Weekly newsletter from WCUMC

1. Weekly News from WCUMC-4/06/2014
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Teachings from the Cross. A Sermon Series for Lent.
“Abandonment”
Matthew 27:45-46
Psalm 22:1
My God! My God, why have you left me all alone? Why are you so far
from saving me-- so far from my anguished groans?
That plea was spoken by Jesus on the Cross…
Matthew 27:45-46
From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark. At
about three Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you left me?"
Jesus was abandoned in the Garden by His disciples, and separated
from (abandoned by) His Father on the Cross. Christ experienced
abandonment so we would not have to!!
CHRIST IS ALWAYS WITH US!!
Genesis 1:27 - God created humanity in God's own image, in the divine
image God created them, male and female God created them.

2. Matthew 1:23 - … A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son,
And they will call him, Emmanuel. (Emmanuel means "God with us.")
Revelation 1:8 - "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God,
"the one who is and was and is coming, the Almighty."
CHRIST IS ALWAYS WITH US!!
John 14:15-21
" If you love me, you will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father,
and he will send another Companion, who will be with you forever. This
Companion is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world can't receive because
it neither sees him nor recognizes him. You know him, because he lives
with you and will be with you. " I won't leave you as orphans. I will
come to you. Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me.
Because I live, you will live too. On that day you will know that I am in
my Father, you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my
commandments and keeps them loves me. Whoever loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them."
2 Corinthians 4:7-12, 16-18
But we have this treasure in clay pots so that the awesome power
belongs
to God and doesn't come from us. We are experiencing all kinds of
trouble, but we aren't crushed. We are confused, but we aren't
depressed. We are harassed, but we aren't abandoned. We are knocked
down, but we aren't knocked out. We always carry Jesus' death around
in our bodies so that Jesus' life can also be seen in our bodies. We who
are alive are always being handed over to death for Jesus' sake so that
Jesus' life can also be seen in our bodies that are dying. So death is at
work in us, but life is at work in you…
…So we aren't depressed. But even if our bodies are breaking down on
the outside, the person that we are on the inside is being renewed
every day. Our temporary minor problems are producing an eternal
stockpile of glory for us that is beyond all comparison. We don't focus
on the things that can be seen but on the things that can't be seen. The
things that can be seen don't last, but the things that can't be seen are
eternal.
CHRIST IS ALWAYS WITH US!!

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Questions for Personal or Group Reflection
1. Think of a time when you experienced abandonment? How did you
feel? What “pulled you out of it”?
2. How did Jesus experience the ultimate abandonment?
3. What makes this the greatest agony that any one could experience?
4. What does Jesus’ abandonment teach you about forgiveness?
5. What confidence can you have in knowing that Jesus took your
place on the cross?
6. How will you show thanks to Jesus for being abandoned for you?
Next Week’s Message – “Distress” – John 19:28
THIS WEEK AT WCUMC
Sunday - 4/06
 Evening Prayer, 5:30 PM, Prayer Room
 Young Families Group, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Memorial Room
Monday - 4/07
 Talk Time, 7:00 PM, Rooms 10 & 11
Tuesday - 4/08
 Women's Bible Fellowship, 9:20 - 11:30 AM, Gathering Place
 Men's Bible Study, 9:45 - 11:30 AM, Room 10
 Sewing Group, 6:00 PM, Memorial Room
 Ministry Steering Team, 7:00 PM. Room 10
Wednesday - 4/09
 Wed. Women's Bible Study, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Room 10
 Children's Ministry Team Meeting, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
 Lenten Study, 6:00 - 7:15 PM, Celebration Hall

4.  Choir Practice, 7:15 - 8:30 PM, Sanctuary
Thursday - 4/10
 Outdoor Adventures Planning Meeting, 7:00 PM, Room 11
Friday - 4/11
 Prime Timers Dinner, 6:00 PM, Celebration Hall
Saturday - 4/12
 Men's Group Study, 7:30 AM. Celebration Hall
 Memorial Service for Peter Farnham, 3:00 PM, Sanctuary
Sunday - 4/13 - Palm Sunday
 Adult Sunday School Classes 9:00 AM
 Nursery Care is available in the Children’s Wing during worship
 10:30 AM Worship Service
 Evening Prayer, 5:30 PM, Prayer Room

5. All Church Study every Wednesday,
6:00 PM
Meal - Video - Small Group Discussion
This seven-session, video-based study explores the last words of Christ
from the Holy Land locations where they were spoken A meal will be
served at 6:00 PM, before each session.
Prime Timers Dinner
Friday, April 11 at 6:00 PM
You are invited to experience the far
reaches of Eastern Canada with Brad and
Lynette Maynard. Through pictures and
stories, you will see how God has blessed
this land and its people.
Dinner entree will be provided.
Sign up or contact the church office for
Side Dishes.
4th Annual Great Community
Egg Hunt

6. Sunday, April 13
1:00 PM - Woodinville Fields (rain or shine)
The Great Community Egg Hunt is sponsored by four Christian churches
in Woodinville that want to make Woodinville a great place to eat,
shop, and live! This is a fun and free event that will include face
painting, candy, Easter bunnies, inflatables, a Fire truck, and 30,000
eggs.
Help our church meet the goal of collecting and stuffing 8,000 plastic
Easter Eggs!
Outdoor Adventures Planning Meeting
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 PM, Room 11

7. Adopt-a-Garden
Can you keep our church yard looking beautiful? Sign up in the foyer to
adopt a small garden area that you will keep weed-free during the
growing season. Individuals and families of all ages are invited to
participate.
STOREHOUSE NEEDS THIS WEEK
 Cereal
 Canned Fruit
 Peanut Butter

8. Financial Snapshot
General Fund
Income, wk ending 3/30/14 $ 13,386
Income, weekly avg, year-to-date $ 10,400
Expenses, weekly avg, year-to-date $ 10,029
2014 weekly budgeted expenses $ 9,896
Faith Promise
Total Faith Promises pledged, 2013 - 14 $ 90,560
Faith Promise Beginning Balance $ 12,439
Received 11/1/13 - 3/30/14 $ 44,981
Disbursed 11/1/13 - 3/30/14 $ 42,228
Prayer Chain Requests
Prayer Chain requests call Barbara Clark 425-483-3885. After 6:00 PM
call Mary Harvey at 425-827-2883 or call the church at 425-483-5252
during office hours.
We hope to see you in church this Sunday and God Bless.
Have a great week!
This newsletter is published by Woodinville Community United Methodist Church for our
members, friends and all who love Jesus. Our vision is "To Share the Transforming Love of
Jesus Christ Across the Street and Around the World". If you are looking for a church home
with loving, devoted followers of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we invite you to attend our Sunday
Worship Service at 10:30 each Sunday. We are located at 17110 140th Ave NE, Woodinville,
WA 98072. Learn more at www.wcumc.org.