The BROADCASTERjohnstownfirst.org/Newsletter Jan.Feb. 2016.pdf · 2016. 2. 1. · Serving the Lord FEBRUARY Altar Guild Altar Guild Wanda Cole Lin Leffler—Betsy Goenner Ushers Ushers

Rev. Edwin Herald, Pastor Office—814-536-8844

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The Newsletter of FIRST UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

436 Vine Street Johnstown, PA 15901

The BROADCASTER

January & February 2016

HERALD’S TRUMPET People make New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of the year. Did you make yours? Some will promise to make physical promises such as dieting, quitting smoking or giving up sweets. Others will promise to be more pleasant or some other change in one’s life. But what about our spiritual changes? Have we re-solved to do better in that area? How about doing more in Bible study or participating in more church activities? Elsewhere in the Broadcaster are articles that en-courage us to be more active in the church. Things such as a special study in Sunday School, Bible study being in a permanent location, and helping with the pot pie dinners. We can all offer to participate more in the life of the church. Please find somewhere to plug in and keep our spiritual promises.

Grace and Peace! Pastor Ed Herald

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday February 10, 2016

January Meetings Church Council

January 16 — 10:00 a.m.

February Meetings Church Council February 20 — 10:00 a.m.

SOUP-er Bowl Sunday

February 7, 2016 Benefits U M H S

Watch Sunday Bulletins for NOW, Trustees, Finance and other Meetings.

Serving the Lord

FEBRUARY

Altar Guild

Lin Leffler—Betsy Goenner

Ushers Rick Speicher—Wally Leffler

Dan Church—Bill Steeg

Layreader Barbara Goga

Acolytes Taylor Berg /Josie Ressler/Lexie Ressler

Dylan Stephens Carrianna Snyder/Olivia Snyder

Arbutus Manor 207 Ottawa Street

Johnstown PA 15904 Mary Albert, Room 30 Betty Ream, Room 205 Betty Smith, Room 414

Laurelwood Care Center

100 Woodmont Road Johnstown, PA 15905 Agnes Rabel, Room 15

Church of the Brethren Home

277 Hoffman Avenue Windber PA 15963

Walter “Moe” Hill Room 332 Leo Yossick, Room 252-C

Sunny Hill Personal Care Home

1235 South Sixth Street Indiana, PA 15701

Linda Slick

In Their Homes

Jean Stonebraker 1137 Barnett Street

Johnstown, PA 15905

Dorothy Glessner 420 Vine Street, Apt. 2903

Johnstown, PA 15901

Bob Burkholder 350 Market St. Apt. 801 Johnstown, PA 15901

Evelyn Thomas

102 Woodmont Road #307 Johnstown, PA 15905

Ronald House

1600 Cambridge Dr. #205 Davidsville, PA 15928

Evelyn Glover

c/o Dianne Carey 2432 Collins Dr.

Worthington, OH 43085

SHUT-INS FROM OUR CONGREGATION

Serving the Lord

JANUARY

Altar Guild Wanda Cole—Barbara Goughnour

Ushers Joe Golojch—Dennis Pentrack

Layreader Bill Steeg

Acolytes Taylor Berg /Josie Ressler/Lexie Ressler

Dylan Stephens Carrianna Snyder/Olivia Snyder

Mackenzie Spence

Baptized : November 22, 2015 Daughter of : Jason & Marcey Spence

Study and Prayer Group

Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:00 AM

First Church Bell Choir Room

On Wednesday, January 13th,

the group will begin a new study entitled “Knowing God’s Will” which is based on the Book of Ruth.

The friendships of women are

good medicine.

All are welcome to join the group

and to bring along a friend.

JANUARY Birthdays Elaine McIntyre, Jan. 8 Dan Church, Jan. 9 Amanda Yorchak, Jan. 13 Michele Kline, Jan. 18 Conner Selders, Jan. 18 Michael Stephens, Jan. 19 Carrianna Snyder, Jan. 21 Olivia Berg, Jan. 26

JANUARY Anniversaries Eugene & Lois Heiser, Jan. 8 Rev. Larry & Mary Ann Rowe, Jan. 22

FEBRUARY Birthdays Robert Robine III, Feb. 1 Carol Speicher, Feb. 4 Sara Martin, Feb. 5 Olivia Snyder, Feb. 5 Fannie Goughnour, Feb. 7 Eugene Heiser, Feb. 13 Don Hostetter, Feb. 13 John Griffin, Feb. 14 Anne Jones, Feb. 14 Joe Golojch, Feb. 17 Joyce McGough, Feb. 22 Mary Albert, Feb. 24 Connie Gossard, Feb. 26 Ray Thompson, Feb. 26

FEBRUARY Anniversaries Bill & Joanne Kurtz, Feb. 1 Bill Jr. & Patty Kurtz, Feb. 22 Charles & Esther Gelles, Feb. 25

FUN TIMES SHUFFLEBOARD—

Come and join in the fun and get

some exercise at the same time.

The group meets in the church basement

on

the first and third Monday of each month

at

1:00 PM.

You can help earn a few dollars for the church by saving the tabs from your soda cans and other tabs from fruit and vegetable cans. In addition to the tabs, they are now collecting cans. There is a box for the tabs and a receptacle for the cans by the Food Pantry table in the narthex. All monies received from recycling will go to First Church’s General Fund.

FOOD PANTRY Emphasis For January and February remains the same as

in previous months : -

Cereal

Soup

Spaghetti Sauce

Peanut Butter

ANYTHING you wish to donate to the Food Pantry

is gratefully accepted.

Mission Chart

The Mission Chart in the Vestibule Still Has a Lot of Open Days If you would like to honor or remember a friend or loved one on the Mission Chart, it is $2.00 a day for each day you request. There are envelopes for your requests below the chart which is located in the vestibule. Fill out an envelope and put it in the offering plate or give it to Betsy Goenner or Weeze Chappell.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE

WHO ARE CALLED

METHODISTS BELIEVE?

Starting with the first Sunday in February, the adult

Sunday School class is going to look at this subject.

Pastor Ed is going to use “The United Methodist

Member’s Handbook” as a resource.

It has 40 subjects in 2-page recaps that gives us the

gist of what we believe.

COME AND JOIN US FOR THIS STUDY!

S-O-U-P E R ~ B O W L ~ S U N D A Y

February 7, 2016 We don’t know yet who will play in the big game, but youEvery can be a player when it comes to hunger! Please help those in your area by donating to United Methodist Human Services SOUPer Bowl. The money collected will be used to supply the Franklin Street Food Pantry that serves people living in Downtown Johnstown, Prospect, Woodvale, Old Conemaugh Boro, East Conemaugh, Franklin, Roxbury, Eighth Ward, and Kernville.

HOMEMADE HAM POT PIE After a couple of months off, our Pot Pie Dinners are about to start again. We will begin with Ham Pot Pie on Thursday, January 21st. The time remains the same—4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The cost is $7.00 for quarts and $8.00 for dinners. We will need and are asking for your help with preparing the dinners. Even if it is only for a short time, we can use YOUR help. Don’t forget—we will also be needing your continued help in donations of desserts for the dinners. The Pot Pie day for February will be the 18th and we will let you know

later if it will be Ham or Chicken.

Pastor Ed and Pastor Terry have decided that when we come back for Bible Study in March, that we will be meeting permanently at First

Church. If you didn’t attend because you couldn’t remember where we were meeting, this will solve that prob-lem. We will be meeting in the Otterbein Room in the basement. We will start at 7:00 p.m. and try to end as close to 8:00 p.m. as possible.

PASTOR’S

DISCRETIONARY

FUND

The Christmas season has taken a toll on the Pastor’s

Discretionary Fund. We have helped a number of people

with appliances, travel assistance, overnight housing, and

other needs, leaving our Discretionary Fund low. We are

asking for some help in replenishing these funds. If you

want to contribute, please mark “Discretionary Fund” either

on your offering envelope or in a separate envelope.

WE APPRECIATE ANY DONATION.

First Church has an active prayer chain that allows

us to hear about and pray for people in need. If

you would like to be on the prayer chain, please

call the church office to let us know.

All you will need to do, when you receive a prayer

request, is pass it on to the next person on your

chain, and then pray for that need.

As requested — Mary Ann Rowe’s Corn Pudding Recipe 2 sticks of melted Margarine 2 cans Creamed Corn 4 Eggs, beaten 2 boxes Jiffy Cornbread Mix 16 oz. Sour Cream 1 cup Sugar Melt margarine in a 9x13 baking dish in the oven. Add rest of ingredients and mix together. ( I mix them in a separate bowl and then add into melted margarine dish. ) Bake at 350 deg. For 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

The Body of Christ gathered at First Church for

worship and celebration on Christmas Eve. About

91

people were in attendance.

The congregation participated in the Sacra-

ment of

Holy Communion.

Also included in the worship service was the

singing

of many favorite Christmas carols.

Special music was provided by Carol Speicher,

as is

our tradition, singing “Mary, Did You Know,” and

TO ALL WHO HELPED TO MAKE THE CHRISTMAS

HOLIDAY AT FIRST CHURCH SO SPECIAL

A “special thanks” to Joanne Kurtz, Chair of our NOW

Committee, for all of her efforts along with the

members of the NOW Committee.

Our appreciation to all the First Church Bakers for their

contributions for the Christmas Cookie trays. We made

$410 for First Church from the sales.

Special recognition to everyone who contributed to the

Mini Love Tree. Through their giving, we were able to

present United Methodist Human Services with a check

for $216.50.

Last, but certainly not least, thank you to Pastor Ed

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Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901

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The BROADCASTERjohnstownfirst.org/Newsletter Jan.Feb. 2016.pdf · 2016. 2. 1. · Serving the Lord FEBRUARY Altar Guild Altar Guild Wanda Cole Lin Leffler—Betsy Goenner Ushers Ushers