Breakfast for the Homeless
Allen Briner serves as the representative for an awesome crew who go out at 6:00 a.m. about every six weeks to volunteer their mornings preparing and serving breakfast to the homeless and to those in need. The group includes; Allen, Dianna,& Emily Briner, Ryan Madison, Tom, TJ & Cory Nance, Mike Chapin, Dave & Betty Funk, Vic & Margi Gehling, Dan Bernaix, Don Ridlen, Millie Clements, Donna Kessler, Carl Peters, Dave Ames, Jake Hinterser, Tim Pate and other occasional helpers. Thank you for your commitment to this important mission and representing this church with your services!
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Coffee Fellowship
Each Sunday there is a Friendly Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall from 10am -
The new cross and flame for the front of the building has been installed. Warren Sign completed the installation on Friday. Be sure to check it out on your next visit to church! Thank you for your continued support of the restroom restoration project. As we look around the church we realize how much we have accomplished TOGETHER. Each year we make another improvement. TOGETHER we are making changes for the better!
This next project will be rather involved, but our commitment is firm. We do, however, covet your prayers and monetary gifts thru this next phase. It takes all of us TOGETHER to make things happen!
New NUMC Cross and Sign
Pictorial Directory Time
Don’t forget to sign up now for your photo session February 8th thru the 11th from
2-
Rainbows
Rainbows will be meeting January 8, 15, 22, 29 + February 5 from 2-
Living Last Supper
On Holy Thursday, April 5th, Nameoki UMC would like to perform a play entitled “Living Last Supper.” It is an account of the thoughts of the disciples as they share the Last Supper with Jesus. The disciples and Jesus will be portrayed by the members of our church. Pastor Tim asks for volunteers, preferably men over 16. There will be about 15 spots to fill. Please let Becky Pate or Pastor Tim know if you are interested. He would like to invite the other churches and the community to attend this meaningful evening. Please contact them as soon as possible if this is something that you would be willing to participate in.
Thom Rainer will be hosting a seminar titled “Reaching the Millennials” on Tuesday,
March 20th. The seminar will be held from 8:30 am – 2:30p.m. at the Troy United Methodist
Church, located at 407 Edwardsville Road in Troy, IL. You may purchase tickets for
this seminar online at The Millennials Seminar or by calling the church office at
618-
Who are the Millennials, you might ask? According to Thom Rainer’s book, they are a generation of young people whose birth years Please contact them as soon as possible if this is something that you would be willing to participate in.
Reaching the Millennials
Devotionals for Lent
Would you be willing to write a short devotional for Lent? Once again this year Pastor Tim is asking if YOU would write a short article to place in a devotional book. They could be similar to the Upper Room articles. It can be an encouraging story or a struggle you overcame or even share how you came to know Christ. Rick Warren (author of Purpose Driven Life) suggests that we have been shaped by God through our experiences. He suggests that we share our life trials with each other to encourage and support one another.
Volunteers for Communion needed
Here’s your chance to get involved! Volunteers(preferably two people) are asked to
help for 3 Sundays in 2012 to prepare the elements for Communion, (filing the wine
cups and preparing the bread prior to the services.) If you can help please contact
Gail Fritzsche at lexicom2@sbcglobal.net or 618-
