August 31 - First United Methodist Church · 10/08/2016 · J. T. Brooks Ryan Burns Randall Butler...
Transcript of August 31 - First United Methodist Church · 10/08/2016 · J. T. Brooks Ryan Burns Randall Butler...
Make the Most of Every Opportunity The first three chapters of Ephesians Paul reminds us who we are in Christ; what Christ has done for us. In the last three chapters Paul reminds us of how we should live because of what Christ has done for us. (The
“therefore” at the beginning of chapter 4 is the give away) In Ephesians 5:16 He says we should make the most of every opportunity because the days are evil. Those are good words for us today. For many of you, today marks a day of new beginnings - for students, parents, and teachers. For others it is a day of beginning again. But, for all of us it is an opportunity to take a first step, of following Jesus. When we get back into a routine, or start a routine again, do we remember our baptism? Do we remember who we are sup-posed to be and how we should live? We should make the most of every opportunity to live for Jesus every day. We should be kind, generous, and loving to those we encounter. We should take the time to be with other believers in fun, study, and prayer. It seems that we are busier than ever, but in all of that activity are we doing the things that will have eternal significance in our lives and the lives of others? Let us redeem the time we have been given as we follow Jesus in life and in mission! Rev. Tim Bracken
August 10, 2016 From the pastor
Our Staff
Pastor ............................... Rev. Tim Bracken
Administrative Assistant .............. Molly Near
Financial Secretary .................... Mae Wilkins
Director of Children’s Ministry ...... Jill Ingram
Interim Youth Director ........... Kellie Bracken
Director of Senior Adults .......... Karen Wood
Chancel Choir Director ............Dr. Jim Burns
Pianist ...................................... Tausha Plate
Organist .................................... Terry Barger
Maintenance Director ................ Chris Offery
Maintenance ................................. Jeff Smith
Director of CDC ......................... Cathy Smith
Director of PDO ....................... Rachel David
Assist. Director of CDC/PDO ....Karon Steve
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Wednesday Night Dinners & Activities
will resume on August 31
Join us for Dinners—5:30 PM (with a reservation), Adult Bible Study—6:00 PM,
Chancel Choir—6:15 PM, and First Youth—6:15 PM All Children’s Activities will resume on September 7.
Chris Todd will be our guest during the 6:00 PM Bible Study hour on August 31. Rev. Tim Bracken
will begin leading Bible Study on September 7.
Back to School Bash - August 14 - 3:00-7:00 PM There’ll be a slip-n-slide you won’t forget, pool games, great food and just plain fun! Sign up today so we will
have a count for food
Braves Game - August 20 Those going are to be at the church at 3:30 PM.
There are 4 tickets available! Contact Sarah if interested!
Wednesday Night Youth As of Wednesday, August 10th we are resuming our
regular schedule from 6:15 –7:30 PM. Come hang out with us as we study the book of Hebrews!
Small Groups Mark your calendars that we will meet on Monday Sep-
tember 12 & 26 from 6:30—7:30 PM.
Save-the-Date Our Fall Retreat will tentatively be set for the weekend
of October 21-23.
Resurrection 2017 You may sign up now for Resurrection on January 20-
22. The cost is $75.
Prayer focus: be in prayer for Kellie and her family
as they are in Texas with her father.
Youth News
The location of our day trip on Thursday, August 18th has changed!
We are now going to the Tellus Museum in Cartersville, GA. We will leave from the church at 9:30 AM. Your only cost will be your lunch.
Please RSVP to Karen Wood by Monday, August 15 to reserve a seat on the bus.
Bread of Life First Church is very active in preparing and serving lunch at the Salvation Army on the second and last Saturday of every month. Are you interested in being a
part of this outreach opportunity? Contact Albian Johnson for more information.
Help us keep our pantry stocked for this special community outreach!
Items Needed: Green Beans Canned Milk Tomato Sauce & Paste
Canned Peaches Chocolate Syrup Yellow Butter Cake Mix
Gad-A-Bout Day Trip
Thank You! The members of the May Dooley Circle want
to thank those who ordered pecans! The proceeds will support mission projects.
You will be contacted, by phone, when they arrive with a cost and pick-up time.
Bereavement Lunch The Bereavement Support Group will be
going to Puleo’s for lunch on Wednesday, August 17th. We will meet at 11:00 AM at the church to carpool. Please call Evelyn Brunson
at 473-8694 for a reservation.
Do you love children? Has God gifted you with a love for music? Do you believe,
“children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him…” Psalm 127:3?
Then join us in Children’s Ministry by leading a choir on Wednesday evenings!
It’s only 11 Wednesdays for 30 minutes from September 7 through December 7!
Our kids need you! Will you help? Contact Jill Ingram for more information.
1st Kidz choirs
Cleveland circuit ride We need your help to make
this year’s ride a success! Sign up today to volunteer
OR sign up to ride!
We need volunteers for: Registration * Set-up
* Turn Guides * S.A.G. Support
(course water/snacks) * Meal Servers * Clean-up
Sign-up Sunday in the bulletin or call the church office and let us know the area which you would like to
serve. Talk to Kellie Bracken or Bob Donaghy for more information.
Women’s bible study Kellie Bracken will be leading a Women’s Bible
Study on The Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM beginning September 7.
Join us as we study this beautiful prayer!
NOTIFY THE CHURCH OFFICE TO ADD OR REMOVE NAMES
FROM THE PRAYER LIST.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Sunday, August 14 7:30 AM Sanctuary open for Prayer 8:30 AM Early Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Worship Service 3:00 PM Youth Back-to-School Bash 5:00 PM First Youth Monday, August 15 7:00 AM Prayer for Revival 6:00 PM Girl Scouts 6:30 PM Scouts Tuesday, August 16 9:00 AM Prayer for Revival 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 6:30 PM Seekers Circle 8:00 PM Prayer for Revival Wednesday, August 17 11:00 AM Bereavement Support Group Lunch 12:00 PM Prayer for Revival 2:00 PM Prayer for Revival 6:15 PM First Youth Thursday, August 18 9:30 AM Gad-A-bout Day Trip 10:00 AM Prayer for Revival 12:00 PM Prayer for Revival Friday, August 19 7:00 AM Prayer for Revival Saturday, August 20 9:00 AM UMW Social Action 3:00 PM Youth to Braves Game Monday—Friday 7:00 AM CDC Tues/Wed/Thurs 9:00 AM PDO
“I will be loyal to the United Methodist Church and do all in
my power to strengthen its ministry by my prayers,
my presence, my gifts, my service, and my witness.”
Our Prayers
Our Presence
Our Gifts
Our Service—August 14
Our country, our leaders, and our troops
Archer Wagstaff
Glenn Cook
Van Swearingen
Kellie Bracken & Family LONG TERM PRAYER
Don Alley
Debbie Ambert
Judy Barger
J. T. Brooks
Ryan Burns
Randall Butler
Debbie Trentham Case
LeeAnn Childress
Bill Cooke
Rusty Cooke
Kaye Coultry
Emma Cummings
Bill Creech
Alan David
Sunday School Worship 7/31/16 36 183 8/07/16 50 211
Budget Receipts 7/31/16 6,791.84 Receipts to Date: 359,717.71 Expenditures to Date: 354,763.01 Receipts/Expenditures + or [-] 4,849.70 Budget to Date: 438,527.38
Budget Receipts 8/07/16 11,339.50 Receipts to Date: 371,057.21 Expenditures to Date: 378,279.04 Receipts/Expenditures + or [-] [7,221.83] Budget to Date: 452,672.36
Prayer Team: Debbie Melton Monthly Prayer Focus: Mary Diana Samuel Home Ushers: Jerry Clevenger, Head; Ernest Adams, Ed Barrow, Bob George, Mark Johnson, Jim Rufener. First Kidz Church: Jill Ingram Sonshine Kidz: English Smith Altar Flowers—sign up outside the church office.
Open hearts, open minds, open doors...the people of the United Methodist
Bob David
Jordann Dempsey
Lorrie Duke
Lois Ellis
Sharon Everson
Kim Faulkner
Karen Fisher
Toye Gibson
Britton Gobble
Jamie Hargis
Renee Henderson
Mike Hodnett
Joe Hogan
Clint Hutto
Russell Johnson
Elaine Larson
Teresa Lee
Chloe Littrell
Colton Malone
Charlie McDonald
Betty McLain
Ron Merz
Larry and Barb Miller
Carmen Orr
Carolyn Owens
Tilley Phillips
Darci Pittman
Lois Pywell
Wayne Reynolds
Marcella Rogers
Nalini Samuel
Nicholas Stark
Kylene Stump
Stuart Switzer
Janice Tate
Addison Thompson
Emily Varnell
Rosemary Warren
Joan Wheeler
Jennifer Wilhite
UPCOMING EVENTS
● August 25—Friendship Circle, Haiti
Team Meeting
● August 27—Bread of Life
● August 28—Ministry Team Meeting
● August 31—All Wednesday Activities
Resume (except Kids’ Choirs)
● September 1—Gad-A-Bout Lunch
● September 3—UMM Breakfast
● September 5—OFFICE CLOSED
● September 7—Women’s Bible Study,
Wild 1’s Children’s Activities Resume
● September 8—UMW Executive Mtg
● September 10—Bread of Life
● September 13—May Dooley Circle
● September 15—Gad-A-Bouts Day
Trip
● September 18—Ministry Team Mtg,
3rd Grade Bible Presentation
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