Light on Peachtree
February 2014
Peachtree Road
united methodist Church
Church-wide Chili Cook-off
A Benefit for Ronald McDonald House
Sunday, February 16, 2014
12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall
Enter your best pot o’ chili in this great
fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House.
You can enter in three categories: Veggie
Chili, Red Chili or White Chili. After you
sign up to compete, you will bring a large crock pot (5 quarts
+) to the Fellowship Hall by 11:30 am. Sampling and judging
begins at 12:15 pm. PRUMC’s Single Professionals will award
some great prizes to the top winners. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes
will be awarded and the congregation will enjoy the entries
as lunch on that day. Enter your chili at www.prumc.org.
Eco-Conference
Caring for Creation Conference
February 6-9, 2014, PRUMC Campus
Church-wide Talent Show
PRUMC’s Got Talent!
Saturday, February 22, 6:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Just like the television show, PRUMC takes to the stage
featuring all the wonderful talent we have here in our church!
We have a comedy routine, bluegrass band, singers, dancers,
a pianist, and a men’s acapella
group. Doxology will present
two musical selections from
their upcoming performance
of “Joseph and The Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Our MC
for the evening will be Don Harp
and our fabulous judges: Gene
Newton, Beth Spencer, and Gina
Coker, will return! Appetizers
and desserts will be served and
cash prizes will be awarded to
the contestants. Come and enjoy the fun! A $10 donation
will be accepted at the door as a fundraiser for our Youth
Choir, Doxology. If you are interested in being a contestant,
contact Kathy Fletcher at 404.240.8290 or kathyf@prumc.org.
Join keynote speakers Matthew and Nancy Sleeth
for an event that will speak to the mindfulness and
need for giving the earth a sabbath – to relieve,
replenish and restore. This 3 day event will help
participants build a day off into a lifestyle which
will effect positive change on the earth and in
ourselves. Register at www.prumc.org.
Tours: Atlanta Beltline and Southface
Workshops: Beekeeping, Rainbarrels, Almost
Amish, Environmental Justice, Healthy Green
Schools, Rethinking VBS, Legislative Advocacy,
Plastics, Endangered Species, Strategic Plan for
Recycling, Preaching Earth Care, Greening Your
Church, Fairly Sourced Food
Plenaries: Sustainable Investments & Divesting;
Living 24/6 in a 24/7 World
Also: Speaker Jim Hartzfeld, Corporate
Sustainability Executive; Worship with Matthew
Sleeth; Movie and Discussion with Rev. Pat
Watkins (Chasing Ice); GIPPY Awards Sponsored
by Georgia Interfaith Power & Light
Music & Arts
Georgia Boy Choir Festival Concert
Saturday, February 15, 7:30 pm, Sanctuary
Over 250 young voices present a festival concert finalé!
Visit www.georgiaboychoir.org for tickets.
Staff Singers Concert
Sunday, February 16, 5:00 pm, Sanctuary
Solos, duets, and full ensemble works by Handel,
Schubert, Vaughan Williams, and more. Suggested
donation $25 to benefit choir tour to England.
Worship
Youth Sunday, February 2, 2014
PRUMC Students will lead all parts of the church service,
including singing, praying and preaching. We recognize
and appreciate their leadership and look forward to the
many great things happening in their growing ministry.
Children’s Choir Musical, The Lost Boy
Saturday March 29, 6:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Over 150 members of our Children’s Choirs depict the
story of a young Jesus in the Temple through story and
song. Save the date!
Local Outreach
Great Day of Service
Saturday, March 22, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
On one Saturday in Lent, members and friends of
Peachtree Road spread out in the Atlanta community to
serve those who need our help. On this day, we give our
best, helping with construction, landscaping, painting,
cleaning, organizing and stocking. We also visit the
homebound, participate in basketball and Bingo games,
hold activities for children and sing for older adults. We
have a great variety of projects – each one allowing us to
share our gifts with others.
Registration for the Great Day of Service begins
Outreach Sunday, February 9!
Outreach Sunday, February 9, 2014
Celebrate the great work of our local outreach partners!
Together we strive to improve the lives of brothers and
sisters in our community. Special music and speakers
including Anquita Mitchell. Anquita grew up in one of
the PRUMC Habitat houses, was a recipient of Christmas
Kindness as a child and is an outstanding high school
senior at Carver Early College. You won’t want to miss
her inspirational story of hope!
New Traditions
Sundays, Starting February 16, 11:15 am, Heritage Hall
Join us to kick-off an exciting new worship experience
with modern music and liturgy!
Ash Wednesday Services, March 5, 2014
Imposition of Ashes 7 - 9 am, 11 am - 1 pm
Family Service, 5:00 pm, Moore Chapel
Congregational Service, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary
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PRUMC Spring Habitat for Humanity Build
Saturdays, Mar 1 - Apr 12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Peachtree Road will proudly partner with Atlanta Habitat
and St. Benedict’s Catholic Church to improve our
community and lives of the working poor by building
a Habitat home this spring. In a matter of days, teams
will raise walls, place windows, install cabinets, paint,
landscape and put the finishing touches on a completed
home. House by house, our partnerships improves
neighborhoods and communities in the Atlanta area.
For ages 16 and up.
Each workday begins
promptly at 8:00 am
and ends at 4:00 pm.
Volunteers will be given
further
information
- including build site
address,
maps
and
instructions - upon
registration. Register at
www.prumc.org.
Global Missions
Georgia to Georgia Sponsor-a-Child
February 9 - 16, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
The children in the nation of Georgia have such hopeful
and loving spirits despite their circumstances. It is hard to
comprehend so many children sharing the same clothes,
or being carried for lack of a wheelchair, or begging on
the street, or not having epilepsy medicine. Through
our Sponsor-a-Child program, we can provide a year’s
worth of warm clothing, food, medicine and care for a
child in need for $300. Please stop by the Fellowship Hall
February 9 through 16 to learn more and sponsor a child.
Or visit us online at www.georgiamissions.org.
Pastoral Care
Galatians 6 reminds us that we are called to “bear one
another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.” This
January marked the completion of several months of
intense training and group building for our newest
group of Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministers are not
counselors or therapists, but rather are lay ministers
who have been trained to come along-side another
for a period of time and offer compassionate, Christian
care-giving to individuals struggling with life transitions,
illness, and grief.
This year’s training class was led by Charles Schoen. Our
newest Stephen Ministers are Lynn Banks, Ray Baskette,
Stefanie Box, David Cunningham, Angela Davis, Penny
France, Jeremy Garlington, Lee Goble, Annette Meyer,
Todd Sharp, Chris Sodemann, and John Warren. I hope
you’ll thank these folks for their wonderful service!
If you are interested in hearing about whether a Stephen
Minister might be helpful to you or a loved one, please
contact Karla Daniel at karlad@prumc.org.
Family Mission Trip to Nicaragua
Two days after Christmas, a team of 11 families (40
people) set out to serve others for a week as part of the
Nicaragua Family Mission Trip. Having never been to
Nicaragua before, I stepped on the plane with an open
mind, and no expectations. I now realize that the trip
exceeded any expectations I could have gone in with, by
far.
We stayed at Piñas de Paz, a self-sustaining pineapple farm
located in Nicaragua’s beautiful mountains and owned
by full-time missionaries Robbie and Murray Lathrop.
Our team worked on six different construction projects
in the village of Ticuantepe, but the most important
part of the trip was not the physical labor. Establishing
long-term relationships is what makes any mission trip
meaningful in the long run. Through hosting VBS for the
workers’ families, organizing a festival for hundreds of
kids, visiting and praying with patients in a women’s and
children’s hospital in Managua, and home visits in the
community, we were blessed with many opportunities
to connect with adults and children alike. Many team
members could speak Spanish, so it was cool to witness
the direct interactions and lack of communication
barrier between the Nicaraguans and “los gringos” (as
they called us). Even though I was able to converse in
Spanish, my favorite part of the trip required no verbal
communication at all—seeing the beautiful smiles on
the kids’ faces, reflecting genuine happiness, that would
appear every time I would spin them around and around,
give them rides on my shoulders, lift them high into the
air, or show them pictures of themselves on my camera.
I think I speak for everyone on the team, participants
ranging in age from eight to fifty-three, when I say that
we are returning with happier hearts, memories to last a
lifetime, and a desire to serve again, whether here in our
own community or back in Ticuantepe.
Caroline Daugherty
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Students & Confirmation
Youth Sunday is February 2!
We will give our best offering to God and lead our
congregation in an awesome worship service. We will
also collect for the Souper Bowl of Caring to fund our
2014 mission trips to Nicaragua and North Carolina!
Everyday ideas
to build lasting faith in your kids
Parents & Families
MPWG Elementary Years: Sticky Faith
Join other moms for fellowship and enrichment with
great speakers and an evening out to wrap up the series!
No childcare available for this series. Register online at
www.prumc.org.
Jay & Martha Christopher
Tuesday, February 11, 6:30 pm, Hospitality Suite
Dinner with Jon Jones
Tuesday, February 25, 6:30 pm, Horseradish Grill
Ash Wednesday Family Service
www.prumc.org
Wednesday, March 5, 5:00 - 5:45
pm, Moore Chapel
Join us as we learn about the Lenten season through
story, song and scripture. Karla Daniel preaching.
Childcare for children ages 4 and younger is available by
reservation ONLY at eveningchildcare@prumc.org.
courageous hearts
marriage retreat
october 17-19
Couples
Courageous Hearts Marriage Retreat
October 17-19, 2014, Winshape Retreat Center
The pace and pressures of life place enormous strains on
a marriage. Our Courageous Hearts Retreat is designed
to restore communication and rekindle affection
encouraging you to have a healthy Christian marriage.
Located in beautiful North Georgia, WinShape Retreat
sits in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on
the campus of Berry College. Details and registration at
www.prumc.org.
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Student Superbowl Party
Sunday, February 2, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, The Ward’s house
Come celebrate another successful Youth Sunday and
enjoy the Big Game and food from Willy’s with your
friends! The Wards live at 4633 Club Circle 30319.
Dinner Out
Sunday, February 16, 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Gordon Biersch
It’s Presidents Day Weekend and if you are in town, we
want to meet you for dinner! Hang out, eat (bring cash
for meal), shoot some pool and have some fun! Tell your
parents to pick up at 7:00 pm.
MYF Small Groups
Sundays, 5:00 pm, Youth Lounge
Grow with God and get to know each other!
Feb 2 Super Bowl Party see details above
Feb 9 Small Groups / Open Play
Feb 16 Dinner Out see details above
Feb 23 Small Groups / Open Play
Sign Ups Begin for Summer Mission Trips!
Detailed packets and registration information available
in the Youth Lounge and online at www.prumc.org for:
Senior High Mission Trip
June 8 - 15, 2014, Audante, Nicaragua, $850
We’ll partner with El Ayudante build houses and
teach VBS for those in need.
Junior High Mission Trip
July 13 - 19, 2014, Asheville, NC, $450
We’ll partner with ReCreation Experiences to serve a
family in need through home repair.
Children
Adults
UMKF - United Methodist Kids Fellowship
Sunday, February 9, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Heritage Hall
3rd, 4th and 5th graders enjoy delicious dinner favorites,
powerful devotions designed just for you, and awesome
activities with your church friends! $10 per child. Register
at www.prumc.org.
Pre-K Pajama Party
Sunday, February 23
4:30 - 6:00 pm, D205
Wear your favorite jammies
and join us for games,
snacks,
and
bedtime
stories as we celebrate
God’s amazing love. $10
per child. Register at www.
prumc.org. To volunteer,
contact
Jordan
at
404.240.8255 or jordanb@
prumc.org.
Save the Date! Family Mission Camp
June 9 -11, 2014, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Completed Kindergarten through 5th grade (with parent)
travel to agencies in the city to share the love of Christ
as we serve others. Details and registration coming in
March. For information, contact Martha Christopher at
404.240.8243 or marthac@prumc.org.
Save the Date! Vacation Bible School
June 23 - 26, 2014, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Summer fun for children ages 4 (as of 6/1/14) through
completed 4th grade. 5th graders can be Youth helpers.
Watch for the unveiling of our VBS 2014 theme! Many
adult volunteers are needed, so come join us for 4 days
of fun! $30 per child / $75 family maximum. Registration
coming March 1. For more information, contact Martha
Christopher at 404.240.8243 or marthac@prumc.org.
Food & Fellowship
Outreach Sunday Congregational Luncheon
Sunday, February 9, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, FH
Join us for Fried Chicken, Mac and Cheese, Broccoli Salad,
Dessert. Children’s Menu: Chicken Fingers, Mac and
Cheese, Celery and Carrot Sticks. $9 / $5.
New Hours for Wednesday Dining!
New Lunch Hours: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Fellowship Hall, $7.50
New Dinner Hours: 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
New Seating Option! “Adults Only” in Heritage Hall,
“All Ages” in Fellowship Hall. $9 / $5, Family $25.
Seasoned Saints Lunch & Program
Wednesdays, 12:00 pm Lunch, 1:00 pm Program
Feb 5
Thomas Martin
Feb 12 White Elephant Bingo
Bring a gift ($5 or less) for a prize.
Feb 19 Share your favorite song - followed by a special
performance by the Phoenix Players!
Feb 26 Singin’ in the Rain: The classic movie with Gene
Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds.
Peachtree RoadTrips to Georgia Aquarium
Tuesday, February 18, Depart PRUMC at 9:30 am, $40
Experience the world’s largest aquarium, home to tens
of thousands of aquatic animals, whale sharks, penguins,
and Beluga whales! Your reservation includes admission
ticket to all galleries and exhibits, the AT&T Dolphin Tales
show, a Café Aquaria meal, and transportation. RSVP to
Lindley Curtis at 404.240.8203 or lindleyc@prumc.org.
Special Performance by the Phoenix Players
Wednesday, February 19, 1:00, C106
Enjoy three one-act plays written and produced by the
Phoenix Players, an acting ensemble of older adults who
perform live drama throughout Atlanta. Want to learn
more about getting involved with the group? Contact
Carolyn Erling at 770.856.5149.
Lifespan Winter Classes Meeting at PRUMC!
Thursdays, now – March 13
Expand your mind with fascinating adult education
classes for the mind, body and spirit that are taught by
volunteer retired professors and local experts. $48 per
quarter or $8 per single session. $8 for lunch. Newcomers
are welcome to attend a day of classes for free. For more
information, see www.lifespanseniorresources.com or
call 404.237.7307.
50+ Survey results are in!
Thanks for participating in the survey last fall! We are
grateful for the great response and look forward to
ongoing feedback about the ways that PRUMC can better
meet the needs and interests of adults of all ages. Results
are available on the PRUMC website and in Lindley’s
office. Questions? Contact Lindley Curtis at 404.240.8203
or lindleyc@prumc.org.
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Peachtree Road
united methodist Church
3180 Peachtree Rd, NW | Atlanta, GA 30305
Disciple
Retreat
The Journey of Scripture
March 1
John Cromartie
Disciple Retreat with John Cromartie
Mindfulness of Ear, Eye, Mind and Heart: The Journey of Scripture
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Hospitality Suite
On March 1 we will welcome a dear friend of PRUMC back home.
Reverend John Cromartie will invite us to slow down and listen to
the Biblical story as a journey: by learning from the attentiveness of
poets, by our own experiences of transformation when Biblical stories
intersect with our lives, and by listening more deeply to both familiar
and difficult passages of Scripture. All are welcome. Bring a Bible and
an open heart and mind: come and listen together to the call of God’s
voice through Scripture. $10. Register at www.prumc.org.
sacred
space
Pastoral Care
Caregiver Support Group
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
2:00 - 3:00 pm, C101
Creating a Sacred Space Series with Pebbles Glenn
Tuesdays, Feb 4, 11 & 18, 9:30 am, B116
Interior designer Pebbles Glenn will help us find and design a space
in our homes where we can feel God’s presence. Join us to find your
space as we approach the season of Lent.
Feb 4 Incorporating basic design principles for quiet solitude.
Feb 11 How the power of prayer can enhance your sacred space.
Feb 18 Breakfast and discussion.
$20. Register at www.prumc.org.
This group offers spiritual support
and practical resourcing to family
members who are in the role of caregiver for spouses, parents, siblings or
other family relations who have been
diagnosed with dementia. For more
information, contact Kathy King at
queen93king@gmail.com.