Messenger. February. Men s Lenten Breakfasts. Communion Offering - February 1 THE. Glenwood United Methodist Church

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1 THE GLENWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2931 Myrtle Street Erie, PA Address Service Requested Communion Offering - February 1 This month s offering will support the ministry of Inter- Church Ministries of Erie County. This ecumenical and cooperative organization of churches works together to proclaim Jesus to our community. ICM operates a voucher program (in which we participate) to assist with emergency needs, a fund to assist families with funeral expenses on the death of a child, and a coat program, in addition to occasional joint worship services. Your special gift will assist our work together to those in need and remind the community that the things we believe together are greater than the things that often divide us as the Body of Christ. NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ERIE PA PERMIT NO THE February WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday, Feb. 1-8:15 & 10:45 am Holy Communion Trunk: Solid in Faith Thrive: Week 3 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 Offering - This month s offering will support the ministry of Inter-Church Ministries of Erie County. Sunday, Feb. 8-8:15 & 10:45 am Branches: Connected to the Holy Spirit Thrive: Week 4 Galatians 5:22-23 Sunday, Feb. 15-8:15 & 10:45 am Leaves: Bearing Fruit Thrive: Week 5 Luke 3:7-20 Ash Wednesday, Feb pm Community Service at Trinity UMC 3952 Pine Avenue Sunday, Feb. 22-8:15 & 10:45 am Nicodemus: Freedom from the Law John 3:1-17 Sunday for all ages 9:30 a.m. Child care available Messenger Glenwood United Methodist Church Men s Lenten Breakfasts Pastor s Office Hours Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. pastor@glenwoodumc.org Making disciple-making disciples of Jesus Christ Get challenged Get fed Get going! Calling all men! Join together with other guys from around the city to learn what it means to fight for the things that really matter in today s world to serve your wife, to love your children, and to stand up for Jesus every day. United Methodist Men will again be hosting a weekly breakfast and worship service during the Saturdays of Lent at churches throughout the city. We begin at 8am with worship and communion and conclude with breakfast. A freewill offering is taken. This gathering might be the Lenten discipline that you need to add to your schedule to take you to the next level in your spiritual life. Reservations are needed by each Wednesday please call Brenda ( ) if you plan to attend. February 21 Asbury UMC Phone: Dan Owen, Pastor 4703 West Ridge Road February 28 Lawrence Park UMC Phone: Ken Miller, Pastor 4015 Niagara Place March 7 South Harborcreek UMC Phone: Keith McGarvey, Pastor 7929 McGill Road Church Office Hours Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. office@glenwoodumc.org

2 ...often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. [Luke 5:16] PAGE 2 The Uncluttered Soul I recently started reading a book by Bill Hybels entitled Simplify. The basic premise of the book is that for the health of our souls, we really need to unclutter our lives in order to prioritize the things of God that matter most. Too many of us are overburdened, stressed out, and busy. But is that the life God intended for us or that we want to live? One of the things I enjoy about the church calendar are the various seasons of the year. They are often reflected in the colors you see in the sanctuary white for new life (Christmas and Easter; communion, funerals); red for celebration (Pentecost; ordinations; Holy Spirit); green for growth; and purple (or blue) for seasons of preparation (Advent and Lent). Once again, the season of Lent is upon us. Beginning with Ash Wednesday (February 18) and proceeding through the next 40 days until Easter, Lent invites us into a season of spiritual reflection. We begin with a reminder of our mortality on Ash Wednesday ( remember you are dust and to dust you will return ) and journey with Jesus to Jerusalem. Along the way, we reflect on the state of our souls as we shout with the crowds Hosanna! on Palm Sunday and then watch Judas betrayal, Peter s denials, and the disciples scatter like scared rabbits when Jesus is arrested. Those words of the disciples in the Upper Room echo in our ears Surely not I, Lord? as we let God shine a light into our souls through these stories. We know Easter and Resurrection is coming but are we too quick to jump to the party instead of grinding it out through hard work first? Lent invites us to slow it down and to take some time for introspection and evaluation. Hybels says this Often when people describe their too busy lives, they make it sound as if the overscheduling happened to them unwittingly, like they had no choice in the matter (p. 30). He goes on a little later saying my schedule is far less about what I want to get done and far more about who I want to become (p.35). Who am I becoming? Now that is a Lent-style question! But do you and I have the courage to ask it and really listen for an answer? I ll be honest I don t like to ask those type of questions when I already know that I m not going to like the answer. But that is precisely the time when I need to be asking the question. I invite you throughout the season of Lent to boldly ask that question over and over again. Listen for what God tells you and then DO IT! He may ask you to give something up or to add something on (or a combination of both). Luke reminds us that Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed (Luke 5:16). He was doing soul work in those times and it provided him an order, vision, and strength to face the challenges in his life and ministry. May we have the same courage and may it begin today. Sorting through the clutter too, Pastor Matt 2015 Remember to Check out our Web site: Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Communion Super Bowl Party :00 Food Pantry 9 6:30 Noteworthy Practice 16 6:00 Food Pantry 23 6:30 Noteworthy Practice 3 6:30 Church Program Meetings 10 3:30 Prayer Shawl 17 5:15 Brain Injury Support 6:30 Church Administrative Meetings :00 Life Line Screening 6:30 Open Gym/ Open Studio 11 6:30 Open Gym/ Open Studio 6:30 JoyBells 18 Ash Wednesday 7:30 Rock the Lakes Mtg 7:00 Community Worship Service - Trinity UMC 25 6:30 Open Gym/ Open Studio 6:30 JoyBells :00 Homeschool Youth Room 21 8:00 Men s Lenten Breakfast - Asbury UMC, Erie 6:30 Game Night :00 Men s Lenten Breakfast - Lawrence Park UMC 8:00 ServErie PAGE 11 PAGE 9

3 Glenwood Youth Ministry Thank You for Your Service this Month Glenwood Youth Ministry (Perhaps The Wave Youth Ministry???) 2014 Schedule meeting Sunday nights from 6-8pm All youth in 7 th -12 th grade Sunday, February 1 Super Bowl XLIX party at PM s ho (we ll provide the wings; bring something to share) Sunday, February 8 youth meeting For our accessibility ramp reclamation and installation crews: Dave Seib; George Durst; Sara, Ashley, and Todd Ernst; Roger Brumagin; Tom Butcher; Jim Thompson; Dave Fialkowski; Murray Oberacker, and Scott Bonnell To the ladies who helped provide lunch to the ramp builders: Peggy Seib; Kathy Durst; Ann Marie Ernst; and Marilyn Fialkowski To everyone who helped undecorate the church after Christmas and also set up for our Community Dinner Shirley Deemer for planning lunch for our Church Conference Open Gym volunteers: Abby Deemer, Len Zielewski, Susan Henry, Dave Bryan Restroom painting and renovation crew: Lois Ross, Peggy Seib, Ron Bratton, Tom Butcher, and David Roth To all those who finished up their service on committees and ministry teams at the end of Thank you for your leadership. Sunday, February 15 youth meeting Wednesday, February 18 Community Ash Wednesday service Sunday, February 22 youth meeting Youth Ministry Snow Tubing at Mt. Pleasant PAGE 10 Saturday, February 28 SERVERIE 8am-12:30pm Got Questions??? - Glenwood UMC 2931 Myrtle Street Erie PA He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me. He loves me not I am so thankful that I don t have to wonder about God s love. Why? Beca the Bible tells me so. John 3:16 For God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal LIFE. The Bible also says Dear friends, we should love each other, beca love comes from God. The person who loves has become God s child and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, beca God is love. I John 4:7-8 Day? When people love each other, they like to give each other gifts. The problem with this sometimes is that people think you have to give gifts to show love. But we can show love in different ways. We can say, I love you with words. We can show people we love them by listening to them. Hugs are a great way to tell people we love them. And you don t even have to any words. Helping people is another way to say, I love you. And you know, the best gifts aren t always the ones that cost the most. Think of some ways you can say I love you, beca God loves you! PAGE 3 What gifts will you give on Valentine s Pastor Shirley

4 February Birthdays Life Line Screening Game Night - February 6:30 Prayers and Praises PAGE 4 Listed below are those in our church family who celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries this month: Birthdays: Feb. 2 James Geronimo Feb. 2 Carol Thompson Feb. 5 Suzanne Weber Feb. 7 Marsha Fisher Feb. 8 Jackie Rhodes Feb. 9 Bill Riekert Feb. 10 Austin Zeigler Feb. 14 Valerie Engelleiter Feb. 15 Shelley Toland Feb. 21 Andrew Cameron Feb. 21 Octavia Skrabacz Feb. 21 Elmer Zeigler Feb. 23 Sarah Deemer Feb. 24 Pastor Pat Lenox Feb. 25 Afton Saft Feb. 25 Doc Salmon Our records may not be complete, please call the church office, to let us know if we have omitted your name. Memorial Gifts Received In memory of Deacon Jones given by: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crosby ^ Mr. and Mrs. William Riekert In memory of John Himrod given by: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crosby^ Mr. and Mrs. James Weigle* Blanche Bowers Your Health is in Your Hands Every 40 seconds someone suffers a stroke. Every 3 minutes someone dies from one. You have the power to take control of your health. We are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, February 4, Life Line Screening will be here at Glenwood United Methodist Church offering ultrasound screenings to scan for Stroke, Vascular Disease and Osteoporosis. These simple non-invasive tests detect abnormalities BEFORE they ca a stroke or other serious event. These are all health factors that put us at higher risk of developing vascular and heart disease. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $139 or $149 depending on the package you choose. To schedule an appointment please call: The screening will fill up quickly, so please call to schedule soon. In honor of William and Doris Riekert given by: Mr. and Mrs. James Weigle In honor of Charles and Faith Crosby given by: Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Crosby * Bereavement Fund + Growing Faithful Ministries ^ Food Pantry When: Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. Where: GUMC Social Room What: a night to relax, talk, play games, and eat a chance to get everyone out of the ho on a cold winter night and have somebody else play Candyland with your kids for a change Who: everyone bring the whole gang! Bring: the family, your favorite board games and card games (yep, unplugged all the way), and a snack and a drink to share with everyone else Sign up on the sheet in the sanctuary so we have an idea how many to expect (but, really, if you forget, come anyway). Questions? Contact Allison Judd at aajudd11@gmail.com or Open Gym and Open Studio Glenwood is the place to be on Wednesday nights! From 6:30-8:00pm, children ages 9-17 are invited to participate in Open Gym, filled with both planned games as well as free time, and Open Studio where you can work on various artistic pursuits, under the direction of our artist-in-residence, Anne Cutri. Both are free so invite your friends and come in out of the cold! PRAISES: Mike home after having brain Todd and Ann Marie Ernst welcomed their first grandchild, Gregory For an excellent planning retreat Jan Hopkins niece is in a Super Bowl commercial Betsy Schlabach is recovering from her thyroid cancer treatment well Scott and Patty Bonnell thanked the church for your prayers during the past couple weeks CONCERNS: Dave Gens cancer The Kenny family Bob Jr has to change medications; Brett is recovering from surgery to remove 2 tumors from his brain (awaiting biopsy results) Ill Tom and Kathy Krahe; Todd Ernst Florence Davis at Golden Living (Zuck) room 411 Vivian Small moved to Sarah Reed room 19 Judy Himrod outpatient surgery Paul Kelly job interview Becky Gonda 3 broken ribs; breathing troubles Chris and Amy (Wunch) Grappy personal struggles Agnes hospital with heart failure Shelly (Tom Butcher s sister) dementia Jerry (Bruce Jakiel s uncle) has no recognizable brain function Gary surgery postponed Hannah lung cancer For a family with many troubles (recent deaths and a ho fire) Leroy Sherman - prayer for his family For Stacy a woman needing prayer for a new car (from our community prayer box) PAGE 9

5 Ash Wednesday Worship Service - February 7pm This year, we will begin the season of Lent with a joint United Methodist worship service hosted by Trinity UMC (3952 Pine Ave). We will share in worship and fellowship with the pastors and members of Trinity, First, Kingsley, Simpson-Cascade, Henderson, San Juan, and Christ UMC s as we begin our Lenten journey this year. Don t miss it (All other church activities that evening are cancelled)! ServErie - Saturday, February 8am Our mission is to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community through acts of service. ServErie is a community renewal program spearheaded by churches across the Erie area. Our desire is to connect willing volunteers with specific neighborhoods and organizations who are poised to serve those in need in our city. We needs volunteers to support ServErie Saturday, a quarterly Saturday morning serving day usually from 8:30 am -12:30 pm. Contact Tom Butcher at ltbutcher@verizon.net to sign up. Opportunities for Spiritual Growth Sermon Series: Freedom! Our Lenten messages will focus on the freedom that Jesus provides by looking at many people that Jesus met throughout His ministry. We will study how Jesus met their deeper needs and invited them to live a life of freedom based in Himself and how God longs for the same thing for us today. Lenten Devotionals Available at the Welcome Center for both adults and children. Ash Wednesday February 7:00pm Begin your Lenten journey with a reminder of why we need Jesus: beca of our sin and our mortality. Share in communion and receive ashes as a sign of repentance. This service will be held at Trinity UMC (3952 Pine Ave) Palm Sunday March 29 Don t miss out on this celebration of Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Together we will wave our palm branches and raise our voices to shout Hosanna in the highest! Holy Thursday Worship April 7:00pm This will be a remembrance of all that Jesus experienced the last night with His disciples. Communion will be part of the worship experience. PAGE 8 Safe Sanctuary Training - Sunday, February 8 at Noon All volunteers who desire to work with children or youth in the church are required to attend this training as part of our Safe Sanctuary clearance process. New laws went into effect in PA this year that impact how we will do ministry and a new church-wide policy was enacted in November that you need to be aware of. The training should last about 1 hour. If you cannot attend, please let Pastor Matt know so we can make other arrangements. If you are on our cleared list, you already received your official invitation. If you would like to serve in ministries to those under 18 but are not yet cleared, you should plan to come too. Need a Car? Contact Laura I have a 1999 Nissan Sentra in good running condition. It has 137,000 miles, cruise control, and a reminder tone to leave your headlights on. Written advertising will show I m asking $1,500 but if you or someone you know could it, I ll sell it for $1,000. Please call if you have questions, or would like to test drive it. Laura Shoffner Good Friday Worship April 7:00pm Stare at the cross and weep as we witness again that Jesus was pierced for our transgressions, [and] was crushed for our iniquities (Isaiah 53:5). We will be hosting this service among all the UM churches in the city. Easter Celebration April 5 He is Risen! Come and worship our Risen Lord as we celebrate His defeat of death and Hell. Begin praying now for that person you want to invite to church this weekend. Easter Egg Hunt Plans are in the works for an egg hunt and other activities for the children this year. More information will be coming soon. ********************************* Men s Breakfasts: 8:00am February 21 Asbury UMC - Erie Dan Owen, Pastor February 28 Lawrence Park UMC Ken Miller, Pastor March 7 South Harborcreek UMC Keith McGarvey, Pastor March 14 Asbury UMC- Waterford Gary Donaldson, Pastor March 21 McKean UMC Barb English, Pastor March 28 First UMC - Erie Dr. Sang Choi, Pastor PAGE 5

6 With Gratitude Got Old, Und, Stinky Shoes? We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. PAGE 6 To Glenwood Youth Carolers: It was such a pleasure to have you here. I felt very honored. The singing was lovely. May God bless each and every one of you. See you at church! Helen Kelly To all the youth (and adults) who sang Christmas carols at our home, a great big thank you! It brought back memories of many years ago singing with the youth at all the homes of the sick and aged. Also, I enjoyed singing with all of you! You really made my day! Florence Davis LOCAL MISSION Your support means the world to us. Thank you for your recent donation of $470. Your gift is already at work helping to shelter and care for homeless families with children in our community. Beca of you, we are able to extend care and mercy to folks in desperate need of safe shelter, basic necessities, and hope. Our clients rely on our services as a stepping stone to a better tomorrow. And we are here, beca of the support of generous and caring friends like you. We appreciate your prayers and your partnership in our mission. Kurt B. Crays EUMA Executive Director Thank you for your continued support of the ministry here at Wesley Woods. We have received your gift of $961.58, toward the Booster Fund. Your prayers and financial support are vital to our continued faithfulness to God and ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your prayers and donations enable us to provide our guests an experience with Christ both at summer camp and throughout the year. In 2014 Wesley Woods ministered to 700 campers in the summer camping program. Seventy of those campers made first time professions of faith in Jesus Christ. Three hundred fifty of those campers recommitted to their faith in Jesus. God was faithful in enabling us to update our horse pasture fencing, and repair of the Missionary 3 cabin. Your financial gifts helped our staff to handle every one of these opportunities with wisdom, mercy, and grace. Thank you. Nathaniel Greenway Wesley Woods Director GLOBAL Thank you for your support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). The Advance, the designated giving channel of The United Methodist Church, 100 percent of your contribution will go to UMCOR. Thank you for giving so generously. Thank you for joining with us to Be Hope to those who desperately need it. Shawn Bakker UMCOR For the third year, Glenwood is collecting d footwear to benefit the Erie United Methodist Alliance (EUMA) and All God's Children Ministries (AGCM). Footwear in any condition will be accepted. Last year EUMA and AGCM divided over $17,000 between their organizations. Last year, we collected about 1,000 pairs of shoes. This year our goal is 125 pairs! Please tell friends, family, and neighbors that Glenwood will be accepting shoes again this spring. In the US alone, 630 million pairs of shoes are thrown away each year. By donating old shoes to United Methodist Women (UMW) The UMW will meet on Tuesday, February 10 at 7:00 pm in the Social Room. The evening's program is "Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Nourishment". Refreshments will be served and all women are welcome to attend! All UMW members who participated in the 2014 reading program are asked to return their reading forms to Helen Hedderick by February 1. The forms are in the church library along with the 2015 reading-program books. And YES, the UMW is having a rummage sale in 2015! The sale is scheduled for Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13. The UMW welcomes your donations of clean, gently-d items. Please no electronic equipment such as computers and televisions, d tires, paints or other chemicals. EUMA and AGCM, what would have gone into landfills will be given a second chance to make a difference. All donated shoes will be redistributed through Funds2orgs and d in developing nations for impoverished people to start and grow an enterprise to feed, clothe, and ho their families. EUMA and AGCM will benefit from a monetary fee based on per pound rate for shoes. Please be sure to rubber band your shoes together and place them in plastic trash bags before bringing them in to church. Collection begins March 1, in the gym. The UMW will begin accepting donations in the ministry center on Tuesday, June 2 and stop accepting donations on Tuesday, June 9. There is no storage area available at Glenwood, so please donate on these dates. Thank you for your support! The proceeds benefit mission programs in Erie and around the world. PAGE 7