5420 Sunset Lake Road

Holly Springs, NC 27540

919-303-3720

www.mysunrise.org

Sunrise United Methodist

Volume 20

Church Office

Debbie Barfield

919-303-3720 x200

M-F

9am - 4pm

Sunday Worship

8:30 & 11:00am

Pastor Tom

Ext. 201

(m) 919- 884-6315

Sunday School

all ages

9:50am

Youth Minister

Amie Stewart

(m) 919-200-3217

Minister of Adult

Christian Education

Ann Lawton

(m) 919-593-9806

Minister of

Music& Arts

Laura Garrett

Ext. 208

Sábado Adoración

en Español

7:00PM

Pilar Adrianzen

(m) 919- 815-5971

Ext. 202

Stephen Ministry

Tammy Lack

919--552-5163

Preschool

Kim Sain

Ext .204

Inside

From The Pastor p. 1-2

Music and Arts p. 3

Children & Youth p. 4

Women’s Ministry p. 5

Church Administrative

Council p. 6

Opportunities p. 8

Evangelism p. 9

Birthdays p. 10

Prayer Concerns p. 11

Dear Sunrisers, Better. I want better for 2016. 2015 was a very hard year for me. Maybe it was hard for you too. I want to be better, to have better and to do better. I want better in every way. Regardless of the kind of year you had in 2015, you probably want better too. Who doesn’t want better? In order to move towards my better I want to make more than just another New Year’s resolution. According to statistics (http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/) 25% of resolutions fail within the first week and another 11% fail within the first month. Only about 8% of people actually achieve their resolutions. I want more than an 8% chance at achieving better…don’t you? Instead of making a resolution, or two or three, I’m ready to make some life changes that I expect to be permanent. Some areas in my life involve bounda-ries. Would it surprise you to know that since I got back from my vacation in March I have scarcely had a whole day off? Not taking time off means I’m not always responding to needs from a rejuve-nated spirit. I am also covenanting to respond to non-emergent needs only between the hours of 9 AM and 9 PM. I will not be checking email or re-sponding to anything but emergencies from 9 PM until 9 AM. I will be setting some regular office hours to better help me have a predictable routine. I will be taking regular Sabbath time every Friday and asking for some flexibility on Mondays to do mundane things like vacuum carpet, clean house, run errands and cut grass…things most people do on weekends but are impossible for me since I work most of Saturday and all of Sunday. By not observing Sabbath time I have been guilty of break-ing the 4th commandment God gave his people through Moses (see Exodus 20).

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January 2016

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While that was certainly not my intent, it did create an imbalance in my life that has kept me from being, doing and having better in 2015…but not in 2016! I am certain some of these adjustments will be easier than others. I am certain there will be temptations to fall back into old habits and old routines. I will have to remain vigilant and have a persistent commitment. To do any less will be to rob myself of the opportunity of better in 2016. I will be asking for God’s help. I have prayed and sought God’s guidance in these changes. I will also be asking for your help. At Sunrise Church we are a team and if I allow myself to be run down and serve out of exhaustion I will be not only letting myself down, I will be letting the whole Sunrise Church team down. I am not willing to do that. What life adjustments are you praying about? What life adjustments might you need to move towards your “better” in 2016? How might I help you move towards your better 2016? We’re a team and I’m glad to be on the team with you. I want you at your best and I want to help you achieve your best in 2016. I’d be glad to pray with you and to talk by phone or in person to help you discern how you might reach towards your “better” in 2016. Give me a call or drop by the office! Happy New Year! Tom Newman, pastor

New Office Hours for the Pastor The Sunrise Church office is a busy and exciting place. Our preschool is a blessing to so many people in so many ways. It can also be a very noisy place. There will always be a need for me to have quiet hours in the parsonage office where I can plan worship and work on weekly messages. However, I also want to be readily accessible to each of you. I will be in the Sunrise Church office most Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10 AM until Noon and on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 until 3:30 PM. I am certainly available at other times and always by appointment (please call/text my cell anytime from 9 AM until 9 PM: 919-884-6315). Some days I will have meetings out of town or commitments away from Sunrise Church. However, as a rule I hope to be in the office at these times (and others). Please feel free to just drop in! I would cherish an opportunity to get to know you better and to find ways we may partner together to make Sunrise Church a more vibrant outpost of heaven right here in Holly Springs!

Calling all Emmaus Graduates!

We need you! Please check your calendars and see if you can join us for a very important time on Sunday January 10th at 5 PM. We have arranged for sponsorship training and Al Siffer will be coming to lead our training. This is important: you cannot be a sponsor unless you have had training within the last 2 years! Emmaus works only when we share it and I would love it if each of us could sponsor at least 1 person in the next 12 months. An important first step is to get training so please come on Sunday January 10th @ 5 PM! ~Tom Newman

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Music and Arts Ministries January 2016

Thank you so much to all the people whose gifts of time and talent

enriched our worship times this past Advent and Christmas season!

As we look forward to the new year of 2016, here are some highlights:

Epiphany Party!

at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th Adult Choir will begin the new year

with an Epiphany party ! CHRISTMAS CHOIR SINGERS ARE URGED TO PARTICIPATE

SINCE WE HAVE AN

OUTREACH THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY Jan 10th!

Come sing, and bring an item that represents light: matches, a candle, a flashlight, lighter,

be creative! J

JuBELLation (Handbell Choir)

resumes Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30 p.m. NEW RINGERS WELCOME!

Contact Laura Garrett for details: LGarrett@mysunrise.org

UNDECORATING THE CHURCH

FOR THE NEW YEAR! 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 9TH, FOLLOWING THE MEN’S BREAKFAST

The Altar Guild needs your help to undecorate and store the decorations from the holiday season.

FIREPROOF (Youth Praise band)

Will lead worship both services on January 24th

Children’s Ministry

Sunday School 9:45-10:45

Kids’ Bible Club Sundays at 4pm

in Pod 3. Children 3rd-5th grade are invited

to attend.

Kids’ Praise Ensemble at 3:30pm. Children 3rd to 5th

grade are invited to attend.

Children’s Church Every Sunday at 8:30 and 11:00 services

Youth Group Schedule

Jan 3: Bowling at Buffaloe Lanes in Garner at 5PM

Jan. 4: Middle school girls Bible study resumes at the

Mileski home

Jan 6: Confirmation class begins at 6:30PM in Pod 2

Jan 9: Youth Ministry team meeting 9:30AM-12PM

Jan 10: Youth group resumes; Fireproof practices

resume: middle school at 4:00pm and

high school at 6:30PM

Jan 10 : Youth parent’s meeting at 5:00PM

Jan 15-17: High school retreat

Jan. 17: No Youth Group

Jan 24: Youth Group, 5-6:30PM

Jan 31: Youth Group, 5-6:30PM

Middle School Girls Bible Study

The Middle School Girls Bible Study will start back up on January 4th at 7pm at Paige Mileski's house.

3013 Van Gogh Lane

Apex, NC 27539

919-267-5634

Can't wait to see you all again and hope you all have a nice Christmas and New Year's holiday,

Paige Mileski and Rebecca Floyd

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Sunrise Women’s Ministry

Come Grow with Us

Our mission is to provide opportunities

for Sunrise women to grow spiritually in their

relationship with God and other women.

If you are new to Sunrise UMC and would like to be on the Women’s Ministry email

distribution, please send your name and email address to Barbara Vetter

(bvbjteach@aol.com).

Circles

Day Circle meets the fourth Tuesday of each month 11:30 - 1:00 in Pod-2. Contact:

Sue Black (seblack50@gmail.com)

Evening Circle meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in Pod-2.

Contact: TBD

Upcoming Events

Women's Ministry 2016 Kick-Off Breakfast - Join us Saturday morning, January 30th at

9:00 am at Sunrise UMC to kick-off the new year. Learn how you can become more

involved in the Women's Ministry and help us plan some exciting opportunities for 2016.

2016 Women's Spring Retreat April 8-10 - Don't miss out on a wonderful weekend of

Christian fellowship with other Sunrise ladies as Ann Lawton helps us learn to make space

for God to work in us. Friday night will be at Sunrise and Saturday morning, we head to

2016 Sunrise United Methodist Church Administrative Council Leadership & Ministry Teams

* Denotes Chair

Administrative Council (approves financial decisions, direction and major ministries):

Council Chair Jay Rabon

Lay Leader James Bingham

Pastor Tom Newman

Children & Youth Minister Amie Stewart

Evangelism Chair John Bailey

Finance Chair Matt Raymondi

Lay Delegate to Annual Conference Ernie Pearson

Missions/Outreach Chair Ryan Brummeyer

Music & Arts Minister Laura Garrett

Nurture Chair Lorie Hostetler

Preschool Representative Cris Preble

Staff/Parrish Relations Committee Lane Sauls

Treasurer Fred Haggard

Trustees Chair TBA

Minister of Adult Christian Ed. Ann Lawton

Board of Trustees (repair/maintain physical properties & assets):

2016 2017 2018

Nancy Unwin Bob Holm Mike Barker

Bruce Ash Randy Peterson Tim O’Daniel

Wayne Burkes Ron Calloway Carolyn French

Children’s Ministry Team (spiritual development of children attending Sunrise UMC)

Children & Youth Minister: Amie Stewart; Music & Arts Minister: Laura Garrett; Children’s Sunday School Coordinator: Tara Sau ls; Children’s Church Coordinator: Beth Gaughan

Stephanie Bost, Caryn Carlson, Kathy L. Miller, Sherry Barker, Virginia Atwood

(Ex-officio Members (with vote): Preschool Director: Kim Sain; Nurture Team Chair; Pastor: Tom Newman)

Evangelism (advertising/drawing people to Sunrise UMC):

2016 2017 2018

Caryn Carlson John Bailey* Dave Avis

Tom Glossop Ron Taylor Shana Barr

Jay Russell Gary Hoffstetler Heath Hayes

Finance Committee (sets budget, evaluates & oversees finances/assets):

2016 2017 2018

Brenda Ash Dawn Russell Matt Raymondi*

John Calhoun George Ligler Ken Leenstra

(Members by virtue of position: Financial Secretary: Angie Dement; Treasurer: Fred Haggard; Lay Leader: James Bingham; SPRC: Lane Sauls; Trustee Rep.: TBA; Lay Delegate: Ernie Pearson)

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Lay Leadership (nominates for teams and charge conference):

2016 2017 2018

Donald Pearson Randy Pridgen Mary Kay Calloway

Kathy Gahagen Becky Sloan Christy Brown

Stephanie Bost Jennifer Schindler Laura Rabon

(Member by virtue of position: Pastor: Tom Newman*; Lay Leader: James Bingham)

Missions Team/Outreach (missions/projects/service beyond Sunrise UMC):

2016 2017 2018

Debbie O’Brien John Pride Judy Classen

Debbie Glossop Mike Smith Ryan Brummeyer*

Jennie Mizelle Amy Howell Alan West

Paul Carlson Melissa Bunn Johnny Dickens

(Member by virtue of position: A.S.P. Coordinator: Melanie Mangum)

Nurture Committee (builds/nourishes those attending Sunrise UMC):

2016 2017 2018

Paige Mileski Jan Raymondi Lorie Hoffstetler*

Kathy Taylor Kristi Bingham Rebecca Floyd

Sue Black Erin Tabet Francie Szafran

(Member by virtue of position: Laura Garrett, Nursery Coordinator: Norma Aldinger)

Parsonage Committee (oversees parsonage and recommends periodic upgrades):

2016 2017 2018

Jennifer Rogers Nancy Holm* Martha Williamson

Virginia Atwood Margaret Mann Carol Pridgen

(Ex-Officio with vote: SPRC Chair: TBA; Trustee Chair: TBA; Pastor Tom Newman)

Staff/Parish Relations Committee (evaluates staff, hires/fires/sets salaries, makes recommendations to the Bishop regarding pastoral appointments):

2016 2017 2018

Leslie Burkes Lane Sauls* Sterling Mann

Ann Morris Jakob Bronn Steve Allen

Donald Pearson Karen Dickens Gary Hostetler

(Ex-Officio: Lay leader: James Bingham; Lay Member to Annual Conference: Ernie Pearson)

Youth Ministry Team (spiritual development of youth attending Sunrise UMC)

Children & Youth Minister: Amie Stewart*; Mike Barker; Susan Buck; Donald Pearson; Youth Age Leaders: Elizabeth Rabon; Jackson Bingham; Riley Pearson; Meghan Pearson; Rebecca Pearson; Madison Barker

Building Committee (represents congregation on expansion of Sunrise UMC facility needs)

Tommy Allen; Sherry Barker; James Bingham; Don Jarvis; Ken Leenstra; Horace Penny; Ernie Pearson; Randy Miller; Doug Unwin; Don Mizelle; Fred Haggard; Donald Pearson* (Member by virtue of position: Pastor: Tom Newman)

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Warmth for Wake is a seasonal energy assistance outreach

program which kicks off each year in October to provide fuel to low

income residents of Wake County. Sunrise volunteers cut, sort, pack

and deliver wood to low income participants through the program,

several of whom reside in Holly Springs and surrounding communities.

Contact: Mike Smith at masmith1068@nc.rr.com or 919-567-9060

The remaining dates for this season are:

January 2, 16, and 30, 2016

February 13 & 27

March 12 & 26

Join a Life Group a place to grow and be known. Our lives

are centered on the journey of following Jesus, and we want to share

each other’s lives along the way. If you’re ready to create more

space in your life to draw closer to God, this is the time to begin.

Groups will meet 2 times a month beginning in late January. For

more information, sign up in the narthex or contact Ann Lawton at

alawton@mysunrise.org.

OPPORTUNITIES

We will celebrate Human Relations Day on January

17 with a special offering. Human Relations Day calls the church to

recognize the right of all God’s children to realize their potential. The

purpose of the day is to further the development of better human

relations. This offering supports Community Developers self improve-

ment programs, United Methodist Voluntary Services and Youth Of-

fender Rehabilitation projects. As a result, lives have been turned

around, communities revitalized and the gospel proclaimed. Your

gift to this special offering makes a world of difference!

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The Holly Springs Christmas parade on December 12 was well supported by 60 Sunrisers. Many candy canes with messages attached were handed out. The weather was perfect and the guitar music and caroling added to a wonderful day where we spread the joy of Christ's birth. Caryn Carlson

The Holly Springs Christmas Parade

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5 Rebecca Floyd, William Nunn; Lane Sauls,

Martha Williamson

6 Julian Leon

7 Leslie Burkes; Carolyn Floyd; Becky Sloan;

Ron Walkotten

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10 Matt Davidson; Madeleine Fecioru

11 Vinnie De Benedetto; Barbara Leenstra

12 Nancy Ferrell-Unwin; Amanda Jones

13 Tyler Ash

14 Randy Bunn

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16 Ali Dickson-Elliot; Peggy Staley

17 Randy Pridgen; Evangeline Richardson

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19 Edna Russell

20 Sydney Haggard; Zachary Preble

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22 Jakob Bron; Charlie Butts; Jennifer Rogers

23 Celeste Pollok

24 Kathy Miller

25 James Bingham; Madelyn Scholle;

Alan Taguinot

26 Melanie Jarvis; Barbara Miller

27 Sherry Barker; Tom Glossop

28 Chuck Brown; Irene Gillespie; Ashley Holm

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31 Michael Atwood; Maria Atwoodc

Are You Ready To Unite With Sunrise?

Empowering, Devoting, Transforming for Christ

You are invited to become a part of this growing congre-

gation, alive with God’s Spirit.

by a profession of your faith in Jesus Christ

by transfer of membership from another congrega-

tion where you have made that profession.

Baptisms can be scheduled with with Pastor Tom as well.

Any questions? Please contact Pastor Tom: (m) 919-884-

6315 or tnewman@mysunrise.org

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Emmy Moss born to Derek and Mary Moss on

November 17. 7lbs. 14 oz., 20in.

Remembering our loved ones who serve

Brent Ash Tommy Bice Tom Helms

Andrew Burkes Peter Burkes Patrick Dunn

Joseph Gahagen Andrew Gallion Colby Hammonds

Christopher Jarvis Kyle Pearson Ben Rosado

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Sunrisers Family & Friends

Pat Causey

Lois Smith

Franklin Floyd

Larry Francis

Bob & Janice Mustian

Hilda Ripperger

Mark Rahl (Pat Haggard)

Deakon Lail (Susan O’Daniel)

Valerie Hallenbeck (Linda Hallenbeck)

Tara Randol (Pat & Sandi Klootwyk)

CARILLON FELLOWSHIP

Sunrise shares the “Good News”

with residents at the Carillon As-

sisted Living of Fuquay-Varina.

(6516 Johnson Pond Rd.)

9:45-10:45 :1st, & 2nd Sundays or

3rd Sundays, at 10am

Horace, Betty, and Melanie Penny in the loss of their

son-in-law/brother-in-law Wayne “Bubba” Canady.