Text Box: Greater Things John 14:12 May 8, 2007 Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church 4809 Bell Hill Road, Bessemer, AL 35022 Fax: (205) 428-6135 Office: 428-4056 Parsonage: 425-5388 FLC: 428-4920 e-mail: Pleasant Hill4809@aol.com Bobby Scales, Minister e-mail:RobtScales@aol.com Cell Phone: 746-4547 Monica Hararger, Student Minister e-mail: PHImpactyouth@aol.com Web Page Address: www.ph-umc.com

 

Text Box: NOTICE If you have any tablecloths or pitchers belonging to the church, please return them. They are needed for our many upcoming events!


Text Box: Youth News This past Sunday, Laura Meadows invited me to be part of her Hoover Belle ceremony. This is something that is a big accomplishment in her life and she wanted me to see a part of her life apart from our youth group. This is an example of what it means to me to be in youth ministry. Although I get to see the youth weekly, hear about their lives, and share with them the message of Christ, I relish the times when they want me to witness and be part of something near and dear to them. These events are as vast and unique as the youth taking part. It can range from an Eagle Scout ceremony, recital, high school graduation, or even a school lunch. It may seem uneventful or simple to someone else, but to me...it is the sign of a relationship. That is what ministry is all about in my eyes. I'm not good at being creative with my programs, coming up with gross relays, or even playing most of the games they want to play. I do it, but I know I am not good at it. I want my focus to be on my relationship with these teenagers and their relationship with God. Jesus' ministry was based on relationships with all sorts of people. When we begin to see people for who they are instead of what they are, we can start the Christ-like engagement with their souls. The souls of these young people are beautiful. Won't you join me and gaze upon the gift of their presence in our lives? Monica Harbarger


Text Box: LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN MINISTERS ON THE MOVE! On Father's Day, June 17, Pleasant Hill will welcome a new minister and his family. Rev. Alan Head, Missy, Zac (16), Katy (14), and Kelsey (10), will be moving from Tuscaloosa. What a life-changing experience to move a family! Bobby and Twink will be moving to a superannuate home, a home provided by the conference for retired ministers, located off 119 directly across from Heardmont Park. They face a new beginning jokingly called "Retirement." Both of these families need our prayers. Please take a moment as a church family to send them a note and let them know that your thoughts and prayers are with them as they follow where God leads. Rev. and Mrs. Alan Head 2900 14th Street East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Rev. and Mrs. Bobby Scales 5516 Parkside Drive Birmingham,AL 35242


Text Box: CAR WASH!!! CAR WASH!!! Date: 5/19/07 Time: 8am to 2pm Location: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church parking lot We are approximately $2,000 short of our minimum goal. Come support ASP for our July Mission Trip.


Text Box: Calling all Brass Players I would like to put together a brass choir to play on July 1st during the 11am service. I have some Patriotic music written for brass that would be great for prelude music that Sunday. If you play or played a brass instrument, (whether you still have your instrument or not), please contact me. We will put together some rehearsals in the month of June. I can probably round up some instruments for those of you that don't have an instrument or don't know what happened to your instrument. Alan



Text Box: Baptism Jeanna Rose Peebles, daughter of Andrew and Christie Peebles was baptised on April 29, 2007


Text Box: THERE WILL BE NO MEN'S BREAKFAST IN MAY


Text Box: Sanctuary and Narthex Flowers If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary or in the narthex for the Sunday worship service in honor or in memory of a loved one, you can sign up on the Flower Calendar, located on the desk in the narthex. The flowers will be ordered for you and an acknowledgement placed in the Sunday bulletin. The cost of sanctuary flowers is $45 for each arrangement. The narthex arrangement is $60. Make checks payable to the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church and mark it "Flowers". Please place your check in the offering plate or mail your payment to the church at 4809 Bell Hill Road, Bessemer, Alabama 35022, no later than your scheduled date on the calendar. If you have questions call Trish Evans.


Text Box: Attention *** JOY CIRCLE The Joy Circle meeting for May has been postponed due to Memorial Day and scheduling conflicts. Although we do not normally meet during the summer, we will meet on Monday, June 18, at the home of Carol Deal. The meeting will be at 7:00 pm. A group will be leaving from the church. Please mark your calendars now.


Text Box: Kids’ News We had a great time at Strike Fore on Sunday playing mini golf. Thanks to the adults that came along to help and to Paul Calhoun for driving the bus for us. There will be no kid's Club this Sunday, May 13, because it is Mother's Day. We will resume again on Sunday, May 20. On Wednesday, May 16, it is our Children's Talent Show! Everyone needs to make a reservation for this event so we know how much food to prepare. There will be an insert in the church bulletin this Sunday as well if you didn't get the chance to fill one out last Sunday. This is a catered meal supper, so I need some parents to help with cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Please let me know if you can be there to help. You can contact me. Tonya Koll, Children's Ministry Director


Text Box: Mother-Daughter Luncheon May 12 11:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Speaker, Linda Plowman Fikes Tickets: Adults................$10.00 Children 3-10......$5.00 Under 3........Free This year we have the pleasure of having The Hub Nursery help with the decorations and some of the hanging plants will be available for purchase after the luncheon. See Opal Shott s for tickets


Text Box: The family of James H. Walker wishes to thank the church family for all their many kindnesses at the loss of their loved one.


Text Box: Luncheon Honoring Bobby & Twink! On Sunday, May 20, we will have Sunday School followed by a single service at 11:00 so that all of our church family may enjoy lunch with Bobby and Twink. Bobby has always said that Pleasant Hill had the "best buffet in town!" This is our chance to prove once again that he is right. Bring your dishes to the kitchen as you come for worship. You will not want to miss this special time of fellowship together. Please make a reservation through a bulletin insert or call the church office by May 18.





Text Box: Upcoming Mission Opportunities Eyeglasses/Cell Phone Collection – During the month of June we will be collecting old glasses and cell phones. It has been two years since we have collected. By now I am sure many of us have again accumulated out of service cell phones and eyeglasses that are just sitting around gathering dust. The Lion's Club will get the old eyeglasses cleaned and ready to be used by people in third world countries to help them see better. The cell phones are reprogrammed to only dial 911 and are given to battered women to assist them in calling for help. So begin getting your unused cell phones and eyeglasses together and look for the collection box in the Family Life Center on June 3. Daisye's Place – A new mission outreach for us. Lynn Griffin has been working with Food World the last few months taking their unsalable products to the Urban Ministries for us. Recently he learned of Daisye's Place and carried $250.00 in groceries and some old baby beds to them. What is Daisye's Place? It is a place to assist women who were previously substance-dependent, to develop self-confidence, obtain employment, transportation and permanent housing, thereby decreasing the likelihood they will become welfare dependent - Daisye's Place provides them with an opportunity for a new beginning. Daisye's Place has many needs. We will be collecting for them in August/September. More information will be provided soon regarding items they need. So keep this in mind as you do cleaning to get rid of unwanted items. To learn more about Daisye's Place check out their web site www.daisyesplace.com.


Text Box: AMAZING FREEDOM 2007 Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Women of Faith Ladies Retreat August 10 - 11, 2007 Atlanta, GA Option #1 Leaving church Friday 1:00 p.m. Returning Saturday 11:00 p.m. Standard Seating + one night hotel Conference $45.00 Hotel $119.00 per room Option #2 Leaving church Thursday 1:00 p.m. Returning Saturday 11:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Package (includes box lunch Friday and Saturday) $119.00 Hotel $119.00 per room Money for conference must be turned in to Susan Blackmon no later than May 27, 2007 Beth Moore, Patsy Clairmont, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh and much more. See " womenoffaith.com" for more details


Text Box: Heritage Celebration T-Shirt Sale! One of the ways that we will be celebrating our 175th anniversary is to produce a new Pleasant Hill T-shirt. The shirt will be a white 50/50 cotton blend, 2-sided shirt with this logo on the front left chest: The back of the shirt will have artwork depicting both the old and new sanctuaries and our theme for the celebration: 175 years of Seeking.Serving.Sharing.In the name of Jesus. And then He told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone." Mark 16:15 (Scripture will be printed in red) We will be taking orders for the shirts up through Sunday June 3. We'd love to have every member of the congregation order a T-shirt to wear for the July 4th picnic on 7/1, for mission trips, and church camps. Sizes and prices are listed below. Adult small—XL $10.00 Children small—XL $8.00 Adult 2X $12.00 Adult 3X $14.00


Text Box: Historical Moment In 1907, R. M. Vines wrote a series of articles for the Birmingham Ledger—a forerunner of the Birmingham News. These articles were on the history of Pleasant Hill School which Mr. Vines had attended as a child. The articles contained some of the early history of Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. Mr. Vines did not intend to write a history of the church but of the school, but as he so aptly put it, "The interest, influence and mission of both are so closely allied, that where one flourishes, the other can live." "It was customary for a community, as soon as it was strong enough, to build a meeting house, a school and a graveyard, usually all on one lot." So we find them all at Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church and McAdory Schools have remained closely connected throughout their histories and remain so today. We are grateful that Mr. Vines included as much as he did of the history of "The Methodist Church" in his articles. Jean Baswell