March 30, 2016
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Dearest Fellow Church Members, 

I wanted to express my sincere thank you for all the prayers, love and hope you gave to Ken and me over the last few years.  Simpsonwood defines what a church family should be.  The outcome was not what we'd hoped, but we both knew we had people praying for us every day and that made the battles much easier.  The reception after the service was such an outpouring of love and Troy and I are eternally grateful for everything that was done.

Myra Evans

Introducing 
David Anderson Lane

Born: March 28, 2016      
Weighing: 8lbs 3.6oz
Length:20"
Proud Parents: Amanda and Victor Lane
 
Dr. Brian Clark To hear the
sermon from 

Easter Sunday
March 27
"Luke: Seeking a Jesus-Shaped Faith: The Experience of Resurrection
"
Dr. Brian Clark




You can read more about this passage on Dr. Brian Clark's blog: www.drbrianeclark.blogspot.com
Sermon Series
Luke: Seeking a Jesus-Shaped Faith
(To listen to a particular sermon,
 please click on a name below.)

March 6
Fulfilling The Passover
Luke 22:1-23

March 13
Confirmation Sunday
True Greatness
Luke 22:24-30

March 20
Luke 23:26-49
Justice Shakes the Earth
Paradise Lost...And Found

March 27
Easter Sunday
Luke 23:50-24:12
The Experience of the Resurrection
Stop For the One



Everyone is Invited:
 
Celebrate with us as 
Chuck Adams turns 89!

Saturday, April 2nd   12:30-3:30pm
Brookdale Senior Living at Sandy Springs
1260 Hightower Trail
Atlanta, GA  30350
Memory Care unit on right as you enter the driveway.

I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU THERE AS WE CELEBRATE CHUCK.

No gifts but the following would be appreciated:
  • Colorful Cards with a message PRINTED and SIGNED WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME. (Chuck enjoys reading and rereading those messages)
  • Pictures you may have of YOU and Chuck.
  • he loves sweets
  • just to see your smiling face

If you just can't make it but would like to send a card here is Chuck's mailing address:
Chuck Adams - Room 106
Brookdale Senior Living, M.C.
1262 Hightower Trail, Atlanta, GA  30350

Blessings,
Louise and Family

NO SUNDAY ON MONDAY

 on April 4th

7:00 pm

In the Chapel at 
Simpsonwood Park!

Please join us there!!

 

 

NOTE: Park ONLY in designated parking. 

Job Opportunity
Director of Student Ministries
Simpsonwood UMC is seeking a full-time Director of Student Ministries. This person would be responsible for guiding a ministry with 100+ youth ages 6th through 12th grade. 

Job Opportunity
Preschool Director
Simpsonwood UMC is seeking a full-time Preschool Director. This person would be responsible for the administration and coordination of the Preschool Program.

Job Opportunity
Church Accountant
Simpsonwood UMC is seeking a part time accountant. This position averages 25 hours per week. Send resumes to:  lromarion@simpsonwoodumc.org


Job Opportunity
Summer Intern
Simpsonwood UMC is seeking a summer intern to work alongside the Director of Missions & Connections to execute the "Smart Lunch, Smart Kid" Summer Feeding Minsitry, in partnership with Action Ministries.
 
Wednesday Night Dinner 

NO Dinner on April 6th!
 
Dinner Menu
April 13, 2016
Catered by Ippolitos
 
MENU
Main Meal: Country Fried Steak, Herb Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad, Rolls and dessert - $7.00
Alternative Meal: Half portion of Main Meal - $4.00

 
Deadline to Sign up: Monday at Midnight
 

Opportunities for Adults, Youth and Children.
See information below!
Mission Opportunities for April 2016

HOPE Ministry.........
SUMC's ONLY home-grown ministry!!

!!!!Immediate Need for Help!!!!!
We need to store some furniture for 2 months for a HOPE Family. If any one has a basement or garage with some space it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Jann Roeder if you can let us borrow some of your space. God bless you for all you do for others.


"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:18, 19 NKJV)
 
Please let
Jann Roeder know if you would like to become 
more involved with HOPE Ministry.
There are always fun and exciting ways to be HIS hands and feet.

SIGN UP NOW AVAILABLE
Both Saturdays are FULL!!
 
SUMC has been asked to Help Dunwoody UMC 
with a Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build


 
Simpsonwood will be helping Dunwoody UMC from April 16 through the 23rd with a blitz build of a Habitat Home.   That's 7 consecutive days (less Sunday) that help is needed on the order of 30-35 people each day.  No special skills or tools needed, but must be 16 or older and have a desire to serve.  This could be an excellent opportunity to bring a team from your place of business for a day off to give back.   
 
You can sign up now by clicking here.

Please email Jim Sampson with the date(s) you sign up.
 
404-754-0843 

FREEDOM FOR THE FUTURE 

 

Thank you to everyone who has been contributing to our  
 Freedom for the Future 

debt reduction efforts.

 

As of today, here is where we are with our Freedom to the Future Journey:

149 pledges = $982,866

Already received and paid on the loan:  $646,641

The loan balance is now $270,122


 

What a great response from our members!

 

  
 


If you would like to learn more
 about our
 music ministry at Simpsonwood UMC please contact:
Director of Worship Ministry



Children's Ministry News  

-Scream Retreat (April 15th - 17th)
(for all 4th and 5th Graders)


-Vacation Bible School (July 18th - 22nd; 9:30am - 12:30pm each day)
Ages: (4 years old as of 9/1/2016) through completed 5th Grade only.
Registration for VBS 2016 available by clicking here!!


Director of Children's Ministry
 


Youth News this Week

 

Summer Missions Intern position available at SUMC
Smart Lunch/Smart Kids

NO LIVE 4/3/16 - Enjoy your Spring Break and see you back on the 10th

 

 

Nathan Emmelhainz, the Interim Director of Student Ministries can be reached at nathan@simpsonwoodumc.org
Detailed information on above events can be found in our weekly email sent out on Mondays or contact our youth office at 770-441-2181.
 
Visit our web site - www.simpsonwoodyouth.org to sign up for our email if you are not already receiving them.

 

TEACHERS NEEDED:
 
If you love children and would like to earn a little extra spending money while your own children are at school, please call the Preschool Office, 770-441-9444, or email, aheaton@simpsonwoodumc.org.



Registration for the school year 2016-2017 is on-going.  
Click here for the registration form.
 

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Calling all 3, 4, and 5 year olds!  
Join us for summer camp fun. 
Camp is open to all potty-trained children who will be 3, 4, or 5 by September 1, 2016 (and have not been to kindergarten).
Three fun weeks are planned:
June 13 - 16          "Groovy Cat Week!'
July 11 - 14            "Wild West"
August 8 - 11         "Last Blast"

Each session runs from 9:30 to 1, Monday through Thursday.  Campers bring lunch.  Snack will be provided. 

Preschool Director
770-441-9444 


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These are the Grace UMC  Women's kitchen's dates for  2016  
ALL women of the church and their friends and neighbors are invited to serve on the dates shown.

The Circles prepping  the meal are shown below.  
Thanks everyone for taking a turn. 
 
Serving:
  • Wednesday, August 31st - Grace Circle   
  • Wednesday, October  5th  - Joy Circle             
Thanks so much, Monica and Melissa

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SUMC Circle Meetings 
 
JOY Circle
Second Tuesday of Every Month 
(Except June, July, August)
Join us on Tuesday, April 12th, at 11 a.m. in rooms 110-111 of Building C (FLC) for the final DVD session of " All the Places to Go" by John Ortberg. Suggestions for our next study for Fall 2016-Spring 2017 will be accepted. Be thinking about how you can help with the UMW bake sale, Sunday, April 17th, either by baking or selling bake goods that morning. 

Blessings-Peggy
JOY Circle Leader:

  
Friendship Circle
First Wednesday of Every Month 
(Except June, July, August) 
We will continue our study of Your Move by Andy Stanley (a DVD study curriculum). 
Date:  Wed, March 30th, 9:30am-12:00pm (this is our "APRIL" meeting)
Hostess:  Bettina Smalley, 5344 Manteo Inlet, 770.248.9296
Study:  No book study!! Please bring 12 Men's and 6 Women's athletic socks (black or white) for our SafeHouse Service Project!


Friendship Circle Leader:


Grace Circle
First Tuesday of Every Month 
(Except June, July, August)

We are studying How To Hear From God by Joyce Meyers. 
Date: April 12, 7-9pm (Alternate Date Due to Spring Break)
Hostess: Amy Fletcher
5243 Amhurst Drive
Peachtree Corners 30092
404-376-4400

Grace Circle Leader:

Grace Circle Membership:

Circle of Peace
(Except June, July, August) 
First and Third Wednesdays of the Month
Our next Circle Meeting will be held April 20th from 6:30-7:30pm in the Family Life Center Building, Building C, Room 208/210. We are studying the book, Unglued, by Lysa TerKeurst.

Circle of Peace Leader:
Men of Simpsonwood UMC

 


If you would like to become involved with our active and involved SUMC Men's Group please contact me. 
 
In His Service,
404-754-0843

 
LIFE Group
LIFE Now has its own 
Facebook page!!
Like us on Facebook

Click the icon to see the page!!

 
 
A Ministry for Empty Nesters and Active Adults of All Ages.

 
LIFE IS GOING TO THE ATLANTA GLADIATORS GAME ON APRIL 9 --- WE WILL BE LEAVING THE CHURCH AT 4:30 pm (USING CHURCH VAN AND PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION) AND TAILGATING AT THE GWINNETT ARENA PARKING LOT.....AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE ALL IN I WILL SEND OUT REQUESTS FOR SIDE DISHES....LIFE WILL BE FURNISHING CHICKEN AND DRINKS AS WELL AS PAYING A PORTION OF THE TICKET PRICE.  EACH TICKET WILL ONLY COST YOU $12.  GAME IS AT 7:05 PM IF YOU PREFER TO MEET US THERE AND NOT TAILGATE (PLEASE LET ME KNOW).  ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE TURNED IN AND PAID FOR BY EASTER SUNDAY!  YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO BARB BAUMGARTH OR LEAVE THEM IN THE LIFE MAILBOX IN THE CHURCH OFFICE.  REMEMBER I WILL BE SENDING OUT REQUESTS FOR SIDE DISHES.


More Upcoming Events:
April 9: Atlanta Gladiators Hockey Game (see note above)
April 19: NCM Linen Sorting
Click here for a brochure with more information about LIFE Ministry.

If you would like any information about the LIFE events please contact Barb Baumgarth or Richard Hamrick.

 Moms in Prayer meet at Simpsonwood UMC every Tuesday morning in the Family Life Center Building C Room 114 from 8:45-9:30am to pray for all our school aged children. (Moms in Prayer follows the Gwinnett County Schedule. If school is out there will be no meeting) If you would like to join them or would like more information contact:

Melanie Wilson

404-406-8729

mwilsonmk@gmail.com

 

The Young Harris Scholarship Fund has funds available whenever we have interested applicants from our church youth. Each year, Nathan Emmelhainz, Interim Director of Student Ministries, and Michelle Wehrheim, Youth Administrative Assistant, make information about Young Harris and the available scholarship known to eligible students at Simpsonwood.
 
Students that receive the Simpsonwood scholarship usually receive matching funds from the United Methodist Leadership Scholars program (UMLS). The UMLS program is designed to encourage active UM students to attend a United Methodist-related college or university by offering these funds. The UMLS program is part of the UMHEF funds (Higher Education Funding).
 
 
Scholarship Committee policies:
 Application Deadlines: 
  • Applicants must come before the SUMC YHC Scholarship Committee by November 1.
  • Applicants should apply to YHC by mid-October.
    • Applicants should come before the SUMC YHC Scholarship Committee as soon as they  are accepted to YHC to apply for scholarship funds.
 
Please contact Linda Romarion in the church office for further information:  770-441-2181   lromarion@simpsonwoodumc.org
 

Can you crochet or knit??

We Need YOUR Help!

The Prayer Warriors are almost completely out of prayer shawls to give to the precious members and friends that are going through a difficult time and need prayer. We use the shawls to remind them that they are being prayed for on a weekly basis in our Prayer Warriors ministry. 

 

We need shawls for men and women, young and old!! If you can minister in this way please contact Jann Roeder. We have some funds to help you to purchase the yarn.  

Thanks so much for all you do!!

Yoga @ Simpsonwood 

Current yoga session:
9:30am Thursdays, Family Life Center
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 14

Cost:
$50 for six week session, $10 for single class drop in


Thank you,
Jill Knueppel, LMT, MDiv, APP
Ga MT 000378
jklivewell@att.net
404-840-5612
Mission Opportunities
HOI Is hosting their 1st Annual 5K Fun Run and Walk ......

....at Tribble Park in Lawrenceville on April 16th.  Festivities will begin at 8 AM. This fun run/walk will raise money and awareness for HOI's medical programs, specifically HOI's new Family Health Partnership Program.
 
There will be music, food, and a beautiful scenic course around the lake at Tribble Mill Park. Plus, with your registration you will receive an AWESOME dry-fit shirt!

This event is a FRIENDraiser! The more people you get to sign up with you, the more you save. So we encourage you to invite your friends, family, congregation, classmates and anyone else you can think of (including the sweet lady you just met in the grocery store) to be a part of this fun event!

This first annual 5K race will be a great way to share HOI's mission and impact with those who may be unfamiliar with our organization, and those looking for exciting new ways to engage!

Go to www.hoi.org/5k for more information.

Mission Opportunities in El Salvador

Three to Four more volunteers needed to make the Reading Glasses Distribution Clinic possible!!
 
Join Simpsonwood United Methodist Church on a return trip to Ahuachap�n, El Salvador.
 
Trip: May 29-June 4/5, 2016

Church Application Forms are now available in the church office or from Kevin Hill.
 
How can you participate?
 
As a Team Member in El Salvador: Go on home visits, conduct children's and women's Bible studies and distribute reading glasses.  Construction work on the church being built in La Gloria, typical construction work involves mixing mortar, carrying blocks, setting mortar, moving earth, etc.
 
The trip is open to all who want to serve. Youth 15-17 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
 
No previous mission experience or knowledge of Spanish necessary.
 
The cost is $500 for ground fees and an Airline ticket to San Salvador, El Salvador (ranges from $500-$900).
 
As part of the support team in Georgia: Be a prayer partner, donate supplies, translate Bible stories. Assist planning Bible studies for the children and women.
 
Missions such as this provide an opportunity to serve Jesus by helping others; and will immerse you in a spirit that will strengthen your faith, expose you to new experiences and people, as well as give you a greater sense of closeness to our Lord that you may have never felt before.
 
Jesus told us "I have set you an example
that you should do as I have done for you."
(John 13:15)
 
For more information please contact:
Kevin Hill
Phone: 678 296-5300
Email: kehillga@gmail.com

Amanda Lane
Phone: 404 372-5131
 

 
Honduras Mission Trip
 
 
Some Trip Details
SUMC Honduras Mission Trip Dates:   June 18-25
Honduras Mission Trip - Adults and youth(16 yrs & up)
 
The team will be working in the village of Pacura, June 18 - 25.
Our team will be part of HOI's new initiative, in-home water filtration systems to bring clean, safe water to the families. Each of the 65 homes in our village will receive a water filter, as well as, training on installation, maintenance and sanitation. There will be additional work projects on individual homes, Vacation Bible school for the children, in home prayer visits and Young Life activities with the youth of the village.
 
Cost: $800 for in-country fees (lodging, ground transportation, work supplies, meals), plus airfare (approx.. $800)
 
SUMC will start collecting hygiene, craft and teaching supplies on April 25th.
 
Packing Day for the trip will be June 12th at 12:15pm.
 
If you are interest but cannot attend the meeting, please contact Linda Romarion for an information packet.
 
SUMC Team Leaders:  Keith & Laurie Willing        
Laurie Willing (HOI) (ljwilling@hoi.org)         
Keith Willing (keith@vista-caribe.com) 
SUMC Staff Trip Coordinator:  
Linda Romarion  770-441-2181   lromarion@simpsonwoodumc.org
 
 SERVING AT SAFEHOUSE

 

First Thursday 

of Every Month

April 7

May 5

June 2

 

 

 

We could really use a few more volunteers on Thursday nights. 

If you can join us please let me know!!

 

Various ways you can offer serving support:

  • Bake Cookies, brown chicken and cook rice the Thursday morning of at 9am
  • Prepare casseroles and salad  - Thursday at 1pm
  • Pack and load church van   -  Thursday at 4:30pm
  • Drive the Van   -  Thursday at 5
  • Participate at Safehouse ( package the food, interact with the visitors, deliver the message / scripture )
    • Meet at church by 5pm to carpool / ride in the van
    • Meet at Safehouse by 6:15pm
  • Deliver the message  
  • Music

  Contact Scott Adams for more information. 


Jann Roeder
Simpsonwood United Methodist Church