THE MESSENGER GLENWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2931 Myrtle Street Erie, PA 16508 Address Service Requested NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ERIE PA PERMIT NO. 1677 June WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday, June 4-9:30 am Holy Communion Pentecost Confirmation New Members Baptism Pastor Darrell Cook Christ Community Church Celebration Come and bring a dish to share at a tureen luncheon on June 4 after the worship service to welcome new members of Glenwood. Messenger Welcome Aboard Daniel Schening www.glenwoodumc.org Glenwood, in conjunction with EUMA, will host an intern this summer. Please welcome Daniel Schening. Daniel s home church is Asbury United Methodist here in Erie, where he taught Sunday School and worked with the Youth Group. He graduated from Edinboro University with a Bachelor s degree in Education and is currently a student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. In his spare time Dan enjoys reading or watching movies (horror is his favorite genre), playing the guitar or ukulele, or going out with family or friends. Dan has a brother and is close with his family. Please warmly greet Dan as he will join us in June. Summer Camp Registration If you aren t registered yet, you need to do that year s brochure. soon! There are many options, including pony Wesley Woods provides events that have the and horse camps as well as those that feature Gospel of Jesus Christ at their heart. All of adventure, airsoft, swimming, and drama. Children ages 6-17 are invited to spend a week out ed by the desire for the programs are guid- of the urban environment and in acres of grass faith creation and faith and trees. Camperships that cover up to ½ the formation. Summer cost of the camp are available by contacting Al Camp is a place for kids Smith (454-8788) or Pastor Matt to find themselves, (pastor@glenwoodumc.org). Visit meet new friends, and above all connect www.wesleywoods.com to check out this with God. Sunday, June 11-9:30 am Pastor Matt Judd Sunday, June 18-9:30 am Father s Day Pastor Matt Judd Sunday, June 25-9:30 am Pastor Matt Judd Child Care Available Pastor s Office Hours Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. E-mail: pastor@glenwoodumc.org Church Office Hours Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. E-mail: office@glenwoodumc.org Making disciple-making disciples of Jesus Christ
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. [1 Peter 3:15] PAGE 2 CONTAGIOUS - FOR THOSE NOT YET HERE Evangelism. It s one of the highest values in the church and one of the least practiced. So says Mark Mittleberg in his book Becoming a Contagious Church. This reminds us that telling people about Jesus and inviting them into a lifechanging relationship with Him is really the primary reason for the existence of the Church. All that we do worship, discipleship, ministry and service should be undergirded by the desire to tell others about Jesus. Weekend worship, children and youth ministries, Food Pantry and Community Meal, Roosevelt Middle School partnership, National Night Out, and all the rest provides us an opportunity to share the love of Jesus with others both in deed and in word. In non-contagious churches, people believe that the church exists just for them and so it thinks, plans, and programs to maintain itself. But contagious churches are different for they understand that the Church exists For those who are not yet here. This attitude results in a shift in thinking, planning, and programming that asks how will those who aren t here yet find their way here? How will the coming generations, our children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren get here if, in this time and at this moment, we fail to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to those already present in our community? If not now, then who will be left to tell of Jesus to the next generation? Evangelism requires a significant amount of energy and effort to accomplish. The problem arises in the average church that it is just easier to maintain what we are already doing rather than to make the shift to being more evangelistic. The well-known phrase, Speed of the leader, speed of the team describes this reality. The hard reality for me is that I have not made evangelism a priority and so, as a church, this has therefore not been a priority either. This must change for me and for our church because our mission is to make disciples for the sake of the Kingdom of God and for those who are not yet connected to Jesus in a life-saving relationship with Him. This month we celebrate Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit came with power upon the disciples and they began to proclaim the Good News to the entire world. The Book of Acts tells the story of the ongoing evangelism of the first century world both successes and failures; triumphs and troubles. We stand today, 2,000 years later, on the legacy of those first contagious Christians who proclaimed the Gospel with boldness and humility and joy even in times of great trial. If this same desire resonates in your soul, I want to hear from you on how we can work together to raise the evangelistic temperature of our church for the sake of those not yet here. My prayer is that each one of us would continue to grow in our faith in Jesus Christ so that we might live out Peter s admonition, Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have. 1 Peter 3:15. Striving to be contagious, Pastor Matt 4 Pentecost Communion New Members Tureen 11 ----Annual Conference---I 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 18 Father s Day Blood Pressure Screening 25 5 5:30 Food Pantry Worship 6:00 Food Pantry 6:45 Upper Room Class 12 1:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry 6:30 Church Program Meetings 19 1:00 Refuge Golf Tournament 5:30 Food Pantry Worship 6:00 Food Pantry 6:45 Upper Room Class 6 6:30 Men s Bible Study 13 8:00 EUMA Staff 7:00 UM Women 20 26 27 6:30 Men s Bible Study 5:15 Brain Injury Support Group 7 14 21 28 www.glenwoodumc.org 1 6:00 Craft Guild 8 I---------------Annual 15 22 9:00 Prepare - Enrich 29 6:00 Craft Guild Board Meeting 2 Blitz Build 9 Conference PAGE 11 3 9:00 Highmark Walk Blitz Build 6:00 UM Night at SeaWolves 10 9:00 Homeschool Book Sale ----------------------- 16 17 23 24 30 1:00 Judd Graduation Party
AND ANNIVERSARIES June Birthdays and Anniversaries Listed below are those in our church family who celebrate their birthdays this month: June 3 Peggy Seib June 3 Daniel Weber June 4 Arthur Mallin June 8 Ted Grow June 9 Charli Shatto June 10 Lucas Wassel June 10 Jim Weigle June 11 Scott Bonnell June 11 Carrie Page June 13 Sherry Wagner June 15 Jean Zeigler June 16 Pastor Harold Blair June 16 Peter Bruce June 17 Miriam Koenig June 19 Rhonda Bell June 21 Cole Bixby June 21 Jean Kenny June 23 Amanda Reynolds June 25 Lisa Butcher June 26 Joshua Bowers June 26 Michael Bowers June 26 Ashton Rodriguez June 27 Joan Weigle June 28 Justin Epps June 28 Lauren Geniesse June 28 Jacob Kiehl June 28 Annette Kiehl June 29 Barbara Bowers Anniversaries June 1 Chuck and Bonnie Bolan June 1 Bob and Sandy Sornberger June 3 Pastor Matt and Allison Judd June 4 Dave and Peggy Seib June 9 Scott and Kim Webb June 14 Chuck and Faith Crosby June 21 Glen and Joy Grande June 21 Dan and Suzanne Weber June 23 Brad and Kim Zeigler June 26 Elmer and Jean Zeigler June 30 Don and Lisa Miller Our records may not be complete, please call the church office, to let us know if we have omitted your name. PAGE 10 Refuge Golf Tournament June 19 This year we are celebrating EUMA s 21 th Annual Refuge Golf Tournament and we want you to be a part of this milestone event! The tournament is scheduled for Monday, June 19 at the Riverside Golf Course, 25437 Route 19, just north of Cambridge Springs. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit EUMA s The Refuge, an emergency shelter for homeless families with children. Shoe Collection Our shoe drive fundraiser is underway. Last year over $13,000 was raised to support the ongoing work of the Erie UM Alliance and All God s Children Ministries. Shoes in any condition are accepted but they must be in pairs (no singles allowed)! Contact Kathy Durst (864-6008) with questions. Our goal is again 50 bags (1,250 pairs) of shoes. SMILING Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around a corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realized I had passed it on to him. I thought about that smile and then I realized its worth. A single smile, just like mine, could travel around the earth. So if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected. Let's start an epidemic quick and get the world infected. Author Unknown PAGE 3
PAGE 4 With Gratitude There are so many people to thank for the love and support my church family provided after Bob died. Pastor Matt gave a perfectly beautiful memorial service. Roger and Pastor Shirley provided wonderful music. All the family and umpires and players got to see why we are all so proud of Glenwood Church. We also want to thank you for the beautiful crafted cross from Wendell August Forge what a beautiful keepsake. Thank you for everything. The Robert Kenny Family The prayer shawl is just beautiful. I love it! Jean Kenny The Prayer Shawl Ministry would like to thank Pastor Shirley for the donation of yarn and the donor who donated money to our ministry. We will use that money to package/ship the shawls. Thank you. Prayer Shawl Ministry We would like to thank all of the church family for your kind words, prayers, cards, generous donations, and hospitality of a bereavement meal. A sign recently viewed read, The church isn t some place you go to, it s a family you belong to. We have experienced God s love through all of you. A special thank you to Pastor Matt and Pastor Shirley for your support of our family through this difficult time. Love, the family of Steven Heilmane LOCAL MISSION I want to send you a big Thank You from xxxchurch. Thank you for your prayers and your generous donation to my recent mission trip to attend the Exxxotica convention in Denver, Colorado. I wouldn t have been able to share the love of Jesus in this unique atmosphere without you. Due to your contributions I was able to converse with members of the adult entertainment world where I got to know them as people and share with them that God loves them. Dan Sheldon Thank you for your donation of $95 to EUMA. Your donation will help us to shelter, feed, and minister to homeless families and individuals. We appreciate your prayers and your partnership in our mission. God bless you as you have blessed our neighbors in need. Kurt B. Crays, MDiv. EUMA Thank you for the generous donation of $25 made on behalf of Glenwood UM Church. Nathaniel Greenway Wesley Woods WORLD MISSION What a joy to be serving the Lord, especially on a missionary standpoint, whether you are on the fields as Cloraine and Enock Deroseney are or simply at home praying and sharing your financial blessings with those who are on the fields. Because you have been faithful to support The Good Samaritan Project of Haiti, we now have the church fully rebuilt, plus five units to lodge our 82 orphans and a suitable place built for Cloraine and Enock to live with extra rooms for a couple of visitors at any time. As we give praises to the Lord we do thank you for your prayers and for your donations as genuine demonstrations of your love and compassion. A special prayer request for a young man named Jean Renaud Dufresne who has been recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Pastor Jean Enock Deroseney Walk for a Healthy Community - June 3 Take steps to end homelessness in NW PA! Sign up to walk with EUMA in the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. This is a 5K walk (or optional one-mile fun walk) presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to benefit area nonprofits, including EUMA! That means 100% of the money you raise will benefit EUMA's mission to end homelessness for families with children, Veterans and others in need. Meet at Presque Isle State Park - new this year, the Walk will begin at Beach 11 on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 9:00 am. You may register by signing up for the Glenwood team online at www.euma-erie.org or sign the clipboard on the Connections Table in the Bell Room. It's free, but you can earn a Highmark Walk t-shirt by raising at least $30. Glenwood s coordinator is Fran Donatelli. Please contact her with questions or to register. Memorials Received In memory of Helen Kelly given by: Schmidt Funeral Home Cynthia Wu-Vietze In memory of Chuck Caskey given by: Richard Millhouse In memory of Marien Durst given by: Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bratton * Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zeigler Tuesday Morning Music Club^ Lenor Greene Richard Millhouse In memory of Bob Kenny, Sr. given by: Mr. and Mrs. David Schlabach Mr. and Mrs. Tom Krahe Kathleen Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Al Rensel Umpires Association John and Jean George Patricia Bruce Mary Ann Barbour Joseph and Michelle McCallion Walter Breindel and Karen Omniewski The Riehl Company Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zeigler Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bratton+ In memory of Steven Heilman given by: Dennis, Cyndy and Ally Crosby Judy Shaffer In honor of David Seib Rev. Terry and Shirley Snyder (Haiti Mission Trip) *Bereavement +Ramps of Hope ^Organ Fund PAGE 9
United Methodist Night with the SeaWolves ServErie School Initiative - July 20-23 Come, join other United Methodists family and friends for a great night of Erie SeaWolves Baseball on Saturday, June 3 at 7:05 p.m. Tickets prices are: $7 for upper box seats; $13 for upper box seats and perfect game voucher; $9 for upper box seat, SeaWolves hat, and McDonald s voucher; $15 for upper box seats, SeaWolves hat, McDonald s voucher and perfect game voucher. Perfect game vouchers include hot dog, chips, and fountain drink. Postgame fireworks. From Thursday, July 20 to Sunday, July 23, ServErie volunteers will make critical repairs and updates to Central Career & Technical School in anticipation of the additional students who will attend there in the Fall. A small army of community volunteers will clean, paint classrooms and hallways, repair bathrooms, update exterior doors, replace ceiling tiles, landscape and much, much more. Glenwood has sent $1,000 to sponsor this project. Mark your calendars and set aside time to volunteer as sign-up sheets will be posted soon. Scientists think that your nose can recognize a trillion scents. What s your favorite smell? Did you know that humpback whales eat around 5,000 pounds of ittybitty, teeny-tiny fish every single day? If you could eat a mountain of one thing, what would you choose? Some scientists say that bees are responsible for about 1 out of every 3 bites of food you eat. God made His creation wonderfully complex. VBS is only two months away now and there are a lot of different ways you can help. It really is the best week of the summer. It s an exciting way to help kids discover that they re made by God and built for a purpose. I can still remember many of the fun activities from VBS so long ago and the impact it had on my life. Blitz Build - June 2-3 SeaWolves Game - July 2 Look for the posted sign-up sheets for areas where you can impact a child for Christ. I can guarantee you will have as much fun as the kids at Maker Fun Factory. PAGE 8 Come, be a part of All God s Children Ministries Blitz Build June 2-3. The Erie-Meadville District volunteers in Mission and AGCM s Ramps of Hope invite you to be a part of being the church out in the world. Join forces to share the love of Jesus right here in our Erie -Meadville District by building several access ramps for persons who need them to safely leave and return to their homes. Glenwood will help build a ramp for Alex Norcross, right here. Ramp section (module) building is planned for Friday, June 2 at our own Daniel J. Thompson Company s location at 1305 West 12 th Street. Trucks and trailers will be loaded that evening with everything needed for each ramp blitz built on Saturday morning, June 3. Join Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi for a pregame worship service from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The offering will benefit United Methodist mission work in Zimbabwe. Kids can enjoy the SeaWolves Fun Zone after the service until the first pitch at no charge. One lucky UM member will join Bishop Moore-Koikoi as she throws a ceremonial first pitch. Tickets are only $9 each for the Erie SeaWolves vs. Altoona Curve game at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. After the game, enjoy spectacular Zambelli fireworks! Be on the look out for sign up sheets soon. In His Service with you, Pastor Shirley By the way, why did the builder fall asleep on the job? (He was board) PAGE 5
Thank You for Your Service Save the Dates Communion Offering - June 4 PAGE 6 Lunch provider for our confirmation class: Peggy Seib Everyone who came out for our church work day Wesley Woods chapel ramp and work week team: Dave and Peggy Seib, Steve Cornelius, Dave Roth, Dave and Marilyn Fialkowski, David Schlabach, Scott Bonnell, Dave Walk, Glen Grande, Drew Maxwell, George Durst, Todd and Sara Ernst, Pastor Matt and Anna Judd Landscaping repairs to our entrance Glen Grande, Chuck Bolan, Roy Himrod, Scott Bonnell, Dave Walk, Dave Roth, Dave Fialkowski Fran Donatelli, Sierra Birx, Abby Deemer, Clare Rech, and Allison Judd for organizing our community health fair Lisa Butcher, Dave and Peggy Seib, Scott and Patty Bonnell and Pastor Shirley for caring for the bereavement dinner for the Heilman family Al Smith for organizing the community meal and to the team that helped pull it all together Ann Marie Ernst for organizing our team to serve at the RMS Color Run and all those who served the students for that event Joys and Concerns PRAISES: Christine Bible thanked the congregation for our support For good weather and a successful work day For the health fair event on Saturday that went well Elaine Ace doing well after breast cancer surgery Jack Bird (Judy Himrod s father) home from hospital Jemma Bryan s Harding soccer team won the girls championship game Young People s Chorus final concert was a great success For all the new college graduates CONCERNS: Jean Kenny moved to Sarah Reed Brett Kenny moving to a new care facility Paul Kelly foot issues Sandy San Roman family has some major decisions to make this week Bob and Sherri Shattuck Bob is in end stage care Caleb (Seib s grandson) sonogram for neck growth Monday Gary at Cleveland Clinic Traveling: Judds, Fialkowskis, Judy Himrod Family of Steven Heilman June 8-11 Western PA Annual Conference June 19 July 2 Refuge Golf Tournament SeaWolves Game With Bishop Moore-Koikoi July 23-27 Vacation Bible School August 1 National Night Out August 20 Church Picnic June s Communion Offering will help provide support to the staff of China Outreach Ministries, through the ministry of our own Terry and Shirley Snyder. COM shares the Gospel with Chinese students in the US to attend higher education universities who are then disciple before returning to China. Terry and Shirley provide the pastoral care to the COM staff at these universities. This offering will be collected June 4. Amishland Tour - October 11-13 Jonah is a prophet and a man on the run. From who? From God! After a series of wild adventures involving a seaport called Joppa, a huge boat and a terrible storm, Jonah finds himself in the belly of a giant fish! But this isn t the end. It s here that God teaches Jonah how to receive grace and extend mercy, even to his archenemy: Nineveh. Join us on a 3-day trip to Amishlands Pennsylvania highlighted by a visit to Sight and Sound Theater to delve into this Bible story as it springs to life on stage in jaw-dropping scale by an exceptional cast, spectacular special effects and live animals on stage and in the aisles. Cost is $354 per person double occupancy. Pick up a brochure and make your reservations with Jim Thompson (868-1358). Women s Book Club - June 11 All ladies are welcome to join us for any and all meetings. Choose and read the books that interest you, bring a dish to share at noon on the Sundays listed, and join in the discussion. All books are available in the Erie County library system. Contact Allison Judd with questions (aajudd11@gmail.com or 724.272.9257). June 11 The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck July 16 The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson PAGE 7