On our walk. . . . . June
25, 2007
Pastor’s Message –
Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus, in my
service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has
accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said
and done – by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit.
So from
Those who were not told about
him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.
.
Pual, in
this reading is writing to the Romans.
He is emphasizing the work he did in
God Bless
Upcoming Events – June 25-
July 1
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Bible Study @
Audrey Smith’s @ 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Prayer Mtg. @
Williams @ 5:45 PM
Choir
Practice @ Williams @ 6:30 PM
150th Anniversary,
Activities for the weekend
included an auction, children’s games and store, and special services. The auction, children’s games and store on
Saturday were a huge success due to the number of generous donations by local
businesses and individual people. Sunday
was a day of fellowship shared by many past and present members, pastors and
guests. The day began with services at
11:00 AM with the District Superintendent Jim Tongue bringing the message
titled “Remember the ‘Wonderful’ Works the Lord Has Done” which consisted of a
history lesson of Antioch’s past, present and future. The service was followed by an excellent
lunch and time for fellowship, watching a slideshow, and mingling among various
historical displays. At 1:30PM a
special service consisting of reflections from past and present preachers,
Revs. Michael Day, Paul Beighley, Albert Green, sharing of memories from members and special
music provided by Rev. Earl Pinchbeck, Rev. Mike Day, Michelle Zava Bolter and
The
The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy spirit
be with you all.
A special thanks goes out to Brenda Barnes. Brenda had the unenviable task of chairing
this wonderful occasion. I know the
amount of work that not only she did but all of the committee members did to
make this weekend a true success. God
bless all of you for a job well done.
Cookbooks are still available. If you would
like to purchase one, please contact Susan Moseley at 676-2081, Gayle Grant at
676-3531, or Trudy Wilkins at 676-4458.
The committee has received 300 more copies so we will have many to
sell.
The
Auction. The
auction held on Saturday was a true success as of this writing more than $4,000
has been raised. A
great big thanks to Earl Callis for the great job he did on setting this
event up. Thanks are also extended to
all who manned the children booths, the memorabila
table and assisted the auctioneer. The
sun shined on us in more ways that one on Saturday.
150th Anniversary
Throws are here. They are available
for sale at $45.00 each. Please call
Jane DiStefano if you would like to purchase a throw or have any
questions. 434-676-2314
Sunday
School is
available each Sunday morning. The
importance of Sunday School is that, though you may think hearing the word will
suffice for you, you really need to be in attendance at Sunday School to gather
all the information that you can in an open discussion classroom. Jesus’ word cannot be totally understood just
by listening to a sermon. You have to
interact with it and with other Christians to learn what He was saying to
us. This is a life long study and you
should take part. There is a class for
every age so please plan on joining us to learn more about our Lord, Jesus
Christ. Sunday School
at Williams begins at 10:45 AM and at
Evening Bible Study. The response has been overwhelming. I will be
preparing for the start of our week night Bible study and will contact those
who have shown an interest in learning more about God and His word and what it
means in today’s world. Please watch for
more information as we draw closer to August.
The
Social Principles
The Social Principles are a prayerful
and thoughtful effort on the part of the General Conference to speak to the
human issues in the contemporary world from a biological and theological
foundation as historically demonstrated in United Methodist traditions. They
are a call to faithfulness and are intended to be instructive and
persuasive. The Social Principles are a
call to all members to a prayerful, studied, dialogue of faith and practice in
the natural world, nurturing the community, the social community, the economic
community, the political community, the world community.
Book of Discipline 2004
If you cannot reach Rev. Ed at the parsonage,
you may call him on his cell phone:
252-532-0952. He can also be
reached via e-mail at revedumc@yahoo.com Rev Ed will be leaving for Duke this weekend.
It is part of the training that goes with the job. He’ll be gone for the entire
month, but will try to keep everyone informed through his time away.
Annual
Conference. This year’s conference was exciting and full of
learning opportunities. The theme for
this year was Let’s Get Growing All
for Christ. The drive was not
only to start the process to begin 250 new churches in the next 20 years, but
for all Methodists to become evangelists and step outside of their walls and
grow their churches. We heard from Rev.
Michael Slaughter of Ginghamsburg UMC in
If you would like to receive e-mail messages
from the pastor send an e-mail to him at revedumc@yahoo.com
and we will add you to our list.
LIFT OFF!
Please keep the following families in your prayers:
Marjorie Thompson |
Allen Given |
Bertha Arthur |
Frances Hawthorne |
Lona Parham |
Jeffrey Hendricks |
Earl "Chuckie” Barnes |
Sarah Agnes Callis |
Dorothy Shields |
Edna & Wilson Bagley |
Audrey Smith |
Elsie Pennington |
Margareta Smith Family |
Gayle Grant |
Maria Kay |
Carl Acones |
Ashley Grant |
Paul & Argy Turner |
Betty Acones |
Keith Morris |
David Glassock |
Lynn Lyles |
Justin McDaniel |
Joe Coleman |
Melvin L. Crutchfield |
Marylan Dayton |
Kenneth McDaniel |
“B” & Teewah Hayes |
Christian Sutton |
Dee Dee
Zava |
Edith Tanner |
|
Grace DiStefano |
Elizabeth Biggerstaff |
Sheila Cage |
Adam Hooper |
Connie Dunnavont |
Sara Sutton |
Jean Parham |
Hailey Hayes |
Ron Halbrook |
Tommy Cage |
Family of William Doty |
Allie Daniel |
Gertrude Hite |
Toni, Craig & Tyler
Baird |
Barbara Callis |
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In
the Library:
The One Year Bible
Companion Questions and answers to help you make the
most of your daily Bible reading is a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Special Edition |
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Remember:
No matter
the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting. Leave gentle
fingerprints on the soul of another for the angels to read.
Have
a Blessed Week
Pictures of the Celebration.
If you like to see more please go to our web
site http://www.antiochmethodistchurch.org/onefifty/photos.html
David Arthur has many more pictures there of the celebration