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FELLOWSHIP TIME AND HOT COFFEE! When: After the 9:45AM Service Where: Activity Building JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST! We are serving a delicious breakfast in the Activity Building between 9:15 and 10:00AM on Sunday mornings. This Sunday’s menu will be Ham/Egg/Cheese Bake, Biscuit, Jelly, Milk, Juice and Coffee. $2.00 per person.
SUNSHINE SOLES There is still time to contribute to the United Methodist Women’s “Sunshine Soles” program which provides new school shoes for needy children in this area. This program helps as MANY children as possible. Please be generous!
SUNDAY SCHOOL Itty-Bitty to Four Years will be with Mrs. Mary in the Nursery for lesson/playtime. Five Years-Sixth Grade will be with Mrs. Kathy Torbert. Meet her in the Activity Building at 9:45AM, then journey to Room 206 for the lesson “A Queen Takes A Stand”. This story is about Esther.
NO CHILDREN’S CHURCH THIS SUNDAY! No Children’s Church on the first Sunday of the month which is Communion Sunday!
HEALTHY KIDS DAY AT THE SOUTHLAND MALL! The Children’s Coalition for the Bayou Region is sponsoring its second annual Safe and Healthy Kids Day to be held at the Southland Mall in Houma on Saturday, August 5, 2006 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. The Office of Public Health will be providing free immunizations. (Please bring shot card.) Health screenings will be offered including vision and hearing tests. Local agencies such as Terrebonne General, Early Steps, LaCHIP and LaMOMS will be represented. There will be door prizes, various workshops, such as fire safety, healthy foods, story time and a magician. There will be games for the kids and lots of fun!
“BACK TO SCHOOL” COVERED DISH LUNCHEON! The family covered-dish luncheon will be held this Sunday, August 6, after the 11:00AM service in the Activity Building. As always we ask that you bring one or two of your favorite food dishes (or pick up fried chicken) to share with friends and family. The theme for this month’s event will be “Back to School”. School supplies are needed for the children at Dulac and MacDonell’s Methodist Home. Please choose from the list below and bring any supplies you would like to contribute to this worthy cause to the family luncheon on Sunday, August 6. The children will appreciate your generosity. May God bless you for your help! Supplies needed include; *Spiral Notebooks, *Folders with prongs, *2" wide 3-ring binders, *3-ring filler paper, *Colored Pencils, *Felt tip markers,* Ballpoint pens (red, blue, black), *Crayons, *Back packs, *Loose-leaf wide ruled paper, *1 & 3 subject notebooks. - Shirley Hebert
NEW CHAIRS! OLD CHAIRS! FREE CHAIRS! Beautiful, comfortable, new folding chairs have been purchased for use in the Fellowship Hall. Remember our old trusty wooden chairs that we have used for so many years? They have been removed from the Fellowship Hall to Sunday School rooms and to the old Parsonage. We have a surplus! The Trustees Committee has recommended we offer these chairs FREE to interested church members. Please be aware that some of these chairs might need to be re-glued. Are you interested? Simply contact the church office at 868-7787, or call David West at 232-7756 during church hours.
DID YOU GET YOUR “PIECE OF THE ROCK?” Pieces of the marble altar that had to be dismantled in the renovation have been made into paper weights, and/or, shelf or desk decor thanks to Frank Porter. There are different sizes and shapes. Only a few are left in the Church Office. Money donated will go to the Grand Piano Fund.
DID YOU GET YOUR “PIECE OF THE GLASS?” APPOINTMENTS for viewing the remnants of the old stained glass windows may be arranged by calling Vickie Aycock at 879-3984. Donations go toward the Building Fund!
SCHEDULE FOR METHODIST WOMEN August 8–9:30AM Faith Circle meeting in the Parlor. Leader and Hostess: Pat Porter Koinonia Circle does not meet in August.
AN INVITATION FROM THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT Maintenance request forms are on the table in the back foyer of the church. As Maintenance Lead for the church, I invite and encourage you to feel free to let me know if there is ever anything you feel needs to be done, anything you feel we could do better, or something you would like to see done differently for the church. You may also feel free to call me on my cell phone during church hours at 232-7756. -Thanks, David West
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, August 8, 6:00PM in Room 403/Activity Building.
OLD PARSONAGE FURNITURE FOR SALE FOR SALE! A Dining Room set (table and six chairs) for an estimated $600 and a Bedroom set (2 twin beds and a dresser) for an estimated $400. Interested? Call 868-7787.
UNITED METHODIST MEN United Methodist will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 15, at 6:30PM in the Fellowship Hall.
Our Stewardship for Week #31 July 30, 2006 Attendance in Worship: 218 Sunday School 27 Offering This Week: $ 6,335 YTD: $239,859 Bldg. Fund This Week: $ 60 YTD: $113,227 Apportionments Due: $41,650 YTD: $ 19,600
IN WORSHIP SUNDAY, August 6, 2006 The Scripture:2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Ephesians 4:1-16 The Gospel: John 6:24-35 The Music: 8:30AM “Lord, I Want To Be A Christian” 11:00AM “In Remembrance” The Chancel Choir The Sermon: “Grow Up” Rev. Barry Hoekstra
THANK YOU FOR GIFTS OF LOVE TO THE: Building Fund by M/M Jimmy Hardin, M/M Sonny Navarre, and M/M Charles Jenkins. UMW Sunshine Soles Fund by M/M Jack Gafford, M/M George Shely, and M/M Philip Martin. School Supplies Fund by M/M Richard Simons.
PLEASE BE IN PRAYER FOR PEACE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO ARE SERVING OUR COUNTRY: Jerry St. Pierre, John Parks, Jason Babin, Andy Weaver, Kevin Adams, Brian Ratcliff, Brandon Ratcliff, Bryan McDonald, Brian Medaris, Chad Campbell, Ryan Kurras, Chris Pollard, Michael Wegler, Brent Hollingfield, Bryan Patton, Kristopher Pugh, James Lyle, Richard Schandorff, Paul Tholen, Don Adams, Jeremy Brunet, Jamie Authement, Lance Chatagnier, Joseph Frisella, Jr., Billy Odom, Travis Twiggs, Blake Dryden, and the 2/156(M) Infantry-Houma National Guard, the TN 278th.
NOW AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH OFFICE *Scrumptious Salsa is still available! How do you like yours? “Just a Tad Warm”, “Pretty Darn Hot”, “Holy Cow, It’s Screaming Hot”, or the infamous “Screaming Tail Feathers”? We’ve got them for only $3 per 13 ounce jar. All sales benefit Ruston’s LA. Methodist Children’s Home. *T-Shirts are still available in the Church office. These T-shirts are a fund-raising project for the youth and cost $14 each. We have all sizes from Small to XXX. *World’s Finest Chocolate Bars are being sold as a fundraiser for the youth. You can pick up your supply of this delectable candy bar (Almond, or Crisp) in the Church office for $1 each. *Donna Sammarco’s solo piano CD “On Eagles Wings” is available. Proceeds benefit the Grand Piano Fund.
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