the shepherd - november 17, 2015

THE SHEPHERD THE NEWSLETTER OF NEWNAN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CONTENTS

Page 2 Music & Church-wide

Page 3 Church-wide

Page 4 Children

33 Greenville Street | Newnan, GA 30263 | P 770.253.7400 F 770.253.7404 | NewnanFUMC.org

Worship: 8:30 & 11 A.M. Traditional | 11 A.M. Contemporary Office Hours: M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

INVITE. INCLUDE. INVOLVE. Newnan First United Methodist

Church exists to invite, include, and involve all people in knowing Christ

and making Christ known.

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Reporting & Church-wide

2-week Calendar

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Do you know why Newnan FUMC is a great church? It’s not because we have a beautiful Sanctuary and spacious Parish Hall. It’s not because we have a great staff (even though we do!). It’s not even because we have a great group of laity who make up the membership of the church. The reason we are a great church is that many of those laity are actively CARING, SERVING, TELLING, GIVING, and STANDING toward the ministry and mission of Christ!

Anything positive we can point to is the result of our people going BEYOND BELIEF and choosing to live out their faith in practical ways in the real world! This coming Sunday we will be focusing on the fourth aspect of faithful Christian living: GIVING.

I want to thank every one of you who are currently supporting the work of the church through your faithful and generous giving! You understand what it means to be a devoted follower of Christ. You have decided to express your love for God and your trust in Christ by taking a portion of your resources and offering them back to the Lord. As we make our ministry plans for the coming year, we need your continued support!

If you have not made regular giving a part of your life to this point, let me encourage you to do so. There is great blessing and joy that comes to us when we know we are doing what God wants us to do. Will you make a decision this year to make GIVING a part of your relationship with God?

This Sunday when you come to worship, you will receive a financial pledge card prepared by our church leadership. We ask that you pray about this decision and return the card on Sunday, December 6th or before. On this Commitment Sunday, we will gather at the altar to present ourselves and our gifts to God! I hope you will plan to join us!

-Stuart

The Shepherd Newsletter November 17, 2015

MUSIC NOTES THE JOYBELLS You are ringing for the 8:30 & 10:55 Traditional services this Sunday, November 22. Please meet in the Sanctuary at 8am

THE INSPIRATIONS You are singing for the 10:55 Traditional service next Sunday, November 29. Please meet in the Sanctuary at 10:15am.

LOOKING AHEAD…

• Sunday, December 13 | 8:30 & 10:55 Traditional services | Special music for the season provided by the Chancel Choir and chamber orchestra.

• Sunday and Monday, December 13 & 14 | 6pm | O Holy Night in the Sanctuary. Join us for a special program of Christmas Music presented by all our choirs!

-David Kinrade

JOY TREES

Joy Trees are now up in the Narthex and

Parish Hall with a total of 250

cards to choose from.

Remember these children are in foster homes and your gifts may be the

only ones they receive. We are the only organization to sponsor these

particular children.

PLEASE complete the RED card included with the gift list and drop it in the RED bag located on the tree. Read instructions on card for drop-

off dates and location. ALL gifts MUST be turned in by December 6.

THANK YOU!


WEDNESDAY MENU

NOVEMBER 18 Thanksgiving Supper!

NOVEMBER 25 NO WNS: Thanksgiving Week

YOUTH CHOIR FRUIT SALE REPORT MANY THANKS to everyone who supported

our Youth Choir’s annual fruit sale! All proceeds will benefit their 2016 tour to Iowa.

If you missed an opportunity to purchase fruit, some extra has been ordered and will be

delivered on Saturday, December 5. Contact the church office to place your order.

CONGRATULATIONS to our top sellers this year: Abby Williams, Tricia Underwood, and

Bo Palmer!

SIGN UP FOR NEW LIFE GROUPS NOW!

ONLINE REGISTRATION STILL OPEN!

If you are interested in signing up for a Life

Group (or just learning about them), visit the NewnanFUMC.org and click “life groups”

under “ministries.”

FUN ‘N FROLIC

FNF: THE BEST CHRISTMAS

PAGEANT EVER | Thursday, December 3 | 6:30 – 10:30pm | $12

for ticket & travel | Sign up by Sunday, November 22 | The show features the “worst kids in the world”…the Herdman family, who smoke, steal, and drink jug wine. They go to church for the first time because they hear it

serves snacks, and—despite protests from other church members—they are given roles in the

Sunday School’s Christmas play, in which they tell the Christmas story in a most

unconventional way.

Sign up on Connection Cards, through the church office, online (“registrations” under

“calendar”), or through the church app!

KENYA 2016

There will be an informational meeting for those considering serving in Kenya as part of our

church’s mission team on Sunday, November 29 at 12:15pm in

the Parish Hall.

If you are interested but cannot attend this meeting, please contact JoAn Kinrade

([email protected])

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 @

10:00am

All children K-6th grade are invited to participate. To sign up, contact Karen

Oothoudt ([email protected]) or fill out a sign-up form found in the Children’s

wing. The one and only rehearsal will be Friday,

December 4 from 4-5:30pm!

SAMARITAN’S PURSE: OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

If you would like to pack shoe boxes to be shipped to children around the world, you can

drop off completed shoe boxes at Unity Baptist Church or in the designated area of

the Chapel from November 16-21. For info on how to pack a shoe box, visit:

www.SamaritansPurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/


CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND YEAR END: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU, THE CHURCH, AND THE IRS

Contributors must deliver checks on or by December 31st, 2015 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2015. Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in 2016 will not qualify for a charitable contribution deduction in 2015, even if the check is predated to 2015 or was actually written in 2015. However, checks that are written, mailed, and postmarked in 2015 will be deductible in 2015 though they are not received by the church until 2016. The deadline for contributions received in the mail postmarked December 31, 2015 is January 5, 2016. Any contributions received after this date will be applied to 2016. To ensure the deductibility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2015 income tax return until you have received your year-end contribution statement from the church. Under IRS rules, you may lose your deduction for some or all of your contributions if you file your tax return before receiving a written acknowledgement of your 2015 contributions from the church. Year-end contribution statements will be mailed and postmarked no later than January 31, 2016. If you are donating stock, please allow at least four weeks for the funds to be transferred to the church by December 31st or you may miss all of the above deadlines! If the deadlines are missed, your stock contribution will be applied to 2016.

-Thank you, The Finance Office

COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS

A donation box is located in the Gathering room to help keep the pantry shelves filled to

serve our local families in need. Common items needed include: peanut butter, rice,

soup, canned vegetables, spaghettis sauce, canned fruit, diapers, hygiene items, etc.

Items will be transferred to One Roof/Community Pantry. No expired items,

please!

BTG CHRISTMAS GIFT DISTRIBUTION

Bridging the Gap needs 8-10 people to help distribute the Christmas gifts BTG collects for

local families to 50 families in the Parish Hall on Wednesday, December 16 beginning at 9 a.m. The families will be coming here…no deliveries.

Also, we will need refreshments while the families wait their turns. If you are interested in helping, contact Kathy Wilson: 404.790.4831


(top) Cancer Care Ministers give a

presentation at CTCA; (right) Cissy Hass @ CTCA’s WAGE HOPE

event; (below) Uth Retreat; (left)

Preschoolers watch the Veterans Day

Parade


Friendship Committee Merilyn Mortensen

110 Edgeworth Rd. | Apt. 1400 Newnan, GA 30263

770.251.5939

Baptism Walter Thomas Kelly—son of Ryan & Staci

Kelly—was baptized on Sunday, November 8.

November 15th Reporting Attendance

Worship Services Total 585 (8:30—148; 10:55—339; Connect—98) Sunday School 385 Church Membership 2280

Year-to-Date Financial Report Week Ending: 11/14/2015 Week #45 Total Tithes & Income $ 1,216,639 Total Expenses $ 1,315,120 Over/(Under) $ (98,481) Annual Budget $ 1,624,565 Capital Budget $ --------- Total Church Budget $ 1,624,565

NOVEMBER 22nd Official Greeters: All Church Members Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Byron Keene (10:55) Acolytes: Lilly Arnall, Robin Frances Rice (8:30) Ava Elder, Nolen Huey (10:55) Crucifer: Grayson Porras (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Seekers Sunday School Class Sound Technicians: Jeff Williams, Thomas Coursey

NOVEMBER 29th Official Greeters: All Church Members Head Ushers: Kim Duncan (8:30) Byron Keene (10:55) Acolytes: Ella Stanford, Josephine Hinely (8:30) Madeline Elliott, Wyatt Welden (10:55) Crucifer: Mason Dewberry (10:55) Sunday School Greeters: Seekers Sunday School Class Sound Technicians: Jeff Williams, Thomas Coursey


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 8:30am Traditional Worship Service (S) 9:45am Sunday School 10:55am Traditional Worship Service (S) 11:00am Connect Worship Service (PH) 5:00pm Study: Run for God (1st Ave. Park)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 NO PRESCHOOL—THANKSGIVING WEEK

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24

7:00pm UMM (Sprayberry’s—Jackson St.)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

OFFICE CLOSED

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 8:30am Traditional Worship Service (S) 9:45am Sunday School 10:55am Traditional Worship Service (S) 11:00am Connect Worship Service (PH) 12:15pm Kenya Trip Info Meeting (PH) 5:00pm Youth Choir (CR) Study: Run for God (1st Ave. Park) 6:00pm Confirmation (201) Uth (PH)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 4:30pm Joybells Rehearsal (BR) 5:45pm Inspirations Rehearsal (CR) 6:45pm Masterworks Chorale (CR)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 7:00pm Men’s Prayer Breakfast (GR) 9:30am Swingin’ Singin’ Seniors (CR) 6:15pm DivorceCare (Annex) 6:30pm Cancer Care Team Meeting (GR)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 4:15pm GROW (207/209) Cherub Choir (203) Wesley Choir (CR) Young Ringers (BR) 5:00pm Mid-week Communion (C) 5:15pm Carol Choir (CR) Wednesday Night Supper (PH) 5:45pm Parish Choir (BR) 6:30pm Study: Let’s Talk (203) 6:45pm Chancel Choir (CR)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 5:30pm Fear This For Life Driver’s Training (C) 6:30pm FnF: Best Christmas Pageant Ever 7:00pm Connect Band Rehearsal (PH) 7:30pm Joybells Performance (Piedmont Newnan Hospital)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

11:00am PS: Ks & 4s Sing @ Barnes and Noble 4:00pm Christmas Pageant Rehearsal (S)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 FRUIT SALE PICKUP (PH)

8:00am Chrysalis Training (C/GR/VN) 7:00pm Uth Christmas Party (YL)

NEWNAN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 33 Greenville St. Newnan, GA 30263 770.253.7400 | NewnanFUMC.org

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PRESCHOOL NEWS This month we are focusing in being thankful for our many blessings! We have been reading the stories of our FIRST Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving Feast is on Friday,

November 20. Our 4s and 5s perform a few songs then we eat a “feast” with our families!

I am thankful for such a supportive church family and for such wonderful preschool families! May you all have a special Thanksgiving!

Blessings,

-Nancy Martin

the shepherd - november 17, 2015

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