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May 24, 2016 Volume 48; No. 10 `

T H E C H I M E S Pastor: Rev. Tim Atkins

First United Methodist Church

420 East Main Street

Union City, TN 38261

(731) 885-3573 (Hot line 885-1609)

Web site: www.fumcuc.org

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. Postage Paid

Union City, TN 38261

PERMIT #9

CHURCH WIDE NEWS NOTES

Coffee Time Everyone is invited to a time of fellowship and coffee in the Education

Building (first floor hallway) following both the 8:45 and 10:50

Morning Worship Services.

Helping Hand Ministry Baskets in the Mission Niche in the Sanctuary Building and a bin in the

Fellowship Hall for your donations. Items Especially Needed: Tea,

Coffee, Juices, Drinks, Corn Bread Mix, Biscuit Mixes, Sugar 1 lb.

boxes preferred, powdered milk, Cereal, Macaroni and Cheese, Peanut Butter,

Jelly, Canned Meat Products

Lifeline Bloodmobile Schedule Monday, June 27th, 12:00-7:00 P.M. @ Health Quest—Free T-shirt

Please tell the technician that you are giving blood for the credit of

Union City First United Methodist Church. Save time, register on-line

before your next blood donation, visit lifelinebloodserv.org Remember to

bring Photo ID. PLEASE GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE!

Sunday Morning 10:50 Worship Live Radio Broadcast In Union City/Obion County Area—WENK AM 1240

In Paris/Kentucky Lake Area—AM 710 or FM 101.7

And on the World-Wide Web WENK.com

UMW Meeting Group I, Mon., 6-27, 2:00 P.M.: Conf. Room Hostess: Barbara Reid

Men’s Breakfast All men of the church are invited to the Fellowship Hall at 9:15 A.M.

Sun. June 5th, for breakfast sponsored by Character Builders SS Class.

Sing-A-Long Schedule Tuesday, June 7th, 10:15 A.M. - Golden Living Center

Tuesday, June 14th, 10:15 A.M. - Union City Manor

Tuesday, June 14th, 11:00 A.M. - The Etheridge House

Tuesday, June 21st, 11:00 A.M. - Magnolia Place

Prayer Concerns

Ada Reed Rogers Edie Tanner

Diane Stephens Myrtle Harton Anna Ruth Dietzel

Ruby McLeary Jimmie Pearigen Lynda Butler

Jerry Miller Ed Hill

Emily Elliston Sandra Harris Paula Breeden

Bart White Charlene Fowler Betty Robinson

George Easley John Easley Hunter Corley

David Thorpe Jerry Kuberski

William T. Townes Piper Worrell Marge Barkley

Keith Fisher Doris Walker

Jennifer Cox (Cindy Kuberski’s daughter)

Billy Clark (Terry Caudle’s step father)

Demetra Beard (Bentley Beard’s mother)

Sue Ann Durden (Tim Doyle’s cousin)

Robert Bagwell

Delores Brown (Tracy Brown’s mother)

Denise Russell

Jerry McLeary (Ruby McLeary’s son)

Hailey Jackson (Pamela Whitlow, FF Employee’s daughter)

Deborah Jolley Johnson (Velma Jolley’s daughter)

Freemon and Reba Harris (Dana Coffey’s parents)

Joyce Thompson (Amy Stone’s grandmother)

Otella Huckaby (Sue Archer’s mother)

Fitz Daniels (Bro. Doy and Nanci Daniels’ grandson)

Nanci Daniels

Wiley Winter (Rita Winter’s son)

Corey Wiist (William P. Thompson’s grandson)

Hunter Winstead (Pat/Ray Capps grandson)

Sherry Wheelis Bentley Betts

Cameron Thompson Jim Kizer

Susan Parr

John Barnett Betty Wiggins

Paula Hutchens Mary Ann Scribner

Barbara Eller Clayton Caldwell

Maj. Bart Doyle—Florida

COL Chris Bargery and Family - San Antonio, TX

May 29, 2016 June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016

May Greeters—Theresa & Steve

Corley, Martha Carole Nichols

June Greeters—Bob & Brenda

Cartwright; Jerry & Jane Paschall

Acolytes—8:45 A.M. Service 5-29

Rebecca Jones; 6-5 Jack Harris; 6-

12 Rebecca Jones; 6-19 Jack

Harris; 6-26 Rebecca Jones 10:50

A. M. Service 5-29 Mimi Jenkins &

Ben Wade; 6-5 Jace Rogers &

Beck Tanner; 6-12 Reagan Durkee

& Reagan Everage; 6-19 Garrett

Everage & Jorge Framkum; 6-26

Tucker Davis & Ada Reed Rogers

Nursery Volunteers—8:45

Service, 5-29, 6-5, 6-12, 6-19 & 6-

26 Theresa Corley; 9:45 & 10:50

Service 6-5 Dianne Higginbotham;

6-12 Ashley Bryant; 6-19 9:45

Kayla Bryant; 10:50 Service

Elizabeth Calfee; 6-26 Katie

Creswell

Jr. High SS Safe Sanctuary—5-29

Becky Burnett; 6-5 Beverly Rice; 6-

12 Renee Dillon; 6-19 Sally

George; 6-26 Beth Ross

May Van Driver—Ken Pitts

June Van Driver—Bob Montgomery

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ATTENDANCE REPORT for Weeks of

May 15 and May 22, 2016 Sunday School 5-15 126 5-22 124

8:45 Service 5-15 33 5-22 41

10:50 Service 5-15 224 5-22 239

Lection Reading - May 29, 2016

Psalm 96 I Kings 18:20-39

Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10

Lection Reading - June 5, 2016

Psalm 146 I Kings 17:8-24



Psalm 5:1-8 I Kings 21:1-21a

Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3


Psalm 42 I Kings 19:1-15a


8:45 and 10:50 Morning Worship Services

Sunday, May 29, 2016,

Sundays, June 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2016

“Every Member in Ministry”

Our Christian love and sympathy is

extended to the Family of

Mrs. Vicki Blanton who died

April 27, 2016.

Our children’s handbell choir is starting up again this fall. All children in 4th, 5th, or 6th grade in the fall can be a part. We are trying to find out exactly how many children would be

interested. If you are interested please contact Glenda Caudle,

Paula Houston, or the church office.

FUMC Youth Fellowship

Sunday Morning 10:50 Worship Live Broadcast

In Union City/Obion County Area WENK AM 1240

In Paris/Kentucky Lake Area AM 710 or FM 101.7

And on the World-Wide Web WENK.com

Sunday School 9:45am upstairs in

Education Building Senior High Class for

9th -12th grades Junior High Class for

6th -8th grades

Sunday Night Fellowship 5:00pm

Look for summer schedule in the mail

Wednesday Afternoons 1:00pm

in Youth Room

Coming Up Youth Mission Trip June 12 -18

We have partnered with Lakeshore Camp and Retreat Center for a

great adventure this summer. It is “Vacation Bible School on steroids”.

During the week of July 18-22, there will be a day camp here at

FUMCUC. Lakeshore counselors will come and fill our day with

Lakeshore activities, songs, and worship.

This is a great chance to get to know what Lakeshore is all about.

Please return your registration form to the office by June 1. We need

to know how many will share in the fun.

EVERYONE WHO PLANS TO ATTEND MUST BE PREREGISTERED!

FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! If you are kindergarten through fifth grade this year we will be traveling to Jackson

for a fun filled afternoon of bowling, laser tag, skating, go carts, and mini golf on

Friday, June 10 at 2:00. We will visit the Family Fun Center and eat supper. Let

Mrs. Paula know if you are interested in going by June 5.

Cards of Thanks

Dear FUMC Friends,

Many thanks to the First United Methodist

Church for hosting Bible Study Fellowship again

this year! We are thankful to have such wonderful

accommodations for our Thursday morning Bible

Study. We are surely blessed by your hospitality

and are honored to be God’s fellow workers with

you to advance the cause of Christ in our

community!

Blessings,

Lolly Bearden

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for my beautiful “Thinking of

You” card. It brighten my day and I so appreciate

being remembered.

God bless you all!

Kitty Cox

Dear FUMC Friends,

Words are powerless to express our gratitude for

all that was done before and after our loss of

Daddy Bill!

Your Wednesday Night meals on Wheels were

delivered to us for 4 months...always with a smile

and caring words!

Thank you Pastor Tim for your calls, visits, and

especially your comforting prayers. We so appre-

ciate all of the calls, visits, cards, and flowers from

so many!

The meal you provided to our family and friends

after the funeral was absolutely wonderful!

We are so grateful in all ways for everything

FUMC meant to Daddy Bill and to us!

In Christian Love,

Terry and Gwyn Petty

Dear Character Builders Friends,

Thank you so much for the beautiful arrangement

you all sent to Bill’s funeral.

We want you all to know how grateful we are for

your visits, calls, and for serving as Honorary

Pallbearers.

Bill LOVED his class dearly!

God bless you all,

Gwyn and Terry Petty

Dear Apple Pie Brigade Ladies,

Thank you so much for the delicious apple pie. It

was such a treat and is most appreciated. Thanks

for thinking of me and your thoughtfulness.

Jason Revell

Memorials, honorariums, and cards of thanks will be printed

only once a month in The Chimes. These items will be

included in this special insert sent along with the activity

and birthday calendars mailed in the 4th week of each month

GIFTS GIVEN

In Memory of …………… By…………..

Quinton and Norene Boyett Pat Wade

Ruby McLeary

Mrs. Vicki Blanton Diana Frankum

The Allen Freemans

Tom & Linda Jernigan

Joanne Escarscega

Pat Wade

Bob & Brenda Cartwright

Bess Speed

Jere & Nancy Baldridge

Travis & Linda Shumate

Jere & Diane Crenshaw

Mrs. Dorothy Counce Joe & Susan Hill

Annette Ryan

Mrs. Johnny Reeder

Mr. & Mrs. Hayden Argo, Jr. & Sons

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Kleymeyer & Family

Jim & Anna Lynn Borden

Tommy & Glenda Chrisp


Pat Wade

Bess Speed


Tony & Claudia Maness

Ruby McLeary


Mrs. Gina Garverick Pat Wade

Mr. Fred Harris Bess Speed

Tony & Claudia Maness

Emily Jackson

The Overton Family

Mrs. Ruth Netherland Bess Speed

Mr. Bill Petty Bill & Linda Simrell

The Critchlows

Diana Frankum

Dr. Rodger P. Lewis

Fuller Partners, Real Estate

Jim Douglas, Bob Stephens,

Teresa Barron, Donna London,

Wanda Tanner


Gail Latimer

Jerry & Jane Paschall

Treva Jolley

Leah Jolley Dygert Family

Craig & Lisa Fowler

Jenny D. Kirkland

Tim, Denise, & Jill Ledbetter

Joanne Escarcega

Commercial Bank & Trust Co.

Bess Speed

Bob & Brenda Cartwright


Ben Woods

Ron & Carolyn Bloebaum

Dr. & Mrs. Bill Dunlap

Allison & Amanda Peevyhouse


Aloha Pools & Spas

Ann Cameron

Mr. Thel Taylor Joanne Escarcega

Mr. William P. Thompson Delmus Holdson & Sandra

John Holdson

Becky Holdson Jimenez

Ken & Ina Davis

Jere & Diane Crenshaw

Gail Latimer

Wayne & Judy Barker

GIFTS GIVEN (Continued)

In Memory of …………… By…………..

Mr. Tot Waldon Wayne & Judy Barker

Bess Speed

Mrs. Joyce Westbrooks Bess Speed

Mr. Fred Wilkinson Travis & Linda Shumate

Mrs. Berneze Wolfe Bess Speed

FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR

If you would like to place flowers

on the altar in loving memory or in

honor of family or friends for

Sunday Morning Worship. Please

contact Linda Simrell.

Your tribute will be noted in the

Morning Worship Announcements.

Thank you.

College Graduates

We are proud to announce news of our church family

College Graduates.

Congratulations to Paula Houston who graduated from

University of Tennessee Martin with a BS Education.

Paula is the wife of David and mother of Emily Houston.

We also congratulate John Kirkland, son of Charles and Larrabee Kirkland,

who graduated Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with

a BA in Accounting.

If you have additional college graduation news, please call the church office

with the information so we may list it in The Chimes. We all like to “keep

up” with our graduates. Thank you!

Due to the Privacy Act, we are not

allowed to check the hospital census to

see who is hospitalized. We ask that if

you know of friends or family members

who are sick, injured, or having a

medical procedure and/or surgery,

please call the church office or Tim’s

cell phone with this information. Don’t

worry if we already know—multiple

calls will be much better than our not

visiting someone who is ill at home,

in the hospital, or in a care facility.

We cannot visit if we are unaware of the

situation.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Are you new to the area or looking

to join the Church? We will be

having a new member luncheon on

July 10th after 10:50 Worship

Service. If you have questions

about our church or would like to

hear about our programs, please

come on over and share a

meal with us.

Our Church will be celebrating

160 years in August.

Over the next few months we will be planning

activities for the weekend of August 28th.

I would like a picture of any members who have passed. These pictures will not be returned and

put on permanent display. Look for more fun to come.

If you have ideas for the weekend contact

Sherilyn at the church office.

160th

Anniversary Trivia Facts N Fun For the past several weeks, we have been asking questions about our 160 years at

FUMC in our Sunday morning bulletin announcement insert. Below are the

questions we have already asked. The answers are printed on the back of this

page. We hope to pique your interest, add to your information about our church,

and have a lot of fun! We will continue this effort until August.

May 8th question: If you made a family photo (we hope you have done so or

will do so and will send it to Sherilyn at [email protected]), you

might see hidden behind the shrubs about 10’ up to your right a symbol of the

1950’s for the youth of that era. Do you know what we are referring to?

May 15th question: We know that this building was built in 1914 at a final cost

of $31,616.64 by T. L. Bransford and Sons of Union City. An agreement was

signed with builder to withhold $150 of that amount until he fixed a fault. Do

you know what needed fixing?

The book for Book Club this time is Safe

Haven by Nichols Sparks. I ordered 6

copies and they are available in the Church

Office. The cost is $7.00. Our next

meeting will be July 8th at 1:15pm in the Church Library. Thanks, Sherilyn

Holiday Bazaar

Contest!! We have a winner!! After counting the votes, it was

a close one but the winner is Cinnamon Rolls by

Susan Harris.

Other Bazaar News We will have vender tables available for $25. If you

know of a vender who would like to have a table,

please have them contact Sherilyn at the church.

We will have one or two days a month until November

which will be work days to make small crafts to sell as

a church at the bazaar. The first of these days will

be Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 1:00pm in the

Fellowship Hall. We will crafting a crocheted pot

scrubber. You will need to bring an I, J or K

crochet hook.

Mark your calendars for the following work days

until the bazaar

June 8 1:00pm Crocheted Pot Scrubber

July 13 10:00am Soup Project

Aug. 17 1:00pm Sewing Project

Sept. 20 5:30pm Christmas Ornament

Oct. 28 1:00pm Plant Gift

Nov. 4 8:00am Cinnamon Rolls

160th

Anniversary Trivia Facts N Fun

Answer to 5-8 Question: Throughout the years, Union City FUMC has been a meeting

place for numerous Boy and Girl Scout Troops and other youth activities. Most meetings

were held in the basement. At the conclusion of the meetings, scouts exited through the

door located just left of the main steps and waited for their rides home. Of course some

parents were not punctual and there was time for the young scouts to be adventurous.

Many a young man was “dared” to walk the ledge. There is a narrow concrete ledge about

8 to 10 feet up running entirely around the main sanctuary building. That ledge is no longer

available for this daring feat because of the construction of the ramp and the more recent

installation of the railing on either side of the front porch. One of these “daring young

men” is still an active member of FUMC. Ask around, he might “fess up”.

Answer to 5-15 Question: The Builder, T. L. Bransford and Sons were never paid the

$150.00 because “the cellar leaks!” In case you haven’t found the “daring young man”

who walked the ledge—young Bobby Nichols aka Bob Nichols.

Goal for This year

280

Wow!!! What a success Operation Christmas Child was last year!! Our goal for this year is 280 boxes. I have listed all the months and what is to be collected for each month. The green tub is in the mission niche as before, and I hope to empty it every week. I know we can do this and I am so happy that we are a part of changing lives around the world. January: Small Toys - Cars, dolls, games, crafts, puzzles (No guns/war toys).

February: Tooth paste, tooth brushes, bars of soap.

March: Combs, girls’ hair items, wash cloths. April: T- shirts, socks, sunglasses, small purses, hats.

May: Balls, ball caps, jacks, jump ropes. June: Plastic Boxes (shoe size). July: Small drinking cups, water bottles, small bowls. August: School Supplies - paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, and markers. September: Noisy toys, Flashlights, extra batteries, watches. October: Donation month. It takes $7.00 to ship each box. November: Packing Party.

Thanks as always for your support!!

You can pick up a bag, fill it up and return it, then sign the back. We have a few food pantries that the mission team will be helping out with this campaign: Helping Hands Ministry, Reelfoot Rural Ministry,

Shiloh, and the pantry at Pleasant Valley UMC. Your response was AWESOME AGAIN!!!! We had 8 full tubs that Shiloh came and got last week. Their Joy was outstanding!! Our next mission

for the Pack the Pantry will be Reelfoot Rural Ministries. It is a very wonderful experience to hand a family a bag of food knowing they will

enjoy and be creative to make that bag last as long as they can. Thank You for your continued support!!

LETS FILL THEM UP!!!

Spring Cleaning??? The Mission Team will be collecting

clothing till June 2nd to have a huge clothing and shoes sale on June 4th. We will sell the items

by the bag. We will take all clothing and shoes. Please bring your items and put them in the entry way to

the Fellowship Hall.

If you are interested in Coffee from Honduras, we

have it. It is $14.00 a bag in whole bean form.

Please contact Sherilyn or Tracy Brown.

Spaghetti Luncheon

The Honduras Mission Team will be hosting a Spaghetti Luncheon in the

Fellowship Hall on Sunday, June 12th, after 10:50 Morning Worship.

Donations received will go toward our project this summer in the mountains of Honduras. A free will offering will

be collected at the door. The meal will consist of:

Spaghetti

Salad

Bread Sticks

Dessert

The UMW will start collecting toiletry items plus

coloring books and crayons to put in bags that

the youth will take with them on mission trip.

Items can be taken to the Young Disciples

Classroom.

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