Glad Tidings Potter s Wheel "Getting Your Mind Right"

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1 F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H 1 Sunday, August 25-Sat. August 31 Everyday 12:00noon PRAY Mon-Thu 9am Walking Fitness, FH Mon, Tues, Thu 4pm Walking Fit-FH Sun. 8:30am PeaceTime Worship 9:45am Sunday School 10:55am Worship, Sanctuary 5:00pm Acolyte Training, Sanctuary 6-8:00pm UMYF -(Savannah Burnett has meal) 6:30PM Evening Service Mon. 1:30pm Staff Meeting Tue. 7am Morning Glory for Students! - Fellowship Hall 4:00pm Evangelism Committee, Parlor Wed. 12 noon Bulletin insert deadline 3-5:00pm Children s Choir begins after school-van to pick up children from Schools 5:00pm WEDNESDAY NIGH LIVE A Peak in Your Week! Meal & 6:00pm Bible Study Thu. Fri. 2:00pm FUMC meal for GHS Football (by way of Chef Terry & Jennifer) Sat. Sunday, Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 7 Everyday 12:00noon PRAY Mon-Thu 9am Walk Fitness, FH Mon, Tue, Thu 4pm Walk Fitness- FH Sun. 8:30am PeaceTime Worship 9:45am Sunday School 10:55am Worship-Sanctuary, NO UMYF-NO Meal 6:30PM Evening Service Mon. LABOR DAY HOLIDAY--OFFICE CLOSED Tue. 4:00pm Newsletter Deadline Wed. 12 noon Bulletin insert deadline 3-5:00pm Children s Choir begins after school-van to pick up children from Schools 5:00pm Wednesday Night Live! A Peak in Your Week-Meal & 6:00pm Bible Study Thu. Fri. Sat. LABOR DAY BLESSINGS! Glad Tidings Potter s Wheel "Getting Your Mind Right" August 22, 2013 by Rev. Tom Eleanor Roosevelt summed it up perfectly: "Pain is inevitable; Suffering is optional; Joy is a choice." It's all about getting our mind right, allowing God to change our mindset from a "O, woe is me" mindset to one which says, "God will provide." I came across the following list the other day on Successify.net. Although it's not overtly spiritual, anyone can see God's hand in it. Go to their website for a better treatment of each item on the list, as I'm just summarizing and adding a few real-life faith observations. "22 Things Happy People Do Differently" 1. Don't hold grudges. Don't give others that power over you. 2. Treat everyone with kindness. This boosts serotonin in the brain, which gives you warm fuzzy feelings. 3. See problems as challenges. Speed bumps and opportunities, not roadblocks and crises. 4. Express gratitude for what they already have. Want what you have. 5. Dream big. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, honest try is not in vain. 6. Don't sweat the small stuff. It's a waste of energy, and energy is precious. 7. Speak well of others. Always. 8. Never make excuses. Own up, then cowboy up. 9. Get absorbed in the present. Yesterday's gone and tomorrow is promised to no one. 10. Wake up at the same time each morning. 11. Avoid social comparison. Don't worry about what others think of you. 12. Choose friends wisely. You will become more and more like the people you hang around with. 13. Never seek approval from others. God loves you. Go with that. 14. Take the time to listen. To others, and to God. 15. Nurture social relationships. No man is an island. 16. Meditate. Be still and know that He is God. 17. Eat well. As in, healthy foods. 18. Exercise. But don't confuse motion with action. 19. Live minimally. More stuff does not equal more happiness. In fact, the opposite is usually true. 20. Tell the truth. It's a lot less work that way. 21. Establish personal control. God can't give you your best future if you don't accept responsibility for your present. 22. Accept what cannot be changed. Okay, so maybe we already knew most of those. Do we put them into practice, though? I will if you will. See you in worship Sunday! In Joy, Tom August 11 Sunday School/AF-141 8:30 service :55 service :30 service -28 August 25 Sunday School & AF 116 8:30 service :55 service 173 6:30 service 32 WNL kick off (8-14): 166

2 2 Sunday School Don t forget to stop in the Fellowship Hall for a quick breakfast and fellowship before class. For those of you who have children and don t know it, (Pun intended!) we offer Sunday School for all 2013 Breakfast Hosts (9:30 to 9:45) *Each class, please remember to clean up after breakfast. August-Pairs & Spares September-Open Minds October 6th & 13th Word Class 20th-John Rundle Class 27th-Wesley Class 2013 scheduled offering counters August-Terry Moody & Clint Howard September-David McElwrath & Pattie Smith October-Rick Stanford & Richard Reid If you feel led to serve as a counter or want to be removed from list, please contact our office at Sympathy & prayers for the family and friends of: Will Horton (church friend & neighbor) Wednesday Night Live! Join us all for a It s a fun time and a meal designed and prepared by the loving hands of our very own Chef Terry and Jennifer! Adult Study for WNL: August 21 & August 28 DVD Series with Bishop Swanson Meal: 5:00pm Bible Study: 5:45pm August 25 Today s Menu Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes English Peas Rolls Chocolate Cake September 4 Today s Menu BBQ Chicken Slaw Baked Beans Texas Toast Lemonade Cake This We Believe! September 4 Meditations on the Apostles Creed All College-Aged Sunday School class: Francis Chan study, Forgotten God. A study on the Holy Spirit. The class is led by Chris Miller! Meet at 9:45am on the 4th Floor. MANY THANKS... -to our Small Group Bible Study Leaders: Carie Housel-Sr. High Girls Adriana Sellers-Jr. High Girls Kenneth Moore-Jr. High Guys Jason Anding-Sr. High Guys A huge thanks to our Youth Sunday School teachers: Shannon Potter-Jr. High Jimmy Brown-Sr. High

3 3 Small Talk Our Children s Ministry Sundays: at 5:00 pm FUM Youth. For more information contact Jason Anding at :00-8:00pm Meal...Worship...Journey into study of scripture! Morning Glory at 7:00 am. Tuesdays: Start your day with a delicious breakfast, a message and plenty of time left over to get to school. Place: Fellowship Hall Who: You and (by the way) bring a friend! Why not? We have a lot to share. Come and be part of an amazing outreach ministry! Small Group Bible Study! Wednesdays: church-wide fellowship meal (donations please) is provided by our own chefs followed by an in-depth and passionate study of God's word! Dinner at 5:00pm and small groups at 6:00pm. TAKE NOTE: September 1 NO Youth this evening. Sunday September 8th at 9:30AM in the Youth Room-Youth Parent/Volunteer Meeting. Sunday September 15th at the 10:55AM worship- Youth Led Worship! Sunday September 22nd- The first performance of Project 96 will be at First Baptist Church. Project 96 is a community Youth Choir Project in the making. There will be four youth choirs/groups coming together to form one large choir. Friendship Baptist, First Baptist, Emmanuel Baptist, and FUMC. The choir will perform at each church once during the school year then have a final concert at a neutral site TBD. More information to come. SUNDAYS: We begin our Fall curriculum this Sunday. Our teachers will be Renee Geiger, Michelle Crawford, Lynsie Carpenter, Glen DeHart. WEDNESDAYS: Our volunteers for teaching August during WNL are Susie Carter, Amy Killebrew and Jeri Moore! We will be scheduling for the months to come. It is our privilege to be in ministry with children. God has entrusted us with a lot of them at First United Methodist! But it's also our responsibility as parents and as a church to provide a SAFE learning environment for their spiritual development. It's going to require ALL OF US to bring this about. Especially during Wednesday Night Live, many of the children we are in ministry to are running wild, inside the church and out. The damage being done to our church facility by unsupervised children is very real. Whatever happened to not running in God's house? To respecting our elders? The danger to our elderly adults from reckless children is very real. The danger to our children equally real. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee has discussed this issue at length and as arrived at the following with respect to WNL: From the time the children finish eating until 5:40, they need to be outside, in the fenced-in areas. Upstairs is off-limits until their teachers take them there. At 5:40, the children need to be on the steps in the Fellowship Hall so their teachers can lead them upstairs. In the event of inclement weather, children need to remain in the Fellowship Hall with their parents. All of us-children and adults-are GUESTS in God's house. May we act as such.

4 4 Our fall study will be Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shiren. This will be a 7-week study and will be a 5 day a week individual Bible Study, so workbooks will be needed by participants. I will need to know how many books to order. All are invited. If you have not participated in this Bible/ Study Book/ DVD driven study, try it; you ll love it!! Dates: Monday Night, September 9 th from 6-8pm Tuesday Morning, September 10 th from 8:45-11:00am Tuesday Afternoon, September 10 th from 4-5:00pm These meet in the Parlor of the Church. Tuesday Afternoon meets in the Word Classroom. Let me know if you are participating and/or if you need a nursery. Hope to see you, Lynne Brister Text or call: ; lynnebrister@hotmail.com Ron Kane Carson Stanford Bill Haltom Bubba Lehman LaMonda Stanford Jesse Potter Duncan Dees Rachel Kane

5 5 2 Mark Williams, Matt McMahon, Josh Stanford 3 Steve Wilson 6 Virginia Arneson, Queda Denley, Sam Waits Jr. 7 Josh Angle 8 Cassie Sellers, Andrew Turner, Nathan Burnett, Jr. 10 Bea Biddy 11 Linda Youngblood, Betsy McAdory-Fite, Amanda Walker 12 Jack Smithers, Janet Dickey 13 Robert Collins 14 Henry Helton, Turner Trapp, Judy Goodwin, Lindsey Strider 15 Reynard Moody, Debbie Tate, Steve Tate, Lee Brown, Rance Moring 16 David Wilbourn, Liz Barham 18 J. C. Hubbard 19 Mary Alice Thomas, Sid Bondurant, T.J. Holliday III, Tommy Kerr, Lauren Thimmes, Boe Tramel, Mary Grace Klinck 20 Bronwyn Hill, Wendy Stanford, Brad Kilgore 21 Lauren Robicheaux 22 John Ashley, Rusty Hobgood 23 Tommy Barrett, Abbie Morris, Carol Poovey, Beverly Dodd 24-Rachel Eastridge 25 Carrie Temple, Fair Pender 26 Tommy Crawford 27 Scott Murphree, Jamie Fite 28 Buddy Pender, Brent Smithers 29 George Biddle, Miguel Lopez Chaney, Johnny Morris 30 Todd Townes, Floyd Fox 1 Amanda Klinck, Elizabeth McRee 2 Lynne Brister, Zack Brooks, Nathalie Tramel, Amanda Barham, Russ Reid 3 Olivia Hartanovich, Laura Parnell, D.D. White 5 Charles Baker Jr., Rita Gober, Payne Horan, Jennie Mullen, Shannon Potter 6 Sue Brannan, Suzanne Ferguson 8 Paige Brister, Arnold Stanford, Nancy Clark, Natalie Baeshen 9 Frankie Smithers, Buddy Taylor, Brandon Youngblood 11 Joe Brown Jr., Howard Robertson 12 Catherine Keady, Peggy Jackson, Anne Oliver, Ashley Lane 13 Kathryn Spencer, Brett-Adair Kyle 14 Connie Reeves, Courtnay Poovey 15 Scott Crawford 16 Jessica Kane, Sayle Roberts, Robin Rouse 18 Brenda Ferguson 19 Sophie Paige Brister, Jimbo Griffin, Cody Mullen 20 Martha Cofer 21 Richard Walker 24 Dale Crawford, Anthony Sides, Josey Frazier 25 Trey Kerr, Ron Ray, Lacey Bailey, Colby Willis 26 Brenda Lee, Sandy Taylor 27 Randy Langston, Stephanie Larson 28 Bryant McRee, Keith Bills 29 Kevin Horan, Dennis Welch 30 Kyle Grubb, Diane Jones, Cindy Long, Lynsie Carpenter, Chelsea Welch, Presley Williams 31 Erma Fogarty

6 GLAD TIDINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 161 SOUTH LINE STREET GRENADA, MS OFFICE FAX S & NEWSLETTER RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. US POSTAGE PAID GRENADA, MS PERMIT NO F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Samaritan Fund The Samaritan Fund will receive donations every first Sunday (September 1). Please prayerfully consider giving to this fund. The money collected is well spent helping people in need in our local community. Soup Kitchen Donations continue to be needed for the Soup Kitchen. Every second Sunday we will collect nonperishable items (specific need of whole kernel corn and mixed vegetables) (Sept. 8). How can you.reach out? May we continue our 12:00 o clock noon daily prayer time for The United Methodist Church in Mississippi and beyond; whether our prayers are several seconds, minutes, or longer in THE NAME OF JESUS; and that we depend upon THE HOLY SPIRIT to direct us in our praying for THE BODY OF CHRIST.