The WORD

Westville United Methodist Church

February2020

Volume 51 Issue 2

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—Feb. 2nd 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 secretarywumc@csinet.net

Printed copies will continue to be available at the church for those who do not have e-mail.

Ash Wednesday Service

7pm

February 26th

Fish Fries begin February 28th

4-7pm

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From the Pastor…

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.—Psalm 118:24

Suppose a millionaire told you that on the stroke of midnight he was going to deposit in your

bank account a gift of eighty-six thousand four hundred dollars. What would you say?

You’d probably say, “What’s the catch?”

And he would say, “The catch is that in the following twenty-four hours, you will have to spend it

all. If you don’t, it will vanish.”

Eighty-six thousand four hundred dollars? It’s not very likely that someone will be making a

deposit into your account for that kind of money. But how about eighty-six thousand four

hundred seconds? That’s the number of extra time-units that this Leap Year Day brings to all of

us. And when the hands of the clock close on midnight, February 29th, all of them will be gone.

What should one do with these bonus minutes and hours? Not an easy question, is it? I recently

read an article where this very question was brought up, and this is what he said: “There’s a

little game I play with myself on Leap Year Day. I call it ‘Suppose.’ Suppose all the little

pleasures and satisfactions we take for granted happened to us only once in four years?

Little things like the smell of bacon frying, or the song of a bird, or the laughter of children

playing in the yard. If such things happened only on Leap Year Day, how precious and

marvelous they would seem. If you play this little game, even half seriously, it will intensify your

awareness and your appreciation for all the days that the Lord has given us. Use this extra day

to remind you how wonderful life really is on all the other days. It may sound a bit foolish, but it

works for me. Maybe it would work for you.”

I invite you to join me this year on Saturday February 29th, to play “Suppose”. I do believe that

taking the time to be aware of all the amazing gifts that God gives us DAILY will give us a whole

new appreciation for this amazing life we live as followers of Jesus Christ.

Can you imagine…only smelling bacon once every 4 years? NO!

For the magical gift of time, granted to each of us in exactly the same measure, we thank You, dear Lord.

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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 $35.00 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.

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TIME & LOCATION

2/2 Personal Hygiene: toothpaste, & brushes, soap,

deodorant, sanitary napkins, tampons., shaving cream

2/9 Pastas, noodles, macaroni, sauces, Hamburger

Helper

2/16 Sugar, flour, cake mixes, cooking oil, shortening

2/23 Drinks, juices, coffee, coffee filters, tea

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, Feb. 15th, 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 ********

Monday—Thursday 3:15-7:15pm

All Military Personnel All Victims of War

Pastor Toby Guill maybe reached @ 219-850-3768

Or email at toby.guill@inumc.org

Cares and Concerns Cares and Concerns

Health and Healing Karen Emerich John Coulter Jr Joan Ewing Kelly Murphy Viny Moore Nancy Nichols Kim Buchanan Bob Bulger Brie Doppler Tim Holt Char Mullens Frank Long Ramey Salyer Don McCall Ruth Wilkins Paula Wineinger Zach Guill The Family of Mary Lou Coulter The Family of Ken Mattox *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 Sherry Pearson Howard Wikoren

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Our Friday Back Packs are being delivered every Friday. We are looking for the dona-

tions listed below and any financial help you can give to purchase perishable items

such as Cheese, yogurt, fruit. We are preparing 42 bags at this time.

Thank you for your support and help with this mission!

Care & Share Friday Back Pack Program

We are trying to fill back packs with healthy snacks or with foods that kids can make

themselves. A donation box will be placed in the Family Life Center for the following

donation items:

NO GLASS OR BREAKABLES PLEASE.

Peanut butter

Cheese or peanut butter crackers

Cereals (not sugary)

Raisins (individual serving plain or yogurt covered)

Canned fruit (low or no sugar)

Peanuts or other nuts

Pretzels, crackers

Zip lock plastic bags (sandwich size)

Granola or cereal bars (low sugar)

Pasta, sauce

Any snack packs with 18 carbohydrates or less

Any canned meats or healthy dinners that are healthy that kids like

MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME FOR PURCHASING REFRIGERATED ITEMS

SUCH AS CHEESE AND FRESH FRUITS/VEGETABLES

Thank you for your donations!

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A little help needed!

As a reminder we do pay anyone to maintain or clean our church home!

Please help by cleaning up your space and maybe even someone else’s space.

If you see something needs attention, let a trustee know of the situation.

If you can help with the cleaning of the church, let Jane know in the office

(785-2314). Dusting, vacuuming, floors, restrooms & etc. need attention

Thanks for any help !!!

Rug Cutting/Weaving in support of Stopping

Human Trafficking

Feb. 11th 4:30pm—FLC

Every second Tue.

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Finance Committee Report

On 1/19, Cory, WUMC Treasurer, gave a presentation to the congregation on the responsibilities of the Finance

Committee and the 2019 results. A summary of that presentation is provided here.

Finance Committee Includes

Jan Buchanan, Chair and Bank Account Owner;

Cory Stark, Treasurer;

Bob McCaughey & Melanie Bennett, Bank Account Signers;

All the Sunday Counters;

Church Council can approve extraordinary expenses and financial movements.

Important Notes on Committee Responsibilities

WUMC, like all charities, uses Fund Accounting to manage the financial books;

WUMC has several special committees, each with it’s own fund;

WUMC uses the General Fund to manage all operating expenses;

All tithings fund the General Fund;

Some funds are self-funding, like the Resale Shop;

Not all funds are accepting donations; if a member wants to donate to a special fund, they should inquire

about the status first;

2019 Tithing was $76,319; that is roughly $10,000 less than 2018.

We send 10% of that figure to Conference and 1% to District to support the larger Methodist church organization.

2019 Income & Expenses for General

Fund

Cont. next page

General Fund Income

Offerings 76319

Misc 2910

Building Rentals 1084

80313

General Fund Expenses

Conference 8642

Education 22

Admin 3058

Outreach 266

Payroll 41992

Property 17795

Worship 771

72546

$7,767

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Finance:

Important Notes on 2019 Results

There is an outstanding loan of approximately $30K for the work performed on the basement due to the water

damage;

There is a separate fund established for paying down that loan; no tithes have been applied to that fund to

date; it is funded by the Fish Frys and 50% of the Parsonage Rental Income.

The other 50% of the Parsonage Rent is applied to the Building Maintenance Fund.

We are not funding special projects out of the General Fund, as we’ve typically not had enough income. We

usually have to take up a special offering.

Planning for 2020

Recently held a pledge drive; commitments totaling $65,800 were received.

That value is not enough to cover our operating expenses;

Pledge cards are still available in the church office;

United Methodists Women after Christmas, Christmas party

Our mission was our care & share back pack program.

Our lunch was provided by Sweet Lou’s and sponsored by Thrivent for Christians give back program

We had so much fun telling about ourselves and our church

Modeling outfits and items from the resale shop

We donated snacks items for our Friday back program. Donna Bunch shared with us about the program from school and how excited the kids are to get their Friday snacks !!

And then the annual white elephant gift exchange. God is soooo good!

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Feb Birthdays

Feb 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.

Feb Anniversaries

Westville United Methodist Church

WELCOME STATEMENT “With open hearts, open minds and open

doors; we welcome people of all races, nation-alities theologies and abilities. We welcome people of all sexual orientations and gender

identities. We offer a safe and compassionate place to reconcile faith, identity, hope, under-

standing and mutual respect”.

Erin Nittner 5-Feb

Ruby Anderson 7-Feb

Howard Wikoren 8-Feb

Jean Herrold 10-Feb

William Olson 10-Feb

Margaret Glassley 12-Feb

David Clayton 14-Feb

Nick Allen 15-Feb

Taylor Bachman 20-Feb

David McKee 20-Feb

George Davis 22-Feb

Kyle Elkins 22-Feb

Jerry McCall 26-Feb

Hailey O'Brien 26-Feb

Don & Carol Bloom 2-Feb

February 2/11/1967 Kathryn Bartels

2/24/1974 Dr. Carol Bloom

2/24/1974 Donald Bloom

2/17/1991 Del Hutchinson

2/17/1991 Kathy Hutchinson

2/2/2003 Cory Stark

Date Worship SS Giving

1/5/2020 59 26 $ 2,426.00

1/12/2020 58 21 $ 1,606.11

1/19/2020 47 22 $ 1,482.00

1/26/2020 62 18 $ 1,071.00

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Pretty in Pink

70th Valentine Tea

February 8, 2020 1pm

First United Methodist Church, 121 E 7th St. Michigan City

There is nothing quite like an afternoon of music, goodies, tea, friend-

ship and live, so please join us as we celebrate the memories of the

past and look forward to making new friends and memories.

We would be tickled PINK if you would join us in celebrating 70 years

Jan 28, 2020 Trustee Meeting

We miss Kenny!

Present: Stephan, Richard, Jane, Pastor Toby, Phil, Mark, Jerry, & Alan. All were present.

Pastor Toby opened our meeting with prayer.

*First order of business – Pastor Toby asked if anyone was interested in holding Chairperson Position for

the Trustee. He then presented Jane Bachman be the chairperson. Everyone agreed. This will go

before the Church Council for approval.

*Items discussed: Sanctuary light (recessed), the socket is bad. Stephan and helper will look into the re-

pair for the light

*Girls Toilet in KDO part of basement has a leak at the tank. Mark will fix.

*North glass door crash bar key does not work – wrench does not work

*FLC urinal is working so far. We need to keep a watch on it.

*Sunday school area odor. Checking vents

*Everdry was here Sat Jan. 25th. We will need to move the air conditioners so they can get to area where

the leaking may be happening. They will dig down to find the cracks and repair so we do not have wa-

ter in our basement.

*Furnaces in mechanical room are leaking condensation – Mark the Furnace man will come and repair.

*Furnace Fan on furnace for the sanctuary is wearing. We are prepared if it does go out.

*KDO thermostat temperature does not register correctly. Heat seems to work.

*Parsonage contact people for the renter will be Mark and Phil. Tim Prichard is the renter.

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Westville United Methodist Church

154 W Main St, Westville, In 46391

219-785-2314

Friday Nights Feb. 28th—Apr 3rd

4:00 to 7:00pm

Menu includes: Fried or Baked Pollock

French Fries or Baked Potato;

Coleslaw, Mac & Cheese & a drink

$9.00 Adults

$8.00 Senior Adults

$5.00 Children (ages3-10)

Free Children under age 3

Shrimp Dinner - $9.00

Chicken Nugget Meal - $7.00

Dessert – United Methodist Women $2.00

Soda Pop – United Methodist Youth $1.00

Carry Outs Available

The Fish Fry Crew

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