General Announcements

ACOLYTES
9:30 a.m. Joshua Hardin, Alexandra Hardin
11:00 a.m. Caroline Wolfe, Anna Farr, Colyer Wolfe

INTERSECTION AHEAD WEEKEND (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.

Youth Intersection Ahead Weekend
You don’t want to miss it! While adults experience a life-changing weekend here at BUMC, so will our youth. Join in the special activities that have been planned for Friday night through Sunday afternoon that will transform lives. A Friday night cookout will kick off the weekend and there will be a time of worship and listening to amazing life stories from Georgia teens. The Saturday morning coffee will be a great time of fellowship and sharing of faith. Sunday morning youth services at 9:30 and 11:00 will be the ultimate sharing experience. All events are in the Youth Chapel. Finally, we would love to see your whole family back at the church on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. for a combined time of sharing stories of heartaches and struggles as well as joys and victories. Please save the dates - May 2-4!

FELLOWSHIP DINNERS
Please mark your calendars for our inaugural family night dinner 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 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 last session was recently held. The sessions 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).
Bring $5 for a snack supper.
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 33 ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

NURSERY
Pager #14 is missing from the nursery. If you find it, please return it to the nursery area. Thank you.

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

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

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

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

LADIES CIRCLE
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.

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.

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. 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 is at 9:45 on Sunday mornings and started last week.. For questions, contact Jenifer Saunders at 770.475.1622 or at jandksaunders@comcast.net.

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.

DAVE RAMSEY FPU PREVIEW
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.
▪ Getting out of debt will not happen overnight; it takes time. Here are the Baby Steps that will get you started: (1) $1000 emergency fund; (2) Pay off all non-mortgage debt with debt snowball; (3) 3 to 6 months expenses in savings; (4) 15% of income invested for retirement; (5) college funding; (6) pay off home early; (7) build wealth and give! Giving is an important part of FPU. According to Dave, "The idea of holding money with an open hand might seem to violate common sense. We feel that if we don’t hold on tightly to our money and our relationships, they will slip away. I’m not saying literally hold your money with an open hand – it represents our attitude toward money. When you give, you open yourself up. You allow the dollars to leave and the freedom to enter.”
▪ Giving works because it is in your personal blueprint to be a giver, and you unleash good things in your life that you will never see until you learn the art of unselfish giving. Giving lifts us out of ourselves; we take our eyes off our rights, our problems, and our stuff. The new view gives us renewed vision and hope. Giving is powerful."

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 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.

55 & OVER DINNER HONORING JOHN AND JUDY WOLFE
Join us on Thursday, April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for fellowship and a delicious meal of grilled chicken by Stan Purvis. Sign up after church in the cloister. Anyone wishing to help, please call Marcia Rousselle at 770.772.7342.

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
Our next workday is this 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. BUMC is seeking donations of concrete, flagstone, etc. Contact Jeff Johnson at jeffreyajohnson@bellsouth.net.
or 404.312.9984 or

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 the family of Bo and Bonnie Jackson in the death of Bo’s grandmother, Leslyn Keie, who passed away on April 4, 2008.

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 Jana White (Doug White’s sister-in-law); Baby Jackson Cole Adair and his parents, Jessica and Justin Adair; Cheryl Franz and family; Jacob; Kari March; Sharon Schmueck; 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. Long-Term Requests: Cheryl and Blaine Franz and sons, Logan (13) and Levi (11); 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, 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. Praise & Affirmation Evening and morning and noon I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17 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.