1. family and parenting
2. children

701 Broadway Paducah, KY 42001 March 2015
A Sincere Prayer Request and A Generous Gift
Written on a wrinkled napkin, and left in our Sanctuary Sunday was a most beautiful and sincere
prayer request. We were asked to pray for a place to live, strength to overcome a bad habit and for salvation for their significant other. While there was not agreement between subjects and verbs, and the
grammar was not perfect, the request was heartwarming to read. I am yet humbled by the fact that the
person who left it felt comfortable enough to share it with us. The warmth of the congregation and the
ever-present Spirit of God has made them feel welcomed. This awesome and beautiful edifice of ours no
longer intimidates the poor. It is a place where all of God’s children feel welcomed.
Wrapped up in the crumpled and stained napkin was a very generous gift. The gift reminded me of
Jesus’ words concerning those who gave in the temple on one occasion:
“Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their
money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and
put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus
said, ‘I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all
gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
Mark 12:41-43
Wrapped in the napkin was a quarter. A generous gift from a sincere heart. O that I could be so generous.
This simple, beautiful and sincere prayer request, along with the quarter, is a wonderful affirmation for
me of the ministry and outreach of this congregation. With humility and thanksgiving, I took that quarter
into finance office and gave it to Kathy. That quarter was added to the many gifts we all had given that
Sunday and will be used to further the cause of Christ. It is my hope that you too rejoice as you see God’s
hand at work in and through us. Your witness, love, and extravagant hospitality are making differences in
the lives of those who come through our doors. Let us endeavor to always represent and share the love of
God to the world. You Broadway are a sweet, loving, kind, and generous gift from God to our community
and to the world.
May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ abide with each of you today, and always.
Shalom,
Joe
YUMS Schedule
April/May
April 5 and 12 – No meeting
April 14 – Eat dinner with the Watoto choir
April 19 – 1:00 – 3:00 – Help with Preschool
Track meet at Paducah Tilghman – No meeting
that night
April 26 – Regular meeting
May 3 – 6:00 – 7:30 – Visit Jackson House
May 10 – No meeting – Spend time with your
mom!
May 17 – Last meeting of the year – Picnic at
Noble Park
We would like to welcome our new
Broadway Acolytes. Ryan Bidwell, Shep
Esper, and Truitt Henschel have completed the training and are ready to
serve. Thank you to these three for
stepping up to serve God!
REGISTER NOW
For
MDO Summer
Session 2015
Due to Spring
Break, we have
moved
the
April PNO to
Friday,
April
17. Sign up
now in the
nursery.
Attention All Broadway children! Come join us for a
summer of fun at Mother’s
Day Out! We will meet on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 9:00 – 2:00 beginning
June 2. We have field trips
and guest speakers planned
to help make this a fun-filled
summer. See DeVona for
details
and
registration
forms.
Attention parents of all 3, 4, and 5 year olds.
Come join in the fun for our second annual Preschool Track Meet on Sunday, April 19 at 1:00
p.m. We will have the track meet at Paducah
Tilghman rain or shine! You may register online at
www.bumc-paducah.org. See DeVona for more
details!
We will not have ABC on
April 1 due to Holy Week or
April 8 due to Spring Break.
Our last ABC will be April
29. Thank you to everyone
who helped with ABC this
year. We have had a great
year!
A
special thanks to everyone who
helped make our Pancake
Breakfast and Easter Egg hunt a
success. Whether you stuffed
eggs, hid eggs, decorated,
cooked or participated – Thank
you!!!!
BUMS APRIL CALENDAR
Student Ministry
April 2015
--Sundays: Morning Group [9:30-10:15]:
April 5, 12, 19, 26
--BUMS Sunday Nights [6:00-7:30]:
April 12, 19, 26: Prayer, devotion and dinner!
**No BUMS on Easter Sunday
--Tuesdays: BUMS Small Groups [6:00-7:30]:
Potluck, Prayer and Devotion at the O’Brien’s
**No Small groups on Spring break (April 7)
**Going to see The Watoto Choir at BUMC on Tuesday, April 14th
--Wednesdays: BUMS Volleyball & Communion [6:00-7:00]:
April 15, 22, 29 Meet in the Gym or playground as the gym is
being remodeled. No
--April 30: TMT [Those MiddleSchoolers Though!] [7:00-8:00]
at Parker’s in Lone Oak.
--Confirmation is being postponed until the Fall 2015.
--Belize Team Meeting: April 26
--Youth Sunday: April 19
--Belize Mission Trip: June 5-June 14
--PUMP Camp: July 5-10
JUST IN TIME - JIT
W HILE STUDYING BUSINESS AT M URRAY S TATE U NIVERSITY , I REMEMBER LEARNING ABOUT J UST I N T IME PROCUREMENT , OR JIT.
JIT IS AN INVENTORY STRATEGY COMPANIES EMPLOY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND DECREASE WASTE BY RECEIVING
GOODS ONLY AS THEY ARE NEEDED IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS , THEREBY REDUCING INVENTORY COSTS . T HIS METHOD
REQUIRES THAT PRODUCERS ARE ABLE TO ACCURATELY FORECAST DEMAND .
God is always using JIT…and seems to be in the business of doing so without explaining his “strategy”. God has access to all
inventory. He does not experience waste but rather uses everything for good. He is beyond able to accurately forecast demand. So, why do we have a hard time trusting him? Mind you, faith is not the absence of doubt (or lack of trust), but rather,
moving forward in the midst of doubt. Some of you know I took a brief sabbatical last month in order to focus on our family.
During this time, God once again reminded me that he is always JIT.
God is the one who calls us. And, he is faithful. And, he will do it. We must look to him as our JIT supplier and trust that
everything will work out for the greater good. I am thankful to be in The Family Business.
God bless you,
Rebecca
270-210-3637
christianwriter@bluebottle.com
Gifts To Broadway UMC
In Memory of Rupayne ; Ray Bohle; Suzanne Rosborough;
Charlotte Allen; Leslie Hargrove; Bill Lofton; Dean Akin; Lee
Crutchfield; Kay Hodges; Clara Phillips; Lois Dean Bowen; Joe
Pittard;
In Honor of Rev. Joe Beal & the Entire Staff and in honor of Bill
& Connie Byrd
Our Stewardship
Budget Amount Needed Each Week: $16,730.00
3/1/2015
Pledges: $14,987.00
Building: $200.00
Communion: $743.00 (PCM)
3/8/2015
Pledges: $13,258.60
Building Fund: $100.00
Available to everyone at
3/15/2015
www.bumc-paducah.org
Pledges: $13,827.00
Building Fund: $131.00 Click on red box at the bottom
of the home page and follow
3/22/2015
directions! It is easy to do!
Pledges: $9,468.38
Worship Attendance
March 1: 263
March 8: 261
March 15: 234
March 22: 256
ORGAN FUND
Amount Needed
$120,000.000
Received to Date:
$64,821.44
PLAYGROUND FUND
$1,997.66
HOLY WEEK NOONBREAK
SERVICES – MARCH 30 - APRIL 2
Ecumenical services during Holy Week sponsored by four
downtown churches with each church hosting the service
one day. All services & lunches are held @ Broadway
United Methodist Church, 701 Broadway in Paducah.
SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY-THURSDAY
SCHEDULE
11:45 - 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15-12:45 p.m. Worship
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
SPONSORED BY:


 Grace Episcopal
Broadway United Methodist
 First Presbyterian
Washington Street Baptist Church
MEMBERS IN ACTION
Broadway offers something for everyone!
Contact the church office at 270-443-2401 for more information on these opportunities.
USHERS
Head Ushers for 2015: Rodger Lofton & Larry Hantle
April 5: Captain: Bob Bohle, Tom Brown, Bert Jody,
Mike Buckner, David Sparks, Rowland Hancock, Ben
& Joni Hogancamp, Barry Smith, & John Wampler
April 12: Captain: Jay Collins, George Boland, Keith
Thompson, John Dunn, Mike Gentry, Jack Johnston,
& Paul Carroll
April 19: Captain: Open, Lanny King, Gail Giltner,
Tom Hines, Blann Hancock, John Lynn; Harry Alvis;
Van Sims; & Gordon Bremenkampf
April 26: Captain: L.V. McGinty, Lynn Habacker, Bob
Hayes, Gary Houston, Bob Johnston, & Eric Stuber
Van Drivers
April 5: Tom Hines
April 12: John Anderson
April 19: Bob Bohle
April 26: Bob Ragland
Community Kitchen
Each Sunday, BUMC’s Community Kitchen offers a free
meal from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Igert Hall.
Meal Providers include:
April 5: Elliott Team Goddard/Story Team
April 12: Collins/Russell Team
April 19: First Presbyterian Church - Twirties
April 26: Grace Episcopal – Group 1
GREETERS
Each Sunday morning, greeters are stationed at the sanctuary doors in the Narthex. A smile and a handshake are
all you need to be a Broadway Greeter!
April 5: Robyn Shapiro & Tom Brown
April 12: Lynn & Pat Habacker
April 19 : Ben & Joni Hogancamp
April 26: Joyce Titsworth & Patty Goddard
If you are unable to greet on your Sunday, please change
with someone else on the list.
Reaching Out To Our Community
Family Kitchen (located at Holy House of Prayer, 1001 South
Fourth Street) serves a meal each Saturday (11:00 -1) to those
in our community. If you would like to help, contact Debbie
Wagner, Kaye Thetford or the church office.
Broadway Community Kitchen provides a meal each Sunday in
Igert Hall. Currently there are 16 teams that serve on a rotating
schedule. Since the Community Kitchen started in 1998, approximately 66,000 meals have been served. If you would like
to be part of this ministry, contact Pam Dewey or the church
office.
The MISSION of the Memphis Conference is to discover,
equip, connect and send lay and clergy leaders who
shape congregations.
**********
New Directions Counseling
Stress - Sadness - Abuse - Rocky Relationship
Everyone needs help every now and then!
Call: Carol Harmon, MA,LPCC (270-217-2753)
Office Hours By Appointment Only
SAVE THE DATE
May 3, 5:00 p.m. Igert Hall
The Mission of the Paducah District is to discover,
equip, connect and send lay and clergy leaders to join
Christ’s transforming, disciple-making work in and for
the world.
Paducah Cooperative Ministry Item for the
month is Saltine Crackers. Items can be
brought to the church office.
Church Wide Potluck!
Meat & Drinks Provided!
“Pick 2” to bring and share: Desserts,
Vegetables, or Salads. Please let office
know if you will attend by April 20th.
Nursery Provided!
Thank you to all our volunteers at Broadway!
We are blessed by your faithfulness!
LOCAL NURSING HOME AND ASSISTED
LIVING INFORMATION
Broadway members residing in local nursing homes/assisted living
facilities are visited on a regular basis by Bro. Beal and other members of our staff and church family. Flowers from altar arrangements are taken each week to one or more of the locations. Here
are a few of our members and their locations in case you would like
to send a card. If you know someone who needs a visit, please contact the church office at 270-443-2401.
Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
544 Lone Oak Road, Paducah 42003
Carolyn Figge
Joan Ostrom
Ruth Walsh
Lee Warren
Jackson Oaks
2500 Marshall Ave, Paducah, 42003
Josephine Malone
Kathleen Houston
Brookdale (Emeritus/Culpepper Place)
2121 New Holt Road, Paducah 42001
Ida Rae Nagel
Arline Meredith
Carol Hannan
Morningside
1700 Elmdale, Paducah 42003
Jerry Stevens
Please take a moment to send a card
to someone on our
shut in list. It may be
someone you don’t
really know but receiving a card from
their Broadway family can make their
day!
We have been told
by some of the family
members that even
though their loved
one has trouble remembering;
they
carry
their
card
around and show
everyone.
Baptist Health
Lourdes
Dr. Robert Miller
Prayer Concerns-Broadway Family
William Stinson; Betty Lofton; Debbie Curtis; Anita
Yancy; Carolyn Figge; David Sullivan; Don Tilley; Mary
Fulton; Kathleen Houston; Bill Arnold; Wanda Edwards
Katterjohn; Wilbur Thompson; Amanda Moore; Patsy
Story; Dexter Johnson; and Buel Alexander
Prayer Concerns-Broadway Friends
George Troha; John Steger; Merryman Kemp; Iva Janet
Kennedy; Rev.David Comperry; Keith Beggs; Nancy
Scowden; Kevin Harper; Sherry Fergurson; Dr. Hideg;
Ricky Daniels; Kevin Harper; Joanne Ladd; Debbie Livingston; Vernon Guess; Lisa Greene; Clay Parker;
Amanda Weir; Diane Beckman; Rev. Shane Stanford;
Jane Martin; Charlotte Giannini; Robin Christmas;
Kensley Carter; Marshall Pullen; Carson Chapman; Mason Rudolph; and Marshall Chalk
REMEMBER THOSE WHO SERVE
Our thoughts and prayers are with the members or relatives of Broadway UMC members who have been deployed to hazardous duty because of the war.
SYMPATHY
With Betty Lofton, Rodger Lofton and family on
the death of Bill Lofton
With Doris Crutchfield on the death of her husband, Lee Crutchfield
New Haven -Paducah
nd
North 32 , Paducah 42001
John Barker
Southgate
th
900 East 9 Street
Metropolis, Illinois 62960
Bobby Martin
New Haven -Kevil
859 Veterans Ave
Kevil, KY 42053
Eleanor Bruce
Pacifica Senior Living
9461 Health Park Circle
Ft. Myers, Florida 33908
Bill Williams
McCracken Nursing & Rehab
867 McGuire, Paducah
Anita Yancy
Richmond Place
3015 Rio Dosa Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
Wanda Edwards Katterjohn
Marjorie Overstreet
C/0 Mary Herpel
722 Liberty Ridge Lane
Lexington, KY 40509-4560
PRAYER CONCERNS
With Bob Allen on the death of his mother,
Charlotte Allen
With Annabelle Wilson on the death of her son,
Neal Wilson
With Dan Akin and family on the death of his
wife Dean Akin
BIRTHDAY
Happy belated birthday wishes to Josephine
Malone who celebrated her 105th birthday on
March 20.
SPECIAL CONCERT
April 2015
4-1
No Wednesday Events except Chancel Choir
4-2
Maundy Thursday Service 7 pm
4-3
Good Friday Service 7 pm
4-5
Easter Sunday – Communion Offering – Kids Against Hunger
4-6 through 4-10 Spring Break No KEYS, MDO, ABC or Children’s Choir
4-6
Sarah Group – New Asia in Lone Oak 6:00 p.m.
(Will collect funds for PCM)
4-7
Ruth Group - Conference Room 9:30 a.m.
Program- Ann Newtown
4-9 “A Story Told Through Poetry” William Mark Vaughn -Igert 6 pm
4-10
Rehearsal Dinner Igert
4-11
Wedding
4-14
POPS 6-8 pm
4-14
Watoto Children’s Concert 7 p.m.
4-17
PNO 5-10 pm
4-17
Wedding Rehearsal 5 pm
4-18
Garden Wedding – Reception in Igert
4-19
Pre- School Track Meet – Tilghman
4-23
Quilt Dinner 5:30 & 6:30
4-24
Wedding Rehearsal
4-25
Wedding
4-27
UMFS Banquet & Silent Auction – Igert Hall
4-29
Last ABC - Children Choir Program
Watoto Children’s Choir
April 14, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
Broadway UMC Sanctuary
Looking Ahead in May!
5-3
5-3
5-8
5-8
5-9
5-12
5-13
5-14
Communion Offering - Belize
Church Wide Potluck 5 p.m.
PNO 5-10
Wedding Rehearsal 5 p.m.
Wedding 6 pm
POPS 6-8 pm
Last Wed Meal – Fish Fry
Last MDO until Summer Session
Memphis Conference Single Adult Ministry
Spring Fellowship Retreat
April 24-26, 2015
Lakeshore Methodist Assembly
Eva, Tennessee
Registration Forms available in church office.
Quilts with a Story Needed!
Do you have a special quilt with a story/ history attached to it? We are looking for special quilts to be part of the “Bed Turning” at
the Quilt Dinner. If you have one, please contact David Boggs, Patty Goddard or the church office.
We will also be asking for display quilts closer to time of the event.
Quilt Dinner - Early Ticket & Reservations Opportunity for BUMC!
Broadway United Methodist Church invites you to an evening of Fine Dining & "Bed Turning"
Thursday, April 23 Seatings at 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $12 in advance - credit card payments can be made online via our website. Go to www.bumcpaducah.org and select the Quilt Dinner time at the bottom of the home page. Tickets can also be
purchased in the church office. Tickets will be $15 at the door - reservations are suggested.
Dinner Menu:
Field Green Salad; Stuffed Chicken Breast with Chardonnay Wine Sauce; Broadway Green Bean Bundles; Herb Roasted Potatoes; Yeast Rolls; Chocolate Fudge Pie or French Coconut Pie Tea, Coffee and
Water.
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Paducah, KY 42001
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Church Staff
Pastor
Mothers Day Out
Joe W. Beal…………………270-443-1392
DeVona Rosa 270-443-2401, ext 113
Pastoral Ministry Assistant
Maintenance
John Sparks… …………….270-217-2752
Marion Liner, Tammy Stevens
Minister Emeritus
Security
Henry E. Russell…………270-442-6671
Josh Gooud…………..………. 270-556-0120
Music Director
KEYS II
Art DeWeese …270-443-2401, ext 105
Jessie Douglas…. .270-443-2401, ext 121
Facilities Manager
Brooks Pool
William Stinson…………..270-.217-2754
Peggy Adams/ Office Coordinator270-443-1778
Office Manager
New Directions Counseling Ministry
Donna Terry……270-443-2401, ext 100
Carol Harmon…………………….270-217-2753
Director of Student Ministries
Financial Secretary
Rebecca O’Brien 270-443-2401, ext 101 Kathy Henry………270-443-2401, ext 103
Director of Children’s Ministry
Organist
DeVona Rosa……270-443-2401, ext 119
Nancy Ryan………………………270-898-7542
Ministry Assistant
Director of Communications
Pam Dewey………270-443-2401, ext 123
Janet Haynes........270-443-2401, ext 108
Nursery Director
DeVona Rosa……….…270-443-2401, ext 113
May Newsletter Deadline
April 22, 2015
May Newsletter
Mailing
April 29, 2015
10:30 a.m.
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