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The annual Church

picnic

August 5th

4-7pm

At the AmVets Shelter which is across the street

from the YMCA. The shelter is handicap accessible.

Meat and drinks provided, just bring a dish to share

and your own table service.

There will be games and fellowship for all ages!

Faith UMC’s Veterans’ Trip to Washington, D.C.

Send-Off Ceremony

Friday morning, Aug. 3, 2012

All friends and family of Faith UMC are

invited to join us in Fellowship Hall for our

Send-Off Ceremony as our veterans embark

on their trip to Washington, D.C.

Breakfast and Devotions at 5:00 a.m.

Ceremony begins at 5:30 a.m.

Our Veterans depart at 5:45 a.m.

Whoa - have you seen the Fellowship Hall? Those

Trustees were busy on their

workday in May - they cleaned

it all - and painted. Well, you

should stop down and take a

look! New paint, even the

heater covers got a fresh coat of

paint thanks to Jason Borer! It's

coming together now - just some organizing of the

church history and trophy shelves and some curtains

and my home will look great! Thanks to all of you

hard workers for making this Church Mouse's home

look new and trendy!

A gift to the Faith Endowment Fund is a gift that will give forever

FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “LOVING GOD, SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS”

August Worship

August 5 Rev. Donna Van Trees

Sermon The Power of Togetherness

Scriptures John 6:24-35 Ephesians 4:1-16

August 12 Rev. Donna Van Trees

Sermon Christian Living as It’s Meant to Be

Scriptures John 6:35, 41-51 Ephesians 4:25-5:2

August 19 Rev. Donna Van Trees

Sermon Dos & Don’ts

Scriptures John 6:51-58 Ephesians 5:15-20

August 27 Rev. Donna Van Trees

Sermon Trend Setters & Difference Makers

Scriptures John 6:56-69 Ephesians 6:10-20

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Dear Friends,

When morning guilds the skies, my heart awaking

cries – may Jesus Christ be praised/For the beauty

of the earth, for the glory of the skies-Lord of all to

thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise/How

lovely on the mountain are the feet who bring good

news/Majesty, Worship His Majesty! Those are just

some of the worship songs that came to mind as we

made our way around Alaska. Words will never

adequately describe the majesty of the mountains or

the quiet peace in the woods, nor all of the

experiences in between.

What a Glorious God we serve! And in the midst of

God’s greatness, there is intimacy with each of us as

we open ourselves in our relationship with Christ

Jesus our Lord. Never has that concept been more

real than standing in the midst of the mountains in

Denali. That God’s creative force set in motion at

the creation of the world continues to move forward

today, creating new life and new possibilities

through the laws of nature. Truly awesome in my

mind!

As we contemplate God’s creative force working on

our physical world through the ages into our

modern day, have you wondered about God’s

creative force at work in our spiritual world as well?

Scripture tells us that Jesus is our living water –

living water is moving – what does moving water

do? Here are just a few thoughts that came to mind

as we watched the braided rivers coming down off

of the glaciers. Moving water

Provides life giving nutrients

Transports the dirt away

Smoothes the rough places

Moves around the impossible blockages to

create new rivers and keep the water flowing

I don’t want to carry that image too far, because we

also know how destructive floods can be. But even

when water is destructive, God can renew.

I really want us to focus on the creative force of the

Holy Spirit that is God’s presence with us today.

We are created as unique individuals, and gifted by

God with our quirkiness, our gifts, our talents with a

purpose to join in the creative power of the Holy

Spirit to transform our world into God’s kingdom.

How do we do that?

Begin each day with praise. renewing our

relationship with Jesus Christ each day

Worship together in the Spirit of Christ

Pray for one another

Work together as the Body of Christ to

meet the needs of our community and

world

Seek out the ways that God’s Spirit is

moving in our world and join the power

force in bringing the world to Christ.

Think of the needs of others before our

own.

Someone once said that the way to joy in one’s life

is through living out J.O.Y.

Jesus First

Others Second

Yourself Last

All I know for sure, is that the God of this great

earth, who is more powerful than anything we can

create, more knowing that we can imagine, and

move loving than we can know, has called each of

us by name, and longs for us to join with the Holy

Spirit’s creating power in our world to transform it

into the likeness of the kingdom of God.

Come join us as we discover God leading us in

creative ways –discovering, honoring, living out the

gifts and talents revealed in our lives together.

Leaning into the Future, Rev. Donna

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The following people have

received our special prayers this

past month

Teddy Bear

Back in our Connection Corner you will find

Teddy Bears that are available to take to someone

you think might benefit from being connected to our

worshipping congregation. There is a card of

explanation on the bear, and there is no cost for this

ministry. It operates completely on donations left

in the box, and/or small teddy bears that are

donated.

We invite you to begin using this ministry

opportunity to lift someone’s spirits today.

August Birthdays

1-Grace Eberly,

Paul Pryor, Jamson Shrode; 2-Debra Clark,

Katie Ellis; 3-Joseph D. Cook, David Main,

Jeff Taylor; 4-Russell Wayne Eborg,

Melissa Mellott; 5-Scott Henry, 6-Mike Everhart,

Savannah Stark; 7-Robin Caudill, Nancy Eberly,

Anna Grover; 8-Dan Schatzinger,

Jessica Shoemaker; 9-Ethan Robinson,

10-Jane Arnold; 11-Bertie Clifton,

Elizabeth Cramer; 13-Madeline Carr, Nell Crum,

Glee Ova Everetts, Sue Schatzinger;

14-Kevin Dryfuse, Claire Glover, Sandy Mesnard;

16-Dillin Eborg; 17-Linda Depinet, Lois Hoover;

18-John Covert, Suzy Toepper; 21-Jan Dundore,

Heather Grover, Larry Messer; 22-Jay Shump;

23-Cheryl Dryfuse, George Ford, Jamie Fugitt,

Laurie Sturtz, Martha Swander; 24-Nathan Richey;

25-Brent Everhart, Charles George, Eric Watson,

Gloria Zender; 26-Pam DeLucio;

27-Ruth Ann Greenwald, Mallory Rife;

28-Lois Eisenhard, Glenn Fixler; 29-Ethan Gerding,

Scott Smith; 30-Shelly Fritsch, Helen Schubert,

Jim Shrode; 31-Linda DeVanna

August Anniversaries

1-Greg & Hilary Kovach;

2-Robert & Janet Barger;

3-Ed & Carrie Molyet;

7-Gene & Lillian Schatzinger;

10-Jim & Sue Madden;

11-Bruce & Julie Morris;

17-Richard & Andrea Traunero;

19-Jeffrey & Amanda Smith;

23-Matt & Jaclyn Schalk;

26 Richard & Elaine Barth, Bob & Cherie Nichols;

27-Joby & Annie Johnston,

Paul & Bridget Shoemaker;

29-Ken & Peg Ward;

31-Randy & Linda Cantley

Military personnel and

their families, our

homebound members,

those in nursing homes

Fred & Sharon Avery

Julia Barger

The family of

Tom Bender

Steve Brickner

Carol Coleman

Helen Cramer

Carol De Vaughn

Betsy Frase

Aaron Gamble

Willie Garcia

The family of Tom Kear

Anne Kenworhty

Richard Kisaberth

Keith Klair

Don Link

Becca Makar

Maggie Simmons

Peg Snyder

Laurie Sturtz

Glenn Stuckey

Lindsay Vanderveen

Asher White

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Military Devotionals

August

Mission Project

A few years ago we sent over

100 Strength for Service devotionals to the military.

Once again we are joining with churches across

America to send more. Just mark your offering

Military devotionals. Below is a testimonial of the

impact the devotions have made on one soldier.

May the Lord richly bless your efforts in behalf of

the Gospel. I really didn't know much about the

book until after 9/11. I can testify being deployed

away from family and friends will cause people like

us to be discouraged, and even lonely at times. I

know the times I encountered issues like those, I

learn on God more than ever.

“When I read this book (along with my Bible) in the

morning before duty, it helps me to go through my

day whatever circumstances come my way. The 5th

Psalm 3rd verse mentions, „My voice shalt thou

hear in the morning, O Lord, in the morning will I

direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.‟

“I want to thank you all for reviving the Strength

For Service book program and I pray that it will

continue to bless other armed forces personnel and

give them the encouragement to go through life as it

has done for me.”

Bennie Smith

Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

Anyone wanting to learn to be an

Acolyte, I will be training new

Acolytes soon. If you are going into

the 4th

grade or older, can follow the

bulletin and sit through the service,

you can be an Acolyte. Please contact me, Jane

Schubert, at the church or call 419-448-8267. We’ll

get things worked out for training.

Discovery Days for Grades

Kindergarten Through 6th

!

One more Summer adventure for our children

Monday, August 6th

We will meet at Faith UMC at 9:30 and then depart

for our adventure.

Children are invited to bring a sack lunch for a

morning of adventure.

We will gather by the Church bus at 9:30 to begin

our day and return there by 12:30.

Permission slips must be

signed for the event – and

they are available in the

Narthex.

Faith United Methodist Women hosted a picnic on

Saturday, July 24 at Hedges-Boyer Park in Tiffin.

An invitation was sent to the district UMW

members. Eighteen accepted the invitation and

enjoyed an excellent array of food, games and

fellowship. Sally Cook led devotions with a

reading, and Linda Lonsbury talked about some of

the UMW missions in other parts of the world and

she spoke about her concerns regarding human

trafficking right here in our midst. She urged

everyone to become involved to help remove this

horrendous blight from our culture. The next

meeting will be on Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at Faith UM

Church.

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Mark your calendars! Looking ahead

at

Fun Activities

at Faith!

Nov. 3rd

Square Dance

Dec. 1st Lights Before Christmas at

the Toledo Zoo

Both are being sponsored by the Connect Team.

To Faith UMC

Thank you for your kind words and

prayers. Thank you for thinking of

us in our time of sorrow.

Barb, Jodi & Jenny (The family of

Tom Bender)

Congratulations to

Jaclyn (Tooley) and Matt Schalk, who

are parents to a son,

Reis Matthew Schalk.

Reis was born on June 29, 2012. He

weighed in at seven lbs. 1 oz. and

was 19 in. long. His big brother is Jack

Schalk, and the proud grandparents are LuAnn and

Mark Tooley.

Sisters and Brothers of Faith

UMC

Thank you for your generosity of Spirit and

Visionary Faithfulness in our time together. Truly,

it has been a blessing and a privilege to serve you.

Thank you also for the love offering, rose bush,

stole and ashes. Through your thoughtfulness, Tiffin

Faith UMC and Niles First UMC will be connected.

May God’s blessings be with you always,

Peace, Pastor Nathan and Megan

The Lindsay (Nedolast)

Vanderveen Fudraiser is to be

held Aug. 11, at Our Lady of

Hope Catholic Church in Attica.

Dinner begins at 5pm and will be

served until we run out of food.

Dinner is a choice of Lasagna or Chicken Alfredo,

salad, bread stick, dessert and drink.

Adults - $7/Children under 10 - $4.

Auctioneer at 7pm with dozens of items plus other

raffles through out the evening.

Kids corner, DJ, air-conditioned handicap

accessible, fun for the entire family.

Come have a good time and help us love Lindsay

through this!

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The Landing – A

Christ Centered

Recovery Program

A new ministry to begin in

September here at Faith

UMC!

The Landing is a dynamic resource that targets and

assists teenagers struggling with hurts, hang-ups,

and habits by showing them the loving power of

Jesus Christ through the recovery process.

Young people can break patterns of unhealthy

behavior through the community, teaching and

experiences they'll discover at The Landing.

Developed by the Celebrate Recovery program, The

Landing has eight Recovery Principles that are

based on the Sermon on the Mount.

Youth (ages 12-20) examine the past decisions that

led them to where they are today. They'll talk about

the patterns and behaviors that keep them trapped.

They'll pursue the life-changing truths of freedom

found throughout the Bible. They'll commit to

living differently and building healthy relationships

with family members, adult leaders and trusted

peers.

The Landing will equip you and your team of adult

leaders to help students find truth and meaning in

all the right ways and all the right places.

If you know someone who might benefit from this

program, or if you would like to be one of the adults

making a difference in this program, please contact

Greg Glover or Karl Kortland.

Theatres

continues

Summer Movie

Clubhouse All Shows Start at 10am

August 6 & 7 Yogi Bear August 13 & 14 Charlotte’s Web

So What’s Happening with the

Washington St. Building - &

the bell?

Tiffin Tomorrow is actively seeking funding for

their concept. We are excited about some of the

new possibilities, and hope you are praying for

God’s guidance in all of this. All of this

takes time, but there are several new

people working towards making this

new ministry outreach happen.

Oh, the bell – it will not remain in

the parking lot forever – the Trustees are

busy working with contractors to secure bids for its

permanent placement. If you have questions, or

suggestions – please be in touch with one of the

Trustees. Oh – have you read the inscription on the

bell?

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

7p Grow

Team

8:30a TOPS

1:30p VBS

Meeting at

First

Presbyterian

5a Send Off Ceremony for Veteran’s Trip to DC

9p Softball on the front field

7:45a Men’s

Group

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

4-7p Church

Picnic

9:30a

Discover Trip

to Mazza

Museum

7p Celebrate

Team

4:30p Weight

Watchers

8:30a TOPS 9p Softball

on the front

field

7:45a Men’s

Group

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

6:30p

Outdoor

Service at

Faith

7p Trustees 4:30p Weight

Watchers

8:30a TOPS

7p Leader-

ship Team

7:30p Softball on the back field

7:45a Men’s

Group

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

4:30p Weight Watchers

8:30a TOPS 7:45a Men’s Group

26 27 28 29 30 31

B’day & Anniv. Table by Kimmel’s & Cochie’s

BP Screening

6:30p Praise Service

4:30p Weight

Watchers

8:30a TOPS

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FAITH UMC

75 N. Sandusky St.

Tiffin, OH 44883

LITURGISTS

8:00am Jodie Reinbolt 10:15 Sue Klopfenstein

8:00 a.m. READERS 10:15 a.m.

Aug 5 Tim Everhart Mary Jo Nay

Aug 12 Wayne Kirby Melissa Mellott

Aug 19 Laura Quickle Mark Tusing

Aug 26 Bonnie Scherger Abby Glover

8:00 a.m. ACOLYTES 10:15 a.m.

Aug 5 Kevin & David Dietrich Cassi Traunero

Aug 12 Ryan Depinet Mallory Rife, Abby Glover

Aug 19 Josh Briggs Noah & Hannah Borer

Aug 26 Kevin & David Dietrich Cassi Traunero

A/V Operators

Aug 5 Tim Everhart, Ryan Depinet Greg Glover

Aug 12 Brian & Josh Briggs Greg Glover

Aug 19 Eric & Ryan Depinet Greg Glover

Aug 26 Kevin & Jonathon O’Millian Greg Glover

GREETERS AND USHERS

8:00 a.m. Jodie & Charlie Reinbolt 10:15 a.m. Nancy Price,

Lois Hoover, Jane Schubert Jim & Joanne Kimmel

NON-PROFIT ORG

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Tiffin, OH 44883