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Vol. 16 No. 5 June/July 2018
From the DS...Balancing Beliefs & Behaviors
Bishop Kenneth Carder, in his book Sermons on United Methodist Beliefs, says, “God has claimed us as God’s own children. That is belief. We seek to live, holy disciplined lives. That is appropriate response. Belief and behavior! Doctrine and discipline! Faith and works! God’s gracious action on behalf of human-
kind and humankind’s grateful obedience in response that is the gospel!”
Go, be the Gospel in both belief and behavior throughout these summer months and beyond.
Blessings,
Benita
An Opportunity to Learn About Mission Service Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Every few years I spend several months in the United States sharing mission stories, teaching, and fundraising. I am searching for opportunities on my summer mission tour in the East Ohio Conference to share mission stories and talk about my mission experienc-es. Unfortunately, all of my Sunday morning slots have been filled. However, there are still many opportunities for you and your congregation! I can come and speak to your United Methodist Women or United Methodist Men groups. I can teach a session on mission to your Vacation Bible School. I can preach at a midweek worship service. I can give a presentation at a specially-organized meeting. If you can’t organize a group, I can come and meet your mission committee chair. Or I would be happy to meet with the pastor and share my stories. I was called into mission service in The United Methodist Church and sent by the East Ohio Conference in 2011. I was posted as the pastor of the ecumenical Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy and executive director of MPC Social Services in Moscow, Russia. In 2015, the General Board of Global Ministries sent me to Vienna, Austria, where I serve as the pastor of the international and multi-cultural English-Speaking United Methodist Church of Vienna. Since starting in mission service 7 years ago, I have ministered ex-tensively with immigrants including asylum-seekers and refugees, persons who were trafficked, economic migrants. I’ve learned how to share the love of God in cross-cultural and multicultural contexts. Originally from Crestline, Ohio (near Mansfield on U.S. Route 30), I grew up in the East Ohio Conference and served in many different capacities in the conference prior to seminary and then mission service. I am available in East Ohio from June 17-August 20. Can you help me? Invite me to your church. Let me know how I can help enable your congregation in mission and service to Christ! Peace, Matthew Rev. Matthew A. Laferty Missionary United Methodist Global Ministries [email protected]
District Mission Project Update We are closing in on the end of our two-year district mission project to support the Bo District in Sierra Leone and the New Horizon School in Paraguay. There are 29 of our 77 churches that have not participated; but it’s not too late! Each church received a letter stating what its contribution would be. If you do not remember, call Stephanie at the district office to find out. All payments should be made payable to Tuscarawas District and sent to 3500 Cleveland Avenue NW, Canton, Ohio 44709. Please mark District Mission Project in the memo of the check. We would like to receive all monies by June 30, 2018.
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District Superintendent’s Tentative Calendar for June & July
Tuscarawas Ties Official Publication of the Tuscarawas District
East Ohio Conference — The United Methodist Church
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Passing on to life triumphant Richard L. Burns, retired elder, on May 1, 2018.
Judith K. Reinke, spouse of Daniel Reinke, retired local pastor, on May 4, 2018.
Christine E. Germaine, spouse of John M. Germaine, retired elder, on May 5, 2018.
Robert A. Jones, retired elder, on May 8, 2018.
Donald W. Shilling, retired elder, on May 17, 2018.
June 1 Office closed 3 Church visit 4-7 Office 8 Office closed 8-10 Youth Annual Conference, Lakeside 11-14 Annual Conference, Lakeside 15 Office closed 17 Church visit 18-20 Office 21 Post-Conference Review, EOC 22 Office closed 24 Church visit 25-28 Office 29 Office closed July 1 Church visit 2-3 Office 4 Independence Day, Office closed 5 Office 6 Office closed 8 Church visit 9-13 Visit to the Abbey 13 Office closed 15 Church visit 16-19 Office 20 Office closed 22 Church visit 23-25 Office 26-30 Out of town 27 Office closed 31 Office
New Appointments Bishop Tracy S. Malone announces the following clergy appointments for the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, effective July 1, 2018: Linda Bradley (PL) - Clearview (CN) to Massillon First Steven Nelson (EC) - James S. Thomas
Blankets for a Cause The Administrative Assistants from all ten districts of the East Ohio Conference came together on May 8, for their annual retreat. This year they chose to do a service project to benefit My Very Own Blanket, an organization dedicated to providing a blanket and pillowcase to foster kids. Each blanket is person-alized with the child’s name. The blankets were delivered to their office in Westerville, Ohio, over Memorial Day weekend. The Administrative Assistants are pictured below. From left to right (front row): Stephanie Fries (North Coast), Sarah Chris-tophel (Firelands), Gay Warren (Ohio Valley); (back row): Joy Snyder (Three Rivers), Debbie Bryant (Canal), Renee Davis (Mid-Ohio), Stephanie Williams (Tuscarawas), Jerri Shultz (Western Reserve), Mollie Gerlach (Southern Hills) and Kathy Kramer (Mahoning Valley).
Part-Time Choir Director Opportunity Uhrichsville First UMC is currently looking for a part-time, energetic, musically-inclined leader to share both their passion for God and passion for music in our church. This position will be a part-time, volunteer/non-paid posi-tion in which the director will lead music practices, help select the songs, and sing in the choir once a week. Even though this is a non-paid position, we do offer the family the friendship of a fantastic community, excellent wor-ship services, and a resume building opportunity.
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Special Dates June 17, Father’s Day
June 19, Juneteenth
June 8-10 Youth Annual Conference, Lakeside
June 11-14 Annual Conference, Lakeside
June 12 District Gathering at Annual Conference Lakeside UMC, 5:30-7:00 PM
August Small Membership Transition Workshop Back-to-School Fellowship Compass Group Facilitator’s Meeting Urban Action Team Meeting Urban Pastors Meeting
September 13 Hidden In Plain Site, Greentown UMC, 6:30 PM
Rev. Wheeler Honored Rev. Harley Wheeler, pastor of Minerva UMC, was recent-ly honored as the 2018 Minerva Person of the Year by Miner-va’s service organizations. Rev. Harley Wheeler is serving his seventh year as pastor at Minerva United Methodist Church. During his time there, the church began its monthly Produce Distribution that now serves around 220 households per month, he also started an emergency food pantry, organized annual trips for children to a one-day event at Camp Wanake, he participated in Habitat for Humanity builds, and held monthly Nursing Home Wor-ship services. Wheeler is active in the Annual Family Fun Day event and community worship services. He helped to start the Minerva Area Food Pantry Council, and in the role of grant-writer, has helped to bring over $60,000 into the community over the last three years to address food insecurity. Additionally, he has given public presentations addressing the problems of food insecurity, pornography and human trafficking. “Seeing this list of past winners, I hope to be worthy of this honor,” said Wheeler. “Being in Minerva for only seven years and winning person of the year shows how much of a nurturing and welcoming community we have.”
Courtesy of The Alliance Review
Request for Proposals Canton Calvary Mission Inc. is seeking proposals for pav-ing their parking lot. The Calvary Mission Building/Property Committee issues this invitation for bids from United Method-ist professional paving and asphalt contractors. The area is 13,000 square feet. Proposals will be accepted until June 30. Please forward proposals to: Canton Calvary Mission Building/Property, Attention: B. Nyholm, 1345 Gibbs Ave. NE, Canton, OH 44705 or [email protected].
Newcomer’s Chapel to Hold VBS in July Newcomer’s Chapel of Pigeon Run United Methodist Church (11789 Sarbaugh Street SW in Massillon) invites the area elementary-aged children to its Vacation Bible School on Saturday, July 21, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The theme for this year’s event is “Who’s Incredible?”. There will be music, Bible stories, crafts, games and tons of fun. Lunch will be provided. A closing ceremony with the children will begin at 1:30 PM. Online registration for the VBS is now available by going to the church’s website www.newcomerschapel.com and, in the blue menu field, hover over “Registration” and click “Vacation Bible School.” Walk-in registration and online check-in will be held the day of the event, beginning at 9:30 AM.
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Annual Conference 2018 SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 10 6:45 p.m. Prayer and Praise Service, Orchestra Hall Monday, June 11 10:00 a.m. Service of Commemoration and Holy Communion 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Business Session 5:00 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Retirement Tuesday, June 12 8:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Business Session Noon Lunch 2:00 p.m. Business Session 5:00 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Ministry Fair, Connecting Through Mission and Conversation, Wesley Lodge Wednesday, June 13 8:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Business Session Noon Lunch 2:00 p.m. Business Session 4:30 p.m. Service of Commissioning and Ordination Thursday, June 14 8:00 a.m. Worship 8:45 a.m. Business Session 9:30 a.m. Shared Learning Session led by Rev. Dr. Joseph Daniels, Jr. Noon Adjourn
Summer Hours The Tuscarawas District Office will be closed on Fridays beginning June through Labor Day. The office will be open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Like Us on Facebook The Tuscarawas District is now on Facebook. If you or your church is on Facebook, please like the district’s page at www.facebook.com/TuscarawasDistrict1/ to receive current events, news and more!
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Summer Music Camp at Alliance Christ Alliance Christ UMC (470 East Broadway East, Alliance, OH 44601) will hold a summer music camp Monday-Friday, July 23-27, from 9:00 AM-Noon. The closing program will be on Friday, July 27, at 7:00 PM. Family and friends are invited to attend. The camp is free and open to children going into grades 2nd through 6th. The children will sing, play Orff instruments, drums and hand chimes. Other activities include crafts, Bible story time and snacks. Registration is limited to 30. Please register by Friday, July 13, 2018. Contact the church at (330) 823-7136 for registra-tion forms.
EOC Delegation Offers Listening Sessions At its April/May meeting the Council of Bishops recom-mended the One Church Plan as a Way Forward for The Unit-ed Methodist Church. Having received and considered the extensive work of the Commission on a Way Forward, the Council of Bishops will submit a report to the February 23-26, 2019, Special Session of the General Conference that includes:
All three plans (The Traditionalist Plan, The One Church Plan and the Connectional Conference Plan) for a way forward considered by the Commission and the Council.
The Council’s recommendation of the One Church Plan.
An historical narrative of the Council’s discernment pro-cess regarding all three plans.
Delegates to the Special Session are elected by their re-spective annual conferences. The East Ohio delegation is of-fering clergy and laity an opportunity to engage the proposed legislation by participating in one of the five Listening Ses-sions. The Tuscarawas District will be hosting one on Tues-day, October 9, 6:30-9:00 PM, at New Philadelphia First UMC (201 West High Avenue, New Philadelphia).
Oberammergau Passion Play in 2020 Rev. Janet Zimmerman and a group from Church of the Lakes would like to invite you to join them as they travel to the Oberammergau Passion Play and visit European Capitals in June of 2020. A video about the Oberammergau Passion play can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/238826007. Contact Janet at [email protected] or (330) 639-4471 for more information. The registration brochure is avail-able at www.churchofthelakes.org.