~ Serving Today ~

Music: Worship Band: Craig Kotnik (guitar), Erin Gee (guitar), Joy

Parker (piano), Bob Hudacek (drums), Michael Lee (bass), Sydney Hu-

dacek (keyboard). Vocalists: Michael Jaszczak & Linda Rollins. To-

day’s Ushers: First Service Mary Kotnik, Diane Pidwell and Tim &

Leslie Miller. Second Service Jim Fredrick, Stacy Parker and Stan &

Marilyn DeMoor.

~ Thank You for Being Here Today! ~ Brecksville United Methodist Church is a place where everyone is

welcome, no exceptions! We pray that you will find this a special place

where your heart, mind and soul are opened to God.

First time visitor? We have a gift for you! See an usher for a compli-

mentary welcome bag! We’d also love to learn a little about you. Fill out

a “Connection Card” (in the seat back pocket) or visit our church website:

www.brecksvilleumc.com. Large print bulletins and hearing assist

devices are available from the ushers.

Worship Hours: 8:45 Contemporary Service

10:00 Education Hour for all ages (most Sundays)

11:15 Traditional Service

Summer Worship, begins May 31:

8:30 Casual Outdoor Worship on the Front Lawn

10:00 Blended Worship in the Sanctuary

Just for Kids

Nursery Care is available at both services from September to May

and at 10 am service in the summer. No pre-registration is required.

A Children’s Program, SPROUTS (for 3 yrs and up) is offered during

Worship from September to May except on the 1st Sunday of each

month. Kids are dismissed to SPROUTS following the Children’s

Moment. No pre-registration is required.

Need a quiet spot to calm a young one? The Parlor is open during

worship, with audio from the Sanctuary. You won’t miss a thing!

Sunday, May 10, 2015: Record of Faithfulness

8:45 Education

Hour

11:15 Weekly

Giving

Online

Giving

200 109 118 $7,979 $706

Online giving is available at BUMC! Make a gift using

the “Giving” tab at the top of the church website

homepage or use the QR Code at right. Your gifts make

the ministries of this church possible. Thank you!

Announcements Today is Confirmation Sunday! Confirmation will take place dur-

ing our second service at 11:15. Everyone is invited to a celebratory

reception with cake in Fellowship Hall after second service. Learn

more about the members of this year’s confirmation class in today’s

bulletin insert.

3C’s Liberia Mission Potluck This Evening. Come share a time of

celebration and potluck dinner in our Fellowship Hall from 5 - 8 pm

and hear the latest news from Kathy and Danny Dickriede, recently

returned from Liberia. We’ll be joined by people from all over the

East Ohio Conference to learn about Ganta Hospital, Farmer to

Farmer and Camphor Mission - and to talk about possible mission

trips as the Ebola crisis ends. All are welcome: those who have been

to Liberia, those who hope to go, and those who are simply interest-

ed in learning more about Liberia and sharing a meal.

Church Membership Classes Begin Today at 10 am and will meet

again on May 31 at 11 am. New Member Sunday is June 7. If you

would like to explore church membership or learn more about what

it means to be a United Methodist, please join this class today! Can’t

make it this time? Pastor Clark would love to hear from you for our

next class: 440-526-8938 or pastor@brecksvilleumc.com.

You’re Invited to a Spring Salad Potluck sponsored by Parma-

Southwest District of Church Women United on May 19 at Parma

South Presbyterian Church at noon. Bring a salad, a friend, and $3

for the coffers of this group and enjoy a delicious salad lunch and a

program about a Civil War midwife who fights the medical establish-

ment to become a surgeon. For more information, call Nancy

Knowlton at 440.838.4341.

Evening Circle Meeting, May 20. This month’s meeting has been

moved to Wednesday, May 20 and will feature a special speaker,

Barb Toman, sharing her experience as the mother of a transgender

child. Would you like to better understand what it means to be

transgender? Come to the Parlor at 7 pm. All are welcome!

Russia Volunteers in Mission. Volunteers from our church and the

East Ohio Conference are traveling to an orphanage in Russia as part

of the Russia Initiative to foster rebirth of the Methodist Church

across that country. Our church has been asked to bring small gift

bag items for boys and girls ages 5-18. Donations of “dollar store”

items that would fit in the small gift bags we give each student are

needed by Sunday, May 24. Look for the box marked Russia VIM in

the coat room outside Fellowship Hall!

Vacation Bible School is coming! July 13– 17. Register today!

www.brecksvilleumc.com/root/youth/VBS Access your giving statement, make a gift, update your contact info

and more. Log on to: www.onrealm.org/brecksvillemethodist

Open Table Service, Meeting tonight at First United Methodist of

Oberlin. The 5 pm worship and communion service honors full

inclusion of all of God’s children in our church. Inspirational message

by Rev. Bruce Bachelor-Glader of Port Clinton UMC. Annual Confer-

ence Rally from 3-5 pm: discussion of General Conference candidates,

resolutions, strategies and the work of justice-making this sum-

mer. Dinner at 6 pm. Child Care is provided from 3 to 6 pm!

The congregation is invited to help celebrate Bob Johns’ 90th birth-

day, Sunday, May 24 after the 11:15 service in Fellowship Hall.

RSVP to Catherine today: 440-759-6436 or cvastartis@gmail.com.

Keep BUMC Beautiful. Join the Mowing Club! Each week, a two-

person team mows and trims the lawn. The usual day (or evening) for

lawn work is Thursday, with Friday as the rain day. Want to join the

club this season? Contact Scott Campbell 440-823-1092.

Calling All Graduates! Are you graduating from high school, college

or graduate school this spring? We want to celebrate you at Gradua-

tion Sunday, May 31, during the 10 o’clock service. To be included, fill

out an information form. Why not do it today? Get a copy on the ta-

ble outside of the church office or at tinyurl.com/qywq5jf . Thank you!

Calling All Golfers! Save the date for the 3rd annual Music Schol-

arship Golf Outing on June 20. Come golf and enjoy dinner. Not a

golfer? Come for dinner! Pick up a registration form on the table by

the church office today or register from the church website.

Bike Round Up. Have an old or outgrown bike collecting dust in

your garage? This summer, we’re rounding up bikes to refurbish and

donate to kids in need. Bring your bikes (or bike parts!) to the stage

in Fellowship Hall. We’re also looking for bike mechanics and beauti-

fiers to help spruce up the bikes. If you can help, contact Jenny Gee,

440.526.8938 ext. 230 or education@brecksvilleumc.com

Today’s Adult Education Classes

Christianity and World Religions

We are exploring the major world religions comparing the beliefs of

each with those of Christianity. This week, we’ll look at Judasim. Join

us in the Chapel during the 10 o’clock education hour.

The Gospels in Parallel

This study takes a close look at the four gospels in parallel to one anoth-

er with a particular focus on events surrounding the final weeks of Jesus’

life. Join Joy Parker in room 301 and participate in this challenging and

motivating study on the life of Jesus!

Brecksville United Methodist Church

Living in Christ ~ Serving in Love Pastor ~ Rev. Clark Stein

Associate Pastor of Visitation ~ Rev. Barbara Bartholomew

65 Public Square, Brecksville, Ohio 44141

440-526-8938 www.brecksvilleumc.com

A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD* *Visit the church website at www.brecksvilleumc.com for details!

Sunday, May 17—Confirmation Sunday

8:45 Worship, Sanctuary

10:00 Education Hour for All Ages

11:15 Worship, Sanctuary

4:00 Liberia Mission Potluck

7:00 High School Youth Group

Monday, May 18

7:00 Staff Parish Relations Committee, 201

Tuesday, May 19

10:00 Staff Meeting, 201

10:00 Stitch’n’Time Knitting Group, Parlor

7:00 Gifts and Memorials, Chapel

7:30 Trustees, Parlor

7:30 Zumba, FH

Wednesday, May 20

6:30 Dawnbreakers, FH

3:00 Middle School Youth Group, Youth Room

5:00 Men’s Group

6:15 Bell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary

7:00 Evening Circle, Parlor

7:30 Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

Thursday, May 21

9:30 UMW Board Meeting, Parlor

Sunday, May 24 Last Sunday o f “regular” worsh ip times

8:45 Worship, Sanctuary.

10: 00 Education Hour for All Ages

11:15 Worship, Sanctuary

7:00 High School Youth Group

Upcoming Events

May 30 Cleveland Food Bank Volunteers

May 31 Summer Worship Hours Begin.

Graduation Sunday. Bielinski Baptism.

Altar Flowers given by Fred & Olive Priest

in honor of their three daughters,

Patricia Selinger, Pamela Simms and Peggy Stead

Prayer and Praise Notes To request prayer through our Prayer

Chain, call the Church Office 440.526.8938 or Elinor Rowan

440.230.1540 or e-mail elrowan33@aol.com.

Summer Worship Hours Return May 31. Join us on the lawn at

8:30 am for our casual “come as you are” time of worship outdoors.

The 10 o’clock service in the Sanctuary blends traditional and con-

temporary elements of worship.

Make time for worship this summer!

Summer Worship Times

Begin May 31 8:30 Worship on the Lawn

10:00 Worship in the Sanctuary

Away we go…

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

- Sextus Propertius

May 17, 2015