MARCH 2015 The Staff of Pine Forest UMC Pastor: Dr. Andy Blackmon Administrator: John McBride Secretary: Nikki Childress Youth Director: Erin McClellan Children s Director: Cheri Schofield Choir Director: Paul Morrell Worship Leader: Jacob Hall Pianist: Janet West Sound Technician: Maintenance: Don Pierce & Pete Wright Custodian: David Johnson Nursery : Jackie Davis, Kay Carmack & Clarissa Clayton Pine Forest United Methodist 2800 Wilde Lake Blvd Pensacola, FL 32526 Phone: (850) 944-0170 Fax: (850) 941-2111 Website: www.pineforestumc.org Email: office@pineforestumc.org Mission Statement Our purpose is to magnify the Lord our God by bringing people to Jesus and into membership within His family, nurturing them to a Christlike maturity, and equipping them for their ministry in the church and for their mission in the world. Welcome New Members! All joined February 22nd Ross Drew Joined by Confession of Faith and was Baptized Jennifer Foster Transfer other denomination David Platteter Confession of Faith Whitney Smith Confession of Faith and was Baptized Bill Voight Transfer other denomination Bob Lyde Confession of Faith Jo Lyde Transfer other denomination Pat McIntyre Transfer other denomination Janice Pauley Confession of Faith Mat Taylor Transfer other denomination Don Voight Confession of Faith Martha Yarling Transfer other Denomination James Yarling Transfer other denomination Alyse Taylor Transfer other denomination
ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAY S 03/02 David Platteter 03/22 Pat Smith 03/03 Ruth McCormick 03/24 Barbara Rockwell 03/03 Sophia Hiljus 03/25 Don Pierce 03/04 Gwen Webb 03/25 Paul Sahli 03/05 Logan Nix 03/25 Jennifer Foster 03/08 John Coe 03/27 Phyllis Johnson 03/08 Betty Wick 03/27 Ian Atchison 03/11 Brian Childress 03/28 Ashley Henderson 03/12 Jamie Gruenwald 03/30 Norma Land 03/14 Bob Duff 03/30 Margie Shelton 03/14 Stephen Diamond 03/30 Daniel Hansen 03/14 Eli Diamond 03/15 Nancy Smith 03/15 Kathie White 03/16 Tucker Nix 03/17 Elizabeth Zdunich 03/20 Sue Collyer 03/22 John Greene Brian and Nikki Childress 3/14/1974 Paul and Ann Jones 3/18/1978 Glenn and Claire Atchison 3/20/2004 Tom and LeiLani Powell 3/25/2000 Bobby and Ella Minchew 3/29/2008 if you have a Birthday or Anniversary in the month of March and your name is not listed, please contact the church office @ 944-0170. Please help us keep our records up to date! Thanks, Nikki, Church Secretary
PLEASE PRAY FOR: Prayer Concerns Our Pastor, Our Church and our Shut-ins Bobby Minchew Recovering from Heart Surgery Mike Heffner Cancer Brian Childress Cancer Cassie Griffin Recovering, foot surgery Scott Knecht Cancer Lani and Tom Powell Olivia Brill, Flu Catherine Udehn Fell (Nikki s Aunt) Elaine Greene Recovering, Shoulder surgery George Kirchharr Gordon Webb Charles Daniels Norman & Imogene Wells Kenneth Smith If you need to reach the Pastor, he may be reached by email pastor@pineforestumc.org From the Prayer Closet Our prayer focus for the 40-day Lenten season (Ash Wednesday, 2/18-Easter) will be our Children and our Youth. Please remember them in your daily prayers. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered Joel 2:32 Why do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor or that friend when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit down and devise schemes and invent plans? Why not at once roll myself and my burden upon the Lord? Why do I not run at once to the living God? In vain I look for deliverance elsewhere, but with God I shall find it; for here I have His royal shall to make it sure. Whosoever means me, for it means anybody and everybody who calls upon God. My case is urgent and I do not see how I am to be delivered, but this is no business of mine. He who makes the promise will find ways and means of keeping it. It is mine to obey His commands; it is not mine to direct His counsels. I am His servant, not His solicitor. I call upon Him and He will deliver! From C. H. Spurgeon Come pray with us on Wednesday evening 6:00-7:30 in the chapel as we pray for our church, our community, our nation and ourselves! The chapel or the sanctuary are always open for prayer Come walk the premises and pray for the church and its ministries as you walk. Join a prayer group or start a prayer group. Would you be interested in praying for our services? See a prayer team member if you need help getting started!
Worship Committee Prayer is Worship Prayer cannot be successfully separated from worship for it prepares the soul for worship, expresses the spirit in worship and interacts with God, which is worship. Worship without prayer is like the day without light, a choir without music, a school without students...the praying saint cannot keep from worshipping, the prayer less saint cannot rise to worship. We d better get serious about prayer if we want a lifestyle of worship. Our goal is to be in constant communion with GOD. During Jesus time of trial in the garden of Gethsemane, he asked his disciples to pray. What did they do? They all fell asleep, and look what happened to them. They scattered throughout the area; Peter even went as far as to deny the lord, not once but THREE TIMES. True worshippers learn to be PRAYER WARRIORS. We can t expect to Sleep as Jesus called it, all week long and then run to church on Sunday to find the presence of God. Why wait. We can commune with Him every day. A couple of reasons to pray. First and foremost, Prayer is an act of worship. A paying homage to our Father in heaven. Secondly, prayer develops humility by bringing us to the point of total dependence upon God. Third, Continuing in prayer will lead us to the realization that without him we can do nothing of lasting value. When we agree with God in prayer, He shows himself strong on behalf of his people and he alone will reign supreme in the kingdom of our hearts. Achieving communion with God of the universe is the essence and goal of worship. Prayer must be our bolt to lock-up the night, our key to open the day. During times of prayer we receive guidance and direction that will keep us firmly in the center of God s will throughout the day Shalom, Dave Johnson
Communication... Health Update We got the results from my PET scan and spinal MRI. It wasn t what we were hoping for. The results showed that the cancers in my back and my liver had grown, grown a lot. My lymph nodes were about the same except for my left adrenal gland and the right side of my neck. Both places showed moderate growth. Fortunately, my lungs were about the same. Since then, I ve completed 2 weeks of radiation to my spine and have some pain relief in that area. I m scheduled to restart chemo in a couple of days with some different drugs. I m prayerful that it will help, especially my liver. I currently live in pain around the clock and sometimes I can t function at all. The pain pills help, but don t eliminate it. I don t sleep well and my appetite has been reduced. It s a struggle just to maintain some semblance of a daily routine. Please be in prayer for both Nikki and me. I know that God is good and has the power to heal. I just pray that the Lord finds me worthy of His healing grace. I feel like I have many good things left to do in life and I m looking forward to the day when I can shout from the rooftops Praise the Lord... God found me worthy and healed me. Also, please keep Nikki s Father in your prayers. He is 93 and now in a nursing home in Ardmore, OK. He is suffering from congestive heart failure and his Doctor is not hopeful. Thankfully, Nikki was able to make a recent visit and see him. One more thing, on Thursday the 19th, our last kitty, Smokey, passed. He was with us for 19 years and we miss him terribly. When we got home from Doctor appointments, we found him and spent a good part of that night burying him in the backyard. They say God never gives you more than you can handle, but I gotta say Enough is Enough! Welcome Please give a big welcome to our newest church members. 12 people joined our congregational family on 2/22, Praise the Lord! March I m told March is Missions month. Be on the lookout for upcoming information. Some of the March highlights include: Sunday, 3/8, Church Council meeting at 6 PM in Bldg. 2. All Council members are requested to attend. Friday to Sunday, 3/13-3/15, Senior Follies. Tickets are available in the church office and are $12 each. Sunday, 3/22, the Missions committee is sponsoring a Faith Promise Meet in the Middle Breakfast at 9:30 AM, Everyone is invited. Sunday, 3/22, Old Fashion Hymn Sing & Covered Dish Dinner at 6 PM. Bring your favorite food and join us! For information about Pine Forest and the complete church calendar, please visit the web site: I ll leave you this: Attitude: What happens to a man is less significant that what happens within him. Until next month, Brian When it rains, it pours...
Thank You! Lani and Tom Powell wish to thank everyone for all their prayers, cards, love and support during this difficult time in their lives. Giving Statements If you haven t picked up your contribution statement for 2014, they are still available in the church office. Relay for Life schedule: Sunday April 12th A luncheon following church services in the FH. Meal to be catered by Smokey s BBQ. Everyone invited Guest Speaker, Paul Morrell Reservations required, so please be sure and sign up if you d like to eat. Saturday, April 18th Relay for Life at Tate High School 11:00AM-10:00PM The Doxology Praise Band will be one of the performers Mission s Committee Hosting: Faith Promise/Meet in the Middle Breakfast 9:30-10:30AM Fellowship Hall All Welcome to attend Old Fashioned Hymn Sing 6:00PM Fellowship Hall Bring your favorite dessert or finger food! ALL WELCOME Please join us as we make a joyful noise and break bread together.
March is Mission s Month! IT S BAAAAAAAACK!! Meet in the Middle breakfast on March 22nd at 9:45AM. Come one, come all and help celebrate your accomplishments in Missions for the past year! We ll see all of you there. Missions Committee Celebrate God s Faithfulness During the month of March, we will be celebrating Pine Forest s missions connections and this past year s successes. John Wesley stated, Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. Pine Forest you have been faithful to those words through your support of missions with your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. Thank you! Teen Challenge Golf Tournament Pensacola Teen Challenge is having their 4th annual Golf tournament and Silent Auction, Driving Away Addiction on Friday, March 27th at Stonebrook Golf Club. The reason for this fundraising event is to help those who are struggling with addictions and to create awareness about the drug epidemic that is destroying our society and youth within our communities.
March Menu March 4 Country Chicken Casserole Salad, Rolls and Dessert March 11 Chili with fixins Salad Cornbread & Dessert March 18 Chicken & Dumplings Peas and Carrots Salad Rolls & Dessert March 25 Spaghetti Corn Garlic Bread Dessert Other Happenings UMM Breakfast March 1, FH Council Meeting March 8, 5PM Senior Follies March 13,14 & 15. Tickets available in the church office. Easter Apr. 5, Sunrise service 6:30AM/Pancake Breakfast to follow 10:30AM combined service Relay for Life Luncheon April 12, Following services. Reservations required. Paul Morrell, Speaker Relay for Life Apr. 18, Tate High School Sunday 8:30AM 9:30AM 9:45AM 11:00AM Monday 10:00AM Calendar Weekly Events Contemporary Worship Fellowship Sunday School Traditional worship Prayer Shawl Ministry (FH) Tuesday 8:00AM Walk the Walk (FLC) 8:00AM T.O.P.S (Bldg 2) 7:00PM Boy Scouts (Scout Hut) Calendar Monthly Events 1st Sunday UMM Breakfast (FH) 8:00 AM 2nd Monday Alzheimer s Support Group 2:30PM (Bldg 2) 3rd Tuesday Friendship Circle 10:00AM (FH) 2nd Thursday 4-H Meeting 5:30-9:00PM Room 209 Last Sunday of each Month Richard s Memorial Dinner Outreach Meet at Richard s at 3:30PM Wednesday 5:30PM 6:00-6:50PM 6:00-7:00PM 6:00-7:30PM 6:30-7:15PM 6:30-7:30PM 7:00-7:30PM 7:00-8:00PM Thursday 8:00AM Fellowship Dinner Handbell Practice Children/Youth Prayer Group (Chapel) Bible Study Bible Study Worship/Doxology, Youth Chancel Choir practice Walk the Walk (FLC) 20th of each month Deadline for newsletter articles to be in church office. The church calendar is available anytime on the website.