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The Monthly Newsletter of Reeders United Methodist Church

— SEPTEMBER 2018 —

We are a faith-based community introducing people to Jesus Christ and helping them become fully devoted followers of Him.

Reeders Hope

September 22nd at 9:00 AM

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Serving In September September 2, 2018

Greater Love: Marcy McAdams

Nell Cadue

Anna Macias-

Crowley

Diane Naranjo

Nursery: Debbie Elmire

Kathy Andrews

Ushers: John Frailey

Judie Gorden

Tim Rogers

Homer Hennings

September 9, 2018

Greater Love: Kathy Andrews

Tracy Altemose

Deb Elmire

Lee Munch

Nursery: Marie Loysen

Jackie Matos

Samantha Hernan

dez (youth)

Ushers: Don Kresge

Norm Toepert

Shadrack Badu

Avon Doll

Sean Braddock

September 16, 2018

Greater Love: Barbara Giffels

Pauline Snyder

Arlene Frailey

Paul Schmid

September 16, 2018 (Cont.)

Nursery: Tracy Altemose

Jane Davalos

Ushers: John Myra

Donna Myra

Lester Weinman

Bob Bryson

September 23, 2018

Greater Love: Marie Loysen

Linnea Weinman

Paula Gordon

Janet Henry

Nursery: Hannah Loysen

Emma Rispoli

Ushers: Anna Macias-Crowley

Mark Gerger

Patricia Detrick

William Detrick

September 30, 2018

Greater Love: Volunteers Needed

Nursery: Valerie Braddock

Hope Lesoine

Ushers: Scott Hower

Steve Miller

Steve Miller, Jr.

Ed Tanner

Janet Henry

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CLUB REGISTRATION: Wed. Sept. 5 at 6:30 pm

Kids in AWANA discover God’s love and their identity in Christ and become who reach out to their friends. AWANA Clubs worldwide reach kids through energetic game activities, Bible-based teaching ex-periences and small group time with friends. Across the globe, AWANA gives kids from every background and cultural setting a place to belong, build confi-dence and grow in faith.

If your children loved VBS, they will love AWANA. The club meets every Wednes-day from 4:00 to 5:30 PM. Transportation from certain Pocono Mountain schools is provided. Parents can provide transpor-tation for any children who would like to attend who are not in the Pocono Moun-tain School District . Openings are avail-able. If you are interested in enrolling your children, please plan on attending open registration or contact Leigh Frailey at 570-992-4407. Enrollment forms are available online at www.ReedersChurch.org.

First club meeting September 12th

4:00 PM DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER!

MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH

Madi and Brandon Wenger DiscipleMakers

(ESU campus ministry) East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Jessica Lewis will be our guest speaker.

She will be discussing her faith walk and

being an overseas missionary for the last

12 years. A graduate of Faith Christian

School and daughter of John and Sandy

Lewis, who are members of Reeders,

this will be an exciting and quite interest-

ing morning.

Breakfast will be prepared by Chef John

Cady and his fine assistants.

Mark your calendar, invite a friend or

two, and see you then.

September 22nd 9:00 AM

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Sheryl Mims 1st Joyce Baker 3rd Ezra Armah 5th Camile Hubbs 5th Bill Gardner 6th Paul Schmid 6th Zachary Kyle Magluilo 7th Scott Powell 7th Cindy Smart 13th Mark Gerger 21st Eamonn Greenan 21st Donald Kresge, Sr. 22nd Amy Besecker 25th Avrianna Maydine Andrews 26th Elaine Gredlein 27th Linda Powell 29th

In the Pre-K and K class we love to sing. We might be off-key or wrong tempo, my apologies to the praise and choir directors. We do have a good time. As we sing we pantomime the

words. We were singing “my cup is full and running over”. I placed my hands horizontally about eight inches apart to mimic a cup. Immediately one little boy said, “No Mrs. Robbins like this”. He stretched his arms as far apart as he could. The thought struck me we cannot ever measure all God has blessed us with. How could we? Who among us in our struggle against sin has shed their own blood? Hebrews 12:4 “Who among us has given up a beloved Son to die an excruciating death—for the unrighteous?” Romans 8:32. It took a 5 year old boy to remind me that truly “my cup runneth over” Psalm 23:5. It took the Holy Spirit’s power “… to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses all knowledge…” Ephesian 3:17-19.

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If you have any friends or family serving

in the military, please submit their name

and address (as well as a picture if you

have one) to the church office. We

would like to honor them for their

service.

MONTHLY COMMUNITY DINNER Sat., September 8th

4 pm to 6 pm

Invite anyone you know who needs a home cooked meal and fellowship.

Volunteers needed to help prepare, serve and cleanup. If you can help, please sign up in the Narthex or contact the church

office at 570-629-1712 or rumc@ptd.net.

A new school year already? Did anyone see summer or the sun?

Join a Christian Ed class and feel the warmth of the Son that is the same “yesterday, today and tomorrow”.

We have classes for all ages and all walks of life. Classes start at 9:15 am every Sunday morning and the loca-tions are listed on the Christian Educa-tion Bulletin Board in the Narthex or are in a brochure on the information table. Join Us!.

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SUPPLIES NEEDED IN SEPTEMBER

Games and Toys. We need small games and toys for boys and girls. Keep in mind they need to fit in a shoebox. Small dolls, small balls, cars, stuff animals, etc. are some examples. Keep your eyes open for those sales and drop your donations in the OCC box in the lobby.

“At first we had no idea what (the Etch A Sketch) was. After having it displayed on a shelf for a couple of months, my sister was dusting and she turned the knobs. When she saw the line going up and down on the screen she was so excited.”–Yuliya, Central Asia

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Pantry donations can be deposited in the bins in the Lobby to support the PVEN Food Pantry.

The Finance

Committee will

meet September

18, 2018 to

conduct

business and begin the budgeting

process for 2019. If you are the leader of

a ministry, start considering your budget

request for the coming year. Give your

request to your representative on the

Finance Committee by October 15, 2018.

The Finance personnel continues to work

on an accurate and complete report

regarding giving and other income to the

General Fund of Reeders UMC. The

report through July 2018 is:

A more detailed General Fund Report is

posted on the bulletin board outside the

office. If you have questions regarding

this report, feel free to contact Linda

Mikels, Finance Chairperson or Marcy

McAdams, Reeders UMC Treasurer.

Offerings Through July 2018

Other Income/Specialized

Giving Through July

2018

Expenses Through July 2018

$90,791.00 $23,248.00 $102,803.00

Every year we state that the success of

Reeders VBS is due to the dedication of

the volunteers. Each one of you go

above and beyond the programs provid-

ed for us by the publisher. The over-

whelming positive response from par-

ents, grandparents and children is proof

that our VBS is really great!.

A special thank is in order for Joan who

spent countless hours preparing sched-

ules, agendas, name tags, attendance

sheets and on and on; all part of the rea-

son for our success.

It was delightful on the Sunday after to

have several of you make such nice

comments about the youth helpers - just

how good they were with the children.

Praise God for the 38 young people in

the older age groups who raised their

hands to accept Jesus as their Lord and

Savior. Remember them in your prayers.

Thank you all for the varying ways you

supported this year’s VBS at Reeders.

Christian Education

Committee

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Little Blessings Nursery School 2018/19 Program

REGISTRATION IS OPEN If you are interested in registering for the 2018/19 school year, please register as soon as possible. Classes are filling fast. Registration forms are available on the Church website at www.ReedersChurch.org or in the Church lobby.

Contact Kathy Andrews, Director at 570-629-1712 for more information.

MILITARY OF THE MONTH

PFC Chelsea Slappey CMR 415 Box 9159

CURRENT NEEDS: Back To School

Clothing Closet Needs

Underwear for children K through 12 New backpacks

Current Food Pantry Needs Family size soups

Larger boxes of cereal Rice

Pasta side dishes Pancake mix

Pancake syrup Jelly (no glass please)

Donations are accepted at the current location on M,T,F from 8:30 to Noon at 279 Greenview Drive or drop your dona-tions in the bins in the Church lobby. If you have questions, please call 570-992-3136.

To My Church Family, I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during my recovery time from this hip replacement surgery. I truly appreciate all the beautiful cards, flowers and meals that I received. They were a comfort to me and they brought joy to me and lifted up my spirit. So, a very big thank you and I love you all. Sincerely, Sue Wright

Reeders annual Charge Conference

meeting will be held October 7th at Faith

UMC at 1:00 PM. The congregation is

welcome to attend. If you have any

questions, please see Pastor Dougherty.

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Shepherd’s Desk (is on vacation this month — will return in October newsletter)

LUNCH WITH GOD

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to

where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer,

and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the

park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his

suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old

lady looked hungry so he offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully accepted it and smiled

at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her

a root beer. Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all

afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave but before

he had gone more than a few steps; he turned around, ran back to the old woman,

and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the

door to his own house a short time later his mother was surprised by the look of joy on

his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He

replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You

know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was

stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do

today that made you so happy?” She replied, “I ate Twinkies in the park with God.”

But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much younger than I

expected.”

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening

ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the

potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a

lifetime. Embrace all equally!

Submitted by Kathy Pinto http://www.inspirationalarchive.

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Reeders United Methodist Church P.O. Box 187

2167 Route 715 and Church Road Reeders PA 18352

Contact Information:

Phone: 570.629.1712 Email: rumc@ptd.net Web: www.ReedersChurch.org Pastor Sean Dougherty Email: sean.p_dougherty@yahoo.com Phone: 272.200.2172

The new Church Office hours are 9 am to 4pm from Tuesday thru Thursday and 9 am to 1 pm Monday and Friday. Pastor Dougherty will available Monday mornings from 9 to 12 or other days and times by appointment.

WAYS YOU CAN GIVE 1) Offering Envelopes 2) UMCmarket.org 3) Electronic Giving – through a link

on the Church Website or a mobile application “Joyfully2UMC”

Need Help Finding Community Resources?

Monroe County provides a help line for easy access to human services in the community. Dial 2-1-1 to locate some of the following services:

Shelter/housing Food/clothing Rent/Utility Assistance Transportation Drug Abuse treatment Early Intervention Legal/consumer services Public Assistance Credit Counseling Mental Health Services Aging Parent Assistance Support Groups

or go online at poconoinfo.org

COMMUNIITY EVENTS!

POCONO TOWNSHIP September 9th 11am to 4pm

COMMUNITY DAY Food, activities, fan-built Autobots!

Benefits Pocono Township Vol. Fire Co.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP September 22nd

12 Noon to ? Engine 27-3 “Wet-down”

Food-Music-Beer

5th Annual Car and Truck Show September 29th

Registration - 9am Show 10am - 4pm Food, Drink, Lottery Apron,

Trick Tray, Live DJ Proceeds benefit Jackson Twp. Fire Co.

GARDEN OF GIVING

Benefit Concert East Stroudsburg University Cecilia Cohen Recital Hall/

Fine Arts Building Sat. Sept. 22 at 3:00 PM

Cost $15/Seniors & Students $10