Announcements for THE WEEK of May 25, 2025
SMALL GROUPS FOR ADULTS
Sunday School for Adults: Currently there are two options. The Wharton Sunday School class meets in room #115 on the first floor at 9:45am, taught by Howard Hendricks. The other option for adults is the Friends in Faith class, which meets in the conference room at 10am. All adults are welcome.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
Used Jewelry Collection: United Women in Faith are collecting unwanted jewelry this year to benefit the Residential Services Treatment Center's annual jewelry sale fundraiser in September. Please put items in a plastic bag and place them in the decorated box in the Welcome Center through July. Please call Shirley Beyer (336-584-6911) if you have questions.
Graduation Sunday on June 8: We will celebrate our graduates during worship on June 8th. If you or someone in your family will be graduating, please let Michelle Rash know by May 31.
Join us for a graduation party for Ainsley Rash! Because GUMC has been such an important part of Ainsley’s life, the Rash family would like to invite the church to join us in celebrating her graduation from The Burlington School. Her graduation party will be Saturday, May 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please stop by as you are able!
Family Cookout June 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. All children, youth, and their families are invited to join us for a cookout at the picnic shelter at Moricle Park on Sunday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and desserts will be served. There is no cost to attend but please let Michelle Rash know if you are attending so we can prepare.
The Summer Feeding Program will continue this summer in the middle of June. We will again partner with SAFE to receive some of the food we distribute. However, we would like to purchase or collect essential items unavailable through SAFE. Monetary donations and/or donations of specific items will help us achieve this goal. If you would like to contribute, please mark your donation clearly designated to the Summer Feeding Program (this is different from the PB&J fund). Items needed include toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, dish detergent, paper towels, cereal, pop tarts and crackers. Please bring items to church and place them at the altar each Sunday. If you have any questions, please see Jane Deaton. Thanks so much for your support!
Summer Sandwich Ministry (PB&J) Volunteers and Donations Needed! Our Summer Sandwich Ministry will begin on Tuesday June 10th at 6:30 p.m., when we will meet to prepare bags for distribution. On Wednesday June 11th we will make PB&J and cheese sandwiches beginning at 9:00 a.m. to deliver them immediately upon completion. Volunteers are needed for all activities. Signup sheets can be found on the door of the storage room directly across from the kitchen. Please consider donating your time as well as items to stuff the bags. The items needed include creamy peanut butter, grape jam, single serve fruit cups, and juice boxes. Monetary donations are welcome and will be used to purchase bread and cheese. We will serve our surrounding community every week throughout the summer, ending August 20th. If you have questions, please contact Sue Hudson or Betty Whitting.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Nurseries: The nursery is available at both services for babies - 5 years old.
Kingdom Kids: Children in kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to join us Thursdays from 4 to 5:15 for our new Kingdom Kids program. A snack supper will be served. This week is crafts and science projects.
Tweens: Our tweens (5th through 8th grade) -This group meets every Sunday (except holidays) from 4-5:15PM on the lower level of the church. The tweens will not meet this weekend due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Teens: To celebrate the end of the school year, the high school youth will have Tails, Tacos and Team Building on Saturday, May 24! We will leave the church at 10:15 a.m., and head to the Crooked Tail Cat Café in downtown Greensboro, where we will spend some quality time petting and playing with cats. From there we will walk a few blocks to Crafted: Art of the Taco for lunch (they have burgers and other food for people who don’t like tacos). We will end the day at Breakout Games, doing an escape room, returning to the church around 3:30. There is no cost to attend, but please let Michelle Rash know by May 15 if you are going so I can provide a final count to the cat café and Breakout Games.
Children and Youth Sunday School: Sunday School is available for elementary-aged children on the second floor of the church each Sunday morning from 10 to 10:45. Snacks are provided. On the second and fourth Sundays, a tween Sunday School class meets on the lower level of the church from 10 to 10:45. Snacks are provided. Our tweens join the elementary class for a combined-age class for the remaining weeks. The high school youth have Sunday School in the youth rooms on the lower level of the church. Snacks are provided.
PRAYER REQUESTS
The Family of Marie Buckner, The Family of David Chisley, Stacey Butcher, Carl Curry, Malynda Dickerson, Jim Hall and his sister-in-law, Mike Hawk, Dean Hennessee’s father, Nancy Johnson, Glenda Little, Faye Martin, Deborah Neece, Heather Rickard, Kim Rider, Carolyn Shelton, Judy Shepherd’s neighbor’s grandsons-Liam and Jayden, Frances Soule, Adeline Stevens, and Jessica West.
Sunday School for Adults: Currently there are two options. The Wharton Sunday School class meets in room #115 on the first floor at 9:45am, taught by Howard Hendricks. The other option for adults is the Friends in Faith class, which meets in the conference room at 10am. All adults are welcome.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
Used Jewelry Collection: United Women in Faith are collecting unwanted jewelry this year to benefit the Residential Services Treatment Center's annual jewelry sale fundraiser in September. Please put items in a plastic bag and place them in the decorated box in the Welcome Center through July. Please call Shirley Beyer (336-584-6911) if you have questions.
Graduation Sunday on June 8: We will celebrate our graduates during worship on June 8th. If you or someone in your family will be graduating, please let Michelle Rash know by May 31.
Join us for a graduation party for Ainsley Rash! Because GUMC has been such an important part of Ainsley’s life, the Rash family would like to invite the church to join us in celebrating her graduation from The Burlington School. Her graduation party will be Saturday, May 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please stop by as you are able!
Family Cookout June 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. All children, youth, and their families are invited to join us for a cookout at the picnic shelter at Moricle Park on Sunday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and desserts will be served. There is no cost to attend but please let Michelle Rash know if you are attending so we can prepare.
The Summer Feeding Program will continue this summer in the middle of June. We will again partner with SAFE to receive some of the food we distribute. However, we would like to purchase or collect essential items unavailable through SAFE. Monetary donations and/or donations of specific items will help us achieve this goal. If you would like to contribute, please mark your donation clearly designated to the Summer Feeding Program (this is different from the PB&J fund). Items needed include toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, dish detergent, paper towels, cereal, pop tarts and crackers. Please bring items to church and place them at the altar each Sunday. If you have any questions, please see Jane Deaton. Thanks so much for your support!
Summer Sandwich Ministry (PB&J) Volunteers and Donations Needed! Our Summer Sandwich Ministry will begin on Tuesday June 10th at 6:30 p.m., when we will meet to prepare bags for distribution. On Wednesday June 11th we will make PB&J and cheese sandwiches beginning at 9:00 a.m. to deliver them immediately upon completion. Volunteers are needed for all activities. Signup sheets can be found on the door of the storage room directly across from the kitchen. Please consider donating your time as well as items to stuff the bags. The items needed include creamy peanut butter, grape jam, single serve fruit cups, and juice boxes. Monetary donations are welcome and will be used to purchase bread and cheese. We will serve our surrounding community every week throughout the summer, ending August 20th. If you have questions, please contact Sue Hudson or Betty Whitting.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Nurseries: The nursery is available at both services for babies - 5 years old.
Kingdom Kids: Children in kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to join us Thursdays from 4 to 5:15 for our new Kingdom Kids program. A snack supper will be served. This week is crafts and science projects.
Tweens: Our tweens (5th through 8th grade) -This group meets every Sunday (except holidays) from 4-5:15PM on the lower level of the church. The tweens will not meet this weekend due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Teens: To celebrate the end of the school year, the high school youth will have Tails, Tacos and Team Building on Saturday, May 24! We will leave the church at 10:15 a.m., and head to the Crooked Tail Cat Café in downtown Greensboro, where we will spend some quality time petting and playing with cats. From there we will walk a few blocks to Crafted: Art of the Taco for lunch (they have burgers and other food for people who don’t like tacos). We will end the day at Breakout Games, doing an escape room, returning to the church around 3:30. There is no cost to attend, but please let Michelle Rash know by May 15 if you are going so I can provide a final count to the cat café and Breakout Games.
Children and Youth Sunday School: Sunday School is available for elementary-aged children on the second floor of the church each Sunday morning from 10 to 10:45. Snacks are provided. On the second and fourth Sundays, a tween Sunday School class meets on the lower level of the church from 10 to 10:45. Snacks are provided. Our tweens join the elementary class for a combined-age class for the remaining weeks. The high school youth have Sunday School in the youth rooms on the lower level of the church. Snacks are provided.
PRAYER REQUESTS
The Family of Marie Buckner, The Family of David Chisley, Stacey Butcher, Carl Curry, Malynda Dickerson, Jim Hall and his sister-in-law, Mike Hawk, Dean Hennessee’s father, Nancy Johnson, Glenda Little, Faye Martin, Deborah Neece, Heather Rickard, Kim Rider, Carolyn Shelton, Judy Shepherd’s neighbor’s grandsons-Liam and Jayden, Frances Soule, Adeline Stevens, and Jessica West.