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Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m. (All Ages)
Sunday, May 4th, 2008

General Announcements

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

INTERSECTION AHEAD CELEBRATION TONIGHT!
PLEASE COME and share in a time of music, fun, and stories as we reflect on the weekend!
Don’t miss it!
5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary

NAME TAGS
Please wear your name tag.
You can order a magnetic name tag by using the envelopes in the Narthex.

FELLOWSHIP DINNER
Please mark your calendars for our next family night dinner, prepared by Smokejack, on Wednesday, May 7, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children, with a maximum of $25 per family. Please register on our website, fill out a reservation card, or call the church office at 678.942.1600 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)
The final UMYF event for this academic year is today 4 at 5:00. It will be in combination with “Intersection Ahead.” Bring $5 for a snack supper.

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 43 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”
REGISTER NOW!
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 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Current 1st – 5th graders
Co-sponsored by Camp Glisson and BUMC
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Chinese Culture Camp
June 16-20

VOLUNTEER HELP
Volunteers are needed to pick up pastries and bread donated by the Birmingham Road Publix and deliver them to the North Fulton Community Charities Food Pantry located in Roswell. If you can help one or two Wednesdays or Fridays a month, please contact Mary Mueller at 770.815.4980.

REGISTER TODAY FOR MAY 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

MEN’S MINISTRY
All are invited to the next session of “Jesus’ Use of Power and Leadership” led by Dr. Boyd Whaley on Monday, May 12. Join us for a healthy breakfast from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Call Jeff Johnson if you have questions at 404.312.9984.

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. This series is at 9:45 on Sunday mornings. For questions, contact Jenifer Saunders at jandksaunders@comcast.net or 770.475.1622.

BUMC SINGLES LUNCH
Please join us after the 11:00 a.m. service on May 18. We will meet in the cloister and go to I Love New York Pizza next to Publix.

BUMC MISSION CORNER
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 tday! 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 CLASS
This class is for all members of BUMC who have missed taking the class and for those preparing to join. Discover opportunities for involvement and service during this 4-session class that will be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 18, May 25, June 1, and June 8. Byron Foster and Stan Purvis will lead the class in Room E221 in the Education Building.

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)

CYT PRESENTS “OLIVER”
Christian Youth Theater will present “Oliver,”  one of musical theater’s most popular shows about the tale of Oliver Twist. Support your local youth theater – and some cast members from BUMC - while enjoying a truly entertaining family experience. Mark your calendars today and order your tickets now before they sell out by visiting
www.cytatlanta.com. Matinee and evening performances run May 2 through 17 at Johns Creek Baptist Church, 7500 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for guests under 18. Group rate is $9.

Congratulations to
Shelli and Mike Munroe on the birth of a son, Graham Michael Morrow, born on April 28, 2008. Steve and Sherry Bruner are the proud grandparents.

Welcome to the BUMC Family
Jeffrey and Martie Ball
Greg and Janet Barnett
Brian Clear
Robert and Wendy Dean
Charles and Rebekah Deignan
Andy and Lisa Farr
David and Kristin Ghesquiere
Lance and Tiffany Graham
James and Cynthia Henderson
Ashby and Luci Jackson
Bill and Joan Madison
Stephen and Beth Moore
John and Lynne Pyecha
Greg and Martene Quinn
Andy and Diane Redding
Karl and Anne von Hillebrandt
Karen Anderson-Walsh

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

The flowers on the altar are given by
~ Jim and Jan Schladetsch in honor of their wedding anniversary
~ His parents, Susan and Jarrett Wallace, in honor of Christian White Wallace’s christening.

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 Natalia; Marc King; Jack J. Shuping; Travis and Beth Blocker; Pat Cole; Steve Corrigal; Eileen McGuire; Maurizio Gianturco; Walter Schlatmann; Todd Eaton (Jack and Maye Eaton’s son); Larry Mincey; Mike Greer; Brian Balmes; B. Travis Johnson; Gina; Bruce Smitherman; Andrew Phillips; Gabby; Kayla Smith; Britany Winston and her mother; Jared and Caleb Burrage; Shawn Robbins and his family; Julian Hazlewood; Becky Flaherty’s grandmother; Wanda Griff; Stephanie Doster; Nancy and Dan Pollnow; Nancy and Michael Capenegro; Randy and Laura Haley. Long-Term Requests: Haley Hunter, her family, Eddie and Tammy (parents) and Hannah and Ewing (siblings): Pat Cole in Iraq; Clayton Spruell (Jim Spruell’s father); Carol Stuen; Donna Shaffer; Karen Ross; Wanda Grigg; 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 Last Sunday we received 81 new members into our congregation and baptized 29 persons, including an infant. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. III John 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.