Volume 57, Issue 11 November, 2011 First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church Special points of interest: • Poinsettia Info • Angel Tree • Military Collection Long Term Prayer List All in the Church Family Poinsettia Info Changes 2 Women’s Ministry Library News Preaching Schedule 3 Childcare Schedule Uptown District Turkey Meal Sleuth Jr. 4 Student Ministries Weekday Preschool 5 Sleuth Report 6 Bible Reading Plan 7 Bible Study List Holiday Worship Check presentation Christmas Offering 8 Financials Direct Deposit Info Offering Envelopes Military Collection Festival of Sharing 9 Publication Info. 10 November Calendar 11 November Birthday and Anniversary 12 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: News O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever. - O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! – O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 2 O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever. Psalm 107.1 and Psalm 118.1 and Psalm 136.1-3 It is proper for us at all times and in all places to express gratitude to God for all God continues to do for each of us especially those who take time to count God’s blessings extended to them in diverse ways. And as we observe THANKSGIVING DAY during this month, let’s always keep in mind that it is our duty to THANK GOD each and everyday! At this time we express our gratitude to our entire team of VOULNTEERS for con- tributions made to God’s call of us at First Church. Friends it is indeed true that he work of ministry and mission are carried out mainly by the many VOLUNTEERS within the body of Christ. It is gratifying to know that those committed to Christ and His call to ministry will- ingly share with others their gifts and graces for the benefit of others and to the glory of God. Someone rightly stated that: Volunteerism is the practice of volunteering your time and services to those who need it. You do things for them for no pay. This is to help people and improve their quality of life. Volunteering is a good deed! A Million-Thank-Yous to all our VOLUNTEERS because we know that within the community of faith; volunteerism is a key ingredient to the success of almost all we do as the Body of Christ and all those who volunteer make our call to Ministry and Mission much more effective and rewarding. Thank you for your continued participation in the ministry of First Church! Thank you and to God be the glory! GUS
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Volume 57, Issue 11
November, 2011
F i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h
Special points of interest:
• Poinsettia Info
• Angel Tree
• Military Collection
Long Term Prayer List All in the Church Family Poinsettia Info Changes
2
Women’s Ministry Library News Preaching Schedule
3
Childcare Schedule Uptown District Turkey Meal Sleuth Jr.
4
Student Ministries Weekday Preschool
5
Sleuth Report 6
Bible Reading Plan 7
Bible Study List Holiday Worship Check presentation Christmas Offering
8
Financials Direct Deposit Info Offering Envelopes Military Collection Festival of Sharing
9
Publication Info. 10
November Calendar 11
November Birthday and Anniversary
12
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
News
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever. - O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! – O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever.
2 O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever. Psalm 107.1 and Psalm 118.1 and Psalm 136.1-3
It is proper for us at all times and in all places to express gratitude to God for all God continues to do for each of us especially those who take time to count God’s blessings extended to them in diverse ways. And as we observe THANKSGIVING DAY during this month, let’s always keep in mind that it is our duty to THANK GOD each and everyday! At this time we express our gratitude to our entire team of VOULNTEERS for con-tributions made to God’s call of us at First Church. Friends it is indeed true that he work of ministry and mission are carried out mainly by the many VOLUNTEERS within the body of Christ. It is gratifying to know that those committed to Christ and His call to ministry will-ingly share with others their gifts and graces for the benefit of others and to the glory of God. Someone rightly stated that: Volunteerism is the practice of volunteering your time and services to those who need it. You do things for them for no pay. This is to help people and improve their quality of life. Volunteering is a good deed! A Million-Thank-Yous to all our VOLUNTEERS because we know that within the community of faith; volunteerism is a key ingredient to the success of almost all we do as the Body of Christ and all those who volunteer make our call to Ministry and Mission much more effective and rewarding.
Thank you for your continued participation in the ministry of First Church! Thank you and to God be the glory!
GUS
HEALTH CONCERNS: Arla Allen, Mary Be-bout, Nancy Beckman, Kay Bevington, Betty, Rick Bilderback, Bob Bowen, Betty Brown, Mary Compton, Mark Crosby, Rick Donovan, Mike Everhart, Judy Feeney, Esther Fox, Jason Hoffman, Matt Huse, Harold Kreischer, Paul LaRue, Gladys Lee, Donna Long, Kelly Dixon May, Gina McComber, Deb Pear-son, Jerry Pogue, Sandy Riley, Sarah R o b e s o n , R i t a
Schnipke, Pat Shaffer, Karen Smith, Dorothy S t e m e n , R e b e c c a Strickler, John Trim-ble, Jeff Young.
M I L IT A RY: P a u l
G r u t s c h , C a l e b Kreischer, J. R. Price, Brad Russell. Families of military who have been wounded or killed in action, POWS, Refu-gees of war.
MISSIONARIES: Gas-
ton & Jeanne Ntambo–Congo, Jose Luise Ramos and family, per-
secuted Christians, missionaries around the world.
GLOBAL CONCERNS: Refugees and victims of floods, droughts, famine, fires, terrorism, wars, earthquakes, world leaders.
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Long Term Prayer List...
THE FRIENDLY VISITOR
Wedding: Kristen Hoverman & Aaron Gillespie
October 15, 2011
The Prayer Team
asks for your
help in keeping
our list up-to-
date. Contact
Gloria Wendel or
anyone on the
Prayer Team with
your updates.
Thank you
All in the Church Family
CHANGES – When you change your phone number, please notify the church whether it be your land line or your cell phone number. If you change your address, please let us know as well. It helps us keep in touch as needed. Thank you for your coopera-tion. Please call the church of-fice at 419-238-0631, ext. 0.
The Liturgical Arts Committee will be placing an order for poinsettias to be used throughout the church during Advent and Christmas. You can purchase a poinsettia (color: red or white) in memory/honor of a loved one. Cost: 7” pot—$9.50; 81/2’ pot—$14.50. Orders due by November 27th.
I wish to give a poinsettia in memory/honor of ________________________________________________
By _____________________________________. Amount enclosed ______________________
If you wish to contribute to a fund for garlands and other items to be used in preparing the church for Ad-
vent, you are invited to do so.
Enclosed is __________________ to be used for decorating.
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Lydia Circle
November 8—noon Kitchenette Hostess—Gloria Wendel Devotions—Susan Mathew Martha/Ruth Circle
November 15 —1:30 pm
Library
Knitting Circle
November 15—
Nancy Rhoades home 1099 Madison Blvd.
Sarah Circle November 21—7:30 pm
Conference Room
Sewing Circle— Interested in sewing lap quilts or other small projects, call Helen Huston at 238-5713
Circle Meetings
Women’s Team Ministry meeting, November 3, 2011
4:00 p.m. Conference room
Pastor Gus’s November Preaching Schedule
Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming. November 20/November 27, you may pick your Angel Tree angel from the tree in the Nar-thex. The children of the
Angel Tree program have an incarcerated parent.
The gifts you purchase and wrap are given to the chil-dren in their parent's name. Each child is to receive (1) clothing gift and (1) fun gift. Each gift is to cost between $15-$20. Gift suggestions are attached to the angel and instruction sheets are given when you pick your Angel. Delivery day of the gifts will be De-cember 11 so bring your gifts to worship that day. Sarah Circle thanks you for your participation and support in this worthwhile mission.
Library News from Romaine Whetstone Currently Missing from Adult Library – Facing Death, Hope for the Troubled Heart, The Jesus I Never Knew, and Suffering-A Care Giver’s Guide - Audio Cassettes
Missing from the Children’s Library – Audio Cassettes – Hymns 3, Hymns 2. CD – The Messiah Comes and DVD’s – Discovering God’s World…Together, Chadder’s Island Adventure, Chadder’s Science Adventure, Chad-der’s Wild West Adventures, God Wants Me to Forgive them?, Lyle the Kingly Viking, The Animated Stories from the New Testament, The Doom Funnel Rescue, The Great Pie War, The Ministry of Paul, The Pirates Who Don’t do Anything and The River Rescue. A few of these were signed out several years ago. Please look through your collections for these and return them to the library box in the adult library.
November 06 All Saints – Communion I John 03:01-03 They Are Remembered November 13 Veterans Day Service Psalm 23:01-06 The Ultimate Sacrifice November 20 Thanksgiving/Christ the King Matthew 25:31-46 Gratitude to Christ the King November 27 Christ the King Sunday Isaiah 7:10-17,
Matthew 1:22-23
The Advent of Jesus: The Prophecy
November 27 7:00 – Festival of Lights
Apple Festival Report
$932.30 was the profit at the recent Women’s Team Ministry Booth at the Apple Festival.
Thank you to all who baked items for the sale as well as those who gave cash dona-tions.
Gloria Ruddock, treasurer
Janet Hiegel, Janet Rickner and Gloria Ruddock “man” the booth
at the Apple Festival
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November 20 Nursery infants—2
8:00—Jared & Sara Owens 9:15—Smelsers 10:45— Denise & Alana Gutierrez Preschoolers—Mitch & Brooke Gearhart
Child Care Schedule November
The Uptown District November Rotation—Joshua at Jericho
Virtue - Courage—Being brave enough to do what you should do even when you’re afraid.
For Everyday: Obey God’s commands and miraculous things will happen!
Theme Song: Joshua Fought the Battle of
Jericho
November Rotation
• Christ Child Chapel—Shawn & Jenny Deitemeyer •Joseph & So Hardware— Ruth Ann Dowler •Starlight Theater—Deb Davis
Sleuth
Report
Jr.
Edition
Kaden Thomas Shaffer is 6 years old and the subject of this month’s investi-gation! He shares the branches of his family tree with Neil (his dad), Teresa (his mom), Logan, Luke, Connor, and Jared (his brothers), Sierra, and finally Ashlynn (his sisters). I found that Kaden is in Mrs. Place Kindergarten class where he finds enjoyment in the math stations, recess and lunch (typical kid!), gym, art, and reading club. He is a fella with many hobbies which in-clude a love for kickball, football, basketball, and listening to music. He enjoys looking through baseball, basketball, or wrestling cards to further enhance his sporting knowledge. (I just hope he keeps the cards in mint condition!) Mr Shaffer would like to someday share the desk of Mrs. Place as he would like
to be a Kindergarten teacher when he grows up. Lastly, I found that Kaden’s favorite Bible story is the one where Joshua is instructed to tear down the walls of Jericho, a story he learned about in preschool at First United Methodist Preschool! You will find Kaden “blowing his horn in the name of Christ” every Wednesday afternoon at Mustard Seeds and every Sunday morning here at church… should you see the little sportster, give him a shout-out of your own! As for me, until next month, I’m signing out!
Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!
On November 20th, the kids of “Team KICK” will be going shopping to provide a
Thanksgiving dinner for a needy family in Van Wert. The kids will be given a set amount of money and they will have to determine what kind of food to provide for the allotted amount of
money….so, not only will we be providing a meal, we are going to learn a little budgeting
lesson as well!
November 27 Nursery Infants—2
8:00—RJ & Jill Coleman 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—The Butler Family Preschoolers— Deitemeyers
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from Mark Scheidt, Student Ministries Director
Middle School Schedule for November: 2nd We address those in our world that will not have Christmas and our responsibility as
Christians toward them. Meal served from 5-6pm.
9th Tonight we shop as a group for the gifts needed for our Shoebox Ministry.
We’ll return to church and prepare our Shoeboxes. Meal 5-6pm
16th Meal is served 5-6pm. Topic to be announced.
23rd Celebrate Thanksgiving together. We’ll have each of you bring in something from home for all of us to share together.
30th Meal served from 5-6pm. Topic to be announced.
High School Schedule for November: 6th Open night. Come for food and a good time at 6:30pm
13th Tonight meal is at 6:30pm We talk on Christ’s words on the poor and the broken in our world. Gearing our hearts for our Shoebox Ministry. We will get instructions and be prepared for next week.
20th Tonight we begin our Shoebox Ministry Project. This is essentially Christmas in a box for a kid that actually needs us to make Christmas. We gather to wrap boxes and make final touches on our presents. Meal – at 6:03pm
27th Thanksgiving - No Youth Group
I feel thankful, not because I am supposed to be in November, but because of how much I have learned being with the youth. I am fortunate that my own kids are in this program. I see them growing in Christ. I have spoken personally to kids in middle and high school and have seen changes in their lives already as they hear the TRUTH. We know the strength of the influences the world throws at them and how easy it is for them to stumble. Many kids do not hear the Word of God unless they come to our Youth Group. Sadly, that leaves little precious time to arm them for their week. My question and challenge to you as parents and care givers is: Are you talking to them as well? Do they see you reading the Bible? This magnifies what I say tremen-dously! We then stand united. When these kids see Almighty God actually working in their lives and see for the first time how vital they are for the Kingdom all these efforts will have been more than worth it.
In Him, Mark
Weekday Preschool from Kristy Bagley, administrator
Visit us on facebook. www.facebook.com First United Methodist Preschool
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Sleuth Report by Al Arnold
First United Methodist Church is a trove of talented and experienced people, and Esther Ley is one of those people. “Memory is the mother of all wisdom,” accord-ing to the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, and in a recent meeting on church mis-sions, it was Esther’s memory of her many years in mission projects that enabled her to bring much wisdom to the discussion.
Esther and Watson Ley moved to Van Wert and began attending First Church in 1965. Prior to that they had attended the Middle Point United Methodist Church where Esther was active in the women’s organizations. She continued that work at First as a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS), now-a-days known as United Methodist Women, and soon had gained leadership positions in the Defiance District where she served as vice-president and president.
“We worked with 98 churches in Northwest Ohio,” Esther remembers. “We had a great group of dis-trict officers; we had fun, and we accomplished a great deal.”
One such area of accomplishment was in the field of missions. Esther became the District Sec-retary of Missionary Education whose task was to educate women in local churches on the needs in the field. “We conducted classes on the mission fields in the Philippines, in Africa, and in areas within the United States,” she recalls. “At that time the Defiance District had several women serving as mis-sionaries, and we supported their work.” Also, the West Ohio Conference conducted a School of Mis-sions at Lakeside each summer, and for several years Esther served on the planning committee. She would spend four or five days each summer working as registrar for the event and partici-pating in the seminars for both men and women.
Another of Esther’s favorite activities has been the Festival of Sharing. “I remember Watson and I taking blankets, articles of clothing, kits, and even pies to the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield,” she reminisced. “We promoted the event with ‘missions moments’ during the worship services.” Esther laughed as she recalled seeing someone ride a bicycle down the church aisle, or the time she had someone sitting at a sewing machine at the altar. “We sent 30 bikes and 12 sewing machines those years,” she mused. Esther also remembers the year First Church collected enough money to put a roof on a church in Africa. “Another group had built the church structure, but it needed a roof,” she explained. “The members of this church have always been anxious to help,” she emphasized.
Esther fondly recalls her days in Christian education. “I was the leader of the youth group at Middle Point when Shirley Jarvis was in high school,” she grinned. “She was one of my really good ones!” She continued, “It seems like I taught Sunday School all my life.”
Esther’s commitment to service has extended beyond Methodism. She worked with the Van
Wert County Church Women United whose major initiative was the construction of the new Van Wert
County Home. That came to fruition in 1975. She has been a life member of the Wassenberg Art
Center and served on the Board of Directors for the YWCA. Is it any wonder that Esther Ley brings
much wisdom to our Committee on Missions at FUMC?
Esther with her cat Harley.
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A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011
December 24th 2011, Christmas Eve 12 noon—2 p.m. Family Communion (come and go) 7:30 p.m. Worship with Communion that includes our Children’s Ministry 8:30—9:30 p.m. Family Communion (come and go) 10.30 p.m. Worship with Communion and Lessons and Carols
December 25th, 2011, Christmas Day Worship at 10:00 a.m.
January 01, 2012, New Year’s Day Worship at 10.00 a.m.
Jeanne Zeigler is shown presenting
Pastor Gus a check for $500 from the Mature Methodist Pancake Breakfast receipts to be used toward expenses of the 5th Quarter.
Check Received The Missions Team The Missions Team The Missions Team The Missions Team has chosen the follow-
ing funds to receive the 2011 Christmas Offering: 1. The Co-operative Ministries Food Pantry 2. Needy Poor Fund 3. Missionaries, Gaston & Jeanne Ntambo 4. First UMC Weekday Preschool
for educational supplies
Direct Payment Option
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10/02/11 Offering for week $8,316.26 Building Campaign $3,646.00 Worship 8:00 – 86 9:15 – 18 10:45 – 194 Sunday School - 106 Childcare – 17
10/09/11 Offering for week $9,256.56 Building Campaign $2,772.00 Worship 8:00 - 87 9:15- 40 10:45 - 220 Sunday School – 115 Childcare – 9
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Tired of forgetting your checkbook or your offering envelope?
The church has the ability to auto-matically deduct your offering from your bank account. We have had requests to offer this service and it is now a reality.
Here’s how you do it.
1. Pick up and fill out the form on the bulletin board in the hallway and turn it into the office or to Jana Thompson.
2. Be sure to indicate what day of the month you want us to de-duct the amount from your bank account. Also, indicate if you want the deduction taken on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.
3. Any questions, please contact Jana Thompson at 419-238-0631 or [email protected].
Weekly
Reports
10/16/11 Offering for week $ 6,094.00 Building Campaign $1,073.00 Worship 8:00 - 93 9:15- 32 10:45 - 243 Sunday School – 112 Childcare – 14
10/23/11 Offering for week $4,457.40 Building Campaign $11,949.64 Worship 8:00 - 83 9:15- 34 10:45 - 174 Sunday School – 93 Childcare – 8
Festival of Sharing Report First Church gave as follows for Festival of Sharing and Blanket Sunday: 30 Health kits, 52 school kits 6 clean-up buckets, 3 layettes. 91 kits in total $675 for blankets (enough for 84 blankets) Great job 1st Church! Thank you! Linda Jeknavorian, mission chair
OFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPES – I will be reassigning Offering Envelope numbers for 2012, due to the direct depositing and people us-ing their banks to send money, I haven’t ordered as many offering envelopes. I will put out the 2012 envelopes at the end of Decem-ber, if you need an envelope or want to discontinue the one you have please contact Marilyn at the church office (419-238-
0631, ext.0) Thank you.
Collection of items to send to our mili-tary men and women for Christmas will be November 6 & 13. Please bring Christmas DVDs, candy and treats, books. These items will be shipped to our military men and women who will in
turn share them with their units. Any questions, please contact Jana Thompson or Diane Ryan.
Financial Report September 30, 2011
$473,431.00 2011 Budget
$ 33,846.63 Operating receipts for September
$343,957.94 Operating receipts for the year
$ 30,056.71 Operating expenses for September
$310,854.60 Operating expenses for the year
16,068.94 Giving to Building Fund for September $237,323.88 Giving to Building Fund for 2011
$383,295.16 Mortgage balance as of October 1, 2011
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: That you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving.
Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done. Psalm 62: 11-12
Worship Team
CONTACT US: Mailing address: First United Methodist Church 113 W. Central Avenue Van Wert, OH 45891