But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ~ Phil. 3:7-8, 12-14 That’s passion. The apostle Paul was willing to forget his great past in order to pursue and know Christ. He was willing to give up everything for the sake of Christ. If this isn’t passion, I don’t know what is! What’s your passion? What’s the thing that captures your heart and interest most of all? All of us have our passions in life whether we want to admit it or not. Sports, hobbies, cars, shopping, decorating, gardening, TV, eating (food), movies, hunting, fishing, gardening, golfing, baseball, etc. Preaching Christ is what the early church had a passion for. They went everywhere preaching the Word. And most did it with the right attitude: humbly, gently, respectfully, and lovingly. Easter is over, but it’s not over. It’s time to preach Christ in a loving and humble way. God wants us to love all people the best we can. The attractive and unattractive, the compassionate and the uncompassionate, the sensitive and the insensitive, the spiritual and the non-spiritual. Christ didn’t die on the cross for good people only; He died for everyone - the good, the bad, and the ugly. (continued on Page 2) Pastor Letter …1-2 Info/Events ……3-7 NewDay Concert..7 Birthdays & Anniversaries ..…8 May 2019 NEWSLETTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for
Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered
the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain
Christ.
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I
press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also
laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have
apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I
press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in
Christ Jesus. ~ Phil. 3:7-8, 12-14
That’s passion. The apostle Paul was willing to forget his great
past in order to pursue and know Christ. He was willing to
give up everything for the sake of Christ. If this isn’t passion,
I don’t know what is!
What’s your passion? What’s the thing that captures your
heart and interest most of all? All of us have our passions in
life whether we want to admit it or not. Sports, hobbies, cars,
hunting, fishing, gardening, golfing, baseball, etc.
Preaching Christ is what the early church had a passion for.
They went everywhere preaching the Word. And most did it
with the right attitude: humbly, gently, respectfully, and
lovingly.
Easter is over, but it’s not over. It’s time to preach Christ in a
loving and humble way. God wants us to love all people the
best we can. The attractive and unattractive, the
compassionate and the uncompassionate, the sensitive and
the insensitive, the spiritual and the non-spiritual. Christ didn’t
die on the cross for good people only; He died for everyone -
the good, the bad, and the ugly.
(continued on Page 2)
Pastor Letter …1-2
Info/Events ……3-7
NewDay Concert..7
Birthdays & Anniversaries ..…8
May 2019 NEWSLETTER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
A lady by the name of Ann Weems wrote: "It was a family treasure. That golden
vase, the priceless vase that had belonged to my great-grandmother and my
grandmother and now to my mother. The vase sat on the mantle, out of reach of
little fingers. However, I managed to reach it. I climbed to reach it and I broke it. I
broke the family treasure. Then I began to cry in loud sobs that brought my mother
running. I could hardly get it out. “I broke the vase,” I said. “I broke the treasure.”
A look of relief came over my mother’s face and she said, “Oh, I thought that you
had been hurt.” She hugged me and made it very clear that I was her priceless
treasure."
All people are God’s priceless treasure. Yes, there is brokenness, and our Lord
wants to help us put the pieces back together again. But, we have to give him all
the pieces. Most just need to know they are a treasure. They live in their
brokenness believing there is no way out.
Jesus gave us the example of love. He demonstrated love to the blind, the lame,
the infirm, the dirty, the leprous, the outcast, the adulterous, the greedy, etc. Their
lives were changed forever. Most turned their lives around. Let’s catch the passion.
Prayer:
O Lord, help us to catch a passion for others. Yes, some will have problems; yes,
there could be loads of baggage; and, yes, we may get our hands dirty. Help us to
look past these things and love them as You do. Amen.
The Door Village United Methodist
Women meet the 3rd Monday of each month. The UMW would like to
thank EVERYONE for your amazing
help in making the April Beef & Noodle dinner a success! It was truly
a team effort, and what an amazing
team of cheerful volunteers! Thank you! Thank you also to Jan Baumer for
sharing a very inspiring Easter message with us at our April meeting! All women are welcome to join us for
our May meeting which will be on
Monday, May 20 at 7 pm. We meet in
the church parlor. This month, Sue
Kaiser will be presenting a program about the recent mission trip to
Kentucky she participated in along
with Bonnie Olson and Pastor Bob. Diane Plotner and Jan Martin will be
providing refreshments. We are
looking forward to a carry in dinner in June and then will break for summer. We can't wait to see you there!
Backpack Food Program Thank you to everyone
who donated food for
our
program this school year.
Currently, we have
enough donated food
to finish out the school
year. We will continue
to send home bags of food in children’s
backpacks until summer break. You are
welcome to pick up foods if you wish to
contribute toward our fall supplies but,
basically, we do not need food donated
for the backpack program until we
resume in August. Thank you to everyone
for your support of this wonderful ministry.
You have shared Christ’s love by feeding
the hungry and brightened the lives of
many families in our area.
U M W
Recent Arrivals
Johnny & Lauren Gakle
have a baby girl, Marlee
Elizabeth Gakle, born
February 6. Mitch & Carla Marhanka
are the proud grandparents and
Richard & Joyce Marhanka are blessed
great-grandparents!
Larry & Gayle Curtis are
happy to have a new
grandson. Here are the
details they shared: Carson Chong
Curtis was born to Hui Chong and
Andrew Curtis on March 19 in Modesto,
California. 9.0 lbs., 19.5 inches.
Blake & Mandy Hindsley
have a son, Ryker Gray
Hindsley was born April 8
and weighed in at 5 lbs. 15 oz. Todd &
Kathy are the joyful grandparents!
Thanks be to God for these little miracles!
You are invited to a
Graduation Party in honor of
Prestin Butcher May 17 5-8 pm Red Mill County Park 0185 S. Holmesville Rd La Porte, IN
MEN’S BREAKFAST & FELLOWSHIP will meet on
May 11 at 8 am
in Fellowship Hall
May 7
Electronic Giving For your convenience, offerings can be made from a mobile device or computer through a secure site by visiting our church website, doorvillagechurch.org, and clicking the electronic offering button:
May 19 – Traditional Service Greeters: Cindy & Dennis Fischer
Liturgist: Lindsay Koselke
Acolytes: Evan Sittig
Nursery: Cheryl Good & youth
May 26 – Traditional Service Greeters: Carolyn & Steve Eyrick
Liturgist: Lindsay Koselke
Acolytes: Evan Sittig
Nursery: Diane Plotner & youth
Mon thru Thurs
7 am – 12 noon
219. 362. 3812
MAY COUNTING TEAM Evan Lancaster, Mike Martin,
Evan & Laurel Noll
Weekly Meetings Wednesdays at 6 pm
Burger King & Zao Island May 19
Invite your friends for lunch
& mini-golf after church for a
great afternoon of fun!
MAY CHILDREN’S CHURCH (FOLLOWING CHILDREN’S CHAT)
May Leader: Katrina Langford
May 5 - Moses & Pharaoh
May 12 - Israelites in the Desert
May 19 - Jericho
May 26 - Judges
May 5 Spring Youth Banquet The youth group will have their Spring Banquet to recognize the graduating Seniors and to welcome the new 6th graders on May 5 after church in fellowship hall. Lunch will be provided for Seniors, 6th graders, their families, and the youth.
05/01 Tiffany Bernacchi 05/09 Shelly Fischer 05/19 Joel Galvas
05/01 Evangeline Scully 05/11 Richard Barnes 05/22 Isabella Applegarth
05/02 Randy Eggert 05/11 Pat Gault 05/24 Dan Council
05/02 Jack Schable 05/12 Nicole Bernacchi 05/24 Beverly Hill
