Weekly CHIMES

 

For the Week of August 17, 2008

 

Our Church at Work this Week:

 

Sunday, August 17:            

9:30      Nursery care for ages 3 & under

9:45      Worship Service

6:30      AA

Monday:         

10:00  Thrift Shop

5:00      Salvation Army Meal

12:00 OA/6:30 AA/7:00 DA                                                                                 

Tuesday:       

7:00      Study Group - Sterlings  

8:00 AA

Wednesday:  CHIMES Mailed

                7:00      Church Council

                                                                       12:00 OA/7:00NA                                                                                                                                                                                

Thursday:     

            2:00      UMW  Executive Meeting—Collins Room

            7:00      Dessert & Bicycling w/Lindy

                                             12:00 AA/6:30 AA/8:00 AA

Friday:            7:00      African Drumming and Dancing                                                                                                                 12:00 OA/6:30 NA

Sat:   1:00      Stephen Ministry

Next Sunday:                                            

9:30      Nursery care for ages 3 & under

9:45      Worship Service

11:15   NYC Waterfalls Meeting

                BES Meals through the 30th

 

 

 

Dessert and Bicycling

On Thursday, August 21st, Lindy Millington will present a program about her cross-country bicycle trip with a group called “Wandering Wheels.”.  This will be a fellowship evening with dessert at 7pm and a slide show and talk by Lindy at 7:30pm.  Come and join us in Fellowship Hall.

 

The Burlington FUMC

Neighborhood Barbeque is Back

Sunday, September 21, 2008

11:15 am - 2:30 pm

Let’s welcome back our church neighbors

For a few fun-filled hours with:

 Awesome live music œ Delicious food,

Inflatable obstacle course for all ages œ and

Activities for kids young & young-at-heart 

This is a great opportunity to get to know

our neighbors, so mark your calendars

and let’s host a fantastic party! 

The barbeque will be held on our Church lawn,

or in fellowship hall if it rains. 

If you have questions, or would like to volunteer, please contact Margie Gibson at 425-6489, or rmgibsonvt@gmavt.net

 

 

 

Oberammergau Planning Meeting

Nestled at the foothills of the Alps is one of Bavaria`s most picturesque towns,  Oberammergau, world famous for its Passion Play and its exquisite wood carving tradition  The Passion Play, the play of life and death, promised in a moment of mortal threat began the history of the Oberammergau  in 1633. In the middle of the Thirty Years War, after months of suffering and death from the plague, the Oberammergauers swore an oath that they would perform the "Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years. At Pentecost 1634, they fulfilled their pledge for the first time on a stage they put up in the cemetery above the fresh graves of the plague victims. In the year 2010, the Community of Oberammergau will perform the Passion Play they’ve preserved throughout the centuries with singular continuity for the 41st time. More than 2000 Oberammergauers, actors, singers, instrumentalists and stage technicians bring to the stage those events Christianity regards as its central source of life and hope in approximately six hours of playing time.  The play runs May through October.  Our Church is planning to take a group to Oberammergau.  We’ll also include an extended stay option to see more of Europe.  The tickets for the Passion Play will probably be sold out by the end of 2008 so we’re starting to plan that part of the trip now.  If you have any interest or questions, please contact Margaret Welch at tapwelch@aol.com or 862-2428.  We’ll have a preliminary planning meeting on Monday, August 25 at 7:00 pm.  Please join us.

 

 

 

There will be a Basic Lay Speaking Course held on Saturdays, September 20th through October 18th from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon.  If you’re interested, please contact Peggy Powlus at 864-3603 or peggy_powlus@comcast.net or contact Pastor Dick. 

 

 

 

Buy Root Beer Floats to support the Vermont House Project. 

There are several churches in Vermont planning to send people and money to the Gulf Coast build an entire house this Fall in the continuing efforts of Hurricane Katrina Recovery.  Our Church has pledged to contribute $4,000 towards this project.  Through Labor Day, we will be selling Root Beer floats after the worship service to raise money for the Vermont House Project.  Please show your support for them and enjoy a refreshing Root Beer float.

 

 

 

FUMC Trip to see the New York City Water Falls

We are planning a two day trip to New York City in second week in September or the second week in October, whichever fits better into people's schedules.  We will be viewing the exciting Waterfall by a walking tour and a boat tour. The New York City Waterfalls by artist Olafur Eliasson is comprised of four man-made waterfalls in the New York Harbor situated along the shorelines of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Governors Island. The Waterfalls range from 90 to 120-feet tall and will be on view through October 13, 2008. For more information on the New York City Water Falls pleases visit www.nycwaterfalls.org.

 

There will also be time to see at least one Broadway show and so many of the other events New York City has to offer.  The actual cost will be determines once we know the exact number of people going on this trip and if group discounts can apply.  There will be a meeting on Sunday, August 24th, right after Church in Fellowship Hall for anyone who interested in going on this trip.  If you can not attend this meeting or have questions before then, please contact Margaret Welch at 862-2428 or tapwelch@aol.com or Radetta Nemcosky at 863-2035 or
ranemcosky@juno.com.

 

 

 

Meals for the Burlington Emergency Shelter

We will be preparing meals for the Burlington Emergency Shelter August 24 – August 30, 2008.  If you are interested in helping prepare any component of the meals at Church or in your home or if you are willing to drop off the food any evening that week, please contact Margaret Welch at 862-2428 or tapwelch@aol.com.  Thank you.

 

 

 

Help Needed for Fellowship Time!!

Can you help host fellowship time in the back of the church for even one Sunday?  It takes only 20 minutes before and after church.  You’d be volunteering to make the beverages, setting up the serving materials, and cleaning up afterward.  The ushers help carry everything upstairs at the end of the service.  All materials are made available to you, so you can customize it or keep it as simple as you like.  The directions provided make it easy.  There are only a dozen people who host.  Would you consider helping so we can continue to have beverages at fellowship time?  Please contact Justin Robbins at 434-5819 or goyoureds@gmail.com.           

 

Scrapfest  -- Saturday, Sept. 20, 10am to 8pm -- Fellowship Hall

Calling all scrapbookers, card makers and book makers! Join us for food, fun and fellowship. Stay for a little bit or the whole time. There will be door prizes and drinks provided throughout the day at this free event. Please bring your own scrapbook supplies, but feel free to bring tools and embellishments to share. Please bring your own lunch and a dish to share for a potluck dinner.

Please RSVP to MaryBeth Hibbert at 864-6287 or mbhibbert@aol.com or Amy Perry at 658-1591 or neliver19@burlingtontelecom.net.

 

 

 

The Knitting Group will be having its annual After the Fair Sale on Sunday, September 28, in Fellowship Hall after the church service.   All items will be discounted at least 25% from Fair prices.  This is a great opportunity to do early Christmas shopping!!

 

Work Day at Covenant Hills - August 23rd

David Blanshine is organizing two projects which need to be completed:   Rebuilding the flammable storage shed and putting new roofs on the lean-tos.  He’ll be in the Narthex after worship signing up volunteers. You can call him at 425-5319.

 

 

 

UMCOR at Work in the Mid West

Our Church is supporting the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in its recovery efforts due to the recent severe storms in the Mid West.

Financial gifts can be made to UMCOR Advance #901670, Domestic Disaster Response to support UMCOR’s disaster response in Indiana and across the U.S.  Our Church is also collecting Flood bucket supplies to replenish the ones used during the recent flooding.  Please bring any items listed to Church and place in the marked Bucket in the Narthex.

 

CONTENTS FOR FLOOD BUCKETS:

· 5 gal. bucket with 20 re-sealable lid 1/2 gal. Bleach

· Liquid Laundry Detergent – 50 oz.

· Liquid Lysol Cleaner Concentrate – 12 oz.

· Antibacterial Dish Soap – 16 oz. to 28 oz.

· Air Freshener – 9 oz.

· Insect Repellent Spray (not killer) 6-9 oz.      

· 5 Scouring Pads (not steel wool)

·1 Scrub Brush

·18 Cleaning Towels (Easy Wipe, reusable)

· Sponges – 7 pack, assorted sizes

· 50 Clothes Pins (snap)

· 100 Ft. Clothesline (cotton) aprx. 3/16” diam

· Dust Mask – 5 pack (disposable)

· Latex Gloves – package of 2 pair (Premier)

·1 Pair  Work Gloves – (Wells Lamont, Canvas Dot)

·Trash Bags- Glad tie, 30 gallon or larger rolled into 2 sets of 12 

 

 

Food Bags for JUMP

Through August, our Church will be collecting food items to make up the special food bags given to JUMP clients.  Let us share what we have with those in need.  Items needed for the food bags include: *boxes of cereal; *jars of peanut butter; *cans of fruit or vegetables; *cans/boxes of starch (e.g., pasta, potatoes); *cans of “protein” (tuna, beef stew, chicken). Look for the display in the narthex and bring in what you can to make these food bags for our friends at JUMP.