Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church Pastor Sam Mincey

Our Mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world

Our Vision: To represent God’s Love and Mercy by giving hope to Chillicothe and beyond!

Our Strategy: Intentional with our Outreach, Inspirational with our Discipleship,

Unconditional with our Love.

Tyler Topics

DECEMBER 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Cover A Christmas Prayer Pg. 2 Upcoming Events

Pg. 3

Celebrating Life

Pg. 4

Prayer Requests

Pg. 5

Shawnee Valley District

News

Pg. 6

Tyler Cooks

Tyler Trivia

Pg. 7

Inspiration

Pg. 8

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CELEBRATING LIFE

Don Arbaugh 12/4

Chelsea Newlun 12/4

Joseph Orr 12/8

Bob Stewart 12/8

LaDonna Miner 12/10

Sue Downs 12/13

Pastor Sam Mincey 12/14

Bob Leach 12/15

Sofia Coxson 12/16

Maxine Blake 12/26

Mary Jarvis 12/27

Don & Kathy Arbaugh 12/7

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Pastor Sam Mincey & Family

Tyler Church Youth Groups

Tyler Church Worship Service

Bill Garrison – Health Issues

Theresa Carmein – Needs heart transplant

Don Arbaugh – Health issues

Declan Leinbach – Infant with heart surgeries

Kristen Keppler – Health issues

Dave Youngless

Larry & Bev Smith

Sandy Lawless – Health issues

Greta Miller – Health issues

Jo Gubric & Family

Military Personnel: Val Sigler, Caroline Holdren, Matt Brooks, Justin Johnson, Christi Hill

Cancer Patients: Earl Lester, Joey Manna, Betty Leeth, Sonny Fannin, Red Legg, Tom White, Bryston Sparks, Janet

Roberts, Susan Lando, Jamie White, Mary Wallin, Jim Wilbanks, Torry Miller, Chuck Skaggs, Mike Koehs, David Smalley,

Blanch Beckwith, John Scott, Maxine Horsley, Deloris Hines, Kay Stockman, Carolyn Thomas, Rosie Zedalis, Bev Welsh,

Keary Ryan, Kathy Moore Hill, Candy Borders, Sylvia Bast, Wayne McGraw, Joe Schumann, Becky McCorkle, Duane

Johnson, Tim Davis, Heidi Hall, Kathy Faulkner, Kelsey Kits Miller, Laura Litter, Monte Miller, Cathy Cornish, Brian Crosby,

Sharon Bristow, Heidi Leblanc, Dave Abernathy, Carol Swank, Debbie Boyer, Brenda Spencer, Jean Moore, Andy Wood,

Rose Coolidge, Sarah Simmone, Mindy Bell, Onda Lowry, Annette Smith, Diane Wood, John Wills, Casey Taylor, Donna

Lawson, Lori Gillum, Sue Post, Greta Miller’s niece, Rosie Steward, Kathy Weldon, David Doles, Tom Smith, Kelly Downs,

Chris Wright, Chris Price

Prayer Shawls/Blankets

Prayer Shawls/Blankets or care packages can be requested by contacting the church office. The gesture of giving

these gifts can have great impact on the lives of those who are suffering.

Please contact the Church Office with updates for anyone listed on our prayer list.

Pastor Jerry Caddell & Wife

Christina Montgomery – Health issues

Robby Fowler – Health issues

Helen Sherritt – Health Issues

Mike & Peggy Elam

Mary Ann Speakman

President & Leaders of our country

Homebound Tyler church members

Reagan Fisher – Seizures/Health Issues

Beth Haley – Health issues

Tara Kennedy – Health issues

Krissy England – Family health issues

Brandy Coxson – Health issues

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SHAWNEE VALLEY DISTRICT NEWS

Early Response Team Training to Be Offered Want to learn how you can assist neighbors and communities impacted by floods and tornadoes? Come to the January 11, 2020 Early Response Team (ERT) class where you will learn how to assist survivors of natural disasters in their time of need. As a member of an ERT, you will provide a Christian presence while taking steps to prevent further damage to the

family's personal property by tarping, debris removal and cleaning flooded homes. Federal Emergency Management Agency recognizes this training as an appropriate credential to enter a disaster area. A background check is required to receive a United Methodist Committee on Relief ERT badge. Once you register on-line, you will receive the link. Participants are encouraged to complete the background check prior to the class. Contact Dee Stickley-Miner at dstickley@wocumc.org; 614-844-6200. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. Simply use our unique code and Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Camps Otterbein, Wesley & Widewater. Your unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/31-4420544.

Please Pray for The People and Ministry Of North Katanga

The North Katanga Episcopal Area is one of the fastest growing in the United Methodist Church worldwide. One reason is the church's investment in local communities within North Katanga, particularly in the areas of medical care, education, farming and caring for children. In isolated areas of the DR Congo, the inaccessibility of medical care often complicates treatment for those who are ill. The United Methodist

Church has built clinics and hospitals to offer compassionate care and also provides an aviation ministry to ferry seriously ill patients to larger cities. The Church has also built schools to provide affordable education to students of all ages, especially girls who are often unable to go to school. The Kamina Children's Home provides wholistic care and formation to teens orphaned during the country's civil war. At Kamisamba Farm, the church provides a training school that teaches sustainable farming practices while also growing produce and raising pigs that both raise money and help feed local communities. With all it is doing in God's name, it's no wonder The United Methodist Church in North Katanga is growing! Please pray for the people and ministries. Because of them, God's Spirit will move across North Katanga and through you!

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Tyler Cooks Recipe from “Feeding the Flock – Tyler UMC” Cookbook

TYLER TRIVIA

How well do you think you know Tyler UMC? See if you can answer the questions below!

Answers can be found at the bottom of page 7.

1. Who are Albright & Otterbein Halls named after?

2. When was the steeple added to the church?

3. Why does the stained glass window above the Church St. entrance

bear the letters UM?

Chocolate Mints

From the Kitchen of: Bob Leach

Ingredients

1 unbeaten egg 4 Tbsp. cocoa

1 Tbsp. cream or condensed milk 1 ½ tsp mint extract or

2 ¼ c. powdered sugar 6 drops of peppermint oil

1 c. whole walnut kernels

Combine all ingredients, except nuts. Mix thoroughly. Shape into small

balls, the flatten into patties and press nut kernel on top of each. Makes

about 3 dozen.

Are You Watching Us? We are broadcasting our morning worship service Live on Facebook every Sunday at 10:30 am. Also for those not on Facebook, a video will be uploaded to our YouTube page later in the week. (Just search on YouTube for “Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church”) Videos are also available on our website: www.tylerchurch.org/worship-service If you’re unable to join us in our Sanctuary feel free to join us online!

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INSPIRATION It's The Gift That Counts!

by Alan Allegra

Many gift-giving holidays surface this time of year: Christmas,

Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Eid-al-Adha, and Diwali, to

name a few. It’s a time of love, obligations, and equality. It’s a time

of love expressed by sharing gifts given for the sheer pleasure of

seeing the sheer pleasure in the recipient. It’s a time of obligation

when you feel you have to give Uncle Gaspar a present because, after

all, it is Christmas, and he’s related in some mysterious way that even

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., can’t trace. It’s a time of equality when you hope Cousin It gives you a gift card equal in

value to the one you got him.

There’s an old saying, “It’s the thought that counts.” As we look at what we call, “the true meaning of

Christmas,” we see that in the spiritual realm, it really is the gift that counts. The value and meaning of the gifts

of God transcend any material gifts we can give or receive and present a model for giving that can revolutionize

our holiday traditions and reflect the love of God.

The most well-known verse in the Bible is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,

that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” This is the ultimate act of love giving the

ultimate gift for the ultimate purpose: to grant eternal life. There is no material value but infinite spiritual value

— God gave the gift of Himself.

Memories are rarely made through material possessions. Once the batteries die, the next upgrade renders it

obsolete, the wheels fall off, and the fruitcake dries, what’s left? But the knowledge that you have helped a

needy person who cannot give back (OK, hugs, handshakes, and happy grins do count!), has great worth.

Sharing opportunities of service with children opens their eyes to a real world beyond screens and teaches them

valuable, lasting life lessons.

The gifts God gives are gifts for an abundant life: eternal life (John 3:16), the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38),

justification (Romans 5:16), spiritual gifts of service (1 Corinthians 12), and grace (Ephesians 4:7).

Furthermore, the gifts God gives cannot be returned (Who would want to?): “For the gifts and the calling of

God are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29). Gifts of memorable events and time together can be recalled, but in a

good sense — we can recall memories over and over again and keep them stored in our hearts.

God is not obligated to give us anything; that’s what makes His gifts so wonderful. He gives out of the

boundless goodness of His heart. “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!” (Psalm 35:27).

The Psalmist takes comfort and says, “As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me”

(Psalm 40:17). If God can stoop to take thought for the destitute, how much more should we unselfishly share

with our fellow creatures who can return nothing?

God sees us all as equals, and equal we are. He does not give the same gifts to everyone, but He treats everyone

the same. Listen to what the Christ of Christmas says, “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those

who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the

evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:44–45). Equality is not in the

value of the gift, but the value of the person.

Don’t forget the most precious gift that you can give Jesus Christ for his birthday. That is the gift of yourself

(Romans 12:1)!

Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com

Trivia Answers: 1. Named after founders of the Evangelical Church and United Brethren in Christ Church respectively.2. 1997, 3. In 1968, the E.U.B

denomination and the Methodist denomination merged to form the United Methodist Church. The letters UM reflect this affiliation.

Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church

260 Mill Street

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Tyler Topics

DECEMBER 2019

Tyler Memorial United Methodist Church

260 Mill Street

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Pastor Sam Mincey

606-356-3928

Brandy Coxson, Youth Leader

740-851-0690

Sunday School 9:30 AM

Worship Service 10:30 AM

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TylerMemorialUMC

Website: www.tylerchurch.org

Church Office Hours

Mon – Wed – Fri 9:00 AM – Noon

740-773-1270