Hello Friends of Bellbrook United Methodist Church

mailto:office@bellbrookumc.org

 

Please take a moment to review these brief important announcements.

Visit the church website for last minute schedule changes, and links to important information:  www.bellbrookumc.org.

 

This Sunday At Church – The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

                                   

Worship –October 18, 10:00 a.m. Dedication of our new addition

Bishop Bruce Ough will be preaching on What Do These Stones Mean to You?

Readings for this Sunday are Joshua 4:1-8 and Luke 19:37-40

 

Dedication of new addition

The Dedication of our new Addition will be this Sunday, Oct. 18. The service will begin at 10:00. Bishop Bruce Ough of the West Ohio Conference will be preaching.  At the close of the service we will proceed outside for the laying of the corner stone and the dedication. A reception will be held following the service. Since we are expecting a large crowd, please RSVP to office@bellbrookumc.org for the service and the reception. We will hold a Community Open House in the afternoon from 1-2:30. We would appreciate an RSVP for the Open House as well. Lee and Janice Dunnington are in charge of food. If you would like to help by supplying a fruit tray, veggie tray or some other snack items or hors d’oeuvres please let her know at ldunnington@woh.rr.com.  We ask that you plan to arrive a bit early. If you are able to walk a short distance, please remember that we have parking available in the Sugarcreek School parking lots.

 

Parents, please note that on Sunday we will not have Children’s Church. We will have a children’s bulletin available so make sure you have some crayons in your purse or pocket. There will be a puppet show at the Children’s Time.  After that, young ones may go to the nursery but we think it is important for the older ones to be a part of this important day in the life of our church.  If your child would like to write or draw something for inclusion in the time capsule, please drop it off at the office early on Sunday morning.

 

Sunday’s Worship Team (October 18, 2009)

Preacher                     Bishop Bruce Ough

Liturgists                     Terry Heck/Damon Martin

Greeter(s)                   Bessie Diamond/Maggie Weisman

Music Director            Kathy deGruchy

Accompanist                Elizabeth Timmons

Nursery                       Carrie Frantz/Cheryl Froning

Media Technician        Gary Sargent

Head Usher                JR Eckley

Ushers                        Bruce/Margie McKinney

Finance Team             Mary Frantz/Charlene Queary

Office Volunteer          Charlene Queary (10/23)

 

If you would like to donate to UMCOR for relief efforts for the tsunami and earthquake victims in Indonesia and flood victims in the Southeastern United States, please make your donation to UMCOR and label it tsunami/earthquake or floods. Place it in the offering on Sunday.

 

Thank you so much for your donations to the hygiene kits.  They were delivered to the Festival of Sharing on Saturday and will be sent to disaster areas around the US and the world.

 

Caramels

We have started our annual project of making caramels. We will be cooking on Monday & Wednesdays at 10:00 & 2: 00. We will be wrapping on Tuesday afternoon at 1: 00 and Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM. We need help cooking and wrapping. It’s a great chance to get to know each other and taste some wonderful candy! There will be a sign up sheet in the bulletin on Sunday or you can email us at office@bellbrookumc.org.

 

State of Building Finance

We have taken occupancy of the new addition and with that comes the last batch of bills. 

Understandably, the economy has adversely affected many of us. If your personal financial situation allows, we would appreciate if “New Building” commitments could be fulfilled by the end of September or early October. If the near-term isn’t viable, we would appreciate if the commitments could be fulfilled by the original goal of March 2010.

If you are unsure of your pledge amount still owed, please contact Tom Frantz at cfrantz4@woh.rr.com.

 

Meeting Reminders:

Tuesday, October 20, Music rehearsals

Tuesday, October 20, Tutoring, 5-6

Wednesday, October 21, Common Cup Meal at Faith Community UMC, 5-6:30

Thursday, October 22, SPRC, 7:00

Wednesday, October 28, Companions in Christ, 7:30

Monday, October 26, Charge Conference, 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 31, Men’s Breakfast, 8:00 am

Saturday, October 31, Trunk or Treat, 6-8:00 pm

Sunday, November 1, Celebration Dinner, 5-7:00 pm

Sunday, November 22, Thanksgiving Dinner, 12 noon

 

If you have some metal shelves that are in good shape and you would like to get rid of them, please contact Ken McDaniel. He is looking for some metal shelving for the basement storage room. If you would like to donate new metal shelves, he’ll take those as well!

 

Kim Lunay is having a MASSIVE Estate Sale at her home on Oct. 22, 23 & 24. All proceeds will go to the Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County.  Her address is 1901 River Ridge Dr. All kinds of things are for sale so to be sure to stop by and support her efforts for the FVPC of Greene County!

 

Come to the church parking lot for Trunk or Treat on Saturday night, October 31, 6-8:00 pm. We’ll hand out goodies to the little goblins that stop by. We also have a good time eating each other’s candy! Let us know if you will be able to attend by emailing office@bellbrookumc.org.

 

JR Eckley is collecting aluminum soda cans and pop tops for recycling. The proceeds will go towards his mission trip to Nicaragua.  If you would like to help, there is a trash can (cans only—no trash) by the storage barn in the parking lot and a container in the office for pop tops.

  

Common Cup

Common Cup meals and Growth group activities are at Faith Community UMC in Xenia on Wednesdays at 5:00. Dinner is $6 per person or $20.00 for a family of 4 or more. The food is great and the fellowship is wonderful.  Take a friend or make a friend while you are there! Be sure to check the Common Cup web site at www.commoncupchurches.org for upcoming events!

  

Recycling Project

We can earn some money for the church and help keep the earth a little cleaner by recycling our computer ink or toner cartridges at Staples. For each empty, nationally known cartridge that we turn in with our Staples Rewards card, we will receive $3.00 credit for the church.  When you have an empty cartridge, just bring it to the church office and we’ll take care of it for you.  We took our first bag of cartridges in and received $60 for the church. Thanks so much.