ALTAR FLOWERS
There are no altar flowers from February 10 through March 23 in observance of Lent.

ACOLYTES
9:30 a.m. Payton Goeman, Parker Goeman
11:00 a.m. Sam Antona, Zoe Antona

JERRY LUCAS, “DR. MEMORY”
Jerry Lucas, NBA legend and author of New York Times best seller, The Memory Book, will speak at BUMC today and tomorrow. He will share the Lucas Learning System™ of memory training that he has developed - easy, fun, and long-lasting ways of retaining information. He has dazzled audiences on national talk shows and taught this system to millions through seminars and the sale of his books. Sports Illustrated named Jerry Lucas “one of the five most outstanding college basketball players in the Twentieth Century.” Today he will speak at both worship services and at 6:30 p.m. Tomorrow he will speak at 7:00 p.m. All events will be in the Sanctuary.

BUMC MISSION CORNER
Murphy - Harpst Day Trip on March 1 - A sock hop birthday party is planned for the children of Murphy-Harpst. Families are welcome (children 12 and up) to join in to provide a well-deserved party for these special children.
Mexico Mission Trip - SERV Ministries has scheduled its first Tent Project of 2008 for March 7-15 in Escobedo, near Monterrey, Mexico. The project will be held in conjunction with a local congregation, Lluvia Tardia. The pastor, Roberto Marino, and his church are very excited about the opportunity to minister to their community. The cost is expected to be around $600 to $700 each.
Kenya - SERV Ministries will postpone the April mission trip to Kenya to the summer. Dates will be confirmed as soon as possible. Minimum cost will be $3000. Passports and immunizations are required.
To register, go to www.servintl.org 
Mexico Mission Trip - A BUMC-sponsored SERV trip to an orphanage near Monterrey, Mexico is scheduled for the week of July 25.
For questions or more information on missions, or if you have any local ministries you would like BUMC to support, please feel free to contact Tal Cox at 770.310.6345 or Chris Holcombe at 404.276.0399.

NEW CHATS ROOM!
There is a room designated for informal fellowship, a place to get questions answered, connect over coffee, and sign up for small groups at 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. each Sunday (between services). Church leaders will be there.
Where? Left side of Narthex
Why? To meet and greet you and chat!
Who? For everyone!
Connecting Here At The Sanctuary (CHATS)

MEMBERSHIP SUNDAY - MARCH 9
A Membership Sunday will be on March 9 at both services. Please let us know if you want to join on that day and which service you prefer. You can fill out a membership form at our website, pick up one in the office, or call Mary Mueller at 770.754.5075 about joining.

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
NORMAL SUNDAY FORMAT

INFUSION
MIDDLE SCHOOL WORSHIP
9:30 AND 11:00 A.M.
Meets in Youth Room

THE VAULT
HIGH SCHOOL WORSHIP
11:00 A.M.
Meets in High School Chapel

WORD WEDNESDAY
Students discuss relevant topics related to their everyday lives in small group environments at the church or in church member homes. New students are welcomed anytime. Word Wednesday meets weekly during the school year.

Middle School: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Home of Scott and Laura Mall
1965 Drummond Pond Rd. (770.569.1666
High School: 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Home of Vicky and Jack Wyche
225 Buckland Run (770.569.5488)

UMYF (ALL YOUTH WELCOME)
Mark your calendar with the following UMYF dates (5:00 p.m.):
TODAY, February 24; March 9 and 30; April 6 (bowling) and 20; and May 4 (final UMYF on church land). All dates except April 6 and May 4 meet at the front chapel entrance. Bring $5 for a snack supper. Hosts for the suppers are needed. If you would like to help, please sign the sign-up form in the Youth Room, email, or call Mark Jones at 678.942.1614.

HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP
Hinton Rural Life Center, N. Carolina
June 22 - 27
Cost: $450 which covers meals (except fast food there/back), travel expenses, tools/supplies for home repair, and lodging. HRLC is a mission project that serves the local Appalachian community near Hayesville, NC. Our other annual mission trip, CCC, actually spawned out of some of the mission format of Hinton. Non-refundable deposit of $225 due April 15; final $225 due May 15. For more information, please call or email Mark Jones, Youth Director.

BIGSTUF BEACH TRIP!
Middle and High School students
Panama City Beach, Florida, June 1-5
Cost: $399, which covers all travel expenses, food (except fast food there/back), lodging, and supplies.
Non-refundable deposit of $200 due by April 15, final $199 due by May 15. Please call or email Mark Jones,
Youth Director, for more information.

CAROLINA CROSS CONNECTION
High School Mission Trip, North Carolina
June 14-21
Cost: $450, which covers all meals (except fast food there/back), travel expenses (including hotel stay for night 1), tools/supplies for home repair, and lodging.
Non-refundable deposit of $225 due by April 15; final $225 due by May 15. Please call or email Mark Jones,
Youth Director, for more information.

YOUTH MINISTRY NEEDS
The Youth Ministry is in need of a digital camcorder in excellent working order and a set of drums with cymbals.
If you would like to donate either of these items, please call Mark Jones before delivering them. Thank you!

THANKS TO THE 32 ADULTS WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

WORSHIP KIDS
Sunday March 30, 2008
We will have 4 more rehearsals before presenting the musical on March 30. Invite your friends and come be part of the brand new Life School Musical. Listen to the work and read the script at www.littlebigstuff.com
Rehearsals
Today - Rehearsal #6; March 2 Rehearsal #7; March 9
Rehearsal #8; March 16 Rehearsal #9;March 23 Easter-
NO REHEARSAL; March 29, Saturday 9 a.m.-12.noon
Dress Rehearsal #10.
March 30 6 p.m. LIFE SCHOOL MUSICAL

COMING TO BUMC THIS SUMMER!
Visit the BUMC web site.

Vacation Bible School – Beach Party
Surfing Through the Scriptures
June 23 – 27; Closing Celebration June 29
Children 4 yrs. old by 9/1/08 through current 5th graders
To volunteer, contact Carolyn Kester at cgkteacher@hotmail.com

2008 Day Camp – It’s All Good!
June 9 – 13; 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Current 1st – 5th graders
Co-sponsored by Camp Glisson and BUMC

CYT Camps (Christian Youth Theater)
June 2 – 6 Ages 10 – 14 West Side Story Highlights
July 14 – 18 Ages 6 – 11 Annie
July 21 – 25 Ages 6 – 11 Peter Pan
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Chinese Culture Camp
Date to be announced

WANTED! EASTER EGGS
Please bring donations of individually wrapped Easter eggs to the Fellowship Hall. Thank you.

REGISTER TODAY FOR FEBRUARY PLAYTIME!
Who? Children 6 mos. - 4 years
When? Tuesday and Thursday
Time? 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost? $18/day payable a month in advance
Contact: nancy.spence@birminghamumc.org
678.942.1613

BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDY
Believing God (10-week study): Tuesdays,
beginning February 5 and ending April 15, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Contact Mary Kay Bechtel at cbech123@ comcast.net or Sherry Schoendorf at sherryschoendorf@comcast.net for more information.
Stepping Up - A Journey through the Psalms of
Ascent (7-week study):
Saturday mornings beginning February 9 from 7:30 a.m to 9:00 a.m. Contact Teri Baldwin at 678.366.8076 or 770.313.4783 or teresabaldwin@bellsouth.net.  If you are interested in an evening class, please contact any of the facilitators listed above. Childcare is offered on Tuesdays only; contact Nancy Spence at 678.942.1613 or nancy.spence @birminghamumc.org.

OPEN DOORS, OPEN HEARTS
This adult Sunday School class meets each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. studying different topics related to Biblical and spiritual growth. All are welcome to join us in the modular unit behind the chapel. We are currently involved in a series based on Max Lucado’s new book, “3.16.” Please note there is no class on February today due to the Cherokee County Winter Break. Classes resume on March 2. Contact Jenifer Saunders with any questions at jandksaunders@comcast.net or 770.475.1622.

RECENTLY GRADUATED SANCTUARY GROUP
Join other “recent graduates” (18-25 year olds) at 11:00 a.m. for fellowship and spiritual formation in the Bride’s Room. Contact Tim Hardin at 678.481.1954 or jthmail@mac.com or Annie Pizzi at 770.926.8156 or apizzi1@yahoo.com for more
information.

CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING
Mark your calendars for a Church Council meeting next Sunday, March 2, at 4:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All ministry leaders are expected to attend. This is a critical meeting because we will also be approving the 2008 budget.

ADVOCATE SUBSCRIPTION
February is subscription season for the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the official newspaper of the North and South Georgia Conferences. To subscribe or renew, go to www.wcadvocate.org. The cost is $25 for the print edition, $15 for the electronic edition or $30 for both. A discount is available for senior citizens.

NEW CONNECTIONS CLASS
A new Connections class started last Sunday. It will meet on Feb. 24 and March 2 and 9 at 11:00 a.m. in Room E221 in the Education Building. This class is a chance to connect with others, learn about the church, its leaders, and the uniqueness of
Methodism. All new members are expected to attend these classes. Byron Foster will lead the class.

MURPHY-HARPST NEEDS
The staff at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center gives a “prom” for the high school seniors. The tentative date is May 9. They need money for gas for the limo driver, a digital photographer who does a package of photos for each senior, dinner and decoration supplies; and prom clothes. They also need a hair and makeup stylist. Since Milton’s prom is so early this year, please consider donating dresses, shoes, and jewelry for the Murphy-Harpst seniors. Contact Carole Johnson at 770.752.8534 or by email at ammcj@bellsouth.net.

BUMC SUPPORT GROUPS
GriefShare, Children’s Grief Support, DivorceCare, and DivorceCare for Kids will begin January 31 and meet on Thursdays for 13 weeks (except Spring Break and Maundy Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. Join anytime. Invite a hurting friend, relative, or neighbor. For more information, call Derek Struchtemeyer at 770.883.0247.

DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOLESCENTS
Thursdays, starting February 14
Middle school group: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
High school group: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Groups are facilitated by Derek Struchtemeyer, M.Ed., LPC through Wellspring Counseling at BUMC. To register call 770.883.0247

JOB OPPORTUNITY AT BUMC
Part-time Bookkeeper. For job description and details, please contact the office at 678.942.1600.

Sympathy
To the family of Pam Clark in the death of her cousin, Kelly Field, who died after
suffering serious burns during the Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia, near Savannah

To Judy and John Wolfe and family in the death of Judy’s uncle and dear friend, Mr. Jim Jones, of Somerset, Kentucky

Join the BUMC Worship Choir
Please join the BUMC Worship Choir program.  We meet Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. Childcare is available.

Inform BUMC
Please advise of changes in your home address, telephone number, or email address by contacting the office at 678.942.1600.

PRAYER LIST— Prayer requests will stay on the prayer list for two weeks. If you wish for something to stay on the list longer, you will need to notify Judie Purvis at Jpurvis818@aol.com

You can now communicate your Prayer Requests Online. Remember in Prayer Jo and Jim Chavis; Al Bachmann; Jack and Joan Clements (Susan Campbell’s parents); Beth Stokes; Gwen and Eric Leichty and son, Chuck; Amy Osborn (Boyd Whaley’s sister); Melissa, Mark, Jenna and Bryce Holder; Paul McGuire; Dale Wartluft (Kristi Daniel’s father); Janice Smith; Marlene Marbot; Lisa Irish; the family of Lou Johnson; Lauren, Meghan and Katie Ray Croxton; Claudia Buchanan; Doris Wanket; Shannon Sanders; Deirdre and Rick Baker and family; Dick Ray, Kathy and Carey Ray; Molly Welch; Pam; Mike (Linda Fraser’s brother-in-law); John McNeill; Anne Hicks; Donna Shaffer; Harry Gray; Karen Ross; Jan Cahoon; Stephanie Allen Update: Gwen Leichty had a very positive outcome from her back surgery on February 19. A full and speedy recovery is expected. Gwen is already pain-free in her leg. Long-Term Requests: Jim and Jo Chavis; Amy Osborn, Gwen Leichty; Emory Colin Hughes; Courtney Doyle and family; Scott, Kelly, Neill, and Masey Christian; Rick, Deirdre, Patrick, and Zach Baker; Linda Sloan; Diane Nuyteren; family of Matthew Cady; Joyce; Wayne Smith and family dealing with Wayne’s illness; Scott Anderson; Kimberly and Joe Bakos; Jason Purvis; Bradley Riethmaier; Deane Stewart; Beth O’Linn; Karsen Zapata; Phyllis Naas; Dan Ayers; Wayne Smith and family; Scott Freeman and parents, Steve and Sallie; Mike Ross; Nellie, Jeff and Beth Cochran; Blake in Iraq; Jodi Goolsby; John Gibbs; Steve Close and the Close family; Blaine and Cheryl Franz and sons, Logan and Levi; Charles Oliver; Dan and Rena McNamara; Julie Murphy in Iraq; Chris Porter in Iraq; Charlene Rose and family; David Sims; “Baby Memphis” Lafferty and family; Philip Myers; Jarrett Wallace’s aunt; Tony Ray; Carolyn Dooly and children; Jeff Dolley; Emory Colin Hughes in Iraq; Beth O’Linn and family; Ted and Judy Stout Barner; Louise Clark and family; Wendy Grant and daughters; Edward Taffee and Flora Eberhart; Steve Micham; Lee Ann Horton and family; Larry Morton and family; Wendy Galvin and son, Stephen; Jack Crew’s father; Ann and Doug Bishop dealing with Ann’s cancer Praise & Affirmation Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, ‘If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Astartes from among you. Direct your heart to the LORD, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.’ I Samuel 7:3 PRAYER LIST - Prayer requests will stay on the prayer list for two weeks. If you wish for something to stay on the list longer, you will need to notify Judie Purvis at Jpurvis818@aol.com or via the online form.