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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, June 14:
8:30 a.m. Worship Service
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. Fellowship time in the Fellowship Hall
5:30 p.m. Youth Dinner
6:00 p.m. Youth Group
This week's scriptures:
This Sunday's Sermon:
Rev. Larry Miller - "Want to Catch Some Fish?"
This Sunday's Choral & Special Music:
8:30 AM and 11:00 AM: Special Music by Chelsey Geeting
VBS STARTS THIS COMING MONDAY MORNING!! If you haven't registered your child, don't forget to do so this Sunday at church! EVEREST VBS is for kids from 3 years old through 5th grade and will run from 9:00AM -12:00PM on Monday, June 15th - Friday, June 19th. There is a small charge of $20 per child to cover the costs of a t-shirt and other fun surprises throughout the week! Afternoon care is available for an additional fee and is handled by our After School Summer Program.
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LAST MINUTE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VBS!
Due to unforeseen circumstances a few of our volunteers
are not going to be able to help next week for VBS as planned.
We are now in desperate need of a few more volunteers that will help lead a group of kids throughout the morning. If you would be willing to help, please contact Kellie Schumacher, our Children's Director, ASAP
through email ( [email protected] ) or by calling the church office before noon on Friday (225-344-0343). Thank you for your consideration! The kids of our church and community need you!!!
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VBS IS ALMOST HERE! Register your child TODAY! 
During the week of Vacation Bible School, children will learn to conquer challenges with God's mighty power. They will participate in memorable Bible learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork games, make and eat Mountaintop Treats, experience cool Bible adventures, and collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God's mighty power. Each day will include an opening at Base Camp and a Summit Celebration at the end of the day. We will also take part in Operation Kid to Kid where the children will learn about a special mission project. This year's participants at Everest VBS will collect money for the purchase of colorful, kid friendly, Thai language New Testaments. The New Testaments will be distributed to children in Thailand through Biblica.
Everest VBS is for kids from 3 years old through 5th grade and will be during the week of June 15 - 19 from 9am to 12pm each day.
Registration is open, so sign up soon - You don't want to miss the COOLEST week of the Summer!!! To register pick up a form in the church office or the narthex on Sunday, or download a form on our website.
There is a small charge of $20 per child for Everest VBS 2015. This will cover the costs of a t-shirt and other fun surprises throughout the week! Once you have registered your child(ren), you will need to send a check written out to UUMC with "VBS 2015" in the memo section of your check to:
University United Methodist Church
3350 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Your check must be received for your registration to be complete.
Afternoon Child Care is also available at an additional charge of $50 per child for the week. Children will need to be picked up by 5:30pm. Extended Care is available for grades K - 8th grade only. For information on signing up your child for this, please contact the church office directly.
We look forward to seeing all of you the summer!!!!
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University Methodist Softball Team Schedule
Our team would love to have you come support and cheer them on this summer! If you have any questions about the team or would like to play, please contact
Jonathan Stuckey @ 225-205-0205 or Rob Roux @ 225- 933-9453. Come help UUMC have a winning season!
UUMC 2015 SOFTBALL GAME SCHEDULE - Games start at 6:30 PM
Thursday, June 11 Jefferson vs UUMC @ St. Andrew's
Tuesday, June 16 UUMC vs New Song @ Westdale Middle
Thursday, June 18 UUMC vs Faith Crossing @ Westdale Middle
Tuesday, June 23 Luke 10:27 vs UUMC @ Kathy Drive Park
Thursday, June 25 UUMC vs Broadmoor @ Westdale Middle
Tuesday, June 30 Jordan vs UUMC @ Blackwater UMC
Thursday, July 2 UUMC vs St. Andrew's @ Westdale Middle
Tuesday, July 14 UUMC vs Jefferson @ Westdale Middle
Thursday, July 16 New Song vs UUMC @ Woodlawn Acres Park
Tuesday, July 21 Faith Crossing vs UUMC @ Kathy Drive Park
Thursday, July 23 UUMC vs Luke 10:27 @ Westdale Middle
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SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE &
CHURCH WIDE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY
For the month of July our church will once again combine into one worship service at 10:30 AM. Please mark this down on your calendar as a great month to come to church and meet church goers from the "other" worship service that you don't often see!
JULY @ UUMC:
9:30 AM - Sunday School
10:30 AM - One Combined Worship
11:30 AM - Fellowship Time
Additionally, Our new Minister, Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke, will be leading a study in the fellowship hall during the Sunday School hour on the book of Ephesians. All are invited to attend!
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 Kids Hope News
Kids Hope mentors needed for the 2015-16 school year.
One child.
One hour a week.
how you can join this life-changing program.
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UNIVERSITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
3350 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PHONE: 225.344.0343
FAX: 225.344.0530
Senior Pastor:
Associate Minister:
Minister of Congregational Care:
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UUMC MEETING SCHEDULE
for 2015
JULY
Finance Committee: 13th @ 6PM
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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Dear Pastor Miller,
I am writing today to express long-overdue gratitude to you and your congregation. While I am not a member of University Methodist Church, I have been greatly blessed by your church's gracious ministry for over fifteen years. You see, I am a member of the Al-Anon Family Group called Just For Today, and we meet every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. in your lovely Trice Building.
While I am sure that having so many people moving about your campus, attending the various recovery groups you host each week, can be quite taxing and challenging on your facilities and your staff, I cannot thank you enough for all of the good that your church has done through the years by your willingness to open your doors to us.
Our Al-Anon Family Groups are open to people of any faith or of none whose lives have been affected by the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Each Saturday morning we have approximately 35 members in attendance, some of whom have been around since this meeting began in the 1970s, and some of whom are brand new and in a great deal of distress. Some people come from just around the corner, and some travel for an hour or more to attend the meeting. Just walking into the room that you so generously make available for us to rent each week allows me to breathe deeply and re-connect to my Higher Power, whom I choose to call God, in a way that has made a tremendous difference in my life, and therefore in the lives of all of my family members.
It occurred to me today that it was time for me to thank you and the wonderful people of University United Methodist Church for giving us Al-Anon members the opportunity to gather for our primary purpose: to help families and friends of problem drinkers. In Al-Anon we have no president or designated spokesperson, so my message to you today is not sent on behalf of our fellowship or our group, only on behalf of myself. Please pass my sincere thanks along to your congregation, and let them know that their generosity and hospitality over these many years has been an incredible witness of the love of Jesus Christ to our greater community, and for that I am deeply grateful.
In gratitude,
A
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES:
Mark your calendar for a Church Work Day on
July 11th from 8 - 11 am hosted by our Trustees.
Please make plans to come out and help get our church cleaned up! More details about this work day will be forthcoming in the newsletter in the next few weeks.
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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 SUNDAY, June 14th:
[ 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.
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WITHIN THE CHURCH FAMILY...
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Kathleen Arceneaux, John Baker, Gloria Bickford, the family of Gloria Burt, Mildred Caldwell, Charlotte Carrier, Irma Cassel, Fred Churchman, Doris Dobson, Sue Ducote, Peyton Feigley, Larry Field, Sandy Godail, Mary Elizabeth Goings, Gene Gordon, Rosemarie Hall, Oleta Hathaway, Cathy Hoffman, Henrietta Jones, Carol Kelly, Penny LeSage, Helen Law, Rainey Muse, Lynda Perry, Louise Prescott, David Pourciau, the family of William Powell, Pat Rives, Debbie Roux, Bob and Alta Sanders, Marvin Stuckey, Art Swanson, Tom Talley, Inez Townsend, Nick Trichel, Karen and Paul Unger, 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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