Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

The People of the Frostburg United Methodist Church Making Disciples…Making a Difference.

Worship, Fellowship, Spiritual Growth, and Missional/Evangelism Volume XX Number 6 November December 2015

TOGETHER in 2015

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Sunday Church Schedule

Praise Worship Service: 9:00am Fellowship Hall

Sunday School : 9:15 am

Fellowship Refreshments: 10:00 to 10:30 am

Traditional Worship Service: 10:30 am Sanctuary

Nursery service provided every Sunday

Middle School Youth Group : Sunday 6pm

High School Youth Group: Sunday 7pm

CAUGHT! Shining God's Light, will feature someone or group from the church caught in the act. Do any of you have

a recommendation for the next newsletter? If so, could you email it to Andrew Pegg and Pastor Jen so that we could

feature it in the next newsletter. Share with us the name of the person and how they were shining God's Light. We’d like

a photo also, if possible!

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Announcements 24

Birthdays 26

B/W Conference News 18-23

Caught Shining God’s Light 2

Charlotte’s Chuckles 26

Christmas schedule 4,5

Church Directory/Contacts 27

Outreach/Missions 11-15

Pastor’s Message 3

Quilt/So’n’Sews 14,15

Shut-ins/Military 27

Small Group News 16

Thank You 25

United Methodist Men/Women 10

Youth Group News 8,9

Caught Shining God’s Light: FSU Chaplain Cindy Zirlott & John Kelling These individuals strive each day to follow God’s Word and to share God’s Shining Light to those

who work and attend Frostburg State University. You have been caught shining God's light as

Christ's disciples on Frostburg State University's Campus !

Rev Zirlott John Kelling

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I wanted to say thank you to Frostburg UMC for sending

me to the Financial Leadership Academy. This academy

meets three times a year for a two year period to help train pastors in being good

stewards of God's resources. It is also a training for pastors as they lead their church towards living out

its mission through their financial systems. I have been challenged and inspired by the Financial

Leadership Academy. It has invigorated my faith and leadership as I strongly believe that as Christ

followers we are to "Make Disciples who Make a Difference" through our church, in our community,

and in our world. I am excited to continue to celebrate how God has and will continue to use Frostburg

UMC to live out the call of Jesus.

I also wanted to share with you some of the ways in which the academy has changed my way of thinking,

my practices, and our practices as a church. For starters, I no longer believe that only 10% of what I have

been blessed with should go to the Lord. Instead, I believe that everything that I have should be used for

God's glory. This change in heart and perspective has helped me understand that from my early morning

thoughts, to my afternoon activities, the prayers I say before bed, and everything in between should bring

glory to our Creator. I have also worked in getting my own financial house in order. I have had

conversations with my husband to ensure that we are working within a budget and are giving to the work

and mission of the church. Not only has the academy affected my personal finances but it is penetrating

the finances of Frostburg UMC. I am working with the finance team to help create a financial policies

and procedures manual for the church, to create a narrative budget to share with the congregation, and to

create a budget that reflects our core values as we live out our mission--fellowship, spiritual growth,

and missional-evangelism. Finally, the academy is helping me (and our church) think through the best

way to lead a stewardship campaign and raise funds for the future of the church. While all of the details

have not been figured out yet, I am confident that our church will become even better stewards of our

resources than it has been in the past. Again, this is all thanks to the support of Frostburg UMC as you

have sent me and have been praying for me while I attend the Financial Leadership Academy.

If I could ask anything from the church it would be this:

One: Please continue to pray for me and my leadership over our church finances and over all of

the church. Pray that we continue to strive to love God, love our neighbor, and make disciples by sharing

our faith.

Two: Please continue to grow in your love and commitment to Christ. When the pastor of a

church and the members of the church are purposefully growing in their faith and understanding of Jesus

and his call, the stronger the church becomes.

I am one of the proudest United Methodist Pastors as I can give testimony to the many ways in which

God has been using Frostburg UMC. Together we can continue to share the love of Jesus with each other

and our community through our commitment to worshiping our God, fellow-shipping with other

believers, growing spiritually, and putting our faith into practice through missional-evangelism. The list

of the ways in which we have been doing this is endless. We have two exceptional services, a growing

children's and youth ministry, persons wanting to be baptized, people joining the church, small groups

increasing in number and size, and many missional activities. Thank you for your all your support in

giving your time, giving your talents, and giving your tithes and your offerings!

We are "Making Disciples" who are "Making a Difference"

God is good! Pastor Jen

Pastor Jennifer Webber

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Sunday, November 22nd, is THANKSGIVING SUNDAY and we will be enjoying a

church-wide dinner after the 10:30 worship service. There will be a sign-up sheet in the

Fellowship Hall. Watch for upcoming details.

A COMMUNITY-WIDE THANKSGIVING SERVICE will be held on Sunday,

November 22nd, at 7PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Frostburg. Everyone is invited

to attend. An offering will be taken up for the Community Hospitality Fund

Our Christmas Eve Worship

Services will be held on

December 24th, at 7 pm and

10:00 pm. The 7 pm is the

family/children service and at

10:00 pm is our candle light

service. Everyone is invited to

both services.

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Our FUMC Choir Christmas Cantata is scheduled for December

13 at the 10:30 worship service. Come and hear us lift our voices

in praise of God and his blessed gifts!

FUMC will be taking orders for Christmas Poinsettias to

decorate the Sanctuary. Please contact the church office or

watch the emails/bulletins for ordering information and

costs! Beautiful flowers to celebrate the season!

Christmas Dinner Theatre

Our annual Christmas Dinner

Theatre will be held on Sunday

evening, December 20th in the

Fellowship Hall at 5:00 pm. There

will be a sign-up sheet in the

Fellowship Hall for those who wish

to attend. This is always a great

dinner, great play, and great

fellowship!

Come and support our children.

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The costume winners were: ages 1-5: Ripken Roque as "Bigfoot"; ages 6-11: Jazmyn White as "Laundry

Basket"; ages 12-18: Evan Beachy as "Old Man"; ages 18+: Sylvia Twigg as "Pocahontas"; group: The

Duncan family (Rob, Jayci, Abbey, Eliza, and Isabelle); best overall: Ripken Roque as "Bigfoot".

Best Decorated Space: Sean and Debi Beachy

Chili Participants were: Dave and Bev Fell, the

Beachy family, Bill and Ruth Dormer, Dave and Pat

Brode, Linda Long, Jayci Duncan (the Winner!!!),

Ben and Teresa Norris, and Lem Crawford

Pumpkin dessert Contest: Dave and Bev Fell

(Winner! Maple Pumpkin Pie Bars), Sylvia Twigg, Bill

and Ruth Dormer, Kenny and Anna Martin, Ben and

Donna Barry, Don and Martha Weser, Jayci Duncan,

Lauri Whetzel, Carol Clites, Steve Buckalew, Lee and

Michelle Beeman, Marlene Perkins, Jen Holmes, Au-

tumn Holt, and Lem Crawford

October

25, 2015

Duncan Family:

Best Theme

Group Costumes

Ben & Ivy Norris

Butch & Corky Elliott

Costumes, Food, Contests,

Games, Pumpkin Carving, S'more Roasts,

and Fun and Fellowship!

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Ocean City Convention Center, Ocean

City ROCK is a powerful and fun-filled weekend in

Ocean City, The event allows youth and adults to

take a step back from their busy lives and learn

about the amazing love of Jesus Christ. It is an awesome experience for folks to more fully connect with

God and their friends while listening to great bands and speakers. You will leave ROCK renewed and

ready to spread the word about God’s great love for us. ROCK is designed as a retreat with a focus on

presenting the Gospel message in an exciting, culturally appropriate way for young people (and now

adults, too) to be exposed to and have an opportunity to respond to an invitation to a life-changing

relationship with Jesus Christ.

February 5 - 7, 2016

Ocean City Convention Center

Ocean City, MD

No refunds after December 1, 2015

*ROCK is not appropriate for anyone under age 11. Please do not bring children to ROCK. This year’s keynote speaker is Brenda Salter McNeil, Worship will be led by 7eventh Time Down

Energy and Love in a Box: COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES

We will be sending college care packages to our college students who are near

and far. If you have a college student who would like to receive a box of energy

and love to help them finish their fall semester well, please email the church

office (office@frostburgumc.comcastbiz.net) with their name and college address

by Sunday, November 22nd. If you have any questions please see Pastor Jen or

Joni.

Frostburg State University UCM is hiring a Worship Leader for Spring 2016 Semester. This

involves a weekly worship event and an occasional Sunday and also organizing small praise team

practice sessions. Also creation of worship music slides for worship events. Must play an instrument

and/or be a strong vocalist. Compensation negotiable. Please contact Cindy Zirlott (301-687-7490) with

inquiries.

Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is

a powerful, prophetic preacher and

thought-leader in the field of rec-

onciliation. She is an Associate

Professor of Reconciliation Studies

and the Director of the Reconcilia-

tion Minor’s program at Seattle

Pacific University.

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SALT LIFE Ministries Love,Laugh,Lead Your Life is your message to the World. Make sure it’s inspiring!

Youth Group (Salt Life Ministries) will meet on November 1 (middle school—6:00pm and high

school 7:00 pm). (Small Groups evening).

Nov. 8-22: Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection. Nov. 22 shoebox packing at 5:30pm.

Sunday, November 8 @ 6:00 pm: Worship & dinner, Movie Night and Christmas

Events planning at 7:30 pm. Operation Christmas Child initiation also!

November 22, @ 6:00 pm: Pajama/Movie night. All children are invited!

December 6: Children’s Christmas Party, 5 to 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall

Dec. 13: Youth Christmas Progressive Dinner. 5pm Dec. 20: Christmas Dinner Theater: A Charlie Brown Christmas. 5pm.

Feb. 5-7, 2016: ROCK 2016 in Ocean City, MD

Remember our youth fundraisers—our goal is to raise $2500 by January 17, 2016 to attend the ROCK

conference in Ocean City, MD. Contact Lem Crawford with questions: lemuelcrawford@gmail.com or

301-268-7483

The Good News Club has a brand new name ’ X-KIDS’.

The X-Kids resumed at Beall Elementary School on Wednesday, September 30th, from 2:45 –

4:45PM; and will meet every Wednesday until December 9th, 2015. The X-Kids will resume its

schedule for the spring beginning March 2nd – May 4th, 2016. Please pray for the X-Kids efforts,

those who work with the children, those who volunteer to assist, and especially the children who look

forward to meeting each week at the school. Last year was the first year for the this new ministry and

the response was tremendous – we’re anxious to see what the Lord has prepared for this coming

season!

Blessing of the Backpacks

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Follow the link to view our most recent services: (Please note that you do not need a password to view the video of the service; unless the children are featured in

the service – as they were for the VBS Celebration Sunday/Father’s Day, Salt Sunday.)

http://www.frostburgumc.org/worship/traditional-worship/on-video

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The

work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.” ~John 6:28-29

Keith Neilson, Alexis Lyons, Alexis

Frye, Abbey Duncan, Shelby Holt

Sydney Hotchkiss ,Ashlynn Cooper

Reillee Beeman, Chiara Fiorita , &

Evan Beachy

The confirmation class has been meeting this fall. The Confirmation Ceremony will be held at both

worship services (9:00 & 10:30) on November 8. Please come and celebrate their studies with your

presence and enjoy the luncheon after the service!

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UNITED METHODIST MEN will hold a Wing Night at the Draft (Main St., Frostburg) on Tuesday,

December 8th, at 6:30PM. Cost is $10 per person. Watch for upcoming details!

The United Methodist Men will have a BREAKFAST MEETING on Saturday, November 14th, in the

church fellowship hall. Breakfast will begin at 8AM and the meeting will follow starting at 9AM.

Thanks to everyone who

supported our Pulled Pork

Dinner!

We raised many dollars that

will be used toward our

Christmas Food Baskets

which will be distributed to

area families in need.

The HELEN LEHR CIRCLE will meet on Monday, November 9th, at 6:30PM. The December meeting of the

Helen Lehr Circle will be Monday, December 7th, at 6PM at Sand Spring Saloon in Frostburg (downstairs).

Please check your calendars and let us know if you can come so that we may confirm the number with the

restaurant. Please contact Kelly Griffin or Bev Fell if you would like to join us.

Dave & Bev Fell

Bill & Ruth Dormer

Pat Brode

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PENNIES INTO POTATOES

The Society of Saint Andrew is modeled after Jesus and feeds those who are hungry every day. Volunteers collect potatoes by gleaning

fields (going back after harvest and collecting what is left). They also collect potatoes that have been rejected by commercial markets due

to slight imperfections such as size or shape. The potatoes are perfectly edible and donated by the farmers. Last year, Saint Andrews

collected and distributed over 11.4 millions pounds of potatoes across the United States. The potatoes are free and funds are only needed

for packaging and distribution. This means that a pound of potatoes can be given to those in need for a mere 6 cents a pound.

Our church contributes through a program called Pennies Into Potatoes. All pennies in the offering plate each Sunday go to this project.

Jars are also in the entry way for collection. Volunteers are always needed to sort and bag potatoes when the local food bank is in need.

More information can be found at www.endhunger.org. See the jars around FUMC for your penny donations!

Coins for Care

Remember your change does make a difference! The coins in our offering goes toward our Coins for Care fund. This fund

helps our needy neighbors pay for utilities, rent, medicine, and so on. If you would like to give a larger donation, please

make your check out to FUMC and mark it for “Coins for Care.” We are critically low in this fund and any donation will be

appreciated ! Thank you

SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS

The red Salvation Army gift bags will be ready for pick up in Fellowship Hall on Sunday,

November 15. This year there are more bags for the older children (from age 7 through 12),

because many times there are not enough bags filled for the older youth. As always, there are

gift bags from age 0-1 and on up. Each bag has a list of suggestions for the age printed on the bag.

If you want your gift bags sooner than Nov. 15, please contact Martha Weser, who has the bags at her

home. Martha's phone number is: 301-689-9318.

The due date for the filled bags is Sunday, Dec. 13. The bags returned early will be taken to the

Salvation Army early. The Salvation Army will be happy to accept filled gift bags anytime from this

date until December 13th. .

NEW COATS FOR KIDS NEEDED

From Sunday, October 18th thru Sunday, November 8th; please bring new coats in to the church

fellowship hall for the Allegany County Department of Social Service’s Annual Safe & Snug Program.

If you see a good sale and obtain coats for these children; please bring them to the Fellowship Hall

between the above dates. If you have any questions, please call the church office or contact Tony

Crosby, Outreach Chair.

Mitten, scarf, and glove tree

After Thanksgiving, the Mitten Tree will be located

in the church fellowship hall. Please bring your new

mittens, scarfs, and gloves (for various ages of

children). These items will be distributed to our local

schools for children in need.

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Frostburg Area Summer Lunch Box Program (Year Three!)

If you would like to make a donation to this great program, you can

send your donations to:

Frostburg Area Summer Lunch Box

33 S. Broadway

Frostburg, MD 21532 Lunchbox program: We provided 6,954 lunches this year - a 27% increase over last year.

Please mark you calendars now for Orientation To Summer Lunch Box - Saturday, June 11, 2016, and block the time space of 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. We can eliminate a lot of problems, confusion, and questions if we

all attend. Bill Munck, Summer Lunch Box Program

John 6:35 - And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth

on me shall never thirst.

Change the World was a success!!!

From 8AM – Noon, there was a Curbside Food Drive at

the Church

From Noon-2PM, there was a Free Community Lunch at the Church

From 4PM – 7PM, there was a Neighborhood Table in downtown Cumberland .We handed

out free, bagged meals to help to fill stomachs & hearts! Thanks to everyone who helped!!

Tony Crosby

CROP WALK 2015 Crop Walk 2015 will be held on Sunday, November 1st, at 2PM at the

Presbyterian Church on Broadway. After a brief service, participants will walk (“Trying to

End Hunger One Step at a Time”). Please feel free to make donations to help Church World Service and its ministry to end hunger. Contact Tony Crosby if you have any questions.

Jesus said, "When you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did this for

me." (Matthew 25)

Many people do not know this but our church helps support a community "Hospitality Fund." This

fund supports people who are traveling through Frostburg and are in need of one night's lodging, gas,

and or a hot meal. Through the support of the local churches, a hospitality fund has been set up so that

pastors and churches can help those in need. This hospitality fund is kept at the Frostburg Police

Department where the officers there can help sort out those who are in need from those who are trying

to "work the system." It also helps keep our church's safe so that we do not have to worry about keep-

ing cash or vouchers on hand for someone to steal. You should be proud to know that Frostburg UMC

is living out Christ's call to take care of those who are in need through the hospitality fund.

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Ecclesiastes 3:7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew

together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.

Prayers and Squares

QUILT REQUESTS:

We need your help in keeping our prayer quilt ministry effectively reaching those in need of prayer &

comfort.

The Prayer Quilt ministry asks that you please turn in your requests for prayer quilts by

completing one of the prayer quilt request forms found in the pews and placing it in the offering,

or you may contact the church office by email.

When requesting a quilt it is essential that you include:

1) the name of the person in need of a prayer quilt (printed legibly and with the correct

spelling of the name);

2) your name and contact number (so that we may contact you if there are any questions);

and 3) please indicate if the quilt is to be mailed (address must be included), will be picked up by

you or someone else, or needs to be delivered by someone from the church. Any additional

information (age of the recipient, favorite colors, etc.) is helpful but not necessary. By including the

essential information for the prayer quilt, we can help ensure that the quilts are delivered to those

needing them in a timely fashion. Thanks so much for your help!

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The following individuals were given prayer quilts:

Kathy Cracraft, Kris Kirby, & Jessica Kropeli, Tori

Anderson, Alice Crowe, Margaret Drummond, &

Mabel Kennel, Pastor Lisa Boone, the family of Pam

Enger, Regina Jackson, Gene Mumper, Robert Peck,

and Doris Rathal, Rita Burns, Romaine Franklin,

Laura Gaynor, Lilly Lancaster, & Doris Tomilison,

Julie Hardy, Joshua Leibfreid, Bob Mills, Michelle

Minnigh, James “Rusty” Rice, & Clara Jean Waltman , Mildred Coakley, Skip Dolan, Beatrice

Haupt, & Wilda Knieriem, Jessie McNalley, Maurice Miller, Sally Moore, Anne Roberts, Mary

Wilson, & Truman Zirlott

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Thank you so much for the prayer quilt – Michelle absolutely loved it! It is so beautiful and the thoughts and

prayers that went into it are much appreciated. Thank you for your prayers & encouragement as Michelle goes

through extensive rehab & recovery. The Family of Michelle Minnigh

On behalf of my mother, Mabel Kennell, I want to thank your prayer quilt group for the prayers and quilt for my

mother. She is on a hard road to recovery from a serious fall and she does believe that prayer makes a huge

difference. Please thank everyone. ~Kathie Rybka

On behalf of Tori Anderson, I thank the ladies who made the beautiful prayer quilt. I delivered it to her . She

loved it and asked me to thank everyone at Frostburg UMC. For those who do not know, Tori was diagnosed

with scleroderma many years ago. Thanks be to God she is still with us. Many fundraisers have been held in her

name to find the cure for this awful disease. Donna Miller

Thank you for the quilt and the prayers. It is a great comfort to Gene and I knowing that you are sending God’s

healing power to us at this time of trial in our lives. Knowing that you are with us in spirit is a great gift and we

are profoundly grateful. Gene and Mary Mumper

A heartfelt thank you for the beautiful quilt you sent me. There is so much turmoil and hatred in this world

today, so it is so good to know that there are still people like you out there with such kind, caring hearts. I had

my surgery 2 weeks ago and I am recovering. I came home and bundled up in my quilt! Today I am feeling well

and doing better each day. thank you again for thinking of me and keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. I

will cherish this quilt forever. I am making a donation to help you continue your caring ministry. Sincerely, Eva

Duckett

I want to thank you for my beautiful prayer quilt. The yellow, blue, and green colors are so restful. Also, thank you for all of the beautiful knot – that made me feel the prayers as they were tied. It makes me feel so at peace with what I have to face coming up. Thank you all so much. Yours in Christ, Judy Poland Thank you so much for the beautiful prayer quilt and all of your prayers. I could feel your love and the

warm wishes as I healed. I’ve always thought this was a wonderful ministry, but to be on the receiving end

makes me realize how amazing you make people (and me!) feel. To know that you care and love as Jesus did is

such an inspiration to me and others. Thank you, Jessie McNalley

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Sue Morgan

FEEL GOOD ABOUT

YOURSELF FROM THE

OUTSIDE IN

Recommendations from 3-D * Eat Right - Try a new healthy food each week.

* Live Well - Set a bed-time; add one-half hour

more to sleep time.

* Love God - Find a new place to read your devotions and pray. (If you are not reading already, pick up an Upper Room or other devotional and spend a few minutes with God every day).

For the four weeks of Advent, there will be a group listening to Reflections on Songs of the Season. This

group will meet on Monday evenings starting November 30th.

In addition, a fiction book group has been proposed for the winter. The Small Group Committee will

meet in November to choose books to read.

Dave Fell is currently leading a group on Monday nights at 6:30PM to look at Christianity’s

Family Tree: What Other Christians Believe by Adam Hamilton.

- Bible study will be held at the home of Dot Workman on Wednesdays at 1PM. The

topic will be women of the Bible with an emphasis on the book of Esther - David

Jeremiah’s Book of Esther and Women of the Bible will be studied. Bring your Bible

and your thoughts. All are welcome. For directions or to arrange transportation;

contact Pastor Jen at 1-301-788-5914, or Dot at 301-689-6484.

Rob Duncan is leading a group on Sunday evenings at6-7PM at the church in Room #3. They are

looking at Laugh Your Way to a Stronger Marriage by Mark Gungor. This group is for married

couples, anyone involved in a relationship or hoping to soon find themselves in a relationship. The

group meets in Room #3 on Sunday evenings from 6-7PM. Daycare is provided. If you are interested in

joining the group, please text or call Rob Duncan (301-697-8018) or email to robduncan32@yahoo.com

to make sure we have enough materials for everyone. Experience Mark's hilarious, practical, and

straight-forward advice about relationships through this twelve week study. Laugh and learn as you

explore the underlying dynamics of male/female relationships. These life-changing marriage truths are

related in a way that both challenges and conflicts, without being preachy, and confronts the harmful

and destructive messages - from both the secular world and from churches - that have brought such

devastation to marriages.

If you would like to participate in any of these groups or have books to propose, see one of the group

leaders or email Sue Morgan (skmorgan20@verizon.net). Also, if anyone is willing to help with

childcare for the Sunday evening study, please let Rob Duncan or Sue Morgan know when you are

available. Childcare for this hour is a much needed blessing for this group.

Dave Fell

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SMALL GROUPS: John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, succinctly described the

plan of discipleship in what he called The General Rules. As Christians, we are to (1) do no harm by

avoiding evil of every kind; (2) do good to all people; and (3) attend upon all the ordinances of God

like participating in worship, taking Communion, reading the Bible, praying, and more. The

Methodist movement was not a church at the start. The early Methodists offered three types of groups

to help Christians become better followers of Jesus. These were not to replace, but in addition to

regular church attendance.

The Society Meeting was the largest of the three groups. Methodists would gather each week for

instruction and preaching from John Wesley, Francis Asbury, or another early leader.

The Class Meeting was a small group of about a dozen people who shared life together. At their

weekly meetings each member of the Class answered the question, "How is it with your soul?"

Attendance in a Class was mandatory for admittance to a Society meeting.

The Band Meeting was a very small group of approximately 5 people who would confess their sins

and struggles together. Members would talk specifically about their temptations, successes, and

failures. Not every Methodist was part of a Band. From: UMC.org

Church Trustees. Thanks for all of your hard work !! There will be a TRUSTEES MEETING held on Monday,

November 16th, 2015 in the Office Meeting Room at 6:30PM.

Support our Church……….Support our Ministries

Black Friday and Black Sunday

Typically, retail businesses wait almost all year until the Friday after Thanksgiving until their

revenue for the year exceeds their expenses. Although in no way a business, churches often run a

deficit in the summer when vacations and absences cut into giving. So, if you have fallen a little bit

behind in your giving to the church, now is the time to play catch-up so that we can experience an In

the Black Sunday, when our total income from your tithes and offerings meets or exceeds projected

income. Even if you are current in your giving, this season of Thanksgiving would also be a perfect

time for an extra gift to show appreciation for all that God and the church have done and are doing in

your life and in the community. Dave Fell

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Our Wesleyan Heritage

Distinctive Emphases

Wesley and the early Methodists were particularly concerned about inviting people to experience God’s

grace and to grow in their knowledge and love of God through disciplined Christian living. They placed primary

emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as

“practical divinity” has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.

The distinctive shape of our theological heritage can be seen not only in this emphasis on Christian living, but

also in Wesley’s distinctive understanding of God’s saving grace. Although Wesley shared with many other

Christians a belief in salvation by grace, he combined them in a powerful way to create distinctive emphases for

living the full Christian life.

Grace

Grace is central to our understanding of Christian faith and life.

Grace can be defined as the love and mercy given to us by God because God wants us to have it, not because of

anything we have done to earn it. We read in the Letter to the Ephesians: “For by grace you have been saved

through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God — not the result of works, so that no one may

boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Our United Methodist heritage is rooted in a deep and profound understanding of God’s grace. This incredible

grace flows from God’s great love for us. Did you have to memorize John 3:16 in Sunday school when you were

a child? There was a good reason. This one verse summarizes the gospel: “For God so loved the world that he

gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” The ability to

call to mind God’s love and God’s gift of Jesus Christ is a rich resource for theology and faith.” 1

John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, described God’s grace as threefold:

* prevenient grace

* justifying grace

* sanctifying grace

Prevenient Grace

Wesley understood grace as God’s active presence in our lives. This presence is not dependent on human

actions or human response. It is a gift — a gift that is always available, but that can be refused.

God’s grace stirs up within us a desire to know God and empowers us to respond to God’s invitation to be in re-

lationship with God. God’s grace enables us to discern differences between good and evil and makes it possible

for us to choose good….

God takes the initiative in relating to humanity. We do not have to beg and plead for God’s love and grace. God

actively seeks us!1

Justifying Grace

Paul wrote to the church in Corinth: “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting

their trespasses against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19). And in his letter to the Roman Christians, Paul wrote: “But

God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

These verses demonstrate the justifying grace of God. They point to reconciliation, pardon, and restoration.

Through the work of God in Christ our sins are forgiven, and our relationship with God is restored. According to

John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, the image of God — which has been distorted by sin — is

renewed within us through Christ’s death.

Again, this dimension of God’s grace is a gift. God’s grace alone brings us into relationship with God. There are

no hoops through which we have to jump in order to please God and to be loved by God. God has acted in Jesus

Christ. We need only to respond in faith.1

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Conversion

This process of salvation involves a change in us that we call con-

version. Conversion is a turning around, leaving one orientation for another. It may be sudden and dramatic, or

gradual and cumulative. But in any case, it’s a new beginning. Following Jesus’ words to Nicodemus, “You must

be born anew” (John 3:7 RSV), we speak of this conversion as rebirth, new life in Christ, or regeneration.

Following Paul and Luther, John Wesley called this process justification. Justification is what happens when

Christians abandon all those vain attempts to justify themselves before God, to be seen as “just” in God’s eyes

through religious and moral practices. It’s a time when God’s “justifying grace” is experienced and accepted, a

time of pardon and forgiveness, of new peace and joy and love. Indeed, we’re justified by God’s grace through

faith.

Justification is also a time of repentance — turning away from behaviors rooted in sin and toward actions that

express God’s love. In this conversion we can expect to receive assurance of our present salvation through the

Holy Spirit “bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16).2

Sanctifying Grace

Salvation is not a static, one-time event in our lives. It is the ongoing experience of God’s gracious presence

transforming us into whom God intends us to be. John Wesley described this dimension of God’s grace as sancti-

fication, or holiness.1

Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in our ability to live as Jesus lived. As we pray, study the

Scriptures, fast, worship, and share in fellowship with other Christians, we deepen our knowledge of and love for

God. As we respond with compassion to human need and work for justice in our communities, we strengthen our

capacity to love neighbor. Our inner thoughts and motives, as well as our outer actions and behavior, are aligned

with God’s will and testify to our union with God. 1

We’re to press on, with God’s help, in the path of sanctification toward perfection. By perfection, Wesley did

not mean that we would not make mistakes or have weaknesses. Rather, he understood it to be a continual pro-

cess of being made perfect in our love of God and each other and of removing our desire to sin.3 (Read more

from The Book of Discipline. )

Faith and Good Works

United Methodists insist that faith and good works belong together. What we believe must be confirmed by what

we do. Personal salvation must be expressed in ministry and mission in the world. We believe that Christian doc-

trine and Christian ethics are inseparable, that faith should inspire service. The integration of personal piety and

social holiness has been a hallmark of our tradition. We affirm the biblical precept that "faith by itself, if it has no

works, is dead” (James 2:17).4

Mission and Service

Because of what God has done for us, we offer our lives back to God through a life of service. As disciples, we

become active participants in God’s activity in the world through mission and service. Love of God is always

linked to love of neighbor and to a passionate commitment to seeking justice and renewal in the world.

Nurture and Mission of the Church

For Wesley, there was no religion but social religion, no holiness but social holiness. In other words, faith always

includes a social dimension. One cannot be a solitary Christian. As we grow in faith through our participation in

the church community, we are also nourished and equipped for mission and service to the world.

“From Wesley’s time to the present, Methodism has sought to be both a nurturing community and a servant com-

munity. Members of Methodist Societies and class meetings met for personal nurture through giving to the poor,

visiting the imprisoned, and working for justice and peace in the community. They sought not only to receive the

fullness of God’s grace for themselves; but...they saw themselves as existing ‘to reform the nation...and to spread

scriptural holiness over the land.’” 3 1 Excerpted from Teachers as Spiritual Leaders and Theologians. Used by permission. 2 Excerpted from “The United Methodist Member’s Handbook,” George E. Koehler (Discipleship Resources,

2006), pp. 78-79. Used by permission. 3 Excerpted from “Who Are We? Doctrine, Ministry, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Revised Leader’s

Guide,” Kenneth L. Carder (Cokesbury, 2001), p. 46. Used by permission.

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Better Together: Why church membership matters

A UMC.org Feature by Joe Iovino*, September 2015 UMC.org

Why We're members

"We joined the church. 'Why?' you might ask. Because I love the love. You feel it every time you walk into the

church, or a member calls you, or you are asked to help out… And at Grace they love everyone, even a 23-year

-old with the challenge of Autism and his crazy parents. Come, join us. You will be loved just the way you

are," writes Glenda Haley.

Membership has its privileges; at least that’s what the old commercial said. The credit card company offers

cash back to cardholders; the country club discounts rounds of golf for those paying dues; the coffee shop gives

free beverages to loyal customers on their birthdays; and the gym lets members use all of the equipment as of-

ten as they like. The United Methodist Church, though, is a different kind of organization.

When performing at its best, the church focuses its attention and resources more on non-members than mem-

bers. The mission statement of The United Methodist Church is “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the trans-

formation of the world” (The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church ¶120). This reminds us that

while we seek to make members, our ultimate purpose is for the benefit of the whole world.

Church membership, then, is not about privileges like assigned pews, having say in important church decisions,

or getting to the front of the line at potluck suppers. Rather it is a call to participate as part of a fellowship of

followers of Jesus Christ who seek to make the world more like the Kingdom of God.

The Rev. Wilfried Nausner, Superintendent of The United Methodist Church in Albania and Macedonia, ex-

pressed it this way, “The task of any particular church and its members is to form the body of Christ. But it is

not our task to make good members… Nobody can love the church in general or the universal church. It has

always to be our neighbor that comes first.”

Our membership ritual, part of the Baptismal Covenant, reflects these values.

A commitment to Christ

Those desiring to become professing members of a United Methodist congregation respond to a series of ques-

tions. They are first asked to renounce wickedness, evil, and sin, and to accept the freedom and power of God

to resist evil, injustice, and oppression. Then they are asked if they confess Jesus Christ as their Savior, and

trust and serve him as their Lord. The next question asks each to promise to remain a faithful member of

Christ’s church, and to serve as his representative in the world. Then, together with the congregation, all profess

the Christian faith as contained in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, based on the Apostles' Creed.

Then there are two questions about church membership.

1. As a member of Christ's universal Church, will you be loyal to Christ through The United Methodist

Church, and do all in your power to strengthen its ministries?

2. As members of this congregation, will you faithfully participate in its ministries by your prayers, your

presence, your gifts, your service and your witness?

Why I'm a Member

"Saint John’s has been there for me through everything. My grandmother passed away and it was a really tough

time. But the church helped my whole family get through it. It’s the stuff like that, not the sanctuary or the pipe

organ or the fancy lights in the Family Life Center, that matter; it’s the community of people that come together

to learn about God and be there for each other," writes Shawn Kasik (member of St. John’s United Methodist

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Connected globally

Question 1 is about becoming a member of The United Methodist Church, a global web of local congre-

gations. We describe this relationship as connectional. All members of every congregation are joined to all others

across the globe, which is an exciting part of what it means to be the church.

For example, our participation in the Imagine No Malaria campaign has reduced deaths from that disease by half.

You and I did that! Though we may never meet one another, nor the people who directly benefit from that minis-

try, we are making great things happen. Lives are being changed in ways no one of us, nor any single congrega-

tion, could do on our own. Being a connectional church makes ministries like this possible.

Connected locally

Question 2 asks new members to commit to the people with whom they worship every Sunday. We vow

to be part of the body of Christ in our local community, and to support it well. We pledge to think less about our

individual desires and more about the good of the whole.

We live into this vow when we teach a Sunday school class, serve as an acolyte or usher, or stand shoulder-to-

shoulder working on a local mission project. We fulfill our promise by serving on committees, giving a portion of

our income, and setting up tables and chairs. We are faithful when we support one who is struggling, visit another

in the hospital, and support others in grief.

All in this together

When the new members finish their vows before the congregation, the worshipers then renew those same

vows as a sign of our commitment to one another. In this section of the service, the pastor asks the congregation

to do all in their power to support the new members. When the members respond to this invitation, they renew

their promise to faithfully “participate in the ministries of the Church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our

service, and our witness, that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” The Rev. Shane Bishop

emphasizes that in the church he pastors. “Membership is useless,” he said, “unless it is a strategy to make disci-

ples of Jesus Christ.” Bishop is lead pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Christ United Methodist Church encourages their members to remain faithful to their vows by adopting a princi-

ple they call “Worship +2 and a Tithe.” The “+2” is a reminder that in addition to regular worship attendance,

each member is expected (1) to participate in a small group, and (2) to serve their neighbors. This practice rein-

forces every member's connection to one another and non-members.

Better together In some circles, it is popular to talk about church membership as optional. The Christian faith though,

was never intended to be a solo journey. The first followers of Jesus came together for teaching, meals, prayers,

and more (Acts 2:42).

The same is true today. We are better together as part of a local congregation. We are better together as part of a

global church.

Membership may have its privileges, but in The United Methodist Church, our commitment to Christ and one

another is far more important.

*Joe Lovino works for UMC.org at United Methodist Communications. He may be reached at

jiovino@umcom.org or 615-312-3733.

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umsexualethics.org

The General Commission on the Status & Role of Women (GCSRW) has launched a redesigned web-

site, umsexualethics.org.

This project grew from the work of The United Methodist Interagency Sexual Ethics Task Force

(IASETF) which is convened by GCSRW. This website serves as a resource for the Church concerning

sexual ethics in relation to The United Methodist Church.

The United Methodist Church stresses preventing and responding to cases of sexual misconduct with

healing and accountability.

GCSRW and IASETF take seriously the denomination’s position on naming sexual misconduct as a

chargeable offense. The United Methodist Church stresses preventing and responding to cases of sexual

misconduct with healing and accountability.

On sexual ethics website, resources can be found for those who are victims, those walking alongside the

victims, those accused of sexual misconduct, and those in conference leadership charged with handling

cases of sexual misconduct in a congregation.

Online information source “We desire to provide an online information source for people who are seeking answers to issues around

sexual misconduct in the life of the church,” Becky Posey Williams, GCSRW senior director for Sexual

Ethics & Advocacy stated. “When we share resources, we share power and the equal status of all human

beings.”

When we share resources, we share power and the equal status of all human beings.

GCSRW General Secretary Dawn Hare said the commission sees its work in the area of the prevention

of clergy sexual misconduct as being absolutely essential for congregations to be healthy, growing and

vital. “A crucial piece of this ministry is providing easy access to accurate information,” she said. “We

are thrilled to be launching our new Sexual Ethics Website in conjunction with our Do No Harm train-

ing event in Chicago this month.”

Hare expressed hope that the format of this new website will help meet the needs of victims, bishops,

district superintendents, and others seeking knowledge about policies, procedures and protocols in a us-

er-friendly format. She said GCSRW is seeking to continue to provide information and guidance in as-

suring the integrity of the complaint process.

The website was officially launched by GCSRW October 12, 2015. You can access the site at http://

umsexualethics.org.

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Friends:

"Learn, Lift, Lead." These words exemplify the ministry of Bishop Marcus Matthews. Now you'll have

the opportunity to build on his legacy -- with "Love."

At the 1988 General Conference, Bishop Marcus Matthews was among the first delegates to stand in fa-

vor of the creation of Africa University. He saw the vision for a Pan-African university that would bring

together students from across the continent to foster learning and growth in an environment that would

inspire moral character and lift the future of the continent.

Currently, the student body of 1,200 students come from 22 different countries. Future leaders of

Africa are learning side-by-side. This collaboration provides the seeds of a new Africa.

The Bishop and Mrs. Barbara Matthews have been ardent supporters of university ever since its creation,

making numerous trips to celebrate the achievements and milestones of the school. As a district superin-

tendent, and since becoming bishop, Matthews has continued to lead others to share in this work and

capture the vision of all that Africa University can be. In September 2016, Bishop Matthews will retire.

To celebrate all that he has given to the church, congregations, communities, and individuals are invited

to contribute to a special love gift to Africa University to honor his legacy.

Funds will be used toward building a fitness facility that will improve the quality of life for the

student body. This sports and health facility is a vital part of the University's master planning. Last year,

when West Africa was terrorized by the Ebola outbreak, students from the infected countries were able

to remain on campus during the breaks. Similarly, because many students travel thousands of miles to

study, they make Mutare their home and rarely leave to go to their own countries. Having facilities for

recreation will help to keep them healthy in body, mind and spirit.

To honor the Bishop and Mrs. Matthews and their life-long commitment to learn, lift and lead, please

join us in this offering so that Africa University can continue to grow and shape the next generations of

global leaders.

In April, Bishop Matthews will be visiting the regions to say farewell to the people of the Balti-

more-Washington Conference. Churches will be encouraged to present their contributions to the Love

Offering at these events. They will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.:

April 9, 2016 at Epworth Chapel in the Baltimore Region,

April 10 at Middletown UMC in the Western Region,

April 16 at Westphalia UMC in the Southern Region,

April 17at Asbury UMC in the Washington Region.

Individuals or groups who want to share gifts to honor the bishop and create a place of health and well-

ness at Africa University can send their gifts, marked Bishop's Love Offering," to the Conference Treas-

urer at 11711 E. Market Place, Fulton, MD 20759.

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Safe Sanctuaries: Ensuring Everyone's Safety While we continue to ensure the safety of our church, we want all of our worshipers to have ease of access

into the church as well. We are looking for volunteers to help assist in monitoring the front and side doors

before and during services. This would allow us to maintain the Mechanic St. door as an entrance. We hope

to have persons monitoring the doors in two shifts (8:00AM to 10:00AM, and from 10:00AM to 11:30AM).

Please see, email, or call Meg Roque if you would be willing to help! Meg's contact: meg@carter-roque.com

or (301) 268-2622.

Help make a little magic for some children in need. On Saturday, November 21st, the League (for

Crippled Children) will present their annual magic show at Allegany College of Maryland begin-

ning at 7PM. The League supports many of our activities throughout the year and this is a great

chance to show our support for them. Early bird tickets are $12 and you may see Bill Dormer for

more details or to purchase tickets.

The Frostburg UMC trustees are currently accepting donations for the historic Virginia Rose pattern china

dishes available from the church kitchen. Anyone interested in obtaining a piece or pieces of the china may

contact any of the trustees for more information. Checks written to the church for the dishes should clearly

designate kitchen/fellowship hall renovation fund (“Kitchen/FH Fund” in the memo line).

Singer's Needed!

If you love to sing and want to be part of a choir, the Chancel Choir at Frostburg United Methodist Church is

looking for new members to share their talent! The choir at FUMC has a long history of enhancing the worship

experience. We are especially in need of sopranos and altos, although we are grateful to have any new choir

members join us. The choir meets Wednesday evenings at 7pm to rehearse and sings at our 10:30am traditional

worship service each week. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting and fun group, please

contact choir director Debi Beachy at sdebeachy@hotmail.com, or simply come to one of our Wednesday

evening rehearsals.

Justice for Our Neighbors is a faith-based service that welcomes new immigrants into our churches and supports

them by providing legal services, education and other forms of advocacy. There are currently 24 clinic sites na-

tionwide, four in the BWC at First UMC in Hyattsville, Emory UMC in Washington, Salem UMC in Baltimore

and Epworth UMC in Gaithersburg. The National Justice for Our Neighbors program will match individual do-

nations received by each JFON site, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000, between now and Dec. 31. To learn more

contact Andrea King or Cindy Harding at BWConference office.

The HANDBELL CHOIR will be practicing at the church at 6:00PM on Wednesdays during the month of

November.

Freedom Is Not Free – Give Peace a Chance The Allegany County NAACP presents their 51st annual

Freedom Fund Dinner to be held on Sunday, November 8th from 4 – 7PM at the Culinary Café (110 Baltimore

St.,Cumberland). Tickets for dinner are $30 each and $25 for members. Guest speaker is Kenneth Watkins, Sr.

of Souls Won Outreach Ministries and the Youth Bell Ministry of 1st Church of God In Christ will also be there.

For details, please contact any member of the Allegany County NAACP Branch 7007.

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The United Methodist Men would like to thank everyone who helped to make the Pulled Pork Dinner a

success! We appreciate everyone who baked and donated brownies, volunteered their time to help work the

sale, delivered dinners, and purchased dinners.

Thank you for supporting United Campus Ministries! With your support of cookie jars and prayers the group

raised $349.00 for the students at the Appalachian Festival on FSU's campus!

Break Down:

We sold 25 Jars of Cookie or Brownie Mix

We sold 35 bottles of water

Bean Soup mix we sold 15 Jars

We sold 20 bags of sample homemade chocolate chip cookies that Joel our vice President made.

We only sold 3 jars of my homemade strawberry jam – people are really missing out on this one.

I got the quilt that you made me. It was very thoughtful of you. It is nice to know that you are keeping me in

your prayers! Thank you again, Jacob Benish

To the So~n~Sews,

I just want to thank you for the beautiful quilt Pastor Jen delivered to Paula. Thanks also for all the good times

Paula had working with this group. Thank you for the prayer quilt made by the “So-n-Sews” and the prayers

woven into each stitch and knot. I use the quilt daily as a source of warmth and prayer. This will be a long and

difficult battle. I ask for your continued prayers. ~Marie Deakin

Thank you for the beautiful quilt and for all of you praying for me. It lifted me up with all your prayers and the

beautiful colors! Thanks, with love,

~Kathy Jo Cracraft

Thank you for being so thoughtful! We appreciate your continued prayers as well as the beautiful prayer quilt.

~Maurice & Billie Jean Miller

A Special Thank You – Charge Conference

Pastor Jen would like to extend a special thanks to all those who helped with and attended Charge

Conference on Monday. The meeting was a celebration of all of the wonderful ministries that Frostburg

UMC and LaVale UMC are doing for the Lord. A very special thank you to the Helen Lehr Circle as

they provided the delicious delicacies for the evening! (We may all have to go on a diet after eating the

scrumptious cookies!) God is so good!

Thank you to all who invested your time to the safety of our church and children at the last Safe

Sanctuaries training! We appreciate your support! If you were unable to make the training , please see

or contact Lem Crawford at lemuelcrawford@gmail.com or 301-268-7483. We have information to

give you and forms to fill out that are required annually. Thank you!

When mailing correspondence to the church, please be certain to use the mailing address PO Box 420,

Frostburg, MD 21532. The US Postal Service will not deliver mail sent to our street address.

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CHARLOTTE’S CHUCKLE

1. Bob Nelson

5. Natalie

Tenaglio

9. Dot Workman

10. Joline Nelson

Gloria Eisel

18. Tess Bond

22. Darrel Harden

28. Kenney Bohrer

31. Joe Bohrer

God has unlimited anytime minutes.

Prayer is the place where burdens change shoulders.

A teenager was constantly asking his father if he could borrow the family car. Finally, the father asked his son

why he thought God had given him two feet. Without hesitation, the son replied. "That's easy. One is for the

clutch and the other is for the accelerator."

A minister was explaining the 23rd Psalm to a group of children. He started by saying that sheep aren't very

smart, and that they need the protection and guidance of a shepherd. Then he asked, "If you children are like

sheep, then who is the shepherd?" After a short silence, a little girl said, "Jesus is the shepherd."

Caught a little off guard, the minister replied, "Okay...but then, who am I?" She frowned thoughtfully and said

with a shrug, "I guess you must be the sheep dog."

Three men were stranded on an island with nothing to eat except one slice of bologna. They decided whoever

had the best dream that night would get to eat it. The next morning, Tom said he dreamed he was in heaven and

sang with the angels. Kevin said he dreamed he was in heaven and played a golden harp.

"I dreamed you two guys died and went to heaven," said Dennis. "So I got up and ate the bologna."

Moved by the church service, the richest man in town stood up and addressed the

congregation. "I remember the day I earned my first dollar," he said. "That night, I went to

a church meeting, and the speaker told us about his missionary work. I had only that single

dollar bill, and I had to make a decision: Give it to his worthy cause or keep it. So I gave

him all the money I had. I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a

millionaire today!" As he sat down, a woman shouted, "I dare you to do it again!"

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

5. Patsy Jackson

9. Amy Harman

10. Alex Whetzel

Austin Whetzel

11. Sharon Koch

13. Christopher Lemmert

22. Jennie Scott

23. Doug Cook

Thanks to Nancy Folk for her help in gathering and

organizing these birthdays. Please send any additions or

corrections to her at nancyfolk@verizon.net or call

301-689-6587.

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Shut-Ins

Frostburg Village Nursing Home &

Assisted Living One Kaylor Circle Frostburg, MD 21532 Arvil Garlitz, #102B

Jerry Reeves, #401A

Irene Strickler

Frostburg Heights Apartments 100 Honeysuckle Lane, Frostburg, MD 21532

Dorothy Braisted

Shut-Ins at Home Daphne Bradshaw LeDong William McKenzie

Alleene Plummer

SERVING OUR COUNTRY

Dimas Henriquez Matthew C. Sisco

Lt. Com. Jared Jacobs Matthew Sullivan

DIRECTORY

Pastor Jennifer Webber

Organist Sean Beachy

Choir Director Debi Beachy

Church Treasurer Ron Tenaglio

Church Accountant Joe Lewis

Church Secretary Joni Otto

Youth Coordinator Lemuel Crawford

Outreach Leader Tony Crosby

Ministers All Members of the

Body of Christ

Mailing Address: PO Box 420

Frostburg, Maryland 21532

http://www.frostburgumc.org/

Location: 48 West Main Street, Frostburg, MD

EMAIL & TELEPHONE

Church office@frostburgumc.comcastbiz.net.

301-689-6626

301-689-2722 (church fax)

Office hours: M-F, 9:00am to 2:00 pm

Pastor jdwebber18@gmail.com

Cell phone: 301-788-5914

Outreach Leader acrosby@frostburg.edu

(Tony Crosby)

Youth Director lemuelcrawford@gmail.com

(Lem Crawford) cell phone: 301-268-7483

Together Editor Methodistnewsletter@hotmail.com

(Andrew Pegg)

Webmaster sdebeachy@hotmail.com

(Sean Beachy)

The Annapolitan, 85 N. Old Mill Bottom Road,

Annapolis, MD 21409

Charlie Sigler

FUMC MISSION:

Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:9-20 provide the

church with our mission: “Go therefore and

make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey

everything that I have commanded you.”

Frostburg United Methodist Church is faithfully

committed to fulfilling his challenge through a

balanced comprehensive program of worship,

fellowship, spiritual growth, evangelism,

outreach, and mission.

The Egle Nursing Center 57 Jackson St.

Lonaconing MD 21539

Sylvia Barnett