FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “LOVING GOD, SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS”

Phone: 419-447-6748 Email: office@tiffinfaith.org Website: tiffinfaith.org

March Worship

March 2

Sermon Our Stormy Star

Scriptures 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9

March 9

Sermon Growing Up

Scriptures Matthew 4:1-11;

Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7

March 16

Sermon Re-Inventing the Wheel?

Scriptures John 3:1-17; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

March 23

Sermon Thirsty!

Scriptures Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42

March 30

Sermon Guest Preacher

Scriptures John 9:1-41; Ephesians 5:8-14

Dear Friends,

What a winter we have had! Are

you ready for Spring? Good

News! March brings us into the

Season of Lent. Lent is the

Church’s “Springtime”. Out of

the darkness of sin’s winter emerges a people – the

Church – reborn in their Lord’s resurrection.

Did you know that Easter is the oldest Christian

season? The observance of Lent first appeared

between 200-300 A.D. Lent was a time of

preparation for persons being instructed in the

Christian faith before their baptism. Following the

model of Jesus’ time in the wilderness, new adult

converts practiced Lenten penance and prayer for 40

days waiting to receive their baptism, confirmation

and first Lord’s Supper at the Easter vigil.

We are blessed to have 8 young people who are going

through confirmation classes in preparation of

making their membership vows on Easter. During

these 40 days will you pray for them by name: Nick,

Nate, Larry Jacob, Evan, Abby, Jonathan, Kevin, &

Noah. May this Lenten journey be a time of growth

and insight not only for them, but for us as we open

ourselves to God’s springtime of our souls.

Lent calls us to look back on the impact of our

baptism on our lives. How are we doing, we who

have died to sin and come alive to new life in Christ?

In repentance we ask our Lord to clear our lives of

sin. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday. This year we

will be worshiping at St. Paul UMC for Ash

Wednesday, joining with our brothers and sisters in

the act of receiving ashes as a reminder of our

mortality and repentance, along with sharing of Holy

Communion.

Won’t you join us on the Lenten journey? We need

you.

Leaning into the future with hope,

Rev. Donna

A GIFT TO Faith’s endowment fund

is a gift that will last forever.

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CWU World Day of Prayer- The UMW would like

to invite anyone interested to join us in the Church

Women United World Day of Prayer on March 7, 2014

at 1:30 p.m. The program will be held at Trinity United

Church of Christ (131 E. Perry Street, Tiffin). Please

join us!

March Meeting Reminder: Please join us for our

March UMW Meeting. We will be meeting at Jan

Foy’s Home (83 Autumn Lane, Tiffin, Ohio). On

March 8, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. This meeting is open to

all ladies of the church. Please join us!

♫ ♫

Faith UMC in connection with WXML radio station is

once again collecting jars of peanut butter during the

month of March. These jars of peanut butter will be

donated to Lifeline Christian Missions, who will use

them to feed over 5,000 in Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador,

Cuba and the United States through their Christian

School Canteen/feeding program.

Peanut butter is used because it is a great source of

protein that requires no refrigeration. Please bring

your 18 oz. jars of peanut butter with a quarter taped

to the lid to help with the shipping. There will be a box

in the Narthex for the collected jars.

FLOOD BUCKETS: We are still in need of some

items to complete our Flood Buckets and Health

Kits. Please check the list on the wall across from the

office to see what is still needed and then place the items

in the box as marked. As always, we thank you for

generosity and may God bless you.

Thank you to all who helped with the spaghetti dinner

on February 23, 2014. It was very successful and your

help was greatly appreciated!

SOUP & SANDWICH LUNCHEON:

The SERVE Team will be hosting a Soup and Sandwich

Luncheon and Silent Auction on March 23rd following

second service. All proceeds will go to support Flat

Rock Homes. Please join us and support Flat Rock!

2014 SUMMER CAMPS

Camp literature has just arrived! Take your mind

off snow and start thinking summer. It really will

be here soon. There are many camps available.

Anything you can think of!

You can check out Camp Aldersgate by going to

their Facebook page. Camp Asbury is having an

open house on Sunday, March 20, from 2:00-6:00

P.M. Camp Wanake is Saturday, April 12, and

Saturday, May 17, 2014.

The camps go by grade the young person is going

into in the fall. For more information, contact Jane

Schubert at 419-448-8267 or see her at church. The

earlier you register, the better chance you have of

getting the camp of your choice.

CAMP FUND

Here we are again! Time to start thinking about

your youth going to camp. We help our youth out

with the camp fee. The average fee for a weeks

camp is at least $339.00. We try to pay half of the

fee for our young people. We need your help in this.

It is a great investment of your money. To donate,

just put it in the offering plate, marked Camp Fund.

Thanks for your help!

Jane Schubert

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Manufacturer Coupons are still being collected to

help Military Families. Just clip the coupons and

place in the box in our Mission Corner. Each month

the coupons will be collected and sent on help the

Families of Military personnel.

Remember this is for Manufacturer’s coupons

only! What an easy way to help!

Children’s

Mission Fund

$1,043.04

Each week the

money the children

bring forward for

Missions has been counted! Thanks be to God for

all of the supportive ways our church instills in our

children the importance of giving to missions. The

children have not yet voted as to where the money

will be going, but watch next month’s newsletter to

see the many missions that are blessed by the

children’s weekly noisy and quiet offerings.

April 3rd & 4th

Mark your calendars! Start cleaning out those closets

– we need your surplus!

Remember no TV’s, No Computers

or accessories to such.

Want to help? Plan to join us in setting things up the

week after Easter, or volunteer to be here during the

sale. All proceeds go to support the Henderson

Mission Trip in June. Maybe you can’t go to

Tennessee with us, but you can help us get there

through helping with the sale!

Sponsored by the Seneca County Ministerial

Association

Fridays March 14-April 18, 12 noon

Worship and a Light Lunch at the following

churches

March 14th Salvation Army

March 21st Faith UMC

March 28th Trinity United Church of Christ

April 4th First Lutheran Church

April 11th Salvation Army

April 18th Good Friday Service at First

Presbyterian Church (no lunch)

Manufacturers

Coupons

For the Military

TISSUES NEEDED! Would you help us replenish

the tissue boxes in the pews?

Please bring in a box or two

and place them in the

Missions corner. Thanks!!

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Lenten Study

Tuesdays

at 7pm

“Preparing

God’s Path”

This Five week Study by Ray VanderLaan shares

how passionate faith prepares the way for Jesus and

his ultimate act of obedience and sacrifice at the

cross.

Then, be challenged in your own life to live as they

did-by every word that comes from the mouth of

God. Five sessions include: 1. The Way of the

Essenes 2. The Way of John the Baptist 3. Into the

Desert to be Tested 4. The Last Passover 5. The Fifth

Cup-Our Way of Hope.

BASIC Study Starting March 9th in the Jr. Room-

What is church? Who is it for? Is it broken? Can it be better? "If I only had this as my guide . . . if all I had

was the Bible . . . and I was to read this book and start a 'church,' what would it look like?" asks Francis Chan, in the BASIC series. "Would it look like the thing we have built here and all refer to as church? Or would it look radically different?"

Each lesson consists of a short film (no more than 15 minutes) and discussion, and a Bible will be very handy!

The topics for the series are: March 9, 2014 - BASIC Fear God March 16, 2014 - BASIC Follow Jesus March 23, 2014 - BASIC Holy Spirit March 30, 2014 - BASIC Fellowship April 6, 2014 - BASIC Teaching April 13, 2014 - BASIC Prayer April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday - BASIC Communion

Questions or for more information, see Daniel or Phyllis Kinn.

Crucifixion scene is graphic and may

not be appropriate for children under

10.

Women’s A.C.T. 2014 Conference

Under His Wings – Psalm 91:4

April 5, 2014 8:15 AM – 3:30 PM

Registration forms located on bulletin

board across from the office!

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Bridge Home Health and Hospice

Offers Volunteer Training

Bridge Home Health & Hospice, a non-profit

organization providing home health care and hospice

services, will offer training courses for prospective

volunteers beginning on Tuesday, March 11th. The

training will be held in the Wenner Conference

Room at Birchaven Village, located at 15100

Birchaven Lane in Findlay, and will take place for

six consecutive Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Courses will cover topics such as the basic principles

of hospice, understanding the special needs of

patients and their families, effective communication,

patient care, pain and symptom management,

spiritual care giving, and understanding grief and

loss.

No previous hospice experience is required;

however, volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

Following training, volunteers can choose a special

area of involvement, such as caregiver relief,

bereavement, nursing home visitors, gift of dreams,

hospice care center or clerical work.

Pre-registration is required. For more information or

to request an application packet, please contact Julie

Tiell, Bridge Hospice volunteer coordinator,

by phone at 419-423-5351 or by e-mail at

jtiell@bvhealthsystem.org.

From Flat Rock Homes:

Thank you for your recent donation of

$100.00. Because of your donation, our

children and adults in the Care Center will

again know the kindness of people like you.

We pray that you have a blessed New Year!

Thank you! I look forward to being with you

in April!

Amanda Nicol

Director of Development

From East Ohio UMC Conference:

Thank you for fulfilling your commitment to

paying your shared ministry funds in full for

2013. Programs and ministries continue to be

blessed because of your generosity and

commitment. Thank you again for making a

difference in East Ohio and the World!

Jessica Vargo

Conference Treasurer

From FISH of Tiffin: 1-16-14

On behalf of FISH of Tiffin, I would thank to

thank those at Faith UMC for their very

generous gift of $956.50. Fish will be able to

assist our neighbors in need with food,

utilities, rent, prescriptions, gas for special

needs and more.

Thank you for your valuable support in

changing lives and creating a community of

caring.

Sincerely ~ Ruth for FISH

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The following people have

received our special prayers

this past month:

Military personnel and

their families,

homebound members,

those in nursing homes

Dolores Agerter

Karen Banic

Bernice Bock

Brian (a young soldier

diagnosed w/PTSD)

Phyllis Canterbury

Margaretta Covert

Pat Dawson

Unspoken

Betsy Frase

Kay Hicks

Kayleonna Gallagher

Karen Kinsler

Marilyn Kisabeth

Keith Klair

Carol LeBlanc

Don Link

Suzann Melroy

Mark Mesnard

Kelly Pelayo

Grandson of Dan &

Sue Schatzinger

(Brody)

Laurie Sturtz

Joyce Thomas

Erin Thomsic

Deb Wyka

March Birthdays

1-Walter Cook, Allen Dryfuse,

Daniel Wayne Eborg, Christina Gooding,

Madalyn Gurney, Makiah Gurney,

Gwendolyn Martin, Hal Philbrook, Brian Roby;

3-Karen Knaur;

4-Lauren Ash;

Jennifer Lee Harkins, Hilary Kovach,

Cherie Nichols, Paul Shoemaker, Kimberly Skeel,

Carly Yanni; 5-John Chochran, Jr.,

William Faber;

7-Paige Feasel, Gene Feindel,

Carolyn Roth, Nick Shoemaker;

8-Hannah Borer,

9-Charles P. Dundore, Nancy Englehart,

Robert Lyman;

11-Aurora Albert;

12-Ryan Dietrich, Charles Dryfuse;

13-Raymond Roswurm;

14-Kevin Baker, Ann Everhart, David Martin;

16-Keely Hoover, Scott Seigley, Herb Weininger;

17-Betty Snyder;

18-Amy Baker, Krystal Lawrence;

20-Terri Davis, Adam Tracy;

22-Kay Dewitt;

23-Julie George, Angela Gerding, Jani Oder-Yanni;

24-John Fetzer,

26-Jeannine Curns;

27-Emma Moon;

28-Tara Baker;

29-Steven Gerding, Jim Schreiner;

30-Dorothy Manz;

31-Janie Lucius, Wendy Thome

March Anniversaries

1-Herb & Ruth Ann Weininger;

2-Hal & Marlene Philbrook;

5-David & Mary Jane Lucius;

7-Anthony & Alyssa Buccione;

18-Earl & Sherry Ash;

20-Dean & Cheryl Strausbaugh;

22-Edward & Brenda Brickner;

23-Mike & Christine Albert;

28-Charles & Polly Feasel;

29-Kanae & Toshi Kuretani

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

2 6:30 PM

Praise Service

3 6:30 PM

Dartball

4

4:30 PM

Weight

Watchers

7:00 PM

Bible Study

5 Ash Wed. 7:30 am Bible

Study at

Bailiwicks

6:30 PM

The Landing

6 8:30 AM

TOPS

7:00 PM

Choir

7

1

7:45 AM

Men’s Group

8

7:45 AM

Men’s Group

9 Daylight

Savings Time

10 6:30 PM

Dartball

7:00 PM

Grow Team

11

4:30 PM

Weight

Watchers

7:00 PM

Bible Study

12 7:30 am Bible

Study at

Bailiwicks

6:30 PM

The Landing

7:00

Confirmation

Class

13 8:30 AM

TOPS

7:00 PM

Choir

14

12 Noon

Lenten Serv.

Salv. Army

15

7:45 AM

Men’s Group

16 Faithful

Followers

5:00 PM

Workmission

6:30 PM

Praise Service

17 St. Patrick’s Day! 6:30 PM

Dartball

18

4:30 PM

Weight

Watchers

7:00 PM

Bible Study

19 7:30 am Bible

Study at

Bailiwicks

6:30 PM

The Landing

7:00

Confirmation

Class

20 8:30 AM

TOPS

7:00 PM

Choir

21

12 Noon

Lenten Serv.

Faith UMC

22

7:45 AM

Men’s Group

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Soup & Salad

Luncheon

6:30 PM

Dartball

4:30 PM

Weight

Watchers

7:00 PM

Bible Study

7:30 am Bible

Study at

Bailiwicks

6:30 pm

The Landing

7:00 PM

Confirmation

Class

8:30 am

TOPS

7:00 PM

Choir

12 Noon

Lenten Serv.

Trinity UCC

7:45 AM

Men’s Group

30 31

Birthday/Ann.

Table-

Lois Hoover

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FAITH UMC

75 N. Sandusky St.

Tiffin, OH 44883

LITURGISTS

8:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

Jodie Reinbolt Shelly Glover

March 9 – Kris Klopfenstein

READERS

March 2 David Dietrich Lois Eisenhard

March 9 Mark Milroy Joan Shobe

March 16 Linda Depinet Chris Arnold

March 23 Laura Quickle Angie Gerding

March 30 Bonnie Scherger Youth

ACOLYTES

March 2 Josh Briggs Abby Glover

March 9 Kevin & David Dietrich Ethan Gerding

March 16 Ryan Dietrich & Carson Mellott Hannah & Noah Borer

March 23 Ryan Depinet Abby Glover

March 30 Kevin Dietrich Ethan Gerding

A/V Operators

March 2 Eric & Ryan Depinet Greg Glover & Dan Schatzinger

March 9 Kevin & Jonathan O’Millian Jason & Noah Borer

March 16 Tim Everhart & David Dietrich Steve & Ethan Gerding

March 23 Brian & Josh Briggs Bruce & Julie Morris

March 30 Eric & Ryan Depinet Daniel & Phyllis Kinn

GREETERS AND USHERS

Laura, Kevin & Jonathan O’Millian; Sandy Yarbrough Al & Donna Perrine

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