has in store for us. There is a

small team of volunteers ready

for this venture. Please con-

sider being a part of youth min-

istry, and contact Gloria

Fletcher. There’s plenty of

ways you can be a part of this

ministry. You’re never too old

or too young to make a differ-

ence in a young person’s life.

We hope you share in our

excitement about this new min-

istry our church is pursuing.

You can begin being a part of

the lives of our young people by

praying for our work with them.

It will take a church prayerfully

united to form this ministry. So

be it!

Submitted by Gloria Fletcher

Beginning in September

our church will begin a Jr.

High Youth Group. We

will meet the 1st and 3rd

Sundays of each month

from 4:30-5:45pm. Sun-

day, Sept. 29th we will

kick off the group’s activity

with a special event! This

will be a time where our

young people can meet

aside from our Sunday Ser-

vice. They will fellowship,

learn, eat (of course you

have to eat), play games,

explore, sing, make new

friends, and most impor-

tantly grow in Christ. All

youth are invited to come

and be a part of our new

adventure, whether they

are a part of Oak Haven

or not.

If you know of any young

person that might want to

be involved, please send

them our way. We are

excited about all that God

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Calendar 3

Prayers,

Scripture, Ushers

& Acolytes

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UMW Review 5

Words From

Wesley

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Birthdays 7

A Special Letter 7

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“Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us.” Joshua 24:27

On Sunday evening, September 5th, we are beginning a six-week study entitled How

God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much. This is a DVD-based study led by James

Moore, designed to be used with the Wesley Study Bible. Don’t worry if you don’t

have one—all Bibles work! Dr. Moore uses key Scriptures to show how God devel-

ops and grows each of us as disciples of Jesus Christ. Participant books can be pur-

chased for $6. We begin each session at 6pm. Make your plans to join us for this

special time of learning and study.

Sunday evening study returns

A JR High youth group is our

way to begin student ministry.

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Everyone is invited to

our monthly Chips, Dips

and Discussion time.

We will gather in the

church meeting room.

Paul Perrin will lead our

discussion. Join us Friday

Sept 17 at 7:00 pm.

I thought I knew how

to listen to an IPOD.

There’s no real science;

use the headphones that

came with it and you’re

ready to go. In fact,

most models don’t even

require headphones now.

However, I recently real-

ized what I had been

missing—noise reduction

headphones. I don’t

know how they do it, but

I’m glad they do. Mine

are a little large, but well

worth the listening ex-

perience. Now, the

noise around me doesn’t go

anywhere. Amazingly,

though, I am able to focus

on what I am listening to by

reducing the noise. Now,

let’s talk noise together.

Life is noisy. Traffic, dead-

lines, meetings, play dates

and constant errands

scream for our attention.

You might say life screams.

We could scream back, but

that seems odd. We need

noise reduction. We think

we know how to listen to

God, but our focus on the

Almighty can be dimmed by

every screaming thing in our

lives. Psalm 46 depicts a noisy

world, and recognizes God as

our refuge in that world. The

writer offers these familiar

words, “Be still and know that

I am God.” So, what will you

do to reduce your noisy world

to listen to God?

Blessed Beyond Belief,

Extempore prayer:

Prayer that is spontaneous

rather than premeditated or

previously written. An ex-

ample would be our pastor’s

prayer during the Sunday

worship service.

Theological Word To Know

It’s a Noisy World Out There

The Advance is hosting a special event this Oc-

tober called 10 Fold. Local churches are being

offered the opportunity to be a part of 10

global projects. The goal is to “gain the sup-

port of 10,000 people for each of the 10

projects. Projects include: Haiti Recovery,

Children’s Health & Wholeness, Missionaries in

the U.S and around the world, Church Leader-

ship Training, Church Planting, Justice, Clean

Water, Healthcare in Africa and Sustainable

Agriculture.

The event begins October 10th. There are

many ways to participate. So, that’s 10,000

people for ten projects in ten days—10 Fold.

Participant guides are available for anyone in-

terested in joining this effort.

Members of the Thursday morning Bible

study group would like to invite you to

join their latest study. The group is be-

ginning a series entitled In the Dust of the

Rabbi: Becoming a Disciple. Every Thurs-

day morning at 10 am the group meets

for their lesson, and then for lunch. Each

session includes an informative lesson led

by Ray Vander Laan and a time for ques-

tions and Bible reading. Your input is

valuable to the group’s experience.

Make plans to join the group!

This is a five-week series that takes participants

through the land where Jesus walked.

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Wed

Thu

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t Ron &

Pattie’s

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7Choir Rehearsal

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10 Bible Study

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Sunday

6 Evening Study

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7 UMW

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Ushers and Counters

Scripture Readings

...prayerfully united... New church choir director(s), Nancy Raymond & family, Charles Freeman, Debra Randle, Luis

Trujillo, Wesley Burks, Robert Nelson, Charlotte La Rocca, Avis Jordan, Charles Chilton, Bea

Baker, Brian Deskin, Lorene Hall, Luis Trujillo, Mike Burns, Jim Hallworth, Stella Jones,

Gottfried Geodottey, Ruth Ann Wilhoite, Jo Sutter, Shanna Acton, Michaila Davidson, Chris

McDade, Denise & John Butler, Susanne & Dick Ramsey, Pat Buttery, Herschel Mixom, Louis

Munoz, Carl Ryser, Norma Hernandez, Shane Higgs, Sania Williams, Stephene Williams, Shawn

Koogler, Ryan Kinnan, June Montgomery, Bill Glass, Dan & Earlene Matkin, Scott Quintana,

King family, Bobby Garza, Walburga Kerner, Sue Harris, Nadine Justin, Mike & Michelle Cum-

mings, Lucas Gebert, our missionaries and our military

Watch and pray, lest

you fall into temptation.

The spirit is indeed

willing, but the flesh

is weak.

(Matthew 26:41)

Acolytes Sept 5-Mya Garcia &

& Lissette Garcia

Sept 12-Ashlei Fletcher

& Mya Garcia

Sept 19-Brittani Fletcher

& Hanna Stephens

Sept 26-Ashlei Fletcher

& Lissette Garcia

Sept 5 (Team 4) Sept 12 (Team 1)

Ricky Campbell Mary Lou Campbell

Stella Jones Ricky Campbell

Don Kent Ronnie Crow

Rebecca Wheeler Don Kent

Sub: Mary Lou Campbell Sub: Stella Jones

Counters: Steve Perrin, Dorene Taylor Counters: Mary Owen, Bonnie Perrin

Sept 19 (Team 2) Sept 26 (Team 3)

Mary Lou Campbell Don Kent

Ricky Campbell Mike Matkin

Jonathan Perrin Ben Shemo

Rebecca Wheeler David Triggs

Sub: Mike Matkin Sub: Rebecca Wheeler

Counters: Ann Kent, Steve Perrin Counters: Mary Lou Campbell, Stella Jones

Sept 5 Sept 12

Jeremiah 18:1-11 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Psalm 14

Philemon 1-21 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 14:25-33 Luke 15:1-10

Sept 19 Sept 26

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Psalm 79:1-9 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

1 Timothy 2:1-7 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Luke 16:1-13 Luke 16:19-31

United Methodist Women P A G E 5

Our August meeting began by recit-

ing our purpose and listing our cares

and concerns, followed by the open-

ing prayer. Rebecca Wheeler gave a

very meaningful devotional. The list

of officers for 2011 were presented

as follows:

President: Mary Lou Campbell

Co-VP: Dorene Taylor

& Stella Jones

Secretary: Joyce Eckles

Treasurer: Bonnie Perrin

Co-Spiritual Growth:

Rebecca Wheeler & Micki Triggs

Co-Nominations: Ann Kent

& Minnette Puckett

We raised enough money to add

socks to our “Shoes for Schools”

mission. So, we are adding to this,

40 pairs of shoes and socks for dis-

advantaged children at three of our

local elementary schools. We also

sent 128 Campbell’s Soup labels to

Dallas Bethlehem Center so far this

year. There is a collection box on the table by the

restrooms, and also a sheet to show which labels

apply to this program. After refreshments at our

meeting Dorene Taylor gave a wonderful

program for our World Thank Offering.

We collected $200 this year for this spe-

cial offering; this is a yearly offering.

There has been yet another change in

the Dallas-Denton District Meeting. It will

be held Sat, Sept 18 at Denton FUMC.

Hope you all can come. It will be the last

meeting of the DD District as we know it;

we will be the Metro District starting

2011.

October will be here before you

know it. So, don’t forget to make your

reservations for the ladies’ retreat. The retreat is Oct 1-2 at

Bridgeport; the cost is $55 per person. Please see Bonnie Perrin

or myself to register.

Our next meeting will be on Monday, Sept 13 at 7pm. I look

forward to seeing you all there.

Mary Lou Campbell, President

Save the Dates

Sept 13 Oak Haven unit meeting at 7pm

Sat, Sept 18 D-D District annual

meeting at Denton FUMC

Oct 1-2 Ladies Retreat at Bridgeport

Sat Oct 16 North Texas Annual

Conference at FUMC, Dallas

The United

Methodist Men’s

group held their

monthly meeting

on August 8th.

Thanks, as al-

ways, to those

who provided food. The meeting began with an opening prayer

and the purpose statement was also recited; the group also

approved last month’s minutes. There are no change in the

financial report. Members agreed to join our church’s effort to

support the “Imagine No Malaria” campaign.

John Fletcher led the devotional. The topic covered Matthew

20:1-6, the laborers in the vineyards. We compared current

economic situations with that of the parable and had an inter-

esting conversation about the grace of God. Also, we

recognized how our reactions to God’s grace can mirror

that of the laborers. In all, God provides us daily with

what we need. We should be thankful for what we have

been given, and grateful that others have as well.

Please remember to bring canned goods on Sunday,

September 19. The umm, umm good basket will be out

for Irving Cares.

During our next meeting we are going to give some

time to discuss November’s Ham Smoke. We would

like to be able to do some work on the bridge before

then. So, if you have any suggestions please let us know.

Join us for our next meeting on Thursday, Sept 16 at

the church at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

Ricky Campbell, Secretary

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BOWLING GREEN, Va. (UMNS) — More than 5,500 Boy

Scouts and their adult leaders attended United Methodist

worship at the National Jamboree, held at Fort A.P. Hill. It

was part of a strong United Methodist presence at the

event, which celebrated the centennial of Boy Scouts of

America. Larry Coppock, the national director of Scouting

ministries for the Commission on United Methodist Men,

reported that during the Jamboree about 5,200 commemo-

rative New Testaments and 10,000 Nothing But Nets

patches were distributed. The worship service offering to-

taled more than $12,000. Along with the money collected

at the Nothing But Nets display, the scouting event raised

more than $17,000 to the church's anti-malaria partnership.

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The U.S Department of Education has approved Hiwassee

College's application to receive federal funds for eligible students. The approval comes after

the 161-year-old institution had to comply with a mandatory two-year non-participation pe-

riod after losing accreditation in 2008. Hiwassee won accreditation again last November. “We

are very excited to receive this news,” Interim President Jerry Russell said. “This puts the final

piece back in place for the college to move forward.” The rural United Methodist-related col-

lege is preparing for its first full year as a four-year school. Students will begin arriving Aug. 22

and classes start Aug. 24. More information about the school is available at www.hiwassee.edu.

Hiwassee College gets federal funds again

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (UMNS) — The National Federation of Asian American United Methodists recently held its first national convocation in 11 years. More than 200 people gathered at Wesley United Methodist Church on July 29-31. They represented United Methodists of Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Formosan, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Japanese, South Asian and Vietnamese descent. Among other topics, the group discussed churchwide efforts to improve the denomination’s organizational structure. The group also urged the church to be more engaged in watching out for people trapped in the U.S. immigration system.“There is a need for strong Asian-American and Pacific Islander caucuses to be heard, to be there to advocate for their commu-nity, to be consulted when asked for direction and mission,” Seattle Area Bishop Grant Hagiya told the

group. “We understand our cultural values, but we have to teach the general community what those are.”

UMs talk immigration

Scouts Fight Malaria

Words from Wesley

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)

— A broad range of programs,

a focus on community leader-

ship and service and a diverse

student body set some United

Methodist colleges and univer-

sities above their peers. Sev-

eral of the denomination’s 93

four-year colleges and univer-

sities earned top grades in The

U.S. News & World Report’s

annual list of “Best Colleges”

in the United States.

Church schools among

‘best colleges’

EL PASO, Texas (UMNS) — Many of the students at Lydia Patterson High School live in

Juárez, Mexico, and must cross the U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint and clear customs on their

way to school every day. It’s not uncommon for them to have to wait in lines for an hour or

more to enter Texas. But it is worth it. The only United Methodist Church-sponsored cam-

pus in the U.S. with a predominantly Hispanic population offers children from impoverished

homes a future, said Socorro De Anda, school president.

It is usual, I am informed, for

the compilers of magazines, to

employ outside covers in

acquainting the courteous

reader with the beauties and

excellencies of what he will find

within. I beg him to excuse me

from this trouble...I am content

this magazine shall stand or fall

by its own intrinsic value.

P A G E 7

Sept 1

Tom Smith

Sept 3

Baylee Higgs

Sept 7

Lunda Ramsey

Sept 8

Brenda Smith

Sept 10

Shane Higgs

Sept 17

David Triggs

Sept 17

Steve Perrin

Sept 18

Brittani Fletcher

Sept 24

Minnette Puckett

Sept 30

Billy Norris

Trucking For Jesus—Susan Stewart Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ! My name is Susan Stewart and my husband Enoch and I were blessed to attend Oak Haven UMC for the first time in August. We are truck drivers. More accurately, we are chaplains first, but we drive a truck in order to pay the bills. In the Methodist tradition, what could be more itinerant than truck driving? We live in our truck and travel with our two dogs, T-bone - our toy poodle, and Micah, our “schlab.” Definition of schlab: Half schnauzer and half sneaky, rotten, stinkin’ labrador from next door. As least that’s what the lady who gave us Micah said. Trucking has its advantages. John Wesley taught his ministers to “go where you are needed.” In the trucking industry, going where you are needed means, we need you to take a load of dog food from Topeka, Kansas to Sealy, Texas. Or take these empty bottles from New Jersey to Illinois, but these are things of the world. We know that no matter what the world thinks it needs, everybody needs Jesus. Therefore, there is no doubt that no matter where we go, God will place people in our path who need to hear the word of God, or need prayer, or need assistance of some kind. Wherever God places us, there we will serve, amen. But now I want to share with you what brought us to your church. In the two years that Enoch and I have traveled together, God has given us a wonderful education. We have learned of some fantastic ministries and some terrible atrocities occur-ring all around us and all at the same time. What needs to happen is for the two to come together in order to apply healing to a hurting world, just as Jesus did. God’s people need to put their faith into action in order to save not only unbelievers, but also those who have lost hope because of the cruelness of “the world.” We are all called to serve. If not today, then….. when? Therefore, it is our hope to share with you in the coming months, from the road, ideas for ministry for your own church, community, workplace, and school. No matter what the age, we all have spiritual gifts. One random act, one word can change someone’s life for Christ forever. How wonderful it will be on the awesome day of the Lord to hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” So thank you to everyone at the church for your very warm welcome, and a special thank you to Pastor Fletcher for meeting with us and allowing us to participate in this man-ner. We feel very blessed for God introducing us to him, and being able to share with the congregation of Oak Haven UMC. Finally, I’m sure we can all agree that any man who can wear a 3-lb cross around his neck, and still stand tall while delivering an awesome sermon is clearly an anointed man of God. How cool is that? God Bless!

Something we’re praying for

Now, everyone recognizes the time has since come to have a new choir director. Actu-

ally, we know the need is long overdue. As a worship team, choir and pastor, we are

ready to pray together for the person(s) God would have lead our music ministry. Would

you pray with us?

God, as your people in this place, we lift to you our prayers for the person or persons you have

prepared to lead us. We have the great responsibility and joy of leading others in the worship of

your great and mighty name. For many years one of your servants did so with great faithfulness.

Now, we need another whose heart is to do the same. Send to us who we need now. To the One

who puts the song in our hearts we offer our praise and thanksgiving. Amen.

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Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary

Yes, this is a book about

preaching. However, there is

a lot of information about our

lectionary you will find

beneficial. This work offers a

plain look at the theological

depth of our lectionary

reading cycle—provides an

understanding of the Christian

year.

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