Faith United Methodist Church Reflections June & July FRONT PAGE NEWS MISSIONS...Serving the Community Habitat for Humanity: The build this summer is right up the road, next to Dobbins Air Force Base, near the intersection of Austell Rd and Atlanta Rd. We will bless the Ayele family, a single mom and two children (ages 4 and 2). Our dates are Saturdays from June 27 to August 22. How can I help? Pray give a donation serve a meal (June 27) and lend a hand! What should I expect? Arrive to the site by 8 a.m. Wear sunscreen, a hat, work clothes and sturdy shoes. Bring your water bottle and work gloves. There will be others from churches, businesses, and the community no telling how many will be there, but there is work for all. Interior paint insulation siding trim-work landscaping punch list Habitat t-shirts are a great way to show off your good work and advertise the effort! You will be shown how to do the project of the morning everyone else is an amateur, too! Lunch and refreshments will be served. What kind of work is it? Habitat contracts with the pros for fine work like plumbing and electrical, but volunteers do most everything else: the framing, the walls, the painting, and landscaping, etc. What time does it end? It s helpful for the volunteers to stay til mid-afternoon and finish the tasks, but some volunteers will leave at various times throughout the day. Is it fun? Definitely! You will learn new things, meet great people, get tired out, and know that you did something important. How do I sign up? Look for the yellow sign-up sheet in the church narthex, or call the church office. Email Harvey Hightower if you would like more information, harveyhightower@bellsouth.net. Coming in June Imagine No Malaria. This is a fantastic, effective program to eliminate malaria, which is a preventable disease! Malaria weakens, disables, and kills men, women, and children throughout whole continents, but education and prevention have already dramatically reduced the death rate. We will be talking more about Imagine No Malaria in June, and our offering to it will be the Bishop s Offering for Annual Conference this summer. www.ngumc.org/imaginenomalaria. For distr ict infor mation about the campaign, see www.ngumc.or g/ amryimaginenomalaria. Special Offering Sunday June 14th. Faith Friendship Circle: On July 16th at 6:00 pm, the circle will prepare 500 lunches for MUST Summer Lunch Program. So be looking for the reminders coming this summer! Regular meetings resume Thursday, Aug. 20th at 10:30 a.m. Serve a Meal for Elizabeth Inn: July 29th October 29th December 29th Address: 55 Elizabeth Church Road, Marietta, 30060. Website: www.mustministries.org
Bits & Pieces of Faith News Celebrating Vacation Bible School 2015 During the week of June 8 to 11, Cumberland and Faith are working together to host VBS for over 25 children. Several volunteers are helping with setup during our Great Missions Morning, and at least 10 adult volunteers will help and lead through the week. The children will enjoy Bible stories, crafts, science activities, recreation time, music, and refreshments. We know everyone will grow in their discipleship as they bless others and share the good news of Jesus Christ. Thank you to all who support this effort. We couldn t do it without you! Faith/Cumberland Parents Morning Out program beginning in August. This will meet in the children s rooms, Monday through Thursday, 9 to 12:30, for about 24 children ages 6 months to 3 years old. FUMC and CUMC Mid-Summer Fellowship Dinner Wednesday, July 8th Special Guest: Winston Worrell, World Methodist Evangelism Institute, and Joint Worship Service (at Faith) September 27. www.wmei.ws Thank You! The Cake Auction not only raised $4,070.00 but well exceeded their goal of $3,500.00 for Habitat of Humanity. We are so proud of this accomplishment and sincerely thank everyone involved to remember how they helped to improve the quality of life for so many. Thank You! Father s Day (Sunday, June 21st) Special Bulletin is right around the corner. If you haven t added your names yet, please call the church office. There is a donation of $1.00 per each name entered in as in Memory of or in Honor. Automatic bank draft is a great way to keep your financial commitment to the church! Brenda Cook in the church office can help you set it up, Brenda@faithumcng.org OR you can set it up through the church website. Questions or comments--contact Harvey Hightower, Finance Chair, harveyhightower@bellsouth.net. Make a final gift of blessing remember our church or other UMC ministries in your estate planning. Celebrating the Great Missions Morning! We not only met our goal of 40 volunteers, we exceeded it! Praise God for the turn-out of men & women who willingly gave their time and energy to help our community. Faith & Cumberland made a difference for the Smyrna area. Annual Conference begins the week of June 16th. Please lift up our pastor Larisa Parker and our representatives Neal and Nancy O Leary as they attend this most important conference of the year. For Undies Sundays during May, you gave 28 packages of underwear and socks. We are so proud to present MUST with our contributions. Thank you for all your help.
June Birthdays June Millena 6/1 Barbara Johnson 6/4 Betty Booker 6/4 Carol Hames 6/5 Charlotte Kypta 6/6 Kathy McGill 6/8 O Mara Cook 6/10 Gwen Kuhn 6/10 James Parker 6/12 Amy Hawkins 6/13 Leonard Lynn 6/13 Jim Elder 6/15 Darrell Cook 6/21 Gene Clark 6/23 Suzy Sarkady 6/24 Gabriel Millena 6/25 Mike Brown 6/27 Jetty Shirley 6/29 Rita Burgues 6/30 June Anniversaries Nat & Angela Haskell 6/3 Howard & Jean Martin 6/7 Ralph & Gwen Kuhn 6/22 Kenneth & Elaine Pence 6/27 Jim & Shelby Spivey 6/28 June Greeters Jackie McKenzie 6/7 Wendy McLaughlin 614 Jackie McKenzie 6/21 Anita Bane 6/28 Acolytes June Ushers Lou Wendel * Cindy Gossett Leonard Lynn Rachel Wendel Gillian Montgomery & TBA 6/7 Gillian Montgomery & Andrew Gaines 6/14 Gillian Montgomery & TBA 6/21 Gillian Montgomery & TBA 6/28 Liturgists Elaine Pence 6/7 Sandy Hilton-Jacob 6/14 Martha Cooper 6/21 Mike Brown 6/28 "MUSIC MINISTRY UPDATE: Children who participate in VBS will sing a VBS song during worship on 6/14. Faith Children s choir will rehearse at the end of worship on 6/7 and 6/14, and will perform during worship on 6/21 and 6/28. There is a Music Ministry Social for the Chancel Choir and Praise Team on Wednesday July 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. June Chancel Choir rehearsals are Wednesday nights 6:30-8:00 p.m. followed by Praise Team rehearsal 8:00 9:00 p.m. Thank you for bringing my family in to your Family of Faith! I feel so loved and am eager to help transform lives through the worship and music ministries at Faith! - Kim Royer, Director of Music Ministries."
July Birthdays Martha Cooper 7/1 Dienne Cook 7/5 Ken Gaines 7/9 Lisa Harris 7/12 Eddie Anderson 7/13 Warren LeCroy 7/13 Janice Walrod 7/16 Hil Meeks 7/18 Jonas Millena 7/20 Sue Nottingham 7/21 Ken Newton 7/21 Jo Ann Schantz 7/23 Sharon Wendel 7/23 Shirley Lynn 7/25 Jeannie Buice 7/26 Carol Boyd 7/30 July Anniversaries Ken & Larisa Parker July 1st Ron & Diane Ziegler July 1st Chris & Tamara Wagner July 1st Steve & Rita Burgues-Horte July 6th Gene & Elizabeth Clark July 7th Allan & Anita Bane July 10th Wendy & Doug McLaughlin July 10th Chris & Erin Johnson July 10th Billy & Orlean Duncan July 31st July Ushers Scottie Miller* Barbara Calvert Danny Hames Yvonne Wolf July Lock-Up Chris Wagner
Monday, June 1st. Tuesday, June 2nd 10:00am PALS breakfast at Dolly s Wednesday, June 3rd Thursday, June 4th Saturday, June 6th 7:30am Missions Morning at FUMC Sunday, June 7th 9:30am Pastor s Prayer Time 12:15pm Worship Committee Meeting Wednesday, June 10th Thursday, June 11th 10:30am Pals Activity TBD Sunday, June 14th (Flag Day) Tuesday, June 16th Annual Conference Week Wednesday, June 17th Thursday, June 19th Sunday, June 21st Monday, June 22nd 10:00 to 4:00pm Wrapped in Love Wednesday, June 24th Thursday, June 25th Saturday, June 27th Habitat Begins Habitat Lunch Day Sunday, June 28th Patriotic Sunday Tuesday, June 30th Wednesday, June 31st
Wednesday, July 2nd Thursday, July 3rd FUMC Office will be closed for the 4th Saturday, July 4th 4th of July Holiday Sunday, July 5th 9:30am Pastor s Prayer Time Tuesday, July 7th 10:00 a.m. PALS Breakfast at Dolly s Wednesday, July 8th 6:00pm FUMC & CUMC Dinner Thursday, July 9th 10:30am Pals Activity TBD Sunday, July 12th Wednesday, July 15th Thursday, July 16th Sunday, July 19th Tuesday, July 21st 7:00pm Missions Meeting Wednesday, July 22nd Thursday, July 23rd Sunday, July 26th Wednesday, July 29th Elizabeth Inn
Faith United Methodist Church Rev. Larisa Parker 4336 King Springs Road, SW Smyrna, GA 30082-4214 Faith UMC Website: www.smyrnafaithumc.org Your Staff Rev. Larisa Parker, Pastor Email: larisa@faithumcng.org Office: 770-435-9722 Emergency # 770-405-1678 4336 King Springs Road, Smyrna, GA 30082 website: www.smyrnafaithumc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/faithumcga Ministers Entire Congregation Church Administrator/Education Brenda Cook Email: brenda@faithumcng.org Director of Music Ministries Kim Royer Pianist: Karolyn Irwin Office Administrator Lisa Harris Email: faithumc@faithumcng.org Trustees Email: trustees@faithumcng.org Month June & July PALS (Senior Ministry) PALS Breakfast is Tuesday, June 2nd & July 7th at 10:00 a.m., at Dolly s restaurant on Austell Road. PALS monthly activity is Thursday, June 11th and also July 9th. Destinations will be announced at a later date.