The Contact - July 2008

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Family & Youth Mission Trips

SpringHill Camp is awesome! Sandra Andrews, Ginny Allison, Lori, Olivia and Cooper Hoberty and Mike, Megan, Peter and John Resener enjoyed three days of service, worship and fun at SpringHill over Memorial Day weekend. The most rewarding part of the weekend was knowing that we were serving Christ in helping prepare this Christian Camp for 3,000 campers this summer.

…….Mike Resener

35 people from CUMC (28 students and 7 adults) spent a week working, serving and playing in Reynosa, Mexico this June.

We were blessed with perfect (but hot) weather, a sense of teamwork and unity, and safety throughout our trip. We built 2 homes, helped lead a Vacation Bible School for local kids, and even had time to do a little shopping at a Mexican market. We helped people in need, made little children smile and laugh, and we grew in our relationships with Christ. It was a very good trip.

…....

Scott McDermid

Cooper Hoberty Mike Resener and his son Peter

Madison Robbins Madison Robbins with local kids with local kids

Our Team before heading back to CUMC

Our Team before heading back to CUMC

your worship experience.

Sunday mornings at 11:00 in the

The RRRR’s are in the Church!

• RELEVANT

We will provide resources that contribute to personal and spiritual growth in everyday life.

(Heb 5:12-14 MSG)

For weeks, we were bombarded by the warning “The R’s are Coming!” and it got your attention. Some guesses offered:

• a revival was being planned (great idea!)

• the Book of Revelation was going to be studied

• recreational ministry (yes, that is coming also)

The truth is that the Four R’s are an outgrowth of the work of THE STREAM’s Dream team (visioning team) and the use of the marketing grant THE STREAM received for 2008.

The Stream is an outflow of Carmel United Methodist Church as a nontraditional service of worship and praise, in a family-oriented, relaxed atmosphere. To be creative in communicating our presence and purpose to our community as a part of our marketing grant, we have a mission/vision/slogan that articulates what we are about.

The STREAM is…

• REAL

In a day when superficiality is the norm, we will be authentic and genuine.

(Isaiah 29:13 NIV)

• RELATIONAL

Through authentic Christian love, we will help people develop deep relationships with God and others.

(Matt 5:14-16 MSG)

• REVEALING

We will demystify the Bible so that God’s teachings are clear.

(2 Corinth 4:2-5 MSG)

As planning of THE STREAM worship is team driven, all teams will be using these guidelines to discern the direction of worship using music, the message, and media such as video, drama, dance, etc. On Sunday, June 1, I shared the message from Nehemiah 6:1-16. When Nehemiah was called by God to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem, he set out to follow that call but there were many voices and distractions that tried to lead him astray to stop the building of the wall. But Nehemiah stayed focused on his task and vision as he continually reminded himself “I’m doing a great work; I can’t come down”. Having a plan and vision makes a great difference in an end result.

We are excited about our process of developing this

style of worship and want our entire church family to share in this enthusiasm as we know “one size does not fit” all for worship styles. So, find your fit, and invite your friends who do not already have a family to also come to find their fit. That is one way we may be serving as disciples of Jesus Christ. All of us are here with Carmel United Methodist Church to be “A Christ-centered community of ordinary people who endeavor to make a difference and accomplish the extraordinary.”

What a great church family we have!!!

Rev. Patti Payntor

Casual, familyfriendly worship that uses live praise music and video to enhance

Family Life Center.

2008 General Conference

HOOSIER UNITED METHODISTS APPROVE UNITY PLAN

By Rev. Curt Hunt

With shouts of joy and prayers of thanksgiving, members of both the South Indiana and North Indiana United Methodist Annual Conferences approved a plan to physically unite the two conferences into one new Indiana Annual Conference.

Indiana United Methodist Bishop Mike Coyner announced the vote results in the closing session of the South Indiana Conference Saturday morning, June 7, at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington.

Bishop Coyner has called both North and South Indiana Conferences to attend a special session scheduled to be held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 4. This session will finalize amendments, elect committees and begin plans for the first combined Indiana Annual Conference session scheduled to be held at Ball State University in Muncie June 24-27, 2009.

Features of the new annual conference, which was two-years in design, will include:

Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, Hope and Love Week

July 20-26, 2008

Faith, Hope, & Love is a local outreach that happens for one week in July. Each day volunteers gather at the host church and sign up to serve in different jobs. Volunteers spend time together in worship and prayer and then head out for the day to extend loving hands to people in the community with projects and service such as:

• Rehabbing homes damaged by poverty or neglect

• Visiting with the elderly

• Distributing free bottled water

• Forming clergy into covenant groups and all 1,200 congregations into ministry clusters for the support and accountability to the mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

• Dissolving the current 18 districts across Indiana and establishing five resource centers to support the work of 10 districts.

• Creating a new conference structure and establishing a new conference center in Indianapolis.

Currently, the North Indiana Conference is based in Marion. The South Indiana Conference is based in Bloomington.

The last such structural change of this magnitude to The United Methodist Church in Indiana came in 1968, when the former Methodist Church and former Evangelical United Brethren Church decided nationally to become The United Methodist Church.

The United Methodist Church is the largest Protestant denomination in Indiana with 1,200 congregations placed throughout the state's 92 counties. Methodists first established churches in Indiana in 1801. There are 225,000 United Methodists in Indiana.

• Cleaning up city streets

• Serving the public servants

• Washing cars

• Visiting children in the hospital.

3 of CUMC’s missions are committed to providing service opportunities:

• Second Starts

• Comfort Closet

• Kids Coats

Carmel United Methodist Church is hosting Faith, Hope, and Love at our church on Thursday, July 24. Bring your family and friends and meet at CUMC’s Family Life Center at 8:00 am to check in, sign up for a job, and

meet some new friends. We encourage families to use this perfect opportunity to serve together. There are jobs even young children would love to do like hand out watermelon & bottled water to show God’s love to others.

Registration is $10 and you receive a t-shirt.

Let’s BE THE CHURCH and go inspire our generation with faith, hope, and love for Jesus Christ!

For more information please contact Jana Miller at 580-0595 or mjmiller2@sbcglobal.net

Jr. High Workcamp Trip to West Virginia

Please keep the West Virginia team in your prayers as they are working, serving and having fun from July 20-26.

There are 18 youth and adults going on the trip led by Kevin Andrews (Jr. High Youth Minister).

During the day they will be helping local residents in rural West Virginia (coal mining country) with basic home repairs including painting, light carpentry, yardwork, and other odds and ends that these residents can’t do on their own and can’t afford to have done for them.

Most of these residents are elderly, widowed, or handicapped in some way and a little help can really light up their world.

The team will also have fun whitewater rafting, hanging out together, making new friends from around the country and writing care cards!

Paintball Part II

• Wednesday, July 30

• 10 am-2 pm

• $32 per person (includes rental & 500 paintballs)

• Bring extra $$ for more paintballs

• Guys & Girls

• For Current 7-12 graders

Youth Worship in July

July 6: Summer Intern Kelly Speaking

July 13: New Nooma Video!

July 20: “Heroes” Part 1

July 27: “Heroes” Part 2

(6th-12th grade)

Girls Ministry Events this Summer

July 1: Cheesecake Factory Night

7-10 pm

Senior High

July 2: Luau/Pool Party

11 am-2pm

Jr. High

July 8: Baking & Craft Day

1-4 pm

Open to Jr. & Sr. High Youth

August 2: Picnic & Park Day

11am-2pm

Open to Jr. & Sr. High Youth

August 3: Coffee & Games

5-7 pm

Open to Jr. & Sr. High Youth

Waterpark Day

Date?

Friday, July 11

What Time?

8 am to 8 pm

How Much?

$15 for your ticket

$$ for meals & snacks

Who?

All current 6-12 graders

A day at “the beach” waterpark in Cincinnati, Ohio!

11 Waterslides, 2 wavepools, sand volleyball courts and a water playground!

Coming Up in August

• Leadership Retreat

Tuesday & Wednesday, August 5‐6

• Guest Speaker in Youth Worship: Ben Glen

aka, “the chalk artist”

Sunday, August 17 @ 9:30 am

CONTACT JULY 2008

CHURCH CALENDAR JULY, 2008

JULY 2008 30 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 3:00 PM Food Pantry 7:00 PM Men's Basketball

1 9:30 AM Staff Meeting 10:30 AM Minister's Mtg 1:00 PM Mission Stitches Circle 7:00 PM Sr. High Girls to the Cheesecake Factory

2 9:00 AM Food Pantry 11:00 AM Luau Pool Party Jr. Hi Girls

3 9:00 AM Food Pantry 6:00 PM VBS Float Assembly

4 Church Closed CUMC Hosting for the Parade & Fireworks Independence Day

7 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 3:00 PM Food Pantry 6:30 PM Missions Mtg 6:30 PM Stephen Ministry 7:00 PM Men's Basketball

8 9:30 AM Staff Meeting 10:30 AM Minister's Mtg 1:00 PM Baking & Craft Day Jr & Sr Hi Girls 1:00 PM Mission Stitches Circle

9 9:00 AM Food Pantry 5:00 PM Family Cooking Night

10 9:00 AM Food Pantry 6:00 PM VBS Work Night 7:00 PM Trustees Mtg

5 10:00 AM Stream Band Rehearsal 6 8:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages 9:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Youth Worship 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:00 AM The Stream 11:00 AM Worship

11 8:00 AM Water Park Day Grades 6-12 9:30 AM Quilters

14 11:30 AM Sr. Adult Lunch 3:00 PM Food Pantry 6:15 PM Vacation Bible School 7:00 PM Staff Parish

15 9:30 AM Staff Meeting 10:30 AM Minister's Mtg 1:00 PM Fletcher Place Loaves Preparation 1:00 PM Mission Stitches Circle 6:15 PM Vacation Bible School

16 9:00 AM Food Pantry 1:00 PM Fletcher Place Loaves Delivery 6:15 PM Vacation Bible School

12 10:00 AM Stream Band Rehearsal 1:00 PM VBS Stage Setup 13 8:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages 9:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Youth Worship 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:00 AM The Stream 11:00 AM Worship 11:15 AM Tintinnabulations Rehearsal 5:00 PM VBS Kickoff Pitch-in Picnic 6:15 PM Vacation Bible School

17 9:00 AM Food Pantry 6:15 PM Vacation Bible School

21 Faith, Hope & Love Week 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 3:00 PM Food Pantry 6:30 PM Stephen Ministry 7:00 PM Church Council 7:00 PM Men's Basketball

22 Faith, Hope & Love Week 9:30 AM Staff Meeting 10:30 AM Minister's Mtg 1:00 PM Mission Stitches Circle

23 Faith, Hope & Love Week 9:00 AM Food Pantry

24 8:00 AM Faith Hope & Love at CUMC 9:00 AM Food Pantry 6:15 PM Christian Friends Circle

18 9:30 AM Quilters 19 10:00 AM Stream Band Rehearsal 20 Jr. High Mission trip to West Virginia Departs VBS Celebration Sunday 8:30 AM Worship 9:00 AM Blood Drive at CUMC 9:30 AM Adult Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship in the Sanctuary 11:15 AM Tintinnabulations Rehearsal

25 Faith, Hope & Love Week 6:45 AM Fletcher Place 9:30 AM Quilters

28 3:00 PM Food Pantry 7:00 PM Men's Basketball

29 9:30 AM Staff Meeting 10:30 AM Minister's Mtg 1:00 PM Mission Stitches Circle

30 9:00 AM Food Pantry 10:00 AM Sr. High Paintball

26 Jr. High Mission trip to West Virginia Returns 10:00 AM Stream Band Rehearsal 27 8:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages 9:30 AM Worship 9:30 AM Youth Worship 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 10:30 AM Read to Feed Collection Sunday 11:00 AM The Stream 11:00 AM Worship 11:15 AM Tintinnabulations Rehearsal

1 9:30 AM Quilters 2 10:00 AM Stream Band Rehearsal Check the calendar on our website, www.carmelumc.org, for additions and changes throughout the month

31 9:00 AM Food Pantry

Church Family News

Congratulations to…

Birthday

Glenna Chase who celebrated her 100th birthday May 26, 2008.

Anniversary John & Laura Rutherford who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 24, 2008.

Hospitalized Recently…

Patsy Brown

Jim Long

Jim Shirey

With Sympathy To…

Rosanne Pirtle & family on the death of her uncle, Jim Rezny, who passed away May 17, 2008.

Sue Langston & family on the death of her father, Melvin Gorby, who passed away May 23, 2008.

Elaine Merriman & family on the death of her son, Jan Astrouski, who passed away May 24, 2008.

Susan Barrett, Tom Barrett & Liz Thiel on the death of their mother and grandmother, Mary Jeannette Morgan, who passed away May 26, 2008.

Family Mission Trip

Glenna Chase with Rev. Greg McGarvey during her 100th birthday celebration.

Christian Friends-Circle

July 24, 6:15—8:00 pm. Come and bring your friends for Zumba dancing in the Family Life Center. RSVP for childcare by July 9. Contact Suzi Leonard at 816-2804.

Bread Baking Day

Mark your calendar for August 23. We’ll be baking bread for Autumn Extravaganza. Contact Suzi Leonard at 816-2804.

United Methodist Women Stephen Ministry

Want to Learn More about Becoming a Stephen Minister?

CUMC will be training a new class of Stephen Ministers this fall. For those who might be interested in being part of this class, we will be holding Stephen Ministry information sessions at 10:30 am in the Parlor on July 13 and 27. There will be a short video, an overview about Stephen Ministry, and time for you to ask questions.

Autumn Extravaganza

September 20 & 21

Fun and games galore

Food and items to buy Saturday worship service

Invite your friends and neighbors

More details to come

This is a great opportunity to learn more about Stephen Ministry as you prayerfully decide whether this is the right ministry for you. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister and can't attend one of the information sessions, contact one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders: Bruce or Peggy Newcome (846-6902) or Rev. Patti Payntor(844-7275).

Kids Coats of Hamilton County

By Nancy Vanderwall

Coats have been coming in since last year’s distribution. Thank you to everyone who has been contributing coats for the November 2008 distribution.

The news has been full of concern about our nation’s economy. The number of children living in poverty in Indiana rose nearly 20 percent from 2000 to 2006, an increase of nearly five times the national rate.

The need for coats for children this winter is expected to be even greater than last year. As you know 2,000 coats were distributed in 3 hours last year. The Kids Coats Committee is hoping to collect over 4,000 coats for this year’s distribution. Your continuing support is needed for this to happen.

One way to get coats is to hold a mini coat drive. Are your children bored during summer vacation? Have them

hold a mini coat drive in their neighborhood. This is something the elementary and older children can do. Instructions for holding a mini coat drive are available on line at www.carmelumc.org

If you want to be a part of the Hamilton County Kids Coat Committee contact Nancy Vanderwall at 867-2492 or 691-6057 or nvander@earthlink.net.

CUMC’s children’s ministry invites children to know and follow Jesus Christ, supports families and equips parents and the CUMC family to be spirit-filled examples of Christ to our children.

Children’s Ministries

VBS Power Lab 2008

Registration is underway! Go to www.carmelumc.org to register. T shirts ($10.00), CD’s ($7.00) and Music DVD’s ($10.00) are now available on Sunday mornings.

VBS Work Days are scheduled for July 10 from 5— 9 pm ; stage setup is Saturday, July 12 at 1:00 pm.

VBS is July 13-17, 6:15-8:45 pm; The VBS kickoff pitch-in picnic is at 5:00 pm on July 13.

Celebration Sunday is July 20 at 10:00 am.

Read to Feed

Our Read to Feed program ends at the end of this month, so keep reading those books and asking for sponsors! Sunday, July 27 is Collection Sunday: bring your Read to Feed envelope along with the money you’ve collected from your sponsors to the Family Life Center at 10:30am. All children who raise $50 or more will receive a free ticket to our Read to Feed Celebration at Caribbean Cove Water Park! (An adult chaperone per family can purchase their ticket for $10 at the Read to Feed collection table.) For more information on this amazing mission opportunity, visit www.heifer.org. For questions regarding the Read to Feed program, contact Marcilynn Keys at 848-6043.

Real Kids

Real Animals

July Highlights

Faith Hope & Love Service Project Day

Thursday, July 24 at 8:00 am in the Family Life Center. We’ll be doing service projects in Carmel and/or Hamilton County. This is a great mission opportunity for all ages. See page 3 for more details.

Real Ways to Change the World

Family Cooking Night

Wednesday, July 9 at 5:00 pm

Hey K-5th graders! Bring your parents and siblings as we cook lasagna and other goodies in the Family Life Center kitchen and then enjoy our meal together. Give Mom and Dad a break from cooking and have fun at the same time. We’ll have crafts, too!

Suggested donation: $15 per family. Contact Joel Leichty at 844-7275 or jliechty@carmelumc.org

Contact Nicole Todd at 5750805 or Ntodd@indy.rr.com

The Riebes at the Read to Feed Party ‘07.

July Mission of the Month"Lighten the Burden: Global HIV/ AIDS"

In July, the loose coin offering at CUMC will support the efforts of the United Methodist Church to help fight the global HIV and AIDS pandemic. Each United Methodist in Indiana is asked to pray for those living with HIV/ AIDS and give at least $2 toward the Global HIV/AIDS Fund. For our offering, 25% of our gifts will support AIDS ministries in Indiana and 75% will support programs globally. This 4-year initiative (started in 2004), has a goal to raise $8 million in United Methodist Churches across the United States.

Worldwide, more than 600,000 babies are born each year with AIDS which they contracted from their mother. These children are often abandoned in orphanages where no one will adopt them. The Global AIDS fund will be used to expand programs aimed at preventing mother to child transmission. Other strategies to reduce the spread of AIDS include awareness building, sharing information on risk avoidance and reduction, voluntary testing and counseling, care in the hospital and at home, treating opportunistic infections, providing food and treatment, and support of orphans.

Operation Classroom

We are collecting school supplies for children in impoverished countries of the world. Also, many of these children

lack some of the basic “sports” and “game” equipment (and clothing) that our children enjoy. A box in the Donation Center will be available during July and August. Contact Rick Chandler at 844-8450.

Mission Trip to Africa

School Supplies

• Ball-point pens (black or blue)

• Pencils (with erasers)

• Erasers (large pink or green)

• Pencil sharpener (small, handheld)

• Notebooks & loose-leaf paper (8½”x11”, wide-ruled)

• Rulers

• Protractors

• Calculators (solar, basic functions)

• Scissors (rounded-tip preferred)

• Tape (transparent, in dispenser)

Our second meeting for the CUMC travel to Sierra Leone, Africa was eventful once again. We missed you. Our next meeting is August 6 at 6:30 pm in the Mission House. If you believe God is calling you to mission in Sierra Leone, it is important to attend this meeting as we will begin to fill out forms for travel. Contact Rick Chandler at 844-8450.

NOMADS

Sporting/Game Supplies

• Soccer balls (deflated)

• Basketballs, footballs (deflated)

• Solid-rubber balls (small, bouncy)

• Tennis balls

• T-shirts (sports-related logo/image)

• Shorts (lightweight, nylon)

• Athletic Shoes (good tread, no rips)

• Athletic Trophies

• Whistles

• Air Pump (w/inflation needle)

NOMADS were established in 1988 with just one couple and now have over 1,000 members. They have worked 149 projects in 33 states and Mexico. For this ever-growing band of volunteers, pitching in to help United Methodist community agencies, churches, camps and schools, and in disaster response has become a way of life and an expression of their faith. Most NOMADS are retired and many travel in their RV’s. Host agencies provide a place to park their RV’s along with water and electricity. NOMADS do whatever the host agency asks, which may be maintenance, repairs, office work, painting, sewing, landscaping and light construction. 3 day weekends are an opportunity to rest and to discover the sights and events in the surrounding area. More NOMADS are needed! For info call 1-866-466-6237 or visit

www.nomadsumc.org.

Financial Status Through May 30, 2008

621 S. Range Line Road

Carmel, IN 46032

Phone: 317-844-7275

Fax: 317-848-8790

E-mail: caremail@carmelumc.org

www.carmelumc.org

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4th of July at CUMC

4th of July Hospitality Sign-Up

Be part of the July 4th celebration and help us show Carmel that CUMC really is the Heart of Carmel.

Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board by the Family Life Center. Can you make popcorn, blow up balloons, distribute the popcorn and balloons, walk with the float, or welcome guests to our church? We have jobs for all ages and really need your help.

Contact Natalie Oehler at 848-7392.

4th of July VBS Float

Always wondered how a parade float is built? Here’s your chance to find out first hand. Join us at 6:30 pm on July 3 and help us put the finishing touches on our VBS float. We particularly need men but invite everyone to help.

Have you secretly been practicing your parade wave? Have you always wanted to be on a float or part of a parade? Well, we have the answer to your dreams. Meet us at 9:00 am on July 4 CUMC to be part of our VBS float! We’ll be distributing wristbands with invitations to VBS attached, waving, smiling and showing everyone that we ARE the Heart of Carmel.