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TOWER TALKS
First United Methodist Church of Warren
A church for the whole family of God
Published on July 13, 2018
Special Points of
Interest:
Calling All Ladies
Greeters, Ushers, Lay
Reader Schedule
Messy Church
1st Wednesdays
Old Village Classis
Car Cruise-In
Praise In The Park
Thank You Corner
Inside This Issue:
Pastor’s Pen 2
Church & Community
Events 3
Prayer Concerns 4
Church Announce-
ments 5
United Methodist
Women’s News 6
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Warren First 3rd Annual Picnic Saturday, August 4, 2018
11:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.
Your help is need in the following areas: Games/Activities,
Security/Parking, Hospitality, Food Pre/Serving,
Set Up/Take Down!
Sign up to volunteer on the board provided in the Fellowship
Hall.
Live Music
& Food
Games... Bounce House
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The Pastor’s Pen—July
Walking through Life Together
I grew up in the church. I don't ever remember a time when I was
not a part of the
church. I attended Sunday School every week learning all the
Bible stories. Then there were the
stories of Jesus as he sat on a hillside teaching people about
God's love for them. As an adult, I
looked back on my childhood faith and realized that the main
thing that I had learned was that
there were certain things that I needed to believe and certain
words that I needed to say to be
"saved." Problem is that I had no idea what "saved" really
meant. There had to be more than
securing a place in the afterlife. That is when my faith journey
really began.
What I discovered was that our faith journey is more than gong
to worship services on
Sunday mornings. It's more than learning the right "doctrine."
It's more than having the "right"
understanding of Scripture. What I discovered is that our faith
journey is supposed to do the
work of transforming our lives into something that resembles the
life of Christ here on earth.
When I started this journey of discovering a deeper faith, I
began by taking a closer look
at the four Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John hold the
stories of who Jesus was here on
earth. In these books, we can see how Jesus lived and what he
said and how he treated
people. You know, Jesus didn't say much about what one needed to
believe. He said a whole lot
about what we needed to do.
As Jesus sits on the hillside teaching, he realizes that the
people might be hungry and so
he feeds them. When the woman caught in adultery was brought
before him, he told her that he
wasn't there to judge. When the Gentile came to him for help, he
didn't try to convert them to
the "right" belief. In all these cases, he helped the person in
front of him. Never once did he
push "right" belief as a priority. For the Christ, compassions
and grace and love was the priority.
As I grew in my faith, what I discovered was that it was a
journey we take where we
open ourselves up to God's saving grace at work in our lives.
It's about allowing God to trans-
form our lives in such a way that we are transformed into
Christ-like people who "seek justice,
love kindness, and walk humbly with him." (Micah 6:8)
All too often, the Christian faith is being used to demand that
others believe and embody
our "Christian values." (Another term with multiple meanings.)
It has become something that too
many believe needs to be imposed on others. I am not here to
"save" anyone. I know that is
God's job. I'm not here to "fix" anyone. That too is God's job.
Our job is to allow God to fix us
so that we can share God's love with the world, one person at a
time.
I am excited to be part of this journey with you as we grow in
our understanding of who
God is calling us as the Warren First UMC to do and be in the
world. My hope is that we will go
for the building each week as the church ready to serve wherever
God leads.
Blessings, Pastor Melissa
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Church & Community Events . . .
Michigan Area United Methodist Camping
It’s not too late to find your perfect summer camp at:
www.wmcamping.org www.lakelouisecommunity.org www.bayshorecamp.org
www.campmichigamme.org
Camp booklets and registrations forms and are available in our
Welcome Center. Scholarship requests are available in the Church
Office, 586.264.4701.
3rd Annual—Warren Old Village—Cruise-In
Classic Cars
Warren First UMC—East parking lot 1st & 3rd Fridays—All
Summer
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Note: Woodward Dream Cruise Weekend—August 17-19.
For more information, contact, Paul Sadowski: 586.201.3949
Summer has barely started, but it's time to start thinking about
Fall.
The Worship Committee encourages you to put these events on your
calendar:
Praise in the Park will be Sunday, Sept. 9. We will meet in the
large pavilion at Halmich Park between 13 Mile and Chicago Rd.
Hopefully it will be warmer this year! Following our 10:30am
Worship Service, we will have a potluck lunch. Hot dogs and
beverages will be provided; bring a side dish or dessert to share
and your own table service. You may want to bring a lawn chair
too.
CATCH (Camping At The Church) will be September 29 - 30. Come
set up a tent or RV in the church's east field on Saturday
afternoon. We will have a potluck supper at 6:30pm on Saturday.
Firebowl vespers will follow at dusk, and then it's time for
roasting marshmallows on the campfire. On Sunday morning we will
have a "camp breakfast" in the Fellowship Hall starting about
9:00am. Then we will continue the camping theme in our 5th Sunday
Worship Service at 10:30am. Even if you are not able to camp, you
can come to the supper, vespers and/or breakfast.
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PRAYER CONCERNS . . .
Recently Hospitalized David Lilly
Kristina Mallek
Ashley Staple
Assisted Care
Doug Anderson—Martha T. Berry, 43533 Elizabeth Rd., Rm. 2248
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Cliff Jex—4170 24th Ave. Apt. 149, Ft. Gratiot, MI 48059
Mary Etta Miller—31800 Van Dyke, Rm. 247, Warren, MI 48093
Jean Minter—Sunrise Assisted Living, 46471 Hayes Rd., Rm. 216,
Shel-
by Twp., MI 48315
Ina Sekol—Regency @ Shelby Twp., 7401 22 Mile Rd., Rm. 224,
Shelby
Twp., MI, 48317
Continued Prayers
Active Duty Jack Barnes—United States Sean Boesman—Germany
Bradley Cornett—WA Andrew Rivard—MI
Vincent Farmilo—Germany Matthew Seilicki—CA
Vincent Von Lau—Army
All those in active military service.
Names removed from this list remain on the prayer team’s
weekly
prayer list. Questions? Please see a member of the prayer
team
or contact them below.
Lora Quick: 586.243.1715, [email protected]
Dorothy Collins: 586.264.7152
Dot McLean: 586.264.1649, [email protected]
Church: 586.264.4701, [email protected]
MCREST Church’s
July 22: Trinity Lutheran Church, Utica July 29: St. Thecla
Catholic Church, Clinton Twp.
August 5: Immanuel UMC, Eastpointe
August 12: St. John Vianney, Shelby Twp. August 19: St. John
Lutheran Church, New Baltimore
August 26: St. Kieran, Shelby Twp.
Ushers Schedule
July
Jim Grabel
Bob McLean
Bob Parnell
Bill Potts
August
Walt Kauppila
Dewey & Sandy Bowers
Bill & Sherry Descamps
Greeters Schedule July 22: Louise Frazier July 29: Lora
Quick
Aug. 5: JoAnn Farmilo
Aug. 12: Ruth Ann Anderson
Aug. 19: Bev & Bill Glasson
Aug. 26: Carole Wesner
Lay Readers Schedule July 22: Robert Knakal July 29: Gary
Voshol
August 5: Carolyn Carlson
August 12: Madison Meadows
August 19: Paul Sadowski
August 26: Wendy Schwartz
Counters—July Bev Hartman
Phil Heavin
Bill Descamps
Counters—August Bill & Bev Glasson
Beth Permaloff
Sunday Office Volunteers July 22: Liz Baron
July 29: Jan Waud
August 5: Dorothy Collins
August 12: Claudia DeBacker
August 19: Dorothy Collins
August 26: Jan Waud
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Church Announcements . . .
Change of Address
Ruth Ann Anderson
29250 Heritage Parkway
Rm. 120
Warren, MI 48092
586.806.5406
Jeff & Shari Anderson, Corey & Jeff Jr.
6029 Halmich Dr.
Warren, MI 48092
Dewey & Sandy Bowers
144 School Ave.
Clawson, MI 48017
James & Rev. Caroline Hart
3642 E. Madison Ave.
Orion Twp., MI 48359
Dennis & Rev. Susan Youmans
7051 Greenbush Lane
Lexington, MI 48450
Thank You Corner…
The UMW Layette Project was a success. 200 Layettes were
assembled and delivered to local agencies within Macomb County.
Thank you to everyone who bought or made baby items, helped with
setting up, assembling, packaging, and cleaning up. This could not
have been done without everyone’s help. Reva Misch
SAVE THESE DATES . . .
Every 1st Wednesday of the Month
Messy Church (Fellowship Hall)
Free dinner at 6:00 p.m.
August 1 September 5
October 3 6:00-7:30 pm
Volunteers are needed! Sign up today in the Fellowship Hall!
Recycle Your Bottle Caps
Sherry Descamps is collecting all sizes of bottle caps, all
colors. This is an on going collection which will be given to the
nuns Downriver in Taylor. What will they make you ask? The caps
will be recycled and used at the base of playground equipment and
to make new recycled benches.
Drop off your caps in the basket in the church’s kitchen.
Jim’s Florist is looking for a retiree to deliver flowers on a
part-time basis. They are looking for a person who is outgoing and
has a valid driver license. Contact Pat at 586.978.1004.
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United Methodist Women
During the months of July and August, the U.M.W. will have their
summer break for:
Mission Team, Circle Meetings, and Fellowship Meetings.
Sandwich making days—Church Kitchen—(during the summer break)
Tuesday, July 17, 2018—9:00 a.m.; Tuesday, August 21, 2018—9:00
a.m.
Noah Project: Collecting from Now through July 15, 2018. The
following items are needed: Tooth brushes and tooth paste, gloves
and hats, bars of soap, lotion, shampoo and conditioner. Items can
be placed in the boxes located in the Narthex at church.
The U.M.W. would like to thank everyone who donated cards for
persons who are “Home Bound” and in “Nursing Homes”. It is greatly
appreciated!
Missing books checked out months ago.—Please check your
bookcases! 1. Laugh Your Way to Grace; 2. Official Sunday School
Teachers Handbook—by Joanne Owens 3. Pack Up Your Gloomees in a
Great Big Box, then Sit on the Bed and Laugh, by Barbara Johnson 4.
Birds of a Feather, by Carolyn Greene; 5. A Mysterious History, by
Charlotte Carter; 6. The Testament in Modern English
Joann Farmilo, Secretary Program Resources
CALLING ALL LADIES!!
NEW NIGHT! NEW FUN!!!
BY POPULAR REQUEST WE HAVE RE-SCHEDULED
OUR LADIES NIGHTS AND WILL NOW MEET ON
THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
FUN, FELLOWSHIP, & YUMMY FOOD!
ALL LADIES ARE INVITED!!!
September 7th: Orange Tree Café - 13408 15 Mile Rd. (at
Schoenherr) October 5th: Ram’s Horn Restaurant - 28501 Hoover Rd.
(S. of 12 Mile) November 2nd: Leo’s Coney Island - 15198 13 Mile
Rd. (at Hayes)
December 7th: Olive Garden Restaurant - 30600 Van Dyke (S. of 13
Mile)
RSVP: LeeAnn Witherspoon 586-215-8158
You do not have to be a member of Warren First UMC to join us!
Bring a friend and come along!
