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THE GOOD NEWS
February 2013
Christ
United Methodist Church
JOIN US AS WE WORSHIP OUR LORD!
Pastor Andrew T Bradley
Email:
Church : 717/532-6850
Office hours:
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: Christ United Methodist,
Shippensburg
Web -www.christumcshipp.org
Christ United Methodist Church is committed to
the safety and well-being of our children and
vulnerable adults by
participating in Safe Sanctuaries.
Vision: To be inspired by God’s love to serve everyone.
Mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
A BIG THANK YOU! Dear Friends: Thank you for your donation of
clothing, games, gift cards, as well as, your gift
of $60. Your thoughtfulness means so much
and we want you to know of our sincere grati-
tude. It was kind of you to think of the chil-
dren at this special time of year. For some of
the boys and girls in our care, this may have
been the first time in their young lives they
have experienced Christmas in a loving home,
surrounded by caring people. You have helped in
such a wonderful way. All of us here at the
Children’s Home wish you a Happy New Year!
Sincerely, Rev. David Reed; President/CEO and
Kathy Eppley; Vice President/Child Develop-
ment Officer.
Dear Church and members:
On behalf of the Shippensburg Produce and
Outreach, I would like to express our heartfelt
appreciation for your donation of $756. As a
grass roots movement, we strive to meet the
nutritional needs of those marginalized by pov-
erty. Our program specifically targets the nu-
tritional needs of the poor, developmentally
disabled, and elderly in our area. We are find-
ing that the need in Shippensburg is increasing.
Your generous donation certainly will help us in
this mission. Thank you again for your help.
Blessings, Linda Lewis SPO Treasurer
Dear Friends in Mission: Thank you for your
gift in support of the UMCOR projects. Be-
cause you gave, UMCOR is able to “Be There”
and “Be Hope” on your behalf. UMCOR pro-
grams provide food for the hungry, help farm-
ers grow plentiful and nutritious food, and sup-
port people left destitute by natural disasters
and war. Christ UMC gave to Hurricanes 2012
and to UMCOR Global Ministries. These gifts
will bring hope to those who need it most.
Grace & Peace, Roland Femandes, General
Treasurer UM Committee on Relief General
Board of Global Ministries and Shawn Bakker,
Associate General Secretary The Advance
Each Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
Church office hours - Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. As of February 6, 2013
February 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 9-11 a Clothing Bank with Breakfast 10:30a Mem-bership Class
3 4 1p Book Discussion Group 6:30p Education
5 6p SPPRC 6:30p Finance 7p Trustee
6 7 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal
8
9 9-11 a Clothing Bank with Breakfast 10:30a Mem-bership Class
10 Transfigura-tion of the Lord 6:45p Lenten Study: Prepar-ing the Way
11 6p Hospitality 6:30p Outreach 7p Ministry & Nurture
12 2p UMW
13 7:30 a Lent Breakfast at Greenvillage
12 noon and 7:30p Ash Wednesday Service
14 5:30p Free Dinner
6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal
15 16 8a Lenten Breakfast Series
9-11 a Clothing Bank with Breakfast
10:30a Mem-bership Class
17 1st Sunday in Lent
6:45p Lenten Study: Prepar-ing the Way
Newsletter items due
18 19 7-9p Civil War Roundtable
20 7:30 a Lent Breakfast at Greenvillage
9a District Mtg. at Walnut Bot-tom UMC w/Bishop Park
10a Yarnspinners
21 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal
22
23 8a Lenten Breakfast
Series @ Oak-ville UMC
9-11 a Clothing Bank with Breakfast
10:30a Mem-bership Class
24 2nd Sunday in Lent 6:45p Lenten Study: Prepar-ing the Way
25 6:30p Administra-tive Council
26 27 7:30 a Lent Breakfast at Greenvillage
28 5:30p Free Dinner 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal
1 World Day of Prayer
Happy Birthday!
February
1 - Diane Hess 18 - Daniel Tsambiras
3 – Tess Bye-Dickerson 22 - Jerry Campbell
3 – Rene Menton 25 - Frank Menton
5 – Esther Carver 26 - Tom Lynch, Jr.
5 - Brian Saul
6 - Sue Ruhland
12 - Jaime Cressler
14 - Emily Hull
SEEKING! We continue to seek help with the Saturday
morning breakfasts and the Second Thurs-
day, and Fourth Thursday evening meals
served to all who come. If you are interested
in helping or providing supplies, please con-
tact Angelo Tsambiras by calling 530-8271.
Also, seeking volunteers to lead devotions during these meals. If you are called to share a brief devotional or an inspiring message of how Jesus Christ is working in your life please see Pastor An-drew or Steve VanDixon.
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the March 2013 “Good
News” newsletter is Sunday, February 17.
Please submit your articles to the office by
this date. The email address is
GREETERS For the 10:30 a.m. Worship
Service are as follows:
Feb 3 Becky Gehres & Mandy Gehres
and Carla Lynch
Feb 10 JoAnn VanDixon
Feb 17 Beth Minnich
and Barb Hershey
Feb 24 Becky Gehres
and Angie Kuhn
Anniversaries! February
14 - Greg & Annette Shuman
If your birth date and/or
anniversary date do not
appear in the newsletter
and you would like it
published, please contact
the church office.
TRANSPORTATION TROUBLES? If you know of anyone in need of transporta-
tion to or from Worship service please con-
tact Steve VanDixon – 830-9510 or Bill Mor-
gan – 532-7519. We will make every attempt
to see that this is not an obstacle for anyone
wishing to worship!
SUMMER CAMP The schedule for 2013 Summer Camps can now be
viewed on their website: www.susumcamps.org.
Click on Camps-at-a-Glance to view the full sched-
ule of events. Descriptions of each event can be
viewed by clicking on the site location and then
2013 camps. Register online early.
WOMEN OF FAITH The Shippensburg Association of Christian Ministries
is sponsoring a ladies’ community outing to the Women
of Faith Convention in Washington, DC on August 16 &
16. Registration forms are located at the back of the
sanctuary, forms are due February 18. The trip in-
cludes hotel, ticket, and transportation of Wolf bus-
line.
CHURCH CRIER by Cathy Johnson
Jeremiah 20:12 says “O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous, you see the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.” and Ezekiel
25:17 says “I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful punishments. Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance on them.”
Through God’s grace and love we are able to
continue growing in our spiritual journeys. Of-
ten, our personalities interfere with how God
wants us to deal with a given situation. Many
times when someone says or acts in a way un-
pleasing to me or to someone I care about my
first instinct is to retaliate or just plainly get
even. With God’s help and sometimes lots of
time and prayer, I get over it.
Prayer: Dear Lord, may I act as your child even
when I am hurting inside. Amen.
HERSHEY PARK FUND RAISING A fun way to support Christ UMC is by volun-
teering at Hershey Park. Each worker makes
$5.85 per hour, receives a ticket to the park-
valid for one year, and eats a meal. All the
money made is sent to the church to be used by
the church as specified by the individual work-
ing. It is an easy and fun way to raise
money. Please for more specifics speak with
YARN SPINNERS
Will meet on the Wednesday , February
20, at 10:00am in the
church library. Anyone
who knits or crochets are
welcome.
CONGRADULATIONS!! If you have or know of any students graduating
from high school or
college for the 2012-
13 year, please let
the church office
know. Information
needed: student
name, school/college,
degree/major, etc.
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL Due to the possibility of inclement weather if
there is an early school dismissal or closing, the
church will be closed and all activities for that
evening are cancelled. If there
is inclement weather on a Sunday
morning you may call the church
and receive a cancellation mes-
sage, if there is one, from the
answering machine.
MEMBERSHIP CLASS The New Member’s (Disciple’s) Class began
Saturday, January 26. Each class is held weekly
for six weeks, generally on Saturday, starting
at 10:30 a.m. till 12 noon. The class is held at
the church in the Education wing. The new
“disciples” will gain a broader understanding of
Biblical principles and how to apply Biblical
truths to their “faith walk.” Participants desir-
ing to become members of Christ Church are
encouraged to attend each class. If you have
any questions contact Pastor Andrew.
VOLUNTEER Volunteer needed: someone to coordinate fair
trash pick-up. Person will need to be able to
schedule workers and to supervise on site clean
-up. The fair is the last full week of July. It
requires an adult to be there Tuesday thru
Saturday at 7:00am. It also requires an adult
to supervise the Sunday pick-up. It will require
a total of about 8 hours at the fair. Please call
Angelo at 532-3297 if you would be able to do
this. We need someone by
3/15/2013. If no one steps
forward, the fair committee
will be notified that we longer
can do this.
Thank you. Angelo
UPCOMING EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & MINISTRIES AVAILABLE AT CHRIST UMC
Do you enjoy reading? If so, you are invited to
join our book club that meets the first Monday of
each month. We meet at 1:00 p.m., and the place
we meet varies each month. The following list will
give you a head start on reading and getting ready
for some good discussions.
March- The Air Between Us by Debra Johnson
April- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth
Stein
May- Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
June - Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN The United Methodist Women will
be meeting on February 12 in Hollar
Hall at 2:00 p.m. All women are
automatically part of the United
Methodist Women. Please come and
join us.
Wednesday morning Lenten
breakfasts will begin on
Wednesday, February 13,
at 7.30 a.m. in the
Greenvillage Restaurant.
Come and share breakfast
and a meditation time. In-
vite friends; this is not limited to CUMC. Our
time together usually lasts until 8.15 a.m.
The annual Saturday Lenten breakfast series
begins on February 16, at Christ United Meth-
odist Church beginning at 8.00 a.m. The break-
fasts then move to other Shippensburg Area
UM churches. All are welcome to attend.
The complete schedule is as follows: Feb 16,
Christ UMC; Feb 23, Oakville UMC; Mar 2,
Cleversburg UMC; Mar 19, Trinity UMC; Mar 16,
Newburg UMC; Mar 23, Messiah UMC.
LENTEN/EASTER SCHEDULE Ash Wednesday Service February 13, 12:00 noon
7:30 p.m.
Palm Sunday Service March 24, 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Maundy Thursday Service March 28, 7:30 p.m.
Communion Served
Good Friday Service March 29, 12:15 p.m. at
Messiah UMC, Theme: The Seven
Last Words of Christ
Easter Sunday March 31, 7:00 a.m.
“Son Rise” Service,
front of Edifice-King
Street entrance
8:00 a.m. Breakfast served
9:30 a.m. Standard Easter Service
LENTEN STUDY Interested in Lenten scripture study? Join us for
a 7-week exploration, “Preparing the Way: A
Close-up View of Handel’s Messiah.” While we will
look at the musical aspect of the famous oratorio,
the focus will be on the text, all of which comes
from scripture and which tells the story of re-
demption. The class will meet Sunday evenings at
6:45 p.m. Beginning February 10 and be led by
Marge Young. Each session will last about 1 1/4
hours with an extension for those who would like
to listen to the music. Because materials will need
prepare for each person, we are asking those
interested in participating
to register. You may sign up
on the bulletin board, call
the church, or see Marge
by Sunday, February 3.
CHANGE BRINGS CHANGE
Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a mo-ment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. (1st Corinthians 15:51-52 nrsv ) I have an attorney friend whose favorite saying is “the only constant in life is change.” His con-
tention is that as we age, we change while everything and everybody around us also changes.
His most frequent example is changes in nature are most evident in the seasons of the year.
Having recently accepted Jesus Christ (in His fullness) as his personal savior, he constantly
“preaches” about the change that has come over him, and the need for the world to recognize
its necessity which only can be realized through Jesus Christ.
Change for some is difficult to imagine, yet we who are in Christ are persuaded that in order
to “be with the Lord,” we must be changed, and will be changed. These ponder, “Another
change?” We as Methodists subscribe to several changes on our way to “perfection,” in prepa-
ration to be received by God. Our conversion is through Prevenient Grace, that which first
draws us to him. Justifying Grace, the second change, leads us to repent of our sins and place
our faith in Christ. The lasting change is Sanctifying Grace which begins works of piety, love
of God, love of neighbor, and love of the Church; this change prepares us to meet Him upon His
return.
Paul brought his teaching on the resurrection to a climax by clarifying what this entire means
for the believer in Christ. He also dealt with the exceptional case of transformation of living
believers at the Rapture. Transformation (miraculous spiritual change) is absolutely necessary
for entering the spiritual mode of future existence. John Wesley wrote of those who had
been changed, “They are in one sense freed from temptations, for though numberless tempta-
tions fly about them, yet they trouble them not. At all time their souls are even calm, their
hearts are steadfast and unmovable; their peace, flowing as a river, ‘passeth all understanding,
and they rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”
It impossible for us in our present physical forms to enter into the heavenly place in the king-
dom of God that Christ has prepared for us (1John 1:2-3 this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us—we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.) because the kingdom is of the Spiritual order. Living believers translated at the
Rapture will also receive spiritual bodies. Because Jesus Christ
overcame sin and fulfilled God’s law, death cannot hold its prey.
This is our hope, our faith, our eternal salvation. Praise is to God!
Pastor Andrew