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May 2013 the newsletter of Jarrettown United Methodist Church 1460 Limekiln Pike Dresher PA 19025-1116 (215) 646-4129 FAX (215) 646-6912 www.jarrettownchurch.org Email: jarrettownumc@comcast.net 8:00 am: Traditional Service 9:15 am: Contemporary Service 11:00 am: Traditional Service
Nineteenth-century evangelist Dwight L. Moody was walking down a New York City street, thinking about a sentence hed heard: The world has yet to see what God can do with a man who is wholly yielded to him. Suddenly Moody felt a great yearning and cried out, O God, make me that man! He was so overwhelmed with Gods love and with heartfelt passion to reach lost people that he had to stop at a friends house to rest. In Birth of the Body, Ray Stedman says this is what Luke is talking about when he describes the events of Pentecost. When John the Baptist predicted that Jesus would come and baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire, he meant that there would be an unexplainable passion about the church. As we feel the Pentecost passion, lets yield ourselves wholly to God and see what he does with us!

Bring A Friend to Church Day Sunday, May 19, 2013

Many of us have a family member, friend, neighbor, or coworker that doesn't have a church that they call home. Maybe the Holy Spirit has been calling you to speak with that person about what Christ means to you and what a joy it is to share that with a congregation. You will now have the opportunity to ask that person to come to church with you. JUMC is having a "Bring a Friend to Church Day" on Sunday, May 19, 2013. We ask that you pray about this and see if God is calling you to ask someone to come to church with you that day. If you have any questions, please contact the Hospitality Committee's chairperson, Nancy Bryson at mombryson3@verizon.net or call her at 215-572-5306.

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Martha Circle of the UMW in Jarrettown

Martha Circle has been a part of Jarrettown UMW for many years. During the period that I was a member, which has been a long time, we always served our church by setting and cleaning up The Lords Table on communion Sunday or any other special day when communion is celebrated, unless our Pastors say otherwise. When a new member joins our Circle we often have her come in on a Saturday, in order to learn the procedure, with one of our women who will be setting up for Sunday. This past year our Pastor, Robert Kirby, purchased a new set of Chalices, a pitcher, and a tray for the altar to be used for communion. Which by the way was long overdue and we as a Circle were discussing it in our May 2012 meeting. The real reason I am writing this is to tell you what took place inside the Circle. We had a wonderful, delightful, loving and devout Christian woman in our Circle, her name was Dorothy Tong. Most of us knew her when she and Alfred came to our church from Singapore. They raised two beautiful daughters, Daphne and Dianna. They were a very active part of Jarrettown, and are now married. In recent years, after she and Alfred returned from their stay in Japan, she was diagnosed with cancer. She fought a great battle and without hesitation gave all the glory to Our Lord for whatever she would endure good or bad. All of us in the Circle were amazed at her faith and love for Jesus. After Dorothy went home to be with the Lord, we decided to purchase the communion set and have it dedicated in her memory. So as most of you witnessed on April 7th, 2013 with Pastor Walt and Martha Circle representatives at each service the communion set was formally dedicated. Joanne Formelio Schuler Martha Circle leader

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Check out the Childrens ministry board in the lobby & in the Childrens wing for information on upcoming events and ongoing programs. There is also a picture scrapbook from childrens ministry events along with a 2012 VBS Scrapbook made by Eleanor Stevenson.

NUrSErY CArE
Nursery Care is available for infants through 2 during the 9:15 Sunday worship service. If you require nursery care during the 11am Sunday Service please contact the church office by the previous Friday and we will be happy to provide a qualified nursery staff person. Nursery care is also available for special worship services (Lent services, etc.) Stop in the nursery for a brochure with nursery information and policies.

ACTIVITY BAGS
Activity bags are available for use during services. Look for the rack next to the Welcome Center in the lobby or ask an usher. Each bag contains stories, crayons, games, puzzles with scriptures, etc, to help children who attend the service.

S U N DAY S C H O O L 9:15AM
If you have questions about Sunday morning classes, please contact Jean Graber. The offering collected in the childrens classes is for the sponsorship of Madina through Compassion International. For more information about our child check the childrens ministries bulletin board. Preschool Class For Preschoolers who are about 2 and ready to participate in a class (preferably potty-trained). If you are unsure if your child is ready, talk to the nursery staff or one of the preschool teachers. PreK/Kindergarten Class Children in Pre-K and Kindergarten will feel loved while learning about Jesus love and the wonderful world God has created for us. 1st -6th Grade Class Meet in the 1st & 2nd grade classroom (Childrens wing).

F U N F r I DAYS!!!
All 1st-5th graders are invited to have fun on Friday, May 10th

Kingdoms & Treasures

7-8:30 pm at JARRETTOWN UM CHURCH 1460 Limekiln Pike Dresher, PA 19025 Fun Crafts, Games and Activities! Bring a friend, RSVP to Jean by May 7th jumckids@comcast.net or 215-646-7334

CHILDrENS MINISTrIES THANkS

Thanks to: Aprils MOPS volunteers: Maria Lein, Courtney Bryson, Sherrie Irwin, Florence Baxter.

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BUS MINISTrY
Drivers for the month of May: 5/5 Burt Jones 5/19 Bob Ewart 5/12 Dave Heacock 5/26 Stu Gentry If there is a need to get a hold of any driver, the phone numbers are as follows: Craig Fernsler Bob Ewart Ron Smith Burt Jones Dave Heacock Stu Gentry 215-816-5835 267-240-6399 215-205-2377 267-475-2874 267-303-2261 215-659-6059

Annual Indoor & Outdoor Flea Market

The MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group is hosting the Flea Market on Sat., May 4th from 8am-1pm. Please come to shop! Several vendors will be there oering a variety of goods- new and used items, and some great bargains. Also, MOPs volunteers will be onsite with plenty of goodies and refreshments. All proceeds will benefit the JUMC MOPs and the JUMC Children's Ministry. Please contact Tara Garrison at bacione@wsucougars.com or 215.205.3716 to rent a table/ space. Plan to come and shop our sale- and spread the word to others!

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity?

Help baby-sit the children while the moms attend the meeting. This service requires only two hours of your time per month (Sept. through May). You will be so appreciated by the MOPs members. Please contact Jean Graber at jumckids@comcast.net or 215.646.4129.

If anyone else is interested in being a driver of the Church Bus, please contact Craig Fernsler. (We need more drivers) You must have a Pennsylvania CDL (Commercial Drivers License). If you cant drive during the regular Sunday 11:00 service, we also need drivers for other special occasions as they occur. Please call Craig Fernsler Cell 215-816-5835) to arrange for the use of our church bus for any church related function, or email address: cferns@aol.com.

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Bring Students To Christ Disciple Students In Christ We just held our biggest event of the spring, which was our 2nd Church-Wide Youth Auction on March 15. We raised over $19,000 on the night of the event! Praise the Lord. Many hours went into preparing for this event, and we were extremely blessed by the help of our students, parents and leaders, especially kim kellenbenz and Becky Conrad. We oered a catered meal by Jarrettown Hotel, and our packages included vacation packages, Phillies ticket packages, date nights, student services and much more! I am so very thankful for our church community and friends and family members of those who are participating on our summer mission trips. At this event, our church invested in a vision to help our students serve the Lord and serve others. I am so humbled by your support for our ministry and for our students! Money raised has helped significantly lower the cost of our trip to Guatemala this summer, as well as our Jr High Mission trip. GUATEMALA 2013: Our Sr High ministry will be traveling to Guatemala on June 23 29, 2013 for our summer mission trip. During this trip, we will experience cross-cultural ministry as we do construction projects, work in orphanages, help in food kitchens, as well as worship the Lord. We have 14 students and 8 adult leaders signed up for this trip.

We continue to support our Compassion Child Ned. He is now six years old and we have been supporting him for two years. We are also selling THrIVE t-shirts (see picture). All profits from sales on these shirts will go to support Ned. See Nick to buy one! We have several great events to close out the spring, including our fourth annual THrIVE masters mini-golf event on May 19, as well as our end of the year cookout on June 9. All seniors will be recognized at this event. Also, if you have a graduating senior this year, either high school or college, please send that information to Nick as soon as possible. We will be honoring all of seniors during our Sunday worship services on June 9! We will also be releasing our summer calendar shortly, so be on the lookout for that! Blessings! Nick Agazarian Youth Pastor jumcyouth@comcast.net

MENS DEVOTIONS
Saturday Mornings
Please join our mens group for fellowship and reflection as we discuss Pauls writings and their relevance to men today. Our schedule continues May 11th, May 18th, June 1st, and June 15th from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. in the Friendship Center. This is a BYOC event (Bring Your Own Coee). No prior reading is required. If you have any questions, contact Dave Filer at 215-887-2018.

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5:30p Youth Group

*Sunday School Schedule: Sunday Services 8a, 9:15a & 11a 9:15A Toddler&Infant CareFC - Friendship Center Toddler+ Rm FH - Fellowship Hall Childrens Wing: PR - Prayer Room PreK-4th Grade Sunday School CR - Choir Room Adult Ed. Wing: BRC - Bible Resource Center Sunday School - 9:30A L - Library Small Group - BRC Youth Sunday School - ARK

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the newsletter of Jarrettown United Methodist Church 1460 Limekiln Pike Dresher PA 19025-1116 (215) 646-4129 FAX (215) 646-6912 www.jarrettownchurch.org Email: jarrettownumc@comcast.net

Rev. Dr. Robert W. Kirby III - Sr. Pastor Rev. Walt Unterberger Associate Pastor Jean Graber - Director of Childrens Ministry Nick Agazarian - Director of Youth Ministry Sheri Melcher - Organist/Choir Director Kathy Tavani - Administrative Assistant Bill Conard - Custodian Office Hours: Tuesday Friday 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
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Vacation Bible School

July 8th-12th 9am-12pm Registration available May 1st

Kingdom Rock!
Where Kids Stand Strong for God! If you can volunteer please let Jean Graber know.

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