DR. EFIRD TO RETURN!!!!!!
Garner United Methodist Church is hosting again a Lenten Bible Study on the book of Revelation with Dr. Mickey Efird. Dr. Efird, theologian, Biblical scholar, author of 13 books, Video Bible Study Series ( http://efirdbiblestudies.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=30) and master teacher will be with us during the Thursday evenings in Lent beginning February 7 through March 13 from 7:00PM - 8:30PM.  Dr. Efird's Bible interpretations combine the wisdom of a master teacher with the warmth and wit of an old friend.  Don't miss this opportunity to increase your understanding of God's Holy Word. 
He does however have a conflict out of town on February 21 so we will still meet under the leadership of Dr. Chuck Killian, Teaching Pastor here at Garner United Methodist Church. If you wish more info on Dr. Efird's study, please contact Pastor Susan.


FOOD OF THE MONTH:  Jelly and Peanut Butter (not necessarily in the same jar)

BIBLE BUCKS TO PAY
off HUGE dividends, both in this life AND in the next!!!  Here is Carlene with more on this exciting, NEW adventure here at Garner church: 
We value our kids at GUMC and put a lot of time and effort into developing programs you'll find have value.  We feel it is important that the kids have a fun time while they are here, yet grow spiritually and formulate the values you want them to have at the same time.  In an effort to help our children grow spiritually, we are incorporating The Bible Bucks Program in our Sunday school, Children�s Church, and Sunday Night Children�s Program.  Bible Bucks is an incentive program that encourages the children to earn "Bucks" and then spend them in the Bible Bucks Market on the first Sunday of each month. Bucks are earned and received by the children for things such as bringing their Bible to Sunday School, learning their memory verses, and bringing a friend to church.  So please encourage your child to participate in the Bible Bucks Program.
We are also asking for donations such as small prizes and candy for our Bible Bucks Market.  If you would like to donate an item(s) for our market, please drop it off  with Carlene or by the elevator.  Thank you!!!!


CHILDREN'S SUNDAY NIGHT PROGRAMMING
to commence in full force THIS COMING Sunday night!!!!!
Our Children's Sunday Night Program is kicking off this Sunday night, January 20th from 5:30 - 7:30.
Please join us as the children now have the option of choosing from  two curriculums:  Made for Praise or Made for J.O.Y.  We have developed two curriculums so as to meet the spiritual needs of all our children.
Made for Praise is for Little Apostles and Agape Kids who'd like to participate in our Spring musical,"Acorns to Oaks".  The children will learn how to grow the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. Made for J.O.Y. is for all age groups and allows the children to choose from several electives, such as story time, choir, hand chimes, drama, missions, and crafts, as they surf through God's word, come to know Jesus, and develop Be-Attitudes:  Be Obedient, Be Kind, Be Forgiving, Be Bold, and Believe. There is much, much, more!!! To find out more please stop by the Children's table in the gathering area on Sunday, contact Carlene Lucas, or just come on out Sunday night at 5:30 in the fellowship hall.


FOOD OF THE MONTH:  Jelly and Peanut Butter (not necessarily in the same jar)

OK, GARNER CHURCH HAS
"consumed," all it's ticket (and more!!!) allotments for a fund raiser for Habitat for Humanity......Now what can we as a church do to further the building of a Habitat house in the Garner area??????  Here's Carlene with the latest:  Power of 7 Missions and Habitat For Humanity
Help us raise the funds to build a house in Garner by volunteering at the Power of 7 Missions fund raiser event on May 16th and 17th at Lake Benson.   Volunteers are needed for the following committees:  Yard sale, bake sale, craft sale, plant sale, concessions, entertainment, parking, Auction, breakfast, games, lunch, set up, and/or clean up.  Sign up sheets are located in the gathering area near the entrance to the CLC.  Thank you!!! 

SHINE GARNER SHINE!!!
Garner church shone and shone for the Mayoral's Prayer Breakfast 10 January here in your church's gym.  And because Garner Methodist shown.......more importantly Jesus Christ shone!!!!  Ecumenical event, showing that blacks and whites (and peoples of different races) and Methodist and Baptists (and other denominations) could come under one roof and under one banner......Jesus Christ.   The keynote speaker of the morning was Johnny Evans voice of the Wolfpack who is N.C. State's play by play announcer on Wolfpack Radio.  But Johnny laid N.C. State and all his earthly accomplishments aside on that January morning and proclaimed Jesus Christ.................GREAT EVENT!!!!!!!!!

OK, PRAYER BREAKFAST IN
January....what other big events are scheduled for Garner Church in the coming, Springtime months...
Well, funny you should ask............Of course we are going to be Cooking for a Cure (our response to the fight against cancer) with our Chicken BBQ dinner and supper.  The Chamber of Commerce is fully involved in planning the Garner Expo to be held here in our church's gathering area and gym (they had it here last year and the response was so overwhelming there won't NO WAY they weren't coming back to us again!!!!).   Another group that just LOVES the church........is the Garner Educational Foundation who had their "Stars on Stage," benefit for Garner area schools here last year.  They will be back again this year as well!!!!!   Another group that be loving Garner church is the NC Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Last year's HUGELY successful Senior Adult Conference is going to be held here again this spring.....and the Conference is asking to expand their usable space to MORE rooms this year!!!!!  Oh wait!!!  Before you get your chest too bowed out and your peacock "train" or "tail plum," displayed with pride, we need to see another part of your anatomy.......YOUR BACK!!!  Cause with all these folks coming again, we are going to need a whole host of greeters, chair setter uppers, people praying for these events, stage hands, gophers, food servers, clean uppers, etc., etc., etc.
More on this later.................just wanted you to be READY....SET......GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MADE FOR PRAISE CHILDREN'S
music to start THIS COMING SUNDAY NIGHT!!!!!  Here's Ms. Carol with more:  Made for Praise notes:   Get ready to do some gardening in the Bible garden as we kick off Acorns to Oaks this Sunday!!!!   Not only is Mrs Carol working on the latest choreography for the show, but she's also decided to learn the Macarena!!!!  If you haven't signed up yet, it is not too late to join us.  Thanks, Ms. Carol.