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The Braden Epistle Vol. VIII Vol. VIII Vol. VIII Vol. VIII MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 No. 36 No. 36 No. 36 No. 36 The Four Areas of Focus The Four Areas of Focus express the vision and yearnings of the people of The United Methodist Church. Over this quadrennium, the church will seek to focus the work of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world around these areas of ministry: Combating the diseases of poverty by improving health globally. Engaging in ministry with the poor. Creating new places for new people and revitalizing existing congregations. Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world. The Braden Steeple The marvels of Spring; how manifold they were. In wisdom how thou has made them all, the earth is full of the richest. Psalms 104:24. The earth sought, and was granted a reprieve from the grip of winters’ bondage. God, the creator of the sea- son has instituted this phenomenon, allowing the warming rays to loosen the bonds of the arctic strong- hold. The earth is full of riches and beauty. The crea- tures are satisfied. Joy in God is never out of season. Welcome Spring – March 20 th Christians experience God through the events of histo- ry that God has made known to us. This makes time very important to the Christian faith. It’s because of this that the cycle of the Christian year is what grounds our relationship with God; we look forward to the Lenten Season; look for the colors of purple. During the Lenten season we are focused on the ministry of Jesus Christ. In this issue we would like to introduce important days leading up to Easter. Ash Wednesday Lent The Holy Days Calendar of Crucifixion Experience the Lent and Easter Season with the Braden family join our celebration of Christ by attending the Holy Week Services as listed inside on Page 3. We also welcome you to join us each Sunday, Morning for Bible School and Morning Worship Services: Sunday School 9:30 AM ….Worship Services 10:30 AM We look forward to seeing you and bring a friend!
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The Braden Epistle

Vol. VIIIVol. VIIIVol. VIIIVol. VIII MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 MARCH, 2012 No. 36No. 36No. 36No. 36

The Four Areas of Focus The Four Areas of Focus express the vision and yearnings of the people of The United Methodist Church. Over this quadrennium, the church will seek to focus the work of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world around these areas of ministry:

• Combating the diseases of poverty by improving health globally.

• Engaging in ministry with the poor.

• Creating new places for new people and revitalizing existing congregations.

• Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world.

The Braden Steeple

The marvels of Spring; how manifold they were. In

wisdom how thou has made them all, the earth is full

of the richest. Psalms 104:24.

The earth sought, and was granted a reprieve from the

grip of winters’ bondage. God, the creator of the sea-

son has instituted this phenomenon, allowing the

warming rays to loosen the bonds of the arctic strong-

hold. The earth is full of riches and beauty. The crea-

tures are satisfied.

Joy in God is never out of season.

Welcome Spring – March 20th

Christians experience God through the events of histo-

ry that God has made known to us. This makes time

very important to the Christian faith. It’s because of

this that the cycle of the Christian year is what

grounds our relationship with God; we look forward

to the Lenten Season; look for the colors of purple.

During the Lenten season we are focused on the

ministry of Jesus Christ.

In this issue we would like to introduce important

days leading up to Easter.

Ash Wednesday

Lent

The Holy Days

Calendar of Crucifixion

Experience the Lent and Easter Season with the Braden family join our celebration of Christ by attending

the Holy Week Services as listed inside on Page 3.

We also welcome you to join us each Sunday, Morning for Bible School and Morning Worship Services:

Sunday School 9:30 AM ….Worship Services 10:30 AM

We look forward to seeing you and bring a friend!

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My Beloved Parishioners, There is so much to be said about Lent, and

its meaning and significance in the life of faith. The three traditional practices to be taken up with in-creased devotion during Lent are prayer, fasting, and sharing with others. Many people give up a vice of theirs, add something that will bring them closer to God, and often give the time or money spent doing that to charitable purposes and ministries.

I love the season of Lent. The possibility of

growing closer to God; I love the reminder of how

great the love of Christ is; I love the coming of

spring; and I love the coming of Easter. I find this

season to be full of God’s love.

The forty days of Lent, commencing with Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22) ends on the Saturday be-fore Easter is a sacred season of penitence, personal piety and spiritual renewal through sacrificial ser-vice. We have selected as our 2012 Lenten theme: “A Journey of Hope.” During this season of reflec-tion, renewal and, recommitment to the cause of Christ each member is urged to give sacrificially of their God given time, talent and treasury. Won’t you prayerfully begin your Lenten walk of faith now with a renewal of your commitment in worship, study, service and sacrificial financial support of the ongoing ministries of the church?

It’s a time when the whole congregation is reminded of the mercy and forgiveness offered to us in Christ and the need we all have to renew our faith. It’s a season that feels like a fresh start. Some of it feels new and fresh because of the coming of Spring. But even more encouraging is the reminder that I always have a new start in Jesus. I can never wander so far off on my own that Jesus will give up on me. Anyone who is willing to do what He did for me, will never quit offering grace and forgiveness for my shortcomings. It’s a great time of year, when I am reminded daily of how great His love is for me. And the season ends with the great celebration of Easter. Won’t you set aside at least fifteen minutes a day as a quiet time with Christ and make your per-sonal quiet time with Him the first priority of your

day? Here’s how to get started. Be sure to prepare the night before selecting a time to fit your schedule and set the alarm a little bit earlier than usual. Set aside a special sacred space in your house to keep your daily devotional appointment with Him! You will delightfully discover that regular daily devotions and private worship will enhance your mid-week and Sunday worship experience. Additional worship opportunities have been sched-uled to inspire your forty day walk of faith.

I want to encourage all of you not to wait until Easter comes to experience the love. The pow-er of Easter morning is so much more meaningful, when you reflect on all that Jesus had to go through to get to Easter. It is the ultimate gift of love, given for you and me. Come to church, come to Bible study during this time and then come celebrate on Easter morning!

Finally, I have been personally blessed with

the open and honest conversations we had with the leadership team of the church at the Leadership Training. I want you to know that your opinion mat-ters. However, I can’t read your mind. If there is something going on that you want more infor-mation about, or if you wonder why it happened that way, please come and ask me. If there is something that you think should be done differently, come talk to me about it, even if I can’t change it, we can un-derstand and be respectful of each other’s opinions. I really am open to talking; I will always try to make the right decision for the church as a whole, but I want to be informed of everyone’s feelings. If I don’t hear feedback on things that are happening around here, then I assume everyone is happy. I would much prefer an honest conversation with you than someone else coming to me and saying “I’ve heard a few people talking…” I enjoy talking with people, I like getting to know people better, and I love talking about the ministry of Braden. Have a blessed Lenten Season.

Pastor DixonPastor DixonPastor DixonPastor Dixon

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All Holy Week Services will be held at Wes-

ley United Methodist Church 2934 Stickney Ave. Toledo, OH 43608

Monday April 2, through Friday April 6, 2012

Sunday, April 1 Palm/Passion Sunday Worship

10:30 am Braden This service will include the Procession of Palms and lead us into the service which will be the fifth

sermon in a series, “Journey To Hope.”

Monday, April 2 Preacher: Rev. C. Bill Mangrum, Minister -

Warren AME. Choir: Warren AME

Tuesday April 3 Preacher Rev. Karen Ferguson, Minister - Walls AMEZ, Choir: Amazing Grace AMEZ

Wednesday, April 4 Preacher: TBA Minister -

Philips Temple CME, Choir: Philips Temple CME

Thursday, April 5 Rev. April Sumrow, St. Paul AMEZ

Choir: St. Paul AMEZ Maundy Thursday—Service - 7:00 pm:

We will share in a communion service and remem-ber the instructions of Jesus at the Last Supper.

Friday April 6 Seven Last Words: will be also at Wesley UMC

Good Friday Service – 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm:

Come and draw close to the cross, think about that day and remember the love that Christ has for each of us.

First Word:

Preacher Rev. Darvan Adams, Pastor

Philips Temple CME

Second Word:

Preacher: Rev. Arlene Coles-Huckaby, Pastor

Amazing Grace AMEZ

Third Word:

Preacher: Rev. Waverly Earley, Pastor

Wesley UMC

Fourth Word:

Preacher: Rev. Regina Mangrum, Pastor

Payne Memorial AME

Fifth Word:

Preacher: Rev. Dwight Gutridge, Pastor

St. Paul AMEZ

Sixth Word:

Preacher: Rev. Otis Gordon, Jr., Pastor

Warren AME

Seventh Word:

Preacher: Rev. Shirley Sparks, Pastor

Walls AMEZ

We are looking forward to a great time fellow-shipping with our sister congregations.

Easter Morning

Celebration of Worship – 10:30 am

Come and join us for this special morning

of celebration!

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The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page 4444 The words for this issue are:

Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week

Ash Wednesday: Marks the beginning of Lenten sea-

son. It is a service of public penance. Worshippers

are called forward to the alter rail, and the minister

applies the ashes with his or her thumb to form the

sign of the cross on the forehead of each worshipper.

This is a public declara�on of the need for repent-

ance.

Lent: The 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays,

since all Sundays are considered to be small Easters

in celebra�on of Resurrec�on. Many people give up

something for Lent as a reminder of the season.

Others take on new spiritual disciplines such as pray-

ers of repentance, spiritual journaling, and extra ser-

vice to others.

Holy Week – The Three Great Days:

Holy Thursday - Communion is a large part of Holy

Thursday Service.

Good Friday - The term Good Friday comes from the

English church. In Old English, “Good” meant “Holy,”

so the �tle Good Friday means “Holy Friday”.

Holy Saturday - Holy Saturday is o/en viewed as the

last Sabbath for the disciples as Jews. It is with the

resurrec�on of Jesus that the disciples became Chris-

�ans celebra�ng the Resurrec�on on Sunday.

“The Great Three Days from sunset - Holy Thursday

to sunset Easter Day are a unity climax of the Chris-

�an year.”(The United Methodist Book of Worship)

Attention: Nurses Needed & Wanted Braden Nurses Guild

If interested in joining contact Lois Lipkins at 419-539-7768.

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Braden’s Golden Circle

Braden’s Golden Circle formerly Senior Mission had another Tuesday at the movies. We plan to go to the movies at least once a month. We have seen “Red Tails” and “Good Deeds”. A few have fellow-shipped with a group lunch!

If you are interested in joining our group contact Lois Lipkins at 419-539-7768.

Important Notice!!

Golden Circle Meetings

Cancelled for Month of March

Easter Lilies If you would like to purchase an Easter lily “In Honor” or “In

Memory” of someone, you may do so for $8.

The list of the donor and honoree will be publish in our

Easter worship bulle�n. Please call the church office, see a

United Methodist Man or mail in a check with your instruc-

�ons and “Easter lily” wri7en on your memo line. You may

take your lily home following the 10:30 a.m. service on

Easter Sunday.

Words of Wisdom

“God’s children have compassion

which is love in action”

Randall JonesRandall JonesRandall JonesRandall Jones

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Church Bulletin Boards

Take time to read our bulletin boards.

As you enter the church you will be greeted

with an invitation to participate in our

Sunday School Classes:

Sunday School 9:30–10:30 a.m.

Adult Class – Carol Robinson

Adult Class – Yolanda Robinson

Youth Class – Carla Steele

Bible Study – Wednesday 12:30 & 7:00 p.m.

————————————————————--

The bulletin board as you enter the

church is the

“Introduction to Christian Cycle”

We are currently in the Lenten Season

***

The bulletin board next to the church

office continues the Christian Cycle.

***

The bulletin board located in the back

hallway is our Youth Board

***

The bulletin board across from the office

is the Our Community Board

FinancesataGlance

Wow, what a winter we have had! With hardly any snow and mild temperatures our attendance has been good and our winter expenses down. We give thanks to God! Our year to date income is increasingly below where we should be, so we encourage everyone to continue to give and, even in your absence, please consider forwarding your gift. We sincerely thank everyone for their contri-butions and support. We are most grateful to our faithful members.

CashReceiptsthroughFebruary2012:

Needed to Date: $39,267.00

Received to Date: $31,971.10

SpecialFundBalances:

Scholarship- $12,388.86

Missions- $ 814.20

Account Balances as of 2/29/12:

General Fund- $ 216.18

Capital Impr.Fund- $ 2718.19

Savings Account- $72,198.11

$75,132.48

Expenses January February

CONNECTIONAL MINIS-TRY

$2,581.50 $2,820.50

CHURCH BUILDING & PROPERTY

$2,699.25 $1,656.11

PARSONAGE $1,534.75 $195.27

PROGRAM MINISTRY TEAMS

$262.43 $1,194.65

ADMINISTRATION $480.58 $491.30

STAFF PAYROLL & BENEFITS

PASTORAL SUPPORT $4,883.21 $4,883.25

LAY STAFF $2,870.63 $3,228.96

Total STAFF PAYROLL & BENEFITS

$7,753.84 $8,220.41

OTHER EXPENSES $1,420.89 $1,525.64

Total Expenses $16,733.24 $16,103.88

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The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page The Braden Epistle MARCH, 2012 Page 6666 From the Trustee Board… On behalf the Board of Trustees, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for electing this team to be a service to the church and the community.

The Board of Trustees is excited to do God’s work, and we hope the church will work with us to continue to build God’s Kingdom here on earth. The trustees have volunteered to donate time from their busy schedules to participate in one of the ministry opportunities here at Braden Church.

I read that “God Himself sees and rewards those who diligently work for Him with little or no re-gard for earthly recognition”... we are here as a service to God, the congregation and our com-munity.

We look forward to working with the congrega-tion and the community to serve the Lord in building His kingdom here on earth.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Colossians 3:23

Join us in building the Kingdom for God.

2012 Board of Trustees

Danyale Hill-Brown

Marcella Pryor-Brown - Chairperson

Pastor Dixon*

James Goodlow Stephen Halliburton

Stanley Hill, Sr. Terry Hutcherson

Sunceray Lamb*

Willie Reams – Vice Chairperson

Jacquelyne Robinson – Secretary

*Non-Voting Member

Peace and Blessings!

Report of Poverty Initiative:

Caring and Sharing Mission

Our team gathered in February to prayerfully plan our agenda for the year. As reported in the December council meeting we have begun relationships with several organizations we would like to partner with this year.

Yvonne Mitcham has provided leadership with agencies that are providing Community Gardens throughout the City of Toledo to grow food to feed the hungry. The gardens will be in various neighborhoods. The gardening project will be a joint effort with the youth at Braden. This takes the seed and nurtures it into a plant to be produced for the plate, the process starts this spring.

Lois Mathis has enthusiastically embraced the residents at the YWCA. The women in the 65 permanent apartments are being provided with clothing, cleaning supplies, household items and commodities through her efforts. She has developed the personal relationships between the residents and Braden United Methodist Church. In fact, Lois has been nominated by the residents at the YWCA to receive “The Jefferson Award” for her volunteerism efforts.

In Lois’ efforts to continue her supporting the community and minister efforts she has been added to the list of drivers for the Braden Van. She will be able to serve the Senior Missions, Unit-ed Methodist Women and also the Poverty Initiative program by providing transportation of these groups.

We also met with the residents at the YWCA in February and discussed with the leadership how we can best support and en-courage the women there. There were 14 residents in attendance and Braden had 4 representatives as participants:

• Randall Jones

• Lois Mathis

• Carol Westmoreland

• Gloria Layson

• Gloria continues with Reading for Literacy at an East Side Fami-ly Center and is preparing to bring this project to the Braden Learning Center when it opens. She continues to offer volunteer services to assist with projects at the Friendly Center. Gloria attended the Leadership Workshop Development provided by the Maumee Watershed District (MWD), “Working beside the Poor”. This mission is to encourage churches to reach out to the Least, the Last, and the Lost which also ties into our Poverty Initiatives.

Linda Hester is linking the United Methodist Women with our poverty initiative and is helping us communicate with the congre-gation through the church newsletter.

Team Facilitators Members

Gloria Layson Yvonne Mitcham Lafayette Tolliver Kathryn Grayston Lois Mathis Linda Hester Benita Saaka In Ministry to our Lord,

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The Braden Youth at BBBS

Bowl for Kids Sake.

The youth bowled 2 games each, with a few having

strikes for the first time!! A donation in the amount of

$175 was given to Bowl for Kids Sake.

Food, and Fun!.

Youth

Corner

Braden Youth group supported Central State choir by at-

tending their concert at Third Baptist Church, Toledo, OH.

Parents Night Out (PNO)Parents Night Out (PNO)Parents Night Out (PNO)Parents Night Out (PNO)

At PNO on February 10th we celebrated

Valentine’s Day, approximately 25 kids

enjoyed making Valentine cards for

their parents.

Everyone enjoyed a hot meal. Book

bags were distributed with school sup-

plies.

The 2nd Friday of each month has be-

come an exciting time for everyone who

comes to share in the activities.

PNO is for children between the ages of

3-12.

If you would like for your children to

attend contact the church office at

419-386-2700 to register.

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Penny Project

Who: Girls Kindergarten—Sixth grade

Date: Saturdays, April 14, 21 & 28,

May 5, 12 & 19, 2012

Time: 12:30pm—1:30pm

Place: Braden United Methodist

4725 Dorr St.

Cost: $6 Girl Scott Membership

(financial assistance available)

Contact: Sandra McPherson

(Outreach Director)

at 419-386-2700 ext. 6

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Annual Easter Egg Hunt

April 7th We are asking for donations ---

colorful eggs and candy!

Thanking you in advance.

88th

Annual Women’s

Day

May 20th

See Cynthia Gaynor, Chair

If you would like to help make this day a great

Summer is just around the corner!

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School will be July 23-27, 2012. It will be held in the evening. We are start-ing plans now. We need to know if you would be willing to teach (lead) a class. We have classes from preschool (potty trained) to adults. I ask that you pray about helping this year. There will be a meeting in April to see who will be helping in this area. Last year we had about a 100 people to attend. The areas of concern are: Teachers (leaders), Arts & Crafts Leader, and Music Leader; we always need persons to assist in these areas. May God guide you to be a part of this minis-try!

A Call To Prayer & Self-Denial “A Time for Change”

Saturday, March 24, 2012 (10:00am—1:00pm) Wynston Dixon Gym

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Have we missed your

Birthday or Anniversary? Just give the church office a call at (419)386-2700 with the information, and we’ll see your name is added. We don’t want to miss or forget anyone. Thanks.

HOSPITALS/NURSING HOMES/

REHAB CENTERS

Remember the following

members and friends

in your prayers

Fairview Nursing Home

4420 South Ave (43615)

• Edna Russell

Flower Hospital Rehab

5200 Holland/Sylvania Rd. (43360)

• Rev. Doris Abrahms

Heartland—Holly Glenn

4294 Monroe St. (43606)

• Harold Young

Laurels of Toledo

1011 Byrne Rd. (43607)

• Norvelle Gross (Rm. 206)

• Naomi Powell

• Odessa Phillips (Rm. 104)

Lutheran Home—Assisted Living

2519 Seaman St., (43605)

• Lincoln Bussey, Sr.

St. Anne’s Hsopital

3404 Sylvania Ave (43623)

• Rosetta Campbell

Whitehouse Country Manor

11239 Waterville St., Waterville

(43566)

• George Allen, Jr.

Waterford Commons

955 Garden Lake Pkwy

• Loretta Simmons

Sick & Shut-Ins

Asia Beene

Mildred Coleman

Velma Shoecraft

Wilbert West

Prayer Requests

Carleton Allen

Florene Allen

Sarah Cooper

Lucy Davis

Willa Mae Johnson

Mattie Keyes

Shirley Kynard

Edith King

Beth Matthews

Mattie Mays

Betty Meyer

Roger McFarland

Lewis Powell

Nettie Taylor

Margie White

March Richard Allen 03/01 Vernessica Duffy 03/05

Helen Tuggle 03/11

Margie R. White 03/13

Sugar Robinson 03/14

Helana Saaka 03/15

Lois Mathis 03/15

Florene Allen 03/16

Joyce Sparks 03/16

Diana Gambrell 03/17

Labelle R. Wilson 03/17

Odell Chancy 03/20

Artesia Mays 03/24

Jasmine Fletcher 03/26

Jeremiah Fletcher 03/26 Deanna Webb-Riley 03/26

Cassandra Allen 03/31

Mike Powell 03/31

April Shirley Kynard 04/01

Edna Brown 04/07

Elbert Stewart 04/13

Geneva Berry 04/14

Maggie Fletcher 04/15

Ta-Tanisha Cuffie 04/19

Anthony Hines 04/20

Deja Bumpus 04/25

Elayne Moran 04/25

Keyra Sheares 04/26

Paula Nobles 04/29

Nathaniel Edwards 04/30

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WE CELEBRATE !WE CELEBRATE !WE CELEBRATE !WE CELEBRATE !

BLACK HISTORY REFLECTIONSBLACK HISTORY REFLECTIONSBLACK HISTORY REFLECTIONSBLACK HISTORY REFLECTIONS

Thy testimonies have taken as an heritage forever; for

they are the rejoicing of my heart. Psalms 119:111

Shared Experience

(THE BLADE – Pages of Opinion, Tuesday, February 28th

2012 ; Section A, Page 8.

Ground was broken on the Smithsonian Institution’s

19th museum last week. When it opens in 2015, the

sign outside will read: National Museum of African

American History and Culture. But African –

American history is the history of every American,

whether you’re a recent immigrant or a descendant of

the earliest European colonists in Jamestown or

Plymouth.

The black experience in American is nearly 400 years

in the making. The first 246 years were dominated by

slavery, and the next century by Jim Crow. Despite

the past six decades of the civil rights movement,

sometimes-subtle forms of discrimination persist.

Still, that experience has been so important, and pro-

gress toward equality so profound, that the nation ded-

icates every February to the study of black history, so

that future generations will not forget past sacrifices

and accomplishments.

A national collection of artifacts that trace the road

African-Americans traveled form slave quarters to the

White House is a fitting addition to the Smithsonian’s

museums. The African-American museum, to be built

on the National Mall near where slave pens once

stood, already has 20,000 items , including slave re-

volt leader Nat Turner’s Bible, Underground Railroad

conductor Harriett Tubman’s hymnal, and a big plane

in which World War II’s Tuskegee airmen trained.

Other items range from the historic-shackles from a

slave ship, shards of stained-glass from the 1963

bombing of a black church in Birmingham, Ala., that

killed four girls – to the iconic- Louis Armstrong’s

trumpet, and Bo Diddley’s hat.

By the time the $500 million museum opens in the

shadow of the Washington Monument, its collection

likely will have grown several times.

But while this museum is about African-Americans, it

would be a mistake to think of it as only for African-

Americans. It is important to preserve history, and

even more important to teach it. The lessons that will

be housed in the Smithsonian’s newest addition are

worth learning – and relearning – by each new genera-

tion of Americans.

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THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!

The Christian Education Ministry would like to The Christian Education Ministry would like to The Christian Education Ministry would like to The Christian Education Ministry would like to thank all who participated in the Black History thank all who participated in the Black History thank all who participated in the Black History thank all who participated in the Black History Month Program. Thank you for sharing your Month Program. Thank you for sharing your Month Program. Thank you for sharing your Month Program. Thank you for sharing your unique gift that God has blessed you with.unique gift that God has blessed you with.unique gift that God has blessed you with.unique gift that God has blessed you with.

Felecia HillFelecia HillFelecia HillFelecia Hill Charles TuggleCharles TuggleCharles TuggleCharles Tuggle Dr. Marie BushDr. Marie BushDr. Marie BushDr. Marie Bush Sunceray LambSunceray LambSunceray LambSunceray Lamb Dr. Carnel Smith Dr. Carnel Smith Dr. Carnel Smith Dr. Carnel Smith Glenna WilsonGlenna WilsonGlenna WilsonGlenna Wilson Jackie RobinsonJackie RobinsonJackie RobinsonJackie Robinson Alina DurdenAlina DurdenAlina DurdenAlina Durden Joyce SparksJoyce SparksJoyce SparksJoyce Sparks Helen TuggleHelen TuggleHelen TuggleHelen Tuggle

Kellie TuggleKellie TuggleKellie TuggleKellie Tuggle----JordanJordanJordanJordan Linda HesterLinda HesterLinda HesterLinda Hester

Steve HaliburtonSteve HaliburtonSteve HaliburtonSteve Haliburton

In Christian Love, Yolanda RobinsonIn Christian Love, Yolanda RobinsonIn Christian Love, Yolanda RobinsonIn Christian Love, Yolanda Robinson

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Coming Soon!

Braden Learning Center

(Formerly Asbury Day Care)

4725 Dorr Street

Toledo, OH 43615

Braden United Methodist Church will be opening the day care in their facility under new management.

Beginning in February 2012, Braden Learning Center Day Care will be accepting reservations for your

children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.

Call 419-386-2700, ext #2 for additional information or to submit your reservation.

Christian Environment

Safe Child Atmosphere

Great Location

Professional Staff

Employment Opportunits

Braden Learning Center is looking for a state qualified administrator for our child care center. Applicants must have an Associates Degree in childcare and development or equivalent hands on experience with licensed day care. Applicants must have a currently valid CDA (child development associate) certificate. Starting salary $22-$25K; submit resumes

to [email protected] or mail to Braden United Methodist Church, 4725 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH 43615.

Two new church staff positions available: Nursery Worship Leader and Children's Church Worship

Leader. Qualifications: Must be 18 years or older, pass a police background check, committed to be present

every Sunday from January-May, and September-December 2012, enjoy working with children, orga-

nized. The Nursery worship leader will provide nursery activities for 1-5 year old children during worship ser-

vices. The children's church worship would provide worship activities to children 6-12 during worship

hours. Both positions pay $12 /hour for 3 hours (10 am-1pm) every Sunday from January-May, September-

December.

Interested individuals may apply in the church office and submit a resume.

Special

Announcement!

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Purpose Statement:Purpose Statement:Purpose Statement:Purpose Statement:

“Pressing towards a higher mark through love and service to Jesus Christ”

Purpose Scripture:Purpose Scripture:Purpose Scripture:Purpose Scripture:

“…forgetting what lies behind and straining for-ward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in

Christ Jesus” Love,

(Philippians 3:13b-14)

Worship Services:

Sunday School – 9:30 am Worship Services – 10:30 am

Wednesday Bible Study 12:30 pm & 7:00 pm

Discipleship Prayer!

First Friday Prayer 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Church Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Office: 419-386-2700

Email: [email protected]

For regularly scheduled weekly events refer to your weekly church bulletins.

The Braden Epistle will be printed and distributed to the membership of Braden United Methodist Church and the community during the months of January, March, May, July, September, November.

News articles are due by the 20th of the previous month the newsletter is printed. Send all material to: Communication Ministry Team, 4725 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH 43615 or contact the church office at 419-386-2700

Altar Flowers

Would you like to honor your mother or father on

their birthday or anniversary with altar flowers in

the sanctuary on Sunday? Would you like to rejoice

in the graduation or the birthday of your son or

daughter? How about celebrating your anniversary

or your spouse’s recent accomplishment? And of

course, flowers are a beautiful way to honor the

memory of a family member or special friend

You can give thanks to God and beautify our wor-

ship services by donating altar flowers for any Sun-

day you would like. Your name and the name of

your honoree will be printed in the Sunday Bulletin

and the newsletter, giving others a chance to know

about the occasion.

The donation price for each arrangement is $25,

made payable to BUMC Flower Fund.

Call Lisa at the church to put in your request.

Bradenumc.org Check out the Braden website! Find pictures of recent events, past Epistle Newsletters are available and prepare for Sundays Worship Services, the scriptures and sermons are available on the web-site home page and activities. What are you interested in having on the website? Ideas? Talk to Linda Hes-ter.

NOTE:

Remember that all mee"ngs are open to ALL

members of our congrega"on. Please feel free

to a(end ANY mee"ngs that interest you.


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