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Record of Faithfulness
October 18th |
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General Fund $2657.00
Attendance:
Traditional 51
Contemporary 70
Sunday School 63 |
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Upcoming Events |
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Women's Bible Study 9:00AM Monday -- Youth Center
Every 2nd Saturday
Simpson Point Trash Pickup, Top of the Mountain @ 8:00AM
Every 3rd Saturday-
10:00-12:00 Youth Trash Pick-up
Word Mountain
Every 4th Sunday
United Methodist Men's Breakfast 6:00AM to cook, 7:00AM to eat. |
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Members in Ministry
October 25th, 2009 |
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Traditional Service
Ushers: TBD
Nursery: Melinda Dixon &
Trish Harnen
Sunday School
Nursery: Regina Filmore
Contemporary Service
Greeters: Cindy & Noah
Guffey Nursery: Regina Filmore
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Birthdays and Anniversaries |
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October 22nd- Bob Barker
October 24th- Danny
Newton
October 26th- Patricia
McClellan |
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Weekly
Happenings |
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7:00am United Methodist
Men's Breakfast
12:30pm Celebration
Sunday Dinner 4:30pm Spiritual Gifts
Training
5:30pm Choir Practice
6:30pm Handbell Practice
Tuesday
October 27th
6:00pm Lay Leadership
Committee Meeting
6:00pm Fall Festival
For a complete calendar visit our calendar on the church website. |
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New Life Youth |
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New Life Youth (grades 6th - 12th) meet Sunday Nights at 5:30 pm at the Youth Center. Come eat, worship, and study God's Word with us! Bring your friends! |
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Needed:
Prayers!! |
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Nell Barker and Denise Acker have agreed to head up our prayer team! If you would like to be a part of the praying community at New Life, please contact Nell Barker at barker2@nehp.net or 728-8003 or Denise Acker at kittey@nehp.net or 728-4988
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New Life Line
October 21, 2009 |
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Abundant Giving for Joy-Filled Living
God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.
2 Corinthians 9:7b (The Message)
Be sure and join us for our Celebration Sunday event on October 25th at 12:30 p.m.! The menu is: : Fried Chicken, Pot Roast cooked with potatoes and carrots, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Baked Potato Casserole, Assorted Pies,Tea, and Coffee.
There is no cost for the meal, but we do need your reservations. If you have not yet filled out a reservation card, reply to this e-mail or call the church office at 256-728-2093!
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Greetings!
Celebration Sunday is fast approaching! This Sunday our guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Rick Owen, Director of Leadership Development and Stewardship Education, United Methodist Foundation. Rick is not only a fine preacher but he is fun! We plan to launch into our theme and be cheerful and hilarious this Sunday! And if you have not yet given us your reservations for Sunday's meal, be sure to reply to this e-mail or give the office a call!
However, I do hope that you will be serious about prayerfully considering your financial support for our ministries in 2010! God has great things in store for us and we need everyone's support to make a difference in this community for Christ!
Also, don't forget to mark the following dates on your calendars!
Celebration Sunday Luncheon Oct 25th 12:30 p.m.
Church Conference Meeting Nov 8th 10:15 a.m.
Charge Conference Meeting Nov 15th 3:00 p.m.
Please continue to keep our Natural Church Development Team in your prayers as we continue to work on discerning God's vision for New Life. We are meeting on Thursday to start drafting our vision statement and we hope to have a statement to share with you at the Church Conference Meeting on November 8th!
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Sherill |
Test me on this says the Lord Almighty
Malachi 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me on this says the Lord Almighty and see if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."
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Well, I tested the Lord Almighty on that scripture and He came through.
Several years back while doing homework for a Disciple Bible class, I stumbled upon the scripture above. I had never read it before. I was shocked to read the words "Test me on this says the Lord Almighty". I had never read ANYWHERE in the Bible that we should "test the Lord". In fact, I had been taught right the opposite: We are NOT to test the Lord.
I re-read the passage several times and pondered over His promise to pour out blessings. God does not make empty promises. I knew that. If He says He will pour out blessings, then He will pour out blessings - simple as that.
Right there, while doing my homework, I looked up to God and said out loud "OK Lord, I get it! From now on you will receive a full tithe (10%) of my little retirement check each and every month. (Up to this point, I had "given" money to the church - but not a full tithe.)
At the time I made that commitment to God, I did not even think about what those blessings might be, I just made a blind promise to God that I was going to tithe from here on and the rest was up to Him.
It is truly unbelievable, but within days of my commitment to tithe (even before my next retirement check was received) blessings began to fall out of the sky on my family. I kid you not. (I probably wouldn't believe this if it had not happened to me.) Some blessings were financial and some were not.
I thanked God for each and every blessing, but it did not occur to me until much later that they were happening because I took God at His word and tested Him on tithing. After about three months had passed, it dawned on me what was happening. I actually wrote down the date that I made the commitment and listed the blessings and dates underneath. I was shocked and amazed.
I cannot predict that God will respond so quickly and in such abundance to others who test Him on this scripture. All I can do is tell you my first hand experience.
God keeps his promises and if you ever want to test Him, test Him on tithing!
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No Wednesday Night Classes this week or next due to Fall Break and Fall Festival!!
Bible Study resumes on November 4th! |
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Thanksgiving & Christmas Charities
New Life Church is making Thanksgiving baskets for the needy and will participate in Christmas on the Mountain again this year. If you know anyone who could benefit from either of these programs, please have them fill out an application. The applications for these programs are on the secretary's desk in the file folder titled "Out Reach Applications". You may turn in your completed applications to the church secretary or to Doris Wood (582-1341) or Sherry Sutphin (558-7315).
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
ART AND CRAFTS SUPPLIES NEEDED. Children's ministry is in need of arts and crafts supplies. This may be a good time to clean out that closet. We can use just about anything for art projects. ( artificial flowers, beads, crayons, paper, stickers, rubber stamps, etc)
New Life Children's Ministry and NLCA are sponsoring a FALL FESTIVAL Wednesday, October 28th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm open to the community. We will have activities, games, food, and fun. We are in need of bags of individually wrapped candies, small items for prizes, drinks (water, soda, juice boxes, etc), fall decorations and donations for food. A collection basket will be placed in the Narthex, If you would like to make a monetary donation please specify "Fall Festival". Any questions of to volunteer contact Ashley Olinger 728-5692 or Jami Schrimsher 728-5330(director of NLCA).
CHILDREN'S BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. These bulletins are biblically based, puzzles and games to reinforce each week's sermon. Which will actively involve children in worship. Available in the Narthex for ages 3-7 and 8-12. |
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YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
YOUTH FUNDRAISING: For all youth fundraising events, youth will earn "points" based on their participation in fundraisers. Additionally, adults who volunteer to chair a fundraising event will receive "points" for the youth of their choice. Each point will be worth money towards youth retreats. Adults who want to chair a fundraiser, contact Milanda.
BEHOLD YOUTH RETREAT: We have 28 youth registered to attend BEHOLD, January 16-18th at Camp Sumatanga. Remaining balance per person is $100 and is due to Milanda by December 27th.
JR HIGH RETREAT: Middle School Youth, grades 6-8, will be attending the Jr. High Retreat: A Simple Life November 6-8, 2009 at the Springville Camp and Conference Center. Cost is $95 if paid in full by Sunday October 24th and $100 after October 24th. If you need a scholarship, please let Milanda know ASAP!
PUPPET TEAM : On September 26th some of the youth attended a puppet workshop at Flint River Baptist Church in Hazel Green. The puppet team is excited by the great new ideas we got from the workshop. We want to develop our blacklight puppetry because we feel it will really reach the youth better. We will be doing a fundraiser to buy more black light puppets and lighting but these are expensive. So be looking for our fundraiser. |
The DAR School is still looking for adults willing to mentor or tutor students. Please prayerfully consider whether you can spare 30 minutes to an hour each week to make a difference in the life of a child. Please contact Diana Turner for more information at turnerd@marshallk12.org
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TRUNK OR TREAT
DATE: Saturday, October 31, 2009
PLACE: Back Parking Lot New Life UMC
TIME: 6:00-8:00 pm
Everyone is invited and encouraged to decorate their "trunk" with happy and/or Christian themed decorations. You can also just park your car and give out candy. Please do not decorate with anything scary. BE CREATIVE - we have had tents, boats, trucks, etc. so don't limit your imagination!!! We would love to have the entire back parking lot filled with decorated vehicles. This has become such an enjoyable event sponsored by our church for the entire community, so begin planning now and be a part of the festivities on Saturday, October 31st! If you have any questions please contact Paula Wright at 728-4558.
We will be serving hot dogs, chips, dessert, and canned drinks for $5.00 each to raise money for our Youth Ministries.
ATTENTION YOUTH - this will be a youth fundraiser so all youth are encouraged to sign-up during Youth Night on Sunday night. You will be working the food table in 30 minute increments. You are also encouraged to decorate a trunk, give out candy, and/or help your parents with their trunk. You will be expected to participate from 6:00-8:00. If you have any questions, please talk to Mrs. Taylor or Paula Wright.
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Church Office Hours
8 AM - 12 PM Monday Through Friday
728-2093
Church Staff
Pastor:
Sherill Clontz (256) 508-3760 (cell)
Secretary:
Shawna Sisk 728-2093
Contemporary Music Director:
Jim Holcomb 587-0217
Youth Director:
Milanda Taylor 728-3099
Children's Ministry Director:
Ashley Olinger 728-5692
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