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Dallas First United Methodist Church November 2016

In this issue:

• November B&A Calendar…

• Mistletoe Market…

• Hanging of the Greens...

THE

GRAPEVINE

NEWSLETTER

The next newsletter will be sent out on

November 30, 2016. The deadline for the

submission of articles and news is No-

vember 25. If you would like to be added

to our email or mailing list, please contact

the church office at 770-445-2509 or

churchoffice@dfumc.comcastbiz.net.

Join us on November 2 for our WOW Dinner and classes. We will meet in our Family Life Center at 5:45 p.m. for a

delicious dinner; then at 6:30 p.m., we will have Bible stud-ies for kids, youth, and adults. The WOW dinner this week will be prepared by Jim and Ramona Talley. The menu will

be parmesan crusted chicken, scalloped potatoes, green beans, bread, salad, fruit, and desserts. Also, there will be hot dogs for the kids! Join us for a great evening of food,

fellowship and a time to build your faith.

WOW CLASSES

Made to Crave Imagine if you could find your deepest satisfaction in God— not food,

TV, money, or the latest device! This is a Bible study for women of all ages. Sharon Vin-

son is facilitating this study and will meet in the Barton Room.

United Methodist Beliefs This class will help us as Methodists and as Christians to under-

stand our beliefs. Rev. Warren’s class will meet in the Fellowship Hall.

Kids in Action Children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to join us on Wednesday

evenings after WOW dinner from 6:30-7:30 pm. The children participate in a combination

of Bible study and mission projects to put our faith into action! If you have any questions,

contact Beth Cochran at missbethdfumc@gmail.com.

Youth Ministry Every Wednesday Year Round, Youth 6-12 grades will meet after

WOW Dinner on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m.

COME AND PRAY!

You are invited to join the Prayer Min-

istry on Thursday evenings in our Sanc-

tuary at 7 p.m. We will be praying for

our church, community, country, and

world. If you have any questions, please

call the church office.

ALL SAINTS’ DAY IS THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6

At our All Saints’ Service this year, we will light candles in mem-

ory of our loved ones. Forms to order candles will be available in

the church office. The cost per candle is $3. Names to be recog-

nized on All Saints’ Sunday, will need to be turned in by Monday, November 2.

For further information, please call the church office at 770-445-2509.

TURN YOUR

CLOCKS BACK!

On November 6,

Daylight Savings

Time ends. Don't for-

get to turn your clocks back one

hour before you go to bed. Enjoy the

extra hour of sleep!

YOUTH NEWS!!

Jesus Is -- Tailgate Kick-Off Join us on November 6 at 5 p.m. for our Jesus Is--Tailgate Kick-Off Party in the Family Life Cen-

ter. This is our first ever youth and adult combined Bible study. Bring your favorite tailgating food that evening to share with everyone. We will have some great tailgating games setup and look forward to beginning our discus-sion on who Jesus Is. For more information, please contact Chris Freeman at chrisf@dallasfirstumc.org.

A Word From Warren

THE CHEERFUL GIVER

The Church believes in giving our time, witness,

talent and tithe. These are ways we show our

love for God. When we give only an offering of tithe, we

consider our time meaningless and fail to show we believe

our talent is God given.

God is tireless; “He does not change” (Malachi 3:6). “A day

is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day” (2

Peter 3:8). Our time is very precious to us. People are so

busy there just does not seem to be enough time in a day.

When we stop from our business to do something for God,

we are showing God is first in our lives. “Jesus said, when

we give even a cup of water in his name we will not lose our

reward” (Mark 9:41). God knows every time we stop and do

something in his name for his glory.

When we give our talent we are showing we thank God for

the abilities he has given to us. These may consist of gifts

the Holy Spirit has given to us or talents we have developed

through work or play. But when we use our talent for the

glory of God we are showing our belief that the creator of all

things is in all things. We display our appreciation to God by

using the talent he has given us to glorify him.

In living for God, and him in us, the Christian understands it

takes time, talent and tithe to show our love for him. The key

is that we not judge one another for what we do in bringing

God the glory through our actions. May all our giving be

with a cheerful heart, “for God loves a cheerful giver” ( 2

Corinthians 9:7) and to the glory of God while we grow in

Christ Jesus.

Your Brother in Christ,

Warren

“You must each decide in your heart how

much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in

response to pressure. For God loves a person

who gives cheerfully.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

Given to the Glory of God and Dedication to:

CLC

In memory of Russell Dickey given by Annelle Phillips. In honor of Reese Ann Gulledge given by Karen Gulledge. General Budget In memory of Guy Harris given by Raymond & Janet Moody, Joanne & Art Fudger. In memory of Lou Leggett & Rev. George Wannamaker

given Joanne & Art Fudger. Pastor’s Fund

In honor of Warren & Camilla given by Annelle Phillips.

OPERATION

CHRISTMAS CHILD TIME!

What is Operation

Christmas Child?

The world’s largest Christmas

project of its kind, Operation

Christmas Child, uses gift-filled

shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s

love in a tangible way to children in need around the world.

We have OCC boxes available in the church office and they

can be turned in any time. The final turn in and blessing will

be at all three services on November 13. Then they'll be on

their way to a child's waiting arms!!

If you don’t have time to shop ,we can do it for you. The cost

is $40 a box and the money is due by November 6. Please be

sure to memo your check or envelope with “Operation

Christmas Child.” If you want more information about Op-

eration Christmas Child, go to samaritanspurse.org/occ, or

contact Ellen Howard at 770-445-7628.

GIVING FROM THE HEARTGIVING FROM THE HEARTGIVING FROM THE HEARTGIVING FROM THE HEART On October 30, we celebrated Stewardship Sunday, where the esti-mated giving cards were brought to the altar. If you need a card, you may pick one up in the church Narthex or office. You can place your completed card in the offering plate, mail it to or drop it off at the church office. Please be in prayer as you and God determine your gift to support God’s ministries through Dallas First UMC in 2017. “You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t

give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves a

person who gives cheerfully” 2 Corinthians 9:7

DALLAS MISTLETOE MARKET--COME AND SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS!

The 1st Annual Dallas Mistletoe Market will take place at Dallas First United Methodist

Church at 141 East Memorial Drive on Saturday, November 12, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There

will be 25 different vendors with an assortment of merchandise ready for you to purchase.

We will also have a bake sale and a silent auction! We invite everyone to stop by and start

your Christmas shopping with us. Contact us at 770-443-5808 or find us on Facebook.

DFUMC sponsors a Backpack Pro-

gram at Dallas Elementary and

Herschel Jones Middle School. The

children that are in the Backpack

Program receive food that will help

feed them through the weekend.

Every Friday, a bag of food is sent

home with the children in the pro-

gram. DFUMC helps to provide the

food that is needed to help feed 160 children every weekend

during the school year. Each child receives 1 fruit cup, 2 break-

fast items, 2 snack items, and 2 meal items. Please make sure

that all donated items are within 2 weeks of the expiration date.

Donations of the following items are needed:

- Fruit Cups

- Instant Grits and/or Instant Oatmeal

- Individually Wrapped Snacks (pretzels, chips, crackers, granola

bars, etc.)

- Meal Items (Easy Mac, Ramen Noodles, Peel off cans of soup

or individual pasta meals)

Donated items can be placed in Room B107 (Fellowship Hall),

or given to the church office.

If you would like to make a donation to this program, a donation

of $5 will feed 1 child for 1 weekend. A donation of $20 will

feed 1 child for the month. Please label the memo section

“Outreach” to donate to the backpack Program. You are helping

to make the difference in a child’s life!

Please contact Lisa Brocious for more information:

Lisa: 678-618-4712 or lisa@threefoot.com.

“HANGING OF THE

CHRISTMAS GREENS”

Mark your calendars for our

2015 Hanging of the Greens Celebra-

tion. This will be a very informative

and educational service on November

27, at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. This joyous occasion will

prepare us for the arrival of the Christ child (Advent).

There will be special readings explaining the meaning of

the Chrismon tree and the Chrismon ornaments placed

on the tree. The lights will be turned on at that time.

The special meaning of the colors used during Advent

will be explained and the meaning of the candles within

the Advent wreath. The candles will be lit by a family of

our church.

Since Christmas is a time of giving, please bring

with you nonperishable goods wrapped in white paper.

It has been suggested that these gifts be used to fill our

Fish and Loaves boxes. In that case, please refer to the

list of the items below. However, any other items will

certainly be appreciated and will be donated to Helping

Hands. A special time in the program will be set aside

for the gifts to be placed under the tree.

Also, we will have very special music by the

children’s choir and individuals. After the service, eve-

ryone is invited to Fellowship Hall for coffee and re-

freshments. Please come to be with us for this service

and bring family and friends with you.

2 lb. Quick grits 18 oz. canister oatmeal

20 oz. box biscuit mix 12 oz. bottle pancake syrup

9 oz. box powdered milk 13 oz. box cereal

18 oz. jar peanut butter 12 oz. jar jelly

1 lb. box saltine crackers 10 oz. cans soup

5 oz. cans tuna or chicken 14 oz. can salmon

15 oz. cans vegetables 15 oz. cans fruit cocktail

1 lb. box spaghetti noodles 26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce

1 lb. bags dry beans 1 lb. bag rice

13 oz. box instant potatoes 7 oz. boxes mac and cheese

2 lb. bag cornmeal 16 oz. bottle cooking oil

CHURCH OFFICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for folks to add to our church office volunteer pool to help when our regular volunteers are traveling, sick, or in need of some time off. We need help answering the phone, greeting people from the church and community, and some computer work. If this is something that you would be interested in doing or have any questions, please email or call Debaree at the church office.

BREAKFAST WITH

SANTA AT DFUMC!

Breakfast with Santa is

Saturday, December 3,

2016. Breakfast will be

served in the Family

Life Center beginning at

8:30 a.m. Story time and

crafts will be provided for the children. There

is no charge for this event. Please register at

the following link:

https://goo.gl/forms/fccrreMHEjwtfyW93

If you have any questions, please contact Beth

Cochran at missbethdfumc@gmail.com.

Our Nurture Committee is spon-

soring bingo for adults in the Fel-

lowship Hall on November 8 at

11:30 a.m. If you have any ques-

tions, please call the church office.

TWO YEAR OLD

SPOTS

AVAILABLE AT

OUR CLC!!!

We have a few two

year old preschool

spots available at our Children’s Learning

Center. If you or someone you know would

like more information, call Kristie Keown, the

Preschool Director at 770-443-5808.

Congratulations

Gulledge Family!

Reese Ann Gulledge was

baptized on October 2 at the

11o’clock Service. Reese

Ann’s parents are Perry &

Lauren Gulledge. Congratulations and God’s bless-

ings to this special family!

14th Annual Paulding

Community Thanksgiving Meal Come be a part of this event and celebrate Thanksgiv-ing with us. Volunteers are needed for the din-ner. Preparation will begin on Tuesday, November 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center. We will need people for food prep, table set-up and dishwashing. The day of the dinner, Wednesday, November 23, we need on-site volunteers beginning at 2:45 p.m. as follows: servers, greeters, table duty (cleaning, refills, etc.), and dishwashers. Take-down and clean-up will begin around 7 p.m. Two-person delivery teams are also needed beginning at 3:00 p.m. Delivery teams need to be able to return to the church for additional deliver-ies as needed. (At least one person must be 18 years of age.) Serving and delivery will begin at 3 p.m. Please contact Kara Holt at (678) 249-4011 or holt301@gmail.com to volunteer. If you can't get there for the start, let her know when you can be there. If you have to leave a message, please include your name, phone #, email and preferred assignment. If you are un-able to volunteer, then join us for dinner and bring your friends. If you know anyone who needs meals delivered, please call the Church Office at (770) 445-2509 by Tuesday, November 22. If you would like to make a donation to support this project, please make the check payable to Dallas 1st UMC and write Paulding Commu-nity Thanksgiving Meal on the memo line. We will not be doing the Stop Hunger Now meal

packaging event during the Thanksgiving Meal, but

will instead do Stop Hunger Now on December

23rd in place of our annual Community Christmas

Meal.

MATT 25:35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food;

I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger

and you took Me in;

Community Event

Orphan Sunday The Burnt Hickory Baptist Church is holding an Orphan Sunday Forum on Sunday, Novem-ber 13, from 5 p.m. –7:30 p.m. There will be representative from different facets of orphan care to inform interested individuals. Guest ranging from government agencies to faith-based organizations will be in attendance shar-ing first-hand information about adoption, fos-tering, ministering and serving. For more infor-mation go to www.burnthicory.com/orphancare or contact Michelle Vernon at 404-859-6500.

CONGRATULATION

EAVES FAMILY!

Lillian Jean Eaves was born on October 22, 2016 at 1:21 p.m. and weighed 9 lbs 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. Proud parents are Jamie and Elisabeth

Eaves. Steve and Darlene Golden are the proud grandparents!!

4 Jason & Sarah Napier

Ken & Sandra Westbrooks

5 Bobby & Sonya Turner

6 Scott & Roslyn Hopkins

Dennis & Ellen Howard

Doug & Laurie Parker

7 Bill & Nancy Cox

16 Allan & Denise Griffin

20 Butch & Beverly Leonard

23 Chris & Katie McAllister

24 Neil & Cheryl Philbrook

25 Steve & Anita Bailey

26 George & Ann Pennebaker

Anniversaries 1 Debbie Ragsdale Melissa Barber Erica Barron Mark Brocious Gordon Earls Art Fudger Jack Browning 2 Lara Rice Jayden Reaid Morgan Ragsdale Nolen Atcheson 3 Robin Cole Kelli Register Kiersten McRaney 4 Amanda Bradley Kim Fudge Patrick Keating Dylan Murphy Dianne Hardin Jake Strickland Daniel Hardy 5 Erin Johnson Davy Baxter 6 Laurie Vaughn Laurie Parker 7 James Foster Jennifer Pridmore

Michael Schertler 8 Shirley Johnston Kathy Shearin Richard Lewis 9 Weyman Gresham David Moss Ellen Howard Ellen Manley-Thomson Stephanie Watson Channing Lackey 10 Corey Patterson 11 Betty Aiken Katelyn Pittman Mia Puleio Cole Golden 12 Abigail Norris Mindy Sharp 13 Sharon Vinson Roberta Baker Roger Hardman Dawson Turner Darin Bliss 15 Douglas Watson Gian Park Chris Smith 16 Deena Tewksbury Collins Pullen Joshua Watson Janice Ferguson Hadley Eaves 17 Kristen Carruth Carrie Harper 18 Judy Burford 19 Donna Arrowood

Julie McKinney Daniel Vinson Ryi Lewis 20 Tonya Bradley Homer Cochran 21 Penny Anderson Lynn Bland Lois Thigpen 22 David Davidson Pat Lattimore Gail Posey 23 Daniel Bakos Joey Graben John Hadaway Rick Peggs Amy Wilder 24 John Wadsworth 25 Sandra Westbrooks Jeff Puleio 26 Henry Justice Lee McLeod Jeanette Pike Faith Schofield 27 Cindy Kollenberg Keith Sherrill Judy Smith 28 Donna Freeman Butch Leonard 29 Lori Graham Christine McPherson Lee Chalmers Torin Thompson 30 Robbie Whitten Todd Corley

Financial Update

General Fund as of 10/2616

Actual YTD Revenues $ 411,918

Actual YTD Expenses $ 430,745

Net Loss YTD ($18,827)

FIF as of 9/30/16 :

Actual YTD Revenues $ 92,107

Actual YTD Expenses $ 17,942

Loan Balance $ 427,734

10/02/16

Worship Services:

8:30-45

9:39 - 89

11:00 - 147

Sunday School: 74

Light It Up &

Preschool JAM: 16

10/09/16

Worship Services:

8:30– 61

9:39 - 89

11:00 - 120

Sunday School: 57

Light It Up &

Preschool JAM: 13

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Major Camp Mary Hoggard Dorothy Deavers Margie Gibson Cheryl McClure Anna Thrasher Ella Pavlovsky Juanita Wingo Chason Family (Kristie Ke-own’s Family) Joe Scott (Mike Scott’s Fa-ther) Jody Douglas Hannah & Ali Hadaway Mary Shipp Juan Escalera (Johnni’s Hus-band)

Annelle Phillips Tina Rakestraw Linda Williamson Camilla Huddleston Liam Plummer (Nephew of Sarah Osborn) Terry Bell Bruce Harris David McRaney Frank Roberts Vaughn Family in India Unspoken Request Our Military Our First Responders: Ryan Cooper, David Covington, Blake Deese, Stacey Folds, Drew

Fowler, Cole Gazaway, Jay Gazaway, Sheriff Gary Gulledge, Ashley Henson, Kyle McKinney, Mike McKinney, Brian Nadeau, Brian Newton, Shane New-ton, John Parker, Jason Price, Tyler Price, R.K. Smithley, Roc Toler, Shannon Turner, Brian Vaughan Those Serving & in Com-bat: 248th Medical Com-pany, CJ Brown, Jacob Cagliani, Joseph Davenport, Rick Dobbs, Derek Douglas, Melvin Green, Jacob Hines, Jesse Huneycutt, Jacob Kin-

cade, Jon Knight, Connor McDuffie, Doug McMichen, Jacob Pine, Lisa Pitchford, Shaun Rahn, Dustin Ripley, Steven Scoggins, Larry Smith, Summer Phillips-Edwards, David Timmons, Sean Timmons, Aaron Vest, Brian Vest, Mark Vest, Zachary Vest, Chadd Wright, Soldier from Ohio Kimberly: Bette Dunn, Jean Lassiter Paulding Rehab & Nursing Ctr-Mary Nell Burch, Tyre Rakestraw Sr.

Dr. Covington Alan Shipp Brian Anderson Richard Mix Ricky Freeman Bill Taylor (Friend of the Vinsons) Shawnee Gipson & Family (Friends of the Turners) Rose Wernette (Barb Dun-can’s Mother) Chip Warren Family of Gwen Jordan Aaron Family Jim Jordan Robby Dobson Kaye & Lloyd Miller

**Prayer List Information: People will remain on the prayer list for 6 weeks. Please let the church office know if you wish to add, continue or

remove a name.

10/16/16

Worship Services:

8:30– 44

9:39 - 98

11:00 - 99

Sunday School: 81

Light It Up &

Preschool JAM: 15

10/23/16

Worship Services:

8:30– 52

9:39 - 77

11:00 - 86

Sunday School: 76

Light It Up &

Preschool JAM: 14

Birthdays

October Sunday Attendance

10/30/16

10:30 Unity

Service: 235

No Sunday School

Preschool JAM: 7

First United Methodist Church 141 E. Memorial Drive Dallas, GA 30132 dallasfirstumc.org

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Pastor’s Cell (770) 654-0125

Pastor’s Home (678) 540-6992

Associate Pastor’s Cell (678) 787-6344

CHURCH OFFICE INFORMATION

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Office Phone: (770) 445-2509

Fax (770) 443-0824

E-Mail: churchoffice@dfumc.comcastbiz.net

Website: www.dallasfirstumc.org

AUTO DEBIT

AVAILABLE FOR

YOUR TITHES &

OFFERINGS

Are you tired of writing out those

checks every month? Do you have to tie a ribbon

around your finger to remember to take your check to

Sunday service? For your convenience, we now offer

an automatic debit from your bank account for your

tithes and offerings. If you would like to sign up,

please contact Debaree at the church office at

churchoffice@dfumc.comcastbiz.net or 770-445-2509

or stop by the church office to obtain an authorization

form.

CHURCH NEWS

IN YOUR EMAIL!

If you don’t get the Weekly

Church News Email, call the

church office to add your name to our email

list. We send out an email every Tuesday and

Thursday to the members of the church with

our upcoming events for the week, the menu

for our WOW Dinner, any prayer requests,

Sunday’s volunteers, and much, much, more.

If a prayer request is urgent, it goes out to the

church immediately upon notification that

someone is in need prayer.

OUR STAFF:

Rev. Warren Huddleston Senior Pastor Rev. Chris Pavlovsky Associate Pastor Mr. Chris Freeman Youth Pastor Mrs. Debaree Pereira Administrative Assistant Ms. Ann Vaughn Office Assistant Mrs. Nancy Dow Treasurer Mrs. Kristie Keown CLC Director Ms. Beth Cochran Children’s Director Dr. Daniel Bakos Organist Mr. Jamie Brownlow Music Director Mr. Brandon Spencer-Wilhelm Contemporary Worship Leader Mr. Dennis Howard Custodian/Facilitator Ms. Marisa Fiori Child Care Coordinator