Hummel s United Method ist Church. The Messenger

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1 Hummel s United Method ist Church The Messenger 2016

2 Announcements Upcoming Events Saturday, THE MESSENGER December 24th Re-Creation will be with us on Sunday Morning, December 18th at 8:45am! Maranatha Productions is coming back to Hummel s! On Sunday Evening, December 18th! The Production will be Through the Eyes of the Angels Start time: 7pm Invite everyone you know for this special evening event with our dear friends from Lancaster! Youth News If you are a young person grade 3 and up come join us! We would be glad to have you! Sunday, December 18th Youth Family Christmas Party at lunchtime! Please sign-up for this event! Pizza, Salad, chips, ice cream and drink will be the menu decided by the youth. There will be games and such. A girl should bring a $5 gift for a girl of their age group and a boy should bring a $5 gift for a boy of their age group to exchange in a game. We will break the exchange into 2 groups: Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-12 Mission Work this month: Special Visits...Details to come! PAGE 2 Remember to Check mailboxes and white board for upcoming events and announcements! A Challenge for you this month: To use your spiritual gifts! It s Christmas time here s another sweet challenge: Give a gift to someone who you never gave to before with a special note of encouragement! Sunday, December 11th at 6pm Sunday, December 4th at 7pm! Practices are as follows: Tuesday, November 29th at 7pm Thursday, December 1st at 7pm Sunday, December 4th during Sunday School Hour

3 THE MESSENG ER PAGE 3 Jesus came to save us all from our sins! 12/1 Nikki Harris 12/20 Lynn Keister Glenn Stuck Jane Kratzer 12/2 Jennifer Henderson Kiersten Yoder 12/3 Kailey Jo Weaver 12/23 Pamela Grose 12/8 Mary Lou Stroup Janet Roush 12/9 Holly Weirick 12/26 Justin Keister 12/10 Karen May Norma Stahl Faye Bowersox Kathy Waite Daniel Beaver 12/27 Mervin Hostetler 12/12 Ruth Craven Madison Wagner Peggy Kepner 12/28 Crystal Jones 12/14 Tim Bachman Maverick Smith 12/15 Mary Gemberling Katie Templin Shawn Ressler 12/29 Jarvis Mull 12/16 Connie Wagner Toby Reich 12/17 Luke Kerstetter 12/31 Terrie Reich 12/18 Ben Hauck 12/19 David & Pamela Grose 12/21 Don & Bev Foltz

4 Please be praying for... PAGE 4 Recent Surgeries/Procedures Dean Smith June Clotfelter Esther Kreider Jeanette Reich Vera Brouse Recent Hospital Stays Dean Smith June Clotfelter Esther Specht Shut Ins Scott Smith Harvey Kreamer Our College Students: Jackie Hauck..Bloomsburg University Rob Smith Lycoming College Laura Reich...HACC Katelyn Brouse.....Penn State University Miranda Kuhns. Harrisburg Branch of Penn State University Pray for our sister church in Sierra Leone! Pray for our Nursing Home Residents Peg Gilbert..Manor Care, Sunbury Christine Walter...Manor of Penn Village Thelma Brouse...Manor of Penn Village Shirley Catherman.....Grayson View Please remember the families that have lost their loved ones recently including the families of: Annabelle Keister, Willard Smith & Gary Renard Note: Please note, if during the week you or someone you know needs prayer you do not have to wait until Sunday morning to get the word out. There are three ways you can have people immediately praying for the need you are lifting up: You may call Mary Gemberling who heads up our prayer chain and she will make the calls to those who are on the list or you can post on the Hummel s United Methodist Church Facebook page using the discussions tab, OR you can Scott Dreese for the chain dreese49@ptd.net.

5 HUMME L S U NITED ME THOD IST CHURCH 427 Sassafras Rd., Middleburg, PA Phone: hummelsumc@yahoo.com proclaim the love of God to all people Life on earth is temporary...so short...make it count...remember what is most important. Eternal Life with Jesus is what we should focus on...and how we can make more disciples! Children s Church Memory Verse: December 2016: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15