Volume 11 Issue 10

Newslet ter Date October 2013

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Youth News 2

Children’s Ministries 3

UMW News 4

Attendance/Stewardship 5

October Birthdays 6

T H E V I S I T O R

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 2 9a Prayer Shawl Ministry 10a UMW Meeting and

Program 11:30a UMW Luncheon

5:15p WD2

October 6 World Communion Sunday

2p CROP Walk

October 9 5:15p No WD2

October 14 6p CAT Meeting

October 15 6p SPRC Meeting

October 16 5:15p WD2

October 17 6p Trustees Meeting

October 21 6p Finance Meeting

7p Church Council Meeting

October 23 5:15p WD2—Youth Fundraiser

October 24—27 Women’s Emmaus Walk

October 30 5:15p WD2

October 31 Halloween

Christ United Methodist Church Exists to:

Connect Persons to God and to One Another (Worship/Fellowship)

Help Meet Needs (Service/Every Member a Minister)

Reach Out to Share Jesus Christ (Evangelism)

Instruct in Christian Growth (Discipleship)

Send Persons in Ministry (Missions)

Transform the Community of Bowling Green

From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Friends,

Autumn is in full swing and the colors are just around the corner. I am anticipating

the changes and can hardly wait! I really do think, because of all the colors and

beauty, that Fall is my favorite time of the year. Not to mention that the end of

Fall is Christmas! Wow! Did I have to mention that?

One of the truths that comes barging into this beautiful picture is that another year is quickly

passing. Do the years seem to be accelerating in speed to you or is it just me? Wasn’t it Easter

Sunday just a few weeks ago? Seems like it. But then again, every Sunday is Easter Sunday for

the Christian. Yes, our lives, moving as fast as they are, rest securely in the truth that Jesus Christ

is our risen Savior and Lord.

I hope you noticed the construction progress in front of the Family Life Center. If you go around

behind the FLC you will notice things are changing back there, as well. We know we must all be

flexible during this construction but we hope to maintain all of our activities in the FLC and even

special events like Walk to Emmaus and the Christmas Bazaar without major interruptions. If you

haven’t had a chance to make a commitment to Connecting to the Future it is not too late. We

still need you. Pray about it. Is God prompting you to get on board?

Let me also encourage you to consider being part of the I Was Broke Now I’m Not Financial

classes on Wednesday evenings. It’s not too late to get into the class. The class meets as part of

the WD2 activities using a video teaching time and then group discussion and helping each other

take new steps of financial accountability. It is NOT a high pressure group and you don’t have to

reveal all your dark financial secrets. IWBNIN is all about learning better financial techniques and

challenging one another to make progress. Come be part of the team.

Lastly, October 6, is World Communion Sunday. That afternoon there will be a CROP Walk,

sponsored by Church World Service, to raise awareness and funds to stop hunger around the

world and in our community. The Walk begins at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 2:00

PM. To support those efforts, our communion offering on October 6, will go towards the CROP

Walk. 25% of all funds return to our community and are designated to assist HOTEL, INC. Let’s

all do a little something extra as we fight hunger around the world.

Once again, we are looking at a beautiful and full month of great activities. I look forward to be-

ing in ministry with you.

Looking ahead: Bishop Lindsey Davis will be with us on December 8, to help celebrate our 50 th!

Your friend,

Pastor David

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A Word from Josh You get about a hundred years of life, give or take, and you only

get the time of your life to do what God had in mind when he

designed you. He has given you life and He made you like Him-

self. He does not fail and does not want you to fail. He has given

you a dominion and He has built you intending you to accom-

plish His will within in that dominion. In short, He has built you

to win. That was the first part of the phrase, “A hundred years…”

And while that is good it gets better. Not only has He given you

your life span, you also get a risen savior. You get the ultimate

winner. You get the defeater of death. You get the way the truth

and the LIFE.

You have been given life for a reason and you have been built

with a mission. Take the time you’ve been given, take the life

you’ve been entrusted with and win. You have everything you

need to win in the risen Savior. His power created you, his power

sustains you. And just like His biggest win was his obedience to

God’s will (defeating death by dying) so too your greatest win

will be acts of obedience.

So, you get one hundred years and God wants you to win at life

in those hundred years but you don’t walk alone and you are

never powerless. You have been given a risen savior, someone

who has already won the greatest battle. Live in His victory and

hit your hundred years with everything you’ve got, because it is

going to take everything you’ve got. It is going to take all your

life to win at life. It’s as though God is saying, “I have given you

one life for my glory, and I have given you everything you need

to glorify Me, so go win!

Love you guys,

Josh

My Rightnowmedia picks for the month of October are:

The Truth about Sex with Doug Fields (Teens)

The Power of a Whisper – Bill Hybels (Everyone)

The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard

Hello Family,

For several weeks now, maybe longer I have had

a phrase coming to me over and over. When I am

trying to fall asleep or when I am just waking up,

or in a moment of clarity this phrase has been

drifting in and out of mind. At first I ignored it

and so I forgot it. Then when it came back to me

the next time it seemed vaguely familiar but I couldn’t peg it so I

dismissed it. It kept coming to me in my dreams or just as I was

waking up, right there on the edge of conscience, this two part

thought and I couldn’t quite grasp it. I would wake up thinking

the three words “A hundred years…” knowing that there was

more to the thought but not able to remember the rest. It felt like

the phrase was haunting me. Of course when you try to

remember a thought so delicate as a whim or an inspiration you

can’t get it, you can’t force it. Finally in a moment of silence the

thought surfaced again and it was clear, “A hundred years and a

risen Savior”. Okay great, “A hundred years and a risen Savior”

got it, but what in the world does that mean?!

I very much enjoy hiking but when you have two kids and about

as much free time as the president of the United States (mild

exaggeration) you settle for walking around your neighborhood.

Walking for me is a very spiritual time. It allows me to get away

from my world and gives me time to think and listen. A couple

days ago I was out getting some exercise on my own and this

recurring thought came back to me. I knew it was important but

it was also so very confusing so I asked God to help me make

sense of it.

As I walked if felt like He impressed on me one primary idea,

one word really and here it is- ready? Win. That’s it. Win. Let

me see if I can unpack some of what it felt like God wanted me

to process that day. I hope that it is an encouragement to you as

much as it has been to me.

Church Council Corner

The Church Council meets the third Monday of each

month. The Church Council met September 16 at

7:00pm.

Josh reported that the youth group and Young Adult

groups were doing well. He thanked Chase Stewart

for his dedication each Saturday in helping prepare

the FLC for worship on Sunday. Josh said that the

praise band is currently looking for new members.

Matt Moore reported for the Finance Committee that

we have had several expensive charges in the last

month; however the building fund is up substantially

this month. Independence Bank will be financing our

loan for the building expansion and had a nice

proposal for moving our other accounts to their bank.

The Finance Committee authorized the move. Matt

also announced that budgets are due in October.

Patty reported that ROCK and Wednesday nights are

going great. She is grateful for help from Juanita Cox

due to the large number of kids attending on

Wednesdays. A Christmas play for the kids will be

picked soon and rehearsals will start shortly after.

Stephen Harmon reported that the SPRC will be

conducting Pastor David’s evaluation this month.

The Trustees announced a switch in insurance to

Howard Insurance which will save the church a

substantial amount of money. Construction on the

FLC expansion began Monday, September 16.

Pastor David reported that we would be doing the

Miracle Offering again this Christmas season. We are

set to host the Women’s Emmaus walk in October.

There will be a CAT meeting on October 14 to

discuss evaluations and goals. The church has joined

Right Now Media which allows us to have over 2,000

video Bible studies in our online library.

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The Children’s Christmas Play this year will be

held on Sunday evening, December 8th. Please

mark the date on your calendars for what is always a

wonderful evening. Further details will be

forthcoming in the next few weeks.

Nursery Request: We are asking parents whose

children are in the nursery during Sunday School

and then the contemporary worship service to stop

by the nursery after Sunday School and walk into

the FLC with your child for the contemporary

service. The nursery children will then be asked to

come forward for the children’s blessing with the

children who will be going to ROCK. Thank you.

Right Now Media: If you have not yet responded

to the church’s invitation to access the video library

at Right Now Media, I would encourage you to do

so. There are over 50 titles in the “Children”

content area and they include some family favorites

such as Hermie and Friends, Adventures in

Odyssey, Sheila Walsh’s Gigi series and The Last

Chance Detectives. Other titles are being added as

they become available.

A special thank you goes out to Richea Norden

who has begun working with Angie Gordon and our

younger children during the Wednesday night

programs.

The Advent Workshop for our children will be

held this year on Friday, November 22.

Patty

Children’s Ministry

Christ Church is always looking for ways to serve you

as you live out your faith throughout the week. We

want to invite you to a video library called RightNow

Media. Watch a quick video about it at

www.rightnowmedia.org/launch. It's essentially the

"Netflix of Video Bible Studies" because you will have

instant access to thousands of great videos for kids,

youth, parents, married couples and more. You can

view these videos from your phone, tablet or computer

or through a TV or projector. There are over 2500

videos from some great teachers.

You should have already received an official

"invitation email" to give you FREE access to this

library. You might need to check your mail filter to

accept the invite. Because it was coming from Right-

Now's system it may have got caught there.

Pastor David already sent invitations to give free

access. Simply find the email, click on the link and put

in your name and a password and you're all set. All of

the videos are FREE. If you haven't received the email

from RightNow with your invitation, simply email

Pastor David at dtgprg@gmail.com. He will resend the

invitation.

Please join us October 6, for the CROP walk sponsored

by Church World Service. We will raise awareness

and funds to stop hunger around the world and in our

community. The Walk begins at the Cumberland

Presbyterian Church at 2:00 PM. To support this

event, our communion offering on October 6, will go

towards the CROP Walk. 25% of all funds return to

our community and are designated to assist HOTEL,

INC. Let’s all do a little something extra as we fight

hunger around the world.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Randy and Bonnie Hanes on the

birth of their granddaughter, Ellie Stace. Ellie was

born September 25 and weighed 7 lbs 13 oz.

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M.E.A.L.S. Inc.

“Ministering to Everyone with Action, Love, and Support” Saturday Meals Program

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me…” -Matthew 25:35

On Saturday, September 7th CUMC was responsible for

providing the manpower for M.E.A.L.S., Inc. We had 36

volunteers from our congregation who cooked, packed,

and delivered a hot meal and other food products to 238

recipients. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and

service for our church family volunteers. Our next

opportunity to serve through this much-needed ministry is

Saturday, December 7th. Please consider joining with us

then as we feed our neighbors who have very little or NO

food. If you have any questions or need additional

information about this ministry, please call Helen Terry at

745-0943 or 991-9075.

2013 CUMC M.E.A.L.S., Inc. Dates December 7

“CORN FOR CHRISTMAS” “During the Christmas holidays, one of the things that

most families look forward to is to gather as a family and

share Christmas dinner together. It is a joyous, happy time

for our families to be together and share a wonderful

meal.

Unfortunately, many of our neighbors here in Bowling

Green do not have the resources to prepare the traditional

Christmas dinner. For the past 2 years, M.E.A.L.S, Inc.

has delivered a Christmas Dinner Box to each family who

is a recipient of food from M.E.A.L.S., Inc. This box con-

tains either a turkey or a ham and approximately 12-14

items. These boxes allow these families to prepare and

share a traditional Christmas meal just like everyone else.

This year, the M.E.A.L.S, Inc. organization has asked if

any of the participating churches would be willing to

sponsor one of the items that go in the boxes. CUMC has

volunteered to provide 250 cans of corn as our contribu-

tion to this project, and we are asking each of you to help

us meet this goal. (You can buy a can of corn at Kroger

for $0.69 or at Aldi‘s or Wal-Mart for $0.29-$0.59.) This

may seem like a small amount to us, but you just have no

idea what a can of corn means to those who literally have

NO food. Any donations of corn above the 250 cans will

be given to H.O.T.E.L., Inc on behalf of CUMC to help

stock their shelves for the Christmas season.

You can donate individually and/or collect in your Sun-

day School class or other groups, or if you want to donate

$1, we will be happy to take all contributions and pur-

chase the corn for you. A “CORN FOR CHRISTMAS”

Box will be located in the entryway to the Sanctuary and

also the entryway to the Family Life Center. If you have

any questions, please call Helen Terry at 745-0943 or 991

-9075. Let’s say “Merry Christmas” with corn!

Helping Others Through Extended Love In the Name of Christ

Thank you for your response to last month’s First

Sunday collection. We collected 68 boxes of mac and

cheese; just a little short of our goal of 100 boxes. It

seems church members are constantly being asked to

give; money, time, food. In Luke 3:11 – “And he

answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share

with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do

likewise.” Each week, the bulletin lists a most needed

item, but this is just a suggestion. Each Sunday when

you’re making that morning cup of tea or coffee, take

out a can of food, any can and bring it along to

church. Make it a habit. Do it every week. Let’s fill

our collection bins every week in each service to over-

flowing blessing both the giver and receiver.

October's First Sunday Most Needed Item –

Spaghetti Sauce and/or Dry Pasta

GOAL = 100 Items

United Methodist Women News

United Methodist Women have long participated in

preparing UMCOR kits for use at home and

abroad. The closest UMCOR distribution site is Sager-

Brown in Baldwin, LA. Come join us as we learn

more about this facility and what happens when we

send our kits for processing. Then we’ll get to work

assembling and packing our Birthing Kits for ship-

ment. Having worked up an appetite, we’ll enjoy fel-

lowship around the table. We hope to see you there.

October 2

Prayer Shawl Ministry 9 am

Unit Meeting, Program and Kit Assembly 10 am

Luncheon 11:30 am

Hostesses: Anita Cataline and Karen Garden

Our Christian Sympathy is extended: To Debbie Brinkley on the loss of her mother, Barbara Brinkley To Greg, Stacy and Spencer Ford on the loss of Greg’s mother

The Visi tor

Budget for the Year $509,092

Needed per Week $9,790

Received:

Received September 1 $13,329.80

Received September 8 $7,122.50

Received September 15 $11,905.00

Received September 22 $7,876.00

Budget to date $372,020.00

Received to date $359,043.90

Stewardship Of Attendance S.S.

8:45 10:00 11:00

September 1 120 129 86

September 8 139 135 108

September 15 126 127 105

September 22 128 152 94

You have an option of giving your offering electronically. We are currently offering two dates: the 5th day and the 20th day of each month.

Simply fill out an authorization form found in the church office. We will take care of the rest. Any questions? Call the church office.

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O U R S T E W A R D S H I P

A N D A T T E N D A N C E

S E P T E M B E R 1 — S E P T E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 3

Greeters

8:45 Service The Terry Family

11:00 Service Merry and Carlie Hardin

Dawn Spicer and Linda Cowan

Communion Servers

8:45 Service Ann Mefford and Connie Pittman

Joe Lowe and Roland Mulcahey

11:00 Service Mary and Carlie Hardin

Dawn Spicer and Linda Cowan

Building Lockup Merry Hardin

Servants for October

UMAF NEWS

The Adult Fellowship will be touring the studios of

WBKO—Channel 13 on the 18th of October. We will

meet at the church at 10:00am.

After the tour, we will have lunch at Mancino’s on

Nashville Road. A sign up sheet will be in the Con-

nection Area. If you have questions, please contact

Fran or Madison Sowell.

Mark Your Calendars

2013 Charge Conference

November 21

7:00pm

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Thanks to the Prayer Shawl Ministry:

You may know about the Prayer Shawl ministry of

our church or you may not. My family and I have

been the recipient of 3 of these shawls and they are

very special to me.

First, I have the shawl that was made for my Mother

when my Father passed away. It was made by a dear

friend and with much love and prayer.

The second was given to my husband when he fell

and broke a knee cap picking a flower for me.

Again, the prayer and special thought was very spe-

cial.

The last one was for me when my sister went to her

heavenly home. It was such a comfort to be

wrapped in love and prayer at that time. The prayer

shawl ministry at our church is a special gift to our

congregation and is appreciated by all who receive its

blessing.

Carolyn Marks

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Carol Ann Gilbert 10/1

Mildred Davis 10/2

Ruth Miller 10/2

Josh Wicker 10/3

Ann Mefford 10/3

Stephanie Robbins 10/3

Lindsey Spicer 10/4

Vera Guthrie 10/5

Beverly York 10/5

Pat Gilpin 10/7

Teaghen Wilkerson 10/9

Cathy Rogers 10/11

Ruth Morgan 10/11

Don Gaddie 10/11

Stephanie Brand 10/11

Jim Anspach 10/11

Paulette Wells 10/12

Preston Withers 10/12

Debi Wade Jordan 10/16

Taryn Conrad 10/17

Howard Stuart 10/19

Lindsey Withers 10/20

Kelli Truelove 10/20

Bonny Laflin 10/23

Aidan Berry 10/23

Joe Taylor 10/24

Jennifer Taylor 10/25

Shirley Lowe 10/25

Betty Cuyler 10/25

Bud Layne 10/26

Kay Thomison 10/26

Amy Smith 10/28

Michelle Smith 10/28

Alicia Owens 10/29

Matthew Berry 10/30

Michelle Stewart 10/31

If you would like your birthday listed in The Visitor, please call the church

October

Birthdays Trustees Updates and Requests

The Trustees are considering removal of the concrete picnic

table in the prayer garden. If anyone knows the origin of the

table or has any questions, please contact Carolyn Marks, 270-

843-1328.

Response should be made by November 1, 2013.

The red chairs used in the FLC and other locations in the

building have become dirty and some have mildewed. Do you

have upholstery cleaning equipment that might help with this

project? The Trustees are looking for 5 machines and 13

people to clean the chairs, take them outside to dry, and return

the chairs to the FLC. If you have equipment and/or would

simply be willing to help, contact Carolyn Marks at 843-1328

(home) or 799-4693 (cell). We need several people helping so

pray and consider this opportunity to serve.

Please consider being part of the I Was

Broke Now I’m Not Financial classes on

Wednesday evenings. It’s not too late to

get into the class. The class meets as part

of the WD2 activities using a video

teaching time and then group discussion

and helping each other take new steps of

financial accountability.

It is NOT a high pressure group and you don’t have to reveal

all your dark financial secrets. IWBNIN is all about learning

better financial techniques and challenging one another to make

progress. Come be part of the team

E-mail Changes

If you previously had an e-mail address that ended in

insightbb.com, your e-mail address has changed! Please notify

the church office of your new e-mail address. Any changes in

contact information can be e-mailed to info@christumcbg.org

or you can call the office at 270-842-4343.

CHURCH STAFF

Dr. David Grout ............................................... Pastor

Josh Wicker…………………………………………

Youth/Young Adult/Contemporary Worship Pastor

Patty Wintuska ........................... Children’s Director

Kelli Truelove .................... Assistant Youth Director

Emily White ...................................... Choir Director

Jeanie Orr .................................................... Organist

Kelli Truelove .................... Administrative Assistant

Bonnie Hanes ............................................ Treasurer

April Taylor ................................ Nursery Supervisor

Shan Winquist ........................................ Lay Leader

Angie Gordon ............... The Learning Tree Director

Joy Jenkins ................................................Custodian

Lorenzo Hall, Jr. .......................................... Security

Worship Services

Sunday Worship ~ 8:45

a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 10:00

a.m.

Nursery provided for all

Sunday Services

Youth Activities ~ Sunday

at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

716 Cave Mill Road

Bowling Green, KY 42104

842-4343 & 842-8762

Church Fax: 842-6776

Office hours: 8:00-2:00

Our E-Mail Address:

Info@ChristUMCbg.org

Our Web Page:

www.christumcbg.org