Colonial Park United Methodist Church

Volume 34 September 6, 2017 Number 36

Making disciples of Jesus Christ by seeking God’s will, sharing God’s love, and serving God and our neighbors

Ways to help those effected by hurricane Harvey:

1. Please continue to pray for those whose lives have been impacted by hurricane/tropical storm

Harvey. Please also pray for the Early Response Teams, disaster coordinators, and many volunteers

in The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Louisiana Conference of The

United Methodist Church, Río Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church and Central Tex-

as Conference who are working tirelessly to provide relief after Harvey.

2. Make relief kits / buckets http://www.umcor.org/…/Relief-S…/Relief-Supply-Kits/Cleaning. You may drop these off in the main hall-

way of the church on or before Sunday, September 10.

3. Give to UMCOR’s relief and recovery efforts. You may give a check to the church office with “UMCOR” in the memo line. 100% of

these funds will go to UMCOR direct relief effort.

4. Donate only those items requested.

5. Please wait for an invitation to volunteer.

Peace, Jathaniel

Colonial Park Donates a Full

Shopping Cart To United

Methodist

Neighborhood Center Food

Pantry

In August, 200 pounds of

canned vegetables and other

assorted food, were donated to

the United Methodist Neighborhood Center’s food pantry by

members of the Colonial Park family. Measured by content

weight, this was the largest August donation we have made to

the food bank since 2012. It joins a stream of other donations

that serve as a blessing of nutritious food to supplement the daily

diet of families who cannot afford all that they need. Ten percent

of Colonial Park’s donations go to the “Taking It To The

Streets” outreach ministry to help feed the homeless, day work-

ers and hungry families to demonstrate God’s care for them

through our expression of love, caring and concern.

In September we are collecting canned spaghetti/pasta sauce.

Donations can be placed in the shopping basket in the main hall.

Thank you for your ongoing generous support of this ministry.

Don Williams, Noted Local Referee, Slated for

Men’s Kickoff Dinner

Don Williams, with experience in all levels of football refer-

eeing, will be the featured speaker for the Men’s Kickoff

Dinner, presented by the United Methodist Men in Fellow-

ship Hall on September 19th at 6:30 pm.

Williams is a lifelong Memphian and graduated from

Messick High School and Memphis State University. His

refereeing experience ranges from youth and high school,

collegiate, and one season in the NFL. He was an original

football official in Conference USA until he retired in 2007.

Currently, Williams is the game assignment officer for the

TSSAA in Shelby, Tipton, and Fayette counties that covers

fifty-four schools. Williams brings a unique perspective to

football officiating and referees you won’t get anywhere

else.

The dinner is provided at no cost but reservations are

requested. Reservations may be made on the reservation

sheets provided in the main church hallway.

The Week Ahead . . .

Sunday, September 10

9:00 am A Time of Prayer/CH

9:30 am - 1:00 pm Nursery

9:30 am The Gathering

9:30 am Children’s Sunday School

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Kid’s Own Worship/205

11:00 am Traditional Worship

12:00 pm Children’s Library Open

4:00 pm FX “FamJam” Program/FH

6:30 pm Pickleball/CLC

Monday, September 11

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/FH

9:30 am MDO

1:00 pm Women’s Growth Group/GR

Tuesday, September 12

7:00 am Men’s Spiritual Quest/CR

9:00 am Upper Room Prayer/CR

9:30 am UMW Exec. Mtg/GR

10:00 am UMW Gen. Mtg & Lunch/CH&FH

1:00 pm Prayer Shawl/GR

6:30 pm Prophecy of Grace/GR

Wednesday, September 13

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/CLC

9:30 am MDO

10:00 am Prayer Group/GR

6:30 pm Chancel Choir/Choir Rm

6:30 pm The Reading Plan/GR

6:30 pm Shettles Grth Grp/Roberts’ home

6:45 pm Pickleball/CLC

Thursday, September 14

12:00 pm JOY Lunch/FH

1:00 pm Pickleball/CLC

6:00 pm Stained Glass Class/AS

6:30 pm Seeking...Prayer Grp/GR =

Friday, September 15

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/CLC

9:30 am MDO

10:00 am Prophecy of Grace/GR

CR - Conference Room

AS– Art Studio SC - Sanctuary

FP - Fire Place FH - Fellowship Hall

CLC - Christian Life Center (Gym)

GR - Garden Room CH - Chapel

Sunday Morning Worship:

September 10:

Rev. Jathaniel Cavitt

Scripture:

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon:

“Unity in Conflict”

Liturgist:

Communion Offering:

Reelfoot Rural Ministries

September 10, 2017

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

Acolytes

Ava Gayso

Nursery

Mary Nelle Vause

Extended 2’s 3’s & 4’s

Mary Clark

Emily Blount

Children’s Church

Emily & Brett Wilkerson

Eric Clark

UMW God’s Mighty

Force for Good!

Tuesday, September

12, 2017 next scheduled UMW

meeting in the chapel at 10:00

AM. Another terrific program.

Pot luck to follow in the fellow-

ship hall. Hope circle is hostess.

Circle meets September 19,

2017. Love is in the garden room,

Hope is in the fellowship hall.

"Swing Your Partner"

Thurs. Sept.14, 12:00 noon in the fellowship hall. Every-one invited to join The Joy Club, for a group from The Memphis Square Dancing

Assn.!

Also, they dance here on Friday nights. So get your dancing shoes or boots on

and join us for food, fun and fellowship!

If you need a ride, call Alton, 901-734-9164

Remembering Our Vows…

Will you support Colonial Park

United Methodist Church with your

prayers, your presence, your gifts,

your service and your witness?

Our Presence: 9/3/17

The Gathering: 50;

11:00 am Worship: 106

& Nursery: 18

Total: 174 Sunday School: 92

Budgeted Offering for August:

$40,859.92 Total Offering for August:

$34,984.93

The Office needs

volunteers!

Can you help answer

phones & open the door

for us during our weekly

staff meetings?

Wednesday mornings @ 9:30

for about 2 hours?

Please call the office if you can help!

Greetings, Colonial Park families! The last week of this month, September 24th thru October 1st, Family Promise will be with us. It is time to get ready to prepare meals and spend the night and love on the families who will be with us. We know how you support this loving ministry, being the hands and feet of Christ, helping mothers and fathers who have young children who need to find housing. Recently, two church members have donated furnishings to families who moved into their own plac-es. The gratitude shown when gifts of this magnitude are given is just overwhelming. Thanks for this, to two women I truly love. You showed a kindness to other women who were in need. And now, start looking in the hall for the sign up sheets. Ask your Sunday School class, or Bible study, or lunch groups, if you'd like to prepare a meal. The way you do this is, one lady says, My chicken is better than yours, and you say, my green beans are the best. Soon, the whole meal is ready. If possible, I'd like to restructure Saturday, and instead of having just a few slots, I'd rather have shifts of an hour or two. The way this works, is you call your friends and say, Why don't we sit at church in the fellowship hall from noon until 2 on Saturday? How does this sound? And as all my articles end, Let's Talk! Ruth Crawford 497-5561

Adult Study Group: Steve continues Peter’s message on

being holy and that God judges impartially according to our

deeds. Our response - fear and reverence. Welcome to all

our visitors. Jackie, please come back. We welcome all to

our great lessons, fellowship, singing & refreshments.

Exodus Class: We're currently studying “Faith from the

Back Side” by J. Ellsworth Kalas. We meet in room 253.

Comprised of couples and singles with and without chil-

dren. Ages 30s to 50s. Everyone welcome.

Fidelis: 9/3/17 The fidelis Class had seven members, two visi-

tors present for Billt Detling to teach. The purpose of the

lesson today was “to recognize that despite the often de-

structive forces of existence, God’s promise of life endures.”

Bill did his usual excellent job of teaching. Our class was sad-

dened by the news of Gerry Stewart’s death, Friday, Septem-

ber 1. She will be missed by all. Thanks to Mary Truitt and

Bill Fuller for the beautiful music. We always welcome visi-

tors. Come see us in the Fellowship Hall.

Friendship: Our class studies short term books on a variety

of Christian topics. If you are looking for a Sunday School

class, please consider visiting with us. We meet in Room 215,

above the Fellowship Hall, at 9:45 am.

Wesleyan Class: Sunday, September 10, 2017. Jim Enochs

will be teaching. Title of Lesson: Circumcision Purpose: To

live with hope and faith in God’s assurances. Hearing the

Word: Genesis 17 Key Verse: Genesis 17:10

Junior High/Senior High Sunday School: Join us in Room

250 for lively Bible lessons & discussions that will help

jumpstart your week at 9:45 am each Sunday morning.

In memory of…

Jack Fite by Charlie & Kay Ormon, by Dale & Deloris Stone,

by Charles Wayne Akin, by Cary & Linda Hancock

Jack Fite to the Children’s Ministry by Laurence & Susan

Fairey

Joy Ray Blume Vines, grandmother of Anderson Hurd, by

The Chancel Choir to The Music Ministry

Lottie Hogue by Jean Thomas

Bill Rolen, Jr. by Rose Mary Rolen Norfleet

In honor of…

United Methodist Men for the ribs and holiday meats they

prepare; by Gloria Hurdle

In celebration of...

Kelly Finch Oakes’ good health; to the Music Ministry by

Marilyn Akin & Phyllis Cox

"Surely God has borne our grief, and carried our

sorrows...” – Isaiah 53:4

It is with deep sadness that we announce that Gerry

Stewart passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017.

Colonial Park United Methodist Church

5330 Park Avenue

Memphis, TN 38119-3605

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Church Staff

is a weekly newsletter of Colonial

Park United Methodist Church.

Items for the newsletter should be submitted by noon on

Monday to Staci Hissong, the Publications Secretary at

shissong@colonialpark.org. The newsletter is published

bi-weekly, mailed third class on Wednesday, and e-mailed

weekly except holidays. Visitors are invited to the Sunday

worship services at 9:30 and 11:00 am, and to Sunday School

at 9:45 am.

Senior Pastor Rev. Jathaniel Cavitt

Director of Music Bill Fuller

Organist Susan Steppe

Director of Children’s Ministries Debbie Trusty

Director of Mother’s Day Out Elizabeth Levy

Director of Student Ministries Becca Solaas-Rodriguez

Director of Recreation

& Young Adult Ministries

Brian Maness

Financial/Membership Staff Charlotte Martin

Admin./Publications Staff Staci Hissong

Facility Maintenance Neil Vause

Will Colston

Church Security Eric Clark

Prophecy of Grace Bible Study Continues with Hebrews

We will celebrate the fulfilment of Grace with our study of Hebrews which begins on Tuesday, September 5, 6:30-8:00 pm and Friday morning, September 8 at 10-12 am. The glory and purpose of our Lord Jesus Christ is revealed through the background of our Jewish heritage in this compelling letter from Paul. The message and blessings found in this book are as timely today as when in was written during the reign of a dominate pagan culture.

We welcome everyone to our study and fellowship in the Garden Room. For questions contact Frances Cowden at 901-216-4496

Sunday,

September

10

4:00 p.m.

Fellowship

Hall