Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

May 2015 Volume 6, Issue 5 Published Monthly

Dyer United Methodist Church 2016 Church Street

Dyer, IN 46311 219.865.8947

www.dyerumc.org

On April 12, Josh Ruttledge, our youth leader preached a great sermon about sharing our stories. Josh shared a lot about his own story through that sermon and now we know him better than we did before. I think it is very important for us to know each other as well as we can as the Body of Christ here at Dyer UMC.

Beginning next month, we plan to include a section in our monthly newsletter called, "We All Have Stories." This is an opportunity for you to share your

story with your church family. What you share is completely up to you; it can be a story about how you have seen God in your life; it can be the story of when you became a Christian; it can be about when you came to the Dyer UMC family and what that has meant to you. The sky is the limit.

If you are interested in sharing your story with your church family, please contact Diane Sinish in the office by stopping in to see her, calling 219-865-8947, or emailing office@dyerumc.org.

I hope to read your story very soon so we can know you better and our family can grow even closer.

Blessings, Pastor Jim

Our next mission trip to Guatemala is on the

calendar for July 2-10,

2016. Sign-ups for the

trip are now open until June 1, 2015. The cost of this

trip will be approximately $1700 per person depending

on the price of our airfare, which fluctuates a great

deal. A $100 deposit will be due upon signing up for

the trip. A payment schedule and trip details will be

available in the coming weeks as well. The

organization we will be working with is called Mission

Guatemala. This is a wonderful mission led by Tom

Heaton, an Indiana United Methodist pastor. For more

information about Mission Guatemala please visit their website at www.missionguatemala.com.

If you are interested in getting signed up or if you

would like more information about the trip please see

Pastor Jim or Megan Clark or call the church office at

219-865-8947.

Join Bishop Michael Coyner, Pastor Jim

& the Indiana Conference In the Holy Land

Have you ever dreamed of walking where Jesus

walked? There is a perfect opportunity for you to do

just that in February 2016! Pastor Jim will be hosting a

team to join Bishop Mike for his final trip to Israel as

our bishop. We'll visit Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee,

Cana, Nazareth, Jericho, the Mount of Olives,

Bethlehem and many more sites that will have us

walking the land of Jesus and help the bible truly come

to life. If this sounds exciting to you please prayerfully

consider making plans to go on this life changing trip.

For more information please contact Pastor Jim.

The Holy Land Classic February 2-11, 2016

Cost: $3,098

Look what happened last month Thank you to everyone who participated in the Spring

DUMC Blood Drive on Palm

Sunday.

Our Easter Egg Hunt took place on Palm Sunday, March 29. Additional pictures can be found on

http://bit.ly/EasterEggHunt_DyerUMC

The Men’s Group

Youth Group packed food at the NWI Food Bank on Saturday, April 18.

The Men’s Group would like to thank everyone for helping to make the Easter Celebration

Breakfast a success! We raised over $300 that will go towards our church missions projects.

Easter Worship Service

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CALLING ALL MEN!

We are planning a fishing trip on Thursday, May 14 - Saturday afternoon, May 16, 2015

We will be traveling again to Paul and Diane Meyer’s place on Kuhn Lake in Leesburg, Indiana (big thank you again for hosting!) Whether you have never fished before or you are the most seasoned fisherman, come out and have some fun with your church family. We will host an informational meeting on Sunday, May 3rd after church for anyone interested in going.

QUESTIONS:

Please call Carl Lisek at 219.365.4772.

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Fundraiser for 2016 Mission Guatemala Team

Wednesday, May 27 5- 9PM

at the Schererville location

You must present a flyer when ordering. Flyers are available at the Welcome Desk, on our website, and will be in emails & bulletins as the date gets closer. Please share these flyers with your family and friends to make this fundraising night a huge success!

Thank you for your support!

Missions

Change Their Water, Change Their World

Clean water is something

we take for granted in the

USA. But in Guatemala,

clean water is not something

most people have access

to. By supporting Mission

Guatemala and their clean water

programs, we have the ability to change a

Guatemalan person’s life. Beginning this

month, we will once again have water

bottles available for you to take, enjoy the

clean, refreshing water, and then fill back

up with dimes. The money raised will help

support the clean water programs as well

as support the 2016 Mission Guatemala

Team’s project fees. Thank you for your

support of this fundraiser.

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UpcomingOpportunities:!!

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Don’t forget to sign up for camp!!! See Jim or Josh for details on how to sign up!

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Youth Group News

Schedule for the Month of MAY

May 3rd: Youth Group 2-4 May 6th: Midweek Mission 6pm May 10th: No Youth Group (Mother’s Day) May 13th: Midweek Mission 6pm May 16th: NWI Food Bank 9-noon (info below) May 17th: Youth Group 2-4 May 20th: No Midweek Mission May 24th: No Youth Group (Memorial Day) May 27th: Midweek Mission 6pm May 31st: Youth Group 2-4

For more information

contact Josh:

josh@cofsunitedmethodist.com

219.898.3283

Facebook.com/jruttledge

Twitter: @joshruttledge

Instagram: @jruttledge

Mid-week Missions w/Church of Four Seasons

We will continue meeting on most Wednesday nights with the youth of COFS to do service oriented projects. We are meeting

at the Ark from 6-7PM, unless otherwise posted. Stay up to date by following Josh on social media.

Kokomo Urban

Outreach

Poverty Plunge Experience July 26—29, 2015

We will be experiencing firsthand what it means to live in poverty, and gain a better understanding of how to care

for those who are poor.

The cost is $80 a person.

More information will be posted soon, so stay tuned.

May 16th: NWI Food Bank

We are taking part in the NWI Food Bank

packing day on May 16th from 9:00-noon.

We will carpool from Church of Four Seasons

to the food bank. We can also set up a carpool from Dyer if needed. We will leave by 8:30am

and return by 1:00pm.

Contact Josh for more info, and to get signed up.

*There are forms that need to be turned in,

in advance of this activity.

Because of this event, we will NOT be meeting on

Wednesday, May 20th for a mid-week mission.

Introducing: BEYOND

That Thing 2015 (high school camp) will be offering an all-new, service-minded opportunity for students who are passionate about missions. Beyond is a chance for students to be the hands and feet of Christ while at camp. Just as we teach at That Thing, it is a time for us to go beyond ourselves, beyond our camp and beyond our own churches to reach others with the Love of Christ.

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May is a month of many celebrations and beginnings. It is also the month we celebrate Mother’s Day and a great month to focus on women’s health. Specific health needs and screenings are based on the woman’s age, as our needs change as we do. These are just general guidelines based on some best practices. Always discuss these and your specific needs with your healthcare provider.

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Screening tests

Ages 18–39

Ages 40–49

Ages 50–64

Ages 65 and older

Blood pressure test

Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pres-sure (lower than 120/80).

Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89.

Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher.

Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pres-sure (lower than 120/80).

Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89.

Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher.

Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pres-sure (lower than 120/80).

Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89.

Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher.

Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).

Get tested once a year if you have blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89.

Discuss treatment with your doctor or nurse if you have blood pressure 140/90 or higher.

Bone mineral density test (osteoporosis screening)

Discuss with your doctor or nurse if you are at risk of osteoporosis.

Get this test at least once at age 65 or older.

Talk to your doctor or nurse about repeat testing.

Breast cancer screening (mammogram)

Discuss with your doctor or nurse.

Starting at age 50, get screened every 2 years.

Get screened every 2 years through age 74.

Age 75 and older, ask your doctor or nurse if you need to be screened.

Cervical cancer screening (Pap test)

Get a Pap test every 3 years if you are 21 or older and have a cervix.

If you are 30 or older, you can get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years.

Get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years if you have a cervix.

Get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years if you have a cervix.

Ask your doctor or nurse if you need to get a Pap test.

Cholesterol test Starting at age 20, get a choles-terol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested.

Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested.

Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholesterol tested.

Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Ask your doctor or nurse how often you need your cholester-ol tested.

Colorectal cancer screening (using fecal oc-cult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy)

Starting at age 50, get screened for colorectal cancer.

Talk to your doctor or nurse about which screening test is best for you and how often you need it.

Get screened for colorectal cancer through age 75.

Talk to your doctor or nurse about which screening test is best for you and how often you need it.

Diabetes screen-ing

Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure.

Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure.

Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure.

Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pres-sure.

Other screenings

If you have concerns about specific topics, talk to your healthcare provider about things like: Vision/hearing changes, Tobacco/alcohol use, Depression, Weight gain/loss, Skin changes/lesion.

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Upcoming Events

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Nursery Coordinator/Custodian Angie VanDeursen���..��..vandeursen@sbcglobal.net

In Our Prayers Eileen Beil Gloria Johnson Travis Beil Jackie Mauch Shirley Cearing Desmond Ramirez Linda Crowder Wynter Rose Melba Fixter Jackie Smith Donna Glittenberg Lorraine Warmelink Amy Hoch Our Service Members 2105 Confirmation Class

If you have a prayer need that you would like to add to the prayer chain, please call the church office, Cathy Millard at 219.365.3954 or send an email to Roseann Piercy at rr_piercy@comcast.net.

Free Community Breakfast

Dyer UMC 2016 Church Street

Monday, May 18, 8:30-10:30AM

Hope to see you there!

Foodies Marketcafé (formerly the Subway GO Group)

Thursdays @ 11:30AM (corner of Hart St & US 30)

Buffalo Wild Wings (Young Adults 18-30ish)

Wednesday Nights @ 7PM (Rt. 41 in Schererville)

If you are interested in starting a GO Group or have questions, call the office at 219.865.8947.

Matthew 28:19

The GO Groups meet to pray, study the Bible and discuss ways we can be in service to our community.

June 15-19

6-8:30PM

VBS Sunday

June 21, 2015

VBS

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The Dyer Wind

Ensemble

Annual Spring Concert

at Dyer UMC

May 17 at 3:00 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served following the concert.

Our next fun gathering will be at the home of Doug & Melissa Cornet

9017 Mallard Lane, St. John, Indiana Saturday, May 16 at 6:30PM

Bring an appetizer/finger food to share. RSVP to Melissa Cornet at 219.682.4543.

“Being a church that leaves the building.”

Confirmation Sunday is May 31, 2015

Congratulations to the following Confirmands who will be confirmed on

May 31, 2015

Cayla Costello Brenna Sealy Anna Delahunty Joule Tazbir Franklin Frohock Emily Vavercan Samantha Meyer Tyler Wojciechowski Harmony Wojciechowski

Sign up for email event reminders at www.dyerumc.org. Go to the calendar page.

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Weekly Service Times

Sundays 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Time

10:30 a.m. Sunday School (All ages)

Prayer Gathering 7:15 a.m. Sunday Mornings

www.dyerumc.org 219-865-8947

May/June 2015 Meetings

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors 2016 Church Street Dyer, IN 46311

Worship Team Monday, May 4 7:00PM

Trustees Tuesday, May 5 7:00PM

Children’s Ministries Monday, May 18 7:00PM

DUMC Staff Tuesday, May 19 10.00AM

N.O.A.H Tuesday, June 2 6:30PM

Mission’s Team Monday, June 8 7:00PM

Staff-Parish Monday, June 15 7:00PM

Finance Team Tuesday, June 23 6:00PM

Ad Council Tuesday, June 23 7:00PM Join us for Youth Group at the ARK

Sundays: 2-4PM & Wednesdays: 6-7PM. 13501 109th Ave, Dyer, IN

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