welcome Center on Sundays in March.
Serving line opens at 11:45 am 
Live Streaming 12:15 - 1 pm fumcrlive.com

Mon, Mar 21   Video

Story of the Holy Land, facilitated by Dr. Becky Bruff, featuring Holy Land trip participants' stories of experiencing God on the trip

Tues, Mar 22   Video

Story of the Passover, facilitated by Rabbi Elana Zelony, Congregation Beth Torah, featuring a Seder experience

Wed, Mar 23   Video

Story of Hymns, facilitated by Mike Lightfoot, sharing "back stories" of some favorite hymns

Childcare available by reservation only. Call 972.996.0120.

Maundy Thursday Service

Mar 24, 7 pm, Sanctuary

Stories from the Table: a family service in the sanctuary using drama and music to present stories of the disciples as they gathered for the Last Supper with Jesus. Communion will be served.

Child Care available: 4 years and younger.

Good Friday Service
Mar 25, 7 pm, Sanctuary

The Story of Darkness: a service of poems, scriptures, music and eventual darkness as we remember this holiest of days in our Christian faith.

Child Care available: 4 years and younger.

Easter Eve
Saturday, Mar 26, 5 pm, Chapel

A service of baptism

Easter Sunday, March 27, Celebration of Hope
*7:30 am, Chapel

Rev. Julie Klossner, preaching

*8:30, **9:45 & 11:00 am, Sanctuary

Why Are You Weeping?     Dr. Clayton Oliphint, preaching

5 pm access Contemporary, Sanctuary

Why Are You Weeping?     Rev. Rich Rindfuss, preaching

* Special time
** Live Streamed at fumcrlive.com 

Communion on Easter Sunday is only offered as a part of the 7:30 am service.
Parking at the YMCA on Custer Road with shuttle service to church campus will be available all morning.
Children's and youth Sunday school will not meet. Childcare will be available for 3 and younger at 8:30, 9:45 and 11 am services.

Lenten/Easter Offering

Our Special Offering will benefit two agencies and programs.  One is local; one is national in scope. Lives can be changed through the help of FUMCR and the contribution we make.

Give Online

The Agape Resource and Assistance Center in Plano is a holistic, cutting-edge, innovative, servant ministry of peace and justice committed “to providing critical Housing and Life Skills that empower women and their children to transform from Crisis and Poverty to Self-Sustaining, Fulfilling Lives.” Agape will accomplish this mission through collaboration, advocacy and service delivery to help our most vulnerable neighbors in need move toward their goal of a quality, self-sustainable life.Service areas include all Collin County zip codes and those within 5 miles of East Plano Agape House. The focus is, first, to serve children and youth to break the poverty cycle and, second, to support families in crisis and facilitate permanent change for all. Agape is assembling and will manage an inventory of stable, safe and affordable housing utilizing existing facilities. Agape will collaborate with existing mercy service agencies to create a holistic continuum of care (sustenance, physical and spiritual wellbeing, education, and counseling) and will advocate for action to fill unmet needs such as affordable and effective childcare and job skill training. More about Agape

UMCOR Relief-Supply Kits help provide care for the most vulnerable people during times of crisis. UMCOR collects 6 types of kits for global distribution and cleaning buckets for US distribution after storms. These kits are bedding, layette, birthing, school, sewing, and health kits. In addition, cleaning buckets are distributed to U.S. areas hit by natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods.  Kits help sustain everyday life for people who lack ready access to essential supplies. They provide vital support for UMCOR’s global development work and make a tangible difference in people’s lives. Kits and buckets are collected at UMCOR depots such as Sager Brown in Baldwin, La. for distribution to locations around the world. Our support of these kits and buckets provides UMCOR with financial resources to purchase the needed items in bulk so that they can be distributed to communities and individuals wherever the need exists. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is dedicated to alleviating human suffering around the globe. UMCOR’s work includes programs and projects in disaster response, health, sustainable agriculture, food security, relief supplies, and more. More about UMCOR Relief-Supply Kits

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