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Sign up for a Small Group!

Find community and grow in your faith by joining a small group this spring! See a listing of times and locations on the small group page >>
If you are interested in hosting a small group, contact Reynolds Chapman.

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 “Who is My Neighbor?” Dinner and Discussion Kickoff

You are invited be a part of the first of our exciting new mission initiatives this year. On Monday, February 13, a “Dinner and Discussion” will be held in Whitford Hall to kick off our mission theme. There will be a dinner (provided by the Boy Scouts) and panel discussion on
“Platitudes vs. Presence: Learning to Be With”
featuring Dr. Ann Stallings Smith, Duke Memorial Stephen Ministry Leader, Kate Bowler, Assistant Professor of American Christianity at Duke Divinity School, and Dan Rhodes, Co-Pastor at Emmaus Way Church. After the panel there will be time for people to discuss the topic together.

This is the first of a series of discussions that will take place throughout the year as part of our 2012 mission theme: “Who is My Neighbor? Listening, Learning, and Living with Our City”. The goal of these discussions is to get to know our city better. We want to learn more about the people, the places, the resources, the needs, the pain, and the hope of Durham. This is fundamental to our Christian witness; in the same way that God became flesh in Jesus to dwell with us, we are hoping that by listening, learning, and living with our neighbors, we will “become flesh” to our city.

The Dinner and Discussion will be from 6-8pm. (Childcare provided!)
Please RSVP today! >>

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 IHN, February 12-19, Listening to Homeless Families

Duke Memorial is hosting Interfaith Hospitality Network families this week. Thanks to everyone who signed up to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering in the future, contact Roger Loyd. Thanks!

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 Ash Wednesday

Join us on Wednesday,
February 22 for a 7pm
Ash Wednesday Service.

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 Sing Part III of Handel’s Messiah for Easter (yes, YOU!)

The Duke Memorial tradition of singing the “Hallelujah” chorus during Easter worship happily fills the choir loft to overflowing every year. The choir wants you (yes, the person looking at this newsletter!) to sing with us on Easter Sunday. This year, the choir will sing additional choruses from this beloved oratorio during Easter worship, including “Since by man came death” and “Worthy is the Lamb”.

To prepare to sing these amazing choruses with our guest orchestra, you should come to the following parts of Wednesday evening choir rehearsals during Lent:

March 7 (7:45-8:30pm)
March 14 (7:45-8:30pm)
March 21 (7:45-8:30pm)
March 28 (7:45-8:30pm)
April 4 (7:00-8:30pm)

 See you in the choir room, and in the loft!

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Joy Club Spring 2012

Check out the Joy Club’s spring schedule (here >>) Mark your calendars for these day trips and contact Ann Smith if you are able to join in on the fun!

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 Support Group — A Healing Journey

Beginning this Tuesday, February 14th, there will be a 6 week support group called “Healing Journey” for folks who have lost a loved one. The group is sponsored by Stephen Ministry, led by Stephen Leaders Ann Stallings Smith, and will meet in the Lullaby Room for 7-8:30pm. ”Healing Journey” will last 6 weeks (ending on 3/20) and provide a safe place for those who are grieving to share and discover positive ways to deal with their grief. Contact Ann Smith if you are interested or have questions.

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 Summer Opportunities for Children and Youth

See a list of summer opportunities here >>
Check out what’s going on this summer and mark your calendars today!
Questions? Contact Gair and/or Faith!

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 Stephen Ministry

 Training — On February 8, 2012, Stephen Ministry training began for a group of four lay people from our congregation. Stephen Ministries St. Louis developed this training for a caring ministry. Rev. Kenneth Haugk founded this program to train people to give support to those in personal crisis in 1975. There are now 11,000 Stephen Ministry congregations from 150 denominations. Over the next few months, our Stephen Minister trainees will receive extensive training in Christian caring skills.  Some of the training areas they will cover include listening effectively, dealing with feelings, confidentiality, using the resources of Christianity, being assertive and a number of topics dealing with specific life crises. After training and being commissioned, they will join with the current Stephen Ministry group to extend the caregiving capacity of our congregation. Please keep these trainees in your thoughts and prayers. If you have questions about Stephen Ministry, training and caregiving, please feel free to talk to Rev. Ginger Thomas, or any of the Stephen Leaders.

H.E.R.O.E.S. Care — The second training of Stephen Ministers for Heroes Care in North Carolina was at Duke Memorial on January 28. We were very fortunate to have Rev. Brandon Dunman from Missouri to lead this eight-hour session. Trainees were from Durham, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greensboro, and Fayetteville. The particular training Stephen Ministers have and the H.E.R.O.E.S. Care training equips us to care for military families in the communities where they live. Here are some comments from a few of the trainees:

From Rocky Mount – “My eyes have been opened to what these men and women are going through. I am going back to my congregation and present it to them so that further training can be done. I see a great need for this for our service men and women.”

From Greensboro – “We need to respond and minister within our communities and not just within our churches.  There is a great need in this area.”

The next H.E.R.O.E.S. care training will be in Fayetteville in May.  If you would like to know more about Operation Homefront and H.E.R.O.E.S. care the website is www.heroescare.org

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Announcing Church Day Camp at Chestnut Ridge

Camp Chestnut Ridge, Efland, NC  (about 25 minutes from church)
Monday-Friday, July 2-6, 2012
(camp WILL be open on Wednesday, July 4)
Transportation will be provided from the church (the van will leave at 8:15 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m.). Registrations is open to children who have completed grades K-8. Camp costs $198 per camper (a $52 discount); includes lunch, snacks, (Chestnut Ridge is famous for its fresh, organic food, most of it raised on-site!) and activities (except horseback riding, optional). During the day, our kids will be mixed in with other day campers by age group, doing age-appropriate activities.

To register your child/ren:
+ Go to www.campchestnutridge.org
+ Under “Sign Me Up,” click Summer Camp Registration “online”
+ Create a new account (or sign in to an account you created previously)
+ Start a new application for Chestnut Ridge Summer Camp 2012
+ Read and continue
+ Enter camper info (new or existing), continue
+ Check the box for “Church Day Camp” at the top
+ On the same page, scroll down to July 2-6 week, check the box for “Church Day Camp—Duke Memorial UMC” and the camper’s choice of “majors” (Majors are for kids in grades 2-8 only; they will do their “major” for part of every day and sample the other activities throughout the week as “electives”)
+ Click “continue”
+ Continue through the registration process.  You can pay for it all now, or pay half now and the rest by May 1.
+ Print and complete the health form, but DO NOT send it in before camp.  Health forms must be delivered with each camper on Day 1 of camp.

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Duke Memorial Weekday School Registration: Feb. 3rd!

Church members can register for DMWS for the 2012-13 school year on Friday, Feb. 3rd at 9:00 am.  We offer classes for children ages 2- Kindergarten.  Children must be the age of the class they are interested in by August 31st.  Please visit our website at www.dmws.org for more information.

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Who is My Neighbor?

This year we will launch a series of initiatives that will help us get to know our neighbors. We will turn our hearts, minds, and actions toward listening, learning and living with our city. Together we will join Christ’s mission to bring peace, hope, healing and justice. Find out how to use your gifts, experiences, and interests for the mission theme by filling out the survey here! >>

Monday, 2/13: Who is My Neighbor? Dinner and Discussion
The first Dinner and Discussion to kick off our mission theme will be Monday, February 13, from 6-8pm in Whitford Hall. There will be food, a panel, and discussion about listening  to and being with our neighbors. We hope everyone can come! Childcare will be provided.

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IHN February 12-19 : Listening to homeless Families

Encounter the living God through meeting your neighbors. Volunteer for IHN by contacting Roger Loyd to indicate your willingness to help, and your willingness to listen. Thanks!

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Parents’ Night Out: Saturday, Feb. 19, 5:00-9:00pm!

The Youth of Duke Memorial intive familes to participate in Parents’ Night Out! Space is avaialbe for 50 children (including 10 in diapers). Drop-off and pick-up at the Soul Cafe. Suggested donation of $10 per child ($25 limit per family) will all proceeds going to support Youth missions and programs!

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This We Believe
A Sermon Series on the Apostle’s Creed
January 15-February 19

The Apostles’ Creed is an ancient and universally recognized statement of Christian belief.  In this six-week sermon series we will look closely at the Apostles’ Creed, and discover that it’s not just a guide to what Christians believe, but how to live as well.
Click to watch Sermon videos online >>

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 16, 2012

Duke Memorial will participate again in Durham’s community-wide MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, 2012, from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm (lunch provided).  We will meet in the church parking lot and then walk to Bay 7 at the American Tobacco Campus to  join 100 other Durham volunteers. We’ll help the United Way with several projects, from assembling hygiene kits to sorting donations.  There’s something for everyone, ages 5 to 105. Afterwards we will have a short time to debrief with one another.

To sign up, click here and fill out the form on our website. Sign up by December 25, and receive a free t-shirt on MLK Day.  Let’s honor Dr. King’s legacy by making the holiday a “day on” instead of a day off.  Youth: participation in this event will make you service-ready for the ski trip in February! (Childcare provided at Duke Memorial UMC)

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Who is My Neighbor?

This year we will lau nch a series of initiates thatwill help us get to know our neighbors. We will turn our hearts, minds, and actions toward listening, learning and living with our city. Together we will join Christ’s mission to bring peace, hope, healing and justice.

Visit the blog for more information >>

Sunday, 1/22

On January 22, our worship will be centered around the mission theme for the upcoming year: “Who is My Neighbor? Listening, Learning, and Living with Our City.”
Join us to worship together, hear about the focus of Duke Memorial’s mission for 2012, and learn how you can be involved.
Click here for more details >>

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Stephen Ministry
Introduction and Training

An introduction to our caring Stephen Ministry program will be held on Sunday, January 15, at 9:30am in the Parlor (Education Building, across from Bradshaw Room).  There will be a video about the Stephen Ministry program, discussion about the program and what the training includes, and what it is like to be a Stephen Minister. We will also have an introduction to the new HEROES CARE program which ministers to servicemen and/or their families.

Want to learn more about Stephen Ministry?

Blaine Butterworth shares his experience as a Stephen Ministry Leader, challenging us to listen to God’s call in our own lives.
Click here to read the full story >>

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A Slice of Support
Eat Pizza To Support Habitat!

14 churches have partnered to raise $50,000 for a habitat house and we’re calling on you for help! Gather a group of family or friends and head to Durham Pizza Restaurant on Monday January 16 or 25, open 11am-9pm at 4707 Hillsborough Road. 10% of proceeds will be donated to the habitat house! Run into church friends supporting a good cause!

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Epiphany Donations
Welcome Baby!

Thank you for your generous contributions of baby items for Welcome Baby!  Duke Memorial collected 30 packs of diapers and wipes, 25 baby blankets, over 70 new clothing items, 5 containers of formula and over 60 other baby items such as pacifiers, sippy cups, and hygiene products.  The staff and families at Welcome Baby are so appreciative of all of these supplies that will go to help families and new babies in Durham.

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Duke Memorial Members at Croasdaile Village
You are Invited to a Coffee!

Monday, Jan 30
10:00-11:00am
Croasdaile Cafe
Come meet with Ginger Thomas and Roger Owens our pastors and other Church members! We look forward to seeing you!

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An Update from Staff-Parish Relations Committee

At the Charge Conference on December 18, SPRC’s proposal to increase the hours of our co-pastors was unanimously approved. Now, instead of sharing one position, they will share one and one-quarter-time positions and will increase their focus and time on new congregational growth initiatives in the areas of worship, inviting, welcoming, and guest assimilation.  Our co-pastors defined their new responsibilities and duties and we have assigned them new titles that reflect the differing roles. Duke Memorial United Methodist Church will continue to have two equal co-pastors, but effective January 1, 2012 Ginger Thomas became Pastor of the Congregation and Roger Owens became the Preaching Pastor.

Roger will focus primarily on preaching, worship, and strategy.

· The new initiative he will take on is in the area of worship.

· In order to increase the excellence of his preaching, worship planning, and top level strategic planning, he will increase focus on these areas alone and thus release the responsibilities of guest follow-up, work with the Invite & Welcome Team, and most pastoral care to Ginger.

· He will in effect go down to one-quarter-time with this new focus.

· His regular schedule will continue to be Monday through Thursday mornings, with Sunday morning responsibilities and occasional evening meetings.

· This increase of focus and decrease of responsibilities will allow Roger to also give more time and energy to other forms of ministry that he feels called to—specifically writing and teaching for the larger Church, making him a more effective pastor, preacher, and teacher overall.

Ginger will in effect serve in the role of senior pastor, with Roger as her equal.

· The new initiatives she will take on are in the areas of inviting, welcoming, and guest assimilation.

· She will become solely responsible for the previously shared areas of ministry of guest follow-up and pastoral care.  One person doing this work will allow for more focus and effectiveness.

· She will continue to be the pastor responsible for congregational life, leadership in worship, managing staff, administration, and pastoral care.

· She will in effect go up to full-time to accomplish this work.

· Her regular schedule will continue to be Monday through Thursday, but with longer hours.  She will continue to have a primary role in coordinating and leading worship on Sundays.  She will have regular evening meetings and will do more visiting of guests on Sundays and weekday evenings.

Please join with the SPRC and support our co-pastors in their new positions.

Steed Rollins
Chair Staff Parrish Relations Committee

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Welcome Baby

As we celebrate Christmas and Epiphany we ask that you come bearing gifts for infants in our community. It’s a baby shower in honor of Jesus! Our gifts will be brought to Welcome Baby, a program of Durham County Cooperative Extension, which offers parenting education and support to all area failed with young children. ou cn bring your gifts and place them under the tree in the sanctuary beginning Sunday, December 18. What is needed most are hats and gloves, consumables such as diapers (any size), wipes, formula, food (no glass containers please) and other items such as pacifiers, bottles, zippy cups, and receiving blankets. This year Welcome Baby is also in need of sleep sacks for their Cribs for Kids program.

Love Offering

In the spirit of Christmas, the Staff Parish Relations Committee has decided to take up a monetary collection for a Love Offering to be shared among the staff of Duke Memorial. IT is our hope that you will prayerfully consider making a contribution this holiday season as a token of your appreciation of all the big and small things that our wonderful staff does year round. We also hope that you can do this in the same spirit in which the wise men brought gifts to our savior, Jesus, in celebration of his birth. No gift is too small and, of course, all gifts are tax deductible. Please make you check payable to Duke Memorial and mark it for the Love Offering, sent to the attention of Tim Smith. Your gift can be mailed to the church, dropped off at the church office, or places in the offering plate during Sunday worship.

Deeper Roots, Wider Reach in 2012

It’s not too late to submit your financial pledge to help fund the ministries of 2012. We are 99% of the way to reaching our goal, and your pledge will make a difference! Contact Tim Smith (683-3467 or tinsmith@dukememorial.org) to make your pledge.

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On Sunday, November 27, we were privileged to have a visit from Drs. Sharon and Lynn Fogleman, missionaries whom our church has supported for over 20 years. Their ministry began at Maua Methodist Hospital in Kenya for 10 years, and then they spent 14 years at the Red Bird Clinic in Beverly, KY. They have now felt God’s call to serve as witnesses for Jesus Christ in the new country of South Sudan.
Sharon and Lynn will be using their gifts as physicians to help train Sudanese community health workers to educate villagers in basic health practices. Lynn and Sharon expect these village health workers to pass on life-saving skills for many years to come. In relationship built through Community Health Evangelism, the Foglemans will also seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ who will, in turn, become disciple-makers.
We are very thankful to be a part of the ministry of the Foglemans. If you would like to contact them, or to be on their email updates, email them at sharonlynnfog@gmail.com.

Stephen Ministry: Learning

Every meeting our Stephen Ministry group is learning new information in continuing education.  Recently we  had a program on “Listening to and Helping Older People” with Milton Hadley, Head of the Chaplaincy Services at Croasdaile Village; another on what scriptures are good when someone needs courage, strength, joy, peace, or hope; one soon on “Handling Anger” by Reverend Kim Porter.

We also attended an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting at Duke Memorial or an Al Anon meeting to learn about those health issues.  Almost anyone could go to Al Anon because it helps you if you have had a family member or friend who had an alcohol problem.

Four of our members– Blaine Butterworth, Phyllis Ponder, Howard Pleasant, and Annette Martin attended an all-day training on H.E.R.O.E.S Care, which helps veterans or their families cope with life problems.

Alternative Gift Market

Looking for a meaningful gift to give this Christmas?  Shopping for someone who has everything?  Eager to express your Christian values?  Then check out the Alternative Gift Market following worship services on December 4^th and 11^th.  Donations can be made in behalf of others (friends, family, teachers, etc.) to organizations such as the Urban Ministries, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Habitat for Humanity, the Good Samaritan Fund and our friends on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Cards will be available to send to those you’re honoring so they’ll know of your love for them and others.

Donate Non-perishable Food Items to Urban Ministries

Every first Monday we collect non-perishable food items for Urban Ministries of Durham. You can place them at the altar before or after the service. This month Urban Ministries is requesting: peanut butter and jelly,bread, powdered milk, canned meats (tuna, salmon, stews, Spam or Treet), canned soups, dried beans, rice, and pasta, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, pasta sauce and fixins’, canned green and yellow/orange vegetables, Pork ‘n beans and other canned beans, Macaroni and cheese, canned fruit and applesauce, cereals, oatmeal, grits, and other breakfast foods, chips and popcorn, Juices (especially during summer months), teas and coffee, sugar (non-sugar sweeteners, too), flour, salt and pepper, condiments, cookies and candy (not a necessity, but occasionally desired), baby foods, disposable baby diapers, adult diapers, paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, hygiene items.

UM Pastors Affected by Hurricane Irene

Since Hurricane Irene swept across the NC coast, many United Methodist pastors have labored countless days with long hours to help restore their communities, churches, and parsonages.  Duke Memorial and other churches in the Durham District are praying for these pastors and offering help for their families.  Please pray for these weary pastors and their struggling families, and consider how you or your group or class can offer creative help.  Suggestions include a donated weekend at a beach or mountain house for a pastor and family to go for rest and relaxation, the donation of funds for movie tickets for a family to enjoy an evening of fun, or other gifts that can offer renewal. For questions or to make donations, contact Ginger Thomas.

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Church Office Closed for Thanksgiving

11/23 : Open 9am-1pm
11:24: Closed
11:25 Closed

A Visit from Our Missionaries

On Sunday, November 27,  Drs. Lynn and Sharon Fogleman will give a presentation during the Sunday school hour. The Foglemans are a missionary couple who we have supported for over 20 years, most recently at the Red Bird medical clinic in Kentucky. They are now transitioning to South Sudan, where they will work for a community-based health care and disciple-making mission. Come hear more about their transition and new ministry. The program will be from 9:45-10:45 in the Bradshaw Room.

Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries
Special Offering Nov. 20

We have an opportunity to support Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries with a special offering on Sunday November 20^th. Special offering envelopes will be available during worship. Please consider a generous gift to this ministry.

Click here to learn more about Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries >>

Alter Guild

Help to further our hospitality and welcome by joining Alter Guild. Through the simple act of maintaining and preparing our Sanctuary for Worship, you are saying “welcome” to all the people who enter this place. The work of Alter Guild volunteers says: “We care about our Worship and we care that you, our visitors and members, are here today.” Please consider offering your time to the Alter Guild. Contact Susan Grubbs (susangrubbs@dukememorial.org) for more information.

Bibles for Second Graders

On Sunday, November 20^th we will presenting each second grader at Duke Memorial with their very own Children’s Bible.  If you have a child in second grade please email Faith Dickens (faithdickens@dukememorial.org) with your child’s full name to be printed in their Bible and plan to be present during worship on November 20^th so that you can come forward with your child as they receive their Bible.

Circle 8

Cirlce 8 will meet on November 15, 10:00am at Betty Craig’s Croasdaile apartment (A014). Dr. Charles Mercer will be the speaker.

Medicare Annual Election Period:
It Pays to Compare

Senior PharmAssist, a local nonprofit since 1994, is eager to help any Medicare beneficiary in Durham, regardless of age or income, review Medicare drug and medical coverage options for 2012.  Senior PharmAssist is now the North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) coordinating site for Durham.  Individuals with Medicare should understand their coverage options because there can be major changes each year, especially with prescription coverage.  Obtaining reliable, objective advice is valuable.  Two-thirds of Senior PharmAssist participants during the past two years switched prescription coverage for an average savings of $500.00 per person.  For an appointment or more information call (919)688-4772.  Don’t delay – Medicare’s annual election period ends December 7.

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Host Families Needed

The Master of Arts in Christian Practice program is a new initiative of Duke Divinity School that kicked off in June, 2011, with a diverse group of 13 youth ministers, including our own Gair McCullough.  The students are from near (Durham), far (Los Angeles) and everywhere in between.  Every few months, they come to campus for short, intensive class sessions followed by several weeks of reading, writing, and online learning.  While they’re in town for their “intensives,” they need a place to stay.

The next MACP intensive session is January 1-7, 2012.  We are looking for ways to offer housing and hospitality to these students from within the Duke Memorial family.  There are 5 adult students (mostly women) who have expressed interest in house-sitting or staying with a “host family” in Durham that week.  All are mature, interesting, devoted students and ministers.  They will be low profile guests, gone most of the day (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) and busy with homework at night.  They won’t need much space, and won’t expect to be fed or entertained.  Their one special need is internet access, preferably wireless, so that they can keep up in class and with loved ones back home.

If you are interested in hosting one or more of these Duke students in January, please contact Gair McCullough, Minister of Youth.  Thank you!

Operation Christmas Child

It’s time to assemble shoe boxes again!  I know many of you look forward to this each year and I thank you for your enthusiasm.  Last year Duke Memorial sent over 100 shoe boxes to Operation Christmas Child.  I know we can do it again.  Brochures are available throughout the church and online (http://www.samaritanspurse.org/pdf/PackABoxwithLabels.pdf). Please bring shoe boxes to church on Sunday, November 13.  If you have any questions, please call or e-mail Kathy Fortner at 572-2294 or pchefkathyfortner@gmail.com.  Thank you!

Primetimers

The next meeting of the PRIMETIMERS older adult group will be on Wednesday, November 2. The program will be “Looking at Ireland,” a guided journey with Rev. Eric and Melissa Carson. We will gather in Whitford Hall at 11:30 on November 2, have a nice covered dish lunch, and then share in this interesting and enjoyable program. Come and join us!

Bibles for Second Graders

On Sunday, November 20^th we will presenting each second grader at Duke Memorial with their very own Children’s Bible.  If you have a child in second grade please email Faith Dickens (faithdickens@dukememorial.org) with your child’s full name to be printed in their Bible and plan to be present during worship on November 20^th so that you can come forward with your child as they receive their Bible.

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DMYF Fall Outing

Sunday, October 16, 4:00-7:30 pm
DMYF fall outing to McKee’s Corn Maze in Cedar Grove, including picnic dinner at the farm.  Drop off and pick up in the Police Department parking lot.  $4 per person contribution requested.

Confirmation Class

The confirmation class is meeting Sundays from 9:00-10:45 in the Youth Classroom, located down the hall from the Soul Café (red door). The first session is on God the Father.

On Friday, October 21, at 6:00pm the class will visit Judea Reform.

Youth Ensemble

A new performing ensemble of youth offered its music for the first time this Fall on Sunday, October 16th, the first Sunday of our Stewardship Campaign.  They will perform next on November 6th, when young women will sing Father Adieu, an Appalachian folksong, during Rev. Roger Owens’ sermon series, “The End.”  It’s hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied lines paint a picture of a farewell and re-encounter on the farther shore.  If you’re a young woman between 6th and 12th grade and want to join in singing, come along!  The Youth Ensemble rehearses from 4:30-5:15pm on Sundays in the choir room.  Put it on your calendar for 10/23 and 10/30, and we’ll see you there.

Joyful Noise!

A new, relaxed vocal ensemble kicks off Sunday, October 16th, at 6:00pm in the choir room. We will be running through a number of easy, fun pieces that won’t be performed until November or December. This choir is for everyone so please come even if just to test the waters. No pressure, and no experience is required.

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Small Groups Started This Week!

Haven’t joined a small group? Sign up today! See all the groups offered this fall and sign up using the online form. Go to the Small Groups Page >>

DMYF FELLOWSHIP DINNERS

This Sunday, 5:15-7:00 pm, DMYF’s first Fellowship Dinner is on the topic of Christian Hospitality.  Come and feel the glow!

Children’s Sacred Dance

All children in grades 1-5 are invited to be a part of Omega Dance Group, beginning tonight from 6:00-6:30pm in the Sanctuary building.

New Informal Singing Group

Are you interested in singing at Duke Memorial, but unable to commit to singing every Wednesday night and Sunday morning?  Would you enjoy a more informal setting in which to explore singing in a group?  On Sunday, October 2nd at 5:30pm in the Few Prayer Room, Lee Galbreath will be holding a gathering of people interested in such an opportunity.  Childcare will be available.  Please feel free to contact Lee by email if you have questions: lgalbreath@gmail.com.

PRIMETIMERS

The next meeting of the PRIMETIMERS older adult group will be on Wednesday, October 5. The program will be “Learning to see Jesus: The Journey of Discipleship.”  by our own Reynolds Chapman, our Minister of Adult Discipleship and Witness.  We will gather in Whitford Hall at 11:30 on October 5, have a nice covered dish lunch, and then share in this interesting and important program.

Come and join us!  Bring a friend and a covered dish if you can, but come anyway.  There is no charge.

DMWS Scholastic Book Fair!

Duke Memorial Weekday School is very excited for the upcoming Scholastic book fair! Please feel free to stop by and check out the books kids love to read in the Bradshaw Room. The book fair will be 9-1pm, Monday October 10 through Friday October 14. If you are unable to visit the book fair in person you can still show support by shopping the e-fair. To shop online visit www.scholastic.com/shoolbookfairs/2899981

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THE GATHERING: September 18 >> Click here for more info!

Work Day at the IHN Day House

Like to swing a hammer, wield a paintbrush, work out in the yard, or even do a little shopping? Join with others from Duke Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8:00am – 1:00pm for a fall workday at the IHN day house. Help make a real difference in the facility used by homeless families as they take the next step in their lives!  We’ll work on the most pressing fix-up projects, and would also like to make a significant in-kind contribution as well. If you’re not able to give of your time that day, we would love to collect enough household items to help ten families as they settle into permanent housing:

• Paper Towels
• Cleaning Supplies
• New (or like-new) Sheets and Towels
• Dishes and Kitchen Supplies
• Gift cards in the amount of $25.00 to Wal-Mart and Target

Please contact the church office if you are interested in volunteering for the workday or if you have items to donate!

Lunch with the Pastors

Join co-Pastors Ginger and Roger THIS Sunday, September 11 immediately after worship to learn more about Duke Memorial and how you might get involved.  They will meet in the Soul Café on the lower level of the Sanctuary Building. No reservations needed! Lunch and childcare will be provided.

Youth Group This Sunday

Mark your calendars: Duke Memorial Youth Fellowship (DMYF) resumes this Sunday! Check out the Youth This Week page for details! >>

Mozart Requiem: A Ten-Year Memorial Concert

Sunday, September 11, 2001 at 4:00 pm
Duke Chapel at Duke University, Free Admission
Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, and the Choral Society of Durham, with Orchestra. Rodney Wynkoop, conductor

Reconcilers Weekend

Join the Duke Center for Reconciliation for the fifth annual Reconciler’s Weekend, September 16-17, at Duke Divinity School. This year’s theme is “The Future is Mestizo: Communities of New Creation at the Borders of Separation.” Guest speakers are Fr. Virgilio Elizondo, professor at Notre Dame, and Kit Danley, founder of Neighborhood Ministries, a ministry that serves the poorest, most vulnerable residents of Phoneix, AZ. During this weekend conference, join others to ask what it means to follow a Savior who was considered a child of an unknown father and who broke down identity barriers and crossed segregated boundaries. Come explore how this Jesus is calling us into a new human family based on love of God and love of neighbor. Contact Reynolds Chapman, Minister of Adult Discipleship and Witness, for more information.

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