Announcements - February 13, 2011

Tickets on Sale Now for Annual Hope Food Pantry Hunger Meal Fundraiser

Please join us on Sunday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m. for the Hope Food Pantry Hunger Meal. This year it will be held in our TUMC fellowship hall. Hope Food Pantry is one of our important mission partners, and it would be great to have Tarrytown UMC well represented at the dinner. It promises to be a fun and inspiring evening with a silent auction, music, food and fellowship. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets will be sold after worship services.

Pancake Supper Tickets for Sale

Plan now to attend the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper sponsored by the United Methodist Men. The supper is Tuesday, March 8, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. You may purchase tickets by the elevator just outside the narthex after worship services. Tickets may also be purchased from United Methodist Men members and in the church office during the week. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children (under 12). The United Methodist Men support various outreach ministries, and proceeds will be given to these ministries.

Special Charge Conference - February 27, 2011

The District Superintendant has authorized us to call a Special Charge Conference for the sole purpose of selling a small lot at Lago Vista, Texas. This lot has been owned by the church for a number of years, and it serves no particular purposes for our life and mission as a church. The chair of the TUMC Permanent Endowment Committee and the chair of the Trustees have negotiated the sale, subject to Charge Conference approval. The Charge Conference membership consists of all members of the TUMC Administrative Board, formerly the Church Council. The Charge Conference will be held on Sunday, February 27, at 12:15 p.m. immediately following the 11:00 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary.

2011 Flower Calendars

The 2011 flower calendar is on the bulletin board in the hallway near Perry Hall for those interested in donating the flowers used in the sanctuary services each Sunday. If you would like to donate the flowers for the 11:00 a.m. service in fellowship hall, you will find the calendar in the fellowship hall.

*Save Your Time, Save Your Energy, Support the Shuttle*

Parking around our church is limited, but we all have easy access to over a hundred parking spaces at Casis Elementary and the uncovered parking spots at the Carillon. Instead of trudging uphill in the weather, consider dropping the family off and parking at the diagonal parking on the south side of Casis Elementary School. Our shuttle buses will pick you up and return you to your car with little or no delay. The shuttles run continuously back and forth from 9:15 a.m. until about 12:30 p.m. when everyone is back to their cars. Also, The Sanctuary allows us to park in their lot in the spaces closest to McCullough. The spaces for our use are striped with yellow paint. Their lot is diagonally across Exposition and McCullough. If you would like additional information about the shuttle service or parking in The Sanctuary lot, please call Bob Schluter at the church office (472-3111).

New Members

Orientation Groups

Membership Orientation Conversations are held on the second, third and fourth Sundays of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the library (February 13, 20, 27). Persons interested in learning about membership are requested to complete the three sessions: Becoming Involved in the Ministry of the Church, The Methodist Church, and Church Membership at Tarrytown. You may begin the series at any time. There are information sheets about visitor and membership orientation groups at the Welcome Center on the front porch.

Children and Youth

Children’s Worship at TUMC

All children are welcome and encouraged to worship with their families at the 8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services in the sanctuary and the 11:00 a.m. service in the fellowship hall. All Children’s Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. There are two opportunities during the 11:00 a.m. services where children (1st grade and under) are invited to leave for Extended Care (3 and 4 year olds in Room 213) or Musikgarten (Kindergarten and 1st graders in Room 224).

LOL

Laughing Out Loud while Loving Our Lord is a weekly ministry to children (three years by September 1, 2010 through 5th graders) which includes music, Bible study, recreation and dinner. It is a place to “practice the presence of God.” Dinner is $3 each week. We begin in Perry Hall at 4:30 p.m. The pickup time is at 6:15 p.m. (notice change of time from last semester!) in the education hallway, rooms 226-228 area. Adults, if you are willing to help out with dinner time (5:50-6:15 p.m.), please email J’Nevelyn Lloyd at JJLLOYD@tarrytownumc.org.

Education/spiritual

Men’s Breakfast Bible Conversation

The Men’s Breakfast Bible Conversation meets every Wednesday in the administration building at 6:45 a.m. Read Matthew 5:38-48 and think about the following question in preparation for February 20. What implications for our lives can we see in this passage?

Wednesday Evening Service of Holy Communion and Healing

The scripture which will be read in the Wednesday Evening Service on February 16 at 6:30 p.m. will be Psalm 119. A time for silence and reflection is given following the scripture reading.

Stephen Ministry Series on Caring 2010-2011: “Living in Uncertain Times”

“That One Certainty: Planning for End-of-Life”

Death is one of but two certainties in life according to Benjamin Franklin who noted “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” The uncertainty is we do not know when that day will come. It is an interesting paradox that you can be ready if you begin with the end in mind. Come hear Amy Praskac of On the Record talk about resources for planning for end-of-life. Get useful tips about preparing in these areas of your life. The areas covered include: legal, financial, emotional and spiritual. Please join us Tuesday, March 1, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in room 620 of the administration building. All are welcome to attend. No reservation is needed for the program. Child care is available by reservation only. Make your reservation at least ONE WEEK in advance by contacting Lauren Price at lauren@tarrytownumc.org. The deadline for child care is Tuesday, February 22. Call the church office (472-3111) if you have any questions.

Marriage Exploration—What Makes a Marriage Work?

On Sundays, beginning March 20 or 27 (to be determined soon), a six-week seminar will be given for couples who are newly married or are planning to marry. The class will meet from 11:00 a.m. until noon each Sunday. The goal of the seminar is to study and develop an understanding of the purpose, process, and pitfalls in the Christian marital relationship. Emphasis will be on the marriage vision, the strengths of the partners, expectations, communication, change management, sexuality, possessions and planning for the future. The seminar leaders will be Sue and Mart Hoffman, active Tarrytown UMC members since 1977. Sue is a licensed psychotherapist and Mart is a MSSW (retired) and now retired 4th grade teacher. They have two children, Andrew, 33, and Grayson, 30. Please contact Liby in the church office at 615-2108 or liby@tarrytownumc.org to register by Tuesday, March 1. If you have questions, please call the church office or you may call Sue and Mart at 458-1711.

Preaching Schedule

February 20

Sanctuary-Robert Hall text: Matthew 5:38-48

Fellowship Hall-Youth led worship

February 27

Sanctuary-Robert Hall text: Matthew 6:24-34

Fellowship Hall-Ann Beaty text: Matthew 6:24-34

Ongoing

Prayer Ministry

If you wish to add someone to the prayer list, please fill out a prayer request card located in the blue registration folders in the pews and place it in the offering plate. If you or someone you know might benefit from a Stephen Minister, please contact the church office.

Sunday School Opportunities (Each Sunday)

Classes for adults are offered at 9:30 a.m. Classes for children and youth are offered at 9:30 a.m. Youth (7th-12th grade) meet in the fellowship hall attic at 9:30 a.m. See the website, www.tarrytownumc.org, or Welcome Center on the front porch for Sunday School class information.

Please bring non-perishable food items for the food baskets in fellowship hall on Sundays to help TUMC contribute to the local food pantries.

Prayer and Discussion Groups for Lent

Forty Days of Fruitful Living – Practicing a Life of Grace

March 9-April 24

Join us again this year in Lent for six weeks of study and prayer in small groups held at the church and in homes. Forty Days of Fruitful Living by Robert Schnase will serve as a daily devotional guide as well as a reflection resource for the one hour prayer and discussion groups.

This book is designed to provide a unifying, renewing, outward-focused immersion into the life of grace. The readings begin on Ash Wednesday (March 9) and finish on Easter weekend (April 24).

Weekly discussion groups are currently forming. Call or email Peggy Maxwell (615-2116, peggy@tarrytownumc.org) in the church office to join a group. Groups will be limited to eight participants. The book will be available in the church office and on Sundays beginning the week of February 20. The cost is $12.

Ann Beaty Wednesday (March 16-April 20) 5:00-6:00 p.m. (TUMC chapel)

J’Nevelyn Lloyd Thursday (March 17-April 21) 9:30-10:30 a.m. (TUMC)

Dell Gully Wednesday (March 16-April 20) 10:00-11:00 a.m. (home)

Kathy Petet Tuesday (March 15-April 19) 12:00-1:00 p.m. (TUMC)

Berkley Dyer Monday (March 14-April 18) 8:30 a.m. (home)

Lawrence Leach day and place to be determined

Cindy Stone Wednesday (March 16-April 20) 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Steve Muckleroy Thursday (March 17-April 21) 12:00-1:00 p.m.