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2017 May
Temple Tower www.terrehauteumtemple.org
Our mission:
To make Disciples
of Jesus Christ
for the
Transformation
of the world.
Inside this issue:
Assisting in
Worship
2
Financial News 3
May Events 4
Mission and
Outreach Corner
6
Building Disciples 7
Our Church
Family
8
Calendar 11
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next issue.
Pastor’s Pen: 2 Corinthians 5.7 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
2 The old has passed away; behold,
the new has come. As I write this article we are trying to put together another 2
nd
service worship to be held in the log church at Fowler Park. Worship would be followed by baptisms in the lake. It is a blessing for me, or any pastor, to be able to take this spiritual journey with people that love Jesus and will proclaim their love and their inner faith through an outward expression like baptism.
Let’s be clear about baptism… “You are not saved by being baptized!!!” You are saved by believing in Jesus Christ. Acts 16.31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” You are saved by grace. Grace is a gift… a gift from God. You don’t deserve salvation. None of us are without sin and therefore all of us need a “Savior”. Jesus provid-ed for your salvation as he died on the cross. You did nothing to “deserve” it. You can’t buy it, marry into it, be born into it or work for it or earn it. Ephesians 2.8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. It’s all about God’s plan and the sacrifice Jesus was willing to make. John 3.16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Baptism is something we do AFTER we have believed in Jesus and we want the world to know that we are going to become disciples of his. We are intending to follow Jesus… one of the actions we fre-quently take, as Christians, followers of Christ, is to be baptized. Baptism is an outward expression (meaning we physically do it and others can see it) of our inner faith (others can’t physically see our in-ner faith). God knows our hearts and our faith but the world must use outward expressions to gauge or determine our faith. Baptism is one step in a believer’s journey. Sometimes folks ask me if they can be baptized again. Perhaps they were baptized as a child and they don’t remember it. As United Methodists we don’t Re-baptize.
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Assisting in Worship This Month
Liturgists Greeters and Welcome Desk
8:45 A.M. 11:00 A.M.
May 7 None Needed Dave and Ginger Boring, Gene Finley
Welcome Desk—Bonnie Finley Jim Eliyas
Welcome Desk—Barb Coveleskie
May 14 Volunteer Needed Jean Cantrell, Brad and Deb Kesler
Welcome Desk—Bonnie Finley TBA
Welcome Desk—Barb Coveleskie
May 21 Dick Vining Ernestene Crawford, Karen and Larry
Martin
Welcome Desk—Bonnie Finley
TBA
Welcome Desk—Barb Coveleskie
May 28 Jerry Hochstetler Karen Hendricks, Bill Strickland, Paula
and Jerry Hochstetler
Welcome Desk—Bonnie Finley
Martha and Jamie Adams and Ashley
Luken
Welcome Desk—Barb Coveleskie
KidZown Worship
8:45 am 11:00
A.M. SUNDAY MORNING COUNTER SCHEDULE
May 7 Linda Sperry Dick Vining Susan Ooley-Viray Jill Kuckewich
TBA Jill Kuckewich
TBA Jill Kuckewich
Karen Blythe Jill Kuckewich
May 14 Phil Small Mike Johnson
May 21 Janice Fellows Hazel Perry
May 28 Joann Orman Paula Hochstetler
Nursery Caregivers & Helpers
8:45 A.M. Sunday School 11:00 A.M.
May 7 Carson Smith Carson Smith Carson Smith and Gail Stewart
May 14 Carson Smith Carson Smith and Pam Hopler Carson Smith and Linda Sperry
May 21 Carson Smith and
Linda Storey
Carson Smith and Amy Jarvis Carson Smith and Amy Jarvis
May 28 Carson Smith and
Debbie Morgan
Carson Smith Carson Smith and Ashley Luken
Bus Drivers 8:45 Ushers 11:00
May 7 Phil Small Brad Brubaker
Randy Camp
Keith Rader
Sara Donker
Joe Kenworthy
Jim Eliyas
May 14 Don Wrin
May 21 Randy Camp
May 28 Mike Johnson
FINANCIAL NEWS FOR MARCH, 2017
March YTD
Income $ 32,625.79 $ 100,759.35
Expense - 29,278.93 - 93,245.24
TOTAL $ 3,346.86 $ 7,514.11
Current Liabilities not paid: Restricted / Designated Funds = $6,081.59
Jan-March Pledge Percentage Paid = 62%
2017 Pledge Percentage Paid = 26%
Are YOU keeping up with your commitment and giving?
We can’t pay our bills without your pledge! If you have not made a pledge for 2017 and would like to do so,
or if you do not have an envelope number and
would like a book of giving envelopes,
please call Jill at the church (812-299-1898) during office hours.
CURRENT LOAN BALANCE (end of March,‘17) $261,240.38 Total Principal Paid - $836,059.85
Total Interest Paid - $471,379.33
Total Paid - $1,307,439.18
April Attendance and Offering
8:45 am
Service
11:00 am
Service
Total
Date Attendance Attendance
April 2 72 65 137
April 9 82 89 171
April 16 122 96 218
April 23 72 70 142
April 30 73 75 148
SENIOR CONNECTION will meet May 5th at 12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome!
THE UNITED METHODIST MEN will meet Saturday, May 13th. Please contact Brad Brubaker for further details.
Backyard Barbecues resume this month — 6:30-8:30 pm the 2nd Friday of each
month from May-October. Watch for fur-ther information.
Back2School Bash—July 29, 2017!!
Vacation Bible School
is just around the corner!!! June 19-23, 2017
We are in need of a few items for the crafts. Your help is greatly appreciated. Let’s make this a great VBS for the kids! Empty snack cracker boxes (boxes similar in size to
Chicken in a Bisket) Empty bar soap boxes or Jello and Pudding boxes Glue sticks (50)
May Church Events
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(Continued from Page 1)
That would be like us saying to God we don’t believe our baptism was valid, so we never re-baptize. I will however allow you to remember your baptism to experi-ence the water and the liturgy again, so you can once again proclaim your faith and praise God for his wonderful grace.
HAVE YOU EXPRESSED YOUR BELIEF IN JESUS? Have you made a public profession of your faith? Baptism is one way to do that. Let me know if you are in-terested in being baptized or “remembering your baptism”.
Pastor Kevin & Marlene
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The Veteran's Detachment continues to grow with both veterans and other associ-ates coming out to support ministry outreach efforts. This quarter we have given away several dozen pounds of meat from each hunting expedition. There are plenty of family and individual sized packages so if you know anyone in need please direct them to us. We are happy to report that we have secured the major equipment to move the meat processing to the outpost. However there are still important small items that would be useful, so if you have any extra of the following things, please consider bringing them in to donate for
the cause: Cutting boards, large pans or trays, and tubs. Also, if anyone has a utility shelving unit, the kind that could hold cutting boards, large pans, and trays, we could use one of those! We will still maintain a freezer full of meat at Temple for accessibil-ity to the entire congregation. We are simply moving the meat processing out of the UMT kitchen for the sake of lessening the burden on that busy facility. The Detachment is also conducting two walkabouts to find and assist the homeless and transient in May; both on the 6th and 27th in conjunction with the UMT outreach effort. Most exciting, we plan to have two new members baptized by Pastor Kevin in June in Fowler Park so stay tuned for more details and join us there to celebrate!
MISSION AND OUTREACH CORNER
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This is a spot for listing items needed to enhance our ministries and services. If you see a need that is not in our budget, we can add it to the list so all can be on the lookout.
Commercial Dishwasher Donations to purchase video cameras and equipment to allow us to record worship services and events to share with those who cannot attend.
Always Needed: Food for 14th and Chestnut Community Center. (Collection barrels
located in the Narthex) Money for “Change for Change” for Benevolence Fund. (Collection jars by
Exit doors in the Narthex)
Items for Families by Choice (see Bulletin Board for list)
MISSION AND OUTREACH CORNER
Kairos Cookie Bake Tuesday, May 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
Please bring cookie sheets and
be ready for some fun!
If you'd like to donate money to help buy the cookie dough, it is $12.99/box for ten dozen cookies. Marlene Drane, Amy Jarvis, Gari Kenworthy, Debbie Mor-gan and Paula West are working this Kairos weekend and we need to bake 150 dozen cookies! That's a lot of cookies and we'd appreciate your help. If you have any questions, please contact Marlene or Paula.
Mission Team Announcement: We are have a mission trip right here in Terre Haute! Monday through Friday, July 10-14! We are going to work at the Next Step Foundation doing some painting and window work. This is our opportunity as a congregation to be the hands and feet of Christ to a local ministry. There will be opportunities to work, to provide lunch and to lead devotions at lunch time. We will be seeking financial help for the week as well. Everyone can get involved!
MISSION AND OUTREACH CORNER
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DISCIPLESHIP PAGE . This page is geared toward bringing more kids and families into our church. In order to make this happen and be successful, we ALL have to be willing to work together. WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO MAKE US A VITAL AND GROWING CHURCH??? See some opportunities listed below:
VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED!!! Nursery workers for MOPS – 1
st Monday and 3
rd Tuesday
of each month, 10-11:30 am Nursery workers on Sunday mornings, especially 2
nd service
KidZown helpers for both services
KidZown News - KidZown is growing! We now have some kids coming in the first service, as well as the second! In fact, we have so many at the 2
nd service, we are split-
ting the m into age groups! We really need teachers and assis-tants for both hours – PLEASE consider coming to help with our chil-dren! If you are interested in helping out, let me know ASAP. Bible Study Opportunities Interested in starting an in-home study group? I would love to help you get started! Please contact me for ideas, suggestions and any help you need to get started! MOPS at Temple Our MOPS group has been growing at every meeting! We are up to 11 members, with more coming all the time. Our May meetings (Monday, May 1
st
and Tuesday, May 16) will be about Child Psychology 101 (with our own Dr. Doug Sperry presenting) and a service project to end our 2016-17 year. If you have any questions, or would like to join us, come at 10:00 am on the above mentioned dates or call Jill at 812-299-1898. If you are interested in participat-ing, it is a great way to meet other mothers of preschoolers and get involved in a loving, supportive family of mothers! If you are interested in helping, either in leadership or helping with nursery child care, please let me know. Please help to make it a viable opportunity to bring others to our church. Jill Kuckewich 812-299-1898 or [email protected]
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Our Church Family
May Birthdays
Tanner Jarvis May 2
Barbara Coveleskie May 4
Glenn Eddy May 7
Jennifer Overpeck May 9
Richard Vining May 10
Karen Blythe May 11
Emilie McGill May 11
Cynthia Kinnebrew May 15
Jerry Hochstetler May 16
Jamie Adams May 21
Mark Wasson May 23
John White May 26
Chasen Bayless May 27
Bob Hoopingarner May 29
Paige Brooks May 30
Susan Gore May 31
This page is about Our Church Family. Please help make it complete by submitting information, to the office for the next month by the 3rd Sunday of the current month.
Life Group News Our Journey Through the Bible contin-ues. If you need a copy of the reading schedule, please call the office or check at the Welcome Desk Sunday morning. The Life Groups that have been formed so far are:
Sunday at 6:30 pm at Church—Mixed Group—Paul West, Paula West & Julie Puttmann, Facilitators Tuesday at 9:00 am—Mixed Group—Jean Cantrell, Facilitator (not meeting during Lent) Tuesday at 1:00 pm at Westminster—Pastor Kevin, Facilitator
Groups may still form or you can still join a group. Call the office if you wish to form or join one at a different time and place!
May Anniversaries
Jerry and Paula Hochstetler May 8
Gary and Christine Young May 10
Byron and Laura Hayworth May 17
Douglas and Linda Sperry May 22
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KUDOS AND NOTES
On behalf of The Salvation Army, I would like to thank you for the generous gift of $1500. Your commitment to helping us take care of those who have fallen on hard times is sincerely appreciated. For 129 years, The Salvation Army in Vigo County has been caring for our neighbors with the help of generous friends like you. Thank you for partnering with us in fulfilling our mis-sion—motivated by the love of God—to meet basic human needs without discrimination. Gordon Hoag, Captain, Corps Administrator
As always, we here at the 14th & Chestnut Community Center would like to say Thank You for the love that you have shown us. Your generous donation of $140 to sponsor a girl for Sum-mer Camp 2017 will truly help us in our ministry… This pro-gram brings a lot of love and joy to our children. Donations are extremely important to us and most appreciated. Thanks to folks like you we are accomplishing so much, and we know that the Lord’s work is being done. Bill Felts
Pat Price would like to thank everyone for all their prayers and cards!
We need first service litur-gists! If you would like to be on the liturgist rotation, please call Theresa Camp at 812-240-9889 (or text), or email [email protected]. No experience necessary!!
Blessings to the angels at
United Methodist Temple. Your
donation of abundance
reflected God's perfect timing!!
Muriel Ryan
Preschool Graduation took place on May 22, 2014. The sanctuary was filled with proud parents and grandparents celebrating a terrific year. The children sang songs and we watched a slide show. Soon the graduates were announced and I read off their names and what each one planned to be as an adult. We had many ideas, everything from Sam wanting to be a paleontologist (dinosaur expert) to Maggie wanted to be a princess fairy. Thank you to Jill, who accompanied us on the piano and led us in prayer. The happy, but somewhat teary, crowd enjoyed refresh-ments in fellowship hall afterwards. It is amazing to think how quickly our school year passed. Each year I am sad to see some of stu-dents heading off to Kindergarten, but I know they are ready to go and they will do well. It seems just yesterday these four and five year olds were just little two year olds arriving for the first time. How quickly they change and become so grown up! This summer we have a large group of kids enjoying Summer Mom's Day Out on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Several of our teachers are leading the kids through fun activities and enjoying the playground.
May Page 10
Here are some ways you can Serve! Most can be done in less than two hours and are ongoing needs. If you can help, please call the office!
Counters and Substitute Counters—Monday Morning or Sunday after church—count offering and prepare deposit. Volunteers to help with KidZown each Sunday. Ushers—Sunday Morning and Special Services Greeters—Sunday Morning and Special Services Shampoo section of carpet, Wash some windows AV/Tech Help for Sunday and Special Events Help in Nursery Work at the UMT Welcome Center on Sunday Morning
Watch this space for other areas and special projects needing assistance! Team Leaders and Ministry Leaders—if your group or ministry needs help/volunteers, make sure and contact Margaret and get your needs listed in the monthly newsletter.
New to the Library: Adult
Becoming a Thinking Christian. I f we want church renewal,
we will have to renew thinking in the church. The goal is to focus
and sharpen one’s thinking so that it is one’s own, and to apply that
thinking to one’s being and acting.
Learning to Pray. Many who seek comfort and healing from
prayer are unsure about how to pray. What should prayer feel like,
and what is it supposed to accomplish? “Prayer is not words; prayer
is what happens when you listen and wait for the outline of heaven to emerge.”
author Wayne Muller.
The Problem with Paul. People often find Paul hard to stomach. His
views on women, sex and marriage, his failure to attack the institution of slavery,
his verbal attacks on his opponents have all come under fire. The author helps
us to bridge the gap between Paul’s world and our own, providing the perspective
we need to begin to make sense of Paul, the many and his message.
Emergence Christianity. Are you experiencing church-death anxiety? Do
you have shortness of breath when thinking about the decline of Christianity in
America? Through her careful study, the author invites you to discover fascinat-
ing insights into the concerns, organizational patterns, theology, and most press-
ing questions facing the church today. And you’ll get a glimpse into the future.
Gift of Bobbie Bakker.
Convictions. Imagine that Christianity is about loving God. Imagine that
it’s not about the self and its concerns, about “what’s in it for me”. Imagine that
loving God is about being attentive to the one in whom we live and move and
have our being. Imagine that it is about loving what God loves. How would that
change our life? Gift of Bobbie Bakker.
Page 11 May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30 8:45 AM Service 10:00 AM ABC Sunday (A Birth-
day Celebration)--All Church Birth-
day Party! 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Service 6:30 PM Life Group
1 10:00 AM Chair
Yoga 10:00 AM MOPS--
Mothers of Pre-
schoolers 11:15 AM Yoga 6:15 PM Boy
Scouts
2 9:00 AM Life Group 1:00 PM Life Group
at Westminster 2:00 PM Kairos
Cookie Bake
3 10:30 AM Mommy
and Me Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 1:00 PM Yoga 5:15 PM Prayer
Team 8:00 PM Veteran's
Ministry Peer Group
4 National Day of
Prayer 1:00 PM Quilting 4:30 PM Praise
Team Rehearsal
5 6:00 AM Lighthouse
Mission Breakfast 11:15 AM Yoga 12:30 PM Senior
Connection
6 7:00 AM Communi-
ty Revive 7:30 AM Private
Event
7 8:45 AM Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Service 12:15 PM Discipleship Meeting 5:00 PM Service at Westminster 6:30 PM Life Group
8 10:00 AM Chair
Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 6:15 PM Boy
Scouts
9 9:00 AM Life Group 1:00 PM Life Group
at Westminster 5:00 PM Staff Par-
ish Team
10 10:30 AM Mommy
and Me Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 1:00 PM Yoga 5:15 PM Prayer
Team 8:00 PM Veteran's
Ministry Peer Group
11 7:00 AM All Pro
Dads / iMoms Com-
bined Breakfast 1:00 PM Quilting 4:30 PM Praise
Team Rehearsal
12 6:00 AM Lighthouse
Mission Breakfast 11:15 AM Yoga
6:30 PM UMT
Backyard Barbecue
13 8:00 AM United
Methodist Men
14 Mother's Day 8:45 AM Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Service 4:00 PM Emmaus Reunion 6:30 PM Life Group
15 10:00 AM Chair
Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 6:15 PM Boy
Scouts
16 9:00 AM Life Group 10:00 AM MOPS--
Mothers of Pre-
schoolers 1:00 PM Life Group
at Westminster 1:30 PM Member
Care Shut In Visita-
tion 6:30 PM Mission
Team
17 10:30 AM Mommy
and Me Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 1:00 PM Yoga 5:15 PM Prayer
Team 6:00 PM Church
Leadership Council 8:00 PM Veteran's
Ministry Peer Group
18 1:00 PM Quilting 4:30 PM Praise
Team Rehearsal
19 6:00 AM Lighthouse
Mission Breakfast 11:15 AM Yoga
20
21 8:45 AM Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Service 3:00 PM Recital 6:30 PM Life Group
22 10:00 AM Chair
Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 6:15 PM Boy
Scouts
23 9:00 AM Life Group 1:00 PM Life Group
at Westminster
24 10:30 AM Mommy
and Me Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 1:00 PM Yoga 5:15 PM Prayer
Team 8:00 PM Veteran's
Ministry Peer Group
25 9:15 AM Temple
Preschool
Graduation 1:00 PM Quilting 4:30 PM Praise
Team Rehearsal
26 6:00 AM Lighthouse
Mission Breakfast 11:15 AM Yoga
27 8:00 AM Communi-
ty Revive 2:00 PM Private
Event
28 8:45 AM Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Service 1:00 PM Private Event 2:00 PM Recital 4:00 PM Emmaus Reunion 6:30 PM Life Group
29 Memorial Day
30 9:00 AM Life Group 1:00 PM Life Group
at Westminster
31 10:30 AM Mommy
and Me Yoga 11:15 AM Yoga 1:00 PM Yoga 5:15 PM Prayer
Team 8:00 PM Veteran's
Ministry Peer Group
1 1:00 PM Quilting 4:30 PM Praise
Team Rehearsal
2 6:00 AM Light-
house Mission
Breakfast 11:15 AM Yoga 12:30 PM Senior
Connection
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5301 S. U.S. Highway 41 Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
Phone: 812-299-1898 Fax: 812-299-1981
E-mail: [email protected]
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Every Week at United Methodist Temple
These activities are open
to the community! Monday—10:00 am—Chair Yoga ($5 /session)
11:15 am— Yoga ($5 /session)
Wednesday—10:30 am—Mommy and Me Yoga (Mothers and children
up to age 5) ($5 / session)
11:15 am—Yoga ($5 /session)
1:00 pm—Gentle Yoga ($5 / session)
5:15 pm—Prayer Team 8:00 pm—Veteran’s Ministry Peer Group @ Outpost Lazarus
(formerly Youngstown United Methodist Church)
Thursday —1:00 pm—Piecemakers Quilting Group
4:30 pm—Praise Team Rehearsal
Friday—11:15 am— Yoga ($5 /session)
