Ready ... Set … Go! Into October, that is. And it is packed full of exciting happenings and opportu-nities to get involved in the life of St. Philip’s UMC. And, it all begins this Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. with the PUMPKIN UNLOADING. We need everyone’s help. The Pumpkin Patch will be open through Halloween night, ending with a fun evening of Trunk or Treat. October is also the kick-off of our annual steward-ship emphasis. Many of

you have picked up your Defying Gravity Family Card Pack. If you have not, please pick them up this Sunday or stop by the church office during the week. This is a 28 day challenge to free our-selves from the “culture of more.” We will all begin the challenge to-gether on October 9, tak-ing one card per day, and completing the activity on that card. Let’s support each other throughout the 28 days as we all strive to discover the joy

This is our biggest fundraiser and we need all the help we can get.

The hours of operation are as follows: Sunday through Friday 1-7pm

(2 shifts 1-4, 4-7pm)

Saturday 10am—7pm

(3 shifts 10-1, 1-4, 4-7pm)

Please sign up if you can work one or more of these shifts. Call the church office if you have any questions. Each sales shift has two workers, so you can sign up with a friend. There are other jobs too. This is a fun way to meet members of our community.

The Campanile

October 4, 2016 Volume 21, Issue 21

St. Philip’s United Methodist Church

P a s t o r ’ s P e r s p e c t i v e

S U N D A Y

S C H E D U L E

Sunday School

For All 9:15 am

One Worship Service

10:30am

Youth S.P.Y.R.I.T.

11:30 am

Saturday, October 8 at 8:00am. Join us for the annual unloading.

The Pumpkin Patch will be open from October 9th — 31st.

T h e P u m p k i n s a r e A l m o s t H e r e !

Christ wants for us. Our Defying Gravity emphasis will culminate on Novem-ber 6 as we make our 2017 covenant to support the ministry of Jesus Christ through this church. You will be re-ceiving more information, as well as a covenant card, in the mail in the coming weeks. REMINDER: In the last

Campanile, I suggested

that we make October 9

an “All Come” Sunday.

Hope to see you then, if

not sooner.

What do you do on a warm sum-

mer night in Southeast Texas?

You go to a baseball game in Sug-

ar Land, of course! That’s what 24

St. Philippians and friends (all age

50+) did on September 17. The

group took the Harris County Pre-

cinct 3 bus from the church to

Constellation Field to see the Sug-

ar Land Skeeters take on the

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. It

was a fun night of socialization,

hot dogs, popcorn and ice cream.

Everyone even received a souve-

nir blue and yellow scarf with a

red-eyed fighting Skeeter on it!

How awesome is that? One mem-

ber of the group was surprised

when a rubber baseball landed in

her lap (can you say “Myrtle

Dawkins”?). Another person who

went on the outing was originally

from Russia and had never been

to a baseball game before! It was

a really nice evening. And, of

course, the Skeeters stung the

Blue Crabs by a score of 4 to 1.

the kitchen supply room, repaired

tables and chairs in the Fellow-

ship Hall, and dusted the Sanctu-

ary pews to make the church

clean and shiny. A great big

THANK YOU to everyone who

helped.

If you enjoy garden work, or

small fix-it-up jobs, the church

would love to have you. We

can always use someone to do

some light gardening or small

jobs around the church. If you

see something you would like

to do, please let Marilyn Lacour

at the church office know and

she will be glad to help you get

started.

On Saturday September 24th,

many St. Philipian’s braved the

lingering heat to help spruce up

the church campus. Our wonder-

ful volunteers trimmed trees,

clipped hedges, weeded flower

beds, and did other landscaping

work. They also power-washed the

buildings and sidewalks, cleaned

Seniors 50+ Group Takes In a Ballgame

P a g e 2 T h e C a m p a n i l e

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 2 1 , I s s u e 2 1

Addition to Our Publications:

Whenever you see the QR Code on any

document, flyer, bulletin, poster or

handout, it allows people who have a

QR Reader app on their mobile phone

or portable device to scan the symbol

and pull up the church website. It is

very easy to use.

Upcoming Events at St Philip’s

Oct. 8 — 8am Pumpkins arrive!

Oct. 9th—31st Pumpkin

Patch is open.

Oct. 10—Finance Mtg. 7pm, FHO

Oct. 11—UMW Mtg. 9:30am, FHO

Oct. 11—Worship Mtg. 7pm, 103

Oct. 15—Rent-a-Space Garage Sale

8am-1pm Cost is $25.

Oct. 15—Book Club, 9:30am, 103

Oct. 15—Pumpkin Carving Contest

3pm at Pumpkin Patch

Prayer Requests:

Please remember these persons in your prayers:

Nelda Rhyne, Brian Whalen, Donnie Krejci, Shelly

Walker, Robert Duncan, Bax Shelby, Benny Rodriguez,

Cecil Edwards, Amelia Kalso, Michael Walling, Linda

Ruppelt, Beth Bierhalter, Amanda Vizcaino & Family,

Ann Evans, Jared Rogers, Marie Seagle, Gladys Cole-

man, Joe Little, Peggy McGowan, Walter Boyd, Ximena

Townsend, Casey Creamer, Ava Duncan, Shelley Fore-

man, Marc Barentine, Norman & Carmen Molina.

Peace and Strength to: the family of June Bray who

passed away September 22 and the family of Wilma

Vandevere who passed away September 16.

Members of the armed forces: Ann Behrends, Andy

Greenhill, Thomas Tomaini, Austin Meyer, Ron

Schoonover, Jeffery Wells, Dalton Dottie, Walter Cof-

fee, Rochelle Fuller, Iris Vance & Robert Rueter.

For Our Homebound Members: Cliff Ater, Walter

Boyd, Pennie Butler, Marilyn Curtis, Ava Duncan,

Leanna Ellis, Virginia Frazier, Marshall Hatch, Lee

Hartwell, Ruby Jurden, Ruth King, Earl & Dixie Kirk,

Ann Link, Peggy McGowan, Lea Oliver, Vivian Oliver,

Lee & Ann Schrock, Betty Spargo, Christina Wilkinson,

and Gladys White.

First Responders: Christopher Szkody, J. D. Norman,

Ruben Johnson, Barry Curtis, Bryan Curtis, Seth Cap-

pen, Roslie Hutchison, Joanna Abad, Anthony Vale,

Matthew & Laurie White, and Rick Buckner.

Have a prayer request? Call Prayer Ministry Chair-

person Marcie Gruetzmacher at (713) 775-9880 or

call the church with your request at 713-666-2175.

Fall Garage Sale October 15, 2016 8am—1pm

Do some Fall cleaning and

make some extra cash for

yourself.

Rent a spot for $25.

Call church office at

713-666-2175

to reserve a space.

Rain date Oct.22, 2016.

United Methodist Women Morning Meeting

Tuesday, October 11 9:30 am

In the Fellowship Hall Speaker: Wes Powell, Star of Hope

All women are welcome to our group.

St. Philip’s Saturday Book Club October 15, 2016

Princess Elizabeth’s Spy

As World War II sweeps the continent, Maggie Hope, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. She is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. Yet castle life quickly proves dangerous and deadly. Everything is thrown into disarray by a shocking mur-der, which draws Maggie into a vast conspiracy that places the entire royal family in peril.

We meet from 9:30 - 11:00am in room 103. Everyone is welcome.

ALTAR FLOWER DONATIONS

2016 Calendar is open for flow-

ers to be given in memory or

honor of your family members.

Please call the church office at

713-666-2175 to reserve your

date, cost is $50 for two large

arrangements.

Would you like to join our Prayer Team?

At St. Philip’s we are committed to the

power of prayer. Through prayer God

transforms our hearts and deepens our

love for one another. Team members lift

up those on our list daily and receive regu-

lar updates each week. To join, call Mar-

cie Gruetzmacher or the church office.

DATED MATERIAL– October 4, 2016

St. Philip’s United Methodist Church

5501 Beechnut Street

Houston, Texas 77096

Voice 713.666.2175

Fax: 713.666.2349

Email: staff@spumc.com

Church Staff

Lisa Callaway, Pastor

Barbara Jennings, Director of Music Ministries

Shelley Foreman, Administrative Assistant

Marc DeRome, Youth Director

Deanna White, Treasurer

Theresa Burnett, Day School Director

Deadline for next Campanile

October 14, 2016

Find us at www.spumc.com

Non-Profit Org.

U. S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 65

Bellaire, Texas

October 16 “Discovering Gravity” Matthew 19:16-26

October 23 “Breaking Free”

Luke 15:11-32

October 30 “Tethered to God”

Matthew 6:21

November 6 “When We Get It Right”

Luke 16:10-13

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Sunday, October 9th

Join us for worship at 10:30 am

As we discuss:

St. Philip’s will be hosting young ghosts and goblins on Halloween for treats from our member’s trunks.

Day & Time: Monday, October 31st 6:00-7:30pm in the parking lot.

Sign up to decorate your trunk and yourself to distribute treats to our young visitors. If your can’t be at the event, you can donate a bag of candy or other treats for us to give out. All par-ticipants gather to enjoy dinner afterward!