Volleyball

From Larry, 2/4/08

FIRST GAME TONIGHT AT 7:00PM AT POETRY BAPTIST!!!!

WE ALSO CALL THE 2ND GAME!

COME IF YOU CAN.....

Also - personal note: Jim Mullen played with our team as long as he could before his cancer just wouldn't allow him to. I think it would be a good idea to buy one extra team shirt with his name on it to give to the family, or just place with Jim as we lay him to rest.

Let me know what you think....

And once again - if any of you have any stories that you could write up about him, please let me know and have those! His family, especially his sons, would like to have them. The didn't really grow up with Jim around, so anything we could share about him with them, they would truly love it!

Thanks,

Larry

Here's our Spring 2008 Volleyball Schedule:

POETRY BAPTIST CHURCH

SPRING 2008

	01-27-08	02-04-08	02-11-08	02-18-08	02-25-08
7:00	1 VS 2 (3)	7 VS 6 (2)	3 VS 5 (7)	1 VS 4 (6)	3 VS 6 (1)
7:45	3 VS 4 (2)	2 VS 3 (7)	7 VS 1 (5)	6 VS 2 (1)	1 VS 5 (6)
8:30	5 VS 6 (4)	4 VS 5 (3)	6 VS 4 (1)	5 VS 7 (2)	7 VS 2 (5)
	BYE 7	BYE 1	BYE 2	BYE 3	BYE 4

	03-03-08	03-10-08	03-17-08	03-24-08	03-31-08
7:00	6 VS 1 (3)	4 VS 7 (5)	5 VS 4 (6)	2 VS 1 (5)	5 VS 3 (4)
7:45	7 VS 3 (1)	5 VS 2 (4)	6 VS 7 (4)	6 VS 5 (2)	4 VS 6 (3)
8:30	2 VS 4 (7)	3 VS 1 (2)	2 VS 3 (7)	4 VS 3 (6)	1 VS 7 (6)
	BYE 5	BYE 6	BYE 1	BYE 7	BYE 2

1. FIRST team named is HOME team and shall lead prayer.

2. Home team of first game will help set up gym. Home team of last game will help gym rep(s) clean up gym.

3. Team designated () is responsible for 3 officials.

4. Waiver / Team Roster and $60 entry fee due 02-11-08.

5. Games 4-10 count toward league standing

6. ALL TEAMS MUST PROVIDE SOMEONE TO WATCH SMALL CHILDREN DURING GAME.

GYM REP – NEIL ROBERTSON CELL - 214-325-2051

GYM REP - DAVID BOWDEN HOME- 972-551-1806

CHURCH REP - BECKY WHEAT CELL - 972-524-7522

ABBIE CRAVEN CELL – 972-754-7697

1 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (cernoch) 972-524-9603

2 CROSSPOINT BAPTIST CHURCH (bosak) 214-797-2478

3 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (baker) 214-458-4552

4 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (rodriguez) 972-524-7045

5 CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH (brown) 972-563-1045

6 FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD (robertson) 972-551-0673

7 COLLEGE MOUND METHODIST (wolfe) 214-478-8135

If your team DOES NOT want to play in the tournament (4-7-08 to 4-12-08), please let your gym rep know by MARCH 17, 2008.

FALL SEASON MEETING DATES 8-4-08 AND 8-11-08.

SEASON STARTS ON 8-25-08

From Larry,1/16/08

Again, just to let you know, play begins on January 28th (we should be getting our schedule shortly and will let you know when & where as soon as possible).

Paul would like to start practicing THIS SUNDAY (Jan. 20th) at 2:00pm in our pavilion! Come and join us!!!

If you did not play last time, then you don't have the COLLEGE MOUND UMC VOLLEYBALL SHIRT!!! If you intend to play this time around - let us know so that we can get a shirt made for you!!!

Also - just to make sure you know you're invited.....the new Sunday School Class that meets in the fellowship hall has started a new subject: FAITH!!! Come and join us!!!

Remember - to play volleyball, you need to be ACTIVE in church!!! So see you in church school or church OR BOTH!!!!!

Take Care,

Larry

From Larry, 1/5/08

If you pull up the attachment, you'll see our first organizational meeting of the league will be this coming Monday at 1st Christian Church at 7:00pm. We don't need a lot of people there, but the subject of rule changes, fees, etc. will come up - so if you have any of those concerns, you need to be there to discuss them (or email them to Abby).

And as always - feel free to play volleyball in their gym after the meeting!

We might also want to discuss and see if our team wants to stay in a middle gym or move back down to the lower gym. Although being where you were (and the practices on Sunday at the pavilion) did make you improve!!!

The meeting on the 2nd week is MANDATORY for us to turn in a team (or teams) to play! That is also the time that a vote will be taken on rule changes (if any). We MUST have a representative at that meeting!

Play will begin on January 28th - so if you know of anyone that meets the requirements (is a member of College Mound UMC, or attends here regularly and has not yet joined...WHY NOT!!!...and is out of high school - then they can play on our team! Remember it ALWAYS gets kinda of SLACK at the end of the season....so if you COMMIT to play - then STAY WITH IT! That's not to say that you will miss games - we all do...but try to be there when you can.... And, we also share the calling duties so that no one or two or three have to do it every time!

So here's for a new season of volleyball, fun, and EXERCISE!!! If not down-right HUMOR!!!

Larry

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Subject:	Terrell Church Volleyball
Date:	Fri, 4 Jan 2008 14:30:43 -0800 (PST)

Hey everybody,

Hope all finds you well with lots of rest during the Christmas holidays. I also hope your ready to play volleyball. This is a reminder of the meeting Monday night at First Christian Church---7:00pm. Second meeting will be Monday the 14th, with play beginning on January 28th. Remember, the meeting on January 14th, is mandatory for all representative churches. Reply if you have something for the agenda. Thanks, abbie

From Larry, 8/28/07

The volleyball schedule for the Fall Season at 1st Baptist Church is:

September 10th - 8:30pm

17th - 8:30pm

24th - call 7:45pm, play 8:30pm

October 1st - 7:00pm, call 7:45pm

8th - call 7:00pm, play at 7:45pm

15th - 8:30pm

22nd - 7:00pm, call 7:45pm

29th - 8:30pm

November 5th - 7:00pm

From Larry, 7/30/07

Okay - we have our first meeting at 1st Christian next Monday, Aug. 6th, at 7:00pm to talk about the new season. A MANDATORY meeting on the 13th (which I will NOT be able to be at) - to turn in number of teams and what ranking (low gym - high gym), etc.

Play begins on August 27th!!!! INTERESTED???? GOT PEOPLE THAT WANT TO PLAY THAT DON'T BELONG TO A CHURCH THAT'S ALREADY PLAYING??? LET ME KNOW!!!

We'll also need one or two (or whoever) go to the meetings!!! And you can also PRACTICE after the meeting!!!

Larry

HEY EVERYONE,

IT'S TIME FOR VOLLEYBALL. OUR FIRST MEETING IS THIS MONDAY, AUGUST 6th @ 7:00p AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. MANDATORY SECOND MTG, AUGUST 13th, SOME TIME SAME PLACE. SEASON SCHEDULED TO BEGIN PLAY ON AUGUST 27th. SEE YA MONDAY!

News for the week of 1/28/07

Our first volleyball of the Spring 2007 season will be this Monday night at the Terrell Christian Academy Gym at 8:30pm. We only have one team this time around, and if you really do want to play, you have just one more week to sign up!!! Actually, you can sign up to play all the way to the last game - we just like to say that to convince you to start playing before the last game!!! All games are on Monday nights at TCA. YOU MUST BE ATTENDING CHURCH SCHOOL OR CHURCH IN ORDER TO PLAY!!! So....see 'ya in church!!!

One of the teams dropped out of our gym - so here is the new revised Volleyball Schedule:

October 2nd:

(call 7:00pm) play at 7:45pm

October 9th:

Play at 8:30pm

October 16th:

Play at 7:00pm

October 23rd:

Play at 8:30pm

October 30th: (we no longer have a bye, but we do play)

Play at 7:00pm (call 7:45pm)

November 6th:

Play at 7:00pm

I said we would NOT play in the tournament - at least for Team 2. That's right after the auction and we have our Church Conference on Tuesday night when play would be going on. (Even though we'd probably be through with the meeting by 7:00pm. In any case, ya'll let me know if you think you want to play the tournament.)

Larry

From Larry, 9/15/06

"IT'S CHRISTMAS TODAY!!!" Well - it's Christmas PLAY PRACTICE and CHOIR PRACTICE today at 4:30pm and at 6:30pm!!! And in between we will have a CHRISTMAS PARTY SNACK SUPPER at 5:30pm in the fellowship hall!!!

We'll begin our play practice for this year's production: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at 4:30pm in the Sanctuary! EVERYONE IS INVITED TO BE IN THE PLAY!!! We NEED and we WANT "children of any age"!!!

We'll also begin our Choir's practice for their Christmas Musical - so now is the time to come and join your Choir and help them out for this very special time in the life of our church!!! Choir practice will be at 6:30pm (or immediately following the evening vespers service).

We also invite you to bring your favorite CHRISTMAS PARTY FOODS for our snack supper tonight at 5:30pm in the fellowship hall! Use your imagination here and your good taste!!! Dena always liked "sausage balls" - but since she's a vegetarian now, I'll have to make them without "real" sausage!!! You bring whatever is your favorite Christmas Party Food!!!!

Practice will be every Sunday at 4:30pm for our Christmas Play, and at 6:30pm for Choir practice!!! Come and join us!!!

Guess what?!?!?! BOTH VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WON LAST MONDAY NIGHT!!! Team 2 played at the TCA (Terrell Christian Academy) Gym and won in two games! Team 1 played at the 1st Baptist Church Gym and played three pretty hard games to finally come out with a V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!!! Ya'll come on out and watch our games!!! Team 2 will play this week at 7:00pm and Team 1 will again play at 8:30pm!!!

Our Tuesday Night Bible Study had last week off due to the E-Terrell event, but we'll be in full swing this Tuesday at 7:00pm in the fellowship hall!!! Come and join us for our study, "Next Door Savior"!!!

The United Methodist Women will have their next meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 20th, at 2:00pm in the fellowship hall!!! Fall is off to a great start and we hope every lady at College Mound who is able will come and make it to the meetings!!!

The Jr. High UMYF will have their next meeting this Wednesday at 6:30-8:00pm in the youth center! We'll talk about a number of things - maybe even sign a "get-well card" for Dakota Brewer, who broke his arm in his football game and had to have surgery this last week!

Soul Sisters will also have their next meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 20th, at 6:30pm!!! YES! WE ARE MEETING! SOUL SISTERS HAS STARTED BACK UP AFTER THE SUMMER BREAK!!! COME AND JOIN US!!!

Don't forget next Sunday afternoon, September 24th, is our FAIR FOOD FESTIVAL!!! Play practice will be from 4:00-4:45pm and we will have our FAIR FOOD FESTIVAL from 5:00-6:00pm!!! Sausage on a stick, turkey legs, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, fries, and CORN DOGS are all provided for you!!! YOU BRING ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU ASSOCIATE AS FOODS OF THE "STATE FAIR OF TEXAS"!!!!! The King's usually bring Belgian Waffles, some of you have brought Funnel Cakes, others have even had a go at FRIED TWINKIES!!! SURPRISE US!!! Bring your version of the foods of the State Fair of Texas (we will put out the "bowl" for offerings to help with expenses)!!! AND INVITE AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!

Also a word about two other special events coming up on Wednesday evenings:
- CANDY APPLE NITE will be on Sept. 27th from 6:00-7:00pm for all children & their parents; and from 7:00-8:00pm for the Youth Department! We will supply everything you need and we'll also watch the Disney cartoon about "Johnny Appleseed"!!!

- BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS service will be on October 4th at 6:00pm in the parking area between the sanctuary and education building. If possible, please have your animals caged, or on a leash, etc. This will be a short, but very "interesting" service after the tradition of St. Francis, but adapted from the Book of Worship of the United Methodist Church! Again, invite and bring your friends AND YOUR FAVORITE ANIMALS!!!!

OCTOBER-FEST!!! Every Sunday in October is a Festival!!!

- We begin with the very meaningful "World Communion Sunday" on October 1st - and don't forget to thank Henri Samuels, who makes a loaf of bread for EVERY CHILD IN THE CHURCH on this special occasion!!!

- The next Sunday, Oct. 8th, is CHILDREN'S SUNDAY, and our entire Children's Department will be in charge of the whole morning service!!! They will also host a lunch for us following the morning service of worship!

- October 15th will be YOUTH SUNDAY at College Mound as our youth will be responsible for the morning service of worship! What a dedicated and committed group of youth we have! You don't want to miss their enthusiasm and energy for worship!!! The Sr. High UMYF will host an all-you-can-eat HAMBURGER LUNCH immediately following the morning service. What a great time to invite and bring others to our church!!!

- LAITY SUNDAY will be October 22nd! I'm surprised to hear many of you ask, "What is LAITY SUNDAY?" In a nutshell - YOU ARE!!! Laity Sunday is that time in the life of the church that we celebrate YOU! The Laity, not the clergy, will be responsible for the morning service and bringing the message of what God has been doing in your lives and in the life of our church!!! Bob Watson, our Lay Leader, will have a number of you involved in different ways with the service of worship that morning!

- And yes, that afternoon will also be special as we will have a HEALTH FAIR immediately following the morning service! Sue Hanby and others are working furiously at this point putting a very interesting afternoon together! There will be blood pressure checks, blood sugar testing, lots of brochures and pamphlets to look at for all sorts of health issues. We may even have the "Healing Hearts Ministry" girls here! Afterall, health includes not only physical, but emotional and spiritual issues too! We may even have some HEALTHY EATING going on for lunch that day!!!

- October 29th will be the conclusion of our Sunday School Rally Days. What better time to celebrate our Sunday School than with an ALL SAINTS CELEBRATION!!! And of course, we will also have our FALL FESTIVAL THAT AFTERNOON IN THE PAVILION!!!

- And while we're at it - let's just remind everyone that November 5th will be our service of "Dedication for the Lord's Acre Auction Items"!!!

We could go on and on, the following after that is our "Celebration Sunday" following the auction! The Sunday after that is Thanksgiving Sunday and then we're into the Advent and Christmas Season!!! In other words, every Sunday is a celebration of the presence of Christ in our lives!!! They are all special!!! YOU ARE SPECIAL!!! Please make an effort wherever you go this week to pass that on to someone else!!! INVITE AND BRING SOMEONE TO SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHURCH!!! You might not only help in changing their lives, but CHANGE THE WORLD!!!

Larry

HEY GANG! DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS??? It's time to tell your nominating committee what job(s) you want to do this coming year as leaders of the church!!! The forms will be handed out the next couple of Sundays. Please take the time and effort to look them over and turn them in at the table in the back of the sanctuary!!! This is so important as we begin to look ahead to 2007 and our Church's Leadership!!! And we remind you that our "CHURCH CONFERENCE" will be on Tuesday, November 14th, at 5:00pm in the fellowship hall!!! Please try to be present!!!! All reports should be typed and handed in before that time!!!

Raye Gibson has shared with us the dates and locations for the "Singing Men of Texas". They will be at First Baptist in Wills Point on January 11th at 7:00pm. If you can make it, go and hear this wonderful group singing and sharing their faith - and Wills Point is SO CLOSE!!!

Snack Supper Volunteers Needed: Sunday nights in October!!!! Please sign up today!!!

REMEMBER: SUNDAY SCHOOL MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!!!! CALL AND INVITE AND BRING SOMEONE TO SUNDAY SCHOOL THIS WEEK!!!!

From

Larry, 2/11/06

Revised Volleyball Schedule for Team 1:

Since one of the teams dropped out of the 1st Baptist Gym, your new schedule is -

Feb. 13th - 7:00pm call 7:45pm; Feb. 20th - 7:45pm (call 8:30pm); Feb. 27th - 7:00pm; March 6th - 8:30pm; March 13th - 8:30pm; March 20th - 7:00pm, call 7:45pm; March 27th - call 7:00pm, 7:45pm.

Team 2's schedule remains the same: (play at Terrell Christian Academy)

Feb. 13th - call 7:00pm, play 7:45pm; Feb. 20th - 8:30pm; Feb. 27th - 8:30pm; March 6th - 7:00pm; March 13th - call 7:00pm, 7:45pm; March 20th - bye; March 27th - 7:45pm, call 8:30pm.

From Larry, 2/2/06

Monday night's Volleyball Teams are having a "ball"!!! Team One's players (they play at 1st Baptist) are Johnny & Shanna Stanbrough, Katie & Lonnie Sluder, Lisa & Ron Carney, George Winton, and Becca Dugger. Team Two's players are (they play at TCA): Ryan & Ryanne Hamilton, Megan Hamilton, Amanda and Kristi Guiou and Amanda's friend, Jared, Shari Cassidy, Jim Mullen, Bobby Spangler, Larry, and two of the Hamilton's friends, Gracie and Ricky! This week there is a bye (however, due to one of the team's dropping out at 1st Baptist, I'm sure there will be a schedule change). Come on out and cheer for our TEAMS!!!

The Sr. High UMYF met Wednesday night and came up with their plan for the "Fall Festival":

"The Hallway of the Martyred Saints". What they'll do is look up the Apostles and research them and present a sketch on each of them - in particular, how they died for their Lord and the cause "to make disciples to the ends of the earth"!!! It won't exactly be a "haunted hallway" but it'll be more than close enough, because as we all know - FACT IS SCARIER THAN FICTION!!!

The Jr. High UMYF decided they would do the "Saints OR Sinners" game - which is like a "football toss through a tire" - because "Saints" are people who follow Jesus so closely, they never "miss the mark" (which is the literal translation for "sin").

They also decided to do a "Crown the Saints" game - which is to ring a "hula-hoop" around a "saint" at various distances!

The Sr. High UMYF also voted to cut their meetings back to twice a month, which would be on the same nights as Soul Sisters meet. So our next meeting will not be until October 5th, and then on October 19th.

The next Jr. High UMYF meeting will be this Sunday, September 25th (weather permitting) at 4:00pm (call Larry or Brenda to see if we will be meeting - Vickie will be out of town).

The youth department is purchasing tickets for $10.00 to Six Flags Over Texas. If you would like to go with the youth group (Jr./Sr. High) when we go for Holiday in the Park, please let Larry know ASAP so that we can get the tickets ordered through Lisa Carney!!!!

Christmas Play Practice for "the COLLEGE MOUND PLAYERS" will begin on Sunday, October 2nd!!! We will be reviving a Christmas musical first presented in 1989, when a lot of you were, well, a lot younger!!! It's a musical about giving, sharing, and just sharing the gift of Christmas in togetherness presented through the eyes of a Cat and a Mouse Family!!! So come and join us for "Not A Creature Was Stirring"!!!

"OPEN HOUSE" in the Youth Center will take place on Sunday, October 23rd!!! Come by and see our new youth center - and if you're so inclined, check out our "needs and wishes" list for the New Youth Center, 'cause it will also be a SHOWER for the new Youth Center as well!!! Thanks to everyone who has had a hand in making this wonderful place of ministry to, with, and for youth a possibility!!!

Don't forget our Church Conference (Charge Conference) on Sunday, October 16th, at 5:30pm in the fellowship hall - COVERED DISH SUPPER!!! Our District Superintendent, the Rev. Mike Nichols will be presiding as we take a look at all we've accomplished this last year, vote on our church budget for 2006, as well as take action on the Committee on Nominations for our church leadership roster for 2006 (just to mention a few of the items we'll be doing). If you have a report to present, please have it typed and ready to give to the District Superintendent. Typically, this meeting doesn't last over an hour, so please make every effort to be in attendance - that's why it is a "CHURCH CONFERENCE" and not a Charge Conference - every person in attendance has a vote and is important!!!

Snack Supper volunteers are needed for October 2nd and 9th!!! Please see Larry and let him know if you would like to serve on one of those dates!!! (The 16th will be a Covered Dish Supper with the Church Conference, and the 23rd will be our "Open House" at the Youth Center, and the 30th will be our "Fall Festival" combined with "Fair Food" Night!)

Both College Mound Volleyball Teams are still UNDEFEATED!!! Team 2 played a long, hard three games to finally win over 1st Assembly of God Church (sorry, Paul)! Team 1 also won at the 1st Christian Church gym!!! Way to go teams!!! This week team 2 will play at 7:00pm at Poetry Baptist (and call the 2nd game). Team 1 will also play at 7:00pm at 1st Christian Church! Come and cheer us on!!!

Our Tuesday Night Bible Study group is still going strong!!! Each week is a little different lesson, so don't be bashful about showing up for the first time - or the fourth!!! We meet from 7:00-8:00pm in the fellowship hall!!!

Bob's "Monday Sunday School" group is GROWING!!! There were 17 in attendance at last Monday's session!!! Come and GROW WITH US!!! The class meets each Monday at 10:00am at the Colonial Lodge in Terrell (next door to Windsor Care Center).

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