Bake Sale
November 7
during Brunswick
Stew pickup
Brunswick
Stew Tickets
On sale Now!
2014
SUN
MON
TUE
6
7
6 pm
6 pm
Homecoming Com- Mums Board Mtg
mittee mtg room 212
Room 217
2:30-7
Youth-Fall Rally at
Chestnut Ridge
7 PM
Golden Chain
7 pm
Worship Committee meeting
Rm 212
12
Youth Fundraiser
Luncheon 11:00-1 pm
Soup, Chili or Stew
13
1 pm
Newcomers Knitting
group
Rm 212
14
6 pm
Finance
Committee mtg
12:15
Concert Planning
Committee mtg
19
Laity Sunday
Guest Speaker:
David Pate
Making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
2014
WED
THUR
FRI
SAT
1
Brunswick Stew
Tickets went on Sale!
$7 quart
2
3
Deese/Hendrick
wedding
Rehearsal—
Sanctuary
Reserved
4
9 am
Stewards for Children
workshop, room 217
10 am Bible Study
6 pm Handbells
6:45 Praise Team
7:30 Chancel Choir
5
12:15 Nominations
Committee mtg, room
212
Mebane United Methodist Church
Website: www. Mebaneumc.com ~ Office: (919) 563-4301 ~ Fax: (919) 563-4326
20
21
Stewardship
Campaign Kickoff
10 am
Women’s AA
Rm 212
4 pm
Deese/Hendrick
wedding
8
10 am Bible Study
6 pm Handbells
6:45 Praise Team
7:30 Chancel Choir
9
15
10 am Bible Study
6 pm Handbells
6:45 Praise Team
7:30 Chancel Choir
16
7 pm
Book Club
mtg
22
10 am Bible Study
6 pm Handbells
6:45 Praise Team
7:30 Chancel Choir
23
10
(MUMS: Fellowship Hall Reserved-YOUTH)
11
9 am
Rm 212 reserved
17
18
10 am
Women’s AA
Rm 212
10 am
Women’s AA
Rm 212
24
ABSS Early
Release
9 am
HOMECOMING
Breakfast
Newcomers Knitting
group
Rm 212
(ABSS Teacher
workday)
29
ELYH meeting
Fellowship hall
29
10 am Bible Study
6 pm Handbells
6:45 Praise Team
7:30 Chancel Choir
Grapevine
Mebane United Methodist Church
200 S. Fourth Street ~ Mebane, NC 27302
Scouting Event
(VAN-5 pm)
30
Non Profit Org.
US Postage
PAID
Mebane NC
Permit No. 35
25
9 am
Sandwich Ministry
Hosts: Esther Circle
10 am
Women’s AA
Rm 212
Scouting Event
(VAN)
27
10 am Clergy mtg,
Pastor Johnnie
1 pm
The
Return Service Requested
2 pm
Prayer Shawl Ministries
26
ONE SERVICE
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
8 am Methodist Men
October 2014
31
November 2
5:00-7:00
Staff
All Members
Ministers
Rev. Johnnie Wright
Pastor
Mrs. Sue Modlin
Director of Music
& Accompanist
Mrs. Sherry Ashley
Administrative Assistant
VISION: Mebane United Methodist Church is a community of the faithful who:
Gathers to worship God.
Nurtures one another in the love of Jesus Christ.
Serves God and others in word and deed.
PASTOR’S CORNER
“Going Home”
A donation,
made by the
family of Cliff
and Bunny
Willkson, has
made it possible for the
church to offer
MP3 players with recorded
worship services. If you
know of anyone who would
benefit from one of these
players, please contact the
church office at 919-5634301.
Sunday Evenings
8:45am
9:45am
11 am
5 pm
Worship Service
Sunday School
Worship Service
Youth
Wednesday Evenings
6:00 pm Handbells
6:45 pm Praise Team
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
~ OCTOBER USHERS ~
It was over 400 years of bondage, but God heard the cry of his people,
and established a physical and mental going home of remembrances. God
said to Moses on the mountainside of Mount Horeb, I am the God of thy
father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob…..And
the Lord, said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in
Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmaster: for I know
their sorrows.” (Exodus 3:6a, 7 KJV) The second book of the Bible Exodus,
really laid the foundation and the establishment of first mental and physical
going or coming home rubrics in the minds for his chosen people the Jews,
Hebrews, and Israelites.
There are two key points in Exodus 3
that God made clear earlier in this dialogue with
Moses. First, God said, “I AM THAT I AM: and he
said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of
Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God
said, moreover, unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say
unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your
father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you;
this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial
unto all generations. (Exodus 3:14-15) This first
key point is so important for Moses to convey,
the best of his own ability why and who is sending him back to Egypt and to tell Pharaoh to let
his millions of cousins go from this place. Secondly, is what are they going to
do once they leave Egypt and sojourn into the wilderness area and mountain. Specifically, God gave Moses more instructions, “Go to King Pharaoh
and tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews met with us; and you King
Pharaoh, are to let these Hebrews/Israelites go for a three days’ journey into
the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.” (Exodus 3:18)
Notwithstanding, this second point of instructions in this historical day of
Moses is so relevant to remembering what God was establishing both physically and mentally for his chosen people, the Jews.
It was clear that God loved his people and shall maintain his spoken
Promised with Abram in Genesis 12. The time came and God was fulfilling
his Word of yesterday years. It fell upon the prophet Moses and he was challenged greatly by Pharaoh of Egypt and his own people the Hebrews. However, Moses was able to be successful in establishing those first two key
Cont. on next page
Watson Moore
Bennie Morris
Kent Squires
Ron Wilson
October 5
Youth
Schedule
~ COMMUNION SERVERS ~
Fall Rally at Chestnut
Ridge
Depart at 2:30 pm
Tammy & Buddy Edens
October 12
October 19
October 26
Fundraiser Luncheon
11:00-1:00
No Youth Night
Youth Night
5-7 pm
Dinner: Abigail & Anna
Bradley
Homecoming
Youth work activities
during the day (10noon) No Youth Night
Counters
Gary Brant &
Jane Johnson
Bernice Wilson &
Ben Saunders
BJ Smith &
David Weislak
Pat Miesner &
John Payne
Flowers
Janet Wilkinson
Susan King
Nancy Wilkinson
Elsie Wolf
Time with
Young
Disciples
Pastor Johnnie Wright
Annette Wright
TBA
Willie Tart
& Children’s Choir
11:00
Acolyte/
Crucifer
Aubrey Gray /
Carson Seagroves
Millie Stielper/
Leanne Beckham
Millie Stielper/ Patrick
Forrest
Nora Harbold/Millie
Stielper
Noah’s Ark
Deanna & Leann
Beckham
Chris & Stan Harbold
Steve & Christy Gray
TBA
Greeters
8:45 ~ Ruth Brady
11:00 ~ Kertis, Joan,
Emilie & Ritchie Henderson
8:45 ~ Coralee Dodson
11:00 ~ The Scott
Family (Andy, Jennifer,
Chloe & Isabella)
8:45 & 11:00
Brad & Pat Miesner
ONE SERVICE
HOMECOMING
Mae Edla Shaw
& Jim Shaw
MEALS ON WHEELS
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Jim Hill
Pat Mendenhall
Mike & Ann Viola
Bernice Wilson &
BJ Smith
Ron & Brenda
Wilson
Thanks to a generous donation in memory of Cliff and Bunny Wilkinson, Mebane UMC now offers MP3 players with recorded worship
services. If you know of anyone who would like to receive one of the
MP3 players on loan, please contact the church office at 919-5634301.
Message from the Pastor’s Corner cont.
October
Birthdays
October 1
Hannah Hawks
Ann Westbrook
October 3
Lillian Gray
Betty Jean Smith
October 4
Caroline Patterson
October 6
Laura Bibb
Tim Jessup
Judy Ramey
October 7
Don Miller
Ben Morris
Lisa Morris
Kenneth Patterson
October 8
Justine Belangia
October 9
Connie yeager
October 10
Patrick Stanley
October 13
Tom Anderson
October 26
Emily Lochner
Andy Scott
October 14
Clark Sanford
Ameilia Schaub
October 30
Woody Warren
Elizabeth Weislak
October 16
Heather Dalton
October 18
Colleen Payne
October 20
Joanne Thompson
October 22
Christy Gray
David Smith
October 23
Nate Hodges
Kathleen Newberg
October 24
Sonya Hupman
October 31
Louis Stielper
points God commissioned him to do, but it took some time and lot of
headaches.
Before those millions of cousins left Egypt, a sacred family meal
was put into place called “Passover” a meal of unblemished lamb,
unleavened bread, and bitter herbs given to Moses by God. Moses
instructed the Jews how they were to prepare this meal and when to
eat. This special memorial meal established a new family bond, because God was doing a new thing. God was allowing the death angel
to pass over those houses that had lamb’s blood outside each door,
but those who did not, their first born was killed. Sadly, to say this
beginning caused much death in Egypt, but a new memorial and remembrance was founded. The Israelites understood it was God’s
doing and helping them to leave, but it was also starting a new Israelite or Jewish family tradition; of going home with many remembrances from years ago.
Moreover, today, we are not Jews, Israelites, or Hebrews, and
the tradition of the Passover has changed to a degree, because of
Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. It started with Jesus’ birth, then
teaching, and dying on the cross, but it ended with his resurrection
and ascension into heaven. Jesus became our Passover lamb; he was
that sacrificial lamb because he has that right relation with his father
God. I am so amazed even today, that repeatedly; the Jews still remembered their season of Passover. It is purported currently that
annually male Jews still return physically and mentally positively
charged, because of what Moses shared and what God had told him
on the mountain side on Mount Horeb.
In short, this is your personal invitation. God is calling you to
come to your home church. You have been blessed because of the
many years you have experienced worship, praise, fellowship, love
and joy in this holy edifice. Finally, we the members of Mebane UMC
we love to see you, your family,
friends, guests, and acquaintances in
worship this Homecoming. Therefore,
let us all as servants of the living God
model ourselves with going home to
your home church this October 26,
2014.
Electronic
Giving Now
Available
You can give on line by going to:
www.mebaneumc.com
click on
On Sunday, October 12th
the youth will have a
Luncheon Fund Raiser at the church
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The youth
will prepare a variety of soups, chili,
or stew. We will have corn bread,
rolls and dessert. This fund raiser will
be used for Pilgrimage expenses.
Adults will be $6.00, Children $3.00,
Children under 5 free.
Youth Fundraiser Luncheon
Sunday, October 12
11:00-1:00 pm
Adults: $6
Children: $3
Menu: Soups, Chili, Stew
Cornbread, rolls, dessert
The Ultimate Teacher...
Mebane United Methodist Church
invites you to join us for
Homecoming 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
9am – 1:30 pm
Invite your friends and neighbors and dress casually for the day.
Our schedule for the day is as follows:
9:00 A.M-10:30 A.M.
10:30 A.M-11:30 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
11:45 A.M- 1:30 P.M.
Morning Reception
Morning Worship Service
Group Photo on Steps of the church
Social Fellowship (on the side lawn)
ACTIVITIES: FOOD FOR ALL AGES, GAMES FOR ALL AGES, FACE PAINTING, CLOWN WILLIE WHO SPECIALIZES IN BALLOONS and MORE FUN! FUN!
Are you good with a camera or with video?
If so, we’d be delighted if you took pictures and videos of the event
and shared them with us after.
Most of my adult life has been spent in the role of a teacher. Whether I was
teaching a child the concepts and skills necessary to be a musician, or teaching
life lessons to a teenager who just needed guidance, or any number of life experiences used as examples for my son while being a parent - my role has always been one of a motivator. The gift for me has always been witnessing the
eagerness by which knowledge is desired by another, and knowing I had something to offer to the curiosity.
There are days that I realize that I too am eagerly waiting for a Teacher…
One who will fill me with knowledge, as I am still the student sitting on the
edge of my seat anticipating the next lesson. As an adult, our lessons certainly
have changed, and at times can be just as challenging as they were in our earliest years. Not all
lessons are a walk in the park, but we must remember that we first had to fall before we learned
to walk.
"In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the
elementary truths of God’s word all over again..." ~Hebrews 5:12
Regardless of the lessons set out before us, we should always have our eyes focused
straight ahead - on the ultimate Teacher...
Book Study
All men and women are invited to the Mebane United Methodist Church Book Group. We
meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in room 212. If you have any questions about the book club, please contact Allison Weislak at [email protected] or 919-3042307. The books we will discuss for the rest of 2014 are:
November 20
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro
December 18
Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor by
Margot Starbuck
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
UNITED METHODIST MEN (UMM)
Please join us in the church fellowship hall on
Sun, October 26@ 8 am
for wonderful food and fellowship.
Hawfields Circle Worship
1st Tuesday @ 10:30 am
Hawfields Presbyterian Home
Hosts: Esther Circle
Contact: Shelby Kueider
336-684-5343
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We thank all who faithfully record their attendance at worship each Sunday and we would
ask that you encourage those
seated around you to do the
same. Registering attendance
and sharing contact information
allows us reach out to our visitors and welcome them to our
congregation and to the community.
At the same time it
provides us the opportunity to
greet newcomers personally
and by name!
SCOUTING NEWS….
Troop 47
The Scout troop is in
back in full gear with
the end of summer. We had 18 youth
attend summer camp in
July. We have also had Two
scouts attain the rank of Eagle
Scout. Jakub Sciora in August
and Austin Phillippie in May.
Troop 1976
COAT COLLECTION—We
are collecting gently used and
new coats. Drop
boxes are located
outside
the
church office and
outside of the
church library.
Thank You’s & Ovations
Congratulations to Amy Grener for making the Dance Team at
High Point University.
Mebane United Methodist Church
200 S. Fourth Street
Mebane, North Carolina 27302
Mebane United Methodist Church is hosting its annual
Thank you to Kim Pate for her generous donation of yarn to
Mebane UMC’s Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Trunk or Treat
The youth would like to thank everyone who participated in the
Blue Ribbon Diner Fund Raiser back in July and our Spaghetti Luncheon fund raiser last month. With the Blue Ribbon Diner fund raiser we were able to raise $80.00 toward
our expenses for Pilgrimage. With the Spaghetti Lunch
each youth that participated was able to earn 22.50 toward
their Pilgrimage expenses. Thank you.
Sunday, November 3
5:00-7:00 pm
Activities Include:
Free Hot Dog Supper
Fun Games and Activities
Costume Parade and Contest
Do you have something to celebrate? Please email
your announcements to Lisa McClain at [email protected].
Mental Health Awareness Month
We will close the event with
What is mental illness?
A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person's
thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily
functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas,
mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a
diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of
life.
Treats from Car
Trunks
“People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members
of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere
in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing
to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come. A
problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go
away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled
to take action.” (Rosalyn Carter)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org
NAMI Faithnet www.nami.org/namifaithnet
Mental Health Ministries www.mentalhealthministries.net
(located in the Kingsdown
Parking Lot)
Itinerary:
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Free Hot Dog Supper in the Fellowship Hall
Followed by a Costume Parade
Fun Games & Activities for Children
Trunk or Treat in Kingsdown Parking Lot
For more information, please contact the
church office at 919-563-4301 or
[email protected]
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN (UMW)
UMW CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 7
Hawfields Worship, Hawfields Presbyterian Home –
Leaders, Esther Circle -- 10:30 a.m.
October 11
NC Conference UMW Annual Meeting, Methodist
University, Fayetteville, begins at 9:30 a.m.
October 16
Mebane UMC Book Club, 7 p.m., Room 212
October 26
Corridor District UMW Annual Meeting, Pleasant Green UMC, Durham – 2:30 p.m.
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward – Speaker
November 4
Hawfields Worship, Hawfields Presbyterian Home –
Leader, “Clown Willie” -- 10:30 a.m.
November 15 Local UMW Officer Training (LOTs), Bellemont UMC, Burlington
9:00--9:30 a.m. Gathering; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Training
November 18 Mebane UMW Annual Meeting & 2015 Officer Installation, 6:00 to 7:15 p.m.,
MUMC Sanctuary
November 20 Mebane UMC Book Club, 7 p.m., Room 212
Corridor District UMW Annual Meeting
Our Corridor District UMW Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 26
at Pleasant Green UMC. The church is located at 3005 Pleasant Green Road,
Durham. The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. The speaker will be NC Conference
Bishop, Hope Morgan Ward, who is a strong supporter of United Methodist
Women ministry. Also planned are a year in review of our activities, as well as
the installation of our 2015 officers, for the Corridor District UMW.
Hawfields Circle Worship
Hawfields Circle Worship is a ministry sponsored by Mebane UMW. Volunteers
travel to the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields, a senior care facility that is located
in the Mebane area, where they present worship programs to its residents.
Meetings are held in the chapel on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
Leaders do not have to be a member of United Methodist Women, but need to
have a desire to proclaim the love of Jesus through this outreach. If you would be
interested in participating in this ministry, please contact Shelby Kueider at [email protected] or 336-684-5343 for more information.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN (UMW)
Mebane UMC Book Club
All men and women are invited to the Mebane United Methodist Church Book Group. We
meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in room 212. If you have any questions about the book club, please contact Allison Weislak at [email protected] or 919304-2307. The books we will discuss for the rest of 2014 are:
November 20
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro
December 18
Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor by Margot Starbuck
Local Officer Training (LOTs)
It is highly encouraged that all Mebane UMW officers for the 2015 year attend local officer
training to be held on Saturday, November 15 at Bellemont UMC, Burlington. Attendees will
gather from 9 to 9:30 am, with the training by your Corridor District UMW officer counterparts to last between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. The training this year will be updated to help local
officers to be more empowered to serve in their various duties. Contact Shelby Kueider,
MUMW Vice President, at [email protected] or 336-684-5343 for more information.
Mebane UMW Annual Meeting
Mebane UMW’s annual UMW installation of officers and
year-end review is scheduled for November 18 from 6:00
to 7:15 pm in the sanctuary. Please let your circle members know the details and encourage
their attendance. This meeting is open to ALL UMW members. For any questions, contact
Sherri Buckner, MUMW President, at [email protected] or 336-684-2058.
Membership
Mebane UMW is always looking for new faces to add to
our membership in ministry with women, children and
youth. Email [email protected] to contact Annette
Wright, Mebane UMW Membership Chair for any questions or interest you may have in joining us!