Back to School Luncheon

Sunday, August 11 | 12 pm | Fellowship Hall

In place of our usual potluck lunch for Second Sunday, we will be having a Back to School Luncheon! No need to bring a side or dessert, because we will be providing the food & the ice cream bar for dessert! We will celebrate our students & especially our teachers as they begin the school year.

School Supply Drive

Through Sunday, August 11

Our Family Ministries team is collecting school supplies to donate for The Methodist Home as part of our Back to School Celebration! Donated items can be dropped off in the marked bin in the atrium.

Items needed are: Wide-ruled notebook paper, composition notebooks, highlighters, crayons, markers, #2 pencils, pens, dry erase markers, sharpies, erasers, clear book-bags

New Book Study: 5 Marks of a Methodist

Begins August 21 | Wednesdays | 5:30 - 7 pm | Conference Room

Led by Flo Martin, this 6-week study will meet on Wednesday Nights from 5:30 - 7 pm to discuss Five Marks of a Methodist: The Fruit of a Living Faith by Steve Harper. This study, which reflects on the practices that confirm our identity as followers of Christ, is great for those looking to deepen their understanding of what it

means to be a Methodist. Participants will need to buy both the book and the participation guide.

Mulberry Book Group August Meeting

August 18 | 10 am | Parlor

The Mulberry Book Group will meet on August 18 at 10 am in the Parlor. We will read What If Jesus Was Serious?: A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore by Skye Jethani, which takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying. Available on Amazon or your favorite bookseller.

Get Involved with the Lending Library for CCM!

The Family Ministries Team is excited to begin the Lending Library for the 3K class at the Mulberry Children’s Center for this school year. There are many ways you can help with this ministry, including book and Bible story donations, financial support, and volunteering with book check out and story time. For a full list of ways to support this important ministry, read the letter linked below.

If you would like to join our team or help out in any way, please contact Nita Smith at smithevelyn248@gmail.com or 478-361-3928. We will have a planning meeting on Thursday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. in the Children’s Blue Room on the 2nd Floor and we invite you to join us.