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THE SHEPHERD NEWSLETTER
MUSIC NEWS
Thanks to all our children’s choirs for leading worship in such an inspiring way on Sunday, May 1. You were super! I look forward to seeing you in choir again in August. Also, thanks to all our children’s choir volunteers: Colleen Sprayberry, Kathye Shattner, Sara Dewberry, Allison Davis, Avery Raptis, TJ Stanford, Martha Ann Halus, Julie Perkins, Susan Paulk, Courtney Cole, Kristin Barron, Julie Smith, Blake Smith, Laura Elliott, Bernice Phelps, and Mary Weaver. Thank you for sharing your gifts with our children. Finally, I thank all parents for making choir a part of your children’s lives. I pray that they will continue to grow and learn as we serve together through our music! Youth Choir: Only two more rehearsals before Tour 2016: May 22 @ 4:30pm & May 29 @ 5pm. Summer Break: All choirs, except our service choirs (Parish & Chancel), are on summer vacation. I look forward to seeing you in the fall and thank each of you for being a part of our music ministry! -David
UPCOMING FUN ‘N FROLIC
Monastery of the Holy Spirit/Lunch @ Blue Willow Inn | Thursday, June 16 | 9am - 4:30pm | $22 for tour, meal, & travel | Sign up by June 2
BRIDGING THE GAP SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM Newnan FUMC has committed to help distribute lunches for Bridging the Gap’s Summer Lunch Program to help provide lunches for those Newnan/ Coweta children who aren’t guaranteed a lunch during the summer months. We are responsible for filling the weeks of June 6, 13, & 27 (M-F | 11am - 1pm). For each date, a group of 10-12 individuals is needed to report to BTG (19 1st Ave.). Please sign up for available dates online (visit our website & click the banner) so that we can make sure to fulfill our promise to BTG! Childcare is available for those who need it. Let us know when signing up if you need childcare.
UTH NEWS (SIGN UP @ NEWNANUTH.COM!)
Middle School Mission Trip | Working with RiverLife here in Newnan from July 18-22 | Cost: $75/student (includes t-shirt, job materials, staffing, & lunch) High School Mission Trip | ReCreation Experiences in Asheville, NC, from July 10-16 | Cost: $365/person (includes t-shirt, job materials, staffing, and all but 2 meals on the road & 1 sit-down dinner)
CHURCH-WIDE BRAVES GAME
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets | Thursday, June 23 | 5:15pm until the game is over | $15 for ticket & travel | The seats are located in section 412R in the upper deck, rows 8-11. Come on out for our LAST trip to Turner Field! Only 40 tickets total, so don’t wait to get yours! Sign up on Connection Cards, online, or app.
MAY 17, 2016
VBS 2016
June 13-16 | $15/child | 9am - 12:30pm | Registration is going on now for VBS 2016! You can register your child by either visiting our website and clicking the banner or by finding the forms located throughout the church. We also need volunteers, so use either of the above methods to register as a volunteer as well! Contact Brooke Barksdale (bbarksdale@newnanfumc. org) if you have any questions. WE NEED ADULT VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH OUR PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN GROUPS! Aaaand, we are still in need of a nurse to work each day of the event. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Brooke!
MANDATORY TRAINING FOR VBS VOLUNTEERS Sunday, June 5 or 12 following Connect in the Parish Hall. June 12 is setup day for VBS after the training.
3-DAY MISSION CAMP FOR RISING 3RD-6TH
July 26-28 | 9am - 1pm | We’ll be packing boxes for Operation: Christmas Child, as well as serving at Bridging the Gap and RiverLife. Adult volunteers needed as well! More info to come. Contact Brooke Barksdale (bbarksdale@newnanfumc.org) for info
ANGEL’S HOUSE DONATIONS
The Newnan-Coweta Angel’s House (an emergency shelter for teenage girls) is in need of paper products. You may place donated items in the Gathering Room. Questions? Contact Kelley Welden (770.845.8450)
CHILDREN’S SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
Starting on June 6, there will be no praise and worship for K-3rd grade children in the Chapel before Sunday School. Children and parents should check in with KidCheck outside the church office and then head up to their classrooms.
PRESCHOOL SUMMER ENRICHMENT
June 20-23; July 18-21; August 8-11 | Cost: $95/week (non-refundable) | Signup @ NFUMCPreschool.org.
FRUIT CUP ROUND-UP
From now until May 31, we are collecting fruit cups for Meals on Wheels to be distributed to Coweta Co. senior citizens. Please bring apple sauce, diced peaches/pears, mandarin oranges, or mixed fruit cups to the wooden crates located in the Gathering Room, 2nd floor of the Annex Building, or the Parish Hall lobby. If you have any questions, contact Kathy Wilson (404.790.4831). ALSO, the children’s Sunday School classes are having a competition from now until the end of May to see who can collect the most fruit cups! The winning class will win breakfast from Ms. Brooke! ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
THE SHEPHERD NEWSLETTER
FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE Teri Thompson P.O. Box 130 Victoria, MN 55386
SYMPATHY
Christian sympathy is extended to the family of Doris Drummond, Nancy Ransom, and Jessica Ransom, for the death of Joseph Ferrell Drummond--Doris’ husband, Nancy’s father, Jessica’s grandfather. Christian sympathy is extended to the family of Jason & Abby Smith for the death of Jason’s father.
MAY 22ND
Official Greeters: All Church Members TRADITIONAL Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Matt Rossey & Phil Harris (10:55) Acolytes: Josephine Hinely, Lilly Arnall (8:30) Wyatt Welden, Nolen Huey (10:55) Crucifer: Andrew Blackadar (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Henry Kitchens Sunday School Class Sound Tech: Jeff Williams CONNECT Head Ushers: Kevin Daniell, David Camp Sound Techs: Annie Workman, Logan Patton Video Techs: Moises Lopez, Ashton Wallace
COLLEGE GRADUATES
OLECIA WITT Daughter of Bob & Jan Witt Mercer University: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology MATT BURROWS Husband of Rachel Oothoudt Burrows Auburn University: Master of Entomology CONNOR EDWARDS Grandson of Dick & Beverly Edwards Reinhardt University: Bachelor of Science, Sports Administration CHRISTY PERKINS Daughter of Chris & Julie Perkins State University of West Georgia: Bachelor of Science, Special Education LORI MARTIN Daughter of Bobby & Nancy Martin Auburn University: Bachelor of Science, Apparel Marketing CONGRATS TO ALL OUR GRADS! WE’RE SO PROUD OF YOU! If you would like your recent college graduate listed, please send information to churchoffice@newnanfumc.org. They will be featured in the next Shepherd newsletter.
MAY 17, 2016
MAY 15TH REPORTING
Attendance Worship Services Total (8:30 - 111; 10:55 - 255; Connect - 131) Sunday School Church Membership
Year-to-Date Financial Report Week Ending: 4/30/2015
497 ---2272 Week #19
Total Tithes & Income: $ 580,376 Total Expenses: $ 590,419 Over/(Under): $ (10,043) -----------------------------------------------------------------CHURCH BUDGET $ 1,603,975
MAY 29TH
Official Greeters: All Church Members TRADITIONAL Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Matt Rossey & Phil Harris (10:55) Acolytes: Lacey Daniell, Rees Poulakos (8:30) Leland Macnabb, AnneMarie Rosebrock (10:55) Crucifer: Jack Palmer (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Henry Kitchens Sunday School Class Sound Tech: Jeff Williams CONNECT Head Ushers: Kevin Daniell, David Camp Sound Techs: Annie Workman, Logan Patton Video Techs: Moises Lopez, Ashton Wallace
IN MEMORIAM REV. JOSEPH FERRELL DRUMMOND
DECEMBER 10, 1938 - MAY 7, 2016 “Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” -Psalm 23:6
LADIES NIGHT OUT
Wednesday, June 1 | 5-9pm | Dinner @ La Parilla from 5-7pm | Bubbles & Brushes from 7-9pm | $20 for painting your own picture | Both are located in Ashley Park. One of the art teachers at B&B will talk everyone through a work of art on a large 16x20 canvas which you get to keep! RSVP by May 26 on Connection Cards, online, or app to dinner and/or Bubbles & Brushes.
THE GREAT BASILLICAS OF ITALY
Join our Chancel Choir (either as a chaperone or singer) as we go on tour to Italy from July 2 - 11, 2017. We will be singing in the Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. For more information, contact David Kinrade (dkinrade@ newnanfumc.org)
8:30am 9:45am 10:55am 11:00am 4:30pm
SUNDAY, MAY 22 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SUNDAY Traditional Worship Service (S) Sunday School Traditional Worship Service (S) Connect Worship Service (PH) UTH Choir Rehearsal (CR)
8:30am 9:45am 10:55am 11:00am 5:00pm
MONDAY, MAY 30
MONDAY, MAY 23 TUESDAY, MAY 24 7:00pm United Methodist Men (Sprayberry’s) WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 5:45pm Parish Choir Rehearsal (CR) 6:45pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (CR) THURSDAY, MAY 26
SUNDAY, MAY 29 Traditional Worship Service (S) Sunday School Traditional Worship Service (S) Connect Worship Service (PH) UTH Choir Rehearsal (CR) TUESDAY, MAY 31
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 5:45pm Parish Choir Rehearsal (CR) 6:45pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (CR) 7:00pm Ladies Night Out THURSDAY, JUNE 2 7:00pm Connect Band Rehearsal (PH)
FRIDAY, MAY 27
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 YOUTH CHOIR LEAVES FOR TOUR
SATURDAY, MAY 28
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
PREACHING SCHEDULE: May 22: Traditional - Brent (Senior Sunday); Connect - JoAn | May 29: Traditional - Maria; Connect - JoAn | June 5: Traditional - Rev. David Haygood; Connect - JoAn | June 12: Combined Uth Choir Homecoming Worship @ 8:30 & 10:55 in the Sanctuary
PRAYERS FOR STUART & BECKY
Please pray for Stuart & Becky as they take time to get settled after their move and as Stuart takes time for prayer, study, and replenishment over the next 4 weeks before resuming his ministry at Newnan FUMC on Sunday, June 19.
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