Circuit Writer
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Website is www.cartervillefirstumc.org May 2012 Volume 29 Issue 5
Circuit Writer Celebrations and Beginnings Inside this issue: Prayer List
2
VBS Information
2
Calendar
3
Offering & Attendance
4
Graduate Recognition May 20 We will be recognizing all graduates on Sunday, May 20. If you know someone in our church family that is being promoted from Jr. High or graduating from High School or college, please email or call the office with the information.
Softball Call the church office if you would like to play on the church softball team. The games will probably start this month. Call John Drake for more info.
May is a time of celebration. We come to the end of the academic year in school. Graduations are held for high school students and college students. We stop on the second Sunday in May to recognize and celebrate our mothers. In the church we have just experienced the most important celebration. We have just completed the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In our celebration of our graduations we are marking an accomplishment of completion. The completion also marks the beginning of another era in our lives. For a lot of high school seniors graduation means that we have less than three months until college starts. For college students it means that the job search has begun in earnest. For our mothers we hope the celebration is just the beginning of our recognition of some of what they have done for us throughout all of our years. In our Christian life we celebrate when someone comes to know Christ as their Savior. That celebration also marks the beginning of a life. It is not the end but the beginning. It is the beginning of a life long relationship with the one who died for each of us. As you think of all the celebrations, my prayer is that you will mark the celebration by beginning a new life in Christ. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come” 2 Cor. 5:17 Pastor Steve
UMW Salad Supper—May 6 6:00 p.m. All ladies and young ladies are invited to the UMW Salad Supper on Sunday, May 6, at 6:00 p.m. Bring a salad to share. Call the church office if you plan on attending so that we will have enough tables set up. The entertainment for the supper will be provided by a Barbershop Quartet of which Bob Fuller is a member. If you have signed the clipboard saying you will be attending, you do not need to call the church. office.
Volume 29
Prayer List
Issue 5
Our Next Prayer Day Is May 9. The church will be open from 9 am -6 pm on the second Wednesday of each month for you to come and pray as you wish.
Nathan Ambler Anna K Brown Connie Carlisle Bob Crutcher Patty Edwards Bill Elders Tim Gentry Vera Gentry
Woman’s Life Society Benevolent Group Thanks You The Woman’s Life group would like to thank you for your support of their Wednesday Night Suppers. With your support they have been able to help: The Lighthouse Shelter, Relay for Life, and Gumdrops. Your support of these outreach is very much appreciated.
Mark Your Calendars!! July 9-13 is Vacation Bible School! We will be searching for just the right volunteers for this ministry! Contact Heather Young if you are interested in helping this year! An update on Michael and Julie-Ann (Bollmann) Simmons address 158 Ashbury Park Lane Richlands, NC 28574 They would love to keep in touch with their church family and hear from you as Michael is serving in the Marines the next two years at Camp Lejeune.
Tom Groutage Randy Glisson Rev. Don Grosvenor Jean Jones Al & Vickie Koehler Pauline Moore Barbara Phillips Kyla Sides
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Lois Smith Olin Sparks Eric Sparks Bobbie Waggoner Dave Zachgo Ann Conf. leaders Members in Military
NURSERY WORKER(S) NEEDED Looking for a way to help within the church but not sure what to do? Here's an opportunity for you! We are in need of additional workers in the Nursery. We need someone one Sunday per month and as a substitute. This could be one person or different people. These are paid part time positions. The Nursery is open on Sunday mornings during Sunday School and second worship service. If you are interested in being considered for either or both of these positions, applications are available in the church office. If you have questions, please contact Cathie in the office or me at home (evenings or weekends). We will begin reviewing applications May 15 and continue until the position(s) is/are filled. Sharon Fuller, Staff-Parish Comm. Chair 985-6428
Our deepest sympathy is extended to: Dick Carlisle on the loss of his grandson. Linda McCowen on the loss of her father. Debbie Ferguson on the loss of her husband. Patty Simpson Edwards on the loss of her mother.
Circuit W riter F i r s t U301nPine i t Street ed Methodist Church Carterville IL 62918-1258 3 0 1 P in e S t r e e t C a r t e r vi l l e I L 6 2 9 1 8 - 1 2 5 8 Your Address Line 2 Your Address Line 3
Attendance And Offering Report Date Gen. Fund 4/1 $4,013 4/8 $4,255 4/15 $3,739 4/22 $3,420 4/25 $3,101 YTD AVG
Worship 159 229 115 127 155 146
SS 84 81 58 70 72 80
$4334 is needed each week for budget Budget Needed through Apr. 30 $78,012 Budget Received thru Apr. 30. $65,730 Shortage $12,282
You can receive the CircuitWriter by email if you send the church office your email address. Send your email to [email protected] With the beautiful weather we are experiencing, please take advantage of spending some time in the Celebration Garden. Perhaps you might wish to enjoy your Sunday morning coffee there, conduct your Sunday School class near the fountain, or enjoy some minutes of meditation.
Thank You! Pregnancy Matters in Marion would like to thank you for your support of their ministry with your gifts of supplies of blankets, diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream, and baby clothes 18months and under. You may continue to give by placing your donations in the bassinet in the east foyer.
Cancer Survivor Breakfast—May 19, 8:30 a.m. The American Cancer Society’s Williamson County Relay for Life will be having a Cancer Survivor Breakfast at our church on Sat. May 19 at 8:30 a.m. This breakfast is to honor survivors and their caregivers. If you or someone you know is a survivor, you are invited to this uplifting event. Also to our church...if you would like to donate a prepared breakfast item for this meal as our way of thankfulness for our survivors, there will be a sign up on the weekly clipboard. For more info call Dick Runge or Doug Fuqua.
Thank You! We would like to thank all those who contributed items for the Easter Eggstravaganza as well as all those who helped in games and activities.
R C H
Website is www.cartervillefirstumc.org May 2012 Volume 29 Issue 5
Circuit Writer Celebrations and Beginnings Inside this issue: Prayer List
2
VBS Information
2
Calendar
3
Offering & Attendance
4
Graduate Recognition May 20 We will be recognizing all graduates on Sunday, May 20. If you know someone in our church family that is being promoted from Jr. High or graduating from High School or college, please email or call the office with the information.
Softball Call the church office if you would like to play on the church softball team. The games will probably start this month. Call John Drake for more info.
May is a time of celebration. We come to the end of the academic year in school. Graduations are held for high school students and college students. We stop on the second Sunday in May to recognize and celebrate our mothers. In the church we have just experienced the most important celebration. We have just completed the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In our celebration of our graduations we are marking an accomplishment of completion. The completion also marks the beginning of another era in our lives. For a lot of high school seniors graduation means that we have less than three months until college starts. For college students it means that the job search has begun in earnest. For our mothers we hope the celebration is just the beginning of our recognition of some of what they have done for us throughout all of our years. In our Christian life we celebrate when someone comes to know Christ as their Savior. That celebration also marks the beginning of a life. It is not the end but the beginning. It is the beginning of a life long relationship with the one who died for each of us. As you think of all the celebrations, my prayer is that you will mark the celebration by beginning a new life in Christ. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come” 2 Cor. 5:17 Pastor Steve
UMW Salad Supper—May 6 6:00 p.m. All ladies and young ladies are invited to the UMW Salad Supper on Sunday, May 6, at 6:00 p.m. Bring a salad to share. Call the church office if you plan on attending so that we will have enough tables set up. The entertainment for the supper will be provided by a Barbershop Quartet of which Bob Fuller is a member. If you have signed the clipboard saying you will be attending, you do not need to call the church. office.
Volume 29
Prayer List
Issue 5
Our Next Prayer Day Is May 9. The church will be open from 9 am -6 pm on the second Wednesday of each month for you to come and pray as you wish.
Nathan Ambler Anna K Brown Connie Carlisle Bob Crutcher Patty Edwards Bill Elders Tim Gentry Vera Gentry
Woman’s Life Society Benevolent Group Thanks You The Woman’s Life group would like to thank you for your support of their Wednesday Night Suppers. With your support they have been able to help: The Lighthouse Shelter, Relay for Life, and Gumdrops. Your support of these outreach is very much appreciated.
Mark Your Calendars!! July 9-13 is Vacation Bible School! We will be searching for just the right volunteers for this ministry! Contact Heather Young if you are interested in helping this year! An update on Michael and Julie-Ann (Bollmann) Simmons address 158 Ashbury Park Lane Richlands, NC 28574 They would love to keep in touch with their church family and hear from you as Michael is serving in the Marines the next two years at Camp Lejeune.
Tom Groutage Randy Glisson Rev. Don Grosvenor Jean Jones Al & Vickie Koehler Pauline Moore Barbara Phillips Kyla Sides
Page 2
Lois Smith Olin Sparks Eric Sparks Bobbie Waggoner Dave Zachgo Ann Conf. leaders Members in Military
NURSERY WORKER(S) NEEDED Looking for a way to help within the church but not sure what to do? Here's an opportunity for you! We are in need of additional workers in the Nursery. We need someone one Sunday per month and as a substitute. This could be one person or different people. These are paid part time positions. The Nursery is open on Sunday mornings during Sunday School and second worship service. If you are interested in being considered for either or both of these positions, applications are available in the church office. If you have questions, please contact Cathie in the office or me at home (evenings or weekends). We will begin reviewing applications May 15 and continue until the position(s) is/are filled. Sharon Fuller, Staff-Parish Comm. Chair 985-6428
Our deepest sympathy is extended to: Dick Carlisle on the loss of his grandson. Linda McCowen on the loss of her father. Debbie Ferguson on the loss of her husband. Patty Simpson Edwards on the loss of her mother.
Circuit W riter F i r s t U301nPine i t Street ed Methodist Church Carterville IL 62918-1258 3 0 1 P in e S t r e e t C a r t e r vi l l e I L 6 2 9 1 8 - 1 2 5 8 Your Address Line 2 Your Address Line 3
Attendance And Offering Report Date Gen. Fund 4/1 $4,013 4/8 $4,255 4/15 $3,739 4/22 $3,420 4/25 $3,101 YTD AVG
Worship 159 229 115 127 155 146
SS 84 81 58 70 72 80
$4334 is needed each week for budget Budget Needed through Apr. 30 $78,012 Budget Received thru Apr. 30. $65,730 Shortage $12,282
You can receive the CircuitWriter by email if you send the church office your email address. Send your email to [email protected] With the beautiful weather we are experiencing, please take advantage of spending some time in the Celebration Garden. Perhaps you might wish to enjoy your Sunday morning coffee there, conduct your Sunday School class near the fountain, or enjoy some minutes of meditation.
Thank You! Pregnancy Matters in Marion would like to thank you for your support of their ministry with your gifts of supplies of blankets, diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream, and baby clothes 18months and under. You may continue to give by placing your donations in the bassinet in the east foyer.
Cancer Survivor Breakfast—May 19, 8:30 a.m. The American Cancer Society’s Williamson County Relay for Life will be having a Cancer Survivor Breakfast at our church on Sat. May 19 at 8:30 a.m. This breakfast is to honor survivors and their caregivers. If you or someone you know is a survivor, you are invited to this uplifting event. Also to our church...if you would like to donate a prepared breakfast item for this meal as our way of thankfulness for our survivors, there will be a sign up on the weekly clipboard. For more info call Dick Runge or Doug Fuqua.
Thank You! We would like to thank all those who contributed items for the Easter Eggstravaganza as well as all those who helped in games and activities.
