Footprints January 1, 2020 Volume 16

Inside this issue

Pastor’s Note…………..………..1 MCCI update ……...……….....2 Connections ............... .……..3 Opportunities to Grow .…… 4 Opportunities to Serve .…....5 Ministries….………….………..6/7 Calendar ……………..………Insert Church Teams ……………..Insert

DON’T FORGET ….. Our Mission to reach out… Please consider a non perishable food contribution for the Wesley Center. The red wagon will be placed in the Atrium

350 N. Fairfield Rd. Beavercreek OH 45430 Tel: 937.426.6491 www.standrewumchurch.net email: office@standrewumchurch.org

Wishing you and your families a Blessed New Year. At the beginning of each New Year it seems natural to look back at the old year, even for just a moment. As I look back it has been an amazing year filled with many great memories of fun, fellowship and faithfulness.

As a church we continued to learn and grow in our understanding of what becoming a vital congregation is about through the teachings of our MCCI coaches Rev. Sue Neilson Kibbey and Rev. Joseph Bishman. The incredible support of the congregation to accept the prescriptions was very encouraging. Following that we had an incredible response to our Stewardship initiative “Stepping Up” which will be a blessing for us going into 2020.

We welcomed Rev. Deb Egloff to lead our Children Youth and Family ministry and have seen our children blossom. Our connection with Fairbrook has grown with tutors making a difference in the lives of the children. We are grateful to Maggie Carpenter from Wright State University, Ed Baker and Margaret Erin for working with the children in our Children’s Choir, which has brought joy to many.

We have enjoyed worship both indoors and outdoors that has deepened our relationship with God. Finally, we have an increased number of groups from the community that are using our building for programs for children and youth.

The answers to our breakthrough prayer have brought us many blessings in 2019.

As we enter 2020 we are looking forward to many teams working with coaches to transform our communication, and worship as well as how we engage with first time guests. In addition, it is a joy for me to have us host a Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University workshop beginning Thursday, January 30th 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Please make contact with the facilitator Gary Kaczmarek to reserve your spot for the classes. Gary has been coaching these classes for many years. Details about Gary and the class are on page 4. The investment you make in taking these classes will bring you the peace you long for and set you free to enjoy life to the fullest with your family. May 2020 be the year when you find yourself financially, emotionally, mentally and spiritually healthy. Remember: Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Blessings,

Pastor Lilanthi

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Bring a friend and join us for an evening of food, fun, laughter

MCCI Update Prescription Team Updates

We now have all our prescription coaches for our teams:

First Impressions Prescription team Coach is Rev. Wendy Lybarger who is our Assistant to the

District Superintendent. She will also be working with the curb appeal and signage team.

Visual Identity prescription coach is Rebecca Sutton who is a Graphic Designer and she will also

work with the signage team. Rebecca will be at church on January 12th after worship to meet

with the teams.

Social Media Prescription team coach is Brad Aycock who is the Director of New Church Start at

the West Ohio Conference.

Worship prescription coach for both the Traditional Worship and the Non-Traditional Worship is

Jason Moore who is at United Theological Seminary and Jason is a full time trainer and coach in

the area of worship excellence. Jason has already met with the team leaders and will be

meeting with the Traditional Worship team on December 13th at 6:30 p.m. and the

Non Traditional Worship team on January 16th at 6:30 p.m..

To support our Spiritual development we have already seen the benefits of using “The New

Consecration Stewardship” resource this year with an increase of 10% in the estimated giving

for 2020. Sue Neilson Kibbey will be working with this team as we enter into the “All Church”

Lenten study with Pastor Lilanthi and the Ad. Council.

Signature Ministry Identity Coach will be Rev. Steve Judson who will work with Rev. Deb Egloff

and the team as we go forward to growing our identity in the community.

Please pray for the teams and the leadership teams listed in the insert.

(Please inform pastor Lilanthi if there are any errors to this list).

Please pray for Pastor Lilanthi.

Please pray for our prescription coaches.

Please pray for our congregation as we embrace transformation.

Our God is faithful to provide all that we need,

let us be faithful to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.

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Edie Keast 1/01

Braxton Miller 1/03

Jim VerStreate 1/04

Ivy Spray 1/10

Aaron Cheney 1/11

Ben Fenning 1/11

Noah Miller 1/11

Dale Mateer 1/12

Nick Dihrkop 1/25

Stephan Moad 1/25

Kevin Kiger 1/27

Elizabeth Wiese 1/27

Marc Caudill 1/29

Jeannie Duncan 1/29

Eric Schwartz 1/29

Bob Steele 1/29

Bob Gray 1/30

January Birthdays

God Bless YOU Our apologies if we missed

your Birthday. Please inform the church office

to update our information.

Let US Cook for YOU!

Wednesdays at 5:30

Bring the family & share a meal.

Come on Wednesday evenings to not only enjoy a

delicious home cooked meal, but to connect with one

another for fellowship and welcome families from our

community. This is a first step opportunity to welcome

families into our church family. This is a ministry of

hospitality. This is an investment in the lives of those who

have yet to know God loves them. COME and see the

blessings God has in store for you.

January

Meals 5:30 pm

In Fellowship Hall

Wednesday night meals for January

January 8th Meat Loaf Dinner

January 15th TBD

January 22nd Caribbean Night

January 29th Sloppy Joes

Call 937-426-6941 for reservations by the Sunday prior.

Community Invited Cost is donation only

A HUGE “Thank You” from the staff for

the very generous gift given to each of us.

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Weekly Meetings

Tuesday 6pm Godly Play

(Weeks 1,2,3)

Tue. & Thu. 9:30 am Yoga

Wednesday 4pm

Children’s Choir

Thursday 4:00 pm Girl Scouts

Thursday 5:30 pm Daisy

Scouts

Thursday 6:00 Lego League

Fridays 8:15 pm NA

Saturday 9 am & 10:15 am

Yoga

Sunday School Study at 9:05 a.m.

Come join us in January for the remaining three chapters

in a study that explores a key Scripture and one of

Wesley’s sermons about the text in order to illuminate his

understanding about what it means to be a real Christian. You will be

inspired to respond to this call with faith and boldness. The Bible was

central to John Wesley’s faith and the Christian movement he founded.

Scott J. Jones and his son Arthur D. Jones use Wesley’s own words to

address questions that many of us in the twenty-first century still struggle

with today.

Committee Meetings

Jan 7 Ad Council

7:00 Pm

Jan 12 Visual Identity

11:30 am

Jan 13 Traditional Service

6:30 pm

Jan 16 Non Traditional

6:30 pm

Jan 20 Finance Committee

7:00 pm

Jan 21 Trustees

7:00 pm

Who is the facilitator for Financial Peace University?

Shaun Nicholson and Pastor Lilanthi are delighted to I

ntroduce you to Gary Kaczmarek (on the right) with Dave

Ramsey. Gary “Kaz” Kaczmarek grew up on a dairy farm in

Seville, OH prior to enlisting in the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

He’s been married for over 25 years to his wife Anja, and

has three grown children and three grandchildren. He’s an avid sports

enthusiast, and enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with family and

friends.

After enlisting in the USAF in 1987 Gary served our country around the globe

and the USA. Gary became interested in Dave Ramsey’s after reading the

Total Money Makeover book in 2008. He and his wife would attend Financial

Peace University (FPU) the next year, and he would go on to lead dozens of

FPU classes within the military and church communities overseas and at his

current church in Centerville, OH. Gary and his wife enjoy seeing how FPU

helps individuals and families transform their lives and marriages, by getting

on a plan to become debt free and are able to give and save more.

Gary attended the Dave Ramsey’s Counselor Training in Nashville, TN in

2012, and is currently one of the few Ramsey Preferred Coaches in the state

of Ohio. He is passionate about assisting his clients who are committed to

getting their financial house in order. He has a heart of a teacher and enjoys

teaching, and sharing his knowledge with those who are faithful, available

and teachable. He currently operates his non-profit ministry service on a

donation basis, where his clients are asked to donate to one of the many

charities he supports.

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Serve one another as Christ has served…

LOVE PACKAGES

All churches and individuals have extra Christian literature they don’t use anymore or just too many extras: Bibles, SS curriculum, Christian books and paperbacks, daily devotional, magazines, CDs, and DVDs. Love Packages also collects empty prescription, vitamin, supplement, and over-the-counter medicine bottles, any color of plastic pill bottles is accepted. The Love Packages ministry collects and sends these materials to missionaries and ministries around the world to use in their work furthering the gospel of Christ. VISION: To See All of American’s Excess Christian Materials Placed on the Mission Fields of the World! If you have any items you would like to donate, please get them to me and I will see that they are delivered. Thank You. Carolyn Ach

Memorial Garden Bricks

The Memorial Committee will be ordering bricks for the

memorial garden. They are a special way to commemorate family,

friends or events The prices are:

4” x 8” for $30.00 8” x 8” for $50.00

There are order forms in the church office. Orders will be placed

on January 15, 2020 Please leave completed forms in the

Memorial mail box in the office or give to Karen Spencer.

In January (date TBD), we will meet to plan for the 2020 season including: choosing crops & crop rotation communicating to the community organizing and recruiting people to serve in

the garden needed maintenance and replacement issues needs of garden vegetable recipients the Growing Gardeners program lessons

The Mission Committee would like to thank EVERYONE that prayed, donated, shopped for grocer-

ies for our Adopt-a-Family program this year. We were so excited to be able to help 6 families this

Christmas. Three from the Wesley Center, two families from Fairbrook Elementary and one from

the community. A special thank you to Marianne Aquino for purchasing 7 gifts for a family in need,

wrapping and delivering them on Monday December 23.

We are still accepting contributions for the coat fund. If you would like to buy a child a coat to

keep them warm this winter, contact Rev. Deb.

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Please remember in your prayers: Harry Couch, Marjorie

Craver, Jack & Betty Darst, Stan & Julie Erk, Don Fitzsimmons, Margaret

Griffin, Donald Hill, Diane Hutton, Edie Keast, Marcy Lauersdorf, Jeanne

Locke, Joyce MCready, Sean McCallum, Jim McMannama, Cindy Miller,

Joanne Miller, Bonnie Neidhart, Keith & Pam Phillips, Alex Reed,

Kara Sandberg, Laura Smith, Chris Watters, Lewie Wiese.

Sympathies to the family of Betty Bracken who went to her home in glory.

Pray for five people that you know, who have yet to accept

God’s love for them through Jesus Christ. Write their names

down somewhere you will see daily and pray for them.

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REMEMBER TO PRAY THE GENEROUS GIVERS BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER

(INPUT GIVEN BY OUR CHILDREN)

Generous God, You are kind and giving, and it is because of you that we can become people who like to give. Make us kind in our giving as we pay more attention to what is important to you. In becoming generous givers, may we discover that when we give to others “Anything, is possible, anything can be”. So By your Holy Spirit give us the courage to take one step in our giving, and may the decisions we make be pleasing to you and lead to greater joy now and forever. Amen

S.T.A.R.S will be meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:00 noon to plan our upcoming year’s activities. Everyone is welcome to join us

for lunch and planning. Please bring a soup, salad or dessert and lots of ideas. We will meet in the upstairs conference room and brainstorm while we eat lunch. Contact Donna Bales 937-902-4531 or Paul Bales 937-902-7940 if you have questions.

Coming January 30th!

Thursdays

6:30 p.m.

to 8:30 p.m.

Please let us

know if you

need child care,

sign up in the

Atrium.

A special thanks to all of those that have given to the

coat fund. Your generosity is heart warming.

Rev. Deb

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Happy New Year from Children, Youth, and Family Ministry!

It is always joyful, and hopeful when something new is beginning, and the best part is that it is beginning with ALL of us.

The biggest celebration as we begin this New Year is our relationship with Fairbrook Elementary School! We have been tutoring and providing opportunities for children that have not only been supportive of the school and the children but have blessed us in return. The children are delightful and eager, and when they come to the church for things, or see us when we are at the school, they know who we are! If you are a tutor, please plan to attend a Tutor Meeting Sunday, January 5th in the conference room after church so we can connect with you on how you are doing and any needs or concerns you have.

We have a delightful Children’s Choir and some of our choir families have blessed us by getting to know us better through the Sunday morning connection when the choir sings, and coming to other opportunities in November & December to be

with us such as the Bazaar, the pancake breakfast, movie nights, and Christmas Eve! We are enormously grateful for all who have been involved, and all who will engage as we go forward. If you are not currently tutoring and would like to connect to Fairbrook School, there are some great opportunities coming up soon! Mark these events on your calendar and let us know if you can join us. Contact Rev. Deb or sign up in the Atrium on Sundays this month. Math Night at the School – Wednesday night, Jan. 22 from 5-7 pm. Math night at the School – Tuesday night, Feb. 25 from 5-7 pm. We will be assisting in whatever way we can with activities for these two evenings of learning fun. Children’s Ministry is grateful to the United Methodist Women and the Bazaar team for affirming our ministry with children at St. Andrew by giving us a donation. We look forward to how this support will assist us as we remodel the Activity Room (former Theater Room). We have already received a donation of 8 lovely wooden benches for seating children as we look to possibilities for children’s Praise & Worship in this space. Our Safe Sanctuary update training is top on our list for the New Year! We will be contacting you at the end of January to update your status if you have served with Children or youth, so you are compliant with our policy, and we will be holding a Train-ing for anyone who is need of the training. The committees that need to review our policy will have their work completed by this time. Safety is how we love our Kids! As you being this new year, do it safely…do it creatively….and put God at the center of it all as you relate to one another and those who God has called us to serve! Rev. Deb email: cyfministry@standrewumchurch.org

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Looking for “2020 Vision”

January 5 – Communion and Wesley Covenant

Service (including Commissioning of teams

for ministry) “Looking Up”

January 12 – “Looking Inside”

January 19 – “Looking Outward”

January 26 – “Looking Forward”