Trinity United Methodist Church 75 East High Street, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

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1 Trinity United Methodist Church 75 East High Street, Mount Gilead, Ohio The Chimes February 2018

2 I came across the following story in a book by Max Lucado. A nineteenth century Sunday school teacher led a Boston shoe clerk to Christ. The teacher s name you may have never heard: Kimball. The name of the shoe clerk he converted you may have guessed, and whether you have or not, he is famous: Dwight L. Moody. Moody became an evangelist used greatly by God and had a major influence on a young preacher named Frederick B. Meyer. Meyer began to preach on college campuses and while doing so converted J. Wilbur Chapman. Chapman became involved in the YMCA and arranged for a former baseball play named Billy Sunday to come to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a revival. A group of Charlotte community leaders were so enthusiastic afterward they planned another campaign and brought Mordecai Hamm to town to preach. In that revival a young man named Billy Graham yielded his life to Christ. Max Lucado says, Did the Boston Sunday school teacher have any idea what would come of his conversation with a shoe salesman? The point is, we never know the influence we have on people and what the outcome will be down the road. For example, if we touch a life, we may never know who that life will touch and so on. Together we do great things for God as we each touch a life here and there. Think about this, if we all influenced just one life for Christ and if that person became involved in our church, see how we would grow! God bless, Pastor Jeff Lay Servant/Speaker Ministry Training February 17, :30 am - 7:30 Mt. Gilead Trinity UMC Take your Leadership and Ministry Skills to the Next Level with Adult and Youth Basic/Advanced Lay Servant Training will be one day, as in past years. A whole day (10 hours) is required to be qualified as completing the training. There will be training sessions, break times, lunch at noon and dinner at 5p. Cost of the day is $30 which includes books, lunch and dinner. Please register early so that you will have time to read your book and be prepared. Books will be sent to you as soon as your registration/payment is received. The Advanced course offered this year is Polity, Practice and the Mission of the UMC. Questions can be directed to Sharon Sours at or by at sasoursfam@yahoo.com There are 3 ways to Register & Pay: 1. Register online at under the Lay Servant tab and Pay using Paypal either with your personal Paypal account or pay with debit/credit card. 2. Contact the district office (midohiodistrict@gmail.com) for a registration sent via that you can print off, complete and mail back along with your payment to: MO District Office * 410 Park Ave., West, Suite 2 * Mansfield, OH Call the district office ( ) for a hard copy registration sent via USPS which will need to be completed and mailed back along with your payment to the District Office (address above).

3 PRAYER CONCERNS COMMITTEE MEETINGS Missions Committee: Monday, 2/5/18, 7:00 pm Trustees Meeting: Tuesday, 2/6/18, 7:00 pm Trinity members and friends who have been in our prayers the past month.. New Prayer Concerns: Alaina McLaughlin, Arbutus Ruhl, Debbie Robinson, Gemma Atkinson, Judy Lawson, Jean Strailey, Julie Varto, Ken Bennett, Mandy Robinsin, Opiod Crisis, Riley Jones, Roger Cooper, Sharon Vargo, Shelly Knoll, Tim Klingel Ongoing Prayer: Belisa Sherman, Ben Thimmes, Cassidy Briggs, Cathy Maxwell, Cheryl Doyle, Cindy Borgman, Craig Mullins, Dale Lyman, Dale Steiner, Esther Sterritt, Floyd Sterritt, Gary Burke, Hartzler twins, Jack Garris, Jerry Thompson, June Jolif, Kalvari Kershner, Kathy Hart, Kristi Bulkowski, Lon Irons, Marilee George, Michelle Shepard, Mike Lancaster Nathan Dotters, Pam Besseck, Phyllis Bell, Ron Carsner, Ryan Miller, Sherry Meyers, Sherry Seckel, Stephanie Jones, Steve Dabney, Susan Keightley, Tammy Ghent, Will Mullins, Unspoken Request. Civilians serving overseas. The Commission on A Way Forward. Military: Curt Belohlavek, Emily Garry, Eric Mann, Kelly Mann, Jon Tschudi, our adopted platoon & all military personnel around the world Nursing Home Residents & Shut-Ins: Alice Foley, Aretha Richardson, Clair Bardo, Doyle Shoewalter, Faye Willeke, Nettie Lyon, Marjorie West, Mary Dianne George Missionaries: Gordon & Ardell Graner [Dominican Republic] Our Trinity Family wishes to extend prayers to the following families in the loss of a loved one this past month: Alva Taylor, Bob Ruhl, Bud Plumley, Chris Montgomery, Christy Malone, David Troyer, Edward Ward, Herb Hoffman, Laura James, Lois Jockisch TRINITY VISITORS JANUARY, 2018 Amy Siegel, Eric Kistler & Noni Wheeler TRINITY ATTENDANCE DATE 1/07/2018 1/14/2018 1/21/2018 1/28/2018 SUNDAY SCHOOL 8:30 10: AM AM TOTAL TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY AT SAMES & COOK 3:00-4:00 pm We will be finishing our study in the book of 1 Corinthians and begin 2 Corinthians. Please feel free to join us as we dig into the Word! Feb 06: True Love - 13:1-13 (Addt l Reading 13:14-14:40) Feb 13: Christ s Victory Over Death 15:2034 (Addt l Reading 15:1-58) Feb 20: Giving to God s Work 16:1-11 (Addt l Reading 16:12-24) Feb 27: Suffering 2 Corinthians 1:1 thru 1:11 COMMUNITY DINNER Wednesday, February 21st 5:00-6:45 pm Baked Steak & Roasted Potatoes. Meals Include: vegetable, choice of salad, roll, dessert and drink. Dinners are $8.00 per person. Children 10 & under free. Carry out available. Thank you everyone for your help and support! Sewing Day will be Wednesday, February 14 at 9:00 until 11:30. We need people to cut out items some of us take home to sew. These could include, book bags, diapers, kimonos, fleece jackets, or hospital gowns. Some pressing is also very much appreciated. All help would be appreciated very much. Christ in the Passover Jesus' Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover. Tuvya Zaretsky of Jews for Jesus will re-create the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus' death and resurrection on Monday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Plan to come and be a part of this experience. You won t want to miss it!

4 United Methodist Women News MISSIONS COMMITTEE Hello Ladies of Trinity! Missions Committee meeting Monday, 2/5 in the conference room at 7:00 p.m. February is the month of love. We express our love of family and friends with valentines, flowers, and candy. How can we express our love of God this month? One way is to participate in some of the activities and missions UMW provides. Our meeting on Monday, February 12th at 7:00 pm will start with a guest speaker on Tai Chi. We will learn some of the benefits and some of the moves you can do even from your chair!! This fits into our theme for 2018 Sacred Spaces by learning Rest and Self Care. We will also have a short meeting where we will get our new 2018 program cards and learn about upcoming mission opportunities. You are asked to bring 1 valentine to the meeting. This can be as simple as a hand written note. Write it appropriate to any attendee as we will each draw one. Sewing/ cutting day is Wed. Feb. 14th from This is a fun and social activity and a lot is accomplished. There is something everyone can do. Poquer Club is Wed., Feb. 28th at 8:30am at Edison Depot. If you like to go out for breakfast, this group is for you! I am always amazed at all we accomplish by so many doing even a little. I hope to see you at the meeting. Love and God bless, Marilyn Turner PICTORIAL DIRECTORY Mark your calendars. Tuesday April 10th and Wednesday April 11th from 1:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Universal Church Directories will be taking pictures for a new pictorial directory. Watch for more information about signing up for appointment times in the near future. FAMILY SUPER BOWL PARTY Sunday, February 4, 2018 Cardinal Center Pool House 616 State Route 61, Marengo, OH Come watch the game or just the commercials. There will be swimming from 5:30-7:30 pm. Or just come for the fellowship! Please bring 2 food items to share and a can of soup for the Food Pantry. Everyone is welcome! Invite your friends! Quarter Tubes - The money collected in the quarter tubes will be going to the Mid-West Disaster Relief. The December newsletter for Mid-West stated: Hurricane Relief Update $1,192,405 worth of supplies have been sent to aid the survivors of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria since September. These supplies include: 9,288 Cleaning Buckets, 13,948 Personal Dignity Kits, 5,481 Health Kits, beddings items, hospital supplies, bottled water, and much more. Disaster relief is a marathon not a sprint! With your support MMDC looks forward to continuing this effort in 2018, along with multiple other humanitarian aid efforts. MMDC is so grateful for the support of all of our volunteers and donors. None of this would be possible without you. Thank you. Please continue to bring in your quarters! Thank you!

5 NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SPECIAL EVENTS AND USE OF FACILITIES Because of our Child Protection Policy we need 2 people in the nursery during the Sunday school hour and during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Please contact the church office if you are able to help during either of these times at trinityumc@redbird.net or There are also sign-up sheets in the nursery. Thanks to all those who volunteered in the nursery: Gary Begeman, Kristi Bulkowski, Tom Cotton, Alberta Stojkovic, Pat & Dick Miller, Joyce Overmoyer, Vince Brown, Mandy Rocks and Sue Williamson. We are fortunate to have a facility that is busy through the year. If you plan to hold a special event, work session or other function in the church, please make sure to check availability of date and time with the church office as far in advance as possible. A Building Use form may need to be completed and returned for approval and signature by the Trustee Committee. The forms are available in the church office or may be ed by the office at your request. Your cooperation in this process helps everyone coordinate use of the facility. Thank you! LOW IMPACT/STEP AEROBICS CLASS Exercise to Energize - Classes meet on Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. We exercise with music and mix in light weights and floor exercises. We would love to have you join us! If you have questions ask Allen or Alberta Stojkovic REIMBURSEMENT VOUCHERS If you make any authorized purchases for the church, please return the original receipt and a completed Voucher to the church office within one month of the purchase. This will insure that you receive your reimbursement on time and it also helps the church keep its accounts up to date and accurate. Blank Vouchers are available in the church office Altar Flowers Make sure you write who is purchasing the flowers and who they are In Memory of or In Honor of. The cost of the flowers is $30. Please mark Altar Flowers in memo line of your check made out to Trinity UMC. The church office orders flowers for anyone who has signed up the week before the Sunday they are for. If you decide to get them yourself at another florist, please let the church office know in advance. Thanks! KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM Trinity is part of the Kroger Community Rewards program. Just by using your Kroger plus card when you shop at Kroger, they will make a donation to our church. Our most recent check was $ To sign up go online at and register your Kroger Plus Card, you will need to enter Trinity s # and your address. Thank you for supporting this program and Trinity UMC! KROGER S ROUND UP PROGRAM: Kroger s Round Up program has resulted in generous donations to the Mid Ohio Foodbank to help feed the hungry. These contributions have been passed on to local Food Pantries and Kitchens, including the one here at Trinity! Recently, our Food Pantry & End of Month Meal ministry received a total of $1,413.83! Your pennies really do make a difference! Thank you so much for rounding up at Krogers! ~Food Pantry & End of Month Meal Team

6 Youth Group The Youth at Trinity have been very busy the past few months. We have continued with our Bible Study called, "Echo" from Cokesbury. It focuses on the Old Testament stories and their applications to our daily life as we learn more about God and His chosen people. The Youth attended Winter Jam and had a blast! February Youth Schedule Sunday, 2/4 5:30 p.m. Super Bowl Party at the Cardinal Center Sunday, 2/11 7:00 p.m. Youth Group at church Sunday, 2/19 7:00 p.m. Youth Group at church Sunday, 2/25 7:00 p.m. Youth Group at church Finding Our Roots Sunday, February 11 - in Trinity Hall following 10:30 worship service. Potluck luncheon will be at 11:45 with a program of photos and videos of Croatia and Austria at 12:45 with Allen and Alberta Stojkovic. You may wish to bring a favorite family dish to the potluck. We invite you to join us on a trip to Austria and Croatia. See the sights of the Hapsburg palaces in Vienna, and the mountains to the south of Austria. Then we ll venture into Croatia, cruising the Adriatic coast, visiting villages, a Roman Coliseum in Pula, Diocletian s Palace in Split, the walled city of Dubrovnik and the devastation still remaining from the 1993 war in Mostar. Those are just a few of the sights and sounds you will experience as we visit this unique culture. Midwest Mission Team Did you know that 2017 held the record for the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history? Over $306 billion dollars. Midwest sent over 14,000 cleaning buckets to these areas to help with the cleanup efforts. Now with the warmer temperatures coming at the time of this writing, the snow piled high everywhere, it will melt and create another problem, flooding. We are looking for sponsors to purchase Cleaning Buckets! Would your Sunday School class, Bible Study group, Community Service organization, Scouts, or family like to sponsor a Cleaning Bucket? The cost of the bucket and its supplies is $65. It is cheaper for the Midwest Distribution Center in Chatham, Illinois to purchase the supplies in bulk to keep it at this cost. Therefore we are asking for monetary donations only. The money for the Cleaning Buckets needs to be turned into Trinity United Methodist Church, 75 East High Street, Mt. Gilead, by June 30 along with the form filled out below. You can pick up additional forms at the Cleaning Bucket Display in the Narthex. Thank you, any donation will help this campaign be a success. The Midwest Mission Team

7 GOD S SERVANTS February 2018 February :30 am Greeters 8:30 am Call to Worship Readers 8:30 am Scripture Readers 4 Rod & Pam Clinger Rod Clinger Pat Tolbert 11 Cal & Donna Shirk Donna Shirk Alan Torppa 18 Pat Tolbert Pat Tolbert Loretta Curts 25 Mike & Marlene Lancaster Marlene Lancaster Gary Begeman February :30 am Greeters 10:30 am Call to Worship Readers 10:30 am Scripture Readers 4 Allen & Alberta Stojkovic Jill Richardson Denise Canankamp 11 Jim & Joyce Overmoyer Boy Scout Sunday Boy Scout Sunday 18 Juanita Piercy & Suzy Piercy Marilyn Turner Robin Brucker 25 Katie Young & Evelyn Shoults Mike Robinson Marilyn Turner February :30 am Music 10:30 am Children s Church Altar Flowers ($30.00) 4 Mandy/Taylor Robinson Cheryl Young Mandy Rocks 11 Anne Cotton Mandy Rocks Vince & Laura Brown 18 Dennis Hill Kelly Hand Bruce & Cheryl Young 25 Ken Barnett Jim Brucker February :30 am Nursery Volunteers 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am Acolytes Volunteers 4 Gary Begeman Gary Begeman The Bulkowski Family 11 Dick Miller Alberta Stojkovic Scouts 18 Amy Barr Volunteer Needed The Robinson Family 25 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Rock Family 10:30 am Ushers: Olen Jackson, Merrill Brucker, Floyd Sterritt, Glenn Hayes Trinity United Methodist Church: Office Hours: 8:00 am 3:30 pm [Lunch 12:00-12:30 pm] Phone: Fax: Website: Address: trinityumc@redbird.net Pastor Jeff s Address: jcanankamp82@gmail.com The Chimes is a monthly publication of Trinity United Methodist Church. Copy deadline is the third Wednesday of each month by 4 pm. Trinity United Methodist Church Staff: Rev. Jeff Canankamp, Pastor - Parsonage Phone: Susan James, Music Director & Pianist/Organist Tina Schaeufele, Treasurer Denise Canankamp, Secretary Jacob Hayes, Custodian Barb Brewer, Kitchen Coordinator Diana Kemp, Nursery Care Giver