UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sept 2018 NEWSLETTER Pastor Letter..1-2 Info/Events..3-7 Children s Info..6 Race Registration 7 Birthdays & Anniversaries 8 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. ~ Matthew 11:28-30 I chose the above passage because Labor Day is upon us. Labor Day, which is celebrated the first Monday in September, honors the American labor movement and the contributions workers have made to safety, prosperity, laws, and well-being of the country. Labor Day weekend is recognized as the unofficial end of summer. Vacations come to an end, schools have opened, and fall sports are about to kick off. In some states, school doesn t begin until after Labor Day. I would imagine the beaches and golf courses would be packed. I say imagine because I m not going to fight the crowd. Some towns have outdoor concerts, parades, and other activities. I remember my mom used to use Labor Day as the date when she could wear white again. Or is it the other way around? I don t think very many people go by this anymore. I have always loved Labor Day because it meant one last weekend to do things outside. I have always enjoyed just kicking back and having a barbecue. You always want to cook something which takes several hours so you have an excuse to stay with it. You might hear me on the phone say, Oh, I d love to come over and work on your house, but I ve got meat on the barbecue and I can t get away; maybe some other time. Then, I ll take a deep breath and enjoy a day off from labor. I have labored my whole life. Even as a boy, I had jobs around town. I passed papers, waded for golf balls, mowed grass, and I even herded turkeys. Being a turkey herder meant you also loaded trucks. I have carried this work ethic on into adult life, but becoming a workaholic is a real danger. Everyone needs rest from their labors. (continued on page 2)
Jesus had just taught the people about John the Baptist and how he was treated when He offered up a brief prayer and reached out to the people with the passage above. There will be times when ministry may seem overwhelming but, with the Lord s help, we can make it through rough times. I read awhile back about how some of the Amish train their draft horses. They use a special yoke which is placed on two horses. A young horse needs to learn and is paired with a mature horse who already knows how to pull. The yoke is designed to allow most of the load to be applied to the mature horse. In other words, the first time or two the younger horse is just walking alongside the mature horse. The yoke then is adjusted so more weight is applied to the younger horse. This progresses until the younger horse has learned to pull his own weight. I m not even sure the younger horse even realizes he is pulling more weight. I like this example because new Christians have not learned to pull their weight. We are to adjust so they can learn. Jesus said, yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Even after we have learned to pull our weight, we have Jesus helping us along the way. It can feel as easy as it was at the beginning. Yet, we are to enter into His rest. Another example is an illustration about a wood splitter. There once was a wood splitter who made his living from splitting wood. He had worked for the same person for over 25 years, and he considered himself the best there was. One day, his boss came up to him and said he had lots of extra work coming so he had hired a second wood splitter. The new person was a young man who looked like he was in his 20 s and very fit. Well, as you can imagine the older wood splitter was worried this young man might show him up and maybe take his job from him. So, he started work before starting time and split wood all the way to break time telling himself, I ll not let this young whippersnapper show me up. By break time, he had a larger pile of wood split but he wanted to really show him up, so he worked through break time while the younger man took a break. Lunch time arrived, and it appeared the pile of wood from the young man was catching up, so he worked through lunch. The young man took his lunch and then went back to work. By afternoon break, the two piles of wood were the same height and the older man worked through his break time while the younger man took his break. By the end of the day, the young man s pile of wood was higher than the older wood splitter s pile. The older man came over to him and said, I don t understand! I have done this my whole life and I am the best there is yet you outdid me. I even worked through breaks and lunch. What are you doing differently than I am? The young man replied, Well, I m not sure I m doing anything differently, but I do sharpen my axe at break times. Sometimes, we need to take a break and sharpen our axes. When we do, we can accomplish so much more.
Sept 4 Choir Practices will resume Wednesdays at 7 pm beginning Sept. 12 The Charles Trottier family would like to thank the Door Village United Methodist Women for their delicious desserts for the memorial service dinner. MEN S BREAKFAST & FELLOWSHIP will meet on September 8 at 8 am Door Village Harvest Festival School bags We will continue the Kingsbury Backpack Project again this school year, funded by the Missions/ Outreach fund and your donations. We need donations of peanut butter, jelly, ramen noodles, cans of Spaghetti-O s, ravioli, soup, boxed macaroni and cheese, pop tarts, instant oatmeal packets, cereal bars, fruit cups, granola bars, cookies, fruit snacks, etc. We want to change the variety every week so they don't get the same things. We will be doing 50-60 bags per week. If anyone in the congregation is willing to volunteer to pack the bags, we really need help with this. We are hoping to set up a work station where people can come and go as their schedules allow since some would like to help in the evenings while others prefer mornings. Contact Becky Jeffers for more info.
September 9 Bring a lawn chair or sit on a hay bale and join us for outdoor worship during the Door Village Harvest Festival. Tuesdays after school til 5:15 After-school program for Grades K-5 Playground time at the park Snacks at 4 pm Christian lesson ~ Lots of fun Pick-up time is 5:15 September 18 Welcome Back Party Pizza & Outdoor Games September 25 Kids Club Fun We ve got some really great programs planned for next month! Watch for the October schedule, coming in next month s newsletter! Door Village UMW Door Village United Methodist Women meet the 3 rd Monday of each month in the parlor at 7 pm. Monthly meetings resume on September 17. Tearsa Schable and Laurel Noll will present a program on Understanding Poverty. Nancy Weaver & Pat Gault will provide refreshments. WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Dinner at 5:30 Programs at 6:00 Choir Practice 7:00 STARTING SEPTEMBER 12 Come to Checkpoint for great bible study, food, and fellowship. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. 5:30-6 pm Community Meal (sign-up sheet on parlor bulletin board) 6-7 pm Adult Bible Study, Littles Bible Study, and Youth Group Mission Work 7 pm Choir Practice (starts Sept 12)
Mon thru Thurs 7 am 12 noon 219. 362. 3812 Sundays Weekly Sunday School 9 am Weekly Worship 10 am Communion Service First Sunday Wednesdays Checkpoint 5:30 pm begins 9/12 Youth Group 5:30 pm Choir Practice 7 pm begins 9/12 Confirmation 7 pm (12 th, 19 th, 26 th ) Confirmation after worship (16 th, 30 th ) Tuesday, Sept 4 Senior Breakfast 8 am at Christos Saturday, Sept 8 Men s Breakfast 8 am at the DV Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept 9 DVUMC Youth Meeting Lunch & Lesson Monday, Sept 17 UMW Meeting 7 pm Tuesday, Sept 18 Kids Club Welcome Back Party Thursday, Sept 20 SPRC Meeting 6 pm Ad Council Meeting 7 pm Sunday, Sept 23 Youth to Luhr Park Cookout & games after church Tuesday, Sept 25 Kids Club SEPTEMBER COUNTING TEAM Evan Lancaster, Mike Martin, Evan & Laurel Noll Sept 2 Communion Greeters: Sept 9 Outdoor Service Greeters: Steve & Connie Clougher Sept 16 Traditional Service Greeter: Judy Tolk Sept 23 Traditional Service Greeter: Judy Tolk Sept 30 Traditional Service Greeter: Judy Tolk
Sept 9 Lunch & Lesson Bring money for lunch out. Invite your friends! Sept 23 Food, games, and fun. Bring your fishing gear if you d like to fish. Invite your friends! SEPT SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 AM JESUS FAMILY PRESCHOOL 5 TH GRADE SEP 2 - Jesus Joins His Family SEP 9 - Jesus and His Parents SEP 16 - God s Family SEP 23 - Jesus Creates a Family SEP 30 - Jesus and the Children
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