Halloween Family Fun Night On October 31 our church is sponsoring one of the biggest outreach events of the year! Each year this event has grown and last year we had hundreds from our surrounding community enter the doors of our church (many for the first time!) We hope that you will participate and put October 31 on your calendar. Bring your kids, grandkids, and neighbors. This is a great time to INVITE everyone you know for a fun activity and a safe alternative for children on Halloween night. We offer lots of games, prizes, food and a ton of fun! We need MANY volunteers to make this event happen. How can you help? We need folks to help us set up the games Volunteers to give an hour or so to run each of the games throughout the night. We need about 20 crockpots of chili Donated packs of hot dogs and buns Donated chips Donated soft drinks Donated Halloween candy Please call the church office if you are willing to help in any way! Thank you in advance for helping reach our community and show them the love of Christ.
What can we do to help victims of Hurricane Florence? Pray for our Mission team in Wilmington, North Carolina this week, and the families and people they will encounter as they work and serve. https://www.umcor.org/umcor/relief-supplies/kits Updated Information from the North Alabama Conference of the 256-341-9961 United Methodist Church: Due to extensive flooding, we ask that you refrain from sending supplies until drop-off locations are established and then send only the supplies asked for. We have lists of needed supplies in the Narthex, Great Room lobby, or in the office. One item you can begin collecting is the product called SHOCKWAVE. You can order it through Amazon and other online sources. This product is a disinfectant, sanitizer and cleaner and is better and less hazardous than bleach.
Phone: (256) 534-8865 E-Mail:501hsumc@gmail.com Web: www.holmesstreetumc.org October 9, 2018 From the Pastor.. Pg 4 Small Groups Pg 6 Ministry... Pg 8 The Sunday Report.... Pg 10 Memorials and Honorariums.. Pg 11 Announcements and News Pg 12 Children.... Pg 17 Youth Pg 19
Disaster Relief Team; Giving that Blesses... A group of us are in Wilmington, NC this week to help with the massive clean-up effort from the Hurricane Florence flooding. This is an effort that takes many volunteer hours, tons of supplies, and extensive and ongoing financial support. Here are some ways you can help now and in the weeks and months going forward. First, pray for our team. Pray for our safety and pray that our work would be a blessing to the families we help. Secondly, give to UMCOR. You can write a check to Holmes Street and put UMCOR in the memo line. Find out more about the UMCOR response here: www.umcor.org. Another way we can help as a congregation is to assemble cleaning kits. You can find information about these on the UMCOR website. We also have information available in our lobby spaces or in the church office. Your family, Sunday school class or other group can assemble these and bring them to the church. We will get them to the warehouse in Decatur. You can also go as an individual or as a group to help out at the warehouse. Call or email the church office to find out more information about these opportunities. We have begun our Stewardship Campaign, which will last throughout the month. This is the time for you to prayerfully decide how you will support - in the 2019 calendar year - the work God has for us by your commitment of your prayers, presence, giving, service and witness. Our theme for our campaign is Giving that Blesses. Giving is not just about finances. We also give our time and our energy to the ministry of the church as we pray for the church, engage in worship regularly and in spirit and truth, engage in Christian growth through a Sunday school class or bible discussion group, engage in serving in a ministry area or beyond the walls of the church out in the community and beyond and as we engage in sharing God s love with our neighbors, co-workers, and others. Great things are happening here at Holmes Street, and greater things are yet to come. Let s keep our focus on loving God, loving one another, loving our neighbors, and loving others in an effort to grow God s Kingdom within us, in our community, and around the world. How are you doing your part to grow as a follower of Jesus Christ and help us grow as a family of faith as you gather for worship, serve others in various ways, connect through a grow group, and invest through your giving and your volunteering? How will you take a step up in your engagement for giving and living that blesses? Todd
October 14 SERMON TITLE: Faithfulness Blesses Scripture: Luke 16:10-13 Giving that Blesses Bring your Commitment Cards October 28 October
connect. support. grow. Would you like to part of a group of people, who study together, grow together, serve together, and care for each other? Let us know Speak with our pastors, Todd, Eddie, or Samuel or Call the church office and we will help you get connected!
Bible Studies offered: Tuesday morning, 9:30 am Wednesday evenings, 6:15 pm Sunday School, Sunday mornings, 9:45 am
Ask about some the life-changing ministries with which Holmes Street is involved : Dinner Church, Celebrate Recovery, Searcy Homes and the Limestone Correctional Facility Prison Ministry We currently have a ministry associated with Searcy Homes close to our church. We have families who have participated in VBS, worship, ZONE, and recently we have collected school supplies to help meet the needs of children there. As school is now underway, there is a need for tutors to help children in the after-school program at Searcy Homes. If you have an interest in helping, please call the church office for more information (256-534-8865). Sundays at 5:30 pm Thursdays at 6:00 pm Kairos #66 You are invited to participate as an outside member of Kairos #66, which will be held at Limestone Correctional Facility from October 11-14, 2018. You can participate in the following ways: by praying (sign up for the prayer vigil) by baking and packaging cookies to specific guidelines by purchasing $5.00 meal tickets Scripture speaks of how we are to share our brotherly love with those who are in prison. Only those meeting specific prison training requirements can go into the prison. However, all Christians can be with us in Spirit while we are in the facility. So, please join as a member of Kairos #66. Prayer vigil sign-up sheets, cookie instructions and meal tickets will be made available to all who want to help. Bill Glover
Opportunity Tesha Crump, the After-School & Program Director at Searcy Homes has relayed to us that tutors are needed to work with the elementary and middle-school youth. Tesha has been able to help students raise their grade point averages each of the past couple of years and could use our help. Let me know if you are interested. Eddie
October 7, 2018 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 9:00 95 11:00 103 Dinner Church 15 Celebrate Recovery 10 TOTAL 223 SUNDAY SCHOOL Children 162 Youth 9 Adult 73 OFFERINGS $ 11,489.00 Building Fund $ 2,175.00 UMCOR $ 100.00 Minister s Fund $ 86.00 Music Ministry $ 5.00 Celebrate Recovery $ 101.00 Mission Trip $ 730.00 Kairos $ 320.00 Discovery Weekend $ 100.00 First Stop $ 20.00 Needed on Budget each month $ 42,006.00 Total given on Budget this month $ 11,489.00 Needed on Building Fund each month $ 9,433.72 Total given on Building Fund this month $ 2,175.00
In Honor of Nedra Green Bobbie Flory UMCOR
HAPPENINGS FOR: SUNDAY October 14 9:00 AM Next Step 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Traditional Worship 12:00 PM UMW 5:00 PM Youth 5:30 PM Celebrate Recovery* MONDAY October 15 10:00 AM Line Dancing 1:00 PM Steady for Life 4:45 PM Chair Yoga 6:00 PM Praise Band TUESDAY October 16 9:30 AM Bible Study WEDNESDAY October 17 6:30 AM Men s Breakfast* 5:15 PM Fellowship Dinner 6:15 PM Bible Study 6:00 PM Youth 6:00 PM Choir THURSDAY October 18 1:00 PM Steady for Life 6:00 PM Dinner Church* *Meets off-site The Art of Neighboring Pastor Rev. Todd Owen todd.owen@umcna.org Associate Pastor Rev. Eddie Johnson eddie.johnson@umcna.org Pastor Samuel Wilson sam.wilson@umcna.org Dir. of Music Ministries Debbie Burn holmesstreetmusic@gmail.com Office Administrator Debbie Burn 501hsumc@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Phyllis Howell Youth Director John Nevels jrn47@live.com Nursery Worker Nancy Jones Custodians Steven Chumley Dale Doty Traffic Control James Rives Accompanist Asriel Davis October 20 October 31 November 4 December 8 December 16 UPCOMING EVENTS: Holiday Market Halloween Fun Festival Charge Conference at Aldersgate UMC Open House Christmas Cantata
Cost: $8.00 10-10 Lawlers 10-17 Kathleen 10-24 KFC No WNFS 10-31 Please call the office by noon on Tuesday to add or to cancel. The United Methodist Women (UMW) will meet on Sunday Oct. 14 at 12:00 in the Great Room. This is a change from the original date. Penny Wars between SEC Football Teams Continues The UMW appreciates all the support we have received so far! Continue to VOTE for your favorite team!
Mark you calendars Saturday, October 20, 9:00-2:00 Holmes Street UMC Holiday Market Cordially invites you to join us on October 20, 2018 from 9:00AM-2:00PM at the Featuring: Crafters, Makers, Artists, and Specialty Items Lunch will be served Questions? Email holmesstreetholidaymarket@gmail.com Be a Facebook fan! Like and Follow the market and event happenings. Men s Breakfast Wednesdays 6:30-7:30AM Galen s Restaurant on Andrew Jackson Way De-Stress Chair Yoga Mondays 4:45-5:30 Sept. 10-Dec. 10 Pam Roberts Certified Health Coach and Yoga Instructor Emmaus Wellness (256) 617-3333 Cost: $10.00 per session
You re invited to a BABY SHOWER Honoring John and Lauren Nevels Sunday, October 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Holmes Street United Methodist Church Great Room Registered at: Buy Buy Baby & Target Hosted by: Lacey Dean, Dian Haas, Loven Kicklighter, Christie Malires Beth Marshall, Linda Mason Shelley Miller, and Georgina Nelson If you have been assigned a key or fob to any of our church buildings, please let us know at : We need your help! It s time for church keys to be inventoried... 501hsumc@gmail.com or (256)534-8865 so that we can make sure our records are correct and to determine which fobs may need to be deactivated. Thank you so much!
Do you love to sing? Join the choir Rehearsal: 6:00 pm Wednesdays If you would like a shortterm commitment join us for Christmas! We rehearse the Christmas music starting at 7:00 each Wednesday in the sanctuary basement choir room! Come sing with us!
Join us Sunday Mornings at 9:45 IN THE ZONE Grades K5-4th Theme CONTENTMENT: Deciding to be okay with what you have. Memory Verse Luke 12:15 "Then he said to them; Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.
Hey y all! I hope everyone is enjoying their Fall Break! We had a good turnout in Sam s Sunday School, and we can tell that everyone is excited for the holiday! With everyone being scattered for the holiday, we ll skip our Wednesday night Bible Study this week, but we ll have Sunday School at 10:00 on Sunday morning, and UMYF from 5:00-7:00 Sunday night. I hope you have a great week, and we ll see you soon! John
Items for the Newsletter: If you submit articles, or your group or ministry has news or events for the calendar, please send the information by 11:00 AM on Monday morning. This will allow office staff the needed time to format, print and deliver the newsletter to the Post Office in a timely manner. THANK YOU SO MUCH!