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Dear
Friends,
Once again we had incredible times of worship at FUMC.
To everyone who gives leadership and shares your God-given gifts
with us, I thank you.
God is doing a new thing among us and it is exciting to watch in
joyful amazement.
One of the strongest ministries at FUMC is that to our children.
We have over 800 children from nursery to the sixth grade.
A large number of them are regular in our Sunday School weekly.
To provide the necessary teachers, shepherds, special friends,
and helpers requires an even larger number of adult volunteers.
Our fall semester begins on August 10th and we need volunteers at
both the 9:00 and 10:30 Sunday School times.
I invite you to prayerfully consider becoming a part of this
exciting ministry.
This is not just for parents of children in the program, but for
everyone.
All the materials you will need will be provided and you will
have excellent support from the FUMC Children's Ministry Staff.
You have the opportunity to literally change the life of a child.
Much of who I am today I owe to the many Sunday School teachers
who guided my steps as a child.
I will assume that most of you can say the same thing, too.
Will you now become that person to another child?
For more information or to volunteer, please call Becky at
794-2734.
Both you and our children will be glad that you did.
Please remember the Habitat for Humanity House Build.
FUMC is working on a house in Spring Hill.
We need to have 25-30 volunteers this Saturday to do a variety of
jobs. There is a wide skill level needed; highly skilled to not so much
so.
This is a very important ministry in which we are involved, but
it won't be the same without YOU.
To volunteer or for more information, please email Peder Jensen
at pjensen@livejones.com.
What a great gift to give another, a place of their own in which
to live.
Together we can make it happen.
Also, don't forget the Honor Flight Dinner on August 3 starting
at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
The cost is $20 for adults and $5 for children.
It is going to be a great night of delicious food and incredible
entertainment. If you will need child care, please indicate on the
Mission Menu or call the church office with age(s) of each child needing
care.
We want to have adequate workers present for this event, but not
more than we need.
If you are a WWII veteran and desire to go to the World War II
Memorial in Washington, D.C. at no cost, call Paul Fleenor at 591-0201
for an application.
Thanks to everyone for making this night a great success.
This Wednesday, July 16, marks the beginning of the Southeastern
Jurisdictional Conference at Lake Junaluska, NC.
I, along with five other nominee's for bishop, will be meeting
with lots of people to share our vision for the UMC for the years ahead
and how we would give leadership to get us there. This process has
covered almost thirteen months, many meetings, travel to different parts
of the country, casting a vision for ministry, and helping those who
don't know us to get to know us better.
By the end of this week the new bishop will have been elected and
the thirteen SEJ Bishops assigned to their annual conferences for the
next four years.
I invite all of us to a time of prayer for the six nominees and
the delegates entrusted with this election.
May it not be simply another political campaign, but a spiritual
selecting of one to lead our beloved church to new heights of ministry.
Therefore, I ask that you do not pray for me to be elected or to
not be elected, that would be to focus on what we want. Instead, I ask
that we pray to be in agreement with what God wants, to be guided by
God's Holy Spirit, and to know that nothing could be better than this.
I have given the outcome over to God and have complete peace.
When this process is over, I will know the place God has chosen
for me to serve.
Knowing that is true there can be no doubt,
the best is yet to be !!!
Thanks be to God!!!
Grace
and Peace,
Lynn
Light
the Way for
a child in a few short weeks our new Sunday school year with children
will be starting.
There
are several classes in need of having people answer the call to “Light
the Way”!
There is a particular need for 2 yr. old & 3 yr. old classes.
Will
you answer that call? Sign
up online at the Church’s website or contact Becky or Sarah at
794-2734.
Third
Grade Bibles will be ordered soon! Please
turn in your Bible information to Becky as soon as possible. If you did
not receive information about Bibles and there is a third grader who
needs to receive a Bible, please contact Becky @ bpeeler@franklinfumc.org
by July 15.
“It
takes a village”… Franklin
First United Methodist Church is blessed to have many children and
to have opportunities for these children to learn about God and be
guided in their faith journey. It takes ALL of us to be in
ministry to and with children. On Wednesday nights there are
opportunities for children 3 years-old through 6th grade that will
need leadership beginning this fall. Is God calling you to provide
leadership for Veggie Connection, or Bible Zone Live on Wednesday
nights? Contact Becky or Sarah for more information or sign up on
the Mission Menu.
RALLY
DAY ’08 is Aug. 10! This
is our day when we will be promoting children to their new age or grade
Sunday school class. The Sunday school year will be kicked off this
date. You will notice it is earlier this year than in the past. It is
helpful if registration forms can be turned in before that time.
(Registration forms help us to purchase curriculum and prepare class
rosters.)
Teacher/Shepherd
Orientation:
Sessions will be offered on July 27 and Aug. 3, 8:00 a.m. in rooms 210
– 212. All persons who have volunteered to teach and shepherd this
year must attend one of these two sessions.
Also,
Safe Sanctuary Training will be offered on July 30, 6:30 p.m. and
Aug. 3, 8:00 a.m. in room 211. It is important to come to this training
if you work with children in any capacity as we begin our new Sunday
school year.
For
more news about Children’s Ministry, check out the children’s page
of the church’s
website,
www.franklinfumc.org.
Girls
Ministry Leadership Team: 415
Student Ministries is establishing a girls ministry leadership team
that will work with the youth ministers to plan, implement, and support
a strong girls ministry within the youth ministry. If you feel
called to be one of these key leaders, please e-mail Vona Wilson at vwilson@franklinfumc.org
before
July 20th.
Youth
Workers Fellowship Event:
July
20th 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Vona's house. This is a time of fellowship
and getting "up to date" on events and plans for the youth
ministry. This is our last get together before we kick off our
fall programming in August. Please
let Vona know if you will be attending the youth workers fellowship
event on July 20th.
Make
reservations via the Mission Menu for dinner on Sunday, August 3, 6:00
p.m. in the Fellowship Hall to raise funds for Honor
Flight.
$20 adults and $5 children. Important notice for World War II veterans:
If you have not visited the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. and
desire to do so, at no cost to the veteran, call Honor Flight
Volunteers, 591-0201, and Paul Fleenor will send an application.
Looking
for pictures of our own First Methodist WWII Veterans.
We
would like to scan your personal photo to use in our “USO” show at
the Honor Flight dinner on August 3rd.
Please bring a photo to the church office before July 27th.
Contact Sarah McGinley for more information (794-1276).
Dining
Out meets
Tuesday,
July 22,
5:30 p.m. at Zolo’s, 119 Fifth Avenue N., Franklin.
To make reservations with the group, please respond by calling
the Church Office, Mission Menu, or e-mail kpingston13@yahoo.com.
As always you will be ordering from the menu and responsible for
paying for your own meals.
 Acolyte Training has
been scheduled for Thursday,
July 31,
6:30 p.m. in the Historic Sanctuary.
If you are currently serving as an Acolyte or would like to begin
serving (6th—12th grades), please join us!
The
Susanna Circle will have fun and fellowship WITH
children this summer!! July 18, tour Purity Dairy Plant; August 1, salad
supper. Regularly-scheduled meetings resume Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in
B-212. Contact Rebecca Neff, 302-3099.
Older
Adult Conference, Lake Junaluska, NC, August
11-14. This Wisdom and Grace Conference is designed for anyone
interested in vital ministries with adults as they age. Some scholarship
help available. Contact Dot Ginn, 599-9805.
Bridge
meets every
4th Thursday
in
B-101 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Contact
Evelyn Gore at 794-3701 or Kitty Pingston at 791-0898.
Budget
Class Offered: “Right
On The Money—Creating A Monthly Budget,”
Wednesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m., in B-205. Topics covered include: What
is a budget?; pre-planning considerations; creating a budget; and
handling financial debt. This class, led by Denny Rudolph, will be
geared toward young adults.
RECORD
OF FAITHFULNESS
July 6, 2008
Sunday
School Attendance.
524
Worship
Attendance
(4
services).
798
Offering
This Week.
$45,700
Year
to Date Offerings.
$1,191,578
Year
to Date Operating Budget.
$1,250,370
Year
to Date Operating Budget Spent.
$1,130,764
Loan
Balance—Jun
2, 2008—Main
Campus.
$2,092,852
Total
Principal Paid Year to Date—Main Campus.
$234,984
Loan
Balance—Feb
11, 2008—North Campus.
$4,565,689
Total
Principal Paid—North Campus.
$1,267,756
Legacy
of Faith Gifts this week.
$12,360
Foundation
Gifts:.
$0
Questions?
Call LaVerne Sweeney, Business Manager, 794-2734.
Have you remembered Franklin FUMC in your will?
To meet our commitment of $1.2 million annually for the North Campus
purchase, the Legacy of Faith campaign requires contributions of $25,000
per week or $100,000 per month. The $1.2 million commitment consists of
an annual principal payment of $750,000 paid each February through 2010,
and approx. $37,500 interest expense paid monthly and totaling $450,000
annually.
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SUMMER
CHOIR—Adult FUMC worshippers Summer choir at FUMC is a great time
to sing one Sunday or every Sunday. Our anthems are designed to be
prepared and accomplished in the 30-minute rehearsal prior to each
Sunday morning service in which the choir leads worship. Do check our
weekly worship bulletin as in the summer months the choir has a relaxed
Wednesday evening rehearsal schedule.
FirstSong sings at the 9:00 service in Sanctuary East each 2nd
and 4th Sunday of the month. FirstSong is designed to offer parents of
young children an opportunity to sing with the choir, yet sit with their
families.
Jenny
and Reggie Young have completed their first CD
of hymns for acoustic guitar and cello. The name of the CD is
“Be Still and Know That I Am God,” and it is designed to do just
that—to slow down and feel the presence of God. Reggie and Jenny have
decided to donate the proceeds to Legacy of Faith. CDs on sale for $15
at the Church Office.
Please
send cards and letters to Renee Settle’s son, Duke Pettit, who
has been moved to a rehabilitation center in Atlanta. Address: Duke
Pettit, Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309.
In
this season of spring cleaning and yard sales,
please remember the
children of 61st Ave. UMC and the surrounding area. We are hoping to
distribute a book to every child from birth to age 18 during the Last
Minute Toy Store. At this time we are collecting new or gently used
books. Please place your books in the donation boxes on the 1st and 2nd
floors of the Education Building or the Church Office. Thanks
to all of you who have already done so. Call Nancy Armfield,
790-2905.
First
Family Matters as of July 14, 2008
Deaths:
Lorene Phillips, grandmother of Shaun and Devin Phillips, died,
July 8, 2008.
Just
Gone Home:
Milton Hamilton; William Griffy
Births:
Taylor Lee Schmidt to Joshua and Ashley Schmidt, July 9, 2008.
Ashley is the granddaughter of Richard and June Fowlkes.
Williamson
Medical Center: James
Redford
Let
us know of any needs within your family.
Contact the Church Office, 794-2737 or e-mail jvannelli@franklinfumc.org
Newsletter
Calendar for July 16 through July 22
Wednesday,
July 16
· 8:00
a.m., Weekly Prayer Walk, North Campus
· 10:00
a.m., Prayer Shawl Group, B-214
· 5:15
p.m., Adult Computer Class, A-209
· 6:30
p.m., FirstSong Rehearsal, Historic Sanctuary
· 6:30
p.m., First Families Team, A-210
· 7:15
p.m., Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Historic Sanctuary
Thursday,
July 17
· 9:00
a.m., Older Adult Fitness, Sanctuary East
Saturday,
July 19
· 7:30
a.m., Habitat Build, Spring Hill
· 8:00
a.m., Rehearsal Worship Team for 9:00 SE Service, Sanctuary
East
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