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Inside this issue:

News / Quick Bits 2

Karen’s Korner 3

Celebrations/Prayers 4

Anniversaries/ / News 5

Coming Events 6

MARCH Calendar 7

APRILCalendar 8

MAR/APR Serving, Birthdays 9

Looking Ahead/ Reaching Out 10

Ongoing Ministries 11

Tower Notes

“ To Know Christ and make Him known” UMC of Webster * 169 East Main Street, Webster, NY

...could you give reasons

for the hope you have in

Christ? How about when

your faith is tested, ...

Greetings Friends!

A few months ago I began receiving infor-mation about a movie that would be re-

leased in March entitled GOD’S NOT DEAD. As I began to investigate it further, I discov-

ered there is a book written by Rice Broocks that is the basis of the movie. In

his book, God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty he offers a clear,

understandable overview of the evidence for God as well as the credibility of the

Christian faith, while responding directly to

many skeptical claims.

The movie itself is about a present-day col-lege freshman and devout Christian, Josh

Wheaton. He finds his faith challenged on his first day of Philosophy class by the dog-

matic and argumentative Professor Radis-son. The professor begins class by inform-

ing his students that they will need to disa-vow, in writing, the existence of God on

that first day, or face a failing grade.

The students begin scribbling the words “God Is Dead” on pieces of paper as in-

structed. However, Josh finds himself at a crossroads, having to choose between his

faith and his future. He offers a nervous refusal, provoking an irate reaction from his

arrogant professor. Radisson assigns him a daunting task: if Josh will not admit that

“God Is Dead,” he must prove God’s exist-ence by presenting well-researched, intel-

lectual arguments and evidence over the

course of the semester, and engage Radis-

son in a head-to-head debate in front of the class. If Josh fails to convince his classmates

of God’s existence, he will fail the course and hinder his lofty academic goals. Josh

wonders if he can really fight for what he believes. Can he actually prove the exist-

ence of God?

As I reflected on the premise of this movie and began to read Rice Broocks book, I felt

led to preach throughout Lent on a few of the topics addressed in both. Specifically I

will be examining various ways Christians can defend their faith in an age where skep-

ticism is rampant. The central scripture verses for this series are 1 Peter 3:15-16,

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Al-ways be prepared to give an answer to every-

one who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and

respect.”

For the followers of Jesus reading this arti-

cle, could you give reasons for the hope you have in Christ? How about when your

faith is tested, can you really explain what you believe? And how about the skeptics, atheists, and agnostics reading this article,

have you ever searched…I mean really sought after…proof of God’s existence in

this world? I believe this sermon series has the potential to have a lasting impact on

each of us, no matter where we are on the

March / April 2014

faith spectrum, as togeth-

er we discover and/or rediscover the evidence

that will show—GOD’S

NOT DEAD!

A special thanks to my Wednesday Night ReVive

small group for brain-storming with me much

of what I will address in this series—you all are

awesome. May God be with us all throughout

Lent as we prepare and experience anew the life,

death, and resurrection of

Jesus Christ!

Looking Forward To See-

ing You This Sunday In

Worship!

Ash Wednesday Service (March 5): Garden Room @ 6:00pm

Week 1 (Sunday, March 9): God’s Not Dead Introduction @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Week 2 (Sunday, March 16): Real Faith Isn’t Blind @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Week 3 (Sunday, March 23): Good And Evil Are No Illusions @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Week 4 (Sunday, March 30): There Was A Beginning @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Week 5 (Sunday, April 6): Life Is No Accident @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Week 6 (Sunday, April 13): Jesus And The Resurrection @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

Easter Drama (April 17, 18, 19): Easter Drama @ 7:00pm

Week 7 (Sunday, April 20): Living Proof—Easter @ 9:00am, 10:16am and 11:00am

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Special Offering

The United Methodist church has 6 special

offering during the calendar year. The special

Sundays in the UM Church are intended to

illustrate the nature and calling of the church.

The special Sundays are placed on the calen-

dar to make clear the calling of the church as

the people of God.

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING ~

MARCH 30

This offering enables the United Methodist

Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to live out

its mission to alleviate human suffering.

UMCOR responds to natural or human

made disasters - those interruptions of such

magnitude that they overwhelm a communi-

ty's ability to recover on its own. The

UMCOR ministries that provide food, shel-

ter, health and peace do so across the globe.

This offering provides administrative support

for the United Methodist Committee on

Relief (UMCOR) as it responds to disaster

survivors and people in need around the

world. By giving to this offering—no adminis-

trative fees are taken out of the other desig-

nated offerings; such as hurricane or tornado

relief—so 100% of those offerings go to the

relief they are meant for.

Sunday Worship Services

*9:00 AM — Contemporary Worship (&

Sunday School)

10:40 AM—Fellowship time—Heritage Hall

(outside sanct.)

*10:16 AM— THE BRIDGE - Fellowship

Center *11:00 AM — Traditional/ Jr. Church

12:00 AM—Fellowship Time—Heritage Hall

(outside sanct.)

*Childcare available during all services

Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministry training introduces

the concept of the safe house. The

door of this special house is trust, for

it is integral to a strong relationship.

Its foundation is grace-based ac-

ceptance. Unconditional respect and

love allow for open communication.

Two people enter into this house

surrounded by strong walls of empa-

thy and listening. The roof holds eve-

rything in complete confidentiality.

God builds this house and resides

there in wait, to guide and heal those

who enter.

While Stephen ministers are trained

to be God’s love in action – they en-

ter into relationships with the under-

standing they are care-givers and God

The Easter Drama presenta-tions will be: April 17, 18 & 19

(Thurs, Friday & Sat.); No dra-ma presentation on Easter Sun-

day. * The drama is preceded on

Good Friday, by our annual Fish Bake Dinner (5—7 pm)

the cure-giver. In Mark 2:1-12, friends

of a paralyzed man bring him to the

ultimate healer, to Jesus. In doing so,

they place their faith and hope in God.

Stephen ministers are the conduits, the

vehicles, to the bringing of God’s heal-

ing and loving care.

At one time or another, we all face

hardship, loss and times of struggle.

We do not need to face them alone.

Having someone there beside us, to

walk with us and to listen, eases the

path on which we travel.

If you or someone you know could

benefit from talking with a Stephen

minister or if you are interested in

training to become a Stephen minister,

please contact Jay Baker (585-309-

6656)

Heads up… when you start your

Spring Cleaning

We will be collecting items for our annual RUM-

MAGE sale (May 23 & 24), starting on May 17th.

Please keep us in mind if you have sell-able

items (no magazines or computer parts please).

SPRING ahead…

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead on

March 8th @ 11 pm). We Spring forward and

lose an hour of sleep... Daylight Saving

Time begins March 9!

Easter Sunday

Services ~ April 20

9:00 AM Contemporary

Service

10:16 AM The Bridge

11:00 AM Traditional

Service

~ Church Directory ~

PICK YOURS UP!

The directories are ready, and may be picked up in the church office during office hours. Directories are for ALL attenders of this

church, whether you had your picture taken or

not.

*Each Directory costs $4.00 – PLEASE bring exact change or a check (made out to UMC of

Webster), thanks.

Item for Easter Baskets — for the Needy

Pork Gravy Needed

We have been asked to provide 25 cans of

Pork Gravy for the Community Chest Easter

Dinner Baskets. They can be placed in the

basket marked "Easter Dinner Donations" in

the Communications Foyer. The deadline

is Sunday, April 8. As always, your gener-

osity is very much appreciated by the recipi-

ents.

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“Encouragement and listening …analyze

problems and get something done. Both

styles work and are needed. We

compliment each other”.

Welcome to March and the excitement lead-

ing up to the college basketball games of

March Madness! For those who are not sports

enthusiasts, sit back and enjoy hearing from

the land of Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, where Dick

and Mary Horn have fond memories of Kansas

University. I asked Dick and Mary to share

some of the joys and trials of their stories.

Dick began, "I was born to Lloyd and Mary

Horn from the Missouri area. Dad flew the

airmail in an open-cockpit biplane and later

became a pilot for American Airlines. He was

of Welsh descent, and my mother was English.

She was a stewardess before I was born. I

have fond memories of living in a small town

without the hustle and bustle of the city.

When I was four, I was nearly bitten by a 4-ft.

Copperhead that was curled up on my long,

brick front porch. The neighbor’s dog lunged

forward and broke the snake’s neck, sparing

me from a round of anti-venom treatment. At

the time, fields were being burned on the

outskirts of town, making room for new de-

velopments, which drove in the wildlife. I

played trumpet in the band and was on the

golf team. Two junior college professors had a

profound influence on my life in their teaching

and persuasion of my learning of physics and

chemistry, of which I have been involved for

the last fifty years.”

Mary continued, "Woodrow and Shirley Jubb

were my parents. My mom was a bookkeeper

and Dad worked for Delvale Ice Cream. Dad

was of German heritage, and Mom was Irish

and Scottish. I have fond memories of playing

outdoors in Baltimore, Maryland, where the

climate gave opportunities for roller skating,

riding bikes and playing hide-and-seek with the

neighborhood kids. One of my trials in life was

when my parents divorced as I was just finish-

ing the 8th grade. Mom and I moved to anoth-

er part of Maryland. One saving grace in this

life change was that my grandmother came to

live with us. We became close pals. My dad

died by suicide when I was in high school.

That was such a huge loss that I did not deal

with it until 25 years later.

Both Dick and I attended Eastern Illinois Uni-

versity where we met in our senior year in

geography class. Dick asked to borrow my

notes. He made corrections in my notes as he

was copying them! Geography was not my

strong suit. Education and kids were my inter-

est and love. We were married after college

and had one daughter, Kim. She is now mar-

ried to Joel, living in Geneva, Illinois, and they

have three lovely daughters. We are delighted

grandparents!”

Dick reflected on graduate school, “Most grad

school profs are slave drivers with the motto

of, ‘publish or perish.’ Everyone who worked

for my research advisor in grad school was

told to take a year’s course and study some-

thing different from science -- I took up pho-

to journalism. It has become a life long hob-

by. I encountered a trial when my mother

developed Lou Gehrig’s disease during my

last year of graduate school. Dad was trying

to take care of her and died of a heart attack

the day after Christmas. We had been mar-ried three years at the time, and I was writing

my dissertation to finish graduate school. It

was a shock to move from the Midwest to a

new job in New Jersey and take over care of

my mother and grandmother. Mary did an

angelic job for 18 months! To this day, we

are grateful for the Muscular Dystrophy As-

sociation. There is nothing they wouldn’t do

to help us.”

Dick continued, “Mary not only was caregiv-

er to my mother and grandmother, but she

gave up attending Catholic church to join the

Methodist church. “The turning point for me,” Mary responded, “was when we went

to the Methodist service, and the pastor

extended a welcome to everyone who be-

lieved in Christ to come to the Communion

Table. I am very appreciative of my Catholic

upbringing/training. Parochial school gave me

a foundation of devotion and ritual that I

treasure.”

Mary continued, “Years later, when we were

anticipating Dick’s job transfer from Fairport

to Delaware, I found myself feeling stuck and

unable to focus on the change. A good friend

suggested counseling. I’m so glad I decided to do it. What a relief after all those years to

get help, talk about my father and look at my

feelings. It still isn’t an easy subject to discuss

because there is such a stigma about death by

suicide.

When our daughter was a senior in high

school, my brother, Jim, my only sibling, came

to live with us in Fairport. He had suffered

with Bipolar Disease for many years, as my

dad had earlier. Proper treatment and diag-

nosis was not available for him. Jim did take

medication for the illness, but it did not pre-

vent his dying by suicide also, at the age of

50. I felt so sorry for Jim. He suffered so much with the illness. We had some beautiful

times together when he lived with us. Dick,

the scientist, and Jim, the salesman, were

friends who shared opposite interests.

"Everything was a joke to Jim,” commented

Dick. Mary says, “Jim was full of fun and kind

of a jokester teddy bear.”

Mary has studied harp for the last three years

from the same teacher as I have, Sandy Gian-

niny. Some of you may remember when

Sandy came to play at one of our retreats.

Karen’s Korner

Dick * Mary Horn

Mary is a big note writer and likes to create

cards and decorate with stickers. Encour-

agement and listening are her forte. Dick

calls Mary a “chaplain counselor” to her

friends. About his strong suit, Dick says, “I

like to analyze problems and get something

done. No matter what genre. Could be

fixing a pothole in the street, or marrying

the woman you meet in geography class!

Boil things down to the essence. But, Mary prefers to expand and expound. Both styles

work and are needed. We compliment each

other. Sometimes that essence or bottom

line needs some more flowering; more

explanation of the idea.”

Dick tells how, “Mary has had two foot

surgeries. I think she has kind of a sensitivity

toward other people moving more slowly

than the normal crowd. With a bunion you

have a surgical shoe that people can see,

but not something huge that brings aware-

ness when you have to go slower. There

are reasons people walk slower -- they are struggling with something. We’ve always

been hikers and walkers and bikers and

quite active. We are grateful for mobility.”

Thank you, Dick and Mary, for your authen-

ticity and for serving cheerfully in the minis-

tries of photography, taking all our pictures

for the directory, work on the UMC web-

site, greeting, ushering, serving Sunday

morning snacks and the many other ways in

which you give us joy.

“A merry heart is good like a medicine.”

Proverbs 17:22

Yours in Christ, Pastor Karen

4 Individuals or Families lifted in Prayer During

MARCH PLEASE KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS

Continuing Health Concerns/Healing:

Alice Abbott (healing)

Mary Berry (healing, hip fracture, health concerns);

Bob Binggeli (healing);

Kelly Corretore (health concerns);

Zip Eggleston (healing, regaining strength)

Jim Goodman (health concern)

Neva Hruby (health concerns); Ray Hruby (health concerns);

Virginia Jacobs (health concerns);

Debbie Kaiser (chemo treatments);

Evelyn Kennedy (health concerns);

Floyd Musclow (cancer treatments);

George Musclow (cancer treatments)

Nancy Pegelow (Healing, broken hip)

Chuck Plant (health concerns)

Grace Ryan (healing, broken hip)

George Vorhauer (health concerns)

OUR CHURCH FAMILY IN NURSING HOME CARE:

Evelyn Feil, Helena Hilfiker, Mary Kilpatrick, Louise Whitcomb.

For Continued Well-being:

Our Homebound/ Shut-ins Our College Students

Mar 2 Musclow Family (Floyd, Lois)

George Musclow

Newell Family (Emily, Dan, Matt, Dustin, Elizabeth)

Nguyen Family (An, Hiep, Michael)

John Nielsen

Niles Family (Katie, Thomas, James, Elise)

Tracy Nowak

Mar 9 Joyce O’Connor

Olson Family (Dave, Bobbi)

Michelle Pagani

Palmer Family (Anne, David)

Palmer Family (Gordon, Helen)

Mary Pantas

Pegelow Family (Don, Nancy)

Mar 16 Lois Peterson

Pham Family (Vu, Megan, Parker)

Piechota Family (Todd, Amy, Alyssa, Sarah)

Polito Family (Joe, Eva)

Lois Polkowski

Jack Poray

Porter Family (Lindsay, Gerard, Caleb)

Mar 23 Betsy Reed

Relyea Family (Lloyd, Elaine)

Bev Rhodes

Roberts Family (Rock, DiAnne, Cassie)

Joseph Rodrigues

Roof Family (Brenda, Donald, Bernie, Matt)

Ruggieri Family (Michelle, Michael, Anthony, Joey)

Russell Family (Kevin, Judy)

Mar 30 Ryan Family (Stewart, Grace)

Samuelson Family (John, Betty Hess)

Sawdey Family (Scott, Kim)

Schadt Family (Ken, Kathy, Ethan)

Doug Schlegel

Josephine Schum

Prayer Chain

Anyone can call our prayer chains or the church to request special prayer for themselves or someone close to you., at any time. You may call our prayer leader and she will send the prayer(s) throughout the chains. Please remember that your requests are kept con-

fidential, unless you state that you want someone listed in the bulletins.

The interim leader is: Barb Boehmer (585-787-9754) or prayers@umcwebster.org.

Note: each week our prayer team and the members of the congregation pray for the people of the congregation...we work through our families alphabetically. During the week you or your family is being prayed for - feel free to call the church office if you have a spe-

cific concern that needs prayer.

Our Military Personnel

….please keep them in your prayers

Joshua Bartlett, Pvt. Chris Butusov, Bill Dunn; Major Dan Fletcher; Jim

Freundschuh; Peter Freundschuh, Cpl. Mike Freundschuh, Capt. Adam Hill;

Scott Humphrey; CW3 Robert Kunzer; PFC Ian Merritt; Steven Micha;

CW2 Jonathan Molik; Cpt. Jay Ross, Sgt. Joe Vianna.

[Names in bold—these service people are currently stationed in either Afghan-

istan, Iraq or another war area and need our special prayers]

Individuals or Families lifted in Prayer During

APRIL

Apr 6 Schum Family (Randy, Ruth)

Schutt Family (Marty Debby)

Schwarz Family (Laurna Bert)

Bonnie Seitz

James Sharp Freda Sheldon

Linda Sherman

Apr 13 Shuttleworth Family (Leslie, Margaret)

Silver Family (Eric, Kari, Nina, Macie)

Simmons Family (Canden, Chistopher, Elijah)

Simons Family (Mark, Tracy, Michael, Emily)

Sisca Family (Brianne, Aiden)

Smith Family (Peter, Joanne)

Peggy Solka

Apr 20 Eunice Sonneville

Spencer Family (Rex, Donna) Splain Family (Kristin, Jacob, Tyler)

Arlene Starsmore

Starsmore Family (Thomas, Linda)

Stenglein Family (Mike, Hollie, Kelly, Zack)

Stenshorn Family (Kaitlyn, Chris, Evan)

Apr 27 Stevens Family (Mike, Karen, Jackson, Georgiana)

Stoddard Family (Karen, David)

Stonier Family (Rich, Jennifer, Eliza)

David Storck

Storm Family (Andy, Julie)

Streb Family ( Allura, Tim) Barbara Strickland

Prayers of Comfort For:

John Johnston and Family as they grieve the death of John’s daughter,

Beth Brockman on February 13, 2014

Darryl Jones and Family as they grieve the death of Darryl’s sister,

Cheri L. Jones on Feb 8, 2014

Barb Perdue and family as they grieve the death of Barb’s Father, Ed

Tierson, on Jan 31, 2014.

Dorothy Humphrey as she grieves the death of her brother-in-law,

Edgar Humphrey, who died on January 26, 2014.

Mary Pantas and family as they grieve the death of Mary’s sister, Alice I.

(Papapanu) LaGrou, on January 20, 2014

Kathy Schadt and family as they grieve the death of Kathy’s mom,

Sheryl Pierson, who died on January 6, 2014.

Dorothy Humphrey, David (Shirley) Humphrey, as they grieve the death

of Bernie Humphrey on January 5, 2014.

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Notices/News

CRITICAL NEED—be a part of Sound & Media Team

9:00 Am & 11:00 Am services: sound board trainee

11:00 AM service—media booth trainee The Sound Team is looking for Volunteer (s) - to operate UMC

Sound Board Sundays, at first worship service. Two (or more)

people are needed who can relate to Praise Team contempo-

rary music and be able to adjust sound level settings. Sound

board training will be provided. Volunteers must be willing to

attend evening practice sessions one day per week and Sunday

first worship services, on a rotating basis with other volunteers.

Prefer adults/post-high school – will consider older students.

Contact DiAnne Roberts at 585-747-7908 OR

Larry Matthews at Sound@UMCwebster.org

Online Offerings 2014

Offerings— you may give designated offerings

online … using this symbol with your smart

phone, or on our website: www.umcwebster.org,

click online giving.

Making a Difference in People’s Lives!

From the Finance Team :

GIVING ENVELOPES— if you signed up to receive a box of en-

velopes for your donations...you may pick up your box from our

treasurer, Daphne Mooney. Yes, you may still request a box of

envelopes. Questions about your pledge/statements:

treasurer@umcwebster.org

PLEDGES— If you have not submitted a pledge card you can make a

pledge at any time (or revise a pledge if the need arises.

Thank you for your support of the ministries of the UMC of Webster.; we

appreciate your continued support of the ministry and missions of the

United Methodist Church of Webster.

The Faith in Action Team would like to thank all those who gave to

Santa’s Workshop and our Mitten Tree/Winter Clothing Collection.

Everything was much appreciated by those who received our gifts.

We received the following thank you from Robyn Gage on behalf of the

Board of Directors of Project Chacocente dated January 17, 2014:

Dear Webster UMC members,

Thank you very much for your generous donation of $1,835 [share of

Christmas offering and designated gifts] to Project Chacocente on

12/31/13. The families, staff and entire board of directors join me in

expressing our heartfelt gratitude.

Your gift was especially timely as December is a difficult month. The

government of Nicaragua, like most others in Latin America, require all

employments be paid an additional month’s salary at the end of the year.

So each December we need double the amount of funds. Your gift has

made it possible for the qualified teachers of Chacocente Christian

School to remain on staff! Thank you!

We very much appreciate your partnership in this ministry. God has

done wonderful things for His children in Nicaragua. We look forward

to His guidance for the next phase!

Additional notes on Project Chacocente:

I [Mary Beth Kelley] just returned from a week’s trip to Project Cha-

cocente with the Genesee Valley District Mission Team. We had a

wonderful experience, and it was great to see old friends again. I was

able to take individual pictures of all the students (about 150) and staff

(about 20) of the Chacocente Christian School. The school year began

at the beginning of February with the vast majority of the students hav-

ing been there the previous year. The new eleventh grade (the highest

grade in Nicaragua) has 7 students who are proud to be finishing their

high school studies at our school. They’ve already invited us to their

graduation in December! I was very impressed with their interest in

learning and excitement in graduating this year. I hope they will be able

to pursue their dreams of further schooling and meaningful careers.

If you would like to sponsor a child at the school for less than $1/day

($360/year), please pick up a brochure from the table by the library or

contact me, Mary Beth Kelley, at helpchildoutofthedump@hotmail.com

or call me at (585)265-0097. We are also looking for sponsors for the

teachers and help with further education outside our school for various

members of the Project Chacocente community.

Thank you for your continued support for Project Chacocente, Masaya,

Nicaragua. And please keep buying the candy bars and bracelets! All

proceeds go to help keep the project going.

More information may be found at www.outofthedump.org and Friends

of Project Chacocente on Facebook. Contact Mary Beth Kelley at help-

childoutofthedump@hotmail.com or 585-265-0097.

We Celebrate with the following couples these

special MARCH Anniversaries (10+)

3/01 Susan & Bruce Gerber 28 yrs.

3/05 Ann Kay Clark & Patrick Fulkerson 20 yrs.

3/05 Lois & Floyd Musclow 59 years!

3/16 Carol & Mike Brienza 29 yrs.

3/23 Amy & Tom Meisner 30 yrs.

We Celebrate with the following couples these

special APRIL Anniversaries (10+)

4/01 Debby & Marty Schutt 37 yrs.

4/11 Brenda And Donald Roof 22 yrs.

4/14 Linda & Tom Starsmore 41 yrs.

4/16 DiAnne & Rock Roberts 21 yrs.

4/17 Gina & Gene Kreutter 32 yrs.

4/19 Wendy & Douglas DeWitte 46 yrs.

4/26 Karen & David Stoddard 45 yrs.

4/27 Nicole & Ken Friberg 18 yrs.

4/29 Tracy & Mark Simons 25 yrs.

~ UMC WOMEN’S SPRING RETREAT ~

March 29-30, 2014

Asbury Retreat Center ~ Silver Lake, NY

Asbury offers a serene setting for reflection. You can walk

along the lake shore, walk the trails, sit on the porch and

rock, while taking in the tranquility of the lake, or curl up by

the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate.

The facility offers plenty of room (s) for our team to conduct

a thought provoking overnight retreat. Springtime is a per-

fect time for new beginnings. Please join us for a time of re-

flection, fun, and fellowship. Invite your friends & family.

Paid Reservations required, by March 19th.

Cost: $83.00 per person, checks to: UMC of Webster;

memo: spring retreat; give to Pastor Karen. *Rooms: 2

beds or 3 beds per room with private bath (some are handi-

capped accessible). Questions: Pastor Karen – 265-9720

6 Coming Events

Youth Event—March 21 & 22

24 / 4 / 24

A ‘24’ Hours fundraiser to help “24” kids. A lock-in event. Contact

Pastor Josh for more details.

Young at Heart Potluck Luncheon & Program

Tuesday, MARCH 25 & APRIL 22 at 12:00 noon.

UMC of Webster, Garden room

*Our March program will feature accordion Music by Paul Krue-

ger—you won’t to miss it!

Are you ‘Young at Heart’ … then join this group of senior adults for a

delicious potluck luncheon and program . We’re a fun group and wel-

come new folks! Programs—to be announced. No need to sign-up…

just come with a dish to share and your own place setting (plate/cup/

utensils) and we’ll provide the fun and fellowship. If you have ques-

tions, please contact Nancy Fenity at 585-671-0498.

Dining to Donate at: UNO’s Chicago Grill

FRIDAY ~ MARCH 14 & APRIL 11,2014

11:00 Am—11:00 pm

the 2nd FRIDAY every month! Join us at UNO”s Chicago Grill (Holt

Rd). This is an opportunity to do a small amount of fund raising — with

NO work involved on our part.

By going out to eat at UNO’s Chicago Grill (Holt Rd. location) on a partic-

ular day (2nd Friday each month) AND bringing one of our church vouch-

ers – which you turn in when you pay your bill … this church will receive

15% of your pre-tax bill benefitting the Outreach House Ministries. Last

Month we raised $ 13.26 ... can we beat it this month?

Healthy Fish Bake Dinner

Friday, April 18 (Good Friday) 5:00—7:00 pm

Be sure to reserve your dinner soon, don’t miss out on this

great dinner! Seated dinner In the Fellowship Center

Dinner includes: Baked, Seasoned Haddock, Potatoes, Cole-

slaw, Beverage and Dessert. Tickets may be pre-purchased :

after Sunday services or church office (weekdays) or at door.

Ticket prices: TBA (Reg. portion 10-12 oz) or TBA (5-6 oz) *Proceeds to benefit the annual Youth & Adult Mission Trip

(Location of Mission Trip —Henderson Settlement, Frakes, KY) .

Our Annual EASTER EGG HUNT & BRUNCH will be Saturday,

April 5th, @ 9:00 Am –

at Woody Acres, 1530 Harris Rd., Penfield.

*Just to know – this is a great time for every one of all ages. Adults –

a great time to connect and meet others…kids …well, you know how much fun it is to hunt the eggs. Our event is in a covered barn.

To bring: a brunch-type dish to share (finger foods are great), beverag-

es & Table settings supplied. Please sign up to attend (helps with plan-ning).

We’re collecting—wrapped candy/stickers/tattoos, etc.—to fill the East-

er Eggs—box for donations in Communications Center—by April 2nd.

FIRST FRIDAYS…

We’re doing a new thing! Join us as we gather on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month…for FUN

and GAMES!!!

Starting on March 7th, at 6:30 pm, Fellowship

Ctr.

What: an evening of games and fun

Who: All Ages,

(Childcare for kids too little to join games)

Bring: a Snack to share, and your favorite Games

Where: Fellowship Center/UMC Webster

So…Join in for a great evening and getting to know others… see you soon!

April’s Date: April 4th @ 6:30 pm

UMW Pie Sale ~ April 27

United Methodist Women will be having a Pie Sale on April 27th after

the services. As always we’ll have your favorites… peanut butter,

chocolate cream, apple, cherry, etc.

The pies will sell for $10 for large pies, and $5 for

mini pies.

*If you would like to donate a homemade pie

for our sale it would be very much appreciat-

ed. The proceeds support UMW mission projects

worldwide.

Easter Flowers for the Altar (Easter Sunday)

We will soon have the order forms available for those who wish to

order pots of Easter plants (Easter Lilies, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths/ azalea/hydrangea). Order forms will be available in the church office

or on the guest desk. All forms and payments will be due by April

14th.

Youth Event – 30 Hour Famine

April 25 & 26

30 hours of not eating to raise awareness for those that

can't eat. It's a free event, but Pastor Josh will need to

know who is coming so that he can make sure we have

enough food for our first meal at the end of the famine.

*Please note: If someone has diabetes or something else that would

make this dangerous, please talk to Josh and he'll figure out an al-

ternate famine plan for you.

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Serving in MARCH

Greeters — 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

2 Alana Carrozo & Bill Ertle Irma & Jack Hallauer

9 Sandie & Rick Micha Doris Jacobs

16 Joanna & Bruce Tobias Lori & Paul Krueger

23 Mike & Pam Friedler Donna & Rex Spencer

30 Daphne Mooney Judy Harris

Sound System 9:00 AM / 11:00 AM

2 D. Roberts / Bob Bonnett

9 D. Roberts / Bart Wilson

16 D. Roberts / Bill Kelley

23 D. Roberts / John Johnston

30 D. Roberts / Larry Matthews

Video Crew: 9:00 Am / 11:00 AM

2 David Hockenberger / Mike Brienza

9 David Aikens / Larry Mathews

16 Mike Brienza / David Hockenberger

23 David Aikens / Bart Wilson

30 David Mooney / Mike Brienza

Ushers:

9:00 AM - Charlie Urso, Jason Fair, Don Cedruly, Deb & Duane McKaig,

Sandie & Rick Micha, Norm Trabert, Darryl Jones, John Graziose

11:00 AM— Joanne Smith, Ron Jerzak, Andy Ludwig, Jean Tranquill

Childcare: (for babies to 2 yrs) 8:45 AM thru 12:15 pm

2 Linda Fedele Linda Fedele

9 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

16 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

23 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

30 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

Lay Readers — 11:00 AM Acolyte—11:00 AM

2 Dave Corretore Rae Friberg

9 Dave Olson Zach Bowman

16 Becky VanNess Breanna Bowman

23 Robin Locke Jacob Breed

30 Karen Gibson Rae Friberg

Coffee Hour Hosts: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM 2 Sue & Carl Holland / Laurie Dutcher, Linda Sherman

9 Heidi Hewitt, Wendy DeWitte / Doris J, Louise Andrews, An Nguyen

16 René Brown, Marian Langen / Barb Boehmer, Donna Spencer

23 Faith Jones, Nancy Gerber / Tori DeYoung

30 Deb & Duane McKaig / Joanne Smith, Nancy Eaton

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

3/01 Joseph Carey

3/02 Sue Barth, Joyce Wooding

3/03 Linda Best, Kim Lunstead, Bart Wilson

3/04 Richard Meier, Jacob Splain

3/08 Fred Friberg, Darryl Jones, Donna Ludington

3/10 Natalie Cookinham, Andy Hill

3/11 Roger Boehme, Lori Miller

3/13 Chrissy Freundschuh, Phyllis Meier

3/14 Bob Binggeli, Linda Woodward

3/15 Corey Hewitt

3/16 Lois Polkowski

3/18 Wendy DeWitte, Clara Moore, Kaitlyn Stenshorn

3/19 Molly Anglum, Jack Griebel, Gershum Swann

3/20 Elise Niles

3/21 Lori Garman, Grace Ryan

3/22 Christy Hoover

3/23 Jenna Downs

3/24 Lois Miller

3/25 Bev Flanagan, Kevin Russell, James Sutter, Glenn Wilkes

3/26 Mary Berry, Julie Miller

3/27 Linn Hoover, Dawn Mehserle, Tom Starsmore

3/28 Floyd Musclow

3/29 Kyle Adams, Corrine Tagliente

3/30 Jacob Breed, Ed Griebel

3/31 Nancy Fenity, Linda Starsmore

*** If you or an immediate family member would like to have your birthday listed—please contact the church office. Names in bold—celebrating a 90+ birthday.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

4/01 Emily Ford, Peyton Hewitt, David Locke

4/02 Jonah Morse

4/03 Jessica Miller

4/04 Margaret Adams, David Stoddard

4/06 Mike Friedler

4/07 William Walz

4/08 Sharon Duffy

4/09 Sarah Daniels, Shirley Matthews, Judy Russell, Laurna

Schwarz

4/10 Lee Wager

4/12 Cindy Anderson, Daphne Mooney, John Samuelson

4/13 Matt Derse, Peter Derse

4/14 Lois Bailey, Kevin Cummings, Kerry Vaden, Dave Whitlock

4/15 Megan Lewis, Emory Towne

4/18 Gene Fuller

4/19 Jennifer Anglum, Al Bushnell, Ruth Hilfiker

4/20 Alice Abbott, Nancy Pegelow, Louise Whitcomb

4/21 Joyce Binggeli

4/23 John Johnston, George Vorhauer

4/25 Erika Starsmore, Gordon Palmer

4/26 Peter Smith

4/27 Irene Haskins, Michelle Ruggieri

*** If you or an immediate family member would like to have your

birthday listed—please contact the church office. Names in bold—

celebrating a 90+ birthday.

Serving in APRIL 2014

Greeters — 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

6 Sue Happ Dorothy Curtis

13 Bonnie Seitz Shirley & John Johnston

20 Bob, Anna & James Willard Shirley & Larry Matthews

27 Laurna Schwarz Betty & George Heissenberger

Sound System 9:00 AM / 11:00 AM

6 D. Roberts / Bob Bonnett

13 D. Roberts / Bart Wilson

20 D. Roberts / Bill Kelley

27 D. Roberts / John Johnston

Video Crew: 9:00 Am / 11:00 AM

6 David Hockenberger / Larry Matthews

13 David Aikens / Mike Brienza

20 David Mooney / David Hockenberger

27 Mike Brienza / Bart Wilson

Ushers:

9:00 AM - Charlie Urso, Don Cedruly, Deb & Duane McKaig, Sandie & Rick

Micha, Norm Trabert

11:00 AM— Dave Olson, John Johnston, Bart Wilson, Judy Harris

Childcare: (for babies to 2 yrs) 8:45 AM thru 12:15 pm

6 Linda Fedele Linda Fedele

13 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

20 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

27 Linda Fedele / Linda Fedele /

Lay Readers — 11:00 AM Acolyte—11:00 AM

6 Kelly Corretore Jacob Breed

13 Roger DeMott Zach Bowman

20 Barb Kahler Breanna Bowman

27 Jay Baker Zach Bowman

Coffee Hour Hosts: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

6 Sue & Carl Holland / Laurie Dutcher, Linda Sherman

13 Heidi Hewitt, Wendy DeWitte / Doris Jacobs, Louise A, An Nguyen

20 René Brown, Marian Langen / Barb Boehmer, Donna Spencer

27 Sue & Carl Holland / Tori DeYoung

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Looking ahead to ~ MAY 2014

5/4 Communion Sunday / Food Cupboard Collection

5/8 UMW Spring Banquet

5/13 Presentation—Dr. Michael Barry 5/17 Youth Group—Mystery Event

5/23 & 24 Annual Rummage Sale

Reaching Out / Getting Involved:

Local Ministries: Food Cupboard Sunday—we collect non perishable food

items the 1st Sunday of each month / and monetary dona-

tions any Sunday (envelopes in pew pockets) Embracing Options - 35 Curtice Park ( next to church) Free

Pregnancy & STD testing. Volunteering opportunities. Open Door Missions—we post the current list of needs in

the communications center. You may deliver your donations

directly to Open Door Mission Donate Gently used Clothing: we deliver to HOPE House

(Webster) & Asbury Store House (Rochester) National Ministries:

Youth & Adult Summer Mission Trip

Global Ministries:

Project Chacocente: www.outofthedump.org

Ongoing Community Groups meeting in this church:

Al–Anon—Wednesdays @ 1:00 PM (Rm 101D)

Food Addicts Recovery Anonymous—Mondays @ 9:30 AM

Nar-Anon—Wednesdays @ 5:30 (Rm 101D)

Scout Troop 112—Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm

Pack 112—Thursdays @ 6:30 pm

Sea Scouts—Mondays @ 7:30 pm

We Recycle!

We accept only these items:

Eyeglasses, cellphones, ink jet & toner cartridges, pop tops (soda cans).

Gently used/new clothing items (children’s, men’s women’s) - must be

clean. Clothing is distributed to the Asbury Storehouse or HOPE house

ministry (here in Webster) for folks in need.

FYI— when you finish a soda (pop)/water - please rinse bottle/can and

place in recycling/deposit totes. Also, Please remember that we prefer

that no Styrofoam products are used—even our dinner takeout boxes

are Styrofoam free! We also try to keep our plastic usage to a minimum.

Library Notes:

The Library Team has now been revitalized and will be reviewing books

that, for one reason or another, have been deemed questionable for the

library. If you are concerned about a book, please see me or a member

of the library team, about it so that the concern can be addressed by the

Library Team.

Remember:

Please be sure to sign out materials from the library, even if using them

within the church, and be sure to return these materials to the library

promptly (2-3 weeks) and not leave them in other parts of the church.

A great deal of time and effort is put into making the library a welcoming,

pleasant space in our church. Please help us keep it that way by not

placing drinks or food on the bookshelves and by cleaning up cups and

snack debris from the library tables after use. If you know a book has

been damaged, let me know.

Happy Reading, Mary Beth Kelley mbkelley@rochester.rr.com, 265-0097

UMC of Webster Transportation Ministry

We are asking for more driver volunteers. If this is a ministry that inter-

ests you – please contact either Faith in the church office (585- 265-

9720) and we’ll let you know what is needed to become a volunteer for

this vital ministry. Yes – you can designate what days of week you are

available. You don’t necessarily have to attend this church to volunteer

– so, you please tell your friends and family.

A Woman’s Blessing Group

Meeting Mondays at 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Garden Room, twice a

month: (1st & 3rd weeks)

Facilitators: Chris Uetz (585-350-8468) & Nancy Eaton

Tutoring at Phillips Village

We would very much like to add some more tutors to this wonderful

ministry for March 2014 – May 2014. Some of our tutors go south for the winter, and we’re anticipating more children coming at that time. So could really use more tutors. We meet each Tuesday from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the

Community Center. Can guarantee you’ll make some new friends! Con-tact either Barb Boehmer – 787-9754 or Linda Starsmore – 872-3193.

Of Interest / Opportunities to Serve

MISSION TRIP 2014

June 28th thru July 5th Destination: Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky! This will be

our 4th trip to the Henderson Settlement a great place to serve. This is

open to all Youth (Jr & Sr. High) and ADULTS.

Your week at Henderson is a chance to experience a different culture and

it’s people and hopefully gain insights into the definition of mission. We are

here to accept the community people as they are and minister to them

within the context of their culture and needs. Work camp often serves as

the bridge between dreams and reality for mountain families. A roof that

doesn’t leak, floors without holes, running water, hot water, steps, decks

and porches or entry access and a way to escape the heat from the house

during the late afternoon, windows hat will keep the cold winter wind…

all these and more are problems that many have no resources with which

to deal. Work camp extends this vital service to the community.

*Information letters are available n the guest desk in Communications

Center.

**Participation in the 3 in-church fundraisers significantly reduces your cost

to go on the trip. A deposit of $100 by April 13th reserves your spot,

all remaining payment ( in full) due by June 8, 2014. Questions: Pastor Lee.

Community Outreach Events: Coming up

On July 19th — We will again hold “Rock the Block” an outreach to our local community...with games & bounce house for kids ( free) //very inexpen-

sive food items (hot dogs/popcorn/cotton candy, etc.) // a chicken BBQ and a

crafter/vendor fair and more!

On August 23rd—we will have a NEW outreach to our community...our

“Back to School” Event...featuring games for kids/ haircuts/ school sup-

plies/ community ministries—this will take place inside the church.

to all interested in RTB and Back to School Events: the Next organizing

meeting is March 27th at Outreach House at 7-8:30 PM.

WOW Workshop

WOW! That’s right… WOW! Workshop Of

Wonders is this year’s theme for VBS.

Our first “VBS WOW Workshop” will be Sat-

urday morning, March 22 at 10:30 am, in

the Garden Room, as we begin to gear up and

plan for this special time with God’s children.

Everyone interested in finding out more about our Workshop of

Wonders is invited to come and share in the joy of this communi-

ty outreach ministry and brainstorm with us. The more, the mer-

rier.

◆There’ll be scrumptious homemade cinnamon rolls and hot choco-

late so you may want to arrive a few minutes ahead. Bring a friend

and hope to see you there! “You are the God who works wonders.” Psalm 77:14a

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Website:

www.UMCwebster.org

Email Information:

Lead Pastor :

Lee Carlson

lcarlson@umcwebster.org

Teaching Pastor/ Praise Team Leader:

Kelly Carner

kcarner@umcwebster.org

Youth & Young Adult Pastor :

Josh Falling

jfalling@umcwebster.org

Pastoral Care/Visitation Pastor:

Karen Gibson

kgibson@umcwebster.org

Lay Leader:

Brenda Roof

broof@ umcwebster.org

Administrative Assistant:

Faith Jones

fjones@umcwebster.org

Chancel Choir:

Peter Derse

pderse@umcwebster.org

Organist:

Cindy Anderson

Bell Choir:

Kim Derse

kderse@umcwebster.org

KIDSChurch Sundays:

Nursery: infants 0 thru 2 years, during

both church services (8:45 am thru 12:15

pm). Our child care provider, Linda Fed-ele will care for your child in our down-

stairs nursery.

KIDSChurch: All are welcome! September thru

May

KIDSChurch -

9:20 am—10:35 am (kids begin in sanctuary

@ 9:00 AM with parents, then are dis-

missed to classes downstairs). Classes for Pre

-K through 5th grade ... Games, Stories, group Worship, Lessons & Activities.

Junior Church—11:15 am to 12:00,

same curricula as KIDSchurch; but without KIDSCamp, kids start @ 11 AM in sanc-

tuary with parents, then are dismissed to

their classes.

Youth Ministry

Youth group (Junior & Senior High), meeting on Wednesdays— at 7:00 pm—8:30 pm; with Pas-tor Josh Falling.

Youth Group Please check out our calendar of special events on page 9.

Check out the youth group website at: http://www.switchyouthgroup.com/

Women’s Ministry

United Methodist Women’s Circles:

Call Bobbi Olson for more info: 585-670-

0429

Bookworms—3rd Tuesday of month,

2:00 pm—Garden room

Koinonia—2nd Thursday of month, 11:30

AM—Garden room:

Rebekah—2nd Monday of month, 1:00

pm—Garden room:

Women’s Bible Studies

Monday evenings, 5:00 pm, Garden room,

“A Woman’s Heart”

Wednesday Mornings, 11:00 am, Garden

room, using the “Upper Room Devotional”

Men’s Ministry

Bibles Studies: Open to All Men! 1st Tuesdays—7:00 AM, meets at the Nutcracker Restaurant, Webster 3rd Tuesdays—6:00 AM, meets at Goldenboy’s

Restaurant, Webster

Adult Ministry

Bible studies—September thru May

Sunday, 9:00 Am—both women & men

studying together, conference room

Wednesdays,

7:00 Pm— Bible study, men & women —

Room 104AB—re-starting in February 2014.

7:00 pm—ReVive, Men & Women—Garden

room. Video message, group

discussion.

Senior Adult Ministry

Young at Heart Potluck Luncheons & program.

January 28 & February 25 are our next gather-ing dates in 2014.

Meeting: most months, 4th Tuesday at 12:00 pm, Garden Room. All Adults welcome, please bring a dish to pass & your place setting. More info: Nancy Fenity at 585-671-0498.

Flowers for the Altar

A special way to remember or honor

loved ones, or special people in your life!

You can order flowers for the altar area in

the sanctuary. It’s only on the Sundays that folks order flowers that we have fresh flow-

ers; otherwise we rotate through several silk

arrangements. You are invited to place one or

more orders for flowers to be in the sanctu-

ary for a particular Sunday—your choice

(except Easter & Christmas). A regular flow-

er arrangement is $20, although you can pay

more for larger arrangements.

Our beautiful arrangements are

created by Kittleberger’s Florist.

To order— use the flower book in our Communications Center,

outside the church office.

Wednesday Nights ~ Dinner offered

before classes

On Wednesdays at 6:30 pm – the youth

group will offer a simple Pizza Dinner

(pizza, chips and a drink).

Cost: kids & youth - $3.50 each/ adults $5.00.

Mozzeroni’s Pizza will be supplying the pizza.

*Keep your Wednesday evenings stress-free –

get a quick dinner and then go to youth group

or class

Prayer Team

Next Meeting—April 28,’14 at 7:00 pm.

This team meets 2 times a year. If you feel

called to be a part of the prayer team—

please contact Barb Boehmer—585-787-

9754. If anyone would like to be a part

of the prayer chain - contact Barb

Boehmer and she will add you to one of our

lists. We can always use more people.

Coffee Hour Hosts — Critical Need

Please volunteer — be a Hospitality Host

We are still seeking a few more people desiring

to be a part of a team that is known for its

“Hospitality”. We are looking for some friendly

folks to add to our “coffee hour” teams for Sun-

day mornings. Teams are on a rotation schedule,

about every 5 wks. (more teams would make

rotations longer apart—a good thing!)

To know – training is provided, coffee supplies

are provided (baked goods are what team folks

supply, either homemade or store-bought, what-

ever works for you). If you like

meeting folks and helping people

feel welcome – this is the team for

you! Contact Faith – 585-265-9720.

Nursery Care—STILL in

need of loving, caring

helpers!

Linda Fedele is our child

care provider, but can al-

ways use a helper. Please

prayerfully consider if God is

calling you to help with this ministry. We are

still in need of volunteers either of the Sunday

services. You can sign up in the Communica-

tions Center, at the Sunday School table; or

Please contact:

Heidi Hewitt to volunteer:

nursery@umcwebster.org or 585-216-2049.

[To comply with the Youth Protection Policy—

ALL volunteers will go through a screening

process].

Acolyte Ministry

If your child would like to be an acolyte for the 11 am

Sunday services—please contact Tina Breed at: 315-

524-6406.