S.U.M. News August 2016

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1 S.U.M. News August 2016 Shreve United Methodist Church Box 525, Shreve, Ohio Church Office: Parsonage: Church Home Page Address: http// Address: Bill Lawson, Pastor Thoughts from the Pastor If you want to gain new perspective and get fresh ideas for your prayer life, pay close attention when you come across someone praying in the Bible. I ve been doing this more and more lately, laying hold of wonderful insights on what it means to have a real conversation with God. Re-reading the Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah over the last week or so, I spent some quality time on their prayers, and it struck me how relevant for today is the way they both prayed. Ezra and Nehemiah go together because they were contemporaries involved with the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the exile. You may remember that the time came when the Israelites were conquered by enemy armies, a result of stubborn, chronic rebellion against God. Many of them went into captivity, and the remnant that survived until the time of Cyrus, King of Persia, were finally granted permission to return to their homeland. Ezra came back as the head priest, while Nehemiah was appointed governor over those who returned. They were both godly men, true examples of what it means to follow God in daily life. Which makes what they prayed all the more intriguing. forefathers until now, OUR guilt has been great Then Nehemiah 1:5-7: O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of love with those who love Him and obey His commands, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins WE Israelites, including myself and my father s house, have committed against you. WE have acted very wickedly toward you. WE have not obeyed your commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. Do you see what s happening? Both men are taking the sins of their people personally. Each is identifying personally with the iniquity and transgressions of his fellow Israelites and investing himself in passionate confession and sincere repentance. There is no them and us. It s just us! Can we not, should we not, in like manner pray for our nation and our church? Isn t this what love for one another demands? Do we not rise or fall together? Joining you in prayer, Pastor Bill Listen to a snatch of Ezra s prayer, then Nehemiah s (emphasis will be mine). Ezra 9:6-7: O my God, I am too ashamed to lift up my face to you, my God, because OUR sins are higher than OUR heads and OUR guilt has reached to the heavens. From the days of our

2 August MEETINGS Church Committee Schedule Committees are on summer recess, unless you receive a postcard, advising you of a meeting. SPR Mtg. Tuesday August 9, 7:00 pm Evangelism Mtg. Wednesday August 10 7:30 pm Finance Mtg. Tuesday August 16 Rock N Worship-Saturday August 6, 6:00 pm Come join us for an evening of uplifting music and worship Retired Men s Luncheon August 11, 11:30 am We meet the second Thursday of the month at Farmer Boy Restaurant, 2448 Cleveland Road, in Wooster. If you are available at that time, and wish you were retired, we d be glad to have you join us, as well. Questions, contact Fred Lendrum at or the church office for more information. SERVE Meal- Wednesday, August. 17, 5:30 pm A free meal for the church family and community. In addition to providing a meal, this event provides a time of fellowship for those who might enjoy a meal with others. Men s Prayer Breakfast Saturday August 20, 7:00 am We extend the invitation to all men in the congregation. Join us for a time of fellowship, prayer and enjoy breakfast, as well. Contact the church office for more details. UMW Picnic-Thursday August 25, 12:00 pm Picnic at Jannette Miller, 2557 Rutt Ct., Wooster OH 44691, Bring a dish to share. Sharon Emler devotions. Summer Helping Hands: Monday August 29 Helping Hands will be meeting in the Old Fellowship Hall at 12:00 pm for lunch them sewing. Early Morning Prayer 5:00 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. Join us for a few minutes or the whole hour. Pray alone or with a group of friends. Pray sitting, kneeling, standing or wandering. Enjoy a slice of quality time with the Lord!

3 Church Family Notes Dear Shreve, Thank you for helping my family get ready for camp. Noah and I are very happy. Emma McClintock Dear Church Friends, Thank you all so much for the cards and the prayers, especially the prayers! The road to recovery was much smoother because of prayer. Thank you. Betsy Sparr We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the congregation for all the cards and good wishes we received as we celebrated our 70th wedding anniversary. Your kind whishes were truly appreciated. We feel so blessed. Sincerely, Wes & Winifred Plant Thanks for the use of the church for Like Home Preschool Grad. Please give this check to the church youth group. Thanks again, Cindy Kendall Like Home Daycare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to Mike and Sarah Sigler on the birth of a daughter, Olivia Anne Sigler born June 27th. and also to Adam and Morgan Stein on the birth of a daughter, Anna Claire Stein born July 10. Proud grandparents are Dale and Stephanie Stein Our condolences go out to Marty & Janet Hershberger upon the death of Marty s father Willard Hershberger who passed away on July 17 Our sympathies also go out to the family of Betty Keck who passed away at the age of 98 on Sunday July 17. She was the wife of former Pastor Tom Keck who served at Shreve United Methodist Church from ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recruiting Players v Degree in music not required, just a desire to make beautiful music to the glory of God and for all to enjoy. v If you can count and tell the difference between your colors, and want to have fun making music, we want you. v Age requirement: Jr. High to 99 years old. v It is an experience of a lifetime! Name: We will start practices in mid to late September. Contact Aaron Boothby (330) or fill out the form below to sign up! Home Phone Number: Cell Phone Number: Address:

4 Come and enjoy an hour of contemporary praise and worship music Contact: Dennis & Rosemarie Daley for details. Saturday August 6 7:00 pm 8:00 pm All-Church (open to everyone, kids too!) Softball Game Sunday August 14th, 2:00 pm (Rain Date Sunday August 21, 2:00 pm) At Piper Field Bring the whole family for an afternoon of family fun! Contact Erin Boothby with any questions

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8 S.U.M. News 1-96 Published Monthly Shreve United Methodist Church PO Box N Main Street Shreve OH Issue No RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED 2016 Those Serving Us In August Greeters 7 Ken & Kaye Janes 14 Mike & Chris Ellis 21 Judy Irvin & Sandy Musselman 28 Keith & Julie Patterson Acolytes 7 Kaelee Garst 14 Alan VanLieu 21 Vaden Ervin 28 Angela Burkholder Lay Leaders 7 Todd Gordon 14 Carla Lendrum 21 Laurel Sidle 28 John Weaver Ushers: Ron Garst, Matt Garst, Dave McMillen, Paul McMillen, Gary Troyer Nursery 7 Brian & Sarah Weiser 14 Steve & Nancy Myers & Gina VanLieu 21 Brian & Liz Kinney 28 Julie Patterson & Ella Boothby Explorers 7 Meghan Wright 14 Beth Acker 21 Jen Zehnder 28 Christi Franks Believers The month of August: Matt Diffenderfer Tech Support 7 Rosemarie Daley, Dennis Daley, Ashton Franks 14 Jeremy Burnison, Laurie Sidle, Todd Gordon, 21 Dennis Daley, Jeremy Burnison, Luke Daley 28 Jacob Sidle, Abigail Daley, Seth Franks