Volume 57, Issue 11

November, 2011

F i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c hF i r s t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

Special points of interest:

• Poinsettia Info

• Angel Tree

• Military Collection

Long Term Prayer List All in the Church Family Poinsettia Info Changes

2

Women’s Ministry Library News Preaching Schedule

3

Childcare Schedule Uptown District Turkey Meal Sleuth Jr.

4

Student Ministries Weekday Preschool

5

Sleuth Report 6

Bible Reading Plan 7

Bible Study List Holiday Worship Check presentation Christmas Offering

8

Financials Direct Deposit Info Offering Envelopes Military Collection Festival of Sharing

9

Publication Info. 10

November Calendar 11

November Birthday and Anniversary

12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

News

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever. - O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! – O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

2 O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever. Psalm 107.1 and Psalm 118.1 and Psalm 136.1-3

It is proper for us at all times and in all places to express gratitude to God for all God continues to do for each of us especially those who take time to count God’s blessings extended to them in diverse ways. And as we observe THANKSGIVING DAY during this month, let’s always keep in mind that it is our duty to THANK GOD each and everyday! At this time we express our gratitude to our entire team of VOULNTEERS for con-tributions made to God’s call of us at First Church. Friends it is indeed true that he work of ministry and mission are carried out mainly by the many VOLUNTEERS within the body of Christ. It is gratifying to know that those committed to Christ and His call to ministry will-ingly share with others their gifts and graces for the benefit of others and to the glory of God. Someone rightly stated that: Volunteerism is the practice of volunteering your time and services to those who need it. You do things for them for no pay. This is to help people and improve their quality of life. Volunteering is a good deed! A Million-Thank-Yous to all our VOLUNTEERS because we know that within the community of faith; volunteerism is a key ingredient to the success of almost all we do as the Body of Christ and all those who volunteer make our call to Ministry and Mission much more effective and rewarding.

Thank you for your continued participation in the ministry of First Church! Thank you and to God be the glory!

GUS

HEALTH CONCERNS: Arla Allen, Mary Be-bout, Nancy Beckman, Kay Bevington, Betty, Rick Bilderback, Bob Bowen, Betty Brown, Mary Compton, Mark Crosby, Rick Donovan, Mike Everhart, Judy Feeney, Esther Fox, Jason Hoffman, Matt Huse, Harold Kreischer, Paul LaRue, Gladys Lee, Donna Long, Kelly Dixon May, Gina McComber, Deb Pear-son, Jerry Pogue, Sandy Riley, Sarah R o b e s o n , R i t a

Schnipke, Pat Shaffer, Karen Smith, Dorothy S t e m e n , R e b e c c a Strickler, John Trim-ble, Jeff Young.

M I L IT A RY: P a u l

G r u t s c h , C a l e b Kreischer, J. R. Price, Brad Russell. Families of military who have been wounded or killed in action, POWS, Refu-gees of war.

MISSIONARIES: Gas-

ton & Jeanne Ntambo–Congo, Jose Luise Ramos and family, per-

secuted Christians, missionaries around the world.

GLOBAL CONCERNS: Refugees and victims of floods, droughts, famine, fires, terrorism, wars, earthquakes, world leaders.

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Long Term Prayer List...

THE FRIENDLY VISITOR

Wedding: Kristen Hoverman & Aaron Gillespie

October 15, 2011

The Prayer Team

asks for your

help in keeping

our list up-to-

date. Contact

Gloria Wendel or

anyone on the

Prayer Team with

your updates.

Thank you

All in the Church Family

CHANGES – When you change your phone number, please notify the church whether it be your land line or your cell phone number. If you change your address, please let us know as well. It helps us keep in touch as needed. Thank you for your coopera-tion. Please call the church of-fice at 419-238-0631, ext. 0.

The Liturgical Arts Committee will be placing an order for poinsettias to be used throughout the church during Advent and Christmas. You can purchase a poinsettia (color: red or white) in memory/honor of a loved one. Cost: 7” pot—$9.50; 81/2’ pot—$14.50. Orders due by November 27th.

I wish to give a poinsettia in memory/honor of ________________________________________________

By _____________________________________. Amount enclosed ______________________

If you wish to contribute to a fund for garlands and other items to be used in preparing the church for Ad-

vent, you are invited to do so.

Enclosed is __________________ to be used for decorating.

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Lydia Circle

November 8—noon Kitchenette Hostess—Gloria Wendel Devotions—Susan Mathew Martha/Ruth Circle

November 15 —1:30 pm

Library

Knitting Circle

November 15—

Nancy Rhoades home 1099 Madison Blvd.

Sarah Circle November 21—7:30 pm

Conference Room

Sewing Circle— Interested in sewing lap quilts or other small projects, call Helen Huston at 238-5713

Circle Meetings

Women’s Team Ministry meeting, November 3, 2011

4:00 p.m. Conference room

Pastor Gus’s November Preaching Schedule

Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming.Angel Tree is coming. November 20/November 27, you may pick your Angel Tree angel from the tree in the Nar-thex. The children of the

Angel Tree program have an incarcerated parent.

The gifts you purchase and wrap are given to the chil-dren in their parent's name. Each child is to receive (1) clothing gift and (1) fun gift. Each gift is to cost between $15-$20. Gift suggestions are attached to the angel and instruction sheets are given when you pick your Angel. Delivery day of the gifts will be De-cember 11 so bring your gifts to worship that day. Sarah Circle thanks you for your participation and support in this worthwhile mission.

Library News from Romaine Whetstone Currently Missing from Adult Library – Facing Death, Hope for the Troubled Heart, The Jesus I Never Knew, and Suffering-A Care Giver’s Guide - Audio Cassettes

Missing from the Children’s Library – Audio Cassettes – Hymns 3, Hymns 2. CD – The Messiah Comes and DVD’s – Discovering God’s World…Together, Chadder’s Island Adventure, Chadder’s Science Adventure, Chad-der’s Wild West Adventures, God Wants Me to Forgive them?, Lyle the Kingly Viking, The Animated Stories from the New Testament, The Doom Funnel Rescue, The Great Pie War, The Ministry of Paul, The Pirates Who Don’t do Anything and The River Rescue. A few of these were signed out several years ago. Please look through your collections for these and return them to the library box in the adult library.

November 06 All Saints – Communion I John 03:01-03 They Are Remembered November 13 Veterans Day Service Psalm 23:01-06 The Ultimate Sacrifice November 20 Thanksgiving/Christ the King Matthew 25:31-46 Gratitude to Christ the King November 27 Christ the King Sunday Isaiah 7:10-17,

Matthew 1:22-23

The Advent of Jesus: The Prophecy

November 27 7:00 – Festival of Lights

Apple Festival Report

$932.30 was the profit at the recent Women’s Team Ministry Booth at the Apple Festival.

Thank you to all who baked items for the sale as well as those who gave cash dona-tions.

Gloria Ruddock, treasurer

Janet Hiegel, Janet Rickner and Gloria Ruddock “man” the booth

at the Apple Festival

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November 20 Nursery infants—2

8:00—Jared & Sara Owens 9:15—Smelsers 10:45— Denise & Alana Gutierrez Preschoolers—Mitch & Brooke Gearhart

Child Care Schedule November

The Uptown District November Rotation—Joshua at Jericho

November 6 Nursery infants—2

8:00—Matt & Judy Krites 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—Deb Nedderman Preschoolers—Rob & Nicole Gamble

November 13 Nursery infants—2

8:00—Greg & Michele Amstutz 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—Matt & Storm Mercer Preschoolers—Mark & Tonia Ver-ville

Bible Memory Verse: “As for me and my

family, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b

Virtue - Courage—Being brave enough to do what you should do even when you’re afraid.

For Everyday: Obey God’s commands and miraculous things will happen!

Theme Song: Joshua Fought the Battle of

Jericho

November Rotation

• Christ Child Chapel—Shawn & Jenny Deitemeyer •Joseph & So Hardware— Ruth Ann Dowler •Starlight Theater—Deb Davis

Sleuth

Report

Jr.

Edition

Kaden Thomas Shaffer is 6 years old and the subject of this month’s investi-gation! He shares the branches of his family tree with Neil (his dad), Teresa (his mom), Logan, Luke, Connor, and Jared (his brothers), Sierra, and finally Ashlynn (his sisters). I found that Kaden is in Mrs. Place Kindergarten class where he finds enjoyment in the math stations, recess and lunch (typical kid!), gym, art, and reading club. He is a fella with many hobbies which in-clude a love for kickball, football, basketball, and listening to music. He enjoys looking through baseball, basketball, or wrestling cards to further enhance his sporting knowledge. (I just hope he keeps the cards in mint condition!) Mr Shaffer would like to someday share the desk of Mrs. Place as he would like

to be a Kindergarten teacher when he grows up. Lastly, I found that Kaden’s favorite Bible story is the one where Joshua is instructed to tear down the walls of Jericho, a story he learned about in preschool at First United Methodist Preschool! You will find Kaden “blowing his horn in the name of Christ” every Wednesday afternoon at Mustard Seeds and every Sunday morning here at church… should you see the little sportster, give him a shout-out of your own! As for me, until next month, I’m signing out!

Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving Team K.I.C.K. will be providing a Thanksgiving meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!meal for a needy Van Wert family!

On November 20th, the kids of “Team KICK” will be going shopping to provide a

Thanksgiving dinner for a needy family in Van Wert. The kids will be given a set amount of money and they will have to determine what kind of food to provide for the allotted amount of

money….so, not only will we be providing a meal, we are going to learn a little budgeting

lesson as well!

November 27 Nursery Infants—2

8:00—RJ & Jill Coleman 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—The Butler Family Preschoolers— Deitemeyers

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from Mark Scheidt, Student Ministries Director

Middle School Schedule for November: 2nd We address those in our world that will not have Christmas and our responsibility as

Christians toward them. Meal served from 5-6pm.

9th Tonight we shop as a group for the gifts needed for our Shoebox Ministry.

We’ll return to church and prepare our Shoeboxes. Meal 5-6pm

16th Meal is served 5-6pm. Topic to be announced.

23rd Celebrate Thanksgiving together. We’ll have each of you bring in something from home for all of us to share together.

30th Meal served from 5-6pm. Topic to be announced.

High School Schedule for November: 6th Open night. Come for food and a good time at 6:30pm

13th Tonight meal is at 6:30pm We talk on Christ’s words on the poor and the broken in our world. Gearing our hearts for our Shoebox Ministry. We will get instructions and be prepared for next week.

20th Tonight we begin our Shoebox Ministry Project. This is essentially Christmas in a box for a kid that actually needs us to make Christmas. We gather to wrap boxes and make final touches on our presents. Meal – at 6:03pm

27th Thanksgiving - No Youth Group

I feel thankful, not because I am supposed to be in November, but because of how much I have learned being with the youth. I am fortunate that my own kids are in this program. I see them growing in Christ. I have spoken personally to kids in middle and high school and have seen changes in their lives already as they hear the TRUTH. We know the strength of the influences the world throws at them and how easy it is for them to stumble. Many kids do not hear the Word of God unless they come to our Youth Group. Sadly, that leaves little precious time to arm them for their week. My question and challenge to you as parents and care givers is: Are you talking to them as well? Do they see you reading the Bible? This magnifies what I say tremen-dously! We then stand united. When these kids see Almighty God actually working in their lives and see for the first time how vital they are for the Kingdom all these efforts will have been more than worth it.

In Him, Mark

Weekday Preschool from Kristy Bagley, administrator

Visit us on facebook. www.facebook.com First United Methodist Preschool

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Sleuth Report by Al Arnold

First United Methodist Church is a trove of talented and experienced people, and Esther Ley is one of those people. “Memory is the mother of all wisdom,” accord-ing to the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, and in a recent meeting on church mis-sions, it was Esther’s memory of her many years in mission projects that enabled her to bring much wisdom to the discussion.

Esther and Watson Ley moved to Van Wert and began attending First Church in 1965. Prior to that they had attended the Middle Point United Methodist Church where Esther was active in the women’s organizations. She continued that work at First as a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS), now-a-days known as United Methodist Women, and soon had gained leadership positions in the Defiance District where she served as vice-president and president.

“We worked with 98 churches in Northwest Ohio,” Esther remembers. “We had a great group of dis-trict officers; we had fun, and we accomplished a great deal.”

One such area of accomplishment was in the field of missions. Esther became the District Sec-retary of Missionary Education whose task was to educate women in local churches on the needs in the field. “We conducted classes on the mission fields in the Philippines, in Africa, and in areas within the United States,” she recalls. “At that time the Defiance District had several women serving as mis-sionaries, and we supported their work.” Also, the West Ohio Conference conducted a School of Mis-sions at Lakeside each summer, and for several years Esther served on the planning committee. She would spend four or five days each summer working as registrar for the event and partici-pating in the seminars for both men and women.

Another of Esther’s favorite activities has been the Festival of Sharing. “I remember Watson and I taking blankets, articles of clothing, kits, and even pies to the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield,” she reminisced. “We promoted the event with ‘missions moments’ during the worship services.” Esther laughed as she recalled seeing someone ride a bicycle down the church aisle, or the time she had someone sitting at a sewing machine at the altar. “We sent 30 bikes and 12 sewing machines those years,” she mused. Esther also remembers the year First Church collected enough money to put a roof on a church in Africa. “Another group had built the church structure, but it needed a roof,” she explained. “The members of this church have always been anxious to help,” she emphasized.

Esther fondly recalls her days in Christian education. “I was the leader of the youth group at Middle Point when Shirley Jarvis was in high school,” she grinned. “She was one of my really good ones!” She continued, “It seems like I taught Sunday School all my life.”

Esther’s commitment to service has extended beyond Methodism. She worked with the Van

Wert County Church Women United whose major initiative was the construction of the new Van Wert

County Home. That came to fruition in 1975. She has been a life member of the Wassenberg Art

Center and served on the Board of Directors for the YWCA. Is it any wonder that Esther Ley brings

much wisdom to our Committee on Missions at FUMC?

Esther with her cat Harley.

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A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011A Moment with Scripture 2011

November, 2011November, 2011November, 2011November, 2011

“The Bible has become a light to my path as I’ve learned, over the course of a lifetime, to heed the admonition of Colossians 3:16: “Let

November

1 Powerful Leaders are Condemned Micah 2:1-11

2 See that Justice Is Done Micah 6:6-8

3 A Reason for Hope 1 Peter 1:3-12

4 Ezekiel Condemns Jerusalem's Leaders Ezekiel 11:1-13

5 The Lord is the Good Shepherd Ezekiel 34:1-16

6 A Living Stone & A Holy Nation 1 Peter 2:1-10

7 Dry Bones Live Again Ezekiel 37:1-14

8 The Stream Flowing from the New Temple Ezekiel 47:1-12

9 Suffering for Doing Right 1 Peter 3:8-22

10 God's Love Never Fails Psalm 136:1-26

11 Helping Christian Leaders to do Their Best 1 Peter 5:1-11

12 Wise Sayings about Foolishness Proverbs 18:1-19

13 Living as the Lord's Followers 2 Peter 1:3-15

14 Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles in Babylonia Jeremiah 29:1-14

15 A New Agreement with Israel & Judah Jeremiah 31:31-37

16 A Large Crowd of Witnesses Hebrews 12:1-13

17 Trust the Lord Isaiah 40:21-31

18 Jerusalem's People Are Coming Home Isaiah 60:1-9

19 A New Day for Jerusalem Isaiah 65:17-25

20 God's Kindness and the New Life Titus 2:11-15

21 Everything Has Its Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

22 Being Kind & Doing Good Titus 3:1-11

23 Choose Good and Not Evil Amos 5:10-15

24 Visions of Coming Punishment Amos 7:1-9

25 The New Heaven & the New Earth Revelation 21:1-8

26 The Lord is Merciful Jeremiah 3:12-20

27 The New Jerusalem (part 1) Revelation 21:9-21

28 The New Jerusalem (part 2) Revelation 21:22-22:5

29 A Prayer for Help Psalm 88:1-18

30 Jesus is the Light of the World John 8:12-20; 12:44-50

Thinking of a Bible Study or Small Group...check us out!

Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m.:

Hal Hunt—Dining Hall—International Bible Study—Russell Young

Pastors Class—Conference Room—”The Gospel of Matthew” - Jana Thompson

Young Adults—Room 203—Al Arnold—Church History

Adult Bible Class—Room 102—Revelation—Bob Scheidt

4th Day Emmaus Group—(fourth Sunday of each month) - November 20th

Mondays: Adult Cell Group—November 7 & 21—7:30—9:00 p.m. at church

Tuesdays: Prayer Group—10:00 a.m. Open to all who desire to pray for the church and those in need

Men’s Study—Conference Room—6:00 p.m.—Ed Stevens

Apprentice Series—Room 102—7:00 p.m.—Jana Thompson

Wednesdays: “Breakfast For A Buck” Men’s Study—Dining Room—7:00 a.m. Genesis—David Leiendecker

Men’s study—Conference Room—8:00 a.m.—Isaiah—Dick Atwood

A Moment With Scripture—noon—Conference Room—Gus and Jana

Women’s Study—Conference Room—4:00 p.m.— Open to all women.

Currently using a study by Beth Moore. Contact Gloria Wendel.

Apprentice Series—Room 102—5:15 p.m.—Jana Thompson

20 Somethings Plus—Jana Thompson’s home—7:30 p.m.—Bible Study

Thursdays: Women’s Bible Study—8:00 a.m.—Romans study—Jana Thompson

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Bible Studies

Read carefully and you

will be able to find a

Bible Study just right to

fit your time and

schedule!

THE FRIENDLY VISITOR

December 24th 2011, Christmas Eve 12 noon—2 p.m. Family Communion (come and go) 7:30 p.m. Worship with Communion that includes our Children’s Ministry 8:30—9:30 p.m. Family Communion (come and go) 10.30 p.m. Worship with Communion and Lessons and Carols

December 25th, 2011, Christmas Day Worship at 10:00 a.m.

January 01, 2012, New Year’s Day Worship at 10.00 a.m.

Jeanne Zeigler is shown presenting

Pastor Gus a check for $500 from the Mature Methodist Pancake Breakfast receipts to be used toward expenses of the 5th Quarter.

Check Received The Missions Team The Missions Team The Missions Team The Missions Team has chosen the follow-

ing funds to receive the 2011 Christmas Offering: 1. The Co-operative Ministries Food Pantry 2. Needy Poor Fund 3. Missionaries, Gaston & Jeanne Ntambo 4. First UMC Weekday Preschool

for educational supplies

Direct Payment Option

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10/02/11 Offering for week $8,316.26 Building Campaign $3,646.00 Worship 8:00 – 86 9:15 – 18 10:45 – 194 Sunday School - 106 Childcare – 17

10/09/11 Offering for week $9,256.56 Building Campaign $2,772.00 Worship 8:00 - 87 9:15- 40 10:45 - 220 Sunday School – 115 Childcare – 9

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Tired of forgetting your checkbook or your offering envelope?

The church has the ability to auto-matically deduct your offering from your bank account. We have had requests to offer this service and it is now a reality.

Here’s how you do it.

1. Pick up and fill out the form on the bulletin board in the hallway and turn it into the office or to Jana Thompson.

2. Be sure to indicate what day of the month you want us to de-duct the amount from your bank account. Also, indicate if you want the deduction taken on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.

3. Any questions, please contact Jana Thompson at 419-238-0631 or jthompson@wcoil.com.

Weekly

Reports

10/16/11 Offering for week $ 6,094.00 Building Campaign $1,073.00 Worship 8:00 - 93 9:15- 32 10:45 - 243 Sunday School – 112 Childcare – 14

10/23/11 Offering for week $4,457.40 Building Campaign $11,949.64 Worship 8:00 - 83 9:15- 34 10:45 - 174 Sunday School – 93 Childcare – 8

Festival of Sharing Report First Church gave as follows for Festival of Sharing and Blanket Sunday: 30 Health kits, 52 school kits 6 clean-up buckets, 3 layettes. 91 kits in total $675 for blankets (enough for 84 blankets) Great job 1st Church! Thank you! Linda Jeknavorian, mission chair

OFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPESOFFERING ENVELOPES – I will be reassigning Offering Envelope numbers for 2012, due to the direct depositing and people us-ing their banks to send money, I haven’t ordered as many offering envelopes. I will put out the 2012 envelopes at the end of Decem-ber, if you need an envelope or want to discontinue the one you have please contact Marilyn at the church office (419-238-

0631, ext.0) Thank you.

Collection of items to send to our mili-tary men and women for Christmas will be November 6 & 13. Please bring Christmas DVDs, candy and treats, books. These items will be shipped to our military men and women who will in

turn share them with their units. Any questions, please contact Jana Thompson or Diane Ryan.

Financial Report September 30, 2011

$473,431.00 2011 Budget

$ 33,846.63 Operating receipts for September

$343,957.94 Operating receipts for the year

$ 30,056.71 Operating expenses for September

$310,854.60 Operating expenses for the year

16,068.94 Giving to Building Fund for September $237,323.88 Giving to Building Fund for 2011

$383,295.16 Mortgage balance as of October 1, 2011

One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: That you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving.

Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done. Psalm 62: 11-12

Worship Team

CONTACT US: Mailing address: First United Methodist Church 113 W. Central Avenue Van Wert, OH 45891

Phone: 419-238-0631 Fax: 419-238-3608 E-mail: firstchurch@wcoil.com

Sunday Schedule

8:00 a.m.—Blended Service

Nursery open

9:15 a.m.—Contemporary Service

Nursery open

9:30 a.m.—Sunday school

2 year olds—adults

Nursery open

10:45 a.m.—Traditional Service

Nursery open

First United Methodist Church

Office Hours: M—F, 8:30—4:30 Saturday hours: 7:30—11:00 a.m.

We’re on the web at

www.vanwertfirst.net

The newsletter is published each month at

First United Methodist Church

in Van Wert, Ohio

by Susan Mathew

Editor

smathew@wcoil.com

Upcoming issues & deadline dates:

Newsletter Deadline Publication

Month Date Date

December November 21 November 30

January December 19 December 28

February January 16 January 25

You can email your articles!

November Greeters: Lois Haller, Walt Harris, Sandy & Andy Anderson

Head Usher: Neil Shaffer

Sound: Kent Smelser, Ron Allison, Kyle Wendel, Bob Sowers, Scott Steen, Demond Johnson

Powerpoint: Jill & Michael Smelser, Ron Allison, Jana Thompson, Trina Steen

Television production: Dave Thompson, Ron Allison, Ric Kelly, Bob Sowers, Kurt Massillo

Praise Band: Cheri Oechsle, Diane Thompson, Susan Burchfield, Jacob Brake, Matt Oechsle

Church Staff Gus Christo-Baker, Senior Pastor Ex 301

Paul Miller, Visitation Pastor Ex 305

Lisa Johnson, Director of Christian Ed., lijohnson@wcoil.com Ex 307

Jana Thompson, Spiritual Formation Dir., jthompson@wcoil.com Ex 304

Susan Mathew, Technology Coordinator, smathew@wcoil.com Ex. 306

Mark Scheidt, Student Ministries Director, mscheidt1988@roadrunner.com 238-0360

Gloria Wendel, Worship coordinator/organist, gwendel@wcoil.com 749-2394

Paul Hoverman, Chancel choir director, aphoverman@juno.com 238-3639

Kristy Bagley, Preschool administrator, kbagley@wcoil.com Ex 308

Marilyn Bebout, Office manager/sec’y, firstchurch@wcoil.com Ex 302

Jason Kreischer, Custodian

David Thompson, Building Supervisor

Delda McHugh, Assistant custodian

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FUMC ScheduleFUMC ScheduleFUMC ScheduleFUMC Schedule

Worship Service

Sundays,

9:30 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Thursdays

1:30 p.m.

Adult Bible Class

Fridays

10:00 a.m.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

8:30 Staff Mtg. 1 Preschool Pictures

10:30 Prayer Group 6:00 Men’s Study 7:00 Apprentice

Bible Study/Cooperative Ministry

– Trinity UMC

See Box below 2 Preschool Pictures

3 8:00 Women’s Bible

Study 4:00 Women’s

Ministry Meeting 6:30 Praise Band

4 6:00 Bread/Bowl

5 Don’t forget to set clocks back an hour-

Daylight Savings Time Sunday

6 Daylight Savings Time

7 6:00 Cub Scouts 7:00 Boy Scouts

7:30 Adult Cell Group

8:30 Staff Mtg. 8 10:30 Prayer Group

11:45 Preschool Staff Meeting

12:00 Lydia Circle 6:00 Men’s Study 7:00 Apprentice

Bible Study

See Box below 9 11:45-12:15 Pre-

school Staff Meeting 7:00 Trustee Mtg.

10 8:00 Women’s Bible Study

6:30 Praise Band

11 6:00 Bread/Bowl

12

13 Veteran’s Day Sunday

14 5:30 Preschool Board

Meeting 6:00 Cub Scouts 7:00 Boy Scouts

8:30 Staff Mtg.15 10:30 Prayer Group

6:00 Men’s Study 7:00 Finance Mtg./

Apprentice Bible Study/Knitting Circle

– Nancy Rhoades Home-1099 Madison

See Box below16 1:30 Martha/Ruth

Circle

17 8:00 Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 Praise Band

7:00 Administrative Board Meeting

18 6:00 Bread/Bowl

19 Project Turkey—Uptown District

20 9:00 Visitation Meeting

10:30 Joyful Noise Ringers/Singers

6:00 Cub 21

Scouts 7:00 Boy Scouts

7:30 Sarah Circle/ Adult Cell Group

8:30 Staff Mtg. 22 10:30 Prayer Group

6:00 Men’s Study

See Box below23

24 Happy Thanksgiving!

Office Closed

25 Office Closed

6:00 Bread/Bowl

26

27 9:00 Visitation Meeting

28 6:00 Cub Scouts 7:00 Boy Scouts

29 8:30 Staff Mtg.

10:30 Prayer Group 6:00 Men’s Study 7:00 Apprentice

Study

30 3:30-5:00 Christmas

Play Practice

First United Methodist Church

FIRST CHURCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS Making Disciples

November 2011

Sunday Schedule:

8,9:15,10:45-Worship Coffee Bar open –9-10:30

9:30-Sunday School Classes 6:30-8:30 Sr. High UMYF

Wednesday Schedule: 7 & 8:00 Men’s Bible Study

12:00 Noon—Bible Study

3:30 Mustard Seeds/Impact-11-16 ends

3:45 Women’s Bible Study

5-6:00 Family Meal - 11-16 ends

5:15 Apprentice 2010

5:20-6:00 Youth Ringers-till 11-16

6:30 Handbells

6:30-8:00 Jr. High UMYF

7:30 Senior Choir/Twenty Something Plus/Sr. High Cell Group-Burtchfield’s Home

Phone 419-238-0631

Fax 419-238-3608

Email–firstchurch@wcoil.com

PRESCHOOL

Monday—Thursday

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Macy Johnson

Gage Karl

Phyllis & Danny Thatcher

Micah Brown 2 Terry Eikenbary

Chuck Steele Michele McCleery Connor McCleery Lauren Gearhart

Belle Bolton3 Tom Kalkreuth

Lisa Dunn Craig Thatcher Brendan Karl

Lisa & Nicholas Miller

Courtney & Phil DuVall

4 Phil Steinen

5 Dave Lichtle

Mona Massillo Michele Lichtle

Claire Butler

6 Jerry Bolton

7 Kay Okuley Matt Krites

Kimberly & Roger

Wolford

Ed Bates 8 Lorraine Miller Robert Bowen Freda Culler

Nancy Farmer Jay Simson

Mark McCleery Greg Owens

9 Ruth Ann Covey Marcy Leathers

Lorie Hurless

Jill & Steve Bailey

10 Ilo Marvin

Emily Penton Shelly Shivley

Randi Wise

11 Don Farmer

Dakota Davis

12 Lois Gehres Lexy Dunn

Judy & Dick Miller

13 Ve Cline

Adin Martin

Kayla & Wes Auld

14

Bob Thomas Craig Leathers Brandy Leiber

Taylor Tomlinson Reece Farmer

Bentley Merriman

15 Louise Stamper

Barb Bates Mike Wortman

Bill Harting Quin Tomlinson

Nancy & Don Farmer

16 Carol Taylor Jenny Wilcox

Melissa Joseph

Julie & Tom Burenga III

17 John Ruddock Eileen Manken Kelly Harting William Hibbs

Cheri & Jim

Oechsle

18 Tom Brown

Mikael Schilb

19 Jon Rhoades

Alison Sawmiller Audriana Bradford

Janet Merkle 20 Carolyn Miller Chris Wilson

Carol Hawkins Tricia Dix

Nikki Massillo

Jan & Randy Hoblet Annette & Paul

Hoverman

21 Jackie Worthington

22 Tom Burenga III

Hayden Tomlinson Natalie Hurless

Linda & Roy

Jeknavorian, Sr. Carol & Randy Springer

Jayme Bohyer23 Betty Tribolet Donn Shriver Bob Stemen

Steve Bebout Kristie Cummings

Arlene & Mel Hurless

Betty Foust 24 Dorene

Shellabarger Connie Nuce Greg Amstutz Laura Palmer

Cory Compton Benjamin Scheidt

25 Bob Young

Maci Minton Alison Owens

Tina & Jason Vodika

26 Lois August

Tracy Bolton Eric Miller

Betty & Gus Brown

Mary & Wayne Compton Pat & Don Johnson

27 Mildred Hablitzel Jane Tomlinson

Al Arnold Mary Jo Wilhelm Christy Wortman

Dorothy & Bob Stemen

Olivia Cramer 28 Audrey Marbaugh

Heather Jones Aydreigh Hanicq

Kaili Auld 29 Arlene Hurless

Quinn Culler Christopher Culler

Rick McMickle Joel Penton

Anita vanden Berg

30 Karen McClain Lauren Snyder

First United Methodist Church

Making Disciples

November 2011 Birthday and Anniversary Calendar