WOODLAWN TODAY
May / June 2010 Newsletter
Woodlawn UMC
1675 Hopley
Avenue
Bucyrus, OH 44820
Office phone:419/562-1776
Office fax: 419/562-1746
Parsonage phone: 419/562-1326
Email: woodlawnoffice1675@yahoo.com
Website: www.bucyruswumc.com
From the desk of Pastor Jim
Ellis…
What is
happening with our 4-church merger discussions? One important development is hiring Mark
Siebert of the McKnight Group church consultants to help us design facilities
or a facility for United Methodist ministry in Bucyrus. Mark has toured all existing churches
and looked at alternative building sites.
Mark will present options and costs to us in the near future. The process includes looking at goals
and target groups to be reached for Christ. Some of the people we feel called to
target are families with younger children, aging baby boomers, and middle-class
people. We also want to be in
mission to the poor and latch-key children.
Mark has been
informed that our district superintendent wants 2 United Methodist churches in
Bucyrus. One big church is still a
possibility, but unlikely. Mark
will present both a single church and a 2-church option.
Costs are a
concern. Mark is looking at all of
our finances to see what we can afford.
Any new building program would cost considerable money. A completely new church building on a
new site would cost well over a million dollars. While not committing to an exact cost,
my impression is the 2-4 million dollar range could be likely.
We have
offered Woodlawn as a potential site for a brand-new merged congregation but
there does not seem to be much enthusiasm for this idea among the other
churches.
Pastor Jim
Administrative Board News from Linda Efaw…
We have just
celebrated the most Joyous Holiday of the year. I trust your Easter was filled with
blessings. I saw this article
recently and wanted to share it with everyone at Woodlawn. I don’t know the author, but I
think there is good “food for thought” here. I hope we all have the opportunity to
share “Joy” with others each day.
21 Keys to a
Happy Life – A Journey to Joy:
1. Compliment three people every day.
2. Watch a sunrise.
3. Be the first to say “Hello.”
4. Live beneath your means.
5. Treat everyone as you want to be
treated.
6. Never give up on anybody, miracles
happen.
7. Forget the Jones’.
8. Remember someone’s name.
9. Pray not for things, but for wisdom and
courage.
10. Be kinder than
you have to be.
11. Be tough-minded, but tender-hearted.
12. Don’t forget that a person’s
greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
13. Keep your promises.
14. Show cheerfulness even when you
don’t feel it.
15. Remember that overnight success usually
takes 15 years.
16. Leave everything better than you found
it.
17. Remember that winners do what losers
don’t want to do.
18. When you arrive at your job in the
morning, let the first thing you say
brighten everyone’s day.
19. Don’t rain on other people’s
parades.
20. Don’t waste the opportunity to
tell someone you love them.
21. Keep some things to yourself and
don’t promote havoc by hurting people
you love.
With a joyful
heart,
Linda Efaw, Chairman, Administrative Council
News from United Methodist
Women…
I hope
everyone had a blessed Easter. The
services at Woodlawn were awesome.
The Maundy Thursday evening passion play was especially touching.
The All
Daughter’s Banquet is Sunday, May 2, at 5pm. The men will be serving dinner. All daughters are invited. The program is by Mrs. Smith who has
many puppets. Some of us saw her
program, and it is very good. The
younger daughters are encouraged to bring a puppet if they have one.
Don’t
forget Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9.
The June
meetings are: Esther Circle on
Tuesday, June 8, at 6pm at
Daily
Scoop and returning to Woodlawn for our meeting.
The Rebekah Circle will meet on Wednesday, June 16, at 9am at
Woodlawn. Anyone is welcome at our
meetings.
Remember
Father’s Day on Sunday, June 20.
Enjoy the
good weather, and be sure to give thanks to God for all our blessings.
Joan Dilley
News from Couples Plus…
Couples Plus
friend in Mauritania, Africa: Lalla Mint Sinny.
We have been
supporting Lalla since 2006. Last year we sent an extra $75 to her
and she purchased clothing, school supplies, and a goat! Her family can use the goat for
milking. Her country is very
dry. She attends school and is
getting Christian Education, too.
She receives medical check ups and is in good health.
Please see
her picture with her goat and one of her sisters. If anyone would like to help us with a
donation for her and her family, please see Dixie Striker.
Finance News…
The average
attendance for March was 140. The
average general offering for March was $4123.92. The total of general offerings for March
was $16,495.68.
The March
Mission Offering went to the Bucyrus Salvation Army in the amount of $321.51.
The April
Mission Offering will go to Bethel House Pro-Life Ministries.
Sanctuary Balance: $25,605.02 as of 4/21/2010.
Woodlawn Savings Account
First Federal
Memorial/Undesignated:
23,905.89
Parsonage: 9,325.74
Hawkins’
Scholarship: 5,113.60
Instrument
Fund: 17.73
Local
Mission Trip Expenses: 448.75
Total
as of 3/15/2010: $
38,811.71
Youth News by Alaina
Crall…
The Combined
Sunday Led By Youth will be Sunday, May 23, 10:30am at
Woodlawn UMC.
Membership News…
We celebrated the dedication of Rebekah Joy and Madeline Claire Ellis
on Sunday, Mach 21.
There are 3 babies due in our congregation:
David and Alaina
Crall expecting July 31
Jon and Beth Smith expecting September
Paul and Jocelyn Esterline,
due date not known.
The congregation of Woodlawn extends
their sympathy to the family of
Ralph Koehl
who passed away April 2, 2010.
Our Prayers:
Home: Chuck
Collene, Laurie Heinle
(deployed),
Thelma Mutchler, and Lucille Stetzer
Altercare: Charles
Beardsley, Bob Laipply, Nina Luzader,
Stacy Shoemaker,
and Geraldine Smithpeters
Carlisle
House: Esther
Holtshouse
Maplecrest: Miriam
Fauser
Orchard
Park: Jane
Bower and Fae Outhwaite
OSU
Hopsital: Kate
Hardesty
News from the Worship Committee…
The Lenten
Season services were very successful.
The Maundy Thursday service was very moving. Ideas are being formulated for smoother
services.
We will try
to go without bulletins for the 10:30am worship services starting in June. A new visitor’s
packet/information/gift is being designed.
A new laptop computer is being looked at for use for Power Point. The Mother’s Day gift money will
be sent to the orphan children of Haiti.
We will have
graduation Sunday on June 6 at the 10:30am worship service with the
Hawkins’ Scholarship being awarded.
We will recognize college graduates:
Jessica Gerger (Med Central College of Nursing), Joe Kalb (Mt.
Vernon Nazarene University), and Laura Carpenter (Hocking College); along with
high school graduates from Colonel Crawford High School: Kailey
Reynolds and Keith Richardson.
Notes of Interest…
Open to all Church Members and
Friends:
CPR Training Saturday, May 8, 9am
$30 for new training and $10 for
renewal.
Woodlawn’s Praise Team and Men
of Peace will be singing at Crossroads Church in Marion on Sunday, May 23, 6pm,
for a Singspiration.
The Children’s Musical originally
scheduled for June has been moved to October.
VBS dates are Sunday, July 25, through
Thursday, July 29, from 6-8pm
each evening, at Woodlawn UMC.
Samantha will host a kid’s Boot
Camp 101 beginning Monday, August 2, through Thursday morning, August 5.
May Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Birthdays:
May 3 Kerri
Pope
May 4 Penny
Snyder
May 5 Pat
Sparks
May 7 Mike
Burkett
May 8 Robin
Hawkins
May 8 Kirk
Knowlton
May 11 Joan
Lipscomb
May 11 Portia
Liles
May 11 Christopher
Teets
May 12 Dick
Cory
May 14 Matthew
Witter
May 15 Laurie
Heinle
May 15 Kristen
Reynolds
May 16 Nic
Nolen
May 17 Kimberly
Tieben
May 19 Alexis
Richardson
May 19 Sid
Maples
May 20 Scott
Heinle
May 20 Lucille
Stetzer
May 20 Tom
Kalb
May 20 Larry
Gregg
May 21 Margaret
Ohler
May 23 Barb
Heinlen
May 24 Glenn
Ahlefeld
May 28 Harold
Fitz
May 29 Tom
Holtshouse
May 29 Barb
Leuthold
May 29 Cathy
Beck
May 30 Abbey
Cochran
Anniversaries:
May 17 Caleb
and Jamie Gerhart
May 18 Charlie
and Nancy Heinlen
May 19 Greg
and Lori Maddy
May 23 Jerry
and Linda Efaw
May 28 Ben
and Denice Ellis
May 29 Dave
and Deb Teets
May 30 Jerry
and Carla Gerhart
May 31 Mark
and Jenni Gerger
June Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Birthdays:
June 1 Linda
Efaw
June 1 Richard
Rowlinson
June 1 Denice Ellis
June 2 Xara Elizabeth Fauser
June 4 Christian
Linn
June 6 Robin
VanMeter
June 7 Kailey Reynolds
June 7 Andrew
Heinle
June 9 Nancy
Lipscomb
June 9 Kerri
Reynolds
June 9 Marlene
Malone
June 15 Nate
Ellis
June 16 Alexis
Kay Pope
June 17 Judy
Miller
June 18 Albert
Stetzer
June 18 Jonathon
Witter
June 20 Grant
Heinle
June 21 Rebekah Joy Ellis
June 21 Madeline
Claire Ellis
June 23 Cole
Heinlen
June 27 Xander Fauser
June 28 Dan
Kisor
June 28 Earl
Musick
Anniversaries:
June 4 Bob
and Pat Trout
June 5 Keith
and Peggy Blair
June 9 Earl
and Debbie Musick
June 11 John
and Robin VanMeter
June 11 Dick
and Carol Cory
June 17 Brett
and Kimberly Tieben
June 21 Joe
and Cathy Beck
June 25 Verl and Sue Markley