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Weekly Newsletter January 31, 2020

Vol. 2 Issue 4

Latham United Methodist Church

Sunday Feb. 9 8:00 - Noon

February is coming and you know what that means....Valentine's Day! Our Children's Min-istry will be focusing on love during the month of February; specifically God's love for us and for others. Our Toddlers and Pre-K children will be starting a new curriculum theme called All Aboard! We will have fun learning all about Jesus's love for us through stories of his love for a Samaritan woman, Zacchaeus, and others in the Bible.

Our Elementary students will ex-perience Playlist: Put Love in the Mix. We will be talking about treating others the way that you want to be treated and also learning new Bible sto-ries that show God's love for all people. We would love to have children join us this next month! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Lauren Stiles. lstiles@lathamumc.org

Office Hours Mon-Thurs. 7:30am— 5:00 pm Friday 7:30am -11:30 am

www.lathamumc.org

109 Weatherly Road Huntsville, AL 35803 256-881-4069 256-880-0305 fax

Officers of the Board of Stewards: Chair BoS: Frank Barger Vice Chair BoS: John Clausen Lay Leader: Grace Langhout Lay Delegate to Annual Conf: Gina Smith Alternate to Annual Conf: Jane Smith Secretary of BoS: Amma Barnes Treasurer: Donna Whitacre Assist Treasurer: Richard Peters Chair Finance: Elizabeth Cantley Chair of Staff Parish Relations: Jackie Langhout Chair of Trustees: Candy Trowbridge Chair of Library: Elaine McClure/Martha Sharkey Chair Child Dev Ctr: Kim McFadden Chair Lillie Latham Scholarship: Kim McFadden Chair Buchanan Scholarship: Ginny Green Coordinator Children’s Dept: Jennifer Barger & Mari Adams Coordinator Youth Dept: Todd Sutherland Youth Representative: Coordinator Congregational Care: TBA Coordinator Out-Reach: Doug Seay Coordinator Worship: Judy Gillespie/Gina Smith/Chris Hazelrig Director Farmers Mkt: Sherri Ryan President UMM: TBA President UMW: Jennie Lowery President Elderberries: Sherri Ryan

**************************** Lillie Latham Scholarship-Chair: Kim McFadden 2020 2021 2022 Kim McFadden Phil Ryan Jane Smith Elizabeth Savage Jamie Cope Elizabeth Cantley Kathleen Myles Frank Barger Tracy Manush

Board of Stewards Members-at-Large 2020 2021 2022 Don Lambert Michele Gray Patricia Sinopole Larry Weaver Jane Childress Bill Vosahlik Gerald Smith Judy Moore David Gore Jim Williams Buddy Bishop Jeff Bachman James Cope Bill Barnes Lynn McCarter Mack Savage Laura Emerson Carolyn Peters Bob Pollard

Staff Parish– Chair: Jackie Langhout 2020 2021 2022 Roger Beck Jackie Shivers Jackie Langhout Bob Moore Edith Pickens Bryan McCarter Senior Pastor: Robert Sparkman BoS chair: Frank Barger Lay Leader: Grace Langhout Lay Member: Gina Smith

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Trustees - Chair: Candy Trowbridge 2020 2021 2022 Stanley Smith Ben Bentley Lori Hazelrig Wes Smith Paul Stutts Tyler Cunningham Sandy Ekstrom Richard Peters Candy Trowbridge

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Child Development Center– Chair: Kim McFadden 2020 2021 2022 Kim McFadden Jana Seikel *Catherine Beck Sylvia Mitchell Jo Hanson Janet Watson * To be nominated CDC Dir: Tracy Harris Trustees Rep: Paul Stutts Latham Children’s Rep: Lauren Stiles

Community Grief Support Group — Every Tuesday from 3:00-4:00 pm! Facilitator: The Rev. Carl Malm of the Center for Loss, Grief and Change (a minis-try of the Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care). Location: Hope Presbyterian Church, 10001 Bailey Cove Rd. SE (at the intersec-tion of Bailey Cove and Weatherly). (Park on the east side of the building and use the door behind the white fenced playground.)

For anyone grieving any kind of loss or wanting to learn how to be more helpful to those who grieve!

This Week’s Activities at Latham

Monday, February 3rd 8:30a Bend & Stretch 1:00p Tutoring/Morris Elementary 6:30p New Connections Team Meeting 7:00p Lily Flagg Pool Board Meeting Tuesday, February 4th 10:00a Alzheimer’s Support Group 1:00p Tutoring/Morris Elementary 6:00p Bunco Group 6:00p Staff Parish Committee Mtg. 6:30p Tutoring Program 7:00p Huntsville Concert Band Rehearsal Wednesday, February 5th 11:30a Bible Study/Pastor Robert 1:00p Wesley Singer’s Rehearsal 5:30p Prayer Chapel/Sanctuary Open for Prayer 6:00p Youth Boy’s Small Group 6:30p Praise Band Rehearsal 6:30p Ladies’ Bible Study 7:00p Boy Scouts/Kid’s Korner 7:00p Chancel Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 6th 8:30a Bend & Stretch 10:00a Huntsville Chapter DAR Meeting Saturday, February 8th 10:00a Native American Flute Circle

Greeters

FEBRUARY GREETERS AT LATHAM 8:30a Faye Granlund/Doreen Fulcher 9:00a Tasmen Yauney/Dean Stone/ Doreen Fulcher 11:00a Marty Bryan/Paul Stutts Visitor Call List Feb. 2nd Jennie Lowery Feb. 9th Frank Barger

Jan. 31st Lucas Hazelrig David Killingsworth Wes Wells Feb. 1st Grant Barger David Berry Don Lambert Billy Martin Feb. 3rd Windy Geisinger Feb. 4th Crawford Hope Feb. 5th Zachary Wood Feb. 6th Mary Cope Feb. 7th Jeannine Warren

Buchanan Memorial Scholarship-Chair: Ginny Green Senior Pastor- Robert Sparkman Youth Director- Mack Savage Youth Coordinator- Todd Sutherland Trustee Rep– Paul Stutts Buchanan Family- Ginny Green Five church members - Jan Sturbois, Jessica Martin, Grace Langhout, Lauren Stiles, and Frank Barger **********************************************

Library- Elaine McClure & Martha Sharkey ********************************************** New Connections Ministry-Chair: Karen Quigley Frank Barger Patricia Edmonds Catherine Beck Edith Pickens Joe Martin Karen Quigley Betty Vaughn Lowe Edmonds Mack & Elizabeth Savage Subcommittees: Communications: Bob Slamp Small Groups: Marty Bryan Hospitality: Jane Smith

Lay Leadership- Robert Sparkman 2020 2021 2022 Tracy Manush Jim Gillespie Amy Slamp Todd Sutherland David Gore John Clausen

******************************************* Finance– Chair: Elizabeth Cantley 2020 2021 2022 Johnnie Hanson Ken Stephens Buddy Bishop Elizabeth Cantley Chris Hazelrig Melissa Boyett Marty Martin BoS chair: Frank Barger Lay Leader: Grace Langhout Lay Member: Gina Smith SPR chair: Jackie Langhout Treasurer: Donna Whitacre Trustee Rep: Candy Trowbridge Sr Pastor: Robert Sparkman Assoc Pastor: N/A Business Admin: Anita Banks

******************************************** Stewardship- sub-committee –Chair: Chris Hazelrig Pat White Grace Langhout Gerald Smith Tim Hastings Joel Williamson

Lay Leader: Grace Langhout BOS chair: Frank Barger

January 2020

Memorials

Given by Larry and Jan Weaver to the Memorial Fund in memory of

Don Kenyon, Dan Speake and Jean Smith.

Given by Ernie & June Young to the Memorial Fund in memory of

June’s mother, father and brother and Ernie’s

mother, father and sisters.

Given by Phil & Rhonda Ryan to the Hands of Christ Fund in

memory of Jim Gillespie’s brother and Judy Gillespie’s aunt.

Given by David & Clara Conley to the Elderberry Fund in memory

of Roy Willis and Doris O’Donel.

Given by David & Clara Conley to the Memorial Fund in memory of

Rebecca Drake, Ray Cogburn, Dan Speake, Betty Langhout, Frances

O’Bannon, Walt Whitacre and Harold

Walton.

Honorariums

Given by Pat Morris to the Hands of Christ Fund in honor of Ben

Bentley building the quilt frame.

Given by John and Susan Askew to the Missions Fund in honor of

Ann Askew.