Glad Tidings for the Week of October 3, 2010

MINISTER ON CALL

For Emergencies: Oct. 1-3
Rev. Ricker (912)659-4475

TICKETS ON SALE
ALL MONEY FOR TICKETS THAT WERE CHECKED OUT IS NOW DUE. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SELL YOUR TICKETS PLEASE RETURN
THEM TO THE CHURCH.
TICKETS ON SALE
IN THE CHURCH OFFICE & AT JOHNSON LIGHTING 7601 WATERS AVE
COST $25.00 WITH PROCEEDS TO MISSIONS
REMEMBER TO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO COME JOIN US OCTOBER 15TH FOR A GREAT DAY ON ISLE OF HOPE!

Day on the Island Mission Outreach Funds
Applications for receiving funds from the proceeds from DOI will be available in the church office beginning Monday, Sept. 13 and must be received no later than 5 PM on Wednesday Nov. 3. Funding must be used for the following purely charitable purposes: relief of the aged, church-related youth activities, religious instruction or worship, or construction or repair of church buildings or facilities. Only applications that meet these criteria and contain all documentation will be considered. Applicants will be notified within six weeks of the deadline.

Day on the Island Tour of Homes- in addition to a delicious lunch and lots of opportunities to shop, we have 5 fabulous homes for the tour:
~ Debra Brook & Mike Kemp's guest cottage- 206 Parkersburg Rd.
~ Jane & Cliff Cannon- 35 Waite Drive
~ Danny Cohen- 26 Mulberry Bluff Drive
~ Gina & Jim Reed- 4 Gale Break Circle
~ Wendy & Capers Martin- 6 Sunbury Lane

Golf Carts with Drivers Needed
Since we will be using parking lots at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Isle of Hope Baptist Church, it would be great to have several golf carts to shuttle people back & forth to our church. If you would be available to help with this, please call Linda Martin at 355-3522 of Joy Gainer at 355-0869. Also, we are requesting that all of our workers please park in one of the other lots and leave our spaces for our guests.

Day On The Island is quickly approaching, and we are all so excited about our church "open house party." The Circle of Love invites you to look around and see what you might be able to offer for the Silent Auction. We are very excited about gifts of time and service as well as those white elephants that just don't fit into your life any longer. You may bring your donation items to the New Hope Sunday School classroom on Sunday, October 10th from 12:30-2:00pm, on Wed., October 13th from 6:00-8:00pm, and on Thurs., October 14th from 8:30am-4:00pm. Call Katherine Slagel @695-5200 to donate sooner.

The UMW will be hosting a "Live Auction" of premium items (trips, vacations, and treasures) on Wednesday, October 20th during Wednesday night supper. Please mark your calendars and get reservations early. Who knows what you may find? Please consider donating to this auction as well.

The Sugar and Spice Shop needs every church member to make a homemade baked good for DOI. Please sign up and let us know that we can count on you. All of our proceeds will go to missions. We will be packaging the items for you on Wed. and Thurs., Oct. 13th & 14th. We will send you a reminder card a week before Day on the Island. If you will bake an item, please email Jennifer Mims with your name and address at jgmims@comcast.net or call 598-0239.


Don't miss your chance to sign up for the
Ashlee Kraft Memorial Golf Tournament!
When:        Monday, October 4, 2010
                  12:00 Lunch - 1:00 Start
Where:     The Savannah Golf Club
Why:         All proceeds will benefit
Isle of Hope UMC Summer Youth Mission Programs
Click here for the Golf Tournament Letter and Form!

Lunch Bunch will be meeting on Wed., Oct 8 (note: a week earlier than usual because of DOI). We meet at 12:30 pm in the Hangar/ Youth Classroom on the 2nd Floor of the Greenhouse. Please bring your lunch. All are welcome. Please call Linda Nowlin@598-2102 or Barbie Lientz@355-6512 for additional information.

The Good Samaritian Circle will meet on Friday, Oct. 1 at 10 AM in the 5th grade classroom. We will be making cookies and doing other odds and ends for Day on the Island. Please come and join us.

The Circle of Love would like to invite the ladies of the church to join our fun fellowship time on the 1st Friday of each month in the Wylly Dupon classroom. We begin our meetings at 12 PM and bring bag lunches to "munch while we meet." Our hearts and circle are open, and we are always seeking to open our eyes to the needs Christ has placed before us. Call Katherine Slagel for more info @695-5200.

Our Church Flower Guild is holding another flower demonstration on Tuesday, Octover 26th, 9:30 AM in the old youth building. We are so pleased to have a former member, Nancy Fuqua, to demonstrate for us. Nancy is very talented and I am sure you will gain so much from her. This is not only for our guild members but for anyone interested in becoming a member...and anyone interested in flower arranging! Please come and bring a friend.
Matra Jordan, Flower Guild Chair

Arts FROM the Island
Sowing New Seed
At this week's Church Council meeting we cast a new vision for outreach through music and arts ministries. Arts on the Island has for years offered programs and ministries to attract nonmembers into our buildings. As we live into our new mission statement - Love, Grow, Serve, Share - we desire more faithfully to carry out the missional aspects of our identity. In this spirit, Arts from the Island will be the new banner under which we follow God's call to physically reach into the community through music and other arts. We invite and encourage every church member, especially those interested in music and other arts, to attend an Arts Outreach Prayer Meeting this Sunday, October 3, at 7:00pm in our Sanctuary. Please prepare by praying personally in these specific areas:
-Prayers of thanksgiving for the ways God has used music and arts ministries to build his Kingdom through the years at Isle of Hope UMC.
-Prayers of supplication, asking God to speak a new word that would lead us into a more faithful vision of serving others through music and other arts.
-Prayers of submission, offering yourself and your individual talents to God, asking him to use your unique gifts to serve others in Christ's name.
Kevin Vogelsang