2009 Officers (Jan-Sept 2009 term)

I'm very excited to announce our officers for the upcoming Jan-Sept 2009 term. Please join me in congratulating our officers and again a very special thanks to everyone who served this year as well as everyone's eagerness and enthusiasm to run and serve for the upcoming year.


2009 Officers (Jan-Sept 2009 term)

President – Chad Wood
Vice President - Karla Allison
Treasurer - Jarod Oldham
Missions - Wayne Rodriguez
Social - Lesley Wood
Membership – Ashlea Lincoln
Pastoral – Eileen Glover
Historian – Janessa Wilkins


For those individuals elected please make a future note that the Jan-Sept 2009 Sunday School Leader's Training is scheduled for the morning of January 10th, 2009 (time:TBD).

Again, congratulations to our above officers and to a wonderful 2009 for our TwoBecomeOne family! We look forward to seeing everyone this Saturday.

Take care,

Dan

Class Election Voting Deadline - this Sunday, 11/30

Gang - thanks to everyone who have submitted their votes for the upcoming officers. We are getting close to announcing our new officers. Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday I will keep voting open until end of day this Sunday, 11/30 - so there is still time for those who have not submitted votes and would still like to do so.

Everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Also, we are planning on having class this upcoming Sunday.

Take care.

--Dan

Officer Elections

Gang - All nominee responses have been gathered and ballots finalized for the upcoming term (Jan '09 - Sept '09). Please only vote for one individual per office.


President -Chad Wood, Michael Wilkins, Jason Lincoln

Vice President - Jason Lincoln, Karla Allison

Treasurer - Ashlea Lincoln, Jarod Oldham

Missions - Karla Allison, Wayne Rodriguez

Social - Lesley Wood, Ashlea Lincoln, Chad Wood, Jason Lax

Membership - Jason Lax, Lesley Wood, Ashlea Lincoln

Pastoral - Eileen Glover, Karla Allison, Ashlea Lincoln, Martha Kuykendall

Historian - Janessa Wilkins, Keenan Allison, Sarah Oldham, Chad Wood, Jason Lax


Also, just a quick note we will be traveling (again) this upcoming weekend so I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to all traveling next week. We look forward to seeing everyone the following Sunday, 11/30.

Good luck to all candidates!

--Dan

Officer Nominations for Jan-Sept 2009 term

Hello Gang -

It's that time of the year once again to nominate our Sunday School officers for the upcoming Jan-Sept 2009 term. First and foremost I want to personally thank all of our officers as well as those who helped fill in our officer vacancies during the year for their time, effort, and hard work. Please join me in thanking these individuals for their dedication and commitment to making TwoBecomeOne a great place for our TwoBecomeOne family to share in worship and fellowship.

Second, as noted above we will be nominating upcoming officers to serve a 9 month term, from January - September 2009. This short term is necessary because starting in January 2009 CRUMC is transitioning the Sunday School year to parallel that of the academic school year. Therefore, officers will enter leadership in September of each year instead of January. To enable this transition, we will nominate new officers to serve a 9 month term, from January - September 2009, then in Summer 2009 we will hold another round of nominations for officers who would then enter leadership and serve from September 2009 - August 2010.

Third, I will keep nominations open through end of day next Monday, November 10th and plan to have members vote the following week with new officers to be announced after our Thanksgiving break.

Lastly, for those individuals elected to serve the upcoming term please make a future note that the Jan-Sept 2009 Sunday School Leader's Training is scheduled for the morning of January 10th, 2009.

Please email me your nominations for the positions below and place Nominations in the subject line to

Listed below are the officer positions including a brief description of duties as well as prior year officers as a reference for our newer members:

President ('08 Dan Naser, '07 Jason Lincoln)

• key class leader and class representative to the church
• sets goals and forms direction for the class
• leads weekly class agenda including making class announcements, guest/visitor introductions, closing prayer
• oversees all committees/officers to ensure all areas of class are working together to achieve class goals
• key contact for and works with the Adult Education Staff to ensure we are on the same page as the church

Vice President/Curriculum ('08 Chad Wood, '07 Dan Naser)

• Responsible for spiritual direction of class by selecting and scheduling appropriate curriculum for study and coordinating teachers
• Works with president to help set goals for the class
• Serves in leadership role if president is absent

Treasurer ('08 and '07 Jarod Oldham)

• Collects weekly offering and manages class bank account
• Responsibilities include gifts back to church (collections equally divided between church and class), reimbursements for approved special class needs, and gifts for missions
• Serves in leadership role if both president and vice president are absent

Mission Coordinator ('08 Jason Lincoln, '07 Martha Kuykendall)

• Responsible for coordination and implementation of at least 6 mission projects per year - some via personal service and some via gifts through donations
• Meets quarterly with the church mission committee
• Key communication link between class and on-going church mission projects
• Coordinates additional coordinator support from class members/volunteers as needed

Social Coordinator ('08 Sherrye Naser, '07 Brett Glover/Ginny Rushing)

• Build community by organizing class socials (6 activities per year, ideally in opposite months from mission activities) ranging from couples only to family events
• Help class members get better acquainted
• Helps to coordinate class participation in church-wide social events including publicity of events to class

Membership ('08 Ashlea Lincoln, '07 Erin Johnson)

• Reaches out to our weekly visitors, newest members, and existing members who we have not seen in awhile
• Enrolls new members
• Calls new prospects for the class
• Takes roll each week and records head count on attendance sheet
• Maintains class membership and keeps database of member contact information up-to-date (address, phone, email, etc)

Pastoral ('08 Suzanne Berger, '07 Karla Allison)

• Gather weekly Joys & Concerns
• Coordinate flowers, cards, class meals, etc for newborns, hospitalizations, members who suffered a loss, and/or other major life events

Class Historian ('08 and '07 Ginny Rushing)

• Maintain and keep up-to-date our TwoBecomeOne member website
• Coordinate class pictures and classroom decor

Again, please email all nominations to with Nominations in the subject line. Nominations will close at end of day next Monday, November 10th. Please make sure to thank all of this years officers the next time you see them and I am looking forward to a great and exciting 2009 for our class.

Thanks again for everyone's help.

--Dan

This Sunday - Special Visit from Stewardship Committee

Hello gang & greetings from SC!

Just a quick reminder that this Sunday, 10/19, we will have an individual from the CRUMC Stewardship committee come visit our class at approx. 10:35 a.m. As part of this year's stewardship theme centered around Hope and Transformation, the Stewardship team is taking about 5 minutes at the end of each SS class to:

- thank each class for its participation and support
- handout an overview of the major budget categories and growth opportunities available at CRUMC
- ask each class to continue to support God's Kingdom with their prayers, presence, gifts, and service so that we can bring about Hope and Transformation

I hope everyone can make it this Sunday and make our visitor(s) feel welcome. We look forward to getting back in town and settled and seeing everyone next Sunday.

Take care

--Dan

Talent Show this Sat & Open House Bake Off "Save the Date"

Hello everyone - hope you all had a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend!


- This Saturday, 5/31, is the 3rd Annual Not Necessarily Talented Talent Show. The show raises funds for the college group's mission efforts in Mexico. Dinner starts at 6:30 in Fellowship Hall (Loaded Baked Potato, Salad, and Dessert) followed by the Talent Show at 7:30 in the Upper Room. Tickets for the dinner/show are $10 each and $7 for show only and can be purchased at the door. So bring the family, enjoy the show, and help contribute for a great cause!

- Bringing back the Adult Sunday School Open House was a priority goal discussed at the annual leadership conference back in February. So I happy to announce that the Adult Sunday School Open House date has been set for 9/14- with a twist. This year we will be having an Open House Bake Off. There will be 3 categories our class can enter: cinnamon rolls, biscuits, or breakfast breads (like banana nut, lemon poppy seed, etc) - so start gathering your favorite recipes! There will be a panel of judges and prizes will be awarded and we will be offering samples during the morning hours. More details to follow (we may need a few "taste tests" to be held in class prior to the Bake Off - hint, hint), but just wanted to mention the date so we could get it on our calendar of events.

Have a great remainder of the week and see you all Sunday.

--Dan

Reminder: Easter Eggs & Spring Forward

Greetings everyone!

- Thank you to all who have donated filled Easter eggs for the upcoming Egg-Stravaganza Easter egg hunt on 3/15! A special request from Children's Ministry as they are in desperate need of more eggs as to date they have received less than half of the needed 450 dozen eggs. However, there is still time to donate. This Sunday is the last Sunday to bring your filled plastic Easter Eggs (no chocolate, please). You can either bring your eggs to class on Sunday or you can drop them off by the children's information desk across from room 119.

- Just a friendly reminder not to forget to turn your clocks forward one hour this Saturday night.

Have a great weekend and hope everyone has a great time at Guys/Girls Night Out. See everyone Sunday!

--Dan

Reminder: Rev. Diana Holbert this Sunday, 2/17

Hello everyone - just wanted to send a quick reminder about this upcoming Sunday, 2/17, as we are blessed to have Rev. Diana Holbert, Associate Minister - Education and Spiritual Formation visiting TwoBecomeOne sometime during the last 15 minutes of class that day. Dr. Holbert is our newest associate minister as she joined the CRUMC church family on June 15 of last year. We look forward to her visit!

Have a great remainder of the week - see you Sunday as we continue our Lent study!

Weekly Update

Greetings - hope eveyone is having a great week and gearing up for the Super Bowl Party this Sunday! Looks like there is some pretty tasty food that has already been posted - I can't wait. Just wanted to pass along the following:

- Mark you calendars for Sunday, 2/17 as we are blessed to have Rev. Diana Holbert, Associate Minister - Education and Spiritual Formation visiting TwoBecomeOne sometime during the last 15 minutes of class that day. Dr. Holbert is our newest associate minister as she joined the CRUMC church family on June 15 of last year. We look forward to her visit!

- "Lead the Vision" Church-Wide Leadership Conference this Saturday, Feb. 2 (7:45am - 12:30 pm, Upper Room). All members of the church are invited to this Leadership Training to learn what church committees do, how a program comes to life and policies that govern ministries. A wonderful opportunity for anyone interested to come and hear more about all the Lay Leadership Committees. Questions? E-mail vision@crumc.org


- If you would like to sign up to receive the CRUMC weekly e-mail newsletter titled E-Connections then navigate to the Links section on top right of this page, click on Custer Road United Methodist Church (which will open up to the CRUMC home page), then click on Sign Up for E-Connections and provide you email address. The newsletter is e-mailed every Thursday and gives a snapshot of upcoming events, news, etc in a quick and easy read format.


This upcoming Sunday we continue our study of the book of Daniel (chapters 3 & 6). Have a great remainder of the week and looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday!

--Dan

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Reminder - Daylight Saving Time ends 11/4

Just a quick reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend - don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour.

See everyone this Sunday.

--Dan

Posting to Website

If you are interested in posting something on this site, there are two ways to do it. One, tell Ginny (ginny_rushing [at] yahoo [dot] com) you would like to be a poster and get signed up with easy directions. Or, if you'd rather just email Ginny what you would like posted and it will be up within a few hours. The missions, social, and other officers are likely to need to post things regularly, so it might be a good idea for them to sign up.

Welcome!

Welcome to our new class website! Please bookmark this page and check back often. What can you find here?

• We will be able to use this site just as we used our Yahoo Group, except with less to worry about in your inbox. Once you subscribe to the site (on the righthand sidebar), you will receive a notice anytime a new post is up, but you will not receive an email for each subsequent comment to that post.
• Our class calendar on Google Calendars - all you need is a Google account, which is easily created from any working email you already have. Just click on the calendar icon on the sidebar to get started!
• Posts of class information, joys and concerns, pictures, and more!
• Comments from the class - you do not have to have an account to comment here, feel free to just leave your name in your comment on any post!

We hope you enjoy the new site. Please look around - ask any questions or make any suggestions in the comments below.