If you have announcements for the Church Bulletin, please send to rmw1@att.net before 4:00pm on the Tuesday prior to your requested placement Sunday.
Preparation for Charge Conference
Staff Parish Relations Committee will meet on August 25 at 6:30 pm in Cokesbury Classroom to prepare recommendations for pastoral and staff compensation for 2016.
Finance Committee will meet on September 24 at 6:30 pm to compile the budget for 2016.
Budgets: Those responsible for all budget areas, except staff compensation, please submit your 2016 budget request to Phil Bowling, Finance Chairman, no later than September 13, 2015
Annual Charge Conference
Our annual Charge Conference will be held on November 8, 2015. The conference will meet at Bethany UMC on Guess Rd.
Worship begins at 4pm; the conference starts at 4:45pm.
Day of Renewal
Sunday, September 13, 2015, join us for a Day of Renewal! Worship begins at 10:30 with special music and some memorable events of worship. Evening events begin with a meal at 5:00 p.m. followed by great music and a wonderful visiting pastor. What a glorious day this will be! Come and bring a friend, a neighbor or family member.
Memorial Service and Celebration
Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm, join us as we celebrate the life of Cliff Thompson in worship together. After the worship service, there will be a time of visitation with the family while enjoying refreshments provided by the church. Cliff and Eva were very active members of St. Paul UMC for many years until their health would not allow. Cliff was very instrumental in the planning and preparation of our memorial garden. After the visitation, there will be a private interment of Cliff’s and Eva’s ashes in the garden.
What Can You Do To Help ?
Hannah’s Closet (Opening September 12th)
One of our Life Groups at St. Paul has started a mission project to assist families with children 5 & under who are either transitioning out of homelessness or participating in a homeless prevention program. We are collecting new or gently used (not abused) baby items in the bin in the Narthex. For more info, contact Kim Swanson at 828-244-8447 or kimaswanson@gmail.com
• Clothes/shoes • Toys • Changing Tables
• Blankets • Bassinettes
• Bottles* • Pacifiers* • Diapers* {* Only new items}
Hannah’s Closet also needs bookshelves, armoires &/or racks for displaying clothes. If you can donate any of these items, please contact Susan Frate at 919-620-0105 or e-mail Prancerman@aol.com
Urban Ministries
The next opportunity will be on September 26th. Sign-up sheet in the narthex or contact Wayne Davis for more info.
Teen Goody Bags are being assembled/distributed today. Please see Gwen Burney or Pastor Michelle if you are interested in helping.
Altar Flower Sign Up
The sign-up form is in the Narthex so you can identify what Sunday you would like to bring altar flowers or contact Cindy Crabtree.
August Birthdays and Anniversaries ♥ Anniversary
3 Charles ‘Tank’ O’Briant 19 Payton Baker
Richard Ward 20 Cole Baker
7 Brian Dickinson 21 ♥ M/M Bill Roycroft
♥ Dave/Kim Swanson 22 Christie Windsor
11 Brittany Daves-Horton 25 John Christy
16 Mary Christy 28 ♥ Tom/Susan Taylor
17 Marianne Ward 31 Doris Luquire
Richard Gamble
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