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Rayne MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH for 140 years shining the light of God’s love and grace 3900 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 504-899-3431 www.raynenola.org Sunday Worship at 8:45 and 11 am October 13, 2016 We Welcome All! We warmly welcome all to worship on Sundays at 8:45 or 11 am and Sunday School at 9:45 am, to participate freely in the life of this community of faith and love, and to become a member of this congregation. Rayne welcomes and embraces all people regardless of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors! Welcome to Rayne! Prayers, Presence, Giſts, Service 2016 Operating Budget $1,063,545 Needed Weekly 20,453 Weekly Average to Date 16,626 Received 10/09/16 9,067 159 Pledges-to-date 688,372 World Communion Offering 310 UMCOR Hurricane Mahew 500 Contribute Online at www.raynenola.org or scan this QR Code Use your smart phone to open your own account with the church for making contribuons and viewing your giving record. K I N G D O M T I D E Mahew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be loyal to the one and have contempt for the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” Message by Max Zehner “Masters of the Universe” Holy Communion at 8:45 am in the Hannah Chapel with musicians Marcus St. Julien Ebonee Davis, and Nathan Ward Worship at 11 am in the Historic Sanctuary with The Chancel Choir directed by C. Leonard Raybon with Marcus St. Julien, Organ Those wishing to become members of Rayne are encouraged to contact calliewcrawford @gmail.com Text Giving is Here! Now you can support the many ministries of our community of faith by using your smart phone to text message your contribuon. 1. In the “TO” window type: 73256 2. In the “Text Message” window type: giverayne $25 (or any other amount) 3. Follow the on-screen instrucons for a one-me set up! Pledge Sunday is October 23
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Rayne
MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
for 140 years shining the light of God’s love and grace 3900 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
504-899-3431 www.raynenola.org Sunday Worship at 8:45 and 11 am
October 13, 2016
We Welcome All! We warmly welcome all to worship on Sundays at 8:45 or 11 am and Sunday
School at 9:45 am, to participate freely in the life of this community of faith and love, and to become a member of this congregation. Rayne welcomes and embraces all people regardless of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors!
Welcome to Rayne! Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service
2016 Operating Budget
$1,063,545
Needed Weekly 20,453 Weekly Average to Date 16,626 Received 10/09/16 9,067 159 Pledges-to-date 688,372 World Communion Offering 310 UMCOR Hurricane Matthew 500
Contribute Online at www.raynenola.org
or scan this QR Code
Use your smart phone to open your own account
with the church for making contributions
and viewing your giving record.
K I N G D O M T I D E
Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve
two masters. Either you will hate the one
and love the other, or you will be loyal to the one
and have contempt for the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Message by Max Zehner
“Masters of the Universe”
Holy Communion at 8:45 am in the Hannah Chapel
with musicians Marcus St. Julien Ebonee Davis, and Nathan Ward
Worship at 11 am
in the Historic Sanctuary with The Chancel Choir
directed by C. Leonard Raybon with Marcus St. Julien, Organ
Those wishing to become members of
Rayne are encouraged
to contact calliewcrawford
@gmail.com
Text Giving is Here!
Now you can support the many ministries of our community of faith by using your smart phone to text message your contribution.
1. In the “TO” window type: 73256 2. In the “Text Message” window type: giverayne $25 (or any other amount) 3. Follow the on-screen instructions for a one-time set up!
Pledge Sunday is
October 23
Donation Station Canned goods with pop-tops are especially needed for those with no cooking options. _________________________________________________
Lay Servant Training Lay Servants and Lay Speakers use their gifts and graces to serve in a wide variety of ways in a local church. The next Lay Servant Course will be on Friday-Saturday, November 4-5 at St. Timothy UMC in Mandeville. For more information, contact Joann Taylor at 504-394-4253.
Crescent City Café This young adult ministry, “compelled by the love of Christ,” serves a gourmet breakfast restaurant-style with dignity and grace to those in need twice monthly. The next café will be Saturday, October 15, 8 am in the Fellowship Hall. To donate or volunteer, go to www.crescentcitycafe.com _________________________________________________
Comfort Food On Sunday, October 23, the Salt Cook Team will be preparing a meal to be served on Tuesday, October 25, at The Open Table. To join the Salt, Pepper, or Spice Team, email [email protected]
________________________________________ The Open Table Servers are welcome at the Open Table! If you would like to serve Comfort Food, join us at 2700 Louisiana Avenue on Tuesday, October 25, at 3 pm.
Opportunities for Service
Support Flood Relief because we know what it means
Volunteer to Work in a Flooded Home
If you would like to travel into the disaster area west of New Orleans, to work in a flooded home,
contact Helen Thomas at [email protected]
Contribute to the United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR). Memo your gift "UMCOR" or "FLOOD." To contribute online go to umcor.org
Children’s Book Drive Extended
If you would like to contribute new or gently used children’s books to be donated to local shelters, you may bring them
to the Donation Station outside the church kitchen.
Congregations for the Coast
Treasurer Needed for NOLA Wesley Campus Ministry If you can contribute time and
expertise for this Important ministry, please contact
Callie or Max at 504-899-3431.
Saturday, October 29 First Grace United Methodist Church
3401 Canal Street 10 am-2pm
Come by any time during these hours
to learn more about what is happening to save our coast and how churches can become involved.
Visit MississippiRiverDelta.org
Christmas Mission Market December 4 and 11
We need your handmade, homemade, arts, crafts, jams, jellies, cakes, pies, and cookies to help raise funds for Luke’s House, Crescent City Café, Comfort Food Teams Salt/Pepper/Spice, The Open Table, The School for Contemplative Living, and NOLA Wesley! Items may be brought to the church during the week prior to the opening of the market.
gracielouisenutt.com Facebook/GracieLouiseNutt Instagram/GracieLouiseNutt 10% of “Those Nuts” proceeds
return to Rayne
Opportunities for Spiritual Growth
A Lenten Daily Devotional By members of the Community of
Faith at Rayne
You are invited to submit a meditation on a scripture lesson
of your choice to be published in a book of 40 Lenten devotions
composed by members of our community of faith.
Each meditation should be accompanied by a relevant scripture
lesson, followed by a 1-sentence prayer, 250-300 words long,
and emailed by January 15 to Carolyn Smith at
It is not too late to join our pastors in this very timely, highly recommended, and critically important class:
Embracing a Non-Racist World View
2 more Wednesday Sessions
October 19 and 26, Kids’ Café at 5:30 pm
Children’s Choir at 6 pm
led by Rev. Deanna Vandiver and Ruth Idakula, Co-Directors of The Center for Ethical Living
How can the church become more aware of the racism deeply embedded in our culture
and become more authentically “the beloved community”?
To register or reserve child care, email
[email protected] call 504-899-3431
October Offerings
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction:
8-Week Course with Dan Lawton Oct 13 - Dec 15
Broadmoor Arts and Wellness Center 3900 General Taylor Street
Thursdays, 7:15 – 9:30 pm
Cost: $375 Financial aid is available. For more information or to register, visit nolamindfulness.com or
email [email protected]
Tai Chi: A 6 week introduction to The Nine Beautiful Movements
with Marilyn Yank Beginning Friday, October 14
10 - 11:30 am @ Wild Lotus Uptown
Register at [email protected]
Enneagram and Spirituality Retreat with Sandra Smith, M.Div.
Saturday, October 29 8:30 am – 3 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church Cost: $75 before Oct. 15, then $100 includes lunch
Register at trinitynola.com/enneagram-registration
Letting Go: Freedom for Joyful Obedience a labyrinth walk experience with Rev. Janet Davis
Saturday, October 29 10 am – 2 pm
Munholland United Methodist Church Cost: $25
Register at 504-834-9910 or [email protected]
A Way Forward for Rayne In light of the
2016 General Conference decision, how can our congregation move forward
toward the goal of being fully and equally inclusive of all our members regardless of
sexual orientation or gender identity?
A Congregational Meeting Wednesday, November 2
6 pm, Fellowship Hall
All are encouraged to attend.
Fall Festival 2016
K I N G D O M T I D E
L Lamentations 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104 or Psalm 19 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
Worship Leaders
Altar Guild Nancy and Bob Hopkins, Jan Jeter
Head Ushers Bob Moffett, Gary Kennan, Doug Comeaux
Head Greeters Mable Thomas, Susie VanderKuy, Barbara Clark, Carol Thiele
Sound System Amy Pertuit, Dominic Rivera, Randy Rivero
Sundays 5-7 pm Youth Fellowship
5-6:30 pm Women’s Covenant Group
Mondays 10 am Staff Meeting
5:30 pm Centering Prayer
6 pm Ministry Meetings
6:30 pm Rayne 20/30 for Young Adults
6:30 pm AA Meeting
Tuesdays Noon Brown Bag Covenant Group
1 pm Intercessory Prayer Group
3 pm Open Table
5:30-8 pm Luke’s House Free Clinic
6:30 pm Covenant Group
Wednesdays 5:30 pm Centering Prayer
6 pm Children’s Choir seasonal
6 pm Wednesday Classes
7 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm Overeaters Anonymous
Thursdays 9:30 am Mom’s Bible Study
9:30 am Sacred Yoga Parker UMC
6:30-9 pm Luke’s House Free Clinic
7 pm Al-Anon/AA Meetings
Saturday 9 am STAIR Tutoring
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Meetings Coming Up
Monday, October 17 6 pm
Board of Trustees
Wednesday, October 19 Noon
RECP Advisory Committee
Let Us Pray —Brenda Frey, Rick Hammontree, Joan Kay, Lib Neilson, Shirley Watts, Roy Watts, Beth Schibler, Ellison Biescar, Rosalie Young, Lisa Creed, Jeremy Rasler, Laura Coatney, Alan Bartlett, Phyllis Funches, Louis Frey, Rachel Meese, Sue McMahon, Lois Wilcox, Denise Trahant, Darlene Klepeis, Eleanor Slate, and Bryan Slate.
We Share the Sorrow —of the Cody Family and their friends in the death of Caroline Cody. Caroline’s memorial service will be on Friday, October 14, 11 am at Rayne.
Thank You —to the Rayne Children’s Team and all those who helped make last Sunday’s Fall Festival so much fun! —to the Comfort Food Teams: Salt, Pepper, Spice for all you do to feed the hungry!
We Share the Joy —of Mary Killacky who is making history at the Tulane University School of Medicine as the first woman to be chair of the Department of Surgery!
Announcements
2016 Charge Conference All are invited to attend, and certainly all elected leaders are encouraged to be present for this annual report on Tuesday, October 25, 6 pm, at the Historic Haven-Trinity United Methodist Church, 1238 Joliet Street.
RECP Taking Applications There are openings in the Rayne Early Childhood Program for 2-3 year olds. To apply, call 504-899-3595.
Saints Fans: You Gotta Have Faith! Make weekly worship at priority! Remember that the 8:45 am service is an excellent option for game days with a noon kick-off! Come casual, wear your black and gold, and start the week off on the right foot!
Plan to come
to the Haunted Corn Maze Haunted Corn Maze
SaturdaySaturday October 29October 29
outh
UMMen Host District Dinner Plan to come and help us welcome UMMen from across the New Orleans area for a dinner on Friday, October 28, 6 pm.
Wheelchair Needed If you can donate a used wheelchair, contact the church office at 504-899-3431
Prayer Shawl Ministry Thirty shawls have been crafted and given to those in need of comfort and courage! Our next meeting will be on Sunday, November 13, 4 pm in the Senior Pastor’s study.
