OCTOBER 16, 2013 VOLUME XXIII, NUMBER 10

Millbrook United Methodist Church

Sunday Morning: Traditional Worship 8:30 and 11:00;

Contemporary Praise Service 9:45; Church School 9:45 and 11:00

Pastors: Ray Wittman and Heather Rodrigues

The MUMC Flame

She begins to pour.

Her husband is dead and she's in debt past her eyeballs. The collectors want her two boys as slaves to work off what she owes. She turns to her husband's teacher, prophet Elisha, and cries for help. "What do you have?" he asks. "Nothing" she replies. Then, spotting a small oil jar on a side table, she adds, "Well, nothing but this small jar of oil." With this 'nothing but a little', Elisha empow-ers her even as he asks for God-size trust: "Go...and borrow empty jugs and bowls from all your neighbors. And not just a few—all you can get....(and pour your small amount of oil....) into each container...” (2 Kings 4:4)

She gathers the emptiness from all around her and pours, believing God will take a little and create enough. And as she pours, the oil- the money, the provision, the sustainability- flows!

She begins to pour.

All of us are in debt. Statistics say that three out of four of us are in financial debt. Then there are the realities of spiritual and emotional debt that leave us emptier than a strained bank account. We sit in our lives, held prisoner by these shackles and tempted to see no way forward. When asked what we have to set us free, we throw up our hands and say "Nothing."

As Pete and I considered a biblical call to financial freedom from debt, we focused on what we didn't have and sat shackled to our nothing. Then the teachings of Dave Ramsey, Financial Peace University, came in to our lives and we were asked to look at what we have instead of what we don't have. Suddenly we noticed the small jar of oil on the side table; those resources that, albeit small, were right before us. God was inviting us to pour our small amount and trust in Him to create enough.

We pour. The task requires daily effort and patience. More than that, it demands trust. We get discouraged at times. We sit our container down and give up for a spell. Then God reminds us of the freedoms ahead, a life without debt, a life without spiritual emptiness, a life without emotional turmoil, and we pick up the jar of a little and begin to pour out the faith of enough.

She begins to pour. So do we. Will you?

We are invited this month to pour; to recommit our lives to God in Christ, Savior, through A.C.T.S. of Christ-like living. As we Align ourselves spiritually through the power of the Holy Spirit we dis-cover the Contentment found only when we Trust in God and live Simple, uncomplicated lives. These A.C.T.S. are a pouring out from what God has already given so that God can create more. More peace. More joy. More freedom in the living.

She begins to pour. Will we?

Pastor Heather

Inside this issue:

Church Correspondence, Lost & Found, Finance Report

2

Donation Info, All Saints Day at His-toric Oakwood, The Food Pantry Fall Food Drive

3

News from the Family Ministries 4

UMM News 5

M-Force News (Youth Group) 6

Birthdays & Anniversaries 7

Millbrook Book Club, College Ad-dresses, MUMPS News, Senior Ladies, Third Agers, UMW News

8

All Saints’ Day, Usher Training, Methodist Home for Children, Did You Know?

9

A.C.T.S. 10

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CHURCH CORRESPONDENCE

LOST & FOUND Here’s how it works—YOU check this list to see if anything WE found is something YOU lost. Do it quick, because we keep found items only until the next newsletter publication!

LOST:

HUGE yellow plastic bowl

(have lid, bowl is lost)

Battery Cover (lost by wed-

ding photographer October 5)

FOUND:

20 BOOKS on table in Pryor-Bradford hallway—15 about Islam/Arabic; 5 on Nursing/

Anesthesia

Various Footwear in a white

“Solar Power is Hot” tote bag

Purses (in a garbage bag)

Blue “Glaxo” umbrella

Jones New York black sweat-

er size 2X

Green hooded zip front top

with ribbon trim size 1X

Hanes long sleeve sweatshirt

Heather grey, size Medium

Blue Plaid Faded Glory child

shirt size 10/12 (on hanger)

Two reversible mesh basket-

ball tank tops—#15 and #10

Hollister hoodie—Size S

Knitted beige shawl/lap blan-ket (approximate size/shape

of a beach towel)

Old Navy zip front hoodie

Child’s size M

Insulated tumbler (no lid) with dutch monkey dough-

nuts emblem

Purple w/Zebra-stripes spill

proof insulated tumbler

Red ‘LG’ insulated tumbler

Small tablet with notes about

church shrubbery

VeggieTales “JONAH” DVDs

in the case

Cannon battery wall charger

Dark wire-rimmed glasses

Contact the church office to claim your item, to report a lost item, or to report a found item. 919-876-0865 office@millbrookumc.org

Dear MUMC Family, I am so grateful for your generous scholarship. It will go towards further-ing my education at Duke, most likely by funding my textbook purchases. I greatly appreciate the love and kind-ness of the church in helping me pur-sue my education.

Much Love, Jonathan Hill

To my generous Millbrook family, I have just returned from the 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation held at the Trinity Center in Salter Path, NC. Regardless of the rainy, dreary weath-er, we rejoiced in worship, praise, study, and silence from Sunday even-ing until Friday afternoon. Thanks to individual donations from many of you, most of the considerable cost of my attendance was covered. I am always humbled and grateful when my Millbrook family steps up to support my spiritual journey (as you did when I attended the Stephen Ministry Leader training in January.) Since many of the donors are not known to me, I can only thank you as a group; all part of the wonderful people who come together to be the body of Christ at Millbrook. Wishing you grace and peace in Christ’s name, Molly Beck

Pastor Heather passed along for publi-cation these answers she got from new-er members responding to the question Why Millbrook?: From the Joiner family who joined August 4, 2013: When our family was in the process of searching for a new church home, we visited several churches in the Wake Forest area. We originally heard of Millbrook UMC from our neighbors, Natalie and Tommy Dautel, and we thought we would give it a try. On our very first visit, Lea Ed-mondson was so kind and friendly to

us! She walked David and I around the church campus and helped us find the right places to go, which made us feel right at home and very much welcome.

This example shows how wonderful the Millbrook church family is, and it is the church family that has drawn us in. There is certainly a strong energy and love of God that is working through this place.

After hearing Pastors Ray and Heather preach several sermons, we knew that this would be a great church for us. The children's program is fantastic, and we know our kids are in good hands in the nursery and Sunday school.

To rule out any doubt, we feel that God revealed a sign that this church was for us because at the same time Millie had a bible study on Heaven, Hell, and Judgment Day with a number of unan-swered questions in the small group, an entire sermon series kicked off that same week on the exact topics we were looking for more in depth exploration.

We are very happy to call Millbrook our church home and look forward to meet-ing many more members!

From Stephanie D’Souza who joined August 11; two of her children were baptized here on October 13: Why Millbrook? I knew MUMC was the place for me because of the nurturing and supportive community evident by its friendly members and staff. My fam-ily has always been welcomed with open arms each Sunday. MUMC is truly a church that supports the whole person, emotionally, socially, and spirit-ually. I am impressed and invigorated by all of the children's activities and hope to see my family thrive and grow at MUMC. Personally, I hope to be-come more involved in MUM's Kitchen.

REPORT OF FINANCES As of October 7, 2013

YTD Budget Needs…$773,852 YTD Actual Receipts…$758,303

Building Debt…..$83,606 Out of Egypt: $0* *Unapplied Funds ON-LINE GIVING:

www.millbrookumc.org

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DONATE APPROPRIATELY... PLEASE DON’T DUMP!

On the very, very long list in the “Lost & Found” section (previous page), there are a number of items that look suspiciously

like they may have been dumped here - meaning they were not accidentally lost as much as they were intention-ally left at the church. Perhaps the person or persons re-sponsible felt they were making a donation or even per-forming an “act of kindness,” but the truth is disposing of your cast-offs, even useful discards, by leaving them at church without permission or any specific request for them is an unwise and unwanted practice. Depending on the items and where they are left/found, they not only cause clutter and become a nuisance, but are potential health/safety hazards, too. These “dumped goods” cause an unreasonable amount of extra work for the church staff and volunteers. Millbrook UMC is filled with gener-ous, loving, kind, supportive people. More often than not these items are brought in the spirit of giving—but we are truly confounded to figure out what we are supposed to do with them! Whenever a ministry of the church makes a request for a specific need, the information on acceptable ways to donate will be provided—including the timeframe during which donations are being accepted, the type of donations being accepted, and desired location of where you may bring/leave the donated items.

Millbrook UMC does not operate a clothes closet. Many local charities, however, do accept clothing donations. It is likely that a church staff member will end up taking the “lost” items to one of these local charities next month:

Goodwill Industries—The nearest one to the church is in North Market Square—1677 North Market Drive, (919) 878-3933, goodwillenc.org

The Salvation Army Community Center—902 Wake Forest Road, (919) 832-6918 keepthebellringing.org

North Raleigh Ministries Thrift Shoppe—Located in the Harvest Oaks Shopping Center, 9650 Strickland Road, between Six Forks and Leadmine.(919) 844-6676, www.northraleighministries.com

Crossroads Fellowship Missions Thrift Store—Just up the road at 2721 E. Millbrook Road. (919) 981-0222, www.crossroads.org

Donation Etiquette Wash or dry-clean clothing. Do not donate soiled

items. Test electrical equipment and battery-operated items.

Do not donate broken items. Include all pieces and parts to children’s games and

toys. Donate during business hours to an attended donation

site.

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Celebrates All Saints’ Day Millbrook United Methodist Church is cordially invited to the 2nd annual All Saints' Day Service on Sunday, November 3, 2013 on the grounds of Oakwood Cemetery. The hour long service starts at 3 p.m. and will be led by Pastor Chris Edmonston of White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Music will be provided by the Raleigh Moravian Church Brass Band.

Perhaps someone from your congregation is interred at Oakwood. Members of your congregation may have friends or family interred at this sacred place. Oakwood Cemetery is the final resting place of over 22,000 of our fellow citizens, and all deserved to be remembered and honored.

We invite your congregation to join us as we honor the generations whom have gone before us, as we pay partic-ular respect to those we have interred over the past twelve months.

In the 102 acres of Oakwood Cemetery, it's hard not to realize the important of memory, of fellowship, and of the role of God in all of our lives.

For more information, please contact, Robin Simonton, Executive Director, Oakwood Cemetery, 919.832.6077, robin@historicoakwood.com; or see their website: www.historicoakwoodcemetery.org

Food Pantry Fall Food Drive – Look for a special brown grocery bag on Sunday, October 20! These bags will be handed out to each family following the worship services. Take it home and fill it with food for Millbrook’s The Food Pantry. Deliver you bag full of groceries the next Sunday – (October 27) to The Food Pantry counter (downstairs at Information Center of the Pryor-Bradford Christian Minis-try Center) or place your filled bags in The Food Pantry bins in the Sanctuary (office hallway) or Education building (2nd Floor). The food donations can also be delivered to the Pryor-Bradford Christian Ministry Center bins during Trunk or Treat on October 27.

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NEWS FROM THE FAMILY MINISTRIES

Children’s Choir Chimes have

returned to Millbrook UMC!

As part of 1712 E., our 4th and 5

th

grade children are learning Christ’s love through music! All 4

th

and 5th grade children are invited

to join the Children’s Choir Chimes/Bells on Wednesday eve-nings at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Building Room #206.

1712 E. - Millbrook’s Location for Learning Many of them therefore believed….Acts 17:12

Dinner and Christ-centered opportunities for all ages are offered every Wednesday and you have an open invitation! Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. in our Pryor-Bradford Christian Ministries Center. KidSong begins at 6:15 p.m. for pre-K to 3

rd grade children. Pre-youth (4

th & 5

th grades) activities, including Children’s Chimes (see below), begin at 6:30 p.m.

Youth and adult activities also begin at 6:30 p.m. For a complete list of opportunities, please visit the church website. Dinner menu for the next few weeks includes the following items:

October 16 - Swedish meatballs with noodles, vegetables, fruit & desserts October 23 - Breakfast! Waffles with whip cream & strawberries, biscuits & gravy, sausage & hash browns October 30 - Lasagna, salad, garlic bread, fruit and dessert November 6 - Chicken & broccoli casserole, salad, fruit and dessert November 13 - Chili with cornbread, salad, fruit and dessert

MUMC's K-5 Sunday school classes are compas-sionate to the needs in our community. In recog-nizing these needs, they have elected to act by donating all of their Sunday School collections to purchase food for Millbrook UMC’s The Food Pantry. Feel free to help by giving a K-5 student $1, $5, or $10 toward their goal. You may also write a check (payable to MUMC with “K-5 Food Drive” on the memo line.) Our food drive will con-tinue until April 2014. Let's all unite and guide

these children in the service of our LORD.

Join us for a night of fall fun! Children and parents wear your costumes! We will

meet in PB100 at 5:30 p.m. for prayer, pictures and costume parade! We ask

that everyone park in the upper level (Millbrook Road) parking lot EXCEPT those

decorating trunks and passing out candy. The Trunk or Treating vehicles should ar-

rive by 5:15 p.m. and park in the lower level parking lot (nearest the Pryor-

Bradford Christian Ministry Center). The lower level lot will be closed at 5:15 p.m. for the safety of our

children. After children gobble up candy outside, join us inside for hot dog dinner and cake walk! Hot

dogs, chips and a drink will be available! Kids eat free! Adult donations accepted. Remember to bring

your filled bag of groceries to donate to the food pantry! (see page 3) Also, sign up here to decorate

your trunk or donate a cake: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4DA9A82C7-trunk

Interested in Girl or Boy Scouts? We may have an oppor-tunity for you on Monday evenings! Please contact Na-talie Dautel, natalie@millbrookumc.org, to learn more about this opportunity. TRUNK OR TREAT

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 5:30 p.m.

Costumes, Candy, Games, Hot Dogs,

Cake Walk and Much More!

Our MUMC Christmas

Pageant is set for

Sunday, December

15! Rehearsals will

be held on Saturdays,

December 7 and 14.

Mark your calendars

and plan to be a part

of this special event!

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Mission Statement: Assisting men to know Jesus Christ, to serve Him, to grow spiritually and seek daily to do His will.

NEWS FROM THE UNITED METHODIST MEN

Recent Events: The Iron Men held their monthly breakfast meeting on Oc-tober 5 and would like to thank Rev. Bruce Stanley, Presi-dent/CEO Methodist Home for Children for being our guest speaker. See page 9 for more MHC information. The Millbrook Iron Men held their annual Fish Fry fundrais-er on October 11 and raised approximately $1800 to help support 3MC and other Men's Ministries in the local com-munity. Thanks to everyone that came out to once again support our efforts.

Upcoming Events:

The next Iron Men monthly breakfast meeting is Satur-day, November 2, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. in the Pryor Brad-ford Christian Ministry Center. Our guest speakers will be Larry Wasserman and Ulrich Strom sharing information on the Faithful Friends Ministry. This breakfast is open to all men and their guest. Come share a great breakfast and fellowship as we strengthen our faith…you will be walking out the door by 9:00 a.m.

District Events: October 19 is the date of the United Methodist Capital Dis-trict Meet, Greet, and Skeet fundraiser. $100 per adult and $50 per child for lunch, skeet shooting, and fellowship. Please see campus bulletin boards for further details. You may also contact Wally Mills, 919 868 3338. Duke Day is November 9, 2013. Please consider taking or sponsoring a youth to participate in this great outreach event. To order tickets contact Ricky Hines at 919-772-2383 (H) or 614-204-9799 (C) or rgmhines@bellsouth.net The next major undertaking for the Millbrook Iron Men is the annual Christmas Tree and Wreath sales. Ed Maxa, our lead man for the Christmas Tree sales over the last several years, announced at our October 5 meeting that we will have a new tree supplier. Our long-time supplier has sold his business to another grower. While our costs for the trees will remain the same, the new vendor is unable to give us the break on shipping costs that we previously enjoyed. Even with an increased cost of do-ing business, we fully expect to raise thousands of dol-lars for local charities to impact our community. Many volunteer opportunities to help will be available—watch for opportunities to sign up! Tree sales will begin on Fri-day, November 29 (the day after Thanksgiving).

Please view the Men's section of our church website or drop by one of the three United Methodist Men's bulletin boards on our campus for more important dates and information regarding the Millbrook Iron Men. You may also contact Steve Pritchard at 919-880-7289 (cell) or 919-870-8436 (home) or email at SteveP@clinedesignassoc.com.

There is a place for every man in the Millbrook Iron Men!

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M-FORCE News

“Let no one despise

you for your youth,

but set the believers an

example in speech, in

conduct, in love, in

faith, in purity.”

1 Timothy 4:12

October, 2013

Weekly Events

Youth Group: Sundays from 5-7 p.m. in the Youth Building

Men’s Basketball and Ladies Fellowship: Immediately after Youth Group in the Pryor-Bradford Christian Ministry Center, 7-8:45 p.m.

Sunday School: Sundays at 9:45 and 11 a.m. in the Youth Building

1712 E.: Wednesdays, Dinner- 5:30 p.m. Class- 6:30 p.m.

MILLBROOK UMC YOUTH MINISTRY MISSION STATEMENT

The Youth Ministry of Millbrook United Methodist Church is an engaging and welcoming community for its youth involving youth and their families in a safe and Christian environment;

encouraging them to live spiritually rich, God-centered lives through accepting God in worship;

and energizing and equipping them to impact their world for Christ. ______________________________________________________________

What is it? It’s a life-altering weekend event filled with amaz-

ing artists, thought-provoking speakers, and inspiring youth lead-

ership--all bearing witness to the transforming love of Christ.

How do I go? Registration form must be completed before

space is reserved. Forms are available on website and in youth building. Cost: $125. Please submit these by October 27.

Where are we staying? Camp Dixie, 373 W. Bladen Union Church Road, Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-865-5180

When are we leaving/returning? We will leave the church at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 8. We will

return by 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 10.

Save the Dates

October 18-20 Camping Trip at Kerr Lake

October 20 No Youth Activities

October 27 Service Project -

The Healing Place 5-7 p.m.

November 8-10 Pilgrimage

Fayetteville, NC

December 1 YES Banquet 5-7 p.m.

YES YES Youth and Adults of Millbrook UMC: You can change a life by being apart of our new mentor program. Please sign up to participate in

our YES (Youth Encouragement Sponsor) program by October 27. Brochures are in the church office. Contact Josh Orndorff

jro11@duke.edu for more information.

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BiRTHDaYS aND

aNNiVeRSaRieS November 1: Sarah Bashford, Janny Flynt,

Gavin Kemp, William Poole, Shelvie Young

November 2: Christy Story

November 3: Steven Green

November 4: Maggie Bashford, Sarah Blackmon,

Tucker Jones, Clyde Lundy

November 5: Parker Helms, Bonnie Johnson

November 6: Ann Ashburn, Frances Jones,

Will Mueller

November 7: Ruth Brown, Nancy Dickson,

Ramey Kemp, Jennifer Reece

November 8: Joyce Blitch, Grant Bowman,

Stephen Peed, Debbie Wise

November 9: Fred Bugner

November 10: Stephanie D’Souza, William Flowers,

Ryan Pitney, Martha Sheely

November 11: Linda Cox, Kullen McAllister,

Elizabeth Simmons

November 12: Hugh Thompson

November 13: Vince Deters, Larry Jackson,

Linda Shields, Michael Sienkwicz,

Glen Tellefsen, Lucy Weathersbee,

Carol Winner

November 14: Daniel Nowell, Margarette Rivenbark

November 15: Eli Ferguson, Natalie Ferguson,

Carlos Toledano, Brandon White

November 16: Iris Cooper, Bob Gooding,

Bill Scott

November 17: Michael Aheron, Buddy Hall,

Don Hess, Virginia Southerland

November 18: Edna Bordeaux, Eli Rodrigues

November 19: A. J. Carr, Stephanie Klingler

November 20: Samuel Edmondson, Phil Layton,

Charlotte Strom

November 21: Bethany Hill, Bob Troutman

November 24: Dan Garguilo, Lynne Harris,

Laura Lucas

November 26: L. R. Fortune, Derek Maloy

November 28: Hilton Sanders

November 30: Ruth DiGiovanni, Brody D’Souza

November 1

Bill and Margot Boney

November 5

James and Jessica Miller

November 6

Dennis and Shirley Carrick

November 8

William and Jewel Weppelman

November 9

Jim and Linda Sargent

November 11

Vijay and Stephanie D’Souza

November 12

Harlen and Roberta Greene

November 13

Lincoln and Sheri Hassell

November 14

Stuart and Nelle Schantz

November 15

Dale and Susan Jones

November 16

Christopher and Christy Story

November 20

Mark and Sandy Pitney

November 22

Fred and Nancy Frazier

November 24

Groover and Joyce Blitch

Lester and Barbara Riggs

Stan and Jane Wolfe

November 25

David and Grace Martin

Joseph and Kathy Hart

November 26

Caleb and Stephanie Klingler

If your November birthday or anniversary is not listed or if the wrong date is

shown here, please notify the church office.

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Millbrook Book Club—meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in PB206. The next Millbrook Book Club meeting will be on

October 22 when we discuss our October book selection, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robinson. This New York Times bestseller is described in the foreword by Augusten Bur-roughs as “As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.” There’s plenty of time to get a copy and join the dis-cussion on Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. We have only one more se-lection in 2013 which is Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson. We will discuss it on November 19 (we’ll

meet the 3rd Tuesday in November due to Thanksgiving holiday). To get a start on 2014, the January selection will be 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hat-maker. If you like to read, please join the discussions!

UMW NEWS Upcoming Events:

Saturday, October 26 – Capital District Annual Meeting at Garner UMC, 201 Methodist Drive, Garner. Registration: 9:30 a.m. ;Meeting: 10 a.m. – Noon.

Saturday, November 9 – Millbrook UMW’s Fall Bazaar Casserole & Bake Sale at MUMC in PB100, 9 a.m. – Noon. We are currently collecting new and gently used books and new/ “twice-nice” items for this event. Please bring items to the UMW room in the basement of the sanctuary. Contact Carol Winner for tax receipts.

Saturday, November 16 – LOTS Meeting at North Ra-leigh UMC, 8501 Honeycutt Rd, Raleigh. Registration: 9:30 a.m.; Meeting: 10 a.m. – Noon.

Sunday, November 17 – LOTS Meeting at St. Luke UMC, 1608 E. Pine St, Goldsboro. Registration: 2 p.m.; Meeting: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, November 23 & 24 – Millbrook Women’s Retreat at Avila Center, 711 Mason Road, Durham. Contact Ebbie Hoffman 919-630-4484. Also, look for more information in upcoming Sunday bulletins.

The Senior Ladies Lunch Bunch, which includes any lady wanting to come to enjoy good food, good compa-ny and good Christian fellowship, will meet Wednesday, November 6 at Fitz-geralds Seafood, 2105 E. Millbrook Road at 12:30 p.m. Come join the

Bunch! For more information/sign up to attend, contact Eunice McDonald at 919-872-1711.

THIRD AGE FELLOWSHIP (TAF) The next meeting of the Third Age Fellowship will be

Thursday, October 17, at 11 a.m. in PB100. Our planned entertainment is a performance from the

Springmoor HOT SHOTS. As usual, we will share a pot-luck lunch following the program.

Consider bringing a non-perishable item for MUMC’s The Food Pantry and a $1-2 donation for our incidental costs. This fellowship is open to the senior adults in our church, our community and in your life.

Direct questions about the Third Age Fellowship to Ginny Bachouros, 919-876-3988.

Thanks to our trip coordinators, Carol Resar and Sandra Peed, many will leave for a six day trip to New Orleans beginning Sun-day, October 27.

NEWS FROM MILLBROOK UNITED

METHODIST PRESCHOOL (MUMPS)

It has been said that “the art of teaching is the art of assist-ing discovery." Here at MUMPS we are so fortunate to of-fer special classes such as Music, Discovery (Science) and Spanish that allow our children to discover and explore. This month at MUMPS we are looking forward to a visit from our friend, Fireman Dwight and his fire truck. Also, we will enjoy a program about owls from a wildlife rehabilita-tion volunteer and our four year olds are going on a field trip to the Farmer's Market. Happy Fall from MUMPS!

ATTENTION: COLLEGE STUDENTS & PARENTS We still need to know your mailing address at school!

Please contact the church (email preferred—office@millbrookumc.org) to provide student’s name, mailing address, email address, name of College/University, and whether or not the student lives on campus. Thank you!

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ALL SAINTS’ DAY November 3, 2013

On this special day in the life of the church, we honor the memory of all church members who passed from this life since our last commemo-ration (November 4, 2012).

If you would like to me-morialize other loved ones —family members or friends—who passed away during this time period, please notify the church office by Octo-

ber 29, 2013 with their full name and date of death. As each name is read aloud, there will be an opportunity to come forward to light a candle. Refer questions to the church office. (office@millbrookumc.org)

USHER TRAINING—Sunday, October 27 at 9:45

a.m. in the Sanctuary. Pastor Ray leads the training in this brief, informal session (15 to 20 minutes) open to all new and existing ushers and anyone interested in ush-ering for Traditional services. Ushering is an excellent way to meet other members. The commitment is 4—6 times per year on Sundays and for other special services (like Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday and/or during Holy Week) that are held in the Sanctuary.

Millbrook UMC is a growing church com-munity. Lately, it has been obvious that that information some of us take for grant-ed that “everyone” knows...well, not every-one knows! So this little “did you know” corner of the newsletter is the result! May-be you’ll find out something you didn’t know, maybe you’ll just be reminded of how much you do know!

Parking available at Brook Forest office

building (1616 E. Millbrook Road) on nights

and weekends. While we are not allowed access

to their parking lots during the business days, we

pay a yearly stipend for access after 5 p.m. Mon-

day—Friday and all day, Saturday & Sunday. If you

are healthy and able-bodied, please use this

“satellite” lot on Sunday mornings to allow closer

parking for those who cannot walk as far.

Church Office hours have recently changed.

The church office conducts business with members,

visitors and the general public Monday—Thursday

9 a.m.—12 p.m. Closed Noon—1 p.m. daily, then

reopens from 1 p.m.—4 p.m.; Open Friday 9 a.m.—

Noon only. Please be aware that the office hours

do not reflect the office staff work schedule.

Church Council minutes are available

online! You might be amazed by all the information

you can find on the church website! Check out the

“Resources” page! www.millbrookumc.org

Stained Glass window photo courtesy of St. Mark UMC in Austin, Texas

In a letter dated September 27, 2013, Rev. Bruce E. Stanley, President/CEO of Methodist Home for Children writes:

Dear Ray:

It is my pleasure to confirm the wonderful news already shared with you by our staff: Methodist Home for Children will give one of its 2014 Guardian Angel awards to Millbrook United Methodist Church. We plan to present the award at a brief ceremony during the agency’s annual fundrais-ing gala, “A Winter’s Tale.” This black-tie optional event is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Our Guardian Angel award honors individuals, businesses, and organizations that have reached a significant milestone in their support of MHC’s work with children, youth, and families. Recipi-ents become part of the agency’s Guardian Angel Society, and their names are inscribed on a handsome display that hangs in the lobby of our administrative headquarters in Raleigh. In addi-tion, we have commissioned a beautiful crystal angel with your name etched on the glass. We will project these images for our guests to see when we hand you the Guardian Angel award.

...

We are so grateful for your commitment to our important work with children, youth and families. Your generosity and dedication are exemplary and we are pleased to bestow this special honor upon you. You are truly a “Guardian Angel” for the young people and families served by Methodist Home for Children!

MILLBROOK UMC’S ANNUAL CHARGE CONFERENCE

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:00 p.m. in PB201

The MUMC Flame - "Pass it on!"

Millbrook United Methodist Church

1712 East Millbrook Road

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

Phone: (919) 876-0865

Church Office E-Mail: office@millbrookumc.org

Website: www.millbrookumc.org

Next Newsletter Deadline: November 11, 2013 Newsletter Publication Date will be November 13, 2013

A.C.T.S.

Turning over a new leaf

through:

Alignment

Contentment

Trust

Simplicity

Have you missed some of this excellent sermon series? Check out the Audio Ser-mons tab on the church website.

(Sermons recorded from the 9:45 service)