LAF Weekly Announcments - Late

In God's Grace,

Susan, Wes, Maila & David

I apologize for not getting announcements out earlier. We were out of town for the holiday and I did not have an internet connection that I was planning to have.

 

CHURCH NEWS YOU CAN USE:

PRUMC Families - Save the Date for the Advent Workshop - Sunday, Nov. 27, 4:00 –6:00pm Fellowship Hall
Join us for crafts galore as we kick-off the Adven tSeason. Come for fellowship, decorating fun and Pero’s pizza! Bring children’s hats, gloves and scarves for Christmas Kindness. Register at www.prumc.org<http://www.prumc.org/ by Friday, November 18. Contact Noel McCullough at 404-240-8221.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, man the crafttables, registration and take down.
Please email noelm@prumc.org to volunteer.

MEMBERSHIP:

The class donated $25 to Valley United Methodist Church, in Hunstville, AL, in memory of Elise Thomason's grandmother, Katie Woodward, and $25 to PRUMC's Christmas Kindness program in memory of Kimberly Fess's grandfather, Papa Champ.

CURRICULUM:

We will not have class on Sunday, November 27th, Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Please take some time on these special days to attend service and enjoy time with your families.

OUTREACH:

From Outreach - Be an LAF Santa for the UMCH
On behalf of the United Methodist Children's Home, we have the honor to sponsor three sisters this year, Jamesha (8), Kayla (4) and Jahshayla (1) this year for Christmas. You all may remember that we sponsored three boys from UMCH last year, and you all outdid yourselves in how quickly and generously you responded.

I know that our class is more than capable of making Christmas special for these sweet girls. Please send an email to ksspencer@gmail.com and let outreach know how you would be willing to help out these children. (They will try to accommodate all requests, but if someone has already claimed the gift you would like to give, please be flexible:)
Jamesha, Age 8, "I like to sing and dance!"1. Loopz Game

2. Furreal Friend Go Go Pup

3. Little Mommy doll (African-American. an extra set of clothes too?)

4. CD karaoke machine

5. Clothing size 14-16

Kayla, Age 4, "I like to dance and sing"1. Dora Kitchen
2. doll house (if it comes with dolls, African-American)
3. bike (and helmet)

4. ball
5. clothing size 6x, shoes size 1 - (Amy R. has already volunteered to buy her a play outfit and dressy outfit – thanks!)
6. Age-appropriate education toy
Jahshayla, Age 11. Tickle Me Elmo

2. riding toy
3. fisher price baby toys
4. balls
5. baby doll (African-American)
6. clothing size 18 mo,
7. diaper size 4 (should we get them size 5 and 6?)


We will be collecting the UNWRAPPED gifts at Sunday School, at the LAF Christmas party or let some on Outreach know, and we can arrange to pick it up if you can’t seem to make it happen! To make sure that the gifts are there on Christmas morning, we need to have them NO LATER than Wednesday, December 14.

Thank you for your generosity!

SOCIAL:

We are currently planning the 2012 social calendar and would love your feedback Let us know if you would like to host an event or have an idea for the upcoming year. Please email Elizabeth(ebwerdesheim@gmail.com) or Natalia (nataliakelly06@hotmail.com).

Christmas Party
Please make plans for the Annual LAF Christmas Party on Saturday, December 10th at the home of Kevin and Jo Hodges. The Hodges are providing additional cheer this year with a Champagne Bar! The class will provide the traditional Chick-fil-A nugget tray and we ask that you bring an appetizer, dessert, or beer/wine to share. Email Elizabeth (ebwerdesheim@gmail.com) if you didn't receive the Evite.

2012 LAF Land Cruise
We are repeating our LAF adults-only trip this spring. The 2012 expedition is scheduled for April 12-15 in Negril, Jamaica at Riu Negril (http://www.riu.com/en/Paises/jamaica/negril/clubhotel-riu-negril/index.jsp). We have a package through Delta Vacations which includes roundtrip direct flights to Montego Bay, transfers to and from the hotel, all food and beverages for $2,031.84 per couple. And, if that, along with a $20 spa credit is not enough to convince you, think about all the fun you'll have hanging out with the Hodges, Wades, Chiocks, Dickeys, McWhorters and Borowskys! For more information or to make your reservation now, contact Kim.

TREASURER:

We received pledges for $2,400 to use as class funds for 2012, and dues checks are slowly starting to come in. While we hope to collect most of the dues before the end of the year, we understand if this doesn't fit everyone's needs. The Borowsky's won't be present in class during much of December, but you can put a check made out to PRUMC (with Love and Fellowship Dues in the memo line) in the offering plate or give them to the Metzners or Easoms. If you give your check to the church directly, please let Lauren know so she can make sure we receive proper funds.

NAMETAGS:

If you are newer to the class and would like a nametag please email Lauren Borowsky (laurenmccoy@hotmail.com ). The nametags are $5 each - check to Lauren payable to PRUMC (or cash).

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES:

PJ Wade - 11/2

Natalia Kelly - 11/6

Malia Metzner - 11/7

Jen Linneman - 11/12

Collins Easom - 11/12

Kathryn Spencer - 11/16

Amy Register - 11/21

The Spencers - 11/5

The Blackwoods - 11/23

LAF Weekly Announcements - 11/17/11

 DEVOTIONAL: 

Colossians 3:23:  ²³ Whatever you do, do your work ^[a]heartily, as for the Lord ^[b]rather than for men,

In order to work “as for the Lord rather than for men,” you must begin with employment that honors Him. Just because you have a chance to make money at a job doesn’t mean you should necessarily take it.

God does not approve of all businesses. He certainly would not bless anything that exploits or deceives people.
You may say, “Well, this is the only job I could get.” But compromising your faith is never the way to support your family. A clear conscience and vibrant Christian life is far more important than the money you could earn from unethical pursuits. Furthermore, if God doesn’t want you doing a certain job, He’ll give you a better place to work.
Once you find appropriate employment, be sure to treat other people the way God does—with love and respect, whatever their position is. When I was in college, maids cleaned our rooms. I remember some of my roommates saying harsh things about the “hired help.” I thought to myself, If that were my mother, how would I want somebody to treat her? I began to regard the maid as if she were my mom—someone who cared about cleaning my room. How do you want people to treat your children? How do you want them to treat your husband or your wife? How do you want to be treated?
The Bible tells us to work as unto the Lord (Col. 3:23). We can’t do that unless we’re at a job that pleases Him and aligns with His ways. Once we find ourselves serving Him in our job, we must never forget to treat others with love and respect, regardless of our position—or theirs.

CHURCH NEWS YOU CAN USE:

PRUMC Families - Save the Date for the Advent Workshop - Sunday, Nov. 27, 4:00 –6:00pm Fellowship Hall
Join us for crafts galore as we kick-off the Adven tSeason.  Come for fellowship, decorating fun and Pero’s pizza!  Bring children’s hats, gloves and scarves for Christmas Kindness.  Register at www.prumc.org<http://www.prumc.org/ by Friday, November 18.  Contact Noel McCullough at 404-240-8221.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, man the crafttables, registration and take down.
Please email noelm@prumc.org to volunteer.

CURRICULUM: 

On 11/20 we will begin class at 10:15am to allow anyone to attend the building vote at 10am who is interested.

Join us this Sunday as we begin a 4-week series on Advent called “Advent Through the Eyes of Those Who Waited.”   As we all begin our preparations for Christmas, this is a right time to focus our studies together on preparing for the Messiah.  Each week in our study we will profile several biblical characters and their perspective of waiting for the Messiah, from the prophets to John the Baptist to Mary.   Thanks to the Hodges and the Metzners who will co-lead this study.

We will not have class on Sunday, November 27th, Christmas Day or New Year's Day.  Please take some time on these special days to attend service and enjoy time with your families.

 

OUTREACH:   

From Outreach - Be an LAF Santa for the UMCH
On behalf of the United Methodist Children's Home, we have the honor to sponsor three sisters this year, Jamesha (8), Kayla (4) and Jahshayla (1) this year for Christmas.  You all may remember that we sponsored three boys from UMCH last year, and you all outdid yourselves in how quickly and generously you responded.  

I know that our class is more than capable of making Christmas special for these sweet girls.  Please send an email to ksspencer@gmail.com and let outreach know how you would be willing to help out these children.  (They will try to accommodate all requests, but if someone has already claimed the gift you would like to give, please be flexible:)  
 Jamesha, Age 8, "I like to sing and dance!"1. Loopz Game

2. Furreal Friend Go Go Pup

3. Little Mommy doll (African-American. an extra set of clothes too?)

4. CD karaoke machine

5. Clothing size 14-16

Kayla, Age 4, "I like to dance and sing"1. Dora Kitchen
2. doll house (if it comes with dolls, African-American)
3. bike (and helmet)

4. ball
5. clothing size 6x, shoes size 1  - (Amy R. has already volunteered to buy her a play outfit and dressy outfit – thanks!)
6. Age-appropriate education toy
 Jahshayla, Age 11. Tickle Me Elmo

2. riding toy
3. fisher price baby toys
4. balls
5. baby doll (African-American)
6. clothing size 18 mo,
7. diaper size 4 (should we get them size 5 and 6?)


We will be collecting the UNWRAPPED gifts at Sunday School, at the LAF Christmas party or let some on Outreach know, and we can arrange to pick it up if you can’t seem to make it happen!  To make sure that the gifts are there on Christmas morning, we need to have them NO LATER than Wednesday, December 14. 

Thank you for your generosity!

 

SOCIAL:

We are currently planning the 2012 social calendar and would love your feedback  Let us know if you would like to host an event or have an idea for the upcoming year.  Please email Elizabeth(ebwerdesheim@gmail.com) or Natalia (nataliakelly06@hotmail.com). 

 

Thanksgiving Lunch
Join us this Sunday, November 20th, for the Harvest Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall following class.  We plan to reserve a few tables for the LAFers.  Look forward to sharing the holiday meal with you!

Christmas Party
Please make plans for the Annual LAF Christmas Party on Saturday, December 10th at the home of Kevin and Jo Hodges.  The Hodges are providing additional cheer this year with a Champagne Bar!  The class will provide the traditional Chick-fil-A nugget tray and we ask that you bring an appetizer, dessert, or beer/wine to share.  Email Elizabeth (ebwerdesheim@gmail.com) if you didn't receive the Evite. 

2012 LAF Land Cruise
We are repeating our LAF adults-only trip this spring. The 2012 expedition is scheduled for April 12-15 in Negril, Jamaica at Riu Negril (http://www.riu.com/en/Paises/jamaica/negril/clubhotel-riu-negril/index.jsp). We have a package through Delta Vacations which includes roundtrip direct flights to Montego Bay, transfers to and from the hotel, all food and beverages for $2,031.84 per couple. And, if that, along with a $20 spa credit is not enough to convince you, think about all the fun you'll have hanging out with the Hodges, Wades, Chiocks, Dickeys, McWhorters and Borowskys! For more information or to make your reservation now, contact Kim. 

 

NAMETAGS:

If you are newer to the class and would like a nametag please email Lauren Borowsky (laurenmccoy@hotmail.com ).  The nametags are $5 each - check to Lauren payable to PRUMC (or cash).

 

NOVEMBER  BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES:

PJ Wade - 11/2

Natalia Kelly - 11/6

Malia Metzner - 11/7

Jen Linneman - 11/12

Collins Easom - 11/12

Kathryn Spencer - 11/16

Amy Register - 11/21

 

The Spencers - 11/5

The Blackwoods - 11/23

 

LAF Weekly Announcements

In God's Grace,

Susan, Wes, Maila & David

DEVOTIONAL: 

From shortdailydevotions.com - as we approach the Thanksgiving season...

But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. (1 Timothy 6:6-9 ESV)

Who is someone you consider rich? It’s probably someone who has more wealth than you. We tend to compare ourselves to others around us, and what others have can quickly become our “measuring stick” for contentment and thankfulness. This is often magnified when we face financial hardships. With many people in our nationfacing financial difficulties, it’s very easy to focus on what we don’t have rather than how God has faithfully provided for us. If we’re able to take a step back from our immediate and urgent circumstances and look the rest of the world, we can quickly see that God has taken care of us much more than we realize.

CHURCH NEWS YOU CAN USE:

PRUMC Families - Save the Date for the Advent Workshop - Sunday, Nov. 27, 4:00 –6:00pm Fellowship Hall
Join us for crafts galore as we kick-off the Adven tSeason.  Come for fellowship, decorating fun and Pero’s pizza!  Bring children’s hats, gloves and scarves for Christmas Kindness.  Register at www.prumc.org<http://www.prumc.org/ by Friday, November 18.  Contact Noel McCullough at 404-240-8221.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, man the crafttables, registration and take down.
Please email noelm@prumc.org to volunteer.

CURRICULUM: 

Join us this Sunday as we begin a 4-week series on Advent called “Advent Through the Eyes of Those Who Waited.”   As we all begin our preparations for Christmas, this is a right time to focus our studies together on preparing for the Messiah.  Each week in our study we will profile several biblical characters and their perspective of waiting for the Messiah, from the prophets to John the Baptist to Mary.   Thanks to the Hodges and the Metzners who will co-lead this study.

We will not have class on Sunday, November 27th, Christmas Day or New Year's Day.  Please take some time on these special days to attend service and enjoy time with your families.

SOCIAL:

Please join us for lunch on Sunday, November 20th following class in the Fellowship Hall.  We realize this is a busy week with Thanksgiving approaching however if you are in town, we would love to get together to start off the holiday week.

Save the date for the LAF Christmas Party to be held on Saturday, December 10th at the home of Kevin and Jo Hodges.  Join us to celebrate the Christmas season with dear friends, great food, and plenty of merriment.  The Hodges are bringing back the Champagne Bar this year!  Look for the Evite this Friday for all the details.

LAF LAND CRUISE 2012
We are repeating our LAF adults-only trip this spring, but this time we will travel by land rather than by sea (actually we'll travel by air to get to the land). The 2012 expedition is scheduled for April 12-15 in Negril, Jamaica at Riu Negril (http://www.riu.com/en/Paises/jamaica/negril/clubhotel-riu-negril/index.jsp). We have a package through Delta Vacations which includes roundtrip direct flights to Montego Bay, transfers to and from the hotel, all food and beverages for $2,031.84 per couple. And, if that, along with a $20 spa credit is not enough to convince you, think about all the fun you'll have hanging out with the Hodges, Wades, Chiocks, Dickeys, McWhorters and Borowskys! For more information or to make your reservation now, contact Kim.

NAMETAGS:

If you are newer to the class and would like a nametag please email Lauren Borowsky (laurenmccoy@hotmail.com ).  The nametags are $5 each - check to Lauren payable to PRUMC (or cash).

NOVEMBER  BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES:

PJ Wade - 11/2

Natalia Kelly - 11/6

Malia Metzner - 11/7

Jen Linneman - 11/12

Collins Easom - 11/12

Kathryn Spencer - 11/16

Amy Register - 11/21

The Spencers - 11/5

The Blackwoods - 11/23

LAF Weekly Announcements

In God's Grace,

Susan, Wes, Maila & David

 

DON'T FORGET TO TURN BACK YOUR CLOCKS ON SATURDAY EVENING-ENJOY YOUR EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP!

DEVOTIONAL: 

How to Get Up When You’re Feeling DownLaura MacCorkle, Crosswalk.com Senior Editor

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:30-31, NIV

At this time of year, a lot is heading downward. 
Leaves are falling. Temperatures are dipping. And with this coming Sunday’s time change, the sun will be setting a little earlier. For many, these changes bring about depression, lethargy, fatigue and other problems. In its most serious form, it adds up to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
But symptoms such as these don’t occur just in the fall or only at times when there is less sunlight. In their lesser form, these feelings can come about quite easily in day-to-day living.
Like when an unkind word from a co-worker crushes your spirit and sets the rest of the work day into a tailspin. Should you be surprised? Or when your best friend is the one who is getting married or having a baby or got a promotion. And you got . . . nothing. 
Or perhaps you’ve said “yes” to organizing and leading every church committee, every parent-organized school event, the community Bible study and your neighborhood’s monthly block party.  Your mind is mush, your body is shutting down and you have nothing left to give. 
See? We can quickly sink to the depths of despair in our spirits or become quickly fatigued taking care of everything and everyone else and not ourselves. We’re tired and weary, stumbling and falling. And . . . we’re human, after all.
But thankfully, when we are feeling weighted down, the Lord will help us to soar. He is the one who raises us up. And not any twelve-step plan, self-help book or audio tape series. Now while these are worthy aids—and God can work through systems and processes designed by men—we must look to him and his Word first for direction in how we should live. 
David was a man who understood this. Many passages in the book of Psalms read like his personal diary of sorts and record the times when he felt down and sought the Lord. 
He had it right when he said in Psalm 62:5-8: “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”
When we focus on our circumstances and on what is or isn’t happening in our lives, we will feel down. Like David, we need to go to the One who will lift us up. It is in God alone that we will rise above and find our rest.

CHURCH NEWS YOU CAN USE:

PRUMC Families - Save the Date for the Advent Workshop - Sunday, Nov. 27, 4:00 –6:00pm Fellowship Hall
Join us for crafts galore as we kick-off the Adven tSeason.  Come for fellowship, decorating fun and Pero’s pizza!  Bring children’s hats, gloves and scarves for Christmas Kindness.  Register at www.prumc.org<http://www.prumc.org/ by Friday, November 18.  Contact Noel McCullough at 404-240-8221.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, man the crafttables, registration and take down.
Please email noelm@prumc.org to volunteer.

CURRICULUM: 

This week, the Dickeys will lead us in a discussion on "Grieving Well:  Dealing with grief in a way that is healthy, holistic, and true to our faith traditions."  We tend to associate grief primarily with major life traumas such as a death in the family, a divorce, or an illness. But grief may also emerge in response to any change or loss, including those that we might view as largely positive. Moving away from a place you have lived for years to begin a new job elsewhere, graduating from school, leaving home to get married--even though all of these events are normally considered to be positive life changes, they are still major changes, and as such they may entail mourning for friends, experiences, and places lost. Learning to grieve well means learning to recognize that losses, large and small, are occasions for grief as well as learning to deal in healthy ways with the never-ending presence of change and loss in our lives. 

SOCIAL:

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Halloween Costume Party this Sunday!  It was a great event and the costumes were priceless! 

Please join us for lunch on Sunday, November 20th following class in the Fellowship Hall.  We realize this is a busy week with Thanksgiving approaching however if you are in town, we would love to get together to start off the holiday week. 
 

NAMETAGS:

If you are newer to the class and would like a nametag please email Lauren Borowsky (laurenmccoy@hotmail.com ).  The nametags are $5 each - check to Lauren payable to PRUMC (or cash).

 

NOVEMBER  BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES:

PJ Wade - 11/2

Natalia Kelly - 11/6

Malia Metzner - 11/7

Jen Linneman - 11/12

Collins Easom - 11/12

Kathryn Spencer - 11/16

Amy Register - 11/21

 

The Spencers - 11/5

The Blackwoods - 11/23