OWNBEY CLASS MUSINGS

November 7, 2004

 

The MYERS PARK UMC SUNDAY SCHOOL time is 9:45 - 10:35 a.m.

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL SPECIAL: Check in with Nhora Moreno before heading to Jubilee Hall where Dr. Ben Witherington III will be teaching the combined Sunday School class!

 

Birthdays: :  Bill Pearce (9^th),  Joyce Gosset (14^th)

 

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

>Virginia Gourley is recovering from surgery and additional complications and the latest news is good…

>Ann Copeland is recovering from a broken arm, just below the elbow…

>Ellen Chason continues recovery for her hand…

>Karla Hauersperger will be seeing a surgeon concerning additional surgery…

>Bob Grogan’s shoulder is getting better…

>Others you know who need a prayer…

 

LAST WEEK:

>>Oct. 31 ~ Chick Thompson explored some of the thoughts of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr from THE ESSENTIAL REINHOLD NIEBUHR: Essays and Addresses edited by Robert McAfee Brown.  Good job!

>>Nov. 3  ~ An Ownbey Class Helping Hands Team worked at MedAssist on Central Avenue.  Making the trip were Skip & Ruth Heintzelman, Eleanor Harris, Bob & Marilea Grogan, Dorothy Bridgeman, and Connie Owen.&nbs p; Preparing a mass mailing and checking in drugs were the major efforts.  This is another project that needs attention more than once!  Giving yourself in service gives you a good feeling!

 

THIS WEEK: Nov. 7 ~ Nov. 13, 2004

>>>Nov. 7 ~ Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; All Saints Sunday

>>>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. 10 ~ Hot Wednesday is in session!  Check the church bulletin for after-supper activities.

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

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

>>>>Nov. 14 ~ THE ESSENTIAL REINHOLD NIEBUHR: Essays and Addresses, part 2, will be the theme of Gaston Gage’s review in Sunday School.

>>>>Nov. 21 ~ Durward Owen will introduce the review of THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: Healing Wisdom of the 23^rd Psalm, a book by Harold S. Kushner. 

>>>>Nov. 28 ~ Gerald Baxter will conclude the review of Kushner’s THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: Healing Wisdom of the 23^rd Psalm.

>>>>Nov. 28 ~ First Sunday of Advent: Les Ackerman will be offering the WORLD PREMIER of a composition commissioned in his honor at the Organ and Harp Concert at 5 p.m.

 

>>>>Ann Copeland reports that South Tryon Community Church has an urgent need for cold weather clothing, especially clothing for men.  Clothing can be delivered directly to South Tryon Community Church or deposited here to be transported to the church.  Please put your name on the bag or container as our friends at South Tryon like to acknowledge gifts with a “Thank You” note.

 

>>>>The Commission on Faith and Arts 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 email < A href="mailto:russellsmith@mindspring.com">russellsmith@mindspring.com for additional information.

 

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

 

BROWSING IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY: Books

·         Andrew Lister’s THE ANGRY CHRISTIAN: A Theology of Anger, the book reviewed by Barbara Barden is in the Library unless someone has beaten you to it and checked it out!

·         IN MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN by Robin Edgar has been put on the shelf in the Library.  To find out more about reminiscence and its healing power, come to the Adults Plus! meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 17^th, at 10:30 a.m.

Books already checked out may be put on reserve; you will be notified when they are returned!

 

>>>>>Christmas in Georgia, the Dec. 2 – 4 trip, was cancelled!  Sorry ‘bout that!

 >>>>>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. 1^st to Dec. 8^th 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 to make your reservations. 

 

>>>>>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 a.m. through lunch and enjoy a good program, great fellowship, and a good lunch!

• Robin Edgar, author of IN MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN, will be talking about the healing power of reminiscence on Nov. 20^th.  We all have memories, so let’s learn how to use them as tools helpful for living!
• Les Ackerman & others(?) will provide a great Christmas program on Dec. 15^th.  This is the second year for this program for Adults Plus!  Everyone present last year enjoyed the program!  Make your Christmas a joyous occasion!

 

~THINK IT OVER!~

 

A winning smile is the best accessory any dress or suit ever had!

One good thing about middle age spread is that it brings people closer together!

Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects!

                                                                        --Copied from The Inspirer, FUMC, Albany, GA