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United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek
Dr. Reverend J.D. Landis Pastor
June 2010
TheGood Word
New Summer Happenings…
Summer Sunday School has started!
Classes start at age 4 and go through adult. The nursery is open for in- fants through age 3. Join us each Sunday at 9:45am through July 25th.
Get ready to get your hands dirty as we dig into God’s Good Green Earth—VBS 2010!
We need volunteers,recycled materials, items purchased and lots of prayer! Can you help? Check the bulletin and welcome centers for information or contact Rachel in the office. (Turn to page 2 for a list of items needed & workdays)
It’s not too late to sign up for Lakeview Family Camp—July 23-25!
The weekend is full of great activities for all ages! Contact Jerry & Genny Flanary at 635-7297 or the church office at 635-4555.
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How to grow a churchgarden….First, plant 5 rows of peas...PresencePromptnessPreparationPurityPerseveranceNext to these plant 3 rows of squash…Squash gossipSquash criticismSquash indifferenceNo garden is complete without turnips…Turn up for meetingsTurn up with a smileTurn up with new ideasTurn up with determination to makeeverything count forsomething good andworthwhile.
Join us for Worship All SummerLong!!
Sunday: 8:30 am—Sanctuary9:45 am—Summer SundaySchool11:00 am—Sanctuary(starting 6/20)Wednesday: 6:30 pm—Pavilion*
*FREE ICE CREAM*
United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek
Box268 * 7400 Miller Rd. Swartz Creek MI 48473* 810-635-4555
Our Mission Statement:To be a nurturing community of Christians committed to serving Jesus Christ, helping others find Him andgrow as His disciples.
Vacation Bible SchoolRecycled Item List
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2 liter bottles—
Need 150!!!!
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Cardboard toilet paper rolls
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Cardboard paper towel rolls
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Plastic bottle caps (any kind)
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Plastic lids
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20 oz. (or smaller) plastic bottles
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Shoeboxes
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Tissue boxes
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Cardboard boxes (recycling bins-4’X3’)
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Paint shirts
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Old towels for craft clean upItems can bedropped off in thepurple containers lo-cated at either wel-come center.Lists of other items tobe donated are atthe sign-up center.
Other Ways to Bless VBS
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Serve as a station leader or assistant
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Serve as a shepherd that accompa-nies a group to each station
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Act in the opening skits each night
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Help with set up & decorating on Fri-day, August 6th
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Help with take down on Thurs. August12th or Monday August 16th
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Help with the opening potluck on Sun-day, August 8th at 5:00 pm
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Help Rachel with administrative tasks& prep work
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Help with supply preparation fromhome
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Workdays: June 21, July 12, August 2at 10:00 am and June 29, July 27 at1:30 pm
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Pray, Pray, Pray!!
MIRACLE DAY
Our Miracle Day Auction was held on Sat-urday, June 6th. We raised approx.$6,700.00! Our Miracle Sunday serviceraised an additional $30,154.00! This is atotal of approx. $36,854.00 that will go to-wards the retirement of our church debt!!Thanks to all who donated, worked and prayed.It really is a
MIRACLE!
Attention Ladies:
Two opportunitiesfrom the District UMW:
Sat. July 17,
School of Christian Missions,“Faith, Hope, Love in Action”. Studies in-clude Spiritual Growth (the three letters of John), Geographic (Sudan) and Social Ac-tion, “Joy to the World: Mission in the Ageof Global Christianity”.
Thurs. Sept. 9,
bus trip to experience powerful global educational opportunityand Heifer Global Village at Howell Con-ference Center. Experience the challengesof hunger and poverty and be a part of thesolution. Lunch here in a most unusualmanner, then travel in the afternoon toBaldwin Center in Pontiac to tour the ser-vices provided to this city. More info andregistration forms for both days are at thewelcome centers.
Those in MilitaryService
STC Jeff ArnoldLawrence Battiste, Jr.Richard BrillJoe & Missy CaldwellChristopher CampbellBob ChurchillSean CrispCW3 Rodney CrowErwin C. DavisJessica FaithIan GohlkePaul GreggTrevor B. HicksJohn LeachWilliam LengyelKyle LeonardAlan LloydMatt MakillomKenny MiddaughAIC Kevin MiceliMichael Packer Michael QuinnRyan RolfeJoshua Sepanak Michael Sepanak Avry Spigner SRA Brandon SquiresSteven TanousDr. Brad Taylor
Thanks be to God
On Sunday, June 20th
, join us in welcomingour District Superintendent, Dr. Eugene Blair.He will be speaking at both services.
Erika Gardner would like to thank everyonefor their prayer, cards and visits during Ab-ner’s surgery. They were such an encour-agement and much appreciated!!
Did you know, when we join the body of Christ, the children of our church be-come our own?
This summer our nursery is in need of volunteers dur- ing the 11:00 worship service.
If youcan give
one hour one Sunday for our kids (infants through 3rd grade), please call (433-2954) or email ( skpw@comcast.net
) Suzie Waddell,Nursery Director.
Beth Moore Summer Bible Study:
StartingMonday, June 21, at 6:30 join us in thelounge to study the book of Revelation. Signup at the welcome centers or contact RachelBenton or Teresa Woodby.
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