I’d imagine the whole world was one
big machine. Machines never come with
any extra parts, you know. They always
come with the exact amount they need.
So I figured, if the entire world was one
big machine, I couldn’t be an extra part.
I had to be here for some reason. And
that means you have to be here for some
reason, too. (Hugo Cabret, Hugo, 2011)
Hugo is not only a beautiful movie to
watch, but it is full of hidden truths like
the one above. The young Hugo Cabret
echos the wisdom of the Bible: the
world works together. Every piece
matters. God made the world and
everything he made has a unique
purpose. He did not create any extra part
lacking purpose.
In the same way, you are not an extra
part, even though you may sometimes
feel that way. You are a significant part
of God’s plans. The Bible tells us God
No Extra Parts Opportunities:
Cool Kids
Begins August 3
Our Daily Bread
August 5
United Methodist
Men Meeting
August 9
Stone Soup
August 15
Foods of the Bible
begins August 17
United Methodist
Women Meeting
August 19
Princeton United Methodist Paper August, 2014
“All of you together are Christ’s body,
and each of you is a part of it.”
(1 Corinthians 12:27, NLT)
The Pump
has given each of us a purpose for our
life. The purpose is different for every
person, but we all fit together – there
are no extra parts. Just as parts of
machines are crafted and fashioned for
the function they are to fulfill, you were
also created for your unique function.
You are designed to contribute
something unique to the world. We are
called to discover, develop and deploy
that contribution.
Without your input, the clock will not
work as well.
We know we are made for more than
mere survival – we have an innate sense
that we have been intentionally placed
here to contribute to God’s world. Each
of us have been fearfully and
wonderfully formed by our Creator who
put each part in its place, and says:
“Very good.” Decide today what is
your divine part. What makes you tick?
Get into fellowship with God and let
him clarify things for you. Then get
your part working so the machine can
run as it should.
Great Creator,
Help me know my part in your plans
and to recognize my significance. So,
that I can get to work, making my
unique contribution to your world.
Through Jesus Christ, Amen.
In His Word,
Rev. Dee Dee
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Begins August 24
Thanks to all the women who helped host the
Mission U fellowship. We had a lot of fun
and good food for the ladies who came in for
the conference.
UMW appreciates your generosity toward the
children in homeless families. This year there
are around 500 children (up 37% from last
year) who need our help. They especially
need backpacks, three-ring binders, and small
gift cards ($5, $10, $20) to Wal-Mart, Sports
Academy or Target. We will be collecting
these items until August 17. Thank you for
helping!
We welcome Kae Haugen as our guest speak-
er at our August 19 meeting. She will speak on
the subject of poverty. Everyone is invited to
come and hear what she will share with us!
If you missed our WOW
Wednesdays, they Were
Outta this World! 41 peo-
ple enjoyed a great time
of fellowship and food at
our ice cream social, 4
families from the community joined us. Dur-
ing the Frozen movie night, 32 people and 4
community families learned that a sacrifice
given in love can conquer evil, just like that
which our Savior, Jesus Christ, did for us.
Finally, at our watermelon festival, we had 34
people attend and a lot of fun and games. This
year’s champions are:
Watermelon eating:
Adult Male: Greg Etheridge
Adult Female: Hannah Schwartz
Child: Carowyn Chapman
Seed-Spitting:
Adult Male: Robbie Chapman
Adult Female: Kristine Wilcox
Child: Sam Neely-Etheridge
Regarding the watermelon eating contest, my
favorite quote was, “I am 74 years old and I
have never done that in my life.”
AthFest
On Saturday, June 21, Princeton UMC
hosted our first-ever booth at AthFest, a
music and arts festival held annually in
downtown Athens. Over 450 contacts
were made during the course of the day
and 100+ children came into our booth
to make a craft or play a game. Addi-
tionally, we handed out over 300 cold
drinks to people as they passed by or
stopped to chat. Most importantly, we
were the only church of any denomina-
tion to have a booth and demonstrate
God’s love to people. Thank you to the
many people who donated drinks, mon-
ey, time and talents to make this event
and a big thank you to the 16 volunteers
who helped work the booth that day!
Princeton was turned into a
jungle safari for a fun-filled week of
Vacation Bible School in June. We had
25 children participate as well as 25
adult helpers. This was our first year
having VBS during the morning from
9:00-12:00 instead of in the evening. It
was a success! Many thanks to our
coordinators, guides, decorators, snack
preparers, story tellers, mission, craft,
and music leaders, photo-takers, and
clean-up crew. The children performed
songs from VBS during worship the
Sunday after Bible school. You could
tell they were inspired from their week
learning about God as Creator, Protec-
tor, Provider, Savior, and King!
Ben Wilcox, Children’s Director
Teacher Appreciation Sunday
Sunday School teachers make such
large impressions on us as children
and as adults. Help us show our ap-
preciation for all of their hard work
on August 24 at 10am. Join us for a
light breakfast and short program.
Philippians 4:6 Prayer Team
Wednesday mornings:
8:00 fellowship, 8:30 prayer
We have a dedicated group that been
meeting since April to pray for the
ministries and leadership of our
church and we are growing in num-
ber every month. We invite every-
one to join us and experience the
power of prayer that takes place
when we pray together.
COOL Kids
Resumes August 3
Sundays. 4:30-6:00pm
Ages: 3yrs. – 5th grade
Light Supper Provided, No Cost
Jesus says in Matthew 19:14, “Let the
little children come to me, and do not
hinder them; for it is to such as these
that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”
We begin the fall sea-
son with Old Testa-
ment favorite, Moses.
We will use the movie,
Prince of Egypt, to
help the children learn
about the story of God
freeing His people
from Egyptian rule, and Moses him-
self will be there to explain the
plagues, lead the children through the
Red Sea, and deliver the Ten Com-
mandments. Be sure to invite your
friends!
Wednesday Choir Rehearsals: Will resume on
August 6 (7-8pm).
We are always eager to welcome
new members. You don't need to be
able to read music to join the choir,
you just need to love praising God
through song.
We also have opportunities for musi-
cians and singers who wish to share
their talents, but are unable to com-
mit to singing with the choir each
week. These opportunities include
singing specials on Sunday and sing-
ing for our annual Christmas Canta-
ta. Rehearsals for the Cantata will
begin in the fall. More details about
these rehearsals will be coming
shortly. If you have a musical gift of
any kind that you would like to share
for the glory of God, please contact
Hannah Schwartz at
706-372-3170. See you at rehearsal!
Wednesday Night Out
As we approach the Fall season, we
would like to start back our WNO
dinners with members preparing the
meals. We already have a few vol-
unteers, but need more for us to start
it up. I must have commitments of
what Wednesday you can help in the
kitchen with cooking and/or clean
up. What ever time you can give
will be a great help.
Food Prep Help: You do not have
to cook! Just help prepare the food
and set up. Two volunteers are
needed each week.
Clean up: At least 3 people are
needed each night. One to clean ta-
bles, and two to clean the kitchen.
Please let me know if you can vol-
unteer some time. Esther Porter
Princeton Church-wide Seminar
Evangelism and Starting New Worship Service
Wednesday, September 3, 6:30 pm Led by Dr. Phil Schroeder
Dr. Schroeder is the Conference Director of Congregational Development. He will present a sem-
inar on that links evangelism with reaching young adults through starting new worship services.
Everyone is invited. In fact, the invitation is extended to all churches in the Athens-Elberton Dis-
trict.
DIME MINISTRY
Dimes (and other assorted monies) can be found
in the most amazing places, and when you least
expect to come across them.
A few weeks ago a member of Princeton was
cleaning out stuff (you know what "stuff" is -
those things that always get relegated to the back
of the closet, under the bed, or unused draw-
ers). Anyway, this person came across a small
black box, and when they tried to lift it the weight
of it surprised them. Upon opening the box, full
to the top, were quarters, dimes, nickels, pen-
nies! On counting the contents it amounted to
$213.55...enough to feed 213 people at Our Daily
Bread for the month of August!!!
Do you have jars, boxes, dishes full of change?
There are hungry people all over Athens, and by
converting this into $$$ we can help them by
funding meals and letting them know that we care
about them.
A report from one of the volunteers last month
says that there are many more children and fami-
lies coming to eat. People need a safe, welcoming
place - Our Daily Bread is one of those places.
God Bless You All - With Love,
The Kids of Princeton and Marianne
Our Daily Bread Princeton volunteers served 211 spaghetti
meals on June 3, and July 1 at the Our
Daily Bread homeless ministry.
Our costs ($ 1.61 /each) for these meals
are paid thru the "Dime Ministry, dona-
tions left at the Altar on Communion Sun-
day, or by designating "Our Daily Bread"
on contributions are used to support the
mission of Our Daily Bread. Please con-
tact John or Marianne if you can help pre-
pare meals on August 5 or September 2.
We're Serving Up Stone Soup in
August
We'll be getting together as "Friends
of All Abilities" to stir up some Stone
Soup on Friday night, August 15. Our
volunteers will be setting up at 6:00 and
our campers will start arriving at
7:00. There will be plenty of music,
games, crafts and food for all! If
you'd like to become a part of this won-
derful ministry to the families of chil-
dren and young adults with special
needs, please contact Teresa Nunn at
[email protected] (that's StoneSoup_Princeton) or call (706)
769-9459.
Men of Princeton ages 16 and older are
invited to the Saturday, August 9
breakfast meeting of the United Meth-
odist Men on Saturday, at 8:30 AM. in
the fellowship Hall. Bring a friend and
plan to have a good time of fellowship
and prayer. We will discuss the upcom-
ing men’s retreat at Rock Eagle on Sept.
26-28. Note: Due to low number of re-
sponses the Braves Games has been put
on hold.
Golden Age Group
GAG meets monthly on the second
Tuesday at 11:45 AM in the Fellow-
ship Hall for lunch and a program.
Our next meeting will be August 12
at 11:45 AM. Hosts will be Martha
Bishop, Vera Bramblett and Tom &
Pam Davis. Bring sandwiches, sal-
ads, and desserts. Bring a small
wrapped gift to play Bingo. See you
there.
Princeton United Methodist Church
2390 South Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA 30606
Office: (706) 353-1123
www.princetonumcathensga.org
Staff
Pastor: Reverend Dee Dee Lawson
Secretary: Mary Licht
Children’s Dir/Admin: Ben Wilcox
Choir Director: Hannah Schwartz
Accompanist: David Knauft
Nursery Attendant: Kellie Ward
PUMP Editor: Michael Law
Publication & Circulation:
Vera Bramblett, Marilyn Allison,
Martha Bishop, Toula Bradley, Di-
ane Jarrett
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and women, but our prayer list will only in-
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USA or have been wounded in action. Please
help us by giving your request to the ushers
or calling the church office.
Special Concerns:
Please let us know if you want your name
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We extend sincere Christian sympathy to the family and friends of:
Betty Jackson
In Nursing Homes,
Retirement Centers
& Home Bound:
Jim Eure,
J. Hale
Becky Hutchins
Doris Jones
Roger Landrum
Harry Lee
Rae Preston
Agnes Smith
PUMP, August 2014
Princeton Prayer List
BIRTHDAYS
Jimmy Hamilton
Linda Law
Marilyn Allison
Avery Heard
Carolyn Dial
Richard Cathy
Annette Jackson
Mary Nelson
Becky Hutchins
Ed Jackson
Ben Rivers
Willa Neely-Etheridge
JP Morris
Agnes Smith
Stan Lee
Don Shackelford
Susan Brooks
Mary Ann Thrasher
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08/17
08/18
08/21
08/21
08/22
08/24
08/26
08/27
09/01
09/02
09/03
09/05
09/06
09/07
ANNIVERSARIES
Tom & Pam Davis
Richard & Jane Cathy
Gary Collins & DeeDee Lawson
David & Esther Porter
Dick & Susan Field
08/01/1970
08/06/1966
08/21/1976
09/01/1990
09/06/1966
What Have We Been Singing???
You may have noticed the choir singing some new tunes this
summer. Several of the anthems that we have performed this
summer, including, O God Beyond All Praising and Make Me
a Channel of Your Peace, have come from a hymnal entitled
The Faith We Sing, published in 2000 by Abingdon Press.
Special thanks to David Knauft for helping to familiarize my-
self and Pastor Dee Dee with this wonderful musical re-
source. The following notes come from the introduction of
this hymnal:
The Faith We Sing has been compiled primarily as a sup-
plement to The United Methodist Hymnal (1989). Nothing
here duplicates what is already in that hymnal. But The
Faith We Sing is an ecumenical rather than denominational
book...
The music reflects a wide diversity of Christian worship
styles: praise music, new hymns, gospel songs, world mu-
sic, American ethnic music, Taize chants and service mu-
sic.
We live in a time when new music for worship is constant-
ly appearing… This book is a way station on the continu-
ing journey of God's people.
Hoyt L. Hickman, General Editor
As we explore new music it is critical that we also maintain
the musical traditions of Charles Wesley and The United
Methodist Church. Music, like worship, reaches each of our
hearts in different ways. It is the goal of our worship team,
music program and chancel choir to provide a wide variety of
musical offerings to bring the message of Christ to all who
worship at Princeton.
Hannah Schwartz, Choir Director