Christian Link. From the Pastor... August Community with One Another. Inside this issue:

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1 Christian Link Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors. From the Pastor... Community with One Another Several people were asked the question What is a Community? Here are some of their answers. Community brings all people together as one family. A community is friends and family that gather together for a common task. A community is dynamic and evolving. It s being affiliated and connected; there is a feeling of being at home. Community is a group of people living together and coming together through a relationship with each other. It is being supportive and compassionate towards each other and providing a safety net for when things go wrong. Community provides a sense of comfort and belonging, a shared sense of identity. August 2018 Inside this issue: Scheduled to Serve Upcoming Events Attendance & Offering Bulletin Board Thank You Page and Prayer Concerns Outreach Page Dare to Care K.I.C.K. 8 New Carpet 9 Birthday/Anniversary In the above examples, there appears to be a sense of action on the part of the participants of a community. The word community appears to be an action verb as much as a noun. There is also a sense of responsibility of the members of the community to each other. The members of the community are supportive of each other and sympathetic to others and their needs. In Acts 2:1, when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples, they were all with one mind in the same place. (Literal Version Bible) All the disciples were in agreement and they were on the same page. They were not only a community, but they were a community of disciples who loved the Lord. They were seeking to be like Jesus, to have the heart of Jesus. What would it be like, what would we look like, if we lived in a community of believers who all wanted to conform to the image of Jesus Christ and his love? I think it would look very much like the community of believers in Acts 2:1 and in Acts 4:32-33 (NIV): All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all From the Pastor Article continued on page 3

2 Page 2 Christian Link August 5 th 11 th Sunday after Pentecost -Communion Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children's Church: Head Usher: August 12 th Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children s Church: Head Usher: August 19 th Sermon: Scripture: Scripture Reader: Greeters: Acolytes: Nursery: Children s Church: Head Usher: Equipped for Service Ephesians 4:11-19(NIV) Scott Ford Carolyn Dickerson Lacey Carroll and Abby Baldwin Judy Leas No Children s Church Communion Bob and Linda Moran 12 th Sunday after Pentecost Live in Christian Love Ephesians 4:29-5:2(NIV) Beth Norman Joan Wine and Lois Gardner Landon Harney and Ethan Sees Any Volunteer s? Judy Richards Any Volunteer s? 13 th Sunday after Pentecost Give Thanks-In Love Ephesians 5:15-20(NIV) Connie Rine Greg and Kitty Shaffer Makynna Roahrig and AJ Lawler Mary Hunter KICK Bob and Marlene Hare August 26 th 14 th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Suit Up Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-18(NIV) Scripture Reader: Keith Merce Greeters: Keith, Sarah and Kamryn Merce Acolytes: Owen Harney and Megan Kozusko Nursery: Polly Priest Children s Church: Sarah Merce Head Usher: Bob and Linda Moran August Verse of the Month~ Ephesians 4:25 (NIV) p Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

3 Christian Link Page 3 UPCOMING EVENTS ON OUR CHURCH CALENDAR Join Us For Our 18 th Annual Hog Roast! Saturday, August 25 th From 4-6:30pm Entertainment provided by: Pure Heart/Soul Legacy Silent Auction Frazeysburg United Methodist Church 87 W. Second St. ~ Frazeysburg On August 5 th a clipboard will be going around for volunteers to help with the hog roast. Trustees Meeting Tuesday, August 14 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, August 14 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. In September PPR and Council on Ministry Meetings will resume. Next Meeting Tuesday, September 4 th. From the Pastor, continued... To some of us, myself initially, this smacks an awfully lot like socialism. Everything is held in common ownership, which means no one owns anything except the state. Having been raised in the 1950 s and the Great Communist Scare, I am sensitive to anything that resembles it. The key is that everyone is of the same mind, and everyone holds each other in Christian love. As Christians we are created to live in Christian Community with one another. That may require that we build each other up in love, that we live in a spiritual maturity that is only possible in Christian love, and that we understand the will of God for us. If we can do all of these things we will give thanks to God in worship, instead of asking God for things we really don t need. Instead of coming to God in prayer only for things we want God to do for us, perhaps we should come to God with thanksgiving and worship for what he has already done. Pastor Bob

4 BULLETIN BOARD Christian Link Page Flower Chart The cost of providing flowers is $ We ask that you pay for your flowers one week prior to the date you choose. Fall Church office hours will begin on Monday, August 20 th. The church office will be open Monday through Friday 9am-1pm 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. Dates still available in 2018: September 2 nd, October 7 th, November 4 th, 11 th and 25 th, and December 23 rd and 30 th. 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. New Building Fund Don t forget to pick up a jar and save your change! ALL MEN OF THE CHURCH ARE INVITED! Our August Men s Breakfast will be held on Saturday, August 4 th at 8am! A volunteer to bring breakfast this month is still needed! Join us for a delicious breakfast and wonderful fellowship. A meal delivery group is being organized to help provide meals for Yvonne Hood each Monday. The meals would need to be: *for 2-3 people *6 servings *no dietary restrictions *delivered between 4-5pm We would like 2 people per day to work on the meals. If you are interested please let Darlene Lentz know.

5 Page 6 Christian Link Thank You and Prayer Concerns Thank you for your service Please keep these service men and women 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 Adam Miller Mitchell Cowden Destiny Morris Zach Girton Chase Higgins OUR CONDOLENCES To Bob Moran and family on the passing of his aunt, Mildred Moran Gray. Mildred (92) passed away on Sunday, July 8 th. Cards may reach the Moran s at: 278 W. 3 rd St., Frazeysburg To Yvonne Hood and family on the passing of her nephew, Terry L. Wagner. Terry (63) passed away on Monday, July 2 nd. Cards may reach Yvonne at: 136 Clay St., Frazeysburg THANK YOU! Thank you for the slideshow and the bible. I really appreciate it. Love, Jobin Harney Special Thank you to all of our volunteers in the month of July who have volunteered to be: Greeters, Ushers, Acolytes, Children s Church, Nursery, Projection System, Videographers and Scripture Readers. We appreciate you volunteering to these positions during our Sunday Worship Service. Mary Hunter, Sarah Merce, AJ Lawler, Addi Majoy, Bob Hare, Pastor Bob, Polly Priest, Brenda Marks, Linda Moran, Marlene Hare, Steve and Judy Richards, Gavon Gee, Kayley Harper, Megan Kozusko, Bob Moran, Bob Bickle, Brenna Milatovich, Makynna Roahrig, Barb Fletcher, Scott Ford, Connie Rine, Abby Baldwin, Gage Hindel, Colton Rollison, Aubrey Richards, Bradie Milatovich, Hunter Smith, Brooke Kozusko, Lois Gardner and Donn Steer. It take all of us working together to make our Sunday Service run smoothly. Thank you again! Diane Ackerman, Marilyn Prayer Concerns please keep the following in your prayers.. Banks, Kim Border & Family, Joanne Bumpus, Laura Bussey, Greg & Jackie Chapin, Mary Delancey, Anne 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 Christian Link Page 7 OUTREACH PAGE: Dare to Care and Evangelism Dare to Care Those who served in July were: Carolyn Craig, Barb Fletcher, Yvonne Hood, Mary Hunter, Nina Ludwig, Marilyn Martin, Linda Mesnard, Beth Norman, Connie Rine, and Sandy Sees. Our Monthly report: 9 telephone calls 117 note cards to families 928 prayers 12 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. August 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: Mary Baldwin 9300 Shannon Rd. Frazeysburg Emily Levering Willow Haven Nursing Home Rm. # Taylor St. Zanesville 43701

7 Page 8 Christian Link Kids In Christ Kingdom~ K.I.C.K. On Sunday July 1 st, the KICK group celebrated America by singing during the church service and making a July 4th craft during Children s Church. The group sang God Bless America and The Star Spangled Banner. We are also excited to share that 2 of our K.I.C.K. kids have joined the Cut Up s this summer. Brenna Milatovich and Megan Kozusko.

8 Page 9 Christian Link We have new carpet! After many months of planning and numerous contributions to the new carpet fund the new carpet and flooring has been installed in our church. The final pieces were laid on the basement stairs and the balcony area on Friday, July 27 th. On June 23 rd approximately 26+ volunteers began moving pews, office cabinets and more, some pulled up the old carpet and others served food. The carpet installation began the following week and the volunteers returned to move the pews back to the sanctuary. Thank you to all who volunteered of their time and energy to this project. The church looks beautiful! At the Administrative Council Meeting in August Pastor Bob and Eric Wasson recognized all those involved in replacing the carpet. A lot of work was done by many people and it looks beautiful.

9 August 2018 Birthdays & Anniversaries 2 Keith Merce Debbie Miller Kane Ludwig 4 Susan Miller 6 Candice Ryan 7 Mike Martin Sarah Rollison 9 Easton Priest 21 Howard Burkhart Rich Rollison 26 Renee Martin 7-Randy and Polly Priest 42 years 15-Keith and Sarah Merce 9 years 17-Bob and Debbie Miller 44 years 20-Larry and Brenda Marks 42 years Bob and Linda Moran 40 years 24 Todd and Kristen Carroll 16 years 27-Jim and Judy King 53 years 26-Tom and Barb Schindler 57 years 28- Cody and Lisa Roahrig 19 years 29-Mike and Renee Martin 36 years 31-Josh and Heather Wilson 6 years

10 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 5 Hog Roast Volunteer Sign up Day 12 Muskingum County Fair 6 TRACEY OFF CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 13 Muskingum County Fair Office Hours change to Back to School Hours of 9am-1pm 26 Outdoor Tent Church Service 7 10:30am Dare to Care TRACEY OFF CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 14 10:30a Bible Study Noon Dare to Care 7:00p Trustees Mtg. 7:30p Ad. Council 21 10:30am Dare to Care :30a Bible Study Noon Dare to Care August 2018 The Muskingum County Fair 22 Merry Widows Outing 9:30am Kid s Food Bags 10:00am Cut Up s 9:30am Kid s Food Bags 10:00am Cut Up s 16 9:30am Kid s Food Bags 10:00am Cut Up s Muskingum County Fair Frazeysburg United Methodist Church Body of Christ worshiping, learning, Muskingum County Fair Men s Breakfast 8am 18 Muskingum County Fair th Annual Hog Roast

11 The Christian Link Frazeysburg United Methodist Church 87 West Second Street Frazeysburg, OH CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday (8am-12pm) Beginning August 20 th (9am-1pm) Phone: Web site: WORSHIP SERVICES 9:30 a.m. Sunday 10:45 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. With the start of the new Sunday School year starting September 9 th, we will be needing a Sunday School teacher for either the 4 th -5 th grade class or the Pre-School class. The 4 th 5 th grade class would team teach with Jim Adams so it would be every other week. The Preschool would be every week. If interested please let Judy Richards know. Thank you!