WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pastor Lisa will be on vacation this upcoming week so if you need pastoral care, please contact Larry Carter.
COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES
For the next few weeks, we will be collecting school supplies for
A Brighter Day children’s organization in Coweta County and for the Foster Parent Association
in Coweta County. Sheets with specific items are available on the information tables and in the church office. Containers for collection of these items will be in both services.
3 Day Kid’s Mission Camp THIS WEEK!
WHAT: Join us Cokes Chapel UMC partners with Newnan First UMC to give kids the “hands-on” experience of serving others. Each day we’ll gather at Newnan First UMC for worship, bible study, and participation in a different service project. Kids are asked to bring their own sack lunch as we’ll end each day with a time of fellowship and reflection, recapping that day’s events while preparing our hearts for the next day’s adventure.
This will also be a time of partnership with the Cokes Chapel Childcare Center as older kids will be offered the opportunity to attend Mission Camp as a daily field trip, while younger kids will experience daily devotionals and be encouraged to collect item donations.
WHO: Rising 3rd -6th Grade Students (Parents are also welcome to attend!)
WHEN: July 26-28; 8:30am Check-in/Gathering, 9:00am – 1:00pm Camp
Mission/Service Projects: Packing Operation Christmas Child Boxes at NFUMC, serving at Bridging the Gap food bank, and working hard with RiverLife Ministries – Bring Shoe Box donations to church this weekend!
COST:$ 10.00 (for a T-shirt)
or call 404-388-4292
REMINDER!
During the month of July, we will be hosting a shared “Special Camp Snack” time between 10:30 and 10:55 at the awning outside the Contemporary Worship space.
Plan to join us, bring a friend for the camp theme snack time and let’s discover how sleep away camps, going to new places for fun & excitement, building new friendships that go strong and deep connect to Christian life and community! Sunday school classes are encouraged to plan to stop early so we have some great community time!
RECEPTION FOR BOBBY TOTTEN We will be hosting a reception in honor of Bobby Totten and the ministry that we shared her eon Sunday July 31 at 5pm in the Contemporary Worship Center. Please plan to attend and wish Bobby well as he continues his work at Cornerstone UMC.
LIFELINE SCREENING – AUGUST 6TH
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church on 8/6/2016. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. 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
www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners
“Serving Communion in the Church” on August 14.
Do you wish to participate in serving communion for 9 or 11 o’clock worship? Pastor Lisa is asking all who want to take part in serving to attend this one day class at 10:10-10:45 in the Sanctuary. This will also be the format to train for communion setup/clean up if you wish to be a communion steward. Sign up for the class so that we have enough materials for each person by calling the church office or by emailing Barbara at office@cokeschapel.org.
Do you want to transform the world? Let’s start with us! What the World Needs Now …. Kindness & Love may oftentimes seem just too hard to reach for, but kindness can provide real traction in today’s world. Without fail, the few simple acts of kindness often make for viral news = because so little can take on such gravity in our hearts. Kindness is the key to introducing the way of Christ. Love may seem to forward, to false, but living with kindness bridges the gap. Considerations on kindness: the source of it; the strength in it; the witness of it. Join us for three weeks of “Kindness – A Way Forward” beginning August 14th.
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