“In-Person” Worship in our Sanctuary

Sundays, 10:00 am! As we return to indoor worship, we continue to social distance, wear masks and provide sanitizer in consideration of one another’s health safety.  Thank you for abiding by these guidelines!  For those who remain sheltered in, worship will be videotaped and uploaded for you sometime Sunday afternoon. 

Take a moment to look over the decision and map.  I am thankful for the Bishop and conference for consolidating the districts, lowering our costs of operation and grateful that we have a District Superintendent that knows Cokes and cares for us!

Map and details:
https://www.ngumc.org/district-restructure

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back on Saturday night!!!

Worship Information

Sunday, November 1st in the Sanctuary 10:00 am – All Saints Sunday
                                   Scripture:   1 John 3:1-3                       
 We continue to maintain our Covid guidelines of social distancing, wearing masks, as well as other items you can read about here:  https://www.cokeschapel.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Worship-Guidelines-for-Individuals.pdf
https://www.cokeschapel.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Guidelines-for-Individuals.pdf

From your pastor:
Dear community, I will be on vacation from November 1-21.  Filling the pulpit on these 3 Sundays will be Kim Reindl, our All Saints service, on November 1.  On November 8 and 15, Reverend Joe Watson, a retired elder in the UMC will be leading worship.  Reverend Watson was recommended by our District Superintendent Susan Landry.  In case of pastoral concerns, please contact Larry Carter at 770-871-0051.

I will be back in the pulpit on Sunday, November 22, and “rair’in” to go for our Advent season.  God has good plans for Cokes Chapel!  As we all anticipate the beginnings of the Christmas season and the birth of our Savior, may each of you find moments of rest and renewal also. I am thankful that I serve a church that supports my need for rest and renewal, and am grateful for you!
Love and peace, Pastor Lisa

Sunday, November 1  – Daylight Savings Time – Turn your clocks back on Saturday night!!!  
                                     – Worship – 10:00 am – All Saints Day, in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot.                                                     – Pastor Lisa begins vacation through Nov. 20
Wednesday, November 4 – Prayer Meeting – 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Wednesday, November 4 – Finance Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm – Fellowship Hall
Sunday, November 8  – Worship – 10:00 am – in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
Wednesday, November 8 – Prayer Meeting – 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Sunday, November 8  – Worship – 10:00 am – in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
Wednesday, November 11 – Prayer Meeting – 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Sunday, November 15  – Worship – 10:00 am – in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
                                          – UMW Old Fashioned Bake Sale – 9:45 am Drop off / 10:45-11:15 am Sale
                                          – Trustee Meeting – 12:00-2:00 pm – Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, November 18 – Prayer Meeting – 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Thursday, November 19 – UMW Women’s Holiday Celebration – 11:30 am – Fellowship Hall
Sunday, November 22  – Worship – 10:00 am – in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
                                        – UMW Old Fashioned Bake Sale – 9:45 am Drop off / 10:45-11:15 am Sale
                                        – Hanging of the Greens – 2-4 pm
                                        – Youth Labyrinth Activity – 5:00-7:00 pm – Youth House & Labyrinth Area
Monday, November 23 – Staff Meeting – 12:30 – Pavilion/Fellowship Hall
Thursday, November 26 – THANKSGIVING DAY
Sunday, November 29 – Sunday School Resumes – 8:45-9:45
                                       – Worship – 10:00 am – in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
Monday, November 30 – Staff Meeting – 12:30 – Fellowship Hall
                                       – Charge Conference Meeting – 5:30 – via Zoom

Note For All Building Users:  Our guidelines from Church Council regarding Covid still remain in place for social distancing, masks and sanitary cleaning following use.

Leaders and Committee Chairs – please remember to contact Brenda in the office at office@cokeschapel.org or request meeting space and assure there will be no conflict of use.  Please do not announce meetings without clearing date and time with the office.

Just a hint – Something Special is coming! – Sunday, Nov. 15 and 22

Our United Methodist Women are sponsoring an Old Fashioned Bake Sale to fund their ministry coffers. Whether you make something for the sale or purchase something one of these Sundays, you can be assured that the funds will go towards the mission and ministry of Cokes Chapel.
Mark your calendar, strike off “preparing desserts for Thanksgiving” or other family gatherings during the holidays!  
More to come – but if you wish to contribute your “famous” or “favorite” home made dessert, please contact Ann Navin right away so we can get an idea of the various goodies!  call Ann or text at 678-469-5851

Thanksgiving Baskets
We will again be helping people in our community to have a special Thanksgiving dinner.  Due to the corona virus and our desire to keep everyone safe, we are going to provide gift cards to families.  They will use the grocery cards to buy their own food, and it will not be necessary for our folks to spend so much time in stores.
HOW to participate: To donate money to purchase gift cards for food, please give funds to Caroline Huckaby or Betsy Bagley.  If you prefer to write a check to the church, be sure to designate “Thanksgiving Food” on the “for” line on your check.  

I-58 Drive Thru Food Drive
                                                                  When: November 7^th
                                                                  Time: 9am – 12pm
                                                                  Where: Cornerstone UMC 
                                                                  2956 Sharpsburg McCollum RD
                                                                  Newnan, GA 30265
                                               
As Thanksgiving and Christmas is vastly approaching, the needs of our community are increasing daily.  The i-58 mission needs your help to provide essential items to help families during these very tough times we are dealing with.  We are all in this together.  With your loving support, we can help families be fed during the holiday season.  Let us be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ!
 
Much Needed Food Items at the i-58 Mission:
Baked Beans, Green Beans, Great Northern Beans, Spaghetti Sauces, Noodles, Ramon Noodles, Pop Tarts, Kidney Beans, Peanut butter, Jelly, Breakfast items (Grits, cereal or oatmeal), Mac-N-Cheese, Chef Boyardee, Small bags of chips, Diced Tomatoes, Pintos, Spam, Vienna’s, can chicken, Instant Potatoes, Stuffing, Corn, Soups, Etc.…
 
Other Items Needed: 
Toilet Paper, Feminine Pads, Depends, Shampoo, Paper Towels, Diapers and pull ups, Toothpaste, and baby wipes

HAPPY FALL YA’LL – The UMW Annual Holiday Luncheon will be on Nov 19th at 11:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall.  All ladies of the church are invited to come and celebrate the food, friends and fun around the tables.  The luncheon menu will be lasagna, salad, rolls, dessert and drinks.  Be sure to bring a holiday gift to exchange in the fun-filled UMW way!  ($10.00 gift limit) We will look forward to seeing you. 

OLD FASHIONED BAKE SALE – The UMW is sponsoring a bake sale that will offer the “best of the best” home made desserts and goodies for you to take home on Sunday, Nov. 15 and 22.  Great for freezing for Thanksgiving, or just to enjoy the fall season.  Items will be carefully wrapped and labeled.  All funds will go to the mission and ministry God calls us to.  It’s a win=win for us all!

Prayer Team has resumed and everyone is invited!  We are meeting on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm.  We will be meeting in the Sanctuary for the month of November.  We would love for you to attend!  If you would like to join us for a “drop-in” to ask for a prayer request, to be prayed with, or to be prayed for, we would love to have you!  No commitment necessary!  Stop by and join us for prayer!  Everyone try to arrange your schedule to attend, if you aren’t there we will miss you.  We will wear masks and social distance. 

Growing Your Faith Through GENEROSITY

Scripture says, “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also
reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
 
In the last several weeks we have focused on the parable below:
 
A wealthy man was preparing to leave on a trip when he learned of a family that had suffered a great loss and was nearly destitute. He had compassion on them but was pressed to depart so he called for his son and gave him a check, saying: “I am leaving on a trip and I have compassion for the family who has suffered such a loss. Please take this check, keep what you need for your own expenses and give the remainder to this family as a gift from me. If you are still in need, tell me. Remember, I love you and will always take care of you.”  After the father departed, the son cashed the check, then he took the funds and…How will the parable end?
 
In week 1 the son considered the things he didn’t have but wanted.  He bought what he wanted then he pridefully gave what was left to the family.  His father, upon his return, was disappointed that his son didn’t trust him.  The moral with this ending is we are never more like God than when we give. Seek and understand the character of God.
 
In week 2 the son grew frustrated by his father’s request. He would be obedient, but not joyful. He took his portion and delivered the remainder to the family in need. Seeing how appreciative the family was for the generous gift, the son accepted the praise and honor for his gift…he never told them the gift was from his father.  When the father returned and learned of his son’s actions, he was sad. “While you gave a good amount, your heart was not right. Why, when I gave to you so selflessly, did you keep the glory for the gift for yourself?”  The moral with this ending is we glorify God when we give in his name. Seek and understand the character of God.
 
In week 3 the son did as his father asked. He took just just what he needed, then took even some of that and added it to the amount to be given to the family. Then joyfully, he gave the amount to the family in need. The family rejoiced and wanted to tell everyone of his generous gift. He told them the gift was from his father who was compassionate and kind. It was his father’s generosity they should praise, and not himself, for he was only being an obedient son. When the father returned and learned of his son’s actions, he was pleased. “Well done, son. Because you have been faithful with what I provided, I will entrust you with much more so that the world may experience my generosity through you.”
The Scripture teaches us giving in God’s name blesses both the giver and receiver: “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35)
And, giving rewards us with God’s continued provision for us to steward.  In Luke 6:38 it is written “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  
Giving allows us to experience the fullness of the life God created us to live. “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” (1 Tim. 6:17-19)  The moral with this ending is we experience the life that is truly life as we give selflessly, joyfully, freely and with a heart to glorify God.                             
                                                             

Rodin, Scott Dr. R, (2018, April17-19, The Outcome Conf, Dallas, TX) A Generosity Parable/How will you write your story’s ending? Retrieved from https://outcomesmagazine.com/a-generosity-parable/

Growing Our Faith…
Monthly projected operating funds needed: $20,400
Actual operating funds collected as of October 21st: $20,393
Thank you for God loves a cheerful giver and it is truly more blessed to give than to receive.  AMEN
 
The next finance meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.  

Matthew 6: 21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  Thank you for your heartfelt generous contributions.

Visit our website: cokeschapel.org to give regularly or make a one time gift.
                        

MINISTRY MESSAGE:  INTER-GENERATIONAL, YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY, October 28, 2020: 
 
In Youth Ministry, last Sunday we began our “Praise Pop-Ins” (i.e., “We praise God for you!;” 1 Corinthians 1:4-9), as a way of offering love and encouragement to members of the Cokes Chapel family who may be experiencing difficult or challenging times.  This is an opportunity for small groups of youth (2-4 youth) and accompanying adults (2-3 adults) to serve by using their gifts and talents in loving outreach to others in community.  For our October “Pop-Ins” we visited two houses.  The Pop-In Team remained outside at a safe distance while offering conversation, Scripture reading, music, prayer, and a blessing.  Recipients were also gifted with care packages that included baked goods and artwork from the youth.  Additional “Praise Pop-In” Teams will be making visits in November and December.   
 
In Inter-generational Ministry, Prayer Partnerships are continuing as youth and college age young adults have been partnered with adults in our congregation, praying for each other daily while communicating prayer needs and celebrations on a weekly basis.  Inter-generational Sunday School is continuing with “at home” lessons until the beginning of Advent on November 29th, when we will begin gathering again in-person with the start of an Advent Study. This week’s at home Sunday School lesson continues our focus on covenant with the story of Ezra reading the Instruction Scroll to the people as found in Nehemiah 8:1-12.  If you would like to be included in the email list and receive this “at home” lesson, please contact Kim Reindl at kim.reindl@gmail.com.  Each lesson includes Bible facts to help enlighten your study, questions for thought and reflection, as well as opportunity for spiritual practice. 
 
God is at work all around us!  May we hold each other by heart and lift each other by prayer as we journey together, and apart! 
With love,
Kim
(Kim Reindl, Director of Inter-generational, Youth & Children’s Discipleship; kim.reindl@gmail.com)

BUILDING USE AND ENTRY

Worship Center Activities: Our Child Safety Policy does not allow for entry through the Worship Center doors due to the Child Care Center program, from Monday-Friday, from 6:00 am and 6:30 pm.  No exceptions.  Should you need to access the Worship Center, please check in through the CCCC office to gain entry.  

PRAYER TEAM

Cokes Chapel Prayer Team is praying for all of you. Your requests, concerns, and praises are important to us. Please let us know if you need anything or have a special prayer request. I am available and happy to pray with you by telephone or just be a listening ear. Please join us in daily praying for God to heal our world. Claim it in the powerful name of Jesus Christ and give thanks to God for all things. Contact Debbie at DebbieCarter30263@charter.net or 678-233-4980.  
 

IN OUR HEARTS & PRAYERSCURRENT

Ralph Hammond (brother-in-law of Michael Ross)
Burt Taylor
Julie (friend of Pat Harkins)
JoAnn (Sandy Cavender’s sister)
Jerry Chappell  (father of Nadja Williamson)
Allan and Nancy Kinnard (son and DIL of Margie Jones)
Sally Jones (mother of Carol Ross)
Richard Harkins (brother of Roger Harkins)
Leigh Cunningham (daughter-in-law (James) of Cornelia)
Craig and Cindy Cox
Larry & Debbie Carter
Betsy, daughter of Margie Jones
Nancy Lenard

ONGOING PRAYERS
Jeff Kemmerer (Sherrie Kemmerer’s husband and Sandra Oliver’s son-in-law)
Stan Smith, Marcia Smith’s husband
Jerry Freeman
Roger Harkins
Mick Moore
Pastor Wayne Ellis, Robin & Family 
Jones Family, Howard & Margie, etal
Glenn Etheridge (Pastor)

Sympathy to the family of Jace Williamson who passed away on 10/15/2020.

Continue to pray for one another and for our country for comfort, peace, freedom from anxiety, depression and fear. May God surround, protect and bring us assurance of God’s almighty hand with us during this difficult time.

Our mailing address is:

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

         
      “In-Person” Worship in our Sanctuary 
                                       NEW TIME: 10:00 am

As we return to indoor worship, we continue to social distance, wear masks and provide sanitizer in consideration of one another’s health safety.  Thank you for abiding by these guidelines!  For those who remain sheltered in, worship will be videotaped and uploaded for you sometime Sunday afternoon. You may refer to the recent “Returning to Inside Worship” from Pastor Lisa for further details.

From your pastor:
Last spring, I was awarded a month long sabbatical from the North Georgia Conference for 20 years of service to the UMC.  I had scheduled that time for May, however the Covid event started just prior to that time, so I canceled.  Since the Sabbatical program is currently not functioning due to COVID difficulties, I have been reminded to take some time by using vacation, November 1-21.  I am thankful that I serve a church that supports my need for rest and renewal, and am grateful for you!

Filling the pulpit on these 3 Sundays will be Kim Reindl, our All Saints service, on November 1. November 8 and 15, Reverend Joe Watson, a retired elder in the UMC will be leading worship.  Reverend Watson was recommended by our District Superintendent Susan Landry.  In case of pastoral concerns, please contact Larry Carter at 770-871-0051.

I will be back in the pulpit on Sunday, November 22, and “rair’in” to go for our Advent season.  God has good plans for Cokes Chapel!  As we all anticipate the beginnings of the Christmas season and the birth of our Savior, may each of you find moments of rest and renewal also.  You are in my prayers even when away, when resting and yes, on vacation! 
Love and peace, Pastor Lisa

October can provide fresh focus for strengthening our prayer life. Let’s saturate our hearts and lives with prayer for the benefit of our soul and to the glory of God.  May this season be full of the presence of God as we pray, grow, witness and serve one another and the world! 

Peace, Pastor Lisa

Worship Information

Sunday, October 25th in the Sanctuary 10:00 am
                                   Scripture:  Matthew:  4:1-12                                                                                              Sermon:  “A Way of Blessing”
 We continue to maintain our Covid guidelines of social distancing, wearing masks, as well as other items you can read about here:  https://www.cokeschapel.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Worship-Guidelines-for-Individuals.pdf
https://www.cokeschapel.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Guidelines-for-Individuals.pdf

Donations Needed!
 
Candy and Trinkets are needed for Fall Celebrations in the
Cokes Chapel Childcare Center.
 
Given current restrictions both within the Cokes Chapel Childcare Center (CCCC) and the church due to COVID-19, the annual Trunk-or-Treat children’s event will not take place this year.  In lieu of the event, the CCCC will host several fall activities within their individual classrooms. 
 
As a Cokes Chapel family, we still have the opportunity to support the ministry of our CCCC through the donations of candy and prizes/trinkets.  During the month of October, please bring any donations with you to worship on Sunday mornings or drop them off in the plastic bin outside the church office.  THANK YOU!
 

Sunday, October 25 – 10:00 AM – Worship in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot
                                         – Youth Praise Pop-Ins – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Monday, October 26       – Staff Meeting – 12:45 @ Pavillion/Fellowship Hall
                                         – SPR Meeting – 6:30 @ Pastor Lisa’s home outside
              rescheduled:      – Zoom Labyrinth Group – 6:30-8:30 pm evening TBD
Tuesday, October 27       – Weekly Daytime Zoom Labyrinth Group – 10-11:30 am
Wednesday, October 28 – Prayer Meeting – Eubanks Sunday School Room
                                         – Council Meeting – 6:30-8:30 pm – Fellowship Hall
Sunday, November 1  – 10:00 Daylight Savings Time 
                                    – Worship, All Saints Day, in the Sanctuary & by radio in the parking lot.     
                                    – Pastor Lisa begins vacation through Nov. 20
 Wednesday, November 4 – Prayer Meeting – Fellowship Hall

Note For All Building Users:  Our guidelines from Church Council regarding Covid still remain in place for social distancing, masks and sanitary cleaning following use.
 

Leaders and Committee Chairs – please remember to contact Brenda in the office at office@cokeschapel.org or request meeting space and assure there will be no conflict of use.  Please do not announce meetings without clearing date and time with the office.

Just a hint – Something Special is coming! – Sunday, Nov. 15 and 22

Our United Methodist Women are sponsoring an Old Fashioned Bake Sale to fund their ministry coffers. Whether you make something for the sale or purchase something one of these Sundays, you can be assured that the funds will go towards the mission and ministry of Cokes Chapel.
Mark your calendar, strike off “preparing desserts for Thanksgiving” or other family gatherings during the holidays!  
More to come – but if you wish to contribute your “famous” or “favorite” home made dessert, please contact Ann Navin right away so we can get an idea of the various goodies!  call Ann or text at 678-469-5851

Thanksgiving Baskets
We will again be helping people in our community to have a special Thanksgiving dinner.  Due to the corona virus and our desire to keep everyone safe, we are going to provide gift cards to families.  They will use the grocery cards to buy their own food, and it will not be necessary for our folks to spend so much time in stores.
HOW to participate: To donate money to purchase gift cards for food, please give funds to Caroline Huckaby or Betsy Bagley.  If you prefer to write a check to the church, be sure to designate “Thanksgiving Food” on the “for” line on your check.  

Growing Your Faith Through GENEROSITY

Matt. 6:1-4  “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Stewardship is utilizing and managing all the resources (our time, talents and resources) that God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of His creation. Being a faithful generous steward is a choice you make.  Let us take this basic idea of biblical stewardship using the following story;

A wealthy man was preparing to leave on a trip when he learned of a family that had suffered a great loss and was nearly destitute. He had compassion on them but was pressed to depart so he called for his son and gave him a check, saying: “I am leaving on a trip and I have compassion for the family who has suffered such a loss. Please take this check, keep what you need for your own expenses and give the remainder to this family as a gift from me. If you are still in need, tell me. Remember, I love you and will always take care of you.” 

Week # 2…the son grew frustrated by his father’s request.

He would be obedient, but not joyful. Begrudgingly he took his portion and delivered the remainder to the family in need. Seeing it they rejoiced and told everyone of his generosity, praising and thanking him for the gift. The son accepted the praise and never told them it was from his father. If he couldn’t keep the money, at least he could enjoy the praise and honor for his lavish generosity.

When the father returned and learned of his son’s actions, he was sad. “While you gave a good amount, your heart was not right. Why, when I gave to you so selflessly, did you keep the glory for the gift for yourself?”

We must hear Scripture as it teaches us to give as God gives to us; joyfully and lavishly:  “In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. (2 Cor. 8:2-4)

Scripture teaches us to give with a desire for God to receive all the glory: “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” (2 Cor. 9:10-14)

The Moral: We glorify God when we give in his name.

Rodin, Scott Dr. R, (2018, April17-19, The Outcome Conf, Dallas, TX) A Generosity Parable/How will you write your story’s ending? Retrieved from https://outcomesmagazine.com/a-generosity-parable/

Financial Snapshot:
Growing  Our Faith…
Monthly projected operating funds needed: $20,400
Actual operating funds collected as of  October 22nd: $18,973
 
Matthew 6: 21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  Thank you for your heartfelt generous contributions.

Rodin, Scott Dr. R, (2018, April17-19, The Outcome Conf, Dallas, TX) A Generosity Parable/How will you write your story’s ending? Retrieved from https://outcomesmagazine.com/a-generosity-parable/

Visit our website: cokeschapel.org to give regularly or make a one time gift.
                        

We will be resuming Prayer next Wednesday, October 25th at 5:30.  We will meet in the Eubanks Sunday School room this week due to Church Council meeting in the Fellowship Hall.  We will return to meeting in the Fellowship Hall the following weeks.  Everyone try to arrange your schedule to attend, if you aren’t there we will miss you.  We will wear masks and social distance. 

MINISTRY MESSAGE:  INTER-GENERATIONAL, YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY, October 21, 2020: 
 
In Inter-generational Ministry, Prayer Partnerships will be continuing throughout the fall.  Youth and college age young adults have been partnered with adults in our congregation to pray for each other during the months of October through December.  This is an opportunity for the church family to hold and support one another in prayer across the generations.  Prayer partners are praying for each other daily, communicating prayer needs and celebrations on a weekly basis, and joining with the larger group of Prayer Partner Participants monthly, via Zoom, to engage a prayer focus and for breakout time with their partner. 
 
Inter-generational Sunday School will continue with “at home” lessons until the beginning of Advent on November 29th, when the hope is to begin gathering again in-person with the start of an Advent Study. This week’s lesson continues our focus on covenant with the story of Joshua and God’s covenant with the people as found in Joshua 24:14-28.  If you would like to be included in the email list and receive this “at home” lesson, please contact Kim Reindl at kim.reindl@gmail.com.  Each lesson includes Bible facts to help enlighten your study, questions for thought and reflection, as well as opportunity for spiritual practice. 
 
In Youth Ministry, our youth gathered in person this past Sunday for a time of fall fellowship!  We met outdoors at the Youth House for pizza and circle time, a Cemetery Scavenger Hunt (a great way to learn about the rich history of Cokes Chapel!), and a “Speedy Pumpkin Decorating Contest!”
 
Cemetery Scavenger Hunt:

Speedy Pumpkin Decorating Contest:




Finally, in Children’s Ministry, in lieu of Trunk or Treat, we will continue to support the work of our Childcare Center through the donations of candy and prizes/trinkets to be used in their in class celebrations.  During the month of October, please bring any donations with you to worship on Sunday mornings and place them in the bin in the narthex or drop them off anytime in the bin outside the church office.
 
God is at work all around us!  May we hold each other by heart and lift each other by prayer as we journey together, and apart! 
With love,
Kim
(Kim Reindl, Director of Inter-generational, Youth & Children’s Discipleship; kim.reindl
@gmail.com)

BUILDING USE AND ENTRY

Worship Center Activities: Our Child Safety Policy does not allow for entry through the Worship Center doors due to the Child Care Center program, from Monday-Friday, from 6:00 am and 6:30 pm.  No exceptions.  Should you need to access the Worship Center, please check in through the CCCC office to gain entry.  

PRAYER TEAM

Cokes Chapel Prayer Team is praying for all of you. Your requests, concerns, and praises are important to us. Please let us know if you need anything or have a special prayer request. I am available and happy to pray with you by telephone or just be a listening ear. Please join us in daily praying for God to heal our world. Claim it in the powerful name of Jesus Christ and give thanks to God for all things. Contact Debbie at DebbieCarter30263@charter.net or 678-233-4980.  
 

IN OUR HEARTS & PRAYERSCURRENT

Ralph Hammond (brother-in-law of Michael Ross)
Burt Taylor
Julie (friend of Pat Harkins)
JoAnn (Sandy Cavender’s sister)
Jerry Chappell  (father of Nadja Williamson)
Allan and Nancy Kinnard (son and DIL of Margie Jones)
Sally Jones (mother of Carol Ross)
Richard Harkins (brother of Roger Harkins)
Leigh Cunningham (daughter-in-law (James) of Cornelia)
Craig and Cindy Cox
Larry & Debbie Carter
Betsy, daughter of Margie Jones
Nancy Lenard

ONGOING PRAYERS
Jeff Kemmerer (Sherrie Kemmerer’s husband and Sandra Oliver’s son-in-law)
Stan Smith, Marcia Smith’s husband
Jerry Freeman
Roger Harkins
Mick Moore
Pastor Wayne Ellis, Robin & Family 
Jones Family, Howard & Margie, etal
Glenn Etheridge (Pastor)

Continue to pray for one another and for our country for comfort, peace, freedom from anxiety, depression and fear. May God surround, protect and bring us assurance of God’s almighty hand with us during this difficult time.

From the family of Cera Elizabeth Carter: 
Dear Cokes Chapel Church Family,
Thank you all so much for your prayers, we felt them!  The outpouring of love expressed through cards, calls, food, hugs and being there for us is deeply appreciated.   We Love You,
                                                                                              Love, Debbie and Larry

From Wesley Woods Foundation . . . 
Thank you so very much for your thoughtful Mother’s Day Offering gift of $75 from Cokes Chapel UMC to support the mission and ministry of Wesley Woods.  In addition to this gift, we have received additional gifts designated for the Mother’s Day Offering from your church for a grand total of $125.  We are especially grateful for your generosity during these uncertain times when older adults are even more vulnerable.  Thank you again , for the role of your congregation in helping Wesley Woods celebrate older adults for the lives they have lived, the wisdom they share and everything they have left to teach us.  We hold you with gratitude in our prayers.   Gratefully, Diane Vaughan, President

From One Roof . . . 
Thank you for your $607.33 donation to One Roof.  
God Bless!   JA Churchill, Treasurer

Our mailing address is: