¹⁷ As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ¹⁸ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.” ’ ²⁰ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’ ²¹ Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ ²² When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

²³ Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ ²⁴ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ ²⁶ They were greatly astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’ ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.’

²⁸ Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ ²⁹ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.’

Thank You

Dear FUMC Scholarship Committee:

I wanted to extend my appreciation for the generous check you gifted me. I cannot thank you enough for the continuous support you have given my family and I. My thoughts and prayers are with my church family who have been impacted by the hurricane and I hope everyone is safe.

Much love, Merritt

OUR CONTINUING RESPONSE TO THE DISASTER

We have been busy coordinating delivery of food, water, and supplies, including large items like generators and chainsaws directly to the people who need them the most. We will be able to update you with more details soon, but know that your church is doing all we can to help our neighbors, and your help is always appreciated. 

Church Calendar

• The Handbell Choir resumes Wednesday, October 9, at 6:00 p.m.
• The Administrative Council will meet next Monday, October 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Men’s Bible Study Classroom.
• The Brookdale Visitation Team meets at Brookdale at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. This is a special interactive time of fun, and worship for the residents. Please join us!
• The Mountain Dulcimer Class will resume next Tuesday, October 15, at 10:00 a.m.
• The WOW Factor group will meet in the Fellowship Hall next Wednesday. Details will be forthcoming, but we may be able to have the residents of Brookdale visit with us for lunch, music, and BINGO.
• The Rutherford County Woodworkers will be meeting this month in the Men’s Bible Study Classroom on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in woodworking is welcome.
• Fall Festival and Community Meal will be Sunday, October 27, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. The menu will be hot dogs and chips. Decorate your trunks. Prepare your treats. Dress up in your finest costume. This event is open to our community, and every year we are blessed with lots of little trick-or-treaters. Come join the fun, and thank you for your support!
• He-Brews Coffee and Conversation meets on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at Hope House Coffee Co. 1066 S. Broadway in Forest City.  Our current study: Acts: Lessons From Our Backstory  by Jim Dalrymple

FUMC Youth

• This Sunday, October 13 – Meet at 5:00 p.m. for a time of study, and possibly a service project.
• Next Sunday, October 20 – Meet at 3:30 p.m. to load the vans for Food for Friends. We will be serving baked spaghetti. Desserts are always welcome!
• Saturday, October 26 – Youth Pottery Experience with Paula at 3:00 p.m.  Join us as we create soup bowls for our Stewardship event in November.  We will leave the church promptly at 3:00 p.m.  We will have a picnic afterwards. Note – this is on Saturday, not Sunday. We will glaze the bowls on Sunday, November 3, at 4:00 p.m.

Other News

As you probably noticed, this is a new format for the newsletter. This page in the church website will be the permanent home of the newsletter. Text-to-speech apps will work on this page. Older newsletters will be archived and the current newsletter will always be at this address. This mobile-friendly format, albeit not as pretty, will be much more accessible and allow for immediate updates to information. Feel free to check by as often as you like. The goal is for major updates to happen on schedule by Wednesday, and a print edition will still be sent via US Mail to those who have requested it. If you no longer need the printed copy, please let the church office know. 

Income and Expenses: Weekly Budget Needs: $8,798.41

Tithes and Offerings Sept. 23-Oct. 6 – $24,263.25

Expenses Sept. 23-Oct. 6 – $22,607.21

Received YTD – $271,171.13

Budget needs YTD – $351,936.40

Worship Helpers

This Sunday, October 13

Lector – Marla Morgan

Finance – Chris Cross, Tim Ridenhour

Greeters – Barbara Millwood, Lois Hasty, Russell Spicer

Ushers –William Blice, Baxter Carpenter

Head Usher – David Eaker

Next Sunday, October 20

Lector – Gerry Holland

Finance – Matt Brown, Denise Gavin

Greeters – Keely Somerset, Jessica Anderson

Ushers –Marc Duncan, Tim Ridenhour

Head Usher – David Eaker

October Birthdays

Aubrie Okpych     10/02

Harper Bennett     10/04

Lynn Flack           10/05

Russell Spicer      10/07

William Blice       10/08

Leah Gooch         10/09

Nicholas Keever    10/09

Jimmy Okpych     10/09

Marsha Goodwin  10/10

Leah Sims            10/12

Lea Danner          10/14

Neil Danner          10/19

Marc Duncan        10/20

Becky Heath         10/20

Robin Street         10/20

Dave Brown         10/21

Kerrie Earley       10/21

Kyle Holmstrom   10/22

Hayden Blice       10/23

Maddie Meador   10/23

Betty Webber      10/24

Katie Bass           10/26

Julia Abercrombie   10/27

Merritt Jones       10/27

Judy Toney         10/28

Christy Jackson   10/29

May the Peace of the Lord, and His Blessings be with you all, and we hope to see you on Sunday! Services are livestreamed on our YouTube Channel.