The Weekly Connection
October 21, 2021
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In this edition of the Weekly Connection:
Worship
- Worship Information
- Link to the Order of Worship for Sunday
- Video of Last Sunday's Service
- Those Serving in Worship
CIA: Mission & Outreach
- Fall Festival
- Blood Drive
- Operation Christmas Child
- Backpack Buddies
- I-58 Mission: Current Needs
Connexion Groups, Team News & Spiritual Growth
- Church Council Meeting
- Sunday School Teacher's Meeting
- Wednesday Night Supper
- Connexion Groups
- Upper Room Connexion Group
- Book Study
SUMC Info
- SUMC Online Giving
- Church Calendar
- Church Staff
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Sunday, October 17, 2021
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Laity Sunday
Scripture:
Luke 5:17-39
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Sunday, October 24, 2021
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture:
Ruth 1:6-22
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Please observe social distancing and please wear a mask. Visit the CDC site for more information: |
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Worship Notes:
Sunday Worship Services in the Sanctuary:
In person at 9:30
OR
11:00AM either in person or on Facebook Live
Adult, Youth and Children's Sunday School at 10am
Our 9:30am service is a 30 minute service, more contemplative in nature.
Our 11:00am service provides another opportunity to worship
in the traditional setting with the talents of our gifted musicians.
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Use this LINK for a printable copy
of the 11am Order of Worship
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Or mail your offering to: Senoia UMC, P.O. Box 98, Senoia, GA 30276 |
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The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
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Those Assisting in Worship This Sunday
Ushers: Churck & Pat Eichorst (11:00)
Acolyte: Whit Tinsley
Counters: Jean Cotton & Jeff Miller
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CIA: Missions and Outreach |
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HELP!!!
Cakes needed for the Fall Festival Cake Walk
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CAKES NEEDED: We need cakes for the Cake Walk. If cakes aren’t your thing we would like two dozen cookies or Cupcakes.
Please bring your baked goods to the church on Saturday, Oct. 23rd, anytime between 4 and 5pm.
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Blood Drive
Monday, November 1st, 1 to 5pm
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Hello all,
Senoia United Methodist Church, the Senoia Optimist and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. After the drive ends we will need help, about 6pm that evening, putting the tables and chairs back in place. Please let Ashley know if you can help.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Site: Senoia United Methodist Church
Address: 229 Bridge Street, Senoia, GA, 30276
Room Name: Fellowship Hall
Date: Mon November 1, 2021
Time: 1:00: PM - 5:00: PM
There is a severe shortage of blood. Please schedule an appointment for our up coming drive on November 1 from 1-5 pm at SUMC. Thanks for your support. Your donation will save lives.
The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
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Operation
Christmas
Child
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Operation Christmas Child is in full swing.
Thanks all of you who picked up boxes on Sunday. More boxes have arrived and will be available in the Narthex and the Fellowship Hall. Get yours now!
Please don't forget to include $9.00 per box for shipping. Write a check to SUMC and include 'Operation Christmas Child' on the info line. We will send one check for all boxes.
Have your boxes back by Sunday, October 31st.
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SUMC and Backpack Buddies – continuing to make a difference in children’s lives.
God is Good….All the time! We had a goal to have 550 Backpack Buddy bags filled by year end (50 bags a month Feb-Dec 2021). Well as of October 11 SUMC has already filled 550 Bags and are on track to have 650 completed by year end. That’s 650 meal bags to children who would have gone hungry……
You may be wondering exactly how you can help, and exactly what it takes to fill 50 Back Pack Buddy bags?
Well it’s probably a lot easier than you thought. The whole process will take around two hours (shopping, filling, travel) - not much time for the difference you will be making in 50 children’s lives. For example one family of two arrived at Crook’s about 10:15 to buy the items, was at the Church by 10:45 and had the bags filled by 12:00. About two hours to provide a meal bag to 50 children.
Cost per bag runs between $2.50 and $3.50 ($125-$175 total). The church will reimburse you for the cost.
A special thanks to all of the folks at SUMC and the SUMC Youth for helping to make Disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the World through Backpack Buddies in 2021!!
We already have folks signed up for November and December – so we are currently looking for volunteers for Jan, Feb and Mar 2022.
Contact Doug Kolbenschlag (404.660.4657 dskolb@aol.com) to sign up for a month! Doug will be happy to help any volunteers (first time or otherwise) to get the meal bags packed.
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I-58 Paper Towel, Toilet Paper and Canned Good Drive Has Been a GREAT Success!
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Remember to bring canned goods for the Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat this Saturday!
The winner - whomever has the most paper and canned donations, will NOT get PIED at the Fall Festival on October 23! Join us Saturday and see who gets a pie in the face!
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Connextion Groups, Team News
and Spiritual Growth
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Church Council Meeting This Sunday
Reminder: We are having a Church Council Meeting this Sunday, October 24, immediately following the 11:00 worship service.
At this meeting we will be voting on the following for Charge Conference:
- Pastor's Salary
- Leadership
- Lay Servants/Speaker
Charge Conference is Sunday, November 7th, at 4:30pm via ZOOM. We do need you, as leaders of the church, to be on ZOOM to formally approve our submissions. Please save this date on your calendars. All members of the church are invited.
We will hear reports from all leaders at this Church Council meeting. An agenda will be sent to you before the meeting.
Please let Ashley or Kemp know if you are unable to attend.
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Sunday School Teacher's Meeting |
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Sunday School Teachers Meeting for All Sunday school teachers - adult, youth and children’s classes
There will be meeting on Sunday, November 7, at 12:15 following worship.
Please make plans to be there. We will meet for 20-30 minutes in the Fellowship Hall.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER
Operation Christmas Child Fundraiser
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Wednesday Night Supper - October 27
Fundraiser - Operation Christmas Child: Fried Chicken, Sides, Desserts
Recommended Donations:
Children 5-12 years $4; Under 5 Free;
All others $8
Please make a reservation as we do have to purchase groceries and prepare your meal in advance. Please use the Connection Card or
let the office know by phone, on-line or email before 10am,Tuesday, Oct. 26
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Upper Room Connexion Group
Come and join us as we meet for devotion and fellowship on Wednesday mornings. The Upper Room at SUMC meets every Wednesday, at 10:30, in the JOY Room, at the front of the church off the narthex.
We have great talks about that day’s devotion from The Upper Room devotional booklet and also about all the things going on in our lives. We would love to have you join us. It’s a nice way to become part of a group and learn more about the people we sit next to each week in worship!
Call or text me, Barb at 419-680-2103, if you have any questions. See you on the 27th!!
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Book Study with Barb
Join us on Wednesday evening, Oct. 27, as we continue our study of Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity at Book Study with Barb.
We meet at 7:00 pm, either in person in the Youth Room at the rear of the sanctuary or via Zoom. This week we will learn about wisdom and finance as we consider how simplifying our lives can help us to get our finances in order and devote more of our resources to fulfilling God’s calling in our lives.
This is open to all people of the church. We meet after Wednesday Night Supper, so it’ll be easy for you to walk on up and join in on the conversation. Call or text me, Barb at 419-680-2103, if you have questions or would like a copy of the book. See you Wednesday!!
Join Zoom Meeting
Password: ashley
Meeting ID: 196 787 919
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Quarterly Giving Statements |
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We are able to accept credit and debit cards online at:
It is super easy. We want to encourage you not to go into credit card debt
but wanted to offer a convenient way to support your church.
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Saturday 10/23
5:00pm Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat
Sunday 10/24
9:30am Worship
10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Church Council
Monday 10/25
Fellowship Hall Reserved
Tuesday 10/26
6:45pm Handbell Practice
Wednesday 10/27
6:00pm Wednesday Night
Supper
7:00pm Bible Study With Barb
Thursday 10/28
10:00am Garden Reserved
7:00pm AA
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Rev. Ashley Jenkins, Pastor
Barb Combs, Director of Programs
Jim Preece, Organist/Choir Master
Lee Berry, Administrative Assistant & Finance Secretary
Bereatha Brooks, Nursery Coordinator
Polly Watson, Housekeeping
Gail Noble and John Felbinger, A/V Technicians
Jon Morris, Facebook Live Technician
(770) 599-3245
Office Hours:
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9-3
You are kindly requested to wear a mask
upon entering the building.
Thank you.
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