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Anthony United

Methodist church

225 N. Bluff Ave, P.O. Box 542

Church School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Celebration 10:50 a.m.

Phone Numbers:

Church: 620-842-5486

Parsonage: 620-842-3241

Website: anthonyumc.org

Email: anthonyumc@gmail.com

More than News

April Showers We are told that April showers bring May flowers. Around Anthony we are not interested so much in flowers (although they are nice); rather we are interested in wheat and milo, cotton and alfalfa, along with all the other crops and grass needed to feed the cattle each year. We need April show-ers to get the wheat through to harvest, put water in the ponds and lakes, and to have enough moisture to start the summer and fall crops. Linda and I have been reading the Bible together this year. One of the things I noticed is that back in Bible times, things got desperate for people after three and ½ years of drought. I think we are somewhere in our third year of this present drought. Things are tough now, but we did get some well-timed snow and rain. For this we praise God. I was at the Saturday morning men’s breakfast when one of the young farmers expressed his con-cern for the lack of wheat in some of the fields. He said that it is hard to work so hard and not even get some of the wheat to come up. One of the farmers said that all we can do is to do the very best we can, and then trust God to provide. That is all we can do. I have been thinking about his words. When I think about the farmer’s profession and all the trust they have to put into planting a crop, I don’t think I would have that kind of faith. Yet when one thinks about life itself, all of us have to have the same kind of faith that farmers exhibit every day. While we may not put thousands of dollars into planting one crop, we all are trusting God for our own food, we trust God every time we get into a vehicle, we trust that God will keep us in the palm of His hand every day. Nothing is guaranteed in life except for death and taxes. Even then we trust that God will provide us with an eternal home and enough income to pay the taxes. As human beings we think we are in charge of our own life. We think we are the captain our ship and the master of our destiny. As Christians though, we learn that as Jesus said in Matthew 5, “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or your body what you will wear. Is not life more important than food and the body more than clothes… Who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” What can we do by worrying? We lose sleep and make things worse. Trusting God for all of our lives is a hard thing for any person to do. That is our challenge. God is both willing and able to take care of us. So let us give thanks for the snow and the rain, knowing no matter what may come, God will provide. Your Pastor, Terry McGuire

Thanks To Our Worship Team Ministers: Everyone

Pastor: Reverend Terry McGuire

Lay Leaders: Mike Cather

Head Ushers: Gerald Wolff

Choir Director: Curt Clark

Pianist: Martha Hadsall

Acolytes for 2013

04-07 Neve Jensen & Jaylee Hekel

04-14 Audrey Befort & Innslee Albright

04-21 Cole Anderson & Abigail Reeves

04-28 Austin Clark & Jacob Clark

Children’s Sermons 2013

04-07 Sunny Reed

04-14 Jen Clark

04-21 Bret Walker

04-28 Karen Cather

Liturgists for 2013

04-07 Bret Walker

04-14 Gerald Wolff

04-21 Kathy Francis

04-28 Mike Cather

Ushers for 2013

04-07 Max & Kathleen Shaffer

Vi Olmstead & Clara Newton

04-14 Kyle & Crystal Carothers

Jerry & Lee Cox

04-21 Jerid & Karen effort

Joyce Gipple & Vi Olmstead

04-28 Diane Leland & Karen Hall

Wanda Harnden & Marsha Carothers

Communion Servers 2013

Robert & Carolyn Sharp

Marsha Carothers & Kathy Stewart

Communion Steward

Karen C.

Song Leaders for 2013

04-07 Marsha Carothers

04-14 Curt Clark

04-21 Karen Cather

04-28 Suzanne Clark

A Great Big Thank You to those Volunteering to be

a leader in worship this month.

With your help we can Make It Happen!

APRIL 2013 BIRTHDAYS

04-01 Georgia Williams 04-04 Kathy Francis 04-05 Brailey Koehler Breiley Koehler Irma Hoskinson 04-08 Geri DeHart Kathleen Shaffer 04-09 Roger McKnight 04-10 Larry Nelson 04-12 Jonna Gaffney Becky Lankton 04-13 Alberta Scott 04-19 Abigail Reeves 04-23 Nolan Lankton 04-27 Sean Reeves 04-29 Ron Hill

ANNIVERSARIES 4-17 Jerid & Karen Befort 4-30 Kenneth & Marsha Carothers

We Wish all of you Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary!!!

Military men and women in Iraq and other

parts of our world,

Our President and others in leadership

positions

Our church and our town

People who are confined to their home

Jim Anderson

Reiferd Acord

Evah Beard

Delores Mattingly’s Family

Treva Michel

Lawanna Hill

Lorene Carothers

Dylan Dragoo

Kyle Newlin

Ruth Warren

Ferris Williams

Alberta Scott

AUMC will be working the Thrift

Shop on the 4th Thurs. & Fri. of

each month from 9-1. We need

volunteers to help Irmal on the

first Sat. of each month. Tuesdays

we need volunteers to come help

mark the Brick a brack (odds &

ends). The clothes are marked

while the volunteers are there on

Thurs. & Fridays. If you have time and would like to share

your time with the Thrift Shop you are welcome.

For those of you who are interested in joining and help-ing with the church services at Country Living, they will take place on these dates. Mark them on your calendar so you can be there and join in the

service with all of the others. They will be on April 14, June 23rd and Sept. 1 and begin at 3:00 P.M.. These are subject to change and will be posted in the bulletin so you may remember to come out and join in the service. Everyone is welcome! Home Comfort & ACCC services will be April 17th & June 5th with a 3:00 P.M. at Home Comfort and 4:00 P.M. at ACCC. You are welcome to help with these services as well. Everyone is welcome!

I Pod?

I Pad?

Try

I Pray

God IS

Listening!

Thank You! Thank you to all who helped make the 2013 Trustee Board Fundraiser a success! We raised $5,500+ total for the Heater and A/C in the Little Lambs Daycare. Thank you for your energy, time, and financial giving which made this a success! In God’s Work, Jarom Reeves

It is a new year – are you looking for something new to do?

The Prayer Shawl group meets every Tues. at 4:30 in the Bride’s room for crocheting, knitting and conversation. You can work on your own

project or create a shawl. Currently the group is trying to make enough shawls to present one to everyone in ACCC. Wouldn’t you like to join us?

Also Coming If you missed the February Crafternoon you missed out on lots of laughter, tangles of yarn and a good time resulting in some snazzy scarves. The next Crafternoon is April 14th @ 3:00pm. Rachel Hadsall will teach card making techniques. Can take up to 15 participants. There is a small fee for this Crafternoon. Drinks will be provided.

Acolyte Training

Do you have a child that might be interested in being an acolyte?

We will be holding a training ses-

sion for wanna be and seasoned acolytes on Sunday, April 14th, immediately following the church service. This 30-40 minute session will

go over how and when to light the candles properly, along with a little lesson on why we do this at our church. Any questions? Please

call Karen Befort 620-845-1353.

When You Are 101 will you be ready to climb onto an elephant of this size and go for a ride. That is just what our very own Florence Barber

did. (She is the one in the front.) I think if you are this brave and at this age you

should be able to do whatever you heart & body will let you do. No fear here. Just

absolute FUN! Go Florence! We are so PROUD of you!

I made mention of this in last months issue and did not have the real live proof until I was sent this picture after the newsletter went out last

month.

April – Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Enterobacteriaceae, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), are a family of germs that live in the human

gut and sometimes cause illness. Some strains of Enterobacteriaceae have become difficult to treat

because they have high levels of resistance to antibiotics. These are known as carbapenem-resistant

Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).

CRE infections are rare but are increasing in some parts of the country. Healthy people usually do not

get CRE infections. In healthcare settings, CRE infections can occur among patients who are receiv-

ing treatment for other conditions. Patients whose care requires devices like breathing machines,

bladder catheters or intravenous (vein) catheters, and patients who are taking long courses of certain

antibiotics are most at risk for CRE infections. CRE can be passed from person to person through un-

washed hands and medical devices. Infections with these germs are very difficult to treat, and can be

deadly. It has been reported that they can cause death in up to 50 percent of patients who become in-

fected.

There are a few things you can do to prevent CRE infection:

Take antibiotics only as prescribed. Expect all doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers to wash their hands with soap and water,

or an alcohol-based hand rub, before and after touching your body or any item going into your

body. If they do not, ask them to do so. Clean your own hands often, especially: Before preparing or eating food Before and after changing wound dressings or bandages After using the bathroom After blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing Ask questions of those providing your medical care. Understand the treatments you are receiving,

as well as the risks and benefits.

Heath Report for April

Visit to Grandma’s A grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming

to visit with his wife:

“You come to the front door of the apartment complex. I am in apart-

ment 14T. There is a big panel at the front door. With your elbow push

button 14T. I will buzz you in. Come inside, the elevator is on the right.

Get in, and with your elbow hit 14. When you get out I am on the left.

With your elbow, hit my doorbell.”

“Grandma, that sounds easy, but why am I hitting all these buttons with

my elbow”?

“You’re coming empty handed?”