WELCOME TO HERITAGE CHURCH LIFE Kathy Dorman Church Life Editor
Read about the Announcements, Dates and Happenings of our church on this page. If you have any questions please feel free to call the Church Office, the Pastor, or any of the other telephone numbers listed on this page or any page. www.heritageumchurch.com humc@greatlakes.net Telephone- (810) 672 9101
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Secretary-Janet Langley Office Hours: Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-2 PM *News should be given to the secretary by Thursday of each week. *See Calendar page for monthly schedule
UPCOMING DATES, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS July 20: Junior Church following Children's Moment July 20: The Royalheirs Southern Gospel Group, Lexington UMC 6:00 PM July 20: Gospel Sing at Fairgrounds-7 PM July 21: Auction Pigeon Rec. Park 8:30 AM Benefit of Youth For Christ July 22: UMW Meeting Cancelled July 26: Aug 1:Bay Shore Family Camp Evangelist Rev. Tom Harmon July 29: Diabetes meeting Marlette Hospital "Taking Control" with Alan Kott -12-1:30 PM Reservation needed-Phone 989 635 4348 August 11-15: Bible School at Heritage August 10: Liturgical Dance Team From Sandusky UMC during woship
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2008 Is it your resolution to read the bible all the way through? Check out Bruce Wilkinson's The Daily Walk Bible.It is a daily guide for reading through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. (It's working for me!)
CHURCH CALENDAR See Calendar Page for exact dates. WEEKLY Christian Education 9:30 AM Worship: 10:40 AM Children’s Moment Children’s Church Quilter’s Tues. 9 AM-12:00 PM Prayer Mtg. Wed. 10:00 AM Choir-Wednesday 7:00 PM Youth Meeting-Schedule pending See below for contact information MONTHLY Mary Martha 1st Thurs.of Mo. 7:00 PM Rebekah’s 3rd Thurs.of Mo. 12:00 PM Upstreamer’s-Last Thur.of Mo. 12:30 PM Men’s Breakfast-1st Sunday 8:00 AM Blood Pressure Screening 2nd Sunday of Month following Worship
BIMONTHLY Administrative Board 2nd Tues of Mo.-7:00 PM United Methodist Women 4th Tues.ofMo.7:00 PM
CHURCH ACTIVITIES We invite you as you look over the various activities listed below to know that you are warmly invited to become a part of any of those that interest you. You do not need to be a member of the church. Please call any phone number listed below for more information. If they cannot be reached call the church office at 672 9101 on Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 10-2 to be directed. QUILTER'S: Just Quilting Meeting: 9:30 to 11:30 AM-Tuesdays (Month of July no quilting) Focus: Quilting dozens of quilts for Hospitals, Medical Facilities, newborns, high school and college graduates, newly weds and others. If you like to quilt just come. Contact: church office 672 9101, Mary Lou Blank 672 9241 or Belva Maxwell 989 635 7867 CHOIR:: Provides Worship music Meeting: Suspended for summer. Resume in fall. Focus: Providing worshipful choir music for the Sabbath. Arranging specials for the summer. Contact: Tina Fick, Choir Director. Phone 672 9909. If you would like to volunteer for a Special please give her a call. FOOD PANTRY: Church food outreach Meeting: Last Tuesday of month. 3-4 P.M. Focus: Lovingly helping the needy with food Contact: THRIFT SHOP: Making used clothing available. Meeting: Wednesday and Friday 10-4 P.M. Focus: Providing good used clothing at low cost. Contact: June Brown, Mgr. 648 9619 or 672 9101 MARY MARTHA CIRCLE: Mission group Meeting: 7 P.M., the 1st Thursday of month in summer and 1 P.M. in the winter. Focus: Keeping aware of mission needs worldwide. Awarding a yearly college assistance scholarship and funding a contingencyfund for urgent needs. Contact: 672 9275. - Needs 672 9101-Ask for pastor. UPSTREAMER'S CLASS: Sunday School Group Meetings: 4th Thursday of each month for dinner and fellowship or occasionally eat out. Focus: Helping the needy. Contact: 672 9275 for more information, or see the Upstreamer's page on this website. REBEKAH CIRCLE: Mission Group. Meeting: 3rd Thursday of each month, noon .luncheon. Visitors are invited. Focus: Promoting the work of missions Contact: President, Mary Ellen Nesbit 648 2278 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN: Official parent Mission Group. All circle members are members. Meeting: Bi-monthly Focus:Missions and raising money for this work Contact: Lori Moyer, President 672 9255 MENS GROUP: Meeting: 1st Sunday of each month 8 A.M. Breakfast Focus: Contact:
Only A Rivet
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, . . . without partiality and without hypocrisy. —James 3:17
Scientists have determined that faulty rivets may have caused the rapid sinking of the "unsinkable" HMS Titanic. According to researchers who recently examined parts recovered from the wreck, impure rivets made of wrought iron rather than steel caused the ship’s hull to open like a zipper. The Titanic proves the foolishness of spending resources on fancy equipment and public promotion while neglecting the "ordinary" parts.
In a sense, churches are like ships, and many of their people are like rivets. Although rivets seem insignificant, they are essential for holding the ship together and keeping it afloat.
Feelings of insignificance are rampant these days, even among Christians, and some do hurtful things to make themselves feel important. James says, "Where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there" (3:16). People corrupted by worldly desires for beauty, wealth, and power can bring down great churches, but people who are pure and undefiled (1:27) hold churches together.
As members of God’s church, we need to be "rivets" without defect. When we are pure (James 3:17), strong (Eph. 6:10), and steadfast (1 Cor. 15:58), we will be used by the Lord to keep His ship afloat in times of crisis. —Julie Ackerman Link
The task Thy wisdom hath assigned, O let me cheerfully fulfill; In all my works Thy presence find, And prove Thy good and perfect will. —Wesley
It is a great thing to be faithful in little things.
Bay Shore Family Camp July 26-August 1 Nightly Services at 7:00 PM Evangelist Tom Harmon Tom Harmon played four years of college football, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree. In 1973 he graduated from the Michigan State Police Academy and was a trooper for eleven years. In 1984 he sensed God's call to preach and resigned from the department. He pastored a small church north of Lansing for four years and has been a full time itinerant preacher speaking in churches, camps, and Bible conferences for the past seventeen years. His life verse is Philippians 3:10 "That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death." Tom's schedule for 2008 is full. Most of the time 5 or 6 engagements each month. He and his wife Joyce have 4 children and 17 grandchildren. All of his children love the Lord and every grandchild has been committed to the Lord before they are born. Click on Tom's website. You will be blessed. www.tdharmon.com/
Cosmic City Bible School Coming to Heritage-August 11-15 See K-5 page for more details
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT CLICK ON And Feed the Hungry-It's free For each word you get right, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program. WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance... In April 5,614,647,060 grains of rice were donated. A widow in Bangledesh and her 8 year old daughter living in a refuge camp say they could not get long without it!
MISSION OUTREACH
Our church has a small church in Liberia assigned to us for prayer and support. It is the Gwisswen UM Church in Grand Gedeh District and the Pastor's name is Rev. Samson Dartu. Above is The Nana Kru Guest House needing repair which is the focus of a planned Mission trip to Liberia in October.There is still a spot for three lay people. Meanwhile the Port Huron District is hoping to raise $30,000 to take with them as a mission gift to help with the great need that exists there. To reach this goal will only require $5.00 per member. The Nana Kru Guest House was damaged from the war. Offerings are needed for them to obtain the material before the rainy season starts. Anyone interested in going please Contact the Port Huron District Office for more information. The phone number is 810 385 8840
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Minard AFC Home: EldaBerden,Zita Jensen, Yvonne Smith SMCF:, Iris Bulgrien, Pauline Bulgrien, Wanda Kipp, Rosalie Krueger, Norma Radloff
Yale Medilodge: Marion Samson Touch of Gold:Gladys Kohn
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