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Greetings from Our Pastor
What is it that makes Christianity different from all of the other religions in the world? The answer is
Jesus Christ! It seems that in today’s politically correct world, those of us that believe what Jesus
tells us in God’s word from John 14 when he says “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father but through Me” are becoming more and more marginalized. It is not popular in
today’s world to profess what many so called progressive theologians have labeled as exclusivist
theology. In fact many of our Christian seminaries today seem more concerned with finding out
what we have in common with other religions and in understanding how they perceive God to be
working in Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism etc. than in training our future church leaders and pastors
in the truth of God’s Holy Word, the Bible, and how to proclaim it.
Many Christians in our churches today have fallen prey to Satan’s deception which points to a more
universal God and neglects the truth that only Jesus Christ is God’s chosen revelation of himself to
humankind. But there is something about this Jesus that even those who want to become more
inclusive, progressive and enlightened in their religion cannot deny. The power of the presence of
Jesus Christ is real, powerful and can be found in no other so called God! Jesus is the only God that
anyone on this earth seeks to worship who is alive today! Buddha, Mohammed, Joseph Smith and all
the others are dead. His Spirit testifies to those of us who trust in Him that he is and will always be
the only way, the only truth and the only way to life!
If He lives in our hearts today, we have some good news to proclaim and share with the world! But if
He is just another form of God we have nothing to say, no good news to proclaim and there is no
reason for His having come into the world. Do we believe in the resurrection of God’s only begotten
son? Do we believe that He lives so that we might live also through faith in Him! Then let us never be
ashamed to profess and proclaim that Jesus, and only Jesus, is savior and Lord!
In Christ, Pastor Lee
Millen United Methodist Church
THE ADVOCATE Martha Steptoe, Editor
The purpose of the Millen United Methodist Church is to Call, Nurture, Teach and Send Forth Disciples of Jesus Christ.
October 2017
Pastor: Rev. Lee Pettis
P.O. Box 750 Office: (478) 982-2664
413 Gray Street, Cell phone: (478) 279-1230
Millen, GA 30442 Website: www.millenumc.org
Church’s Email: [email protected]
Pastor’s Email: [email protected]
COMMUNION STEWARDS: Ronnie/Kelsey Fleming
GREETERS:
We will have one greeter weekly who will be listed in the bulletin.
USHERS:
Oct. 1 – B. L. Kent, Johnny Wilson, Bob Boone, Haywood Frye, Dallas Suggs
Oct. 8 – Kenton Jenkins, Ryan Cook, Wendell Clark, Bob Newsome, Jason
Jenkins
Oct. 15– Jody Bowers, Ronald Jenkins, Perry Mitchell, Wesley Parker, Scott
Herrmann
Oct. 22 – Mike Reeves, Howdy McTeer, John Cleve Newton, Brien Linder, Seth
Linder
Oct. 29 – Roy Cook, Ronnie Fleming, Charlie Burch, Daniel Smith, Josh Fleming
CHILDREN’S CHURCH: ACOLYTES:
Oct. 1 – LeAnn/Wesley Parker Oct. 1 – Morgan Bothwell
Oct. 8 – JoAnn Reeves/Makenzie Coleman Oct. 8 – Ann Parker
Oct. 15 – Jessica/Scott Herrmann Oct. 15 – Cayley Linder
Oct. 22 – Misty/Stephen Harris Oct. 24 – Kynlee Wallace
Oct. 29 – Tara/Cary Cooper Oct. 29 – Whitney Kayes
Page 2 October 2017 USHERS, ACOLYTES, GREETERS, & STEWARDS
PRAYER CONCERNS: AA Groups/NA Groups, African Well-
Drilling Project, All Law Enforcement, All Victims of Hurricanes, All
Victims of Terrorism, All Victims of Weather, America and World
Leaders, Marlyn Barber, Kathy Barron, Bethany Home, Jack Bethel,
Cary Bothwell, Jacob Connell, Captain Carson Conway, Geneva &
Don Cowart, Sally Crowe, Vivian Davis, John Di Cesare, Dee Dee
Miller Goodwin, Ann Gosynski & Carolyn Stevens, Gerald Green,
Family of Joyce Gunn, Nancy Head, Barbara Hunter, Paula Johnson,
Kathy Jordan, Micky Lazinsky, Seth Linder, Millen UMC, Elly Motes,
Persecuted Christians World-wide, Rev. Lee Pettis & Family, Ben
Ransbotham, Mary Ann Reed, Ramie Reese, Rescue Workers
Everywhere, Dean Roquemore, Jean Rountree, Service Men and
Women, Shut-ins/Caregivers, Henrietta Sigmon, Kenneth Taylor,
Lauren Waters, and Youth Group Leader.
October Birthdays
4 Scott Herrmann
4 Brenda Hood
4 Lee Mitchell
5 Anna Crowe Burch
6 Robin Boone
6 Jay Bowers
6 Johnathan Reeves
7 Ethan Conway
7 Ivan Merier
7 Maddie Miller
8 Jody Bowers
8 Avery Claire Harris
9 Daniel Smith
9 Caroline McTeer
9 Mackenzie Walker
13 Nickole Braswell
15 Emily Edenfield
16 F. A. Black
16 Tony Gay
17 Crisalyn Walker
21 Diane Wilson
23 Patricia Frye
23 Perry Mitchell
23 Diane Newbern
24 Jason Oliver
26 Branham Gay
27 Tarry Hodges
28 Roy Cook
30 Charlie Black
30 D Brown
31 Wade Ward
31 J. W. Ward
October Anniversaries
5 Jamie & Jacob Wilkinson
7 Vicki & Roy Cook
13 LeAnn & Wesley Parker
26 Carrie & Matthew
Jackson
Wednesday Night Suppers begin at 6:00 PM
1st Wed. – Men's Team
2nd
Wed. – Cindy Linder's team
3rd
Wed. – Terri Reeves' team
4th
Wed. – Youth team
5th
Wed. – No 5th Wed. in October
We appreciate all volunteers for cooking, setting up, and cleaning up. Thanks.
Monthly Meetings
Administrative Board/Church Council – next meeting is Mon., Sept. 25, 2017 in the Social Hall.
Choir Practice – every Wednesday at 6:45 P.M.
Friendship Circle – will meet again Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30 P.M.
Golden Oldies – will meet Tuesday, October 3 at 12:00 Noon for a covered dish lunch.
Men’s Fellowship/Prayer Breakfast Group – meets Thursdays at 6:30 A.M. at Honey Café.
Morning Sunshine Circle – will meet Wednesday, October 11 at 10:00 A.M. Hostess is Sara Helen
Harris.
United Methodist Men – meet on Thursdays at 6:30 A.M. at Honey Café with Breakfast Group.
United Methodist Women – Conference Annual Meeting at Statesboro First UMC on Saturday,
October 21, at 9:00 A.M. (our district hosts the meeting)
Women’s Prayer Group – meets Mondays at 9:00 A.M. at Vivian Jenkins’ home.
FELLOWSHIP
Wednesday, September 27
"See You at the Pole" times are as follows:
Flag Pole at Jenkins County High School at 7:15 A.M.
Night Praise at the Ag. Center at 6:30 P.M.
Rev. George Durham from Payne's Chapel UMC will be our
homecoming preacher on Sunday, October 8, 2017. Please make plans to attend and invite others. A Homecoming Meal will follow with the church providing the meat and everyone bringing sides.
YOUTH - If you are planning to attend the Strength to Stand
Conference January 13-15, 2018, you must pay $100 by October
22 to guarantee a spot. We will be having some fund raisers to
help with the cost of it. Please let Ms. Cindy know if you are
interested in attending the conference.
Wednesday, October 25, around 5:30 P.M. all who want to provide cars for the Trunk or Treat will drive up to the playground fence, open and
decorate their trunks to have it ready along with candy to hand out to kids
after the Wed. Night Supper. Kids can bring their costumes to put on
before the Trunk or Treat.
Our Youth team will be preparing our Wed. Night Supper. The menu is Hot Dogs with all the Fixings.
Page 3 October 2017
Newsletter information
for November is due no
later than Sunday, Oct.
22nd. Thanks for your
cooperation.
Please support
our Friendship
Circle by
purchasing a
cookbook for $10.
Thanks so much for all the cards, calls,
visits and every expression of kindness
shown to me during my recent illness and
surgery. You were wonderful and I really
appreciate it all. Jean Rountree
Invite your friends to join us for these activities! Sunday School every Sunday from 10:00-11:00 AM
Morning Worship every Sunday from 11:00-12:00 PM
Wednesday - Children's Bible Activities from 4-5:00 PM
Wednesday - Children's Playtime from 5-5:30 PM
Wednesday - Youth from 5:00-6:30 PM
Wednesday - Children's Music from 5:30-6 PM
Page 4 October 2017
Children's Program - Parent Volunteers for Wednesdays in October
10/04 4-6:00 p.m. – Paige Fleming 10/11 4-6:00 p.m. – JoAnn Merier 10/18 4-6:00 p.m. – Nicki Linder 10/25 4-6:00 p.m. – Tara Cooper
If you cannot attend a day or time listed above, please contact Cindy Linder at (706-551-8509) ASAP or please trade days with someone. Thanks so much for your support.
Youth Program - Parent Volunteers for Wednesdays in October
10/04 5-6:30 p.m. – Christina Ridings 10/11 5-6:30 p.m. – Misty Harris 10/18 5-6:30 p.m. – Bob/Susan Newsome 10/25 5-6:30 p.m. – Doona Boone
If you cannot attend a day or time listed above, please contact Cindy Linder at (706-551-8509) ASAP or please trade days with someone. Thanks so much for your support.
Strength to Stand - January 13-15, 2018
We will have a Youth Lock-In on Friday, October 13. Everyone be at the church at 6:00 PM and we will stay until 6:00 AM Saturday, October 14. We will have lots of fun, but we will need lots of volunteers also.
Here are some statistics:
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Please give toward the UMW
African Well Project. We need
$6,000 to build this well so any
help you can give will be very
much appreciated. To date we
have raised $1,876.53.
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Our Chicken Q net profit was $4,555.72.
We appreciate all your hard work!
Upcoming Events
11/12/17 (Sun.) - We will have Breakfast, Lunch
and 11:00 a.m. Service at Magnolia Springs - No
Sunday School or Church at MUMC premises.
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Our Charge Conference has been rescheduled for
Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Sylvania 1st UMC at 4:00
p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
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UMW Water Bottle Project - only 10 left Please help us close out this project. Thanks!
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Congratulations to Whitney and Corey
Dixon on the birth of their baby girl,
Blakely Jade Dixon on August 26th,
2017. She was 21 inches long and
weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. Her grandparents
are: Pam and Lee Pettis and Keith and
Terry Dixon.
Aug. 27, 2017 SS Att. – 37 MW Att. – 77 Off. – $1,983.00
Sept. 3, 2017 SS Att. – 34 MW Att. – 65 Off. – $3,885.00
Sept 10, 2017 SS Att. – 42 MW Att. – 77 Off. – $3,801.00
Sept. 17, 2017 SS Att. – 45 MW Att. – 80 Off. – $1.940.00
~ October 2017 ~
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun. Sch. at 10 am
each Sunday
Morning Worship-
11am each Sunday
Women’s Prayer
mtg. 9:00 am each
Monday at Vivian
Jenkins’ home
Child. After-School
Bible Act. 4-5:00 pm
ea. Wed.
Play time 5:00-5:30
pm
Youth 5:00-6:30 pm
Music 5:30-6:00 pm
ea. Wed.
Wed. Night Sup.
at 6 pm ea. Wed.
Choir practice
6:45 pm ea. Wed.
Men’s Fellowship
/Prayer Breakfast
Group at 6:30 am
each Thurs. at
Honey Café
Millen Make-a-
Difference at 11am
every Thurs. except
10/12
AA Group 8 pm ea.
Thurs. in Social Hall
Millen Make-a-
Difference at 11 am
every Friday
except 10/13
1
2
3 Golden Oldies mtg.-12:00 Noon
4 Friendship Circle mtg.-6:30 pm
WNS-6 pm - Men's team
5
6
7
8 Homecoming
speaker - George Durham
Homecoming Lunch
9 Beginnings Preschool Closed
10 Beginnings Preschool Closed
11 Morning Sunshine Circle mtg.-10 am
WNS-6 pm - Cindy's team
12
13
14
15 16
17
United Methodist Men's mtg-7pm
18 WNS-6 pm - Terri's team
19
20
21
22 23 24 25 WNS-6 pm - Youth team
Fall Festival - Trunk or Treat
26 27 28
29 Charge Conference at Sylvania 1st UMC at 4 pm
30 31
Upcoming Events: November 12 (Sunday) - We will have Breakfast, Lunch and 11 a.m. Service at Magnolia Springs State Park. No Services held at MUMC premises.
Youth Lock-In Fri. 6:00 PM - Sat. 6:00 AM