It Only Takes A Spark! July Newsletter 2012

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1 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 12 Piedmont, Alabama It Only Takes A Spark! July Newsletter 2012 "It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing..." Thus begins the popular Christian song, "Pass It On." This song is a favorite of mine, as well as many youth workers, youth, and others. Possibly, its popularity is due to its praise of God's love and its call to "pass it on." When I was a youth, I once sat in a circle as a group of PIEDMONT FIRST UNITED METHODIST NEWS July 2012 adults placed their hands on me and sang this song-- what an awesome experience! That was the very first moment in which I began to sense God calling me into ministry. As Christians, we are called to share the love of God (which we have experienced) with others. This is a task that we should assume joyfully, but we can't always do it alone. Sure, we have the help of the Holy Spirit, but so much more is possible when we work together! 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 speaks of our being a part of the Body of Christ. A body has many parts working together. Without any one of these parts, the whole body suffers. So it is with the Body of Christ, the Church. As the song says, "It only takes a spark to get a fire going..." A fire quickly dies without logs to build up the flame. But as logs are thrown onto the fire, it blazes, giving light and warmth. Summer is a time in which it s easy to let our church attendance slide. There are so many activities that pull at us and keep us from church activities. While it s good to get away and take advantage of all the warm weather opportunities, if we are not careful, we ve missed a month of Sundays and the fire in our hearts and lives can begin to go out. Let us commit ourselves to cast our logs onto the fire and joyfully be in ministry together for our Lord Jesus Christ. First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 268 Piedmont, AL Address Service Requested Return Service Requested I am pleased to see members working together on various ministries. I am especially encouraged by the excitement that people are talking about. The possibilities are boundless as we allow God to work in and through us. Cast your log on the fire and see what God does through Piedmont FUMC! In Christ s Love, Bro. Ron P.S. Thank you for the warm welcome that I have received since coming to Piedmont FUMC. Your graciousness has been a great blessing to me. I appreciate it so much.

2 HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!! JULY CELEBRATIONS 1 Jeff Tarnow Cynthia Voss 3 Daniel Hamme 5 Aubrey Cowan 7 John R. Kirkpatrick 8 Slade Haney Judy Morgan Ken Conn Tim Holbrook 10 Bro. RON McKAY 11 Frances Conn 13 Connie Tucker 14 Tim Lusk Pa y Glover Jeremiah Screven 16 Allyson Spivey 17 Toni Stewart 20 Anna Voss 21 Ashley Heath Terry Haney Anna Grace Gowens 25 Be y Suble Cade La a 26 Jean Spoon Trey Wilson 27 Kevin Spoon 28 Amy Glover Pope 30 Madison Spivey LIBRARY NEWS If you ever need to use our Church Library other than Sunday Mornings when it is normally open, please contact the Church Office and we will gladly arrange with our Library Commi ee for an addi onal opening me during a weekday that Is convenient for all. YOUTH AND COLLEGE NEWS Parents, please drop your students off for Wednesday Night Youth no earlier than 5:45pm. Our Youth program begins at 6:30pm each Wednesday. Thank you! FINANCE COMMITTEE NEWS 2012 Annual Budget $255,313. Weekly budget required $4910. YTD budget requirement $ General Fund YTD Income (actual) $ YTD Expense (actual) $ General Fund Balance O/H Jun 30 $29,582. Jim Wilson, Treasurer REMEMBER IN PRAYER Donna Adderhold, Maurice Arrington, Frances Blair, Gracie Barber, T.L. Browning, Martha Bullard, Robert Bullard, Jan Howell Burns, Rose Ann Caldwell, Gus Coogler, Suzi Donaldson, Troy and Nellie Dobbs, Dave Dothard, Jennifer Dupree, Candi and Jimbo Fisher, Krymson Feazell, Sid Garre, Rachel Ga s, Nancy Hamill, Charles Howell, Brenda Johnson, Miles Johnson, Tammy Jenkins, Donna Leath, Rev. Tommy Ledbe er, Wayne Mason, Milton Morgan, Jenny McCollum, Billy Messer, Sandra Murray, Beth Payne, Larry Pierce, Steve Reeves. June Reynolds, Alyse Rader, Joe Rhodes, Agnes Rhodes, Aiden and Avery Smith, Cathy Glover Studdard, Ryan Saccucci, Kay Tolbert,Orville Smith, Sarah Shannon, Payton Thornton, Rev. Steve Tierce, Peggy Vaughn, Homer & Mary Voiles, Lessie Woods CALL THE CHURCH TO ADD/REMOVE NAMES ON OUR LIST TO KEEP IT CURRENT

3 Honors and Memorial Dona ons In Memory of Charlie and Virginia Miller By Bobby and Connie Tucker/Seaside, FL In Memory of Virginia Miller John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Tom and Kay VanSant Robert Payne, Donna, & Elizabeth Tucker Don and Pa y Glover and Family Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family Garry and Harriet Pope John and Linda Strickland Mallory and Margaret Whorton Thomas and Lynne Rhodes J.B. and Janice Wade Lin and Susan La a Diane Studdard Susan Meadows/Broomfield, CO Carol Pa y/huntsville, AL Gay S. Campbell/Nashville, TN Jim and Barbara Benne /Gadsden, AL Dave and Deborah Vogelgesang/Wetumpka, AL Karan VanSant/Madison, AL Arthur Stephens/Birmingham, AL Maury B. Miller/Greensboro, AL Hampton Pi s & Michele Garner/Nashville, TN Rebecca Williams/Erie. CO Larry and Monte Strickland/Newnan, GA Barney and Harriet Hendricks/Cochran, GA Barbara Street Dispenne e/midlothian, VA Gene and Peggy Kelly/Norcross, GA Danny and Linda Pike/Suwanee, GA Atlanta Girls School, Inc./Atlanta, GA Dan and Helen Owens/Franklin, TN Gullet, Sanford, Robertson, & Mar n,llc/nashville, TN Honors and Memorial Dona ons In Memory of Bill Dempsey By Jean and Beverly Minton Kathleen Amberson In Memory of Floyce Gowens By Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Pat Davidson In Memory of O s Cainand Ma Faulkner By In Memory of Clyde Young By Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family In Memory of Olen Ray and Grace Ray By Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family In Memory of Nellie Ruth Poole By John Roy and Eleanor Kirkpatrick In Memory of Kenneth Ledbe er By John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family In Memory of Alice Lennon By Dr. Amy McCurdy and Family In Memory of Sam Goss By Garry and Harriet Pope Tim, Wanda, and Aubrey Cowan Thomas and Lynne Rhodes Gerald and Rhonda Kirkpatrick and Family In Memory of Rose Prater By Thomas and Lynne Rhodes Garry and Harriet Pope In Memory of Billie Wilson on Mother s Day By and Family

4 Honors and Memorial Dona ons In Memory of Walker Hall By Margaret and Mallory Whorton Waylan and Theresa Kisor In Memory of J.H. Wisdom Garry and Harriet Pope In Memory of Bill Farrell By Jan H. Burns/Brentwood, TN In Memory of Kim Young Jones By Debra V. Ledbe er In Memory of James Webb By Dr. Amy McCurdy and Family In Memory of Doug Jones By Debra V. Ledbe er In Memory of Dedreia Maze By Tim and Wanda Cowan Robert Payne, Donna, and Elizabeth Tucker In Memory of Carolyn Pody By Phil and Diane LeCroy Bruce and Susan Adderhold Jeff and Karen Kisor and Family Honors and Memorial Dona ons In Honor of The McClurg Family By Tom and Kay VanSant In Honor of Jean Minton By Tim and Wanda Cowan In Honor of Donna and Glenn Leath To the Youth Fund By Jean Benne In Honor of Thomas and Lynne Rhodes By Larry and Jane Gowens In Honor of Connie Tucker s Recent Birthday In Honor of John Roy Kirkpatrick s Recent Birthday THANK YOU NOTE Dear Church Family, Thank you for the key chain, cup, etc. that you gave me for gradua on. The church has always been there for me and helped me to grow in my faith. It was so kind of you to think of me during this special me. Thanks, Maggie Love

5 You are cordially invited to A Bridal Tea Their Baby Boy is coming so let s help them prepare by showering them with gifts for Baby Eli to use or wear... Please join us for a shower honoring Angel and Alex Glover August 5, :30pm 3:00pm First United Methodist Church Draper Building Registered at Target and Wal-Mart Honoring Miss Heather Reeves Bride elect of Aubrey Cowan August 12, :30pm 3:00pm First United Methodist Church Draper Building Registered at Watson s; Lover s By Glover; Target; Dillards; Belk s; Bed, Bath, and Beyond; Po ery Barn

6 NORTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE DISASTER RELIEF Our church has been asked to participate in a mission to help replenish the North Alabama Disaster Warehouse. This warehouse is located in Decatur, Alabama, but serves the conference as a storage center for disaster relief materials to be quickly sent to areas within the United States when the need arises. Rev. Ray Crum is the Director of the warehouse, and he reports that the shipment to Florida following hurricane Debby just about depleted our present stock of cleaning buckets. He adds, If your congregation would like to help us restock our supplies, so we can be ready for the next storm, it would be greatly appreciated! We are in the hurricane and tornado season in Alabama at this time. A supply list follows on the opposite page. The warehouse has a large supply of the cleaning buckets, so we are only asking our congregation for the needed supplies. Others will take care of assembling the cleaning buckets. Please bring your items to the TAC, and we will see that they are delivered to the collection centers located in Decatur and Birmingham. Important Notes: All items must be new All cleaning agents must be liquid and in plas c containers. No powders please. If you cannot find the requested size of a liquid item, use a smaller size. (Including larger sizes of any item will prevent the lid from sealing when buckets are packed.) Cleaning buckets are only used within the United States. CASH MAY BE GIVEN, but please enclose an envelope, and mark for Disaster Relief Cleaning Buckets. THANK YOU! Kay VanSant / Piedmont United Methodist Women CLEANING BUCKETS SUPPLY LIST liquid laundry detergent two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bo les only liquid household cleaner oz. liquid cleaner that can be mixed with water (no spray cleaners) dish soap oz bo le any brand 1 can air freshener aerosol or pump 1 insect repellant spray 6 14 oz. aerosol or spray pump with protec ve cover 1 scrub brush plas c or wooden handle (no kitchen or dish brushes, no toilet bowl brushes) 18 cleaning wipes handi wipes or reusable wipes (no terry cleaning towels) 7 sponges (no cellulose sponges due to mold issue) 5 scouring pads (no Brillo, SOS pads or any kind that will rust) 50 clothespins clothes line two 50. or one 100. (co on or plas c) 24 roll heavy duty trash bags gallon size 5 dust masks 2 pair disposable waterproof gloves rubber or latex 1 pair work gloves co on or leather (leather palms necessary)