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April 2018 Maynard Messenger

Maynard Messenger

Phone: 614-263-5145

eMail: [email protected]

Web Site: (new as of 3/20/18)

www.maynardaveumc.org Worship Services: Sunday School: 9:15/9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sacred Time Out Tuesday: 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. Patricia Wagner

Music Director: Bryan Babcock Custodian:

Anna Borsick Secretary: Claudia Erlenbach

Inside this issue: The McCurdy Schools .............. 2 World Book Day ........................ 2 Maynard Avenue Small Group

Book Study .............................. 2 I Am the Dream.......................... 3 Book Donations and The

Welcome Home Project ..... 3 For Everyone Born 2018

Conference .............................. 4 Faith Based Re-entry Summit .. 4 Living a Faith-filled Life with

Parkinson’s Disease ............... 4 Introducing Pastor Jeff Mullinix ..................................... 5 Holy Humor Sunday—Sunday

after Easter .............................. 6 Bell Choir Trip/Thanks You! ... 6 Maynard’s Heart ......................... 7 Laos Mission Initiative ............... 8 Lent 2018—”Overcomers” ..... 9 20 Interesting Things about

April Fools’ Day ................... 10 Celebrating 70 Years of

Methodist Mission Giving .. 12 Native American Ministries

Sunday ..................................... 13 The Grief Recovery Method . 13 Leadership Retreat................... 14 Palm Sunday at Maynard ......... 14 Invitation from Bishop Palmer ..................................... 15 Calendar of Events .................. 16

Perhaps we have always been anxious to move onto spring. This winter, brutal for a while then simply unending, is one we will be glad to leave behind. While the world looks rather bleak at the moment, we know that there are bulbs hidden underground and tiny leaves curled up tight just waiting for spring warmth and water and light to unfurl and rise up in beauty.

It gives us some hope, and confidence, doesn't it, that things are going to be okay? That life will return even in where there is loss or sorrow. Even when we humans mess up, creation, beloved of God, will continue to bring forth goodness.

I hope that you are finding those places where life is coming back, to you and those you love, and to this old world

********************** Over at the parsonage, we are

beginning to spruce up the place for Jeff and Steve who will arrive at the end of June. The Staff-Parish team and I feel deeply that the Spirit of God is in this change and that there will spring up from the ground of this magnificent congregation great goodness, mercy, and kindness, as you receive these two Christian men. Jeff has so clearly been called to parish ministry. He has served in many settings in different denominations, and has overcome great obstacles to bring you the gospel of Jesus Christ. Steve, a high school teacher, is a person who with joy and delight

serves young people. What a blessing they will be to you and the new folks who will come because of them.

I know that their marriage is a source of some concern for you as you worry what this means for Jeff’s tenure here. While it is fully legal, our denomination is still in process over how to respond to changes in our understanding of human relationships.

Our bishop, Gregory Palmer, is part of a committee discerning “A Way Forward” for the UMC on these matters to see how we can remain in connection as a denomination even as we have deep differences on human sexuality. That team is considering several paths, and will bring a recommendation to a special session of the General Conference in February 2019, one year before our regular General Conference. Such a special session has only occurred once in our denominational history. We don’t know what is coming, except change.

Because this is such a transitional time in regard to these matters, we don’t expect charges or disciplinary actions to be taken. That gives everyone some breathing room, to live into this moment, this spring awakening to the new life in the spirit. I am proud and grateful to be part of a congregation that the Bishop and cabinet trust to receive Jeff and Steve with love and grace.

Spring Awakening!

by Pastor Patricia

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The Christian Workers Class

and the United Methodist Women

have both lost members in the past

several years and are no longer

vital at Maynard. Over the years

both of these groups supported the

MCurdy Schools of Northern New

Mexico located in Espaňola, NM.

Giving Tuesday (November 18,

2017) was a record giving day for

McCurdy by raising $71,050 from

128 donors across the U.S. But

Maynard continues to support

McCurdy Schools by sending them

Box Tops for Education. Along with Box Tops, they can also use

The McCurdy Schools

Tyson Project A+ labels. The

Tyson labels are worth 24 cents

each, Box Tops are worth 10 cents

in donation. (They are no longer

permitted to submit Campbell

Soup labels so if you have any to

bring in, please find another

worthy place that accepts them.)

There is a receptacle on the

shelf beside the office where you

can put your box tops and Tyson

Project A+ labels.

Thanks for your continued

support of the McCurdy Schools.

The legacy for the two defunct groups lives on through you!

World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as

International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event

celebrated on April 23.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized this day

to promote reading, publishing, and copyright.

Although organized by UNESCO, several countries

around the world have chosen their own date for

World Book Day. Example: in the United Kingdom,

the day is recognized on the first Thursday in March.

World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on

April 23, 1995.

Encourage your children (and yourself) to read a book!!

World Book Day

Three books were in the

running for April’s book discussion

but The Women of Easter won out.

Join us on April 26 at 7 p.m.

in the Parlor for a discussion and

snacks. Bring some snacks to share

if you’d like. We’ll see you then

Maynard Avenue Small Group Book Study

with a book in your

hand and questions in

your heart.

Let Claudia know if

you’d like her to order

you a book. All are

welcome.

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On Wednesday, April 4, The

West Ohio Conference will hold a

Remembrance Service for the 50th

anniversary of the assassination of

the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The service, titled “I Am the

Dream,” will acknowledge the life

and legacy of Dr. King, as well as

recognize all those who lost their

lives in the Civil Rights movement.

It will also be a time of

encouraging and celebrating the

God-Dreams we have for our own

lives, as well as those for the

beloved community of Christ.

The evening will include a

variety of vibrant music, along with

prayers, stories, and a message

from Bishop Palmer.

The gathering will begin at

6 p.m. at Maize Manor United

Methodist Church in Columbus,

with the service starting at

6:30 p.m. A multicultural reception

will follow. The event will also be

live-streamed on the Conference

website.

For more information, contact

Donnetta Peaks at

[email protected].

I Am the Dream: Embracing the Legacy of MLK

Did you know that a GED and computer literacy education can reduce recidivism by 13% and significantly increase the chance for employment after returning to the community? Did you know that YOU can help individuals prepare to return to the community?

Maynard’s “Welcome Home” ministry is partnering with the OSU student organization, PassGo (www.ohiopassgo.org) to collect current non-fiction and popular fiction books, any genre, for local prison libraries. Your generous donation can be dropped off at the church between now and April 13 and will contribute to improving the academic and career outcomes of returning citizens.

For more information about PassGo, contact Eleni Christofides at [email protected].

For more information about Welcome Home, call 614- 284-6787.

Book Donations and The Welcome Home Project

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For Everyone Born 2018 Conference

2019 General Conference as we

work for justice and dream about

what it means to be a church that

is “For Everyone Born.”

RMN looks forward to being

able to share the agenda and

registration with you soon, but

until then, plan to see RMN

committee and members in St.

Louis in July!

After much anticipation,

it is with oy that

Reconciling Ministries

Network (RMN) is able to

share that we have a new

location for “For Everyone Born -

2018 Convocation”!

Join us and hundreds of other

United Methodists at the St. Louis

Airport Hilton in St. Louis, MO on

July 26-29.

It will be a powerful experience

to gather so close to the site of the

Faith-Based Re-entry Summit—April 12

Building Communities of Hope

and Healing

Thursday, April 12

9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Central Community Center

102 W. High St. Springfield, OH

Join us for a day focused on

balancing justice with mercy by

building relationships of hope and

healing between churches,

correctional institutions, and

communities. Free — so space is

limited to the first 200 who

register for this free event.

For more information, map/

directions, and to register visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/

e/2018-southwest-region-faith-

based-reentry-summit-tickets-

41289561189

Living a Faith-filled Life with Parkinson’s Disease

The Riverside United Methodist

Church, 2701 Zollinger Rd.,

Columbus, has scheduled an

evening service on Tuesday,

April 3 at 7:15 p.m. featuring

Rev. James Freshour who brings a

message entitled, “Living a Faith-

Filled Life with Parkinson’s

Disease.”

Rev. Freshour, a retired

member of the West Ohio Annual

Conference, was diagnosed with

PD in September 2014. He will be

offering words of hope and

encouragement for persons with

PD, their families, friends, and

caregivers. The gathered

community will have an

opportunity to receive the

sacrament of Holy Communion

and prayers for healing.

For other information about

this event call the church at

614-486-5201.

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Pastor Jeff was born and raised

in Dayton, OH, and is a graduate of

Cedarville College (University)

with a BA in Communication Arts.

He received his MA Religious

Education in 1995 from

Southwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary and his MDiv from

United Theological Seminary in

2011. Originally ordained in the

Baptist church, his life journey

brought him to the United

Methodist Church where he has

been an elder since 2012. He has

served United Methodist churches in the West Ohio Conference in

Defiance, Springfield, and more

recently, Glenwood UMC in the

Hilltop area of Columbus. He is

also active in the West Ohio

Reconciling Ministries.

Pastor Jeff has three adult

children: Bethany who lives in San

Francisco, CA; Scott who lives in

Sacramento, CA; and Bryant and

wife Alicia who live in Dayton. He

has one granddaughter, Georgia,

who is 2 years old.

Pastor Jeff and his husband,

Steve Shamblin, have been married

since December 17, 2016. Steve

also has three children, one

grandchild, and one due in May.

Steve currently teaches high school

Advanced Placement Literature,

English, and Art in Charleston, WV.

He is hopeful to soon find a

teaching position in the Columbus

area.

Jeff and Steve love living in the

Columbus area where they enjoy

cooking (Steve is the better cook),

attending the theatre, touring art

museums, finding new “non-chain”

places to eat, and spending time

with friends.

Both Pastor Jeff and Steve are

excited about coming to Maynard

Ave. UMC, and they look forward

to serving this community together

in ministry.

Pastor Jeff will begin his

ministry at Maynard on Sunday,

July 1, 2018. Be here to welcome

him and Steve to their new home!

Introducing Pastor Jeff Mullinix

Pastor Jeff (r) and

Steve Shamblin (l)

Sunrise Service April 1 at 7 a.m. Summit and Maynard Park

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Holy Humor Sunday — Sunday after Easter

generations. (We need those by

Wednesday, April 4). Email to

[email protected] or

put in the offering plate on Easter!

Jokes don’t have to be religious,

or about Jesus, although good-

spirited ones about the Son of God

would make him laugh, too!

If you have a funny story that

you want to be sure we tell aloud,

there will be time for a couple of

those in worship.

Bring along a percussion

instrument to accentuate the

punchlines!

On April 8, we will celebrate

an old tradition in the Christian

world. For centuries, people of

faith have gathered after Easter to

celebrate with stories and jokes

and dancing and feasting to honor

the great “joke” that God pulled on

the forces of Evil by resurrecting

Jesus. The Latin Church called

it :Risus Paschalis — God’s Joke or

The Easter Laugh.

We hope that you will be here

that Sunday, and that you might

share, in advance, a good joke or

cartoon, suitable for sharing across

Bell Choir Trip/Thank You!

APRIL 13-14, 2018

Michael Lindner and the

Maynard Handbell Choir

are planning to attend the

Handbell Musicians of

American Spring Festival

in Charleston, WV,

joining choirs from a five-

state area for a weekend

of music, education, and fun.

Handbell Choir members thank

you for your generous donations

making this trip possible!

A big thank you to Jim

Stephenson for making the aprons

for the Handbell ringers to wear.

They look so professional!

Good luck on your trip!

Nessum Dorma played solo

by Michael Lindner,

Handbell director

Diego Bernal, Ayden Baugus, Luna Bernal, Lauren Hazel, Shelli Hazel, Vianna Luu, Victor Luu, Verich Luu,

Vanessa Luu, Merv Matteson, and two guests, and Michael directing

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It was just an idea. A

combination of pictures I saw on

Pinterest. A big red heart covered

with handprints. And it seemed so

appropriate for February and a

lesson on LOVE.

With the help of many in the

congregation that responded to the

request for the tracing of their

handprints, our project began to

take shape. We used several

different shades of red paper to

show diversity. We cut out all of

the imprints and even Pink helped.

I should have counted how many, but I can guarantee that we cut a

lot of prints. We had big

handprints like Michael, dainty

prints like Venus, gnarled prints like

those of us who are older, hard

working hands, and creative

decorated prints from our artists.

We had toddler prints from Mercy,

and alien prints from Spock (yes,

That Spock), and sign language

LOVE prints. We are a wonderful

diverse group and that is what

makes this church so amazing!

After cutting out the big red

background heart, we started to

place the handprints. Many had

names written on them, so as we

decided the best place to

artistically put them, we lifted that

person with a prayer envisioning

them in our minds. As the hands

blended into a heart, they just

seemed to fit perfectly. A beautiful

blend of people just like our

Church Family.

Ayden, Luna, Ava (a visitor and

friend of Luna’s), and I talked about

love … Agape (God’s), Philio

(Family and

Friends),

and Eros

(Romantic).

We

answered

questions

like, “how

do I show

God love?”

And “what

does Friendship mean to you?”

Their answers are on the board in

the Kid’s Room. Stop by and read

their answers. These young ladies are such wonderful examples of

what it is to be a Spirit-filled

person. They are our living

pictures of “A young child shall

lead.”

So, how do you show God

Love? Do you share, support,

care, and love each other and

those you meet outside of church?

Do you invite others to our church

to experience that community and

acceptance? Remember what we

say every Sunday, “We Celebrate

and Share Christ’s Love and

Acceptance of ALL.” I don’t hear

an “if” or a “but” in that sentence.

Reach out and embrace that

person, take a breath, and

welcome them home. It may be

the only one they know at that

moment. Aren’t we blessed?

Now, if you somehow missed

tracing your hand and still want to

be a part of Maynard’s Heart, let

me know. We have plenty of red

paper and there is always room for

more hands in this family! by Natalie Snarr

Maynard’s Heart

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The West Ohio

Conference of The

United Methodist

Church supports a wide

variety of mission

partners, both local

and global, in

advancing our common

mission to 'make

disciples of Jesus Christ

for the transformation of the world.'

Each month, we will join together in

praying for our brothers and sisters

doing mission and ministry around the world.

Laos Mission Initiative

More than 15 years of mission

work in Laos has led to the

creation of 60 congregations across

8 provinces, with 56 lay leaders and

over 4,000 members. Worshipers

gather in sunlit homes where they

study scriptures, pray, and sing.

Held back by formal restrictions and the difficulty of travel, Laotian

United Methodists labor with

patience. Congregations grow as

friends and family members come

around one or two at a time. They

have also begun reaching out into

Laos Mission Initiative

communities by offering vocational

training, creating educational

opportunities, empowering

women, and strengthening the local

economy.

Please pray for:

Expansion of the Christian faith

and the United Methodist

Church in Laos, with freedom

of religion for those professing

their faith, as well as a peaceful,

safe place of worship.

Support for local programs, such as the Sunbeam Language

and Vocational School, as well

as ministries with women,

children, and youth.

Official, government

recognition and registration of

the United Methodist Church

in Laos.

Continued growth and maturity

for the leaders and members of

discipleship ministries in Laos.

NewsNET: March 7, 2018 Vol 11, Issue 10

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NEW WEBSITE: MAYNARDAVEUMC.ORG

The new website is still being worked on but Maynard’s old website

maynardav.org is no longer active.

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Lent 2018 — Overcomers (cont’d from March newsletter)

diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

could not have been any better

written than by Martha herself.

The story of her frustration and

hopes around this disease were

expressed beautifully, painfully,

hopefully.

March 18, the Fifth Sunday of

Lent, brought Yalande Jeffries to

the pulpit to share her story of

overcoming her life of

homelessness. She said it best:

“Look how far I have come from

dumpster diving to having my own

apartment.” No longer homeless, Yalande is gainfully employed and

recently was able to move into her

own apartment with all her own

furniture. What a joyful life!

March 25 brought back a

favorite speaker, Rev. Ben

Weisbrod (Beth was working at

another church and could not join

him.) Joyful for their time in Africa,

there were obstacles to overcome.

First they had to learn the language

before even heading to Africa.

Being away from family is a difficult

obstacle to overcome but one you

learn to accept as you follow God’s

calling on your life. Losing friends

to violence when you are preaching

peace—how do you walk onward

and overcome that loss? We are

glad they are both home safe and

sound.

Join us on Easter Sunday at

10:30 a.m. to hear again the story

of the biggest overcomer of all,

Christ. Relearn about his

overcoming sin and death and his

resurrection! Help us make a

joyful noise!

“The Overcomer”

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

We are hard pressed

on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair,

persecuted, but not abandoned;

struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body

the death of Jesus, so that the life of

Jesus may also be revealed in our

body. For we who are alive are

always being given over to death for

Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also

be revealed in our mortal body.

So then, death is at work in us,

but life is at work in you.

Continuing last month’s article

about the overcomers at Maynard:

On March 4, Leo Soboslai

spoke, not about overcoming

cancer—although thankful for that

— about overcoming addiction to

smoking. He started smoking as a

young teen but it was his battle

with cancer that played a big role in

overcoming his addiction to

smoking. Smoking had a lot to do

with getting cancer in the first

place. Now smoke and cancer

free, Leo was glad to share his story with everyone.

Then on March 11, the Fourth

Sunday of Lent, Martha Matteson’s

life was told through readers of her

poetry. Martha has a lovely way

with words and was able to

describe her joy in overcoming

people thinking she could not be a

minister, even Merv was a little

doubtful, yet became one. Then

her fear and anger with the

Leo Soboslai

Rev. Martha Matteson

Yalande Jeffries

Rev. Ben Weisbrod

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1. The earliest recorded reference to April Fools’ Day was in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in 1392.

2. Although historians believe April Fools’ began in France, no one is entirely certain. One belief is that it began with a calendar change in the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII adopted the Gregorian calendar, and New Year’s Day was moved from April 1 to January 1.

3. The ancient Romans had a day of jokes called Festival of Hilaria (a.k.a. Roman Laughing Day). In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria was held to celebrate the vernal equinox and honor the Anatolian Earth Goddess.

4. Boese of the Museum of Hoaxes points out that April Fools’ is a day where social inequalities could be confronted; for example, in the 1800s street urchins played tricks on the London gentlemen.

5. As an April Fools’ Day prank in 1998, Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA TODAY introducing the newest menu item: a “Left-Handed Whopper.”

6. In Scotland, April Fools’ Day used to be called “Hunt the Gowk Day.” “Gowk” is an old Scottish word for a foolish person. A traditional prank involved sending the “gowk” to deliver a sealed message. The message instructed the recipient, “Dinna laugh, dinna smile. Hunt the gowk another mile.” The recipient would then send the victim onward to another person, bearing an identical sealed message. The joke went on until

Twenty Interesting Things about April Fools’ Day

either the “gowk” got wise to what was going on, or someone took pity on him.

7. The French call April 1 Poisson d’Avril, or “April Fish.” French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying “Poisson d’Avril” when the prank is discovered.

8. In Spain, December 28 is the equivalent of the U.S.’s April Fools’ Day. Dia de los Santos Inocentes (“Day of the Holly Innocents”), a religious holiday named in honor of young children slaughtered by order of King Herod around the time of Jesus’ birth, has largely lost its religious aspect. Now, “pranks that became popular during the Middle Ages have been combined with winter festivities of pagan origin.”

9. On April 1, 1976, BBC radio astronomer Patrick Moore stated to radio listeners that an astronomical event (the conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto) would take place at 9:47 a.m. that day, which would noticeably decrease gravity on Earth. If listeners were to jump into the air at that exact moment, they would find they felt a floating sensation.

10. Twenty years earlier, the BBC fooled the nation with a spoof documentary broadcast about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. The documentary “featured a family in Switzerland carrying out their annual spaghetti harvest…carefully plucking strands of spaghetti from a tree and laying them in the sun to dry.” Apparently, millions were duped —

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Twenty Interesting Things about April Fools’ Day (cont’d)

15. A Flemish April Fools’ tradition has children locking their parents or teachers from their homes/rooms, only letting them back in when they promise a treat.

16. In England, depending on where you live, instead of being called “fool” on April Fools’ Day, you could be called a “noodle,” “noddy,” “gobby,” or “gob.”

17. Even Mark Twain had something to say about April Fools’ Day: “This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.” (Pudd’nhead Wilson, 1894)

18. Twitter jumped in on the April Fools’ Day bandwagon in 2013 to announce that they were shifting to a two-tiered service. Those who wanted to use their services for free could use Twttr, where they could tweet ONLY consonants. Those who paid $5/monthly could use consonants AND vowels.

19. According to a 2010 national study, 68% of advertising and marketing executives consider April Fools’ pranks unsuitable; only 3% found pranks “very appropriate.”

20. Based on its readers’ feedback and ongoing research over at The Museum of Hoaxes, there is an entertaining and in- depth list of the Top 100 April Fools’ Day Hoaxes of All Time.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/

fun-and-learning/twenty-interesting-things-about-april-fools-day/

calling in to ask how they could grow their own spaghetti trees.

11. On April Fools’ Day in 1996, Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in seven leading U.S. newspapers announcing their purchase of the Liberty Bell, which they purportedly renamed the “Taco Liberty Bell.” At noon on the same day, it was revealed that the story was a hoax.

12. In 2001, another successful April Fools’ marketing ploy was set-up in Denmark involving a car from Copenhagen’s new subway. It appeared as though one of the subway cars accidentally pushed through the ground in the square directly in front of town hall.

13. Google outdoes itself each year with April Fools’ jokes. In 2013, they introduced the Google Wallet Mobile ATM which advertised that it could attach to most smartphones and “dispense money instantly and effortlessly,” including rare $2 and $50 bills. No more searching for an ATM or bank! “If your mobile ATM is running low on funds, a self-driving, armored, hybrid vehicle will be alerted and dispatched to your location — arriving within minutes to quickly and safely refill [your] ATM.”

14. Funnily enough, because of their chronic hoaxes through the years, when Google actually launched its Gmail service on April 1, 2004, everyone assumed it was another joke. Of course, that was the plan because Google knew it would offer additional free publicity when everyone realized the service was real.

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Celebrating 70 years of The Advance: God’s love at work in training leaders

For 70 years, The Advance has

been a vital means through which United Methodists and their predecessors have shared the love of God throughout the world. Today, The Advance supports more than 300 missionaries and more than 600 projects.

Some of the work supported by The Advance is highly innovative and forward-looking, from malaria eradication to disaster-risk reduction to social-justice initiatives. But The Advance also supports the equally vital and fundamental work of providing theological training for local church leaders around the globe.

Young Seon “Christina”Kim (Advance #3021957) serves as a Global Ministries missionary in Tanzania and directs Next Generation Ministries (Advance #3022281). Her Bible seminars equip United Methodist leaders throughout Tanzania to provide faithful teaching to their congregations, including five churches in the Nyarangusu camp for refugees fleeing civil war in the Congo.

Kim writes, “I love to listen to young people reading the Bible

Celebrating 70 Years of Methodist Mission Giving

together. How beautiful. In the Nyarugusu camp seminar, each church was supposed to send five young leaders for the seminar, for a total of 25. But I ended up having 50, with additional pastors and some women and children. … ‘Life is fragile, but God is with us.’ This is the testimony from the congregations in the Nyarugusu refugee camp that I take with me.”

The areas of impact for Advance projects are comprehensive, touching on the whole human experience:

Disaster Response & Recovery

Economic Empowerment

Education

Evangelism and Church Growth

Food & Agriculture

Health

Migration

Mission Personnel

Social Justice

Water & Sanitation

Women & Children

Seventy years of The Advance. Seventy years of God’s love at work. That’s a lot to celebrate. Would you please join the celebration by giving $70 or $700 or $7,000 to The Advance? Go to UMCmission.org/give to select the projects or missionaries you would like to support. One hundred percent of your gift will go to the destination you specify.

Thomas Kemper General Secretary General Board of Global

Ministries

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Special Sunday: Native American Ministries Sunday

history. Through Native American

Ministries Sunday, we’re able to

equip and empower Native

American pastors, congregations

and seminary students to do what

only they can do: authentically

worship and serve Jesus.

When you support Native

American Ministries Sunday, you

equip seminary students who will

honor and celebrate Native

American culture in their

ministries. And you empower

congregations that are finding fresh

new ways to minister to their communities with the love of

Christ.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Together, we empower local

spiritual development and educate

Native American seminary students

to service God faithfully.

Today Native Americans —

with many unique languages, many

unique cultures — honor their

heritage, and live as Jesus-followers,

led by a rotation of primarily

Native American pastors.

Most Americans today

recognize that the history following

the arrival of the large canoes bore little resemblance to the one all

Christians identify as Creator.

That’s why the people of The

United Methodist Church, Native

and non-Native, are creating a new

The Grief Recovery Method®

of the Messiah UMC, 51 N State

St., Westerville.

Cost: $40 (includes book).

For further information or to

register, please contact Glen

Needham, 614-578-3417, or email

[email protected]; or Pat

Trout, 614-337-1570, or email

[email protected].

____________

Ed: Although this class has

already begun, you might still be

able to catch up. Call Glenn or

Pat.

10-Week Support

Group Program An Action Program for Moving

Beyond Losses due to Death,

Divorce, Career, Health, Trust, or

Faith

People say you have to let go

and move on in your life after a

loss, but they don’t tell you what

you need to do to accomplish that.

The Grief Recovery Method® helps

to make that possible by providing

guidance and support.

The 10-week program will meet

Tuesdays, March 27 – May 29,

2018, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Church

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Leadership

Retreat Sunday, April 22

Time: TBA

Jorie S is again willing to assist

us with the Leadership retreat! Michael Lindner has reserved

his place of work for the retreat.

So the date is confirmed:

Sunday, April 22. Please block out

Leadership Retreat

that afternoon and evening on your

calendars!

The time of the retreat has not

been set yet, nor has the retreat

agenda. Jorie will help with those

as well. by Leo Soboslai

Leadership Chair

Page 14 Maynard Messenger

Palm Sunday at Maynard

Even you, oh Princess, In your cold

room, Watch the stars, That tremble with

love and with hope. But my secret is hidden within me, My

name no one shall know, No.. no… On your mouth, I will tell it, When the

light shines. And my kiss will dissolve the silence

that makes you mine! (No one will know his name and we

must, alas, die.)

Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will

win!”

Pastor Patricia and

Joan Krause explained to

the children why we

celebrated with palms on

this particular Sunday.

The children answered

questions from Patty,

showed they were

listening in their Sunday

School class.

Michael Lindner,

Handbell director, played

Nessum Dorma as we

pondered the words to

this Puccini opera.

“None shall sleep, None

shall sleep!

Iona Community Trinity Prayer

In 1938, Scottish minister George MacLeod began the Iona Community to connect more working people with the church. This prayer from the Iona Community offers praise to each member of the Trinity:

“We have heard about you, God of all power. You made the world out of kindness, creating order out of

confusion. We have heard about you, Jesus Christ … the poor man who made others rich; the healer who let himself be wounded’ the Savior who died and rose again. We have heard about you, Holy Spirit. You broke the bonds of every race and nation, to let God speak in every tongue … you showed how love made all things new.”

NewsletterNewsletter, April 2018

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