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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, August 30 - LSU SUNDAY:
8:30 a.m. Worship Service
9:00 a.m. Children's Choir Rehearsal
9:30 a.m. Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
12:00 p.m. LSU SUNDAY FREE Lunch & Festivities
1:00 p.m. Kids Hope Mentor Training (Library)
4:30 p.m. Chapel (Youth) Choir Rehearsal
5:30 p.m. Youth Dinner
6:00 p.m. Youth Group
This Sunday's Sermon:
Adam Darragh, The Wesley Foundation Director
LSU SUNDAY
This Sunday's Choral & Special Music:
8:30 AM & 11:00 AM:
The Chimes Street Brass Quintet
Louie Eckhardt, trumpet; Kennith Kummerfeldt, trumpet;
Lauren McKinney, horn ; Thomas McKee, trombone; Brian Gallion, tuba
The Chancel Choir
THIS WEEK IS LSU SUNDAY! This is a day when we, as a congregation, celebrate the relationship we have with LSU and so many of its students, faculty and staff. Immediately following the 11:00 AM service of worship, we also host a free lunch for students and others connected to the University. Please join us for FREE Food, Trivia, and Door Prizes! Don't forget to wear your purple and gold!
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Pastor's Pen
The "G" in our discipleship plan stands for grow. If we do not grow in our faith, we become stagnant. Growth means life. Spiritual growth is invigorating. Spiritual growth is life giving to a community of faith. As United Methodists that means immersing ourselves in the study of the scriptures and becoming not just familiar with them, but intimate with them.
John Wesley called himself "a man of one book." As Methodists, we are challenged to study the scriptures in a variety of ways: Sunday School classes for all ages, Wesley Covenant Groups and short-term (Advent and Lenten Studies) and long-term Bible Studies (Disciple I,II,III, and IV). Some choose to do their own private study by reading the scriptures and using a commentary to assist them, but many feel they gain by joining with others in interpreting God's Word for their lives.
To assist in our growth as disciples and stretch our personal and communal understanding of faith, each week we also have the new addition to our regular Sunday morning bulletin - the W.I.N.G.S. insert. The W.I.N.G.S. insert is a daily devotional that is meant to enhance your spiritual growth by investigating the scripture preached that week more deeply. The insert contains: a place for notes from that Sunday's sermon; daily readings to dig deeper into the scripture preached; a weekly prayer to help you focus your time of reflection; a suggestion on how you or your family might apply yourself in faith that week; and a prayer list for our church. We encourage everyone to take this insert home and utilize it as a way to grow closer to God. The insert, as well as the weekly sermon can always be found on the website.
As the weeks go by, I hope you will find new and different ways to expand your understanding of your faith and grow in your spiritual formation. It's my prayer for us all, that as we journey together through this post-modern maze of plurality and divisiveness that we can always come together around our study of scripture and find God's Word for us here and now. May we be so guided.
Shalom!
Dr. Jane
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LSU SUNDAY: August 30th @ 11AM
Please join us on Sunday, August 30th at University UMC for our annual LSU Sunday, a time when we celebrate in worship the connection we have with LSU.
Immediately following the 11:00 AM service of worship we will also host a free lunch for LSU students, their family, faculty and staff.
Join us for FREE lunch, trivia, and door prizes!
We look forward to seeing you and don't forget to wear your purple and gold!
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Join us for the Habitat for Humanity Methodist Build
 Saturday, Sept 12th
8AM - 2:30 PM
For 36 years our Baton Rouge Methodist churches have combined efforts to build at least one Habitat for Humanity home. UUMC has been part of this very worthy effort for years, and we look forward to another great build!
This year's build will begin with UUMC on Saturday, September 12th at 8:00 AM with the Blessing of the Build and Workers. Help raise the walls on this new home, join in the blessing, meet the future home owner, and work hard to help those in need in our community! The build will continue until the home is ready to occupy in early November.
We need volunteers to swing hammers, tote materials, raise the walls, provide meals and refreshments, and pass out water. All people 16 years old or older are welcome and needed -- no skill or experience is required. The Habitat workers are patient and wonderful teachers.
The Saturday work day will run from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM with a break for lunch at 11:30 AM. The sign up sheet will be posted in the Fellowship Hall for volunteers to help with the build and to help provide lunch.
If you would like to support Habitat for Humanity but cannot work on the construction crew or provide lunch for the crews, you can still help by making a contribution to UUMC marked for Habitat for Humanity.
Please join us for a fun filled day of service! Contact Kerry Hawkins with questions about the Work Crew - [email protected] or 766-3574/266-0083. Contact Christ Enright at 266-2134 with questions about providing lunch.
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 Church Leadership Nominations
Our annual charge conference is just around the corner and that means its time to look at nominations of church leaders for 2016. If you have never served on a ministry team, please prayerfully consider saying yes when you are called by our Lay Leadership Team. The team will begin its work in September and needs to know who wants a change, who will stay, and who is willing to step up. In the next few weeks, please contact Dr. Jane at [email protected] and let her know your intentions for 2016. Thank you! |
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Adopt a College Student!
Adopt A College Student is a program that provides the opportunity for church families to be paired with college students during the upcoming school year. Matches will be notified by email or phone by mid-September; then families and students are asked to contact each other to make arrangements for meeting. This doesn't have to be a huge time or financial commitment. Sit together in church, send encouraging notes or text messages, meet somewhere for coffee, lunch, or just to hang out - whatever works for you and your student. The goal is to build a relationship - whatever activity /schedule works for you and your student is fine. Know that you don't have to live close to campus or have any special skills to participate. Some of these "adoptions" will simply be a year-long commitment, while others might result in invitations to future weddings.Thank you for helping us reach out to our college students! Questions? Contact Rev. Colleen at [email protected].
Hear these words from an active UUMC college student whose family participated in an Adopt a College Student program at a University Church in Texas:
From the parents of the adopting family...
"It is a great way to share the love of family with someone who is away from their own family. The best part of this is getting to know each other and to share time in the daily living that families do when they are just hanging out together."
From the child of the adopting family...
"As a kid, I loved getting to hang out with college kids. They would come play with us and eat dinner, and they were the older siblings I never had, (being the oldest in my family). It was cool because they really included us for longer than college. We were in a few of their weddings and were invited to a few baby showers. It was always a treat when our 'Adopted Aggie' was coming over."
And from the college student who was adopted...
"The program has connected me with a caring and faithful family who welcomed me into their home. I feel like through this program I have been able to get further plugged into my faith as well as the church because of the relationships I have developed. I have learned so much from my family, and have shared so many dinners and laughs. I believe this program creates life-long relationship with the family's and students who participate. "
If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please sign up in the fellowship hall or online by September 13.
University UMC Families and Individuals signup here:
Thank you for helping us reach out to our college students!
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Thursdays at 7:30 at The Chimes, 3357 Highland Rd
Join with other young adults and college students as we discuss the intersection of current events with our faith and theology. Enjoy great discussion over appetizers and a nice cold beverage. Beverages on you! |
Join Rev. Colleen Bookter for #RealTalk, a weekly study for college students. We will meet on Mondays at 7:30PM in the Willson's apartment on campus in between the East & West Laville Hall. This study will begin on September 14 and will run through the end of October. For our first gathering, we will meet outside in front of the Laville dorms. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Colleen at [email protected].
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LSU Gameday Parking Volunteers Needed!
LSU Game Day Parking Volunteers
needed for the following dates:
September 19 - LSU vs. Auburn
Parking Lot will open at 8:00 AM - Game Time is 2:30 PM
October 17 - LSU vs. Florida
November 19 - LSU vs. Arkansas
November 28 - LSU vs. Texas A&M
We need at least 4 volunteers for each of the two 3 hour shifts. Game times have not been set as of now.
All spaces have been pre-sold, and as these are the biggest home games of the season,
our lots should fill up quickly.
Please email Kyle in the church office at
[email protected] if you are willing to help with this important church wide endeavor.
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A
Day
Away: Centering Prayer
You are invited to "A Day Away",
September 12th from 10am until 3pm.
We will gather at the LSU Wesley Foundation Chapel to discuss and practice times of Centering Prayer and Meditation. This will be a day to let go of your "to-do" lists and relaxing in the presence of God.
Mark this day on your calendars and know that it will be a time of simplicity and rest- even bringing your own lunch!
You may register at www.universitymethodist.org or by clicking this link.
There is no cost for this event.
Margaret Johnson and Lisa Frost
will facilitate the day.
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Kids Hope News
Welcome these new Kids Hope mentors: Jessica Broussard, Colleen Bookter, Susannah Craig, Joe Conine, Hannah Jones, and George Platt! They are going to be fabulous mentors and wonderful additions to our program.
There's one more New Mentor Training Session coming up:
Sunday, August 30th 1:00-3:00 PM in the UUMC Library
If you've been on the fence...now's the time to make a leap of faith and join us! It's going to be a great year working with our precious children at University Terrace Elementary. Just one hour a week (reading, doing some basic math, and painting or playing a game) makes a huge difference in their lives. We're still in need of male mentors.
Director, Kids Hope of UUMC
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DON'T MISS THE LAST DAYTIMERS TRIP EVER!
Deadline to sign up is THIS WEEK!
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI - TOUR OF NISSAN PLANT
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The next and final Daytimers Trip will be to Canton, Mississippi to tour the huge Nissan Plant where Nissan cars and trucks are produced. Other travel groups have reported that this was one of their best trips and we are hoping to have the same experience. Nissan provides transportation in their plant; thus, walking will not be a factor. They have greatly limited the numbers we can accommodate so sign-up early if you plan to go.
Of course, everyone wants to know where we will eat. The chosen place is Mama Hamils in Madison, MS. This is a "Southern Cooking and Bar-b-que" buffet so all palates should be able to be accommodated. Reports from those who have eaten there are quite positive.
Since starting our first trip on January, 2003, this group has had 78 trips, making this number 79. This is 12 1/2 years of traveling together. We have been to many, many sites in this area on the day trips and have had a few overnight trips. It looks like we have "been there, done that," plus many of our regular travelers are no longer interested in repeat locations nor walking and riding long distances. So, we are declaring this an outstanding effort in Christian fellowship, education and enjoyment, but the end has arrived. Many thanks to all the travellers who have joined us, to the efforts of the Steering Committee in planning and to Ruthie Fahey, Financial Secretary at University United Methodist, for handling our finances.
Details: Cost is $50 per person. We'll board the bus at St. John's UMC, 7:15-7:30 a.m., (pulling out sharply at 7:30 a.m.) and should return around 6:00 p.m. All travelers (except St. John's Primetimers) will register by calling Carol Calhoun, 769-3243. The deadline is Saturday, August 29, 2015. For this group, checks should be made to "UUMC" with "Daytimers" in the "For" field. As usual, St. John's Primetimers will register by contacting their church office, 766-4594, with a deadline of Thursday, August 27. Make checks payable to "Prime Timers." Payment is due upon registration. Because of the large cost of reserving the bus and other expenses, once you commit to go, you are obligated and there can be no refunds.
NISSAN'S REQUIREMENTS, STRICTLY ENFORCED.
- No cell phones or cameras; must leave in bus.
- Long pants.
- Shirts with at least a 4 inch sleeve.
- Closed-toe shoes (no sandals or slides)
- Must be at least 10 years of age (probably no problem here).
- No shorts (again, probably not a problem).
- No portable oxygen tanks.
- Leave all backpacks or large totes in the bus.
Hope you can be with us on our final trip!
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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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United Methodism 101 
September 2 - October 14, 2015
Get to know The United Methodist Church through this six-week online course presented by United Methodist Communications. New and old members alike can dive into the church's
history, structure, beliefs and more.
Registration is open until September 1st. Seating is limited. Sign up today!
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W.I.N.G.S: Let Your Faith Take Flight
Through traditional Christian formation, we are transformed. Regular worship; inviting others to join us in fellowship; nurturing that fellowship through small group participation; growing in our understanding of our faith through study; and serving others within or outside the community of faith all combine to help us grow in our faith. By committing to these five practices on a regular basis, we are transformed into the likeness of Christ. We become his disciples and our faith takes flight, soaring to new heights.
Every week in worship your bulletin will contain a special insert entitled "W.I.N.G.S: Let Your Faith Take Flight". We hope you will take this insert with and use it on a daily basis to stretch your faith and grow and may we begin to see what has always been present at University Methodist - a community of faithful disciples serving God in the heart of the LSU community..
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New Ministry Opportunity
We are now recruiting volunteers for Bereavement Teams to serve critical functions for our congregation during planning and implementation of funerals at University United Methodist Church. We would like to develop two to four teams of four to six individuals each that would assist the families and staff in providing hospitality to guests in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall before, during, and after a funeral. Each team would rotate its service for funerals so that the opportunities to serve are distributed evenly between teams. The teams would serve as follows:
* Be available for weekday and/or weekend funerals.
* Serve as an usher to greet guests, hand out Worship Bulletins, direct guests to restrooms, oversee signing of the guest book, and answer questions.
* Provide water, cups, and tissues to the bereaved family holding visitation hours before the funeral.
* Provide hospitality with friendly greetings and expressions of concern to the bereaved family and guests.
* Assist ministers who are doing the funeral as needed such as, lighting altar candles and turning lights/sound on and off.
If you have a desire to serve God by showing compassion to others, please consider this new ministry opportunity. Call Carol Civils at 975-2034 to discuss your interest. |
UUMC 2015 MEETING SCHEDULE
AUGUST
Board of Trustees: 31st @ 6PM
SEPTEMBER
Discipleship Team Meeting: 3rd @ 11:30 AM
Mission & Outreach Team Meeting: 3rd @ 6PM
Library Committee Meeting: 4th @ 9:30AM
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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Calling All College and Young Adult Women...
Join our very own Randa Patrick on Tuesdays from 4-5PM for a group fitness class that accommodates women of all fitness levels. We will begin in mid-September. Please contact Rev. Colleen at [email protected] if you would like to participate.
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New Outreach Opportunity:
WATER WITH W.I.N.G.S
The start of LSU football season is less than a month away. With that, comes Game Day Parking, and with that comes an influx of people who park at or pass-by our church on their way to the game. This presents a unique opportunity to make our presence known as the church serving God in the heart of the LSU community.
WATER with W.I.N.G.S. is a new outreach ministry in which bottles of ice cold water will be passed out to those who park with us or just pass by. Special labels will be applied to bottles of water in advance and then distributed by those who have graciously volunteered to staff the parking lots on game days.
This ministry will only begin if there are volunteers who come apply the labels, refrigerate the bottles on Friday afternoons before LSU home games, and make sure the ice chests are ready to load on Saturday. If you would like to be a part of this unique outreach opportunity, please contact Kyle in the church office at 344-0343 or [email protected].
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Harvest Festival is coming soon. Mark your calendars - Sunday, October 18th 4:00 - 6:00pm. Dust off your chili recipes for our 2nd annual Chili Cook Off and
start planning your Trunk or Treat decorations.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES:
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The Agape Ringers are looking for more ringers!
Whether you're a pro or beginner, everyone is welcome at our bell tables. If you have always had a passion for learning new musical instruments and have a yearning for learning more about the Agape Ringers, please join us Wednesday nights from 6:00-6:50 pm! Contact Michael Bade at [email protected] for more information.
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David and Ki Addison have a handicap ramp that they would like to give to someone who could use it. Please call Ki at 225-505-1457 if you would be interested or
know someone who is in need.
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As a part of the community service aspect of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme a benefit concert is being hosted this Saturday to fund Meyer Willson's art program at a local non profit organization. Meyer is a youth at UUMC. Students and families can help by attending the show or donating. Contact Meyer Willson at
[email protected] to donate.
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ADULT SUNDAY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR AUGUST 30, 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 ]
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WITHIN THE CHURCH FAMILY...
JOYS:
- Happy Birthday to Catherine McManus and Diane Zufall.
- Congratulations to Lauren Michaud and Corey Knotts who were married here at UUMC on Saturday, August 22nd. We wish them blessings and happiness in their life together!
- Congratulations to Meredith and Drew Pace on the birth of their son, James Robert Pace. Proud grandparents are Billy and Melanie Patrick. Proud Great Grandmother is Ruth Patrick.
- Congratulations to UUMC's newest member, Michael Drake, who came forward to join the church by transfer on Sunday, August 9th. He has attended UUMC over the past two years and feels at home here. Michael graduated from McKinley High School and served in the military. Welcome, Michael!
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Janet Albright, Kathleen Arceneaux, John Baker, Gloria Bickford, Mildred Caldwell, Jeff Campbell, Fred Churchman, Doris Dobson, Peyton Feigley, Jane Frick, Sandy Godail, Bob Godke, Rosemarie Hall, Karen Hardy, Oleta Hathaway, Richard "Dicky" Horton, David Kendrick, Dana Kinard, Florence Larguier, Helen Law, Ruth Patrick, Lynda Perry, Louise Prescott, Pat Rives, Debbie Roux, Bob and Alta Sanders, Bobby Jean Smith, Kathy Stuckey, Marvin Stuckey, Nick Trichel, Karyn and Paul Ungar, Lowell Vice, Claudette Whisnant, 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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