Weekly Newsletter

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Everyone Belongs Sunday: 
It’s About Posture


“Who you are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson


This Sunday is Everyone Belongs Sunday. And the closer we get to it, the more convinced I am of something:


It isn’t about posters or pamphlets. It’s about posture.


It isn’t about a strategy. It’s about a culture.


I keep hearing stories from people who have been part of Perry Methodist for years. But when they tell me about the first time they came—when they were the new person—they almost never talk about a program.


They talk about a person.


Someone noticed them. 
Someone learned their name. 
Someone invited them to sit with them. Someone introduced them to somebody else. Someone made sure they knew where to go. 

Someone simply acted like they were genuinely glad they were there.


They were seen. They were loved. They knew they belonged.


That’s what this Sunday is about.


The only thing really “different” we’re doing is putting a tent out front. But it’s not about the tent! It’s about the people who will sit beside it or stand underneath it, ready to say:


“Hey! I’m glad you’re here. Got any questions? 
Can I show you around?”


And that same posture belongs everywhere else—in the parking lot, the hallways, Sunday School classes, the sanctuary, and the pew.


Because ultimately, Everyone Belongs isn’t a program. It’s a person. It isn’t a creative strategy. It’s a culture of genuine love.


And that culture is created every Sunday by ordinary people who decide to notice someone, move toward someone, make room for someone, learn someone’s name, and help them know:


I see you. I’m glad you’re here. There’s room for you here. You belong.


That’s who I want Perry Methodist Church to be—not just this Sunday, but every Sunday.


Tom

Friday, September 11

8 a.m. - Private Event in the Fellowship Hall
6 p.m. - Lobby Opens for CenterStage for Christ play “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Lynch”

Saturday, September 12

12 p.m. - Girl Scouts in the Fellowship Hall

6 p.m. - Lobby Opens for CenterStage for Christ play “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Lynch”

Sunday, September 13

Everybody Belongs Sunday

9 a.m. - Morning Worship

10 a.m. - Sunday School
10 a.m. - Confirmation Classes in the Youth Center

11 a.m. - Morning Worship

4 p.m. - Honduras Mission Trip Interest Meeting in the Fellowship Hall

6 p.m. - Lobby Opens for CenterStage for Christ play “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Lynch”

Monday, September 14

10 a.m. - Diving Deeper Women's Bible Study in the Brad Brady Conference room

11:30 a.m. - Mom's Fellowship Lunch at Meridian

12 p.m. - Methodist Women in the Fellowship Hall

5 p.m. - Ladies Bible Study in the Brad Brady Conference Room
6 p.m. - Cub Scouts in the Youth Center

6 p.m. - Lobby Opens for CenterStage for Christ play “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Lynch”

7 p.m. - Sanctuary Bell Rehearsal

Tuesday, September 15

7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall

11 a.m. - JOY Choir Rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall

6 p.m. - Lobby Opens for CenterStage for Christ play "You're a Mean One, Mr. Lynch"

Wednesday, September 16

7 a.m. - Youth Prayer Breakfast

4 p.m. - Tree House Trades in the Fellowship Hall

5:30 p.m. - Youth Praise Band Rehearsal

6 p.m. - Youth $5 Pizza

6:30 p.m. - Youth Worship and Small Groups

6:45 p.m. - Sanctuary Bells Rehearsal

Thursday, September 17

6:15 a.m. - Men's Basketball in the FLC

1 p.m. - Walking in the Family Life Center

It’s time to put our next mission team together! Do you want to go with us? We are going back to Honduras for our TENTH trip the week of March 7-14, 2027. 

If you can’t make it to the meeting, please reach out to Katie at katie.pumc@gmail.com for more info. 

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Please lift up the following people in prayer,
if you would like to be added to the list 
or if you have a private prayer request, 
please call the church office at 478-987-1852 
or click here to submit it on our website.

John Birdsong
Bob Brown

Dan Mihelarakis 
Jim Lewis

Lisa and Mike Klug

Jerrye Charlesworth

Keith and Linda Lewis

Ginny Bramblett

Gabriel Eisner and family

Kathy Opitz
Charlotte Bohanan

Janice Walker 
Betty Miller

Gene and Betty Salyer

Jane Collier

Barbara Turner

Gayle Borah
Peggy Connor
Paula Geiger

Larry Gray

Sandra Mizell

Jackie Cooper

Larry and Vera Scott

Angie Carlson

Allen and Barbara Kingry

Jackie Beeland

Elaine Wright

Betty Coleman

Bob and Marguerite Messer

Joyce and Mac McElroy

Alvalyn Pope