Romeo United Methodist Church

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1 The Grapevine December 2017 This Month s Events Advent Tea December 1 Reverend Trevor Herm, Pastor Romeo United Methodist Church Church Office: Church Fax: Anne Wilber, Church Secretary Cynthia Forsgren, Choir Director Linda Schenburn, Christian Education Kari Reid, Treasurer Ed LaLonde, Praise Band Hannah Engwall, Youth Director Symphonia Chorale Concert December 3 YAHA Christmas Event December 7 The GRAPEVINE is published monthly. The intention is to communicate and promote the entire program of the Romeo United Methodist Church to members and friends. Your articles, comments and suggestions are welcome. The editor reserves the right to edit content and space as required. Linda Eastman, Editor Phone: lindakeastman@aol.com Adult Christmas Party December 15 Christmas Play December 17 Romeo United Methodist Church Page 1

2 Pastor s Paragraphs December is just starting and I'm sure our streets are already filled with lights, and the stores are filled with ads reminding us not to miss Christmas. It s pretty hard to miss. So we make sure we put up lights and our tree, that we buy our presents and fill our shopping bags and send out our Christmas cards. But in spite of all the reminders many still miss the message. We get the message that Christmas is here, but we forget that Jesus is too. And Jesus is the message. We can't forget Jesus and still have a Merry Christmas. So may Jesus help to make our holidays hopeful and merry. And as we pass out gifts and make plans for our parties may we keep Jesus as our focus. May we remember why we're celebrating and why we're joyful. Our world needs Jesus more than anything else we have to offer and Jesus came to bring our joy to our world. So spread some joy this Christmas as we plan our celebrations around Him. Carol and I have enjoyed so much these past months getting to know you. We look forward to sharing in Christmas and the New Year with you and we wish you all a joyful Christmas season. Some things to add to your list to help you celebrate. Christmas Party Dec 15th at church 6 p.m. (child care provided) Christmas Play Dec 17th at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve morning combined service at 10 a.m. Christmas Eve Services 7 and 9 p.m. New Year s Eve combined service at 10 a.m. Pastor Trevor A Spiritual Meaning of The 12 Days of Christmas Each of the items in the song represents something of religious significance: The "true love" represents God and the "me" who receives these presents is the Christian. The "partridge in a pear tree" was Jesus Christ who died on a tree as a gift from God. The "two turtle doves" were the Old and New Testaments - another gift from God. The "three French hens" were faith, hope and love - the three gifts of the Spirit that abide (I Corinthians 13). The "four calling birds" were the four Gospels which sing the song of salvation through Jesus Christ. The "five golden rings" were the first five books of the Bible also called the "Books of Moses". The "six geese a-laying" were the six days of creation. The "seven swans a swimming" were the "seven gifts of the Holy Spirit". (I Corinthians 12:8-11; Romans 12, Ephesians 4; I Peter 4:10-11). The "eight maids a milking" were the eight beatitudes. The "nine ladies dancing" were nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5:22 & 23) The "ten lords a-leaping" were the Ten Commandments. The "eleven pipers piping" were the eleven faithful disciples. The "twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of the Apostles' Creed. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 2

3 DECEMBER VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE FELLOWSHIP TIME 3 rd Joyce and Barry Benham, Judy and Jim Larimer 10 th Sandy Edwards, Elaine Roberson, Mary Jo Hosler 17 th Becky Laseke, Stella Wheeler 24 th Combined Service 31 st Combined Service - Breakfast 9:00 A.M. Service GREETERS 3 rd Dona and Larry Beck 10 th Linda Schenburn 17 th David and Beverly Lee 24 th Open Combined Service 31 st Open Combined Service Volunteers are needed for services for December 24 th and 31 st. See Gayle Beitel if you can greet either of these days. VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS COMMUNION STEWARDS December 3 - Pews 9:00 a.m. Claudia Royal Marilyn Bracy 11:00 a.m. Marty and Karen Rastigue Youth Group December 24 - Pews 9:00 p.m. Becky Laseke Marilyn Bracy Marty and Karen Rastigue Seasonal Flowers Mary Jo Hosler Baby Blanket Ministry Ilene Lock College Ministry Paula Groomes Fellowship Hour Becky Laseke Greeters Gayle Beitel Nursery Jen Lamb Sound Board Dave Beskin Ushers Craig Engwall Communion Marilyn Bracy NURSERY SCHEDULE 9:00 A.M. Service 3 rd Ginny Powers 10 th Heather and Marty Wagester 17 th Nancy Domke 24 th Open 31 st Open 11:OO A.M. Service 3 rd Louchrisa Smith 10 th Lamb Family 17 th Jenny and Dale Teller 24 th Combined Service 31 st Combined Service SOUND BOARD 3 rd Mischele Makhlouf 10 th Laurie Bennett 17 th Claudia Royal 24 th Open 31 st Dave Beskin ALTAR FLOWERS 3 rd Janet Bauer 10 th Amy Grant 17 th Open 24 th Open 31 st Open USHERS SCHEDULE Traditional Service 3 rd and 10 th Craig Engwall Lead, Judy Engwall, Hannah Engwall, Ed Buckner, Michael Kirtley, Xandrea Kirtley 17 th th Janet Bauer Lead, Ginny Power, Ron Sebastian, and 24 Patricia Sebastian, 31 st Tom King Lead, Theresa King, Jim Welser, Ed Buckner Contemporary Service Dory Hill Beth Theisen Brian Rosso Romeo United Methodist Church Page 3

4 RUMC December 2017 Calendar Fri 1 st Advent Tea Starlight Christmas at Simpson Park 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Sat 2 nd Starlight Christmas at Simpson Park 5:30 p.m. Sun 3 rd Communion Sunday Consecration Sunday Catered Luncheon to Follow Each Service Symphonia Chorale Concert 4:00 p.m. Mon 4 th Faithful Joseph Class 7:00 p.m. Tue 5 th Staff Parish Meeting 7:00 p.m. Wed 6 th Ester Piche Memorial Service at SS John & Paul Catholic Luncheon following at RUMC 10:15 a.m. Thur 7 th YAHA Christmas Event 12:00 p.m. Sat 9 th UMW Quarterly Meeting 11:00 a.m. Sun 10 th Ford Mansion Christmas Tour 12:45 p.m. Mon 11 th Faithful Joseph Class 7:00 p.m. Fri 15 th Adult Christmas Party 6:00 p.m. Sun 17 th Christmas Play 6:00 p.m. Mon 18 th Faithful Joseph Class 7:00 p.m. Sun 24 th Combined Service Christmas Eve Services Mon 25 th Christmas Day Sun 31 st Combined Service Breakfast Following 10:00 a.m. 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. LITURGIST SCHEDULE 9:00 Service 3 rd Janet Bauer 10 th Gwen Beskin 17 th Sue Coker 24 th Nancy Domke 31 st Alex Stork 11:00 Service 3 rd Laurie Trenchemontagne 10 th Marty Rastigue 17 th Joy Robeson 24 th Combined Service 31 st Combined Service A Wonderful Gift to Our Church Philip and Susan Kardasz donated a beautiful 74 piece, 23K gold plated, Danbury Mint, Christmas Ornament collection with boxes for the church's tree. They were given in memory of Philip s mother, Irene M. Kardasz. Weekly Meetings Communion Sunday First Sunday of each month Traditional Service Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sanctuary Fellowship Time Sunday 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hall Prayers for Church Sunday 10:15 a.m. Prayer Room 106 Contemporary Service Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary Knitting Class Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Room 110 Drive Thru Prayer Tuesday 4:00 p.m. Church Parking Lot His Table Community Meal Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Men s Fellowship 2 nd & 4 th Tues 6:30 p.m. Room 107 Praise Band Practice Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Santa s Workshop Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Life Skills Room Hand Bell Choir Practice Wednesday 6:45 p.m. Choir Room Youth Group Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Youth Level Choir Practice Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Choir Room Turning Point Office Thursday 9:30 a.m. Room 106 CHRISTMAS PROGRAM On Sunday, December 17 th, at 6:00 p.m. there will be a Christmas program. We need some adults to take part. Please see Carol Herm or Linda Schenburn if you would be willing to participate. The children will also be part of the program. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 4

5 Don t forget to leave your Secret Santa person a small gift (under $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children) on the Secret Santa table in the lobby on each of four Sundays, December 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. It will be fun coming to church and getting a little surprise from your Secret Santa! You will present your gift directly to your Secret Santa recipient on December 24th. If you have any questions, please see Carol Herm. Adult Christmas Party On Friday, December 15th, from 6 to 8 p.m. we will be having an Adult Christmas Party in the fellowship hall. Please bring an hors d'oeuvre or a dessert and a $5.00 wrapped non-gender gift. Punch and tableware will be provided. After we eat we will have a wild and crazy gift exchange and maybe a short game or two. There will be a sign up sheet in the lobby. Child care will be provided. Advent Tea UMW 4 th Quarter Meeting Ladies, Friday, December 1 st at 7:00 p.m. is the Annual Advent Tea! The prayer meeting will feature short readings and the music of Coda Honor, a barbershop quartet. Saturday, December 11:00 a.m. Program A Sacred Encounter With God Any questions contact Dr. Naomi Stasak, at Followed by a short meeting and lunch All women of the Church are invited to attend Hope to see you there! Chamber Music Recital Edsel and Eleanor Ford Mansion Christmas Tour UMW is planning an outing for Sunday, December 10, 2017 to The Edsel and Eleanor Ford Mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores. Private tour begins at 2 p.m. We will car pool. For ten or more, the cost is Adults $8 and Seniors $7 per person. The mansion will be fully decorated for Christmas and is located on the shore of Lake St. Clair. Please sign up ASAP so we can reserve the date and time. For questions, please call Elaine Parr at or Gayle Beitel at Sunday January 28, 2.30 p.m. Romeo United Methodist Church Featuring Zeljko Milicevic on violin And Susan Clark Joul on piano (Mr. Milicevic is the director of the Rochester Symphony Orchestra) Recital is free A Free Will Offering will be graciously accepted. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 5

6 Operation Christmas Child Hello Church Family!!! Thank you for your donations of Christmas shoeboxes! A total of 115 were donated. If you have more, they can be taken to Orchards Community Church. Thank you to Linda Klusendorf for coordinating this outreach! Financial Snapshot of the Operating Fund as of 10/31/17 Actual Budget Difference Income $297,149 $309,932 $-12,783 Expenses 305, ,932 4,761 Deficit - 8, ,022 Finance Committee Unpaid Apportionments $20,404 Your church needs your financial support!! SHOP WITH SCRIP We are beginning a new fundraising program called "Great Lakes Scrip." Great Lakes Scrip sells gift certificates (and gift cards) from over 300 retailers to non-profit agencies, such as churches and schools, at a discount. If we all order Scrip for places we already shop at, think of how much money our church can earn in a year! Just give your order form to Carol Herm, along with payment (checks made out to Romeo UMC). We will take orders every other Sunday and you will receive your gift cards the following Sunday. Order forms are available in the lobby. You can see all retailers that offer Scrip by going to All proceeds will be used to help us pay our share of the ministries of the United Methodist Church. See the display in the lobby, or see Carol Herm if you have any questions. Carol Herm Scrip Coordinator Don't forget to order Scrip for those hard to buy for people on your list. Some retailers are offering lower denomination cards for a limited time, which make great stocking stuffers. Sharing Tree tags are now available. Please take a tag, purchase, and wrap a gift. Place the gift tag on the outside of the package. Gifts are due back to our church by Sunday, December 3. (Please place the gifts in the Wesley Library next to Fellowship Hall.) Thank you for your support to this local mission project. If you have any questions, please call Nancy Harrar at or Diane Smiles at Gifts can also be dropped off at St. John s Lutheran Church, 246 Benjamin St., Romeo, between Dec. 6 th and 8 th. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 6

7 YAHA CHRISTMAS PARTY Thursday, December 7, :00-2:00 - Fellowship Hall Potluck Dinner and Entertainment (Roadhouse Gang) (Ham, turkey, beverages, and table service will be provided.) Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater In lieu of a gift exchange, we will be collecting hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves (unwrapped) for Samaritan House Bring a dish to pass - Sign up or call the office Come join the fun Romeo United Methodist Church Page 7

8 CHRISTMAS CRAFT BAZAAR 2017 December Needs: Juice White Rice Pancake Mix Pasta Noodles Soups Fruit Children s Snacks Tea Toothpaste Bar Soap Toilet Paper Feminine Hygiene The 11th Christmas Craft Bazaar was a huge success. We want to thank everyone that volunteered in any way donating to our Santa s Workshop, the elves who created our items every Wednesday, making soup or baked goods to sell at the Bazaar, donating time to work at the Bazaar or helping with setup and clean up. It is such a blessing to be part of a generous and caring church family. Your time and efforts were greatly appreciated. Beginning January 3, 2018, we will begin to prepare for our 12 th Christmas Craft Bazaar. We meet every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and everyone is welcome. If you feel you are not crafty we can find something for you to do, or you can just sit and visit. THANK YOU! Samaritan House will be closed for the Christmas Holiday from December 19 January 3, Meijer Simply Give program benefits Samaritan House! Between November 5 and December 30, if you purchase a $10 Simply Give Card, Meijer will match each donation. On Double Days, which are scheduled for December 8 and 9, Meijer will make a $20 donation for every $10 Simply Give Card purchased! Rummage Sale Report I would like to start out by thanking each and everyone that participated in the fall rummage sale. While we experienced low community turnout, we received numerous blessings that week as well. The weather was absolutely beautiful both days! As always, our donors came through for us, filling fellowship hall with lots of treasures. I am deeply grateful to everyone that volunteered to help set-up, sort, price, cashier, tear down and everything in between. You folks are the heart and soul that make the sale possible. To all the ladies that brought baked goods, I can't thank you enough. Everything tasted marvelous. Ken Koss donated (2) very nice clothes racks to the church for this and future rummage sales and events. A very sweet lady by the name of Michelle from St. Paul's UMC in Rochester stopped in before the sale and brought their leftover bags and offered to help us organize our clothes hangers. This will help us conserve on our already limited space. We hope also, this will be the start of a networking relationship with other churches in our area that do rummage sales. We once again donated some of our nicer items to the missions committee to use for baskets at a future silence auction. We had an instance where a church family member helped out another church family member by taking some unwanted furniture off their hands. Rummage sale leftovers were donated to Turning Point, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Grace Centers for Hope and Wilson's Veterinary Clinic to name a few. Naomi delivered material to a lady that makes quilts and bears for various missions in the community. I would like to thank UMW for all their support. They provided the initial startup money used. All said and done $ was raised. It's not the figure that I had in mind but, considering the low turnout, I'll take it. In closing, I would like to dedicate this sale to the memory of some very hard working volunteers of our church family, Joyce Pelto, Lynda Adkin and Dave Schenburn. They were such a joy to work with and so supportive of me when I took over the rummage sale. Let us all look to them as true examples of stewardship. God's blessings are endless and priceless when doing community outreach programs. Thank You, Patricia Sebastian Romeo United Methodist Church Page 8

9 2 nd Janet Bauer 3 rd Pat Morgan 4 th Diane Hodgin Norma Foss David Lee Louis Bonanni Noelle Rastigue 5 th Barry Benham 8 th Sue Wiers 12 th Haley Deming 13 th Annette Bailey Lafayette Robeson 14 th Gabe Makhlouf 15 th Mary Ann DeForest 17 th Marty Moore 18 th Becky Laseke 20 th Tom Kuzminski 23 rd Virginia Power 24 th Jeff McClay Kendra Karson Nathan Bartholomew 25 th Jessica Raccosta 30 th Kindra Reck 31 st Helen Jones Advent: Prepare for Christmas in Your Heart Advent: the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Shopping, family, decorating; the time is a blur. We would like to offer you a chance to sit with fellow Christians and prepare for Christmas in your hearts. Join us for an Advent Bible study on Monday evenings where we look at Christmas through the eyes of Joseph, the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus. Often overlooked, a humble carpenter who took the courageous actions that were crucial to the birth of Christ, Joseph encountered circumstances that he did not understand and were outside his control. We all face constant life challenges and we often struggle with obeying God. We will prepare our hearts, minds and souls for the real meaning of Christmas by studying this everyday man Joseph. He is a common man of distant royal lineage, a man whose betrothed shocks him with an astounding announcement: she is already pregnant and it is with the Son of God! How did Joseph handle this? How did it impact his faith? Put yourself in Joseph s shoes, look at this challenge through his eyes: a laborer who had a faith that we can all learn from. We invite you to join us on Monday, November 27th, at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the first of a four week Bible study. We will continue our study on December 4, 11 and 18. Join us for one night or for all four! Please contact Linda Schenburn or the church office to reserve a book for this class. Steve Domke will return as our Advent Bible study instructor and he is looking forward to seeing many of you for an hour or so in an attempt to spiritually prepare for this holy season. Romeo United Methodist Church is now registered at AmazonSmile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible smile.amazon.com purchases to the church. Please sign up at: What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization (RUMC). It only takes a minute to sign up and is a great way to support your church. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 9

10 David Allan Schenburn December 31, 1941 November 4, 2017 David Allan Schenburn, 75 of Almont and formerly of Washington and Warren, passed away November 4, 2017 at his home. He was born December 31, 1941 in Detroit, the son of Ray and Irene (Kowalski) Schenburn. He grew up in a small block home in Warren near family and friends and graduated from Fitzgerald High School in David loved his family homestead in Honor, MI and spent many days canoeing and fishing with family. In 1976, David married his beloved wife Linda Hamilton Gibb at the Octagon House in Washington, where they lived and worked together in the family business. David maintained a multitalented career, working as a fireman in Sterling Heights for 10 years, and as a professional woodworker becoming noted for his custom design and modeling at Impressive Design in Oak Park for 17 years. Known for his excellence in guiding and teaching children, he was invited to begin the Woodworking and Industrial Engineering program at Warren Woods Enterprise High School and taught empowered students for nearly 20 years. Through David s leadership his students learned and created business opportunities including the annual Christmas Bazaar selling their inventory of handmade tables, benches and other products. In 2001 David was recognized as Teacher of the Year in Macomb County and retired in His faith and dedication to community was an integral part of his life. As a member of Washington and Davis Methodist Church he actively lead the youth groups, including trips to Icthus, and spearheaded sunrise services and the Men s Club with his father-in-law. After moving to Shelby Township he became a member of St. Thomas Presbyterian where he lead missions to Ecuador, Jamaica, and West Virginia taking the lead on building churches and rebuilding communities. In 1996, he again lead a group of church members to renovate the oldest home in Richmond, a home that once served as the Sunday School, in honor of his late Mother in law. For the past 18 years he has been serving the Lord at the Romeo United Methodist Church. A dedicated member, David was not only seen at most church functions he provided leadership including taking the reins of the church Fish Fry. He started His Table, a weekly free meal to the community, was a member of the 3 C s Ministers, active with the youth groups of the church and served on community outreach for the church. David was never afraid to volunteer. He rebuilt the doors of the Richmond Methodist Church and took a personal interest in the preservation of Simpson Park, rebuilding, painting and renovating the buildings and the Starkweather House. He was a long serving 4-H leader at the Armada Fair, and helped the move and preservation of the Howarth School and Hillside Cottage historic structures in Lake Orion. He enjoyed gardening and raising chickens, but most of all spending time and supporting his beloved family. David built sets for the church plays, taught woodworking for fair projects, and imparted creativity and joy in the lives of his grandchildren. He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend Linda, sons Joel Gibb of Almont, Matthew (Debbie) Gibb of Lake Orion, Ben (Mairi) Schenburn of Evergreen, Colorado, David Schenburn Jr. of Traverse City, three loving grandchildren Emma, Megan, and Ian Gibb. Caring from Within The friends and family of RUMC pray God s peace be with Naomi Stasak and family. Naomi s mother, Ester Piche, passed away November 2, You are in our prayers. Dear Church Family, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support, the prayers, the cards and words of sympathy during my Mother s recent passing. A special thank you to Pastor Trevor and Carol for their visits and for their love and caring during this difficult time. Thank you to the bereavement committee for a wonderful luncheon. Linda Eastman and Family Caring from Within The friends and family of RUMC pray God s peace be with Gwen and David Beskin and family. Gwen s mother, Carolyn Chapin, passed away November 26, You are in our prayers. Romeo United Methodist Church Page 10

11 Sunday, November 19, 2017, our Odyssey Children, our next generation of leaders at R.U.M.C, brought to life Long, Long, Ago.. Getting Ready for Thanksgiving.Thank you God For.. Luke Bartholomew Brooke Howie/ Wade Joey Weeks Chrissy Weeks Eddie Zaiglin Joseph Zaiglin Andrew Rosso Corinne Lamb Ethan Grover Zoe Hosler Xavier Hosler Ty Wagester Aubrey Zimmerman Juliette Zimmerman Evan Lamb Audrey Rosso Spencer Lamb Charlotte Grover The stations on Sunday included: Visit Mr. Turkey. Dipping candles, Bread baking, wheat grinding/ flour, 3 kinds of corn, feather quill writing with wild berries, visit the teepee and learn to pound on the log, I am Thankful For cloth, and hear Andrew Rosso share the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Special thanks to: Shelly Rosso, for making the bread dough and leading the children in bread baking! Kelly Shea, Mrs S. friend from Lake Orion Schools lead the candle dipping! Laura Zaiglin quickly matching the costumes to the children to start the program! Joann Highby brought the fresh baked bread, that brought the wheat station to life! Mary Jo Hosler, located, borrowed, transported the Royal Palm turkey, highlight of the day! Diane Bishop from Almont, for sharing her pet turkey with us! Brian Rosso, set up the computer presentation, slide show and music Edmund Fitzgerald! Andrew Rosso, shared his exceptional presentation of the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald Sandy Edwards, provided a special children s sermon, enabling us to share the meaning & prayer of Thanksgiving! Hannah Engwall, quickly created signs, worked with the children in stations, took photos and posted them on our church website an lead us in clean up! Dory Hill arrived at 2 nd service and instantly made a video and posted it on face book and it was viewed close to 300 times, sharing our story! The Costume committee: In one weeks time, measured, cut the cloth, sewed with the children, (boys shirt, girls apron and bonnet) So important that the children had a part in the process! Lead by Dr. Naomi Stasak, Linda Zimmerman, Pat Sebastian, and Carol Herm! The clean- up crew: Jen and Kim Lamb, Lafe and Joy Robeson, Mary Jo Hosler, Brian and Shelly Rosso, and????? So with God s grace and your help everything is possible! Linda Schenburn, RUMC Christian Education Director Romeo United Methodist Church Page 11