Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
News for April 1, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our mission emphasis for the month of April will be The Daughter Project. The Daughter Project, a local charity, provides holistic healing services in an extremely safe, home-like environment to girls/women who have been freed from sex traffickers at no cost to them or their families. The services include; abuse & addiction counseling, family/friend restoration, health & nutrition education, medical/dental/vision care, legal counsel and spiritual mentorship. This help is provided by caring & competent professionals and volunteers. They have recruited doctors, counselors and other professionals to provide medical services to their girls. In addition to medical services, TDP collaborates with various local community organizations to provide healthy, educational and recreational opportunities for our girls. Mission envelopes are located in the pew racks for your financial gifts.
The Prayer Time in the sanctuary will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. You will find the Prayer Kit, compiled by Alaire Rothhaas, on the Prayer Table in the sanctuary. Remember, this is new to all of us, but we are aiming for it to be a blessing and the start of a renewal both within and without the walls of WUMC.
Worship Service for Sunday, April 3:
Hymns - Amazing Grace and I Surrender All
Children’s Moment
Olga’s selections
Prelude: Crown Him with Many Crowns
Offertory: I Worship You, Almighty God with I Sing Praises
Postlude: We Will Glorify
Anthem - Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
Scripture- Acts 5:27-32
Pastor Mike’s sermon - Changing the Heart of a Nation
Liturgist - Tom Quinn
Fred Stover has requested a Prayer Quilt for Barbara Korecki this Sunday. Please stop by the quilt, either before or after the worship service, tie a knot and say a prayer for her quick healing and recovery from her broken ankle.
Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal office hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
Your First Quarter Giving Statements will be emailed on Saturday, April 9. For those who receive hardcopies, they will be available for your pick up on Sunday, April 10 on the shelf outside the Church Office. Please contact Tom Wiggins if you have any questions at 419-878-5503 or financialsec@watervilleumc.org.
The M&Ms Bible Study Group started a new study last Wednesday morning at 9:30. They are reading “Seamless – Understanding the Bible as One Complete Story” by Angie Smith. This Wednesday however, they will be working at the Seagate Food Bank beginning at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome to come and participate in the packing of Senior Food Boxes for those in need in the Toledo area.
The Thursday morning B & B Bible Study has started a new book. They have decided to go with a classic! Beginning this past Thursday, at 7:30 a.m. in the side room at Papoo’s Restaurant in Whitehouse, they began reading from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. This book provides thought-provoking (That’s an understatement!!!!) meditations to cultivate a closer walk with God. Readers can gain a fresh perspective on how to grow in faith as they discover more about God and their relationship to Him. All are welcome to join this co-ed group to share in the Bible, a delicious breakfast and fellowship.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF NORTHWEST OHIO will be presenting at concert on Sunday, April 10 at 4:00 p.m. at the Maumee Performing Arts Center entitled “I am You, and You Are Me, and We Are One.” The event will feature 13 ABC personality Tony Geftos. Our own Mia Przybylski sings in this choir.
For those of you who were in warmer location or not able to see Harmony Romances by Ron Hill, you will have one more chance! On April 24, we will be having a potluck dinner in Fellowship Hall with the meal starting at 6:15 p.m., followed by a recorded presentation of this year’s play in the sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. So mark your calendars! In addition, if you require child care, please contact the Church Office, Terry Myers or Tom Wiggins by Sunday, April 21, so arrangements can be made. Watch for more details in the coming weeks. Note: Recommended audience is for middle school age and above.
Our Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes was such a success last year that we would like to continue it this year. So, for the month of April, we are asking you to purchase stuffed animals. Anne Stevens has placed a box by the main entrance for your donations.
NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF HEALTH CARE is the name of the St. Luke’s Hospital’s next special presentation on how to successfully navigate the challenges of health care and life planning. The event will take place on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to Noon at St. Luke’s Hospital Auditorium. A light lunch will be provided compliments of Elizabeth Scott community. Featured speaker, Diana Waugh, Waugh Consulting, LLC, will help you better understand how to advocate for yourself and what you can do to prepare your family for a health care crisis and more. Other topics to be discussed include ICE (In Case of Emergency) – helping first responders find the most important information about you, and the importance of Life Planning – where are you spiritually and do you have an advance directive or a living will? Does your family know about what your wishes are? Do they agree with you? There is no fee to attend this free community forum; however, pre-registration is required. You may register by calling 419-897-8484 (please leave your name, the names of those attending the presentation with you, and your phone number) or e-mailing contactus@stlukeshospital.com no later than Monday, April 25.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY with “Food for Thought” - Food for Thought is an organization in Toledo that provides volunteer opportunities to serve at a mobile food pantry, warehouse stocking, and also packing lunches on Friday evenings and delivering the lunches on the streets of Toledo on Saturday mornings. You can find out more about the organization at www.feedtoledo.org. The WUMC Youth Group has set two dates for this spring to volunteer with this organization. On April 22 from 5:30-7:30, we will be making sandwiches and packing lunches that will be delivered in Toledo on Saturday morning. Then, on May 14 from 9:15-12:15, we will be delivering lunches in Toledo. The WUMC Youth would like to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering to join us! There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton if you have any questions.
The dates for Community Vacation Bible School have been announced. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, July 10 through Thursday, July 14. Waterville United Methodist Church will be responsible for the meal and snacks on Tuesday, July 12. We will also need 5 adults to be crew leaders for that week.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
P.S. Make plans to be in church next Sunday, April 10. It will be a wonderful worship service with communion and the confirmation of 12 of our youth! A reception in Fellowship Hall will follow the service.
News for March 25, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
The Community Sunrise Easter Service will take place at 7:15 a.m. on March 27 by the old primary school on the river. The Presbyterian church will be in charge of the service. A breakfast will be served at their building following the service.
Our mission emphasis for the month of March will be a continuation of our Theatre-for-the-World projects. We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for the three local food banks in our area. Items especially appreciated are canned fruits, peanut butter and cereals. Monetary donations are also welcome.
The Prayer Time in the sanctuary will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. You will find the Prayer Kit, compiled by Alaire Rothhaas, on the Prayer Table in the sanctuary. Remember, this is new to all of us, but we are aiming for it to be a blessing and the start of a renewal both within and without the walls of WUMC.
Worship Service for Easter Sunday, March 27:
Hymns - Christ the Lord Is Risen Today and Up from the Grave He Arose
Children’s Moment
Olga’s selections
Prelude: Christ Is Risen!
Offertory: The Old Rugged Cross
Postlude: To God Be the Glory
Anthems - We Have Seen Him and Lord of Glory
Scripture- John 12:47-50
Pastor Mike’s sermon - The Greatest Gift – New Life in God’s Grace
Liturgist - Dave Landis
There will be a nursery provided on Sunday, but there will not be any Sunday School. Janet has put together an additional activity sheet for the children, but parents, you may want to bring some books, etc. to help the kids get through the church service.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
The Thursday morning B & B Bible Study is starting a new book following Easter. They have decided to go with a classic! Beginning on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 a.m. in the side room at Papoo’s Restaurant in Whitehouse, they will be reading from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. This book provides thought-provoking meditations to cultivate a closer walk with God. Readers can gain a fresh perspective on how to grow in faith as they discover more about God and their relationship to Him. All are welcome to join this co-ed group to share in the Bible, a delicious breakfast and fellowship.
Our Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes was such a success last year that we would like to continue it this year. So, for the month of March, we are asking you to purchase quality craft kits and toys. Our April item will be stuffed animals. Anne Stevens will be placing a box by the main entrance for your donations.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY with “Food for Thought” - Food for Thought is an organization in Toledo that provides volunteer opportunities to serve at a mobile food pantry, warehouse stocking, and also packing lunches on Friday evenings and delivering the lunches on the streets of Toledo on Saturday mornings. You can find out more about the organization at www.feedtoledo.org. The WUMC Youth Group has set two dates for this spring to volunteer with this organization. On April 22 from 5:30-7:30, we will be making sandwiches and packing lunches that will be delivered in Toledo on Saturday morning. Then, on May 14 from 9:15-12:15, we will be delivering lunches in Toledo. The WUMC Youth would like to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering to join us! There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton if you have any questions.
Happy Easter,
Church Cathy
News for March 18, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our mission emphasis for the month of March will be a continuation of our Theatre-for-the-World projects. We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for the three local food banks in our area. Items especially appreciated are canned fruits, peanut butter and cereals. Monetary donations are also welcome.
The Prayer Time in the sanctuary will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. You will find the Prayer Kit, compiled by Alaire Rothhaas, on the Prayer Table in the sanctuary. Remember, this is new to all of us, but we are aiming for it to be a blessing and the start of a renewal both within and without the walls of WUMC.
Last Sunday, Pastor Mike asked all of us to look up all of the “One Another” scriptures to guide how we live. You will find a yellow insert in your bulletin this Sunday with 59 of those verses.
Worship Service for Palm Sunday, March 20:
Processional - Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
Hymns - The Wonderful Cross and O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Kinder Choir - Mantos y Palmas (Filled with Excitement) and Little Donkey
Children’s Moment - Mission Jar
Olga’s selections
Prelude: Hosanna!
Offertory: We Shall Behold Him
Postlude: Rock of Ages
Anthem - The King of Glory
Scripture- Philippians 2:5-11
Pastor Mike’s sermon - Grace as God is Our Master
Liturgist - Tom Quinn
The Children’s Easter Egg Hunt will take place immediately after the worship service. Please remember to bring a basket for your child. All egg hunters will be awarded a sackful of goodies. Please find your egg-hunting location below. There will be someone there to "start" everyone together for your age group & if you forgot a basket/bag, please ask them for one.
Nursery, Preschool, Kindergarten: Courtyard
First - Third: Front of Church
Fourth - Sixth: Side of Church
In case of rain:
Nursery, Preschool, Kindergarten: Youth Room
First - Third: Community/Choir Room
Fourth - Sixth: Fireside Room
Sunday is also Welcome A Neighbor Sunday. We have 4 gift bags that need to be delivered to new neighbors in our community following our worship service. Please check and see if any of these new residents live near you.
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Jenny Kahl and Julie Croy will be your hosts for the month of March. Thank you!
The congregation is invited to attend the Eagle Scout Court of Honor in the sanctuary at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday for Zachary David Sisler. For his Eagle Project, Zachary reworked the cabinets in the Fireside Room in the church basement. There will be a reception in Fellowship Hall immediately following the ceremony. Congratulations Zachary, on a wonderful accomplishment! And congratulations to his parents, Dave and Sue, brother Austin and grandmother Sally Waggoner as well, for your encouragement in helping Zachary attain this honor.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
We have four Easter lilies that are still available to purchase for next Sunday. The cost is $8.00 each. Please fill out one of the white envelopes on the shelf outside the church office or call/email the office before Thursday so you may be included on the list in the bulletin next week.
We will have a 7:00 p.m. worship service with communion on Maundy Thursday, March 24.
Our second annual Cross Walk will take place on Good Friday, March 25 at noon. Meet in the church courtyard at 11:45 a.m. Wear your walking shoes as we carry the cross around our community and pray along the way.
The Community Sunrise Easter Service will take place at 7:15 a.m. on March 27 by the old primary school on the river. The Presbyterian church will be in charge of the service. A breakfast will be served at their building following the service.
The Thursday morning B & B Bible Study is starting a new book following Easter. They have decided to go with a classic! Beginning on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 a.m. in the side room at Papoo’s Restaurant in Whitehouse, they will be reading from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. This book provides thought-provoking meditations to cultivate a closer walk with God. Readers can gain a fresh perspective on how to grow in faith as they discover more about God and their relationship to Him. All are welcome to join this co-ed group to share in the Bible, a delicious breakfast and fellowship.
Our Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes was such a success last year that we would like to continue it this year. So, for the month of March, we are asking you to purchase quality craft kits and toys. Anne Stevens will be placing a box by the main entrance for your donations.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY with “Food for Thought” - Food for Thought is an organization in Toledo that provides volunteer opportunities to serve at a mobile food pantry, warehouse stocking, and also packing lunches on Friday evenings and delivering the lunches on the streets of Toledo on Saturday mornings. You can find out more about the organization at www.feedtoledo.org. The WUMC Youth Group has set two dates for this spring to volunteer with this organization. On April 22 from 5:30-7:30, we will be making sandwiches and packing lunches that will be delivered in Toledo on Saturday morning. Then, on May 14 from 9:15-12:15, we will be delivering lunches in Toledo. The WUMC Youth would like to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering to join us! There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton if you have any questions.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for March 11, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Please remember to “Spring Ahead” one hour on all of your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday night. This is also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
Our mission emphasis for the month of March will be a continuation of our Theatre-for-the-World projects. We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for the three local food banks in our area. Items especially appreciated are canned fruits, peanut butter and cereals. Monetary donations are also welcome.
Worship Service for Sunday, March 13:
Hymns - The Wonderful Cross and Take My Life, and Let It Be
Children’s Moment -
Olga’s selections
Prelude: O How I Love Jesus
Offertory: There Is a Fountain
Postlude: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Anthem - Take and Eat
Scripture- Matthew 7:1-5, 12
Pastor Mike’s sermon - One to Another
Celebration of Holy Communion - served by intinction by members of the Confirmation Class.
Liturgist - Dave Landis
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Jenny Kahl and Julie Croy will be your hosts for the month of March. Thank you!
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
We are still taking orders for Easter lilies. You will find the order form on an envelope in the pew racks in the sanctuary. Please complete the information on the envelope, place your check or money inside, seal it and place it in the offering plate. The cost is $8.00 per plant. You may also order them through the March issue of The Ambassador. We have ordered 25 flowers this year. As of Friday afternoon, we still have 7 flowers left to sell. This Sunday will be the final day to order your flowers.
The Lenten Study……Loving Generously is continuing until March 17. Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. Small group sessions will take place on Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. If you can’t make the session that you signed up for, please feel free to attend any of the other classes. We are asking, that if you are able, for a donation of $10 to cover the cost of the book that accompanies the lessons. If you have missed one of the sermons and the video that goes along with the sermon, you may watch/listen to both on the church website under “Recent Sermons.”
A new ministry open to everyone is forming in our church! We are starting a Prayer Time on Sunday mornings from 9-10:00, just before the Worship Service, and would like to invite everyone who is interested, no matter your age, to join us. We are going to gather in the Sanctuary and, making use of a Prayer Kit compiled by Alaire Rothhaas plus some other resources, pray scripture as a group for that hour. There will be many things to pray for: the Worship Service and all its participants; WUMC and all its various components; our community and all its divisions; the AW School community, students, teachers, etc.; our county, state, and country and the multitude of issues facing us in this regard. Besides, whatever other things God places on your heart that morning, whether they be personal and private or larger and general. Though we are together as a group, we will each be praying individually however God leads. This is a new adventure for us and we are following the instruction from Luke in Acts 4:24 – “Then all the believers were united as they lifted their voices in prayer.” We profess ourselves to be a praying church, so this is just another element to increase that commitment to touch others, reach across barriers, and seek God’s mission for this congregation. If you have any questions, please call Karen Wiggins (419-350-1211). Or perhaps you would simply like to come and observe the group for a time or two. Remember, this is new to all of us, but we are aiming for it to be a blessing and the start of a renewal both within and without the walls of WUMC.
EGG-CITING NEWS - Join us for an Easter egg hunt on March 20th (Palm Sunday) following church. Children up to 6th grade are welcome to participate in this egg-citing event and adults are encouraged to "egg" them on. All egg hunters will be awarded a sackful of goodies. Please bring your own baskets. If you have questions, want to donate candy or goodies for the sacks, or would like to help hide eggs on the day of the event, please contact Cara McMillan at 419-344-2171. There is a basket on the shelf outside the church office where you may place your candy or goodies for the sacks this Sunday.
Our Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes was such a success last year that we would like to continue it this year. So, for the month of March, we are asking you to purchase quality craft kits and toys. Anne Stevens will be placing a box by the main entrance for your donations.
Ted Myers did an audio recording of Rev. Jim Stewart’s portion of Fritzie Schifferly’s funeral service. This may be heard by going to the church’s website, www.watervilleumc.org, and selecting “Recent Services.” You will also find a link there to connect you with the entire service.
We are pleased to announce that Arthur Meade has been hired as the new custodian for Waterville United Methodist Church. Welcome to the church staff!!!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY with “Food for Thought” - Food for Thought is an organization in Toledo that provides volunteer opportunities to serve at a mobile food pantry, warehouse stocking, and also packing lunches on Friday evenings and delivering the lunches on the streets of Toledo on Saturday mornings. You can find out more about the organization at www.feedtoledo.org. The WUMC Youth Group has set two dates for this spring to volunteer with this organization. On April 22 from 5:30-7:30, we will be making sandwiches and packing lunches that will be delivered in Toledo on Saturday morning. Then, on May 14 from 9:15-12:15, we will be delivering lunches in Toledo. The WUMC Youth would like to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering to join us! There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton if you have any questions.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for March 4, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Well, it’s almost time for the show! Theatre-for-the-World will present Harmony Romances tonight at 7:30, Saturday evening at 7:30 and then again on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. The Youth Group’s Lasagna Dinner is completely sold out!!! Thank you so much for making this such an exciting weekend at Waterville United Methodist Church. Don’t forget to bring your canned goods and non-perishable food items!
Brian has written a song that promotes the play Harmony Romances. Instead of attaching it to this e-blast, Ted will be posting the song on the Church’s website later today: www.watervilleumc.org Our mission emphasis for the month of March will be a continuation of our Theatre-for-the-World projects. We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for the three local food banks in our area. Items especially appreciated are canned fruits, peanut butter and cereals. Monetary donations are also welcome.
Worship Service for Sunday, March 6:
Hymns - Spirit Song and Love Diving, All Loves Excelling
Children’s Moment –
Caitlin May will be singing Just Be Held for the Offertory
Olga’s selections
Prelude: The Church’s One Foundation
Postlude: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Anthem - You Are the Christ!
Scripture- John 15:18-27
Pastor Mike’s sermon - God’s Calling
Liturgist - Tom Quinn
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Jenny Kahl and Julie Croy will be your hosts for the month of March. Thank you!
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
We are now taking orders for Easter lilies. You will find the order form on an envelope in the pew racks in the sanctuary. Please complete the information on the envelope, place your check or money inside, seal it and place it in the offering plate. The cost is $8.00 per plant. You may also order them through the March issue of The Ambassador or on the form that will be included in your bulletin this week. We have ordered 25 flowers this year. Next Sunday, March 13, will be the final day to order your flowers.
The Lenten Study……Loving Generously is continuing until March 17. Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. Small group sessions will take place on Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. If you can’t make the session that you signed up for, please feel free to attend any of the other classes. We are asking, that if you are able, for a donation of $10 to cover the cost of the book that accompanies the lessons. If you have missed one of the sermons and the video that goes along with the sermon, you may watch/listen to both on the church website.
A new ministry open to everyone is forming in our church! We are starting a Prayer Time on Sunday mornings from 9-10:00, just before the Worship Service, and would like to invite everyone who is interested, no matter your age, to join us on Sunday, March 6 for our initial kick-off. We are going to gather in the Sanctuary and, making use of a Prayer Kit compiled by Alaire Rothhaas plus some other resources, pray scripture as a group for that hour. There will be many things to pray for: the Worship Service and all its participants; WUMC and all its various components; our community and all its divisions; the AW School community, students, teachers, etc.; our county, state, and country and the multitude of issues facing us in this regard. Besides, whatever other things God places on your heart that morning, whether they be personal and private or larger and general. Though we are together as a group, we will each be praying individually however God leads. This is a new adventure for us and we are following the instruction from Luke in Acts 4:24 – “Then all the believers were united as they lifted their voices in prayer.” We profess ourselves to be a praying church, so this is just another element to increase that commitment to touch others, reach across barriers, and seek God’s mission for this congregation. If you have any questions, please call Karen Wiggins (419-350-1211). Or perhaps you would simply like to come and observe the group for a time or two. Remember, this is new to all of us, but we are aiming for it to be a blessing and the start of a renewal both within and without the walls of WUMC.
EGG-CITING NEWS - Join us for an Easter egg hunt on March 20th (Palm Sunday) following church. Children up to 6th grade are welcome to participate in this egg-citing event and adults are encouraged to "egg" them on. All egg hunters will be awarded a sackful of goodies. Please bring your own baskets. If you have questions, want to donate candy or goodies for the sacks, or would like to help hide eggs on the day of the event, please contact Cara McMillan at 419-344-2171.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY with “Food for Thought” - Food for Thought is an organization in Toledo that provides volunteer opportunities to serve at a mobile food pantry, warehouse stocking, and also packing lunches on Friday evenings and delivering the lunches on the streets of Toledo on Saturday mornings. You can find out more about the organization at www.feedtoledo.org. The WUMC Youth Group has set two dates for this spring to volunteer with this organization. On April 22 from 5:30-7:30, we will be making sandwiches and packing lunches that will be delivered in Toledo on Saturday morning. Then, on May 14 from 9:15-12:15, we will be delivering lunches in Toledo. The WUMC Youth would like to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering to join us! Please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton if you are interested. Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for February 5, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our mission emphasis for the month of February will be The S.O.W.E.R. Project (Sharing Our Witness - Enriching Relationships.) Our monies will go towards the cost of materials for a house that will set a family free from their very poor housing situation in southern Kentucky. It is a mission of the United Methodist Church through Henderson Settlement Ministries. For
more information, you may visit <http://www.hendersonsettlement.com> and http://www.westohioumc.org
Worship Service for Sunday, February 7:
Recognition of Boy Scouts
Hymns - Shine, Jesus, Shine andBe Thou My Vision
Special Music - Jesus in the Morning (sung by the children's
Sunday School classes)
Children's Moment -
Olga's selections -
Prelude: Praise Him! Praise Him! Medley
Offertory: My Savior's Love
Postlude: His Name Is Wonderful
Anthem - What Wondrous Love
Celebration of Holy Communion by intinction
Scripture- 1 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:2
Pastor Mike's sermon - Turning to God - Repentance
Liturgist - Tom Quinn
There is a Prayer Quilt on the wall in the sanctuary this Sunday. JoAnn Lucas has requested a quilt for Roger Hertzman. Please take a few minutes before or after the worship service to say and prayer and tie a knot on the
quilt for Roger.
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday's worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Penny Greenlese and Terry Myers will be your hosts for the month of February.
Your 2015 giving statements were emailed on Thursday, January 7th. Those receiving hardcopies are on the shelf outside the church office. Please make every effort to pick them up in order to save mailing costs. Please contact Tom Wiggins if you have any questions at financialsec@watervilleumc.org <mailto:financialsec@watervilleumc.org>
A dvd is available (on the shelf outside the church office) of the December 13 presentation of The Christmas Lizard. Bill Plassmann is making these
available to members of the congregation for a donation to the Youth Group Mission Trip Fund.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
Pastor Mike ministers to the residents at Browning Masonic Community in Waterville and is extending an opportunity for the children to join him. On the first Sunday of the month, he leads a church service for the residents who would like to attend. We would like for the children at our church to consider coming to sing a song together for the residents during this church
service. This would be a great way to extend our outreach ministry to the people in the Browning community. The service is Sunday, February 7, at 1:30. A lunch will be offered after our church service at WUMC and then we can caravan to Browning and arrive there around 1:15. The service will be no longer than an hour and the kids are free to go after they sing the song
at the beginning of the service. During Sunday School time, the children will spend a few minutes practicing one song to sing for the residents. We will be singing, Jesus in the Morning. Along with the song, four kids will
read a short scripture verse that goes along with the song. Please contact Stephanie Shelton if your child will be attending the service to sing. (You would be responsible for getting them to and from Browning Masonic Community). Also, please respond with how many will be attending the lunch after our church service so we know how much food to plan for. Lunch is for the whole family.
On Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 a.m. in the sanctuary, our Ash Wednesday service will be a service of personal reflection and the imposition of ashes. The service will conclude at 7:30 a.m. so folks can get to work on time. There will also be an Ash Wednesday service at the Browning Masonic Complex in their Harmony Hall at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon. You are
invited to join with their residents as we join together for the beginning of Lent.
Coming soon......Loving Generously - A Five Week study during Lent - From February 14 to March 17
Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. This sermon series and small group experience will begin on February 14. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. The information sheet and a registration form will be included in your bulletin this Sunday. Small group sessions will take place on
Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 1:00 p.m.
Harmony Romances, a small-cast comedy by local playwright, Ron Hill, is slated to be presented by the Theatre-for-the-World cast and crew on March
4, 5 & 6. The show is a humorous look at how a church funeral committee reacts as one of their own rekindles a romance with her long lost high school sweetheart over the internet. Gossip is not encouraged, but these
folks can't resist sharing their crazy thoughts on this relationship. Brian, the cast and crew would greatly appreciate any assistance with volunteering. A signup sheet has been posted for ushers, food runners and
hostesses for intermission. Mark your calendar now for a fun weekend at Waterville United Methodist Church!
Help us spread the word about the upcoming Theatre-for-the World performance! Char Hansen has printed up some posters that she would like placed around the community and shared with your office co-workers, your barber shop, beauty salon or favorite restaurant. Be on the lookout for the pink posters on Sunday.
Stephanie has placed two sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the main hallway. One is asking for volunteers to provide either a pan of lasagna or a dessert (both 9" x 12") for the Youth Group's annual Lasagna Dinner on
Saturday, March5 in Fellowship Hall. There is also a sheet to make your reservations to attend the dinner. Reservations must be made by March 2 or until they have 78 people. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
You have one more week to go through the items that were cleaned out of some of the closets at the church. You will find them in the Fireside Room on the table and on the small pew. If you can use any of these items, please consider them yours!
The Church Mouse would like to thank Jerry Robinson and Tom Quinn for the installation of a new coat rack in the Sonshine Room. We have moved all of the tablecloths (that were hanging up by the elevator door) to this new rack behind the door in the Sonshine Room.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for January 29, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Thank you to Ted, who was able to get Outlook up and running again this afternoon. Here is your E-Blast!!
Our mission emphasis for the month of January will be The Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo. Their goal is to lovingly share the truth about life, relationships and faith. They help men and women make life-saving, life-changing decisions by sharing information about options, consequences and available services. With the exception of a small amount of grant funding for abstinence education, all funds come from donations. Over 32,000 women have already received help. The Pregnancy Center continues to be a community outreach committed to expressing the compassion of Christ through support and education in pregnancy related issues. We can help keep the doors open!
Worship Service for Sunday, January 31:
Prelude - Handbell Choir playing Simple Gifts
Hymns - Spirit of the Living God and Here I Am, Lord
Children’s Moment - Mission Jar
Olga’s selections -
Offertory: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Postlude: I Worship You, Almighty God
Anthem - Come, Now Is the Time to Worship
Scripture- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Pastor Mike’s sermon - God’s Standard for Disciples
Liturgist - Dave Landis
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Charlotte Pritchett and Melva Robinson have been your hosts for the month of January.
Your 2015 giving statements were emailed on Thursday, January 7th. Those receiving hardcopies are on the shelf outside the church office. Please make every effort to pick them up in order to save mailing costs. Please contact Tom Wiggins if you have any questions.
A dvd is available (on the shelf outside the church office) of the December 13 presentation of The Christmas Lizard. Bill Plassmann is making these available to members of the congregation for a donation to the Youth Group Mission Trip Fund.
Friday, February 5 will be our next day of Prayer and Fasting. This month, the emphasis is on our upcoming General Assembly. Bulletins for that day are located on the Prayer Table in the sanctuary with the list of all of our delegates and suggested prayers for their gathering in May.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
Pastor Mike ministers to the residents at Browning Masonic Community in Waterville and is extending an opportunity for the children to join him. On the first Sunday of the month, he leads a church service for the residents who would like to attend. We would like for the children at our church to consider coming to sing a song together for the residents during this church service. This would be a great way to extend our outreach ministry to the people in the Browning community. The service is Sunday, February 7, at 1:30. A lunch will be offered after our church service at WUMC and then we can caravan to Browning and arrive there around 1:15. The service will be no longer than an hour and the kids are free to go after they sing the song at the beginning of the service. During Sunday School time, the children will spend a few minutes practicing one song to sing for the residents. We will be singing, Jesus in the Morning. Along with the song, four kids will read a short scripture verse that goes along with the song. Please contact Stephanie Shelton if your child will be attending the service to sing. (You would be responsible for getting them to and from Browning Masonic Community). Also, please respond with how many will be attending the lunch after our church service so we know how much food to plan for. Lunch is for the whole family.
Coming soon……Loving Generously – A Five Week study during Lent
Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. This sermon series and small group experience will begin on February 14. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. Continue to watch for additional information.
Harmony Romances, a small-cast comedy by local playwright, Ron Hill, is slated to be presented by the Theatre-for-the-World cast and crew on March 4, 5 & 6. The show is a humorous look at how a church funeral committee reacts as one of their own rekindles a romance with her long lost high school sweetheart over the internet. Gossip is not encouraged, but these folks can’t resist sharing their crazy thoughts on this relationship. Brian, the cast and crew would greatly appreciate any assistance with volunteering. A signup sheet has been posted for ushers, food runners and hostesses for intermission. Mark your calendar now for a fun weekend at Waterville United Methodist Church!
Stephanie has placed two sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the main hallway. One is asking for volunteers to provide either a pan of lasagnaor a dessert (both 9” x 12”) for the Youth Group’s annual Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, March5 in Fellowship Hall. There is also a sheet to make your reservations to attend the dinner. Reservations must be made by March 2 or until they have 78 people. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
And finally, some closets at the church have been cleaned out this week and there are many items that need to be purged from our storage areas at the church. Items have all been place on the table and on the small pew in the Fireside Room. If you, or someone you know, would like to adopt any of these items, please feel free to do so. After two weeks, the items will be removed.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for January 22, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Fellowship Hall is reserved on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Our mission emphasis for the month of January will be The Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo. Their goal is to lovingly share the truth about life, relationships and faith. They help men and women make life-saving, life-changing decisions by sharing information about options, consequences and available services. With the exception of a small amount of grant funding for abstinence education, all funds come from donations. Over 32,000 women have already received help. The Pregnancy Center continues to be a community outreach committed to expressing the compassion of Christ through support and education in pregnancy related issues. We can help keep the doors open!
Worship Service for Sunday, January 24:
Hymns - How Great Is Our God and How Great Thou Art
Kinder Choir – We Are the Church and The Body Song
Children’s Moment -
Olga’s selections -
Prelude: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Offertory: Bind Us Together with Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Postlude: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Anthem - His Eye Is On the Sparrow
Scripture- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Pastor Mike’s sermon - The Body Living In Community
Liturgist - Tom Quinn
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Charlotte Pritchett and Melva Robinson will be your hosts for the month of January.
Your 2015 giving statements were emailed on Thursday, January 7th. Those receiving hardcopies are on the shelf outside the church office. Please make every effort to pick them up in order to save mailing costs. Please contact Tom Wiggins if you have any questions.
A dvd is available (on the shelf outside the church office) of the December 13 presentation of The Christmas Lizard. Bill Plassmann is making these available to members of the congregation for a donation to the Youth Group Mission Trip Fund.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
Pastor Mike ministers to the residents at Browning Masonic Community in Waterville and is extending an opportunity for the children to join him. On the first Sunday of the month, he leads a church service for the residents who would like to attend. We would like for the children at our church to consider coming to sing a song together for the residents during this church service. This would be a great way to extend our outreach ministry to the people in the Browning community. The service is Sunday, February 7, at 1:30. A lunch will be offered after our church service at WUMC and then we can caravan to Browning and arrive there around 1:15. The service will be no longer than an hour and the kids are free to go after they sing the song at the beginning of the service. During Sunday School time, the children will spend a few minutes practicing one song to sing for the residents. We will be singing, Jesus in the Morning. Along with the song, four kids will read a short scripture verse that goes along with the song. Please contact Stephanie Shelton if your child will be attending the service to sing. (You would be responsible for getting them to and from Browning Masonic Community). Also, please respond with how many will be attending the lunch after our church service so we know how much food to plan for. Lunch is for the whole family.
Coming soon……Loving Generously – A Five Week study during Lent
Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. This sermon series and small group experience will begin on February 14. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. Continue to watch for additional information.
Harmony Romances, a small-cast comedy by local playwright, Ron Hill, is slated to be presented by the Theatre-for-the-World cast and crew on March 4, 5 & 6. The show is a humorous look at how a church funeral committee reacts as one of their own rekindles a romance with her long lost high school sweetheart over the internet. Gossip is not encouraged, but these folks can’t resist sharing their crazy thoughts on this relationship. Brian, the cast and crew would greatly appreciate any assistance with volunteering. A signup sheet has been posted for ushers, food runners and hostesses for intermission. Mark your calendar now for a fun weekend at Waterville United Methodist Church!
Stephanie has placed two sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the main hallway. One is asking for volunteers to provide either a pan of lasagnaor a dessert (both 9” x 12”) for the Youth Group’s annual Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, March5 in Fellowship Hall. There is also a sheet to make your reservations to attend the dinner. Reservations must be made by March 2 or until they have 78 people. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
With the tragic death of former church member, Eric Ramlow last week, many of you have asked for an address for his wife. If you would like to send a card to the family, please mail them to: Meg Ramlow, 1605 Wren Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
The Trustees continue to improve areas in the building. You will notice on Sunday that a new coat rack has been installed in the hallway across from the kitchen and a new coat of paint will soon be added to the walls.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for January 15, 2016
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our mission emphasis for the month of January will be The Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo. Their goal is to lovingly share the truth about life, relationships and faith. They help men and women make life-saving, life-changing decisions by sharing information about options, consequences and available services. With the exception of a small amount of grant funding for abstinence education, all funds come from donations. Over 32,000 women have already received help. The Pregnancy Center continues to be a community outreach committed to expressing the compassion of Christ through support and education in pregnancy related issues. We can help keep the doors open!
Worship Service for Sunday, January 17
Hymns - Majesty, Holy, Holy, Holy! and Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Children’s Moment -
Olga’s selections -
Prelude: All Hail the Power Of Jesus’ Name!
Offertory: May Jesus Christ Be Praised
Postlude: Bind Us Together
Anthem - Here I Am, Lord
Scripture- Philippians 3:10-14
Pastor Mike’s sermon - God’s Equipping of Disciples
Liturgist - Dave Landis
We have 7 Welcome a Neighbor gift bags that will need to be distributed following our worship service on Sunday. Please check and see if any of these new residents live near you and then make a quick stop on your way home to drop it off at their front door.
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Charlotte Pritchett and Melva Robinson will be your hosts for the month of January.
Your 2015 giving statements were emailed on Thursday, January 7th. Those receiving hardcopies are on the shelf outside the church office. Please make every effort to pick them up in order to save mailing costs. Please contact Tom Wiggins if you have any questions at financialsec@watervilleumc.org or (419) 878-5503.
This Sunday will be the final day to support The Friendly Center by donating NEW hats, gloves/mittens and socks for the children they serve in Toledo’s inner city. There is a basket in the Fireside Room for collecting these items. After Sunday, they will be delivered to The Friendly Center. Thank you to all who are helping to fill the basket.
A cd is available (on the shelf outside the church office) of the December 13 presentation of The Christmas Lizard. Bill Plassmann is making these available to members of the congregation for a donation to the Youth Group Mission Trip Fund.
Effective January 13, the Wednesday church office hours will be from 8:00 am until 10:30am. Beginning on April 6, we will return to the normal hours of 8:00 am until noon on Wednesday.
Pastor Mike ministers to the residents at Browning Masonic Community in Waterville and is extending an opportunity for the children to join him. On the first Sunday of the month, he leads a church service for the residents who would like to attend. We would like for the children at our church to consider coming to sing a song together for the residents during this church service. This would be a great way to extend our outreach ministry to the people in the Browning community. The service is Sunday, February 7, at 1:30. A lunch will be offered after our church service at WUMC and then we can caravan to Browning and arrive there around 1:15. The service will be no longer than an hour and the kids are free to go after they sing the song at the beginning of the service. During Sunday School time, the children will spend a few minutes practicing one song to sing for the residents. We will be singing, Jesus in the Morning. Along with the song, four kids will read a short scripture verse that goes along with the song. Please contact Stephanie Shelton if your child will be attending the service to sing. (You would be responsible for getting them to and from Browning Masonic Community). Also, please respond with how many will be attending the lunch after our church service so we know how much food to plan for. Lunch is for the whole family.
Coming soon……Loving Generously – A Five Week study during Lent
Loving Generously focuses upon loving God and one another. This sermon series and small group experience will begin on February 14. Personal and congregational vitality grows as we grow to know, love and serve the least and the lost. Continue to watch for additional information.
Harmony Romances, a small-cast comedy by local playwright, Ron Hill, is slated to be presented by the Theatre-for-the-World cast and crew on March 4, 5 & 6. The show is a humorous look at how a church funeral committee reacts as one of their own rekindles a romance with her long lost high school sweetheart over the internet. Gossip is not encouraged, but these folks can’t resist sharing their crazy thoughts on this relationship. Brian, the cast and crew would greatly appreciate any assistance with volunteering. They will post a sheet outside the office in January with opportunities for you to help. Mark your calendar now for a fun weekend at Waterville United Methodist Church!
Stephanie has placed two sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the main hallway. One is asking for volunteers to provide either a pan of lasagnaor a dessert (both 9” x 12”) for the Youth Group’s annual Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, March5 in Fellowship Hall. There is also a sheet to make your reservations to attend the dinner. Reservations must be made by March 2 or until they have 78 people. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
Church member, Grace Russell, passed away on January 9 at Pathways at Browning Masonic Community at age 94. The family will receive friends at the Coyle Funeral Home in Toledo (1770 South Reynolds Road) on Friday, January 15 from 3-7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Coyle, followed by burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
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News for December 22. 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Christmas Eve services will take place at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. The early service will feature carols, scripture, Pastor Mike’s message and special music. There will be a nursery available for babies and toddlers. Our late service will begin with a 20 minute piano concert by Olga, followed by carols, scripture, special music, the message and holy communion. Both services will feature candles as we pass the light of Christ and we join together in singing Silent Night.
A big Church Mouse thank you to Melva and Jerry Robinson for picking up all of the beautiful poinsettia plants this morning at Strains Nursery and arranging them around the altar in the sanctuary. Thank you to all who ordered flowers this year. You may take your poinsettia home following the worship services on Christmas Eve. (You will find protective sleeves for your plant’s ride home in between the organ and the piano.)
Our mission emphasis for the month of December will be Imagine No Malaria. Malaria is a disease of poverty that strikes hardest at the most vulnerable members of society: pregnant women and children under the age of five. A child dies every minute from this preventable disease. Five dollars provides a lifesaving course of medication, and ten dollars protects an entire family with a bed net. Our Christmas Offering will also be given to Imagine No Malaria. In response to Christ’s saving grace, how many lives will you help save this month?
There will not be any children’s Sunday School this Sunday morning during the worship service.
Worship Service for Sunday, December 27
Hymns - Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Joy to the World
Children’s Moment - Mission Jar collection
Olga’s selections -
Prelude: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Offertory: Sing We Now of Christmas
Postlude: He Is Born
Anthem - Now the Holly Bears a Berry
Scripture- Romans 14: 14-19
Pastor Mike’s sermon – Living in the Kingdom Brings Glory to God
Liturgist - Dave Landis
Please join us for light refreshments following Sunday’s worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Nancy O. Stafford has been your host for the month of December.
Are you running a little behind on your financial giving this year? Want to give a few extra dollars this year? In order to have your giving count on your 2015 financial statement, all monies need to be deposited by Tom Wiggins by noon on Thursday, December 31. You may contact him either at home or by email at financialsec@watervilleumc.org.
If you have not had the opportunity to submit your Estimate of Giving Cards, we will gladly accept them at any time. You may place them in the offering, send them via the mail, or send an email to Tom Wiggins at financialsec@watervilleumc.org. If needed, additional Estimate of Giving Cards are located on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office marked as “2016 Stewardship Campaign.”
Just a reminder that the church office will be closed this Thursday and Friday and also next Thursday and Friday.
Merry Christmas,
Church Cathy
News for December 18, 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
The final lesson of A Savior Is Born will be held this Sunday. Adults, please feel free to join us this week for a video (it will be working this week!) and some discussion. We meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Childcare is provided.
Our mission emphasis for the month of December will be Imagine No Malaria. Malaria is a disease of poverty that strikes hardest at the most vulnerable members of society: pregnant women and children under the age of five. A child dies every minute from this preventable disease. Five dollars provides a lifesaving course of medication, and ten dollars protects an entire family with a bed net. Our Christmas Offering will also be given to Imagine No Malaria. In response to Christ’s saving grace, how many lives will you help save this month?
Worship Service for Sunday, December 20
Advent Wreath Lighting -
Hymns - Angels We Have Heard on High and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Olga’s selections -
Prelude: I Saw Three Ships
Offertory: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Postlude: Herbei, Oh Ihr Glaubigen(O Come, All Ye Faithful)
Anthem - Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Scripture- Mark 8:31-9:1
Pastor Mike’s sermon - The Kingdom of God is Powerful
Liturgist - Dave Landis
Please join us for light refreshments following the worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Nancy O. Stafford will be your host for the month of December.
Inside each bulletin this Sunday, you will find an invitation to attend one of our Christmas Eve services on December 24. Our 7:00 pm service will be the traditional candle light service with carols and readings. A nursery will be available at the early service. The 11:00 pm service will begin with a 20 minute piano concert by Olga and will be followed by carols, readings and communion. Please take these cards and share them with a neighbor, a family member, or a friend.
We have 10 Welcome a Neighbor Bags this Sunday that will need to be distributed to new residents in our community.
Monday, December 21, is the deadline for all articles and items to be included in the January 2016 issue of our church newsletter, The Ambassador. Please send your items to Janet at wumcjanet@watervilleumc.org.
Are you running a little behind on your financial giving this year? Want to give a few extra dollars this year? In order to have your giving count on your 2015 financial statement, all monies need to be deposited by Tom Wiggins by noon on Thursday, December 31. You may contact him either at home (now that he’s retired!!) or by email at financialsec@watervilleumc.org.
If you have not had the opportunity to submit your Estimate of Giving Cards, we will gladly accept them at any time. You may place them in the offering, send them via the mail, or send an email to Tom Wiggins at financialsec@watervilleumc.org. If needed, additional Estimate of Giving Cards are located on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office marked as “2016 Stewardship Campaign.”
A big Thank You to those of you who have already picked up your new 2016 Giving Envelopes. We are down to only 19 sets of them on the shelf outside the church office! Since they cost close to $5.00 each to mail, we would really appreciate your help in getting them picked up by the end of the year.
Two important items to put on your new 2016 calendar…
There will be a Celebration Service for the appointment to District Superintendent for Rev. Scot Ocke on Sunday, January 10 at 3:30 p.m. at the Monroe Street United Methodist Church located at 3616 Monroe Street in Toledo. Our Bishop, Gregory V. Palmer, will be preaching at that service.
Theatre-for-the-World dates have been announced for 2016. Their first show will be, Harmony Romances, a small-cast comedy by local playwright, Ron Hill. Performances are slated for March 4, 5 and 6. The show is a humorous look at how a church funeral committee reacts as one of their own rekindles a romance with her long lost high school sweetheart over the internet. Gossip is not encouraged, but these folks can't resist sharing their crazy thoughts on this relationship. Look for more details in the January 2016 issue of The Ambassador!
And finally, a BIG Church Mouse Thank You to Ted Myers. During this past week, Ted has installed new, updated, faster computers in the church office. It feels like we are now operating at almost Star Wars warp-speed!! Thank you so much for all the time you spend making sure that we are “up and running” in the office and around the church. You are a huge blessing to Waterville United Methodist Church!!!
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for December 11, 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our adult Advent Bible Study, “A Savior Is Born,” continued last Sunday with 24 in attendance. There are two lessons left. Please feel free to join us this week for a video and some discussion. We meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Childcare is provided.
Our mission emphasis for the month of December will be Imagine No Malaria. Malaria is a disease of poverty that strikes hardest at the most vulnerable members of society: pregnant women and children under the age of five. A child dies every minute from this preventable disease. Five dollars provides a lifesaving course of medication, and ten dollars protects an entire family with a bed net. Our Christmas Offering will also be given to Imagine No Malaria. In response to Christ’s saving grace, how many lives will you help save this month?
Worship Service for Sunday, December 13
Advent Wreath Lighting -
Hymns - Away in a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem
Olga’s selections –
Prelude: Medley of Angels, from the Realms of Glory and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Offertory: The First Noel
Postlude: Deck the Halls
Scripture - Luke 2:1-18
Children’s Christmas Program – The Christmas Lizard
Please join us for light refreshments following the worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Nancy O. Stafford will be your host for the month of December.
Inside each bulletin this Sunday, you will find an invitation to attend one of our Christmas Eve services on December 24. Our 7:00 pm service will be the traditional candle light service with carols and readings. The 11:00 pm service will begin with a mini-concert by Olga and will be followed by carols, readings and communion. Please take these cards and share them with a neighbor, a family member, or a friend.
If you would like to order a poinsettia for Christmas Eve, you will find ordering envelopes in the rack with the offering envelopes in each pew or on the table in the entryway. The deadline for orders will be Sunday, December 13. The cost remains at $7.00 per plant. Donations to the church’s new building fund will also be accepted on these forms. Your name and your dedications will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletins. As of Friday at noon, we have 10 red plants and 7 white plants that are still available.
If you have not had the opportunity to submit your Estimate of Giving Cards, we will gladly accept them at any time. You may place them in the offering, send them via the mail, or send an email to Tom Wiggins at financialsec@watervilleumc.org. If needed, additional Estimate of Giving Cards are located on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office marked as “2016 Stewardship Campaign.”
Your 2016 Giving Envelopes are now available on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office. Please make every effort to pick them us, as it is quite expensive to mail them. In addition, the Counting Team appreciates your using these envelopes for your contributions as they help streamline the processing of the weekly offerings.
Please bring your family and friends to our Caravan Christmas Caroling event! We will meet at the church on Sunday, December 13 and depart at 6:30 p.m. Our members that are unable to get to church, or have difficulty doing so, love to have us bring His glory to their doorstep at this time of the year. Children may bring bells to rind as we sing “Jingle Bells.” We will conclude the evening with hot chocolate and cookies in Fellowship Hall. If you enjoy baking this time of year, extra cookies are welcome!!!
The Friendly Center serves Toledo’s inner city children and is a ministry of The United Methodist Church. During the cold winter months, they have extra need for NEW hats, gloves/mittens and socks. If you would like to support this ministry, there will be a basket in the Fireside Room for collecting these items. Our Women’s Ministry will deliver them to the Friendly Center in mid-January.
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for December 4, 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Our adult Advent Bible Study, “A Savior Is Born,” kicked off last week with 24 in attendance. If you missed it, please feel free to join us this week for a video and some discussion. We meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Childcare is provided.
Our mission emphasis for the month of December will be Imagine No Malaria. Malaria is a disease of poverty that strikes hardest at the most vulnerable members of society: pregnant women and children under the age of five. A child dies every minute from this preventable disease. Five dollars provides a lifesaving course of medication, and ten dollars protects an entire family with a bed net. Our Christmas Offering will also be given to Imagine No Malaria. In response to Christ’s saving grace, how many lives will you help save this month?
Worship Service for Sunday, December 6
Prelude - Handbell Choir playing Carol of the Bells in the balcony
Advent Wreath Lighting - Christie & Kyle Wielgopolski
Children’s Moment -
Hymns - Angels from the Realms of Glory and O Come, All Ye Faithful
Sanctuary Choir anthem - A Father’s Love, A Perfect Rose with a solo by Ted Myers
Olga’s selections -
Offertory: Angels We Have Heard on High
Postlude: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Scripture - Mark 10:13-27
Pastor Mike’s Sermon - Entering the Kingdom of God
Stewardship Update - Tom Wiggins
Celebration of Holy Communion - served by intinction
Liturgist – Tom Quinn
Inside each bulletin this Sunday, you will find an invitation to attend one of our Christmas Eve services on December 24. Our 7:00 pm service will be the traditional candle light service with carols and readings. The 11:00 pm service will begin with a mini-concert by Olga and will be followed by carols, readings and communion. Please take these cards and share them with a neighbor, a family member, or a friend.
Please join us for light refreshments following the worship service in our Fellowship Hall. Nancy O. Stafford will be your host for the month of December.
Our church will be ringing the bell at the Salvation Army Kettle at the Waterville Kroger Store on Saturday, December 12. We have one hour time slots available beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Karen Wiggins.
If you would like to order a poinsettia for Christmas Eve, you will find ordering envelopes in the rack with the offering envelopes in each pew or on the table in the entryway. The deadline for orders will be Sunday, December 13. The cost remains at $7.00 per plant. Donations to the church’s new building fund will also be accepted on these forms. Your name and your dedications will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletins.
If you have not had the opportunity to submit your Estimate of Giving Cards, we will gladly accept them at any time. You may place them in the offering, send them via the mail, or send an email to Tom Wiggins at financialsec@watervilleumc.org. If needed, additional Estimate of Giving Cards are located on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office marked as “2016 Stewardship Campaign.”
Your 2016 Giving Envelopes are now available on the hallway shelf outside the Church Office. Please make every effort to pick them us, as it is quite expensive to mail them. In addition, the Counting Team appreciates your using these envelopes for your contributions as they help streamline the processing of the weekly offerings.
The children continue to practice for their annual Sunday School Christmas Program. It will be presented on Sunday, December 13th during the worship service. Following the program, we will be having a special Fellowship Time which will include lots of yummy Christmas cookies. If you would like to provide a plate of cookies, please place your name and phone number on the signup sheet in the main hallway.
Please bring your family and friends to our Caravan Christmas Caroling event! We will meet at the church on Sunday, December 13 and depart at 6:30 p.m. Our members that are unable to get to church, or have difficulty doing so, love to have us bring His glory to their doorstep at this time of the year. Children may bring bells to rind as we sing “Jingle Bells.” We will conclude the evening with hot chocolate and cookies in Fellowship Hall. If you enjoy baking this time of year, extra cookies are welcome!!!
The Friendly Center serves Toledo’s inner city children and is a ministry of The United Methodist Church. During the cold winter months, they have extra need for NEW hats, gloves/mittens and socks. If you would like to support this ministry, there will be a basket in the Fireside Room for collecting these items. Our Women’s Ministry will deliver them to the Friendly Center in mid-January.
The Church Mouse reports that the boiler heating system in the Education Wing has been fixed and everything is nice and warm again. Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for November 24, 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Here is the final Operation Christmas Child Shoebox count from our
congregation:
235 boxes
18 + volunteers
68.25 volunteer hours
The Relay Center in the Community Room received 920 boxes which were packed into 53 shipping cartons and then transported to Day Spring Church in Bowling Green on Monday afternoon.
Thanks so much to EVERYONE who made this such a success! Special thanks to Anne Stevens who so graciously leads us through this adventure every year, for Pastor Mike who moved all of the shoeboxes from the Fireside Room to the sanctuary for last Sunday's service, for those many volunteers who moved the boxes from the sanctuary to the Community Room following worship last Sunday, and to Jim Page for driving the boxes down to Bowling Green on Monday. There are 3 volunteers from our congregation who will be traveling with four others from the Whitehouse area next week to work at the Processing Center. Please keep Karen Longnecker, Yvonne Lammon and Sherry Hill in your prayers as they see the shoeboxes through their next steps.
Our Thanksgiving Offering will be given to Operation Christmas Child this
year.
Have you ever thought about the intricate details of the first Christmas? How Mary handled the startling message from the angel Gabriel? Why God sought fit to first appear to the lowly shepherds, and choose a manger in Bethlehem? Or what it would have been like to stand before a multitude of angels? Join us, beginning this Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 a.m. in
Fellowship Hall for a four week adult Bible study entitled "A Savior Is
Born" by Pete Briscoe. We will look at the topics of hope, peace, love and
joy. Childcare will be provided.
Worship Service for Sunday, November 29
Advent Wreath Lighting - Bill & Sue Gregory
Children's Moment - Mission Jar
Hymns - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and What Child Is This
Sanctuary Choir anthem - A Christmas Thanksgiving
Olga's selections -
Prelude: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Offertory: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Postlude: In the Bleak Midwinter
Scripture - Matthew 6:31-34
Pastor Mike's Sermon - Seek First the Kingdom of God
Liturgist - Priscilla Berseé
Please join us for light refreshments following the worship service in our
Fellowship Hall. Jan Sheridan and Dawn Buskey have been your hosts for the month of November.
If you would like to order a poinsettia for Christmas Eve, you will find
ordering envelopes in the rack with the offering envelopes in each pew or on
the shelf by the office door. The deadline for orders will be Sunday,
December 13. The cost remains at $7.00 per plant. Donations to the
church's new building fund will also be accepted on these forms. Your name
and your dedications will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletins.
On December 1, 2015, people from around the world are coming together to
promote giving. Be part of the magic of the season and join in with a
donation to The Friendly Center. Your support connects nearly 12,000 people in the poorest neighborhood of Toledo with resources such as food, hygiene items, educational and nutrition programs, and much more. Giving is easy! Give online, stop by their office, or mail in a check. Just make sure it's received by December 1 to be part of Giving Tuesday. The Friendly Center is located at 1324 North Superior Street, Toledo, OH 43604. Forms with additional information are located on the shelf in the main hallway.
The children have begun to practice for their annual Sunday School Christmas Program. It will be presented on Sunday, December 13th during the worship service. Following the program, we will be having a special Fellowship Time which will include lots of yummy Christmas cookies. If you would like to provide a plate of cookies, please place your name and phone number on the signup sheet in the main hallway.
And finally, the Church Mouse would like to thank all those "elves" who
stayed after church last Sunday to "hang the greens", trim the trees and
string up the Christmas lights. Not only has the sanctuary been "decked"
out for Advent, but also the Fireside Room, the Fellowship Hall and the main
hallway.
Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving! (The church office will be closed on
Thursday and Friday.)
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy
News for November 20, 2015
Dear Members and Friends of Waterville United Methodist Church,
Today is the deadline for all articles for the December edition of The Ambassador. Please send your items to Janet at janetumc@watervilleumc.org
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox collections continue this weekend in the Community Room. We will be accepting boxes on Friday, November 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Our Thanksgiving Offering will be given to Operation Christmas Child this year.
Worship Service for Sunday, November 22 - Thanksgiving Sunday
Kinder Choir –I Will Give Thanks and Never Forget to Be Thankful
Children’s Moment – Dedication of the OCC Shoeboxes
Hymns - We Gather Together and For the Beauty of the Earth
Sanctuary Choir anthem - Thank You
Olga’s selections -
Prelude: This Is the Day
Offertory: Thanksgiving and Praise
Postlude: All Creatures of Our God and King
Scripture - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-19
Pastor Mike’s Sermon – Thankful In All Circumstances, You’ve got to Be Kidding
Stewardship Moment – Tom Wiggins
Liturgist – Dave Landis
Charlotte Pritchett has requested a Prayer Quilt this Sunday for her friend, Emily Vernon. Please stop by the quilt, tie a knot and say a prayer for Emily this Sunday
This Sunday is Welcome A Neighbor Sunday. We will have 14 gift bags that will need to be distributed to new residents of our community. Please check and see if any of these new neighbors live near you.
There will be poinsettia flower order forms in your worship bulletin this Sunday. The deadline for orders will be Sunday, December 13. The cost remains at $7.00 per plant. Donations to the church’s new building fund will also be accepted on these forms. Your name and your dedications will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletins.
November’sMission Focus will be Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. We will be dedicating all of our shoeboxes during the Children’s Moment in our Worship Service this week. If you still don’t have your boxes finished, you may still bring them to church on Sunday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. or on Monday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. Please remember to include your $7.00 for each box to help with the shipping.
Our church will once again serve as a drop off / collection site for the area’s OCC Shoeboxes through Monday, November 23. We are in need of one more volunteer on Monday morning, November 23 from 10-Noon. Please contact Anne Stevens if you are available to help.
Have you ever thought about the intricate details of the first Christmas? How Mary handled the startling message from the angel Gabriel? Why God sought fit to first appear to the lowly shepherds, and choose a manger in Bethlehem? Or what it would have been like to stand before a multitude of angels? Join us, beginning on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall for a four week adult Bible study entitled “A Savior Is Born” by Pete Briscoe. We will look at the topics of hope, peace, love and joy. Childcare will be provided. Watch for a signup sheet on the bulletin board Sunday and an insert in your bulletin with additional information.
The children have begun to practice for their annual Sunday School Christmas Program. It will be presented on Sunday, December 13th during the worship service. Following the program, we will be having a special Fellowship Time which will include lots of yummy Christmas cookies. If you would like to provide a plate of cookies, please place your name and phone number on the signup sheet in the main hallway.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the church office will be closed on Thursday and Friday next week. Janet and I will both be in the office on Monday and Tuesday. The bulletin will be printed on Tuesday morning…please make sure you have any items to be included in it turned into the office by Monday!
Be a Blessing,
Church Cathy