The Shepherd | August 2014

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From the study – A part of our (nearly) daily routine is to walk our dog, Abby, in the park. In fact, when we get up each morning she does her best to remind us that, “it’s time to go!” So, sometimes even before we’ve finished the first cup of coffee, we get in the car to go to the park. As much as possible, Janet and I try to walk together – some days that works better than others. What we’ve come to discover is that, although each day we walk nearly the same path, yet somehow each new day the park seems different from the day before. We’ve walked in the rain and through the snow, on sunny and even cloudy days. Each day we’re greeted by the birds singing, in season the frogs croaking, the wild flowers spreading their own beauty, and even the deer meandering through the woods. To be honest, there are times that I’d rather not go for our morning walk. More often than not, at some point along our journey, something happens to remind us of the beauty of God’s creation that surrounds us. All around us are reminders of the beauty (and bounty) of God’s creation! How do you experience God each new day? Are their reminders that may get lost in your daily routine – reminders of the One who gives life to all. Each day we’re reminded of the countless ways God surrounds us with love and grace.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,

his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”

(Lamentations 3: 22-24) See you in church! Pastor Bob

A PUBLICATION OF GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

From the Study of Pastor Machovec

August 2014

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(Psalm 90: 1-2)

S T U D Y

MONDAY’S FOR MEN…

is held every Monday at 6:45 pm in the Stage Room. Excludes holidays. All men welcome!

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES… resume on Sepetember 7th.

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY… will resume sometime in

September. Watch for the start date in the upcoming bulletins.

W O R S HI P

WORSHIP SERVICES EVERY

SUNDAY MORNING!

T r a d i t i o n a l S e r v i c e 9 : 1 5 A M

P r a i s e S e r v i c e

1 1 : 2 5 A M

GUEST SPEAKERS Join us to listen to special messages from Linda Garrett on August 3rd and Tom Schultz on August 31st in both services.

S E R V I C E

PARTICIPATE IN THE TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE

Be a liturgist at the 9:15 am service!A litugist reads the innovation and two scriptures chosen by the pastor or guest speaker. Contact the church office to set a date!

BE A PART OF THE GSUMC VISITING TEAM

The Visiting Teams visits members and friends of Good Shepherd who are home-bound, in nursing facilities, or are in recovery. Contact the church office or Pastor Bob Machovec if you are interested.

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Church News CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS By Diana Andrews, Christian Education Director [email protected] Vacation Bible School Report It was a fun and faith-building week for the children and volunteers who participated in Workshop of Wonders VBS in June. The children participated in crafts, games, music, and science, centered on daily Bible stories. They even found time to do a few service projects around the church. The week ended with a short music program and lunch with their families. MEGA Sports Camp “Breaking Free!” Designed for kids 1st – 7th grade August 4 – 8, 2014 | 6:30 – 8:30 pm Sports to choose from: Basketball, Tae Kwon Do, Cheerleading, and Volleyball $10.00 per child/$30 family maximum Scholarships are available. Registration is open! Sign up online at www.gsumparma.com/children-s-ministry or by contacting the church office. Walk ins are welcome!

YOUTH NEWS By Jennifer Self, Youth Director [email protected] Awesome Job to… Delia Street, Ben Carpenter, John Robb, and Rachel Carpenter along with the rest of the crew who attended the Summer Mission trip in June. What a great experience! Welcome to our new 7th graders… Justin Andrews, Izak Kuschmider, Kate Sinnema, and Camerson Tkachik! Youth events are open to youth 7th – 12th grade.

Friends are welcome. Scholarships are available for all activities.

Save the Date

A n n ua l G SU M C C hu r c h P i cn ic A gathering for church family and friends.

Sunday, September 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM Location: German Central Organization (7863 York Road, Parma Heights) Cost: $1.00 per person

Each year the Family Ministry Board hosts a potluck picnic where there is fellowship, a softball game, and bingo. This year the FMB will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments, lemonade, coffee, marshmallows, and plastic/paper ware. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share, a white elephant gift for bingo (wrapped and marked for either a child or adult), and a bat and glove to play softball

A n n ua l C h ar g e C on f e r e n c e Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm Location: Pleasant Hills UMC (13200 E. Bagley Rd., Middleburg Hts.)

F a t h e r & K i d B o wlo r a m a Friday, August 1, 2014 6:00 – 8:30 PM Location: Yorktown Lanes (Parma Heights) FREE BOWLING (Shoe rental, $3 per pair) Registration required. Call (216) 200-7030.

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Church News continued…

FUNERAL COMMITTEE NEWS The Funeral Committee will no longer be calling members and friends to provide bakery for memorial service luncheons. If any individual wishes to donate bakery to a memorial service luncheon, please call Norma Dew or Betty Verbofsky. Their contact information can be obtained from the church office or your church directory. DON BROWN MEMORIAL REPOSITORY The Don Brown Memorial Repository was dedicated at the worship service of Memorial Day, Sunday, May 24th, 1981. The Repository Memorial Room is located in the southeast corner of the basement. To date, the cremated remains of 76 church members and their family members have been interred into the repository. If you are considering this option for burial, there is an agreement that needs to be read and signed. This signed agreement will be on file and held in the church office until time of need. Presently there are 15 agreements on file. If interested, please contact the church office. (440) 884-9090 | [email protected] WORSHIP NEWS There will not be communion in the month of August.

Good Shepherd will have two guest speakers in the month of August; church member’s Linda Garrett and Tom Schultz. Linda will speak on August 3rd, and Tom on August 31st. Join us for their inspirational messages.

News From The Pews THANK YOU Good Shepherd Family, Thank you for the beautiful service and care you extended our entire family for the service for Eleanor Rees Ashton. She loved her church for many, many years before she was unable to attend there anymore, so we were happy she was able to make her trip home to the Lord beneath her favorite stain glass window with family and friends surrounding her.

- George & Andrea Rees and Karen & Bill Winar

Good Shepherd Family, Thank you to everyone for their cards, gifts, visits, meals, and phone calls/emails to congratulate us on the birth of our daughter, Haleigh. We are very blessed to have such a kind and loving church family.

- Julie & Wally Weigand Our church family has been a comfort and a blessing to us in our time of sorrow. Thank you for your support, phone calls, cards, prayers and memorial donations in Joan's honor and memory. Thank you to the luncheon staff and those who provided bakery for your time, efforts and compassion. We appreciate and treasure each of you.

With deep gratitude, Glenn Carruthers and family

DIRECTORY UPDATE Johnson, Eleanor 5729 W. 54th Street Parma, OH 44129 (440) 888-1645

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PLANNING MEETING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL The Administrative Council will have a special meeting in August. We will be meeting on Saturday, August 16 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. This will be in place of the regularly scheduled meeting in August. We will begin the process of looking at our mission and goals for GSUMC for the coming year. All leaders are asked to bring dates they would request programs for the coming year.

SPECIAL CHURCH CONFERENCE CALLED FOR AUGUST 16 We will have a special Church Conference on August 16 at 8:30 am. The purpose of this Church Conference is to deal with the various legal issues in putting all the church owned properties in the proper legal name of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Our new District Superintendent, Steve Bailey, has authorized Pastor Bob to preside over this meeting.

TRUSTEES NEWS Update on Church Renovations – Have you seen the new carpeting and the new stair treads? In continuing the renovations and upgrade to the church, rooms are being painted, and new stair treads and carpeting have been installed. In the basement, three rooms have new carpeting – including the choir room! And the stairwell by the Forestwood entrance has new rubber stair treads. Thanks to all who have helped paint, move furniture, and clean each of the rooms. Thanks to the Trustees for their oversight and help with this project. Most of all, thanks to all who continue to help support the Capital Funds Campaign. Without your ongoing support these improvements to the church would not be possible. Your Trustees are hard at work continuing making improvements and upgrades around the church!

GSUMC BOWLING LEAGUE NEWS By Jack Carpenter League Report for the 2013 – 2014 Season:

At the end of the season, the league donates any unused funds to various church needs. In the past, the league accumulated funds over a number of years to pay for the carpeting in the Sanctuary, Narthex, and hallway leading to the main entrance. For the past few years, the funds have been divided amongst a number of needs. This year the league members voted that the $700.00 overage be divided as follows:

Apportionments - $63.00 Missions - $182.00 Trustees Fund - $35.00 Parma Hunger Center - $126.00 Praise Team - $98.00 Staff Needs - $6.00 Parking Lot - $84.00 Restoration Project - $98.00 United Methodist Women - $7.00

The league will resume in September: We will soon be forming teams for next year. Consider joining us! The season is from September through May. The league bowls at Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights from 6:30 – 9:00 pm every other Sunday with a few exceptions. All talent levels are welcome! Our average last year was 132. At the end of each season the league celebrates by having a banquet. For more information or to sign up, contact Allen Garrett (216-267-3376) or Jack Carpenter (440-237-4656). Enjoy fellowship and the challenge of increasing your average and winning a prize or two!

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MISSONS & OUTREACH NEWS

Top Row: Leah Neczypor, John Robb, Rachel Carpenter, Jessica Robb, Danny Dickens & Snowball, Ben Carpenter. Middle Row: Kay Dickens, Dellia Street. Bottom Row: Gary Robb, Rev. Bob Machovec, Tom Schultz, Bev Schultz, Marcia Schroeder, Stephen Carpenter, Carly Neczypor.

2014 Mission Team in McDowell County, West Virginia

The Mission Crew

Ben Carpenter Rachel Carpenter Stephen Carpenter Rev. Bob Machovec

Carly Neczypor Leah Neczypor Jessica Robb John Robb Gary Robb

Marcia Schroeder Bev Schultz Tom Schultz Dellia Street

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Mission Report: The West Virginia Service Project June 22 – 27, 2014 By Bev Schultz, Mission Coordinator Good Shepherd supported 13 youth and adults who traveled to McDowell County, West Virginia for this summer’s mission project coordinated by an organization called Experience Mission. This organization spreads the hope and love of Christ by building meaningful relationships in the community while doing repair work. During the work week, the team stayed in an old school building in Gary that housed 200 mission workers, the biggest group that Experience Mission hosted the entire summer. Poverty in McDowell County has traveled down through the generations since their economy and population began to decline in the 1950’s due to the waning coal industry. The median income of the area is $16,931.00 a year. Many people living in poverty have overlooked home repairs in order to have their most basic needs met.

Our team had the privilege of working with Danny Dickens and his fiancée, Kay (Pictured on page 6). This kind and caring couple lived in a house built in the late 1800’s during the coal mining boom. Their home was set in a very steep hill that had over 25 concrete steps leading down to the busy winding street below them, and another two flights of concrete steps that led up to a one-lane street at the back of their property. The railroad tracks across the street had coal cars traveling from the mines, with a dark stream meandering alongside. We were struck by the beauty of the steamy, tree-covered mountains and the gracious people who made us feel welcomed.

Our team spent our work week scraping, caulking, and painting this century home a striking blue color that we called, “Smurf Blue,” demolishing and rebuilding the floor of the large front porch, and working with the youth of the area in a program called Kids Club. After the evening meals, we had devotions, gathering with the other groups. The night that Stephen Carpenter and Leah Neczypor led the singing was a real highlight. I want to thank all the Good Shepherd crew members for their hard work and dedication. As most of you know, we begin our mission well in advance of the actual project, with many weeks of fundraising efforts. We are so grateful to all of you for your generous donations, your patronage of our events, and for your prayers for our safety and success. Without these, there would be no mission experience.

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A Very Special Thank-You to…

The Care Committee and the Vacation Bible School kids for their care packages and cards. Our patrons: The Schiering Endowment Fund, The Mariners, Don Gibson, and Teresa Saunders. Our donors: Drew Anderson, Paula Brogdon, Penny Davis, Grace Moenich, Beth O’Donnell, Lisa Sirard, Todd Takash, and Mary Theiryoung. Helper-for-a-Day donors: Virginia Bailey, Allen and Linda Garrett, Rose and Shirley Ramos, Betty Reed, and Bob and Marcia Schroeder. Our Experience Mission Coordinators: Autumn Zimmerman, Megan Hargrave, Amanda Delbeke, Kam Perry, and Matthew Warren. The Ya-Yas (Carly and Leah Neczypor) for joining us one more time. God!

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Prayer Concerns

Living with Cancer - Linnie Lausin (Mother of Linda Garrett) - Howard Kast (Friend of Allen & Linda Garrett) - Tom Ward (Friend of Brian Brendza) - Elena Katanic (Friend of Steve Kather) - Howard Evans - Ron DeVera - Ed Keough (Pleasantview Care

Center, Rehab, Room 252) - Linda Carder - Sharon German - Heidi MacIntyre - Hilda Carey - Carol Setny (Don & Lynn Campbell’s aunt) - Jennifer Santoro (Richard Hillson’s cousin) - Julie Weigand (Daughter of Bob & Blanche

Weigand) - Stephanie Jane Lesiak In Recovery - Mark Soberay (Nephew of Heidi

Hillson) (Critically injured in PA bus accident)

Keep in Your Prayers cont…

- Gene Smith (Home) - Cherilynne Nagy

- Ethan Kish (grandson of co-worker of Allen Garrett)

- Pat Jeffries - Ray Sawyer

- Phyllis Haller (Royalton Woods Retirement)

- Carol Batch (Regina Health Center)

- Shelley Codney (Cancer’s in remission)

(Rosemary Russell’s daughter) - Vinnie Saviano - Vikki Neczypor

- Charles & Doreen Peak - Genny Taylor

- Lillian Stalnaker (Athenian Assisted Living)

- Frank & Judy Molnar - Walter Krueger

- Bob (Son-in-law of Don & Sally Bloom)

- Ed & Kathy Bock (Friend of MaryAnn Herron)

- Virginia Garrett (mother of Alan Garrett

Those Who Are Pregnant - Charlene Kather

Those in Mission

- Victoria Whited, AmeriCorps

Those Serving in the Military - Airman Matthew Whited,

US Air Force - John Long (Father of Kaleb Long) - Rachel Cepis Rice, North Carolina

- L Cpl Glenn Schroeder, United States Marine, Camp Legune

Keep in Your Prayers

- Lois Ditata - Dave Eiben

- Roger Calkins - Russ Calkins - Nancy Beets

- Ariel (Granddaughter of Connie Piper)

- Sal Pullito (Awaiting heart and double lung transplant) (Penny

Fullerman’s cousin) - Richard Hlvasa

- The family of Joan Carruthers - Tammy Calkins

(Sister of Christine Calkins) - Blanche Kotalik

(Altenheim & Shurmer Place, Rm 413-1)

*Please update the church office with any prayer concern changes. (440) 884-9090 | [email protected]

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August

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another”

John 13:35

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MONDAY | 8/4 - Mega Sports Camp, 6:30 – 8:30 pm - Mondays for Men, Stage Room, 6:45 pm TUESDAY | 8/5 - Mega Sports Camp, 6:30 – 8:30 pm WEDNESDAY | 8/6 - Mega Sports Camp, 6:30 – 8:30 pm THURSDAY | 8/7 - Mega Sports Camp, 6:30 – 8:30 pm - Trustees Committee Meeting

Library, 7:30 pm FRIDAY | 8/8 - Mega Sports Camp, 6:30 – 8:30 pm MONDAY | 8/11 - Mondays for Men, Stage Room, 6:45 pm - Program Staff Committee Meeting

Pastors Office, 7:00 pm

WEDNESDAY | 8/13 - Care Committee Meeting

Stage Room, 10:00 am - Finance Committee Meeting

Church Office, 7:00 pm SATURDAY | 8/16 - Special Church Conference

Fellowship Hall, 8:30 am - Administrative Council Planning Meeting,

Fellowship Hall, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm MONDAY | 8/18 - Mondays for Men, Stage Room, 6:45 pm

SATURDAY | 8/23 - Trustees Clean-up Day, Time to be

announced

THURSDAY | 8/28 - Staff Parish Relations Committee Meeting,

Library, 7:00 pm

SATURDAY | 8/30 - Caring Dinner, 1:00 pm

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Inside This Issue From the Study ................ 1

Growing Together ............ 2

Church News ................. 3-8 Christian Ed. News ........ 3 Youth News ................... 3 Save the Date ................ 3 News from the Pews ..... 4 Mission Report ........... 6-8

Prayer Concerns ............... 9

August Calendar ............ 10

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,

his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,

“therefore I will hope in him.”

(Lamentations 3: 22-24)