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January 2013
Stevensville United Methodist Church 5506 Ridge Rd, Stevensville, MI 49127
Telephone: 269-429-5911
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stevensvilleumc.org
Worship Schedule
8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Office Hours 9 A.M. to Noon Mon - Fri
Next Deadline: Jan. 18,2013 Noon
Pastor:
Rev. Gordie Barry
Office Administrator:
Ann Kauffman
Daycare: 429-1069
Director : Abigail Hosinski
Youth Director:
Jackie Witt—interim coordinator
Music Ministry:
Nancy Farrington, Kellie Meyer
Lynnetta Hamstra
Education Director /Membership
Care
Sarah McCall
Financial Administrator:
Darci Borlin
Counseling: 926-6199
Dr. Mick Pries
(Samaritan Counseling Center)
Some thoughts while looking out the window…
Every time we move from one year to another, there is a certain
amount of a “starting over and starting fresh” attitude. The slate is clean in the
new year for us to start over or anew. New Year’s Resolutions are made and
some are forgotten.
Your Ad. Council wants to begin 2013 with this “starting fresh” attitude
in planning a special gathering on Sunday, February 17th. We want to take
some intentional time and ask ourselves, “What does God have in store for
SUMC in 2013? What new ministries are we be called to begin?”
We have decided to use the “smart phone culture” as our theme.
Since smart phones have all kinds of unique Apps that do everything, we are
going to see all the unique ministries of our church as our “apps” as well. We
have worship, missions, education, youth ministry, outreach to name a few of
our church “apps”. The plan for the day (February 17) includes:
8:30 worship
9:45 Sunday school
11:00 worship
12:30 opening prayer and blessing of the lunch
during the meal there will be table discussions:
What gets you excited about SUMC
How are we living out our vision—BAIGL?
What are your hopes and dreams?
1:30 each ministry team presents what they (their app) do
2:00 share the results from each table and write record
3:00 closing and coming home
It will be a great time for our whole church family to get together,
brainstorm, dream and share the word and work God has placed on everyone’s
heart to where we will go in 2013. Mark the date!
Have a blessed beginning to 2013, Gordie
January Worship Services
January 6 Epiphany Sunday “The Gospel taken to the World”
January 13 “Does the Bible Really Matter Anymore?”
January 20 Human Relations Sunday “Is the Bible true?”
January 27 Men, Father and Son retreat “Rev. Lisa Gorman preaching”
Education News
The boys and girls in K, 1st, and 2nd grades are collect-
ing marbles—marbles represent good behavior and participation.
Earning a marble includes respect, not interrupting, answering
questions, writing, drawing, gluing, etc.
When they have collected 50 marbles in the collection
jar, a “treat” is enjoyed. Our first treat was to play the game Four
Corners. They really like to play Four Corners.
They continue to work well so they will keep rolling in those
marbles.
Way to go Lower El class. Keep up the Gold Medal attitude!
Lower Elementary Class
This January the Men’s Sunday School class will be begin-
ning a new study. They will be reading High Performance
Ethics by Wes Cantrell and James R. Lucas. The authors
outline ways to make ethical decisions (based on the Ten
Commandments) that lead to highly successful business
practices. "High-Performance Ethics" includes tips on how
to lead a team with integrity, practical tools for resisting the
pressure to compromise workplace standards, and encour-
agement for workers who want to see strong businesses--
and strong values--thrive. 10 Principles: First Things Only
(priorities) Ditch the Distractions Align with Reality (never
claim support for a bad cause) Find Symmetry Respect the
Wise Protect the Souls Commit to the Relationships Spread
the Wealth Speak the Truth Limit Your Desires .
Please feel free to look over the book on the display next to
the Education office. Hope to see you in class!
ADULTS
Please watch the Education Board for upcoming clas-
ses. Classes are always forming. If you have any ques-
tions of comments please contact Sarah McCall in the
Education office.
Youth Groups are now meeting Sundays
from 6 to 7:30 pm, unless noted otherwise.
During the search for a new youth director,
parents and adults have volunteered to lead
activities. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
Since there is no break between Youth
Praise practice on Sundays and Youth
Activities, a meal or snack will be provided
with each activity.
Middle School Middle School Youth will meet in Room 1 of Faith
Hall, unless noted otherwise.
Jan. 6 Discussion—Share your Story
Jan. 13 Lighthouse Service Project
Jan. 20 Game Night
High School
High School Youth will meet in the Youth Center
located in the church basement, unless noted
otherwise.
Jan. 6 Discussion—New Year’s Resolutions
Jan. 13 Crock Pot Cook-off 12:15 pm in Faith Hall
Jan. 20 Game Night
Middle & High School Combined
Tubing at Five Pines with Cornerstone UMC!
W.A.Y. Event -
January 26 6:30-10:00 pm
Bring $3 to cover costs!
Meet at Church at 5:30 pm
Parents:
Youth Parent Planning Meeting—January 6
6:00 pm in Faith Hall
Prayer Requests
Concerns:
Prayers of healing and strength for Steve Miller who is battling cancer, suffered a stroke and is hospital-
ized at Lakeland.
Prayers of healing for Coleen Birmingham's aunt, Alice Fitzgerald (age 91), who fell, broke her nose and
now resides at Caretel.
Prayers for Lighthouse Ministries of Benton Harbor as they continue to strive to be a beacon of love, light
and hope to the children and families in Benton Harbor.
Prayers of healing for Sarah McCall's mother, Julie M., home recovering from surgery.
Prayers of healing for Larry Ohlin who suffered a heart attack, had a stent put in and is home recovering.
Prayers of healing for Marilyn Heinerich who has been experiencing heart problems.
Prayers of healing and strength for Heather Boyle's cousins' 6 year-old son who has cancer throughout
his body and is undergoing chemotherapy.
Prayers for Julie DeForest's mother and peace for the family.
Prayers for safe travel for Lynnetta Hamstra and her family as they spend most of December in Malaysia
visiting family.
Prayers of guidance as the staff parish team continues the search for a new youth director for the SUMC
youth programs.
Prayers for safe travel for Carolyn Yoder as she travels to Nome, AK to be with Julie, David and friends
for a few weeks.
Prayers of healing for Scott Glenn recovering from hand surgery .
Prayers of healing for LouAnne undergoing medical tests for health issues.
Prayers of healing for Amber dealing with kidney stones.
Prayers of healing for Lori Graves who suffered a stroke which has affected her speech.
Prayers for Mike & Nancy Farrington's niece, Kaitlyn Hatler, entering Pine Rest in Grand Rapids, seeking
treatment for deep depression.
Prayers of healing for Carmen Andert having surgery on December 17th in Columbus, OH.
Prayers of healing and comfort for Dianna Hartman as she begins her battle with breast cancer. Surgery
is scheduled for December 20th.
Prayers of healing for Brian Johnston's father, Brad Johnston, diagnosed with leukemia 2 years ago and
having to resume chemotherapy treatments.
Health concerns:
Bob Bender
Erna Crawford
Patricia Day
Bill Friend
Marion Gathright
Arnie Graber
Nancy Hinkle
Ben Koebel
Mike Melcher
Dale Morse
Wendy Nielson
Bill & Becca Niemi
Ed Nurnberg
Norma Ray
Bob Sommer
David Sundblad, Sr.
Judy VanderAue
Dan Whittaker
Nancy Wilson
Jackie Witt
Elderly/Shut-ins:
Frank Cupp
Don Eppley
Ernie Grimm
Norm & Bonnie Payne
Sue VanderMolen
Lucille Vyzral
Helen Wiessner
General Concern:
Caleb Dormah—in Liberia
Delbert & Sandy Groves—
missionaries in Zambia
Friends Living Out of
Our Area:
Daisy Brannick
Merlin Feigley
Vanda Fisher
Dottie Strohl
Prayer Requests (continued)
Concerns:
Prayers of healing for Jane Cuthbert's son, Mark having back surgery in Denver on December 20th.
Prayers of healing for Charlotte Hocking recovering from breast cancer surgery and for family caregivers.
Prayers of healing for Ron Momany recovering from surgery.
Prayers of healing for Harper Moersch recovering from surgery.
Prayers of healing for Brian Johnston's father, Brad Johnston, diagnosed with leukemia 2 years ago and
having to resume chemotherapy treatments.
Prayers of healing for two former students of Betty Ivers, Katie & Kelly (twins) having surgery.
Joys:
Prayers of joy upon the birth of Hannah & Katie Craig on November 25th. Parents are Bonnie (Shadle) &
Jim Craig, grandparents are Joan & Larry Shadle.
Prayers of joy that David & Deanne Barry are expecting a baby in June.
Prayers of joy for the singers and musicians who participated in the Christmas Cantata.
Prayers of thanks for everyone who helped decorate the church for Advent. A special thanks to Joan Go-
bert for making the beautiful pulpit cloth to match the altar cloths.
Prayers of joy upon the 58th wedding anniversary of Bonnie and Tom Parrish on December 4th.
Prayers of joy upon Rev. Lisa Gorman's engagement to Thomas.
Prayers of joy upon David Barry's Ph.D. and Joseph Fodo's graduation from Western Michigan University
on December 15th.
Prayers of joy that we had an amazing middle school Christmas dance with 425 students in attendance!
Thanks chaperones!
Comfort:
Prayers of comfort for the family of Gail Bryan as they remember her life of love.
Prayers of comfort for those who have lost a loved one during the holidays.
Prayers of comfort for Renee Putt whose sister died after open heart surgery in Minnesota. Prayers for
safe travel for Ron & Renee as they attend the funeral.
Prayers of deep concern and comfort for the families and school of Newtown, Connecticut.
Please remember to pray for those in service for our country:
Scott McClellen Brian Holloway Andy McDougall Josh Gardner
Jesse Houston Damon Ewen Jake Sefton Alex Ottusch
Paul Nelson Josef Ottusch Alex Von Koenig Kohl Zehr
Monique Yoder—teaching in the Middle East
If you have any information or updates of those in service, please contact the church office.
Prayer is the next best thing to being there.
COOK OFF!
Sunday, January 13 at 12:15
Bring your favorite Crock Pot dish and/or vote for your favorite dish. All church dinner to raise money for the
High School Youth Mission Trip to Nicaragua. Bring cash to vote!
The winner will be recognized with an award. Three categories are soup, main dish, and dessert.
(Yes, dessert in a crock-pot!) Bring your recipes to share.
Mission News The Stevensville United Methodist Church
Missions Team organizes numerous special funds
for mission work to continue. The following
collections will occur during the Sunday services:
DECEMBER 30…HAITI HOT LUNCH For many of the 16,000 students attending our United Methodist schools in Haiti, the hot lunch program of rice and beans is the only food they will receive that day. The churches of Michigan are working together to raise $100,000 to provide the meals. Please remember the children of Haiti in your prayers.
JANUARY 6…..RED BIRD MISSIONS Many programs are associated with the mission located in Kentucky. The mission has 325 students (K-12) who pay tuition according to what they can afford. Programs include Christian Education, early childhood development for 3-4 year olds, a senior center, Meals On Wheels, medical transport and in-home services. The store sells used clean clothing and household items and is an outlet for the crafts provided by over 100 families. JANUARY 13…..LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES This ministry is located in the Methodist Peace Temple in Benton Harbor and focuses on the students in the Benton Harbor area who need help in academics, tutoring in various subjects and learning home skills such as gardening. JANUARY 20…..HUMAN RELATIONS DAY This special day helps students and gives support to the United Methodist Ministry programs. These programs strengthen people, relationships and communities. JANUARY 27…..UMCOR The United Methodist Committee On Relief helps people in disaster areas in our country and in the world.
Please note that you can donate to any mission at
any time. Please place your donation in any
offering envelope with instructions written on the
“other” line. Thank you!
United Methodist Women
UMW Committee of the Month
United Methodist Women would like to thank
Shirley Harris, Gladys Sandera, and Mary
Sundblad for volunteering to serve on the Janu-
ary Committee of the Month. Your help is greatly
appreciated.
Book Circle
We will be meeting on Monday, January 21, at
2:00 pm at the Whitcomb.
Book: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five sis-ters, One Remarkable Family and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep them Safe. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon UMW January Events:
Knitting circle every Thursday @ 2:00 pm in the
church lounge.
January
8 6:30 pm UMW Board Potluck/Meeting
11 9:00 am CWU Human Rights Day at
First Congregational
14 6:00 pm Sisters in Faith-Faith Pizza &
Movie night in Faith Hall
17 7:00 pm Lydia Circle @ Virginia Bedunah’s
21 2:00 pm Reading Circle @ Whitcomb
The Stars are Out!
You are invited to spend some time with Matt
Damon, Meryl Streep, Katherine Heigl, etc.
Who: Sisters-In-Faith
What: Pizza & Movie Night–we will de-
cide from a selection that night!
Where: Faith Hall
When: Monday, January 14th @ 6:00—
Please sign up on the UMW
bulletin board
Why: Food, Fun, Friendship
Hope to see you there!
CHURCH LIBRARY NEWS
The SUMC Library offers materials including books, magazines,
DVD’s and CD’s. We have also added some new books to the
collection including:
Children's:
Charlie and the Christmas Kitty
Land of the Pilgrims Pride
Let’s Go for a Drive!
The Sparkle Box
The Thankful Book
Adult:
The Bridge
Come to the Table: Food, Fellowship and a Celebration of God’s Bounty
God Loves You: He Always Has—He Always Will
I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life
Jesus: a Theography
The Trustees would like to thank
Sandy and Tom Andert for adapting the
old stained glass windows so that they
could be hung in front of the new
energy efficient windows that were
placed in the balcony area of the
sanctuary. They look very nice and
allow us to retain some of the history of
our church.
Thank You!
Dear Gordie, Bruce and Church Family,
Our wedding day was very special to us and we are
so happy that we were at a place we consider home.
We were blessed to have support from you. Thank
you for the extra time to help us out with setting up
the rooms for the guys and the girls, doing the sound
and visuals, cleaning up, counseling, guidance, letting
us in the church early and your love.
Katie (Cimala) & Geof Coeling
The annual men, father and sons retreat at Pentwater is coming!!!
January 25-27
Calling all men and sons to sign up to go to Pentwater for another wonderful winter
weekend on January 25-27!
The cost is $12.50/person/night.
We will play in the snow, enjoy lots of food and rest all at the same time!! It is a great time.
Sign up at the “Opportunities” counter or
let Pastor Gordie know.
New Ministry Team
Members Needed!
The Finance and Trustee Teams need additional members.
If you are interested in serving the church in these areas,
please contact Pastor Gordie at
269-429-5911 or [email protected]
January Birthdays
January 1 Doris Glowacki Kathy Harris January 2 Ellie Horvath-Yerington January 3 Renee Menke Nolan Tackett January 4 Josephine Cupp Lillian Haskins BJ Hildebrand January 5 Kyle Craig Rebecca Meyer January 6 Hannah Baugher-Penrod
January 7 Barbara Gano January 9 Tafara Rukunda January 10 Nicholas Foxworthy Alec Nieusma-Gano January 13 Sally McWhirter January 14 Karen Sleder January 16 Kaitlin Arney Chip Krieg January 17 Matthew Barry Kevin Boyle
January 18 Nancy Farrington January 20 Zayne Bly January 21 Quinn Balfe Liam Balfe Nicholas Weingart January 22 George Zielke January 23 Alyssa Krynicky Dale Morse January 24 Magda Zoschke
January 26 Gene Harris Riley Logan January 27 Olivia DeHaven Shawn Wade Kevin Ivers January 28 Mary Shaffer Melissa Vegter January 29 Sandra Andert January 30 Alexander Nelson January 31 Bryan Topp
A Quick Reminder From Your Membership Care Team:
If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital or nursing home and would like a visit, please call the
church office. We can also bring you communion.
From Your Membership Care Team!!
Chancel Flower Dates Available
Sign up for your date
for Chancel flowers at the “opportunities”
clipboard area.
The cost remains at $35.
H & J Florist will bill you directly.
Thank You! I would like to thank the “Ladies” for just a nice
Dinner (the Golden Agers dinner in November).
Everything was very good. Thank you for all of the
work that you did!
In God’s Love,
Virginia Anserello
On behalf of the families and young children in
Berrien County, we would like to express our
gratitude for your support of the Great Start Parent
Coalition Diaper Drive. Your kindness will help us
provide a basic necessity for our most vulnerable
citizens. Again, we say thank you.
Amanda Wilson Melissa Church
Director Parent Liaison
Great Start Collaborative Parent Coalition
Opportunities!
There are many areas to help out
around the Church!
Just check out the “Opportunities Counter” on
Sunday and sign up to help just in one area.
More hands lighten the load!
Or if you are interested in a particular ministry area,
please contact Pastor Gordie!
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ATTENDANCE ON NOV. 25
Worship Total . . . . . . . . . . 235
8:30 Service . . . . . 114
11:00 Service . . . . 121
ATTENDANCE ON DEC.2
Worship Total . . . . . . . . . .332
8:30 Service . . . . . 135
11:00 Service . . . . 197
ATTENDANCE ON DEC. 9
Worship Total . . . . . . . . . . 223
8:30 Service . . . . . 104
11:00 Service . . . . 119
ATTENDANCE ON DEC. 16
Worship Total . . . . . . . . . . 264
8:30 Service . . . . . 122
11:00 Service . . . . 142
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