Calendar for Epworth United Methodist Church Office Phone (317) 251-1481 This Page Is Under Redevelopment For dates & times occurring after Jan. 1 please call the church office at (317) 251-1481 ------------------------------------------ What A Methodist Believes Traditionally, we have emphasized the following: 1. Through Scripture the living Christ meets us in the experience of redeeming grace. 2. God will comfort, guide, and forgive every repentant person, no matter who they are or what they've done. 3. We find peace with God and spiritual fulfillment both in a community of faith and in solitary moments of reflection. 4. Christian faith and serving others go hand in hand. 5. We seek to make our private and our public actions congruent with our faith. 6. Our Church is made up of people who share faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. 7. We are a global movement of congregations that are making a difference in the world. 8. United Methodists share with other Christians the conviction that Scripture is the primary source and criterion for Christian doctrine. 9. In practice, we affirm our beliefs through the sacred symbols of baptism and communion. 10. We are convinced that Jesus Christ is the living Word of God in our midst whom we trust in life and death. ------------------------------------------ Epworth Devotionals The members of Epworth UMC are pleased to present monthly devotionals. These devotionals will be based upon selected Biblical passages which have a personal meaning to the author. We hope these passages will provide inspiration to you.. Click on this Devotional button to view monthly messages: ------------------------------------------ | Epworth Library Epworth United Methodist has an active up to date church library. Currently the library has well over 3,500 items including books, videos, DVDs, CDs and audio cassettes. The library also caters towards children with dozens of children videos and hundreds of children books. The library also has 14 periodicals in print form and also a Preview Movie Review w/ ratings.
Be sure to "check out" the Epworth library. Look for the newest additions in the rack on the librarian's desk.... and check out a book or two!! Epworth library sponsors periodic 4th Friday Book club which meets at 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. in Rm-200. --------------------------------------------- Usher's please click below: -------------------------------------------- | | | |
| | Our Regular Sunday Services Epworth's 8:45 AM service is a traditional service. It features fine pipe organ music, familiar hymns and choir anthems.
The 11:00 AM service is a blending of traditional organ music along with more contemporary church music from Epworth's Praise Band.
Epworth has numerous bible studies at 10:00 AM to meet the spiritual needs of its members. Please check the Education links in the index above. The Sunday school classes are focused on small groups, targeting children, young adults, parents and older adults. Epworth offers a neighborhood summer Vacation Bible School, church family camping trips (usually in the rain!), and family retreats. ------------------------------------------------------ The Church Season is Ordinary Time Outside of the Christmas season (Advent and Epiphany) and the Easter season (Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost), there are two large blocks of time. One is after Epiphany and the other one is after Pentecost. They are known as Ordinary Time. The sanctuary color for Ordinary Time is dark green. Ordinary doesn’t mean "common" or "mundane," but rather it means “counted time” as in our term ordinal. The Sundays after Epiphany are counted (1st Sunday after Epiphany, etc.) so are Ordinary Time. Sundays of Ordinary Time focus especially on the mission of the church in the world. Green has traditionally been associated with new life and growth. Even in Hebrew, in the Old Testament, the same word for the color “green” also means “young.” In Christian tradition, green came to symbolize the life of the church following Pentecost, as well as symbolizing the hope of new life in the resurrection. A Prayer for Ordinary Time (from the New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book) Lord Jesus, I know that all human relations take time
if they are to grow and deepen. This is also true of my relations with You, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which must grow over the course of my life. However, this growth is not automatic; time alone means nothing unless I add earnest efforts to it. You have inspired Your Church to set aside special times when this growth can develop more intensely - the special seasons of the Church Year. If I fail to move toward You during these times, I waste precious opportunities and endanger my spiritual life. Help me to take them seriously and make a real attempt to use them well, so that I may grow into the person You want me to be. In the name of Christ, the one who was a gift to us, let us give the gift of His love to others. We pray together…. …. Our Father who art in Heaven..... ----------------------------------------- Our Methodist Missions Jesus said to Peter “Feed my sheep.” Feeding others takes many forms. The Missions Committee answers this call to serve others by supporting local, national, and international mission projects. The Epworth United Methodist Church community gives significant dollars and volunteer time each year to mission projects. To find out more about Epworth's Mission Committee and their "Mission Fan Club" click on this Missions button: --------------------------------------- Epworth Music If you have an interest in music, Epworth has several music groups available. They are:
...The Chancel Choir (each week), ...a Women's Choir (monthly), ...a Men's Choir (monthly), ...a Handbell Group (monthly) ...and an Orchestra ----------------------------------------- |
