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FALL NIGHT OF WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 5-7pm | Greenville St. Park Meet for fellowship & hotdog supper with all the fixin’s at 5:00pm | Worship will be @ 6pm. Please bring your own chairs or blanket!
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MUSIC NOTES
IT’S CHOIR TIME!
All choirs are now meeting! For more information on all our choirs visit NewnanFUMC.org and click “music” under “ministries.”
SWINGIN’ SINGIN’ SENIORS
INSPIRATIONS & YOUTH ENSEMBLE WOMEN
You are singing for 8:30 and 10:55 Traditional worship next Sunday, October 16. Please meet in the Sanctuary at 8:00am.
CHERUB CHOIR
You are singing for 8:30 and 10:55 Traditional worship You are singing for 10:55 Traditional worship next Sunthis Sunday, October 9. Please meet in the Sanctuary at day, October 16. Please meet in Room 105 at 10:45am. 8:00am. -David
Don’t forget to sign up for Wednesday Night Supper this week! NEW: Weekly drawing for one lucky person for a free Wednesday Night Supper! NOTE: If you RSVP after Tuesday, please arrive for supper at 6pm. 10/5: Ham, baked beans, potato salad 10/12: Sprayberry’s BBQ, brunswick stew, potato chips, slaw October 5 - We’ll recognize October birthdays AND have an ice-cream bar for dessert! October 12 - WESTERN NIGHT! Come dressed with your cool western/cowboy/cowgirl gear!
WOMEN’S GALA Tuesday, November 15 Guest Speaker: Kelly Swanson As a Christian who serves as a motivational speaker and entertainer at many corporate events across the country, Kelly appreciates every opportunity to inspire, entertain, and motivate at church and ministry events where the goal is entertainment that includes an inspirational message. Kelly’s humorous message that is wrapped in truths with eternal value will make this evening unforgettable. Tickets available NOW! $25
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FUN ‘N FROLIC Annual Apple Trip | Thursday, October 20 | 9am 4:30pm | $7 for travel | Sign up by THIS THURSDAY October 6 Lunch will be at Bub-Ba-Q in Jasper. Apples and more at Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge. Christmas Made in the South Craft Show | Friday, October 28 | 9am - 3:30pm | $10 for ticket & travel | Sign up by October 14 As Christmas time approaches, what better way to get ready for the holiday season than to stroll the aisles for treasures at this year’s award-winning 26th annual Christmas Made in the South! This event offers amazing craftspeople, outstanding art, and unique gourmet food.
ADVENT BOOKLET The Worship Ministry Team would like to publish our very own Advent Booklet this year. This Booklet would contain short devotions written by our own Newnan First members and will provide our members the opportunity for spiritual focus and renewal during the Advent Season. The devotion is based on faith and the preparation of Christ’s birth. It can be approximately 200 words based on your own reflections. It can include favorite scripture, poems, words to songs,… You may conclude with a short prayer that encourages your readers to respond to what you have written by lifting their hearts to God. In order for us to finish this project on time, we ask that you make your submission by Tuesday, November 1. If you have any questions or would like to submit a devotion for this booklet, please contact Susan Perkins (susanperkins5855@gmail.com) or Karen Oothoudt (koothoudt@newnanfumc.org) Thank you for your readiness to undertake this ministry.
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IF IT’S ON YOUR HEART... If it’s on your heart, chances are it’s on someone else’s heart also. Rev. Maria Bowers is offering a pastoral care blog IfItIsOnYourHeart.blogspot.com for us to explore a variety of pastoral care needs, issues, and matters of the heart. If something is on your heart that you’d like to explore further, drop Maria (mbowers@ newnanfumc.org) a note and suggest a topic!
COME SUPPORT OUR SOFTBALL TEAM!
GAMES ARE PLAYED TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS AT FIELD #1 @ HUNTER RECREATION COMPLEX: 2970 Georgia 16, Sharpsburg, GA OCTOBER 6: 7pm vs. Purina
OCTOBER 11: 8pm vs. Basic Pitches
OCTOBER 18: 9pm vs. B.A.M.
OCTOBER 20: 7pm vs. Orchard Hills
OCTOBER 25: 9pm vs. Warriors
OCTOBER 27: 7pm vs. Trinity
CALLED CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING
OUR JOURNEY OF HOPE CANCER PRAYER SERVICE
There will be a called Church Council meeting immediately following each worship service on Sunday, October 23. The meeting is to vote on SPRC salary recommendations prior to the Charge Conference. The meeting will be in the Chapel and should not take more than 10-15 minutes.
“Precious Lord, Take my Hand” Tuesday, October 18 6:30pm | Sanctuary Please join the Cancer Care Team as we pray for all cancer patients and families.
DINNER WITH FRIENDS...BUILDING COMMUNITY NEW ADULT MINISTRY
Dinner with Friends is a great way to meet folks from church that you may not already know. It’s also a good way to get to know your church family better. These dinners are an exciting way for those new to First UMC to connect with others that have made First UMC their church home. It is also an opportunity for guests who are visiting the church to experience Christian community informally. Modeled on what Jesus loved to do (see Luke 5, 9, 19, and 22) – we invite you to share meals and Christian fellowship with new friends. Groups plan their own meals and get together once a month for four consecutive months. You share meals at participants’ homes, at local restaurants, the church or wherever the group decides. The emphasis is on fun and fellowship, so you don’t have to be a gourmet cook to participate. Dinner with Friends groups six - eight willing people together, and they will plan meals in order to get to know one another better. Simply indicate your interest on the Connection card in Sunday’s bulletin OR sign-up online by the deadline. Singles or couples can sign up. Once groups are formed, a host will be selected for each group. Then he/she will contact members to arrange the details for the first gathering. Dinner groups are encouraged to be creative in the meals they enjoy together. Members of the group take turns serving as host. Each group meets once a month for 4 months. Then at the end of the 4th month, new groups are formed. Contact Karen Oothoudt with any questions: koothoudt@newnanfumc.org
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NOTE: NO ROOT345 THIS SUNDAY UTH FALL RETREAT Retreats are opportunities to take a break from ordinary life and spend some dedicated time with God and your UTH family. They’re full of fun, activities, worship, family groups, and free-time. They are meant to allow students to recharge and refresh their souls and to place memories and spiritual markers in their lives. November 18-20, 2016 Ocoee Retreat Center, Ocoee, TN Cost: $85 Sign up @ NewnanUTH.com
NO REGULAR UTH WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY Join us at Greenville St. Park from 5-7pm for a Night of Worship in the park!
DORRIS GILBERT @ UTH: OCTOBER 16 Make sure to mark your calendar for October 16th. Dorris Gilbert, our church’s oldest active member, will be coming to share her testimony with UTH. Dorris was actually the founder of our youth ministries at Newnan FUMC.
There will be NO ROOT 345 Bible study this Sunday, October 9 due to the Night of Worship. Come out and eat and worship with us!
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL Children’s Sunday School begins at 9:45am every Sunday. Pre-K through 3rd grade will be signed in at the KidCheck station in front of the Chapel for praise and worship until 10:00, and then they’ll be taken to their classrooms. 4th & 5th grades must also be signed in to KidCheck in front of the Chapel and then escorted upstairs to their classes. ALL Children’s Sunday School ends at 10:40am and ALL children must be picked up by a named adult or older sibling (6th grade or older, please) by this time. Any children not picked up from their classrooms by 10:50 will be escorted to the Narthex to wait with the ushers until parents arrive to pick them up.
PARENT VOLUNTEER CORE It’s been said that every student needs five significant adult connections beyond their family in their lives to help them ground their faith and make it last for the long-haul. This could be a mentor, a Sunday School teacher, a family group leader or even the smiling face that hands a student pizza each week. To do this, we need your help as parents during our regular Sunday worship, local events and trips. You might also have some special skills that would be useful, such as photography, scrap-booking or painting. Putting all of our hands and gifts together will give us the chance to be as effective as possible in strengthening our student’s faith. By registering your information online (NewnanUTH. com & click “For Parents” at the top), we’ll put you into a contact database to keep you regularly informed of ways that you can jump in and help. Thanks in advance for your willingness to join in this Kingdom work.
NEW THIS YEAR: Please purchase your tickets BEFORE the event. Tickets are available on Wednesday nights, Sundays, and throughout the week in the church office.
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(top) Blessing of the Animals; (right) ROOT 345; (below) Preschoolers learning about nocturnal animals in Science class; Mercy with Mrs. Becky and the Kindergarten class!
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FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE Ruby Countryman 150 London Lane Sharpsburg, GA 30277 770.254.9614 SYMPATHY Christian sympathy is extended to Matt, Jett, and Mattie LouiseLovett and family for the passing of Monica Lovett. Christian sympathy is extended to Carrie Genaway and Karen Oothoudt and family for the death of Carrie’s husband/Karen’s father. GIFTS Honorarium Maddox Tomlinson (9th birthday) by Mike & Sandra Burkett OCTOBER 9TH
Official Greeters: All Church Members TRADITIONAL Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Matt Rossey & Phil Harris (10:55) Acolytes: Rhett Hart, David Reynolds (8:30) Leland MacNabb, Ava Smith (10:55) Crucifer: Jackson Stuart (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Khevreh 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 MONICA McKNIGHT LOVETT 4/13/76 - 10/3/2016
“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
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REPORTING
Attendance Worship Services Total (8:30 - 200; 10:55 - 318; Connect - 96) Sunday School Church Membership
614 380 2272
Year-to-Date Financial Report Week Ending: 10/1/2016 Week #39 Total Tithes & Income: $ 1,086,244 Total Expenses: $ 1,197,911 Over/(Under): $ (111,666) -----------------------------------------------------------------CHURCH BUDGET $ 1,604,059
OCTOBER 16TH
Official Greeters: All Church Members TRADITIONAL Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Matt Rossey & Phil Harris (10:55) Acolytes: Hannah Smith, Chloe Smith (8:30) Lily Fox, Austin Smith (10:55) Crucifer: TBD (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Khevreh 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
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 Traditional Worship Service (S) Sunday School Traditional Worship Service (S) Connect Worship Service (PH) UTH Ensemble Rehearsal (CR) UTH Choir Rehearsal (CR) Night of Worship (Greenville St. Park)
3:00pm 4:30pm 5:45pm 6:45pm
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Preschool Closed - Columbus Day Ladies Service Group (GR) Joybells Rehearsal (BR) Inspirations Rehearsal (CR) Masterworks Chorale (CR)
7:00am 9:30pm 10:30am 2:00pm 2:30pm
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 High School Breakfast (Chick-fil-A) Swingin’ Singin’ Seniors (CR) Study: Half Truths (201) Job Networking Job Fair (PH) Parkinson’s Support Group (GR)
9:00am 4:15pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:45pm 6:30pm 6:45pm
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Women’s Study: Gideon (Annex 212) GROW (211) Cherub Choir Rehearsal (203) Wesley Choir Rehearsal (CR) Young Ringers Rehearsal (BR) Mid-Week Communion (C) Carol Choir Rehearsal (CR) Wednesday Night Supper (PH) Parish Choir Rehearsal (BR) Study: Let’s Talk (203) UTH Bible Study (YL) Chancel Choir Rehearsal (CR)
6:30pm 7:00pm
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 Stephen Ministry Training (Annex Conf.) Connect Band Rehearsal (PH) Study: Fathered By God (YL) Study: Uninvited (201) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
OCTOBER 4, 2016 8:30am 9:45am 10:55am 11:00am 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 Traditional Worship Service (S) Sunday School Traditional Worship Service (S) Connect Worship Service (PH) Bound Rehearsal (YL) Mission Meeting UTH Ensemble Rehearsal (CR) UTH Choir Rehearsal (CR) ROOT 345 Bible Study (211) UTH Worship & Small Groups (YL) Confirmation Class (Annex 212/213)
10:00am 4:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:45pm
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Circle 2 (Wesley Woods) Joybells Rehearsal (BR) Inspirations Rehearsal (CR) Finance Meeting (Annex 212) Masterworks Chorale (CR)
7:00am 9:30am 6:30pm
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 High School Breakfast (Chick-fil-A) Men’s Prayer Breakfast (GR) Swingin’ Singin’ Seniors (CR) Prayer Shawl Ministry (GR) Cancer Care Prayer Service (S)
9:00am 4:00pm 4:15pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:45pm 6:30pm 6:45pm
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Women’s Study: Gideon (Annex 212) The Grove Meeting (GR) GROW (211) Cherub Choir Rehearsal (Room 203) Wesley Choir Rehearsal (CR) Young Ringers Rehearsal (BR) Mid-Week Communion (C) Carol Choir Rehearsal (CR) Wednesday Night Supper (PH) Parish Choir Rehearsal (BR) Study: Let’s Talk (Room 203) UTH Bible Study (YL) Chancel Choir Rehearsal (CR)
9:00am 6:30pm 7:00pm
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 Fun ‘n Frolic: Annual Apple Trip Stephen Ministry Training (Annex Conf.) Connect Band Rehearsal (PH) Study: Fathered by God (YL) Study: Uninvited (Room 201)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 Confirmation Retreat (through Saturday) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 4:00pm Hayride & Hotdog Cookout (Uncle Bob’s)
CALENDAR ABBREVIATIONS: S - Sanctuary | PH - Parish Hall | GR - Gathering Room | C - Chapel | PS - Preschool (lower floor of Parish Hall) | CR - Choir Room | BR - Bell Room | VN - Veatch Nixon Classroom (between Gathering Room & Chapel) | YL - Youth Lounge | 200, 201, 203, 207/209, etc. - 2nd floor of Education Building | Annex Conference, Annex 212, etc. - 2nd floor of Annex Building (Bank of America Building)
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PRESCHOOL NEWS Becky Greene brought her dog, Mercy, to our Kindergarten class as part of Mercy’s training to be a therapy dog. Mrs. Becky read a story to the children while Mercy waited patiently (picture p. 5). The children loved having them visit and hope they will come back! Our Preschool Consignment Sale was a HUGE success! Thanks to everyone who helped with the sale and to everyone who consigned items and shopped!
Blessings,
Nancy Martin
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