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Ownbey Weekly Reader
Sunday, March 2, 2003.
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I)*Social
Report –Jim
and Nancy Hatfield plan to report 03/02.
J)*Lessons:
Today, 03/02 Chick Thompson does the 3rd session on Huston
Smith's Why
Religion Matters... (The Fate of the Human Spirit in Age of Disbelief)
and Bill Pearce finishes 3/9.
K)Happy
Birthdays March:Jane
Gage (3/1), Syd Elkins (3/8), Dick Hauersperger 3/9, Margaret Ann
Schrum 3/10, Betty Campbell 3/11, Carl Hawn 3/13, Carol Needy 3/13, Laura
Witherington 3/13, Winnie Culbreth 3/15, Willard Gourley 3/20,
Oscar Boyette 3/24, Joe Hamrick 3/27, Harriette Thompson 3/27, Pat Culbreth
3/28, Frank Culbreth 3/30, Martha Sadri 3/30.
L)Remember
to move to the seats away from the door to make it easier for people
arriving late.
M)Will
deliver list to Barbara by 3/9.
*Who said this and when:
- There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body
or parts, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the maker and preserver
of all things, both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead
there are three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity - the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
That is Article 1 of the Articles of Religion written
by John Wesley in the Disciple of 1808. There are 25 articles
and are the basis of what Methodism is. According to Mark Edwards
recently, they are what every Methodist believes and "you cannot be a methodist
without believing them all." They may be found on page 59 of the
2000
Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church. They may not be
changed or at least not without a lot of trouble.
2)03/6-8/03
- Cokesbury Special Sale.
3)03/06/03
- *Hot Wednesdays 5:30 -6:30. Call 704 376-5520,
ext. 5200, by noon on Monday of the week.
4)03/12/03
- Wednesday,
Defib
Training - 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Room 109. Call reservation line of 704
376-5520, ext. 5800
5)03/14-15/03
- Friday
night, Room in the Inn - Ownbey night.
6)03/15/03
- Saturday,
Spiritual
Life Retreat on Prayer, $25, with Duke's Dr. Willimon. Registration
forms around and in Cornerstone.
7)03/16/03
- Young Methodist Singles Flower Sale - Place
orders (to be picked up 04/12/03| - get form from Don
8)03/19/03
- Wednesday
- The Hat Lady, Helen Turner, 10:30 business, 11 program, 12 lunch.
call the reservation line at 704 376-5520, ext. 5200, by noon on
Monday of the week,.
9)*03/26/03
- Wednesday
- 6:30 p.m. - Children's Musical, "Tale of Three Trees."
9.1)03/30/03, Sunday,
Neighborhood
Get Together - from 2 p. m. until 4 p. m. in the Parish Life Building
on Sunday March 30, 2003. Bring FRAN - friends, relatives, acquaintances,
and neighbors on that day. We will need to get together a booth. Need
Volunteers
10)April
Sundays
- Greeters - Ownbey assigned. Need
volunteers. The Sadris have signed up for 4/06/03, thanks
11)*04/04/03 –
Huge Attic Sale by Youth. Drop off donations atJoe
Hamby’s office. No, call him!
12)04/12/03
- Pick up flowers ordered 03/16/03
13)06/01/03
- Consecration of Parish Life Building and renovations
14)Other
Volunteers Needed: Ownbey needs initalics:
(a)Ushers
needed
for Church in the Round. Let Jan Nomina, Hospitality Chair, know.
(b)New
Church Member follow-up.
(c)Project Committee
- need more names.
(d)HomeBound and
Hospital Visitation Teams - See Rae Haney
(e)Goodness
Gracious Gift Shop - opening in September, see Linda Shull to work
in Shop
Last
Sunday 02/23/03 (*
new this time):
O)Attendance
for the day was 55, collection was $44.
P)Received
offer to pay for new collection plates.
Q)Skip
Heintzelman brought two prints
and for possible use in the room. Feedback was positive and we have an
offer to pay for framing. Thanks Skip.
R)Received
another
volunteer for Project Committee.
S)Don
said that Fellowship last year gave $500 to
the Defib (we gave $500 including money from individuals). Fellowship had
been asked to contribute to support of security guard and they are considering
$500. Fellowship also has a scholarship program of about $1,000 last year
plus other charities.
T)Don
related his initial conversation with Barbara about the space issue.
After class, several members expressed support for trying to move to the
Fellowship Room with Fellowship to Library and Library to our present room. Don
feels it is hard for the romm to hadle more than 30 people,
and we are averaging 47.
U)The
issue of the “whine” from the a/c will remain no matter how the
room is used. It needs very heavy curtains, thicker glass, maybe hooded
buffers as on the other sides, shutters, or some combination to cut down
the noise. The main issue originally was thought to be the appearance of
the a/c units but we have learned there is a larger issue with the noise.
V)The
room
arrangement worked well until we began to get crowded. Church in the
Round ran over, causing a number of people to be late for Sunday School.
By then all most of the seats were taken and as we added more it became
much too crowded. Granted, after the newness wears off, we might not have
as many in attendance but we always have had more than 30 average with
peaks and the room cannot handle more than 30. See “list” mentioned below.
W)Jack
Copeland is back from his mission
trip to Bolivia and he gave a brief report. Joe Hamrick is off to
Costa Rico this week.
X)*Health
and Happiness Report
Y)*Treasurer's
Report
Z)*Social
Report –
Let Jim and Nancy Hatfield have suggestions.
AA)*Thanks
to the Maxwells who hung Dr. Ownbey and he looks great. Barbara
says the staff has to close our door to keep from over saturation with
him, it is a neat location and gives a good feeling to walk
down the hall and enter the room.
BB)*Thanks
to Anne Lumadue, Ellen Chason, Connie Owen for helping
stuff labels on the 18th
CC)*Lessons:
Today, 02/23/03, the Honorable Sydnor Thompson continues
Huston Smith's Why
Religion Matters... (The Fate of the Human Spirit in Age of Disbelief).
On 2/16, William got us off to a fine start and even made
the book seem simple. Chick Thompson does the 3rd session on the book on
3/2 and Bill Pearce finishes 3/9.
DD)Happy
Birthdays:
02/18 Sydnor Thompson, 02/18 John Rasberry, 02/29 Jean Hamrick.
*Happy
Birthdays March: Jane Gage (3/1), Syd Elkins (3/8), Dick Hauersperger
3/9, Margaret Ann Schrum 3/10, Betty Campbell 3/11, Carl Hawn 3/13, Carol
Needy 3/13, Laura Witherington 3/13, Winnie Culbreth, Willard
Gourley 3/20, Oscar Boyette 3/24, Hrriette Thompson 3/27,Joe Hamrick 3/27,
Pat Culbreth 3/28, Frank Culbreth 3/30, Martha Sadri 3/30.
EE)*Remember
to move to the seats away from the door to make it easier for people
arriving late.
FF)Room
109 -
1)Met
with Barbara 02/14 as we are working on noise from a/c, shutters,
blackboards
/ whiteboards / bulletin board, storage, buffer, space if attendance stays
up, surroundings, pictures, storage, tables, overhead light, etc.
(a)She
asked us to give her a list of our "concerns."
(b)A
major concern is the noise from the a/c units and the difficulty hearing
the teacher and class discussion.
*We learned that this was a big issue even before we "discovered" it.
The a/c was so loud over in the Youth Building that they
ALREADY have added buffers (notice the big hoods). They
did not add a buffer hood toward our window because of the need for air
and, I bet, the reverberation on the ground from it on our wall might have
been worse. She suggested a microphone and I said I did not think so.
I see Fellowship now has one.
(c)*Let
Bill, Marie, or Don R know your concerns to
help draft our list next week.
(d)Room
assignments are not permanent
yet.
2)Chairs
- We need to mark and number our additional 6 chairs giving 56 chairs.
3)Hymnals:
We are supposed to have 40 (now three are missing). We will compile a list
of the dedications.
4)Comments
/ suggestions / etc.
Feel free to add to the discussion.
GG)Class
Pictures
- $5 payable to Ownbey SS (or cash) and give to Carol
Douglas.
1)Pictures
at
Photo Island and then click on "Ownbey'30202" on the left menu.
2)A
big
picture is on our web page at http://donredding.com/church.htm
02/24/2003
12:39 PM