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Our special guest this Wednesday at
Family Night Fellowship will be Brooke
Isingoma, Chaplain at Andrew College
in Cuthbert. Brooke will update us on
the college and special scholarships
available to United Methodist students.
We are truly glad to have Brother Ceegie and Sister Allene back
among us on Avalon’s Homecoming Day. For several years
Brother Ceegie led us through “thick and thin” times. People were
challenged to trust God to keep them safe as they gave themselves
Brief History of Avalon UMC
Church organized –
First service, Whitney St.
Voted to move to new location
First service, present location
Fellowship Hall concecrated
Pavalion dedecated
First service in sanctuary
Aug. 10, 1952
Oct. 19, 1952
May. 8, 1983
Mar. 31, 1985
June 7, 1987
Feb. 16, 1990
Jan. 9, 2000
Rev. C. G. and Allene Haugabook
P. O. Box 394
Plains, GA 31780
REMINDER
Avalon is feeding the Westover
Football Team Friday October 24th.
We need volunteers to serve and to
sign up to furnish Deserts, Green
beans, Bread and Tea. Please call
Terri Stumpe at 446-1106
Next Sunday, October 26, 2014, we will observe Consecration
Sunday, when all of us Avalon members will be invited to place on
October 19th, 2014
19th Sunday after Pentecost
the altar our Estimates of Giving for the year 2015. Many may
mail or even drop them off at the office.
Brother Ceegie, we are trying to bring our mortgage debt to zero
in 2015 and we have repairs to our five buildings which need to be
Homecoming
done soon. As you know, these repairs cost dollars. Please pray for
us as we strive to be better stewards and we pay this debt so that we
can increase our service to others all around us. – in Jesus name.
We know our Vision statement - Loving God, loving people, on
our Christian journey.
During 2014, have you been loving God and loving people on
your journey through 2014? Have you loved more or less? If you
loved less in 2014 than I did in 2013. I want to love God and people
more so that I will please God, others and myself. I want to give
________________________
more cheerfully, for God loves a cheerful giver. Help me to reach
________________________
out and reach up more on my Christian journey this year. In the
name of Jesus, my Savior, I pray. AMEN”
________________________
United Methodist Church
completely to Jesus and God’s Kingdom and His teachings.
have loved less in 2014, you need to say to yourself, “Self, I have
Prayer request:
Avalon
3018 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31721
Morning Worship 11 am
Evening Worship 6 pm, in the Pavilion
www.avalonumchurch.org
[email protected] (229)436-2056
Rev. Dennis Lanning, pastor
Home (229)432-2266 Cell (706)580-3870
[email protected]
Loving God, Loving People
on Our Christian Journey
October 19, 2014
Prelude
THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIES
"Come, Christians Join to Sing"
Evans/Hayes
Welcome
Greeting One Another
Announcements
Stewardship Moment
Ida Fowler/Robert Fowler & family
Opening Prayer
“People of the Earth Rejoice!”
Call to Worship
Hymn
“I Am Thine, O Lord”
Larson
419
The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer
The Apostles’ Creed
On Screen
“To God Be the Glory”
Hymn
98
Offertory Prayer
th
Oct. 19 - 11am Homecoming Worship Service
Homecoming Meal in Fellowship Hall
No Evening Worship
20th - 7 pm Scouts-Fell.Hall, Pavilion, Educ. Bldg.
20th to 24th Dennis at Clergy Retreat
21st – UMW Circles #1 Pavilion, #2 Elizabeth Wolfe’s home
5 pm – 6:30 pm Line Dancing
Oct. 22nd – 2pm - 3:30 Bible study in Disciple Room
Beginning Ephesian study, All welcome
6 pm FNF in Fellowship Hall
6:30 pm Adult Bible Study/Youth Bible Study
6:45 Choir Practice
24th – 11 – 2 pm Westover Football Team F. Ship Hall
12 – 49’ers Blackbeard’s Restaurant
26th - 11 am Morning Worship Service
6 pm Evening Worship in Pavilion
THOSE WHO SERVE
th
Children K5-5 Grade may meet the leader in the back to go to the
Children’s Classroom. Parents may pick up their children after worship.
Offering
When we give, we are helping others.
Offertory
"Blest Be The Tie That Binds"
Naegeli/Ham
*Doxology:
On Screen
Anthem: “Standing on the Promises”
arr. Hayes
Offering Stewards:
Oct. 19th – Aubrey McClain, John Krolnik
Oct. 26th – Gerald Collins, Mary Herman
Ushers:Oct. 19th - Ron Wolfe, Carl Ellis, Mark
Franklin Gordon Kennedy, Phyl
Strawbridge, Harold Smith
th Oct 26 Ron Wolfe, Carl Ellis, Asa Branch, Art
Shoemaker, Mark Franklin, Gordon
Kennedy
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Sermon
Maintaining A Heritage Worth Maintaining
C G Haugabook
Scripture- II Timothy 4:14
Hymn
“Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love”
566
Benediction and Blessing for Homecoming Meal
Postlude
“Let All The World Rejoice"
Poston/Sarandon
Sound Technician: Bob Smith
Total Membership as of September 30th
333
Projected Weekly Needs
$ 7,223.08
Receipts for Week of Sept 28th
$ 3,699.00
Mortgage Balance as of Sept. 31st
$128,533.71
Sunday School Mortgage Offering, Oct.26 $
000.00
Circle of Concern
Theta Gladin, Ann Dollar, Emma Zimmerman,
Hazel Sellers, Evelyn Bruner, Jeannette Cosey,
Audrey Knight, Diane Barnette, Bill & Jan
Coward, Connie Anderson, Cleone & Grover
Anderson, Bubba Pierce, Robert Bruner, Kim
Waller, Clint Britt, Betsy Tatum, Wilda Rutland,
Penn Kennedy, Geraldine Barronton, Barry
Daniel (Nikki's son), Gary Rosser (grandson of
Betsy Tatum), Rick Waters (Son of Joyce
Waters), Corilla Weaver (cousin of Ed Ennis)
___________________________
Attendance:
SS
11 am
6 pm
9/28
80
96
26
10/5 10/12
89
75
98
97
24
22
Our pastor’s novel, The Inside – Out
Church, will be available at lunch
today for $15. All profits go to
Avalon’s mortgage.
FNF October 22nd
We will serve dinner at 6 pm and Bible
Study for Adults and Youth begins at
6:30 pm.
Cost - $6.50 Each takeout is $.50 extra.
Child- $3.50 Family- $22.00
Menu: Oct. 22nd – Baked Chicken, Squash
casserole, Zipper peas, Strawberry cake.
Place cancellations /reservation in offering
plate or call office by noon on Tuesdays.
Name(s)
___________________
Adults Children Cancellations
____
____
_____
October 19, 2014
Prelude
THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIES
"Come, Christians Join to Sing"
Evans/Hayes
Welcome
Greeting One Another
Announcements
Stewardship Moment
Ida Fowler/Robert Fowler & family
Opening Prayer
“People of the Earth Rejoice!”
Call to Worship
Hymn
“I Am Thine, O Lord”
Larson
419
The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer
The Apostles’ Creed
On Screen
“To God Be the Glory”
Hymn
98
Offertory Prayer
th
Oct. 19 - 11am Homecoming Worship Service
Homecoming Meal in Fellowship Hall
No Evening Worship
20th - 7 pm Scouts-Fell.Hall, Pavilion, Educ. Bldg.
20th to 24th Dennis at Clergy Retreat
21st – UMW Circles #1 Pavilion, #2 Elizabeth Wolfe’s home
5 pm – 6:30 pm Line Dancing
Oct. 22nd – 2pm - 3:30 Bible study in Disciple Room
Beginning Ephesian study, All welcome
6 pm FNF in Fellowship Hall
6:30 pm Adult Bible Study/Youth Bible Study
6:45 Choir Practice
24th – 11 – 2 pm Westover Football Team F. Ship Hall
12 – 49’ers Blackbeard’s Restaurant
26th - 11 am Morning Worship Service
6 pm Evening Worship in Pavilion
THOSE WHO SERVE
th
Children K5-5 Grade may meet the leader in the back to go to the
Children’s Classroom. Parents may pick up their children after worship.
Offering
When we give, we are helping others.
Offertory
"Blest Be The Tie That Binds"
Naegeli/Ham
*Doxology:
On Screen
Anthem: “Standing on the Promises”
arr. Hayes
Offering Stewards:
Oct. 19th – Aubrey McClain, John Krolnik
Oct. 26th – Gerald Collins, Mary Herman
Ushers:Oct. 19th - Ron Wolfe, Carl Ellis, Mark
Franklin Gordon Kennedy, Phyl
Strawbridge, Harold Smith
th Oct 26 Ron Wolfe, Carl Ellis, Asa Branch, Art
Shoemaker, Mark Franklin, Gordon
Kennedy
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Sermon
Maintaining A Heritage Worth Maintaining
C G Haugabook
Scripture- II Timothy 4:14
Hymn
“Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love”
566
Benediction and Blessing for Homecoming Meal
Postlude
“Let All The World Rejoice"
Poston/Sarandon
Sound Technician: Bob Smith
Total Membership as of September 30th
333
Projected Weekly Needs
$ 7,223.08
Receipts for Week of Sept 28th
$ 3,699.00
Mortgage Balance as of Sept. 31st
$128,533.71
Sunday School Mortgage Offering, Oct.26 $
000.00
Circle of Concern
Theta Gladin, Ann Dollar, Emma Zimmerman,
Hazel Sellers, Evelyn Bruner, Jeannette Cosey,
Audrey Knight, Diane Barnette, Bill & Jan
Coward, Connie Anderson, Cleone & Grover
Anderson, Bubba Pierce, Robert Bruner, Kim
Waller, Clint Britt, Betsy Tatum, Wilda Rutland,
Penn Kennedy, Geraldine Barronton, Barry
Daniel (Nikki's son), Gary Rosser (grandson of
Betsy Tatum), Rick Waters (Son of Joyce
Waters), Corilla Weaver (cousin of Ed Ennis)
___________________________
Attendance:
SS
11 am
6 pm
9/28
80
96
26
10/5 10/12
89
75
98
97
24
22
Our pastor’s novel, The Inside – Out
Church, will be available at lunch
today for $15. All profits go to
Avalon’s mortgage.
FNF October 22nd
We will serve dinner at 6 pm and Bible
Study for Adults and Youth begins at
6:30 pm.
Cost - $6.50 Each takeout is $.50 extra.
Child- $3.50 Family- $22.00
Menu: Oct. 22nd – Baked Chicken, Squash
casserole, Zipper peas, Strawberry cake.
Place cancellations /reservation in offering
plate or call office by noon on Tuesdays.
Name(s)
___________________
Adults Children Cancellations
____
____
_____
Our special guest this Wednesday at
Family Night Fellowship will be Brooke
Isingoma, Chaplain at Andrew College
in Cuthbert. Brooke will update us on
the college and special scholarships
available to United Methodist students.
We are truly glad to have Brother Ceegie and Sister Allene back
among us on Avalon’s Homecoming Day. For several years
Brother Ceegie led us through “thick and thin” times. People were
challenged to trust God to keep them safe as they gave themselves
Brief History of Avalon UMC
Church organized –
First service, Whitney St.
Voted to move to new location
First service, present location
Fellowship Hall concecrated
Pavalion dedecated
First service in sanctuary
Aug. 10, 1952
Oct. 19, 1952
May. 8, 1983
Mar. 31, 1985
June 7, 1987
Feb. 16, 1990
Jan. 9, 2000
Rev. C. G. and Allene Haugabook
P. O. Box 394
Plains, GA 31780
REMINDER
Avalon is feeding the Westover
Football Team Friday October 24th.
We need volunteers to serve and to
sign up to furnish Deserts, Green
beans, Bread and Tea. Please call
Terri Stumpe at 446-1106
Next Sunday, October 26, 2014, we will observe Consecration
Sunday, when all of us Avalon members will be invited to place on
October 19th, 2014
19th Sunday after Pentecost
the altar our Estimates of Giving for the year 2015. Many may
mail or even drop them off at the office.
Brother Ceegie, we are trying to bring our mortgage debt to zero
in 2015 and we have repairs to our five buildings which need to be
Homecoming
done soon. As you know, these repairs cost dollars. Please pray for
us as we strive to be better stewards and we pay this debt so that we
can increase our service to others all around us. – in Jesus name.
We know our Vision statement - Loving God, loving people, on
our Christian journey.
During 2014, have you been loving God and loving people on
your journey through 2014? Have you loved more or less? If you
loved less in 2014 than I did in 2013. I want to love God and people
more so that I will please God, others and myself. I want to give
________________________
more cheerfully, for God loves a cheerful giver. Help me to reach
________________________
out and reach up more on my Christian journey this year. In the
name of Jesus, my Savior, I pray. AMEN”
________________________
United Methodist Church
completely to Jesus and God’s Kingdom and His teachings.
have loved less in 2014, you need to say to yourself, “Self, I have
Prayer request:
Avalon
3018 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31721
Morning Worship 11 am
Evening Worship 6 pm, in the Pavilion
www.avalonumchurch.org
[email protected] (229)436-2056
Rev. Dennis Lanning, pastor
Home (229)432-2266 Cell (706)580-3870
[email protected]
Loving God, Loving People
on Our Christian Journey