Waterville UMC NEWSLETTER

January Waterville UMC News, 2020

Dear Church Family,

It is hard to believe that we are in a new year. New Years is often a time in which we make choices to live by. I would like to recommend reading the entire Bible during 2020. There are many reading plans online. A couple of those links are located below. Some of us will think we do not have time. Reading out loud, which I highly recommend, it will take 12 minutes a day. Or you could listen to the Bible via several options. It is important to see and hear the Word of God.

Also, in 2020 pray daily for the mission and vision of our congregation, along with the New Building process. We are presently in weekly conference calls with the architect and builders to finalize the construction plans for the approval process for Waterville and the United Methodist Church. Watch for ongoing updates, which will be sent out as new information is available.

God is truly blessing our congregation. God used you to provide for the financial needs of the general fund and your ever increasing support for the New Building.

One area in which I ask all of us to consider, is the way in which we will serve God during 2020. Is God calling you to serve as an administrative leader, a ministry leader or serving God in one of our ministries? It will be hard to imagine if all of us would put serving God ahead of all other service groups in which we are members. I believe that when we put serving God first, God’s blessings will be beyond belief.

We cannot know all that God will do in our midst in 2020 if we put God first in every area of our lives. Are you willing to discover the pure joy of serving God faithfully and experiencing God’s presence?

May God bless you in 2020,

Pastor Mike

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN AUDIO BIBLE APP FOR YOUR CELL PHONE and Electronic Devices GO TO PLANS

FOR AN AUDIO BIBLE ONLINE CLICK HERE CLICK BIBLE FROM DROP DOWN MENU SELECT PLAN/CHOOSE PLAN YOU WOULD LIKE

FOR DAILY SCRIPTURE READING CLICK HERE

Another Option to Read through the Bible in a Year

Each months reading list is located on the bulletin boards.

These plans will take you through the Bible in a year.

9:00 Adult Bible Study

9:00 Prayer Time

10:30 Worship service

Who's coming with you to be able to experience the blessings God has given us at Waterville UMC!

Don't forget to check out the new and ongoing Bible studies in the bulletin.

JANUARY

Our Mission focus this month is Susie's Coats, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes new (preferably for children) and gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves mittens and blankets. Founded by Susan Perry, they receive calls all winter for items and many of those calls are from schools, requesting items for students. Many stores have sales after Christmas and have really low prices on children's coats.

Just before Christmas, Susie stopped by and picked up the two boxes of brand new blankets and bags of coats, hats & scarves. She was sooooooo thankful for all of our giving and the blankets were especially timely; they just provided a bed for a family of a single Mom and 3 children who only had a mattress & a couch to sleep on. They needed blankets…an answer to prayers. God’s timing IS PERFECT!

They are also in need of monetary donations with which to purchase coats and other warm apparel for children in need in Northwest Ohio. A Susie's coats collection box is provided fro you to put the items in outside the Community Room. We will continue to collect throughout the year. Let's fill them up again and again!!

JANUARY PRAYER FOCUS

Human Trafficking / Sexual Exploitation

The Sunday Morning Prayer Team meets in the Sanctuary each Sunday morning at 9:00 AM. Our mission is to intercede through the power of prayer for other people locally or around the world who need our prayer Support.

The prayer team is asking for the support of the rest of the congregation to join them in praying specifically for the the Prayer focus of the month.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR PRAYER FOCUS

NEW MISSIONS BULLETIN BOARD

PLEASE BE SURE AND CHECK OUT OUR NEW MISSIONS BULLETIN BOARD LOCATED BESIDE THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN

Thank you!

The Salvation Army reports that we collected $636.96 during our ring time on Dec. 7. That is nearly $100 more than last year!

Thank you to everyone who participated with your ringing, or your contributions on that date.

The Missions Team

Thanks, Karen W.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD PROCESSING CENTER 2019

Thank you for your prayers for safe travels to and from Charlotte. On the way down in West Virginia one of the buses had mechanical issues. The driver was able to get the bus to a rest area where he called for a bus mechanic and a spare bus. fortunately the mechanic was able to fix the problem rather quickly. While this all was taking place, it was snowing really hard but the highway was clear. The hills were beautiful with the snow on them. the Lord was really watching over us.

When we arrived at the center on Tuesday morning, they had already processed 1 million boxes on Monday. During the shifts that our group worked Tues-Friday, approximately 274, 296 boxes were processed. the boxes were going to the countries of Burundi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

One of the most unusual items was a small sewing machine that runs from either electric or batteries. There was also fabric and other sewing supplies.

we were surprised to see boxes from N.W. Ohio including Delta, Findlay, Paulding and Angola Indiana. One lady from Toledo processed her own box.

Of course, there were the usual items that had to be taken out of some boxes including liquids, toothpaste, candy and other inappropriate items, but the most unusual was a banana. All times removed are given to local charities in the area. (But not the banana!)

As always it was an awesome week at the Operation Christmas Child Headquarters.

God has really blessed me in being able to go on the trip.

Karen Longnecker

Save the Dates! The Waterville IF:Gathering

WUMC will be a host for the IF:Gathering on February 7-8, 2020. You have influence in your places. Whether you are a mom, a teacher, an accountant, or a small group leader, there are others looking to you. So, how do we make disciples in the places God has put us in? IF: exists to invite, motivate and equip women of our local body and beyond to follow Jesus and disciple women. The 2-day event will be a Gospel-centered experience of worship, teaching, equipping and connections. For more information about the IF:Gathering, see the Ambassador, the bulletin board, future bulletins or click the link below.

Location: Waterville UMC

Dates: Friday, February 7 from 7pm to 10pm

Saturday, February 8 from 10am to 6pm

To find out more information on IF please click here

Do you want to sign up?

What is God asking you to do?

FEATURE WORSHIP SONG OF THE MONTH, What a Beautiful Name

Hillsong Worship

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DECEMBER

ATTENDANCE

December 1 ......138

December 8 ......141

December 15 .....213

December 22 .....119

December 24 .....222

December 29 .... 91

Thank you for the Ornaments!

Here are a couple thank yous to the children at WUMC for the ornaments they created:

From Zion Methodist Food Pantry in Whitehouse:

The ornaments were well received and many of the recipients took some. We took the remainder over to the Spencer Community Center. Thanks to all who made the ornaments. Merry Christmas!

From Story Point:

We received your ornaments and passed them out Monday night for the residents- they were tickled pink! They adored the ornaments! Thank you so much for thinking of us, we appreciate the kind gesture!