UNITED METHODIST MEN, SATURDAY
MAY 10, 8:00 AM The meeting will be Saturday, May 10 at the
Golden Corral (Forest Lane location) beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Rev. Jo Biggerstaff will be reporting on the 2008 General
Conference. A fall retreat, men/boys fishing experience,
mentoring, and service projects will be on our agenda. All
men of the church are invited and encouraged to attend.
PROGRAM PLANNING MEETING, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 8:30 AM
The second 2008 Program Planning
meeting for Walnut Hill will be on Saturday, May 10, from
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Committee Chairs
and Team Leaders will discuss ideas for long range planning
for 2008 and 2009. Church members who are not committee
chairs or leaders are also invited to attend.
EIGHTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, PENTECOST
MOTHER'S DAY - MAY 11
Worship services are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:55 a.m.
Rev. Ben Shinn will be preaching
at the 8:30 am and 10:55 a.m. worship services. His sermon
is titled, "A Great and Glorious Day." Scripture for Sunday
will be Acts 2:1-21 and John 7:37-39. Paul Maletic will play
"Sonata in E Minor" on the cello, for the Opening Voluntary.
Hymns for Sunday will be For the Beauty of the Earth and The
Gift of Love. The Bouton family will provide special music;
Standing on the Promises at the 10:55 a.m. service; the
Chancel Choir, along with Ken Bouton, will sing, Fill-a Me
Up at both services. Zachary Alexander Bernard, Kaitlynn
Michelle Bernard, Joseph Louis Bernard and Karissa Annette
Miles will be baptized at 10:55 am. Mothers and daughters
will receive a red carnation at both services of worship.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Bring your child to Sunday
School! Children who are age 3 (before Sept. 1, 2007) and
age 4 (before Sept 1, 2007) meet in Room 109, directly
across the hall from the Church Office. Infants, Toddlers,
and Two's meet in Rooms 110 & 111, at the south end of the
building. Check-in is in Room 111.
Other children's classroom
assignments are as follows:
Kindergarteners Room 203
Grades 1, 2, & 3 Room 203A
Elementary 4 & 5 Room 201A
Confirmation/Grade 6 Room
208 (The Upper Room) All of these classrooms are located
upstairs in the Education Wing.
Bring your children and
grandchildren to class this week!
To Mug, or Not To Mug
One of the more significant
non-recyclable materials in our society is Styrofoam.
However, the insulated hot drink paper cups cost three to
four times more than Styrofoam cups. To be a better steward
of our earthly resources, we are testing using ceramic mugs
for coffee and other drinks rather than Styrofoam cups. With
the loan of an attractive coffee mug tree from Knox Street
Market, mugs will be available next to the coffee machine in
the Servery across from "In a Nutshell".
The mugs are available for use
anywhere in the church and you may take them out of the
building if you will later return them or return
replacements. (Don't we all have extra cups around
somewhere?) If you don't have the time or inclination to
wash a mug after use, please leave it in the kitchen to be
washed with the next Creative School dishwashing. Styrofoam
cups will still be available if a mug is not for you.
The office staff will monitor
Styrofoam cup use and evaluate the test in late May.
Please direct your comments and
feedback on this test to Janet or Patti in the office.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE
Dinner is from 6:00 pm - 6:45
pm. Cost is $6/person - - Sign up in the Atrium. You are
welcome to come for dinner even if you do not participate in
other Wednesday Night Live activities.
Adult Bible Study
Invitation to John Bible Study, led by Rev. Jo
Biggerstaff
TEA FOR $10 SCHOLARSHIPS
This year, in lieu of a garage
sale to raise money for Creative School Scholarships, the
Creative School Parent Council is asking members of the
Walnut Hill community to take a moment to enjoy a cup of tea
and write a check for $10 to support the Scholarship Fund.
In the past, the garage sale has generated between $700 -
$1,000. The Creative School Scholarship Committee, under the
leadership of Eleanor Anderson, is able to offer one or more
scholarships every year to families of young children in our
community. Gifts to the Scholarship Fund may be made in
honor or memory of a loved one. Make checks out to the
Creative School and designate your gift to the Scholarship
Fund on the memo line.
Cryptorium Space for Sale
WHUMC has a cryptorium space for
two available for sale at Restland Memorial Park in the
Court of Reflections, specifically at Tier L, crypt 30. This
lovely location is more economical than cemetery plots. The
space includes a companion cryptorium marker. Please contact
finance chair Ray Hurley at
mrhurleyjr@tx.rr.com
or finance secretary Patti R. Martin,
patti@whumc.com
or 214-257-5656 extension 224 for more information.
Plots for Sale
Walter Powell has 2 plots
available for sale at Restland Memorial Park, for more
information, call 214-350-7010.
NAME TAGS
If your name tag has been lost
or maybe you never had one, please contact Janet in the
Business Office (214-357-5656 x225) to have one ordered. It
is helpful for the congregation to get to know each other
better
AARP OPPORTUNITIES
AARP Chapter #4600 is a longtime
activity at our church formed by members of the Harmony
Class over 10 years ago. It meets on the 3rd Thursday of
every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall All you have
to do is be 50 years old to join. This is an outreach to our
community and everyone at least 50 years old is welcome.
Bring your friends and neighbors! Annual dues are $4.
Members of the Chapter serve the community through Meals on
Wheels, Income Tax Assistance to seniors, volunteering at
local hospitals, and by collecting donations for various
charities. Monthly meetings consist of committee reports, a
speaker, refreshments and fellowship. The Chapter is working
to increase its membership and attendance. Current AARP
Chapter President, Merle Bauer invites seniors to come join
them. Questions? Call Merle at 214-352-0524.
INTERESTED IN JOINING WALNUT HILL?
There are a number of ways that
you can become a member.
Profession of Faith: If you have
never been baptized, you join the church by becoming
baptized and professing your faith. The United Methodist
Church recognizes the baptism of other Christian
denominations.
Renewal of membership vows: You
are baptized but do not have a church that is your home
church. It may be many years since you were a member, or you
joined a church as child or youth, but have not been active
in your adulthood.
Transfer of membership: You are
a member of another United Methodist Church or another
denomination and would like Walnut Hill UMC to be your
church home. You join Walnut Hill UMC and we notify your
home church.
Affiliate Membership: You are a
member of another United Methodist Church and would like to
retain your membership there, but Walnut Hill is where you
are worshipping and participating. You may join as an
affiliate member.
Associate Membership: You are a
member of another denomination and would like to keep that
denominational affiliation with a particular congregation,
but Walnut Hill is where you are worshipping and
participating. You may join as an associate member.
WE HOLD IN OUR PRAYERS AND LOVE:
Vallie Abernathy; Barbara
Cockrell; Louise & Mike Duggins; Lawrence and Christopher
Ginigeme; Dick and Kathryn Maddox; Frances Pierce; Doris
Pierre; Eva Jean & Floyd Prilliman; Bob & Estelle
Richardson; Jack Schermerhorn; Phyllis Vaughan; Joydene
Wheeler; Mary Ellen Wright; Nina Zafran; Madelyne Young;
Josh, brother of Laura Ogechi Ginigeme; Lisa Ahearn, sister
of Brent Houston; Tency Barnes, mother of Myra Whitlock and
aunt of Mary Shinn; Evelyn Blain, sister of Joyce Kaufman;
Elaine Bower, friend of Trish Percy; Gladys Brown, mother of
Laurie Atkinson; Drew Carini, friend of Linda Carlson;
Earldene and Gary Clayton, second cousin of Kathleen Roten;
Peggy Cooley, daughter of R. T. Wilson; Al and Elizabeth
Dryburgh, father and stepmother of Trish Percy; Mike
Greenwood, son-in-law of Cathy Bauer; Jim English, uncle of
Mary Shinn; Janet Heideman, grandmother of James Gangler;
Ellen Merendino, daughter-in-law of Evie Maddux' sister; Dee
Patterson, cousin of Beverly Keathley; Sherry Unruh, wife of
Jane Yetts cousin; LaFrey Wooldridge, sister of Darrell
Keathley; Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball.
OUR SYMPATHY AND LOVE IS
EXTENDED TO: Camille Taylor and family upon the death of her
husband, Spencer Taylor.
