Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
God Bless You All!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
WELCOME!
7:30 p.m. at Huntsville United Methodist Church
Communion will be served.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Christmas Wishes
This Christmas may you see and know anew how great His love is toward you!
And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.
MATTHEW 1:21 KJV
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Passing of Lois Beers
These pictures are from a Christmas card sent to the church in 2003 or 2004. 
This picture is from the 2000 Huntsville UMC pictorial directory.
Lois Beers passed away on Sunday, December 7th at The Arbors Assisted Living Facility in Enid, Oklahoma. For a complete obituary and service information, click on the link to the Anderson Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Blessing of the UMW Laprobes
The UMW made laprobes for Meadowview Lodge.They were blessed during the worship service on November 29th.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thinking is Thanking
There's a German saying attributed to Martin Heidegger: denken ist danken. In English that translates to "thinking is thanking." We won't go into Heidegger's existential philosophy (aren't you glad?) but when it comes to this "thinking is thanking" thing, he's on to something.
Even when times are hard, there is so much to be thankful for. If you think about it long enough, you'll be able to come up with something...even if it's just that things could be worse. The key is actually thinking about it. It's a choice; one you'll have to make for yourself even if everyone around you chooses to be negative. Wondering if the choice to be thankful is the right one? God thinks so. As 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "Give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus."
Look for things to be thankful for (rather than things to complain about) and you'll feel better, look better (fewer frowny-face wrinkles!), and be a lot more fun to be around. Having trouble getting started? Here's a freebie: God knows everything about you and loves you anyway. Isn't that reason enough to be thankful?
Think about it.
Taken from the November 2008 Women of Faith Faith to Faith Newsletter.
Even when times are hard, there is so much to be thankful for. If you think about it long enough, you'll be able to come up with something...even if it's just that things could be worse. The key is actually thinking about it. It's a choice; one you'll have to make for yourself even if everyone around you chooses to be negative. Wondering if the choice to be thankful is the right one? God thinks so. As 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "Give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus."
Look for things to be thankful for (rather than things to complain about) and you'll feel better, look better (fewer frowny-face wrinkles!), and be a lot more fun to be around. Having trouble getting started? Here's a freebie: God knows everything about you and loves you anyway. Isn't that reason enough to be thankful?
Think about it.
Taken from the November 2008 Women of Faith Faith to Faith Newsletter.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
United Methodist Election Guide
The following is a link to an article on the Comparison of Political Party Platforms and The United Methodist Church. This guide is intended as a discernment tool for you, your church and your community to evaluate potential leaders and political agendas of the two major parties as they relate to the Social Principles and Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church.
Prepared by the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
A Life-Size Replica of Noah's Ark
Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opens In Schagen, NetherlandsThis is truly amazing! Cannot even imagine the work, time, and money that went into this venture. It's also amazing to see how large this is - and that the fact it is to scale of biblical times. Enjoy.
The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was thrown open Saturday for the first crowd of curious Pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.
Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house..
Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold. A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been..
Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools and with occasional help from his son Roy.
Construction began in May 2005. On the uncovered top deck - not quite ready in time for the opening - will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and goats, and one camel. Visitors on the first day were stunned. 'It's past comprehension, ' said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while on vacation when they saw The ark looming over the local landscape. 'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have been so big.'
There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark.
Huibers said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years. ''If You Need Help, Ask God. If You Don't, Thank God''.... 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.' Psalm 23:6
When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.
The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was thrown open Saturday for the first crowd of curious Pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house..Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold. A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been..
Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools and with occasional help from his son Roy.
Construction began in May 2005. On the uncovered top deck - not quite ready in time for the opening - will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and goats, and one camel. Visitors on the first day were stunned. 'It's past comprehension, ' said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while on vacation when they saw The ark looming over the local landscape. 'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have been so big.'
There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark.
Huibers said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years. ''If You Need Help, Ask God. If You Don't, Thank God''.... 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.' Psalm 23:6When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.
Thank you to Jim Couch for the email.