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Volume 39 Issue 36 October 21, 2010 |
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MEXICO - A Few of My Favorite Things
by Audrey Westby
15-hour bus rides across Texas
Dating advice from Hugo
Petting stray dogs
Holding the one stray cat you see all week
Singing and dancing to bless meals
Wonderfully authentic Mexican food
Skip's jar of peanut butter
Jackie up and ready with coffee made
Seeing Dave and Rachel dressed as mimes
Driving on roads with potholes
that could compete with craters
The loudest snoring you will ever hear
Card games before bed
Suave Cremas!
Vanilla from the flea market...
Shoveling cement and dirt
until you can't stand up straight
without moaning
Losing count of wheelbarrows of dirt
Watching an enthusiastic five-year-old shovel beside you
Cinderblock assembly lines
Hearing the words "Mas agua"
Going to bed exhausted but grinning
Passing out Mardi Gras beads and coloring books
to the most excited kids in the world
Getting beat in soccer
by every kid in the neighborhood
Learning Spanish from a 10-year-old girl
with a baby brother always on her hip
Tickling children to make them smile
Getting called "gringo"
Not speaking a word of Spanish
but communicating with smiles, hugs, and hand motions
Worshipping the same God in two languages
Receiving a token of appreciation from those with nothing
Standing in a completed house
you literally built from the ground up
Giving a family a place they are proud
to call "home"
Crying with the homeowner
during the house dedication
And not wanting to say goodbye
at the end of the week.
Maybe we're all crazy
for going back year after year,
but you go once and you get it.
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New Sermon Series
"That Was Then. This Is Now.
What Is Next?"
What makes Noel Church the phenomenal presence that it is? What events shaped the foundation of this congregation that has come up through the ashes time and again? Celebrate our triumphs, learn from our mistakes, then buckle your seatbelt as we head off into the future-a future filled with possibilities, promise, and you, the people who make up this great church we call Noel.
In this current series of sermons, Rev. Flint Shea takes us on a journey that is Noel, past, present, and future.
October 17: "That Was Then"
October 24: "This Is Now"
October 31: "What Is Next?"
November 7: "Now It's Your Turn"
November 14: "Are You In?"
November 21: "The Great Thanksgiving"
Childcare provided Sunday mornings in our state-of-the-art child-care center at no charge.
A CD of the entire sermon series will be available in the church office when the series is complete. Call 221-5207.
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Worship at the Glen
Reverend Mimi McDowell, at podium, along with Judy Butcher on the piano, led the October 17 Worship at The Glen.
The 30-minute worship service is held at The Glen Retirement System on the third Thursday of each month. All are invited and welcome to attend. |
Noel Neighborhood Ministries
Fall flower sale
Total Flats of Flowers Sold: 188
Total Kale/Cabbage Sold: 221
Total Customers: 58
Profit: $1200.00
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Fall Flower Sale, including the ROTC Group from Caddo Magnet High School who helped load flowers into vehicles, all those who helped organize, and especially all our customers. It was a great success!
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Noel Youth NIghts
Beautiful Fall weather, rows of corn stalks, friends and laughter made for the perfect evening to be a part of Noel's Youth Group. Forty-four adults and youth made the trip to the Corn Maze on Sunday, October 10.
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OUR LIFE IN CHRIST
Congratulations: to James and Kayla Broyles upon the birth of their son, Wesley James, on October 11. Proud grandparents are Dale and Jane Broyles.
Condolences: to Steve and Lani Causey upon the death of Steve's brother, Milton Causey, on October 16; and to Walter and Margaret Johnston upon the death of Margaret's dad, Jack Tillman, on October 20.
Baptism: Glen Alan Ardis on Sunday, October 17.
Hospital: Russ Ballinger (Karen Mitchell's dad)
This Week's Prayer Concerns: Ray Anderson (Frankie Norton's dad), Brian Cain, Natali Calhoon (Hattie Burton's great-niece), Mike Collier (Julie Kueker's brother), Colleen Collins (Lucille Collins' granddaughter), Sherri Connel, Lorraine Courtney, John Major DePingre, Sandy Dunham, Phylis Graham, Colin Harper (Martha Holemon's nephew-in-law), Rev. Dale Hensarling, Hugo Holland, Robert Kemp (Billy Jean Reasor's son), Laura Kirspel, Lara Latham (Janis & Gordon Latham's daughter-in-law), Mike LeBlanc (Susan Harrison's son-in-law), Paula LeVasseur, Nell McQueen, Noel's Homebound Members, Darrel Norberg, Carol Peterson, Art Reasor, Lucielle Reinke (Dora Sour's granddaughter), Beth Robinson, Carol Rust (Mark Rust's sister), Dorothy Tatum, Those in the Military, Don Trussell, Mike Wainwright and Carolyn Warren(Ellis Brown's aunt).
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Attendance
 
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Receive noel texts
If you would like to receive texts on your cell phone from Noel about upcoming events, meetings, etc., you can sign up two ways.
One is to pick up one of the forms around the Church or in the Church Office, fill it out, and return it to the Church Office.
Or go to www.noelumc.org/text and fill out the online form.
Thank you. We look forward to communicating with you!
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NEXT @ NOEL
2ND ANNUAL SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CROP WALKSunday, October24, 3:00 p.m. Noel is one of the proud sponsors of The CROP Walk, a national event held in communities around the country to raise funds and awareness of the issues of hunger and poverty (CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcoming Poverty). The walk will be 3 miles long beginning at Noel and winding through the Highland neighborhood. To participate, pick up a CROP walk registration form from the Welcome Center or at the church office. This is a great activity for a family, Sunday school class, or small group to do together. Proceeds from the walk benefit the NW La. Food Bank which supports our own Noel Neighborhood Ministries Food Pantry. For more information, contact Rachel Scott at 797-8721 or Betsy Ebarb at 868-7775, or go to the walk's website, www.sbcropwalk.com.
GIVING FACTORY WORK DAYS, Wednesdays, October 27, November 3, and 10, Noel's Gym. Come help bag food items into family size portions for the upcoming Giving Factory which will be held on Sunday, December 19.
GREATER GIFT MARKET, On Saturday, October 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to get a head start on the holiday season and to buy gifts that support sustainable, fair-trade markets both in our community and around the world. Noel's Gym will be transformed into a one-stop gift shop featuring a variety of fair trade merchandise. These artisans have been paid a fair price to produce their goods, and each purchase helps them to become more self-sufficient. We will feature a large selection of beautiful high-quality jewelry, purses, needlework, bath and body items, toys, holiday ornaments, and other handcrafts, as well as coffees, teas, and chocolates from Ten Thousand Villages, SERRV, and Bead For Life. In addition, there will be art and jewelry available from local artists in our community and alternative gift items from our own Food Pantry. Volunteers are needed to help the day of the market, the day before market for inventory and set-up, and the day after for inventory and clean-up.
COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE, Sunday, October 31, 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary. Enjoy all the musical talent Noel has to offer during our combined worship service.
METHODIST MADNESS, Sunday, October 31, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Centenary Gold Dome. Noel is partnering with Grace Community Church, First UMC, and Centenary College to present Methodist Madness, a family fall festival for everyone! Come enjoy inflatables, free food and drinks, music, trick or treating for kids, games, and a dunking booth. Admission is free, so come enjoy a night of fun. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, helping the night of the event, and/or providing bags of wrapped candy before October 31. For more information about volunteering, contact Mary Green at 221-5207 or mgreen@noelumc.org.
NOEL BOOK CLUB, Monday, November 1, 11:30 a.m., Ark. Come share your favorite holiday book with the group. Bring food to share in a potluck lunch.
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Contact Us! 
Phone: (318) 221-5207
Fax: (318) 425-7643
Hours: M-Th. 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
520 Herndon St. Shreveport, LA 71101 |
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