Hope to see everyone Sunday morning!

 

October 3, 2004

 

 

Birthdays: :  Connie Owen (4^th); Gerald Baxter (5^th)

 

REMEMBER…in your thoughts and prayers these folks, others you know, and especially their caregivers…

>Karla Hauersperger had emergency surgery last Sunday as a result of developing an infection in the colon; she is in the ICU at the hospital…

>Ellen Chason is still receiving therapy for her hand…

>Charlie King suffered a heart attack; following surgery implant of a stent he shows some signs of improvement…

>Others you know…

 

LAST WEEK:

 >>Class attendance was very good as Paul Guthery concluded the quarter’s reviews and studies with a lesson focusing on deacons, elders and bishops in 1^st Timothy 3.

>>Myers Park UMC celebrated the75^th Commemorative Anniversary focusing on the Sanctuary and featuring Dr. Tom Hanchett, historian, and Bonson Hobson, a local architect, along with great music featuring the bagpipe, the Chancel Choir, brass and the organ magic of Les Ackerman! 

 

THIS WEEK: Oct, 3- 9, 2004

>>>Oct. 3 ~ 18th Sunday after Pentecost; World Communion Sunday

>>>Oct. 3 ~ William Webb begins the review of A WAY OF LIFE IN THE WORLD: Spiritual Practices for United Methodists by Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., pastor at Providence UMC.

>>>Oct. 3-29 ~ The Third Annual Churchwide Art Exhibit, sponsored by the Faith and Arts Commission, can be seen in the second floor lobby of the Parish Life Building.  The Commission is accepting a variety of submissions for an upcoming book, REFLECTIONS, Oct. 1-17.  You, too, may be published IF YOU submit something for the book.  Contact Russell Smith at 704-321-9384 or russellsmith@mindspring.com for additional information.

>>>Oct.6 ~ Hot Wednesday is in session!  Check the church bulletin for after-supper activities.

           

>>>Invite a FRIEND to come to class with YOU this Sunday!

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

>>>>Oct. 10 ~ Willard Gourley will conclude the review of Carter’s A WAY OF LIFE IN THE WORLD.

>>>>Oct. 10 ~ Bishop J. Lawrence McCleskey, former pastor and the new Resident Bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference, will be installed here at Myers Park UMC in a Service of Celebration at 4 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to be present for this event.

>>>>Oct 11-12 ~ FLU SHOTS will be provided in Parish Life Building Rooms 106-108, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.  Monday and Tuesday.  Get ready for the upcoming flu season!

>>>>Oct. 11-14 ~ More than 30 folks will participate in the ADULTS PLUS! Spiritual Life Retreat at Lake Junaluska.  The retreat program will feature Rev. Marvin Cropsey, editor of MATURE YEARS and General Conference materials.

>>>>Oct. 17 ~ Don Hammer will revisit MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, exploring the drive that leads Dr. Paul Farmer to his health ministries, especially the one-on-one ministry in Haiti.

>>>>Oct. 20 ~ Check the church’s web site (www.mpumc.org) for the Adults Plus! program information!  Come and join in the fellowship beginning at 10:30 a.m. through Lunch ($5.00 each).  The Committee on Nominations will announce the slate of officers to be elected for the coming year.

>>>>Oct. 24 ~ Barbara Barden will explore Andrew Lester’s THE THEOLOGY OF ANGER.

>>>>Oct. 24 ~ Dr. Allen Verhey, Duke U. professor, theologian, and medical ethicist, will speak on Care at the End of Life and the Resurrection in Jubilee Hall at 7:00 p.m.

 

!!! – EVERY SUNDAY read the announcements in the Worship Service bulletin!  You may find an event you don’t want to miss!

 

TOO HOT FOR YOU?  WANT TO GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT?  Take a trip…not just any trip, but a trip with your friends who are going, too! 

 

 >>>>>Dec. 2-4 ~ Christmas in Georgia, the Adults Plus! trip to Callaway Gardens, Stone Mountain, and other places south!  Check the board for information, or stop by the Adult Education Office table for additional information.  Registrations now being taken; deadline is November 1^st! 

 

OTHER TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Check the listing of Senior United Methodist Travel Opportunities (available on the Adult Ministry Table outside of the Adult Education Office) for a variety of day trips, overnighters, and extended trips offered through cooperation among Myers Park UMC, Matthews UMC, Mouzon UMC, and Providence UMC.  Please note that the Callaway Gardens/Stone Moun tain Holiday on Nov. 18-20 is offered by Mouzon UMC and Myers Park UMC Adults Plus! offers a similar, and we think, better trip two weeks later at a savings of $94.00/person double.