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First United Methodist Church of Greensboro June Newsletter
2011
In This Issue Richard's Article Save the Date Congregational Care
Our Journey Together
It began fourteen years ago as I met with the Staff Parrish Commiee in the choir room in what is now the North Campus. From that very first Worship Schedule moment, I knew that I was blessed to be appointed to Greensboro. JOY Club News Susan, Jonathan, and I (there was no Mahew at that 'me) were IMPACT Youth Ministry welcomed with open arms and a willing spirit. When Mahew came along, the congrega'on was thrilled to have the first baby born to the Garage Sale pastor's family while serving here in as long as anyone could Music Ministry remember. My family has grown while I have been with you, and so Seekers have I. Children's Ministry As the church has grown, I have grown with you. I have told so many that I have served, at least, four different churches since I have Make an Investment come to Greensboro. The dynamics have changed as we have added Imagine No Malaria numbers to the congrega'on, as we have added staff, and as we have Christian Education added facili'es. Each one of these transi'ons has caused us to grow June Food Bank together and stretch ourselves to meet the challenges these changes Welcome to Our New Pastor have caused. I thank you for your willingness to invest of yourself in the church and in my ministry. Book Report As I look back across the years, so many incredible memories Annual Conference come to mind. Most of those memories are filled with great joy and are remembered with complete fondness. Professions of faith, affirma'ons Become a fan of of faith, weddings, bap'sms, Bible studies, wonderful fellowship, and FUMC Greensboro incredible steps of faith, have all been a part of this wonderful journey of ours. We have had so many opportuni'es to laugh and celebrate on Facebook! with each other. Love Offering
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Contact Information North Campus 202 W. Broad St. Greensboro, Georgia 30642 South Campus 4741 Carey Station Road Greensboro, Georgia 30642 706-453-7064
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We have also had the opportunity to cry with one another. We have experienced the pain and suffering of September 11th, 2001. We have watched as brave men and women went off to war and seen many die to protect our freedoms. We have held each other's hand, hugged each other, and cried as we have seen so many of our "saints" leave us to go to their heavenly home. With heavy hearts, we have praised God together as we have been able to celebrate their lives well lived. We have rallied around each other as the struggles of life have come to our families and the ones we love. You have proved over and over what it means to be the church in the midst of the inevitable difficul'es of life. Time and 'me again, you have been a source of inspira'on to me with your grace, mercy, and love that has been demonstrated over and over throughout our journey together. I am convinced that I am the luckiest pastor in the North Georgia Conference to have served truly one of the best appointments for so long. It truly has been a labor of love made possible by all of you who have chosen to serve God through this church and its ministry. I have been blessed beyond measure to serve, work, and worship alongside you. As we come to this part of the journey, I would like to ask a favor of you. I want you to welcome your new pastor and his wife, Joe and Julie Watson, with the same enthusiasm and grace you welcomed me and my family. Please give them every opportunity to lead this congrega'on with boldness into the future. Your best days are ahead not behind. One of the best gi8s you could give me before I leave is to take care of some of the business of the church so that Joe won't have to. Please make sure that your appor'onments are paid 100% through June and make sure that the July 31st mortgage payment is raised so that he does not have to worry about these two things. He will have plenty of 'me to worry about these things in the future, but for now, please give him the opportunity to focus on building rela'onships and working with you to define the journey ahead for the church. Finally, I want to say that our journey does not end here. We all travel together in the journey of faith. It does not maer whether we are in the same church or far removed from each other, the faith journey con'nues for all who believe. The rela'onship just changes. Rev. Joe Watson will be your pastor in this journey, but I will always be your friend. Thank you for allowing me to tag along. I love you and God bless you. Richard
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Save the Date Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00 p.m., South Campus A Tribute in Honor of Richard, Susan, Jonathan, and Mahew Chewning A celebra'on service and recep'on expressing our love and best wishes to our pastor and family.
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Congregational Care Thank you... Dear Friends, We would like to express our sincere thanks for your
many expressions of love and concern in the loss of our beloved son and grandson. Our hearts are broken and will always be, but your concerns have truly helped. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Sincerely with Love,Pauline Channell and family
Love Offering for the Chewnings We would like to present Richard, Susan, and the boys with a love offering as a token of our apprecia'on for what they have done for our church and community. This is one way we can say thank you, we love you, and God bless you on this new journey. If you would like to donate to this special offering, please either put your check in the collec'on plate or mail it directly to the church, P. O. Box 216, Greensboro, GA 30642 to the aen'on of Kathy Cawthon. Your check should note in the memo that is for the Chewning Love Offering. All checks should be received no later than June 5th. Thank you for your considera'on in giving to this love offering.
June Worship Time Schedules On Sunday, June 12 (Richard's last Sunday), we will have 9:30 and 11:00 worship services. There will be no 8:45 a.m. service. On Sunday, June 26, (our new pastor, Rev. Joe Watson's first Sunday), we will have 9:30 and 11:00 worship services. There will be no 8:45 a.m. service. Please help us spread the word.
JOY CLUB The Just Older Youth will have their end of the year celebra'on on Wednesday, June 1st at 10:30 at Merry and Lane Grayson's home. Come for an "Amazing Race" with Unusual Bible Trivia around the lake by boat - so brush up on your unusual facts! Please bring a picnic dish to share. Drinks will be provided. We hope to see all of you and bring a friend!
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South Campus - Impact: Our Summer Schedule is online. Monday's: Open Youth Room from 1 - 4 p.m. Friday's: Lunch Bunch 11:30 a.m. Upcoming Dates: 6.1: Six Flags 6.11: Youth Picnic for Chewnings 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. 6.27: Tubing Trip to Helen Sunday School: South Campus: 10:45 Amanda Garvin: Associate Pastor to Youth 706.453.7064//
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Donate Items to a Garage Sale Do you have "stuff" around your house that you want to get rid of? Donate it to the Xtreme youth garage sale! Saturday, June 25, 8-12 at the North Campus Two drop off 'mes: Wednesday, June 22 (South Campus) from 12-3 Friday, June 24 (North Campus) from 5-7
Music Ministry Notes Summer approaches and brings with it mixed emo'ons. We are looking forward to a break from our responsibili'es at our school, but we are saddened by the knowledge that the Chewning Family is leaving our music program. Jonathan brought to our music program both saxophone and singing skills. Mahew has developed this last year into a confident trumpet player. Both of these young men have talents that will blossom in the coming years, and we look forward to hearing about their future performances. Susan, who has more talent than she wants anyone to know, was a joy to sing with on Sunday a8ernoons when the Praise Group rehearsed. And of course, Richard, who has a good strong voice, was always heard at North Campus singing above the congrega'on. His wisdom and counsel will be sorely missed. These are a few of the opportuni'es to get involved in the Music Program at FUMC: Wednesday Night Rehearsals for Spirit Singers, Chancel Choir, and Bell Choir: June 1, 8, 15, 22 Handbell Choir plays at North Campus: Sunday June 26, 11:00
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AM The King's Men Rehearsals: Sundays June 5, 12, 19 There are opportuni'es for instrumentalists to play solos or duets. It was a blessing to see the talent in our church, Tom Turner and Victor Lane, make their FUMC debuts! Thank you to our Audio/Visual Team. They con'nue to grow in their professionalism and exper'se. If you are interested in more informa'on, please call us! Mark Ruppelt, 706-990-9634,
[email protected] Dawn Ruppelt, 706-201-1660,
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Seekers - Young Adult Ministry Bible Study and fellowship for young adults without children. We meet every Tuesday at GFUMC's South Campus from 6:30 -7:45. For more informa'on e-mail
[email protected] or 706.453.7064.
Seekers - Greensboro, Georgia
Children's Ministry VBS is almost here! PandaMania where God is WILD about you! Each day, kids par'cipate in small groups, called Crews, and explore Psalm 139! Not only will they experience amazing Bible adventures but they'll also watch for God in everyday life through something called God Sigh'ngs™. You and your kids will discover that God is ac've in our lives and that his fingerprints are everywhere! PandaMania is filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences. Kids will see, hear, touch, and even taste! Bible Point cra8s, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the PandaMania ac'vi'es that help faith flow into real life. Get ready for a wild celebra'on of God's love! You may register on line or find hard copy forms in the vestabules If you are interested in serving please contact Renee
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Gibson our wonderful chairperson or Merry at the church.
Looking for an Investment? INVEST in our YOUTH (Middle School Students) - by teaching Sunday School once a month! Contact Amanda:
[email protected] You can also NOMINATE someone who would be a FABULOUS teacher? Send their informa'on to Amanda.
2011 Annual Conference Session Mission Offering - "Imagine No Malaria" Bishop Michael Watson has named "Imagine No Malaria" an ini'a've of The United Methodist Church with the goal of raising $75 million to eliminate malaria deaths in Africa by 2015. Local churches are asked by the bishop to receive this special offering on Sundays, June 5 and June 12. It will be presented at Annual Conference during the Service of Remembrance worship on Thursday, June 16 at conference. Half of the offerings received will go directly to fight malaria in Uganda and the other half will go into the Global Fund, a recognized global leader in the fight against diseases of poverty. Please make your checks payable to the church designated "Bishop's Offering". Thank you very much!
Christian Education Alpha Philippians Bible Study Group Continues Throughout the month of June, The Philippians Study Group will con'nue to meet each Monday evening at 5:45 on the South Campus. Through this nine-week study course based on Paul's leer to the Philippians, 23 par'cipants have been growing in fellowship with each other and have con'nued to move closer to developing "A Life Worth Living" as a Chris'an. Each talk and video by Nicky Gumbel, an Alpha course pioneer, explains how it is possible to live the Chris'an life posi'vely, prac'cally, and joyfully. Facilitator for the group is Marsha Earnest. If you have any ques'ons about this course, please contact Marsha at 478-456-3506.
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Greene Co. Food Bank The June Food Bank needs are PEANUT BUTTER, BEEF STEW, TUNA. Thank you for giving to the Greene County Food Bank.
Welcome to Rev. Joe and Julie Watson! Our new pastor will be here at FUMC soon! Reverend Joe Watson and his wife Julie will arrive the week of June 20th with his first Sunday preaching on June 26th (coincidently, their 35th wedding anniversary!) He will be at both campuses on that day. The Watsons are coming from Cornerstone Methodist Church in Newnan, Georgia where they have been serving for 6 years. They are currently looking for a home and will meet with staff and commiees in the next weeks. Reverend Joe was born in Indianna and grew up in the Tampa/St. Pete area. He and Julie both aended LaGrange College, and Joe received his Master of Divinity from Emory University. They have two grown sons; Nathaniel is a Georgia Tech grad and aorney for the DOJ in D.C., and Joshua is a teacher at LaGrange High School and in the masters program at LaGrange College. A8er gradua'on Joshua will move to Arkansas to be near his fiance. It will be a joy to get to know them and support our new senior minister. Please keep them in your prayers. A welcome commiee is busily working on ways to help the Watson's with their transi'on and welcome them into our church family . Plans are being made for an early welcome, for their first Sunday, for a church wide event, and for ways to help them meet the congrega'on and the community. Jane Lang and Tom Turner are co-chairing this commiee that is made up of the following: Joy Ashley, Jana Roper, Lane Grayson, Paul Bingham, Claude Moldenhour, Nancy Wicker, Cheryl Parker, Kathy Topken, Pete O'Neal, Lynn Copeland, Dawn Ruppelt, and Ron Trowbridge. If you have any sugges'ons please contact any of the commiee. Soon the specific plans will be completed and announced.
Book Report from the Library Commi5ee CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS FROM 2011 Our Church Library has a wonderful secret to share with you - we have a great selec'on of Children's books! We even have a collec'on of all the Caldeco Award books - books chosen for their beau'ful illustra'ons matching outstanding text - (1938-2011).
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The newest Caldeco winner was recently announced. It is A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead. It is the engaging adventure of a zookeeper who loves his animals and has special, caring bonds with them. One day, he does not appear for work and his animal friends are alarmed. They search for him and learn to return the blessing of caring for someone they love. You will fall in love with the cute animals and the personable zookeeper. This is a perfect book to share through reading it to your children. They will love it! The Newbery Award is, each year, given to the most outstanding book for older children or young adults. This year the award goes to Moon Over Manifest by Claire Vanderpool. Young Abilene Tucker arrives by train in Manifest, Kansas in 1918. Motherless and feeling abandoned by her father, she has been sent to live with a friend while her dad works a railroad job. Lile does she know what this "worn-out old town" has in store for her! Abilene discovers an old cigar box full of mementos and they lead her on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt. This book is full of rich historical detail and adventure. It is a compelling story of loss and redemp'on. Even adults will enjoy losing themselves in this story! Both of these outstanding books have been donated to our library and we are in the process of cataloging them for check-out. Stop by soon and explore the wonderful selec'on of children's and adults' books we have available for your reading pleasure! Cheryl Laine Preschool Story Reader & Member of the Library Commiee
Annual Conference The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church will hold the 2011 Annual Conference on June 14-17th at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. During this week should you need to reach Richard or Amanda - please contact us on our cell phones: Richard: 706.318.3878 Amanda: 404.372.5131
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