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July-August 2017

Monthly Newsletter of

Corry First UMC In His Steps

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. I Peter 2:21

Follow Us in our Journey to Follow Him

Corry First UMC Rev. Jonathan J. Fehl

Lead Pastor

650 Worth Street Corry, PA 16407

PHONE:

(814) 665-2445

FAX:

(814) 663-0532

E-MAIL:

[email protected]

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday – Friday 9:00am – 3:00pm

WORSHIP:

9:00 AM – Sunday School 10:00 AM – Traditional

Worship 11:00 AM – Coffee & Fellowship 11:11 AM – Contemporary Worship

WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

Wednesday: 6:00PM LIFE GROUP Thursday: 7:00 PMCHOIR REHEARSAL (In Hiatus for Summer Months)

Friday: 7 – 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT FLOOD (2 Groups) (Will start again in September)

(Schedule is subject to Change)

mailto:[email protected]

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July Birthday’s 01 Shirley Hawkins 02 Brenda Flores, Tom Labowski 03 Lisbeth Hepler, Paula Merkle 04 Eliana Beatty, Judy Bogert, Vern Culver, Roy Hall 05 Teri Volk 06 Greg Frodelius, Matthew Kennedy 07 Marian Aberg, Paeten Graves 09 Lynn Dingfelder, Katie Irvin, Zachary Kennedy 11 Deb Bernosky, Elsie Culver, Tim Nelson 12 Anita Baker, Andrea Costello 13 Jan Butler 14 Leah Curtis, Jenn Heiser, Lois Labowski, Janet Sill 16 Austin Bossert, Maddie Stine 17 Betty Mosher, Brittany Stine, Lynette Stoughton 18 Trevor Skalos, Dr. Larry Wells 20 Cyrus Heckaton, Martie Lee, Madison Myers 23 Bill Stroup, Don Trisket 24 Tim Costello, Alexandrea Lingenfelter, Max Monn, Maxine Pellican 25 Christian Frodelius, Ryan Smith 26 Kayla Booher, Amanda Greer, Logan Munsee 27 Tenley Murphy 28 Ruby Nelson, Macy Wardner 30 Daniel Baker, Haley Deane, Jerry Owens, Rachel Volk 31 Judy Heiser Anniversaries 09 Kurtis & Kim Amy 13 Nicholas & Mercedes Leofsky 14 Paul & Donna Dingle 19 Robert & Cheri Fink 20 Mark & Terri Leofsky 22 Mark & Jennifer Figurski 23 Ed & Terri Lindstrom 25 Roy & Cyndi Hall

August Birthday’s 01 Gary Hajec, Jim Hammond, Eileen Hunt 02 Donna Dingle 04 Cole Anthony, Lucy Antrim, Enola Monn 05 Anna Amacher, Lisa Andrus, Kelsey Kelley, Charla Thomas, Valerie Watrous 06 Cal Kerstetter 08 Deona Nichols, Alana Pognant 09 Mary Dingle 10 Sonny Lund 11 Heidi Knowlton, Brittany Loomis, Neil Pognant II 12 Patricia Davis, Bob Matteson 13 Joni Andrus, Ethel Fairchild 14 Kim Ramsdell, Kevin Heiser 17 Jenna Seeley 18 David Swarm 20 Carmel Fitch 22 Larissa Kressler, Matt Lindstrom, Brielle Silvis, Bristol Silvis, Jordan Sipe 23 Devin Burns 24 Daniel Headrick 25 Elizabeth Dougherty 29 Stephen Dahl 30 Jessica Devaney Anniversaries 01 Patrick & Stephanie Grace 02 Ryan & Alana Smith 03 Ryan & Amanda Andrus, Todd & Kristine Graves 05 David & Tina Swarm 14 Jason & Janet Monn 18 Tyler & MaryBeth Amy, John & Christine Zimmerman 19 Matthew & Megan Kennedy 20 John & Berdena Rough, Dr. Larry & Candy Wells Tim & Leah Costello 24 Tom & Gladys Stroup 25 Daniel & Anita Baker 27 Vern & Mary Gutz 29 Vern & Elsie Culver

Birthdays and Anniversaries

If we have missed your

Birthday or Anniversary

or there is a correction,

please let the church

office know.

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Wesbury’s

Chicken BBQ and

Craft Fair

Event includes: Used Book Sale,

Rummage Sale, Baked Goods Tent, Car

Show, Family Fun Zone, Live

Entertainment and much more.

When: Sunday, July 15, 2017 – Rain or Shine

Where: Wesbury, 31 North Park Avenue, Meadville, PA 16335

Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Worship Service at 9:45 a.m.

Attendance & Financial Giving for June Average Attendance Monthly Giving 10am & 6pm Worship 160 General Fund $ 19,218.44 Sunday School 50 (Needed Weekly: $6,297) Campership Fund TD $ 4,304.93

Every good gift and every

perfect gift is from above,

coming down from the

Father of lights with whom

there is no variation or

shadow due to change.

James 1:17

I would like to financially contribute to First United Methodist Church of Corry

Please provide me with a supply of offering envelopes:______________ I will pick these envelopes up:_______

Please mail me envelopes:_____ OR:

I will contribute on-line at: www.corryfirst.church

OR: I will contribute through my, financial institution, bill-pay program; mailing the check to:

First United Methodist Church 650 Worth Street Corry, PA 16407

Name:______________________________________

Address:_____________________________________

___________________________________________

Thank you!

1. Philippians 1.1-30 2. Philippians 2.1-30 3. Philippians 3.1-21 4. Philippians 4.1-23 5. Colossians 1.1-23 6.Colossians 1.24—2.5

7.Colossians 2.6-19 8. Colossians 2.20—3.17 9. Colossians 4.2-18

10.1 Thessalonians 1.1-10


12.1 Thessalonians 2.17—3.13


14.1 Thessalonians 5.1-28 15. 2 Thessalonians 1.1-12 16. 2 Thessalonians 2.1-17 17. 2 Thessalonians 3.1-18 18. 1 Timothy 1.1-20 19. 1 Timothy 2.1-15 20. 1 Timothy 3.1-16 21. 1 Timothy 4.1-16 22. 1 Timothy 5.1-25 23. 1 Timothy 6.3-21 24. 2 Timothy 1.1-18 25. 2 Timothy 2.1-26

26. 2 Timothy 3.1-17 27. 2 Timothy 4.1-22 28. Titus 1.1-16 29. Titus 2.1-15 30. Titus 3.1-15 31. Philemon 1-25

1. Matthew 18.15-35 2. 2 Corinthians 2.5-17 3. 2 Corinthians 5.11-21 4. 2 Corinthians 6.1-13 5. Exodus 1.1-22 6. Exodus 2.1-25 7. Exodus 3.1-22 8. Exodus 5.1-21 9. Exodus 5.22—6.13 10. Exodus 12.1-20 11. Exodus 12.21-36 12. Exodus 12.37-51 13. Exodus 13.1-10

Read Through the Bible for July

14. Exodus 13.11-22 15. Exodus 14.1-31 16. Exodus 15.19-27 17. Exodus 16.1-21 18. Exodus 16.22-36 19. Exodus 17.1-16 20. Leviticus 16.1-19 21. Leviticus 16.20-34 22. 2 Samuel 9.1-13 23. Psalm 32

24. Psalm 43 25. Psalm 56 26. Psalm 57

27. Psalm 68.1-20 28. Psalm 68.21-35 29. Psalm 80 30. Psalm 103 31. Psalm 113

Read Through the Bible for August

EUMA SHOE DRIVE THANKS YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS…… Thank you so much for participating in this year’s Shoe

Drive!

With your help, we were able to collect over 125 pairs of

shoes. The purpose of this drive is to raise needed funds to

help those who are homeless or have disabilities, shoes are

kept out of landfills, and they support micro-enterprise in

developing countries. So far with the shoes collected at

Annual Conference, EUMA will receive $11,596.80 to

support their 2 missions!

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Camp Halo is in need of kids clothes!!!! Sizes 4T and up!! Boys sizes are needed the most. We give our campers some school clothes and help them out with clothes needed when they are at camp. We need to have a well-stocked Donation Room

The Items We Need Are As Follows:

updated 😊 7/06/17 If The item has a 📌 it means we we are still

In great need of this. If it's on the list still and doesn't have a mark we have some but only enough. 📌Please Share: Please PM Barbie

Pfeil if you can help!

Shopping List Camp Halo

Perishable Foods • 150 pounds of hamburger

• 20 tubs sour cream 📌

• 75 pounds of butter 📌

• 200 pounds of bacon

• 250 boxes of sausage 📌

• 20 gallons of milk

• 25 gallons of vanilla ice cream 📌

• 75 tubs of cool whip 📌

• 12 of the largest bags of tater tots 📌

Canned Foods

• 75 cans of tuna fish

• 60 cans of cream of celery soup 📌

• 60 cans of cream of mushroom soup 📌

• 20 cans of sloppy joe mix 📌

• 20 bottles of Barbeque Sauce

• 8 cans of coffee

• 8 #10 cans of Nacho Cheese

• 70 #10 cans of fruit

• 50 #10 cans of vegetables

• 20 cans of cake frosting

•75 bottles of syrup

Box Foods

• 10 boxes of pancake mix

• 40 boxes of scallop potatoes

• 10 boxes of oatmeal

• 25!bags of popcorn

• 10 pounds of chocolate (chocolate bars)

• 8 boxes of graham crackers

• 15 bags of regular marshmallows

• 15 bags of mini marshmallows

• 1,000 taco shells (hard and soft)

• 25 bags of tortilla chips

• 10 boxes of biscuit mix 📌

• 10 bags of sugar

Drinks

• 100Kool-Aid mix (8 quart) • 100 bottles of breakfast juice • 20 cases of water • 100 Bottles of soda (2-liters) (Orange and Root Beer) • 54 bottles of Gatorade Kitchen Supplies • 100 coffee filters • 10 large dawn dish soap

• 400 contractor garbage 📌bags • 6 boxes 13 gallon garbage bags • 300 hair nets

• 500 food safety gloves 📌 • 50 fly strips Paper Products

• 40 packages of cups (100 count) 📌 • 50 boxes of Dixie cups

• 3,500 paper bowls 📌

• 6500 dessert plates 📌 Miscellaneous Supplies • 3 bottles of bleach Crafts • 75 kids tee shirt sizes • 200 adult tee shirt sizes • 40 cans of bright spray paint • 40 rolls of ribbon • 6 tubs of foamies • 40 packages of colorful markers • 40 Lice kit School clothes, summer clothes are not included in this list

July 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 9:00 AM-Sunday School 10:00 AM-Morning Worship 11:00 AM-Welcome dinner

3 6:00 PM-Celebrate Recovery

4 8:00 AM-HOLIDAY - OFFICE CLOSED 10:00 AM-Wesley Woods Sports Camp

5 4:30 PM-Life Group Trip

6 10:00 AM-Wesley Woods Sports Camp

7 8:00 AM-Lisa Out of Office

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9 9:00 AM-Sunday School 10:00 AM-Morning Worship 11:00 AM-11:11 Worship Service 11:00 AM-Fellowship Time

10 6:00 PM-UMW Picnic 6:00 PM-Celebrate Recovery

11 6:00 PM-Finance Meeting 6:30 PM-Ladies' Choice 7:00 PM-Administrative Council

12 6:00 PM-Life Group 7:00 PM-Worship Meeting

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18 6:30 PM-Ladies' Choice

19 6:00 PM-Life Group

20 21 22 8:00 AM-Pavilion in Use 3:00 PM-Pool Party & Picnic

23 9:00 AM-Sunday School 10:00 AM-Morning Worship 11:00 AM-11:11 Worship Service 11:00 AM-Fellowship Time 11:15 AM-Missions Meeting


25 6:30 PM-Ladies' Choice 7:00 PM-Trustees Meeting

26 5:00 PM-Life Group 6:30 PM-Carpenters for Christ

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August 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 6:30 PM-Ladies' Choice 07:00 PM-Worship Meeting


3 4 5:00 PM-Wedding Rehearsal

5 11:00 AM-Wedding





10 11 12 8:00 AM-Serve Corry Day





17 18 19 10:00 AM-Stampin' Up



22 6:30 PM-Ladies' Choice 07:00 PM-Trustees Meeting

23 6:00 PM-Life Group 6:30 PM-Carpenters for Christ

24 25 26

27 8:00 AM-Missions Meeting 9:00 AM-Sunday School 10:00 AM-Morning Worship 11:00 AM-11:11 Worship Service 11:00 AM-Fellowship Time




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Hutchie Herald June/July 2017

You built your wall on our land

After having recently finished enclosing our land with a wall and having had a well installed, two guys came to me and said, “You built your wall on our land.” I replied, “What?”

(as we had done all the paper work.) My heart sank realizing that we could lose everything we’d invested. We went immediately to prayer and to the negotiating table.

Renewed perspective

God soon reminded me that the project was His and He could do with it as He pleased. Romans 8:28 says “All things work together for good for those who love God and are

called according to His purposes.”

Is that what He wanted after all--that I give the project back into His hands instead of running off with my own ideas and plans? I now have a renewed perspective and am more

diligently seeking his directives.

God did it!

It turns out that the seller knowingly sold his nephews’ land and had people sign the papers who didn’t verify info prior to signing. The owners of this idle land had no intention

of selling it and certainly not for that price. Several weeks later, papers were signed by all involved agreeing to the sale of this land to SIM, a real miracle indeed! I’m still amazed

at how our Sovereign God orchestrated this situation. Although we did end up paying more for the land it is still a very good price for that size of land in this area.

Projected project developments

At present two outside latrines and showers are being installed next to where we hope to build the ministry center. Other projects will probably be put on hold for 2 or 3 months

(until after rainy season). This will allow my missionary colleague, who actually

knows something about construction, to return and supervise the work. Also, we are still in need of funds to build a duplex and the actual ministry center.

Over 70 students earn Bibles

My house worker (who helped correct the lessons) and I, saw many joyous faces as 72 students proudly showed their friends the Bibles they earned upon their completion of

required Bible lessons.

No, I didn’t cheat

Part way through this school year, we discovered that students were cheating. When I faced them with undeniable evidence of their cheating, their response was, “No, I didn’t

cheat.” Cheating here has reached epidemic proportions (especially in school). Saying you didn’t cheat (even when it's obvious you did) seems less embarrassing than telling the

truth. Pray that these 16 students I expelled from the course will understand the need for integrity in all areas of their lives.

Teaching sessions

My colleagues and I have finished our 2016/2017 school year teaching sessions. This year:

over 150 people participated in our ‘kids ministry’ mini seminars

about 150 new Sunday school teachers have been trained

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Thanks to your generosity…

--Thanks to your generous gifts, about 170 Sunday school teachers learned to read and write and can now prepare their Sunday school lessons in their mother tongue.

--Due to a donation from the States, we were able to provide t-shirts to well over 100 poor people in our region.

No, ‘Tantie’ we don’t want a break

Since the more advanced youth Bible study group had been unable to meet for several weeks due to end of school year scheduling conflicts, I had our typical end of school year

prayer and wrapping up of the year’s activities. Imagine my surprise last night when several of these youth showed up again saying, "No Tantie, we don’t want a break. We’ll

have even more time to come now than before." Now that’s encouraging I thought, but at some time Tantie Bev will still need to take a break too.

A time for everything

As people are now heading off to their fields, I’ll be working more on kids lessons and preparing for our 3rd

French camp and for our 1st regional Sunday school teachers camp as

well as arranging things on our new property.

Thanks so much for those of you who were aware of the land situation and upheld it in prayer!

Without your prayers and generosity, this ministry would not be possible!

Communication

If you were not aware of the land crisis and would have liked to be (or want to be informed of more current prayer requests when they arise in the future), please let me know at

this e-mail address: [email protected] and I’ll make sure you are on this list for the most updated or urgent requests.

Serving the Master,

Bev Hutchison

Field address: SIM (Mission Protestante) 623 Rue Koaaba (13.22) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso WEST AFRICA (226) 63 20 90 08 [email protected]

SIM headquarters: SIM Box 7900 Charlotte, NC 28241 (704) 588-4300 Stateside address (for prayer letters): Marvin Hutchison 8262 Gulf Rd North East, PA 16428 [email protected]

(814) 725-3430

When: Saturday, July 22 Where: Larry and Candy Wells 701 Union St. Corry, PA Who: Whole church family Family Ministries will be hosting a pool party

at Larry and Candy Wells on July 22nd starting

at 3:00 with swimming. Everyone is invited to

bring a dish to pass. Hot dogs and hamburgers

will be provided, as well as a drink. Bring lawn

chairs and lawn games if you have them. We

will eat around 5:00.

CORRY GOSPEL IN THE PARK 2016 SCHEDULE

JULY 11TH SPRAGUE FAMILY SINGERS

FROM WESTFIELD, NY

JULY 18TH REFLECTIONS OF HOPE, LADIES QUARTET

FROM WEST SPRING CREEK

JULY 25TH BETH EDWARDS THE SINGING E.M.T.

AND HER GOSPEL BAND FROM UNION CITY, PA

AUGUST 1ST PRISCILLA & REX WHITE with BAND

FROM WARREN AND SPRING CREEK, PA

AUGUST 8TH LADIES CHOICE CHORUS SINGING GOSPEL MUSIC

FROM CORRY, PA

THANKS TO BOB WILLIAMS AND THE CORRY JOURNAL FOR SPONSORING THE GOSPEL IN THE PARK LIABILITY INSURANCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, THANKS BOB. GOD BLESS. ALL CONCERTS START AT 7:00 PM AT THE GAZEBO WITH RAIN LOCATION AT FAITH EVANGELICAL CHURCH 13444 WEST WASHINGTON STREET. GOSPEL IN THE PARK COMMITTEE, JERRY, EVENLY, JOHN & TERESA, INFO OR QUESTIONS 814-664-7502 OR FAITH CHURCH 814-664-4721 E-MAIL [email protected]

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