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September 2nd– Church Office Closed

September 4th @ 5:00p-- Wonderful Wednesday resumes

September 8th- Promotion Sunday!

September 9th @ 7:00p-- Disciple 2 Begins

September 10th @ 6:00p— Finance Committee @7:00p– Church Council

September 11th @ 10:00a— Disciple 5 Begins @ 6:00p-- Family Night Supper @7:00p– Disciple 4 Begins

September 12th @ 7:00p— TTWMK Bible Study

September 14th @ 6:00a--noon Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast @7:30a—Hearts 4 Honduras 5k

September 15th @ 12:30p– Baby Shower for Kristen Hill @5:30p Honduras Mission Trip Dinner

September 16th @ 7:00p– Circle 3

September 17th @ 2:00p— Hannah Circle 7:00p— Circle 5

September 21st @2:00p— Children’s Jaemor farms trip

September 22nd @ 8:00a– Men’s Breakfast @ CPC

September 23rd @ 6:15p— Stephen Ministry

September 29th @ 2:00p— Church Conference

F I R S T U N I T E D

M E T H O D I S T

C H U R C H O F

C O M M E R C E

CHURCH CONFERENCE IS SET FOR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Our 2013 annual Church Conference will be held at the Homer United Methodist Church on Sunday, Septem-

ber 29 at 2:00 p.m. We will join with other United Methodist Congre-

gations from our area for a time of celebration and worship led by

Richard Chewning our Gainesville District Superintendent.

At this conference four items of business will be presented by each

congregation, including ours, but NOT READ ALOUD. These four

items are:

2014 salaries for appointed staff David Bowen

2014 Church Leadership

2014 Lay Speaker(s) Tom Murphy and Jeff Sheffield

2014 Candidates for Ministry (none)

These four items will be voted on and approved at the Finance Com-

mittee meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Cherry

Street Offices and at the Church Council meeting on that same night

at 7:00 p.m. in the same location. Both these meetings are open to

anyone who wants to attend.

Will you join us on September 29 at Homer UMC?

Church Directory

Mark your calendars! It’s time again to update our

church pictorial directory! Lifetouch will be here

November 6th-November 9th to take family photo-

graphs. This service is completely FREE to the church and to you!

You will have the option to buy your photographs, but you will in

no way be obligated to purchase anything. In fact, you will get a

free 8x10 of your session, and a free directory just for participat-

ing! We will start scheduling appointments at the end of Septem-

ber. Please make plans to be there!

Our directory won’t be complete with out YOU!

~Circle 3 will meet on September 16th at 7:00p.

~Hannah Circle will meet on September 18th at 2:00p.

~Circle 5 will meet on September 17th at 7:00p.

Travel Opportunities in 2014!!

Billie and David Bowen will be leading a trip to Israel on February 10, 2014. Would you like to join them? Please call Billie at 678-230-9427 for details.

Hallelujahs to the Lord for the Voices of Hope Choir! Hallelujahs for the warm and rousing welcome from CFUMC! Hallelujahs to all those who worked so hard to provide a great luncheon complete with peach cobbler and ice cream (not something Lee Arrendale can offer)! Halellujahs for the servers and the host-esses who blessed the women with loving kindness!

FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER!

Join us on Wednesday, September 11th at 6:00p for the first supper of the season!

Name:________________________________________________________________________________

*Please indicate the quantity desired of each main entree so we can have an accurate count.

Adults: $6.00 _____# Chicken ____# Pork

Junior: $4.00 _____# Chicken ____#Pork

From the Church Secretary: Wow! What a fast first 6 months this has been as church secretary of the amazing CFUMC! Thank

you so much for making me feel so welcome! I have a few housekeeping notes that I would like to

pass on: I’m am happy to help any ministry in anyway that I can as far as typing, copying, creating flyers,

etc. Please give me at least 2 weeks notice of any projects that you might need my help with.

Newsletter deadline is the 15th of every month. I try to send the newsletter no later than the 23rd of every month so that it reaches all the recipients in a timely manner. Bulletin deadline is by

Wednesday morning of each week.

Office hours are 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Please update me with any prayer requests and concerns so that I can keep the Praise & Prayer list current. It is a true blessing to serve at CFUMC.

In His service, Libby Christiansen

Church-Wide Baby Shower

The ladies of the church will be holding a baby shower in honor of

Kristen and Daniel Hill on September 15, 2013 after worship. Kristen and

Daniel welcomed twin baby girls on August 20th. They are registered at

Target and Babies R Us. Please come celebrate with us!

Prayers for healing:

Bill Lehman, request of knitting group

Owen Newman, request of Stephanie Barnett

Alberta McMurray, mother of Lance McMurray

Mike Hand, brother-in-law of Brenda Meadows

Janet Rzewnicki, Joyce Phillips’sister

Nell Shedd, mother of Dale Shedd

Molly Jewell Farmer

Judy Beasley, friend of Billie Bowen

Ronnie Bagwell, brother of Linda Lamb

Greg Hodges, request of Gina Hagan

Nelson & Dale Grams, request of Jeff Sheffield

Sissy Landross, request of Jeff Sheffield

Swayne Anderson, father of Maxine Seagraves

Charles Jones, request of Trish Edwards

Sewell family, request of Disciple 1

Danielle Fraser

Anne Bumgardner, request of Debbie Manus

Humbert Family, request of Brenda Meadows

Charles Matthews, brother of Carolyn Stephenson

Ray Wright, friend of Art & Rose Richard

Kay Franklin, sister of Att Stephenson

Joel Benton, son of Lucy Benton

George Rodriguez, request of Rose Richard

Judy Buffington

Constance Thieme, daughter of Linda & Ches Howard

JP Stanley, request of Peggy Purcell

Peyton Minish, friend of Billie Bowen

Susan Wuerzner, sister of Billie Bowen

Charles Hutchins, request of Judy Paugh

Melissa Black, niece of David and Billie Bowen

Judy Gibson, sister-in-law of Judy Paugh

Wayne Jackson, grandfather of Josh and Beverly Miller

Kent Studdard, request of Michelle Gaissert

Mary Margaret Mudge, Aunt of Susan Gieler

Joseph Gibson, nephew of Judy Paugh

Gwyn McClintock, mother of Rory McClintock

Jessica Rice, request of Anna Diemond

Emily Booth, request of Kathleen Hooper

Sandra Sheffield, sister of Jeff Sheffield

Ed Sweeney, request of Mike Sales

Marie Sweeney, request of Mike Sales

Hawk Harrison, infant son of Katie and John Harrison

Lynn Simonton, mother of Michelle Karles

Cathleen Anderson, mother of Maxine Seagraves

Cathy Martin

Yolani Ramirez, request of Louellen Besuden

Newburn Parham, grandson of Shirley Parham

Christian Canup

Betty Branson, friend of Tom and June Murphy

Early Bonds, request of Janet Hodsdon

Mildred Daniel, Jenny Sheffield’s mother

Marty Cauley, Jenny Sheffield’s cousin

Jessie Sheffield

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hasbrouck, request of Barbara

Sweetser

Ray Sears, brother of Betty Fisher

Lisa Lacey, wife of Jeff Legg

Marty Seltzer

Helen Siegel

Ashlynn Harbin

Family of Jacob Bailey

Lillynn Roe, daughter of Kimmie and Chris Roe

Emma Bush, request of Betty Hoyt

Annease McDuffie, request of Billie Bowen

Sam McClure, brother of Betty Ayers

Martha Sandford

Justin Conner, requested by Dot Haggard

Mike Partain, co- worker of Kathleen Hooper

Inez Mize

Doug & Carol Cook, request of Louellen Besuden

Mike Partain, request of Kathleen Hooper

Scott Poole, request of Louellen Besuden

Justin Conner, request of Dot Haggard

Prayers for diagnostic testing:

Eunice Mudy

Prayers for Healthy Pregnancies and Births:

Elizabeth and Jason Philips

Praise!

PRAISE GOD AND WELCOME to twin daughters, Sara

and Karen Hill, newborn daughters of Kristin and Dan-

iel. They were born August 20, at Saint Mary’s Hospital

in Athens. Their birth weights were each under three

pounds, but they appear in good health.

From the Desk of Gina Hagan, Children’s Ministry Director

Oh my! Everyone is back in school, college football is upon us, the air is getting cooler…

and the schedule is getting busy!! Here’s the buzz for September:

Wonderful Wednesday We get back to mid-week fun and fellowship on Wednesday, September 4th. There is a

new start time so make a note: Registration begins in the gym at 5:15. First group

session begins at 5:30. We must have a registration form for each child so be ready to

fill out a short form – but don’t worry – it’s the only one we will need for the 2013-2014

school year!

For those of you new to Wonderful Wednesday: Children are divided into age groups: Preschool – Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade, 3rd – 5th Grades

Children will rotate through three different areas each week: Music & Recreation, Story Time and Bible

Verse Memorization, Crafts & Missions. They will spend 15 minutes in each area.

Registration begins at 5:15 in the gym. Pick-up is 6:15-6:30 in the gym.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday nights!

Promotion Sunday: On Sunday, September 8 during 11:00am Worship we will be

recognizing the Children’s Sunday School classes. Mrs. Kim has great music planned

for the day and we will be showing you pictures of freshly painted and decorated

Sunday School rooms! Children and Teachers will be introduced to the congregation

and we will celebrate our 6th graders who have joined the Youth program.

SOS: Hearts for Honduras Fun Run: Lee and I are back out pounding the pavement getting ready to par-

ticipate in the 2nd Annual Hearts for Honduras 5k Run but first we have to run with the kids! The kids Fun

Run starts at 7:30 am. You can win a medal, eat great pancakes and raise money while you are having

fun! Details are in the newsletter on how to sign up!

Kids Just Want to Have Fun: Our first outing away from the church takes us to Jaemor Farms in

Alto. Join us for fun on Saturday, September 21st. The fun includes the corn maze (with a mini-

maze for little ones), hayrides, apple cannons, farm slide and duck races. A value access pass is

$10 if we have a group of 20 or more. Check out their website at www.jaemorfarms.com for

more info. We will leave the church at 2:00 pm and be back by 6:00! Infant Nursery Available: The infant nursery is just about ready to open! We have a “wish” list if

you are able to help us out. We need: Changing table sheets, Diaper Ge-

nie, Pak n Play sheets, Baby monitor, Bulletin Board and a Glider chair. We

are also in need of Dads and Grand-Dads that Rock! (Uncles, Aunts, Moms

and Grand-moms are good, too!) Kelsey Harbin will be taking care of the ba-

bies in the infant nursery and she needs an adult volunteer with her during

8:30 and 11:00 Worship. Can you give an hour of your time to rock our pre-

cious babies??

Have ideas for the Children’s Ministry…Can you volunteer for Children’s Church? Call me at

(706) 654-6489 or email me at gmhagan@windstream.net

In His love,

Gina

As the new youth leader here at CFUMC, I must begin by expressing

how thankful I am for all of you who have given me such a warm wel-

come in the past two weeks. I am originally from Macon, Georgia and

with the challenge of what little family I have living in Florida and North

Carolina, I can say you all have already made this church feel like

home.

Just to tell you a bit about myself, I recently graduated from Emmanuel College with a

Bachelor of Science in Christian Ministries. I grew up in the United Methodist Church, so I

have a deep appreciation for its ministries. Since 7th grade, I have known my calling in min-

istry and my biggest supporters have always been members of this denomination. I would-

n’t be who I am today without them.

This is precisely why I am a Youth Pastor. What makes my heart beat on a daily basis

is the hope within me that I might one day make as big of a difference in the lives of youth,

much like my youth pastors did for me. My goal as a minister is to encourage the youth to

take responsibility for their faith while creating memorable Christ centered experiences

along the way. My passion is youth ministry and I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.

I personally thank you for the opportunity to speak into the lives of your children. The privi-

lege is all mine, and I am looking forward to the years ahead.

The youth meet every Sunday from 5:30pm-7:00 pm in the youth room. The specific

activities for Sundays will be announced accordingly. We will begin meeting on Wednesday

evenings in the youth room at 5:30pm starting September 4th. All youth meetings are open

to any youth in 6th through 12th grades. For any questions, feel free to contact Amber

Shirley by calling or texting (478) 951-5643 or emailing her at ambershirley@ymail.com.

In Christ,

Amber Shirley

From the Desk of Amber Shirley, Youth Ministry Director

Disciple Study Materials

Study Manuals for Monday Disciple 2, Wednesday Disciple 4, and Wednesday Jesus & the Gospels, are

available in the church office. You can also pick up a schedule of class dates.

The cost for the book is $40.00. Please write “Disciple” on your check memo line.

Welcome New Members!

A big welcome to our new members Louellen Besuden and Tara, Trey, and Daniel Wood.

Please help us in welcoming them to the CFUMC church family!

2014 Honduras Mission Trip Meeting

There will be a required meeting for all who are interested in the Honduras

Mission Trip. The meeting will be held on Sunday, September 15 from 5:30-

7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Dinner will be provided. Please contact Tara

Beauchamp or Al Fleming for more information.

Week 1- Addie Mitchum

Week 2- Caitlyn McDonald

Week 3- Lydia Hooper

Week 4- Gabby Malner

Week 5- Mikayla Malner

Barbara Hendricks, Debbie Manus, Billie

Bowen & Jan Roe

Ron Wilson

June Murphy, Anne Horne, Jan Roe, Pam

Barnett, Nancy Nichols, Pam Mize

September 1st-

Luke 14:1, 7-14

September 8th-

Luke 14:25-33

September 15th-

Luke15:1-10

September 22nd-

Luke 16:1-13

September 29th-

Luke16:19-31

Week 1- Joanna Suarez

Week 2- Kelly Cassidy

Week 3- Gina Hagan

Week 4- Volunteer Needed

Week 5- Gina Hagan

Week 1- Dave Moon, Art Richard

Week 2- Tom Murphy, Al Fleming

Week 3- Jack Legg, Marty Seltzer

Week 4- Jimmy Bolton, Lee Hagan

Week 5- Jack Legg, Marty Seltzer

Linda Lamb, Lucy Gailey, & Doris Smith

TBA

09-01—Matt Kiser, Mike Mize

09-04—Jean Mitchell

09-05—Eric Phillips

09-09—Cooper Stout

09-10— Susan Gieler

09-11—Martha Sanford

09-13—Joey Phillips, Larry Waldren, Edward Wise, Drake Vickery

09-14—Leigh Griffith

09-15—Tommy Touchstone

09-16—Mary Hood

09-18—Lola Kiser, Norma McMullan

09-22—Melinda Hopkins, Johnny Langston, Marian Wendinger

09-25—Elizabeth Cunningham, Mable Nix Dawson, Eunice Mundy

09-26—Jack Legg

09-27—Bill Finch

09-28—Scott McFarlane, Katy Crane, Jimmy Purcell

09-29—Dr. Bob Marshburn, Helen Siegel

09-05—Mr. and Mrs. Sid Major

09-08—Mr. and Mrs. Elton Collins

09-09—Mr. and Mrs. James Drinkard

09-10—Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gailey

09-14—Mr. and Mrs. Brad Klugh

09-20—Mr. and Mrs. Ken Reid

09-25—Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hagan

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nevels

Financial Update

Expenses YTD July 2013 (Spent): $235,750.39

Receipts YTD July 2012: $231,499.85

Needed to meet expenses: $4,250.54

Non-Profit Org.

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 3

Rev. Dr. David G. Bowen, Senior Pastor

16 Cherry St.

Commerce, GA 30529

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Editor: Libby Christiansen

Second Sunday Report

The Results:

August 11th-

20 Bags of canned vegetables and assorted food items!

Our Next Challenge:

September 8th –

Spaghetti & Sauce

Also, there is always a need for Breakfast Food and Instant Potatoes.

Please remember, if for some reason you cannot attend church on the second Sunday, you can always

drop items off at the church office.

Cash contributions are also accepted and appreciated.

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…”

Matthew 25:35