The WORD January 2018 Volume 49 Issue 1 Reach up, Reach in, Reach out Reach up to God, Reach in to know God, Reach out in Love Westville United Methodist Church First Sunday January 7 Communion in 10:15 a.m. service Sunday Morning Schedule: 9 am 10a.m Sunday School : Adult Founders Room & Brick Room, Children Basement Fellowship 10 am 10:15 am 10:15 am 11:15 am Worship Service Celebrating 150 Years in 2018 JESUS IS COMING AGAIN!!! THE WORD is a publication of Westville United Methodist Church at 154 Main St., P.O. Box 619; Westville, IN 46391 (219) 785-2314 *****CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY THURSDAY, 3:15 to 7:15 Our new Web Address is www.westvilleumc.org In order to go green The Word will be e-mailed to you. Be sure to e-mail your address to Jane at secretarywumc@csinet.net Printed copies will continue to be available at the church for those who do not have e-mail.
Page 2 THE W ORD Volum e 49 Issue 1 Happy New Year Westville UMC Family! Here s to New Beginnings as we leave 2017 behind us and move forward to God s amazing plans for us as Westville United Methodist Church. Before we move forward, I want to take a moment and thank each one of you for your generosity, your warm spirit, your thoughtfulness, and your presence. Our time at Westville UMC has been so amazing. My family and I are truly blessed by all of you! I am thrilled that we get to celebrate our 150 th Anniversary as Westville UMC this year. As we have been digging through the archives, it is wonderful to learn about the history of this church. On a side note: does anyone have any clue as to where we will find the time capsule?? As our committee meets, we will share more of what we are planning for our celebration. As we move forward, I pray that we follow God s guidance and direction for us at all times. I pray that nothing distracts us from our focus of what God has planned for us in this coming year and beyond. I pray that we grow as disciples of Jesus Christ, so that we are able to fulfill our mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. As United Methodists, our founder, John Wesley, believed in Class Meetings. These Class Meetings were basically small groups that met often to hold one another accountable, share their faith and their pursuit of God, pray together, and so on. For many years now, I have wanted to follow this same model with small groups. I have prayed about this and I have put together my own Class Meeting. There are five individuals in this group: David McKee, Greg McCuen, Jan Buchanan, Missy Buehrer, and myself. We will meet every Thursday morning. We will start on January 11 th. Our group is called Growing in Grace. This will be a huge commitment, but it will definitely help us grow as Disciples of Jesus Christ, along with moving us out of our comfort zone. As we move forward with our group, we would like to eventually branch out and start more Class Meeting groups. So, I invite you to pray about this. We will keep you updated on our progress and when the time is right, we will start other small groups that will follow this format. If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to myself or any other member of Growing in Grace. Hebrews 10:24 25, And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Blessings to you and yours, Pastor Cathy Allison
Page 3 Join us in local missions! Here are the Food Pantry items : Jan. 7th Paper products: toilet paper, tissue, foil, plastic wrap, paper towels Jan. 14th Canned meals, tuna, Jan. 21st Canned fruits and vegetables, soups Jan. 28th Condiments: ketchup, mustard, relish, mayo, dressings TIME & LOCATION Food Pantry Information: The American Legion is now working in cooperation with the WMC Food Pantry ministry. Please drop off donations of the above mentioned items at the Legion. For those receiving donations, items may be picked up at the American Legion on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 4:30 5:30. IMPORTANT REMINDER INFORMATION FOR THE WORD IS DUE BY JANUARY 20th IN ORDER TO BE READY FOR PUBLICATION BY JANUARY 25TH AT THE LATEST. IT CAN BE EMAILED TO SHEILA MCCAUGHEY, OR LEFT WITH THE CHURCH SECRETARY. Family Life Center is available for rental for parties and celebrations. Contact the church office at 219-785-2314 for more information. ********************************************************************************************************** Donate flowers for the altar. The cost is $33.00 and the flowers will be ordered by Jane in the church office. ********************************************************************************************************** Save your pop cans and bring them to the church. The money earned from the can collection supports the Heifer Project.
Page 4 Men'sBreakfast The monthly Men s Breakfast will be held as follows: When: Saturday, January 20th, at 8:45 a.m. Where: Greenway Café on Hwy 421 in Westville All men are welcome to come and bring a friend. If you have any questions call: Bob McCaughey - at 219-785-7008. Cares and Concerns Health and Healing Karen Emerich Avery Braden Laura Zajac Joan Ewing Newton Parks Keith Ridgeway Trinity Milner Kim Buchanan Rylee Christianson Kelli VanMeter Roy Gropp Pat Long Ed Hoag John Coulter Jr Kelly Murphy LaVina Moore Walker Allen Mary Lou Coulter Steve Swanson Ron Green David Spudic Tim Stallings Those suffering with addiction, poverty, &/or depression PRAYER CHAIN If you have a special need for prayer, the prayer chain can be activated by calling church Secretary Jane Bachman (785-2314) or Prayer Coordinator Sheila McCaughey (785-7008) or email jaybirds@csinet.net. The Care Corner Ellen Keplar Roselyn Reinfurth Wilma Long Jack Bacon Kathy & Jim Howard Ruby White Guidance & Protection Brandun Schweizer Michael Smith Korey Cornelis ********** Church Office Hours ******** Monday through Thursday 3:15 to 7:15 pm Please note the change in my office hours.!!!!
Page 5 January Dates of Joining January Birthdays 1/20/1991 Amy McMahon Cathy Allison January 4 Marian McCuen January 10 Kim Buchanan January 12 Karen White January 16 Melanie Bennett January 17 Charley Herrold January 18 Dawn Tharp January 22 Jim Czarnecki January 23 Eric Poloncak January 23 Brian Cherry January 30 Mary DeGarmo January 31 January Anniversaries Mark & Kim Glassley January 3 Jay & Cory Stark January 6 Westville United Methodist Church Date Worship SS Giving 11/26/2017 61 29 $ 1,182.00 12/3/2017 55 32 $ 2,587.00 12/10/2017 52 31 $ 1,506.00 12/17/2017 78 30 $ 1,565.00 Give as the Lord calls you to give: be as generous to God as God has been to you! Sunday School Teachers are needed. Teaching children can be a blessing to the teacher as well as the children. Please consider helping with our kids. They are the future of our church.
Page 6 Happy New Year!! This month we are starting a regular meeting of the Youth Group! We are going to start off meeting every other week for a couple hours. In the beginning, we will spend the time getting to know one another and we will gradually work into doing studies together. I m very excited about the possibilities we have with the Youth here at Westville UMC. We are all works in progress and I look forward to figuring out the best path to take with the Youth. The schedule for January will be: ~ January 7, 2018 from 12:30 2:00 ~ January 21, 2018 from 12:30 2:00 Please feel free to bring your lunch! High School Camp WE ARE GOING TO CAMP!!! High School Camp is for those entering high school as freshmen through those that are graduating this year (2018). We are going the week of July 8 th July 14 th and it is in North Webster at Epworth Forest. More info is to come, but I would like to know who would be interested. We will work on fundraising to keep the cost as low as possible, as I don t want cost to be a factor. We would like anyone who wants to go, to be able to go. There is Middle School Camp at Camp Adventure, we will work on available dates. If you would like information, please let me know!! As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions! Missy Buehrer 219-613-1928
Page 7 150 Years Celebration 2018 There is a team working on our celebration!! Mark your calendar for the weekend of August 25th and 26th. We will have a celebration on the 25th with food, music, games, entertainment and more. On Sunday August 26th their will be a special Worship Service Homecoming. We hope to invite past Ministers, old friends and much more ( we are still planning)
Page 8 Friday Back Packs continue for our kids at Westville School. Thank you for your support!! With Food, Shopping, Sorting and Delivering We are trying to fill back packs with healthy snacks or with foods that kids can make themselves. A donation box will be placed in the Family Life Center for the following donation items: NO GLASS OR BREAKABLES PLEASE. Peanut butter Cheese or peanut butter crackers Cereals (not sugary) Raisins (individual serving plain or yogurt covered) Canned fruit (low or no sugar) Peanuts or other nuts Pretzels, crackers Zip lock plastic bags (sandwich size) Granola or cereal bars (low sugar) Pasta, sauce Any snack packs with 18 carbohydrates or less Thank you for your donations! Any canned meats or healthy dinners that are healthy that kids like MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME FOR PURCHASING REFRIGERATED ITEMS SUCH AS CHEESE AND FRESH FRUITS/VEGETABLES
Page 9 The United Methodist Women Invite you, Ladies of the Church, Resale Shop & Food Pantry to the After Christmas, Christmas Party January 28th In the Family Life Center @ 11:30pm A Meal will be provided through a Thrivent Action Pack & **Bring a White Elephant Gift Exchange (Description of a white elephant is something you do not want, but someone else may like) **Everyone should bring a bathroom items to be donated to the Food Pantry, Toilet paper, soap, deodorant, tooth paste, tooth brush and etc. This is also your entry to the celebration J **As you wish pick an outfit from the resale shop to model. Be prepared to tell us how you would use your outfit. These items will be free for you to use. Please RSVP your attendance to Jane secretarywumc@csinet.net or 219-898-3077 by Jan. 22nd (I need to know how many are coming to order the food) We have worked hard all year, come and enjoy fellowship and friends.
23 8am 5pm Grace Mtg 9 am JANUARY 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat KDO=Kids Day Out FLC=Family Life Center OEA=Over Eaters Anonymous TOPS=Take Off Pounds Sensibly 7 Choir 6:30pm 14 Choir 6:30pm 21 Choir 6:30pm 28 UMW Christmas Party 11:30am Choir 6:30pm 1 Happy New Year! 3:00 p.m. Women Walk 8 3:00 p.m. Women Walk 15 300 p.m. Women Walk 22 3 :00p.m. Women Walk 29 Trustee Mtg 6:30pm 3:00 p.m. Women Walk 2 6 p.m. OEA Brick Rm 9 6 p.m. OEA Brick Rm Craft Event 4:30pm 16 6 p.m. OEA Brick Rm Church is open for prayer. 6 p.m. OEA Brick Rm 30 6 p.m. OEA Brick Rm 3 Resale Shop 1-4 pm Man to Man 6:30pm Women Walkers 3pm TOPS Meet FLC 5-7pm 10 Resale Shop 1-4 pm Man to Man 6:30pm Women Walkers 3pm TOPS Meet FLC 5-7pm 17 Resale Shop 1-4 pm Man to Man 6:30pm Women Walkers 3pm 24 Resale Shop 1-4 p Man to Man 6:30pm Women Walkers 3pm TOPS Meet FLC 5-7pm 31 Resale Shop 1-4 p Man to Man 6:30pm Women Walkers 3pm TOPS Meet FLC 5-7pm 4 Choral Gp 6:30-8pm Resale Shop 1-4 PM 11 Choral Grp 6:30-8pm Church Council 6:30pm Resale Shop 1-4 PM 18 Grace Grp 9 am Choral Grp 6:30-8pm Resale Shop 1-4 PM 25 Grace Grp 9 am Choral Grp 6:30-8pm Resale Shop 1-4 PM 5 6 12 13 19 20 8:45 a.m. Men s Breakfast at Greenway 26 Emmaus Gathering 4-9:30pm w/joyful Noise Puppets 27