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Below is the current edition of the Gathering & Scattering newsletter. If you have any questions about anything found in this newsletter,
please visit our website or contact the church office by calling (225) 344-0343. We hope to see you in worship this Sunday!
Not all events happening at the church are able to be highlighted in our newsletter.
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THIS SUNDAY @ UUMC:
Please read the entire newsletter for more details on the items listed below, as well as for other details of events and news from the church. Not all events happening at the church are listed below.
SUNDAY, July 26:
DON'T FORGET that is our LAST Sunday for our
Summer Schedule of ONE WORSHIP SERVICE
at 10:30 AM and Sunday School beforehand at 9:30 AM!
We hope to see you in this Sunday!
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
11:30 a.m. Fellowship time in the Fellowship Hall
5:30 p.m. Youth Week Begins! Supermarket Sweep for HOPE Ministries!
This Sunday's Sermon:
Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke - "Ye Servants of God" This is the last Sunday in the sermon series "Sing Me The Faith"
This Sunday's Choral & Special Music:
Special Music by Sharon Nason and Carter and Bob Smith
PLEASE WEAR A NAMETAG THIS SUNDAY! This will help not only our new minister learn your name, but also will help guests and others you don't know get to know you better! Name tags and markers can be found in the fellowship hall and at the end of each pew
IT'S KIDS HOPE SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE TIME! Don't forget to drop off school supplies in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday! Please see the graphic below for more details.
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Calling ALL YOUTH!!!!
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We have LOTS of fun planned for YOUTH WEEK!
Click the image above to view the flier larger to see specific details about all events.
* Supermarket Sweep for Hope Ministries
* Trivia Night
* Game Day
* Celebration Station
* Mystery Dinner Party
* Trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio
Stew and I are so excited about Youth Week and all the activities! We hope you can join us for SOME or ALL of them! It's not too late to sign up for Six Flags! Let us know if you can join us by emailing us this week so that we can purchase your six flag ticket!
~Stew, Youth Director - [email protected]
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A Thank You to UUMC...
Dear University UMC,
I have so much to be thankful for on this day. Your love and support strengthened me as I served at The Wesley and as I went to Ingleside. I'm now settling in at First United Methodist Church in Lafayette and I only feel confident stepping into the ministry here because of all that I learned from my four years with you. I'm so grateful for the things I learned, the people I got to know and the opportunities I was offered to serve at University UMC. You have all taught me so much about faithful pastoral leadership and what it means to follow Christ in this new day. You have encouraged me, challenged me and supported me in ways I could not have imagined. I am in awe of your love offering and will remember you often as God continues to do great work in and through us. Until our paths cross again, may God surround you with grace and peace.
Humble and Thankful.
-Rev. Drew Sutton
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A New School Year is About to Start!
The new school year is right around the corner, and besides marking the official end of summer, it also brings exciting changes here at UUMC as children and youth will move to the next age/grade level. Sunday, August 16th is Promotion Sunday. K - 5 will meet upstairs in the Children's Building in Room 206 where they will celebrate the new school year with great snacks and fun games.. The new 6th graders will start Confirmation on this day as well and our other youth will continue to meet upstairs in the Youth Area.
Where will my child/youth go to Sunday School on August 16th?
- Our Pre-K meet in room 104 on the first floor of the Children's Building. This group is for children age 2 - 5.
- Kindergarten through 5th grade meet for rotation based Sunday School on the second floor of the Children's Building. They gather for snack at 9:45 AM in room 206.
- 6th Graders attending our Confirmation Class will meet in the room at the top of the stairs in our Youth Area.
- 7th - 12th Grade Youth will meet upstairs in our Youth Area.
Additionally, the ministers and children's director at University United Methodist Church want to present all 3rd graders with a Bible during worship on August 16th. If your child is going into 3rd grade, please contact the church office to let us know. We would also like to invite your 3rd grader to a six week Sunday school class where your child will join with peers to learn how to use their Bible and familiarize themselves with it. This class, led by Shirley Flake, will begin on Sunday, August 23 during the Sunday school hour at 9:45-10:45 AM on the second floor of the children's building in room 201.
If you have any questions regarding our kids program (Pre-K- 5th grade) or 3rd grade bibles, please contact our Children's Director, Kellie Schumacher - [email protected]
For more information about Confirmation or Youth, please contact our Youth Director, Stew Craig - [email protected]
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In anticipation of the school year beginning, we want to help our students start out right. With that in mind, we invite all our children, youth and parents to worship on Sunday, August 16th for a blessing of their backpacks. Time will be taken in worship to pray for the children and youth and for their upcoming studies and to bless their backpacks that they bring to worship. Please join us!
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We invite any 6th grader, or older youth who hasn't gone through confirmation, to join the confirmation class for this year. Confirmation will begin on August 16 for Promotion Sunday.
Our Confirmation class will meet during the Sunday school hour-from 9:45-10:45 AM -in the youth area in the room at the top of the stairs. Stew Craig, our youth director, will be teaching the class with the assistance of Rev(s). Riecke, Bookter, and Civils.
Parents of the confirmands are invited to join their child for the first Confirmation gathering on Sunday, August 16 during the Sunday School hour. This will be an introduction to Confirmation as well as an overview of the what the confirmation class will be doing for the next few months.
What is confirmation?
- Confirmation is the continuation of one's faith journey (a journey begun at baptism) and the beginning of one's covenant relationship with the church - not an end unto itself.
- Confirmands should emerge from their confirmation experience prepared for a life of Christian discipleship.
The goals of Confirmation include:
- Prepares confirmands (if they choose) to take the confirmation vows and to live lives of Christian discipleship.
- Teaches confirmands the story of their faith, as contained in the Old and New Testaments and in the history and traditions of Christianity and the United Methodist Church.
- Explores basic understandings of Christian theology-including the doctrine of the Trinity, creation, sin, grace, redemption, etc.
- Develops a habit of participating in Christian education.
Our 6th graders are being promoted to the youth group, as well as starting Confirmation. They will still participate in Asbury & Wesley Choir to provide strong voices and leadership, but we also hope that they will join us for youth group every Sunday night from 5:30-7PM. We hope that our 6th graders and their parents will consider making a faithful commitment to be at Confirmation Class each week. We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any questions about Confirmation, please contact our youth director, Stew Craig by email ([email protected]) or by calling the church office.
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Kids Hope News
NEW MENTOR TRAINING DATES:
Sunday, August 23rd 1:00-3:00 PM - UUMC Library
or
Sunday, August 30th 1:00-3:00 PM - UUMC Library
I'm happy to talk with you if you have any questions or just need more info before making the commitment.
Director, Kids Hope of UUMC
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UNIVERSITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
3350 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PHONE: 225.344.0343
FAX: 225.344.0530
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ACOLYTE &
CRUCIFER
TRAINING
If you or your child (3rd grade and older) would be interested in taking part in our worship service by serving as an Acolyte or Crucifer, please contact the church office. We will have a training on August 16th at 4:45 PM in the Sanctuary with an installation service in worship on August 23rd.
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Join us in the Parlor on Sunday, August 23, from 2 - 4 p.m. to learn more about the church, its mission, its ministry and what it means to be a member. If you have any questions about this event or becoming a member of UUMC, please contact Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke by calling the church office at 225-344-0343 or emailing her at [email protected].
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UPDATE:
COLLEGE
LUNCHES
ARE BACK!
If you would like to help in any way, please contact Rev. Colleen at [email protected] or 344-0343. Lunches will follow the 11:00 worship service. They will start on August 30 with LSU Sunday and continue every Sunday after that. We are excited about being in ministry with our college students and hope that you will help us reach out to them!
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Youth Dinner Volunteers Needed!
We need your help! As we plan for Youth Dinners for the fall semester, consider providing dinner for the youth on Sunday evenings. This is an easy way to serve the youth of our congregation. Dinner just needs to be dropped off by 5:15 PM. A sign-up sheet will be in Fellowship Hall this Sunday during Fellowship Time or email Stew Craig at [email protected].
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Board of Trustees Information
The Board of Trustees will begin publishing the agendas for their meetings as well as the minutes of all past meeting of the year. This information can be found at the UUMC website under the drop down menu of "Media & Resources". A direct link to the page is:
This site will also publish the names of your Trustees as well as their email and a description of our duties.
It is the goal of the Board of Trustees to keep the congregation completely informed as to the workings and decisions of your board.
Also, by way of this site, there is a standing invitation for any member of the congregation to attend the meetings of the Board of Trustees to discuss items of interest on the agenda or contact a member of the Board at any time to voice any concerns or opinions as to the work we perform for the church
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Capitol and Maintenance Projects Subcommittee
The Board of Trustees is presently compiling a list of all capital and maintenance projects needed for the church facilities. This listing will also strive to prioritize those items based on need and financial considerations.
The Subcommittee handling this endeavor is comprised of Robert Blackledge, Janis Kile Roux and Mary Michael Staples. If there is anyone who has concerns about maintenance or property issues, they should contact one of these trustees. Their email can be found at the Board of Trustees area at
http://www.universitymethodist.org/board-of-trustees/
The Board of Trustees will be meeting around the middle of July to discuss and vote of the priority list. When the date is set, we will inform the congregation. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting.
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UUMC MEETING SCHEDULE
for 2015
JULY
Executive Committee: 27th @ Noon
AUGUST
Executive Committee: 10th @ Noon
Trustees: 17th @ 6PM
Finance Committee: 24th @ 6PM
Church Council: 24th @ 7PM
SEPTEMBER
Nominations Committee: 14th @ 6PM
Preschool / After School Board: 21st @ 6PM
Nominations Committee: 28th @ 6PM
OCTOBER
Staff Parish Relations: 5th @ 6PM
Executive Committee: 12th @ Noon
Finance Committee: 12th @ 6PM
Church Council: 26th @ 7PM
NOVEMBER
Trustees: 16th @ 6PM
DECEMBER
Finance Committee: 7th @ 6PM
Executive Committee: 14th @ Noon
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES:
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You may have noticed that our Courtyard Pond is without fish at the moment. We have been having an issue with our water and we are now working on cleaning out and fixing our pond so that later we can add in fish again. We ask that you please DO NOT drop off your koi or goldfish in our pond as the water currently will not support fish. Thank you!
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ADULT SUNDAY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR JULY 2015:
[ If your Sunday School Class would like their weekly study listed below, please email Kelly Surace at
[email protected] or call 344-0343 each Monday to be included in that weeks G&S listing ] To find out more information about the Sunday School classes below, please visit our website.
Our Adult Sunday School Classes will be combining in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM for one class taught by our Senior Pastor,
Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke, on Ephesians. Please join us on Sundays in July for this class and fellowship with others at UUMC.
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WITHIN THE CHURCH FAMILY...
JOYS
- Congratulations to Dr. John Flake on being named Acting Head of the Chemical Engineering Department at LSU.
- Happy Birthday to Martha Wright and Eunice Landolt.
CONCERNS
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Kathleen Arceneaux, John Baker, Kenny Baron, Gloria Bickford, Mildred Caldwell, Charlotte Carrier, Fred Churchman, Doris Dobson, Peyton Feigley, Sandy Godail, Bob Godke, Rosemarie Hall, Oleta Hathaway, Dicky Horton, Emily Jackson, Henrietta Jones, Carol Kelly, Florence Larguier, Penny LeSage, Helen Law, Lynda Perry, T.O. Perry, Louise Prescott, David Pourciau, Pat Rives, Debbie Roux, Bob and Alta Sanders, Marvin Stuckey, Art Swanson, Inez Townsend, Nick Trichel, Karyn and Paul Ungar, Phil Woodland.
*If you have a Joy, Concern, or a name for the prayer list that you would like mentioned here, please email [email protected] or call her in the church office at 225-344-0343. Deadline for submitting information to the newsletter is every Monday at noon for information to be included in that weeks newsletter. We also celebrate birthdays of our members who have reached the age of 80+, if you fit this category but we missed your birthday, please call us so we can add your birthday to our database.*
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