A Publication of Hermitage United Methodist Church Mission of the Church: “To glorify God and make disciples of Jesus Christ”

THE GOOD NEWS

June 21, 2013 Edition

Pastor Allen Black Recipient of the Harry Denman

Evangelism Award

Please join us in congratulating Pastor

Allen for receiving the Harry Denman

Evangelism Award at a special awards

banquet held by the Tennessee

Annual Conference. The Harry

Denman Evangelism Award honors a

United Methodist clergy in each

annual conference who has exhibited

outstanding efforts in Wesleyan

evangelism by faithfully carrying out

the mission of "making disciples of

Jesus Christ."

Honorees of this prestigious award practice the Great Commission and help people

experience the transforming love of God through Jesus Christ. What is most important

are the persons whose lives have been changed by the life and ministry of the recipient

of the Harry Denman Evangelism Award.

In the past, the honoree was surprised by the announcement during Annual

Conference; however, in order to stream line the Conference and fully recognize the

significance of this and other honors, an awards banquet was created this year.

Fortunately, Allen and Marjorie's family and friends were on hand to celebrate this

accomplishment on Sunday, June 9. Pastor Allen and other award recipients were

recognized during the Annual Conference on Tuesday, June 11, which was held at

Brentwood United Methodist Church.

Congratulations, Pastor Allen!!! Your church family is very proud of you!!!

Family and friends attend the awards banquet with Pastor Allen

Named for the late Dr. Harry Denman, distinguished lay evangelist, whom Dr. Billy Graham called "my mentor in Evangelism." The award is made possible by

The Foundation for Evangelism, which was founded in 1949 by Dr. Denman, who

felt it was the business of every Christian to be an evangelist. It is most fitting

that this award honors persons who carry on the spirit of Harry Denman.

On-Line Community

As you know, we had a church directory produced last year. An additional benefit of working with LifeTouch is that we can create an on-line community through our website. More information will be provided in the near future on this secure means of keeping our contact information up to date and available to our church family.

We have an upcoming opportunity for those of you that didn’t have your portrait made last year. LifeTouch will be at the Andrew Jackson Campus on Tuesday, June 25 for you to have your picture taken. Your family will receive a free 8x10 picture just for participating. This will also allow your family's picture to be included in our on-line community.

Please call the church office (883-3918) to make your portrait appointment by Friday, June 21 at 2:00pm.

Mini-Methodists

Mini-Methodists will meet this coming

Thursday, June 20 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

We will gather in Room 120. We will be

making a treat for our McKendree friends and

walk over to the dining area to sing our VBS

songs. We always have a blast and we hope

you will join us!

This group is for children ages

kindergarten through……youth! If you have a

child younger than kindergarten and want to

bring them, come on and stay and help us!

Please call the church office at

883-3918, ext. 102, ask for Carolyn and

she will let Mrs. Rita know you are coming .

DRIVE-BY FOOD DROP

Sunday, June 30

The Love & Justice Team announces that

we will be hosting a food drive to stock

the HUMC Food Pantry! Please bring any

non-perishable food items and place them

behind your car when you arrive for church

on Sunday, June 30! A group of volunteers

will pick up the food at both campuses

during all four services! No glass containers, and please check to make sure that nothing has expired.

SUGGESTED ITEMS TO BRING:

Crackers Canned Meat & Fruit Cereal

Peanut Butter Stuffing Mix

PLEASE NOTE: We have had many church members & neighbors who have needed food so far this summer. Please give generously during this drive so that this ministry may continue to serve those who need it.

Project Transformation Tennessee (PTT)

We will be involved again in providing reading partners in this fabulous program. If you have forgotten about what PTT involves, go to their website: www.projecttransformation.org. Their mission is to engage young adults in purposeful leadership and ministry, support underserved children and families, and connect churches to communities in need. Our very own Madison Weber is an intern this summer at the Tulip St. UMC site. We are excited for her as she works with children and shares her gifts and most of all, her love with them! HUMC will be providing reading volunteers the week of June 24 – 27, which is Monday through Thursday at the Tulip Street United Methodist site from 9:00am through noon. You may go and help read with a child one day or all four days! Our VBS collected hundreds of books again to take to them for their libraries and to give to the children at the sites to take home. Would you give a morning to go and read to some precious children who struggle with reading? Call the church office at 883-3918, ext. 102 and let Carolyn know if you’re available. We need 15 volunteers each day. You will need to provide your own transportation, but we can carpool together when we know who’s going. This is our second year to be involved in this amazing, life-changing program for underserved children in the Nashville area. Please prayerfully consider to be a part of this special week.

Record of Faithfulness “I will be loyal to the United

Methodist Church and uphold it with my prayers, my presence, my gifts,

my service and my witness.”

In Our Prayers

Mel Davey and family, on the death of his uncle, Billy Gibbs

Dan Foland and family, on the

death of his brother

Our Gifts: 6/9/13 Budget .............................. $ 25,249.55 Debt Elimination ...................1,350.00 Other ......................................1,295.00 Total ................................ $ 27,894.55 Our Presence: June 9, 2013 8:15am ................. 237 9:45am ................ 131 11:00am .............. 165 The Foundry ....... 210 Total ..................... 743

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

June 20 M & M’s (Mini Methodists

June 29 Red Cross Blood Drive

June 30 Drive By Food Drop

June 30 Foundry Cookout - AJ Campus

July 13 - 20 Senior High Service Week Clarksdale, MS

July 15 - 19 WAM Camp (FULL - Wait List Only)

July 22 - 27 SPARC Week Camp Lookout

Wednesday Evening Classes & Meals

Resume on August 14th

Mark your calendars for August 14 ~ classes and meals

resume that evening. We will soon be providing a list of

all class options, but we want to notify you of one that is

already scheduled.

Disciple I will be led by Fred Kimbrell. More information

will be made available about this and other classes, but

we wanted people that were interested in this particular

study to get it on their calendars.

Current Needs

Mac & Cheese Stove Top Cereal

Canned Fruit Canned Meat Rice

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 BELINDA CAMPUS - ROOM 108

9:00am - 1:00pm

Make reservations now by calling 1-800-Red Cross or go to ww.redcrossblood.org, click on “Make a Blood Donation

Appointment,” enter zip code 37076 and June 29.

We have agreed to a minimum of 35 pints to be eligible for a $1000 college scholarship. If we get 50 pints we will be eligible for a $2000 scholarship. We hope to over achieve! Your

participation is greatly appreciated.

Help save lives!

Join us for a cookout on June 30th following the service at The Foundry. Please bring a side dish or dessert. We will also play a little softball for those interested (16+). Bring your lawn chairs

and/or blankets and get ready to kick back and

enjoy another great day at The Foundry!!

For more VBS pics, go to www.humc.org and click photos on the top menu.

A Message from Mrs. Rita ~ Highlights from “Kingdom Rock”

Children’s singing, laughter, and learning were evident at our 2013 Vacation Bible School! We praise God for the 230 volunteers and 420 children who gathered each day June 10 – 14 to celebrate together and learn how to STAND STRONG for God! Parents reported every day that their children were singing and singing the songs at home! Keep on singing! A week like this cannot happen without the hundreds of hands who help to make it possible. Whether you folded a magazine strip or made gallons of lemonade, your gifts of time and talent were greatly appreciated! The spirit of cooperation was felt each day as we gathered. The youth and many, many more of you were even arriving an hour before we began to make sure your area was “ready to rock” for the children. That’s commitment and giving your best! We had more first time volunteers this year than ever! Each and every area had plenty of adults and youth there and the children were safe and happy and LOVED! Thanks for sharing your love with the children! It was deeply felt! May we continue to stand strong for God!