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Ownbey July b'days
Subject: Ownbey July b'days
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:32:52 EDT
From: Reatha Andrew
To: Dear Ownbey Family,
Since July arrives later this week, thought I'd better send out a reminder now of upcoming b'days.
Sun the 11th * FRED SADRI *
Sun the 18th * RALPH WEBB *
Mon the 19th * ACE WALKER *
Wed the 21st * CAROLYN WALKER *
Fri the 23d * CAL CHESSON *
Peace, Reatha - Mon - 11:20am
Click here for addresses
Helping Hands - First Baptist West Community Service
| Subject: | Tom Stinson, Chair of Helping Hands, received a request today. Committee recommends a vote "for" next Sunday |
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| Date: | Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:50:31 -0400 |
| From: | don |
| To: | Ownbey Sunday School Class and donRedding |
Hi Folks
Tom Stinson, Chair of our Helping Hands, received a request today . He asked me to present it to the class next week for approval and I am glad to do so. Tom will be celebrating the 4th with his family in the mountains for the next couple of weeks!
The Helping Hands Committee has approved the request today by phone and we will ask your approval Sunday.
A picture is below as well as a link to a larger copy.
Let me or Tom (or Carol) know if you have any questions.
donRedding
Click here for larger pictures or go to
(1) $50 won, (2) Cal's lesson Draft and (3) Wall Street Journal article on Jefferson, Adams, and Washington
Hi Ownbey folks and friends (6/27/2010)
(1) Congratulations, someone just won the $50 mentioned on our Blog and asked that it go to our Helping Hands Fund. Thanks. Click here
(2) Cals' Draft, Cal said it was ok to put the written draft of his lesson on the internet and our Blog, and it is at the link below. I fixed it with a username and password. If you missed the session, you missed a good one and I think all of us will enjoy reading what Cal prepared even if we heard it already; he worked hard on the lesson, as all our teachers do, and we thank him for sharing his precise notes; he must be a (good) lawyer. We thank Cal and Eleanor again for the Marathon Celebration Cake for Harriette; I understand she enjoyed (some of) it and her image.
http://donredding.com/ownbey/20100627godandcountry.pdf
(3) Feuding Fathers, from Wall Street Journal. Linda found the article Ann Mawell told some of us about in the latest Wall Street Journal. Good reading and appropriate for our discussions recently.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704911704575326891123551892.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read#printMode
I know we have sent an abundance of emails today but I hope you are ok with them. As always, let me know if you do not want them.
Don
| Subject: | Tom Stinson, Chair of Helping Hands, received a request today. Committee recommends a vote "for" next Sunday |
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| Date: | Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:50:31 -0400 |
| From: | |
| To: | Ownbey Sunday School Class |
Joyce Allen, Reatha Andrew, Emily Alyea, Barbara Barden, Lou and Martha Bledsoe, Ted Bryan, Ken and Anne Buker (mail), Betty Campbell (mail), Ellen Chason, Cal Chesson, Eleanor Chesson, Jack and Anne Copeland, Winnie Culbreth, Frank Culbreth, Carol Douglas, Marie Eppley (mail), Robin Funderburk (mail), Gaston Gage, Jane Gage, Frank Gossett, Willard Gourley, Virginia Gourley, Bob Grogan, Paul Guthery (mail), Helen Hackney (mail), Mel Halpern, Lucia for Mel Halpern, Don Hammer, Jean Hamrick, Nancy Hatfield, Jim Hatfield, Genie Hauersperger, Janie Jones, Twala Kruger, Shirley Laws, Ann Maxwell, Wilma Miller, Wilma Miller, Nhora Moreno, Oscar Moreno, Linda Myers, Connie and Durward Owen, Nancey Pack (mail), Bill Pearce, Marie Pearce, Jane Pixley (mail), John Rasberry, Don Redding, Carolyn Reeder (mail), Ellie Roberts (mail), Fred Sadri, Margaret Schrum, Madeleine Stanford, Tom and Judy Stinson,Nancy Swonger, Sydnor Thompson, Chick Thompson, Harriette Thompson, billy ray tobias for Dottie Tobias,Tonsie Lee (mail), Mary Katherine Vass, Sandra Vaughn (mail), Ace Walker, Ralph Webb (mail), William Webb, Joyce Witherington, Laura Witherington
Hi Ownbey Folks (06/25/2010)
Been a while since a MESSAGE has been emailed. Willard, as he is wrapping up his work at Habitat, asked me to help with drafting one and here is what we have.
1> Addresses
As Reatha shared with you recently, we have an address change for Arlyene:
x.x.x.x.x
You can get all address info at links on our Blog or directly at
http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/classroster.pdf
Username /password needed. Remember them as we might have a test.
We are still asking for wedding anniversary dates if you want to share. Some of us missed that the Rasberrys celebrated their 50th until we saw the flowers in the Sanctuary in their honor.
2> Lessons, celebration, and cake.
We have had fine lessons over the last few weeks, and we are looking forward to Cal Chesson's lesson Sunday 6/27. The subject has changed slightly to "God and Country." No book, he will speak from his "research" so we do not need to do any homework!
Thanks to Cal and Eleanor for the cake in celebration of Harriette's successful marathon run recently. Harriette, we are sorry you could not join the party in your honor, but we have plenty of pictures of all of us enjoying your cake. Check the following links and pay particular attention to Harriette's image on the cake. Eleanor was worried it would not pass the censors. (As always, let Don know if any pictures or info should be removed.)
Click here for video or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/Ownbey-2010/20100620-SS-Cake-celebrating/12628884_7LkdQ#913154326_Df64e-A-LB
Chick was the speaker that day (6/20/2010), and we had a good discussion including the importance of Constantine in the spread of Christianity. Someone suggested we would not be sitting here today talking about Christianity if it were not for Constantine (and someone added, maybe Paul).Chick was having fun we could tell as he shared about his younger days entering and winning singing contests with Sydnor egging him on. He also told of mistaking baby Jesus for a light bulb in a play - you had to have heard him to appreciate the mood. Unfortunately we did not get a recording of the frivolity but perhaps that is better.
A video has the same pictures as the Harriette Celebration above, but the audio has Chick's opening comments about Constantine.Also includes Chick singing a few notes. Click on the picture of Chick above or Click here or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/Ownbey-2010/20100620-SS-Cake-celebrating/12628884_7LkdQ#908697609_nrwka-A-LB
3> Flags
And if, over the last few weeks, you did not get an American Flag, or the booklets (on the Flag Code, the Christian Flag, the Methodist Flag and Flame) get Sunday or let me know if we run out, and I will make more. Also, we will have Christian Flags for everyone Sunday and more American flags as we approach the 4th. There remain some photos for people who were at our our flag day celebration so pick them up also.
After we discussed the Flag Code and mentioned the Christian Flag, some one suggested we consider getting flags for our room. If we do, I think it should not be from the class treasury.A couple of people offered to contribute so far. Let us know if you have a preference and we can discuss later. Several other class rooms have both the American and Christian flags, and the Wesley class says the pledge to the American flag AND to the Christian flag each Sunday.
Here is Wesley class:
and the Fellowship Class 
with the two flags PLUS their Sunday School banner! To see some flags at MPUMC, Click here or on the flags or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/MPUMC/FlagsMpumc/12569962_Ky3dp#902354608_szuGn
Click Here for an article presenting both sides and a middle ground to having flags in a sanctuary. Click here for the article mentioned by Reatha Saturday in which the writer is opposed to the flag in the sanctuary.
And if you are interested in the Billboard (mentioned in the Observer recently) which left out "under God" click here or on picture or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/Sports/Flag-and-National-Anthem/OneNation-under-God-Undivided/12681909_vabjd#912306392_Q4mXe-A-LB
And finally if you want to hear Dixie and see that flag, Click here
6> Communications:
Even though the MESSAGE has been a little slow recently, the Blog and Web Site are alive and well. Check it often to see the latest on Ownbey.
Let us know if you do not want to receive emails such as this or if you have suggestions.
Willard Gourley/Don Redding
June 26, 2010
Click or Double click to get to the Blog and Web Site. Let me know if you need username/password. Also let me know if you do not want these emails don
Ownbey Blog: http://ownbeyss.blogspot.com/ Ownbey Web site on MPUMC: http://www.mpumc.org/ownbey
We are still asking for wedding anniversary dates if you want to share. Some of us missed that the Rasberrys celebrated their 50th until we saw the flowers in the Sanctuary in their honor.
2> Lessons, celebration, and cake.
We have had fine lessons over the last few weeks, and we are looking forward to Cal Chesson's lesson Sunday 6/27. The subject has changed slightly to "God and Country." No book, he will speak from his "research" so we do not need to do any homework!
Thanks to Cal and Eleanor for the cake in celebration of Harriette's successful marathon run recently. Harriette, we are sorry you could not join the party in your honor, but we have plenty of pictures of all of us enjoying your cake. Check the following links and pay particular attention to Harriette's image on the cake. Eleanor was worried it would not pass the censors. (As always, let Don know if any pictures or info should be removed.)
Click here for video or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/Ownbey-2010/20100620-SS-Cake-celebrating/12628884_7LkdQ#913154326_Df64e-A-LB
Chick was the speaker that day (6/20/2010), and we had a good discussion including the importance of Constantine in the spread of Christianity. Someone suggested we would not be sitting here today talking about Christianity if it were not for Constantine (and someone added, maybe Paul).Chick was having fun we could tell as he shared about his younger days entering and winning singing contests with Sydnor egging him on. He also told of mistaking baby Jesus for a light bulb in a play - you had to have heard him to appreciate the mood. Unfortunately we did not get a recording of the frivolity but perhaps that is better.
A video has the same pictures as the Harriette Celebration above, but the audio has Chick's opening comments about Constantine.Also includes Chick singing a few notes. Click on the picture of Chick above or Click here or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/Ownbey-2010/20100620-SS-Cake-celebrating/12628884_7LkdQ#908697609_nrwka-A-LB
3> Flags
And if, over the last few weeks, you did not get an American Flag, or the booklets (on the Flag Code, the Christian Flag, the Methodist Flag and Flame) get Sunday or let me know if we run out, and I will make more. Also, we will have Christian Flags for everyone Sunday and more American flags as we approach the 4th. There remain some photos for people who were at our our flag day celebration so pick them up also.
After we discussed the Flag Code and mentioned the Christian Flag, some one suggested we consider getting flags for our room. If we do, I think it should not be from the class treasury.A couple of people offered to contribute so far. Let us know if you have a preference and we can discuss later. Several other class rooms have both the American and Christian flags, and the Wesley class says the pledge to the American flag AND to the Christian flag each Sunday.
Here is Wesley class:
and the Fellowship Class with the two flags PLUS their Sunday School banner! To see some flags at MPUMC, Click here or on the flags or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/MPUMC/FlagsMpumc/12569962_Ky3dp#902354608_szuGn
Click Here for an article presenting both sides and a middle ground to having flags in a sanctuary. Click here for the article mentioned by Reatha Saturday in which the writer is opposed to the flag in the sanctuary.
And if you are interested in the Billboard (mentioned in the Observer recently) which left out "under God" click here or on picture or go to
http://donredding.smugmug.com/Sports/Flag-and-National-Anthem/OneNation-under-God-Undivided/12681909_vabjd#912306392_Q4mXe-A-LB
And finally if you want to hear Dixie and see that flag, Click here
6> Communications:
Even though the MESSAGE has been a little slow recently, the Blog and Web Site are alive and well. Check it often to see the latest on Ownbey.
Let us know if you do not want to receive emails such as this or if you have suggestions.
Willard Gourley/Don Redding
June 26, 2010
Click or Double click to get to the Blog and Web Site. Let me know if you need username/password. Also let me know if you do not want these emails don
Ownbey Blog: http://ownbeyss.blogspot.com/ Ownbey Web site on MPUMC: http://www.mpumc.org/ownbey
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
Tue July 13th - 7pm - room 103 (NOT our classroom)
Planning lessons from mid-July thru October.
Any and all are welcome to come or provide input by contacting Curric. Chair, DON HAMMER.
[see the UPCOMING LESSONS page for his contact info]
2010.06.20 Cake to celebrate Harriette's Marathon, Chick teaches about Constantine
Click right here for ALL pictures, no slideshow
Click BELOW for slideshow with Harriette's cake and Chick's opening about Constantine
Click BELOW for slideshow with Harriette's cake and Chick's opening about Constantine
Emily Alyea has a new address
Emily Alyea has a new address. Check our roster by clicking here or go to
http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/classroster.pdf
MESSAGE from Reatha
Subject: Dottie - follow up
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:15:30 EDT
From: Reatha Andrew
To: Ownbey Family
Dear Ownbey Family,
Several of you were able to visit w/DOTTIE during a recent ADULTS PLUS meeting/luncheon. We are so happy that she is able to get out and about. LARRY is leaving the end of this month, so he and BILLY were wondering if any of us would be willing to visit w/Dottie several times a week while Billy is working...
Dottie is doing MUCH better physically but could use the mental stimulation of visits, running errands, going out to lunch, etc.
This Sunday in class, we'll have a July-Aug calendar so that we can sign up to help. I'll monitor the Master Copy (and get it to Carmen so she can send email reminders). We'll continue the calendar over the next few weeks, and I'll keep you posted (esp. if we need more sign-ups).
NEW ADDRESS: I had a note from ARLYENE ARMSTRONG. They've moved. The new address is: (Found at http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/classroster.pdf )
BTW... this Sunday I'll be getting to class a bit late: I'm playing piano for the LS/RF Class, and then... I'll be visiting the two-year-olds... as Martha (and I don't mean Bledsoe!) So when I DO come to class, don't let my "Martha garb" scare you :-)
Stay cool, Reatha - Th - 11am
Flag Day and Health and Happiness
Subject: Ownbey "stuff" Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:55:48 EDT
From: Reatha Andrew To: Class
Dear Ownbey Family,
With this being FLAG DAY, and our talking about flag etiquette and stuff yest'y in class -- thanks to DON REDDING -- I've been trying to track down when the American and Christian flags were removed from our sanctuary. Don said that James said that they've not been in there since He's been at MP...
I emailed JULIAN... and he replied that he also can't remember their being in the sanctuary except for special occasions -- like Scout Sunday -- when there was always discussion about which flag went on which side...
I emailed KEITH FORTIER since he's on the Altar Guild, and tho' he didn't know, he thought that NANCY PRYOR might recall. So I called Nancy, but she's at the beach this week; tho' LARRY is going down there tomorrow, and he'll try to remember to ask her.
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
1. We were glad to have JUDY STINSON back w/us yest'y after recent eye surgery -- I think it was a cornea transplant, right? That's something that you don't just "bounce back" from...
2. RICHARD HARRISON, who sings w/me in CITR and is in Thurs. Bible study w/some of you, has been ill for almost two weeks -- started as a cold, moved into his chest, then he felt better last week so he came to B.Study, developed a tummy virus on Saturday, stayed home again yest'y... He FINALLY went to the doctor today to learn that he has "walking" pneumonia. He's now on an antibiotic so should be rebounding pretty soon.
VISITOR
We were glad to have JAYNE TAYLOR visit our class again, altho' talking w/her after class, I found out that she's hunting a more Bible-based class than ours, so we may not be seeing her in class much anymore.
CONGRATULATIONS
And we were happy to learn that HARRIETTE THOMPSON completed that marathon out in California in six+ hours. I can't even begin to imagine that type of competition! Way to go, Harriette!
Stay cool, everyone,
Reatha - Mon - 4:40pm
James Robert Jones has been hired as Director of Music
June 2, 2010 Greetings! (more . . .)
We are thrilled to announce that James Robert Jones has been hired as Director of Music. Jimmy, as most everyone calls him, begins his ministry July 19, involved in all phases of the musical life of the congregation. He comes from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, where he has served as Director of 
Traditional Music and Organist since 2003.
After auditions to which all music ministry participants were invited, and their input encouraged, Jimmy was the overwhelming choice of our 13-person search committee. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee acted on our recommendation. We considered 140 candidates but were quickly won over by his gift of music, and an obvious passion for sharing it with the congregation and community. Everyone with whom we spoke sang Jimmy’s praises in terms of energy and enthusiasm, an ability to inspire singers and musicians, and a deep commitment to use music in all forms for the glory of God.
As a former church colleague said of Jimmy, “He is one of a kind.”
More . . .
Traditional Music and Organist since 2003.
After auditions to which all music ministry participants were invited, and their input encouraged, Jimmy was the overwhelming choice of our 13-person search committee. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee acted on our recommendation. We considered 140 candidates but were quickly won over by his gift of music, and an obvious passion for sharing it with the congregation and community. Everyone with whom we spoke sang Jimmy’s praises in terms of energy and enthusiasm, an ability to inspire singers and musicians, and a deep commitment to use music in all forms for the glory of God.
As a former church colleague said of Jimmy, “He is one of a kind.”
More . . .
Chick Thompson and Art Sale
Subject: Ownbey Info: Chick Thompson and Art Sale
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:29:23 -0400
From: don
To: Ownbey Class Members and Friends
Ownbey Class Members and Friends
At bottom of this page is an email Willard asked me to forward to the class about something interesting involving one of our members, Chick Thompson.
A copy of this email also is on our Blog. Remember to check the Blog periodically for lesson schedules, Memorial Day pictures, attendance results, and other information.
THE FUTURE OF FAITH (pt.3), by H.Cox, is the Subject this Sunday, led by Gaston Gage.Chick is teaching the next Sunday on the same book, Part 4.
Check Chick's info below.
Don
June 08, 2010 Tuesday
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fwd: Art Sale
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:02:05 EDT
From: Willard
To: don
Don, Could you share this with class members as a mailing? I . . still . . . cannot recapture my AOL mailing list.
Thanks,
Willard 6/8/2010
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From: Chick
To: Willard
Sent: 6/7/2010 10:04:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Art Sale
Willard
Attached is an ad that will be running in the Observer for the next ten days
promoting a Fathers Day Sale of Persian rugs and artwork. I'm one of three
artists that will be featured at the Persian Rug & Antique store starting
this Wednesday and running through June 19th.
If you think it is appropriate, I would appreciate it if you would email
members of the Ownbey Class about the sale and attach the ad.
Thanks.
Chick
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(Click ad below for larger copy or go to
http://www.donredding.com/20100608saleadchick.pdf )click here Persian Rugs & Antiques invites you to a Special Fathers Day Sales Event Come and enjoy the work of three North Carolina artists: Joseph Thompson, Paul Rousso & Jennifer Kincaid Persian Rugs & Antiques 611 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28207 In Myers Park next to the Manor Theatre 704-342-1117 June 10 – June 19, 2010 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Save up to 70% on Rugs and Art Reception Thursday, June 10th 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Distribution: Joyce Allen, Reatha Andrew, Emily Alyea, Barbara Barden, Lou and Martha Bledsoe, Ted Bryan, Ken and Anne Buker (mail), Betty Campbell (mail), Ellen Chason, Cal Chesson, Eleanor Chesson, Jack and Anne Copeland, Winnie Culbreth, Frank Culbreth, Carol Douglas, Marie Eppley (mail), Robin Funderburk (mail), Gaston Gage, Jane Gage, Frank Gossett, Willard Gourley, Virginia Gourley, Bob Grogan, Paul Guthery (mail), Helen Hackney (mail), Mel Halpern, Lucia for Mel Halpern, Don Hammer, Jean Hamrick, Nancy Hatfield, Jim Hatfield, Genie Hauersperger, Janie Jones, Twala Kruger, Shirley Laws, Ann Maxwell, Wilma Miller, Wilma Miller, Nhora Moreno, Oscar Moreno, Linda Myers, Connie and Durward Owen, Nancey Pack (mail), Bill Pearce, Marie Pearce, Jane Pixley (mail), John Rasberry, Don Redding, Carolyn Reeder (mail), Ellie Roberts (mail), Fred Sadri, Margaret Schrum, Madeleine Stanford, Tom and Judy Stinson,Nancy Swonger, Sydnor Thompson, Chick Thompson, Harriette Thompson, billy ray tobias for Dottie Tobias,Tonsie Tonsie (mail), Mary Katherine Vass, Sandra Vaughn (mail), Ace Walker, Ralph Webb (mail), William Webb, Joyce Witherington, Laura Witherington
| Subject: | gosh - it's June already! |
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| Date: | Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:31:02 EDT |
| From: | Reatha Andrew |
| To: |
MAY - belated best wishes to... 3d: CHICK THOMPSON * 5th: DON REDDING * 10th: SKIP HEINTZELMAN * 28th: CAROL DOUGLAS * JUNE - happy upcoming b'day to... 7th: Madeleine Stanford * 10th: Genie Hauersperger * 12th: Ann Maxwell * 16th: Gaston Gage * 20th: Ann Copeland * 25th: Rea Baxter * 29th: Barbara Barden * Let me know if I miscopied any info. Hope everyone isn't too water-logged from the recent rains. I have a gully etched in my driveway which I must fill in soon, and don't know when the yard will dry out enough for me to mow... Oh, well. See ya in church! Reatha - Wed - 9am
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