1

Potter’s Wheel by Rev. Tom

Glad Tidings F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

September 21

PRAY Everyday 12:00noon*

Sunday, Sept 24-Sept 30

Sun. 8:30am Peacetime Worship–

Sanctuary

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions Worship-

Sanctuary

12-6pm Directory Photos

5:30-7:30 Refuge Youth Worship-FUMC

to practice for Youth Led Service

Mon. 1:30pm Staff Meeting

2-8:00pm Directory Photos

6-7:00pm WBS in Parlor

6:00pm Lay Leadership Committee

Meeting in the Pairs and Spares

Tue. 7:00am Morning Glory

(7-12 graders) Breakfast &

Devotion- Fellowship Hall

9:30am WBS in Parlor

10:00am Senior Adult Choir

12:00noon Bulletin deadline

2-8:00pm Directory Photos

4-5:00pm WBS in Word Classroom

Wed. ****WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE A Peak in

Your Week!

4:00-5:00pm Youth @ Boys/Girls Club

4:30pm Handbell Practice

5:00pm Home Cooked Meal

5:45pm-Bible Study-Children

activities, Youth & Adult Small group

6:45pm Adult Choir Practice

Thu. 6:00pm UMW-Sarah meets in the Word

Classroom

Sunday, Oct 1-Oct 7

Sun. 8:30am Peacetime Worship-Sanctuary

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions Worship- Sanctuary

1-3:00pm JA Club in Fellowship Hall

5:30-7:30pm Refuge-Youth Worship-

FUMC to practice for Youth Led Service

Mon.1:00pm UMW-Phoebe meets in the

Wesley Classroom

1:30pm Staff Meeting

6-7:00pm WBS in Parlor

Tue. 7:00am Morning Glory

(7-12 graders) Breakfast &

Devotion- Fellowship Hall

9:30am WBS in Parlor

12:00noon Bulletin deadline

4:00pm Newsletter Deadline

4-5:00pm WBS in Word Classroom

Wed. 2-8:pm Directory Photos

****WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE A Peak in

Your Week!

4:00-5:00pm Youth @ Boys/Girls Club

4:30pm Handbell Practice

5:00pm Home Cooked Meal

5:45pm-Bible Study-Children

activities, Youth & Adult Small group

5:45pm UMW-Priscilla meets in the Par-

lor

Sat. 11-1pm Children’s Ministry Fall Festival

"Coming Soon to a Newsletter Near You?" While I can't vouch for the facts here, each of these church news-letter "Misspeakings" is purported to have really been published. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. I guess that would be quite a revelation! Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's Healing Services will be discontinued until further notice. Physician, heal thyself? Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speak-ing tonight at Calvary Methodist church. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa! There are at least two in my home who could challenge that! Don't miss Saturday's exhibit by Christian Martian Arts. They probably studied the Red Planet during Pentecost. Barbara remains in the hospital and is having trouble sleep-ing. She has requested tapes of Pastor Nelson's sermons. What, you need my punchline for this one? Please place your donation in the envelope, along with the deceased person(s) you want remembered. Well, they say a lot of Christian people are very narrow... Diana and Don request your presents at their wedding. This one may have swerved into the truth. The choir invites anyone who enjoys sinning to join the choir. I'll bet they had to order more choir robes! Ushers will eat latecomers. That'll teach them to be on time! Weight Watchers will meet at 7 pm. Please use the large dou-ble doors at the side entrance. That's just wrong. Y'all laugh a little, and we'll see you in worship Sunday! In Joy, Tom

2

ROVERS

8:30 10:55

Sept 24 Paul Smith Matt Housel

Oct 1 Frank Collins Terry Moody

Oct 8 Joe Frazier Rick Stanford

NURSERY

8:30 10:55

Sept 24 Lindsey Griffin Lynsie Carpenter

Oct 1 Muffet McPhail Lindsey Griffin

Oct 8 Michelle Dalton Carie Housel

COMMUNION STEWARDS

Sept– Bob and Carole White

Oct- Bobby and Carol Ann Wade

Nov- Frank and Jean Collins

OFFERING COUNTERS

Sept– Jerry Dantone and Steve Clark

Oct- Bobby Wade and Ward Brister

Nov- Jimmy Brown and Gwen Lott

GREETERS

8:30

Mamie Turner/Carol Poovey

10:55

Sept- Joan Breland and Jackie Blue

Oct- Liz Barham and Claudette Waits

Nov- Jean Collins and Joan Breland

BREAKFAST HOSTS

(SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES)

Sept-The Flock

Oct– Spares and Pairs

Nov– Open Minds

Beginning at 9:30am before Sunday School Class at

9:45am. Be sure to come on down to the Fellowship Hall

or a quick breakfast and fellowship!

*Each class, please remember

to clean up after breakfast!

ACOLYTES Sept 24 Charlie Clupka/Robbie Stephenson

Oct 1 India Thayer/Erica Moss

Oct 8 Eli Housel/Drew Klinck

Sept 27

Grilled Chicken w/ cream sauce

Cream Potatoes

Vegetable Medley

Rolls/Dessert

OR Grilled Chicken Salad

Kids

Hamburger

French Fries

Oct 4

Pork Roast w/Potatoes

Peas

Sweet carrots

Rolls/Dessert

OR Grilled Chicken Salad

Kids

Chicken Strips

French Fries

Meet us in the Fellowship Hall for our MEAL at 5:00pm, then at 5:45pm Children's and Youth

Ministries, and a study for the Adults.

Nursery

Sept 27-Shannon Potter

Oct 4- Carrie Clark

Oct 11-Paula Martin

IF YOU FEEL LED TO SERVE IN ANY OF THESE AREAS, OR TO BE

REMOVED, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 662-226-3148

3

Sunday School-9:45am

High School/7th & grade -3rd floor

Sunday Night UMYF Refuge -5:30-7:30pm with meal. Meeting at the church to practice Youth Led Service on Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct 8.

Morning Glory Breakfast-Tuesdays at 7am (7th-12th graders)

Wednesdays- 4-5:00pm-serve at the Boy’s & Girl’s Club-during school year.

Wednesday Night Live Small Groups –Bible Study Groups

October 7-FUMC Children’s Ministry Fall Festival (Hotdog Cooking, Inflatable Jump Houses, Cake Walk, Duck Pond, Games, and more) Ages 1yr old-6th grade

October 31st-Trunk or Treat 5:00pm –6:15pm

December 10th-Children’s Christmas Program at the 10:55 Service

October 7th 11am-3pm

Youth Tupperware Fundraiser begins today! We are raising money for our BreakThru Retreat in De-cember. We want to encourage everyone who is willing, to take a fundraising book and an order form and help the youth collect orders. Fundraising books and forms are available at the sanctuary entrances. The youth min-istry will receive 40% profit of everything we sell. Tup-perware makes great Christmas gifts and comes with a lifetime warranty.

4

DEBT REDUCTION FUND

August 31, 2017

The following is a report of our outstanding debt at Regions Bank with re-gard to our property purchases and parking lots and TV project. Reduction of this debt and the amount paid in interest is made through your offerings in pledges and Debt Dollar donations.

BEGINNING LOAN BALANCE—AUG. 2010 $366,500.00

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS- 2010 THRU 2015 $276,500.00

INTEREST PAYMENTS- 2010 THRU 2016 $51,791.80

LOAN BALANCE- JANUARY 1, 2017 $47,000.00

ADDITIONAL LOAN-APRIL 18, 2017 $35,000.00

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS- 2017 $33,000.00

INTEREST PAYMENTS- 2017 $1254.85

_________

TOTAL INTEREST PAYMENTS $53,046.65

LOAN BALANCE- AS OF AUGUST 31, 2017 $49,0000.00

Our current monthly interest cost at a rate of 4.25% is $173.54

There is still time to be a part of our new church directory! Schedule your appointment today at the website below or call the church office at 662-226-3148

Dates of sessions:

September 24th, 25th and 26th, October 4th & 5th

https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y3prmh54/

Sunday, Oct 8th

5:00pm

The United Methodist Men will travel to Cleveland, Ms

on October 12 to attend a Men's Convocation and Wild Game Supper. Guys, plan to join us, and bring someone with you

who doesn't go to church!

5

1– Amanda Klinck, Elizabeth Barlow

2– Amanda Barham, Lynne Brister, Nathalie Tramel, Russ

Reid

3– D.D. White

5– Rita Gober, Payne Horan, Jennie Mullen, Shannon

Potter

6– Sue Brannan, Lucas Hall

7– Allie Johnson

8– Paige Brister, Arnold Stanford, Nancy Clark

11– Joe Brown Jr., Howard Robertson

12– Catherine Keady, Peggy Jackson, Ashley Lane

13– Brett-Adair Kyle

15– Scott Crawford, Sam Housel

16– Jessica Kane, Sayle Roberts

19– Sophie Paige Brister, Jimbo Griffin, Cody Mullen

20– Martha Cofer, Anne Elise Wright

21-Anna Claire Poynor

24– Dale Crawford, Josey Frazier

26– Chloe Clupka, Brenda Lee

28– Bryant McRee

29– Kevin Horan, Dennis Welch

30– Lynsie Carpenter, Kyle Grubb, Diane Jones, Cindy

Long, Presley Williams

31– Erma Fogarty

1-Jacob Armstrong, Carol Rea

2-Mitch Lundy, Jr.

3-Gracie Colbert

7-Robert Willis, Bill McRee

9-William Griffith, Shanelle Branscome

10-Savannah Burnett

11-Patrick Thimmes

12-Marsha Goodwin, Ryan Rea

13-Katie Hunt

14-Jimmy Brown

15-Emily McRee

16-Kathryn Elizabeth Shirley, Mamie Turner

18-Debbie Bailey, Carl Branson, Helen Moffett, Phillip Chandler

19-Rena Dantone, Judy DeHart

22-Duncan Dees, Susie Riddell

23-Ethan Klinck, Joyce Smith, Cletus Thayer

24-Cayden Hall, Catherine Thomas

26-Bubba Lehman, Tanya Turner

27-Travis Carpenter, Melanie Gousset

30-Linda Townes, Chris Klinck

Travis & Lynsie Carpenter

Herman & Jolene Duke

Tom & Shannon Potter

Paul & Kathryn Shirley

Trae & Sarah Bailey

6

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH

161 SOUTH LINE STREET

GRENADA, MS 38901

662-226-3148 OFFICE

662-226-3162 FAX

grenadaumc@gmail.com

E-MAILS & NEWSLETTER

Samaritan Fund The Samaritan Fund will receive donations every “first” Sunday (October 1). Please prayerfully consider giving to this fund. The money collected is well spent help-ing people in need in our local community.

Soup Kitchen Donations continue to be needed for the Soup Kitchen. Every “second” Sunday we will collect non-perishable items (October 8).

NON-PROFIT ORG.

US POSTAGE PAID

GRENADA, MS

PERMIT NO. 307

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

GLA

D T

IDIN

GS F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

TV broadcasts are on local cable channel 72 at 8:30, 10:55, and 6:30.

September 10

Sunday School-127

8:30 Service-62

10:55 Service-133

WNL (9/6)-144

September 17

Sunday School-127

8:30 Service-71

10:55 Service-157

WNL (9/13)-159

You can now watch

services “LIVE”

Go to the church

website at

www.grenadafirst.com

and click Live Stream.

Times are

8:30 am and 10:55am

There is still time to be a part of our new church directory! Sched-ule your appointment today at the website below or call the church office at 662-226-3148

Dates of sessions:

September 24th, 25th and 26th, October 4th & 5th