November 2012

Vol. 1 Issue 3

Stewardship 2

Patriotic Concert 3

Chacraseca Mission 4

Ministry Fair 6

All Saint Day 7

In-Reach Ministry 11

Lifetree Café 12

Calendar 15

Inside this issue:

Our New Vision is Working! Scott Smyth, Associate Pastor

Connecting Generations to Grow Relationships with God, Others, and Creation

This past week, we re-

ceived an email here at the

church that I want to share

with the entire family. It

shows the early fruit of our

efforts to be a church that

connects generations to

grow relationships with

God, others, and creation.

And it proves that our new

Connect team concept is

fulfilling our mission as

well. Read these words:

“I would like to thank you

and all the people at

Latham for welcoming me

& my children to your

church.

My mom always told me

that it is important to have

a “church family” not to

just attend church but to

be active. I realize to be

active I need to put forth

an effort; I always have

and I would get a warm

reception, but it would

soon go cold. Since my

children and I moved back

here (6 years ago) Latham

is the 6th church we have

attended and I feel confident

in saying ‘We have found

our church home’!!!! My

children love coming to

Latham and they feel

“welcomed.”

Latham is the FIRST church

that I don’t feel “invisible”

when I am there without my

kids (they are with their dad

every other weekend), this

past Sunday as church ended

Windy saw me and did a bee

line to me wearing that

beautiful smile of hers with

open arms!!! She has made

me feel SO WELCOME and

not in the usual “fake way” I

have gotten in the past, but

in a real way!! Windy is

amazing, I see the Lord

working through her and she

shares it with everyone; she

is an angel and I am so

THANKFUL the Lord

brought her into me & my

children’s lives. Being a

single mom is difficult and it

is hard sometimes “fitting

in.” Others that also have

made me feel welcome are:

Joe, Alice, Sally, Mr Stutts

(kids call him the “candy

man”) and many others.

The children at Latham need

to know how much it means

when they welcome someone

new in their Sunday School

class; in the past this was

one of the reasons we would

s t o p a t t e n d i n g a

church….my daughter did

not feel welcome in Sunday

school, because the girls

already had their “click”

formed. This is NOT the

case at Latham, my daughter

felt welcome from the first

day she attended Sunday

School…I remember her say-

ing when we left that day

“Mom, there was a girl in

my class that shared her bi-

ble with me, she was really

nice!!”

My faith is my rock; God has

carried (and continues to)

me through many, many

tough times, he keeps a smile

not only on my face but in

my heart; I thank God He

brought me and my children

to Latham and I look for-

ward to getting know more

people and building my

“church family.”

Church, we need to cele-

brate our Connect team as

well as the work of Susan

and the many volunteers

working with our chil-

dren’s ministry. What a

terrific testimony of being

the family and commu-

nity of Christ! Let’s keep

this rolling!!

I watched Dave Ramsey’s

video introduction to Mo-

mentum, his company’s

stewardship education pro-

gram. The video addressed

the dilemma we all face dur-

ing stewardship drives. Pas-

tors and stewardship drive

leaders appeal to members to

give sacrificially in response

to God’s generosity. No one

can argue that God is infi-

nitely generous: “For God so

loved the world that He gave

His Only Son” (John 3:16).

We remind the church that

the biblical standard for giv-

ing is the tithe—10% of all

we make. Actually, 10% is

the Old Testament standard

for giving. The New Testa-

ment teaches that in obedi-

ence to the Spirit of God we

are to give everything we

have if the Spirit so directs.

Most of us in church know

these things about giving.

Many who have stayed away

from church know them too.

They are part of the reason

people stay away. Dave

Ramsey says that only 3% of

all evangelical Christians

tithe. Does that mean that

97% of us do not love the

Lord or that we do not care

about our church and the

ministries that spread God’s

love and grace? Dave says

he once thought that. God

spoke to him through life

experience, including a per-

sonal bankruptcy, to reveal

the problem that keeps most

Christians from being gener-

ous givers: crippling debt.

The Wall Street Journal re-

ports that 75% of all Ameri-

cans live from paycheck to

paycheck. We are slaves to

debt. We have developed the

mindset of slaves.

Ramsey tells how the chil-

dren of Israel, soon after God

delivered them from bondage

in Egypt, sent twelve spies

into Canaan to scout out the

land God had promised to

give them. Ten spies re-

ported that there were giants

in the land and they could

never defeat them. Only

Joshua and Caleb reported

that there were giants there,

but with God Israel could

conquer them. The majority

ruled, and Israel wandered

forty more years in the wil-

derness before overcoming

the slavery mindset that told

them they would always be

in want. Joshua would be

the one who led Israel, forty

years later, to cross the Jor-

dan and to march to victory

over their enemies.

I would love to tell you that

Latham is using Momentum

for our stewardship cam-

paign this fall to enable

every household in our

church to overcome our debt

and become generous givers.

I cannot tell you that because

Momentum does not work

that way. Even if you and I

received a large inheritance

or a windfall on our invest-

ments enough to pay all of

our debts, most of us, like

Israel, would not become

generous givers as a result.

Our thinking about money

would not change. Transfor-

mation takes time, and more

than time. Here is the for-

mula that Dave Ramsey’s

Momentum uses that guaran-

tees to free us from debt and

make us generous givers: Fi/

T(G)=M. That is, Focused

intensity over time multiplied

by God equals Unstoppable

Momentum.

Here is where we are. We are

in a fall stewardship drive that

will culminate with pledge

Sunday on November 11,

2012. I ask that you pledge to

give generously from the

abundance with which God

has blessed you. Pledge what

you believe you can give, by

God’s grace, in 2013 to enable

our staff and lay leadership to

plan ministries to accomplish

our goals and advance our

vision.

Here is what I promise you.

Your church will give focused

intensity to stewardship edu-

cation during the coming year.

A steward is a manager, so

stewardship education is

learning how to manage the

resources God gives us. I

pledge and Scott pledges to

Stewardship: Managing God’s Resources Hughey D. Reynolds, Senior Pastor

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preach on stewardship consis-

tently through the year. That

is, we will teach the biblcal

principles of managing our

lives and households, includ-

ing our money, where we

“seek first the Kingdom of

God and His righteousness,

and all these things will be

given to us as well” (Matthew

6:33). Latham will also offer

classes, like Financial Peace

University, for individuals and

couples who want a systematic

program of becoming debt

free. Your church will use the

same formula by which fami-

lies and households become

debt free: Focused intensity

over time multiplied by God to

create unstoppable momentum

for our church. When we trust

God’s promises and become

obedient to him in managing

our resources, God will bless

our lives and our church with

abundance to accomplish his

vision and mission.

Upcoming Stewardship and

Church Finance events:

Pick up Pledge cards--Oct 28 & Nov 4

in Welcome Center

Finance Q&A: How Latham Funds Ministries --Nov 4

during Sunday school, in Farley Hall

Mail out of remaining pledge cards --Nov 5

Turn in of completed pledge cards

(Dedication Sunday) --Nov 11 All Services

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Operation Santa Claus—A Mission Project Donna Whitaker

No, Santa is not going under the

knife....nor being anesthetized! He

had a great recovery after last year’s

operation and is up and running at

full speed! Those who helped him

last year will well remember the

“operation!” It is a project to deliver

specific gifts to specific persons!

The community has many mentally

challenged individuals who live in

assisted homes with a very marginal

income. Operation Santa Claus

makes it possible for them to receive

a true Christmas gift….one that they

have wished for. Latham was most

generous last year and filled over 40

of these requests.....a true Christmas

Spirit.

The operation is simple, choose a

card in the Welcome Center the Sun-

day after Thanksgiving. Then do

your shopping and return gift along

with card the following Sunday. No

need to wrap, but you can enclose a

cheery Christmas card. It’s a fast and

easy project with many warm and

“Fuzzy” blessings!

In case confusion reigns, the card you

pick up will have a number, a first name

and the item requested on it...size, color,

The Huntsville Concert

Band will present a patriotic

themed concert at Latham at

3:30 PM on November 11

in the sanctuary. The

Huntsville Concert Band is

an all-volunteer, mostly

amateur band that plays

concerts throughout north-

ern Alabama with a reper-

toire from show-tunes to

traditional marches to clas-

Patriotic Concert Peter Loveman

sical concert band arrange-

ments. The band began

rehearsing on Tuesday

nights at Latham last sum-

mer and Latham has gra-

ciously allowed the band to

continue rehearsing there

indefinitely. The band is

temporarily under the direc-

tion of Marsha Asquith and

is always looking for new

members. The only require-

ment is to have your own in-

strument and a commitment to

attend rehearsals and perform-

ances regularly. The band

practices at Latham on Tues-

day nights from 7:30 to

9:30pm in Farley Hall. For

more information on the band,

go to http://huntsvilleband.org

or talk to Peter Loveman or

Buddy Bishop (two Latham

members in the band).

etc. See, it is easy! See, you the Sunday

after Thanksgiving!

set the travel

costs of the

delegation as

they spend a

month travel-

ing across the

United States

as ambassa-

dors for their

community.

We also

learned a lot

about what is

happening in Chacraseca – a

new sewing cooperative, a

micro credit program, and

improvements to the water

system – from the team:

Julio Delgado, Franklin Pa-

rilles, Elba Delgado, and

Chilo Salgado.

Latham has supported Chac-

raseca for the past 10 years –

sending eight mission teams,

building nine houses, pro-

viding 66 scholarships per

year, and contributing thou-

sands of dollars toward

clean water and agricultural

support. Along the way we

have prayed with them, pro-

vided Bibles, shared our

faith, and experienced God’s

grace and love. We have

been blessed by God’s pres-

ence on the trips and during

the preparations with the

Latham “home team.”

Now is the time to make

plans for 2013! We need 6

to 12 people to form a mis-

sion team to travel to Chac-

raseca. In addition to build-

ing a house, the team will be

responsible for raising funds

to pay for the building mate-

rials. There will be opportu-

nities for “home team” sup-

port as well. If you are inter-

ested in being part of the

2013 mission team, please

Gracias! That’s “thank

you” in Spanish to everyone

who supported the visit from

the delegation from Chac-

raseca on October 4-6. Don

Beaver handled the driving

to and from Birmingham;

Jane Smith, Leisa and Jim

Teed, and Adelaide Cape

hosted our guests in their

homes; and the Kataluma

and Nativity Sunday School

classes handled set up and

clean up from the potluck.

Many hands brought dishes

to share, and we collected

just over $1,800 to help off-

Chacraseca Mission Lucia Cape

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c o n t a c t L u c i a C a p e

(luciacape@gmail.com or 256

-534-0868) by December 1.

We need plenty of time to

pick our travel dates and make

reservations before we begin

fund raising. If you have ques-

tions about the mission, please

visit the Latham UMC Nicara-

gua Mission website at http://

l u m c n i c a m i s -

sion.blogspot.com or speak to

a past missioner (listed on the

website).

“What a huge harvest!” Jesus

said to his disciples. “How

few workers! On your knees

and pray for harvest hands!”

Matthew 9:34-36 The Mes-

sage

Welcome New

Members

Jim & Windy Geisinger

Sierra & Aidan

Men’s Breakfast Peter Loveman

The Methodist Men’s breakfast will be November

4th at 7:00 am in Farley Hall. Men of all ages are

invited for breakfast and to the program afterwards.

Our speaker this month is Judge Lynn Sherrod.

Judge Sherrod will be sharing some of her experi-

ences from Drug Court as well as some of her alter-

native sentencing practices and the results she has

had with them. This will be a speaker that you will

not want to miss!

Elba Delgado

talks about

micro loans

and women’s

projects she

manages in

Chacraseca as

Julio Delgado

translates.

Julio Delgado, Chilo Salgado, Franklin Pa-

rilles, Elba Delgado visit In-Stitches team

members Joey Evans and Patricia Sinopole

In 1993 Samaritan’s Purse

answered the call from a sis-

ter partner in the United

Kingdom to collect gift

boxes for children in war-

torn Bosnia. The response

was overwhelming and thus

Operation Christmas Child

began. Since then, more

than 94 million shoe boxes

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Hope for the Holidays Rev. Carl Malm

Operation Christmas Child Carolyn Glaese

have been delivered to 130

countries and territories

around the world including

the United States.

Operation Christmas Child

is more than just a shoe

box. The impact of a shoe

box goes beyond the joy of

a child receiving a new doll

or truck. Each child is

given a Gospel storybook in

their language and is invited

to learn more about Christ

through a 10 week follow

up discipleship program.

They tell their families ,

friends, and neighbors

about His love and bring

more people to Christ,

sometimes transforming

entire communities. You

may find out the destination

of your shoe box by mak-

ing your donation on line at

www.samaritanspurse.org/

ezgive. You will receive an

E Z give bar code label that

will track your shoe box.

National Collection Week

is November 12-19.

Latham will be in its 7th

year as a relay center for

individuals, organizations,

and churches in southeast

“Going through Grief: A Guide to Understanding, Surviving and Supporting

the Grief Process” will be presented by Rev. Carl Malm of the Center for

Loss, Grief and Change

Mondays, November 19th—December 10th 6:00-7:30 PM. The program

will be in the Welcome Center. A light supper will be served. Preregistration

is requested but not required (256-883-6539 or 256-881-4069). There is no

charge for this program but donations are welcome.

November 19th—-Hope for the Holidays: Surviving Grief When Everyone

Else is Celebrating

November 26th—-When the Heart Breaks: the Experience of Grief

December 3rd—-The Bridge: Surviving Grief

December 10th—-Winter without Spring: The Problem of Complicated Grief

Huntsville. Drop off times

in Farley Hall are Mon-Fri

2-6pm, Sat-Sun 1-3pm and

Mon (19th) 9-10:30a.m.

Information on filling a

shoe box and shoe boxes

will be available in the

Welcome Center and the

office wing beginning No-

vember 2. A volunteer

signup sheet will also be

available at this time or

you may call Carolyn Pe-

ters at 256-883-6544. All

ages are welcome and en-

couraged to volunteer.

As you pack your shoe box,

pray that God will touch the

heart of each child who re-

ceives a shoe box and their

families. May you also be

richly blessed as you par-

ticipate in this outreach pro-

gram.

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Intergenerational Ministry Fair, October 14th

All Saints Day Service Judy Gillespie

Laverne (Andy) Anderson

Charlien Barnett

Helen Collins

Margaret Ann Connell

Harvey Connell

Gaynell Geiger

Peggy Haley

Bill Jefferson

Bob O’Bannon

Ralph Olson

Leta Sims

Barbara Strayer

Frankie Talley

Ruth Taylor

If any member of the

congregation has lost a

family member, friend or

neighbor during 2012, they

will be given an opportunity

to light a votive candle.

Financial Update as

of October 21st

Operating Fund

Received to date:

$ 613,590

Needed to date:

$ 636,318

Capital Fund

Received to date:

$ 187,078

On Sunday, November 4,

2012, at our 11:05 service,

we will have our annual

All Saints Day service.

Each year, we invite fami-

lies of our church members

to light a candle in memory

of their loved one. We will

have tall taper candles on

the altar for the fourteen

members who have gone to

be with the Lord during

this year. The following

persons will be

memorialized on this

special day:

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The Panda Bear is the Morris

Elementary School mascot

and I have been so richly

blessed to become acquainted

with some of the most won-

d er fu l yo ung p and as

(children) there over the past

few years. Latham’s Pandas’

Progress Ministry does a lot

of things to help nurture the

children of this economically

challenged neighborhood, but

there are a couple of things

we do that are a lot of fun for

all and seem to bless us vol-

unteers perhaps more than the

children. These programs are

the after school tutoring pro-

gram and the Parade of Read-

ers program.

As a volunteer tutor two days

a week after school I have

had the opportunity to play,

read stories, guide math stud-

ies and just get to know these

precious children so well!

Get to Know Some Wonderful Pandas! Doug Seay

This year we are working

with children from the third

grade, which is a magical

time in the life of a child.

This is the last year that these

children will be learning to

read. Beyond the third grade

children must read to learn!

Several of us from Latham

(and a few other churches)

get to work with these chil-

dren who are so eager to

learn and are genuinely ex-

cited to have an adult take a

personal interest in their edu-

cational progress. At the mo-

ment we need three more tu-

tors to adequately support the

current student load, so if you

can volunteer from 2:30 till

3:45pm Mondays or Tuesdays

(especially Tuesdays) you too

can share in the joy of getting

to know some of these won-

derful pandas with their spar-

kling eyes and charming curi-

osity.

Alternatively, the Parade of

Readers program is an over-

whelmingly exciting opportu-

nity to help instill the joy and

love of reading in the minds so

the first grade pandas for the

limited space of seven weeks.

Last year in addition to about

fifty volunteers (about fifteen

from Latham) who read and

listened to the children read

for one hour once a week, we

were blessed with special

guest readers, who included

Mayor Battle, School Board

Member Topper Birney, Sports-

caster Ronnie Duncan and NFL

Hall of Fame member John

Stallworth! The children

earned a loop for their colorful

paper chains each time they

read a book and soon the walls

were alive with bright yellows,

oranges, and pinks. The Parade

of Readers is such an exciting

time for the children and every-

one involved that the opportu-

nity to participate is simply too

good to pass up. Contact me

and let me know of your inter-

est and willingness to volunteer

and share in the love and ex-

citement of this first grade read-

ing program.

Contact Doug Seay at 256-883-

7108 or

dougseay@comcast.net .

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As of Monday, Oct, 29th we have sold over $13,000 worth of pumpkins.. and we still

have two full days of sales left to go!!! The money made on pumpkin sales is split

evenly between the children’s and youth departments at Latham. Both use that money

for scholarship registration fees for Camp Sumatanga Summer Camps and Behold (a

youth retreat in January.) The youth also use their money for mission trips, both local

and long-distance. The children’s department uses their share of the money for local

mission activities and for special events throughout the year, such as Mission Mon-

days and the Community Egg Hunt.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WORKED AND BOUGHT PUMPKINS AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH.

New Youth Minister Richard Hall

Richard Hall joins the

staff here at Latham as

the new minister of

Youth and Communica-

tions. He, his wife

Molly, and daughter,

Anna, have just recently

moved to Huntsville

from the northeastern

suburbs of Atlanta

where they most re-

cently served on staff at

Prospect United Meth-

odist Church in Law-

renceville working with

youth and music.

“Richie” grew up in

South Alabama and at-

tended Northside Meth-

odist Academy in

Dothan for 11 years. He

began his ministry while

still a young student at

the University of Monte-

vallo working as the as-

sociate minister of music

and college ministries at

Montevallo FBC. After a

couple of years, he was

called to serve as the minis-

ter of youth and music at

Providence between Calera,

Montevallo, and Jemison.

Upon graduation from the

university, he was called to

serve Vaughn Forest in

Montgomery and later

accepted a non-staff posi-

tion as the Stephen Min-

istries Coordinator at Fra-

zer United Methodist.

In his secular career,

Richie has worked as the

Sales and Marketing Di-

rector for an audio video

production company just

south of Birmingham

(during college), as a

business analyst for an

international business

development & manage-

ment consulting firm,

done “freelance” market-

ing communications con-

sulting for smaller re-

gional labor management

companies, and was most

recently a partner in a

communications firm

providing sales support

and public relations for

international financial

entities.

He and Molly will be

celebrating their fifth

wedding anniversary on

December 29th of this

year. He proposed to

her up on Green Moun-

tain under the Nature

Park covered bridge

and they were married

at Molly’s home

church, Aldersgate, just

down the cove. He said,

“Most of the best things

to happen to me in my

life so far have hap-

pened here in Hunts-

ville… We are looking

forward to adding a lot

more things to that list

here at Latham.”

Pumpkin Delivery Day, October 8th, 2012

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Hi ladies! As you know, the older we get, the faster time

flies by! As October has now come and gone, let’s have a

Girls Night Out before the advent season kicks off. We

will meet at Red Robin on Carl T. Jones Drive,

Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30PM.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Smyth at

731-446-4194 or

sarahsmyth1020@gmail.com. This is a time for fun, food,

fellowship, and fuel for your soul! Take one night this

month just for you, your girlfriends, and God.

See you there!

Girls Night Out Sarah Smyth

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Branches, Cast into sea, Chief priests,

Clothes, Colt, Den of thieves, Destroy,

Doubt, Dried up, Drive out, Fear, Fig tree,

Forgive, Heart, House of prayer, Jerusalem,

Late, Mountain, Response, Roots, Scribes,

Season, Sold, Teaching, Trespasses,

Withered.

Unscramble the remaining letters after your

word search and solve a mystery puzzle.

Mark 11 - Faith in God

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Word Search

lathamumc.org

Check Out the New Website!

Staff Leader-Marvene Grooms, Coordinator-Liz Hall Zeman

1. Care-Givers' Luncheon: Contact Person: Faye Cook Provides periodic luncheons in a home setting for those members of the congregation serving as care-givers for loved ones for the purpose of support and shared information. 2. Congregational Nursing: Contact Person: Faye Cook Provides information and instructional/spiritual support to members of the congregation with medical needs or health issues. 3. First Year Initiative: Contact Person: Louise Avery Provides a mentor from Latham Ladies to be a source of personal support/friend for the first year following the loss of a spouse through death or divorce. 4. Flower Delivery: Contact Person: TBA Provides flower arrangements from the Sunday Sanctuary flowers to members of the congregation who are homebound or in other residential settings. 5. Grief Recovery: Contact Person: Traci Loveman Latham sponsors "Hope For the Holidays", a four week free class to help with the recovery from a loss of job, death of a loved one, loss of marriage through divorce, loss of home to natural disaster etc. Rev. Carl Malm is available for additional individual counseling for a fee. 6. Homebound Card Initiative: Contact Person: Traci Loveman Provides free cards to send to Latham's Homebound members. Addresses, pens, stamps and cards are available in the Carol Freyder Library. 7. In Stitches: Contact Person: Joey Evans Provides prayer quilts for people experiencing difficulty in life. Quilts are prayed over as they are created and prayed over when they are dedicated by the congregation. 8. Latham Casseroles: Contact Person: Ellen Welch Provides meal support to family members in the immediate aftermath of hospitalization or death of a family member. 9. Ramp-Builders: Contact Person: Andy Sutinen Provides ramps for members of the congregation who use equipment to help with limited mobility. 10. Stephens Ministry: Contact Person: Liz Hall Zeman Provides spiritual support through listening and prayer to members of the congregation going through emotional crisis (divorce, death, job loss, etc.). 11. Transportation: Contact People: Richard & Dale Peters Provides transportation for doctor's visits, church, grocery stores, etc. for those members who can't drive themselves. 12. Visitation: Contact Person: Traci Loveman, Hughey Reynolds, Scott Smyth Provides visits to members of the congregation who are homebound, hospitalized, or in other facilities.

After a flurry of activity to get everything organized and staffed in time for the Ministry Fair on October 14th, the In-Reach

Ministries are now ready to continue their work. Some of the initiatives below are the continuation of existing ministries, and

some are new ministries. We give a heartfelt “Thank you” to those who have already volunteered, but we would love to have

more members of the congregation involved. There are some churches who expect every member to be involved in some way

with some church initiative or ministry. Imagine what we could do if that happened at LUMC! Please contact the chairs of the

initiatives you would like to support or Liz Hall Zeman for more information. Also, please call Liz (256-881-4505) if you have

thoughts on new initiatives that could help us at Latham support each other.

In-Reach Ministries Liz Hall Zeman

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Life Tree “Helping the Homeless”: Doug Seay During August 2012 the Latham UMC out-on-a-limb team planned and prepared for a project aimed at helping the homeless people in our com-munity as they face the cold winter months ahead. Then during Septem-ber the Life Tree participants donated warm winter clothing and blankets during each Thursday meeting. We collected all donations in a small pup-tent in the Life Tree/Welcome area of the church. Thankfully these do-nations were plentiful and will be of great value to the homeless people of Huntsville and Madison County. The first week of October I delivered the donations to the appropriate shelters. At First Stop, a day shelter serving clients who live in the camps (sometimes referred to as the street homeless), the case workers were overjoyed with all the blankets, heavy coats, gloves, stocking caps, etc. and two men who are clients ushered me in and insisted on carrying the donations. Most of these clients are struggling with terrible personal problems and deeply appreciate any kind, well intended attention. Ivan, a client who recently got settled into an apartments and now volunteers at First Stop just couldn’t stop talking about how these items would help fight the bitter winter nights for some of these men and the few women. At the Downtown Rescue Mission, which provides sleeping and other shelter accommodations to men, women and children who lack such re-sources, the volunteer receptionist lent me a shopping cart to bring in the donations. She was surprised and elated at the size of the donation when I returned from my truck. She was especially pleased to see the dona-tions of diapers, infant and children’s clothing, as there are presently sev-eral infants and school children living there. Then, when I left to gather and bring in the rest of the donations, she nearly wept as she came to realize that the donation was at least twice the size she originally thought! These donations can help a seriously troubled individual or small family deal with harsh winter months, but more than that oftentimes they help these children of God reclaim a piece of their dignity and self respect. For this the whole Latham – Life Tree family can take pride as we share the love of God with those less fortunate. To make a personal donation of this type families or individuals may place new or gently used clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, etc. in the col-lection bin in the office wing.

Christmas & Sacred Musical Concert Ginny Bentley

The UMW invites the congrega-tion to come and enjoy a presen-tation of Christmas and Sacred musical selections by the Omi-cron Delta Colony of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc. This Colony is a group of 15+ male students at Alabama A&M who are avid mu-sicians, participating in the Marching Band and the Univer-sity Choir. Their academic pur-suits range from music education to biology. One of the main principles of Phi Mu Alpha is to protect the legacy of music for generations to come. In fulfilling this, the Chapter is raising funds

to support the university music program and book scholarships for music majors. The date is Thursday, December 6th, 7 PM in the Sanctuary. We are excited to have this group come to Latham at this time, since we had to cancel their scheduled appearance back in May 2011 after the devastating tornadoes across North Alabama. At the conclusion of the Colony’s presentation, the UMW will in-stall its officers for 2013. Re-freshments will be served at the end of our program.

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In August, Hughey authorized

the formation of a group to

evaluate and improve the ap-

pearance of Latham. This

Beautification Task Force has

been hard at work every since.

The group is composed of Jane

Smith, Shirley Fugit, Keith

Welch, Windy Geisinger, and

Liz Hall Zemam. The review

process involved field trips to

other churches for ideas and

guidelines, a “walk about” of

the facilities first floor, obtain-

ing prices for materials, and

presenting a report to the trus-

tees for approval. We are now

ready to begin the work of

making the church facility a

more attractive and welcoming

place.

Since there is no money in the

budget for the projects we

identified, we are starting with

the free or inexpensive im-

provements. These beginning

Update from the Beautification Board Liz Hall Zeman

projects include:

1. Remove metal canopy at

Weatherly Road en-

trance; paint door and

cross; add some plants.

2. Paint and label existing

bulletin boards.

3. Steam clean entrance and

courtyard concrete.

4. Move chapel back to the

“old” location.

5. Remove water cooler

and improve appearance

in the hallway in the

business wing.

6. Trim trees or perhaps

move one.

7. “Freshen” appearance of

restrooms outside the

Sanctuary and in the

business wing with pic-

tures & floral arrange-

ments.

8. Rearrange and have ap-

propriate pictures in the

business wing.

9. Remove excess furnish-

ings and place attractive

arrangements as appropri-

ate.

What’s happening Now:

Work is beginning! The

committee has been thrilled at

your response to our efforts

and requests. As of October

16th, $725.00 has been do-

nated. We appreciate every

dollar you have given and will

make good and careful use of

it. At the conclusion of the

phase 1 efforts, we will give

you an accounting of what you

provided with your donations.

In the meantime, if the spirit

moves you, please send a

check to LUMC/Beautification

to Anita Banks.

Perhaps even more satisfying

is that every task has volun-

teers willing to help out! At

the October 14 Ministry Fair,

twenty members of the con-

gregation signed up to help.

We extend a heartfelt “thank

you” for your helping spirit.

You should be hearing from

your contact person shortly if

you have not already done so.

We would love to have more

people help make our church

a more beautiful house of

God’s people. Many hands

will make light work. If you

volunteer, you will see the

results of your efforts almost

immediately and will feel

good for years to come that

you helped make a difference

at LUMC. Please call Liz

Hall Zeman (256-881-4505)

to volunteer or to ask ques-

tions about how you can help.

1st

Virginia Campbell

Tyna Beth McDevitt

2nd

Lily Ford

3rd

Nancy Connell

Kent Lyman

Lesa Brahm

4th

James Scott

Erin Brahm

Alan Teed

5th

Donna Booth

6th

Jane Lessley

7th

Donna Whitacre

Heather Vatter

Jason Sutherland

8th

Kathy Fleming

9th

Betty Langhout

Millie Byram

Marie McCutcheon

Mack Savage

10th

Charles Rowden

Harold Patton

Mike Duncan

11th

Jim Gillespie

Ralph Green

Pennie Kirsch

Carolyn Glaese

12th

Shannon Putnam

Alexis Eberhardt

13th

Jim Cape

Amanda Marie Clark

14th

Trillis Weems

Brenda Zimmermann

Sandy Ekstrom

David Angle

15th

Eric Vosahlik

Meredith Tidmore

Brendan Martin

16th

Lynn Pearson

Lisa Minor

18th

June Kidd

Becky Vosahlik

Robert Lee

19th

Erica Lewis

David Ekstrom

20th

Doreen Fulcher

21st

Jackie Simpson

Richard Broughton

Stacy Pickens

22nd

Jackie Langhout

Lucia Cape Torstenson

Monica Kruse

Denise Johnson

Blake Schmitt

23rd

Linda Sutinen

Debbie Ingleright

24th

Gerald Livingston

25th

Dave Sheehan

26th

Jean Wood

Edith Nevels

Jackie Shivers

27th

Bobbie Linger

Judy Moore

Steve Newton

Laura Cowley

28th

Mary Ellen Vaughn

Jim Springer

David Mixon

Kellie Osborn

Haden Williams

29th

Betty Vaughan

Barbara Jeffcoat

Braylan Lasseter

30th

Bobbie Lambert

Bette Selby

Barbara Hockenberry

Hughey Reynolds

Dixon Tidmore

Bruce Ekstrom

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109 Weatherly Road

Huntsville, AL 35803

November 4 Living Right Gets You Near

Mark 12:28-34

If keeping the most important commandments gets you near the king-

dom, what actually gets you in? Those who have died in the love of

God, friends, and family taste the fullness of God’s Kingdom.

November 11 The Wealth of Living Close to the Earth

Mark 12:38-44

In contrast to those who use religious status as a front for taking advan-

tage of others, the widow Jesus observed at the treasury of the Temple

gave all she had out of her love for God. Our gifts are pure when our

need to give outweighs the recipient’s need to receive.

November 18 Work’s Done, Now We Give Thanks

Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25

The writer of Hebrews presents Christ as the great high priest who of-

fered himself as a sacrifice for sins once and for all. Now we approach

God’s throne boldly through Him to worship and encourage one an-

other in faith and good works.

November 25 I Can Hear Your Kingdom Coming

John 18:33-37

Pilate questions Jesus asking him if he is a king. Jesus claims His King-

dom is not of this world, that he came to the world to testify to the

truth, and those who belong to him listen to his voice. The Kingdom is

coming for those who hear Christ.

Fall SpiritLink Sermons

Phone: 256-881-4069

Fax: 256-880-0305

On the web: lathumumc.org

Connect with the Staff @lathamumc

Nov. 4 Our Nation’s Leaders,

Communion

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Nov. 11 Stewardship

Haggai 1:1-11

Nov. 18 Come To The Table As a Child, Together, Matthew 18:1-6

Nov. 25 Come To The Table with Thanks Colossians 3:15-17

Pastor’s October Sermons Traditional Services

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Hughey Reynolds

Associate Pastor: Rev. Scott Smyth

Associate Pastor: Rev. Traci Loveman

Director of Adult/Children: Susan Terry

Director of Youth: Richard Hall

Director of Music: Chris Klaus

Business Mgr: Anita Banks

Admin Asst: Marvene Grooms

Director of Child Dev. Ctr.: Traci Harris

Organist: Cherry Keeton

Pianist: Joey Evans

hughey@lathamumc.org

scott@lathamumc.org

traci@lathamumc.org

susanterry@lathamumc.org

richardhall@lathamumc.org

chrisklaus@lathamumc.org

admin@lathamumc.org

office@lathamumc.org

lumcdc@lathamumc.org

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