THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given to the glory of God and in celebration of Howard & Jane Packett's 59th Wedding Anniversary.

 

OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY is extended to the family and friends of B.L. Horne who passed away on August 6, 2016. 

 

PLEASE WELCOME C.W. Markham as our guest organist today.

 

K.I.T. PROGRAM: If you are a college student or know a college student, please help us gather the following information: Student's name, school

name, address, e-mail, phone number, home phone number, year in school and anticipated graduation. We want to "Keep In Touch" with our students 

while they are away at school! Please help us by contacting Melanie Burton at (540)353-7165 or  [email protected] no later than August 19, 2016.

 

SMALL GROUPS COMING THIS FALL... Based on a survey and your responses, our team is planning some exciting new short-term classes starting in September. One will be on the life of John Wesley.  Another will be a Bible study (to be announced). Another will be on Kids, the Internet, & Technology. During Advent we will offer a study on Mary entitled, "Not a Silent Night." Keep an eye out for more information. And if you have any suggestions for others, let Hilda Paxton, Bobby Pickle, Tricia Givens or Pastor Bass know. More are being planned for the spring of 2017.

 

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: The deadline for the September newsletter is tomorrow!  Submissions may be made via email to  [email protected] or placed in the church office mailbox.

 

UMW OF FUMC: Back to school time is here and requests for new shoes will increase. The UMW of FUMC has provided new shoes for children (1-18yrs.) for many years through the Shoe Voucher Fund. Each voucher request must be signed by a sponsoring agency and is redeemable at the Salem Kmart. Please consider making a donation to this fund so we may continue this program. Contact Susan Hoye (389-6584) or Judy Burton (728-9502) for more information. 

FLOOD RELIEF:  With the recent flooding in Texas and West Virginia and now more recently in Maryland, it's time to replenish our stock of cleaning buckets stored at UMCOR warehouses nearby. Our neighbors need our support! Go to  http://www.umcor.org/Relief-Supply-Kits/Cleaning  to determine the contents of each bucket. Used buckets are acceptable as long as they are cleaned out.District UMM coordinators will be designating staging locations within each District where the buckets are to be picked up on Aug 27th then transported to central locations around Virginia before final transfer to UMCOR warehouses. If you have any questions contact Scott Dillard ( [email protected]) Conference UMM Coordinator, Pastor Bob Pihlcrantz ( [email protected]) Disaster Response Coordinator, or to find out where buckets from your District will be staged, contact your District Office.

MINISTERS  Rev. Bass Mitchell, Lead Pastor (Traditional)    

 The Rev. Jeffrey L. Dorsey, Associate Minister (Genesis)

 

PREACHING/WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY 

8:45 GENESIS - Bobby Pickle

8:45 & 10:30 - Traditional - Pastor Bass 

 T opic: The Call - Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10