| Subject: OWNBEY CLASS MUSINGS ~ Oct. 31 - Nov. 6, 2004 |
| From: William Pearce |
| Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:03:16 -0700 (PDT) |
OWNBEY CLASS MUSINGS
October 31, 2004
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS AT 2 A.M.!
SET YOUR CLOCK BACK AN HOUR!
The MYERS PARK UMC
SUNDAY SCHOOL time is 9:45 - 10:35 a.m.
REMEMBER…in your thoughts and prayers these folks,
others you know, and especially their caregivers…
>Ann Copeland is recovering
from a broken arm, just below the elbow…
>Ellen Chason continues recovery
for her hand…
>Karla Hauersperger continues to
need our prayers…
>Bob Grogan’s
shoulder is getting better…
LAST WEEK:
>>Oct. 24 ~ Barbara Barden reviewed Andrew
Lester’s THE ANGRY CHRISTIAN: A Theology of Anger. No one got angry, but we learned a lot about
anger! Good job, Barbara!
>>Oct. 24 ~ Dr. Allen Verhey, Duke
U. professor, theologian, and medical ethicist, spoke on Care at
the End of Life and the Resurrection and did an excellent job
of raising questions for our thinking!
>>Skip Heintzelman reminded
the class of two service opportunities plus an opportunity to indicate
what days are better suited for everyone to be involved in service
projects. Hopefully, every member of the
class will indicate days that work best for her or him.
>>Oct. 27 ~ An Ownbey Class Helping
Hands Team went to Mooresville and work at the UM Mission Resource
Center. Making the trip were Skip
& Ruth Heintzelman, Carol Needy, Bob &
Marilea Grogan, Thom Sumner, and Marie & Bill
Pearce. Clothing was assorted and
boxed inside while others loaded pallets with 48 flood buckets (already
packed) and bottled water, shrink-wrapped the load, and loaded the
pallets into a trailer. This is a project
that needs attention more than once!
BOO! Happy Halloween!
THIS
WEEK: Oct, 31 ~ Nov. 6, 2004
>>>Oct. 31 ~ Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost; Daylight Saving Time
ends; Reformation Sunday, Halloween
>>>Oct. 31 ~ Chick Thompson will explore some of the thoughts of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr from THE ESSENTIAL REINHOLD NIEBUHR: Essays and Addresses edited by Robert McAfee Brown.
>>>Oct.
31 ~ Last call to visit
the art exhibit in the second floor lobby of the Parish Life Building
sponsored by the Faith and Arts Commission, continues to be seen. The Commission is accepting a variety of
submissions for an upcoming book, REFLECTIONS and the
time has been extended till February 8, 2005. 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.
>>>Nov.
2 ~ REMEMBER TO VOTE!
Your vote does count!
>>>Nov. 3 ~ 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:
>>>>Nov.
7 ~ The Ownbey Class Curriculum Committee urges everyone to
check in with Nhora Moreno in the classroom, then attend the
Rev. Dr. Ben Witherington III’s combined Sunday School
presentation in Jubilee Hall at 9:45 a.m. Ben will speak again Sunday evening at
7:00 p.m. in Jubilee Hall on “The Reliability of the Gospels, and
How They Were Formed.”
>>>>Nov. 14 ~ THE ESSENTIAL REINHOLD NIEBUHR: Essays and Addresses, part 2, will be the theme of Gaston Gage’s review in Sunday School.
>>>>>Like
to go to the Biltmore Estates (assuming you have been one or
more times already!) again? Lake Junaluska has a special running
from Nov. 1st to Dec. 8th of 2-nights at Lake
Junaluska, 2-breakfasts, and a ticket to Biltmore Estates for $99/per
person double occupancy. You are
responsible for all travel arrangements and expenses.
Call 1.800.222.4930 for reservations. P.S.
NOT GOOD FOR DECEMBER 2-3-4 when you will be traveling on the Christmas In Georgia trip!
>>>>>Check
out the Adults Plus! web site at www.mpumc.org/adultsplus to
see what is going on with this exciting ministry! Mark
the third Wednesdays from 10:30 am through lunch and enjoy a good
program, great fellowship, and a good lunch!