The Messenger
OCTOBER 2014
101 Randolph Street, Thomasville, NC 27360
Finch
Preaching Mission
October 26 – 28
This year’s exciting and enthusiastic guest speaker is
Bishop Peter Storey from Cape Town, South
Africa. Among his many accomplishments during his 40
year ministry, he has worked against apartheid and all its
aspects, preached in inner city churches in Africa and around the world, championed peace
initiatives in Africa and then taught at Duke University for seven years after he retired. He is the
author of several books and founded a monthly Methodist newspaper for which he served as editor
for eight years.
We look forward to hearing what God has to say to us through him, so make the commitment to
attend and bring a friend. We will provide a nursery for each service as well as special singing
before each evening service. The love offering each night will be given to CCM to help feed our
local citizens experiencing hardships.
Sunday, October 12
4:00 PM FPM Roundtable
5:00 PM Prayer Vigil
Sunday, October 26:
10:00 AM R. L. Pope Sunday School Class (all invited) “A Church the World Might Take
Seriously”
11:00 AM Worship Service “Getting Our Gospel Together Again”
6:45 PM Hymn-sing
7:00 PM Service “The Cry for Compassion”
Monday, October 27:
6:45 PM Hymn-sing
7:00 PM Service “Why Love Is Never Enough”
Tuesday, October 28:
6:45 PM Hymn-sing
7:00 PM Service “Walking Humbly With God”
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
8:00AM-2:00PM
JARRETT HALL
Gifts for ALL occasions!
Mark your calendar and invite your friends!
HANDBAGS!
Please remember the Altar and Arts committee is collecting handbags for
our November sale. Please leave them in the back hall in the designated
tub. And don’t forget to come shopping November 1st.
We appreciate your support!
JEWELRY SALE
United Methodist Women will have their annual jewelry sale as part of Gifts
Galore on Saturday, November 1. We are grateful for all donations of jewelry:
costume, vintage or broken gold. We are also collecting accessory items.
Proceeds from the sale support our mission projects.
CHURCH FINANCES
In order to keep everyone up to date on our church finances, here are the year to date
expenses and income:
Total expenses for the period ended August 31, 2014
$566,324.20
Total income for the period ended August 31, 2014
$491,484.67
Net deficit for the period ended August 31, 2014
($74, 428.64)
Copies of the 2014 Budget are available upon request. Contact either Jerry Smith or
Peggy May. Have you considered making your weekly or monthly contribution to
the church online through your bank?
Memorials and Honorariums
In Memory of Dr. Carson C. Cox by: Celia Meekins, Milton & Theresa
Humphreys, Martha & Steve Yokeley, Lummie Jo Huneycutt
In Memory of Velma Edwards by: Milton & Theresa Humphreys
COME HELP……..
DOWNLOAD PUMPKINS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014
STARTING AT 1:30PM
CCM FOOD
FOR THE MONTH:
Grits/Oatmeal
FELLOWSHIP PARTNERS
Remember these folks in your prayers,
send them a card, or plan a visit!
Blanche Jones
Arbor Ridge At Kernersville
Room 131
Kernersville, NC 27284
Elaine Branson
Pine Ridge Rehab & Health Care Center
706 Pineywood Road Room 117
Thomasville, NC 27360
Isabel Flatau
Pine Ridge Rehab & Health Care Center
706 Pineywood Road Room 307
Thomasville, NC 27360
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
CIRCLE MEETINGS
Monday, October 20 – 10:00am – Morning Circle, Scout Room
Hostess: Mary Lou Woods
6:00pm – Evening Circle
Hostess: Sandy McGhee
Study: “Take This Bread” by Sara Miles
Leader: Tracy Brinkley
CHILDREN’S SABBATH
On Sunday, October 12th, at the Awaken Service and the 11:00 Worship Service, our Church will celebrate the
annual multi-faith National Observance of the Children’s Sabbath. This time of worship brings awareness to
the needs of children in our church and community. The Children’s Sabbath challenges us to become engaged
in the spiritual enrichment and development of their lives.
We are fortunate to have our own Reverend Lynda Hepler as our preacher for this occasion. Reverend Hepler
is our Minister of Children and Families. She was ordained a Deacon at Annual Conference in June.
The children, members of the youth circle, Toggles, and members of United Methodist Women will assist in
leading us in worship. Priscilla Oldaker will be directing the Children’s Choir.
Following the 11:00 worship service, the United Methodist Women will serve lunch in the CEC. Contributions
for lunch will benefit Angel Tree requests and the Children’s Christmas party sponsored by our youth.
Everyone is invited and no reservations are needed.
CHURCH PICNIC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
3 PM until the food runs out (probably around 7 PM)!!!
At Sonny Koontz’s Farm!
WHAT TO BRING:
a dessert to share, a lawn chair, a friend
Everything else will be provided! Burgers and hotdogs, hayrides, football,
soccer, games, crafts, GIANT inflatable slide, bounce house (for the kids), and
special music around the campfire! Don’t miss it!
Directions to the Koontz Farm (from Memorial UMC):
Take a LEFT (headed south) onto Randolph Street (Hwy 109)
Go .7 miles take a RIGHT (at the stoplight) onto West Holly Hill Road
Go .8 miles take a LEFT (at the 1 stoplight) onto Fisher Ferry Street
Go 1.7 miles take a RIGHT (at the 1 stop sign) onto East Holly Grove Road
Go 3.9 miles take a LEFT onto Embler Road
Go .6 miles take a LEFT into a gravel driveway and park in the field
immediately to the LEFT. (follow the signs)
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Add Jesus Into Your Routines
When busy schedules resume, Jesus is often left out of the mix. Even if we attend church more
regularly in fall and our children move up a grade level in Sunday school, faith formation frequently
takes a back seat during the action-packed weekdays.
A few simple ideas for keeping Jesus at the forefront can pay big “faith dividends” for your children
and your entire family. Give these tips a try this fall—and use them to spark ideas of your own:
Feed your family spiritually. When you set the breakfast table the night before school, include kidfriendly devotional materials. Children who like to read or look at pictures while eating can do so—or
can be read to briefly.
Make use of travel time. On the way to school, take turns saying a prayer for the day ahead. On the
way home, use the time to share highlights of the day and any “God sightings” family members had.
Schedule a regular faith booster. Incorporate a midweek faith activity into your family schedule.
Many churches offer midweek programs for families. Other clubs may be available in your
neighborhood. If you’re time-strapped, simply set aside time one day per week to talk about
faith-related issues and to pray together.
Explore children’s strengths, talents, and gifts. A new school year offers a variety of excellent
opportunities for kids to try new things. Different sports and activities let children discover what they
enjoy and how God made them. Point out what developing talents and traits you observe in your kids.
Encourage them to glorify God in everything they do (see Colossians 3:17).
Expand your family’s faith outreach. Use new routines to help build children’s faith-sharing skills.
With older kids, role-play how to talk about Jesus
with their friends. Encourage your kids to invite
A Look at this Month
their friends to church and Sunday school.
Welcome new friends into your home. Show them Every week:
Christian hospitality and love.
Move on up! As children move up to
new Sunday school classes this fall, help their
faith blossom with individual challenges. For
example, older kids can spend 10 minutes a day
reading through a particular book of the Bible.
Younger children can learn about a simple
Scripture passage each week.
Keep talking—to each other and to God. Real,
deep conversations can suffer when families get
busy. Carve out time to reconnect, whether it’s at
the end of each day or at the beginning of each
weekend. Share your joys and struggles, and
take time to pray for one another. Also, make
prayer a regular part of mealtime and bedtime
routines. This reminds children that God is an
always present, un-changing help every day and
in all situations.
Sunday School:
10-10:45 Godly Play
Nursery Care
Sunday Mornings 8:30am-12noon
Wednesday Nights 6-9pm
Children’s Church: Sunday’s at both 8:50
and 11am services.
Wednesday Night ARTS ALIVE 6-7:30pm
GLOW Kids: Sun. Oct. 12th 3:30pm
Mission Possible Kids: Oct. 19th 5 - 7pm
AWOL-Oct. 26th 5 - 6:30*
*time change due to Finch Preaching Mission
MONDAY
TUESDAY
10:00 Sunday School
R.L. Pope: Dr. Peter Storey
11:00 Worship Service
FPM Luncheon
5-6:00 AWOL
5-7:00 Youth
6:45 Hymn Sing
7:00 FPM Service begins
26 FPM
8:50 AWAKEN
10:00 Sunday School
R.L. Pope: Priscilla Oldaker
11:00 Worship Service
??? Mission Possible Kids
5-7:00 Youth
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8:50 AWAKEN
10:00 Sunday School
R. L. Pope: Allen Brown
11:00 Worship Service
12:00 Luncheon
5-7:00 Youth
4:00 Round table with Ben
5-7:00 FPM Prayer Vigil
12 Children’s Sabeth
Boy Scouts
8:50 AWAKEN
10:00 Sunday School
R.L. Pope: Jim McGhee
5-7:00 Youth
6:45 Hymn Sing
7:00 FPM Service begins
5-6 pm Daisy Troop
6:15 Praise Team
Boy Scouts
27 FPM
10:00 UMW Circle meeting
Boy Scouts
6:15 Praise Team
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5-6 pm Daisy Troop
Boy Scouts
6:15 Praise Team
6:30 Nomination Com. meeting
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6:15 Praise Team
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5
6:45 Hymn Sing
7:00 FPM Service begins
5:45 Yoga
28 FPM
5:45 Yoga
6:30 Finance meeting
21
5:45 Yoga
6:30 Stewardship Com. meeting
14
5:45 Yoga
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October Ushers: Tony Downs, Cran Plyler, John Collett III, Stan Styers,
Mitch Rabon, Dan Cain
SUNDAY
5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Kidz Club
6:00 HS. & MS. Small Group
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
6:15 Program
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
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5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Kidz Club
6:00 HS. & MS. Small Group
6:15 Bible Study-last class
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
6:15 Program
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
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5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Kidz Club
6:00 HS. & MS. Small Group
6:15 Bible Study
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
6:15 Program
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
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5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Kidz Club
6:00 HS. & MS. Small Group
6:15 Bible Study
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
6:15 Program
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
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5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Kidz Club
6:00 HS. & MS. Small Group
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
6:15 Program
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
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WEDNESDAY
10:30 Chicks with Sticks
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9:15 Bible Study-last class
10:30 Chicks with Sticks
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9:15 Bible Study
10:30 Chicks with Sticks
Blood Drive-CEC
7:00 Girl Scouts
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9:15 Bible Study
10:30 Chicks with Sticks
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7:00 Girl Scouts
9:15 Bible Study
10:30 Chicks with Sticks
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THURSDAY
OCTOBER 2014
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FRIDAY
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5-8:00 Holy-ween-Pace Park
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PUMPKIN DOWNLOAD
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SATURDAY
MUMYouth NEWS
SUNDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE…..
YOGA
Tuesday evenings 5:45 PM
YOUTH ROOMS (CEC 2nd floor)
Contact: Brenda Lyons: 476-1117
WEDNESDAY EVENING PROGRAMS
October 1: Children’s Program
October 8:TBA
October 15:TBA
October 22:TBA
October 29:TBA
The price for an adult meal is now $7.00. The price of a kid’s
meal will be $4.00 and the maximum for a family is now
$15.00. Remember reservations are due to the office by noon
on Monday.
Greeters
October 5: Lynn Poole, Bettie Bryant, Pam Plyler, Bick Craig,
Larry Murdock
October 12: Carey Eanes, Jo Jones, Melanie Kuppel,
James Carmichael
October 19: Sandra Lackey, Beverly Myers, Sandra Wade,
Prentice Weldon, Eric Kuppel
October 26: Jane Leonard, Norman Crews, Joe Stone, Cindy
Martin, Nancy Jones
ALL NEW! Memorial has a YouTube Channel: search for:
“mumctville” and be sure to subscribe! We will put up new
videos and begin to put up some of our old videos as well.
ALSO, we hope to begin to LIVE STREAM the early service,
Sundays at 8:50 AM!
LIKE US: “Memorial UMC”, “Memorial Youth”, “Memorial
Children” and “Finch Preaching Mission” all have FACEBOOK
fan pages!
OCTOBER 5
5 - 7 PM
Building People UP! (not tearing them down)
OCTOBER 12
5 – 7 PM
GET TO KNOW ME Night!
OCTOBER 19
5 – 7 PM
Survivor Night
OCTOBER 25
5 – 7 PM
Game Night!
CHRYSALIS
Girl’s Weekend: November 8 - 10
Boy’s Weekend: January 2 - 4
This is a great weekend for growing closer to
God. Ask Rodney or Jeff Harrison for more information!
COLLEGE STUDENT INFO!
We need current addresses for our
college and graduate students. If you
have a loved one in school please contact the church office (336) 472-7718
with updated mailing addresses!
THANK YOU!
FOLLOW US: mumctville, memorialyouth, &
finchpreaching.
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