Bible Reading: The Office Buzz
Opportunities for Worship, Service and Fellowship
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
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Now we command you, beloved, in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from
believers who are living in idleness and not
according to the tradition that they received
from us. 7For you yourselves know how you
ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we
were with you, 8and we did not eat anyone’s
bread without paying for it; but with toil and
labor we worked night and day, so that we
might not burden any of you. 9This was not
because we do not have that right, but in order
to give you an example to imitate. 10For even
when we were with you, we gave you this
command: Anyone unwilling to work should
not eat. 11For we hear that some of you are
living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing
any work. 12Now such persons we command
and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their
work quietly and to earn their own living.
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Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing
what is right.
From your pastor
I will be gone from the pulpit for the next two Sundays
(September 13 & 20). Our guest preacher will be the
Rev. Alan Beaver, a recently retired UMC pastor in the
Florida Conference. Some of you may remember Rev.
Beaver when he was the Senior Pastor at the First
UMC in Plant City from 2000-2005.
I will be spending five days in Nova Scotia, Canada
accompanying my mother as she travels one more
time to visit her hometown in Bridgewater. Her older
brother, a retired United Church of Canada (includes
Methodism in Canada) will be celebrating his 90th
birthday. I will be using some of my father’s frequent
flyer miles since we have the same name.
Later in September, Gaye and I will be taking some out
of town time to relax and brainstorm together our
preaching and worship ideas for Advent, while
lounging around a pool in the Orlando area.
I will be present for our Church Council meeting where
we will discuss and discern God’s direction for our
worship here at SHUMC. Please be in prayer for this
meeting.
Heights Happenings
Worship ................................................................ 114
Upper Room Devotionals for September/October
are available in the narthex rack or in the blue basket
on the table near the office. Donations are
appreciated, and there’s a box attached to the narthex
rack and an envelope in the blue basket.
CALLING ALL “YOUTH” FROM THE DECADE OF
THE 50’S. We’re having a celebration to honor Mrs.
Ellie Ruth Rice, who was our volunteer youth/recrea-
tion director during the 50’s. Mrs. Rice recently
celebrated her 95th birthday, and we would like to
honor her years of service to our generation.
When: Sunday, Sept. 27, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Where: Allen Hall
RSVP: Christine Tindale Freeze, cfreeze@verizon.net
Please help us by notifying anyone you know who was
a part of the 50’s group so they can RSVP and be a
part of this gathering.
If you have any photos or memorabilia to lend us for
the display table please notify Jill Kinney,
jillkinney@verizon.net.
Come and help us make this a memorable reunion. If
you cannot attend but would like to send greetings,
you may send them to the church office, in care of Jill
or Christine.
Church Council will meet on Wednesday,
September 16 at 7:00 to decide what to do regarding
our church services. Since this will be the first week
back for our Wednesday dinners, why not make it an
evening and come for dinner at 6:00 and then stay for
the meeting.
If you plan to come for dinner that evening, please
indicate this when the clip board comes to you by
writing “dinner” next to your name, either today or next
Sunday.
Please be in prayer about this important meeting, and
let God direct your decision
Children’s Chatter
Coming this Wednesday, September 9 - Pioneer
Club Family Night Kick Off featuring a
hamburger/hotdog cookout AND line dancing for the
whole family. You don’t dance? Come anyway and
enjoy watching the others! Registration for this year’s
Pioneer Club will begin at 6:30 and dinner and line
dancing will be from 6:45 - 8:15. Please call the church
to let us know how many are coming for dinner.
Cost of registration for this year’s Pioneer Club will be
$15 plus the cost of a t-shirt (still to be determined). If
you have questions or need more information please
call the church office at 236-5931 or Christine Messer
at 232-8231. Pioneer Club this year is for children
aged 4 years - 6th grade.
Our Presence Last Week
Sunday School ....................................................... 32
Sunday, September 6 Small Groups ..............................................................
9:00a Nursery opens Wednesday Youth Group.......................................... 6
9:00a Sunday School
10:00a Coffee Fellowship in Allen Hall Our Giving Last Sunday
General Fund Pledged..................................... $1,990
10:30a Worship
7:00p NA meeting General Fund Unpledged ................................ $1,260
Monday, September 7 Loose Plate .......................................................... $11
Labor Day holiday Sunday School ................................................... $211
Tuesday, September 8 Building & Imp / Renovation.................................. $35
3:45p Staff meeting Children’s Home ................................................. $413
7:00p Finance Committee Sign annual rental.......................................... $13,000
7:30p NA meeting Other .................................................................. $316
Wednesday, September 9
TOTAL GIVING ............................................. $17,236
6:30p Pioneer Club kick off
Thursday, September 10
7:30p Cantata and Chancel Choir rehear. Our Giving YTD
Friday, September 11 2009 Operating Budget – $328,437
5:30p UMW Nom. Comm. with Laurie Winters
Offerings Expected (for 35 Sundays) ........... $221,060
6:30p Praise Team rehearsal
8:15p NA meeting Received .................................................... $182,133
Giving Surplus or (Shortfall)* ....................... ($38,927)
Sunday, September 13
*This means how much we are in the RED.
9:00a Nursery opens
9:00a Sunday School
10:00a Coffee fellowship in Allen Hall
10:30a Worship
Seminole Heights UMC Staff
3:00p UMW election of officers meeting
Rev. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell ........................... Pastor
7:00p NA meeting
Judy Colvin ........................................... Music Director
Tana Bierce ................................... Children’s Director
Music Notes Sara DeBerry ............................ Youth Ministry Leader
We have begun rehearsals for our Christmas cantata,
Betty Jones .................................. Office Administrator
Christine Messer ........................... Financial Secretary
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” We meet Lynne Bobbitt.................................. Nursery Attendant
from 7:30 to 8:15pm Thursday evenings in the choir
Lamar Camp ..... Sunday Office & Building Coordinator
room on the 2nd floor. This cantata features many
Christine Messer ............................ Preschool Director
familiar carols and a heart-warming contemporary
Jason Steere ....................................... Hymn Organist
message.
In addition to extra singers we need actors, scene Telephone Extensions/Email Addresses
stagers, sound and light folks. Please see Judy if you Church 813-236-5931 ♦ Fax 813-236-5932
have questions, or call her at 229-9230.
SeminoleHeightsUMC@hotmail.com
Website: www.seminoleheightsumc.org
Kitchen Clatter Pastor’s Blog: www.shumc.org
Our weekly Wednesday evening family life dinners will
resume on September 16. The 1st Wednesday of the Pastor—x224 .......................... RevTGBM@gmail.com
Office—x221 .......... ElizabethCarrJones@hotmail.com
month is potluck and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th
Wednesdays are prepared meals. The suggested Finance—x223 ...........................................................
Music ..........................................................................
donation for prepared meals is $5 for adults; $4 for
youth 13-17; $3 for children 3-12; and free for children Children—x225 ...................... TGBierce@hotmail.com
Youth—x225 .................. edthefuzzyduck@yahoo.com
under 3.
Worship info—x300
 Our Service of Worship Our Community Together Message Notes
14th Sunday after Pentecost A nursery for young children is available behind
____________________________ September 6, 2009
10:30 am September 6, 2009 the sanctuary (on this floor). Please speak to one
of our ushers for directions.
ENTERING IN
Gathering Music Hymn Organist
Following the children’s time in worship, ____________________________
children’s church is available for children in
Announcements
K-3rd grade.
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Greeting One Another
Singing Our Welcome
From 10:00-10:30, following Sunday School Labor Day Sunday
classes and prior to the worship service, all are
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To God Be the Glory [Refrain only] #98
Opening Prayer Damon Swart, Liturgist
invited downstairs to Allen Hall for a time of
Hymn of Praise
coffee and fellowship.
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart #160 Want a place online to share ideas, raise
questions, and generally discuss the community
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Children’s Time Pastor Glenn
life of Seminole Heights United Methodist
LISTENING, LEARNING, LOVING Church? Our new “Seminole Heights UMC” group ____________________________
Singing our Praises in Worship Praise Team on Facebook may be the place for you.
Prayer Sharing
Call to Prayer
This new group is moderated by Pastor Glenn,
with assistance from Sara DeBerry, our “once
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I Need Thee Every Hour (refrain only) #54 again”—youth ministry team leader.
Morning Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer #895
To participate, you’ll need a Facebook account. ____________________________
Go to www.facebook.com to setup your account
Anthem
Come to the Feast
The Offering
BEALL and get started. It’s free. Then click on the
Groups icon (two people in silhouette, one blue
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Doxology OLD 100TH the other black) on the bottom of every Facebook
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow #95 page, search for Seminole Heights UMC, and click ____________________________
Prayer of Thanksgiving Liturgist “Join this Group.” One of our Facebook
Musical Worship Praise Team administrators will invite you to join and then you
Bible Reading can be a part of our new Facebook community. ____________________________
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
You can also ask to be one of our church’s
Sermon Rev. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell
“Do not be weary in doing what is right.”
Facebook “friends” at www.facebook.com/shumc. ____________________________
Here you will see others in our church (and some
of “their” friends) and what they are currently
THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
doing in their lives. ____________________________
The Great Thanksgiving
Sharing of the Bread and Cup
Family News
____________________________
SENDING FORTH Please Keep in Your Prayers…
Our Known Military: Scott Aiken, Tim Bonner,
Seminole Heights United Methodist Church
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Hymn
Corner of Hanna and Central
Now Let Us from This Table Rise #634 James Brumley, Ashlee Colvin, Patrick Freshwater, 6111 North Central Avenue ♦ Tampa, FL 33604
Benediction Daniel Goode, Eric Harvester, Jr., Ken Herbert, 813-236-5931
Postlude Shawn Kinney, Eric Martin, Brian McClanahan, ____________________________ Rev. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell, Pastor
Trevor Mott-Smith, Michael Penn, Eric Tallman,
Worship Matters John Vondruska, Kristen Vondruska, James Weeks
(Rev. Clark Edwards’ daughter, Tracy has ended her ____________________________
August Ushers and Greeters: Milt Bedingfield, military duty and is due back from Iraq this week.)
Pat Folks, Betty Sue & Ronnie Mason, Liz White
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We have email addresses Mary Kay Fatic
for these folks; if your Mary Lou Tuttle
name is not on this list Mary Virginia Handley
and you would like to be Mary Mancuso
added, please let us know. Michael Patrick (at school)
(or if you do not regularly Mike Kopotic
receive emails from the Nancy Beronda
church and your name is Nick Colvin
on this list—maybe we Norman Swope
have the wrong email Rachel Addington
address?) Richard Ortiz
Sarah Owusu
Alan Dobbs Scott Aiken
Allen Harvester Sharon Austin
Amber Gum Sheila Ortiz
Betty Sue Mason Skip Swart
Betty Jones Stefanie McNeeley
Bill Duvall T Glenn Bosley-Mitchell
Brian Brynjolfsson Tana Bierce
Casey Hendrix TC Culberson
Charles & Pat Fisher TJ Tompkins
Cheryl Cavaliere Todd Spear
Christie Hess Tom Moore
Christine Messer Tommy McNeeley
Claude W Chester Treasure Burnett
Deni Blankenship
Diana Duvall __________________
Diane Chadwick
Donna Hendrix __________________
Donna Spear
Gail Roberts __________________
Harriett Cole
Jacob Cole __________________
Jane Brown
Jason Steere __________________
Jayne Braddy
Jerry Camp __________________
Jill Canfield
Jill Kinney __________________
Joy Tompkins
Judy Colvin __________________
Kara Moore
Karen Vondruska __________________
Ken Brown
Lance Lowman __________________
Larry &
Carole Blankenship __________________
Larry Jones
Larry Messer __________________
Leterica Kickliter
Lynne & John Bobbitt __________________
Margie P Shelor
Marie Patrick __________________