Sunday Schedule: 8:15am - Blended worship 9:15-10:30am - Gathering coffee/doughnuts in Krout

10:45am - Traditional worship

Phone: 419/238-0631 FAX: 419/238-3608 email: firstchurch@wcoil.com website: vanwertfirst.net

Embracing, equipping and empowering persons to evangelize…

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 See Wednesday

Schedule at left

2 8am Clay Pots

6pm Women’s

Bible Study

7pm Praise Band

3 10am-Noon Food Pantry

6pm Bread N Bowl

FUMC serving tonight

4

5 Communion

Sunday

6 1-3pm Food Pantry

7 8:30am Staff Mtg

10:30 Prayer Group

5:45pm Preschool Bd Mtg

7:00pm Adult Teacher

volunteer dessert bar

8

See Wednesday

Schedule above

6:30pm Trustees

9 5:30pm Christian

Education Meeting

8am Clay Pots

7pm Praise Band

10 10am-Noon Food Pantry

6pm Bread N Bowl

8pm Youth Lock-In

11

12

13 1-3pm Food Pantry

14 8:30am Staff Mtg

10:30 Prayer Group

Noon Lydia Group

6:30pm Stephen Ministry

15 See Wednesday

Schedule above

16 8am Clay Pots

7pm Praise Band

Preschool Orientation

6-8pm

17 10am-Noon Food Pantry

6pm Bread N Bowl

18

19 Blessings of

the Backpacks. 3rd Graders

receive Bibles

20 1-3pm Food Pantry

21 8:30am Staff Mtg.

10:30 Prayer Group

22 See Wednesday

Schedule above

10:00am On Our Own

Widow’s Group

23 8am Clay Pots

7pm Praise Band

24 10am-Noon Food Pantry

6pm Bread N Bowl

Wedding Rehearsal -

Miller / Lehman Wedding

5th Quarter!

25 Miller /

Lehman Wedding

3:30pm

26 Gideon Sunday

YOUTH KICK OFF

27 1-3pm Food Pantry

Preschool

Assessments

28 8:30am Staff Mtg.

10:30 Prayer Group

6:30pm Stephen Ministry

Preschool

Assessments

29

Preschool

Assessments

30 31 Wedding Rehearsal -

Zosh/Young Wedding

6:00pm

August 2018

Wednesday Schedule:

8:00am Men’s Bible Study 6:30pm Lifetree

1-3pm Food Pantry @the Bachwell

First Church Prayer Requests

HEALTH CONCERNS: Bob Allison, cancer Sandra Anderson, hip and Parkinsons

Dorothy Arnold, pain Jerri Bacino, cancer Jim Davis, cancer

Aiden Ellerbrock, rehab Mary Germann, cancer Paula Goins, multiple-sclerosis

Lois Haller, cancer Bella Hurless, rehab

Linda Jeknavorian, health Clark King, heart Matt Krites, treatment

Mike Ricica, kidney Bob Say, stiff person disease Jack Spry, health

Rebecca Strickler, balance rehab

MILITARY: Connor Gordon, Nick Gutierrez,

Caleb Kreischer, Ben Scheidt, Noah Sease, Evan Wells, Bryan Zinsmaster.

MISSIONARIES - August Focus: Stand For Truth - Joel Penton & Team.

GLOBAL CONCERNS - August Focus: Police, firefighters, civil servants & their families.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -

August Focus: First Church Mission in Van

Wert & Church Staff / College students and all students returning to school.

June Attendance Report

8:15 - 187 10:45 - 805

YTD Average 8:15 - 65 10:45 - 178

YTD Average - All Services 243

August Birthdays 8/1 Sierra Shaffer

8/2 Dorothy Sunderland

8/3 Sharon Bowersock Sydney Dowler Dennis Merriman Paul Miller

8/4 Jason Showalter

8/5 Lavena Faszler Zacreigh Hanicq Annette Hoverman

8/6 Colleen Krouskop

8/9 Dresden Wehage

8/10 Jean Bulau Jerry Hoffman Heather McGraw

8/11 Elisa Dunlap Elora Kramer

8/12 Nathaniel Mitchener Jim Steele

8/13 Steve Gehres Lynn Simson Sandy Young

8/14 Shirley Jarvis

8/15 Jim Covey Glen Poling

8/16 Quintin Bouillon

8/17 Violet Hogan Frank Smith

8/18 Pam Brown

8/19 Janet Gearhart Mel Hurless Jodi Wallenhorst Jan White

8/21 Deb Germann Christian Wallenhorst

8/23 Ellie Mooney Leslie Simon

8/24 Kayla Allison Michele Amstutz Randy Springer Carter Wright

8/25 Ned Compton Bryan Zinsmaster Haydon McGraw

8/27 Dick Dunn Deb Moser

8/29 Dave Leiendecker Susan Mathew Lisa Miller

8/30 Noah Carter Melissa Wagner

8/31 Kurt Massillo

August Anniversaries 8/1 Aaron & Teresa Gardner

8/2 Steve & Cindy DuVall Matt & Judy Krites

8/4 Eric & Courtney Hurless

8/5 Ed & Becky Wells

8/7 Craig & Marie Duff Steve & Lois Gehres

8/9 Dave & Angie Watkins

8/10 Rob & Ashley Balyeat

8/14 William & Deborah Kelly

8/15 John & Jan White Tom & Sharon Witten

8/19 Lee & Lisa Hurless

8/22 Kyle & Christie Wendel

8/23 Andrea & Dennis Merriman

8/25 Scott & Melissa Wagner

8/27 Andy & Sandra Anderson Rob & Karen Miller

8/29 Harold & Sherry Kreischer Eric & Leah Schaffner

Financial Report - 6/30/2018

June Income: $39,100.74

June Expense: $39,017.13

Income Over Expense: +$83.61

YTD Income: $255,758.75

YTD Expense: $263,549.60

TOTAL +$7,790.85

Building Maintenance

Fund Income: $3,210.00 NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

Van Crest, Van Wert

10357 Van Wert Decatur Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891

Lois August, Bettye Burchfield, Rhonda Crosley,

Karen Elston, Ray Rickner, John Ruddock

Van Crest, Delphos

Assisted Living: 310 Elida Rd, Delphos, OH 45833

Nursing Home: 1425 E 5th St, Delphos OH 45833

Marilyn McCracken, assisted living; Pat Wilhelm,

nursing home

Hearth and Home

1118 Westwood Dr, Van Wert, OH 45891 Ana Arnold, Belle Bolton, Jan Osborn,

Lucille Watkins

Van Wert Manor

160 Fox Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891

Edith Corcoran, Betty Foust, Janet Hiegel,

Billie Krugh, Mary Lowe, Betty Vogt

Shut-ins living away from VW

Columbus: Bonnie Wallace, Frank Van Horn

Indiana: Florence Leiter

Shut-Ins Jean Leiendecker, Esther Ley,

Rich Riley, Betty Tribolet

For your convenience:

Nursing home addresses have been added

if you would like to send a card to a resident.

IN THE CHURCH FAMILY

Deaths:

Mildred Hablitzel - 7/14/2018

Births:

Steele Roger Thompson - 7/12/2018

parents: Michael and Lauren Thompson grandparents: Dave and Jana Thompson

DETAILS COMING SOON!

AUGUST PREACHING SCHEDULE Series: Seeing Clearly

August 5 By Embracing God

in Worship

Psalm 96:8-9 Revelation 5:11-14

Hebrews 10:25 Mark 12:30

August 12 By Equipping Ourselves

through Loving Obedience

John 6:68 I Samuel 15:22 2 Timothy 3:16 Matthew 7:7-8

Jeremiah 33:1-3

August 19 Empowered by the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:8 John 15:5 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

August 26 The Changed Lives

by Sharing Good News Matthew 28:18-20

2 Corinthians 5:11-20

CLASS DAY TIME LEADER

PRESCHOOL SS Sunday 9:30am Renee Staas

K-3 SS Sunday 9:30am Kay Okuley

4th & 5th GRADE SS Sunday 9:30am Darla Dunlap

MIDDLE SCHOOL SS Sunday 9:30am Demond Johnson

HIGH SCHOOL SS Sunday 9:30am Mary Ann Falk

ADULT BIBLE CLASS Sunday 9:30am Larry Wendel

DISCIPLE MAKERS Sunday 9:30am Jana Thompson

FAITHWEAVERS Sunday 9:30am Al Arnold

HAL HUNT Sunday 9:30am Ned Compton

ROOTED Sunday 9:30am Pastor Chris

CHANCEL CHOIR Wednesday 7:30pm Paul Hoverman

CLAY POTS Thursday 8:00am Marilyn Alessandrini

HAND BELLS Wednesday 6:30pm Gloria Wendel

LADIES GROUP Thursday 6:00pm Teresa Shaffer

CLASS DAY TIME LEADER

LIFETREE CAFÉ Wednesday 6:30pm S Mathew/S Arn

LYDIA Tuesday - 2nd 12:00pm Eleanor Souders

M&M Mon - 1st & 3rd 7:30pm Jill Smelser

MEN'S BIBLE STUDY Wednesday 8:00am Dave Watkins

MUSTARD SEEDS Wednesday 3:30pm Teresa Shaffer

ON OUR OWN Wed - 4th 10:00am L Mechling/E Souders

PRAISE BAND Thursday 7:00pm Wayne Wells

PRAYER GROUP Tuesday 10:30am Gloria Wendel

SARAH Tuesday 6:30pm Lisa Dunn

SEEKERS Wednesday 5:00pm Jim Covey

WOMEN OF THE WORD Wednesday 4:00pm Shirley Jarvis

WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Thursday - 1st 4:30pm Lisa Dunn

YOUTH - MS Sunday 5:00pm Teresa Shaffer

YOUTH - HS Sunday 5:00pm Demond Johnson

Bible Studies - Small Groups

Sunday School Classes

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LIBRARY

August Library News

As back surgery slowed me down more than I anticipated, the July books will remain on the carousel and the top of my desk through August. As I've had more time to read and think you also will enjoy the books, I am adding them also. Overjoyed to see several of them checked out last time I was in. Keep reading!

Romaine

AUGUST IS Pasta month for the Food Pantry

PASTA, PASTA SAUCE, MACARONI & CHEESE

Please bring these items for the food pantry.

Baskets will be at each entrance & near the front of the sanctuary.

Monetary donations are also welcome & appreciated.

Blessings!

First United Methodist Preschool is a Christian-based school that prepares children to succeed in all areas of life. At this time, they are accepting registrations for the 2018-2019 school year.

The curriculum is driven by Ohio Department of Education standards and each teacher is there to provide a positive and nurturing environment for all children as they begin their ed-ucational journey.

The preschool offers two mornings per week for students who are 3 and 4 years of age. A child who is at least 4 and is planning on attending kindergarten the following school year may attend pre-kindergarten classes, which provide the op-tion of choosing three or four mornings per week.

Classes meet Monday-Thursday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Register online at www.fumpreschool.com or contact Administrator April Ellerbrock at 419.238.0631, extension 308, or email aellerbrock@wcoil.com.