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“As a Reconciling Congregation, Dearborn First United Methodist Church celebrates that all persons are created in God’s image and are worthy of receiving God’s unconditional love and grace. We invite and welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic situations, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities and religious backgrounds into the life and ministries of our church.”

Dearborn First United Methodist Church

The MessengerThe MessengerThe MessengerThe Messenger June 2019

Pastor:

Pastor David Nellist Address:

22124 Garrison (at Mason) Dearborn, Michigan 48124

Phone:

313-563-5200 e-mail:

[email protected] Website:

www.dearbornfirstumc.org

Dear friends,

For me June always means Annual Conference. It’s a time of getting together with old friends and new ones. What does it mean to you? It also reminds me that this time last year Glenys and I were preparing for our transition to a new church. What a wonderful transition it’s been! Thank you to everyone for making our first year at Dearborn First such a wonderful one. Glenys and I are looking forward to our second year with great enthusiasm and joy!

Annual Conference will also be a time of transitioning for the United Methodist church. Much debate will take place as we struggle to come to terms with the legislation that brought in the Traditionalist plan, making it prohibitive for reconciling congregations like ourselves to be as open and inclusive as possible.

Whatever comes out of Annual Conference won’t be the final word. I am sure that not everything will be settled. In fact, it’s my feeling that everything will go down to the wire. The Traditionalist plan comes into effect on January 1st 2020, so there will be time to continue to work out a way forward. Please keep everyone at Conference in your prayers during this historic time of transition. Remember you can also be pro-active by participating in the Pride march taking place on June 8th & 9th in downtown Detroit. Look out for the information and signup sheets!

June also sees graduations on the 9th followed by a Potluck at Ford Field with Good Shepherd, make a date in your calendar to join us! Father’s Day follows on the 16th and we hope to honor all those who are fathers during our worship.

A new worship series will start on the 23rd titled, ‘Journeying with Paul’. In this series we will reflect not only on Paul’s journey but our own journeys in the summer, both near and far. We will have a table in the sanctuary for ‘found objects’. So, if you’re on the beach and find a shell or a pebble, bring it to the table. If you’re worshiping in a church while on vacation, bring the bulletin back and place that on the table. If you’re relaxing in a café and having the best cup of Chai Latte ever, bring the cup in. Do you get the idea? Let’s celebrate our journeying in the summer with our own ‘found objects’ and share them with each other!

May all your journeying be blessed!

Pastor David

Prayers of Celebration

From Chels Hutchins: for all those who give their time and musical talent!

From Paul Niemi: Thank you, Lord for allowing us to view the beautiful full “Blue Moon” Saturday night!

From Kelvin Gilley: Tuesday, May 21st was the 30-year anniversary of the commitment my spouse and I made to each other, and our 2-year wedding anniversary!

The Community Food Pantry served 29 families: 63 adults and 52 children!

Thanks to all who came and worked inside and out at the Work Day on the 18th!

For Granddaughter Lila, who took 25 steps with her new leg braces!

From Chels Hutchins: Twin niece and nephew confirmed May 5th! Praise be!

From Judy Marks: Mom, Gladys Thomas, passed to Life Eternal one year ago!

From Paul & Laura Niemi: Grandson Ben was able to enjoy Thomas the Tank Engine without rain!

From Seth Winter: Job Interviews & offers!

For Carolyn West: now on the mend at Beaumont Commons Skilled Nursing!

For Zach Brown, who graduated from MSU with a B. A. in Criminal Justice & Arabic

For Rev. Marshall Dunlap, who received a new kidney!!

Spring is here! Paul Niemi saw 3 butterflies and a bumble bee!! And for the safe return of Christina, the Niemi’s granddaughter, from her senior trip

For Carol & Dave Cary’s 45th wedding anniversary! (parents of Heather Winter)

For Bree Linton, who celebrated her 19th birthday and the first day of her trip to Spain (Kim & Jack Linton’s granddaughter)

Prayers of Concern

For Dorothy and Dale Walls, who have been having serious health issues, and are now recuperating.

For Lena, sister of Joe (former Kroger Jack employee) who has cancer.

For Kathy Sestok as she recovers from hip replacement surgery

For the family of the deceased kidney donor, with gratitude from the Dunlap family

For Lou Adams, that he may find a job quickly (his company filed for bankruptcy)

For the Highlands, Andrew Gladstone-Highland’s parents: Mom’s test results

For Holly, Marcus LaPratt’s mother: hospitalized with heart issues

For Sherry, with tonsil cancer; Roxanne, biopsy results; Margaret, biopsy results; Laurie, cervical cancer; Cheryl, chemo hopefully completed

For Colleen, for surgery last week

For Dr. A, diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma

Prayers for Those Who Grieve

For the friends and family of David Johnson, whose memorial service was May 18th at Oakwood Common

For the family and friends of Darrell Donakowski

For the family and friends of Ethel Edwards

Prayers for Our World

For all victims of violence and natural disasters the world over, & those whose heroic efforts are rescuing them & rebuilding the affected areas

For the water crisis in Flint & Detroit, Michigan For the Lakota People of Pine Ridge Reservation For all service personnel who are serving in harm’s

way, and their families, & those who serve in support For all families separated at the border For first-responders of all kinds everywhere For all children removed from abusive homes For those struggling with addiction For families struggling with conflict For healing, peace, & forgiveness in our hearts Prayers for Our Homebound

Shirley Adams

Agnes Bachwansky Doris Baker

Walter & Shirley Crosby Dorothy Elliott Marie Ferrell Victor Lebeck Lydia Mulder

Frances O’Dell Connie Pipok

Marjorie Powell Robert & Betty Ryan-Slater

Marge Simpson Dale & Dorothy Walls

Mae Wickham

O Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers. Amen.

Our Prayers of Celebration and Concern

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

6/1 Elizabeth Halvorson

6/2 David Fellows

6/3 Abigail Schnell

6/4 Joan Schnell

6/6 Erin Loftis

6/7 Doris Baker, Lori Keilman

6/8 Jonathan Good, Gloria Laiklam, Sharon Loftis

6/9 Thomas Colarossi, Lorraine Murdoch, James Spears

6/10 Dan Smuk II

6/12 Christopher Adams

6/14 Irene Eubank

6/17 Lauren Dewulf

6/18 Emily VanAllen

6/20 Clayton Herrst, Jeff Walsh

6/28 Michael Drabing, Joel Merna, Jade Peck

6/29 Ruth Anderson

6/30 Victoria Bair, Edna Meyers

JUNE WEDDING

ANNIVERSARIES

6/4/82 Paul & Laura Jean Niemi

6/5/71 Tim & Susan Masters

6/5/10 Eric & Kyrsten Rue

6/9/73 Richard & Connie Eldridge

6/12 Carl & Barbara Kaier

6/15/65 Carl & MaryAnn Balduf

6/15/85 Michael & Martha Drabing

6/19/93 Earl & Danielle Hartwig

6/19/71 Jack & Kim Linton

6/19/10 Daniel III & Rebecca Smuk

6/21/03 Andrew & Melissa Keilman

6/23/51 Ralph & Ada Roberts

6/24/72

6/24/96

6/27/03 Ryan & Marissa Kelley

DEBORAH & SUSANNAH WESLEY CIRCLES We’d love to have you join us for lunch on Wednesday,

June 19th, 1 p.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 3455 Biddle Street, Wyandotte!

There is a sign up sheet at the Welcome Center!

Children & Families

Ministries News!

Ongoing Mission Project - “A Bench for Caps,” we are collecting any plastic caps/lids sized 8” or smaller to be recycled into a bench for the children of Dearborn First UMC. More info about the project can be found at the Welcome Center

Vacation Bible School - To Mars and Beyond! Come join us on an out-of-this-world journey this summer! July 29th until August 2nd - 9am-noon Ages 3 to 10 - Cost: $15/child Discounts for families

Thank you for your support of the Children’s Family Ministry at Dearborn First UMC!

Tracy Ann Lahay, Director, may be contacted at:

313-938-0089 and at [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE

If you will be requiring sound equipment from the church for any event, please contact Craig Schüler at least two weeks in advance so that arrangements can be made. Thank you!

Craig may be reached at 734-355-1000 or

[email protected] Please give all paper requests to

Marti!

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

2019 Meeting Schedule

We welcome all women from all

denominations who believe in Jesus Christ

and are committed to his ministry. Church

Women United encompasses women from all

around the world.

On June 7 we will meet at DFUMC for June

Friendship Day. Glenys Nellist will be our

speaker! She is a wonderful published

children’s author, and if you haven’t heard her

speak, be sure to join us!

A lasagna lunch will follow the meeting and

we will collect new or gently-used children’s

books for Inkster Library, so start collecting

now!

Come be a part of Church Women United!

In Service to Christ,

Sharon Loftis

ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF

ELECTRONIC GIVING

As a Chrisan community who work together

to serve Jesus Christ and all God’s children, it is

important to know what support we can

depend on from our congregaon members. By

knowing what you are willing to commit

financially, we are able to be"er plan for the

future. Please consider se$ng up a recurring

giving plan. Automang your financial

commitments means your contribuons will be

received on a steady, uninterrupted basis.

To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us

online at www.dearbornfirstumc.org, locate

the Vanco bu"on, and set up your recurring

giving schedule. The first me you give, you will

select a password that will enable you to log in

at any me and make changes to your giving or

view your complete online giving history.

Contact Phil Palmer at 313-565-6762 if you

need help.

Did you know that there is now a “Shared

Apporonments” tab on the Vanco website?

Just go to our church website

(www.dearbornfirstumc.org), scroll down to

the bo"om of the Home Page, and click on

“Vanco-Donaons/Giving”. You can set up a

one-me donaon or an ongoing one. This is a

great, easy way to help reach our

apporonment goals.

Please remember that all monies designated

for a parcular Advance number, as in Imagine

No Malaria, goes directly to that parcular

mission or ministry. No monies designated for

The Advance are used for administrave

expenses. If you want to send contribuons to

specific missions and ministries, this is the very

best way to make sure that all of your donaon

is used just as you indicated! And all money

donated through VANCO is paid to the account

designated by the contributor and is received

to do God’s Work among God’s people of this

earth!

Youth Notes Please take the opportunity to greet

Rev. Carl Gladstone, our new Director of Youth and Young Adult Activities!

Sunday June 9th LAST DAY OF YOUTH CHURCH CHAT, YOUTH

GATHERINGS & SUNDAY SCHOOL!!! Graduation Sunday

On Sunday, June 9th we will recognize high school and other graduates with a picnic following worship. Get your caps ready!

Summer Kickoff @ Maybury State Park On the afternoon of the final half-day of school on Friday, June 14th all

youth, 6th-12th grades, are invited to join us at Maybury State Park in Northville Twp. for hiking and other outdoor adventuring, a picnic and

more fun ways to welcome the Summer!

WEE

WORSHIP SPACE!!

Located in the sanctuary in the North Transept, this is a dedicated area equipped with a rocking chair, soft toys, and books so that little ones five and under can be included in worship right alongside their parents.

If you have questions, please reach out to:

Tracy Lahay, Director of Children and Family Ministries

[email protected] or

Christie Brewster, Church Council Chair

[email protected]

Tiny House Raffle Tickets are on sale now for a tiny house to be raffled off on July 8, 2019. The house is on wheels so can be easily transported to wherever you have the space. For $50 per ticket this house could be yours. To see the house, go to casscommunity.org and click Events. Claudia Nickel will be at the Welcome Center after worship services the next few weeks if you would like to purchase tickets.

************ Miss Serving the Luncheon at Cass?

Do you need community service hours? Have no fear! We will be serving twice at Cass on June 29 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and November 9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

We will be NOT be cooking.

Come celebrate Pentecost, our Graduates, and more with friends from Dearborn First UMC and Good Shepherd UMC.

Hot dogs will be provided, all are invited to bring a dish to share.

Ring in the Summer with this birthday party for the church and send-off for our graduates heading into new missional adventures!

Join Pastor David Nellist Join Pastor David Nellist Join Pastor David Nellist Join Pastor David Nellist on the Wesley Heritage Tour on the Wesley Heritage Tour on the Wesley Heritage Tour on the Wesley Heritage Tour

June 17June 17June 17June 17----25, 202025, 202025, 202025, 2020 Liverpool, Epworth, the Cotswolds, Stratford, Oxford and Blenheim Palace, Bristol, Bath, Wesley’s London… The sites are breath-takingly beautiful… the history is just waiting for us to soak it in… Learn so much more about the founders of our denomination, John and Charles Wesley, and the Great Britain of their time and ours!

Brochures are available at the Welcome Center!

Reconciling and Justice Ministries

There are two opportunities: Saturday, June 8th from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sunday, June 9th from 1 to 3 p.m.

Pledge to be a Reconciling Individual

“The people in the pews are in a different place than our policy. That’s where the hope lives.

Our churches have provided us a way forward.” Bishop Karen Oliveto – UMC, Mountain Sky area

Dearborn JFON Clinic Summer Schedule

June 10

July 8

August 12

We are open from 3 to 6 p.m. Appointments are appreciated.

Call the church office for contact information:

313-563-5200

Michigan is part of a national organization developed by the UMC that provides free immigration legal services to those in need. Every month, clients come to our church to consult with our JFON-MI attorney, and are greeted by friendly volunteers and nourishing snacks to ease their anxiety and make the visit more comfortable.

Clinic volunteers for hospitality and intake interviewers are needed,

also Spanish and Arabic language volunteer translators

Contact Kirstin Karoub - [email protected] or 810-287-9267. Thanks!

Volunteers welcomed with open arms!

Help Wanted:

*Caring for

Community*

Do you have a half hour before and after worship one Sunday a month to help care for our DFUMC

community by serving on the M.A.T. team?

Roles include:

Welcome MAT role:

Stationing at the double glass doors to open

and greet our members and guests.

Our Mobility Assist role:

Operating the lift for the wheel chair bound or those with other mobility issues; going into the parking lot to assist people coming to or leaving as needed; if you so desire volunteers are welcome to assist at funerals and

weddings.

We need to have two people per Sunday. A functioning group of 8-10 would mean serving only one Sunday per month. We

currently have enough to have one per week.

Please sign the MAT Matters list on the Hospitality bulletin board or contact Dan Smuk (MAT Coordinator) or Jim Taylor (Chair

of our Hospitality Team)

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*Communion Steward

Needed!* A communion steward is needed to set up communion. Bread is provided. Juice needs to be

purchased by steward. Please see Laura Niemi to volunteer.

************ *Friendship Hour

Request* If you would like to celebrate an event with a cake, pie, etc. during our Friendship Hour please call me or see

me in church at least one week before the date you want. This will give me time to make adjustments. Thank You.

Bob McCain, 734-241-3615

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26 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 10:20 One-Room Sunday School 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 2 pm Community Hymn Sing 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

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OFFICE CLOSED

MEMORIAL DAY

28 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 6:30 pm Scout Pack 1112

29 Office Closed at noon until Monday, June 3 Annual Conference

30 Office Closed until Monday, June 3 Annual Conference 6 pm Tae Kwon Do

31 Office Closed until Monday, June 3 Annual Conference

1 10-6 pm Tae Kwon Do Event

2 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

3 7 pm Scouts Troop 1104

4 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 6:30 pm Scout Pack 1112 7 pm Trustees meeting

5 6 9:30 am Senior Ministries 9:30 am Warped Threads 6 pm Tae Kwon Do

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9 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 10:20 One-Room Sunday School 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

10 3-6 pm JFON Clinic

11 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 11:30 am Reno meeting 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 6:30 pm Scout Pack 1112 7 pm SPRC meeting

12 13 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 7 pm OCD Support Group

14 15 9-11 am Community Food Pantry at Good Shepherd

16 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 10:20 One-Room Sunday School 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

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18 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 7 pm Finance meeting

19 Suzanna Wesley & Deborah Circles - Luncheon at Antonio’s at 1 pm

20 9:30 am Warped Threads 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 7 pm Church Council meeting

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23 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 10:20 One-Room Sunday School 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

24 6:30 pm Ministry to the World meeting

25 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 11:30 am Reno meeting 6 pm Tae Kwon Do

26 27 6 pm Tae Kwon Do

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30 9:30 am Prayer & Prep 10 am Worship 10:20 One-Room Sunday School 11:30 am Coffee & Conversation 5-10 pm Cub Scout Pack 1112 Religious Emblems Workshop

1 2 9 am Women’s Breakfast @ Leon’s 10 am Library Group 6 pm Tae Kwon Do 7 pm Trustees meeting

3 4 OFFICE CLOSED

INDEPENDENCE DAY

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