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Scripture - Matthew 14:28-33

In the August newsletter, our challenge was to an-swer God "Here I am Lord". Our challenge was to not sit on the sidelines and to stop saying "I almost gave to a charity; I almost used my time to help someone." To help someone we must get "out of the boat" (or out of our comfort zone). In the scripture above, we see that Peter did get out of the boat. Often when we read this scripture we might look at this as a fail-ure of Peter's since he became afraid. However, at least he got out of the boat; the other 11 disciples never ventured forth. While Peter may have failed, he failed while trying to do the right thing. William Barclay writes, "A saint is not someone who never fails but one whose failure brings him closer to Jesus Christ and through Christ finds the ability to get up and go on." If we are to do ministry together we must get out of the boat (out of the church building), and make a difference for each other at Crossroads and those outside. We need to stretch our ministry, exercise our spiritual muscles and to look through spiritual eyes. (Sermon 8/24). We cannot grow in the knowl-edge of how great Christ is until we stretch our-selves to the point where we quit trying to do things in our strength and rely on Him. Therefore, as we develop new ministries/outreach/mission in the months ahead let us try these steps below. 1. Spend quiet time with Him. That is where the inspiration/guidance will come... 2. Pray about the direction given. 3. Involve others in your dream. Get out of the boat! Pastor Parage from India said in one of his newslet-ters, “Jesus called us to be fishers of men, not keep-ers of the aquarium". Let us answer. Here I am Lord; I am ready to get out of the boat! (building) God Bless

Thank you September Greeters!

September 7: Ken and

Peggy Harris September 14: Phyllis Castle

and Martha Ramsey

September 21: Garrett and Shirley White

September 28: Steve and Kathy Dean

BENEFIT CONCERT

Sunday, September 28 at 7:00 pm. A love offering will be taken to help the Oasis Project in Kingsport. This ministry provides a clean, safe environment for women to attend Bible studies, do their laundry, take showers, etc. Please plan to attend, bring a friend, and help support this local ministry. Our Praise Band will perform along with Def Shepherd, a gospel bluegrass band from First Broad UMC.

PASTOR’S MESSAGE

NEW MINISTRY

" Mom's United " First Meeting

Sept 16th Tuesday 6:00 -7:00pm..

Crossroads UMC 200 Bays Cove Trail

New ministry that allows Mom's to come together for an hour to pray for their

children/grandchildren. Also to support one an-other in a prayerful manner and place those chil-

dren at the feet of Jesus. There will be short devotion and then a time of sharing and prayer..

We hope to make this a monthly gathering This is

not just for members of Crossroads.

Please invite your friends.

Youth Ministry Report The youth are gearing up for the fall. They are all busy with band and school activities, but we will be fitting in fun outings and mission opportunities. Sherry Curtis is going to be doing a new study starting the second Sunday in Sept. on the book of Revelation. We are all excited to learn and discuss this important book of the Bible. Resurrection is just around the corner and the youth will be selling God's Creations cal-endars. We sold them a few years ago. We will be selling them for $7.00. Get with any youth if you would like one. They make great Christmas gifts. Thanks, Michael

Crossroads United Methodist Church PATHWAY – September, 2014

Children’s Ministry The Fall Festival here at Crossroads is an outreach from our church family to our children and to our community. It is our desire to offer a safe place for children and their parents to enjoy an after-noon together. We hope their experience here will be a positive one in which they feel the love of Jesus expressed in actions and words. We would love for the whole family here to be in-volved in this ministry. Would you consider what part you might play on this fun-filled afternoon? If you are interested in volunteering for this event or have any questions, please contact Mary Leach at (423)470-1616 or maryjleach@gmail.com. The Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 5:00-7:00 at the church. Activities will in-clude meeting and learning about alpacas and farm life, hayrides, decorating pumpkins and cookies, crafts, games, and food. Please invite your neighbors, friends, and others in the commu-nity. This event is for the whole church not just children and parents.

Please send prayer request to:

martharamsey@charter.net

EMMAUS WALKS

Dates for the

Fall Emmaus Walks are as follows:

Women’s Walk Sept. 25-28

Men’s Walk Oct. 9-12

See Pastor Randy for more details.

Thank You: 11:00 NURSERY ASSISTANTS

September 7 - Jennifer Gilbert September 14 - Sandy Shelton

September 21- Alice & Selina Clark

September 28 - Jane Hartley

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Crossroads United Methodist Church PATHWAY – September, 2014

OUTREACH NEWS The Outreach team will meet on September 10 at 10:00 am. All in-terested in helping with our pro-jects are welcome. FOOD PANTRY volunteers for Au-gust are: Sept. 4: Sharon Musick & Jean Hall Sept. 11: Brenda Hall & Don Murphy Sept. 18: Martha Ramsey & Shirley Gillespie Sept. 25 : Joyce Puriton & Donna Sensabaugh

Serving at Salvation Army on Sep-tember 20th are Sherry, Roger and Maddie Sutherland.

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YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL REPORT

(Jan - July 2014)

GENERAL FUND Actual income $ 99,113.07

Actual expenses 99,696.51 (583.44)

The Outreach Team- Holly Hills Ministry

-is beginning to make plans for the Christmas

season to minister to twenty-five (25) seniors

living in the Holly Hills housing project.

Beginning Sunday, November 2 thru Novem-

ber 23rd (deadline), there will be Offering En-

velopes in each Sunday Bulletins to receive

designated contributions to fund this Christ-

mas project.

A Christmas Party is scheduled Wednesday,

Dec. 17th at Holly Hills to deliver these gifts to

each senior, as we all celebrate the birth of our

Savior, together.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated. Con-

sider how you can help in this church-wide

effort. More details to follow as plans are be-

ing made. If you have any questions concern-

ing this mission project, contact Carole Hub-

ble, Coordinator.

The Clothes Closet is starting its second year, and this ministry has been amazing. The number of people coming for help has more than doubled.

We thank each of you for your support. This is a great way to meet new people and

receive a blessing. We invite everyone to get involved.

Crusaders’ Report The Crusaders will be making four kettles of apple butter this year. This will take place on Sept. 15th and 25th at the church. If you would like to place an order early, call Shirley Newman at 245-8205 or a Crusader member. If you would like to help with this project, we need half-pint or pint jars, lids and sugar. All the money raised from the sale of apple butter goes for projects in the church or other charita-ble organizations. Thank you, Crusaders

Memorial Donations

To the Future Building Fund: By Barbara Ann Moore and Susan

Clark in memory of Mildred Hurley Jack and Shirley Gillespie & Tim

Ragle in memory of Gene Smith. To the Regular Budget:

By Donna Moreno In Memory of:

Honorary Donation

To the Future Building Fund: By Phyllis Castle in honor of:

Piper and Barbara August 1st

Have a

Blessed

Initial Planning Meeting

Production Crew Only Thursday, August 28th

6:30p.m. at Crossroads UMC

Set Design, Lighting, Staging and Costuming Meeting

Production Crew Only Thursday, September 4th

6:30 p.m. at Crossroads UMC

Actors meetings:

(attend either meeting to sign-up to be in production) Monday September 8th or Thursday September 11th

6:30 p.m. at Crossroads UMC

Rehearsals:

All rehearsals will be in the sanctuary at Crossroads UMC

Initial read-thru - Actors only Monday, September 15th

6:30 p.m.

Staging – Actors, staging and lighting crews Thursday, September 18th

6:30 p.m.

All rehearsals will be Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. at Crossroads UMC in the sanctuary. Rehearsals will begin on Monday, Sept 15th 2014 from 6:30-8 p.m. and will continue every Monday and Thursday eve-nings until performance (22 practices). Stage blocking will be Thursday, Sept 18th, 2014 Stage design and construction will begin Tuesday, Sept 23, 2014 from 6-9 p.m. and will continue every Tuesday evening until stage is complete (possible of 10 construction sessions total). All performers need to participate in at least (4) four stage construction sessions. All parts need to be memorized no later than Monday, Oct 20th, 2014.

Full Dress Rehearsals:

Monday, Dec 1st 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec 4th 6:30 p.m.

Performances:

Friday, Dec 5th 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Dec 6th 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec 7th 11: a.m.

Contact Information: Chris Newman

Cell Phone: 423-502-0658 E-mail: crossroadsumctheatergroup@gmail.com

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Crossroads United Methodist Church PATHWAY – September, 2014

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson

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Crossroads United Methodist Church PATHWAY – September, 2014

Crossroads’ Homebound Crossroads’ Homebound Begley, Polly, The Villages Allandale, 100 Strickland Court, Kingsport, TN 37660 Click, Sue, 317 Arbor Terrace Dr, Kingsport, 37664 Frazier, Mogaline, 2305 Jennings Drive, Kings-port, TN 37660 Gruber, George & Jean, 406 Fairway Drive, Church Hill, TN 37642 Dorton, Eugenia, Elmcroft Unit #154, 901 Tea-sel Drive, Kingsport, TN 37664 Hamblin, Sue, Holston Manor, 3641 Memorial Blvd., Kingsport, TN 37664 Kirk, Ruthie, 1104 Faye Street, Kingsport,37660 Moore, Ann & Joe, 613 Fairview Ave. Kings-port, TN 37660 Murph, Nikki,626 Walnut St.; Kingsport, TN 37660 Painter, Jo , Preston Place, 2001 North JB Den-nis, Kingsport, TN 37660 Pyle, Frankie, Church Hill Health Care , 701 W. Main Blvd., Church Hill, TN 37642 Shanks, Ruth, c/o David Shanks, 650 Pep-peridge Rd., Lewisville NC 27023 Stallard, Helen, Asbury Place Room 11, 100 Netherland Lane, Kingsport, TN 37660 Quillen, Sally, Wellington Place, 400 Profes-sional Park Private Dr, Kingsport, TN 37663

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Pastor: Randy Lantz

(423) 534-4121 (Cell)

randycumc@charter.net

Church Office: (423) 246-2982 9:00 Worship Leader: Piper Kirk

9:00 Accompanist: Barbara Brown 11:00 Worship Leader: Melinda White

11:00 accompanist: Barbara Brown Children’s Director: Mary Leach Youth Director: Michael Leach

Nursery Coordinator: Jessica Turner Administrative Assistant: Jane Christian

Office Assistant: Sherry Curtis

Newsletter Editor: Emily Neeley emilyneeley@yahoo.com Newsletter Production:

Nancy and Calvin Powers

Gail & John Willis

October PATHWAY NEWSLETTER Deadline: September 20th

Also at: www.crossroadskingsport.org

Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on each of us here today, and pray for new out-reach and mission opportunities for our church. Shirley Carter; the Family of Gene Smith; the Family of Mildred Hurley; Mabel Lantz; Teresa Clark; Jacob Hite; Ralph Barkly; Pat Mann; Calvin & Nancy Powers; Kim Smith; Donna Moreno; Ray Hyder; Billy Dingus; Hal Newman; Tyler Bates; Suzie Pendergraft; Steve Carriger; Ruth Shanks; John Neeley; Sue Click; Randy & Diana Perry; Barbara Nelms; Dylan Nelms; Audrae Fugate; Ann Monroe; Dave Anderson; Gabe Ketron; Mildred Fleenor; Billy Rhea; Kay Hammonds; Jerry Caldwell; Bobby Leonard; Nancy Ford; Frankie Pyle; Bobby Hart-ley; Betty Sue Quillen; Sharon Musick; Helen Stallard; Nikki Murph; Henry Price; Judi Sliman; Phyllis Burke; Stewart Lester; P.T. Morrison Peace in the Middle East; peace in Missouri; the Girls Kidnapped in Nigeria; Peace in Sudan; Fred & Libby Dearing in the Sudan; our Coun-try; the Unemployed; the Homeless; our Mili-tary; those in Jails and Prisons; a Cure for Can-cer; a Cure for ALS; Salvation for the Lost.

NEW & ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS The following individuals need our prayers. During the month, take a little time each day to pray for each person listed here:

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

-2015 PLANNING MEETINGS- Date: September 9th and September 26th

Place: THE COURTYARD RESTURANT

Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Let’s plan another exciting ministry year for the

women at Crossroads! Bring your event sugges-

tions, Bible Study ideas, and Mission opportunities

to the planning table for discussion and considera-

tion!

“Your input is the success of this ministry for

women & children in our Church and Commu-

nity!”

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“Let your Christmas support Red Bird Mission!”

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014

Place: Crossroads UMC

Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Van loads of Wooden Toys, Jewelry, Pottery, Furni-

ture, Baskets, Quilts, Textiles, more….all made by

southern Appalachian artisans to supplement their

income!

100% of all proceeds to support Red Bird

Mission efforts to alleviate poverty in the

southern Appalachian areas. More details

will be announced as plans are being made!

Any questions contact: Sherry Renfro

RED BIRD MISSION

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN

ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR

Crossroads United Methodist Church PATHWAY September, 2014

1 2 3 Bible

Studies 6pm

4 Happy

Birthday: Donna Decker

5 Happy

Birthday: Kay Alley

6

7 Happy

Birthday: Marty Polson

8 9 Happy

Birthday: Brittany Nichole

Girlfriends

planning meet-ing see pg. 4

10 Bible

Studies 6pm

11 12 Happy

Birthday: Debbie Salyers

13

14

Happy Birthday:

Rhonda Givens

15 Crusaders will make apple butter

16 Mom’s United

6-7 pm see pg. 1

17 Bible

Studies 6pm

18 19

Happy Anniversary:

David & Donna Sensabaugh

20 Salvation Army: Sherry, Roger &

Maddie Sutherland

Happy Birthday:

Melinda White

Fall Festival

21 Happy

Birthday: Rick Elliott & Roy Emory

22 23 Happy

Birthday: Barbra Brown

24 Bible

Studies 6pm

25

Crusaders will make

apple butter

26 Happy

Birthday: David Sensabaugh

Girlfriends plan-

ning meeting see pg. 4

27

28 Oasis

Benefit Concert

7pm

29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVICE HOURS 9:00 AM TRADITIONAL SERVICE

10:00 SUNDAY SCHOOL *11:00 AM - BLENDED SERVICE

6:00 PM PRAYER MEETING, --- YOUTH MEETING 6:00 PM *CHILDREN WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND

CHILDRENS’ CHURCH AFTER CHILDREN’S SERMON.

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