A Smile from God!

Thank you to Priscilla Griffin for emailing this picture!

Jack's Cruise for Compassion

POKER RUN & SILENT AUCTION

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Registration:

Jose's in Fayetteville from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Last bike out by 11:00 a.m., and last bike in by 5:00 p.m.

*$25 per rider (which inludes a meal ticket)

*Additional hands can be purchased for $15

*One additional card can be purchased for $5

$300 CASH PRIZE FOR THE BEST HAND

$200 CASH PRIZE F0OR THE 2ND BEST HAND

GRAND PRIZE FOR THE MOST JACKS

The event will end with live music by Joe Giles and The Home Wreckers and a silent auction at Jose's in Springdale.

All proceeds will benefit The Jack Ryan Gillham Foundation.

For more information, call Bethany at 479-305-0448 or email: bethany@jackryangillham.org

http://www.jackryangillham.org/

Sunday Bulletin

Huntsville United Methodist Church

"A Passionate Church for Jesus Christ"

August 31, 2008

Sixteenth Sunday after Penetcost

5th Sunday Singing

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

For more reflections: www.mondaymorningpreacher.blogspot.com

Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 31st
*Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
*Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
*Worship & Praise 11:00 a.m.
*NO Bible Study

Monday, September 1st - Labor Day
*NO Coffee House

Wednesday, September 3rd
*Choir Practice 6:00 p.m.

Happy Birthday to David Madison on September 1st and Steve Ford on September 2nd.

Attendance last Sunday was 48.
General Offering was $500.00.
Parsonage Fund Offering was $100.00.

What's your answer?

"I like our church because ____________".

How would you fill in the blank? Send in your answers and I'll post them in a week or so. You don't even have to include your name, if you don't want to.

Thanks Guys!!

A BIG Thank You goes out to Jeff Griffin for pressure washing the playground toy and Phil Atkinson for pressure washing the back entry and sidewalk area. These guys worked really hard making our church and grounds look nice...be sure to tell them how good it looks! Also, thank you to the folks who pulled the weeds out from under the playground toy. That looks much better, too!

Dare to...

Ask for what you want.
Believe in yourself.
Change your mind.
Do what you love.
Enjoy each and every day.
Follow your heart's desire.
Give more than you receive.
Have a sense of humor.
Insist on being yourself.
Join in more.
Kiss and make up.
Love and be loved.
Make new friends.
Nurture your spirit.
Overcome adversity.
Play more.
Question conformity.
Reach for the stars.
Speak your truth.
Take personal responsibility.
Understand more, judge less.
Volunteer your time.
Walk through fear.
Xperience the moment.
Yearn for grace.
be Zany.

Meiji Stewart

Madison County Fair Parade

Just a reminder to everyone that HUMC will be handing out FREE cold drinks at the Fair Parade on Saturday, August 30th. We will set up around 9 a.m. and serve until after the parade. Volunteers are needed!! Come and join us...it's a great place to watch the parade...we got lots of candy at the Rodeo parade :)

Prayer Requests

Please keep Clyde Mathis in your prayers. Clyde is in Northwest Medical Center in Springdale recovering from the effects of dehydration. He is making some improvement, but still has a long way to go. Also remember to say a prayer for Esther.

Continued prayers are needed for Bernice Jones and Roberta Appleton as they heal from their surgeries.

UMW Rummage Sale Final Total

The final total is in...the rummage sale made $500.25!!!! Not too bad for a few days of work. All this money will be used for mission projects - both local and global. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event profitable.

Sunday Bulletin

Huntsville United Methodist Church

"A Passionate Church for Jesus Christ"

But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

- Jesus (Luke 15:20)

August 24, 2008

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This week's sermon, "Our Father", by Heath Bradley.

Sermon Notes:
The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father"

Jesus gave his followers a model for how they are to pray, known as "The Lord's Prayer", which can be found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:1-4.

Our image of God is the most important thing about us. We can pick up many distorted images of God throughout our life. As Christians, we are called to let Jesus show us what God is really like, and to let go of any images that do not line up with the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

Jesus teaches us to pray to God as "Our Father". What is this Father like? Like no earthly father, no matter how loving he is! Jesus tells us about our Father in Luke 15:11-32. This story that Jesus told is actually a creative commentary on a passage of Scripture from Hosea 11:1-11. Hosea, a prophet, describes God as like a loving parent whose compassion drowns out his anger at his children's wrongdoing.

For more reflections: www.mondaymorningpreacher.blogspot.com

Schedule of Events

Sunday, August 24th
*Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
*Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
*Worship & Praise 11:00 a.m.
*Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Monday, August 25th
*Asset Development Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 27th
*Choir Practice 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 30th
*Fair Parade 10:00 a.m.

Thank you to everyone who donated items for the UMW Rummage Sale.

The Asset Development Course orientation meeting will be Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. Those of you who signed up to bring food...don't forget!! It's not too late to sign up to volunteer to bring food or provide childcare. After this meeting, we will have a better idea of how many people we will be feeding and how many children there will be.

HUMC will be handing out free cold drinks on Saturday during the Madison County Fair Parade. We will set up at 9:00 a.m. and serve until after the parade. Volunteers are needed!

Happy Birthday to Erma Owen on the 24th and Candice Horton on the 29th.

Attendance last Sunday was 65.
General Offering was $734.31.
Parsonage Fund Offering was $100.00.

UMW Rummage Sale Update

The people started coming at 7 a.m. and we locked the door behind someone at 5 p.m. Lots and lots of bags of treasures were sold for $3.00 per bag...over $400.oo worth of treasures!! Thank you to everyone who brought stuff for the sale.

Forbidden Fruit

Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to God's kids.

After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve.
And the first thing He said to them was: "Don't."
"Don't what?" Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit," God said.
"Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve...we got Forbidden Fruit!"
"No way!"
"Yes WAY!"
"Don't eat that fruit!" said God.
"Why?"
"Because I'm your Father and I said so!" said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants.

A few minutes later, God saw the kids having an apple break and was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" the First Parent asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno," Eve answered.
"She started it!" Adam said.
"Did not!"
"DID so!"
"DID NOT!!"

Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own.

Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.

Prayer Request

Please include the family, friends and co-workers of Heidi Meyer in your prayers. Some of you may have seen on the news the story about the Bentonville teacher who passed away suddenly at work on Friday (www.4029tv.com/video/17210285/index.html) - that was Heidi. She was only 36 years old. Her husband, Donovan Meyer, and her brother, Bret Bottomley, were classmates of mine at Eureka Springs High School. Donovan and Heidi have a two year old daughter, Avery.

Heidi and Bret lost their mother, Alice, after a long, hard battle with cancer just after Avery was born. The family is still recovering from that loss, so Heidi's passing will be very, very hard on them. (Heidi was her mom remade...she looked, sounded and acted like her and she was a school teacher like her.)

Another classmate of ours, Stephanie Lane, is also a teacher at Bentonville Schools. She worked with Heidi and was there when she died.

All prayers for this family will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Pam Villines

Cross Ministries in Groom, Texas

These scenes are located about 70 miles East of Amarillo on I40 near the town of Groom, Texas. These metal sculptures are of the crucifixion of Christ. They are a labor of love by a man from Amarillo. Someone donated the land on which to errect them. The large cross is also made from metal. You can visit the following website to see more pictures and the story about how the sculptures came to life - www.crossministries.net

Thank you Dorothy Dyer for sending the email of these pictures to the church.

Sunday Bulletin

HUNTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
“A Passionate Church for Jesus Christ”

August 17, 2008
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Mission Statement:
Huntsville United Methodist Church is passionately committed to
making disciples who love and care for Jesus Christ and one another.

P. O. Box 1257 500 West Main Street
Huntsville, AR 72740
Office: (479) 738-6890 Parsonage: (479) 738-1711
Lay Leader: (479) 789-5166

Bishop Charles N. Crutchfield District Superintendent Mackey Yokem
Pastor Heath Bradley Lay Leader Tom Whiting
Charge Secretary Pam Villines Organist Glenn Roberts
Ushers Stephen Ford & Patti White

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The Prelude
*Bringing in the Light “This is the Day” UMH 657

* Greeting Psalm 96:1-2
O sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless God’s name;
Proclaim God’s salvation from day to day!

* Opening Prayer
* Opening Hymn “How Great Thou Art” UMH 77

* The Apostles Creed UMH 881
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried;

the third day he rose from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth at the right hand

of God the Father Almighty.

From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

* Gloria Patria UMH 70

Announcements & sharing of Joys
Birthdays & Anniversaries and Concerns of the Church

The Pastoral Prayer for the People & The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
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A Choral Response

Offering
* The Doxology

* Hymn of Praise “When We All Get to Heaven” UMH 701

Children’s Time

Choral Special


Sermon A Hunger for God Heath Bradley

* Final Hymn “Make Me a Captive, Lord” UMH 421
* Benediction
* Anthem “God Be With You” UMH 672 (v.1)
* Postlude: * Indicates To Stand If Able
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A Hunger for God
Sermon Notes
Matthew 6:16-18

Jesus assumed his followers would fast. Fasting has been a central part of Christian living for centuries. So why have I never heard of it?

Historical reason: The Protestant Reformation
Contemporary reason: Fast-food culture

But what is the point? What “reward” could there be for intentionally abstaining from eating for a set period of time? What good can it do?

To develop more self-control.
Genesis 25:24-34
Galatians 5:23

To increase our solidarity with the hungry.
Isaiah 58

To express our hunger for God.
Matthew 9:14-15

For more reflections on today’s sermon topic, you can read Heath’s blog at:
www.mondaymorningpreacher.blogspot.com
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Good Morning and Welcome

Welcome to Huntsville United Methodist Church. It is our prayer that you will find here a worshipful atmosphere, a friendly Christian welcome and an inspiration for service in His Name. If you do not have a church home, we invite you to join our fellowship.

There is a nursery available for children age 6 and under.

Visitors, please sign the attendance pads located at the end of each pew and fill out a visitor card (also located in the pew). There are Prayer Cards available if you have a prayer request. Fill out the card and place it in the offering plate or hand it to the Pastor.

Schedule of Events
Sunday (17th) Attendance last Sunday was 59.
*Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m. General Offering was $2,350.57.
*Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Parsonage Fund was $220.00.
*Worship & Praise 11:00 a.m.
*Kid’s Club meeting 12:05 p.m. $20.00 was collected for the Pantry.
*Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday (20th)
*Choir Practice 6:00 p.m.

Friday (22nd)
*Rummage Sale 7 a.m.—5 p.m.

Saturday (23rd)
*Rummage Sale 7 a.m.—2 p.m.

Today after worship, there will be a brief organizational meeting for anyone who is interested in volunteering to help with Kid’s Club.

The Bible Study on the book of Acts will continue this evening at 5:30 p.m.

The UMW will be having a Rummage Sale in the Fellowship Hall on Friday the 22nd from 7—5 and Saturday the 23rd from 7—2. Donations of items to sell are needed. Donations can be brought by the church anytime this week.

The Youth Coffee House will be open on Tuesday & Thursday afternoons from 3:30—6:30 p.m. and Friday evenings from 7—10 p.m. this summer for movies, snacks and fellowship.

Happy Birthday to Jeff Griffin on the 17th, Josephine Dillahunty on the 18th and Alyvia Brodersen on the 22nd. Happy Anniversary to Mitch & Julie Myrick on the 18th, Steven & Leah Davis on the 20th and Jeff & Priscilla Griffin on the 21st.


Check out the new church blog at:
www.huntsvillearumc.blogspot.com

Quote of the Day

A second grade class was doing a project in comparative religions: Each child was asked to say something about his or her faith and bring in a symbol of their belief.

On the day of the assignment, the first child stood up and said, "My name is Joshua. I go to Beth Shalom. I am Jewish and this is a Star of David."

The second child stood and said, "My name is Marguerite. I go to St. Mary's. I am Catholic and this is a crucifix."

The third child stood up and said, "My name is Fred. I go to Grace Church. I am Methodist and this is a casserole."

Thanks to everyone for all the great comments and feedback on the new blog. Keep checking back for new posts and features.

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

If I'm running on empty in my Christian life,

If I yell at my kids, if I put down my wife,

If my home is a mess and I'm down in the dumps,

If I've got a good case of the spiritual mumps!

If I'm running on empty, burnt out and sad,

If I'm feeling rejected, frustrated and mad,

If I'm angry that God hasn't answered my prayers,

That He's left me to carry my problems and cares . . .

Then I need to stay still and stop running away

From His cool Word of peace in the heat of the day.

If I'd open my heart to the Spirit's control

It wouldn't take long till the Lord filled my soul!

UMW Rummage Sale

The United Methodist Women will be having a Rummage Sale on Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd in the church Fellowship Hall. Clean out your attics, basements and garages...Donations of items for the sale are needed! Donations can be dropped off at the church anytime between now and the 21st. For more information about the Rummage Sale, call the church office at 738-6890.

Food Collection for The Open Arms Food Pantry

Look at all the food we collected!! There was also $138.00 donated. Great job everyone!!

Bobo says, "We did GOOD! Look at all of this!"

Heath got caught in the act...

United Methodist Women's News...

The United Methodist Women hosted a Baked Potato and Salad Bar Lunch fundraiser on July 27th. Thanks to everyone's generosity, $320.00 was made at this event! Half of this money will be used to pay their Pledge to Missions and the other half will be donated to the Kid's Club for start-up expenses.

Braving the HEAT at the Rodeo Parade

We all crowded under our shade tent to hand out cold drinks to people who had come to watch the Rodeo Parade.

Heath made sure to match his parasol to his shirt!!

Meditation Garden Makeover

Our Meditation Garden recently got a facelift thanks to the hard work of

Phil and Helen Atkinson.

A big umbrella has been added to the table to provide some much needed shade. A fountain and some new plants were also included in the makeover. Helen hopes to add a tree later this fall for some more color.

Next time you are at the church, be sure to check out their good work!

Thanks Phil and Helen for all your hard work to make our church more beautiful!!

WELCOME!

Welcome to the new Huntsville United Methodist Church blog. We are a work in progress right now, so bear with us as we grow! Check back often to see what has been added and posted. Feel free to leave your comments about what you like (or don't like), things you would like to see included, and things you would like to share (announcements, thank you notes, prayer requests, etc.)