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 Dee Stovall, Office Manager, , Church Fax Linda Ketchie, Director of Christian Education Terry Willis, Day Care Director WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS May 01, 2016 ***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. SAFE SANCTUARIES REMINDER: As a part of Triplett s Safe Sanctuaries policy, parents must pick up their children from Sunday School. Please make arrangements with their Sunday School teacher if your child is to be picked up by another adult. Children and youth under the age of 18 are asked not to leave the sanctuary during the worship service unless accompanied by an adult. ################################################################### HAPPENING TODAY HOLY LAND INFO MEETING - at 5:30 pm TODAY there will be an informational meeting for all who may be interested in taking a trip to the Holy Land, Israel, in February of Come listen as Rick and Teresa share their experiences and give information about the possible itinerary and cost of the trip. This trip is open to the members of Triplett, family, friends, and other area Churches. UMY... will meet TODAY immediately after the 11:00 am Worship Service. We will eat lunch and then travel to Winston Salem for the Compassion Experience. Please bring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided. We should return to the church by 4:00 pm. **There will be NO UMY next Sunday, May 8 th. Happy Mother s Day.** ################################################################### FAST FACTS: * There are bulletins on the Narthex table each Sunday especially designed for children. * Don t want to write checks but want to tithe? Ask Mike Ensalaco for details on Vanco or BillPay. * The Activity Building is open daily from 10 am - 7 pm. QUICK THOUGHTS: * Gift Cards for many stores & restaurants are available for purchase on Sunday and during the week. * Save for our first Building Fund Boost, May 29th. MEETINGS: Holy Land Info Meeting Circles Morning Circle Staff Meeting Circles Evening Circle Board of Trustees Andy Thompson Committee Mtg Sunday, May 1 st at 5:30 pm Tuesday, May 3 rd at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 3 rd at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 3 rd at 7:00 pm Thursday, May 5 th at 7:00 pm Monday, May 16 th at 7:00 pm ADAM HAMILTON study LEADING BEYOND THE WALLS Monday, May 2 nd in the Christian Life Center Loyalty Classroom at 6:30 pm. Contact Dr for details. ROBOTICS & BRICKS CLUB meets May 11 at 6:00 pm. HALFTIME... is on vacation until the end of summer. Thank you so much to all the volunteers that provided delicious meals, wonderful Bible lessons, crafts, games and lots of patience and love.

2 GOLDEN TRIPPERS will meet on Thursday, May 12 at 11:30 am at the Cracker Barrel in Mooresville. Hope to see you there. SPRING FESTIVAL OF TABLES... The Triplett Day Care is sponsoring their annual Festival of Tables and silent auction. The theme this year is Mother s Day, Love Grows Here. The event takes place on Saturday, May 7 th at 11:00 am. Tickets are $10 each and available at the Day Care office or the Church Office. Call now to reserve your seat! MT. ULLA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI - The Mt. Ulla High School Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, May 7 th in the Mt. Ulla Elementary School Gym. Doors will be open at 4 pm for those who would like to come early for fellowship time. Please bring food and drinks to share. Dinner will be at 5 pm. Hope to see you! ONE IN CHRIST... We will meet at the Fire Pit on Saturday, May 7 th at 6:00 pm. We ll roast hotdogs and s mores and play corn hole. Stay tuned for updates if the weather changes. SOUP KITCHEN Next date to cook is Thursday, May 12 th. All volunteers should meet at the kitchen by 8:00 am. New volunteers are always welcome. Andy Thompson Spirit Day at McDonald s - May 12 th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the McDonald s at the corner of East Plaza Drive & West Iredell Street. Please join us there for dinner. All we need to collect is your receipt & the Scholarship Fund receives 15% of the amount sold during those 3 hours! Barbara Odom & Jim Murdock will be present to collect sales receipts & fellowship with everyone! Tell all your friends, neighbors &/or coworkers to join us. Thank you in advance for showing your support & not having to cook nor clean up the dishes!! MAY 28, 2016 the Andy Thompson Scholarship Committee will be hosting a Spring Fundraising Breakfast in the Christian Life Center serving from 7:00 am - 10:00 am. Ham, bacon, eggs & grits, biscuits with gravy, jelly & butter. YUM!!! Coffee, OJ & milk. There s nothing better than fellowship among friends & Church family. So we ll provide the home-cooked breakfast, you bring along yourselves, your friends & neighbors to join in with our Church family to have a wonderful kick-off to your Memorial Day Weekend! Hope to see everyone there! ANDY THOMPSON SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION TIME - Scholarship applications are currently available in the Church office along with the scholarship policy. Please have completed scholarship applications returned to the Church office by May 8, MISSION TRIP... A Mission trip for adults and senior high youth is being planned for this summer. The trip will be to Alabama and the work will consist of repairing and rebuilding tornado and flood damaged homes. If you are interested or would like more details, please see Tommy Carriker. Appalachia Service Project Stock Purchases: In honor of Parker Cummins by his grandparents, David & Anne Cummins In honor of Linda Ketchie by Joe & Carolyn Ketchie In honor of Linda Ketchie by John & Betty Lewis MISSION COMMITTEE YARD SALE Please mark your calendars for the MISSIONS YARD SALE which will be held on June 4, 2016 in the Church parking lot. Start time is 6:00 am until 1:00 pm. Look in all those hiding places and pull out anything you don t want any longer to donate for a great cause. We re going to Alabama this Summer!!! Call Jim Murdock or Barbara Odom for pickups of the larger items otherwise we ll have space available here at the church for drop offs. We hope to see you Saturday morning, June 4th to shop till you drop! Thank you in advance for your continued support & kindness.

3 CHURCH LIBRARIAN NEWS - From your Church Librarian... I need your help! Although the church appreciates book donations, I m asking that you do not donate books to the Church Library at this time. The book cases are full and there is no room for more books. In fact, thirty books are processed and awaiting a home on the shelves, and there are more waiting to be processed. Additional shelving is needed. If you can help with that, please let me know. Thanks, Becky. FOOD PANTRY NEWS - Because of your generosity our food pantry is presently very well stocked. Monetary gifts will continue to be accepted to purchase cards which help families with perishable items. Thanks very much for your support of this ongoing ministry. COMMUNITY NEWS - St. Luke s Lutheran is having a blood drive on Monday, May 9th from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Please contact their Church office at , Robin Hampton at or online at to make an appointment. VBS NEEDS...The VBS team is collecting solid colored flat sheets to be used in decorating this year. Colors needed are white, beige, tan, and gray. If you have some you would like to donate, please place them in Linda Ketchie s office. Thank you! BACKPACK NEEDS... Our Backpack ministry is currently in need of the following items: individual, microwavable containers of macaroni & cheese, potatoes and rice, peanut butter crackers and home style cup noodles. If you have any questions about any of these items or about the backpack ministry, please see Diane Chelius. Thank you for your continued support. Notice of Death - Rev. Henry Justice died Saturday, April 23. A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Monday, May 2 nd at 3 pm at Myers Memorial UMC at 301 South New Hope Road Gastonia. Rev. Justice served the United Methodist church for many years. MEMORIALS In memory of Betty Black, Gladys Barker s sister, to the Building Fund from Patsy Belk.

4 TODAY S NURSERY ATTENDANTS Toni Gabosch & Amy Robinson Next Sunday s Nursery Attendants Peggy Oliphant & Barbara Odom TODAY S ACOLYTE Next Sunday s Acolyte TODAY S GREETERS - 8:45 am Mike & Lisa Ensalaco Next Sunday s Greeters - 8:45 am Joe & Carolyn Ketchie TODAY S GREETERS - 11:00 am Bill & Brenda Pence Next Sunday s Greeters - 11:00 am Eddie & Barbara Odom TODAY S CHILDREN S Church Leaders Linda Ketchie & Elizabeth Kurtz Next Sunday s Children s Church Leaders Linda Ketchie THIS MONTH S ALTAR GUILD Jack & Barbara Murdock TODAY S USHERS Hal Arnette, Chairperson John Hill, Tim Gabosch, Don Ross Jay Howard, Lori Brawley CONTINUING CARE 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 550 Glenwood Drive, Mooresville, NC Charles Berg Friends at Guilford 925 New Garden Rd., Greensboro, NC Rachel Brawley Prayer Requests Sandy Murray, Matt McConnell, Leo Currence, Peggy Whitonis, Carole Barnette, Sara Berg, Stephanie McConnell, Cecil Childers, Jean Belk, Richard Wiles, Jim & Judy Workman, Charles Berg, Rachel Brawley, Sa & Connie Brown, Lucille Washington, Betty Kerr, Dean Nash, Helen Kimbrell, Mot Oliphant, Everett Goodman, Dale McConnell, Patricia Shinn, John Hill, Tony Martin, Randy McConnell, Charles & Awanda Davis, Wanda Corriher, Luther Johnston, Bill Griffith, Sandy Miller, Mary Junod & Family 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. SUNDAY SCHOOL ROVERS MAY 01 Jeff Tolbert 08 Mark Conjelko 15 Jim Murdock 22 Carl Moore 29 Whit Gibson MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN MAY 01 Jackie Kurtz 08 Susan Wiles 15 Julie Weeks 22 Norma Cloaninger 29 Darrin Davis

5 CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, May 01 8:45 am Informal Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:00 am Traditional Worship 12:00 noon Youth Trip to Winston 4:00 pm Confirmation Class 5:30 pm Holy Land Trip Info Mtg Monday, May 02 6:30 pm Leadership Training Tuesday, May 03 6:30 am Prayer Team 10:00 am Morning Circle 10:00 am Staff Meeting 7:00 pm Evening Circle Wednesday, May 04 6:30 pm Life Force 7:30 pm Adult Choir No Adult Handbells Thursday, May 05 7:00 pm Board of Trustees Mtg Friday, May 06 Saturday, May 07 11:00am Daycare s Spring Luncheon 6:00 pm One In Christ Sunday, May 08 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY 8:45 am Informal Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:00 am Traditional Worship OUR GIFTS BACK TO GOD 2016 Budget $377, Budgeted Gifts - April 24, 2016 Gifts $6, Required $7, ($1,221.15) Year-to-Date Gifts $114, Required $123, ($8,410.16) Mortgage Update Donations Received 04/24/16 $ 2,083 Total Donations Received YTD $27,792 Plus: Total Revenue Building Rentals $ 615 Beginning Mortgage Balance $630,000 Plus: Interest Expense $ 6,468 Less: Total Payments through 05/01/16 ($19,573) Ending Mortgage Balance $616,896 Projected Payoff Date September 2029 Interest Savings from early payments $10,033 Cemetery Fund Last Week $0.00 Year-to-Date $ Thompson Scholarship Fund Last Week Donations $ YTD Candy/Cook Book Sales $ YTD Total Donations $2, ************* ATTENDANCE Week of April 24, 2016 Informal Worship 46 Church School 78 Traditional Worship 100 Wednesday Service 39