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Bible Study this evening at 5:00. The Church Council (Administrative Board) will meet NEXT Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Members of this committee are Carolyn Roberts, Clara Mae Olson, Diana Herdt, Gerald Aven, Helen Masterson, Kendall Morrow, Marcy Keith, Martha Hubbard, Marty Tolbert, Mildred Sisk, Patty Goforth, and Topper Olson Next Sunday is First Sunday. We will have potluck lunch after the worship service. Don’t forget, this Sunday is 5th Sunday. The men’s fellowship will meet at 7:30 to cook breakfast and everyone is invited to join us at 9:00 a.m. to eat.
This is a test post to verify that posts made to the Courtland UMC website will appear as status updates on Facebook. Be sure and ask Kendall, Meredith, or Marianne about their experience at the Stop Hunger Now event yesterday. They worked very hard and helped package over 10,000 meals to be sent where needed. Bible Study tonight at 5:00 (note the new time). The United Methodist Women will meet Tuesday at 11:00. Choir practice Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. We are preparing Christmas Stockings for our shut-ins. Please bring items that can be used for this and give them to Mrs. Marcy. The Church Council (Administrative Board) will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Members of this committee are Carolyn Roberts, Clara Mae Olson, Diana Herdt, Gerald Aven, Helen Masterson, Kendall Morrow, Marcy Keith, Martha Hubbard, Marty Tolbert, Mildred Sisk, Patty Goforth, Topper Olson December 12th after church the ladies will have a cookie swap. Make a batch of your favorite cookies and we will swap. If you are unable to bake any cookies, please come anyway, there will be plenty of cookies to share. Also, we will have sandwiches and chips. The men will pick a restaurant and go out for lunch and fellowship while the ladies have their cookie swap. We will have a Christmas Eve worship service with communion at 7:00. Please come and celebrate the birth in Bethlehem. We are planning a Fall Fish Fry for October 23rd. We’ll start cooking around 2:00 Sat afternoon and eat around 5:00. There will be singing and storytelling afterward. Everyone is invited, so make plans to join in the fun and bring someone with you. We have had to move the date a couple of times because of conflicts, so check your calendars. The Lay Leadership committee met Sunday before last and made new committee assignments which were effective as of Oct 1st. Please take time to review the assignments and let us know if there is anything we missed. If you are a committee chairperson, please make plans to call a meeting soon to discuss committee responsibilities and ideas for the new year. The United Methodist Women will meet Tuesday the 12th at 11:00. The Church Council (Administrative Board) will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Members of this committee are Carolyn Roberts, Clara Mae Olson, Diana Herdt, Gerald Aven, Helen Masterson, Kendall Morrow, Marcy Keith, Martha Hubbard, Marty Tolbert, Mildred Sisk, Patty Goforth, Topper Olson FROM HERE TO SUDAN AND BACK! You are invited to the Senatobia District UMW Annual Meeting on October 16, 2010, at Maples Memorial UMC in Olive Branch. Registration and fellowship will begin at 9:30 a.m. and meeting to begin at 10:00a.m. Ellen Wicker Cummings of Baylake, VA will share her experiences in Sudan. Sit back, relax while Ellen introduces you to her new friends, and conveys her experiences, her observations, and challenges for the church today. We are planning a Fall Fish Fry for October 23rd. We’ll start cooking around 2:00 Sat afternoon and eat around 5:00. There will be singing and storytelling afterward. Everyone is invited, so make plans to join in the fun and bring someone with you. We have had to move the date a couple of times because of conflicts, so check your calendars. The Lay Leadership committee met last Sunday and made new committee assignments which are effective as of Oct 1st. Please take time to review the assignments and let us know if there is anything we missed. If you are a committee chairperson, please make plans to call a meeting soon to discuss committee responsibilities and ideas for the new year. We will have lunch after the worship service today. Everyone is invited. No Bible study tonight. Youth News- The youth will meet at the lake this evening for a time of worship and reflection. We are planning a Fall Fish Fry for October 23rd. We’ll start cooking around 2:00 Sat afternoon and eat around 5:00. There will be singing and storytelling afterward. Everyone is invited, so make plans to join in the fun and bring someone with you. We have had to move the date a couple of times because of conflicts, so check your calendars.
The Lay Leadership committee will meet this afternoon at 4:00. Members of this committee are Marty Tolbert, Diana Herdt, Nancy Aven, Carolyn Roberts, Bob Fife, and Marcy Keith.
This evening we will have a time of fellowship and worship. We will eat (finger foods) at 5:00 and worship God through song afterward.
Next week is First Sunday. We will have lunch after the worship service. Everyone is invited.
No Bible study tonight. The youth will work at the Food Pantry this afternoon. No Guitar Lessons Tonight. The PPR Committee will meet this afternoon at 2:00. Members are Topper Olson, Marcy Keith, and Bob Fife. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, a day of special devotion. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a period of spiritual discipline, fasting and moderation in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. We will have a special Ash Wednesday service this week beginning at 7:00 p.m. Please come and share in this special time of dedication and spiritual renewal. Youth News- We will celebrate Christmas together on Sunday the 20th with a special breakfast. The men’s fellowship will meet at 7:30 to cook and everyone else will join us at 9:00. Instead of exchanging gifts we will be asking for donations to our Benevolence fund. Thanks to everyone who came and helped decorate the sanctuary. It looks fabulous. We are having a special food drive for the family of a local soldier who has been deployed. We are providing them a Christmas dinner and any extra food we can come up with. Bring your donations and leave them in the fellowship hall. We will celebrate Christmas together on Sunday the 20th either before or after services. It hasn’t been decided yet which it will be, breakfast or lunch. We need to know what you would rather do, so please let Gerald or Bro. Allen know. Instead of exchanging gifts we will be asking for donations to our Benevolence fund. Each year, we send a special donation to the Children’s Home fund. If you would like to give to this worthwhile charity, please see Mrs. Clara Mae. We will have a special Christmas Eve communion service on December 23 at 6:30 p.m. Please come and celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior. |
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