AUGUST, 2017

BAY MESSENGER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

FROM PASTOR JONATHAN-

There were once two rabbits, Wanda the Wise and Frederick the Foolish, who were walking through a field. They were good friends and enjoyed their strolls together. On this walk, they came upon two carrots. One of the carrots had large leaves sprouting out of the top and the other looked much smaller from the sur-face. Frederick was excited and ran up to the carrot with the larger leaves. "I'll have this one," he proudly exclaimed and proceeded to extract it from the ground. Wanda shrugged her shoulders and pulled out the other carrot, which turned out to be much bigger. Frederick was surprised and asked how this could possibly be. Wanda looked at her friend and replied, "You can't always judge a carrot by its leaves." They kept on walking and came across another pair of carrots, again with differing sized leaves. This time Frederick allowed his friend the first pick. Wanda hopped to each carrot, inspected and sniffed them carefully and, to Frederick's surprise, chose the carrot with the larger leaves. As they each extracted their carrots from the ground, Frederick was bemused to see that his carrot was smaller than Wanda's. "I thought that you said that small leaves meant it would be a larger car-rot," he said. "No," replied Wanda, "I said don't judge a carrot by its leaves. It's also important to remember to think before you choose." Frederick nodded and they ate their carrots before continuing their stroll. For a third time, they found two carrots, again with different sized leaves. Frederick looked confused and didn't know what to do. Wanda indicated that he could choose which carrot to eat. The poor foolish rabbit pretended to in-spect each carrot, but he didn't really know what to do. He knew that he wasn't as smart as his friend and he looked to Wanda with a confused expression on his face. Wanda smiled warmly and hopped over to the carrots. She inspected them and pulled out one of the carrots. Frederick shrugged his shoulders and went to the other one before he was interrupted by his wise friend. "No, Frederick, this one's your carrot," she said. "But you made the choice and I'm sure it's the bigger one of the two. I don't know how you do it, but I guess you're just smarter than me." "Frederick, there's no point in having wisdom if you're not willing to share the benefits of it with others. You're my friend and I want you to have this carrot. A smart rabbit with a full stomach but no friends isn't really wise, is she?" "I guess you're right," said Frederick with a full mouth, "as usual." --betterlifecoachingblog.com January 13,2012 edition

10 AM - Worship, Second Blessing Sunday School Child Care Available

A QUARTER

FOR JESUS

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ADULT

DISCIPLESHIP

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CALENDAR 7

CHILDREN’S

MINISTRY

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DIRECTORY

PHOTO

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OTHER NEWS 5

UPCOMING

EVENTS

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YOUTH

MINISTRY

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CALENDAR

Grades 7-8 Confirmation

First Week August:

Confirmation packets mailed

Sept 7 ‘Opening Night’ with Parents/ Mentors, 6:30pm (info soon)

Sept 10 Rally Day Fun

Sept 24 Mentor Breakfast 1, 8:45 AM

Grades 9-12 Youth Group

Aug 6 Game Night @ the Grossman’s, 7:00pm

Sept 10 Rally Day Fun

Sept 24 Day in Bay Retreat (details soon)

Online registration for Sun-day Confirmation & Youth Group

will begin Sept 1

bayumc.org

The 2017-18 season is sneaking up on us and I am so excit-ed to be a part of youth ministry. The youth are such a dynamic en-ergy in our church. Their passion, their laughter, their questioning, their ideas and their strength is such inspiration. They are our future and to be a part of their lives at this stage is an honor and a bless-ing. One thing I love is a good theme to help focus our ideas and goals. This fall the following verse is my guide…

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

We are all so much stronger than we think we are, especially when we take a breath and allow God’s love and wisdom in our hearts. The youth have a power and strength inside of them that they may or may not see yet. Our leadership team is set to use ac-tivities, lessons and events that are not just academic in nature, but hands-on experiences. We will take the principles and word of God and meet the youth where they are in their lives. We will try new things and we will LISTEN to their ideas and with God at their side, they will be our guides. Together we will find strength...in our spirits, our faith and love.

Oh, and we will eat snacks, jam to good music, and laugh a lot, too. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any of your thoughts, questions, ideas, etc. Can’t wait to get started (insert hand clapping here).

Blessings,

Cindy

Cindy Gulley, 440.522.7159

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Adult Discipleship August 2017

Adult Bible Study

The Adult Bible Study class will be starting up again on Monday, September 11th, the Monday following Rally Day. We meet in the conference room off of the parlor at either 6:00 of 7:30pm depending on other commitments. This Fall our curriculum will focus on the various mani-festations of God’s covenants with His people in both the Old and New Testaments. We work with participant and teacher’s books from the Adult Bible Studies series and the variety of sources gives us more than one viewpoint to con-sider. Our books are already here for the Fall quarter but we can always get more on a moment’s notice. If you would like to join the group, don’t be shy—your friends are already here and you will probably know everybody. Just contact Ron Smith if you are interested in getting started.

Adult Offerings

Adult Discipleship Classes resume in September

Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministers are

available! Contact

Pastor Jonathan.

HOME GROUPS!

Monthly fellowship and

Faith Based Discussions

Seekers Home Group

Thursdays, 7pm

Contact: Ron Smith

Hole Punchers Home Group

Sundays, 6pm

Contact: Jim & Peggy

Hoover

Lay Servant Training

The Lay Servant program is a way for United Methodists to become more aware of their Christian faith, their Wes-leyan heritage, and the skills needed to

participate more intensively in the life of their church. The North Coast District of the UMC offers Lay Servant training opportunities once or twice a year at various church loca-tions throughout the district. Both beginning and advanced classes will be offered on Oct. 6th and 7th at the Rockport UMC. If you would like more details contact Ann Freyer or Ron Smith.

www.bayumc.org

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Bay United Methodist Church

Children’s Ministry AUGUST 2017

Join Us for

Summer Sunday

Adventures!

Each Sunday

through August

20 we will have

an all ages

Sunday School

class outside.

Come and play!

VBS By the

Numbers:

21 students

10 Youth Helpers

9 Adult Volunteers

Countless dona-

tions of snacks and

supplies!

$175 raised to buy

school supplies for

Rainelle, WV!!

Thank you to each of

you who helped

make VBS awesome!

COMING SOON!

Students in Grades

PreK—6 will be learning

a new curriculum. From

the publishers of Maker

Fun Factory, Cave Quest,

and Everest VBS, “DIG

IN” is a volunteer-

friendly, hands-on,

engaging quest through

The Bible. If you’d be

willing to teach this Fall,

contact Leigh Ann!

Training date to be

announced!

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MESSENGER DEADLINE

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Upcoming Events:

September - Rally Day!

October - Family Fun Day

November - Knickerbocker

Thanksgiving

December - Choir Cantata,

Christmas Eve Worship

January - New Years Day

A FREE 8 x 10 PHOTO

Photographs will be taken on August

10-12th for our 2018 church photo

directory! Please sign up today. Sign

up sheets are located in the narthex.

You can also sign up online at:

www.ucdir.com. Click on

“schedule your photography session” on the right side, enter

oh2009 in the Church Code field and enter bayumc in

the church password field. Follow the prompts to schedule

your family’s appointment time.

If you have any questions, contact Ryan Spratt at

rspratt1216@gmail.com or 440.654.6044.

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A Quarter For Jesus?

Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a church in Houston, Texas.

Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown

area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much

change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, 'You'd better give the quarter back. It

would be wrong to keep it.' Then he thought, 'Oh, forget it, it's only a quarter. Who would worry

about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept

it as a 'gift from God' and keep quiet.'

When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, and then he handed the quarter to the

driver and said, 'Here, you gave me too much change.'

The driver, with a smile, replied, 'Aren't you the new preacher in town?'

'Yes' he replied.

'Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about going somewhere to worship. I just wanted to see what

you would do if I gave you too much change. I'll see you at church on Sunday.'

When the preacher stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, held on, and

said, 'Oh God, I almost sold your Son for a quarter.'

Our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read. This is a really scary example of how much

people watch us as Christians, and will put us to the test! Always be on guard -- and remember -- You

carry the name of Christ on your shoulders when you call yourself 'Christian.'

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Being a Christian is a whole lot like being on Candid Camera. When you least expect it, expect it!

(Reprinted from CVBS)

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BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

440.871.2082

E-mail: office@bayumc.org

Web site: www.bayumc.org

Rev. Jonathan McCleery

Rollin A. Conway, Pastor Emeritus Becky McAlea, Nursery Staff

Alfred J. Hubler, Pastor Emeritus Natalie Mealey, Organist

Iva David, Administrative Assistant Ronald H. Muth, Director of Music

Tiffany Duke, Nursery Staff Bridget Rodman, Nursery Staff

Guy Gammel, Weekday Custodian Jennifer Sauer, Financial Administrator

Cindy Gulley, Youth Ministry Leigh Ann Spratt, Children’s Ministry

Phil R. Kendel, Sunday Custodian Lisa Wilson, Nursery Staff

OUR MISSION STATEMENT To live the example of Jesus Christ.

THE MESSENGER is published monthly by

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