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Finley’s Newsletter VOLUME 6, ISSUE 5 FINLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016 /17

FROM OUR PASTOR

November/December 2016

January 2017

Dear Finley Church family,

During these past few months

I have been preaching on

Revival and the need for it in

God’s Church today. In my

heart I sense the need to be

“all in” for Jesus and God’s

Kingdom. We can’t have one

foot in the world and one foot

in Christ and expect to be on

fire and set-apart for Jesus

Christ! I say this because of

the day of age we live in. We

need to be ready, as

Christians, to be able to face

the cost of being a Christian.

I preached from Daniel,

chapter 3 about Daniel’s three

friends, Shadrach, Meshach

and AbedNego. They stood

up to the evil system and

government of their day

(Babylonians) and faced the

fiery furnace. They didn’t

Bend, they didn’t Bow and

they didn’t Burn! Ultimately,

they cared about following

God more than being

disobedient to God. These

were some of the main points

I made during this sermon

from Daniel chapter 3:

Lessons we learn from

Shadrach, Meshach and

AbedNego: (Vv. 1-7)

1) The WORSHIP was false

(Vs. 1)

2) The PRESSURE was

enormous (Vv. 2-7)

3) The STAKES were

deadly (Vv. 4-6)

4) The CROWD was

“waxed over” (Vs. 7) (worship of a false god)

5) The GOVERNMENT

was “all ruling” (Vs. 1)

(King Nebuchadnezzar)

Daniels friends: (Vv. 12-18)

1) Loved God more than

self (Vs. 12)

2) Didn’t care about their

security (Vv. 13-15)

3) Wouldn’t blame God if

He didn’t “spare them.”

(Vv. 17-18)

These points are from the

time period and pressure to

conform to the gods of their

day. I believe if we love

Jesus more than systems and

earthly kingdoms, we will

also face these same types of

choices as God’s people - at

some point in America. I said

in this sermon, “You have to

be ‘on fire’ before you get

into the Fire.”

Are you “on fire” for Jesus?

Is there anything competing

for Lordship in your life

against Jesus Christ? Are you

“sold out” to loving God

more than systems, people,

things or comforts of ease?

Jesus tells us in Matthew

6:24, “(24) No one can serve

two Masters. Either he will

hate the one and love the

other, or he will be devoted

to the one and

despise the other. You

cannot serve both God and

Money.”

I believe this applies not only

to money, but anything that

vies for our attention and

allegiance.

May the Lord Jesus empower

us, His Church, to be faithful

and true in these godless days

we find ourselves living in!

Love you with all of my

heart,

Pastor Jerry Ernst

November/December 2016 / January 2017 Finley’s Newsletter

BIRTHDAYS

November 2 Ardell Graner Iglesia, Evangelica Dominica Apartado 727 Santa Dimingo Dominican Republic

November 20 SMSgt Jill Higgins 1595 Aurora Ave. Unit D JBER, AK 99505

November 25 Mary Margaret Parks 618 Prospect Avenue Steubenville OH 43952

November 25 Hester Wilson 622 Lincoln Avenue Steubenville, OH 43952

December 3 Bob Connell

151 Ridgeway Dr

Weirton, WV 26062

December 7 Jeanette Lash

1962 Lindhurst Ave

Deltona, FL 32725

December 18 Bill Burchfield

1715 Kragel Rd

Richmond, OH 43944

January 10 Normalee Walker

209 Burr Avenue

Mingo Jct., OH 43938

January 25 Art Wagner

2523 Eldersville Rd

Follansbee, WV 26037

January 30 Violet Pierce

136 Linduff Ave.

Steubenville, OH 43952

_______________________

Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to: Paula Leasure and Family in the death of her sister Judith “Judi” Chadnock. Betty Tressler and Family in the death of her husband George “Sonny” Tressler. Bob and Ruth Connell in the death of his brother Jack Connell. The Family of Lillian “Lily” Rogers. Cont…

SUNDAY EVENING

SERVICES

November 6

Youth/Young Adult

Worship Night

November 13 Prayer Intercessory Night

November 20 Thanksgiving Service

November 27

Pastor Jerry

December 4 Children’s Service

December 11 Evening of Music

December 18

Choir Cantata

December 25 Carol Sing

January 1 Youth/Young Adult

Worship Night

January 8 Pastor Jerry

January 15 Prayer Intercessory Night

January 22

Pastor Jerry

January 29 People’s Meeting

January 31

Pastor Jerry

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cont… Mona Boyer and Family in the death of her stepfather, William Thomas “Tom” Kinder. The Family of Garry Ruff. Art Wagner, Kathy & Jeff Gilkey, LuAnn & Wayne Ensminger and family in the death of their Wife/Mother Mary Ann Wagner. Rich & Joy Amick and Janet Amick and family in the death of their brother-in-law Peter Vein. _________________________

FINANCE As of this writing our 2017

church budget is 99% complete.

The amounts for one or two line

items are currently subject to

minor change before our

November 2016 Administrative

Council Meeting. Our

preliminary 2017 church budget

of $284,242 is $12,416 less than

our 2016 budget of $296,658.

To cover our 2017 fixed

expenses we will need an

average of $17,751 each month,

as compared to $20,861 this

year. To cover our expenses for

the entire 2017 budget, we will

need an average of $20,145 each

month, as compared to $24,722

this year. The Finance

Committee thanks each

committee/commission

chairperson and treasurer for

their timely submission of data

and their cooperation in creating

a manageable 2017 church

budget.

Our current Associate Pastor

fundraiser has a monthly goal of

$1,400 a month. The fundraiser

will continue through December

2017. Achieving this goal will

finance the Associate Pastor’s

salary and benefits through June

2018. As of the end of

September 2016 our fundraiser

total was $537 below our goal.

Your continued support of this

fund is vital. If you are not

currently a regular donor of this

fund, please consider supporting

this ministry. The future of our

church depends, in a large part,

upon growing our youth and

young adult ministries, the main

focus of this position. Your

prayerful consideration to

supporting this effort is

requested.

_________________ UMW

The Marguerite/FWM

Circle will meet on Saturday,

November 5, at 11:00 a.m. in

the library. We will be

planning programs for the

coming year and electing

officers. If you would like to

hold an office, we would love

to have you. If you are age 18

or older and would like to

learn more about us and what

we do to serve our church, we

would love to have you.

A Christmas get together

is being planned for December

17, at Eat N Park. We will be

getting together at 2:00 p.m.

Reservations are required.

Juanita “Dee” Whisman and

Carol Canyock went to New

Rumley for the District

meeting held on Oct. 20th.

The topic was Latin America

presented by Rev. Nestor

Nazario. Officers were

elected for the next year.

Carol Canyock and Betty

Alvey will be attending the

Annual Celebration for the

District UMW. This will be

held in Mentor, Ohio on

October 28-29th.

Carol Canyock

Secretary

Do You Know Me ???

∙I’ve worked in a library.

∙I love to roller skate.

∙I used to have a paper

route.

∙My first car was a red

Trans Am.

∙I was not raised in Finley

and joined the church as an

adult.

⁓I belong to Finley and I

believe most of you know

me. GUESS WHO . . .

Guess Who, from Sept/October

newsletter was MARTHA SISLER


What’s up with Sunday

Evening Services anyway?

Well, I’ll tell you!

“IT’S WHAT’S

HAPPENING”

“IT’S WHERE ITS AT”

“IT’S THE BOMB”

“IT’S THE PLACE TO BE”

There are a variety types of

services with our Youth and

Young adults in charge, Our

Pastor preaching, Prayer

emphases, Peoples meetings,

Movies, Cantatas, and special

Holiday emphasis. Check the

newsletter and bulletins to see

what’s going on.

Remember Sunday is the

Sabbath all day long! So as we

come together to worship to

start the day at 8:30 or 10:45,

let’s come back at 6:30 to close

the day to worship with one

another!

Sunday evening service is a

time to really get to know and

pray for one another.

Looking forward to seeing you.

⁓ Marlene Call

Don’t Forget

Change your clocks on November 6

th

Fall Back

UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 1,8, 15, 22, 29

7:00 Choir Practice

8:00 Cantata Practice

November 2, 9, 16, 30

11:00 "When a Nation Forgets

God" Book Study & Prayer

5:00 Kidmo

5:00 Middle School Youth

6:30 Senior High Youth

7:00 "When a Nation Forgets

God" Book Study & Prayer

November 4, 11 Veterans Day,

18, 25

6:30–7:30 N.A. meeting

November 5

11:00 UMW Meeting *Remember to turn your clocks

back 1 hour tonight Daylight Saving Time ends*

November 6

8:30 Worship Service

9:30 Sunday School


6:30 Youth Young Adult

Worship Night

November 7, 14

10:30 Prayer

6:00 Women's Small Group

"Children of the Day"

6:00 Discipleship Small Group

"After You Believe, Why

Christian Character

Matters"

7:00 Spiritual Warfare Small

Group "The Invisible

Man"

November 8 Election Day

11:30 Staff Meeting

7:00 Choir Practice

7:00 Trustees Meeting

8:00 Cantata Practice

November 10

7:00 Commissions/Committees

8:00 Administrative Council

November 13


9:30 Sunday School


6:30 Prayer Intercessory

Night

November 20


9:30 Sunday School


6:30 Thanksgiving Service

November 21

10:30 Prayer

6:00 "Women's Small Group

"Children of the Day"

November 23

11:00 Bible Study & Prayer

November 24 Thanksgiving

November 27 Advent


9:30 Sunday School


6:30 Worship Service Cont…


cont.. .

December 2 6:30 Finley Christmas Dinner December 4 Advent 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Children's Service December 5 10:30 Prayer 7:00 Charge Conference at Scott

Memorial UMC December 6 11:30 Staff Meeting 7:00 Choir Practice 7:00 Trustees Meeting 8:00 Cantata Practice December 7, 14 11:00 When a Nation Forgets God

Book Study & Prayer

5:00 Kidmo 5:00 Middle School Youth 6:30 Senior High Youth 7:00 When a Nation Forgets God Book Study & Prayer

December 8 7:00 Commissions/Committees 8:00 Administrative Council December 9, 16, 23, 30 6:30–7:30 N.A. meeting December 11 Advent 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Evening of Music December 12, 19 10:30 Prayer December 13 7:00 Choir Practice 8:00 Cantata Practice December 17 2:00 UMW Christmas Celebration

December 18 Advent 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Choir Cantata December 21 11:00 When a Nation Forgets God

Book Study & Prayer 5:00 Kidmo 6:30 Senior High Youth 7:00 When a Nation Forgets God Book Study & Prayer December 24 Christmas Eve 6:00 Christmas Eve Service December 25 Christmas Day 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Carol Sing December 26 Office Closed December 31 New Year's Eve

January 1 New Year's Day 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Youth Young Adult

Worship Night January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 10:30 Prayer January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 7:00 Choir Practice January 4, 11:00 Bible Study & Prayer 5:00 Middle School Youth 6:30 Senior High Youth 7:00 Bible Study & Prayer January 6, 13, 20, 27 6:30–7:30 N.A. meeting

January 8, 22 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Worship Service January 10

11:30 Staff Meeting

7:00 Choir Practice

7:00 Trustees Meeting

January 11, 18, 25 11:00 Bible Study & Prayer 5:00 KidMo 5:00 Middle School Youth 6:30 Senior High Youth 7:00 Bible Study & Prayer January 15 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 Prayer Intercessory Night

January 29 8:30 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service 6:30 People’s Meeting ____________________________ On Sunday, October 23

rd,

three new brothers and sisters were baptized into the faith.

Monta VanGilder Chris Mallory

Chantel Mallory

On the same day, we also received five new members

Ruth Jackson Lula Lockett

Chris Mallory Monta VanGilder

Carol McKee

Finley’s Newsletter NONPROFIT www.finleyumc.org ORGANIZATION

Finley United Methodist Church U.S. POSTAGE 958 Lincoln Avenue PAID Steubenville, OH 43952-3223 STEUBENVILLE, OH

Rev. Jerry Ernst, Pastor PERMIT NO. 7 Associate Pastor Derek Trout [email protected] [email protected] RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

November/December 2016 January 2017

Sunday, November 20th @ 6:30 Thanksgiving Service

Sunday, December 2nd @ 6:30 Finley Christmas Dinner

Sunday, December 4th @ 6:30 Children’s Service

Sunday, December 11th @ 6:30pm “Evening of Music”

Sunday, December 18th @ 6:30pm Christmas Cantata

http://www.finleyumc.org/

The Finley United Methodist Church

Christmas Dinner When: December 2, 2016, 6:30 pm

Where: Fellowship Hall Please bring 2 menu items to share:

Your Favorite Casserole, Side Dish, Salad, or Dessert

(One or two people may bring just 1 menu item.)

The following items will be provided:

Turkey and Ham

Rolls and Butter

Beverages

Plates, Cups, Table Service

For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;…

And His name will be called

Wonderful,

Counselor,

Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

For God

so loved the world that

He gave

His only begotten Son,

that whoever

believes in Him should

not perish

but have

everlasting life.

John 3:16 (NKJV)

Welcome New Members: Ruth Jackson, Lula Lockett, Chris Mallory, Monta VanGilder, Carol McKee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NATURE’S KELEIDASCOPE

Mother Nature extends her call:

An invitation ⁓ one and all.

The year-end gala known as Fall,

With October ⁓ Belle of the ball!

Shiv’ry winds provoke able trees.

Laboured limbs delivered their leaves.

Earthly bouquets mantle the ground.

October’s vesture ⁓ a glorious gown.

Curtained in sage, chartreuse, winter pine,

Cherry reds, scarlet and wine.

Oranges, browns, and willow grey,

Folds of butterscotch and marmalade.

God’s resplendent canvas to employ,

Stirs within delight and joy.

View His glory in perfect design.

To possess such splendor ⁓ yours and mine.

Vibrantly she comes; solemn she goes,

Soon pleasures abide ‘neath wintry snows.

rly 10/19/16

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