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MESSENGER Plainville United Methodist Church

Rev. Russell G. Waldmann, Pastor Volume 19, no. 1 February/March 2015

Email: [email protected] Website: www.plainvilleumc.org

from the Pastor… Greetings, blessings, and warmest New Year

wishes be to you all.

We were very blessed to gather with most

members of our family at Christmas and at the

start of the New Year. Several of us went out

to dinner the day after New Year’s Day. We

went to one of those chain restaurants, the one

where the lobsters hunker down and retreat to

the far corners of their tank, eyeing each

spectator with great suspicion and wariness. If

we were lobsters, I dare think that we would

cower in much the same way! They have

nothing to fear from me...but try telling that to

a lobster! From what I hear, they have

difficulty making those determinations!

There were nine of us in our group. A most

professional waitress took our beverage and

dinner orders, tended well to our needs and

wants, and was obviously one who had been

doing her job for a while as she was doing it

extremely well. At the end of our time there,

and it must be said that two in our group were

responsible for the justified fear and trepidation

of those lobsters!, she thanked us for coming.

And I thanked her for helping to make our time

at the restaurant a very happy one...and then

wished her a Happy New Year.

And she looked at me with some amazement

and surprise...that a customer had, in her eyes, I

guess, simply been that friendly...and returned

the New Year’s wish.

She wasn’t expecting to hear what I said...but

why not? It surely was ‘no big deal.’ At least I

didn’t think that it was.

And I got to thinking how wonderful it would

be if all people, throughout this New Year,

would just extend surprising and unsuspecting

kindness and thoughtfulness, in uncomplicated

and genuine ways, and know that the effect

upon others can be huge.

What if we worshipped God all the time rather

than rarely...how would God respond to that?

How would that make God feel?

What if we helped others a little bit more,

people who we don’t know and who don’t

know us, but who need the helping hand... how

might this impact their lives?

What if we intentionally try to regularly do the

uncommon and ‘make someone else’s

day’...how might that show the God alive in

us?

What if we live all the time to make things

better than the way we now find them, to lift

another’s spirit, to increase another’s joy, to

ease another’s load...how might these brighten

the day and bring people together?

And not only can the effect of all this upon

others be huge...it can be huge upon us as well!

So Happy New Year to you all...and may we all

help to make the year one of blessing and peace

out of the depth of our love for and faith in the

God of our lives.

Pastor Waldmann.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.plainvilleumc.org/

February/March 2015 MESSENGER

BIRTHDAY DIMES FOR MISSION

Thank you for bringing your Birthday Dimes

on the last Sunday of the month in which you

were born. Bring one dime for every year you

are celebrating. Birthday dimes presently

support “Project Linus,” a Sunday School

mission project. Our dimes have supported

“Nothing But Nets” which is helping to

eliminate deaths from malaria, and have helped

to purchase E-Readers for students in Africa.

Thanks for your continuing support.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: FEBRUARY 16.

Thank you for donating blood.

Thank you for making some

cookies and/or finger sandwiches.

Thank you for helping Nancy and

Bob Burns rearrange the

Sanctuary and restore it to

accommodate these Drives.

Blood Drive hours: 1:00 ~ 6:00

p.m.

IF ANYONE IN THE CONGREGATION CANNOT

ADEQUATELY HEAR WHEN THE CHILDREN

AND YOUTH MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS,

PLEASE SEE GREG MICHAUD AND HE WILL

GLADLY MAKE A DVD COPY OF THE WORSHIP

FOR YOU. THE CAM-CORDER PICKS UP THE

VOICES MUCH BETTER THAN THE MICS,

PLUS ONE CAN RAISE THE DVD VOLUME AS

DESIRED AND NEEDED ON THE TVs.

WE PRAY GOD’S COMFORT AND PEACE BLESS THE FAMILY OF:

DAVID WOOD, nephew of Helen Barnes

and cousin of Tracey Michaud, on 12/9/14.

May God’s love bless and keep you.

Six years ago, in 2008, the Plainville Food

Pantry distributed about 68,000 pounds

of food to help those in need.

In 2013, the amount of food given by the

Pantry was 127,500 pounds.

That’s an 87% increase.

When each person worshipping in

Plainville every Sunday brings TWO

POUNDS of NON-PERISHABLE FOOD

ITEMS to help to meet this need, we

worshippers will be going a long way to

helping the Pantry help those in need.

You and I have this power and influence!

“I was hungry, and you gave me

something to eat.”

LET’S DO IT IN GOD’S NAME!

When there’s Inclement Weather:

Please tune in to…

WFSB TV channel 3; CT NBC TV, channel 4;

WTIC NewsTalk am 1080… for complete details about PUMC

delays or closings.


To Our Church Family,

Thank you so very much for the many

Christmas card greetings, for the

Church gift to us, for the other gifts that

were so generously given to us, and for

the 50th Anniversary photo album

presented to us at the worship of Jan. 4.

We are deeply thankful to you all for

this warmth and kindness. We are

grateful to have spent ten Christmases

with you, and pray that the New Year

will be one full of God’s blessings and

peace, that all of us may continue to be

faithful disciples for Jesus Christ.

Thank you very much again; we are

truly filled with appreciation.

~ Pastor and Karen Waldmann.

FOUR LARGE GROCERY SHOPPING BAGS WERE

NEEDED TO BRING ALL OF THE ‘WHITE GIFTS FOR THE KING’ TO THE PLAINVILLE

FOOD PANTRY. THESE WERE RECEIVED AT THE

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

THIS OVERFLOWING OF LOVE AND KINDNESS.

The ANNIVERSARY COOKBOOKS

have been a great success, well-received

and appreciated. Recipes tried have been

met with rave reviews. The Cookbook is

a ‘class act,’ professionally conceived and

prepared.

There are some, but not too many!, that

remain waiting for good homes. These

make wonderful additions to anyone’s

culinary library. They also make terrific

gifts. One was presented to our District

Superintendent and his family at the time

of the 50TH Anniversary on Red Stone

Hill worship last November the 9TH.

Cookbooks are $10.oo each.

Please contact Ellen Cedarfield or Karen

Waldmann to obtain a copy or two.

Thanks very much.

Please remember to give the picture

sides ONLY (reverse side free of

writing) of your Christmas cards to

Pastor Waldmann, to pass along to

David Larkin, who makes Gift Tags

from them.

Please also remember to give your

cancelled postage stamps to John

Delin. The Sons of Norway use the

stamps to generate funds for

children’s medical research.

Thanks for helping these folks out in

these simple and easy ways.


February 14, 2015

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will

be held at the Church on Monday,

February 16, 2015, from 1 to 6 pm. You

must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at

least 110 pounds and be in general good

health. Bring a photo ID or your Red

Cross donor card. Call 1-800-733-2767 or

go to www.redcrossblood.org to make an

appointment.

March 8, 2015

February 18, 2015

Ash Wednesday, February 18th, is the start of

the Lenten season. There will be an Agapé

Meal served in the Upper Fellowship hall at

6:30 pm followed by the 7:00 pm worship

service. Join us for a warm soup dinner and a

time of prayer.

The church was emailed a complete set of the Hospital of Central Connecticut 2014 Annual Report. Anyone interested in viewing these documents can request a copy by emailing the church. Once I get your request, I will forward the 21 page document to your email. If you have any questions, please email the church or call the office at 860-747-2328. Eliana Foertsch, Church Secretary.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/


SUNDAY SCHEDULE: SUNDAY SCHOOL…9:00 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP…10:00 AM FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS 1 - Worship With Holy Communion, 10 AM 8 - Boy Scout Sunday, 10 AM, District Resourcing Day, Wethersfield UMC, 2 to 4 PM 16 - Church Office Closed, Presidents Day Holiday 16 - American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 to 6 PM - Call 1-800-733-2767, redcrossblood.org 18 - Ash Wednesday, Agapé Meal, 6:30 PM - Worship with Holy Communion, 7 PM 22 - United Methodist Women, noon to 1:30 PM 1, 8, 15, 22 - Choir Rehearsal, Follows Worship MARCH HIGHLIGHTS 1 - Worship With Holy Communion , 10 AM 8 - Girl Scout Sunday, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 8 - April/May “MESSENGER” Articles DUE DATE 29 - United Methodist Women, noon to 1:30 PM 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Choir Rehearsal, Follows Worship

(For more dates and times, also see full calendar on the last page.) February Birthdays

3 - Boe Becker 4 - Ethan Cedarfield 6 - Michael Warren 7 - Riley Cedarfield 7 - Bjorg Davis 8 - Nicholas Piscitelli 8 - Valerie Rolland 9 - Nik Kurtz 9 - Victoria Munson 10 - Joseph Sack 13 - Ronnie Angels 13 - Betty McIlwain 14 - Katie DeRosa 15 - Bob Nelson 15 - Dennis Schilling 18 - Rev. Alden Barnes 18 - Carol Kaine 18 - Christopher Warren 20 - Norma Powell 21 - Debbie Brown 22 - Gavin Cooke 24 - Richard Freckleton 24 - David Levesque 25 - Forrest Helvie 26 - Christian Taylor 29 - Brian Burns 29 - Edna Groover 29 - Alicia Prigodich

March Birthdays

1 - Russell Waldmann 1 - Katherine Willard 2 - Timothy Schilling 6 - Wyatt LaCombe 7 - Morgen LaCombe 7 - Jalena Webster 11 - Melinda Rogers 14 - Robert Burns 15 - Robert T. Silvestri 15 - Stephen Silvestri

22 - Woody Underwood 23 - Marjorie Wazorko 25 - Matthew Corriveau 25 - Lisa Levesque 26 - Caitlin Tellier 30 - Cohen Blake 31 - Dorothy Larkin

February

Wedding Anniversaries

7 - Pliny & Linda Hodlin 10 - David & Debi Quinlan 14 - Donald & Michele Currie 14 - Tim & Lisa Rolland 20 - George & Pam Muszynski

March

Wedding Anniversaries

7 -Gilbert & Janice Demarest-66th 11 -Joseph & Robin Sack 29 -Brayton & Mary Tompkins-69th

Any corrections, deletions or

additions? Email the church, call the

office or drop a note into the church

office mail box located in the

narthex.


2/11 - The education committee will be

meeting at 6:30 pm in Tuesday Ladies

room.

3/1 - Bring a friend to Sunday school

event. Details to follow.

Thank you to all the teachers, students and

parents who helped make our Christmas pageant

a success. Thank you to Cindy Fruchtenicht for

the costumes. Sean Lewis and Greg Michaud for

music and Dave Levesque and Jeff Cedarfield

for backgrounds and props.

The education department is working on a few

church wide events and are excited to share them

once the details have been finalized.

Thank you to the congregation for your support

of our Sunday school endeavors.

Lisa Levesque

Worship Committee:

The next Worship Committee meeting will be

held on Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00 pm in the

Tuesday Ladies Room.

United Methodist Women News The United Methodist Women will meet on

Sunday, February 22nd and Sunday, March 29th,

from 12:00 noon until 1:30 pm. We invite all

women to join us for some fellowship time and a

light lunch, and to become involved in our

mission work. The program for February is a

Plainville Group Home speaker, Courtney

Malloy. March will be a mini retreat led by

Karen Waldmann. Feel free to bring a friend or

relative!

MANY THANKS to my sisters in

Christ,

Wow, what a wonderful surprise and what a

great honor I received from the United Methodist

Women during our church service. Thank you

so much for choosing me for the - "In the

Service of Christ" award. It is indeed a

tremendous privilege and joy to serve my Savior

Jesus Christ and to also serve long-side with my

sisters in Christ and loving church family. May

we continue serving God, encouraging each

other and sharing His love with each other and

the world.

Love you all,

Deanna Becker


STEWARDSHIP CORNER:

God blesses you so that you can

be a blessing to others.

Acts: 20:35 It is more blessed

to give than to receive

Proverbs 11:24 It is possible to

give away and become richer! It

is also possible to hold on too

tightly and lose everything. Yes,

the liberal man shall be rich! By

watering others, he waters

himself.

"When you focus on being a blessing,

God makes sure that you are always

blessed in abundance. Why did the

Owner of all things give stuff to you?

So you could steward them in

accordance with His wishes. He has

blessed you so that you may be a

blessing - and so that blessings would

multiply as you participate in this

eternal circle of love."

Are you being intentional about

blessing others with what God

has given you?

Methodist Youth Fellowship

(Many of our events do not yet have firm dates so for now we'll just have to put these as general events).

Feb 1 – Souper Bowl of Caring. MYF will be performing a skit during worship and collecting for the Plainville Food Pantry.

(Feb (TBD) – church-wide event; soup, sandwich lunch and showing of moving “God’s Not Dead”

Feb (TBD) – Flight Trampoline Park, New Britain

March (TBD) – St. Thomas Passion

Play – Southington

March (TBD) – Host “Walk with Jesus” - church-wide event

Respectfully submitted, Tracey Michaud, Lisa Levesque, Jocelyn Bangloy, Robin & Joe Sack

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 5

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 9 am Sunday School

10 am - Worship With Holy

Communion

MYF Souper Bowl of Caring

During Worship

Choir Rehearsal follows worship

2

7 pm Trustees

3

9:30 am -Tues. Ladies

4 5 6 7

8 9 am Sunday School

10 am - Worship


District Resourcing Day-

Wethersfield UMC, 2 ~ 4 PM

9 10 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

11

6:30 pm –

Education Meeting

12 13 14

15 Transfiguration of the Lord

9 am Sunday School

10 am-Worship Choir Rehearsal follows worship

16 Presidents Day

Blood Drive

1 to 6 PM

Church Office Closed

7 pm Church Council

17


18

Agapé Meal - 6:30 pm Worship with Holy Communion – 7 pm

19 20 21

22 1st Sunday in Lent

9 am Sunday School

10 am-Worship Birthday Dimes for Missions


UMW- noon – 1:30 pm

23 24 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

25

26 27 28

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00 AM

AA meets Sun, Mon & Wed at 7 pm; Al-Anon meets Mon at 7 pm

M A R C H 2 0 1 5

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2nd Sunday in Lent

9:00 am Sunday School Bring a Friend to Sunday School Event

10:00 am - Worship with

Holy Communion

Choir Rehearsal Follows Worship

2

7 pm - Trustees

3 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

4 5 6 7

8 DAY LIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS

3rd Sunday in Lent

9:00 am - Sunday School

10:00 am - Worship

April/May “Messenger” Articles

Due Date Choir Rehearsal Follows Worship

9

7 pm –

Stewardship/

Finance

10 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

6:30 Castle Board

11 12 13 14

15 4th Sunday in Lent

9 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship


16 7 pm – Superintendency Committee

17 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

18 19 20

21

22 5th Sunday in Lent

9 am - Sunday School

10:00 am - Worship


23 7 pm – Church Council

24 9:30 am -Tues.

Ladies

25 26 27 28

29 Palm Sunday 9 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship

Birthday Dimes for Missions Choir Rehearsal Follows Worship

UMW- noon – 1:30 pm

30 31


SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00 AM

SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM

AA meets Sun, Mon & Wed at 7 pm; Al-Anon meets Mon at 7 pm

PLAINVILLE United Methodist Church 56 Red Stone Hill Plainville, CT 06062 FORWARDING AND ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED DATED MATERIAL - PLEASE DO NOT HOLD PUMC Church Staff: Pastor The Rev. Russell Waldmann Secretary Mrs. Eliana Foertsch The Organist/Choir Director Mr. Sean Lewis Inside Custodian Mrs. Pamela Kendall Outside Custodian Mr. C.J. Bangloy Church Office - 860-747-2328 Parsonage - 860-747-2592

THE PLAINVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FEBRUARY 2 0 1 5 / MARCH 2 0 1 5

"MESSENGER"

OUR PURPOSE

As members together in the body of Christ and in this congregation of the Plainville United Methodist Church, we renew our covenant to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service, that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.

GOD IS CALLING US TO BE AN OPEN, LOVING COMMUNITY OF FAITHFUL

CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES.

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