Second Helpings

Second Avenue United Methodist Church ~ August 2019

Special Events in August

August 06 - Meals & More at Rome First UMC

August 25 - Murphy Harpst Annual Offering

August 28 - New Bible Study begins

Second Avenue United Methodist Church

Our Mission: ‘Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World’

Our Vision: ‘Knowing Christ & Making Christ Known’

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid

Committing to be a site for Action Ministries’ Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program again this summer, we knew we were in for

many blessings! As usual, we received more than we gave! Thanks be to God!

We served approximately 571 meals to children and youth.

30 volunteers participated.

50 children received school supplies thanks to your generosity.

4 community organizations partnered with us: Kroger, Kellogg’s, Rome Action Ministries, and Family Resource Center.

For 23 days we freely gave ~ the innumerable blessings

we received freely flow on! Thank you for truly being the church with open hearts, open hands, and open doors this summer!

AUGUST SERMON SCRIPTURE

July was chock full of activities and celebrations! I am grateful that you and I

survived to tell the story! Here is a summary of our recent activities.

•The outpouring of generous financial support to help with Venezuela NOW; we

sent a check for $4,520 to Venezuela.

•We collected $1,356 toward our outreach projects: Murphy Harpst $100,

Wesley Woods $195, and VBS $486.

•Our church supported Valerie Moore, a Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) intern

with $1,000. She reached her goal of $20,000 and will be on her way to China in the first week of August.

•Axel Baleon who is the first one to go to college in his family and was short $4,000 for his tuition for Young

Harris College. Our church collected $2,000 and Rev. Millie found a matching grant for $2,000. He will go to

college tuition free in August!

•We served 38 children at our Vacation Bible School here at Second Avenue, and Rev. Millie & Kevin helped out

with the VBS at Metropolitan United Methodist Church on Broad Street.

•We successfully finished Smart Kids, Smart Lunch program and this year added another site at the

Darlington Mobile Home Park. We served an average of over 20 families a day at both locations. On July 24, we

had a back to school bash with school supplies, a feast, and even free haircuts!

•Rev. Millie finished her term as the Dean of The Georgia Pastor School after serving for 8 years! Hallelujah!

We are in the Rome-Carrollton District of the North Georgia Annual Conference, and our church is considered as

a “healthy, thriving, small church.” Now that is a good title to hold! I hope that we can redefine the “small

church” in a positive light over and over again. Numbers matter and membership matters, but I hope we can also

focus on quality and maturity of faith as well. I am constantly praying for our church and community on how we

can make an impact in our community. Mother Theresa’s words come to my mind, “Not all of us can do great

things. But we all can do small things with great love.” If you have any ideas of making a small impact in our

church and community, please do not hesitate to share. We can do this when we are together and striving toward

perfection in love.

I am proud to be your pastor!

Millie

A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR

August 04 “Signs of Transformation" | Colossians 3:1-17 | Luke 12:13-21 | Communion Sunday

August 11 “Joys of Faith" | Colossians 4:7-18 | Luke 12:32-40

August 18 “Faith 101" | Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 | Luke 12:49-56

August 25 “Examples and Common Denominators" | Hebrews 11:29-12:2 | Luke 13:10-17

Vacation Bible School

Church Night at Rome Braves Game

Back to School Bash

We’re on the Web:

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801 East Second Avenue

Rome, GA 30161-3309

Birthdays & Anniversaries: If we haven’t included your anniversary or

birthday, please contact JoAnn Baker in the church office (706.234.6406).

We want to celebrate with you!

August Anniversaries

09 Paula & Tommy Jones

10 Patty & Phil Baker

13 Dan & Judy Emerick

24 Carl & Genny Alexander

August Birthdays

04 Patty Baker

05 Betty Crymes

10 Matthew Gibbons

18 Doug Meredith

22 Joshua Colombo

23 Vicki Embree

23 Jerry Waters

29 Buffy Davis

29 Michelle Gibson

30 Juanita Underwood

Nursery: 08/04 Nancy Clift 08/11 MaryBeth Broxterman 08/18 Emily Embree 08/25 Kevin Soh

Acolytes: 08/04 Theo Kislat 08/11 Railey Davis 08/18 Isaac Tucker 08/25 Chloe Duck

Liturgists: 08/04 Greg Gaston 08/11 Amy Astin 08/18 Patty Baker 08/25 Steve Davis

Ushers: Ronnie Farmer (head usher) Bob Baker, Jill Borchert, Steve Davis, Dan Emerick, Lee Roberts

Congregational Care & Concern: 08/04 Sally Farmer 08/11 Shannon Kislat 08/18 Vicki Thomason 08/25 Darlene Wallace

Counters: 08/04 Mike Colombo & Cindy Smith 08/11 Mary Beth B. & Greg Gaston 08/18 Barbara Cothran & Dan Emerick 08/25 Amy Astin & Dottie Taylor

Flowers: 08/04 08/11 Emerick 08/18 Gaston 08/25

Average Worship Attendance in July: 89

Financial giving in July: $22,560

Budgeted amount needed as of July: $131,352

Budgeted amount given as of July: $123,331 Vital Signs

Thank you so much to the congregation of Second Avenue Methodist

Church for choosing to be a part of what the Lord is doing in East Asia.

I am so thankful to have met you and spent time in your church, and I

am confident He will use your gifts towards furthering His kingdom in

a place that has little access to the Gospel. I can’t wait to keep you all

updated, and again thank you so much for your generosity!

In Him,

Valerie Moore

Valerie joined our worship service on Sunday, July 7 and shared about her upcoming mission

work with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). Through the generosity of our

congregation, she has met her financial commitment goal and will head to China in the coming

week. Please continue to lift Valerie in your prayers during her 10-month stay overseas.

SECOND HELPINGS

Grow...

Lay Servant Ministries: Fall classes in the Rome-Carollton District will be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on October 12, 19, and 26. Location and courses offered to be determined. Email or call District Director Tim Galloway (706-346-8144 & jtgalloway@outlook.com) with your interest along with any courses you are needing or considering.

Upcoming Bible Study: A New Bible Study "Rehearsing Scripture"- Starting Wednesday, August 28, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall. SCRIPTURE. We can study it carefully. We can listen to sermons on it and read what the experts say about it. But in the end, Scripture needs to be rehearsed and encountered—and we can do that best in community with others. In this Bible Study we will use concrete, practical tools for reading and rehearsing Scripture. Suitable for new and seasoned Bible readers alike, this Bible Study invites solitary readers to become community readers—to gather around a shared text and encounter God anew together. You may buy the book Rehearsing Scripture by Anna Carter Florence, but it is not necessary. Bring your Bible.

Bible Study Coming in September: Wednesday evenings ~ 5:45-7:15 p.m. Beginning on Wednesday, September 4, join Rev. Millie for a study entitled “Becoming a Praying Congregation” by Rueben P. Job. We will eat together as we learn how to make prayer a way of living. See Rev. Millie for more details.

Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall

mount up with WINGS like eagles… Isaiah 40:31

Serve...

Meals & More: Tuesday, August 6 ~ 3:30-5:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to help pack and distribute meals for Meals & More at Rome First UMC (202 E 3rd Ave). You can help by volunteering your time or by contributing individually wrapped cookies or snack cakes or single serve sized potato chips for the meals. We also collect travel-sized toiletries to distribute.

Worship...

Camp Meeting Worship: Summer Sundays Join us for refreshing summertime worship. We’ll sing old favorite hymns and have special music through the end of August.

Murphy-Harpst Annual Offering Sunday, August 25 Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers, Inc., is a nonprofit organization in Cedartown that provides behavioral healthcare, educational, preventative and intervention services to Georgia’s most severely abused children by giving them a home and hope. Help support this important ministry in our community with your donation to this annual offering.

Invite...

Missionary Support: Nancy Carew is a United Methodist missionary in Liberia who we support financially. Please send Nancy a card for her birthday on August 6, and thank her for the work she does on our behalf sharing the good news of Jesus’ love. Nancy Carew United Methodist Center Liberia Annual Conference 13th Street Sinkor, P.O. Box 10-1010 Monrovia, Liberia

Nurture...

Vases Needed: After we enjoy the flowers in worship, JoAnn arranges them and Rev. Millie takes them to the person of the week or another church member in need of a sign of our prayers and love. We need more vases! If you have any to donate, please bring them to the church office. There are also open dates on the calendar to donate flowers.

Fall Fun: Children's Choir and Joyful Noise will resume after Labor Day.

SECOND HELPINGS

Blessings and Gratitude

Dear Dr. Kim and the Wonderful People of Second Avenue, Thank you so much for your generous offering of $4,520 to the ministry of Venezuela Now, Inc. Your gifts will help provide 45,200 meals In Venezuela. These meals will be distributed through 40 churches, 180 feeding ministries in 8 states. The gospel will be shared in over 100 of these locations. Your generosity will have eternal impact in the lives and destinies of countless Venezuelans. Thank you! Warren and Jane Lathem Venezuela Now, Inc

Dear Second Avenue Methodist Church, Thank you so much for all the prayers, flowers, visits, cards and phone calls. You are all such wonderful people. I do appreciate everything. It is great being part of such a caring church. I love all of you, Gerrie Burton

New Address

Lib Rogers 3126 Cedartown Hwy SW Apt. 1339 Rome, GA 30161 706-233-0639

Meet Our New District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Jessica Terrell, was appointed to serve as superintendent of the Rome-Carrollton District after Rev. Dr. David Naglee retired in June. "Jessica is down-to-earth and relational. She has a keen strategic mind and has led churches well, sometimes under very difficult circumstances," said Bishop Sue. "Jessica understands and appreciates small rural churches, which will serve her well in the Rome-Carrollton District. We look forward to welcoming her to our team!" A native of LaGrange, Terrell grew up on her family's farm. She holds degrees from LaGrange College, Duke Divinity School, and received her doctorate from Emory University. Before becoming D.S., Dr. Terrell held appointments at Eatonton First in the Augusta District, Bethesda UMC in Lawrenceville, Glenn Memorial UMC in Atlanta, and Covington First UMC. "One of the beautiful things about our appointive system is that when we, as pastors, live into our vows to go where sent, we find ourselves in some of the most unexpected, yet amazing places," said Dr. Terrell. "I have loved and learned much in every church I served so far. I am especially grateful for the overwhelming support and encouragement of Eatonton First. They are an incredible faith community. And I am humbled and excited to work with and learn alongside the cabinet, Bishop Sue, and the pastors and churches of the Rome-Carrollton District." One of the amazing places ministry has taken Terrell was a pulpit exchange in 2011 with the East Belfast Methodist Mission in Northern Ireland. During this exchange, she focused on ministries of reconciliation, conflict transformation, and the local church as a leading agent in community transformation. Beyond her ministry in the local church, Terrell has served the North Georgia Conference on the Imagine No Malaria Campaign Steering Team, as chair of the Atlanta-Emory District Committee of Ordained Ministry, and as a member of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and the Augusta District Committee on Ordained Ministry. She is also a member of the North Georgia Conference Board of Trustees and the 2019 Annual Conference Planning Committee.

Please let us know your prayer concerns. You may submit prayer requests: - In writing: fill out a prayer request form in the sanctuary pew racks - By phone: call the prayer line at 706.234.6406 (press 3 when prompted) - By email: millie@2aveumc.org

If you have a confidential request, please contact Rev. Millie (404.759.4778) .

Please contact the church ASAP when you are in need of Pastoral Care! To contact the Pastor: - During office hours, please call 706.234.6406 - After hours, please call or text 404.759.4778

“Pray, and let God worry.” Martin Luther

Need A Prayer?

Pastoral

Care Need?

Prayer List Congregation Susan Autry Donna Bledsoe Lynda Boggs Herb Brown Gerrie Burton Bill Carver Danny Carver Giles Chapman Erin Ables Clark Beth Colombo Ronnie Farmer Flanery Family Phil & Jane Franssen Carolyn Garwood Jim Gibbons David Gresham Charles Griffin Betty Hardy Faye Kesler Mardelle Lynch Lib Rogers Edith Swint Vicki Thomason Vivian VanLandingham Carol Vogt

Friends &Family Grace Adams Katherine Ammons Family of Margaret Andrus Okanee Atkinson Trish Barfield Terri Black Brooke Brown Linda Brown Shirley Carroll MaeDell Clark Beverly Cox Trey Daniel Glenn Ethridge Chris Franssen Shelia Fuller Dana Gallagher Daria Giebler Patty Harvey John Hunsucker JoAnn Jacks Larry Jacks Janie Jolley Garrett Jones Milton Kahn Bill & Peggy Lanier

Dusty Lewis Dean Mallow Cade Maynor Lisa McDaniel James McGinnis Military Personnel Gary Miller Sherry Nolan Diane Norrod Julian Nix Julie Ousley Andy Peabody Peggy Pharr Glenda Phillips Becky Ramey Connie Ray Deborah Reynolds Daphne Rogers Nancy Sims Zinari Smith Danny Slaughter Ryan Stubblefield Elise Sullens Thomas Family Maeghan Thomason Stanley Thompson

Alex Trebek President Trump Rick Walker Angel Warren and Father Jim Williams and Family Kennedy Williams Marilyn Yount

August 04: Bob Dodson

197 Meadow Lakes Blvd.

Cedartown, GA 30125-4494 August 11: Jim Gibbons 123 Kenwood Drive, SW Rome, GA 30165-3434

August 18: Bob Baker 12 Belle Meade Drive, SW Rome, GA 30165-8485 August 25: Mardelle Lynch 3013 Village Blvd. SE Rome, GA 30161-1058

Persons of the Week

Please remember these friends with cards, calls, visits, and prayers.

31Juanita Underwood

30Buffy Davis

Michelle Gibson

5:00pm Line Dancing

2910:30am 'Rehearsing Scripture' Bible Study begins

28271:00pm Winthrop Senior Living Community

2610:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Murphy-Harpst Annual Offering

25

Carl & Genny Alexander

24Jerry Waters

Vicki Embree

23Joshua Colombo

5:00pm Line Dancing

222120Nina Wheeler

19Doug Meredith

10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship

18

17165:00pm Line Dancing

15Irene Martz

14Dan & Judy Emerick

131210:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship

11

Matthew Gibbons

Patty & Phil Baker

10Jason Tucker

Paula & Tommy Jones

95:00pm Line Dancing

87Rose Collum

3:30pm Meals & More at Rome 1st UMC

6Betty Crymes

5Patty Baker

10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship

4

325:00pm Line Dancing

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