The Chimes

June/July

2018

Trinity United Methodist Church 75 East High Street, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

A nobleman in the 1800’s wondered what his

legacy would be. He wanted to leave

something behind that would speak to what was most important. He decided he would build a church. Of course, this took a long time, but when it was done, he felt that he had something that would be his legacy. The townspeople came to celebrate the completed church. In time, however, one of the onlookers noticed what looked like a fatal flaw. There were no lamps. How would this beautiful church be lit? There were brackets on the wall, holders for lamps, but not lamps.

Then the nobleman gave each family a lamp. They were to bring their lamp every time they came to worship. “When you are here, he said, “it will be lighter. When you are not, it will be darker. Realize that when you are not here some part of God’s house will be darkened.”*

This story reminds me of Hebrews 10:25 which says, “let us not give up meeting together…but let us come together to encourage one another…” The obvious point is that we come together on Sunday morning to worship God and if we are not there the light of Christ is less bright. Not only this, but we come together to be an encouragement to one another as we let our light sine for the glory of God.

God Bless,

Pastor Jeff

*from a book by Mark Yarhouse

East Ohio Conference of the UMC Annual Conference at Lakeside will be held June 10th – 14th. Pastor Jeff will be in

attendance. Please contact the church office if you need anything during that time.

Community Outdoor Service - The Interchurch Council is again sponsoring a Community Outdoor Service to be held at the Mt. Gilead State Park on Sunday, 7/29 at 11:00 a.m. Please note there will be no services or Sunday School at Trinity that morning. Plan on meeting at the State Park that morning. Pastor Jeff will be bringing the message. Bring your lawn chairs, sunscreen and a dish to share for the meal following the service.

Spiritual submarines

Author Steve Farrar encourages Christian fathers to be spiritual submarines under the surface of their children’s lives. “Through your prayers you have the ability to affect situations where you are not physically present,” he writes in Standing Tall. “You may be undetected, but that does not mean that you are ineffective.”

A man who puts on the armor of God and goes to war on his knees for his children is a force to be reckoned with, Farrar adds. “When it comes to battle … understand that you have been given awesomely

powerful weapons.”

Car wash During a youth group car wash, a teenager drove up in his dented, old automobile.

“Welcome!” said another boy. “But I have to tell you that while we can wash your car, we can’t iron out the wrinkles.”

PRAYER CONCERNS Trinity members and friends

who have been in our prayers

the past month…..

New Prayer Concerns: Bulkowski Boys & Dog, Janet Giele, John Hershner, Joel Gaverick, Marilee George

Ongoing Prayer: Barb Detwiler, Belisa Sherman, Cassidy Briggs, Cathy Maxwell, Cheryl Doyle, Cindy Borgman, Craig Mullins, Dale Lyman, Dale Steiner, Gary Burke, Jerry Thompson, Julie Vargo, June Jolif, Kalvari Kershner, Kathy Hart, Lon Irons, Michelle Shepard, Nathan Dotters, Pam Besseck, Phyllis Bell, Ron Carsner, Sharon Vargo, Sherry Meyers, Sherry Seckel, Susan Keightley, Tammy Ghent, Tim Klingel, Will Mullins, Unspoken Request. Civilians serving overseas. Opioid Crisis

Military: Curt Belohlavek, Emily Garry, Eric Mann, Kelly Mann, Jon Tschudi & all other military personnel around the world

Nursing Home Residents & Shut-Ins: Alice Foley, Aretha Richardson, Faye Willeke, Nettie Lyon, Marjorie West, Mary Dianne George

Missionaries: Gordon & Ardell Graner [Dominican Republic]

Our Trinity Family wishes to extend prayers to the following families in the loss of a loved one this past month: Clair Bardo, Dan Bertrum, Skylar Bentley, Stephanie Roarty, Thelma May

TRINITY ATTENDANCE

DATE

SUNDAY

SCHOOL

8:30

AM

10:30

AM

TOTAL

5/06/2018 45 36 76 112

5/13/2018 39 39 91 130

5/20/2018 43 48 80 128

5/27/2018

JUNE/JULY COMMITTEE MEETINGS…

Trustees: Tuesday, 6/5, 7:00 pm Trustees: Tuesday, 7/3, 7:00 pm Finance: Tuesday, 7/10, 7:00 pm Staff Parish: Monday, 7/16, 7:00 pm Ad Council: Tuesday, 7/17, 7:00 pm Education: Tuesday, 7/24, 7:00 pm

TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY AT SAMES & COOK 3:00-4:00 pm

We will begin our study in the book of Mark. Please feel free to join us as we dig into the

Word! (We are presently meeting at Edison Depot.)

May 29: Overview and Introduction (Chp. 1:1 -

20)

June 05: Jesus’ Early Galilean Minstry

(Chp.1:21-3:12) June 12: No Bible Study June 19: Jesus’ Later Galilean Minstry (Chapter 3:13 - 6:6) June 26: No Bible Study July 03: Jesus’ Work Beyond Galilee (Chapter

6:7- 8:26) July 10: True Discipleship & Transfiguration (8:27 – 9:50)

July 17: No Bible Study

July 24: No Bible Study

July 31: No Bible Study

COMMUNITY DINNER

Wednesday, June 20th 5:00-6:45 pm Ham Loaf & Cheesy Potatoes. Meals Include: vegetable, choice

of salad, roll, dessert and drink. Dinners are $8.00 per person. Children 10 & under free. Carry out available. Thank you everyone for your help and support!

Office Hours during Pastor Jeff’s Vacation Pastor Jeff and Denise will be on vacation 6/22-6/24 and 6/27 – 7/7. Mary Kay Myers will be covering in the church office. The office hours during this time will be from 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m. Jim Brucker will be in call if a need arises.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN NEWS

Happy Summer Ladies

Our May meeting was lots of fun and we had some new attendees. Della shared a sacred place and encounter with us and then led us in creating a planter of succulents.

We will be using succulent planters as our centerpieces and door prizes for our June Guest Salad Luncheon as well. If daytime is a better meeting time for you, you’ll want to attend this luncheon. We each bring a salad to share and we invite area UMW to be our guests. We eat at noon and then have a speaker. Our speaker this year is Donna Imel from Delaware, who will teach interested groups how to make sleeping bags for the homeless.

Poquer Club will be Wed. June 27, at 8:30 am at Edison Depot.

Sewing /Work day is Wed. June 11; 9:00-11:30am in Trinity Hall.

There will be no meeting in July due to vacations and Mid-West Mission.

Mission u is July 21-23. You can read more about it and register by going to www.missionu2018.eventbrite.com or by picking up a form in the church office.

Love and blessings, Marilyn Turner

UMW Salad Luncheon Monday, June 18th at noon in Trinity Hall. Please bring a salad to share (table

service and beverages will be provided). Donna Imel will be sharing how she is making sleeping bags for the homeless. If you plan to attend, please let Marilyn Turner know at (419) 560-3293 or contact the church office (419) 947-6040 by Monday, 6/11.

American Red Cross Bloodmobile – at the last Bloodmobile 32 units were collected and 96 potential number of lives saved. The next Bloodmobile will be at Trinity on Monday, July 2nd from noon till 6:00 p.m.

Mission Committee Message

Heartbeat Diaper Update: In the first two weeks of collecting diapers and wipes for Heartbeat we have filled the bin to overflowing! What a wonderful response. With two more weeks to go it would be won

Family Overnight Retreat: Fri. August 3rd at 7:00 pm – Sat. August 4th at 7:00 pm At Lutheran Memorial Camp, 2790

State Route 61, Fulton OH

Trinity’s Education Committee is sponsoring a Family Overnighter at the Lutheran Memorial camp in Fulton. All ages are welcome. Join us Friday August 3rd arriving at 6:00 p.m. to get settled. There will be camp singing, s’mores, vespers and more. Then spend the night in one of the family retreat centers. You may come and go for activities if you need to. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be provided by the camp on Saturday. Activities such as games, archery, swimming and fishing are planned for Saturday. Cost will be $25 per person. Scholarships are available.

Please contact Jim Brucker or the church office if you plan to go to camp or for any questions.

Sewing Group

The efforts and hard work of all those who cut, sew and knit for the sewing group have paid off. The list below are the items that will be sent to Annual Conference for the Midwest Distribution Center.

Midwest inventory for 2018:

• 23 baby fleece jackets • 12 little girls' hospital gowns • 53 baby kimonos • 120 diapers • 246 school book bags

• 87 baby sweaters

My compliments to the Creator

Dear God,

I saw the Grand Canyon this summer. Nice piece of work! Love, Kyle (age 9)

Youth Group

June/July Youth Schedule

Sunday, 6/3 12:00 p.m. – Youth Luncheon at church

Friday, 6/8 – Sunday 6/10 YAC Lakeside

Sunday, 6/17 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church Sunday, 6/24 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Sunday, 7/1 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Sunday, 7/8 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Sunday, 7/15 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Sunday, 7/22 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Sunday, 7/29 7:00 p.m. – Youth Group at church

Luncheon to Raise Money for Youth Annual Conference – The Youth Group will be serving a luncheon on Sunday, June 3rd following the 10:30 a.m.

worship service. Lunch will include: Chicken and stuffing casserole, green beans, salad and desserts. The cost is a donation. The youth are raising money to cover the costs of Youth Annual Conference. Come out and support our youth!

Midwest Mission Distribution Center:

Thank you to all who have purchased a cleaning bucket, we are presently at 17 buckets. It is not too late to purchase a bucket for $65. Checks to be made payable to Trinity United Methodist Church with" Cleaning Bucket" on the memo line. We will take bucket purchases up to June 17 so there is still time.

Thank you for your prayers and well wishes as we head to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center outside of Springfield, Illinois in July. There is still room available if you would like to join us, application forms are in the office.

Blessings to our wonderful Church Family Midwest Mission Team

Rummage Sale Recap

Another successful sale! We raised $2,062.20 for our church programs!

Thanks to everyone who gave us their treasures. We are grateful for every donation! Special thanks to each one who worked to setup, price, display and clean up. We can’t do this without you! Thank you, Dave Knechtly and Robin Brucker for all your support! To those who showed up to lend a hand thanks hardly seems enough: Pastor Jeff & Denise Canankamp, Gary & Carol Begeman, Deb Knechtly, Kelly Hand, Jeff Rocks, Marilyn Rhodebeck, Melissa Furniss, Katie Young, Mary Hill, Susan Keightley, Marshall & Hudson Hand, Amy & Carolyn Barr, Mike & Marlene Lancaster, Tom & Anne Cotton, Wilma Hayes, Joan Myers, Della Mosier, Alice Hackworth, Ruby Jackson, Loretta Curts, Jim Brucker, Jodi Hayes, Mary Kay Myers and Emily Shaffer.

Please start a “winter box” for our next sale in October! ~ From my heart ~ Sandy Snyder

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Because of our Child Protection Policy we need 2 people in the nursery during the Sunday school hour and during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Please contact the church office if you are able to help during either of these times at trinityumc@redbird.net or 419-947-6040. There are also sign-up sheets in the nursery. Thanks to all those who volunteered in the nursery: Gary Begeman, Kristi Bulkowski, Tom Cotton, Alberta Stojkovic, Pat & Dick Miller, Joyce Overmoyer, Vince Brown, Kimberly Neal and Sue Williamson.

LOW IMPACT/STEP AEROBICS CLASS

Exercise to Energize - Classes meet

on Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00

p.m. and Saturday mornings at 10:00

a.m. We exercise with music and

mix in light weights and floor

exercises. We would love to have you join us! If

you have any questions ask Allen or Alberta

Stojkovic 419-946-4982.

REIMBURSEMENT VOUCHERS

If you make any authorized purchases for the church, please return the original

receipt and a completed Voucher to the church office within one month of the purchase. This will insure that you receive your reimbursement on time and it also helps the church keep its accounts up to date and accurate. Blank Vouchers are available in the church office.

2018 Altar Flowers

Make sure you write who is purchasing the flowers and who they are “In Memory of” or “In Honor of”. The cost of the flowers is $30. Please mark “Altar Flowers” in memo line of your check made out to Trinity UMC. The church office orders flowers for anyone who has signed up the week before the Sunday they are for. If you decide to get them yourself at another florist, please let the church office know in advance. Thank you!

SPECIAL EVENTS AND USE OF FACILITIES

We are fortunate to have a facility that is busy through the year. If you plan to hold a special event, work session or other function in the church, please make sure to check availability of date and time with the church office as far in advance as possible. A Building Use form may need to be completed and returned for approval and signature by the Trustee Committee. The forms are available in the church office or may be emailed by the office at your request. Your cooperation in this process helps everyone coordinate use of the facility. Thank you!

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM

Trinity is part of the Kroger Community Rewards program. Just by using your Kroger plus card when you shop at Kroger, they will make a donation to our church. Our most recent check

was $211.64. To sign up go online at www.kroger.com/community and register your Kroger Plus Card, you will need to enter Trinity’s # 90458 and your email address. Thank you for supporting this program and Trinity UMC!

KROGER’S ROUND UP PROGRAM: Kroger’s

“Round Up” program has resulted in

generous donations to the Mid Ohio

Foodbank to help feed the hungry.

These contributions have been

passed on to local Food Pantries and

Kitchens, including the one here at Trinity!

Recently, our Food Pantry & End of Month Meal

ministry received a total of $801.02! Your pennies

really do make a difference! Thank you so much for

“rounding up” at Krogers!

~Food Pantry & End of Month Meal Team

GOD’S SERVANTS – June 2018

June 2018

8:30 am Greeters

8:30 am Call to Worship Readers

8:30 am Scripture Readers

3 Bill & Loretta Curts Loretta Curts Rod Clinger

10 Rod & Pam Clinger Amy Barr Pat Tolbert

17 Tom & Diane Geyer Deb Knechtly Alan Torppa

24 Dick & Pat Miller Pat Miller Pam Clinger

June 2018 10:30 am Greeters

10:30 am Call to Worship Readers

10:30 am Scripture Readers

3 Allen & Alberta Stojkovic Joan Myers Marilyn Turner

10 Jim & Joyce Overmoyer Ruth Logan Joel Seckel

17 Juanita Piercy & Suzy Piercy Robin Brucker Cheryl Young

24 Ruth Logan & Evelyn Shoults Susan Keightley Anne Cotton

June 2018

10:30 am Music

10:30 am Children’s Church

Altar Flowers ($30.00)

3 Cheryl Young

10 Mandy Rocks Jim & Robin Brucker

17 Kelly Hand Joan Myers

24 Jim Brucker

June 2018

9:30 am Nursery Volunteers

10:30 am Nursery Volunteers

10:30 am Acolytes

3 Gary Begeman Gary Begeman The Hand Family

10 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Bulkowski Family

17 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Robinson Family

24 Pat Miller Amy Barr The Rocks Family

10:30 am Ushers: Olen Jackson, Merrill Brucker, Floyd Sterritt, Glenn Hayes

Independence Day lessons for church life

• Return to the basics — On July 4 we commemorate the origins of our country. In terms of faith, we also periodically need to hear again the foundational stories of Creation, the Israelites and, of course, Jesus.

• Honor the gift of freedom — “For freedom Christ has set us free … do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1, ESV). We strive as citizens to preserve and live out our national freedom. Likewise, as citizens of God’s kingdom we live gladly in the freedom of salvation and share that gift with others.

• Enjoy community — July 4 is known for picnics, parades and other community gatherings. Similarly, the church is nourished by coming together for worship, meals and other special events.

• Be light in the darkness — As fireworks brighten the sky with light and color, the church is called to display the Gospel’s unique light in a dark world. Our word dynamite and the Greek word for power — as in, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you” (Acts 1:8) — share a root. Through God’s power in us, we share Jesus — dynamically! — with others.

—Heidi Mann

GOD’S SERVANTS – July 2018

July 2018

8:30 am Greeters

8:30 am Call to Worship Readers

8:30 am Scripture Readers

1 Pat Tolbert Noni Wheeler Gary Begeman

8 Cal & Donna Shirk Donna Shirk Loretta Curts

15 Mike & Marlene Lancaster Marlene Lancaster Rod Clinger

22 Pat Tolbert Rod Clinger Pat Tolbert

29 Community Outdoor Service

July 2018 10:30 am Greeters

10:30 am Call to Worship Readers

10:30 am Scripture Readers

1 Allen & Alberta Stojkovic Anne Cotton Ken Barnett

8 Jim & Joyce Overmoyer Ruth Logan Allen Stojkovic

15 Juanita Piercy & Suzy Piercy Kristi Bulkowski Dennis Hill

22 Ruth Logan & Evelyn Shoults Kelly Hand Kristi Bulkowski

29 Community Outdoor Service

July 2018

10:30 am Music

10:30 am Children’s Church

Altar Flowers ($30.00)

1 Cheryl Young

8 Mandy Rocks

15 Kelly Hand Logan Sisters

22 Jim Brucker Juanita Piercy

29 Community Outdoor Service

July 2018

9:30 am Nursery Volunteers

10:30 am Nursery Volunteers

10:30 am Acolytes

1 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Hand Family

8 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Bulkowski Family

15 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed The Robinson Family

22 Dick & Pat Miller Dick & Pat Miller The Rocks Family

29 Community Outdoor Service

10:30 am Ushers: Olen Jackson, Merrill Brucker, Floyd Sterritt, Glenn Hayes

Trinity United Methodist Church: Office Hours: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm [Lunch 12:00-12:30 pm]

Phone: 419-947-6040 Fax: 419-947-6050 Website: www.mgtrinity.com Email Address: trinityumc@redbird.net

Pastor Jeff’s Email Address: jcanankamp82@gmail.com

The Chimes is a monthly publication of Trinity United Methodist Church. Copy deadline is the third Wednesday of each month by 4 pm.

Trinity United Methodist Church Staff: Rev. Jeff Canankamp, Pastor - Parsonage Phone: 419-751-7572

Susan James, Music Director & Pianist/Organist Tina Schaeufele, Treasurer

Denise Canankamp, Secretary Barb Brewer, Kitchen Coordinator Diana Kemp, Nursery Care Giver