January September 2018 2017 H I G H N OT E S Monthly Newsletter of High Street UMC where What s New In 2018 Winter Sermon Series It s an exciting time for us here at High Street United Methodist Church as a new year begins it also brings us some changes. One of those is a new member to our family and staff, Lisa Fultz, she is our new Office Manager. Marcia Lyons, will now be taking on the role of Financial Secretary. We also have new office hours as of January 01, 2018. Monday 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm Spiritual gifts are given to us for the building up of the body of Christ. This sermon series will focus on twelve spiritual gifts to help us develop ourselves and guide us to where we can best serve within and outside the church. Join us as we discover together how we can recognize and use our gifts for God s purposes. This series takes us into lent with seven weeks of worship, starting with our Family and Friends Combined worship service on December 31, 2017-February 11, 2018. January 07-Welcoming and Serving-Martha & Mary January 14-Teaching and Mentoring-Apollos of Alexandria January 21-Encouraging and Supporting-Barnabus February 04-Witnessing and Inviting-Philip & Nathanael February 11-Leading and Giving-Joseph Saves His Family Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm Friday 9:00am-4:00pm IN THIS ISSUE Children and Youth Worship page 3 Birthday s and Anniversary s page 4 2018 Ministry Team Leaders page 6 1
News & Notes January 2018 2018 Leadership Orientation Last year s leadership orientation was beneficial so we are doing it again Saturday, January 6, from 10-2pm in the Dining Hall. It is an opportunity to collectively discuss, plan and mark the calendar for the year s events. We recommend anyone on a ministry team to come, not just the chairs. Lunch will be served. Pastor s Tuesday Bible Study: Into the Word Into the World Every Tuesday at 3:00pm and again at 7:00pm Pastor Steven leads a Bible Study Class Covering Genesis and Exodus in the Old Testament, Luke and Acts in the New Testament. The class meets approximately 90 minutes. There is a Student Study Manual and each week the class prays for one another and members of the community. New students may join at any time. In January we are studying Exodus 3 and 4. The Call of Moses, Exodus 12-15 Liberation From Bondage, Exodus 16-19 God Provides, Exodus 20, 31-34 God Commands, and Exodus 21-24 God s Justice: in February Ruth Compassion for the Powerless, and Exodus 25-40 God s Presence in the Sanctuary. We will begin our study of Luke February 20. Please join us in the Commons. We cover the Same Biblical Material in each class session. Show Your Love Weather Update It is that time of year again where there are school, business and even an occasional church closing. All due to the extreme conditions of old man winter. All of us here at High Street United Methodist Church will try our best to always be available for our members and our community. In the case of extreme measures out of our control, we want you to know where you can go to find out if we have to close for any reason. We will post any closings on WHIO, NewsCenter7, ABC 22, FOX 45, and WDTN and they will broadcast any delay or closings that are necessary for us. Please tune in either by watching TV or online for inclement weather closings. Thank you. MOPS / Operation Christmas Child The MOPS Group packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child in November. The boxes had tracking labels so that we could track what country they were sent to. The 21 boxes from High Street went to Rwanda, Burundi and Ghana in Africa. We Pray for all the children that received those boxes, that they will be blessed with Jesus love! Greenbacks for Groceries Please remember the Greenbacks for Groceries jar that sits in the vestibule window sill next to the name badges. Money placed in this collection jar is used to purchase needed items for the Open Hands Free Store. Although our congregation gives both food and material items generously and consistently to the Free Store, there are times, at change of seasons for example, that extra items like macaroni and cheese are needed. Can you imagine the relief of a belly full of warm food when you thought that you would have to go hungry? The weather has changed tremendously the last few weeks with it below zero outside. A warm meal to some may be the only meal they have all day! Give generously during the winter and 2
News & Notes January 2018 Children & Youth Worship Children & Youth Worship is each Sunday from 9:30am-10:30am and 11:00am-12:00pm. Our Children and Youth Worship is an hour packed full of music, dance, word, praise and worship. This is a great opportunity to teach and train our children and youth about worship, worshipful attitudes, and the purpose of worship using a variety of styles. Children and Youth are given the opportunity to learn new exciting ways to praise and worship GOD through dance, singing, music, arts, etc. God s Word is presented to the youth weekly in ways that they are able to comprehend. Our goal is to raise our next generation to be worshipers of God, to teach them to experience the Glory of God through worship, and to leave a legacy of worshipers. 9:30 am Children and Youth will meet downstairs in the Carr Room 11:00 am Children and Youth will meet downstairs in the Noah Ark Room Teachers are available and will be listed in the update on Sunday Morning. All children and youth can be picked up by their parents in the commons after service. If you need to pick up your child earlier please go downstairs to pick them up. Thank you. ATTENTION WE NEED NURSERY VOLUNTEERS!! Volunteers are needed in the nursery! We want young families to feel welcome here. Michelle Halbirt works at every service. Safe Sanctuary policy requires two adults with children at all times. If you are able to help at even one service a month, please stop by the nursery and give Michelle your name and contact information. Thank You!! 3
News & Notes January 2018 Birthday s Anniversaries 01/01 Elaine Stevenson 1/01 Sherry Therrell 01/02 Lemohang Mokhalinyane 01/03 Aidan Bayliss 01/04 Megan Hartwell 01/05 Sally Dickey 01/05 Chris Moore 01/06 Joyce Amlin 01/07 Jeff Owens 01/10 Margaret Crosbie 01/11 Lois Wittke 01/11 Stqanley Everingham 01/11 Jayson Phillips 01/15 Shelba Mossbarger 01/16 Gary Slack 01/20 Megan Ryhal 01/24 Guinevere Bayless 01/25 Bob Yingst 01/25 Henrietta Bean 01/25 Marcella Thompson 01/27 Suzanne Binz 01/28 Teresa Ames 01/29 George Walters 01/30 Carolyn Hobson 01/30 Joe Parsons 01/31 Sonny Ward Bold indicates age 90+ @HighStreetUMC 01/14 Jim & Joyce Tolle 01/21 Al & Henrietta Bean Worship Attendance 9:30am 11:00am December 03 95 51 December 10 82 33 December 17 97 44 December 24 66 50 December 24 Candlelight Service 7:00pm 151 December 31 Combined Service 10:00am 72 Financials We will caption our 2017 income and expenses in our February Newsletter. Thank you for your continued support! A New Name For The Rainbow Table The Rainbow Table is now officially the Central Community Kitchen. Meals will be served on Tuesday 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Central Community Kitchen needs volunteers for food prep and to serve. Please look for the February sign up sheet soon. 4
Calendar of Events ~ January 2018 OV: Oakwood Village DH: Dining Hall Commons: C Sanctuary: S Wesley Room: WR Entire Church: EC Carr Room: CR NA: Noah s Ark PR: Private Residence YFR: Youth Fellowship Rooms Choir Room: CHR Education Wing: EW Tuesday, January 2 1:30pm TAL (Tuesday Afternoon Leaners) Bible Study C 3:00pm Disciple II Study / Lesson 10 C 7:00pm Disciple II Study / Lesson 10 C Saturday, January 6 10:00am 2018 Leadership Orientation DH Sunday, January 7 8:00am Choir Rehearsal CHR 9:30am Youth Worship WR 11:00am Youth Worship CR Monday, January 8 5:30pm Bell Choir Practice CHR 6:00PM AAUW C 7:00pm Trustees Meeting CR Tuesday, January 9 1:30pm TAL (Tuesday Afternoon Leaners) Bible Study C 3:00PM Disciple II Study C 7:00pm Finance Team Meeting CR Wednesday, January 10 9:30am MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) CAN 4:00pm Mission Team Meeting CR Thursday, January 11 4:00pm Communications Team CR Saturday, January 13 9:00am Emmaus Team Meeting C Sunday, January 14 8:00am Choir Rehearsal CHR 9:30am Youth Worship WR 11:00am Youth Worship CR 5:30pm Emmaus Board Meeting CR 7:00pm Emmaus Gathering S,C Monday, January 15 5:30pm Bell Choir Practice CHR 7:00pm Leadership Council CR Tuesday, January 16 9:30am Clergy Cluster (Cindy Johson 937-631-0952) CR, S 9:30am High Street Works Free Store Free Store 1:30pm TAL (Tuesday Afternoon Leaners) Bible Study C 3:00PM Disciple II Study C Saturday, January 20 8:30am High Street Works Free Store Free Store 9:00am Emmaus Team Meeting C Sunday, January 21 8:00am Choir Rehearsal CHR 5
Calendar of Events ~ January 2018 OV: Oakwood Village DH: Dining Hall Commons: C Sanctuary: S Wesley Room: WR Entire Church: EC Carr Room:CR NA: Noah s Ark PR: Private Residence YFR: Youth Fellowship Rooms Choir Room: CHR Education Wing: EW Sunday, January 21 9:30am Youth Worship WR 11:00am Youth Worship CR 3:00pm Sanctuary Series S, C Monday, January 22 5:30pm Bell Choir Practice CHR Tuesday, January 23 1:30pm TAL (Tuesday Afternoon Learners) Bible Study C 3:00pm Disciple II Study C Wednesday, January 24 9:30am MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) C Saturday, January 27 8:30am High Street Works At Open Hands Free Store Open Hands 9:00am Emmaus Team Meeting C Sunday, January 28 8:00am Choir Rehearsal CHR 9:30am Youth Worship WR 11:00am Youth Worship Service CR Monday, January 29 5:30pm Bell Choir Practice CHR Tuesday, January 30 9:30am High Street Works At Free Store Free Store 1:30pm TAL (Tuesday Afternoon Learners) Bible Study C 3:00pm Disciple II Study C Events on the calendar can change a lot in January. Please inquire with your ministry team or study group for changes to their regular schedule. High Street Ministry Team Leaders Staff Missions Becky Bonerigo SPR Steve Wilkins Trustees Bill Brougher Communications Susan Roosen Worship Chris Moore Congregational Care Sharon Crews Finance Al Stickney Treasurer Roger Baker UMW Cathy Tuckerman MOPS Susan Roosen Lay Leader Ryan Roosen Lay Delegate to Annual Conference Bob Chapman Leadership Council Larry Taylor Development Lynda Gildea Discipleship (Membership) Marcia Lyons Fellowship / Hospitality Marcia Lyons Family Life Kristie Massie Mission Outreach Becky Bonerigo Small Group Formation Jiliane Fewell Lead Pastor Steven Fewell Office Manager Lisa Fultz Custodian Larry Lytle Music Dir. Traditional Worship J. Chris Moore Contemporary Worship Leader Kent Brooks Assistant Choir Director Kathleen Wilkins Sound Technician Paden Frank Nursery Caregiver Michelle Halbirt Children & Family Ministries Aaron Clark Financial Secretary Marcia Lyons 6