Senior Luncheon Cancelled

The Senior Christmas Luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 2010 has been canceled.  Check back later for possible rescheduling.

Boy Scout Poinsettia Sale

The Boy Scouts have begun their annual poinsettia sale.  Sign up sheets are in the narthex of the church.  Orders are due by December 13.  Poinsettias will be delivered on December 16.  Contact Jim Bowen for more information.

Chistmas Eve Service

New Salem UMC invites you to join them on December 24 at 7 PM for their annual Christmas eve service.  The children will have their King's Kids performance.  The Youth will perform the play a Cricket County Christmas.  and of course Santa will make his annual visit.  Join us for a night of laughter and fellowship.

Community Christmas Caroling and Fellowship

New Salem Baptist Church and New Salem United Methodist Church invite you to a night of music and fellowship.  On Sunday, December 5 at 6 PM at the Community Center, both church will sponsor a community Christmas event.  Come out and enjoy a night of fun, fellowship and food.

UMW Fruit Basket Assembly

The United Methodist Women will assemble fruit baskets for distribution on Monday, December 14 at 12 PM.  These baskets make a great statement of love and care to various individuals in our community. 

Christmas Cantata

The New Salem UMC invites you to join them for the 2010 Christmas Cantata.  The first date to attend will be on Sunday December 12 at the 11 AM service.  If you can't make that date join us on Wednesday, December 15 at 7 for the cantata and annual candle light service.  Don't miss this wonderful worship experience.

Family Movie Night

We will have a family movie night on Friday December 3 at 7 PM.  We will have refreshments.  Invite your neighbors and friends and come on out to a fun family friendly time.

Betty and Loyd Gass Reception

On Saturday, October 23,at 3 pm at Dade High School Auditorium there will be a reception honoring the forty-nine years of love and devotion that Betty and Loyd Gass shared. Their commitment to each other began in college and endured in triumphs and in difficult times. They have faced crises and adverse health issues with courage few couples have experienced. Both devoted their lives to the education of youth. Most of these years were in Dade County.

 

Volunteers Needed at Dade County Food Pantry

Greetings,

Here is an update on the Tri-State Food Pantry through the end of September.  We have served an average of 1213 persons per month and our average distribution per month is 493 boxes.  Our lowest distribution for the year was 405 boxes in January and the highest was 574 in August.  We have distributed 4438 boxes so far this year.  With each box averaging 45 lbs, this means that we have distributed 99.85 tons of food so far in 2010.

We are in good shape financially thanks primarily to the overwhelming generosity of the people of Dade County.  We continue as a partner agency with United Way and fundraising through Bi-Lo Charities continues to set records.  However we are hurting in manpower.  I don't know how to be clearer when I say that we cannot continue to serve the community as we have in the past without additional people power to get the job done.  This is an all volunteer agency and we need more volunteers.  We especially need people who can help pack food boxes in an assembly line fashion on the following dates: 10/13, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1 and 12/15.  These are the packing dates through the end of the year.  We get started around 3:00.  If folks can move a banana box down a table pulling canned goods into the box that would be a tremendous help.  We also need folks who can break down cardboard boxes for recycling and help with keeping the line stocked.  We could also use some help on distribution days which are the first and third Friday of the month.  We have a communion service at 2:30 for anyone who wishes to attend. Distribution begins at 3:00 and goes until 5:00.  Light to heavy lifting may be needed on these days.  In all cases, we need people who will do what is needed without trying to tell us how we can do it better.  We'll be happy to listen to suggestions afterward.

God's hand is evident in the work that is being done at the Food Pantry - you would have to be blind to believe otherwise, but we need help.  Through the work that our own Larry Williams does through the mission society we know the value of missions in other places.  But there is a mission field right here in Dade County that is in desperate need of laborers.  

Thanks for your support.

Fall Party

Our church Fall Party will be Saturday, October 23, 5-7 p.m. We will have games, crafts, face painting, and a hot dog supper, followed by Trunk-or-Treat. Kids of all ages can come and celebrate fall with us at NSUMC. You can wear a costume too!

Student Info

If you have a student or are a student studying away from home please get and fill out an information form.  We want our student to know that we care.  The forms are on the bulletin board in the narthex.  You can also request the forms over the internet from the pastor.  Return the forms to JoAnn Cartledge.

New Salem Mountain Festival

The New Salem Mountain is just around the corner.  The date for the events are October 9 - 10.  As usual we will run the food booth at the festival. Food booth sign up sheets are already up in the vestibule of the church building.  We need volunteers.  Possibilities for volunteers include: cooking chicken and broth, helping make chicken stew, making desserts, working in the booth, etc.  For more information see Norma Jean Gilley.

Bonnie's Cake Decorating Class

Bonnie Cayce recently sponsored a cake decorating class.  A group of young ladies gathered to learn cake decorating skills.  The cakes they decorated looked beautiful and tasted great.  

All Day Singing

New Salem UMC hosted it's 89th All Day Singing on Sunday, August 8.  The morning started with communion in the early service followed by singing in the second service.  Of course, the afternoon meal was above par as New Salem has some of the best cooks in all of North West GA.  After lunch a good sized crowd gathered in the sanctuary for more singing.  Many commented that they day was a wonderful event.  We want to thank everyone who made the All Day Singing a success. 

Short Term Prayer Groups Forming

Two prayer groups will be starting in September.  One will be meeting on Tuesday nights at 6 pm and the other will be meeting Saturday mornings at 7 am.  Both groups will meet in the sanctuary.  The groups will meet for six weeks.  If you are interested, contact Betsy McCall, Gewenne Ross, or Ruth Stanley.

John and Ruth Missions Update

John and Ruth have an update to their current mission.  You may find the info on their web site at http://www.e-lessons.org/jnrstanley/

Softball has begun

The church softball season has begun.  We will be playing this Thursday at 4 fields at 8 pm.  Come on out and have a good time. All are welcome to play or just watch.

District Conference

District conference is August 22 at 3 pm at Brainerd UMC.  If you are an officer in the church, please make plans to attend. 

Charge Conference

Charge Conference has been set for November 7 at 3 pm at Trenton UMC.  We will be meeting with all the churches in the Dade cluster.  If you are an officer please reserve this Sunday afternoon and make every effort to attend.  Forms will soon be available for officers to fill out and return.  We will have a schedule of the needed preparations available soon.

King's Kids

King's Kids resumes this Sunday, August 15 at 5pm.  All children through age 10 are welcome.

Bible Study News

The Sunday Night and Wednesday Night Bible study will begin a new study on 2 Corinthians on Sunday night August 15 at 6 pm.  The Sunday night Bible study meets at 6 pm in the sanctuary and the Wednesday night Bible study meets at 7 pm in the the sanctuary.

The young adult class news

The Young Adult class is currently studying the differences between orthodox Christianity and Jehovah Witnesses.  Any one interested is invited to come and join them for this wonderful study.  They meet at 10 am every Sunday in the fellowship hall.

Calling All Men

All men are invited to the third annual Calling All Men conference.  Set your dates for August 13-14, 2010 at the Cokesbury center in Knoxville.  Some of our men have been the previous two years.  They were all touched by the service.  For more info please go to http://holston.org/ministries/lay-ministries/united-methodist-men/programs/calling-all-men/

Sad News

2 Local United Methodist Churches Hold Final Services

District Picnic

Attention: ALL UNITED METHODISTS IN THE CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT! We hope you'll save the date and join us for an evening of Fun, Food, and Fellowship. There will be activities for children and youth and a nursery for the little ones. Worship leader Willie Kitchens will lead us in praise and Dr. Fred Dearing will bless us with the Word. See you there!

Date:	Sunday, August 29, 2010
Time:	4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:	Christ UMC

Wonderful article on chaplancy

An Army Chaplian's Perspective

Pictures for Summer Camp

Come see what summer camp is like in Holston.

In June 219 people made faith commitments at Lookout camp alone.  69 of those were first time commitments.  God is great.

Hope for Hiwassee

Hiwasse College able to recieve HOPE scholarships again.

Logan Breedlove's Baptism

Logan Breedlove was baptized on July 1.  Logan waited til summer so he could be baptized outside in a lake like many of his relatives. A time of singing and memory added to the baptism.  Anyone else interested in being baptized should contact Mark.

Wonderful Presentation

Seth and Lauren Anderton led both worship services on July 11. They gave a presentation about their experience at Annual conference. They lifted up praises for how God is working in our conference and in our church. Wonderful presentation.

Senior Adult Trip

The Senior Adults will taking a trip to UTC McKenzie Arena on Saturday November 20 at 3pm for the Gaither Homecoming Tour. Please see Sarah Moore or Donna Franklin for more information.

All Day Singing

Our All Day Singing will be held on Sunday, August 8 at the 11 am service. A covered dish meal will follow in the fellowship hall. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the singing.  This will be our 89th year of All Day Singing.

UMW Yard Sale

Please continue to set aside items for the UMW yard sale. The dates for the yard sale are August 5-7. Profits from the yard sale will be used to purchase food for the community Senior Luncheon ministry. If you have items that need to be moved please contact Shirley or Barbara. All items may be left in the fellowship hall.

UMW Mission Project - Dade Lunch Mobile

The UMW will continue to help feed children in Dade county on July 26-30. Please contact Shirley Cagle to volunteer. More volunteers are needed.

Church Council

The church council will meet on Sunday, July 18 at 3pm. Rev. Gary Grogg will be with us to reveal the results of the Natural Church Development Survey. If you were part of the team that participated in the survey please make plans to be in attendance.

UMW Picnic

The United Methodist Women will have a picnic on July 17 at 6 pm in the fellowship hall. This will be a covered dish meal.

Joint UMW Meeting

The morning and evening circles of the UMW will meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday July 15. Bonnie Cayce will give a cake decorating demonstration. The devotion will be an introduction to the book of Esther. Please join us for a time of fellowship.