June Newsletter

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June 2011

The Bell Newsletter

First Church

Following Christ

Inside this issue:

Worship Schedule 2

Bike Hike 3

UMW 4

Strawberry Fest 5

Sumer office hours 6

Preschool News 7

Calendar, summer,

Birthdays

8,9

10

The Monthly

Newsletter of

Auburn

First United

Methodist

Church

25 years ago this month two things hap-pened that shape my life and faith in great ways On June 14, 1986 Sue and I stood in front of our family and friends and shared our wedding vows. We were married in Ft Wayne at Church of the Covenant UMC. That was Sue’s church family when we met. She had been a vital part of that new church start helping grow that congregation. I was a guy from Pennsylvania who went to col-lege in Kentucky and seminary in Ohio. (God blessed me with a wonderful wife and friend!) On June 1, 1986 (If I remember right.) I started in full time ministry. I graduated from United Seminary in mid May of that year and had been serving as the Richvalley UMC student pastor. So upon my graduation I went to serv-ing the Lord full time. (I think back to that great beginning and am blessed for the chance to serve.) I celebrate the gift that God gave me in Sue and the chance to learn, grow and share that love with each other. I think about the church and how ministry has changed from 1986. In some ways it seems more complicated and challenging. It wasn’t until 1989 that I bought my first computer, though I did get e-mail in 1996. (I don’t have a Facebook page yet, but I keep thinking about how that might grow ministry!) The key in all our communication tools is to make sure we share the gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His love. However we do that in the life of the church it still comes down to a personal message in a relationship. That is what Jesus did. He was God’s personal message to each of us. So, I thank the Lord today for Sue and for the ministry. May each of you reflect on your blessings. 25 years ago I started a great journey that I con-tinue on. See you in worship as we share life and faith together. In Christ’s Love, Ted

Worship Highlights For June

“CONVERSATIONS”

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It will be a great month of worship and inspiration. On Sunday, June 5 we will recognize our High School graduates at the 8:30a.m. service. We will celebrate Communion at both services. June 12 is the day of Pentecost. We will give thanks and celebrate with John McLaughlin as he finishes as the Director of Music. There will be great music that Sunday. Join in worship offering your blessing to John. June 19 features Dr. Robin Chaddock as the special speaker at both services. The United Methodist Women welcome Dr. Robin Chaddock to Auburn. (She will be the speaker for the Women’s Gar-den Party on Saturday, so get signed up.) The month ends on Sun-day, June 26 with a message based on a vision for the future of our church.

A six week group that will meet with Pastor Ted in the chapel at 9:45a.m. Come one or come all six weeks to dis-cuss your questions of interest. We may also talk about the sermon, a cur-rent event, or a random theme. This is for Young Adults. Bring a friend and join in the “conversation.” This will be held on June 5 - July 10. Contact Ted Jansen for more infor-mation.

We celebrate with our 2011 High School Grad-uates in 8:30 a.m. worship on June 5th: Riley Baker Alli Curtis Kyle Feller Nathan Hinrichsen Erin Ingold Katy Murfield Brock Noye Cody Noye Bryan Parrott Austin Shoemaker Logan Sparkman Nicole Thiele Andrew Vetter Kayleigh Warner Tyler Weldon Katelyn Woehnker

Men’s Dinner - Thursday, May 5th We had over 140 men from different churches enjoying nice meal and some challenging lec-tures by John Clayton. It was a great evening. There is a DVD series that is available to lis-ten to from John. Thanks to Matt Fetter for his time in putting this together.

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June 2011

SUMMER STAFF UPDATE

FINE ARTS CAMP

JUNE 20-24

Summer is a time to focus on some specialized ministries that only hap-pen once a year. Some of your staff is involved in these summer minis-tries, along with other volunteers, in the summer. Pastor Ted is involved in directing an Elementary Camp in June. Pastor Allison will lead the Sr High youth at That Thing at Epworth as well lead the Mission trip to Kokomo in July. Dawn will offer support to the Fine Arts Camp in June and Vacation Bible School in July. Pastor Dale will be working on getting a full slate of groups and classes for the fall. Kelly is involved in leading three “day camps” for Pre-School children this summer as well as preparing for another great school year that will begin in the fall.

4th Annual Fine Arts Camp will be June 20 – 24 from 9 a.m. to noon for children entering grades 1-8. Reg-istration forms and more in-formation are available in the Gathering Area on the web site: auburnfirstunit-ed.com Look for the Minis-tries tab and choose Chil-dren. Limited to the first 100 kids! GET SIGNED UP NOW!!!

Youth and Adult Bike Hike Get set for Saturday, July 9 to take a bike

ride from the parking lot of the church

building to the Jansen cottage. We will

meet at 8:30a.m. then go on a 24 mile bike

ride. Helmets are required. We will eat

around 12 and can enjoy the afternoon to

relax, swim, boat, etc. You need to be

picked up by 4:00p.m. For a registration

form see the poster or contact Pastor Alli-

son. Rod and Pam Warner are the leaders of

this event. Ted and Sue Jansen are the

hosts. Cost is $3.00 to pay for food costs.

This is for youth going into 6th grade through

adults. (Youth need to fill out a permission form

and have a current medical form on file.)

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June 2011

VBS JULY 17th—21st

UMW REDBIRD MISSION

VBS starts on July 17th through the 21st from 6 – 8 p.m. with dinner offered at 5:15 p.m. this year and is open to children ages 3 to fifth grade. We will need a lot volunteers to help with VBS. If you are interested in helping out, please see any of the Children’s Council members, Dawn Shoemaker, or fill out the volunteer form. Sign-up sheets are in the Gathering area. Please fill one out and re-turn it to the church office.

As an outreach mission project, the United Methodist Women will be collecting good used clothes, school sup-plies, medical supplies such as aspirin, Tylenol, Tums and Band-Aids, paper products and Bibles to send to Red Bird Mission in August. You can help by donating your children’s outgrown clothing. Adult clothing is needed as well. Also, for those garage sale enthusiasts, maybe you can pick up one or two bargain items to donate. More details will be com-ing this summer but keep this need in mind as you clean out your closets. Red Bird Mission and Clinic have been providing ministries in the Appalachian Mountain region since 1921. Today the need is critical in this neglected, rural, distressed area. Support for Red Bird Mission comes from churches and individuals. In recent years, support for Red Bird Mission has declined and they are having difficulty with continuing the ministries they pro-vide. This collection drive will help them to continue with their vital ministry in this greatly impoverished area of the United States. Your donations are greatly appreciated. Again, watch for details on collection dates and sites. Collection will start in August. For questions, please see one of the UMW executive committee members. Also, if anyone might be interested in transporting the collected items to Red Bird Mission in southeastern Kentucky in August or September, please contact Susan Steinman for infor-mation. The cost of gas and mileage will be reimbursed.

Garden Party V A Day Apart for Women Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall Cost $10, includes lunch & morning snacks It is almost time again for the annual UMW Garden Party. This year’s event will feature certified life coach, au-thor and seminar leader, Dr. Robin Chaddock. Robin has been interviewed on national radio and television, includ-ing Trinity Broadcasting and Focus on the Family. Robin holds degrees in psychology, theology and organizational management. Bring a friend or two and join women from all over northeast Indiana for a day of Christian fellow-ship. Information brochures/registration forms are located in the gathering area.

UMW SUNDAY WOMEN CHOIR

Sunday, June 19th is United Methodist Women’s Sunday.

We are in need of ladies to sing in the ladies’ choir during

1st service.

A practice will be held on Wednesday, June 8th and June

15th at 6:30 p.m.

We would appreciate any lady who can participate and

“make a joyful noise unto the Lord”

to contact Susan Steinman or Kathy McClain.

It would be wonderful to have a large group of ladies in-

volved on UMW Sunday.

Thank you for your participation.

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June 2011

STRAWBERRY FEST— JUNE 8th

THE DUECKER LODGE

DEDICATION JUNE 4th

The mission commission will be sponsoring the annual Straw-

berry Fest on June 8 from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. The menu will in-

clude chicken or sloppy joe sandwiches, potato salad, chips,

celery and carrots, cold drinks or coffee and fresh strawberry

pie or strawberries on ice cream. All proceeds from this

year’s event will go to “Local Mission Projects”. We are

suggesting a $ 6.00 donation for each meal with children un-

der six eating free. Larger donations would also be greatly

appreciated. We hope you can dine in with us, but if not, carry

-out will be available. Put this event on your calendar and we

hear it’s going to be a good weather evening.

The mission commission is planning to send a group from First Church to attend the dedication of the Duecker Lodge set for June 4, at 10:00 a.m. at the Epworth Forest Conference Center. This new lodge will be open for touring on that day. Because of our church’s pledge to this project, we feel the Auburn Church should be well repre-sented at this event. Several of us are planning to car pool to this dedication. We will meet at the church and leave for Epworth promptly at 8:30 a.m. the morning of June 4. Anyone interested in attending this event via this car pool should contact Bob Oswalt at 925-1649 or be at the church no later than 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 4th. Mission Committee

GLOW MEALS I wish to express a sincere Thank You to all of the volun-teers who have helped with the Glow Meals the past nine months. This won-derful ministry could not have been successful without your support. Dawn Shoemaker will continue the meals throughout the summer with Cindy Parrott tak-ing over the coordination in the Fall. Please contact them if you wish to volunteer to help keep this ministry alive. Many are called by the Holy Spirit and have received the Gift of Service/Helps. What a wonderful opportunity to use this gift to spread the LOVE of our God and Savior. With the love of our Lord, Kathy Hardy

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June 2011

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS CONGREGATION

SUMMER CHURCH CAMP

Thanks to all who gave to Jews for Jesus, when Micha Co-hen was here sharing his presentation on Christ in the Pass-over. We as a congregation gave, $384.50. Thanks to all who gave to the Love Gift for Waterloo UMC. We collected $5,000 (as of May 22nd) for the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ to help with their repair work.

June begins the summer church camp min-istry. We have children/youth attending a number of camps. It is not too late to sign up for some camps. Check with Karen Muckenfuss or Allison Yankey about details. GUY PENROD CONCERT COMING!!! Mark the date of Friday, August 19 at the Outdoor Theater for this great concert. More information to come. DEVOTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE We now have Summer Our Daily Bread, Upper Room and Mature Years available in the racks outside the Sanctuary for your devotional readings.

JUNE OFFICE HOURS The church office hours for the month of June will be: Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY UPDATES The best way to sign up for our weekly up-dates is to go to the church website: ww.auburnfirstunited.com Put your cursor on “Blogs” and a drop down list will appear. Click on “News” On the left side of the page there is a place that says “Subscribe here”. Click on that and put your email and the security info in, then click on “complete subscription request”.

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June 2011

First United Methodist School of Early Learning

Kelly Oswalt, Executive Director 1203 E. 7th Street s Auburn, IN 46706

260-925-2570 s [email protected]

Though it’s summertime, the School of Early Learning still has lots of things going on! With Summer Fun Camps happening in

June, July and August, we are fortunate to still have kids in the building.

For children who turn 3, 4 or 5 by July 1, as well as students who have just completed Kindergarten, the School of Early Learning

is offering Summer Fun Camps. Campers have 3 camps to choose from: June 14-16 (Preschool Picassos); July 12-14 (Creative

Cookers) and Aug. 2-4 (Mozart and Movement). Each camp will meet from 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Fun activities geared around specif-

ic themes will give children the chance to explore, socialize, and create. Cost is $30 per child or $80 for all 3 camps. Registration

forms can be found in the Gathering Area outside the Sanctuary. Call or email Kelly Oswalt for more information at 925-2570 or

[email protected].

Runners and walkers- mark your calendars!

The First United Methodist School of Early Learning is hosting the Daisy Walk/

Run in honor and memory of children. The date of the event is Saturday, Sep-

tember 17, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. This event will be open to the congregation, pre-

school families, and the community.

The walk/run starts at Rieke Park, with the majority of the event taking place on the nature trail

and finishing in a park pavilion.

We hope to raise funds to offer scholarships to preschool families. During the 2010-2011 school

year, over 25 families received assistance from the First United Methodist School of Early Learning scholarship program. We hope

to help at least the same number of families for the upcoming preschool year. Can you help? Register online at

www.auburnfirstunited.com to participate.

Not interested in running or walking? You can still join in! We are looking for volunteers to help on the day of the event. Contact

Kelly Oswalt at 925-2570 or email [email protected] to find out how you can help. Approximately 30 volunteers are

needed. We would love to have you assist!

We hope you can help us — not only in honoring and remembering children — but in furthering the endeavors of our preschool by

participating or volunteering!

Please feel free to contact Director Kelly Oswalt with any questions.

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.auburnfirstunited.com

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June 2011

JUNE CALENDAR

Wednesday June 1

8am Men’s Breakfast

at Richards

12pm Retired Teach-

er’s Luncheon

2pm Senior Adult

Council

5:30pm GLOW Meal

Thursday June 2

6:30pm Financial Peace University

7pm Community Band

Friday June 3

Church Office Closed

11am AA meeting

Saturday June 4

2pm Graduation Party

Sunday June 5 – Graduation Sunday

7:30am Graduation Breakfast

8:30am & 10:45 am Worship—

with Communion

9:40am Sunday School

9:40am “Conversations”

4pm Graduation Party

Monday June 6

8am Monday Prayer Group

6pm Heaven Bound Practice

6pm Girl Scouts

Tuesday June 7

Strawberry Fest Set Up

9am UMW Executive Board

12pm Youth Taco Bell

Tuesday@ Wendy’s

6pm Girl Scout Leaders

Wednesday June 8

Annual Conference at BSU

8am Men’s Breakfast at Richards

12pm Youth to Community Harvest

4pm Strawberry Fest

6:45pm HC Camp Meeting

Thursday June 9


6:30pm Financial Peace University

7pm Community Band

Friday June 10



11am AA meeting

11am Quilt Guild Lecture

Saturday June 11


10am Quilt Guild Lecture

Sunday June 12

8:30am & 10:45 am Worship



12:30pm Rachel Bair Memorial Service

Monday June 13



Tuesday June 14

9am Preschool Fun Camp

12pm Youth Taco Bell Tuesday

@ Wendy’s

6:30pm Trustees

Wednesday June 15



5:30pm GLOW Meal

6pm MS Youth

6:30pm Finance

7:30pm HS Youth

Thursday June 16


5pm Tri Kappa Bridge-A-Rama

Friday June 17


Garden Party Set Up

11am AA meeting

Saturday June 18

UMW Garden Party

Sunday June 19 – UMW Sunday

Father’s Day




Monday June 20


9am-12pm Fine Arts Camp


6pm GS troop #77

Tuesday June 21


12pm Youth Taco Bell Tuesday@

Wendy’s

5:30pm Lay Leadership

6:30pm Administrative Council

Wednesday June 22



5:30pm GLOW Meal

6pm MS Youth

7:30pm HS Youth

Thursday June 23


Friday June 24



11am AA meeting

6:30pm Fine Arts Camp Program

Saturday June 25

Blohm/Hart wedding

Sunday June 26




Monday June 27



Tuesday June 28

12pm Youth Taco Bell Tuesday@

Wendy’s

Wednesday June 29


5:30pm GLOW Meal

6pm MS Youth

7:30pm HS Youth

Thursday June 30

7pm Community Band

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June 2011

First Church Summer Schedule Sunday Worship

Worship at 8:30 am & 10:45 am Childcare all morning for children 2 & under in room 205

Breakfast Club room 109 Genesis room 108 Women of Faith room 111

3M class room 209 Keystone room 208 Lamplighters room 200

200 level rooms - main floor; 100

level rooms - lower level.

Sunday School classes at 9:40 am

Children Preschool room 106 Youth Middle School room 107

Kindergarten, first & second grade Room 112 High School room 113 Third, fourth & fifth grade Room 105

Adult

Wednesday Community Meal

All are welcome to attend the Wednesday Community meal from 6– 7pm most Wednesdays during the sum-mer. No meal on: June 8 (Enjoy the Strawberry Fest). July 6 (Happy Independence Day!) July 20 (Enjoy the VBS meal!) The meals are served by various groups and individuals in the congregation. There is a free will offering. Activities follow the meals through the summer.

Music opportunities Praise Choir is the choir who sings at our 10:45am Sunday service. They practice on Tuesday evenings from 7-8pm. Childcare is provided. Contact Pastor Allison Yankey for more information.

Youth Group Middle School Youth Group meets most Wednesday evenings from 6 – 7:15pm. Meet in the Fellowship Hall for the meal when Wednesday evening meals are served with activities following. Senior High Youth Group meets on most Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9pm in the Activity Room. Youth schedules are on the Youth Bulletin Board besides the mail boxes on the main level. Contact Pastor Allison Yankey at the church at 925-0885 or [email protected]

Other Special Events

Strawberry Fest Wednesday June 8 4pm – 6:30pm Proceeds benefit local church mission projects Suggested minimum donation of $6 Additional donations will be appreciated! UMW Garden Party Sat June 19 10am – 2pm Registrations due by June 10 Fine Arts Camp June 20 – 24 9am – 12pm

For students entering grade 1 through grade 8 Sign up information available on the website or in the gathering area Youth & Adult Bike Hike July 9 More info coming soon! Vacation Bible School July 17 – 21 6pm – 8pm For children aged 3 years old through 5th grade Sign up information available on the website or in the gathering area


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JUNE BIRTHDAYS

6/02 Betty Shuff, Erica Jansen

06/03 Helen Wappes, Marty

Hissong, Steve Teders, Susie

Samuelson, Kirby Cool, Nicole

Ober

06/04 Philip Woodcox, Wes

Hantz, Jessica Schamper

06/05 Doris Sanxter, Randy Morton

06/06 Caryn Allen, Lauren Hofmeyer

06/07 Maurice Bonecutter, Jerry Garrison, Tim Nelson

06/08 Fannie Pepple, Debbie Ingold, Harper Sparkman

06/09 Mary Mondor, Bette Altman, Kirsten Garrison, Devon

Winebrenner

06/10 Al Sherer, Carole Bard

06/12 Von Baum, Larry Moon, Katelyn Woehnker,

Ally Hammer

06/13 Ginger Post, Judy Eames, Brett Parker, Katie Dooley

06/14 Doris Habig, Thom Smith

06/15 Bob Oswalt, Vicki King, Kimberly Frank

06/16 Virginia Yates, Bob Cashdollar

06/17 Dave DeWitt, Kris Webb

06/18 Christopher Vadney

06/19 Sharon Hummer, Kelsey Wehr

06/20 Robert Hardy, Nathon Timberlin

06/21 Sally Burtzner, Bill Kobiela, Sherri Sible, Nora Maupin,

Katie David

06/22 Cindy Yoder, Stephen Hodges

06/23 Jim Steele, Steve Foley, Tyler Bunch, Elicia Hartman

06/24 Jeff Turner, Lori Kuyvenhoven, Joel Long,

Haylie Parker

06/26 Rod Keech, Jessica Immel, Riley Winebrenner

06/27 Sandra Anningson, Norm Hartman

06/28 Paula Mercer, Blake Lude

06/30 Elle Arnold, Diane Dean, Richard Ring, Bronson Wolf,

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