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
Bob Rorie
Duncan and Ty Worsham
Blake Williams
Liz Raymond
Ron Bratton
Jessie Collett
Students and educators preparing for college and school transitions

We extend our prayers and sympathy to the Christy family on the death of Joan Christy, Wednesday August 14, 2019.

UPCOMING EVENTS

IT’S BARGAIN TREASURES WEEK!

DROP-OFF MON.-THURS., 9-4   
SALE SATURDAY AUG. 24, 8-2
JARRETT HALL

Our annual Bargain Treasures sale is this Saturday, August 24, 8-2. Please bring your clean, ready-to-be-sold items to the church Monday-Thursday, 9-4. Thank you for generously supporting this fundraiser with your time and donations. Giving guidelines are below. Questions? Contact Berta Riley at 336-812-6624.

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 – 2 PM
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.

PROMOTION SUNDAY IS AUGUST 25TH 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019
8:50 AM AND 11 AM WORSHIP SERVICES

Promotion Sunday is next Sunday, August 25th. A special Back to School blessing and the fourth-grade bible presentation will be held in both services.

FILL THE VAN! 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019
10 AM – 11 AM
UPPER PARKING LOT

Let’s see if we can fill a church van with supplies to help CCM stock their shelves before school starts! CCM urgently needs breakfast foods (cereal, oatmeal, and grits) and toilet paper, so bring these items to the upper parking lot on August 25 between the early service and 11 AM service and we’ll fill a van! See Scott Holmes or Mallory Smith for more info!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP RESUMES SEPT. 4
Please make your supper reservations.  

Wednesday fellowship begins at 5:30. If you arrive before 5:30, please feel free come on in to the Fellowship Hall, find a seat and spend some time meeting some new friends or catching up with some old ones! At 5:30 PM we will begin announcements and a blessing for the food. Food will be served at 5:45 PM.  This practice is in place to accommodate those who want to join us, but need a little extra time to get to church after work. Programs and studies begin at 6:10 PM.

Please make your standing reservation for all Wednesdays through December or reserve week to week. To make your reservations, you may (1) scan one of the blue Wednesday reservation cards with a smartphone; (2) fill out the blue reservation card and place it in the offering plate; (3) stop by the church and see the receptionist or secretary; or (4) contact the office at 336-472-7718 or sfrye@mumctville.org.  Cost, collected at the door, is $8 per Adult/Youth (13+), with a $20 family cap. Children 12 & under, dining with an adult, eat free of charge. No one is turned away.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR

It’s almost here. Our Bible study for this fall will be a six-week study entitled Revolutionary Kingdom written by Mike Slaughter. Mike is our Finch Preaching Mission 2019 preacher. The book’s release date is August 20, 2019, so it is hot off the presses. I have pre-ordered a small number of books from Amazon (less expensive than Cokesbury) and I would encourage you to pre-order your book as well. We want to start on Chapter 1 in the first class.

Dates and Times

Wednesday evening September 4: 6:15 in rm. 201, second floor of the CEC.
Thursday morning September 5: 9:30 in the Parlor.
 
This is the first book that I’ve read written by Mike so he will be new to all of us. Please come and join us. I am looking forward to getting started.

Peggy

UMW GATHERING 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
6 – 8 PM
R.L. POPE ROOM

All women of the church are invited to the United Methodist Women’s Gathering on Monday, September 9, 2019, 6:00-8:00 pm in the RL Pope room. Judy Younts will be our speaker for our Social Action program. Hands On Project: Toiletries or feminine products for CCM. We will also be giving our World Thank Offering during this meeting. The cost of the meal is $8.00. Please RSVP to Lynda Stone by Monday, September 2, 2019, at lyndamstone@gmail.com or 336-882-6046. Childcare and transportation are available. Please make any needs known to Lynda when you RSVP. Looking forward to seeing you there

CHURCH-WIDE BAKE SALE #2 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
8 AM – 12 NOON
THOMASVILLE FARMERS MARKET, CORNER OF COMMERCE AND GUILFORD STREETS

Our second Church-Wide Bake Sale, sponsored by United Methodist Women, is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2019, 8 AM – 12 Noon, at Thomasville Farmers Market, We need the help of all cooks  to make this event a success. Proceeds will be used to support the United Methodist Women’s Scholarship Program. Some of the items that sell well are: all types of breads, seasonal fruit pies, cookies, brownies and other bar-type cookies, ham and sausage biscuits, cakes of all kinds, candy, fried fruit pies, persimmon pudding. Please bring items to the church on Friday, September 13, 2019,  between the hours of 10:00 AM– 12 Noon. Items can also be dropped off at Sara Faulkner’s house Friday afternoon or at the Farmers Market on Saturday morning. Help at the market is needed from 7:30 – 9:45 AM and 9:45 AM – 12 Noon. Please contact Sara at 336-689-2523 if you can help.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUG 27  MISSIONS COMM. MTG. (6:30 P)
SEPT. 1  HOLY COMMUNION IN CHAPEL
SEPT. 4  WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP RESUMES
SEPT. 8   HOLY COMMUNION IN WORSHIP
SEPT. 9   UMW FALL GATHERING
OCT. 5   PUMPKIN DOWNLOAD
OCT. 13-15 FINCH PREACHING MISSION
OCT. 19   HARVEST HOPE 5K

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

SUMMER LESSONS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN CONTINUE!
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.

“STAR OF BETHLEHEM” IS NEW NAME FOR LIVING NATIVITY

Our living nativity, formerly known as Journey to Bethlehem/What Child Is This, has a new name beginning in 2019. Please start practicing saying “Star of Bethlehem” when you want to say “Journey.”  Also new in 2019, our event will run two days rather than three. Mark your calendars for Saturday December 14^th, 6-9 PM, and Sunday December 15^th, 5-8 PM. Note the earlier time on Sunday. Stay tuned for more details and ways to get involved. If you have questions, please contact David Williams.

MEMORIAL UMC ORNAMENTS FOR SALE

$10 EACH
WHILE THE SUPPLY LASTS
CONTACT SUSAN AT 336-472-7718 or sfrye@mumctville.org

Just the perfect gift for the desk or Christmas Tree! Contact Susan at the Church Office if you would like to purchase one for yourself or as a gift.  Cash or check (note “Ornament” on memo line). All proceeds from the sale of ornaments go to the church’s budget.

MISSING SOMETHING? HAVE YOU CHECKED THE RECEPTION OFFICE?

The shelves in the Reception Office are currently holding a number of dishes and serving pieces. If you have prepared food for a meal at church and think one of these dishes could be yours, please come by the Reception Office on the ground floor in the main building to have a look.  Additionally, there is a small collection of lost and found pairs of glasses, a Blythe Leonard leather pencil sleeve, etc.  Thank you!