CALENDAR OF EVENTS (PLEASE NOTE: We strive to provide the most accurate and up-to-date calendar possible; however, events on this calendar are subject to change. Contact your group leader or call the church office if you have a question about the date/time/location.)

Date	Time	Group/Event	Room(s)
SUN 9/05	9 a.m.	Contemporary Worship	Sanctuary
	10 a.m.	Sunday School	Multiple
	11 a.m.	Traditional Worship	Sanctuary
MON 9/06		Labor Day - Church closed
	7 p.m.	Staff Parish	SonShine Room
TUES 9/07	4 p.m.	Staff Meeting	SonShine Room
	6 p.m.	SALT -Singles Bible Study	Parlor
	7 p.m.	Black Swamp Players rehearsal	Fellowship Hall
WED 9/08	5 p.m.	Men's Emmaus	Parlor
	5 p.m.	TrebleMakers rehearsal	207/208
	6 p.m.	Live Wire Wednesday Dinner	Fellowship Hall
	6 p.m.	SonRise rehearsal	Sanctuary
	7 p.m.	Black Swamp Players Rehearsal	Fellowship Hall
THURS 9/09
	5:30 p.m.	FUM-CLC board meeting	Library
	6 p.m.	Joyful Noise Bell Choir rehearsal	SonShine Room
	7 p.m.	Chancel Choir rehearsal	Sanctuary
	7 p.m.	Black Swamp Players rehearsal	Fellowship Hall
FRI 9/10	4:30 p.m.	Martha's Kitchen	Fellowship Hall

WELCOME! Staff Parish Relations Committee is pleased to welcome…

· Carol Lenox as our new part-time Administrative Assistant.  Carol will be in the office Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carol has been an office volunteer at St. Mark’s Lutheran in BG. She and her family reside in Weston.

· Tammy Murphy as our weekend custodian.  She and her family reside in Bowling Green. 

Live Wire Wednesday Cook:  FUMC seeks a cook for our weekly fellowship dinner beginning September 8.  The cook will prepare and clean up a meal for 40-60 people.  Live Wire Wednesday diners enjoy simple, hearty, healthy offerings that include a main dish, fruit or vegetable side, and a salad, Interested or know someone outside of FUMC who might be?  Please contact Erin at 419-353-0682 or fumcbg_dmo@verizon.net

BGSU INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: BGSU welcomes almost a thousand foreign students to its campus each year. Many are eager to learn about American family life in addition to their university experience.  The International Friendship Program matches interested students with local families for informal get-togethers, meals, family functions, outings, etc.  There is NO financial or housing obligation associated with this program. To speak with someone about the program, call Phyllis Oster at 352-4360 or Betty Laukhuf at 352-0685.  Or, email Phyllis at poster@bgsu.edu.

DID YOU KNOW that every Tuesday, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., a ZUMBA Dance/Fitness class is held in the FUMC gym? ZUMBA is a combination of fitness moves and Latin dance steps and is an incredible way to have fun, burn lots of calories and get fit! Come to an introductory class for FREE and experience “exercise in disguise”! Contact Ann~Marie Searle at 419-381-2225 or

a-m4zumba@att.net for further details!

***MUSIC NEWS***

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE OFFERTORY MUSIC? There is a binder on the organ with dates listed if you would like to sign up. Please note that the music requirements for each service are different, so please read the information inside the binder.

JOYFUL NOISE BELL CHOIR HAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DAY! We will be resuming rehearsals on THURSDAY, September 2 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the SonShine Room. If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee, I think being in a handbell choir sounds like great fun!" then we'd love to have you join us! We take ringers of all levels of experience . . . don't be shy if you've never rung a bell before. We will teach you! Come make a joyful noise with us!

COME SING WITH THE CHANCEL CHOIR! It’s never too late to come and sing our praises to the Lord with the Chancel Choir. We rehearse every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. There is always a chair available in the choir loft just for you!

CAMPUS MINISTRY … College Students, please check out the United Methodist Student Organization (UMSO), our campus ministry; want more info, check our website … www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/umso and the following announcements …

UMSO ARISE GATHERING TUESDAY … The United Methodist Student Organization will have their large group gathering on Tuesday evening; 6:30-8:30. We will begin the evening with a FREE dinner at 6:30, worship at 7:15, followed by our program: “UM … SO …”, an introduction to the ministry and opportunities in our campus ministry. We meet in 363 Education Building. If you have any questions, please see Pastor Becky.

COLLEGE STUDENT AND YOUNG ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL … is meeting in room 110. We are studying the Parables of Jesus. Don’t be shy, we would love to have you join us!

YOUTH DOINZ’ … all youth in grades 7 through 12 are invited to all youth activities and your friends are welcome and expected to attend. Updates on the youth activities are sent over e-mail and through our Facebook group. Not on the e-mail list? Send Pastor Becky an e-mail at revschoie@gmail.com and she will add you.

Not on the Facebook group? Search for us: First United Methodist Youth Group, Bowling Green, Ohio, or better yet, friend request Pastor Becky and find a link to our youth page.

YOUTH not MEETING TONIGHT… we are on break for the holiday weekend, so enjoy time with family and friends! Next week a gathering at the Sell home (17136 Mercer Rd) from 5-8 p.m. for fellowship, a meal and an encounter with God. If your last name starts with A-M please bring a bag of chips, and those with the last names of N-Z please bring a dessert.

CROP Hunger Walk – ending hunger one step at a time!

In parts of Cambodia and around the world, your steps in the CROP Hunger Walk can turn into nutritious, green leafy vegetables.

“I now have vegetables for eating and don’t have to buy them from the market or neighbors, so I can save a bit of money,” says Eam Ean, a widow who is supporting her four children and an elderly mother. Ean’s is one of 90 families in Preah Vihear Province who received seeds for planting gardens through Church World Service.

Through CWS, the families also learned to place fences around their gardens to prevent animals from eating their crops. And they are weeding and watering their gardens regularly. The result: More food for everyone.

Some other ways your small steps can make a big difference:

· $25 can provide a farm family with everything they need to make succulent, nutritious honey - - hives, training, equipment.

· $50 can provide 400 lbs. of much-needed food for a local church-run food pantry.

· $100 can provide 250 cute and useful baby chicks, who will grow up to be egg-producing chickens.

Join the CROP Hunger Walk or donate to a Walker today.

Please contact Jo Vernon at 419-353-2683,  or on her cell 513-885-2683.

Church World Service - CWS/CROP Regional Office toll-free 888-CWS-CROP

www.churchworldservice.org

BRIDGE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE, a non-profit organization providing home health care and hospice services, will offer training courses for prospective volunteers beginning on Wednesday, September 8, at Wood County Hospital Rehabilitation Center second floor conference room. Volunteer opportunities are available for respite sitting, fundraising, friendly visits, care center, office work, and bereavement. Volunteers are always free to choose their area and amount of involvement. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call 419-352-9808 or email kstygles@bvhealthsystem.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY of Wood County is beginning to build again—this time, we’re building 2 houses at once!  One site is in North Baltimore and the other is in Northwood.  We’ll need your help to get these houses built, so get your hammer-arm ready! Please contact Julia Langman -Volunteer Coordinator | AmeriCorps volunteer - Habitat for Humanity of Wood County Ohio, Inc. wchabitat.org (419) 353-5430, if you want to be “in the loop” for volunteer times. She will then email you weekly with the work dates.

You can help make our welcoming atmosphere even better by practicing some holy hospitality every Sunday:

Move into the center of the pews – make it easy for others to find a seat.

Say hello to 5 people you don’t know (or don’t know well).

Wear your nametag and encourage visitors to make and wear one too.  Nametags are in a basket in the main hallway in addition to the ones in the pews.  If you need a new nametag, let the office know.

GROUP LEADERS: What a blessing our busy building is to so many! We have already begun scheduling rooms for fall and next spring!  Please submit your room requests for 2010-2011 programs as soon as possible.  Keep in mind that Live Wire Wednesday evening classes and groups run 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. September through April  Also, please do not schedule evening activities here November 15 -22 (Dinner Theatre) or April 17 – 24 (Holy Week). If you’ve requested a room earlier in the year, but never submitted a form to the office, please do so as soon as possible.  Thanks!

MARY AND MARTHA BOOK STUDY: We invite all women to join us as we study the scripture-based book, “Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn From Them” by Liz Curtis Higgs. We will be meeting the 1^st, 3^rd, and if applicable, 5^th Wednesdays of every month, beginning at 5 p.m. in the church library and concluding at about 5:50. Our first meeting was September 1, however, it’s not too late to come and join us! We have many books available. Please call Sara Elsasser at (419) 353-1058 or email selsasser@woh.rr.com.

WIRED WORD SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS: For those of you unfamiliar with the Wired Word, it is a weekly Bible study based on current events, helping people to think about their beliefs and beliefs’ application to their own day to day lives.  The lesson is received by email at the church every Thursday from the staff at the Wired Word and forwarded by the church office to class members.  Each Sunday deals with a different topic; however, the format is similar, making it easy for people to attend as they are able.  If you do not have email, contact Mike or Sue Moore to get a copy.

90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN is a book study this year being led by Tom Moyer every Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Prayer Room (which is located on the second floor when you get off of the elevator.) This book offers us the opportunity to think about issues surrounding injury, loss, support of those touched by loss or injury, and many other aspects of our walk in faith. We have a few extra books ($12.50 each), so please come if you are interested.

*** UMW NEWS ***

The United Methodist Women Fall Potluck will be Thursday, September 16^th at 11:30 a.m. in the Meeting Room. Please bring a salad or other dish to share as well as your own table service (plate and silverware). The Louise Crawford Circle will set-up, provide the table decorations, and clean up. Our program will be to assemble the hygiene (health) kits and school kits (See Below). All women of the church and their guests are invited and welcome!

Festival of Sharing

The Festival of Sharing seeks to generate financial, material, and personnel resources for hunger, poverty, crisis, and injustice.

FUMC will once again participate in the Festival of Sharing. Please help collect items for school kit and the hygiene kits.

Kits should be completed and brought to FUMC by September 12, 2010.

Hygiene Kit includes:

• One hand towel (approximately 16” by 28”)
• One was cloth
• One wide-tooth comb
• One nail clipper (no metal files or emery boards)
• On bar of soap (in wrapper)
• One toothbrush (in original package)
• Six band-aids

(NO toothpaste! Toothpaste that has an extended expiration date will be added just prior to shipment.)

School Kit includes:

• One pair of blunt scissors
• 3 -70 count spiral or tape-bound pads of 8” by 10 ½ ruled paper of pads with 200 – 210 sheets or ruled paper (no loose-leaf paper)
• One 30 centimeter ruler (12”)
• One hand-held pencil sharpener
• One large eraser
• Six new pencils with erasers
• One box of 24 crayons (only 24)
• One 12” by 14” to 14” by 16” finished cotton cloth bag with cloth handles.

Live Wire Wednesday provides relevant and engaging mid-week programs for people of all ages to grow in faith. Everyone is welcome at our fellowship meal from 5:50-6:30 pm.

Child care available 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Classes begin September 8.

	…of the Bible.” Through the scripture-based stories of the “Bad Girls” (Eve, Potiphar's wife, Lot's wife, Delilah, etc...), we hope to gain the wisdom and understanding God provides for making better choices in becoming women after God's own heart.  It is also a time of deep, intimate level fellowship that strengthens our faith journey. Meets 1st, 3rd and 5th (if applicable) Wednesday- 5 p.m.
	A NEW Family Bible study for kids ages 5-9 and grownups of any age!  Join Veggie Tales Creator Phil Vischer and a boatload of new friends on a ground-breaking DVD journey through the world’s most amazing book – the Bible! Meets every week 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
	In 13 action-packed lessons, you'll learn how to beat debt, build wealth, find bargains, invest for the future, give like never before, & much more! This information will change your life.  FPU materials purchase required.  Meets for 13 weeks 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Blast!	Blast! lessons and activities help 5^th-8^th grade students go beyond right and wrong answers, engaging them in meaningful discussion and encouraging them in their commitment to Christ, all while having a blast! Preteen issues and topics will be addressed from a scriptural view.  Meets every week 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
	The Battle for God: About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and people would certainly become less zealous as the world became more modern and morals more relaxed. But the opposite has proven true, according to author Karen Armstrong. Adults will engage with challenging issues of faith and culture in this weekly book discussion group. Meets every week 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.