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In worship this week - Sunday, September 5, 2010

4Liturgical Worship at 9:00

4Celebration Worship at 11:00 am

Message: Are You Sure You Want to Follow Me?

Part One of the September Sermon Series

Would I Have Answered When you Called?

Rev. Claus Rohlfs, Jr, preaching

Luke 14:25-33

Second Wednesday at Travis Park:

A Free Lunchtime Music Series

Sept. 8

12:15-12:45

David Delambre & Karen Stiles, violin; Vivienne Spy, piano

Suite Opus 71 Maurice Moszkowski
Three Violin Duets D. Shostakovich

Coming up on 2nd Wednesdays:

Oct 13 Camerata San Antonio

Nov 10 Crystal Jarrell, mezzo-soprano & Eric Schmidt, tenor

Dec 8 The Houston Chamber Players

Click here to download the flyer.

Contact Gary Mabry, Director of Music, for more information: gmabry@travispark.org.

Children’s Church will not meet this Sunday so that the kids can participate in communion with their families.

Sunday Night Live starts next week. See the schedule below for Music to the Max! and Kids’ Club.

Contact Carol Kohrs - ckohrs@travispark.org - for more information.

Come to the Prayer Picnic & Recovery Circle

Every Wednesday for the past ten years, we have met on Wednesday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. in the basement to pray for each other and discuss the ways in which God is working in our lives. This experience has proven to be very meaningful to all involved and many persons say it is the highlight of their week. Everyone is invited to attend and participate. We conclude about 7:30 with a wonderful meal.

If you are interested and would like to know more, ask Jerry Foster at 212-7279 or Phil Watkins at 824-1513.

No Youth Events This Sunday

We’re taking the night off due to Labor day Weekend. See you next week for Sunday Night Live.

All youth, grades 6-12, are invited. We’re really not THAT scary!

Thanks to Powell Cleaners

We send a big “thank you” to Carmelo Rivas, owner of Powell Cleaners, 4218 McCullough, for their gift of free hemming for a large number of pants donated to the Clothes Closet.

Ladies’ Bunco

Wed Sept. 8 - 6:30-8:00 pm Bring a fall decorative item valued under $5. Labyrinth Room

Environmental Task Force

The Environmental Task Force is being revived. Several great opportunities to make a difference are available: A 10/10/10 Global Work Party on October 10th this fall and teaming with Corona Visions, Inc. (recycling company) to make a difference especially with e-waste materials: computers, TV’s, and other toxic items. If you are interested in being involved, please let me know (mkandeler@satx.rr.com) or sign-up at church. A meeting is being planned for either Saturday, Sept. 18th and/or Sunday, Sept. 19th. Would lunch be a convenient time to talk? Please indicate which date is best for you.

Thanks, Mona Kandeler

Volunteers Needed

Corazon Ministries needs volunteer to serve as shower assistants on Sunday Mornings, 8:00-10:00. Please help spread the word to people you know. Contact Dale Tremper at dtremper@corazon-sa.org.

Donations Needed

Our clothes closet is in need of clean men’s slacks and shirts. Please bring donated items to the Church Office or Information Desk.

Support the Work of UMCOR in Pakistan

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is responding to the Pakistan floods in collaboration with our partners on the ground there, including the Church of Pakistan, Church World Service, and GlobalMedic. Through these partnerships UMCOR is providing clean drinking water, food, temporary shelter, and medical aid to tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis.

Please support UMCOR's response with a gift to their International Disaster Response. Please make checks payable to Travis Park Church and note "Pakistan".

To give to UMCOR directly online, click here. Please note: when giving online, you can designated your gift as coming from a member of Travis Park. When prompted, scroll down to "Southwest Texas - San Antonio" and click, then click "Travis Park UMC".

Starts September 12

SNL is a great church family event every week, with activities for all ages from 5:00-8:00 pm with dinner at 6:00.

Read on for more details:

Travis Park Youth

Our youth will gather on Sunday nights with the same schedule they have followed in the past:

Emmaus Singers Youth Choir at 5:00, dinner at 6:00

and Travis Park Youth at 6:30.

For children in grades 1-5, Music to the Max! begins September 12 at 5:00 p.m.

With Keith Earle, the children will do all of the following and more: sing anthems, play hand chimes and percussion instruments, learn music literacy skills, have a lot of FUN! For more information, contact Keith Earle at kearle@travispark.org.

5:00-6:00 pm Sundays.

Kids' Club

Grade school children will gather in room 309 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. There will be active play time, crafts and other fun activities. The nursery is open during this time for younger children. Contact Carol Kohrs at ckohrs@ travispark.org for more details. 6:30-8:00 pm Sundays.

Adult SNL Classes:

Disciple Bible Study III: Remember Who You Are

Led by Rev. Taylor Boone

The third in the series of Disciple Bible studies will be known as Remember Who You Are. The driving idea in this study is the connection between memory and identity as the people of God. The word You in the title is meant to be heard both in its singular form (the individual) and its plural form (the community). We are a community of memory. We will read the major and minor Old Testament prophets, with the exception of Daniel, and will read the thirteen Letters traditionally attributed to Paul. To establish the historical context in which the prophets spoke for God, daily reading assignments draw also on the books of Deuteronomy through Chronicles.

Several themes weave their way through the study – the call to remember; the call to repentance; the need for renewed vision; and the place of community. The prophets and Paul are continually calling hearers and readers back to their God and to a sense of who they are as a people “set apart”.

The course will last 32 weeks, meeting Sundays from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Class will begin on Sunday, September 5th. Yes there is homework, approximately one hour a day for five days a week. Cost is $25, although scholarships are available.

Please register as soon as possible by contacting Rev. Boone so books can be ordered for everyone. If you have questions, please contact Rev. Taylor Boone at Tboone@travispark.org or call and leave a message at 226-8341.

Concepts Class

Join Rev. Dan Adams this fall for seven Sunday evenings for a free discussion of seven topics. The class will center on the participants’ own personal understandings of: God, the Bible, us, Jesus, the way of salvation, faith, and the afterlife. There will be no book to read, though Dan will suggest readings for those who wish to prepare for the discussion sessions. Material for these sessions will come from participants own lives and thoughts.

The sessions will begin Sept. 12, 6:30-7:45 pm.

“It is my hope as facilitator that no one will be deterred in the least by where you see yourself on the theological spectrum from conservative to liberal. My goal will be to make the class challenging, but respectful of all points of view.” -Dan Adams

Please let Dan know if you are considering joining the class: kasongodan@gmail.com.

SUNDAYNIGHTLIVE Schedule

6:30-8:00 Nurseryopen for children age infant through kinder

4:00-6:00 DISCIPLE Bible Study for adults with Taylor Boone

(dinner break at 6:00)

5:00-6:00 Music to the Max! for grades 1-5 with Keith Earle

5:00-6:00 Emmaus Singers for grades 6-12 with Gary Mabry

6:00-6:30 Light Supper for all ages

6:30-7:45 Concepts Class for adults with Dan Adams

6:30-8:00 Kids’ Club for grades 1-5 with Carol Kohrs

(games, crafts, homework time)

6:30-8:00 Travis Park Youthgrades 6-12 with Taylor Brown

6:30-8:00 Sanctuary Choir for adults with Gary Mabry

JazzSAlive is Sept 17-19

Don't miss worship on September 19! At 11:00 will be our annual Jazz Worship Service. This year we will feature Small World, an outstanding local jazz band.

One Dollar...is all it costs to provide underwear, socks and a razor to each guest who showers at Travis Park Church. Each Sunday morning, 60-80 people use our shower facilities. The cost for supplies for each person is about $1.00. We welcome your financial gifts to help provide these much-needed items. Contributions should be made to Travis Park Church, and noted “one dollar campaign”.

Clothes Closet and Shower facts at a glance:

· We hand out 500 - 600 hygiene kits a month.

· We see over 250 men and 90 women per month for showers. When they shower, guests receive a clean pair of underwear, socks and a razor.

· Currently, we have a source that supplies razors at no charge.

· To receive clean clothes from the clothes closet, guests are required to take a shower.

· Each month, 350 guests go through the clothes closet.

· Generally, we have no pants for men or women except what comes in as a donation from individuals cleaning out their closets each week.

· Much of the clothing donated is unusable in that it is too dressy, dry clean only or seasonally inappropriate.

· What comes in as usable is generally gone within the week.

Coming in October: A Joyful Gathering: Jubilee!

Plans are under way to host a big Travis Park family reunion. Former members are invited to come back and reconnect with old friends and Travis Park Church.

Sunday, October 31. Click here for the flyer.

Contact Betty Gibbs Curry - bcurry@travispark.org.

Sanctuary Light Panel

The Board of Trustees is moving forward to replace the outdated light panel in the sanctuary. It has not been functioning well for some time, causing the Sanctuary to be darker than it should be. This is a $27,000 improvement which is not included in the church budget. Would you like to make a special gift to help cover this cost? Please designate your gift as “light panel.”

Office Lights Improvement

The overhead lights in the office area have been upgraded this week with the goal of saving a significant amount of energy. It has been calculated that the savings will essentially pay for this project in three years. This is part of TPUMC’s efforts to be a green church.

Parolee Ministry News

God is good, all the time.

We have been praying for God to guide us through the organization of this ministry. Last Sunday, Carol Lockett, Executive Director of Bexar County Detention Ministries, Inc. attended worship and read about our efforts to organize a mentoring and assistance program for those coming out of prison on parole. Her organization provides services to former inmates very similar to what we have envisioned. She wants to collaborate with us in constructing the mentoring program using BCDM’s existing comprehensive one-stop services model and the volunteer mentors we develop. Seven churches have already expressed an interest in participating in this new ministry. We have been searching for a name and Ramona Paulus suggested Dreams Do Come True. Do you have a suggestion? If you want to know more, see or call Red Gilbert at 723-2906 or Phil Watkins at 279-4851. Please pray for this ministry. -Phil Watkins

Do You Get Our Weekly Emails?

TPUMC keeps in touch with our church family each week by email. If you don’t receive these emails and would like to, please contact us at bcurry@travispark.org. To save funds and trees, we no longer send newsletters by snail mail, so stay informed by giving us your email address.

Parking FYI

On Sunday mornings, the parking lot adjacent to the church is reserved for families with young children, persons with mobility challenges and visitors. Free parking is available in the garage across the street. For more information about parking, click here.