Minerva Messenger Minerva United Methodist Church

204 N. Main St., Minerva, OH 44657

Church 330-868-4940, Fax 330-868-4825

E-mail: minervaunc@frontier.com, website: minervaumc.org

Pastor Harley Wheeler

Trouble All Over the World

Acts 17:6 “. . . . These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here!”

Opponents of Paul and Silas were trying to get them arrested. So often, words spoken against the

church, even when those speaking care little for the truth, are as good as proclamations of the gospel.

They are in the scriptures as declarations of Who Jesus Is, and what His Church is, even though they

come from the mouths of enemies. They misrepresent Paul and Silas as troublemakers, and then add that

they proclaim that there is another king, not Caesar, but Jesus, and that they urge setting aside Caesar’s

laws.

The gentle apostles are actually no danger to any man, but it is true that the record will show that

Paul, Peter, John and the others, will turn the Roman Empire upside down in a generation. The Lord they

proclaim will make Caesar’s power seem irrelevant. But they are not the cause. The Church doesn’t make

the trouble in the world. The Trouble is already there. Death stalks the works of man. Sin robs us of our

consolations and peace. The church, by pointing the way of salvation, exposes the weakness of the world,

and the need for renewal and rebirth. The power of Caesar, which was mostly power to take, and tax, and

control, will seem like a child’s game before the choice presented to every man; whether or not

to confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord.

Know His Peace, Rest in His Strength Pastor Harley

Sermon Series in May

May 11, 18, and 25

we will have a three part series on Acts 17,

“The Adventures of Paul and Silas: Women,

Bereans and Martians.”

These messages will examine different responses to

the gospel as Paul and Silas preach from city to city.

Pastor’s Bible Study

Tuesday Mornings we will be studying God’s word by

finishing the Book of Hebrews, and then we will begin

the Gospel of Mark, one chapter a week. Bible study

prepares you, changes you, and encourages you.

Study God’s Word, and let Him speak!

Worship Schedule

May 1 National Day of Prayer Service at

Nazarene Church, 7pm

May 4 Pulpit exchange, Rev Ben George,

First Presbyterian Church Preaching,

Holy Communion

May 11, 18, and 25 we will have a three part se-

ries on Acts 17, “The Adventures of Paul and

Silas: Women, Bereans and Martians.”

May 11 Mother’s Day Acts 17:1-9

“Because Women Believed”

May 18 “Berean Style” Acts 17:10-12

May 21 Worship at St. Luke’s Assisted Living

10:30am

May 22 Nursing Home Worship at Eldercare,

9:30am, and Great Trail, 10:30am

May 25 “The Martian Chronicles”

Acts 17:16-33

Deadline for the May Newsletter is April 17.

Please be sure your information is submitted by the deadline.

Thank you

Memorials Commission Memorial Funds were donated in memory of

Ruth Evanich By James and Suzanne Kiko, Whiteleather

Farms, John and Carol Ann Peterson.

Memorial Funds were donated in memory of Marlene Wade by Kay Hilverding.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. James Montgomery

PRAYER CONCERNS: Logan Adelman, Pat Alex-

ander, Brad Bell, Doris Bettis & Family, Andy Bratu, Co-dy & Brandy Brothers & Baby Dolen, Chloe Bryant, Eva Mae Carter, Marty Cephas, Bobbie Cinson, Homer Col-lins, Family of Ray Collins, Angie Conley, Clark Criss, Lily Croston, Ron & Charlotte Davies, Chris Debo, Ethan Debo, Jayme Debo, Alisha & Toby Duffy, Skylar Duffy, Eltringham Family, Family of Ruth Evanich, Joey Evans, Families in Crisis, Marla Frazier, Gary Fry, JoAnn Glassner, Jerry Gram, Sandi Griffith, Helen Hart, Jennifer Hart, Barb Haun, Ray Haun, Harold Hawkins, Kay Hilverding, Carli Irons, Jaden, Nancy James, Barb Jamison, Jobs, Dan Jones, Kelly, Stephanie Keen, Melissa Kerr, Bob Kinsey, Helen Kintigh, Anne Lane, Rev. Susan & Shirley Lausch, Bob Lawson, Family of Charles LeBeau, Family of Tom Lutz, Chris McClain, Jennie McClellan, Buddy McNutt, Family of Carol Mer-rick, Dorothy Middleton, Dave Miller (brother of R.C. Mil-ler), Minerva UMC’s Food Program, Linda Moore, Mi-chael Moran, Blanche Morrison, Michael Murphy, Kelly Oberlin, Don Oneacre, Bill Palmer (Texas), Family of Derek Patterson, Gary Price, Tyler Roach, Paula Rog-ers, Jim Sabo, Dave Scott, Larry Simms, Steve & Sally, Gary Stoffer, Carol Tice, Josh Townsend, Family of Marlene Wade, Emily Waseman, June Waseman, Scott Wood, Beverly Zindarsic, The Nign, Benzel, Howard & Lindesmith Families (car accident)

Our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Marines–AC Nicholas G. Albery (Naval Air Station Oceana, VA), AM Zachary D. Albery (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA), Jesse Clark (Germany), Lewis Gibson (Korea), Brandon Jen-kins (Texas) , Aaron King, Kevin Kowars (Texas), Dan Lutz, Eli Maurer (Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut), Josh Miller(Texas), Sgt. Michael Murphy (Hawaii; USMC), Russell Nero (Air force Reserves-Leaving for Afghanistan), Kevin Price (Japan), Mitch Soles

Condolences to Rudy & Judie Evanich & Family. Rudy’s mother, Ruth Evanich,

passed away on April 12, 2014.

Family of Marlene Wade. Marlene passed away on April 13, 2014.

Chris Collins & Family.

Chris’s dad, Ray Collins, passed away on April 18, 2014.

Thanks Dear Minerva UMC Thank you so much for the care package! I appreciated it a ton. It was very nice to have some extra supplies for a few weeks so I did-n’t have to worry about picking them up my-self. It is also great to know that you guys are thinking about me and praying for me. Thanks again and God Bless! Elizabeth Wheeler

Minerva UMC, I appreciate the box of goodies very much. Very useful for lunch packing and came in the nick of time for a hungry, visiting brother & cousin! Thank you most for all your prayers and support. Love Rachel Burr

I would like to thank everyone for the care package. It was a nice surprise and was very thoughtful. It’s nice to be remembered while I am away at college. God Bless, Krissy

Our Church Family, Thank you so much for the great and amazing care packages! It’s so nice to know how we are still thought of by our church family while we are away at school! We appreciate it so much! Can’t wait to see you all again. Love Taylor and Eli PRAYER CHAIN

If you wish to have someone put on the prayer chain, please contact the church office and/or Jennie

McClellan (330-868-6834) or Kay Hilverding (330-868-4728) with your request. Your request will be handled

with great care and will be passed along the chains and referred to the church office for email purposes.

Blessings to you all.

Thanks

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Dear Church Family, I would like to thank you for keeping me in your prayers during my surgery before & after. I would also like to Thank You for the warm and beautiful prayer shawl. I will cherish is forever. Thank you also for Pastor Harley, for being at the hospital for me. It is indeed a comfort to know that so many people care so much! May God Bless each & Everyone. Love, Marla Frazier

Thank you so much for all the support and dona-tions you all gave for the March of Dimes in hon-or of “Tyler’s Miracle”. Thank you to all who or-dered cupcakes through the kid’s “Cupcakes for Tyler” fundraiser. And a special thanks to the kids for their love for Tyler and their hard work on this fundraiser. Amazing job! Thank you all again! Lindsay and Tyler

Thank you to our Church Family. Your cards, visits, food, transportation and snow shoveling were greatly appreciated. To Pastor Harley, his visits are always welcome and the prayer shawls are a plus. In Friendship, Glenn & Lois

Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for the college care pack-age. It was so thoughtful and gave me the extra boost of encouragement to finish the year off strong. (The cookies were amazing!) As my col-lege years come to an end in May, I want to say Thank You to everyone who has supported me over the years. I couldn’t have done it without a gracious and supportive church family. Thanks so much! Tara Lawson

May Anniversaries May 6 Greg & Laurie Peach May 10 Richard & Barb Brown Mat 14 Mike & Molly Murphy May 18 Chris & Jayme Debo May 20 Tom & Cheryl Hart May 20 Gary & Kathy Price May 23 Dirk & Carrie Hollar May 27 Kade & Denae Kotheimer May 27 Jim & Gretchen Brothers May 28 Jared & Tiffany Fonner

May Birthdays 1 Susan Hawk, Bryan Sanor 2 Ashley Davis, Bob Kellogg 3 Binford Eubank, Quade Zeedrich 4 Patti Gotschall, Tana Hall, Beverly Milliken, Dakota Ellis 5 Tom Hart, Pat Malone, Sharlynn Milliken 6 Paul Binnig 7 Ben Albaugh, Ken Rogers, Lindsey Brust, Zoe Brust 8 LeNay Drews 12 Breyanne Hillyer, Merle Vandegrift 13 Addie Butream 15 Tim Brust, Mary Jo Wyatt, David Albery 16 Gregg Hellyer 17 Conor Freeland, Rick Stauffer 18 Michaela Bryan 19 Shanna Clemens, Nadia Wheeler 20 Ron Nightingale, Darren Milliken 21 Mallory Decker 23 Scot Miller, Donna Rickels 26 John Phillips, Laura Wickersha, Ronnie Miller 27 Ron Miller Jr., Teri Hollar, Emily Swope 29 Shannon Davis 31 Holly Binnig

Dear Church Family, Many thanks for the phone calls and all the cards as we celebrated our 50 years of married life. A special thanks to those who joined us for an even-ing of good food and fellowship. Thank you to each one. In Christian Love, Paul & Donna

May Altar Flowers May 4 Richard & Barbara Brown May 11 Open May 18 Open May 25 Open

May Ushers Richard Cogan, Vernon Deininger,

Marty Mong, Jim Smith

May Greeters May 4 Dolly Lowry May 11 Dale & Eileen Cogan May 18 Karen Jackson May 25 Ron & Kaye Nightingale

May Nursery Attendants May 4 Sarah Russo May 11 Laurie McClellan, Cristin Rettig May 18 Joe & Carolynn Herstine May 25 Tom & Denise Freeland

Produce News Do you realize, with our May Distribution, we are starting into our 3rd year of fighting hun-ger in our area! AMAZING! What an incredi-ble outreach this is! Well…..Our Produce Distribution in April was phenome-nal! Once again, due to our wonderful volunteer crew, the morning went very smoothly. We had a full house of produce and other food items once again, lots of good help, lots of clients to serve. To the volun-teers…..THANK YOU! We served 212 families with a total of 647 family members. On hand in April were folks from the Marketing Dept of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Our Direct Distribuiton was selected as the Carroll County agency for the Foodbank’s current information gathering for their upcoming report to their donors. I made contact with our rep. at the Foodbank just to see if there was any feedback from their folks who were here talking to clients and taking photos. The following is the re-sponse: (DD—Direct Distribution...this is what our current program is called.)

The DD was incredible! Truly, we’ve been visiting pantries and hot meal sites all over the counties we serve, and the volunteers at the DD are creating a true sense of community in the church. The Minerva UMC team is amazing! So once again, Thank You Volunteers! You prove yourselves over and over to be vital in this outreach! Great Job! We don’t do this for any recognition, but it is nice to know, that we are doing it well. Blessings, Cheryl

Our job is to love others without stopping to in-quire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy. Thomas Merton

Senior Group Lunch Seniors and friends will gather for a

Senior Group Luncheon on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, May 14th & 27th, at noon.

Come for this time of fellowship and good food!

Stork’s Nest Update Thank you all once again for your contributions to

the Salvation Army’s Diaper Program. Minerva UMC contributed

25 pkgs of diapers (1198 diapers) and 20 pkgs of wipes (1352 wipes).

Thank you! Please note that this is an ongoing project.

So anytime that you think to buy a package of diapers,

just bring it to the church office and we will see they get to

the Salvation Army.

Attention all Chefs in the Church In The coming months we will be putting together the next Minerva United Methodist Church cookbook. We

will be collecting new recipes from anyone who is willing to submit them. There will be recipe forms in the

narthex and church office soon for you to use to submit your favorite recipes. We would like a variety of new

things including crock pot, and gluten free items. Our project for the funds raised is to purchase new ovens

for our kitchen. With all of the cooking going on in the church these days, it has come to our attention is is

time for an update. We thought this would be a great way to begin. Hope you will be on board to help. We

are planning to have these ready before Christmas so you can use them for gifts.

The committee Nancy LeMoine and Carolynn Herstine

Here are the categories for our recipes;1. Appetizers and beverages, 2. Soups and salads, 3.

Vegetables and side dishes, 4. Main dishes, 5. Breads and rolls, 6. Desserts,

7. Cookies and candy, 8. This and that

The Calvary Mission Item for the month of May is Boxed Potatoes

If everyone brought in just one item per month, what a difference we could all make. Please give as you are able. Thank you

Outreach’s Annual Mother’s Day Collection for the Alliance Pregnancy Center

It’s that time again! Collection days are May 11 & 18. The following are the items that are needed:

Size 3,4,5 diapers, wipes, quilts, receiving blankets, afghans, fleece blankets, crib sheets, newborn outfits, new-born onesies, newborn sleepers, bibs, baby wash, baby lotion, baby shampoo, pacifiers, diaper rash ointment, baby bottles, Similac Advance formula, Similac Soy formula, Similac Sensitive formula For Moms: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, tooth-paste, toothbrushes, deodorant, laundry detergent Thank you in advance!

It’s Almost Church Softball Time! The season runs from

June 1st

through Aug. 10th

…. Games are Sunday afternoons

in Bicentennial Park. If you are 13 yrs old or older

and would like more information contact Coach Kristen Herstine or

call the church office.

Don’t Forget To Register Your Kids for Summer Camp! You Still Have Time! Benefits for your kids…. Something to do with all that free time… Make some new friends…. Experience the great outdoors…. See the beauty that God has put right in front of them…. Learn more about themselves and sooooo much more about God. It’s a Win / Win for you and your kids!

VBS Preschool - 6th grade Vacation Bible School will be held on Sunday

mornings in June. We’re building

a nest egg of country memories.

Send your mini farmers to five fun visits to the

Good News Farm, 9:15 to 11:30am every Sunday in June.

We will visit Hog Heaven, Wildflower Sheep Pasture, Mootown Motel, Cool Hive, and

Rabbitat for Haremanity, and have great fun, games, and Bible stories.

Good News Farm

We will honor our military on June 25

Mother, you have given me two things, One is roots, The other is wings. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11. Bring mom to church on Mother’s Day.

Christian Unity Sunday We will celebrate a

Christian Unity Sunday the first Sunday in May.

On May 4th, the pastors of First Presbyterian Church and

Minerva UMC will exchange pulpits. Rev Ben George of First Presbyterian will preach and serve communion at Minerva UMC, and Pas-

tor Harley will do likewise at First Presbyterian.

The Presbyterian Church USA and the United Methodist Church are churches that are in full

communion with one another, recognizing each other's baptism, communion services and our

common witness for Jesus. Plan to be here to welcome Rev. George

to our pulpit!

National Day of Prayer Service There will be a National Day of Prayer Service

for the Minerva community on Thursday, May 1st, 7pm at the Minerva Church of the Nazarene, 16727 Bayard Rd, Minerva.

This one-hour service will be led by Pastor Tim Hawkins, will include times of meaningful prayer for our community, our national, state and local governments, and our world.

The Go Team, Minerva’s Ministerial Association urges everyone to take part in this service.

If you are a high school senior or a

college student who has not received

the Jay Reed Memorial Scholarship

yet and would like to apply, please

contact the church office.

The Annual Mother / Daughter Banquet is being held on Thursday, May 1.

We hope to have a wonderful evening.

Men from Minerva UMC are planning on going to the

Men’s Rally in the Valley Saturday, May 3

rd, 9am-4pm,

at the Covelli Center in Youngstown. This will be an uplifting time of worship

and teaching.

May 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

630p Mother

Daughter Banquet

7p Choir

2 3

Wesley Hall Re-

served

4

915a Sunday Schl

1030a Worship

12p Youth Group

5 6 Election Day

Polls open

630a-730p

1030a Bible Study

7 8

8a Produce Del.

9a Produce Dist.

7p Choir

9 10

Wesley Hall Re-

served

11 Mother’s Day

915a Sunday Schl

1030a Worship

12 13

1030a Bible Study

12p Sr. Grp Lunch

14 15

6p Worship Com.

7p Choir

16

Wesley Hall Re-

served

17

Wesley Hall Re-

served

18

915a Sunday Schl

1030a Worship

6p Youth Group

19 20

1030a Bible Study

630p Trustees

7p Adm. Council

21

11a Pathways

22

930a Eldercare

1030a Great Trail

7p Choir

23 24

25

915a Sunday Schl

1030a Worship

26 Memorial Day

Building Closed

27

1030a Bible Study

12p Sr. Grp Lunch

28

1030a St. Lukes

29

7p Choir

30 31

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fast

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