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From Rev. Jack... Dear Friends,
If there is one topic I like thinking about it is money. I like planning to have enough money, thinking how to be gen-
erous, how to save, and even how to spend. But Jesus liked to do more than think about it-he actually talked about
money. In fact I think the argument can be made that Jesus talked more about money than any other single subject, in-
cluding prayer. In some way Jesus seemed to think that the way we used our money was a sign of our spiritual depth
and values.
I wonder how he would have responded to money during the recent financial crisis? I think part of what he would do
is remind us of how we fret away so much of our money on things that are fun or comforting, but not important eter-
nally. Would he challenge us to give as much to the church as we give to Starbucks? Would he challenge us to match
checks to the church with our giving to Time Warner or Verizon? Even though we seem to have come back from the
brink, many of us still have tremendous concerns about our financial future-the church is no different. Like you, the
church must faithfully and responsibly plan for our future. God is with us and has called us to a unique ministry which
calls for time, energy, and yes, even money.
This year the church is asking you to make a pledge to the 2010 Annual Budget. You can find more information
about giving on our web site under the Stewardship link including budgets, pledge cards, and other information such as
the confidentiality of pledges and the ability to change a pledge. Your giving is your best estimate for what you can give
to the church. Please return your completed pledge cards on or before November 22nd. My family, as well as the Car-
son's will make pledges to our church.
We encourage you to pray and be generous in your giving, without which could not carry out the wonderful minis-
tries we’re called to such as VBS, mission giving, Sunday worship, and service to the poor in Lakeland. I’m so thankful
to be one of your pastors. I believe in our church and trust God is leading us in this journey together. Thanks ahead of
time for your generosity and timeliness as we seek to help build the kingdom of God in south Lakeland.
Love and Peace,
Jack Jackson Pledge online at www.scumc.net
Highlights
Monthly Newsletter of Christ the Shepherd
November 2009
John 6:33-35
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the
bread of life: he that cometh to me shall
never hunger; and he that believeth on
me shall never thirst.”
Get Ready To
Fall Back!! Daylight Saving Time begins on
Sunday, November 1st at 2 AM.
November Birthdays Greeters & Liturgists
Lake Miriam Campus
Nov 1 Anita MacElhose
Linda Westbrook
Nov 8 Nelson Kimball
Marilyn Kimball
Nov 15 Corene Brammer
Shirley Riggleman
Nov 22 Cindy Caldwell
Robby Caldwell
Nov 29 Anita MacElhose
Ruth Canterbury
Liturgist
Nov 1 Rev. Jack Jackson
Nov 8 Rebecca Walton
Nov 15 Rebecca Walton
Nov 22 Rebecca Walton
Nov 29 Rebecca Walton
November Weddings
Gordon & Dorothy Johnson 11/4
Ted & Vicki Jones 11/4
Terry & Cindy Caldwell 11/4
Joe & Brenda Martin 11/5
Gene & April Bloom 11/9
Terry & Georgiana Kurtz 11/22
Dave & Sandy Moss 11/24
Todd & Laurie Miles 11/25
Jim & Alice Murray 11/28
Jerry Susan Wetzel 11/29
Don & Jan Crissinger 11/30
Skyler Betson 11/1
Cody Schou 11/2
Joe Martin 11/3
Robert Cotney 11/4
Bob Warner 11/4
Henry Hardy 11/5
Zachary Roth 11/5
Kim Dzvonik 11/7
Norma Gribble 11/7
Brenda Martin 11/7
Clark Obel 11/9
Ainslee Westberry 11/9
Michaela Mills 11/10
Heather Sparkman 11/10
Michael Herr 11/14
Marilyn Herron 11/14
Jackie Simons 11/16
Sheila Clark 11/17
Margaret Huggins 11/17
Rebecca Walton 11/19
Jeanne Davis 11/20
Harold Hager 11/20
Tony Hill 11/21
Ann Fadley 11/22
Carol Steven 11/22
Barbara Hess 11/23
Marcy Bishop 11/24
Collin Fennelly 11/24
Chas Pfluger 11/24
Rhonda Featherngill 11/25
Virginia Nelson 11/25
Benjamin Small 11/25
Hannah Mnayarji 11/28
Alan Carson 11/29
Donald Farr 11/29
Thomas Jackson 11/29
Andrew Bruce 11/30
Armando Rodriguez 11/30
Men’s Ministry
Shoe Box Sundays On Nov 8th & 15th, the PKs small group will be sponsoring "Shoebox Sundays". Please fill a shoebox with non-perishable food items and toiletries. These will be distributed to folks that just need a hand-up, not a hand-out! Bring your filled boxes to church on those Sundays.
Children’s Home Fifth Sunday Sunday, November 29, if the final Fifth Sunday in 2009 for contributions to the United Methodist Children's Home. Please help make this another successful year by making our quota and enabling the Home to pur-chase the necessary items to provide for these children.
November Kids Worship Teachers: 9:00-Cheryl Fennelly, 10:45-Heaven’s Helpers-Cheryl Fennelly, Shining Stars-April Bloom, Cool Christians-Steve McNutt. A big thank you to our October teachers: Nona Dyess, Missy Osteen, Amy Davis and Steve McNutt!
The monthly Lunch Bunch schedule is below. This "Bunch" is geared to the 55+ crowd, but all are welcome. Nov. 11--Fred's Southern Kitchen @ 11:30 AM.
Lunch Bunch
GroupLink
Thank You!
Thank you for the prayers, cards and love provided during the past month, You are "angels on earth" and I am blessed to be a part of this extended family. Anita MacElhose
Leader: Kathryn Ferguson
Type of Group: Women over 50
When will we meet: 2nd and 4th Fridays at 6:30 at Kathryn’s home
4039 The Fenway, in The Lakes in Imperial Lakes.
Contact Information: (home) 425-2655, (cell) 899-9380
Leaders: Bruce and Betty Servo
Type of Group: Couples
Group Focus: How to Have a Christian Marriage
When will we meet: Every other Friday at 7pm. Group will firm
this up once formed.
Contact Information: [email protected]
Leaders: Bill and Sandra Roth
Type of Group: Adults with School Aged Children
Group Focus: Group will decide once formed.
When will we meet: Every Wednesday during the F.E.A.S.T.
Contact Information: [email protected]
*This is a different small group from the ‘Not So Small Group’
Leaders: Joe and Kathy Carson
Type of Group: Parents with Adult Children
When we will meet: Every other Friday night
Contact Information: [email protected]
Leaders: Dave and Tracy Zielinski
Type of Group: Christians in Contemporary Culture
Group Focus: Engaging in contemporary culture through the
eyes of faith
When we will meet: Mondays
Contact information: [email protected]
Leaders: TBD (The Not-So-Small Group)
Type of Group: Parents of School-Aged Children
When we will meet: Every Wednesday during the F.E.A.S.T.
Contact information: [email protected] or juliekin-
Small Groups Available
Looking to connect? GroupLink will be November 15th at the Shepherd campus following second service. Light refreshments will be served. GroupLink is an informal time for you to come and talk with the our small group leaders to see if there is a group that you would like to join and do life with. Below are the list of groups that are open. and be praying that God would bring you to the place He wants you to be.
A BIG thank you to our Trunk or Treat Team, who helped us pull off a great event! Thanks to: Nicole Craw-ford, Tracy Schou, Sandra Roth, Melissa Lobozzo, Alli Westberry, & Vikki Capron. You guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing your time and gifts! Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in and supported Trunk or Treat!
Prayer & Care Do you need prayer or does someone you know need prayer or do you want to pray for someone
else's need? We have many ways you may ask for prayer and receive prayer. · By email - We have over 150 church folks that every week (sometimes more often if a special need
arises) receive a email with all the prayers requested by our congregations. If you wish to be included and receive this email please contact Leslie Grill at [email protected].
· Prayer requests may be submitted directly to Leslie via email or through the website where a prayer request form is available. You may also submit prayer requests by paper. Those slips are available in
the pews at LMC or at the welcome center at SRC. Place those slips in the offering plate. · In addition to those above - prayer requests are published in the newsletter and bulletin. Colleen at
the church office is in charge of these lists. Let’s all be a part of this powerful prayer ministry and stay connected to your church and its needs through prayer. Tap into one or more of the above
prayer ministries today. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24
Important Dates: Share-Sign up for the November SHARE order will be on Wednesday, November 4th at 6 PM at LMC. Pick up will be on Saturday Nov. 21st at 10 AM at LMC. SPRC will hold their monthly meeting at 7 PM on Monday, November 9th in the Library at the Lake Miriam Campus. Finance-There will be a Finance meeting at 7 PM on Tues-day, November 10th at the Lake Miriam Campus. Trustees will meet at 7 PM on Tuesday, November 17th in the Library at the Lake Miriam Campus. Blood Mobile will be on both campuses on Sunday, Novem-ber 29th. Come By and Save a Life! Executive Committee’s monthly meeting will be held on No-vember 30th at 7 PM in room 8 of the Shepherd's campus. Deadlines-Please note that bulletin deadlines are every Mon-day by noon and monthly newsletter deadlines are generally the third Monday every month also by noon. The deadline for the December newsletter is Monday, November 16th. Please submit any requests by going online to our website at www.scumc.net and going to the communications link and filling out the information submission form. You may also sub-mit a hard copy to the LMC office.
Christ Campus Members: November 27th-No Sunday Morning Education time for children and youth and no sermon talk-back. Enjoy your break!
Rev. Jack
Reoccurring Events:
Schedule of Events for October 2009:
Sunday
9:00 AM Contemporary Service-SRC
9:15 AM Contemporary Service-LMC
10:45 AM Contemporary Service-SRC
11:00 AM Traditional Service-LMC
11:00 AM Hispanic Sunday School & Worship-LMC
5:30 PM Youth-SRC
Monday
12:00 PM Bulletin Deadline
5:30 PM Cotillion
Tuesday
9:00 AM Staff Meeting-LMC
5:30 PM Cotillion
7:30 PM Contemporary Worship Team-LMC
Wednesday
9:30 AM Stitch In Time-LMC
1:00 PM Afternoon Bible Study-LMC
5:30 PM The FEAST
8:00 PM Hispanic Church Bible Study-LMC
Thursday
6:30 PM Praise Team-SRC
Saturday
9:00 AM Worship Band-SRC
8:00 PM AA Meeting-SRC
UM Men After Church Lunch-LMC 1-Nov 12:15 PM
Worship Committee-LMC 2-Nov 7:00 PM
CHIPS4Christ-SRC 3-Nov 6:30 PM
Girl Scouts Troop#18-LMC 3-Nov 6:00 PM
UMW Exec. Committee-LMC 3-Nov 7:00 PM
SHARE Sign-up-LMC 4-Nov 6:00 PM
AA Family Movie Night-SRC 6-Nov 6:00 PM
Men's Ministry Kickoff-SRC 7-Nov 4:00 PM
Hispanic Church Charge Conference-LMC 8-Nov 5:00 PM
SPRC-LMC 9-Nov 7:00 PM
Celebrate Recovery Training-SRC 10-Nov 7:00 PM
Finance Committee-LMC 10-Nov 7:00 PM
Lunch Bunch-Off Campus 11-Nov 11:30 AM
Girl Scouts Troop#551-LMC 12-Nov 6:00 PM
Improvement Team Meeting-LMC 12-Nov 7:00 PM
Girl Scout Troop #18-LMC 13-Nov 6:00 PM
Hispanic Thanksgiving Concert-LMC 14-Nov 6:00 PM
Scrapbooking-LMC 14-Nov 3:00 PM
GroupLink-SRC 15-Nov 12:15 PM
Hispanic Thanksgiving Celebration-LMC 15-Nov 12:00 PM
Mary Martha Circle-FH 16-Nov 9:30 AM
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 16-Nov 12:00 PM
Serendipity Circle-Off Campus 16-Nov
Board of Trustees-LMC 17-Nov 7:00 PM
Kids Christmas Musical Rehearsal-SRC 18-Nov 6:00 PM
Seeker's Circle 18-Nov
Hispanic Women's Activity-LMC 21-Nov 9:30 AM
SHARE Pickup-LMC 21-Nov 10:00 AM
Hanging of the Greens-SRC 22-Nov
Celebrate Recovery Training-SRC 24-Nov 7:00 PM
Bloodmobile 29-Nov 8:30 AM
Executive Team-SRC 30-Nov 7:00 PM
YOUR NAME:__________________________________________
PHONE:_______________________ Number of Plants: ________
Payment Method: Check #_________ Cash $________
Please Circle One
IN MEMORY/HONOR OF:
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Your order will be displayed on the Lake Miriam Campus.
It’s that time again! Order your poinsettias to beautify the sanctuary at
the Lake Miriam Campus for the Christmas season. They may be taken
home after the service on Christmas Eve. Please fill out this form and
drop it in the offering plate or bring to the church office, along with
your payment of $8.50 per plant. All orders must be received by Sun-
day, November 29th. If you have any questions, please feel free to call
Debi Walton, or the church office.
2009 Poinsettias
The Angel Tree will go up on Sunday, November 22
nd at both campuses. The Angel Tree is
our annual outreach to needy families in our community. This year, we will be helping families of children who go to Sikes Elementary. The tree will be up from November 22
nd through December
13th, which is when gifts are due. Help us help those around us in need this Christmas season.
To participate in the Angel Tree: Pick a tag off the tree. Buy a gift for the child. Wrap the gift and put the tag on the gift (VERY IMPORTANT STEP!) Return the gift to the tree that you took it from.
Breakfast with Santa-Shepherd Campus, Saturday, December 12th, 8 AM – 10 AM. Please
bring in one canned good per child to get into the breakfast and help us feed the hungry this holiday season. Invite your neighbors and friends! If you can help us cook food that morning, please contact Emily Carson.
Christmas Post Office - The UMW will be setting up a Christmas Post Office at the Lake Miriam Campus in early December for members of the congregation who wish to send Christ-mas cards to other members. Donations may be placed in the Christmas boot located on the post office box.
Schedule of Events: November 22 - Angel Tree set-up-LMC & SRC-Help us support needy families by participating in our an-
gel tree. Take a tag from the tree and buy a gift for a child who otherwise wouldn’t get one. November 29 - First Sunday of Advent, Children's Home Sunday. LMC We will not have Sunday School December 6 - Children's Musical, SRC 10:45 AM December 6 - Decorate Church-LMC December 9 - Last day of feast-LMC December 12 - Breakfast with Santa-SRC-8 - 10 AM-Bring 1 canned food per child for admission. December 13 - Middle School Musical @ 9:15 AM & Cantata @ 11:00 AM-LMC December 20 - Happy Birthday Jesus Party-SRC-Both Services December 20 - 5:30 PM-Family Dinner-LMC December 24 - Christmas Eve Service 7:00 PM LMC; 10:00 PM SRC December 27 - Sunday Service - 9:15 AM LMC; 10:45 AM SRC; No Sunday school at LMC, or 9 AM ser-
vice at SRC or 11 AM service at LMC.
Connecting, Growing, and Serving together in the coming Year The people of Christ the Shepherd Cooperative Parish are very excited about the ministry possibilities next year. In many ways 2009 was a tough year for everyone, with a great deal of financial uncertainty. As we look forward to next year we ask you to provide an estimate of your giving next year through a pledge. We ask this because we need to know how to plan faithfully and responsibly for the future. Below this article shows an abbreviated version of the budget for both campuses. Pledge cards will be mailed to all members and contributors, also available in worship services and online at www.scumc.net under the Stewardship link or http://christtheshepherd.wufoo.com/forms/2010-pledge Please pray about your best estimate of giving for your pledge next year. Return your completed pledge cards to the church by November 22 or drop it in the offering plate during any service. Thanks so much for your faithful giving.
Partnering Together in 2010
Shepherd's Community UMC
Budget 2010
Expenses
Personnel
Total Personnel $216,722.00
Apportionments $35,740.00
Church Council $500.00
Christian Education
Adult $2,150.00
Children $3,235.00
Youth $750.00
Total Christian Education $6,135.00
Church Ministries & Outreach $4,600.00
Worship & Music
Worship $2,000.00
Total Worship & Music $2,000.00
Church Operations
Administration $16,800.00
Buildings & Grounds $77,205.00
Utilities $28,600.00
Total Church Operations $122,605.00
Total Expenses $388,302.00
Christ United Methodist Church
Budget 2010
Expenses
Personnel
Total Personnel $103,440.79
Apportionments $21,305.00
Christian Education
Adult $870.00
Children $900.00
Youth $825.00
Total Christian Education $2,595.00
Church Ministries & Out-
reach $900.00
Worship & Music
Music $1,555.00
Worship $250.00
Total Worship & Music $1,805.00
Church Operations
Administration $8,516.00
Buildings & Grounds
Utilities $27,850.85
Total Buildings &
Grounds $71,249.85
Total Church Operations $79,765.85
Parsonage $6,126.00
Total Expenses $215,937.64
Shepherd’s Community UMC
2165 Shepherd Rd. Lakeland, FL
863-701-7171
Christ UMC
745 Lake Miriam Dr. Lakeland, FL 863-701-7171
“Connect. Grow. Serve”
November's meeting will be held on World Communion Day, November 6th at 10:00 AM. This month's theme is Piecing Earth Together. The meeting will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 745 Ingraham Ave. A luncheon will follow the pro-gram. Cost for the luncheon is $5. Reservations needed for luncheon only. To reserve your spot or for more information phone 682-0068.
Church Women United
They send thanks for the donations we have been sending it's way. We are continuing to collect infant through 9 month sized baby clothes (boy and girl outfits) along with baby shampoo and body wash, paper towels and copy paper.
Pregnancy Help Center
