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Footprintthe newsletter of

Jarrettown United Methodist Church

1460 Limekiln PikeDresher PA 19025-1116

(215) 646-4129 FAX (215) 646-6912www.jarrettownchurch.org

Email: [email protected] 8:00 am: Classic Service

9:15 am: Service with Praise Band11:00 am: Traditional service

January 2012

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J a r r e t t o w n U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h p a g

Thank you Jarrettown membersand friends for your prayers,clothing, food stuff and financialsupport for St. Philips UMC,

community lunch and foodcupboard.In the past year (2011), we have

an increase in food needs fromthose without access to food. ManyKensington folks use our luncheonand pantry as life lines to their nextmeal. We are encouraged in ourmission at St. Philips by ourJarrettown church missionstatement which encourages us torelieve suffering.

Because of an increase in demandfor food items and coupled with a

government reduction of foodsupply our food stock is at an all-time low. We need your help!

We need you to continue your

prayers in support of the cupboardand the Wednesday CommunityLunch. Food products and financialsupport are also greatlyappreciated.

For the January Mission of the Month, we are in need of thefollowing food items:

Canned fruit Canned beef stew Canned veggies Mac & Cheese Cereal Canned tuna

Peanut butter/jelly Pasta products

Finally your support and prayerfor the St Philips food programs isgreatly appreciated.

In His Service,Elaine Cahlink

Scrapbooking groupwillmeet on January 13 and 14in the Friendship Center.Scrappers at Jarrettown willmeet on Friday, Janaury13th, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.and then again on Saturday,Janaury 14th, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. All are invited to

join in and work on thescrapbook to preserve thepictures and memories fromlast summers Vacation BibleSchool. All hands arewelcome. Come out for funand fellowship and we willhelp you learn how to startthe hobby of scrapbooking.

Jarrettown Missions

Scrapbooking Resumes!

Questions? Call Eleanor Stevenson at 215-918-1999 or Debbie Akerman at 215-654-8064.

M E N S D E V O T ISaturday MorningsPlease join our mens group for fellowshipre ection as we discuss Pauls writings andrelevance to men today. Our schedule conJanuary 7th and January 21st, from 7:00 a7:45 a.m. in the Friendship Center. This isBYOC event (Bring Your Own Coff ee). No priorreading is required. If you have any questcontact Dave Filer at 215-887-2018.

Tuesday MorningsAdditional opportunities for mens devotiowill continue on the following Tuesdays:January 3rd and January 17th, at 6:00 a.mthe Friendship Center. The focus will be oGospel of Mark. No prior reading is requiyou have any questions, contact Bill Hubb215-542-1741.And God raised us up with Christ

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N U R S E R YC A R ENursery Care isavailable for infantsthrough 2 duringthe 9:15 Sundayworship service.There is also a Sunday School classfor preschoolers at 9:15 Sept-June.If you require nursery care duringthe 11 am Sunday Service, pleasecontact the church office by theprevious Friday and we will behappy to provide a qualifiednursery staff person. Nursery careis also available for special worshipservices (holiday services, etc.)

Stop in the nursery for a brochure with nursery information and policies.

B U S M I N I S T R YDrivers for the months of January:

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If anyone else is interested in beinga driver of the church bus, pleasecontact Craig Fernsler (we needmore drivers). You must have aPennsylvania CDL (CommercialDrivers License). If you cant driveduring the regular Sunday 11:00service, we also need drivers for otherspecial occasions as they occur.

Please call Craig Fernsler (215-646-3983) to arrange for the use of ourchurch bus for any church-relatedfunction, or email [email protected].

Craig Fernsler, Bus Coordinator


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If you have questions about Sunday morning classes and/or which class is best for your child, please contact Jean Graber.

Preschool ClassFor Preschoolers who are about 2 and ready to participate in a class(preferably potty-trained). If youare unsure if your child is ready,talk to the nursery staff or one of the preschool teachers.

Kindergarten ClassChildren in Pre-K and Kindergartenwill feel loved while learning about

Jesus love and the wonderful worldGod has created for us.

1st -4th Grade Class Meet in the 1st & 2nd gradeclassroom (Childrens wing).

5th & 6th Grade Class Meet in the 5th & 6th gradeclassroom (hallway under

sanctuary).

E X P L O R E R SH We continue to collect socks for

homeless. There is a collectionbin in the hallway by therestrooms.

H The Explorers will go bowling atThunderbird lanes on Sunday,January 15th at 3 pm.

H We will volunteer at Manna on Main Street on Saturday,February 11th

C H I L D R E N O N AM I S S I O N !H Earned $330 towards the $450

commitment to supportCompassion International byselling Christmas greens theymade.

H 30 people went ChristmasCaroling to some of our shut-inson Dec 11th.

H We continue to collect socks forhomeless.

J A N U A R Y 1 5 T H H A N D C H I M E C H O I ROur member & friend, Bill Baird,has generously donated money topurchase new hand chimes inmemory of his wife, Barbara. The 2octaves of chimes will be usedprimarily by the children atJarrettown UMC. This is a blessingto the church as was Barbara.Barbaras many gifts wereappreciated by all ages atJarrettown. Her gift of organizationand heart for mission were well

used in the many childrensprograms, mission projects andfamily activities she created andcarried out with the help of hermany recruited friends.On January 15th we plan toplay the chimes for the firsttime during the 11 amworship service.

F U N F R I D A Y SThemed events for children in 1st -4th grade take place monthly onFriday nights from Oct. through

May. Contact Jean Graber for moreinformation or for currentlyscheduled events. The Next FunFridays will be minute-to-win-ingames on January 13th.

T H A N K S T O :H Novembers MOPS volunteers:

Carol Moffatt, Maxine Tyree,Diana Gribling, Carole

McGlumphy, Aleen Kradzinski.H Craig Fernsler for driving us on

the bus to Christmas Caroling onDecember 11th.

H Everyone from Jarrettown thatdonated to Socks for Sheltersor made a donation for aChristmas arrangement made bythe children to supportCompassion International

H Gerry Brooks for lining up ourvisits for Christmas Caroling onDec 11th.

H Sherrie Irwin for the donation of Candy Canes.

Childrens Ministry 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.



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We have recently branded/named ouryouth ministry. Now, instead of just being

called the JUMC Youth Ministry, we will becalling ourselves THRIVE. We are allpumped about having a name and anidentity for our youth ministry. AndTHRIVE is not just a name: it is aconstant reminder for our studentsto not just go through the motionsand survive their teenage years, butto THRIVE in their lives and in theirrelationship with the Lord.

We have made a decision toreturn YouthGroup to Sunday Nights beginning January 8, 2012. I believe that this is in thebest interest of our students, parentsand our leaders. We will be splittingup JR and SR High students in acompletely new format to allow students to have more individualizedattention. JR High students willmeet from 5:30 6:45pm. SR Highstudents will meet from 7:00 8:15pm.

We have our destinations for our missiontrips in 2012!The SR High studentswill be traveling to North Topsail,North Carolina while our JR Highstudents will be traveling back toOcean Grove, New Jersey. See thedetailed information below aboutthese trips.

We will be having conrmation classbeginning in January 2012.If you are in

7th grade or above, you are welcometo take part in our class! You will bereceiving more informationregarding this class in the comingweeks.

We also have an awesome lineup of events planned for the spring. We willbe going to Arnold Fun Center, BounceU, Bowling and Mini-Golf. We also havethe Church Retreat at Harvey Cedars onFebruary 24 26.

Our JR High Mission Trip is going to be Ocean Grove, NJ this year. The dates for ttrip are July 22 July 25. All current 6th 8th graders are invited. The cost of thetrip is $250.

Our SR High Mission Trip is going to beNorth Topsail, NC. The dates for this trip a June 23 June 29. All current 9th 12thgraders are invited. The cost of the tripis $600.

A $50 DEPOSIT FOR BOTH TRIPS IS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 IN ORDESECURE YOUR SPOT ON THESE TRIP

Fundraisers in the spring will helplower the cost of this trip.

Please contact me with any questions!

Blessings!Nick AgazarianYouth Pastor

[email protected] 243 5490

Youth Ministry Happy New Year!We have some awesome announcements for the 2012 year!

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Rev. Dr. Sharon Barley - Sr. Pastor (Interim) Walt Unterberger - Assoc. Pastor/Christian GrowthJean Graber - Director of Childrens MinistryNick Agazarian - Youth PastorSheri Melcher - Organist/Choir DirectorKathy Tavani - Administrative AssistantBill Conard - CustodianJane McCarthy - Deacon

Office Hours:Tuesday Friday 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

All materials submitted for publication in Footprints MUST bereceived by noon on the 7th day of the previous month. Mate-rials received after that time will not be included, but will beconsidered for future publication.

Making Disciples Relieving Suffering Glorifying God

FOOTPRINTSthe newsletter of Jarrettown United Methodist Church1460 Limekiln PikeDresher PA 19025-1116(215) 646-4129 FAX (215) 646-6912www.jarrettownchurch.orgEmail: [email protected]

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