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Finley’s Newsletter VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 FINLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FEB/MAR2013
FROM OUR PASTOR
February 1, 2013
Dear Finley Church family,
It is hard to believe 2013 is here
and we are already into
February. God has helped us in
many ways here at Finley and I
thank Jesus for how He has
supplied our needs this past
year. Praise God to whom all
blessings flow!
There is a verse which keeps
reoccurring in my life to read
and look upon for wisdom from
God’s Word. Psalm 119:37
states to, “Turn my eyes from
worthless things, and give me
life through your word.”
This could also be a theme verse
for us as a Church Body this
New Year. This simple verse
can mean many things in our
current generation. To turn
from something is to go in the
opposite direction or to swerve
so as not to hit it. For the
Christian seeking to live a life
pleasing unto Jesus it means
there are so many things we
need to avoid in life.
We need to – as the verse says,
“Turn my eyes from worthless
things.”
The Bible gets specific. It tells
us our “eyes” are the physical
part of our being that needs
turning. If we don’t look upon
something evil, then we won’t
get involved with it or be
tempted by the first glance.
This can mean television
programs, all types of media and
communication, and even
material items we can see and
thirst after by coveting them.
It can mean not only what we
see but also what we hear, too.
We may be hearing spiritually
rotten conversation at work or in
school, but when we turn our
attention on those discussions –
we have turned our “eyes” like -
the scripture says. We have so
many things to turn from in life
in order to stay true to Jesus.
This is why Jesus needs to be
the One we turn to first.
God has designed us first to see
and then to want something.
We see delicious food then we
desire to eat that food. We see
something we would like to
wear and then purchase it. We
look at an advertisement and our
mind makes the decision to
reject or accept the offer.
Satan knows we must see and
dwell upon something before
acting upon it. This is why
temptation (avoiding it) is an
everyday battle. This Scripture
tells us a second thing with a
promise to the believer, “and
give me life through your
word.”
God honors those and rewards
those who seek spiritual food in
His Word. The Bible and its
precepts give us sustenance.
Jesus tells us in John 8:31-32,
“If you continue in my word,
you are truly my disciples; and
you will know the truth and the
truth will make you free.”
My prayer is we will continue
seeking Jesus through
discipleship in the Word of God,
the Bible.
In my prayers,
Pastor Jerry Ernst
February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
Birthdays
February 16 Sam Yuricic Villa Vista Room 516 1800 Sinclair Avenue Steubenville OH 43952 February 16 Sue Sawka P. O. Box 310216 Chelston, Lusaka Zambia February 20 Pastor Delbert Lash 3375 County Road 39 Bloomingdale OH 43910 February 21 Margaret Achhammer 164 Hilda Circle Bloomingdale OH 43910 February 21 Isaac Sawka P. O. Box 310216 Chelston, Lusaka Zambia March 6 Hannah Graner Casilla 3532 Cochabamba, Bolivia March 10 Wanda Whanger 138 Sunshine Park Steubenville OH 43952 March 29 Edith Henry Country Club Manor Room 210A 575 Lovers Lane Steubenville, OH 43952
BIRTHS Amiah Lynn was born October 4, 2012 to Christopher Battlochi & Kayla Bailey. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 19½ inches long. Great-grandmother is Dona Ryan. Austin Fredrick Ryan was born October 7, 2012 to Fred & Lauren Ryan. He weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 21 inches long. Great-grandmother is Dona Ryan. Lucy Mae Pease was born January 5, 2013 to Joseph & Kristen Pease. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Dave & Susie Siburt.
SYMPATHY &
PRAYER
Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to: Edith Strohmeyer & Family in the death of her son, Joey Strohmeyer, November 28, 2012 Sonya Arnette & Family in the death of her dad, Rick Arnette, December 3, 2012 Harold & Debbie Griffith & Family in the death of his uncle, Norvin Fust, December 13, 2012. Marceline Van Kirk, Diane & Larry Sesto, Mike & Angela Van Kirk & Families in the death of their husband, dad, & grand-father, William ‘Wolfe’ Van Kirk, December 15, 2012.
SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES
FEBRUARY 3
PASTOR JERRY
FEBRUARY 10
KEN SAWKA
FEBRUARY 17
PASTOR JERRY
FEBRUARY 24
PASTOR JERRY
MARCH 3
PASTOR JERRY
MARCH 10
PASTOR JERRY
MARCH 17
PASTOR JERRY
MARCH 24
PASTOR JERRY
MARCH 31
TBA
February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
Ruth Falter & Family in the death of her daughter-in-law, Vicki Falter, December 18, 2012. Jaclyn Horvath & Family in the death of her uncle, Evan Pilati, December 29, 2012. Wayne & Lu-Ann Ensminger & Family in the death of his brother, Larry Ensminger, January 7, 2012. Georgeanne & John Clark & Family in the death of her uncle, John J. Riggs, Jr., January 13, 2012. __________________________
“Stepping Up: A Beth Moore Women's Retreat”
February 22-24, 2013
at Camp Wanake, Beach City, OH
The cost is $99 if postmarked before February 11
($109 after February 11) To register online go to info@campwanake.org or call 330-756-2333
PRAYER AND FASTING WEEKENDS
February 2 & 3
March 2 & 3 Please pray for salvation of unsaved love ones, youth/children, overall growth at Finley, an evangelistic mindset, 1 on 1 witnessing, outreach programs, visitors, revival
WORSHIP
__________________________ The Worship Commission will be offering a 6 week Lenten study beginning Wednesday, February 20th at both the morning and evening Bible Studies entitled "When God's People Pray" by Jim Cymbala. The books are available for $10.00 each. A signup sheet is on the bulletin board and you may give your money to Elaine Goble. Prayer can change lives and circumstances like nothing else can. What are the keys that unlock its power, that turn prayer from a mere activity into a vital link with God and all his resources? In "When God's People Pray" Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, shows you and your small group truths about prayer that God has used to turn his own church from a tiny, struggling inner-city congregation into a vital, thriving community of believers who pray with passion, focus, and faith. Featuring teachings by Jim Cymbala and video interviews of ordinary people who have received extraordinary answers to their prayers, these six sessions will help you pray with new confidence. The topics which will be covered are: *God's Heart for Us *The Amazing Power of Prayer *Obedience in Prayer *The Word of God and Prayer *Why Prayer Matters *Creating a Prayer Ministry in Your Church
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FINLEY UNITED
METHODIST WOMEN
The Marguerite\Finley Women’s Missionary Circle would like to invite all the women of the church to join us as we pray for, learn about and financially support international, national and local missionary projects. Our circle has taken on the Finley Pantry as our missionary project. At this time we are bringing supplies to the meetings to supply the pantry. We will be checking with those in charge to see if there are other ways we can help and try to come up with a plan to do that. At this time we meet the first Tuesday of February, April, June, September and November at the church. Due to a conflict with choir practice, which has been moved to Tuesdays, we will have to have a discussion about our options. Please watch for the announcements in the bulletin for our meeting day and time. In addition to these five meetings, in May The United Methodist Women with the help of Food and Fellowship and the youth sponsor the All Daughter’s Tea. In July we attend the afternoon Missionary service at Hollow Rock Camping Meeting and have lunch together.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings this year. The United Methodist Women’s Executive Committee
February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
Youth Happenings _____________________
__________________ We've had a busy start to the
New Year with our youth group
in the month of January. We've
begun our campaign to collect
items for Operation Christmas
Child shoeboxes, which we will
be continuing to accept specific
things each month. We are still
collecting hats and mittens
through the rest of this month.
They can be placed in the tub in
the cloak room at the church.
February will begin new items;
toothbrushes, toothpaste,
washcloths & bars of soap.
We're excited to have a larger
amount to pack in the shoeboxes
by the time November is here
when we'll deliver them to the
collection site. (If you'd rather
make a monetary donation for
the kids to do the shopping for
you, see Pam Granatir, Gabriel
Thomas or me.) Thank you for
your help with this worthwhile
project and watch for each
month’s items to be announced
in the church bulletin.
On Saturday, January 18th, we
enjoyed a night of ice skating at
Wheeling Park Ice Rink.
Several of the youth were first
time ice skaters, but did very
well and can't wait to go again.
Thanks to Brenda Cook for
chaperoning with Jeff and me.
We are preparing Valentine
boxes/care packages for our
former youth who are in college
locally or away from home. Our
youth will be writing letters of
encouragement to be placed in
the boxes before we send/
deliver them. We miss each one
of these young men and women
and want them to know that
we're still thinking of them and
praying for God to help in their
college lives.
We'll begin to count pop tabs
soon for our annual donation to
the Ronald McDonald House.
Our group has been counting the
tabs themselves for the last few
years, along with some help
from a few adult volunteers. If
you'd like to help count pop
tabs, please see Pam, Gabriel or
me. (You can also talk to one of
the youth if you have more to
donate or want to help count.)
We'll be taking our annual trip
to the Ronald McDonald House
in March to deliver the tabs and
tour the facility. We'll also be
taking the kids to McDonald's
afterwards.
Congratulations to Gabriel
Thomas our youth president for
being appointed to the
Administrative Council of our
church. It will be nice to have
his representation for the youth
on the council.
Our theme this year for our
group will be "Stay Connected".
We have several of our youth
wearing the T shirts with this
logo and have recently bought
more for the ones who've not yet
received one. We want to
emphasize staying connected to
God and other Christians
through prayer, Bible study,
fellowship and living a holy life.
Pray that each youth will realize
their need to please God in all
they do or say, that they each
have a repentant, surrendered
heart to His will.
Game Night this year will
generally be the fourth Sunday
evening of each month at 6:30
pm unless there are special
services in the Finley sanctuary.
It will always be announced in
the church bulletin.
On Sunday evening, January
27th, we enjoyed a presentation
by Abbey and Gabe Ernst on
their mission trip to Guatemala.
Thanks to Arlene Bailey for her
help on Wednesday nights in the
kitchen at the ministry center,
for serving our teens. We'll miss
you!
I want to take this opportunity to
invite any youth from the 7th to
12th grades to join us. We meet
on Wednesday nights at 6:30
pm for fun, food, and
fellowship. We have prayer and
a Bible lesson every week and
enjoy time to discuss topics
related to young people. We as
leaders are concerned for the
souls of our young people of
Finley and the local community.
We pray that God will continue
to use us for His glory and that
the young lives we are
connected with will be changed
as a result of being a part of the
Finley Youth Group.
We look forward to God's
leading in 2013!
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Kathy Gilkey, Youth Director
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February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
OPERATION
CHRISTMAS
CHILD __________________________
The Youth are collecting
items for Operation
Christmas Child throughout
the year. February’s items
are toothbrushes and tubes
of toothpaste. March’s
items are washcloths and
bars of soap. You may bring
these items to the church
and put them in the
container in the coat room.
Thank You! _______________________
FINANCE COMMITTEE
_________________
The terms of ex-officio Finance
Committee members Esther Van
Dyke (former Benevolence
Treasurer) and Bill Anderson
(former Lay Leader) expired at
the end of 2012. The Finance
Committee thanks Esther and
Bill for their service and
contributions to Finance. We
welcome ex-officio members
Diane Sesto (new Benevolence
Treasurer) and Harold Griffith
(new Lay Leader). During 2012
Kathy Thomas and Beth Howell
were appointed to Finance to fill
two vacancies occurring during
the year. Kathy will serve as
Assistant Church Treasurer and
Beth will serve as Assistant
Financial Secretary. Pastor
Jerry Ernst, Church Treasurer
Joy Clements, Financial
Secretary and Administrative
Board Chair Greg Byers, will
serve with Finance Committee
Members Keith Wilson, John
Young, and Larry Sesto.
The Administrative Board set
our 2013 church budget at
$258,514, which is a $5,600
increase over the budget for
2012. Our projected budget
revenue for 2013, based on
historical data, is estimated to be
approximately $250,000. As
information, during 2013 this
will require a weekly income of
$4,971, or a monthly income of
$21,543, to meet our budget.
Continued faithful giving will
be necessary again this year to
finance the various ministries of
our church. Biblical tithing is a
necessary ingredient to further
God’s kingdom in our
community and beyond. The
Finance Committee thanks those
members of Finley who have
sacrificially tithed their income
and have sustained the various
ministries of this church over an
extended period of time.
Biblical stewardship also
involves spending the church’s
finances wisely. Those who are
empowered to make purchases
for the church should do so
responsibly. All expenditures
should be made with the
underlying thought to further the
kingdom of our Lord Jesus
Christ and to achieve the
mission of Finley United
Methodist Church.
Last January the Finance
Committee offered an easy and
convenient way for members to
give their tithe. If you happen
to have a computer and pay bills
through your bank’s on-line bill-
pay system, this is an easy and
convenient way to give to the
church every month. You can
even designate on the bank
check where to apply your
donation. A few members
already use this convenient bill-
pay service for their regular
monthly tithe/offering.
Along with the Board of
Trustees, the Finance
Committee wants to thank all
those who gave to the Roof
Fund and made it possible to
pay for the new flat roof on the
north side of the church
building. Because the Trustees
plan to replace the leaking roof
over the main church building
this spring, the roof fund
remains open. We hope to
accumulate a reasonable down
payment on this project by the
time actual work begins. This
would limit the amount we will
have to borrow. The Trustees
will again maintain a light board
on the sanctuary platform that
will display the progress of
paying off the project. To
donate to the roof fund, you can
simply mark your tithing
envelope “Roof” or “Roof
Fund” and the amount. When
you contribute to the roof fund,
please do not take the amount
from your normal tithe or
offering. This only makes it
difficult to meet our established
budgeted expenses. Prayer and
fasting will direct your
individual stewardship, both in
your service and your giving.
_______________________
February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
MISSIONS _______________
Youth with A Purpose Boys Home, Inc. is in need of a tutor to help with homework after school. There is also an upcoming opening for an intern to live at YWAP and help in their ministry to the boys. Anyone interested in either may contact Bob & Kate Moore at 1-330-679-1013, or email them at moore7935@sbcglobal.net. YWAP is located at 36128 Hazel Run Road, Salineville, OH 43945. P.S. Thanks to Finley Church for your support _____________________
To all members: I am collecting recipes for my cookbook that I am putting together. I will be selling this cookbook to raise money for the American Cancer Society for the Relay for Life of Steubenville. The girls and I are doing this again this year. We are also looking for anyone who would like to walk or save change for this cause. We are doing this in memory of my mother, Grace Cannon, who died from cancer in April of 2003. Again, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Michelle, Amber & Clara Anderson
___________________
"CANS FOR KIDS
FOR CAMP"
We are collecting year round. The container is just off the fellowship
hall at the bottom of the stairs to place your sorted cans. ThAnks!
__________________________
FINLEY’S PANTRY
IN FEBRUARY & MARCH WE WILL BE COLLECTING LAUNDRY DETERGENT & CLEANING SUPPLIES.
THE CONTAINER IS IN THE COAT ROOM TO
PLACE THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
______________________
**Mark your
calendars NOW for
Finley Vacation
Bible School 2013
July 8th-12th
6:00-8:30pm
"Kingdom Rock" -
Where Kids Stand
Strong for God
GAME
NIGHTS
FEBRUARY 8 &
MARCH 1
6:00PM
BRING A GAME
AND A SNACK
_________________
HEY KIDS.....
Go on finleyumc.org and click
on the link Finley UMC Kids
That will take you to the
CHILDREN’S website..... You
can see pictures of yourselves
from SKY VBS also videos,
events, quizzes to earn
CANDY, and MORE!!!!
REMEMBER! TURN YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD, SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 9TH
DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS ______________________
February / March 2013 Finley’s Newsletter
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
February 2 & 3
Prayer & Fasting Weekend
February 3, 10, 17, 24
8:30am Worship Service
9:30am Sunday school
10:45am Worship Service
6:30pm Worship Service
February 4, 11, 25
10:30am Prayer in Prayer Room
February 5
6:30pm Marguerite\FWM Circles
7:00pm Choir Practice
8:00pm Cantata Practice
February 6, 13, 20, 27
11:00am Bible Study & Prayer
5:00pm KidMo
6:30pm Youth
7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer
February 8
6:00pm Game Night
February 9
9:00am Worship Meeting
February 12, 19
7:00pm Choir Practice
8:00pm Cantata Practice
February 14 Valentine’s Day
No Meetings
February 18 President’s Day
Office Closed
February 26
10:30am Senior Friends
7:00pm Choir Practice
8:00pm Cantata Practice
March 1
6:00pm Game Night
March 2 & 3
Prayer & Fasting Weekend
March 3, 10, 17
8:30am Worship Service
9:30am Sunday school
10:45am Worship Service
6:30pm Worship Service
March 4, 11, 18, 25
10:30am Prayer in Prayer Room
March 5, 19
7:00pm Choir Practice
8:00pm Cantata Practice
March 6, 13, 20, 27
11:00am Bible Study & Prayer
5:00pm KidMo
6:30pm Youth
7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer
March 10 Daylight Saving Time
Begins
March 12
7:00pm Choir Practice
7:00pm Trustees
8:00pm Cantata Practice
March 14
6:00pm Staff Meeting
7:00pm Commissions/
Committees
8:00pm Administrative Council
March 20 Spring Begins
March 24 Palm Sunday
8:30am Worship Service
9:30am Sunday school
10:45am Worship Service
6:30pm Worship Service
March 26
7:00pm Choir Practice
8:00pm Cantata Dress Rehearsal
March 28 Maundy Thursday
7:00pm Communion
March 29 Good Friday
March 31 Easter
9:30am Sunday school
10:45am Worship Service
6:30pm To Be Announced
___________________________
Articles for the April/May 2013
newsletter are due March 20th.
Please email your article to
newsletter@finleyumc.org, or you
may put your article in the news-
letter mailbox or give to Kathy in
the church office. Thank YOU!
Finley’s Newsletter www.finleyumc.org
Finley United Methodist Church 958 Lincoln Avenue Steubenville, OH 43952-3223
Rev. Jerry Ernst, Pastor
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February/March 2013
EASTER MARCH 31, 2013
10:45AM WORSHIP SERVICE
JESUS DIED FOR ALL OUR SINS!
JESUS WAS RISEN EARLY THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
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