Experience Worship Every Sunday!
Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m. (All Ages)

General Announcements

40 DAYS OF TRANSFORMATION
COMING IN OCTOBER
We are looking for small group leaders for the upcoming church-wide event, 40 Days of Transformation. This is a 40-day study focusing on “Treasures of the Transformed Life: Satisfying Your Soul’s Thirst for More.” If you are interested in finding out more about being a leader please contact: Stan Purvis at 770.740.9559 or jpurvis818@aol.com.  More details for group participation to follow in upcoming weeks.

HOW DO I JOIN BUMC?
Complete and submit a membership form available on the BUMC web site or contact the church office for a hard copy. All new members must be baptized prior to joining the church. If you have not been baptized, please contact the office to schedule a baptism. You may be baptized on the day you join. Contact Mary Mueller at 770.815.4980 to schedule the date and time you wish to join. New members may join any Sunday, at either service. Membership Sundays are scheduled on the fourth Sunday of each month for those who wish to join in a group setting. The next dates are September 28, October 26, and November 23.

CONNECTIONS CLASS
This class is specifically geared towards newcomers and new members. Today is the second of three one-hour classes held in the Bride’s Room, just off the Sanctuary, during the 11:00 a.m. worship service. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the staff and learn about the ministries of BUMC and about getting connected. Reservations are not required but greatly appreciated. Contact Mary Mueller at 770.815.4980.

YOUTH MINISTRY AND FELLOWSHIP
NORMAL SUNDAY FORMAT

‘TWEEN 6TH GRADE CLASS
9:30 AND 11:00 A.M.
August - December 2008
At front house on church property. Look for sign.

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

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

WORD WEDNESDAY
These sessions meet weekly during the school year. Students discuss topics related to their everyday lives in small group environments. New students are welcomed at any time.
Middle School: 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Home of Mitch and Laura Bluhm
425 Gunston Hall Drive (770.569.8607)
High School: 7:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Home of Vicky and Jack Wyche
225 Buckland Run (770.569.5488)

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT
Whitewater Express OCOEE
Ocoee River, Tennessee
September 19-21 ($150)
Register online at BUMC web site.
MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT
Look Up Lodge
Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina
October 17-19 ($150)
Register online at BUMC web site.

UMYF (UNITED METHODISTYOUTH FELLOWSHIP)
This group meets two Sundays each month from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. All youth are invited to bring friends for a unique message, fun, games, and snack supper. Students should bring $5 for supper. The next meeting will be on September 21.

Check out the YOUTH WEB SITE:
www.birminghamumc.org/youth
All registrations, calendar dates, and other important information about events are posted on our site. Youth and parents - check here for information on anything!
Mark Jones, Director of Youth Ministries
birminghamyouth@gmail.com
678.942.1614

THANKS TO THE 39 ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL LAST SUNDAY AND THE PARENTS WHO BROUGHT CUPCAKES TO CELEBRATE OUR THIRD GRADERS .

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

OPPORTUNITIES
Help with two, three, or four year-old children in Sunday School for both services. Contact Nancy Spence at 678.942.1613 or nancy.spence@birminghamumc.org.

WOMEN’S MINISTRY BUMC WOMEN’S CIRCLE
This group will serve in the community, share and learn together through speakers and books, and enjoy each other as Sisters in Christ! The Circle meets the second Tuesday of each month (September – April) from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Childcare is available at BUMC. For more information please contact Stephanie Owens at 770.442.9671.

Mark Your Calendars:
Oct. 14: Meet in Fellowship Hall for speech by Guidepost writer and author, Karen Barber, on the topic of “Making Prayer Time More Interactive”
Nov. 11: Meet at Fostercares in Roswell
Dec. 9: Christmas Luncheon and ornament exchange
FOSTERCARES NEEDS: Gently used kids’ clothing, dress pants for boys (khakis, navy); new socks and underwear; size 3-1/2 boys’ shoes; 1-1/2 girls’ shoes; gently used cribs, crib sheets and receiving blankets. If you have any of these items please bring them to the meetings or deliver to the church office. To find out more about this organization, visit www.fostercares.org.

WOMEN’S RENEWAL RETREAT
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 6-8, 2009
AMICALOLA FALLS
You do not want to miss this exciting annual getaway!

BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDIES
Beth Moore Bible Studies are now offered on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Choir Room.
For more information contact Sherry Schoendorf at sherryschoendorf@comcast.net; Cathy Shea at shea101897@comcast.net; or Mary Kay Bechtel at cbech123@comcast.net.

ATTENTION WOMEN!
If you’ve ever been interested in trying a Beth Moore Bible study, this fall is the time to plug in! We offer the 10-week Beth Moore study “Believing in God” on two different days. The Thursday study will begin September 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the choir room and will be led by Teri Baldwin. Contact her at 678.366.8076 or teresabaldwin@bellsouth.net. The Saturday morning study will be September 27 at 9:00 and hope to finish at 10:30 also in the choir room. This study will be led by Kathy Armour. Contact her at 770.887.9904 or Kathysouth21@bellsouth.net. Childcare is not available.

THE AMAZING COLLECTION
This is a Bible study designed for women that teaches the Bible sequentially book by book in an understandable, relevant and exciting way so people can learn for life from every book of God’s Word. Please join us on Tuesday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m. in the first grade Sunday School room as we begin our study of Genesis. This weekly Bible Study is open to all women of the church and community. Childcare is available. For more information contact Tamara Snyder at 770.475.0907 or Lucinda Johnson at 770.751.6159. You can also visit their website at www.theamazingcollection.org.

OPEN DOORS, OPEN HEARTS
Thanks to Rev. Lynne Smith for leading the study of the gospel of John which concludes today.

MISSION CORNER
~ On October 10-19, a tent mission team will be going to Monterrey to work in partnership with the church at Pan de Vida in a new location outside of Monterrey. This will be a medical/dental evangelism team that will serve a community similar to Santa Rosa. If you are interested, register online at www.servintl.org.
~ 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.

THE WORK DAY OFFERING NEXT SUNDAY
Please participate in the “Work Day Offering” collected once each year by the churches of the North Georgia Conference to provide a significant portion of the operating income of the United Methodist Children’s Home in Decatur. The theme for this year’s work day is “We are His hands, We are His feet.” It is called “Work Day” because people are asked to work a day for the kids or give one day’s salary. For more information about the Children’s Home, please visit www.umchildrenshome.org.

DAVE RAMSEY FPU STARTS TOMORROW
The 13-week class begins September 15, at 6:30 p.m. and meets every Monday night through December 8. Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is a life-changing program that teaches you how to make the right decisions with your money. You’ll be empowered with the practical skills and confidence needed to achieve your financial goals and experience true financial peace! The cost is $100.00 ($93.00 plus $7 shipping) per household, payable in cash or a check made out to BUMC with Dave Ramsey FPU noted on the memo line. Your payment serves as your registration. For more information, contact Lynne Smith at 404.277.9351.

DIVORCE/GRIEF COUNSELING
Wellspring Counseling Center at Birmingham UMC is now offering counseling groups: GriefShare, GriefCare for Kids, DivorceCare, DivorceCare for Kids, and DivorceCare for Teens on Thursday evenings in the Education Building. Please contact Derek Struchtemeyer at struchtemeyerd@bellsouth.net or 770.883.0247 to register or for more information.

BUMC ANNUAL FAMILY CAMPOUT
This year’s Third Annual BUMC Family Dinner on the Grounds and Campout on October 11/12 has something for everyone! Bring your lawn chair and blanket for Saturday’s activities or bring your camping equipment and stay
overnight through Sunday morning. There will be lots of fun, food, fellowship, singing, prayer and worship for seniors, adults, youth and kids. And yes, there will be smores for all! For additional information and to register, go to www.birminghamumc.org, or call Jeff Johnson at 404.312.9984.

MURPHY-HARPST
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Our drive last year for new or gently used Halloween costumes for the kids at Murphy-Harpst was a HUGE success. It was so heart warming to see the children dressed up and experience what "normal" children do on Halloween. For most it was their first real costume. Please think of these children while you are shopping in the next month or so. If purchasing an entire costume is too costly, consider joining forces with others or select smaller items. The girls love glitter spray, make-up, nail polish and fake nails. The older boys (age 13-17) also enjoy dressing up for the party even though they are too cool to trick or treat! Please contribute and leave your
donations in the closet in the Church office.

WHAT IS YOUR STORY?
Our congregation has been asked to write a monthly devotional booklet for the children at Murphy-Harpst. We realize that there are a number of incredible stories of hope, faith and love among our members that would fill an entire book. What we are looking for are "Chicken Soup For The Soul" type stories. Ideally, they should be one to two pages long with a reference Scripture and typed as a Word document. Don't let that intimidate you. We want your story and plan to publish before Christmas. Watch for a bulletin insert within in the next few weeks. Wouldn't your story in print make an excellent Christmas gift? Please submit your story to Carole Johnson (770.752.8534; ammcj@bellsouth.net) or the office.

Baptism
We rejoice in the holy sacrament of baptism today with Brandon and Kristi Brown in the baptism of their daughter, Brooklyn Sarah Brown

Flowers
The altar arrangements 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 McKenna Culpepper (baby); Lillian Arroyo; Marco Gonzales; Lorenza Diaz; Ron Potter; Patsy Payne; Scott B. and family; Art Perez; Laura Bluhm; The Shea Family; Kim Bunker; Ansley Colby; Derek Smith; Valerie; Mike and Kathy Colombo; Patricia Hubbard; Yvonne Crisp; Vicky Wyche; Betty Gray; Carol Stuen; Nancy Mattox; David North (20) and his family; MariAnne Bloecher (daughter and unborn baby); Scott Anderson; Lisa Sanders and family; Bradley Reithmeier; Leah Yntema; May Eaton; Hayley Hunter and family; Susan Johnson; Sam Worsham Long-Term Requests Mike and Kathy Colombo; Patricia Hubbard; Janis Strickler (Denise Baird’s mother); Karen Ross; Patsy Snyder; Sharon Danville; Scott Anderson; Amy Osborne (Boyd Whaley’s sister); Fletcher Cole; George Fuller; Ed Hetherington; Irma Stepian; Sid Anderson; Robert B. Sumner; Steve Close and family; Kenneth Cassada; Karen Ross; Louise Brown, Doug Tye; Makenna Culpepper; Benjamin Stear; Gary Keehn (Deb Stratton’s father); John Barton; Lisa Russo; Glen Carroll; Andrew Barnette serving in Iraq; Pat Cole in Iraq; Capt. Jonathan Judy serving in Afghanistan. Praise and Affirmation I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 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.