ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS WEEK
Prayer for other churches: Pray for Sweetwater UMC here in the Maryville District. Pray for Arijs Vksna and Ruta Balode who are leaders in the Latvian Methodist Church in Paplaka, Latvia.
Wednesday Summer Nights at Sycamore Tree
6:00 Adult Small groups, Prayer Team
7:15 Worship Team practice session
8:00 Young Adult Small Group meets
8:45 Youth Movie Nights in the parking lot on the BIG SCREEN
Renovation Update Drywall is close to completion. The finishing
crew will begin as soon as we are finished. As you can see both
new stairways are installed and we will begin the framing around
them soon. The Fellowship Hall is in disarray until that part is
completed. If you would like to make a donation toward the
Renovation Fund we are needing about $25,000 to finish with no
debt! Mark “renovation fund” on your check.
What do all the flags mean? All along the sides of our Worship
Center are flags of nations and states that our members have
Visited for a mission trip. We have two persons serving this
summer in Kenya and two persons who have been in Latvia this
week. We have one person going to Honduras and Peru also.
Find this book and begin reading. Pastor Jeff will be referring to it throughout the summer in his messages. “The Hole in our Gospel” by Richard Stearns.
Second Service Transition Team has finalized much of the details
for our church adding a second worship service. We believe
this is the direction we should go until we have a larger
sanctuary built. Read the brochure for additional information.
We begin with two services August 16 at 9:00 and 10:45.
Finance Team will meet briefly after Sunday’s worship service in
the Conference Room.
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
CAMP EAGLE’S NEST VBS will be Wednesday-Sunday July 8-12.
It will be a family oriented five days/evenings with an outdoor
activity and a time of teaching. Have other questions? See Katie
today! Al families on our mailing list should have received a
brochure with the details. If not, get us your mailing address and
we will make sure you are included. Katie will have a registration
table on Sunday in the Worship Center
· Wednesday 8:30pm here at Sycamore Tree – Movie Night
· Thursday 6:00pm at Two Rivers Pavilion – dinner, games and worship
· Friday 7:00pm at Wesley Woods – games, story telling, night hike and more
· Saturday 1:00pm at Cades Cove – ride the loop, snacks and worship
· Sunday 4:00pm at Metcalf Bottoms – cookout, play in the river and worship
Jenny Thompson and Marc Webb are ministering in Kenya!
They will be teaching in classrooms, working in a slum, hopefully
visiting the Sycamore House School and Orphanage and helping in
other ways. Thank you to all who gave sacrificially so they could
go. They will be gone from us for two months, returning July 30.
We as a church will pray for them each day that they are gone.
Summer Bible study starting for women has begun. Tuesdays at
10 am. Jennifer Rothschild’s “Me, Myself and Lies” – A Thought
Closet Makeover. See Joy Garrett for details (995-2656).
Men’s Small Group is discussing “The Hole in Our Gospel” on
Wednesday mornings at 7:45 at Midland Restaurant. All men are
encouraged to attend for breakfast and the discussion.
Families needing something to do for fun? Are you aware our
church stocks a catfish pond behind our church? You are invited
to “catch and release” the fish. Bring a pole and bait and enjoy
the pier! (PS…they like hot dog chunks!)
