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A) This Week: Library, Curriculum update, Fitness Classes, H and H, Budget Update,
Adults Plus!, Habitat, Shelter, Birthdays, Parties,
Lesson. (Bill Pearce presided in Don’s absence.)
B) News: :
1) Lessons:
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Gaston (11/16) did
the last of 3 sessions on Beyond
Belief, the Gospel of Thomas. Ace Walker
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Marie Pearce on
11/23 starts 3 sessions on First
Christians followed by Carol Douglas (11/30) and Paul Guthery (12/07). For Sunday, November
23rd: Everyone is urged to read Acts 1 -
8 in preparation for Marie’s lesson.
2) Bun Collingwood
- Here is information from the
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Bernard G. Collingwood, Jr. - Mr. Collingwood, 78, of
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Flowers were in
the class room from the Saturday Services for Bun at the request of Elaine.
3) Challenge / Budget Issue: Members continue to contribute and we hope to have a
more current figure on 11/16. At our celebration we reported $12,150.
4) Fitness
Classes good, ask Marilea, judy, Don H etc. Martiele encouraged class members to come,
even if missed first few sessions.
5) Emergency
Winter Shelter begun and need volunteers through March beginning 11/27, 12/16,
01/22, 02/26, 03/25
6) Room
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7) Year End Giving – A member is giving the church some appreciated
stock and will designate a portion of it to our Helping Hands Project
Committee. The Business office can keep up with this and easily make this allocation by issuing
a check to Ownbey. The giver wants to remind class members of this type giving
and hopes it will encourage other class members to do the same. As many of you
know, there are a number of ways to give to the church, other than in cash,
with tax advantages for the giver. More later on this. Pick up a booklet on this 11/23 and also
see section in Ownbey Handbook.
8) Curriculum Meeting,
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Don Hammer, 2004
Chair of Curriculum Committee, surveyed the teachers for suggestions prior to
the meeting 11/06. A questionnaire will be given to the members later for their
ideas.
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A Schedule for the
first three months of 2004 has been developed and will be available after 11/16
9) Nametags –Do
we keep using them, and if so, do we have any suggestions for who should be the
“keeper of the Tags.” Give Don or Bill your feedback.
10) 50th Celebration: (more later)
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Sign
Banner - Please sign our 50th Banner
if you have not. Use permanent marker to help it last until the 75th in 2027. We want all
the ministers and staff to sign as well. Come to Room 110 anytime.
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If you took
pictures Friday night with film, have a CD made and I will pay you for it. I
did not take as many pictures as I wanted. Thanks to Paul for already giving me
some already – see a few above.
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Photos are now on line
at Photo
Island ID is don@donredding.com.
And Password is UNC if you need them. Look for Celebration… near top of
menu.
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See list of
attendees (will be a couple of days before current) http://donredding.com/celebration.html or http://donredding.com/celebration.pdf
11) John Holbert from Perkins SMU did the 10 Commandments Sunday and Monday. We had good representation
from Ownbey at all sessions. See picture of original 10 at end.
12) Christmas Party: Sign up for our Christmas Party at the Hatfields. It is Friday, December 5. Someone has signed up for ham and drinks so
mark that off your choices and bring your specialty. We are again inviting our
ministers and guests;
encourage them to come.
13) Remember the ever popular Breakfast at
Thompson’s is Sunday, December 14.
14) News Flashes:
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See 11/12
Cornerstone:
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Info on
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Christmas
Poinsettia Sale, $12 to Nancy Pryor soon.
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The Christmas
portion of the Messiah by our Chancel Choir and
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Creating a
Meaningful
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Functional Fitness
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Last Hot Wednesday
for 2003 is 11/19
15) Last week Carl Hawn
announced he is moving to
16) Health and Happiness:
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Carol Needy came
through a procedure a week or so ago fine, was at our Celebration, tho last
week had a cold or flu.
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Carol told of
Chip’s progress with short term memory.
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Joe Hamrick had
surgery last week. Home and doing well.
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Please provide
Reatha with other H and H news.
17) Thank Yous – We received thank you letters for help with Habitat building and
providing snacks. Listed in the Bullitin for the Sanctuary Services were the
names of Ownbey members under “Habitat 2003 Building on Faith” were
Willard Gourley, Joyce Allen, Joe Hamrick, Jim Hatfilel, Skip Heintzelan,
Durward Owen,
18) Adults Plus!
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Next program
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11/20 Rainmaker
$20 Matthews
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12/03, 4 - Trip to Barter Theater,
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New Web Page at http://www.mpumc.org/mpumc/adults
or http://www.mpumc.org/adultsplus
19) November
Birthdays – Virginia Gourley 11/03, Ownbey SS Class 11/07, Bill Pearce 11/09, Joyce Gosset
11/14, Twala Kruger 11/15, Lois Wilson, Lou Bledsoe 11/17,
Linda Myers 11/19, Jim Hatfield 11/21, Ted Bryan 11/21, Eleanor
Harris 11/26
20) Visiors – (11/16) Karen Funderburk, Lou Jones, Yvonne
Witner
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Ownbey
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Emergency Winter Shelter begun and need
volunteers through March beginning 11/27, 12/16, 01/22, 02/26, 03/25
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11/30/03
Tree Sale 12/05-06 delivery, Order during November.
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12/03, 04
- Adults Plus! Trip to
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12/05
- 06 Tree Sale delivery, order during November.
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Other Volunteers
Needed:
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Hospice Thanksgiving Meals needed 335-3577
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Soup Kitchen Starts @ South Tryon Church, need servers
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Ushers
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Habitat food and workers
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Treats for Ownbey Class
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Guides / Greeters Sunday Mornings
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Help Library. See Barbara8
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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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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
F) 
10 Commandments - John Holbert from Perkins SMU did the 10
Commandments Sunday and Monday. We had good representation from Ownbey at all
sessions. Below is an original of the
Commandments which Don found in