Top 5 @ SPUMC

#1 HOLY WEEK: THE JOURNEY TO EASTER SUNDAY
PALM SUNDAY, March 24: Services at 8, 9:15 & 10:45am; Children’s Palm Procession at 9:15am. Join us as we remember Jesus’s messianic parade into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.

MAUNDY THURSDAY, March 28: Meal at 6:30pm and Service at 7:15pm in Fellowship Hall. In keeping with our theme for Lent, we will Meet Jesus at the Table on this holy night. Come enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread. Worship will flow right out of the meal and take place at the tables.

GOOD FRIDAY, March 29: Community Stations of the Cross Service at Manresa at Noon. Evening Service at SPUMC at 7pm in Sanctuary with choir and cello. Childcare is available Thursday and Friday evening.

AN EGG-CITING EASTER WEEKEND!
EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: March 30, 9am – 11am. Don’t miss this great intergenerational event on March 30, 9am which is fun for the whole family. Do some crafts, play some games, enjoy snacks, and bring a basket for the Egg Hunt that starts promptly at 10am. Help is needed with hiding eggs at 8am that morning. This event is rain or shine. Questions? Contact Erica.

#2: EASTER MORNING WORSHIP
Join us to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at one or more of our Easter Services:

Sunrise Service in the Garden at 6:30am with Holy Communion

Early Service at 8am with special pre-service music at 7:50am

Contemporary Service at 9:15am led by our SPARK Worship Team

Festival Service at 10:45am (pre-service music begins at 10:30am) in the Sanctuary with music by the Sanctuary Choir, Bells, Baltimore Brass and the Hallelujah Chorus.

+ If you are traveling over the holiday, worship with us online at 9:15am or 10:45am. +
Childcare will also be available at 9:15am & 10:45am.

FAMILY SERVICE OPTIONS: Families with Young Children looking for a more relaxed space (tables and floor space for kids to participate in worship with kid-friendly, quiet activities) are invited to worship together in Fellowship Hall at 9:15 and 10:45am. The service from the Sanctuary will be simulcast to Fellowship Hall and facilitated by a worship leader. Families are also welcome to join us in the Sanctuary – your choice!

#3 ASP AUCTION
THE ANNUAL TALENT/SERVICE AUCTION to benefit the 2024 youth mission to Central Appalachia took place on Sunday, March 24 at 6pm. The Fellowship hall was packed it was a super fun evening with semi-competitive bidding for a good cause. Check out the Display Board outside Fellowship Hall to see some of the joy of the evening.

If you didn’t get to come (maybe you were away for Spring Break?), you can still make a donation to ASP here (be sure to select ASP in the drop-down fund menu) to help support our Youth and College Students taking part in the Appalachia Service Project this summer. 

#4 THE NEW DIRECTORY IS (FINALLY) HERE!
After some technical snags and a printing delay, the new Church Directory is now available at the Welcome Desk or in Fellowship Hall. Suggested donation is $5-10 just to cover our printing costs. We know it is already out of date because a) We have so many people who have started coming in the last few months and b) A few of you may have intended to get your picture taken or send one in but just never got around to it. Fear not! We’re planning to put out a Directory Supplement in the next six months, so contact Meg if you want to be included. Also, if we had a mistake from our database that made its way into the Directory, we apologize as we tried to be as accurate as possible. Contact Beth with name, address or phone number edits.

#5A UMC GENERAL CONFERENCE NEWS
After years of delay due to Covid and other factors, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church will finally gather in Charlotte, NC April 23-May 3. Up for consideration will be important matters like Regionalization (giving the US, Africa, Europe and the Philippines more autonomy to do contextual ministry and moving away from our colonial past), Right-sizing our denominational boards and agencies (following the loss of nearly 25% of our congregations to disaffiliation) and Removal of harmful and discriminatory language from our Book of Discipline and Social Principles (around issues of inclusion and human sexuality). We will be holding Information Sessions on Sunday, April 28 following each of our worship services in the Parlor. Additionally, we will be posting updates and links on our website before, during and after General Conference to keep you informed. General Conference is a representative body of lay and clergy delegates from each of our Annual Conferences that meets every four years (in normal times!) for holy conferencing and to set the missional priorities for the United Methodist Church in an ever-changing world. Here are some helpful links to the UMC website, the Baltimore-Washington Conference website and the General Conference website so you can follow along.

#5B MOMS NIGHT OUT & MEN’S BREAKFAST GROUP
JOIN THE MEN’S BREAKFAST GROUP at the Breakfast Shoppe on Friday, April 5, 7am-8:45am (drop in and drop out as work and carpool schedules allow). We’re also still looking for a couple of men to join us for a charity golf event on Monday, May 13, 9am-3pm at Hobbits’s Glen to support Seeds of Security, a ministry of the BWC. Contact Rev. Ron for more info.

THE NEXT MOM’S NIGHT OUT is Thursday, April 11, 5-7pm at Libations. Come enjoy a night out with other moms from our church; drop-ins are welcome. Our May gathering will be on May 2 when we will help out with the Garage Sale. ebenjamin@severnaparkumc.org