Resurrection 2009 is coming fast and Starfield is BACK for 2009

Wow, Resurrection 2009 is only 5 months away and we all know that 5 months will fly by like no time at all. Resurrection is something that our FUMC Youth look forward to every year and by the way, a lot of community youth go with us and look froward to it as well.

The THEME for 2009 Resurrection is Overflowing: Receive Him.  Reveal Him.

The music for 2009 is Starfield: Dude, their song “I will Go” has become the theme song for FUMC Downtown “Out of the Box”

“I WIll Go”

Starfield @ Resurrection 2008

The speaker is Justin Lookadoo, I don’t know anything about Justin but I will do some research and you will hear more about him soon. Below is a Dateable Quiz from one of Justin’s sites.

Ronnie

R. U. Datable http://www.rudateable.com/cool_quizzes.php

Gazette Story on “Out of the Box”

Church opens coffee shop to reach youth

By Christopher Brooke

HILLSVILLE — The future of the First United Methodist Church in Hillsville is “outside the box.”

That’s where Assistant Pastor Ronnie Collins has been thinking, as he’s considered new ways to involve youth in the church.

As a result, the church will open FUMC Downtown on Main Street, a kind of church satellite for youth and community.

The goal is to provide a place to go, especially for youth, outside the church where they can find people that have Christian values, Collins said. And there will always be an adult present.

Collins will move his office there soon.

The decision to have a satellite came after a mission trip to “Sportstown,” a $10 million facility in Macon, Ga., which a church bought.

Events have moved rapidly since the church leadership decided to open the place with the coffee-shop-like atmosphere downtown, the assistant pastor said. That was only two weeks ago.

The official dedication will take place Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at 522 N. Main St., when Holston Conference Bishop James Swanson and others will cut a ribbon.

Sept. 7 will also mark the first Sunday morning session for the youth at the downtown location, starting at 9 a.m. Collins said that the youth will go over to the church at 10:45 a.m.

Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings starting at 3 p.m. will be the downtown location’s first weekly offerings. Collins said they plan to add an open mic night with local talent on weekends.

The ultimate goal is to open up every afternoon after school, he said. Lots of youth leaving Carroll County Intermediate School walk right by the Dixon building, so it makes sense.

“If it grows and we’re successful, we’ll do more,” he said.

The downtown space is needed to update the church, Collins said. “We’re in a time when church dominations are dying.”

The churches that are growing are the ones trying new things, he said. It’s a different world than 20 years ago.

So First United Methodist Church has added the Sunday Night Live services, Collins has started blogging and now they’re trying to reach youth without them having to come to the church building.

“We’re trying to change with the times and give the kids something that’s their own,” he said

Work continues on a coffee bar in the space in the Dixon building, where FUMC Downtown will be located, Collins said. There will be cozy seating areas to sit and talk, tables to study, Wi-Fi will be available, music will be important to the place and a couple of big screen televisions will hang on the walls.

The downtown location will probably give the church more opportunities to use the outdoor stage in Jail House Square.

Collins sees the FUMC Downtown as a space for the whole community to use — he plans to offer it for meetings for groups like the Humane Society.

“It’s just a different way to do church,” Collins said. “It doesn’t change the message — it’s just a different way to get that message out.”

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Free Hugs

I read this morning in a Reuters News Story that Teen Suicide is up 18% and that the main reason for such drastic acts is depression. I immediately thought of this story. I am sure that we all know someone who could use a hug today, just one touch, human contact. It could change a life.

Ronnie

Free Hugs Campaign

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Free Hugs in Sydney, August 2004

The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.^[1] The campaign in its present form was started in 2004 by an Australian man known only by the pseudonym “Juan Mann” ^[2] . The campaign became famous internationally in 2006 as the result of a music video on YouTube by the Australian band Sick Puppies. The campaign is an example of a random act of kindness, a purportedly selfless act performed by a person for the sole reason of making others feel better.

History

A woman holding up a Spanish-language Free Hugs sign in Buenos Aires

The Free Hugs campaign in its present form was started by Juan Mann on June 30, 2004, when he commenced giving out hugs in the Pitt St Mall in central Sydney. In the months prior to this Mann had been feeling depressed and lonely as a result of numerous personal difficulties. However a random hug from a stranger made an enormous difference, with Mann stating that “…I went out to a party one night and a completely random person came up to me and gave me a hug. I felt like a king! It was greatest thing that ever happened.” ^[3]

Mann carried the now iconic “FREE HUGS” sign from the outset. However on his first attempt he waited fifteen minutes before someone accepted his offer, reportedly an elderly lady.

Initial distrust of Juan Mann’s motives eventually gave way to a gradual increase of people willing to be hugged, with other huggers (male and female) helping distribute them. In October 2004 police told them they must stop, as Mann had not obtained public liability insurance worth $25 million for his actions. Mann and his companions used a petition to attempt to convince authorities that his campaign should be allowed to continue without the insurance. His petition reached 10,000 signatures. He submitted it and was allowed to continue giving free hugs.^[4]

Mann befriended Shimon Moore, lead singer for the Sick Puppies, shortly after commencing his campaign, and over a two-month period in late 2004 Moore recorded video footage of Mann and his fellow huggers. Moore and his band moved to Los Angeles in March, 2005 and nothing was immediately done with the footage. Meanwhile Mann continued his campaign throughout 2005 and 2006 by appearing in Pitt St Mall in Sydney most Thursday afternoons.

In mid 2006 Mann’s grandmother died, and in consolation Moore made the music video using the footage he had shot in 2004 to send to Mann as a gift, stating in an interview that, “I sent it to him on a disc as a present and I wrote down ‘This is who you are’.” ^[5]The video was later uploaded onto YouTube where it became one of the most popular videos on that site.

On October 30, 2006, Mann was invited by Oprah Winfrey to appear on her show Oprahafter her producer’s doctor saw the Free Hugs video on YouTube. Juan Mann made an appearance outside her studio that morning, offering free hugs to the crowd waiting to see the taping of that day’s episode. Oprah’s camera crews caught several people in the audience hugging Mann as the morning progressed.^[6]

On October 23, 2007, Juan Mann announced his residential address online and offered an open invitation to anyone to come over and chat on-camera as part of his ‘open-house project’. Mann hosted 80 guests over 36 days. On November 25, 2007, Mann’s landlord threatened him with eviction, so he launched an online appeal.^[7]

On December 25, 2007, Juan Mann made his e-book “The Illustrated Guide to Free Hugs” available as a free download.

Official free hugs website

A website that is generally recognized as the official site of the free hugs campaign was launched in mid 2007. This site enables those involved in the campaign to better organize themselves and coordinate their efforts. Many initiatives resulted from these efforts. For example, on the websites forum, those involved in the campaign called for an annual International Free Hugs Day. Juan Mann declared that the day would fall on the first Saturday following June 30 each year; this being the first date that Juan ever offered free hugs in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney in 2004. The first International Free Hugs Day was July 7, 2007, the second on July 5, 2008 and the third will be on July 4, 2009.

Boys Night Out Camping

Recently on a Friday night we had a boys night out at the New River Trail. Mike has asked me many times to go camping and I always say, “when the boys get a little older”. We finally decided it was time to go. The boys are still young enough to really enjoy it. Everybody had a great time and my favorite thing is just being with all the boys and sitting by the camp fire.

Triangle Fitness 5K Results

Triangle Fitness 5K Overall Finish List August 30, 2008

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Results by OFF ‘N RUNNING

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Place Name City Bib No Age Age Group Time Pace

1 Justin Sink Thomasville NC 663 26 1 Overall 17:28 5:38/M

2 Tim Dorau Danbury NC 644 48 1 M 45-49 17:45 5:44/M

3 Curtis Swishee Kernersville NC 661 37 1 M 35-39 17:59 5:48/M

4 Robert Yontz Lewisville NC 600 29 1 M 25-29 18:13 5:53/M

5 Rich Branson Winston-Salem NC 621 33 1 M 30-34 18:37 6:00/M

6 Danny Nolan Chapel Hill NC 668 49 2 M 45-49 18:48 6:04/M

7 Danian Desmond Winston-Salem NC 602 35 2 M 35-39 19:06 6:10/M

8 Adam Goho Highpoint NC 601 15 1 M 15-19 19:56 6:26/M

9 Allison Peters Kernersville NC 662 28 1 Overall 20:18 6:33/M

10 Kim Donaldson Chapel Hill NC 667 47 1 F 45-49 21:24 6:54/M

11 Mile Stewart Kernersville NC 630 43 1 M 40-44 21:27 6:55/M

12 Bill Sutton Greensboro NC 646 55 1 M 55-59 21:50 7:03/M

13 Nathan Murray Winston Salem NC 670 19 2 M 15-19 22:29 7:15/M

14 Allison Dupree Salisbury NC 610 30 1 F 30-34 22:34 7:17/M

15 Ron King Reidsville NC 676 43 2 M 40-44 22:40 7:19/M

16 Michael Dunn Clemmons NC 648 35 3 M 35-39 22:43 7:20/M

17 Jose Estrada Kernersville NC 674 44 3 M 40-44 22:55 7:24/M

18 Tim Blevins Kernersville NC 655 36 4 M 35-39 23:14 7:30/M

19 Marie Torrence Salisbury NC 635 30 2 F 30-34 23:18 7:31/M

20 Scott Arnold Winston Salem NC 651 44 4 M 40-44 23:21 7:32/M

21 Malinda Hayes Kernersville NC 681 16 1 F 15-19 23:37 7:37/M

22 Elai Aguilar Not Listed NC 672 18 3 M 15-19 23:40 7:38/M

23 Stan Simril High Point NC 649 46 3 M 45-49 23:53 7:42/M

24 Mathew Oberst Winston-Salem NC 605 14 1 M 1-14 24:25 7:53/M

25 Kenneth Dickens Mount Airy NC 669 40 5 M 40-44 24:34 7:55/M

26 Tony Faucette Kernersville NC 678 50 1 M 50-54 24:50 8:01/M

27 Joseph Girard Winston Salem NC 682 17 4 M 15-19 25:15 8:09/M

28 Lee Schench Lexington NC 675 52 2 M 50-54 25:17 8:09/M

29 Ronnie Collins Cana VA 650 43 6 M 40-44 25:20 8:10/M (Hey now I am getting faster)

30 Barbara Hedgecock Kernersville NC 658 38 1 F 35-39 25:35 8:15/M

31 Aimee Lischke Kernersville NC 665 37 2 F 35-39 25:59 8:23/M

32 Zack Osbornr Greesboro NC 607 58 2 M 55-59 26:02 8:24/M

33 Mark Williams Kernersville NC 625 41 7 M 40-44 26:16 8:28/M

34 Pinkney Greene Kernersville NC 638 35 3 F 35-39 26:19 8:29/M

35 Jack Stanley Kernersville NC 626 69 1 M 65-69 26:21 8:30/M

36 Robert Rouse Winston Salem NC 656 33 2 M 30-34 26:23 8:31/M

37 Robert Richter Oak Ridge NC 637 41 8 M 40-44 26:25 8:31/M

38 Mandi Sweet Salisbury NC 641 33 3 F 30-34 27:04 8:44/M

39 Rob Pawlik Pleasant Garden NC 677 39 5 M 35-39 27:05 8:44/M

40 Susan Sutton Greensboro NC 645 52 1 F 50-54 27:34 8:54/M

41 Emjay Stewart Kernersville NC 629 14 2 M 1-14 28:07 9:04/M

42 Jason Germain Winston Salem NC 654 34 3 M 30-34 28:18 9:08/M

43 Tamara Sullivan Kernersville NC 608 36 4 F 35-39 28:20 9:08/M

44 Jill Evans Winston-Salem NC 631 41 1 F 40-44 28:27 9:11/M

45 Bulmaro Aguilar Kernersville NC 671 50 3 M 50-54 29:41 9:35/M

46 Chris Oberst Winston-Salem NC 604 52 4 M 50-54 29:47 9:36/M

47 Rhys Little Salisbury NC 634 10 3 M 1-14 29:49 9:37/M

48 Gary Locklear Kernersville NC 628 32 4 M 30-34 29:58 9:40/M

49 Kendall Wright Kernersville NC 616 8 4 M 1-14 30:16 9:46/M

50 Seth Turner Kernersville NC 623 10 5 M 1-14 30:33 9:51/M

51 Susan Butler Kernersville NC 603 54 2 F 50-54 30:36 9:52/M

52 Jenna Turner Kernersville NC 622 34 4 F 30-34 30:41 9:54/M

53 Ed Beiles Kernersville NC 611 62 1 M 60-64 31:04 10:01/M

54 Rosemarie Tatara Greesboro NC 640 34 5 F 30-34 31:09 10:03/M

55 Nick Jacobucci High Point NC 659 53 5 M 50-54 31:18 10:06/M

56 Heather Carroll Oak Ridge NC 618 27 1 F 25-29 31:23 10:07/M

57 Aimee Rabon Salisbury NC 639 36 5 F 35-39 31:32 10:10/M

58 Charles Wright Winston-Salem NC 636 27 2 M 25-29 31:38 10:12/M

59 Jenifer Robins Winston Salem NC 660 44 2 F 40-44 31:40 10:13/M

60 Charly Aguilar Kernersville NC 673 16 2 F 15-19 31:42 10:14/M

61 Summer Aguilar Kernersville NC 613 42 3 F 40-44 31:58 10:19/M

62 Kenneth Wright Kernersville NC 617 35 6 M 35-39 32:19 10:25/M

63 Ed Dupree Faith NC 612 67 2 M 65-69 32:40 10:32/M

64 Tiffany Dunn Clemmons NC 647 34 6 F 30-34 33:09 10:42/M

65 Melissa Wittner Kernersville NC 680 48 2 F 45-49 33:11 10:42/M

66 Robert Wittner Kernersville NC 679 40 9 M 40-44 34:24 11:06/M

67 Tony Goins Lewisville NC 606 68 3 M 65-69 34:44 11:12/M

68 Sussie Slaugenhaupt Hillsville VA 652 35 6 F 35-39 34:59 11:17/M

69 Danielle Muldrow Kernersville NC 664 34 7 F 30-34 36:48 11:52/M

70 Denton Bledsoe Kernersville NC 620 55 3 M 55-59 38:27 12:24/M

71 Anne Powers Winston-Salem NC 643 42 4 F 40-44 38:46 12:30/M

72 Susan Robbins Advance NC 609 44 5 F 40-44 39:47 12:50/M

73 Sylvia Collins Cana VA 653 67 1 F 65-69 43:40 14:05/M

74 Brooke Terry Winston-Salem NC 614 27 2 F 25-29 43:45 14:07/M

75 Andrea Vanghn Winston-Salem NC 619 27 3 F 25-29 43:48 14:08/M

76 Mike Tuttle Highpoint NC 642 47 4 M 45-49 46:51 15:07/M

77 John Stevens Stokesdale NC 657 37 7 M 35-39 46:51 15:07/M

78 Mario Alanon Martinsville NC 633 44 10 M 40-44 DQ