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The WORD
Westville United Methodist Church
July 2019
Volume 50 Issue 7
Sunday Morning Schedule:
9 am—10am Sunday School :
Adult Founders Room & Brick Room,
Children Basement
Fellowship 10 am—10:15 am
10:15 am—11:15 am Worship Service
JESUS IS COMING AGAIN!!!
THE WORD is a publication of Westville United Methodist Church
at 154 Main St., P.O. Box 619; Westville, IN 46391 (219)
785-2314
*****CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY—THURSDAY, 3:15 to 7:15
Our Web Address is www.westvilleumc.org
First Sunday—July 7th 10:15 a.m. service
“Reach up, Reach in, Reach out
Reach up to God, Reach in to know
God, Reach out in Love”
In order to go green The Word will be e-mailed to you. Be sure
to e-mail your address to Jane at [email protected]
Printed copies will continue to be available at the church for
those who do not have e-mail.
Welcome: Pastor Toby Guill!!
Vacation Bible School
July 29, 30, 31st.
5-8pm
Weapons of the Spirit
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Greetings in Christ!
It is with great appreciation to the Lord Jesus Christ and
His
leading in my life that I will begin my journey here at
Westville
UnitedMethodist Church serving as your pastor.
I would like to take this opportunity to send you a note of
thanks for the warm welcome
I have already received, and I am looking forward to joyous and
fruitful ministry in the
years to come.
Just a little information about myself…my name is Toby Guill
(pronounced Gill) and I
am 48 years old. My wife’s name is Kim, and I’ll just let you
ask her how old she is.
Together, we have a son named Zachary who is 24 years old and is
in the process of
discerning his call to ministry. Our home, which is located in
Burns Harbor, is rounded
out with our two dogs – Gracie and Cooper.
I have a full-time position at Arcelor Mittal Steel in Burns
Harbor where I work “shift-
work” on the Pickle Line. This type of work schedule keeps me
from having what
some might call a “normal life”. I, however, vow to make myself
available to everyone
via phone, text, or email. I’m also on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, and Snapchat –
(I’m just not very good at using all of them.)
I accepted Jesus as my Savior on July 9, 2008 after a drowning
incident at Lake
Michigan. I accepted my call to ministry only a couple of years
ago and became a
Licensed Local Pastor in December of 2018. I have been serving
as pastor in Whiting
Indiana for the past year and a half. I am currently enrolled in
Course of Study classes
where I am learning so much about being an effective leader in
the church and I
anticipate graduating in about nine years. (Don’t order the cake
yet.)
I look forward to meeting each one you, if not for the first
time – then meeting you
again.
I’m super excited!
Pastor Toby Guill
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Join us in local missions! Items needed for the Food Pantry:
Food Pantry Information:
The American Legion is now working in cooperation with the WMC
Food Pantry ministry.
Please drop off donations of the above mentioned items at the
Legion. For those
receiving donations, items may be picked up at the American
Legion on Thursdays
from 4:30—5:30.
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Family Life Center is available for rental for parties and
celebrations.
Contact the church office at 219-785-2314 for more
information.
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Donate flowers for the altar. The cost is $33.00 and the flowers
will be
ordered by Jane in the church office.
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Save your pop cans and bring them to the church. The money
earned from
the can collection supports the Heifer Project.
IMPORTANT REMINDERIMPORTANT REMINDERIMPORTANT REMINDERIMPORTANT
REMINDER
INFORMATION FOR THE WORD IS DUE BY July 20th DUE BY July 20th
DUE BY July 20th DUE BY July 20th IN ORDER TO BE IN ORDER TO BE IN
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READY FOR PUBLICATION BY READY FOR PUBLICATION BY READY FOR
PUBLICATION BY READY FOR PUBLICATION BY July 25 TH July 25 TH July
25 TH July 25 TH AT THE LATEST. CAN BE EMAILED TO
[email protected]
TIME & LOCATION
July 7th - Paper Products: toilet paper, tissue, foil &
etc.
July 14th—Canned meats, tuna, chicken…
July 21st—Canned Fruits, & Vegetables, Soups
July 28th—Condiments: Ketchup, mustard, relish, mayo,
dressings
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If you have a special need for prayer, the
prayer chain can be activated by calling church
Secretary Jane Bachman (785-2314)
PRAYER CHAIN
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Men's BreakfastMen's BreakfastMen's BreakfastMen's Breakfast
The monthly Men’s Breakfast will be held as follows:
When: Saturday, July 20th, at 8:45 a.m.
Where: Greenway Café on Hwy 421 in Westville
All men are welcome to come and bring a friend. If you have
any questions call: Bob McCaughey - at 219-312-5336.
********** Church Office Hours ********
Summer hours in effect thru July 25th.
All Military Personnel All Victims of War
Cares and Concerns Health and Healing Karen Emerich Ed Hoag
John Coulter Jr Joan Ewing Kelly Murphy Tim Stallings Kathy
Strutz Sherry Pearson Viny Moore Nancy Nichols Bryan Mccuen Robert
Bulger Randy Bennett Gerry Jones
Marian Kulesa Bob McCaughey Dan Bachman Dan McBride *Thos
suffering with addiction, poverty, &/or depression *Unspoken
Prayers *Families The Care Corner Guidance & Protection Ruby
White Brandun Schweizer
Roselyn Reinfurth Michael Smith Kathy Howard Quinn Bacon
Madeline Tetzloff Aaron Hale MaryLou Coulter
Pastor Toby Guill maybe reached @ 219-850-3768
Or email at [email protected]
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Weapons of the Spirit Vacation Bible School 2019Vacation Bible
School 2019Vacation Bible School 2019Vacation Bible School 2019
When:When:When:When:
July 29th-31st 5-8pm
Where:Where:Where:Where:
Westville United Methodist Church FLC
154 West Main St. Westville, IN 46391
Who:Who:Who:Who:
Kids Entering Preschool - Entering 7th grade
Don’t Forget:Don’t Forget:Don’t Forget:Don’t Forget:
Bring toiletry items for our annual Boys Vs. Girls Food Pantry
Competition!
These items include: toilet paper, tissues, shampoo, soap, and
toothpaste.
RSVP:RSVP:RSVP:RSVP:Call, Text, or Email:219-229-2765
[email protected]
RSVP appreciated, but not required. We hope to see you
there!RSVP appreciated, but not required. We hope to see you
there!RSVP appreciated, but not required. We hope to see you
there!RSVP appreciated, but not required. We hope to see you
there!
Join the
Join the
Join the
Join the
Fight!
Fight!
Fight!
Fight!
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.June 13, 2019 Church Council
Present: Jane, Kim, Phil, Evert, Jan, Pastor Cathy, Kathie
Devotion was read by Kim
Minutes of the May meeting were approved
New Business: A discussion was held on people leaving during the
service with disruption. Children should
always be accompanied by an adult. This is a safety issue for
our children.
Old Business: It was agreed by our team to accept and print the
following as a Welcoming Statement about
our church. “With open hearts, open minds and open doors; we
welcome people of all races, nationalities the-
ologies and abilities. We welcome people of all sexual
orientations and gender identities. We offer a safe
and compassionate place to reconcile faith, identity, hope,
understanding and mutual respect”. A motion was
made by Jane to approve this statement, and it was seconded by
Jan. There was some discussion and the
vote was unanimous to accept this welcoming statement
Discipleship – Kay Tetzloff
Education: VBS is July 29th- 31st.
Worship: NR
Prayer Ministry: NR
Historian: NR
Nurture: Kim continues to send cards as needed
Youth: NR
Outreach Ministries – Kathie Long
Outreach/Missions: NR
Care & Share: We will have the Free Farmers Market in July
as gardens begin producing, about the 3rd Mon-
day in July, 5-6pm
Resale Shop: The resale Shop is doing great and can always use
more help. Improvements continue all the
time.
Food Pantry: NR
UMW: NR
Finance: Monthly and year to date reports were shares.
SPRC: Farwell Pot luck Meal for Pastor Cathy will be after
service on June 30th.
Our new Pastor Tobv Guill will begin on July 1st. His first
Sunday to preach will be July 14th.
Trustee: We have had a bit of water in the basement and it has
been repaired. The trustees are working on
getting the KDO part of the basement put back together. We have
enough money to take care of that part of
the basement. The roof on the parsonage is leaking and needs to
be replace. The ever gracious resale shop
is paying for that repair. Thanks be to God!
Pastor Comment: As Pastor Cathy is leaving our church we asked
her for some advice for our church com-
munity. Her thoughts were to make sure we have the people to run
our ministries. Bring out peoples gifts
and pray for guidance from God.
Meeting adjourned, Jane Bachman
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June Birthdays July Dates of Joining
Give as the Lord calls you to give: be as generous to God as God
has
been to you!
Sunday School Teachers are needed. Thank you to all those who
have volun-teered to teach and care for our children. We still need
a few more people to fill in occa-
sionally as a substitute. Teaching children can be a blessing to
the teacher as well as the
children. They are the future of our church.
July Anniversaries
Westville United Methodist Church
7/30/2006 Linda Allison
7/12/2009 Elijah Davis
7/12/2009 George Davis
7/12/2009 Lynn Davis
7/12/2009 Jen Dobos
7/12/2009 Kathy Howard
7/30/2006 Joe Smith
7/20/1998 Dawn Tharp
7/20/1998 Doug Tharp
Charley & Jean Herrold July 3
Jurgon & Erin Nittner July 8
Duane & Cathy Jo Grostefon July 17
James & Victoria Zimmerle July 17
Linda Allison 1-Jul
Duane Grostefon 1-Jul
Eric Long 1-Jul
Mary Lou Coulter 5-Jul
Janice Buchanan 8-Jul
Summer Gifford 8-Jul
John Culbertson 14-Jul
Jamie Poloncak 16-Jul
Betty Townsend 18-Jul
Heidi Nittner 19-Jul
Steve Swanson 20-Jul
Sandy Ames 22-Jul
Kim Glassley 23-Jul
Emily Nittner 23-Jul
Troy Pluimer 25-Jul
Date Worship SS Giving
5/26/2019 63 16 $ 1,289.00
6/2/2019 59 14 $ 2,254.25
6/9/2019 71 17 $ 1,059.01
6/19/2019 61 14 $ 927.00
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