Church Briefs

By Staff
Editor's Note: The Madison County Record gladly accepts church announcements for publication each week. Church briefs can be:
mailed to — P.O. Box 859, Madison, AL 35758
e-mailed to — mitch.freeman@msadisoncountyrecord.com
or faxed to — 772-6655.
For more information, call 772-6677. The deadline to submit a church brief for the upcoming Wednesday paper is at noon the Friday before.
Asbury UMC Holy Week April 16 – Experience his passion service at impact April 17 – Maundy Thursday service in the sanctuary April 18 – Good Friday service in the sanctuary April 20 – Easter Sunday April 23 – Celebration service at impact.
Easter Egg Hunt at Grace UMC A community-wide Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Grace United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 19. Everyone is welcome.
Grace UMC Holy Week The following services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church during Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m. Good Friday, April 18, 6 p.m. Sunrise Service, April 20, 6 p.m. Resurrection Celebration, April 20, 8:30 to 10:45 a.m.
National Day of Prayer The National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday, May 1. A Madison community gathering will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Gazebo in historic downtown Madison. Everyone is welcome to attend the event. For more information, call Deborah or Larry Ward at 772-7313.
Singing School at Messiah Lutheran Church Mark your calendars for this year's Singing School at Messiah Lutheran Church during the week of July 21-25. Presentations will be held on July 27. For more information, call Lois Graff at 430-0510.
Collectibles &More Auction at Messiah Lutheran Messiah Lutheran Church will have its annual Collectibles &More auction to raise funds to send its lay missionaries to northern Canada. Lee Marshall, anchor at WAFF-TV 48, will be the guest auctioneer. Businesses and individuals donate new or like new things for the event. Anyone who would like to donate new or gently used articles may call Nancy Grant at 772-7607.
Fun Bells at Madison Christian Church Fun Bells will be incorporated into the Sunday school and Wednesday evening Bible studies for youths from preschool through sixth grade. Fun Bells are hand bells that are different colors. Young youth need only know their colors to play music. Older youth use the colors to learn the notes and rhythms to play music.
Morning book club at Grace UMC The morning book club at Grace United Methodist Church meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. The book to be reviewed in March will be The Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharon McCrumb. The book is available in paperback and at used bookstores. For more information call Callie Vincent at 539-9870.
Grace UMC sets new hours There will be a new Sunday studies class offered at Grace United Methodist Church for young adults to age 35. This class will be led by Nick Van Valkenburgh and will meet in the south end of the fellowship hall. Sunday studies classes will begin at 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. A new early worship has been added to the schedule that will be held at 8:30 a.m. The late worship service will begin its new start time at 10:45 a.m.
Messiah sets new service hours Messiah Lutheran Church in Madison has set new service hours. They are 8:30 a.m., worship; 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., service.