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Worship In August 3

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Wednesday Night Bible Study 8

Pastor’s Desk 11

The Monthly Newsletter of Reeders United Methodist Church

— AUGUST 2021 —

Reeders Hope

AUGUST 2nd to 6th 9:00 AM to Noon

AUGUST 29th (following worship)

MT. VIEW PARK (Pavilion #3)

Drinks, hot dogs, and hamburgers provided by Chef Cady. Bring a side dish and place setting. Enjoy an afternoon of fellowship. Games and playground are available for the children.

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Wednesday’s 12 Noon

(Wed. 8/4 at 1:00 pm)

Join Pastor Jeff on-line in the Sanctuary for a

short time of prayer when we can lift up our joys and concerns for the week. Go to the church facebook page or on https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/162128141 Code 162-128-141 or By phone 1 (571) 317-3122 Enter Access Code: 162-128-141

UMW No August Meeting

AWANA Returns to RUMC In-Person

Registration will be held in person at Reeders UMC on

September 8th 5:30PM to 7:00PM

and is open to all children ages 3 through 6th grade

If your kids loved VBS, they will love AWANA. Club meetings will be held on Wednesday’s beginning Sept. 15 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Bus pickup will be available from certain schools in the Pocono Mt. School District. Children from all school districts or home schooled children are all welcome! Registration forms and bus pickup forms will be available on the church website later in August so please check back at www.ReedersChurch.org.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Volunteers will be needed for the booth at the West End Fair, Wed, Aug 25th. The fair will be held from August 22 to the 28th. Their operating hours for this year will be from 3 PM to 9 PM. There will be a sign-up for in the Narthex after VBS week where you can sign up for a timeslot for that day. As in the past, Reeders will be responsible for Wednesday, but if volunteers are available and wish to serve on a different day, Leigh Frailey will be happy to coordinate that as well. Please contact Leigh directly if you are interested in serving on a different day that week.

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Worship In August

August 1 Reverend Keith Price Scripture: Mark 4:1-20 Message: “Soil Test”

VBS Kickoff

August 8 COMMUNION Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Message: “ Live a Life of Love”

August 15 Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20 Message: “ Live a Life of Opportunity”

August 22 Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Message: “ Live a Life Of Strength”

August 29 Scripture: James 1:17-27

Message: “Live a Life of Doing”

AUGUST collections items: “SCHOOL SUPPLIES”

(i.e. note books, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, pencil holders, etc.) Remember, they need to fit in a shoebox. NO liquids please.

IN A YEAR

Aug-1 Isaiah 1-4 Aug-2 Isaiah 5-9 Aug-3 Isaiah 10-14 Aug-4 Isaiah 15-21 Aug-5 Isaiah 22-26 Aug-6 Isaiah 27-31 Aug-7 Isaiah 32-37 Aug-8 Isaiah 38-42 Aug-9 Isaiah 43-46 Aug-10 Isaiah 47-51 Aug-11 Isaiah 52-57 Aug-12 Isaiah 58-63 Aug-13 Isaiah 64-66 Aug-14 Jeremiah 1-3 Aug-15 Jeremiah 4-6 Aug-16 Jeremiah 7-10 Aug-17 Jeremiah 11-14 Aug-18 Jeremiah 15-18 Aug-19 Jeremiah 19-22 Aug-20 Jeremiah 23-25 Aug-21 Jeremiah 26-28 Aug-22 Jeremiah 29-31 Aug-23 Jeremiah 32-33 Aug-24 Jeremiah 34-36 Aug-25 Jeremiah 37-40 Aug-26 Jeremiah 41-44 Aug-27 Jeremiah 45-48 Aug-28 Jeremiah 49-50 Aug-29 Jeremiah 51-52 Aug-30 Lament. 1-2 Aug-31 Lament. 3-5

Eric Robbins 1st Allison Elmire 8th Kathleen Andrews 9th Beth Derrick 11th Troy Rispoli 12th Matthew Rispoli 12th Jill Lawley 18th Lorelle Battle 21st Burl Galucci 21st Angela Loysen 21st Keegan Long 27th Hannah Loysen 27th Christine Ellis 28th James Ellis 28th Elijah Hernandez 29th Samantha Hernandez 29th

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2021/22 School Year LBNS registration for the next school

year 2021/22 is now open. If you have

any children, or know of a family looking

for a nursery school program beginning

this fall, please consider referring them

to Little Blessings Nursery School. You

can obtain more information on the

openings or arrange to tour the school

by contacting Michelle Allison at 570-856

-4841. Registration forms are available

on the information table in the church

lobby or on the church website at

www.ReedersChurch.org.

Church Members receive priority for

openings and a tuition discount.

If you are a member of an Usher or Greater Love Team and are back to worshiping in person and are willing to serve, please contact Scott Hower at 570-629-0597 or the church office in order to be put on the schedule to serve. If you have not served before and but are interested in serving and have questions about the duties, please contact Pastor Weber.

Ushers and Greater Love Team members needed

USHERS GREATER LOVE NURSERY

1st Sunday Mike Frailey Barbara Giffels Paul Schmid

Dianna Anglemyer Jackie Hernandez

2nd Sunday John and Donna Myra

Anna Macias Crowley Pauline Snyder

Leigh Frailey Jan Toepert

3rd Sunday John Cady Jennifer Herscap Arlene Frailey

Judy Bryson Kayla Singer

4th Sunday Mike Frailey Pauline Snyder Arlene Frailey

Jill Lawley Hope Lesoine

5th Sunday Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed Jan Ledwith 1 Volunteer

MINISIONARY OF THE MONTH

Kurt & Cynthia Zimmerman

World Gospel Mission Texas/Mexico Border Ministry

2108 W. Jackson Avenue McAllen, Texas 78501

kurt.zimmerman@wgm.org Cell Phone: 865-724-7892

MONTHLY SCHEDULE FOR USHERS, GREATER LOVE, AND NURSERY

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Free Way to make a contribution to Reeders United Methodist Church

thru www.iGive.com

Every time you shop at any of the 2,300+ online stores in the iGive network, a portion of the money you spend can benefit Reeders United Methodist Church. It's a free service, and you'll never pay more when you reach a store through iGive. In fact, smart shoppers will enjoy iGive's repository of coupons, free shipping deals, and sales. To get started, just create your free iGive account. > Start iGiving at: www.iGive.com/ReedersUnitedMethodistChurch.

Three ways to give: 1) In person on Sunday

morning, or 2) Drop your envelope in the

black box outside the entrance, or

3) Go to church website at www.Reeders.Church.org

PVEN is working on preparing their families for the coming school year. If you are able, please consider contributing some of the items listed above into the donation bin for PVEN located at the Main Entrance to the church. If you have any questions about donations, please contact PVEN directly at 570-992-3136 or speak with Jenn Herscap.

Wed. at 7:00 PM (No Bible Study

Aug. 4th)

In-Person or online The Evening Bible study continues on the study of the Book of Romans.

Access through gotomeeting/ Code 162-128-141 or

Dial in using your phone. 1 (571) 317-3122

Access Code: 162-128-141

POCONO TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY DAYS

Aug. 14th 9AM to 3 PM

Reeders UMC will be sponsoring a table at this event.

We need volunteers to staff the church table to provide information to the community on some of the church programs that are available to them. (i.e. Sunday School, LBNS, AWANA, VBS, etc.). If you are available to provide coverage at the UMC table for this event, please contact Joan Robbins and let her know or contact the church office.

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Pantry donations can be deposited in the bins in the Lobby to support the PVEN Food

Pantry.

CHANGES TO COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS EFFECTIVE 6/1 THAT

THE CONGREGATION IS REQUESTED TO FOLLOW WHILE WORSHIPING AT

REEDERS

1) Those who are fully vaccinated no

longer need to wear masks. Those

who have not been vaccinated

should continue to wear a mask at all

times. If you forget your mask, the

church will provide one.

2) Social distancing will be continued in

the sanctuary - please do not use

roped off pews. Congregating

outside after service is welcomed.

3) Hand sanitizer stations are available

- please use them freely.

In-Person Class Every Sunday at

9:15 AM

Pairs “N” Spares Class

Location: Fellowship Hall “Trusting God In Troubled Times”

From the book of Isaiah Donna Myra/Leader

God has a plan for us...Let’s explore it together!!!

“Men Of Faith From The Old Testament”

We have had a very exciting summer in Children's Church! We have experienced the challenges of faith of Jonah as he struggled to follow God's will. We have felt the anxiety of Daniel as he depended on God's strength to save him from the lion's den. We have tried ourselves to "knock down" Goliath as David so faithfully did! Don't miss our next adventures! We will soon learn of the many missions of Moses and ride the rocky Ark with Noah! All of these men of the Old Testament have taught us resilient strength on how they obeyed and were faithful to God despite the hardships they faced!

Joanne Palmer & Joan Robbins

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Pastor’s Desk

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13

He stood at the train station, pocket watch in hand, and his eyes intently staring down the tracks. The train was coming and would soon pull into the station, which was nestled along a dirt road, just a small distance from a new Methodist Church that had been made three years ago, and a school house. The two rails of the track went off in the distance, seemly almost coming together in a point before disappearing into the

wood line. As he waited for the train to arrive, his mind drifted for an eternal minute to all that went into making the rail line. He, his father, and so many others had worked so hard carving the path, building the bed, and laying the rails for this extension so that rail service could be provided to the village of Reeders. So many obstacles were removed and they overcame problem, after problem, after problem. Now it was like a seamless service, the work and effort to make it possible, long since forgotten. The loud commotion of the train pulling into the station, and engulfing the area with smoke and ash, brought him back to the reality before him. Ice cars filled with fresh ice from the Mountain Spring Lake Ice Factory bound for resorts and hotels throughout the route. Other box cars needing to be offload with all manner of supplies for the Inns, factories, and stores. Then there were the few passenger cars, mainly with tourists but some locals returning from some trip away. He thought to himself about the power and the strength of the train and how that modern marvel of a train could accomplish so much. In the flutter of a breath, the tracks are not there, the station is gone, and those who worked the rail line are long since deceased. Their ancestors recall the time and historical associations preserve what is just a memory. The power of humankind moves along rising, falling and being replaced by some other marvel of technology. It too will fade in its time. No matter how much is accomplished and achieved, it is never enough. Then in the dense woods of our never-ending striving, a different train has come, and is now coming, and will be coming in the future. A voice calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way. Make straight the path.” So the Train comes and nothing can block it. The train has unlimited power and the ability to carry the load and burden of all those who willingly come on board. No tickets or fare is required, because the Master of train has already paid for everyone. You only have to be willing to get on board and have faith in the Master’s promise that the Train’s eternal destination. The train is coming. VBS calls it the Rocky Railway, but it is not just for children, it is for all of us. Thanks be to God.

Pastor Jeff

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Is your home in need of repairs but you can’t afford them?

Monroe County Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications for their Home Preservation Program, which is designed to help home owners affected by low income, age, or disability make necessary repairs to their homes. To qualify, a single persons annual income must be less than $38,600, a family of two less than $44,100 You must own your home, have lived in Monroe County for 2 years, have homeowner’s insurance, and be current with mortgage payments and taxes.

Contact them immediately at (570) 216-4390 or email ExecDirector@HabitatMC.org for more information and an application.

Reeders United Methodist Church P.O. Box 187

2167 Route 715 and Church Road Reeders PA 18352

Contact Information:

Phone: 570.629.1712 Email: rumc@ptd.net Web: www.ReedersChurch.org Pastor Jeff Weber Email: jweber@ptd.net Phone: 570-234-7111

The Church Office hours are 9AM to 5 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

If you need pastoral services, please contact the church office at 570-629-1712 or rumc@ptd.net or contact Pastor Jeff anytime directly at 570-234-7111.

On-Line Adult Sunday School Classes Continue

2) NeXt Generation Class @ 9:15 am studying “Spiritual Gifts” Teacher Lorelle Battle

Zoom – Meeting ID: 764 9893 6269 Password: 8ZNJ4X

Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76498936269? pwd=MFlDaVRaUHp6a

DJscWRKNEpKQUozdz09

Online adult classes will continue indefinitely.

1) Adult “Tea” Class @ 9:00 am “Acts Of The Apostles”

Teacher - Patrick Roberts Access through gotomeeting/ Code 162-128-141 or Dial in using your phone. 1 (571) 317-3122 Enter Access Code: 162-128-141

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