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Local News—What’s Happening
Our Mission
Statement
We, the
Whittemore United
Methodist Church, strive
to share the love of
Christ throughout the
community to everyone
we can.
Whittemore United Methodist Church July 1, 2019
Volume 4, Issue 7
Inside this issue:
Local News 1
Calendar 2
Finances 2
Birthdays & Anniv 3
Remember in Prayer 4
WUMC
NEWSLETTER
Next Craft Night will
be Wednesday, July 10,
2019 at 6:30pm. Mariann
will be showing us how to make mesh ribbon wreaths. If you are inter-ested and you want to bring your own supplies you will need a wire wreath frame, mesh and regular ribbons, and pipe cleaners. Feel free to bring any other pro-jects you want to work on. Only 4 months till the craft bazaar!
UMW
meeting on July 11 at
7pm.
All Are
Welcome!
Thank you to Erin Blakely and
all those who purchased prod-
ucts from the Pampered
Chef night. The fundraiser
was a success and over $200
was raised for the church. If
you would like to host a Pam-
pered Chef party or need to
order any products, please
contact Erin.
***STARTING JULY 7, 2019 ***
WORSHIP AT 9:00 AM
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15 AM
COFFEE HOUR – AFTER WORSHIP
The New
Roof looks
Great!
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Financial Health
Over for
Servant Schedule DATE LITURGIST USHER &
GREETER
COMMUNION COFFEE CLUB
AT CHAMBER
CLEANING COFFEE HOUR
7/7/2019 Kaye Rasbury Terry & Joyce
Bellville
Joanne Bellville Carol Long Joanne Bellville
7/14/2019 Mariann Herek Joyce Bellville Deb Burton Outdoor picnic
7/21/2019 Pam Blust Amanda & Gabby Barb Gillings
7/28/2019 Carol Long Joanne Bellville Ruth Robinson
July 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 Worship at
9am
8 9 10 Craft Night
6:30 pm
11UMW Meeting
at 7 pm
12 13
14Worship at
9am—OUTDOOR Service
15 16 17 18 19 20
21Worship at
9am—Ad Coun-cil Meeting
22 23 24 25 26 27
28Worship at
9am
29 30 31
Please see printed copy posted in the Church
July Birthdays and Anniversaries
1 – Pastor Jody Coon
2 – Fred & Virginia Hasty A
2 – Mildred Provoast +
4 – Louis Bouchard
5 – Susan Remer
7 – Brian Bellville
8 – Marilyn Nickell & Brent Bellville
10 – Ross Stoutenburg
11 – Fred Hasty, Jr.
12 – Terry & Pam Carr A
12 – Roger Hinkley, Jr.
13 – Wendy Wight Linatoc +
13 – Clarence Provoast +
14 – Kris Gillings
15 – Dan Valent, Jr. & Sarah Gibson
16 – Margaret Provoast
17 – Norm Nickell
17 – Joe Samson +
19 – Michele Daniels & Ollie Birkenbach
20 – Nancy Bellville
21 – Julie Bellor
23 – Amanda & Tony Clark A
25 – Gabrielle Clark & Pastor Nate Jeffords
26 – Gabby Coon
27 – Eric Valent +
29 – Ron & Pam Blust, Jr. A
30 – Bud & Gayle Chipps A
A = Anniversary + = In Memoriam
If we have missed noting your birthday or anniversary please inform the church office.
Ponder… The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
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Michigan UMC—BISHOPS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR JUDICIAL COUNCIL (Posted on Jul 1. 2019)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church (COB) has asked the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the constitutional-ity, meaning, application and effect of cer-tain petitions adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 General Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri, in February. Although the Judicial Council addressed the constitutionality of all of the petitions adopt-ed at the 2019 General Conference in Deci-sion 1378, the COB has identified numer-ous issues regarding the Traditional Plan that need to be addressed for the benefit of The United Methodist Church. However, rather than submit all of those issues, the COB has determined that many of the questions identified are best ad-dressed in the context of specific factual situations in which they arise within an an-nual conference. Thus, the COB is asking the Judicial Coun-cil to address the following questions: Question 1: Does the expanded definition of “self-avowed practicing homosexual” in Paragraph 304.3 (Petition 90032) apply to persons who have already been ordained under previous definitions of that term? If so, does the expanded definition constitute impermissible and unconstitutional ex post facto legislation held to be improper in Judi-cial Council Decision 219? If it does not apply to persons ordained before the effec-tive date of the legislation, does the ex-panded definition violate the principle of legality by applying different standards to persons of the same class or status? Question 2: Is the expanded definition of “self-avowed practicing homosexual” in Par-agraph 304.3 unconstitutional because the categories of “living in a same-sex mar-riage, domestic partnership or civil union” do not allow for the presumption that a per-son is “practicing” to be rebutted as provid-ed for in Judicial Council Decision 1341? If not, may a person be charged and found guilty of being a self-avowed practicing ho-mosexual pursuant to Paragraph 2702.1b by simply proving that the person is “living in a same-sex marriage, domestic partner-ship or civil union”? Question 3: Is the phrase “or has failed to certify it carried out the disciplinarily man-dated examination” in Paragraph 415.6 (Petition 90036) unconstitutional on the ground that the certification requirement in Petition 90038 was ruled unconstitutional in
Decisions 1366 and 1377? Question 4: If the binding civil law in an annual conference provides that no per-son, including persons serving as or-dained clergy, can be suspended without pay (e.g., the employment law in a cen-tral conference) or the respondent is ap-pointed to an extension ministry (in which the person is paid by an entity other than the church, such as a school or the military), can a person found guilty of a chargeable offense under Para-graphs 2702.1(b) or (d) be assessed a mandatory minimum penalty of one (1) year’s suspension “without pay” pursu-ant to Paragraph 2711.3 (Petition 90042)? Question 5: If the answer to the forego-ing question is “no,” does that part of Paragraph 2711.3 violate the principle of legality, rendering it unconstitutional for all persons be-cause it cannot be applied equally to all persons found guilty of the same offense? In its request, filed June 26, 2019, the COB reported that bishops voted to request the declaratory decision on May 7, 2019 during the May meeting held outside Chicago. In a related matter, the COB is also ask-ing the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the effective date of Para-graph 2553 (Petition 90066 as amend-ed). The petition deals with disaffiliation of local churches over issues related to human sexuality. The COB notes that when the minority report regarding Petition 90066, as sub-stituted and edited, was adopted, the substitution of the minority report did not expressly include or exclude the prefato-ry language in the original petition that stated an effective date. Hence, the Council of Bishops is making a limited request for a declaratory deci-sion as to the effective date of Para-graph 2553. The Judicial Council’s next meeting is
set for October.
Bishop Laurie Haller, Bishop
Bruce Ough and other bishops
listen to a legal presentation
If you would like to submit information or comments to the
newsletter, please email to [email protected] by the
25th of each month.
The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of
the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
editor.
Positively Alive at
WUMC
Organization
110 North Street
Whittemore, MI 48770
Worship: 9:00 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
Coffee Hour—Immediately following worship
Adult Sunday School will resume in the Fall.
Remember Those in Prayer
Julia Bellor – Health & Healing
Linda Samson – Strength & Healing
Ernie Dow – Strength & Healing
Stacy Krantz – Strength & Healing
Mildred Letienne – Strength & Healing
Lou Bouchard – Strength & Healing
Bev & Elgin Provoast – Strength & Healing
Joyce Lomason – Strength & Healing
Jim Delanois—Health & Healing
Sandy Click, Jeanne DeLanois (daughters) and Amber Wist (grand-daughter) of Jim and
Pam DeLanois, all have MS – Strength and Healing
Nancy Bellville—Strength & Healing
Janet Kohn—Strength & Healing
If you feel that your prayer request has been removed from the list prematurely, please let us know and be
sure to advise us of new additions and when names should be removed. Please keep your pastor advised of
any changes and of any special hospital or care center needs. Thanks so very much!
Remember Those in the Armed Forces
Kelly Sawielski Navy
Michael Williams Navy
Joshua Howard Army
A Prayer for Those in the Armed Forces
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and
women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with
your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them
courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your
abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Pastor: Gary Gillings
Phone: (989) 756-3981
Serving Christ since 1884
Whittemore United Methodist Church
WUMC Vision Statement
We will share the love of Christ throughout the
community by reaching out with love and friendship.
Please note that Pastor Gary’s day off is Monday. If you need to reach him during the week, his phone number is (989)756-3981
If you would like a visit from the Pastor please schedule with
Terry Bellville at (989)756-3432.