September 2019, Volume 44 Issue 9

First Family News

Our Nation Needs Revival! We Need Revival

FUMC Pavilion / September 30 ~ October 4 / @ 7 pm

A Message of New Life, Hope, Healing & Forgiveness

Pastor Richard Nyakaana

Mark Your Calendars! More Info inside this Newsletter!

September “Open House” Month First United Methodist Church

Invite or bring a Friend to Church Service with you. Share in God’s Glory and Gift.

United Methodist Women’s Pie Booth Bavar ian Fall Fest ival

Friday & Saturday ~ September 13 & 14 / (no Sunday sales)

Please plan now to bake HOMEMADE pies for our booth.

All types of pies will be needed: Fruit Cream Custard

Pies may be delivered to the Church during the week of the Festival

on Thursday the 12th or by Friday the 13th

Help is also needed for set up and tear down.

Any Questions: Please contact

Deanne McAfoose at 834-6178 or Carol Cunningham at 781-7401

September Message From Pastor Tim

“SHEETZ”

Recently on my travels, I noticed something very interesting. Now this phenomenon impacts every one of us almost every day. From Pennsylvania to North Carolina I found this iconic build-ing and logo to be very comforting. Sheetz, yes Sheetz gave me a sense of comfort. But why? Why would a gasoline convenience store offer a weary traveler a sense of comfort?

First let it be known, I am not, nor have I ever been an employee or shareholder in the Sheetz company. But I am a frequent visitor to their stores.

Now why is this store so comforting? In a nutshell they sell everything you need. Do you need gas? They got it. Do you need food? They got it. Do you need a drink? They got it. Do you need batteries? They got it. Do you need a clean restroom? They got it. If you travel almost anywhere along the mid-Atlantic region you will find a Sheetz to offer you everything you need except a bed. Yes I know that WaWa, Circle K, GetGo, and 7-Eleven offer most if not all of the same amenities. But none rival the availability and progressive thinking that the Sheetz stores offer. We enjoy and find comfort in knowing when we see that Sheetz sign in the sky, we can take solace that the store will be clean and comfortable and have the items we need to continue on our journey.

As we traveled and sought out Sheetz for gas and a quick lunch, I began to think about all that Sheetz offered and I realized -- something else offers everything Sheetz provides plus one item even more valuable and necessary for every day life.

The Bible—yes the Bible offers everything Sheetz does and one very important thing Sheetz could never offer—Salvation! We need fuel in our bodies every day to make it through the day. The Bible offers us the “bread of life.” In John 6:35 Jesus says, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.” By believing in Jesus and approaching Him, Christ assures us we will never be hungry. Jesus goes on to say in that same verse “whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” So not only will Jesus feed us, but He provides a drink he calls the living water for us to gain refreshment. John 7:37-38 says; “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” So not only will Christ nourish us, but through us others will be nourished and refreshed as well. So just like Sheetz we will be fed and provided drink through the Bible.

The Bible offers the one thing we cannot find at Sheetz. In fact only in the Bible do we find this next element for life, Salvation. Jesus says “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.” (John 11:25-26). And Jesus states again in John 14:6-7: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

If we truly desire salvation and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we must first open our Bibles and begin reading, learning, and absorbing God’s Holy Word. Through this book, this Holy Convenience Store, we receive everything we need to live and grow in this world and the next.

Sheetz supplies plenty of physical needs, but only the Bible supplies our spiritual needs.

God bless all of you, Pastor Tim, Nancy, Ashley and Ian

THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE

THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE is restructuring and we are looking for people interested in helping.

There are so many ways you can help - young and old! Choir and Bell Choir Members, Communion

Stewards, Ushers, Acolytes, Greeters, Screen Operators, Scripture Readers, Decorators, Crafters, and

more. Please see Sandy Buerk or call me at 594-0979.

SCRIPTURE TEXTS FOR THE MONTH of September to prepare for each week of sermons.

2019 Sept. 1 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 Isaiah 5:1-7 Luke 12:49-56

2019 Sept. 8 Psalm 71:1-6 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Luke 13:10-17

2019 Sept. 15 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Jeremiah 2:4-13 Luke 14:1, 7-14

2019 Sept. 22 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Luke 14:25-33

2019 Sept. 29 Psalm 14 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Luke 16:1-13

First United Methodist Church Pre-School

is accepting applications for enrollment. Class is held on Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 9 am - 11:30 am and the ages are from 3 - 4.

Children must be at least 3 years old and potty-trained by

August 15, 2019. Call 834-3016 for an application.

SCRIPTURE READERS

NEEDED DURING

Church Service Youth & Adults are welcome.

Sign-up sheet Welcome Center.

CHOIR BEGINS... Chancel Choir to Begin

Sunday, Sept. 8

The First Rehearsal will be

Wed., Sept. 4 at 6 pm

The next Rehearsal will be on

Sunday, Sept. 8 at 9 am

Bell Rehearsal will begin

in September

Date to be Determined.

Send a Note to Our Shut-Ins

Active Duty Service Military

Send a Note of Appreciation

Bertie Baughman 763 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Pinecrest Manor

Percy Buttery 785 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Elk Haven

Gerry Ames 791 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Silver Creek Terrace

Chuck Patterson 785 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Elk Haven

Barb Patterson 785 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Elk Haven

Thressa Brock 185 Center Street St. Marys PA 15857 Elk Towers, Apt. 404

Gary Wonderly 185 Center Street St. Marys PA 15857 Elk Towers, Apt. 608

Milton Hagg 763 Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys PA 15857 Pinecrest Manor

Denise Chicola 479 Chestnut Street St. Marys PA 15857

Ian Hoover

PO Box 2051

Fort Riley

Kansas 66442

If you have a family member that

you would like mentioned in this

section of the Monthly Newsletter

please contact the Church Office

along with their mailing address.

SPC Logan Wickett

4th Ranger Training Battalion

Attn Class 5-19 Company

10850 Schneider Road

Fort Benning GA 31905

FALL SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE HOUR Begins Sunday, Sept. 8

Sunday School Hour is at 9 am

Sunday Worship Hour is at 10:15 am — 11:15 am

WEDDING

Shane Haberberger

& Katrina Lewis

Married on

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS!

FELLOWSHIP POTLUCK

Host and hostesses are YOU!!

The Fellowship Potluck will be held on

Monday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 pm out at the

Church’s Pavilion on South Michael Road.

Plan to join us for good friends & good conversation.

Bring a hot or cold dish to share. We will love

to see you. Come meet and greet your church family.

PIE BOOTH UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

will again be holding the pie booth at the

Hometown Festival on Sept. 13th & 14th.

Please plan to bake pies for this occasion.

We will need the pies by the 12th or

early the 13th. Help is also needed for

set up and tear down. Please see

Carol Cunningham or Deanne McAfoose.

Thank you.

2019 United Methodist Women’s Schedule

September 13 & 14 ~~ Bavarian Fall Fest Pie Booth

Pies will be needed for the Booth.

Plan now to have your donated pies ready in time. Thank You!

September 23 ~~ Tureen Dinner 6:00 pm Social Hour 5:30 pm

Program: Prayer & Self-Denial

October 28 ~~ Meeting

November 23 ~~ Bazaar

December 9 ~~ Christmas Party / More Info will be forthcoming.

The annual UM Women’s Program Book is available.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

PUMPKIN ROLL MAKING will again be making pumpkin rolls

To sell at this year’s Women’s Bazaar.

Pumpkin Roll making will be on

Thursday, Oct. 3rd at 4 pm & on

Thursday, Oct. 10th at 4 pm.

It will last until approximately 7 pm.

All help is greatly appreciated!

SEPTEMBER

MEETINGS

PASTOR PARISH

RELATION’S MEETING

Tuesday, September 3rd

@ 7 PM

TRUSTEE MEETING

Tuesday, September 10th

@ 7 PM

FINANCE MEETING

Tuesday, September 17th

@ 7 PM

AD COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, August 24th

@ 7 PM

HEART TO HEART

Monday, Sept. 9th @ 6:30 PM

Hostess: Karen Lewis

Devotion: Chris Krellner

MAN TO MAN MEETING

Every Wednesday

7 PM @ the Church Man to Man is a Men’s prayer

and worship group.

All men of the Church are invited.

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

& KEEP UP WITH

CURRENT EVENTS

https://www.facebook.com/FUMC15857/

To Post anything on the Church’s Facebook

page, please contact Ashley Steele

or e-mail her at

ashleysteelefacebook@gmail.com

MEMORIALS GIVEN BY

Joyce Campbell & Gerry Frey

IN MEMORY OF URB GINTHER

MEMORIAL GIVEN BY

Gerry Frey

IN MEMORY OF VADA LIPTAK

First United Methodist Church

Inspiration Soup Station, September 2019

Wednesdays from 4 ~ 5 pm

Bowls of Love Menu and Servers

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Menu: Macaroni Salad, Hot Dogs, Dessert

Servers: Shawna Grim, Connie Amendola, Joe & Mindy Gasbarre

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Menu: Turkey Casserole, Harvard Beets, Dessert

Servers: Tom & Jean Price, Paula Mertel, Diane Kerchinski

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Menu: Macaroni & Cheese, Apple Sauce, Dessert

Servers: Ron & Faye Witmer, Shawna Grim, Linda Smith, Mary Ann Glover

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Menu: Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread, Dessert

Servers: Ron & Mary Frost, Bob & Betty Walker

If you are unable to serve, please contact

Pat Johnson 834-3184 or Carol Cunningham 781-7401 .

We need Volunteers to serve and clean up on Wednesdays

with Bowls of Love. A sign-up sheet is located in the Old Kitchen

and in the Welcome Center of the Church.

Dessert Donations Needed and Appreciated

Sharing Our Gifts

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS SEPTEMBER, 2019

ASBURY HALL LEADER: SHAWNA GRIM

THE GOOD BOOK

The Bible is a big book. Hundreds of characters and thousands of

ideas parade across its pages from beginning to end. From the uniniti-

ated to the very seasoned, readers of the Bible will always find some-

thing new to learn in The Good Book. Over the course of 8 sessions,

the leaders in this video study, Deron Spoo and Kyle Idleman dig into

the Bible's forty biggest ideas and help participants see how they apply

to life today and visit the most salient themes about God in the Bible.

At the center of the series stands God, and each theme will focus on

who He is in relationship to His created order. Chapters include:

Session 1: In the Beginning

Session 2: God is Good When Life Gets Messy

Session 3: God is Big

Session 4: Tough Love, Troubled Times

Session 5: Jesus Has Just Entered the Building

Session 6: Jesus Won't Leave Us as We Are

Session 7: Following God

Session 8: God's Message for You

An exploration that introduced readers to a narrative sweep of the Bi-ble, The Good Book offers a user-friendly guide to the Bible's biggest ideas. By encouraging readers to spend just fifteen minutes a day, five days a week, reading key Bible chapters, Deron Spoo helps them un-derstand the context and content of the Bible in a way that can open the whole Bible to them. Designed as a 40-day journey through 40 key chapters of the Bible, The Good Book will appeal to those who already love and read the Bible regularly as well as to those who are just begin-ning their Christian journey. The Good Book will help people under-stand and live by the transformative truths of the Bible.

Sign up in the old kitchen for the class. Please indicate if you are ordering a book.

ADDITIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER(S) & HELPER(S) NEEDED

We are in need of additional Sunday School teachers and helpers for the 2019 – 2020 term.

We need a teacher / Helper for the 6, 7 & 8 Grade level. Please prayerfully consider what

you can do to help us in this need. Our children are our greatest treasure. Teaching them

about Jesus is a necessity and you can play an important role in sharing the Light of the

World with them. Contact Shawna Grim or Pastor Hoover if you are able to help us.

You might also speak to one of our current teachers/helpers. They would be able to share

their experiences and answer any questions. We thank you for making this a priority.

Please consider bringing your whole family to Sunday school this fall. There is no

commitment to be there every week and nobody will ask you to answer questions or

participate in conversations unless you want to. Please try it out – you’ll be glad you did!

CRAFT AND SIP (No alcohol) NIGHT at the Pavilion with Mary Kraus Wednesday, Oct. 9th at 6 pm. We will be making a beautiful wooden pumpkin decoration. Class size is limited to 25 people. Cost will be announced soon. Call Sandy Buerk if you would like to join us. 594-0979 No artistic talent needed!

The Lords Vineyard Christian Ministries Oct. 18-20, 2019

Held at Life Ministries

Castle Franklin, PA

Registration Deadline Sept. 27

We will discover together how to get real with God and what it means to be totally honest with Him.

Flyers are available in the Old Kitchen

or Call 814-572-8177

RESTORATION

FROM THE INSIDE OUT

September 7, 2019 / Registration at 8:30 am

Bradford Alliance Church 240 Minard Run Rd.,

Bradford, PA 16701 ~ 814-368-6612

Keynote Speaker Kathy Hatch

Treat you and a Friend to Woman’s Day out

& allow yourself to experience God’s Restoration

Includes Free admission and

complimentary lunch & snacks

For more info visit

www.bradfordalliancechurch.com

NON-PROFIT ORG

U.S. POSTAGE

ST. MARYS, PA 15857

PERMIT NO. 38

Change Service Requested

Contact Information Phone: 814.834.3016

Fax: 814.834.0035

Email: fumchurchstmarys@gmail.com

Web: www.fumcstmarys.com

At Your Service

The Reverend J. Tim Hoover

“PASTOR TIM”

revthoover@zitomedia.net

Office Hours

Monday through Friday

9 AM to 5 PM

fumchurchstmarys@gmail.com

First United Methodist Church

140 N. Saint Marys Street

Saint Marys, PA 15857-1236

Please let us know if your address changes.

Special UMCOR Offering

This offering will be on

Sunday, September 15

We will provide an envelope in

the weekly bulletin the previous week.

We are having this special

offering to help

“reach our budgeted goal of $2,000.00.”.

Thank You

The Finance Committee

Interested in Scouting? Boy Scout Troop 199 extends an open invitation to anyone in the grades of 6th through 8th that would like to become a scout. We are a very active, family-oriented troop with many activities planned through- out the year. If you are interested in learning skills that will help you hike, hunt, camp, perhaps save lives, practice service to others – Scouting can strengthen you in all of these areas. If interested, please contact Terry Detsch at 389-3698. Parents are always welcome at meetings and events

RESTORATION REVIVAL 2019

Methodist Pavilion, St. Marys

Sunday, September 29 ~ Thursday, October 3

America is a great country. It has done so much good in the world. Yet, the effects of this world and its poor

choices have taken a huge toll on us all. We need restored! The good news is that God is in the business of

restoring lives and God can make them better than new - again. That’s what restoration is all about.

Join Evangelist Richard Nyakaana, from Uganda, for five days of incredible eye-opening teaching. Pastor

Richard brings a unique perspective to America, one that cuts through all of the crud and grime and brings us

back to bare metal. Whether you’re Catholic, Protestant, or Undeclared, whether you’re a Believer in Christ, or

a Soul on a Fence, whether you’re healthy or sick, young or old, male or female, black or white, we all need

restoration.

Restoration Revival 2019 will be an incredible week of renewal. Start time: 7:00 pm

Night 1: (Sun., Sept. 29th) REBUILDING LIVES - On night one Pastor Richard will deliver a message

with you in mind. It indeed is the step needed to take for restoration to occur. Let the process begin.

Night 2: (Mon., Sept. 30th) RESTORING MARRIAGES - On night two, pastor Richard will speak to

America and focus particularly on the foundation of strong marriages. Our families are under attack.

God can repair and restore marriages. Whether you’re single, divorced, engaged, married, widowed, or

struggling to stay together with your spouse; Pastor Richard will tell it like it is and give sound Biblical

truth that will restore and protect our families today and tomorrow.

Night 3: (Tues., Oct. 1st) HELPING OUR YOUTH TO SHINE - On night three, restoration revival 2019

is going to have a youth emphasis, though it is for everyone. Fewer young people are attending church

and danger lies ahead. This is an evening for parents, children, and the young people. The youth are

our future leaders and will be charged and empowered to be all they can be. We will all support them.

Night 4: (Wed., Oct 2nd

) CONNECTING WITH THE CREATOR - On night four we are going to learn

how to restore communication with the designer. Prayer is powerful and we can learn from a man who’s

country and community in Africa are experiencing the power of prayer. Come learn and reconnect to

Almighty God thru Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “Apart from me, you can do nothing.” he also said, “Ask

and you will receive.” Learn how to receive God’s very best.

Night 5: (Thurs., Oct 3rd) GETTING TUNED TO RUN - On the final evening Evangelist Richard will

have a much needed focus on healing. God wants to bring healing in our midst and Richard has seen

God do miraculous things. Come to be healed and bring a friend who needs healing with you.

Restoration is on the way. You are invited to personally experience it. You will hear messages unlike anything

you’ve ever heard before.

This is an all church revival and is non-denominational in focus. Our eyes will be on Jesus Christ our only

hope. All will be encouraged to connect but none will be persuaded to choose one denomination over another.

We seek only the Savior, Jesus Christ in whom there is no greater name given in heaven or in earth. We seek

unity in the Spirit and transformation that our land might be healed, that the Church might be strengthened and

that God receive all the glory.

If you are interested in helping with this great movement of the Holy Spirit, contact Rev. Scott Wiest or

Pastor Brad Brunner.

Plan to come each night. Invite your family, friends and coworker. You will all be amazed. Restoration is on

the way.

In Christ’s hands - Rev. Scott T. Wiest