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The Grapevine
FELLOWSHIP 2
Youth & Children’s
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SERVE 4
Prayer & Music Ministry
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GROW 7
PRAY 8
SHARE 9
GIVE 10
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Check out the fel-lowship section for an announcement
about a special con-cert, and connec-tional gathering coming up July
25th!
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United Methodist Men: UMM meets on the first Thursday of each month to share in a meal and a program. This month the men will be
taking a break, but all men are encouraged to come to our next meeting on August 2.
United Methodist Women:
Our UM Women invite you to visit a Circle and en-joy the fellowship of other women united in mission. We have three circles that meet each month, feel free to contact the circle contact or the Church Office for more information:
Kite Stribling: Meets monthly on the 1st Thursday in a members home. (Will not meet in July). Contact: Marcia Martin Morning Joy: Meets monthly on the 2nd Monday at 10:00am in The Connection. (July 9). Contact: Ellen Boyd Friends in Faith: Meets monthly on the 3rd Tues-day, at 6:00pm in the Church Office. (Will not meet in July). Contact: Sandy Blake
FELLOWSHIP Sunday Night Fellowship:
We meet weekly at 6:30pm at different local restau-rants. Buy your own meal, sit wherever you’d like, and get to know others in our church family.
July 1 Copper Pot July 8 Zaxby’s July 15 El Patron July 22 Wendy’s July 29 Marco’s Pizza
S o l e mates is a wellness ministry
dedicated to the walkers and hikers in our congregation. Walkers gather at Pitts Park on Tues-days at 8:00am. Interested? Contact
Willene, [email protected] or 706-691-9212.
Je t s e t t e r s: an
adult fellowship, will be tak-ing a break during July. Their next lunch & program will be
on August 28!
Mark your calendars for July 25th. During our summer concert series
we will have a special visit from the Haitian Children's Choir! This will
be a wonderful night for our entire church family and our Connection
Group! Before the concert we will have a covered dish meal with our
Connectional Group and then enjoy the concert together! We are also in
need of people to house the Choir the night after the performance, if you
can help please contact the Church Office.
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Youth & Children’s Ministries
Registration for the 2018/2019 school year is ongoing. For registration information, call Susan at 706-499-1224 or email [email protected] Susan Weidner Director, CFUMCP “Rooted in faith, growing in love”
Thank you so much to all who volunteered and prayed for our VBS program last month! It was a huge success as we had 50 children from our church and the community participate! I am so thankful for the opportunity to work with not only a wonderful group of children but also an amazing group of volunteers and church members! Thank you to everyone for all you did! Enjoy the following pictures from our week of VBS!
Our events for July are a trip to the Chestatee Zoo and Wildlife Preserve! You must reserve a spot for your child to attend. 8:45am-1:00pm, pick up and drop off at The Connection building. $5 per person and please bring your own lunch/drink. Space is still available! Contact Carly to reserve a spot or if you have any ques-tions. We will also have a “back to school bash” on July 28th!
Our youth ministry has had a busy summer already! We have been having lunches each Monday, taken a trip to a trampoline park in Gainesville, helped with VBS and had a number of fundraisers! We are most excited, however, for our mission trip the week of July 8th! We will be serving in Jacksonville, Florida and can’t wait to get back and share with the church all about our week! Thank you so much for your support of this trip through prayer and our fundraisers! We are looking forward to an amazing experience!
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SERVE We lend a hand in our community!
Stephen Ministers: Ste-
phen Ministry is grounded in Jesus’
command to love one another.
Through one-on-one caring and con-
fidential relationships, those who are hurting re-
ceive the love, care, and support they need. Month-
ly, Stephen Ministers gather with their Stephen
Leaders for supervision and continuing education.
Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready
to listen, to encourage, to pray, and to help you
through difficult times. For more information, to
volunteer, or for a confidential referral to a Stephen
Minister, please contact the Church Office.
Food 2 Kids: Our UMC Connection-
al Group mission project is Food 2
Kids, which provides weekend food
for 196 students during the school
year. The annual cost for this pro-
gram is approx. $55,000. We thank
you for your continued, steady support all
through the year as we build up funds to sustain
this ministry. The cost to sponsor one child is
$275. Any donation amount is appreciated! Did
you know? You can donate 1-pound jars of pea-
nut butter year-round in the boxes located on
campus - Food 2 Kids gets $ credit per pound
with the Food Bank!
The Mission
Team: This is one of
many Clarkesville Method-
ist local outreach ministries.
Participation is open to all,
church membership is not
required, and all tools as well as training are pro-
vided. Building a ramp with the Mission Team
provides quality time with good folks, a sense of
accomplishment, and an opportunity to serve
Christ. If you would like to help with an upcom-
ing project contact Jerry Medlock, 706-768-
3111, or Dave McClure, 706-776-8439.
Meals On Wheels: We share
responsibility among five teams to
cover our church’s week each month.
These drivers committed to the same
weekday each month for six months.
It’s time to set our teams for August-
December! If you would like to be in this rotation,
please contact Jennifer in the Church Office. Dee
& Lynda Petty will deliver the first week of July.
CommUnity Thrift Store: Our recent community gifts were
$1400 to Bridging Generations,
$500 to Habersham Humane Soci-
ety, $500 to Clarkesville Library Summer Reading
Program, and $400 to Foothills Counseling. If you
would like to volunteer in the Saturday rotation,
please contact Jennifer in the Church Office.
Community Thrift Store welcomes your dona-
tions. Tax receipts are available. Donations gladly
accepted during store hours, Tuesday-Saturday
10am-2pm.
Nursing Home Ministry: Join us at the Habersham WEST
Nursing Home, 5:15pm monthly on
the third Monday night
(July 16), and the Habersham EAST Nursing
Home, 5:15pm monthly on the fourth Monday
night (July 23), for singing and fellowship with a
sweet group of folks. For more information, con-
tact Sandy Shell or call the Church.
The Haitian Choir is performing
for us on July 25th this will be a
Connectional event! One way
you can serve is to provide
housing for some of the choir members after their
performance. If you would like to serve in this way,
please contact the Church Office!
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Prayer Ministries Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry: Skeins of Love invites others to fellow-ship with them and share in this caring ministry. All skill levels are welcome. Yarn and instruction are available. They gather each Thursday at 10:00am in The Con-nection, room C-11. Contact the Church Office if you know of someone who needs the prayerful comfort of a shawl. Intercessory Prayer: Have you been thinking about ways to improve your prayer life? We have just the place for you! It is our Tuesday Morning Prayer Group which meets from 9:15-10:15 in The Connection. We come together and pray in one accord. If praying out loud is not in your comfort zone, no worries, you are still welcome to be a part of this group! If you have any questions call Miriam Iossi. Sweet Sleep Ministry: Morning Joy Circle is looking for someone, or a group, to assume responsibility for the Sweet Sleep Pillowcase Ministry. It is a wonderful prayer ministry that has blessed others since June of 2008. If you are interested in
leading this ministry or want more information, you can contact Sandy Stryker, 706-754-5778 or [email protected]. Fleece Blanket Ministry: This ministry will be taking a break for the summer but will star t back up in September. However, if you would like to help them get ready for the fall you can donate fleece blankets kits. Contact Jean Hulsey to donate!
Music Ministries
The Joybells will host "Yes! You can play hand bells!" workshops in July and August. These workshops are open to anyone who is interested in playing hand bells. In the workshops we will cover playing technique, how to count the music, how to read notes, and music marking proce-dures. Announcements for dates will be listed in upcoming weekly bulletins, so please stay tuned!
The music department is proud to announce the Summer Concert Series schedule. Concerts will be held at 6:30 in the Sanctuary.
July 11: Emerson Murphy
July 18: (off)
July 25: Haitian Children's choir (guest ar tists)
August 1: Glor ia Agnew, Paula Gibson, John Bussler
August 8: Robin Wilks and Don Griffin
August 15: Leanne Challenger
August 22: Katie Grady, Jennifer Jennings, Sarah Higgins
August 29: Two Diamonds and a Rock
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Liturgists in Worship: July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Coordinator: Michael Carroll
Acolytes, 11:00 Worship: July 1 Maggie Shelton July 8 Abigail Hotard Audrey Hotard July 15 Madie Wilbanks July 22 Sarah Grace Grady July 29 Ashley Jones Coordinator: Sherrie Fry Trustees Sunday Lock-Up: Unlock: Lock:
Children’s Church 9:00/11:00 Worship: Children’s Church will be provid-ed each Sunday. If you would like to volunteer please contact Carly Jones.
Ushers: 8:30 Mark Alley & Garnett Hulsey 11:00 Coordinators: Garnett Hulsey and Phil Brownrigg
Assisting with Communion: June 3 8:30 11:00
This Month’s Worship Volunteers Evangelism Ministry Visitation: Jul 1 Mary & Calvin Wilbanks Jul 8 Beverly & Jerre Harvard Jul 15 Lynda & Dee Petty Jul 22 Lea & Len Cohen Jul 29 Annaclair & Jim Kiger
Sunday Morning Fellowship Breakfast: Fellowship Hall(9:30am) Host needed
Connection (8:30am) Carly Jones Altar Flowers: Jul 1 Emmaus Jul 8 Staples Family Jul 15 Jennings Family Jul 22 Open Jul 24 Open
Clarkesville First United Methodist Church Staff
Ministers of Faith Our Congregation
Pastor Pastor Keith Cox [email protected]
Director of Youth, Evangelism and Communications
Justin Jones [email protected]
Director of Children and Contemporary Worship
Carly Jones [email protected]
Director of Worship Arts
Paula Gibson [email protected]
Pianist Volunteer Organist
Don Griffin Robin Wilks
Nursery LeAnne Challenger, Stephanie Nicholson,
Meagan Cox, & Katelyn Stratton
Admin Assistant and Director of Discipleship
Jennifer Boydstun, UM Deaconess
Financial Secretary Pat Fenton [email protected]
Volunteer Receptionist Team
Linda Camp, Judy Forbes,
Beverly Harvard, and Wanda Westmoreland
Custodian, Main Campus Custodian, Connection Maintenance
Ricky West Carol Ann Rundberg
Ken Iossi
Preschool Director/Teacher Preschool Teachers Teaching Assistants
Susan Weidner Linda Angel, Deann Cranford, and
Karen Taylor
Julianna Ward [email protected]
We are looking for Acolytes!
Any children, who are rising second graders and older, can serve as acolytes dur-ing our Traditional Worship Services! There is no age limit, anyone interested in
serving please call or text Sherrie at: 706-768-4884.
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GROW Grow in the grace & knowledge of our lord & Savior Jesus Christ
- 2 Peter 3:18
Construction Is Complete!
The process of converting the Legacy Hall into our new Sunday School rooms is complete and the finished product looks wonderful. So much thought, prayer, and hard work has gone into this process
and the results could not be better! We are excited to have a common space for our adult Sunday School Classes!
Now is the time for you to get involved with a Sunday School class if you are not already! Below is a list of each class with a short description, all classes are open to new visitors.
The Aldersgate Class Their lessons consist of a review and discussion of contemporary Christian literature based on scripture. It is an interactive class led by members serving as teachers. The Aldersgate Class is very active in all aspects of our church including: organizing the Easter Sunrise breakfast, helping with new member lunch-eons, and Vacation Bible School. The Seekers Class If you are seeking the fellowship of other believers in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s, and are interested in age appropriate, Biblical topics of study, please consider the Seekers class. Topics may be general (ex. faith and love) or apologetic (“why we believe what we believe”). The Pilgrims Class The Pilgrims Sunday School class explores progres-sive Christianity with an emphasis on the Wesleyan tradition of scripture, tradition, reason, and experi-ence to guide our faith. The class has a discussion format.
The Upper Room Class They do a wide variety of studies, from books to vid-eo series, led by class members. Class members also enjoy doing activities together outside of church. The Good News Class This class is primarily retired folks, but all adults who are looking for a friendly class are welcomed. Lessons are from the Adult Bible Studies, an official resource of the United Methodist Church. The Good News Class supports a variety of ministry groups, including: the Methodist Children’s Home, Wesley Woods, Murphy-Harpst Children’s Home, Heifer Project International, UMCOR, and local needs. Young Adult Class Our newest class, led by Robin & Steve Wilks, is a place for out-of-high school and slightly older, single and marrieds, to come on Sunday mornings as busy schedules allow, and they are home on the weekends. It will be a flexible time of learning and growing together!
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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your request to God. Philippians 4: 6
† Our condolences to the family and friends of Ron Waters on his passing
† Barbara Kirkland, recovering from a fall
† PRAISE! Our children's ministry successful VBS program
† Safety for all traveling on summertime trips
† Our condolences to Paul & Musa Johnson, their daughter and her family, on the death of the daughter’s
father-in-law, Frank Minelli
† Musa Johnson, recovering from a procedure on her back
† Our condolences to Kelly Greene and family on the death of her cousin, Vicki Dukes in a car accident.
Husband, Danny Dukes, is badly injured.
Relatives and Friends:
Ethel Hames Wells, Susan Joslin’s aunt, brain tumor
Megan Runkle, daughter of Ron & Julia Runkle, Achilles repair surgery
Marie Rodgers’ daughter Kim and premature baby, hospitalized in Savannah
† All unspoken prayer requests. Many are confidential requests which the Tuesday Prayer Team covers.
† Our Stephen Ministry caregivers and their care receivers
† Our CFUMC Preschool ministry
† All those in schools who are working, teaching, and learning
† Missionaries associated with our church family: Jeff & Holly Higgins Robinson, now stateside (Shari H.
Collins), Petrit & Meredith Kemp Lleshi, now stateside (Rev. & Mrs. Tony Kemp)
† All men and women of the Armed Forces
† The leadership of our church and our government
† United Methodist Missionaries and Mission Centers we support:
Nancy Carew—missionary in Liberia
Rev. Chuck Jack—missionary in Red Bird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
Wallins UMC—small church on a circuit in the Red Bird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
Joy Center—Community Center in the Red Bird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
To make an addition or update to the prayer list, please fill out a Prayer Request card located in the pew pocket on Sunday morning, email [email protected], or call the Church Office.
CFUMC Prayer Ministry meets weekly at 9:15am to pray in one accord as requests are lifted up to the group. Prayers are for persons, church minis-tries, and activities listed in the prior Sunday bulletin and for those request-ing non-published prayers. If you would like to be a regular part of this group, come to the Prayer Room, C-17, in the Connection on Tuesdays.
PRAY Join us in prayer for our Family of Faith
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May Birthdays and Anniversaries
We don’t want to leave you out!
Please submit your birthday/anniversary to the Church Office
if missing on our lists.
The Mailbox
1 Ken Iossi
1 Mary Walker
1 Mary Wilbanks
2 Allison Owen
3 Arthur Davis
3 Joseph McNair
5 Carl Flury
5 Paula Gibson
6 Sage Kafsky
6 Chrissy Van Hooser
8 Cecile Boykin
8 Jim Van Hooser
9 Barbara Hudak
11 Michael Mixon
12 Lu DeMore
14 Sally Shelton
15 Dale M Daniel
15 Lewis Glover
15 Davis Jennings
15 Annaclair Kiger
16 Austin Thompson
17 John Ryba
18 Bryan Cummings
SHARE We share life together in community!
25 Holly Hogan
25 Caden Kipps
26 Jen Kafsky
26 Hannah Van Hooser
28 David Boyd
28 Howard Burke
28 Marilyn Watson
29 Lisa Nicholson
30 Garnett Hulsey
31 Linda Camp
31 Mary Murphy
Dear Friends: Thank you for your donation to Special Olympics. Our athletes enjoyed their Spring Games because of your gen-erous support. Sincerely, Habersham County Special Olympics
♥ ♥ ♥
15 John & Jinny Bussler
24 Mike & Sherry Callahan
28 Jim & Chrissy Van Hooser
29 Kenneth & Kelly Greene
JULY SERMON SERIES
We are looking forward to our sermon series through July on being Mission Minded. We will be celebrating two mission teams going out to serve as well as looking at how we can live in mission in our
everyday lives! You do not want to miss this series!
If you have ever missed a sermon you can catch up on our website at: www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org/worship/sermons-worship.
You can re-listen to any sermon and also listen to certain musical
selections from our traditional services!
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Scan and Donate! Online contributions are even
more convenient. Now you can
use your smart phone scanner
app to scan the code and donate!
GIVE
General Budget Total 2018 General Budget: $675,050.00 Monthly Need (Avg Per Month) $56,254.17 Budget Income thru May 20: $46,282.21
Future Facilities Fund Balance-to-date (5/20/18) $130,386.34
Bridging Generations Thank you for your generous giving towards the Bridging Generations
Faith Commitment Campaign!
Great things are happening as we work together to bridge the generations on our church campus!
“For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithful-
ness to all generations.” Psalm 100:5, NRSV
Water Filters for Honduras Mission Team
We will be supplying water filters for our trip to Honduras. Our goal is 40 filters at $60 per filter. We need to raise a total of $2400 to cover all the water filters. If you are interested in giving toward this, please mark ‘water filter’ on your giving envelope and place in the offering plate, or bring your dona-
tion to the Church Office. Thank you!
Recent Giving Projects Update
As a church we have recently had two giving opportunities for ministry. We had a fill the truck event that was focused on raising money and non-perishable grocery items for Sharing
& Caring’s food pantry. We were able to raise $615 for the food pantry! Thank you so much to all who donated! We also asked for donations toward our VBS program. Thank
you to all who gave toward the children, not only in our church but in our community. Your gift has made a positive impact on these children!
An upcoming giving opportunity is the youth group’s church cookout fundraiser. The event will follow morning worship on July 1st in the Fellowship Hall. Come by to get some cookout
lunch and items with our new church logo!
In addition to this being a fundraiser, it will be a send off of our two mission teams: our youth to Jacksonville, FL and our Honduras Mission Team! This will be a wonderful Sunday of fellowship and sending our teams out into the mission field!
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Regular Sunday Morning Schedule*
8:30am Traditional Worship Service—S
9:00am Contemporary Worship Service—C
9:30am Fellowship Time—FH
10:00am Sunday School Hour (Children, Youth, and Adult Classes)
11:00am Traditional Worship Service—S
July 1 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 12:00pm Church Cookout Fundraiser - FH 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship - The Copper Pot July 2 12:00pm Youth Lunch - C 6:00pm Stephen Ministry - C July 3 8:00am Solemates -Pitts Park 9:15am Prayer Ministry -C 6:00pm Trustees - AB July 4 No Family Fellowship Night Activities July 5 7-8:00am Men’s Breakfast -Crossroads Café 10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry -C July 6 8:45am Children’s Zoo Trip - C July 8 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship - Zaxby’s July 9 10:00am Morning Joy UMC - C 6:00pm Finance Committee July 10 8:00am Solemates -Pitts Park 9:15am Prayer Ministry -C July 11 **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule July 12 7-8:00am Men’s Breakfast -Crossroads Café 10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry -C July 14 5:00pm Grapevine Deadline July 15 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship - El Patron July 16 12:00pm Youth Lunch - C 5:15pm Habersham West Visitation and Singing July 17 8:00am Solemates -Pitts Park 9:15am Prayer Ministry -C
June 18 **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule No Concert, Youth Group will meet July 19 7-8:00am Men’s Breakfast -Crossroads Café 10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry -C July 22 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship - Wendy’s July 23 12:00pm Youth Lunch - C 5:15pm Habersham East Visitation and Singing July 24 8:00am Solemates -Pitts Park 9:15am Prayer Ministry -C July 25 **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule Haitian Choir Connectional Event July 26 7-8:00am Men’s Breakfast -Crossroads Café 10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry -C July 28 5:00pm Children’s Back to School Bash July 29 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship - Marco’s Pizza July 30 11:00am Youth Trip - C July 31 8:00am Solemates -Pitts Park 9:15am Prayer Ministry -C
Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule**
5:30pm Family Fellowship Night Meal - FH
6:30pm Concert & Youth Group
FH = Fellowship Hall C= The Connection
S = Sanctuary AB = Admin. Bldg Attention! Community use of
facilities is not listed on calendar due to space limitations. To minimize scheduling conflicts, please check
your proposed date & time with the office’s main calendar before
scheduling an event or meeting.
AUGUST GRAPEVINE As we prepare to move back into a busy season
for our church please be sure you are sending any updates and announcements to Justin at
We want to ensure every ministry area is covered so please be sure to forward your information to
Justin.
The deadline for the August Grapevine will be July 14!
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The Grapevine, July 2018
Clarkesville First United Methodist Church 1087 Washington Street, P.O. Box 365, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Office: (706) 754-2677 FAX: (706) 754-1276
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org
Office Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Thursday
8:30 am- 12:00 pm, Friday
Closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:00pm, daily
Return Service Requested
Mark your calendar’s for July 25th. During our summer concert series
we will have a special visit from the Haitian Children's Choir! This will
be a wonderful night for our entire church family and our Connection
Group! Before the concert we will have a covered dish meal with our
Connectional Group and then enjoy the concert together! We are also in
need of people to house the Choir the night after the performance, if you
can help please contact the Church Office.
