Life Line Screening

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We are pleased to host this Life Line Screening event on 1/28/2016 at Galax FUMC. Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Have members of your family suffered from these ailments? Do you have a poor diet? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you may want to consider being screened for your risk of stroke through the services of Life Line Screening. Life Line Screening uses ultrasound technology to view the plaque build-up in your cartoid arteries, the main arteries that carry blood to the brain. Blockages in these arteries are a leading cause of stroke. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit…

http://www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners

Poinsettia Memorial

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Poinsettias have been placed round the Altar for the Glory of God, and in loving…..

Memory Of: By:
 Ray DeZern The DeZern Family
 Dean Larrowe  Jane, Sam, Katie & Jacob Patton
 Michael White (Son)         Judy White
 Jimmy Cockerham  Jackie, Rachel, Emily, Milo
 (2) David W. Spraker; M/M Rex Davis & M/M Harry Spraker  Rexene, Tim, Rhonda, David & Derek
 Vass Family (Pete, Faye, Cathy & Sarah)  Danise & Family
 Dr. & Mrs. Morris Wechsler  C. C. Kurtz, Jr., Janis & Family
 Daisy & Glenn Cox – Flora Garner  Lona Cox
 Bruce, Helen & Jim Galyen  Jan & Austin
 Claude Turner  His Family
 Rex & Ethel Burris – Rev. Blace & Alma Davis  Eddie & Hazel Davis
 Arville, Mary & Vickie (Jim’s parents – sister)  Jim & Dianne Marshall
 D. E. Ward, Jr.        Dianne & Jim Marshall
 Mary Ella Brannon  Bill Brannon
 D. E. Ward, Jr.        Doris D. Ward
 (2) Gene & Eleanor Nuckolls – Patrick Nuckolls  Gail, Clark, Steve & Families
 Barney Holder         The Clark Nuckolls Family
 Carolyn Peddy         The Peddy Family 
 Jerry Vaughan        Ralph, Lee & Mark
 (3) Bob & Hazel Murphy; Bryan & Ruby Livesay;  Bill & Linda Murphy
 Eliza Murphy & Ella Phipps  Bill & Linda Murphy
 Roger Burnette  Linda, Michelle, Jerry, Gavin, Emily, Craig, Sarma, Samuel
 Jessie-Edward Ogburn & Libbie-Earl Kirby  Donnie & Earlene Ogburn
 Charles Chappell, Sr. & E.E. Chappell Family  Vinnie & Charlie Chappell
 Elbert Rhoda & Nancy Ferrell     Vinnie & Charlie Chappell
 Honor of:     By:
 Paris Catron  Bobby & Gail Catron
 Rubie Larrowe        Jane, Sam, Katie & Jacob Patton
 Edith Bullion (mother)      Judy White
 Adam & Julie Farmer        Richard & Judy Farmer
 Frank Ceary  Jackie, Rachel, Emily & Milo
 Rev. & Mrs. C.C. Kurtz, Sr.          C. C. Kurtz, Jr., Janis & Family
 Sandy Grabman  Sonny & Nancy Westmoreland
 Boly McMillan (Great-Grandson)  Eddie & Hazel Davis
 (2) Doris Ward        –  Cornett Parks  Jim & Dianne Marshall
 Linda Richardson  Bill Brannon
 Shirley DeZern  Grant, Keely, Derek DeZern
 (2) Dianne & Jim Marshall – Phillip & Judy Parks  Doris D. Ward
 Earlene Ogburn  Donnie
 Elaine Vater Dillon  Sandy & Larry Grabman

“When the Man of Principles Becomes a Man of Faith”

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Matthew 1:19 reads:  “Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately.” [T.E.V.]   

Joseph is often the forgotten character in the Christmas story.  He was a man of principles.  Undoubtedly Joseph was a law-abiding, scripture-reading, synagogue-going man.  He may even have been a leader of the mainstream Judaism of his day.  Being engaged gave the man all the same rights that a husband had.  Even the right to charge his intended with adultery which, by the way, was punishable by stoning.  Therefore, when Mary told him she was pregnant Joseph had every right to bring charges against her.  Indeed, that was the morally correct and principled thing to do.

We catch a glimpse of Joseph’s character in the verse quoted above.  Not wanting Mary to be disgraced publicly implies that Joseph at least cared for Mary.  However you would think that if he really loved her Joseph would have gone ahead and married Mary even knowing that the child she carried was not his.  Many engaged couples of that day lived together as husband and wife so the birth of before the marriage ceremony was not unusual and therefore would not have caused scandal.  But Joseph was a man of principles!  And we all know that principles must be stronger than anything else!  If a man does not have his principles, he is no man at all!

Yet when we try to follow abstract principles we are most likely to dismiss God’s miracles.  We become unable to recognize God’s surprises and often close ourselves off from God’s grace.  But isn’t it amazing how sometimes God breaks in and touches our lives?  For Joseph it was the angel of the Lord speaking to him in a dream.  For you and me it was the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ that changes us and allows us to live by faith.

When Joseph awoke he was able to go beyond doing what was “right” according to his principles and be faithful to God’s loving command.  Joseph let go of his cold absolute morals and went with the loving God who needed him to carry out God’s purpose in the world.  This Christmas season let us move from uncaring principles and begin to live by faith.  Maybe God also has a work for you and me to do.  Are we faithful enough to do it?

— Richard

Advent Services

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If you (and your spouse, family members or a friend) are interested in reading at one of the Advent Services & lighting the candles this year and you attend FUMC Galax, please contact the church office at 276-236-9937.

We are looking for someone or a family for the early service and the 11:00 service on each of the following dates:

November 29, 2015
December 6, 2015
December 13, 2015
December 20, 2016

We also need a someone or a family for the Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Service.

Have a Happy Holiday Season!

Annual Birthday Dinner

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Poinsettias

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Just a note to remind everyone that we will be taking Poinsettia orders beginning November 1st. The cost this year will be $20.00 – so watch your bulletin. All orders, with payment, must be turned in by NOVEMBER 15th .

YOUTH – CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS

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Help our YOUTH and buy an FUMC Christmas Tree Ornament

$3.00 for one OR two for $5.00

(available in the Annex area – honor system)

God’s Storehouse Soup Kitchen

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Provides meals three times a week serving 450-500 people each week. They are in need of the following items:
Gallon-size vegetables (green beans, corn, pinto beans, applesauce, fruit cocktail, pudding), canned meat, Crisco oil for cooking, hefty divided plates, ziplock bags, and disposable gloves
OR
They will be providing 400 Thanksgiving Dinners to families (100 more than last year). Items needed for a Thanksgiving Dinner Box:
Cranberry Sauce, Stovetop Stuffing, Corn, Scalloped Potatoes and/or a $10.00 donation to buy a Turkey.
Donations can be brought to Ed Hanks (Ameriprise) Office at 115 North Monroe St., Monday-Friday (8am-5pm) until close of day on Friday, November 13th or Rooftop building (basement) any day (except Wednesday) the week of Nov. 9th between 3-6pm.

UMW News

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Many thanks to all who participated in and supported our UMW Sunday. This is always a big day in the life of our unit. Our next big project is the Angel Tree. We hope to have the tree up sometime during the first week in November. That will give you almost a month to shop for your “Angel”. We would like all the gifts back no later than Sunday, November 29th. We will distribute the gifts the first three days of that week. Thanks in advance for your help with this project. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th. Ruth Sizemore is in charge of the program. We will have more information closer to the day.

Peggy Chappell, UMW President

Anytime Is The Time For Salvation

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FUMC-Sanctuary

“The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved.” [Jeremiah 8:20 N.R.S.V.]

I confess I do not like Autumn! I will admit the colors of the leaves are beautiful, the days are often bright and crisp, and the sky clearer than any other time of the year. Still I know that when Autumn comes, Winter cannot be far behind! As the days get shorter and shorter, daylight becomes less and less, and I get more and more depressed. Aches and pains that are not noticeable in warmer times cry out for attention and remedy when the weather gets cold. Spiritually I find myself wanting to go into hibernation until Spring comes as if God is only with us in warm weather.

 
This seems to be what the prophet Jeremiah was saying in the verse quoted above. Spring and Summer were the times when armies went forth to battle. When the harvest was past, the time for fighting was ended. The armies of Babylon had lain seize to Jerusalem. The leaders of Judah, both the priests and the king’s advisors, believed that God would fight on their side. They remembered when the Assyrian army threatened Jerusalem after the fall of the Northern Kingdom in 721 B.C. Just when it seemed that the city would be defeated, the Assyrians withdrew. The city was saved. They believed that God had saved them.

 
So when faced with this threat from Babylon they simply waited for God to save them once again. Great hopes were there when Spring came. Surely during the season of battles God would defeat their enemy and drive that army away from Jerusalem. It did not happen! Now the time of fighting was over. The harvest is past and Summer ended and they were not saved. They must have faced Autumn and the coming of Winter with the same depression I do! And we both are wrong!

 
For you see God is not just with us during the Spring and Summer, rather God is with us all the time. Anytime is the time for salvation! So if you have never accepted God’s love for yourself, if you have never publicly professed your faith, if you are not saved, you do not have to wait! Often we think that salvation can only come during a Confirmation Class or time of Revival; but anytime is the time for salvation. Why don’t you invite Jesus into your heart today?

 

Also, please take the time to remember that God is still with us during Autumn and Winter as well as in the Spring and Summer.

Richard