Church History Walkabout - Following the 9:30am service on Sun., Aug. 11, Keith Radak will lead a stroll around the church and discuss church his-tory topics including other church locations and our rela-tionship with the University and the Connectional Church. Shar-ing of questions, comments and memories are welcome. Whether you arrived at FUMC recently or have been here for a long time, please join in! Meet Keith in front of the church of-fice after the service on Aug. 11.

August already...Outift the College Students! Stop by Lemonade on the Lawn to purchase some scrip to get everyone from pre-K to college students ready for fall. The youth ministry benefits when you make your purchases with scrip. With questions please contact Barbara Hoffman (248-310-6749 or barbarakhoffman@att.net)

Doormats and coasters manufactured by Cass Community Social Services are available for sale. Please contact Laura Ford for pricing and to arrange for purchase — Laura can be reached via email (laurazabelford@comcast.net).

Our Adult Education Team Needs Your Leadership!

Would you be willing to lead or co-lead a Disciple 1 class in the Fall? Please prayer-fully consider this opportunity if you have completed Disciple 1. It is a wonderful way to get to know new people and combine a small group experience with learning about the Bi-ble. Contact Debbie Houghton (debbie@fumc-a2.org) with interest.

Our Life in the Church Downtown and Green Wood for the week beginning August 11, 2013

Bulletin announcements are due by noon on Wednesdays. Send via email to adele@fumc-a2.org or call the church office, 662-4536.

Let’s save some money —When you fill out a mail hold card at the post office, please email the church at the same time at tina@fumc-a2.org. By doing so, we save on return postage fees. Thank you!

Growing Vegetables for Food Gatherers — Our Church grows vegetables at our Green Wood garden and delivers them weekly to Food Gatherers. If you would like to contribute vegetables or fruit from your home garden, you can drop your produce at Green Wood on Wednesdays before 6:30 PM. Place your produce in bags on the bench under the tree near the garden and one of us will take them to Food Gatherers that evening. If you enjoy picking vegetables, please feel free to join us on Wednesdays between 5 and 6 pm. Tina Bowen & Laurie Brannan.

We have some extra Pictorial Directories available for families and individuals who were not photo-graphed. Please contact Tina in the office if you would like a copy, or sim-ply stop by the office during business hours to pick one up.

In the display cases downtown through Sep-tember is the photography of Evans Koukios.

We are finishing up work on our yearly phone directory. Call the office Monday if you would be interested in advertising your business in the phone directory this year. Our ad sales represen-tative, Wendy Juback, will be in the office this com-ing week putting contracts together.

The LOVE 1,000 can food drive is working to-ward a goal of 1,000 cans of ready to eat pop-top canned meals. Each week the LOVE program dis-tributes over 500 pounds of prepared and ready to eat foods to the homeless and hungry population of central Ann Arbor. Please continue to support the 1,000 can food drive and watch the progress chart outside the church office.

COMMUNITY NOTES

Katie is singing at The Ark! Our own Katie Geddes will appear with John Goodell, Deb Wood, David Vaughn and Dan Reynolds in a concert at The Ark on Wed., Aug. 21 at 8pm. Tickets are $15. Ka-tie sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of famil-iar songs, she brings something new to songs in which you think you've heard it all. Katie's captivat-ing voice and velvety-smooth delivery bring new insight to the compositions of writers such as John Prine, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Michael Nesmith, and Lennon and McCartney. Her 2010 CD release, “We Are Each Other's Angels,” has received extensive airplay.

Our Life in the Church

Food, Fellowship, and Fall Preview 2013 — Find Your Own Way to Connect and Grow! Join us Sun., Aug. 25, after worship: 10:30-noon in the downtown Social Hall. Leadership Council invites the whole church family to enjoy food, fellowship, and a preview of our Fall 2013 programming. We’ll provide breakfast and share the activities coming up for adults, youth, and families. See where God’s Spirit is moving at FUMC. All are invited! Have questions? Would you like to help with setup, cook-ing or serving? Contact Moni Dressler at mdressle@umich.edu.

Did you know our Memorial Garden was dedicated in 1981? Since then, there have been 327 interments and 169 prepayments. Want to learn more? If so, the FUMC Memorial Garden Committee will host an event on Sun., Sep. 8, from 11am to 12pm in the chapel with intention of giving informa-tion on cremation and interment. Speakers will in-clude clergy and representatives of a funeral home, crematory and the Cremation Society of Michigan. Everyone is welcome. Please make your reservations with Tina in the church office at 662-4536. Ques-tions? Contact Candie Sorensen or John White.

Save the Date: Saturday, September 28 Cabaret 2013 “A Royal Affair” Fifth Annual Music Fundraiser Cabaret Evening!

Our Music and Liturgical Arts team presents our annual fundraiser, an evening of fine dining, fun, frivolity, and dynamite entertainment. Along with our reception and silent auction, a sumptuous ca-tered dinner will once again be provided by Chef Alex Young of Zingerman’s Roadhouse. We hope you will join us for “A Royal Affair” featuring the music of Royalty: Kings, Queens, Princes, & Prin-cesses. Representative repertoire includes music selections from The King and I, Camelot, Lion King, & The Student Prince along with music of the Pirate King, Queen of the Night, Elvis - the King of Rock and more!

WESLEY FOUNDATION CAMPUS MINISTRY

www.umich.edu/~wesley

“Students at Wesley Foundation” Watch Facebook and the weekly Wesley email for updates.

Chaplain Bob Roth bobjazzrr@gmail.com 662-4536 x 16 602 E. Huron @ State Connected to FUMC

This Wednesday at Wesley August 14:

- Informal Holy Communion 7:30pm — ALL are welcome!

- Bible Study (for students and recent grads) 8:00pm in the Wesley Lounge. This week: “Faith in Ann Arbor.”

Adult Education Fall Preview... Register for these classes today via the website!

1. Living the Questions Join us for this thought-provoking series about basic questions of Christianity that we struggle with in today’s progressive church. We will listen to contemporary voices of faith and discuss the ups and downs of our own evolving faith journeys. This is an ongoing class offered during the fall, winter and spring – this first session is 7 weeks long. Led by Debbie Houghton – no preparation or book study needed! • Weekly Sunday class (11:15a-12:15p) runs 10/6-11/17.

2. Our Values: A Civil Dialogue about Core Values David Crumm and Dr. Wayne Baker, two of our popular adult education leaders, are returning to lead a class based on Dr. Baker’s latest publication about the 10 core values that we share as Americans. FUMC is one of the pilot locations for this class – join David and Wayne for six weeks to take a fascinating look at how we are all more alike than different. • Weekly Sunday class (11:15a-12:15p) runs 9/29-11/3.

3. What are “Just War” and Christian Pacifism? Logan Mehl-Laturi of Duke Divinity School will preach at FUMC on Sunday, September 22. He will share his experiences as a both a soldier and conscientious ob-jector in the Iraq War. To prepare for Logan’s visit, Rev. Bob Roth will offer a one-time class on September 15 to discuss the meaning of the term “just war”, and to look at Logan’s book, Reborn on the 4th of July: the Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience. Please join Bob for a thoughtful conversation about Methodist understandings of war and peace. • One class, held 9/15, from 10:45a-11:45a.

4. Financial Peace University Financial Peace University is a biblically based, video-driven small group study that teaches families to beat debt, build wealth, and live like never before. Marty Javornisky, our business manager, will lead this 9-week class. There is a $100 fee for materials. If the fee is a hardship, please contact Marty (marty@fumc-a2.org). • Weekly Sunday class (6:30-8:00p). First class will be 9/15.

Children’s Ministries serving children birth through grade 6 and families

Cool Disciples Summer Movie Series! Featuring the entertaining and informative Buck Denver DVD episodes, “What’s in the Bible?” After the time with the children in the 9:30 worship service, K-6th grade grads will meet in the Asbury Room. Special theme days are as follows: Today—PJ day #1 August 25—PJ day #2

Younger Children All children, kindergarten and younger, must be accompa-nied to their classroom and signed in by a parent/guardian.

Infants/2 yr olds: Nursery Older 2s—Younger Ks: A Room

Green Wood Summer Movie Series! Children will enjoy the Buck Denver DVD episodes, “What’s in the Bible?” Special theme days are as follows: August 17—wear your funky hat day August 24—PJ day #2

Volunteer Training Sunday, August 25, 11:15am-1:15pm, Asbury room (Mandatory for those who did not attend in Fall 2011 or 2012) In order to equip our volunteers as best we possibly can, we have planned training sessions for all who work with youth and children at FUMC. Agenda items include child abuse (definition, recognition, prevention, reporting), how we keep children and volunteers safe, appropriate behavior for adult leaders, maintaining a positive classroom/group environment, and discussion of spiritual growth. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Chris Nelson.

Visit our web page: www.fumc-a2.org

Beth Pascoe Director of Children’s Ministry

bethpascoe@comcast.net

Chris Nelson Assoc. Dir. of Children’s Ministry

christine_nelson@mac.com

For more information:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11

Church & Society (11:00a) Chapel Choir rehearsal for wedding (2:00p) Chapel Brundage/Knight Wedding (3:00p) Sanctuary

MONDAY, AUGUST 12

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

UMW Mission Team (9:30a) Asbury

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

WOWMOMs PM (7:30p) Asbury

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

Finance (7:00p) Chapel

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

Michigan Mentorship (12:00p) Wesley Lounge Wissner/Digsby rehearsal (5:30p) Sanctuary

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

Wissner/Digsby Wedding (4:00p) Sanctuary Smith/Gallas rehearsal (6:00p) Sanctuary

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24

Sisterhood (10:00a) Green Wood Smith/Gallas Wedding (3:00p) Sanctuary

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25

Food, Faith, Fellowship Preview (10:30a) Social Hall Children/Youth Volunteer Training (11:15a) Asbury Rainbow Crossing (3:30p) Green Wood

Summer building schedule: During summer months, the downtown building will be closed from Monday-Friday at 4:30 p.m. if there are no previously-scheduled meetings those evenings. Please contact the office to schedule a room at the church for your meeting, preferably at least two days ahead of time, so the building is open and staffed for your arrival.

Notable meetings on our calendar

Meetings unique to the days ahead are listed below. Our full calendar is available online at www.fumc-a2.org

Drop-in Weekly Gatherings

The groups below welcome visitors at any time. Join one or more groups to enjoy fellowship while

seeking to know God, love others, and serve the world. For more information on a group listed, contact the church office or consult the website or brochure.

TUESDAYS: Paint Studio (4:30pm Asbury) A group of watercolor artists meets weekly to work on personal and group projects. (People working in water-based media are welcome!)

FRIDAYS: L.O.V.E. Thy Neighbor Bag Lunch preparation (6:30-8:30pm Kitchen) Prepare bag lunches for distribution to our community homeless.

SATURDAYS: Men Of Faith (8am Asbury) Gathering of men interested in exploring faith expression.

Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request or wish to join the FUMC Prayer Chain, you may: (1) Write your request and place it in one of the “Prayer Request” boxes; (2) Electronically submit your request via the orange “Prayer Request” button our website; (3) Email (olfanning@comcast.net); or (4) Phone Phyllis Dillon

(663-6351). You may also contact a pastor directly.

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Aug. 25 — All Church Breakfast Youth/Children Volunteer Training

Sep. 1 — Back to two services downtown

Sep. 8 — Memorial Garden Presentation Fall kick-off—Youth Picnic at Burns Park

Sep. 13 — UofM Paradigm Shift String Orchestra Concert

Sep. 21-22—Logan Mehl-Laituri visiting/preaching

Sep. 28 — Cabaret

Sep. 29 — Life Phase Issues for LGBTQ

Oct. 6 — Flu Shot Clinic CROP Walk

Remember: all summer we’ll be selling Fair Trade coffee beans at Lemonade on the Lawn! Maybe you prefer your coffee iced in the summer? Since 2007, just about $3,200 in proceeds from these sales have been forwarded on to local mis-sion projects. Sold bag by bag, that’s powerful java!