Don't forget to Spring Forward!
Remember to set your clocks ahead 1 hour tonight.
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Worship Sunday, March 13
Full to the Brim
"Under God's Wing"
Preacher: Pastor Steve Stultz Costello
In-Person/Live-streamed: 8:30 Traditional, 11:00 Modern
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Worship Series Resources: |
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Sunday School Opportunities for All Ages in the Gathering Area
9:30-11am - Including Full to the Brim activities
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Worship at Crystal Park UMC:
Traditional Style Worship at 11 a.m. | 2219 Mahoning Rd NE, Canton, 44705
Preacher: Rev. Jake Heskett
Sermon: Full to the Brim "Under God's Wing"
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Easter Lily Sign Ups
The notebook to sign up for Easter Lilies is on the Gathering Area Welcome Center if you wish to order for Easter Sunday. The cost is $10.00. Orders will be taken until Sunday, April 3. You could also call Sandy Snyder to place your order at 330 806-9338.
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Pastor Cara is coming to preach and share
Rev. Cara Stultz Costello, Tuscarawas District Superintendent and former co-pastor at Faith United, will be coming to preach at Faith United on Sunday, April 3. There will be one combined service at 10:00am, followed by a luncheon and conversation with Pastor Cara about the implications of General Conference and the Global Methodist Church. Mark your calendar.
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The Bible Year - Church-Wide Reading and Study |
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By studying the Bible daily, you’re enriching your spiritual life and developing a deeper faith. Imagine how reading the Bible together as a congregation will make a difference in our church and community! |
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This Week's Readings:
March 13 Day 72:
1 Samuel 29:1-31:13
March 14 Day 73:
2 Samuel 1:1-4:12
March 15 Day 74:
2 Samuel 5:1-7:29
March 16 Day 75:
2 Samuel 8:1-10:19
March 17 Day 76:
2 Samuel 11:1-14:33
March 18 Day 77:
2 Samuel 15:1-19:43
March 19 Day 78:
2 Samuel 20:1-24:25
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“Get into the word of God and let God’s word get into you.”
– Bishop Tracy Malone
As you read consider the following question: What is God revealing to me today, and how will I apply it to my life?
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Haven't started yet? Behind on readings? No problem! Figure out a reading schedule that works for you!
- Devotionals with summaries/key themes to help understand the verses are stocked on the Book Resource Table.
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Weekly Amplify Media videos to enhance your reading experience.
- Monthly reflection and Zoom discussion with Pastors Steve and Jake and Spiritual Formation Director, Kathy Schmucker on the last Sunday: 6:30pm
- Check out "Basic Bible" on Amplify Media to learn how it is organized and general themes found throughout.
Missed a week? Open up previous Navigators here for the daily readings
For more information, contact Kathy Schmucker, Pastor Steve, or Pastor Jake.
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Lent is the forty day period (not counting Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday (the day before Easter). Lent is a time for preparing for Easter by spending time with God. May the worship experiences and resources available be meaningful ways for you to connect with God during this season of Lent. |
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Lent Resources
- Lent Kits have materials and devotions for Lent and Easter for all ages, a vase for our Lent worship series, daily prayer cards, and many other resources.
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Download this year’s Lent Devotion booklet here.
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Download Lenten Daily Prayer Cards here.
- Lent kits, devotion booklets and prayer cards are available on the Gathering Area book resource table.
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Lent Photo A Day (below) is based on the Full to the Brim Daily Prayer Cards. Reflect on each word, then share a picture, scripture, song, or poem on social media tagging the church. You may also want to draw or color your word on the Lent Heart calendar.
Palm Sunday Collection - Purchase any of the items on this list and bring them to worship on Palm Sunday, April 10, to be part of the Palm Procession. Items can also be placed in the collection totes in the Gathering Area. Welcome Jesus by donating new sheets, pillows, blankets for Hartville Migrant Ministry or new or clean and gently used coats for Faith Kitchen.
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Adult Connect Groups
Get connected at Faith United! Contact Kathy Schmucker for information on starting, or participating in, an adult group.
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Unlikely Entrepreneur, Men's Life Study, 8am, March 26, Kim Reynolds, Beyesly's Restaurant/Zoom
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Making Sense of the Bible, Wednesday Women’s Group, 9am, with Linda Reynolds, Zoom
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Bible in a Year Monthly Discussion and Reflection, March 27, 6:30pm, Zoom
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Savior: What the Bible Says About the Cross, Tuesday Evening Women’s Group, 6:30pm, Sue Bell & Sue Schillings, Zoom
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Book of Luke, Monday Night Bible Study, 6:30pm, Ron Luikart, Parlor/Zoom
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Theology for Our Times, Fridays, 1:00pm, Tom Strauch, Zoom
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Sewing for Missions – Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 pm, Sue Bell
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Into the Deep, Diving into a Life of Courageous Faith, Spiritual Seekers, Sunday School, Sundays, 9:45am, Bob Snyder, Conference Room/Zoom
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat, Book Discussion Group, March 31, 7pm, Jan Baker and Joanne Fox.
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Wellness Wheel, March 20, 9:45am, Parlor/Zoom, Pastor Jake and Kathy Schmucker. Lent is a season that invites us deeper into intentional living. Come learn about a tool designed to help you do just that.
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Full to the Brim Visio Divina Lent Art Study, March 22, 31, April 12, 7:00pm, Kathy Schmucker, Zoom. Participate in one or all of the sessions!
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The Conversation Book Study, Wednesdays, 6:30pm, Retired Judge Mike Howard and Krista L. Allison, Parlor/Zoom
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After Dinner Lent Conversations, Wednesdays, 6:30pm, beginning March 16. Join us for fellowship and discussion following Wednesday Dinner Worship.
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Click here or scan for more details about all the group opportunities and programs happening at Faith United.
Pick up study books in the Gathering Area. Suggested donations can be made by cash/check, or online. Do not let book cost prohibit you from participating. Kindle/eBook versions can be ordered through the Cokesbury link below.
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Wednesday Night Faith Connections Dinner & Worship
Join us for an evening of fun, food, faith, and fellowship! Enjoy a great meal and mid-week worship socially distanced in Robinson Hall.
Groups for adults, youth, and kids follow worship. Childcare available during adult group times for little ones to learn about God in a loving, caring environment. Contact Kathy Schmucker or John Hartzell for details.
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The March/April issue of the Upper Room Devotional and the Daily Bread are available for pick up on the book resource table in the Gathering Area. |
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Spiritual Practices 101
Trying new ways of praying, studying scripture, and other practices that help you stay close to God, is vital to our growth as disciples of Christ. View our Spiritual Practice 101 videos here. Contact Kathy Schmucker to learn about a certain spiritual practice more or to share one that helps you connect with God.
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Faith and Environment Weekly
Revitalizing Farming Practices
for Healthier Farms
A growing number of “research farms” are combining old methods with new findings to develop sustainable farming for our future.
A Kansas non-profit organization called SAVE teaches its students the basics of sustainable farming. The certificate program, based on 308 acres of farmland near Kansas State University in Kansas, includes everything from classroom lessons on agribusiness and animal science to hands-on water management and farm equipment operations.
If you take the time to set a farm up right, there is a way to do way more on less land than your father and mother might have done. So much of what we are doing now is actually the way we did farming 100 years ago. We are confident that with the resources, we can survive the droughts and everything else that has plagued us. Our ultimate goal is that any water that comes on our farm stays on our farm. The soil acts like a sponge. As the sponge fills up, you are adding resiliency into your cropping system.
Read the full article here.
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Sunday School activities are in the Gathering Area each week between worship services.
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Celebrate Wonder home activities are available in the weekly worship emails for Nursery-5th Grade. Pick 1-2 activities to do and learn and wonder about God together. View each week's Bible story and music videos on Amplify Media and even has special videos for kids! Follow these steps to register or contact Kathy Schmucker.
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Faith United welcomes children of all ages in worship. Our worship experience is enriched as we gather together to experience and praise God.
- Worship Kits and worship manipulatives are available
- Family Prayer Ground at the front of the sanctuary for families to have a comfortable, close-up view of worship. (One family at a time for COVID safety)
- Rocking chairs in the Narthex and Family Prayer Ground.
- Nursery care and Preschool Sunday School (birth-age 5) during worship, pending volunteer availability in room 18.
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Family Sing A Long
Wednesdays, 5:00pm. Come sing, play instruments, make a joyful noise for the Lord! Preschool/Toddlers can join in for the last 15 minutes. Contact Sandy Wallace for details.
Wednesday Wonder Kids
Grades K-5 gather from 6:30-7:30pm following dinner and worship to learn about faith through games, Bible stories, activities, service and mission projects and worship experiences! Little Wonders, up to age 5, learn about God in a loving, caring environment. Contacts: Kathy Schmucker, Kristin Krach, Bethany Sedziol, Rebekah Heskett.
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East Ohio Conference Summer Camp
Registration is now open.
Every summer has a story! Faith United wants to help make summer camp part of the summer story for kids and youth!
East Ohio Camps provide a wide range of experiences, from day camps to weeklong overnight camps, with a variety of interests and themes. Camp Scholarships are available for kids and youth.
Visit Faith United's Summer Camp Page or contact Kathy Schmucker and Matt Kluchar for applications and more information. Grab a Camp brochure with scholarship applications from the Book Resource Table in the Gathering Area.
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Only you can help end “Empty Youth Room Syndrome”. Won’t you join the fight?
Sundays 6:00-7:00 pm and Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm at Faith United.
Do it for the chairs; the sad, sad chairs.
Matt Kluchar, Director of Youth Ministry: mkluchar@faithumchurch.org
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Crystal Park Cooperative Parish
Upcoming Preachers and News
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March 20
Rev. Steve Stultz Costello
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April 3
Rev. Steve Stultz Costello
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If you would like to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country you can give to UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery. This fund will provide direct assistance to those in Ukraine as well as assistance to Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries. Make your check payable to Faith United Methodist Church and write “Ukraine” in the memo line OR give online by choosing “UMCOR” on the drop down fund menu.
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For March, we invite you to help us by donating laundry and dish soap to be distributed in March at Faith Kitchen. We will need 200 of each. You can place the items in the Faith Kitchen bin near the gathering area. In March and April, we will collect cake mixes, icing, and spices for the special baking/spice bags to be distributed in April.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this outreach ministry.
The Faith Kitchen Ministry Team
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Statement and Video from our Bishop Tracy S. Malone
In light of the recent news about the 2020 General Conference of the United Methodist Church being postponed to 2024 and the news about the launching of the Global Methodist Church in May, you are encouraged to watch Bishop Malone’s Lenten video and read her statement. Her statement was released yesterday after meeting with the council of Bishops.
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Check It Out!
The church has installed an information board in the Gathering Area to consolidate information about church activities to be shared with the congregation. Pockets for display pieces (posters and flyers) are available in the following sizes: 11X17, 8.5x11, 4x9 Brochure, 5.5x8, 6x4 Postcard.
Ministries wishing to display information are asked to complete a request form in the church office. Office staff will place materials on the board. Items should not be placed on the board without authorization from the office. Anything placed without authorization will be removed.
Sue Schillings and Laura Luikart, Hospitality Leaders
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Explore some great resources for your spiritual journey!
Amplify Media is a video library with thousands of videos for adults, youth and kids that you can view from your phone, tablet, computer, or tv.
These resources can be used for individual or group studies, and has a special section just for kids! Follow these instructions to access your free account. Questions? Contact Kathy Schmucker, Spiritual Formation Director.
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Opportunities to Serve this Spring and Summer
There is a saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” This congregation is a village for many children and youth! We are longing to be able to offer our many programs, but need volunteers. We also respect and understand people's health concerns. There are many opportunities to serve:
- Sunday School teachers and helpers at 9:45am
- Wednesday Wonder Kids
- Wednesday Night Faith Connections meal team
- Nursery and Childcare on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings
- Youth Wednesday nights, and Sunday evenings
- Adult Group Facilitators and Coordinators
- Summer Story Time with FFLC Students
- VBS and Camp Read-A-Lot
Our children need our church. They need Jesus! And they need YOU!
Faith United’s Spiritual Formation and Youth Ministry Teams need your support to guide our children and youth as they grow in faith. If interested, contact Kathy Schmucker, Matt Kluchar, or Pastor Jake.
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Faith United is hiring for the following position(s):
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Our library is up and running after the pandemic. Come in and check out the new books we have in the library!
While updating our computer system, we discovered we are missing some books. Please check your bookshelves, tables and desks to see if you have any books on this list. They may have been taken out before before or during COVID. Help return our books 'home'.
Check out the books and resources available in the library to nurture your spiritual journey!
Type a topic in the search bar to see available resources.
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Saturday, March 12
8am-9am Men's Life Study (Beyesly's/Zoom)
9am-4pm Stephen Ministry Training (Parlor)
Sunday, March 13
8:30am-9:30am Traditional Worship - Live Stream (Sanctuary)
8:30am-12pm Nursery Care & Preschool Sunday School (Room 18)
9:30am-11am Sunday School Activities all ages (Gathering Area)
9:45am-10:45am Into the Deep Sunday School (Conference Room)
9:45am-1:15pm Stephen Ministry Training (Parlor)
11am-12pm Modern Worship - Live Stream (Sanctuary)
12:30pm-2pm Good Friday Drama Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
6pm-7pm Youth Group (Youth Room)
Monday, March 14
6:30pm-8pm "Luke" Bible Study (Parlor)
Tuesday, March 15
9am-12pm Library Story Time (Robinson Hall)
9:30am-11am Celebration Bell Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
10am-11am Hospitality Team
2:30pm-3:30pm Women's Emmaus Accountability (Zoom)
5:30pm-6:30pm Nursery Expansion Meeting (in person/Zoom)
6pm-9pm Boy Scouts (Robinson Hall)
6:30pm-7:30pm Finance Ministry Team (Zoom)
6:30pm-8pm "What the Bible says about the Cross" Study (Zoom)
7pm-8pm Worship Times Task Group (Parlor/Zoom)
Wednesday, March 16
9am-10:30am "Making Sense of the Bible" (Zoom)
5pm-5:45pm Sing Along (Room 8)
5:45pm-6:30pm Wednesday Night Dinner (Robinson Hall)
6:30pm-7:30pm Wonder Kids (Chapel/Room 6)
6:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday Night Youth (Youth Room)
6:30pm-7:30pm "The Conversation" (Parlor)
6:30pm-7:30pm After Dinner Lent Conversation (Room 5)
6:30pm-8pm Little Wonder Kids (Nursery)
6:30pm-8:30pm Sewing for Missions (Robinson Hall)
7:30pm-8:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Thursday, March 17
10am-11:30am Endowment Team (Parlor)
1pm-2:30pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parlor)
6:15pm-8:45pm Stephen Ministry Training (Parlor)
6:30pm-8pm Cub Scouts (FLC, Room 6, 16, LL, LL2)
7pm-8pm Trustees Team (Conference Room/Zoom)
Friday, March 18
1pm-2pm Theology for Our Times (Zoom)
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