Local News—What’s Happening

Our Mission

Statement

We, the

Whittemore United

Methodist Church, strive

to share the love of

Christ throughout the

community to everyone

we can.

Whittemore United Methodist Church August 1, 2019

Volume 4, Issue 8

Inside this issue:

Local News 1

Calendar 2

Finances 2

Birthdays & Anniv 3

Remember in Prayer 4

WUMC

NEWSLETTER

Next Craft Night will be Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019 at 6:30pm.

We will have 2 Craft Nights this Month:

Wednesday, August 7 & Tuesday, August 27.

We will have 4 craft nights in September as we get ready for the November Craft Bazaar:

Friday, Sept 6, Thursday, Sept 12, Wednesday, Sept 18 and Tuesday ,Sept 24.

August is

On Wednesday, August 21, Great Lakes Loons will be playing West Michigan.

Game starts at 7:05 pm. We can meet at the

church at 5pm and drive in a group and share rides,

if needed.

Church Rummage Sale

will be held on Friday and Saturday,

Aug 23rd and Aug 24th

from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Non-clothing items may be Dropped Off on

Thursday Aug 22 from 9 – 2 p.m. and 6:30 – 8 p.m.

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Financial Health

Servant Schedule

DATE LITURGIST USHER &

GREETER

COMMUNION COFFEE CLUB

AT CHAMBER

CLEANING COFFEE HOUR

8/4/2019 Karen O’Dell Barb Gillings

&

Kris Gillings

Karen O’Dell Joanne Bellville Pam Blust

8/11/2019 Phyllis Druley Joanne Bellville Rick & Pam Blust H. & M. Provoast

8/18/2019 Nancy Bellville Rick & Pam Blust Kaye Rasbury

8/25/2019 Pam Blust Bud & Gayle Chipps Open

August 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 Craft Night at

6:30 p.m.

8 9 10

11 12 13 Ogemaw

County Fair

Week Starts

14 15 Hale UMC

Free Community

Dinner at 5:30

p.m.

16 17

18 W-P All

School Reunion

at 1 p.m.

19 20 21 Loons Game

Night 7:05 p.m.

22 Drop off for

Donated Items

9—2 p.m. and

6:30 –8 p.m.

23 Church Rum-

mage Sale 9—2

p.m.

24 Church Rum-

mage Sale 9—2

p.m.

25 26 First Day of

School

27 Craft Night

at 6:30 p.m.

28 29 30 No School 31

Please see printed copy posted in the Church

August Birthdays and Anniversaries

2 – Brett Hasty

3 – Tad & Jessica Provoast A

4 – Margaret Bellor +

5 – Louis R. Bouchard

9 – George & Donna Becker A

12 – Lexie Muckenthaler

15 – Sharon Bouchard

18 – Steven Bouchard

19 – Jakob Valley

20 – Jason Overstreet

22 – Allen Collins, Sr. +

23 – David & Diana Hoffman A

24 – Mike Bellor +

26 – Pam DeLanois

28 – Isabella Gayle Chipps

29 – Don Hasty

30 – Allan Sauer

30 – Noretta Collins +

31 – Jason & Amy Overstreet A

A = Wedding Anniversary + = In Memoriam

If we have missed noting your birthday or anniversary, please inform the church of-fice.

Ponder…

Impossibility is a word found only in the dictionary of fools. (Napoleon) Nothing is impos-sible with God.

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Michigan UMC— District Conference

October 19th, 2019 District Conference at Saginaw First UMC.

Verlon Fosner, author of Welcome to Dinner, Church will be presenting training sessions in the morning and afternoon.

Dr. Verlon Fosner has lead a progressive congregation in Seattle, Washington since 1999. In recent years the congregation transitioned from a traditional proc-lamation church into a multi-site Dinner Church called Community Dinners (www.CommunityDinners.com). Verlon holds a Doctorate of Ministry from As-semblies of God Theological Seminary, and has written several books: “Dinner Church”, “Dinner Church Handbook”, and “Welcome to Dinner, Church.”

Don’t forget we begin promptly at 9:00 am! Morning snacks will be available dur-

ing check-in.

Payments must be received at the District Office before October 15th. Make checks payable to: Central Bay District 3617 Mackinaw St., Ste. 1 Saginaw, MI 48602

No payments accepted at the event. We look forward to sharing the day in worship, fun, and Dinner Church training.

If you have any questions, please contact the District Office

at trice@michiganumc.org.

At least

10 from each

church are

encouraged to

attend.

Adult Bible Study

will start on Monday,

September 9, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

See Pam Blust for details.

If you would like to submit information or comments to the

newsletter, please email to blustpamela77@gmail.com by the

25th of each month.

The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of

the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the

editor.

Positively Alive at

WUMC

Organization

110 North Street

Whittemore, MI 48770

Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Coffee Hour—Immediately following worship

Adult Sunday School will resume Sept 9 @ 6:30

Remember Those in Prayer

Julia Bellor – Health & Healing

Linda Samson – Strength & Healing

Ernie Dow – Strength & Healing

Stacy Krantz – Strength & Healing

Mildred Letienne – Strength & Healing

Lou Bouchard – Strength & Healing

Bev & Elgin Provoast – Strength & Healing

Joyce Lomason – Strength & Healing

Jim Delanois—Health & Healing

Sandy Click, Jeanne DeLanois (daughters) and Amber Wist (grand-daughter) of Jim and

Pam DeLanois, all have MS – Strength and Healing

Nancy Bellville—Strength & Healing

Janet Kohn—Strength & Healing

Phil Partlo—Strength Healing

If you feel that your prayer request has been removed from the list prematurely, please let us know and be sure

to advise us of new additions and when names should be removed. Please keep your pastor advised of any

changes and of any special hospital or care center needs. Thanks so very much!

Remember Those in the Armed Forces

Kelly Sawielski Navy

Michael Williams Navy

Joshua Howard Army

A Prayer for Those in the Armed Forces Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed

forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in

their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a

sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Pastor: Gary Gillings

Phone: (989) 756-3981

Serving Christ since 1884

Whittemore United Methodist Church

WUMC Vision Statement

We will share the love of Christ throughout the

community by reaching out with love and friendship.

Please note that Pastor Gary’s day off is Monday. If you need to reach him during the week, his phone number is (989)756-3981

If you would like a visit from the Pastor please schedule with

Terry Bellville at (989)756-3432.