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1 The Monthly Messenger A Note From The Pastor... When was the last time you were at a Shopping Center? Belden Village in Canton, the Outlet at Lodi, Southpark in Strongsville or even Polaris down in Columbus? Have you ever been to a mall and stopped by a kiosk where there is a map of the mall? It shows a layout of the buildings and a diagram of where all the stores are. recently, including the loss of his family, wealth and his reputation. When something like that happens, it s easy to feel sorry for yourself. Job did. But then God gave Job a YOU ARE HERE! moment. Dalton United Methodist Church OCTOBER 2013 in our suffering the God who brought the majestic mountains into being is the same God who is with you right this minute. Trust, believe and allow God to do wonders for you by turning to him in all times that he may share in your joys and your troubles. Peace, Often, it will have a big star on it, or an arrow, and the accompanying words read: YOU ARE HERE! This is what I think of when I read the story of Job. Here s a man who certainly wasn t at a mall. He wasn t having much fun. He had suffered a lot God says to Job, in effect, Look, were you present when I formed the earth, when I brought the ocean and the mountains and the sky into being? Listen, this is where you are. But this is where I am! I am in control. You are here, and I am with you! When we are suffering and going through difficult or trying times, it s always comforting to remember that although we are here

2 PRAYER CONCERNS Cynthia & Dallas Falb, Alan Farriss, Dylan Domer, Floyd Douglas, Eschman Family, Trina Haught, Mrs. Clark Haynam (in Hospice care), Rev. Andy Holt Family & Zeke Holt (friends of the Farren Family), Ellen Horst, Clarabel Kurzen, Sally Slusser, Karen Sweeney (friend of Maggie Conrad), The Turchiano Family, Bill Wertz, Laurie Zifcak. (friend of Diane Fishnich). Our nursing home, assisted living, and homebound residents: Gloria Amstutz, Harold & Hazeljean Douglas, Cynthia Falb, George Hann, Lucy Indorf, Earl Mason, Donna Schneider, Trish Spence, Jerry Swihart, Kenny Walkup, Lena Wolfe All Military personnel on active duty and their families. (We are looking for updates on the status of our military personnel. If you have any information to share, please contact the church office.) (Please advise the church office at (330) if any these names should no longer be listed or of any updates) THANK YOU...special thanks to all my family, friends and church family for all the prayers, visits, food, flowers and cards during my recovery from surgeries. I am so fortunate to have the loving support from you. ~God Bless You all, Mary Loomis to the entire church family for all the kindness and support you have shown me during my recent hospital stay and time of healing. Your continuing thoughts and prayers are so very much appreciated! ~Sincerely, Sally Slusser...Thanks to Brian Sheetz our guest speaker for September 22 worship. He is the Director of East Ohio Foundation....A big THANK YOU!! To all those who participated in and/or worked at our Fish Fry last month. This event involved a lot of help and support by a lot of people. Thank you again for the great effort!...thank you to Chris Dye for setting up the beautiful fall display in the west narthex entrance. Many people have commented on how welcoming the church feels. Thank you Chris, for graciously sharing your gift of decorating! *********************************** Canton Calvary Mission Collection Item For October is: Spaghetti Sauce ****************************** IMPORTANT!!! Elijah s Cupboard is in need of food items for the Salvation Army!! (Please consider donating items today) *********************** Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rains he sends are tokens of forgiveness. Once more the autumn rains will come. (Joel 2:23 TLB) Page 2 The Monthly Messenger

3 ABOUT OUR MEMBERS... LOOKING AHEAD IMPORTANT DATES Saturday, October 1:00 pm. SPRC meets with District Superintendent at the Rittman UMC. Sunday, November 4:00 pm Church Conference at Smithville UMC **************************************** SHH..It s A Surprise!! Dylan Domer s birthday is Sunday October 13 th. He will be Sweet 16! We would like to celebrate this special birthday by giving him lots of kisses. Here is what we would like you to do. Get Dylan a card, a regular greeting card, or even just a plain index card. For ladies (and guys if they want to), put on your favorite lipstick, give the card a big kiss, and then write Dylan a special birthday message. I think he will enjoy seeing his sweet messages! I ll have a basket for them at church on his birthday, or you can mail them to him at: 2379 SW Lebanon Rd Dalton, OH Thank you for helping give Dylan some birthday smooches! ********************************************* MEN S FELLOWSHIP GROUP The Men's Group will resume meeting on the last Saturday of every month, with a few exceptions, at Das Dutch Kitchen at 8:00 am All men and young men of the community are invited for a time of fellowship and devotions. Our Deepest Sympathy.. To the families and friends of:...joe Courter (brother of Judy Harbaugh)...Rita Tyrell *********************************** We are on Facebook!! Search for Dalton United Methodist Church, Dalton, Ohio You will see a familiar photo of our beautiful window.select and don t forget to click LIKE ********************************************* We will be collecting full-size candy bars to distribute during Dalton s Trick-or-Treat. Please place donations in the box outside of the office. Collection will continue until October 20. Every candy bar handed out will include a special invitation to our church.please consider donating to this fun outreach ministry! Issue 10 Page 3

4 MISSIONS NEWS A Special Thank You! Thanks to everyone who helped make the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Sale a success. The Missions Committee is grateful for all the generous donations given towards this effort. This three-day event was staffed by dedicated individuals, and we couldn't have done it without you. Thanks for the great work! The sale proceeds are $ The remaining items, that did not sell, were donated to the Trading Post Thrift Store in Mt Hope, Ohio. This is a charity organization that supports the work of the Ohio Wilderness Boys Camp. The collection of Box Tops for Education, Campbell's labels for Education, and Tyson Project A+ labels are an ongoing project for the Mission Committee. Please place clipped labels in the jar outside the church office. The labels will be sent to Red Bird Mission in Kentucky to assist the Mission School. Canton Calvary Missions food collections for September: Tuna/Canned Meat this can be placed in the large basket in the narthex. Non-perishables placed in the food cupboard will be taken to Salvation Army. Next Missions meeting is October 14 at 9:30am. Thank you for the continued support, Myrna Streb, Missions Committee ********************************************************************************************* There is HOPE Our neighbors our churches our nation are hurting, and Jesus Christ is the only Hope. Let us all join in praying for a revival across the Nation. Pray that believers will reach out to those around them and that God will use My HOPE AMERICA to draw unbelievers across our nation to HIMSELF. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 it says: If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Go to for more information. Page 4 The Monthly Messenger

5 Adult/Family Fellowship Events Please come out and support this group and enjoy the fellowship of your church family. Sunday, October 13 Lunch out and then onto the Akron Zoo. the church parking lot to carpool after Sunday morning worship. Further details TBA! ****************************************************************** LOOKING AHEAD... Saturday, November 9 Bowling Time and Place to be determined. December TBA This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. (1 John 5:14-15 KJV) Issue 10 Page 5

6 News from the United Methodist Women By the time you receive this newsletter the Women s Retreat will be over and the vegetable soup will have been made and given to the shut ins. I hope you were able to take part in these two rewarding events. Now we are looking forward to the Thanksgiving Meal at the church on Sunday November 10 following the church service. As in the past, the UMW will provide the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, drink and rolls. Please bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to complete our Thanksgiving feast. Come and give thanks with your Church family. On Tuesday December 3 at 6:00 PM, the UMW will be making candy for the Cookie Walk/Bazaar/Luncheon, which is being held on December 7 from 9:00 to 2:00. The luncheon will be from 11:00 to 2:00 pm. Also at the December 3 meeting, Maggie Conrad will be leading the Thank Offering program. Bring your contributions for the Thank Offering with you then. Thinking ahead to the Cookie Walk the UMW has to have many cookies to make it a success. We have been asking for at least 12 dozen cookies or as many as you can make. We were sold out by 10:30 last year. I hope that you can find time in your busy schedule to bake cookies for the Cookie Walk. If you have any crafts you would like to donate or consign for the bazaar to sell please contact me, Beth Johnson. The UMW will greatly appreciate all you can do to make the event a success. Going back to the Women s Retreat, Robin McFarren led a wonderfully inspiring message. Her message was based on Psalm 91. If you were not there look it up and read it. Of course, you will not have all the thoughts Page 6 Robin had for us. One thing Robin had us do was insert our own name and use she to make it a very personal Psalm. Read it again using your name. It means much more when it becomes personal doesn t it? Robin suggested searching the statement I will be with you on the computer. She said it would wow you with what will come up. I believe everyone who came to the retreat enjoyed it immensely from the feedback I received. Don receives a paper named Ohio s Country Journal and I always enjoy reading an article by Tim Reeves titled The Country Chaplain. This month he wrote about the fires that are happening in wildlife parks in western United States. He tells how beneficial fires can be to a forest. It seems strange a fire can be a good thing. The U. S. Forest Service has even adopted a policy of managed fires instead of trying to extinguish flash fires for the good of the wilderness. One of the reasons he told about is the Lodge pole cone. They actually need heat to break them open to release seeds to develop seedlings. If it were not for the fire, they would become extinct. The dead undergrowth needs to be burned away to create new life for the wildlife to eat. Tim Reeves goes on to say there is a lesson here for our town and country churches and individuals. We don t need a lightning strike to burn our churches what we need a spiritual fire to burn away the old deadwood and break open the cones of spiritual fervor that are awaiting to break forth with new growth. Chaplain Reeves continues: in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus talks to Peter about His ministry and the shape of things to come. He tells Peter that He came to bring a fire to the earth, to ignite a revolution that would bring forth new life. Every church, every individual needs a little fire and lightning once in a while to break open the stubborn seeds of new life, new perspectives, new ways of thinking and looking at life. Without that cleansing fire, the hardy seeds of new life cannot take root. He says not to let the fire to get out of The Monthly Messenger

7 control and become conflagrations. That is not good for anyone or anything. However, all of us, both churches and individuals, need some spiritual fire or flash fire to keep our hearts from becoming hardened to the point that our passion is extinguished. Here is a thought. In your church, just as in your life, take some time to look back and remember why you ever decided to become a Christian or look at why your church came into existence in the first place. Most likely the original purpose of the church was to make new disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. As an individual if, the fire of becoming a disciple has not been stoked for years our passion is ether cold or nonexistent. The truth is, Jesus does not want cold or lukewarm followers or churches. He wants people and churches with passion, with desire, with fire and with energy who want to build His kingdom on Earth and make new disciples. In John s Revelation, chapter 3, the message is quite clear to the church at Laodicea: because you and your faith are lukewarm, you will be spit out on the ground. How is your faith? Is it burning inside you? Do you have hardened cones of discipleship just waiting to be hit with the fire of faith and come bursting forth with new life? Are you ready for a little fire of faith to renew why you became a Christian? Are you ready with a fire to go out to make new disciples? Thank you for letting me share parts of Chaplain Reeves article with you. I do hope you find it as thought provoking and challenging as I did. God Bless you all. ~Beth Johnson UMW President God made the earth by his power and wisdom. He stretched out the heavens by his understanding. When he speaks there is thunder in the heavens and he causes the vapors to rise around the world; he brings the lightning with the rain and the winds from his treasuries. (Jeremiah 51:15-16 TLB) Issue 10 Page 7

8 Are you interested in becoming more involved in Dalton United Methodist Church? Are you looking for a new way to be in service to our Lord through our church? Are you a newcomer to Dalton UMC and wondering how you can be an active volunteer? Our Leadership Committee, better known as Nominations, is currently at work seeking those who would like to serve our church by being a member of Committees. These Committees meet on a regular basis and play an important role in the life of our church. No prior experience is necessary and training for these committees will be available. All that s needed is a desire to serve and be able to attend meetings and/or events that are held throughout the year. These particular Committees listed below are on a 3-year cycle. Every year, 3 new members are elected to serve on the Committee while 3 end their term. Up to 9 are on the Committees. These Committees in our Church include TRUSTEES: The Trustees are responsible with the care and upkeep of the church building, parsonage and all property belonging to the Church. They do not necessarily make repairs but make sure that repairs or updates are completed. This group meets monthly. STAFF-PARISH RELATIONS: This committee is responsible for keeping an open link between the church, pastor, and all paid staff / personnel. This group acts as a support group and provides annual evaluations, salary recommendations and job description adjustments for all hired staff persons within the church. This committee usually meets once a quarter. LEADERSHIP (Nominations): This committee is responsible for the compiling and recommending to the annual Church Conference the list of officers and committee members for the following year. This group meets from late August through October of each year, unless otherwise called. FINANCE: This group oversees the annual budget, reviews all non-budget requests and makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on related issues. They also make sure that the annual audit is completed and that various stewardship programs and events are implemented. They meet every month prior to the Administrative Council meeting. Other committees are always looking for new members who service can long as they wish to. They include Missions, Christian Education and Worship. If you would like to become a member of any committee within the church, please see Pastor Paul. Page 8 The Monthly Messenger

9 October 2013 Calendar of Events As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease. GENESIS 8:22 NIV CANTON CALVARY MISSION COLLECTION ITEM FOR OCTOBER: SPAGHETTI SAUCE Dalton United Methodist Church West Main Street, Post Office Box 277 Dalton, Ohio Church Phone: (330) Rev. Paul Farren - (330) pastorpaul@ .com Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6 pm UMW Soup Making Jane King (B) 2 9 am Bible Study 7 pm Worship Committee 3 Lynn Farren (B) Gene King (B) Tiffany Stein (B) 7 Sally Slusser (B) 8 Beth Johnson (B) Bill McFarren (B) 9 9 am Bible Study 3:30 pm Joyful Noise 7 pm Nominations 10 Gloria Amstutz (B) 11 Callie Anderson Jones (B) 12 1 pm SPRC Meets with District Superintendant at Rittman UMC 13 ADULT/FAMILY FELLOWSHIP - AKRON ZOO Dylan Domer (B) Rita Tyrrell (B) 14 COLUM- BUS DAY 9:30 am Missions James & Ginger Herzog (A) am Bible Study 3:30 pm Joyful Noise 7 pm Finance John Anderson (B) Glenda Wyckoff (B) 20 LAITY SUNDAY, Tina Baker, Guest Speaker Joyful Noise Choir Jason Koontz (B) Joseph Weisgarber (B) 21 Bill Farriss (B) Tiffany Huffman (B) 22 Paul Watson (B) 23 9 am Bible Study 3:30 pm Joyful Noise Melinda Heindl (B) pm ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY!! Scott Schultz (B) Don Torgler (B) 26 8 am MEN S BREAK- DAS DUTCH Joann Watson (B) 27 Myrna Farriss (B) Sheldon & Kerri Nussbaum (A) Scott & Karen Schultz (A) 28 Grant Geib (B) am Bible Study 3:30 pm Joyful Noise Kristy Ell (B) 31 HALLOWEEN November 1 Sarah Wyckoff (B) 2 Chad Wyckoff (B) Issue 10 Page 9

10 DALTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FISH FRY All YOU CAN EAT!!! Fish, Fries, Slaw, Apple Sauce, Rolls, Butter, & Beverage Desserts available, but not included Friday, October 25, :00 PM 7:00 PM Cost: Adults $9.00, Children 12 years and under $3.00 Chicken Strips: 4 Piece Adult Dinner $6:00 2 Piece Childs Dinner $3.00 Served in the Church Fellowship Hall Carry outs available 4:00 to 7:00 HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!! Page 10 The Monthly Messenger

11 Before our Father s throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. We share each others woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. From Blest Be the Tie That Binds As each of you prays about your financial commitment to Dalton UMC, think about the comfort you feel in just knowing that this church is here, ready always to lend you a hand to offer you a shoulder, to help share your burden, to celebrate your triumphs, to wipe away your tears, to love and support you no matter what. Your pledge is a very private decision. So no matter what your decision whether you are able to increase your pledge, to maintain your present pledge amount, or whether you choose not to pledge at all thank you for giving this matter serious and prayerful consideration. Give out of a sense of thanksgiving with a full heart! Thank you. P.S. If you will not be attending the worship service on Pledge Sunday, October 13, you may deliver or mail your Pledge Statement below to the Church office. _ My Financial Commitment to God s Work I will give a tithe or more, which I estimate to be $ weekly. I will give regularly and estimate my gifts to average $ weekly. Name Address City State Zip This is not a contract, but a statement of your intentions Issue 10 Page 11

12 On September 21, The Adult/Family Fellowship enjoyed a wonderful afternoon starting out at the Amish-Mennonite Heritage Center and Behalt Cyclorama in Berlin, depicting the history of their religious background. Following that we made our way to an Amish family farm and were treated to a wonderful meal and small tour of the house and farm. Page 12 The Monthly Messenger

13 Congratulations to Taylor and Kenna! Great job at the Wayne County Fair ************************************************************************************************ Sunday, September 29 we were thrilled to host the Puppets of Grace from the Grace UMC, North Canton OH. Issue 10 Page 13

14 Dalton United Methodist Church 204 W Main St PO Box 277 Dalton, OH Nonprofit Organization US Postage Paid Dalton, Ohio PERMIT #11 Address Service Requested OCTOBER Newsletter Dalton United Methodist Church Pastor: Paul Farren Phone: Cell Phone: pastorpaul@ .com Sunday School 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Worship Hours 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Group OCTOBER - Altar Flowers 6 OPEN 13 Helen Domer - Dylan s 16th birthday 20 Jerry & Teri Weaver In honor of Bill Farriss' birthday 27 Jeff & Barb Geib In honor of Grant s birthday *************************************************** Lisa Meager; Organist Beverly McGinty; Praise & Bell Choir Director Steve Yoder; Head Usher Tad Weaver; Assistant Usher/Sound NOVEMBER 2013 Newsletter INFO Deadline: OCTOBER 25, 2013 Please let Sharon Starling know of any news, notes or additions/corrections to be included in the upcoming newsletter. Phone: # to: TheStarlings@aol.com Or leave items in Church Office.