Sixth Avenue UMC Messenger July/August 2020

Dear Church Family, I want to say that I am thrilled to be in ministry with you and I am looking forward to getting to know each one of you. If you would look to get ahold of me, you may do so either by email (rbirk2011@gmail.com) or by phone (740-637-7143).

I look forward to hearing from you! While this year has proven to be difficult on many fronts, I am convinced that this is also a great time to be in ministry. God is opening many new areas for us to be ministering together to our community.

I would also like to let you know that we will begin holding in-person worship services on Sunday, July 5. We will be keeping our regular 10:30am worship time. As we start to gather together once again on Sunday mornings, we need to keep safety at the forefront of our thinking. If you decide to join us in person for worship on July 5, we ask that you please wear a mask. If you don’t have a mask there will be plenty here at church that you can use. You are also asked to please keep social distancing in mind when choosing a seat for worship. Please stay six feet away from anyone who you do not live with. There will also be plenty of hand sanitizer available in case you need it. Please use your own best judgment when deciding if you want to join us for in-person worship. You are the best judge of your health and comfort level. If you decide that coming to church on July 5 isn’t for you, don’t worry! Our worship services will be live-streamed on our website. If you have any questions, or concerns, about us returning to in-person worship, feel free to contact me. Many Blessings! Pastor Rick

Christian Love and Sympathy to: The family of Doris Bradford upon her death on May 31, 2020. Fred and Dorothy North upon the death of their daughter.

Sharon Funkhouser, Sonya

and Justin Chaffin,

Thank you for beautifying the front of the church with

gorgeous flowers and plants.

Congratulations to Morgan Mary Hartman, class of 2020 from the Fairfield Union High School. Morgan plans to attend Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio with a

major in Allied Health and a focus in Pre-Physical Ther-apy. Morgan is a member of the Otterbein University

Volleyball Team.

Aluminum Can Collection

The church is still

accepting aluminum cans. Please crush them to save space. You can leave your bags of cans outside by the shed on the 4th Sunday of each month. The money received from all the cans will go to the

Veteran’s Burial Squad.

Thank you!

Adult Bible Study, Junior church and the nursery are closed until further notice.

All children are to remain with their family at all times.

Thank you!

The Evangelism Team has decided to take orders for RADA

Cutlery. Everything in this catalog will make excellent gifts for

you or someone else. The catalogs are on the counter in

the Narthex. I will be placing orders as they come in. This will be an all

year fundraiser. All profits will go to the

Evangelism Team Ministries.

If you have any questions, please ask Lee Ann or anyone on the

Evangelism Team. Thank you!

World Mission Coin Box Ministry

With your loose change, you can help send a Treasure (a solar-powered audio Bible, which can be pro-

grammed in over 6,000 languages and dialects) to the poorest of poor and who are oral learners. There are

small ‘Change the World’ coin boxes on the Welcome Center counter. Please take a box, fill it with your loose

change, and return it to the office whenever you get it full. You can tape your name to the box if you want

record of it. We will be reusing all of the coin boxes, so please be gentle with them. This year we are going to continue doing this all year long. As some of you may know, the Adult Bible Study on Sunday mornings, col-

lect for this twice a month. Let’s help to continue to help spread the Word of God all across the world.

It doesn’t take much and every cent counts.

Thank you for you continued generosity! May God Bless you and keep you!

There won’t be any sign-ups to purchase Altar Flowers at this time.

ANNIVERSARIES – JULY James and Sharon Funkhouser July 1 Kenneth and Patricia Disbennet July 4 James and Christina Nelms July 4 Mike and Judy North July 10 Chuck and Judy Wheatley July 22 Robert and Alma Phillips July 23

BIRTHDAYS- JULY Betty Bowen July 3 Donna Ballmer July 5 Larry Moneypenny July 8 Elaine Hill July 10 Ed Gurile, Jr. July 11 Marilyn Lawson July 12 Kelton Whitmer-Beatty July 13 Sue Stalder July 18 Larry Kilbarger July 22 Emily Johnson July 23 Margaret Hughes July 27 Barbara Wright July 28 Lee Ann Whitmer July 30 Betsy Dickson July 31

BIRTHDAYS - AUGUST Jane McConnell August 1 William Shauger August 1 Jeff Shumaker August 2 Jackie Suman August 2 Dan Cochran August 3 Gracie Thress August 4 Sam Davis August 8 Rita Hanes August 12 Norma Zumbro August 13 Janet Lentz August 14 Charletta Shahan August 14 Curtis Witham August 14 Kara Reed August 16 Kelly Spangler August 16 Kyle Trogus August 17 Jalynn Wright August 19 Stephanie Merckle-Hunt August 20 Judy North August 21 Hanna Goff August 22 Lindsay Baker August 23 Lundy Drake August 25 Janice Boch August 26 Heather Pool August 26 Rebeka Jean Raymond August 26 Marjorie Farkas August 28 Brittany Singer August 29 Betty Bright August 30 Ashtyn Chaffin August 30 Angela Persinger August 31 Miranda Smith August 31

ANNIVERSARIES – AUGUST Alton and Bonnie Currence August 5 Robert and Karen Trogus August 8 Mark and Emily Johnson August 13 Jeff and Vivian Shumaker August 13

Welcome back to in-house worship at the church!

Because of the COVID-19, we are taking the following precautions:

• Entrance only and Exit only doors - Please enter or exit through these propped open doors: - The Southwest door located in the rear of the education hall. It has a ramp and is near the Pastor’s parking space right off the alley. - The door by the office located in the front of the church near the alley. It has a ramp. - The only open front glass door in front of the sanctuary. • Face masks are to be worn. If you have one, please wear it, but if you don’t

have one, we have some here. • Hand sanitizer and latex gloves are readily available. • Adult Bible Study, Junior church and the nursery are closed until further

notice. • All children are to remain with their family at all times. Thank you!