Boynton United Methodist Church

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Mission: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

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Pastor Contact Information

Cell Phone: 770-654-9614 Home Phone: 706-965-9614

We had a super Vacation Bible School this year. The kids were very excited, couldn’t wait for it to begin, loved every moment of it – you could tell by seeing the excitement in their

faces. The Bible was taught to them very effectively and they came away impressed with what God has done. This is a wonderful form of Biblical study for our young ones.

There are ‘super heros’ of faith recorded in the Bible. It is God who does super stuff through ordinary people who yield themselves to God’s plan. The VBS focused on this con-

cept by looking at various heros of the faith in the scriptures.

One night at the end of the session everyone was gathered together in Heritage Hall and Denise began asking the kids about the lesson they had learned. She brought up David, the young boy who was probably a

teenager when he was caring for his father’s sheep. The kids knew all about how he had faced Goliath and with one stone from his sling-shot brought the giant down.

The point of the VBS lessons is well taken. The people God used were ordinary people who were will-

ing to do God’s will. The ‘super stuff’ was God’s doing. Jesus could have chosen well educated Pharisees, and he could have chosen people who were already

influential people in the Jewish government such as Nicodemus, but he chose ordinary people several of whom fished for a living on the Sea of Galilee, to be his disciples. They turned the world upside down for Christ –

because of God’s power, not theirs. So often we look at the skills we do not have and wonder what God could possibly do through us. God

just needs our willingness – He’s been using ordinary people to do great things for a long time. Just open your

heart to God.

Rev. Randy Walworth

August 2015

Church community

Brett & Sharon Aalfs – adoption process and possibilities Sherma Addington – health concerns Mildred Arnold Charlie Ball – lymphoma Carl Bunch Gene and Barbara Chambers Rev. Bob Gilbert Dan and Janice Harding Lisa Huskey—recovery from surgery Richard and DeAnne Huskey John and Edith Land Jerry Lowery Sarah McCullough Linda Osterhus Diane Parsons Marie Schrader – broken foot Amanda Sharp – grandparents ill Hailey Stone Judy Thornton – breast cancer, shingles Sue Williams – leg and feet pain, blood sugar Cancer Parents of Michael & Michaele Beres, breast, cousins of Melanie Gentry Sherida Black – colon, niece of Janet Price Dr. Ronald Brooksbank – brain, friend of Faye Williams Helen Byrd – bladder, kidneys, friend of Lee Shirley Dorothy Callahan - breast Nancy Dixon – breast, former member Elizabeth Ford – requested by Lisa Huskey Emily Franks – now in remission! Paulette Gaither – aggressive cancer, friend of Mike Harris Jeanie Hirth, Phyllis Rice & Dora – nieces of Sherma Addington Jane Hollis – friend of Linda Davis Martha Lee – leukemia, requested by Mike Harris Lori Marler – breast, Tom Marler’s daughter Alex Massey – recurring cancer, requested by Mike Harris Violet Moore – lung, sister of Sue Williams Mike Reading – requested by Tim Holt Thomas Waters, Sr – lung, father of Rob Waters

Our Mission Field For Boynton UMC to reach people for Jesus Christ BUMC Worship Services (Contemporary and Traditional) Stephen Ministry Prayers & Stitchers Recovery at Ringgold My New Normal (Parents of Special Needs Kids) support group Christ’s Chapel Share and Care Mission The Family Crisis Center Nicaragua Peru – McEuen family Seminario Wesleyano de Venezuela and Wesley Medical Center

Our church, our community, our nation, our world Our New Building and Renovated Sanctuary Project The United Methodist Church Pastor Randy Walworth, Jennifer, Mary Beth Our BUMC staff and their families: Bob, Linda, Carl, Nick, Denise, Joe, Diane, Ellen, Janet Homebound/Senior Care Facilities Tom Billington, Margaret Bowman, Martha Dietz Lois Dunn, Bill Eaves, Stacy Mashburn, Jake Redwine Other requests Edna Allen - grandmother of Tracey McEntyre Ouida Barnes – Claire McCullough’s mother Family of Bernice Blazejewski, mother-in-law of Jan Annie & Lucy Beaumont,– twin babies, friends of Johnstons Jerry Biddle, Sr. – heart attack, friends of Ed & Lisa Huskey Kevin Byington – health and other, Becky Cooke’s brother George Dixon - requested by Tim Holt Dennis Guinn – heart attack, neighbor of Howard & GlendaThomas Nedra Hargis – requested by Tim Holt Chad Hicks – health issues – friend of Carolyn Bonner Riley Hill – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Philips Holder – AL Amyloidosis, friend of Glenda Thomas Ruth Johnson – stroke, Pastor’s mother-in-law Clara Jordan – heart, friend of Darraj family Mike Langley - requested by Tim Holt Joe Logan’s sister – surgery to replace shunt Tom Marler and family - head injury, former member Judy McEntyre – recovering from surgery, mother of Ben McEntyre Brodie Moore – heart surgery, son of Jeremy & Natalie Moore

Lynn Pardee – friend of Lisa Huskey

Randolph Family – requested by Tommy & Wanda Harris Zack Reece – friend of Lisa Huskey Caroline Rich – requested by Sadie White Laura Ana Beth Runyon – baby, requested by Debbie Grant James Smith – health issues, friend of Tim Holt Micki Smith – MS, requested by Lisa Huskey Family of Renae Wattenbarger – former member Susan Wood – recovering from surgery, mom of Amanda Johnston

BUMC Prayer Servants

Monday Jerry Lowery, Jeanne Thacker, Kristen Smith, Andrea Sims Tuesday Carolyn Bonner, Lamar Stone, Sadie White, Jarrett Eschenfelder Wednesday Bob Bonner, Mike Harris, Vickie Mason, Tina Holt Thursday Jim Cosper, Glenda Thomas, Libby Cooke, Sue Humble Friday Patty Bishop, Mary Martin, Fay Peters,

Barbara Pulver Saturday Charlie Ball, Jan Ball, Lisa Huskey,

Barbara McCroskey Sunday Marie Schrader, Linda Osterhus, Youth & Tweens

Prayers & Stitchers

Glenda Thomas

Since Prayers and Stitchers began, we

have been blessed to not only provide prayer shawls but have completed several other projects.

Some projects included lap shawls/quilts, quilt hangings, crocheted scarf’s , baby quilts, crocheted

pumpkins for treat or treaters and other crafting

type projects/missions. For sometime, I have been dreaming/

thinking/praying about “the little dresses for Africa” project. There are already numerous groups that

are providing pillowcase type dresses for African girls. After talking with several members and

friends, I discovered that there is not only a need

on the mission field there is a need locally. Westside Elementary School, a Catoosa county

school, that we are partnered with, has a need for clothing for their students.

They accept new and gently used clothing.

We are now making these very simple pillowcase dresses for Westside. We currently have about 8

dresses already made. My hope is before Septem-ber we will have several more made for their

Clothes Closet. My hope and prayer is this could be

an ongoing mission and we could provide dresses throughout the year, and we could also provide

these dresses for the next Nicaragua Mission trip. Yes, we will still be crocheting the beautiful Prayer

Shawls. Not everyone likes to sew, so some of us will still be crocheting, some sewing and some do-

ing both – of course, not at the same time.

If you sew and would like to make one or more of these cute dresses, I will cut them out for

you. They can easily be made in about 1 hour. All little girls like to look pretty. So this is our way of

helping a few girls. We will also provide a few T-

shirts to wear under the dress. Any donation of clothing or time will be appreciated. We may never

know the impact of what we do for others in the name of Jesus Christ. We currently have 10 active crafters who

met this summer, the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Beginning September 10th we will resume our weekly gathering each Thursday at 6:00 pm in the

Koinonia SS classroom. If you would like to learn to crochet, we have everything you need to get stat-

ed. If you crochet and prefer to crochet at home,

let me know and you can choose from an assort-ment of yarn we have on hand.

A prayer shawl can be requested by calling the church office or by talking with any member of the

our group, Prayers and Stichers or by contacting me at 423-902-4321 or gthomas346@comcast.net.

Prayer for Beginning a New School Year

Dear Heavenly Father, We thank you for the opportunity to begin a new school year and we ask that you bless the students, faculty and student families that make our schools a great place. We pray that you will guide us in all ways, so that we will seek your will in eve-rything we do. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Why Do We Have Stephen Ministry PART II?

We have Stephen Ministry because God calls every-

one of us to love and care for one another. Re-member the story Jesus told in Matthew 25 when

the people asked, " Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and

give you drink? When did we see you a stranger

and welcome you or naked and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?

JESUS WASN'T TELLING THAT STORY ONLY TO

PASTORS. HE WAS SPEAKING TO ALL OF US!

Wanda Harris

Please make plans to join us in August. Our guest speaker will be Rachel Tarr who is involved

in the Kenya Project. Rachel visits Kenya each

year doing mission work. Join us for a glimpse into what she does on her visits.

We want to thank all those who attended our

Women’s Luncheon. It was a great success. Our silent auction went well. We raised $400 which will

be given to the Catoosa County Homeless Fund.

We meet the third Tuesday each month in Heritage

Hall, with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm.

Building Committee Update Chair: Jim Cosper (423-236-4888)

Members: Wanda Harris, Tim Holt, Jerry Lowery, and Kristen Smith

Sowing Seeds Together

total giving to date

$131,689

Honor the Lord

Submitted by Ann Orr, Financial Secretary

“Honor the Lord with our wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”

Proverbs 3:9 In Proverbs we are told to honor the Lord with our firstfruits. Not many of us, how-ever, have olive trees, gain fields, and vine-yards. So how do we apply this nugget of wis-dom to our lives? In Revelation 14:4, it says that believers “… were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.” We are ourselves an offering! The Lord wants for us to willingly give ourselves to Him. We are to give of our time and money be-cause we want to, and not because it is re-quired. God wants us to give to Him first, not with what is left over. We also have a promise that “your barns will be filled to overflowing and your vats will brim over with new wine.” Is God promising to make us rich? Yes! We will be abundantly rich in blessings from the Lord – too numerous to count. He gives to us and we give back to Him and He gives back to us again what is His. We cannot out give the Lord! This is especially true in the realm of our spiritual lives. Paul tells us in Ephesians 1 that we have been blessed by Christ with “every spiritual blessing.” He has lavished His gifts upon us. We have been given all that we need in Christ. And now He calls us to present our-selves as a living sacrifice, an offering back to Him. May we respond out of grateful hearts.

August Menus

Aug 5 Baked Ham, hashbrown casserole,

Lima Beans, Rolls, & pineapple pie Aug 12 Chicken spaghetti, 7 layer salad, rolls

& coconut cake Aug 19 Lasagna, salad, rolls & Chocolate

Delight Aug 26 Pork Roast, cabbage casserole, green

peas, rolls & Sock-it-to-me Cake

Servants for August

Sunday Nursery (9:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.) 2 Wanda Harris 9 Mary Martin 16 Glenda Thomas 23 Ann Orr

30 Barbara McCroskey

Contemporary Worship 9:43 a.m. Greeters 2 Ben and Tracey McEntyre 9 Diedre Suggs 16 Amy & Harvey Williams 23 Amanda Johnston 30 Wanda Harris Kidz Church/ SS in July (9:43 a.m. – 12:00p.m.) 2 Amanda Sharp 9 Julie Dietz 16 Amanda Johnston 23 Sharon Aalfs

30 Amanda Sharp

Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Greeters 2 Jeanne Thacker / Janet Price / Fay Peters 9 Dennis Sims / Mary Martin / David Humble 16 Jim Cosper / Jarrett & Sheri Eschenfelder 23 Richard & Diana Doyle / Dennis Sims 30 Jeanne Thacker/Fay Peters/Janet Price

Men’s Breakfast

Sunday, August 30 7:30 a.m. in Heritage Hall

Dinner, Worship, Sharing Groups

Every Thursday Night 6:00 p.m.

at Ringgold UMC

Continue to pray for the people of Nicaragua

and that the efforts of our joint mission team

will continue for many years to come.

August

August

2 Pete McGhee

2 Peyton Ball

2 Cassida Wilson

3 Chole Mullens

3 Diane Parsons

3 Janice Harding

6 Mike Harris

7 Deidre Suggs

7 Zach Harper

8 Sadie White

8 Sam Mason

8 Lance Marshall

9 David Ball

9 Huelene Harris

11 Chad Mullens

13 Julie Dietz

13 Hannah Castleberry

13 Diana Crane

19 Amy Williams

20 Madison Jenkins

22 Jennifer Walworth

25 Larry Shell

25 John Smith

25 Nolan Skiles

27 Sherma Addington

31 Carl Bunch, Jr

31 Russell Henderson

31 Mack McCormack

6 Dennis & Janet Mullens

8 Randy & Jennifer Walworth

10 Chad & Julie Childs

15 Jamal & Margarette Darraj

15 Greg & Michelle Rambin

17 Brett & Candy DeHart

27 Dennis & Andrea Sims

29 Jim & Sadie White

29 Dan & Janice Harding

31 Robert & Denise McGaughey

August Schedule

Wednesday 8/5 Nursing Home Birthday Party 9:30 am Tuesday 8/4 Wesley Class Logans 11:30 am Sunday 9/9 Trustees meet 4:00 pm Sunday 8/9 SPPR meets 4:00 pm Sunday 8/9 Church Council, heritage Hall 5:00 pm Sunday 8/9 Finance committee meets 6:00 pm Monday 8/17 Keenagers at Cracker Barrel Monday 8/17 First Day of School Sunday 8/30 Men’s Breakfast 7:30 am Nursery Workers needed – Please contact Tina Holt at 423-580-6928 if you can help in the nursery on Sun-day mornings once a month from 9:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission is in need of protein canned meals (ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, etc.) for the months of July and August. Please leave your items under mailboxes in the hallway across from the women’s restroom. The 2015 Sanctuary Flower Calendar is posted on the bulletin board in the back hallway (next to the Pas-tor’s Study). Please help us honor God by placing live flowers in the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings.

Boynton United Methodist Church

4246 Boynton Drive RINGGOLD GA 30736

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