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Anthony United

Methodist church

225 N. Bluff Ave, P.O. Box 542

Church School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Celebration 10:50 a.m.

Phone Numbers:

Church: 620-842-5486

Parsonage: 620-842-3241

Website: anthonyumc.org

Email: anthonyumc@gmail.com

More than News “Shoot for No Malaria” Several years ago the United Methodist Church began a project to provide nets for people in Africa so that they would be able to sleep without contracting Malaria through mosquitoes. When the NBA heard about this they asked if they could join the Methodists in providing nets for all the children and people. About this same time Bill Gates sent his dad to a meeting concerning the Nothing but Nets program and offered to match what the United Methodists and the NBA would raise. As a result the Nothing but Nets has become a strong ministry to help supply netting for thousands of people. As a result of this ongoing ministry, our Bishop has taken on the challenge of shooting 1000 baskets in order to raise money for “Nothing But Nets.” In another related article in this edition of “The Circuit Rider” we find there are several ways we can help this project. One way is to guess how many baskets Bishop Jones can make. He thinks he can make 650 in a day’s time. But knowing the Bishop's skill level, Mary Lou believes he might make 200 if he is lucky. Given the fact it was the eighth grade when Bishop Jones participated in his last competitive ball game; I believe Mary Lou’s guess is much more reasonable than the Bishops. In fact, I really don’t think the Bishop comprehends what it will be like to shoot 1000 free throws. The way we can help out is by making a donation of $10.00 in order to guess how many he will make out of the 1000 shots. Another way we could help is by either sponsoring a three on three tournament with the proceeds going to the “Nothing but Nets.” We could also sponsor the Bishop my making a donation for every shot he makes. The Bishops shoot off will be some time in February. We still have time to become involved in this important ministry to the people of Africa . If you would like to guess how many baskets the Bishop will make in February; just write a check for $10.00 out to the church and then mark it for Bishop’s Hoops. We will send the money on to the Nets program. If any one else has an idea, please let me know. Your Pastor, Terry McGuire

Thanks To Our Worship Team Ministers: Everyone

Pastor: Reverend Terry McGuire

Lay Leaders: Mike Cather

Head Ushers: Roger & Tom McKnight

Choir Director: Curt Clark

Pianist: Martha Hadsall

Lists will be coming soon for

Acolytes for January 2013

Children’s Sermons 2013

Liturgists for January 2013

Muggers for January 2013

Ushers for January 2013

Communion Servers January 2013

Song Leaders for January 2013

JANUARY 2013 BIRTHDAYS 01-01 Thia Copenhaver 01-04 Karen Befort 01-05 Diane Miller 01-06 Ernestine Shurley 01-09 Amanda Calderon 01-10 Roger Clark 01-12 Rachel Hadsall 01-13 Jean Andrews 01-14 Trevor Copenhaver Tray Copenhaver 01-15 Dustin Elliott 01-16 Gladys Major 01-17 Ben McCann 01-19 Bob Jackson 01-20 Amy Walker Margaret McCann Larry Dunn 01-21 Chelsea Cashier 01-23 Myrel Carr Joan Underwood 01-24 Lewanna Hill Mary Kay Templin 01-27 Judy Beam 01-30 Josie Duwe

Faith Factory is Gearing Up for a New Semester!

If you have children, you know about the excite-ment of our Sunday School program, Faith Fac-

tory! We have a multi-age set-up of three classes with common time for videos with ac-

tivities after. We start at 9:45 with our Joyful Noise Singers practice and then go to class. Our new Preschool class has been a HUGE success

with sometimes 11 students at once! Thanks to Jennifer, Emily and Pat for making this group a

success! Our teachers are wonderful! If you'd like to participate in this exciting

ministry of our church, contact Lori Jensen for more information. We rotate responsibilities

and a detailed lesson plan is provided. Join us!

Military men and women in Iraq and other

parts of our world,

Our President and others in leadership

positions

Our church and our town

People who are confined to their home

Those suffering hardships from “Sandy”

Charlotte Mason

Lorene Carothers

Barbara Sleeper

Susan Croft

Jennifer Cox

Major Weiss

Leroy & Redeara Godfrey

Florence Barber

Dylan Dragoo

Dr. Terry McGuire

Rev. Aaron Mandondo

Riley Holmes

Kyle Newlin

Shane Baker

Ruth Warren

Ferris Williams

Alberta Scott

A Hello! From Leroy and Redeara Godfrey Our new address is: 638 Washington Ave. Long Island, KS 67647-4019

Donations to the Ministerial Alliance This year we had Advent Dinners for each Sunday after church and each one donated there moneys collected for the Anthony Ministerial Association. We collected to this fund: December 2nd …………………. $339.00 December 9th, ………………….. $385.00 December 16th ………………….. $347.00 Total $1,071.00

And for those who delivered them to the shut-ins. Marti Templeton

Christmas Program a Success!

Thank you to the children of our church for present-ing such a charming and exciting recreation of the

birth of our Christ! We enjoyed the production and look forward to other events from these exciting

kids! We continue to grow in numbers and it's heart-warming to see these young souls lovingly

embrace the spirit of Jesus. A very special thanks to ERIN ALBRIGHT for

purchasing new costumes! Thank you to ROGER, BRANDON and CURT CLARK for making sure the set

was ready to go! Thanks to AMY WALKER and SUZANNE CLARK for providing the wonderful reception after the play! Thank you to KAREN

BEFORT for her help in organizing and making sure things ran smoothly. And, again, thanks to BRET WALKER and CADE ANDERSON for their smooth

skills at the Tech Desk! Trinity Sends Their Thanks!

Christmas Caroling, Hanging of the Greens, Christ-mas Plays -- this time of year is so busy for our group! But we wanted to thank the church for

their help in putting up our beautiful decorations and for joining us in caroling to our shut-ins and

retirement homes. We hope you've had a good of time as we have had with these events! We'll be

continuing to make our updates to the coffee hour and getting ready for our annual Rise and

Run! Stay tuned for more details! Anyone is wel-come to enjoy our fun-filled and energetic mission

group! Just contact Amy Latta for more details. Trinity Sends Their Thanks!

Christmas Caroling, Hanging of the Greens, Christ-mas Plays -- this time of year is so busy for our group! But we wanted to thank the church for

their help in putting up our beautiful decorations and for joining us in caroling to our shut-ins and

retirement homes. We hope you've had a good of time as we have had with these events! We'll be

continuing to make our updates to the coffee hour and getting ready for our annual Rise and

Run! Stay tuned for more details! Anyone is wel-come to enjoy our fun-filled and energetic mission

group! Just contact Amy Latta for more details.

Shoot for No Malaria website launched

12/12/2012 It’s not often you have the opportunity to save lives by shooting hoops, but this February,

every church in the Great Plain s Episcopal Area is encouraged to do just that.

Bishop Scott Jones has called for every United Methodist church in Kansas and

Nebraska to be involved in the challenge, Shoot for No Malaria, by hosting or

participating in an event during the month of February. Churches are invited to be

creative. Events primarily will be basketball-themed affairs, such as free-throw contests,

three-on-three tournaments, shoot-outs, etc.

Local churches will be supported in this mission by materials from the conference

offices. Many of these resources are now available on the newly launched Shoot for No

Malaria website, www.shootfornomalaria.net. The website includes a form for churches

to register their Shoot for No Malaria events as well as a form for churches to share their

commitments to the Imagine No Malaria initiative. Resources such as wristbands, DVDs,

posters and more also are available to order from the Shoot for No Malaria website.

Jones has made a challenge of his own: he’s going to attempt to make 1,000 free throws

in a single day! He guesses he’ll make 650; his wife, Mary Lou Reece, guesses he’ll

make 200.

You can help him by making a donation of $10 and guessing how many free throws he

will make. The bishop will give five nets in honor of the individual or individuals who

guess the right number. All the funds will go to Imagine No Malaria. The three highest

donors from each conference, and the individual or individuals who guess the number of

free throws made will be recognized during the spring conference sessions.

Visit www.shootfornomalaria.net

today to make your life-saving

commitment, start planning your

event and take a guess at the bishop’s

free throw skills!

Together, we can save lives.