"And not only that, but we also boast in our suffering, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us."
- Romans 5:3-5a
Thought For the Week
Thought For the Week
Never let the people or things that cause you to suffer diminish your joy and hope!
Community Life
Tuesday, November 13th
- (10:00 am - 11:00 am) Staff Prayer Meeting
- (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm) Free Community Meal
- (6:00 pm - 7:00 pm) Trustee Meeting
- (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm) Men's Chorus
Wednesday, November 14th
- (8:00 pm - 8:30 pm) Zoom Bible Study
Wednesday, Nov 7
Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44
Wednesday, Nov 14
1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25; Mark 13:1-8
Wednesday, Nov 21
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132: 1-12; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37
Wednesday, Nov 28
Jeremiah 33: 14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21: 25-36
Thursday, November 15th
- (6:30pm - 8:00pm) Intergenerational Singers
Friday, November 16th
- (7:00pm - 9:00pm) NA Program
Saturday, November 17th
- (10:00 am - 3:00 pm) Berean Fellowship / Bible Study
- (11:00am - 1:00 pm) Church Council Meeting
Sunday, November 18th
- (9:30am - 10:30am) Bible Study
- (11:00am - 1:00pm) Worship Service
- (1:00pm - 2:00pm) Prison Ministry
November Bible Study Scriptures:
Sunday, Nov 4th
Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44
Sunday, Nov 11
Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44
Sunday, Nov 18
1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25; Mark 13:1-8
Sunday, Nov 25
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132: 1-12; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37
Sunday, Dec 2
Jeremiah 33: 14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21: 25-36
Community Prayers
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Birth of Cyrus Edward Gwyn III (son of Jason Gwyn, grandson of Eddie Gwyn)
Prayers of Comfort
Family of Toni Datcher (son of Bertha Datcher)
Family of Alice Hamilton (mother of Ronnie Watkins, grandmother of Rachel Watkins)
Family of Alice Hamilton (mother of Ronnie Watkins, grandmother of Rachel Watkins)
Family of Michael Olajumoke (Grandson of Alveta Jones)
Prayers of Protection
All our children and C.A.P. kids Daisha Walston (St. Andrews University)
Ryan Jones (Emory University) Melanie Wynn (Virginia State University)
Paul W. Johnson II (Army – Iraq) Clara Martin (traveling mercies)
Prayers of Healing
Anna Walker (Home)
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Carleen Murray (Home)
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Carmen Mosby (Home)
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Delores Jones (Home)
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Diana Walker (Home)
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Jacqueline Burnette (Home)
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Johnola Becton (Caring Hearts II Assisted Living)
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Kathyrn Smith (Home)
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Mitchell Brown, Jr. (Home)
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Rubye Smith (Home)
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Dorothy Matthews (Home)
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William Eley, Jr. (Home)
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Winifred Stanford (Home)
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George Ballard (Sagepoint Assisted Living)
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Julius Williams, Sr. (Sunrise Assisted Living)
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Verna Marshall (Rose’s Place Assisted Living)
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Melanie Mattison-Benjamin
(Office Admin)
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Lena Williams
(Mother of Thad Williams)
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Benjamin Jackson
(Brother of Dorothy K. Jackson
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Julia Tuten
(mother of Melvin Tuten) |
Steven Hamlin
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Constance Powell
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Community Information
Our next Church Council Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 17th (11:00 am - 3:00 pm).
During the meeting the SPRC will present a 2019 staffing proposal. The Lay Leadership Ministry will nominate a church council chair for 2019 and present a proposal to host a Leadership Breakfast for area churches. The Finance Committee will present the 2019 proposed Church Budget. So make plans to be at our next Church Council meeting as we discern God's will for Hughes together!
THE COMMISSION ON A WAY FORWARD
For more information visit http://www.bwcumc.org/resources/commission-on-a-way-forward
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Effective October 1, DC Law Students in Court will be expanding our courthouse intake hours to include Wednesday evenings until 8:00 pm and Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to noon.
Please share with your communities that we will be available to meet with income-eligible tenants who have housing-related legal issues on the following days and times:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesdays
9:30 am to 8:00 pm
Saturdays
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Building B
Room 210
510 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Take 5 at 5
GOD Answers prayers
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.”
1 Corinthians 3:6
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!!!!!!! UPCOMING EVENTS !!!!!!!
- Sunday, November 25th - Men's Day
Community Resources
- Checkout the latest Hi-Lites October 2018
- Checkout our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/hughesmemorialunitedmethodistchurch.DC?ref=hl) and invite your family and friends to like us!
- Please contact our Administrative Assistant, Sister Melanie to schedule church ministry events.
