www.chapelhillumc.org | 972.241.3491 | [email protected]February 6, 2018 Chapel Hill UMC Staff Rev. Elzie Odom, Jr. Senior Pastor Melanie Willhite Interim Family & Children’s Ministry Brandi Loggins Youth Ministry Gretchen Church Interim Worship & Music Ministry Emily Hardwick Office Manager Chapel Hill United Methodist Church 12411 Templeton Trail Farmers Branch, TX 75234 www.chapelhillumc.org [email protected]Mary Francis Waggoner Dorlis Glass Kathy Hill – Ruth Fuls Greg Hartman (surgery) - Nancy Hartman 1/28 Lynn & Dixie Copeland – Nancy Hartman 1/28 Ruth Avery - in the death of her husband Ed and for recovery/rehab for surgery 1/30 Corky Wynn – Kelly Patterson 1/30 Barbara McConnell – Barbara Tatum 2/4 Rufus Kirk – Nancy Putnam 2/4 Glenda Pinson – Margaret Young 2/6 It’s Black History Month! While generally not acknowledged in churches, Black History Month is an annual celebration of the achievements that African Americans have brought about throughout history. It can be a time where we as a church reflect on how we might celebrate all those who have been left on the margins and silenced throughout time and history. Here is a little back story on how Black History Month came about: The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other peoples of African descent. Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations, establish history clubs and host performances and lectures. In the decades that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the civil rights movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” This month, let us continue to look around and encourage others to be a good neighbor to those around us. We are Chapel Hill. We are Loving. History of Black History Month can be found here: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month Flowers It is a New Year and time to order your flowers for any special occasion! Our flower calendar is up in the hallway for you to put what you would like your flowers to be given in honor or memory. We want to celebrate and honor those special days in you and your family’s lives. Flowers are $35 and can be given to the office. If you have any questions please let Emily know at [email protected].
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Joseph Kim 2/5 Brianna Lopez 2/6 Steve Fuls 2/11 Steve Fulls 2/11 Veronica Law 2/12 Jacob Rangel 2/24 Habib Khoury 2/24 Jacob Rangel 2/24 Sarah Baird 2/26 Kathy Scheihagen 2/26
BIRTHDAY REMINDER: Please let our church office know your birthdate, mm/dd/yyyy, so your church family can acknowledge
your special day. Your ‘year’ will remain private: [email protected]
February Usher List
4 – Habib & Pat Khoury, Joel & Kim Rangel 11 – Tom & Jan Wooldridge, Kathy Scheihagen, Charlie Wood 18 – Linda Pace, Cindy Brown, Evelyn Womble, Robert Putnam 25 – Tom & Bitsy Laney, Sandy Fletcher, Charles Loper
Program Calendars If you were unable to come to Advance on Saturday and are in need of a UMC program calendar, please come by the church office or contact Emily. These calendars are helpful for any leaders in the church.
Dear Chapel Hill UMC Family, Thank you very much for your love and prayers during the loss of my husband and our Dad. Thanks for the beautiful Peace Lilies. Your kindness is so appreciated. May God continue to bless you abundantly.
Blessings! Mrs. Selena Bell, the Bell Family, Dr. Janet Bell Odom
Hope you had a Happy Superbowl Sunday!
Midwinter
The North Texas Conference’s Midwinter retreat for youth is
coming soon. This retreat happens for all youth around the
conference every year. It is located at Bridgeport on February
9th – 11th and includes exciting teaching, relevant messages,
and powerful worship in an inviting community of other
Methodist Youth from all over the conference. This year’s
theme is Follow The Yellow Brick Road. If anyone you know
would like to join this great experience or your own youth
wants to come to this fun and God-filled weekend, please
contact Brandi for more information.
For Pickup this Week
Crafts
There will be left-over craft supplies from the Children’s
Christmas Workshop available to anyone this Sunday in the
Class Menagerie room before and after Sunday School and
Worship
Attention Crafty People
The Worship committee is wanting to add more banners. We
have a design but need helpers to make it a reality. Join
Donna H and others. Interested in assembling? Contact Pat
Moore (214-773-1408).
Ashes will be available during church hours or during our
Break-Fast at 6pm.
New Lenten Study
There will be another book study for the season of Lent
around Mike Slaughter’s book, Made for a Miracle. This
study surrounds the idea of miracles, our place in them, and
how God calls us to help Him. It will delve into our own
spiritual gifts and how we can use them to help bring God’s
glory to our communities. The study will take place on
Sunday morning at 9:15 in Class Menagerie and Thursday
night at 7 in the ABC Classroom during the Weekly Bible
Study. If you are interested in a copy of the book, the office
will have a copy available for purchase at $13 closer to the
start of the study, which will begin after Ash Wednesday on
February 15th. For more information, please email the pastor