August 29, 2010
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Weekend Update 9-3-10
You have heard it said I am sure. “A journey begins with a single step”. I trust that each of you have already begun your journey with Christ. And if I haven’t told you this personally yet, I will now. There is a place for you on The Pathway. If you are not sure where you fit into the opportunities listed in the Belonging, Believing, Becoming brochure – ask me, ask Mark, ask anyone on staff. We started up our Wednesday night dinners and Along the Road with Christ classes. There is still room for you on the path. Mark will be leading the Beginning the Path class that starts Sunday Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. There is room for you if you want to learn more about belonging to Jesus and WHUMC.
I just got back a few days ago, from Ginghamsburg UMC in Tipp City Ohio. It is an exciting church, a missional church that has been known for making disciples. To be able to attend seminars there was something I have wanted to do for years. They make it look easy. Every member of their staff and every member of their church is encouraged to truly believe Jesus when he spoke the words “Follow me” and to hear them as if he were speaking it to them today.
The Pathway is our attempt to encourage you to do likewise. Consider the opportunities we are giving you to learn with others what a life of faithful discipleship looks like. Disciples don’t stand still.
I want to challenge you – to take one step closer to Jesus every day. Just one step. Who knows where He will lead you.
Hope to see you Sunday as we consider Jeremiah’s visit to the potter’s house and the truth he saw and heard there.
IHS
Amy
Along the Road with Christ (ARC) began on September 1.
Sign up in the Narthex to join a class and to enjoy the Fellowship Meal. Join us for Down Home Cooking each Wednesday evening in September. Below are the two adult offerings:
Disciple 1 & 2 will be offered this year. Sign up Now! Spots are limited.
Check out the brochures for Children, Club 56, Youth, Adult Small Groups, Adult Sunday School, and Music Ministries. See where you are on The Discipleship Pathway! If you are not sure where you are, join Dr. Mark Alexander for his class Beginning the Pathway Sundays, September 12, 19, and 26 at 9:30.
Beginning on September 12, Pastor Mark will lead a special class “Beginning the Pathway.” Join him for 3 Sundays at 9:30 in the SFLC meeting room.
Sign up is beginning! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to pray for your church, your church family, your city and the world!
Do you work with children or youth? Are you part of one of our Care Ministries? Do you work with vulnerable adults? Are you planning to work in Vacation Bible School or go on a youth trip? Everyone is encouraged to attend Safe Sanctuary Training. Several opportunities are offered. Please be sure to attend one of them. This is a mandatory training – if you did it last year, you must attend as a refresher. Childcare will be provided. Please call the church office to reserve a spot for your child.
It is not too late to become a Friend of the Foundation – Join Today!
Along the Road with Christ
Wednesdays Sept. 1 – Nov. 17, 2010
Meals 5:15 – 6:15pm (serving ends at 6:05pm)Classes 6:15 – 7:30
Call 584-2133 or make your reservation online
RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED FOR MEALS
Pay by check monthly or online at our website
Purchase one month’s meals at a time for a small prica break.
PLEASE CHECK WHICH MONTH(S) YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
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Adult Meals |
Kids Meals (under age 10) |
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September |
Down Home Cooking (5 weeks) |
$42 |
$23 |
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October |
Choosing Healthy (4 weeks) |
$33 |
$18 |
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November |
Harvest Holiday Food (3 weeks) |
$25 |
$13 |
If you pay weekly at the door – Adult meal $9 Kids meal $5 – but please still make reservations
Weekend Update 8-27-10
Attention all children entering grades K-4, you will not want to miss the special event this Sunday! Your parents are invited to attend with you.
Don’t forget that this is the fifth Sunday- that means Noisy Offering! This month we are donating to Sidewalk Sunday School!
Along the Road with Christ (ARC) begins September 1. Sign up in the Narthex to join a class and to enjoy the Fellowship Meal. Join us for Down Home Cooking each Wednesday evening in September. Below are the two adult offerings:
Check out the brochures for Children, Club 56, Youth, Adult Small Groups, Adult Sunday School, and Music Ministries. See where you are on The Discipleship Pathway! If you are not sure where you are, join Dr. Mark Alexander for his class Beginning the Pathway Sundays, September 12, 19, and 26 at 9:30.
Sign up is beginning! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to pray for your church, your church family, your city and the world!
Do you work with children or youth? Are you part of one of our Care Ministries? Do you work with vulnerable adults? Are you planning to work in Vacation Bible School or go on a youth trip? Everyone is encouraged to attend Safe Sanctuary Training. Several opportunities are offered. Please be sure to attend one of them. This is a mandatory training – if you did it last year, you must attend as a refresher. Childcare will be provided. Please call the church office to reserve a spot for your child.
It is not too late to become a Friend of the Foundation – Join Today!
Weekend Update
Being a Christian is like finding yourself on a new road. Sunday becomes Sabbath, church has become worship, communion has become covenant, and people have become community. Look over The Pathway brochure that will be in your bulletin on Sunday. Where do you see yourself stepping out in faith and growing? This road – this intentional pathway of discipleship we are undertaking here at Western Hills is for everyone to walk on. It’s a demanding road – you cannot stand still on it, you can rest for a season, but you cannot stand still. It is a “way,” it is a journey, and you will be walking alongside others.
My greatest joy in ministry has been realized as I have seen others, respond to the call of God in their lives; as parents, as leaders, as advocates for those with special needs and to ministries of all kinds. My greatest grief in ministry is when I see a lukewarm faith in an individual -when church becomes only a place to see friends and to be seen – when attendance in worship becomes an occasion when there is nothing better to do.
Our responsibility as a church and denomination – our mission – is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Join us on The Pathway to Discipleship. Don’t stand still. Stretch your soul, your mind and your faith. We will be walking with you.
In His Service,
Amy
Only a few spaces left! You may sign up online at www.westernhillsep.or on Sunday!
