Scenes from the Coffee House...

Fair Parade and Work Day

We didn't have a very big turnout this time, but we had a good time!
The dog enjoyed the cold water!

Jeff and Jim are working hard on refinishing the playground equipment.

Heath got stuck doing the roof!

THANK YOU TO RANDY & TINA COGER OF SURPLUS CITY FOR PROVIDING THE STAIN

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!

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 :)

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.

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...

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!!