Praise God! We are blessed with such an active and loving Church family!
Update Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 9:00
Choir will start on Wednesday September 9th at 7:00 pm. Come join us in praise and singing. POC Mike Hathorn
Reminder to come and join the Young Adult Sunday school class in the Family Life Center at 9:30 on Sunday mornings. Rev Smith is teaching this newly formed class with real-life and current discussion. POC Rev Smith
Church Service Day is September 19th, Saturday, from 8-11 am. If anyone has tools and talent to trim hedges, please come and join us as we trim, clean, mulch and get the Church looking really nice and inviting for the Fall and Charge Conference. We also need to check our property lines, replace air filters and light bulbs, and other light work. Work in preparation for the yard sale will also be performed. POC Bob Walker
Charge Conference is Saturday September 26th, 10 am. POC Rev Smith who has additional information. POC Rev Smith
The Church Yard & Bake Sale is scheduled for Oct 1-3, Open 7 am – 4 pm Thursday and Friday and 7 am – 11 am Saturday, in the Jack Allen Facility. September 30th will be family preview night for ESUMC members from 5-8 PM. We will begin work this Thursday the 10th at 8-10 am and again from 2-4 pm every weekday until the sale is completed. Your support and help is appreciated. POC Marta Taylor
Youth will lead worship on November 29th (fifth Sunday month) followed by a “Left-over Casserole Potluck” in the Jack Allen Facility. POC – Cindy Key
Our new web-site is estillspringsumc.com. Contact Bob Walker if you have anything to update, change, etc.
New United Methodist Church initiative to supply ONE TON of dried beans to local food banks. Bring dried beans to Church and contribute to this worthy cause. See Newsletter for more information. Phase 1 – Local Food Banks – each local food bank depends on dried beans to help provide nutrition especially during winter months. Each Church is asked to set up a collection box and encourage church members to bring a bag of dried beans during Oct/Nov. Final tally to be turned in after Thanksgiving. Beans will be distributed to Food Banks across our district in the month of December. Phase 2 – Churches will take a special Christmas offering on Dec 20th (or another specified time during December) . These funds will go to STOP HUNGER NOW meal packing event at the new modified Shepard’s School scheduled Feb 21, 2016 at Tullahoma. Our goal is to pack 20,000 meals at this event. We will be looking for 100-125 meal packers for this event.
Other events that are in the early planning stages for ESUMC are:
1- Christmas program including caroling and a Christmas Eve service (contemporary) – POC Rev Smith
2 – Warmth in the Winter for Youth of Estill Spring (YES) – POC Cindy Key
3- Shoebox project for overseas youth – POC Sally Collison
ESUMC Work and Coordinating Committees are encouraged to begin planning and budgeting for 2016. We would like to have all areas represented in the Church planning process and have an approved budget ready on 1 Jan 2016 for implementation. Planning is THE process for involvement in the ESUMC activity where your voice can be heard and your participation is most valuable. We want to hear your ideas, desires and needs and make sure they are addressed in our plan.
Please continue to pray for the sick, shut-ins, those in care facilities, for our care givers, and others who need a lift and some love. We have an awesome Church family. We would love for you to join us.