BUSY-TOBER IS COMING! - Commerce First United Methodist

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH OF
COMMERCE
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OCTOBER
2013
BUSY-TOBER IS COMING!
 October 6th—
@ 8:30a & 11:00a—
World Communion Day
@5:30p Youth Trip to
Funopolis
 October 9th @6:00p—
Family Night Supper
 October 13th@
8:30a & 11:00a—
Children’s Sunday
 October 14th—
Church Office Closed
@6:00p UMW Executive
Meeting
@7:00p Circle 3
 October 15th—
@2:00p— Hannah Circle
@7:00p— Circle 5
 October 17th—
@10:00a —Apple Trip
 October 20th--
@ 8:30a & 11:00a—
Laity Sunday
@3:00 High School Youth
outing
@5:30p Middle School
Youth outing
 October 23rd @ 6:00p–
Trunk or Treat
 October 25th & 26th—
Women of Faith
 October 27th @8:00a—
Men’s Breakfast@FBC
@8:30a & 11:00a—
Consecration Sunday
@4:00p—
Fall Festival @Bower’s Farm
 October 28th @6:15p—
Stephen Ministry
 October 29th @7:00p—
Trustees Meeting
I know the month is actually named October but we will
be having so many opportunities to get together and
celebrate as a Church family that I have temporarily renamed it Busy-tober.
There are numerous nationwide celebrations such as:
 National Stamp Collecting Month
 Tera Melos Awareness Month
 And…UGH…National Squirrel Awareness month
However and much closer to home will you join us for:
October 6-World Communion Sunday (8:30 & 11)
October 9– Family Night Supper
October 13 -Celebration of Children Sunday (8:30 & 11)
October 17- Apple Trip (leave from Church at 10 a.m.)
October 20- Laity Sunday with Dale Shedd speaking
(8:30 & 11)
October 23- Trunk or Treat at 6:00 p.m.
October 25 & 26– Women of Faith
October 27-Stewardship Consecration Sunday with pledge card
October 27- Fall Family Fun Festival at the Bowers’ farm at 4 p.m.
See you during “something for everyone” Busy-tober!
Our church will be producing a new pictorial
directory. The photography dates are November 6
through November 9. Each family photographed
will receive a free directory and a free 8 by 10 portrait of their family. No purchase is required;
however, for those interested in purchasing portraits you may do so at the time of photography. Any portraits ordered will be back before Christmas. You can make your own
appointment by going to the church website and look for the pictorial link. For those who do not have internet service you can
call Libby at the church office and she can assist you in making
your appointment. We need everyone to be in our new pictorial
so please make your appointment as soon as possible.
Thanks for your cooperation !
~Circle 3 will meet on October 14th at 7:00p.
~Hannah Circle will meet on October 15th at 2:00p in the Fellowship Hall.
~Circle 5 will meet on October 15th at 7:00p in the Fellowship Hall.
Maysville Festival is coming! Friday, Oct 4-Sunday, Oct.6. Janni & Dynelle will have a double booth selling items
from Guatemala to help fund the medical/dental trip next spring. The festival opens at noon on Friday. We’d love
to see you there. Also, if you have two hours to spend helping in one of the booths we would really appreciate it.
A "NOTE" from Kim
Christmas Cantata practices have begun for the adult choir. PLEASE join us on Wednesday nights at
7:30pm to practice for Christmas. Our theme is "The Child in our Hearts" and it promises to be fun.
Children Christmas Program practices will begin in October. All children grades 1-5 are invited to
participate.
The FUMC handbells will be playing at the downtown "Christmas by Candlelight" event on Dec. 6th. Make your
plans to attend!
WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY BEGINS OCTOBER 2
Billie Bowen will be leading the Women’s Wednesday Bible Study using the DVD presentations of That
The World May Know featuring Ray Vander Laan and a pilgrimage group in the lands of the Bible. The
Bible Study will begin meeting in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2. Please contact Billie or the Church Office if you need transportation.
The Knitting Group is growing by leaps and bounds. We now meet twice a week, on Monday morning at 10:30 am at the Public Library and then again on Tuesday evening at the church. We have almost 20 members. The group has two big events coming up. We will have a booth at the Art in the
Park Festival which will allow some of our members to sell some of their many creations and also
grow our membership. Please stop by and sign up for our free drawing. We are giving away a couple of hand made items. Also the first of October we will start a crochet- a -long. One of our member will teach
us how to do Tunisian crochet. This is something new to even to me. We will make a small blanket in the beautiful checkerboard pattern. If you would like to come join us please contact Chris at
[email protected]. We look forward to seeing some of you there!
Travel Opportunities in 2014!!
Billie and David Bowen will be leading a trip to Israel on February 10, 2014. Would you like to join
them? Please call Billie at 678-230-9427 for details.
FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER!
Join us on Wednesday, October 9th at 6:00p for Family Night Supper!
Menu:: *Salisbury Steak with Gravy, Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans,
Garden Salad, Rolls, Cake
Name:______________________________________________________________________________________________
*Please indicate the quantity desired of each main entree so we can have an accurate count.
Adults: $6.00
_____# Salisbury Steak
_____# Chicken Tenders
Junior: $4.00
_____# Salisbury Steak
_____# Chicken Tenders
Kids: ______ $3.00 (Meal includes Chicken Strips, Fries, Salad, & Dessert)
Maximum Cost per Family will be $15.00.
Sign up by 10/7
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Prayers for healing:
Prayers for Healing (continued):
Bill Lehman, request of knitting group
Owen Newman, request of Stephanie Barnett
Alberta McMurray, mother of Lance McMurray
Mike Hand, brother-in-law of Brenda Meadows
Janet Rzewnicki, Joyce Phillips’sister
Nell Shedd, mother of Dale Shedd
Molly Jewell Farmer
Judy Beasley, friend of Billie Bowen
Ronnie Bagwell, brother of Linda Lamb
Greg Hodges, request of Gina Hagan
Nelson & Dale Grams, request of Jeff Sheffield
Swayne Anderson, father of Maxine Seagraves
Charles Jones, request of Trish Edwards
Sewell family, request of Disciple 1
Danielle Fraser
Anne Bumgardner, request of Debbie Manus
Jessie Sheffield
Ray Sears, brother of Betty Fisher
Marty Seltzer
Humbert Family, request of Brenda Meadows
Charles Matthews, brother of Carolyn Stephenson
Ray Wright, friend of Art & Rose Richard
Kay Franklin, sister of Att Stephenson
Joel Benton, son of Lucy Benton
George Rodriguez, request of Rose Richard
Judy Buffington
Constance Thieme, daughter of Linda & Ches Howard
JP Stanley, request of Peggy Purcell
Peyton Minish, friend of Billie Bowen
Susan Wuerzner, sister of Billie Bowen
Charles Hutchins, request of Judy Paugh
Melissa Black, niece of David and Billie Bowen
Judy Gibson, sister-in-law of Judy Paugh
Wayne Jackson, grandfather of Josh and Beverly Miller
Mary Margaret Mudge, Aunt of Susan Gieler
Joseph Gibson, nephew of Judy Paugh
Jessica Rice, request of Anna Diemond
Emily Booth, request of Kathleen Hooper
Ed Sweeney, request of Mike Sales
Marie Sweeney, request of Mike Sales
Hawk Harrison, infant son of Katie and John Harrison
Lynn Simonton, mother of Michelle Karles
Cathleen Anderson, mother of Maxine Seagraves
Cathy Martin
Yolani Ramirez, request of Louellen Besuden
Newburn Parham, grandson of Shirley Parham
Christian Canup
Mike Partain, co- worker of Kathleen Hooper
Family of Jacob Bailey
Lillynn Roe, daughter of Kimmie and Chris Roe
Emma Bush, request of Betty Hoyt
Sam McClure, brother of Betty Ayers
Anderson Krieger, requested by Margaret Brand
Calvin Smith, Father of Renee Moon
Ted Shelton, requested by John Malnar
Stacy Culpepper, requested by Jenny Sheffiled
Grant Terrell, Requested by Dave Moon
Dr. Elaine Beck
Nelson and Dale Grams, requested by Jenny Sheffield
Karen Bates, requested by Cathleen Hill
Kelly, sister in law of Tara Beauchamp
Lisa Wilson, Cousin of Al Fleming
Jan Johnson, mother of Dynelle Johnson
Adynn McClintock
Sandra Sheffield, requested by Jeff & Jenny Sheffield
Vivian Humphrey, mother of John Sergent
Anderson Krieger, great grandchild of Margaret Brand
Elbert Fleming, grandfather of McKenzie Smith & Kelly Cassidy
Betty Branson, friend of Tom and June Murphy
Marty Cauley, Jenny Sheffield’s cousin
Prayers for diagnostic testing:
Eunice Mundy
Rose Richard
Prayers for strength:
Twins, Sara and Karen Hill, daughters of Kristen and
Daniel Hill
Praise!
Elizabeth and Jason Phillips announce the birth of daughter
Elise at Gwinnett Medical Center on Tuesday, September
10 at 12:45 p.m. Elise weighed in at 6 pounds and 7 ounces.
Josh and Jessica Outz proudly announce that they are expecting a baby in March 2014.
Lee and I have A LOT of books. They are stacked on bookshelves. They sit
in piles next to our respective living room chairs. They sit on our
nightstands. Sometimes they wind up on the kitchen counter although I am
not sure who is reading standing in the kitchen! On the top shelf in our office there are 2 small books that mean the world to me. The first is a copy of
“Good News for Modern Man.” The cover is torn, the pages are yellowed
and I hold it together with a rubber band (that I have replaced many times
over the years). It was given to me in 1972 when I was 12, by my confirmation sponsor. On the front page she wrote “Gina – keep up the good work.
You are doing great! Love, Marge” Nothing profound or monumental but I have kept it all these
years. Do you have a copy? It is the New Testament and Psalms written in language I could understand. The margins are written in, passages are underlined, I even wrote my own poems in
the note pages in the back. The second is the program from my confirmation service. I read a
passage from Romans that Sunday morning. Father Tim was our youth minister and he took the
time to mark the passage so I would know when to pause, what words to accentuate, when to finish with my voice up, when to finish with my voice down. He cared enough to practice with me
and standing in front of hundreds of people that morning, it meant more to me than I could say.
I tell you all of this to remind you that everything you do matters, no matter how insignificant you might think it is. Years from now our children will remember that we took the time to
love them, help them, and encourage them. That we participated in Wonderful Wednesday,
Sunday school and Children’s church. That we went on field trips. Ran 5ks. We took every day
mundane things and made them extraordinary. A few years ago I went back to the church I grew
up in and once again read from Romans, this time at my Grandmother’s funeral. After the service one of the deacons asked if I am a lectern at my home church (someone who reads scripture for the congregation). When I told him “no,” he said “you should be.” In that instant, I
looked heavenward and thanked the Holy Spirit, Marge and Father Tim.
It really does, all matter.
Children’s Christmas Program practice begins October 6th! Mrs. Kim will make sure we have a
schedule with dates and times.
October 13th is National Children’s Sabbath. At 8:30 and 11:00 am worship we will have a
slideshow that shows off all our new babies! 3-4-5 graders will participate in worship by reading
scripture and prayer.
Trunk or Treat – Wednesday, October 23rd from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm.
Wear your costumes, and come for games and fun! We need volunteers
to decorate car trunks and assist with games and costume judging. Call
me if you can help!
Family Fall Festival at the Bower’s Farm, Sunday, October 27 th from
4:00 till 7:00 pm. The church will provide chicken for all, please bring a
side dish or dessert to share with others. Good food, fellowship, games, hayrides, face painting
and more…Just let us know you are coming so we will have enough food!
Coming Up Soon: Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes and Community Thanksgiving Meal
As always, you can reach me at (706) 654-6489 or [email protected]
In His love,
Gina
October is a busy month for all of us here at CFUMC, and the schedule for the youth is no exception! I look forward to all the activities
that come along with this season!
October 6- Haunted House and Corn Maze @ Funopolis! Cost is $13
per person plus any extra spending money for various activities offered once we get there. Meet at the church at 5:30pm and we will
all ride over there together.
October 13- Bring a pumpkin! We will be decorating our pumpkins in the church parking lot
at 5:30pm! Paint supplies will be provided.
October 20- High School: We will be taking a trip to Atlanta in order to visit Passion City
Church. Passion City is a church pastored by Louie Giglio (also well known worship artist
Chris Tomlin is from there). The service we will be attending starts at 5:00pm. We will leave
the church at 3:00pm and return by 8:00pm. The only cost will be for a fast food dinner on the
way back. Middle School: Meet at the church at the normal 5:30pm and go with volunteers to
Spoonful of Heaven in downtown Commerce. Our treat!
October 23- Trunk-or-Treat! Youth will help Ms. Gina and the children with fun games in the
gym. Youth are welcome to participate by dressing up in costumes (Non scary, please!).
October 27- Fall Festival! Youth will attend the Fall Festival along with our church family.
Please See Ms. Gina’s announcement in the children’s section of this newsletter for more
details.
Great Day of Service 2013
On Saturday August 24, 2013 over 120 members of Commerce First United Methodist Church and Warren
Chapel United Methodist Church combined forces to provide food boxes, yard work, house cleaning and repair to residents of Jackson and Banks Counties. The outreach also included writing letters to service members’ overseas, providing bread to shut ins, and little dresses to families in Guatemala and Honduras. A half
day Vacation Bible School was provided to children of Willoughby and Bellview homes and a Cookie Coloring
Party took place at Peachtree Senior Village. Those church members not actively participating in these services took time to pray for the volunteers and those in the community.
The "Feed My Sheep" Food Distribution program involved soliciting food from Banks County Walmart and
Quality Food Commerce. Boxes were supplied by Ingles Supermarkets of Commerce. Fifty church volunteers
received hundreds of items from local superstore shoppers and supplemented this with food from the Athens
Food Bank using cash contributions. 354 families in need came to Warren Chapel to pick up boxes of food or
had them delivered to their homes. They received cereal, canned goods, crackers, macaroni and cheese, instant potatoes, rice and many other necessities.
Yard work, cleaning and repair services as well as stocking shelves at Peace Place were accomplished by 33
volunteers including professional landscapers who cut grass for families and organizations such as Wellspring Camp and cleaned residences at locations such as Willoughby Homes and Bellview Homes.
The day was truly ecumenical as Baptists, Catholics, and Methodists from as far away as Hickory Flat, Georgia participated in this day of service. Great Day of Service is only one day of the year but it reminds us of the
tremendous needs that exist in our community and enables us to work together in Christ to make the lives of
others better not only one day but throughout the year.
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October 6thLuke 17:5-10
October 13thLuke 17:11-19
October 20thLuke 18:1-8
October 27thLuke 18:9-14
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Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4-
Logan Cassidy
Emily Aiken
Tatum Jones
TBA
Week 1-
Joanna Suarez
Week 2Week 3Week 4-
Tara & Trey Wood
Gina Hagan
Kelly Cassidy
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Betty Ayers, Linda Lamb, Doris Smith,
Carolyn Stephenson
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Roger Beauchamp
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Dave Moon, Art Richard
Tom Murphy, Al Fleming
Jack Legg, Marty Seltzer
Jimmy Bolton, Lee Hagan
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Doris Smith (Co-chair), Ellen Smtih (Cochair), Joanna Suarez (clean up), Betty
Corn, Charlotte Massey–Williams,
Jean Davis, Elizabeth Phillips
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10-02—Tony Barnett, Sarah Biles, Lynnly Drinkard
10-06— Dr. and Mrs. Donald McFadden
10-05—John Cassidy
10-07—Mr. and Mrs. George Evans
10-06—Faye Morris
10-07—Mike Bowers, Charles Blair, Greg Scalise
10-11—Debbie Patrick
10-12—Harold Gailey
10-13—Maxine Seagraves
10-14—Carly Reid, Lindsay Reid
10-15—Leslie Stephens
10-16—Karen Benton
Financial Update
10-18—Stan Hodsdon
10-19—Taryn Gregory
Expenses YTD August 2013(Spent):
$284,766.91
10-20—Dave Moon
10-21—Logan Cassidy
Receipts YTD August 2013:
$278,647.67
10-22—Ken Ott, Peggy Purcell, Ellen Smith
Needed to meet expenses:
$6,119.24
10-23—Tommy Stout
10-24—Mary Evans, John Michael Jones
10-27—Nancy Nichols, Marty Seltzer
OCTOBER is Stewardship Month.
10-30—Roy Cartee, Bernice Scott, Vicki Wood, Jim Yarborough,
We will have our annual Consecration
Win Blair, Camille Blair
Sunday on October 27, 2013.
Please take time to pray about your
commitment this month.
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Rev. Dr. David G. Bowen, Senior Pastor
16 Cherry St. (Church Office)
54 Cherry St. (Church/Preschool)
Commerce, GA 30529
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Second Sunday
Report
The Results:
September 8th
15 Bags and 3 large boxes of Spaghetti and Sauce and other food items!
Our Next Challenge:
October 13, 2013
Dry Beans and Corn Bread Mix
Also, there is always a need for Breakfast Food and Instant Potatoes.
Please remember, if for some reason you cannot attend church on the second Sunday, you can always
drop items off at the church office.
Cash contributions are also accepted and appreciated.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…”