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MARANATHA NEWSLETTER5/5/2023

Boston Avenue United Methodist Church Jim McCann, President

Today: 29 May 2016 Next Week: 5 June 2016Birthdays:Sharon Bookout (2)Debra Morgan (2)Neal Pascoe (4)

Birthdays:Claudia Altshuler (5)Diane Martin (5)Lisa Tallent (6)Peggy Lewis (7)James Kilman (8)

Anniversaries:Jeff & Julie Allen (5/30/81)Terry & Amy Michael (5/30/81)

Anniversaries:Rob & Andrea Davis (6/6/92)Larry & Claudia Altshuler (6/10/89)



Clark & Mary Bundren (6/2/79)Steve & Debbie Jacoby (6/4/76)Prayer this week:Lynn Russell

Prayer next weekAngelyn Dale

Speaker this week:Brunch with Horizons Class

Speaker next week:Michelle LeDoux

Snacks this week:G = Everyone!H = Everyone!

Snacks next week:G = Becky MorrisH = Margaret Been

Boston Avenue UMC: Maranatha Class:



http://www.bostonavenue.org/ http://maranathaclass.org/

MINUTES:Thank you for the snacks and refreshments. I hope you enjoyed the brunch with Horizons if you were in town and returned safely if you were out of town.

GUESTS:

http://maranathaclass.org/

http://www.bostonavenue.org/



FINANCE:Class expenditures: For any requested class expenditure, please contact a member of the Finance Committee: Bob Russell, Jim Embrey, Dave Grim or Karen Campbell (Emeritus) & Jim McCann.





The paintings that David Cooley generously donated are still up for auction/bid. Please mention these on social media sites or email the information to friends who might be interested in the paintings. Two stunning oil paintings of the New Mexico landscape by acclaimed Santa Fe artist Anthony Corso. One is 24” x 36”; the other is 23” x 15”. Corso captures the stark beauty of a New Mexico landscape. Corso’s work has been featured in solo shows, group exhibitions and at numerous galleries. His work in public collections includes those of the United Nations, the Port Authority of New York, Chemical Bank and the American Broadcasting Company. More information about the artist, who is presently living in New York,



may be found at his website. These paintings were donated to Maranatha ministries by the original owner. Proceeds will be used for community service work in the Tulsa, OK, area.

SOCIALS:Road Trip to the Coleman Theatre – Sign-up sheets will be passed in class one last time on 6/5 for the road trip to Miami, Oklahoma, to the spectacular Coleman Theatre on Sunday, June 12th. Tickets are $17.00 to hear Resident Organist Dennis James play the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe



organ while we watch Buster Keaton star in the 1928 silent film Steamboat Bill, Jr. We will carpool/caravan and leave at noon and be back between 5:30 and 6:00. Guests are welcome. If you have questions, feel free to contact Angelyn Dale at (918) 638-2353 or [email protected].

MISSIONS:Upcoming Maranatha Mission Events:

mailto:[email protected]



June – Open month for mission24th July: St Luke's Redemption Church, serving dinnerAugust – Open month for mission9th September: Day Center for the Homeless, feeding dinnerOctober – Open month for missionNovember – Open month for missionDecember – Neighbor for Neighbor, managing families for photos and presents



25 December: Serving Congregational Brunch to whole church before worshipIf you know of a mission opportunity that would fit into Maranatha’s scope of work, let Glenna Arnott or Jim Embrey know so they can look into it for a possible opportunity to serve.

PRAYER VOLUNTEERS:



6/5 Angelyn Dale 6/12 Sharon Chucoski6/19 Richard Wansley 6/26 Scott Morgan

SPEAKERS:



6/5 & 6/12 Michelle LeDoux 6/19 & 6/26 Steve Dickie

CLASS PRAYER REQUESTS (Joys):Please give thanks for the following:



The premature grandbaby of John & Kelly Roth has now reached two months and three pounds! Kelly asked for your prayers that she continue to develop and reach a stage where she can breathe on her own.

CLASS PRAYER REQUESTS (Concerns):Please keep the following in your prayers:

Shari Goodwin has been diagnosed with a rare mycobacteria that has caused absesses in her right lung. It is in the same family as tuberculosis but is NOT contagious in any way. Shari will be on two



daily oral and one IV antibiotic five days per week for 12-18 months. She will know more after she goes back to the specialist in Texas in early August. Shari says they caught it early, which is great, but they just need to get it knocked out with the powerful antibiotics.

Please email our Caranatha Chair Carol Grim at [email protected] and copy our President at [email protected] with concerns that need immediate class response or prayer during the week such as accidents, injuries, deaths, etc. For emergencies, please call Carol at (918) 583-5181 (weekday mornings) or (198) 369-6945 (any other time). For Joys and Concerns to be communicated to the class and incorporated into the newsletter, please email our class mailbox





at [email protected]. I will incorporate them into our newsletter and, if time permits, into our class announcements, next week.

CHURCH WIDE PRAYER REQUESTS:




05/29/16 Boston Avenue Prayer Ministry: “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts will remain restless until they rest in you.” Saint Augustine Jacques Cunningham, 749 7040, [email protected]

-For God’s peace to rule in the hearts of all his children, the Boston Avenue Church & staff, the ministries of Boston Avenue, the Prayer Ministry, the ministers of Boston Avenue & families: David Wiggs, Eva Marie Campbell, Bill Tankersley, Audra Fogle, Brenda Reed, Sheri Nellis, Joel Panciera, Susan Panciera, Debbie Peterson, Paula Gradney Garner, Jose Luis Hernandez, Belynda Clanton, Paul Staat, Hayley St. John, Jennifer Solis




- For Merri Whitaker, the Cookson Mission, the Burroughs students, teachers and staff

Prayer Requests Received on 5/29/16:- For the Boston Avenue families who have lost loved ones- For the Boston Avenue members who are or have been in the hospital: Michelle Fero, Ella Gruenberg, Taylor Smith, Ron Collins, Gerry Arnold- For our first time visitors- For Annual Conference this week- For Michelle -health issues with heart & possible blood clots & good luck in a literary contest



- For Can & James Jackson. - For my husband and I am 19 week pregnant. We are living on the streets in the BW section.- For Rev Sarah Thornhill and her staff in Owasso. Gracious God, thank you for blessing super Sarah and her husband as well as the Methodist of Owasso with Sarah’s wisdom, strength of conviction, leadership and love. Thank you for blessing Boston Ave with her presence.- For mother Kathleen aging, dementia, poor health 85 years old.- That I may be strong and courageous as face parenting my son and changing financial situation.- For Courtney Carruth to either get my disability or find a part time job to support myself.



- For Stephen recovering from prostate cancer.- For Stu Carpenter who needs funds to return to Oklahoma to help his mother and her husband who are ill- For Megan Turner who is having an ultrasound this week on her thyroid. She was recently diagnosed with autoimmune disorder.- For Madison Turner having a hard time adjusting to a new schedule, exhibiting anger and behavioral challenges. Pray for our family as we seek to help her.- For clarity on God’s will for me and forme to really listen to God before I move forward.- For Chuck Moore who has “MRSA”



-For Liz who is going thru rehab. Prayers for Liz and her family.- For the family and friends of Marjorie Neal, who was greatly loved and will be sorely missed.- For God’s grace, favor, wisdom and restoration in my business. May I do as God would lead, benefitting my clients and family and glorifying God.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:NEW STUDY ON SUSTAINING GOD’S CREATION: BAUMC member Caroline Holmes, currently a student at Sewanee, the University of the South majoring in Environment & Sustainability with a minor in Religion & the Environment, is offering an eight week study on being good stewards



of God’s creation. The class is offered on Sundays from June 5th through July 24th from 12:15 to 1:15 and will include lunch and discussion of Biblical view of creation, appropriate care for creation and how members of BAUMC can work in our own community. For information or to sign up, email [email protected] or call (918) 699-0147.

CLASS DISCUSSION GUIDELINES - We are a large class with many people who have lots of interesting things to say. In order to give everyone an opportunity to voice their comments, we are incorporating into our weekly lessons the discussion guidelines that Marita Morgan taught us: (1) Only one comment per person per class. (2) Economy of words. (3). Speak loudly so




everyone has an opportunity to hear you. Thank you for adhering to these discussion guidelines so that we will all have an opportunity to participate in the discussions and benefit from hearing each other.

2016 Maranatha Officers

President: Jim McCannVP Curriculum: Angelyn DaleVP Finance: Bob Russell/Jim Embrey/Dave Grim/Karen Campbell (Emeritus)/Jim McCann



VP Missions: Glenna Arnott/Jim EmbreySocial: Angelyn Dale/Karen Campbell/Sarah Maldonado/Jeanie Payton/Judith PaytonAuction: Judith and Ed PaytonAttendance taker(s)/Secretary: Sharon EarleyRefreshments: Debbie and Scott MorganReporter: Meredith Davison-WansleyCaranatha: Carol and Dave GrimChili Supper: Jim & Julee EmbreyHistorian: Pam LowTreasurer: Susie Butterworth



Web Master: Barbara Meehan

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MNewsTWENTY-TWO.docx Web viewTerry & Amy Michael (5/30/81) Clark & Mary Bundren (6/2/79) Steve & Debbie Jacoby (6/4/76) ... or Can & James Jackson. - F. or my husband and I am 19 week