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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)

General Announcements

ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given thisweek by Marcia Rousselle in loving memory of Mark Rousselle.

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 October 26, and November 23.

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS TOUR
COMING TO BUMC ON OCTOBER 3
Featuring songwriter/musicians James Casto, J. P. Williams, Sabrina, and Joe West, the Nashville Songwriters Tour truly showcases the broad spectrum of sounds from Music City. Keyboard player James Casto has performed to capacity crowds in Nashville, Atlanta, New York, and Chicago. The distinct vocals and original music of J.P. Williams have led him to shared billing with Bruce Hornsby, Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, T. Graham Brown, Ricky Skaggs, and others. Sabrina has shared her unique music in intimate house concerts and world renowned clubs in the United States and abroad. Joe West is a “must see” in Nashville, Atlanta, Chicago, or anywhere he performs. For more information, visit their web site at www.nhwst.com. Tickets are $15 general admission or $100 for a table for 6. Purchase online at the BUMC web site by PayPal or order by phone at 678.942.1600 or visit the office.

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)

MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT
Look Up Lodge
Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina
October 17-19 ($150)
Register online at BUMC web site.

UMYF (UNITED METHODIST YOUTH 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 is on October 5.

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 42 ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL LAST SUNDAY.

CHILDCARE POSITION AVAILABLE
A paid position is open for childcare for one Sunday morning a month and other weekday morning and/or evening times as needed. Please contact Nancy Spence at 678.942.1613 or nancy.spence@birminghamumc.org or Elwynne Rotaru at 678.942.1601.

REGISTER FOR OCTOBER 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

KIDS . . . DON’T MISS THIS!

Worship Kids
Christmas Musical
“ANGEL ALERT”
Rehearse
Sundays 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Audition for parts
Oct 5 - 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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.
Tuesday, Oct. 14: Our speaker will be Karen Barber, author and writer for Guidepost magazine. She will be sharing with us on interactive prayer. Please plan to be with us in the Fellowship Hall from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Nov. 11: Meet at Fostercares in Roswell at 10:00 a.m.
Dec. 9: Christmas Luncheon and ornament exchange

WOMEN’S WINTER RENEWAL RETREAT
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 6-8, 2009
Mark your calendars for this retreat at Amicalola Falls State Park Lodge in Dawsonville, Georgia. Our speaker will be Dianne Parker. Share in this time of wonderful fellowship, music, and prayer. To get more information go to www.birminghamumc.org or contact Kathy Christman @ busymx3@aol.com (678.366.1130) or Cathy White at cathywhite@earthlink.net (770.345.4494). Register online. Pay via PayPal (charge card, too) or place check with “Women’s Winter Retreat” in the memo section in Sunday offering plate or drop by office. Pay in installments if desired. Consider asking for this as a Christmas gift from your family. You do not want to miss this event! A deposit of $75 is requested by October 31.

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 Tuesdays 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 70.751.6159 or visit www.theamazingcollection.org.

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 God” on two different days. The Thursday study, led by Teri Baldwin, began on September 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the choir room. Contact her at 678.366.8076 or
teresabaldwin@bellsouth.net. The starting date of the Saturday morning study has been changed to October 4 at 9:00 a.m. (finishing at about 10:30) also in the choir room. This study will be led by Kathy Armour.
Contact her at Kathysouth21@bellsouth.net or 770.887.9904. Childcare is not available. Another Beth Moore study is 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.

MEN’S STUDY BREAKFAST
Mark your calendar for the next breakfast on October 13 in the Fellowship Hall, with our study led by Dr. Boyd Whaley. We’ll enjoy fellowship over coffee and a healthy breakfast beginning at 7:00 a.m. and finish at 8:30 sharp. Call Jeff Johnson at 404.312.9984 if you have questions. Remember to regularly check the Men’s Ministry web page at www.birminghamumc.org for additional breakfasts, bible studies, and other exciting events in the coming months.

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.

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.

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.

HAVE YOU NOTICED?
Our baseball field has been newly sodded thanks to a very generous anonymous donation for this purpose from a friend of the baseball association at BUMC.

QUARTERLY STATEMENTS
If you made offerings to BUMC in 2008 and did not recently receive a giving statement, please contact the office at 678.942.1602 to make sure we have your current contact information.

BUMC ANNUAL FALL FELLOWSHIP & CAMPOUT
OCTOBER 11-12
Make this unique fellowship on our beautiful Sanctuary Land part of you autumn traditions. Saturday evening is for everyone; bring your side dish and enjoy dinner at candle-lit tables followed by stories, music, and a special worship message. After a hayride under the full moon to the Cross for prayer, we’ll return to the campfire for smores! Optional overnight camping is available. For information and to register, please go to www.birminghamumc.org or call Jeff Johnson at 404.312.9984.

MURPHY-HARPST
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES NEEDED
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. 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.

55 & OVER PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH FRANKIE
Join us on Thursday, October 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a roast beef dinner and entertainment by a Frank Sinatra impersonator. Sign up by phone at 770.772.7342 or in the narthex. For more information contact Marcia Rousselle.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
OCTOBER 9-25
CYT Atlanta proudly announces its fall show, Disney’s High School Musical On Stage! Get ready for “the start of something new!” Prepare yourself for the chance to see your favorite movie brought to life. This show is everything you love about the movie with added fun. The cast includes Molly Steinhaus in the leading role, Caroline Barfield, and Shaeffer Diebolt. Tickets are available at www.cytatlanta.com.

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 Brad Meeks; Gary Atkins; Mr. and Mrs. George McDowell; Tylene Foster; Brian Ernst; Bryan Bloyd; Barbara Cecil; Caleb and Jared Burrage; 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; Long-Term Requests Jo Strader; Mr. and Mrs. George McDowell; Brian Ernst; Susan Johnson; Mike and Kathy Colombo; Patricia Hubbard; Janis Strickler (Denise Baird’s mother); Karen Ross; Patsy Snyder; Sharon Danville; Scott Anderson; 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 love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Psalm 116:1 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.