HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?
WELCOME TO FIRST CHURCH A UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY SATURDAY SERVICES
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6 p.m., Downtown Campus, 200 E. North St. 7 p.m., God’s Country, Route 8 Campus, 1802 N Main St. Ext. 7 p.m., God’s Country Online, www.youtube.com/c/firstchurchbutler
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:45 a.m., Crossfire, Route 8 Campus, 1802 N Main St Ext. 9:45 a.m., Crossfire Online, www.youtube.com/c/firstchurchbutler 11:15 a.m., Downtown Campus, 200 E North St. 11:15 a.m., Downtown Campus online, www.youtube.com/c/firstchurchbutler
CHURCH OFFICE 200 E. North St, Butler, PA 16001 Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 724.283.6160
www.butlerfumc.com David Janz, Sr. Pastor............................................ djanz@butlerfumc.com Tom Holman, Pastor .........................................tholman@butlerfumc.com
Please do not publish my prayer request.
I HAVE A PRAISE THIS WEEK! IT IS: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________
Our next sermon series begins April 18 Information for all of these events can be found at www.butlerfumc.com Family Movie Night, April 9, 6;30 p.m., Route 8 Kid’s Ministry Relaunch @ Crossfire, April 11, 9 a.m. Women’s Ministry, April 10, 9:30 a.m. Crossfire Spring Dot Painting, April 10, 9:30 a.m. & 1 p.m., Downtown Campus. Registration required Virtual Mission Trip, April 12 - 17, Registration required Flower Sale, May 7, Route 8 Campus, 9 a.m. Missions Rummage Sale, May 14 and 15, Route 8
APRIL 3 AND 4, 2021
THE MERRY METHODISTS MEET AGAIN (3M’s)
The 3M’s will resume their monthly meetings on the third Thursday of every month. The next meeting will be a luncheon on Thursday, April 15 at noon in the Lower Fellowship Hall, Downtown Campus and catered by the Monroe Hotel for $10 per person. Everyone is welcome to attend. Register by calling Joyce Buchanan at 724-290-5139. Be sure to leave your name and number if no answer.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY MEETING
On the second Saturday of every month, the Women’s Ministry will meet at the Crossfire Campus, 9:30 - 11 a.m. Nursery is available, 0 - 4 years. On Saturday, April 10, we will hear from Avery Corliss about her 5 month hike on the Appalachian Trail.
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Spring Dot Painting: April 10, 9:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. classes available. More details and sign up available at www.butlerfumc.com/dots. Virtual Mission Trip: April 12 - 17. Registration must be received by April 5. More information and registration available at www.butlerfumc.com/virtualmissiontrip.
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Families are invited to participate in the relaunch of Children’s Ministry on Sunday, April 11 at 9 a.m. We can’t wait to share Jesus with our children! more information can be found at www.butlerfumc.com/children Secret Life of Pets Family Movie Night is this coming Friday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Route 8 Campus. The nursery is available for children up to 4. www.butlerfumc. com/pets.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRAY FOR...
Philip, Shawn Phillips, Martha and Bill Morrison, Patty Grogan, Toni, Dennis, Jimmy Patton, Michelle Benson, Patty, Cheyenne, Josh Lawson, Greg Green, Jeremy Green, Kim Werner, David Cashmere and family, Jimmy Holcombe, Sophia, George Simon, Dave Wigton, Nathan Kennedy, Paul Hartzell, Tim Saxman and son, Dan Sickle, church staff, community meal teams, Lyric Frisby, Donnie, the family of Tim Noulet, Mike Winkler, Daniel, Jeanne, Tom, Betty Uber, Linda Fair, Frannie Lyons, Bud and Shirley, Don McElravy, Donna, Sandra Carraco, Patty, Edna, Evie, Jeff, Dell, Russell Forsythe, Patty Shaffer, Debbie Ulewicz, the Herrit family, the Mike Carben family, Arai Joy Olsen, Cindy Quinlan
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, TALENTS, AND TREASURES! To give with your treasures at First Church: •
On your phone...Text “butlerfumc.com” to “77977”
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Give online at www.butlerfumc.com/give
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Mail or drop off your offering to the church office at 200 E North St., Butler, PA 16001
To give with your time and talents, go to www.butlerfumc.com/ministry to learn what ministry teams are in need of YOU!
APRIL 3 AND 4, 2021 WHAT WILL DEFINE OUR RESPONSE TO EASTER:
fear or faith?
CONTACT INFORMATION Please place this card in the offering or hand it in at the welcome center before you leave. Thank you! Change in contact information Name ____________________________________ Address__________________________________
Mark’s Easter story ends abruptly. The women do not see the risen Jesus, and they run from the tomb fearful and tight lipped. Some scholars think the meeting with the resurrected Christ was somehow lost from the earliest manuscripts of Mark’s gospel. Others say Mark ended it that way on purpose: the announcement of resurrection without the risen Jesus present is a call to faith and perseverance during times of hardship and persecution. Mark’s original readers were likely Roman Gentile believers suffering persecution in the mid 60’s AD. In the face of the unknown – an empty tomb and a STORY about resurrection, or the day-to-day uncertainty about safety for oneself and one’s family – how will people respond: with faith and trust, or fear and silence? What are the unknown moments of our lives right now, and how will we respond?
TAKING IT HOME
Here at First Church we value learning and living the story of Jesus. That means learning and living the scriptures that he used, and the scriptures that witness to his life on earth and his ongoing life among us in the power of the Holy Spirit. To help with that, we will read the entire New Testament through the year, and the Old Testament over the course of three years. We encourage you to journal what the Holy Spirit is saying to you through your time with Scripture each day using the S.O.A.P. method: S: Write the scripture passage that speaks to you O: Write down your observations about that scripture A: Write down how those observations apply to your life and what you’re going to do about them P: Write out a prayer expressing your heart to the Lord as He has spoken to you through His Word. For the week ahead, here are the daily readings: MONDAY, April 5 .............................................................................Mark 1, 2, 3 TUESDAY, April 6................................................................................... Mark 4-5 WEDNESDAY, April 7......................................................................... Mark 6, 7, 8 THURSDAY, April 8.................................................................................... Mark 9 FRIDAY, April 9.........................................................................Mark10; Psalm 62 SATURDAY, April 10............................................................... Mark 11; Psalm 63 SUNDAY, April 11.................................................................................... Mark 12
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In memory of Jack, Keith and Cindy Myers Ann Myers
Easter 2021
In memory of wife, Glenda O’Donnell William O’Donnell In memory of our parents LuAnn and Joe Patterson In memory of Dale Pinkerton In honor of my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren Millie Pinkerton In honor of our children: Misty, Zach, Megan, and Kate Mary and David Pellett In honor of our children, Stephen and Nicholas Powers Anna Marie and Mike Powers In memory of Kris T. Kennedy The Kennedy/Saeler family Kathy, Jessica, Trei, Evan, and Mia In memory of Barry Sansonetti Cheryl Sanson In memory of Ruth Griffin and Gail Allender Donna and Vern Smith In memory of Lynda Stevens Diane Stevens In memory of Norman Summerville Erma Summerville In memory of William B. Tack; John C. Tack; Barbara Bickler; Jeff Stragand; Loved Ones Donna Tack
Easter Lilies and Pastor’s Discretionary Fund Donations
Easter Lilies and Pastor’s Discretionary Fund Donations
In memory of Pat Eisenhuth Rick and Patti Eisenhuth In honor of our loving God Dave and Lil Griffith In memory of Mr. and Mrs. McCall and brother, James Nancy Heathcote In honor of First Church Staff Tom and Christine Holman In memory of Robert Horner In honor of Rev. David Janz Shirley J. Horner
In memory of Casper and Kathleen Ball; Marion and Kathryn Nicholas; Loved ones In honor of Pastor David and Mrs. Betty Janz Staff of Butler First Church Casper and Alice Ball
In memory of husband, father, and grandfather Ed Johnson Ginny Johnson and family
In memory of husband, John Beneigh Margie Beneigh
In memory of loved ones Karen Joy
In memory of parents, brothers, and sisters that have passed and are missed! Aggie and John Bennetti
In memory of Pete Kaufman Mittie and family
In honor of our loving God Mary Brumagin
In memory of Adolf and Olga Kieffer; Stella Latkowski; Connie Zola; Frances Cashdollar Gary and Nancy Kieffer
In memory of Helen and Carl Buchanan Marge Draper Joyce Buchanan
In honor of our children and grandchildren Ron and Jean Kratzer
In memory of loved ones Becky Cajka
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Millen Joan R. Master
In memory of Donald Cuffman and Al McGrath Norma Cuffman
In memory of Richard Humphreys; Joseph McEvoy; Michael Monday Carol McEvoy
In memory of husband, Carl Dudeck; Frank and Leatha Wentzel; Rudolph and Anna Dudeck; John and Mary Ellen Millen Frances Dudeck
In memory of my daughter, Kimberly Sue B.J. McKean In memory of Joseph and Edith Carben; Dave and Linda McMillin; Marian McMillin Sue McMillin In memory of my wife and parents Clyde Mills