Altar Cloth for Blessing of the Backpacks There is a cloth on a table in the Annex which we will use as an altar cloth for Blessing of the Backpacks. We invite you to write prayers for students, teachers, or schools on the cloth. You can do this before or after worship this Sunday or come by the church one day next week. We will have it on the altar the morning of July 30th. | Adult GROW Group New Study for August On Sunday, August 6th we will begin a study on the history of the Bible in English. Pastor Max will lead us through the story of how the Bible was collected, preserved and translated. We will meet in the Library around 9:45. Come join us! | SERVE by bringing donations for the Food Pantry in August Throughout the month of August, we will collect donations for the Food Pantry. You can bring donations each Sunday or drop them by the church office during the week. | Young Adult Day In The Mountains The Young Adults will be having a Mountain Day Outing at the Yates’ Mountain Home in Clarkesville, GA on Saturday, August 26th. Start time around 11:00 a.m.. Grilling out, sitting on the decks, games of pool and ping pong, corn hole and just breathing in that mountain air! If interested, please contact Lisa or Rick for details and directions. lisasyates@gmail.com or ryates.atl@gmail.com 770-377-8461 (Lisa) | Dancing with the Stars: Clergy Edition Save the date for August 26, 2017 to watch our very own, Max Vincent, compete in an epic dance competition. The Matthew Initiative's annual fundraiser will take place at Snellville UMC! | Want to GROW and CONNECT on a Cruise? Come on the Quiet Spaces Retreat at Sea 2018 with Kristen Vincent! Join us for the first My Quiet Spaces cruise event departing on January 25, 2018 – a retreat designed for Christian women. Engage your mind, body, and spirit through music, creative writing, meditation, movement, and prayer. Gather with other women who are seeking a time of renewal and connection with God. Relax in the warmth of the Caribbean while enjoying the comforts and activities of the ship, beaches and ports with Christian friends new and old. Kristen Vincent is our group host. Click here for more info and to register! | Ecumenical Prayer Cycle As a way to remember our connection with Christians around the globe, we will start using a great prayer tool: the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle. Each week of the year a number of countries are highlighted to lift up in prayer. There are also prayers written by Christians in those countries that you can use. By following the cycle throughout the year, you would pray your way around the globe. We will start listing the different countries each week in our prayer list. For the week of July 23 pray for: Republic of Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe To find out more and to find links to the prayers from countries around the world click here. | Aging Well Event Join us for the August AGING WELL event on August 18th, from 10-11:30am at Inman Park Church. We will discuss: Informed Decision Making, Safe Use of Antibotics, and Advance Care Planning with Adrienne Mims, MD MPH | Save the Date: September 23rd will be the Dog Days of Summer Concert at IPUMC! Men's CONNECT will meet on August 2nd at 7pm at Rick Yate's house. | Click here to see IPUMC's Weekly Kid's Newsletter! Click here to see IPUMC's Weekly Youth Newsletter! | Happy Birthday! Kris Dwyer--August 1 If your name is not listed but you would like to be included on the birthday list, please email the church office by replying to this email. | Max Vincent, Minister Cecelia Reilly, Coordinator of Children & Youth Ministries Lisa Farnsworth, Music Coordinator Sarah Adair, Office Manager David Myles, Maintenance Tech 404.522.9322 | |