Last November, Four Mile UMC experienced an unexpected change and lost their pastor. After numerous conversations with Matt and the Staff-Pastor Relations committees of both our church and Four Mile, District Superintendent Sherill Clontz decided to appoint Matt as the Interim Pastor of Four Mile UMC. Matt will continue to serve Weaver First UMC full-time while providing temporary pastoral leadership for Four Mile during this time of transition. This decision was made with careful and prayerful discernment. Much consideration has been given to both the Headley family’s changing circumstances and the best interests of Weaver First and Four Mile. There is great potential for both churches to
During March we continue in our Lenten Worship series, Learning the Way. Below are the sermon texts for this month so you may read them to prepare for gathered worship. On Sunday, March 13, Rev. Amy DeWitte, Associate Pastor of Anniston First UMC will lead us in worship. On Maundy Thursday, March 24, District Superintendent Rev. Sherill Clontz will lead in a special Maundy Thursday evening worship service. March 6 Lent: Learning the Way / Forgiveness Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 March 13 Lent: Learning the Way - Rev. Amy DeWitte preaching Luke 22:54-62 March 20 Passion/Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-40 March 24 Maundy Thursday - 6pm - DS Rev. Sh
Late on a Tuesday night in February the Headley Family increased by fifty percent, as Abigail Sage and Matthew Soren made their debut into the world. As expected, Soren & Sage have thoroughly shaken-up our lives in the best way. Heather and I are so grateful that God has allowed us to be the parents of four amazing children. A friend of mine who is also a parent once remarked, “My family is my first mission field.” This motto has stuck with me as I learn that loving those closest to me is the best way to be an effective pastor and disciple of Jesus. In that spirit, I am grateful for our church’s support as I take extra time away from work over the next few weeks to be with my family. We have
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The season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes with Easter, is has traditionally been a time of preparation for candidates to receive the sacrament of baptism. It has also been a time for baptized followers of Jesus to renew the promises made at their baptism. Baptism marks the beginning of the life of a follower of Jesus. During gathered worship this year during the season of Lent, we will focus on "Learning the Way" of Jesus as we prepare remember or receive our baptismal vows. Image: Crown of Thorns, alternate view, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=543
This Lent, I invite you to join me in learning the way of Jesus through prayer. Starting Ash Wednesday (February 10), I will be praying every morning, noon and evening, using a prayer guide called Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (info available here: http://commonprayer.net/ ). I will be in the Family Life Center Parlor Monday-Thursday mornings from 6:00-6:30am (with the possible exception of a few days when the Headley twins are born!) Please consider joining me in this discipline of following Jesus! You can order a copy of Common Prayer here: http://store.thesimpleway.org/collections/books or on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Common-Prayer-Liturgy-Ordinary-Radicals/dp/03103261
