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2018 September Script Shores Hampstead United Methodist Church “As the story goes, a member was overheard complaining to the church Stew- ardship chairperson: ‘Give, give, GIVE! That’s all I ever HEAR out of the Church -- give, give, give!’ The steward smiled and said ‘"Yes, I think that best defines both Christ AND His Church -- give, give, give!’ ” In most of His parables, Jesus includes reflections on value -- on that which means most in life. We hold onto things which are precious to us -- our families, our careers, our homes, etc. For the coming year, as a Church and as individuals, we need to confirm where church fits in our priorities, how much our church means to us, and how precious our Lord Jesus is to us. Our devotion is best reflected in how we fulfill our baptismal vows, in our disciplined of- fering of prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness-- for in so doing, we tell Jesus what is most precious! I believe our Lord God has great things ahead for our church! I hope you do, too! Only time will define "great" for HUMC. That definition will not depend on God's level of participation and com- mitment with us, for God is always with us, and is fully (eternally!) invested and committed to us! The definition of " great" to be record- ed in our history will be determined by our level of participation with, and commitment to, God and His Church! God asks for, and deserves, our "first fruits" -- with His needs receiving equal considera- tion with all the other demands on our time, talent and resources. Another item is our intentionality in evangelism. We are once again attempting to build a team of folks who feel that the primary purpose of the church is to share the Gospel and make disciples (remember, the purpose of the United Methodist Church is: "Making Disciples for Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World"! ) Of all the things we do as a church and as the Body of Christ, the final meas- ure of success is "Are new people coming to Jesus?" We have received requests from Arbor Landing to help pro- vide worship and spiritual experiences to the newly arriving commu- nity. We’re gonna take that request very seriously and joyfully, as it INSIDE THIS ISSUE: SKIPS SCOOP CONTINUED 02 PENDER DAY OF HOPE 02 CONGREGATIONAL CARE 03 HUMC LIBRARY NEWS 03 CHILDREN & YOUTH 04 FALL FESTIVAL BASKETS 05 PRESCHOOL NEWS 06 FALL FESTIVAL BBQ TICKETS 06 MUSIC NOTES 07 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 08 UNITED METHODIST MEN 09 MISSIONS/MUNCH 10 ROTIFUNK: MISSION OF HOPE 11 GREETINGS FROM QUEENIE! 12 BLTS/ CARDS & LETTERS 14 SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER 15 Skip’s Scoop Continued on next page...
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2018 September Script Shores Hampstead United Methodist Church

“As the story goes, a member was overheard complaining to the church Stew-ardship chairperson: ‘Give, give, GIVE! That’s all I ever HEAR out of the Church -- give, give, give!’ The steward smiled and said ‘"Yes, I think that best defines both Christ AND His Church -- give, give, give!’ ” In most of His parables, Jesus includes reflections on value -- on that which means most in life. We hold onto things which are precious to us -- our families, our careers, our homes, etc. For the coming year, as a Church and as individuals, we need to confirm where church fits in our priorities, how much our church means to us, and how precious our Lord Jesus is to us. Our devotion is best reflected in how we fulfill our baptismal vows, in our disciplined of-fering of prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness-- for in so doing, we tell Jesus what is most precious! I believe our Lord God has great things ahead for our church! I hope you do, too! Only time will define "great" for HUMC. That definition will not depend on God's level of participation and com-mitment with us, for God is always with us, and is fully (eternally!) invested and committed to us! The definition of "great" to be record-ed in our history will be determined by our level of participation with, and commitment to, God and His Church! God asks for, and deserves, our "first fruits" -- with His needs receiving equal considera-tion with all the other demands on our time, talent and resources. Another item is our intentionality in evangelism. We are once again attempting to build a team of folks who feel that the primary purpose of the church is to share the Gospel and make disciples (remember, the purpose of the United Methodist Church is: "Making Disciples for Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World"!) Of all the things we do as a church and as the Body of Christ, the final meas-ure of success is "Are new people coming to Jesus?" We have received requests from Arbor Landing to help pro-vide worship and spiritual experiences to the newly arriving commu-nity. We’re gonna take that request very seriously and joyfully, as it

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

SKIP’S SCOOP CONTINUED 02

PENDER DAY OF HOPE 02

CONGREGATIONAL CARE 03

HUMC LIBRARY NEWS 03

CHILDREN & YOUTH 04

FALL FESTIVAL BASKETS 05

PRESCHOOL NEWS 06

FALL FESTIVAL BBQ TICKETS 06

MUSIC NOTES 07

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 08

UNITED METHODIST MEN 09

MISSIONS/MUNCH 10

ROTIFUNK: MISSION OF HOPE 11

GREETINGS FROM QUEENIE! 12

BLTS/ CARDS & LETTERS 14

SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER 15

Skip’s Scoop

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has come from God, and get involved with the residents! Same with the new folks at Sparrow’s Bend! When the lists for teams and events go up, volunteer! It really does feel good doing something for some-one else! Lastly, as the Nominations team builds our leadership slate for 2019-2021, several things come to mind. Firstly, we have had a wonderful response in volunteerism! Many of you have come to me HOLDING the “available position” slips that were on the easel in the narthex! I am most blessed for your willingness to volunteer and serve! We will also need numerous folks on the service teams (such as worship, missions, stewardship, reception, acolyting, etc.) I pray that you will make it your business to volunteer! If you try something for a year, and it isn’t what you thought it would be, we will make a change! But I urge you: give it a try! There are more, and I hope you will make it your personal responsibility to get involved, to make a difference, to be a part of something larger than yourself, something that will last throughout the length and breadth of time! This is the arena in which God lives and moves and has HIS being -- and He offers it to us! GBY! See you in church! Skip

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“SO THEN, AS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY, LET US DO GOOD TO EVERYONE,

AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.”

GALATIANS 6:10

Did you know your Congregatonal Care Ministries (CCM) cares about

YOU? That is what Congregational Care is all about- working together

providing care, concern, prayer and support for families and individuals at

various stages of life while engaging the congregation in service and community with one another.

CCM now consists of 8 TEAMS waiting to serve the congregation of HUMC. Teams include the

Flower Ministry, Martha’s Kitchen, Tuesday Morning Prayer Team, Prayer Shawl Ministry, Card Minis-

try, Stephen Ministry, Visitation, and the Phone Partner Team.

If you would benefit from a visit, a Stephen Minister, a friendly phone call, or other care CCM pro-

vides please let us know by filling out the blue Congregational Care Ministry Survey card and placing it in

the mail slot of the office door. If you know someone else in the congregation that has a need please make

Trudy Wilder or Delores Riley aware of the need.

WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MINISTRY BY FILLING OUT A SUR-

VEY CARD.

CCM will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, September 30th to share more about this exciting

ministry.

If you need further information or assistance please contact Delores Riley at 910-232-4773 or email:

([email protected]) or Trudy Wilder 910-619-6579 (twilder @ec.rr.com)

—Delores Riley & Trudy Wilder

Congregational Care Ministries

HUMC Library News

Did you know we have a library at HUMC? Really, we do in Room 3, and it has lots of wonder-ful books on the shelves…..Bibles (of course), Christian fiction, commentaries, apologetics, and inspi-rational. There is also an assortment of CD’s and DVD’s. No need to visit Pender Library, or buy your next book from Amazon, just check it out at your church library! We encourage everyone to spend a few minutes there before or after service, review the titles and borrow one to read at home. You will be blessed.

(Books with colored stickers are part of the UMW Reading Program. If you borrow one of these we ask that you remove the card from the pocket inside the cover; sign and date the card and place it inside the file box alphabetically by title. When you return the book, pull your card and re-place it in the book pocket.)

Thank You!

Cheryl Rootes

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Children & Youth Ministries

YOUTH MEETINGS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 6, 2018! We will all be meeting together for the first

youth meeting from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. All are invited to attend!

POWER KIDS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 12, 2018! We encourage all elementary age children to

join us on Wednesday evenings for a VBS style meeting. You do not need to be a member of

this church in order to enjoy Power Kids. We meet from 6:00pm to 7:30 every Wednesday.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

PUMPKIN PATCH COORDINATOR NEEDED! For years Angie Major has been our go to per-

son for the Pumpkin Patch, but she is stepping away from this position. We need a new coor-

dinator! If you have wanted to help with the youth, but not sure where or if you have the

time, this is the perfect opportunity! The patch almost runs itself! Please contact Melody

Doyle, [email protected], if you are interested in this awesome ministry.

PUMPKIN PATCH SETUP WILL BE SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 AT 10:00AM! We will be placing all

of the pallets out on that day and need as many working hands as possible. Trucks and fork

lift would be greatly appreciated! Youth are expected to be there setting up and pumpkin

bucks will be rewarded to any middle or senior high youth who dedicate their time to the

patch!

THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING, THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING!! Mark your calendars for the

annual pumpkin toss on September 29, 2018 at 9:00am. Many hands are needed not just

from HUMC but from the whole Hampstead Community! This is a wonderful opportunity to

reach out to so many who do not have a home church. Invite a friend, neighbor, football,

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baseball, soccer teams! We welcome anyone willing to toss a pumpkin or fifty, to get the

patch ready for a fantastic month! Sign-up sheets are in the narthex for volunteering time in

the patch. Remember that the patch cannot open without an adult present to chaperon the

youth. There are two sign-up sheets, one for adults and the other for the youth. This ministry

has been at HUMC for many, many years and is the sole fundraiser for the youth. This pro-

vides them the opportunity to go on many of the youth mission trips. Many thanks to all in

advance for helping us out, and I look forward to seeing you all at the Patch!

—Melody Doyle, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

Fall Festival Basket Auction

As we mentioned last month, we are going to have a Basket Auction at the Fall Festival

and we need your help!

We will be doing a Chinese Auction of baskets that will be worth at least $50 each.

To date we have 10 baskets donated including a Golf basket with a round of golf and food

voucher at Olde Point Golf Course, a reading basket with books, gift card, reading light, a

beach themed basket, a Simply Southern Basket and several more. We really need your help

with either creating a themed basket or a cash donation so we can make one up for you!

If you are part of a group here at the church and would like to do a basket together, that

would be awesome. So far we have one of the Sunday School class doing 2 baskets and the

flower Guild doing 2 baskets. We encourage other groups to participate as well.

If you own your own business and can donate goods or services or work for a business

that would be willing to make a donation, we welcome that as well. A single donation can be

in any amount. We can put a couple of donations together to make up a basket.

Donations of any kind are greatly appreciated.

Won’t you please consider helping us???

For more information, please contact:

Marilyn Flanders at 270-1091 or [email protected] or

Donna Kurtz at 270-2624 or [email protected].

Thank you very much!

Marilyn Flanders and Donna Kurtz

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Preschool News The Children’s Wing will soon be filled with the sound of little

people happily playing and learning. We are ready and eager to

welcome children and parents alike into our preschool family and

get the 26th year of HUMC Preschool off to a great start!

September’s curriculum topic is All About Me and Feelings; the character topic is

Respect; the devotion is God’s good rules, the Ten Commandments. A most important

bible verse to get the year started off right is Luke 6:31:

“Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.”

Open house is Tuesday, September 5th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Classes begin the

following morning at 9:00 am.

On Sunday, September 2nd, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the

Griggs Scholarship Fund. Though there is a monthly tuition fee to attend, we have never

turned away anyone because they couldn’t pay. With the Griggs Fund, we are able to

offer assistance to families who want their children to attend, but find the cost of tuition

a little too much to bare. It gives them a sigh of relief and affords us the ability to not

only be a preschool, but a ministry in the business of helping others in our community.

For more information about our program, visit the church website, call at 910-270-

3388, or email us at [email protected].

Thank you church family and friends for your continued support. Please keep us in

your prayers as we go about the business of “training up” God’s children.

Peace and prayers,

Judy Lane

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2018 Fall Festival BBQ Tickets On Sale!

BBQ Tickets are ready for selling or gifting! Twila Jones is distrib-

uting the tickets in bundles of 5 @ $8 each. Sell them to your family,

friends, neighbors, people you do business with or co-workers. Give them

as gifts to your dog sitter or house sitter, newspaper delivery person, per-

sonal trainer, someone you've been wanting to invite to HUMC, the cash-

ier that is always so kind . . .AND everyone who fills in their stub has a

chance for a FABULOUS Door Prize—a brand new Weber Spirit E-

210 Grill and Chicago Cutlery Set. Someone will be available with

tickets each Sunday in the Narthex! You may also contact Twila Jones:

270-9888 (leave a message) or [email protected].

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Music Notes

PLEASE DON’T PASS BY THIS “WANT AD” WITHOUT GIVING IT SERIOUS THOUGHT! IT’S A “NEED AD!”

Do you remember this from last month’s Script Shores??

Have you seen it on the screen at the start of each service for the last few Sundays?!

You do?! You have?!

Well?! How many people have you asked about becoming potential Cantata mem-

bers for this year?? (I’ll pause here…) THAT MANY, huh?!

Well… our need still exists, so make a concerted effort for the next 2 weeks, as I will

have to order music no later than Sept. 14th, to get it in here on time, and I need to

know how much to order! Hopefully, with YOUR help, it will be a LOT!

MEMBERS OF THE HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!!

Singers and instrumentalists alike!

THOSE WHO HAVE SUNG IN THE CANTATA WITH US BEFORE:

Please do not assume that I know if you are or are not able to join us this year!

I am not a soothsayer, or Carnac the Magnificent! J

We would LOVE to have you back with us, so please call me and let me know that

you are ready and raring to go!

LET’S MAKE THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS CANTATA ONE OF OUR BEST, BY PUTTING OUR

BEST FOOT FORWARD, AND ASKING OTHERS TO JOIN US!

Those interested, please call Patti Rouse at 270-2544. And do it SOON please! I will

need to talk with each person before signing them up!

Thank you! Patti Rouse

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United Methodist Women

Ladies, my younger granddaughter has begun her first year

of college at UNC-Charlotte. I’m certain that others of you

are experiencing college departures. We wish them well!

We have many activities in the next 4 months! Regular Circle meetings begin in

September. Due to the Labor Day holiday the Spirit and Friendship Circles will meet

on Monday, September 10th at 7:00 PM, and Hope Circle will meet at 9:30 AM, on

September 11th in Room 2.

September 12th is our Executive Meeting at 6:00 PM

September 14th-16th is the Mother-Child Retreat at Camp Don Lee.

September 16th is UMW Sunday and BAKE SALE.

October 13th NCCUMW Annual Meeting at Methodist University in Fayetteville,

N.C.

October 13th HUMC FALL FESTIVAL!!!!!!

October 27th HDUMW 10:00 AM. First Mt. Olive UMC in Mt. Olive, N.C.

November 2nd Church Women United, World Communion Day-Blankets. We will

meet at Warner Temple AME Zion Church in Wilmington

November 3 is the NCCUMW District Officers Training Day-(Do It Day) at Warren’s

Grove, Roxboro, N.C.

December 7thHUMW Christmas Luncheon, Saturday, 11:30-1:00 PM -HOSTESS

Friendship Circle

PLEASE ATTEND ANY EVENT THAT YOU CAN.

Questions? Call Cheryle Schaeffer or Kay Williams

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2018 Charge Conference

Our annual Charge Conference will be held Sunday, October 21st beginning just shortly after church, around 12:30 PM. We will meet in the sanctuary. Please mark your person-al calendars accordingly. All are invited to attend, though members of Administrative Council are the only ones who have the ability to cast a vote.

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Share the Excitement for the HUMC Fall Festival!!

United Methodist Men

Recent events: Irrigation lines were cleared in a portion of the

soccer field to allow for a new power line path to the pump house;

a new stop sign was installed at the entrance/exit point to the

church parking lot.

Upcoming Events: Low Country Boil scheduled for November 10th.

As always-UMM Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be pa-

tient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:11-12 NIV

How many of us have wondered about being ‘constant in prayer’? Keeping spiritual fervor? Or

better yet, being patient in tribulation? With all the external influences around us, the struggles we

all face, how can we possibly adhere to what scripture requires of us? What are some ways you stay

focused, or do you? Bible aps/studies, church activities, Christian radio, etc.. are some ways to help.

We need to be more determined to use some of those methods, but why does it seem that the radio

portion is filled with static more times than not. Static that breaks our focus (Seriously, secular sta-

tions always seem clear as a bell)! Perhaps, that is the time we need to truly be in prayer; cut the ra-

dio off, cut the phone off and focus on the silence. Thinking of family, friends, people needing pray-

er, people needing our presence. Where is the static in your life? Are you using it to help move you

closer to God, or are you just changing the station?

Shalom,

Al Smith

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MUNCH—BackPack Meals Program

We expect that by the time you read this article, school will be back in session.

Happy parents, sad children! For most, everyone is ready for school to start again.

We anticipate that we will be adding the new Surf City school into our program. That will

make 5 schools that we service here in Eastern Pender County! It’s exciting to know that

MUNCH is one of the largest outreach missions in this area. We expect 100+ backpacks to be

sent home each weekend! That consumes a lot of resources each week.

Hopefully, you are a contributor – either food or monetary donation on a regular basis!

Our food bin is located in the south hallway adjacent to the Narthex.

The following are our regular items that we can always use:.

Pasta Sauce (24 oz. can/plastic)

Pasta 1lb box

Spaghetti O’s or store brand equivalent

Cereal

Canned chicken and tuna

Tuna and Chicken “Helpers”

Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Crackers

Pancake/Waffle Mix and Syrup

Canned fruit and vegetables

Peanut Butter and Jellly

If you prefer to do a monetary donation, we are pleased to receive it. Just write a check to

HUMC and put MUNCH in the memo field. Easy as that! Again, thanks for your generous sup-

port of MUNCH!

—Chip Davis, MUNCH Coordinator

Missions: Christmas in September?

It may seem like you have a jump on Christmas giving by shopping for youth

in Armenia with your AGAPE shoe box. Reminder the shoe boxes are due

Sunday, September 16th. They may be brought up to the altar to be blessed

before shipping. (If brought earlier please place in Room #4) Thank you for

your sharing the love of God through your gifts for others. Volunteer on Satur-

day, October 13th- join the fun by dedicating 2 hours of your day at the fall

festival. Check out the bulletin board outside of the restrooms for sign-ups.

—Peggy Harris

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Greetings from Queenie the Church Mouse!

It’s hot outside! Just how hot is it you ask? It is hot enough to burn

the soft pads right off this tiny mouses paws! I have been busy doing

inside jobs to keep cool and not worry about lathering in sunscreen. I am

lucky as my job as your Church Mouse is to keep the church tidy, free of delicious

crumbs and in order. I also help Pastor Skip prepare his sermons and keep loose

paperclips from falling into his keyboard.

As I was cleaning this week, I overheard two people talking about the list of

ways to serve the church and how they were too old, their eyesight was flawed, there

minds were slow and nobody would want them on a committee. They saw

themselves as “flawed” not capable of serving. I wanted so much to jump up and

down and tell them that there’s a job for everybody. And what they may see as a flaw

that keeps them from doing a job might not be a flaw at all, but a gift from God that

makes them special and useful to His Service. If you know someone like this, I ask

you to have them read the story of “The Cracked Pot.” This story will remind them

that all of us are cracked pots and flaws are only ways God reminds us that He needs

us to serve Him. It’s a good story, as it reminds us that what we see as flaws that keep

us from doing a particular job, may be a blessing as we discover the job God has for us

to do is done better because of our flaws.

“THE STORY OF THE CRACKED POT”

A water bearer in India had two large pots, one hung on each end of a pole, which he carried

across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it. While the other pot was perfect, and always

delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the mistress's

house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the

bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to her master's house.

The perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was

made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable that it was

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Queenie Continued...

able to return with half a pot of water as the rest spilled out along the way no matter how hard

it tried. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer

one day by the stream: "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."

Why?" asked the bearer. "What Are You Ashamed of?"

"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this

crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your mistress's house. Because of

my flaws, you must do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot

said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion, he said, "As

we return to the mistress's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beauti-

ful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it

still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for

its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of

the path, but not on the other pot's side? “That's because I have always known about your

flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day

while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. “For two years I have been able to

pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my mistress's table. Without you being just the way,

you are, she would not have this beauty to grace her house."

We could say, the cracked pot was part of the Flower Ministry Team, growing

and putting beautiful flowers on the altar each Sunday and delivering flowers to

those in hospitals and at home recovering. The cracked pot did not carry a full pot of

water across dry land but watered the flowers giving beauty along the way.

It surely comes to us as we hear this story, that each of us has our own unique

flaws. We're all cracked pots!! But, if we allow the Lord to use us, in spite of our

flaws, to grace His Father's table in some way, we will experience joy and happiness.

So, as God calls you to the job He has appointed for you, don't be afraid of your

flaws. Acknowledge them, and allow Him to use them, so you too can help add

beauty along the pathway He has chosen for you. May God bless each and everyone

of you “Cracked Pots” until next time... Queenie

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Cards & Letters...

Dear HUMC,

We wanted to say thank you so much for all the school supplies you have brought to our

school. We have seen you about 5 times this summer with items, and we are appreciative

to your church, and the community for your generosity!

Blessings,

Shannon Ulishney, Treasurer, Topsail Middle School

Dear Church Family,

Gary and I want to thank everyone who has remembered Gary with cards and flowers

over the many past weeks. Also we thank all the people who cared about our housing

situation and offered help in many different ways. We are blessed to have such

thoughtful people in our lives.

In God’s peace,

Carolyn & Gary Taylor

HUMC BLTs (Books, Lunch, Talk) Book Club

Beginning September 4th at 11:00 AM everyone is invited to attend a six week study of “Not A Fan”

by Kyle Idleman. The BLTs recently discussed this book in a 1 hour meeting only to discover the

book is absolutely worth exploring in a study group. We hope you will join us. Extra copies of the

book will be available and/or it can be downloaded on Kindle. For more information contact Linda

Nipper at 910-409-3418 or Dottie Webb at 910-319-0734.

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Anniversaries... Birthdays...

Date Dedication

September 2 The HUMC Altar Flower Guild. . .

“For the glory of God.”

September 9 Peggy Rose. . .

“In loving memory of my beloved husband

Ray Rose.”

September 9 Ed Pullen. . .

“In loving memory of Margie.”

September 16 JoAnn Long. . .

“In loving memory of my mother

Cora Marie Hobbs.”

September 23 Dennis & Donna Diefenbach. . .

“In loving memory of my grandparents

John & Maude Lee.”

Altar Flowers

Scott & Anna Miller September 03

Buddy & Gwen Rogers September 03

David & Sandy Smith September 03

Mal & Elaine Myers September 06

Michael & Cynthia Braswell September 10

Paul & Karen Saari September 10

Alex & Melody Doyle September 16

Henry & Beverly Batton September 16

Dennis & Donna Diefenbach September 19

Roger & Jody Pooch September 22

Tim & Mindy Weaver September 22

Brent & Rebecca Lawson September 24

Jerry & Jane Smals September 24

Annie Brooks September 01

Wilma Cobb September 02

Beverly Fennell September 02

Alyssa McBride September 03

Danielle Spain September 03

Natalie Brooke September 04

Lori Walker September 04

Kyle Carlson September 05

Patti Rouse September 05

Sue Keylor September 07

Al Smith September 07

Nathaniel Gilgo September 09

Noah Gilgo September 09

Judy Clark September 10

Sam Craddock September 11

Emma Hedelius September 11

Tom McLamb September 11

Jeannie Rieman September 11

Bob Wells September 12

Michelle Hardee September 14

Rhonda O’Janpa September 14

Judy Lane September 15

Lilly McDaniel September 15

Vicki Russell September 16

Donna Kurtz September 17

Nicholas Reedy September 17

Bill Jones September 18

Don Ayres September 19

Linda Dunn September 20

Ryan Smith September 20

Ginger Wells September 20

CJ Britt September 23

Jim Williams September 24

Nicole Farmer September 27

Betty D. Godwin September 27

Ella Bellamy September 28

Lillin Malinowski September 28

Gladys Booz September 30

Currently there are 4 openings for flowers:

September 2 (2), September 16 (1), & September 23 (1).

If you would like to sponsor an arrangement you may contact the

church office or sign-up in the narthex. Thank you!

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Hampstead United Methodist Church

15395 Highway 17

Hampstead, NC 28443

Website: hampsteadumc.org

E-Mail: [email protected]

(910) 270-4648