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:

• All Military Personnel
• Our UM Missionaries
• Peggy Finch
• Tracy Brinkley
• Dee Ellis
• Rick Schartiger
• Bob Templeman
• Ann Worsham
• Bob Monohan
• Gene Sears
• Kristin Burrow
• Scott Burroughs
• Chris Eddinger
• Frank Rankin
• Garrell Nicholson
• Tom and Kathy Hepler and Family
• Chad and Lisa Miller and Family
• Ivan Peden
• Jerry Barker
• Dallas Hutchens
• Collin Miller
• Jacqui Butcher
• David Conant, Sr.
• Our ASP Teams

We celebrate the birth of River Lee Smith to Ron and Mallory Smith on June 28.

We extend our prayers and sympathy to Charles Anna Koontz and family on the death of Charles Anna’s mother, Marie Gallimore Parrish, on July 3.

OUR CHURCH FINANCE FIGURES FOR MAY

Total Expenses as of 06/30/18      $456,139.88
Total Income as of 06/30/18          $432,701.86
Net Deficit as of 06/30/18              ($23,438.02)

BAKE SALE JULY 21!

Locate your favorite recipes for the upcoming church-wide bake sale July 21 at Thomasville Farmers Market (corner of Guilford and Commerce Streets, at the downtown water tower). UMW is sponsoring the sale, but we need as many folks as possible to participate. Items that sell well include pies, cakes, muffins, breads of all types, seasonal baked goods, cookies, granola, and ham and sausage biscuits. All proceeds directly benefit missions and programs for children and families. Bring baked goods to the Boy Scout Rm. (10am -12) or to the home of Sara Faulkner (12- 6pm) on Friday July 20.  Please spread the word! For more information, contact Sara Faulkner.

UMW SUMMER CELEBRATION BRUNCH JULY 28

The United Methodist Women will have their Summer Celebration Brunch on Sat. July 28, 10 am- 12 noon in the R.L. Pope classroom. All women of the church are invited! Representatives from the Thomasville Police Department will speak about the opioid situation in Thomasville as we continue our study about addiction and how it affects women and children in our community.

Please continue to collect toiletries and feminine products for CCM and give those to your Circle Leader. For our Hands on Project at this Gathering, we are collecting supplies for Hope Thompson at Tristan’s Haven. They need items such as paper towels, toilet tissue, and hand soap. Hope spoke at our Gathering on May 14th.

Brunch will be provided, and the cost is $6.00. Please send your reservation by July 21st to Lynda Stone by phone at 336-882-6046 or by email at lyndamstone@gmail.com. Transportation is available, and childcare will be provided; please notify Lynda of your needs when you RSVP.

Thank you!    — Cheryl Herman

A NOTE FROM ANN WORSHAM TO THE CONGREGATION

Members of Memorial United Methodist Church –

I am truly blessed by all the love and support I have received since my diagnosis of cancer. Thank you for the support, love, cards, food, goodies, calls, and prayers during this difficult challenge I am facing.

May the Lord continue to bless each one of you. And may I continue to ask for prayers of strength during this time.

Much love –
Ann Worsham & Family

ART CAMP 2018 (JUL. 30–AUG. 3)

Registration is open for Art Camp 2018 (Jul. 30–Aug. 3) for Rising 1ST through 6TH Graders. During the week children will discover their creative spirit regardless of age or ability. The camp focus will be on learning how to incorporate various media into an art piece as well as how visual and performance art are integrated. Campers experience: Music, Drama, Visual Art, Culinary Art and Dance. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and all art materials and food are covered in the registration fee. Registration is limited! Please CLICK HERE to visit our Art Camp 2018 page, which includes a link to the brochure with registration form. See Lynda Hepler if you have questions.

LYNDA could still use some more

volunteers for Art Camp!!!  Contact her at (336) 472-7718 to let her know!

SUMMER CHANGE FOR CCM

During the month of July the children of Memorial United Methodist will be collecting pocket change for Cooperative Community Ministry (CCM). When they gather for the Moment With Children they will rattle and roll through the worship space with coffee cans. You may also see them as you enter for worship. Please put your coins in the cans and help them make some generous noise!

GIRL SCOUT JUNIORS & CCM SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE

JULY 1 – AUGUST 11

Our Girl Scout Juniors ask for your donations of school supplies for those in need. This Take Action project (toward the Girl Scout Bronze Award) is coordinated with Cooperative Community Ministry (CCM). Collection boxes are in the CEC (by CCM shelves) and main building (in hall near Reception Office) through August 11.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• pencils
• pens
• pencil sharpeners
• scissors
• pencil top erasers
• crayons
• folders
• sticky notes
• loose paper
• pencil pouches
• colored pencils
• glue sticks
• composition books
• washable markers

Thank you for your help.

TRASH AND TREASURE DETAILS

SALE: AUGUST 25
DROP-OFF WEEK: AUGUST 20-23 (Mon. – Thurs., 9-4)

We hope you are saving your treasures for the sale. The community looks forward to this event each year. Please see the lists below for what to save and what not to save:

Do Save:

• Household furniture
• Appliances
• Electronics
• Antiques and collectibles
• Tools and toys
• Children’s clothes
• Christmas decorations
• … And more.

Please make sure appliances are in working order and that items are clean and in good condition.

Please do not save: (These items do not sell and will be taken to the local landfill because charities will not accept them.)

• Old TVs
• Old Computers, Monitors, and Printers
• Old Self-Help Books and Old Coffe Table Books (We do accept Fiction, Children’s Books and Cookbooks)
• Old large Entertainment Centers

When to give: Drop-off week for sale items is August 20-23 (M-TH), 9 AM – 4 PM. We ask that you wait to bring your items until the week of the sale, so they do not have to be moved twice. Storage space is limited and needs to be held for sources outside of the church. Thank you for your help!

Please contact Berta Riley with questions.

SUMMER CHOIR!

SUNDAYS AT 10:30

Join the Chancel Choir this summer on Sundays at 10:30 to prepare simple anthems for worship at the 11:00 service. We are amateur musicians who love worshiping through music. All church members are welcome! Contact Danny Frye or just show up on Sunday at the Choir Room. We are in the main building on the second floor. We hope to see you soon!

RECEPTION DESK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

SOME THURSDAYS* 11:30-2:00

The Reception Desk coordinators still need one or two church members to assist at the front (reception) desk on one or more Thursdays per month, 11:30-2:00. Please contact Leslie Gibbs (472-7035), Charlie Hanner (475-0234), Lynda Stone (882-6046), or Loretta Usher (475-3929), to learn more or volunteer.

* Working one or two Thursdays per month regularly will help a great deal!

UPCOMING EVENTS

JUL. 17   FINCH PREACHING MISSION MTG.
JUL. 19   RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
JUL. 21   CHURCHWIDE BAKE SALE AT THOMASVILLE FARMERS MARKET
JUL. 28   UMW SUMMER CELEBRATION BRUNCH
JUL30-AUG 3 SUMMER ART CAMP AT MUMC
AUG. 3-5 YOUTH RETREAT: LAKE JUNALUSKA
AUG. 8    ASP STOCKHOLDERS’ DINNER
AUG. 14  JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM MTG.
AUG. 20-23 DROP-OFF WEEK FOR TRASH & TREASURE ITEMS, MON.-TH. (9-4) *NOTE CORRECTED DAYS AND HOURS*
AUG. 25  TRASH AND TREASURE SALE (8A-2P)
SEP. 12    WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP SUPPERS RESUME

CHAPEL HOURS | The Chapel is open each Monday through Thursday (8 AM – 4 PM) for prayer and meditation. The Memorial congregation welcomes the community to this sacred space.

COMMUNION | Memorial United Methodist Church offers Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month. When not offered in the 8:50 AM or 11:00 AM worship service, it is offered at 10:00 AM in the prayer chapel. We celebrate an open table.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

JUL. 17   FINCH PREACHING MISSION MTG.
AUG. 14 JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM MTG.