Southport UMC Newsletter

Great News!  Zach Lego will be the new coordinator for the young adults who are beyond high school but still wanting to participate in a small group on Sundays. Student Ministries grads, UIndy students, twenty-somethings are all welcome to attend.  Bring a friend! The class will begin March 9 at 9:45 a.m. in the old house on the top floor of the Student Ministries wing.  The first meeting will be an organizational session; so please show up with ideas and studies in which you might be interested.  Zach is open to your opinions! Although Lucas and Jessica will miss some of you in the high school class, you are encouraged to make this new group your own and enjoy new friendships and adventures in college and adulthood.

Boy Scout Troop 39, a ministry of SUMC, is collecting flags again this year to be honorably retired in the flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m.  The event will be at the Southport Park off Derbyshire Road. If you have an American Flag that is worn, torn, tattered, soiled or in need of being honorably retired, we will be happy to take care of your flag.  You can place it in the black plastic container in the coat room area, contact Bill Holzer for pick up, or bring with you to share in the retirement.   All flags collected will be folded and retired with the respect they deserve. If you plan to attend the ceremony, as you enter the park off Derbyshire Road, you will be directed where to park.  Bring your family, folding chairs, or blanket to the event.  Respectfor our American Flag will show appreciation for those who have sacrificed for our freedom.

Consider scheduling a contribution today! It is very convenient. You will no longer need to write out checks and prepare envelopes every week. Even when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, your electronic contributions will continue to be received on an uninterrupted basis.   You can go to www.sumc.org and click on SUMC Member/Attender login or just scan this code. After you sign in to your account, you can choose the Giving tab and click Give Now.  A one-time gift or a recurring payment can be set-up.  You choose the funds to which your contribution is allocated.  If you have any questions, please contact Joy Eder at 317-784-9508.

Come Take a Tour & Sign Up for Next Year!             Community Sign Up Evening!                 March 18 6:00 –7:00 p.m. Imagination Station Preschool, Kindergarten, Child Care Ministry A Weekday Children’s Ministry of Southport United Methodist Church 317-780-4624

Dear Friends, I want to share with you a sermon series that will begin at the end of this month and continue up to Palm Sunday.   This sermon series is entitled Overcoming the Enemy .   Each of us needs to know how to face temptation and the evil that is present in the world.   The Bible is clear that there is a force of evil (Satan) that is present and wishes to destroy us spiritually and in every other way.   As Christians we need to know how to face these Satanic attacks and how to resist the temptations to evil that come along with them. As we progress through the series we will truly learn that if we stand on a strong faith in God that nothing can separate us from the love of God as expressed in Jesus Christ.   We are victorious over any evil that can come against us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.   However, it is good to be aware of the spiritual tools available to us to resist the advances of the evil one. The schedule fo...

Boys To Men            (January through May) Community Fall Festival (September) God’s Will Breakfast (monthly) God’s Workers (monthly) Habitat Build (fall) Health Ministries (ongoing) Homecroft Elementary (ongoing partnership) Interfaith Hospitality Network (two rotations per year of two weeks each) Jubilee Christmas (November and December) Loving Hearts Helping Hands (ongoing) One Body One Mission (fall) One Mission Society (annual contribution) Perry Township Religious Education (annual contribution) Prison Ministry (2-3 times a year, new for 2014) Rest Area Ministry (summer) Ronald McDonald House (monthly) Sumner’s Garden (spring, summer, fall) Upper Sand Mountain Alabama Mission Trip (July) Vacation Bible School (June) Weekday Children’s Ministry (scholarship support) How are they alike?   Each one received financial support in 2013, either in part or in total from contributions ...

Canned fruit donations are the February food item and when delivered to Hunger, Inc., these donations will be shared with families who are in need. Our collection dates are January 30 and February 2.   In January we collected 54 pounds of peanut butter and jelly.  In March we will be collecting cans of Tuna/Meats February 27 and March 2. You are invited to help with delivery and to serve at Hunger, Inc. as your schedule permits. For more information please call the church office, leave your name, and you will be contacted. Thanks to all for your support in addressing the overwhelming need for food through the Food Drive Ministry.....You are the hands and feet of Jesus.