To the warm aroma of baking loaves, let’s learn the process of preparing fresh milled-wheat breads and discuss together Sue Allen’s Bread Crumbs of Blessing. We will each take home two loaves of bread each week, one to share with our family and one to share with a person in need.
Mondays, September 13th – November 29th, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Great Harvest Bread Company, 3246 Atlanta Road, Smyrna
Cost: $25 Facilitators: Lorrie Hilgeman and Sue Allen
Register at www.NUMCwomen.org.
The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders. The program’s approach seriously considers the model of Christ’s servanthood and encourages Christ’s disciples to act in ways appropriate to being “a servant of all.”
The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes of God’s grace, disciplines of Christian discipleship, and what it means to be the church. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation, special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. The “Emmaus community,” made up of those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by preparing and serving meals, and other acts of love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk typically begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday evening. Men and women attend separate weekends.
During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders encourage participants to meet regularly in small groups. The members of the small groups challenge and support one another in faithful living. Participants seek to Christianize their environments of family, job, and community through the ministry of their congregations. The three-day Emmaus experience and follow-up groups strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body of Christ in mission to the world.
Walk to Emmaus Upcoming Dates:
Men’s #143 Sep 16-19
Women’s #175 Sep 23-26
Men’s #144 Oct 14-17
Women’s #176 Oct 21-24
Men’s #145 Nov 4-7
Women’s #177 Nov 11-14
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Contact Dan or Jill Huitron: jillhuitron@jennypruitt.com, dmhdc55@gmail.com
You are invited to be a part of the most contagious ministry in the city! Join others as we spread community by joining a Kudzu group. This is an opportunity for you to meet some new people this Summer that share the same hobby, season of life or recreational interest.
Why Kudzu?
Kudzu is a vine that is native to Japan and China, however it grows well in your back yard. Kudzu has no known natural predator, and therefore, once planted, will grow, and grow, and grow. Almost nothing can stop or stunt the growth of Kudzu. The same is true for community! Once the seed is planted, almost nothing can get in its way. It will grow, and grow, and grow and overtake a whole city. So, let’s plant the seed this Summer!
Kudzu Facilitators Needed!
The duties of a facilitator are to simply organize the day and time of your group, contact weekly those who have signed up, and love to be around other people! We will be having a Kudzu Group Training on Thursday, July 1st.
Contact Joe Braun at joebraun@cumberlandchurch.org if you are interested in organizing a Kudzu Group
Kudzu Group Video from Cumberland Community Church on Vimeo.
