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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

The altar flowers today are given by:
~Michael and Sloan Greer in honor of their 14th wedding anniversary
~Bob and Debey Stratton in honor of their 23rd wedding anniversary and their sons, Steve and Nick

40 DAYS OF TRANSFORMATION COMING THIS MONTH GET
YOUR BOOKS NOW
We have begun forming small groups 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 not in a group and/or would like to lead a group, please contact Stan Purvis at 770.740.9559 or jpurvis818@aol.com. Books and workbooks are available in the church office and in the cloister on Sunday mornings ($15).

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.

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

WINTER RETREATS
Stay tuned for registration for the upcoming Middle School retreat in January (MLK weekend) and the High School retreat in February (President’s Day weekend)!

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)

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 19.

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 35 ADULTS 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”
Rehearsals
Sundays 4:30 to 5:00 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

The BUMC Women’s Circle is pleased to announce the upcoming arrival of “Birmingham’s Best,” a collection of favorite recipes. They will be for sale at the Church and before and after services in early November.

WOMEN’S OCTOBER RETREAT
Don’t miss the fun at the 2008 Women’s Fall Retreat on Thursday, October 16, in the Fellowship Hall. Our guest speaker will be Julie Boone. Dress is casual, and a delicious dinner of homemade soups and desserts will be served. Tickets will be on sale in the church office, on the web site and in the commons area between services on Sunday. The low, low price for this heartwarming and friendship filled event is $15. Childcare is available. Reservations for childcare must be made by today to Carolyn Kester at ckteacher@hotmail.com. Come and bring a friend or make new friends over dinner.

SISTERS OF ONE HEART
The next meeting of Sisters will be Tuesday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Broadwell Cottage, 765 Mid Broadwell Road, Milton, Georgia 30004 (grey historic house with red shutters). The book we will be reading and discussing is “Too Busy Not To Pray” by Bill Hybels. In your quiet time please read from Acts 4:23-31. Meditate on the following questions:
▪ As John and Peter prayed about obstacles, where was the focus of their prayers?
▪ How did their behavior express their confidence in God’s sufficiency and power?
▪ How do God’s past actions encourage you to pray with boldness?
▪ When have you been filled with boldness in the face of obstacle solely as a result of prayer?
▪ What problem particularly tempts you to concentrate on it rather than on God?
▪ What would it mean for you to pray focused on God instead of your problems?

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. Get more information at 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.

ATTENTION WOMEN!
We offer the 10-week Beth Moore study “Believing God” on Saturday mornings (started October 4) from 9:00 to about 10:30 a.m. 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 - TOMORROW
Join us tomorrow morning, 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
~DRAKE HOUSE NEEDS
The Drake House in Roswell, offering emergency housing for women and children in North Fulton, is in real need of food items with the great increase in families applying for services. Please leave your contributions in the box outside the church office door. The pantry wish list includes cereal, pancake mix, breakfast bars, canned goods (pasta, vegetables, fruits), rice, jelly, coffee, cookies/crackers, boxed dinners, sugar, and syrup, and 100% juice and juice boxes. Paper towels, Kleenex, dish detergent, and powdered dishwasher detergent are also needed. Thank you for your help.

~OTHER LOCAL MINISTRIES
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.

MURPHY-HARPST NEWS
~HALLOWEEN COSTUMES NEEDED
Please drop off donations for costumes, makeup, or accessories at the church office no later than Friday, October 24.

~HALLOWEEN PARTY
We will leave the BUMC parking lot at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, to help the staff with costumes, trick or treating, and a party for the children over 12. We will return around 10:00 p.m. Please contact Carole Johnson if you would like to help.

~PRESENTATION OF PRAYER BLANKETS
On Saturday, October, 25, we will travel to Murphy- Harpst to present prayer blankets to the children. We will leave the BUMC parking lot no later than 8:45 a.m. and return by 3:00 p.m. There will be a pizza lunch with the children after a
service in the chapel. If you plan to join us, please reply to Carole Johnson in order to plan transportation.

The same week prayer blankets will be presented to orphans at House of Hope in Lodwar, Kenya, when a team including a BUMC member will be visiting there.

Names of all recipients of the prayer blankets are acknowledged on the back of today’s Bulletin.

~WHAT IS YOUR STORY?
Watch the Bulletin next Sunday for a flyer describing how you can have your testimony or inspirational story of hope, faith, and love in print. For information contact Carole Johnson.

Carole Johnson:
ammcj@bellsouth.net or 770.752.8534

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
CYT Atlanta presents Disney’s High School Musical On Stage! on October 9-25. This show is everything you love about the movie with added fun. Included in the cast are Molly Steinhaus in the leading role, Caroline Barfield, Lindsay Peterson, and Shaeffer Diebolt. Tickets are available at www.cytatlanta.com.

Sympathy to
Jean Hill and family in the death of her mother.

Flowers
The altar arrangements are designed by Flowers From Us.

Bulletin
Submissions to the Sunday Bulletin are due by Wednesday prior by 5:00 p.m. All entries are subject to staff approval and available space. Please submit entries to
elwynne.rotaru@birminghamumc.org

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 Nancy Spence; J. B. Crew (Jack Crew’s father); family of Kaleb Payne; Willie James Jackson; Willie Miller; Brenda Trooper; Mrs. Billie Roland; Ruth Pyle (Anne Atkins’ mother); Hillary; Adam and Andy; Vicky Wyche; Brittany Manous’ grandfather; Ramsey Smith; Kania family; Debby Kania; obbins family; Brad Meeks; Gary Atkins; Mr. and Mrs. George McDowell; Tylene Foster; Brian Ernst; Bryan Bloyd; Barbara Cecil; Caleb and Jared urrage; McKenna Culpepper (baby); Lillian Arroyo; Marco Gonzales; Lorenza Diaz; Ron Potter; Patsy Payne Long-Term Requests 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 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1 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.