at Keith

With Our Service: September 15

Lay Readers 8:30 Cindy Fogleman, Scottie Mayfield

10:35 Brian Solsbee, Joe Robinson

Ushers Paul Ketron, Bryan Jackson, Jim Majors,

David Miller, Bob Roseberry

Children's Church Lauren Nation

2s & 3s Nursery Camm & Jona Garrett

With Our Service: September 22

Lay Readers 8:30 Terry Stansell, Debi Hyatt

10:35 Camm Garrett, Terry Ulm

Ushers Jack Underdown, Robert Miller, Robert Bledsoe,

Cary Davis, Terry Ulm, Jeff Zabo

Children’s Church Michelle Crafton

2s & 3s Nursery Morgan Fesmire

With Our Service: September 29

Lay Readers 8:30 Scott Bandy, Dwain Ealy

10:35 Amy Sullins, Bo Perkinson

Ushers Richard Leamon, Stuart Sullins, Mike Bevins,

Harold Masengil, Chris Liner

Children’s Church Lisa & Shane Pledge, Michael Pledge

2s & 3s Nursery Helen Stephens

Donut Church September: Open Door Class

Donut Church October: Young Adult Bible Class

Keith Memorial UMC

P. O. Box 1

Athens, TN 37371-0001

Stewardship

“I will be loyal to the United Methodist Church and uphold it with my

prayers, my presence, my gifts and my service.”

With Our Prayers: Please remember all of our members who are

homebound as well as those who are presently living in a skilled care

facility.

With Our Presence: August 18 August 25

Sunday School 174 163

Traditional Worship (75+116)=191 (62+96)=158

The Gathering 163 169

Total Worship 354 327

With Our Service: September 1

Lay Readers 8:30 Sarah Prince, Will Rymer

10:35 Kathy Fesmire, Austin Fesmire

Ushers Larry Rhodes, Curtis Crafton, Darrell Dumont

Carter Runyan, Bob Whaley

Children's Church Bob & Kelly Borwick

2s & 3s Nursery Murray & Amber Willis

Communion Assistants: Susan and Jay Carter

Karen & David Bailey, Carter Runyan, Joe Robinson

With Our Service: September 8

Lay Readers 8:30 Frank Davis, Lisa Goodwin

10:35 Susan Miller, Paul Ketron

Ushers Rick Lay, Jerry Estes, Camm Garrett,

Tom Hughes, Doug Jones

Children's Church Rick & Lea Ann Arbuthnot

2s & 3s Nursery Rick & Lea Ann Arbuthnot

Return Service Requested

Church Staff

Pastors Ty S. Harrison Will R. Shelton

Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries Harrison Hart

Director of Music & Organist Douglas H. Manley

Contemporary Worship Leader Josh Stephens

Business Administrator Lea Ann Arbuthnot

Administrative Assistant Sydney Varajon

Director of Children’s Ministries Cindy Mishtal

Director of Keith Children’s Academy Tracey Hicks

Director of Children’s Choirs Cassandra Haren

Custodian Dennis Filyaw

Pianist Connie Rogers

Associate Musicians Linda McGill, Jeanne Williams

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Keeping Up With Keith

Keith Memorial United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1 • 600 W. Madison Ave. • Athens, TN 37371-0001

Phone: (423)745-2612 • Fax: (423)745-2613 Email: information@keithumc.org • www.keithumc.org

September 2013 September 2013 September 2013

Wednesday Nights at Keith

Wednesday Night Dinners resume at Keith on September 4!

Don’t forget to make your reservation for Wednesday night

dinner by signing up on the pew pad or calling the church

office! The kick-off meal is Southern Fried Chicken, Green

Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Roll & Banana Pudding. We have a

fantastic menu with some fun twists added in this year. Hope to

see you September 4th at 5p.m.!

September 4: Kick-off the new year!

October 2: Keith Chili Cookoff

Novemb er 6: Fall Favorites

January 8: Birthday Bash Burger Night

February 5: Fiesta February

March 5: Lotsa Pasta

April 2: Hello Spring! Going Green Potluck

Swingin’ into September

Keith Chili Cook-off

Do you have a favorite chili recipe?

Perhaps a family secret or one with award-

winning flavor? Well, you are in luck!

Join us on October 2 for the Keith Chili

Cookoff! Bring a batch of your favorite

chili to share as we determine which recipe

will be this year’s winner! Cornbread and

fixin’s will be provided. For more

information, please contact the church

office.

TWC “Cups and Cookies” Project

We have in years past delivered goodies to students living on campus at Tennessee Wesleyan at the beginning of each school year. This year we’ll be delivering Keith Church plastic stadium cups and homemade cookies on Oct. 1, in time to give these students a little encouragement before midterms. An updated brochure of church information will be included as well in each cup of cookies we distribute.

We are asking each adult Sunday school class (or other interested groups) to contribute 10 DOZEN HOMEMADE COOKIES, and have them brought to the church on Sunday September 29. We will also need a few helping hands to stuff the cups on Monday September 30 so they can be delivered to students by Tues., October 1. .

Students at Wesleyan look forward to this each and every year and it definitely speaks loudly that a local congregation cares! Thanks for your help!

Thank You from KCA

A Great Big Thank You to all who helped

spread the mulch! Don & Pat Schultz- We

could not have done it without you! Thanks for

the use of all your equipment and most

importantly all of your time! Thanks to all

those who also helped on Saturday! Chris

Stuart and Scout Troop #118! Tim, Jon and

Sam Sullins, George Sullins, Joe & Cindy

Mishtal, Shane Pledge, Rick, Lea Ann, Sadie &

Zane Arbuthnot, Ronnie Vinson, Curtis &

Michelle Crafton, Alex Woods& Jennifer

Bergeron. Karen & Jonathan Bailey, Dennis &

Heath Hicks!

September 1 Carolyn Brewer, Scotty Miller, Allison Decker,

Brooke Blair, Bradley Bledsoe, Jeff Rector

September 2 Amanda Graves, Hunter Hicks, Ron Shanks, Lea

Ann Arbuthnot, Christi Underdown, Daniel

Nicolo

September 4 Price McGill

September 5 Betty Moody, Matt Fleenor

September 7 Gayle Fisher, Abby Burke, Victoria Williams

September 8 Elaine Cathcart, Rhonda Turner, Sydney Varajon

September 9 Eva Bostedor, Melissa Rhodes

September 10 Mary Lou Zimmer, Lisa Epps

September 11 Angee Shell, Ben Finch, Connar Shell

September 12 Peggy Dover, Madison Young

September 14 Chelsea Bostedor, Ellie Morgan, Adam Wilson,

Cody Goodwin, Mason Pledge

September 15 Marianne Hosack, Jack Rymer

September 16 Jack Underdown, Jr., Bobby Haile

September 17 Tim Womac, Joyce Leamon

September 18 Haley Kesler, Jake Tobin

September 19 Judi Davis, Jerry Estes, Scott Thompson,

Parker Haren

September 20 Nancy Perdue, Christa Sullins, Jeanne Williams,

David Dewhirst, Noah Davis

September 21 Robin Anderson, Melva Hammer, Robin Fields

September 23 Susan Kilby, John Perdue, Jr., Terry Stansell,

Michael Mayfield, Nolan Williams,

Gage Duncan, Jackson Brown

September 25 David Bailey, Karen McLeod, Don Schultz

September 26 Julie Roberson, Gena Carpenter, Abby

Robinson, Weston Epps

September 28 Susan Kirksey, Kevin Tumlin, Hugh Maughan,

Nic Nicolo

September 29 Buddy Goodwin

September 30 Lana Carroll, James Dugan, Ted Hutsell,

LeAnn Liner

Keith

Kids

Club

Preschool & Children’s Programs

Please Remember Those Grieving:

Family & Friends of Camilla Kaye Webb

The following contributions have been made to the Memorial

Fund in memory of:

Karen Anderson

Debra Hyatt & Laura Beasley (NOC)

Leon Austin

Robert and Linda Foster

Tom Grayson

Robert and Linda Foster

Tony Nicolo

Cacky Wentworth– Johnson

In Memoriam Keith Youth September Activities

Come join us on September 4, as we kick off another great

year! We will be celebrating with a Family First Worship

Service in the Whole Life Center at 6:00 p.m. Bring the

whole family, and let us fellowship and worship together!

Keith Children’s Academy

Keith Children’s Academy is currently

accepting applications for Fall Preschool

and Parent’s Day Out. Please call

Tracey at 745-2612 for more

information!

Greetings Keith Family!

With Labor Day upon us and school in full swing, church

programming makes a shift as well. Keith’s Children’s Academy

is again underway and the sounds of children ring in those

rooms. The Youth had their big Kick Off event which was a huge

success and our TWC students are back in town. This is an

exciting time of the year in the life of the church.

Many people have been wondering what kind of study I would be

offering and I have had a difficult time determining what it would

be as I have so many great ones to choose from. Finally, I have

decided that I will offer a noonday Bible Study on Wednesdays

and we will meet in Ensminger Hall.

Have you ever wondered how much richer the Bible would read if

you were more informed as to the history, geography and culture

of the Bible? Well, come join us in this Bible study as renowned

teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan guides us through the land

of the Bible while teaching the historical, geographical and cultural

context of the sacred Scriptures. Filmed on location in the Middle

East, the Faith Lessons DVD series will absolutely transform your

understanding of God and challenge you to a deeper relationship

with Jesus. During each session we will focus on a passage of

Scripture explored in a 15-20 minute DVD presentation. We will

then venture deeper into the study as we entertain questions and

more related passages.

Our topic schedule will be as follows:

Sept. 4 Tel Gezer- “Standing at the Crossroads”

Various Scriptures

What is the significance of the geographical location of

the Promised Land?

Sept. 11 Jordan River– “Wet Feet”

Joshua 3:5-17

Barriers, commitment, life are among the topics to be

entertained.

Sept. 18 Tel Jericho- “First Fruits”

Joshua 2 and 6

Jericho’s strategic location and the principle of first fruits.

Sept. 25 Tel Beth Shemesh –“Confronting Evil”

Scripture from 1 Samuel , Judges and Numbers.

Learn about the Philistines, the Shephela, the Nazarite

Samson and more.

Each of these lessons will have a personal application to challenge

each participant in our daily walk with Christ.

I invite you to pack your Bible and a lunch, and we will nourish

both soul and body as we feast on Faith Lessons in the Promised

Land.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Ty

P en astor’s

KEYS KEYS KEYS

The Trustees are requesting all building keys be turned in and

re-issued. If you have a key to the building, please come by the

office and turn in your current key. A new key will be issued to

you. If you have any questions, please call the church office.

A History of Keith Church

A booklet is being written entitles The History of Keith

Church, 1947-2013. If you have someone or something you

would like included, please contact Sally Ealy (745-1954).

Or better yet, submit something in writing to the history

committee! Submissions may deal with the past or the

present. We look forward to hearing your Keith stories.

Thank you for your contribution to this project!

Nourish One Child

The Nourish One Child weekend ministry needs your used

plastic grocery bags! Please put them in the labeled box by the

Nourish One Child Food Pantry, which is located across the hall

from the upstairs Chapel. Nourish One Child is also seeking

families, youth, Sunday School classes, Circles, friends, or small

groups to pack food bags. Packing takes place in the NOC Food

Pantry on Wednesday evenings and takes less than an hour to

complete.

Many children in Athens City Schools rely on this important

weekend nourishment. Your help with this ministry is vital! To

volunteer, please call Anne Catron (744-0795) to sign up.

Coordinated Charities Food Drive

Coordinated Charities is having a food drive, and Keith has

been asked to provide canned carrots. At this food drive,

no family will be turned away for food. There will be bins

outside the Gathering and also in Donut Church for your

contributions. Bring your carrots and be a part of this great

event!

Save the Date!

Join us on Thursday, October 10, 2013 for Older Adult Day at

Camp Lookout. You can find information on the camp website:

www.camplookout.com. If you have any questions, you may call

Don Washburn at 706-820-1163.

Sun Night United Methodist Youth Fellowship … 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29

Middle School Devotion 5:15p

Dinner and Activity (Both Groups) 6:00p

High School Devotion 6:45p

Wed Night Meal and Studies … EVERY Wednesday in September!

Church-wide Dinner 5:00p

Middle School B.S. 6:00p

High School B.S. 6:00p

Thr 9/5 “U-Team” Adult Leaders Mtg—Mexi Wing 6:00p

Sat 9/7 “U-Team” Adult Leaders Mtg (Backup Date) 8:30a

Sun 9/8 Seniors (12th Grade) Lunch Out (Mexi-Wing) 12:00p

Sat 9/14 Girls’ Night Out / Guys’ Campout* Times TBA

(Backup Date: Fri September 27)

Sun 9/15 “Youth Council” Youth Leaders Mtg 4:15p

Fri 9/27 Girls’ Night Out / Guys’ Campout (Backup Date)

Mon 9/30 Youth pack cups for “TWC Cookie Outreach” 4:00p

* Activities that require a sign-up with Harrison!

SAVE THE DATE : October 18—20 FALL RETREAT (Camp Ahistidi, VA).

Signup anytime before Oct 6! Cost: $65, $25 deposit due by Oct. 6.

RESURRECTION: January 17-19 … Signups and $25 deposit due by Dec 1!

KEITH YOUTH IN MISSION RECAP

As the season of summer officially closes this month, we celebrate ways God

has used our youth group over the summer. We took eight middle schoolers to

Augusta, GA for an “introductory mission experience,” working on landscap-

ing, outdoor building repair and house-painting for elderly and impoverished

residents. For the high schoolers we traveled to Far Rockaway, N.Y. to assist

with an inner-city Bible-school, local damage from Hurricane Sandy, cleaning

debris from a soon-to-be teen center, and clothing/food distribution, etc. Even

in our Assembly camp-week at TWC, we were able to help pack over 5,000 lbs.

of storable food for STOP HUNGER NOW. In all of our opportunities, we

were privileged to work alongside youth from many other churches, making

some great friendships and truly learning to be the body of Christ!

youth.keithumc.org

New Bible Study

Have you ever wondered how you know when God is speaking to

you? Would you like to experience God doing through you what

only He can do? Well, you can. Come and join me as we study

Experiencing God, Knowing and Doing the Will of God.

Beginning, on September 8, we will meet on Sunday afternoons

from 3:00-5:00 p.m.. Those who choose to participate will be

expected to attend all 12 sessions. During the 12 weeks, you will

participate in reading your lesson on daily basis and complete the

assignment in the workbook. We will come together to dive

deeper into God’s Word and discuss what we have learned.

The cost of the study is $15/person. Please register with the church

office. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ty.