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A Caring community of Faith

Women’s Ministries

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FUMC Service Center

Retro News

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College Students Tuesday Toolbox

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Spiritual Formation Prayer Nooks Small Group Opportunities

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Let’s Read for a Year 6

Youth Stuff 7

Children’s Page 8

By the Numbers 9

Church and Publication Info 10

October Calendar 11

October Birthday and Anniversary Calendar

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The Friendly Visitor

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

www.vanwertfirst.net

News

Stewardship

Nurses from Community Health Professional Visiting Nurses will give flu and pneumonia shots at First Church on Sunday, October 25th at the 8:45 and 11:45 a.m. No charge with Medicare Part B card (make sure you bring your card), $30 for flu shots and $35 for pneumonia shot for all persons 18 years old and older. Ques-tions call the church office (419-238-o631, ext. 0). Thank you.

On Sunday, October 11th we will kick off our annual stewardship cam-paign for the church operating budget. This year’s theme is “Faith in Action” and our key verse is James 2:17 “…faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” Over the next few weeks we will be sharing in worship about the minis-try of the church and the role we all play in supporting First Church. You will also be receiving information in the mail, including a minis-try budget for 2010 and pledge slips. We hope you will prayerfully consider your financial support for our church in the coming year. The Administrative Board, Finance Committee, and Staff-Parrish Relations Committee will all be meeting through the end of the year to determine how we can best meet the ministry needs of the church and community, with the resources at our disposal. You may rest assured that the staff and leadership of First Church will continue to be good stewards of those resources. James 2:26 tells us, “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” At First Church our actions proclaim that the Spirit is alive and well in the body of Christ. May faith be alive in you.

Dillon Staas

October 25 @ 8:45 & 11:45

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A Caring Community of Faith

Birth: Ashlynn Niclole Shaffer September 14, 2009

Neil and Teresa Shaffer

Cayson Duncan DuVall September 17, 2009

Phillip and Courtney DuVall

HEALTH CONCERNS: Rudy Adams, Saul Alvarez, Audrey Army, Margie Armstrong, Melissa Baker, Rick Bilderback, Sam Bish, Diane Boley, Jerry Dohoney, Alice Gehres, Cheryl Grover, Mike Hiegel, Kayrn Carey, Gerald Kreischer, Billie Krugh, Greg McGugh, Gary Miller, Randy Miller, Terry Putman, Tyler Priest, Dixie Ricker, Lori Schaffner, Steve Schnipky, Sandy Shep-herd, Carol Springer, Rebecca Strickler, Von Taylor, Jenny Tobias, Sam and Shirley Vandivort, Travis Valle, Joan Waltz, Sherry Willrath.

MILITARY: Gina Garabedian, Jordan Nedderman (B Troop 2nd/107 /Cav, Camp Taji, APO AE 09378), Families of military who have been killed, POWS, Refugees of war.

MISSIONARIES: Gaston & Jeanne Ntambo–Congo, Jose Luise Ramos and family, Ella Manken.

GLOBAL CONCERNS US, state governments; governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Pales-tine, Africa, North Korea. Israel.

Long Term

Prayer List

The Prayer Team asks for your help in keeping

our list up-to-date. Contact Arla Allen or anyone on the Prayer

Team with your updates. Thank you!

Circle Meetings

Lydia Circle—October 13 -noon Devotions—Jana Thompson Hostess—Susan Mathew Sarah Circle—October 19—7:30 p.m. Conference Room Dorcas Circle—October 21—10:00 a.m. Krout Martha/Ruth Circle—October 21— 1:30 p.m. Library Knitting Circle—October 20—7 pm Sewing Circle—Interested in sewing lap quilts or other small projects, call Helen Huston at 238-5713

Women’s Team Ministry October 1 4:45 p.m.

Conference room

The Women's Ministry will have a booth of baked goods at the Van Wert County Apple Festival, October 16 & 17. Baked goods should be at the church by noon on Thursday, October 15. Baked goods from ANY First Church member (that includes men) will be appreciated. Proceeds from the booth will go towards our local mission projects. Thank you for your support.

“Home Health Care Solutions,” a local non-profit home health care agency, is in need of volunteers to sit with patients in order to give the primary care givers time off to do necessary errands. If you are inter-ested in volunteering you can con-tact the agency by calling 238-3133.

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“The United Methodist Women at First Church have a reputation for a myriad of accomplishments, and as you read in last month’s sleuth report, one of their innovations has been the church library. Under the leadership and efforts of the likes of Bernice Davis, Eleanor Souders, and Susan Mathew, our congregation has two libraries of books for reading pleasure. When plans were drawn up in the 1990’s for the recent remodeling project, a room was designated as the Adult Library. Located on the main floor across from staff offices, it is a comfortably furnished and inviting room with hundreds of books and tapes. Fred Hartwig built the shelves which in themselves are worth stopping by to admire. The room was decorated by Joanne Thatcher of Elite Interiors, and a wood carving of Christ, done by Robert Bell in memory of his wife, Helen, hangs on the wall. Over the years, books have been purchased and donated, and a recent innovation in the library is Romaine Whetstone’s work to electronically catalogue the books. Romaine has set up a system in Excel which allows users to search for materials under title, author, subject, genre, and category. “Tracey Brake, Janet Bolton, and Louise Tingley have all been very helpful in this task,” Romaine volunteered. “I have loved doing it. It takes me back to the days when Merle and I were at Purdue, and I worked in the university library,” she quipped. “I’m thrilled that Romaine is converting the card catalogue to computers,” responded Eleanor Souders when the sleuth mentioned it to her. “I know it’s time for some books to be culled and

by Al Arnold

places to be made for the new ones. It’s been a long time since Bernice and I made the original cards,” she added. When the sleuth asked Romaine about her work in the adult library, she was just as enthused to talk about St Paul’s Library in The Uptown District. “What marvelous picture books are in the children’s library,” she began, “and the books for families who are raising young children are fabulous.” Whether you are preparing a Sunday School lesson, looking for daily devotional readings, looking for a good fictional read, looking for Christian books for your children, or just want to browse, the sleuth encourages you to take advantage of our church libraries. We salute those of you who have helped make them great.

FUMC Service center

Some things never change----------The following are 3 of 9 things from Teddy Roosevelt's "Nine reasons for going to church. " In this world, a churchless community, where men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored their religious needs, is a community on the downgrade." "Church work and church attendance mean the cultivation of the habit of feeling some responsibility for others."

"There are enough holidays for most of us. Sundays differ from other holidays in the fact that there are fifty-two of them each year - therefore, on Sundays, go to church. And then, some things never change.--------------- From the June 25, 1957 Friendly Visitor--------- Pledges are $8,000 short of meeting the budget for the fiscal year. Please help us complete the canvass by reporting to the office immediately. Your cooperation has been greatly appreciated.----------- Herbert Kephart, chairman, Every Member Canvass Ah, well,---------------David

St. Paul’s Library

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HEY

COLLEGE STUDENTS! We want to stay in touch with you! So we need some info. Please ei-ther e-mail this stuff to the church office (firstchurch@wcoil.com) or Jana (jthompson@wcoil.com) or fill this out and slide it under a door, tape it to a door or send it in the mail. Point: FILL IT OUT!

Your Name_______________________________________________ College Name_____________________________________________ Your Address at College – we need this to send you those cool care packages! _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Your cell phone number_____________________________________ Your e-mail address_________________________________________ Year in school: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Date leaving for school______________________________________ Date returning home_______________________________________

College student addresses

Tuesday Toolbox Tools for your preschool parenting toolbox!

Do you ever feel like your kid is the only one to throw a fit at Wal-Mart???? Do you ever ask yourself will hot dogs really give my kids cancer????? Do you ever say…” I didn’t know parenting would be this hard??? Then treat yourself to some personal

time with friends at the First United Methodist Church...Join us for Tuesday’s Toolbox where you will ♦ Meet other moms/dads/caregivers in the trenches ♦ Get real life tools/tips from local experts about your life as a

parent ♦ Enjoy some creative juice time (crafts, etc.) ♦ Discuss real life with other parents or caregivers ♦ Have some great food for the body (snacks) and the soul ♦ Develop a personal support team ♦ Relax! ♦ Have child care

Train children to live the right way, and when they are old, they will not stray from it

Proverbs 22:6

SO WHEN IS ALL THIS HAPPENING: Pre-registration for these events is encouraged,

but not required. Call 419-238-0631, ext 5 to register. Tuesday, October 6 8:30 –10:00 a.m. Meet in Kraut Topic: Sharpen your Scissors Coupon Class Presented by: Laura Webber Tuesday, October 20 6:00—7:30 p.m. Meet in Kraut Topic: How to Raise a Reader Presented by: Kay Okuley Tuesday, November 3 8:30—10:00 a.m. Meet in Kraut Topic: Stress ##@@!!&& Presenter - Susan Burchfield

Questions: Contact Jana Thompson, 419-238-0631 or jthompson@wcoil.com

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Spiritual Formation

Sunday Mornings 9:30 a.m.: Hal Hunt Class. Dining room. International Sunday school lessons Pastor’s Class, Conference room, the book of James Adult Bible Class, Room 102—Bob Scheidt, The Book of Revelation Young Adults, Room 203—Al Arnold, The Book of Acts Sunday Mornings 10:30 a.m. Adult Class, Conference Room, Jana Thompson Mondays—Adult Cell Group. Meets every other week in homes. A time for discussion and sharing on how to live the Christian life. Begins September 14th at Jana Thompson’s home for a potluck dinner. Good time to come and discover what Cell Group life is all about. Tuesdays—10:30 Prayer Group—Open to all who desire to pray for the church and those in need 6:30 Bible Study—John Auld, “Jesus in the Gospels” Begins Tuesday, September 15th . 6 – 8 p.m. Class is for 30 weeks. Wednesdays—7:00 am “Breakfast For A Buck” men’s study. Meets in the dining hall. Open to all men. 8:00 a.m. Men’s study. Meets in the Conference Room. Studying Romans. Contact Roy Souders. 4:00 p.m. Women’s study. Open to all women. Beginning a Beth Moore study on Daniel September 2nd. 6:00 p.m. Evening Men’s Study led by Bob Spath. Topical study each week. Come any time. 7:30 p.m. High School Student Cell Group at Jon Exman’s . Come any Wednesday you can. Thursdays—8:00 a.m. Women’s Study. This group will begin The Apprentice Series on September 17th. The first book in this series is The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith. 6:30 pm. Twenty Somethings meets weekly in homes. Please contact Jana if you’re interested in joining us. Don’t be mislead by the name….you can be older and join us. After all, I’m way beyond 20 something!

Small Group Opportunities

6-7Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ dis-places worry at the center of your life.

Philippians 4:6 The Message

Be sure to check out the prayer nooks through out the church. There are prayer cards at each station for you to take with you and use during your prayer times. These cards cover a wide variety of subjects and I change them about once a month. Prayer nooks are located in Kraut, the Library and down by the Food Pantry. If you are looking for specific information on prayer, please see me. Any of our church staff are willing to pray with you at any time.

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Let’s Read For A Year!

Oct  Reading  Done! 1  2 John 1  Ezra 5‐6  Psalms 93  2  3 John 1  Ezra 7‐8  Psalms 94  3  Jude 1  Ezra 9‐10  Psalms 95  4  Revelation 1  Nehemiah 1‐2  Psalms 96  5  Revelation 2  Nehemiah 3  Psalms 97  6  Revelation 3  Nehemiah 4  Psalms 98  7  Revelation 4  Nehemiah 5:1‐7:4  Psalms 99  8  Revelation 5  Nehemiah 7:5‐8:12  Psalms 100 

9  Revelation 6 Nehemiah 8:13‐9:37  Psalms 101 

10  Revelation 7 Nehemiah 9:38‐10:39  Psalms 102 

11  Revelation 8  Nehemiah 11  Psalms 103  12  Revelation 9  Nehemiah 12  Psalms 104:1‐23  13  Revelation 10  Nehemiah 13  Psalms 104:24‐35  14  Revelation 11  Esther 1  Psalms 105:1‐25  15  Revelation 12  Esther 2  Psalms 105:26‐45  16  Revelation 13  Esther 3‐4  Psalms 106:1‐23  17  Revelation 14  Esther 5:1‐6:13  Psalms 106:24‐48  18  Revelation 15  Esther 6:14‐8:17  Psalms 107:1‐22  19  Revelation 16  Esther 9‐10  Psalms 107:23‐43  20  Revelation 17  Isaiah 1‐2  Psalms 108  21  Revelation 18  Isaiah 3‐4  Psalms 109:1‐19  22  Revelation 19  Isaiah 5‐6  Psalms 109:20‐31  23  Revelation 20  Isaiah 7‐8  Psalms 110  24  Revelation 21‐22  Isaiah 9‐10  Psalms 111  25  1 Thessalonians 1  Isaiah 11‐13  Psalms 112  26  1 Thessalonians 2:1‐16  Isaiah 14‐16  Psalms 113  27  1 Thessalonians 2:17‐3:13  Isaiah 17‐19  Psalms 114  28  1 Thessalonians 4  Isaiah 20‐22  Psalms 115  29  1 Thessalonians 5  Isaiah 23‐24  Psalms 116  30  2 Thessalonians 1  Isaiah 25‐26  Psalms 117  31  2 Thessalonians 2  Isaiah 27‐28  Psalms 118   

Going into the last quarter of 2009….you are almost there! Dr. Scheidt is teaching on Revelation this fall...you might want to check out his class!

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Youth Group info and updates for October! Teens and Parents and Everyone else,

Well, October is already here, fall is in full bloom! I love this time of the year. Why, because the weather makes me think of Football Friday Nights and the Buckeyes being in the National Championship game…whoops…doesn’t look like that one will happen…again. But it is still a great time of the year. And one of my favorite events of the year is in October. This event is The Halloween Bash for the Youth! This is a great event because everyone usually does all kinds of things for Halloween and what better opportunity to provide some outreach than to have a way cool event right here for our teenagers! We have our Fear Factor style eat off for the kids to watch as well as an exciting walk through for the kids to participate in and bring their friends. It was a huge success last year as we had almost 70 kids attend and hopefully we will have even more this time. This event is put on and sponsored by the youth counselors and the youth program here at First, but you could always partici-pate in some way if you wanted to…just ask Jon for details. So anyways, make sure if you are in the 7th-12th grades that you block off October 25th from 7-9 pm to attend the Bash. It will be an Awesome evening!

Philippians 4:13 Jon

October Calendar October 4 Regular Fall Youth Schedule October 7 IMPACT

Cell Group October 11 Regular Fall Youth Schedule October 14 IMPACT Cell Group October 18 709 October 21 Cell Group October 25 The Halloween Bash-- this is the 3rd Annual Halloween Fun Night—we had a blast last year with close to 70 in attendance…invite your friends and lets see if we can beat that! This is for JR HIGH & SR HIGH only…Halloween youth night bash! Costumes only…your opportunity to go crazy and fulfill that inner child need to still dress up for Halloween! Prizes given for best ideas. All new walk through…As well as A Wild Time of Gross Out Games Fear Factor Style come and show me who has the thickest stomach. Time is 7:00pm-9:00pm in the youth room. Food will be pro-vided. Call and let me know if you are going to be there! We have truly outdone it this year…It will be AWESOME! Trust me you will be scared and have a lot of fun! Remember this is a great outreach guys and it is all for a good time so invite your friends! The cost for this night is $5 to help with the expense. Come out and join us!

October 28 Cell Group!

“Youth Stuff” Fall Youth Group Opportunities each week:

***Note the time change back to Fall Schedule*** IMPACT the youth group for 5th and 6th graders is Wednesday s from 3:30-5pm JR High Youth Group is on Sundays in the Youth Room 5:00-6:30 SR High Youth Group Opportunities: Sundays in the Youth Room 7:00-9:00pm Cell Group Wednesdays at the Exmans (440 South Avenue) 7:30-9:00pm.

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Children’s Page

The Sunday morning ministry has a new twist. On the first Sunday of each month, beginning October 4th, par-ents and children will meet in the dining room of the church for a combined session beginning at 9:30 a.m. Families (that’s mom and dad, too) with children of pre-schoolers through junior high are invited to come and experience a high energy fast paced introduction to “The Uptown District” rotation lesson and verse for the month. It is called “Bible Song.” The remaining 3 Sundays will have the preschool children in their classes, elementary children in rotation, the youth and parents in their re-spective classes. In this is a very exciting tool called “The Faith 5”. If you care to have some fun, keep your family communicating every night, and grow in your understanding of yourself and God, we urge you to try this simple five-step process see if it doesn’t help!

Bible Song for Families

October 4 Dining Room

Please prayerfully consider joining us and mark Faith 5 on your calendars for the 1st Sunday of

each month. This is important.

October Rotation: Noah: Bow in the Clouds

Uptown District Teachers:

Christ Child Chapel—Greg & Michele Amstutz St. Paul’s Library—Kyle Wendel

Starlight theater—Christie Wendel 2/3 year old staff—Amy Koontz, Karlyn Koontz

4/5 year old staff—Amy Kopack, Michael Smelser

October 4 Nursery infants—2 8:00—Jared & Sara Owens 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—Barb and Adam Showalter Preschoolers—Bob & Sara Spath

October 11 Nursery infants—2 8:00—Marcia Osenga 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—Eric & Melody McCracken Preschoolers—Jeff & Amy Tomlinson

October 18 Nursery Infants—2 8:00—Janet Gearhart 9:15—Smelsers 10:45—Mark & Tonia Verville Preschoolers—Ruth Ann & Bruce Dowler

October 25 Nursery infants—2 8:00—Susan Mathew 9:15—Smelsers 10:45— Greg & Michele Amstutz Preschoolers—Mitch & Brooke Gearhart

Child Care Schedule

Praising God with arts and hands and voices.

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By the Numbers

08/30/09 Offering for week $ 6,247.72 Building Campaign 1,802.00 Worship 8:00–101 9:15-32 10:45 – No total Sunday School - 119 Childcare - 13

09/06/09 Offering for week $ 8,200.00 Building Campaign 2,940.00 Worship 8:00-74 9:15–61 10:45-178 Sunday School - 25 Childcare - 10 09/13/09 Offering for week $ 7,889.00 Building Campaign 2,469.00 Worship 8:00–101 9:15–35 10:45–186 Sunday School - 152 Childcare – 13

09/20/09 Offering for week $ 8,289.24 Building Campaign 6,797.00 Worship 8:00 - 86 9:15- 39 10:45 - 183 Sunday School – 155 Childcare – 12

09/27/09 Offering for week $6,189.56 Building Campaign 1,425.00 Worship 8:00 –88 9:15-37 10:45 –233 Sunday School – 157 Childcare – 9

$548,807.00 OPERATING BUDGET

FOR 2009

$ 42,026.42 Operating receipts for August $ 303,339.52 Operating receipts for the year $ 44,113.96 Operating expenses for August $ 356,108.24 Operating expenses for the year $ 52,768.72 Shortage of giving to cover expenses $ 12,323.08 Capital Campaign receipts for August $ 153,461.36 Capital Campaign receipts for the year $ 808,052.13 Mortgage Balance as of September 1.

One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

A generous man will proper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell it.

He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,

and he who wins souls is wise. Proverbs 11:25-30

October 4th: 8—Jon 9:15 & 10:45—Dillon 11th: 8 & 10:45— Dillon 9:15—Jon 18th: 8 & 9:15— Dillon 10:45—Jon 25th: 8 & 10:45— Dillon 9:15—Jon

November 1st: 8—Jon 9:15 & 10:45—Dillon 8th: 8 & 10:45—Dillon 9:15—Jon 15th: 8 & 9:15—Dillon 10:45—Jon 22nd: 8 & 10:45—Dillon 9:15—Jon 29th: 8—Jon 9:15 & 10:45—Dillon

December 6th: 8 & 10:45—Dillon 9:15—Jon 13th: 8 & 9:15—Dillon 10:45—Jon 20th: 8 & 10:45—Dillon 9:15—Jon 27th: 8—Jon 9:15 & 10:45—Dillon

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Church and Publication Info

Dillon Staas, Senior Pastor Ex 2 dstaas@wcoil.com Jon Exman, Assoc. & youth pastor jexman@wcoil.com Ex. 306 Paul Miller, Visitation pastor Ex 6

Susan Mathew, Director of Education Ex 4 smathew@wcoil.com Marilyn Bebout, office manager/secretary Ex 0 firstchurch@wcoil.com Jana Thompson, Spiritual Formation Dir. Ex 5 jthompson@wcoil.com Gloria Wendel, worship coordinator/organist gwendel@wcoil.com Paul Hoverman, chancel choir director aphoverman@juno.com Juanita Hotmire, preschool administrator jhotmire@wcoil.com Ex. 1 David Leiendecker, superintendent of building Jason Kreischer, custodian

Contact us:

Mailing address: 113 W. Central Avenue Van Wert, OH 45891

Email address: firstchurch@wcoil.com

Phone number: 419-238-0631 Fax number: 419-238-3608

Office Hours: M—F, 8:30—4:30

Saturday hours: 7:30—11:00 a.m.

www.vanwertfirst.net

Sunday Schedule

8:00 a.m.—Blended Service Nursery open

9:15 a.m.—Contemporary Service Nursery open

9:30 a.m.—Sunday school 2 year olds—adults

Nursery open

10:45 a.m.—Traditional Service Nursery open

A.W.E.—K—grade 4

October Greeters: Denise & Gil Gutierrez, Janet and Har-old Merkle , Greg Amstutz and Donn Shriver Head Usher: tba Sound: Kent Smelser, Ron Allison, Kyle Wendel, Bob Sowers Powerpoint: Michael Smelser, Jim and Val Weber, Ron Allison Television production: Dave Thompson, Ron Allison, Ric Kelly, Jo Thompson, Bob Sowers, Kurt Massillo, Jacob Brake Praise Band: Dillon Staas, Cheri Oechsle, David Mills, Diane Thompson, Susan Burchfield, Jacob Brake

The newsletter is published each month at First United Methodist Church

in Van Wert, Ohio by Susan Mathew

Editor smathew@wcoil.com

Upcoming issues & deadline dates:

Newsletter Deadline Publication Month Date Date November October19 October 28 December November 16 November 25 January December 21 December 30

You can email your articles!

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