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The United Methodist Church of Ephrata 117 C. Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823 - (509)754-4664

Thank you for supporting the work of the church through your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service and your witness as we pursue our mission:

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.”

APRIL 2015

Update Deadline April 22nd 12:00 noon

Get your articles and announcements in!

www.umcephrata.org Page 5

The Update April 2015

The United Methodist

Church of Ephrata

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.”

Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

9:00am to 1:00pm

www.umcephrata.org

Phone: (509)754-4664

Fax: (509)398-9514

Email: info@umcephrata.org

117 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823

Sunday School 10am

Worship Service: 10:00am

Easter Breakfast April 5th 7:30am

Easter Egg Hunt April 5th 9:00am

Interim Pastor Rev. Brenda Tudor

Administrative Assistant: Sheryl Downey…….sheryl@umcephrata.org

Custodian: Jamie Downing

Nursery Attendant: Hannah Heflin

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APRIL Servers

Mark Your Calendars

UMW Luncheon 11:15am April 01

Men’s Breakfast 7:30am April 04

Easter Breakfast 7:30am April 05

Easter Egg Hunt 9am April 05

M&I Closet changeover 9:30am April 08

Fun & Fellowship Potluck 6pm April 09

Trustees Meeting 7pm April 14

Community Dinner 5:30pm April 30

Sunday, April 12th

Assistant of the Day: Bob Bluhm

Usher: Lonny Holleman

Greeter: Marilyn Grass

Liturgist: Margaret Treiber

Coffee Hour: Barb Deycous

Lead Counter: Kathy Buhl

Assistant Counter: Louise Ingebrigtson

Flowers: Maggie Reynolds

Sunday School Teacher: Jamie Downing

Sunday, April 19th

Assistant of the Day: Denis Plew

Usher: Gary Archer

Greeter: Vivian Plew

Liturgist: Camille Price

Coffee Hour: Christy Price

Lead Counter: Shirley Pederson

Assistant Counter: Mary Morin

Flowers:

Sunday School Teacher: Rebecca Gipson

Sunday, April 26th

Assistant of the Day: Herb Reynolds

Usher: Cammy Hatch

Greeter: Bob Miller

Liturgist: Bev Dell

Coffee Hour: Bev Dell

Lead Counter: John Morris

Assistant Counter: Margaret Treiber

Flowers: Margaret Treiber

Sunday School Teacher: Christy Price

Sunday, May 3rd

Assistant of the Day: Ed Rogers

Usher: Christy Price

Greeter: Joan Warner

Liturgist: Camille Price

Coffee Hour: Vera Senn

Lead Counter: Denis Plew

Assistant Counter: Louise Ingebrigtson

Flowers:

Sunday School Teacher: Maggie Reynolds

www.facebook.com/umcofephrata

Come join us for our Community Dinner on

Thursday, April 30th, at 5:30pm.

Everyone is welcome so invite your friends,

family, and neighbors for a fun and

fabulous meal!

Sunday, April 5th (EASTER SUNDAY)

Assistant of the Day: Tom Pheasant

Usher: Mona Kaiser

Greeter: Vera Senn

Liturgist: Ann Chandler

Coffee Hour: Marilyn Bluhm

Lead Counter: Denis Plew

Assistant Counter: Marilyn Grass

Flowers:

Sunday School Teacher: Easter Egg Hunt

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Want a fun Easter pro-

ject? Make a resurrec-

tion garden! It’s fun

and beautiful. You can

either Google them or

look them up on Pinter-

est. Bring your garden

to church on Easter Sun-

day to show everyone.

There will be prizes for

adults and children.

We will miss you , Pastor Jus-

tin, Kellie, Karis, & David.

May God bless you and keep

you safe and happy wherever

life takes you. Thank you for

all you’ve done for us!

RESURRECTION ROLLS FOR EASTER

What you will need:

1 pkg. crescent rolls (Or canned biscuits)

1 large marshmallow for each crescent roll

½ cup butter, melted

Cinnamon /Sugar mixture

Depending upon the age of your children, read or teach through Matthew 26-27. Then start this activity.

1. Preheat the oven to 350.

2. Hand everyone a crescent roll triangle or biscuit. (The dough represents the tomb.)

3. Give everyone a marshmallow. (Representing Jesus.)

4. Dip the marshmallows in melted butter. (Representing the embalming oils.)

5. Dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon sugar. (Representing the spices used to anoint Jesus’ body.)

6. Wrap the marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll. Seal it well. (just as Jesus was tightly sealed in the tomb.)

7. Place the rolls in the oven for 10-12 minutes. (Representing the time Jesus was buried in the tomb.)

While the rolls are cooking and cooling, read/teach through Matthew 28:1-10.

8. Let the rolls cool completely. When the rolls have cooled, slice your roll open. The marshmallow is no longer there –

just as Jesus is no longer in the tomb – HE IS RISEN!!

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We Are ALL The Welcoming Committee

by Dolores Pheasant

The Evangelism Committee just did a study of our

congregation. As you know, we have shrunk.

There are now 89 regular/occasional attendees

and 22 that rarely attend. There are 17 members

who need care. Our average attendance is 65,

which is 80% of members possible. That shows we

are a faithful, steady group who follow Jesus at

this church.

We are known as a friendly church, but are

you letting someone else do the welcoming for

you?

Do you acknowledge and visit with people you

don’t know at church?

Do you ever talk or sit with “new to you” peo-

ple during coffee hour?

Do you talk about our church in conversation

with friends and neighbors?

Have you ever invited children you know to

our Sunday School?

Do you use Jackie’s Pantry to take food to

someone who is ill or do you expect someone

else to do it?

We need our greeters to be at the door as people

leave at the end of the service. How about saying

“Glad you worshiped with us today, would you like

to have coffee with us?”

During our difficult times it will take ALL of us to

be the friendly, inviting, loving church we can be!

Won’t you take the challenge and be part of our

Welcome Committee?

How common is PTSD?

An estimated 7.8 percent of Americans will experi-

ence PTSD at some point in their lives, with wom-

en (10.4%) twice as likely as men (5%) to devel-

op PTSD. About 3.6 percent of U.S. adults aged

18 to 54 (5.2 million people) have PTSD during

the course of a given year. This represents a small

portion of those who have experienced at least

one traumatic event; 60.7% of men and 51.2% of

women reported at least one traumatic event.

About 30 percent of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience PTSD. An additional 20 to 25 percent have had partial PTSD at some point in their lives. More than half of all male Vietnam veterans and almost half of all female Vietnam veterans have experienced “clinically serious stress reaction symptoms.” PTSD has also been detected among veterans of other wars. Estimates of PTSD from the Gulf War are as high as 10%. Estimates from the war in Afghanistan are between 6 and 11%. Current esti-mates of PTSD in military personnel who served in Iraq range from 12% to 20%.

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GRIEF TALKS

For those going through the shad-ows, pain, tears and fear of the grief season. Grief talks meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the Fireside Room.

Happy Birthday

Charlene Shoemaker April 01 Maggie Reynolds April 08 Joan Jensen April 10 Tom Pheasant April 13 Francis Jensen April 14 Bill Nixon April 14 JoAn Isaman April 17 Louis Bunkelman April 20 Thelma Wentworth April 22 Margaret Treiber April 24 Jenni Bunkelman April 25 Brooke McKnight April 25 Janis Davisson April 26

If you had a birthday and it’s not listed please let the church office know so we can add you.

Quilters meet every Tuesday at 9am

Happy Anniversary

Russell & Thelma Wentworth (60th) April 09

William & Janet Nelson (13th) April 27

THANK YOU!!

Thank you so much to all the volunteers who

worked at the Food Bank in March. They were

Sandy Archer, Donna Anderson, Connie Chad-

wick, Harold Chadwick, Lonny Holleman, Paul

Morris, and Margaret Treiber. A special thanks to

Merle Gibbons, Mary Mantz, and Phyllis Fuglie,

who volunteer all year round. I really appreciate

all of your efforts to support the mission of our

church in the Food Bank.

Bev Dell

Valentine Dinner

Camille and Christy Price thank all who

helped with the dinner cleanup. From the din-

ner receipts, three cushioned mats were pur-

chased and placed in the kitchen to relieve foot

and leg fatigue. The remaining funds, about

$90, were given to the Pastor’s Discretionary

Fund as outreach from the UMW. Thanks to

all who came in to support. Such gatherings

seem to be an integral part of doing something

to help others. Christy and I were happy to

organize and do the dinner as a fundraiser.

Camille & Christy Price, Chairs

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“Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise” James 5:13

One of the most wonderful gifts we are given is the gift of prayer. We can pray for one another in times of need as well as times of celebration.

To join the phone prayer chain contact Dee Gray at 754-3218. To join the email prayer chain, email Sheryl at sheryl@umcephrata.org

PRAYER REQUESTS

Prayers for the Military

Please let us know if someone should be added or taken off our prayer list by contacting the church office: 754-4664.

Also contact the church office if you know of someone in need of a visit by our Congregational Care Team, or Pastor Justin.

Prayers for Health, Healing,

and well-being

Bill Nelson

Betty Rogers

Tim Rogers

Bob Allison

Loyde Hales II

Charles Bliss

Casey Helmick

Christy McGraw Smith

Judith Lemon

JoAn Isaman

Allen Pheasant

Les Parr

Tom Craig

Irene Gans

Prayers for Those Suffering From

Long-Term Health Problems

Bob St. Clair Jr

Dee Gray

Bill Lowry

Lenora Walters

Ruth Walker

Hazel Scoby

Susan Smith

Mary Baird

Dick Hoyt

Ed Sivula

Ellen Fenimore

Doug Jensen

Tim Rogers

Ron Gardner

Steven Grass

Shirley Morris

Ervin Gans

Brian Davisson

Trevor Middleton

Renee Muse

Richard Hart

Orin Smith

Chris Wash

Kevin Harmon

Justin Townley

Prayers of comfort

Loved ones of :

Veryl Reamer

Dorothy Ross

Therefore confess your

sins to each other and

pray for each other so

that you may be healed.

The prayer of a right-

eous man is powerful

and effective.

James 5:16

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DATE April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27

11am

To

1pm

Dawn Amick

Bev Dell

Dolores Pheasant

Rosie Cegnar

Ann Chandler

Louise Sivula

Janis Davisson

Maternity & Infant Closet Schedule

MEN’S GROUP

The Men’s Group will meet

for breakfast on Saturday,

April 4th, at 7:30am. Break-

fast will be served by Bob

Bluhm. All men welcome!

We met March 16th and enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day themed decora-tions, dessert, and quiz. Joan Jensen and Vivian Winters served our treats on fine bone china. The speaker, Lorraine Kane, gave a passionate accounting of the reasons for early intervention and Head Start for the pre-kindergarten and “at risk” children in our community, of which there are 250 families. She detailed the Head Start federal agency that also coordinated with the state agency to eliminate duplication.

On April 1st we will carpool at 11:15am to visit the Moses Lake UMW for a luncheon and hear speaker Tressa Cummings, UMW Seven Rivers District President.

April 8th at 9:30am we’ll gather in the Maternity & Infant Closet to “change-over” from Winter to Summer clothing. All members, please, come and help as many hands will make it speedy!

FUN & FELLOWSHIP: HONOR FLIGHTS

Pictures of the flight and the Korean Honorary

Dinner in Spokane will be shown by Marilyn

Bluhm. All those who have gone on an Honor

Flights will be honored, also information on how

to apply. Our church members who have served

in the military will be recognized. This will be a

potluck dinner, please bring your tableware.

Please come join us for this fun event on April

9th, at 6pm. Hope to see you there!

Does anyone have a Fun & Fel-

lowship idea or program for

May? Let us know if you do!