FALL SMALL-GROUPS You can still register!

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1 October, 2018 Volume 40, Issue 10 FALL SMALL-GROUPS You can still register! 8-Week Short Term Small-Group - Mondays, beginning October 8 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Martha Taylor and Reid McGraw - Facilitators Thursdays, beginning October 4 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Shared facilitating This short-term small group will help participants explore their relationship with the Holy Spirit through regular reading of Scriptures and journaling. Each participant notebook includes the participant book, journal pages and other necessary items for the study. Participants will also benefit from having access to the internet, though this is not required. Participant notebooks are available for $15. To register, or for more information about the study, Kristen@fumcbelmont.org. Disciple Bible Study Small-Group Kristen Surratt and Ashley Falls - Facilitators This 25-week small group will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The schedule follows a six week on, two off, schedule to accommodate busy schedules and accounts for school breaks. Child care is available by reservation for participants. Books cost $30. For more information, visit To register, Kristen Surratt at Kristen@fumcbelmont.org. Sermon Talks - Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. beginning October 3rd Following our weekly Meet in the Middle meals, adults will gather to discuss the Sermon and Scripture reading from the prior Sunday. Participants are welcome to drop in as they are able and child care is available for children five and younger by reservation. Kristen@fumcbelmont.org with questions to make a child care reservation. FLOOD BUCKET PACKING EVENT October 17 6:30 p.m. Carpenter Hall In response to Hurricane Florence and in preparation for any other hurricanes that may come, our Service and Missions Committee is organizing a cleaning bucket and hygiene kit packing event. A board containing the items needed to fill these buckets will be available in the narthex through October 10th. All contributions should be returned to the table in the Carpenter Hall lobby no later than October 14th. Note: any items not received by this date will have to be purchased so it is important to return items on time and to ensure the correct sizes/weights have been purchased for buckets. You may also use the sign-up genius link from our website to contribute items.

2 SAVE THE DATE - Organ Dedication and Concert! Sunday, October 14th will be a special day for our church and our music programs as we dedicate our new Allen HO-85 organ and celebrate FUMC s commitment to worship! The dedication will take place in the 11:00 a.m. service with beautiful music provided by brass, choir and handbells. The concert at 3:00 p.m. performed by Elizabeth Davis will feature a variety of sacred and classical works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and other composers, including a solo transcription of the Finale to Saint-Saens Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 78. Please come and invite a friend to join us for this commemorative day of celebration! SEWERS AND FABRIC NEEDED! Experienced and beginner sewers are needed!!! We are so excited to have a Christmas Musical this year. We are in need of help sewing kids biblical costumes. They will be easy to make throw-over dress type costumes for kids. Contact Jennifer Kelso at or jkelso01@yahoo.com to help our church have a touch of your hands and talent. Donations are needed for all color fabric (solids and stripes only) preferably long enough to make a belt or large scarf. Sheets are great!. Rope pieces are also needed. Circle IV UMW CIRCLE MEETING Monday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m. CHILDCARE DURING CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSALS! The Adult Chancel Choir is welcoming new members to join us! Chancel Choir provides music for worship at the 11:00 services by singing congregational hymns, anthems, and special music Christmas. If you ve been considering joining, now is a great time as we begin to prepare for Advent and Christmas! Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:00 p.m. with childcare now available. No auditions are necessary- just a love for worship, singing and community with fellow musicians! Please contact Elizabeth for more information. For more information about the music at FUMC, contact Elizabeth Davis (elizabeth@fumcbelmont.org) October 28th We need you! Join in the fun and decorate your trunk so the children of our church and community may come to a safe place for trunk or treating and activities. All trunks should be decorated and ready to receive children by 5:30 p.m. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. children will be able to go to Carpenter Hall for games and activities sponsored by our youth. Hotdogs and french fries will be served for dinner. As we have done in years past, trunks will be voted on using monetary donations to go to our Imena group in Rwanda. Start thinking now for how you will decorate your trunk. MEET IN THE MIDDLE Come and enjoy fellowship over dinner with your church family at Meet in the Middle. Dinner is $5/person and begins at 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Holy Communion will be in the sanctuary at 5:15 p.m. most weeks. No reservations needed. 4 October 3 menu: Beef Stew October 10 menu: BBQ and the fixin s October 17- Pork Roast, roasted potatoes and broccoli casserole October 24- BBQ baked chicken, rice and veggies

3 I would like to introduce SALT Not the salt that preserves our food or brings out flavor. In the context of Youth Ministry, SALT is our acronym for the Student Leadership Team. This nine member team has the responsibility of preserving the integrity of youth ministry and adding flavor to all programs for youth. SALT focuses on leading like Christ in focusing on hospitality and servant leadership. They meet monthly to examine our ministry, discuss cultural trends and advise the adult leaders in our ministry. The following students have been selected to participate as student leaders for the current school year: Bruce Boney, Gracie Durham, Will Durham, Summer Kelso, Hayden King, Alex Millspaw, Josh Millspaw, Paloma Shrauder and Summer VanGastle. Please support them with your prayers and encouragement. ~Margie Ligon This passed spring I applied to be a member of the youth leadership team. It interested me because I wanted to further my relationship with God and learn about leadership. One of the things the leadership team does annually is a retreat to plan for the year. This year we went to Mount Shepherd retreat center. Along with our planning sessions that we did were games like hide n seek, uno, and other card games. We also went on a hike, and to the lake. On the last day we did team building exercises that taught me so many things. We had an activity where we all had to go through hanging ropes while holding onto a pole, which taught me to give 100% of my attention to important things 100% of the time. In our final activity we were put in a maze that we couldn't get out of unless we asked for help, it showed me that even if you are a leader it is ok to ask for help and you can't do everything on your own. In our planning sessions I learned from some of my fellow leaders that being a leader doesn't mean shouting commands at people, you can lead by example which reminded me of something St. Francis said, Preach Jesus, and if necessary use words. This retreat taught me alot about myself. And I feel like I know how to be a good leader because of it. ~Hayden King

4 First United Methodist Church, Thank you so much for all the prayers, concern and cards you have given me during my last operation. Hopfully the last. Barbara Byrum We have an administrative council meeting, followed by a charge conference, scheduled for Monday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. We will meet in the Route 66 classroom. Hope to see everyone there. October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 Madison Pruden Allie Rice Carsyn Redmond Melanie Beam Walt Tomlinson Maggie Moore Kelly Setzer Nicholas Cochran Kaylee Thagard William Hendricks Alex Lowrance Kaylee Thagard Grace Smith Wes Stowe Stacey Featherston Nancy Stamps Mary Moore Shawn Kelly October 10 October 11 October 13 October 14 October 16 October 18 October 19 Betty Cauble Leigh Shaney Derek Smith Jonathan Marr Genora Cheshire Mike Greene John Earl McKee Julie Martin Kim Williamson Chantz Redmond Jake Jenkins Keith Lowe Reid McGraw Thomas Pennington Autumn Deal Kim Ingram Juliana Marr Kendall Karr Joshua Ruiz October 20 Preston Taylor, Jr. Bill Layne October 23 Ronnie Clements Kendyll Levra Amy Thagard October 24 Katie Fangman Melissa Williamson Tuck Taylor Henkel Katie Gillespie October 25 Price Feimster Carol Boiter Andrews October 26 Jeff Kalmbach Tommy Redmond Paloma Shrauder October 27 Parker Jones October 28 Mallory McCarn Peg Pinkerton October 29 John Maynard October 30 Thomas Teders Shane Redmond

5 CHILDREN S AND YOUTH CHOIR UPDATE Are you ready for some great news? We have 21 children in Alleluia and Jubilate Children s Choirs this fall, and they are already excited about the Christmas musical (Wise Guys and Starry Skies)! We are blessed with a wonderful group of volunteers, and the children are preparing to sing in worship for their first time on October 7th at 11:00 a.m. The children s choir can always use volunteers to assist with choir rehearsals in sitting with children or helping with preparation for the musical (costumes, staging, etc.). If you are interested, please contact Elizabeth (elizabeth@fumcbelmont.org) or Jennifer Kelso (jkelso01@yahoo.com). Youth Choir is off to a great start! They areactively preparing to sing in worship in October, and are preparing their drama roles for the Christmas musical. There are also plans underway for the Youth Choir to take a tour of Western NC in June, 2019 and take their music to churches and senior living facilities, and also enjoy fun recreation as a group. Did you forget to register? It s not too late! Contact Elizabeth Davis for more information. Youth Choir meets Sundays 5:00-6:00 p.m. OF RALLY DAY Each year, Rally Day rolls around and we welcome children and youth into a new Sunday school year, sometimes with new classes and teachers. This year was no different in that we kicked off the new year with meet and greets for parents and children. Our celebration this year didn t end after Sunday school or even after worship. Rally Day continued on the back lawn with Family Life and the United Methodist Men preparing a picnic on the lawn for all to partake in a time of fellowship. Bounce houses and music added to the excitement and energy.

6 Church Family RoseMary Taylor Linda Weatherford Keith Lowe Our prayers and sympathy go out to Stuart Bondurant and family upon the death of his father Denise Campolieto and family upon the passing of John Those in Assisted Living Carillon Assisted Living: Trudi Kinney Morningside of Gastonia: Tom Stephens Those in the Military: Jay Feimster, McCauley Griffin, Ethan Gray Susie and Rick Cloninger (Claude & Teri Wilson and Beulah & Glen Mullinax) Carowinds Shooting Victims (Hayes Andrews) Dean and Judy Ward (parents of Melanie Lowrance) Carolyn Bailey (mother of Kara Deal) Margie Lilly (Kara Deal) Charles Baker, Sr. (father of Chuck Baker) North and South Carolina victims of Hurricane Flo The Dodd family (Greg and Nicole Stanforth) Catherine Hansen (mother of Jeff Hansen) Emmett Lewis (cousin of Vivian Jackson) Andrew Brunson, pastor imprisoned in Turkey Bill and Gaye Ensley (Brenda Austin) Sarah Gray (Tricia VanGastle) Charlie Seets (Brian Deal) Wayne Crenshaw (Dawn and Bethan Finn) Joyce McLeod and Bertha Smalls (Dawn and Bethan Finn) Mark Walton(Maggie Moore) Puerto Rico Hurricane Victims Steve and Susie Matulis Young Missionary Cohort (Lily Sloan) Alan Austin and Family (Jessica Durham) Our Staff George Ragsdale - Senior Pastor Kristen Surratt - Minister of Discipleship Margie Ligon - Director of Youth Ministry Elizabeth Davis - Director of Music Linda Smith - CDC Director Janice Pennington - Business Manager Carole Bertino - Administrative Assistant Please Note -- Articles for the November publication of the Tri-Angles are due no later than noon on October 24. Please articles to Carole in the church office (carole@fumcbelmont.org) or drop them off at the front desk.