OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7:   Following the worship service, the Sunday School students and teachers invite you to a Waffle Breakfast in Furrow Memorial Hall.  A freewill offering will be accepted to support various Christian Education activities throughout the year.

     3:00 p.m. – District Workshop at the Storm Lake UMC Fellowship Hall regarding Charge Conference Forms.

      3:00 p.m. - A Flood Relief Benefit Concert will be held at the Sac City UMC featuring Josh Strief, Tenor, and Bruce Perry,Piano.  There will be a free-will offering to benefit flood victims.  Bring a friend!

 MONDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 8-12:  Meals on Wheels will be delivered by the Early UMC.

 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10:     6:00 p.m.-  Bible Study followed by the Prayer Band.   Everyone is invited to be a part of this group.

    7:00 p.m. – Worship Team Meeting

    8:00 p.m. – Special Finance Meeting regarding 2009 Budget

 THURSDAY, SEPT. 11:   The United Methodist Women will meet for a 6:30 p.m. Potluck Supper and Program.  Please bring a salad, veggies, or dessert to share.

 Birthdays and Anniversaries:  (Week of Sept. 7) Tim Langner, DeAnn Allen, Jim Engle, Keith & Kathy Mentzer (A), Everett & Ardola Huisenga (A), Matt & Katie Ehrp (A)

 Dates for your calendar….

 Sunday, Sept. 21:  Sacred Heart Parish in Early will be having their “Annual Chicken Dinner” on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30  p.m.  The menu will feature chicken with all the trimmings, salad bar, roll, homemade pie, and a drink.  Tickets are Adults $7, Children: (5-12) $4 and pre-schoolers: free.

 FOCUS:  The Early Focus will have an important meeting regarding the future of Crossroads Day.  This will be held at The Center on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 6:00 p.m.  We want you to come to show your interests on what you could help with to keep this event going.  We need your help!

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP:  Beginning Thursday, September 11, 2008, the Farber & Otteman Funeral Homes will once again sponsor a six-week grief support group meeting series (held each week from 7-9 p.m. at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Lake View) for those individuals, couples, or families that have experienced the loss of a loved one or friend through death.  The death may be recent or some time in the past.  Grief has no specific timetable.  For more information or to register for the group, please contact your pastor or call the business office at Farber & Otteman Funeral Homes at 712.662.7135.

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 Click Here   for special monthly prayers   •   Updated September 1, 2008

Each week a written prayer for our church will be included in the bulletin.
  We hope these prayers will be an inspiration for our church family to pray.
 

Prayer for week beginning September 7, 2008 Recognition and Dedication of Church School Staff Pastor:  Dear friends let us recognize those who have responded to the call of God to become workers in the church school.  To teach, to administer the work of teaching and to support the work of teaching are ministries of Christ among us.  Those called to these ministries need our loyal support and our prayers.  Let us pray: Congregation: Eternal God, You have entrusted us with the message of Your power, grace, justice, and love.  Provide for us Your guidance, that we may be teachers and learners together.  Believing that You are in our midst, we set apart those who would serve in out church school.  May they serve You in nurturing the spiritual growth of all who are entrusted in their care.  Bless each one gathered before us, enabling them to be channels of Your grace. We pray through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. Pastor:  You have recognized God’s call in your lives.  Will you endeavor to develop your gifts for teaching so as to continue to pass on the Christian faith?  Will you be faithful to the task, taking seriously the commitments of time and talent?  Will you take seriously your role as learner, studying diligently the Scriptures and traditions of the faith? Church School Staff:  We have heard God’s call to teach and have responded to that call.  We teach, trusting in God’s promises to support, sustain, and encourage us through gifts sufficient for the task.  We teach, relying on prayer and the presence of the Holy Spirit.  We teach, inviting others to recognize and respond to God’s call in our lives.  We teach, depending on this congregation to uphold us in this task. Congregation: We pledge ourselves to pray for you and for the educational ministry of this congregation.  We pledge ourselves to enable, encourage, and love you in this ministry.  We pledge ourselves to be learners with you diligently studying with you the Scriptures and traditions of the faith.

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Click Here   for Cares, Prayers and Joys         Updated September 7, 2008

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Early United Methodist Church
402 Hickory St, PO Box 66
Early, IA 50535

Phone:   712/273-5241 (Church)   •   712/273-5243 (Parsonage)
Email:   eumc@ruralwaves.us      Website: www.umc1.org
Early UMC prayer chain email: earlyumc@gmail.com

Office Hours: 9-12 a.m. - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
 

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