He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered those with arrogant thoughts and proud inclinations. He has pulled the powerful down from their thrones and lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty-handed. Luke 1:51-53
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Lifting Up the Lowly
Our Lenten study will be Luke by Adam Hamilton. This Sunday our own Tom Knight will be teaching the first chapter entitled “Lifting Up the Lowly”. Tom always brings us a well thought out and prepared lesson. There are several Bible verses associated with this lesson. One of them is Luke 2:6,7: “While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Zoom
We continue to have class both in the classroom and on Zoom. We have Zoom for those of CUC who prefer to stay at home or who are away from home.
CUC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:
Topic: CUC Zoom Meeting – February 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM Eastern time
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9712823041
Meeting ID: 971 282 3041
Those attending class via Zoom should be signed into Zoom and admitted no later than 9:40 AM to prevent feedback noise.
CUC Attendance
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Class members 63
Zoom 10
Teacher I
Visitors 2
Total 76
Prayer Requests
Carol Kline – For no further return of atrial fibrillation following ablation procedure this past week.
Ongoing prayers
Rose Lappe –pray that new cancer drug regimen will be effective, and for relief of neck pain from a recent fall.
Shirley May for relief of back pain
Edna Smith at the Phoenix at Milton
Doug and Bev Tatom- for relief of back pain for both of them.
Gene Osborn–states he is feeling good and on the mend following back surgery-just going to be a bit of a long full recovery process for the next couple months. He thanks everyone for their prayers and concerns.
(Please help keep your weekly CUC newsletter editor updated as to prayers needed for our fellow CUC members and their families.)
Please pray for needs expressed and unexpressed for CUC members, and for friends and relatives of CUC class members who are facing illnesses, loss of loved ones, and important decisions to be made
Birthdays
Tom Erdman Feb 19
Dee Scott Feb 20
Babs Skillings, Cecelia Moore, Judy Zierk Feb 22
Anniversaries
None
CUC Fellowship Event Coming Soon
Remember that we have a game afternoon and supper together on Wednesday, February 28th. We are going to meet and play games and then go to Wednesday night supper together, which will be fun. Our room has been reserved from 3 – 5, and we hope you will bring your favorite game to play or just come and play and then we will have supper together.
The Artists of CUC
The Artists of RUMC II, Charis Gallery’s new exhibit in the Sanctuary building, opened this past Sunday, featuring 39 works by 16 RUMC artists. Some of the art works displayed are by members of our CUC Class. Jan Buckley, Barbara Cook, Larry Hunt, and Hazel Pearce are among the artists represented. Perri Johamnaber, daughter of Gale & Roger Dave is also one of the exhibitors. Many of the works are available to purchase. The exhibit will be on display through Sunday, April 7. Be sure to stop by and see these works of art.
Murphy-Harpst Birthday Party
For several years our CUC Class has hosted a birthday party for residents at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown, GA. This year our group will be going on March 16 to this Methodist home for teenagers so abused and neglected that the State of Georgia sends them there for individualized therapy. Here they find a safe, inviting place to live among peers, go to school, and enjoy recreation. Five residents have birthdays in March, so each will receive a $25 Walmart gift card. We expect the number of residents and staff attending to be about 80. A tour of the campus is available for visitors that day.
This coming Sunday a signup sheet will be passed around in class. Please consider being part of this mission, especially if you have not been there before. Volunteers are necessary for this effort! You will be blessed. For the next two or three Sundays a basket will come around for donations toward party expenses.
Thank you, The CUC Mission Outreach Committee
CUC Supports HomeStretch
Here is a testimonial as reinforcement of the great work going on at HomeStretch thanks to, in a large part, on behalf of our caring and generous CUC class which supports the HomeStretch program with regular donations:
“My name is Brittany Phillips and me and my three children have lived here at home stretched since July 6th 2023. Before coming to this program I had graduated Mary Hall freedom village in February and was living with my children in an extended stay in the Roswell area on the search for affordable housing. As a single mom with three children you can be extremely hard to find something that is affordable and sustainable for me and my family. After reaching out to home stretch and making the necessary changes in my life and my work schedule to fit the requirements of this program we were in a home by July. Since coming here I can honestly say that the feeling of community that I receive here is overwhelming. Life is always happening on life’s terms and there are things that we cannot control however here at home stretch I have honestly realized that it’s all about the people you’re surrounded by and the resources at your disposal how you deal with those things. I had a frightful situation happened around New years with one of my children and home stretch rallyed around me and the office staff was so supportive to get me through this situation. I have learned so much about managing my financials and taking care of myself while I have been here and I feel closer and closer every day towards my goal of long-term stability and owning a home for myself and my children. Miss Cheryl Carter the director is one of the most hands on people I have ever met. She checks on me and my children constantly. She is always there if we ever have any questions or concerns. I know that a lot of directors say they have an open door policy but this woman absolutely means it when she says it if you need her she’s there and it’s amazing, along with her staff I have never felt more at home or welcome in a place. Mr Chris Ambrose is amazing with our children there’s never been a single time that he has missed a birthday or miss an opportunity to help out in any sort of situation. That’s very important especially for me being a single mom with two out of three of my children being boys because sometimes they just need a heart to heart with another gentleman and he’s always there for those type things as well as many other of their school and educational needs. Home stretch is a great place to build stability for your family and for your future and I feel so grateful and blessed to be able to be a part of this program and I hope to continue learning more and more and one day be able to give back to this wonderful program that gave so much to me and my family I look forward to my next year and a half here and know the sky is the limit.”
Jacob’s RUMC Hospitality Updates
We are looking forward to seeing you at our Wednesday Night Supper this coming Wednesday, February 21! This week we will be Serving Country Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Buttered Carrot, Green Pea, and Corn Medley, Buttermilk Biscuit, Chicken and Rice Soup, Featured Salad Bar, Bread Pudding and Assorted Girl Scout Cookies . You can order ahead online at the link below or you can just arrive during serving hours and enjoy! We can also box up family meals “to go”, but please order these by Tuesday night if possible so that we know how many to plan for.
You can also still pre-order frozen meals online to pick up Monday- Thursday from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm., or just stop by the kitchen during those hours to pick up any frozen meals we have in stock. You can always find menus and register online by visiting the RUMC website here: https://www.rumc.com/wednesday/
https://www.rumc.com/widgets/event-details/?id=27142 (Wednesday Night Supper)
No Tuesday Lunch this week due to construction at RUMC, but Frozen Meals are always available for Purchase. Lunch rescheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (Last Tuesday Lunch of Winter Quarter)
Order this week’s frozen meals by clicking the link below:
Frozen Meals $7 (3 for $20) Shepherd’s Pie, Smoked BBQ Pork w/ BBQ Beans (GF), Beef Chili w/ Rice Pilaf (GF), Shrimp and Smoked Sausage Jambalaya w/ Rice Pilaf (GF), BBQ Pulled Pork w/ Mac and Cheese, Pasta Bolognese, Chicken Pot Pie Frozen Soup $3 (4 pints for $10) Brunswick Stew (GF), Chicken Cavatappi Soup, Street Corn Soup (GF), French Onion Soup. Frozen Family Size Meals $25 (8-10 Portions) Mac and Cheese, Sausage Egg and Cheese Casserole
Wednesday Night Classes
New classes start this week! The following new classes kicking off on 2/21:
Disciple- Fast Track (New Testament)- taught by Bob Fletcher from 6:30-8pm. Join Bob for a 12-week journey through the New Testament. You do not have to complete the Fast Track Old Testament class to take this class. Cost is $20.
Bible Study 101– taught by Dave Mueller and Jason Scott from 6:30-7:30pm. This class is for anyone who is new to bible study, has never been in a bible study or has been a while since you’ve been in a bible study. It’s a great 5-week class on what the bible is, why we study it and how we should study it. No registration. No cost.
RUMC Study Resources If you are looking for new material for this semester, come check out the Resource Room for books, or check out the latest studies on Amplify or Right Now Media. If you’ve checked out material from the RUMC Resource Room, simply return it to the table and we will reshelve it for you.
Church Bus Volunteers needed
Jeff Ross is looking for a few volunteers willing to take turns driving a church bus over to one of the assisted living communities to pick up some ladies who want to attend church here but have no ride. If you would be willing to drive no more than one Sunday per month, contact Jeff Ross at jross@rumc.com.
Scouting for Food
Every Sunday in February, members of Boy Scout Troops 431 & 432 and Cub Scout Pack 845 will be available outside of the Sanctuary building to collect your canned foods and deliver to the food pantry of North Fulton Community Charities.
Neighborhood Care Groups
Don’t forget to make a call or a text or visit this week to someone in your CUC Neighborhood Care Group!
Support for Our Missions:
Continue to save those flip tops for Ronald McDonald Houses and bring them in to CUC for Nancy Wright
Continue to contribute support to Murphy Harpst using AmazonSmile.
Also register at Publix.com with Murphy Harpst School as the one to receive a portion of your receipts at Publix and Kroger.
Calendar
Feb 28, CUC Games – 3:00-5:00 then on to Wednesday night supper
March 16- Murphy- Harpst Birthday Party
March 17 CUC Brunch at Noon After 11:15 service in our classroom
April 6– Homestretch Run the River Road Race
Ed. Note: If you have a prayer request or an announcement to be included in the CUC Friday email to the CUC members, please forward it to suewaite@bellsouth.net by Thursday evening. There are many announcements that come from RUMC weekly. If you feel any specifically should be included in this CUC newsletter please let Sue know.
Use the CUC internet site c-u-c.com for further information, the CUC calendar, and past lessons and newsletter.
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