Bright Star Beacon. Publication of Bright Star United Methodist Church, Douglasville, Georgia Volume 28, Issue 11

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1 The Bright Star Beacon The Light of Love and Hope in Our Community November 2015 Publication of Bright Star United Methodist Church, Douglasville, Georgia Volume 28, Issue 11 Saturday, November 14 from 9am-3pm Santa & Mrs. Claus, FREE children s activities, Whoville, Vendors, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Media Sale, and much more! Bright Star s annual Holiday Bazaar is just around the corner and we need EVERYONE s help to make this a success! This is our biggest fundraiser for the year. There are so many ways you can help. Here are just a few: Volunteers still needed for Whoville, Hospitality table, and Youth area Whoville supplies Door prizes Silent Auction items Bake Sale items Sewing Ministry items Media Sale items

2 October was another busy month for our River of Life ministry teams. We were blessed to be able to build 3 more ramps this month and added some new volunteers. On October 10th, we partnered with the Lutheran church to build a ramp at Laurel wood Dr. near Alexander High School. We had a total of 12 volunteers and Tom O Dwyer joined us for his first ROL mission. Kelly Roberts baked us cookies and brownies to keep us snacking and they were greatly appreciated. We did another 14 foot ramp on October 17th in Temple with the help of Tom O Dwyer, Jimmy Rubino, Ken Porter, and Jacob Holloway, along with Mike Eastman from New Covenant. Also, a ramp was built at the home of a Vietnam Veteran who lived in Albany GA by Pastor Mike Dunbar through their New Covenant UMC ROL fund. God blessed us with 3 pallets of lumber for future ramps at a reduced price from Lowes. The material receipt showed $983 of material and they let us purchase it for $244. Last but not least, I want to thank all of Bright star for their continued interest in Missions and for everything you do at Bright Star. Thank you, Matt Holloway NOVEMBER 11/1 All Saints Day 11/1 Charge Conference- Dallas UMC-5:00 11/3 Trustees - 7:00 11/6 Brunch set up 11/7 Women s brunch 11/7 Decorate for Holiday Bazaar 11/10 Stewardship Team meeting 11/12 Finance - 7:00 11/13 Holiday Bazaar set-up 11/14 Holiday bazaar 11/15 Church council 11/20-21 Madrigal dinner 11/22 Advent treedecorating 11/26 Thanksgiving 11/26-27 Office closed 11/29 Hanging of the Greens 11/29 Angel Tree DECEMBER 12/6 Music Night -6pm 12/13 Christmas brunch 12/13 Children & youth Drama 12/24 Christmas Eve 5 pm service 11 pm service 12/24-25 Office closed 12/25 Christmas Day 12/31 Office closed 12/31 Drama event JANUARY 1/1 Office closed 1/3 Fundraiser lunch 1/9 Church council training CHURCH WIDE MISSION PROJECT Bright Star Church continues to save the TABS from cans, as a project to raise money for Ronald McDonald House of Atlanta. FINAL DAY to turn in the tabs for this year is November 29. Please put the tabs in one of the cardboard houses or in a plastic bag and place in Melba Brock s mail box. Thank you!

3 MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT PRC MEDICAL! Are you looking for a way to support PRC Medical? It s easier than you might think! You can make a gift without affecting your current lifestyle! We are looking forward to our annual Fall Luncheon on November 7. Ladies, we will be at the church on Friday, November 6 to decorate our tables from around noon until 7 pm. We will have the table assignments available before you come in. We are meeting every Wednesday night after supper for our bible study. All women are welcome to join us! DOUBLE YOUR GIVING TO PRC MEDICAL WITH A CORPORATE MATCH Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. Contact your company's matching gift coordinator for information. If you shop at Amazon, you can now sign in through AmazonSmile and select PRC Medical to receive a percentage of your qualifying order. DON T FORGET! If you already support us through AmazonSmile you must re-register each August! Kelly Roberts & Connie Jacobus All men are invited to join us every Wednesday morning at 7:00 am for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, Hwy 5 REGISTER PRC MEDICAL WITH YOUR KROGER PLUS CARD AND WE WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THEIR COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM! PRC Medical is a ministry of Bright Star. Coming in Join me in welcoming our newest members to Bright Star United Methodist Church - Kevin, Diana, & Joshua Lassiter Please join us for a night of holiday music, From multiple groups in the church, on Sunday, December 6th at 6:00 pm. Don t forget to turn back your clocks on Nov. 1st! Make plans to attend the youth and children's Christmas drama during the 11:00 service on Sunday, December 13. There will be two opportunities to worship on Christmas Eve! A 5:00 family service, and an 11:00 candlelit service. Who's attending the 2nd Annual Reindeer Games on December 31? Come and find out! Whip out that ugly sweater and come prepared for fun!

4 The Holiday Bazaar is coming and the Sewing Ministry is busy with crafts for our table. Dates for work are: Wednesday 11/4 from 3-5 & Wednesday 11/11 from 3-5 We will be concentrating on pricing on 11/11 to get it all done before Saturday 11/14. If you have items you would like to donate to our table, please have it in the room below the sanctuary across from the music department by Wednesday, November 11. Please put your name with the item(s) and a suggested price for them. Thank you everyone for your support for our ministry. We need more members!!!!!! In Christ, Bea West Finance/Stewardship Monthly Operating Budget Required: $33,819 YTD Operating Budget Required thru Oct: $338,190 Report for October 2015 Operating Budget Received: $30,721 Operating Budget Received to Date: $303,450 Average Sunday School Attendance Average Morning Worship Attendance Financial Facts Principal Mortgage Balance: 10/15/15 $1,615, Monthly mortgage pmt. $10, Homebound: Dot Driskell June Hinson Marvienne Pinder Peggy Helton Isaac Holden Requested: James Tanner Ava Nicole Voyles Lori Hunnycutt Christopher Harlow Margo Davis November 14th at the Holiday Bazaar 10am-2pm Tickets are on sale now for The Boar's Head Madrigal Dinner The theatre is transformed into a Renaissance castle as you go back in time to the court of Queen Elizabeth and celebrate an old English tradition symbolically honoring Christ's victory over sin. PERFORMANCES Friday, November 20 at 7:30 Saturday, November 21 at 6:30 Catered by Atlanta's Finest Catering Tickets $20 Limited seating available Come participate in the Whobiliation down in Whoville Stop by the Whoville Hair Salon where one of our Whoticians will coif your hair in the latest Who trends. Visit the post office and receive your Who-name while you fill our your Christmas wishlist for Santa and write Christmas cards for soldiers and community helpers working on Christmas Day. Make Who-crafts for your tree at Cindy-Lou's Crafting Room. Make a pit stop at Martha May's Confectionary and decorate cookies while sipping hot chocolate. Visit Ms. Claus next door and listen to some of her favorite Christmas stories while eating your cookies and hot chocolate. The big man himself is making an appearance at the Whobilation! That's right, Santa Claus will be there for pictures. Even adults love pictures with Santa when there are props to get in the Whospirit! Need a few minutes break from the excitement? Stop in at Willy Waterloom's Animation Room where the kiddos can watch How The Grinch Stole Christmas while you take a breather. Did you find all the hidden Grinch's during your visit to Whoville? Make sure to stop back at the ticket gate to turn in your stamped passport for a special gift!

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6 The Bright Star Beacon Published monthly by Bright Star United Methodist Church 3715 Bright Star Road Douglasville, Georgia (770) FAX: (770) Web Page: BRIGHT STAR STAFF-READY TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU! Rev. Terry Hunter, Pastor Kim Daniels, Office Manager Andrew Vick, Youth Director Kim Kreider, Children s Director Katie Plumley, Director of Music/Drama Ivan Winslett, Assoc. Director Of Music Don Allen, Custodian Sara Denham, Nursery Richard Jacobus, Stephen Ministry Referrals Sunday School and Worship 9:45-10:45 Sunday School 11:00-12:00 Traditional Service OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY FRIDAY 8AM 12NOON NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the next newsletter is November 20, 2015 Bright Star United Methodist Church is a Stephen Ministry congregation. The Purpose of Bright Star United Methodist Church: As a beacon of light, we will bring people to Jesus Christ, create disciples, share and develop our spiritual gifts, and live a life that magnifies God.