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State Street United Methodist Church 1101 State Street
P.O. Box 3340 Bowling Green, KY 42102-3340
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit Number 325
Bowling Green, KY
Return Service Requested
Registration is now open at
http://tmab.cokesbury.vbs.com/SSUMCBG
Spread the word!
Vacation Bible School July 15th—19th
State Street Staff
Senior Pastor ~ Dr. Jay Smith
Minister of Music, Worship, and Congregational Care ~ Lee
Young
Minister of Student Formation ~ Jami Unland
Director of Children & Family Ministries ~ Kyle Summers
Director of Discipleship ~ Jennifer Dickinson
Interim Liturgy Worship Assistant ~ Gary Chapman Organist ~
Julie Pride
Business Manager ~ Tricia Hendrix
Church Hostess ~ Betty Lee
Maintenance ~ Dennis Jones
Making disciples of Jesus Christ around the corner and around
the world!
1101 State Street | Bowling Green, KY (270) 842-8171 |
www.statestreetumc.org
July 4
Office Closed
July 10
5:00 p.m. Church Picnic Kereiakes Park
July 15-19 VBS
5:30 p.m. Dinner 6-8 p.m. VBS
July 13 & 14th
2 p.m. VBS Set Up
June 30-July 6
Youth Mission Trip
July 23 Trustees Meeting
“The Distinguishing Marks of a Methodist”
In 1742, John Wesley, our spiritual father and founder of the
Methodist movement, wrote an informational pamphlet entitled “The
Character of a Methodist,” to help define as he put it, “the
principles and practice whereby those who are called Methodists are
distinguished from other people.” It has long been one of my
favorite writings of Wesley and one that I believe has great
relevance for us particularly during this time of great turmoil and
uncertainty in our beloved United Methodist Church. It would be too
long to share in its entirety (you can Google “John Wesley and The
Character of a Methodist” to find the whole text), but I offer some
excerpts that in my mind speak timelessly to what we are called to
be and do as faithful Methodist Christians today. (Since Wesley
was, of course, a man of his time and only used the male pronoun to
refer to Methodists, I will make his words more inclusive.) The
distinguishing marks of a Methodist are not his or her opinions of
any sort. His or her assenting to this or that scheme of religion,
his or her embracing any particular set of notions, his or her
espousing the judgment of one man or woman or another, are all
quite wide of the point...We believe, indeed, that ‘all Scripture
is given by the inspiration of God’...We believe the written word
of God to be the only and sufficient rule both of Christian faith
and practice...We believe Christ to be the eternal supreme
God...But as to all opinions which do not strike at the root of
Christianity we think and let think...We do not place the whole of
religion either in doing harm, or in doing good, or in using the
ordinances of God… ...A Methodist is one who has ‘the love of God
shed abroad in his or her heart by the Holy Ghost given unto him or
her’: one who ‘loves the Lord God with all his or her heart, and
with all his or her soul, and with all his or her mind, and with
all his or her strength’. God is the joy of his or her heart and
the de-sire of his or her soul...He or she is therefore happy in
God...He or she cannot but rejoice, whenever he or she looks on the
state wherein he or she now is; ‘being justified freely, and having
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ’... In a world whose
“distinguishing marks” are too often characterized by loud,
mean-spirited, divisive debates where the only goal is to
demoralize and demonize our opponents, may God give us the grace
and courage to distinguish ourselves by Wesley’s/Jesus’ two primary
marks of lov-ing God and loving our neighbors. Much grace and
peace, Dr. Jay
July 26 6:35 p.m. Faith &
Family Night BG Hot Rods
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State Street UMC: Strong Foundation, Strong Future
State Street’s stained glass windows are both beautiful and
historical. They were made by Flannagan & Biedenweg Co. of
Chicago, IL in 1896 for the sum of $1,000. Several memorial windows
in the Sanctuary are a link to the area’s history and are a quite
interesting study. Windows on the south wall were given by the
Wright-Thomas family connections. Thomas B. Wright was a physician,
Bowling Green’s first mayor, he established the first water system
and was the first president of War-
ren’s Deposit Bank. The church was built on the site of his home
that was later sold by his daughter, Elizabeth W. Thomas. A tree in
the center of the window is a reminder of an apple tree that had to
be cut from this lot. On the north side of the Sanctuary, the
“Bible” windows denote the P. J. Potter family. Potter was director
of the L&N Railroad and later a banker. Some other historical
names are B. F. Cabell, who helped establish Potter College and was
its first president and Alex Duvall, a dry goods store merchant who
signed the contract for the windows on behalf of the Board of
Stewards (Trustees). Other windows feature many Christian symbols
such as angels, a crown and cross and a dove of peace. One shows
the initials “EL”, meant to symbolize the Epworth League which was
the forerunner of UM youth ministries and on another is featured a
painting of our second church building. A Narthex window bears the
curious legend, “To traveling men, the Church is home.” The windows
have been refurbished three times in their long history and
currently are in need of another restoration as some frames are
showing signs of damage due to mortar deterioration that allows
penetration of moisture and the Lexan coverings have become cloudy.
This work is quite costly and will be done as soon as funds are
available. Thank you for generous and faithful giving that supports
the programs and missions of the church as well as the maintenance
of a beautiful historical 100-year old building.
Lets go out to the ballgame on Friday, July 26 for Faith and
Family night at the BG Hot Rods stadium. Game
time is 6:35 pm. The cost of the tickets is $8. We want to sit
together as a church family so let me know how many
tickets you need by signing up on the signup sheet on the
bulletin board or email me at [email protected]. By
Sunday July 14th. The Color, a Christian group will have a
concert after
the game.
Are you interested in a Women’s Bible study? Monday July 1st we
will start the study Seamless by Angie Smith. We will meet from
6:00-8:00pm in the Library at SSUMC. The cost of the book is $14.
Childcare will be provided. Please contact me, Jennifer Dickinson,
at [email protected] to register for childcare and to
receive your book.
Join SSUMC for a picnic at Kereiakes Park Wednesday July,10th
from 5:00-8:00 pm. Drinks and grilled hotdogs will be provided.
Bring your favorite dish to share. Come enjoy a night of games,
food and fellowship. Bring a friend!
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Trent & LeeYoung 02 Steve & Von Rey 05 Ronnie &
April Fulcher 09 Art & Debbie Robb 12 Barbara & Harry
Grider 14 Angie & Charlie Cunningham 15 Pamela & Jonathan
Jukes 20 David & Joy Beth Dunn 24 Thad & Pam Connally 27
Mike & Iris Dotson 27 Gary & Teresa Lanham 28 Tamara &
Larry Snyder 31
Karen Holland 02 Vivian Rice 02 Marian Smith 02 Julie Grim-Hale
02 Allie Young 02 David Dunn 03 Nicholas Lowe 03 Kevin Westray 03
Mark Dickinson 06 Luke Carter 07 Nancy Kinsner 07 Jim DeCesare 10
Glenna Burton 11 Jonathan Jukes 15 Gina Bingham 15 Tristan Martin
16 Jim Richards 16 Steve Allen 17 Don Howell 17 Sue Pauli 17 Bob
Rice 17 Larry Scott 18 Helen Sterk 19 Bode Knee 20 Bill Napier 20
Reagan Vaughan 21 Jennifer Dotson 22 Charley Pride 22 Ryan Butler
24 Jack Butler 25 Teresa Lanham 25 Dot Brown 26 Aubin Jefferson 26
Alan Cannon 27 Justin DeCesare 28 Sue Zoller 29
Birthdays!
Anniversaries!
Please Remember Our Special Friends in Prayer:
Prayer Requests
Please Note: The names of persons for whom prayer has been
requested will remain on our prayer list for one month unless we
are notified otherwise.
The names of the homebound and ill of our church family as well
as our church leaders and military will be kept on our list
indefinitely.
Gifts Given to the Church
In Memory of...
Tommy Durham & Calvin Leavy Given to the Designated Choir
Fund by The Chancel Choir
In Honor of…
2019 Graduates—Benjamin Carter, Lucas Fulcher, Tanner Martin,
Will Parks, Marie Samardzia, Sam Sutton, Sam Vitale and Nick
Westray Given to the Strong Foundation/Strong Future Fund by The
Smith Family
Homebound Bridgepointe Madge Bailey Carolyn Brake Magnolia
Village Nancy Napier Jenrose Pierce
Village Manor Sarah Watson Ed & Helen Henderson Massey
Springs Sue Penn
Charter Senior Living Jackie Mathison Ken Whitfield Dick
Cooper
Recent Requests: Nicole LeCody Mark Embry Josh Watson Barbara
Balas Trish & Kelly Lawrence Beverly Dorrance Brian Lance Lisa
Jaggers Sharyk Lewis Carrie Wagoner Gilreath Aslan & Journey
Bishop Betty Estes Regina Priddy Pete Mahurin Jennifer Wallace
Brenda Reilly Debbie London Phillip Rogers
On Going Requests: Carl Dobson Gregg Acree James Supulski Bill
Dickinson Keith Hilliard Marie Shobe Karyn Hubbard Jim Hazel Mike
Welch Rev Freddy Brown
Our Military: Caleb Moore (U.S. Army)
On Going Requests: (Church Family)
Betty Satterfield Bernard Fullen Glenna Burton Ann McCormack
Corinne Meeks Dan Riley Dorothy Dodson Covella Biggers Clarice
Scarborough Jenrose Pierce Julie Grim Suzanne Vitale
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