Newsletter May 2015 - Dallas First United Methodist Church

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May B&A Calendar...
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ROL Information…
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2015 Confirmands...
THE
GRAPEVINE
NEWSLETTER
The next newsletter
will be sent out on
May 29, 2015. The deadline for
the submissions of articles and
news is May 25. If you would
like to be added to our email or
mailing list, please contact the
church office at dallasfirstumc.org or 770-445-2509.
May 2015
In appreciation of all the women and mothers of our
church and what they do for us, the United Methodist
Men of the church will be providing childcare THIS
FRIDAY, MAY 1, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., so all of
THIS
the ladies of the church may enjoy a night out. Please
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015
bring your children of all ages to the Family Life Cen6 PM—10 PM
ter for many fun activities, and go out and enjoy a
Sponsored by
night off and plan to have some quiet time to yourself
the UM Men Group
or with friends. Our Nursery staff members will be
available to take care of your little ones, 3 years old
and under. The children 4 years and older will be in the Family Life Center where they will play games,
watch movies and have hot dogs and mac and cheese, snacks, and desserts. If you have any questions
about this night, please call Tom Forbes at 770-876-5425.
MOTHER'S DAY LUNCH
Tickets are now on sale for our annual Mothers Day Lunch
to benefit Gateway to Victory Learning Center in Kenya on
May 9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch, Silent Auction, Entertainment and fun for $15. Melette will be back from Kenya
soon, so you will be able to see the latest pictures. Please contact Melette at
mlmeloy@soundsolutionsco.com or 678-363-9897 or you can also get tickets
from Stephanie Newman or Sheila King.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS MAY 7. JOIN US IN PRAYER!
The 64th annual National Day of Prayer, May 7, 2015, will have profound significance
for our country. It is an opportunity to see the Lord’s healing and renewing power made
manifest as we call on citizens to come humbly before His throne. The theme for 2015 is
“Lord, Hear Our Cry.” First Kings 8:28 has been chosen as the scripture for this year:
“Hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying in Your presence this day.” We
are asking God to bring spiritual renewal and transformation to our land. Pastor Jack
Graham wrote a special prayer to be read simultaneously throughout the nation at noon. This recitation will create a
huge wave of prayer, flowing from one coast to the other, illustrating the unity of God’s people and acknowledging
His dominion over the circumstances facing us. Millions of people will gather to pray at thousands of events. Come
join us ON THE HISTORIC SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS to pray together as a community for our leaders and our nation. The public is invited to the square THURSDAY, MAY 7, AT NOON. In case of rain the event
will be held in our sanctuary.
A Word From Warren
Call to Ministry
Spring is here and everything is in
full bloom. Summer will soon be here, with many
programs and places to minister. We need volunteers to carry out these ministries. Here are a few
places:
Summer Lunch Program: Last year we delivered
over 7,000 meals to help feed people in our community.
River of Life: 150 adults and youth completed
roofs, painted, and built wheelchair ramps, and
many other jobs for our community.
Vacation Bible School (VBS): Over 200 children
were ministered to as they came and learned about
God and experienced fellowship with other Christians.
Summer Mission Trip Costa Rica: 22 people went
to Costa Rica and worked. This year’s summer
mission is a trip to Haiti.
Gateway to Victory Learning Center, our school
in Kenya, Africa: To learn more about this project
and how you can help, contact Melette Meloy at
mlmeloy@soundsolutionsco.com or 678-3639897.
These are some of the things our church
will be doing along with ministry to all children,
youth, and adults of all ages in various ways to
show God’s love. Some of our youth will be
graduating, and moving onto college or work. Our
Children’s Learning Center’s graduating students
will go into elementary school as they have grown
spiritually, mentally, and physically here in our
church. We will be celebrating Mother’s Dayand
Father’s Day as we honor the men and women of
our church. With so many places to volunteer, you
are needed wherever you can to be a part of God’s
ministry with the Christians at Dallas First UMC.
We also want to welcome the 25 members
listed at the end of this article who joined the Dallas First Family on April 19 at our Confirmation
Service. We are honored that they have
Article continued at the top of next column
claimed Dallas First UMC as their church home. We pray that God will
continue to bring people into our church family; all are welcome. May
God continue to bless you all!
Your Brother and Pastor,
Warren
2015 Joined by Confirmation
Griffin Bradley
Christopher Brocious
A.J. Brownlow
Jacob Dees
Jessica Dees
John Finch
Katherine Finch
William Galli
Jacob Sherrill
Brook Simmons
Jared Simmons
Ryan Tomczyk
Braden Turner
Ethan Umbarger
Elijah Wolski
Joined on April 19, 2015
Dallas & Cheryl Galli
Jamie, Jennifer, & Ben Brownlow
Scott & Misty Simmons
Dallas & Patricia Dees
Dr. Dan Bakos
Given to the Glory of God and Dedication to:
Stephen Ministry
In memory of Jan Rinehart given by Ty & Tina Rakestraw.
General Budget
In memory of Mary Butler given by Lauren Brown, Lester & Barbara Griffitt.
In thanksgiving for William Galli given by A.E. Nagel.
SOS
In memory of John Shipp given by Ty & Tina Rakestraw.
FIF
In memory of Mary Butler given by Anthony & Sandra Butler.
In honor of Guy Harris’ Birthday given by Bill Watson .
Flower Fund
In memory of Jan Rinehart, Mary Butler, Mary Smith, Bob Watson, John Shipp & Mrs.
Wiley given by Robbie Whitten.
Children’s Learning
Center News
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Children’s Learning Center is excited to
announce that they have been recertified
through the North Georgia Conference as a
Preschool of Excellence. This was a yearlong
process and the certification lasts for 3 years!
BOOKS NEEDED FOR A
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
The CLC is currently working on a Children's
Library. If anyone has children's books that are in good condition
and would like to donate them, it would be greatly appreciated!
Congratulation Confirmands!!!
Dallas First UMC received 16 confirmands into
full membership on April 19, 2015. Congratulations to these new members and their families for
this great step in their Christian journey.
Griffin Bradley, Christopher Brocious,
A.J. Brownlow, Jacob Dees, Jessica Dees,
CLASS OF 2015
We want to recognize our High
School Seniors during worship services on Sunday, May 17. Please
contact the church office by
Wednesday, May 13, with the names of any seniors who
you want to be recognized. Graduates are asked to wear
their caps and gowns for this portion of the service. The
Women’s Ministry invites the entire church family to
celebrate with the seniors at a reception in their honor in
the Fellowship Hall at Noon.
John Finch, Katherine Finch,
William Galli, Jacob Sherrill, Brook Simmons,
Jared Simmons, Ryan Tomczyk, Braden Turner,
Ethan Umbarger, Elijah Wolski
TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY NEWS!
The Tuesday morning Bible Study will resume this Tuesday,
May 5, at 9:15 a.m. in the Barton Room. Chris Freeman will
be teaching select topics in the Bible for the next 5 weeks and
we will start a new series in August 2015.
VBS SIGN UPS HAVE BEGUN!
Registration for Vacation Bible School at Dallas First has begun.
The dates are June 8-12. The ages to participate are 3yr’s old (by
June 8 & potty trained) to entering 5th grade for 2015-2016. If you
are planning for your children, grandchildren, or neighborhood
children to attend this exciting summer event, please go to our
church website at www.dallasfirstumc.org and register them as
soon as possible. Space is limited and MANY have already registered.
April Sunday Attendance & Financials
4/5/2015
Easter Sunday
Worship Services: 617
No Sunday School or
Children’s Church.
4/12/2015
Worship Services:310
Sunday School: 111
Light it Up &
Preschool Jam : 13
4/19/2015
Worship Services:406
Sunday School: 98
Light it Up &
Preschool Jam : 16
4/26/2015
Worship Services:310
Sunday School: 132
Light it Up &
Preschool Jam : 14
General Fund as of April 29, 2015:
Actual YTD Revenues $178,936
Actual YTD Expenses $170,599
FIF as of March 30, 2015:
Actual YTD Revenues $56,858
Actual YTD Expenses $ 6,721
Loan Balance
$609,695
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
Juanita Wingo
The Ott Family
Tony Howard
(Dennis Howard’s
Brother)
Camilla Huddleston
Robert Harmon
Melette Meloy in
Kenya
Peter Chason
(Kristie Keown’s
Father)
Scott & Laurie Borders
(Friends of Huddlestons)
Glover Family
Joseph Gable (Gabe
Gable’s Brother)
Tomczyk Family
The Family of Glen
Tacket
Gerald Owens
Jade Brown (Barbara
Christiansen Great
Granddaughter)
Jackie Scoggins
Mary Walker (Friend
of Ann Vaughn)
Liam Plummer
(Nephew of Sarah
Osborn)
Tina Rakestraw
Annelle Phillips
Terry Bell
Linda Williamson
Guy Harris
Bruce Harris
Jim Jordan
David McRaney
Kaye Miller
Frank Roberts
Vaughn Family on
Furlough
Unspoken Request
Our Military
Those Serving &
in Combat: John
Carter, Jacob
Cagliani, Joseph
Davenport, Rick
Dobbs, Ronnie
Enos, Emma
Enos, Melvin
Green, Jesse
Huneycutt, Jacob
Kincade, Jon
Knight, Doug
McMichen, Jacob
Pine, Shaun
Rahn, Dustin
Ripley, Steven
Scoggins, Larry
Smith, David
Timmons, Sean
Timmons, Aaron
Vest, Brian Vest,
Mark Vest, Zachary
Vest, Chadd Wright
Kimberly: Bette
Dunn
Paulding Nursing
Ctr-Mary Nell
Burch
At Powder Springs
Rehab Center :
Johnnie Cisson
**Prayer List Information: People will remain on the prayer list for 6 weeks. Please let the church office know if you wish to add, continue or remove a name.
Birthdays
1 Chris Williams
Susan Nesbit
Kaylen Goscha
2 Ann Vaughn
Stephen Enfinger
Denise Griffin
3 Kent Meade
Erin Hopkins
Connor Sherrill
Olivia Watson
4 Bruce Harris
Dennis Strickland
Rollin Powell
5 John Parker
Juliet Cochran
Misty Parker
6 Jen Gipson
Lyla Martin
Juanita Wingo
Micah Earwood
7 Annette Walters
Diane Myers
Scott Sharp
Audrey Gross
8 Allison Howard
Kathryn Rambach
Adelyn Schell
Ashlyn Tewksbury
Kale Cross
9 Jim Underwood
Doug Jackson
Connor Fudge
Rhiannon McPherson
10 Keith Butler
Jeanne Ripley
Laura Rambach
Parker Harrison
11 Emily Blackwell
12 Aimee Brewer
Aaren Schertler
Annabelle Ott
13 Bryan Patrick
14 Nancy Hulsey
Katheryn Shipp
Ryland Shipp
15 Billie Hagin
Anniversaries
16 David Baxter
Kinsey Powell
Jennifer Holcomb
17 Brian Woods
Allison Cole
Brittany Morris
Meredith Shelton
Joseph Watson
18 Martha Gilbert
Rosemary Butler
Melette Meloy
Lori Pullen
Shaun Rahn
Dougie Talley
Taylor Enfinger
19 Bill Carruth
Clint Morris
Suzanne Peggs
20 Susan Browning
Adam Atcheson
April Ruff
Ashlynn Sherrill
21 Barbara Christiansen
Rusty Durham
24 Rick Walsh
Cohen Zertuche
25 Jim Raney
Jeanne Shipp
27 Ginger Dornburg
Logan Hulsey
Wayne Atkisson
Mike Pickett
Dana Hardy
28 Harry Anderson
Tim Jackson
29 Ronnie Morris
Donovan Emerine
Chip Curl
John Gulledge
30 Allan Griffin
Katherine Finch
31 Griffin Bradley
Madeline Wertz
Lauren Parker
2 Lee & Amy Chalmers
Barry & Oma Whitcomb
4 Warren & Camilla Huddleston
Jim & Ramona Talley
5 Greg & Brigitte Sosebee
David & Sheila King
6 Jeff & Cindy Ricker
Kent & Colleen Meade
7 Karen & Donovan Emerine
10 Randy & Donna Arrowood
12 Jerry & Kathy Shearin
Jack & Wendy Turnbill
13 Alvin & Sharon Reining
16 Bob & Mary Ann Parkman
Shannon & Kirsten Turner
19 Steve & Judy Kinney
20 David & Kara Holt
21 Jerry & Peg Colclasure
22 Tom & Dina Tewksbury
Daniel & Carrie Thurman
24 Ben & Chrissy Mitchell
27 Michael & Tina Dunbar
30 Alan & Jeanne Shipp
Fish & Loaves Food List
1- 2 lb. Quick grits
1-20 oz. box biscuit mix
1- 18 oz. canister oatmeal
1-12 oz. bottle pancake syrup
We Need Your Help!
From the Fish & Loaves Committee
Our Fish & Loaves food ministry is trying to stay ahead of the
growing needs of our community, our friends and even our family members. We need your help to do this!
2-9 oz. box powdered milk
1- 13 oz. box cereal
1-18 oz. jar peanut butter
1- 12 oz. jar jelly
1-1 lb. box saltine crackers
3-10 oz. cans soup
Here is the list of food that is needed to make up one box of
food. You can buy all the food on the list or part of the food on
the list and bring it to the Church Annex. If you are too busy to
buy the items for the food boxes, you may make a monetary
donation to Fish & Loaves, and we can do the shopping for you.
Make your checks payable to DFUMC and in the memo write
“Fish & Loaves.”
3-5 oz. cans tuna or chicken
1-14 oz. can salmon
3-15 oz. cans vegetables
2- 15 oz. cans fruit cocktail
1-1 lb. box spaghetti noodles
1-26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
2-1 lb. bags dry beans
1- 1 lb. bag rice
Dallas First has helped many people with your donations, and
we pray that we will be able to continue our ministry. We appreciate all that you do to keep our food pantry full.
1-13 oz. box instant potatoes
2-7 oz. boxes mac & cheese
1-2 lb. bag cornmeal
1-16 oz. bottle cooking oil
ALTAR FLOWER DATES AVAILABLE
There are no flowers on order for the following dates: May 31; June
21; July 12, 19, and 26; August 9, 16, and 30; September 13, 20, and
27; October 11, 18, and 25; November 8 and 15; December 13 and 27.
If you would like to purchase flowers for the altar to honor or memorialize someone close to you, please completely fill in one of the envelopes located in the rack on the back of the pew, place in it your check
for $40, and place it in the offering plate.
COME AND PRAY
WITH YOUR CHURCH FAMILY
You are invited to join the Prayer Ministry
on Thursday evenings in our Sanctuary at 7
p.m. for prayer. We will be praying for our
church, community, country, and world. If
you have any questions, please call the
church office.
We welcome the Gable
Family as new members
to the church. Gabe and
Lynn joined on March 29
at the 11 o’clock service.
We are blessed to have
the Gable Family be a
part of the Dallas First family.
The Silent
Auction
Was A HUGE
Success!!!
Praise the
Lord! We raised a total of $5,600 at the Silent Auction. We want to thank everyone
who helped. Your hard work and dedication
made it a huge success!
DO YOU ...
HAVE A HEART TO OUTREACH TO
THOSE IN NEED?
We have a dynamic and very active Outreach
Committee. Lisa Brocious, the committee chair,
has done an awesome job leading the Outreach
Committee members to have events such as the
Silent Auction, the Back Pack Program, Summer
Lunch Program, and much more. Due to Lisa’s
work schedule, she is in need of a co-chair to help
lead future Outreach events. If you have a heart to
outreach and serve others, please consider cochairing Outreach with Lisa. You do not have to be
a current member of the Outreach Committee to
co chair. If you have any questions about the position, or if you are interested in co chairing, please
call the church office.
WOW DINNER NEWS
Join us for our Worship on Wednesday
(WOW) Dinner on May 6 at 5:45 p.m. in
our Family Life Center. The WOW dinner this evening will be sponsored by
the Haiti Mission Team. The menu will
be Lasagna , Bread, Salad, Fruit and Desserts. This will be an evening of food, family, faith, and fellowship. The classes are as follows: Youth-Youth Room, Kid’s
in Action-Children’s Education Building.
With Sincere Thanks!
Thanks for all the prayers, cards, phone calls, and food
during my recent knee surgery. A special thanks for the
If you or someone you know is hurting,
call our pastors Warren Huddleston or
Chris Pavlovsky. Your message is confidential. They can talk with you about how
to connect with one of our Stephen Ministers. Conversation with a Stephen Minister is confidential; during supervision, all
care receivers are discussed without the
use of any names.
If you have any other questions, call Rick
Peggs, the Chairman of Stephen Ministry
at Dallas First UMC. His number is 678833-4502. The Stephen Minister is the
one-on-one person to whom to turn when
everyone else has gone home.
prayer shawl. I will cherish it. You are a wonderful
group of people and I love each of you.
Jerri Carruth
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Ms. Dorothy Deavers thanks everyone for their prayers,
cards, visits, phone calls. She is so blessed to be a part of
a loving church family. She hopes to be back in church
soon.
RIVER OF LIFE
REGISTRATION FEE
INFORMATION AND
FROM KENN
SWELHA:
AUSTRALIA
MISSION MAY
2015
The Lord is calling me to Australia to pray for and witness to the Aborigine people. I am leaving in May. While I
am there, I will be contacting the local
Methodists in Australia to help define the
needs of the people and opportunities for
ministry and making plans and contacts
for a future DFUMC Mission trip to Australia. For those who would like to financially support the mission to the people
of Australia and my initial trip, please
make checks payable to DFUMC and
memo them Australian Mission. I ask for
everyone’s prayers for God’s blessing
and direction in this mission to the people
of Australia.
DEADLINES!
ROL dates are June 17-21. Early registration fee for
youth is $100 until May 1; after May 1st the fee is $110.
Adult registration is $50 until May 1st, and then increases to $60. No refunds will be made after May 18
and no registrations will be accepted after June 1. Any
questions, please contact Deedee Walraven at (770) 846
-6745. Registration forms can be found on our website
or in the church office.
We welcome the Jackson Family as new
members to the church. Jonny, Kimber,
Arkin, and Kemper joined on March 29 at
the 939 Service. We are blessed to have the
Jackson Family be a part of the Dallas First
family.
RIVER OF LIFE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
June 17-21, 2015
If you would like more information about volunteering, please call
Lynn Cochran at 770-883-5548 or email her at lrcochran@bellsouth.net. If you would like to volunteer, you may call Lynn
Cochran or go to this link to sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4facaf2aa1f85-2015
Committee member – This group is just plain fun! Help make plans from the beginning! Share
ideas to improve each year’s event. New members are always welcome! Fresh blood to helpful
and encouraged!
Work site leader - Supervise youth to build a wheelchair ramp, paint a home, roof a home, general repairs, yard work, or whatever the Lord sends us to do. Some experience is helpful.
Adult worker on work site – Help with work and supervising of youth. No experience required.
Meals – The menus are already planned. The food is already bought. The Meals Coordinator will
direct you. Help in the kitchen and/or serve food buffet style. No experience required.
Overnight Chaperone – Bring your sleeping bag (air mattresses welcome!) and sleep in the student area. We need many volunteers for these positions. Get to know better some of our terrific
youth. Again, no experience needed! Can you say, “Lights out?”
Transportation – Use your automobile or church van to transport youth to and from worksites, to
showers, and back to church. Driver’s license and insurance required!
Shower Monitor – Ice down water for job sites and check youth in and out at showers. Nobrainer!
Covered Dish Lunch Volunteer – Help with the setup and/or cleanup of the final meal. You’ve
probably already done this before, and it will be most appreciated!
Work site runner/Zone Runner – This person will be a “gopher” for our Zone Captains - picking up supplies, running tools to another site, etc. Need vehicle, driver’s license and insurance.
Phone Volunteer-Prior to the event you will make reminder phone calls to those that have volunteered for the event.
Housekeeping - Help keep the sleeping areas straightened up and trash free.
Chaperone –Monitor activity taking place in the gym once students return from worksites.
Snack Preparer – You will be the teenagers’ best friend! Pick a night, come prepare a simple
snack for the group, and tidy up afterwards. Food will be provided; you don’t even have to decide
what to fix! Snack time is after worship.
Grocery Runner - We need a couple of people to pick up supplies during the River of Life. We
will give you a list of our needs and even where to pick them up. This is a very important job!
Gatorade/Cooler Duty - Mix Gatorade and clean and organize coolers.
First United Methodist Church
141 E. Memorial Drive
Dallas, GA 30132
dallasfirstumc.org
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
OUR STAFF:
Rev. Warren Huddleston
Rev. Chris Pavlovsky
Dr. Daniel Bakos
Mrs. Debaree Pereira
Ms. Ann Vaughn
Mrs. Nancy Dow
Mrs. Kristie Keown
Ms. Beth Cochran
Ms. Sarah Osborne
Mr. Chris Freeman
Mr. Jamie Brownlow
Mr. Brandon Spencer-Wilhelm
Mr. Dennis Howard
Pastor
Associate Pastor
Organist
Administrative Assistant
Office Assistant
Treasurer
CLC Director
Children’s Director
Childcare Coordinator
Youth Director
Music Director
Contemporary Worship Leader
Custodian/Facilitator
AUTO DEBIT
AVAILABLE FOR
YOUR TITHES &
OFFERINGS
Are you tired of writing out those
checks every month? Do you have to tie a ribbon
around your finger to remember to take your check to
Sunday service? For your convenience, we now offer
an automatic debit from your bank account for your
tithes and offerings. If you would like to sign up,
please contact Debaree at the church office at
churchoffice@dallasfirstumc.org or 770-445-2509 or
stop by the church office to obtain an authorization
form.
Pastor’s Cell
(770) 654-0125
Pastor’s Home
(678) 540-6992
Associate Pastor’s Cell
(678) 787-6344
CHURCH OFFICE INFORMATION
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Office Phone:
(770) 445-2509
Fax
(770) 443-0824
E-Mail:
churchoffice@dallasfirstumc.org
Website:
www.dallasfirstumc.org
CHURCH NEWS IN YOUR
EMAIL!
If you don’t get the Weekly
Church News Email, call the
church office to add your name to
our email list. We send out an email every
Tuesday and Thursday to the church with our
upcoming events for the week, the menu for
our WOW Dinner, any prayer requests, Sunday’s volunteers, and much, much, more. If a
prayer request is urgent, it goes out to the
church immediately upon notification that
someone is in need of prayer.
LOOKING FOR THE CHURCH CALENDAR?
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!
You can view the Dallas First UMC Church Calendar with the most up-to-date church events on our website at
www.dallasfirstumc.org. The link is on the right-hand side of the home page listed under DFUMC Favorites.