Seymour. January United Methodist Church. Words from Pastor Paul... Paul Seay, Pastor. Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,

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1 Seymour United Methodist Church Paul Seay, Pastor January 2018 Words from Pastor Paul... Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, New Director of Youth Ministries The wait is over. We can officially say that we have a new youth director. His name is David Gornto. Our search committee and Staff-Parish Relations Committee have been very impressed with David s passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for ministry with youth. David and his family live in Alcoa, where he is a science teacher at Alcoa Middle School. His wife teaches marketing at Alcoa High School. They have a son in college at the University of Tennessee and another son who is a freshman at Alcoa High School. In addition to teaching in public schools, David has a background in sports ministry and coaching as well as several years of leadership in youth ministry. We believe that he will bring well-organized, grounded, and enthusiastic leadership to our youth program. David will begin his ministry with us on January 1. On his first Sunday, January 7, we will host a meet-and-greet for him and his family in the breakfast table room. He will attend Resurrection with our group. Please join me in praying for the Gornto family as they come to be in ministry with us. Looking ahead to 2018 This is an exciting time in the life of our church. God is doing new things, as is always God's way. We have had a beautiful Advent and Christmas season, the highlight of which was Christmas Eve. Seymour United Methodist spent nearly the whole day in worship on December 24. We began with a combined service at 10:00 and two wonderful evening services with Communion and candlelight. I hope that 2018 can be a lot like Christmas Eve: filled with worship. As a church we have been through a lot together in 2017, and we have been blessed to find God with us in our joys and our tears. God is faithful, and God is good. Jesus has promised that he will be with us in the breaking of bread, in the proclamation of the word, and in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. My family and I are so thankful to be here and to join you in ministry. May God continue to bless and keep you. Peace, Paul Seay

2 Wednesday Shared Supper 5:15 pm With 2017 behind us, we are looking forward to 2018 and more great times of fellowship and affordable home cooked meals. Thank you to everyone who makes our meals possible by cooking, serving, washing dishes, setting tables, cleaning up, and the like. Thank you to all of you who are faithful in your attendance. You have truly made Wednesday Night the Most Fun Night of the Week! We ended the year with a fun night of BINGO and had a lot of laughs. Congratulations Joanie McMahan who won BEST COOKIE on the Cookie Share Bar with an orange chocolate chip ricotta cookie. We will return on January 10 th with new classes and the Country Veggie Plate where you will choose your favorites from at least 8 veggie dishes/ Cost remains $4 per plate, children 2 and under eat free, and the family maximum is $15.* RSVP or Standing RSVP is requested but no one is ever turned away so by all means, bring a guest! *Family maximum applies to immediate family only: head of households and dependent minor children. On the Menu this Month 1-10 Country Veggie Plate (Choose 4: green bean casserole, mac & cheese, pintos, cabbage, triple succotash, broccoli casserole, black eyed peas, collards, sweet potato casserole.) Garden Fresh Salad & Fruit Bar, Choice Biscuit or Cornbread, Chocolate Cake 1-17 Baked Pasta with choice of Meat Marinara or Spinach Ricotta, Italian Fresh Salad & Fruit Bar, Garlic Bread, Carrot Cake 1-24 Chili, Chips, & Cheese, Mac & Cheese, or Pizza, Garden Fresh Salad & Toppings Bar, Banoffe Parfaits 1-31 Ham, Scalloped Blue Cheese Potatoes, Collards, Fresh Salad & Fruit Bar, Mississippi Mud Wednesday Evening Class... Connected Couples Join us as we work to grow closer to our spouse/significant other through examining the purpose of marriage and getting to the heart of God's design. We are beginning with a six session study titled: The Art of Marriage. The sessions will have a video followed by discussion time. There is no need to buy a book. We will also have a couple of date nights. Couples in all stages of their relationship are welcome. We strive to offer a safe, supportive, and open class. We meet in Room 209 at 6:00 pm. Page 2

3 Birthday Celebrations! We d like to wish the following individuals a HAPPY BIRTHDAY in the month of January. 1 Richard Gillespie, Brenda Kirby, Michael Crain 4 Sawyer Morrison, Claire Moser, Stella Rogers, Cindy Peters 5 Matt Hurton 6 Frances Haggard, Julia Young, Kaitlyn Hill 7 James Bud Watson 10 Bob Lilly 12 Sherry Bilbo, Teresa Collier 13 Henry Hart, Brandi Finchum 14 Billy Cosner, Rebecca Gioioso 15 Bob Rusk, Richard Wojtowicz, Lyric McGill 16 Shannon French 17 Virginia Messer, William Moore 24 Randy Finchum, Charlie Orr 27 Mark-Ryan Nelms, Zeke French, James Spaulding, Jr. 29 Reid Blanchard 30 Bobby Davenport, Kevin Hurton, Johnathan Moore 31 Nathan Blanchard, Jean Capps, Alice Camden Morrison, Dakoda Nichols, Elizabeth Nichols If your birthday was not listed in the appropriate month or date, please contact the church office to make sure we have your correct birth date. We d like to honor you during your special month! Upcoming.... Soul Sisters Soul Sisters will meet at 6:30 pm on the second Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the home of Patricia Huntley. This is a planning meeting for the year s activities. The entire meal is provided so just bring yourself. Hope to see you there. Men of Faith Join us Friday, January 13th at 7:30am at Connie s Kitchen, Seymour. Contact Thomas Hill at or thomashill@att.net for more information. NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE! Sunday night Adult Bible resumes January 7. You are invited to join us in Room 201. We invite you to experience a family worship event you will never forget! Rez Kidz is a one-of-a-kind experience where families gather in Sevierville at the Connexion for a two-day retreat and renewal time intended to build up and minister to the whole family. You will enjoy some of the most sought after names in children's ministry. Seeds Family Worship will feature dynamic music you'll want your kids to listen to! There will be messages by illusionists and magicians Tim and Amanda Cowles that will keep par ents and kids of all ages engaged. Kidz Blitz Live will tur n spectator s into par ticipants! You don't want to miss this incredible opportunity to set aside time to make your family's faith a priority. Rez Kidz 2018: February at the Connexion. Get your tickets thr u J anuar y 31 at the ear ly bir d r ate of only $20. Contact Michelle Hurton to get a fourth free ticket with the purchase of every three tickets!! For more information or to register for Track A, please visit Pag e3

4 Youth Ministry... January Schedule January 7 5:30 pm Youth Activities January 10 6:00 pm Wednesday night Bible January 14 5:30 pm Parent meeting Soup & Chili potluck January 17 6:00 pm Wednesday night Bible January 19 3:30 pm Depart for Resurrection weekend January 20 Resurrection LeConte Center Pigeon Forge January 21 12:00 pm Return from Resurrection weekend January 24 6:00 pm Wednesday night Bible January 28 5:30 pm Youth Activities January 31 6:00 pm Wednesday night Bible Welcome New Youth Director The youth would like to invite you to the Breakfast area on January 7th between 10-11am to meet our new Youth Director. The youth will have a special breakfast. We welcome you to meet David Gornto, his wife Joy, his son Christian who will be in our youth group along with son Jacob who is a student at University of Tennessee Knoxville. Thank you for your support with Breakfast with Santa! It's time to start our 2018 collection year for Operation Christmas Child! This year we will be collecting for older children in an effort to help Samaritans Purse reach a group of young people they do not get enough boxes for. We will focus on boys and girls ages Our 2018 goal is 190 shoeboxes! A growth increase of 15 shoeboxes. Once again our January collection will be winter gloves and hats. We are not collecting scarves this year. They take up too much room in the shoeboxes. Hats & Gloves January Page 4

5 Young Adults..... December was extremely busy with the kick-off of the Rise Against Hunger Campaign. THANK YOU to all that have supported us by your prayers, donations, flamingo orders, and the gift cards. We are nearly at the half way point of our goal to raising enough money to prepare 21,000 meals. We would like to challenge you to commit to saving $1 per day per person during the month of January. Your $31 gifts will add up quickly to help us reach our goal. The flamingos had a little break over the holidays and are ready to start traveling again. Order forms are in the hallway. Thanks again for your support. The flamingos spent Christmas week at Pastor Paul s house!! To our dear SUMC family; We would like to thank all of our church family for your support. We greatly appreciate your prayers, your kind shoulder to cry upon, your kind words, the food that you prepared, and your most gracious cards, letters and visits during our mother s illness and eventual passing. We thank you and love you with all of our hearts. Your kindness and love will always be remembered and cherished. Rev. Steve Pross and family Page 5

6 Another Year of Challenge THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ANGELS!!! Thanks to all of our angels who purchased gifts or donated money for the angel tree, we were able to give 30 children in the Seymour area a merrier Christmas! This brand new year s just started, But, so suddenly, they re through; Last year has quickly passed us by; As GOD S hands, what DID we DO? One more year... quickly upon us, Looking back... they fly by fast; Don t let another come and go, Since each day could be our last! We ALL should strive to do our best; Improving.... EVERY day; Seeking out those higher callings, Which The SPIRIT sends our way! We ALL could do a better job, Of reflecting JESUS light; As Christians, we are duty bound, To help, make wrong things right! Thank you for shopping at Kroger AND for linking your Kroger Plus card to Seymour United Methodist Church. Between September 1 November 30 the church earned $ from your purchases. You can register your Plus card online at krogercommunityrewards.com. Remember.... It s ALL for GOD! NOT you and I!.... Please hear! May GOD S words guide our footsteps, Throughout this coming year! Accept this challenge, this New Year, With vows to see them through; May GOD our strength and leader be, In things WE rightly DO! As always, I ask God s blessings upon you and yours, for this entire New Year and beyond. May we all take time, regularly, to thank and praise God for those many blessings He so freely gives us on a minute-byminute basis. 12/14/17 By Dave Manners Out to Lunch Book Club January Book Is Read More on your list of things you d like to do this year? Has it been on your lists before? Out to Lunch Book Club is a fun way to get yourself off Facebook and to hold yourself accountable to the goal of reading more quality literature. Plus, this next one is going to be fun! The author will make you laugh and make you think. At lunch we ll pick it all apart. Join us 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays at Noon. Locations vary, so text or Rebekah at RebekahHill@Comcast.net BLUE LIKE JAZZ: Non-Religious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality -Donald Miller Page 6

7 January 2018 Normal Sunday Schedule 8:45 AM Traditional Worship 9:45 AM Fellowship Time 10:00 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Fellowship Time 11:00 AM Contemporary Worship 5:30 PM Youth Activities PDO = Parents Day Out Monday, Wednesday & Friday This is our normal monthly schedule unless noted on the calendar below. Normal Wednesday Schedule 5:15 PM Shared Supper 6:00 PM Small Group Activities Adults, Youth, Children Ushers 8:45 am John Dale & Mildred Williams Bill South 11:00 am Bobby Davenport (H) Kaitlyn Hill & Jean Capps 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4:30 PM Righteous 5:30 PM Youth Activities 1 9:00 AM NO PDO 6:30 PM NO Alleluia 2 3 9:00 AM NO PDO 4 5 9:00 AM NO PDO 6 7 4:30 PM NO Righteous 5:30 PM Youth Family Resurrection Meeting 8 10:00 AM Growing In God 5:00 PM Scout 6:30 PM NO Alleluia 9 6:30 PM Soul Sisters 10 3:45 PM Kingdom 4:30 PM Kids of the Kingdom 5:15 PM Shared Dinner 6:00 PM Children's Activities 6:00 PM Adult Small Groups 6:00 PM Youth Activities 11 6:30 PM Chancel Choir 12 7:30 AM Men of Faith :00 PM Order of Arrow Scout Meeting 4:30 PM NO Righteous 5:30 PM Youth Activities 15 Church Office Closed 10:00 AM Growing In God 5:00 PM Scout 6:30 PM NO Alleluia :45 PM Kingdom 4:30 PM Kids of the Kingdom 5:15 PM Shared Dinner 6:00 PM Children's Activities 6:00 PM Small Groups 6:00 PM Youth Activities 18 6:30 PM Chancel Choir 19 3:30 PM Youth to Resurrection 20 Youth at Resurrection 9:00 AM Groundskeepers 21 12:00 PM Youth return from Resurrection 2:00 PM Scout (Pack) Meeting 4:30 PM NO Righteous 5:30 PM NO Youth Activities 28 Young Adults return from Divine Rhythm 4:30 PM Righteous 5:30 PM Youth Activities 22 10:00 AM Growing In God 5:00 PM Scout 6:30 PM NO Alleluia 29 10:00 AM Growing In God 5:00 PM Scout 6:30 PM Alleluia :45 PM Kingdom 4:30 PM Kids of the Kingdom 5:15 PM Shared Dinner 6:00 PM Children's Activities 6:00 PM Small Groups 6:00 PM Youth Activities 31 3:45 PM Kingdom 4:30 PM Kids of the Kingdom 5:15 PM Shared Dinner 6:00 PM Children's Activities 6:00 PM Small Groups 6:00 PM Youth Activities 25 6:30 PM Chancel Choir 1 6:30 PM Chancel Choir 26 Young Adults to Divine Rhythm 2 27 Young Adults at Divine Rhythm 3 Page 7

8 STAFF Pastor, Rev. Paul Seay Associate Pastor, Rev. Steve Pross Director of Youth Ministries, David Gornto Director of Family Ministries and Outreach, Michelle Hurton Director of Choirs, Gaile Todd Director of Contemporary Worship, Amber Lloyd Director Parents Day Out, Susan Cook Organist, John Bawcum Financial Assistant, Alice Morrison Glenn England, Facility Manager Administrative Assistant, Elizabeth Hubbs 107 Simmons Road P O Box 1488 Seymour, TN Phone: (865) office@seymourumc.org We re on the web: We are a church The church office will be closed, Monday, January 15. Pastor Paul s sermons are available on the church website.