Circuit Rider A monthly newsletter of Lansdale United Methodist Church Volume XLI, Number 6, January,

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1 Circuit Rider A monthly newsletter of Lansdale United Methodist Church Volume XLI, Number 6, January, ADULT DINE-AROUND Please join us for 11:30 A.M. on Thursday, January 7th. We shall meet at the Metropolitan Restaurant located at 750 Upper State Road, North Wales (adjacent to the Costco parking lot). It will be most helpful if you sign the list across from Stringer Auditorium so that we can tell the restaurant how many to expect. Questions? Please call Marlene Ney at Bright Beginnings Open House Saturday February 6,2016 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. If you have a request for the Prayer Chain, please call Janet Harper, You can also add your request online at and through our church Facebook page at groups/lansdaleumc/. The Facebook page is for a closed group, so you must join the group to post requests and also be blessed to pray for others. Come on out! Meet the Teachers, See the classrooms and enjoy some refreshments! Register for September Classes! Everyone is welcome to visit. The United Methodist Women are sponsoring a soup collection event for Feb. 7, Please bring meat-based soups and place in soup pots in the narthex for our "SOUPER" Bowl Sunday. It would be great if each family could donate 5 cans of soup. The soup will be taken to Manna On Main St. Thanks. Questions: Marilyn Snyder The December UMM Monthly Men's Breakfast Meeting will be on Saturday, January 9th at 8:00 A.M. in the Stringer Auditorium. Please come and join us for breakfast, fellowship & devotions.

2 Worship Services for January 2016 January 3 rd - Epiphany Sunday - Communion Sunday Scripture Readings: Psalm 24:1-2, Mark 24:1-2 Meditation: Believe - Stewardship Pastor Max Hymn: #245 - The First Noel (Opening) #473 - Lead Me, Lord (Prayer) #399 - Take My Life, and Let it Be (Preparation) #614 - For the Bread Which You Have Broken (Communion Hymn) #61 - Come Thou Almighty King (Closing) January 10 th - The First Sunday after Epiphany Scripture Readings: John 14:1-2, Revelation 21:1-5 Message: Believe - Eternity Pastor Max Hymns: #452 - My Faith Looks up to Thee (Opening) #472 - Near to the Heart of God (Prayer) #474 - Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Preparation) #715 - Rejoice, the Lord Is King (Closing) January 17 th - The Second Sunday after Epiphany - Human Relations Day Scripture Readings: Psalm 95:1-2, Acts 16:25-35 Message: Believe - Worship Pastor Max Hymns: #381 - Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us (Opening) #405 - Seek Ye First (Prayer) # Oh How He Loves You and Me (Preparation) #378 - Amazing Grace (Closing) January 24 th - The Third Sunday after Epiphany - Ecumenical Sunday Scripture Readings: Psalm 66:18-20, Luke 11:1-13 Message: Believe - Prayer Deb Neild, Assistant to the Pastor, Deacon Candidate Hymns: #526 - What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Opening) #496 - Sweet Hour of (Prayer) #437 - This Is My Song, v. 3 (Preparation) #352 - Standing in the Need of Prayer (Closing) January 31 st - The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Scripture Readings: Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23, Hebrews 4:12 Message: Believe - Bible Study Pastor Max Hymns: #600 - Wonderful Words of Life (Opening) # Change My Heart O God (Prayer) #601 - Thy Word is a Lamp (Preparation) #402 - Lord, I Want to Be a Christian (Closing) INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER? SIGN UP FOR THE MEMBERSHIP CLASS! Are you interested in joining our church? If you have been worshiping with us, if you have been enjoying our fellowship, and if you are interested in becoming part of our fellowship and want to join our church membership, please contact the office at

3 January 2016 Dear Friends, Living each day as if it were the last day of our life is not a bad philosophy. Living each day as if it were the first day of our life might be a better one. This is a new year with exciting new possibilities. The old year is gone. The mistakes we made, the obstacles we have overcome are now in the past. A new year has arrived. Every January 1st of every year, we mark a new year in our lives. Many people begin it with New Year resolutions of improvements and commitments. They often retract or delete them before the end of January. Therefore, I thought I would share with you something eternal and unchanging, the Word of God. Here are some Scripture verses for the New Year. Have a blessed one. New Birth - A Living Hope - 1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Hope for the Future - Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. A New Creation - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! A New Heart - Ezekiel 36:25-27 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command. Forgetting the Past - Philippians 3:13-14 No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. Wait on the Lord - Isaiah 40:31 Yet those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. God's Timing is Perfect - Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (NIV) Each New Day is Special - Lamentations 3:22-23 The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies are new every morning. In His Love, Pastor Max 3

4 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS It s Here! A New Year! 2016! Are you excited? Are you making New Year Resolutions? I know I am! I m going to lose 40 pounds, work out every day, never eat junk again (especially potato chips) again, drink less coffee, go to Sunday School every Sunday and stop biting my lip! Do you have a whole list like I do? Are you hoping to stick to it? I know it s hard. I may have to modify my list a bit. But I ll tell you what, some things, the most important things will be a priority. The most important being Going to Sunday School!!! Now granted, it s my job to be here, but even if it wasn t, I would be here. I was raised in a Sunday School family. My Mom and Dad both taught Sunday School and we were there every week. Even if we were on vacation we would go, and have to bring back a bulletin so we could get credit! Had to have perfect attendance to get your Sunday School pin every year. Lol. It was a lot easier 40 years ago, with a lot less conflicts with activities on Sunday mornings. But the priority was there. It was important to attend Sunday School and learn about our Jesus Christ who lived and died for our sins. If it hadn t been important to my parents, I probably wouldn t be sitting here writing this article and working for the church. Boy am I glad it was. It made me who I am today. Please think about this as you roll over in bed, and think that church will have to wait for another week. Your children will thank you, just as I thank my Mom and Dad, for modeling faithful church involvement for them. If you haven t been to Sunday School in a while, you will be surprised by the changes we have made.. Sunday School is now using the Rotation Model. Children are learning by seeing, hearing, role playing and creating. We just finished our Gift of Jesus rotation, where the children learned how to swaddle baby Jesus, saw a video depicting the birth of Jesus, played games, and baked candy cane cookies while learning Bible verses, and so much more. I am greatly impressed by the talents of our volunteers and their eagerness to help as part of the Sunday School team. What a blessing to the church and to me! Please come out and see what is happening in Sunday School. You won t be disappointed! Liz Bonner Christian Education Director Nursery News Happy New Year! This fall we learned about God creating the world, Noah s faith in God and about Joseph s colorful coat. Those of you who have stopped in during arts and crafts time seen that Joseph s coat was not the only colorful thing in the room. The floor loved being colorful also. We celebrated the fall harvest and God s provision with a pumpkin prayer while I carved Christian symbols into the pumpkin. In November we learned about the people at the first thanksgiving dinner. The children each made a What I am Thankful for turkey that was hung in the hallway for all to enjoy. Finally, December was a lot of fun as we learned about how Jesus came to earth as a baby to save us from our sins. We also learned that we share gifts on Christmas because God gave us the greatest gift of all. This month, we have some children who will be turning 3 years old. We welcome all of the new born children to join us in their own safe area in the nursery. They will learn a lot from our three year olds. We also would like to formally welcome Julianne Wylie as the new nursery Assistant Director. She has been working as the assistant since November of The nursery staff have been asked to make a wish list for the needs of the nursery. If you would like make a donation to the nursery, the list is posted on the wall just outside the nursery door. The children will appreciate your generosity and enjoy the gifts for years to come. Please feel free to stop by and visit us as we love to say hi to all who come by. Donna Fritz 4

5 2016 The Year Ahead in the LUMC Library Happy New Year! The youth had a very busy December. In December the youth participated in the Advent Dinner, the annual Christmas Choir Concert and a group event in partnership with Sanctuary UMC. All the youth had a blast. Our focus for November and December was doing what you can. Each of the youth was given a $10 bill and was challenged with doing something good with it. This was an open-ended assignment and they could do anything with the $10, as long as it had a positive impact on someone else. They were not limited to $10, if they were able to turn their $10 into $20 that was even better. The final Youth Group in December was spent baking Christmas cookies and discussing the outcome of this project. Many local charities, organizations and individual families currently facing tragedy benefitted from our project. Thank you to the Youth and their families for their participation. Musical practice begins on Sunday, January 3rd from 2PM to 4PM. It continues every Sunday from 2PM to 4PM until March. If you or your youth is interested in participating, there are lots of jobs for all kinds of people so please speak with Paul Bonner, Darren Johnson or Brent. If there is a Youth out there that would like to participate in the Youth Musical and they are not signed up, please let us know. In God s Love, Brent Information about important events and issues that relate to the both the local and global church will be available for browsing in the LUMC Library. Members of each local United Methodist Church are encouraged to be informed on what we believe and how we live out these beliefs as a connectional body that reaches across the globe. Most importantly, each member is called to prayerful support of the delegates from local churches who are elected to participate in the deliberations at these meetings. Be informed and pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the delegates and that the power of God s love will prevail in these proceedings. In May, the United Methodist Church will engage in discussion and debate about church polity, doctrine and the structure of our denomination at General Conference. In June, the Jurisdictional Conferences will meet to determine the boundaries of episcopal areas and elect and assign bishops to oversee each area. Eastern PA Annual Conference meets also in June, just before the Jurisdictional Conference, to conduct the annual business of the conference, including worship, ordination, and dealing with resolutions. Look for information on events and issues on the Periodicals and Information bookcase. The United Methodist Women have a reading program providing inspirational reading, study books and other resource material on the UMW Resource Center bookcase. Some of these materials may be borrowed for reading at your convenience. See the bulletin board outside the library for information and news about our Conference and the United Methodist Church and to find out what s new in the library. LUMC Library Director, Verna Colliver 5

6 DISH-CUSSIONS - WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 P.M. IN JANUARY WHY? Making Sense of God s Will Come and join us for food for the body and food for the soul. Every Wednesday night in January will we hold Dish-Cussions in Stringer. Dinner starts at 6:30 P.M., so Bring a Cover Dish. Lessons and discussions begins at 7:00 P.M. Where is God when tragedy and suffering strike? When the ground shakes, and a poor nation s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation? In Why? Making Sense of God's Will, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God s plan for the world, including: God will not take away our free will, even when we use it to grieve him. God will never abandon us, especially in the midst of our suffering. While God is not the author of suffering, God will bring blessing out of tragedy. January 6 Session 1 Why do the Innocent Suffer? January 13 Session 2 Why do My Prayers Go Unanswered? January 20 Session 3 Why Can't I See God's Will for My Life? January 27 Session 4 Why God's Love Prevails * Soup Night* Congratulations! Thanks to the efforts of United Methodists across the connection, we've reached 90% of our goal of $75 million to combat suffering and death from malaria. We're almost there. Help us reach $75 million by making a donation and make a difference in the life of a child, adult or family. With your help, we can make reach our goal! Visit us at Take the #Give10 Challenge by donating $10 today, and the People of The United Methodist Church will work together to make the last 10% of the goal. The United Methodist Church s top legislative body will meet in Portland, Oregon, May 10-20, 2016 In prayerful support of the delegates who will participate in this important conference, the bishops of the Annual Conferences are encouraged to hold a Prayer Day (24 hour vigil) for their conference in preparation for General Conference. January 6 (Epiphany Day) is the date for the Eastern PA Conference. Bishop Johnson s Call to Prayer for General Conference is posted on the LUMC Library bulletin board. 6

7 It won t be long now.the annual LUMC Women s Retreat is just around the corner - January 29-31, The Reverend Dory Newcomer is preparing a special weekend for us. Her topic this year is Giving the Gift of Listening: Ever wonder what to say when a friend is having a hard time? Ever wish you could do something to make things better for her or him? Well, there is something you can do: LISTEN! When we are hurting, most of us don t want suggestions from others as much as we want someone to help us hear our best selves, and also to hear from God. Dory will captivate and inspire you throughout the weekend. Just ask anyone who has attended in the past. And for $95, you get a weekend at Camp Innabah with 5 deliciously prepared meals, a cozy room for 2 nights (comes with roommates), spiritual growth, prayer support, fun, laughter, and inspiration. Invite a friend, neighbor, sister, mother, or daughter. Please sign up on the bulletin board outside Stringer. The deadline is January 11, 2016, and payment is due by January 17, Carpooling is available. Any questions, contact me at or at sandik416@msn.com. If you missed it, the th Annual Choir Christmas concert lived up to its reputation as an enjoyable holiday event that brings the church family together in the spirit praise and thanksgiving for the birth of our savior Jesus. This concert, which marked the 12th and final Christmas concert for our beloved former Director of music Edwin Roberts, put the full breath of the LUMC music ministry on display. Attendees were treated an array of musical selections including traditional choral pieces, instrumental numbers, vocal ensembles, hand bells, contemporary worship, a carol sing-along and even original compositions and arrangements by our own Edwin Roberts. The praise team even treated the crowd to ruckus rendition of Born is the King to close the evening. The reception that followed the concert was equally enjoyable as the church family gathered in Stringer Auditorium to fellowship over wonderful homemade treats. Thanks goes out to all of the choirs, the youth ensemble, bell choir, the praise team for all the work they did preparing for the concert and performing. Special thanks goes the Ed Roberts. whom God has seen fit to call into other areas of service. Ed instituted the annual Christmas concert and it is a tradition that is sure to live on at LUMC for many years to come. And finally, But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing (2 Corinthians 2:14-15). 7

8 Missions From The Kitchen Sunday, Jan 24, 2016 Pulled Pork Barbecue Sandwich Luncheon Eat-in or Take-out Missions Work Area Blue Envelope Mission emphasis for January is to aid VIM (Volunteer in Mission) adult volunteers going on Mission Trips in 2016 & homeowners with whom they serve. Your financial support & prayers assist & give Hope to families who need help with needed repairs following natural disasters of floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, & others. Volunteers give their time, talents, vacations, money & Love to those in need. Helping with materials is costly & volunteers help where they can with drywall, insulation, doors, electrical wiring, and also some personal property lost. This month your support with a donation will help restore homes & help heal the saddened hearts of their owners & bring Hope. An adult Mission Trip is being planned for the recovery efforts in South Carolina following the severe flooding in that state in Carpenter s Calling Mission Team (a multi church group) has made arrangements for the week of Sat., April 2 to 9 th, Details will be posted during January or you can contact Ed or Barb Hartmann at ebhartmann1722@gmail.com for further information or inquiry about volunteering. There will be a fee for the trip. Volunteers must be 18 or over. The Missions Work Area will assist with the cost through fundraising efforts throughout the year. The next recycling day will be on Saturday, January 9, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. The Recycling Center is still accepting only a limited number of items, so the collection will be limited to #6 plastics, Styrofoam, plastic coated milk and juice containers, fabric and clothing. All items must be clean and sorted in the various categories. The suggested donation is $3 to cover the cost of gasoline and the $10 entrance fee at the Pottstown recycling facility. Available throughout the morning after the Traditional & Praise services & Sunday School By Donation Only!!! Proceeds support our Adult Mission Trip Volunteers Thank You for your support of the Potato Filling Sale in November. There were over 225 quarts sold & a profit estimated at $650 or more. Thanks also goes out to all the volunteers who helped. Eleven children from Oak Park Elementary School received Christmas gifts this year thanks to your support. You provided dolls, arts & crafts supplies, baby bottles, an infant seat, Legos, clothes, books, and so much more. Thank you for your incredible generosity. PRAYER & PRAISE BREAKFAST After prayerful consideration, I have decided to discontinue the Prayer & Praise Breakfasts after 2015 due to lack of participation. We have been meeting for 25 years or more, the last 15 of which I have been the leader. It has been wonderful sharing and caring with one another over the years. I'm sure all of you who have been participating will treasure the memories and the friendships, as will I. My sincere thanks for your wonderful support all these years. God's blessings to all! Marlene Ney For information contact Laural Harper ( ). 8

9 Like any large gathering of people, our church is often graced with the presence of individuals with whom you are not familiar. Sometimes, the people are simply visitors or attending a special event. Sometimes there are people church shopping Some people even decide to return and become a permanent part of our church family. If you have been paying attention to the people around you in church you may have noticed a young man who have started attending regularly with his wife and adorable little son. This man, as you may already know, is our new Director of Music/Choir Director Francis Coates. Francis (Frank) Coates III has served as Pianist, Organist, and Music Director for over 15 years. He has taught music in a variety of educational environments and has over 10 years of experience in education. He is a professional pianist and composer specializing in contemporary piano and orchestration. Francis attended University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and University of Maryland Baltimore County studying Music Composition, Music Education and Managerial Science and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and is expected to complete his MBA in June He is married to Rachel Coates, a scientist and chemical engineer. They are the proud parents of a two year old son, Jackson. If you have not taken the opportunity to do so already, place make an effort to extend a personal welcome to Frank and Rachel. Offer your assistance as they make the transition to this new calling in their lives. Hold them up in continual prayer as they seek to serve the Lord by ministering at LUMC through music. From the editor Each new year presents us with an opportunity to start something new. To put the failures and successes of the previous year behind us and set new goals for the year ahead. Whether it be eating healthily, saving money, starting a new hobby or finally getting on top of the jungle they call a back yard, many people choose to set goals in areas that they believe will improve their lives. Despite our best effort to follow through with the plan, the overwhelming majority of us falter within the first month of the process. In light of this truth, we must ask ourselves, why. Why can t we follow through with our plans? Why do we falter and abandon the course so quickly? Maybe we are setting the wrong goals. Maybe there is a flaw in each of us that prohibits our success. Maybe, and I believe this to be the answer to our question, it is because we try to go at it alone. We don t have an adequate support system to keep us on task, encourage us and hold us accountable. And so, we fail. The necessity of accountability and support is evident in many aspects of our lives but is too often ignored when it comes to our spiritual walk. Moses had Aaron and Miriam. Joshua had Caleb. David had Jonathan. Paul had Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, John Mark, Peter, etc. Even Jesus gathered 12 partners to support him in his humanity. My point here is that if we are to be successful in our Christian walks we cannot attempt to live the Christian life alone. We must support each other. It s not simply as good idea, it is essential. If you have not already done so, consider joining one of the many small groups offered here at LUMC. Don t know where to start? Try attending a Class Meeting, Dish-cussions or one of the morning or evening bible studies. We are a community of believers. More than that, we are a family. And, in our family, no one should ever walk the Christian walk alone. Soli Deo Gloria! 9

10 Thank You Note: To all my dear friends at Lansdale United Methodist Church, You are all a true blessing to me. All your prayers and reaching out to me through Facebook, cards, phone calls have been touching in ways you will never know. Thank-you Pastor Max & Sally for the flowers and Meryl who delivered them. My recovery is coming along as to be expected. Hope to returning very soon. Thank-you for being a blessing to me always. Fondly, Eva Yard Birthdays 1/1 Vicki Reynolds Jack Armstrong 1/3 Alexandra Ingram 1/4 Grace Murray 1/4 Joelle Pitts 1/6 Joanna Dyer Edward Hartmann Courtney Flango 1/9 Ryder Sementa 1/11 Chris Noll 1/12 Dan Jenkins Randy Stemler Jeanne Decembrino 1/13 Elia Benchouk 1/13 Declan Nast 1/14 Jo Anne Baringer Kim Murray 1/14 Caeleigh Wright 1/14 Conlan Wright Christine Regino 1/15 Matthew Gisondi 1/16 Ron Meyers 1/17 Thelma Kissinger 1/18 Cheryl Coddington Karen Davidson 1/19 Barry McGuire 1/20 Lonnie Turnipseed 1/21 Jaden Burroughs 1/21 Derek Stefanowicz 1/22 Hugh Transue 1/22 Charles Yocum 1/23 Helen Foelker Greg Jackson Sarah Snyder 1/23 George Yocum, IV 1/24 Patty Stemler Bob Kennedy II 1/25 Cindy Mettin John Dasch 1/26 April Fultz 1/27 Jason Beideman 1/28 Noel Fisher Shirley Bradley Nathan Kennedy 1/29 Lucy Barnhart Sharon Croushore Marie Goodyear 1/29 Jacob Flango 1/30 Harold Lightcap 1/30 Jeffrey Richardson & Emily Spencer Baptisms Anniversaries 1/6 Neil & Carol Hagenbuch... 50th Cecilia Catherine Alves-Edgar, daughter of James and Katia, was baptized on Nov. 22, /6 Tom & Karen Gana h 1/10 Harold & Dorothy Lightcap 58th 1/14 Mike & Jill Nickerson...27th 1/15 Fred & Joanna Dyer....23th 1/19 Chris & Donna Beausoleil. 9th 1/28 Bradley & Crystal Bryant.. 6th 10

11 January 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 9a Traditional Worship Nursery 10:15a Sunday School 11:15a PRAISE! Service 2p Youth Musical Rehearsal 10 9a Traditional Worship Nursery 10:15a Sunday School 11:15a PRAISE! Service 2p Youth Musical Rehearsal 17 9a Traditional Worship Nursery 10:15a Sunday School 11:15a PRAISE! Service 2p Youth Musical Rehearsal 24 9a Traditional Worship Nursery 10:00a Missions Pulled Pork Sandwich Luncheon 10:15a Sunday School 11:15a PRAISE! Service 2p Youth Musical 24 9a Traditional Worship Nursery 10:15a Sunday School 11:15a PRAISE! Service 2p Youth Musical Rehearsal 4 12p Alcoholics Anon p Alcoholics Anonymous 7p Church Council Meeting 18 12p Alcoholics Anonymous 7p Soul Sisters Circle 25 12p Alcoholics Anonymous :30a Worship team Meeting 12:20p Staff Meeting 7p PRAISE! Band Rehearsal Finance Meeting 12 11:30a Congregational Care Meeting 7p PRAISE! Band Rehearsal 19 11:30a Susanna Wesley Circle 7p PRAISE! Band Rehearsal Church and Society Committee meeting 26 7p Missions Committee Meeting 7p PRAISE! Band Rehearsal 6 6:30a Men s Breakfast Bible Study 9:30a Woman s Bible Study 6:30p Dish-cussions 13 6:30a Men s Breakfast Bible study 9:30a Women s Bible Study 6:30p Dish-cussions 20 6:30a Men s Breakfast Bible Study 9:30a Women s Bible Study 6:30p Dish-cussions 27 6:30a Men s Breakfast Bible Study 9:30a Women s Bible Study 6:30p Dish-cussions 7:30p NPASFA 7 11:30a Adult Dine Around 6:30p Children s Choir 7p Chancel Choir Trustees Meeting 7:30p Narcotics Anonymous 14 6:30 Children's Choir 7p Class Meeting Chancel Choir 7:30p Narcotics Anonymous 21 6:30p Children s Choir 7p Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:30p Narcotics Anonymous 28 6:30 Children s Choir Rehearsal 7p Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:30p Narcotics Anonymous 8 7p Class meeting p Class Meeting 29 5p Women s retreat at Camp Innabah 7p Narcotics Anonymous 9 8a UMM breakfast 7p Narcotics Anonymous 7p Narcotics Anonymous 23 7p Narcotics Anonymous 30 Women s retreat at Camp Innabah 11

12 Lansdale United Methodist Church 300 North Broad Street Lansdale, PA RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 180 Lansdale, PA Lansdale United Methodist Church Fax : LUMCmail@verizon.net Office Hours: Mon. Thurs., 9 A.M. 3 p.m. Our church extends a warm welcome to you. Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Max Jaouen Sunday Morning Worship Services: 9 A.M. Traditional 11:15 A.M. Contemporary Church School: 10:15 A.M. All ages Nursery Care: infants to age 3 all morning Staff Pastor: Rev. Dr. Max Jaouen Assistant to the Pastor: Debra Neild Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Warner Music/Choir Director: Frank Coates III Organist: Ruth Rineer Contemporary Worship Leader: Eva Jennings Children s Education Director: Liz Bonner Youth Director: Brent Snyder Nursery Director: Donna Fritz Bright Beginnings Nursery School: Liz Bonner Custodian: Bill Scheetz Church Leadership Lay Leaders: Luann Ingram Assistant: Catherine Goerss-Murphy Dave Edwards Church Council: Cindy Scheetz Assistant Chair : Todd Harper Church and Society: Lonnie Turnipseed and Laurel Harper Discipleship: Peter Noll Finance: Jeff Clamer Financial Secretary: Warren Shaedle Lay Leadership: Max Jaouen and Paul Bonner. Librarian: Verna Colliver Missions: Ed Hartmann Staff Parish Relations: Bill Cole Treasurer: Darren Johnson, Assistant Chair Richard Hardisty Trustees: Mike Nickerson UMM President: Joe Millman Worship: Connie Barnes and Maryellen Reinmiller The February 2016 newsletter deadline is January 12, 2016 The Circuit Rider is a monthly newsletter of Lansdale United Methodist Church. Leave articles with name and phone number in the newsletter mailbox in the church office or to LansdaleCircuitRider@verizon.net. We reserve the right to edit for content and space. Editor: Conal Wright Production: Joan Johnson, Dick Lehman