If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:2

Sunday, June 25, 2016

Reflections on the Right Order of Things

Our CUC speaker this week will be our own Tom Knight who has chosen as his subject “Reflections on the Right Order of Things” based on the book by Dr. Jim McCormick ,

The Right Order of Things- A Christian Theology for the Rest Of Us. Tom always brings us an interesting lesson.

CUC Refreshments

We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by Pat & Pat Cooney and Shirley & P.D. May.

CUC Class Attendance

Sunday, June 18
93 members, 3 visitors and 1 speaker = * 97 *

CUC Collection Report

Sunday, June 18
$83

Welcoming Tom and Gina

There will be a scroll outside the CUC Classroom this Sunday for CUC members to sign which will be presented to welcome Tom and Gina Davis when they begin their ministry at RUMC in a few weeks.

Save the date,Wednesday, June 28, 2017,5:30 pm for our buffet dinner for CUC to welcome our new minister, Tom Davis and his wife Gina. They will be our guests. The cost is $23 per person. We would like all money turned in by this Sunday for those who are attending. Claudia Phelps and MariAnna Brown are planning this event.

The event will be at The Diner at North Point, 2355 Mansell Rd. Alpharetta. We will also have a box to collect welcome notes, cards, etc. in the CUC Class (or people may bring them in the night of the dinner). It looks like it is going to be a good party!

There were 33 CUC members out to dinner this past Wednesday night. Thank you to Larry & Ann Douglas and Pat & Grady Phillips who have been coordinating our CUC Dinners Out this summer.

• For planning purposes you should know that there will not be a Wednesday Night Out dinner on June 28 or July 5.

MUST Summer Lunch Program

Our CUC team of volunteers will put together the lunch bags on July 6, July 18, and August 1. The Griffins and Coelhos are co-chairing the organization and implementation for CUC to participate in the MUST lunch program.

CUC Fall Retreat Deposits are Due

Everyone who plans to attend the retreat at Berry College in the fall should bring or mail their deposit checks by the end of June to Sara or Paul Beecham for their retreat confirmation .

We may not be able to hold your spot without a deposit. ($75 per person; $150 per couple).

Trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers

Join a group from RUMC Thursday, June 29 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA. Lunch will be at Blue Willow Inn [MENU]. The tour is free, lunch is paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. Reservations, Andrea Cummings, acummings@rumc.com

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. 7/11 – The Drake House,
• Wed. 7/12 – HomeStretch,
• Tues. 7/25 – Action Ministries(RUMC),
• Wed. 7/26 – Foster Care Support Foundation

36th Annual Roswell Patriotic Celebration Concerts

The Roswell Patriotic Celebration Concerts will be this Friday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 3 p.m. It is always a wonderful celebration of our country.

Meet Me In St. Louis

Tickets for Acting UP’s summer musical, Meet Me In St. Louis, July 27-30, are on sale. Call the box office at 678.871.7766 or order at itickets.com.

Upscale Garage Sale Preparations

Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5!

August will be here before you know it! 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.

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 continues radiation.
• Julian Belote – for a good recovery following knee replacement surgery last Monday. He is home from the hospital. He is very appreciative of the cards, prayers and calls.
• Brenda Burrell – for a good recovery following foot surgery this past Wednesday
• Betty Hunt – for relief of continuing back and leg pain

   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.

Thanksgiving

• Jackie Hubbard expresses her thanks to CUC members for their support during her recent difficult recovery following knee surgery

   Birthdays

• Beverly Tatom – June 26
• Caryn Woodison – July 1
• Dick Anthony – July 1

   Anniversaries

• Charlotte & Malone Dodson – June 28, 1959 – 58 years !
• Dee & Bill Scott – June 28, 1997 – 20 years

  Calendar Reminders

• June 23, 7:30 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. – 36th Patriotic Celebration Concerts
• June 28 –Welcome Tom Davis & Gina
• June 29 – RUMC trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit
• 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

If I could speak all the languages of earth and angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sunday, June 18, 2016

Happy Father’s Day!

Homestretch

CUC has been an active supporter of Homestretch since its very beginning. This Sunday we will have Rose Burton, Homestretch Executive Director as our CUC speaker. She will update us on the mission of Homestretch to provide affordable temporary housing for working homeless families and how it has changed over the years.

CUC Refreshments

We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by Lynda & Bob Leckie and Ann & Larry Douglas.

CUC Class Attendance
Sunday, June 11
78 members + 6 visitors + I teacher = 85

CUC Treasurer Report

Charlie Mason reports that the special collection for the MUST Ministries summer lunch program raised a total of $4252.

Several class members have said that they would like to see the amount of each Sunday’s CUC offering listed along with the previous week’s attendance figures. The offering for June 11 was $93.

Welcoming Tom and Gina

There will be a scroll outside the CUC Classroom this Sunday for CUC members to sign which will be presented to welcome Tom and Gina Davis when they begin their ministry at RUMC in a few weeks.

Save the date,Wednesday, June 28, 2017,5:30 pm for our buffet dinner for CUC to welcome our new minister, Tom Davis and his wife Gina. They will be our guests. The cost is $23 per person. We would like all money turned in by this Sunday for those who are attending. Claudia Phelps and MariAnna Brown are planning this event.

The event will be at The Diner at North Point, 2355 Mansell Rd. Alpharetta. We will also have a box to collect welcome notes, cards, etc. in the CUC Class (or people may bring them in the night of the dinner). It looks like it is going to be a good party!

Thank You Dr. Harvey West

Dr. Harvey West is preaching at Sunday’s worship service. This is Harvey’s farewell service as he is retiring from his position at RUMC. We urge all CUC members to attend the 11:00 AM worship service this Sunday to show our appreciation for Harvey.

You are invited to a reception in the Welcome Center for Harvey and Charlyn West following the 11 a.m. service this Sunday, June 18.

The CUC June 21 Wednesday Night Out Dinner will be at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, 12650 Crabapple Rd, Alpharetta (Milton) [MENU], 5:30 pm.

You may signup on the clipboard passing Sunday or contact Pat or Grady Phillips.

25 people attended this past week’s CUC WNO dinner at HOLA.
For planning purposes you should know that there will not be a Wednesday Night Out dinner on June 28 or July 5.

MUST Summer Lunch Program

• We will be making 800 sandwiches at 8:00 AM this coming Tuesday , June 20. The CUC members who will be helping that day have been called to be reminded. The rest of our volunteers may be needed at another date. Our CUC team of volunteers will put together the lunch bags on June 20, July 18, and August 1.
• The Griffins and Coelhos are co-chairing the organization and implementation for CUC to participate in the MUST lunch program. Jim Boswell has been involved with raising funds and has announced that we have raised sufficient funds to make the lunches.

CUC Fall Retreat Deposits are Due

Everyone who plans to attend the retreat at Berry College in the fall should bring their deposit checks by the end of June to Sara or Paul Beecham for their retreat confirmation.

We may not be able to hold their spot without a deposit. ($75 per person; $150 per couple).

Trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers

Join a group from RUMC Thursday, June 29 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA. Lunch will be at Blue Willow Inn. The tour is free, lunch is paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. Reservations, Andrea Cummings, acummings@rumc.com

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 6/21 and 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. 6/20 – North Fulton Community Charities
• Wed. 6/21 – Family Promise (RUMC ),
• Tues. 7/11 – The Drake House
• Wed. 7/12 – HomeStretch
• Tues. 7/25 – Action Ministries(RUMC)
• Wed. 7/26 – Foster Care Support Foundation

36th Annual Roswell Patriotic Celebration Concerts

The Roswell Patriotic Celebration Concerts will be Friday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 3 p.m. Complimentary tickets are available in the south lobby following the worship service, in the main office in the Chapel building, in the Worship Arts office in the Sanctuary building, or by sending a SASE to RUMC Patriotic Tickets, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, GA 30075. Information: 770.594.0512.

Meet Me In St. Louis

Tickets for Acting UP’s summer musical, Meet Me In St. Louis, July 27-30, are on sale. Call the box office at 678.871.7766 or order at itickets.com.

Upscale Garage Sale Preparations

Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5!

August will be here before you know it! 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.

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 continues radiation and has more chemo next week.
• Julian Belote – having knee replacement surgery next Monday, June 19, for a successful surgery and quick recovery
• Betty Hunt – for relief of severe back and leg pain

   Ongoing CUC Prayer Requests

• Frank Magaro –has been  moved  to Hearthstone assisted living in Roswell. It is close to his care-giver and RUMC.

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

• –/– none –/– 

   Anniversaries

• Cecelia & Bob Moore – June 20, 1970- 47 years
• Jan & Allen Buckley –June 22, 1992 – 26 years

  Calendar Reminders

• June 18 – Farewell for Dr. Harvey West
• June 20 – 8:00 AM Sandwich-making in the DOD
• June 23, 7:30 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. – 36th Patriotic Celebration Concerts
• June 28 –Welcome Tom Davis & Gina
• June 29 – RUMC trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit
• 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

When we have, through Christ, obtained mercy for our persons, we need not fear but that we shall have suitable and seasonable help for our duties.

John Owen, 17th century Puritan theologian

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Messianic Judaism
The CUC lesson on Sunday will be delivered by Bruce Tainowitz. Bruce is a Messianic Jew who will talk about his faith.

CUC Class Attendance

Sunday, June 4
73 members + 1 teacher = 74 total

CUC Refreshments

We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by Judy & Sieg Hoogstraal and Rose & Jim Lappe.

The next CUC Wednesday Night Out dinner will be June 14, 2017 @ 5:30 pm
HOLA Taqueria & Bar 688 Holcomb Bridge Rd Roswell  [MENU]

You may signup on the clipboard when passed Sunday or contact Pat or Grady Phillips .

For planning purposes you should know that there will not be a Wednesday Night Out dinner on June 28 or July 5.

MUST Summer Lunch Program

• Sandy Griffin and her team of volunteers will put together the lunch bags on June 20, July 18, and August 1.  Please make checks payable to RUMC and not to the CUC Class. Mark on the memo line that the check is for the MUST Summer Lunch program. We have arranged with Bill Barbour, RUMC’s Treasurer, for these contributions to be credited onto each individual’s annual giving statement from the church office.

• Now it is up to the rest of us to help in making lunches! Sandy is asking for many hands to gather to make 800 sandwiches in the DOD at 8:00 AM on Tuesday , June 20.

• The Griffins and Coelhos have agreed to co-chair the organization and implementation for CUC to participate in the MUST lunch program.  Jim Boswell has agreed to manage the financial side of the program.
• This information should be helpful for you to decide how many lunches you would like to support. Completed Peanut butter ‘n’ Jelly lunch will be $1.00, Complete Ham and Cheese lunch is $1.35. Complete Turkey and Cheese lunch is $1.45. Three (3) families are already giving a check for $500 each and we encourage you to be prayerful and consider making a nice contribution.
• RUMC has committed to making 37,000 lunches in this summer program. The church will be working with CUC so your contribution will be tax deductible and shown on your annual RUMC statement.

CUC Fall Retreat Deposits are Due

Everyone who plans to attend the retreat at Berry College in the fall should bring their deposit checks by the end of June to Sara or Paul Beecham for their retreat confirmation . We may not be able to hold their spot without a deposit. ($75 per person; $150 per couple).

Welcoming Tom and Gina

Save the date …..Wednesday, June 28, 2017… 5:30 pm

The Diner at North Point

2355 Mansell Rd. Alpharetta, GA 30022

This is a buffet dinner for CUC to welcome our new minister, Tom Davis and his wife Gina. They will be our guests. The cost will be about $23 per person.

Claudia Phelps and MariAnna Brown will begin circulating a sign up sheet Sunday, June 4. Checks are $23 per person made payable to CUC and memo line can say for June 28.

We will also have a box to collect welcome notes, cards, etc. (or people may bring them in the night of the dinner). We would like all checks turned in 2 weeks ahead if possible.

Trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers

Join a group from RUMC Thursday, June 29 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA. Lunch will be at Blue Willow Inn. The tour is free, lunch is paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. Reservations, Andrea Cummings, acummings@rumc.com

Upscale Garage Sale Preparations

We are looking for storage space for early Garage Sale donations from June 1 to July 31. It Can be an unused/partially full storage unit, extra garage or any space that doesn’t involve steps and can be gotten to easily.

Please contact Donna Litton at dslitton@gmail.com or 678-358-8050 directly if you know of space available we can use.

Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5! August will be here before you know it! 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.

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 continues daily radiation. The latest report is that the tumors have shrunk.
• Betty Hunt – for relief of severe back and leg pain following procedure this past Tuesday
• Johnie Wright – on mission trip to Peru
• Norma Taylor – on the death of her brother Orest “Tony” Zuchegno on May 26

   Ongoing CUC Prayer Requests

• Frank Magaro –has been  moved  to Hearthstone assisted living in Roswell. It is close to his care-giver and RUMC.

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.

Thank you
From Pat and Ron Peterson – We want to thank our friends in CUC for your prayers, visits, telephone calls and cards.They meant so much to us and our daughter Karen’s family during this difficult time.

We saved the cards and Karen will be sharing them with her children. Losing a husband and father is never easy. The beautiful cards with their comforting comments will help ease the pain.  God bless you all.

   Birthdays

• Jan Ligon – June 11
• John Goss – June 16

   Anniversaries

• Caryn & Scott Woodison – June14, 1969 – 48 years
• Beth & Bob Hamilton – June 17, 1961 – 56 years !
• Katherine & Craig Simons – June 17, 1967 – 50 years !!

  Calendar Reminders

• June 18 – Farewell for Dr. Harvey West
• June 20 – 8:00 AM Sandwich-making in the DOD
• June 23, 7:30 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. -Patriotic Celebration Concerts
• June 28 –Welcome Tom Davis & Gina
• June 29 – RUMC trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit
• 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

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Romans 12:2

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Special Speaker

Don’t Forget! In order to be able to attend the combined service on Sunday June 4, CUC will be meeting earlier starting our class promptly at 9:15 to hear a special speaker, Rev. Ron Greer, Director of Pastoral Counseling Service at Peachtree Road UMC. His topic is entitled: “A Life of Integrity”.

Please try to be in class by 9:00 am

CUC Class Attendance
Sunday, May 28
76 members + 4 visitors = 80 total

CUC Refreshments
We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by  Sue & Hugh Gardner and Norma & Dave Hills.

One Service on Sunday, June 4

This will an important Sunday to be at RUMC. All of RUMC and Chapel Roswell will gather in the Sanctuary at 10:30 am for one service to celebrate Mike Long’s 16 years of service at RUMC on his final Sunday with us. A reception for Mike and Terri will follow the service in the Fellowship Hall.

WNO dining will be at 5:30 pm – Wed, June 7th at Crabapple Tavern, 12350 Arnold Mill Rd, Alpharetta [MENU]. As normal, a sign-up sheet will be passed on Sunday. Questions may be directed to Larry or Ann Douglas, 770-993-1270.

MUST Summer Lunch Program

Flash message from Jim Boswell:

Here is the deal……..We have enough donations to make 2537 lunches, which is “great”. Last Sunday was a holiday weekend and a short crowd.

We wanted to give everyone a chance to contribute, so the basket will be passed one more time, this Sunday.
Our goal is to make 800 lunches four times, or 3200 lunches for the summer program. If we could get $895 this Sunday we could reach our goal. (Complete Ham & Cheese Lunch – cost $1.35). Make your checks out to RUMC with Must Summer Lunch Program on the memo line. Let’s feed the hungry children.!!!

• From Charlie Mason:
  The special offering for the summer lunch program last Sunday totaled $2983. This money will be used by the CUC Class to purchase the food supplies to make up the lunch bags. Each lunch bag costs approximately $1.45 to assemble. Make your checks out to RUMC with Must Summer Lunch Program on the memo line.
• Sandy Griffin and her team of volunteers will put together the lunch bags on June 20, July 18, and August 1.  Please make checks payable to RUMC and not to the CUC Class. Mark on the memo line that the check is for the MUST Summer Lunch program. We have arranged with Bill Barbour, RUMC’s Treasurer, for these contributions to be credited onto each individual’s annual giving statement from the church office.

• The Griffins and Coelhos have agreed to co-chair the organization and implementation for CUC to participate in the MUST lunch program.  Jim Boswell has agreed to manage the financial side of the program.
• This information should be helpful for you to decide how many lunches you would like to support. Completed Peanut butter ‘n’ Jelly lunch will be $1.00, Complete Ham and Cheese lunch is $1.35. Complete Turkey and Cheese lunch is $1.45. Three (3) families are already giving a check for $500 each and we encourage you to be prayerful and consider making a nice contribution.
• RUMC has committed to making 37,000 lunches in this summer program. The church will be working with CUC so your contribution will be tax deductible and shown on your annual RUMC statement.

CUC Fall Retreat Deposits are Due

Everyone who plans to attend the retreat at Berry College in the fall should bring their deposit checks by the end of June to Sara or Paul Beecham for their retreat confirmation . We may not be able to hold their spot without a deposit. ($75 per person; $150 per couple).

Welcoming Tom and Gina

Save the date …..Wednesday, June 28, 2017… 5:30 pm

The Diner at North Point

2355 Mansell Rd. Alpharetta, GA 30022

This is a buffet dinner for CUC to welcome our new minister, Tom Davis and his wife Gina. They will be our guests. The cost will be about $23 per person.

Claudia Phelps and MariAnna Brown will begin circulating a sign up sheet Sunday, June 4. Checks are $23 per person made payable to CUC and memo line can say for June 28.

We will also have a box to collect welcome notes, cards, etc. (or people may bring them in the night of the dinner). We would like all checks turned in 2 weeks ahead if possible.

Trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers

Join a group from RUMC Thursday, June 29 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA. Lunch will be at Blue Willow Inn. The tour is free, lunch is paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. Reservations, Andrea Cummings, acummings@rumc.com

Upscale Garage Sale Preparations

We are looking for storage space for early Garage Sale donations from June 1 to July 31. It Can be an unused/partially full storage unit, extra garage or any space that doesn’t involve steps and can be gotten to easily.

Please contact Donna Litton at dslitton@gmail.com or 678-358-8050 directly if you know of space available we can use.

Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5! August will be here before you know it! 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.

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 continues daily radiation and has another course of chemo this coming week
• Tom Cantrell – for continued improvement and relief of pain
• Jackie Hubbard –for continuing improvement following knee surgery
• Betty Hunt – for relief of severe back and leg pain
• Mary Serafina’s daughter Cindy for a return to health following severe complications of diabetes.
• Pat & Ron Peterson  – prayers for their daughter Karen and her children, James and Chelsea after the sudden death of her husband Jeff Scarborough.
• MariAnna Brown’s brother Wendell to find an appropriate donor for transplant
• John Sharp –  their brother-in-law Steve Horton, is having surgery for a mass attached to his intestines.
• T.J. McCready – who had a massive heart attack

   Ongoing CUC Prayer Requests

• Frank Magaro – at Brookdale-Neese Road Assisted Living Facility in Woodstock.

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.

Thanksgivings

• Tom Cantrell – he was in class last Sunday and reports that he is continuing to improve.
• Frank Magaro – is moving to Hearthstone assisted living in Roswell. It is close to his care-giver and RUMC.
• Kris Taylor – it is 102 day’s until Myra Ettenborough is released.

   Birthdays

• Sun, Jun 4: Louise Booysen
• Sun, Jun 4: Charlie Mason
• Tue, Jun 6: Julianna Goodson
• Wed, Jun 7: Jackie Hubbard
• Wed, Jun 7: Grady Phillips
• Fri, Jun 9: Terry Taylor

   Anniversaries

• Thu, Jun 8: Claudia and John Phelps –  June 8, 1968 – 49 years!
• Fri, Jun 9: Kris and Dave Taylor – June 9, 1968 – 49 years!
• Sat, Jun 10: Martha and Tom Knight – June 19, 1961 – 56 years!

  Calendar Reminders

• June 23, 7:30 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. -Patriotic Celebration Concerts
• June 28 –Welcome Tom Davis & Gina
• June 29 – RUMC trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit
• 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

The Holy Spirit’s great task is to carry on the work for which Jesus sacrificed his throne and his life – the redemption of fallen humanity.

Alan Redpath, 20th century author and pastor

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Honduras Mission
Our own Roger Davis will be coordinating our CUC class lesson this Sunday with a review of the recent Honduras Mission Trip. A number of our CUC class members participated in this trip both by traveling to Honduras and in helping prepare crafts and gifts for the children and the mothers who help with the Lunches for Learning program there.

CUC Class Attendance
Sunday, May 21
81 members + 2 visitors = 83 total

CUC Refreshments
We are thankful for our CUC refreshments each week. This week they will be provided by Daphne Fradl, Pat & Grady Phillips, and Diane Stephens.

CUC Wednesday Night Dinner

The CUC Wednesday Night Out Dinner this coming Wednesday, May 31, will be at the Thai House, 10930 Crabapple Rd, Roswell  at 5:30
A signup sheet will be passed on Sunday; however, if you wish, call Pat or Grady Phillips at 770-587-5392 or email ghpppp@bellsouth.net by Tuesday noon.

CUC Fall Retreat Deposits are Due

Everyone who plans to attend the retreat at Berry College in the fall should bring their deposit checks by the end of June to Sara or Paul Beecham for their retreat confirmation . We may not be able to hold their spot without a deposit. ($75 per person; $150 per couple).

CUC Email for Next Week

If you have a prayer request or an announcement to be included in the Friday email for Sunday, June 4, to the CUC members please forward it to Doug Tatom by Thursday evening. If there is an urgent request this coming week , he can distribute it also.

One Service on Sunday, June 4

This will an important Sunday to be at RUMC. All of RUMC and Chapel Roswell will gather in the Sanctuary at 10:30 for one service to celebrate Mike Long’s 16 years of service at RUMC on his final Sunday with us. A reception for Mike and Terri will follow the service in the Fellowship Hall.

Special Speaker for CUC
In order to be able to attend the combined service on Sunday June 4, CUC will be meeting earlier starting our class promptly at 9:15 to hear a special speaker, Rev. Ron Greer, Director of Pastoral Counseling Service at Peachtree Road UMC.

Welcoming Tom and Gina

Save the date …..Wednesday, June 28, 2017… 5:30 pm

The Diner at North Point
2355 Mansell Rd. Alpharetta, GA 30022

This is a buffet dinner for CUC to welcome our new minister, Tom Davis and his wife Gina. They will be our guests. The cost will be about $23 per person.

Claudia Phelps and MariAnna Brown will begin circulating a sign up sheet Sunday, June 4. We will also have a box to collect welcome notes, cards, etc. (or people may bring them in the night of the dinner). We would like all checks turned in 2 weeks ahead if possible.

MUST Summer Lunch Program

The Griffins and Coelhos have agreed to co-chair the organization and implementation for CUC to participate in the MUST lunch program. They will speak to the class on Sunday giving you the volunteer opportunities available. We can all be involved. Jim Boswell has agreed to manage the financial side of the program.

This information should be helpful for you to decide how many lunches you would like to support. Completed Peanut butter ‘n’ Jelly lunch will be $1.00, Complete Ham and Cheese lunch is $1.35. Complete Turkey and Cheese lunch is $1.45. Three (3) families are already giving a check for $500 each and we encourage you to be prayerful and consider making a nice contribution.

RUMC has committed to making 37,000 lunches in this summer program. Checks should be made out to RUMC with MUST Sandwiches noted on the memo line. The church will be working with CUC so your contribution will be tax deductible and shown on your annual RUMC statement.

Trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers

Join a group from RUMC Thursday, June 29 at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA. Lunch will be at Blue Willow Inn. The tour is free, lunch is paid individually. We will leave from the parlor at 9:00 am. Reservations, Andrea Cummings, acummings@rumc.com

Upscale Garage Sale Preparations

We are looking for storage space for early Garage Sale donations from June 1 to July 31. It Can be an unused/partially full storage unit, extra garage or any space that doesn’t involve steps and can be gotten to easily.

Please contact Donna Litton at dslitton@gmail.com or 678-358-8050 directly if you know of space available we can use.

Continue gathering your treasures for the Garage Sale Extravaganza Aug. 3-5! August will be here before you know it! 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.

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 continues daily radiation and has another course of chemo this coming week
• Tom Cantrell – for continued improvement and relief of pain
• Jackie Hubbard –for continuing improvement following knee surgery
• Betty Hunt – for relief of severe back and leg pain
• Pat & Ron Peterson on the sudden death from massive heart attack of their daughter Karen’s husband Jeff Scarborough, 52. Funeral Services next Wednesday at Poole’s Funeral Home in Woodstock
• Mary Serafina’s daughter Cindy for a return to health following severe complications of diabetes
• MariAnna Brown’s brother Wendell to find an appropriate donor for transplant

   Ongoing CUC Prayer Requests

• Frank Magaro – at Brookdale-Neese Road Assisted Living Facility in WoodstockPlease 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.

   Birthday

• Kris Taylor – June 3

   Anniversaries

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  Calendar Reminders

• June 23, 7:30 p.m., June 25, 3 p.m. -Patriotic Celebration Concerts
• June 28 –Welcome Tom Davis & Gina
• June 29 – RUMC trip to Monastery of the Holy Spirit
• 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