This Week's Top Ten!
1. SOUPer Bowl Pantry Food Drive
Help The Pantry "tackle" hunger, with canned soup donations for the SOUPer Bowl Pantry Food Drive.

There's no better way to fight the chill of winter weather than by warming up with a hot bowl of soup. The "SOUPer Bowl" soup drive will run until the NFL's Super Bowl, on Sunday, February 7. 

Click here to learn more or to make a monetary donation to The Pantry. 

2. This Sunday!
Girlology with Dr. Angela Walker
THIS SUNDAY, January 31 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
 
In this mom-daughter program, we'll cover growth & development, bras & bra shopping, hygiene & hair management, nutrition, menstruation, feminine care products, moods & emotions, and respect for self & others. This program is offered for 4th - 6th grade girls and their moms or mom-substitutes. Registration includes a copy of Girlology's book There's Something New About You by Melisa Holmes, MD and Trish Hutchison, MD. 

3. Men's Retreat

Men, THIS SUNDAY is the last day to register for the 2016 Men's Retreat at the Georgia Baptist Convention Center in Toccoa, Georgia. Special Guest, Pastor Phil Wilson, will lead us on an unforgettable weekend centered around our theme, "Fear Not." The price is $160. 

Sign up at www.hmumc.org/MensRetreat by THIS SUNDAY, January 31.

4. L ooking for a fun service opportunity?
Day of Service
Saturday, February 6

Join the family ministries team and other church members for a visit to Annandale Village in Suwanee. We'll meet at the church at 9:15am and caravan to Annandale where we will spend time with residents playing games and doing activities together to help them celebrate an early Valentine's Day! Children under 6th grade must be accompanied by an adult. Please visit 

5. Mark Your Calendar!
Shrove Pancake Supper
Tuesday, February 9 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Mark your calendars to join your church family for a special pancake supper. If you are planning a 40-day fast for Lent, this may be your last chance to eat well before Easter.
*Please note that in honor of Ash Wednesday, we will not have Wednesday Night Supper on February 10. 

6. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00pm 

Join us for our annual Ash Wednesday service that will take the place of our regular evening programing and Wednesday Night Supper in observance of the beginning of Lent. Childcare is available for children 4 years old and younger.

Student Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 10 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

All students, grades 6th through 12th, are invited to attend the Student Ministry Ash Wednesday service. We'll meet in The Shed at our regular time of 6:30pm and then proceed to "The Rooftop" for worship.

7. Ladies, it's time to sign up for your weekend away!

Discover the Joy & Freedom of l iving as an Authentic Woman!
March 4 - March 6, 2016

Whether we are dressed to the nines in our little black dress or rocking our boots with a trendy monogrammed scarf; whether we don sky-high heels or Toms, we all desire to live as the Authentic Women God created us to be. Join us for a weekend away as we shed the layers that hold us back from being anything less than the genuine article, fulfilling the purposes for which we were created. Put on the AUTHENTICATED style of a lovingly hand-crafted Woman, beautifully stitched with truth and grace, with added layers of faith and hope, and confidently accessorized with amazing talents designed and refined for His purpose in this world.

When: March 4 - March 6, 2016
Where: Unicoi State Park Lodge in Helen, GA
Cost: $165.00 per person. $25 deposit secures your spot. (includes lodging, 4 meals, taxes, gratuities & service charges) single or double occp.

Please click here to sign up by February 15.

8. Help support our Guatemala Mission Trip!

Coffeehouse Fundraiser for Guatemala
NEW DATE! PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CALENDARS!
February 21 at 5:30pm

Come enjoy a night of coffee, music, dessert, and art in support of the student mission team heading to Guatemala! All donations for the evening will be used to support the students and their work with the children of Guatemala. 

If you'd like to make a donation of art you've created to be auctioned off, please email [email protected]. 

9. Next Starting Point Class

Next Starting Point Class
Sunday, February 28 at 9:30am

Starting Point is a four-session orientation class for people who are considering membership - but it's more than that! Whether you're brand new to Hamilton Mill UMC or you've been here for a while, Starting Point offers a chance for you to make some new friends and get connected. 


10.  Student Ministry Events

Parent University
TONIGHT Wednesday, January 27 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm 

The student ministry staff would like to invite all parents to join us for our next Parent University! This event will continue our communication series - "How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Teen." Beverly Neville will guide the evening based on the book "How to Have That Difficult Conversation You Have Been Avoiding" by Drs. Cloud and Townsend. We'll give you practical guidelines, advice, and tips to communicate with teens. It's not too late to sign up at www.hmumc.org/students.



D-Now Weekend for 7th-12th Graders
March 4 - March 6

All 7th-12th graders should mark their calendars for March 4th & 5th. We'll meet at HMUMC at 5pm on Friday, March 4. We'll be attending the Disciple Now retreat hosted at Crosspointe church. We'll be staying in host homes on Friday night and returning to D-Now on Saturday morning. Cost includes transportation, meals (Friday dinner and 3 meals on Saturday), a t-shirt and tons of fun with HMStudentMin friends. We'll share and learn about being His disciples, grow in our faith, and have FUN! Please visit our website at www.hmumc.org/students to sign up by February 19.



2016 Confirmation Retreat
March 11 - 13, 2016

Calling all participants of the 2015-16 confirmation class! Join us as we venture to Lake Junaluska Retreat and Conference Center. We'll meet on Friday at 4:15pm and spend the weekend learning about the Christian faith. Duffy Robbins will be our speaker for the weekend. Cost includes room, transportation, and meals for the weekend. Plan to eat before dropoff on Friday or bring a sack lunch. We'll travel by bus to the retreat and spend our weekend together deepening our faith. Sign up at  www.hmumc.org/students by February 19.



Ignite Sunday Night Dinner Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help feed our high school students a snack dinner on Sunday nights at 5:30pm. This is the perfect opportunity for a Small Group, LifeGroup, Sunday School Class or just a group of friends to have fun serving together. Please visit www.hmumc.org/students to learn more and sign up.

What's for dinner Tonight?

Wednesday Night Supper
TONIGHT , January 20 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Our amazing Kitchen Angels are in the kitchen right now preparing...

Our Adult & Kids' Meal - herb crusted pork loin served with mushroom wild rice, apple cranberry casserole and green beans. 



Upcoming Events
  • 1/27 - Children's Choir @ 5:00pm  3 & 4 year olds in Room 143 / K & 1st in Room 149 / 2nd & 3rd grade in Room 142 /4th & 5th in Room 148)
  • 1/27 - Time Out Bible Study for Moms @ 5:00 in Room 339
  • 1/27 - Wednesday Night Super @ 5:30pm in the Sanctuary
  • 1/27 - Rooftop Kids' Rehearsal @ 6:15pm in the Rooftop
  • 1/27 - What's in the Bible for Crosstown Kids (Pre-k to 5th grade) @ 6:30pm in Room147
  • 1/27 - The Middle @ 6:30 meet in the Shed, small groups, pick up in the Rooftop.
  • 1/27 - Broken & Blessed Women's Study @ 6:30pm in Room 135/136
  • 1/27 - Disciple II @ 6:30pm in Room 351
  • 1/27 - Financial Peace University @ 6:30pm in Room 130
  • 1/27 - Introduction to Spanish @ 6:30pm in Room 131-134
  • 1/27 - Parent University @ 6:30pm in Room 133-134
  • 1/27 - Phillipians Bible Study @ 6:30pm in Room 339
  • 1/28 - Upward Cheer Practice @ 5:30pm in the Rooftop
  • 1/28 - Special Needs Training - CANCELED Rescheduled for 2/25 
  • 1/29 - Preschool & MMO Registration for Community
  • 1/30 - The Pantry @ 9:30pm in The Shed
  • 1/31 - Worship Services @ 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 1/31 - Student Worship @ 9:30am / E3 Classes at 11:00am
  • 1/31 - Crosstown Kids' Worship @ 9:30am & 11:00am
  • 1/31 - Builder's Sunday School Class @ 9:30am in Room 148
  • 1/31 - Solomon Porch Sunday School Class @ 9:30am in Room 131/132
  • 1/31 - Starting Point @ 9:30 in Room 145
  • 1/31 - The Way Sunday School Class @ 9:30am in Room149
  • 1/31 - Women of Faith Sunday School Class @ 9:30am in Room 351
  • 1/31 - Vertical Living Sunday School Class @ 11:00am in Room 351
  • 1/31 - Girlology @ 3:00pm in Room 339
  • 1/31 - Disciple I @ 5:00pm in Room 351
  • 1/31 - Disciple IV @ 5:00pm in Room 339
  • 1/31 - Financial Peace University @ 5:00pm in Room 130
  • 2/1 - The Gospel of John @ 10am
  • 2/2 - Choir Rehearsal @ 7:00pm in the Sanctuary
  • 2/6 - Family Day of Service
  • 2/9 - Shrove Pancake Supper
  • 2/10 - Ash Wednesday Service @ 7:00pm
  • 2/10 - Student Ash Wednesday Service @ 6:30pm
  • 2/10 - No Wednesday Night Supper
  • 2/15 - President's Day
  • 2/15 - United Methodist's Men's Meeting
  • 2/19 - Confirmation and Student D-Now Retreat registration closes
  • 2/19 - 2/21 - Men's Retreat
  • 2/21 - Coffee House Fundraiser for the Guatemala Mission Trip @ 5:30pm
  • 2/25 - Special Needs Training @ 6:30pm in Room 141
  • 2/28 - Next Starting Point Class Begins @ 9:30am
  • 3/4 - 3/6 - Women's Retreat
  • 3/4 - 3/5 - D-Now Student Retreat
  • 3/11- 3/12 - Confirmation Retreat
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