Christian Link. May May From the Pastor... Pastor Bob

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1 Frazeysburg United Methodist Church Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors. From the Pastor... May-2018 Many things are happening in the month of May. Hopefully the weather will finally be straightened out and we can enjoy being outdoors again. Every Sunday this May has a special designation. May 6 th is Communion Sunday. May 13 th is Ascension Sunday when we lift up the Lord s Ascension to heaven. May 20 th is Pentecost Sunday, when the church was born. The Apostles were empowered by the Holy Spirit to go and make disciples of Christ and bring people to the salvation offered by Jesus Christ. May 27 th is Trinity Sunday, when we celebrate the triune nature of God: God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The month of May sort of kicks off a very busy couple of months for this church. The last week of May also has us in the midst of graduations and the related graduation parties. No sooner do we get through the month of May and its attendant activities then we are in June with Annual conference and Vacation Bible School. VBS is one of our most important ministries. The church is born when its people rejoice and worship together. The church is born when God asks Whom shall I send and we raise our hands and say Here I am Lord, Send me. The church is born when we work together to bring people to Christ and his merciful salvation. God doesn t call us because of our special qualifications. God doesn t worry about whether or not we are qualified. He qualifies the people who answer his call. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me! Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) May 2018 Inside this issue: Scheduled to Serve Upcoming Events on Our Calendar Attendance & Offering Bulletin Board Thank You Page and Prayer Concerns Outreach Page Dare to Care SOS Youth KICK Vacation Bible School 11 Yours in Christ, Pastor Bob

2 Page 2 Christian Link SERMON TITLES, TEXT AND THOSE SCHEDULED TO SERVE May 6 th 6 th Sunday of Easter -Communion Sermon: Not Burdensome Scripture: 1John 5:1-6(NIV) Scripture Reader: Millie Coleman Greeters: Mary Hunter and Millie Coleman Acolytes: Kayley Harper and Gavin Gee Nursery: Polly Priest Children's Church: KICK Head Usher: Bob and Linda Moran May 13 th Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children s Church: Head Usher: May 20 th Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children s Church: Head Usher: May 27 th Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children s Church: Head Usher: 7 th Sunday of Easter The Commission Luke 24:44-53(NIV) Aubrey Richards Any Volunteer s? Marissa Sees and Parker Roahrig Any Volunteer s? Any Volunteer s? Any Volunteer s? Day of Pentecost-Graduation Sunday Wind and Fire Acts 2:1-8(NIV) Mat Lewis Jobin Harney and Chase Higgins Braden Harney and Jobin Harney Amber Lewis KICK Bob and Linda Moran Trinity Sunday Send Me Isaiah 6:1-8NIV) Victoria Cowden The Cowden Family Hunter Smith and Gage Hindel Mary Hunter Tracey Cowden Any Volunteer s? May Verse of the Month: 1John 5:3 (NIV) In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, Lay Leader: Eric Wasson Projection System: The Cowden s

3 Page 3 UPCOMING EVENTS ON OUR CHURCH CALENDAR On Sunday, May 20 th we will honor our 2018 High School Graduates during the morning service and with a reception following. Congratulations to our 2018 Tri Valley graduates: Jobin Harney and Chase Higgins. Following graduation Jobin will be attending Ohio State University-Newark majoring in Computer Science. PPR Meeting Tuesday, May 1 st at 7:00 p.m. (2018) Marilyn Martin, Anita Adams, Sandy Sees (2019)Nina Ludwig, Jobin Harney (2020) Brenda Marks, Sherry Spencer Council on Ministry Tuesday, May 1 st at 7:30 p.m. All committee chairs should attend these meetings and share your ideas. We need to work together. These include: Marlene Hare (Circle of Friendship), Linda Mesnard (Evangelism), Linda Moran (Family Life), Eric Wasson (Lay Leader), Marlene Hare (Missions),? (PPR), Judy King (Social Concerns), Todd Bickle (Stewardship), Judy Richards (Christian Education Coordinator & Sunday School Superintendent), Linda Moore (Trustees),? (Worship), Aubrey Richards (Youth Leader) and Pastor Bob Mesnard Trustees Meeting Tuesday, May 8 th at 7:00 p.m. (2018) Donn Steer, Jack Stokes, Bob Moran (2019) Bob Hare, Stan Ludwig, John Norman (2020) Larry Marks, Linda Moore, Judy King and Greg Shaffer Ad. Council Meeting Tuesday, May 8 th at 7:30 p.m. Members at large: Tracy Boyd, Carolyn Craig, Sandy Sees, Marlene Hare, Michelle Majoy, Marilyn Martin, Connie Rine, Jeremy Ryan, Candice Ryan, Donn Steer, Jack Stokes, Bob Moran, Bob Hare, Stan Ludwig, John Norman, Larry Marks, Linda Moore, Judy King, and Greg Shaffer. Following graduation Chase will be serving our country in the United States Navy. Do you have a song that you would like to sing or a special story you would like to share? We are looking for special music for the summer months while the choir is on vacation. Please let Linda Mesnard or Tracey in the church office know if you are interested.

4 Page 4 BULLETIN BOARD 2018 Flower Chart The cost of providing flowers is $ We ask that you pay for your flowers one week prior to the date you choose. ALL MEN OF THE CHURCH ARE INVITED! Our May Men s Breakfast will be held on Saturday, May 5 th at 8am! Join us for a delicious breakfast and wonderful fellowship. Checks should be made payable to Joanne Bumpus or Barb Fletcher, our Flower Stewards. The 2018 Flower Chart up on the bulletin board by the church office. Roses for our New Babies: Please call the church office when a new baby has arrived. The church will pay for the rose if the parents are active church members or regular attendees. Grandparents can place a rose announcing the birth, the cost is $4.00. Mark Your Calendars! For Our 18 th Annual Hog Roast. Saturday, August 25 th from 4-6:30pm Entertainment by: Pure Heart/Soul Legacy From the Trustees.. On the table in the Welcome Center there is a suggestion box. We are asking you to help with suggestions on items that need fixed, changed or updated inside or outside of the church building. No Names required on the suggestion forms. Thank you!

5 Page 5 Christian Link THANK YOU and PRAYER CONCERNS Thank you for your service Check out our bulletin board in the vestibule that has family members who are currently serving in the service. Please keep them and their families lifted up in prayer as they are serving our country. Vanessa Bates Brandon Davis Justin Laird Nathan Fair Kyle Lefever Mark Fitzgerald Cole Ford Adam Miller Mitchell Cowden Destiny Morris Zach Girton THANK YOU! Thank You all for remembering me with beautiful cards on my very special birthday. Thank my awesome family for giving the best party anyone could have and you friends for attending. I had a wonderful week. Rick and I are very Blessed. Mary Hunter Thank you to the Circle of Friendship for my Ohio State Blanket that you gave me for Administrative Assistants Day. I Love it! Thank you for thinking about me, I truly appreciate it. Tracey A Big Thank you to Todd Harney for burning the DVD s for the KICK choir. We appreciate you helping us with the music. ~ Thank you again, KICK Thank you for all my birthday cards I received for my birthday this month. I appreciate all of them. Thank you again! Rick Hunter The Circle of Friendship would like to thank those who came to our Movie Night. We had 18 attend. Thank you Sherry Spencer for providing the movie, Sherry s grandson was in. Thank you to Sandy Sees for providing the technical part and thank you to Tom and Elaine Booze for providing the popcorn. I would like to thank everyone who supported our first mission project of the year. The breakfast men of the VFW were so thankful for the donation of supplies for their breakfast. They were overwhelmed by how generous our church is. So on behalf of the Wakatomika Veterans Club, thank you! Prayer Concerns please keep the following in your prayers Diane Ackerman, Marilyn Banks, Kim Border & Family, Joanne Bumpus, Laura Bussey, Greg & Jackie Chapin, Mary Delancey, Ann Doughty, Chris Fisher, Elise Ford and family, Janet Gower, Shirley Harper, Yvonne Hood, Emily Levering, Ida Belle Ludwig, Judy Miller, Mona Miller, Darliss Mock, The Priest Family, Al & Marge Rohner, Karen & Rick Shipley, Megan Shipley, Isabel Tyson, Mildred Willey, and Hazel Williams

6 Page 6 OUTREACH PAGE: DARE TO CARE, EVANGELISM Dare to Care Those who served in April were: Carolyn Dickerson, Barb Fletcher, Yvonne Hood, Mary Hunter, Nina Ludwig, Linda Mesnard, Beth Norman, Connie Rine and Sandy Sees and Debbie Work. Our Monthly report: 11 telephone calls 169 note cards to families 923 prayers 10 visits We need you! Don t forget our shut-ins or those in the hospitals. We would like all visitations recorded on the sheet posted outside the church office. Please write your visits down or put on a slip of paper listing who you visited and the date and give to Sandy Sees. May Evangelism Our Card Ministry is still in full swing. Please see the list below. If your last name begins with A-F, send your cards the first week, G-L send the second week, M-S send the third week, and T-Z send your cards the last week of the month. The cards for this month are for: Yvonne Hood 136 Clay St. Frazeysburg Zach Baker 1027 Lindsay Ave. Zanesville 43701

7 Page 7 SOS YOUTH On Sunday, April 22 nd the SOS Youth Sponsored a Fiesta Luncheon for their fundraiser for the month. Thank you to all who stayed and enjoyed lunch. With your support the youth were able to make $ For the month of May the youth will be raffling off a summer/cookout fun basket. Stay tuned to the bulletin for more details. The basket will be raffled off on Sunday, May 27 th. Aubrey is planning some great activities for the youth this summer. Bowling, Old Mans Cave and more. Thank you for all your hard work Aubrey! You are very appreciated!

8 Page 8 Kids In Christ Kingdom Kids In Christ Kingdom Sunday, April 22 nd was the KICK group KICK off! They performed during the church service singing: This Little Light of Mine and Victory Chant. They also performed several songs played on the bells. Later that afternoon the group traveled to Clay House in Zanesville where they performed for the many residence there. Singing and playing the bells. The residence loved having the children there. Following the performance the KICK kids played games, colored and had meaningful conversations with the residence. It was an amazing day! The kids will be singing a special Mother s Day song on May 13 th. They also have a fun day at Glo Putt planned for May 20 th. Thank you, Brenda, Linda and Marlene for leading this important group!

9 Christian Link Kids In Christ Kingdom K.I.C.K. Kids In Christ Kingdom Ages 1st thru 5th Grade Page 9

10 2018 VBS ~ ROLLING RIVER RAMPAGE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL- TEAM MEMBERS NEEDED! We re going Rolling on the River for VBS this year And we need you to come along for the ride! We still have openings for Preschool Helpers! Christian Link Page 11 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! for Sunday, June 17 th through Thursday, June 21 st! On Sunday, May 12 th Look for VBS music CD s, registration forms, and VBS flyers to pass out to your friends about our upcoming VBS We have 2 extra t-shirts. An adult Large-$10.00 and a child's medium-$9.00. If you are interested in these t-shirts, please let Tracey know. We re making chains again this year! Look for packets of blue and green paper in the Welcome Center Today!

11 The Christian Link Frazeysburg United Methodist Church 87 West Second Street Frazeysburg, OH CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday (9am-1pm) Phone: Web site: WORSHIP SERVICES 9:30 a.m. Sunday 10:45 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45-11:45 a.m. This Newsletter was made especially for YOU MISSION STATEMENT Frazeysburg United Methodist Church: The Body of Christ worshiping, learning, serving and growing together.