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TIDINGS OF WELLER “Affirm Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as we
care for others and tell people about Him.”
Affirm ~ Care ~ Tell
101 N. Altamont Avenue, Thurmont, MD 21788 Office: 301-271-2802 On the Web: www.wellerumc.com
Week of Hope Mission Trip Inspires
Youth to Serve Others
By Pastor Bob Kells
Last month, six members of Weller UMC learned what
it means to serve others during the Week of Hope
(WOH) mission trip in northern Virginia. The mission
team—Kelly Alexander, Sarah Kells, Josh Miller,
Emmalee Miller, Alison McGuire, and Pastor Bob—
traveled to Vienna, Virginia, on 25 July where we
stayed at Faith Baptist Church. There we met up with
WOH participants from eight other churches for a
week of work with disabled and disadvantaged chil-
dren, youth and young adults.
Every morning, we headed out to our work sites with a
crew of folks from different churches. My crew
included Josh and Ali, two youths and an adult leader
from Pennsylvania, and another adult leader from
Wisconsin. Together, we spent time at a summer
program for disabled youth and young adults hosted by
South County Middle School in Lorton, Virginia. We
showed God’s love to these kids by playing games,
going to the swimming pool, helping with crafts and
just talking to them. These things demonstrated
God’s love by showing someone cared about them.
When the day was over, we returned to Faith Baptist
Church for dinner and an evening of worship and devo-
tions. We were touched by “God sightings”—the many
different ways in which people saw God at work during
the day. We sang praise songs, watched inspirational
videos, and talked about how Jesus was transforming
us through the WOH. The post-worship devotions
connected the lesson for the night with what we saw
during the day. It also gave us time to talk about what
God was speaking into our hearts.
The week went by too fast. By the time Friday rolled
around, we didn’t want to leave the wonderful people
we had connected with on this trip. I think Josh put it
best when he said: “I want to go home to my family
but I don’t want to leave the family I made here.”
Recognizing that we are all connected and are part of
God’s family was a big take-away from this trip. We
will all remember how we saw God at work this summer
through the Week of Hope.
Worship
Sunday School
Church Offering
July 6 88
July 13 98
July 20 82
July 27 89
JULY AVG.
89
July 6 22
July 13 21
July 20 16
July 27 15
JULY AVG. 19
July 6 $3,287
July 13 2,709
July 20 2,250
July 27 2,297
Imagine No Malaria 20.87
ACH Monthly Deposit 1,830.00
Total (Imagine No $12,373.00
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Pastor and Members,
Thanks so much for all your prayers and card. Also the prayer blanket makes such a difference. Thanks to all. Sylvia Weant
Pastor and Weller family,
Thank you for the graduation gift for my masters degree. The bible and amazon gift card were greatly appreciated. Also, thank you for all your care and support during my degree completion. Thank you, Sarah Pickett
Dear Bob and Community at Weller UMC,
Thank you for your kind words and support during this difficult time. With grateful appreciation, The Gary Seiss family
To Members of Weller UMC,
Thank you all so very much for the kind and thoughtful gift you gave of the beautiful prayer shawl.
I am having antibiotic infusion therapy and will have eye surgery in a few months. I will keep the shawl near me so I can feel con-stantly surrounded by prayer. Thank you again.
Love, Caroline Drechsler
August Birthdays
02 Charlene Stitely
03 Elaine Schray; Eric
Dutrow; Alison McGuire
04 Becky Smith
05 Moe Snyder; Bob Bowers
07 Bob Fahnestock; Michael Dougherty; Kylie Putnam
09 Shelby Wangness
10 David Stevens; Brady Hallman; Bret Hallman
11 Roy Angell; Peggy Hahn; Kenneth Hanes; Renee
Shaffer
14 Donald Wastler, Jr.
15 Earl Humerick; Kay Miller
17 Treye Eyler
20 Betty Draper; Jane Eyler; Kevin Riffle
21 Diane Stottlemyer; Jeremy Johnson
23 Sadie Marie Hughes
24 Joyce Kells; Alan Brauer Jr.
25 Jonathan Wastler
26 Justin Staub
27 James Royer
29 Ellie Wastler; Elizabeth Dougherty
31 Jennifer Roberts
August Anniversaries
04 Kellie & Josh Bevard
05 Bonnie & Bruce Baust
06 Kim & John Lavigne
18 Carrie & Scott Alexander
19 Renee & Tom Shaffer
26 Nancy & Roy Angell
29 Christine & Bob Miller; Karen & Ed Schildt
30 Michele & Mark Merico
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New Speakers for the
Sanctuary Weller is getting some new speakers that will improve
sound quality for worship. The speakers will be mount-
ed on the walls at the front of the sanctuary and will be
angled to provide better coverage of the whole room.
The old speakers sitting on the windowsills will be re-
moved and sold to help offset the cost of the new
speakers. Luke Greffen, who greatly improved our
sound system in June, will install the speakers later this
month. The new equipment and installation will be paid
for out of the Memorial Fund and the resale of our old
speakers.
Special thanks to Debbie Shultzaberger for working
with Luke and the Admin Board to make this upgrade
possible. These new speakers will greatly improve our
worship experience, which is central to our life togeth-
er as a faith community.
AUGUST SERMON
SERIES GOES TO THE MOVIES
We begin a new sermon series on 17 August called “God at the Movies.” For three weeks in a row, we’ll look at some of the spiritual themes in recent movies that speak to the human condition and our need for God’s saving grace. The sermons in this series are:
17 August Gravity: A New Birth of Hope
24 August Frozen: No Greater Love
31 August Twelve Years a Slave: How Religion Can Enslave us, and Free Us
Video clips from these films that illustrate the teaching points will be included in the message each week. I hope you’ll join us for this series that speaks to the brokenness of our world with the hope of God in Jesus Christ.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
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Communion
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C.O.M. 7 p.m.
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Backyard Bible Study 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. @
Weller
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Trustee’s Meeting 7 p.m.
8 9
10
Prayer Shawl Ministry
during both services
11 12
Ad Board 7 p.m.
13
UMW 1 p.m.
Backyard Bible Study 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ Pastor Bob & Joyce’s House
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15 16
17
6:30 Youth Rally in
Hagerstown
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Worship 6:30 p.m.
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Backyard Bible Study 6:30-8:30 p.m. @
Weller
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21
22 23
24 25 1st day day
of FCPS
Missions
7 p.m.
26 27
Prayer Time 6:30 p.m.
28 29 30
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Combined Worship Service
10:00 a.m.
4
Greeters 8:30
03 Ethel Brauer
10 Colby & Cathy Child
17 Robert & Joan Follin
24 Virginia Gelwicks & Jody Hahn
31 (combined) Bruce & Bonnie Baust
Acolytes 8:30
03 Skyla Smith
10 Robbie Shaffer
17 Daniel Dutrow
24 Brody Mathias
31 (combined) Jolene Mathias
Scripture Readers & Call to Worship 8:30
03 Bill Clayton
10 Roy Clever
17 Ethel Brauer
24 Virginia Gelwicks
31 (combined) Bob Fahnestock
Nursery Assistant 8:30
03 OPEN
10 OPEN
17 OPEN
24 OPEN
31 (combined) OPEN
Greeters 11:00
03 Terry Eyler
10 Barb Barbe
17 Reagan & Abby Hamrick
24 Jane Eyler
31 (combined) Bruce & Bonnie Baust
Acolytes 11:00
03 Jacob Wastler
10 Emmalee Miller
17 Josh Miller
24 Megan Clark
31 (combined) Jolene Mathias
Scripture Readers 11:00
03 Kelly Alexander
10 Josh Miller
17 Michele Merico
24 Debby Shultzaberger
31 (combined) Bob Fahnestock
Nursery Assistant 11:00
03 OPEN
10 OPEN
17 OPEN
24 OPEN
31 (combined) OPEN
August Sermons and Scriptures
03 5 Top Parables: The First Shall be Last - Matthew 20:1-15
10 5 Top Parables: The Unproductive Fig Tree - Luke 13:6-9
17 God at the Movies - Gravity: A New Birth of Hope - 2 Cor 5:16-17; Romans 8:15-17; Jeremiah
29:11-14
24 (combined) God at the Movies - Frozen: No Greater Love - John 15:12-13; Romans 5:6-11
31 God at the Movies - 12 Years a Slave: How Religion Can Enslave us, and Free Us - Luke 12:43-
47; Galatians 3:26-28
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weller House Update
A lot of work has been done on the Weller House over the past couple of
months and we should be ready to move back in by the end of this month. The
upstairs rooms are in good shape with new blinds and curtains. The carpeting
in the front classroom was removed to reveal a nice hardwood floor. Moisture
in the basement has been reduced significantly with the landscaping done
back in the spring, and the installation of a Humidex system that dries out
the basement air. Carpeting in the basement and some of the wallboard was
removed in the mold remediation process, but these will be replaced over
time.
There’s still some work to be done, especially repairs to the ramp leading up to the house. None-
theless, the day is fast approaching when we will be able to enjoy the use of this facility again.
Thanks to everyone who helped clean up and repair the Weller House, especially: Bob Follin, Rick
Wivell, Pastor Bob, Vickie and Johnny Howes, Sandy and Bob Fahnestock, Peggy Royer, Fred
Henning, Roy Clever, RJ Shorb, Bill Clayton and Bob Miller. And a HUGE thank you to Tom
Shaffer, our fearless Trustees Chair, who spent many, MANY hours finding the best contractors
for our needs and lining up volunteers to work on the house. And thank you trustees for all you do
to keep our facilities in shape.
Youth Connection
The Youth Group has an event coming up this month that I’m sure you won’t
want to miss:
Sunday, 17 August, Youth Rally at Old Otterbein UMC in Hager-
stown, 6:30-8:30 p.m. with Salt N’ Light youth ministries. Awesome
praise band, drama, and a message that will keep your hearts blazing
for God.
Contact Pastor Bob or Sarah Kells if you are interested in any of these events. Have a great
summer!
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Photography Notice Please note that photographs taken during church activities and services are used for
keeping our church archives up-to-date and for use in our bulletins, newsletters, website and Facebook ac-
count. We ask that no tags, comments or changes be made on these photos for security reasons. If you
prefer not to have you or your child's photo used in any of these areas, please notify Sandra Valentine or
Pastor Bob.
Thanks to the Seiss Family for Memorial Gift
We want to make a special note of thanks to
Faye Seiss and the whole Seiss family for
naming Weller as a recipient of memorial gifts
for Gary Seiss. Gary passed away suddenly on
18 June. Several hundred people turned out
for his memorial service at Stauffer’s Funeral
Home—a testament to the many lives Gary
enriched during his lifetime. His legacy of
helping people in need will live on through gifts
totaling just over $1,100 donated to Weller’s
Memorial Fund. Thank you again, Faye and
family, and the friends of Gary who made this
donation possible.
Pastor Bob
Backyard Bible Study Continues
Our “Backyard Bible Study” of the parables of
Jesus is wrapping up this month but there’s
still time to drop in for a meal, fellowship and
food for the soul. We are reading the book
Parables from the Backside, by J. Ellsworth
Kalas. We look at two parables each week
“from the backside”—that is, from the
perspective of an unsympathetic character in
the story, or one who we usually don’t consid-
er. This approach reveals some insights about
God’s love for us that perhaps we have not
considered before.
Each session begins at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck
meal followed by the study. The last two
meetings are:
13 August at the parsonage
19 August at the church
ANNUAL CHARGE
CONFERENCE SET FOR
18 OCTOBER
Weller’s annual charge conference will be on Saturday, 18
October, at 3:30 p.m. The conference will be held at
Trinity UMC in Emmitsburg, where several other churches
will take turns giving their annual reports. Please mark this
important date on your calendars—we would like to see a
good turnout for this, the church’s annual business meeting.
For committee chairs and anyone writing reports for the
Charge Conference, we need your inputs by Monday, 15
September. Please contact the church office at 301-271-
2802 if you have any questions about the Conference.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
A sermon series and Bible Study that asks: How much is enough?
In a culture guided by shiny, life-promising distractions, "enough" seems elusive
and keeps us chasing the next quick fix.
What if the Giver of Life offered freedom from this downward spiral—would
you take it? In shiny gods, pastor and author Mike Slaughter helps readers re-
assess priorities to create a culture and lifestyle of giving, based on the word
of God and the example of Christ.
All during the month of September, Pastor Bob’s
messages will be based on the book shiny gods,
by Mike Slaughter. The sermons in this series
include:
7 Sep Naming Our Idols
14 Sep Money, Work, and Debt
21 Sep Be Faithful, Save and Give
28 Sep Heart Giving
Pastor Bob will lead a Bible Study every Thursday evening in September except for
one Wednesday, 3 September, then the remaining Thursday’s 11th, 18th, 25th from 7
– 8:30 p.m. Sessions will be based on the book, guided discussion questions and a
video segment by the author. The cost for the book is $10.00. Sign-up sheets will
be posted in the church lobby. You can also contact the church office at 301-271-
2802. Contact Pastor Bob if you have any questions.
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