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September 2017 Newsletter

Moments with Mark

Greetings in the Name of our Savior!
 
We are starting another all-church Bible Study beginning on September 10th. It is called Max on Life by Max Lucado. Following is a brief description:
 
We have questions. Real, important and challenging questions. Questions about family, finances, and forgiveness. Unsettling questions regarding illness, death and eternity. Don't we crave answers to these questions that tug on the deepest parts of our hearts?

Max Lucado has received thousands of questions and wrestled with plenty of his own. In these eight Bible study sessions, one of today's most trusted pastors takes on life's most important questions. Here's hoping that his answers to the questions of others will help you find answers to your own.  
 
You can sign up on-line or in the Narthex. You may participate in a Sunday School class , small group, or on your own. The participant’s guide and videos are on Right Now Media. If you do not have access, contact Leah in the church office to get access. I hope for great participation. It is an opportunity for each of to grow in our spiritual journey.
 
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On another note: Kimmy’s sister, Jessi, is stepping down as co-director of Children’s Ministry. She and Brandon are expecting their 3rd child this Fall. Kimmy will be the sole Director beginning in September. WE NEED YOU!! To help with this important ministry. Please see Kimmy to discover ways in which you can serve.
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And finally: LET’S CELEBRATE JUBILEE!! (September 30th & October 1st).
 
Blessings and peace,
Pastor Mark
 
A Word from Bishop Mike Coyner (click here)

Sermon Schedule for September

 

Challenging Topics & The Bible

9/3      "No Other Gospel"       Galatians 1:6-10      Korey Collier, Guest Pastor
9/10     "Max on Life: Hope"     Psalm 103:1-14      Pastor Mark Wesler
9/17     "Max on Life: Hurt"       2 Cor. 4:7-15          Pastor Mark Wesler
9/24     "Max on Life: Help"      Rev. 2:1-5 & 3:1-3  Pastor Mark Wesler

           

Serving Schedule

 
Service Leaders                           Children's Moments

9/3 Kevin McCarty                       None
9/10 Bob Mitchell                           Ethel Cramer
9/17 Lee Collier                             Korey Collier
9/24 Brian Hart                              Brian Hart

Thank You to all that volunteer toward bringing the Lord's word to our children.

If you would like to be a Service Leader and /or share some moments with the children, please contact Carolyn Jean Jonas at 317-861-4754 or Mary McCarty at 317-861-7189
 

September Church Calendar

To view the current church calendar, click here.
 
*Please be mindful that the church calendar is continually changing as events are added and sometimes modified. 

Red Letter Youth Group has been rebranded to ROOTED!

Colossians 2:6-7 - 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. 

Next Youth Group Meeting, September 3rd 6 pm - 8 pm in the Youth Ministry Room

Starting September 10th: 6-12th graders will have youth Sunday school at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. with Connor Neel, Director of Youth Ministry in the Youth Ministry Room C216. 

Connor is looking for a few more individuals who are interested in helping with his Ministry. Call or email him at (317) 965-7593 or YouthMinistryNPUMC@comcast.net.
Children's Ministry is looking for additional volunteers to assist with 9:30 AM Sunday School and 10:30 AM Children's Church.

Immediate Needs:
9:30 AM - Nursery Volunteer on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
10:30 AM - Teacher for 2nd - 6th graders starting in November.

Please call Kimmy Phillips at (317) 468-8241 or send an email to childrenfamilynpumc@comcast.net

9/30/17 Saturday
2:00- Dusk Bounce House, Bounce Obstacle Course, Bounce Gladiator
2:00- Dusk Kan Jam, Putting Green, Beach Volleyball, and Bubbles
2:00-4:00 PM Bingo
2:00- 3:00PM Registration for Corn Hole Tournament & Relay Races
3:00-4:00 PM Relay Races
4:00 PM Corn Hole Tournament
5:00-7:00 PM Hog Roast Dinner – Pitch In
A-M - Last Name brings a side dish
N-Z -  Last Name brings dessert
Tableware, beverages, and hot dogs will be provided as well.
6:00- 7:30 PM Face Painting
7:30-8:30 PM Balloon Animals
7:40-9:00 PM Quest Concert
10/1/17 Sunday
10:00-11:30 AM Combined Worship Service
11:30 AM Cake & Punch Reception
Hog Roast RSVP

Financial Information

Treasurer's Report for the month of July:
Building Fund Income $12,574.
Amount needed monthly $10,700

General Fund Income $34,811
General Fund Expenses $27,806
Difference of $7,004 

Questions? Please contact Jenny Greiner at 861-9726 or greiners@att.net.
Nancy & David Yount for the beautiful Flowers in the church landscaping! 

Celebrations for the generous donation of $10,000 to the General Fund!!!

Celebrations staff (Chad Corey) for trimming all the shrubs around the church saving the church some money!!!


A big thank you to all who sent cards and prayers! Love, Diane Marling

PRAYER ADVOCATES

We would like to have someone in the prayer room before each service to pray with Pastor Mark and/or any other service leader that would like to pray.  It would be nice to have someone there for each service praying for the service also.  Prayer times are 8:00, 9:15 & 10:15.  Please let me know if you are available.  Respond to Barbara Woods (317) 861-5619, or email at barb5619@gmail.com. 

SUNDAY GREETERS

The Greeter volunteer is a very enjoyable opportunity!  For 15 minutes before each service, you get to be in the Welcome Center to greet people who are coming in.  Guests may need directions and will feel welcome when there is someone available to greet them or just extend a smile and “hello”. 

You can sign up for one or more times a month.  We would like to have 2 people for each time so someone could be at the Welcome Center door to assist people when entering the building.

There are several available opportunities.  The times are 8:00, 9:15 and 10:15.  Please call or email Barbara Woods to accept this opportunity to serve at (317) 861-5619 or barb5619@gmail.com. 
Did you know...

The annual Chili Cookoff and Auction will be held on Saturday, November 11.  In addition to the chili contest, a new Open Category will be included. Any soup-type dish can be entered.  Those who wish to help with the auction may contact Nancy Collier or Barb Woods.  Questions concerning the chili contest can be addressed to Lee Collier.

The United Methodist Men have a trash bag sale that includes 13 gallon, 39 gallon or 55 gallon trash bags.  Bags are priced at $10 per roll.  All proceeds from the trash bag sale go to the United Methodist Men's Scholarship Fund. 
The NPUMW made the following contributions during the second quarter of 2017:
District Pledge to Missions:           300.00
Gift in Memory:                               104.00
World Thank Offering                      22.41
Lucille Raines Residence:           117.50
Mission U:                                        94.00
Brightwood Center:                       137.50
Fletcherplace Center:                   137.50
Viva Nueva Center:                         75.00
Hancock Food Pantry:                    75.00
Hancock Hope House:                 100.00
K. Butler Soup Kitchen:                100.00
Hancock Life Choices:                 100.00
IN UM Children's Home:                  62.50
NPUMC Family/Youth:                  175.00
NPUMC Contribution:                     75.00
Backpacks for Hope:                    120.00
Doe Creek Food Project:             473.74
Graduation Recognition:               249.63
 
Thank you for supporting the NPUMW!
       Our New Palestine United Methodist Women’s largest fundraiser for missions is happening this month.  It is called “94 Days Until Christmas.”  We want you to know more about this event so you can get it on your calendar.   The date is Saturday, September 23rd, from 9:00 – 3:00.
     There is a list of the vendors we have coming this year at the end of this article.  As you will see there are a variety of things to look at, not just Christmas crafts.  We have food for people and decorations for your house and holiday things.  There is jewelry, crafts and much more.  Check out the list below.
     However, these vendors are only part of what is available to you on this day.  All day we will be baking and selling Treva’s wonderful cinnamon rolls, fresh and hot for $2.  The sale of these will start at 9:00, the same time the vendors open their booths.  We will also have coffee available.  Lunch will also be sold.  All lunch items will be $1.  We will have chili and bean soup, salads, desserts and a variety of drinks. If you don’t think you want to come to the vendor fair, then come with you friends for breakfast and/or lunch at Katherine’s Kitchen.  All lunch proceeds will be donated to the CMC Building Fund, as the UMW’s donation to the Time Is Now! Campaign.
    Our own UMW will have a booth.  We will be selling crafts, jams and jellies, baked goods and many more things.  Any one of you can donate to our booth.  Just bring your donation to the Kitchen C by Friday, September 22nd.  Thanks for helping us to support our missions program.
     There is a flyer in the newsletter and more can be obtained from the church office or from any of the Craft Circle ladies.  Please invite all your friends and family.  We have had a great group of vendors in the last 3 years and we expect this year to be great too!  We could use more foot traffic for our vendors.
     If you have questions, please call us.  If you know someone that would like to participate as a vendor, please have them get together with us quickly.  Hope to see you there!  It is going to be a great day!
 
2017 Registered Vendors
August 25, 2017
  1.  Dan Hill & John Hill – Hill Brothers Crafts
  2. Rosemary Stapp – Second Hand Rosemary
  3. Wanda Devin – Sew Much
  4. Mary Rainey  - By Mary’s Hands
  5. Pam Jones – Hand Painted by Pam Jones
  6. Talessa Powell – Jewels of Heaven
  7. Sharon Crump & Kelley Werner – Fancy That!
  8. Sharon Crump & Kelley Werner – Fancy That!
  9. Karen Bonilla – Chiro 1st
  10. Misty Walker – Lula Roe
  11. Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith
  12. Cindy Gray & Barbara Woods – Gray Woods Creations
  13. Michelle Sharp – Paparazzi Accessories
  14. Stephanie Benson – Thirty-One
  15. Jennifer Jordan – Initials Inc. Team 23
  16. Cary Yocum – Love Me Furniture & Things
  17. Megan Dale – Megan’s Lovely Scents
  18. Jackie Yerian – Grandmas Jackies Creations
  19. Jackie Yerian – Grandmas Jackies Creations
  20. Alison Bullard – Alison’s Hand Knitted Gifts
  21. Linda McCumber – Tupperware
  22. Kay Ann Hardwick – Simply Hoosier
  23. Donna Caldwell – Simply Crafts by Donna
  24. Brian Smith – Wood Pen Guy
  25. Lindsey Hercamp – Matilda Jane
  26. Mary Linhart – Quilts & Quilted items
  27. Mallory Brown – Marvelous Lips with Mallory – Lipsense/Senegence
  28. Kimmy Phillips – Premier Designs
  29. UMW – Crafts, Baked Goods & More
  30. Paula Henry – Plunder Design
  31. Sharon & Larry Montgomery – Sharon’s Heart-Made
  32. Diane Gilvin – Pampered Chef
  33. Rachel Pyles – Chel’s Crafts
  34. Zoe Rogers – Crafts by Zoe
  35. Jennifer Toth – Make a statement Creations & Plexus
 
 
 
2017 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREENFIELD HOUSE BUILD
 
NPUMC MISSIONS will again be a sponsor of the Habitat house build in Greenfield.  The first day of the build is Thursday, September 7th  and I have scheduled us to do the wall raising on the first day of the build.  (How Exciting!)  We need 15 able bodied workers for the day starting at 7:30; our shift will end at   2:30.  For those that do not want to swing a hammer, there will be an opportunity to serve in another way.  We will be providing lunch for all workers and probably coffee and donuts in the morning.
Hopefully, this advance notice will let you take a day off from work so you can participate with our church team.   I will have a sign- up sheet in the narthex very soon.  (You will also have to register online to be able to participate.)  You can work on other days but, you will need to sign up on line for each time you want to work.   Any questions please call Denny Woods, Habitat build coordinator. (317) 730-3798
To register online please visit the website :
http://newpalestineumc.indyhabitat.volunteerhub.com/
Missions Update:
 
We will continue with the explanation of the missions that you help support.

The third category is International Commitments.
The mission of Africa University is to provide quality education within a Pan-African context through which persons can acquire general and professional knowledge and skills, grow in spiritual maturity, develop sound moral values, ethics and leadership qualities. The development of Africa University is a consequence of the growth of United Methodism in Africa. The growth in membership and the emerging socio-economic and political needs in their countries led the African Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) to call on their Church to invest in higher education provision in Africa.
 
  • Joy in the Harvest is a Christian mission working in Tanzania. Founded in 1992, we have seen God at work in incredible ways.   Joy in the Harvest is committed to serving God by serving Africans. God’s love compels us to address the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of our neighbors. We do this through our numerous projects and ministries. It’s a joy to watch God impact thousands of lives in so many ways. Some of their projects include: Apprenticeship & Vocational Training, Compassion Ministries, Evangelism & Church Planting and Technical Ministries.  We communicate there with Lowell and Claudia Wertz.
 
 JOHN ENRIGHT FLIGHT MINISTRIES 
John and Kendra Enright established the Kafakumba Training Center in 1998. In addition to a conference center where they hold a pastors’ school for three months each year, they have started a wood shop, several agricultural projects, and other economic development ventures to help improve the lives of the local people.  Their activities have included evangelism, church construction, pilot for the Wings of the Morning Flight Ministry, teaching at the Kafakumba Pastors' School, and economic development.
 
 
 
 
OPERATION CLASSROOM
The Mission of Operation Classroom is to partner with the United Methodist Churches of Liberia and Sierra Leone to improve secondary education—particularly vocational education.
OC is working with our West African partners to develop “Career Academies” to equip youth of West Africa with marketable skills and tools and abilities to be entrepreneurs.   The curriculum will include marketing, management, accounting, ethics, leadership, economics, sociology, and emerging technologies.  Competitive grant programs have been established to develop these academies.

UMCOR
United Methodist Committee on Relief
 For more than 50 years, United Methodist congregations have been taking part in a special UMCOR Sunday offering, laying the foundation for UMCOR’s ministry of relief and hope.

Donations UMCOR receives through this offering, along with other undesignated gifts made throughout the year, cover our costs of doing business. Gifts like yours make it possible for UMCOR to use 100% of all other contributions on the projects our donors specify, instead of on administrative or fundraising costs. UMCOR does not receive United Methodist World Service or apportionment funds, so without your offerings, UMCOR would not exist.
 
 
The fourth category is National Commitments.
 
 Red Bird Mission, Inc. and Red Bird Clinic, Inc. have been providing ministries in southeastern Kentucky since 1921. Today the need remains critical in this isolated, rural distressed area. Chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing, and rugged mountainous terrain provide obstacles to a fuller life for the residents of this area. Red Bird Mission and Clinic strives to meet these needs through ministry in five areas: Education, Health and Wellness, Community Outreach, Economic Opportunity, and

Henderson Settlement is located in Frakes and White Oak communities in southern Kentucky.  A community center offers outreach services, tutoring, and adult education.  A work camp program helps improve homes in the area.  A senior citizens center provides transportation, access to health services, and a social outlet.  Youth ministries offers activities year-round.  A day care center offers a service to working families.

 McCurdy Ministries is thriving and striving to make an important difference in the Espanola Valley in New Mexico.  It works in partnership with McCurdy Charter School.  The ministries include McCurdy Preschool, mental health counseling, after school care, and summer camp.

 On a Mission Active in Divine Service – NOMADS provide volunteer labor for United Methodist organizations through an RV ministry. NOMADS demonstrate God’s love through our work and by listening to the people with whom we work. We do new construction, remodeling, and repairs for churches, children’s homes, camps, colleges, outreach missions and disaster rebuilding. Team members do maintenance, cleaning, painting, electrical, drywall, sewing, flooring. With God’s help, NOMADS pretty much do it all.
NPUMC Missions 2017 YTD paid
  08/13/2017
Emergency funds  
Umcor:  Disaster Relief (locaton driven by disaster) $1,000.00
Vicki Brittain Fund  
Glen Beck Scholarship Fund   
Pastor's Emergency Gift Cards $150.00
Total emergency funds $1,150.00
Hands On Funds  
House Build $5,000.00
Total Hands on Funds $5,000.00
International Commitments  
Africa University $1,000.00
Joy in the Harvest - Lowell and Claudia Wertz $1,500.00
John Enright Flight Ministries $1,000.00
Operation Classroom  
UMCOR:  One Great Hour $1,000.00
Operation Christmas Child  
Total International Commitments: $4,500.00
National Commitments  
Henderson Settlement (Kentucky) $500.00
McCurdy Mission School $500.00
Red Bird Mission $500.00
NOMADS $500.00
Total National Commitments: $2,000.00
Local Commitments  
Fletcher Place $500.00
Brightwood $500.00
Hancock County Food Pantry $500.00
Hancock County Hope House (Greenfield) $500.00
The Landing - Greenfield Teen Gathering  
Talitha koum - Greenfield Domestic Abuse Shelter  
Life Choices Care Center of Greenfield  
Love INC $1,000.00
Meals on Wheels $500.00
Royal Family Kids Camp Wilkinson $500.00
Kenneth Butler Soup Kitchen (Greenfield) $500.00
Nameless Creek Youth Camp $500.00
Wheeler Mission (Indianapolis) $500.00
NP Christian School Gatherings  
Domestic Violence Shelter:  Alternatives  
Packing for college care packages  
Indiana UM Camps: Impact 2818 $200.00
NPUMC Christmas Concert  
Total Local Commitments: $5,700.00
GRAND TOTAL $18,350.00
Do you need an odd job completed at your house?  
There are youth volunteers and some of our United Methodist Men who want to help with Odd Jobs for those who can't or shouldn't.  Don't be too proud to ask, fill out the ODD JOB SQUAD section of the prayer card and let us go to work for you!
Exercise Opportunities
Zumba/Zumba Toning—Mondays 9-10 AM

Dance Fitness—Mondays 6-7 PM (Starting September 11th)

Yoga—Mondays 6-7 PM (Beginner); Mondays 7-8 PM (Intermediate)

Cardio Fitness—Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Zumba/Zumba Toning—Wednesdays 9-10 AM

Dance Fitness—Wednesdays 6-7 PM—(Starting September 13th)

Gentle Yoga—Thursdays 10-11 AM (Gentle)

Body Sculpt/Boot Camp—Fridays 9-10 AM

All exercise classes have open enrollment and are $5 per class
Open Gym Adult Basketball—Wednesdays 7-9 PM, $3 per person
CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 
The Church office will be closed in observance of Labor Day!

Monday - Friday 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
&
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 


Newsletter Deadline


The August Newsletter Deadline will be on Wednesday, August 23.  Please be respectful and have any information, articles and pictures submitted to the church office prior to this date. 

The weekly Sunday Bulletin Deadline is each Wednesday at 12:00 PM.   

As always, we love hearing from you. 
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