GOD’S SUNDAY SERVANTS

We believe that God has placed

St. Paul UMC

in the heart of Gainesville so we can

share His Word,

show His love,

serve His people.

Rev. Geoff Grubbs

geoffrey.grubbs@gmail.com

Cell 404-354-6637

St. Paul United Methodist Church

404 Washington Street NW,

Gainesville, GA 30501-3532

770-532-2977 770-532-4406 (fax)

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

October 16, 2016

HEAD USHERS

8:45 Tim Collins

11:00 Trey Cely

GREETERS

8:45 Pam Roberts and Irene Weathers

11:00 Sandra Souther and Shirley Whitaker

ACOLYTES 8:45 am: Carolyn Cagle

11:00 am: Emily Grace Mavis

NURSERY

Lisa Jackson and Diane Pearce

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

8:45 Marianne Cagle

11:00 Heidi Pickens

MORNING FELLOWSHIP

Jean McCorlew

WELCOME VISITORS!

We extend a special welcome to anyone who has lots of money or to those who have none; whether you’re single, divorced, engaged, married, widowed. We welcome those who sing like angels and those who just make a joyful noise! You’re welcome here if you’re 1 or 100 or anywhere in between. We welcome those who work too hard or don’t work at all. We welcome you if you’re having problems, are down in the dumps and even if you don’t like ‘organized religion’. This is the place to be. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now and even those who think they don’t need prayer. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts, people who think they don’t need Jesus...and you! Whatever your circumstances today, you’re in the right place! We welcome you! Please fill out a visitor card located in the pew rack and place in the offering plate so we can have a record of your visit. If you are a first time visitor, stop by our visitors’ table in the Narthex and pick up our gift to you for worshiping with us today.

WEBSITE:

www.stpaulumcgainesville.org

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BIBLE READINGS FOR 10/16/16 - 10/22/16

10/16 Revelation 16, Esther 9-10, Psalm 107:23-43 10/20 Revelation 20, Isaiah 7-8, Psalm 110

10/17 Revelation 17, Isaiah 1-2, Psalm 108 10/21 Revelation 21-22, Isaiah 9-10, Psalm 111

10/18 Revelation 18, Isaiah 3-4, Psalm 109:1-19 10/22 1 Thessalonians 1, Isaiah 11-13, Psalm 112

10/19 Revelation 19, Isaiah 5-6, Psalm 109:20-31

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS

Youth Retreat-October 21st-23rd

Halloween Corn Maze @Jaemor Farms - October 30th

1:00 pm

$14.00 Payment due TODAY!

If you would like to volunteer to drive kids for these events, please contact Tyler Flowers through email at tyler.flowers@gmail.com

SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON

Our Senior Adult Luncheon is to be held on Sunday, October 23rd, directly after the 11:00

a.m. service. Please sign up by October 19th. We would love to have you join us for a great

meal, and outstanding fellowship! We have sign up sheets in the Narthex.

SUNDAY MORNING FELLOWSHIP

We would like to thank Jean McCorlew and Sandra Souther for doing a great job coordinating morning fellowship this year. We are looking for someone to coordinate fellowship for 2017. Please let Rev. Grubbs know if you are interested in this position. Thanks again to Jean and San-dra for doing a fabulous job!

SAVE THE DATE

Baby Shower for Sydney Babb on Sunday, November 6 from 2 pm—4 pm, in the Fellowship Hall.

Sydney and Justin are expecting a boy and are naming the baby Will.

PRAYER CONCERNS (Names will remain on the list for 4 weeks)

SPECIAL CONCERNS: (09/18/2016) Jason Walling (Jerry and Susan Walling’s son); (09/25/2016) Harold Carlton (friend of the Briscoe’s), Barbara Martin, Raymond Norris (Rhea Baker’s father); (10/02/2016) Stacy Merck, Rita Collins family, Evelyn Hancock, Jes-sica Shirley (John and Jeanette Kesler’s daughter); (10/09/2016) Connie Salyers (Sandra Souther’s daughter-in-law’s mother), Everyone affected by Hurricane Matthew.

ONGOING CONCERNS: Brecklynn Allgood, Alfred & Anna Alloway, Edwina Banks (Lisa Martin’s mother), Damien Bell (Betty Bell’s grandson) Joseph Biebl (Lois Shoemak-er), Kelsey Bishop & Family (friends of Lisa Martin), Bob Blackwell (Lisa Jackson’s broth-er) Katherine Bramlett, Alan Briscoe, Dianne Brown, Brenda Bryant, Kenny Burts, Beth Cassady, Anne Cochran, Gary Cochran, Belinda & Tammy Cockerill, Mitch Cohen (Tom and Janice Harris), Beth Coppedge, Ethelene Dorsey, Bill & Kim Flowers (Tyler’s parents), Don Forbes (Alisha Bradshaw’s father), Anna Gay, Dick Gillespie, Jimmie Glosson, Tam-my (Lucy Nutt), Zack Green, Tripp Halstead, Ron Hopley, Candance Huskey, Myles Ir-win, Joye Jones, Lynn Lester, Preston Lester, Steve Lester, Sylvia Lester, Vivian Lewis, Mary Martin, Tommy McConnell, Michelle Miller, Kory Moore (friend of Janet Thorpe), Beth Mosca (friend of Ruth Dugger), Paula Oligny (friend of Cilla Johnson), Donetta Nor-ris, Mary Pittman, Tara Beth Reynolds, Brian Roberts (Jim Roberts’ son), Henry Rue, Ken & Irene Schmidt, Odis Skelton (friend of Evelyn Wells), Laurie Spiess, Bill Steedley, Lottie Stepp, Emily Straka (student of Stacie Mavis & friend of Olivia Morley), Beronica & Jere-miah Vance (friends of Rhea Baker), Don Vincent, Jr. (Don and June Vincent’s son), Paul Volcy (friend of Robert Thorpe), Tyler Wages (student at NH Middle), Sharon Walton, Kre Wehunt & family, Gene Whitley, Hannah Wood (Evelyn’s niece), Lynn Wood (Evelyn’s nephew), Jay Wright (Jule Wright’s brother in law).

MISSIONS - Melanie Martin (Kenya) Pete & Ashley Greenwald (Indonesia) Wendy Moeller (Campus Crusade for Christ) Glenn & April Gantner (Peace Corp in Figi) (friends of Catherine Rodriguez) Julie Gregg (Peace Corp in Mongolia) (Friends of Paul & Lin Arnold)

SUPPER RESERVATIONS

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

Menu for October 19, 2016 - Meat Loaf, Stewed Cabbage, Herb Potatoes, Rolls/Corn Bread, Salad Bar, Tea, Lemonade and Dessert.

Name: _____________________________________________________________

# of age 11 & up $6 each (including take-out plates) __________

# of age 5 to 10 $2 each______________

# of age 4 & under eat free____________

DINNER ________________ (10/19 only)

Maximum cost for each family living in the same household is $18.00. Place your reservation sheet in the offering plate.

Please have all reservations in the church office by Noon on Monday, October 17!

THANK YOU!

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

We are going to have a new pictorial directory coming soon and we want your picture

there. The dates pictures will be taken are: November 21 and 22 from 1:00-9:00,

November 30 from 10:00 - 6:00 and December 1 from 1:00 - 9:00. Beginning October

30, we will have someone in the Narthex, after both services, to schedule your

appointment.

Every family will receive a directory and an 8 by 10 of their directory pose. A directory

is a powerful tool to help us put names and faces together and become a closer knit

church community. Be thinking about these dates and, remember, we will have more

information coming in the next few weeks.

TRUNK R TREAT

Join us for Trunk R Treat on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:00 pm. We are

seeking volunteers to provide trunks and activities for that night. We have sign up

sheets in the Narthex and Fellowship Hall. We also need candy donations! Thank you

for your efforts and support!

ADULT MINISTRY

The next Adult trip is to Highlands/Cashiers, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 25th. Please

arrive by 8:45 am so we may leave the church at 9:00 a.m. The cost is $25 and is due by this

Wednesday, October 19th. Lunch will be dutch treat. Sign up sheets are in the narthex and out-

side the fellowship hall.

AARP SAFE DRIVING CLASS

AARP will host a safe driving class on Tuesday, November 15th from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm in the

Mixed Blessings class room. Most insurance companies give a discount for participation. The cost

is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non members and you will pay when you attend the class.

Bring a sack lunch and the church will provide tea and water. Dead line for signing up is Novem-

ber 9th. Sign up sheets will be in the Narthex or you may call the church office.

October is stewardship month and one of the things we are focusing on, is the Food Pantry. We

are asking the congregation to bring 2 items each Sunday and a $1 donation. There will be three

baskets on the altar for the items and money to be placed. At the end of the month, we will cele-

brate all we have given!

October 16 Soap and Dishwashing Detergent

October 23 Laundry Detergent and Toilet Tissue—Next Sunday

We do not need canned food. That is furnished by the Food Pantry.

St. Paul United Methodist Church Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

October 16, 2016 8:45 & 11:00 am Rev. Geoff Grubbs, Pastor

Good morning,

I hope you are doing great today. In our journey as a church we should

o�en pause for just a minute and spend �me thanking God for this place.

The world we live in, not perfect, but a place I love. We should be thank-

ful for all our many blessings. I count each of you as one of my blessings.

Thank you for being here today.

Blessings,

Geoff

PRELUDE

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTROIT (11:00) “Serve the Lord with Gladness” Chancel Choir

INVOCATION

*HYMN “Lord of the Dance” #261

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed #881

*GLORIA PATRI #70

CHILDREN’S MOMENT

Following the Bible presentation, third grade and under are dismissed to Children’s Church.

PASTORAL PRAYER

CHORUS “Make Me a Servant”

Make me a servant, humble and meek, Lord, let me lift up those who are weak. And may the prayer of my heart always be: Make me a servant, make me a servant, make me a servant today.

ANTHEM “God Is Seen” Chancel Choir

OUR OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” #95

SCRIPTURE Acts 2:46-47 Page 112 SERMON “You Get What You Get and Don’t Pitch a Fit” Rev. Geoff Grubbs

*HYMN “Gift of Love” #408

*BENEDICTION

“The love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay, love isn’t love until you give it away”

DEPARTING CHORUS

“I Love to Tell the Story” #156

Refrain Only

*Stand as able

Sunday, October 16, 2016 Wednesday, October 19, 2016

8:45 am Morning Worship 10:00 am F.L.O.W.

9:30 am Fellowship Time 5:15 pm Wonderful Wednesday

10:00 am Sunday School 5:30 pm Handbell Practice

11:00 am Morning Worship 6:00 pm Job Study (Anglers)

12:15 pm Crock Pot Crew 6:00 pm Kids/Youth

5:00 pm Youth ($14 Payment due for Corn Maze) 6:30 pm Choir Practice

5:00 pm “Jesus in the Gospels” (Anglers) 7:30 pm Good News at Noon

Monday, October 17, 2016 Thursday, October 20, 2016

11:30 am Centerpoint (MB) 10:30 am Parkinson’s Group (FH)

The flowers in the Narthex are placed in

loving memory of Lewis Moore, Sr.

given by his family.