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Abingdon United Methodist Church

101 E. Main Street Abingdon, Virginia 24210

276-628-2321 abingdonumc.org

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2020 The Year of Social Distancing

WORSHIP ON SUNDAYSWORSHIP ON SUNDAYSWORSHIP ON SUNDAYSWORSHIP ON SUNDAYS

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FAITH IN ACTION VOLUNTEERS Thanks to all of the volunteers who came out in April to help at Faith in Action as the Coronavirus rages across our country and the world! Our volunteers bagged food, stocked shelves, prepared carts, checked in clients, and assisted with the operation of EFIA. We served 20 households, 44 members on Monday and 104 house-holds, 269 members on Friday for a total of 124 house-holds, 313 members. These clients were given a full cart of food along with a $20 gift certificate for shoes and clothing at the Thrift Store. Thanks to all the volunteers

for your devotion and hard work.

WORSHIP AND GIVING DURING

THE PANDEMIC We hope you are tuning in to our Facebook page or at www.abingdonumc.org each Sunday and Wednesday for a message, music and more. Wednesday devotions are posted by noon and Sunday morning music starts

at 9 a.m. with the message at 10:30 a.m. each week.

Thank you very much for continuing to give each week of your tithes and offerings to keep the church going during this crisis. You can give by mail, by dropping off your payment at the Church Street door mail slot or online on our website. Although, the church office is

closed, payments are collected each day.

The May/June Upper Rooms are available. Please email Michele if you want one mailed to you at [email protected] or we have some you can pick up that are located outside of the Church Street door in the Gray Mailbox on the corner of Plumb Alley. Also, we have a link on our website that you can download a free Upper Room and make use of various

Covid-19 resources.

OUR NEXT TIME TO SERVE WILL BE:OUR NEXT TIME TO SERVE WILL BE:OUR NEXT TIME TO SERVE WILL BE:OUR NEXT TIME TO SERVE WILL BE:

Friday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m. (No FIA on Mon., May 25)

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Finance

2020 Budget $580,000

Received in April $40,369 Expenses in April (44,886)

Net Income in April (4,517)

Received Year-to-Date $184,595

Expenses Year-to-Date (182,020)

Net Income Year-to-Date 2,575

Anniversaries

May 5May 5May 5May 5

Jeoff & Dee Dee

Bodenhorst, Jr.

Mike & Suzanne Rankin


Robert & Carla Countiss


Andy & Beth Stockner


Jim & Renee Richmond


Carson & Judy Jackson


Stevan & Marsha Demase

Darius & Missie Johnson


Mark & Jennifer Eschle


Eddie & Sandra Jonas


Harry & Joan Cuskey


Jason Clayman


Beth McCoy


Judy Harris

Charles Huddleston


James Patterson


Wayne Dowe

Shirley Graves


Bruce Mathews


Cindy Brewer


Eddie Jonas


Pat Buston


Bill Fuller

Bill Gibson


Greg Meade

Bill Moffet

RC Miller


Dick Gail

Jeoff Bodenhorst, Jr.

Amanda Nichols


Frank Blair

Paige Gibson


Stephen Lowe

May 30 May 30 May 30 May 30

Gail Blair


Ned Hearl

Eric Smith

PRAYERS Sharon Mi l ler , Bruce Mathews, Nancy (Deanna Reyn-olds) , The Creasy Fami ly , Phy l l is Marshal l (Emma

Clark) , Joanne Bol l ing (Mary Dudley) , Nancy Adkins.

In Remembrance

Pamela WhitmanPamela WhitmanPamela WhitmanPamela Whitman

Apr i l 1, 2020

Condolences To Brenda Henderson in the death of her mother ,

Wi l la A . Hogston, on Apr i l 14, 2020.

To Kat ie Werth and fami ly in the death of her

g randfather , Doug Werth , on Apr i l 4, 2020

Congratulat ions To Moises Mart inez and Carr ie Lambert who are engaged to be marr ied . They p lan to wed on May

4 , 2020.

MEMORIALS

To the General OperatingTo the General OperatingTo the General OperatingTo the General Operating

In memory of French MooreFrench MooreFrench MooreFrench Moore by Jonathan Weatherly

In memory of Doug WerthDoug WerthDoug WerthDoug Werth by Danny & Erin Ruble

To the Memorial FundTo the Memorial FundTo the Memorial FundTo the Memorial Fund

In memory of French MooreFrench MooreFrench MooreFrench Moore by Carol J. Propst

In memory of Pam WhitmanPam WhitmanPam WhitmanPam Whitman by Susan Kimbrell

In memory of V.T. CarrV.T. CarrV.T. CarrV.T. Carr by Pete and Sydne Montague

To the Emergency FundTo the Emergency FundTo the Emergency FundTo the Emergency Fund

In memory of French MooreFrench MooreFrench MooreFrench Moore, Louise KingLouise KingLouise KingLouise King, H.P. ReminesH.P. ReminesH.P. ReminesH.P. Remines, V.T. V.T. V.T. V.T.

Carr Carr Carr Carr by Beth and Joe McCoy

Bir thdays B ir thdays B ir thdays B ir thdays May 1May 1May 1May 1

Peggy Donaldson


Frank Sims


Rose Perkins


Susan Howard


Joe McCoy

Thanks to our musicians who came out early in the pandemic to record several weeks of Sunday mu-

sic.

Return Service Requested

Abingdon United Methodist Church

101 E. Main Street Abingdon, Virginia 24210

276-628-2321 abingdonumc.org

A MESSAGE FROM ROBERT Let me thank you so much as a congregation for your continued support and patience as we continue to deal with the current pandemic that has altered so much of our church life. I have appreciated the com-ments many of you have shared on Facebook regarding my devotions and sermons that I put up on Sun-days and Wednesdays, and I will continue this as we move through the next few weeks. The Bishop and Superintendents have made it clear that churches are not to resume normal activities until they give us the word to do so, even if some parts of our conference are already loosening the distancing. Right now we might anticipate mid June for a resumption, but that still depends on when the Bishop says we are to re-sume. I think all of us understand that the possibility of extending the growth of the COVID 19 virus is

something we do not want to see.

There are two pastoral changes that affect Abingdon UMC this year that you need to be aware of. First, due to a change in a couple of churches in Bristol, I was asked to cover Charles Wesley UMC, starting April 1. Most of you know that CWUMC, located about 0.2 mile from AUMC is an historically African American congregation, and, going back many years in our long history was, in fact, part of the Abingdon church. As far as AUMC is concerned there will be no noticeable change to our Sunday morning routine; CWUMC has its service at 9.45 am, during the time between services. I should still be back in time to station myself on the front walk, as I usually do. I also think this gives us a true opportunity to see ourselves in ministry to-gether as United Methodists in Abingdon, and I am sure that only good things for both churches will come from this new arrangement. Technically I am appointed in a dual appointment, which is slightly different than a two church charge—both churches will operate independently, with me as pastor at both. And of

course, with our fine staff, we will have everything well covered at AUMC, as usual.

The other change is that beginning in July, we will be hosting an office as part of the Clinch Mountain Dis-trict Structure that is called Wheels of Care. A pastor is being appointed in a mission position to coordinate transportation for expectant mothers to hospital and doctor appointments. Ballad Health approached the Clinch Mountain District about this and will work closely with the pastor appointed to run the program. The former program director office upstairs is being used to host this program for the district. The even better news is that it brings back to AUMC, the Rev. Laura Blair Plaster, who has been appointed to this posi-tion. We look forward to Laura, her husband and children being a part of our community as Laura assumes this new opportunity. The Clinch Mountain District is funding this program and we expect that it will make a

significant difference in the lives of women in need in our area.

I look forward to the day when we will be back in our church for Sundays!

Robert

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