Calendar of Events

Where Do My Children Go on Sunday Mornings? Infants and Toddlers

8:30: Infants – Room 106; Toddlers (1 & 2 yrs) – Room 114 9:39: Infants – Room 106; Age 1–Room 114; Age 2–Room 115 11:00: Infants – Room 106; Ages 1 and 2 – Room 114 For nursing mothers: Should you need a nursing room

please see our Infant Nursery attendants in Room 106.

3 years through 4th grade 9:39: Ages 3 and 4 – Rooms 232 and 236;

Grades K-4 – BLAST Hallway in Rooms 218-226 11:00: Ages 3 and 4 – Room 236 Grades K-4 – Room 222 for Kids’ Worship

(In the event of Communion, children will come in to participate in the Sacrament and pick up will be in

the Chapel)

5th grade through 12th grade 9:39: Attend worship 11:00: 5th & 6th Grades in Room 1 of Sanctuary Hall 7th & 8th Grades in Room 2 of Sanctuary Hall 9th thru 12th Grades in the CLC (building on the hill)

Where do Adults Go on Sunday Mornings?

Adult Small Groups @ 9:39 am

• Chi Rho (Room 7, Sanctuary Hall) A topical class that discusses in depth a variety of religious subjects with respect for different view points.

• Empty Nesters (CLC ) Our members come from all walks of life and faith traditions. We use the Bible and various other resources for an in-depth study of God’s word.

• Foundations (Room 3, Sanctuary Hall) Join us as we take time from the regular hustle & bustle to develop a friendship with Christ and each other through study & fellowship.

• New Hope (Room 6, Sanctuary Hall) This is a discussion oriented class open to all ages and follows the Revised Common Lectionary readings.

• Saints Alive & Single (Room 1, Sanctuary Hall) This is a class for single, senior women. We enjoy study, plus fellowship.

• Seekers (Room 2, Sanctuary Hall) This class consists of older Adults who use a variety of commentaries to study different books of the Bible.

• Starbucks, Study, and Sanity (Church Parlor) This class offers women a "time-out" for fellowship, study, and conversation. The coffee is always on, the candles lit. The music low and friends waiting to greet you.

Adult Small Groups @ 11:00am • Journey (Fellowship Hall A) This co-ed group utilizes books by popular

Christian authors to engage in meaningful discussion and fellowship. • Xplorers (Fellowship Hall C) This group engages in spirited conversation

and discussion, through sharing our faith and discipleship.

We hope to see you again next week. These are the service times & styles if you would like to check out another service:

• Traditional Service: 8:30 am and 11:00 am • Contemporary Service: 9:39 am

• **Communion is offered on the first Sunday of each month.

Grayson United Methodist Church Sunday, December 28, 2014

Join us in January: Stand Message Series with Scott Hearn

Our lives really boil down to choices. When pushed to our limits, what choices will we make? As we begin the New Year we will take five weeks to look at the life of Daniel to see what we can learn from him about taking a stand for God when times get tough. Beginning Sunday, January 18th

Wednesday Night Classes and Ministries Resume January 7, 2015

• The Epic of Eden-Understanding the Old Testament Scott Hearn, Sr. Pastor; January 7 - March 25

• Parenting Beyond Your Capacity with Charlie Conder, Middle School Minister; January 7 – February 11

• Worship, Community, and the Triune God of Grace with Joshua Carr, Assoc Pastor; January 7 - February 11

• Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of with Chris Snowden; January 7 - February 11

• The Jesus Chronicles: Matthew’s Story with Jennifer Barber; January 7 - March 25

• Final Words by Adam Hamilton with Jennifer Teague; February 25 - March 25

• How to be Rich by Andy Stanley with LaChelle Neudorfer; February 25 - March 25

To get more information: To sign up for a class:

Sunday, December 28, 2014 One Service (PLC) 10:00 am) Sunday School (cancelled) Handbell Choir (cancelled)

Monday, December 29, 2014 Monday Study Group (cancelled)

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Stephen Ministry Training (cancelled)

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 New Year’s Eve Chancel Choir (cancelled)

Thursday, January 1, 2015 New Year’s Day Office closed

Friday, January 2, 2015 Office closed

Saturday, January 3, 2015 Beth Moore: Jesus the One and Only (Room 2) 9:00 am

The Church Office will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week on a limited basis. If you have an emergency during off times, please call 770-963-2944, ext. 221. We will be checking

messages through out the week.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

Prayer Concerns and Celebrations

News This Week

Our Giving 12/21/14

General Budget Needed Each Week $25,603

General Budget Given Last Week $29,126

General Budget Given Year to Date $1,149,899

Missions 2014 Given Last Week $40

Missions 2014 Year to Date $5,506

Generosity 2015 Year to Date $16,825

Building Fund $115

Scott Hearn, Senior Pastor Ext 222, scott@graysonumc.org

Joshua Carr, Associate Pastor Ext. 223, joshua@graysonumc.org

Julie Tobin, Business Administrator Ext 230, julie@graysonumc.org

Steve Sheppard, Music & Senior Adults Ext 227, steve@graysonumc.org

Chip Hogsed, 9:39 Worship Leader chiphogsed@gmail.com

Melanie Moore, Preschool Director Ext 707, gumcpreschool@bellsouth.net

Leah Calvin, Recreation Ministries Ext 232, sportsministry@graysonumc.org

Charlie Conder, Student Ministries Ext 238, charlieconder@gmail.com

Ayubu Hashiguchi, Student Ministries Ext 240, ayubu@graysonumc.org

Jim Reavis, Minister of Visitation Ext 247, jim@graysonumc.org

Katie Atcheson, Family & Children’s Ministry Ext. 245, katie@graysonumc.org

Ingrid Cheek, Nursery Coordinator Ext. 245, Ingrid@graysonumc.org

Gale Owens, Admin Asst, Publications Ext 221, gale@graysonumc.org

Laurie Long, Admin Support & Scheduling Ext. 246, laurie@graysonunc.org

Martha Norman, Food Service Manager 770-963-2944

Bill Heath, Facilities Manager 770-963-2944

Contact us: 770-963-2944

Children’s Ministry—Birth to 4th Grade

• PC Kids New Year Kickoff: Join us on Wednesday, January 7th from 6:00-7:30 pm in the gym for our PC Kids Pep Rally and B.A.R.F. Night (Bring A Real Friend) as we kick off the new year! PC kids is our Wednes-day night program for kids ages 3 through 4th grade. If you have never been before, this is the perfect time to start! For more information or to reg-ister for Wednesday nights, visit our website at graysonumc.org.

• 2nd Grade Bible Blast: Calling all 2nd graders! We're excited to give you a brand new Bible, so we need your info!! If you would like a Bible, please e-mail Katie Atcheson at katie@graysonumc.org with your 2nd grader's full name by Wednesday, January 21st. Bibles will be presented on Sun-day, January 25th. Then on Friday, January 30th, we'll have our Bible Blast from 5-8 pm where we'll learn more about our new Bible and how to use it!

• S.C.R.E.A.M. Retreat for 3rd and 4th graders! What are you doing March 20-22, 2015?? I hope you will join us for the S.C.R.E.A.M. Retreat (Students Celebrating and Rejoicing Enthusiastically in the Almighty Mes-siah)! It’s $185 for the weekend (that’s why I’m telling you now – so you can save or even think of it as a belated Christmas gift!); it will be at Sharp Top Cove in Jasper, GA, and will be a great life-changing weekend for our sweet kids as they have the opportunity to learn more about Jesus in new ways. Please let me know by next Monday, December 15th if you are inter-ested (that won’t commit you, but I need to get a general headcount).

Music News: Remember . . . January is a great time to join a choir!

• January 4th – ATTITUDE 423 resumes rehearsals in preparation for sum-mer choir tour at 4:23 pm in the choir room. (NOTE: Students in grades 6-12 – the deadline for joining this year is coming SOON! Don’t miss out!)

• January 7th – PC Kids Worship Choir is back at 6:00 pm in the gym. Join Ms. Katie and the gang on that night for worship and fun!

• January 7th – Our Chancel Choir resumes rehearsals with lots of new music at 7:00 pm in the choir room. Come and listen!

• January 11th – Our Sanctuary Hand Bells resume rehearsals at 5:00 pm in the Sanctuary. See Carol Calhoun for more information.

Senior Adult Ministries (SAMS) News: Coming in January . . .

• Tuesday, January 6th – 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall – Join us for our Coffee & Donut Fellowship!

• Tuesday, January 20th – 11:30 a.m. our SAMS Lunch Outing. Watch your bulletin for where we’re meeting!

Friends and Family of Grayson UMC: Thank you for your generosity during 2014. As we near the end of the year, please consider honoring your pledge and complete giving by 12/31/14 to receive charitable contribution credit for 2014. You can check your pedge balance by logging into our website. Go to the Member Resources page under About Us on graysonumc.org. If you need assistance, please con-tact Julie Tobin at 770-963-2944, ext. 230, or julie@graysonumc.org. Thank you again for all you have done in 2014!

We are glad you have chosen to attend worship here today. If this is your first time at Grayson,

we’d love your input.

Please fill out the pew pad with your email address & other contact information. You will receive a 1st Time Guest Survey by email.

Thank you and Welcome!

Join us for these special Sundays in January:

January 4: Join us at all three services as we welcome Craig McClure and his family. The McClure’s are missionaries from the Domincan Republic where they run a medical clinic in a remote village location. This year, they added the ability to provide clean, potable water cheaply to the population that has little access to such water. Over last few years our own DR Missions team has worked closely with the McClures. We look forward hearing their story as we begin 2015.

January 11: We'll have an opportunity on January 11th to start the year off right by getting realigned with God through our John Wesley Covenant Service. This service has the power to affect the entire year so make sure you're here!

Ongoing prayers for those with Cancer: Liz Letzgus, Joanne Schafer's sister, Milton Clark, Jenny Jackson's father, Mimi Kalunga, Shirley Willett (Kelley Stone's mother), Vickie (Sue Jannakos' daughter) Jayde Joseph, Carey Dagenhart & Jennifer Barber's Aunt, Janice Chapman's niece Kiera, Susan Gerard, Melayne McInnis, (Steve Morgan’s sister) Ada Busbee; Elanor Brunot, Richard Weeks

Ongoing prayers for those Serving in Missions: The Reuschles, the Kahns, the McClures and Carey Childrey

Ongoing Prayers For Those Serving in Military: Chad Marley (Fort Gordon, GA); Zach Chaffee, Ken Peck's nephew (Savannah); Brian Peeler, Lew Fuller's grandson (Ft. Knox, KY); Adam Peeler, Lew Fuller's grandson (Okinawa); Brian Humphrey (Amy McCutchen Humphrey's husband); Mark Bejcha (Fort Hood); Allen Kehoe, Barbara Shelton's nephew (Ft. Knox, KY), Kevin Carr, Jimmy Ashman's Nephew (Royal Navy HM Submarines); Robert Har-ris (Afghanistan); Albert Rinuado, Christi Bailey's Brother-in-law; Zack Har-ris, Viriginia Harris' grandson (Japan); Ty Kent, Lauri Mayo's son-in-law; Justin Webber (Fort Benning)

LIFT: Living in Faith

Together 5th Grade—8th Grade

LIFT kicks off January 13 with our “Unlikely” Series….God doesn't ex-actly operate like most of us. What we mean is, He chooses the most unlikely people to work through. He shows up in the most unlikely places. And then He asks us to respond in ways that are unlikely and go against our normal response. And what it all boils down to is this—you and I are unlikely people God uses in unlikely places to respond in unlikely ways. Questions? Contact Charlie Conder charlieconder@gmail.com

Refuge 9th—12th Grade

We will be kicking back up for the New Year on January 7th with our new se-ries, “Amplify”. For most of us, doubt feels like something we should hide, ignore, or silence. Year after year, we suppress those doubts and never grow through them. When we look closer we find that amplifying our doubt, turning up the volume on the right questions, may just be the best thing that ever happened to our faith. We want to challenge students to “Amplify” their faith in 2015! Questions? Contact Ayubu Hashiguchi ayubu@graysonumc.org