Marion United Methodist Church: Discipline and/or Discipleship

Church Calendar

REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY: 9:30 a Sunday School

10:45 a Morning Worship

6:00 p - Evening Worship

TUESDAY: 10:00 a Worship at 4 C's

WEDNESDAY: 6:00-7:00 p Prayer Meeting and Bible Study -- Rm # 204

.(Items in green are the pastor's commitments.)
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OCTOBER

9 -- 10:45 a -- 2011 Charge Conference, Dr. Jay Smith presiding

7:00 p -- Cluster Worship at Salem UMC

10-14 -- Spring Break

10 -- 6 p -- Centennial Celebration of Building Committee

6:30 p -- Administrative Council Meeting

7 p -- N.O.W. Council planning session (Trunk or Treat; Advent & Christmas)

12 -- 6 p -- What's the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?: Chapter 5: It's Not Easy Being Green

16 -- 10:45 a -- Logan Stout preaching

Evening service dismissed.

19 -- 6 p -- Prayer Meeting is dismissed this week

22 -- 9:30 a -- Conference UMW Annual Meeting -- Madisonville First UMC

26 -- 6 p -- What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?: Chapter 6: Bad People Will Be "Left Behind" and Then Fry in Hell.

30 -- Reformation Sunday

Watch for details about Trunk or Treat

6 p -- Friendship Service with 1st Cumberland Presbyterian, at Marion UMC

31 -- All Hallows' Eve

NOVEMBER

2 -- 6 p -- What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?: Chapter 7: Jews Won't Make It To Heaven

6 -- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS

...10:45 a All Saints' Day/Memorial Service

7 -- Noon to 4:00 p -- Red Cross Blood Drive in Social Hall

8 -- Election Day

9 -- 6 p -- What's The Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?: Chapter 8: Everything in the Bible Should Be Taken Literally

11 -- Veterans' Day

16 -- 6 p -- What's The Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?: Chapter 9: What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

17 -- District Pastor's Meeting, Sebree UMC

20 -- Christ the King Sunday

23 -- 6 p -- What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?: Chapter 10: It's OK for Christians to Be Judgmental and Obnoxious

24 -- Thanksgiving Day

27 -- First Sunday of Advent

DECEMBER

2 -- 5:30 p -- District Christmas Dinner -- Webb Memorial UMC

3 -- Marion Christmas Parade; Sunday School Crew playing bells on float.

4 -- Second Sunday of Advent

11 -- Third Sunday of Advent

3:00 p Consecration Festival at Corona de Vida

18 -- Fourth Sunday of Advent

22 -- First Day of Winter

24 -- 5-7 p: Christmas Eve Communion

25 -- Christmas Day

...10:45 a -- Morning Worship

Evening Activities Dismissed

31 -- New Year's Eve

Monday, July 11, 2011

Discipline and/or Discipleship

"Discipline is the other side of discipleship. Discipleship without discipline is like waiting to run in the marathon without ever practicing. Discipline without discipleship is like always practicing for the marathon but never participating. It is important, however, to realize that discipline in the spiritual life is not the same as discipline in sports. Discipline is sports is the concentrated effort to master the body so that it can obey the mind better. Discipline in the spiritual life is the concentrated effort to create the space and time where God can become our master and where we can respond freely to God's guidance."

-- Henri Nouwen

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