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Held on the 3rd Sunday of every month

The next Service of Holy Communion and Healing is

slated for May 15, in the Chapel at 4:00 p.m. Bring

yourself and your prayer requests for your family,

friends, neighbors, and our needy world. You will be

blessed during these meditative, quiet moments of

centering on the Healing Christ.

“Cast all your cares on Christ, for he cares about

you.” 1 Peter 5:7

The Prairie Township Trustees invite the public to

attend the annual Memorial Day services at the

township cemeteries on Monday, May 30, 2016.

Galloway Cemetery: 9:30 a.m.; Service

conducted by Grove City Memorial Veteran of

Foreign Wars Post #8198.

Alton Cemetery: 12:00 p.m.; Service conducted

by Camp Chase Post #98 of the American

Legion.

A big thank you to all who purchased flowers for

Easter to decorate our sanctuary and family life

center. A little bit of spring came inside for a day.

Thank you again,

-UM Women

A very big "Thank You" to the Emmelhainz family for

their generous donation of eggs for the April

Pancake Breakfast. God bless you for your

thoughtfulness.

-Adrienne Seymour

Once every four years representatives from the

United Methodist “Annual Conferences” across the

world gather to worship and set policies for the

church. You can watch festivities at

http://www.um c.org/who-we-are/general -

conference-2016-live-video-stream-english

and news updates can be found at

http://www.umc.org/topics/general-conference-

2016

It will be beautiful, but if it gets controversial,

remember: Any major changes to doctrine or

policies have to be later approved by 2/3 vote of

all the various annual conferences across the world

or else nothing changes (for instance, Ohio has two

annual conferences). So if you’re happy or sad

about any particular changes, remember that we

won’t really know the official decision for about

another 12 months.

Join us for breakfast on Tuesday’s, 7:00 a.m.

@ Tee Jaye’s Country Place

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Gallebo, Glen & Brandi May 1, 2004 Years: 12

Spayde, Ryan & Jessica May 5, 2007 Years: 9

Bester, Bruce & Marlene May 11, 1988 Years: 28

Ballard, Fritz & Debi May 16, 1987 Years: 29

Hymer, Glen & Marian May 16, 1948 Years: 68

Fessler, Jon & Becky May 20, 1984 Years: 32

Walters, Fred & Janet May 21, 1972 Years: 44

Kimmet, Gary & Jann May 26, 1979 Years: 37

Hoffman, Jerry & Olive May 29, 2009 Years: 7

Leighty, Nick & Colleen May 30, 2009 Years: 7

Olive Hoffman May 1

Amy Raymond May 1

Louise White May 1

Nick Leighty May 2

Kathy Monroe May 5

Steven Rarey May 5

Betty Burke May 6

Jacob Hall May 8

Mike Tinapple May 9

Patricia Jones May 12

Sharon Perry May 12

Becky McHale May 15

Adam Monroe May 15

Lance Wallace May 15

Robert Carder May 17

Frank Rozanek May 17

Sheryl Hayes May 18

Shirley Hummel May 19

Sarah McHale May 19

Scott Warner May 19

Marty Herf May 20

Kathy Demarco May 21

Bob Hummel May 24

Jenni Wallace May 25

Joy Robinson May 26

Jayson Jerisek May 28

Chad Fannin May 30

Caryn Ginter May 31

Gage Volbert May 31

Cheyenne Wise May 31

http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016-live-video-stream-english

http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016-live-video-stream-english

http://www.umc.org/topics/general-conference-2016

http://www.umc.org/topics/general-conference-2016

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For those of you who were unable to make it to the church retreat the first part of April, you really missed

out! If you find yourself thinking… “you know…I really wish I could have attended, made a new

commitment to follow Christ, and enjoyed fellowship with the wonderfully diverse community of

believers in attendance from our congregation” …then I hope you will consider coming to our next

congregational opportunity which will focus on strategic prayer and evangelism. Pastor Phil and retired

Pastor Lily Chou will be leading this one day workshop….more information coming soon.

For the persons who were able to attend the retreat, I can tell you we came away with a new

perspective of each other and a renewed sense of calling from God. Some of us learned new ways in

which we could serve within the church. Some of us opened ourselves up to hear from God more fully

and absorbed ways we can connect better by being prayer warriors and sometimes by just listening

instead of doing all the talking in prayer. We all learned the value of worshiping through song and

celebrating who we are and who others are around us. We shared stories and personal victories.

We claimed our personal hurts and struggles and learned how to move beyond these difficult feelings

to know that God is there and he loves us, and wants us to love each other. We recognized that the

people who hurt us don’t always mean to do so. Sometimes it is an unintentional hurt, sometimes it is

the enemy moving against us and the good we are doing, and sometimes it is an intentional hurt that

we must move beyond. We accepted these truths and lived into what it truly means to be a disciple of

God. We humbled ourselves to one another by washing each other’s feet as Jesus washed the feet of

the first disciples.

We also found ourselves in a new and relaxing

environment where we could enjoy nature,

whether by strolling through the gardens and

grounds outdoors around the campus, or through

the picture windows within the facilities at St.

Theresa’s. There was a beautiful chapel where we

prayed and sang hymns, and we shared several

meals during our time there in a friendly, family style

environment. We truly celebrated in God’s glory!

I think we were all thankful for the opportunity to

share the weekend together and grow closer to

God and our church family!! We can continue to do these things individually through our life groups. If

you’re not involved in a life group yet, there are several new life groups available, which are being

formed and will be beginning soon to help us care for each other and help us to reach out to persons

within our congregation and beyond.

We would also love your feedback on what type of future retreats would appeal to you; whether you

prefer them to be at the church or another location? And what subjects would help you in your spiritual

growth? This helps us for future planning. Thank you, Lord, for accepting us as we are, and loving us

completely and beyond measure!

Love and blessings to all of you!!

Suzie Smith-Rios

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As Vacation Bible School rolls around again, we have many exciting crafts, science experiments, and

snacks in the works. To pull off such an endeavor for approximately 80 kids, we need your help! If you

would be willing to collect at home or purchase any of the items, we would be most appreciative. We'll

have a more organized "donation board" in the lobby in the near future. Thanks for your generosity!

***For the WABA Independence Day Parade, we are in need of small individual snack bags (37-45 oz.) of

Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers. We plan to toss these out in the crowd with VBS info on them, so we

need as MANY AS WE CAN GET!

11 boxes of "Berry Blue" Jell-O mix

2 boxes of graham cracker crumbs

1 package of 100 count lollypop sticks

2 bottles of blue Hawaiian punch

2 2-liter bottles of Lemon Lime soda

4 boxes Vanilla Wafers

80 7oz oval butter tubs and lids (like Land O Lakes), washed

80 yogurt cups (from multipacks that you snap apart), washed

80 empty plastic water bottles, no lids

80 battery operated tea-lights

3 cans metallic gray spray paint

4 gallon-sized bottles of white school glue

3 boxes of 100-count sandwich bags with sliders

2 64oz bottles of STA-FLO liquid starch

100 stiff cardboard straws

3 large boxes of Borax powder

1200 colorful pipe cleaners/chenille sticks

10 rolls crepe paper in various shades of green

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Divorce Care and Beyond

13 weeks on Sunday’s

Starting 05/01/16 @ 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall

Hello Everyone,

Kid Quote for this month: “After the children had sung the

ABC song, the teacher said how beautiful they sounded. “J”

replied I am usually the one who sings the beautiful part!”

St. Jude Trike-A-Thon was a huge success! Forty-nine

students registered to ride bikes and scooters to

raise funds to help cure pediatric cancer. Amount

raised was over $1,500.00.

The Franklin County Sheriff Department will visit our

preschool on May 2 & 10, 2016. This event was

rescheduled due to a staffing conflict with Franklin

County Sheriff’s department.

The Preschool is raising painted lady caterpillars.

When they emerge from their chrysalis they will be

released. Children learn so much by observing life

cycles.

Our new playground equipment has been ordered

and will be shipped the week of May 9 and

installed quickly. Thanks to everyone who has

supported our fundraisers the last few years!

Parent Teacher Conferences have been held in

late April and in early May. It is so wonderful to see

how the children have grown this school year.

Lifetouch Pictures were completed in mid-April.

Everyone loves the pictures! This is a fundraiser for

the program. We will share amount raised next

month.

Open enrollment for 2016-2017 year has begun.

Register early to get your selected class and time!

Registration forms are on the table by the Preschool

Office. Remember we are part of Ohio’s Early

Childhood Education Grant. Children can attend

tuition free for qualifying families.

Schedule a tour today by calling 614-878-3738 or

email [email protected]

Blessings,

Pat Emmelhainz

When to begin

You are welcome to begin attending our

DivorceCare group at any point. Each session is

“self-contained,” so you do not need to attend

in sequence. You will be able to pick up any

sessions you missed in our next 13-week cycle.

Weekly Seminar Topics

What’s Happening to Me?

The Road to Healing/Finding Help

Facing My Anger

Facing My Loneliness

What Does the Owner’s Manual Say?

New Relationships

Financial Survival

KidCare

Single Sexuality

Forgiveness

Reconciliation

Moving On, Growing Closer to God

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The Ronald McDonald House is a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children being treated

at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and other area hospitals. It is the largest in the world and serves more

than 3,500 families each year by providing over 35,000 nights at the House. The first Ronald McDonald

House in Columbus opened in 1982.

More than “400 volunteers” serve families and support the House’s annual operations and activities.

Volunteer opportunities include provide, prepare and serve a meal in their kitchen for families, baking

cookies, brownies or cupcakes, handy volunteers to help with maintenance around the House, greet,

assist with family needs, give tours, prepare guest rooms after check-out and working on special projects

just to name a few.

Through our Blanket Ministry here at Columbia Heights, we will be making tie blankets for RMHC. The child

in the hospital and parent will be given a blanket to keep and take home. Blankets are made the 1st

and 3rd Saturdays each month from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like to help

make these blankets and to bring a smile to a child’s face, please join us. The blankets are easy to make

and require no prior sewing experience. Let’s do this!

RMHC also has a Pop Tab Program. This is a fundraising project to support RMHC. By saving the tabs from

all aluminum cans, we can join hundreds of groups throughout Central Ohio who are generously

contributing to the Charity. Each donated pop tab helps provide a home-away-from-home for families

of seriously ill children. Every year, RMHC of Central Ohio raises approximately $15,000 through this

program. Collecting pop tabs is easy, takes little time, is good for the environment and is a great way for

you to contribute to RMHC without cost. All funds raised through the Pop Tab Programs are used to

support RMHC’s mission. “Pop Tab Houses” have been placed throughout the church for the collection

of the pop tabs.

Let us all work together to support the mission of the Ronald McDonald House

Charities. For more information, please contact Sally Stiles

([email protected]) or 614-397-8662 or put a note in the “Outreach” mail box

in the church office.

mailto:[email protected]

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