Welcome to the Rawls and Hofseths!

Thank you to all of you who helped lead the last study. We appreciate the time and effort it took to put together discussion questions.

Don't forget the Harvest Family Breakfast from 8:15-9:15am this Sunday. You don't have to attend the Harvest to participate. In class we will talk about priorities. Make it a priority to be in class:)

There will be NO class next week, September 6th. We will have a class fellowship lunch at Fuddrucker's at 11:00am. Please contact Sheila Cocke or Kim Erbele if you will be attending and how many from your family to expect.

Sign up for the Fall Women's Bible Study! Beth Moore's "Esther" will be available Tuesday mornings beginning September 8th at 9:15am. Registration is online through the Church website, www. twumc.org. It is also available Wednesday evenings at 7pm and registration is through Mary Anderle. Childcare is available for both studies and workbooks are available at LifeWay Book Store.

We will begin the Parrott study, "Parenting the Early Years" on September 13th. This is a video based study. It might take us longer than the six sessions that is laid out because of our weekly time constraints. I would like to put together a study guide for each family. Please let me know if you would like one. This will be informative even if you do not have a family at this time.

Don't forget to look at the calendar portion of the blog. It has birthdays, anniversarys, socials and possible future studies.

Enjoy the rest of your week and we will see you Sunday!

Don't forget the Little Lambs Sale in the Loft and at the main campus the Change of Heart Sale! Both events are Friday and Saturday of this week.

This Sunday...

Thanks to Justin Chatigny for leading us in a great discussion last week! Gary will finish off our study this Sunday by going through Chapter 15.

Welcome to Doug & Amanda Wylie, who visited last Sunday. We hope to see you back in class this week!

Remember to RSVP for our September Serve cookie making project on September 25th. Don't forget to indicate if you need childcare.

Ladies, please also RSVP as soon as possible for the Bath Junkie night on September 10th. It really helps with planning! Thanks to Melissa for setting this up!

Remember that the ladies Esther bible studies will be starting up on Tuesday, September 8th (9-11am) and Wednesday, September 9th (7-9pm). Get your study guide at Lifeway now! Email Mary or Tami if you have any questions.

Please keep the Alman family in your prayers...Cara VanLoh and Daniel Alman's grandfather is in the hospital in Mississippi. He is doing a lot better this week but still in ICU.

Prayers also for all the expectant moms in our class! We are due to have SEVEN more babies by the end of the year - WOW!

See you all on Sunday morning!

Don't forget new Women's Bible Studies will begin Tuesday, September 8th and Wednesday, the 9th. We will be studying "Esther" by Beth Moore. Copies of the workbooks are available at LifeWay. Registration for the Tuesday Morning class is online at TWUMC.org. It is hard to figure out, but it is under the banner of 20/30 somethings. Mary Anderle will take registrations for the Wednesday evening class. Childcare is available for both times. Invite a friend!!

Happy Thursday!

Thank you Garrett for leading the discussion last week. This Sunday, Justin Chatigny, will take us through Chapters 13 and 14.

Welcome to our visitors Kevin and Jessica Daniel.

Friday night is Girls Night In hosted by Melissa Parsons. Contact Melissa for more information.

Your class officers have been busy planning fall activities. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of projects, especially in the next few weeks at TWUMC. Please prayerfully consider helping out. Contact Sheila Cocke, Kim Erbele or Melissa Parsons for more details.

September Serve will be here before you know it. We talked about baking cookies for the Kairos program. Gary and I will be serving this prison ministry the first weekend of October. The two of us must bring 200 dozen cookies. Yes, it is not a typo, 200 dozen. We are trying to set up a cookie baking party for Friday, September 25th, from 4pm-9pm at the church. We need A LOT of hands to get that many cookies baked and bagged in that time frame. Gary and I will order the cookie dough and pizza for the night. Let me know if you can help with this. We are trying to set up childcare too!

I hope you all have a great day and we will see you on Sunday!

Tami

It's Thursday already!

Prayers to Erika Alman who had gallbladder surgery yesterday. Thank you Georgia for setting up meals for the family.

Guys, don't forget bowling tomorrow night at 7pm at the Woodlands Bowling Alley. Contact Andy Parsons and let him know if you are going to be able to attend.

Girls Night Out next Friday, the 14th, hosted by Melissa Parsons. See Melissa for details.

Thanks Seth Anderle for being our discussion leader last Sunday. Garrett Erbele will lead this Sunday. We will discuss chapters 9-12.

On line sign up has begun for the Tuesday morning women's bible study that will start on September 8th. See the church web site. It is open to all women in their 20-30s so invite a friend. Mary Anderle is taking evening sign ups. Both groups will be doing the study of Esther by Beth Moore. Nursery is available for both!

Time to think about how you can serve in the class. We need lots of help getting people informed and involved. There are a lot of areas that need volunteers. Mary, our super organized member, will be on maternity leave soon. And she keeps us on track in many areas:) Please think about areas you think need to be covered and contact Sheila Cocke or Kim Erbele as to how you would like to serve.

Check the calendar on this site to see what's coming up and also if your birthday/anniversary dates are correct.

Sunday is the last day to bring items for the soldiers.

Enjoy the rest of your week and hope to see you Sunday!

Happy Wednesday!

Congratulations to Laura and David Koch who are expecting their first child in February.

Also congratulations are in order for Jim Forshee who has completed his Masters Degree.

We had two sets of visitors on Sunday, John and Robin Alexander and Jim and Meredith Brooks. Welcome!

Our discussion leader this week will be Seth Anderle. Please read chapter 8 of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist". Thanks Andy Parsons for leading last Sunday.

Don't forget to bring your items for the service people! We have donated quite a few things. Thanks for helping out with this cause. Items will be collected up until August 9th.

On Sunday, August 2nd, there is a blood drive. You can make appointments at www.giveblood.org or just walk in. There will be a donor coach outside The Loft and donations are taken in the Gym of the main building.

September Serve is coming up. Do you have any ideas for Mary about how we as a class can serve? Please be thinking about this.

Don't forget to look at the calendar posted on the blog. It will let you know birthdays, anniversaries, socials and what we will be studying. Let me know if I have the wrong birthday or anniversary for you.

I hope you all have a great week. See you Sunday!