Commit everything you do to the Lord; trust Him and He will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Psalm 37: 5 – 6
Sunday, July 23, 2017
What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
The teacher for CUC class this week is again Alexander Thomson for the second part of “What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?”(It’s not what you think – Listen: Part 1 , Part 2 ) This past week focused on the Old Testament. This week he will look at what the New Testament says on the subject.
Alexander is one of the RUMC members who has agreed to teach classes to adult Sunday School classes on an approved list of subjects.
CUC Refreshments
We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by Nancy & Dave Wistrand and Judy & Dal Zierk.
CUC Class Attendance
Sunday, July 16
82 members + 9 visitors +1 teacher = 92
Welcome Our Returning CUC Members!
Sandy & George Martin
CUC collection
Sunday, July 16
$85
Thank You
We need to express our appreciation to Virginia Thomason and Bonnie White for the beautiful piano music they provide for CUC each week as we are gathering!
CUC Wednesday Night Out
Forty one CUC members attended our dinner at Brookwood Grill this past Wednesday.
There will be no CUC dinner out this coming Wednesday, July 26, as many CUC members will be attending the Job Networking party that night.
Books for Murphy Harpst
Murphy Harpst School is in need of books for ages 12- 20 to build their new library.
Please bring any books you might have to CUC for Betty and Larry Hunt to collect and deliver to Murphy Harpst. Consider purchasing books at the Roswell Library Book Sale or at the RUMC Garage Sale for the school.
MUST Summer Lunch Program
Thanks to our fine Summer Lunch leadership team, Jeff and Lesleigh Coelho and Bill and Sandy Griffin and to Jim and Linda Boswell who help gather the food and supplies.
Twenty plus CUC members put together over 800 lunches this past Tuesday.
Our CUC team of volunteers will put together the lunch bags again August 1.
Please volunteer to help on this day.
Summer 2017 Mission Close-Ups!
RUMC is blessed to work alongside some amazing local mission partners. We are offering a way for you to get some hands-on knowledge about our agencies. These tours will last up to an hour and will give you a deeper understanding of what they do and who they reach. All tours except 7/25 will be held at the agency. Please go to rumc.com/serve to learn more/sign up for one or more of the tours:
- Tues. 7/25 – Action Ministries(RUMC B246)
- Wed. 7/26 – Family Promise (D137 – The Dod)
Meet Me In St. Louis
Last Chance!! Tickets for Acting Up’s summer musical, Meet Me In St. Louis, Thursday July 27 and Friday, July 28 at 7:00 PM , Saturday, July 29, 1:00 and 5:00 and Sunday , July 30, at 4:00, July 27-30, are on sale.
Get your tickets in the south lobby as you leave the sanctuary on Sunday, or call the box office at 678.871.7766 or order at itickets.com.
Upscale Garage Sale Preparations
A little more than one week away we start setting up!! Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5! Continue putting aside your good stuff to sell. Mark your calendar so you won’t miss the fun of working with other CUC and RUMC members helping to put on this big fundraiser for Job Networking.
Gale Davis who handles the clothing room asks that we bring in our clothing to be sold on Monday, July 30 and Tuesday, August 1, on hangers please!
Job Networking will be collecting items on all Sundays in July . Items can be dropped off behind the Chapel building from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and then again from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. All loose items in stack-able boxes.
RUMC Trip to Atlanta History Center
Join a group from RUMC Wednesday, August 16 for a tour of the Atlanta History Center. Admission is $13 per person. Lunch will be at Smokebelly BBQ and will be paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. To make reservations, acummings@rumc.com
Small Things Support Our Various Mission Outreaches!
Please continue to save the pull tops from soda cans to support the Ronald McDonald House which Nancy and Johnie Wright are collecting.
For Red Bird Missions watch for those Boxtops For Education and Labels for Education (include the bar code) for Betty Hunt
Prayer Requests
- Lynn Adcock – pray for her as she awaits results of a PET scan this coming week
- Betty Hunt – for relief of continuing back and leg pain.
- Dave Wistrand – as he adjusts to sudden permanent loss of sight in his right eye
- Nancy Wright on the passing on Tuesday of her brother Everett in Missouri
Thanksgiving
- For the RUMC youth mission team which has continued work on the school building in Honduras.
Ongoing CUC Prayer Requests
- Frank Magaro – at Hearthstone assisted living in Roswell. (2 blocks behind Hooters!) Any volunteers to bring Frank to CUC and church?
Please pray for needs expressed and unexpressed for friends and relatives of CUC class members who are facing illnesses, loss of loved ones, and important decisions to be made.
Birthdays
- Bettie Goss – July 23
- Steve Covert – July 27
Anniversaries
- none
Calendar Reminders
- July 27-30 – “Meet Me In St. Louis”
- Aug. 3-5 – The Upscale Garage Sale
- October 9 – 20th Annual Malone Dodson Golf Tournament
- November 1, 2, and 3 – CUC Annual Retreat – Winshape Center, Berry College
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