Paul Smith, Pastor
June-July, 2008
Brooke Terry and Pastor Paul after
Brooke′s confirmation On May 11th.
A
Special Mother′s Day
And what a special day
it was! Brooke Terry was confirmed and joined the Church on Mother′s
Day, May 11th. Brooke and her family have been attending church in
Brooke at the Yoking Ceremony
at Cathedral Oaks
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Christian James Owen Jurek with
Pastor Paul and a host of family members.
Two
Special Baptisms in April
Christian James Owen Jurek, born on March 25th was baptized On
April 13th; His proud parents are Brian and Lisa Jurek of
Brandon Busch after his baptism on April 19th.
For those of you who do
not recognize him, Brandon Busch is the little kid that is all grown up.
Date
Set for 150th Celebration
November 8th, 2009
is the date that has been set for our 150th Anniversary Celebration.
To get ready for this event, repairs have begun on our Church. The outside of
the church is receiving a new coat of paint and the old wall paper in the
Sunday school rooms is being replaced by a new coat of paint. Cost to paint the
outside of the church is $3940 and to remodel the SS rooms is approximately
$1,000. In preparing for the celebration, the trustees are
asking everyone to look closely at all the facilities and recommend any needed
improvements or repairs. Some of the areas that have already been identified
are: improving restroom facilities, additional storage space, refinishing
church pews, improved playground facilities, improving drainage in parking lot,
planting of additional trees. The trustees will meet soon so you will need to
give your suggestions to them as soon as possible. If you would like to
"adopt" one of these projects, as a personal project please let the
trustees know whenever you contact them. The trustees are: Clayton Lee, Becky
Connell, Sandra Terry, Jim Wundt, Bob Kidd or Melvin Roecker or Council Chair
Mike Bond. Even if money is not available right now, these suggestions can help
with long term plans for the life of our church. A committee will be formed to
discuss creating a booklet that will record the church history and include an
assortment of pictures of the church and events that took place over the years.
Another suggestion was to include favorite recipes of church members in the
booklet. Since our 150th celebration will be here before we know it,
we would like to ask everyone to begin looking through their pictures now to
identify those that depict the history (i.e. pictures of weddings in the
church, Christmas programs, Sunday school groups, social gatherings, etc.).
Copies will be made and the originals returned to you or you can give your
copies to Connie Bond. More information will be forthcoming whenever plans are
finalized. It will take everyone's help to make our 150th
Celebration a success as well as to continue the life of this church.
Conference
Wide Campaign
For the next three years
we are participating in a conference wide campaign to raise $5,000,000 for new
church construction. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated! Just put
them in the container on the table at the entrance of the church. Suggestion:
How about $1.00 each Sunday?
Ice
Cream Social/Fund Raiser
Our first ice cream social/fund raiser for this year is scheduled for
June 21st at 6:00 p.m. It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the
fellowship with friends and family in the community as well as earn money for
our 150th celebration. Last year the fund raiser met with great
success and we are hopeful that we will have the same success this year. Plans
are to have a sandwich supper followed by several different flavors of ice
cream. A variety of baked goods for take home will also be for sale. Price per
adults will be $5.00 and $3.00 for children under 10. Children 3 and under are
free. We will need everyone's cooperation and help to ensure this event is
successful. A sign up sheet will be available at church for everyone to
indicate what they plan to contribute. We will need lots of freezers of ice
cream as well as a variety of sandwiches to sell and a host of baked goods. In
addition to the food items, we will need help in ensuring the church grounds
are ready, helpers to work that evening and everyone to help spread the word!
Please help us make this a great evening!
Coming
Events-Mark Your Calendars
June 4th
thru 7th-Annual Conference
June 15th-Father's
Day
June 21st-6:00
p.m. Ice Cream Social/Fund Raiser/Fellowship Gathering
5th
Sunday Celebration/Song Service-delicious breakfast on every fifth Sunday prior to the Sunday
Service. Breakfast is served
starting at 8:20 a.m. Come enjoy the fellowship and sing your favorite hymns.
Mark your calendar for June 29th; August 31st; November
30th.
July 4th-Independence Day
August 9th-6:00 p.m. Ice Cream
Social/Fund Raiser/Fellowship Gathering
Ladies
Club Annual Rummage/Bake/Plant
The Ladies Club members would like to extend a big thank you to everyone
who donated items for the sale (rummage sale items, delicious baked goods and a
variety of plants) and to those who supported the event. All proceeds from the
sale go to the maintenance and beautification of the center.
Birthdays
and Anniversaries
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June
Birthdays |
July
Birthdays |
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Corie
Connell 1 |
Connie
Bond 4 |
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Sandi
Gandre 3 |
Randy
Meyer 5 |
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Ronnie
Connell, Sr. 6 |
Ellen
Wundt 15 |
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Clayton
Lee 7 |
Bailey
Connell 18 |
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Ashley
Terry 7 |
Pete
Kallies 19 |
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Michael
Helmke 13 |
Richard
Powers II 23 |
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Kathlean
Collins 27 |
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June
Anniversaries |
July
Anniversaries |
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Marc
& Shirley Dozier 10 |
Ron
& Kelli Connell, Jr. 9 |
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Rutty
& Angie Decou 10 |
Tim
& Kim Shannon 15 |
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Bob
& Jackie Kidd 11 |
Greg
& Sandra Terry 20 |
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Richard
& Jean Esther Powers 13 |
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Clayton
& Shari Lee 20 |
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If any of the birthday or anniversary information
is incorrect or your information has been omitted, please let Connie or
Remember, you can view
& print the newsletter as well as other related church information at: http://www.gvtc.com/~wgandre/bumc.htm.
Budget
Information
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Budget needed each month:-$1713 per month |
Amount received for Special offerings: |
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March offering------------$2529 |
Human Relations Day-$50 |
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April offering:-------------$1756 |
One Great Hour of Sharing-$85 |
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May offering:--------------$1443 |
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Average monthly Sunday offering in 2007:--$1391 |
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Your continued support is very much needed and always appreciated. You
may send your gifts and offerings to
Blessings
to Those on the Prayer List
Joyce Brown, Fleming
Goss, Marc Dozier, Gene and Marge Iley, Royce & Jewel Towns, Gaston and
Ophelia Thurmond, Will & Sandi Gandre, Sandra Lee Wills, Dora Towns, Curtis
& Flo Breaux, Polly Hester, Polly Schweihs,
Charlene Green, Marilyn Musick, Frances Buchholtz, Eddie Bayer, John Michael Cardwell, Alvin
Hewell, Gary Lacina, Sherri, Lindsay & Zoe
Escalante, the Brown family, our nation, leaders and military.
Lessons Learned by Brother Paul
There are a lot of good articles
going around the internet. I almost never pass them on or save them. However, this was just too good not to. It's been in
my files a couple of years now and I thought it just might have some relevance
to our little church at this time. It's five lessons, but for this article, I
trimmed it to three-I'm saving what I consider the best two for sometime in the
future. Here they are:
1. First Important Lesson-Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was
a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the
last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the
school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman
several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know
her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before
class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz
grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you
will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and
care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello". I've never
forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
This is
particularly important the first few times they come to church. A newcomer is
risking a lot when they come to a new place. Will they be embarrassed? Will
they be lonely? Will they understand what's going on? Names and smiles and
introducing them around should be the minimum we expect of ourselves. We should
do more than the minimum.
2.
Second Important Lesson-The Obstacles in Our Path.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid
himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along
carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid
down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much
pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his
load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating
that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an
opportunity to improve our condition.
Little
worth doing is common or easy. If it were easy it would be common. If it were
common it wouldn't be worth much. 'Nuff said.
3.
Third Important Lesson-Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was on the side of an
The right thing is not always convenient. The
right thing is not always fashionable, or in vogue with the culture. There are
even times when the right thing is risky. Even so, we should always do the
right thing. God calls us to it. Jesus modeled it. The Holy Spirit empowers it.
Oh yeah, and it's never the right thing if we are doing it looking for the
payoff. Seems to me these lessons hold true in church and in life. Here's to "education"
for us all.