20120101 Offer to Visit the Luther Snyder Class - Sunday, Jan 1st

Subject: Offer to Visit the Luther Snyder Class - Sunday, Jan 1st
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:23 -0500 
From: Jim 
To: Class



All Ownbey:
As you know, the Ownbey class will not meet on Jan 1st but will
re-convene Jan 8th.  Don Redding has advised that the Luther Snyder
Class (which WILL meet on Jan 1) has invited all members of Ownbey,
that wish to come, to attend their SS lesson. They start class at 9:45 AM
and they end at 10:30 AM giving folks time to get to 11:00 AM worship. 
People gather before 9:45 for fellowship. (come as early as 9:30.)
Below is their invitation and some other particulars.
Jim Hatfield
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Sandy Hieronymus of the Luther Snyder/Ruth Fisher Sunday School Class
has invited us to visit their class this Sunday, January 1st. They meet in the
basement of the Snyder Building, just behind the sanctuary, and downstairs,
beneath the choir gathering room.
Melvin McIntosh will be the teacher and he says of the lesson:
The subject of the lesson for next Sunday, January 1, 2012, is "Called to Gift". 
The scripture is Matthew 2:1-12,  which tells the story of the visit of the Wise Men
to see the Christ child, which resulted in the revealing of the Messiah to the Gentiles
(Epiphany, a sudden appearance of a divine being, or a revealing of something special,
in the midst of ordinary circumstances).  The Wise Men brought gifts, so there is
some emphasis on giving.

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Telephone committee, please make calls. Copy of this mailed to non email folks: dsr 12/27/2011

Mailed To : Mr. Ken Buker Mrs. Marie Eppley, Mr. Ralph Webb Mrs. Sandra  Vaughn Mrs. Tonsie  Lee Ms. Robin Funderburk Mrs. Evelyn  Clark Mrs. Jane Pixley Mrs. Nancy Pack Mrs. Helen Hackney Ms. Betty Campbell 

20111218 Lou does Annual Christmas Readings for 53rd time (Early Draft)

A copy of these Class Notes are sent to members who do not have computers. If you receive this and do not want, please let me know; on the other hand, let the officers  have info on you for inclusion , especially if you are not able  to come regularly to class. If you have a computer, please use this Blog, the official Web Site, and the links in each to keep up with the class. Links are on the web  and blog to various info and pictures including a Roster I keep fairly current. We have not printed a Roster for distribution since 10/2010. You may print a copy of mine from the Blog. don 12/18/2011
+Class Notes (12/18/2011) Lesson led by Lou Bledsoe, his 51st Ownbey Christmas Readings.
    •  Introduction: >   Lou led the singing of  hymns. Jack started class with a prayer. He thanked Durward and Connie and Shebra  for arranging the Breakfast and the class applauded.  The Breakfast was a big hit. It was in the Classroom and we were the envy of the other classes as we had a Christmas Tree and table cloths. We were asked to leave tips for Shebra on the tables and contributions to Helping Hands in Tom's Bucket.Tom thanked the class for its support of Helping Hands and said it was in good hands with Cal and a starting balance. How much did we raise - Wow - I will let someone else share the good news of the $$$$.  Durward asked that we acknowledge the important job Jack and Anne had done this year – he said it was a pleasure to work with him as the Social Chair. Our friend Liz L sang a solo at the 8:30 Service; it is on the audio Link below.
  • Health and Happiness: Birthdays:  12/04 Andrew Reatha, 12/04 Miller Wilma, 12/04 Allen Joyce, 12/06 Moreno Oscar, 12/07 Stinson Judy, 12/11 Ownbey Pauline (wife of our founder, deceased),  12/12 Eppley Marie, 12/15 Halpern Melvin ,12/25 Grogan Bob, 12/31 Allen Mel.  Tell me if I am missing some.  If you want Addresses and birthdays, go to page 9 at (password needed) (Most Browsers open to correct page, but NOT Internet Explorer) Click here  or http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/hand201108.pdf#page=9 or click here.
  • Announcements:    We will not be used as a place to store Books during the Library renovation as they will be kept in Barbara's Office, Reatha reported. 
  • Do you Know:
    , and Taste Of Judaism beginning Jan 4, 2012 at Temple-Bethel (Click for more and bigger details)



  •   News:  N0 class on Christmas or New Years Day. Hope to see you at the Sanctuary Services

  • Old News:
  • Attendance  34 (Estimated, see Secretary for accurate figure). 
  • Lessons:
    Today: Lesson 12/18/2011 led by Lou Bledsoe, the 51st time, reading Christmas Stories. Big hits were the poem of CHRISTMAS by Bob L,and the story about the couple from Germany meeting after 35 years..
    Next two Weeks: No Class 12/25 or 01/01/2012, ie.,  N0 class on Christmas or New Years Day. 
    Next Class: Jan 8th  -  topic:  TBA  -  by Jim Hatfield
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20111211 led by Sydnor Thompson (DRAFT)

+Class Notes (12/11/2011) Lesson led by Sydnor Thompson
  •  Introduction: >   Lou led the singing of  hymns, and Jack started class with a prayer asking that we be aware of the reason for the season. We thanked the Thompsons for sharing their new home with us for the Christmas Party Friday night, and we thanked Durward and Connie for their  leadership as the Social . Also we solved the mystery – Harriett was able to get our Christmas Tree from some surplus around the church; it added much to our room and the season.
  • Health and Happiness: Birthdays:  12/04 Andrew Reatha, 12/04 Miller Wilma, 12/04 Allen Joyce, 12/06 Moreno Oscar, 12/07 Stinson Judy, 12/11 Ownbey Pauline,  12/12 Eppley Marie, 12/15 Halpern Melvin ,12/25 Grogan Bob, 12/31 Allen Mel.  Tell me if I am missing some.  If you want Addresses and birthdays, go to page 9 at (password needed) (Most Browsers open to correct page, but NOT Internet Explorer) Click here  or http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/hand201108.pdf#page=9 or click here.
    Judy S had an operation about 10 days ago on her eye after a fall several weeks ago that damages the eye.
    She said today it was doing ok.
  • Announcements:    Durward reminded us of next Sunday, December 18, at 9:00 a/m for breakfast in Ownbey Classroom. FREE !!!!! Although free, we are asking for contributions for the Helping Hands fund. If you are making a contribution    to Helping Hands, Jack said make check to “Ownbey Sunday School Class – MPUMC” and put in the  info line “Helping Hands.”   Recently Jack mentioned the Helping Hands Fund is lower now. We had several requests for funds recently and few contributions this year. Please keep this in mind at the breakfast and as you plan your year end giving.
  • Do you Know:
    Nova Voce Concert 12/10 and 12/11/2011 at St Patrick Catholic (class mates and MPUMC ‘ers), , and Taste Of Judaism beginning Jan 4, 2012 at Temple-Bethel (Click for more and bigger details)



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  • Old News: Messiah was 12/04/11 at First Methodist at 4 pm  (Sydnor and Harriett Sing) ,  a  Christmas Concert In Jubilee Hall at 7 pm (lots of class mates and MPUMC ‘ers),
  • Attendance  35 (Estimated, see Secretary for accurate figure). 
  • Lesson: Lesson 12/11/2011 led by Sydnor Thompson
  • Next Week: Breakfast (at 9:00 a/m for breakfast in Ownbey Classroom) and Lou will do the Christmas Readings for the 54th year, I think it is. Voluntary contributions for Helping Hands; Jack said make check to “Ownbey Sunday School Class – MPUMC” and put in the  info line “Helping Hands.” 
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20111202 The Dedication of the Witherington Collection


On a gloriously sunny day in Charlotte, Dec. 2nd, the library I have built for over forty years, was dedicated at the Gordon-Conwell Charlotte campus in south Charlotte. The first picture above is of course a NASA picture showing where in the world the light is visible from space. As it happened, I was preaching on John 1—’the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’, so it was a singular providence that this picture had been left up on the screen on the chapel platform when I preached. 
This next picture is of a painting by my friend Leighton Ford, the brother in law of Billy Graham. Leighton is one of the trustees who was present for the library dedication.

Here is my Mom, Joyce Witherington, standing proudly at the entrance way into the collection.

Here are my beloved Loeb Classical Library volumes. It was hard to give them up. Most of them I bought second hand from the oldest continuously operating antiquarian bookstore in America— Brattle’s in downtown Boston.

Here you see Kittel and Barth’s Dogmatics, and the works of Luther, among other things. I must tell you a story about how I came to have the full set of Barth’s dogmatics. My wife and I heard that T+T Clark, the publishers of Barth in the English-speaking world, was having to move from one location on George Street in Edinburgh to another. So in 1978 we got on the train, road to Edinburgh, and we went up to the large door at No. 42 and knocked. The door was opened by a wee little Scotsman who asked “Are you here for the Books (pronounced ‘Booooches’)? When I told him we were, he ushered us in to a little alcove with a divan. He said ‘I’ll be right back,” and he went down some stairs into a basement. He began hauling up all of Barth’s Dogmatics, then a bunch of ICC commentaries, then McIntosh’s History of the Reformation. It filled up the whole counter of the divan! He then asked…. ‘will ye be havin ‘em’?’ I explained I was an impecunious doctoral student with little money and could not afford them all. ‘What about a pound a piece?’ My heart leapt and I said ‘I’LL BE HAVIN EM!’ And so it was Ann and I dragged two huge boxes of books to the train, and headed back to Durham. My 12 fellow doctoral students of Barrett at Durham could hardly believe my good fortune. A couple got on the train and went to Edinburgh hoping for a similar outcome. Alas, by then the books were gone. So the Dogmatics quite literally went from the publisher to me to a little collection in Charlotte.

Here is a nice display of some of the book awards I have won, and some framed pictures of other books I have written as well.

Here is the seminary chapel where I preached, with its wonderful painting of Jesus the sower. Notice the animals in the picture. It reminded me of my own Christmas cat (see below our Minny cat in a box of Christmas wrapping).


And here is the old boy himself with his mom (that fellow looks like he has had one too many turtle mocha’s from Caribou). A good time was had by all.

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20111204 Reatha discusses Ben Witherington again

+Class Notes (12/04/2011) Lesson led by Reatha Introduction: >   Lou led the singing of  hymns, and Jack  started class asking us to say a silent prayer for what Advent means to us.
Health and Happiness:  >
Birthdays:  12/04 Andrew Reatha, 12/04 Miller Wilma, 12/04 Allen Joyce, 12/06 Moreno Oscar, 12/07 Stinson Judy, 12/11 Ownbey Pauline,  12/12 Eppley Marie, 12/15 Halpern Melvin ,12/25 Grogan Bob, 12/31 Allen Mel.   If you want Addresses and birthdays, go to page 9 at (password needed) (Most Browsers open to correct page, but NOT Internet Explorer) Click here  or http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/hand201108.pdf#page=9 or click here
We are sad George H passed away last week. Services last Thursday at 3:00 p/m in Francis Chapel. George made the decision the life support tubes should be removed. Info and Obit at Click here. Judy S had an operation to her eye after a fall several weeks ago that damages the eye.
Announcements: Chick (Joe) Thompson had an Art Sale and Viewing December 3, Saturday, form 6- 9 Pm at the Meadows Clubhouse  4315 Simsbury Road near Chick’s  home and Ben and Jerry’s . An email sent by Don R with more details or see at http://ownbeyss.blogspot.com/2011/11/20111203.html  or click here        New Stephen Ministry Commissioning Service was held Tuesday night 11/29/2011; we have no new members but several in our class are Stephen Ministers including Jack, Ken, Chick, Mary K, Linda M, William W and maybe more, let me know. Click Here     Last week Jack mentioned our Helping Hands Fund is lower now. We have had several requests for funds recently and few contributions this year. Please keep this in mind as you plan your year end giving; also notice the request for the contributions at the dinner December 9.
  • Do you Know:
    Messiah 12/04/11 at First Methodist at 4 pm  (Sydnor and Harriett Sing) ,  a  Christmas Concert In Jubilee Hall at 7 pm (lots of class mates and MPUMC ‘ers), Nova Voce Concert 12/10 and 11/2011 at St Patrick Catholic (class mates and MPUMC ‘ers), , and Taste Of Judaism beginning Jan 4, 2012 at Temple-Bethel (Click for more and bigger details)
    The concert
    in Jubilee Hall will feature vocal choirs and a 30-piece orchestra that includes Myers Park Strings, da Capo Brass and members of the Charlotte Symphony. In all, more than 125 voices will sing out. An offering will support the Walter Ball Music Endowment Fund at church, honoring the late music director.
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  • News:  N0 class on Christmas or New Years Day.  Durward  reminds us of our Christmas party Friday,  December 9, at the Thompson’s at the Cypress, and we need to sign up to bring food and for bus ride (leaving 5:30 p/m) to the dinner. Call Durward if need help in getting a ride. The address at the Cypress is 3600 Cypress Club Drive  and B-102 Villa. Go in main gate and they will check your name on a list. then continue left in a few feet and find B-102 in the second building; Inside the door will be a listing of residents- find the Thompsons and ring them up and they will open the door electronically. Durward encouraged us to Sign up for  Sunday December 18 (at 9:00 a/m for breakfast in Ownbey Classroom). FREE !!!!!  Although free, Durward suggested contributions accepted for the Helping Hands fund.  Ron C has not hooked up our A/V sound to the System but it appears we can do it. Reatha held the mike so all could hear Ben’s DVD.
  • Birthdays:  12/04 Andrew Reatha, 12/04 Miller Wilma, 12/04 Allen Joyce, 12/06 Moreno Oscar, 12/07 Stinson Judy, 12/11 Ownbey Pauline,  12/12 Eppley Marie, 12/15 Halpern Melvin ,12/25 Grogan Bob, 12/31 Allen Mel.   If you want Addresses and birthdays, go to page 9 at (password needed) (Most Browsers open to correct page, but NOT Internet Explorer) Click here  or http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/hand201108.pdf#page=9 or click here
  • Attendance  29 (Estimated, see Secretary for accurate figure). 
  • Lesson:  Lesson: Dec 4th - (more) ON THE ROAD WITH JESUS (ch.1), by Ben Witherington -- led by Reatha Andrew, Thanks for doing on your Birthday Reatha !
  • Next :Next Week: Dec 11th - TBA - led by Sydnor Thompson
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20111204

201203 Do You Know . . .

Chick’s Art Sale 12/03/2011 at Meadows Club House 4315 Simsbury Rd 6-9pm, Messiah 12/04/11 at First Methodist at 4 pm  (Sydnor and Harriett Sing) , , a  Christmas Concert In Jubilee Hall at 7 pm (lots of class mates and MPUMC ‘ers), Nova Voce Concert 12/10 and 11/2011 at St Patrick Catholic (class mates and MPUMC ‘ers), , and Taste Of Judaism beginning Jan 4, 2012 at Temple-Bethel (Click for more and bigger details)

The concert
in Jubilee Hall will feature vocal choirs and a 30-piece orchestra that includes Myers Park Strings, da Capo Brass and members of the Charlotte Symphony. In all, more than 125 voices will sing out. An offering will support the Walter Ball Music Endowment Fund at church, honoring the late music director.
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20111127 Helping Hands Fund is lower now

Jack mentioned our Helping Hands Fund is lower now. We have had several requests for funds recently and few contributions this year. Please keep this in mind as you plan your year end giving; also notice the request for the contributions at the dinner December 9.

20111211 Sydnor leads the class

+Class Notes (12/11/2011) Lesson led by Sydnor
Introduction: >   xxxx  led the singing of  hymns, and  Jack started class
Health and Happiness:  Judy S had an operation to her eye after a fall several weeks ago that damages the eye.
Announcements: Thanks to the Thompsons for sharing their home for our Christmas party Friday, December 9, at the Cypress, Jack recently mentioned our Helping Hands Fund is lower now. We have had several requests for funds recently and few contributions this year. Please keep this in mind as you plan your year end giving; keep in mind making Helping Hnads contributions for the Breakfast 12/18/2011.
Do you Know:
Nova Voce Concert 12/10 and 11/2011 at St Patrick Catholic (classmates and MPUMC ‘ers), , and Taste Of Judaism beginning Jan 4, 2012 at Temple-Bethel (Click for more and bigger details)
  • News:  N0 class on Christmas or New Years Day. Durward encouraged us to Sign up for  Sunday December 18 (at 9:00 a/m for breakfast in Ownbey Classroom). FREE !!!!!  Although free, Durward suggested contributions accepted for the Helping Hands fund.  Ron C has not hooked up our A/V sound to the System but it appears we can do it. Reatha held the mike so all could hear Ben’s DVD.
  • Birthdays:  12/04 Andrew Reatha, 12/04 Miller Wilma, 12/04 Allen Joyce, 12/06 Moreno Oscar, 12/07 Stinson Judy, 12/11 Ownbey Pauline,  12/12 Eppley Marie, 12/15 Halpern Melvin ,12/25 Grogan Bob, 12/31 Allen Mel.   If you want Addresses and birthdays, go to page 9 at (password needed) (Most Browsers open to correct page, but NOT Internet Explorer) Click here  or http://www.donredding.com/ownbey/hand201108.pdf#page=9 or click here
  • Attendance  29 (Estimated, see Secretary for accurate figure). 
  • Lesson:  
    • Lesson: Dec 4th - (more) ON THE ROAD WITH JESUS (ch.1), by Ben Witherington -- led by Reatha Andrew
  • Next :
    • Next Week: Dec 11th - TBA - led by Sydnor Thompson
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