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August 4th @ 5:00p— Stephen Ministry Covered Dish Dinner (Phillips Farm)
August 6th @ 7:00 p— PPR Meeting in Church Office
August 11th @ 11:00a— Promotion Sunday Voices of Hope Choir @5:00p-Youth Scavenger Hunt
August 12th @ 6:30p-- “Great Day of Service” planning meeting
August 14th @ 5:30p— Youth Bible Study Begins
August 17th — Emmaus Gathering
August 18th @ 5:00p-- Youth Swim Party
August 19th @ 7:00p– Circle 3
August 20th@ 10:30a— Hannah Circle trip @ 7:00p– Circle 5
August 24th— “Great Day of Service”
August 25th @ 8:00a— Men’s Breakfast @ CFUMC
August 26th @6:15p— Stephen Ministry
August 27th @ 6:00p- Altar Guild meeting @7:00p— Trustees meeting
F I R S T U N I T E D
M E T H O D I S T
C H U R C H O F
C O M M E R C E
HOW WILL YOU SERVE?
One of the observations that people make about our
congregation is how many ministries, missions, and
activities we have going. Ain’t that the truth!
Yet, one of the really important ministries of our
Church is most often unnoticed and unobserved…at least by most.
That is the ministry of those committed individuals who serve on
teams, task forces, boards, working groups, and yes, even those
committees that some Pastors talk about in sermons.
The Nominations and Leadership Development Team of Commerce
First UMC is looking for at least twenty persons willing to be com-
mitted to a ministry of serving. During the Sundays in August your
worship materials will include sign-up opportunities to receive a
phone call about serving on a team, a task force, a board, a work-
ing group, or yes, even on a committee.
Will you begin praying or will you continue to pray about your
serving as a part of your faith walk with Jesus Christ?
~David
IT REALLY WAS TEN YEARS AGO, WASN’T IT?
It was 2003. It was late fall. It was Monday night at the Flemings’
home. The members of the group had been meeting for several
years to study the Bible and to share their faith in Jesus. It was obvi-
ous that something needed to happen to move the members of the
group out of their comfort zones and into ministry/service in Jesus’
name. The something turned out to be Stephen Ministry which is a
Christ-centered, person to person, ministry of caring. Two invita-
tions: If you have been trained as a Stephen Minister, please watch
for your invitation. If you want to know more about being a Stephen
Minister, please contact Al Fleming, Joyce Phillips, or David Bowen.
Our mission. To serve our God by serving His people, reaching out in love to assist with basic physical, relation-
al, and spiritual needs through person-to-person and community ministries.
Program highlights.
Vacation Bible School – Younger children from Willoughby Homes and Bellview Homes have an
opportunity to experience a half day of music, storytelling, recreation, crafts and more.
Cookie Coloring – Children and parents join assisted living seniors at Peachtree Village to decorate “face”
cookies using candy eyes, frosting and sprinkles.
Little Dresses for Missions –Volunteers at CFUMC use colorful materials to sew beautiful skirts for young girls.
Dresses will be sent to the needy in Honduras and Guatemala.
Feed Our Sheep Food Drive. Church volunteers solicit food contributions from church members, local gro-
cery stores and Food Bank for distribution to needy at Warren Chapel UMC.
Community and Chapel Prayers –Those wishing to serve through prayer conduct a community prayer walk
and/ or meet in the CFUMC Chapel to pray for the success of the day’s programs.
Letter Writing – CFUMC Seniors write letters to overseas military and shut-ins. Everything is supplied by the
church to conduct this valued service.
Jubilee Partners –Church volunteers provide essential property care services to this Christian community that
has provided a temporary home to refugees from over 30 countries.
Wellspring Camp – Church volunteers provide lawn care to this Christian camp for children and adults with
special needs and their sponsors.
Peace Place Inc. – Peace Place. Church member’s stock shelves, clean the store’s interior and improve the
center’s exterior for this community based resale store.
In-Community Cleaning and Yard Services –Church members visit local homes to do cleaning, repair and
outside lawn work for individuals in Jackson and Banks counties.
Homemade Bread Baking – Home baking for delivery to community residents. Volunteers bake bread and
bring it to CFUMC for further distribution to the needy.
How to participate. Register on Sunday mornings at Warren Chapel UMC and CFUMC or contact Libby
Christiansen at the CFUMC Office (706-335-4018) with your specific interests.
Christian focus. Great Day of Service is only one day a year but it reminds us of the tremendous needs that exist
in our community and enables us to work together in Christ to make the lives of others better and helps church
members understand ways they can support others year round.
Financial Update:
Receipts YTD (July 15, 2013) $235,750.39
Expenses YTD (July 15, 2013) $231,499.85
Surplus: $4, 250.54
Prayer and Praise: Prayers for healing and peace:
Bill Lehman, request of knitting group
Madison Hoxit, request of Michelle Karles
Owen Newman, request of Stephanie Barnett
Alberta McMurray, mother of Lance McMurray
Mike Hand, brother-in-law of Brenda Meadows
Janet Rzewnicki, Joyce Phillips’sister
Zedta, 3 month old grandson of Carol Schilling
Nell Shedd, mother of Dale Shedd
Molly Jewell Farmer
Judy Beasley, friend of Billie Bowen
Ronnie Bagwell, brother of Linda Lamb
Greg Hodges, request of Gina Hagan
Nelson & Dale Grams, request of Jeff Sheffield
Sissy Landross, request of Jeff Sheffield
Swayne Anderson, father of Maxine Seagraves
Charles Jones, request of Trish Edwards
Sewell family, request of Disciple 1
George Blake, brother of Annabel Seltzer
Prayers for infant, Wesleigh, friend of Susan Gieler
Danielle Fraser
Anne Bumgardner, request of Debbie Manus
Humbert Family, request of Brenda Meadows
Charles Matthews, brother of Carolyn Stephenson
Ray Wright, friend of Art & Rose Richard
Kay Franklin, sister of Att Stephenson
Joel Benton, son of Lucy Benton
Joy Hodges, friend of Gina Hagan
George Rodriguez, request of Rose Richard
Judy Buffington
Constance Thieme, daughter of Linda & Ches Howard
JP Stanley, request of Peggy Purcell
Peyton Minish, friend of Billie Bowen
Susan Wuerzner, sister of Billie Bowen
Charles Hutchins, request of Judy Paugh
Melissa Black, niece of David and Billie Bowen
Judy Gibson, sister-in-law of Judy Paugh
Wayne Jackson, grandfather of Josh and Beverly Miller
Kent Studdard, request of Michelle Gaissert
Mary Margaret Mudge, Aunt of Susan Gieler
Joseph Gibson, nephew of Judy Paugh
Gwyn McClintock, mother of Rory McClintock
Jessica Rice, request of Anna Diemond
Emily Booth, request of Kathleen Hooper
Sandra Sheffield, sister of Jeff Sheffield
Ed Sweeney, request of Mike Sales
Marie Sweeney, request of Mike Sales
Hawk Harrison, infant son of Katie and John Harrison
Lynn Simonton, mother of Michelle Karles
Cathleen Anderson, mother of Maxine Seagraves
Joan Dumas, request of K. Ellen Hagan
Cathy Martin
Yolani Ramirez, request of Louellen Besuden
Newburn Parham, grandson of Shirley Parham
Christian Canup
Stanley Seagraves
Betty Branson, friend of Tom and June Murphy
Early Bonds, request of Janet Hodsdon
Inez Mize
Brenda Hay,
Mildred Daniel, Jenny Sheffield’s mother
Marty Cauley, Jenny Sheffield’s cousin
Jessie Sheffield
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hasbrouck, request of Barbara Sweetser
Annease McDuffie, request of Billie Bowen
Ray Sears, brother of Betty Fisher
Helen Siegel
Linda Brake
Jane Bramlett
Prayers for Healthy Pregnancies and Births: Elizabeth and Jason Philips
Kristen and Daniel Hill
Carly Aldrian, granddaughter of Louellen Besuden
In Memory of:
Bobby Hooper, brother of Jimmy Hooper
Ruth Shaw, great-aunt of Cathleen Hill
SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS IN AUGUST
August 11th, 11:00 am WORSHIP SERVICE
LEE ARRENDALE VOICES OF HOPE CHOIR
SINGING FOR GOD AND FOR US
Come to show love and support for our sisters in Christ at Lee Arrendale.
Travel Opportunities in 2014!!
Billie and David Bowen will be leading a trip to Israel on February 10, 2014. Would you like to join them? Please call Billie at 678-230-9427 for details.
Reminder: Choir Practice will resume on Wednesday, July 31st.
Is July gone already? It has been a busy month full of cleaning, evaluating, and planning. As
I am typing this, it is raining for seemingly the 100th day in a row and I am looking forward to
seeing sunshine again. All this gray makes me feel gloomy…and then… it is Sunday morn-
ing and there are all these bright shining faces that don’t seem to care that it is raining. Rain
brings more frogs…more bugs…puddles to stomp in…really good mud! Ahh, to see the
world through the eyes of a child! That’s the ultimate goal of this ministry. To experience
Jesus as a child should – with wonder, excitement and love. To provide spaces they are com-
fortable learning in. Lessons they experience and take home with them. Days of fun, friend-
ship, and service to others. To get there, we have set immediate goals, first year goals and long-term goals. Here
they are!
Immediate Goals Clean it up, Spruce it up, and Update it!
From Sunday school rooms (do you have a decorating bug and are willing to paint?), to Curriculum, to Children’s
Church, and Wonderful Wednesday. All of it will have a fresh new look and feel - very soon!
First Year Goals Establish a Children’s Council, Involve children in worship and ministries of the church, Re-establish regularly
scheduled fun activities and mission work, Improve communication with families and volunteers, and Safe Sanctu-
ary training.
Really Big Goal To be so lively in Children’s Church you ask us to leave!
To outgrow our Sunday school rooms so you have to re-locate us!
Do you have ideas or resources you want to share or time to volunteer?
We look forward to working with you to not only reach these goals, but more importantly, to teach our children the
way in which they should go and raise them to be disciples of Jesus Christ! You can reach me at (706) 654-6489 or
In His Love,
Gina Hagan SOS: Commerce Kids Can You Help?
Saturday, August 24th, Great Day of Service
Children will participate in Camp Day at Willoughby Homes and Cookie
decorating at Peachtree Village – details to follow!
Children’s Wonderful Wednesday Programing will
resume September 4th.
Volunteers needed for Food Bank: As you may have heard, the Bank-Jackson Food Bank has decided to close. The area churches have
decided to help and take over operating the food bank. Donations of food are still needed as well as
volunteers to work at the food bank. If you are interested in volunteering, please call
Dr. Carlton Allen at First Baptist Church (706-335-4083).
The Women of Faith event this year is being held at the Gwinnett Center Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30097, October 25-26th, Friday: 7pm – 10pm and Saturday: 9am – 5pm. If you have signed up to attend, please see Billie Bowen at Church, or call her at 706-335-4242 or 678-230-9427. PAYMENT IN FULL IS DUE TO BILLIE ASAP!
It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and school will be starting
soon. I hope that everyone has had a great summer. Please mark your
calendar for the upcoming youth activities for August, as we will be start-
ing back our regular Sunday and Wednesday activities then.
Promotion Sunday is August 11. We will be meeting at 5pm for our Scav-
enger Hunt and will also have a hamburger/hot dog dinner. All parents
are welcome and I will need assistance in driving and cooking. If you are
available to help in any way, please let me know. We are looking forward to our new 6th graders joining us!
We will start Wednesday Night Bible Study on August 14th. It will be held from 5:30-6:30. Parents, please
note the time change on this. I feel like this will accommodate everyone’s schedule just a little bit better.
The middle school will be doing a study called Scary, Gross and Weird Stories from the Bible. We did this
study a few years ago and the kids really enjoyed it. We are still looking for a study for the high school, but
should have that shortly.
August 18th we will be having a swim party at K Ellen’s. We will meet at the church at 5:00 pm and ride over
together. If parents want to come hang out, that’s fine. We will be back at the church at 7:30 pm for parents to
pick-up kids.
August 25th we will meet at the church for activities here. 5-7:30pm.
Also don’t forget Sunday School. We will be starting a new study called Books of the Bible which is a 72 week
walk through the Bible starting with Genesis. This study will start on August 18th.
Again, I am looking forward to all the familiar faces and the new ones that will be in our youth group this year.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to give me a call, send a text or write an email.
We would also like to hear suggestions that the kids have for activities and for future studies. Some of the best
things the youth group has done were suggestions from the kids. Please see me for an updated copy of the
required permission slip for all youth activities. This is a different one then before, but I think that this suits the
needs of our group better. This form only need to be filled out one time and will be valid until Dec. 31, 2013. It
does have to be notarized in order to be valid. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Jan Roe
Circle 3 will meet on August 19th at 7:00 pm.
Hannah Circle will be traveling to Lavonia to 211 Main Street Restaurant on
August 20th . If you would like to go please contact Linda Lamb at
(706) 335 6121. We will be taking the bus and will leave the church at
10:30am and we have an 11:30 am reservation.
Circle 5 will meet on August 20th at 7:00 pm.
Week 1- Emily Aiken
Week 2- Maddie Fowler
Week 3- Tatum Jones
Week 4- Abigail Suarez
K. Ellen Hagan, Kathleen Hooper,
and Sheila Sales
TBA
John Cassidy
August 4th-
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
August 11th-
Matthew 28:19
August 18th-
James 2:14-26
August 25th-
Micah 6:6-8
Week 1- Joanna & Sam Suarez
Week 2- Rory & Jennifer McClintock
Week 3- Gina Hagan
Week 4- Tara & Trey Wood
Week 1- Dave Moon, Art Richard
Week 2- Tom Murphy, Al Fleming
Week 3- Jack Legg, Marty Seltzer
Week 4- Jimmy Bolton, Lee Hagan
Barbara Hendricks, Marie Canady,
Jean Mitchell
08/01 Kim Savage
08/02 Bo Holland, Larry Meadows,
Libby Christiansen
08/03 Donna Wilson
08/04 Michele Gaissert
08/05 Elton Collins, Betty Minish
08/07 Allison Roe
08/08 Arlene Bolton
08/09 Charlotte Massey– Williams
08/11 Doris Parr, Roger Waters
08/12 Billie Bowen, Martha Evans,
David Nichols
08/13 Nancy Gaines, Tom Murphy
08/14 Todd Mize
08/15 Steve Savage, Beverly Mansfield
08/16 Kelly Parham, McKenzie Smith
08/17 Edith Nix, Katie Savage
08/19 Abigail Suarez, Kelly Cassidy
08/20 Linda Brake, Emma Julia Mansfield
08/23 Bill Davis, Rita Hodges
08/29 Linda Lamb
08/05 Mr. and Mrs. David Moon
08/06 Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beauchamp
08/07 Mr. and Mrs. Tony Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Beauchamp
08/10 Dr. and Mrs. Kinsey Phillips
08/11 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMullan
08/20 Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Griffith
08/27 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hooper
08/31 Dr. and Mrs. Larry Meadows
Get the most from
August sermons!
Read the book, The
Call: Living Sacra-
mentally, Walking
Justly, available in
the Church Library
and as an e-book
($5.35).
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Rev. Dr. David G. Bowen, Senior Pastor
16 Cherry St. (Church Office)
54 Cherry St. (Church/Preschool)
Commerce, GA 30529
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Second Sunday Report
The Results:
July 7th-
11 Bags of Mac & Cheese and assorted food items!
Our Next Challenge:
August 11th –
Canned Vegetables
Also, there is always a need for Breakfast Food and Instant Potatoes.
Please remember, if for some reason you cannot attend church on the second Sunday,
you can always drop items off at the church office.
Cash contributions are also accepted and appreciated.
Please see information inside the newsletter about helping with the food bank.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” Matthew 25:35