SERVE Opportunity: UMVIM Group Leader Training

Saturday, January 9th, 9am @ IPUMC

We will be hosting a UMVIM Mission Group Leader Training on Jan. 9th from 9am - 1pm. Cost is $30 which covers materials, snacks, and lunch. Click here to register.

SERVE: Did you get a new Tablet or eReader?

If Santa brought you a new tablet or eReader for Christmas, please don't throw away your old one! We are collecting working e-Readers or tablets for Hope Hill Elementary School. This school year their new Media Center has raised enough for two eReaders so far with a goal of four by January. Let's double their goal! Please contact Mike (mike_mongeon@yahoo.com) or Blake (blakeatravis@gmail.com) for details.

Come GROW at IPUMC Book Club!

We are starting a new book club at IPUMC! It will be every Wednesday night at 7pm starting in January.

January 20 - Kickoff and Section One at Kristen’s house (aka The Parsonage, 889 Euclid Ave)
January 27 - Section Two - TBD
February 3 - Off for Men’s CONNECT
February 10 - Section Three - TBD
February 17 - Section Four - TBD

We’re starting with Jen Hatmaker’s For the Love. Once we start meeting we’ll talk about what book we want to do next. Just join us when you can, even if you can’t come every time. And bring a friend!

Aging Well Series: Discussing End of Life

January 14 - 9:30AM

Inman Park United Methodist Church

Join us for an informative session, lead by professionals, on issues relating to end of life. This information is offered to help participants better understand the physical, emotional and spiritual journey of the dying process and to be better prepared to make informed decisions for themselves and their loved ones.

Presenters:
Max Vincent, Pastor, Inman Park Methodist Church
Jenny Buckley, RN, BSN,CHPN, Weinstein Hospice

This program is open to all. Please bring your questions, concerns and comments.
For more information contact:
Nancy Morrison - Aging Well Series Coordinator
nmorrison1214@gmail.com

Thank you from the IPUMC Staff

On behalf of us all, especially David and the nursery staff, thank you so much for the generous Christmas love gifts!

Kristen, Matthew and I would like to say thank you for your generous Christmas gift. Since arriving at Inman Park in June, we have felt loved and blessed beyond anything we could have imagined. We thank God for each of you and your gracious reception of us into your lives.
Peace,
Max

Dear Church,
I'm overwhelmed and humbled by your generous Christmas gift. Justin and I are so grateful. You have nurtured, taught, and taken care of both of us so well over these last two and a half years. Thank you for this token at Christmas time. We love you and are so grateful to be a part of the IPUMC family.
Love,
Amanda

It has been a joy and a privilege to get to be Inman Park's new Music Coordinator! I greatly appreciate your support for our music ministry and the exciting things we are doing. Your encouragement and kind words are a gift in and of themselves, but the Farnsworth family is truly grateful for your generous Christmas love offering. IPUMC is such a blessing to our lives.
Thank you!
Lisa

Dear IPUMC,
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful Christmas gift. It means so much to me to be able to support such a wonderful church. I deeply appreciate your generosity and I'm so thankful to be a part of IPUMC!
Blessings,
Sarah

New Year's Prayer

Creative God, you make all things new in heaven and on earth.
We come to you in a new year with new desires and old fears,
new decisions and old controversies,
new dreams and old weaknesses.
Because you are a God of hope,
we know that you create all the possibilities of the future.
Because you are a God of love,
we know that you accept all the mistakes of the past.
Because you are the God of our faith,
we enter your gates with thanksgiving and praise,
we come into your presence with gladness and a joyful noise,
and we serve and bless you. Amen.

(MAREN C. TIRABASSI, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.)