“Trust
In The Truth”
Can God be trusted? Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life.” We know from experience that human nature will falter and
fall to the temptation of sin. God, however, has been proclaimed as
good, trustworthy, steadfast, and true. God can make us good as well. At
Annual Conference several years ago our Conference Lay Leader wanted
everyone to repeat, “God is good all the time. All the time God is
good.” This statement resonated through the assembly hall with voices
praising God and realizing God’s promise.
Sunday we will look at the goodness of God. God can be trusted. God is
as good as His word. God is generous, loving, and forgiving. God cares
about you. Come and receive a blessing. Come and see if you can respond
to God’s goodness of grace
In Christ,
It’s
Almost Here!
Thank you very much for your donations coming in
presently to make our Bible School vision a reality! And thank you to
those who have made a commitment to play a vital role in this powerful
program!
Remember donations and volunteers are still being accepted. One
carpenter has already cut and prepared 80 sailboats and 80 menorahs for
us to complete and decorate!! We feel your support as we prepare and
plan a very engaging, memorable experience for children and adults.
Please consider gracing us with your presence. Come at any point in the
evening, grab a tunic and learn a trade, visit the synagogue, and sing
right along with us as we learn about this special man of God, Jesus.
Keep our leaders and participants in your prayers as we help kids and
families grow in their relationship with God. Come discover Jesus at
“Galilee by the Sea.”
This Sunday evening, June 24, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. we will have a
pre-game rally for all leaders in VBS. Come share pizza with us and get
ready for VBS.
Plastic fruit; Rope *; fishing nets
4 ft. of 1/4 to 3/8 in. molding *
4 ft. 1/4" dowel*
500 ft. cotton macrame string*
duck tape*; hand drill
birthday candles*
1/4 in, cotton rope *
ziploc sandwich bags*
1/2 in. dowel*
5 clipboards
small plastic drink cups*
colored copy paper*
large wooden cutting boards
black ink pads*
To make our village authentic, you can help us create an open air
farmer’s market to view and sample food that people would have enjoyed
in Galilee. We could use a variety of fruits as well as dates, figs,
grapes, olives, pomegranates, raisins, apricots and almonds near the
date June 24, please mark items “VBS.”
STEWARDSHIP: Attendance:
June 17
Sunday School
97
Worship 8:45
55
Worship 10:30
181
Worship
Total
236
UMW
To Chattanooga
Attention: Those going to the Bethlehem Center in Chattanooga on
June 30th need to call Martha McFarland at 983-1064 by Saturday, June 23rd. We
need to confirm lunch reservations at the restaurant on Monday, June 25th. We
will leave the church at 8:30 a.m. on June 30th. Remember to bring school
supplies and/or children’s books for those being served by the center. Thanks!!
Holston Conference UMW School of Christian Mission
This year’s Conference School of Christian Mission will be July
26-28 at Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Rd., Kodak. The theme is
“Sing Across the Walls”. There will be 3 course studies, “God’s Mission, God’s
Song,” “Globalization,” and “Israel and Palestine.” There will also be a
children’s study for children ages 5-9. More information and registration forms
are on the bulletin board outside of the fellowship hall.
This event is open to men, women, children (ages 5-9) and clergy. Call Jill Fox,
254-1673, if you plan on attending.
Dates To Put On Your Calendar
Sunday, July 15, 6:30 p.m., Ice Cream Social
at Pearson Springs Park.
Sunday, September 23, TBA, Bless the Beasts at Pearson Springs Park.
Schedule
Sunday, June 24
8:45 am - Rejuvenation Station
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:30 am - Worship
Monday, June 25
8:30 am - PDO
10:00 am - Knit-wits
5:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
7:00 pm - Harp Sing
7:00 pm - Scout Committee
Tuesday, June 26
8:30 am - PDO
9:30 am - Transformers
5:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
8:30 pm - Softball, Sandy Springs #3
Tuesday, June 26
- Thursday, June 28
Broadway Express to Lancaster, PA
Wednesday, June 27
8:30 am - PDO
5:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
Thursday, June 28
8:30 am - PDO
5:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
Friday, June 29
5:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
8:30 pm - Softball, Springbrook
Saturday, June 30
8:30 am - UMW trip to Chattanooga
10:00 am - College Ministries Brunch
Classified Ads:
Wanted: a two –
three baby, baby stroller. Our PDO program is in need of a new or used stroller
to help transport our babies to the playground or as a “rescue vehicle” in case
of an emergency. Please contact Laura Kolarik in the PDO office, 982-1183.
Seeking: devoted, loving, teachers. This fall
we will need a few new Sunday School teachers. No theological degree or teaching
certificate needed. We will help you get started. Contact Charlie Wimmer,
982-4235.
Weekly Worship Opportunities
Rejuvenation Station 8:45 AM
Conductor Charlie Wimmer
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Traditional Worship 10:30 AM
Rev. Dan Moore
Scripture John 14:1-14
Sermon “Trust in the Truth”
Children’s Advocacy Center Needs Volunteers New Hope, Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center is looking for volunteers to answer telephones, greet guests, and complete basic office duties, including some computer work. We also need day-of volunteers for our many special events throughout the year. Please contact Jennifer Morgan, Volunteer Coordinator, at 981-2000 or via email at jenm@blountkids.org for more details on how to get started.
Odyssey News For June and
July
We will not have an Odyssey Trip in June due to the bus
being on the Broadway Express trip to Lancaster, PA. However, in July we
will be combining efforts with the Life Beginners Group from New
Providence Presbyterian Church. We will be taking a trip on the Star of
Knoxville Riverboat on Friday, July 20. (Note the change in date.) We
will leave from Broadway’s parking lot at 10:45 a.m. The trip begins at
noon; we will have lunch, then return to the dock at 1:30. Cost for the
day is $26.00. This includes everything. Reservations with full payment
are due by Friday, June 29. This is a non-refundable trip. To make your
reservation please contact the church office, 982-6192.
College Ministry Brunch
If you helped or would like to help with the college
ministry, please join us on Saturday, June 30, at 10:00 a.m. in the W.
R. Allen Hall for brunch. We would like to say thank you and also get
volunteers in place for next year. Please call Lori Wade at 984-3693 if
you will be attending.
Scrapbooking Is This Week!
Scrapbooking fellowship this Thursday, June 21st from
10-2. We will meet in the fellowship hall. Come and bring whatever you
would like to work on. Organize your pictures, crop, work on album
pages, or journal. Learn quick and easy ways to get your pictures "out
of the box." Learn more about faithbooking and how to give your pictures
more meaning. Beginners are always welcome. Enjoy the fellowship and a
few hours away just for you! Teens 14 through adults of all ages are
welcome to come. RSVP to Lori Wade at 984-3693 if you are planning on
attending. There is no charge, but I would like to take up an offering
to go to the church. Bring a sack lunch.
By the WAY
Youth News…..
Summer events
June 25-29 - Vacation Bible School
July 17-21 - Junior and Senior High assembly
Wesley House Has A Need
Sharon Earle, from the Wesley House Center in Knoxville,
called this past week with a request for assistance. The staff had just
spent a couple of hours using small hand held pencil sharpeners to
prepare pencils for the summer program. Easy enough task you might
think, but not when you have a hundred or so to do. The request was a
simple one....5 electric pencil sharpeners. Just imagine how quickly
those pencils would have been sharpened! If you, your class or group
would like to help purchase the pencil sharpeners for Wesley House call
Jill Fox at
254-1673 or email mafoxy@charter.net. Thank you for your support of this
vital mission.
Project Crossroads
With thanks and gratitude, our youth mission team
returned from Saltville, Virginia. The team was made up of eight youth
and two adults and Charlie. Our mission this year was to help a family
with access to their home. We replaced a porch, removed 8 feet of
concrete, and replaced 8 feet of sidewalk. There was painting and just
lots of general clean up. Our team worked hard; the home owner was
delighted with the improvements. This trip is funded by the offerings
from Christmas and Easter. We were able to provide Project Crossroads
with $2,000.00 to help them with their mission.
Thanks to the team: Challye Hays, Charlie Gray, Hannah Ross, Henry Ross,
Mikie Wade, Adam Heinrich, Allison Bradley, Ian Brown, Vanda Porter,
Greg Bradley and Charlie Wimmer.
In Memory
Jane Bailey, mother of Shane Waters:
M/M Ralph Bradley - “Parenting Group”
Herman Williams:
Iva Moore Class - Helping Hand
Holston Annual Conference, 2007
Thank you for allowing me to experience the work of the
Holy Spirit as your delegate to Holston Annual Conference. It would have
been impossible to attend the worship services and not be inspired by
the singing and messages at each service. Our theme was “Boldly,
Passionately, Joyfully making Disciples of Jesus Christ!” and you could
feel His presence among us.
Some information that impacted me and I feel you would appreciate:
Holston Conference filled 6300 mission kits for Liberia and Zimbabwe.
These kits were packed into two tractor trailer trucks for their journey
to Charleston, SC to be loaded onto a ship. Bishop Swanson prayed for
their safe passage to the mission field. My spine tingled as the horns
sounded and the trucks departed.
Holston Conference leads in ministers under the age of 35 - a tribute in
part to our youth camps and Resurrection.
Holston Conference received 2409 new members last year by Profession of
Faith even though the overall membership declined.
Holston Home for Children received contributions from 676 churches last
year.
As of Wednesday morning $50,550.00 had been collected for “Change for
Children.”
The offering for Brazil was $106,621.64. I attended a breakfast of about
100 people where Bishop Lockman of Brazil shared his call to the
ministry at age 12. He is a third generation Christian. I wish all of
you could have heard his testimony and later his sermon during the
worship hour. A dynamic person!
Missionary Maria Humbane of Zimbabwe dropped to her knees to present
Bishop Swanson gifts from Ishe Anesu. Missions Coordinator Bill
Daugherty announced the children of Ishe Anesu would have starved this
past year had it not been for the food buckets supplied by Holston
churches.
Personal testimony from a former Holston Home resident and a former
Hiwassee College student sharing how their lives had been impacted by a
Christian environment emphasized our need to continue to support
outreach programs. Rozetta Mowery spent 12 years at Holston Home after
her father brutally murdered her mother. She has written a book,
“Tragedy in Tin Can Holler”, which I purchased. After I read the book,
it will be in our library. I was glad to be able to say to her that our
church does support Holston Home for Children.
As I reflect on the days and nights at conference, my faith was renewed
and I appreciate the connection of our church. Imagine the gifts we give
to our church joining all the other gifts making an impact on lives all
over the world in the name of Jesus. One person can make a difference
when we join others and ask God’s blessings on our efforts. Rev. Dorothy
Tatem told us on Sunday night that “one minus ego equals zero” and then
God can really use us. I witnessed on your behalf “as you do it unto the
least of these, you do it unto me.”
Again, thank you for allowing me to receive this blessing.
Elizabeth Mize
Pastor:
Daniel F. Moore
Dir. Of Program and Music: Robert Ergenbright
Dir. Of Children and Youth Ministries: Charlie Wimmer
Director Parents Day Out: Laura Kolarik
Admin. Asst.: Judy Woods
Organist: Gail Hafner
Financial Sec: Karen Harville
Custodian: Vanessa Booker
Church Phone:(865) 982-6192
Fax: (865) 982-6142
e-mail:
office@broadwayumc.net
Web Page: www.broadwayumc.net
Parents Day Out: 982-1183
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