TRIPLETT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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1 TRIPLETT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 838 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115, Rev. Dr. Richard Rick Auten, Pastor, , Parsonage Eleanor Johnston, Administrator , Church Fax Linda Ketchie, Director of Christian Education Terry Willis, Day Care Director WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS of November 8, 2015 SAFE SANCTUARIES REMINDER... As a part of Triplett s Safe Sanctuaries policy, children and youth under the age of 18 are asked not to leave the sanctuary during the worship service unless accompanied by an adult. ***CHILDREN S CHURCH... Please remember that Children s Church is for ages 3 thru 2 nd grade. Third graders and up are asked to remain in the sanctuary with their parents. POINSETTIAS: Once again, we are offering poinsettias to be placed in the sanctuary on Sundays: December 6 th, 13 th, 20 th and 24 th in memory/honor of that special person. Cost is $9.00 each. You may pick up your flower after the 11:00 pm Christmas Eve worship service. Please fill out the form and place it (along with your check made out to Triplett UMC) in the envelope and drop it in the BOX by Sunday, November 29th. CHRISTMAS PLAY REHEARSALS: The following is the November schedule for Christmas play rehearsals: Sundays, November 8 th and November 15 th from 5:00-6:00 pm for Kids cast members. Retreat at 6:45 pm in the old Fellowship hall.*** MISSIONS LUNCHEON...A Fry Bread luncheon will be held TODAY after the 11 am Worship Service. All proceeds will go toward Triplett Mission Trips. If you re asking, What is frybread?... Frybread links Indian generation with generation and also connects the present to the painful narrative of Native American history. Navajo frybread originated 144 years ago, when the United States forced Indians living in Arizona to make the 300-mile journey known as the Long Walk and relocated to New Mexico, onto land that couldn t easily support their traditional staples of vegetables and beans. To prevent the indigenous populations from starving, the government gave them canned goods as well as white flour, processed sugar and lard-the makings of frybread. Frybread is like a funnel cake without being sweet. We will be using it as a tortilla for taco meat. Come try some frybread and help support our Triplett Mission trips!! FINANCE COMMITTEE... will meet Tuesday, November 10 th at 7:00 pm. LIFE FORCE MEAL & WORSHIP SERVICE... will be held on Wednesday, November 11 th beginning at 5:30 pm with the meal. Worship Service will follow at 6:30 pm. GOLDEN TRIPPERS...The Trippers will meet at 8:30 am on Thursday, November 12 th and travel to the Reynolda House in Winston-Salem. We will eat lunch at the K&W there. Cost for the tour is $ CDC STAFF & BOARD MEETING... Thursday, November 12 th - CDC Staff at 6 pm; CDC Board at 7 pm. UPCOMING YARD SALE... Now that it s cooler, many of you will be in the mood to clean. Holidays are around the corner. You ll need to make room for seasonal decorations. What a great time to dispose of your used to be wonderful treasures! On November th there will be a yard sale sponsored by the Finishing Committee. What better place to resell your unwanted items! The sale will begin at 6 am - 6 pm on Friday, November 13 th and resume at 6 am on Saturday, November 14 th ending at 1 pm. Breakfast biscuits (ham and sausage) will be available for purchase on Saturday. Tables and spaces will be rented ($15.00 each) for those of you who would like to sell your own stuff. Please call Jim Murdock for donations, pick-up or rental and please spread the word to family and friends. All profits will be added to the Building Fund. As always, thanks for your participation in this event.

2 UMM BREAKFAST: will be held on Sunday, November 15 th at 7:30 am. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL: will meet on Tuesday, November 17 th at 7:00 pm. DAY CARE FESTIVAL OF TABLES... Saturday, November 21 st at 10:30 am. The theme is Gingerbread Wishes. Price is $10.00 each. Proceeds will go towards upgrades for the Day Care. See Terry Willis if you would like to purchase tickets. NEWSLETTER DEADLINE... Saturday, November 21st. THANKSGIVING SERVICE & MEAL... The congregation is invited to join together on Sunday, November 22 nd at 5:00 pm in the sanctuary for our annual Thanksgiving Service. At our Thanksgiving Service, an offering will be taken for the Good Samaritan Fund. After the worship service, we will join together in a Thanksgiving meal. The turkey and tea will be provided by the church. Please bring sides and desserts to share and join us in this special time of thanksgiving. After the meal, the congregation is invited to stay and help prepare the sanctuary for the Advent Season. VISITATION TEAM... will meet Tuesday, November 24 th at 2:00 pm. PPRC... will meet Tuesday, November 24 th at 7:00 pm. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES... Office & Day Care will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 th & 27 th. SUNDAY SCHOOL UPDATE... The Loyalty Sunday School class meets in the Christian Life Center. They will be starting an Advent Study called The Christmas Experience by Kyle Idleman on Sunday, November 29 th. An imaginative Bible-based study that examines the important truths discovered in the first Christmas. There is an important truth that we discover as we experience that first Christmas. God always keeps His promises. For all of us that find ourselves feeling like it is always winter and never Christmas, we often feel distanced from God. But through this study and the story of Christmas, we find out that we can always trust God s timing. The Topical Bible Studies Class meets in the Hut, and is doing a study called The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. The most basic question everyone faces in life is Why am I here? What is my purpose? A self-help books suggest that people should look within, at their own desires and dreams, but Rick Warren says the starting place must be with God and his eternal purposes for each life. Real meaning and significance comes from understanding and fulfilling God s purposes for putting us on earth. Please feel free to join either class in one of these wonderful Bible studies. Both classes meet at 10:00 am. BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS... Sunday, November 29 th in the 3 yr old day care classroom. SPECIAL OFFERING... will be taken on Sunday, November 29 th for United Methodist Student Day. Your gift prepares students to continue the rich Methodist tradition of changing the world through a life of service for Christ. LOVE FEAST... Please plan to attend this special service on Sunday, November 29 th at 5:00 pm. A Love Feast is a service dedicated to Christian love and is most famously practiced by the Moravians. The Moravian Love Feast is based on the Agape Feast and the meals of the early churches described in the book of Acts. Traditionally, a sweetened bun and coffee is served to the congregation in the pews by dieners (from the German for servers). During the Love Feast there is singing of hymns and listening to music. A special candle is given to each congregation member at the end of the service. We hope you will come and enjoy this beautiful celebration of the Christmas season. PRAYER TEAM UPDATE! We are in need of snacks for the children to have after they get home from school. For many, this is their evening meal. Once again we are in need of coats -new or gently used and new socks and underwear for children K-5th grades. We cannot thank you enough for all you have helped us with for these children.

3 THE TASTEFUL TABLE... Is there a copy of this book in your home? If not, there should be!!! It contains many tasteful recipes that have been tried out and proven delicious by Triplett members and friends. If you re a new member or just visiting, you need to check out this cookbook. Trust me, there s some delicious food between those 125 pages. I ve given a copy of this book to every older female member in my family. We report to each other recipes we ve tried and make recommendations for others to do the same. If you re like me, a big part of staying happy is found in eating. Come on folks! If you don t have a copy, you can get one for $ They make perfect gifts, too. (Christmas is on the way!) Buy one for yourself and for the ladies or cooking gentlemen in your life. You ll be glad you did!! Thanks from the Andy Thompson Scholarship Committee. FOOD PANTRY...Our Food Pantry is being used now more than ever before. Last week there were five families sent by DSS to our pantry for food. This happens just about every week. DSS sends people to Triplett, because our Pantry is open every day until 5 pm. There are many pantries only open certain days of the week and only until Noon. Please consider donating to our Food Pantry so we can keep this important and necessary mission going. A list of items that we keep in the Pantry is listed on the bulletin board. Place your donations under the Narthex table. During November, there will be a food tree in the Narthex to collect items to supply our food pantry. If you can t get to the store to purchase food, please consider making a monetary donation. Thank you for your support! UMW MISSION PROJECT: Collecting toothbrushes for Native American children in Montana. We would like to invite you to help us with this important project...which the Lord has placed on our hearts. BACK PACKS...Did you know that we supply food for 12 children each week through our Back Pack Program to Lakeshore Middle School? Each Friday we take bags of food to the school guidance counselor who gives that out to kids so the kids will have food over the weekend while not at school. Vanderburg UMC helps supply some of the food for this program, but as you can imagine, our supplies go quickly. Please consider picking up some items for this ministry. Items include: juice boxes, small cereal boxes, small packs of peanut butter, small fruit containers, microwave spaghettios, ravioli, mac-n-cheese, soup, peanut butter crackers, beanie-weenies, breakfast bars, apple sauce, packs of raisins. The bags need to be lightweight, so everything needs to be small. Thank you for your support!! Please place donations under the Narthex table and mark back pack program. SHOPPING CARD REMINDER: Think about your week. Will there be a trip to Walmart, Food Lion, a local restaurant, a clothing store, home improvement or other needs? If so, please stop by and purchase a shopping card. Remember, when you do, it s a little more cash in our pay down our buildings account. In addition to your weekly shopping and dining needs, please remember we can make your Christmas shopping EASY. The Great Lakes Scrip Center has many participating retailers. Call or stop by and let us know what your Christmas Gift Card Needs are. Chances are we can take care of them. Cards are ordered on Monday and arrive in the church office on Friday. Card Sales Report for November 1st: 10 Customers; Sales $ for a Profit of $ UMY... UMY meets this afternoon at 5:00 pm for Hangtime (for those that are not having Christmas play practice) and at 5:30 pm for snack supper and program. Whit Gibson & Melissa Cummins are providing the supper. ****There will be a parent meeting this evening for the parents of those youth that are going on the Tsunami Fall Retreat at 6:45 pm in the new Fellowship Hall.*** We will load up for the Fall Retreat this Friday, November 13 th at 5:30 pm and return Sunday, November 15 th. There will be no UMY on Sunday, November 15 th, but...there will be Youth Handbell Practice and Christmas Play Practice. *Sign-ups: Serving BBQ at the Soup Kitchen, Saturday, December 12th. TSUNAMI FALL YOUTH RETREAT...Please be in prayer this week for the 29 youth and 5 adults from Triplett and for the 1200 youth and adults from around the Western North Carolina Conference who will be converging on Ridgecrest Retreat Center in Black Mountain for the Tsunami Fall Retreat Pray that the Holy Spirit will cover this whole retreat, the bands, speakers and leaders, so that God s name will be lifted up and that all eyes and ears will be opened to God s leading. Thank you church family for supporting these youth and helping to send them to this wonderful time of faith and fellowship. MISSIONS COMMITTEE...will meet on Thursday, November 12 th at 7 pm in the Conference Room in the Christian Life Center.

4 HALFTIME...will meet again on Wednesday, November 18 th at 5:45 pm in the old Fellowship Hall. EDUCATION COMMITTEE... will meet on Thursday, November 19 th at 7 pm in the Conference Room in the Christian Life Center. We ll be planning for Breakfast with Santa and other upcoming events. UMY PLANNING RETREAT... Reverend Dr. Rick and Teresa and our youth counselors will be meeting for an all day retreat to plan, dream and strategize for the new year. Anyone else that is passionate for our youth is welcome to join us. We will be meeting at Rick and Teresa s lake house on Friday, November 20 th at 9 am. FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP... is being hosted by the North Carolina Career Center on Thursday, November 19 th at 10:00 am. The center is located at 532 Patterson Avenue in Mooresville (across from the DMV). If you ve struggled with not having enough paycheck at the end of the month or would just like to have some pointers on setting up a budget, this workshop is for you. Call (704) for more info.

5 TODAY S NURSERY ATTENDANTS Karen & Mason Freeman HOSPITALIZED Johnsie Matthews LNRMC Next Sunday s Nursery Attendants Toni Gabosch, Amy Robinson TODAY S ACOLYTE Next Sunday s Acolyte TODAY S GREETERS - 8:45 AM Wayne & Susan Parker Next Sunday s Greeters - 8:45 am Bill & Barbara Edwards TODAY S GREETERS - 11 am Gladys Barker, Grace Cole Next Sunday s Greeters - 11 am Tommy & Renee Blackwelder TODAY S CHILDREN S Church Leaders Lisa Oliphant, Shari Dilday Next Sunday s Children s Church Leaders Sue Wiles, Elizabeth Kurtz THIS MONTH S ALTAR GUILD Sue Wiles, Judy Cook TODAY S USHERS Bryan Clodfelter, Chairperson Mark Conjelko, Cheryl Bernhardt, Chad Holloway, Michael Thompson, Terry Thompson NOVEMBER 2015 SUNDAY SCHOOL ROVERS 01 Jeff Tolbert 08 Carl Moore 15 Whit Gibson 22 Jim Murdock 29 Carlos Rivera Nursing Homes: Olde Knox Commons Hunton Lane, Huntersville, NC Rachel Cleek Peak Resources 3223 Central Avenue, Charlotte NC Leo Currence Carillon 198 E. Waterlynn Road, Mooresville, NC Betty Jean Hart Genesis Health Care 550 Glenwood Drive, Mooresville, NC Everett Goodman Assisted Living: Retirement Centers: Friends at Guilford 925 New Garden Rd., Greensboro, NC Rachel Brawley Prayer Requests Sandy Murray, Matt McConnell, Peggy Whitonis, Charles & Lynn Kincaid, Jim & Judy Workman, Cecil Childers, Leo Currence, Jean Belk, Charles Berg, Stephanie McConnell, Sara Berg, Helen Kimbrell, L.D. & Betty Kerr, Johnnie Matthews, Rachel Brawley, Dean Nash, Barbara Warren, Karen & Jack Murdock, Lucille Washington, Sam & Connie Brown, Carla Rymal, Richard Wiles, Richard Lyles, Glenn Connelly, Debbie Bernhardt, Johnny Moore, Ethel Rankin, Gloria McConnell, Dale McConnell, Randy McConnell, Malik Smith, Don Jasper, Sr., Bill Pence, Cindy Pardue, Sue Waters, L.G. Shepherd, Estell Tucker, Myrna Sloop, Barbara & Neil Schilling, Laura Beaver, Beth Howard, Patrick Brown, Brian Wilson, Darlene Perry, the McSwain Faimily. Please remember the above people in your prayers each day. In order to keep an updated and accurate prayer list, we will print the prayer requests monthly. If you have a prayer request, please sign up on the bulletin board or call the church office.

6 CHURCH CALENDAR November 8, 2015 Sunday, November 8 8:45 am Informal Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:00 am Traditional Worship 12 Noon Fry Bread Mission Fund Raiser 4:00 pm Elementary Handbells 4:30 pm Youth Handbells 5:00 pm Kids Play Practice 5:00 pm UMY Monday, November 9 Tuesday, November 10 No Staff Meeting 6:30 am Prayer Team 7:00 pm Finance Committee Wednesday, November 11 5:30 pm Life Force Meal & Worship Service 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal 8:45 pm Adult Handbell Rehearsal Thursday, November 12 8:30 am Golden Trippers Outing 6:00 pm CDC Staff & Board Meeting 7:00 pm Missions Committee Friday, November 13 6:00 am - 6:00 pm Church Wide Yard Sale 5:30 pm Youth leave for Tsunami FX 2015 Saturday, November 14 6:00 am - 1:00 pm Church Wide Yard Sale Sunday, November 15 No UMY - Youth return from Tsunami Retreat 7:30 am UMM Breakfast 8:45 am Informal Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:00 am Traditional Worship 4:00 pm Elementary Handbells 4:30 pm Youth Handbells 5:00 pm Kids Play Practice OUR GIFTS BACK TO GOD 2015 Budget $369, Budget Gifts Received November 1, 2015 Gifts $9, Required $7, $2, Year-to-Date Gifts $309, Required $312, ($3,012.71) Capital Expenditures Fund General Last Week $0 Year-to-Date $25, Capital Expenditures Christian Life Maintenance Last Week $0 Year-to-Date $10, Building Fund Last Week s Receipts $ Total Campaign Receipts $1,743, Less Total Campaign Expenses -$39, Less Building Project Expenses -$2,447, CD Interest/Gains on Investments +$29, Sales Tax Refunds +$28, Duke Endowment +$150, District Grant +$20, Net Profits from Fund Raisers +$3, Interest on Construction Loan -$2, Construction Loans Outstanding +$540, Building Fund Cash Balance $25, Cemetery Fund Last Week $20.00 Year-to-Date $1, Thompson Scholarship Fund Last Week $2.00 Candy/Cook Book Sales $0 Community Breakfast $0 Year-to-Date $4, ************* ATTENDANCE November 1, 2015 Informal Worship 66 Church School 90 Traditional Worship 115 Life Force 39