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Connellsville E-newsJUNE 2018
Stay Fervent in Love
1 Peter 4:8 tells us to: “Above all, stay in fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
The word fervent comes from the Latin word fervere, which means "to boil." When we are fervent about something that passion wells up in side of us and boils over to others and our surroundings.
Charles Stanley talks about staying fervent in love this way. “Fervent is a work that speaks of intensity and determination. It is an athletic term for stretching to reach
the tape. Have you watched the competitors that have run a race? When they come around that last turn and they’re pressing for the tape; they’ll get right to the end and then they will lunge forward. I’ve even seen them fall right there on the track, because they’re pushing to reach the tape ahead of the one they’re competing against. It’s the idea of intensity at the tape, stretching yourself. Those who do the long jump leap into the air and throw their feet forward and they, with intensity, stretch every muscle of their body to reach as far as they can. The same with the high jumpers or with the pole vaulters. They stretch to the uttermost to reach the limit. That’s the word fervent.”
I pray that we will stay in fervent love with one another in our churches and in our district. I am looking forward to Conference, and for those that will be attending, and am fervently looking forward to seeing you there and worshiping our Risen Savior Jesus Christ with you.
Above all, stay in fervent love for one another…
God Bless,
Pasto Bob
District SuperintendentPastor Robert Zilhaver
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PRAYER CONCERNS AND JOYS IMPORTANT DATES
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
JUNE
Forms that are Due: Parsonage Check List – July 15, 2018 (when Pastor is leaving the parsonage)https://www.wpaumc.org/files/resource/boom/parsonage-check-list.pdfQuick Reference Form – July 15, 2018 (newly appointed pastors)https://www.wpaumc.org/files/districts/required_annual_forms/quick+reference+form+-updated-fillable.pdf
Annual Conference: June 6-9
Registration will open on the Conference website Monday, April 16. The annual event at Grove City College will be a bit different this year, with the first Bible study session scheduled for Wednesday evening, June 6. Things wrap up late Saturday afternoon, June 9. See the Pre-Conference Journal (schedule on P. 13) and get other details at wpaumc.org/AC.
CLERGY-ETHICS TRAININGJune 16 (Make-up Session)UM Conference Centerhttps://www.wpaumc.org/eventdetail/11083323?month=6&year=2018&day=1&display=m
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR:
MINISTRY:Asbury UMC/Donald HendersonSouth Fayette Parish Mark Blair Dave Ealy Debra Lambert Diane Olson Tim Rogers Bev RoscoeAppointment Changes: See the list.
Annual Conference General Conference in February 2019.
HEALTH:Cancer PatientsMental Health PatientsCare Givers
Nation:Texas School shootingsSchools and youth Verbal respect for one another
If you have a prayer request, joy or concern please email me at [email protected]
From the: District Office –Summer Hours Beginning June 11th. The office will be open Monday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am -5:00pm. Happy Summer!
Monday, June 18, 2018KENNYWOOD DAY - RIDES, FUN, FOOD AND LAUGHTER Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:30-closePRICE: $40.00 Per Person
Registration: https://wpa-reg.brtapp.com/KENNYWOODDAYSATJUNE232018
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overlooked your special occasion, please contact me.
Thank you,
Marianne
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Julie Kephart—Spouse5
Joseph Caola14
Art Gotjen—Pastor10
Monte Holland—Pastor12
Dawn Landman—Spouse14
Beverly Gross Pastor15
Mark Sholtis—Pastor22
Beverly Lamb—Spouse22
Tabitha Penrod—Spouse22
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Chuck & Cheryl Hildbold 7
Art & Marlene Gotjen 8
Roger & Lois Howard 10
Brenda & Tom Shaffer 11
Eric & Kim Raygor 11
Del & Pearl Wasser 17
Tom & Sharon Brown 17
Elmer & Peggy Reamer 19
Harry R. & Susan Speakman 20
Steve & Beverly Lamb 21
Anthony & Megan Hita 22
Wayne & Janet Plyler 22
Marlin & Wilma Miller 23
Charles & Marjorie Olson 26
Jeffrey & Audrey Popson 26
Roger & Beverly Saunders 30
CHURCH HAPPENINGS AROUND YOUThe Cochran UMC, in Dawson, is hosting a men's Breakfast at 7 AM, every 3rd Saturday of each month. All men are welcome and encouraged to attend. Any questions, Please call the office at (724)-529-2925
CONFERENCE:Help Needed at UMCOR Trailer! The Mission Barn is looking for volunteers to help with the collection of UMCOR kits at our trailer at Annual Conference Wednesday - Friday. Others are needed to staff the Mission Barn table in the display room. If you can volunteer some time, email your contact information to Katie Peterson at [email protected].
Location, Location: The June 6 Leadership Day event with Nancy Beach will be held in the Stitch Auditorium, Room 108, of the Hall of Arts and Letters at Grove City College. Get details.Opening Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Shively Smith is scheduled for 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 6 in IM (Plenary) Room. (Last week’s e-news had an incorrect location.)
WPA will be providing Early Response Team Trainings.This is an UMCOR certified training for Disaster Response ministries of Volunteers in Mission. Non-United Methodist participants are welcome but will not be badged or deployed through the UMCOR-UMVIM ministry network. Verification forms or clearances are required from UMs on the day of the training - badges will not be issued for participants until they are received. Early Response Team trainings will be offered from 9am - 5pm at the following locations:
Saturday June 16, 2018 at Erie First UMC
Saturday June 23, 2018 at First UMC in Titusville
Click here to Register.
Early ResponseTraining Recertification
Saturday July 14, 2018. 8:30 am- 12:30am Latrobe UMC
Click here to Register.
Doors open and registration starts at 8:30am. There are reasonable accomodations for those who may prefer to come to the area on Friday evening. If you
have problems registering online, please call the United Methodist Center at 1-800-886-3382 and ask for Jane for assistance.
Class attendees will receive an updated ERT Manual and T - Shirt.
Successful completion will result in participants being badged for a three-year certification and supplied with the information that will give badged
ERT participants the information to deal with situations in local communities as a result of natural disasters.
All participants are required to have verification from the local church that they have completed Safe Sanctuary Training and have received
necessary Background checks.
The necessary forms for Safe Sanctuary certification or verificaton can be found within this registration
For more information please contact [email protected]
TEEN QUEST- TEEN QUEST RANCH SOMERSETThis event is open to all Connellsville District Youth ( grades 6-12) $35.00 per personContact Pastor Rose GranatoEmail: [email protected] 724.550.05873
JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE WESTERN PA CONFERENCE go here
CLASSIFIEDSwpaumc.org/classifieds.
KATIE PETERSON, DEACONESS, CHURCH & COMMUNITY WORKER Katie coordinates the donations and distribution of UMCOR relief supply kits. She assists New Castle UM Churches to enhance ministries in poverty alleviation. This includes building handicap ramps. How to support Katie:
1. Pray – Our prayers are welcome and strengthen her ministry2. Stay in contact – Ask to receive her newsletter and follow her website or Facebook site3. Seek to participate in the ministry Katie serves. Ask about ways to help with missionary support4. Donate to Katie’s Advance #98242 – 100% of your gifts are used to support missionaries and they powerfully
contribute to the continued health and vitality of United Methodist missionary outreach
Contribute through your local church, online at www.umcmission.org or by calling 888-252-6174.
FAITH IN ACTION: The UMC Board of Church and Society has a new useful and user-friendly website. Check out umcjustice.org.
KEYSTONE UNITED METHODIST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
We are your credit union. People helping people! Many services offered. www.keystoneumfcu.org Phone: 888-972-0797
VISITORS FROM THE PASTReturning to ministry September 1, 2017. Available for church services, revivals, Christian schools, Christian Women’s Clubs, spiritual renewal services and much more. For bookings, contact Luella Krieger at 814-590-1937 or [email protected].
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP new resource to help congregations develop an intentional discipleship system includes WPAUMC’s Road to Discipleship map and an article by Rev. Chris Kindle, our director of discipleship. Get free Intentional Discipleship guide. See WPAUMC Discipleship Map.
OLMSTED NEWSLicensing School/CLM Training:
The application for the 2018 Summer Residential Licensing School and Certified Lay Minister Training is now available. The Residential School begins with dinner on Sunday, August 5and concludes at 3 p.m., August 15. It’s at Olmsted Manor Retreat Center. Get application with details.
CAMP NEWS
GOLF TOURNAMENT JULY 28 WOMEN'S RETREAT AUGUST 24-26
ADULT WRANGLER SEPT. 7-9 FALL WORK DAY OCT. 27 DINNER THEATER/BASKET PARTY DEC. 1
The new 2018 summer camp brochure is ready for you! You can either see it here online , or get one in the mail. If you attended camp in the last couple of years, your family will get a brochure in the mail very soon. And if you need extra copies of the brochures for either your family or your friends, you can call
the Jumonville office (724) 439-4912 and we will mail them to you, or we can send them directly to your friends if you give us their contact information. Brochures are also being sent to the churches if you need extra copies.
Feel free to check out the 2018 summer camp schedule on the Jumonville website . Remember you can register online, so you don't have to wait until you get your brochure in the mail.
July 16-20, 2018
Jumonville Camp and Retreat Center
$220/person and includes meals, lodging, and all programming costs.
In addition to a variety of work sites, we will also have campfires each night, youth led worship and messages, and use of the adventure center!
Registration is open!
Important info:
http://www.wesleywoods.com/Welcome to Wesley Woods! To make visitors feel more welcome and at home, Wesley Woods wants to replace all of its signs with some that easier to read, accurate and more exciting. You can help by making a financial donation or sharing your ideas, resources or talents. To do so, contact Kira Argot, Wesley Woods program director, at [email protected]
At Wesley Woods we provide events that have the Gospel of Jesus Christ at their heart. All of our programs will be guided by the desire for faith creation and faith formation. It is our goal to create a welcoming environment that is an echo of the embrace we receive from Jesus. We desire to be a place where our guest and partners feel “at home”, and strive to have a culture of service and excellence which fosters passion and dedication.Summer Camp is a place for kids to find themselves, meet new friends, and above all connect with God. With programs like horse and pony camp, adventure camps, and sports camps and well as special interest camps, li’l camps for our junior campers, and exceptional persons camp, Wesley Woods has something to offer everyone. So please, take a look at our catalog and REGISTER TODAY!
GENERAL/JURIDICTIONAL CONFERENCE
WPAUMC Disability Concerns: How accessible is your church? Find out using the Accessibility Audit for the local church under the Forms and Resources heading at wpaumc.org/disabilityconcerns.
2020 General Conference: A new Commission on the General Conference met last week and preparations have begun for a 2020 worldwide legislative gathering in Minneapolis. Learn more
CONTINUING EDUCATION Upcoming Learning Opportunities: Download the new flyer of continuing ed opportunities, open to laity and
clergy, here. Online Lay Servant Ministries advanced courses offered by BeADisciple.com —Schedule of classes For Clergy Continuing Education & Formation events click here: CCEF EVENTS See full list of upcoming webinars at gbod.org/webinars Continuing Educators e-News for Clergy: Keep up with news in clergy continuing education. Sign up for a new
e-newsletter from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Learn more. The Turner Center for Church Leadership at Martin Methodist College offers online training for church leaders in
Christian Education, Youth Ministry, Older Adult Ministry and Children’s Ministry. Learn more. From the Well Podcasts: The Upper Room's Academy for Spiritual Formation invites United Methodists and
others to listen to “From the Well,” a podcast that draws from spiritual content gathered and shared at academies over the years. Listen and learn more.
Growing in Discipleship: Encourage your congregation to get into the Wesleyan pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading with A Disciple’s Journal 2017. Download a sample and/or purchase from the Upper Room.
WPA Black Methodists For Church Renewal (BMCR) Program
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPSThere are a variety of scholarships at www.umc.org/resources/scholarships and at www.wpaumc.org/scholarshipforms.
SEMINARY FINANCIAL AIDApplications for the 2016-17 academic year are available at www.wpaumc.org/BOOM.
SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP IN MINISTRY
+ APPLYING BOWEN SYSTEMS THEORY TO PASTORAL WORK +Directed by The Rev. Robert C. Spilman, Retired CPE Supervisor
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP IN MINISTRY - WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY TO JUNE 2018
Systems Leadership in Ministry is a pastoral seminar that utilizes Bowen Family Systems Theory and theology to strengthen leadership and self-awareness in any ministry setting with a primary focus on work in the church. The seminar is an outgrowth of the program of Congregation-Based Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) that Rev. Spilman directed in Western NY and PA until his retirement in 2017.Pastors and lay ministers strengthen their pastoral and leadership skills, address conflict in the church, and work on their personal growth in ministry. The program focuses on systemic change and leadership development in the church.
Seminar in Western PA – Location to Be Determined – Two Days a Month - Late February to Late June – 2018Tuition cost: $700 ($550 for CPE program alumni)
Systems Leadership in Ministry includes these creative components:Emphasis on pastoral and leadership issues and use of self in ministry.
Family of origin work, consultation on ministry, and theological reflection.Application of Bowen Theory to ministry in the church and world.
Participants explore family and church relational patterns using the systems theory developed by Murray Bowen and applied to church life by Edwin Friedman and Roberta Gilbert. They reflect on their family of origin and its impact on their use of self in ministry. They work to manage anxiety and grow in “defining a self.” A primary text will be Roberta Gilbert’s book: Extraordinary Leadership. For further information and application, contact Rev. Spilman.
The Rev. Robert C. Spilman, 363 Darwin Drive, Amherst, NY 14226 Tel: 716-479-7933 (cell); 716-839-4316 E-mail: [email protected]
CLERGY CORNER
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTBoth lay and clergy will find information about events, ongoing programs, online learning opportunities, as well as scholarship applications on our newly updated Leadership Development webpage.If you have an event that you’d like to see listed, contact Rev. Susan Moudry at [email protected].
NEW UMC HANDBOOKThe new United Methodist Church Handbook for the next four years is available, providing a detailed overview of the denomination’s beliefs, mission, structure and history. The handbook is a free, go-to resource for anyone in search of information about the church and is helpful for leaders and new members. Learn more Get handbook
UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: Download the new flyer of continuing education opportunities, open to laity and clergy, here.
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS - can also go to Conference Website at SCHOLARSHIPS
ScholarshipsThere are a variety of scholarships at http://scholarship.umc.org/
Seminary Financial AidApplications for the 2018 academic year are available on the conference website at wpaumc.org/BOOM.
MISSION NEWS/OPPORTUNITIES
Here is a link to the Winter Newsletter for 2018 Western Pennsylvania Prison Outreach Ministry: http://www.wpapom.org/images/newsletter.pdf
We are a mission sponsored and supported as an Advanced Special of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.
David Bunnell, Chairperson WPA Prison Outreach Ministry
UM A.R.M.Y. – Your church can be a youth work camp as Youth and chaperones partner with UM A.R.M.Y. to love your neighbors. www.ne.umarmy.org.
Eastbrook Mission Barn – Ramps, relief supplies and Outreach. ALL ages can serve for one day in the New Castle area. www.wpaumc.org/missionbarn
Mission Barn Update: See what’s happening at the Eastbrook Mission Barn in their latest newsletter. Name Change: Stop Hunger Now, the organization that has partnered with the Conference and several churches
in packing nutritious meals to feed the hungry across the globe, officially became Rise Against Hunger in January 2017. Learn more.
UMCOR Needs Health, Bedding Kits: Katie Peterson, new executive director of the Eastbrook Mission Barn, notes that UMCOR has put out a call for health and bedding kits. Get kit details at wpaumc.org/MissionBarn.
UMCOR Kits Cleaning buckets, health kit, and bedding kit ingredients can be gathered by local communities and congregations. UMCOR kits can be received at Eastbrook Mission Barn, at the Conference Center or at one of the official Mission Barn sub-depots. Eastbrook Mission Barn is on call to deploy their kits through the UMCOR Relief Supply Network through their national system. Kits collected in UMCOR's name are UMCOR property and unverified kits cannot be given out in UMCOR's name by local groups.
Mission VIMpossible? What’s that? Watch videoFind out how to apply for a team and see new teams as they are announced at wpaumc.org/opportunities .
Costs include travel, housing, most meals and VIM insurance.Contact Rev. Stephanie Gottschalk for more information, [email protected].
724-776-2300 ext. 241
Helpful links
Western PA UM Conference - www.wpaumc.org Connellsville District - http://www.wpaumc.org/connellsville In Focus Publication - http://www.wpaumc.org/infocus Joyful Noise - http://www.wpaumc.org/joyfulnoise Subscribe to Publications - http://www.wpaumc.org/subscribe Conference Resources - http://www.wpaumc.org/resources R eflections! wpaumc.org/blogs. Keep up with United Methodist news from around the connection with a free subscription to the News Service
Daily Digest. Subscribe at umc.org/news-and-media/umns-subscription-form Discipleship Ministries has officially become the new name of the general agency of The United Methodist Church
known for years as The General Board of Discipleship, or GBOD umcdiscipleship.org.
Learn how to update your Find-A-Church profile. People are looking for a church to visit.Help them find you! update-your-find-a-church
Pastors and Churches, there is a lot of information here to enhance your advertising and evangelistic efforts. For more information on all of umcom grants and resources, please visit their website: www.umcom.org/rethinkchurch.
The United Methodist Church invites you to check out our new biweekly e-newsletter specially created for all church members. United Methodist Now will highlight examples of Christian living, share inspirational messages and focus on what it means to be part of our connection. Subscribe for free.
CLASSIFIEDThere are a few new positions advertised on our website. Visit wpaumc.org/classifieds.
New accounts available at the UM Foundation may be of interest to churches in your area.The UM Foundation of Western PA has added two new funds management accounts for their Account Holders. An Aggressive Account and an Income & Growth Account have been introduced to augment the previously available Core Balanced Account. Benefits for your church as an Account Holder would be added flexibility in meeting your investment objectives and managing the distribution of funds. If you are interested in learning more about any of these three accounts, see the “For Churches and Agencies” section of www.umfoundation.org or call the Foundation at 1- 800-743-2128.
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DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION
Connellsville District Office232 North Pittsburgh Street, Suite BConnellsville, PA 15425
Phone: 724-628-3453Fax: 724-628-5524
Email: [email protected] (Rev. Robert Zilhaver)
[email protected] (Marianne Skvarla)