Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church

SUMMERTIME, and the youth group is easy! Easy to find, easy to join, easy to enjoy! Youth will meet every MONDAY (June through August) at 3:00 at the Kitty Hawk Beach Access (next to Black Pelican). This access features parking, bathrooms and outdoor showers. Look for Miss Kathy under her umbrella with the big red cooler. At 5:30 we will take the church van back to the Youth Lounge and enjoy a pizza supper followed by worshipping together from 7:00-8:00 at the Spirit Cafe in the Fellowship Hall. Parents are welcome to come at 7 and worship with us.

Calling all kids! Vacation Bible School registration has begun! Parents may pick up registration forms in the church office M-Thurs. from 8:30-4:00 or Fri. 8:30-noon. Forms are also available in the Sanctuary Narthex or the Sunday School lobby. Please be ready to sign up to volunteer one day if you are registering your child. VBS will be July 15-19 from 9:30AM to noon for children who have completed age 4 Preschool through 5th grade. For more information, contact connie@kittyhawkumc.net.

Thursday: Tenebrae Service 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary

This service of darkness is a powerful transition from the joy of the passover meal in the upper room with friends to the darkness of the crucifixion. Communion, candles, hymns and scripture readings tell the story as we walk with Jesus through the final night of his earthly life.

Easter Worship Celebrations

8:30 and 11:00 Featuring special music, a children’s moment and joyful songs, Easter Sunday worship is open to everyone who desires to celebrate the surprise of the empty tomb and the gift of eternal life. Up from the grave he arose!

9:45 Special Children’s Easter Sunday School

It’s all about the eggstraordinary message of new life, an empty cross and an empty tomb. Children will have an eggsceptional time hunting for Easter Eggs as they learn about the true meaning of Easter.

Come join us to “walk the footsteps” of Jesus as you visit nine different scenes depicting the life of Jesus. At each scene you will meet a different Biblical character, including Mary, Simon Peter, Andrew, a Servant Girl, and many others!  Parents will escort their children through the walk, and then come together in the Fellowship Hall for a Hot Dog Dinner with all the trimmings!  Children will also be making a special Easter craft. Don’t miss this special event to experience the true meaning of Easter with your child. Children/family walk will begin at 4:00. 

This event is designed for all ages. Please check out the times below and plan to join us! 

4:00  Children/Family Walk

5:30   Jr. and Sr. High Youth Group Walk

6:00   Adult  Walk

Sunday, February 24th, was a joyous day in the life of the church as six-year old Mollie Cowan (seen here with her mother Jessica) received the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

At the same service, Richard Boyd joined the church. Richard was escorted down the aisle by his Great Pyrenees dog Buckaly, who has brought smiles and comfort to many in his appearance as a sheep in the Children’s Christmas Eve service and at a recent Valentine’s Day party at the Colony Ridge Nursing Home.

Welcome Mollie, Richard…..and Buckaly!

Mollie Cowan’s baptism.

Richard Boyd and Buckaly.

Join Us For Lent

Lent is the 40 day (minus Sundays, which are mini-Easter celebrations of the resurrection) period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. It is a time when the church has prepared itself by practicing Lenten Disciplines. The purpose of Lenten Disciplines is not to suffer needlessly, but to be serious and thoughtful about the sacrifice made on the cross by our Lord. Each discipline is designed to bring us deeper to the heart of God in this season. Lenten disciplines include, prayer, meditation, fasting, repentance, service, self-examination and self-denial. Like the renewal that comes with each Spring, Lent is a gift that offers renewal in our spiritual journey. When practiced, Lenten Disciplines bring us to Easter with a new understanding and appreciation not just for the crucifixion, but especially for the resurrection. We encourage you to practice a quiet and holy Lent season…and watch what God does in these 40 days.

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MUSIC FROM HEAVEN: DECEMBER 16
An extraordinary Christmas Music Cantata called “Gift
from Heaven” and directed by Music Director Jayne
Beasley, will be held Sunday, December 16 at both
the 8:30 am and 11 am services at Kitty Hawk United
Methodist Church. The public is cordially invited.
KHUMC is located at 803 W. Kitty Hawk Road.

SPECIAL GUESTS AT SPIRIT CAFÉ: DECEMBER 17
Join us on Monday, December 17 in the Spirit Café for
Christmas music and songs led by the Joyfull Noise Band.
Also enjoy the ever-popular Dare County ADAP Bell
Ringers as they put their hearts and souls into ringing
holiday tunes. The Adult Developmental Activity Program
(ADAP) provides opportunities for developmentally
disables and mentally challenged adults 16 years and
older. As always, come as you are. All are welcome.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES: DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve services will be held and all are invited for
the Candlelight Services on Monday, December 24 at 4,
5:30 and 7 pm in the church sanctuary. The 4 pm service
will be geared toward families with children.

For additional information contact the church office at
252-261-2062

Join us on Monday night in the Fellowship Hall at Spirit Cafe at 7PM to hear speaker Cody Harris, who serves as a Youth Director in Avon. Help us spread the word; youth will especially be blessed to hear his talk!

A special Christmas Music Cantata called “Gift from
Heaven” and directed by Music Director Jayne Beasley,
will be held Sunday, December 16 at both the 8:30 am
and 11 am services at Kitty Hawk United Methodist
Church. The public is cordially invited. KHUMC is located
at 803 W. Kitty Hawk Road.

Christmas Eve services will be held and all are invited for
the Candlelight Services on Monday, December 24 at 4,
5:30 and 7 pm in the church sanctuary. The 4 pm service
will be geared toward families with children.

For additional information, please contact the church
office at 252-261-2062 or check the church website at
kittyhawkumc.org.

The Kitty Hawk United Methodist Women’s Group is once again collecting

toys and food boxes for their annual Toy Drive and Christmas Dinner Boxes
for Outer Banks residents in need, to be given out on December 15 from 9
am to noon, at the Market Place Shopping Center in Southern Shores (next
to Bonnie’s Bagels). At the same time there are 200 coats/sweatshirts that
were generously donated earlier this year that will be available. There is
also a free Health Fair going on at the Urgent Care location at the shopping
center on the same day.

TOYS: Your donation of a new unwrapped toy, book, or game will make a
Dare County Child’s Christmas wish come true. Please help us put a toy
under every child’s holiday tree this Christmas Season. Bring the toys to
Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church Office between the hours of 8:30 am-
3pm or drop off at Starbucks at the Marketplace Shopping Center. We
want to emphasize donations of toys/gifts for older children (ages 12-16)
and for infants in the Toy Drive, since these areas were lacking last year.
We will give out these toys at the same time we give out the “ADOPT
A BOX” Christmas Dinners at the Marketplace in Southern Shores on
December 15 from 9 am-noon. Contact Mona Tice for more information on
the Toy Drive at 252-207-9165.

CHRISTMAS MEAL ADOPT A BOX: You can pick up an empty box at the
church or use your own container to gather items for a traditional Christmas
Dinner to make your generous donation to help a family in need. Donation
container should include: donation for turkey gift card (make check out to
KHUMC Community Needs Fund with note: donation for turkey on memo
line). Food items to include: instant mashed potatoes, stuffing mix, 3
cans of veggies, l can cranberry sauce, large can sweet potatoes, jar of
gravy, cake mix/icing or brownie mix, muffin mix, 2 cans of fruit. Please
bring your donation meal box to the church by Tuesday, December 11.
All donated food and gift certificates will be given away on December 15
in a storefront provided by Ziff Properties (next to Bonnie’s Bagels) in
the Market Place Shopping Center. For additional information about the
Christmas Meal Box, contact Linda Smith at 252-255-2634.

INVITATION: The public is cordially invited to a wonderful free Christmas
Music Cantata on Sunday, December 16 at KHUMC at both services.
Christmas Eve Services will be celebrated on December 24 at 4 pm (child
friendly), 5:30 pm and 7 pm. For information about the Christmas services
please contact the church office at 252-261-2062.

Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church is located at 803 W. Kitty Hawk Road,
Kitty Hawk. Church services are each Sunday at 8:30 and 11 am as well as
a Contemporary Service on Monday evenings at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Free nursery service is available.