May 6, 2021

Church OfficeThe Wednesday Connection

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9th

May 6, 2021

You, LORD, are my God! I will praise you for doing the wonderful things you had planned and promised since ancient times. Isaiah 25:1

Prayer List

Paul & Tracie Anderson
Jerry & Jean Armstrong
Patricia Ashley
Betty Bledsoe
Debbie Bradbury
Chris & Ashley Burrell
Mike Carter
Catherine, friend of Dea Hunter Susan DeVries
Dale Frady
David & Chris Guettler
Rick Hoskins
Jon (II) & Pam Irwin
Phyllis Jackson
Nancy Kelly
Robin Kimsey
Ron & Cyndi Larson
Winnie Ledford
Gary Leonhardt
Elizabeth & Ricky McGahee
Mary McGowan
Janice Millette
Mary Mitchell
Brandy Roquemore
Doug Shively
Matthew Sims
Farrah Taylor
Katherine Taylor
Deena Weaver
Vince Whittington
Ward Wooley
Pat Wroten

Homebound/Nursing Home

Marilyn Bostrom, Brasstown
Gene Brumbaugh, at home
Pat Burgess, at home
Clella Byers, at home
Wayne & Rene Garn, at home
Homer Goddard, at home
Jean Hattaway, at home
Adele Moody, Brasstown
Fran Peacock, at home
Flora Jean Roberts, at home
Callie Stahl, Brasstown
Katherine Taylor, Blue Ridge
James Webb, at home
Ann & Sam Wilburn, at home

In the Hospital

Sam McInturff, CRNH
Russ Bennett, NEGA

Sympathy

Sandra Bonnett & family, at the death of her brother, David Thomas.

Healthcare workers & First Responders

Aimee Andrews
Rick & Toni Britt’s 4 children
Andrew Burnette
Carol, nurse in Blairsville
Michael Charles
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
Janet Curns
Wes & Heather Denton
Trystan & Alix Drummond
Grace Griffith
Debra Harper
Suzan Ledford
Debbie Louder
Terri Osborne
Katie Pointer
Sam Shell
Justin Thorpe
Sharon Williams

Reminders/Announcements

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER | Tonight
The 2021 National Day of Prayer will be online on tonight at 7:00 p.m.  Click here to get to the Towns County NDOP Facebook page. It will also be live on YouTube. Click here to watch the YouTube livestream

WMU/NANNIE ROSE TATHAM MEETING | 5/13
The Nannie Rose Tatham/WMU monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, May 13th at 10:00 am in Room #219 of the Family Life Center. All are welcome to join us!!! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about our specific mission efforts in different areas of the world, and meet new friends. Our Guest Speaker is Malinda Gray, Almost There Ministry.

WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL NEWS | 5/13
Sixteen 4 year-olds will graduate, well-prepared to move up to Kindergarten from our Weekday Preschool. Please join us in recognizing these students, their families and show your support for our Preschool Staff on May 13th, at 7:00 p.m. As their school year comes to a close for the summer, pray for these students, families and for our Preschool Staff!

DEACON RECOMMENDATIONS | 5/16
McConnell Church members - it’s time to begin prayerfully considering your recommendations for the office of deacons for the coming year. Our deacons serve for terms of three years after having been nominated and elected by the church. Nominees must be a McConnell church member for at least one year and meet the biblical requirements for serving. Beginning Sunday, May 16th, paper recommendation forms will be available in the Welcome Center or, if you prefer, you can make your recommendations online on the church website. The deadline to make a recommendation is Sunday, June 20th.

NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STARTING MAY 16
A new Sunday School class will be starting in the Lower Level hallway room #026 with easy handicap access through the administrative offices for those who have trouble walking to other classrooms. The class is for all ages and genders and will be taught by Pat Wroten. She will teach “How Long O Lord, How Long?” through 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. If you are interested, contact the church office for more information.

OUR LIBRARY IS BACK OPEN
Our Library is now open on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and before and after services. We are also open on Wednesdays from 10:00 am - noon, and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm. - 7:30 pm. Please stop in, say hello, and check it out!

VBS 2021: Destination Dig | 6/21 - 6/25
We have our VBS dates for 2021! June 21-25 we will have VBS in person at McConnell from 9 am - 12 pm daily. Registration will begin mid-May. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Pastor Steve Awtrey at the church office 706-896-2281.

Kingdom Prayer Focus

Lord, we thank you that you have shown us the mystery from which true godliness springs! Remind us to live our whole life focused on becoming more Christlike by going back to the source where we first found it, in Jesus Christ. We ask that you help each one of us to look deep inside to find what is keeping us from the great gain of godliness and contentment. Help us to see that our longing to be rich may pull us into temptation and into many foolish and harmful desires that can plunge us into ruin and destruction. Show us how to train ourselves wisely so we can find contentment that is Shalom; the state of being satisfied in you, and once we find it, show us how to hang on to it and to fight for it! In Jesus’ name, amen.

5/2/2021

Budget

Moving Mountains

Weekly

YTD

Weekly

Since last pmt.

Required

$26,413.71

$475,446.78

$7,387.16

$14,774.32

 To Date

Received

$53,639.11

$472,374.49

$26,752.50

$257,642.79

Online and Church Attendance 5/2/2021

In Church
Attendance

Sunday School Attendance

YouTube
Views

Total People Reached 
this Week

338

137

175

Total Reached from Facebook views this week:  2,222

2,735