Jesus was not a complicated

person. He came with one

purpose – to reveal the love

of God. Not the emotional,

sentimental love, although I

don’t think God finds Hallmark

commercials offensive. The

love of God is the love that

a parent has for a child. The

love that does not come and

go with situations or harsh

words or slip-ups. It is a love

that keeps on loving long after

the sentiment has faded. It

is the love that sees the big

picture in the life of the one

being loved. Corrections and

guidance, sometimes seemingly

harsh and intrusive, are the

gift of this love. It is a love

that hopes all things, believes

all things and wants all things

good for us. The love of God

will speak into our lives with

words of beauty and encour-

agement. The love of God will

say the happy things as well as

the hard things. And, because

of this love, because we have

been loved by this love, are

being loved by this love, we are

able to love. Because we know

that God’s love has our back,

our front, our inside and out,

we can live without fear. This

is the message of God spoken

throughout history. Love is

the life and breath of God lived

in Jesus Christ. And this love,

this hard as nails and soft as a

newborn love, this confront-

ing the religious phonies and

the cross of Calvary all the

while reaching out to touch

the untouchable and speak to

the outcast, is the identify-

ing mark of all those who

wear the name Christian – lit-

erally “Christ one”. What we

believe can be important. How

we behave can be impressive.

Jesus believed in God. Jesus

behaved in God. A simple mes-

sage. A simple way.

Pastor Dave

A simple message. A simple way.

Pittsboro United Methodist Church

227 East Main St

P.O. Box 276 Pittsboro, IN

46167

Pittsboro United Methodist Church

Staff Contacts:

Dave B

uckner, Pastor – 892-4784, 892-3353, dbuckner@

tds.net

Reverend W

oody Smith, Part -Tim

e Associate Pastor

892-4784, pastorwoody@

tds.net

Aim

ie Gatts M

orris - Choir D

irector - aimiem

orris@gm

ail.com

Julie M

ardis, Office M

anager – 892-4784, pumc@

tds.net

Sherri M

ays, Preschool D

irector pum

cpreschool@tds.net – Preschool – 892-4439

September 2011

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Youth NewsHigh SchoolAs many of you know, the old parsonage was converted into a Youth House for the high school to meet, talk, hang out and grow with each other. An Open House was held on Sunday, August 7th for members of the congregation to come and see all of the changes. If you didn't have a chance to attend the open house, ask a high school student or member of the youth ministry team to give you a tour some Sunday!

Middle SchoolNot to be outdone by the high school students, the middle school students have trans-formed the old youth office into an inviting space to meet for Sunday School and Youth Group.

FacebookThe PUMC Youth Group page on Facebook has been changed to a private group. If you would like to join, look for PUMC Youth Group and request to join. An administrator will approve your request and you will be able to view pictures, videos and updates regarding youth events and activities.

Indians GameA group of 21 middle school & high school youth and 9 adults attended the Indianapolis Indians game on Friday evening, August 5th. The group had a

great time talking, eating, oh and watching baseball and fire-works!

Kids v. Parents NightOn Sunday, August 14th we held a Back to School Night event featuring Kids versus Parents in Minute to Win It games. Both groups had a blast competing to complete tasks using simple household objects in 60 sec-onds or less. Check out the pic-tures and videos on the PUMC Youth Group Facebook page.

Youth NewsletterWe are planning to start a Youth Newsletter soon. We are look-ing for volunteers (youth and adults) who would be inter-ested in working on this pub-lication. If interested, please contact Debbie Morgan or Amy Hatton.

Volunteer OpportunitiesWe welcome anyone interested in volunteering for youth activi-ties to contact us for opportuni-ties (child protection training required). There are weekly opportunities, such as helping the leaders during Youth Group; occasional opportunities such as helping at specific events; and behind the scenes oppor-tunities, such as helping to plan special events. We encourage any adult who enjoys spending time with teens to get involved. We have some great kids in our groups and we would love to have more adults develop rela-tionships with them.

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Upcoming Events

F The Sunday evening min-istry times are MS 5:30-7 p.m. and HS 7:30-9 p.m. with the middle school meeting at the church and the high school meeting at the Youth House.

F Labor Day Cook-Out: On Sunday, September 4th all youth will come together for a Labor Day cook-out from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Watch for more information on Facebook, the PUMC web-site, via e-mail and in the bulletin. Contact Mike or Marion Brooks if you would like to assist with this event.

F October 9th the high school youth will be having a bonfire at Bob and Pam Steele’s home

As a reminder, if you have a couch or chair or any other piece of furniture you would like to donate please contact the church office. We will determine whether or not we can use each piece, so please do not bring the items to the church.

Thank you to all who have already made furniture and mon-etary donations. Additionally, a large screen TV and Blu-Ray player for the Youth House were donated.

We are humbled by these dona-

tions, and extend our deepest gratitude to the donors!

We would like to thank the con-gregation for all of their sup-port during this time of transi-tion. If you ever have any ques-tions, please do not hesitate to contact Amy Hatton, who serves as the coordinator for the Youth Ministry Team, or any member of the team.

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Children's Church Offering UpdateDuring the last several months, the children chose to allocate their Children's Church offer-ing to help the victims of the spring storms/tornados. Due to their generous giving, we were able to issue a donation to the Red Cross in the amount of $75. Great work kids! Through the end of the year, the children have chosen to split their offer-ing between Creating Hope in Haiti and Nothing But Nets. If you are not familiar with Nothing But Nets, $10 can buy a bed net to protect from mosquitos and ultimately malaria. You can learn more at www.nothingbutnets.net. Anyone interested in mak-ing a donation via the Children's Church offering can do so by not-ing "Children's Church offering" on the memo line of their check.

Cathy Dickson 317-374-5244 mobile 317-858-8177 home

Confirmation Class Update Several members of the con-gregation have asked about the Confirmation class so we wanted to provide an update. We have eight students attending Confirmation—Madalyn Cloud, Riley Daugherty, Joshua Hatton, Molly Henley, Derek Renback, Lucas Rutherford, Emily Wagner and Taylor Yoder. We fin-ished the first six lesson unit of the new Credo curriculum, "Know Your Story" on May 22nd.

We held a Confirmation Retreat on

July 29th - 31st, and covered the six lessons of the second unit, "Confirm Your Faith." Friday evening, we met at Carmen Daugherty's home for pizza, dessert and lessons. Then we "pinked" the yards of sever-al members of the church (you may recall the pink flamingos used by the Youth many years ago as a fund raiser, we found them and decorated lawns). Ask one of the

Confirmands how they learned about the Wesleyan Quadrilateral by watching Carmen make baking powder biscuits (and then eating them as strawberry shortcakes)!

On Saturday we came together at the Youth House to complete our lessons, play games, and fellow-ship. Mike & Marion Brooks pro-vided breakfast for the group, Tom Kingseed & Maggie Lewellen pro-vided lunch for the group and stayed to help the kids in the first round of Bible Jeopardy, and Susie Garcia and Doris & Ernie Martin provided din-ner and dessert. Mid-day we went

to the Alabaugh's home for a short swim and the first half of our lesson on the Sacraments. We ended the night with the second round of Bible Jeopardy. The girls were in the lead going into Final Jeopardy by a score of $10,200 to $7,900, but the boys pulled an upset when they risked

Preparing to "pink" Mrs. Boyer's house

Riley & Molly with the favorite guest of the day, Joy's new puppy, Sunny

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$7,898 of their winnings and the girls missed one part of the four part question.

We rounded out the weekend with a visit to Robinson African Methodist Episcopal Church in

the Broad Ripple area. Several par-ents, siblings and even a grandparent joined us. It was a won-derful expe-rience.

We have a short break until we begin the final six les-son unit, "Live Your Commitment," on Sunday, September 11th. We will also be visiting Congregation Beth-El Zedeck (Jewish Synagogue) on Friday, September 9th. Our Confirmation journey will wrap up with a final party on Friday, October 28.

Confirmation Sunday will be held on Sunday, November 6th. We appreciate your continued thoughts and prayers for the Confirmands and leaders as we continue this journey.

The 2011 Confirmation Leaders, Carmen Daugherty, Joy Dennis & Cathy Dickson.

Answering the "Final Jeopardy" question

The boys make a comback and win in "Final Jeopardy"

Emily & Madalyn give Confirmation 2 thumbs up

Confirmands & leaders with Youth Pastor, Jayson Harvey, at Robinson AME Church

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September2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School5:30pm- MS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- HS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room

PROMOTION SUNDAY9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School12:00pm- Confirmation Class Lunch5:30pm- MS Youth Student Ministries6:30pm- Youth Ministries Team7:30pm- HS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room

9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School12:00pm- Confirmation Class Lunch12:00pm- Child Protection Guideline Training4:30pm- Child Protection Training5:30pm- MS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- HS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room

9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School12:00pm- Confirmation Class Lunch5:30pm- MS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- HS Youth Student Ministries7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room

6:30pm- Core LeadershipTeam Meeting Jr/Sr Hi Rooms

9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room7:00pm- EmbraceCrusader Room

9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room7:00pm - Finance Team Meeting Crusader Room

9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room

9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room

7:30pm-Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home7:30pm- AA Crusader Room

7:30pm-Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home7:30pm- AA Crusader Room

7:30pm-Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home7:30pm- AA Crusader Room

7:30pm-Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home7:30pm- AA Crusader Room

7:30pm- Choir PracticeSanctuary8:00pm- Band Practice Sanctuary

7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary8:00pm- Band Practice Sanctuary

7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary8:00pm- Band Practice Sanctuary

7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary8:00pm- Band Practice Sanctuary

9:00am- Preschool Pre-K Jazzercise - Fellowship Hally

5:00pm- ScrapbookingJ Berry Fellowship Hall

5:00pm- ScrapbookingJ Berry Fellowship Hall

7:00pm- Movie Night - Childrens Discipleship Team

7:00am- Men’s Bible StudyALL DAY- TRI WESTDollars for Scholars Golf Outing Pittsboro Golf Course

7:00am- Men’s Bible Study

7:00am- Men’s Bible Study

7:00am- Men’s Bible Study

7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary8:00pm- Band Practice Sanctuary

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Promotion SundayOn Sunday, September 11th, we will meet in the sanctuary immediately following first service for a short cer-emony promoting all children enter-ing Preschool through 5th grade to their new Sunday School classes. All children eligible to attend Preschool (Age 3 by August 1st) are invited to begin attending Sunday School on this day as well (if you have a child who will be joining this class, please contact me so that we can make sure to have enough copies of the curriculum). If you have any ques-tions or concerns, please contact me. Thank you. Cathy Dickson, Children's Ministry Team Leader 374-5244 or cathy11698@sbcglobal.net

Presentation of Bibles to 4th GradersOn Sunday, September 11th, we will be presenting Bibles to the children entering 4th grade during our Sunday School promotion ceremony. If your child will be entering 4th grade, but does not attend Sunday School, we would like to present them with a Bible as well. Please contact me so that a proper inscription can be added. Thank you. Cathy Dickson, Children's Ministry Team Leader 374-5244 or cathy11698@sbcglobal.net

Important Information about Child Protection TrainingThe Core Leadership Team adopt-

ed a new child protection policy, the PUMC Safe Sanctuaries Policy, Guidelines & Procedures, on June 18th. Training will be provided at two times on both September 18th & October 9th both imme-diately after 1st service 12pm & 4:30 p.m. A sign up sheet will be posted September 1st outside Pastor Dave's office. For planning purposes, we would appreciate if you would sign up for one of these sessions by Sunday, September 11th if at all possible. ANYONE 12 years of age or older interested in working with minors in any way (Nursery, Youth Group, VBS, Sunday School, Children's Church/Music Ministry, Youth trips, etc) must attend this training. All current vol-unteers must attend this training to remain on the approved volunteer list. Questions please contact Cathy Derrick, Cathy Dickson or Dona Roberts.

MOVIE NIGHT!!!Who: All PUMC families and

their friendsWhat: Movie Night (Little Rascals

remake)When: Friday, September 30th,

movie to begin @ 7:00 p.m.Where: PUMCWhy: For fun and fellowship

with our PUMC familyCost: Free!!!Please RSVP to Brenda Schultz, bschultz@indy.rr.com, or 847-8328, so we will have enough snacks for everyone

BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

The Month of September

1 Roberta Renback Dave Buckner

4 Teresa Ellis Kayla Kult Madison Kult Alyas Connell

6 Amy Lambert Amanda Medley Wiles Shirley Riddle

7 Kenna Kirby Rebecca Mae Mills

8 Don Hughes

9 Jeff Scull Emily Sunkel Kelly Hall

10 Taylor Traut

11 Bridget Hunsucker

13 Kevin Thompson

15 Michael Bastnagel

17 Chris Rutherford Sean Heffernan

19 Logan Hadley

20 Rachel Hatton

22 Beth Burnell

25 Jim Webb

26 Carmen Daugherty Teresa Lucas

27 Taylor Berry Andrea Peoples

29 Jenna Marie VanDyke

30 Jon Staton

2 Paul & Virginia Shaffer

4 Wayne & Mary Anne Good

6 Berlie & Shirley Riddle

8 Dick & Dona Roberts Mike & Cheryl Garrison

9 Rich & Susan Lambertus

10 John & Dana Alabaugh

13 Craig & Andrea Peoples

19 Mike & Marion Brooks

24 Lee & Judy Renback

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