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A) This Week:
B) 50th Celebration November 07.
Jubilee Hall
Thanks for the suggestions, keep
them coming. We need addresses of previous members.
If you want to help plan, contact
the Hatfields or Don
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C) News: :
1) Budget Issue:
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Several class members suggested the Ownbey
Class make a contribution (in addition to any other individual gifts) to help
cover the expected Operating deficit.
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To help
cover the projected Operating deficit and as an encouragement to other Sunday
School classes, the Ownbey Class will contribute $50 to the Operating fund of
the Church (in recognition of its 50th anniversary year) and
encourage class members to increase their pledge or give an additional amount.
Such gifts may be designative as part of the Ownbey effort.
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Wayne Harris,
Business Manager, said any increased pledges or gifts may be marked
“Ownbey Effort” or something similar to reflect our class effort.
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A rough
approximation of the support of the
Ownbey Class so far is $1,800
2) Lessons:
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On 10/12 Jim Walters talked
to us about our Sanctuary and its Symbolism. Thanks for a grand session, Jim. If you have
the 25 Anniversary 32 page booklet, the 117 page 50th Anniversary yellow book
from 1975 (“A Narrative Compilation of News ... of
...MPUMC, ” or Rev. Gilreath Adams
book on the Sanctuary(“Artifacts in the Sanctuary of MPUMC”),
please look over and bring. The last two
are on line at http://donredding.com/sanctuary.html
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Then
10/19 Chick Thompson starts a two class session on Speak What We
Feel followed by Ace Walker on 10/26.
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Thanks
to Barbara Barden (10/05) for a good
lesson from the International Series. It always is lively when she is with us.
3) 10/05 Approved new Membership policy and new class
description. See in Reader below. A class member
suggested a short way to express our view on membership is “Once a
member, always a member, as long as you wish.”
4) Exercise Classes –Survey class (10/12) about an exercise
class for the over 55 folks to be held Tuesdays and Thursdays. No cost for the
first session and then it is either $4 or $5. Filled out survey 10/12. Carol
Douglas uses the same trainer and said she was “lot of fun, very good,
loves seniors, does not work you too hard, and I would encourage to sign up for
class” and loves seniors.
5) Ushers Needed. See Jerry Brady.
6) Nametags
2 – We need Nametags for our 50th celebration for members,
former members, and guests. It might be a good time to consider permanent
name tags for Ownbey for the future. Preference from members seems to be
for the ones with elastic strings around the neck. Thanks to Bob Lumadue who
did the last nametags which now have become yellowed and many missing. Not sure
who did the wooden Nametag Holder but it was during Betty Campbell’s
presidency.
7) 50th Celebration:
is Friday, November 07, at
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We have
received checks from some of you already
and also from former members including the Sales of Maritta
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The
class voted 10/05 to have the meal catered for the 50th Anniversary at
a cost of $8 each This was in lieu of a covered dish meal. Former members will
be invited to join us (at the $8), but special guests will not be charged.
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Give
your money or mail to Carol
Douglas, 2110
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Let Don
and the Hatfields have addresses of previous members to invite.
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Over 50
people signed up already. We hope for 100.
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Planning continues; let Social Chair Jim Hatfield have your
ideas.
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Sydnor Thompson will be our main
speaker.
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Suggestion we pay for Sanctuary flowers on the
Sunday before the celebration; cost is $125, and we are looking for
contributions to do this. Need four and have two 10/13.
6) News Flashes:
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Environmental
Task force meeting
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United
Methodist Women to
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Flu
Shots on 10/28
7) Health and Happiness:
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Alan
Maxwell is home and
recovering from the removal of his gall
bladder.
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Bun
Collingwood is feeling worse
lately and we should keep him in our prayers.
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Virginia
Gourley is feeling stronger,
thanks to a blood transfusion following a bout with anemia, and was in Church
10/05
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Good to
see in class 10/05 some folks who have been under the weather recently including Marie Perce, Randy Harris, Dottie
Tobias.
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Good to
see the Witherington’s back
from their
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Winnie
Culbreth’s mother, Alma Warren died recently.
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Please
provide Reatha with other H and H
8) Helping Hands:
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On 10/12
Skip Heintzelman thanked Harriette Thompson, Ann Copeland,
Connie Owen, and Ruth Heintzelman for helping October 11 provide
hospitality stations for our youth Champion Builders around the
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As a
reminder, Helping Hands is the Committee / function of the Ownbey Class
whose purpose as approved
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See #1
action above on the Budget issue.
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On
9) Class Talks: On the
heels of Dr Howell’s Church Talks, Ownbey has Class Talks before and
after SS class. No attendance
Requirement. Your call. I will be here if you want to chat after
10) Thanks to Connie Owen and her telephone committee for calling
prospective new class members who joined the church recently.
11) Adults Plus!
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Has new
Web Page at http://www.mpumc.org/mpumc/adults
or http://www.mpumc.org/adultsplus
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Being
asked to sponsor “meals on wheels” type function for Lakota
Indians. See info at http://donredding.com/20031015lakota.html
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Skip Heintzelman told 10/05/03 10/122/03 of plans
for a trip to the Barter Theater in
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Day trip
to
12) Bill Pearce told the class that Marcus J. Borg
was going to be spealking at the Myers Park Baptist Church Friday
night (
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14) October Birthdays: Connie Owen 10/04, Tonsie Lee 10/10, Wes Soule 10/11, Ginny Soule 10/17, Tom Stinson 10/18, Anne Lumadue 10/21, Helen Hackney 10/22, Ken Buker 10/23, Allen Maxwell 10/27
15) Disaster Response teams. We are organizing Disaster Response teams to go to the coast right now.
The first group, scheduled for October 19-25, needs four more team
members to join Bob Johnson and Ric Caponi.
We will remove damaged furnishings, wall board, insulation and flooring
to assist with the drying out process, and there will be repair projects. A second team will go east on November 7-10 -
and this will work well for folks with only weekend availability. This is a great opportunity to serve God and
to give yourself in assistance to the folks whose lives have been so hurt by
this disaster.
A) The following was approved by voice vote with
no objection on
The Ownbey Sunday School Class is a
welcoming Christian Community. Anyone who wants to be a member of the Ownbey
Sunday School Class may be. Members remain on the roll – even if they
seldom (or never) attend - unless they say they want to be removed.
A class member suggested a short
way to express it is “Once a member, always a member, as long as you wish.”
B) Class Description: The following change was approved
The Ownbey Sunday School is
primarily a discussion class of singles and couples ages 40 and up. It designs
its own curriculum of Bible study, applied theology, life management issues,
and other topics. The teachers are experienced in leading discussions and
knowledgeable in the subject matter.
F) Ownbey Calendar++++++++++++++++++++
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12/03, 4 - Adults Plus! Trip to
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Other Volunteers
Needed: Ownbey needs in italics:
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Ushers
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Habitat food and workers
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Treats
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Guides / Greeters Sunday Mornings
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Help get
Library Started. See Barbara
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Youth need
sofas, piano, keyboard
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Help Wanted in several Service Areas in the Church, 295-4841
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Urban Ministry
needs towels and washcloths
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Family Partner
needed for the Robinson’s Habitat House.
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CHAMP Volunteers needed
-joe@mpumc.org
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Hospital
Visitors See Rae Haney
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Elementary School
Buddies 343-5427
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Ushers for Church in the Round. Tell Jan Nomina, Hospitality
Chair.
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New Church
Member follow-up. Need Volunteers
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Home Bound and Hospital
Visitation Teams - See Rae Haney
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Goodness Gracious
Gift Shop - see Linda Shull 366-0403 to work in Shop
G) Window of the Seven Christian Virtues (Draft and Rough!)
There is a story about a businessman visiting
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The windows are known, collectively, as the Window of the seven Christian
Virtues and was given "in memory of Mrs. Alfreta Chrisman Snyder by the
members of this church." Of course the question is, who was Mrs. Snyder.
No Snyder name appears as one of the founding members and we hope to figure
this out someday. In 1989 the window along with the others was restored. A
plaque downstairs in the Sanctuary just inside the doors from the Narthex on
the Queens Road Side says it was restored “in honor of Christian Harris
by Jay Hendrix.”
The window has a wealth of detail and history in its
seven large window panes and its 25 smaller panes. The smaller panes start with
the symbols of the "A" and "O" for the Alpha and Omega at
the very top on either side. Jesus said I am the Alpha and the Omega (
location). On our left is a United States Soldier and on the right is a United
States Sailor. In the middle is the
Next are- left to right: Symbols of Seven Virtues
The windows include scales of justice; donkey for humility; angel saying
“God is my strength” for courage; angel saying, “Who is like
unto God?’ for Divinity: angel saying, The sword of the Spirit” for
faith; anchor for hope and purse for charity (love).
CENTRAL FIGURES: (From left to right)
These include Justice: Martin Luther, leader of Reformation
Humility: St. Francis of
Courage: Stephen, the first Christian martyr
Divinity: Christ the King (Crown on his head,)
Faith: Paul the Apostle
Hope: John Wycliff, translator of Bible into English
Charity (Love): John Wesley, founder of Methodism
FIGURES NEAR BOTTOM: (from left to right)
Justice: Solomon ordering the soldier to cut baby in half, when two women claimed to be its mother
Humility: Feed the poor, clothe the naked
Courage: David with sling shot, killed Goliath
Divinity: Angel says “God is Light”
Faith:
Hope: Daniel in the lion’s den
Charity (Love): Helping people in debtors prison
Note: Above the head of Jesus, “Come Unto to Me”
and below His feet: I am the King of the World