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When I was a kid I played outside from the moment I finished my Cheerios to the time for dinner. After dinner I was back outside until the front lights blinked signal- ing time to come in. All day. Hours creating worlds of sand in the box out back. Time spent at “the creek” just down the street catching min- nows and crawdads. Pickup games of Nerf football, baseball in “the court” (had never heard of the fancy French cul-de-sacs), and basketball on our court. Playing Evel Knievel and jumping lines of milk cartons on my Huffy (25 was my record). Hours. With very little equipment at all. Mostly balls or bikes or buckets. No electronic devices necessary. No batteries needed. Breakfast, maybe lunch, and dinner with a good night sleep provided all the power necessary. And imagina- tion. I could be Fran Tarkenton or Walter Peyton. I was Evel Knievel. The land of sand filled with life from everywhere! Every once in a while I went a little more high tech and made a parachute out of an old handkerchief, string, and a huge nut (of the nut and bolt variety). Life is different now. If I go out to ride my fully equipped bicycle and can’t find my gloves I am a bit off my game. Never mind the special cleated shoes that fit into the spe- cial pedals. I can’t remember the last time I rode my bike without the spandex, padded shorts. The list goes on. A heart rate monitor, a GPS for biking, etc. Who do I think I am? Better yet, why do I get caught up in all this stuff? To steal a line from Lance Armstrong – It’s about the bike. Ride. Go have fun. I suspect that you could lay out the same kind of scenario for your life whether it be gadgets, gardening, or gourmet cooking. I wonder what- ever happened to the balls, bikes, and buckets? Eugene Peterson once gave a bril- liant description of this kind of thing in the church as he described what happened to the Pharisees. He said, “Imagine yourself moving into a house with a huge picture window overlooking a lake with a grand view of mountains beyond. Snow-capped mountains, beautiful mountains. You have a ringside seat, before all of this beauty, the cloud formations, the wild storms, the entire spectrum of sun illumi- nated colors, and the rocks and the trees and the wildflowers and the water. At first you’re just capti- vated by this view. You sit and you Balls, Bikes, and Buckets Pittsboro United Methodist Church 227 East Main St P.O. Box 276 Pittsboro, IN 46167 Pittsboro United Methodist Church Staff Contacts: Dave Buckner, Pastor – 892-4784, 892-3353, [email protected] Reverend Woody Smith, Part -Time Associate Pastor 892-4784, [email protected] Joanna Nunley - Choir Director - [email protected] Julie Mardis, Office Manager – 892-4784, [email protected] Sherri Mays, Preschool Director [email protected] – Preschool – 892-4439 (Continued on page 2) April 2012
Transcript of Sherri Mays Joanna Nunley Dave Buckner , Pastor Staff...
When I was a kid I played outside from the moment I finished my Cheerios to the time for dinner. After dinner I was back outside until the front lights blinked signal-ing time to come in. All day. Hours creating worlds of sand in the box out back. Time spent at “the creek” just down the street catching min-nows and crawdads. Pickup games of Nerf football, baseball in “the court” (had never heard of the fancy French cul-de-sacs), and basketball on our court. Playing Evel Knievel and jumping lines of milk cartons on my Huffy (25 was my record). Hours. With very little equipment at all. Mostly balls or bikes or buckets. No electronic devices necessary. No batteries needed. Breakfast, maybe lunch, and dinner with a good night sleep provided all the power necessary. And imagina-tion. I could be Fran Tarkenton or Walter Peyton. I was Evel Knievel. The land of sand filled with life from everywhere! Every once in a while I went a little more high tech and made a parachute out of an old handkerchief, string, and a huge nut (of the nut and bolt variety).
Life is different now. If I go out to ride my fully equipped bicycle and can’t find my gloves I am a bit off
my game. Never mind the special cleated shoes that fit into the spe-cial pedals. I can’t remember the last time I rode my bike without the spandex, padded shorts. The list goes on. A heart rate monitor, a GPS for biking, etc. Who do I think I am? Better yet, why do I get caught up in all this stuff? To steal a line from Lance Armstrong – It’s about the bike. Ride. Go have fun. I suspect that you could lay out the same kind of scenario for your life whether it be gadgets, gardening, or gourmet cooking. I wonder what-ever happened to the balls, bikes, and buckets?
Eugene Peterson once gave a bril-liant description of this kind of thing in the church as he described what happened to the Pharisees. He said, “Imagine yourself moving into a house with a huge picture window overlooking a lake with a grand view of mountains beyond. Snow-capped mountains, beautiful mountains. You have a ringside seat, before all of this beauty, the cloud formations, the wild storms, the entire spectrum of sun illumi-nated colors, and the rocks and the trees and the wildflowers and the water. At first you’re just capti-vated by this view. You sit and you
Balls, Bikes, and Buckets
Pittsboro United Methodist Church
227 East Main St
P.O. Box 276 Pittsboro, IN
46167
Pittsboro United Methodist Church
Staff Contacts:
Dave B
uckner, Pastor – 892-4784, 892-3353, dbuckner@
tds.net
Reverend W
oody Smith, Part -Tim
e Associate Pastor
892-4784, pastorwoody@
tds.net
Joanna Nu
nley - Choir D
irector - [email protected]
Julie M
ardis, Office M
anager – 892-4784, pumc@
tds.net
Sherri M
ays, Preschool D
irector pum
[email protected] – Preschool – 892-4439
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stand and you look and admire; you catch your breath. Several times a day you interrupt your work and stand before this window to take in the majesty and the beauty. And then one day you notice some bird droppings on the glass, and you get a bucket of water and a towel and you clean it. A couple of days later, a rainstorm leaves the window streaked and the bucket comes out again. One day some visitors with a tribe of small dirty-fingered children come, and the moment they leave you notice there are smudge marks all over the window. They’re hardly out of the door before you have the bucket out again. You’re so proud of that window, and it’s such a large window. But it’s incredible how many different ways foreign objects can attach themselves to that win-dow, obscuring the vision, distract-ing from the vision. Keeping that window clean now becomes com-pulsive neurosis. You accumulate ladders and buckets and squeegees. You construct scaffolding outside and one inside; you have to get to all the difficult corners and heights. You end up having the cleanest window in North America, but it’s now been years since you’ve looked through it.”
I’m looking to get back to the basics. Balls. Bikes. Buckets. Pastor Dave
Youth News:30 Hour FamineWe had a group of 30 youth and adult leaders that recently partici-
pated in the 30 Hour Famine which consisted of fasting for up to 30 hours to raise money and awareness of world hunger. Read below about the experience of one youth.
30 Hour Famine (Photos On Page 6)
“I’m hungry. That pizza looks good. Yummy, I want those cook-ies!” These were the thoughts running through the minds of PUMC’s youth last Friday night as we gave up food for thirty hours. In the past, when we were hungry, did we even stop to think that there are kids who are hungry for days at a time? There are kids who don’t get clean water to drink or know when the next time they are going to get food. Dana Alabaugh, our leader for the night, helped the PUMC youth to see what it was like for other kids who don’t get food whenever they want. Watching the video about the two hungry children made me and other kids realize how blessed we really are to have everything we have. Not only do we have plenty of food to eat at all times, but we have doctors, nurses, shelter, and schools to go to. When I’m at school, I usually think, “Could this day go by any slower? I am so tired of school!” Next time, I need to keep in mind that I’m going to a place where kids in other parts of the world actually WANT to go. We are so selfish sometimes. I know I am. We want all these material things, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how many pairs of Ugg boots or
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how many Coach purses you have. It’s how you conduct your-selves every day that matters. Next time you dread going to a dentist appointment or eating your vegeta-bles at dinner, remember that many kids all around the globe don’t have those things we take for granted and that they would love to have those same opportunities every day. We sometimes felt like we were starving during our little 30-Hour Famine, but we all got through it just fine, thanks to our adult helpers and with the power of Jesus Christ. Thirty-Hour Famine was a fun activ-ity and a great experience that helped to open up all our minds and hearts to the lives of other kids around the world. I hope all of the rest of the youth had as much fun and learned as much as I did.
by Haley Begay
Sunday night youth ministryWe are looking for adults who would like to assist our middle school lead-ers on Sunday evenings. We are cur-rently averaging 20 middle school youth each week and need adults who enjoy being with these youth! Opportunities are available as regu-lar or occasional volunteer.
ServiceThe youth will be participating in a food drive, along with the youth from Pittsboro Christian Church for the food pantry at the Pittsboro Christian Church in April.
The youth will also be sponsoring a team for the National Kidney Foundation walk on June 9th. If you are interested in participating
in the walk please contact Debbie Morgan or Amy Hatton for more information
The youth team has made a com-mitment to provide regular ser-vice opportunities for the youth. If you know of an opportunity for the youth to serve please contact Debbie Morgan or Amy Hatton.
Youth Newsletter: If you have not seen a copy of the youth newsletter and would like a copy please con-tact Debbie Morgan or Amy Hatton.
Tony Hatton
What’s New at Lebanon United Methodist Children’s HomeWOW! 4 new homes will be in operation at the children’s home. These homes will be completed and available for the public to tour next month. This exciting tour is scheduled for May 5, 2012 at 10:00 am, in the chapel on the grounds. These new homes will house a parent team (and their family) and 8 children ages 10-19. The total capacity of children at the home will be no more than 35. The school will remain open for all the day classes and their students. This new program will be state accred-ited and meet a new set of member-ship standards. (Accountability for the program will sure require lots of paperwork and lots of report-ing!!) Please continue to pray for and support this effort at the Lebanon United Methodist Home.
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AprilAprilApril2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
EASTER SUNDAY“He Has Risen” 9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday SchoolNO YOUTH GROUPS TODAY7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room
9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School4:30pm- Youth Ministry TeamCrusader Room6:30pm- MS Youth-MS Room6:30pm- HS Youth-Youth House7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room
9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday SchoolNew Member Class Jr/Sr Rooms Time to be Announced6:30pm- MS Youth-MS Room6:30pm- HS Youth-Youth House7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room
9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday SchoolNew Member Class Jr/Sr Rooms Time to be Announced6:30pm- MS Youth-MS Room6:30pm- HS Youth-Youth House7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High Room
6:30pm- Core LeadershipTeam Meeting Jr/Sr Hi Rooms
8:00am- Caring ParentsPrayer Group9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room7:00pm- Finance Team MeetingCrusader Room
8:00am- Caring ParentsPrayer Group9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room
8:00am- Caring ParentsPrayer Group9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader Room
April 29th 11am to 10pm& May 1st 4pm to 10:30pmEat at Texas Road House
to get a 10% Donationfor Joplin Mission Trip
Pick-up a coupon at church
PALM SUNDAY9:00am & 11:15am-Worship10:15am- Sunday School6:30pm- MS Youth-MS Room6:30pm- HS Youth-Youth House7:30pm- AA Jr/Sr High RoomSchools - Spring Break Week
Schools - Spring Break Week 7:00pm - EmbraceCrusader Room 8:00am- Caring ParentsPrayer Group9:30am- Staff MeetingCrusader RoomSchools - Spring Break Week
9:00am-Ladies AMBible Study Crusader Room 7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary7:30pm- AA Crusader Room
9:00am-Ladies AMBible Study Crusader Room 7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary7:30pm- AA Crusader Room
9:00am-Ladies AMBible Study Crusader Room 7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary7:30pm- AA Crusader Room
9:00am-Ladies AMBible Study Crusader Room 6:00pm- Easter Egg - StravaganzaEgg Packing Jr/Sr High Room7:30pm- Choir Practice Sanctuary7:30pm- AA Crusader RoomSchools - Spring Break Week
7:30pm - Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home 8:30pm - Band PracticeSanctuary
9:00am Preschool Beginners Petting Zoo Behind Church 7:30pm - Ladies PM Bible Study C. Derrick Home 8:30pm - Band PracticeSanctuary
7:30pm - Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home 8:30pm - Band Practice SanctuarySchools - Spring Break Week
6:00pmR Dreyling ScrapbookingFellowship Hall
5:00pmJ Berry ScrapbookingFellowship Hall
7:00pm - Good FridayServicesSchools - Spring Break Week
7:00am- Men’s Bible Study10:00amR Dreyling ScrapbookingFellowship Hall
7:00am- Men’s Bible Study
7:00am- Men’s Bible Study
7:00am- Men’s Bible Study1:00pm- EasterEgg - Stravaganza Church Facility
7:30pm - Ladies PMBible Study C. Derrick Home 8:30pm - Band PracticeSanctuary
Annual PUMC Easter Egg-Stravaganza
Saturday April 7, 2012•1 :00 PMDon’t miss this
“EGGS”tremely fun event!
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Zydeco's in MooresvilleThe Restaurant Reviews met at Zydeco's in Mooresville, with 14 people attending. The restaurant is small but every entertaining with the staff and decor. The chef/owner is from New Orleans so you get the true Cajan meals. They prepare and smoke all their meats and everything is made from scratch. It is a unique dining experience. The next RR trip will be March 30th at Bravo's -PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US IN FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP.
If you have a restaurant recom-mendation please contact Linda Shore.
Please sign up on the sheet out-side of Pastor Dave's office or contact Linda Shore 839-0292 or [email protected]
JOIN THE FUN!!!Easter Egg-stravaganza will be on Saturday, April 7th, at 1:00 p.m., for kids ages 0-100! Come join the fun and fellowship in music, an egg hunt, face painting, egg dec-orating, crafts, cookie decorating and yummy snacks! We welcome any volunteers to help fill eggs on Wednesday, April 4th, at 6:00 p.m., or to help during the event! Thank you to anyone able to donate snacks, candy, or their time! For ques-
tions, or to volun-teer, please contact April Boyer at 892-4014 or [email protected].
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BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES
The Month of April
2 Emily Boyer Jamie Hunsucker
4 Samantha Rohr
5 Patty Rickard Danny Garcia
6 Dee Dee Siple Nancy Snelson
7 Tom Hanna Danielle Hanna
8 Lillian Moor Calista Mays
9 TJ Siple Lucas Koskey Andrea Ellingwood
10 Rusty Jones
11 Peggy Woodrum
14 Tiffany Giles
15 Tracy Friar Kris Rohr Knight Berlyn Mary Ann Patterson Heather Crum
17 Natalie Rhoades Randy Lambert Mary Harp
18 Blake Dillman
19 Jane Mosley Victoria Yoder
21 Hannah Replogle John Alabaugh
23 Mindy Gilmour Osborne Kristen Marchetti
24 Cathy Dickson Zachery Webb
25 Scott Lewis
28 Dick Roberts
29 Jan Groover Shari Cloud
30 Jeff Dickson
10 Casey & Trina Corbett
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