June 2017
We are a Faith Community committed to: Loving God and loving others, Serving Christ and sharing him, Transforming lives and making disciples.
Consistent Giving this Summer... and Through the Year Thank you for your financial support of Germantown United Methodist Church in 2017! If you are planning to be away at times this summer or if you have simply missed time in church for other reasons, please remember to continue your gifts – whether pledged or otherwise – to GUMC even when you are away. Even though our activity schedule officially “slows down” a bit during the summer, we continue to have the same expenses throughout the year. We count on your support to meet these expenses and continue our ministry all year long. And, we make it easy to give …no matter where you are! • You can contact Sharon Panis (spanis@germantownumc.org or 901-758-6522) to set up a direct debit or automatic draft from your bank account. • You can use our online payment system at www.germantownumc.org. This can be set up to make recurring payments through the summer …or through the year. • You can use your bank’s online bill paying service to send your gifts through the summer months or all the time. • You can mail a check to Germantown United Methodist Church, c/o Sharon Panis, 2331 S. Germantown Road, Germantown, TN 38138. • You may consider sending your pledges ahead of your time away. It would be a big help to us. In the future, we’ll be sending occasional, additional, reminders of your giving status and also the need for consistent giving, no matter the way in which the gift is given. We hope you’ll take advantage of the above ways to ensure consistent giving through the summer and through the year. And, again, thank you for your support …and have a great summer!
A Prayer of Summertime Gratitude We thank you, Loving God for birds, bugs, and butterflies for hot dogs, hamburgers, hiking, and home runs for lollipops, lemonade, lilacs, licorice, ladybugs, and love! We thank you, Loving God for sand, sunshine, and sprinklers, for popsicles, parks, and picnics, for family, friends, fun, and faith! We thank you, Loving God for all the gifts of summertime By Heidi Busse
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