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What's New
The latest news and events in our church life (as of
September 06, 2008) are:
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Save the Date for for the MUMC Annual Picnic -
September 14!
This year's picnic, hosted by Family Life's Kelli and Tarek Imran,
will be a terrific time to get together with church friends. Melzo the
Clown will be there to add to the festivities that include games,
relays, limbo, face painting, balloons, delicious food and drinks and
lots of surprises. As the day
approaches, a sign up sheet will be posted in Fellowship Hall.
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Join Us for Rally Day -
September 7!
September 7th, 2008, is Rally Day in our
church. This the day when we have the chance to greet one another
after our summer vacations, and to gear up for an exciting new year as
a church family.
We'll be talking about the start of Sunday
School, Confirmation Class, and other opportunities for study and
fellowship. We'll celebrate Holy Communion, look at some exciting
Bible passages together, sing to the Lord, pray for each other, and
catch up on our vacation stories. As you know, the strangest things
happen to me on my vacation... how about you? :-)
In this Sunday's sermon, I'll be talking about
a special theme and vision I have for our church for the upcoming
year, one that comes right from the ideas of Jesus in our gospel
reading. So, please plan to be with us at 8:45 or 10:30 this Sunday.
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Church Bulletin - See what's happening at MUMC!
The best way to read the Weekly Reminder is in church Sunday morning.
In case you can't be with us, the current church bulletin for September
6, 2008 is available here.
The previous bulletin is still available
here.
The calendar of church events (as of
October 1) is available here.
These materials are in PDF format. You will need the
Adobe
Acrobat Reader software.
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Financial Summary - May 2008
A budget and financial summary is available on the
For Our Members page.
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Montgomery
News Article
on MUMC
If you have a chance, please see the latest edition of the
Montgomery News. I was invited to write
an article for it about our church, and I am completely thrilled to
tell you that they used it, plus a large picture. I am deeply grateful
to Editor Cliff Moore and the staff of the paper for doing such a
beautiful job in the layout and presentation of our article. What a
blessing! I hope you enjoy it.
Pastor Tony
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Last Sunday evening I saw one of the greatest movies I have ever seen -
"The Great Debaters" starring Denzel Washington. As I entered the movie,
I did not know that I was about to see a film that was about a college
that has been, and still is, supported largely by the gifts of the
United Methodist Church. As I watched this amazing and gripping story
unfold, and especially as I watched its amazing conclusion, I felt
tremendous pride in knowing that our congregation, along with United
Methodist congregations nationwide, play a deeply significant role in
the support of colleges like Wiley College.
Friend, every dollar we contribute to the church is divided between
many missions and ministries. If you watch this movie, you can know that
you regularly support the triumph of the human spirit that this
remarkable film portrays. Our congregation contributes 100% of the funds
asked of it toward the Black College Fund each year, through our
Conference Apportionments.
I am so proud of you. Your generosity helps support ministries
locally and all around the world. It just so happens that one of those
ministries is suddenly getting national attention in the form of this
monumental movie. I deeply urge you to see it as soon as you can - it's
still in some of our local theaters. I hope you enjoy this remarkable
film, and that you walk out of the theater with the thought, "My church
and I help things like this to happen." Please don't miss it. It's
great. (See if you can figure out which student becomes a Methodist
minister in the long run.... you might be surprised….)
Blessings to you! Pastor Tony
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As part of the the celebration of Thanksgiving and Consecration
Sunday, Pastor Tony produced a collage of pictures of the MUMC family.
Several poster-sized copies of the collage were placed around the church
and provided many great memories as we had our celebratory lunch
together.
Copies were also available to take home. If you were unable to
attend but would like to view the collage or print your own copy, click
the picture to the right.
Thanks Pastor Tony! |
| Help Us Choose - Your Favorite Sermons - Part
2 Last January, we asked for your help in selecting Pastor Tony's
best-loved sermons. Thank you for your responses! We appreciate your help
and thoughtful replies.
We promised to update you on our progress. It's going slowly, in part
because the selection pool grows every Sunday. The sermons named so far
are:
Ask, Seek, Knock 6/29/2003
Can Faith Help with our Worries?
1/18/2004
Clean Sweep 2/2/2003
Close Encounters of the Spiritual Kind
5/19/2002
Come Away to a Beautiful Place 1/9/2005
Do You Have the Healing Touch? 7/20/2003
How Can This Be? 12/22/2002
How Do We Find Jesus? 1/16/2000
How to Pray with your Children 6/8/2003
How to Turn a Setback into a Comeback
7/13/2003
Let There Be Hope! 11/28/2004
Let's Make the Most of the Dash
10/27/2002
Lighthouse of Christ 6/22/2003
Mysterious Blessings: The "All Else"
Principle 2/29/2004
Science Meets Faith series June -
July/2001
Straight Talk for Father's Day 6/20/2004
The Gift We Really, Really Need
12/26/2004
The Message of Easter 4/20/2003
The Positive Power of the Holy Spirit,
Part 3: Dreams and Visions 9/21/2003
The Quest of the Spiritual Scientist:
Life is a Miracle 2/8/2004
The Quest of the Spiritual Scientist:
The Rock that Will Not Move 2/15/2004
The Transforming Power of God 2/22/2004
They Can't Take That Away 4/18/2004
This Is the Day Which the Lord Has Made
10/5/2003
Thoughts on the Afterlife 1/23/2000
Three Words for Troubled Times
2/16/2003
Together through Cyberchurch 1/23/2005
Trust the Treasure That Is You 7/27/2003
Two Reasons I Love the Cross 3/25/2005
Water in the Wilderness, Roses in the
Desert 12/12/2004
We Were Born for This 6/1/2003
What Is a Saint? 11/7/2004
When the Heart Says 'Yes': Deep Down, We're
All Adopted 3/7/2004
When We Bless Our Gifts to God
11/21/2004
Do you have sermons you would like to add to the list? Would you like
to add your vote to sermons already listed? Please send any comments to
visionsofhope at gmail. com. Most of the sermons are available on-line at www.montgomeryumc.org.
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