General Announcements

ACOLYTES
9:30 a.m. Payton Goeman, Parker Goeman

INTERSECTION AHEAD (MAY 2-4)
Please help us make this special weekend even more successful and enjoyable by bringing that necessary item - food. On Friday and Saturday nights we will have covered dish meals. Meat will be provided but we need the participants to contribute the “sides.” Check the following list to see what you can bring one night - or even better - both nights, based on letter of your last name:
A-G Vegetable
H-R Salad
S-Z Dessert
If anyone would like to bring a meat dish it would be welcomed also. Thank you for your generosity and help for this incredible weekend experience.

BUMC MISSION CORNER
Upcoming Mission Opportunities -

Murphy-Harpst Workday 04/26/08: We are now working with Murphy-Harpst to create a garden for the children. We will take a team to the worksite on Saturday morning. 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 Mexico 07/25/08 - 08/02/08: This is a BUMC sponsored mission trip to Mexico to build bunk beds for an orphanage and teach Vacation Bible School at night. The cost of the trip will be around $600 (depending on transportation).

If you are interested in 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.

UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN’S HOME
Monogrammed blankets for the girls in
Williams Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home that were made, knotted, and prayed over at the Women's Retreat and our Sanctuary were delivered by Kay Brown and Kathy Christman on a very cold March 8th! We spread them on the altar in their beautiful, old chapel where we prayed over them again. Accompanying the blankets were personalized cards containing the lyrics to He Knows My Name. These cards were lovingly made by Debey Stratton. Due to privacy regulations, we were not able to present the blankets ourselves, but Ellen Shepard, Director of Religious Life at UMCH, did so in a personal ceremony the next day. Below is a letter from Ellen conveying just how much these small tokens mean to the girls. For more information on the United Methodist Children's Home, go to www.umchildrenshome.org.

Dear, dear ladies,
The girls just LOVE their blankets and have worn them as shawls from the moment they received them. How special they felt and still feel. I told them about the prayers with the knotting and they were amazed! They want to frame their cards – how wonderful! Their lives are and have been very hard – but you have blessed them in mighty ways. Thanks to
you all.

FELLOWSHIP DINNERS
Please mark your calendars for our inaugural family night supper on Wednesday, April 23, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. For our first dinner in the spring series of four, we will be enjoying a dinner of barbeque, potato salad, slaw, and baked beans catered by Slopes Restaurant of Roswell. The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children, with a maximum of $25 per family. Please register on our website or call the church office at 678.942.1600 by noon on Monday, April 21. You may pay at the door. We look forward to a mid-week evening of fellowship!

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

Thanks to everyone who participated in this school year’s Middle School Word Wednesday. The final session was last Wednesday. Word Wednesday for the upcoming academic year will begin in August.

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
SOLD OUT. Waiting list only.
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.): April 20 and May 4 (final UMYF on church land). May 4 meet at the front chapel entrance. Bring $5 for a snack supper.
Note: UMYF for today has been postponed.
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.

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
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Chinese Culture Camp
June 16-20

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

REGISTER TODAY FOR APRIL 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

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. 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 Jenifer Saunders at 770.475.1622 or by at jandksaunders@comcast.net

NEW CONNECTIONS CLASSES
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. The remaining classes are today, 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.

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. If you have already submitted recipes, we have them, but feel free to submit more. Recipes will be accepted until April 20.

LADIES CIRCLE
Ladies Circle will not meet April 9 because of Spring Break.. The next meeting is Wednesday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. at BUMC. We will discuss the cookbook, then go offsite for lunch and fellowship. For more information, call Stephanie Owens 404.312.2563.

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

NEW CONNECTIONS CLASSES
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. The remaining classes are today, 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.

BUMC SUPPORT GROUPS
GriefShare, Children’s Grief Support, DivorceCare, and DivorceCare for Kids meet on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Join anytime. Invite a hurting friend, relative, or neighbor. For more information, call Derek Struchtemeyer at 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.

JAZZERCISE
New spring session: April 14 - May 23
Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Gina Ryals at 770.402.7790.

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 from 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)

Sympathy
To Andy and Sarah Ann Biegelsen in the death of Andy’s father, Joseph Biegelsen, on March 30, in Florida.

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 Nicole and Andy Newfeld and baby Frybree; Bevrd, Kyra and Dominik dealing with the loss of wife and mother, Conny; Niana Malvea; Chelsea Smith (15); family of Addison Keaton, Jr.; Carol Stuen; Donna Schaffer; Karen Ross; Jacob Looman (6); Alice McCloy; Tom Donovan (Ellen Steinhaus’ father); 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; Carol Stuen; Donna Schaffer; Karen Ross Long-Term Requests: Tom Donovan; 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 But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10 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.