Colonial Park United Methodist Church

Volume 33 May 18, 2016 Number 20

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

This VBS Rocks!

June 6 - 10, 9am - Noon

/

New Friends

Spelunker Sports

Surprising Adventures

The Brightest Week

of the Summer!

Amazing Experiments

Lip-smacking Snacks

Incredible Music

Sunday, May 1st, several of our students volunteered to help with Taking It To the Streets Ministry. They helped with preparing

the blessing bags which are sack lunches prepared every week. Not only did these students prepare lunches, but they also went

out with Aline and Homer to deliver these lunches to the friends of the ministry. During the visit, students were given advice or a

spoken blessing from the recipients. Most of the words shared were “stay in school,” “always trust in God,” and “thank you.”

Listening to the students’ discussions on the way home, I was excited to hear about the impact it made on them. I know that they

were blessed more than they imagined.

Let the United Methodist Men Help with

Your Memorial Day Meals

Colonial Park’s United Methodist Men can

help you with your Memorial Day Week-

end needs with delicious smoked pork

shoulder butts for only $35.00 each. Sign

up order sheets are in the main hall. Leave

your name, telephone number, and num-

ber of shoulder butts wanted. Hurry, sup-

plies are limited.

Cut off for orders will be the end of busi-

ness on Tuesday, May 24th. Pickup will

be Saturday, May 28th from 11:00 a.m.

until 1:00 p.m. outside the Fireplace. Pay-

ment may be made at the time of pickup.

Net proceeds help to support UMM oper-

ations, scholarship fund,

service projects and mis-

sions.

The Week Ahead . . .

Sunday, May 22

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Nursery

9:30 am The Gathering Worship Service

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Traditional Worship Service

Kids’ Own Worship/202

12:00 pm Children’s Library Open

4:00 pm Youth Group

6:30 pm Pickleball/CLC

Monday, May 23

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/FH

MDO

5:30 pm Yoga/CLC

Tuesday, May 24

6:00 am Men’s Basketball Sm Grp/CLC

7:00 am Men’s Spiritual Quest/CR

9:00 am Upper Room Prayer Line/CR

1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry./GR

6:00 pm Zumba/CLC

6:30 pm Prophecy of Grace/GR

Wednesday, May 25

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/CLC

MDO

10:00 am Prayer Group/GR

2:30 pm Youth Group/GR & FP

5:30 pm Yoga/CLC

6:30 pm The Reading Plan/GR

Thursday, May 26

10:00 am Women’s Growth Grp/GR

10:30 am JOY Supper Club @ Lunch

12:00 pm Toastmasters/CR

1:30 pm Pickleball/CLC

Friday, May 27

9:30 am Fitness Our Way/FH

10:00 am Prophecy of Grace/GR

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS,

5.22.16

Acolytes

Brooke Sain & Shea Sain

Nursery

Rachel Woods

Extended 2’s 3’s & 4’s

Christine Russell & Brooke MacFerran

Children’s Church

Brad Walker & Eric Clark

JOY SENIOR ADULT SCHEDULE . . . All senior adults

are invited to mark their calendars with the following schedule of

activities for this month. Plan to attend and enjoy each event with

your friends!

Thursday, May 26. This is our monthly “drive up & meet for lunch” event for

May. We will meet at Schlotzsky’s Deli, 4758 Poplar. We will plan to meet there

and have lunch about 11:15 a.m.

Looking Ahead . . . . Please make note of these items for our June Joy Group:

1. Our regular Joy Program Luncheon will not be held in June because of VBS.

2. Our Joy Outing - June 16. We will be going to St. Jude Hospital for a guided

tour. Our friend Elizabeth Colhoun who is on the staff of St. Jude is assisting us with

our plans & will accompany us. St. Jude's security policy requires the names of those

participating three weeks in advance. This means that we must have our names by

May 26. If you have questions or wish to make your reservation, please call Joe at

489-3899. We will have lunch at The Little Tea Room, one of our favorite places.

Make your plans to be present for each event!

Don't Forget!!!! Sunday, May 29th, is the fifth Sunday in May. The Colonial Park

Rangers and the pre-school kids will be singing in the 11:00 a.m. worship

service. Then the kids will stay in the service with their parents

and join in a potluck luncheon after church. It will be a great day.

M u s i c N o t e s

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

June 24-Ice Cream and Games Night

6:30 Come to the church for your favorite Ice Cream and Games. Come for a

fun filled night where memories and laughs will carry you for a long time. Play

your favorite board games while enjoying some homemade treats.

Tuesdays-Basketball

Start your day off right with a little basketball. Men of all ages meet at 6:00

a.m. for a little pickup basketball and thought for the day. Use the shower and

head straight to work after getting a great workout in with fellow players.

Soccer Camp – June 20 to 24

This is a great soccer camp that will teach the fundamentals and have fun at

the same time. The camp is $125 and will be led by Coach Ricky Green and

Brian Maness. We will play a lot of small sided games and work on skills of the

game. The camp will be from 9:00 to 12:00 each day. Each camper will re-

ceive a snack each day and a camp shirt.

We WANT you to know…

Takin’ It To The Streets Ministry leaves the church each 2nd and 4th Sunday of the

month FOLLOWING the 11:00 am Worship Service so these worshippers, our

Pastor and Staff have an opportunity to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ by seeking

God’s Will, Sharing God’s Love, Serving God and our Neighbors in this way. A

hot meal is served on these Sundays to the Homeless and Hungry in coordination

with a neighboring church as well as nonperishable food is distributed which the

individuals may consume later that day or during the coming week. Won’t you

join us?? You will quickly come to realize that the ones being Blessed by this

ministry may not be the ones you think...Where have You seen God lately??

CR - Conference Room

SC - Sanctuary

FP - Fire Place FH - Fellowship Hall

CLC - Christian Life Center (Gym)

GR - Garden Room CH - Chapel

Adult Study Group: The Adult Study Group had 13 members present, 1 visitor.

Rick Allen taught our lesson from the 30th chapter of Genesis. Next Sunday’s

lesson will be from Genesis, chapter 31. We meet at 9:45 in the chapel.

Please come join us for a good Bible lesson & Christian fellowship.

Covenant Class: Room 105—We invite new worshipers & guests to our class.

We are an intergenerational fellowship of couples, singles from the mid-30’s

on up, & our classroom is located across from the Choir Room, down from

the nursery. We study a variety of short-term lessons. We look forward to

seeing you Sunday.

Fidelis: Bill Detling brought our lesson entitled "Humble Faith" to us, & it

brought on a bit of discussion. It was from Luke 18 with a purpose to value

the genuine humility that marks life in the spirit. It's always interesting when

there is discussion as we exchange thoughts. We had 12 members, 1 visi-

tor. We were sorry to learn that Kitty Harmon's sister died recently - - -

please keep her & her family in your prayers. If you were not here this Sunday

we hope that you will be with us next Sunday - -we NEED you. We hope that

Betty Pearigen will continue to improve & be back with us soon.

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: Wesleyan Class, Sunday, May 22, 2016, Robert Scallions will be teaching. Title of the lesson: Childlike

Faith; Purpose: To appreciate & practice childlike faith & belief; Hearing the Word: Luke 18:15-17; Mark 10:13-16 Key

Verse: Luke 18:17

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.

Remembering Our Vows…

Will you support Colonial Park United

Methodist Church with your prayers, your

presence, your gifts, your service and

your witness?

Our Prayers:

To the family of Tina Bond

who died 5/14/16.

Our Presence: 5/15/16

The Gathering: 59

11:00 am Worship: 170 Total: 229

Sunday School: 92

Our Offerings:

Offering 5/15/16 $ 17,971.00

Budget $ 692,615.00

Weekly Requirement $ 13,319.52

Gifts to the Church

In memory of:

Claude Trusty, brother of John Trusty, by Steve

& Connie McIntyre & Laurence & Susan Fairey to

Children’s Ministry

In honor of:

* Earl Griffin by Patricia Goddard to the Budget

May Communion Offering: Golden Cross

Our communion offering in May will go to support the Golden Cross

Ministry. The Golden Cross Senior Residents Fund is a Christian minis-

try that uses individual donations to provide for the physical, spiritual,

and emotional needs of low income independent living and assisted

living communities of Wesley Living Communities throughout West

Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and Eastern Arkansas. 100% of your

gifts to the Golden Cross Senior Residents Fund go toward direct assis-

tance for rent, food, and medical emergencies, plus programs and activ-

ities that promote a healthy and well-balanced life. There is also a black

bin at the end of the children’s hallway where you may donate items for

the Golden Cross at any time. The primary needs are for toilet paper,

paper towels, laundry detergent and soap, but they also accept dona-

tions of Reynolds Wrap, cleaning supplies, stamps, toothbrushes, tooth-

paste, combs, brushes, lotion, deodorant and bath powder. Your gen-

erosity delivers help, comfort, and hope to God’s older children.

Eric Clark and Colonial Park Jr. High, for helping me make St. Jude

Smile Mail bags. We made 16 bags to help bring lots of Smiles to the

children at St. Jude.

Thank You Again, Elizabeth Colhoun

Reserve Your Altar Flowers

For $40 you can help bring some of God’s most beau-

tiful creations into our sanctuary, and you can take

them home too! Flowers can be dedicated in

memory or honor of a loved one, birthday, anniver-

sary, or just about any occasion. We have the fol-

lowing openings through the month of Sep-

tember, 2016...July 17 & 31, August 28, & Sep-

tembr 4 & 25, so go ahead and reserve yours by

calling the Church Office or by sending an e-mail to

cmartin@colonialpark.org.

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Colonial Park United Methodist Church

5330 Park Avenue

Phone: (901) 683-5286

Fax: (901) 684-1391

E-mail: info@colonialpark.org

Web: www.colonialpark.org

Office Hours: 8:30 am—4:30 pm

Church Staff

Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Scott Alford

Directors of Senior Adults & Home Care Ministries

Rev. Dr. Joe & Mary Ann Piercey

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 Youth Christie Entrekin

Director of Recreation Brian Maness

Financial/Membership Staff Charlotte Martin

Admin./Publications Staff Linda Hartwell

Facility Maintenance Erica Clark & Neil Vause

Church Security Eric Clark

is a weekly newsletter of Colonial Park United Meth-

odist Church. Items for the newsletter should be

submitted by noon on Monday to Linda Hartwell,

Publications Secretary. The newsletter is published

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

mail 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.

Neighborhood Center Food Dr.

Featured Food for May:

Canned 100% Fruit Juice

You may leave donations in the

grocery basket in the main hall.

Non-Profit

Organization

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Memphis, TN

Permit No. 671

Join us Sunday

mornings, 9:30

am in the CLC

Summer Wish List for Lakeshore

We will be collecting supplies needed for

Summer Camps.

Balls of all kinds: soccer, basketball,

volleyball, gatorball, dodgeball, ping pong, playground -

8 or 12 inch

Office Supplies: masking tape, ink pens, construction

paper, markers, sharpies, crayons, posterboard, scis-

sors (kid’s size or small)

Craft Supplies: yarn, embroidery floss, beads, string,

popsicle sticks, acrylic paints, paint brushes

Misc. Supplies: board games (new please), children’s

books (ones good for reading night time stories to the

campers), water shoes (we always have campers arrive

without these so it would be great to have a stock on

hand)

Adventure Supplies: hiking backpacks, life jackets,

water skis, ski ropes (new please), water tubes (the

kind you can pull behind a boat)

Maintenance Supplies: basic tools, i.e. hammers,

wrenches, yard tools (rakes, shovels, small hand saws),

nail, screws, plywood

Big, Big Wishes: utility vehicle with 4 wheel drive, golf

carts, pontoon boat

Sunday Morning Worship

May 22: Dr. Joe Piercey

Liturgist: Janice Jenks

Sermon:

“Bearing His Words To Us”

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Communion Offering:

Golden Cross

GROUP

Congratulations to

Ann Claire &

Dustin Parker,

parents of Eloise Marie,

born 5.4.16. Grandparents

are Mike & Libby Bilderbeck

& Chuck & Karen Parker.