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“Reaching, Teaching, and Serving in Christ’s Name”
RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
9:15 A.M. - PRAISE SERVICE
10:30 A.M. - WORSHIP SERVICE
10:30 A.M. - CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL
Pastor Georgette Gaston
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MON. - THURS. 7:00 A.M. - NOON
CHURCH 740-765-4957 PARSONAGE 740-765-4163
CHURCH WEB SITE: www.richmondumc.org SECRETARY’S E-MAIL: [email protected]
PASTOR’S E-MAIL: [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP’S E-MAIL: [email protected]
Find us on Facebook: Richmond United Methodist Church
RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
P.O. BOX 332
RICHMOND, OH 43944
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 62
Steubenville, Ohio 43952
A NOTE FROM PASTOR GEORGETTE
Circuit Rider
JANUARY 2018 Richmond United Methodist Church
Volume 34 / Issue 1
In a world of self-help gimmicks and quick fixes for the world's ugliness,
it's easy to become skeptical, even cynical about the possibility of living in
a world of love. It's not unusual to get a sigh or an eye roll when someone
says, "we just have to love one another". Yet, Jesus not only commanded
that we love one another, he gave specific instruction for the only way
"loving one another" can happen. In Mark's Gospel (12:28-34), Jesus
debated with the religious, who were adamant that adhering to strict
religious laws (crafted by them) was the only way to love God. Mark
says, when the religious realized Jesus' was wise, they decided to test him
and asked," Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus
replied, “The most important one is Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord, and you
must (emphasis added) love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all
your mind, and with all your strength."
Jesus led his rebuttal with the most important component of love, the heart. He went on to
include the soul, mind and last of all strength. It's interesting that Jesus mentioned strength last.
Could it be that the challenge of his own humanity taught him that depending on our human
strength can get us in trouble? When we depend on our own ability to love, the "eye roll" of
skepticism will surely follow. But when we commit our heart, soul, mind and strength to loving
God, something happens in us that transforms our ability to love. We begin to change and the
world changes with us...one heart, one soul, one mind at a time. This is why the second most
important commandment Jesus said "is this, You will (emphasis added) love your neighbor as
yourself. No other commandment is greater than these.” Love God. Love people. Period!
Beginning January 1, 2018 (what a great way to begin the new year!), we will begin a journey in
worship to learn more fully what it means to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength." with United Methodist Pastor,
Rudy Rasmus' book entitled Love. Period. When All Else Fails. The Kitchen to Corner Class
(meets in the Fellowship Hall) will dig deeper into Rev. Rasmus' theology of love during small
group time beginning at 10:30. Don't roll your eyes, join us and discover a more powerful way
to love!
Agape, PG
Volume 34, Issue 1
LEADERSHIP RETREAT
All new and continuing team members
of Administrative and Program Ministry
Teams are invited and encouraged to
attend our 2nd annual Leadership Retreat
on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This meeting
REPLACES all regularly scheduled
meetings for January 2018, except where
otherwise noted. This is a time of learning
our "team positions", and getting to know
more about one another! We'll also work
on our 2018 "game plan".
ANYONE interested in learning more
about who we are and what we're here for
is invited to take part in this special
morning of learning, food and fellowship!
MISSION TRIP TO LIBERIA
Has God been nudging you toward
stepping outside your "mission" comfort
zone? Are you looking for some like
minded folk up for a life transforming
adventure? Then listen up! Pastor
Georgette is planning a return trip to
Camphor Mission in Liberia for January
2019. We will partner with Pastor
Kimberly Arbaugh from The Bridge in
Carrollton. Space is limited! Talk with
Pastor Georgette and watch the
newsletter, Facebook and
announcements for more information
coming soon!
2018 OFFERING
ENVELOPES
The 2018 offering envelopes are available
on the back ledge in the sanctuary. CHILI COOK-OFF &
CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT
Counted is hosting a Chili Cook-off and Corn Hole
Tournament, Saturday, January 27th at noon.
Chili cook-off will be judged with prizes.
NEHEMIAH WINTER
MISSION TRIP
Family Winter Mission Trip to
Nehemiah Mission is planned for
February 16th - 18th.
The cost is $40.00.
There is a sign-up sheet on the Hospitality
table. See Heather Cooper for more details.
KIDS 4 CHRIST (K4C) AFTER SCHOOL
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY FOR KIDS K-3rd GRADE
K4C will be starting back up one day per week (Tuesday's) from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., January 16th - March 20th.
We have opportunities for teaching, homework, meals, childcare, media and helpers/floaters. Your gifts and service are making this happen. Help for a week or a whole semester. Please contact Shari Tice 740-765-4216 or Wendy Byers (740-765-2042).
Please prayerfully consider helping this Ministry reach the young children in our area.
Volume 34, Issue 1
January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Office
Closed
2
3 9:30 a.m.,
Prayer meeting
10 a.m.,
Women’s
Renewal
4
4:30 pm,
Praise
Practice
5
6
7 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free Blood
Pressure Screening
6 p.m.,
Jr. Youth Group
8
9
10
9:30 a.m.,
Prayer meeting
10 a.m.,
Women’s
Renewal
11
4:30 pm,
Praise
Practice
12 13 9-11:30 am, Leadership Retreat at
RUMC
14
15
16
5 p.m.,
Kids4
Christ
17
9:30 a.m.,
Prayer meeting
10 a.m.,
Women’s
Renewal
18
4:30 p.m.,
Praise
Practice
19
20
21
6 p.m.,
Jr. Youth Group
22
23
5 p.m.,
Kids4
Christ
24 9:30 a.m.,
Prayer meeting
10 a.m.,
Women’s
Renewal
25 2 p.m.,
UMW
Meeting
4:30 p.m.,
Praise
Practice
26
27
28
6 p.m.,
Jr. Youth Group
29
6:30 p.m.,
Nurture
Meeting
30
5 p.m.,
Kids4
Christ
31 9:30 a.m.,
Prayer meeting
10 a.m.,
Women’s
Renewal
Volume 34, Issue 1
ALTAR FLOWERS
Jan. 7: Given by John & Judy Slater
in memory of son, Andy P. Slater
Jan. 21: Given by Rose McConnell
in memory of David McConnell
Jan. 28: Given by Donna Blake’s children &
their families in honor of her birthday
JANUARY USHERS Warner Sanders,
Jim Drylie, John Slater
& Harry Thomas
8 Rob and Ann Tinney
11 Pam & Andy Smith
3 Ed Frye 4 Zac Kramarich 4 Diana Ware 7 Gina Judy 7 Chuck Woodward 10 Shari Tice 13 Brenda Serdar 13 Mary McConnell 14 Charli McConnell 14 Elizabeth Sutton 15 Jeff Householder 15 Dalton Arnold 16 Ruth Steiner 17 Sharon Coleman 17 Jeff Liggett 17 Josh McConnell 18 Albert Brehm 19 Paula Brehm 20 Kara Drabick 22 Valerie Gubanez 23 Gay Warren 24 Alaina Warren 24 Ryan Kramarich 26 Katelyn Pollock 26 Alec Taylor 28 Linda Birney 28 Debbie Kinney 29 Cindy Matuska 30 Amy Browning 30 Matthew Dennis 31 Abby Taylor 31 Robert Scott, Jr. 31 Meghan Scott 31 Lara Householder
GREETERS
FOR JANUARY
9:15 a.m. Service Jan. 7 - Ki & Janice Kiaski
Jan. 14 - Karen Hibbs
Jan. 21 - Peggy Pratt
Jan. 28 - Peggy Pratt
10:30 a.m. Service
Jan. 7 - John & Judy Slater
Jan. 14 - Larry & Linda Petrella
Jan. 21 - Dave & Connie Somerville
Jan. 28 - Gay Warren
JANUARY
ACOLYTES
Jan. 7 - Tristin Arnold &
Josie Proffitt
Jan. 14 - Katie Phillips &
Josie Barker
Jan. 21 - Alaina Warren &
Max McConnell
Jan. 28 - Josie Proffitt &
Grace Browning
The Office will be closed on
Jan. 1.
Volume 34, Issue 1
OUTREACH UPDATE
The Outreach Committee thanks all who helped make this year's Christmas
outreach a success. There were 61 teen toiletry bags donated to Urban Mission Ministries for its Christmas distribution.
Many thanks!
JR. YOUTH GROUP SCHEDULE
Jan. 7 - 6 p.m., meeting
Jan. 14 - No meeting
Jan. 21 - 6 p.m., meeting
Jan. 28 - 6 p.m., meeting
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SR. YOUTH GROUP
SCHEDULE
Watch bulletin for schedule
THANK YOU!
The Sr. Youth would like to thank everyone who supported their cookie dough sales. They made 51 tubs of cookie dough and collected $527 in sales.
Thank you to the Worship Committee,
all those who participated & worked behind the scenes.
You really made a difference!
Christmas 2017
WOMENS RENEWAL
RESUMES Wednesday, January 4
at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Thank you to everyone who came out for the Watch Night Celebration!
It was a lot of fun!!
WATCH NIGHT CELEBRATION
Volume 34, Issue 1
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY--
Nurture, Outreach, Worship,
Discipleship Short term service opportunities are here and waiting
for you! Serve for a specific ministry event or longer.
Contact the church office ([email protected]
or 740-765-4957) to get connected with a ministry that
fits your gifts!
Do you enjoy connecting with others through cards,
phone calls or visits? The Nurture Team is a great
place to put your hospitality to work.
Does serving in the community and building
relationships excite your soul? The Outreach Team has
many opportunities to serve a little or a lot.
Is creativity in ways that make worship more
meaningful, sensory and tactile a way you can express
your creativity? The Worship Team welcomes creative
folk looking for a way to serve Christ and express their
gifts
Are you an organizer, educator, a person who
enjoys helping people connect the dots through
learning? The newly created Christian Ed./
Discipleship Team works with Kids4 Christ, Jr. & Sr.
Youth, Sunday small groups, short term studies & VBS.
MINISTRY TEAMS
RUMC is transitioning from ministry
committee work to ministry team work.
While committees and teams can
produce similar results, committees are
assigned tasks to complete. But the
purpose of a team is not only to complete
a task, but to build one another up, help
one another refine and define their spot
on the team so that it will fulfill it's goal.
Moving from committees to ministry
teams is one more way RUMC is living
into its unique purpose as we continue to
refine and define how God is equipping
us to "Reach, Teach & Serve in Christ's
Name." Administrative Ministry teams
(Trustees, Finance, Nominations/Lay
Leadership & SPR) will continue to
serve three year terms. Leadership/
Admin. Council will serve one to three
year terms, or more as the team members
discern. We want to make space for
fluidity in Program Ministry Teams
(Nurture, Outreach, Worship, Christian
Ed./Discipleship), so that people feeling
led to serve, have opportunities to "test
the waters" before jumping in. Pastor
Georgette welcomes your questions in
this time of transition!
CONGRATULATIONS To Josh & Natasha McConnell on the birth of their son, Callen Dean, who
was born Dec. 11th. Congratulations also, to grandparents, Tom & Mollie McConnell & great grandparents, Kenny & Linda McConnell.
CONVERSATIONS
ON A WAY FORWARD
All EOC clergy and laity are invited and
encouraged to participate in intentional
Conversations on a Way Forward as we think
about the challenges that our differences around
human sexuality present us at this time in The
United Methodist Church. A conversation will take
place in our area at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February
3, 2018 @ Thoburn UMC in St. Clairsville. Please
join the conversation! We will carpool from the
RUMC parking lot at 8:45 a.m. Reservations are
free, but required. Please RSVP to Pastor
Georgette by January 28, 2018.
Volume 34, Issue 1
SPECIAL
THANK YOUS
“Just wanted to say thank you
for the cards and all the prayers.
I am so blessed to have all of you as my church
family.” Love, Henni Crain
To my family and friends at RUMC, “I want to
thank each and every one of you for all the beau-
tiful cards, phone calls, texts, thoughts and
prayers during my recovery time on my knee
replacement. It really meant a lot! I’m doing
great! Love to all!” Jennifer Webber
The family of John Riley acknowledges with
deep gratitude your kind expression of
sympathy.
Bob Birney would like to thank the ones
involved in purchasing the hearing assist ear
buds. He really enjoys being able to come to
church, since he is now able to hear everything!
He also wants to let those know that suffer from
hearing loss that he would be glad to
demonstrate how they work.
Thank you to Heather Cooper for directing
the Children’s Christmas Play, to Greg
Bush for running the sound and all those
who helped and participated. Thank you
also to the “Counted” Ministry for serving
at the cookie reception, as well as, all those
who donated cookies.
January 7th 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Please meet in the Fellowship Hall
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Next Meeting:
Thursday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m.
Location: Fellowship Hall
Program: Gloria Mercer
Hostess: Peggy Pratt
All women of the church are
welcome to attend.
2018 UMW OFFICERS
President: Sandy Burruss
Vice President: Gloria Mercer
Honorary Vice President: Pastor Georgette
Secretary /Program Resources: Barbara Grimm
Treasurer: Joyce Proffitt
Prayer Calendar: Marguerite Andres
Supportive Community: Betty Hout, Linda Hout
& Peggy Pratt
Nominating Committee: Cheryl Cline, Sue Frye
&Twyla Pollock
Hospitality: Marguerite Andres, Barbara Grimm,
Sandy Burruss & Debbie Thomas
Planning Committee: Gloria Mercer, Sandy Burruss,
Sue Frye, Joyce Proffitt &
Barbara Grimm
Publicity: Barbara Grimm
OUR SYMPATHIES
To the extended family of John Riley, Sr., who passed away Dec. 5th.
Also, to Kathy Gill & family on the death of her sister, Karen McClain, who passed away Dec. 8th.
CONGRATULATIONS: To Ethan Tice & Jordan Byrley
on their marriage, December 16th.