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Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 1570 Mason Dearborn, MI 48124
phone: 313-278-4350
email: [email protected]
website: www.dearborngsumc.org
Pastor
Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Ralston
Church Office Hours
Mon – Thurs – 2 pm - 5 pm
Sunday Schedule
9:30 am: Sunday School: Tweens (5th – 8th grades)
Youth Encounter (9th – 12th grades) (September – May)
Willing Disciples (adults)
10:30 am: worship service; Sunday School for pre k-4th
grades)
11:45 am fellowship time
Wednesday
Small group 5:30 in the lounge 7-8 pm Choir Practice (September – May)
Thursday
LOGOS Program 4:30-7:30 pm for grades 2-12 (Oct – March)
Friday
Spaghetti Dinner on the first Friday of the month, October-
May, from 5-7 pm.
United Methodist Men
Dinner meeting the first Monday of the month at 6 pm in Leon’s.
The Fold Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
Serving God and the Dearborn Area since 1859
October 2014
Still Crazy After All These Years This month’s title is not autobiographical, although many would argue that it should be. It was first made popular by two of my favorite theologians, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. From the moment the church was founded by God, those on the outside have thought Christians were as crazed as loons in the full moon at midnight, and we are still crazy after all these years. We are called to be a community of believers just crazy enough to believe that caring about others is what we ought to do, and just crazy enough to think that we can, somehow, make a difference not by what we say but by what we do. At its best the true church is hospitable, disciple making, and outwardly focused. A chapel on the other hand looks inward, serving only those who are there, and concerned with its own survival. I recall hearing a District Superintendent say, some years ago at Annual Conference, that we have too many chapels and not enough churches. The self-indulgent, self-caring, self-absorbed nature of the chapel mentality is not Christian. From its very beginning, Christianity has been an outwardly focused movement. Jesus Christ did not go to the cross because he thought it might be an exciting way to spend a Friday afternoon. He did it for everyone but himself. We don’t build churches to be monuments or idols and we don’t build them for ourselves. Dearborn Good Shepherd UMC is not here for you or for me. This church was built so that we would have a safe place to bring the hurt and dying that are all around our church, so that they can be healed, just as you and I were healed, by the love of God through Jesus Christ. Let us go and seek them out. Let us go and bring them here. Let us go, without pride or selfishness, and offer them the risen Christ. It may sound crazy to some, but I guess we’re just “still crazy after all these years.”
Pastor Doug
Genelle Agee Diane & Gary Atkins Jody Barna Debi Black John Bobo Tom Boyd Ashlyn Brown Mandy Brown & family Dorothy Davis Myrna DoRemus Bonnie Estes Ben Fewell William & Violet Friend Percilla Gabany Eric Greenwell Mary-Kate & Glennda Greenwell Dorothy Grovesteen Shirley & Henry Hall Carolyn & Randy Halloway Jessica Hanks Jeff & Charlene Joyce Cheryl Kramm Doug & Lynn Lebeck Kathy Lebeck Kathleen LeBlanc Elmer Leigh Aron Lewis and family Ted Llewellyn Jillian LoSchaivo Dennis Ludwig Marilyn & Jack MacTavish Gary Maddox Allie & Nole McCullough Michael Mercurio Edward & Shirley Michaelson Samantha Mihalik & family Aaron Miles & family Amanda Milton Samantha Myers & family Janet Post Sally Rausch Jack & Ann Schaub Evelyn Schmult Tim Shaw Julie Shively Beverly Smith & family Jan Sorensen Art Spears Colleen Stewart Pat Trent The Turbett family Linda Wall Elijah Walton Kim West Frances Young Bill Bob, Ken, Bill Colleen & family Janet Maurice & family
Mike & Carla Shannon and her family OUR MILITARY & THEIR FAMILIES M/Sgt. Jason Boyle Ryan Brennan, USAir Force, & family Spc. John Glasco & family Eliot Hanks, USM Sean Levigne, US Army – Fort Hood Brandyn Waterman, US Marines FOR THOSE WHO GRIEVE The family of Vicky Cunningham The family of Amy Darling
OUR HOMEBOUND
Judy Barker
Shirley Carter
Ann Creek
Shirley DeRosia
Helen Hickey
Mary Catherine Luoma
Francis (Skip) Peck
Fred Rausch
Robert Signoretti
The most recent church directory has current addresses and phone numbers.
SAVE THE DATE
This year’s Charge Conference Theme: "Risk-Taking for God"
Wednesday, October 15 at 7 p.m.
Wear your Good Shepherd T-shirt!
ARTICLES FOR THE NOVEMBER FOLD ARE DUE OCTOBER 15!
LOOKING FORWARD IN WORSHIP 10/5 Watch for Falling Rocks Matt. 21:33-46 10/12 Hey Buddy, Nice Suit! Matt. 22:1-14 10/19 Who Is This Guy? Matt. 22:15-22 10/26 The Great Suggestions Matt. 22:34-40
Oct. 5 Donna Eberhart & Bruce Coburn Oct. 12 Samm Myers & David Scannell Oct. 19 Annie Smith & Al Costantino Oct. 26 Carla Schneider & Paula Turbett
Oct. 5 Aubree Belzyt Oct. 12 Sabrina Perry Oct. 19 Lilly Lawson Oct. 26 Josh Costantino
Oct. 5 Irene Addison Oct. 12 Fred Michaelson Oct. 19 Sandie Post Oct. 26 Nancy Murdoch
1st Joe & Margee O’Brien & Jim Woods 2nd Dave Johnson & Scott Williams
3rd Jim Woods & Randy Jensen 4th Jim Woods & Sandra Lowe (Substitute: Randy Jensen)
1st Del Lebeck & Pam Post 2nd Sharon Mangan & Jean Mackey 3rd Georgia Grovesteen & Paula Turbett 4th Donna Eberhart & Anita Polzin
Oct. 5 Served during worship Oct. 12 Paula Turbett & Donna Eberhart Oct. 19 Bruce Coburn & Del Lebeck Oct. 26 Georgia Grovesteen & Sandie Post
Nursery Caregivers
1st Carolyn & Emma Costantino 2nd Liz Cairo & Bea Woehlke 3rd Carolyn Costantino & Lori Lawson 4th Paula Turbett & Emma Costantino
(Substitute: Bea Woehlke)
Openers & Closers 1st Sunday Thomas Garrant 2nd Sunday Alan Costantino 3rd Sunday Bruce Coburn 4th Sunday Scott Williams
If you are purchasing items for the
church @ Party City, please check
with the church office first. Discounts
need to be applied. Thank you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 10/6 Marti Boynton Tamaroglio 10/11 Kaylee Bracken 10/15 Kellie Beach 10/19 Shirley Lantz Donna Sytniak Brandon Williams 10/20 Sarah Perry Margaret Malone 10/22 David Johnson 10/23 Ellen Peck 10/24 Linda Gottron Bradley Durkee 10/31 Ron Iris
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
canned pasta & soup canned meat (tuna, chicken, pork, beef) canned vegetables & fruit cereal boxed mac ’n’ cheese canned or bottled juice peanut butter & jelly canned spaghetti sauce long shelf-life milk laundry detergent dish detergent shampoo & soap tooth brushes and toothpaste deodorant toilet paper
There is a constant need for the above items, as they are “staples” of our emergency supplies. Monetary donations may also be made, marked “Food Pantry” on the memo line!
PANERA CARES BREAD AUCTION
We have started having a Panera Cares Bread Auction during our Refreshment Time on the First Sunday of every month!
$26.00 was collected at our first “auction” of 4 loaves, and designated for the St. Andrews Potato Project. $73.00 was collected, having sold 8 loaves, on Sunday, September 7th and given to Blessings in a Backpack! Our next “auction” is Sunday, October 5th, and the funds collected will go to CROPWalk this month.
Lovely loaves of day-old bread from Panera Cares are available to bid on, and the resulting funds will go to one of our designated ministries: Potato Project, Food Pantry, Blessings in a Backpack, Baldwin Center, or any others that anyone wishes to suggest!
MANY THANKS!
When Mike Foster thought about his memorial gift for his wife, Lenore, he decided he wanted it to be “Just what Del needed for the cake room.” Fred and Irene did a lot of shopping and research to find the right height and sturdiness. They found two tables with butcher block tops and shelves which are ideal. Irene treated and finished the tops. I couldn’t be more pleased – what a relief for the back!
Thanks to Lenore, who gave so much of herself to God and this church, to Mike, Irene, and Fred, and to all who contributed to Lenore’s memorial fund! God’s blessings to all!
Delores Lebeck
BE SURE TO SIGN UP AT THE
OPPORTUNITY CENTER TO HOST
REFRESHMENT TIME DURING
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND
DECEMBER!
LOGOS LEGOS We’d like to borrow Legos during the month of October. Call Georgia Grovesteen if you can help! Thanks.
DEARBORN GOOD SHEPHERD UMC TO HOLD
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
All animals and their human companions are invited to a “Blessing of the Animals” here at Good Shepherd UMC on Saturday, October 11 at 10:00 AM. The Rev. Dr. Doug Ralston will conduct the blessings.
The celebration of animals is part of acknowledging the creative love that God has bestowed on the world. Blessing our animal companions honors how God touches humans through the creatures of God’s creation.
The first formal animal blessings were held in Rome in the early 20th century. Since that time churches of many denominations have lifted up the special relationship humans have with their animals and recognize them as God’s gift through
a special blessing.
Good Shepherd invites all to bring their animal companions for an individual blessing on Saturday, October 11. Dogs should be on leashes, and cats and other animals in appropriate cages.
LEARNING ABOUT GOD IS FUN! This year’s Sunday school offerings are different from previous years! As our children grow and change, so must our Sunday School!
Our Pre-K through 4th grades are using “VeggieTales” as their curriculum and meeting in the Fellowship Hall during Worship at 10:30 am. They have access to our new, really large flat screen television and lots of space to move around!
Our Tweens, grades 5th through 8th, are using Grapple, from Group Publishing, and meet in the Youth Room at 9:30 am. This is an entirely new age grouping for us at Good Shepherd!
We ask that you prayerfully consider leading one or the other of these groups. Sign-up sheets are at the Opportunity Center
MUSIC NOTES Handbells will meet after church 12:15 to 1:15 PM on all but the 1st Sunday of the month.
Chancel choir will meet on Wednesdays from 7 PM to 8:30 PM and we are starting to work on the Christmas cantata.
The Itty Bittys, our youngest children, will meet every other Saturday morning at 10 AM for only 15 minutes.
FIRST SPAGHETTI DINNER
OF THE SEASON! Good Shepherd
United Methodist Church 1570 Mason at Monroe
Dearborn Friday, October 3rd
5pm to 7pm
Dinner includes: spaghetti (choice of meat or vegetarian sauce), salad bar, garlic bread, dessert,
and beverage
Adults: $8.00 Children 6 to 12: $3.00
Under 6: free
Carry outs available. PLEASE come – and bring a friend!
NEW WEBSITE If you haven’t visited our website, now is a great time to check it out because it is all new! This is your one-stop shop to keep up on what is happening--from news items to the current
calendar to audio or video of recent Sunday messages. This is also a wonderful way to introduce someone to our church. If there is a Sunday message that particularly inspired you, send your friends the link.
One note: You may need to update your saved bookmark for our website. If you are getting an error, just type in our website address:
www.dearborngsumc.org
COMMUNITY GROUPS AT GOOD SHEPHERD
AA Sun @ 6:30 pm (lower level activity room)
Mon @ 8:00 pm (upper level fellowship hall) Wed @ 11:30 am (lower level activity room) Thu @ 8:00 pm (upper level fellowship hall)
Fri @ 8:00 pm (lower level activity room) Sat @ 9:00 pm (lower level activity room)
Al-Anon Mon @ 8:00 pm (lower level activity room)
Wed @ 11:30 am (upper level fellowship hall) Thu @ 8:00 pm (lower level activity room)
Sewing Guild Tue @ 7:00 pm (upper level fellowship hall)
* only 1st Tuesday of the month
Recovery Wed @ 7:00 pm (lower level conference room)
Overeaters Anonymous Wed @ 7:00 pm (upper level lounge)
Nicotine Anonymous Thu @ 7:00 pm (upper level lounge)
Dance Contact Carol Volpe (313-565-1818)
for class schedule
ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK? Visit and like our Facebook page found at www.facebook.com/dearborngsumc. This is a
great place to learn about the most current happenings! Help spread the word about what is going on by liking or sharing posts. You can help create the buzz!
GET RE “CHARGED” ON OCTOBER 15 AT 7 PM
October 15 is our annual Charge Conference and we are working to make it memorable. Let’s turn out in force to welcome our District Superintendent, Rev. Melanie Carey to Good Shepherd.
If you have a Good Shepherd T-shirt, please wear it for this fun-filled evening! We will celebrate the successes of the past year and look ahead to risk-taking next year. Stay for refreshments after the celebration!
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY IS OCTOBER 5 The first Sunday of October has become a time when Christians in every culture across the world break bread and pour the cup to remember and affirm
Christ as the Head of the Church. On this day, we remember that we are part of the whole body of believers.
World Communion Sunday is also one of the six special offering Sundays when the United Methodist Church commits to making a difference in lives. This Sunday is dedicated to fund scholarships for national and international graduate students whom God has gifted to learn and to serve.
Around the globe, countless gifted and qualified people face financial obstacles that hinder them from preparing for the vocation God has given them, especially youth and young adults. For ethnic students who will be the first generation in their families to attend college, or for those people of color who haven’t historically had access to resources that make higher education possible, the road toward education has often been unwieldy.
One Woman’s Story
As a small child Mary Grace Galapon labored as a housemaid in exchange for food and clothing. Yet, allowed to attend church, she found hope. As a member of the United Methodist Church, your giving on World Communion Sunday has allowed this deaconess, of the Mindanao Phillipines Annual Conference, to pursue an education that is now changing her community as she works to eliminate poverty. Mary Grace’s work, and the impact of hundreds more like her, are possible because you give.
Please consider a gift towards educating students who can change our world.
SAVE THE DATE FOR UPCOMING ADVENT STUDY
The four weeks before Christmas is the season of Advent. Advent is a time of expectant waiting and preparation as we excitedly anticipate God's greatest gift, Jesus Christ. Just as we clean and organize our homes to make ready for a guest, Advent is when we prepare for the coming of our Savior. In order to be fully prepared to receive this gift, what cobwebs need to be cleared out of the nooks and crannies of our hearts? Are we holding on to hurts or hard feelings?
Come join us for “Forgiveness: Finding Peace Through Letting Go.” This important Advent study,
led by Pastor Doug, will help prepare us for an exciting new future walking with Christ into 2015.
The study will be November 19, December 3, 10, and 17 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. Each week a soup and bread dinner will be available. You are welcome to come early at 5 PM for the meal or simply enjoy it during the class time. On December 17, the study will culminate with a Service of Healing and Reconciliation.
October 2: Family & Staff
Registration Event (6-7:30 PM)
Doors open @ 5:30 – Pizza @ 6 PM Entire
family is invited & welcome!
Bible: Tool for Building God’s Kingdom
October 9 Jesus the Builder
October 16 Kingdom Building ~
What did Jesus say?
October 23 LOGOS Legos
October 30 Mustache Night
~Thursdays ~ LOGOS YOUTH CLUB
All are welcome to experience Christian fun in a safe environment among friends.
Enrollment is Open
@ Good Shepherd UM Church 4:30-7:30 PM
Grades 2-7 and 8-12
October 17-18, 2014
First United Methodist Church of Dearborn
22124 Garrison at Mason
200 quilts on display Bake Sale
Many never seen here Crafters’ Market
Including quilts from Church Boutique Dearborn Historical Salad-Bar Lunch Museum storage
OCTOBER MISSION OF THE MONTH
El Buen Pastor Children’s Programming and English as a Second Language
In Spanish, Good Shepherd means El Buen Pastor, so this United Methodist church in southwest Detroit holds a special place for us.
As part of our Spotlight mission giving program, we have the chance to support two important community initiatives coming out of El Buen Pastor UMC: Children’s Programming and English as a Second Language.
One recent success was a summer program for the neighborhood youth called Sugar Crush. There is nothing like a day filled with the laughter of children that are experiencing and learning new things!
Our help will bring new opportunities to the community surrounding El Buen Pastor.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR HANDS 4 DETROIT Once again, Good Shepherd will participate in Hands 4 Detroit to bring hope to the city of Detroit. This year we will be cleaning and painting at two community centers: one in the Joy-Southfield
neighborhood and the other near El Buen Pastor UMC. The work day starts at 9 am on October 4. T-shirts are provided for volunteers. New this year-- bring your own lunch, bottled water is being provided by Absopure. Post work celebration starts at 2:00 p.m. with a short program at 3:30 p.m. at Cass Community Social Services on Woodrow Wilson in Detroit. This will be a picnic celebration with hot dogs, chips and bounce house for the kids all under the big top tent!
Contact the church office for more information on how to join us or visit the Hands 4 Detroit website, Hands4Detroit.org.
Other Hands 4 Detroit Happenings!
Art show, featuring local artists depicting the city and its peoples. September 27 – November 15, 2014. Gallery is open Thursday and Saturday, Noon – 6 PM. Opening reception is Saturday September 27th 1 to 4 p.m. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate.
Poetry Slam, Friday October 10th at 7:30 p.m. Come hear local poets and bring a non-perishable food item.
Both events held at the Swords into Plowshares Gallery at Detroit Central UMC, 23 E. Adams, Detroit MI 48226.
NATIONAL BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DAY September 18 was National Blessings in a
Backpack Day and this marked the beginning of the backpack packing in Dearborn. We are proud to be a part of this program which provides weekend food for area
elementary students on the free or reduced lunch program.
In addition to the schools we supported last year, DuVall, Long, and Snow Elementary Schools; we have added Nowlin and Whitmore-Bolles this year! That's over 200 bags of food every weekend!
Dearborn Mayor O’Reilly was able to be present at the packing Thursday, the 18th! He presented the group with a proclamation naming September 18, 2014 Blessings in a backpack Day in the City of Dearborn!
LOGOS Youth Club Theme: Under Construction……Building God’s Kingdom
Thursdays: 4:30-7:30 PM
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
1570 Mason @ Monroe – Dearborn 313-278-4350 (phone)
www.dearborngsumc.org & email: [email protected]
Grades 2-7 and Grades 8-12
Start date: Thursday, October 2 @ 6 – 7:30 PM
LOGOS Family Event & Pizza Night
Doors open @ 5:30 Pizza and games for the entire family! Register on site that night!
FUN Dinner praise fun Bible stories FRIENDS snacks fun
Laughter fun music Worship CRAFTS games friends
All are welcome to experience Christian fun and learning in a safe
environment among friends.
BUILDING NEWS Stained Glass Repair
On Labor Day weekend, those in worship saw a strange site. One of the stained glass windows had been removed with only the clear glass remaining. The window was removed because one of the panes was loose which prevented us from opening the
window. It was so loose that the window had to be secured with duct tape to safely remove it.
The window was completely disassembled and releaded by a local craftsman, Tom Newton. It was remounted in early September; returned to the place it has occupied for 93 years.
Concrete Replacement Work recently began to replace concrete at both the Fellowship Hall and Mason Street entrances. Concrete has been deteriorating at both of these locations for some time. We celebrate the fact that more usable handrails will be available for those entering through the Fellowship Hall doors. A huge thank you to all who worked so hard to complete this project!
The Fold
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 1570 Mason at Monroe Dearborn, MI 48124 Church phone: 313-278-4350 Dated Material – Do Not Hold
October
WHOSE JOB IS IT ANYWAY?
As we move into an exciting new future at Good Shepherd, we are reminded that we are all given special gifts that will further our ministries. All are called to do their part and to cheer on each other! Consider the following fun twist on words.
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when
Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
October 2014
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Revival Study Group 5:30 pm
Choir Practice 7 pm
2 Run for God
6:30 am
Veggie Prep 9 am
Prayer Group 2 pm
LOGOS Youth Group 5:30 pm
3 Spaghetti
Dinner 5-7 pm
4 Hands4Detroit
9 am
Red October Run 5K, 10K 10 am
5 World Communion Sunday
Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Refreshments 11:45 am Oakwood Worship 1 pm
6
7
Run for God 6:30 am
Tai Chi Easy 10 am
Visitation Team 5:45 pm
8
Revival Study Group 5:30 pm
Choir Practice 7 pm
9 Run for God
6:30 am
Prayer Group 2 pm
LOGOS Youth Group 4:30 pm
10
11 Run for God
6:30 am
Bible Study – 8 am (Panera Cares)
12
Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Refreshments 11:45 am Oakwood Worship 1 pm Hubbard Worship 4:30 pm
13
14
Run for God 6:30 am
Tai Chi Easy 10 am
15 Fold articles
due Revival Study
Group 5:30 pm
Charge Conference 7 pm
16 Run for God
6:30 am
Prayer Group 2 pm
LOGOS Youth Group 4:30 pm
17
18 Run for God
6:30 am
Bible Study – 8 am (Panera Cares)
19
Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Refreshments 11:45 am Oakwood Worship 1 pm
20
21 Run for God
6:30 am
Tai Chi Easy 10 am
Spark! mtg. 6 pm
22
Revival Study Group 5:30 pm
Choir Practice 7 pm
23
Run for God 6:30 am
Prayer Group 2 pm
LOGOS Youth Group 4:30 pm
24
25
Run for God 6:30 am
Bible Study – 8 am (Panera Cares)
26 Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Refreshments 11:45 am Oakwood Worship 1 pm
27
28 Run for God
6:30 am
Tai Chi Easy 10 am
29 Last Revival Study Group
5:30 pm
Choir Practice 7 pm
30 Run for God
6:30 am
Prayer Group 2 pm
LOGOS Youth Group 4:30 pm
31 Halloween
