September 15, 2013

Rev. Dave Leckrone, Senior Pastor

Bob Lybarger, Associate Pastor

Our Mission: Invite ~ Equip ~ Engage

Worship Services

8:15 & 10:45am ~ Traditional (Sanctuary) 9:30 & 10:45am ~ Contemporary (First Place)

Welcome to Worship

Pastoral Welcome Community Sharing (Announcements- Registration Pads- Birthdays- Anniversaries)

Time of Greeting Organ Voluntary “Adoration to the King” Lyndell Leatherman *Opening Hymn “Surely the Presence” *Hymn #156 “I Love to Tell the Story” *Invocation *Affirmation #881 *Gloria Patri Chancel Bells “In The Garden” Prayer Requests, Joys & Concerns Silent, Pastoral & the Lord’s Prayer Prayer Hymn #2080 “All I Need Is You”

All I need is you, Jesus, all I need is you. You are the source of all I need. All I need is you.

New Members

Today we welcome Todd & Kelly Blair into the membership of The First United Methodist Church.

Choral Anthem “Sing Forth! Give Thanks” G. Handel

Hymn “Jesus Loves the Little Children” Children’s Message

All children are welcome to come to the chancel steps. PreK-2nd graders will go to room 304 with Matthew & Mary Jane Johns.

Order of Worship continues on the back cover.

The First United Methodist Church

First News facebook.com/TroyFUMC ● www.troyfumc.org ● twitter.com/TroyFirstUMC ● staff@troyfumc.org ● 335.2826

All Church Picnic-Today!!! Everyone is invite to the Church Picnic today at 4pm at the Troy Community Park (across from Hobart Arena), shelters 2 & 3. Meat, beverages & table service will be provided. If you are able please bring a dish or two to share as well as chairs/blanket and any games you would enjoy. We hope to see you there! In case of rain, we will meet at First Place.

First Friends of the Week: (take a moment to send a note/card to our First Friends)

Dale Fisher 1395 Lee Rd., Troy

Undergoing chemo treatments.

Gerry Loar 1596 Cornish Rd., Troy

Happy 80th Birthday-Sept 21!

“Like” Us! Check out our church facebook page @

facebook.com/TroyFUMC and “Like” us!

Annual Church Charge Conference

Everyone is welcome and every member has a vote at the Annual Church Conference to be held Sun, Oct 6 at 9:30am in the Social Room. Church Officers will be elected and pastoral salaries will be set for the year.

College Addresses If your son/daughter is attending college this year, please send us their college address so we can stay in touch. Please call the church office @ 335-2826 or email: smartin@troyfumc.org.

Camp Lost & Found There is lots of Lost n Found from Church camp. The box is located outside the church office under the pew. Please stop by today to claim your items. The leftovers will be given to the Rummage sale.

Youth Update Ready to get out of the house, and enjoy a beautiful day on the water? Join us Sat, Sept 21 for our Canoe Trip. We will be traveling along the Great Miami River with Bellbrook Canoe Rental. We leave from First Place at 9am and return around 3pm. Cost is absolutely free, so you won't want to miss out! RSVP to Zack by Wed, Sept 18.

Attendance Worship: 545 Sunday school: 148

Children/Youth Sunday School Substitutes Needed

If you would be willing to sub occasionally please contact Penny Hoekstra at: phoekstra@troyfumc.org or call, 573-6150.

Please keep the following members of

our church family in your prayers:

♥Jack Hoekstra ~knee replacement surgery ♥Craig Kister ~cancer ♥Joel Walker ~health issues

♥Lisa Maxson ~autoimmune disease

♥Nick & Karla Tumbleson ~health issues

♥Bud Runner~ chemo ♥Ruth Brumbaugh ~cancer

♥Dale Fisher ~Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,

undergoing chemo ♥Sharon Willson ~Breast cancer, undergoing

chemo ♥Ty Komjatis ~brain tumor

♥Karen Painter ~brain tumor

You may add a church family member to the list after first obtaining their permission and then contacting the church office at 335-2826 or staff@troyfumc.org.

Pastoral Care If you are going to be in the hospital and would like a pastor to visit, please email:

staff@troyfumc.org or call 335-2826.

Let’s Go! There are a few seats left for the New York trip if you would like to go. Give us a call this week. Bob & Ann Baird, 335-4338

Wednesday night JAM will now be called ROCK!

Wednesday night fun returns beginning Oct 2nd from 6-7pm for kids age 3 yrs - 5th grade. Join us for dinner from 5-6pm at First Place then take the kids to the 3rd floor of the main church building for an evening of bible story, crafts, games, and fun! Children’s choir will be held directly after from 7-7:30 pm in the church sanctuary to prepare for the Children’s Christmas program. We need many servants to help run this program for our kids. Please contact Brenda Williams @ 423-4067 or Deb Taylor @ 572-9543 if you are willing to help!

Come help us ROCK for Jesus!

Greeters Needed Greeters are needed for the traditional worship services in Oct & Nov. Please sign up on the clipboard located in the Gathering room for one or two Sundays.

Next Costa Rica Mission Trip The next Costa Rica mission trip will be in early February 2014. If you have an interest in going, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Gathering room. The next trip will focus on Metro Ministries, the children's program in San Jose, Freedom Street in San Jose, and the neighborhood kids programs in Jaco.

Thank You! “I want to thank everyone for the cards, good thoughts, chores that were done for me, and all the prayers that were sent my way when I fell in my yard. I am so thankful for the Church Family-everyone has been so good to me.”

In Christian Love for One Another, Betty Hatfield

“Our family would like to thank your church for allowing our family to use the room at First Place. It was a comfort to have a place for family and friends to gather after the funeral of Raymond Cox.”

Helen Cox & family

“Thank you for choosing me for one of the church scholarships. It has come in very handy with college expenses at Morehead State University. I appreciate it very much. Thank you.” Brad Johnson

Miami County Right to Life Life Chain 2013

The Life Chain 2013 will be held on Sun, Oct 6, from 2–3pm. Please join us for just one hour of your time for prayer and to show your support for the LIFE of the unborn, the young, the disabled, the

handicapped, the ill and the elderly. The Chain will begin forming near the Court House in Troy and spread out along Main Street. Look for stations along Main Street distributing signs for your use. For additional information, please call Dave Enneking 937-726-7299.

Upcoming Events Today: Acolyte Training, 9:30am Today: Church Picnic @ Troy City Park, 4pm Sept 16-19: Let’s Go! Pigeon Forge & Smokey Mountain Show Sept 29: Fair Trade Sunday Oct 1-3: Rummage Sale Drop Off, 9am-4pm Oct 4 & 5: UMW Rummage Sale, 9am Oct 6: Church Charge Conference, 9:30am Oct 27: Fare Trade Sunday Oct 27: Trunk N Treat, 5:30pm Oct 27-Nov 4: Let’s Go! The Splendors of Italy

Nov 2: ‘Tis the Season Holiday Bazaar, 9am Nov 11-15: Let’s Go! Christmas in New York City Nov 17: Confirmation Sunday & Fair Trade Sunday Dec 1: Church Christmas Party, 5pm Dec 8: Church Christmas Caroling, 3pm Dec 9: Let’s Go! 2014 Trip Preview, FP Dec 11: Let’s Go! La Comedia’s Cmas Spectacular Dec 15: Fair Trade Sunday Dec 24: Christmas Eve Services: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11pm

Altar Roses A white rose has been placed on the altar in memory of: † Doris Tamplin, who passed away Sept 7. She is a member of FUMC.

Roses are courtesy of Baird Funeral Home and family members are welcome to take the rose.

Hospice of Miami County Generations of Life, a service of Hospice of Miami County, invites everyone to enjoy a beautiful fall walk in memory of loved ones TODAY at 4pm at the Stillwater Prairie Reserve (State Route 185, located 1½ miles west of St Rt 48). We will honor those being remembered by gently placing a flower in the Stillwater River during the reading of names. The River Walk stretches approximately one mile along a limestone gravel path, so participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes. Refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the walk. The event is free and open to the public. To reserve a flower for your loved one and ensure their name is included on the list, please call Susan Adkins at the Generations of Life Center at (937) 573-2100.

UMW Rummage Sale Are you still looking for "stuff?" We need your things that you no longer are using for our Rummage Sale on Fri, Oct 4th (9-4) and Sat, Oct 5th (9-12). The drop-off days are Tues, Oct 1st, 2nd & 3rd from 9-3pm. Keep searching and find some of those goodies that our customers are wanting to purchase. We can use all household items, holiday stuff, games & puzzles, clothing for all members of the family, books, magazines and anything in the creative arts line. Let us help you clean out those drawers and closets of things that others might enjoy. If you would like to join us any of those days just call 335-1401.

Preaching Schedule Sept 15

8:15 & 10:45am Rev. Dave Leckrone 9:30 & 10:45am Bob Lybarger

Sept 22

8:15 & 10:45am Rev. Dave Leckrone 9:30 & 10:45am Bob Lybarger

New Members ►Todd & Kelly Blair ~ Both were born

and raised in the Troy & attended Troy HS just one year apart. They married in 2005 and have three children, Jillian, Jackson & Liam. Kelly is an eighth grade Language Arts teacher at Troy Jr High and Todd is a marketing manager with a Springfield industrial equipment manufacturer. Raised in Christian families and fellowship, they strive to live for and serve our Lord & Savior, and aim to further build upon that foundation with their children. “We look forward to joining all the great members at Troy First United Methodist.” ►Nathan & Abigail Fischer ~ They come to us from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus. They have been married for 7 years and have 2 girls, Elizabeth, 6 yrs old, and Evelyn, 3 yrs old. Abigail is Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. The Fischers joined Sept 1.

Weekly Calendar Today: September 15 All Church Picnic, 4pm

8:15, 9:30, & 10:45am Worship

8:30am Community Breakfast @ First Place

9:30am Acolyte Training

9:30am Confirmation Class

4:00pm All Church Picnic @ Troy Community

Park,Shelters 2 & 3

Monday: September 16

9:00am First Kids Preschool

9:15am Intercessory Prayer Group

9:30am Staff Meeting

1:00 & 5pm Food Pantry (FP)

3:00pm Senior Chair Exercises (FP)

3:45pm Pilates Class (FP)

6:00pm Girl Scouts

6:00pm First Kids Board

7:00pm Ch. Ed, Evangelism, Nurture & Outreach

Committees

8:15pm Church Council

Tuesday: September 17

9:00am First Kids Preschool

2:00pm Fidelity Health

5:00pm Quilt Club

6:30pm B.I.B.L.E. Class

6:30pm Girl Scouts #32190

Wednesday: September 18

9:00am First Kids Preschool

10:00am Brass Quartet

1:00pm Food Pantry (FP)

3:00pm Senior Chair Exercises (FP)

3:45pm Pilates Class (FP)

6:00pm Team G(race) UpnRun

6:30pm TFY (FP)

Thursday: September 19

9:00am First Kids Preschool

6:30pm Bell Choir

7:00pm Praise Team (FP)

7:30pm Finance Meeting

7:30pm Chancel Choir

Friday: September 20

9:00am First Kids Preschool

11:00am Partners in Hope Caregivers (FP)

1:00pm Food Pantry (FP)

Saturday: September 21

7:30am Men’s Prayer Bfast @ Friendly’s

7:30am Men’s Life @ Bob Evans

9:00am Youth Canoe Trip

Next Sunday: September 22

8:15, 9:30, & 10:45am Worship

8:30am Community Breakfast @ First Place

9:30am Confirmation Class

We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors today!

Nursery Care: Rooms 200-202 An Usher can direct you. Childcare Staff Person(s): Sandra Makemson and Barbara Warner

We Welcome Children in Worship. The following items are available to assist you in the sanctuary: quiet bags, children’s bulletins, a child-sized table and rocking chairs are available. If you need assistance ask an Usher.

Greeters: 8:15am:

Franklin St Mel & Nancy Shane Cherry St Randy & Carol Herron

10:45am: Franklin St Judy Johnson & Phyllis Crawford

Cherry Street TBD

Usher Captains: 8:15am: Bruce Beeman

10:45am: Steve Johnson

Acolytes: Jackson Hartman &

Will Wolke

Special Needs: Large print Bibles, Hymnals and Bulletins are available from an Usher.

Church Information: The First United Methodist Church

Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm 110 West Franklin Street

Troy, Ohio 45373 Website: www.troyfumc.orgEmail:

staff@troyfumc.org 937-335-2826

Twitter: twitter.com/TroyFirstUMC Fax: 937-332-0070

facebook.com/TroyFUMC

Steps of Faith 5K/1K

Running Alongside Those with Disabilities

Sunday, September 22, 2013, 4:00 PM McNamara Park in Genoa Twp

(North of Westerville on State Route 3 at Big Walnut)

This community event is open to participants with and without

disabilities. All race proceeds will support The Heinzerling

Foundation & Bradley’s House of Hope, both working to

engage and develop individuals with disabilities.

Registration forms are available in the Gathering Room & @ First Place.

For more information and to register visit: www.columbusrunning.com/RunEvent/Details/112

Stewardship Update General Operating Pledged/Unpledged Giving

Week 34 of 52

9/8/13 9/9/12 Change % Change

$15,056.80 $11,591.00 $3,465.80 +30%

1/1/13-9/8/13 1/1/12-9/9/12 Change % Change

$377,678.03 $370,330.03 $7,348.00 +2%

Notes

1) The 2013 General Operating Budget is $665,778 ($12,803 per week). This year’s budget is

3.51% higher than the 2012 budget.

2) To date, we have received 56.7% of our operating budget needs for the year.

3) Online giving is included in the year-to-date figures. Through 8/31, total online giving for all

funds was $62,684.

Questions? Ask the Treasurer: bdbogan@troyfumc.org

Last Week’s Offering Money Received for the General Operating Fund

General Pledged/Unpledged Tithes & Offerings $15,056.80

Loose Plate 272.25

Sunday School 27.15

Coffee 20.95

Upper Room 26.75

Class Books

Money Received & Designated to Special Projects & Other Funds Not Included in General Operating.These are

designated gifts, contributions and other income received by the church from church members and constituents.

These amounts do not represent any financial support from the general operating fund to these special projects and

funds. Let’s Go! 709 Nic Trip 400 FKids Bazaar 55 Love Off 645 BHoH 25 Make a Stand 100

First Kids 4880

Special Campaigns

Third Floor Ceiling Project Total Spent: $48,248

Total Contributions Received: $18,098 Deficit: $30,230

Offertory “Matin” Gordon Young

*Doxology #95 *Offertory Prayer *Hymn #367 “He Touched Me”

Scripture Lesson: Luke 15:1-10 Marilee Lake

Sermon “Relentless” Rev. Dave Leckrone *Hymn #378 “Amazing Grace” *Benediction *Parting Hymn “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” Postlude “To You, O Lord, Will I Sing Praises” August Reinhard Tawnie Johnson, Organist *congregation stands if able

____________________________________________________________________________ Choral Anthem “Sing Forth! Give Thanks” Verses form Psalm 100 by George F Handel (1685-1759) Paraphrased by Hal Hopson (from DIE WAHL DES HERAKLES) Arranged by Hal H. Hopson

Sing forth! Give Thanks. Give thanks; O praise the Lord.

Let all rejoice and sing. The Lord is good. Rejoice and sing. Sing forth, rejoice! The Lord is good.

Sing forth, rejoice; O praise the Lord. God is Lord of all.

Give thanks; O praise the Lord. Sing forth, rejoice!

Chancel Choir Members: Sopranos: Kathi Dow, Janice Harshman, Lillian Holmes, Joyce Mosher, Jan Murphy & Nan Conard Altos: Myrle Briggs, Pam Gibellino, Bobbi Kelly, Carla Lohrer, Carol Marheine, Jill Peters, Jan Wise & Janet Wright Tenors: Jim Braby, Doug Burch, Peter Dow, Mark Rogers & Nick Tumbleson

Basses: Bob Blythe, Dale Fisher, Jack Hoekstra, Allen Marheine, Joe Mosher, Bruce Scranton & Stan Shaw

The Altar flowers are presented to the Glory of God by Tom & Claudia Rogers.

Bell Choir Members: Pam Sturtz, Bev Schroedel, Tawnie Johnson, Kathie Abke, Myrle Briggs, Mary Davis, Nancy Johnson, Jan

Brenneman Scott Harshman, Carol Pinkerton, Diane Gary, Steve Schumann, Rex Abke and Rick Matson.