Into the Silent Land by Martin Laird

Wednesdays, 6-7 pm Rayne Parlor

with Centering Prayer at 5:30 pm

Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat

July 29-August 3 Rosaryville near Ponchatoula, LA

Register immediately with Maggie Dawson: mgdrake@juno.com or Vivien Michals: 504-944-4000 or viviemichals@gmail.com

Experiencing Energy Healing Saturday, August 27, 9 am-1 pm

Advent House, 1637 Seventh Street Presentations will include Reiki/healing touch, sound healing, Jin Shin Jitsu, and massage. Donations will be accepted for the presenter honorariums.

Rayne

MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

for 140 years shining the light of God’s love and grace 3900 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

504-899-3431 www.raynenola.org Sunday Worship at 8:45 and 11 am

July 21, 2016

We Welcome All!

We warmly welcome all to worship on Sundays at 8:45 or 11 am, to Sunday

School at 9:45 am, to participate freely in the life of this community of faith and love, and to become a member of this congregation. Rayne welcomes and embraces all people regardless of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors!

Welcome to Rayne! Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service

2016 Operating Budget

$1,063,545

Needed Weekly 20,453 Weekly Average to Date 16,418 Received 7/17/16 10,335 W. Virginia Flood Aid 215 159 Pledges-to-date 688,372

Contribute Online at www.raynenola.org

or scan this QR Code

Use your smart phone to open your own account

with the church for making contributions

and viewing your giving record.

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Psalm 85 “Steadfast love and faithfulness

will meet; righteousness and peace

will kiss each other.”

Message by Callie Crawford

“Holy Kiss”

Holy Communion at 8:45 am The Hannah Chapel

with musicians Marcus St. Julien,

Ebonee Davis and Nathan Ward

Worship at 11 am

The Historic Sanctuary with The Chancel Choir

directed by C. Leonard Raybon with Marcus St. Julien, Organ

Connor Butler Mary Butler

joining on July 17, 2016

Those wishing to become members

of Rayne are encouraged

to contact calliewcrawford

@gmail.com

Opportunities for Spiritual Growth

Stop 22 for Young Adults

“No Fear Bible Study”

Mondays at 6:30 pm Rayne Youth Room

For more information about Stop 22, contact Courtney Stuckwisch at

cstuckwisch@gmail.com

Grace-Based Parenting Class Begins Summer Study

Hot Topics for Parents

Sibling rivalry, internet safety, cultivating gratitude and empathy,

and more. Sundays 9:50 am Room 201 Upstairs in the Children’s Building

The School for Contemplative Living Presents

The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness

Friday September 16 6:30-8:30 pm

Saturday September 17

9:30-11:30 am; 1-3 pm

All are welcome!

Crescent City Chamber Music Festival

Crescent City Café This young adult ministry, “compelled by the love of Christ,” serves a gourmet breakfast restaurant-style with dignity and grace to those in need twice monthly. The next café will be Saturday, August 6, 8 am in the Fellowship Hall. To donate or volunteer, go to www.crescentcitycafe.com _________________________________________________

Comfort Food On Sunday, July 24, Team Salt will be preparing a meal to provide a meal to be served on Tuesday, July 26, at the Open Table. To join the Salt, Pepper, or Spice Team, email susie.vanderkuy@raynenola.org _________________________________________________

The Open Table Servers are welcome at the Open Table! If you would like to serve Comfort Food, join us at 2700 Louisiana Avenue on Tuesday, July 26, at 3:30 pm. _______________________________________________

On Any Given Friday

Each Friday, a team of faithful volunteers gathers to assemble the cookie trays for Sunday morning, replenish the children’s activity bags, and prepare the sanctuary for worship—refreshing the pencils, offering envelopes, and registration pads. Extra hands on any given Friday would be a boost! If you can help, stop by on any Friday at 9:30 am. _______________________________________________

Donation Station Currently needed at The Open Table are hotel-size amenities such as soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, toothpaste, toothbrushes, as well as razors, reading glasses, and bandaids.

______________________________________ How is Your Serve? Help is needed in the kitchen each Sunday following fellowship. If you can serve, please email carol.thiele@raynenola.org

Opportunities for Service

Help Flood Victims with Cleaning Supplies

The children of our church and their families are collecting items to fill UMCOR Cleaning Buckets which are distributed to families in need as they begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood or hurricane. If you can support our children’s project, you may drop any of the following items in the collection bins in the Fellowship hall or at the RECP entrance:

scrub brush plastic or wooden handle cleaning wipes sponges no cellulose sponges due to mold issues 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid NOTE: Buckets from fast-food restaurants or bakeries can

be used if washed and cleaned; do not use buckets that have stored chemicals such as paint or pool cleaner; advertisements on the outside are acceptable.

Meals for Students at NOLA Wesley Each Sunday night, students gather at NOLA Wesley Campus Ministry for worship, study, and a meal. If you or your class/group can provide a meal for 15-20 students at 5 pm on either of these dates— September 18 or December 4—please call the church office and let our senior pastor know. Thanks to those who have served in the past!

Tenth Sunday after

P E N T E C O S T

Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85

Colossians 2:6-19 Luke 11:1-13

Worship Leaders

Altar Guild Nancy and Bob Hopkins, Jan Jeter

Head Ushers Bob Moffett, Gary Kennan, Doug Comeaux

Head Greeters Mable Thomas, Susie VanderKuy, Barbara Clark, Carol Thiele

Sound System Amy Pertuit, Dominic Rivera, Randy Rivero

Sundays 5-7 pm Youth Fellowship

5-6:30 pm Women’s Covenant Group

Mondays 10 am Staff Meeting

5:30 pm Centering Prayer

6 pm Ministry Meetings

6:30 pm AA Meeting

Tuesdays Noon Brown Bag Covenant Group

1 pm Intercessory Prayer Group

3:30 pm Open Table

5:30-8 pm Luke’s House Free Clinic

6:30 pm Covenant Group

Wednesdays 9:30 am Mom’s Bible Study summer break

5:30 pm Centering Prayer

6 pm Children’s Choir seasonal

6 pm Wednesday Classes TBA

6 pm Disciple Bible Study

7 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

7:30 pm Overeaters Anonymous

Thursdays 9:30 am Sacred Yoga Parker UMC

10 am Space for God off for summer

7 pm Al-Anon/AA Meetings

6:30-9 pm Luke’s House Free Clinic

Saturday 9 am STAIR Tutoring summer break

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Meetings Coming Up

Sunday, July 24 4 pm Discipleship Team

Monday, July 25 6 pm Finance Committee

Let Us Pray —Phyllis Funches, Juanita Pradel, Mary Thompson, Sam Ramer, Jude Pritchard-Rooney, Joel Hopkins, Mike Center, Jane Stennett, Rosalie Young, Samantha Sawa, Lynn Adams, Laura Coatney, Beryl Quinton, Todd Phillips, Clarence McManus, Bhumi Patel, Sandy Kaynor, Denise Trahant, Dan Sikes, Eleanor Slate, Bryan Slate, and Diane Gertjejansen.

Thank You

—to choir member Carolyn Thompson who has inventoried, filed, and created a digital directory of all the scores upon scores of Chancel Choir music—no small task, a labor of love!

—to Sharessa Garland and the Sugar Roots volunteers who welcomed us on Sunday for our church picnic—hot but fun and informative!

We Share the Joy —of Lauren and Philip Pilié and big sister Parker in the birth of Iris Reneé on April 18, 2016; —of Summer and Robert Wilton in the birth of August Ashley Wilton on July 12, 2016; —of Luke’s House welcoming a new staff member, Rebecca Tomayo, on board as our very first Program Director.

Announcements

See the School for Contemplative Living Video “Monks in the World” See the trailer for the video that is being created about this important ministry which Rayne has co-sponsored: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#search/William.thiele56%40gmail.com/155b3efc647a177b?projector=1

Thanks to all those who have made a pledge to Rayne’s 2016 mission! What about you?

Cards may be found on the tables of the church!

I’m ALL IN!

Piano for Sale The Trustees are selling a church piano @$500 + moving cost. If you are interested, call 504-899-3431.

Birthday Sunday Join us this Sunday, July 24, at Noon in the Fellowship Hall for cake and Ice Cream 504 as we celebrate our July birthdays!

Congratulations, Crescent City Café... This past month the café served its 9000th meal! This represents 114 Saturday mornings and countless volunteer hours by young adults from across the city and at Rayne! Well done, young adults! On to 10,000!

...and Luke’s House! Since it opened, Luke’s House has served more than 4300 clients, added a Spanish Night, a Women’s Night, and an Eye Clinic! Many thanks to all who volunteer at the café and clinic!