Worship Sunday, May 29
The Deeply Formed Life Week 5:
Missional Presence in a Distracted and Disengaged World
Preacher: Rev. Steve Stultz Costello
In-Person: 8:30 Traditional, 11:00 Modern
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Worship Series Resources: |
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Sunday School Hour for All Ages 9:30-11am
- Sunday School activities in the Gathering Area. Stay as long as you like after first service or even come early to the second service. You do not have to participate the entire time.
- Deeply Formed Life Practices in the Parlor.
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Worship at Crystal Park UMC:
Traditional Worship at 11 a.m. | 2219 Mahoning Rd NE, Canton, 44705
Preacher: Rev. Paul White
Sermon: "Going Home"
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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:
May 29 Day 149
Psalms 119:1–119.88
May 30 Day 150
Psalms 119:89 –119:176
May 31 Day 151
Psalms 120:1 – 126:6
June 1 Day 152
Psalms 127:1 – 130:8
June 2 Day 153
Psalms 131:1–136:26
June 3 Day 154
Psalms 137:1–140:13
June 4 Day 155
Psalms 141:1–144:15
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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: 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 available on the Book Resource Table.
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Weekly Amplify Media videos to enhance your reading experience.
- Monthly reflection and discussion with Pastors Steve and Jake and Spiritual Formation Director, Kathy Schmucker on the last Sunday, at 6:30pm via Zoom
- 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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Safe Sanctuary Orientation & Renewal
June 1,at 3:00pm or June 2 at 11:00am via Zoom
If it has been a year since you last attended and/or you are interested in serving with children, youth and vulnerable adults please attend. Additional dates will be available before VBS week. Contact Kathy Schmucker or a Safe Sanctuary ministry group member to participate.
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We are hiring for the following positions:
- Chancel Choir Director
- Childcare Provider
- Evening/Sunday Custodian
More details here. Help spread the news by sharing this announcement with friends and contacts
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Peace with Justice Sunday and Canton Peace with Justice Walk
Peace with Justice Sunday, June 12, is a faithful expression of shalom in the Bible. It calls for the church to strengthen its capacity to advocate publicly in communities and nations throughout the world. Together we strengthen God's creation with ministries that challenge structures of inequality. We empower people and communities through systemic change in ways that bring true and lasting peace with justice.
For the past several years United Methodist Churches of Canton have sponsored a walk on Peace with Justice Sunday to provide awareness of issues of social justice in our community. The Tuscarawas District Urban Action Team has planned the 2022 walk on June 12 to begin at Crystal Park United Methodist Church at 1:00 pm. The route for the walk will take us to various parts of the city to hear from Canton city residents about some of their challenges. Please plan to join this walk and help bring attention to the needs of our Canton community to public awareness.
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Adult Connect Groups
Get connected at Faith United, Spring and Summer groups are now forming! Contact Kathy Schmucker for information on starting, or participating in, an adult group.
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit, Men's Life Study, 8am, June 4, Kim Reynolds, Beyesly's Restaurant/Zoom
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Tuesday Women's Group, 1pm, Wednesday June 8, Sue Bell and Sue Schillings, Lunch, devotions, walk at Price Park. Bring a sack lunch.
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Bible Year Monthly Discussion and Reflection, 6:30pm, May 29, Zoom
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Theology for Our Times, Fridays, 1:00pm, Tom Strauch, Zoom
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The Deeply Formed Life Practices, Sundays in May, 9:45am, Parlor
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Prayer Shawl Ministry, Thursdays, 1:00pm, Mike Flechtner, Parlor
The Conversation Continues. Loving your neighbor is action-oriented discipleship! Faith United’s Love Your Neighbor planning team will be coordinating experiences throughout the summer to continue conversations to guide us to build deep understanding and design intentional actions that move us toward bringing about positive change in our community. All are welcome to participate. Contact Mike Howard, Teresa Purses, Pastor Jake, or Kathy Schmucker for more information.
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Click here or scan for more details about all the group opportunities and programs happening at Faith United.
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Wednesday Night Dinner Worship Meal Coordinator
While Wednesday Dinner Worship takes a break for the summer, we are preparing for fall! We are seeking someone who loves to cook and enjoys fellowshipping with others to serve as our Wednesday Night Meal Coordinator. Please prayerfully consider preparing one meal or more a month. Bonus is you get to work with our amazing Wednesday Night Dinner Worship meal team.
Check out John Hartzell’s Faith Story from May 8th to learn more. Contact Kathy Schmucker or John Hartzell for more information!
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The May/June issue of the Upper Room Devotional and the Daily Bread are available for pick up on the gathering area information display board. |
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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
Healing the planet starts in your garage, kitchen, and dining room.
Despite gains in the clean energy revolution, nations are falling far short of reducing climate pollution quickly enough to avoid severe damage, cost, and upheaval.
1. Speak up! The biggest way you can make an impact on global climate change is to talk to your friends and family. Together we can urge our representatives to help protect public lands, stop offshore drilling, and more.
2. Power your home with renewable energy. Choose a utility company that generates its power from wind or solar, and certified by Green-e Energy.
3. Weatherize, weatherize, weatherize. Building heating and air-conditioning account for almost half of home energy use. Be more energy efficient with adequate insulation and sealing drafts.
4. Invest in energy-efficient appliances. Energy efficiency is the lowest-cost way to reduce emissions. Buy refrigerators, washing machines, etc. with Energy Star label.
5. Reduce water waste. Saving water reduces carbon pollution because it takes a lot of energy to pump, heat, and treat water. So, take shorter showers, turn off the tap while brushing your teeth, and switch to WaterSense-labeled fixtures. WaterSense is a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); it’s a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping you save water.
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Sunday School activities are in the Gathering Area weekly 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 to guide children as they pray and learn about God
- Family Prayer Ground at the front of the sanctuary for families to have a comfortable, close-up view of worship.
- Rocking chairs in the Narthex and Family Prayer Ground.
- Nursery care & Preschool Sunday School (birth-age 5) during worship in room 18.
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Our annual Butterfly Raising Project has begun! Contact Kathy Schmucker for more information.
Children and families have the opportunity to witness firsthand the miracle of one of God’s most amazing creations, the life cycle of a butterfly. This is an exciting, educational and spiritually enriching experience for children and families. Families get to take home caterpillars, watch them develop into a chrysalis, and emerge into a butterfly. This is an amazing and breathtaking experience.
We will release them at Faith United on Pentecost Sunday, June 5 between worship services at 10:15am.
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Register now for Monumental VBS
June 20-24, 9am – 12pm
At Monumental VBS, kids will explore the vastness of God’s power and the depth of God’s love for each of them. Join us for a week full of faith discoveries, memorable music, and epic adventures that help kids encounter God’s power and love as we celebrate God’s greatness!
Faith United's Vacation Bible School Adventure is for:
- Preschool children ages 4 and up
- Elementary students entering Kindergarten through 4th grade
- Students entering 5th and 6th grade will join Adventure VBS
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VBS Celebration Sunday will be June 26 at 8:30am and 11:00am
Pre-register by June 17 and receive a Free Monumental VBS Music CD (one per family) as a special gift! Click here to register or use the QR code.
VBS Work Days: 9am - 1pm on June 7 & June 8
Come help prepare for VBS! We will be putting together props, mounting posters, sorting supplies, etc. Your helping hands will help make a difference. Help for as long as you are able on one or both days. RSVP to Sandy Vaughn or Janet Stewart.
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Registration open!
July 13, 20, & 27, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Join us for our in-person summer literacy program. Students entering grades K-3 are invited to participate in some fun summer activities designed to keep their reading skills sharp. They will read great stories and even get some books to take home and keep for their own. Dramatic play, games, art, and service projects will provide opportunities for the children to build their vocabularies and expand their comprehension. We’ll also work on sight words, fluency, letters, and sounds.
The program is free and will be led by teachers and trained literacy volunteers.
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We need you to make Camp Read-A-Lot possible! Please prayerfully consider how you can be involved in this summer’s literacy program to make this the best Camp Read-A-Lot ever for kids and families in our community!
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Let's show families that kids matter at Faith United and make this the best summer ever for kids in our congregation and community!
Plans are underway to prepare for in-person VBS and Camp Read-A-Lot. To make these summer ministries a great experience, we need you! Please prayerfully consider how God is calling you to be involved this summer. To help us in our planning please complete this survey.
Contact Kathy Schmucker or Sandy Vaughn for more information.
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East Ohio Conference Summer Camp Registration
There is still time to register. Scholarships are available!
Every summer has a story! We want 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. Visit our Summer Camp Page, contact Kathy Schmucker and Matt Kluchar, or grab a camp brochure with scholarship applications from the information board in the Gathering Area to learn more.
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There will be no Middle/High Sunday school May 29.
We are planning an end-of-the-school-year youth lock in for June 10 at 6pm to June 11 at 10am at the church. We will have movies, games, food, and possibly sleep. Please rsvp to Matt if you plan to attend.
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Crystal Park Cooperative Parish Upcoming Preacher |
June 5
Rev. Steve Stultz Costello
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A Message from The Endowment Team:
We would like to thank Brian Sheetz from The East Ohio Conference Foundation and all those who attended the Endowment Presentation at Faith Church on April 24th. A lot of valuable information was shared as it relates to legacy gifting to Faith United. For those who signed up, but couldn't attend, follow up information will be sent to you. Should anyone else be interested in receiving material, please contact Greg Brokaw.
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View the presentation above in case you missed it. |
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Explore some great resources for your spiritual journey!
Amplify Media is a video library with 1,000's 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. There are many opportunities to serve:
- Sunday School teachers and helpers at 9:45am
- Nursery and Childcare Sunday A.M. and Wednesday P.M.
- Youth Sunday A.M.
- 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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Visit our Church Library!
The library will be closed Tuesday, May 31.
Come in and check out some of the the new books and resources we have available in the library to nurture your spiritual journey!
Type a topic in the search bar to see available resources.
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Church Library Renovation
It’s amazing how a fresh coat of paint and recovering chairs can brighten up a space! Thanks to the Robert Rezash memorial, the adult side of Faith United’s library has an updated, bright and fresh new look! Come check it out and enjoy exploring some great resources! Thanks to our custodian, Mike Wadlington for painting and to Sue Wheeler for recovering the chairs.
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Library Ministry Group -Maribeth, Nancy, Rama, Betsy, Not Pictured: Donna |
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Cokesbury is a great resource to purchase Bibles, devotionals, gifts & more! The church receives credit & a rebate from your purchases when you use this link to order.
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Order gift cards year round! Part of each order benefits the Youth Mission Fund. Check out available cards and contact Matt Kluchar to order.
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Saturday, May 28
10am-12pm Faith Kitchen at Crystal Park
Sunday, May 29
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 Deeply Formed Life Practices (Parlor/Zoom)
11am-12pm Modern Worship - Live Stream (Sanctuary)
6:30pm-7:30pm The Bible Year Discussion & Reflection (Zoom)
Monday, May 30
Church Office and Faith Friends Learning Center Closed
11am-1pm Cub Scout Pack Meeting (Pavilion)
Tuesday, May 31
8am-4pm FFLC - In Service Day (Youth Room)
2:30pm-3:30pm Women's Emmaus Accountability (Zoom)
6pm-9pm Boy Scouts (Robinson Hall)
Wednesday, June 1
3pm-4pm Safe Sanctuary Orientation (Zoom)
6:30pm-8pm Sewing for Missions (Robinson Hall)
Thursday, June 2
1pm-2:30pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parlor)
4pm-5pm Endowment Meeting (Conference Room)
6:15pm-8:45pm Stephen Ministry Training (West Parlor)
7pm-8pm Worship Times Task Group (Zoom)
Friday, June 3
1pm-2pm Theology for Our Times (Zoom)
Saturday, June 4
8am-9am Men's Life Study (Beyesly's Restaurant)
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