Grafton United Methodist Church 973 Mechanic Street. Church Office: Punkins for sale

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1 Grafton United Methodist Church 973 Mechanic Street Church Office: Grafton, Ohio Punkins for sale October 2012

2 ~ The WORD Remains the Same ~ of time. On Friday mornings, I set off rather early to go to Ashland to care for and be with my great-grandson. He is such a joy to me. He cracks me up with the faces that he makes, the sounds that he has learned, and to see him try new things like his efforts to crawl. He has the idea of getting on his knees but he hasn t quite gotten the hang of it yet, but you can tell it is just a matter From the day I first saw him to this, he has changed so much. I tease that someone stole our baby because he looks absolutely NOTHING like the baby that we brought home. As I look at the church, not any particular church, but the church in general it has changed as dramatically as D Zavier. The Church doesn t look like it did when I was a child attending Sunday School and worship. The music is different, the way people dress is different, the buildings (new ones) totally look different from churches that I remember as a child; but the one thing that has remained constant is the MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST! The message is the same: 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (Bible Gateway John 3:16-17 NIV) I am so glad that in the midst of so much change that the Gospel Message, the Word of God will never change. We may need to change the ways in which we share the Gospel but the Message will forever remain the same. What a blessing it is to be part of a solid, never changing Message that the world still needs to hear and receive. For your edification and thought please read: JOHN 3 Pastor Dee

3 Serving the Lord October 2012 Lay Liturgist Greeters and Ushers 7 Barb Abbott John and Anita Wheatley and Bob and Lena Hawke 14 Anita Wheatley Rob and Heather Morley and Shana Stonestreet and Chris Clapper 21 Shirley Groves Joe and Diane Mendlik and Ed and Joann Stinnett 28 Bob Brandal Amy Bajko and Mary Eddy and Ron Rubesne and Ryan Tomes Children s Time 7 Mary Eddy 14 Molly Stonestreet 21 Hailey Owens 28 Margie Lisle

4 2 Don and Judy Schultz 6 Robert and Annie Overy 17 Dick and Margie Lisle 19 Dennis and Amy Bajko Steve and Cori Torres 21 Craig and April Foster 4 Joe Yusko III 6 Sandy Hawke 7 Carol Lumadue 11 Joe VanKerhove Cheryl Hosek 12 John Cutter 14 April Foster 17 Gary Clapper Kevin Baldoza 18 Windy Hoffmaster 22 Lloyd Miller 28 Kris Lottman 30 Sheila Overy 31 Judy Miller NOVEMBER 2 Grace Mei Junham VanKerkhove 6 Lynn Westermann Deadline for November Carillon Articles and Information October 17 Make Plans Today and Mark Your Calendar Come Dine With Us October 13, 2012 at GUMC in the Lower Level Everyone is invited to share a meal and some conversation. Dinner is served from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Won t you join us! We ve got a seat saved just for you! PRAISE SERVICE from 6:00-6:30 p.m. upstairs in the Sanctuary Alzheimer s Group Monday October 15 at

5 S UN M ON T UE W ED T HU F RI S AT :00 pm OutReach 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study Disciple 4 Disciple 2 at the Miller s Mid-Morning Prayer 4:30 pm Win-Some Chocolate Boutique 10:30 am Comforters Group 9:00 am Finance Praise Team Rehearsal :00 am Sunday School Fellowship 10:25 am Worship Holy Communion Open Table Birthday and Anniversary Sunday 1:00 pm Bullies and Mean Girls 5:30 pm Trustee 7:00 pm Administrative Council Disciple 4 Disciple 2 at the Miller s Mid-Morning Prayer 4:30 pm Win-Some Chocolate Boutique 10:30 am Comforters Group 9:00 am Breakfast Club at Harvest Cafe Praise Team Rehearsal 5:00 pm Come Dine With Us Community Meal :00 am Sunday School Fellowship 10:25 am Worship Children s Sabbath Blood Pressure Sunday 1:00 pm Bullies and Mean Girls Alzheimer s Disciple 4 1:00 pm Little Books of the Bible Study Disciple 2 at the Miller s CARILLON ARTICLES DUE Mid-Morning Prayer 4:30 pm Win-Some T.E.A.M. Tutoring Chocolate Boutique 10:30 am Comforters Group Continued on next page

6 S UN M ON T UE W ED T HU F RI S AT 21 9:00 am Sunday School Fellowship 10:25 am Worship Laity Sunday Adopt a Soldier Opportunity Sunday 22 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study 23 Disciple 4 1:00 pm Little Books of the Bible Study Disciple 2 at the Miller s 24 Mid-Morning Prayer 4:30 pm Win-Some T.E.A.M. Tutoring 6:45 Worship Committee 25 Chocolate Boutique 10:30 am Comforters Group 11:30 am LUNCH BUNCH at Harvest Cafe :00 am Sunday School Fellowship 10:25 am Worship Change for Change Sunday 4:00 pm Wesley Sermon Study Free Grace Disciple 4 1:00 pm Little Books of the Bible Study Disciple 2 at the Miller s Mid-Morning Prayer 4:30 pm Win-Some T.E.A.M. Tutoring 1 Chocolate Boutique 10:30 am Comforters Group 2 3 9:00 am Finance Praise Team Rehearsal The next LUNCH BUNCH will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25 at The Harvest Café. Everyone is welcome to join us! NEW ADDITION!! The Breakfast Club! We are now meeting for breakfast at Harvest Café on the every 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:00 a.m. Next meeting on Saturday, October 13! Can t make it for lunch? Join us for breakfast! This is MY Church It is composed of people just like me. It will be friendly if I am. It will do a great work if I work. It will make generous gifts to many causes if I am generous. It will bring others into fellowship if I bring them. Its seats will be filled if I fill them. It will be a church of loyalty and love, of faith and service, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these. Therefore, with God s help, I dedicate myself to the task of being all these things I want my church to be.

7 * Grafton UMC CHARGE CONFERENCE Our 2012 Charge Conference will be held on Sunday, NOVEMBER 11 at LaPorte UMC beginning at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend, Church Leaders are encouraged to attend. John Wesley Sermon Studies at GUMC October 28 Free Grace - Romans 8:32 November 18 The Important Question: - Matthew 16:26 December 16 The Marks of New Birth - John 3:8 The Scripture Way of Salvation - Ephesians 2:8

8 How has the ministry at Grafton United Methodist Church impacted your life? We want to hear your story! Please see Lynn Westermann if you are willing to share in writing or in front of the congregation. When a person officially joins with a congregation, he or she makes a commitment to participate in the ministries, financial support, and decision-making of the church. Therefore, the church not only counts members, it counts on them to be a formal part of the body of Christ and to accept and exercise their responsibilities in that role. People who join a United Methodist Church commit to uphold the church by their prayers, their presence, their gifts, their service and their witness. Honoring this membership commitment through a lifetime builds a strong description of each vow and a checklist of suggestions to fulfill the vow. SERVICE The commitment to service reminds us that Jesus life was an example of living as a servant and his words instructed his disciples to do the same. Participate in church service and mission projects. When you recognize an unmet need, work with others to try to meet the need. Volunteer regularly to serve the church community through office work, teaching, building clean-up, Sunday morning service, and other ways. Volunteer regularly for community service, such as school tutoring, clean-up and recycling, disaster recovery, and other ways.

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