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Clark Rd. Paradise, California 95969 |
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PUMC
News &
Events . 
 Ice Cream Social Sunday, July 11 They’re back.....and we’re celebrating with a “free” ice cream social.....Please join us in Charter Hall on Sunday, July 11th for an ice cream social to benefit the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund and to celebrate Pastor Bob and Nadeen’s reassignment back to PUMC for the up and coming 2010/2011 fiscal year. We will be serving “free” (and all you can eat!) Ice Cream Sundaes from Noon to 3:00PM. (Any and all cookie donations for this event would be great appreciated)
Next, thanks go to all of you who sponsored team members with donations and with purchases of luminarias! And, thanks to those who donated hard-boiled eggs to sell at our booth, plus those who have lost to cancer, and fight back against cancer! Mary Shallenberger, Team Captain Roger Day Saturday, July 3rd at 2:00pm A “free” concert is being hosted here at Paradise United Methodist Church on Saturday July 3rd at 2:00pm. Roger Day is a nationally known performer and encourager of kids,encouraging kids to sing loud, jump high and dream big! He has won two Parents Choice Awards and entertains over 100,000 kids each year. We are very blest to have him coming here to perform for us. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your neighbors, yourself! July Meetings and Gatherings Prayer Group Led by Lois Rochford, meets every Monday morning from 9:00a.m. to 9:30a.m. in the Fireside Room. Prayer requests may be left in the office at any time, or put in the offering plate. You are welcome to come join the group in the Fireside Room. Singles Lunch Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month....If interested, please call Theresa to find out where they are meeting this month. Dinner Out (Table of 8) This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Call Selma Lippincottfor this month’s location. 877-3567 The TRAVELER”S will meet on Thursday, July 15th,1:00-3:00pm for a Barbecue at Feather Canyon Hope Circle The Hope Circle—a women’s fellowship group—will not have regular meetings in July and August. They plan on having a special activity, probably a trip to the Gateway Science Museum in Chico, sometime this summer. Call Chair Cathy Estabrook for details. Newcomers are always welcome! Methodist Men’s Club The Methodist Men’s Club will also be taking a break for July & August. Look here for when they start again in September. Men’s After Hours Club The “Men’s after Hours Club” is for Methodist Men who cannot meet during the day. There is usually an activity and lots of fellowship. For more information, contact Tom or Ron. Many blessings! Emmaus Women The Emmaus Women will meet on Wednesday, July 7th and July 21st. Any woman who has been on an Emmaus Walk is welcome to join us for fellowship on those days from 2-3pm in the Fireside Room. Emmaus Men The Emmaus Men will be meeting at Jim Young’s home on July 7th at 7:00pm. Any men who have been on an Emmaus Walk are welcome to join them for a time of fellowship. Vacation Bible School “
 God’s Great Gallery”July 12-16 5:30-8pm It is that wonderful time of year again! Summer vacation, warm weather and with it our yearly Vacation Bible School program. Suzanne and I are really excited about this years program and looking forward to all the kids. We need kids to come, parents and adults to help and a few donations if possible for the food items we will need to serve a simple dinner to the children as we begin each evening. Please call the office or talk to Patty to find out how you can help us bless the children of our community. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 5:30-8:00PM MONDAY-FRIDAY Class Meetings
Adult Sunday School will begin again in Fall. Jesus in the Gospels will start again in September. Our 30 week bible study will start with session #11 on September 8th. Some have asked if they might join us after having missed the first ten sessions. The answer is yes! The sessions are not dependant on each other, so if you would like to join us for what I believe to be the best of the Disciple Bible Study Series, please do! We meet from 6:30pm to 8:30pm every Wednesday night in the Fireside Room. Rev. Bob teaches the class, just let him know you’d like to be part of this great study group! Membership Exploration Classes to start in September. Some have inquired about when we have membership “classes”. I try to hold them twice a year, once in the Fall and secondly in the Spring. I call them Membership Exploration classes because some are interested in learning more about our roots, John Wesley, Methodist theology, and so forth. So mark it down now, membership exploration classes will be held on the last three Sundays in September (starting Sept. 12th and concluding with a new member Luncheon on Oct. 3rd.) Sept. 12th, 19th and 26th classes will be held on Sundays at 4:00pm in the Fireside room, the luncheon for new members (with our Administrative Council members) will be held Oct. 3rd in Fellowship Hall, following the second worship service that morning. New members will be received October 10th in the second worship service. Glimmers of Hope Gracious God, Your love is a wonderment. The light of Your love shines forth from those whose faith in You is deep and sure. Your love unites us in times of pain and sorrow. Your love is the sustaining strength we need for our living and our dying. Establish Your peace and Your love in us that we might live in faith without fear, with a courage which gleams beyond our tears, and with a hope which exceeds our pain. We give You thanks for life, for each other, and for Your son, Jesus Christ. Amen. -lr Drive Thru Nativity "Christmas in July"
All Are Welcome to Attend this Special Planning Event Our annual Drive Thru Nativity is wonderful, but some of the costumes and some of the settings need a little help. We had a wonderful evaluation of our Drive Thru in January and decided planning/repairing, improving ideas might best be served by a Christmas in July gathering of those interested. Vicki Hoggins and Gary Lippincott are 2010’s co-chairs of the Dec. 18th event and are looking forward to your ideas and help. Why not come and join us for a light lunch (free-will offering, Sandwiches will be provided) following the second service on July 18th in Fellowship Hall. Your input will be greatly appreciated! Communion Offering July 4, 2010 Pastor's Discretionary Fund Our Pastor’s Discretion Fund will benefit from the Communion Offering as well as a special Ice Cream Social on Sunday, the 11th of July! As most of you know, Rev. Bob has a “Discretion” Fund from which he can help people in our community who have lost a job or had health problems, etc. and are temporarily in need of help with their utility bills, rent, etc. We are one of the few churches in Paradise who are able to do this now. Along with the financial help (usually $50), Bob talks and prays with these individuals, which is an important part of the process. Although requests for help are slowing with warmer weather, we need to always have funds available for the Pastor’s Discretion Fund. You will have two ways to assure this in July—the Ice Cream Social on the 11th and the Communion Offering. Please give what you can as you come forward for Holy Communion, and stay after church on the 11th for ice cream! |
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