DON'T FORGET… FALL SCHEDULE BEGINS September 11:
8:30 AM Worship Service
9:45 AM Sunday school for kids & adults
11:00 AM Worship Service
[Childcare will be provided throughout the morning.]
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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
YOUTH GROUP: Junior High @ 5-6 PM/Senior High @ 6:30 pm.
PPR MEETING: NOV. 2 @ 6:15 Pm at Northlawn UMC
COFFEE & PRAYER WITH PASTOR THAN: Tuesdays @ 7 AM.
AD BOARD MEETING: OCT. 24 @ 7 PM.
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FALL SCHEDULE: begins September 11:
8:30 AM Worship Service
9:45 AM Sunday school for kids & adults
11:00 AM Worship Service
[Childcare will be provided throughout the morning.]
OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH: This is a reminder from Carol that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Don't hesitate to verbalize or show your appreciation to Than and Pete for all that they do!
HAITI MISSION TRIP UPDATE: Visiting teams are now resuming with their plans. There is a window of time to go to HAFF between Feb. 1 ~ March 15. Please let Pastor Than know if you are interested in making plans to go for a 7-10 day visit.
SNACKS FOR YOUTH GROUPS: Pastor Pete needs parents to provide snacks for Sunday night youth meetings. Thanks for signing up today on the bulletin board.
NEW ADDRESSES:
Dave & Rhonda Fosburg 884 Parnell SE, Ada, MI 49301
Greg & Amy Stielstra 909 Miranda Place, Franklin, TN 37067
MORE DETAILS RE: SPIRITUAL LEADERS ACADEMY:
Than has been attending the Spiritual Leaders Academy this week in Kentucky at Asbury Seminary. The three-fold purpose of the academy is clearly what the Vergennes UMC needs:
1. In-depth spiritual formation in the Wesleyan tradition [living by covenant]
2. The power of team-based leadership and ministry [building a leadership team]
3. Radical discipleship for the local congregation [equipping the saints for ministry]
ANNUAL CHURCH CONFRERENCE TO BE HELD NOV. 2 : The Annual Church Conference for Vergennes will be held on Wednesday, November 2 at 7 PM at the Northlawn United Methodist Church on Fuller near Three Mile Rd. Everyone is invited. Our PPR meets with the district superintendent (DS) prior to the conference segment of the meeting that includes the Plainfield, Northlawn and Vergennes United Methodist Churches.
NEW OFFICE E-MAIL: If you need to reach us with any information regarding bulletin announcements or any questions please contact us now at the following address - vergennesoffice@gmail.com
Matters of Prayer, Thanksgiving & Celebrations:
· Blessing over our 40 Days of Community continuing [Oct. 9 ~ Nov. 20] and over the small groups that are meeting.
· Blessing over Mark Ismond as he delivers the message today in Than's absence. Pastor Than returns tonight from the Spiritual Leaders Academy at Asbury Seminary.
· Comfort for Margie Lowry whose brother died recently.
· Comfort over Diane (Beach) Potgeter and Jenny Babler in the death of their mother last Sunday.
· Strength & comfort for Pat & Becky Russell and their young children from the Lowell community. Becky's pancreatic cancer has spread and hospice is caring for her at home.
NOTE: Thank you for using the PRAYER REQUEST cards in the pews.
VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Oct 23,
8:30 A.M. Service:
Greeters/Ushers: Glenn & Kay DenBraven
Acolytes: Nolan Yahrmarkt
Children's Time: Cinny Gould
Coffee Time: Bill & Laura Vogelzang
11:00 A.M. Service:
Greeters/Ushers: Bob & Angie Anderson
Acolytes: McKenzie Bush
Children's Time: Lori Mundwiler
Coffee Time: Brian & Joanna Williams
VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Oct 30,
8:30 Service:
Greeters/Ushers: Mark and Kim DeVos
Acolytes: Abigail Cummings
Children's Time: Carla Stone
Coffee Time: Laura Sternberg
11:00 A.M. Service:
Greeters/Ushers: Dave and Carmen Bush
Acolytes: Tony Homolka
Children's Time: Chris Strawser
Coffee Time: David and Sheri Talcott
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Attendance & Giving Report:
Offering needed per week: $4,535.00
Offering received last Sunday: $4,406.18
YTD Average Giving: $4,135.02
UMCOR $ 20.00
Attendance for last week, October 16, 2005
8:30 Service -60
11:00 Service - 112
Total -172
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Church of the Month:
Lowell Church of the Nazarene with the Pastor Mike Rhodabarger and located on 201 N. Washington in Lowell. Thank you for lifting them up in your prayers throughout the month of October.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!
We have anoher family member who has just been shipped over to Iraq for a 7 month tour. A goodie box is being prepared for him.
We are collecting any of the following items: magazines [Men's Health, Car, Sports, Readers Digest, etc.], whitening toothpaste, acne medicine, face moisturizer, shower soap, gum, candy, granola bars, health bars, boxed cookies, crackers, Pringles and snacks that come in canister, microwave popcorn, Mac & Cheese, Hormel pasta bowls, cards and letters of encouragement, and most of all our prayers. Donations may be dropped off here at the church anytime. We will send them as we fill a box. Anything we send him will be shared and passed around with the other service personnel. This is Otto and Vivian Linds daughter son-in-law.
If nothing else a BIG LARGE THANK-YOU WILL DO. 8-)
SGT. Wenkel, David A.
MWSS 372 SUPT., CO. HE MAINT
UNIT 42020
FPO. AP 96426-2020
Nathaniel "Than" Johnson, Senior Pastor
Peter McGowan, Assistant Pastor
Secretary
Deb Knauf, Pianist
Denise Antonopulos & Audrey Fleet, Flute Players
Vergennes United Methodist Church
10411 Bailey Dr. NE, Lowell, Michigan 49331
616-897-6141 www.vumc.net
THAN’S NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: pastorthan@aol.com
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