Are you interested in building your
spiritual life?

This fall we are offering 3 Disciple Bible studies:
Disciple I--- Becoming A Disciple Through Bible Study (An excellent overview of the entire Bible) starting Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30pm.
And two 8 week studies offered as well:
An Invitation to Genesis starting Thursday, September 18 at 9:30am
An Invitation to the New Testament starting Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm.
There are sign-up sheets at the visitors center this morning.
Call Jo Flinn with questions (873-231).

Tuesday Morning Bible Study is back by popular demand! Join the YHWH Sisters on Tuesday mornings at 9am beginning September 9th. Take part in an amazing group of women with a heart for God and His Word. Come for an in-depth study of the Bible, fellowship, fun, and to find out what our group's name is all about. We will be studying Beth Moore's The Patriarchs where we will learn about the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For info contact Janell Guyman at 769-3534 or janellguyman@yahoo.com

Tuesday Evening Bible Study
“A Woman’s Heart God’s Dwelling Place” by Beth Moore starts Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 6:30-8:30pm. This group will meet twice a month. Please join us for knowledge of the early temple and a renewed heart. Contact Terry Robinson at 441-3248.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Come to our women’s Bible study as we read and contemplate the book, “Breaking Free” by Beth Moore.The Bible study is held Wednesday mornings from 9:15 – 10:45 AM beginning September 3rd.Babysitting is available, if needed.Please join us as we explore the obstacles that hinder our ability to enjoy the abundant life God has planned for each of us!Contact Dianne Studebaker at 769-3427 or diannestudebaker@indy.rr.com.

Car Hop!
Sunday, September 28
4:30 - 7:30 pm
(ZUMC East Parking Lot)

Donation & volunteer sign ups arrive in September. All proceeds support our youth ministry! We are also looking for individuals or businesses to help sponsor “Memory Lane”. Great exposure and advertising! For more information please contact Cindy Grimm (cgrimm@earthlink.com) or Jeanne Chapman (jchapman@zumc.org).

P.S. Rumor has it “Elvis”
has it on his
calendar!

An Invitation to a Prayer Retreat on the Evening of September 8
This is an invitation extended to all who attend ZUMC with a desire to grow in their prayer life. Pastors Linda Johnson and Scott Tyring will lead us in this retreat. Please contact Denise Buckland (733-9139) or Jane Huff (732-4380) with questions and specific
details.

Linda Moyer joined the ZUMC Staff in the spring of 1998. She has welcomed persons into the office and handled her administrative office duties with grace, radical hospitality and excellence.
Linda has been instrumental in helping ZUMC ministry happen for the past 10 years. She is also well known in the church family for her years of service prior to coming on staff.
New avenues and opportunities opened for Linda and she left the ZUMC Staff on August 15, 2008. She will be missed by all! We all wish her the best and know that God is leading her into other avenues of ministry.

Senior Adult Ministry has the remaining events scheduled for 2008, are you planning to go? Call Pat Hardwick at 317-858-3262 to make your reservations!

September 11 - In house, sing along, Rev Bob Wright& Family
September 25 - Trip to Creation Museum - Cincinnati
October - In house with the Jim Russell Quartet
November 20 - Thanksgiving Pitch in. Bradley Chapel
December 13 - Carmel HS Christmas Extravaganza

Do you worry about your children?
Come experience how you can replace your anxiety and fear with peace and hope by praying with other moms. Moms In Touch International gathers moms together to pray specifically and Scripturally for our children and school. Won’t you join with us in prayer for this next generation? There will be a kick-off coffee on August 26 at 9:30 AM, at 9070 Iris Lane. contact Cheryl Draper, 769-5491, for information about our local group. For more information about Moms In Touch International, visit www.MomsInTouch.org.

Beginning of the Year Picnic

Meet the ZUMC MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) group at Mulberry Park at 10:30 Friday, August 22.Bring a sack lunch and swim suits for the kids.This is a great time to learn more about the group and our coming year.We look forward to seeing you.For more information call Nichole Medvescek at 733-0739.

ZUMC is pleased to announce that Holly Waidelich has been hired for the Office Administration position. The position has seen re-organization of duties and Holly will be combining front office and assimilation duties as a Program Assistant.Her office hours will be from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday. This new position will operate with a core of volunteers recruited and trained to assist in all areas of office administration and assimilation. Please welcome Holly to this new position!We look forward to this new direction that God has given us.

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:15-17 (NIV)
It is very easy to ask the Lord to care for children around the world in poverty, bondage, orphanages and other hopeless situations, and we should be praying for them. But Jesus asks us to love others by clothing them, caring for them and nurturing them. Did you know you can make a huge impact on the lives of children in poverty by being a child advocate? By reaching out and teaching others about the issues facing these millions of children in poverty, you can make more of a difference than you will ever know! Visit compassion.com/you can today to learn more about the children's plight and what you can do to get involved from your own home.

Come one, Come All - Kids, Youth, Men, Women
9:00 AM on August 23, 2008 at ZUMC
Help build a play set for the Habitat for Humanity house currently under construction. Come be a part of making the house a home for a deserving family. (It is a surprise for the family!) Stop by the table near the welcome center for more information and to sign-up. Adults and older teens also needed to pre-cut materials on August 16 and for delivery/final touches planned for August 30.