MEMORIAL UMC 4012 Central Avenue Charlotte NC 28205 704-537-2060

OCTOBER 2015

Vol.14, No. 10

The Memorial

Messenger

Thursday, October 29th

, 6:30-8:30PM

Free Hot Dog Dinner!

Organizers have a great need for donations:

Candy, Money for Equipment Rentals.

Volunteers for Trunk or Treat, contact Anne Barnett for details. Find Trunk or Treat

ideas on the web at www.trunkortreat.homestead.com or www.tipjunkie.com or on Pinterest.

Please leave candy and prizes in the drop off box in the

Education Wing/Office Hallway.

Contact Kimberly Tingle for more information!

http://www.trunkortreat.homestead.com/http://www.tipjunkie.com/

August 30, 2015

Worship .................................................................................................116 Worship @ 12:30.................................................................................71 Sunday school ....................................................................................... 36 Receipts .......................................................................................... $5,377 “Repair Fund” ..................................................................................... $95

September 6, 2015

Worship ................................................................................................... 86 Worship @ 12:30.................................................................................73 Sunday school ............................................................................................. Receipts .......................................................................................... $7,416 “Repair Fund” .................................................................................. $201

September 13, 2015 Worship ................................................................................................... 91 Worship @ 12:30.................................................................................63 Sunday school ....................................................................................... 35 Receipts .......................................................................................... $2,965 “Repair Fund” ..................................................................................... $25

September 20, 2015 Worship ................................................................................................... 92 Worship @ 12:30.................................................................................47 Sunday school ....................................................................................... 40 Receipts .......................................................................................... $4,928 “Repair Fund” .................................................................................. $116

September 27, 2015 Worship ................................................................................................... 85 Worship @ 12:30................................................................................. Sunday school ....................................................................................... 36 Receipts .......................................................................................... $3,977 “Repair Fund” ..................................................................................... $50

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I want to thank everyone for all your prayers, cards,

calls & visits during my recent illness. You don’t

realize how dear & how much your church family

means to you until you have something so

unexpected to happen in your life.

God Bless, Mel Davis

To my Memorial Church Family;

It is with great appreciation and gratitude that I

thank the members of Memorial for your prayers,

cards, and calls I received after my injury. I am not

used to being sidelined this way. Knowing I have a

church family who cares for me has helped make this

recovery period easier to handle. I feel your love and

prayers everyday as I continue to heal.

Thank you In the Love of Christ, Debbie Eudy

For those who are sick or in need of healing... Gloria Barbe, Emma Grace Barnes, Pat Baum, Allen Bellamy, Kutyna Carl, Lex Cox, Stan Cude, Mel Davis, Joe Diviney, Kathleen Dorn, Barbara Edmunds, Robert Farmer (Allen Farmer’s Father), Willis Goodrum, Ronnie Gutberlet (Patsy Denbroeder’s nephew), Willena Griffin, Dave Hampton, Sandy Holland, Mary Ann LeGrand, E.J. McGee, Bill McKinney, Ethel & Lewis Motley, Ruth Philbeck, John Phillips, Linda Prater, Herb & Peggy Russell, Jack Smith, (Susan Farmer’s father), Ada Watson and Ed Wood.

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It will not be too long and the chill in the air may

become really cold and far too many of Charlotte's

homeless 'neighbors' will still be searching for a

warm place to spend their nights. That's when your

willingness to be part of the RITI Ministry can, and

will, surely bless some of the neediest among us.

Sign-up sheets for this season, Dec. - Mar., are now

posted on the RITI board next to the Assoc.

Pastor's office. Where will your name be this season?

Once again Memorial will partner with Cokesbury

UMC and serve as hosts on the 3rd

weekend of each

month, Dec. - Mar. Our first weekend is Dec. 19-20.

Orientation session schedules will be posted when

announced by Urban Ministries Center. If you have any

questions, please contact Wilson Edmunds @

wbedmunds@windstream.net or 704-882-8708.

Remember, Homelessness is not somebody else's

problem.

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Mark White will host a seminar on Medicare Health care, Tuesday, September 17th at 2:00 pm in Munday Hall. Please RSVP to Mark at 704.568.0506.

9:45 Sunday School

10:55 Worship

For those who sorrow... The family of Tang Rocom. For all of our shut-ins & families living in stressful times.

“from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold

their cause.” 1 Kings 8:49 (NIV)

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Here’s a little prayer reminder for those who are faithful prayer warriors. God does hear and respond to them all.

Just a tiny little child

Three years old, And a mother with a heart

All of gold. Often did that mother say,

Jesus hears us when we pray, For He's never far away And He always answers. Now, that tiny little child

Had brown eyes, And she wanted blue instead

Like blue skies. For her mother's eyes were blue Like forget-me-nots. She knew All her mother said was true,

Jesus always answered. So she prayed for two blue eyes,

Said "Good night," Went to sleep in deep content

And delight. Woke up early, climbed a chair By a mirror. Where, O where

Could the blue eyes be? Not there; Jesus hadn't answered.

Hadn't answered her at all; Never more

Could she pray; her eyes were brown As before.

Did a little soft wind blow? Came a whisper soft and low, "Jesus answered. He said, No;

Isn't No an answer?"

By: Amy Carmichael

Pray without ceasing. Pray even when you don’t feel like it. Pray when you’re happy. Pray when you’re sad. Pray for those you love. Pray for those you hate. Pray in thanksgiving when God answers “Yes.” Pray in thanksgiving for God’s wisdom when God says “No.” Pray for Memorial UMC. Pray for your family. Pray for all people - for they are all God’s children. God be with you until we meet again,

Pastor Don

CROP WALK will take place Sunday, October

18th. Please consider making a donation to one of our Memorial UMC walkers, to help support

those less fortunate. Children are dying throughout the world and in even our own city. Contact Kimberly Tingle for more information.

One child dies every 5 seconds... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

UMW – Upcoming Events

UMW Executive Committee will meet Sunday, October 25th following worship service in the parlor.

Follow Up: At the 42nd annual meeting of the

Western N.C. Conference of United Methodist

Women at Lake Junaluska, the most exciting

news was - for the 14th consecutive year, WNCC

UMW was #1 in the NATION in Mission Giving.

Mission Giving sent to UMW National Office for

2014 was $721,323.54. Our generous giving of

monetary gifts to relieve suffering and improve

the quality of life for women, children and

youth help in ways that are hard for us to

imagine. Many of the projects Mission Giving

supports include the building and sustaining of

schools, clinics, day care facilities, and

hospitals that will operate well beyond our

lifetimes, providing the much needed services in

areas around the world. Thanks to Memorial

for supporting our projects!

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Friendship Circle has Altar Flower distribution for

October

Mark White; Certified Senior Advisor will be teaching a class on Tuesday, October 27th at 10:30 am in Munday Hall. He will be discussing Long Term Care, which will include paying for Home Healthcare to Nursing Home care. Topics will cover Medicaid, Medicare and various other forms of Long Term care. If you would like to attend, please call Mark at 704-568-0506.

2 Buddy Palmer

3 Helen Fowler

4 Paul Dorn

4 Brittany Zorn

6 Alex Newman

8 Karen Wyatt

9 Cheryl Teague

9 Justin Wetherby

11 Bruce Eudy

12 Mark White

12 Josh Wetherby

13 Nick Zorn

15 Allen Bellamy, Jr.

15 Todd Massengill

16 Carrie Hollifield

16 Greg Eudy

17 Ginger Allen

17 Jennifer Diviney

18 Bruce Noblitt

20 Katie Austin

20 Erica Childers

22 Alison Diviney

23 Fern Mier

23 Ann Watson

24 Kelly Hinesley

24 Kendall Hinesley

25 Linda Bellamy

27 Megan Rydill

28 Norma White

29 Stan Cude

30 Kathleen Casimo

30 Sara Tingle

31 Ann Wilkins

31 Ben Wetherby

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“One Single Sunday" = "One Single CAN" as a donation for Loaves and Fishes.

The DESIGNATED Sunday is the

Third Sunday of each month. October 18th

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Blankets For Recovery: We received a gift of three blankets from another group so will add them to the 33 we already have. We will take them to homeless vets who are patients at the William G. Hefner Veteran's Hospital in Salisbury in October. Any blanket maker or veteran church member is welcome to come. Stay tuned for more details on the date. Prayer Cloths are available from Pastor Don or E.J. Anyone wishing to help sew them together should see E.J. for more information. A few other volunteers have made a huge number but not three thousand as reported previously. Recipients are very touched and grateful for our outreach efforts to them.

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The Finance Committee has begun work on

Memorial’s financial plans for 2016. You will

soon receive a letter addressed to the

membership telling you of Memorial’s financial

needs. Be prayerful in your support of our

church. Thank you for your past support of

Memorial through your prayers and gifts.

Mac McGee, Chair, Committee on Finance

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Items that are always needed are cereal, grits, canned meat, soups, canned pasta’s, i.e...Raviolis &

spaghetti-o’s, canned vegetables, can or dried beans, 100% Fruit Juice and toilet paper. (No Glass Please)

Board of Trustees will meet

Tuesday, Oct. 6th at 6 PM in

the parlor.

Staff Parish Relations will

meet Wednesday, Oct. 7th

at

6 PM in the parlor.

Nominations Committee will

meet Monday, Oct. 5th

at 6 PM

in the parlor.

Finance Committee will meet

Monday, Oct. 19th

at 6 PM in the

Livingston SS classroom

Church Council will meet

Thursday, Oct. 22nd

at 6 PM in

Munday hall.

September donations for Loaves & Fishes was 150 lbs of food!

Way to Go MUMC!

DAY TRIP TO

MAYBERRY!!

We are planning a day trip to

Mt. Airy to enjoy the Andy

Griffith Museum and eat a

pork chop sandwich at

Snappy’s! Contact church

office to sign up!

Oct. 23

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@ 9:30am