FARMERS MARKET OPENING TUESDAY, MAY 6

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1 May 2014 Vol. 3 Issue 5 Connecting Generations to Grow Relationships with God, Others, and Creation FARMERS MARKET OPENING TUESDAY, MAY 6 Jane Smith, Market Manager The Farmers Market will kick off its 2 nd year on May 6 th at 3:00 PM. The Farmers Market Board has been working on securing the very best farmers in North Alabama. Most of the farmers from last year will be returning along with five (5) new farmers: Maggie Valley Berry Patch & Gardens, Grant, Alabama: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, muscadine s, peaches, onions, salad greens, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, green beans, okra, corn, melons, pumpkins, gourds, herbs and flowers. Campbell Farm, Hazel Green: strawberries, peaches, beans, beets, cabbage, cantaloupe, collards, sweet corn, cucumbers, egg plant, okra, onion, peppers, potatoes, squash, turnips, tomatoes, watermelon. Happy Hen Farm, Blountsville: free range chickens, eggs, grass-fed beef & lamb, pasture raised pork, jams, jellies, sorghum and all types of vegetables including herbs. Mason Dixon Bakery, Huntsville. Gluten Free bread, cupcakes, cakes, cookies, treats, biscuits, chips, pies, cheesecakes. Scott s Orchard, Hazel Green: apples, peaches, nectarines, damson plums, dried apples, apple cider, tomatoes and okra. Due to new city zoning ordinances, we will not be allowed to have Stone Fired Pizza nor the Snow Balls. But we will be able to cool off with Suzy s Gourmet Market Ice Pops aka Pop Culture. Suzy will be offering ice pops made from fresh seasonal ingredients, using local produce. Piper and Leaf Gardens will be bringing us iced tea in mason jars and Front Porch Coffee Company will offer flavorful iced coffee. If that doesn t keep you cool enough in those 90 degree temperatures, then take a walk through our new misting tent. I think the adults and children will enjoy this new feature of the market. And, we will once again have the bouncing machine for the children each week. SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED FOR OPENING DAY... *Blessing of the Market and Opening Prayer 3:00 PM *A book signing of Hughey Reynolds recently published book The Land That Calls Me Home. You may bring your copy or purchase one ($12) at the Information Tent. *Children will paint Veggie Tale characters on rocks at the Event Tent. Many other special events are planned throughout the market season. Help us get the word out with Yard signs and flyers. If you do not have a yard sign, please take one and place it in your yard each Tuesday. Pass out flyers to friends and neighbors. Volunteers are welcome, please let me or the church office know. We need you! Inside this issue: Pastor Report 2 BOS Minutes 3 Beth Nix Story 6 Child Development Center 8 Calendar 11 Lifetree Café 12

2 P a ge 2 Senior Pastor s Report to the 2013 Charge Conference Hughey Reynolds, Senior Pastor Below is the report that I turned in prior to Latham s December 3 rd Charge Conference, comprised of the Board of Stewards convened by the District Superintendent. It highlights ministries I have engaged in as your pastor in fulfillment of my ordination as an elder to Service, Word, Sacrament, and Order: Word: During the past year, I have preached in one or more of the morning worship services at Latham every Sunday except three, two while I was on vacation and one following surgery in late June. I have shared preaching responsibilities with the associate pastor. Until June, I preached primarily in the Morning Watch and Traditional services and Scott Smyth preached in the contemporary service, The Orchard. With an appointment of a new associate pastor, Chris Martin, in June, I began to preach at least once a month in the contemporary service as well. Another change in preaching is that Chris Martin and I plan our sermons in conversation with our music and worship minister Chris Klaus. The results have been positive, especially the increased involvement of lay members in worship leadership. Sacrament: We have had one baptism during the year and 6 professions of faith. We will confirm 9 students on December 22. We celebrate Holy Communion weekly in Morning Watch and monthly in the other morning worship services. In addition, we celebrate Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday and Christmas Eve each year. Chris Martin and I offer homebound members Holy Communion when we visit them monthly and on other occasions when they request it. Order: Latham reorganized around our mission and vision this year. We developed 6 Ministry Teams, designated a full-time staff member as ministry team leader and elected a lay coordinator for each team: Worship, Communicate, Connect, Discipleship (including Youth and Children), In-reach, and Outreach. In this structure, ministry continues if a volunteer lay coordinator moves or becomes inactive. Also, ministry teams that have active coordinators are far more effective than those left to staff leaders to work alone. Chris Martin has stepped into his new role as minister of discipleship and organized a small discipleship that meets every week to share how they ve grown and struggled and to hold one another accountable in practicing spiritual disciplines. Service: My service focus has been promoting local food production and distribution to eliminate food insecurity. I devoted many of hours to the development of the Farmers Market at Latham to help small-scale farmers market their produce and stay solvent. I worked in and enlisted members to help with Society of St. Andrew potato drops and bean drops to bag surplus food to feed the hungry. I will serve on the Society of St. Andrew s national board of directors beginning in I assisted in a Children s Mission Monday during the summer at Morris Elementary where we worked to build raised bed gardens that will be used as part of classroom instruction. I have participated in bagging backpacks for distribution to 3 rd graders at Morris. Plan for Continuing Education: In 2013, I completed a 3-year peer based program of continuing education called Ending Well, Finishing Strong, which was coordinated and partially funded through the Institute for Clergy Excellence. In 2014, the church staff and I will participate in the Transformational Shift Project with Ron Martoia through May. For the remainder of the year I plan to pursue studies and coaching in creative design to help lead Latham to respond to the anticipated growth that will accompany the relocation of Grissom High School to a site across the Parkway from the church.

3 P a ge 3 Board of Steward Minutes of March 18, 2014 Amma Barnes, Secretary The bi-monthly meeting of the Board of Stewards of Latham United Methodist Church was held on Tuesday evening, March 18, 2014 in the Choir Room. MEMBERS PRESENT: Amma Barnes, Bill Barnes, Catherine Beck, Ben Bentley, Ginny Bentley, Buddy Bishop, Rosemarie Bishop, Cal Blevins, David Gore, Mike Gris, Jackie Langhout, Jeff Langhout, Marty Martin, Judy Moore, Charles Rowden, Celia Seay, Doug Seay, Jane Smith, Ken Stephens, Genette Stephens, Dean Stone, Bernice Sutton, Howard Trowbridge, Andy White, Liz Hall Zeman STAFF PRESENT: The Rev. Dr. Hughey Reynolds, Rev. Chris Martin, Chris Klaus, Richie Hall, Susan Terry The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Board of Stewards, Mr. Marty Martin, at 6:40 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Hughey Reynolds opened the meeting with a prayer and by lighting the Christ Candle. Marty Martin read from 2Peter 1: 5-8. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting held on February 4, 2014 had been distributed earlier. ACTION: Dean Stone moved that the minutes be approved as presented; David Gore seconded the motion and it was approved. REPORTS: STAFF PARISH: No report FARMERS MARKET: Jane Smith reported that the Committee is busy getting ready for the opening on May 6th. There are twenty spaces available near the railroad with some spaces on the church side. Vendors have contracted for eighteen with verbal requests from others. There will be a few changes from last year. The Huntsville Zoning Committee has ruled that food cannot be prepared at the Farmers Market (no wood fired pizza or snow cones this year). We will be accepting food stamps in the form of EBT cards. We will provide a token worth $1 for every $1's worth of vegetables a customer using an EBT card wants to buy. Farmers will accept tokens as cash and Latham will reimburse them at the end of the day. The State will reimburse Latham. Credit cards will not be accepted. This year the Farmers Market will be operating out of its budget. One hundred more yard signs have been ordered. Mrs. Smith reminded members to get the signs out on May 5th. TRUSTEES: No report. UNITED METHODIST MEN: Howard Trowbridge reported that the UMM Pancake Breakfast will be held on April 5th. The guest speaker at the May meeting will be Ken Brunett from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. UMM will clean up the kitchen as requested by the Trustees. A complete copy of this report is attached to the record copy of these minutes. UNITED METHODIST WOMEN: Ginny Bentley announced that the UMW Lenton Prayer Breakfast will be held on April 2, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. LUMC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: Catherine Beck reported that the Center's Original Works fundraiser will end on March 21st. All children have created special works of art using their hands or feet. Parents and others can order various items for momentos or gift giving. In April the Center will celebrate The Week of the Young Child with various activities, lessons, and the annual Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. The Center will end the month with the Annual Family BBQ and Spring program. There have been some staffing changes recently; we now have 21 staff members taking care of 56 children. The Summer Enrichment Program will be held for six weeks in June and July for children ages 2 through the second grade. This year's theme is "THE B.I.B.L.E - THAT'S THE BOOK FOR ME and the focus will be on bible stories such as The Creation,

4 P a ge 4 BOS Minutes, continued. David and Goliath, Noah's Ark. A complete copy of this report is attached to the record copy of these minutes. CONNECT MINISTRY TEAM: Susan Terry announced that family/individual pictures will be available tonight following this meeting and on Sunday. Staff and volunteers are working on getting the Church Directory ready to be distributed in the near future. The Children's Program is doing well. Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 23rd through June 27th. There is a need for Kindergarten and First Grade Sunday School Teachers. INREACH MINISTRIES: Liz Hall Zeman advised that a survey has been done among Latham's members to determine the needs of the congregation. At the present time there are plans for a six-week parenting series; in June there will be a meeting for caregivers advising them of local resources. It is hoped to get more information on needs of the church members from the Long Range Planning Committee. It is planned to paint the outside doors on the next clean-up day. OUTREACH: There will be an informational meeting on March 23 in Room 151 for anyone interested in going on the Nicaragua trip. Chris Martin advised that there are some new outreach activities planned for the Lily Flag Apartments. There will be a more detailed report at the next Board of Stewards meeting. Latham will again be participating in the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. Anyone interested in participating in this activity should contact Doug Seay. WORSHIP: Chris Klaus reported that Latham recently hosted a Children's Choir from Memphis. Latham's Handbell Group participated in a Handbell Festival at Trinity. Plans are underway for special worship services on Easter (this includes the Sunrise Service), Good Friday, Maundy Thursday. THE ORCHARD - No report. LITURGICAL: Rosemarie Bishop asked for some assistance in providing flowers for the 11:00 a.m. service. These flowers are $65 per Sunday and can be taken to shut-ins following the service. It is possible for two people/ families to share a Sunday. Anyone who has artificial flowers they are willing to share should contact Mrs. Bishop. These can be arranged and used on Sundays when no flowers have been purchased. LIFETREE CAFE: Andy White reported that he and Jane Smith have made presentations recently at the Orchard and Liturgical Services regarding the programs offered at the LifeTree Cafe. In 2013 the average weekly attendance at LifeTree was 12 with approximately $100 in donations. In 2014 the average weekly attendance has been 24 and the monthly donations increased to $170 but recently fell back to $90. The goal is to have full capacity (40+ patrons per week). Currently LifeTree has an estimated $1400 in the bank. DISCIPLE MINISTRY TEAM: Rev. Chris Martin reported that we have a few small groups meeting at this time. One group is at full capacity at this time. We hope to get more people involved in these small groups. YOUTH MINISTRIES: Richie Hall reported Discovery Weekend had 32 students in attendance. Youth are participating in activities such as storytelling, secular music sessions, and a dinner theater to raise money for a mission trip. Currently there are 30 youth interested in going on a mission trip this year. The Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Ditto Landing this year. COMMUNICATE MINISTRY - Richie Hall reported that this group is waiting on information from the Long Range Planning Committee before making any definite plans. Announcements are made each Sunday at both services (Orchard and Liturgical) regarding church activities for the next week. ELDERBERRIES - No Report LAY LEADER- No Report. FINANCE: Buddy Bishop distributed two charts: (1) 1st Quarter 2014 Income VS Projected Income; (2) Income to Date 2013 VS Mr. Bishop thanked Ken Stephens for keeping a weekly check on the church's cash

5 P a ge 5 BOS Minutes, continued. flow as well as other financial matters and for preparing these charts. A copy of the charts is attached to the record copy of these minutes. It is obvious by looking at the chart Income to Date 2013 VS 2014 that the church is not doing as well financially in 2014 as it did in As of March 16, 2013 income to date was $179,290; as of March 16, 2014 income to date was $158,949. In summary Mr. Bishop advised that if income does not improve in April and May, a special meeting of the Board may be called to address needed actions. LONG RANGE PLANNIING COMMITTEE: Rev. Reynolds reported that the Long Range Planning Committee has had one meeting where Edith Pickens reported on current plans for relocating Grissom High School as well as other plans for school redistricting. A small group from the Long Range Planning Committee has been formed and has met to draw up goals and guidelines for this group. Rev. Reynolds reminded the Board members that we are now going on 15 years in which we have been paying on the capital debt. If it becomes necessary to have another fundraising campaign, this will be Latham's sixth campaign to pay off the capital debt. We need to pay off this capital debt as quickly as possible. He is confident that a large number of people will continue giving to the church when the capital debt is paid because we are currently splitting a tithe of our income rather than giving "from capital." This happens after multiple campaigns on the same debts. People will continue to give if we cast a strong vision for our future. Without a vision, the church cannot expect people to give. The church must look at how it invests in people's lives if it wants people to invest in the life of the church. Before we start looking at the development that will come with the relocation of Grissom High School, we must find a way to effectively reach the people who are here now. How can we do this? Rev. Chris Martin emphasized the ministries we need to strengthen first are: discipleship, worship, outreach, youth. All missions/ministries of the church will come under the umbrella of discipleship. Therefore we need to expand our discipleship. To do this, we need to bring people into the church and then DO SOMETHING WITH THEM. Hopefully this can be accomplished through the small groups. If people do not feel they are contributing to the church program, they will lose interest. PASTOR'S REPORT: Rev. Reynolds closed the meeting by reminding the Board members of a statement from Dwight L. Moody, who said, "the world has yet to see what God can do with one man totally dedicated to Christ. I am determined to be that man." OTHER BUSINESS: None Rev. Chris Martin closed the meeting with a prayer. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Amma H. Barnes, Secretary THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDS WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CHOIR ROOM.

6 P a ge 6 The End of Beth Nix s Song Mike Nix Many of you are not only saddened and shocked but also puzzled by the suddenness of Beth s passing that took us all by surprise, so I would like to explain. As you may know, Beth was struggling with memory loss. She suffered a stroke in 2001, at the young age of 51. For years we thought we had escaped with little lasting harm. As time went by we began to suspect otherwise. Problems with her memory began to be apparent as early as 2004 but we were confident it was the stroke and would not get worse. This hope proved forlorn a few years later as it became too difficult for her to continue her ministry in music and her tenure at Aldersgate UMC ended. She stayed at home for the next couple of years as her memory worsened and in 2011 she was finally diagnosed with dementia. Her familiar world of friends and family and home had begun to fade from her memory. She needed more and more care and attention to be safe and to cope with the absence of things familiar to her. Then there came a time about two years ago it became clear that Beth needed care at home while I was at work. Cara Mason, a very close friend and caregiver, stayed with Beth during the day throughout 2012 as I continued to work. Then I took leave from my job in January of 2013 to care full time for Beth and to travel to see family and friends as much as we could but even her family members and closest friends were becoming strangers to her. The decline accelerated noticeably in the latter half of She still loved music but had not been able to play her piano for several years. Her dazzling smile began to loose its luster. She had lost her home, her family, even her parents, her friends, and finally, to my deepest sorrow, me. She always longed to find them again I think, to find any place or face that would be familiar. It will be impossible for anyone to understand what she was going through, how lost she must have been, how frightened. Once near the end in a moment of lucidity she told a friend, You have no idea how bad it is in my head. I was told that while she yet could understand what was happening, she would tell friends not to tell me when she suffered a lapse. All the time I thought I was the caregiver, my beautiful Beth was still trying to protect and shield me. In January of 2014 we hoped that some adjustments in medications and environment would help Beth remain comfortable and content as her condition worsened. We elected to seek guidance in in this, and in taking other measures to give her peace. We were referred to a hospital in Decatur. Cara, Pam Hegwood, Beth s best friend from Saudi days, and I took Beth there where she was admitted Wednesday evening, Jan 8, for the evaluation. When we left her she was alert, calm and happy, smiling and chatting with the new friends she had made there (making friends instantly was one of her many great talents). The last I saw my sweet Beth like that was as she was led away to her room. We returned to Huntsville and about 10:30 that night I got a call from the hospital that Beth had fallen and suffered a head injury and was being sent to a nearby emergency room for treatment. Arriving at the ER in Decatur, Cara and I were told that Beth had a fracture on the back of her head and internal bleeding in the brain at two locations. She was barely if at all conscious due to the injury and sedation. Beth was airlifted to the Vanderbilt Medical Center (VMC) in Nashville early Thursday morning, where she was further treated for the injury in the VMC trauma ward and examined at length by a psychology team (mostly through interviews with me and Cara), a neurological trauma team, a medical team and eventually a palliative care team. The teams concluded that Beth was also suffering from vascular dementia and Alzheimer s as well as the injury to her brain. Blake, Cara, and Pam were with Beth and me the whole time, sustaining us with selfless love and care. Beth had only brief periods of restless consciousness and could barely communicate with us. On the rare instances when she would to take nourishment, we fed her chocolate ice cream and ice chips. We were transferred from the trauma ward to the Palliative Care Unit, Sunday, Jan 12. She sank into a state of deeper unconsciousness and would no longer wake at all. The VMC staff advised us that my Darling Beth would not recover from this state. We were stunned to be told she had perhaps a few weeks, certainly not months, left and that all we could do was make her as comfortable as possible. This advice was changed even

7 P a ge 7 Beth Nix, continued from page six from weeks to days as we left. The VMC Palliative Care staff did everything they could to make Beth comfortable and support us in any way that they could. Cara and Blake left the hospital Monday to prepare the house with the help of wonderful friends, making our bedroom into her care center. Hospice had been summoned by the VMC staff and responded with their customary expertise and efficiency, for which we are so grateful. Beth came to our home Tuesday afternoon by ambulance from the VMC. Cam had been released from duty at Ft. Bragg through the Red Cross and I kept telling Beth he was on the way and to please, please, hold on until he could get to her. Brave, determined girl, she did, through many seizures and desperate struggles to remain with us. Cam arrived Thursday afternoon and held his mom while he spoke to her. Shortly afterwards, as I, Blake, Cam, Julie, her sister, Michelle, her niece and her friends held her closely in our arms, my Love, my Heart, Beth Ellen Bost Nix, one day before her 64th birthday and 10 days before our 45th anniversary, slipped away to the home for which she had been searching for so long. 3 As many of her friends have said, she must be directing a choir for God in Heaven now. All of the cards and letters that have poured in to us attest to her loving, caring spirit, gentle heart and devotion to her ministry. So many talk of how she touched and changed their lives and always, always had time for anyone who needed comfort. Anyone who met her knew she was a very special person indeed. The song that was her life and ministry is stilled now, but the melody echoes through the many lives she touched and changed with love. She loved God, her family, her friends, music and life. She was the most beautiful woman, outwardly and inwardly, that I have ever known. Our most profound thanks to all of our family, neighbors and friends who have over the past years been so kind and understanding and helped us in so many ways. We found friendship, care and love wherever we turned. In loving memory, Mike Nix Lillie Latham Scholarship Scholarship Award The Lillie Latham Scholarship Committee will award a $500 scholarship to a student who is a member of Latham UMC. Students who apply should be graduating from high school or college students. Application forms may be found on the Latham UMC website or may be picked up in the Church office. The deadline for applying will be Monday, June 23, Donations to the Fund, including memorials, are always appreciated. Make checks payable to the Latham United Methodist Church and note in the memo blank: For Lillie Latham Scholarship Fund. For further info contact Genette Stephens at or genettestephens@comcast.net.

8 P a ge 8 Child Development Center Traci Harris, CDC Director Spring has Sprung and we are enjoying every minute of the warm weather and happy sunshine! We had a fabulous time celebrating the Week of the Young Child with special themes each day along with dress-up days, fun learning activities, and snacks. Our annual Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital was a huge success as we learned bike safety rules and raised $1295 for the children. Easter fun was had by all as our classes enjoyed egg hunts and parties. Jesus Lives! We ended the month out with a bang at our 2nd Annual Family BBQ & Spring Program. We had good food with good friends as we enjoyed a special program performed by the 2-4 year old classes and ORFF students. We are especially proud of our graduating 4 year olds! It has been a fantastic school year, but the fun isn't over yet. May will prove to be yet another wonderful month as we have field day, water play day, and our Preschool friends will wind down the school year. LUMCDC always welcomes new friends to our programs Preschool registration continues with openings in all classes. Summer Enrichment 2014 has limited openings for more friends ages 2 years to 2nd grade to join us. We will have a wonderful 6 weeks of B.I.B.L.E. fun! We appreciate all of the support we receive from LUMC staff, members, and the trustees. LUMCDC is the place to be!

9 P a ge 9 Health Kits Urgently Needed Last week The United Methodist Disaster Warehouse in Decatur, Ala., shipped all UMCOR kits to Sager Brown, the UMCOR Distribution Center in Baldwin, Louisiana. Executive Director of the UM Disaster Warehouse Rev. Ray Crump says, "We do not have any Health Kits in the warehouse. If there is a tornado anywhere in the seven Southern states, we cannot help with health kits. Help!" (Because of the recent tornados across the south, we need to assist with their need of Health Kits.) Local congregations are asked to help renew the supply by putting together health kits and shipping them to the UM Disaster Warehouse in Decatur. Instructions for the kits can be found at Individuals are also needed to volunteer on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday at the UM Disaster Warehouse. Rev. Crump adds that the UM Disaster Warehouse does have a supply of cleaning buckets. However, currently there are no health kits. He explains the importance of health kits saying, When a roof is damaged and a family has to move to an apartment, motel, or another house while their home is being repaired, they need from you one UMCOR cleaning bucket, and a health kit for each family member. The Red Cross will give a Comfort bag with some of the things you have in a Health Kit. But a small bar of soap will not last very long. After a washcloth has been used several times, it needs to be washed. This is when a second washcloth is needed. The UM Warehouse also has supplies to help local congregation's response after a disaster. The UM Disaster Warehouse also has free tarps and wooden strips to hold the tarps on roofs-with free roofing nails. These are free to your congregation to be the hands and feet of Jesus following a disaster. In addition, The Warehouse can provide your congregation free boxes to give to neighbors who have to pack up their belongings while homes are being repaired. You furnish the cellophane tape and a magic marker to label the boxes for their den, kitchen etc For more information or to schedule a drop off of health kits, call the UM Disaster Warehouse at Thank You Spring Clean-Up Volunteers! Thanks to the efforts of dedicated members of Latham, our church looked great for Easter! The exterior doors of the fellowship hall were painted. Kal s Gym and the basketball goals were cleaned, and landscaping was trimmed up. The workers included Kenny Callan, Martha Daniel, Jeff Langhout, Richard Peters, Jane Smith, and Gene Wells. A special thank you to Brian McGuire who brought three teenagers to help, thus making the spring clean intergenerational! Also, a special thank you to Ben Bentley who labored for over six hours (in the rain) with his pressure washer to make our sidewalks sparkle for Easter! Are you enjoying the Branch? Let us know what you would like to read.

10 P a ge 10 UM Women Judy Gillespie, UMW President The United Methodist Women continue the collection of used Christian literature for Edwin Hodges Ministries in Decatur. This is a ministry that is totally dedicated to shipping literature to churches, Bible schools, missionaries, and ministries in need all over the world. Baskets are placed in the Welcome Center and in the office wing at the end of the hall for collection of Bibles, devotional booklets (Upper Rooms, etc.), reference books, Christian novels, Sunday School and VBS literature. Hymnals, sheet music, and cassette and video tapes will also be accepted. This is a wonderful opportunity to recycle and share our faith with many people all over the globe. Contact Judy Moore, , if you have questions. UM Men Michael Gris, UMM Secretary / Treasurer The next meeting for Latham UMM is Sunday, May 4, 7:00 am. The meeting / prayer breakfast is open to all Latham men. RSVP is encouraged. Elderberries Note Bill Barnes If you enjoy food, fellowship and a good speaker join the Elderberries at their regular meeting at 11:30 May 15 in Farley Hall. The City of Huntsville Administrator, Col (Ret) John S Hamilton, will be the guest speaker. Let s show Col Hamilton that we appreciate his willingness to share his time and talents with us by having a good turnout. Feel free to bring guests who are not regular attendees. Call Dot Coombe or Bill Barnes for lunch reservations. You may attend the program at 12:30 without having lunch if you desire to do so. Mission Project Michelle Rutherford Two years ago, Sarah Smyth had the idea to do a churchwide collection for Operation Christmas Child. And we had the audacious goal of sending out 100 boxes. Thanks to your love & generosity, we actually sent 132 care packages out. That s 132 children around the world who felt God s love through your gifts. 132 lives blessed. And that is amazing. Let s do it again this year. Please take this list & put it somewhere you see everyday. And each month, bring your items to the collection box in the Welcome Center, right outside the sanctuary. We make boxes for toddlers to teens, so please keep that in mind when you re shopping. And if you have any questions about items, feel free to contact me at jarmom@knology.net. Thank you for your support of this important ministry for children around the globe. Michelle Rutherford MONTHLY ITEM TO BRING May Mild, bar Soap. Washcloths & combs June Crayons & Coloring books. Writing pads/paper. Markers & July Sunglasses, Caps. Toy jewelry, Hair accessories. August Tshirts, Socks. (various child/youth sizes. The large packs are perfect.) September Pencils & Pencil sharpeners October Hard candy and gum. Other Items that are appreciated include: Playing Cards, Flashlights W/ Batteries, Solar Calculators. These are especially helpful for older children s boxes.

11 P a ge 11 May 2014 Event and Birthday Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Every Sunday: 7:45a Band Rehearsal 8:30a Morning Watch 8:55a Orchard Service 10:05a Sunday School 11:05a Liturgical Service 3:30p LAMBS 5:00p Pastor s Bible Study 5:00p Treehouse-Children 5:00p The Culvert-Youth 5:30p Celebration Choir Every Monday: 8:30a Bend & Stretch 6:00p Just Faith 6:00p Praise Band Monday & Tuesday 1:00p Morris Elementary Tutoring Every Thursday: 8:30a Bend & Stretch 6:30p Lifetree Café Every Wednesday: 10:00a Ladies Bible Study 10:30a Staff Meeting 1:30p Wesley Singers 6:00p Boys Scouts 6:00p Jubilation Handbells 7:00p Ladies Bible Study 7:00p Chancel Choir 1 Joe Taylor 2 11a Latham Ladies Pat Lesher Eunice Hislop Sheryl McMeen Paula DeBraccio Gaynell Rowden Sarah Sutinen Graham Martin Blood Pressure Check 7a UMM Breakfast Brian Wells Leigh Ann Holeman Marianne Hutzler Dave Welch 3p Farmers Market Allie Craig 8a Bob Ross Painting 10a Circle 5 10a Institches Jerimy Lee Thomas Parker Holly Nelson 6:30p Dinner Theatre Kim Whitt Dean Stone Amy Wells 6:30p Dinner Theatre Pat Lewis Ben Worsham Mother s Day Food Pantry Day Baxley Porter 2p Jo Walton Literary Group Joshua Hammonds 9:30a Circle 3 1:30p Circle 1 3p Farmers Market Marty Bryan 6:30p Parenting Series Casie Cole Julie Bowers Rhonda Judy Chad Rutherford 10a Elderberry Board Mtg 11:30a Elderberry Luncheon Ann Livingston 11a Latham Ladies Tom Papworth Lawrence Robinson Hugh Ayres Grace Drummond Youth Senior Recognition Day Dorman Chasteen 1p Circle 6 Doris Howard Bernadette Williams 9:30a Circle 4 3p Farmers Market Monica Paceley Jon Reynolds Brianna McCormick Mack Allison Nicholas Putnam Delores Padgett 10a In Stitches 10a Elderberry Trip Michelle Kruse Samantha Wear Steven Cantley Annette Cooper Courtney Doering Brent Blackwood OFFICE & CDC CLOSED 3p Farmers Market 9:30a UMW Board Meeting 6:30p BOS Meeting Diana Byrd Doris O Donel Memorial Day Brian Cantley Denise Graham Jason Bailes Alicia Hernandez

12 May 29th May 8th May 1 May 22nd May 15th Latham United Methodist Church 109 Weatherly Road Huntsville, AL Phone: Fax: On the web: lathamumc.org Connect with the Staff Rev. Dr. Hughey Reynolds, Senior Pastor Chris Martin, Minister of Discipleship Susan Terry, Minister of Connect & Children s Ministries Richard Hall, Minister of Youth & Communications Chris Klaus, Minister of Music & Worship Marvene Borntrager, Staff Coordinator for Inreach Anita Banks, Business Administrator Traci Harris, Director of Child Development Center Cherry Keeton, Organist Joey Evans, Pianist hughey@lathamumc.org chrismartin@lathamumc.org susanterry@lathamumc.org richardhall@lathamumc.org chrisklaus@lathamumc.org office@lathamumc.org admin@lathamumc.org lathamcdc@lathamumc.org Lifetree Café Join the conversation each Thursday Night at 6:30 PM. An hour long experience is packed with interesting stories, fascinating people, and lively conversation that will feed your soul.