PARENTS!!! OF PRE-K - 5th GRADE......
Have you called about the Back To School Blast??? What Back To School Blast you ask.......?????? Here, let me remind you again:
On August 24th from 5-6:30 PM, GUMC kids (Pre-K thru 5th grade) are invited to come make a splash at our back to school blast!!! We will have various water activities to cool off after having such a scorching hot summer. Hot dogs, beverages, and desserts will be served. All this fun and all we ask is for donations of school supplies, even if it is only one pencil or a pack of paper. NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL!!!! We would also appreciate side dishes to go with our hot dog meal. Anyone who is interested in helping with this event, please call Julie Delaney 661-0719 (home) or 696-8829 (cell) or you may contact Carlene Lucas as well. Thank you so much, Julie Delaney.
POOL PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday August 17th 4-7PM - Back to school Blast Pool Party & cookout. We will have the dogs and burgers, you bring the side dishes to go with them. We will meet at the home of the Valentines, 300 Foley Dr. in the Foley Station subdivision (Off of Benson Hwy/Hwy 50 South near Bryan-Lee Funeral Home entrance). Don't forget to bring a beach towel and come have some fun. If you need more info, better directions, etc. please contact me. Thanks, Patricia.
OPERATION RESTORATION
is really making a LARGE splash in one of the older neighborhoods in Garner. It was kicked off with a ROUSING worship service at Wake Grove Baptist Church on Wednesday night with over 140 persons representing black folks, white folks, Baptist folks, Methodist folks, etc. Then the work began on Thursday morning. Bible School is being taught in the neighborhood to the kids, and yesterday the framing was done on one of the porches that were being replaced by a work team. The flooring will be put down this morning. One roof had old roof removed, repair work to the underlying rafters/roofing boards and black paper put down. This morning new shingles will be applied. But the touch of Christ to the residents of this area of town has been the most beautiful and most useful of ALL the things done!!! Thanks to ALL of you who have assisted in this endeavor with your prayers, behind the scenes stuff, hands on stuff over at the work sites, monetary donations etc. The benefits from this endeavor will "pay it forward," for sometime to come.
INCANDESCENT COMING TO AN END………..
Last week The Bible Class went to a more "green" form of lighting when they commissioned to have fluorescent lighting installed in their classroom. This week, the church sponsored Scout troop rubbed two nickels together to make a dime and their borrowed from the church space is having a fresh coat of paint applied and fluorescent lighting installed in this room. The only two remaining rooms in the church that will have incandescent lighting will be the choir room and The Fellowship Class. It is my understanding that things are in motion to change the lighting out in the choir room.
Your church is trying in many ways not necessarily to become the new craze of "green," but follow the first Environmentalist when He admonished our human father Adam, "to look after and tend the earth." (Genesis 2:15 NIV)
LITTLE BITTY WHITE HAIRED WOMAN THANK YOU!!!
Lillie Mae has called and said "thank you!!" "thank you!!" "thank you!!" for the beautiful job that ALL of you workers did in her yard a few Saturday's ago. From cutting shrubs, edging, picking up limbs, to the "rat killing," cutting the garden, toting wood, etc. You made one bitty white haired woman REAL happy.......Ain't that what Jesus wants from His church?????
MISSION OUTREACH NEEDS:
**"Cell Phones For Soldiers" Need ANY wireless device (phone, PDA, Blackberry)
**Food Of The Month: Soup
**Children's Shoes for Haitian Mission Children's Shoe Project
**School Supplies for needy Wake County School (this one ends 24 August!!)
TRAFFIC SHIFT AHEAD!!!
Those persons that have been parking along the curbing in front of the church for Sunday services, will need to seek other parking arrangements starting this Sunday.
Due to the TIGHT space between cars backing out of designated parking places right in front of the church and cars parked along the curb, the Board of Trustees approved the
NO PARKING zone along the curbing. In addition to the very close calls of people backing into others cars in this area, with cars parked along the curb it is next to impossible to have a two way drive in front of the church, which causes a bottle neck after church. Please help in this new traffic pattern. By the time Sunday rolls around, there should be signs up AND for just a little while, till folks get used to this, caution tape as well. We are just trying to make things as safe and orderly flowing as possible.
Thanks for your help and consideration.
HEARTS FOR LOVE
Is a Missions Project of the United Methodist Women. For only a $5.00 donation you are able to make a gift to Missions and at the same time honor or memorialize someone special in your life. The forms and envelopes to use are either at the Church Office or on the UMW bulletin board. The donations may be made in either cash or check (made payable to United Methodist Women) and can be turned in at the Church Office or simply put into the collection Sunday morning. We can accept donations until August 28. All of the donation goes to Missions and an acknowledgment card will be sent to the person honored or to the family of a gift in memory. Thank you for your support of the United Methodist Women. Thanks, Betty Jo Creed.
YES!!! THESE DATES "ARE" CORRECT!!!!!
Sr. High Lake Retreat Aug 22-24. We will be going to Lake Gaston for a fun weekend on the lake of tubing, swimming off the dock, playing games and just relaxing and having some fun. This will be a chance for everyone to reconnect after a busy summer before the fall programs start up. Everyone is asked to bring a drink and snack to share, all meals will be at the Lake so you shouldn't need any extra money. Cost is $25. The owners need to know how many will be staying at the house so you have to sign up or emial Patricia by Wed. Aug 20 if you are planning to join us for this fun weekend.
Thanks, Patricia.
THIS "JUST" IN...
from Patricia about Operation Restoration: Operation Restoration continues through Saturday. It has been an amazing two days of work and you can still come out tomorrow and be a part of this community project. Work starts at 8:30 in the morning meeting at Wake Baptist Grove on main street, VBS & Recreation starts at 9:00, with the event ending with a pig picking at 5 PM. If you have not been able to be at the work sites just come and see what has been done and meet your neighbors. The pigs will be cooking all day and Allen Curtis is making up some his excellent BBQ sauce. We will have plenty of food, so come out and join with the other churches in the area along with the people in the neigborhood we have been working in to celebrate together. Bring your lawn chairs and come join the fun. Thanks, Patricia.
YOUNG ADULT/COLLEGE AGE BIBLE STUDY:
Patricia has GREAT news about this Bible Study: College Bible Study that Sara Nickalson led this summer will continue for the fall starting on Sept 7th. Kim Reeves will be leading the study for us with the first meeting at Patricia & Shannons house Sept 7th @ 8 PM. All college age young adults are invited to come out and join. Kim will be a great leader, we will have some fun activites throughout the year, support each other through prayer and seek God's word to help us live each day for Him. Thanks, Patricia.
20 AUGUST, 7:30 PM!!!!
Ready!!! Set!!! GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That date and time will be on this UPCOMING Wednesday night when the choir starts back for the fall/winter season!!! Man is this year ALREADY!! Looking exciting!!!!!!! "Speedy McGreedy" Steve has already listened to a MULTITUDE of music for the fall and winter (2008-2009) and Thanksgiving and Christmas music has already been prayed upon, listened to (for hours on end till the "just right one" came to the top) AND selected!!! If you have been seeking to become a part of the choir……THIS COMING Wednesday night will start you off fresh and right on top!!!! It's gonna be a GREAT season of music…..come and be a part of something special!!!!!
WOW!!! WEEEEE!!!!
!!Warning!! to the 8:30/11 AM worshippers!!! When you see Carol Kamp stand to go to the bell table and Missy Godfrey stand to go to the piano....DON'T GO TO SLEEP!!!!!! Oh what am I saying.........you ain't goin' be able to go to sleep for this one!!!!!!
WORSHIP TIME HAPPENINGS:
8:30 AM - Traditional Worship: Prelude: "Love Lifted Me," Bill McClure, organ. Anthem: "You Are The Rock," Terri Leeman.
Offertory: "Old Time Religion Melody," Carol Kamp, handbells, Missy Godfrey, piano.
9:45 AM Contemporary Worship: Opening Song: "Holy, Holy," Opening Set: "Days of Elijah," "All That Matters," "I Waited." Offertory: "Brand New Start."
11 AM - Traditional Worship: Scripture Lesson: Matthew 15:21-28. Morning Anthem: "Give Thanks To The Lord," Chancel Choir. Pastor Bob's sermon title: "NO Limits or Lines."
CHURCH BAY:
STOP PUTTING IT OFF!!
Ok, how great would it be to have that deck you wanted, JUST in time for fall so you can sit out and enjoy nice cool nights?? How about closing in that screen porch to make an all glass heated/air conditioned sun room?? How about finishing that area abve the garage for a "bonus room???" Remember our very own reliable, reasonably priced , does all his own work (does not subcontract anything!!) Robert Lucas is ready to come out and give you an estimate on making your "dreams" come true as far as additions and the like. Give Robert a call at 779-3654.
DON'T FORGET ENGLAND!!!!!
Have you ever wanted to see the changing the guard at Buckingham Palace? Visit Windsor Castle? Walk through Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare? Visit St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey? Some of us are planning on doing that in June of 2009! Not only these places but, many more. We will also visit the key areas where John and Charles Wesley lived and ministered. Epworth, Oxford, Bristol, York, and other towns and cities of central England! We will stay in the first-class hotels, dine on full buffet breakfasts and elegant dinners! We will fly DIRECTLY from RDU to London. We will have the best of blue badge guides. This and much more! The dates are June 21-30, 2009. For more information, contact Jack Benfield at 772-9436 or email me at
preacjack@gmail.com You may also pick up a brochure/form at the church. More later!
THE RITA HOOK UP
Has anyone gotten Rita hooked up on any of these items??? Look over this list again and see if there is not something in your garage or attic that needs to GO and could help Rita out:
Rita Gibson is moving into a place on this coming Saturday and the place has no carpet, so Rita was wondering if anyone had an area rug that they were no longer using. Rita is also looking for a full size bed, some chairs for her dining room table OR a matching table/chair set. If you can help Rita out on her items she wanted, here is her contact: rgibsonrita@aol.com
