The Mission of
Kimesville
Mt. Pleasant
United Methodist Church is:
"Go and Make Disciples of Jesus Christ
for the Transformation of the World"
Mt. Pleasant
Cupboard of Care
During these difficult
times, many
people have to decide whether to buy food or pay their bills or buy
medicine. The Mt. Pleasant family has always been there to help those
in need. There is a table in the Narthex where every week, you may
place
ONE of the following items: cereal oatmeal canned
vegetables or canned
meats. dried beans, rice. any size zip-lock bags' and brown paper lunch
bags.
These items will be bagged and
delivered to Loaves & Fishes in Alamance County.
Thank you,
Amy Faulkner
The Prayer
Shawl Ministry
A January 3rd meeting was held at Genette
Williams' home. Julianne Vincent joined the group as the photographer.
She will keep a journal/ scrapbook for the group. Members showed their
newly created shawls to the group. After the meeting a soup/salad lunch
was served. The next meeting will be held March 14 at 7 pm in the
Fellowship Hall.
Prayer Shawl dedications will be held 3 times a year - February, June
and October (last Sunday of the month). The purpose for the service is
two-fold, to dedicate the shawls and to remind the congregation to
watch for those who would benefit from receiving a shawl. If you have a
special request other than a member of the church, then you will need
to work with the pastor to set a time for your dedication (remember to
attach the label and fill out a prayer shawl request form.) If the
recipient is a member of the church, and there are no dedicated shawls
available and one needs to be
dedicated, then the Prayer Shawl Ministry will work with the pastor for
a dedication of the newly completed shawl.
James 5:15 and 16 say:
A
prayer offered in faith will make a
sick person well, God will raise
him up. If he has sinned, he
will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sin to each
other and pray for each other
that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is
powerful and effective. The first meeting of the Prayer Shawl
Ministry was held on June 21 of
this year.
Since that time there have been 14
shawls completed. Each of us has a
shawl in the process of being
made most of the time. The shawl is prayed over
during the making by the
crafter.
All the completed shawls are prayed
over by the members of the Prayer
Shawl Ministry. When we pray,
we praise God for He is worthy of praise. We
thank God for giving us the
time and ability to create the shawls. We ask God for
healing mercies and blessings
for those who will receive the shawls. We pray and hope
that the Holy Spirit will use
these shawls to grow the church and comfort those
in need.
The shawls are dedicated to our
church for the congregation to use in
your neighborhoods,
workplaces, and families for those, who are experiencing
life-changing events. These
events may be a devastating illness, an
accident, or giving up a home
to move into a skilled care facility. The shawls are for
anyone you think might
benefit from receiving one, such as a needy mother giving birth. If you feel led to give someone a shawl,
please use one of the forms on
the Prayer Shawl display
table in the Narthex to request a shawl. Place the
completed form in the clear
box on the table.
Lord willing, one day soon we hope to
be able to provide one for each
of our shut-ins. Some of us
participating in this ministry have a heart for
those in nursing homes and
would like to give there. This will take a lot of shawls, so
please come and join us. This
is a new ministry and we ask for everyone's prayers
that the Lord continue to lead us.
This Page revised 3 February
2012 2:47
PM
