For the Week of
May 4, 2008
Worship This Week: Last week in worship we thought about faithful responses to the stress in our lives. We continue this reflection this week with Carol using the beautiful text from Isaiah 40. The opening of worship will be an invitation to relax into the gracious grace of God as Dustin and Rachel Stamey sing “Like Rain.” Also, at 11:00, the Unity choir offers a fabulous celebration of God’s creation with the anthem “Creator Rhythm.” We share the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at both services. Come and worship and bring a friend.
CPR Training: On Saturday, May 10, Ann Lampron will lead a CPR training class beginning at 9:00 am in the fellowship hall. Candy Hayes and Kim Barden will be on hand to serve as interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired. Anyone interested in this free class should sign up on the table in the gathering area.
Preschool Jewelry Party: Stoneware Jewelry will be at the preschool on Wednesday, May 7 from 8:30-11:00am. 10% of all sales benefit the preschool. These make great Mother’s Day gifts, so come out and support the preschool!
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Men’s Breakfast: The Men of Unity meet for breakfast on Sunday, May 4 at 7:30am in the fellowship hall. All men are welcome to join them for good food and fellowship.
Welcome Dustin! It is official- Dustin Stamey is the new choir director at Unity. Beautiful sounds flow from the choir room on Wednesday evenings. Dustin is ready to assign you a chair and a cubby. Now is a great time to join the Unity Choir!
Magazine Swap: We are starting a magazine swap to help recycle and reuse old magazines. Every 2nd Sunday we invite you to the gathering area between services to swap your magazines for others. Everyone is welcome to participate even if you don't have magazines to donate. Magazines that are not swapped will be donated to shut-ins, area retirement homes, hospitals, or properly recycled.
Flowers this Week: Flowers this week are given to the glory of God and in honor of the generous benefactor who provided scholarships for campers by the parents of Camp Grier participants.
Chronic Illness Support Group: Unity is offering a new support group for people with chronic diseases or conditions. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, May 6, at 10:30am in Carol’s office. This is open to the entire community and will be led by trained counselors and people with chronic illnesses. Everyone is welcome.
Workers This Week:
Nursery:
8:45am- Catherine Wulfhorst & Jane Pethel
9:45am- Kelli Hogue or Danyele Smith
11:00 crib- Karen Singleton &
Dayley Wilson
11:00 preschool- Mark & Kristi McRorie
Ushers:
8:45am- Henry & Faye Fogle
Paul & Karen Brailey
11:00- Ron & Lindsay Schoff
Fred & Sue Thomas
AV Booth:
Jane Copeland, Billy Carey
Acolytes:
8:45- Sarah Brailey
11:00- Seth McRorie
Tellers:
Gene Hudgens, Pete Freeman,
Michael Roettig
Communion Servers:
8:45- Ron Bost, Greg Coffey, Henry Fogle, Larry Huggins, Ann Lampron, Will Lampron, Danyele Smith, and Barbara Winkles;
11:00- Joe Lampron, Gene Hudgens, Pat Coffey, Dayley Wilson, Stuart DeWitt, Will Lampron, Morris Sample, and Kerry Tilley
Weekly Statistics
for April 27, 2008
Worship Attendance:
8:45 am- 56; 11:00 am- 219
Weekly Offering Need- $8,398.00
General- $5,278.70
Building Fund: $170.00
Presbyterian Home Mission Trip: The Unity Men's group will be taking a trip to the Presbyterian Home for Children on May 23 - 25. Anyone 16 or older that has an interest in participating in all or part of this trip can contact Vic Leith (vleith@charter.net) for more information.
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Ministry Teams Meet: On Monday, May 5, the Mission Team will meet in the meeting room. Please be there to update us on your projects and hear what we have done this quarter to make life better for those in need. The Christian Life team will meet in the fellowship hall to put the final touches on homecoming, talk about worship, and plan future events. Anyone interested in either of these teams is invited to join them on Monday night!
New Address:
Bill and Margaret Pace
1109 21st Ave. NE
Hickory, NC 28601
828-323-1999
Attention Seniors: The Wayne’s Feast for May is on May 9 at 9:45am at Capt’n Pete’s restaurant. A musical program will be presented by EC Beatty. Your $6 fee for lunch must be given to Carolyn Helms by May 4.
This Week at Unity:
Sunday, May 4:
7:30am- Men’s Breakfast
12:00pm- Middle School to Putt-Putt
1:00pm- Chapel Reserved
2:00pm- DivorceCare- MR
6:00pm- Montreat Parent Meeting
Monday, May 5:
9:30am- Staff Meeting
12:00pm- Prayer
5:00pm- CYC Reserved
7:00pm- Christian Life Team- FH
7:00pm- Admin Team- Conf room
7:00pm- Mission Team- MR
Tuesday, May 6:
ELECTIONS IN CYC ALL DAY
10:00am- Preschool in Sanctuary
10:30am- Chronic Illness Group- Carol’s Office
5:00pm- CYC reserved
6:45pm- Faith Lessons- FH
Wednesday, May 7:
12:30pm- Kindermonkeys- CYC
1:00pm- Crafts
6:00pm- Handbells
7:00pm- Unity Choir
7:00pm- Girl Scouts- FH
Thursday, May 8:
Preschool Game Day
5:00pm- CYC Reserved
Friday, May 9:
Relay for Life
8:00pm- Middle School Lock-In
Saturday, May 10:
9:00am- CPR Class- FH
12:00pm- CYC Reserved
Building Key:
CYC- Children and Youth Center
FH- Fellowship Hall
MR- Meeting Room
Fill-A-Bag: Bags are available in the gathering area for our May food drive to support East Lincoln Christian Ministry. Please bring your donations to the gathering area on any Sunday in May.
Middle School Youth leave after the 11:00 worship service on May 4 to play putt-putt and ride bumper boats at Queen’s Landing. Youth should bring money for lunch.
New Member Meetings: If you are interested in becoming a member of Unity, come to our new member meeting on May 11 or May 18 at 10:00am in the gathering area. Membership is available through affirmation or reaffirmation of faith and by certificate of transfer from another church. If you have questions or need more information, please speak with Carol or any Unity elder or call the church office.
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Cinemagic: The East Lincoln Community Chorus will present a fun-filled family concert entitled “Cinemagic- Music from the Movies.” This concert features many of our own talented Unity performers and is directed by our own Dustin Stamey. There will be two performances in the sanctuary at Unity Presbyterian Church. The first will be Friday, May 16, at 7:30 P.M. The second will be Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 P.M. This is a free concert, so bring the whole family along.
Homecoming- May 18: Mark your calendars now for Unity’s annual homecoming celebration. This is always a fun day with moving worship, good food, and lots of games and fun. If you would like to make sure that your favorite hymn is included in our hymn sing, please call or email the church office. We would love to sing as many of your favorites as possible.
Last chance for Smoke on the Mountain- Homecoming: We are going to Newton’s Green Room on Friday evening, May 30 to see this hilarious, rated G musical comedy. Tickets are $12. If you want to go, sign up on the table in the gathering area by May 4 so we can be sure to get good seats!
Prayer List of Immediate Concerns:
Mary Abernathy
Polly Stokes
Frances Wingard
Carolyn Helms
George Vincent
Rachel Stamey on the death of her grandmother
Please continue to pray for
Gary Suddath
Tom McGuire
Bill Pace
Geri Broughton
A complete prayer list is available in the gathering area.
Graduating? Please call the church office and let us know if you are graduating from high school, college, or trade school.
Too many cooks.... have too much fun! Fran Stewart, Pete Freeman, and Gene Hudgens enjoy a good time in the kitchen during the Lasagna Lunch last week. Thanks to all the hard workers from the Christian Life Team for making this a scrumptious meal!
