Bethlehem Messenger

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Website: www.bethlehem-umc.org

September 2014

MISSION STATEMENT: We are

here to ignite the light of Christ! We exist to be and make disciples so that we will transform our community and world for Christ.

VISION STATEMENT:

Bethlehem UMC is excited and joyful about being alive in Christ!

CORE VALUES: Share the Love of Christ Live and Relate with Integrity Strive to Glorify God Act in Faith and Love Encourage Spiritual Growth

This article is a reprint of the Pastor’s article from the August 2014 newsletter.

Currently there is a movie running with the title: America. The basic question it raises is ‘what would the world be like without America?’ It is a controversial movie, for sure. But I like the question transposed upon Bethlehem UMC. What would Davie County be like without Bethlehem? Bethlehem is the church where Hope Homes was born. Dennis Marshall, the pastor of Bethlehem 2006-09, challenged the church to build a home for a woman he had met who lived in her truck. Since that time, Bethlehem has led many churches in Davie County to build fourteen (14) homes for families who would never be able to own a home in any other way. Imagine Davie County without those fourteen homes. Beyond that, imagine Davie County without a church willing to take the lead on such a fundamental issue as shelter for human beings. Marie Collins is the Director of Storehouse for Jesus. Storehouse is a ministry that provides food, clothing, medicine and medical care to people of Davie County living through a very difficult time. Ms. Collins recently shared how crucial Beth-lehem is to that overall task. Imagine Davie County without Storehouse. Imagine Storehouse without Bethlehem. These are things – and there are many others – (Bible Club at Farmington Heights, Book Bags of Hope for hungry kids) that make Bethlehem a crucial link in what God is doing in the world. If that is so, then helping Bethlehem to thrive is worthy of the best God has put within us. Of course, we all have differ-ing gifts and interests. One is interested in studying a book with a small group. Another likes to spend time in prayer with oth-ers. Others seem to live to practice missions in the world. What-ever our gifts and interests, when we work to practice them consistently, we find ourselves functioning within the larger

Judy Tucker, Helen Hill, Chad Edwards (son of Alyce Craft), Rita Rohde, Frances Smith, Lucy Jenkins, Don Whicker (friend of Dreama Rhodes), Annette Futrell (sister of Nancy Bellamy), Christie Ferrell (sister of Nancy Bellamy), Louise Callaway,

Smith Jones, Leta Ellis, Danny Smith, Buz Buzzard, Rebecca & Chris Calhoun (friends of Rick Powers), Linda McKain (mother of Beverly Funderburk), Hattie McCulloh, Paul Konst, Donald Allen, Hailey Bowman (daughter of Barry & Susan Bowman), Karen Myers, M. Carolyn Smith, Maynard Bellamy, Linda Spry

PRAYER CONCERNS

William & Darla Clontz and family in the passing of her mother, Beverly Haraldson, on Tuesday, July 29.

SYMPATHY EXTENDED TO

In Memory Of: Given by: Fund:

MEMORIALS CONTINUED

Kay Allen Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor Fund

Terry Smith Brodis & Alice Clontz Good Neighbor Fund

Jimmy Myers Forever Fund

Jim Reeder David & Donna Powell General Fund

Paul Offerdahl Arlene Offerdahl Walter Building Fund

Gilmore Walter Arlene Offerdahl Walter General Fund

Frances McDaniel Mack & Martha Deadmon Cemetery Fund

Phyllis Laird Lydia Laird & Kyle Laird Cemetery Fund

Marion LaJoie Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor Fund

Perry & Debbie Crutchfield Good Neighbor Fund

Mike & Elizabeth Flynn Good NeighborFund

Ken & Virginia Burnette General Fund

David & Donna Powell General Fund

Steve & Peggy Isenhour Good Neighbor Fund

Wilbur Simon Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor Fund

Gary & Theresa Holt Choir Fund

Perry & Debbie Crutchfield Good Neighbor Fund

Steve & Peggy Isenhour Good Neighbor Fund

Carl & Sharon Moser General Fund

David & Donna Powell General Fund

Glenna Francis Long Gary & Theresa Holt Choir Fund

Tom Cook Robert & Carolyn Cornelius Cemetery Fund

Beverly Haraldson Perry & Debbie Crutchfield Good Neighbor Fund

David & Donna Powell General Fund

Steve & Peggy Isenhour Good Neighbor Fund

Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor Fund

Brodis & Alice Clontz Good Neighbor Fund

Gary & Theresa Holt Good Neighbor Fund

MEMORIALS

In Memory Of: Given by: Fund:

purposes of God’s redemption of the world. Then God’s pur-poses for the world and God’s purposes for us become one. Nothing is as exhilarating and fulfilling as being in the center of God’s will for the world! Our willingness to spend two weekends in a retreat set-ting during the last year is a big sign that many are willing to do what God desires us to do to become even more fruitful as a congregation. I have personally met with the leaders of individ-ual ministries and missions in our church this summer. You should be glad to know that each of them are very committed to serving Christ and helping Bethlehem to thrive in the future. We live in and practice ministry in a very complicated world. The days are gone forever (and ever) where one person can sit on top of a pyramid and direct people like bees in a hive to do what is best for the “colony.” Our servants know that. So pray for the church and those who are helping us find God’s dream for us. What would Davie County be like without Bethlehem? What would Bethlehem be like without you? “We are here to ignite the light of Christ! We exist to be and make disciples so that we will transform our community and world for Christ.” Pastor Barry July 15, 2014

BUMY SEPTEMBER

SCHEDULE

Sun. Sept. 7 5:30pm-6:30pm

Hotdogs, Bounce House, Obstacle Course/

Slide, Four Square

6:30pm-8pm

Childcare during the Quartet Concert

Sun. Sept. 14 4pm-5pm

BUMY CONNECT

John 4:19-24 & Matthew 22:35-39

Sun. Sept. 21 4pm-5pm

BUMY RELATIONS

Deuteronomy 6:5, 1 John 4:10, & Matthew 22:36-

39

Fri. Sept. 26 4pm-7pm Good Neighbor BBQ

Take-out

Sun. Sept. 28 4pm-5pm

BUMY CIRCUMSTANCES

John 14:16-17 & 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

SPECIAL ADDRESSES

Kevin Allen: Autumn Care Nursing Home, 1007 Howard Street, Room 214, Mocksville, 27028

Barbara Boger: Elms at Tanglewood, Room 315, 3750 Harper Road, Clemmons, 27012

Margie Cook: The Oaks at Forsyth, 901 Bethesda Road, Room 212B, Winston-Salem, 27103

Marie Fesperman: Creekside Terrace, 3895 Old Vineyard Road, Apt 229, Winston-Salem, NC 27104

Irene Hartman: Autumn Care, 1007 Howard Street, Mocksville, NC 27028

Bertha Parks: Little Flowers Assisted Living, 8700 Lawyer’s Road, Charlotte, 28227

Calvin Phelps: 15283-042, FCI Beckley, FEDERAL CORREC-TIONAL INSTITUTION, SATELLITE CAMP, P.O. BOX 350, BEA-VER, WV 25813 Carolyn Raybuck: Bermuda Commons, 316 NC Hwy 801 S, Room 407, Advance, 27006

David Smith: Bermuda Commons, 316 NC Hwy 801 S, Room 500, Advance, 27006

Dot Sparks: Somerset, 150 Ken Dwiggins Drive, Room 222, Mocksville, 27028

Betty Sprinkle: Brookridge Retirement Community, 1199 Hayes Forest Drive, Winston-Salem, 27106

Dear Bethlehem Family, Thank-you for your support, cards, and prayers sent our way following the loss of our dad, Wilbur Simon. We appreciate all your kind expressions of sympathy. God’s blessings to each of you, Sherry & Steve Kauff & Family

THANK YOU CONTINUED

Bethlehem UM Church, Thank you for the Bible I received for my high school gradua-tion. God and family are so important in my life. Sincerely, Stephanie Nice Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalms 119:105

Thank you very much for the beautiful flowers arrangement. Thanks most of all for the calls, cards and your prayers. We are doing well. Paul & Linda Konst

MOTHERS OF TEENS... MOTS will meet at the end of

September. Watch bulletins for details.

YOUTH

CHILDREN

CHILDREN’S CHURCH Children 4yrs old thru 2nd Graders

After the children’s message in the 11am wor-ship service the children will go to the CAC for

Children’s Church.

The children will discover what it means to worship in many different ways. Each week they will engage in worship by

singing songs, making crafts, playing games and doing some role-playing.

**Communion Sunday’s the children will return to the sanctu-

ary so they may receive communion with their families**

BEGINNING OF SCHOOL PARTY

Sunday, Sept. 7

5:30PM-6:30PM

Bethlehem UMC

Picnic Shelter

321 Redland Rd. Advance

Children, Youth & Adults of all ages

HOTDOGS, CHIPS, DRINKS, DESERTS

BOUNCE HOUSE & SLIDE

GAMES

(Bring a Friend)

6:30PM-8PM Lumber Ridge Quartet In Concert in the FLC.

Childcare Provided.

THANK YOU

I want to thank everyone for all the prayers, cards and also the beautiful red rose I get every time I’m in the hospital. It seems like I go 1 step forward and 2 steps back. Things are getting better so I hope I can make it back to church soon. Thanks again and may God bless everyone, Rita Rohde

Church Family, Thank you so much for all the food. We enjoyed it so much. Also thank you for the flower and your prayers. God Bless You, Smith Jones and Andy, Marsha & Justin

To the Bethlehem Church Family, Leta would like to thank everyone for the flowers and cards that she received while she was in the hospital at the beach. She is now staying at Tricia or Deb’s house for a little while and loves visitors. Recovery is slow but everyday gets a little bet-ter. We would like to thank everyone for the prayers for they do mean a lot. We would like to thank the builders for a wonderful ramp to help her get in and out of her house, but right now she still can’t go home. Keep her in your prayers. The food that the lovely ladies prepared for us was real good and she ate good that night. All we ask for is your prayers and thank each of you for all you have done. Leta Ellis and family

CELL PHONE DONATIONS… Do you have old, unused cell phones lying around the house? Put them to good use by donating them to Davie Domestic Violence Services and Rape Crisis Center. Donated phones are either refurbished for reim-bursement for client services or reactivated for client use. Safety is a key issue for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; a cell phone activated with 911 telephone service can be extremely necessary and even life-saving. Please place your old cell phones (with charger if you have it) in the designated box in the Missions Room. For questions, please contact Vir-ginia Burnette (409-8721).

MONTHLY MEETINGS...

MORNING GLORIES CIRCLE: Tuesday, September 2 at 10 am in classroom 13

The HOPE circle of UMW will meet at the home of Sue Riddle, 1704 Yadkin Valley Road on Tuesday, September 2nd at 7 PM. Virginia Burnette is the co-hostess. You are invited to join us for Christian fellowship. Christin Howard will join us to talk about her trip to Africa this past summer.

Joy Circle will be meeting at Elizabeth Flynn's home on Thurs-day, September 4 at 7 pm. Judy Darby is the co-hostess. Chris-tin Howard will join us to talk about her trip to Africa this past summer. All are welcome to join us!

The OPEN HEATS CIRCLE will meet Saturday, September 6 at 9 am in the FLC

MISSIONS CONTINUED

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

BETHLEHEM UMC INVITES ALL

CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES

TO A WEEKLY RETREAT INTO

GOD’S WORD

SUNDAYS Family Life Center

9;30AM Coffee/Juice/Muffins

10AM Bethlehem Camp & Growing in Faith To-

gether Class

BETHLEHEM CAMP

Preschool & Elementary

Children begin camp each

week with music in the FLC then

they will go to their classroom

with their teacher. Each month

the children learn a Bible Story of the of the Old and New

Testaments by hearing the story, singing songs, drama, art,

science, cooking and games. This is a fun and interactive

way of learning the Bible. In September they will learn to

Dig Into The Bible.

******Nursery is available for very young children.

GIFT: Growing in Faith Together

Room 8

Parents join us for GIFT Sunday mornings, while the kids

are at Bible Camp. Fellowship with us as we deepen our

faith, learn from the scriptures, support each other in Chris-

tian love and seek to answer God's call on our lives. No ad-

vance preparation required. Just come as you are!

Kids ROCK Ministry Adult Volunteers Needed!

Wednesdays 2:45pm-4:30pm/5:30pm (beginning September 3rd)

Each Wednesday or Just Once a Month

Men & Women! All Ages!

Volunteer to serve children who attend Bethlehem UMC and/or live

in our community

as they pray together, practice good character skills and learn Bible

stories/themes

in a safe and nurturing environment.

Read the Job Description to find out if this Ministry is for

YOU!

Kids ROCK Volunteer Job Description

1. Prepare & place the children’s snack on the tables.

2. Meet the Pinebrook Elementary bus at our church parking

lot.

3. Help supervise the children on the playground or inside as

they have free play/homework time.

4. Help clean up after snack and set up the craft, game or activ-

ity.

5. Encourage participation in the Bible Story/Theme, Music,

Craft, Game, Activity and Prayer.

STOP HUNGER NOW PROJECT: Being planned for the fall. If anyone would like to make a donation to the project, please indicate Stop Hunger Now on your check or envelope. The date and time of the meal packing event will follow.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR DAVIE COUNTY STU-

DENTS IN NEED… It’s time to start gathering school sup-plies to donate to local students in need. These children are identified through Davie County Social Services and “A Store-house for Jesus.” The requested items are: pencils, pens, high-lighters, block erasers, crayons (24 pack), colored pencils, glue sticks, pocket folders, divider sheets, notebook paper (wide & college ruled), 3-ring binders (1”, 1 ½” and 2”), zippered pouches for pencils and pens, backpacks (no rollers), calcula-tors (TI30-XIIS, TI83 or TI84). Items will be collected here at Bethlehem UMC through September 14 and taken to Store-house for distribution. Please place donated items in the desig-nated box in the Missions Room. For questions or more infor-mation, contact Virginia Burnette (409-8721).

MISSIONS

MISSION TRIP... A short 3 day mission trip to Camp Te-

koa September 12-14. Cost $25/person or $50/family. If inter-ested contact Dennis Peterman at 909 1227 or Email dhpeterman2@msn.com

Book Bags of Hope This school year Bethlehem is partnering with Smith Grove

UMC on the Book Bags of Hope project for Pinebrook Elementary. This project donates a bag of food every Friday to a child for the weekend. These children would normally have very little, or no food to eat on the weekend. There are about 82 bags given out each Friday. All foods are individually wrapped, single servings, and require minimal cooking.

Please help us by donating food to this worthy cause. Some food items are alternated throughout the year, but the items on this list are collected all year long. Purchase items on the list below, and donate items in the boxes provided around the church (Missions Room, FLC and CAC).

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*Oatmeal *Chex Mix

*Grits *Chef Boyardee Variety *Nutri-Grain bars 7.5 oz. microwavable

*Cheese Nabs or Wheat and cheese *Raisins

(No peanut butter due to allergies) *Del Monte Fruit Cups

*Cheez-It snack packs *Campbell’s Chicken *Pudding cups Noodle soup

*Pop Tarts *Campbell’s Tomato *Rice Crispy Squares – 1.3 soup

oz. (larger size)

***Contact Christin Howard (978-9326) or Virginia Burnette for more

information, of if you would like to help pack the bags!

**If you’d like to donate money, please designate your check to Book

Bags of Hope.

**~ Don’t forget this is a yearlong commitment – we need your help! ~**

Bethlehem Angels Preschool The 2014-15 school year is about to begin for our Preschool and Parents’ Morn-ing Out program! We have 48 spaces filled so far. We look forward to nurturing these children and helping them grow in self-esteem and in faith. Our staff consists of a great group of la-dies: Annie Stroud in the 1’s; Jenny Vander-poel in the 1’s/ 2’s; Liz Breeden and Shan-non Patton in the 3’s; Ashley Everett and

Shellie Tyree in the 4/5’s. Joann Blakeley, Pauline Howard, and Maria Page are the assistants. We began work on August 25th to prepare the rooms for Open House on the first days of school, Tuesday, Sept. 2nd and Wednesday, Sept. 3rd. Parents and children are invited to meet their teachers and the others who are sharing a class with them. We are excited to begin the 19th year of this outreach ministry of Bethlehem Church.

Preschool Consignment Sale: Bethlehem Angels Preschool

will hold our Fall Children’s Consignment Sale on Friday, Sep-tember 12th from 7-8 PM and Saturday, September 13th from 8 AM – 12 noon in the Family Life Center. Everyone is invited to consign gently used fall and winter children’s items including clothing, toys, equipment, furniture, etc. Please call the Pre-school (998-6820) or email Judy@bethlehem-umc.org or an-nahmatthew@yadtel.net for tagging directions and a con-signor number. Funds from this sale will help keep our tuition costs down and also help with operating expenses and extra supplies and equipment for our children and staff. Please come out and shop for your children’s needs on Saturday, Sep-tember 12th and 13th!!!

Preschool Night at Miyabi Restaurant... Please support our preschool by eating at Miyabi’s on the 1st Thursday of each month. We will receive 10% of the profits from those mentioning Bethlehem Angels Preschool when you dine in or take out food. The next date will be Thursday, September 4.

Free Money for the Preschool!!!

Please link your VIC cards to Bethlehem Angels Preschool to earn free money for our program. The Preschool continues to receive money from Harris-Teeter just through your regular grocery shopping! This store donates a percentage of your re-ceipts if your discount card is linked to Bethlehem Angels Pre-school. At Harris Teeter, which requires re-linking each August, you can give the cashier the Preschool code 5125 at checkout or at the customer service desk or go to www.harristeeter.com and link your VIC card to the code. Thank you for your contin-ued support of our “Angels” and this local business!!!

PRESCHOOL CONTINUED MISSIONS MOMENT CONTINUED

Well, I don't know about you But I'm sick and tired of life with no desire

I don't want a flame, I want a fire I wanna be the one who stands up and says,

I'm gonna do something!"

We are the salt of the earth

We are a city on a hill But we're never gonna change the world

By standing still No we won't stand still No we won't stand still

No we won't stand still!!"

-Mattthew West, "Do Something" lyrics

MISSIONS MOMENT

"I woke up this morning Saw a world full of trouble now

Thought, how'd we ever get so far down How's it ever gonna turn around

So I turned my eyes to Heaven I thought, “God, why don't You do something?”

Well, I just couldn't bear the thought of

People living in poverty Children sold into slavery

The thought disgusted me So, I shook my fist at Heaven

Said, “God, why don't You do something?”

He said, “I did. I created YOU!"

If not us, then who If not me and you

Right now, it's time for us to do something If not now, then when

Will we see an end To all this pain

It's not enough to do nothing It's time for us to do something!

I'm so tired of talking

About how we are God's hands and feet But it's easier to say than to be

Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves It's alright, “somebody else will do something."

PASTOR'S BOOK CHOICE(S) FOR FALL

"If You Want to Walk on the Water, You've Got to Get out of the Boat," is written by John Ortberg and facilitated by Buz Buzzard. The six-week class will meet on Sundays at 4:30pm beginning Aug 31 and Wednesdays at 9:30am be-ginning Sept 3. John Ortberg, Jr. is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyte-rian Church in Menlo Park, California, an evangelical church with more than 4,000 members. To purchase a copy of the book, go to any Christian bookstore, order online, or call the church office.

Pastor Barry will offer a study of the book "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations," written by United Methodist Bishop Robert Schnase. This study will begin a week after concluding Ortberg's book.. Call the church office for a book or email the pastor at barry@bethlehem-umc.org. This study will call us to become more intentional in fulfilling our mission to be and make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our community and the world.

NEWSLETTER… To ensure the Bethlehem Messenger is able to be delivered in a timely manner each month, please turn in your articles to the church office no later than Tuesday, Sep-tember 16.

WORSHIP

TRANSPORTATION… If anyone who no longer drives would like to come to Sunday school, worship, and/or any night events, you may call the church office and someone from the men’s class will pick you up in the church bus.

COFFEE TIME… Join us in the Family Life Center at 9:30 am. Come and enjoy a variety of coffee and a danish while we fellowship prior to the Sunday school hour.

MISCELLANEOUS

Congregational Care Giving Team: Please prayerfully consider being on this team, especially if you have the spiritual gift of helping and serving. If you would like to help occasionally with a caregiver's light housework, errands and sitting with their loved one for an hour or two so the care giver can connect with church or their community, or if you are a caregiver and would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Re-becca Allis at rebecca@bethlehem-umc.org or 671-3096.

CHURCH BELL RINGING... If you are interested in volun-teering to ring the church bell on a rotational basis, contact Re-becca Allis (671-3096).

On the topic of volunteers ...

anyone interested in working the Camera

during Worship?

The Camera is located in the Balcony and we need volun-teers who are attentive to what is going on during the ser-vice along with being creative in zooming in/zooming out appropriately and turning the camera to keep up with the

service. No button pushing or complexities like that. We'll have others producing a DVD of your "camera work" and

posting on the Internet. Once posted on the Internet, you will be able to see the results of your work and learn how

to make future refinements to your camera work. You would be working side by side with two other volunteers who operate the Sound Board and working the slide pres-

entations.

We also need some "computer savvy" folks who can take the Camera's SD Memory card containing the recorded ser-

vice to your home computer to produce a master DVD of the service along with uploading the video to the Internet.

We are working on documenting a process to do this.

Please contact Carl Moser (Carl@CarteBlanc.com), Pastor Barry Lemons, or Shannon at the office.

UNITED METHODIST MEN

UNITED METHODIST MEN… The UMM’s Prayer

Breakfast is the 2nd Sunday of each month. This month please join us Sunday, September 14 at 7:30 am in the FLC. Hope to see you there!

PINE NEEDLES... Only $5 per bale. Contact a member of UMM or call the church office for pick-up or delivery.

SENIORS

September 8 at Noon—Luncheon catered meal ($5.50/ person) in the FLC. Guest Speaker will be Lanie Pope, Chief Meteorolo-gist at WXII TV. In addition to her work in broadcasting, Ms. Pope is an advocate for research and treatment of Alzheimer's. Please make reservations by Wednesday, September 3. Call the church office or Lois Steelman (712-9946) to sign up. October—We are planning to have a chicken stew! Saturday, October 11 at lunch time. Dr. Suzanne Hess with Davie Derma-tology. She is also a Sunday School Teacher at Clemmons Methodist. She will be talking about her mission trips. November—Plans are for a Thanksgiving theme luncheon and program. Stay tuned for details. December—Plans are for a Christmas party as well as another activity such as attending a free concert by the Triad Symphony at the Joel Coliseum. We would also like for the Seniors to take on a project such as sponsoring a needy family at Christmas. We need you ideas as to who and how we could help.

AL-ANON GROUP… An AL-ANON family group is meeting at Macedonia Moravian Church, Hwy 801 North in Advance on Sunday nights at 8 pm. The meeting is located in Room 225 above the fellowship hall. AL-ANON is a group to help families and friends of alcoholics. We welcome and share hope for those who are in need of help.

COMMUNITY

MEETINGS

Charge Conference Meetings: Lay Leadership Monday, September 8 6:30 pm in classroom 13

Finance Committee Sunday, September 14 at 5 pm in classroom 13

Lay Leadership Monday, September 22 at 6:30 pm in classroom 13

Finance Committee Sunday, October 12 at 5 pm in classroom 13

Administrative Board Sunday, October 12 at 6 pm in classroom 14

Charge Conference Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm in the FLC

CHILDREN’S TEAM MEETING... Thursday, September 4 5:30-6:30 pm at the picnic shelter. Childcare and pizza provided

GOOD NEIGHBOR BBQ

Bethlehem United Methodist Church’s annual Good Neighbor Fundraiser will be held Friday, September 26,

2014.

Take out lunch plates will include ½ Port a Pit chicken or barbeque, slaw, baked beans, roll and a dessert. Lunch orders may be picked up between 10:30 a.m.

and 2:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Also a satellite site will be at Hwy. #801 beside Nature’s Way. This will be for take-out only starting at 11:00. People may pur-

chase barbecue or chicken meals, barbecue sand-wiches, or a pound of barbecue.

From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., dinner will be served with a choice of chicken or BBQ meals in the Family

Life Center. The cost of the meal is $9.00.

The Good Neighbor Fund supports people in our com-munity that are going through difficult times. Please

consider helping others by supporting this event.

We need volunteers to cook, serve, deliver orders, make desserts, and clean-up.

Finance and Stewardship

GIFTS: 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10 8/17

General Fund $4,871.00 $6,741.00 $10,162.00 $5,539.09 $7,485.00

Youth Fund 10.00 - 10.00 10.00 -

Cemetery Fund 150.00 50.00 350.00 - -

Good Neighbor 40.00 225.00 40.00 20.00 150.00

Hunger Fund 30.00 60.00 186.00 25.00 29.00

Forever Fund - - 50.00 50.00 -

Building Fund 25.00 - 1,020.00 - 20.00

Stop Hunger 10.00 - - - 850.00

Choir Fund - 50.00 - - -

Book Bags for - 250.00 112.00 100.00 200.00

Carpenter’s for 25.00 50.00 - 50.00 50.00

Building Main- 300.00 - - - -

Storehouse for - - 12.00 - -

Bible Club - - 25.00 25.00 100.00

ATTENDANCE: 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10 8/17

8:30 Worship 60 48 52 38 42

Sunday School 67 66 66 53 67

10:30 Worship 98 92 150 106 99

Total Worship 158 140 202 144 141

CONTRIBUTING STOCKS/BONDS… BUMC has estab-lished a brokerage account at Wachovia. If you have negotiable in-struments that you would like to donate to Bethlehem, please have your broker transfer directly to Wachovia, using account number 17083592; our DTC number is 0141. If you have any questions, please call Ken Lard (336-529-6113).

Volunteers for September 11:00 am Acolyte Slideshow

7 Clara Phelps 7

14 Owen Blakley 14 Donna Lemons

21 CJ Phelps 21

28 Savannah Norman 28 Jack Newman

Children’s Moment 11:00 am Nursery

7 Susan Sidden 7 Cassie Beck

14 Susan Sidden 14 Josh & Lindsay Pfaff

21 Laura Kelly 21 Erica Bost

28 Susan Sidden 28 Marci Howard

11:00 am Ushers

7 Ed & Debbie Vogler, James & Pauline Howard

14 Jerry & Gail Howard, Larry & Sue Riddle

21 David & Jane Simpson, James & Leigh Howard II

28 James Howard, Carl Moser, Mac Crisco, Steve Kauff

Newsletter Team: Team members Joe & Doris Randolph,

Jean West, Helen Lanier, Kay Foster, Jean Harpe, June Buz-zard and Sharon Moser will assemble the October newsletter

on Thursday, September 25 at 9:30 am in the Christian Activity Center! Please feel free to come join us!