Volume XXXV October 16, 2013 Number 41 TRUNK OR TREAT IS COMING PAGE 2 FLU SHOTS AT CENTRAL PAGE 4 MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR I love e fact at Jesus gives us a vision of someing larger an ourselves. Jesus walked up to e fishermen and said, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. They dropped eir nets and followed him. He met a woman at a well and said, Follow me, and you will never be irsty again. She dropped her bucket and ran to get all of her friends. History repeatedly has shown at people hunger for someing larger an emselves. As a steward of e church, you and I are following in e steps of all ose saints at heard at voice at said, Follow me. Let us dream big at Central and support e church as ose at envision someing larger an us. John WORSHIP PLANNING PAGE 6
TRUNK-OR-TREAT IS COMING! Join us for our ANNUAL TRUNK-OR-TREAT event on Sunday, October 27 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Children and adults will be decked out in costumes for a fun and safe alternative to trick-or-treating. At TRUNK-OR-TREAT, you bring your vehicle and give out goodies from e trunk or cargo area. Please put is date on your calendars. Look for e display beginning is Sunday in e Crossing. If you have any questions or would like to sponsor a trunk, please contact Sabrina at sabrina@cumcmdn.org BY THE WAY...WE NEED TRUNKS!!! W hile our annual evening for Trunk or Treat is less an THREE weeks away and many have indicated ey plan to sponsor a Trunk, we only have a few SIGNED commitments! W e need ese numbers in order to have our parking venues properly set up! If you are not able to sponsor a Trunk for is fun event, you can still contribute! Those who do sponsor ALWAYS need extra trinkets and candy! You may drop off at e display in e Crossing! CURRENT EVENTS CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS IN NEED OF BELTS (gently used) IN ALL SIZES! If you would like to help, please leave em in e Crossing. SHIELDS CIRCLE st The Shields Circle will meet Monday, October 21, at e home of Delma Curtis at 2:00 p.m. RD WNL MEALS & SMALL GROUPS - OCTOBER 23 nd Please call e church office no later an 10:00 a.m., October 22 to make your reservations for e delicious W NL meal listed below: Adults: Oven roasted beef or chicken tenders, creamed potatoes & gravy, green beans, assorted salads, rolls, & assorted desserts. Cost: $6.00 Kids: Chicken tenders, fries, and dessert. Cost: $3.00 (Maximum family cost is $20) WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE FALL SERIES - PART II The Power of WE - Led by Rev. John Branning. This is a study based on e message given by Bishop James Swanson to our 2013 Mississippi Annual Conference. Based on Acts 2:41-47, we will focus on e core values of Love, Generosity, Justice, and Apprenticeship, and how it plays out in our daily lives. Bible Study on II Timoy - Led by Rev. Tommy Gilbert. W hile e auor of II Timoy is not fully known, it is ought to perhaps be Paul s letter to his trusted young helper Timoy and emphasizes e unashamed commitment of Paul to e gospel, even during his final lonely days in prison. Study of e Apostles - Led by Jim W all. This study will look at e men closest to Jesus during his ministry, and eir life bo before and after Jesus teaching here on ear. Gripped by e Greatness of God - Led by Vi McBride. This ladies study is an eight-session study based on Isaiah, and it looks at e sovereignty, holiness, grace, and e glory of God. To join is study, call e church office or Vi McBride at 601.482.5823. For more information on any of ese studies, please call e church office! MERIDIAN DISTRICT UMW ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 19, 2013 Meridian UMC District Office on Hwy 39 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon The guest speaker is Bishop James Swanson. All e women of e church are invited to attend.
SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY LUNCH BUNCH - MEETS EVERY FRIDAY AT 11:30 a.m. Adult Activities Room - Lunch is $5.00 SAVE THIS DATE IN NOVEMBER! XYZ - NOVEMBER 5, 2013-10:45 a.m. PROGRAM: Sandra McMullan and Friends/Musical Entertainment MENU: Roasted turkey w/cornbread dressing, Italian cut-green beans, field peas w/snaps, sweet potato casserole, assorted salads, & assorted desserts. Meals: $6 Dues: Single $9 Couple: $12 THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL FH=Fellowship Hall Sunday, 10/20/13 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Worship/SS 10:55 a.m. - Worship Service 4:30 p.m. - You Praise Band 5:30 p.m. - TheZone 5:30 p.m. - Club 412 Monday, 10/21/13 2:00 p.m. - Shields Circle-Delma Curtis 3:00 p.m. - Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 p.m. - College Bible Study-offsite Tuesday, 10/22/13 6:00 a.m. - Ledbetter Bible Study 6:30 a.m. - Pratt Bible Study 9:30 a.m. - Tues. Morning Bible Study 6:15 p.m. - Girl Scout Troop 6:30 p.m. - Praise Band Practice - FH AAR=Adult Activities Room Wednesday, 10/23/13 5:00 p.m. - WNL Meal 6:00 p.m. - Small Groups 6:00 p.m. - MeodX - You 7:00 p.m. - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, 10/24/13 6:00 a.m. - Allred Bible Study Friday, 10/25/13 11:00 a.m. - Williams Bible Study 11:30 a.m. - Lunch Bunch Saturday, 10/26/13 8:00 a.m. - You - Six Flags Trip FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Every generous act of giving, wi every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from e Faer of lights... James 1:17 (NRSV) Have you remembered Central in your will or estate planning? Consider tiing 1/10 of your estate to Central. Who did you invite LAST WEEK to Central? Who will you invite THIS WEEK to Central? QUARTERLY FINANCIAL UPDATE Listed below is a year-to-date financial status report for 2013 as of September 30: Operating Budget Income $981,760.56 Conference Apportionments Paid $90,560.64 Oer Operating Budget Expenses $900,628.77 Total Operating Budget Expenses $991,189.41 Principal Balance on Building Loan $1,298,889.13 Principal Balance on Parsonage $159,621.40
FLU SHOTS!! Anderson Regional Medical Center will be at rd CUMC on Wednesday, October 23 rd from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on e 3 floor to offer flu shots for anyone interested. If you have a Medicare card or an accepted insurance card, ere will be no charge. If you don t have a card, e cost is $25.00. CHILDREN S MINISTRY SPARKLE AND GLOW FUN RUN! SPONSORED BY CENTRAL S CHILDREN S CENTER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 6:00 P.M. - NORTHEAST SOFTBALL COMPLEX - A FAMILY FUN EVENT COST: $12.00 PER PARTICIPANT/RACE PRIZES FOR PARTICIPANTS: Glow in e dark t-shirt, swag bag, and participant medal (Feel free to wear accessories at glow or sparkle ) Children: ½ mile fun run Adults: 1 mile walk/run Registration Forms can be picked up in e Children s Center or in e Church office. (To ensure at we have time to order your t-shirt, please turn in your form by Friday, October 25 ) CHILDREN S CHRISTMAS PRACTICE - K - 5 Grade This year our children will be participating in W orship at bo services on December 8. If you would like for your child to rd participate, it is IMPERATIVE at ey are at Sunday Night Zone on BOTH November 3 & 10. You will be receiving more information via emails and texts, but please mark ese dates on your calendar! LITURGICAL DANCE PRACTICE Girls Kindergarten and up - Mrs. Caroline Carns NEEDS YOU!! W e will be participating in worship on December 15. If you rd st would like to participate in our Advent Dance, mark your calendars for November 3, 10, 17, December 1, and 8. It is very important when is commitment is made at you attend e practices! For more information, you may contact Mrs. Caroline at 601.462.6799. SPIRITUAL FORMATION & GROWTH Food for e Journey [suggested Bible readings for Oct. 21, - Oct. 27, 2013 Morning Noon Evening Mon. Oct. 21 Lamentations 5 Psalm 28 Romans 15 Tue. Oct. 22 Ezekiel 1 Psalm 29 Romans 16 W ed. Oct. 23 Ezekiel 2 Psalm 30 1 Corinians 1 Thu. Oct. 24 Ezekiel 3 Psalm 31 1 Corinians 2 Fri. Oct. 25 Ezekiel 4 Psalm 32 1 Corinians 3 Sat. Oct. 26 Ezekiel 5 Psalm 33 1 Corinians 4 Sun. Oct. 27 Ezekiel 6 Psalm 34 1 Corinians 5 Psalm 31:3 For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name s sake, Lead me and guide me.
MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM OPERATION SHOE BOX It s at time of year again! Our W ednesday Night Elementary Missions Team is asking for your help in collecting small gift items, shoe boxes, and wrapping paper for our Operation Christmas Child program is year. Please help us by donating small gifts for our boxes to send to needy children roughout e world. They also ask for $7 per box to help in e transport of ese boxes. All donations are needed by October 27. You can drop off your donations in e Crosswalk at our Donation and Recycle Rack! Suggested items include: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch, toys at light up or make noise (wi extra batteries), Slinky, pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, toobrushes, toopaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washclo, hard candy and lollipops, mints, gum, T- shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (wi extra batteries). Do not include: used or damaged items, war-related items, chocolate or food, liquids or lotions, breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers, or aerosol cans. YOUTH MINISTRY COS- An old idea made new again. The Council of Schools is a group of students selected to give Jim and e You Committee feedback on current you culture, trends, and programming ideas. The Council will strive to have eir membership consist of students from all e schools in e area at we reach and of varying interest. Hopefully, we can bring aletes, artist, cheerleaders and academics, Debs, Dusty s and independents to e table in order to devise a strategy to reach more of e student population in Meridian, Lauderdale County and beyond! Meetings will be held monly on Sunday Nights and ere will be a brief interview and application process. If your student is contacted please encourage him or her to consider is opportunity. CONFIRMATION Anoer year, anoer excitingly large confirmation class at Central. Because of e diversity and sheer size of is year s group, we want to start looking at pairing confirmands and mentors up now for e process at begins in January. The Confirmation committee prefers not to match up relatives, but oer an at, let us know who you are inking about and we will begin praying about e selections. Also, if you would like to be a mentor but don t have a preference, we will match you up. Please let us know if you would like to be a mentor. The following is e group for is year: Reagan Bohl Jon Byrd Josie Hanegan Anna Moore Emilee Boswell Alexa Carle Tyler Hines Lake Morgan B. J. Branning Ean Doxey Logan Hulvey W esley Purvis Laura Brown Jacob Fiest Harris Mason Brady Rucks Lucy Green Eli Mitchell OCTOBER IN THE NATION Now at fall has arrived, so have some of our favorite student activities. Coming up is mon is our annual All Hallows Eve Ball, Trunk or Treat and Fright Fest at Six Flags over Georgia. W i all of is on e calendar, we have been asked by Suzie Broadhead to help wi e East Mississippi State Hospital Haunted Grove fund-raiser. Many of our girls are already involved rough Dusty and Deb service groups, but ere are plenty of us who are not so we can help in a number of ways. They have asked for our help on October 28, 29, or 30 if we are available. I would love to see us help on Monday and/or Tuesday so please let Jim Cain know if your student (parents are invited too) is available and interested.
PRAYER CONCERNS In order to keep everyone better informed of current concerns, names will remain on e Prayer Concerns list in e Call for only two weeks unless ere is a new concern. Benny Baylis Scott Hill Alisha Robinson Lanee Campbell Bill Lowry Pat Skelton Glenn Dees Tommy Jones Mae Carroll Thornton Tara Fedden Cay Parker MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING OVERSEAS: Family & Friends Tyrone Cunningham Jeb Herron, great nephew of Trudy Nix Alan Joyner, grandson of Vi McBride Se Mitchell, grandson of John & Faye Mitchell Jason Quick, nephew of Alan & Marilyn Brown All U.S. Military Personnel WORSHIP PLANNING WORSHIP rd A gaering to plan e time and format of a ird Sunday morning worship service will happen W ednesday, October 23, at 5:30 p.m. in e Fellowship Hall over supper. It should last about 30 minutes. If you are interested in committing to is grow area of God s church, plan to be ere. If you are interested in committing but are unable to attend, please contact me by phone or email. Bob Peden Clergy for Worship and Technology bob@cumcmdn.org 601-693-1521 cell 601-938-7868 LiveStreaming/PodCasting View 8:30 worship here: http://www.cumdmdn.org/#/sermons-teachings Previous here:http://cumcmdn.org/#/sermons-teachings/sermon-archive Attendance October 13, 2013 Live Streaming - 4 8:30 SS 10:55 221 222 159 On Call Pastor Oct. 18 - Oct. 20, 2013 Bob Peden Cell: 601.938.7868 Home: 601.485.3716