St

STAFF

Randy Mosley

   Senior Pastor

      srpastor@stmarysumc.org

Christy Kunz

   Church Secretary

      smumc@stmarysumc.org

Jim Morrow

   Director of Programs and

         Youth Ministries

      youthdir@stmarysumc.org

Sandra Nihiser

   Financial Secretary

      finsec@stmarysumc.org

Michelle Simpson

   Director of Children’s Ministries

      cmc@stmarysumc.org

Dean C. Slusser

   Director of Music Ministries

      dslusser@tds.net

Ginna E. Stein

   Director of Happy Apple Academy

      stein@kgldcable.com

All Saints Sunday

This Sunday, November 5, 2006 we will celebrate All Saints Day. This is a day designated in the Christian calendar year to remember our members who have gone home to be with the Lord since the last All Saints Day. As the body of Christ gathered on this day we are invited to remember our loved ones who have passed who were not members of our church. This will be a high and Holy day in our church.

We have asked the family members to provide to us their favorite framed photograph of their loved one so that it can be displayed in a place of honor. As the name of their family member is called they are invited to light a candle in his or her memory. A bell or a chime will be sounded. Very soft music and singing will be taking place during this time. Then our congregation will be invited to place a lighted candle in position in memory of their loved ones who have gone home to be with the Lord since last All Saints Day. We will close the service by sharing in the Lord’s Supper together.

All Saints Day to me has always been a very special time in the life and ministry of the church. On this day one can just feel the reverence of God, his comfort, his stillness, and his peace. This is a time when we can draw into God and feel his closeness.

This year we remember:

Mr. Terry Kimsey Floyd

October 16, 1948— December 12,2005

Mrs. Zula Wynn

April 06, - March 29, 2006

Ms. Beryl Farmer

August 29, 1919 - April 07, 2006

Ms. Phyllis Maude Stewart

1929 - April 19, 2006

Mrs. Marie W. Quattlebaum

August 16, 1921 - August 01, 2006

“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"

Revelation 21:3-5a (NIV)

In HIS Service Together,

Randy

Prayers, Presence, Gifts, & Service Oct. 29, 2006

Stewardship of Presence:

Sunday School 147

8:30 am 109

11:00 am 158

Worship Total 288

Stewardship of Finances: Total Needed:

Receipts: Budget 3,679.88

Other 933.25

Total 4,613.13

To Date: Budget Receipts 288,255.85

Budget Needs 314,925.60

Opportunities for the Week

Wednesday, November 1st

7:00 A.M. SMMS Breakfast Club (Hardees)

12:30 P.M. Beth Moore Study Group (Moore Room)

5:30 P.M. Fellowship Supper

6:00 P.M. Children’s Program Practice (Choir Room)

6:15 P.M. Handbells

6:30 P.M. Clues Club

7:00 P.M. Adult Choir

Thursday, November 2nd

4:30 P.M. Pack 222 Wolves Meeting (Upstairs -Bailey Hall)

6:30 P.M. Pack 222 Webelos Meeting (Upstairs - Bailey Hall)

Friday, November 3rd

8:00 A.M. Mom’s in Touch (Moore Room)

5:00 P.M. Tailgate at CCHS (Stadium Parking Lot)

Sunday, November 5th All Saints & Communion Sunday

8:30 A.M. Worship Service

9:30 A.M. 1st Sunday Fellowship (Bailey Hall)

9:45 A.M. Sunday School

11:00 A.M. Worship Service

3:30 P.M. Worship Service (Magnolia Manor)

4:00 P.M. Youth Praise Band

5:00 P.M. Disciple Bible Study I

5:30 P.M. UMYF

Announcements

Wed. Night Supper Helpers: We are looking for 10 people that would be willing to help set up our Wed. Night Suppers on a rotational basis. Call or email Jim @ 882-6285.

The UMW wishes to Thank the many people who helped with Homecoming Sunday by setting up, decorating, cooking, cleaning and by your donations. It was a wonderful success! Dottie West, UMW President

Don’t forget to Check the bulletin board in the breezeway for news on upcoming events!

Shoeboxes for operation christmas child are wrapped and ready to be filled! The boxes are in the Narthex and they contain a list of suggested items. Please return your filled boxes to the Narthex or the office no later than Nov. 10th. Contact Audrey Clark for questions @ 882-2125.

Want to help the kairos prision ministry? Bake some cookies! Please place them (6 each) in a zip up plastic bag and bring them to the church by noon on Wed., Nov. 1st. Bring items for the Christmas Bags to the United Methodist Women’s Nov. meeting or leave them in the Narthex marked “Kairos”. Miss the list? Stop by the office for a copy.Visit the benefit GARAGE SALE Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 at the Kingsland First United Methodist Church Paved Parking Lot on the corner of Williams Ave and Hi-way 17S in Kingsland, GA. To donate items for the garage sale. Contact Mack Jackson at 576-1819 or mackjack66@tds.net .

The next evangelism team meeting will be on Monday, Nov. 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room. All members are asked to attend.

Please Remember to pray for…

Our Church Family

Amos & Dottie Simpson & Family, Don & Diane Hanner & Family, Elise Bean, Judy Weldon, Faith Moore, Christine Bunten, Kathleen Duddleston, Lane & Cade Plemons, Woody Woodward, Bill Hoylman, Joan Hayes, Grace Bobinger, Katherine Hoylman, Anna Young, Robert Mumford, Bobby Bobinger

Extended Family and Friends

Hollings Lesesne (Amanda Morrow’s cousin), Celeste Hurley, Debbie McMillan, Frances White (Karen Hoylman’s cousin), Airyne Hefner (Ellie Telega’s great-grandson), Joey Smith III (Kimberly Smith’s brother), Jason Adams (Kimberly Smith’s cousin), Jessica Scott (Jeff McClintock’s goddaughter) Kelly Shissler (Dale Hoylman’s cousin), Sandy Hunt, Jane Moore, Kari McCage (Bettye Howard’s granddaughter), Jean Keffer Costy (Anna Jean Costy’s Mother), Vickie Hancock (Co-worker of Linda Victory), Cindy Brown & Family, Keith Smith (Friend of Karen Hoylman), Allie Grobe (Shirley Peterson’s sister), Lynn Mims, Fred Mirarchi (Karen Hoylman’s dad), Arby Due (Friend of Michelle Simpson & Family), Dorothy Farrell, Margaret Stout (Tara McClintock’s grandmother), Peggy Scott (Dottie Simpson’s niece), Dave Parkinson (Friend of Michelle Simpson & Family), Agnes Robinson (Donna O’Banion’s great-aunt, Wayne Honester, Charles Parrish (Friend of Dale & Karen Hoylman), Jimmy Doster, Beth Norris (Arlene Norris’ daughter-in-law), Jim Reed (Dottie Simpson’s brother), Tammy Rouse (Amos Simpson’s niece), Larry Kuhn (Friend of Betty Spagna), Janell Brown (Diana Prazinko’s mother), Otis Davis (Donna Franklin’s dad), Melissa Roth (Friend of Anna Young), Bill Flexner (Dale Flexner’s husband), Gene Simpson (Amos & Dottie Simpson’s son), Miriam Starline (Shannon Wainright and Stacie Mizell’s mother), Debbie Compton (Jeanne Hurt’s daughter), Carles Stout, Jr. (Tara McClintock’s brother), Rosa Lee Kelley (Friend of Tricia Smith), Jean Jowers (Friend of Ellie Telega), Yolanda Mirarchi (Karen Hoylman’s stepmother), Carl Howard Eddinger (Margaret Eddinger’s step-son), Dylan Ross Williams (Emmett & Pat William’s grandson)

Nursing Home Residents

Herbert Howell C-4, Frances Thompson D-9, Gladys Yarborough

Deployed Military Family & Friends

Joseph Creswell, Dan Hunt, Kris Virga, Tim DeLong, Aaron McCauslin, Chris Wiggs, Travis & Heather Bunten, Paul Workman, Rodney Davidson, Timothy Bell, Tug Swaffar, Steven Hood & Family, Bill Chapman & Family, Trevor Simpson, Brandi Bryant, Josh Harker

**Bold indicates a new addition**

Share-a-meal drivers needed for substitute and holiday season share a meal drivers. If you are able to become a driver please contact Dawn @ 673-8667.

The next missions committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room. Members are asked to mark their calendars and make plans to attend.

United Methodist Women will meet November 6 at 7:00 P.M. in Bailey Hall. The program will be our "World Thank Offering." Please bring your 2006 offering, a picture (photo or from a magazine) of something for which you are thankful. Also, if possible, bring a glass jar to paint to be used for your 2007 World Thank Offering. Pastor Randy will be serving us Communion. This is an exciting time in the life of our unit. For information contact Audrey 882-7098 or Dottie 882-7635. Child care is available - call Kathleen @ 576-7846.

Christian Sympathy to…

The friends and family of Ms. Birtha L. Davis who passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29th.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Names will be removed after two weeks unless specifically requested otherwise

Music Ministry News

“God sets the lonely in families”

Psalm 68:6

On Saturday, October 21, the Georgia Theatre Conference gave me its highest honor-The Leighton Ballew award for Distinguished Service to Theatre in Georgia. The late Dr. Ballew was once chair of the Drama Department at UGA, and was the founder of the Georgia Theatre Conference. Many years ago, when a young math teacher came to see him, explaining that he had been assigned to direct the one-act play at his school, Ballew agreed to meet the young man on weekends and give him lessons in how to direct a play. That math teacher, whose name was Lynn Wooddy, became one of the people who built the Georgia Thespian Society into one of the 2-3 largest high school theatre societies in the nation. Lynn Wooddy, and a couple of other dear friends whose pictures you may have seen in last week’s paper, introduced me to the Georgia Theatre Conference in 1987. It has been home ever since.

Most of my family was with me for the award. Phillip had a band competition and could not be there, but Susan and Gabe were there, and Stephanie and a friend drove down from Evansville. When I accepted the award, I used the passage from Psalms as a way of introducing my family to the 400-500 people present. I explained though, that the scripture says God places us not in one family, but in families. I went on to introduce my larger family—my fellow theatre teachers, parents and students from Camden High. To that group, I introduced my greater family—the members of the Georgia Theatre Conference, and representatives from the still larger family—the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

As I shared with many of you in church on the morning after receiving the award, I am thankful that God placed me in so many families where I can have a sense of belonging, but I am especially grateful for the family I have at St. Marys United Methodist Church. You have shown your love to me, and to my family, for nearly a dozen years now. As my thoughts turn to the Thanksgiving season, I find that I thank God every time I remember you!

In His Service,

Dean