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AUGUST, 2010

Music Notes
August: “All in the Family” All in the Family
“Therefore we also wi" serve the Lord, for he is our God.” Throughout the month of August
–Joshua 24:18b, NRSV we will explore what it means to
live in families defined in various
AUGUST 1 AUGUST 22 ways and means. Our services for
! ! the month include:
ALL IN THE FAMILY…THE ALL IN THE FAMILY… •August 1 – All in the Family: In the
HEART MISSIONS Heart (Holy Communion)
We celebrate the heart, the We celebrate families in mission •August 7 – United Methodist
nature, the core of the family. for each other, in the local K i n g s p o r t D i s t r i c t “ Yo u t h In
Ministry” (Ministry Center) 2:00
community, in the nation, and in
PM–5:00 PM
the world.
•Au g u s t 8 – Ho m e c o m i n g
AUGUST 8 Celebration, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
! •August 15 – All in the Family: In
ALL IN THE AUGUST 29 Marriage
FAMILY… !ALL IN THE Blessing of the Backpacks (both
HOMECOMING FAMILY… $ services)
CHRISTIAN Back to School Celebration
CELEBRATION
EDUCATION Intergenerational Sunday School
We celebrate •August 15 & 22 – Host Church for
our church’s Families need to Interfaith Hospitality for families
founding in “ole timey” ways and worship and learn together as we struggling economically
means. study the Bible, teach the Christian •August 22 – All in the Family:
faith, share the faith with Missions
everyone, and practice the faith Missions Weekend (Sat. & Sun)
within and without the family. •August 29 – All in the Family:
AUGUST 15
Christian Education
!
•Sunday School Classes for every
ALL IN THE FAMILY…
Fund-Raiser Opportunity: We family member
CELEBRATION are raising funds throughout the •We e k d a y Pr e s c h o o l / D a y c a r e
We celebrate the family itself. month to remodel our playground. Ministry (423/239-7070)

–from The United Methodist Church’s “Book of Discipline”

We believe the family to be the basic human
community through which persons are nurtured
and sustained in mutual love, responsibility,
respect, and fidelity. We understand the family
as encompassing a wider range of options than
that of the two-generational unit of parents and
children, including the extended family, families
with adopted children, single parents, step-
families, and couples without children. We affirm
shared responsibility for parenting by men and
women and encourage social, economic, and
religious efforts to maintain and strengthen
relationships within families in order that every
member may be assisted toward complete
personhood.

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MEMBER AND FAMILY NEWS
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yo u o r yo u r fa m i l y, p l e a s e s e n d
information in email jimlyon@mac.com.
If we inadvertently omit your name on
the birthday list or omit information you
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have submitted, contact Jim. )
Happy August Birthdays
(Martin/Angermann
Catherine Gilber t
(8/12)
America “Oh
s a y, Ca n Yo u
See:” A Christmas hymns over the past
Patriotic
Extravaganza
(Bedford)
Congratulations
a n d t h a n k s to
those of our church that
p a r t i c i p a te d i n l a s t m o n t h’s
celebration and to those that
attended. Singers included: Tip
Cloud, Carolyn & Ray Miller, Pat
Rickman & Marianne Way. Jon
Lawniczak was one of the
percussionists. Libby Marcus,
Earldean Dean, Nancy Jackson,
and Owen Way were Ushers and
Lobby Support. Bill Haile served
as Community Ser vice
C o o r d i n a to r. Ma r i a n n e Wa y
c o o r d i n a t e d Us h e r i n g a n d
Personnel coordinator.
Results from United Methodist
Hymnal Surveys
…a few of the statistics and
findings from recent surveys:
• The top three favorites in the
current United Methodist
Hymnal are "Amazing Grace,"
"Here I Am, Lord" and "How
Great Thou Art."
• The top three favorite hymns
from The Faith We Sing
songbook are "The Summons,"
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"I’ll Fly Away" and "As the
Deer."
August Anthems
• The top favorite of United
Methodists under 30 is "Be Thou August 1 (Holy Communion))
My Vision." Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
• The No. 1 requested hymn to
include in a new hymnal: August 8 (Homecoming Sunday)
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save." Are You Dressed for the Wedding
• Top three requests to include an
updated United Methodist
Hymnal or in The Faith We Sing: August 15
"Love Lifted Me," "Open the A Lord-Built House (Lentz)
Eyes of My Heart" and "God
Bless America."
August 22 (Missions’ Weekend)
Others findings indicate that the: Shepherd Me, Lord (Kingsley/Knight)
• Most frequently sung non-
August 29 (Christian Education
three years are "Amazing Grace," Sunday) Sing and Dance, Children of God
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" and
"Blessed Assurance."
• Most frequent songs from The
Faith We Sing are "Shine, Jesus,
Shine," "Sanctuary" and "They’ll
Know We Are Christians by Our
Fundraising never
Love."
• Forty-three percent want more changes
praise choruses in the hymnal; 34
percent do not.
• Seventy percent sing the
melodies of our hymns; 61
percent will sing harmony when
it is provided.
• Seventy percent are comfortable
using male-only language for
God, 25 percent are comfortable
using female language for God,
and 42 percent are comfortable
using male or female language for
God.
• Twenty-eight percent prefer to
sing lyrics on a screen; 70
percent prefer to use a hymnal or
songbook.
• Sixty-five percent prefer Wesley
texts with their traditional tunes;
33 percent prefer contemporary
tunes.
(Information from GBOM website
Commentary: Developing a new hymnal in
harmony; MacIntyre, Dean; April 16, 2008.)
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