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July 5 Church Office Closed in observance of
Independence Day!
The Circuit Writer INNER STATE MINISTRIES
NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2010
Office phone: (270) 842-8171 Web Page: Statestreetumc.org
Pastor Paul’s Ponderings...
July 4 Celebrate Your Freedom!
Vacation Bible School
July 14-16 5:30—8:30 p.m. at Reservoir Hill Park
July 17 VBS Celebration
July 25
Camp Meeting Sunday
11:00 a.m. Salvation Army Lunches
2:30 p.m. Retirement Home Ministry
Dear Friends at SSUMC, Children never cease to amaze me! We can get to the heart of things with a child. Take the Sunday School teacher who asked a child in her class, “Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the ark?” “No,” replied Johnny, “How could he with just two worms.” Or consider the case of the Sunday School teacher who said to her class one day, “We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But there is a Higher Power. Can anybody tell me what it is?” One child blurted out, “Aces!” It was with no surprise then that I can across one day a Madonna and Child by Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1450) that gets to the heart of a matter: High above the Virgin Mary’s head an angel floats looking on adoringly. Mary holds the toddler Jesus in her lap looking on. One hand holds him secure and the other keeps an object from falling off her lap. That object is a book. Upon further inspection one sees that it is an Old Testament. And then you see what the child Jesus is doing: tearing out the pages of the Old Testament! And his Mother looks on approvingly! What is the message? In the child Jesus everything you needed the Old Testament for to find out about God is now found in Him! When you see Him – you see God! That is the message of the Apostle in Philippians 2:6: “who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited…” Paul uses two words in this one short verse that are critical to our understanding of this child Jesus tearing pages out of an Old Testa-ment. The first is ‘who’ here or in some versions ‘being.’ It is not the common word for being, instead it points to the every essence of a thing. It is similar in thought to the word Paul uses for form, morphe in the Original Language. That word stresses the essential form which never alters. So the whole idea behind these words is this: Jesus was essentially God! When I cannot see or hear God very well in my life, God invites me to look at his son, Jesus. Pull out your New Testament this week. Spend some time with Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Look at Jesus in those gospels. God is speaking to you through him!
In Christ, Pastor Paul A. Fryman
July 12 12 p.m. Finance Committee will meet
in Fellowship Hall
12 p.m. Worship Committee will meet at the Brickyard Cafe
July 20 5:30 p.m. Trustees
July 24 Rafting on the Ocoee River
(in Tennessee) Details available later
(See Leah Spurlin for information) Let Story Guide You!
Life is a Story-Make Yours Count! June 27—August 29 (10 week study)
Every Sunday at 9 a.m. in Pastor Paul’s Sunday School Class
Come see how the concept of your life, seen as a story, can bring new life to your life story.
REMINDER: When giving to separate funds, please write a separate check for each fund that you would like to give to. This will help ensure that your gifts are posted correctly for your giving statement.
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Library Line – Janice Masannat
The schedule for August —June of 2011 will be announced in the August Circuit Writer!
Faith Builders
Gifts Given to the Church
Faith & Family Night
with the B. G. Hot Rods
Friday, August 27 at 7:05 p.m.
Contact Tara Martin at [email protected]
to make reservations
FROM THE CHURCH MAILBOX
Dear State Street UMC, Bill & I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends, and our ministers for your cards, visits and prayers during Bill’s illness and recovery. Praise God, Bill was able to come home to continue his healing. May God Bless each of you. Bill & Sue Pegues
In Memory of Mary Louise Parrish Given to Camp Loucon by Mr. & Mrs. Art Robb, and Mr.
& Mrs. Alan Cannon Given to the Latvia Summer Camp Fund by Mr. & Mrs.
James Holland In Memory of Gertrude Bale Given to the Pall Fund (for cremation urn) by Mr. & Mrs.
Dick Cooper In Honor of Brian Sergent Given to the College Ministry by Mr. & Mrs. Chris
Barnette
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO STARBUCKS by Leonard Sweet is a book which catches your attention just by the title alone. He writes chapter after chapter comparing Starbucks and the church on the EPIC scale: E for Experiential, P for Participatory, I for Image and C for Connection. Sweet believes we should experience a spiritual life on this scale just as Starbucks has changed its company from its beginning. In the epilogue he traces the history of coffee from its discovery by the Chinese up to the present modern day coffee houses. This book is on the New Books table outside the church office. Check it out!
UMW presents
The Women’s Fellowship Tea
August 1, at 3 p.m. In Fellowship Hall
Ben Franklin’s epitaph for himself
The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here,
food for worms. But the work shall not be lost; for it will, as he believed, appear once again in a
new and more elegant edition, revised and corrected by the author.
Shirley Holland 01 Allie Young 02 Julie Grim-Hale 02 Karen Holland 02 Vivian Rice 02 David Dunn 03 Nicholas Lowe 03 Kevin Westray 03 Will Beard 07 Luke Carter 07 Nancy Kinsner 07 Marcella Brashear 08 Ed Neale 09 Brian Sergent 09 Jim DeCesare 10 Helen Almond 11 Glenna Burton 11 Jim Davis 13 Bob Gillaspie 15 Jonathan Jukes 15 Tristan Martin 16 Don Howell 17 Kayla Lee 17 Sue Pauli 17 Bob Rice 17 Larry Scott 18 Harrison Kilgore 21 Charley Pride 22 Teresa Lanham 25 Kevin Thomas 25 Dorothy Brown 26 Alan Cannon 27 Justin DeCesare 28 Laura Terry 28
Lee & Trent Young 02 April & Ronnie Fulcher 09 Debbie & Art Robb 12 Barbara & Harry Grider 14 Pamela & Jonathan Jukes 20 Lisa & Kevin Proctor 23 David & Joy Beth Dunn 24 Pam & Thad Connally 27 Teresa & Gary Lanham 28 Tamara & Larry Snyder 31
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Anniversary
Prayer Requests: Prayer request cards (yellow) are located in the pew racks and on the prayer boxes that are located in the narthex and across from the church office. You may drop them in the boxes or the offering plates or hand them to Pastor Paul. Please Note: The names of persons for whom prayer has been requested will remain on our prayer list for one month unless we are notified otherwise. The names of the homebound and ill of our church family as well as our church leaders and military will be kept on our list indefinitely.
Please Remember Our Special Friends in Prayer: Retirement Center Ann Travelstead Eleanor Dotson Mary Agnes Faulkner Virginia Ayre Kathy Cockrill
Christian Health Center Lucy McGruder
Rosewood Manor Lois Smith Margaret Hale Jackson
Homebound Sidney Carpenter Margaret Clagett Deloris & Bill Floyd Charles Mathison Bill McCormack Blanche Parrent Ina Ree Wright
Owensboro Erma Hunt
Village Manor Hazel Ryan Frederica Williamson Mozie Hatcher Roy & Helen Almond Mary Jo Littleton Harry & Genevieve Petry
Colonial Manor Lillian Renfrow Helen Jones Evelyn Kiel
In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior. The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity. -John Quincy Adams
Missions: Toby Roberts Jeremy Snyder Corazones Cristianos Latvia UM Church Haiti Earthquake Crisis Chile Earthquake Crisis Flood Victims
Our Military & Their Families: Alden & Kate Lynch (Army) Aaron Lynch (Army) Pat Chism (Navy) Rob Wall (Army) Stuart Martinez-(Iraq) Michael Kerr (Navy) Cody Pardue (Navy) Brett Hightower (Army-injured) Michael Bonham (A.F.-Iraq) Danielle Denny (A.F.-Japan) Aaron Rice (Iraq) David Bunt (Army-Afgh) Mary Freeley (Army) Chris Reece (Afgh.) Brent Grimes(Afgh.) Ryan Steiger (USCG) James Portale (Marines) Daniel Stovall (AF-Afgh.) Tom Grace (Army-Afgh) Jeffrey C. Combs (Army)
Recent Requests: Jackie Ballard Scearce Family Ginger Reddick Brenda & Charles Lemmons Sam Willis Shawnice Meador Sue Ellen Young Chris Thompson & Family
On Going Requests: (Church Family) Bishop Davis & family Mike & Sherry Powers Paul & Ellen Fryman SSUMC Staff Members Jane Parker Brooke DeCesare Bill & Deloris Floyd Anne Grubbs Myrl Brashear Marie Corns Dero Downing Bill & Sue Pegues David Dunn Ann Travelstead Herb Smith, Sr. Marie Corns Margaret Pierce Don Howell Homebound Rest Home Members
On-Going Requests: (Friends & Family) Pyo Maung Maung Jamie Pursley Lucas Somers Diane Kolb Larry Spencer Romona Hornbeck Neiska Yates Phyllis Medlin John Foe Sam & Tauria Myers Larry Kennedy Susan Smithson Louis Ricketts Mary Ross Smith Jane Purpas Dean & Scarlett Weber Roger Weber Mellisa Cline Broderick Gatewood Chuck Lockwood Jack Reels & family Bill & Dana Bayley Grace Noble Lynn Scalf Sue Meadows Tucker Carmichael Vonnie Scott Nathaniel Martin George Huddleston Bob Richards Mary Lou Strickland Dana Bayley Hallie Schooler
Prayer Requests
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Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
July 14-16 @ Reservoir Hill Park 5:30-7:30
July 17 @ The Carter’s Oakland 9:30-11am
July Events... 7– Chick-Fil-A Breakfast
8:30am 14-16 - Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
5:30-7:30pm 17 - Saddle Ridge Ranch Rodeo
9:30-11am 25 - Swim @ Preston Miller
1:30-4pm 28 - Dinosaur World
Meet @ 8:30am
~July 2010~ StateStreetKids
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Sunday Night Series
Sunday, July 11th – Sonic Sunday . . . 4:30-5:30 p.m. Come and grab dessert and enjoy our group conversation.
Sunday, July 25th – Sonic Sunday . . . 4:30-5:30 p.m. Come and grab dessert and enjoy our group conversation.
Fun Stuff
July 21st ~ Holiday World ~ Depart at 8:30a.m. and Return around 10:00p.m. Please sign up for Holiday World trip on July 18th. The cost of the ticket is $30 and
must be prepaid on the 18th. You will need spending money for dinner. I will have picnic sandwiches for lunch.
Mission Projects
July 8th ~ Youth Service Day 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Join us for a day of service. Wear work clothes and be ready to make a difference.
Let me know if you need a ride.
July 14th-17th ~ VBS - 5:30-8:00p.m. Join us on Reservoir Hill to work for the children of the church at VBS.
The theme is Saddle Ridge Ranch. We can use your hands for this fun event; please come out and make a difference.
Saturday will be a derby with different times and location. TBA.
July 20th ~ Youth Service Day 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Join us for a day of service. Wear work clothes and be ready to make a difference.
Let me know if you need a ride.
Coming Special Events for August
25th Annual ‘NEW SONG’ Christian Music Festival
Friday, August 13th through Sunday, August 15th Camp Loucon Training & Retreat Center – Leitchfield, KY
Please Register by Sunday July 25th
Price- 65$ More details to come!
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Lumps From The Potter’s Lathe Adam H. Potter - Minister of Intentional Discipleship
Worship - Community - Fellowship - Mission
“The Exodus Community” The Modern Worship Experience of
State Street UMC
July Small Group Focus “FACING THE UNKNOWN”
A Modern Look at the Life of Abraham
4-part Video Series led by Mark Batterson Lead Pastor at National Community Church in Washington DC
Sunday, July 4th: ‘God’s Call’
Sunday, July 11th: ‘God’s Covenant’
Sunday, July 18th: ‘God’s Timing’
Sunday, July 25th: ‘God’s Provision’
We will launch ‘Generations’ - an hour of Small Group Christian Education on
Sunday, August 1st at 10:30 am
Don’t Miss These Great Opportunities!!!
Schedules for Summer Camp 2010 have been posted around the church. You can register online at www.loucon.org or pick up a form in the children’s department.
If you have any questions concerning Loucon, please contact Adam at 779-0501 or by email: [email protected]. Camp scholarships are available upon request.
It’s Not Too Late
to Go To Camp!!!
...Join Bishop Lindsey Davis & the KYUMC...
HOLY LAND CLASSIC 2011
Jerusalem ~ Galilee ~ Nazareth ~ Bethlehem ~ Jericho Depart January 18 … 10 Days of Biblical Discovery
Only $2,300 per person* (plus tax, tips, etc.)
Your Journey of a Lifetime Includes: Roundtrip Airfare, Deluxe Motorcoaches, Guided Sightseeing, Entrance Fees to Sights Visited, 1st Class Hotels, Buffet Breakfast & Dinner Daily, Online Bible Study Guide, Lecture Series, etc.
“MAIN STREET MEMORIES”
THE UPPER ROOM 75th Anniversary Celebration Tour
Rescheduled for Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 ~ 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM ~
Tour of the Upper Room in Nashville, TN
(We will tour from approximately 10:30 AM until 12:00 PM)
Lunch in Downtown Nashville, TN Demos’ Restaurant
(We will eat lunch from approximately 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM)
Only $15 per person All lunch & travel costs are included.
Please REGISTER with Adam Potter or in the office.
Registration Has Been Extended: Contact Adam Potter at 270.779.0501 or [email protected]
or sign up in the church office by Sunday, July 25, 2010.
Your $300 deposit is due when you register.
We are free at last … With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ's being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death … We are free at last.
Romans 8: 1-2 The Message
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Lee Young, Minister of Traditional Worship [email protected]
Join the Music Ministry and share more than just a song. Share in fellowship, friendship, worship and community.
Lee’s Lyrics
New Pew Bibles
The Administrative Council voted to approve the staff recommenda-tion that we purchase new pew bi-bles for the sanctuary. We will be purchasing the NIV Bibles to re-
place those in the pews. The cost of the bibles is $10. If you would like
to purchase any of these in honor or memory of someone, please make
the check to SSUMC and put ‘new Bibles’ on the memo line. We will
place a bookplate in the front cover, so please include the name of the person honored/remembered and
the name of the donor.
Don’t forget about our “Spare Change Ministry” We are still collecting change to help with ministries to assist with those in need. You can
bring your change to the office and take back your box to
collect even more!
Music Ministry Birthday Dinners
Wednesday, July 7th
6:00 p.m.
For all choir and bell choir members with birthdays that
month and their spouses!
Chancel Choir is on vacation for the month of July. (a well de‐
served one, I might add) We will have our annual picnic gathering at the home of Bonnie and Hugh Meyer on Wednesday, July 28th. If you are interested in joining this crazy group of singers...now would be a great time. See Lee
for more info. 535‐4910
Thank you to the Chancel Choir for the great worship service on June 13th. Thank you, also, to Bonnie Meyer and Nevil Speer. You all
taught us what it truly means to be Stewards of Christ.
The Circuit Writer
State Street United Methodist Church 1101 State Street
P.O. Box 3340 Bowling Green, KY 42102-3340
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit Number 325 Bowling Green, KY
Our State Street Staff
Senior Pastor ~ Dr. Paul Fryman
Minister of Visitation ~ Dr. Robert Rice
Pastor of Corazones Cristianos ~Marco Ballesteros
Minister of Children and Modern Worship ~ Carla Schooler
Minister of Student Development ~ Courtney Potter
Minister of Intentional Discipleship ~ Adam Potter
Minister of Traditional Worship ~ Lee Young
Children’s Music Intern ~ Caitlin Denman
Organist ~ Julie Pride
Church Secretary ~ Suzy Muzyka
Finance Manager ~ Tricia Hendrix
Church Hostess ~ Betty Lee
Custodian ~ Joshua Daugherty Maintenance ~ Ron Huddleston
Return Service Requested
A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves lest, while we are building ideal monuments of renown and bliss here, we neglect to have our names enrolled in heaven. -James Madison
While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of
Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian. -George Washington, from the General Orders of May 2, 1778
As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and His religion as He left them to us, the best the world ever saw or is likely to see. -Benjamin Franklin
John Adams, who became America’s second
president, was so elated when the United
States was about to celebrate independence
from England that he wrote: “It ought to be
commemorated as the day of deliverance, by
solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It
ought to be solemnized with pomp and
parade, with shows, games, sports, guns,
bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end
of this continent to the other, from this time
forward, forevermore.”
I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others. - Thomas Jefferson
This is all the inheritance I can give to my
dear family. The religion of Christ can give
them one which will make them rich indeed
- Patrick Henry
In Their Own Words….