October 8, 2008
Thought for the day: The Bible guides us to real treasure.
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it,
he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”
Matthew 13:44
Read: Psalm 119: 97-105
Prayer: God of all truth, teach us through your word how to be obedient to your will. We love your law because we love you. Amen.
Devotion from the Upper Room at http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sadly, Bryant’s grandfather passed away last night. He is making arrangements for someone to preach on Sunday. Please call Meg in the church office if you have an emergency or you need anything.
HAM & OYSTER Supper Tickets ON SALE
Save $2 per ticket by purchasing your Ham & Oyster Supper tickets in advance. Purchase Online at LLUMC@L-LUMC.org – click the notice in the middle of the home page. Purchase tickets between services at the Ham & Oyster Table in the Foyer.
LLUMC Committee Reports
Please remember that Reports are needed in preparation for the Charge Conference on November 2nd. Reports should be emailed to Meg in the church office at meg@l-lumc.org by October 15.
FUN FALL TRADITION
PUMPKIN PATCH ~ Sunday, October 19 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Join other church members and families at Brown’s Triadelphia View Farm for our annual Pumpkin Patch (15155 Triadelphia Mill Road in Glenelg.) The cost is $5.50 per person which includes a pumpkin, hayrides and animals. LLUMC will provide cookies and cider. Join us for a fun afternoon! Family Ministry is sponsoring this event.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES BEGIN ~ Sunday, October 19 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm
First class is youth only. They will share dinner with the MYF and then split off for their first class. Parents should contact the church office to enroll youth and please let the office know if your youth cannot attend this first, important class.
ADVENT LINK ~ Deadline for Articles – October, 24
All Groups planning activities for the November & December season are reminded to send their LINK articles, reports, pictures, schedules, etc. to the church office [meg @l-lumc.org] by October 24th. If you need assistance with composition, please send the information as soon as possible. Our goal is to have this LINK in the mail the first week of November. Thank you.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 12th ~ 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture: Philippians 4: 1-9
Matthew 22: 1-14
No Children’s or Youth Sunday School
8:00 am Early Risers, Informal Worship with Communion
9:00 am Traditional Service with Baptism
Adult Sunday School – The Study of 1John
10:30 am Traditional Service
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Activities
Church Retreat
11:45 am – Venture Scouts [Fellowship Hall]
1:30 – 5:00 pm – Open Korean Baptist Church
3:00 pm – AA
Wednesday – Wednesday Calendar
WEDNESDAY, October 8
Retired Clergy 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Susannah Wesley Circle Bible Study 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Open Korean Baptist Church [CRm] 7:00 – 9:00 pm
THURSDAY, October 9
Office Closed
Children’s Choir 5:00 pm
Jr. Bells 5:30 pm
Bells 6:15 pm
Choir 7:30 pm
FRIDAY, October 10
Church Retreat
Quilters 9:00 am – Noon
AA 8:30 pm
SATURDAY, October 11
Church Retreat
Open Korean Baptist Church 2:00 – 4:00 pm
SUNDAY, October 12 See above
MONDAY, October 13
Prayer 6:00 pm
IDL 7:00 pm
TUESDAY, October 14
Bible Study 6:00 am
Moms Inc. 10:00 am – Noon
4H Spur & Stirrup 6:30 pm
Spiritual Growth 6:30 pm
Ham & Oyster Meeting 7:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, October 15
WOW [Women on Wednesday} 10:00 – 11:30 am
Susannah Wesley Circle Bible Study 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Open Korean Baptist Church [CRm] 7:00 – 9:00 pm
ACTIVITIES
Ham & Oyster Supper & Craft Bazaar ~ Saturday, November 1 – 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Start spreading the news! And mark your calendars! The Ham & Oyster Supper is back at LLUMC. There will be delicious food, children’s menu, bake sale and craft fair.
NEW! Advanced tickets will be sold at $16 adult and $5 child (10 + under). The price increases at the door! Look for the ticket table in upcoming Sunday Services.
Help us promote our long-standing tradition. Contact the office for fliers. Post them at work, around your activities, and to your friends.
We still need people to help: Kitchen helpers (all shifts), Dining Room Table Captains and servers (we are all set with maitre’d’s), Oyster patters (all shifts), Advertising/ticket sales, Hospitality (all shifts), Baked goods, Parking Lot Attendant, Set-up before dinner (Thursday night and Friday), Kids Playroom, and there is Craft space to rent. Fill out a volunteer form on Sunday.
Special needs follow. Anyone who can help here, please contact the church office.
- Loan of 6-8 medium height stools (with or without backs) for the patters to sit on. Clearly mark each stool with the owner’s name for prompt return.
- Fall decorations at the entrance – hay, flowers, corn stalks, etc.
- Directional signs to post inside of the church (directions to the bathrooms, elevator, stairs, etc).
- Two people to assist in cordoning off the building, thereby encouraging everyone to use one entrance in and out of the church for the supper.
UMW Used Book Sale at the Ham & Oyster Supper
Please save those used books, children’s books and DVDs for our popular annual sale. You can put them in the box available in the Foyer. Thank you.
Susannah Wesley Circle ~ "Women's Bible Study" ~ Wednesdays – 7 pm
Join us in the study of Believing God by best selling author and Bible teacher, Beth Moore. This is a ten-week study...be ready for homework, lots of Bible referencing, inspiring DVD lessons by Beth Moore herself, and life-changing discussions with other women in our circle. ALL women are welcome to join.
WOW Returns ~ Women on Wednesdays – 10:00 – 11:30 am
All women are invited to join us for a morning fellowship and Bible Study. We started a new study – Religion and Science – Pathways to Truth published by Wesley Publishing. Is it possible to be a Christian and take science seriously? Must we choose between God and science? Please come – this inspiring course offers a positive alternative: a way to live in today’s world as scientifically informed believers. We have ordered a workbook just for you – join us. If you have questions, contact the church office.
Susannah Wesley Circle Special Speaker ~ Wed., October 22 – 7:00 pm
All women are invited for this forum meeting. Our guest speaker will be Gabrielle Patrick, the Education & Interpretation Representative of the B-W Conference Women. She will be talking about United Methodist Women and the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church.
Heart’s Place ~ Sunday, November 2 – 4:00 pm ~ Volunteers needed
Again this year, we are organizing to support the Heart’s Place Shelter at St. John’s UMC in North Baltimore. We are responsible for the meal and setting out on opening day – Sunday, November 2. The case management program is designed to help guests move on to their own housing or treatment programs. Your help is needed. Our dates will be the first Sunday of the month, November through April. As usual, pans for casseroles are available in the Foyer. Your dish should be brought to our kitchen by 4:00pm on that Sunday. Persons are also needed to go to the Shelter to help set out the meal for the guests. For more information or to volunteer, contact the church office.
YOUTH SCHEDULE
- October 12 – No MYF
- October 19 – Confirmation Begins 6 – 8 pm ~ Youth only
Regular MYF meeting
- October 26 – Halloween Party 6 – 8 pm ~ Wear Costumes! Bring a snack to share.
- November 2 – No MYF
- November 16 – Confirmation with Sponsors
High School – Bowling Trip
Middle School - Regular MYF meeting
- November 23 – Regular MYF meeting
- November 30 – No MYF ~ Happy Thanksgiving!
LOUD BOO! for UNICEF ~ Sunday, October 26 – 5 – 7 pm
All 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders – put on your Halloween Costumes and join us for a really fun time. We will be walking for UNICEF too! To RSVP, please contact the church office.
UMW EVENTS
Check out the website: www.gbgm-umc.org/llumc-umw/.
· UMW Off to a Great Start in our Giving to Missions
We have collected $600 for Missions already and it has been sent to the district UMW, a great start to the New Year!
· District UMW Dinner Meeting ~ Thursday, October 16 – 6:30 pm
We will be carpooling to Damascus UMC. The speaker will be Ann Michel, BWC UMW Social Action Representative. If you have concerns about a social item, this would be a good meeting to attend. The cost is $12 with reservations due by Oct. 8.
· UMW Book Group Going to the Movies ~ Monday, October 20
Join us to see the film The Secret Life of Bees, one of the first books we read. We will be gathering for dinner first or you can join us later for the movie.
· Baltimore-Washington Conference UMW Meeting ~ Saturday, Oct. 25
We will carpool to this 9 am morning meeting at Towson UMC. The speaker will be Lois Dauway, Director of National Ministries Committee of the UM Women’s Division. A box lunch is available for $10. Reservations are due by Oct. 8.
· UMW Book Group ~ Thursday, November 6 – 6:00 pm
Join us at the Cafe du Paris, Centre Park Drive. Book choices are Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones and Five Quarters of the Orange by JoAnne Harris. Our book group includes women from different Christian denominations so we discuss a wide variety of viewpoints. Women are welcome!
SERVING OPPORTUNITIES AT LLUMC
3 and 4 Year Old Sunday School Room in need of a few items
If you have any of the following items and could donate them, please contact the church office and feel free to drop them off in the classroom, the room right beside the nursery. Thank you.
· Colorful, fun rug (8x10 preferred0
· Wooden Puzzles – gently used, age appropriate
· Extra copes of The Beginner’s Bible
· Extra bin(s) for the dowel-rod style storage shelf
Ministry Volunteers Needed ~ Please help out!
· Outreach Chair – If you are called to help and give hope to others, please consider leading this very important and dynamic LLUMC ministry.
· Hospitality Chair – If you like to organize, be friendly, be a hostess (host), consider leading the Welcoming Hospitality Ministry.
· Hospitality – Please bring your smile and set out coffee and snacks after Sunday Services.
· Susannah Wesley Circle Needs Childcare Help – The Circle is searching for volunteers to provide childcare on Wednesday nights from 7 – 8:30 pm in the nursery. Hopefully, a few will volunteer and no one would be needed every Wednesday.
· Hilltop Board of Directors – If you love children, please consider being part of our Board of Directors. We meet quarterly. Contact the church office
INFORMATION STATION
Important Change to Recycling Program
Howard County now accepts "hard" plastics in their curbside recycling program and at the Alpha Ridge landfill. Items such as toys, lawn furniture and plant pots can be comingled with your other recyclables. For more information, including an extensive list of other acceptable items, visit http://www.howardcountymd.gov/DPW/recycling_plastic.htm .
Marriage Enrichment Weekend ~ Inmates or Intimates? ~ February 13 – 14
What an appropriate time to “go away” with your spouse – Valentine Weekend. Put this exciting opportunity on your calendar, plan to register this fall and join other couples on the Friday evening and Saturday of Valentines Weekend at the Comfort Inn near BWI. Contact information available in the foyer and from the church office.
Prostate Cancer Awareness is important for all men.
Every man 40 years of age and older should be screened for Prostate Cancer annually. Steward Frazier invites all men, or spouses, who are contemplating screening, recently diagnosed and survivors to contact him. Steward is a 22 plus years survivor. He has personal experience as a survivor and advocating through local and professional organizations that focus on Prostate Cancer. Those who are interested in receiving support, contact the church office for contact information. All conversations are confidential.
CAR MAGNETS AVAILABLE ~ LLUMC
Share your church family and Christian faith with your neighbors as you drive to work, school and errands. The magnets will be available at the Info Table between services or in the church office during the week. They cost $5.
SAVE THE DATES:
· Oct. 19: Pumpkin Patch (1-3 pm)
· Oct. 24: Holiday LINK Article Deadline
· Nov. 1: Ham & Oyster Supper
· Nov. 2: -- Church Charge Conference at Glen Mar (6-8 pm)
-- Heart’s Place
· Nov. 8: Road Clean-up
· Dec. 3: Advent Workshop
· Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa
· Dec. 14: Handel’s Messiah by LLUMC & Mt. Zion Choirs (5 pm at Mt. Zion, Highland)
· Dec. 15-22: Cold Weather Shelter
· Feb. 13-14: Marriage Enrichment Weekend (Sign-up by Dec. 12]
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TREASURE HERE
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it,
he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”
Matthew 13:44
Reading for the day: Psalm 119: 97-105
Prayer Focus: Bible translators and publishers
See more at http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/
PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER
Members:
Joys
* Thanksgiving and Joy for all who worked at LLUMC on Saturday and for those who served 180 meals at Carpenter’s Kitchen.
* Thank you to the Carpenters who worked at Sandtown Habitat.
* Joan & Estelle – both joined us in church this past Sunday! We have missed them.
* Thanksgiving for a New Job.
Concerns
* Homeless of Howard County.
Family shelter of Montgomery Co. and all those who are in need of comfort and protection.
Prayers for victims of hurricanes.
Prayers for families & individuals experiencing the loss of a job and help to those looking for jobs.
The safe return of the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pray for our soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines who are serving in harms way.
Middle East – Prayers for the people in all the countries in the region
Continuing prayers
** for the leaders of our nation and all nations
** Nations of the World – tolerance & understanding
** Victims of famine, flood, earthquake and storms
** Victims of civil war and genocide
**2008 Elections
The prospect for and actions toward peace between Israelis and Palestinians –“God who makes wars to cease to the ends of the earth, we pray your will be done throughout the world that we may have peace.”
*Denotes new prayer requests
For prayer requests please list your name as well as the person you are requesting prayer for – this will make it easier to update information. Please keep us informed of the person’s progress.
