THE SPOTLIGHT TIFFIN FAITH UMC- NOVEMBER 2018 ISSUE Loving God...Reaching and Serving Our Neighbors in Christ Greetings Beloved, “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…” These words from the theme song of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” a children’s television program that aired from 1968 to 2001, are resonating with me as I think about living into our vision statement – “Loving God… Reaching and Serving our Neighbors in Christ. I began to think about what defines a neighborhood. Is it geographics? Is it people within geographics? Is it something distinctive? Searching for a definition, naturally I consulted dictionaries of all sorts (both online and in my library) and I’ve come up with a definition that speaks to me and I hope will speak to you. A neighborhood is the area surrounding a particular place that forms community. I often speak of our church as a community of faith. As we live into the vision that God has given us, what we are called to do is expand our community! As disciples of Jesus Christ, we want to extend God’s love to those around us – to our neighbors – with the intent of being the hands and feet of Jesus. I pray you will join me in thanking the Lord for the opportunities He is giving us to be ‘holy neighbors’ to those around us, to those among us, to those in the greater Tiffin area. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, may we remember all of our neighbors and seek, individually and as a congregation, to be a blessing to them. Praising God from Whom All Blessings Flow, Pastor Marilyn PS. We had a wonderful time with the children of our church and community this month! It was enjoyable to carve and decorate pumpkins; and the Trunk or Treat was even more fun for everyone involved! Members and friends all had a good time dressing themselves and their cars, and sharing treats. We were delighted to see the children all dressed in their costumes! We hope to see some of the children/families join us for Movie Night this month. OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-3PM PHONE: 419-447-6748 EMAIL: [email protected]WEBSITE: WWW.TIFFINFAITH.ORG FACEBOOK: TIFFINFAITHUMC
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THE SPOTLIGHTT I F F I N F A I T H U M C - N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8 I S S U E
L o v i n g G o d . . . R e a c h i n g a n d S e r v i n g O u r N e i g h b o r s i n C h r i s t
Greetings Beloved, “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…” These words from the theme song of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,”a children’s television program that aired from 1968 to 2001, are resonating with me as I think about living intoour vision statement – “Loving God… Reaching and Serving our Neighbors in Christ. I began to think aboutwhat defines a neighborhood. Is it geographics? Is it people within geographics? Is it something distinctive? Searching for a definition, naturally I consulted dictionaries of all sorts (both online and in my library) and I’vecome up with a definition that speaks to me and I hope will speak to you. A neighborhood is the areasurrounding a particular place that forms community. I often speak of our church as a community of faith. As we live into the vision that God has given us, what weare called to do is expand our community! As disciples of Jesus Christ, we want to extend God’s love to thosearound us – to our neighbors – with the intent of being the hands and feet of Jesus. I pray you will join me in thanking the Lord for the opportunities He is giving us to be ‘holy neighbors’ to thosearound us, to those among us, to those in the greater Tiffin area. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday,may we remember all of our neighbors and seek, individually and as a congregation, to be a blessing to them. Praising God from Whom All Blessings Flow, Pastor Marilyn PS. We had a wonderful time with the children of our church and community this month! It was enjoyable tocarve and decorate pumpkins; and the Trunk or Treat was even more fun for everyone involved! Members andfriends all had a good time dressing themselves and their cars, and sharing treats. We were delighted to seethe children all dressed in their costumes! We hope to see some of the children/families join us for MovieNight this month.
A little cold weather and rain didn’t keep thekids of the church from having fun during themonth of October. We were able to gather acouple times this past month for fun andfellowship. The kids got in the Halloween andFall spirit early on in the month as they had agreat time carving pumpkins, playing pumpkinrelated games, and painting decorative rocks. The lesson they learned while carvingpumpkins is a lesson we could all benefit from. They learned after carving into the pumpkinsthat there are lots of seeds and how eachpumpkin could make lots more pumpkins byplanting those seeds. Just like the singlepumpkin they opened up, there is just one ofus but if we open up to those we meet, and tellthem about God then we can plant the seed ofGod in them and in turn help grow our churchand in our faith.
I would also like to thank all those whoparticipated and helped with the Trunk orTreat this year. We had such a huge turnout ofkids show up that I believe we all ran out ofcandy a little after the first hour of being there. All who attended and participated seemed tohave a great time. The decorations on each ofthe cars were great as well as the matchingcostumes for those who toughed out the coldweather to greet all those kids. Severalparents commented as they went through athow wonderful it was to see us out there andhoped this is something we can do every year. I would love to see the parking lot fill up eachyear so everyone can see the joy on all the kidsfaces as they came through. As we move into November we have a coupleevents planned and encourage all the childrento come and enjoy fellowship and fun with us. We also would like to remind everyone of thechildren’s Sunday School every Sunday andhow there are classes for all the kids of allages. -Greg Harkins, Youth Leader
FROM OUR YOUTH LEADER
November: Sunday Nov 11th: 2- 4 pm Fall Games & Activities Saturday November 17th: 6 pm Movie Night
December: December 16th: 6 pm Christmas Caroling (Congregation invited as well)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yes it’s that time of year…shopping and filling those beautiful red and green boxes that will be sent all over theworld and USA.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Some good things to send are: • School supplies- chalkboards with chalk, pencils,scissors • Toys- soccer ball with pump, dolls • Make-your-own crafts- add your personal touch • Non-liquid hygiene items- bar soap, toothbrush • Clothing accessories- tops, shoes, socks, hair bows,gloves, scarves • Non-chocolate candy- caramels, taffy, gummy bears • A personal note from your family- if you include yourname and address it’s possible that the child couldwrite you back!
Things not permitted are: • Used or damaged items • War-related items such as toy guns, knives, or militaryfigures • Chocolate or food- due to customs regulations • Out-of-date candy- make sure that the expiration dateis at least 6 months after National Collection Week • Liquids or lotions- these can spill and get all over theother items • Medications or vitamins
We have several items already purchased but we could use some additional items such as ivory soap, smallflashlights, packs of batteries, combs, brushes, socks, and t-shirts (wash clothes before donating). There are several ways you can participate in this mission. 1. Pack a box with or without the $9 postage included in the box 2. Donate cash or check written to FUMC for any desired amount. 3. Donate individual items to be included in the boxes. There will be a box in the Narthex for this as well as labelsand envelopes. We prefer that you use the boxes provided but sometimes you may need larger shoeboxes depending on thecontents. If you need a larger shoe box let us know as we have a few. The last day to turn in your box is Sunday, November 11th.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTRYThe word Eucharist comes from a
Greek word that means to give
thanks. Eucharist is another term
for Holy Communion or The Lord’s
Supper, the sharing in the body
and blood of Jesus Christ. Doing
so, we remember the thanksgiving
Jesus offered to God as he
gathered his disciples for a meal.
In Eucharist, we continue to offer
our praise and thanksgiving to
God. We thank God not only for
the bread and cup (symbols
of Christ’s life, death, and
resurrection) but also for all that
God has done and continues to do
to save the world.
Receiving the Sacrament of Holy
Communion remains one of the
most important worship events in
the life of our homebound, and we
want to make it more available to
them. United Methodist church
law makes provision for lay
members to share the body and
blood of Jesus Christ with those in
our faith community who are
physically unable to be with us on
Communion Sundays
(homebound, hospitalized, etc)
Training lay members to serve
the communion elements after
they have been consecrated
during worship makes this
possible. This ministry provides
another means of including
these members in the worship
life of our church, letting them
know that they are important to
God and to us.
The following people were
trained on October 24, 2018:
Sally Cook, Jeannine Curns,
Judy Munn, and Beth Weber.
May the blessings of the Lord
and this faith community go
with them!
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES1-Terri Everhart 4- Brian Briggs, Bonnie Covert, 6- Barb