RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. BOX 332 RICHMOND, OH 43944 RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 8:45 A.M. - PRAISE SERVICE 9:30 A.M. - SMALL GROUPS 10:30 A.M. - WORSHIP SERVICE Pastor Georgette Gaston CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MON. - FRI. 8:00 A.M. - NOON CHURCH 765-4957 PARSONAGE 765-4163 CHURCH WEB SITE: www.richmondumc.org SECRETARY’S E-MAIL: [email protected]PASTOR’S E-MAIL: [email protected]DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP’S E-MAIL: [email protected]Find us on Facebook: Richmond United Methodist Church MISSION STATEMENT: “Reaching, Teaching, and Serving in Christ’s Name” APRIL 2017 Volume 33, Issue 4 Circuit Rider Richmond United Methodist Church Hinges...can you imagine a world without them? As we journey through life, we become so accustomed to certain things, we no longer notice them, as long as they're working, that is. A rusty hinge, a squeaky hinge, a broken hinge can't be ignored. In Adam Hamilton's, 24 Hours That Changed The World, Hamilton describes Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, Jesus the Promised Messiah as "the hinge of history". The historical reality is Jesus of Nazareth lived, he died a horrible death. The historical reality is...something happened following his death, something so big that it changed human history. Even time is measured by the life and death of Jesus Christ. What was that "something" that changed the course of human history? As Christians, followers of Christ, the life and eternity altering answer is RESURRECTION! Without Christ's Resurrection, the once for all atoning, sacrificial, life giving resurrection, God's redeeming purpose for all humankind is left undone. Without the Resurrection, Jesus was no different than any other human who lived and died. But something happened! Something that changed human history from that day forward. All of human history is hinged by one homeless, itinerant preacher. God who put on human skin because of this life and eternity altering hinge. Because of Christ, sin no longer has control over us...unless our "hinge" is rusty, squeaky or broken. As we come into the home stretch of Lent, the season of preparing our hearts and minds to receive Christ anew, how's your hinge? Regardless of the condition of your hinge, your soul today, Jesus lived, died, was RESURRECTED, so that we can be too! Jesus loves us, Beloved! Agape, PG A Note From Pastor Georgette Your church family eagerly awaits you at RUMC.
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RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
P.O. BOX 332
RICHMOND, OH 43944
RICHMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
8:45 A.M. - PRAISE SERVICE
9:30 A.M. - SMALL GROUPS
10:30 A.M. - WORSHIP SERVICE
Pastor Georgette Gaston
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MON. - FRI. 8:00 A.M. - NOON
CHURCH 765-4957 PARSONAGE 765-4163
CHURCH WEB SITE: www.richmondumc.org SECRETARY’S E-MAIL: [email protected]
Can you believe that I have completed my first year serving at RUMC? Time has literally zipped past me. I have learned a lot during this period of time. What I have learned the most is that God’s grace is sufficient to get me through any obstacle, challenge, or burden. My family felt an enormous outpouring of your love as we mourned the passing of Kelly’s father. We are forever grateful for your support during this time. Scott Memorial hosted a discipleship rally at their facility. Dr. Chilcote was the guest speaker at this event. He broke down the meaning of a very familiar passage in Matthew 28:19,20. The word “go” does not mean go into a foreign land or places unknown; it means as you are going along your way. This is your every day journey into the community that you live, work, play, shop, and eat. These people are the ones that we are in charge of making disciples. Our community needs Jesus. We do not ignore the missions outside of our own community, but we also need to focus on our own community. Once again, we are making preparations to enter the mission field in a location away from home. We have planned a trip to Blue Rose Mission in Mansfield, Ohio. This mission trip is open to anyone wishing to attend. Space is limited at the Mission and I need to know ASAP, if you plan to attend. We will be leaving Sunday, July 9th after church and returning on Saturday, July 15th. We will be asking for you, the church, to help sponsor those wanting to attend this mission trip. There are posters with envelopes that have a specific dollar amount written on it. Take the envelope, fill out the card in it, place your money and card in the envelope, then put it into the offering plate. We want the youth to experience God at work through the faith and generosity of His people. You will notice poster boards with envelopes attached to them. Blessed in Christ, Greg
OUTREACH
“LENTEN PROJECT”
Ash Wednesday, March 1st,
through Palm Sunday, April 9th,
we will collect change in
special mason jars.
Proceeds will benefit the Urban Mission’s
Unity Kitchen; UMCOR, the United
Methodist Commission on Relief;
and the Friendship Room in Steubenville.
MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 13 at 7 p.m. at the Richmond United Methodist Church
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
April 14 at 7 p.m.
at the East Springfield
Church of the Cross
7:00 a.m., Community Sunrise Service
at Richmond Park (College Campus)
9:30 a.m. Small Groups
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
(No 8:45 a.m. Praise Service)
Invite
friends & family
to join us:
Sunday,
April 16
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 Free Blood
Pressure Screening
Sr. Youth Group - Service Project
TBA
6 p.m., Jr. Youth Group
3
4
5 9:30 a.m.,
Prayer Meeting
10 a.m., Women’s Renewal
6 4:30 p.m.,
Praise Practice
6:30 p.m.,
Worship
Meeting
6:30 p.m.,
Men’s Group
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8
8-10:30 a.m.
Pancake
Breakfast
Fundraiser
9 Palm Sunday
6 p.m., Jr. Youth Group -
Easter Party
6 p.m.,
Sr. Youth Group
10
11 11-1 p.m.,
UMW serving Retired
Teachers’ Luncheon
12 9:30 a.m., Prayer Meeting
10 a.m., Women’s
Renewal
13 4:30 p.m., Praise Practice
7 p.m., Maundy
Thursday Service
at RUMC
14 7 p.m.,
Good Friday Service at E. S.
Church of the Cross
15
16 Happy Easter!
7 a.m., Sunrise
Service at
Richmond Park
10:30 Worship
Service
No 8:45 Service
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18
19 9:30 p.m.,
Prayer Meeting
10 a.m., Women’s Renewal
20 2 p.m.,
UMW Meeting
4:30 p.m., Praise Practice
6:30 p.m.,
Men’s Group
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22
23 Sr. Youth outing-
trampoline at
_____Bridgeville____ 30 Youth Sunday
6 p.m., Sr. Youth
at Betty’s House
24 6:30 p.m.,
Nurture
Meeting
25 26 9:30 p.m., Prayer Meeting
10 a.m., Women’s
Renewal
27 4:30 p.m., Praise Practice
6:30 p.m., Men’s Group
28 29
APRIL 2017
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1 Debbie Artman
2 Shane Sanders
3 Alexander Burruss
6 Nancy Pratt
7 Rick Ramsey
8 Mike Tice
11 Ashley Webber
12 Kenny Porter
13 Mikayla Tice
13 Emily Ramsey
13 George Kramarich
13 Bruce Thomas
15 Carla Scott
15 Samantha Pollock
18 Tristin Arnold
19 Andy Smith
19 Don Ware
19 Amara Proffitt
21 Janice Kiaski
25 Jamie Phillips
26 Abbie Brehm
26 Aaron Powley
28 John Slater
29 Donald Ware
29 Sandra Drylie
30 Nell Clouston
30 Linda Gubanez
2 Heather and Brian Cooper 3 Robin and Bruce Thomas 12 Edward & Vera Marshall 16 Ruth and Warner Sanders 18 Lisa and Rodney Jenkins 23 Dawn and Daniel Cozart
April Birthdays
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APRIL GREETERS
8:45 A.M. SERVICE
April 2 - Peggy Pratt
April 9 - Ki & Janice Kiaski
April 16 - Jill Pinder
April 23 - Karen Hibbs
April 30 - Youth Sunday
10:30 A.M. SERVICE
2 Larry & Linda Petrella
9 Calvin & Sandy Russell
16 Donna Blake & Wendy Byers
23 Sharon Wozniak
30 Youth Sunday
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS NURSERY
April 2 8:45 - Brittany Jenkins 10:30 - Emma Scott
April 9 8:45 - Mary McConnell 10:30 - Stephanie Judy
April 16 8:45 - Brittany Jenkins 10:30 - Jadyn Bennett
April 23 8:45 - Mary McConnell 10:30 - Stephanie Judy April 30 8:45 - Brittany Jenkins 10:30 - Emma Scott
ACOLYTES
April 2 - Tristin Arnold &
Josie Proffitt
April 9 - Katie Phillips &
Josie Barker
April 16 - Alaina Warren &
Max McConnell
April 23 - Josie Proffitt &
Grace Browning
April 30 - Tristin Arnold &
Josie Proffitt
APRIL
The Hout Family
April 2 at 9:30 a.m. Please meet in the room directly
across from the nursery
off of the sanctuary.
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ALTAR FLOWERS
April 2: Given by Bill & Sandy Burruss in mem-ory of parents, Carl & Erma Murdock and W.L. &
Francis Burruss
April 9: Given by Rob & Jennifer Webber in memory of parents, Ralph & Jo Blackburn
April 16: Given by Norma & Eugene Brown in memory of Wendell, Mabel & Sandy Brown
April 23: Given by Pam Linn in honor of Ethan’s & Lucas’ birthday
JR. YOUTH GROUP SCHEDULE
April 2 - 6 p.m., Reg. Meeting
April 9 - 6 p.m., Easter Party
April 16 - No meeting
April 23 - TBA
April 30 - TBA
SR. YOUTH GROUP SCHEDULE
April 2 - Service Project - TBA
April 9 - 6 p.m., reg. meeting
April 16 - No meeting
April 23 - Outing - Trampoline in Bridgeville
April 30 - 6 p.m., reg. meeting at Betty’s
house
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
If you know of anyone who
has a connection to our church
and will be graduating from
high school or college, please notify Sharon
Kramarich or the office, ASAP. We would
like to share additional information about our
graduates in the June Newsletter.
Please mark your calendar for
Graduate Sunday - May 14
To all those who helped support the Jr. Youth bake sale on March 5. They made a profit of $268.00!
CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM ON MARCH 5
Garrett Wesley Crawford
Parents, Marci & Thomas Wesley Crawford
Grandparents: Randy & Dianna Snyder and Melissa & Joe Board
Great-grandparents: Judy Baldwin, the late Joel Lawrence, Bonnie Snyder, Rose McConnell and the late David McConnell
CONGRATULATIONS: To Darius Hill & Alicia Major on the birth of June Crago’s great-grandson, Darius James Hill, Jr., who was born March 16.
Congratulations also, to Dianna & Randy Snyder, grandparents & Rose McConnell, great-grandmother, on the birth of Violet Rose, who was born Feb. 13 to parents, Stephanie & Isaac Swortzel.
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SPECIAL THANK YOUS
“Thank you so much for the wind chimes given for my mom’s passing. When the wind blows, my family will be reminded of my mom and the support of our church family.” God bless you all, Mary, Chuck, Eric & Andrew Price
Thank you to Kathy Ramsey for organizing “A Night of Music” and to all those who participated and worked behind the scenes. We really appreciate it!
Dear Church Family, “Your outpouring of love is the bond upholding my life journey.” In His Love & Peace, June Crago & family
“I would like to thank everyone in the Richmond UMC for my many cards and encouraging words.” Donna Grimm
“Thank you for the kind card you sent Brycen. It really means a lot knowing that many of you are praying for him and us. He still has to see 3 more doctors at Children’s.” Thank you, Mike, Tera, Seneca & Brycen Scholl
“We want to thank you again for everyone who helped with K4C. Without you, we never could have made this possible. We felt God’s presence throughout the whole ministry. We appreciate and thank all of you for volunteering your time, ideas, prayers and donations.” Thank you! Love, Marci Crawford and Tera Scholl
“I would like to thank everyone for their cards, thoughts and prayers during my recent surgery. I still have at least two more months of therapy to do, but it is going good. Thank you all again!!” God Bless You, Larry Ratliff
Thank you for your support! There were 87 bags of jelly beans collected for Urban Mission Ministries to distribute. We are blessed to be a blessing! The Outreach Committee
THE DANIEL PLAN: We are excited to announce the beginning of a new series called The Daniel Plan. The Daniel Plan is framed around The Essentials: Faith, Food,
Fitness, Focus and Friends – life areas that all work together to restore and sustain long-term health. Faith is the foundation with God as the source of the power and the energy behind all transformational change.
The first meeting will be held on Sunday, April 23rd at 6:00 p.m.
in the Sanctuary. This program is open to everyone. This includes friends and family members that do not attend worship at RUMC. Contact Marci Crawford at 740-381-5452 to reserve your spot today.
GOD’S COOKIN, WE’RE STIRRIN! Things you can't make up...more than a year ago,
God placed a ministry idea on the heart of a RUMC
lay person. They shared it, we prayed over it. It was a
God sized ministry idea, one that seemed far from
reach. BUT, God is in the business of cookin' up ways
to share Christ's love in our beloved community. Not
only did God spark a possibility, God placed a burden
for the un-churched, de-churched, and never-churched
in the Richmond community and our valley on the
heart of RUMC's Director of Discipleship. AND God
offered a way to make it happen through providing
financial resources from the East Ohio Conference.
The leadership of RUMC affirms what God is cookin'
up! A leadership team is being formed to discern how
we can best meet the needs of the community by
providing life transforming hope through Jesus Christ.
Please join us in prayer. Questions, please contact
Pastor Georgette or Greg. Watch the newsletter and
announcements for more information. By your prayers
and God's leading, this new ministry will begin
sometime in 2018. BOY SCOUT BREAKFAST The Boy Scouts will be having a Pancake
Breakfast on Saturday, April 8, from 8-10:30 a.m.
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GIFTS WERE GIVEN
To the General Fund in memory of Edie Murray, Evelyn Bryan & JoAnn Birney
To the Memorial Fund in memory of Charlie Heckathorn
Edie Murray & Evelyn Bryan
To the Sr. Youth Group in memory of Nick DeSalvo
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
April 11 - Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association Luncheon
Next Meeting April 27 at 2 p.m.
Program: Sue Frye
Hostess: Barbara Grimm
BI-MONTHLY CHURCH INCOME/EXPENSE REPORTS:
are available outside the church office.
LAY SERVANT TRAINING: Basic and Advanced will be held April 1, 2017
at Scott Memorial UMC, Cadiz, Ohio. Registration begins at 8:15 am.
the day concludes at 5 pm.
OUR EASTER OFFERING
will benefit three missions - one global, two local:
students in Liberia to help in their education, the church’s Emergency Fund,
the food pantry operated by East Springfield Church of the Cross,
which assists approximately 75 families in need.
NEW ONLINE LINKS
We take your privacy seriously. Rest assured that no one can see your
private information but you.
CHURCHTRAC ONLINE: Please go to this link https://churchtraconline.com/member_access.php church=740765 4957, to get access & edit your family info., your giving history, as well as, view & print the church directory.
DONATE ONLINE: For your convenience, you can now donate to the church online by following this link, https://churchtrac online.com/donate.php?key=acct_19wt BwJhEj6gl0ai or the church website at www.richmondumc.org.
