July 2015 - United Methodist Church

1 1 Hilton United Methodist Church july 2015 An Excerpt from The Grand Sweep by J. Ellsworth Kalas Week 12, Day 5 Judges 1, 2, 3 It is always difficult to live up to our occasions of high decision. Perhaps no book of the Bible makes that point more directly than Judges. The people worshiped the Lord as long as there were those who could recall the miracles of the days of Joshua (2:7), but then came another generation who did not know the Lord (2:10). The problem was no doubt accentuated by the weakness of the political structure under the judges. But all through this book the plot line is the same; 2:18-19 summarizes it perfectly.

2 When a judge, raised up by God, delivers the people from the hand of their enemies, the people serve the Lord usually as long as that judge lives. But as soon as the judge dies (and sometimes before) they would , following other gods (2:19). And despite all the warnings of Moses and Joshua, and all of the people s earnest vows of purity, they soon intermarried with the foreign peoples living among them and began to take on their pagan religious practices. So we begin a series of fascinating but essentially tragic stories. The lead characters change Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar but the plot remains the same.

3 The people forget God until they are in trouble; then they repent and God sends a deliverer; but as soon as their fortunes are secure, once again they forget God, and the whole dreary scenario repeats itself. Prayer: I d rather not have to repeat my poorest lessons, O Lord; help me, I pray, to learn well the first tie; in Jesus name. Amen. Join us on our Grand Sweep journey through the bible. See this month s reading schedule on the next page. VBS Is Coming! EVEREST ~ Conquering Challenges With God's Mighty Power VBS is coming to HUMC july 13-17, 2015 Please consider joining us as a volunteer or participant!

4 If you would like to volunteer, please call or text Dan Van Vleck @ 355-1040. Volunteer opportunities include Pre-School Leader, Crafts, Snacks, Games, KidVid Cinema, Registration, and Decorating. Register on the Church website: 2 The Grand Sweep Schedule Our Grand Sweep adventure through the Bible has begun. Here is the reading schedule for july . Pastor Jennifer will be leading us weekly in her messages and daily Bible readings. Please do not hesitate to join us when you can. Each week is a standalone lesson. Two Study Group are being offered at this time Sunday at 11:30 during Sunday School time and Thursday at 1:00 pm.

5 july 2015 Day Date Grand Sweep Week Day Reading Done Wednesday 1 11 4 Joshua 1, 2, 3 Thursday 2 11 5 Joshua 4, 5, 6 Friday 3 11 6 Joshua 7, 8, 9; Psalm 54 Saturday 4 11 7 Joshua 10, 11, 12 Sunday 5 12 1 Joshua 13, 14, 15 Monday 6 12 2 Joshua 16, 17, 18 Tuesday 7 12 3 Joshua 19,20, 21; Psalm 55 Wednesday 8 12 4 Joshua 22, 23, 24 Thursday 9 12 5 Judges 1, 2, 3 Friday 10 12 6 Judges 4, 5; Psalms 56, 57 Saturday 11 12 7 Judges 6, 7, 8 Sunday 12 13 1 Judges 9, 10, 11 Monday 13 13 2 Judges 12, 13, 14 Tuesday 14 13 3 Judges 15, 16; Psalms 58, 59 Wednesday 15 13 4 Judges 17, 18, 19 Thursday 16 13 5 Judges 20, 21; Psalm 60 Friday 17 13 6 Ruth 1, 2, 3, 4 Saturday 18 13 7 1 Samuel 1, 2, 3 Sunday 19 14 1 1 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Monday 20 14 2 1 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Tuesday 21 14 3 1 Samuel 10, 11, 12; Psalm 61 Wednesday 22 14 4 1 Samuel 13, 14, 15 Thursday 23 14 5 1 Samuel 16, 17, 18 Friday 24 14 6 1 Samuel 19, 20, 21, 22 Saturday 25 14 7 1 Samuel 23, 24, 25 6 Sunday 26 15 1 1 Samuel 26, 27, 28 Monday 27 15 2 1 Samuel 29, 30, 31 Tuesday 28 15 3 2 Samuel 1, 2, 3.

6 Psalm 62 Wednesday 29 15 4 2 Samuel 4, 5, 6 Thursday 30 15 5 2 Samuel 7, 8, 9 Friday 31 15 6 2 Samuel 10, 11, 12; Psalm 63 Saturday 8/1 15 7 2 Samuel 13, 14, 15 3 HILTON FIREMAN S CARNIVAL july 15-18, 2015 The Youth are having a booth at the Fireman s Carnival, july 23-26. We are having Colored Hair Chalk, Fishing Pond, and temporary tattoos. We will need people to help run the booth so please stop by the Narthex and sign-up to help or e-mail Angie at or on search This is an important fund raising event for our youth program. Give it a try! You might even like it!

7 Please see Angie Merrill for more information. Hilton United Methodist Church 2015 Weekly Giving Budget $4,980 Year to date, our Weekly givings are about $525 below our budget. "Together we can grow" Weekly Giving and Attendance Date Weekly actual Giving (Does not include capital fund Drive) Attendance 6/7/ 2015 $4,799 84 6/14/ 2015 $2,506 93 6/21/ 2015 $2,787 95 6/28/ 2015 $3,316 84 Average YTD Weekly Giving Average YTD Weekly Attendance $4,455 97 4 Report Date: June 9, 2015 Fund Balance Date: May 31, 2015 HUMC Finance Report FundFund Bal anceFund Bal ance EOY 2013 Total Col l ected(YTD)Total Spent(YTD)Total cas h on hand.

8 24,572$ 8,119$ Remembrance Fund3,514$ 2,662$ Youth Fund:2,932$ 3,454$ $ $ Shared Mi ni s try Fund-$ New10, $ 10, $ Capi tal Fund Bal ance19,689$ 8,144$ 19, $ 7, $ Pars onage Ki tchen Remodel7,020$ New11, $ 4, $ Mi s s i ons Fund1,979$ (3,566)$ 2, $ 1, $ Food Shel f Fund42$ -$ $ -$ Project Chacocente(120)$ $ $ Summer Cadet Cupboard100$ $ -$ Shari ng Di nners(1,552)$ (1,181)$ $ $ Love Fund Bal ance2,481$ 2,390$ $ $ Cas h Avai l abl e for General Budget(4,513)$ (3,783)$ 2015 Mi ni s try Shares Apporti oned28, $ 2015 Mi ni s try Shares Pai d To Date:19, $ Interested in becoming a Certified Lay Minister?

9 The district is thinking of offering a Certified Lay Minster program again in the district. Is this something that you would like to know more about? Do you have an interest in becoming a CLM? If so, please contact the district for more information. or 585-340-9525. Save the dates for Summer picnics: july 26th and August 16th 5 Sharing Suppers The next Sharing Supper will be on july 18th. We will be serving BBQ Chicken dinner. I realize this is also carnival week not to mention summer time. I would appreciate any help you can give. This is a busy time for us all we still have those that count on coming to supper.

10 Just a short update on this month we feed anywhere from 30 to 50 people. This also includes those of the Church that are home bound, sick or whatever the case may be. Just because it is summer time doesn't mean people stop eating, they count on us and I count on volunteers to keep this ministry going. Again I thank those who help out each and every month, you are an awesome bunch of people and I appreciate all you do. If you would like to help or know more about this ministry please give me a call at 366-4091. God Bless, Linda Livermore News from Nurture: The Nurture Team has plans for the Summer.