MEMORIAL UMC’s MISSION…

We are CALLED by Christ to
GROW in faith,
BUILD relationships, and
SERVE all people.

THIS WEEK 

SUNDAY JULY 28
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 Nursery Care
8:50 Contemporary Worship (Jarrett)
10 Children’s Sun. Sch. (Main)
10 Youth Sun. Sch. (CEC)
10 R.L. Pope Class: Ralph Eanes
10:30 Chancel Choir Reh.
11 Worship Service (Sanctuary)
12-5 Youth: Lunch & High Point
Rockers Baseball Game

MONDAY JULY 29
9-3 Art Camp (Week 2)
6:30 Spanish Class

TUESDAY JULY 30
7:30 Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Sunrise)
9-3 Art Camp (Week 2)
5:30 Yoga
6:30 Contemp. Worship Music Reh.
6:30 What Child/Journey to Bethlehem
Comm. Mtg. (Heritage Rm.)

WEDNESDAY JULY 31
9-3 Art Camp (Week 2)
5:30 Supper TBD

THURSDAY AUGUST 1
9-3 Art Camp (Week 2)
10:30 Chicks with Sticks

FRIDAY AUGUST 2
9-3 Art Camp (Week 2)
5 Youth Depart for Retreat
at Lake Junaluska

SATURDAY AUGUST 3
Youth on Retreat

SUNDAY AUGUST 4
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Youth on Retreat
8:50 Contemporary Worship (Jarrett)
9:30-10:15 Holy Communion (Chapel)
10 R.L. Pope Class: Jim McGhee
10:30 Chancel Choir Reh.
11 Worship Service (Sanctuary)
5 Youth Return from Retreat

PRAYER CONCERNS

If you or a loved one would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact Lorna McCullough at 336-259-5814. If you put a name on the list, please keep in touch to let us know how that person is doing, as names are removed after three weeks. During the coming week, please pray for:

The United Methodist Church
All Military Personnel
Our UM Missionaries
Rick Schartiger
Tracy Brinkley
Chris Eddinger
Harold Vannoy
Tim Priska
Dean Austin
Hannah Lee Dixon
Bob Rorie
Rilla Willard
CJ & Calvin Shelty & family
Duncan & Ty Worsham
Belinda Johnson
Blake Williams

UPCOMING EVENTS

UMW SUMMER BRUNCH 

SATURDAY, JULY 27 
10 AM

RSVP: to Lynda Stone by July 22 at 336-882-6046 or lyndamstone@gmail.com.
Guest Speaker: Ashley Phillips, Director, Davidson County Crisis Ministry.
Hands-on project: hand sanitizer, hygiene products, inexpensive flip-flops. (You can bring these to the meeting.)
Cost: $6 per person

PAINTING FUNDRAISER, AUGUST 10th!   

SATURDAY AUGUST 10
10 AM – 12 NOON
R.L. POPE ROOM 

United Methodist Women is sponsoring a fundraiser in support of the Hattie Lee Burgess Home in Davidson County. The Hattie Lee Burgess Home is a “safe, temporary home, accessible 24 hours per day to individuals and families who are actively fleeing domestic and/or sexual violence.”  They provide support to victims and their families throughout the legal, medical, and healing process. Come join us for painting, fellowship, and fun!  Saturday, August 10th, 10am  – 12pm, in the RL Pope Room.  Amanda Thompson will lead us through a guided painting project that even “non-artists” will be able to ccomplish.  Refreshments will be served.  Tickets are $20 per person OR for the “Bring-A-Friend” price of 2 tickets for $30. Everyone in the church is invited to join us!   Even men or youth can join us!  This is not just a women’s event.  RSVP to Lynda Stone at 336-882-6046 or lyndamstone@gmail.com. Tickets can be bought at the door or from Cheryl Herman (336-307-0022) or Amanda Thompson (276-730-5131), but we do need your RSVP by August 5th so we know how much supplies to have ready. Thank you for supporting UMW and our ongoing efforts for children, youth, and women both locally and globally!

BARGAIN TREASURES – REMINDER TO COLLECT YOUR ITEMS!

(FORMERLY “TRASH & TREASURE” SALE)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
8 AM
JARRETT HALL

As you know, we have rebranded our Trash & Treasure sale as “Bargain Treasures” for 2019. The church is depending on this large annual fundraiser on Aug. 24—so we are depending on YOU to be saving and donating your items. A reminder of our giving guidelines is below…

Drop-off Week is Aug. -19-22, Mon.-Thurs., 9 AM– 4PM. If you need to drop off earlier, need to schedule a pickup for a large item, or if you have questions, please contact Berta Riley at 336-475-2691.

Donate these items, clean and in good working order:
• kitchen items such as silverware, cookware, kitchen utensils, and small appliances that are clean and in working order
• large appliances that are clean and in working order
• furniture
• linens
• exercise equipment, good bicycles • toys, games, sports equipment
• children’s books and children’s clothing
• decorative items
• Christmas decorations
• handyman tools, hardware items, garden tools
• health care Items

The following items do not sell, and are NOT accepted:
• old TVs (Only flat screen TVs will be accepted.)
• old computers, monitors, and printers • large entertainment centers
• coffee table books, self-help books, old encyclopedias, and paperback books

UMW JEWELRY SALE @ BARGAIN TREASURES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
8 AM
R.L. POPE ROOM 

The UMW will hold its annual jewelry sale on Saturday, August 24, 2019, during “Bargain Treasures.” We appreciate any contributions of costume, vintage, or broken jewelry for the sale. Collection boxes are located in the reception office. Some recipients in our community that benefit from the proceeds of the sale include Davidson Medical Ministries, Meals on Wheels, and Thomasville Primary School Book Fair. Thank you for your continued support of UMW.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 27  UMW SUMMER BRUNCH GATHERING
JULY 28  YOUTH: HIGH POINT ROCKERS GAME (12-5P)
JULY 29 – AUG 2  ART CAMP, WEEK II (This session is full.)
JULY 30 WHAT CHILD IS THIS/JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM COMMITTEE MTG. (6:30 P)
AUG 1 OFFSITE SUPPER – Note it’s a Thursday! AT CLASSIC DINER
AUG 2-4 LAKE JUNALUSKA YOUTH RETREAT
AUG 4 HOLY COMMUNION OFFERED IN CHAPEL
AUG 6   FINCH PREACHING MISSION COMMITTEE MTG. (6:30 P)
AUG 7   ASP STOCKHOLDERS’ DINNER
AUG 10  PAINTING FUNDRAISER FOR HATTIE LEE BURGESS HOME
AUG 18  YOUTH GROUP KIDNAPPING 😉
AUG 24  BARGAIN TREASURES
AUG 24  UMW JEWELRY SALE

IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ADDED TO OUR CALENDAR, PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN FRYE.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALLING ALL GIRLS!

A new program year for the Girl Scouts is starting in September, and our troop wants YOU! Don’t miss the outdoor fun, making new friends, and learning exciting skills. Come join us while we create confident, caring girls who make the world a better place. Spots are available for grades K-12. Contact Cassie Kurtz at 614-309-3611 or kurtz.214@gmail.com for more information.

ART ACADEMY HAPPENINGS

(See today’s separate announcement about our SUMMER ART CAMPS!!)

SUMMER LESSONS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN!
Register by May 31 for Private Music Lessons and Group Visual Art Classes.
Lessons run the weeks of Jun. 24, Jul. 8-29, and Aug. 12. 

Now Enrolling for Fall
Arts Alive Art Academy

2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR SCHEDULE
Classes for the 2019-20 school year will begin the week of September 3, 2019, and end the week of May 18, 2020. Start planning!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

TO SERVE IN CHILDREN’S CHURCH FOR BOTH THE 8:50 AND 11AM SERVICES.

This volunteer position is to simply come and assist the leader and engage kids with the lesson through conversation. Please contact Lynda Hepler to volunteer. We are required to have two adults with children to comply with Safe Sanctuaries.
Thank you! And please use THIS LINK to sign up.

SEWING VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

Please remember that our sewing ministry still needs help making DRESS A GIRL dresses and boys shorts. This ministry is an ongoing project and volunteers are always needed to sew dresses and shorts at home. Pre-cut “kits” are located in Jarrett Hall. Thank you for your help with this special missions project.

THE SPIRITUAL ACADEMY FOR LEADING TRANSFORMATION

THE SPIRITUAL ACADEMY FOR LEADING TRANSFORMATION (SALT), sponsored by the Yadkin Valley District, is an eight-month program designed to identify, inspire, train, and support a new cohort of spiritually-mature lay people able to partner with clergy to lead effective change in congregations and communities. The program consists of five pieces: retreats, evening sessions, a leadership project, collaboration with clergy, and small groups. Please see the insert in today’s bulletin and give this opportunity your prayerful consideration.

SUMMER SUPPER CLUB

SUMMER SUPPER GATHERINGS. Please contact Theresa Humphreys at 336-475-7255 if you are interested in joining other church members for informal Wednesday suppers this summer at various local restaurants. Please RSVP to Theresa by Tuesday morning! 

7/31/2019      TBD

COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY MINISTRY (CCM) NEEDS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED  
Cooperative Community Ministry is currently in need of several weekly volunteers for our food pantry. Volunteers would bag food and distribute to clients.  If interested, call CCM and ask for Peggy (336-476-1842).

DONATIONS NEEDED
Remember CCM! Please continue to bring in donations and place them on the wooden shelves in the lobby of the Christian Enrichment Center (CEC).

Current Pantry Needs:
* Canned meat
* Noodles and sauce
* Breakfast items
* Crackers
* Peanut Butter
* Plastic grocery bags
* Sugar/Flour
* Snack items
* Mac and cheese
* Canned fruit

Hygiene Item Needs:
* soap
* deodorant
* toothpaste
* shampoo
* toothbrushes
* toilet paper