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OOD NEWS G r e g g t o n U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h M ay 2 9 , 2 0 1 2
Worship in June June is a great time for us to celebrate the amazing
power and presence of our God.
Here’s a brief overview of our community worship
experiences for the month:
June 3- Romans 8:12-17- The work of the Spirit
in our lives.
Beginning June 10- Get Crazy, - the story of what
happens when you choose a way that is not God,
and when God chooses a way that is not yours.
June 10- 1 Samuel 8:4-20 (11:14-15) “We Just
Can’t Wait to Have a King” and praying for Va-
cation Bible School.
June 17 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 – “A Father’s Day
Lesson: The Lord Looks at the Heart.” Prayers
for those going to church camp and our Father’s
Day Celebration.
June 24 1 Samuel 17:1-49 – “Honesty and Integ-
rity when everyone is afraid.” Prayers for those
going on the mission trip.
Staff Changes Announced We are proud to welcome Jennifer Swords as an
intern to our church staff this summer. Jennifer will be
working with our college age community, helping with
youth and children’s worship, and helping out with our
Connect worship. Jennifer’s first Sunday is this Sunday.
She likes to be called Jenn. Be sure and wear your
nametag and give her a warm welcome (But we know
you will do that).
The Staff Parish Committee would like for you to
know about some staff changes. Debbie Cardwell will
be moving from assistant youth minister into the Lay
Ministry director position. You will remember that
Sara Straznicky is moving over to direct the five day
preschool. Debbie will be in charge of our hospitality,
our ministries with our guests, and care of our members.
She will also continue to work with our youth on a
somewhat more limited basis. One of our pastors, Ricky
Ricks, will work more directly with our Adult Ministry
team.
Honoring our Past, Celebrating our
Future And the Renovations Begin! It has begun…the choir hall preschool rooms are now
stripped of that gosh-awful smelly carpet; next step will be
painting those walls! And a wall came down last week
across from the Fellowship Hall between the “angel” room
and the “paint-
splatter” room. This is
the future choir room.
It will allow our Chancel choir a shorter walk-
ing distance on Sunday mornings. The old
choir room will then be converted to the Chil-
dren’s Worship center, and will also be used
with the 2-day and 5-day preschool programs.
The old Resource Room (that always seems to
be the catch-all) is being cleaned out to make
room for Sara Straznicky’s preschool office.
Excitement is everywhere! Thank you to
everyone who has given and/or will be giving
of your extra fruits to make these changes hap-
pen! It is all about growing the Kingdom, and
raising up Disciples of Christ!
June 3rd– End of school party for all kids. Kids will
celebrate the end of school with a party during Sun-
day school at 10am. Parents can bring their kids
straight to the playground at 10am.
June 6- VBS planning and prayer at 6pm. Please
plan to come to this if you are helping.
June 10- set up and decorating for VBS at 5:30pm.
We will meet in the Sanctuary to delegate tasks and
get supplies.
June 11-15- Vacation Bible School
(Registration available online)
9-11am- Asbury house VBS- we are still in need of
people to help with this.
5:30-8pm- if you have not signed up to help and
would still like too, please contact Esther.
June 18-22- Church camp at Lakeview
June 27– Tie dye fun night from 6-8pm.- kids are
invited to come and make a tie dye shirt, play fun
games and learn about Jesus.
Summer Parent/Youth Meeting June 3rd
5:30-7:30 pm
We will gather in the Wellmaker Joy Classroom to
discuss the summer schedule, preparations, and
expectations for camp and the mission trip. The
meeting will probably be fairly short.
Father’s Day Tickets Father's Day Breakfast Tickets are available before
traditional worship and during the Sunday school
hour, prior to Connect Worship. Individual tickets
are $8.00, and family tickets are $20.00. Get your
Father's Day Breakfast tickets today! All proceeds
benefit youth summer missions!
Youth Mission Project The youth began a local missions project through
serving an elderly resident of our Greggton neighbor-
hood. In the midst of school finals and demanding
extra-curricular activities, a dozen of our youth made
serving the needs of our neighborhood a priority. The
project included mowing the yard, pulling weeds,
clearing brush, and trimming hedges. The resident
was very appreciative, but the honor was the youths'
to serve. When she looks outside of her window, she
can enjoy the beauty of her yard, and her heart will be
warmed by the love of Christ shared with her by the
youth at Greggton United Methodist Church.
Love Shares are still available in the church office.
Youth Events June 3rd (5:30-7:30 pm)
Youth/Parent meeting about the summer mission
activities, including camp, mission trip, and
fellowship events.
June 10th (5:30-7:30 pm)
Greggton Youth
VBS Prep
Meet in the Community Room
June 17th (8:00-10:30 pm)
Father's Day Breakfast
Tickets Available
Individual: $8.00/Family: $20.00
No Evening Youth: Father's Day
June 18th-22nd
N/NW District Church Camp
Meet on the 18th at the church at 8:00 am.
Will return on the 22nd at around 4:00 pm.
June 24th-29th
Mission Trip: Biloxi Mississippi
Depart from the church 1:00 pm
Please eat lunch before coming.
Will return around 6:00 pm on June 29th.
July 1st: No Evening Youth
"Day of Rest"
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS Agape: We had ten members in class for Mary Catherine Shipp’s lesson from the Gospel of John. Prayers for all vet-
erans and their families.
New Beginnings: We had a small group of 7 present this morning but some excellent discussion on our final study
on Paul. The lesson today was "Experiencing Joy in Sufferings" from Philippians 1:12-26 taught by Terry
Hedden. Prayer joys and concerns this week include: Nelson Swigar (Beth Garcia's dad), Janet Adams' uncle, John
Adams' uncle Ken, Buck Coulter's grandfather, Rebecca & Zach (Benton's daughter & son-in-law), Nathan Hedden
family (Terry & Vicki's nephew). We will begin a new study next Sunday on Angels. Our class will provide the
evening meal for LIHN on Sunday, June 24. Our next Asbury House yard work day will be weekend of June 8 - 9.
Welmaker-JOY: Richard Andrews brought the class together with announcements, a joke and a prayer. Thanks to
Nancy Duke for delicious refreshments. Happy birthday to Joe Stafford. A joy for all the grandparents who had
grandchildren graduate from various schools and grades with honors. Also students who have done well in various
state student competitions. A joy that Billye Early got a good doctor’s report and no more chemo. Prayer concerns
this week for Jimmy, Ricky, and James Andrews, Connie Brooks, Tim Begley, Carolyn Brown, LaJuanda Emery,
Larry Hamilton’s mother, Faye Rittenberry, John Hardin, Kate Hart, Ron & Johnnie McCune, Jane Snipes, Wilma
Stafford, Joe Stone, Nelda Smith, Rose Marie Jones, Anne & Debbie Barrow, Nickolas Baker, Jayce Tyner, Suzanne
Mitchell, Buddy & Judy Wyche, Sherry & Katie Richardson, Jamie Carver, Ken Olvie, and Bryan Boyd. We also
pray for Mary Broome and Richard Andrews as they travel to Indiana. Thirty heard Bobby Koonce teach a thoughtful
lesson entitled “The Way, the Truth, and the Life,” encourages us to explore how Jesus is the way, the truth, and the
life for us.
Come Meet Jenn If you are a college age person (or close too it), we’d love
for you to meet our new intern, Jenn Swords, who will be lead-
ing groups just for you. Your first opportunity to get to meet
her will be this Sunday at 10am in the prayer room. Hope you
can join us!
Thank You Our thanks for all the prayers from our church
family during the loss of John’s brother, Tommy
Eaves.
John And Linda Eaves
Lon Morris College Need
Dear Friends of Lon Morris,
I received a letter this past week from our bishop. In it she detailed financial dif-
ficulties facing Lon Morris college. Because of these financial difficulties, the col-
lege has been unable to meet its payroll obligations to faculty and staff. Currently
three payrolls have not been paid, and the faculty and some staff are under contract
to be paid through July 31. The shortfall presents to these employees serious
issues: home mortgage payments are still due, medical bills must be paid, and
groceries purchased. The faculty and staff need our help.
We are appealing to the churches of this conference to help provide financial assistance to these faculty and staff,
and to help Lon Morris meet its outstanding payroll obligations as soon as possible. The Council on Finance and
Administration has authorized, on the recommendation of the Cabinet, a one-time conference-wide emergency
appeal for Lon Morris College in accordance with ¶ 614.5. The sole purpose of this solicitation is for unpaid salary
and benefits for the faculty and staff of Lon Morris College. We are therefore asking every church in the annual
conference to collect a special offering between now and June 10 or to send funds to help with these payroll
responsibilities. Our goal is to cover one payroll—about $250,000.
My heart like yours breaks for Lon Morris and its employees. We are busy with many things, but I thought that I
would be remiss if I didn’t inform you of this situation, and give you the opportunity to respond. I would invite all of
us to be in prayers for the faculty, students, and administrators. Our Communion offering for June will be designated
for this. If you wish to contribute before that, please mark all checks “Lon Morris.”
Grace and Peace,
Ricky
Greggton United Methodist Church
1101 Pine Tree Road
Longview, Texas 75604
(903) 759-3831
www.greggton.org
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Memorial Gifts Memorials for John Hall were given by LaJuan
Carpenter, Johnny & Linda Eaves, and Darwynn &
Peggy Ewest
A memorial for Marion “Topsy” Jenkins was
given by Grace Sneed.
5 Day Preschool Our 5 Day Preschool will be opening September 4,
and we need your
help to spread the
word! If you know
anyone that has a 3
or 4 year old and
needs full-time care,
please tell them
about New Horizon
Preschool. We have
postcards that you
can take to work or to your neighbors, just come by the
church to pick some up. If anyone would like more de-
tails about the preschool, be sure to check out our web-
site www.nhpreschool.com or call Sara Straznicky at
903.759.3831.
Volunteer for LIHN We will be hosting families for LIHN the week of
June 24-30. Please consider signing up to help serve in
this ministry. The sign-up sheet is located in the hallway
by the Fellowship Hall or you can call the church office
at 903.759.3831 to sign up. We need your help to make
sure the families are taken care of as we share the love
of Christ.
Thank You! Greggton United Methodist Women would like to thank
those in the congregation who helped us collect barcodes
from Campbell products and Boxtops for
Education, for the Henderson Settlement in Kentucky.
Thanks to your efforts we were able to send 2222 points
for Campbell products and 524 Boxtops for Education.
Henderson Settlement has put out a new list of
participating products. Please take a sheet form the
collection boxes that list the new items.
Thank You to the Greggton Family! We would like to thank you for the lovely wedding
shower given to us on April 29, 2012. We cannot express
how much love, support and gratitude we received that
day. Although we are unable to attend this church on a
regular basis, we have always felt welcomed and at home
when we are able to visit. Thank you from the bottom of
our hearts for helping us start our life as one.
Brent and Erin Ricks