Experience Worship Every Sunday!
Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • 11:00 a.m. (All Ages)
Sunday, April 27, 2008

General Announcements

ALTAR FLOWERS
The flowers on the altar are given by
~ Jim and Jan Schladetsch in honor of their wedding anniversary
~ His parents, Susan and Jarrett Wallace, in honor of Christian White Wallace’s christening.

ACOLYTES
9:30 a.m. Carly Ramsey, McKenzie Kester
11:00 a.m. Zoe Antona, Sam Antona

INTERSECTION AHEAD
WEEKEND (MAY 2-4)
Please help us make this special weekend even more successful and enjoyable by bringing that necessary item - food. On Friday and Saturday nights we will have covered dish meals. Meat will be provided but we need the participants to contribute the “sides.” Check the following list to see what you can bring one night - or even better - both nights, based on letter of your last name:
A-G Vegetable
H-R Salad
S-Z Dessert
If anyone would like to bring a meat dish it would be welcomed also. Thank you for your generosity and help for this incredible weekend experience.

Youth Intersection Ahead Weekend
You don’t want to miss it! While adults experience a life-changing weekend here at BUMC, so will our youth. Join in the special activities that have been planned for Friday night through Sunday afternoon that will transform lives. A Friday night cookout will kick off the weekend and there will be a time of worship and listening to amazing life stories from Georgia teens. The Saturday morning coffee will be a great time of fellowship and sharing of faith. Sunday morning youth services at 9:30 and 11:00 will be the ultimate sharing experience. All events are in the Youth Chapel. Finally, we would love to see your whole family back at the church on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. for a combined time of sharing stories of heartaches and struggles as well as joys and victories. Please save the dates - May 2-4!

REV. GONZALO GUARDIOLA
Rev. Guardiola lives in Apodaca, Mexico, with his wife, Grace, and son, Marcos. Gonzalo is an ordained pastor of the United Methodist Church. Our relationship with Gonzalo began when founding members of SERV Ministries helped build a church for him and his congregation in the summer of 2000. In 2004, SERV built the Pan de Vida (Bread of Life) Outreach Center and Gonzalo was appointed as its pastor. A few years ago his status changed from a UMC pastor to a SERV Ministries Missionary Pastor and our Director of Mexico Ministries and he continues to serve as the pastor of Pan de Vida. The ministries of Pan de Vida include: worship services, Bible studies and cell groups, marriage and spiritual retreats, children’s soccer teams and music lessons, and a feeding program that provides a hot lunch to 200+ children three days a week. All of this is accomplished by the grace of God through Gonzalo and his congregation (most of whom live in what we consider poverty) and through SERV’s faithful supporters. Gonzalo plays an integral leadership role in SERV and, in addition to his responsibilities in Mexico, has participated in mission work in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and Kenya.

NAME TAGS
Please wear your name tag!
You can order a magnetic name tag by using the envelopes in the Narthex.

FELLOWSHIP DINNERS
Please mark your calendars for our next family night dinner on Wednesday, May 7, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children, with a maximum of $25 per family. Please register on our website or call the church office at 678.942.1600 You may pay at the door. We look forward to a mid-week evening of fellowship!

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
Thanks to everyone who participated in
this school year’s Middle School Word Wednesday.
The last session was recently held. The sessions for t
he upcoming academic year will begin in August.

High School: 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Home of Vicky and Jack Wyche
225 Buckland Run (770.569.5488)

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
SOLD OUT. Waiting list only.
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.

UMYF (ALL YOUTH WELCOME)
Mark your calendar for the final UMYF event for this academic year on May 4 at 5:00. It will be in combination with “Intersection Ahead.” Bring $5 for a snack supper. 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.

ATTENTION: CONCERNED PARENTS OF TEEN DRIVERS!
The “Parents Deserves a Brake” seminar is a two-hour high impact parent education program designed to help parents understand the importance and responsibilities of better preparing their teen drivers to operate an automobile. On Wednesday evening, April 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., "Parents Deserve a Brake" will come to Alpharetta High School. Admission is free and open to the public. Please visit www.alpharettahs.net for more information.

THANKS TO THE 31 ADULTS WHO HELPED WITH CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

COMING TO BUMC THIS SUMMER!
Visit the BUMC website for more details.

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

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

2008 Day Camp – It’s All Good!
June 9 – 13; 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Current 1st – 5th graders
Co-sponsored by Camp Glisson and BUMC
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Chinese Culture Camp
June 16-20

REGISTER TODAY FOR APRIL 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

OPEN DOORS, OPEN HEARTS
Take it to the Limit - A six-part message series for those whose schedules are too full and whose checking accounts are too empty! Our culture encourages us to live as if we have no limits. So we fill up our schedules and empty our bank accounts. Life on the edge means life with no margin. Life without margin is a recipe for personal disaster. Together, we will explore God's answer to our self-destructive propensity to live as if we have no limits. This series is at 9:45 on Sunday mornings. For questions, contact Jenifer Saunders at jandksaunders@comcast.net or 770.475.1622.

BUMC SINGLES LUNCH
Please join us after the 11:00 a.m. service on May 18. We will meet in the cloister and go to I Love New York Pizza next to Publix.

BUMC MISSION CORNER
Upcoming Mission Opportunities -
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SERV Mexico 07/25/08 - 08/02/08: This is a BUMC sponsored mission trip to Mexico to build bunk beds for an orphanage and teach Vacation Bible School at night. The cost of the trip will be around $600 (depending on transportation). If you are interested in these 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.

DAVE RAMSEY FPU PREVIEW
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is coming to BUMC this fall. But there's no need to wait. Take control of your financial future tday! Read Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" or check out Dave's website, www.daveramsey.com.
▪ Getting out of debt will not happen overnight; it takes time. Here are the Baby Steps that will get you started: (1) $1000 emergency fund; (2) Pay off all non-mortgage debt with debt snowball; (3) 3 to 6 months expenses in savings; (4) 15% of income invested for retirement; (5) college funding; (6) pay off home early; (7) build wealth and give! Giving is an important part of FPU. According to Dave, "The idea of holding money with an open hand might seem to violate common sense. We feel that if we don’t hold on tightly to our money and our relationships, they will slip away. I’m not saying literally hold your money with an open hand – it represents our attitude toward money. When you give, you open yourself up. You allow the dollars to leave and the freedom to enter.”
▪ Giving works because it is in your personal blueprint to be a giver, and you unleash good things in your life that you will never see until you learn the art of unselfish giving. Giving lifts us out of ourselves; we take our eyes off our rights, our problems, and our stuff. The new view gives us renewed vision and hope. Giving is powerful."

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 from 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)

CYT PRESENTS “OLIVER”
Christian Youth Theater will present “Oliver,” one of musical theater’s most popular shows about the tale of Oliver Twist. Support your local youth theater – and some cast members from BUMC - while enjoying a truly entertaining family
experience. Mark your calendars today and order your tickets now before they sell out by visiting www.cytatlanta.com. Matinee and evening performances run May 2 through 17 at Johns Creek Baptist Church, 7500 McGinnis Ferry Road,
Alpharetta. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for guests under 18. Group rate is $9.

Baptism
We rejoice in the holy sacrament of baptism today with Jarrett and Susan Wallace in the baptism of their son, Christian White Wallace

and confirmand families in the baptism of family members:

Abbey Noelle Clear
Bryan Thomas Clear
Carr Maurizio Gianturco
Lance Graham
Kristin Marian Ghesquiere
Heather Rae Ghesquiere
Natalie Grace Henderson
Rachel Nicole Henderson
William Carter Madison
Bryson Patterson Moore
Alexandra Nicole Young
Andrew Duffy Young

Welcome to the BUMC Family
Timothy and Christi Barchie
Joe and Sherrie Gardner
Michael and Dianne Kennelly
Peter and Jill Kocmond
Scott and Karin Mulvey
Renee Pyle

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 Mike Greer; Brian Balmes; B. Travis Johnson; Gina; Bruce Smitherman; Andrew Phillips; Gabby; Kayla Smith; Britany Winston and her mother; Jared and Caleb Burrage; Shawn Robbins and his family; Julian Hazlewood; Becky Flaherty’s grandmother; Wanda Griff; Stephanie Doster; Nancy and Dan Pollnow; Nancy and Michael Capenegro; Randy and Laura Haley. Long-Term Requests: Clayton Spruell (Jim Spruell’s father); Carol Stuen; Donna Shaffer; Karen Ross; Wanda Grigg; Cheryl and Blaine Franz and sons, Logan (13) and Levi (11); Tom Donovan; Lt. Col. Robert A. Baird; Cpt. Jonathan Judy serving in Afghanistan; Lisa Irish and family; Robert B. Sumner; Jim and Jo Chavis; Amy Osborn, Emory Colin Hughes; Courtney Doyle and family; Scott, Kelly, Neill, and Masey Christian; Rick, Deirdre, Patrick, and Zach Baker; Linda Sloan; family of Matthew Cady; Joyce; Scott Anderson; Kimberly and Joe Bakos; Jason Purvis; Bradley Riethmaier; Deane Stewart; Beth O’Linn; Karsen Zapata; Phyllis Naas. Praise & Affirmation The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33:27 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.