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CLARKSTO UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

CHIMES

Date Mailed: 6/26/15

Core Values:

Committed to Christ Worship That Makes a Difference Making Disciples

Biblical Hospitality Transformational Mission

Summer Issue

Join us July 24-26 for a weekend together in fellowship and mission work at Myers Lake United Methodist Campground in Byron, Michigan. We will be working on numerous projects for the campground itself including painting, splitting and stacking wood, clearing lily pads from the lake, landscaping, as well as making, packaging, and delivering trail mix to all the other campsites on Saturday, July 25th at the campground. We camp on site, cook and eat our meals together, play games in the evenings, and end the trip with a beautiful outdoor worship on Sunday. On this trip we will work hard, play hard, and grow closer to our amazing God! If interested in going on the trip, please contact Annette Siminski ASAP at [email protected].

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FROM PASTOR RICK

Here are some updates you will want to know…..

Our Building Committee continues in dialogue with the Architect and others to adapt our construction plans to fulfill our ministry needs and meet our goal of not carrying long-term debt. Those conversations are going very well and are keeping us on task to share detailed plans with the congregation this fall and move us to breaking ground following this coming winter. Your support of the Capital Campaign is a continued blessing and is allowing us to lay a foundation for this ministry for decades to come.

As I write this, we are in a very active phase of mission in the world around us. I have talked to our high school seniors who were in Costa Rica last week and many who were at the Adult Righteous Mission in Pontiac. It is a simple fact - that week was one of the most life changing and impacting times for our teams and their mission partners in our history. Please plan on attending the 10 am service on August 9 to hear the good news and learn about what you helped make possible in fund raisers, flamingo flocking and prayer.

By the time you read this, Pastor Kyle Bucholz will already be serving here as our associate pastor and Rev. Hal Weemhoff will be on our staff leading our adult education and spiritual formation ministry. Please seek them out, welcome them and keep them in prayer as God works through them to bless us all.

This spring and early summer I have been writing a curriculum that I am excited to share with our congregation. (In October, we will study and discuss this work and I will be preaching on the theme of Connection.) At the end of the day, the most important work we do is to make connection with each other that blesses life. I believe this four week study will make a difference in the relationships of your life and our church. It will also be the foundation for our primary focus in ministry as a congregation.

This is a very active time for the church. Keep it in prayer, join us in worship as often as you can, continue your financial support so we will be able to serve this summer and enter the fall blessed and fully equipped to accomplish the ministry Christ has set before us. Have a great summer! Pastor Rick

Welcome! All will have an opportunity to meet Pastor Kyle Bucholz (who will be taking Amy’s place as Associate Pastor) and his wife Lauren along with Rev. Dr. Hal Weemhoff (who will be taking Christine’s place as Minister of Adult

Education) and his wife Chris on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at a punch reception after the 8:30 am and 10:00 am services.

Second opportunity to welcome Pastor Kyle! The Staff Parish Relations Committee would like to extend a warm welcome to Pastor Kyle Bucholz and his wife in September also. Please join us for “Worship, Welcome, Picnic & Pounding” Sunday, September 13th. We will welcome Kyle and his wife immediately following the 11:00 am worship services. Come one, come all! We are thrilled to have Kyle on the staff and ask that you pray for the Bucholz family as they transition to their new home, community and church. Kyle is married to Lauren, who is a candidate to become a United Methodist Deacon. What is a pounding? A pounding is an old fashioned practice celebrated when a new pastor is welcomed to the church. Traditionally, a pounding would provide a pastor and family with a pound of staples, such as a pound of flour, sugar, canned goods, cleaning supplies, paper products, non-perishable items, or gift cards. Be creative! Please bring your item on or before September 13th. Below, please find some information on the family and their interests: Food/snack favorites Kyle- Michigan black cherries, donuts, cookies Lauren- crunchy apples (honey crisp, gala), Cheetos, original hummus Hobbies Kyle-sports (golf, football, baseball, basketball), writing, theatre Lauren-outdoors, gardening, music, reading biographies Favorite color Kyle-blue Lauren-green and yellow

FAMILY MINISTRY - CHILDREN

Thank you to all VBS Volunteers. We had an amazing week at VBS—hosting 200 children! Thank you to the +100 volunteers who gave their time and talents to the children. God’s presence was certainly in this place.

Summer Sunday School continues at 10am. A one-room Summer Sunday School class continues at the 10am hour for 3-year olds through 2nd graders. All other children attend worship where they are challenged weekly with written questions about the service. A nursery for infants-2 year olds is provided at all summer worship services.

Summer Sunday school teachers are still needed. Contact Annette if you can help team teach at the 10am hour-- [email protected].

Family Mission Trip---Join us July 24th-26th to serve together on our 4th Annual Family Mission Trip in the Byron area, and camp at Myers Lake Campground. We arrive Friday night and enjoy some s’mores together. We will work at the camp and in the community all day

Saturday and worship together on Sunday morning at the camp. The cost is $135 per family which includes camp site fees, food, snacks and materials for work. Registration forms are due ASAP and can be found on our website. Sunday School Volunteers are needed for 2015-16. If you would like to team teach a children’s Sunday school class (3-4 year olds, Kdg.-1st, 2nd-3rd, and/or 4th-6th grades) at 9 or 11:00am next year, please contact Annette at [email protected]. Each teacher “team teaches” with at least 1-2 other people. Each team divides the teaching Sundays up between them according to what works best with their schedules. In doing so, each team member teaches just a portion of the Sundays and is able to attend worship service the other Sundays so that everyone is spiritually fed! Children’s Ministry Volunteer Orientation is Tuesday, August 25 at 7pm in Fellowship Hall. If you are helping teach Sunday school this year, assist in the nursery, float, or sub, please attend this brief meeting to collect your teaching materials, fill out forms, receive the annual Sunday school calendar, and enjoy some dessert with your fellow teachers.



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Sunday School Registration will begin in August. Each Sunday school family will receive a letter, registration form for 2015-16, and volunteer opportunity form in the mail in late August. Please complete all forms and return to the church by September 6st. No Sunday School on September 6th. All children are encouraged to attend worship service. Quiet activities will be available in the Narthex.

FAMILY MINISTRY - FUEL

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH CUMC Summer is in full swing. Youth ending 5th grade in June through 8th grade are welcome to join all the Fuel summer events.

FUEL SUMMER EVENTS:

FUEL SUMMER MISSON: June 28-July 2 Waterford Wave Pool: July 8th 11-3pm Pool Party at Michele’s house: July 29th 12-3pm

Cedar Point Trip: August 12 times TBA Air Time Trampoline Center: August 26, 5-7pm

Signups are now available on our Clarkston UMC website for all the summer FUEL activities. Please feel free to sign up on line, in person or via e-mail to [email protected]


FAMILY MINISTRY - HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH Sign up for our High School & FUEL Wave Pool Trip, July 8th from 11am-3pm. Register and pay on line at www.clarkstonumc.org. The cost is $8 plus money for lunch.

Mark your calendars for a High School summer party on July 29th. More details to come via email.

Sign up for our High School & FUEL Cedar Point Trip, August 12th! Register and pay on line at www.clarkstonumc.org. We will leave at 7am from the church parking lot. The cost is $45. DRIVERS ARE NEEDED! Contact Michele Ettinger at [email protected] if you can drive.

SUNDAY NIGHT YOUTH GROUP

Sunday Night Youth Group for high school begins September 13th from 7-8:30pm. Meet in Fellowship Hall for some games, food, and fun!. More details to follow soon.

CONFIRMATION Confirmation Orientation is Wednesday, August 19th at 7pm in the fellowship hall. If you are in the 9th grade this Fall (or 10th-12th grade who has not been confirmed), please join us with your parents in Fellowship Hall to learn about the confirmation journey for 2015-2016. Please contact Pastor Kyle Bucholz [email protected] or Annette Siminski [email protected] if you have any questions.

REGISTRATION & PARENT INFORMATION

Registration for High School Youth Group will begin in August. Each High School Youth family will receive a letter, registration form for 2015-2016, and volunteer opportunity form in the mail in late August. Please complete all forms and return to the church by September 6th.

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Lay Leader Reflections

Our Father’s House Who is this Jesus? Why do I humble myself to follow the ultimate Healer and the centuries of Christians who have so done? What are the outcomes of following Jesus? Perhaps I

should follow my own moral compass.

Reams and tomes have been written on these questions; brief answers hardly suffice.

By way of illustration I offer an example of the Adult Righteous Mission story that continues to unfold over the years. The foresight and compassion of its visionaries and leaders led us this June to HOPE Warming Center, a homeless shelter in Pontiac.

The Holy Spirit’s touch transformed us into Jesus’ vessels, conduits of his love, working alongside new friends at HOPE who also have a heart for giving. Stories shared were heart-‐ rending and painful, some were heart-‐warming; there were discussions of questioning about God, of believing in God, of doubting and commitment.

Washed in His love, volunteers used their gifts to serve wherever called. While the visible outcomes of the week are many – a shed, carpeting, painting, a shelter, beautification of the site with hundreds of plants – and are great cause for celebration, I believe the greatest and most profound outcome is the deep and lasting transformation that is happening in the souls of those who served and those they touched. Going about our Father’s work brings joy to Him and us. God beams in delight as he sees how his children from different worlds, different cultures, can laugh, pray and work as one. His purpose for us is to have a clear sense of Jesus’ identity of healing and justice and to act upon that. He calls us to an enduring love and a deep compassion for those with whom many of us are unfamiliar, and, yes, uncomfortable.

Our life in Christ is not just for our lifetime, however, but forever – it transcends generations and millennia. Long ago Jesus said to his parents who found him in the Temple as a 12-‐ year-‐old -‐ “did you not know I had to be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2:49b). So we, too, need to be in and of our Father’s house – listening, learning, loving, healing, forgiving, serving.

Committing to Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, determines how we live, which is in sharp contrast to living for today by our own wits. His way brings us through our Father’s house, a holy path for eternity.

Brenda DuPree Lay Leader

COMMUNITY OUTREACH UPDATE

Local, Regional, and International

At Clarkston UMC we focus on Transformational Mission locally, regionally, and

internationally. June 16th was a perfect example!

Local: On June 16th we offered the fourth class of a sixteen week series called

Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World. This is a companion piece to Bridges

Out of Poverty. It is curriculum specifically for individuals living in poverty.

Through this class we have the pleasure of learning from, and with, 10 individuals

living in poverty in Clarkston.

Regional: June 16th was the third day of a week-long adult mission trip to the

Hope Warming Center in Pontiac, MI. Approximately one hundred and forty

church members spent the day learning about the struggles of those who are

homeless in Pontiac while working hard to make the shelter more inviting for its

residents. Relationships were formed between the Clarkston UMC church

members and the guests at Hope. We look forward to seeing where those

relationships will lead us.

International: June 16th was the fourth day of a week-long international mission trip to Costa Rica. Twelve Clarkston UMC, graduated seniors and adult chaperones were on a life-changing trip to learn about what others experience around the world. While in Costa Rica they led VBS programming, built a school, and delivered food. What a blessing it is to be a part of such a mission focused church! If you are looking for ways to analyze your summer mission trip experience you may want to consider joining on upcoming Bridges Out of Poverty class. Here are the class dates for 2015/2016:

September 7th- October 12th 7:00-8:30 p.m. November 3rd – December 8th 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

February 2nd 2016- March 15th 2016 7:00-8:30 p.m.

MISSIONS

The Lighthouse annual “Back to School - Backpack Program” helps over 300 local children, providing them with the necessary supplies to start school off on the right foot and have a successful year. With Lighthouse, CUMC is asking YOU to bring a Backpack filled with “School Supplies” to the church on Sunday August 16th, 2015. If you’re short on time donations will be accepted as CUMC will be purchasing and filling backpacks with donation money. Please write Backpack 2015 in the memo line of checks. Thank you for sharing your blessings and contributing toward CUMC goal of 75 backpacks!!! Thanks, Joyce Bleim 248 625-0875

Back to School Donation Suggestions: (all items must be new) *These items are always in short supply ** Needed the most

Backpacks & Lunch Bags Coloring supplies: crayons & markers Pens (red, black & blue) * Colored Pencils Pencils (mechanical & wood) Erasers Pencil Pouch/Box Rulers *1 ½” 3 Ring Binders with dividers Spiral Notebook Pack of loose leaf paper Scissors *Mead Composition Notebooks Duo Tang folders & plastic folders Highlighters Calculators Glue sticks Dry Erase Markers 3X5 Index Cards 8 Tab dividers * Gift Cards ($20, $25, $30) Meijer, Kohl’s, Payless, Target, Kmart, or Wal-Mart

Volunteers are needed to help sort & pack the backpacks prior to distribution, please call the Lighthouse 248 620-6116 if you are interested. PET Update In June we shipped out 14 PETs to a World Vision warehouse in PA. From there they will go out to World Vision Mission fields, in over 100 countries on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Entire shipment included PETs from the following shops: 133 from Leighton, IA 49 from Mound Ridge, KS 24 from Holland, MI 14 from our shops in Hadley & Ypsilanti In May we shipped 14 to a Project Hope warehouse in VA. From there they were forwarded to their mission fields, mostly in Africa. This shipment included:

14 from our shops in Hadley & Ypsilanti In February we shipped 36 to San Diego. From there the Navy delivered them to Vietnam. In Vietnam they are going to be used by the D.O.V.E. Fund in a program of reconciliation from American and Vietnamese veterans of the war will work together to help alleviate the suffering of Vietnamese veterans disable in the war. This shipment included: 132 from Columbia, MO 102 from Brazos Valley, TX 36 from our shops in Hadley & Ypsilanti 10 from Holland, MI Food Pantry Update Summertime at CUMC! Our schedules change at church and at home, but the Food Pantry continues as usual. We still restock the shelves with your generous food donations every week, and our clients still come every fourth Monday of the month to receive needed food. We have the most recipients yet with 30 families, predominately from Clarkston, being served in June. So we would greatly appreciate your continued donations as the need actually increases with the kids home from school. So think summer, like barbeque sauce, fruit cups, applesauce cups and pop tarts. Also, for now you can forget about sending tuna, chicken, their helpers and beef stew. We received a lot from VBS so we are set there. Thank you so much for that and all that you do for CUMC and our community. You all are making a difference in families lives!

CUMC WEEKLY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY 8:30—9:15am Worship Service 10:00—11:00am Worship Service 10:00—11:00am Sunday School

MONDAY 10:00-1:00pm Line Dancing 10-12pm Knitting from the Heart 4-5:30pm Gentle Yoga 6:00—7:00pm Tai Chi 7:00—9:00pm AA Meeting

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY 7:00—8:30am Optimist Club 9:00—11:30am Covenant Group

THURSDAY 7:30—9:00am Clarkston Coffee Club 6:45-8:30pm DivorceCare (Par)

FRIDAY 7:00—8:00am Men’s Bible Study 7:00—9:00pm AA Meeting

SUMMER WORSHIP SERVICE HOURS

Sunday Morning Worship: 8:30am & 10am

Children’s Sunday School will be offered at 10am for children

4 years old - entering 2nd grade.

Child Care for infants - 3 years old will be available at both services.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 July

FUEL Mission 5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)

6pm Getting Ahead 7:15pm Stardusters

2 FUEL Mission

3 4 Independence Day

5 6

7 8 6pm Getting Ahead

7pm CUMC Men’s Mtg (Adl Clr)

9

10

11

12 HS Righteous

Mission 11am Welcome Reception (FH)

13 HS Righteous

Mission 7pm Trustee Mtg.

(Par)

14 HS Righteous

Mission

15 HS Righteous

Mission 5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)


16 HS Righteous

Mission

17 HS Righteous

Mission

18 HS Righteous

Mission

19

20 6:30 Grief Support

(Adl Clr)

21

22 6pm Getting Ahead

23 24 6pm Food Not

Lawns Workshop

25 1pm Private Party

26

27 10am Food Pantry 7pm Food Pantry

28


30

31 1 August

2 3

4

5

5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)

6 7 6pm Thornton

Rehearsal

8 4pm Thornton

Wedding (Sanc)

9 Mission Sunday

8am CUMC Car Show

10 7pm Trustee Mtg.

7pm SPRC Mtg

11 12


13

6pm Clark Rehearsal

14 15 5pm Clark Wedding

(Sanc)

16 17 6:30 Grief Support

(Adl Clr)

18 19

7pm Confirmation Orientation Night

(FH) 7:15pm Stardusters

20

21 5:30pm Day

Rehearsal

22 2:30 Day Wedding

(Sanc)

23 24 10am & 7pm Food

Pantry

25 7pm Children’s Vol

Orientation (FH)

26

8:30-11am UMW Mtg (Par)

27

7pm Sunday Sch Orientation (Par)

28 29

30 31 9am Speaker Series

Mtg. (Par)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 July

FUEL Mission 5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)


2 FUEL Mission

3 4 Independence Day

5 6

7 8 6pm Getting Ahead

7pm CUMC Men’s Mtg (Adl Clr)

9

10

11

12 HS Righteous

Mission 11am Welcome Reception (FH)

13 HS Righteous

Mission 7pm Trustee Mtg.

(Par)

14 HS Righteous

Mission

15 HS Righteous

Mission 5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)


16 HS Righteous

Mission

17 HS Righteous

Mission

18 HS Righteous

Mission

19

20 6:30 Grief Support

(Adl Clr)

21


23 24 6pm Food Not

Lawns Workshop

25 1pm Private Party

26

27 10am Food Pantry 7pm Food Pantry

28


30

31 1 August

2 3

4

5

5-7:30pm Bldg. Cmt (Rm 201)

6 7 6pm Thornton

Rehearsal

8 4pm Thornton

Wedding (Sanc)

9 Mission Sunday

8am CUMC Car Show

10 7pm Trustee Mtg.

7pm SPRC Mtg

11 12


13

6pm Clark Rehearsal

14 15 5pm Clark Wedding

(Sanc)

16 17 6:30 Grief Support

(Adl Clr)

18 19

7pm Confirmation Orientation Night

(FH) 7:15pm Stardusters

20

21 5:30pm Day

Rehearsal

22 2:30 Day Wedding

(Sanc)

23 24 10am & 7pm Food

Pantry

25 7pm Children’s Vol

Orientation (FH)

26

8:30-11am UMW Mtg (Par)

27

7pm Sunday Sch Orientation (Par)

28 29

30 31 9am Speaker Series

Mtg. (Par)

Adult Righteous Mission—2015 Hope Warming Station in Pontiac, MI. This year, CUMC, Lowe's team members, Hope Guests and Staff, and folks from the neighborhood, all worked together to make an important corner of the world a better place to live, learn, and grow.

A vacant lot, became a park.

No place to sit in the rain, became a pavilion to gather and build friendships.

Signs of hope and inspiration now adorn walls.

Our teachers taught, and we learned, in God's plan, it is never too late to ask for His Help.

Safer stairs, newly carpeted steps, and rooms newly painted.

And 65 beds reinforced for more comfortable rest.

Green everywhere!! Where once was gravel.

A fence for safety, and a privacy fence added to the project, to be a good neighbor.

A shed for storage, and a dumpster surround, again, to be a good neighbor.

Tools, trucks and trailers; supplies and materials; all arriving on time.

And God's Army travels on a good meal. There were many!

In total, 120 leaders, caring and kind, came together one wonderful week in June.

It was a special week. The kind of week, you hope will happen. Amen

THANK YOU

The 2015 ARM Team thanks you for all your support! The week was unbelievable, projects completed, weather was perfect and most important spiritually transformational for the HOPE guests and those who served. You made it possible and have made a huge impact on the lives of those at HOPE Hospitality and Warming Center in Pontiac. We thank you for your generosity and commitment.

This year the theme of our daily devotionals was "HOPE". Our heart batteries were well recharged with close blessed connections made with the HOPE community. By your works you truly showed your faith and God's love. We have all grown as individuals from that week with many new stories to share. In return, because of you, we will hear those stories of a kind and generous people who were willing to give of themselves. Blessed by your kindness we THANK YOU, dear brothers and sisters. -Adult Righteous Mission Coordinating Team

UMW wishes to thank all who purchased flowers and plants from Wojo’s Greenhouse in Ortonville.

Dear Friends, I am so grateful to all who worked so hard on the lovely brunch reception – Michele Poirier and all those who helped, Jane Rodewald for the beautiful invitations to special guests, Helen Phillips for addressing them, and members of the Staff Parish Relations Committee for all their work in coordinating the party! Thank you for the financial gift, I hope to use it on my dream trip to Paris. I truly felt honored and well appreciated! It has been a joy to serve here as Minister of Adult Education. To hear your stories, to witness the “aha moments”, to hear people own their faith and claim their voices. It has been a joy to see the Adult Education program grow into so many classes and variety of studies offered. It has been a joy to see people grow in their faith, their leadership skills, and then find their niche in one of the ministry areas! It has been a joy to serve here as a member of this staff, and to be with you. Thank you for being such a wonderful, nurturing, encouraging community, not only for me and my call, but for your influence on those who are just hearing God’s call on their lives. I look forward to returning to the Chancel Choir in the fall and finding new ways to serve God as I continue to participate in the life and mission of Clarkston United Methodist Church! Thank you again for all your kindness, encouragement, support and love. You are the best! Love, Christine

UMW UMW Circles – Following is information on the UMW Circles for their May meetings.

Alethea Rose will not be meeting until September. Have a good summer. Susanna Wesley Circle members will meet at the Village Place

Restaurant on Dixie Highway for breakfast on Wednesday, July 1 at 9:00 am. Please let Suzanne Tinka know if you plan to come and she will arrange for tables. Come anyway if you can at the last minute.

Thank you to the Clarkston UMC Family for the wonderful send off! We were so blessed. Thank you to SPRC for the open house that was just perfect and to all who came. Thank you to the members of the kitchen committee for the delicious food. Thank you for the financial gift which will help us purchase some new furniture for our house. I will cherish the candle and devotional book and the new robe, as I use them in my new ministry. I love the pillow with the church painted on it, and thank you for the gift cards and gifts for Mike and the kids. All items will remind us of your love and faithfulness. We have been truly blessed! -Pastor Amy, Mike, Allison and Ben UMW’s 20th Annual Rummage Sale on May 30th was a huge success! The rummage sale made over $5200 that will be used within and outside the church to fund various mission projects. We couldn't have done it without all the volunteers. Thank you so much to all who donated their unwanted goodies.

(UMW Continued)

UMW Executive Board – We held our last Board Meeting until Fall on Wednesday, June 10, with a special brunch honoring Pastor Amy Mayo-Moyle and Rev. Christine Wyatt for the help and support as our Staff members who have helped us over the past years. We also honored Denise Rusnell and Kay Wrublewski for their years of service to our Board – Kay as Secretary and Denise as Treasurer. Holly Stowers also was presented with a Special Recognition Pin for all of the time and effort she puts into organizing the Wojo’s Plant Sale and especially the Rummage Sale.

THANK YOU –Holly will be reporting on the Rummage Sale further in this article; but I just want to thank her for all of the time and work she has put forth in organizing and overseeing this event; and thank you, also, to everyone who helped to make this a success! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Upcoming Events Mission u – One-Day Mission u will be held at Marble Memorial UMC in Milan and gives an overview of each of the studies for this year. The Two-Day Mission u will be held at the Lake Huron Retreat Center on August 14 and 15 preceded by Mission u Sampler and H.O.M.E. on August 13. For the two-day study you have a choice of three different studies – two which are more in depth and a brief over-view of the third one which is held on Friday evening. The studies this year are “The Church and People with Disabilities: Awareness, Accessibility, and Advocacy”, “LATIN AMERICA – People and Faith”, and “Created for Happiness: Understanding your Life in God.”

Crossroads District Prayer Retreat – Dr. Tara Sutton, Crossroads District Superintendent, is having a Prayer Retreat at Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center on August 21 and 22. This Retreat is open to anyone who wishes to attend. This is a Crossroads District event and not a United Methodist Women’s event. This is open to anyone who wishes to attend. There is a flyer on the UMW Bulletin Board in the hallway.

UMW Annual One-Day Mission Trip – Our One-Day Mission Trip is on Thursday, September 3. The group will be going to Grand Rapids for the Day. This trip is open to all who wish to attend. Further information on Mission u will be posted on the UMW Bulletin Board when the details are available. The Prayer Retreat is currently posted on the Board. For information on the above listed events or to register for any of them, please call Suzanne Tinka at (248) 625-3405 or E-mail: [email protected].


UMM

CUMC Men's Bible Study Thursday Evening Study, 6:30-7:30pm - Library (Jeff Smolek, Dave Kanous) - On summer break until Sept 3rd. Friday Morning Study, 7:00am-8:00am - Parlor (Bob Hoff)

The CUMC UMMen are searching for Nominees for the UMMen's President position for Jan 2016 thru Dec 2018. Any man at CUMC can run for President. If you are interested please contact Jay Bleim 248 625-0875 or 248 875-4112 or [email protected], thx! Election of Officers will be held at the Men's Breakfast on Sunday Sept 20, 2015. We are looking for Younger leadership that will generate a more active part in what happens as the Church goes forward.

Aug 9th, 2015 (Sunday) - CUMC 10th Annual FUN CAR SHOW The CUMC Men will host our 10th Annual CUMC Fun Car Show on Sunday August 9th from 8:00am to 11:00am in the Fellowship Hall parking lot area (1 week before the Woodward Dream Cruise). The Fun Car Show is open to all cars that put a smile on your face and a spark in your heart. Registration will begin at 7:30am and we would like to have all cars in place by 8:00am so that people attending the 8:30am worship service can see them and vote for their favorite. As this is a fellowship event we ask that anyone having a friend or family member with a Fun Car ask them to participate and attend this years Fun Car event. In the past we had some beautiful cars, even cars that were boats. Each entry will receive a dash plaque and trophies will be awarded for the 'Pastor's pick' and 'Congregational pick'. Award selection will take place between services. A $10 donation is requested for each vehicle entered. Help bring some new people and new cars to the Church this year. For more information or to pre-register contact Arsey Miller at 248 613-0213 or [email protected]. We look forward to a full parking lot of fun, classic, muscle, exotic and any other type of car this year!

CLARKSTON



FUTURE 2015 CUMC UMMen's GATHERINGS & EVENTS

Upcoming Fall 2015 Men's Committee Meeting Schedule, Wednesday @ 7:30pm in the Adult Classroom—- Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 11.

Upcoming Fall 2015 Men's Breakfast Schedule, 3rd Sunday @ 7:30am in Fellowship Hall—Sept 20, Oct 18, Nov 15.

2015 Sleeping Bags for the Homeless (SBFTH) Ministry Please consider donating New or Slightly Used SLEEPING BAGS for the Homeless this year. Our goal this year is to hand out 150 sleeping bags to the homeless and now is a good time to get the off season bargains. We will also be collecting Winter Coats (Adult and kids size), Boots, Socks, Hats and $5 McDonald Gift Cards. Items can be dropped off at the Missions Closet, thx! Can't shop? Then please consider making a monetary love donation and Joyce Bleim will do the shopping for you! Please make checks payable to CUMC with Sleeping Bags in the Memo line.

Special Thanks to Nick Manting, Ben Wellman, David Yonkers & Jacob Krause for their SBFTH Kingdom Assignment collecting boots and socks for the Homeless! Thanks guys, great job!

SAVE THE DATE for Saturday Nov 14th, as the CUMC SBFTH Delivery Team will meet at church @ 9am to deliver all of these precious donated items to Father Blasko's North End Soup Kitchen in Flint.

Have a great Summer Everybody!, Thanks & God Bless - CUMC Men's Officers

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Neither Parents Circle or Transitioning Aging Parents will be meeting in July or August. Stay tuned for Sept dates. 50 and OVER is a vibrant group that enjoys the fun and fellowship of monthly mid-day social gatherings. We meet for potluck lunches, programs and field trips. You are heartily welcomed and encouraged to attend any time! We usually meet on the third Friday of the month. Watch the Bulletin and Chimes for detailed information. Contact for questions: Lou and Brenda DuPree, [email protected], 248-625-5141.

September 18, Friday Noon - Guest speaker will be Harry Stewart who flew 43 missions over Italy as one of the first Tuskegee Airmen.

Gentle Yoga continues through the summer on Mondays from 4 - 5:30 pm in the parlor. Join us for a relaxing session as we focus as on balance, flexibility and stretching. Class is led by Steve Guth of YogaOasis. Weekly walk-ins are welcome - come try yoga for a week or for the summer. For more info contact Mary O'Rourke at [email protected] or 248-620-9491

Beth Moore Bible Study - The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob An 11 week journey through Genesis 12-50. Discover God's pursuit of a relationship with man, and marvel as His plan to bless all people unfolds. Thursday mornings 9:15-11:30 am in the parlor. Dates: 9/10 - 11/19.

Parents' Circle will start Sunday, September 13th. Childcare Volunteers Needed: We have many openings during the summer months for volunteers in the Infant and Toddler Rooms. If you would like to help, contact Michele at [email protected].

Congratulations Shelby Ettinger! At the recent session of the Detroit Annual Conference, Shelby was elected president of the Detroit Conference Council on Youth Ministries. Her leadership will bless many throughout the state of Michigan. Congratulate her the next time you see her!




Isn't it crazy how fast time flies? I love all the seasons, but summer is the best because things slow down a little bit and we are able to enjoy relationships. Whether it’s summer vacations, family BBQs or pool parties, summer oftentimes means a lot of fun. I know my family is going to enjoy this summer. Even though things are a little more relaxed, our faith is something that never should go on vacation. It’s important that you stay dialed in to the ministry of the local church. That’s why I want to encourage you to stay engaged in generosity through online giving. I wanted to let you know about an opportunity that can help you and your spiritual growth during the summer months. It's called online giving. This summer we are challenging our church family to make some decisions to remain faithful in giving during the summer. Though everything slows down a little during these months, we are praying our giving will speed up. We want to be prepared financially for the fall, where we will reach a lot of people connecting them to each other and to Christ. Would you be willing to set up an online giving profile at clarkstonumc.org and automate the important? Not only will you have to bring a checkbook to church, you’ll help us maintain ministries for your family during all seasons of the year. Collen Godfrey Executive Director of Ministries PS – To sign up, visit clarkstonumc.org and click on GIVE

PRAYER REQUESTS If you or someone you know could benefit from the caring support of the church,

please contact Deacon Laura Speiran in the church office. Prayer Requests for church bulletin and/or Prayer Chain:

email to [email protected].

Your prayers are requested for:

Congregation and their Family Members

JoAnne Acton, Kathie Adams, Mary Aleksoff, Doris & Bob Beattie, Blaze Beeson & Family, Yvonne Brown, John Bundridge, Erica & Trevor Cale, Joan Carr, Vern & Betty Case, Anne Chen, Linda Clark, Jim Coates, The Cobb Family, Cameron Corder, David, Jenny DuPree, Kathy Fairburn, Cameron Fortinberry, Janet Glascock, Bob Greene, Michelle Henry, Tom Hoff, Linda Hurwitz, Jessica and Baby Beaubien, Ruth Ellsworth Jones, Vineese Kasari, Marge Kenerson, Margery Kerr, Patricia Kerrick, Casey Knott, Lynne Kristi, Gary Lenger, Elsa Lopez, Jan Lucich, The Family of Harold Lumm, Laura Madison, Kelley Martin, Terry Matzke, Tom McKittrick, Kelsey Merz, Lila Miller, Terri Moore and Family, Jim Morrison, Ed Nagel, Ott Family, Pat Ouellette, Gordan Palmer, Everett Parrott, Dallas Peterman, Fran Pitcher, Jay Reinke, Heather Robinson, Jerry Rucker, Bill Samson, Ryan Scanlon, Jo Schrader, Sally Smith, Stu Smith, Matt Smolek, Charles & Patricia Sutherland, Arlyce Tague, Armen Tamakian, Mark Thornton, Jameson Timberlake, Robert & Linda Tudor, Nancy Vance, Justin Van Hooser, Joan Veale, Noah Wills & family, Shawna Wisser, Anne Wohlford, David & Matthew Wood, Alice Wright, and Bill Zorka.

Friends of the Congregation

Judy Abbenhaus, Emily Adams, Jan Altermatt, Althouse Family, Lisa Ballinger, Sandy Balone, Joe Battaglia, Debby Berry, Marilyn Campbell, Amy Castell, Betty Cole, Baby Collin, Daniel Corbett, Joe “Cus” Cusumano, Dan, Tony Davidge, Sarah Decker, Carol Doeringer, Ian Dyer, Dorothea Flagg & Family, Bernita Hawes, Jim Hart, Abby Hixson, Chris Johnston, Jeremy Johnston, Mike Kindermann, Andrea and Ken Klimek, Nita Kozak, Fritz Kruger, Dawn Lamb, Tom Lowell, Jim MacDonald, Baby Maya, Gary McCowan, Heather Merritt, Mary Muscat, Rev. Barbara Nolin, Cheryl Noll, Darren Ogden, Rebekah Oman, Joyce Opalko, Marcia Outlaw, Jean Pachuta, Wayne Parks, Mike Perry, Karen Phelps, Paul Pitaky, Rick F., Alicia Riegel, Fred Rohrbach, Cameron and Brandon Ruby, Russ, Nick Schultz, Shawn & Jon Schwarts, Jane Sessions, Matt & Kathleen Shipley, Larry Sholtey, Carol Ann Simmons, Cody Sleva, Raymond Stutzman, Sue, Jim Terrill, Anita Terry, Lavere Tingsbury, Taryn Tucker, Joyce VonKorff, Jim Walker, Robert Ward Sr., Brian & Lezley Wells, Dan Whiting, Luana Winkel, Wendy Wisniewski, and Andy Zag

In Care Facilities

Golda Cecil, Rev. Jon Clapp, Marie Dolby, Peggy Dryer, Eva Hofert, Marilyn Guzzo, Jean Koskela, Lillie Leedy, Charlotte Maybee, Freda Meyland, Lila Miller, Bob Morse, Jan Sutton

At Home

Jim & Kay Coates, Jean Macklem, Leona Stelmach, Patricia Stitt

Serving Our Country

Maggie Adams, Robert Baird, Aron Bland, Joe Bondy, Madeline Bondy, Josh Brewer, Scott Brewer, Becky Bucar, Tommy Bullen, Sean Coppinger, Cameron Corder, Shawn Flanigan, Charlie Fulton, Michael Galbraith, Jim Goerss, Joshua Goerss, Ansel Gruenberg, Ariel Gruenberg, Luke Harris, Courtney Koskela, Tommy Lewis, Matt Murphy, John Nickerson, Lisa Pasternak, Christian Pinter, Wendy Pinter, Robby Sedorchuk, Eric Speiran, Ben Tartell, John Wawruck, Dennis Wisser, Justin Wisser, and Gabriel Zapata

Our Sympathy goes to The Lumm Family. Harold Lumm, Jerry’s great-uncle passed away 6-12-15.

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October Issue/ Fri, Sept 22 Fri, Sept 25

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CHURCH STAFF

Main Number: 248-625-1611 Email: [email protected] Website: www.clarkstonumc.org

Main Number: 248-625-1611 Email: [email protected] Website: www.clarkstonumc.org

Richard Dake, Senior Pastor ext. 223 Kyle Bucholz, Associate Pastor ext. 224 Laura Speiran, Minster of Congregational Care ext. 222 Hal Weemhoof, Minister of Adult Education ext. 226

Kim Bishop, Adult Choir Director Gwen Burns, Finance Assistant ext. 221 Jeremy Dean, Director of Facilities/Caretaker ext. 234 Michele Ettinger, Children & FUEL Coordinator ext. 235 Mary Gladstone-Highland, Community Outreach Director ext. 234 Collen Godfrey, Executive Director of Ministries ext. 250 Cheryl Kelly, Administrative Assistant ext. 227 Jack McCarrick, Evening Caretaker ext. 252 Judy Mellen, Handbell Choirs Director ext. 253 Kathy Walker, Director of Finance ext. 221 Michele Poirier, Childcare Coordinator ext. 232 Karen Girard, Cherub Choir Director ext. 251 Annette Siminski, Director of Family Ministries ext. 233 Fred Krause, Sunday Evening Caretaker Angie Scheu, Director of Worship ext. 228 Holly Stowers, Office Volunteer ext. 220 Leslie Wills, Principal Organist ext. 229

Neal Wright, Youth Music Director

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