General Announcements

ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers today are given by Laura Spurlin Clynch and family in honor of Laura’s grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Meyer.

ACOLYTES
9:00 a.m. Walker Weldon
11:00 a.m. Sam Antona, Zoe Antona

DAVE RAMSEY
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is coming to BUMC this fall. But there's no need to wait. Take control of your financial future today! Read Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" or check out Dave's website, www.daveramsey.com. He shares practical wisdom on how to dump debt, boost savings, and take control of your life. For a preview of the freedom you can experience through taking control of your finances, listen to Dave Ramsey on AM640, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. daily.

BUMC MISSION CORNER
Upcoming Local Mission Opportunities -
We are currently working with Murphy-Harpst to create a garden for the children. We need volunteers to bring landscape trailers (1-2) and tillers (3-4) to take up to the work site on Saturday, April 26. The garden will provide produce for the children to sell to raise money. This is a great opportunity for families of BUMC to do something together and teach young children and teens about serving.
SERV -
SERV is organizing a mission team to the Dominican Republic for May 4 to 9. The team will be responsible for a variety of tasks including basic medical care, Vacation Bible School, and some light construction. The team will also have many opportunities to share the Gospel.
A mission trip to Mexico is also scheduled from July 25 to August 2. The team will work at an orphanage and teach Vacation Bible School at night.
To register, please visit www.servintl.org and follow the link to the Registration Page. For more details, contact Brenda at bsherer@servintl.org or 770.516.1108. If you are interested in any of these missions, or if you have any local
ministries you would like BUMC to support, please feel free to contact Tal Cox at 770.310.6345 or Chris Holcombe at 404.276.0399.

NEW CHATS ROOM!
There is a room designated for informal fellowship, a place to get questions answered, connect over coffee, and sign up for small groups at 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (between services). Church leaders will be there.
Where? Left side of Narthex
Why? To meet and greet you and chat!
Who? For everyone!
Connecting Here At The Sanctuary (CHATS)

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
NORMAL SUNDAY FORMAT

INFUSION
MIDDLE SCHOOL WORSHIP
9:30 AND 11:00 A.M.
Meets in Youth Room

THE VAULT
HIGH SCHOOL WORSHIP
11:00 A.M.
Meets in High School Chapel

WORD WEDNESDAY
Students discuss relevant topics related to their everyday lives in small group environments at the church or in church member homes. New students are welcomed anytime. Word Wednesday meets weekly during the school year.

Middle School: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Home of Scott and Laura Mall
1965 Drummond Pond Rd. (770.569.1666
High School: 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Home of Vicky and Jack Wyche
225 Buckland Run (770.569.5488)

BIGSTUF BEACH TRIP!
Middle and High School students
Panama City Beach, Florida, June 1-5
Cost: $399, which covers all travel expenses, food (except fast food there/back), lodging, and supplies. Non-refundable deposit of $200 due by April 15, final $199 due by May 15. Please call or email Mark Jones, Youth Director, for more information.

CAROLINA CROSS CONNECTION
High School Mission Trip, North Carolina
June 14-21
Cost: $450, which covers all meals (except fast food there/back), travel expenses (including hotel stay for night 1), tools/supplies for home repair, and lodging. Non-refundable deposit of $225 due by April 15; final $225 due by May 15. Please call or email Mark Jones, Youth Director, for more information.

UMYF (ALL YOUTH WELCOME)
Mark your calendar with the following UMYF dates (5:00 p.m.):
Today, March 30; April 6 (bowling) and 20; and May 4 (final UMYF on church land). All dates except April 6 and May 4 meet at the front chapel entrance. Bring $5 for a snacksupper. Hosts for the suppers are needed. If you would
like to help, please sign the sign-up form in the Youth Room, email, or call Mark Jones at 678.942.1614.

HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP
Hinton Rural Life Center, N. Carolina, June 22 - 27
Cost: $450 which covers meals (except fast food there/back), travel expenses, tools/supplies for home repair, and lodging. HRLC is a mission project that serves the local Appalachian community near Hayesville, NC.  Our other annual mission trip, CCC, actually spawned out of some of the mission format of Hinton.  Non-refundable deposit of $225 due April 15; final $225 due May 15. For more information, please call
or email Mark Jones, Youth Director.

THANKS TO THE 26 ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

WORSHIP KIDS
LIFE SCHOOL MUSICAL
TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M.

PARTY for ALL Worship Kids and Family
(Cherubs, JV Worship Kids and Worship Kids)

COMING TO BUMC THIS SUMMER!
Visit the BUMC website for more details.

Vacation Bible School – Beach Party
Surfing Through the Scriptures
June 23 – 27; Closing Celebration on June 29
Children 4 yrs. old by 9/1/08 through current 5th graders
To volunteer, contact Carolyn Kester at cgkteacher@hotmail.com

2008 Day Camp – It’s All Good!
June 9 – 13; 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Current 1st – 5th graders
Co-sponsored by Camp Glisson and BUMC

CYT Camps (Christian Youth Theater)
June 2 – 6 Ages 10 – 14 West Side Story Highlights
July 14 – 18 Ages 6 – 11 Annie
July 21 – 25 Ages 6 – 11 Peter Pan
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Chinese Culture Camp
Date to be announced

REGISTER TODAY FOR MARCH PLAYTIME!
Who? Children 6 mos. - 4 years
When? Tuesday and Thursday
Time? 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost? $18/day payable a month in advance
Contact: nancy.spence@birminghamumc.org
678.942.1613

BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDY
Believing God (10-week study): Tuesdays,
beginning February 5 and ending April 15, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Contact Mary Kay Bechtel at cbech123@comcast.net or Sherry Schoendorf at sherryschoendorf@comcast.net for more information.
Stepping Up - A Journey through the Psalms of Ascent (7-week study):
Saturday mornings beginning February 9 from 7:30 a.m to 9:00 a.m. Contact Teri Baldwin at 678.366.8076 or 770.313.4783 or teresabaldwin@bellsouth.net .
If you are interested in an evening class, please contact any of the facilitators listed above. Childcare is offered on Tuesdays only; contact Nancy Spence at 678.942.1613 or nancy.spence@birminghamumc.org.

OPEN DOORS, OPEN HEARTS
Take it to the Limit - A six-part message series for those whose schedules are too full and whose checking accounts are too empty! Our culture encourages us to live as if we have no limits. So we fill up our schedules and empty our bank accounts. We do as much as we can, spend as much as we can and acquire as much as we can. Life on the edge means life with no margin. Life without margin is a recipe for personal disaster. Margin is the space between your current performance and your limits. When you reach the limit of your resources, strength, capacity or self-control, you have no margin. And without margin, you have no room for error. The consequences of margin-less living are most apparent in our relationships. Love, intimacy, and friendship happen in the unstructured, unhurried world of margin. Together, we will explore God's answer to our self-destructive propensity to live as if we have no limits. (Six Sessions) This series starts this morning at 9:45. For questions, contact Jennifer Moore at 770.475.1622 or by email at jandksaunders@comcast.net.

LADIES CIRCLE COOKBOOK LAST CALL FOR RECIPES!
Please email your recipes to Stephanie Owens at randsowens@comcast.net or type or write neatly on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper and drop at the church office or mail to Stephanie at 1075 Richmond Glen Circle, Alpharetta 30004. Please call 770.442.9671 if you have questions. If you have already submitted recipes, we have them, but feel free to submit more. Recipes will be accepted until April 6.

NEW CONNECTIONS CLASSES START TODAY
This class is for all members of BUMC who have missed taking the class and for those preparing to join. Discover opportunities of involvement and service during this 4-session class that will be held today, April 6, April 13, and April 20 at 11:00 a.m. in Room E221 in the Education Building. Meet committee leaders, staff, and lay leaders. The class will be led by Byron Foster and Stan Purvis. Our next Membership Sunday is April 20.

BUMC SUPPORT GROUPS
GriefShare, Children’s Grief Support, DivorceCare, and DivorceCare for Kids will begin January 31 and meet on Thursdays for 13 weeks (except Spring Break and Maundy Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. Join anytime. Invite a hurting friend, relative, or neighbor. For more information, call Derek Struchtemeyer at 770.883.0247.

DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOLESCENTS
Thursdays, starting February 14
Middle school group: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
High school group: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Groups are facilitated by Derek Struchtemeyer, M.Ed., LPC through Wellspring Counseling at BUMC. To register call 770.883.0247

MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to become a member of BUMC, please fill out a membership form at our website, pick up one in the office, or call Mary Mueller at 770.754.5075. Our next Membership Sunday will be on April 20.

MEMORIAL GARDEN
The next workday has been re-scheduled for Saturday, April 19, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Breakfast will be served courtesy of Kevin Williams and the Canton Chick-Fil-A. Refreshments and lunch will also be offered. The project will include removing dead trees, installing flagstone paths and columns, and preparing planting beds. The Church is seeking donations of concrete, flagstone, etc. Contact Jeff Johnson at 404.312.9984 or jeffreyajohnson@bellsouth.net.

MURPHY-HARPST NEEDS
Murphy-Harpst requests donations of prom dresses for ages 16 to 18 needed for May 9. Please contact Carol Johnson at ammcj@bellsouth.net or deliver the dresses to the church office.

Sympathy
To Ellen Steinhaus and family in the sudden loss of John Donovan, Ellen’s first cousin,
on March 19, 2008

Inform BUMC
Please advise of changes in your home address,telephone number, or email address by contacting the office at 678.942.1600.

Flowers
The arrangements on the altar are designed by Flowers From Us.

PRAYER LIST— Prayer requests will stay on the prayer list for two weeks. If you wish for something to stay on the list longer, you will need to notify Judie Purvis at Jpurvis818@aol.com

You can now communicate your Prayer Requests Online. Remember in Prayer The John Donovan family; Lt. Col. Robert A. Baird; Families and children effected by autism; Kristi Daniel’s father; Shannon Sanders and infant son, Sean; Leslie Sanders; Charlie Wingo; Thom, Kathy and Jonathan Corrigan; Mrs. M. C. Harrison; Lauren; Cindy Acquista; Addison Keaton, Jr.; Carol Stuen; Donna Schaffer; Karen Ross; Jan Cahoon; Clayton Spruell; Janice Barnabie; Michelle and Connor Kennedy; family of Lauren Burk; Greta Gober and Family; Doug Findlay and family; Billie Roland; Julian Hazelwood: Cpt. Jonathan Judy; Steve and Holly Smith and family; Carol Stuen; Donna Schaffer; Karen Ross; Fay Austin; Amanda Richardson; Maddie Bloecher (Carol Browning’s granddaughter); Bill Lathem; Doris Wankat; Romas Shuping; Bob Shuping; Merle Hatch; Carol Stuen; Donna Shaffer; Karen Ross; Jan Cahoon Long-Term Requests: Lt. Col. Robert A. Baird; Cpt. Jonathan Judy serving in Afghanistan; Lisa Irish and family; Robert B. Sumner; Jim and Jo Chavis; Amy Osborn, Gwen Leichty; Emory Colin Hughes; Courtney Doyle and family; Scott, Kelly, Neill, and Masey Christian; Rick, Deirdre, Patrick, and Zach Baker; Linda Sloan; family of Matthew Cady; Joyce; Scott Anderson; Kimberly and Joe Bakos; Jason Purvis; Bradley Riethmaier; Deane Stewart; Beth O’Linn; Karsen Zapata; Phyllis Naas; Dan Ayers; Wayne Smith and family; Scott Freeman and parents, Steve and Sallie; Mike Ross; Nellie, Jeff and Beth Cochran; Blake in Iraq; Jodi Goolsby; John Gibbs; Steve Close and the Close family; Blaine and Cheryl Franz and sons, Logan and Levi; Charles Oliver; Rena McNamara; Julie Murphy in Iraq; Chris Porter in Iraq; Charlene Rose and family; David Sims; “Baby Memphis” Lafferty and family; Philip Myers; Jarrett Wallace’s aunt; Tony Ray; Carolyn Dooly and children; Jeff Dolley; Emory Colin Hughes in Iraq; Beth O’Linn and family; Ted and Judy Stout Barner; Louise Clark and family; Wendy Grant and daughters; Edward Taffee and Flora Eberhart; Steve Micham; Lee Ann Horton and family; Larry Morton and family; Wendy Galvin and son, Stephen; Jack Crew’s father; Ann and Doug Bishop dealing with Ann’s cancer Praise & Affirmation . . . Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Acts 10:4 PRAYER LIST - Prayer requests will stay on the prayer list for two weeks. If you wish for something to stay on the list longer, you will need to notify Judie Purvis at Jpurvis818@aol.com or via the online form.