Caro United Methodist Church

Good News From the Hilltop - September 2010

Notes from Pastor Jerry

I know, where did the summer go? Well, Fall is now nearly upon us - certainly by way of schedule if not by way of what on the calendar is "the first official day of Fall." In this issue of The Hilltop you will note that we return to our two service schedule for worship (8:30 and 11 a.m.) on Sunday, September 12th. That is also when Sunday School classes will resume and a Kick Off event will take place following worship that day. The church school has also included additional information about classes and events as we get underway for the Fall.

Also you will find a note in this issue about our Fall Stewardship Emphasis. This year we will be using the "Pony Express" format and additional information will be coming by way of Sunday morning announcements and letters as we move through September and October

A study of the Gospel of Matthew will begin the last Monday of the month, September 27, from 7 until 8:15 p.m. and will run for 11 weeks. Matthew appears as the first gospel in the New Testament due to its standing in the Church through time and is also the gospel that is primary in the lectionary readings for the coming year, A sign up sheet can be found at the Welcome Center for you to indicate your interest in participating so that adequate study materials can be on hand as we get underway.

We want also to draw your attention to a number of district events that will take place - two of which are early in October. On Sunday, October 10 (unfortunately the same day as the Pumpkin Festival Parade) our new district superintendent, Jeff Maxwell, will be installed and welcomed to our district at Bay City Christ UMC at 3 p.m. Then on Saturday, October 16, our yearly District Conference is scheduled and will be hosted by the Freeland UMC beginning at 9 a.m. that morning. This will be a "Change the World" event and will offer opportunities for those attending to be involved in mission outreach in that part of our district. (More information is available in the church office.)

On Thursday, October 28, Jeff Maxwell as our district superintendent will be with us for our annual Church Conference. The Staff Parish Committee will meet with Jeff at 6 p.m. with the conference beginning at 7 p.m. This will be Jeff's first opportunity to visit our congregation and get better acquainted with us. We hope that you will plan to attend as we elect officers for the coming year, hear a report or two from several committees, and have the chance to get to know Jeff.

Jerry

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Worship Opportunities in August 2010

Sunday, September 5 - 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Communion
Worship 9:30 AM - Kids Kingdom (Children's Church) during Worship
Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 - Message: "Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said"

Sunday, September 12 -16th Sunday after Pentecost, Begin Two Services
8:30 AM and 11 AM Worship - Sunday School for all ages 9:30 AM, Sunday School Kickoff
Kids Kingdom (Children's Church) during 11AM Worship
1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Ray Karr, preaching

Sunday, September 19 -17th Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM and 11 AM Worship - Sunday School for all ages 9:30 AM
Kids Kingdom (Children's Church) during 11AM Worship
1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 - Message: "God's Graciousness"

Sunday, September 26 -18th Sunday after Pentecost
Kids Kingdom (Children's Church) during 11AM Worship
1 Timothy 6:6-16; Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15 - Message: "Why I Stuck Around"

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS

                           Sunday School Newsletter September 2010

Welcome to our world! We are a learning machine and changing by leaps and bounds everyday. We love to look, listen, and touch the world around us. Join us in our journey through God's Word.

Sunday School Resumes: Sunday September 12th, at 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM
All Church Potluck Picnic after the 11:00 A.M. service, the meat and drink will be provided along with Bingo and many activities.

Children's Sunday School Class locations are:

Preschool 3 years - pre-kindergarten (in the upstairs room off the main entrance) Study- "Rock Solid" about Real Kids relating to God and to one another.

K-1-2 Grade downstairs (in the Fellowship Hall) Study- "Live Big" Hear, See, and Live Your Belief in God.

3rd - 4th - 5th Grade downstairs (in the Fellowship Hall) Study- "Live Big" Hear, See, and Live Your Belief in God.
  
Jr. High downstairs (in the Fellowship Hall) Study- "Live Big" Hear, See, and Live Your Belief in God.

Sr. High downstairs off the Foyer Study - "BL4Y" Lessons designed to help apply the Bible to their Lives.

Adult Sunday School Class:

Bill TerBush (in the Fellowship Hall) Study - Amos & Hosea

Mary Beth Jarvis (upstairs in the Parlor) Study - 1st and 2nd Samuel

All classes are open to anyone at anytime during the year.

Children's Church also known as "Kids Kingdom" is located off the Fellowship Hall Downstairs. We will be "Sharing God's Love" on Sunday mornings during the 11:00 AM service with Music, Crafts, Skits, Stories and Snack. Children ages 3 thru 7.

Childcare is:
8:30 AM ages infant-Kindergarten is upstairs in the Preschool Room.
9:30 AM under 3 years
10:30 until children's time with pastor, infants - 7 years
11:00 AM until end of service, infant-2 years

Mission Statement - "to teach using Biblical principles about God and Salvation thru Scripture. "

God Bless,

Christian Education
Charlotte Kish and Linda Cunningham

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Special Announcements

ATTENTION: College Students and Parents

Please let us know your address for this fall so you won't miss our mailings from the church. Notify Donna in the church office or place in Ron Laeder's mailbox. Also include your e-mail address if you will have one at college. We need to hear from you even if the address is the same as last year. Thanks for making our job easier.

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Please notify the church office if you or a family member are hospitalized. Some hospitals do not notify the church due to privacy laws.

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BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th

8:30 and 11 A.M. Worship Services Begin
Sunday School Kick-off - Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 AM
All Church Potluck Picnic after 11 A.M. Worship Service - meat and drink provided

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CALLED TO CARE
From the Upper Room Tuesday, August 17

"Bill was my dad's partner in an auto-parts business. They sold to gas stations, car dealerships, and guys who worked on their own cars all over our corner of western Pennsylvania. Folks around town also knew that they were faithful church members. Dad taught a Sunday school class of senior-high boys. Teaching wasn't exactly his spiritual gift, but he gave it a good try, and the boys seemed to appreciate it. Bill was the adult counselor for the youth fellowship, which fit his sense of humor. Their careers were in auto parts, but their calling was in making disciples of Jesus Christ. While there are still folks in that small town who remember Bill and my dad because of what they did with their business, there are also former teenagers, now grandparents, who give thanks for the way the two men helped lead them to Christ. That's why reaching out to young people matters. It's hard to imagine anything more challenging than being a Christian teenager in today's culture. But amid the cacophony of conflicting voices that would lead youth in a multitude of different directions, we can celebrate what God is doing in and through the lives of those who work with young people."

The LOGOS Ministry of the Caro United Methodist Church is one way that you can make a difference in the life of a young person from our community. The ministry will begin in January 2011 with a once-a-week, after school program for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Call Committee is in the process of putting together the leadership team and you may be contacted. Prayer for the process is one way to help. Prayerful consideration of where your gifts can be used is another. The committee thanks you for both.

Read more about LOGOS.....

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Get Ready to Saddle Up! Fall Stewardship Emphasis

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MISSIONS CANDLE

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The Good Samaritan Fund

From The Good Samaritan Fund
Of the Caro Area Churches
~ Assembly of God ~ Caro United Methodist ~ Colwood United Brethren ~ Community of Christ ~
~ First Presbyterian ~ Kingston United Methodist ~ Lighthouse Baptist ~ Living Waters Chapel ~
~ New Creation Community ~ Restoration Outreach ~ Caro Sacred Heart ~
~ Shabbona United Methodist ~ St. Paul Lutheran ~ Wahjamega Country ~

July 1, 2010 through July 31, 2010

We want to thank everyone for their continued support. It means so much to the people and families being served. Your dollars and donated food items helped many in need. We dispersed a total of $1701.50 plus 3531 pounds of food, serving a total of 73 households (234 persons)!

Thanks once more for your generosity!

Total number of households served 73. Total number of people served 234. (Men 78 Women 81 Children 75) Total money dispersed $1701.50 (Gasoline Cards - $30.00) (Housing - $Zero)
 (Medical Supplies - $Zero) (Utilities - $1320.75) (Other Items - $350.75)

Total of 3531 pounds of groceries given out

~Income & Expense Report~ Total Deposits $2115.48 Total Expenses $42.15 (CenturyLink for phone service - $42.15)

Reported by Bernard Kreh

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THANK YOU, SYMPATHY AND CONGRATULATIONS

THANK YOU

- Thank you to our church family for all your thoughts, prayers, beautiful cards, phone calls, visits, and good food. We are so blessed. We pray for healing and to be back in church with all of you soon. God Bless, Debbie & Larry Boitel.

Our sincere sympathy to the following families on the loss of loved ones -

To lone Patterson and family on the death of her husband Stewart, on August 1

To LaDonna Redman and family on the death of her mother, Lois Gren of Traverse City, on August 10

To Elaine Watson and Grant Watson and family on the death of their husband and brother, Ben, on August 10

SERVICE OF CHRISTIAN BAPTISM on August 15, 2010
Jase and Mia Yeager, children of Eric and Heidi (Vollmar) Yeager

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OUR MINISTRY TEAM

Ministers: Our 420 Members
Pastor: Jerry Smith
Pastoral Asst: Ray Karr
Administrative Asst: Donna Pouliot
Organist: Nancy Reim
Choir Director: Brenda Stein
Custodians: Jo Emery & Gary Corkins
Treasurer: Ronda Timmins
Financial Secretary: Barbara Gaul
District Superintendent: Rev. Dr. Jeffery Maxwell
Bishop of Michigan Area: Jonathan D. Keaton
Our Covenant Districts in Liberia:
Cape Palmas (D.S.: H. Nyenorsee Hinneh),
Garraway (D.S.: Robert Sieh, Sr.),
Kru Coast (D.S.: Zachariah K. Sweh)
Our Covenant with Haiti: Rev. Raphael Dessieu, President of Methodist Church of Haiti
Bishop of Liberia UMC: John Innis
Missionaries in Liberia: Herbert & Mary Zigbuo

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