FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
NEWSLETTER
First United Methodist Church
270 Main Street
Savannah, Tennessee 38372
October 9, 2014
RON BROWN, Pastor
Parsonage: 731-925-3224
Cell: 731-412-9881
Email: [email protected]
BOB BROWN, Worship, Music & Youth
Director
WENDY GANNON, Nursery
Worker
MARTHA SMITH, Pianist –
Organist
DEBBIE NEYMAN, Assistant
Pianist
NATHAN VAUGHN, Custodian
Email: [email protected]
GEORGIE ANN VAUGHN, Secretary
CHURCH WEBSITE
savannahumc.org
Email: [email protected]
CHURCH ADDRESS
SUSAN HORTON, Bookkeeper
270 Main St.
Email: [email protected]
Savannah TN 38372
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This Week at our Church
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
11:30AM--Lunch Bunch leaving for Hagy’s Catfish Hotel
7:00PM--Scouts
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, OFFICE CLOSED
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Happy Fall Ya’ll downtown at the court square
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
8:30AM--Men’s Breakfast at Mollie Monday’s
9:30AM--Holy Communion in the sanctuary
10:00AM--Sunday School for all ages
11:00AM--Worship
4:00PM--Youth Choir
5:00PM--Youth outing to Florence AL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
NEWSLETTER ARTICLES DUE BY 12 NOON!
10:00AM--Faith Bible Study meeting in the choir room
5:30PM--Covenant Bible Study in Salt & Light SSC
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
10:00AM--Staff Meeting
12:00PM--Rotary meeting in Youth Center
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
10:00AM--Covenant Bible Study in Salt & Light SSC
5:00PM--Chancel Ringers, Covenant Prayer, Youth Bible Study
5:45PM--Fellowship meal will be meat loaf, creamed potatoes, green beans, & a
roll from Hickory Pit. Shugart Martin SSC will have set up, clean up & desserts.
6:30PM--Choir, Bible Zone
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
1:00PM--Wesleyan Circle meeting at home of JoAnne Taylor
7:00PM--Scouts
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, OFFICE CLOSED
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
8:00AM--SCA car wash in front parking lot
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:30AM--Trunk or Treat Pancake Breakfast in Youth Center
9:30AM--Holy Communion in the sanctuary
10:00AM--Sunday School for all ages
11:00AM--Worship
4:00PM--Youth Choir
5:00PM--Youth
HOLY COMMUNION
OFFERED EACH
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCH
9:30 – 9:55 AM
(EXCEPT 1ST SUNDAY COMMUNION
SERVED DURING WORSHIP)
Our next Lunch Bunch destination on
Thursday, October 9th will be to
Hagy’s Catfish Hotel. We will leave the
church at 11:30am. Please call the
church office by noon on Monday,
October 6th to make reservations.
Faith Bible Study meets at First
United Methodist on Monday
mornings at 10:00 in the choir
room.
Sunday,
October 12, 2014
Ephesians 4:1-8 & 11-13
Luke 11:42
“Gifts”
ATTENDANCE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Sunday School: 84
Worship: 142
GIFTS
As we look at the gi of gi s there are two scriptures that come to
mind. The ﬁrst scripture is I Corinthians 4:7: ”For who sees anything diﬀerent in you? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a
gi ?” This reminds us that God is giving and does not withhold
anything we need from us. Addi*onally, it reminds us that if we
would be like God, we too would be giving.
The second scripture is from Genesis 28:22. Here Jacob makes a
promise to God that has been a tradi*on in Jewish and Chris*an
faiths since made. Jacob said, “…of all that you give me I will
surely give one tenth to you.” This scripture reminds us that God
does not ask for all that has been given to us, but only for a tenth.
God does not need everything, for God can do more with one
tenth than we can do with all that we have received. But God
wants us to know the joy of giving and the blessings to be had.
As you pray about giving back to God from that you have received,
please consider *thing. If you cannot give a tenth, then give what
you can and begin working toward *thing. Remember, giving to
God is a privilege and a source of great blessing.
Love and Peace,
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
GIVING for the week of 10/05/14 $ 7,511.19
YTD projected budget needs
$291,498.40
YTD budget offerings received
$247,909.06
JESUS ACTS OF KINDNESS WITNESSED THIS WEEK
164+
A total of 16 people reported Jesus Acts of Kindness.
JESUS ACTS OF KINDNESS SEPTEMBER 2013 TO DATE
13,175+
OCTOBER LITURGIST
Susanna Brown
OCTOBER USHERS
Janice Boling, Jack Adams, Gary Gannon & Shawn Duren
OCTOBER GREETERS
Joe Holland, Amy Holland, Judith Holland & Susanna Brown
OCTOBER ACOLYTES
Latonia Gilbert & Pam Wolfe
COUNTING TEAMS
10/12 B. Goodyear, K. Wilkes, N. Smith
10/19 D. Hutchinson, D. Vaughn, Y. McGinley
10/23 S. Duren, D. McLean, J. Adams
10/30 K. Kemp, R. Shank, T. Smith
Ron
*Please remember to arrange for a substitute if you are unable to attend.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Patricia Aird
Gwin Anderson
Joe & Patty Anderson
Earnest Bacon
Betty Bellis
Abigail Blevins
Annabelle Blevins
Lucy Burgess
Penny Chaney Family
Jason Chenault
Cynthia Clement
Tom Clement
Betty Lynn Collier
Larry Davis
David Fisher
Anita Fletcher
Jimmie Freeman
Barry Gilchrist
Larry Harrell
Joey Hinton
Stan Holt
Curt Hopper
Sharron Hopper
Vincent Hopson
James Huddleston
Tim Hudson
Gladys Hudspeth
Wendy Lard
Ryan Lasource
Todd Lassiter
Chuck Medlin
Nick Newhouse
Bo Oxley
Vilenda Parrish
Gene Paulk
Barbara Peiper
Steve Pettigrew
Barbara Prather
Jimmy Qualls
Patricia Qualls
Cathy Cromwell Rains
Larry Richardson
Richard Rogers
Margaret Seaton
Rhonda Shannon
Thomas Allen Stewart
Paisley Tull
Cinda Walz
Joe Warrington
Vernell White
Mike Wills
Tommy Wolfe
Bobby Yeiser Family
We would like to express our appreciation for all cards, calls, visits
and prayers for Gene’s recovery. He is at home. He will enjoy calls or
emails, but he is not allowed visitors for the next two weeks. God
bless you all!
Gene and Marie Paulk
ONGOING NEEDS
Regina Alexander
Russ Alexander
Jimmie Allegood
Peggie Brown
Polly Burgess
Ronald Casey
Jeannie Cothom
Melissa Crenshaw
Betty English
Meda Falls
Margie Franks
Amy Garner
Latonia Gilbert
Steve Harrison
Marguerite Hughes
George Ann Ingram
Dr. Charles Lull
Don Morris
Streetie Morris
Dr. Pat Newhouse
Jesus Acts of Kindness Ministry
Medical Workers serving in Africa
battling the Ebola virus
Charles Pannell
Verlesha Parsons
Raven Plumlee
Cammie Priesmeyer
Ken Qualls
Dorothy Rainey
Bonnie Shelby
Mary Morgan Stanley
Ann Stricklin
Our Church
Our Church Staff
Our Military
Our World
The fellowship meal for October 15th will be meat loaf, creamed potatoes, green beans, & a roll from the Hickory Pit. Shugart Martin SSC
will have set up, clean up, & desserts. The cost is $6 per person.
Please sign up on Sunday’s attendance sheets or by calling the church
office by noon on Monday, October 13th if you would like to join us.
STEWARDSHIP MONTH
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
GIFTS
The next meeting will be
Sunday, Nov. 2nd
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
SERVICE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26,
COMMITMENT SUNDAY
WITNESS
at 8:30AM
at Jack’s
NEXT MEETING WILL BE
SUNDAY, Nov. 9th at
8:30AM
at Mollie Mondays
COOKBOOK PRE-ORDER FORM
The next Wesleyan Circle will
meet at 1:00pm on Thursday,
October 16th at the home of
JoAnne Taylor. Charlotte
Gammill will be co-host.
NAME:______________________________________________
PHONE #:____________________________________________
HOW MANY COOKBOOKS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ORDER?_____________________________________________
AMOUNT PAID $_____________________________________
First United Methodist is responsible
for canned meat for CAM. Please
bring your donations and place them
in the basket located downstairs as
you enter the back door. You may
also bring your donations on the first
Sunday of each month and place
them in the narthex. Thank you for
helping in this important ministry!
*NOTE: Cookbooks should be ready by the end of November.
The cost is $20.00 per cookbook. Please pay when placing your
pre-order. Thank you!
The next Laity Club Supper will
be on Tuesday, November 4th at
6:00PM at Campground UMC
Given in memory of Bobby Yeiser by Helen Alexander, Ginger Ingle, and
Emmett and Lee Yeiser.
1) Buy lunch for a stranger.
2) Volunteer to wash a senior adult’s car.
3) Send cards to local veterans and let them know how much they
are appreciated.
4) Become a Meals on Wheels volunteer.
5) Volunteer to mail cards to American soldiers serving in other
countries.
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow
older, I admire kind people.
ALTAR FLOWERS
10/12 Anne Jimmerson
10/19 Roger & Michele Blevins
10/26 Shawn & Vanessa Duren
11/02 Carla Deatherage
11/09 This date is available
We have October 12th, November 9th & 23rd and December 28th
open for altar flowers. If you would like to sign up for one of these
dates, please call the church office at 925-3436.
What’s in the Bag?
October 12 Betty Lynn Collier
October 19 Kevin Wilkes
October 26th Ben Brown
November 2nd Jeanette Cronise
TRUNK OR TREAT KICK-OFF PANCAKE BREAKFAST
November 9th David & Anna Carroll
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
November 16th Ron Shank
8:30—TIL SUNDAY SCHOOL IN YOUTH CENTER
November 23rd Mickey Curtis
Please sign up on Sunday’s attendance sheets or by calling
November 30th Pam Wolfe
the church office if you would like to attend. There will
December 7th Susanna Brown
be no charge for the breakfast, but you may donate indi-
December 14th Betty Lynn Collier
vidually wrapped candy to be used at Trunk or Treat on
Wednesday, October 29th.
Anyone who would like to volunteer to help with the “What’s in the
Bag?” ministry, please call Betty Lynn Collier at 607-5757.