Cold Springs

United Methodist church “Reaching Up, Reaching Out, Loving God, Loving Others”

2550 Cold Springs Road, Concord, NC 28025

Web site: coldspringsumc.org

Sunday, October 22, 2017

“David & Jonathan”

Senior Pastor…………………………………….Rev. Dr. Anthony L. Bell Administrative Assistant……….Angela Sidden

Lay Leader……………………………………......Marty Talley Accompanist…………………………………….Molly Neal

8:45am Worship Service

Gathering & Music (Prayer requests may be recorded on the attendance sheet in your bulletin and placed in the offering plate.)

*Songs of Praise (Following the singing of Praise Songs, children, ages 2-6 yrs, are invited to “Wee Worship.”

Parents, please pick up your children immediately after the worship service.)

Prayer

Tithes & Offering

Scripture

Message

*Closing Song

*Benediction

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10:05am Sunday School for all ages

11:00am Worship Service

Prelude, Lighting of the Altar & Military Candles

Welcome & Announcements

*Opening Hymn “Lord, Speak to Me” Page #463 MH

Affirmation of Faith “Affirmation from Romans” Page #887 MH

*Gloria Patri “Glory Be to the Father” Page #70 MH

Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Page #895 MH

Tithes & Offerings/Offertory

*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” Page #95 MH

Scripture Reflections on 1 Samuel

Sermon “David & Jonathan”

Tony Bell

*Closing Hymn “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” Page #133 MH

*Benediction

*Denotes Congregation standing if able.

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The family of Doug Cafferty sincerely appreciates the support of Cold Springs UMC with expressions of sympathy and overwhelming gifts of

food and flowers during our loss. He will be greatly missed.

The October Fountain is now published and available on the church website www.coldspringsumc.org,

“Newsletters/Bulletins”.

Cold Springs Preschool is open for registration for the 2017-2018 school year. We have a wonderful,

caring preschool and would love the op-portunity to have your 1-5 year old en-

rolled. A registration form is on our web-site coldspringsumc.org, then click the preschool tab. Please call 704-782-1875

and Carol Hendry, the Preschool Director, will be happy to schedule a tour or answer questions.

M.Y. Heart's ministry is collecting supplies to make blessing bags for the homeless. These items include such things as pocket Bibles, travel shampoos, conditioners, soap, and other necessities. A green bin is located under the mailboxes in the hallway behind the sanctuary and in the narthex. A list of oth-er items are located on the flyer at these collection bins. If

you have questions about this new outreach, email Julie Love at jaxandcb@yahoo.com.

Desserts are needed for the BBQ/Brunswick Stew sale on

Saturday, October 28. If you can provide a dessert (or 2 or

3!), please do! So we may know what to expect, please indi-

cate on your attendance sheet if you will be able to provide

dessert. Thanks!

Tinker Beaver and Brenda Long are looking for a 3rd teacher in the rotation with the 4th and 5th graders. Anyone willing to help, please get in touch with one of them as soon as possible.

There will be a class to provide information and

instruct those who are interested in making mats

for the homeless in our community on Sunday

November 5 and 12, from 3-5 pm in conference

room 2. Any questions please contact Kathy Ko-

lodge at 562-3714474 or 704-787-8257. Hope

to see you there. It is a blessing to me.

Mt. Pleasant Bible Teach-ing Associa-tion needs your help!

They express appreciation for your generous contributions, but funding is needed for their continued expenses of teacher salaries, books, sup-plies, etc. All donations can be given through the church, noted MP Bible Teaching.

In the narthex, you will see an Apple Tree with many “apples” hanging, ready to be picked! Please pick the apples and return the supply written on the apple to our Preschool as they begin their school year and are needing to stock up on the many necessary items. You may return the items to the narthex or the back hallway by the mailboxes. Your support of our Preschool is very much appreciated!! Thank you!

It’s time to start thinking about stirring Brunswick stew. We will be making stew all day Fri-day, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th. We need lots of stirrers. Please e-mail me at pandj102001@yahoo.com or text me at 704-792-6342 or text Lynne Helms at 704-425-0233 with the time(s) you would like to stir. You can sign up for 1 pot or for all day. You may also indicate your interest on the weekly attendance sheet. We’d love to have you whenever you can come. No experience neces-sary. We do on the job training! It’s a great time of fun and fellowship (along with lots of great food to eat). Thanks in advance for your help.

Our college kids are back in full swing. We are asking the congre-gation for help in sup-plying them with a "Fall care pack-age". Please help fill their package with all sorts of autumn goodies! A bin will be located under the mailboxes for your donation. We have 8 college kids this semester. Thank you!

Chickin’ Pickin’ – To get ready for the 64th Annual BBQ/Brunswick Stew, the Annu-al Chickin’ Pickin’ will be held on Wednesday, October 25. Please join all your friends at the shelter behind the Girl/Boy Scout Complex around 9:00 AM to help Pick Chicken. You are invited to enjoy a great lunch in Krimminger Hall around noon. Of course, we will have chicken salad, chicken/noodles, chicken livers, all the tea you can drink, and dessert. Hope to see YOU.

Cold Springs Annu-al Trip to the “Southern Supreme Fruitcake Factory” in Bear Creek AND “America’s Road-

house” in Asheboro AND “Ice Cream” in Richfield is planned for Thursday, No-vember 9. The van OR vans will leave the church at 8:00 AM. Please see Bar-bara Bost (704-436-6226) for details and to make your van and lunch reservations.

Locust UMC, 125 Fairview St, Lo-cust, NC will be hosting The Wards the evening of Saturday, November 4 at 6 PM. THE

WARDS, a multi-award-winning family group who began singing 40 years ago. The vocalists are Mike Ward, and daughters, Gail Ward Childers and Julia Ward Martinez. The Wards have a style of their very own, blending tight family harmony while writ-ing their own blend of Country Gospel/ Southern Gospel music. A love offering will be received.

Attention Youth: We are planning to go to "Big Church Night Out" concert on Dec 17th. If you are interested in go-ing, please sign up on bulletin insert or contact Donna Cook . Tickets price are $26.00 to $56.00 Where: Cabarrus Arena & Events Center When: Sunday, December 17, 2017 Starts: 6:00PM

Trunks and Cakes are needed for our annual Trunk R Treat. Please volunteer to decorate the trunk or back of your car and hand out candy to children. Also, cakes are needed for the cake walk. Please sign up on the weekly attendance sheet to vol-unteer to do a trunk and/or donate cakes.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: October 22—29, 2017

8:45am Contemporary Worship Service

9:45am Fellowship Link

10:05am Sunday School for all ages

11:00am Traditional Worship Service

5:00pm UMYF—Youth Room

Monday: KH reserved for BBQ prep

Tuesday: KH reserved for BBQ prep

6:30pm Bible Study—Conference Room #2

Wednesday: KH reserved for BBQ prep

Chicken pickin’ day

9:00am Bible Study—Conference Room #2

6:30pm Girl Scouts—Conference Room #2

Thursday: KH reserved for BBQ prep

Friday: KH reserved for BBQ prep

Stew Stirrin’ day

Saturday: 64th Annual BBQ/Brunswick Stew Sale

Next Sunday:

8:45am Contemporary Worship Service

9:45am Fellowship Link

10:05am Sunday School for all ages

11:00am Traditional Worship Service

3:00pm KH reserved

4:00pm Boy SH reserved—Cub Scouts

5:00pm Trunk R Treat

Prayer List: Denny Gray, Kirk Richards & family, Sylvia McBride, Nathan Kocmond family, Buddy Almond, Kenneth Burleson, Chavez family, Homer Boynton, family of Dr. Frank Patishall, Nicholas Holdeen, family of Sid Talbert, family of Peggy Sells, Cindy Stiller, Kaitlyn Holdeen, William Hold-een, Larry Hooker, Shanna Honyecutt, Jackson Burris, family of Sharon Bost, Earlywine family, Mark Georgevich, Carolyn James, Phil & Martha Fearrington, Lawrence King, family of Bobbie Cook, Morgan Cranmer, family of Doug Cafferty, Violet Sossman, Kathi Lewis, Kathleen Kent, Mike & Ann Styers, Hartley family, Kendall family, Tucker fami-ly, Brenda Broadway, Hazel Simpson

Someone to Remember This Week…

Bennie Hunsucker

Brookdale Place

1501 Zion Church Road, East

Concord, NC 28025

Send a card, say a prayer, make a visit.

Let them know you care.

In His Service today:

Nursery Volunteer today: Tonya Caldwell

Nursery Volunteer next week: Laura Bryant

8:45am Greeters: Earl & Gloria Beaver

11:00am Greeters: Larry & Tillie Heintz

11:00am Ushers: Larry Heintz, John Caton,

Aaron Misenheimer

Wee Worship volunteer: Cynthia Isenhour

11:00am Liturgist: Jannette Kluttz

Audio/Visual: Jeff Heintz, Karie Long, Don Gray

Custodians: Margaret Talley & Cathy Talley

Grounds: Jim Preddy & Ray Bost

STATISTICS

Tithes & Offering 10/15/2017 General Fund $3,943.58 Cemetery Fund 50.00 Prayer Steeple Fund 55.00 Mt. Pleasant Bible Teachers 5.00 Preschool Fund 20.00 Emma Fink Sunday School Class 1,000.00 Boy Scouts 25.00 UMYF 25.00 Attendance 10/15/2017 Sunday School 52 8:45am Worship 104 11:00am Worship 60