This Sunday, November 2nd, from 4pm to 8pm ...... Union UMC is putting on a really big festival ... for young & old !!
As you can see from the flyer below, there will be fun and games, hayride, music, & will be topped off with a movie !!
And if that's not enough ... you can get your mug on a professional Quality photo portrait !!
John Fristoe
editor
The Men of Faith are supporting the Greene County Historical Society Open House and Blacksmithing Demonstration on Saturday, October 4th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Blacksmithing Demonstrations will be done during the scheduled time.
Come and see what the Historical Society has to offer.
Hope to see you there.
Men of Faith
John Fristoe
editor
We have received the news that Dr. Chris Heckaman will no longer be serving as our Miami Valley District superintendent. As of July 01, he will be serving as senior pastor at Trinity UMC in Columbus. (He'll be able to rub elbows with Robert McDowell at nearby Lancaster)
Replacing Rev Chris will be Dr. Jocelyn Roper. Some information on Dr. Roper is contained in Bishop Palmer's recent announcement:
"Bishop Gregory V. Palmer announced today that The Rev. Dr. Jocelyn M. Roper will be appointed conference superintendent of the Miami Valley District in the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, effective July 1, 2014. Rev. Roper will follow the Rev. Dr. Christopher Heckaman who will become senior pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church in Columbus after a five-year appointment leading the district.'
"Roper, who grew up in Springfield, Ohio and is a lifelong United Methodist, currently serves as the Director of Diversity Initiatives for the West Ohio Conference. Prior to that she was the Assistant to the Superintendent in the Ohio River Valley District for seven years. Rev. Roper received her Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University, and both her Master of Arts in Theological Studies and Doctor of Missiology degrees from United Theological Seminary. She also served as Pastor of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church and on multiple conference and district committees. Before becoming an ordained elder in the West Ohio Conference in 2000, Dr. Roper served the church as a community developer, a church and community worker, a deaconess and a diaconal minister. "
John Fristoe, NL Editor
The Common Cup Churches are participating in a food collection contest. It is called the Supper Bowl Super Collection. Here are the details:
1. Each church will collect as much food as possible throughout January.
2. The collection ends at 1pm on February2nd, Superbowl Sunday.
3. We will weigh your church's food collection at Trupointe at 1pm on the 2nd. It is located at 415 Bellbrook Ave, Xenia, OH 45385.
4. Each pastor will report their church's Superbowl Sunday attendance.
5. We will take the weight of the food that your church collects and divide it by the number of attenders at your church and the one with the highest total wins the Supper Bowl Super Collection trophy!
Ask your pastor for details on which pantry your church is supporting and how your church is handling the collections.
John Fristoe, editor
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