This Weeks Albright United Methodist Church's Events
Sunday, September 5 Sunday School..................9:15 a.m.
Worship & Communion Service ..............................10:30 a.m.
Monday, September 6 Labor Day Office Closed
Tuesday, September 7 Exercise Class................1:30 p.m.
UMW Meeting...........................6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 8
Covenant Care............................................................10:00 a.m.
Broadcast of Worship Service on Channel 11...........6:00 p.m.
Sanctuary Choir.............................................................6:30 p.m.
Bell Choir.......................................................................7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 9 Administrative Council........6:00 p.m.
Friday, September 10
Saturday, September 11
Gidget Warner Adoption Shower................................10:00 a.m.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: 9/5 Sallie Hill 9/6 Brexton Whitsitt,
Landon Warner 9/7 Brian Kanelakos 9/8 Ryder Gibson 9/9 Scott Appleman, Austin Hoffpauir, Shane Swords 9/10 Catherine Graham 9/11 Millie Hibbert
9/5 Chuck & Betty Covey
9/11 Lonnie & Marlene Wittmer
We will have a short meeting today, immediately after church for those who would like to help with delivering Communion to those not able tobe in worship.
The United Methodist Women will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7th.The Board will serve desserts and punch. Kathy Caldron will speak andshow slides from her recent trip to Russia. Come join us! All men and women are invited to Albright's UMW General Meeting.
Adoption Celebration/Baby Shower Hosted by the Open Door class on Saturday, September 11a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Landon was adopted by Gidget Warner on July 30, 2010. He wears sizes: 3 or 4 T tops and pants. Gidget says other suitable gifts would be gift cards to Wal-Martor Hobby Lobby (for scrapbooking), savings bonds, etc.
Bibles and Teacher Appreciation: We will be presenting Bibles to third graders and thanking all teachers in our church during worship.
Lasagna Dinner - after church on Sunday, September 12 Donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to help with thechurch apportionment's. Please come have a great dinner while raisingmoney for apportionment's.The Open Door Class is hosting its annual Lasagna DINNER in the Fellowship Hall. We will dedicate the kitchen which will be named "Virginia's Kitchen¨ in memory of Virginia Unruh. Virginia blessed Albright with the ability to redo our kitchen. Join us for this special occasion.Happy 100th Birthday! to Catherine Graham
Disciple Bible begins Sunday, Sept. 12th at 6 p.m. Study books are in the office and can be picked up anytime ($35). There is room for more people if you are interested in this study led by Pastor Scott.
Women's Bible Study begins on Monday, Sept. 13th at the home of Cheryl Taylor. This 11-week study is a Beth Moore study called "Breaking Free¨ For more info, see Cheryl Taylor.
Family Bingo & Chili Dog night Saturday, September 18th, 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. There will be prizes and a Silent Auction consisting of baskets provided by the Sunday School Classes. Let's raise some money for our apportionments. If anyone would like to donate an item to be given away, please feel free to do so. You can leave it in the church office or give it to a Family Life Committee member. There will be Bingo prizes for adults and kids,so bring the whole family and ask a friend to come. If you have questions, please call Sandy Kanelakos, 762-8829 or Traci Schulz, 765-3559 or ask any of the Family Life committee members.
Caden Lee Stewart Born August 30, 2010 at 2:45 a.m. 7lbs. 10oz. - 20 inches long. Proud parents are Todd & Shauna Stewart and big brother of Landon Don Carson Warner.th .
SEPTEMBER 2010 Albright United Methodist Church Newsletter Volume 11, No. 9 September 1, 2010 |
The Open Door Sunday School Class |
Some people think preachers shouldn’t talk about politics. Others think that pastors don’t know anything about subjects like sex. And certainly we don’t want to hear about money in the church!
Have you ever heard the old Cyndi Lauper song “Money Changes Everything”? What about this old saying, “Money makes the world go around”?
Did Jesus ever say anything about money? Actually, the answer is “Yes” because Jesus had a lot to say about money. On one occasion he said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Luke 12:34)
Did you know it is very easy to tell what someone’s priorities are? Just look at their calendar and their checkbook. Where they spend their time and where they spend their money reveals their priorities!
Let’s be very practical: it takes money to pay the light bills at church. That’s one very important reason we ask people to give.
But we also believe that God asks us to give so that we can learn to be totally dependent on God and not on ourselves. When we give an offering of money to God (off “the top”) we are saying to God, “God, I trust you to get me through on what’s left from my paycheck after I give to You.” If you give to God first, the bottom line is trusting God on what’s left over. And when we give, we are trusting God to use those resources however God wants (and not how we necessarily want!)
And we also believe that there are far more important things than keeping the lights on! Last month, the offerings at Albright Church:
l provided resources for our children, youth, and adults in Sunday School this summer
l kept our worship on the local cable station on Wednesday evenings
l helped 17 college ministries across the state begin preparations for a new school year
l helped our UM ministries here in Oklahoma with those who suffer from chemical addictions
l assisted with at least 125 new United Methodist Churches that were started in the last year across the nation
l and much, much more!
For those who are still reading this far, this isn’t about the “preacher” talking about money! (Okay, in a way, it is!) But, it’s really about practicing the discipline of “Extravagant Generosity.” We believe God extravagantly gives to us so we give extravagantly back to God! And together we can make a positive difference in the world. We want to make the world a better place. We want to make a Christian difference in the world! Right?!
Pastor Scott
Bibles and Teacher Appreciation - On Sunday, September 12th, we will be presenting Bibles to third graders and thanking all teachers in our church during worship.
Charge Conference - September 26th at 6:00 p.m. is our Annual Charge Conference. We invite and encourage everyone to attend.
UMW - You are invited to Albright's General Meeting of the United Methodist Women at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7th. The Board will serve desserts and punch. Kathy Caldron will be speaking and showing slides from her recent trip to Russia. All men and women are welcome. Come join us!
Biggest Loser – Albright Edition
The final weigh-in is Sunday, September 19th after the worship service. The person with the highest percentage of weight loss will win $170.00! Dr. Steve McLean will do the confidential weigh-in and Thelma Stewart will do blood pressure checks. Get in your “last chance workouts”!
Family Life will host a Family Bingo & Chili Dog night on SATURDAY , September 18th, 6:00-8:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be prizes as well as a Silent Auction which will consist of baskets put together by the Sunday School Classes. So, classes need to get together and come up with an idea for their basket or baskets and let's see if we can raise some money towards our apportionments.
If anyone would like to donate an item to be given away, please feel free to do so. You can leave it in the church office or give it to a Family Life Committee member. There will be Bingo prizes for adults and kids, so bring the whole family and ask a friend to come. We will have plenty of Chili Dogs and all the fixin's.
If you have questions, please call Sandy Kanelakos, 762-8829 or Traci Schulz, 765-3559 or ask any of the Family Life committee members, Judy Throop, Karen McClelland, Don and Joyce Appleman, Jessica Marlow, or Alberta Depew.
Big birthday wishes go out to Catherine Graham and Margaret Cantrell. Catherine will celebrate her 100th birthday on September 10th and Margaret will celebrate her 100th birthday on September 27th!
Bible Studies
"Disciple Bible Study" will be offered this year at Albright. This is an overview of the entire Bible. In 34 weeks, you will read about 80% of the Bible. It takes a high level of commitment (about 30 minutes of reading six days a week). Participants meet on a weekly basis for two hours with others for a short video and discussion (and snacks!) If you are interested in Disciple Bible Study, please let Scott Spencer know ASAP. We will meet on Sunday evenings, 6 - 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 12. The study manuals cost $35. Please let Scott know if you need childcare.
Women's Bible Study - Cheryl Taylor Long will be leading a Women's Bible Study in her home this fall beginning on September 13th at 7:00 p.m. The group will be studying the Beth Moore, updated and revised, study “Breaking Free.” It's all about discovering the transforming power of Christian freedom, freeing ourselves from things in our past, and in our lives, that have held us in a bondage. God intended for us to know and believe Him, glorify Him, experience His peace, and enjoy His presence. The study will have 11 sessions, including the introduction meeting. The workbook will cost $15.00 The weekly homework, will take about 2 hours total to complete. If anyone has questions or would like to discuss the details, possibility of childcare, etc., please call Cheryl in the evenings.
The Brown Bag Bible Study Group will resume their study on the book of Revelation on Friday, September 3rd. Bring your lunch and join us every Friday at noon.
UMW Salad Luncheon - That time is almost here again. A UMW salad luncheon and bake sale. I will center in on the Bake Sale and ask you all to start thinking of your wonderful goodies that you always bring. Zenna Wright and Irene Senseman left big shoes to fill and we are trying our best each year to do that. If I said I smell pies and cakes and rolls, would you think the heat has me??? Make it come true October 8th and lets have a successful Bake Sale as only Albright can do. - Donna Evans
Help Needed: I am working on earning my Girl Scout Silver Award - the highest award a Cadet Girl Scout can earn. The project I will be doing to earn the award is redoing the youth room. I will be painting, redoing the floor, recovering the couches or purchasing futons, and other misc. decorating. I am in need of financial assistance to purchase materials or a donation of needed items. If you would like to help financially you can turn the money into Chera in the office and let her know it is for Katie Schulz's Silver Project. If you have materials to donate you can call me or my mom and dad at 765-3559, or let Scott or Tommie know. If you would like to volunteer to help me paint, etc. I would be very greatful, just let me know. Thank you to the Journey of Hope Sunday School Class for their wonderful donation.
God Bless. Katelynn Schulz
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of Marge Howard and Mercedes Hensley. |
Youth News
As I write this we are preparing our Youth Sunday service. The youth have worked very hard getting this service ready and we hope everyone enjoys Youth Sunday.
Thank you to everyone who ordered Albright T-Shirts, we sold 32 shirts. If you would like to order a shirt, let Tommie or Chera know and we will get you one. Thank you for supporting our youth!!
September schedule:
Sept. 5: No Youth, Labor Day Weekend
Sept. 12: Youth joint meeting with all the United Methodist Churches. Albright will be hosting. We will have Officer Harmon of the Ponca City Police Department as our guest speaker. He will tell us what the PCPD does to help and protect us, what we can do to help them, what service projects can be done that would benefit the PCPD, etc. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Sept. 18: Justin Graves Band in Concert at Prague United Methodist Church
Sept 19: No Youth
Sept 24: Fun Friday 6-11pm
Sept 26: Mission Night
Thank you,
Tommie Dehn
Albright United Methodist Church August 2010 Monthly Giving
1st Sunday | $5,070.11 |
2nd Sunday | $5,090.20 |
3rd Sunday | $2,913.30 |
4th Sunday | $2,658.24 |
Total | $15,731.85 |
Monthly Average Needed For Budget: $19,227.98 |
Apportionment Update
Apportionments is the term we use for our missional and connectional giving beyond our local church. Connectional giving enables us to do together with other United Methodists around the world what no local church, district or annual (regional) conference could do alone. Thank you, Albright, for your giving!
Total Apportionment's due for 2010: $40,102.00
Apportionment's paid: $19,734.00
Total Apportionment's remaining: $20,368.00
Fun Friday – September 24th, children (Pre-K - 6 th ) meet from 6 – 8p.m. for games, crafts, music, story time, & snacks. The youth help with the children and then enjoy fellowship, food, and games from 8 – 11p.m.
Missions Committee News – There will be a Retired Senior Volunteer Program Awards Banquet for Kay County RSVP workers at Blackwell Electric Coop Saturday, September 25th, at 11 a.m. Also, a meal will be served at the Standing Bear Powwow in Standing Bear Park at 5:30p.m., free and open to the public. The Mission Committee wants to praise God and thank all who have helped on our cookout in the past 14 years. William Brigden, Mission Committee, chairperson.
Adoption Shower – for Landon Don Carson Warner, son of Gidget Warner. Landon was born September 6, 2008, and has been one of Gidget's foster children since November of 2008. Gidget adopted him on July 30, 2010. The Open Door class is hosting an Adoption Celebration/Baby Shower on Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Landon wears sizes: 3 or 4T tops and pants. Gidget says other suitable gifts would be gift cards to Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby (for scrapbooking), savings bond, etc.
Thank You – Thank You – Thank You! To those of you, my Albright Family, who helped make my 80th birthday just perfect. To those who helped my sisters with the preparations, to those of you who gave of your time to attend, for all the cards, gifts, hugs, well wishes and phone calls. Thank you to Kay and Pat for playing beautiful music. You overwhelmed me with your expressions of love and friendship. Again, thank you and God Bless You.
Donna Evans
Dear Albright, I want to thank you all so very much for the many calls, cards, your concerns & prayers over these months of healing. The 2 surgeries on my hand/arm haven't gone quite as planned, and may require "stabilizing"...my opposite shoulder tear hasn't healed as hoped. But I feel so blessed to have the use that I do have now, and I'm getting used to my early retirement! The care committee's cards have put so many smiles on my face. It's truly a blessing to be back with all of you and your prayers mean so very much to me. Sandy Carnero
Thanks to everyone at Albright again for the money and checks. Everything that was done for me was such a nice surprise! I do hope everything is going well with the church.
Love, Jason Stillwell
Once again you have blessed us with many backpacks and school supplies. The smiles on the children's faces and the thank you's are passed on to you.
With God's Love,
Janell Bateman
Lincoln Elementary
Thank you to everyone who was able to give on July 4th to the "Strength for Service" offering. Albright UMC gave $260 to this fund. This offering went to help purchase the "Strength for Service"
WORSHIP LEADERS' SCHEDULES FOR 2010
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO READ AND BE A PART OF THE MOR NING WORSHIP SERVICE.—Donna Evans, 765 6220 or deevans@cableone.net
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2010
JANUARY - JUNE 2010
January | 3 | Royce Caldron | | April | 4 | Pat Lutz |
| 10 | Paula Coppock | | | 11 | Steve Crank |
| 17 | Don Appleman | | | 18 | Sandy Kanelakos |
| 24 | Kay Miller | | | 25 | Charles Miller |
| 31 | Pete Hurd | | | | |
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February | 7 | Carol Daniel | | May | 2 | Alberta Depew |
| 14 | SCOUT SUNDAY | | | 9 | John Lansdown |
| 21 | Brooke Steele | | | 16 | Judy Robinson |
| 28 | Lee Burge | | | 23 | Bill Armstrong |
| | | | | 30 | Julie Brown |
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March | 7 | Cheryl Taylor | | June | 6 | Calvin Golliver |
| 14 | Bill Brigden | | | 13 | Esther Brigden |
| 21 | Kay Anthony | | | 20 | Floyd Stewart |
| 28 | Alan Crocket | | | 27 | Jeanne Burge |
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READERS: Please check the “Preaching Schedule” in the NewsNotes which go out the first of every month. Your reading will be the First Scripture Reading listed for the Sunday you are scheduled to read. In the event the NewsNotes do not reach those of you reading the first Sunday of the month, call Chera for your reading. The schedule is also posted on the bulletin board by the office. .
It is preferred that you read from the PEW Bible ( New Revised Standard Version ) or the large print Bible on the lectern. This way, the congregation can follow you in reading the same thing.
If you are going to be gone, please trade with someone else on the list and let Chera know so she can put it in the Sunday bulletin. If an emergency or last minute change has to be made, let Donna or the office know, and we will find a reader. If, for some reason, you no longer wish to be a reader, Let Donna know .
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO READ AND BE A PART OF THE MOR NING WORSHIP SERVICE.—Donna Evans, 765 6220 or deevans@cableone.net
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JULY-DECEMBER SCRIPTURE READERS AT ALBRIGHT UMCHURCH
2010
JULY - DECEMBER
July | 4 | Charles Miller | | October | 3 | Paul Schulz |
| 11 | Lynnita Miller | | | 10 | Julie Brown |
| 18 | Tom Howard | | | 17 | Lee Burge |
| 25 | Jennifer Douglas | | | 24 | Carol Daniel |
| | | | | 31 | Billy Kirkpatrick |
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August | 1 | Floyd Stewart | | November | 7 | Alberta Depew |
| 8 | Paula Coppock | | | 14 | Pete Hurd |
| 15 | Don Appleman | | | 21 | Sandy Kanelakos |
| 22 | Esther Brigden | | | 28 | Sandy Kirkpatrick |
| 29 | Youth Sunday | | | | |
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September | 5 | Randy Hodgson | | December | 5 | Jacob Schulz |
| 12 | Mary Cantrell | | | 12 | Cheryl Taylor |
| 19 | Mike McCool | | | 19 | Cantata |
| 26 | Kay Anthony | | | 26 | Bill Brigden |
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READERS: Please check the “Preaching Schedule” in the NewsNotes, which goes out the first of every month. Your reading will be the first scripture listed for that Sunday. In the event the NewsNotes do not reach those of you reading the first Sunday of the month, call Chera for your reading. The schedule is also posted on the bulletin board by the office.
It is preferred that you read from the PEW Bible (New Revised Standard Version) or the large print Bible on the lectern. This way, the congregation can follow you in reading the same thing.
If you are going to be gone, please trade with someone else on the list and let Chera know so she can put it in the Sunday bulletin. If an emergency or last minute change has to be made, let Donna or the office know and we will find a reader. If, for some reason, you no longer wish to be a reader, Let me know and we will find someone else. Some of you may be on here for the first time, if you would rather not read, Let Donna know. Thanks.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO READ AND BE A PART OF THE MOR NING WORSHIP SERVICE.—Donna Evans, 765 6220 or deevans@cableone.net
