2010.07.31 Howell - Losing Faith is Not All the Story

Any one like what he said about Sunday Schools?

Ownbey Calendar

Hi folks

Bet you did not know we have an Ownbey Calendar.

Click Here to go to the Ownbey Calendar. In my scheme of work items, this  is usually way behind.  Thanks. don 7/28/2010

Ownbey Calendar
or
http://calendar.yahoo.com/ownbeyss

If you are not interested in this, fine - but I wanted you to know it is available. Once upon a time we could have a calendar on the official Ownbey Web Site at MPUMC but I think that is not an option now.

"Resting" by Barbara 7/25/2010

Charlotte Cafe Wednesday Evening, August 18

Ownbey Sunday School Family and friends

Our esteemed member, Durward Owens, has arranged a social outing  for us.  Let's all of us  try to participate as  it would be fun to see lots of people come, including even non members of the class!

The details:
Wednesday Evening, August 18
6:00 P.M.
Charlotte Cafe
Park Road Shopping Center
4127 Park Road,
Charlotte, NC 28209-2229
(704) 523-0431‎

Durward needs to tell the Cafe how many folks will be there, so sign up the next three Sundays please.
There will be a sign up sheet in our Classroom.
Durward says you may call him also at 704 552 1169.
No emails please as his computer is dead or dying.

don
7/27/2010
From Summer 2008:

Lessons 2010 July through October

*=change
Date,  Book,  Author,  Teacher (Click Links for Info on the Books or author)
July 18, 2010,       The Case For God , Karen Armstrong, Ace Walker
July 25, 2010,       Longing For Enough    , ?, Barbara Barden
August 01, 2010, The Bible Jesus Read  Chapter On Moses , Philip Yancey, Carol Douglas
*August 08, 2010, Change to *Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land FROM Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, JP Lederach, Don Hammer
August 15, 2010, Practical Justice: Living Off-Center in a Self-Centered World , K Blue, Willard Gourley
August 22, 2010, Locked Up: Letters and Papers of a Prisoner of Conscience , Don Beisswenger , Chick Thompson
*August 29, 2010, Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul , JP Moreland , Jim Hatfield
September 05, 2010, A New Identity:  Part Of Lectionary Series: , Seasons Of The Spirit, Reatha Andrew
September 12, 2010, A Ben Witherington ,  , Durward Owen
September 19, 2010, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther , Roland Bainton, Sydnor Thompson
September 26, 2010, Tba  ,  , Cal Chesson
October 03, 2010, Einstein: His Life and Universe, W Isaacson , Class Member Panel
October 10, 2010, Bonhoeffer  , E Metaxas, Lou Bledsoe
October 17, 2010, Bonhoeffer Pt 2 , E Metaxas, Gaston Gage

Dear Ownbey Family,
DURWARD OWEN wasn't in church Sunday b/c he was sore from (another) biking accident.
[you may recall that he had an accident while biking w/family members in Va some months ago]
After class, CONNIE told some of us about this, saying that it wasn't as severe as the other time.  . . . .So... Durward, we hope you are recuperating nicely.  Take care!:-)Reatha - Mon - 11pm 7/20/2010

William and Linda Christopher Webb has a new email address

William and Linda Christopher Webb have a new email address.
Click Here for roster with the new address included. 7/19/2010

Dorothy Ann Edwards, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010.

To:              Stephen Ministers

From:         Rev. William E. Roth, Minister of Congregational Care
Date:          July 19, 2010
Dear Stephen Ministers:
Mark J. Edwards’ mother, Dorothy Ann Edwards, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010.  Mark is a former Stephen Minister.
Funeral arrangements are still pending.  Additional details will follow as they become available.

Cards and messages of condolence may be sent to:
Mark J. Edwards . . .Check directory . .

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4

Ownbey Reader - July

1. On July 25, Rev Barbra Barden lead a discussion including  "good" and "rest" mean. In some cases we agreed good is better than supreme, as in "a good man." I took the "rest" comments to mean it is ok to do more of it. Before class,  gave Emily Alyea her medal for being one of the top 12 attendees for the first half of the year. DURWARD OWEN was back in SS. He missed the previous week because, as Reatha had reported 7/20/2010, " he was sore from (another) biking accident.[you may recall that he had an accident while biking w/family members in Va some months ago] After class, CONNIE told some of us about this, saying that it wasn't as severe as the other time.  . . . .So... Durward, we hope you are recuperating nicely.  Take care!"
2. William and Linda Christopher Webb have a new email address.
   Click Here for roster with the new address included. 7/19/2010
3. Email to  Kevin Wright from Don Redding 7/17/2010 
   Kevin, Maybe you could help identify the flags in Jubilee Hall, please.
   I am trying to name all the flags there and there are 5 which  I cannot get. Here are the ones I cannot name:
   
   
   We have been discussing putting the US Flag and the Christian Flag in our Sunday school classroom and some folks object . We have  lots of flags of countries in Jubilee Hall which I understand represent where we have missions. Since we first started discussing flags, I learned about the Christian Flag and also the United Methodist Flag. We have the US Flag in several classrooms, near the sanctuary, hanging in halls, in Jubilee Hall, and in the main Sanctuary (let me know if you do not know where in the Sanctuary).  We have  Christian Flags in some classrooms and near the sanctuary , but I cannot find a United Methodist Flag in our church.  Here is s link to pictures of the flags in Jubilee Hall.
   http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/MPUMC/20100706-Flags-in-Jubilee-Hall/12834242_BVNQL#925798063_zz34P-A-LB
4. Dear Ownbey Family, Just read in today's OBSERVER that Harlan Creech, III, died yest'y. The service will be tomorrow (Sat the 17th) at 11am at First UMC in Salisbury w/Rev Steve Haines officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Peace,Reatha - Fri - 11:15am
   
   
   

5. Latest on Harriette 8am 7/16/2010
   Dear Ownbey Family, Perhaps some of you know this already, but I confirmed w/Sydnor III that Harriette, Sydnor and several of the "kids" met w/the Chapel Hill doctor on Wednesday. Surgery was NOT recommended. Now the decision must be made as to radiation/chemo... which might not be helpful anyway. Please continue sending cards and prayers.P eace,Reatha - Fri - 
6. MID JULY UPDATE:  HARRIETTE THOMPSON has a tumor in her upper right jaw.  Surgery was first planned here in town, but was cancelled.  She has been meeting w/specialists in Chapel Hill -- going again Wed the 14th.  We are still waiting to hear the latest.
   EARLY JUNE UPDATE:  JUDY STINSON had a cornea transplant the other week and is progressing slowly, but nicely.
   APRIL 19th UPDATE:  MARTHA and FRED SADRI's son-in-law ROBERT will undergo radiation(?)chemo before the doctors attempt the "whipple" procedure to treat his liver cancer. Reatha 
   
7. The Lesson Schedule for July 25 through October is ready. Check on our Web Site or on the Blog.On the Blog, Links are available if you want to see about the books or buy from Amazon.  xx

8. Here is a schedule mainly for our non email folks who get this by USPS.: *=change
   Date,  Book,  Author,  Teacher (Click Links for Info on the Books or author)
   July 18, 2010,       The Case For God , Karen Armstrong, Ace Walker
   July 25, 2010,       Longing For Enough    , ?, Barbara Barden
   August 01, 2010, The Bible Jesus Read  Chapter On Moses , Philip Yancey, Carol Douglas
   *August 08, 2010, Change to *Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land FROM Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, JP Lederach, Don Hammer
   August 15, 2010, Practical Justice: Living Off-Center in a Self-Centered World , K Blue, Willard Gourley
   August 22, 2010, Locked Up: Letters and Papers of a Prisoner of Conscience , Don Beisswenger , Chick Thompson
   *August 29, 2010, Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul , JP Moreland , Jim Hatfield
   September 05, 2010, A New Identity:  Part Of Lectionary Series: , Seasons Of The Spirit, Reatha Andrew
   September 12, 2010, A Ben Witherington ,  , Durward Owen
   September 19, 2010, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther , Roland Bainton, Sydnor Thompson
   September 26, 2010, Tba  ,  , Cal Chesson
   October 03, 2010, Einstein: His Life and Universe, W Isaacson , Class Member Panel
   October 10, 2010, Bonhoeffer  , E Metaxas, Lou Bledsoe
   October 17, 2010, Bonhoeffer Pt 2 , E Metaxas, Gaston Gage
9. New Directories are the Lobby of the Parish Life Building. The quality of  photographs and printing is outstanding. I encouraged  our staff (and spoke with the company) to include more than one telephone number and email addresses, but no luck, although the company rep once told me we would have email addresses this time, oooops! I have been working to get the email  addresses in for for the last three directories.Also, I push for including pictures, addresses, and emails on the internet (with security of password). Other churches include various info on the Internet and as big and advanced as MPUMC is, I wish we did too. My small hometown church in Asheboro has the full directory on line  (with no password). I made photos of the picture pages in the directory; if you want to see, they are at Smugmug. Good for remembering folks when the directory is not close by. Click Here.
10. I notice the Administrative Board and Charge Conference is 7/20. I hope Ownbey is represented as it is about the only way to learn some things behind the scenes at MPUMC. We will vote on incorporating the Wesley Fund, something probably needed for years. Also I look forward to the financial reports and the status of the renovation. Perhaps James will share comments on Annual Conference. Be there if you can.
11. What a fine lesson last Sunday 7/11 from the  Honorable S . . .. Did a good job discussing  parts of the literal  Bible debate. As a test of my skills, I recorded the session and will have a link here  in a few days, oh here it is. (Click here) and then on the mp4 file in the description near the top. At one time I recoded all the sessions, but I am out of practice; this was an attempt to get back up to speed and my sound recording was not good, sorry. I will get better.
12. And was it not a thrill to see our beloved H . . . playing the piano and sharing her athletic adventures with us. What an inspiration she and S . . .  are.  By example, they show me the attitude I should have to handle what I sometimes overstate are my problems.
13. It was inspiring to hear C . . . . tell of her upcoming trip that day to the Baptist Church which our Helping Hands fund check. We do a lot of good with that program and thank T . . .  for his leadership. With the rewards for visiting the Blogs, we have used the Helping Hands  system for recognizing people as in honor of. Also may be used as in memory of. Ask M . . .  forms, or T . . . .
14. Speaking of the rewards, we have 4 winners (only) in the visit the Blog contest. What a disappointment (at least to yours truly) we have no more interest than that - with so few folks visiting or noticing the offer - or maybe it is the lack of ability to use it. Or maybe they did not read the instructions, as someone recently admitted. You have to tell me and one way is to leave a "comment"  at bottom of any Blog entry.
15. Remember the offer of $50 for saying books of Bible is still open. Here are the winners so far.
16. This Reader, as we call it to distinguish from The MESSAGE, will be sent to our non-email members and others twice a month (perhaps!).  I am concerned  we do not stay in touch with our non-email friends enough with communications, and this is my attempt to  help.  I irregularly have sent info by USPS. I will try to be more diligent now. Also it is a start in writing about class activities. Let me know if you have suggestions  to add or remove. If you do not want to read it, fine.  The ease and lack of expense of using a blog  encourage  me to do it. R . . .  does the Official Ownbey Web site so check there and the Church site often for news and lesson schedules, etc. Since the space on this Blog is free, we can use more cheaply than the church can buy space ( when the church took over the class sites once and destroyed years of our work,  space was the reason they gave. Of course that did not work and it came back to the classes but in the meantime most classes just backed out of doing any  internet  work) . Further W . . .  should be in shape soon to communicate with his new computer and after retirement. I will continue to help the officers when I can, but I will put some thoughts on the Blog here also.Here is a link to the Readers I did in 2003, the Musings by  Bill Pearce from 2004, and the 2008-09 emails from the Chessons. Clickit! here
17. Also, Linda helped me realize, by the response to her request to the class ,one of the reason folks were not going to the Blog was  they did not know how or know how to click, double click, select, copy, etc. I guess members felt more comfortable telling her than telling me (sorry), so that was good. I have had and  repeat I have a standing offer to come to your computer and help with this computer/internet mystery if you want. I have done this with some members and we see progress. I do not know how to say it  more clearly or sincerely that I want to help than what I have said in the past, except I have decided just to use this blog for  making you  aware of my desire to be of assistance.
18. I developed a quiz I thought was self teaching as the last answer listed was always correct. Some of our non  class member friends catch on before I tell them about 25% of the way through it.  It was prominent on the Blog a while as I was working on it, but I moved it. Some non-class member friends had  major suggestions,  and I am revising the blog to make it clearer. I am creating another one as  lecture notes instead of a quiz.  I did several  quizzes several years ago thta are more difficult, and I now have them available. Here are the links to the quizzes, but remember they are not prime-time yet.
19. Some of you might be interested in Galleries of pictures from the Church I am creating. They  include the Flag one you saw before and new Galleries including the Apostles/Disciple pictures in the hall outside the sanctuary. and others . .links later . . .
20. Here are some of the links to Galleries, more later (Clickit!).
21. I have a Gallery of all MPUMC main ministers back to the beginning of time with information on them. It is under development and if you have more info on some of the Ministers, let me have it to add.                                                    
22. S . . .  reminded me Sunday of references in his book, S. K.A, to several of our ministers including Dr Ownbey and Dr Herbert. It led me to re reading his book and it is great fun  reading if you have not or want a refresher. I forgot if I ever knew, S . . .  was the lawyer for Bruton Smith and Curtiss Turner at the start of their endeavor. If you do not know what that endeavor was, you have not been reading the local sports page for the last 50 years. Also he helped save the Charlotte Symphony once when it actually quit for several months, he came on the Board and then next year  was the Chairman for three years as it got on his feet again. It also has some of the funny stories his brother told us several weeks ago about his singing career and his acting career when he announced to an audience there was a light bulb in the manger where he expected Baby Jesus.
23. Congratulations to the VIA's,  the Very Important Attendees, all dozen of you who were recognized with a championship Blue Ribbon. : You were all good sports for my foolishness, as some of you might call it.Pictures here Hope you looked over the Attendance records recently and identified either that we are missing you too often or that there are folks you need to be sure know they are missed. 
24. I finished a book on Lincoln recently.xxxx I remember hearing Dixie was one of his favorite tunes. I found the proof/reference in the book, Team of Rivals. I like Dixie too. I have a recording of it on line and will share with anyone interested . The music is beautiful. By the way, I hope you checked the words I provided earlier for the Star Spangled Banner. Can you believe how terrible the words are in the third verse (I think it is); no wonder we never hear them.
25. Later,  I will list links to some  Galleries, etc. mentioned above as I finish editing .
26. Feel free to add comments below. Thanks. Based on suggestions, I have fixed it so any one can leave a comment without signing in. I still will see and ok to be sure some crazy does not mess us up. Thanks.
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Identify the flags in Jubilee Hall

Email to Kevin Wright from Don Redding 7/17/2010

Maybe you could help identify the flags in Jubilee Hall, please.
I am trying to name all the flags there and there are 5 which  I cannot get.
Here are the ones I cannot name:




We have been discussing putting the US Flag and the Christian Flag in our Ownbey Sunday school classroom, and some folks object . We have  lots of flags of countries in Jubilee Hall which  represent where we have missions. Since we first started discussing flags, I learned about the Christian Flag and also the United Methodist Flag. We have the US Flag in several classrooms, near the sanctuary, hanging in halls, in Jubilee Hall, and in the main Sanctuary (let me know if you do not know where in the Sanctuary).  We have  Christian Flags in some classrooms and near the sanctuary, but I cannot find a United Methodist Flag in our church.

Here is a link to pictures of the flags in Jubilee Hall.
http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/MPUMC/20100706-Flags-in-Jubilee-Hall/12834242_BVNQL#925798063_zz34P-A-LB

Lessons July 18 through October 17, 2010

Date,  Book,  Author,  Teacher (Click Links for Info on the Books or author)
July 18, 2010,       The Case For God , Karen Armstrong, Ace Walker
July 25, 2010,       Longing For Enough    , ?, Barbara Barden
August 01, 2010, The Bible Jesus Read  Chapter On Moses , Philip Yancey, Carol Douglas
August 08, 2010, Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul , JP Moreland , Jim Hatfield
August 15, 2010, Practical Justice: Living Off-Center in a Self-Centered World , K Blue, Willard Gourley
August 22, 2010, Locked Up: Letters and Papers of a Prisoner of Conscience , Don Beisswenger , Chick Thompson
August 29, 2010, Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, JP Lederach, Don Hammer
September 05, 2010, A New Identity:  Part Of Lectionary Series: , Seasons Of The Spirit, Reatha Andrew
September 12, 2010, A Ben Witherington ,  , Durward Owen
September 19, 2010, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther , Roland Bainton, Sydnor Thompson
September 26, 2010, Tba  ,  , Cal Chesson
October 03, 2010, Our Library led by Carol Douglas and Reatha
October 10, 2010, Bonhoeffer  , E Metaxas, Lou Bledsoe
October 17, 2010, Bonhoeffer Pt 2 , E Metaxas, Gaston Gage

First Baptist Church West - Helping Hands

I attended church on Sunday at First Baptist Church West and spoke to the congregation as I presented the $500 check for their summer music and academic program.  They currently have 147 children enrolled for the 6-weeks all-day "camp" at the church.  Some children come from families that pay the full tuition.  In the last 2 years the camp has  accepted about 10 homeless children, who are totally on scholarship.   What a blessing it must be for these children to have this experience.  Other students come from families that can pay some but not the full tuition.  The church greatly appreciates our support!!  

Carol Douglas 

Teachers Pictures to be Taken at October Curriculum Meeting

The Next Curriculum meeting probably will be in October and we want to get a picture of all the teachers together then.

A Curriculum Meeting was Tuesday night  at 7:00 in room 103. All are welcome at all meetings. We did not try to take a picture of the group as we heard many would be missing.

I still want to get a picture of all our teachers, and Don H told me there were  to be absences tonight. With more publicity, let's shoot to have a full house at the next Curriculum Meeting in about three months. Thanks.

Adding Comments to this Blog:

Adding Comments to this Blog:
Please leave comments as I welcome feedback. I hope you will review the LABEL,LINK,and BLOG ARCHIVE sections of the Blog on the right hand side in addition to the main entries. Only a few days' entries are screened at a time in the main window and you can go to older ones by using   Older Posts  at the bottom of the main page.

Also old entries are listed on the Blog Archive at right by date. thanks.
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$50 offer over for visiting Blog, sorry

HEY, last time we said we had 3 winners , but we have 4  as one person used the Blog Comment section to  claim the award. I did not know how the Comment section works and now I do. See the entry below called  Adding Comments to this Blog:

Time has run out on the offer. Sorry you missed it. We will put it back some time in the future.
The offer was $50 for you, class, or charity for telling me you saw this announcement.  Check back later as the offer will pop up again.

Someone asked why this entry has a date in the future. I want the offer to show first  and blogs leave the most recent (or most future) date first. Ok?

REMEMBER the $50 offer for saying Books of Bible is open. No takers in over a year. See the winners here:

Try These Links  for fun sometime:

Poll, Flags in Jubilee Hall, More Flags@Mpumc, Disciples/Apostles,  Flags at Church Near Asheboro, Books of Bible Winners,  MPUMC Ministers 1925-2010+, MPUMC, Internet Fun Quizzes
and the previous ones:
Attendance  Blog  Flyers   Handbook   Helping Hands Application Form in word.doc    Helping Hands Instructions   Lessons  MPUMC Official Ownbey Site  MPUMC  Ownbey Menu   Pictures   Roster    Readers   Templates
Distribution:

Joyce Allen, Reatha Andrew, Emily Alyea, Barbara Barden, Lou and Martha Bledsoe, Ted Bryan, Ken and Anne Buker (mail,sometime), Betty Campbell (mail,sometime), Ellen Chason, Cal Chesson, Eleanor Chesson, Jack and Anne Copeland, Winnie Culbreth, Frank Culbreth, Carol Douglas, Marie Eppley (mail,mail sometime), Robin Funderburk (mail,sometime), Gaston Gage, Jane Gage, Frank Gossett, Willard Gourley, Virginia Gourley, Bob Grogan, Paul Guthery (mail,sometime), Helen Hackney (mail,sometime), 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, Carol Needy, Connie and Durward Owen, Nancey Pack (mail,sometime), Bill Pearce, Marie Pearce, Jane Pixley (mail,sometime), John Rasberry, Don Redding, Milton Redding,Carolyn Reeder (mail,sometime), Ellie Roberts (mail,sometime), 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,sometime), Mary Katherine Vass, Sandra Vaughn (mail,sometime), Ace Walker, Ralph Webb (mail,sometime), William Webb, Joyce Witherington, Laura Witherington

MESSAGE TO THE CLASS week ending Sunday July 11, 2010

Subject:	MESSAGE TO THE CLASS week ending Sunday July 11, 2010
Date:	Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:01:08 -0400
From:	don
CC:	Willard Gourley

Hi Ownbey Sunday School Class members and friends

Willard asked me to remind the class of the following:

My mind and new computer are in training mode. In the meantime, would you please advise class that next three Sunday's teachers are  Sydnor, Ace and Barbara. Tks Willard Gourley, Jr.

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Flags: As Linda mentioned in an email recently, we would appreciate your visiting our Blog and voting  in our poll on whether you think we  should put flags in our class room. No matter the vote, we will not do anything until we discuss on class in detail. We have only six votes so far. We have offers from three people to help pay for them if we decide to do it.

The Blog address is below..  Several of you wrote Linda and said it would not work, and we followed up and got some of them working. Let me know, please, if you cannot get to the Blog and I will help and come out to you computer if you want. That offer always is open.I have helped a number of people this way and would like to do what I can to help any of you get to our Blog, Web Site, Church Web Page, etc. I must mention that cable is almost a necessity because dial up telephone is too slow and drives every one crazy trying to navigate the internet. I now have an AOL email address to be better prepared to help folks using AOL. I  learned a lot about it in the last few days.

Please put your cursor on the the link (underlined phrase) below and click one or  two times fast (with left button on the mouse). You should then be taken to the Blog. The Poll is to the right when you are on the Blog. Tell me if you need help.
http://ownbeyss.blogspot.com/
The Poll is to the right when you are on the Blog. You may vote in several ways and you may leave comments; Also, you may check to see how the vote is going, just click on some of the underlined links.We have only 6 votes so far so it is clear we are having trouble getting to it.

You may be interested to know the US Flag is hanging in Jubilee Hall along with flags from about 12 other countries. I noticed there is not an Official Christian Flag there. There are a couple of Sunday School Class Rooms with both the US Flag and the Christian Flag (Fellowship and Wesley)  and Fellowship also has a banner for their Sunday School Class. I cannot find in our church the Official United Methodist Flag..

When on the Blog there are links to pictures of flags in Jubilee Hall, near the Sanctuary, in Francis Chapel when used for a Boy Scout function, in the Sunday Schools, etc. Though probably not there when you first read this, I will add a link to  pictures of a Baptist Church I saw Friday near Asheboro of flags and crosses close outside the church. The US Flag was there and think one other was the Christian flag. The third might be the North Carolina flag; I need to study the pictures more to decide what flags are there.. There were three big wooden crosses  in the same setting. (If you are interested and cannot find the links to any of these flags let me know and I will give you direct links.)

$50 offers: The free $50 offer for visiting the Blog and telling me is not there right this second but might pop up any time. Good luck in catching. We have another $50 check this week for Helping Hands from this offer. The $50 offer for saying Books of the Bible is open.

Linda tells me my emails are too long , and I tried to make this short but probably did not succeed. Sorry.

Hope you had a fun week - I did  - stock market up and I saw the twins dance.

don

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Try These Links  for fun sometime:
Poll, Flags in Jubilee Hall, More Flags@Mpumc, Disciples/Apostles,  Flags at Church Near Asheboro, Books of Bible Winners,  MPUMC Ministers 1925-2010+, MPUMC, Internet Fun Quizzes
and the previous ones:
Attendance  Blog  Flyers   Handbook   Helping Hands Application Form in word.doc    Helping Hands Instructions   Lessons  MPUMC Official Ownbey Site  MPUMC  Ownbey Menu   Pictures   Roster    Readers   Templates
Distribution:

Joyce Allen, Reatha Andrew, Emily Alyea, Barbara Barden, Lou and Martha Bledsoe, Ted Bryan, Ken and Anne Buker (mail,sometime), Betty Campbell (mail,sometime), Ellen Chason, Cal Chesson, Eleanor Chesson, Jack and Anne Copeland, Winnie Culbreth, Frank Culbreth, Carol Douglas, Marie Eppley (mail,mail sometime), Robin Funderburk (mail,sometime), Gaston Gage, Jane Gage, Frank Gossett, Willard Gourley, Virginia Gourley, Bob Grogan, Paul Guthery (mail,sometime), Helen Hackney (mail,sometime), 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, Carol Needy, Connie and Durward Owen, Nancey Pack (mail,sometime), Bill Pearce, Marie Pearce, Jane Pixley (mail,sometime), John Rasberry, Don Redding, Milton Redding,Carolyn Reeder (mail,sometime), Ellie Roberts (mail,sometime), 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,sometime), Mary Katherine Vass, Sandra Vaughn (mail,sometime), Ace Walker, Ralph Webb (mail,sometime), William Webb, Joyce Witherington, Laura Witherington

Links to Flags and other Links

Please vote in the Poll at upper right. thanks
or
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Click here to go to  Disciples/Apostles 
Click here to go to  Flags at Church Near Asheboro
Click here to go to  Books of Bible Winners 
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Harriette on way to Chapel Hill

From: HattieLine@aol.com
Sent: Jul 8, 2010 7:25 AM

We were impressed with the surgeon.  Today we go back to meet the radiontologist and Monday to meet with the plastic surgeon and the reconstructionist.  I'm burning up the road to Chapel Hill.  Thanks for your blessing.  Harriette

In a message dated 7/6/2010 8:41:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  don  writes:

Harriette

Bless you and Good luck.

I am going the same way but much later in the day
don

HARRIETTEwrote:

Tomorrow I have an entourage going to Chapel Hill at 5AM!  I'll be well represented by two Sydnors,Kathy-Line and Brenny.  Maybe I'll find out something.  I'll pass it on if it is worthwhile.  Harriette

In a message dated 7/6/2010 7:15:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, DON writes:

Harriette

What a dear, thank you. You are the SPIRIT of our class. Good luck at UNC or Duke.

Looks like you were up late last night
My best to you,
don

Ownbey 4th: Poems, Helping Hands, Harriette,Attendance Awards

http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/Ownbey-2010/20100704-4th/12800181_WDjjM#922864238_k4raUMost 4th of July Ownbey pictures and Videos are now up. Let me know if any need removal. See them all by clicking here. Check back later tonight for the remaining videos.
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MPUMC Ministers 1925-2010

Below are dates of the Ministers at MPUMC. Click here for individual pictures. 1925-1927 Dr. C. Excelle Rozzelle 1927-1928 Dr. Carlock Hawk 1928-1931 Dr. Gilbert R. Combs 1931-1933 Dr. R. Dwight Ware 1933-1941 Dr. Richard C Ownbey 1941-1945 Dr. Embree H. Blackard 1945-1952 Dr. James G. Huggin 1952-1957 Dr. C. C. Herbert, Jr. 1957-1963 Dr. Wilson G. Weldon 1963-1967 Dr. J. Clay Madison 1967-1971 Dr. Robert G. Tuttle 1971-1975 Dr. A. Mitchell Faulkner 1975-1983 Dr. Thomas B. Stockton (also interim from 1996-1997) 1983-1991 Dr. Bernard R. Fitzgerald 1991-1996 Dr. J. Lawrence McCleskey (Elected Bishop in the United Methodist Church, 1996) 1996-1997 Dr. Thomas B. Stockton (interim) 1997-2003 Dr. Julian M. Aldridge, Jr. 2003- Dr. James C. Howell

Happy 4th of July . . .Ownbey Folks

Click below to hear all verses of the National Anthem - then notice a lot of neat links at the bottom of the screen. Here are ALL the words : (notice third verse is not sung above. It is a little rough. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: 'T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave