Minerva United Methodist Church 204 N. Main St., Minerva, OH 44657

Church 330-868-4940, Fax 330-868-4825 e-mail: minervaunc@frontier.com, website: minervaumc.org

Pastor Harley Wheeler

Minerva Messenger From the Pastor’s

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Deadline for June Newsletter is May 17th. Please have your newsletter information turned in to the office before that date.

Restored to be Saved Psalm 80:3 “Restore us O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.” A Psalm is not just a collection of religious verses. They can easily be seen as leading to a point of

decision or a declaration about what God has shown that He is doing. Consider that Psalm 80 includes this verse three different times, in verses three, seven, and at the end. The psalmist first brings to mind all the power and goodness of God, and then calls on Him to restore and save. Next he confesses that we have been on the wrong side of the Lord’s will, and nevertheless, calls on God to restore and save. Final-ly, he calls on God to present His Beloved, the Man He raises up, and so to restore and save.

The psalms picture for us our problem, and God’s plan. God is holy, all-powerful and good. But if we look at ourselves, we are not deserving of rescue. We have drilled holes in our own boats, disregarded all warnings, and often told God to mind His own business. But God will not be denied, He sends His Son. There is a filling with the Holy Spirit. The presence of Jesus that can heal the sin-sick soul. Then we will truly be revived (80:18) and call on His Name. Call on Him today, Pastor Harley

Worship in May May 7 “Rebooting the World” I John 2:1-2 Holy Communion May 14 Missionary Guest - Mark Landerholm Mother’s Day May 21 “What You Were Born to Be” Galatians 3:26-29 Graduate Recognition May 28 Chuck Pearson Preaching

Pastors Bible Study Meet Absalom, David’s son, who has great looks, great hair, and great am-bition. Later David even has to run away from his own son! Also, what happens to the guy who threw dirt on David? What happens when he can’t trust those nearest and dearest to him? Find out as Tuesday Morning Bible Study continues; Tuesdays in May, 10:30am in the Crosstrainers Room.

National Day of Prayer Minerva's Ministerial Association asks you to support the National Day of Prayer Service 5:30pm, May 4th, at Pleasant Grove UMC, just four miles from the center of town, 5230 Arrow Rd NW, Minerva. Pastor John Carpenter will host a service with different speakers, preachers and musicians participating. We invite you to join in our celebration of God's great acts as well as to pray for our nation.

Beginning on May 5th, Pastor Harley will lead a four-session Sunday school class featuring in-

sights from Bill Hybel's "Just Walk Across the Room" Drawing on fresh perspectives from the au-thor’s own experiences, as well as time-tested and practical illustrations, this four-session video-based small group Bible study encourages and equips people to develop friendships, discover stories, and dis-cern next steps with those who don’t know Christ. This DVD session and study time is perfect for the per-son who knows they want to share God's love in Jesus, but has not found an effective way to do so. You will like Hybel's approach, and you will enjoy this study. It will be held at 9:15, Sundays in the Crosstrain-ers Room, all are invited.

Missionary Visit in May We want to announce that our speaker in worship on Mothers Day, May 14

th will be Mark Landerholm. Mark and his wife Etszi, are missionaries in Hungary doing important

work among poor children and sharing the Gospel.

May Ushers Brandon Kail, Paul Kail,

Marty Mong, Greg Peach

PRAYER CHAIN If you wish to have someone put on the prayer chain, please contact the church office and/or Jennie McClellan (330-868-6834) or Barb Brown (330-868-7691) with your request.

Your request will be handled with great care and will be passed along the chains and referred to the church office for email purposes. Blessings to you all.

May Greeters May 7 Walt & Laurie McClellan May 14 Irene & Nancy LeMoine May 21 David & Linda Miller May 28 Rick & Laura Staufffer

Prayer Concerns: Ben/Morgan & baby Perry Al-baugh, John & Pat Alexander & Family, Kelly Berta, Bonnie Booth, Taylor Boylen, Barb Bratu, Barb Brown, Chloe Bryant, Annette Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Dale Caster, Nancy Caster, Cindy Catlett,

Debbie (McClellan) Christian & Family, Bob Cinson, Dale Cogan, Austin Criner, Charlotte Davies, Family of Wilbert Dexter, Joan Dietrich, Jeff Dine, Marissa Essick, Gerald Fallot, Carl Felger, Ruth Felger, Ruth & Virgil Feiock, Pastor Bracken Foster and Family, Mandy Geiser, Cheryl Gotschall, Don Gotschall, Allen Green, Family of Leslie Greene, Richard Haas, Chris Haught & Family, Missy (Neidig) Henry, Norman Higgins, Crystal Hoagland, Teri & Brody Hollar, Josie Hooks, Harriet Jones, Melissa Kerr, John Kress, Samuel Landerholm & parents, Dolly Lowry, Jess Lowry, Chester Lucas Jr., Glenn Marshall, Lois Marshall, Dale Maxwell, Jeanette Maxwell, Jim McCully, Roger McDaniel, Dorothy Middleton, Casey Mikes & Family, Michelle, Dennis Miller, Linda Miller (sister-in-law of RC Miller), Mary Miller, Richard Miller, Velma Mills’ great-granddaughter, Minerva UMC’s Food Program, Jeff Mitzel, Elaine, Mock, Marty Mong, Betty Montgom-ery, Sandy Morgan, Lucas Murphy, Mike Murphy, Doug Myers, Sharon Nennig, Kaye Nightingale, Ron Nightingale, Matt & Kim Oberholtzer, Laurie Peach, Peggy. Amy Pennock, Ronnie Phillips, Cathy & Ei-leen Pietrowsky, Carol Powell, Tyler Roach, Marie Stauffer-Rossi, Ron Russell, Corey Sells, Family of Mike Simms, Jennifer Smith, Family of Wendell Smith, Clyde Snider, Josh Villella, Sandi Wagner, Di-ana Walborn, Jim Waller, Steve Warth, Jean Wheeler, Mark Whitacre, Connor Wright, Norma Zwahlen

Our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Marines–AC3 Nicholas G. Albery (Naval Air Station Oceana, VA), AM3 Zachary D. Albery (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA), Jesse Clark (Texas), Lewis Gibson (Korea), Aaron King, Dan Lutz, Eli Maurer (Coast Guard), Josh Miller(USS Mercy, Pacific Ocean), Russell Nero (Air Force Reserves), SA Devin Pennock (Great Lakes, IL; Navy), Kevin Price (California), Mitch Soles (Fort Sam Houston, TX; Navy), John Stehulak (Afghanistan), Justin C. Zeedrich

Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, an The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. James Montgomery

Christian Baptism

April 23, 2017 Hadley Jane Fankhauser

Daughter of Cody and Amie Fankhauser

Nursery Attendants May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28

Please, Please, Please! If you are interested in watching the church nursery, please let

the church secretary or Heather Smith know. We can always use a couple more wonderful people on our

nursery list! This is a rotating list, so you are not obligated more than once every 4-6 weeks.

Dear MUMC members, We wanted to thank you for the care packages. They were very thoughtful and appreciated. ...And we are already putting them to great use. P.S. College is going great! Love Lindsey & Zoe Brust Sending our appreciation of support to Rev. and Mrs. Wheeler who brought a prayer shawl for Ronnie prior to his surgery. Also to Rev. Wheeler for sitting with me during the surgery and his daily visits with Ron. Ladies of the needles, the shawl for Ron and the 2nd for our granddaughter are made with love and faith. Thank you all, Ron & Diane Phillips Rev. & Mrs. Wheeler, Thank you so much for the prayer shawl. I wanted to thank you and those of you from the church that make the shawls. The surgery went well and I am healing well, too. Hope-fully, this will be the final procedure. Your thoughtfulness is very well appreciated. Brianna Phillips We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for thinking of us and providing the cookies and tea! Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated and we are truly blessed. The Minerva Local Schools Administrative Office and Bus Garage Staff I would like to thank Pastor Harley and everyone for their phone calls, prayers, cards, and offers of help during my recent hospital stay. Marty Mong Dear Friends, We at Akron’s Ronald McDonald house are always pleased when we hear form you, our special friend. As you know it is due to your continued generosity that we are better able to serve the many families who find it necessary to use our “House That Love Built”. On behalf of the Board of Trustees of RMG of Akron, Inc., I want to express our deep appreciation for your most recent donation of the two $25 Bed, Bath & Beyond, the two $25 Target and the two $15 Little Caesar’s gift cards and the wish list items and pop tabs to our House. We truly appreciate your support! Sincerely yours, Anne Collins, Executive Director Thanks to the women of the church for such a delicious funeral dinner served for Barb Baker, Joh’s sister. Pat & John Alexander & Family Thank you to everyone who brought in items for the college care packages. We got in such a nice va-riety of items. Thank you so much. Cyndy Lawson Dear MUMC Family, Thank you so much for thinking of me during the end of this school year. I’m sure everything will taste yummy. I appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers as I go into finals and finish out the school year! Alexa Daulbaugh Today I received a package from my church. I had no idea what it's contents might be because it's been a while since I've been able to attend a service (disappointing, yes I know). Upon opening it, I realized that it was a care package. I just wanted to take the time to thank the Minerva United Method-ist Church for always keeping me in their thoughts and prayers. There's never a more loyal group of people than your church family. I love you guys, God bless! Macy Hawk

With Thanks

Our Produce/Food Program began its 6th year at our April 13th distribution.

We received from the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank 16, 741 pounds of produce and other food products on April 13th. It was an awesome, overwhelming morning

of sorting, bagging, and serving our food clients. We served 245 families with 688 family members in 3 hours. 185 families were served in-house and 60 families were served through home delivery. Amazing! Thank you exhausted volunteers. Each month, right up until we get started on distribution day we are never really sure how many volunteers we will have on hand. God does watch over this program and provides enough hands to handle the task. Thank you for your continued support. Blessings, Cheryl

Our next distribution is Thursday, May 11, 2017, 8am. Emergency Pantry In March we ended with having served 13 families with 43 family members. So far in April we have served 8 families with 33 family members. Blessings to those who support this program. Thank you

Jay Reed Memorial Scholarship The deadline will soon be upon us for applying for

the Jay Reed Memorial Scholarship.

If you are a graduating senior intending to continue on with your education or someone who is already in college, you may be eligible for one of the $500

scholarships. Here are the qualifications for applying:

You must be accepted and registering for classes, you must be an active church member,

you must be currently involved in church activities.

Pretty simple. There is no limit on age or type of education and you can only receive this scholar-

ship one time.

See the church secretary for an application.

Monthly Food Help is available at these locations:

Mon-Wed-Fri each week 12-3pm

at Salvation Army (old train depot on Valley St.)

1st Tuesday

Monthly Community Dinner at Community Building

2nd Thursday Free Produce Distribution at Minerva UMC

3rd Wednesday 10a-12p

Emergency Pantry at Minerva UMC … also available by phone call or stop by, any day

4th Friday 8am registration begins

Food Distribution at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Friendship Hour Schedule January None February Advent / Cross trainers classes March Education Committee April Youth Group May Worship Committee June Choir July VBS August None September Men’s Class October Searchers Class November Open December Kid’s Christmas Program

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our busi-ness and, in fact, it is no-body's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will ren-der both ourselves and our neighbors worthy. Thomas Merton

Youth District Event - Skymax in May

This event is for youth grades 6-12, and the cost is $5.

The Tuscawaras District Youth have an exciting event planned for May 7th! We will be meeting at SkyMax trampoline Arena at 6 PM. The entire arena is ours for two hours for Dodge Ball, Stunt Air Bags, Slam Dunk Basketball and more. At 8 PM we will gather in a party room to learn more about God’s plans for our fitness of body and spirit. Youth from Minerva can plan to ride up together, leaving at 5pm that day from the church. But we must let them know the number of Jumpers and observers we will bring by May 1

st. Contact Pastor Har-

ley, 330-868-4940, revharleywheeler@hotmail.com or Beth, 330-704-2661 to let us know you are coming.

Save the Date Heads up Parents!

If your child is going into grades1-9 for the next school year take note of this opportunity!

Your kids can do camp for 1 Day! It’s time to think about the

Wanake One Day Adventure Wednesday, June 7. Mark that date on your calendar and think about sending your kids

for one day of some serious camp fun!

IT’S TIME TO MAKE PLANS FOR SUMMER CHURCH CAMP! That’s right….Early Bird Registration deadline is May 1st.

Early registration entitles your camper to a limited edition t-shirt (not found in camp store) and $20 off their camp fee.

Something to consider! Do you realize that the East Ohio Conference UMC has 3 beautiful camps…...Aldersgate near Carrollton on Leesville Lake, Wanake in Beach City, and Asbury in Hiram. Each camp has their own camp offerings but also a lot of similar ones as well. Here are some of the activities and options the three camps have to offer: Horses, Ar-

chery, Culinary Arts, Sports, Fishing, Boating, Rock Climbing, Arts & Crafts, Outdoor Survival Skills, Hiking, Rockets, Swimming, Baseball (which includes a trip to a major league game!), Canoeing, Chal-lenge Course, Rappeling, Animals, Art, Authors/Reading, Farm, Fashion, Go carts, Kittens/Cats, Man Camp (which includes a trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame), Princess, Night Camp, Water Parks, Bik-ing, Express Yourself, Video Games, Special Persons Camps. Open House Date: Wanake May 20, 2-6pm Camp information packets are in the narthex…..Be sure to Pick One Up! Camperships are available through the district and conference for those who have a true need. The deadline for these funds is May 1st. So if you wish to utilize this, please contact the church office soon for an application. Also the church will pay half, up to $100, toward the total of your camper’s fee, if they are affiliated with Minerva UMC.

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Heartbeat Hospital Vacation Bible School

Sundays, June 4-July 2

Our five day VBS medical theme is the best time you will ever have in a hospital! Set up an imaginary hospital with leaders dressed as doctors, nurses and hospital staff.

Problems of the heart are solved as students travel to lots of activity centers.

Visit Red Cross Cafeteria, First Aid Salvation Station, Emergency Room, X-Ray Lab, Operating Room, Intensive Care Unit and the Recover Room.

Play Heartsmart Games and enjoy Daily Hospital Skits! Tell the truth, have you EVER operated on a real watermelon to remove bad stuff and replace with good stuff? ....and you thought you couldn't enjoy a hospital! Join the fun

and experience the amazing things that take place at HEARTBEAT HOSPITAL.

The Hospital will be open at 9:15 am for kids grades preschool through 6th, every Sun-day, bring your friends! Contact Pastor Harley or the church office for more information

or to offer to help.

May Anniversaries May 4 Greg & Laurie Peach May 10 Richard & Barb Brown May 14 Mike & Molly Murphy May 14 Drew & Olivia MacIntosh May 18 Chris & Jayme Debo May 20 Tom & Cheryl Hart May 23 Dirk & Carrie Hollar May 27 Kade & Denae Kotheimer May 27 Jim & Gretchen Brothers May 28 Jared & Tiffany Fonner

Do you have a 2017 graduate? If so let us know! Thank you

High School Baccalaureate Brett Yeagley, principal at Minerva High School says all are welcome to a Baccalaureate Service to be held for the community on Thursday, May 25th, 7pm in the High School Auditeria. This will once again be a student led event featuring testimonies from graduates.

May Birthdays 1 Susan Hawk, Bryan Sanor, Kaylen Kotheimer 2 Ashley Beaumarriage, Bob Kellogg 3 Quade Zeedrich, Aubrey Winters 4 Patti Gotschall, Tana Hall, Dakota Ellis 5 Tom Hart, Pat Malone, Sharlynn Milliken, Nathan Vaughan 6 Paul Binnig 7 Ben Albaugh, Ken Rogers, Lindsey Brust, Zoe Brust 8 LeNay Malaska 9 Rich Ridzon 11 Liam Hertel, Benson Hertel 12 Breyanne Hillyer, Merle Vandegrift, Victoria White 13 Addie Butream 15 Tim Brust, Mary Jo Wyatt 16 Gregg hellyer 17 Conor Freeland, Rick Stauffer 18 Michaela Bryan 19 Shanna Clemens, Nadia Wheeler 20 Ron Nightingale, Darren Milliken, Benjamin Whitmer 21 Mallory Decker 23 Scott Miller, Donna Rickels 24 Bethany Newman 26 John Phillips, Ronnie Miller 27 Ron Miller Jr., Teri Hollar, Emily Swope 29 Shannon Davis 31 Holly Binnig, Chanz Essick

A Mother Daughter Banquet with Hat-i-Tude

Calling all church ladies! Mothers and daughters, women with aunts, nieces, granddaughters and friends to this year’s Mother-Daughter banquet. Thursday, May 4

th, starting at

6pm, we will celebrate what makes us special in God’s eyes, and wear our hats to set us apart from

the crowd. The meal will be prepared by the talented Jeff Beshore, entertainment by The Gospel Friends

Quartet, and plenty of fun for all who come. Wear a hat, any hat, from the Sunday Best to your softball cap, and be a part of a party with Hat-i-Tude! Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, 5 and under are free, and can be purchased by contacting the church

office, 330-868-4940

7th Annual Men’s Rally in the Valley Saturday, April 29, 2017 STAND IN THE GAP Sponsored by Men of Faith Special guest speaker Lou Holtz Legendary College Football HOF Coach and ESPN Analyst,and other dynamic Christian speakers. Location: Covelli Centre, 229 East Front Street, Youngstown, OH. This is a free event. Registration and tickets are not required. Rally webpage can be found at: http://mensrally.org/rally-2017.html. Rally in the Valley draws thousands of men to meet to-gether in Christian unity: to pray for our lives, our families, and our nation;To fellowship in the Spirit;To worship our exalted Lord Jesus;To hear dynamic speakers unpack the Word of God.Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 a.m.

The Church Van will take our group to the Rally. Sign up sheet will be in the Church Narthex. This is the best annual Christian event for men offered in our area, and it always provides great music, speak-ers, and inspiration.

May 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 1030a Bible Study

3 4 National Day Of Prayer 630p Mother / Daughter Ban-quet

5 6

7 915aSunday Schl 1030a Worship 6p District Youth Event

8 9 1030a Bible Study 12p Sr. Grp Lunch

10 11 8a Produce Del. 9a Produce Distr. 615p VBS mtg 7p Choir

12 13

14 Mother’s Day 915aSunday Schl 1030a Worship

15 16 1030a Bible Study 6p Trustees mtg 7p Admin Coun-cil

17 18 7p Choir

19 20

21 915aSunday Schl 1030a Worship

22 23 1030a Bible Study

24 25 7p Choir

26 27

28 915aSunday Schl 1030a Worship 3p Minerva HS Graduation Day

29 Memorial Day Building Closed

30 1030a Bible Study

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May 14th is Mother’s Day

Think of your mother and say thank you.