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Worship Schedule

8:45 a.m. Worship Service

10:00 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages

5:00 p.m. “Sunday Supper” Service Sunday Supper 1st Sunday of the month only

Our MISSION: To help people find and follow Jesus Christ

Our VISION: by CONNECTING people

with GOD through WORSHIP,

with the CHURCH through whole-life

DISCIPLESHIP, &

with the WORLD through MISSION.

Sermon Schedule: December 2019 Dec. 1 “Hanging of the Greens”

Holy Communion “Sunday Supper” Service 5:00 pm Fellowship Hall

Dec. 8 “Leaving Home” Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11

Dec. 15 “More Than the Places We Meet” Isaiah 40:1-11

Dec. 22 “Children’s Christmas Program”

“Twinkle, The Christmas Star”

Dec. 24 “Making Room in the House” Isaiah 7:14

Family Christmas Eve Service 6:00 p.m. Luke 1:46-49

Traditional Candlelight Service 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 29 “Coming Home Again” Isaiah 61:1-4

Luke 2:22-40

PASTOR STEVE RATH “More Than A Home For Your Holidays”

How do you get your home ready for the holidays?

Are you one of those people who starts playing

Christmas music as soon as November comes? Do

you put your tree before Thanksgiving? (I tried writ-

ing this article with

Christmas music play-

ing, but it’s hard to

concentrate when

Gene Autry is singing

about reindeer and a

sleigh and it’s not yet

Turkey Day….)

This year’s holidays

have me thinking a lot about how the words home

and our holidays often go together. Christmas croon-

ers will remind us that “There’s No Place Like Home

for the Holidays” and “I’ll be Home for Christmas.”

Dozens of holiday movies will include some form of

celebration around a family table or lovely, decorated

tree. While I’ve had many addresses I’ve called

home, according to the U.S. Postal Service, I always

look forward to going “home” to be with my family on

that special day.

I know many of you will be getting your homes ready

for parties, gatherings, and the reasons many cele-

brate this most wonderful time of the year. We’ll be

doing the same here at the church, preparing our

building to welcome the community into the place

that many of us call home in our faith journey with

Jesus. All of this will culminate in worship on Sun-

day, December 24th of course, but let’s not get into

the rush of the season too early.

While you’re decking your halls and rocking around

your Christmas tree, we’ll be reminded that there is

so much more to home during these holidays than

many will realize or ever know. This Advent and

Christmas Season we’ll remember that God’s Son,

Jesus Christ, made his first home among us, in a

humble manger in Bethlehem. That’s the part of the

story that most all of us will celebrate once again this

year. I am reminded of this in the Christmas hymn,

“Once in Royal’s David’s City” where it says,

He came down to earth from heaven,

who is God and Lord of all,

And His shelter was a stable,

and His cradle was a stall;

With the poor, and mean, and lowly,

Lived on earth our Savior holy.

We’ll also be reminded that there is another “home” for

which we are made. This time of year is also the sea-

son when we’re reminded of Christ’s second coming,

and that one day he will restore and redeem this world

back to himself. (You’ll probably not hear this on those

24-hour-a-day Christmas music station formats, but it’s

true nonetheless.) Consider the message of Charles

Wesley’s beloved classic, “Hark the Herald Angels

Sing.”

Hail the Heav'n-born Prince of Peace,

Hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and Life around he brings,

risen with healing in his Wings.

Mild he lays his glory by,

Born that Men no more may die;

Born to raise us from the Earth,

born to give us second birth.

Hark the herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn king!”

Yes, on one hand we’ll recall the glory of the first Christmas,

but we’ll also be reminded that as his children, we look for-

ward to an even greater hope found in our eternal home of

the heavens. In one sense, we’ll look back to Bethlehem,

but we’ll also be looking forward too. We’ll be reminded that

our ultimate hope, joy, peace, and love is found only in

Christ and the home that awaits us and those we’ve loved

already joined together with him. After all, Christmas is so

much more than just a “home for the holidays.”

Looking forward to celebrating with you and yours,

Pastor Steve

Advent and Christmas Activities Highlight December Worship

The year that is 2019 is winding down quickly! Soon our calendars will tell us

is the last month of another year. As the calendar counts down to its final

days, as followers of Jesus we will begin another year anew with Advent and

Christmas.

My wife Tricia and I are so looking forward to celebrating this year with all of

you! It’s our first Christmas with you as our church family, and we can hardly

wait to share in many of the traditions you’ve made your own over the years.

On December 1, we will begin Advent with our traditional Hanging of the Greens service during

morning worship. Then on December 8 and 15, Pastor Steve will begin a mini-series of sermon

entitled “More Than a Home for Your Holidays.” You can read more about them in this month’s edition

of The Voice.

December 22 means we’re getting so close to the birth of Jesus, and our children here at Christ UMC

will be our messengers for the morning with their program: “Twinkle: The Christmas Star.”

All of this leads us to miracle of the Christ child we will remember again with our Christmas Eve

services at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Our first service will be a family-friendly, children’s service in our

Family Life Center. The later service will include traditional carols, candlelight, and readings in our

sanctuary.

Wishing you and yours all the blessings of this Holiday Season!

Community Christmas Caroling

All are welcome!

Come join the Good Neighbors on

December 8th

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church

990 S. Main Street, Baltimore

Then following the caroling we will have a light

supper. If you know a person/family/shut-in that would enjoy some Christmas carolers to stop by, then

we will need their

name & address.

Songbook provided.

Bring your own jingle bells! Holly Harman

Fackler

(419-564-0964)

Children’s Christmas

Program

“Twinkle, The

Christmas Star”

Sunday, December 22

at our 8:45 a.m. Service

Pastor’s Advent Bible Study

Sundays at 10:00 A.M.

Our four-week study begins on December 1.

Study Books are $7.00 each. Large-print books will also be available by request.

Sign up through the office by calling 740-862-4343

or by email at office@christum-baltimore.com.

Update: Mortgage Reduction Challenge

Jerry McCreery, Chair of Finance made the following announcement on March 17, 2019. The late Dale and Joan Landis will give a gift of $100,000 to be applied to the Family Life Center mortgage principal. This gift is contingent on matching funds from church members. The church will receive this gift if we match it dollar to dollar. The maximum gift is $100,000. If we fall short of the $100,000 and match a portion, the gift will match our donations. We can donate more than the $100,000 gift, but donations over $100,000 will not be matched. The Landis Estate has graciously extended the challenge into 2020. During this time the church will continue to make the monthly mortgage payment. Our matching dollars will be above and beyond our 2019/2020 pledges and regular giving. Check or cash donations can be put in the Sunday collection plate and must be designated to the mortgage principal either on the giving envelope or check. Donations will be tracked and communicated during the challenge.

At the end of each month, all designated Mortgage Reduction Challenge donations will be forwarded to the mortgage company and

applied to the mortgage principal. As of November 24, 2019 we have a total of $59,680.00.

Administrative Council Report

We had 11 members at our November 11th meeting. The following is an overview of the actions/reports that were taken/given during this meeting.

1. Tim Lawlis reported his committee is close to completing the update on the Fundraising Policy.

2. For the Worship committee, Pastor Steve reported we will have 2 Christmas Eve services, they are lining up people for lighting the Advent wreath and the hanging of the greens is November 24

th.

3. Jim Thompson, Outreach and Missions chair, let us know about a congregational mission project for the Redbud Reservation of making sock hats. These hats can be made by everyone.

4. Finance chair, Jerry McCreery reported we ae still running behind on our giving but have paid our bills with the exception of apportionments, the capital repayment fund, the parking lot fund and the extra principal payment amount. This is due to our operating expenses checking account dollar amount falling below our set minimum.

5. Rob Sayre, Staff/Pastor Parish Relations chair, reported that Darcy Soliday has been hired as the Administrative Assistant. The 2020 Lay staffing budget was passed.

6. Diane Miller was added to the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee and Gayle McCreery, deaconess, was removed from Administrative Council, due to her retirement.

7. After a discussion, the Facility Usage Fees portion of the Facility Use/Rental Policy was referred back to the Trustees committee.

8. Pastor Steve, on behalf of Tricia and himself, thanked everyone for everything we did for Pastor Appreciation.

Pastor Steve closed the meeting in prayer.

I would like to thank everyone that attended for their dedication and leadership to our church.

Our next meeting is Monday, December 9th at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall.

We are still searching for members to help on different committees. We need you to help keep our good programs going and to help change or develop new programs.

Yours in Christ,

David Brookover

Ad Council Chair

"Sing to the Lord a new song..."

I used to be able to sing pretty well. But some years back I had nodules on my vocal chords and I lost my voice. It was a loss I had to mourn because I love music, it fills my soul; and I loved to lift my voice to praise our Lord. I have accepted the loss, as we must accept losses, but there are times I mourn it anew. Christmas is one of those times each year. To be sure, there are many beautiful hymns and worship songs year round, but the Christmas songs are so wonderful, and move me towards worship in a way unlike any others.

Those who love God and Jesus have written so many songs about His love, His coming to be with us, His humility, grace, and mercy. Who doesn't marvel at the how and why of Jesus' birth?

The Lord has given me some insights about singing and praising Him since this loss. Let me share just a little as my Christmas gift to you this year.

I've learned one of the great privileges we have as Christians is to magnify God by singing. Singing is not only for singers, but for all believers. The important question is not do you have a voice, but do you have a song?

The believer who sings, drinks more deeply of the message of the songs. The gospel is beautifully

expressed in song. The believer who sings expresses His praise to God and testifies of His faith in God. The believer who sings is drawn closer to his fellow worshipers as they share together in worship. The believer who sings blesses his fellow worshipers and becomes a part of a symphony of praise to

the Lord. The believer who sings releases the new song of praise that was deposited within him at salvation.

Someone offered this prayer: Lord, my voice by nature is harsh and out of tune, and it is hopeless to lavish any art on it to make it better. Can my singing of psalms be pleasing to your ears when it is so unpleasant to my own? Yet, though I cannot sing with the nightingale, or chirp with the blackbird, I would rather chatter with the swallow - even croak with the raven - than be altogether silent. Had you given me a better voice, I would have praised you with a better voice. Now, what my music lacks in sweetness, let it have in sense, singing praises with understanding. Create in me a new heart in which to make melody, and I will be contented with my old voice, until in due time, being admitted into the choir of heaven, I have another more harmonious voice given to me.

O come let us adore Him, Christ the King! Let the people of God sing!

Keep praying and praising, Kristy Schooler

KRISTY SCHOOLER Prayer Ministry

JIM THOMPSON Outreach & Missions

Volunteer to Make Hats Something you make yourself for someone else in

need is very satisfying!

A hat knitting project was presented during the church service on November 17. It is a voluntary project anyone can do. Tree of Life Ministry in Mission, South Dakota will distribute our finished hats to people on the Rosebud Reservation. For those interested in crocheting hats or using loom knitting, the first collection date is December 22.

Anyone can successfully loom knit. Loom kits, with different size looms, cost $16-30. The cost of yarn varies, but sales are common. One of the best websites is Loomahat. Loomahat is good for beginners as well as advanced users. If you have questions, contact Jim Thompson.

Tree of Life Director, Linda Garriot’s response to this project: “You are such a blessing, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Oh, how you love us! Please continue to pray for us, as the weather gets colder the need becomes greater. Love you all for what you all are doing and are going to do.”

CLAY & EMILY Selway at Ohio University say... Coins for Missions helps support them

Fortunately, there is not much to update on our front. We are continuing to work on expanding our ministry partner team and enjoying watching Elliott change and grow. Pray for us as we continue to work on raising up more Ministry

Partners so that we can return to full-time campus work. Kentucky Work Trip

Aldersgate Work Trip is Begins Sunday, March 29 and return home is Friday, April 3. There will be opportunities to maintain and improve the

facilities. You don’t need a skill. You will work at jobs you choose according to your wishes. The lodging is excellent and the food great. The evenings are fun!

Please serve: Volunteers are needed to serve on the Mission and Outreach Committee in 2020. The first meeting will be in March. Two to three other meetings would occur in the year. If you have questions, contact Jim Thompson.

Operation Christmas Child Christ Church provided 21 boxes to be distributed to needed children through Samaritan Purse.

Maya Angelou: "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

John Wesley: Do all the good you can, by all the means

you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long

as ever you can. Jim Thompson Missions & outreach Chair 740-653-7034 jthompson008@columbus.rr.com

TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND SUNDAY

SUPPER!

If you haven’t joined us for Sunday Supper, here’s the Top 5 reasons to experience this new worship experience: 1. You didn’t make it to the 8:45 a.m.

service, but really feel you need a spiritual awakening before you start the week! (And you’ll also receive communion.)

2. You’d love someone else to fix your family’s Sunday meal so you can relax, experience God and bond with your family and friends.

3. You just love the way Pastor Steve plays piano, and you want to hear more!

4. You are hungry for not only God, but some good food. Jim Anderson is our master chef, so all the

JENNIFER MILLER Sunday Supper Committee

LESLIE MARTENS Food Pantry Ministry

"A generous person will prosper, whoever refreshes others will be refreshed" Proverbs 11:25

The Holidays are here...the most wonderful time of

the year. The coming of the Christ child. Let's help

bring joy to those in need.

The Meijer store in Lancaster is participating in the

"Simply Give" program. This program allows you to

purchase donation cards in $10 increments which

convert into gift cards for the Baltimore Food Pantry to

purchase food items. It runs from November 10 to January

4. On December 3 & 13, Meijer will double match your

contribution ($10 = $30). This is the perfect time to make a

holiday donation. The Baltimore Food Pantry is planning to

give out 150 food baskets this year. If you

would like to contribute to fill a basket the cost

is $120.00. This donation goes to purchasing

food to fill baskets. Of course any monetary

donation is helpful.

Food Pantry needs for December:

• Soup

• Cereal

• Toilet Paper

• Paper Towels

• Dish Soap Merry Christmas to all and thank you!

Leslie Martens Food Pantry Ministry leslieann247@gmail.com

food is great! And, we often have fresh & hot homemade bread.

5. You just need that little extra God time, and a chance to chat with other church members you often see, but don’t get quality talk time!

Join us the first Sunday of every month from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Just bring yourself! We take care of the rest. No reservations needed.

Mark your calendars!

Sunday, December 1st at 5:00 pm

Sunday, January 5th at 5:00 pm

JENNIFER LODGE/SHELLY BECKHAM Preschool News!

Christmas is coming! What an exciting time it can be for preschool-aged children. The lights! The Christmas tree! The presents! Here at preschool we help the children learn and remember WHY we celebrate this holiday.

In December if you were to observe our classes you may see children playing with nativity sets, painting Christmas pictures to give to residents in an assisted living home, decorating a Christmas tree in their room or singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. The next room you may see children around a manger where they eagerly feed, rock and read to the doll they’ve chosen to be baby Jesus. The next class you may see a teacher holding a box asking her class to guess which piece of the nativity is in the box

today: “Do you think it’ll be Joseph? Maybe a shepherd?” Without a doubt, you’d hear children doing fingerplays, singing Christmas songs and learning the Christmas story well enough they can retell it at home.

You are welcome to attend our Christmas programs on the 17

th and 18

th at 6:30 in the sanctuary. On our last

day before winter break the full-day Pre-K classes will be singing Christmas songs to the Baltimore Seniors.

Shelly Beckham Jennifer Lodge Preschool Coordinators Web: http://www.christum-baltimore.com/ministries/preschool.html

The word of the month is obvious, “Thanks.” December is one of the months where we remember to give thanks for all the blessings we have. We remember the story of the coming of Christ. We gather with family around a turkey, ham or other meat dish along with all the yummy side dishes. We open presents. We remember good times. We have good conversations. These gifts are blessings. So, I ask the question (to myself, also): “Can we give just as much thanks about the “other stuff?” For example, can we be thankful for that dream job we didn’t get, the diagnosis we didn’t want to hear or the hard lesson learned we didn’t see coming? These gifts are blessings in disguise. It is in these gifts, too, that God is working. He is helping us grow in His kingdom. He is using us for the greater good. That dream job we didn’t get because God may

TRICIA RATH Note from Pastor’s Wife

have a better-suited one for us. That diagnosis we didn’t want to hear because God may want to use our faith in his healing grace as an example to others. That hard lesson learned we didn’t see coming can also teach us to trust God, first and foremost. God’s gifts, our blessings, may not always come in the pretty wrapping we hoped, nor may they look like what we had imagined. Nonetheless, when we open our minds and hearts and give thanks for these gifts, also, we can embrace God’s love and be thankful for it all. May you all have many wonderful blessings this Christmas season and always. In thanks and in love, Tricia

“Living out Christ’s love by responding to our neighbors’ needs.”

Our ministries in the community continue, as do meaningful opportunities for YOU to be Christ’s hands and feet in ser-vice of neighbors. Consider these:

• Come sing with us on Dec. 8! We will assemble for our an-nual Christmas caroling outing at 3 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, which will provide a light supper for participants when we finish, around 5 p.m. Songbooks will be provided. It’s BYOJB (bring your own jingle bells).

• Provide us with names of shut-ins who might enjoy a visit from said Christmas carolers.

• Play chair volleyball, 10 a.m. Wednesdays at CUMC Fami-ly Life Center. Primarily senior citizens.

• Come to our midweek community (senior) lunch, 11 a.m. Wednesdays at CUMC Family Life Center. Be an eater, a helper, or both.

• Build ramps to help individuals with physical limitations get into and out of their homes.

• Volunteer to be a handyman to make minor home repairs

for people who cannot do work themselves (we vet re-quests first).

• Make some young friends by helping out at our After School Program, held any day school is in session from 3:45 to 6 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church.

• Help us figure out how to get healthy food assistance to vulnerable families during the summer. We’ll be put-ting our heads together on that starting in January. Your input would make a difference!

To learn more about any of these programs or opportu-nities, leave a message with the Christ UMC office, 740-862-4343, and we’ll return the call, often the same day. Or call me directly.

Our annual meeting and election of board members will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 at Christ UMC. An-yone is welcome to attend. If you are interested in being considered for a position on our board, let me know.

Holly Harman Fackler, chair hjh409@gmail.com, 419-564-0964

HOLLY HARMAN FACKLER Good Neighbors in the Village

RENEE’ SLYH Historian

One of the projects that was undertaken over 20

years ago was the Bible Story Wall. Conceived

by Cheryl Fey, it took 5 ½ years to complete,

working every Tuesday evening in January

through May and again in September through

November. 18 different artists painted the 43

murals telling the stories chronologically from creation to the

new earth. 175 different people painted the mosaic pieces

surrounding the arched window-shaped

murals. All the mosaic pieces were drawn by

Worth Harman and Cheryl. It was an act of

love, given to our church, to offer a beautiful

journey through the Bible. Please take the time

to wander down the hall and enjoy the

paintings of this great Holy story.

Cheryl Fey

GAYLE MCCREERY Adult Discipleship

SPENDING TIME…

The most precious gift in time to the body of Christian

believers is the time that Jesus of Nazareth walked the

earth. The story of his birth, the account of his maturing

into ministry, the parable lessons that he shared in the

Gospels and the Passion story of his suffering, death and

rising at Easter mark the high points of his time spent with

us.

The time that we have to walk this earth is our own

precious gift to live each day fully in all of our challenges,

loves, griefs, blessings. In these days of fast action,

mobility, and the many demands on our hours and days

the choice to take ‘time out’ for worship and study that

delve into deep traditions and the Word of our faith makes

for one more challenge for us-albeit a worthy one!

Having given you that preface, Adult Discipleship at Christ is bringing ‘time out’ opportunities for the months ahead.

There are several opportunities that Pastor Steve has suggested that will be described below. What we need is FEEDBACK from each of you on what will work for you and what will offer rich worship and study to your faith walk.

Please consider the possibilities and let us know what you think with a phone call, a text, a note or conversation.

Bible Study is a great way to prepare our hearts for the coming holidays and for entering a new year. Won’t you take some time out to refresh your spirit? See the proposed schedules below and prayerfully consider giving yourself a gift of time and fellowship with God and your church family!

There are sign up sheets at the Connection Center for the various times and that we need to know asap who is interested and when they would attend so Pastor can plan for the studies.

Gayle McCreery (740) 438-3820 mcreerygayle@hotmail.com Adult Discipleship

New Advent & Disciple Bible Study Coming Up

ADVENT: There are several ways that Pastor Steve has offered to prepare us for Christmas during the

month of December beginning Sunday December 1st. See Pastor Steve’s info on his Advent Study.

Right now we will be meeting for the Advent Study on Sunday during our Sunday School hour.

A combined Adult Sunday School hour during which the Pastor will lead an Advent study.

A study each Wednesday of Advent in the evening hour of 6 pm (pre choir hour)

A study each Wednesday after the Senior Lunch (Pastor would do in addition to evening or

stand alone if no evening interest)

DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY: There is a new Disciple Bible Study format called Fast Track that is 12 weeks

for the Old Testament and 12 weeks for the New Testament vs. the older 34-week version. CUMC

would love to offer the Fast Track version sometime after the first of 2020. Here are the options that

Pastor Steve suggested:

A 12 week study of the OT soon after January 1, 2020; a break then the 12 week study of

the NT after Easter.

Sunday evenings 6-8 pm

A weekday morning 10-noon

A weekday evening (Wednesday) 6-8 pm

Please let me know your thoughts on these opportunities which I will tabulate and we will move

forward with some time together growing in faith. Gayle McCreery, Adult Discipleship

MONTHLY ATTENDANCE

2019

11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24

Attendance Worship Services 145 145 129 130

Attendance Sunday School 52 51 45 47

Special Worship Service Sunday

Supper

35

N/A N/A N/A

Special Bible Studies N/A N/A N/A N/A

ATTENDANCE

Please Note: It is important for everyone to fill out the Connect Cards on Sunday so that I will

have accurate information if needed. That way I can assist you and others the best way

possible. You can just put your names. I only need all other info if anything changes or to

update your family information. Thank you! Darcy Soliday, Admin. Asst.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

DARLA REEDY, TREASURER

2019 Report

OPERATING INCOME 25,645 269,578

OPERATING EXPENSES 31,107 287,119

SUNDAY SCHOOL 100 1,347

COINS FOR MISSIONS 108 1,506

MORTGAGE BALANCE $1,018,781

OCT YEAR to DATE

Mortgage Principal

Challenge

Amount as of

Nov. 24

$58,805.00

CUMC NEWS!

News from your Nominations

Committee

Members of our Nominations Committee have been busy securing leaders in a

variety of ministries as we prepare for 2020.

We have positions open in the following areas:

Lay Member to Annual Conference, Staff-Parish Relations and Trustees.

If you would be interested in any of these opportunities,

please see Pastor Steve for more information.

Staff Christmas Gifts

If you would like to

contribute to our staff

members' Christmas

Gifts, please place your

gift in the offering plate

by Sun., Dec. 15th.

Please be sure to mark your envelope

"Staff Gifts." Thank you! -SPRC

Open Gym Open Gym will meet on Mondays only this year.

Family gym time will be held from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. followed by "The Bigs" (ages 14 and up) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

We are still in need of volunteers to help with family gym time Jan. - Mar.

If you are able to help out, contact Holly Harman Fackler, 419-564-0964 or email her at hjh409@gmail.com.

Health & Wellness We had our November Health and Wellness gathering on Wednesday, November 20.

We had meaningful discussions around the subjects of food and sugar addiction, and what we can do to combat those. We also had prayer and brought up meaningful discussions surrounding physical, mental and spiritual balance. Our last meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor. May you all enjoy the gift of health this Christmas season. Tricia Rath

Note from Kristy Schooler I am receiving many failure notices when I send

prayer requests lately. Some are for full mailboxes,

no longer an address, denied... If you are not

receiving the prayer requests and you want to,

please send me a note/email with your correct email

address. Thank you!! Kristy (krisschooler@yahoo.com)

CELEBRATIONS & MORE NEWS!

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

2 Karen Duggan

3 Quentin Clum

4 Darbi Lee Ulrich

6 Andrew Slyh

7 David Fey, Kiera Fey, Jill Stump

8 Ivan Ety

9 Christopher Spencer

10 Sadie Moore

11 Austin Endsley

12 Carla Huntwork, Bob Williams

13 Benjamin Petty

15 Jerry McCreery

16 Trudy Keck, Jane Tewell

18 Jane Farmer, Kristy Schooler

19 Keegan Logdge

20 John Kirwin, Lisa Motsch

21 Clark Raver

26 Dave Martens, Louise Smith

28 Cyla Gillette

29 Barrett Lawlis

30 Greg Alderdice, Zach Gaskill

31 Elaine Quinn

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES!

Jeremy & Hannah Kohler December 3

Jeff & Renee’ Slyh December 4

Joe & Kristen Holland December 6

Mike & Melissa Bader December 18

Don & Vallie Prorok December 20

Lucas & Allyssa Baker December 21

Richard & Becky Blackstone December 27

Dana & Glenna Hoisington December 27

Blood Drive Update

Thanks to everyone

that made an

appointment or walked

-in to our November

11th American Red Cross Blood Drive. We were

blessed to collect 21 units of blood that will help

63 patients in the need of blood products in our

immediate area or nearby as the Red Cross

determines is necessary.

We always have a warm sandwich, cookies and

chips and enjoy the time around the refreshment

table with everyone after their donation.

The next Blood Drive will probably be in June or

July. I will have announcements made with the

date as soon as we have been put on the

schedule.

Thank you, Dana Hoisington Blood Drive Coordinator

Winter Cancellations

If a Level 2 or 3 Emergency exists on a Sunday morning at 7:00 A.M., worship services and Sunday school will not be held.

Cancellations of Christ UMC worship services or activities will be posted on the following:

1) Christ UMC web page: www.christum-baltimore.com

2) TV stations and their respective web sites: Channel 4

(NBC), Channel 10 (CBS) & Channel 6 (ABC).

Connection Center Volunteers Needed

The Connection Center needs YOU! Please consider volunteering in 2020. The only

requirement is a smile. Please contact Denise Vandermark (740-653-3243) if you are

interested in this ministry.

Dec e mb er 2 0 19 Christ United Methodist Church

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 7:30 am Men’s

Breakfast (FH)

8:45 am Hanging of

the Greens

10:00 am Sunday

School

5 pm Sunday Supper

2

5:15 pm Open Gym

(FLC)

3

7 pm Trustees (FH)

Preschool FLC

4

10 am Senior VB (FLC)

11 am Sr. Lunch

10:45 Preschool Chapel

(S)

5

12 pm Ministerial (P)

6

7

8

8:45 am Worship

10:00 am Sunday

School

3 - 5 pm

Faith

Lutheran

9

5:15 pm Open Gym

(FLC)

6 pm Finance

7 pm Admin

10

6 pm Cub Scouts (FH)

Preschool FLC

11

10 am Senior VB (FLC)

11 am Sr. Lunch

6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts

(FH)

6:30 p.m. Health &

Wellness (P)

12

11 am Preschool

Parent Lunches (FH)

13

14

9 am In Use (FH)

15

8:45 am Worship

10:00 am Sunday

School

5 pm In Use (FH)

16 5:15 pm Open Gym

(FLC)

7 pm SPRC (L)

17

5 pm Preschool Christmas Program S)

Preschool FLC

18

10 am Senior VB (FLC)

11 am Sr. Lunch (FLC)

10:45 am Preschool

Chapel (S)

4 pm Pre-K Christmas

Program (S)

19

11 am Baltimore

Seniors (FH)

11 am LU Choir

Practice (P)

7 pm Bell Choir (P)

20

Food Pantry

Christmas Baskets

(FLC)

21

Baltimore Food Pantry

(FLC)

12 pm Fire Dept.

Christmas Wrapping

(FLC)

3 pm Happy Birthday

Jesus/Program

Rehearsal (FH) (TBD)

22

8:45 am

Children’s

Christmas

Program 10 am Sunday

School

23

5:15 pm Open Gym

(FLC)

6:30 pm Worship (FH)

24

6 pm Family

Candlelight Service

(FLC)

8:30 pm Traditional

Candlelight Service (S)

Office closes

at 12 noon

25

Church Office

Closed

26

7 pm Bell Choir (P)

27

28

11 am In Use (FLC)

2 pm In Use (S)

29

8:45 pm Worship

10:00 am Sunday

School

30

6:30 pm Worship (FH)

31

New Years Eve Church Office Closed

at 12 noon

Please Note: The information on the calendar is subject to change

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

8:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship

10:00 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages

5:00 p.m.

Sunday Supper

1st Sunday of Every Month Only

Christ United Methodist Church 700 S. Main St.

Baltimore, OH 43105

Phone: 740-862-4343

Fax: 740-862-6163

E-mail: office@christum-baltimore.com

Web page: www.christum-baltimore.com

Our mission is... to help people find and follow Jesus Christ.

Pastor Pastor Steve Rath

pastor@christum-baltimore.com

740-575-6190

Administrative Asst. Darcy Soliday 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. office@christum-baltimore.com

Treasurer Darla Reedy 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Tues. treasurer@christum-baltimore.com

Choir Director Tim Lawlis 614-570-9021

Bell Choir Director Becky Ety 614-581-8037

Preschool Shelly Beckham

Co-Administrators Jennifer Lodge preschool@christum-baltimore.com

Pianist Julie Ulrich

Custodians Jim Anderson, Steve Vandermark

Church Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Our MISSION is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ, by

(VISION) connecting people with GOD through worship,

connecting people with the CHURCH through whole-life discipleship,

and connecting people with the WORLD through mission.