THE MESSENGER. the weekly newsletter of Christ United Methodist Church FISHERS OF MEN VBS WRAP-UP VOLUME 57, ISSUE 25/26

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1 THE MESSENGER the weekly newsletter of Christ United Methodist Church FISHERS OF MEN VBS WRAP-UP Christ Church is special for so many reasons! We are blessed, and can be a blessing in so many ways, by God working through this church family. We are thankful that we have been able to have this big, experiential Marketplace Bible School ministry, now for twenty-six years! We continue to know Jesus, follow Jesus, forgive others, and serve others as disciples. We thank all of our incredible children, as well as the multitude of amazing volunteers! We had 213 volunteers this year, including 86 teens and 127 adults. 182 children participated, including 59 preschoolers and 123 K 5 th Graders. Of these 182 children, we had 43 visitors, 30 grandchildren, and 109 members. We especially thank Andi Goree and Paula Hargrove (Chairpersons), Dana Vaughn (Registration), Amy Dulin and Jen Kunka (Preschool Coordinators), Michelle Leonard (Marketplace Crafts), Genette Irlbeck (Marketplace Volunteer Coordinator), Teresa Lowell (Drama Coordinator), Jim Gibson, (Jesus), Mona Flynn and Pam Jackson (Costumes), Sally Muller (Preschool Music), Terri Rotunda (Elementary Music, sub: Cathy West), Andee Morford and Judie Davie Wright (Storytellers), Marcia Collins (Elementary Recreation), and Caroline Camp (Preschool Recreation). A few quotes from the week: When asked in Disciple Group circle What was your favorite thing about Bible School? Eva Grace replied The dramas. I wish they would go on for an hour. I love to make great new friends! It s great learning about Jesus! Love, love VBS! We should give VBS teachers a raise! From Abigail, the six-year-old granddaughter visiting Ann and Bill North: After her first morning at Bible School, Abigail asked her YaYa if the Jesus she met at Bible School was the real Jesus. When asked her what she thought, Abigail s response was yes, she believed he was the real Jesus. Then she looked intently at her grandmother and asked what she thought. I said that certainly Jesus could come to Bible school but I thought this Jesus was a teacher who was there to help us learn about Jesus and his disciples. Later that evening Abigail asked my husband (Pop) the same question. His response was very similar to mine although he added that he thought that if the real Jesus came to Bible school we would all know without a doubt it was him. Later that evening as I tucked Abigail into bed, she said, YaYa, Pop doesn t know for sure if he was the real Jesus but he is the real Jesus to me. So this we know for sure: Jesus and his Disciples were real in the hearts and minds of our children during VBS. Our prayer is that this continues for the rest of their lives, and that is why we do what we do! To God be the glory! With appreciation to all children and workers in VBS Ministry, Andi Goree and Paula Hargrove, VBS Chairpersons Lynn Long and Anne Dooley, Staff VOLUME 57, ISSUE 25/26 WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday, June 29, 2014 Scripture: Matthew 28:16 20 Radical Hospitality Rev. Michael F. Bailey Sunday, July 6, 2014 Scripture: Matthew 11:28 30 There is Rest for the Weary Rev. Michael F. Bailey! SUNDAY SERVICES 8:30am Traditional Service (Sanctuary) 8:45am New Horizon Contemporary Service (Fellowship Center) Traditional Service (Sanctuary) 11:15am Spark Cutting-Edge Worship Service (Fellowship Center) Check out pages 4 and 5 for pictures from our 2014 VBS, and for more photos, visit cumc.shutterfly.com.

2 Sunday, June 29, is the third Sunday after Pentecost. Rev. Michael F. Bailey will preach the message, Radical Hospitality, based on Matthew 28:16 20, at all four services of worship. Sunday, July 6, is the fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Rev. Michael F. Bailey will preach the message, There is Rest for the Weary, based on Matthew 11:28 30, at all four services of worship. FORGOTTEN DISHES We have many dishes and serving pieces left over from VBS treats and other covered dish events at the church. Check the shelves outside the library for yours. NAME TAGS Have you been wearing your Christ Church name tag? If not, now is a perfect time to start! As you know, our new Associate Pastor, Louis Timberlake, will begin here on Sunday, July 13. Louis and his wife, Kate, will certainly appreciate all of us wearing name tags whenever we're here to help them become acquainted with their new church family. If you've misplaced your name tag, please check the name tag board to see if it's there. If you need a replacement, they're only $4 and may be ordered by contacting Susan Wilson in the church office at , ex. 300, or swilson@christgreensboro.org. WELCOME WEDNESDAY SUMMER COOKOUTS Join us in the Fellowship Center on Wednesday, July 9, for our second cookout of the summer. We will enjoy food and fellowship, and then have a opportunity to meet our new Associate Pastor Louis Timberlake, and his wife, Kate. Please make a reservation, and join the fun! (We do not use standing reservations in the summer, so make a reservation for the summer dates that you plan to attend!) ADULT FELLOWSHIP TRIPS Wednesday, August 20, to the Wohlfahrt Dinner Theatre for Then Sings My Soul. Cost is $70, and flyers are out in the brochure racks. Registrations and money are due by June 30, and you may register in the Church Office. Also, save these dates for a Myrtle Beach Holiday Getaway: November 10 12, 2014! Included in this trip are two continental breakfasts and two dinners, roundtrip transportation from Greensboro in a deluxe motor coach, two nights in a quality, oceanfront hotel, luggage handling, free time and lunch on your own in Historic Georgetown, SC, the South s Grandest Christmas Show at Alabama Theatre, a free day for shopping, golfing, spending time at the beach, etc., Carolina Opry Christmas Special, and admission to Brookgreen Gardens including a pontoon boat tour. Cost is $378 per person (double occupancy) if you pay in full by July 31. Sponsored by the Adult Fellowship Travel Committee. PASTORS DISCRETIONARY FUND The Pastors Discretionary Fund is running low and we are asking for donations to help replenish it. This fund assists with local mission outreach and other miscellaneous items for the church as the pastors see fit. Please consider donating to this fund by designating Pastors Discretionary Fund. COMMUNITY-SPONSORED FUND FOR VACATION, PLUS FOR SUSAN NORMAN VICKERS Friends of Susan Norman Vickers have started a Vacation, Plus fund, and would appreciate any donations to it. This fund is set up at a local bank and, due to tax regulations, will not go through our Church. This is not a church fund, this is a community fund. Susan will get a list of who contributes, but not the individual amount. If you would like to contribute, so that Susan and her family may go on a nice vacation this summer, plus perhaps take care of some other expenses, send or bring cash or checks (made payable to Susan Norman Vickers) to Kathy Wickline, c/o CUMC. MISSIONS Christ UMC is offering a local mission opportunity for rising 7 th and 8 th Graders this summer. The focus will be serving and helping in our community by being the hands and feet of Jesus. This will be a two day mission experience here in the Piedmont Triad area. Cost is $75 per youth. Drop off time will be Sunday, August 3, at 6pm and pickup will be Tuesday, August 5, at 7pm at the church. Please Matt Gravely at mgravely@christgreensboro.org with any questions. Registration forms are available online at MINISTRY UPDATES Attendance for June 22: 641 Sunday School: 309! PRAYERS Hospital: Leslie Millsaps! CIRCLE OF PRAYER Frances Cheek: (336) or GeorgeC900@aol.com Dianne Sink: (336) Marie Carruthers: (336) Lisa Tunstall: (336) or ltunstall@triad.rr.com. STEPHEN MINISTRY For help during times of trial, a Stephen Minister can help. Call the Church Office at (336) for more details. IN MEMORY Charles Charlie Hamilton (Member)! Our deepest sympathies to Charlie s wife, Mary Lea, their daughters, Dorothy Page Alberts and Elizabeth Lea Parker (Larry), and Charlie s grandsons Zachary and Kyle.

3 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL (9:50am 10:50am) THIS WEEK Aldersgate Bible (Room 213) Feasts of the Torah led by Jim Genova Asbury (Chapel) led by Harry Laing Christ in Conversation (Rm 209) Faithlinks Cokesbury (Room 106) led by Bob Carter Connections (Rm 207) Epworth (Rm 202) Faith Matters (Room 215) Fellowship (Disciple Room) Improv (Basement End) Journeys (Parlor) Adam Hamilton s Making Sense of the Bible Koinonia (Room 205) Seekers (Room 101) Young Adults (Basement Left) CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Lazy 5 Ranch Family Trip Join us for a family trip to Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville on Saturday, July 26. Lazy 5 Ranch is an amazing zoo with lots of really cool animals. We'll ride the wagon and feed the animals with feed buckets. After our ride we'll have a picnic lunch (brought from home) at the Lazy 5 picnic area and playground. We'll leave the church parking lot at 8:30am so we arrive in time for our 10:15am wagon ride. Families are welcome to ride the church bus or drive and meet us there. Cost is $10 per person for admission (plus gas money for the bus). Reservations are required and can be made by calling our Reservation Line. Please give Lynn Long a call if you have any questions (llong@christgreensboro.org or , ext 314). Check out the Lazy 5 website at lazy5ranch.com. All are welcome! Training for Sunday School Teachers of Youth and Children Save the date! Sunday, August 17, from 9am to : Sunday School Teacher Orientation in the Parlor/Disciple Room. MISSION EXPLORERS SUMMER DATES Please join in these Mission experiences during our Summer months. All are welcome! Please contact the Church Office to make a reservation, so we know to expect you. Questions? Contact Coordinator Jenn Mitchell or Anne Dooley. Thursday, July 24, 3:30pm 5:30pm: Out of the Garden Warehouse. We ll meet at the warehouse, at 300 NC Hwy 68 South, in Greensboro. Wear closed-toe shoes. Saturday, August 9, 9am 10:30am: Work at Peacehaven Farm. We ll meet at the farm at 1458 NC Hwy 61, in Whitsett. Wear clothes that can get dirty, and bring a hat and sunscreen. SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSROOM LOCATIONS (Current age/grade) Infants Young twos: Rooms 111 and 113 Older two-year-olds Four-year-olds: Room 302 K 5 th Graders: Gym, Room 205, Room 207, and Room th & 7 th Graders: Youth Building - under Loft 8 th 12 th Graders: Youth Building Loft YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Sunday School for Summer (Now through August 31) For current 6 th and 7 th Graders (Youth Building, Downstairs) our theme is Dares From Jesus: Wild Truth Bible Lessons. This will cover a variety of topics centered around Jesus, in weekly, stand-alone lessons. For current 8 th 12 th Graders (Youth Building Loft) Theme: The Top 13 Questions About God. This covers topics like How Can I Know God Exists?, Why Does God Allow Suffering?, and How Can I Hear God Communicate to Me?. COKESBURY CLASS: JULY 6 The Cokesbury Sunday School Class will not meet on Sunday, July 6. NEW STUDY SUMMER OPTIONS FOR ADULT CLASSES AND INTERESTED ADULTS Emergence Christianity: What the Church Will Be Like Over the Next 500 Years!, led by Rev. Duane Morford (July 13 August 3) The times they are a changing, and that s certainly true of the church. It seems like every 500 years or so there is a radical shift in Christianity that redirects the course of the church for the better part of half a millennium. Many are suggesting that we are on the cusp of just such a shift right now. The new epoch is being called Emergence Christianity. All are welcome as we explore the changing nature and role of the church. The Mormons: A Brief Look at a New American Religion led by Rev. Carl Lindquist (August 10 31) Many of us at some time or another have encountered a young male Mormon missionary trying to interest us of in the Book of Mormon. Perhaps we wondered about 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney and how his Mormon beliefs would affect his being President. For four weeks in August, Rev. Carl Lindquist will focus on where and how Mormonism originated, and how it has developed over the last 180 years since Joseph Smith first went public with his Book of Mormon.

4 FISHERS OF MEN: VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2014

Bishop Larry Goodpaster fixed the appointments of Michael F. Bailey, Susan Norman-Vickers, and Louis D. Timberlake to Christ United Methodist Church for the forthcoming year.

6 Bishop Larry Goodpaster fixed the appointments of Michael F. Bailey, Susan Norman-Vickers, and Louis D. Timberlake to Christ United Methodist Church for the forthcoming year. Louis was commissioned at Annual Conference by Bishop Goodpaster as a provisional elder. In the United Methodist Church, upon completing university and then divinity school and passing the examinations of the Board of Ordained ministry, clergy are commissioned as provisional elders. After three years of satisfactory service, submission of significant academic papers and passing another round of Board of Ordained ministry examinations, provisional elders are ordained as elders in the United Methodist Church. Christ Church offers congratulations to Louis upon his commissioning. REFLECTIONS ON ANNUAL CONFERENCE from Ron Wilson, Lay Member, Western North Carolina Annual Conference Linda and I have just returned from Annual Conference where the theme was Celebrating Generosity. There were wonderful worship services each day and, of course, a number of issues to be addressed in Business Sessions. Sunday morning s worship was, for me, the highlight of the meeting. It was not just a worship service, however, but also a time for the Fixing of Appointments, the historic phrase used for making pastoral appointments official. Bishop Goodpaster delivered the sermon and led the nearly 1,800-member congregation in celebrating the generosity of the Western North Conference in the year There was much to celebrate including growth in giving, growth in mission teams, growth in the number of people participating on those teams and growth in people touched by missions delivered outside the walls of the church. But, the Bishop was distressed at one statistic and which he called us to change: While $30 million was spent by conference congregations on missions delivered outside the walls of the church, this was only 13% of total funds spent. The other 87% was spent within the churches. As he moved to the Fixing of Appointments, Bishop Goodpaster s charge to clergy included the following: We go where we are sent to spread the good news in the community where we are sent, to perform the sacraments, to be servants in the church and in the world, and to lead the congregation. The crux of the Bishop s comments, were that our church s mission is to extend the Kingdom, not just serve our own congregational needs.

7 SUNDAY, JUNE 29 8:30am Traditional Service/Sanctuary 8:45am New Horizon Service/Fellowship Center 9:50am Summer Sunday School for All Ages/Church-wide Traditional Service/Sanctuary 11:15am Spark Worship Service/Fellowship Center 2pm GriefShare/Parlor Yoga Workshop/Youth Building Centering Prayer/Chapel DivorceCare/Room 205 5:30pm Youth Choir M&M Rehearsal/Music Room 6pm SC Trip Pizza and Picture Party/Fellowship Center 8am 9:15am 7pm 10:30am 12pm 8pm 7:30am 8pm 6pm 7pm 8:30pm All Day CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS for the weeks of JUNE 29 and JULY 6 (Featured events in bold.) MONDAY, JUNE 30 Pilgrimage Reunion Group/Parlor Tai Chi/Youth Building Pilgrimage Reunion - Eberhardt/Parlor Women s Bible Study/Parlor Sharing Group - Ralls/Chapel TUESDAY, JULY 1 Prayer Shawl Ministry/Parlor & Gathering Space Prayer Shawl Covered Dish Lunch/Parlor Eastern Music Festival Concert/Sanctuary WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Men s Bible Study - Vickers/Parlor Pastors Advisory Board/Conference Room Young Adults Bible Study/Youth Building Loft Eastern Music Festival Concert/Sanctuary THURSDAY, JULY 3 Men s Bible Study/Parlor New Horizon Praise Band Practice/Fellowship Center Stephen Minister Supervision Meeting/Library Basketball Fellowship Time/Gym FRIDAY, JULY 4 Church Offices Closed SATURDAY, JULY 5 Spark Rehearsal/Fellowship Center SUNDAY, JULY 6 8:30am Traditional Service/Sanctuary 8:45am New Horizon Service/Fellowship Center 9:50am Summer Sunday School for All Ages/Church-wide Traditional Service/Sanctuary 11:15am Spark Worship Service/Fellowship Center Centering Prayer/Chapel DivorceCare/Room 205 8am 9:15am 7pm 9:30am 10:30am 6pm 8pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 6pm 6pm 8:30pm MONDAY, JULY 7 Pilgrimage Reunion Group/Parlor Tai Chi/Youth Building Pilgrimage Reunion - Eberhardt/Parlor Women s Bible Study/Parlor Endowment Committee Meeting/Disciple Room Sharing Group - Ralls/Chapel TUESDAY, JULY 8 Encounter Yoga Camp/Youth Building Prayer Shawl Ministry/Parlor & Gathering Space MOPS Meeting & Dinner/Parlor Eastern Music Festival Concert/Sanctuary WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Men s Bible Study - Vickers/Parlor Welcome Wednesday Cookout/Fellowship Center Church Council Meeting/Parlor Youth Choir M&M Rehearsal/Music Room Young Adults Bible Study/Youth Building Loft THURSDAY, JULY 10 Men s Bible Study/Parlor New Horizon Praise Band Practice/Fellowship Center Basketball Fellowship Time/Gym FRIDAY, JULY 11 Men s Bible Study/Parlor SATURDAY, JULY 12 Spark Rehearsal/Fellowship Center LOOKING AHEAD Dominican Republic Mission Trip: Saturday, July 12, through Saturday, July 19 Day Camp for current Ks 3 rd Graders: Tuesday, July 14, through Friday, July 17 Music and Mission Trip: Monday, July 21, through Thursday, July 24 Lazy 5 Ranch for Preschoolers: Saturday, July 26 Resident Camp for current 3 rd 6 th Graders and Interested Youth: Sunday, July 27 through Saturday, August 2 JrHi Mission Trip: Sunday, August 3, through Tuesday, August 5 Summer Welcome Wednesday Cook Out: Wednesday, August 13 Adult Fellowship Trip: Wednesday, August 20 Christian Education/Promotion Sunday: Sunday, September 7

8 THE MESSENGER Postmaster: Change of address to: The Messenger 410 N. Holden Road Greensboro, NC 27410!The Messenger (USPS ) is published weekly, except for weeks of July 4 and December 25, by Christ United Methodist Church. The weekly newsletter of Christ United Methodist Church. Periodical Postage Paid Greensboro, NC CONTACT US Christ United Methodist Church 410 North Holden Road Greensboro, NC christgreensboro.org Church Phone (336) Church Fax (336) Reservation Line (336) , ext. 333 reservations@christgreensboro.org Weekend Emergency Line (336) Childhood Enrichment Center cecgreensboro.org (336) Kids Ahead (336) Encounter After-School Program encountertriad.org (336) , ext. 322 or (336)

THE MESSENGER. the weekly newsletter of Christ United Methodist Church

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