GOOD MONDAY MORNING… HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY....IT IS A COOL MORNING IN NORTH LOUISIANA…AND WE ARE ENJOYING IT…WHAT A GREAT DAY OF WORSHIP AND ATTENDANCE SUNDAY….I ALSO SAW THE TABLE FULL FOR REFRESHMENTS…THANK YOU HOSSTON FOR PROVIDING SUCH A LOVELY TABLE…EVERY SEEM TO LINGER A BIT AROUND THE TABLE….

   YOU WILL NOTICE AN ADVENT PROJECT FOR  UMCORE AND THERE NEED TO LAYETTES….YOU WILL SEE MORE OF THE LIST OF THINGS NEED BELOW…ALSO THERE IS A NEED FOR FUNDS TO HELP WITH THE Philippines, UMCORE IS GATHERING THINGS TO HELP WITH THIS DISASTER…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP PLEASE MARK YOUR CHECK CLEARLY.

   I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SERMON SERIES WE ARE CURRENTLY IN…IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO PREPARE FOR AND FUN FOR ME AS WELL..

 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

ISAIAH 65:17-25; ISAIAH 12

II THESSALONIANS 3:6-13; LUKE 2:15-19

 

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

   LIVING the life you have

THIS SERIES OF SERMONS IS DESIGNED TO HELP DISCOVER EACH OF US TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE LIFE AND NOT RUN FROM IT AND LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST BECAUSE WHAT GOD HAS DONE AND IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE.

 

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

AT

 GILLIAM UMC

THEN, NOW AND WHAT’S AHEAD

PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14; PSALM 118:24

 

PREPARING FOR THE CHILD

ADVENT LAYETTE COLLECTION FOR UMCOR

A BOX AND ENVELOPES ARE AVAILABLE

TOTAL COST OF LAYETTE $ 35.00

ANY AMOUNT WILL HELP

·      The components for each Layette Kit include:
 6 cloth diapers (prefolded or plain, no disposable diapers, please)

• 2 shirts (undershirts or onesies)
• 2 wash cloths (infant size only)
• 2 gowns or sleepers
• 2 diaper pins (with protective plastic closures)
• 1 sweater or jacket (front opening-may be hand knitted, crocheted or sewn. Hooded sweatshirts are okay)
• 2 receiving blankets (28” x 28” to 32” x 32”- no crib blankets, please)

 

FOR INFORMATION ON THE NEEDS AND THE ACTION THAT UMCORE IS INVOLVED IN YOU MAY GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE…. http://bit.ly/1ak0kOW

 

Tennis Ball Lesson

 

A college professor had the mysterious habit of removing a tennis ball from his jacket pocket as he walked into the lecture hall each morning. He would set it on the corner of the podium. After giving the lecture for the day, he would once again pick up the tennis ball, place it into his jacket pocket, and leave the room.

No one ever understood why he did this, until one day ...

A student fell asleep during the lecture. The professor didn't miss a word of his lecture while he walked over to the podium, picked up the tennis ball, and threw it, hitting the sleeping student squarely on the top of the head.

The next day, the professor walked into the room, reached into his jacket, removed a baseball ... No one ever fell  asleep in his class the rest of the semester!

 

 

 

I HOPE YOUR WEEK IS FULL OF JOY AND THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE BLESSING OF OUR LORD…

 

GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

 

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!!

 

EMILE