e-chimes The weekly e-mail newsletter of Pasadena United Methodist Church March 13, 2015 If you would like to stop receiving this e-newsletter, please contact the church office at pumc2@verizon.net or 410-647-3090 UPCOMING INITIAL UMYF AND YOUTH EVENTS Sunday, March 15-6 P.M. Meet and Greet - Fellowship Hall Meeting with parents only of UMYF age youth (12-17) - Laura Stumpfoll will share some ideas, and parents will have an opportunity to share theirs as well. Sunday, March 22 Festive Fellowship Hour following The 10:30 Worship Service in honor of Laura's appointment as Youth Director. 6-7:30 P.M. - UMYF Meeting for Youth Only (12-17). - Fellowship Hall Sunday, March 29 (Palm Sunday) 6-7:30 P.M. - UMYF Meeting for Youth Only (12-17). - Fellowship Hall Sunday, April 12-5-6 P.M. 1st Meeting of Confirmation Class for 2015, open to youth 12-16. Jointly led by Pastor Marshall, Laura Stumpfoll, and Mike Seibert in the Pastor's Study. Confirmation Class will be held every week, with the exception of May 10 (Mother's Day) And May 24 (Memorial Day weekend). Those youth who wish to join PUMC will be confirmed by Profession Of Faith on Sunday, June 7, at the 10:30 Worship Service. A special letter will be sent to youth who are eligible. SHARING THE GOOD NEWS! WE HAVE A NEW YOUTH DIRECTOR! We're very happy to share the news with you that Laura Stumpfoll, a daughter of PUMC and well known to many for her hard work and caring heart with our Sunday School, ringing with the Christian Chimers, and helping in a great many ways "behind the scenes", has become our new Youth Director. She'll begin to meet with the UMYF at the end of March, since April 5 is Easter Day. Laura has excellent ideas for meetings and activities. During March there will be meetings with parents only of UMYF aged youth, and the youth themselves, in order for them to meet with Laura and share their input. Her job description will be shared. Members of SPRC and Pastor Marshall will be there to work with her. This is a staff position with supervision provided by the Pastor and SPRC, as is customary in United Methodist Churches. Our Safe Sanctuary policy will be in place at all UMYF meetings.
A CAMP HOPE SPONSORED FUNDRAISER SOUP AND SALAD LUNCHEON MARCH 15 TH AFTER CHURCH! 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM $5.00 PER MEAL A MEAL INCLUDES SOUP, SALAD, BREAD, AND DRINK (Please contact Andy Lentz if you can donate a soup or chili: alentz11@verizon.net or 410-647-4533)
Dresses for Girls Mission 2015 I am looking forward to warmer days and signs of spring, I hope you are too. There is some beautiful floral fabric that will remind us of spring, so let us bring out the sewing machines and supplies and return to our Mission of Sewing Dresses for Girls. This year we are not designating a specific country, but UMCOR will send them wherever the need is greatest. Please join us for a time of fellowship and putting your hands to work for the glory of God. We will meet on Monday, March 16 th and April 13 th in the Choir Room. We usually brown bag our lunch and I will have coffee, tea, and water available. I do hope you can join us. See you then! Marilyn Shepard WINTER RELIEF Winter Relief was a great success, thanks to all our WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS. God has blessed us with such generous, caring members that it makes our job so much easier. Our guests were respectful and appreciated everything we did for them. Thank you and God bless everyone who participated in our Winter Relief week. Pam Shears Lee May
Chili and Begorrah JOIN THE JUDGING AT THE 2015 PUMC CHILI COOK-OFF Saturday March 21, 5:30 pm until you are exhausted. Enter your own favorite chili recipe, or just come to eat. Drinks and dessert provided. Prizes awarded for best traditional, vegetarian, and hottest recipes; best decoration and overall favorite. Benefits the Leap of Faith fund. COST - - ADULTS - $10.00 - CHILDREN OVER 6 - $5.00 ONE FREE ENTRY FOR THOSE WHO ENTER THE CHILI CONTEST (for those entering, please contact Lee May at 410-978-7885 with the name of your entry) COOK OFF - - Bring a crock pot of your family s favorite chili and enter the CHILI MASTER contest - Enter your GREEN CHILI in the St. Patrick's Day Green Chili Contest MENU - - For children - Beef Hot Dogs and Mac & Cheese - For all others - - Chili - Salad & dressing - Cheese & Crackers - Iced tea, etc. - Desserts
Easter Flowers It s time to order the beautiful spring flowers that will decorate our sanctuary for Easter. The flowers may be taken home after the 10:30 AM Easter Celebration. If you would like to honor or remember a loved one with Easter flowers, please complete the form below and attach your check for the correct amount for each plant ordered. You may put your order in the offering plate or mail the form with your check to the church at 61 Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122. Please make checks payable to: Pasadena UM Church and put Easter flowers on memo. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS SUNDAY, MARCH 22! PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY! Quantity Cash or Check # Lily (3-5 blooms) @ $13.00 Hyacinths (3 blooms) @ $9.00 Tulips (6 blooms) @$9.00 Daffodils (8 inch pot) @$15.00 Geraniums Red (8 inch pot) @$14.00 Flower Total Total $ Please print clearly Given in Memory of: Given in Honor of: Given by:
The Rev. Dr. Sherrin Marshall Church Office: 410-647-3090 Pasadena United Methodist Church GOD S WEEK AT OUR CHURCH Email: RevSDMarshall@aol.com Email: pumc2@verizon.net SUNDAY, MARCH 15-4TH SUNDAY IN LENT. Margaret Wisenbaler will be our guest organist while Donna Ervin is in Ocean City with the Christian Chimers Bell Choir. Our Children s Choirs will be singing. 10:30 AM Traditional Worship service (S) 10:30 AM Children s Sunday School 11:30 AM Blood Pressure Screening (FH) 11:30 AM Camp Hope Soup and Salad Lunch Fundraiser (FH) 6:00 PM Meet and Greet - UMYF Parents with Laura Stumpfoll (FH) Monday 10:00 AM Dresses for Girls (C) 7:00 PM Cub Scout Pack 346 Meeting (FH) Tuesday 7:00 PM Venturing Crew (FH) 7:30 PM Christian Chimers (A) Wednesday 9:30 AM Annapolis Southern Region DCOM Meeting (FH) 7:00 PM Boy Scout Troop 346 (FH) 7:30 PM Finance Committee Meeting (O) Thursday 6:00 PM Chorister Choir (C) 6:00 PM Rehearsal of PUMC s Café Church musicians (FH) 6:30 PM Cherub Choir (C) 6:30 PM Chapel Chimers (A) 7:30 PM Chancel Choir (C) Friday 9:30 AM PELC Time with the Pastor (S) 6:00 PM PELC Reading Night (FH, A, B, C, D) Saturday 3:30 PM NA Meeting (C) 5:30 PM St. Patrick s Day Chili Cook-Off (K, FH) SUNDAY, MARCH 22-5TH SUNDAY IN LENT -- 9:00 Cafe Church; Christian Chimers will be playing at the 10:30 service. 9:00 AM Café Church (FH) 10:30 AM Traditional Worship service (S) 10:30 AM Children s Sunday School
LENT, HOLY WEEK, AND EASTER 2015 Lent is a wonderful time to focus on Jesus as he proceeds to Jerusalem and the Cross, and to travel with him as disciples. Each Lenten service, whether at the 9:00 Café Church service or 10:30 Traditional service, calls us to this journey with our Savior. We hear the hard questions he asked and the difficult choices he offers to die to self and our own self-interests and arrive with our Savior at the place of Resurrection life and hope on Easter morning. Join us for services at 10:30 each Sunday, and Café Church on the second and fourth Sundays. And be with us, and with Jesus, for Palm/Passion Sunday, Holy Week with Maundy Thursday service, and Easter Sunday all detailed below. May God bless you and give you peace during this holy season! JOIN US FOR PALM SUNDAY, HOLY WEEK, & EASTER 2015 AT PASADENA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MARCH 29TH PALM/PASSION SUNDAY We will commemorate Palm Sunday at 10:30 worship. We invite children and youth to be there early to help hand out the palms as people enter church for the service. We will hear the Liturgy of the Palms and the Liturgy of the Passion with special music. There will be a message for children and youth and a homily by Pastor Marshall interwoven with the music. Join us for this memorable service.
APRIL 2ND MAUNDY THURSDAY 7 PM - Café worship for all in the Fellowship Hall. Our service includes visual images, uplifting music by our Café Church musicians, as well as a message for this Holy Thursday shared by Pastor Marshall. We will be blessed to celebrate Holy Communion together as the Lord s gift to us. The Christ Candle will be extinguished at the close of our service and we will go out into the night, knowing that Easter morning will soon be here. APRIL 5TH - EASTER SUNDAY THE LORD IS RISEN! 7:00 AM Sonrise Café Church in Fellowship Hall with music by our Café Church musicians, accompanied by visual images. 9:00 AM Family Service in the Sanctuary, with message for all ages, music by the children s choirs and bell choir, and Easter gifts for the children. A wonderful experience for the children and the young at heart! Visiting children and grandchildren, friends and neighbors, are all very welcome. 10:30 AM Celebration Service in the Sanctuary, festive music by the Christian Chimers (Bell Choir) and the Chancel Choir. All of the candles will blaze with new light and we will enjoy the lovely Easter flowers. Our service concludes with the traditional singing of Handel s Hallelujah Chorus and all who know this work are invited to come forward and participate. (There will be no Sunday School for ages 3-11 on Easter Sunday.) Pastor Marshall will share a different message for each service. Holy Communion will be shared at each service on this day of resurrection joy and celebration!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 3/13 Andrea Shank 3/14 Larry Chesson 3/16 George Lentz, Jr., Suzanne Miller 3/17 Dawn Blanchard 3/19 Daniel Symancyk 3/20 Tim Jahnigen 3/21 Don Auman, Heather Pensyl 3/22 Gene Schickling
4th ANNUAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY AND AN EASTER EGG HUNT!!! SATURDAY MORNING, March 28th, at PUMC We'll be having a family-friendly breakfast at 9:15 AM with an Easter Egg Hunt around 10:00 AM for children 12 years old and under. Our Pasadena UMC Easter Bunny will be there and photo opps will be available. Charge will be $5 per adult and $3 for children ages 3-12, with special options for those younger than 3.
SPRING CLASS OFFERED BY PASTOR MARSHALL - "ACCOUNTABLE DISCIPLESHIP" Web/registration title: Discipleship Accountable Discipleship Instructor: Rev. Dr. Sherrin Marshall Location: Pasadena UMC, 61 N. Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122 Dates and Time: Friday, April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday April 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This course focuses on the concept of the household of God, the importance of scripture as divine revelation, Wesleyan understandings of grace, and the importance of the office of class leader in the development of the Methodist movement. You are encouraged to look at your own faith community and see how it is (or is not) a reflection of genuine Christian community. Required Text: Accountable Discipleship; Steven W. Manskar; ISBN: 978-0-88177-339-2 $10.20 (Cokesbury). AND HERE S THE TRANSLATION: Annapolis District Location Course Offerings Accountable Discipleship Instructor: Rev. Dr. Sherrin Marshall Location: Pasadena UMC, 61 N. Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122 Dates and Time: Friday, April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday April 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do you want to learn more about John and Charles Wesley, and how the United Methodist Church grew and became a powerful force for spiritual formation and change? I was in a Covenant Discipleship group 3 of my 4 years at Wesley Theological Seminary, and in two of the churches I have served, we started (and maintained) a Covenant Discipleship group. It's life-changing. This short Bible Study provides a way to truly learn about living in God's household and working with others. PUMC members can either sign up for the course, and registration is $35 if you are interested in becoming a Lay Servant Minister and wish a certificate to show you completed the course (more information can be provided by the PUMC office or me) or you can audit this class at no cost. This is a great opportunity to learn more, grow in faith, and think about your own future and that of PUMC. Please let me or Katrina Harris know if you wish to participate and we'll order the books. May God bless you abundantly in this holy Lenten Season! - Pastor Sherrin Marshall
SUNDAY! April 19th! 3-6 pm Boy Scout Troop 346 will sponsor a.... All are welcome to attend! The menu will include: Spaghetti (meat or meatless), tossed salad, Italian bread, drink & dessert Carry out will be available Adults - $7.00 Children 3-12 - $4.00 2 years & under eat free PLEASE SEE JACOB SHANK TO PURCHASE TICKETS! We hope you can join us! Thank you for your continued support of the Boy Scout Troop 346!
Greetings! I have exciting news for the PUMC family. BeeBop Books celebrated a 5-year anniversary with the release of a new illustrated children s book, The Worst Day Ever! Author, and owner, Debbie Reece, is the daughter of Dave Watts, and longtime member of The Pasadena United Methodist Church family. Some of you may remember her first illustrated children s book, The Christmas Pumpkin. Inspired by her son Matthew, it is the story of James, a young boy who decides to use a neglected green pumpkin to celebrate Christmas. Everyone laughs at his idea. However, his parents support him as he carves a star like the star the Three Wise Men followed to find the baby Jesus in the manger, and shows everyone what a green pumpkin can do for Christmas. She released it in 2009. It has the Dove Family Seal of Approval and several children s book awards and over 20,000 copies have sold nationwide. To celebrate the anniversary, she released another story inspired by Matthew. The Worst Day Ever! is sure to be another family favorite. James is back and having the worst of his young life at school. The story is based on actual events all happened one day while Matthew was in kindergarten. Children will giggle when he acts silly and feel sad when things do not go his way. In the end, they learn who will help him feel better, no matter how bad his day is. Parents, care-givers, teachers, and counselors are giving very positive reviews about the story and its message. Over 700 copies sold in 7 weeks! day that Debbie s stories are based on actual events that children understand, share a positive message for pre-school through elementary aged children, and include an interactive coloring page for creative expression. Debbie would like to help raise some money for Camp HOPE. For the months of February, March, and April she would like to donate a percent of sales of either The Christmas Pumpkin or The Worst Day Ever! If you are interested in ordering either of these books, you can turn the attached order form into Dave Watts OR order online at www.beebopbooks.com. These copies will be signed and can be personalized for someone. Please be sure to use the code CAMPHOPE on your order form or on your PayPal payment so that she can keep track of sales for the donations. Preferred order method is through the order form since there will be no fees for credit card processing, which allows for a larger donation to Camp HOPE. However, we do understand there is a convenience to ordering online. The book is available on Amazon; however, those sales will not be signed by the author and will not count towards this fundraiser. Inspire conversations with The Christmas Pumpkin and The Worst Day Ever! illustrated children s books. Available for author visits at your location.
BeeBop Books CAMP HOPE fundraiser order form P.O. Box 1424 Howe, Texas 75459 www.beebopbooks.com Office 903-532- 6841 Fax 903-532- 6373 beebopbook@verizon.net If you wish to purchase any of her autographed books, be sure to bring your order form and payment back to Dave Watts or the church office. Debbie would like to help raise some funds for Camp HOPE. These books are great gifts for friends, family, teachers, for birthdays, or just thinking of you at the holidays. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cut here- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cut here- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cut here- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P.O. Box 1424 Howe, Texas 75459 www.beebopbooks.com 903-532- 6841 Beebopbook@verizon.net Order Form All checks should be made payable to BeeBop Books or Debbie Reece Item Description Price/tax Quantity The Christmas Pumpkin 8x8 paperback (with pull out coloring sheet) $8.00 The Christmas Pumpkin 9x9 hardcover (with pull out coloring sheet) $15.00 The Worst Day Ever! 8x8 paperback (with pull out coloring sheet) $8.00 The Worst Day Ever! 9x9 hardcover (with pull out coloring sheet) $15.00 Total Total If you want books personalized, please include correct spellings for names and if it is for a girl or a boy. Please include your contact information for this order. Thank you
THANK YOU TO BOY SCOUT TROOP 346, WHO BROUGHT IN 287 POUNDS OF FOOD LAST MONTH! NOW THIS MONTH ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VENTURING CREW AND MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2289 HAVE COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 1050 POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH THEY HAVE SHELVED IN THE CARE CORNER! WOW! With your continued help, and the faithfulness of the SCOUTING FOR FOOD program, we have been able to assist our neighbors in the community without having to purchase food from BJ s or get food from the Anne Arundel County Food Bank! THANK YOU! WE ALWAYS NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: Cereals and Oatmeal Canned Meats Spam, tuna, chicken, salmon, beef etc. Peanut Butter and Jelly Pasta and Pasta Sauce Shampoo and Toiletry items Pasta, Rice, and Potato side dishes THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT MINISTRY!
Electronic Offering at PUMC E-Giving is the answer all of the time! How can I keep up with my offering when I m not in the pew? E-giving is the answer. I used to forget my checkbook or even my envelopes, now I don t worry at all. My check arrives at the church twice a month whether I m in church that Sunday or not. Working with my bank, I was able to use their FREE bill pay service to establish a bi-weekly payment to the church. Transfers can be created on a recurring basis: weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. It is completely within my control and quicker for me to cancel or change if my circumstances require. What are the benefits of automating contributions? 1. You are taking a step of faith When you sign up to give automatically you are deciding in advance to faithfully give. God blesses that kind of faith! 2. You make your life a little bit simpler You don t need to remember whether you gave this month. And if you are out of town or on vacation, you don t need to think about it. You don't even have to remember to write a check each week and bring it to church Sunday morning. 3. You will be helping the church Every person who gives through automatic giving makes our record keeping easier and helps ensure continuous monthly cash flow to cover ministry expenses particularly during the summer vacation months. 4. You can focus on worship at church Instead of having to get out a pen and write out an envelope and check, you can focus entirely on worship. 5. There are no processing fees - 100% of your gift goes to Pasadena United Methodist Church. 6. You'll still receive envelopes - You can supplement your electronic contributions at any time. For most banks you can create this transfer action directly online at the bank's website or by phone. No coordination, notification, or action by PUMC is required. Our Financial Secretary will receive notification of your funds transfer to ensure proper annotation to your giving records for the annual statement of giving that you can use for income tax filing. Your church envelopes can be used to supplement your offerings whenever you like. 1. Establish Pasadena United Methodist Church as a Payee. 2. Provide your bank with your offering envelope number, either as an "account number" or in a "memo" option within the payment statement. 3. Verify that the bank has the correct church address and phone number [61 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122; (410) 647-3090]. 4. Relax and enjoy the service! If you re interested, I d be happy to talk with you about my experience. Or you could contact Wilma Robley, the church s financial secretary for more information. Andy Lentz alentz11@verizon.net 410-599-9945