Week of August 23, 2010

PRAYER REQUESTS, SERVICES, PRAISE BE TO GOD...

Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Annette Gibson

Blanche Franks (Shelli Walden's and Linsey Gammel's grandmother)

Crystal Neal (friend of Anna Mary Meyers, cancer)

Peter Vincent (Tait Selden's friend from Clarksdale, cancer)

Francis Boyd

Madysen Acey

Jay Jones - (cancer)

Sally Smith - (Bro. Danny Smith's mother)

Carol Skaggs

Ralph Sharpe

Cassie Mills - (Granddaughter of Lollie Wenzel, tests for growth in leg bone)

Joe LaRue - (Cousin of Ricky Ryals, cancer)

Jack Thomas - (Friend of Brad Cobb)

Mitch Terrell - (Friend of Clarence Pegram)

Tait Selden - (Recovering from hip replacement surgery)

William Dulaney - (prostate cancer, having tests at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX)

Nathan Pendleton - (son of Larry and Celeste Maugh, in Iraq)

Walterine Carson - (mother of John Carson, broken wrist)

Family of Taylor Hyatt - (10th grader from Strayhorn, died of cancer)

Upcoming scripture for August 29

Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14

BIRTHDAYS

August 24 -    Mary Thomas Tucker

August 25 -   Saia Ware

                   Dodie Williams

August 26 -  Andie Bounds

                   Billy Wenzel

August 27 - Wilma Burchfield

                  Missy Melton

                  John Owen

ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEETINGS

Flower Schedule:  A copy of the flower schedule can be found on our church website tunicamethodist.com.  Look under Calendar.

Farmers' Market:  Every Friday - 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Downtown Marketplace

Gang Awareness Presentation:  Today, Monday, August 23 - 6:00 PM - Tunica Rotary Building - Free to the public

Prayer Time:  Every Tuesday - First Baptist Church sanctuary - 12:00 Noon - 1:00

Message from Rev. Larry Maugh:

It's budget time again!!!  All committee chairs, we need your budget request as soon as possible.  We want to be certain to budget all of the wonderful ministry we are going to be engaged in this year.  God has truly blessed us, let us be a blessing to the world around us.

As we approach Charge Conference, we need to be mindful of our many ministry opportunities.  We have openings in our Sunday School Program for teachers and students.  There are openings in the areas of:  fellowship, evangelism, worship, discipleship, missions, liturgy, finance, trustees, care calling, youth ministry, choir, sound technology, praying, and ……what a great time to be in ministry.  Won't you join us as we begin a new year together?  It is exciting to watch where Christ is leading us.

Message from Lynn Dulaney:

Sunday School for this year is now underway.  We hope everyone will come because there is a place for you and your child!!  Keep in mind that help with Sunday School is always needed whether you assist a class, substitute, or teach.  The Sunday School program is extremely important for our church.  Candy Shipp and I are team teaching the youth class.  We will be doing activities as a group then dividing into groups of boys and girls for discussion time.  We are very excited about this, and hope the youth will be, too. 

Also, Promotion Sunday will Aug. 29.  All of our school age children will be recognized during the morning worship service.  The Fifth Sunday Potluck will follow the service, and we will have an ice cream sundae station for our children, so please come!!  If you have any questions about Sunday School or would like to volunteer, please call me at 519-1409.

Message from Pat Bibb:

The Methodist team for The Relay For Life fundraiser will take place at the Relay for Life Walk on August 27.  We will need "walkers" from 6:30 to 12:30 that evening.  If you are not interested in taking a walking shift, we will be selling ice-cold slices of watermelon for $1 each.  We will need people to "man the tent", slicing, and selling the melon.  I think our peak selling time will be from about 6:30 to 9:30.  Call Pat at 363-6109 for more information.

CALENDAR

Today, Monday, August 23

6:00 PM - Worship Committee Meeting - Fellowship Hall

6:00 PM - Gang Awareness Presentation - Tunica Rotary Bldg. - Free to public

Saturday, August 28

Camp Lake Stephens Alumni Picnic

Sunday, August 29      

10:00 AM - Sunday School - All ages

11:00 AM - Morning Worship

11:00 AM - Sunday School Promotions during Worship Service

12:00 Noon  - Pot Luck Luncheon - FLC

Sunday, September 12

2:00 PM - Bridal Shower for Meagan Cariker - FLC

Monday, September 13

7:00 PM - Administrative Council Meeting - FLC

Tuesday, September 14

10:00 AM - Bingo - Tunica Nursing Home

2:00 PM - Tunica Methodist Women - FLC

ASSISTANCE WITH MORNING WORSHIP

August 29

Flowers ........................M/M John Carson

Angel Entertainer ..........Hallie Battle

Crucifer ........................Catherine Melton

Acolyte ........................Mary Quinn Dulaney

Pew Crew ....................Isabelle Dulaney

Sound Technician...........Cherie Owen

Dewey's Doorkeeper......Chuck Austin

September 5

Flowers........................Eudene Freiman

Angel Entertainer..........Lee Bailey

Crucifer.......................Trent Melton

Acolyte.......................David Shipp

Pew Crew...................John Taylor Melton

Sound Technician.........

Dewey's Doorkeeper....Tommy Baine