TIDINGS OF WELLER “Affirm Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as we care for others and tell people about Him.” Affirm ~ Care ~ Tell 101 N. Altamont Avenue, Thurmont, MD 21788 Office: 301-271-2802 On the Web: www.wellerumc.com Week of Hope Mission Trip Inspires Youth to Serve Others By Pastor Bob Kells Last month, six members of Weller UMC learned what it means to serve others during the Week of Hope (WOH) mission trip in northern Virginia. The mission team—Kelly Alexander, Sarah Kells, Josh Miller, Emmalee Miller, Alison McGuire, and Pastor Bob— traveled to Vienna, Virginia, on 25 July where we stayed at Faith Baptist Church. There we met up with WOH participants from eight other churches for a week of work with disabled and disadvantaged chil- dren, youth and young adults. Every morning, we headed out to our work sites with a crew of folks from different churches. My crew included Josh and Ali, two youths and an adult leader from Pennsylvania, and another adult leader from Wisconsin. Together, we spent time at a summer program for disabled youth and young adults hosted by South County Middle School in Lorton, Virginia. We showed God’s love to these kids by playing games, going to the swimming pool, helping with crafts and just talking to them. These things demonstrated God’s love by showing someone cared about them. When the day was over, we returned to Faith Baptist Church for dinner and an evening of worship and devo- tions. We were touched by “God sightings”—the many different ways in which people saw God at work during the day. We sang praise songs, watched inspirational videos, and talked about how Jesus was transforming us through the WOH. The post-worship devotions connected the lesson for the night with what we saw during the day. It also gave us time to talk about what God was speaking into our hearts. The week went by too fast. By the time Friday rolled around, we didn’t want to leave the wonderful people we had connected with on this trip. I think Josh put it best when he said: “I want to go home to my family but I don’t want to leave the family I made here.” Recognizing that we are all connected and are part of God’s family was a big take-away from this trip. We will all remember how we saw God at work this summer through the Week of Hope.
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TIDINGS OF WELLER “Affirm Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as we
care for others and tell people about Him.”
Affirm ~ Care ~ Tell
101 N. Altamont Avenue, Thurmont, MD 21788 Office: 301-271-2802 On the Web: www.wellerumc.com
Week of Hope Mission Trip Inspires
Youth to Serve Others
By Pastor Bob Kells
Last month, six members of Weller UMC learned what
it means to serve others during the Week of Hope
(WOH) mission trip in northern Virginia. The mission
team—Kelly Alexander, Sarah Kells, Josh Miller,
Emmalee Miller, Alison McGuire, and Pastor Bob—
traveled to Vienna, Virginia, on 25 July where we
stayed at Faith Baptist Church. There we met up with
WOH participants from eight other churches for a
week of work with disabled and disadvantaged chil-
dren, youth and young adults.
Every morning, we headed out to our work sites with a
crew of folks from different churches. My crew
included Josh and Ali, two youths and an adult leader
from Pennsylvania, and another adult leader from
Wisconsin. Together, we spent time at a summer
program for disabled youth and young adults hosted by
South County Middle School in Lorton, Virginia. We
showed God’s love to these kids by playing games,
going to the swimming pool, helping with crafts and
just talking to them. These things demonstrated
God’s love by showing someone cared about them.
When the day was over, we returned to Faith Baptist
Church for dinner and an evening of worship and devo-
tions. We were touched by “God sightings”—the many
different ways in which people saw God at work during
the day. We sang praise songs, watched inspirational
videos, and talked about how Jesus was transforming
us through the WOH. The post-worship devotions
connected the lesson for the night with what we saw
during the day. It also gave us time to talk about what
God was speaking into our hearts.
The week went by too fast. By the time Friday rolled
around, we didn’t want to leave the wonderful people
we had connected with on this trip. I think Josh put it
best when he said: “I want to go home to my family
but I don’t want to leave the family I made here.”
Recognizing that we are all connected and are part of
God’s family was a big take-away from this trip. We
will all remember how we saw God at work this summer
through the Week of Hope.
Worship
Sunday School
Church Offering
July 6 88
July 13 98
July 20 82
July 27 89
JULY AVG.
89
July 6 22
July 13 21
July 20 16
July 27 15
JULY AVG. 19
July 6 $3,287
July 13 2,709
July 20 2,250
July 27 2,297
Imagine No Malaria 20.87
ACH Monthly Deposit 1,830.00
Total (Imagine No $12,373.00
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Pastor and Members,
Thanks so much for all your prayers and card. Also the prayer blanket makes such a difference. Thanks to all. Sylvia Weant
Pastor and Weller family,
Thank you for the graduation gift for my masters degree. The bible and amazon gift card were greatly appreciated. Also, thank you for all your care and support during my degree completion. Thank you, Sarah Pickett
Dear Bob and Community at Weller UMC,
Thank you for your kind words and support during this difficult time. With grateful appreciation, The Gary Seiss family
To Members of Weller UMC,
Thank you all so very much for the kind and thoughtful gift you gave of the beautiful prayer shawl.
I am having antibiotic infusion therapy and will have eye surgery in a few months. I will keep the shawl near me so I can feel con-stantly surrounded by prayer. Thank you again.
Love, Caroline Drechsler
August Birthdays
02 Charlene Stitely
03 Elaine Schray; Eric
Dutrow; Alison McGuire
04 Becky Smith
05 Moe Snyder; Bob Bowers
07 Bob Fahnestock; Michael Dougherty; Kylie Putnam
09 Shelby Wangness
10 David Stevens; Brady Hallman; Bret Hallman
11 Roy Angell; Peggy Hahn; Kenneth Hanes; Renee
Shaffer
14 Donald Wastler, Jr.
15 Earl Humerick; Kay Miller
17 Treye Eyler
20 Betty Draper; Jane Eyler; Kevin Riffle
21 Diane Stottlemyer; Jeremy Johnson
23 Sadie Marie Hughes
24 Joyce Kells; Alan Brauer Jr.
25 Jonathan Wastler
26 Justin Staub
27 James Royer
29 Ellie Wastler; Elizabeth Dougherty
31 Jennifer Roberts
August Anniversaries
04 Kellie & Josh Bevard
05 Bonnie & Bruce Baust
06 Kim & John Lavigne
18 Carrie & Scott Alexander
19 Renee & Tom Shaffer
26 Nancy & Roy Angell
29 Christine & Bob Miller; Karen & Ed Schildt
30 Michele & Mark Merico
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New Speakers for the
Sanctuary Weller is getting some new speakers that will improve
sound quality for worship. The speakers will be mount-
ed on the walls at the front of the sanctuary and will be
angled to provide better coverage of the whole room.
The old speakers sitting on the windowsills will be re-
moved and sold to help offset the cost of the new
speakers. Luke Greffen, who greatly improved our
sound system in June, will install the speakers later this
month. The new equipment and installation will be paid
for out of the Memorial Fund and the resale of our old
speakers.
Special thanks to Debbie Shultzaberger for working
with Luke and the Admin Board to make this upgrade
possible. These new speakers will greatly improve our
worship experience, which is central to our life togeth-
er as a faith community.
AUGUST SERMON
SERIES GOES TO THE MOVIES
We begin a new sermon series on 17 August called “God at the Movies.” For three weeks in a row, we’ll look at some of the spiritual themes in recent movies that speak to the human condition and our need for God’s saving grace. The sermons in this series are:
17 August Gravity: A New Birth of Hope
24 August Frozen: No Greater Love
31 August Twelve Years a Slave: How Religion Can Enslave us, and Free Us
Video clips from these films that illustrate the teaching points will be included in the message each week. I hope you’ll join us for this series that speaks to the brokenness of our world with the hope of God in Jesus Christ.