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Worship
Services
Four unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Spark Worship
invites
participants to
engage through
their five senses
with God and
one another.

Staff News

Sermon series
Begins April 5
Sundays at 5 p.m.
Chapel

Join us for Holy Week!

Palm Sunday, March 29 10 a.m. Palms Parade with other

downtown churches to Ninth and Broadway
Thursday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Tenebrae
Service including communion, footwashing and the story of
Christs servant love.
Friday, April 3 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The Journey: A Good
Friday Stations of the Cross Experience, a come and go journey
of visiting the places Jesus traveled in Jerusalem on the way to the
cross. Come anytime during the Journey for an interactive
and intergenerational sensory and scripture experience. Bring
your mobile devices and headphones for added engagement.
Childcare available 4-7 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 - Easter Sunday Services at 6:30, 8, 8:50 and
11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Childrens Sunday School on Easter
Children grades K-5 will participate in a church-wide scavenger
hunt during the Sunday School hour.
Holy Week Bus Service
We will have bus transportation available for the Maundy
Thursday, and Easter Sunday 11 a.m. services. Good Friday, the
bus will bring folks to the church about 2 p.m. and depart from
church for return home at 3:15 p.m. Please call the office if you
would like a ride for any of these services.

Please be sure to see the Pastors Corner

where you will read details about Rev. Larrys
upcoming new appointment. We thank
God for his time of service at MUMC and
wish him well in his next ministry location.
Your Staff Parish Relations Committee also
wants to you to be aware of the following
information.
During the morning of Sunday, May 24, we
will have time to thank Rev. Amy and Rev.
Larry for their leadership and service to
MUMC, as well as offer well wishes for their
respective new endeavors. Please plan to
join us for a reception time from 10-10:45
a.m. in the Connector. Our worship services
that morning will also include an order of
farewell to these pastors who touched our
lives during their time with us. Rev. Amy will
deliver the sermon. This will be her final
Sunday with us. From Memorial Day on, she
will then be on vacation, attending conference
in Springfield, and in the process of moving.
Rev. Larry will preach at all our morning
worship services on June 7, which will be his
final Sunday with us.
If you would like to make a love gift to
our departing pastors, you can do so by
designating Rev. Amy gift or Rev. Larry
gift on the memo of checks or on the
envelope containing your gift.
Both of their departures leave holes in
our hearts and roles to be filled in our
organizational chart. We are in conversation
with Rev. Kendall, our next Senior Pastor,
regarding staffing directions. We will keep you
informed as we get more clarity on alignment
of duties and when decisions are made.

Please contact any one of us on SPRC with

your questions, feedback or input on staff
Rev. Molly Moore will be hosting a baptism workshop this Saturday,
matters.
April 4 at 9 a.m. This is a time set aside for learning what it means
to be baptized into the United Methodist Church, what the service Staff Parish Relations Committee
Roy Robinson, Chair
will look like and to get to know others who are at a similar
Jeff Echelmeier
stage of life. Please RSVP for the March workshop to Rev. Molly
Trudy McManus
at molly@moumc.org or 443-3111. Childcare will be available by
reservation only.

Interested in Baptism?

The Pastors Corner

New Appointment in St. Joseph in June

By Larry A.Williams

Sally and I just learned that we will be moving to

St. Joseph, Missouri in late June. When Bishop

Schnase formally sets or fixes the appointments on
the final day of our Annual Conference session, I will
be named the Pastor of Huffman Memorial UMC in
St. Joe, beginning June 28.
We recognize Gods hand and the Spirits leading in
this decision. We also feel the weight of the Bishops
and the Cabinets prayerful consideration of the
unique needs of a charge, the community context,
and also the gifts and evidence of Gods grace of a
particular pastor. ( 427)
Though excited about the opportunities and
challenges ahead in this new field of Gods Kingdom,
we are also aware of the sting of saying farewell to
the communities of Missouri UMC and Columbia
which have been home for the past three years.

John Fawcett said it best in his 1782 hymn, Blest Be

the Tie That Binds.
When we asunder part, it gives us inward pain;
but we shall still be joined in heart, and hope to
meet again.
Our new location will place us just minutes away
from the homes of family, including our elder son,
my father, my sister and one of my brothers. We will
miss all of you here in Columbia nonetheless.
Thank you for opening your hearts to my family
and allowing me to share my talents within and
around this congregation. It is our prayer that God
will continue to bless you, your pastors, those who
gather to worship in your beautiful sanctuary, and
this community.
Shalom,
Rev. Larry, Pastor of Administration

Ministry Grants from the

Missouri UMC Foundation

The deadline for ministry grant applications is April 1, 2015.

Applications must be postmarked on or by April 1st to be
considered. To obtain an application form, visit the Foundation
website at www.mumf.org/ministry-grants or call the
Foundation office at 800-332-8238. The Foundation's Endowment
is used to fund grant requests received from United Methodist
churches, ministries, and agencies across Missouri. Thanks to
the generosity of donors, the Endowment continues to grow
and provide support to these missions and ministries. The
Foundation Board considers grant applications twice each year.
Funding decisions are determined on a case-by-case basis and are
dependent on funds available and the merits of each request.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cafe

Missouri United Methodist Church will host the Saturday
Morning Breakfast Cafe each Saturday in April and June.
This outreach opportunity allows us to serve breakfast to
those less fortunate in our community. Volunteers are needed in
Whittler Hall at 7:30 a.m. to assist with set up, serving and clean
up. For more info, please contact Emily Murray at eagmurray@
gmail.com.

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Quarterly Statements

We encourage everyone to visit our new online information

system, Church Community Builder, https://moumc.ccbchurch.
com where you can access your giving record anytime. On April
1, we will email you a reminder, much like your bank or credit
card, letting you know that your first quarter giving statement
is ready for viewing and providing a link through which you can
access it. Viewing your statement online saves on postage and
processing, monies that can be used instead for the churchs
ministries.We understand that some still prefer a printed
statement. To receive yours by mail, please contact the church
office.

Miss church
last week?
Sermon podcasts available online.
Go to www.moumc.org/sermons and
select the one you wish to hear.
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April 1

Wednesday Night Live

and Wednesday Night
Workout will not meet
on Holy Week, April 1,

Joy & Jazz Sunday

with the Tim Whitmer Consort from Kansas City

April 12 @ 8:50 & 11 a.m. services
Discover MUMC at 10 a.m. in the Connector

Next Sunday, April 12: New to MUMC?

Join us at 10 a.m. in the Chapel for an opportunity to get to know each other
better, learn about our mission and discover how we can connect with one another
and with God. For more information contact Jo Lee, Director of Connections at
443-3111 or jo@moumc.org. If April 12 doesnt work for you, mark your calendar
and join us on May 3 same time, same place, same opportunity for connection.

Parrigin Memorial Concert on April 11

Join us in the sanctuary on Saturday, April 11 at 4 p.m. for an organ recital in

memoriam of our former organist Perry G. Parrigin and his wife Betty. The
program is being sponsored by the Central Missouri Chapter of The American
Guild of Organists. The program will feature the nationally known organist, Dr. Jan
Kraybill who is the principal organist of the Community of Christ in Independence,
MO, and recently named curator for the organ in the Kauffman Center for the Fine
Arts in Kansas. The program honors Perrys many years service at MUMC and
the years he and Betty served the Organ Guild and the musical life of Columbia.
Concert is free and open to the public.

Church Family News

Congratulations to the family of Greyson Lawrence Hook,

who was born on Friday, March 20 to parents, Benjamin and Kara
Hook. Greysons grandparents are Marty and Sally Hook.
Condolences to the Fitzgerald family and the loss of Dianes
mother last week..

Undergraduate Scholarships
Missouri UMC Foundation

The Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Missouri

United Methodist Church, Columbia administers a scholarship
fund. Awards are made to persons who need financial help while
preparing for careers in church-related vocations. The recipient
may attend any school recognized by the United Methodist
Church and by the Board of Directors of The Foundation of
MUMC, Columbia for educating religious workers. An applicant
should have completed at least two years of college work.
Interested applicants should request a scholarship application by
emailing scholarships@moumc.org or by mailing the Foundation
of MUMC Scholarship Committee, 204 S. Ninth St. Columbia,
MO 65201-1818. The application can be found online at www.
moumc.org/scholarships. The deadline for all materials is June 15.

State-wide Methodist Foundation

Each year the state-wide Missouri United Methodist Foundation

offers scholarship awards through several college scholarship
funds. Awards through the Clint and Marge Hawkins Memorial
Christian Education Fund for Youth and the Mary Alice Reinhardt
Scholarship Fund are in amounts up to $1,000 each; and the
Judge Leah B. McCartney Scholarship Fund provides two awards
of up to $2,000 each. Application deadline is April 1. More
information: mumf.org/individuals/students/post-secondaryscholarships/
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When you visit the coffee shop in April, your tips

will support the Mission of the Month: Saturday
Breakfast Cafe. .

United Methodist Women

Seeking Communications Coordinator

Our United Methodist Women Unit is searching for a

volunteer to edit a quarterly newsletter for the organization.
A newsletter helps bring us together in the work of the
church. If you are interested, please contact the UMW
president, Dr. Georgia Nolph by email at nolphkg@gmail.com.

Geranium Sale Mark Your Calendars

Just in time for Mothers Day, the Breakfast Circle will
sell geraniums on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.;
Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon; and Sunday, May 4, from
3 a.m. until sold out. Strawberry Hill Farm is supplying these
beautiful plants plus stunning hanging baskets in the usual
assortment of bright colors. Be sure to shop early while the
selection is good.

UMW Scholarship for Women

A scholarship for women who are members or affiliates of

MUMC is available. Criteria for the scholarship is completion
of two years of study at an accredited college or university,
financial need, be preparing for a career choice of ministry/
helping profession (teaching, medical related, etc) and must
have involvement in church related or community activities.
If interested contact Sondra Flaker at sondra.flaker@gmail.
com for application form or go to the MUMC office and
request an application. The application deadline is: June 15,
2015. Scholarship will be awarded no later than Aug. 1.
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Worship Attendance on Sunday, March 22: 490; March 29: 636

We invite you to join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel;
8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Messenger Moving to Mondays

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email Messenger at www.moumc.org/subscribe.
March 27Vlasta Hinshaw
March 30Lane Clarke, David Dorth,
Sue Finlay, Michael McGee, Charlene
Nickolaus, Trey Salmons, Tina Schroeder,
Steve Shaw, Andrew Timp, Teresa
VanDover 31Pat Brooks-Martin, Lynn
Fain, Lindsey VeVerka April 1Cynthia
Beverley, Angie Crumbliss, Caroline Hines,
Cathy Holle, Zachary Jones, Jessica Joy
Montgomery, Cameron Reeves, Ron
Wright 2David L. Jones, Jennifer Pestle
3Ann Alberty, Sarah Devoto, Dee Huffine,
Jeremy Johnson, Shelby Ringdahl,
Shannon Sorensen 4A.J. Burgeois, Matt
Gaunt, 5Harold Berndt, Donna Buchert,
Tyler Jones, Eric Miller, Wanda Stover
6Brian Cathro, Sierra Heckner, M
Shawn Sapp, Lisa Wright 7Ewing Ford,
Bess Paris, Jack Rader, April Ravert,
Jodi Thomas 8Michael Adkins, Harriet
Browning, Heather McArthur, Charles
Mills 9James Garton, Erin Glennon,
George Monroe, Aubrey Smith, Grace
Rhee, Curtis Varns 10Sonja Berry,
Adam Brown
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MUMC Staff: ClergyAmy L. Gearhart, Senior Pastor; Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Pastor; Molly Moore, Pastor of Church Life & Growth; Trista
Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of New Generations; Larry A. Williams, Pastor of Administration. Program StaffNancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life
Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jo Lee, Director of
Connections; Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days. Administrative StaffJill Arnold, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor; Kathy Carson,
Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Eric Hucker, Worship Technologies Assistant; Mark Pease, Facilities
Assistant; Katie Popejoy, Administrative Assistant. Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate
Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir.