“Rio Rancho United Methodist

Church is a body of Christ, led and

empowered by the Holy Spirit,

meeting the needs of God's people

through open hearts, open minds,

and open arms."

Please register your attendance

as well as all members of your family

who are present today.

You will find the perforated registration form at the

end of the bulletin.

Tear it off and place it in the offering plate

or hand it to an usher.

If you have a prayer request, please fill it out

and place it in the offering plate for the

prayer team.

and

Children’s

Church

9:45 to 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School

11:00 a.m. service - Children’s Church

is for children

in grades K-3.

Attention Parents

• In accordance with Safe Sanctuaries,

it is important that YOU make sure

that your children get to,

and are picked up from,

their Sunday school classrooms.

• It is not safe to have children

“wandering” the church,

looking for their parents.

NOOMA video series Led by Pastor Joe

Sundays

at 5:30 p.m.

in the Agape room

All are welcome to attend.

Women's Bible Study Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the Agape room We will be following a Serendipity Bible Study. No homework! All you need to bring is your Bible. For more information contact Cazandra at cazmac9910@gmail.com

Our Mission Emphasis for the rest of September is

Warrior Wash supports churches in starting ministries to help veterans recover from the effects of war.

Dr. David Bachelor, an ordained United Methodist pastor, who struggled to reintegrate after war, leads this ministry. He will speak to us on Sunday, October 13. The ministry newsletter is The Bootlace at http://thewarriorwash.com

Directory Pictures

• Please see Betty or Walt

Gallaher.

• Pictures in the directory

are so important

to help us all to get

to know one-another.

Sunday School Study Methodist Beliefs and

Practices

Sundays: 9:45 a.m. - Agape room

Book: United Methodists and

the Sacraments

by Gayle C. Felton

Led by: John Hockert

• We have just a few openings left in our RRUMC Preschool.

• Tell your friends and neighbors of this wonderful opportunity that awaits their children!

RRUMC Preschool

New Bible Study The Frazzled Female –

Finding God’s Peace in Your Daily Chaos

Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the Upper room Facilitated by Melissa Mercogliano

Join other women as we look at God’s word for just how we are supposed to manage all the demands of life.

Wednesday Night Out

Sonshine Choir 5:00 PM Sonshine Parents 5:00 PM Dinner 5:30 PM

Praise Practice 6:00 PM

Bible Study 6:15 PM

Choir Practice 7:00 PM

WNO Menu

September 18

BBQ Sandwiches

Baked Sweet Potato

French Fries

Applesauce

Cookies

Women’s Book Club

Book: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

by Rob Dreher

When: 3rd Thursday,

September 19th ,11 am

Where: The Agape Room

– Across from the

Prayer Room

• Who: For 6th through

12th graders

• When: Sundays, starting

Sept. 22nd, for 20 Sundays

• Time: 3:30 to 5:00 PM

• To sign up, please

contact

Kim or Pastor Joe

in the church office.

Confirmation Classes

• When: Sunday, September 29th ,

Leave RRUMC at 2:00 PM and

return at 5:00 PM.

• Where: Titanic exhibit at the

Natural History Museum.

• Who: Youth Group + everyone

• Cost: $18.00 for adults and

$11.00 for children under 12

• Notify: Kim Peterson

The Titanic

Seeking Altar Decorations

fabric remnants

candlestick holders

pottery

a cross

Be creative!

If you have something to donate,

please drop it off at the office or

see Cazandra on a Sunday morning.

Maggie Cordova

Elementary School

Project Backpack

You’ll find a list of healthy,

easy to manage, snack

suggestions near the

Project Backpack box

in the Narthex.

Maggie Cordova ES

NEEDS

School Supplies

Near the Project Backpack box,

you’ll find a list of school

supplies requested for our needy

families and a list of Supply

Room items for our teachers.

Thanks for Your

Coupons for Our Troops!

• Bring in Manufacturers Coupons to help

Air Force families at Osan Air Force Base,

South Korea stretch their tight food and

household budgets.

• Thanks to Priscilla Brigham

and the Free Store

volunteers

for clipping, sorting,

and mailing these coupons.

Feeds

the

Hungry.

Drop off non-perishable food in the

Storehouse West box across from Fellowship Hall.

Find the needs of the week by checking the

Storehouse West page.

You can make a monetary gift by writing

“Storehouse West” on your offering envelope or the

memo line of your check to “RRUMC.”

Campbell Soup Labels

and

Box Tops for Education

for

McCurdy Ministries

• Please bring them to church and place them in the

box on the shelf outside Fellowship Hall (above the

collection boxes for Storehouse West and Project

Backpack).

• Their goal is to get a new van. The vans currently

cost 1.6 million points, and they currently have

1,179,898 points. They’re getting close!

The Renewed Hope

Have a truck? Want to help?

We have had to turn down furniture because

we don’t have large enough pickup trucks or

the muscle needed.

If you are willing to help or know anyone who

has access to a BIG truck, please contact:

Priscilla Brigham 771-1642

or Judy Brunk 771-0379.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Cards!

• Cards available for sale, for $10.00 each.

• Each card is good for 10 dozen free

doughnuts, (buy one dozen get one dozen

free). That is a total of $75.00 in free

doughnuts.

• Get yours today!

Albertson’s

Community Partners card

• Support our Youth Group!

• Pick up your card from Kim today.

• Our youth group receives a

quarterly check for a percentage of

all our purchases from Community

Partners.

• Easy funding!

Mark your Calendars - Fall

• Fort Lone Tree Retreat - September 13 – 15th

• Confirmation Classes - Sept. 22nd

Mark your Calendars – Fun Stuff!

• Sunday, Oct. 27- Fall Festival, Trunk or Treat

• Saturday, Nov 2 - Craft Fair

• Sunday, Nov 3 - Christmas Child Boxes

• Sunday, Nov 10 - Poinsettia Sale

• Sunday, Dec 1- Combined Worship, -Hanging of the Greens & Pot Luck Lunch

• Sunday, Dec 1 - Plum Pudding Festival

• Sunday, Dec 8 - March to the Manger

• Sunday, Dec 8 - White Elephant Party

Like going out to eat?

Interested in getting to know other

members of your church family better?

This is a dinner program for groups of 6-8.

Each month, each group decides where to have

dinner —restaurant, potluck at someone’s home.

Typically groups are switched around every 6 months

or so.

Contact Mary Ann Steuck at 463-7564 or

michaelsteuck@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in

being part of a group. We can have groups

consisting only of adults and some including children

if there is an interest.

Sacramento Camp &

Conference Center

• Sacramento’s Annual Aspen Tour

Oct. 4, 5, and/or 6th. Fall color is

guaranteed to be beautiful on this

day-long ATV ride!

• Thanksgiving Celebration &

Open House, Nov. 8-10 Fun, fun, fun!

• Make a donation, today!

With our help they can eliminate their debt

and establish a stabilization fund.

Shared Ministries Spotlight

Sacramento Methodist Assembly

• Your gift to Sacramento Methodist

Assembly supports camping and retreat

ministries at our church camp, touching

the lives of children, youth, and adults.

• Sacramento Methodist Assembly,

Shared Ministries # 50

2013 Combined Worship Services

10:00 AM

• December 1, 2013

(Hanging of the Greens)

• December 15, 2013

(Christmas Program)

Keep Track of Events!

•Online at - www.rrumc.net - editor Steph Kohlrust

• – Rio Rancho United Methodist Church - editor Cazandra MacDonald

•Newsletter – “Our Vision” - editor Walt Gallaher

Snacks for Fellowship

Sign up to provide snacks

for Fellowship time.

Sunday Fellowship

is held in the

Fellowship Hall

right after the

first service.

Electronic Giving

It is convenient for you

and provides

much-needed

donation consistency

for our church.

Pick up a form in the office.

Electronic giving allows you to

make donations on a scheduled,

automatic basis.

Attention Quilters • Our Prayer Quilt Ministry

is in need of volunteers to make the

Prayer Quilts we give

to those going through

a time in their lives

when they need extra prayers.

• If interested, please, contact

Lowell Kohlrust, 892-6011.

Not Getting a Copy

of the RRUMC Newsletter?

Our Vision You can download a copy from the Church

Web Site: www.rrumc.net

Or e-mail Walt at: waltbetmax@aol.com

and ask for a single copy, or to be put on the

list for e-mailing.

A Free Copy of

If you would like to use

“The Upper Room”

for a part of your worship,

please help yourself to a copy.

Copies are available on the table

in the rear of the sanctuary.

What’s happening in the

UMC?

Pick up a free copy of

You can find copies in the Narthex

(at the back) under the bulletin board.

Flower Calendar

Our flower calendar is in the Narthex, (the room between the entrance and the sanctuary). You can sign up to honor special occasions and loved ones.