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Newsletter of the West Jefferson United Methodist Church
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Issue: September, 2014
Dear Lord,
As my children leave for school,
I pray that you will keep them in your care.
Send your Spirit to open their minds
to all that is true and beautiful and good.
Help them to see the gifts and talents
you have given them and to use them well.
Help them to grow in knowledge and wisdom.
Help them to be kind to others
and lead others to be kind to them.
Give their teachers patience and understanding
and help them teach what is just and true.
Send your angels to guide and guard my children
and to keep them from all harm.
Open their young hearts to your presence
and enfold them in your peace and protection.
Hold them in the palm of your hand
and bring them home safely at day's end.
Amen.
09/03
09/06
09/07
09/14
09/16
09/18
09/20
09/28
A Prayer
for all
Students
Chancel Choir Start Up
UMM Meeting
RALLY Sunday 10am - One Service & Potluck
Sunday School Startup
Promotion Sunday 11am Service
Noon - JAM Lunch & Movie “God’s Not Dead”
Daniel Plan Starts Up
New Bible Study - The Covenant Bible Study
All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast
Noon - J.A.M. Lunch & Board Games
Important October Events
10/04 UMW Breakfast at Der Dutchman
10/05 Church Conference with Potluck
10/18 UMM All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast - UMM Mtg.
10/25 Harvest Party
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A Service For Everyone! 9 am Open Door Café Service A contemporary “Come as You Are” Service held in the downstairs dining hall. Always an atmosphere of smiles, joy, snacks and fellowship! 11 am Traditional Worship Service A beautiful Service in our Sanctuary, singing the beautiful ‘traditional’ hymns With our Chancel Choir and special appearances by our Youth Choirs & Hand Bells
We offer Nursery Care during Worship and during the school year, a Junior Church experience for children Kindergarten to 3rd Grade. The children sit with parents during the first part of worship. The time for them to leave will be announced and will be in the bulletin. At that time they move to the back of the sanctuary where their teacher will await them and escort them to another room. They will return at the end of the worship service. 2
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9/07/14
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost/Communion Sunday
Rally Day: One Service at 10:00 with Potluck
Romans 13:8-14
The Heart of Success: Care
9/14/14
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost/Promotion Sunday at 11:00am
Romans 14:1-12
The Heart of Success: Serve
9/21/14
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Philippians 1:21-30
Failure is not Final
9/28/14
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Matthew 21:28-32
More Than Lip Service
10/5/14
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost/Communion Sunday
Matthew 21:22-46
Killing the Messenger
Potluck and Church Conference follow the 11:00 service
Altar Flowers
09/07 & 09/14 Open
09/21 David & Paula Peters
09/28 The Arganbright’s
We will spend four weeks on a wonderful book by Jon Gordon, “The Carpenter: A Story about the
Greatest Success Strategies of All.” This small book sets out principles for building true success in
life based on imagining how Jesus as a carpenter might guide you. Think of it as creating an action
plan or blueprints for yourself on how to improve your life and how you integrate God into your life.
Learn to love deeper, server and care more. It’s not about the finished product, it’s about the process
– the way of discipleship.
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Over
150 School
Students
Helped
The Backpack committee
would like to thank the many
volunteers, individual donors
and community businesses for
helping to make this year's
Give-Away a huge success
once again. Your time and
generous donations helped us
supply over 150 students with
backpacks, school supplies,
socks and underwear for the
upcoming school year.
Be the Blessing!
Church Conference — October 5th.
Our church conference will be held
with a potluck on October 5th,
Assistant District Superintendent Mark Chow,
after the 11:00 am Service.
We will be celebrating our many successes
this year!
Everyone is invited!
Saturday, September 20th.
8 - 10 am
Only $3. a Person
Children Under 10 Eat Free
Bring Your Family & Friends
Sponsored by WJUM Men’s Group
Do you know the three times that most people are in church?
When they are hatched, matched and dispatched.
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HARVEST PARTY
October 25th.
6 – 7:30 pm
September 7th.
Only one Service - 10 AM Service
We will have a combined service
at 10 am,
followed by Potluck
(Sign up sheets at services for potluck)
Bonfire, Games, Hayride
Bring your best carved Pumpkin Face to be Judged
and a presentation
from our roof consultant.
Consider joining a Bible Study
this fall led by Pastor Pat.
“The Covenant Bible Study”
Thursday, September 18th. 10:30am
The Covenant Bible Study is a 24-week study, divided into three eight week parts: Creating, Living,
Trusting. Each part stands on its own so you can sign up for one module at a time. This experience
guides participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible. Unlike the learning participants
may have experienced in other groups, this in-depth study of the whole Bible emphasizes the biblical
concept of covenant as a unifying pattern through all the books in the Old and New Testaments. It
underscores the unique relationship that God chooses to have with us as God’s people. This relationship is grounded in the faithfulness of God’s love and on our ongoing commitment to stay in love
with God while we share signs of that love with others.
On Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. beginning September 18th we will meet for eight weeks and
discover how God establishes the covenant to be in relationship with us (Creating). We will discuss
the story of our origins in Genesis, the Exodus narrative, the teachings of Moses, the Gospels of
Matthew and Mark, as well as other books from each Testament that focus on the foundation of
Christian faith.
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Please keep the following people
in your prayers:
Helen Dixon
(Angie Stokes Grandmother)
Bertha, Virginia Miller’s Sister
Beverly Hall
Fred & Sharon Hall
Helen Norris
Jim Miller
Karren Wells
Pastor Tom Bolton and McComb UMC
Virginia Miller
Virginia Miller’s Daughter Shari
John Ash
Madelyn Quinn
Mary Jane & Glenn Arrasmith
If there are any others to be added
please call the church office at 879-8130..
Sue Kennedy
Susan Maggard
Sometimes our lives are blessed by people who are
so special that we are happier just because we know
them...that’s my church family. You’re all those
special people in my life! Thanks for all the love,
prayers, calls and cards while I was in the hospital
and after coming home,
In Christ’s Love,
Madeline Quinn
Our thoughts and prayers goes to the
family and friends of
Mac Carruthers
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Sunday
September 14th
Come enjoy
the fellowship,
as we grow
in Christ together.
10 am
There’s a class
for everyone!
Nursery
Rainbows Class
(Newborn to 3 years old)
(Preschool up to and including Kindergarten)
Lovingly taught by Gloria Herrel & Sharon Winters Taught by Debi Reynard, Nancy Wilson & Tom Looby
God’s Little Helpers
(First Grade up to Third Grade)
Taught by Judy Arganbright & Karen Martin
Kids for Christ
(Fourth Grade up to Sixth Grade)
Taught by Kelly Looby & Emily Thresher
Crossfinders
(7th. Grade up to & Including High School
Taught by Laura Gaus & Emma Hockenbery
3 Adult Classes
The Friendship Class
Taught by Glenn Arrasmith
The Brave Christian Ladies Class
Taught by Terri York
The New Testament Class
Taught by Dale Oesterle
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Our Church is
With Activity
The Trustees continue
to be busy. They just
finished both of the
downstairs restrooms
in August. And we have
been updated by ATT
for our phone and DSL.
Special thanks to Kerry
McMahon, Tom Looby,
Larry Morgan and
David Kelly for making
this happen! We appreciate all you do for us!
Men’s Restroom downstairs was remodeled
first . What a great job they did.
Basic Lay Servant Ministry
Saturday, September 20th.
8:30am-5pm
(Registration Deadline September 1st.)
Pickerington Fairview UMC
6100 Fairview Drive, Pickerington, Ohio
614-837-3285
This introductory class is the foundational class for all
persons who want to enter the ministry of lay servants. Participants will ‘recognize and use their gifts
for the work of Christ.” Upon completion of this class,
the participant is eligible to become a Lay Servant.
Approval of the Pastor, as well as of the charge conference or church council is also required.
ATT replaced old analog wire for phone and dsl.
Leading in Prayer
(Advanced “Certified” Lay Servant Class)
Friday, October 3rd. 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
(Registration Openon 10/3 at 6:30pm)
Saturday, October 4th. 8:30 am - 5 pm
Wagram UMC
9535 Mink Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
740-927-4929
This course is designed to equip and empower lay
servants to effectively lead prayer whenever and
wherever they are asked to serve. In particular, this
will enhance the lay servant’s leadership in worship.
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Attention
All WJUMC Youth
All Youth 4th. Grade and Up to High School
Are Invited to Join J.A.M.
09/14 After 11am Service - Lunch & Movie
“God’s Not Dead
09/28 After 11am Service
Lunch & Board Games
COMING IN OCTOBER
10/12 Meet at 2pm - Go on Nature Hike
More Details Coming
10/25 HARVEST PARTY
We hope
all Men
will join us!
COME ON - JOIN THE FUN!
Meeting
Shawl Sisters
September 6th., 8 am
Meets Every Tuesday 9 am in the Parlor
Starting in October all other meetings will be held
on the Day of the Pancake Breakfast
Please join us!
Choirs Are Starting
Back
Breakfast Meeting
Saturday, October 4th. 9am
At Der Dutchman Restaurant
Chancel (Adult)
Practices Starts 9/3
Wednesdays at 7pm
Planning for Bazaar
Cherub Choir 9/14
Please bring canned green beans or stuffing mix
for the Food Pantry Thanksgiving giveaway
(Ages 2 years—3rd. Grade
Every Sunday at 10am in
the Chapel
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The Daniel Plan is built with love as the motivation:
Experiencing God's unconditional love for you, learning to
love him back, learning to love whom God made you to be,
and learning to give and receive love from others in a
small group setting.
The Bible says, "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is
always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance"
(1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT).
It is love — not fear, not guilt, and not peer pressure — that
causes us to keep going when we feel like giving up.
Join the Daniel Plan
September 16th., 6pm - Tuesday
Life is a Dance
by Eileen Bennett
One of the most important lessons I've learned is that life is a
dance.
Sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow. When you lead,
you do it gently, firmly and clearly, and when you follow, do so with
trust.
The amazing thing is that each one of us is involved in many dances
at any one time - and we are the leader in some and the follower in
others!
Some dances are slow and majestic and others are crazy and
frenetic and still others are somewhere in between.
Some last a lifetime - others are over almost as soon as they begin.
Most of the time we manage not to fall flat on our faces, which is
even more amazing and requires some pretty fancy footwork.
And sometimes we do trip up or our toes get squashed and we get
hurt - but the important thing is to keep on dancing - no matter what.
Just keep dancing!
Even if you can't hear the music or you just don't feel like it or you
have acquired two left feet, keep on dancing!
Reminds me of the words of a Garth Brooks song: 'our lives are
better left to chance. I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had
to miss the dance.'
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Americans are taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the earth was round. However, did someone know that fact thousands of years before Columbus sailed?
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth...
(Isaiah 40:22)
These verses which relate facts that man in all his wisdom only discovered many years later, lend credence that the scriptures are truly the inspired words of God. That is, the Bible contains facts which mankind only discovered thousands of years after they were written down in the scriptures. Men wrote the scriptures under the inspiration of God. Since men did not even scientifically discover these facts until hundreds or thousands of years later, these facts written down in the scriptures could not have come from the minds of men at the time they were written! Therefore, men had to have been inspired by God to write these facts since they did not know them as facts at the time. One of these is that the earth's shape is round. 11
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September Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Kara Phillips 25
Vera Vazquez 26
Rhonda Clark Chris Cullman 28
Robin Jones 29
Joseph Siler Eunice Slyh 30
Jeff Gordon Luke Hockman Terry Lynn Beck Barbara Burns Paul Cavinee Robyn Curry Travis Bumgardner Trisha Foulk Gerald Gensler Donna Hockenbery Sheri Thomas Larry Phillips Wendy Eckert Spencer Postle Dave Jasinsky Margie Jester Ty Miller Linda Toland TJ Frey Ashley Toland Olivia Hughes Robert Wilson David Peters Eugene Ellinger Abby Maggied David Arganbright Chris Jones
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Thomas & Michelle Orsborn
Bill & Karren Wells
Ron & Connie Hanes
James & Linda Davis
Larry & Barb Butler
Donald & Kristina Murphy
Listed here are the names of the birthdays and anniversaries for this month. We publish this information so that you might hold them in your prayers on their “special day.” If you wish to, you convey a greeting of joy and cele-­
bration. If you note an error in this information, please contact the church office with the correction. If you do not find your name or a name of a loved one, it is because we do not have the information. Please email the church office or call and give us the information. Thanks!
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A bad Attitude is like a
flat tire…
You won’t go anywhere
Have you ever wondered about the lost scriptures
that did not become part of the Bible, including the
Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary?
until you change it
Dale Oesterle will facilitate a video series on the
“Lost Gospels”
that begins in September
It meets at 10 am in the Dining Hall.
ssShhhh...
Please be aware that
Sunday School Classes
start at 10am.
If you are walking the
hallways in the Education
Wing (upstairs or down) or
in the Fellowship Hall
please keep your voices
low not to disturb the
classes in session,
Thank You!
Sunday School Dept.
MEETING
September 18th.
6:30pm
Please be in attendance!
Life is Short
Smile While You Still Have Teeth!
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The Messenger
Pastor ……………………...Rev. Patricia Oesterle
The Messenger is the monthly
newsletter of the West Jefferson United
Methodist Church. We thank those who
have submitted items for this newsletter.
We welcome and encourage submissions
for future newsletters.
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present month. In order to accomplish that
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church office by the 20th. of the month
preceding the month of publication.
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Editor ……………………………..Judy Arganbright
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