A Message from Pastor Jason:

To the Faithful,

Several years ago, our family had a dog. With the help of our children, we named her “Beauty”. For

the most part, having Beauty as the family pet was a positive experience, and I would often spend time

with her in the parsonage lawn. As I did that, I learned some very interesting things about that dog and

the life of faith. The fact is, that dog was stuck like glue to me. Everywhere I’d go Beauty was not far

behind. She didn’t much care where I’d go, she just followed her master around. Sometimes I wanted

to say to her, "Hey, leave me alone. Don't you have something else to do?" Beauty didn’t care where

she was, she just wanted to be where her master was.

All this makes me think of John 12:26. Jesus says, "Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I

am My servant also will be." He's talking here about the central response of a follower of Jesus Christ.

Find out where my master is going and be there. Find out where my master is going and I'm going to

go there, too. Now this kind of allegiance to the Master's direction is what being a disciple is all about.

It's not just about having the right beliefs and going to the right meetings. You want to be where your

master is, as He wants to move deeper into your life.

That's why every morning He is supposed to be our starting point. Luke 9:23 says, "Take up your

cross daily and follow me." Each day as we get into His Word, we hold that book in our lap and say,

"Lord, show me what new ground You want to touch today," and then we want to be where Jesus is as

He's moving in the lives of those we love. We begin to look around at our mate, and what He's trying

to do in his or her life. We don't try to shape them in the way we want them to go. We follow where

our Master is going and contribute to what He's trying to do.

See, the key question we need to be asking is, "Where does Jesus seem to be going?" We seek out

God's agenda. We go with His flow and it becomes an exciting, dynamic process. We have to stay

flexible because we never know where the Master is going to go next. But then that's how Beauty fol-

lowed me around the yard isn't it? Wherever my master is, I will be there wherever that takes me.

In John 12:24 just before this, Jesus said that He would be lifted up to die for lost people. And I'll tell

you that if you're going to go where Jesus is going, pretty soon you'll be in the middle of reaching lost

people, because that's where Jesus is always going. I've learned a lot about being a disciple from

watching our dog. You see, a dog's big issue is basic; where is my master right now? … and so it is

with a disciple of Jesus. I just want to be where my Master is.

Following Him,

Pastor Jason

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JUNE, 2018

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How to Reach Us Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. M-F

Church Phone: 724-352-2074

Web Site: www.cabotumc.com

By email:

Pastor: Rev. Jason McQueen pastor@cabotumc.com Office Manager: Barb Briggs office@cabotumc.com Director of Program Ministries: Maria Travis program@cabotumc.com Director of Children’s Ministries: Erica Purcell children@cabotumc.com Director of Youth Ministries: Alisha Dovey youth@cabotumc.com Director of Music Ministries: Paula Baptiste Floyd music@cabotumc.com Music Accompanist: Linda McCall & Jan Porter lmccall108@gmail.com and wept14ever@comcast.net Food Bank Director: Sue Shaltes foodbank@cabotumc.com Custodian: Vacant

Note: This does not include regu-larly scheduled, recurring weekly events. See en- closed calendar for full schedule. You can also al-ways go to www.cabotumc.com to check our monthly cal-

endar.

June 3rd Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Begins June 7th Mats for the Homeless June 9 & 10 Recognition of Graduates June 9 & 10 Communion June 11th Admin. Teams & Admin. Board June 11th Prayer Shawl Ministry June 17th FATHER’S DAY June 18th Food Truck Delivery June 18th Prayer Shawl Ministry June 20th Food Bank & Community Meal June 23-28 ROCK Youth Mission Trip June 25th Worship Committee Meeting June 25th Council on Ministries June 27th NO ROCK

Happy Father’s Day

Sunday, June 17th

July 4th OFFICE CLOSED

July 5th Mats for the Homeless

July 9-13 VBS—Hero Central

July 9th Admin. Teams & Board

July 16th Food Truck Delivery

July 18th Food Bank/Community Meal

July 27th Blue Sox Game

Calendar Updates

With things changing constantly, we’re trying to get

everyone in the habit of relying on our online calendar.

The calendar online is updated immediately after a

change is made. So if you’re ever in doubt, check our

website. You simply need to click on the ”Events” tab

and it will pop up the most recent calendar update.

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Charlie Bolte Tara Bowser Kaylee Comperatore

Dean Cyphert Cody Duke Miranda Hack

Alyza Kapalka Hallie Kildoo Jamie Timko

CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY PRAYERS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS!!

Honoring our 2018 Graduates

Our 2018 High School and College graduates will be celebrated

during the worship service, Saturday, June 9th and Sunday,

June 10th. As a way to honor and encourage them, there will be a

table in the Welcome Center with note cards/stationery to write

notes for them. Each graduate will have a box labeled with their

name to drop the notes into. These will be given to our graduates

on Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th.

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing."

1 Thessalonians 5:11

The Flamingos are back!!

A perfect "gift" for any occasion: birthdays, anniversaries, the

neighbor with a perfect yard, to bring a smile and more!

How you can participate:

$20 - sends a flock (25 birds) - $50 sends all 50 birds

$10 - gets them removed (add $10 to send to someone else)

$50 - buys flamingo insurance (to protect your lawn)

Flocking requests are in the Welcome Center. Please complete and

return to Alisha Dovey (724-487-5627). Make checks payable to

CUMC-Youth. This "Fun"-raiser is sponsored by the ROCK Youth Min-

istry and benefits the mission trip to Philadelphia, PA in June.

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Thank you to my Secret Sister

for thinking of me at Mother’s

Day. Blessings to her!!! I’m

very thankful to be a part of

this ministry.

Marilyn Shaw Anderson

I would like to thank my Secret Sister for the thoughtful Mother’s Day gift. I have al-ready gotten to use them. Your thoughtfulness was greatly ap-preciated.

Michelle Moser

Thank you to all who have

sent a flock of flamingos!

These lovely pink birds con-

tinue to bring smiles to the

faces of our church family,

friends and community. In

addition to being fun, this

fundraiser benefits the

ROCK youth mission trip to

Philadelphia. Many thanks

also to my covert team of fla-

mingo movers! You are

awesome and I cannot thank

you enough!

Alisha Dovey

Thank you to everyone who

came out and gave up their

Saturday to continue working

on our parking lot lighting.

You’re the best!

The Trustees

Thank You Notes... Women’s Book Club

The Women’s Book Club does

not meet during the summer

months. They are, however,

reading a series over the sum-

mer called “The Bregdan

Chronicles”.

These books are not available

in libraries, just on Kindle and

Amazon and there are 12 books

in the series.

The first of the 12 is Storm

Clouds Rolling In. Here is a

short description:

Carrie Cromwell comes of age as

the dark clouds of the Civil War

swallow the country. Born with a

fiery spirit and a strong mind, this

strong woman finds herself strug-

gling between the common wis-

dom of the South and the devas-

tating truth she has discovered.

The activities of the Underground

Railroad and her close friend-

ships with the Cromwell Planta-

tion slaves create agonizing

choices. But when her decisions

put her at odds with her heritage,

and challenge her dreams, will

she be able to give up all that is

precious to her? What price will

she be willing to pay?

For future note: book club in-

formation is always on the bul-

letin board by the library. If

your interested in joining

please get in touch with Kathy

Wimer and she can give you

more information.

Happy summer reading!

Hope you’ll join us in the fall!

Well, it’s the end of an era.

Our church mouse has left the

building and moved on to

greener and more relaxing pas-

tures (where I’m sure there

are more crumbs!)

Traditionally the church mouse

has recapped what has gone on

at the church over the past

month, but we’re certainly open

to suggestions for a new idea

of what he or she can bring to

the newsletter.

If you think you’d like to be-

come our new Church Mouse

and take over this column and

make it your own, please get in

touch with Barb Briggs in our

church office.

And many, many thanks to our

previous Church Mouse for

your dedication and for keeping

us all informed and amused!

Please be sure to let the office know if you have a

change in address, phone number, email, etc.

We want to be able to reach everyone in a timely

manner and can only do that if we have the correct

information. Thanks.

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Safety & Security Team Note...

Training Moment: COUNTER

This month’s Security & Safety moment is continuing with the ALICE protocol.

COUNTER –

The purpose of COUNTER is to: - INTERRUPT the thought process; - CONFUSE and DIS-

ORIENT; - FORCE different decisions by the intruder; - PREVENT or DELAY actions; - AT-

TACK & OVERWHELM the intruder; - SWARMING upon the intruder and DISABLING

him.

Countering can buy you valuable time and save lives by stopping the intruder!

For more information or to register, go to www.uifpgh.org

GOT SHOES?? Sixth Annual Shoe Drive

To benefit:

Erie United Methodist Alliance

and

All God’s Children Ministries

Your old shoes can help those who are homeless or affected by a disability. Now through July 1,

EUMA and All God’s Children Ministries are holding their Sixth Annual Shoe Drive to benefit our

missions.

How it works:

Gather your old, unwanted shoes (condition: gently-used)

Rubber band pairs together, packaged 25 pairs per bag

Bring them to CUMC and they will be delivered to Annual Conference in Grove City (June 6-9)

This drive raises needed funds to help those who are homeless or have disabilities, shoes are kept out

of landfills, and we support microenterprise in developing countries.

For more information, visit www.euma-erie.org.

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Prayers:

Carrie Rodgers gas-troparesis

Freda Olean pancre-atic cancer

Andrea & Justin Woodiel

Leslie Anderson continuing recov-ery

Linda Scott ongoing health issues & her daughter Helen Comperatore as her caregiver

Neil Bachman surgery and long recovery ahead

Alexis Shetter continued health issues

Jerry Purcell ongoing treatment for autoimmune issues Flo Parker heart issues Paula & George Scott illness Steve & Cynthia Krchnavy travel mercies Kayla & Traci McLafferty travel mercies Gail Laidlaw heart issues Jim McLafferty Alzheimer’s Michelle Caldwell Janet Morris Linda Morris Rose Davis continued healing Victims of the Santa Fe, TX school shooting Noah 2-year-old boy with a brain tumor Praises: One year check up for Sandy Laid-law was good—Praise the Lord Our Children’s Program—Erica Pur-cell and all the leaders Janice Bachman for her many years of dedicated service

Praises: Many wedding anniversaries and birthdays Al & Jan Porter’s daughter-in-law did not need surgery

And as always, please keep our Pastor, Church Staff, and every member of our congregation in your prayers.

In Memory of & Prayers for:

The family of Walter Johnson The family of Don Barton

The family of Harvey Peachey

June Penny Offering:

Of Kittanning/Butler

June 16th & 17th

Life Choices has been called to be a culture-changer for our community since 1984.

They are dedicated to meet-ing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of young women, men and families facing unplanned pregnancies by offering life-affirming options to those in this difficult situation.

For more information go to their website at www.yourlifechoicesinfo.com

June Birthdays

Shelly Hack 1st

Denny Hinderliter 6th

Adalin Purcell 8th

John Schmeider 8th

Linda Scott 10th

Corey Purcell 14th

Lucy Nagg 17th

Bella Oskin 18th

Shirley Nulph 21st

Jan Porter 22nd

Barbara Harbison 25th

Tyler Bachman 28th

Lyndsie Flack 28th

June Anniversaries

June 7th Orville & Edna Nicholas

June 28th Steve & Anita Nowak

Katie Brose & Dan Isacco will be

married on June 2nd.

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Cabot United Methodist Church

707 Winfield Rd.

Cabot, Pennsylvania 16023

Summer Worship/Sunday School Schedule

Please make a note that Sunday School is over until the fall and our Sunday Worship Service will begin

at 9:30 a.m. beginning June 3, 2018

Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Saturday 6:00 p.m. Worship Service

Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

Office Hours

Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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