FILAPU IS COMING!   Are U Ready?   091210

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We are rapidly closing in on Apple Butter season. So get yourself ready to be a part of this time of fun, fellowship, and hard work. First thing, reserve the time on your calendar!   APPLE  BUTTER  SCHEDULE  2010   Saturday          Monday          Tuesday                           Apples Arrive          Peel             Cook & Stir   Sept. 18             Sept. 20          Sept. 21   Sept. 25             Sept. 27          Sept. 28    Oct. 2               Oct. 4              Oct. 5   Oct. 9               Oct. 11            Oct.12                          Please mark your calendar or                  clip this chart and tape it to your refrigerator Announcements - Sunday, September 05     We will enjoy a potluck dinner immediately following the 10:45 a.m. service on Sunday, September 12.  Everyone please bring 2 of your favorite dishes to share.  No meat will be provided, so meat dishes, as well as salads, sides, and desserts are all welcome!   It is Flag Football time in Tennessee!  Join us Sunday afternoons this fall at Daniel Boone High School’s practice field at 2:00 p.m. for a game of flag football.  The first Sunday we will play is today!  Everyone welcome to come out!  Any questions – see Billy Barnes or Bryan Orchard.   Please remember to save soft drink tabs and Campbell’s soup labels.  The soft drink tabs benefit the Ronald McDonald House; the soup labels benefit the Red Bird Mission in Kentucky.  You may leave both on the kitchen counter.  Lisa Mabry will be collecting these and sending them off mid-September.   The church office and preschool will be closed Monday, September 06.   The Communications Team will meet Monday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m., in the Sunday School room behind the kitchen.   We will have Usher Training Sunday, September 19 at 4:00 pm in the sanctuary.  All ushers are asked to attend.    If you would be interested in helping to learn how to maintain our computer church database, please talk with Gerald Cassell. ************************** ************************************************************************* Sunday, September 12 at 4:30 p.m. – Amy & Friends Recital             Amy Blumberg will be presenting a flute recital featuring sacred and traditional music on Sunday, September 12 at 4:30 p.m., in our sanctuary.  Also performing will be the Handbell Choir, Melissa Powers, and Rae Goines.  Donations will be gratefully accepted for Czech Republic Missions.   Sunday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. – Financial Peace University Free Preview Class A free preview class for FPU will be held in our sanctuary Sunday, September 12 at 6 pm.  If you have questions before this meeting, you are welcome to speak with Tracy Cassell.   Thursday, September 16 – Senior Adult Gathering             Seniors, make plans now to attend the Senior Adult Gathering on Thursday, September 16, 10 am – 2 pm.  The keynote speaker will be Bishop James Swanson, with special musical guests the Jonesborough Novelty Band.  The event will be held at Munsey Memorial UMC in Johnson City.  Cost is $10 per person; please pre-register by September 10.  Please see Connie Helton or the church office for a registration form.   STEWARDSHIP – 08/29/10 Giving Towards Budget:$ 7,583 Giving Towards Building:$ 1,485 Memorials/Honorariums:$ 0 Attendance in Worship Services: 238   GUMY Schedule Sunday, September 05                No Meeting – Happy Labor Day Wednesday, September 08           6:00 p.m. – Frisbee Golf Sunday, September 12                5:45 p.m. – Small Groups Kick-Off @ church