Delphi United Methodist Church June 2018 VBS 2018 Monday, June 18 th Thursday, June 21 st 6:00-8:30PM Online registration now through June 12 th! www.delphiumc.org Follow the VBS link Summer Sunday Fundays Be sure to check out our fun activities! Each Sunday in June and July, families will come together at the Sunday School hour and do something fun together. You can learn more on the children s page. June Sermon Series
Letters to Home Hi Mom and Dad, While this letter will find you in the month of June, it feels like Spring has finally sprung last month. This Spring has been unusually chilly and slow. I heard so many comments from people about waiting on Spring and having a hard time for what was certain to come, but slow to be realized. The scriptures talk a great deal about waiting on God. The Israelites waited on God to deliver them from Pharaoh and, although God promised at the burning bush that He would deliver His people, it still took a long time for the plagues and the deliverance. Even yet a longer time to enter the promised land, and even yet a longer time for the Messiah to be present in Jesus. Sometimes it seems we wait on God. However, God is always working, even in the waiting. Just as God was fighting for His people while they were enslaved by Pharaoh, He is fighting for us today as well. As you wait for your marriage to improve, God is at work in you and your spouse. As you wait for healing, God is at work in your body. As you wait to become more bold or confident, God is at work in your mind and heart. So what can we do? Watch for God at work. We can be on watch as we sit still or in silence, spend time in prayer and scripture, and pay attention to where God might be in our circumstances. Habakkuk 2:1 encourages us to wait and watch for God. Work. Once you get a glimpse of where God is and what He s doing, step in and be a part of it! Though God hasn t fulfilled all of the promises in your life, He still has people and places in your life today that He wants you to invest in. Don t wait to get involved in God s work! The time is now. Waiting is hard, and often there s no way around it. But rest assured - as you wait, God is fighting for you. Not only that, but ultimately, your waiting will be worth it as you discover the fulfillment of God s promises. Here at Delphi UMC,we are watching as we pray about new ministry opportunities, we are working this month through VBS, Jamaican missions, and Youth summer camp. And still we wait to see what God is doing next. Peace, Marriage and Family Life Ministries Pastor Sheri Rohrer Nurture Your Marriage I often hear couples who are also parents say that they don t have time for dates any longer because of the activities of parenthood. Many couples put their kids as their first priority. I agree that parenthood can be a very busy time in our lives. However, once you become parents, your marriage matters more, not less, because now other people are counting on you. Your children are watching you model how to be in a marital relationship, how to communicate, how to fight, how to love and how to forgive. They are watching how to expect to be treated by a spouse and how to love and honor a spouse. So make your marriage a priority, make time to invest in each other and your relationship. Your marriage is worth it! Your children are worth it! Parent Corner Live with joy, real joy. Joy is different than happiness. Happiness is based on your mood or circumstances. Joy is deeper. Joy is the deep wellspring within that fosters hope no matter what your circumstances are. God is our source of joy. We know that nothing can separate us from God and His love and it s that assurance that gives us joy and strength. To help our kids acquire joy Encourage gratitude for even the small things Be a kid with them laugh heartily, jump in a mud puddle, or run through the sprinkler with them Turn VBS songs on loud and sing with joy and dance like crazy Todd, Rhonda, Jordan, Elijah and Hannah
Resources to Help you Grow in God s Word Core Value: Trusting God s Word as Our Guide Daily devotionals available at our church: > Upper Room at the rotunda information desk. Free > Jesus Calling in the church office. $7/book. See Sheila Wilimitis. Free daily devotionals available online: >Bible App from Life.Church (YouVersion) The Bible in various versions and many devotional reading plans. >Bible App for kids from Life.Church (YouVersion) >https://newroom.co/bands/ >www.seedbed.com/daily-text/ >Study Gateway: free streaming videos of Bible teachers (email sheilawilimitis@hotmail.com to gain free access) Monthly Morsel Monthly Morsel I often hear people say I feel guilty when they are making a decision and it is not in accordance with what someone else wants. If you are feeling guilty because of the way someone feels, you have crossed a boundary. That boundary is that you have now taken on the responsibility for another s feelings. Put quite frankly, you re not that powerful. If you are adjusting what you do because of how another person reacts or will feel, you are giving up your freedom you are allowing yourself to be a slave to the other s emotions. We are each responsible for our own emotions, which also means the only one we can control is our self. If we are feeling guilty, it is our guilt and we have to wrestle with why we are giving up our freedom to be an individual. We are never responsible for another; each person should own their own emotions, but we are responsible to one another. That means we are responsible to love one another well, but only in the true freedom to be our independent true selves. Then we are free to love for love s sake, not out of guilt. FINANCES: Thank you for caring so much! For the last 2 weeks of April and the first 3 weeks of May: Giving Online Quick Response Code: Fourth of July Celebration on the Church Lawn! Marriage and Family Life Ministries invites you to come join in lawn games, music and fireworks. Blue Moose will be here again! Starts at 7:00P.M. Stay and watch the fireworks! Ooooh and Aaaah as we celebrate the evening to- General tithes/offering: $34,582.54 Debt Reduction: $ 9,381.00 Sunday, June 24 th 12:30pm Room 211 Children are welcome! Get to know Pastor Todd and other staff. Learn more about our church. Have a great lunch! RSVP on the Orange Connect Card in church or call the church office at 765-564-3791.
United Methodist Women All ladies are invited to the UMW monthly Circle meeting Tuesday, June 5 th at 6PM** in the Wesley Weds Classroom (Rm 202). We will be packing purses to fulfill our April mission project. These purses will be given to women facing a difficult struggle or those who have redirected their lives and are ready for a new chapter! Chelsea Marburger, director of Project Purse, will guide the group through the evening s events. Michelle Breer and Janet Smith will also be sharing about their trip to the UMW General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio Faith- Hope Love in Action throughout the world. Please plan to attend! **Please note the time change! At the May meeting, Keyna Everett shared about the Carroll County Corrections program, which is providing much needed guidance to many with an addiction. There are exciting ways our group can become involved to provide assistance to the various needs a prayerful mission awaits! Caregiver Support Group Caregiving Is A Season Thursday, June 14 th, 2018 1:30-2:30PM Rm 200 Come learn and share different aspects of being a caregiver. INVITE A NEIGHBOR, FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER! June 10-15 th Camp Registration at 3pm, Sunday, June 10 at Hanging Rock Camp. See Micah for directions or for packing list and other questions. Meets June 3 rd, 17 th, 24 th (No meet June 10th due to Camp!) We will start a series on Messy Games Nite Sunday, June 24th We will have a messy game night for the current students from 5-7pm. Wear clothes that can get dirty or wet. New! Soccer Fun Nights Mondays, June 25 th July 2 nd 6pm to 7:30pm at Riley Annex park. Any teen or adult invited to attend and to play for 1 hour then do a short devo. July 4th, Family Fun and Fireworks (Wednesday) 7pm through the Fireworks Families are welcome to attend. 9-Square in the Air, Volleyball, GaGa, Corn hole, and the Blue Moose truck will be there. (Bring $ or other games.) Delphi UMC Youth Ministry, Micah Hudson, Youth Director Cell # 765-421-2486 / mhudson@delphiumc.org / Instagram @dumcteens
Congregational Ministry: Caring for mind, body and spirit of all Vacation Bible School June 18 th 21 st Monday through Thursday 6:00pm 8:30pm VBS is for children ages 3 (potty-trained) through entering 6 th grade. ONLINE registration is now available through June 12 th. Follow the link on our church website www.delphiumc.org and click on the VBS link! Paper registration forms are available at the VBS table in the Rotunda. After June 12 th, paper forms will be required. Our Mission statement this year is to help the Boys and Girls Club in Nome, Alaska financially. Our own Alicia Rohrer is serving the Nome community, preparing daily meals and sharing God s love 24/7. Interested in being a volunteer for VBS? If you would like to volunteer, you can sign up in the Rotunda or e-mail Nina German at ngerman@delphiumc.org. Don t forget, per our church policy, your S.A.F.E. training must be current. You may complete your training for re-certification online by going to our website at www.delphiumc.org. Under the Grow heading, you will find Kids Ministry. At the bottom is a simple 4-step process that you can do on your own. Once you have completed it, you are once again certified! There will also be a refresher training on Sunday, June 17th @10:00AM in Room 211. If you are new to volunteering in our children s ministry and need the initial course, we will have a training session on Sunday morning, June 10th @ 9:30AM in Room 218. VBS Group leader training sessions will be held on the following dates: June 3rd @ 10:00 AM in Hallway 1 and at Noon in Room 200 June 10th @ Noon in Room 200 June 17th @ Noon in Room 200 Please plan to attend one required session. For any questions, please contact Sheila Wilimitis. Words of Praise from 2018 Prayer Vigil EXIT RAMP TO PRAYER, JOY AND PRAISE Blood Pressure Checks Sunday, June 3 rd Between services in the office area. Prayer Ministry Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 To be useful in the Kingdom, we need to spend time alone with God in prayer and meditation so we can be ready to share how God has worked, and is working in our life, to someone who is needing to hear some Good news for a change. Our testimony is not by words only; our actions sometimes speak louder than our words. Will you be ready for this assignment of leading souls to Jesus today? Do you want to be a prayer warrior for the Kingdom at DUMC? We have many ways to pray for others. We must never give up praying! I lose sight so often of how much you ve done for me, but God, I am so grateful. You truly are the God who can do immeasurably more than I could ever ask or imagine. You have given me a family to love, a church to worship in and a life that I can spread joy and love throughout the world. Thank you, Lord. You have always been there for me. I praise you.
Prayer Update In early April, I asked you to pray about several things. We asked you to pray regarding a worship leader. We are still looking for help, but in the meantime, we are asking Benjamin Beeks and Emily Hudson to step in as Worship interns. They will work primarily with the second service leading the worship, selecting music and leading rehearsals. Finances during the month of April improved dramatically and, so far in May, they are staying even. Our January and February, however, were so weak we are finding it difficult to make up ground. With the Finance team, we are making $15,000 of budget cuts from our local ministry. This is a proactive step while we encourage our givers to catch up with their giving. As we have analyzed the data, it seems that we are about 12% behind across most givers from last year. In other words, we have not lost any people; it is rather most are behind just a small bit and, when added up, it makes a large amount. The new ministry opportunity is still in an evaluative process - this includes wisdom regarding the sale of land on our site. I am asking you now to pray for our wisdom in adding this ministry and also, favor in connecting with like-minded people in this ministry. Ask God to reveal to our leaders that this is the direction to take the church. June Food Pantry Item: Cereal Hunger knows no season. For many, right here in our community, hunger is real, every day. With school being out for summer, the family budget for food just increased and, for some, created a large deficit. Your continuing, generous donations ensure that there will continue to be enough food for the families in our community. Thank you for caring enough... For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat Matthew 25:35 Families, you re in for a treat this summer!! Every Sunday, beginning June 3rd, during the Growth Point hour (10-11) we ll be mixing things up with Family Sunday {Fun}days! June 3: Service Sunday Wear your casual clothes, because we ll be planting flowers! June 10: Get to Know you S more Day Come and get to know other families while making s mores! June 17: Get Outside and Play Day Wear casual clothes and play lots of fun outdoor family games in the church yard! June 24: Show the love Day Make fun, encouraging cards that we ll send to church shut-ins or your own friends and family. July 1: Slime Day! Prep for 4th of July by making patriotic slime! July 8: Family Movie Day Enjoy a quick flick with popcorn and candy! July 15: Family Feud Day! We ll divide up into teams and have our own game show! July 23: Family Sundae Sunday! Come and get to know other families while making your own ice cream! July 29: Make and Take Enjoy making a food creation to take home with you! **These events will take the place of the children s Growth Point and the adult SS class led by Robert and Sheri Rohrer. Let s spend the summer in fellowship with each other!
What s Happening in Children s Ministry? Pray for the Jamaica Mission Team The Mission team is preparing for their trip June 9 th -16 th. Some ways you can be praying for our team members: Health and safety of each team member Safe travel Good connections with the Jamaican people to minister and share the love of Jesus Christ Hearts to be open to God and the work God wants to do through the team Favorable working conditions Each member will feel the love and prayers of the people back home The members of the Jamaica Mission Trip Team are: Abby Price Casey Albitz Dasha Jenkins Debbie Hyman Todd Ladd Mike Hyman Elijah Ladd Shelby Hudelson Lois Shoup Patti Hudelson Kyle Cleavenger Tonya Brooks Holly Cosgray For Dad Alaska Mission! It has been a fun journey to Alaska in Children s Church! While we are finished studying Alaska, we ll continue to give the children the opportunity to give to our Alisha/Alaska bank, so we d love for you to continue to support Alicia and her mission! No 4th Sunday ~Youth For All Not meeting during June or July! See you in August! You held me for the first time, with arms so strong, but unsure Filled with pure, selfless love, hope and countless dreams. There were tea parties, baseball games, 4-H, friends and fun Curfews, dances, kisses on the head, and the talk. You were my first super hero, my knight in shining armor You taught me so many things, Dad. To fish, mow the grass, even take out the trash, How to change the oil in the car that one day would be mine. You taught me to respect myself and others I would meet To smile, be polite, use kind words, to show love. Our path wasn t always easy, far from it, at times. But even in uncertainty of where our paths would go, Through ups and downs and all around, Dad, you re my rock, my protector You re the strength in our family. I love you Happy Father s Day By Ruth Miller
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