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Calendar for the Week of September 6 - 12, 2015

Through Our Prayers

Church Family- Brasel Family, Nan Cadenhead, Elsie Owens-Cox, Tyler Crane, Daughn Earnst, Linda Earnst, Bill Garrett, Rev. Ed Henne, Larry Herbaugh, Kay Hines, Jessica McDonald, Louise Moody, Dorothy Paul, Eddie Pope, Sandy Poynor, Brenda Rawson, Joe Storay, Jean Taylor (new to prayer list) Jackson Edwards, Jane Honnett

Extended Family- Michael & Marie Butts, Betty Carver, Eric Cates, Katie Clark, Bridgette Coley, Pamela Cooper, Lacey Evans, Betty Hinton, Carrie Hughes, Linda Morgan, Rex Reddish, Cindy Robertson, Betty Sansom, Tommy Sargent, Greg Skinner, Mickey Smith, Waylon Smith, Myrtice Tatum, Mac Thacker, Mary Tullos, Patsy Vines (new to prayer list) Summer Freeman, Caleb Harrison, Gary Huffman, Nancy Prater, Ashley Vance, Reagan Waters

Deployed- Daniel Clark

Sunday, September 6th8:30 am Traditional Worship Sanctuary9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Traditional Worship Sanctuary11:00 am The Well Pratt HallMonday, September 7thOffice Closed- Labor Day7:00 pm Men's Study Bell HouseTuesday, September 8th12:00 pm Disciple III5:30 pm Alpha Handbells SanctuaryWednesday, September 9th10:00 am Fifty Forward Singers Music Suite5:00 pm Wednesday United 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Music Suite7:00 pm The Well Band Rehearsal Pratt HallThursday, September 10th11:00 am Golden Age Luncheon Pratt Hall

Chestnut Cafe Dinner Menu for Wednesday, September 9th:Chicken & Dressing Casserole, Roasted Asparagus, Salad Bar, Roll, Yellow Cake w/Chocolate Icing

Get In the Game

A year ago our church went through the Imagine|Together process. Since then our Church Council has set our vision to be a church that is multiplying disciples who worship, grow, and serve for the transformation of the world. Starting NEXT Sunday we will begin a new series called Get in the Game which will help us all understand and begin living into our new vision. The focus of Get in the Game is that we want every member of our church family to become engaged in what God is doing here. We want every person to be engaged in worship weekly, every person in a group that is growing to be like Christ, every person serving, and ultimately we want the whole church to be multiplying disciples! In order to do this we can’t sit in the stands, or stand on the sidelines, we’ve all got to GET IN THE GAME.

Drew and I are getting excited about this new series. This past week we produced a new promotional video that will be out on Facebook and on our website soon. We have planned our messages, and are going to have awesome worship services in the Sanctuary and in The Well. It’s going to be an outstanding series. We are especially excited about the Halftime Show coming up on September 20th from 5-7 at the Amphitheater behind Stanley-Jensen Stadium. Half-way through our sermon series we are going to have a huge church-wide tailgate party with awesome musical entertainment from different music groups at our church. It’s going to be so much fun! Everyone is encouraged to bring a chair or blanket and their favorite tail-gating dish. We will be cooking out hamburgers and hotdogs, there will be activities for children, and a few surprises thrown in. More details will be forthcoming. Please go ahead and circle September 20th on the calendar. You don’t want to miss this!

I want to thank you for your faithfulness. Last month we averaged around 600 people in worship each week! It was exciting to see how many people wanted to come and be part of what God is doing in and through our church. It’s an exciting time to be part of our church family. We will have invitation cards available for you to invite friends, co-workers, and family to the Get In the Game series. Please be thinking about who you can invite!

In Christ,

Rob

This Sunday, September 6, 2015

Through Our Gifts2015 Operating Budget

$1,166,322.60

Received 8/30/15$11,816.25

Total Received For 2015 as of 8/30/15:$672,901.16

Total E-Giving Received For 2015as of 8/30/15:

$23,526.00

Through Our PresenceWorship- 643

Sunday School- 380

This Week's Prayer Focus:

Our Pastors

Worship.

Worship Highlights:

• Communion in all services

This Weeks Message:

Good Medicine

We believe communion is essential for our faith as it is an agent of healing in our lives. Come this Sunday to learn how we encounter the great physician and receive

good medicine.John 9:12

Children's and Youth Sunday Evening Activities will NOT MEET THIS SUNDAY, September 6th, due to the Labor Day holiday. Activities will resume their regular schedules on Sunday, September 13th.

Children's Ministry

3rd Grade Parents3rd Grade Bible presentations will be held on September 20th at the 11:00 am Traditional worship service. Please help us by calling the church office at 365-5977 as soon as possible to make sure we have your third grader's full name to be used during the presentation. Thanks!

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t-shirt design contest

Thanks to all who submitted designs.

Three designs are available for votingin Pratt Hall on Sunday.

T-shirt pre-orders will begin soon!

The Ravioli Wall Is Going Up!The Backpack Ministry Ravioli Drive

September 9th-30th

Again this year, the Backpack Ministry will be collecting cans of Ravioli to be included in the meals for the kids at Prattville Primary School and Prattville Elementary School who receive backpacks filled with nutritional foods for the weekends.

Join in being a part of this ministry that offers the love of Christ to children at local schools through much needed food.

Drop off your cans in the church office, in the boxes located at the Backpack Ministry table in Pratt Hall, or at the “Ravioli Wall” located beside the stairs leading to the Sanctuary from Pratt Hall.

Youth Ministry

Harbor Youth are beginning a new series on September 16th called Playlist.

Playlist will draw our attention to popular songs and the Biblical truths that can be taken from them.

Any youth wanting to participate simply come

to the youth room on Wednesdays at 5pm. Hope

to see you there!

Announcements

Monday Morning Covenant Bible Study will be starting on September 14 at 10:00 am. Susan Poteat will be leading this first eight week session on Creating the Covenant. Books are $15 each and will be available the

first day of class. Call Leslie (365-5977 or leslie@prattvillemethodist.org) to get your name on the list.

Camera Operators NeededOur church will soon be videotaping our services so we can make them available online. We need persons who are willing to operate the video camera at the 8:30 am traditional service. No experience is necessary. You will be trained how to operate the camera effectively. If you are interested please contact Willie McDonald (williemcdonald02@gmail.com) or Rob Couch (rob@prattvillemethodist.org).

GROW New Small Group for Couples or Singles With

School-Age Children. Brad and Sadie Robbins will be hosting a new 5:30 pm Sunday school class at their home beginning September 13th. They are looking for couples or singles, with school-age children to meet with them to grow and support one another through “life”. Children are welcome to come along and play if they aren't already involved in the Sunday night activities at the church. The group will be limited to 12 people. Facilitators and hosts are also needed for other groups. Come GROW with us.

Additional UMW Cookbooks For Sale. If you have signed up for an extra cookbook (not pre-ordered), you may purchase and pick up a cookbook Sunday between 9:30 and 11:00 am at the juncture of Pratt and Epworth Halls by the vending machines. The cost is $25 per book.

Linus Project quilting day has changed! The new date is September 22nd. Novices and pros alike are invited to come and go from 9am - 5pm.

Fifty Forward has started a new ministry- picking up our member(s) at Charlton Place for Sunday school and church. If you feel led to help in this new ministry, please sign up; the sheet is on the counter of the church office. Questions? Call Pat Lisenby at 322-1360 or Bill Felio at 799-9928. If enough volunteers sign up, drivers should be needed only once a quarter.

The Fifty Forward Singers will be performing at area nursing homes in September. On September 16th, the group will perform at Charlton Place. Meet at the church- we will be leaving at 9:00 am. September 30th, the Singers will perform at Greensprings. Meet at the church- we will be leaving at 9:45 am.

Drivers are still needed for the month of September to deliver meals for the Meals on Wheels program. For more information, or to sign up for a date, call Ann Fuller at 365-9007 or 391-0570; or email at fulrlnd@charter.net.

Travel Ministry sign-up deadline for the September 28-30 Travel Ministry trip to the Explorations in Antiquities Center and Hills and Dales Estate in LaGrange, GA is September 10th. Sign up in the church office.

Recovery Ministry TeamOur church is putting together a team to explore starting a recovery ministry at our church. Many persons within our church and within our community are part of the recovery community, and most everyone knows someone who has struggled with drug and alcohol addictions or some other harmful hurt, habit, or hang-up. If you would be interested in serving on this exploration team please contact Kristi Rollins (kbutlerrollins@gmail.com) or Rob Couch (rob@prattvillemethodist.org). The team will begin meeting together soon to explore the options available to us.

FUMCHelping Hands

Minor Home Repair & Maintenance for those who could use a hand:

• Changing Light Bulbs• Repairing Leaky Faucets•Minor Carpentry Projects

& More

If you are in need of these services or are willing to lend a helping hand, call Trice Nichols at 312-4599.