Andover UMC To create and nurture a passionate faith community through open doorways to Christ. July 2017

WORSHIP SERIES:

July 2 - The Vision of Isaiah - Isaiah 6:1-8

July 9 - Chosen Witnesses - Isaiah 43:10-13

July 16 - Revelations and Insights - Isaiah 44-66

July 23 - Godly Influence in Culture - Daniel 1

FUSION @ LAKE - BAPTISMS

July 30th @5pm

Looking to be baptized?

Join in our Baptism Service @ the Lake

Let Pastor Jason or Reverend Ric know if you

would like to be baptized.

THANK YOU

80 Children & 54 Adults & Teens

for attending and making our 2017 VBS

a great time of faith growth for all!

Remember Go out and be a Hero for God

in the community!

Let Us Worship Together

Andover UMC

Worship

8:30am Word & Table

9:30am with Children’s

Church

11am Traditional

Cherry Valley UMC

Rev. John M. Germaine

Worship

11am

Sunday School

10am

Dorset UMC

Worship

10:00am

Leon UMC

Worship

10am

Sunday School

10:30am

Richmond UMC

Worship

11am

Williamsfield UMC

Pastor Pat Seger

Worship

10am

Sunday School

9am

I am a pink leprechaun! That is an easy thing to say in today’s culture. Because, today, I can say about anything I want, so long as I get to define what “pink” is and what a “leprechaun” is.

Defining your own words is a common practice. Have you ever said, “That’s not what I meant!” This

problem is due to a conflict of definitions.

I’d like to talk about a definition that the church uses…hospitality. I have been in a lot of churches. We all know how important hospitality is to those who are new visitors and guests on a

Sunday morning. Before we ever get to the music, sermon or worship most people have already

decided if they will be back. The service has not even started and their decision has already been

made.

I have never heard a church say, “We are not very hospitable.” Every church thinks they are a friendly church! So, why have I been in so many unhospitable churches? It’s in the definition!

“Hospitality is more than fellowship with one another. It’s about opening our hearts to others and

building relationships.” (Shift, Maynard)

Cindy and I attended one of the coldest friendly churches I have ever experienced. There were greeters at the door, ushers passing out bulletins at the sanctuary door, coffee and homemade baked goods waiting to be eaten. There was even one of those fellowship times in the middle of the service, where everyone tried to shake as many hands as they could in three minutes. Add all that together and there was about 10 seconds of personal contact. We brought a guest with us one time and no one even spoke to her. If you scratched through the skin of their hospitality it would not even

bleed.

Biblical hospitality is all about genuinely welcoming the stranger. Here are some ideas that could take us a little deeper into the relational pool. Look for new people. You may meet a lot of members and regular attenders that way, but you are improving your relational skills and increasing

the possibility of congregational care. When you find a new person:

1) Sit with them during the service.

2) Take a connection card and help them fill it out: name,

address and email, phone, kids.

3) Get to know them a bit.

4) Introduce them to some of the church staff (pastors after the service).

5) Get them a visitor gift bag.

6) Offer them coffee and a donut.

7) Invite them to lunch at your home or a restaurant.

We were at a motel for a training event recently. Motels are in the hospitality business. We were greeted warmly. Check-in was pleasant and included conversation, more than the license plate

of our car. They offered us warm chocolate chip cookies, offered to help us with baggage. And

probably the most noticeable point was that for the four days we were there every staff member spoke

to us every time they saw us.

Intentional Biblical hospitality is about building relationships. It helps the visitor answer the

question, “Do I fit here?” Relationships will also will help us to reach our community. By building

relationships with new people, we come to understand what baggage they just

walked through the door with.

Lord, help us be a relational/ hospitable congregation that reaches to the

core.

Blessings,

Rev. Ric Harvel

July 2017 Prayer List

When we join the United Methodist Church, we take a vow that we will be, loyal to the United Methodist Church and uphold it by Our Prayers, Our Presence, Our Gifts, Our

Service and by Our Witness. Scriptures call us to celebrate with those who celebrate and to grieve with those who

grieve. We grow in connection with one another as we know the praises and concerns of the individual churches and

respond in a manner of praise and/or prayer. Please feel free to share your news that we may share especially the prayer

concerns to the faith community.

Joe & Pam Abram prayers for premature infant daughter Austin Limestoll prayers for safety and guidance (Army) Pat Fischer prayers for loss of Taylor, Kylie, Susie Bill Brown prayers for healing of double pneumonia Jennifer White prayers for safety during deployment Nick Poolis prayers on recent loss of father Lynn Boyles prayers for health concerns Mike Lower prayers for health concerns Darlene Judge prayers for strength with rehabilitation Austin O’Baker prayers for safety and guidance (Army) Pat Harvey continued prayers for comfort and strength David Barker continued prayers for healing with crohn's Bill Lucik continued prayers for strength with cancer Phil Roberts continued prayers and healing with health Carol Roberts prayers for health concerns Norm Woodard continued prayers for recovery with cancer Sheila Woodard continued prayers for healing Christopher Gause prayers for health concerns Christine Lehnart prayers for strength with cancer Our Veterans, Service Men & Women & Families Jason and Sara Harvel’s Ministry in Thailand

Edna Davis Bob Guseman Beverly Holden

Doug Raymond Jack Baxley

Elsie Vendely Terry Nevison

Vicki Gambatese

Grief of Families & Friends Brandon Sample

Walter Algoe

Children & Youth Cassidy Chapman - multi health issues Trent Grady - Infantile Batten Disease Kyle Mason - reoccurring health issues

Logan Howard

Our Members & Friends in Care Facilities Lois Betts, Louise's Home, Andover

Beverly Webb, Copeland Oaks, Sebring, OH Elsie Vendely, Rae-Ann Geneva Skilled Nursing,

839 W. Main Geneva, OH 44041

Our Missions and Outreach Team

were able to

prepare

15 Flood Buckets

and

20 Health Kits

thanks to your

generous

donations

2017

Youth Annual Conference

& EOAC

People in the Park Saturdays at 7pm - Andover Square

7/1 Sounds of Elvis

7/8 Brett Allen Morgan

7/15 Andover UMC Worship Team

7/22 Acoustic artist Melissa Harvey

7/29 Acoustic artist Stephan Ault

(Friday) 8/4 Mike Trott/Eric Legenzoff

8/12 Christian group Firmly Grounded

8/19 Uncharted Course

8/26 Forties group The Everly Sisters

9/2 The Good Life Singers

In the event of rain concerts will be held at

First Congregational Church.

Concerts are free, but include opportunities to donate towards the performers that night.

Giving to Andover UMC

Using this QR code to give from your mobile device or make your

contribution at andoverfirstumc.org/give

Create your “My Andover UMC” account to make a one time or

recurring gift. Gifts can also as always be placed in the offering

plate during worship.

United Methodist Men & Friends Breakfast & Mission Work

Saturday, July 8th at Andover UMC

Meet at 8 am All are welcome to attend

Jesus Girls Meet Thursdays at 10:15 am

Faith Circle July 13th, 1 pm @ Parsonage

United Methodist Women News

Outdoor Drive-In Worship Services

Sunday’s at 9:30am

Wildwood Acres Campgrounds

All are welcome!

Princess Ministries

With the help of the community and the

Andover United Methodist Church, we are trying to create the perfect formal experience for those with limited funds. If you have any dresses or accessories to donate, please

contact Michele Hockran, Sonia or Cassandra

Orahood. Find us on Facebook!

DATE TIME FIELD

7/13 7:45 MASSUCCI

You are invited to exhibit and sell at the

Annual Arts and Crafts Fair

Saturday, September 2nd

10am to 4pm

Please contact Margaret Harvey at 814-282-5719

for more information.

Come, join us for 10 Great Dates!

Dinner at the parsonage: 6:00pm

Study at the parsonage: 6:30pm

Wednesday’s starting on August 2nd

Contact the church office at

440-293-6290

to rsvp or for more details

They have traveled the road of marriage together for 50 years.

Come help us celebrate, as we honor our parents/grandparents

LARRY and CAROL

50th Anniversary Open House

Andover First United Methodist Church

Saturday, July 29th 2-5pm

No gifts please, just bring a favorite memory to share!

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Christmas in July

will be held on July 15th & 22nd

We will cover July 22nd

from 2pm - 8:30pm in front of Sparkle Market.

If you are able to help with this mission, please sign up

in the gathering space. Thanks in advance.

L.E.A.F. Mission Event July 17 - 22

Any adults and youth interested in

helping with this mission,

please contact Pastor Jason or

Reverend Ric

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Please remember that we fill shoeboxes in November. Summer is a great time to stock up on

goodies for the boxes. Sometimes yard or garage sales are a great place to find shoebox items.

You can also sew, crochet, or knit something for a box as well.

A complete list of possible items is found on top of the red Operation Christmas Child bin in the

Gathering Space. Boys and girls from the ages of 2-14 can receive a box. Please help a boy or girl this summer.

Thanks in advance - Mission/Outreach Committee

The Pymatuning Area Community Food Pantry

Our pantry, the Pymatuning Area Community Food Pantry, seeks to make sure our neighbors have enough food for their families. We are open from 10AM to noon on the second Friday of each month. We serve folks who qualify and live in the Pymatuning Velley School District. We can also give out emergency food one time for those who may come in and don’t live in our district.

About 35-40% of the food given out is from donations to our pantry. Our community is very generous in providing us with canned and boxed goods. We also receive money donations, large and small. The rest of the food comes from Country Neighbor’s office in Orwell. The original source of this food is the Cleveland Foodbank. It provides food for six counties around the Cleveland area. Ashtabula County is one of them. Each county served by the Cleveland Foodbank has a local office and pickup point. The local office for Ashtabula County is Country Neighbor. The Country Neighbor office issues a list of what food, and a few non-food items, are available at any given time. The food varies because what is available at the Cleveland Foodbank varies. All of the pantries in Ashtabula County order food from Country Neighbor. It, in turn, gets its food for distribution from the Cleveland Foodbank. Some of the food is from local stores whose labels you would recognize. Other food is from state or federal government programs. Some of the food is free to us while other items we pay for. We can purchase food from Country Neighbor much more cheaply than you could buy it anywhere else. This is what we do with the money donated to our pantry. That is why money donations, as well as food donations, are so important to us. We also receive purchase credit to buy food from Country Neighbor through the Harvest for Hunger Program. We are very grateful that Pastor Hockran arranges the food pickup for us from Country Neighbor. It is very important to us as well. As you can see, there’s a lot that happens to make our pantry successful.

We have a very dedicated staff of folks who order food from Country Neighbor, unload and shelve the food in our pantry rooms, keep the pantry rooms organized, and give food out on pantry day. We have folks who will carry patrons’ boxes up the stairs and put them into patrons’ cars. Some pantries pre-bag all of their food and folks just pick up the bags or boxes. We feel it is important to give folks some freedom to pick what they would like to eat. The Cleveland Foodbank issues amounts of food to be given out to various sizes of families for these categories: dairy, fruit, vegetables, cereals and bread, and protein. We give one starch item, like macaroni, spaghetti, Raman noodles, regular noodles, mashed potatoes, etc., for each member of the family. Our other food distribution, the Cleveland Foodbank, is held on the 4th Friday of each month. It gives out fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and bread and bakery.

Our pantry also always has emergency food boxes available in the office for folks who are out of food. We give out several boxes a week.

Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our pantry. We couldn’t exist without you, Country Neighbor, or the

Cleveland Foodbank. Our pantry fed 2,457 people in 2016. Please continue your faithful support of this program. With

God’s help we’ll continue to serve our Pymatuning community.

Thank you,

Sandy John for the Pantry Staff

Jillian Butte Memorial Blood Drive

Saturday, July 15th - 11am - 5pm

Please come and donate!

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR

VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED MAKE

VBS 2017 AWESOME!

WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT & JUNE STEWARDSHIP REPORT:

As of (6-30-2017)

Operating Budget Donations: $132,629.89

Operating Budget Expenses: $159,507.80

($26,877.91)

2017 Total Budget $312,147.00

Electronic Giving Donations YTD $12,844.23

Weekly Average Offering $4,540.12

Attendance

Sunday Worship Weekly Average 190

Children’s Church (weekly) 13

Small Groups (weekly) 29

THANK YOU for your faithfulness to the mission and ministry of our church.

2017 Operating Expenses by Percentage:

Payroll 46.5

Mortgage 20.9

Conference Shared Giving 10.2

Utilities 10.4

Ministry Programs 4.3

Taxes & Insurance 3.8

Service Contracts 1.3

Office Expenses 1.8

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June 4th , 2017, Holy Baptism of

Gabe Warsing and Nina Warsing

with Pastor Jason Hockran

and Gyasi Warsing

Confirmation Sunday

was held on Sunday, June 4th, 2017

8 of our youth were confirmed.

Blessings from God.

Children’s Bell Choir June 11th, 2017

WE WELCOME

AUSTIN BLAIR

TO OUR STAFF AS

PIANIST/KEYBOARD

Austin is a graduate of

PVHS and Edinboro University

where he obtained his B.A. in Music

Education with a double concentration in

Vocal/Piano Performance.

Currently, he teaches voice and piano

lessons from his studio at

Arlene’s Broadway, Conneaut.

Mr. Blair will also be the new

elementary music teacher

for the Ashtabula School District .

Movies bring us stories and time away from the craziness of things. We may see the friendship and perseverance of 2 dogs and a cat in the wild, courage of a

bunny rabbit to make a difference in her city, or even your science teacher turn-ing into a tornado and your friend has a shark fin on their back, a racing taxi

through the Nevada desert, the hills coming alive with the Sound of Music, or knowing that God's Not Dead. It's memories with friends and family. I remember camping out on the living room floor with my mom and watching movies all after-noon. That's how I discovered Anne of Green Gables. If we didn't take the time out our crazy schedule of school, work, sports, etc., just to be together I might have missed it. Movie night is held the 2nd Sunday of every month and I

would love to have you join us. Movie starts at 5pm and we will have some movie snacks and drinks.

"Lets go to the movies!"

~Alicen

FUSION @ LAKE - BAPTISMS

July 30th, 5pm @ The Lake Main Beach

Let Pastor Jason or Reverend Ric know if

you would like to be baptized

July 2nd - No Meeting

July 9th - Movie Night 5pm

All are welcome!

July 16th - Meeting 5pm

July 23rd - Meeting 5pm

July 30th - FUSION 5pm

Main Beach

Tweens 4th-6th Grade

Contact a Leader for more information

or to get involved with these events!

Youth Group: Pastor Jason Hockran

Tweens: Mark & Alicen Limestoll

Summer Unit 2:

Speakers for God

July 9th

Elijah and the Prophets

1 Kings 18:20-39

Bible Verse:

Let those who love your saving help say again and again: “God is great!”

Psalm 70:4

July 16th

Jonah and the Fish

Book of Jonah

Anchor Point:

With God’s help, we can do great things.

July 23rd

Elisha and the

Widow’s Jars

2 Kings 4:1-7

July 2nd

Elijah and the Ravens 1 Kings 16:29-30, 17:1-7

July 30th

Elisha and the Servant Girl

2 Kings 5:1-19

Join us as we

continue on our

Deep Blue

Adventure!

July 2nd - No Gathering

July 9th - Gathering 5pm TBD

July 16th - Gathering 5pm TBD

July 23rd - No Gathering

July 30th - FUSION 5pm Main Beach

Youth Group 7th-10th Grade

Children’s Church & Nursery

You can download the free Deep Blue Adventure app for Scripture jumble, trivia, mini games and quests!

JULY

1/2 Proverbs 1-4

3 Proverbs 5-9

4 Proverbs 10-13

5 Proverbs 14-17

6 Proverbs 18-21

7 Proverbs 22-24

8/9 Proverbs 25-29

10 Proverbs 30-31

11 Ecclesiastes 1-6

12 Ecclesiastes 7-12

13 Song of Songs 1-8

14 Isaiah 1-4

15/16 Isaiah 5-8

17 Isaiah 9-12

18 Isaiah 13-16

19 Isaiah 17-20

20 Isaiah 21-23

21 Isaiah 24-27

22/23 Isaiah 28-30

24 Isaiah 31-35

25 Isaiah 36-39

26 Isaiah 40-43

27 Isaiah 44-48

28 Isaiah 49-51

29 Isaiah 52-57

30 Isaiah 58-62

31 Isaiah 63-66

AUGUST

1 Jeremiah 1-3

2 Jeremiah 4-6

3 Jeremiah 7-10

4 Jeremiah 11-15

5/6 Jeremiah 16-20

7 Jeremiah 21-25

8 Jeremiah 26-29

9 Jeremiah 30-33

10 Jeremiah 34-39

11 Jeremiah 40-45

12/13 Jeremiah 46-49

14 Jeremiah 50-52

15 Lamentations 1-5

16 Ezekiel 1-6

17 Ezekiel 7-11

18 Ezekiel 12-15

19/20 Ezekiel 16-19

21 Ezekiel 20-23

22 Ezekiel 24-28

23 Ezekiel 29-32

24 Ezekiel 33-36

25 Ezekiel 37-39

26/27 Ezekiel 40-43

28 Ezekiel 44-48

29 Daniel 1-3

30 Daniel 4-6

31 Daniel 7-12

SEPTEMBER

1 Hosea 1-3

2/3 Hosea 4-6

4 Hosea 7-8

5 Hosea 9-11

6 Hosea 12-14

7 Joel 1-3

8 Amos 1-2

9/10 Amos 3-5

11 Amos 6-7

12 Amos 8-9

13 Obadiah

14 Jonah 1-4

15 Micah 1-2

16/17 Micah 3-5

18 Micah 6-7

19 Nahum 1-3

20 Habakkuk 1-3

21 Zephaniah 1-3

22 Haggai 1-2

23/24 Zechariah 1-2

25 Zechariah 3-4

26 Zechariah 5-6

27 Zechariah 7-8

28 Zechariah 9-11

29 Zechariah 12-14

30 Malachi 1-4

Parish Nurse Nook

NEWSLETTER INFO UPDATE: All information for the newsletter should be emailed or provided to CHURCH OFFICE

by the 25th of each month. Send to receptionist@andoverfirstumc.org

Well, summer if officially here. All current school years have concluded. Graduations have occurred with pleasant memories for all! And now…..July is the time to enjoy a time of renewing and refreshing of the “soul” as we savor the sunshine and warmth of the season. I would like to take this time to share with you some Life Lessons that I’ve learned and have proven so true. Life Lessons are often difficult to learn, but sometimes we can learn from what others have been through. Take a moment to reflect on these valuable learned lessons! I’ve learned that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I’ve learned that when you’re in love, it shows. I’ve learned that just one person saying to me, “You’ve made my day!” makes my day. I’ve learned that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I’ve learned that being kind is more important than being right. I’ve learned that you should NEVER say “no” to a gift from a child. I’ve learned that I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help in some other way. I’ve learned that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. I’ve learned that it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. This past week was filled with great joy as I watched children filled with excitement and joy at Bible School. Their young minds are like sponges and I envy them for the speed with which they learn! I watched teachers accept gifts from the children…..a handmade brownie presented to our leader, hugs abundant for the pre-school teachers almost landing them on the ground! I saw the joy of a young girl as she shared a selfie that her teacher had tak-en of the two of them! And each of the adults received these gifts with enthusiasm and joy! Thank you to each of the Bible School staff for sharing the Life Lessons that you have invaluably learned already. ******************* Stress Fighting One-Liners It’s summer so will keep it “light”! Here are a few one-liners to carry with you as you combat stress in your day. Remember to experience them to the fullest and share them with one other person this week. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments. Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it is just hearsay. It’s all right to sit on your pity pit every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you’re seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle---it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck. Have a wonderful summer everyone!!

First United Methodist Church of Andover

181 South Main St

P.O. Box 207

Andover, OH 44003

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Food Pantry July 14th

10 am-Noon

Located at Andover UMC

Open to all of those in need in the PV School District

Cleveland Foodbank

Distribution

July 28th 10 am-Noon

Located at Andover UMC

Open to all of those in need in the PV School District

Free Dinner Friday July 28th

Andover UMC Fellowship Hall

Dinner at 5:30 pm & Devotion at 6 pm

Invite a friend!

Come and enjoy a delicious dinner with us!

Fighting

hunger.

Delivering

hope.

Community Center Housed in the Old Fellowship Hall.

Lunch is served at noon for a donation.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday’s

From 10-2 pm

Stop in to see what is available.