AnnouncementsUpcoming Events
Pumpkin
Patch
This year's Pumpkin Patch promises to be
better than ever! So come and join the fun on
Wednesday, October 31 as the family life center and
back parking lot are transformed into a fun fall
carnival! Volunteers are still needed.
Please contact Vicki Reke at 359-3495 if you can
help. We hear that Underdog will be making an
appearance. You don't want to miss that!!
5th Annual Peanut Butter Bowl
You can help
support LICS and your local community through the
annual Peanut Butter Bowl. LICS provides food
boxes for 12 families per day and each box contains
a jar of peanut butter. They desperately need
our help collecting food for their pantry. The
Friendship Circle ties the Peanut Butter Bowl to the
Carolina vs. Clemson game. You may put your
jar of peanut butter on the side of your favorite
team. This year we will have a competition
between USC, Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, and of
course, Kentucky. Please bring jars of peanut
butter to the entrance of the Family Life Center
between November 4th and 24th.
Operation
Christmas Child
This
Christmas you can share the love and hope of Jesus
Christ with a needy child overseas by using a simple
shoe box. "Operation Christmas Child" is a
unique worldwide mission project sponsored by
Samaritan's Purse. Each individual or family
can participate by bringing a gift-filled shoe box
to church for dedication on Sunday, November 11,
2007. "Operation Christmas Child" brochures
with details can be found in the Narthex.
Contact Glenda Dieterly at 358-0886 with questions.
Parents! It's time for
another date night!!
Our next
"Date Night" is scheduled for October 27th from
3:45-8:00 pm. There will be a short couples
devotional from 4:00 to 4:10. Childcare will
cost $10 per child with a family maximum of $25.
Please send a packed dinner along with any drinks or
snacks your child might need. Space is
limited, so please RSVP to Mary Tanner at 808-3438
or
tannermaryc@yahoo.com
no later than October 20th.
Wednesday Night Suppers are
AWESOME!
Join us for supper from 5-6:15 pm. Click
here for this week's
fabulous menu.
Mt. Horeb Stitcher's Quilt
The stitchers have
done it again! This year's quilt is the
prettiest yet! The quilt will be given
away the night of the Pumpkin Patch (October
31). You may receive one ticket for a
$1.00 donation or 6 tickets for a $5.00
donation. Tickets are available every
Wednesday night as well as Sunday mornings from
10:00-10:30 in the FLC foyer.
Merge...for High
School Graduates
Starting Sunday, October
14th at 10:30 am, there will be a six-week
get-together for those finished with high school and
in their college/career years (18-26). Phil
and Cyndi Miller (Trevor's parents) will be leading
"Merge" with a study, sharing and food in Portable A
(beside the playground). See you there!
It's gonna be fun!!!!
Youth/Young
Adults and Families
Coming Sunday night, November 18th
from 6:00 to 8:30 pm - Mt. Horeb will host the
Tony Campolo Conference. Cost will be $5.
Dr. Campolo is one of the most amazing
communicators you will ever hear in your life!
Save the date. More information will be
coming soon.
Where's the Beef?
Mt. Horeb Men's Retreat:
November 2-4
Sign up
now for a cool autumn weekend at picturesque
Hickory Knob State Park. Great food
(including a steak and movie night), recreation
options (including golf, skeet, trail
biking...or just a good nap!), fellowship and
speakers will help you relax and recharge.
Return home with a renewed connection to God and
a strengthened commitment to your family.
Contact Chris Andrews (808-7002
or narniasc@gmail.com) or pick up a brochure
and fill out the registration form to reserve
your slot. You may also register on line
by clicking
here.
Flu
Shots
Flu shots will be given October 17. Times
will be 4-7 pm in the church narthex and
appointments are not necessary. The cost
is $25.00 and the shots are available for those
age 18 and above. Medicare patients please
bring your card and Tri County Home Health will
bill for you. The pneumonia vaccine will
not be available. This is open to the
community so please tell your family, friends,
and neighbors. Call Carolyn Jordan at
359-3822 with questions.
Coming
Soon!
We are excited to announce major improvements to
Mt. Horeb's web presence are in the works.
In the very near future you, the members of Mt.
Horeb will be able to access your contact
information, the activities which you are a
member, the church calendar, small group
information, upcoming events and much more.
You will be able to sign up for and pay for
future events life conferences, study groups,
trips, etc. Eventually you and only you
will be able to review your contributions
online. In order for you to access this
improved capability, you will need a log-in.
This will be a very simple process and can be
expedited if the church has your correct e-mail
address. So, in anticipation of this,
please contact the church with your current
e-mail address. You can e-mail this to
maria@mthorebumc.com.
Concerts at Mt. Horeb
Tickets are on sale for the 2007-2008
season. We have an incredible line-up on
Christian artists. Brochures are available
in the narthex. Come be a part of this
vital ministry. Come and be a blessing!
Come and be blessed! Click
here
for tickets and information about the artists.
Children
Attention Parents of L.I.F.E. University
Students
There will be no LIFE
University today. All children are invited to
participate in the 10:30 children's ministry
programming. Please feel free to go to the
Children's Ministry registration table for
information about drop off and pick up.
Upward
Evaluations
Evaluations for Upward
participants will be held:
Monday, October 22 from 7 to 8:30 pm for 1st
and 2nd graders
Tuesday, October 23 from 7 to 8:30 pm for 3rd and 4th
graders
Thursday, October 25 from 7 to 8 pm for 5th and 6th graders
Anyone interested in assisting with the evaluation
process please contact Kevin Darlington at
kdarlington@sc.rr.com
Upward Coaches
For anyone interested in
being a head or assistant coach for the upcoming
upward season, there will be a meeting on Sunday,
October 21 at 6 pm in the portable located across
the parking lot from the back of the Family Life
Center. Coaches will receive coaches'
playbooks and DVD's and will fill out the 2007-2008
Upward Coach Application. Any questions
regarding this meeting should be directed to Kevin
Darlington at
kdarlington@sc.rr.com
Outreach
A Little Ray
of Sunshine
Would you be willing
to take a moment to provide a little sunshine to
one of our homebound members? Please
consider sending a card of encouragement to let
them know that we care and are praying for them.
Call the church office for this week's member.
The
Cupboard is BARE at LICS
Lexington
Interfaith Community Services appreciates the
efforts of each family to contribute on a
monthly basis. At the present time, the
following items are much in need: corn bread
mix, breakfast foods, toothpaste, deodorant,
shampoo, green peas, soups, flour, sugar, rice,
pasta, soap powder, and dish detergent. There
is a grocery cart located in the Family Life Center
foyer for donations.
NEEDED...
Men and women who speak
Spanish, as well as those who do not, but have a
heart for Hispanic ministry. Please contact
Janis at
janis@mthorebumc.com
if you feel called to assist with this growing
ministry.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry is based
on the idea that all Christians are ministers.
The responsibility for passing on God's love is for
all Christians, not just for a chosen few. God
has given us all gifts for ministry and called us to
put those gifts to use. Stephen Ministry is a
place where people with special gifts for caring
ministry can use those gifts to bring Christ's love
to people in need. For more information,
contact Gary Goodman at 600-7739, Jeanie Sheppard at
331-5461, Sandra Carter at 957-6572, or Valli
Johnson at 808-4449.
Boy Scout Outreach
The Boy Scouts of Mt.
Horeb are responding to an email received from James
Brigman, III, a member of Mt. Horeb, who is
currently serving in Afghanistan. Winter is
quickly approaching and the children there are in
desperate need of gently used coats and sweaters.
Look for the marked boxes around the church for your
donations. Thank you!!
Habitat for
Humanity Golf Tournament - Thursday, November 1,
2007
Hole sponsorship, $50,000
to help the Ebenezer Project, a coalition of 11
churches, with its 3rd building project in the
Leesville/Gilbert area, eliminating poverty housing.
Registration must be received by Friday, October 26
by making checks payable to Ebenezer Project and
mailing to Dean Ganis, 1501 Cedar Grove Rd.,
Leesville, SC 29070.
Respite
Care
Ministry
This great
group of volunteers ministers to our families of
special needs kids by allowing them an evening
out while we watch the children. A great
way for you and your family to get involved!
Please contact Sheila Gear at 753-8902 or the
church office for more information.
Mission Trips for 2008
Anyone interested in
leading or planning a mission trip (domestic,
foreign, youth or adult) in the coming year, please
attend the upcoming November 4th meeting of the
Missions Committee. The Missions committee
will need financial information to plan for the 2008
mission trip budget. Be assured that if a trip
becomes available at a later date, it will still be
considered even though it was not brought up at this
meeting. However, the budget would not be
planned with that trip as a known item.
Questions? Contact Tracie Bowe at 957-4581.
Bits and
Pieces
For Sale by
Owner
Nice three
bedroom, 2 bath home located at 200 Hounds Run,
Lexington, SC, formerly our parsonage. If
you are interested or know anyone who may have
an interest, please contact the church office
for more information and a visit.
Country Store Items Needed!
If you have any items to
donate to be sold at the Country Store during
Pumpkin Patch, please contact Sally Russell at
606-2162 or Lynn Pietropaola at 359-6574.
Have you ever been in a Handbell choir?
Perhaps singing is not
your thing! But you love music and played
piano a little "years ago" or you were in band but
haven't picked up your instrument in years.
Then you need to consider joining our Handbell
choir! This is a special place in the music
ministry where you can serve, enjoy the fellowship
of a small group, feel appreciated, and use those
talents you have. You'll never have to worry
about singing out of tune! Rehearsal times are
Sunday afternoons from 5:30-6:30 pm. Contact
director Susan Joyner at 359-7651 or Jack Warren at
the church office (359-3495) for more details.
New
Home Ministry
We
are in need of volunteers to pick up and deliver
furniture items for needy families. Many
people have been extremely generous, but we have
run into problems getting the donations to the
storage unit and out to the families. If you have
a truck and some time, please contact Meghan Trowbridge at
meghant@mindspring.com. We are also in
need of a swing set or outdoor play equipment
for a few families with younger children.
Holy Land Trip
Are you still
praying and thinking about visiting the Holy
Land with Pastor Brian? Only one month
remains before your decision is needed.
You may contact Pastor Brian for more
information.
Attention Parents!
Your children's safety is VERY important to us.
Our policy regarding child pick up has changed
in order to provide for their safety.
All children must be picked up by a parent from
their classroom. Thank you for your
assistance.
Help for
Parents
Millions
of busy parents, youth leaders, and others long
for helpful hands, important information, and
solid strategies to enable teen guys to make the
transition from kids to godly men with grace.
Dr. Olshine's book I Want to Talk with My
Teen About Guy Stuff offers suggestions and
practical advice in helping you with your teen.
To obtain your copy, please stop by the church
office. Cost: $10
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