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SERVE
Open Meetings 4th Monday of each month
Patti Fife & Swaroop Salvi|serve@resurrectionumc.org
RUMC Severe Weather Shelter
With the weather warming up day by day and summer time on the horizon, thoughts of cold weather
are far behind most of us. It wasn’t that long ago
that we experienced many days with temperatures
below 20 degrees and RUMC housed our homeless
friends in an attempt to shelter them from the
freezing weather. In an effort to get a jump on the
winter weather this coming year, please join us at
RUMC on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 11:00 am to
reflect on the winter of 2014/2015 and to brainstorm for the winter of 2015/2016. We will plan
on meeting until 1:00 pm at the latest and will provide lunch. Please RSVP to Patti Fife
(psfife58@yahoo.com) by June 10th if you are
available to attend. Also, please forward this email
on to anyone else you think might be interested in
this ministry.
Interfaith Hospitality Network
June 7-14
During the week of June 7, RUMC will host three
families as a part of IHN, a ministry offering housing and support to homeless families in Durham.
Throughout the week our guests will spend each
evening and overnight at the church, and there are
many opportunities to provide meals or be a
Resurrection host. Check out the sign-up board in
the narthex. Contact your IHN coordinators at
IHN@ResurrectionUMC.org or contact Jane
Millen at 919-599-5385 if you have questions or
would like to get involved.
Cows for Armenia
On July 27 a team from the NC Conference will be
leaving for a mission trip to Armenia to work with
Project AGAPE in the area of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Though the population of this area is almost entirely ethnic Armenian and Christian, control of the
area is in dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
the largely Muslim country to its east. Several
members of the group, including Jane Millen from
RUMC, are from the Corridor District. In conjunction with this trip we are trying to raise money
to provide cows for families in the area. A sum of
$1000 will provide a cow and provide food and
veterinary services for one year. The provision of
cows operates in a similar fashion to Heifer Project
International. However because of the territory
dispute for Karabakh no large mission organization
is willing to operate within its borders for fear of
offending the disputing governments. Project
AGAPE, a joint mission effort of the NC and
Western NC Conferences of the UMC is the
ONLY group working to help the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. We invite you to consider making a donation to support this ministry.
Dalal ak Jaama!
That means welcome in Wolof, a language spoken
in the Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania in Western
Africa. We need new faces to welcome others to
Resurrection on Sunday mornings! The requirements are simple. All you need is a smile on your
face and a willingness to be at the church by 9:55
am and after worship to engage newcomers in conversation if they desire. Ideally we need 2-3 people
each Sunday morning. Please consider offering
about thirty minutes of your time for this important ministry of the church. A monthly commitment would be ideal but is not essential. If you are
interested in helping, please contact Jane Millen at
jane.millen@mac.com or Patti Fife at
psfife58@yahoo.com. (Thank you to Mariama
Ashcroft for the translation!)
The Week of June 7, 2015
Looking For a Church Home?
Our church family welcomes you and hopes to
help you get connected in a way that you may
serve God here at Resurrection UMC.
If you are currently looking for a church home
and would like to explore how you might
become involved as a faithful member of
Resurrection UMC, please contact the pastor.
Ministry Areas
Resurrection UMC is organized into four
ministry areas to address the spiritual and
practical needs of our church and community.
• GATHER brings us together through fellowship events and provides congregational care.
Second Sunday After Pentecost
Lectionary Readings
in Preparation for June 14
I Samuel 15:34-16:13
Psalm 20 or Psalm 72
II Corinthians 5:6-17
Mark 4:26-34
Online Giving Option
You can scan the QR code below to access
online giving for RUMC. More details are
on page 3 of SEEDS!
• PROCLAIM coordinates worship experiences
and communicates the ministry of the church.
• GROW nurtures our congregation’s spiritual
growth through prayer, classes, and small group
opportunities for all stages of life.
• SERVE focuses on meeting the needs of the
local and global community and sharing the
message of God’s love and grace.
See inside for contacts, meeting information,
current activities, and how to become involved.
RUMC 2015 Stewardship
May Budget Needed
May Funds Received
$ 20,921.92
$ 16,583.57
RESURRECTION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
4705 Old Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, NC 27707 ♦ 919.489.6552 ♦ www.ResurrectionUMC.org
PROCLAIM
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sun
6/07
Mon
6/08
Tues
6/09
Wed
6/10
Thurs
6/11
Fri
6/12
IHN
Sunday School
9:00 am
Worship
10:15 am
Acolyte
Training
11:30 am
IHN
IHN
IHN
IHN
IHN
GATHER
Sat
6/13
IHN
Severe
Weather
Shelter
Meeting
11:00 am
Sun
6/14
IHN
Sunday School
9:00 am
Worship
10:15 am
Prayer Shawl
11:30 am
GROW
11:30 am
SPRC
4:00 pm
Open Meetings 1st Monday of each month
Loretta Moose|gather@resurrectionumc.org
Welcome New Members
Today we will be welcoming new members to our
congregation - Junho and Nari Yoon with daughter,
Jisoo and Milton Richards.
Care Works
The Care Works coordinator for June is Nicolle
Mynhier, who can be reached at 734-657-3384. Care
Works provides meals and assistance for those who
are ill, hospitalized, or have other needs.
June Potluck
Senior Adults Lunch for June
RUMC senior adults will meet for lunch on Tuesday,
June 23 at 11:30 am at Red Lobster. The birthday
honorees for June are Rev. Dr. June Hewitt, Gloria
Lee, Rev. Susan Harsh-Cafferty, Tom Canning,
Marianna Jaeger, and Sue Ross. If you are 50+, you
are encouraged to join this fun group for lunch!
Prayer Shawl Meets Next Sunday
Join us following worship on Sunday, June 14 as we
knit/crochet prayer shawls which are given to those
facing difficult circumstances or to those who are
celebrating a special time. The shawls are reminders
that the recipient has been prayed for and is covered
with the love of Christ. Beginners are welcome!
Bring a bag lunch and we will enjoy lunch and knitting time together.
Our next potluck will be Sunday, June 28 following
worship. Look for the signup sheet in the narthex
to indicate how many people from your group will
attend and what you plan to bring. Please invite a
friend to join you—potlucks are a great way to introduce others to RUMC!
Lucille Palmer Scholarships Offered
In July scholarships honoring the late Lucille Palmer
will be awarded to women in our congregation to
help them reach their educational goals. To qualify,
a woman must be a member of RUMC and must
have participated in some way in the life of the
church. Applications are available at the table at the
back of the sanctuary and also electronically from
Sandra Shepherd (sandra.shepherd3@frontier.com).
The deadline for application is July 5, 2015.
Open Meetings As Scheduled
Mariama Ashcroft & Esther Smith|proclaim@resurrectionumc.org
“All the Kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth, and they shall sing of
the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord" Psalm 138: 4-5 (ESV).
Acolyte Training Today
Andrew Phillips has offered to provide a brief acolyte training on the significance of being an acolyte.
The session will take place immediately following
worship service today. Present and future acolytes
are invited and encouraged to attend.
GROW
A Sincere Thank You
Thanks to our volunteers for all acts of kindness
including donation of food items, set-up, clean up,
and serving of food for the graduates/educators
reception on Sunday, May 31. Please know that we
appreciated your generosity and service.
Open Meetings 3rd Monday of each month
Laura Fanizza & Joan Felton|grow@resurrectionumc.org
Sunday Morning Study Group
and Class Information
Continuing Sunday Morning Classes
For Children/Youth
Wee Learners (ages birth-3), Meets in Room 103
Primary Class (ages 4-7), Meets in Room 105
Junior Class (grades 3-6), Meets in Annex A
Senior Class (grades 7-12), Meets in Room 102
For Adults
Damascus Road Class—Meets in back room of the
Sanctuary. Study based on readings from Upper
Room devotional guide. All are welcome.
Galatians 3 Sunday School Class—On hiatus
until September.
Email Address for Prayer Requests
If you have a prayer request, please email it to
prayerworks@resurrectionumc.org. You can also
contact Sandra Shepherd or the church office or fill
out the cards found in the attendance binders.
Special Announcement
The church office will be closed on Mondays
through mid-August. Office hours will be Tuesday
through Thursday from 9-1.
NEW BIBLE STUDY STARTING!
As If The Heart Mattered: A Wesleyan Spirituality will
begin on Sunday, June 28 at 9 am. This five-week
study will help participants grow spiritually through
the study of God's Word and by exploring John
Wesley's image of religion as a "house." Sessions
will focus on the "porch" of repentance, the "door"
of faith, and the "house" of holiness. The study is
written by Dr. Gregory Clapper and taught by
Pastor Felton. A sign-up sheet is on the GROW
bulletin board. If there is enough interest, a
Wednesday night session may be offered.
Online Giving Now Available!
We now have the capability to support the ministry
of RUMC using online giving. Donations may be
made via electronic check or credit/debit card. You
can set up recurring donations on a weekly or
monthly basis and may modify those donations
whenever you wish. Online giving may be accessed
from the church website or QR image with an Apple or Android device. You may contribute to the
Mission and Ministry budget or for some other purpose. Just use the text box as you would use the
memo line on a check. If you have questions about
online giving please contact Susan Cafferty at
919-401-9492 or susanharshcafferty@yahoo.com.