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NOVEMBER 2017 Page 1
“Every member a ‘Minister’”
The First Methogram Making Disciples for Jesus Christ through Love and Service!
NOVEMBER 2017
A Season of Saints “God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: He makes saints out of sinners.”—Soren Kierkegaard
Dear Friends, As I sit down to write this message for the month of November, I find myself deeply grateful. God has been good, and I continue to be amazed at the many ways God is blessing us at FUMC Graham. Our Homecoming worship last month was a wonderful feast for both body and soul. I hope you had a chance to drop by the open house for our new Refuge Youth Ministry Commons room upstairs. At the beginning of this past year, we asked everyone in our congregation to take a step of faith as we increased our budget to expand our youth ministry and invest in our youth with a full-time director for this ministry. I believe God is blessing this effort and ask you to continue to pray for our growing ministries for children and youth .
I am also excited about new things that are happening with our outreach to South Graham Elementary School. We are currently feeding close to 40 children a week and now have an entire mobile unit devoted to food distribution, school supplies, clothing, and our backpack ministry. I also recently had a planning meeting with our chaplain ministry team that goes each week to the Alamance County Detention Center. Did you know that this team currently sees 40+ inmates every month? If I had more room, I could tell you about our new Discovery Class (which we will now be offering twice a year), our continued ministry with the Exchange Club (addressing at-risk youth and their families), and numerous other efforts of individuals, Life Groups, UMW Circles, and Sunday School classes that seek to take seriously our “ministry of reconciliation” in this community. Thanks be to God! (If your group or class has an outreach ministry you would like us to lift up and celebrate, please e-mail me with details!)
For the month of November, I want to invite you to join us for a new series we are calling “A Season of Saints.” In many of the epistles found in our New Testament, one often reads words like: “To the saints who are in [Graham] and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 1: 1). What does it mean to be a saint? How can we better live into this high and holy calling from Jesus? Here is a preview of what we will be doing in November:
November 5—All Saints Sunday—Clothing of the Saints (Revelation 7: 9-17) November 12—Stories of the Saints (Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25) November 19—Thanksgiving of the Saints (Deuteronomy 8: 7-18) November 26—Christ the King, Shepherd of the Saints (Ezekiel 34: 11-24) So—to all the saints who are in Graham, Mebane, Burlington, Alamance County and beyond—grace and
peace to you all! One of the things we do as saints on a regular basis is worship, so I hope to see you in worship this November!
Worshipping, Connecting, Serving, and Giving with you,
Pastor Kevin
FUMC-Graham—303 North Main Street Graham, NC 27253 336/226-4343
Pastor—G. Kevin Baker
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Worship
Evangelism Message:
God sent his messenger, a
man named John, who came
to tell people about the light,
so that all should hear the
message and believe.
—John 1:6-7(NIV)
Pilgrimage 2017 Speakers—Rachel Held-Evans and Sarah Heath
November 10-12 For 23 years, Pilgrimage has been bringing 5000+ Youth (6th-12th grades) and their mentors to the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC for a life-changing weekend. This year, 21 youth and 8 adult chaperones from FUMC are planning to attend. Please be in prayer for our youth and their chaperones as they travel to Fayetteville for this inspiring
spiritual event. Contact Paul ([email protected]) with questions.
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday, November 5!
Be on time for church!
Our church will celebrate All Saints Sunday at both services on Sunday, November 5. All Saints is a day of remembrance for the saints, defined in the New Testament as all Christian people of every time and place.
All Saints Day is a “major feast day” historically in the life of the church, and is significant as a day of remembering all those in “the company of heaven” with whom we always worship, especially around the Lord’s Table. As is customary, we will recognize our saints during our Communion Service in the Prayer of Great Thanksgiving.
Please plan to join us for this special worship service on November 5.
Worship for Residents of Peak Resources with First Missionary Baptist Church
FUMC Graham continues to find ways to partner with First Missionary Baptist, our sister church. Rev. Derrick Thorpe and Deacon Stanley Johnson have invited our congrega-tion to join them in participating in and leading fourth Saturday services at 4pm for the residents of Peak. Upcoming services are November 25 and December 23 at 4pm. Contact Pastor Kevin with any questions.
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Penny Augustine Chris Martin
Doug and Clara Bayliff Betty May
Elvin and Anne Briggs Pam McDonald
Jane Bryan Worth McPherson
Ty Bunn Nell Mooney
Curtis Clapp Revonda Barnwell Mosher
Ella Jean Clapp Donna Peterson
Nancy Clark Frances Price
Jackie England Rev. Dennis Ricks
Alma Euliss Mary Jane Salter
Michael Few John Schweitzer
Pat Hall Mike Smith
John Hancock Susan Stapleton
Betty Hardt Janice Stutts
Brenda Hudson Virginia Sykes
Elizabeth King Clyde and Marie Ward
Ellen Knox Max Way
Jeff Krummel Vivian Williamson
Carolyn Lapham Sue Willson
Connect
In Our Thoughts and Prayers
Meeting
10:30am
Tuesday, Nov. 7
T. J. Whitehead room
Adult Game Day
1-4pm
Wednesday, Nov. 15
Stafford Hall
ANNUAL UNITED METHODIST MEN’S PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE
SUPPER
Sunday, November 26 5pm (following Wesley Wares) until
Stafford Hall
Donations gratefully accepted for the United Methodist Men’s Scholarship Fund
Please Check Your Mailbox!
Are you aware that there are mailboxes for various groups in the church located across from Brian’s office (Rm. 111)? Mail is delivered to one or more of these slots on an almost daily basis, but as you can see, not everyone is checking the boxes! Here is a list of the boxes we have. Should you be checking one of them? • Salt and Light Ministry • Communications Committee • United Methodist Men • Evangelism • Worship Committee • Young In Heart • Missions • United Methodist Women • Thursday Prayer Breakfast • Sunday School
Young In Heart
Join us! Bring a favorite snack and a friend!
Do you have our online directory on your mobile device? Download “Instant Church Directory” from iTunes or the Google Play Store. (See icon at left—white church on lime-green
background.) Then, all you have to do is to enter your e-mail address as it is listed in the directory. You will be e-mailed a one-time password to verify your identity. Once you insert that password into the app, you’re all set. While you are there, check your own entry, and make sure we have correct information and an updated picture. If you need to update anything or have any trouble, send an e-mail to [email protected].
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NOVEMBeR EVENTS
11.4 Sat. 10-11am Potato Scrubbing
Church Kitchen
11.5 Sun. 10am-
1pm
Baked Potato and Salad
Luncheon Fundraiser
11.5 Sun. 5-6:30pm REFUGE—Regular Meeting
11.10-
11.12
Fri.-
Sun.
Pilgrimage 2017 Crown Complex, Fayetteville
(See article on p. 2)
11.12 Sun. NO REFUGE Meeting
11.19 Sun. 5-6:30pm REFUGE—Regular Meeting
11.26 Sun. 3-5pm Youth assist with Wesley
Wares
November Birthdays
11.1 Gladys Harrison 11.2 Brian Yoder
11.3 Gene Caudill
11.3 Darren McLeod
11.4 Spencer Huffines
11.4 Parker Nash
11.4 Brandon Snotherly 11.4 David Wyatt
11.4 McKinley Lax
11.4 Tyler Durham
11.5 Peggy Jenks
11.6 Carol Wilkes 11.6 Carolyn Streszoff
11.7 Lyle Williams
11.8 Allison Brown
11.8 Judy May
11.9 Wade Taylor
11.9 Carlie Wyatt 11.9 Clay Hill
11.10 Ross Barbee
11.10 Kelly Linens
11.11 David Sykes
11.12 Irene Martin 11.12 Logan Jones
11.12 Carol Steele
11.12 Susan Bell
11.13 Chad Ferrell
11.13 Jeremy Koon
11.14 Phyllis Linens 11.15 Evan Morris
11.15 Matthew Yoder
11.16 Mark Hurt
11.16 Max Way 11.16 John Spurrier
11.18 Caleb Barbee
11.19 Jo Brantley
11.19 LeeAnn Brumble
11.19 Maggie Campbell
11.20 Conner Fogleman 11.20 Linda Hardt
11.21 Tommy Satterfield
11.22 Betty May
11.22 Eddie Wilkes
11.23 Lydia Ricks 11.23 Carol Cameron
11.24 Jay Ferrell
11.25 Frank Simons
11.25 Jan Vass
11.25 Maxwell Way
11.25 Barbie Rhew 11.25 Dana Hill
11.26 Zoey Jordan
11.27 Andrew Crissman
11.27 Ray Moore
11.27 Daniel Lee 11.27 Jonah Whitney
11.27 Harley Grafton
11.27 Eliza Staton
11.28 Julie Barbee
11.28 Pam McDonald
11.29 Rachel Baker 11.30 Jacob Brown
Please contact the church office with changes and additions (336/226-4343).
Join the youth for their annual
BAKED POTATO AND SALAD LUNCHEON
after the Traditional Worship Service
on Sunday, November 5.
Take-out will be available after Sunday
School (~10:45am). Donations are
greatly appreciated. All proceeds will
be going to help support our trip to
Pilgrimage 2017 in Fayetteville, NC.
Have you “liked” our Facebook page yet?
Check us out on Facebook for our annual “30 Days of Gratitude” during the month of November. Each day, you will be invited to connect and share with others something
inspiring—whether it be something you are thankful for in your life or something wonderful you want to lift up in praise. We would love lots of replies each day of the month to remind us all to stop and be thankful for the little things we tend to overlook each day. Find our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FirstUMCGraham/ or enter First United Methodist Church, Graham, NC in the search box at the top of a page.
KIDS ON A MISSION: Our next mission for children in 1st-5th grade is on Sun., November 19 from 4-5pm. We will make Thanksgiving baskets for families in need. We will meet in Stafford Hall, travel to a local grocery store to shop, and then return to church to assemble baskets and make cards. Please have your
child bring a permission form and $5. Contact Brian Yoder ([email protected]) with questions.
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Serve Wesley Wares
Sunday, November 26, 2017 3:30-5pm
Wesley Wares will be happening soon, and we need your help. Following are some of the ways that you can help: 1. Donate gifts and crafts (only new items, please) 2. Help assemble gifts 3. Help “man the store” or wrap gifts on November 26 4. Help clean up after the sale
If you would like to volunteer, please see Susan Rayle, Doris Sugg, or Kay Ferguson.
Please bring your gifts and crafts and place them on the table outside Room 114. This room is located across from the office. Please clearly mark “Wesley Wares” on these items. We would like to have all gifts by November 21.
If you would like to purchase items for the sale, please see the bulletin board beside the library. Take a sticky note or notes, purchase the items, and leave them on the table beside Room 114. We already know that we need 7” × 9” and 13” × 17” Christmas gift bags, Christmas tissue paper, candy canes, and individually wrapped Christmas candy.
Parents will be e-mailed shopping lists. Please carefully fill out these forms and bring them with you when you bring your child/children to shop. If you need a printed copy, you can find one on the table beside Mr. Brian’s office (Rm. 111).
This children’s mission project has become a treasured tradition at FUMC. Remember, all children up through fifth grade may come and shop. It takes many hands to make the project happen, so please consider helping in any way you can. Monetary donations are always welcome. Make checks payable to FUMC, and write “Wesley Wares” on the memo line.
Thank you for helping to make this project successful. Remember—Every cent raised is used for children’s missions.
Congratulations to FUMC UMW!
Our unit received recognition for the following at the NC Conference UMW Annual Meeting October 7 at Methodist University in Fayetteville: • 31 members read the recommended conference book Just Like I Wanted. (Corridor
District had the most readers in the Conference.) • FUMC had 9 members who read books on the
UMW Reading Program (Corridor District received the Conference Reading Banner for most readers in the Conference.)
• Corridor District contributed almost 1/3 of the total amount for the conference during the Candleburning campaign. ($10,234 out of $36,350.53).
• The Corridor District had 35 seven-star units in 2016. This represents giving in 7 mission areas. FUMC is a seven-star unit and has 3 seven-star members.
• FUMC was recognized as a Mission Today unit.
Good Job!
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UMW Mission Focuses for November
Women’s Crisis Center Homeless Shelter and Women’s Shelter Needs: Needs: 1. Warm gloves 1. Toilet paper 2. Blankets 2. Paper towels 3. Thick socks 3. Individually wrapped snacks 4. Feminine products
Give donations directly to Jeanne Owen or bring to church office (Rm. 113)
OCTOBER 2017
IN MEMORY OF
James Cameron by Peggy Jenks Ron Peterson by Gene and Elaine Caudill Ron Peterson by Doris Sugg Ron Peterson by Elizabeth Sutton Ron Peterson by Raymond & Frances Heath Ron Peterson by Victor and Janis Cloyd Ron Peterson by Sherrie Moore Ron Peterson by Jim and Cheryl Boggs Ron Peterson by Julia Howard
IN MEMORY OF
Ron Peterson by Ed and Carolyn Barnes Ron Peterson by Don and Dot Lee Phyllis May by Bob and Harriett Wisse
IN HONOR OF
My 97th birthday by Alma Euliss Louise Collins by Sherrie Moore
Give Thanks, Feed Children.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks to God and to share Christ’s love with our neighbors. This season offers opportunities to demonstrate kindness and generosity to those in need. This year, we invite you to join us in a Snack Drive for South Graham Elementary School.
Why snacks? C4C focuses on ways to meet basic student needs and to improve K-3 literacy. Due to limited cafeteria size at South Graham, 14 classrooms at the school have lunch as early as 10:15am or as late as 1:15pm, leaving a long timespan between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dismissal. Many of these classrooms include younger students (K-1). Students get hungry and lose focus without a snack time built into the school day. There are large numbers of children who are unable to bring snacks from home. Teachers are often forced to buy snacks for these children, placing a strain on their personal budgets.
We are currently assisting with snacks in 8 classrooms, feeding many children each day at a cost of $200 per month.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! During the month of November, please bring individually wrapped or bulk item snacks and place them in the South Graham bins in the sanctuary breezeway or the coffeeshop. Snack suggestions include granola bars, fruit snacks, cheese crackers, pretzels, animal crackers, graham cracker snacks, or goldfish. No nuts or peanut butter, please.
We have been blessed so that we might be a blessing to others! We give thanks to God for the generous hearts of FUMCG! —Your C4C Team
C4C.FUMCG@SouthGraham making a difference for kids in our community!
Give
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FUMC
United Methodist Women
Fundraiser for Missions at
Smithfield’s Chicken ’n’ Bar-B-Q
(Mebane location only)
Please come out to eat delicious Smithfield’s Bar-B-Q or
chicken between the hours of 6-8pm (no earlier, no later) on Monday, November 13.
The United Methodist Women of First United Methodist Church will receive a percentage of sales
between those hours.
Our women will also be serving you by bringing your food and drinks to your table. Please leave a
generous tip in the tip jars provided!
Something new this year: You MUST turn in an official flier at the time of your order for your
purchase price to be counted toward our profits. A copy of this flier will be available in the Sunday
bulletins on November 5 and 12. There will also be a link in the E-News on November 2 and 9 so
that you can print your own. Additional copies will be in the coffeeshop (Rm. 135), the sanctuary
breezeway (Rm. 100), and the church office (Rm. 113).
Remember: All monies raised will go toward missions for women, children and youth—locally and
around the world.
November 18 9am-3pm
Featuring handmade items by Crafters and
Artisans Plus
Church Bake Sale
Lunch served 11:30am-1:30pm Homemade soup,
grilled cheese sandwich, beverage,
dessert—$6
My Church Family, Thank you for all the prayers, cards, visits, and well wishes through my knee replacement surgery and recuperation. I love my church family, and you’ve made it easier for me to get through this. Thank you, Cindy Sharpe
Dear Pastor Baker, I would like to sincerely thank your congregation for the recent very generous gifts . . . for the Andean Rural Healthcare Program in Bolivia through the Advance Special. This increased support over previous years fuels our enthusiasm and commitment. According to our records, Graham FUMC began supporting us in 1999, eighteen years ago! . . . Once again, thank you for being strong partners in our mission. Fraternally yours, Ramiro Llanque, MD, MPH Executive Director
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
6:30pm Handbells
7pm Discovery Session 6
7:30pm Choir
2 8:15am Thurs. Prayer Breakfast
6:30pm Girl Scouts
7pm Praise Team
3
4 10am REFUGE Youth Potato-Scrubbing Event
5 Daylight Savings
Time Ends 7am Men’s Breakfast
10am and 12noon Baked Potato lunch
12:30pm Faith Journeys Bow-Making
5pm First Place
5pm Youth
6 10am Circle 2
2pm Circle 1
2pm Circle 3
7pm Friend-ship Circle
7 10:30am Young In Heart
5:30pm Exchange Club Project
7pm Crochet
7pm Boy Scouts
7pm Cub Scouts
8
9:30am Library Ministry Team
6:30pm Handbells
7:30pm Choir
9 8:15am Thurs. Prayer Breakfast
6:30pm Girl Scouts
7pm Praise Team
10
11 Veterans Day
12“Meet and
Greet”
4:30pm Charge Conference
5pm First Place
13 6pm Smithfield’s BBQ Fundraiser
14 5:30pm Exchange Club Project
7pm Board of Directors
7pm Finance Com.
7pm Crochet
7pm Boy Scouts
7pm Cub Scouts
15
1pm Young In Heart Fun Day
6:30pm Handbells
7:30pm Choir
16 8:15am Thurs. Prayer Breakfast
6:30pm Girl Scouts
7pm Praise Team
17
18 9am UMW Bazaar
9am UMW Corridor District Local Officer Training
19
2pm Festival of Carols rehearsal
4pm Kids on a Mission
5pm First Place
5pm Youth
20
21 5:30pm Exchange Club Project
7pm Crochet
7pm Boy Scouts
7pm Cub Scouts
22
23 Thanksgiving Day
24
25
4pm Peak Worship
26
3pm Wesley Wares
5pm Pancake Supper
27
6:30pm Missions Committee
28 4:30pm Exchange Club Project
7pm Crochet
7pm Boy Scouts
7pm Cub Scouts
29
6:30pm Handbells
7:30pm Choir
30 8:15am Thurs. Prayer Breakfast
6:30pm Girl Scouts
7pm Praise Team
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE: The Well Service 9am, Sunday School: 10am, Traditional Worship Service: 11am
Pilgrimage 2017
Pilgrimage 2017
