VOLUME 44 No. 35 Five practices of Fruitful congregations OCTOBER 8, 2014 cultivating The Invitation Traditional Worship 8:45 - Wesley Hall 8:45 & 11 a.m. Worship - Sanctuary October 12 Intentional Faith Development October 19 Risk-Taking Mission and Service October 12 Cultivating Renewal – Luke 14:1-14 October 19 Cultivating Covenant – Exodus 33:12-23 October 26 Cultivating Preparation – Matthew 25:1-13 October 26 Extravagant Generosity Dinner followed by a time of study of the book of Revelation. BRING YOUR BIBLE! Wednesday, October 15: Cheeseburger Mealoaf, Roasted Pork Loin, Wild Rice, Parmesan Green Beans, Seasoned Corn, Salad Bar, and Layered Cake Adult Gift Response 2015 FORMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Forms will be available for the next few weeks. Place your form in the offering plate or turn it in to the church office on or before worship on October 26, 2014. If you have a question about any of the ministry areas, please contact the church office at 662-690-8100 or [email protected] for serving! Begin bringing your plastic gallon jugs for our Christmas Eve Luminaries to the Old Fellowship Hall. Rinse them out and discard the tops. (the area between Green Street & Robins Street will be closed to traffic) Wanted: People with Trunks! (Cars – SUVs – Trucks – Vans) Dinner plates will be available and donations will be accepted to offset the cost of the food. Deadline to register your vehicle: October 23, 2014 Please email [email protected] or call her at the church (690-8100) to register. How does it work? - You decorate a vehicle, park it, and give out treats to kids who visit your trunk. This event is open to the community! This year we are partnering with First Presbyterian, All Saints Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s United Methodist, First Christian Church of Tupelo, the Lee County Library and the Downtown Main Street Association! We encourage our entire church family to participate. This is a wonderful time for outreach within the community by providing a safe place for children to Trick or Treat! You may work together as families, SS classes, Journey groups, small groups, neighbors, friends or individually. We are also accepting donations of bags of candy. Once you are registered, we will give you the guidelines & other details you need to know. The Mary Richey Circle will meet Monday, October 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the home of June Harrison, 1502 Valley Road Senior Adult Movie Series THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 6 P.M. IN THE CLC - $2 October 16: Seabiscuit Please call Kathryn at 213-1337 to reserve a seat and a bag of popcorn! Pack 12 Cub Scouts will be selling popcorn in the Gathering Room on Sundays between 8:45 a.m. Worship and Sunday School from now through October 19. Baked Goods are needed for Sanctuary Hospice's Celebration Village Bake Sale. If you are willing to donate, please contact Kim Estes at 213-9981. Helping Hands Needs The Clothes Closet is in need of all types of linens, especially blankets COOKING CASSEROLES, & CONVERSATION Tuesday, October 14 6 p.m. - CLC Topic: Sandwiches The “Grief and Caring Ministries” section in the library is available to those in need. We have books for children as well as adults. Anna's Corn by Barbara Santucci and If Nathan Were Here by Mary Bahr are geared for children in grades 1-4. Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert is a favorite for all ages. SERVING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 ACOLYTES & CRUCIFERS: 8:45 Traditional: Rachel Frick (a), Lilly Bray (c) The Invitation: Autry Barry (a) 11:00: Lilee Rose (a), Carrol Trent Imbler (c) TV OPERATORS: Jim Karrant, Lee McKenzie, Jason Pannell GREETERS: 8:45 Traditional: Jean Harper The Invitation: Bo Morrison, Crofton Sloan 11:00: Dianne/Barney Guyton, Harriet/Mitch Ellett USHERS: 8:45 Traditional: Jim Black, Jim Denton, Ron Stephens, Phillip Williams The Invitation: Chan Brown, Jack Foster, Lynn Holland, David Pace, Shipman Sloan 11:00: Mickey Akers, Marshall Briscoe, Randy Daniel, Phil Ruff STEWARDSHIP 2014 Budget Goal.....................................$2,453,889.00 Needed Weekly ............................................$47,190.18 Last Sunday 2014 Budget Offering...............$39,570.25 2014 Ten Month Budgeted Amount.........$2,044,907.32 Received to Date for 2014........................$1,752,527.04 Spent to Date for 2014..............................$1,776,672.21 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH—TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 12-18, 2014 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 8:45 Worship, Sanctuary 8:45 The Invitation, WH 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Worship, Sanctuary 4:00 Cub Scouts 5:00 Earthkeepers, CH 5:00 Youth Choir 6:00 Youth Small Groups 6:00 6th Grade Small Group MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 Office Closed 5:30 Divorce Recovery, WH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 8:00-11:30 Clothes Closet Open for Donations 9:00 Preschool/Kindergarten 10:00 Faithbuilders 11:00 Program Staff, CR 12:00 CASA Board, 313 2:30 CASA, CLC 3:00 Carol Choir 6:00 Cooking/Casseroles, CLC 6:30 District Meeting, WH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 7:00 Youth Prayer Breakfast, Connie’s 9:00 Preschool/Kindergarten 2:30 CASA, CLC 3:00 Children’s Choir 4:30 Homework Helps, GR 5:15 Refresh Dinner/Study, WH 6:00 Sanctuary Handbells 6:00 Youth Worship 7:00 Chancel Choir THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 8:00-11:30 Clothes Closet Open for Donations 9:00 Inv. Planning, WH 9:00 Preschool/Kindergarten 1:15 Traceway Van 2:30 CASA, CLC 6:00 Sr. Adult Movie, CLC FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 9:00 Preschool/Kindergarten 2:30 CASA, CLC SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 9:00 Helping Hands Open