Fellowship

A Look at Genres

In collaboration with Sue Thornquist, we have come up with a theme for this year's Friday Night at the Movies: "A Look at Genres." We'll elaborate on that in the next Tower Bell, but for now, sign up in the church office starting November 1st for our next offering:

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 release based on Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The movie tells the story of Andy Dufresne, portrayed by Tim Robbins, a young banker wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover and sentenced to life in prison at Shawshank prison. Andy is befriended by Ellis "Red" Redding, another lifer, played by Morgan Freeman. What follows is a powerful story of friendship, hope, survival, and triumph in the face of a most hopeless situation. The film garnered 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and best picture, and resides on Roger Ebert's all time best film list.

You may want to read the novella before seeing the movie, so Sue Thornquist has graciously loaned several copies of the book to FUMC. Stop by the office if you wish to borrow a copy.

The November Movie Night will be Friday, November 18, 7:30pm, at the Safford Home Theatre. This month's discussion will be lead by Howard Bensen. A $2 donation will help cover soft drinks, popcorn, coffee, and dessert.

If you would enjoy leading the post-movie discussion, let Caryl or Don Safford know at 630-985-8555.

Slow Dance Film Festival

Welcome to Friday Night at the Movies 2011-2012, or The Slowdance Film Festival! We begin this year's series with a delightful comedy, City Island, starring Andy Garcia and Juliana Margulies. Meet the Rizzo family in this touching, funny, and smart tale about the secrets of the past catching up with the lies of the present, and acceptance of the fact that no one is perfect, least of all your loved ones.

The discussion will be led by Sue Thornquist. Sign up in the office for Friday, October 21, 7:30pm, at the Safford Home Theatre. Soft drinks, popcorn, dessert and coffee will be served; a $2 donation is suggested.

Join us for the kick-off of the 2011-2012 Men's Huddle, October 4th, 2011 from 6:15am to 7:30am in Fellowship Hall. Our guest speaker is Jim Morrissey from the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears.

Men's Huddle will continue every Tuesday morning from 6:15am to 7:30am in Fellowship Hall. Our first series will take us through the work of Tony Dungy's Uncommon. Super Bowl winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He is looked at by many as the epitome of success and significance, which is highly valued in our culture. He also works every day with young men who are trying to achieve significance through football, and all that goes with a professional athletic career - such as money, power, and celebrity. Coach Dungy has had all that, but he passionately believes that there is a different path to significance, a path characterized by attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances that are all too rare, but uncommonly rewarding. Uncommon reveals lessons on achieving significance that the coach has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book is: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.

Mark your calendars, ask a friend and join us on October 4th!

Join Carol Lysne as the Foundations Sunday school class for adults starts its second year. We meet each week at 9:30am in the Adult Education Room, to share our experiences, feelings. doubts and ideas about what it means to live out our faith in the twenty-first century.

All are welcome to attend.