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AUGUST 23, 2017
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Unwrap your Spiritual Gifts pg. 3
Blessing of the Bookbags Aug 27th, @ 9 & 11 a.m. Worship Services
Sticky Fingers Parenting discussion group pg. 3
Connect page 3
HARRISBURG HAPPENINGS Promo%on Sunday
August 27 , 9:45-10:45am The children will “Jump Up” to their new Sunday School classes for the Fall on Sunday, August 27 . Parents, please accompany your child to their class and stay with them for the first few minutes so you will have an opportunity to meet their teachers. th
Jump Up!
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Here are the classroom assignments Nursery - age 2 and under - Room 13 Preschool - ages 3 & 4 - Room 14 Godly Play 1 - Kindergarten - 1st grade - Room 7 Godly Play 2 - Grade 2nd, 3rd & 4th - Room 8 Arms - Grades 5th & 6th - Room 11 Youth - Grades 7th - 12th - Youth Room #3
As always, if your child is under 10 years of age, please return at the end of class to pick them up. Teachers will not release the children until you have come to get them.
Promo%on Sunday is for Adults too! August 27 , 9:45-10:45am Don’t hide in the reeds, your Christian Education is important too! There are four adult classes currently meeting. th
The Men’s Class, Room 5. This class uses the Adult Bible Study Series. On September 3rd will begin a study on the Signs of God’s Covenant. Middle Ground Room 2. Currently studying the Art of Neighboring New Community, meets in the Fellowship Hall (by the coffee pot) and is studying the Book of Ezekiel.
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AUGUST 23, 2017
om r ef ith t o n Sm A tor s Pa
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School, Is It Worth Your Family’s Time and Commitment?
Sunday school attendance seems to be shrinking even as the church is growing. Why is that? Why do so many come only to worship on Sunday mornings and skip Sunday School? Maybe we are in too much of a hurry or maybe we just do not realize the potential impact Sunday School can have on our own personal spiritual development. I remember going to Sunday School as a teenager and being a regular attender. My parents did not go to church at that time in my life, but I still went every Sunday without fail. I can remember when some lessons were excruciating boring, and some were somewhat interesting. I can not remember any specific lesson any of my teachers taught, even though I know my faith and heart were influenced and shaped by those lessons. What I did get out of Sunday School was a life long love for studying the Bible, and relationship with my peers and teachers that still influence and shape me today. As a matter of fact, I still talk regularly to and lean on many of them today. My Sunday School teachers impacted me even more than my youth pastors did because they were and are the ones that I continue to have relationships with today. Their influence still holds me accountable for my behavior, the way I love and accept others, the way I feel the need to study the Scriptures, and even the way I should be striving to follow Christ in my daily life. So, I would say that Sunday School and those involved in my early spiritual development were key for me becoming the person I am today. Another element that is crucial in faith development for everyone is community. Relationship with others on the journey to follow Christ leads us down deeper paths of spirituality than we would ever navigate on our own. Sunday School can be that place where life long bonds are formed. It is a place where we can be vulnerable and share what is on our minds and hearts. It is a group of folks that can challenge us or help us as we face what life throws at us. Sunday School and small groups are places where we can encounter the Holy Presence of God and enter into conversations with one another about what He is calling us to do and become! I encourage you all to find a Sunday School class or small group and also to get your children and youth involved in learning and community that does last a lifetime! Pastor Richard
The Free Community Dinners August 30th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Spiral Cut Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie and Dessert Volunteers are needed. Sign up at the church or call Sue Skretta at 704-962-1842. Help is needed for set up, servers, dishwashers, clean/bus tables, and clean up. Cakes are also needed - 1 chocolate. 2 vanilla, and 2 (carrot, spice, red velvet). !2
AUGUST 23, 2017
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
NETWORK
UNWRAP YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT
Can God use me? How can I connect to the church? What gi7s do I have? How can I use them to serve God and others?
If you're interested in getting some answers to these questions, you are invited to join us for our upcoming Network class. Network is an exploration of how God works through you and your spiritual gifts, your personality, and your ministry passion. The upcoming Network class, which will be on three consecutive Sunday afternoons, 3:00-5:00 pm – September 10th, 17th, and 24th. The cost for materials is $11 (scholarships are available if needed). The class is open to all - members and guests. To sign up, please visit our webpage (harrisburgumc.org) or contact Pastor Wes.
Connect is a 3 Week Class for those interested in learning more about HUMC and how you can cultivate your relationship with Jesus though worship, growing as a disciple, and loving your neighbors at HUMC. The goal is too help people see how they can connect in authentic relationship with God, the church family and the wider community through HUMC. Time: September Sept 10th, 17th & 24th @ 9:45 a.m. Who: Led by Pastors, Fellowship Friends who attend with potential members, other lay people will come to select sessions. Each session will need to be tight and programed to fit in 45-50 minutes. Location: Fellowship Hall
Sticky Faith Book Study to Begin Sept. 13th - Oct. 11th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm @ Richard & Amy Smith’s Home Giving seniors a “Graduation Bible” and hoping for the best just isn't cutting it. Roughly 50% of students walk away from the church after they graduate High School. In response to this problem, the Fuller Youth Institute has conducted the College Transition Project, a national longitudinal study following over 500 high school seniors during their first three years in college. The goals of this research are to understand the dynamics of youth group graduates transition to college and to identify the relationships and best practices in youth ministries, churches, and families that can help set students on a trajectory of lifelong faith and service. FYI’s research confirms that it’s never too early or too late to start developing faith that continues to grow and lasts. “Sticky Faith gives parents and leaders both a theological/philosophical framework and a host of practical relationship and programming ideas that develop long-term faith in teenagers.” excerpt taken from Fuller Institute Sticky Faith Website. This study is designed for anyone raising or hoping to influence an older elementary to high school youth to have the opportunity to develop a faith that will take them through their college years and beyond. It will last 5 weeks and will meet at the home of Richard and Amy Smith. Cost will be $10 for the book. We will meet Wednesday nights from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, September 13th – October 11th . Please sign up by letting Richard know at [email protected] and by bringing in your payment by September 3rd. !3
AUGUST 23, 2017
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Greetings, my name is Shirley and I love to go to the movies. I’m interested in starting an afternoon Finding God in the Movies small group, based on a book by the same name. I think it would be interesting to discuss what we can learn from the movies about God, the world, and each other. Right now, I’m just trying to figure out if this interest anyone else. Please email [email protected] or call me 704-456-8181 if you like to be part of this conversation.
in Harrisburg Happenings Church BBQ The Missions Committee will be hosting a Church BBQ on Thursday, October 12th serving both lunch and dinner at the church. We will also be offering take-out for both Lunch and Dinner this year (and offering to-go Tailgate Packs for those who are attending/or watching from home the Panthers' game in Charlotte that evening). We'll need volunteers for both meals, so please mark your calendars. All proceeds will benefit HUMC Missions Projects. Homecoming Homecoming is Sunday, September 24th. Guest Speaker, Pastor Dan Hester Church and Parsonage Clean up day The Trustees are hoping you will join forces with them to do some much needed fall sprucing up. Mark you calendars for September 16th. Details about projects and time are upcoming. In the meantime, get your work gloves out, trimmers,, rakes….anything you might use in your own yards. Tuesday Bible Study resumes September 5th at 10 am in the Library. Tuesday morning Bible Study is continuing to think about what it means to be a good neighbor and how we can engage our neighbors at a deeper level as we study “The Art of Neighboring”. No preparation needed, just bring your bible and an openness to learn from God how to love our neighbors. YOUTH Annual End of Summer Cook Out August 27th, 5 – 7 pm at the home of Mike Brown Do not forget about our cookout this Sunday at Mike Brown’s home. Everyone is welcome, parents and siblings! Families are asked to bring sides or desserts. You decide and we will eat what you bring! We will provide kabobs and drinks! Also bring folding chairs for your family. Breakfast of Champions to resume Sept. 6th, 7 a.m. Breakfast of Champions is not anything too intense or overly complicated, just men who believe in Jesus coming together for breakfast and fellowship. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Todd Foulks or Pastor Wes. We hope to see you Wednesday, Sept. 6th at 7 a.m. at Rocky River Coffee Com. !4
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Unwrap your Spiritual Gifts pg. 3
Blessing of the Bookbags Aug 27th, @ 9 & 11 a.m. Worship Services
Sticky Fingers Parenting discussion group pg. 3
Connect page 3
HARRISBURG HAPPENINGS Promo%on Sunday
August 27 , 9:45-10:45am The children will “Jump Up” to their new Sunday School classes for the Fall on Sunday, August 27 . Parents, please accompany your child to their class and stay with them for the first few minutes so you will have an opportunity to meet their teachers. th
Jump Up!
th
Here are the classroom assignments Nursery - age 2 and under - Room 13 Preschool - ages 3 & 4 - Room 14 Godly Play 1 - Kindergarten - 1st grade - Room 7 Godly Play 2 - Grade 2nd, 3rd & 4th - Room 8 Arms - Grades 5th & 6th - Room 11 Youth - Grades 7th - 12th - Youth Room #3
As always, if your child is under 10 years of age, please return at the end of class to pick them up. Teachers will not release the children until you have come to get them.
Promo%on Sunday is for Adults too! August 27 , 9:45-10:45am Don’t hide in the reeds, your Christian Education is important too! There are four adult classes currently meeting. th
The Men’s Class, Room 5. This class uses the Adult Bible Study Series. On September 3rd will begin a study on the Signs of God’s Covenant. Middle Ground Room 2. Currently studying the Art of Neighboring New Community, meets in the Fellowship Hall (by the coffee pot) and is studying the Book of Ezekiel.
!1
AUGUST 23, 2017
om r ef ith t o n Sm A tor s Pa
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School, Is It Worth Your Family’s Time and Commitment?
Sunday school attendance seems to be shrinking even as the church is growing. Why is that? Why do so many come only to worship on Sunday mornings and skip Sunday School? Maybe we are in too much of a hurry or maybe we just do not realize the potential impact Sunday School can have on our own personal spiritual development. I remember going to Sunday School as a teenager and being a regular attender. My parents did not go to church at that time in my life, but I still went every Sunday without fail. I can remember when some lessons were excruciating boring, and some were somewhat interesting. I can not remember any specific lesson any of my teachers taught, even though I know my faith and heart were influenced and shaped by those lessons. What I did get out of Sunday School was a life long love for studying the Bible, and relationship with my peers and teachers that still influence and shape me today. As a matter of fact, I still talk regularly to and lean on many of them today. My Sunday School teachers impacted me even more than my youth pastors did because they were and are the ones that I continue to have relationships with today. Their influence still holds me accountable for my behavior, the way I love and accept others, the way I feel the need to study the Scriptures, and even the way I should be striving to follow Christ in my daily life. So, I would say that Sunday School and those involved in my early spiritual development were key for me becoming the person I am today. Another element that is crucial in faith development for everyone is community. Relationship with others on the journey to follow Christ leads us down deeper paths of spirituality than we would ever navigate on our own. Sunday School can be that place where life long bonds are formed. It is a place where we can be vulnerable and share what is on our minds and hearts. It is a group of folks that can challenge us or help us as we face what life throws at us. Sunday School and small groups are places where we can encounter the Holy Presence of God and enter into conversations with one another about what He is calling us to do and become! I encourage you all to find a Sunday School class or small group and also to get your children and youth involved in learning and community that does last a lifetime! Pastor Richard
The Free Community Dinners August 30th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Spiral Cut Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie and Dessert Volunteers are needed. Sign up at the church or call Sue Skretta at 704-962-1842. Help is needed for set up, servers, dishwashers, clean/bus tables, and clean up. Cakes are also needed - 1 chocolate. 2 vanilla, and 2 (carrot, spice, red velvet). !2
AUGUST 23, 2017
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
NETWORK
UNWRAP YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT
Can God use me? How can I connect to the church? What gi7s do I have? How can I use them to serve God and others?
If you're interested in getting some answers to these questions, you are invited to join us for our upcoming Network class. Network is an exploration of how God works through you and your spiritual gifts, your personality, and your ministry passion. The upcoming Network class, which will be on three consecutive Sunday afternoons, 3:00-5:00 pm – September 10th, 17th, and 24th. The cost for materials is $11 (scholarships are available if needed). The class is open to all - members and guests. To sign up, please visit our webpage (harrisburgumc.org) or contact Pastor Wes.
Connect is a 3 Week Class for those interested in learning more about HUMC and how you can cultivate your relationship with Jesus though worship, growing as a disciple, and loving your neighbors at HUMC. The goal is too help people see how they can connect in authentic relationship with God, the church family and the wider community through HUMC. Time: September Sept 10th, 17th & 24th @ 9:45 a.m. Who: Led by Pastors, Fellowship Friends who attend with potential members, other lay people will come to select sessions. Each session will need to be tight and programed to fit in 45-50 minutes. Location: Fellowship Hall
Sticky Faith Book Study to Begin Sept. 13th - Oct. 11th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm @ Richard & Amy Smith’s Home Giving seniors a “Graduation Bible” and hoping for the best just isn't cutting it. Roughly 50% of students walk away from the church after they graduate High School. In response to this problem, the Fuller Youth Institute has conducted the College Transition Project, a national longitudinal study following over 500 high school seniors during their first three years in college. The goals of this research are to understand the dynamics of youth group graduates transition to college and to identify the relationships and best practices in youth ministries, churches, and families that can help set students on a trajectory of lifelong faith and service. FYI’s research confirms that it’s never too early or too late to start developing faith that continues to grow and lasts. “Sticky Faith gives parents and leaders both a theological/philosophical framework and a host of practical relationship and programming ideas that develop long-term faith in teenagers.” excerpt taken from Fuller Institute Sticky Faith Website. This study is designed for anyone raising or hoping to influence an older elementary to high school youth to have the opportunity to develop a faith that will take them through their college years and beyond. It will last 5 weeks and will meet at the home of Richard and Amy Smith. Cost will be $10 for the book. We will meet Wednesday nights from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, September 13th – October 11th . Please sign up by letting Richard know at [email protected] and by bringing in your payment by September 3rd. !3
AUGUST 23, 2017
HARRISBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Greetings, my name is Shirley and I love to go to the movies. I’m interested in starting an afternoon Finding God in the Movies small group, based on a book by the same name. I think it would be interesting to discuss what we can learn from the movies about God, the world, and each other. Right now, I’m just trying to figure out if this interest anyone else. Please email [email protected] or call me 704-456-8181 if you like to be part of this conversation.
in Harrisburg Happenings Church BBQ The Missions Committee will be hosting a Church BBQ on Thursday, October 12th serving both lunch and dinner at the church. We will also be offering take-out for both Lunch and Dinner this year (and offering to-go Tailgate Packs for those who are attending/or watching from home the Panthers' game in Charlotte that evening). We'll need volunteers for both meals, so please mark your calendars. All proceeds will benefit HUMC Missions Projects. Homecoming Homecoming is Sunday, September 24th. Guest Speaker, Pastor Dan Hester Church and Parsonage Clean up day The Trustees are hoping you will join forces with them to do some much needed fall sprucing up. Mark you calendars for September 16th. Details about projects and time are upcoming. In the meantime, get your work gloves out, trimmers,, rakes….anything you might use in your own yards. Tuesday Bible Study resumes September 5th at 10 am in the Library. Tuesday morning Bible Study is continuing to think about what it means to be a good neighbor and how we can engage our neighbors at a deeper level as we study “The Art of Neighboring”. No preparation needed, just bring your bible and an openness to learn from God how to love our neighbors. YOUTH Annual End of Summer Cook Out August 27th, 5 – 7 pm at the home of Mike Brown Do not forget about our cookout this Sunday at Mike Brown’s home. Everyone is welcome, parents and siblings! Families are asked to bring sides or desserts. You decide and we will eat what you bring! We will provide kabobs and drinks! Also bring folding chairs for your family. Breakfast of Champions to resume Sept. 6th, 7 a.m. Breakfast of Champions is not anything too intense or overly complicated, just men who believe in Jesus coming together for breakfast and fellowship. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Todd Foulks or Pastor Wes. We hope to see you Wednesday, Sept. 6th at 7 a.m. at Rocky River Coffee Com. !4
