rinity News 19 No. 8 Newsletter September 2019 Trinity United Church of Christ Phone: 419-981-5808 8919 S. St. Rt. 53, PO Box 126 Website: www.thetrinityucc.com McCutchenville, OH 44844-0126 Church Email: [email protected]Pastors: Rev. Eric Rummel & Pastor Elyse Everhart T h a n k Y o u ! To My Church Family, Thank You!!! How special each of you are to me. Thanks to each and every one of you for all the prayers, the phone calls and the many cards that I received. I never knew how blessed I am at Trinity. Each day I get better and better and now realize how sick I was. I missed all of you when I needed to stay at home, but when I was released after the 3 months, I have been going to lots of places. It has been almost 5 months and now on my August birthday, I will celebrate 6 months of a new life. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful gift of a new kidney. Thanks to all of you! Love, Carolyn Pennington To All My Ever-loving Church Family, “God shows His love through the warmth and kindness of special people like you.” Thank you for the beautiful flowers from Annabelle Noblit’s family. Also, to all of you for the phone calls, visits and prayers. Love and friendship always, Alice Earl Dear McCutchenville Trinity UCC, Thank you so much for your support of Richland CODA. Your recent donation of $375 on June 13, 2019 to support long term assistance is appreciated and will be used to provide disaster relief for those impacted by the Shelby tornado. Sincerely, Rebecca Owens, Chair Richland CODA Dear Trinity UCC, Thank you so much for the memorial contribution in Mom’s name. Your thoughts and prayers meant so much to us. Norman Noblit & Family Trinity UCC, Thank you for taking the time to put together such a fun Vacation Bible School event this past week. Karlee had so much fun and hasn’t stopped talking about it since Sunday! She looks for God with her binoculars and even found Him in her swimming pool and jumping on the trampoline! I have heard the songs that she learned and have been listening to her play music on the drum she made. She had the best week and it’s so sad that it is over. Thank you again for your time and effort! Amanda Norwood
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rinity News 19 No. 8 Newsletter September 2019
Trinity United Church of Christ Phone: 419-981-5808
8919 S. St. Rt. 53, PO Box 126 Website: www.thetrinityucc.com McCutchenville, OH 44844-0126 Church Email: [email protected] Pastors: Rev. Eric Rummel &
Pastor Elyse Everhart
T h a n k Y o u !
To My Church Family,
Thank You!!! How special each of you are to
me. Thanks to each and every one of you for
all the prayers, the phone calls and the many
cards that I received. I never knew how blessed
I am at Trinity. Each day I get better and better
and now realize how sick I was.
I missed all of you when I needed to stay at
home, but when I was released after the 3
months, I have been going to lots of places. It
has been almost 5 months and now on my
August birthday, I will celebrate 6 months of a
new life. God has truly blessed me with a
wonderful gift of a new kidney.
Thanks to all of you!
Love,
Carolyn Pennington
To All My Ever-loving Church Family,
“God shows His love through the warmth
and kindness of special people like you.”
Thank you for the beautiful flowers from
Annabelle Noblit’s family. Also, to all of you for
To … our summer greeters, Nira Beaschler, Elaine Kern, and Dan McClain.
To … all the VBS volunteers who gave their time and energy to help with the VBS program, ROAR! A big thank you as well to everyone who supported VBS in so many ways. We could not have had such a successful VBS program without everyone’s help and involvement. Finally, thank you for everyone’s monetary contributions to the VBS Mission Project of providing clean water to impoverished communities around the world through Heifer International. One water pump for a community costs $300. During VBS week, the children brought in $206.13, just a little short of providing the second water pump. However, thanks to the generosity of the people of Trinity and Sycamore UCC churches, additional donations were given. We collected a grand total of $900 in donations allowing the purchase of 3 water irrigation pumps to provide clean water to impoverished communities because of YOUR generosity and kindness! Thank you so much!!
To … Harry Traxler, Dale Pennington, Dan Cleland and Carolyn Pennington for representing Trinity UCC for the Small Church Cluster by working the Seneca County Fair gates.
To … those who contributed to the Noisy Bucket Collection for a future community worship service. We collected $119.00.
To …Former pastor of Trinity, Rev. Don Nichols, for donating a binder full of newspaper articles he collected about the people of Trinity during his term (1965-1969) at Trinity. If you have not yet had a chance to see these articles, the book is in the overflow room for your viewing. Feel free to stop by and reminisce.
To … Carol Hipsher & Linda Gottfried for organizing and collecting information for our in-house contact directory (without photos) to be published later this year. (see attachment)
To … Linda Gottfried who so diligently cared for the flowers in the memory gardens around the church this summer deadheading, fertilizing, hoeing, pulling weeds, and transplanting. Your hard work is very much appreciated!
To … Jannie Snyder for donating her beautiful rocker to the church.
To …Sharon & Roger McGuire, all the Lawn Fete committees, to those who brought or gave donations, and to those who supported our Lawn Fete in so many ways. A special thanks from Bob & Barb Plott to the kids for their help busing tables!! The Lawn Fete generated a profit of $1,128.50, thanks to everyone’s efforts.
To … those who donated refreshments for the September American Red Cross Bloodmobile.
To… those who contributed items for the Blessing Bags for the Homeless.
~ Prayer Requests ~ Jim Beidelschies, Doris Flack, Kenny Ames, and to our Homebound: Phyll Barth, Sylvia Bishop, Alice Earl, Colleen Shaffer, and Maxine Weininger. And those known and those known only to God who are homebound… hospitalized… those who are undergoing treatments… surgeries… and those with illnesses… and hurting spirits… and to all others who struggle and suffer in our world.
We extend our Christian
love and sympathy to:
▪ The Chuck Weininger family on the loss of his wife, Sue, who passed away July 1, 2019.
▪ To the Annabelle Noblit family. Annabelle passed away July 16, 2019.
▪ To the Sandy Beis family on the loss of Sandy’s brother-in-law, Lee Kimmett.
▪ To the Judy and Bob Gucker family on the loss of Judy’s sister, Sara Price, who passed away unexpectantly on August 6, 2019.
▪ To the Todd and Kathy Russell family on the loss of Todd’s grandmother, Mary Gillespie, who passed away August 13, 2019.
Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers as they grieve the loss of their
loved one.
Keeping in Prayer Those
Serving our Country and Their Families
SFC Chad Acton COL Jason Affolder
SGT Nathan Beck SRA Chandler Heavrin
SSG Andrew W. Lust Major Blake M. Price
LS2 Michael Tanner CPT Kevin Tippens
WO2 Blair Gosche
We are thankful for the people who shared
their talents by providing special music during
the worship hour this summer. Thank you to
Jerry Weininger who sang a medley on July 14
and again on August 25. Thank you to Linda
Gottfried and Gina Dutcher for their duet,
“Your Grace is All I Need on August 11. We
thank Gina Dutcher for her solo sang August 18
titled, “How Can I Do Anything but Love Him?”
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Joys!
Graduation Pastor Elyse graduated from Weinbrenner Theological Seminary on August 3, 2019 with a Master of Divinity. We celebrate her
accomplishment and ask God’s blessings on her ministry.
Congratulations to Our Seneca County Fair
Participants!
Troy Russell - Hogs Allison Russell – Hogs Anna Russell - Hogs
Jordynn Sherwood – Goats Johnny Stansbery – Rabbits
Tori Stansbery – Scrapbooking Project Grant Theis – “Tune It Up” Alex Theis – Corn project
Summer Softball Champs McKayla Fenstermaker and Mylie Clifton’s girls’ softball Scutch C League had an undefeated season and won the League
Tournament Championship. The team is coached by Jill Stevens Fenstermaker. Congratulations, Coach and Team!
Marriages
~ Rodger and Kay Barth celebrated the June 28, 2019 marriage of their daughter, Tyfanie, to Corey Hampshire. Tyfanie is the granddaughter of Phyll Barth and the late Kenneth Barth.
~ Mindy Heilman and Mike Hough exchanged wedding vows on July 3, 2019. Mindy is the daughter of Linda Heilman and Mike Heilman, and the granddaughter of the late Annabelle and Bob Heilman.
Our congratulations and God’s blessings to these newlyweds!
Wedding Invitation
You are invited to attend the wedding of Rachel Pennington and Kevin Wertz on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Music begins at 3:00 p.m. with the
ceremony at 3:30 p.m. The outdoor wedding will be held at White Shutter, 3794 County Highway 56 in Nevada. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors. A reception will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds in Upper Sandusky. Please RSVP by September 18 to the couple’s website, www.theknot.com/us/wertzwedding19, or contact Jan and Dale Pennington (419-981-5808) to let them know you are able to come.
Stained-glass Window Renovation Project Step one of two has been completed on the front stained-glass window, removing the old storm glass covering as well as replacing and painting the new wood. What an improvement! Windows
Creation is now constructing the exterior aluminum frame glass storm window, which will include special venting to help prevent excessive heat buildup between the glass. This will help to extend the life of the stained-glass window. Installation of the storm window will occur sometime in September.
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Jersey Sunday September 8th
We are getting
ready to “kick off” our fall activities here at Trinity and invite everyone to celebrate on September 8th by wearing any type of a sports jersey or shirt for any sports, whether it be high school, college, pro, etc., to church that Sunday. Following worship, refreshments will be served.
Included in this newsletter, you will read about the “kick off” of Children’s Sunday School, Acolyte training, Confirmation class, Bible Study, an Adult Bike History Tour of Tiffin, Fair gate helpers, and Harvest Fest volunteers. All of which begins in the month of September! It’s a lot to celebrate so come dressed in your sports apparel and enjoy the kickoff of our church activities!
Children’s Sunday School Children’s Sunday begins September 8 and will be held during the 9:00 a.m. worship hour following the Children’s Chat. It is open to all children Preschool age through 6th grade.
This year’s teachers are Kara Stansbery, Barb McClain and Jan Pennington. Helpers are Robin Tong, Cathy Lucius, Kathy Russell and Jerry Weininger. Additional Sunday School teachers and helpers are always needed on a rotating basis. If you would like to teach or be a helper, please talk to any one of the above teachers or helpers. Our teaching materials are found online using www.sermon4kids. It’s a very easy resource tool and one the children enjoy as well. Please consider becoming a teacher or helper. You only need to teach or help about once a month, and it’s a great way to get to know the kids.
Acolyte Training – September 8th Would your child like to become an acolyte on Sunday mornings for the 9:00 worship hour? Any students, 3rd grade to 6th grade, who are interested, please contact Joan Davidson at 419-934-3713 or Jan at 419-981-5808. A training session will be conducted on Sunday, September 8 following worship for all the new acolytes. We hope to see many new faces on September 8th. If you have any questions or concerns, Joan will be happy to help. Just give her a call.
Confirmation Class Pastor Elyse will offer Confirmation classes beginning mid-September which will be held during the worship hour twice a month. All parents/youth interested in participating in confirmation are invited and encouraged to attend a Confirmation Informational meeting held Sunday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m. The confirmation class meeting schedule will be determined at this time. Please feel free to contact Pastor Elyse with any questions or concerns. Her contact info is [email protected] or 419-618-1837.
Weekly Bible Study Pastor Elyse will lead a Bible Study on the topic of “Grace” each Monday evening beginning September 23 through Monday, October 14 from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All you need to bring is your Bible. If you do not have a Bible, the church has Bibles you are more than welcome to use. This weekly Bible Study is open to all, and feel free to bring a friend.
ADULT PEDAL BIKE OUTING September 18
We are very excited to be able to offer an adult pedal bike history tour of Tiffin through the Tiffin Pedal Company on Thursday afternoon, September 18. The Tiffin Pedal Company offers a 14-seat bike which consists of 10 pedaling seats, 2 non-pedaling seats, and a back bench that can seat 2 more people. They supply a driver, but even though the bike is power assisted, we still will need to pedal. Ben Gillig, a local teacher and the host of Trivia Night in downtown Tiffin, will be our history guide while we bike through the streets of Tiffin. As their website (www.tiffinpedalcompany.com) states, “You've seen the statues and heard the names all of your life, but do you know the stories behind some of Tiffin's most fascinating people and places?.... On the tour you'll hear tales of ambition, ruthlessness, incredible courage and devastating tragedy that helped to shape our great city, and in many cases our nation as a whole.”
We are still trying to determine an exact time for our late afternoon tour to begin. Since Ben is a teacher, it will need to be held after school that afternoon. Watch for bulletin announcements and a Facebook event for the time. We will let you know as soon as possible the time our tour begins.
The approximately 1 to 1½ hour bike tour will end at Fort Ball. Anyone who is not able to join us for the bike tour is invited to join us for supper at Fort Ball.
We hope we will fill the 14-seat pedal bike to capacity for this fun-filled afternoon bike history tour of Tiffin. The cost is $25 per person, plus supper (optional) at Fort Ball. As always, be sure to talk to Pastor Elyse or Jan if financing is an issue, or if you have any questions or concerns.
A sign-up sheet will be on the church trophy case for you to make your bike history tour/supper reservations. Please RSVP by Sunday, September 15. We hope you will join us for this first adult outing, which we hope will be just one of many to come!
GATE HELP
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2. Tuesday, September 10 and Saturday, September 14, our church is responsible for taking tickets at the Wyandot County Fair gates. It’s a busy but fun time working together and seeing and greeting people. Would you be willing to work one or more shifts on either or both days? Please talk to Sharon and Roger McGuire if interested or with your questions. They may be reached at 740-482-2505.
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Fairhaven Harvest Fest September 26
Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky, a part of the United Church Homes family of communities, will hold its annual Harvest Fest event on Thursday, September 26 from 10 am to 2 pm. Beginning at 10 a.m. there will be a Bake Sale offered until 2:00 p.m. Then at 10:30 a.m., a live auction will be conducted by Ken Green who promises to make this auction a fun auction! From 11:30 to 1:00 pm you may purchase lunch with the selections of BBQ, Chicken, Sloppy Jo or Bratwurst sandwiches, and relishes (Trinity is providing the dip for the relishes), and lunch will also feature an ice cream social menu with ice cream and pie! A $5 raffle ticket may be purchased (call Trinity’s office for tickets-419-981-5808), If you happen to be the lucky winner, you will receive a quarter of a beef valued over $600. All profits will be used to help enrich the
lives of the Fairhaven residents. Volunteers are needed from Trinity to help with this event, particularly with lunch and the auction. There is a sign-up sheet posted on the church trophy case, or feel free to call the office to say you can help. If you can help with the auction, please arrive to Fairhaven by 10:00 a.m. Your responsibility will be to “run” items to the bidders. If you can help with the 11:30 a.m. luncheon, please arrive to Fairhaven by 11:00 a.m. Your responsibility will be to assist the Fairhaven residents who are wheelchair bound, with their food trays. Fairhaven appreciates the many volunteers from the various UCC churches within the community and looks forward to our participation.
N e w s & N o t e s:
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~ The Faith Formation Committee will meet Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m.
~ Small Church Cluster Meeting at St. John’s Fostoria – 7:00 p.m.
~ To help protect and respect the privacy of those sick/hospitalized/care facilities, be sure to obtain the family’s permission first before announcing or requesting prayers. Please say something to Jan if their names may be added to the prayer lists.
~ Continue helping Pastor Eric learn our names! Don’t forget to grab a name badge from the back of the sanctuary each Sunday morning prior to worship. ~ Watch for the Pony Express Stewardship bags late September.
Acolytes September 1 Tori Stansbery September 8 Brady Hannam September 15 Mylie Clifton September 22 Tori Stansbery September 29 Brady Hannam
September Ushers Dale Pennington and Ken Palmer
September Stewardship Projects Sycamore Two (formerly McCutchenville Fire Department) and the McCutchenville Community Center.
American Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, September 4 at the Sycamore Community Center from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. To schedule your appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: sycamorecom.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO …
September 1 Robert Morehart, Dawn Clouse
2 Dennis Stover, Susan Tobias, Leslie Plouck
3 Ryan McClain 4 Jason Heilman, Ryan Beck 5 Jason DeVaughn, Sandy Nye, Ande Rothlisberger 7 Clarabelle Clark, Jill Fenstermaker-Stevens, Melissa Stevens, Mark Stevens, 8 Brianna Haller 9 Michael “Parker” Rhoad 12 Tiffany Clark, Linda Clark 13 Polly Stevens 14 Bridgett Wagner 15 Huntlee Cleland 16 Corrine Parker 17 Steve Tanner 18 Daniel Heilman 21 Linda Gottfried, Valli Chaney 22 Don Dunlap 26 Gregory Wollett 27 David Stevens 30 Roger McGuire
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO …
September 1 Dave and Anna Meisner 3 years 2 Kristen and Brandon Copley 2 years 3 Hans and Enessa Gucker 14 years 7 Glen and Betty Fogle 28 years 12 Ted and Alicia Sharp 39 years 12 Allen and Dawn Clouse 32 years 14 Jamie and Erica Harper 17 years 16 Scott and Terri Weininger 36 years 17 Tim and Angie Harr 14 years 23 Mike and Kay Karg 58 years 23 Stacy and Drew Meadows 2 years 27 Dan and Barb McClain 44 years 27 Joe and Karen Morton 40 years 30 Jim and Pam Kingseed 31 years 30 David and Virginia Clark 24 years
Consistory Meeting Highlights July 3, 2019
PASTORS’ REPORT: Pastor Elyse will begin confirmation classes in the fall with 5 prospective confirmands. She is also assisting and planning for the upcoming VBS.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Faith Formation
• Youth/Family Canoe trip planned for July 13, with discussion of other church outings considered.
• Noisy Bucket Offering for July 14 to be used for a Community Sunday Service in future.
• Agreed to continue what was once done by a church member, but will now be done through committee funds, of giving a small gift to the children of the congregation who are going through an illness or injury, so they know the church is prayerfully supporting them.
Maintenance:
• Ken has checked prices for a new outdoor sign which he found to be very expensive. Because of the cost, may just consider repairing/reinforcing the legs and anchoring existing sign into the ground to stabilize it.
Caring Community:
• 6 clean up buckets and 9 personal disaster bags were donated to NWOA for distribution.
• 4 people from the community were assisted this past month.
OLD BUSINESS:
• Carol Hipsher and Linda Gottfried have volunteered to work on the church directory.
• Dave will continue to work with issues on the sound system updates and stained-glass window repairs.
• During the January 2019 Annual Meeting, a motion was passed to place 10% of all money-making projects’ profit into the stained-glass window fund. Consistory will double check with Robin to be sure funds are transferred.
NEW BUSINESS:
• Letter was sent to NWOA on behalf of Trinity UCC requesting Pastor Elyse be considered for Licensed Ministry at Trinity UCC so she can administer the Sacraments at Trinity and offer communion to nursing home and homebound members.
• Gift card to be purchased for Marty Everhart for leading worship on June 23, 2019.
• A rocker has been donated by a member for the overflow room.
• The piano in the sanctuary may need repairs.
• Fairhaven Home has asked for food donations for their Harvest Home Fest in September.
An executive Session was held following the meeting.
The next meeting will be held Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Susan Parker, Secretary
Average Worship Attendance for July = 46
Treasury Report – July 2019
INCOME:
Tithes/Offerings $ 5,336.05
Total Income/Gross Profit $ 5,336.05
PASTORAL EXPENSES:
Pastor Elyse’s Salary $ 813.14
Mileage $ 41.76
Total Pastoral Expenses $ 854.90
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES:
Secretary $ 903.50
Custodian $ 304.75
Organist $ 61.43
Columbia Gas $ 147.15
Electric AEP $ 253.73
Telephone $ 75.42
Worker’s Comp $ 50.00
Employee w/holding/SS $ 1,103.84
Copier/Duplicator $ 91.92
Supply/Postage $ 37.07
Pulpit supply $ 400.00
Worship Supplies $ 39.20
Miscellaneous $ 149.34
Total Administration $ 3617.35
Total Expenses $ 4,472.25
Net Ordinary Income $ 863.80
CHECK BOOK BALANCE: $ 29,915.14
LAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION
The Northwest Ohio Association of the United Church of Christ and the Lay School Board offer classes to expand knowledge about the Christian faith to those folks in congregations who are actively involved in the life of the church.
Next Class: Old Testament I Beginning: September 3, 2019 6:45 -9:15 pm Where: NWOA Office - 416 Wentz St. Tiffin Instructor: Rev. Diane Carter Tuition: $90 payable one week before class begins
Why should I study the Old Testament? What difference do those old stories make for our faith as Christians? Isn’t the New Testament more important to us since it’s about Jesus? Have you ever heard, or perhaps even asked these questions? Well, the truth is, the Old Testament is important to us as Christians. In fact, it’s just as important as the New Testament. The Old Testament is important because it is the foundation that the New Testament is built upon. Understanding the New Testament begins with understanding the Old Testament. Unfortunately, the Old Testament can be difficult to understand and even tougher to share with others, whether in a Sunday School class, Bible study, or from the pulpit. So, this first class in Exploring the Old Testament will seek to remove some of the mystery from the Old Testament and shine light on the importance of its stories and scriptures for us as Christians. This class is ideal, not only for aspiring lay ministers, but also for Sunday School teachers, Bible study leaders and anyone who desires to know more about the Bible Jesus used, the Old Testament. To register for the class, contact the Northwest Ohio Association office in Tiffin at [email protected] or by calling 419-447-8323. See bulletin board for additional information.
