Announcements
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Bulletin
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month!
Let’s show Pastor Jonathan we care!
You can send cards, give snacks, meals, or other gifts!
A love offering is being collected through October 26, 2025. Contribute online or in person.
Call the church office if you need further information.
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Monthly Mission Focus: For the month of October our Mission Focus is the Clothing Closet. You can make a check payable to YUMC, with a memo “Closet” or an online donation by choosing the “other” category and type “Closet” in the note section. See page 7 of this bulletin for more information.
Yadkin Christian Ministries. YCM is in need of back to school items for children, like chef-boy-r-d (ravioli, SpaghettiOs, etc.), snack cakes, gummies, individual treats, crackers, soups, pop tarts, cereal, etc. Baskets are in the Commons for your contributions. (YCM Food pick up for Sunday, November 2, 2025 is Brad Mason.)
NETworX Yadkin. Join us on Monday evenings beginning at 5:30 pm for NETworX programming. We would love to have you join us as we explore what it means to live a holistically well life. We will garden, can, cook, and discuss deeper issues such as healthy relationships, how trauma affects our lives, what divides us as people, and strive to connect on a meaningful level. We are still searching for meal sponsors so if your group would be willing to donate a meal, please contact Crystal.
Nursery. If you would like to serve in the nursery, contact Sidney Matthews-Gunnell (336) 416-9160.
HALLOWEEN! Again this year we will participate in the Downtown Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. WE NEED CANDY! Please bring candy, lots of candy! Thank you!!
All Saint’s Sunday. All Saints Worship November 2, 2025. You are invited to bring a photograph of departed saints who impacted your life to be part of our remembrance during Worship.
Leadership Team. The Leadership Team meets every third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the John Classroom. Our regular monthly meetings are open to all members of the church. Because your voice matters, there is a designated time for YOU, our church membership, to ask questions, to communicate with the Leadership Team, or to just see what is happening with the church management. Our next meeting is November 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm. If you would like to read the minutes of our meetings, see the budget, or YUMC’s Guiding Principles, visit www.yadkinvilleumc.org/members (password: YadkinvilleMember). Your 2025 Leadership Team is: Janet Culpepper (Chair), Lori McCann, Maureen Silvernale, Nick Gunnell, Oz Prim, Jim McGrath, Sandy Steele, and George Bissette.
CHARGE CONFERENCE. Immediately after the Leadership Team Meeting on November 12, 2025 we will have our Charge Conference.
Friday Night Dinners @ The Parsonage! In 2025, Jonathan and Keri (and the boys by default) are experimenting with hosting weekly dinners at the Parsonage! Each Friday night (that we’re in town) we’re committing to having a small group of folks over for dinner. All of you church folk are formally invited (we’ve also extended the invitation to our local friends and some of the community organizations that we are members of). You can find more information, and sign up to attend here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r_DB5dJqvUhJ901CENfpI-6qbrAz3x7vIBJ1VJDYqeA/edit?usp=sharing) or contact Keri or Jonathan to find a date that works! We’re asking folks to sign up, so we know who to expect and are able to take account of any dietary needs. Feel free to bring your friends and neighbors! Looking forward to another year of community with you all!
Share your stories of Yadkinville UMC: We want to collect stories of Yadkinville UMC and you have them! If you have a personal story or memory that you are willing to share please let Pastor Jonathan know. You don't have to write it down you just have to tell it! If you have any pictures of YUMC over the years we would love those too, we will scan them and give the original back. We are especially looking for stories of: The Hobsons & other influential members, experiences of worshiping in the Old Sanctuary, Times the church faced difficult decisions, meaningful Holidays, times the church served well, what it was like when the old sanctuary/ education building/ sanctuary was built, and times you have encountered God through Yadkinville United Methodist Church. Let Pastor Jonathan know if you would be willing to share your story.
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FALL BAZAAR
Thank you! THANK YOU!
To everyone who supported the Fall Bazaar — the planners, the cooks and bakers, the helpers during the event. Thank you to the Men’s Group for pancakes and hot dogs. Thank you for your donations.
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UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH
On November 1, 2025 we will be hosing the Appalachian District Program of Membership and Leadership Development Day here at YUMC!
YOU ARE INVITED!! Let Maureen know if you are interested in attending (336.408.9704). It is free to those in the kitchen. If you desire to attend breakout sessions it will be $10.00.
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ReNew with Connect Clothing Closet.
The clothing is open every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. If you would like to sign up to volunteer, you can call the office or use the QR code (QR code can be found on the home tab.)
There will be a work Day on Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 9:00 am until noon. We will be switching from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter clothes.
What are the needs of the Clothing Closet? We are in need of t-shirts, men’s jeans, and children’s clothes. We also need financial donations to purchase another clothing rack for sorting clothes.
