Words from the Pastor…

October 2014

Circuit

Writer Monthly Newsletter of

The Erlanger United

Methodist Chruch

We’re in a time of year when a lot of holidays seem to run together in one mad dash to

a cash register. Sometimes it all seems so meaningless and crazy. A lot of people say

their favorite holiday is Christmas. I had a good

friend who said his favorite holiday was

Thanksgiving – all the good things about

Christmas without all the commercialism. I

agreed with him for a long time. I have always

gotten sad when I hear deeply committed

Christian people say their favorite holiday is

Halloween. It seems a very depressing

commentary on faith. Sometimes I think my

favorite holiday is the “fall back” Saturday. It’s

about as spiritually rewarding as any of them

these days – at least the way we celebrate them

all with the mad dash to the cash register.

I hope this year we can all take a deep breath and

remember what each holiday is all about – even

Halloween. Fun days should be fun. A day with

an extra hour should be celebrated!! Days of

thanksgiving should be full of thanks.

Christmas should be full of Christ. Everything

has its place and purpose.

We make choices all the time about the priority

our lives will have, and the priority each

occasion and each moment will have. Making

good choices in each day (and with each

occasion) will mean that our lives take on a

completely new perspective and a whole new

meaning. (Continued on next page)

I met Jesus early in the morning before the birds began to sing:

And oh, it was so pleasant, to talk to my King.

He is the dearest friend I have; on others I cannot depend.

Why would you turn from Him, when He is such a good friend?

Accept Him, and He Will Always be near.

My Friend by Helen Lancaster

Trying to cram too much into a day is a bad choice. Trying to make something into something

it’s not is a bad choice. Keeping focus is a good thing. Keeping God first is the best thing.

It does seem to be a whirlwind of holidays. Some of them are silly and fun, some of them are

life-changing. There are people who get those two mixed up, and it’s easy to get caught up in

the whirlwind. Let’s try real hard to not let that happen. Christmas gets to be a whirlwind of

commercialism and office parties. Thanksgiving is getting to be a whirlwind of shopping and

bargains. Halloween is a whirlwind of candy and costumes. All of them have their place. All

of them serve a purpose. Certainly life can be a whirlwind of chaos and activity and racing to

do the most things the fastest. But it doesn’t have to be.

Keep them all in perspective. Keep life in balance. And keep a faith-filled outlook on

everything. The whirlwind can be stopped through our choices. The futility we often feel can

be resolved by keeping the right focus on each event. And it really will enrich each moment of

our living.

God’s Word reminds us to make good choices in many places and with many things. Joshua

challenged the Israelites to put away all the false idols and senseless activity. “Choose this day

whom you will serve,” he said. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Jesus

reminded us, too, that if we would choose to be his disciples, we must take up our cross and

follow him. Psalms reminds us to “enter his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with

praise.”

Each day is full of choices. Each moment is an opportunity to make a good choice. I hope we

all choose to not make the cash register the main focus. Let’s make God the focus of each

moment, and good choices every day. It’s the best way to make the most of these holidays.

See you in church!

Pastor Mark

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Jim and Nancy grew up in Newport and were High School Sweethearts. Jim obtained

his degree from Morehead State, and started teaching while Nancy worked in a Bank.

They were married in 1970. Jim worked at Lloyd High School working with both the

Football and Track, Nancy worked until the birth of their children Becky and Kyle, at

which time she stayed at home with the children. Jim left Lloyd to become a principal

Dorothy Howell; he went on to establish his self as a well-respected official for Cross

County and Track. They started attending Erlanger United Methodist Church 20 years

ago and have been involved in many roles. At this time Jim, Pastors the St. John’s

Community Church in Wilder, KY, and can be found there most every Sunday

Morning, He holds the 4:30 service Sunday evenings at here. He service as the Staff-

Parish Relations Chair person, and both He and Nancy have been a part of the Manna

Mission since the very start. Nancy is on the Grace Edgett Board and Chairperson for

the Spiritual Formation Committee, she host a Prayer Meeting one a month, and Visits

the Sick in Shut-ins. Today along with all they do at the church they watch their

Grandchildren. They are a blessing to all they come in contact with and we the

members of the Erlanger UMC are blessed to call them a part of our family.

New

s ADULT MINISTRIES

As most of you know our Fall Craft and Yard Sale was September 27 th 2014. It

was a beautiful day with lots of people shopping and lots of vendors selling.

Our Bake Sale went very well. Thanks to all who donated such yummy treats –

Lots of help from the Methodist Men and the young boys for Lloyd High

School Football team setting things up and helping put things away in the

garage for Mountain Mission. All the ladies that helped with the sale were great

– “Thank you one and all”.

We at EUMC are so blessed to have members and friends that are always

willing to do whatever it takes to make a project or event work God Bless you

all.

The total for Adult Ministry group was $550.00 a check will be sent to United

Christian Volunteers to help out where needed.

God Bless Everyone

Joy Hamilton

Chairperson

Sager Brown Mission Trip Relief Supply Kit

RELIEF SUPPLY KITS: We are sending a team for EUMC to the Sager Brown

Depot in July 2015, they need to take some Relief Kits with them or cash donations,

please see the list of needed items in the Home Street Vestibule. Or see Martha

Ashcraft.

ANNUAL CHARGE CONFERENCE Sunday, November 23

rd 2014

Florence First UMC at 2:30

This is a cluster Charge Conference, so several churches will be there. Bishop Davis will be

speaking to us that day. Mark your calendars for this special event.

NOVEMBER 2014 Tithe & Offering

Tithes

Sunday School

Loose Plate

GECDC

Upper Room

Miscellaneous

GENERAL FUND

TOTAL

Misc.

Emmaus Emergency

Emmaus Various Proj.

Emmaus Zimmerman

Flowers

Good Samaritan Fund

Holiday Offering

Laws

Manna Mission

Methodist Men

Memorials

Miscellaneous

Reimbursements

UCV

Women in Mission

Zimmerman's

Building Fund

SPECIAL GIFTS

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

$15,358.46

$88.00

$190.00

$9,329.65

$3.00

$866.00

$25,835.11

$553.00

$69.00

$75.00

$65.00

$10.00

$457.00

$60.00

$15.00

$15.00

$275.00

$85.00

$296.00

$130.00

$10.00

$90.00

$115.00

$1,036.62

$2,803.62

$28,638.73

Thank you for your

Faithfulness!

The Annual Cake Auction & More

Ida Spence UM Mission Fundraiser

Saturday, November 1st, 2014

Immanuel UM Church

2551 Dixie Hwy

Lakeside Park, KY 41017

6-8pm

TICKETS $10

The evening will include *Delicious Spaghetti dinner (even dessert!)

*Live Cake Auction (baked by your

pastors)

*Silent Auction

*Entertainment by Mission Youth

Support this life changing ministry and

have FUN while doing it! If you would like

to donate an item or gift basket to our

auction, or have questions, please contact

Gina Cornelius at 859-907-6925.

Lake Junaluska

We had a group from the

Church attend the Fall Fling

at Lake Junaluska, They had

a lovely time, Phyllis Ford

reports the weather and

views were beautiful, the

entertaining and classes

were enjoyable, the

fellowship was uplifting; it

was an all-around good trip.

Be on the lookout for future

tips and getaways.

We will be going on a mission trip to Sager Brown in Baldwin LA, next summer. We are selling Creative Coffee, to

raise money for expenses. Creative Coffee uses only the highest quality Arabica Beans from Central and South

America. Our coffee is American Roast, medium for a bold flavor, never dark. Guaranteed fresh!

All of our coffees are purchased from member countries of the International Coffee Agreement which supports

sustainable farming practices and fair wages to farmers.

Gourmet Ground Coffee, some of the blends available are, Breakfast Blend (Decaf Available)

Welcome the morning with this smooth Central and South American Blend. Full City Roast.

Windchime (Signature) This blend, originating in South America, strikes a delicious chord by

combining equal parts of Full City and French Roast. English Toffee A very British and delightful blend

of butterscotch and creamy caramel flavors that offer a rich and satisfying taste. French Vanilla (Decaf

Available) The luscious vanilla flavoring gives this coffee a rich and satisfying taste for any occasion.

Hazelnut Supreme A sublime coffee with mellow hazelnut compliments. Extremely popular among the

flavored coffees. Pumpkin Spice Nutmeg and seasonal spices make this a holiday favorite. Snicker-

Doodle A delicate blend of hazelnut and cinnamon flavors bring to life one of our most popular

flavored coffees ever. A year round Holiday Treat. Swiss Chocolate Almond Dark chocolate flavoring

with a hint of almond. Truly a delicious mix of flavors. Each pkg is 12oz and makes about 60-72 cups of

coffee. Variety Pak Four 2 oz packages of our best sellers. Breakfast Blend, French Vanilla, Hazelnut

Supreme and Snickerdoodle. Each pkg. brews 10 - 12 cups of delicious coffee.

This coffee will make wonderful gifts, and are just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas entertaining, they are

$12.00 a bag. Please contact Church office (859)727-2136 if you would like to buy some coffee, if you have any

questions, or if you would like to help sell this coffee to help us reach our goal.

Erlanger United Methodist Church

Coffee Fundraiser!

Men’s From the Erlanger United Methodist Men

Hi Folks.

A decision has been made to postpone the Chili-Fest until January 2015 due to time

constraints. Thank you for all your support for all our fund raisers. It is much

appreciated. More details will come later.

Thank you for your support on the Gold Star Day on October 15, 2014.

We netted $50.00 from you all eating at Gold Star in Erlanger. The next

Gold Star day will be November 19, 2014.

We will be hosting the United Methodist Men’s District Dinner and

Meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm. All men are

invited. Dinner cost is $8.00 per person. Also we are asking the ladies

to provide desserts. Chicken with rice will be the entree. Thank you

very much.

Canned goods update for the United Christian Volunteers. Thru October 20, 2014,

2,881 food items have been delivered. Emphasis in November 2014 is on

“Thanksgiving Fixings” items. Our goal for 2014 is 3,850 food items. There are many

folks in the local area that can’t afford enough food for their families. Your support has

gone a long way in helping this cause.

Thank you.

Whatever you bring will be greatly appreciated.

We would like to invite all men to join the Erlanger United Methodist Men. Our next

meeting is November 8, 2014, Saturday, 8:30 am at Erlanger UMC in the Asbury

Room.

Thank you and GOD Bless you all.

The mission of the General Commission on United

Methodist Men is to assist men to know Jesus Christ,

to serve Him, to grow spiritually and seek daily to

do His will.

2 - Kathy Sandel

Micheal Mills

3 – Greg Sandel

6 – Lori Muegel

8 – Rev. Eugene Barbour

Prayer Corner With Pat barbour

The old song is right--"What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer."

Little children do not find it difficult at all to accept this concept at once, for they

never doubt that God understands and has things under control.

A little girl was kneeling by her bedside saying her nightly prayers. Her mother passed

along the hallway and looked in. She heard the little girl

saying,

"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ." When she had finished, the

mother said, "Darling, why did you do that?"

The little girl answered, "Well, there were so many things I wanted to say to God I just

couldn't say them all, so I thought I'd just say the alphabet and God would put the words

together.

Perfect. That's it!

Even though our words may not be very important when we are talking with God, they

are most important when we are talking with other humans about him.

...You Can Pray as You Ought

...Arnold Prater

14 – Barbara Burgan

15 – Douglas Martin

23 – Darlene Bush

24 – Zech Shepherd

Margaret Tanner

November BIRTHDAY’S

Thank you THANK YOU SO MUCH! This church is always very generous and kind hearted with everything, and we are

so grateful for that. Sande and I really appreciate the gift for Pastor’s Appreciation Month. We will put the

very generous gift card you gave to good use! God bless you all and thanks so much! I have said many times

before; it is always a joy to be your pastor!

Dear Church and Congregation: Many thanks for the generous gift card presented to me on All Saints Day!

Also, many thanks to “Anonymous” for recognizing “musicians”!

Sincerely,

Linda Martin

Thank you for your generous gift given me on All Saints Day, and for the trust and confidence you have placed

in me the past 34 years as your Church Treasurer.

Betty Duncan

Church Family, Thank you for your generous gift card, it was a wonderful surprise. Thank you for being such a

kind and caring group.

Doris Butler

Thank you for the opportunity to work here and the kind gift.

Nick Gamble

Church Members and Friends, Thank you for the lovely gift. It is a pleasure working alongside with you in the

work of our Lord!

Suzanna

Advent

Devotionals

The Advent devotional

"Joy in Jesus" has

been ordered for the

congregation to use

during the Advent

Season. They will be

available starting Sun.,

November 16. I hope

each member of the

congregation will pick

up a copy of the

devotional to use so

that not only your joy in

the season of Advent

may be increased but

your Joy In Jesus.

Nancy

December News

November will be

Manna Mission’s

annual Thanksgiving

meal. The Erlanger

Lions again have

agreed to donate the

turkeys for the meal.

We will be asking

members of the

congregation to help

by baking a turkey for

us, we have 12 and

they will be ready for

pick up Sunday,

November 16th, and

we will also need

people to donate 15

pumpkin pies. Last year

we served a record

number of meals 184.

Because expect to serve a

similar number of meals

this year we will also need

more volunteers to work

in the dining room and in

the kitchen. If you are

able to volunteer the day

of the meal, bake a

pumpkin pie or Cook a

Turkey, see the sign-up

sheet in the Home Street

Vestibule.

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and

feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38

When did we see you a

stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39

When did we see

you sick or in prison and go to visit you? Matthew 25: 37-38

Manna Mission

Mathew 25: 40

“The King will

reply, ‘Truly I

tell you,

whatever you did

for one of the

least of these

brothers and

sisters of mine,

you did for me.’

The Council On Ministries are getting ready

for 2015 (it coming soon) If you, your class,

or group want to schedule a special date for

2015 please see Bill Howard.