Welcome to Harmony Grove UMC!
Sunday Services are offered 11 am via Facebook Live Stream. Be sure to comment and let us know you are watching. Service recordings will also be posted on our Youtube Channel. You can make prayer requests or updates using our online form.
"The Stages of Faith"
James Fowler, a scholar who taught at Emory, wrote an excellent book titled “The Stages of Faith.” I highly recommend it! Without going into detail, he spoke of six stages from of “primal faith” as an infant to “universalizing faith,” which a few adults may achieve in their lifetime. Central to this development is the
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Hymns for this Sunday:
Opening Hymn
“All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine” #166
Anthem
“There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” #121
Special Music
“Seek Ye First”
#405
Closing Hymn
“Trust and Obey”
#467
If you would like to participate in worship through the Music Ministry at HGUMC, please contact Andrew Graham. We are working on virtual ways for the choir to participate in worship.
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Nine shoe boxes are still available to be filled for Samaritan’s Purse. If anyone is interested in filling them, please contact Carolyn Sword or Karen Meyers. There are brochures in each box to let you know what things to pack. The cost of shipping is $9.00 per box, which you can donate. Please write a check to Harmony Grove and designate the check to Samaritan’s Purse or give online and add a note to say that it is for Samaritan’s Purse Christmas shoe boxes. The boxes will be due back to the church by October 25.
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On Halloween, Saturday October 31, Harmony Grove is planning an outdoor, socially-distanced Craft Show from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. followed by a Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. We need your help!
Are you crafty? Can you help with planning or day of logistics, such as working the craft table or supporting the screening station? We understand that each of us has different talents and risk factors. Let us know how YOU can help safely. Contact Cheri Gatland-Lightner or Marina Burnett for details.
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In-Person Worship Sign Up
- You can signup and cancel reservations up to 2 weeks in advance in the Sign Up Genius system.
- Seating is limited so Sign Up Now
- See more information
Quick Links
- Online Prayer Request
- The North Georgia Conference
- Sharing Blog (started by Glenda Buckey)
- Signup for Constant Contact (Church eNewsletter)
- In-Church Service Signup More Information (Updated: 9/8/20)
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Fall Schedule for Wed Night Bible Study: 2020
Harmony Grove UMC via Zoom, Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-8:00 PM
Facilitator/Instructor: Pastor Mark
1. Fall Bible Study – Wednesdays Sept 2- Nov 18: Sandra Richter’s The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. A 12-week study.
a. The Epic of Eden: Student Guide: Required ($22.95 on Amazon)
b. The Epic of Eden: Original book: Optional ($16.29 on Amazon)
2. Advent Bible Study – Wednesdays Dec 2-23: Walter Brueggemann’s Names for the Messiah: Required ($11.67 on Amazon; $10.99 at Cokesbury) A four-week study.
Special Offering
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For nearly 150 years, Wellroot Family Services (formerly called The United Methodist Children’s Home) has nurtured the feeling of home for Georgia’s most vulnerable children, teens, young adults, and families. When you give to Wellroot, 100% of your gift provides children and families the power to realize their God-given potential. Give a gift that nourishes the soul and helps create a safe, loving home.
After all, home is where we belong, and now, more than ever, home matters.
Please give online at wellroot.org/AmazingGrace or text “AG2020” to 41444. You may also mail a check directly to Wellroot, or give a check to Harmony Grove and designate your gift to Amazing Grace.
We wish Craig Burnett well as he is back at college in New York state. Blessings for him as he continues his education.