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Anthony United
Methodist church
225 N. Bluff Ave, P.O. Box 542
Church School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Celebration 10:50 a.m.
Phone Numbers:
Church: 620-842-5486
Parsonage: 620-842-3241
Website: anthonyumc.org
Email: [email protected]
More than News
April Showers We are told that April showers bring May flowers. Around Anthony we are not interested so much in flowers (although they are nice); rather we are interested in wheat and milo, cotton and alfalfa, along with all the other crops and grass needed to feed the cattle each year. We need April show-ers to get the wheat through to harvest, put water in the ponds and lakes, and to have enough moisture to start the summer and fall crops. Linda and I have been reading the Bible together this year. One of the things I noticed is that back in Bible times, things got desperate for people after three and ½ years of drought. I think we are somewhere in our third year of this present drought. Things are tough now, but we did get some well-timed snow and rain. For this we praise God. I was at the Saturday morning men’s breakfast when one of the young farmers expressed his con-cern for the lack of wheat in some of the fields. He said that it is hard to work so hard and not even get some of the wheat to come up. One of the farmers said that all we can do is to do the very best we can, and then trust God to provide. That is all we can do. I have been thinking about his words. When I think about the farmer’s profession and all the trust they have to put into planting a crop, I don’t think I would have that kind of faith. Yet when one thinks about life itself, all of us have to have the same kind of faith that farmers exhibit every day. While we may not put thousands of dollars into planting one crop, we all are trusting God for our own food, we trust God every time we get into a vehicle, we trust that God will keep us in the palm of His hand every day. Nothing is guaranteed in life except for death and taxes. Even then we trust that God will provide us with an eternal home and enough income to pay the taxes. As human beings we think we are in charge of our own life. We think we are the captain our ship and the master of our destiny. As Christians though, we learn that as Jesus said in Matthew 5, “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or your body what you will wear. Is not life more important than food and the body more than clothes… Who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” What can we do by worrying? We lose sleep and make things worse. Trusting God for all of our lives is a hard thing for any person to do. That is our challenge. God is both willing and able to take care of us. So let us give thanks for the snow and the rain, knowing no matter what may come, God will provide. Your Pastor, Terry McGuire
Thanks To Our Worship Team Ministers: Everyone
Pastor: Reverend Terry McGuire
Lay Leaders: Mike Cather
Head Ushers: Gerald Wolff
Choir Director: Curt Clark
Pianist: Martha Hadsall
Acolytes for 2013
04-07 Neve Jensen & Jaylee Hekel
04-14 Audrey Befort & Innslee Albright
04-21 Cole Anderson & Abigail Reeves
04-28 Austin Clark & Jacob Clark
Children’s Sermons 2013
04-07 Sunny Reed
04-14 Jen Clark
04-21 Bret Walker
04-28 Karen Cather
Liturgists for 2013
04-07 Bret Walker
04-14 Gerald Wolff
04-21 Kathy Francis
04-28 Mike Cather
Ushers for 2013
04-07 Max & Kathleen Shaffer
Vi Olmstead & Clara Newton
04-14 Kyle & Crystal Carothers
Jerry & Lee Cox
04-21 Jerid & Karen effort
Joyce Gipple & Vi Olmstead
04-28 Diane Leland & Karen Hall
Wanda Harnden & Marsha Carothers
Communion Servers 2013
Robert & Carolyn Sharp
Marsha Carothers & Kathy Stewart
Communion Steward
Karen C.
Song Leaders for 2013
04-07 Marsha Carothers
04-14 Curt Clark
04-21 Karen Cather
04-28 Suzanne Clark
A Great Big Thank You to those Volunteering to be
a leader in worship this month.
With your help we can Make It Happen!
APRIL 2013 BIRTHDAYS
04-01 Georgia Williams 04-04 Kathy Francis 04-05 Brailey Koehler Breiley Koehler Irma Hoskinson 04-08 Geri DeHart Kathleen Shaffer 04-09 Roger McKnight 04-10 Larry Nelson 04-12 Jonna Gaffney Becky Lankton 04-13 Alberta Scott 04-19 Abigail Reeves 04-23 Nolan Lankton 04-27 Sean Reeves 04-29 Ron Hill
ANNIVERSARIES 4-17 Jerid & Karen Befort 4-30 Kenneth & Marsha Carothers
We Wish all of you Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary!!!
Military men and women in Iraq and other
parts of our world,
Our President and others in leadership
positions
Our church and our town
People who are confined to their home
Jim Anderson
Reiferd Acord
Evah Beard
Delores Mattingly’s Family
Treva Michel
Lawanna Hill
Lorene Carothers
Dylan Dragoo
Kyle Newlin
Ruth Warren
Ferris Williams
Alberta Scott
AUMC will be working the Thrift
Shop on the 4th Thurs. & Fri. of
each month from 9-1. We need
volunteers to help Irmal on the
first Sat. of each month. Tuesdays
we need volunteers to come help
mark the Brick a brack (odds &
ends). The clothes are marked
while the volunteers are there on
Thurs. & Fridays. If you have time and would like to share
your time with the Thrift Shop you are welcome.
For those of you who are interested in joining and help-ing with the church services at Country Living, they will take place on these dates. Mark them on your calendar so you can be there and join in the
service with all of the others. They will be on April 14, June 23rd and Sept. 1 and begin at 3:00 P.M.. These are subject to change and will be posted in the bulletin so you may remember to come out and join in the service. Everyone is welcome! Home Comfort & ACCC services will be April 17th & June 5th with a 3:00 P.M. at Home Comfort and 4:00 P.M. at ACCC. You are welcome to help with these services as well. Everyone is welcome!
I Pod?
I Pad?
Try
I Pray
God IS
Listening!
Thank You! Thank you to all who helped make the 2013 Trustee Board Fundraiser a success! We raised $5,500+ total for the Heater and A/C in the Little Lambs Daycare. Thank you for your energy, time, and financial giving which made this a success! In God’s Work, Jarom Reeves
It is a new year – are you looking for something new to do?
The Prayer Shawl group meets every Tues. at 4:30 in the Bride’s room for crocheting, knitting and conversation. You can work on your own
project or create a shawl. Currently the group is trying to make enough shawls to present one to everyone in ACCC. Wouldn’t you like to join us?
Also Coming If you missed the February Crafternoon you missed out on lots of laughter, tangles of yarn and a good time resulting in some snazzy scarves. The next Crafternoon is April 14th @ 3:00pm. Rachel Hadsall will teach card making techniques. Can take up to 15 participants. There is a small fee for this Crafternoon. Drinks will be provided.
Acolyte Training
Do you have a child that might be interested in being an acolyte?
We will be holding a training ses-
sion for wanna be and seasoned acolytes on Sunday, April 14th, immediately following the church service. This 30-40 minute session will
go over how and when to light the candles properly, along with a little lesson on why we do this at our church. Any questions? Please
call Karen Befort 620-845-1353.
When You Are 101 will you be ready to climb onto an elephant of this size and go for a ride. That is just what our very own Florence Barber
did. (She is the one in the front.) I think if you are this brave and at this age you
should be able to do whatever you heart & body will let you do. No fear here. Just
absolute FUN! Go Florence! We are so PROUD of you!
I made mention of this in last months issue and did not have the real live proof until I was sent this picture after the newsletter went out last
month.
April – Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Enterobacteriaceae, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), are a family of germs that live in the human
gut and sometimes cause illness. Some strains of Enterobacteriaceae have become difficult to treat
because they have high levels of resistance to antibiotics. These are known as carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).
CRE infections are rare but are increasing in some parts of the country. Healthy people usually do not
get CRE infections. In healthcare settings, CRE infections can occur among patients who are receiv-
ing treatment for other conditions. Patients whose care requires devices like breathing machines,
bladder catheters or intravenous (vein) catheters, and patients who are taking long courses of certain
antibiotics are most at risk for CRE infections. CRE can be passed from person to person through un-
washed hands and medical devices. Infections with these germs are very difficult to treat, and can be
deadly. It has been reported that they can cause death in up to 50 percent of patients who become in-
fected.
There are a few things you can do to prevent CRE infection:
Take antibiotics only as prescribed. Expect all doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers to wash their hands with soap and water,
or an alcohol-based hand rub, before and after touching your body or any item going into your
body. If they do not, ask them to do so. Clean your own hands often, especially: Before preparing or eating food Before and after changing wound dressings or bandages After using the bathroom After blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing Ask questions of those providing your medical care. Understand the treatments you are receiving,
as well as the risks and benefits.
Heath Report for April
Visit to Grandma’s A grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming
to visit with his wife:
“You come to the front door of the apartment complex. I am in apart-
ment 14T. There is a big panel at the front door. With your elbow push
button 14T. I will buzz you in. Come inside, the elevator is on the right.
Get in, and with your elbow hit 14. When you get out I am on the left.
With your elbow, hit my doorbell.”
“Grandma, that sounds easy, but why am I hitting all these buttons with
my elbow”?
“You’re coming empty handed?”
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