Volume 687
June, 2014
Edinburg United Church
The Open Door
We frequently discuss
spiritual
fitness
in
church (read your Bible,
pray, repent from sin)
but rarely discuss physical fitness (run, walk,
swim, golf, etc.) Are
these topics related?
Does one need physical
fitness in order to be
spiritually
fit?
How
these fit exactly is a
mystery to me;; however,
it seems to me that they
go hand in hand. It is
tough to be spiritually
joyful when we are
physically miserable. It
is equally difficult to
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Workers for June
2
June Lectionary
2
Homebound Friends
2
Birthdays & Anniversries
3
Thank You Notes
3
Who Am I?
4
Graduates
4
Youth News
4
Church Finances
4
Potluck Dinner
4
New Members
5
have peak physical fitness without a spirituality
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also quite sure that God
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one or the other!
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this relationship between
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to walk or run together on
Monday nights during the
summer (rain or shine)
up at Edinburg Park. The
program will last 8 weeks
(June and July) and will
attempt to prepare folks
to run/walk their first 5k
in the fall (race of your
own choosing). During
some weeks, there will be
a short class (10-15
minutes) on something
exercise related or nutrition or stretching or a
food journal, etc. We
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Who Am I?
I was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, the second of six
children.
I have five
brothers. I grew up in
Edinburg (on a farm)
and graduated from
Southeast High School
and Kent State University with a BS degree in
Education. I was married for 43 years (just
shy by 27 days of being
individuals to bring
their friend and walk
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get off our cell phones,
away from our TVs and
electronics, and begin
to relate to people.
Registration will soon
be available. Oh, and
you will also receive a
water bottle when you
come to one of the
Monday nights. The
first session is June 2
at 7:00. Hope to see
you there (and some of
your friends).
Have a terrific summer.
Pastor Tim
married 44 years!) I
have two children, a boy
and a girl, and two
grandchildren with another on the way (May
31). I have been a 4-H
advisor for 34 years and
have taught school
(both High School and
8th grade) for 24 years.
I proctor testing at NEOMED and am a judge
for Election Day. I have
been on a mission trip
to the Dominican Re-
Fatherly
Reflection
Renowned actor Sidney
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would do nothing that
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dad you admire and
respect, how would it
affect your life to make
such a decision?
Would you be inspired
to set sound priorities,
live with integrity, be a
positive role model to
the young people you
influence? For all of
us³children of the only
perfect Father³may
that be our prayer and
intent. May our lives
spread far and wide
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and forgiveness.
public. I like to travel
and have been to four
continents and 43 of our
50 states (seven more
to go!). In church I have
taught Sunday school,
been Sunday school
superintendent, and
served on many committees such as Interim
Search and Nominations. I have been an
usher and a Deacon. I
have helped with VBS a
number of years and
was in charge of it at
least three or four times.
Who am I?
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THE OPEN DOOR
Workers in June
Ushers @8:30 Service
June 1
Sue Wells/Jeneen Kubala
June 8
Harold Mansfield/Sam Zeigler
June 15
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June 22
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June 29
Dan Mix/Jacob Mix
Ushers @10:30 Service
June 1
Dan Mix/Suzanne Giuffre
June 8
Jacob Mix/Holly DeLaney
June 15
Pat Campbell/Sherry Blasens
June 22
Sam Zeigler/Sandra Nickles
June 29
Harold Mansfield/Bill Rowley
Nursery Workers
June 1
Miranda & Mackenzie Hughes
June 1
Joann Wadsworth
June 8
Heather Mix
June 8
Steven Hauser
June 15
Amy Lange
June 15
Danny Myers
June 22
Holly DeLaney
June 22
Suzanne Giuffre
June 29
Amy Lange
June 29
Liturgists
June 1
Derek Hatcher
June 8
Wendy Withey
June 15
Katelin Dillon
June 22
Cindy Jarrett
June 29
Derek Hatcher
Video Workers
Members in
Nursing Homes
George Sasala
Altercare
1463 Tallmadge Rd.
Kent, OH 44240
Helen Buchanan
Victoria House
5295 Ashley Circle
Austintown, OH 44515
Cindy Love
Woodlands #205
6831 N. Chestnut St.
Ravenna, OH 44266
Joan Strouse
Brownsburg Nursing & Rehab Center #605
1010 Hornaday Rd.
Brownsburg, IN 46112
Sam Zeigler
June Lectionary
Homebound Friends
June 1
Psalm 68:1-10
Acts 1:6-14
Katie Bauman
7374 Hughes Rd.
Ravenna, OH 44266
June 8
Numbers 11:24-30
Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost &
Graduation)
Roy & Helen Kuhn
7824 Tallmadge Rd.
Rootstown, OH 44272
June 15
Genesis 1:1-D)DWKHU·V'D\
June 22
Romans 6:1b-11
Genesis 21:8-21
June 29
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42
Elsie Mansfield
7410 Hughes Rd.
Ravenna, OH 44266
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June Birthdays & Anniversaries
June 23
Michael Bauman
William Bauman, Jr.
June 24
Beth Lange
Nancy Breeden
June 25
Cody Withey
June 26
Elden Villers
Eric Lyon
Mr. & Mrs. John
Steinert
June 1
Dena Luketic
Keith Lyon
June 5
Justin Miller
June 27
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Barthol
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff
June 28
Phile
June 6
June 8
June 9
Courtney Patterson
June 29
Mr. & Mrs. Ed SpenJune 30
cer
Jackie Pfile
Mr. & Mrs. Steve
Dorsey
Mr. & Mrs. Verrick
Chamberlain
Christy Hunter
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Erick Craft
Paul Kubala
Rebecca Evans
Haley Kamenik
JoAnne West
June 18 Mr. & Mrs. Elden
Villers
June 21 Tyler Brown
Jacob White
June 22
Barbara Hillegas
Daniel Myers
Thank you for your gift of $1,000 to
Chicago, United, and Eden Seminaries in 2013. Thank you for supporting
theological education as a vital part of
your ministry.
Kiely Todd Roska
Director, CUE Seminaries
Ed and I are doing fine. We
both need our canes, but at
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great to have our church family. Thank you.
Thank you for the wonderful
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and Nathan loves to come to it.
Joanne Kinter
June 12 Brian Bixler
Mr. & Mrs. Dick
Hatcher
June 17 Rachel Skok
Dear Members and Friends of EUC:
Ed & Rhoda Godfrey
June 11 Brittany Strong
Rhoda Godfrey
Mr. & Mrs. Frank
DeLaney
June 16 Chris Shaylor
Becky Barthol
Harold Bradfield
Cindy Jarrett
Love,
June 10 Kristine Nauta
Mr. & Mrs. Scott
Kinter
June 15 Kristin Craft
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn
Alexander
served, and cleaned up. The
group effort made for a truly
memorable evening for our Top
Ten students.
We received
many compliments on how
wonderful everything was.
Thank you to everyone who
brought food for the Easter
brunch and to those who cleaned
up after the brunch!
Thank you to everyone who
helped with the Top Ten
Banquet. A special thanks
to
Sandra
Nickles
for
providing the homemade
rolls (yummy!), to Jeneen
Kubala for making the
punch, and to Russ Shambach for his cooking expertise.
Thanks to everyone
who provided pies, cooked,
Thank you to everyone who
helped
with
the
Carl
G.
Wadsworth
Memorial
Day
Breakfast, the Freedom Run,
and the parade. Thanks to all
who brought food, cooked the
food, cleaned up, and helped
with the Run and the parade.
Thanks to Julie Bearss, the
Bearss family, and anyone who
helped with the church float. It
takes a group effort to pull off
all of this in one day. EUC
members are certainly wonderful! Thanks again!!!
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Worrying does not empty tomorrow of
its troubles;; it empties today of its
strength.
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THE OPEN DOOR
Congratulations to our 2014 graduates:
Sam Zeigler
Steven Hauser
Mandy Baldasare
Hannah Reber
Kayla Bailey
Hannah Kester
Kenny Dillon
Josie Wheeler
Dalton Todd
Levi Gealy
Megan Blasens
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10:30 service on June 22. It will be held rain (inside) or
shine (outside). Bring your own lawn chairs (if it will be outside), place settings, a dish to pass, and table service.
All Youth Group (6th grade and up) are invited to
the parsonage on the last day of school, June 4,
for a Last Day of School Picnic. The fun begins at
6:00 and will go until 8:00 for Junior High (later
for Senior High). We will cook hotdogs and hang
out to begin the summer relaxation. The picnic is
cancelled if there is rain.
Who Am I?
Fran Pruchenski
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There will be NO meeting in June. Instead, we
are planning a family potluck after the 10:30
service on June 22. There will be no meeting
in July because of VBS. Instead, we will go
bowling on July 29. More details will follow.
There will be no meeting in August because of
the Fair. If you would like to help decorate the
church booth for the Fair, please let Cindy Jarrett know. +HUH·V VRPHWKLQJ WR WKLQN DERXW
Wendy is resigning as co-FKDLU RI :RPHQ·V
Fellowship. She will be busy with her family for
the next four years, and she has been chair for
many years. I, Cindy, will finish out this year,
but I have enough on my plate as well. Someone needs to step up as chair for next year or
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Church Finances
Open Door Deadline
From April 20-May 11
5 weeks
Amount Given to General Fund:
$16,076.92
(This amount includes money
from Easter candy sales and the
Freedom Run.)
Thank you for your support of
EUC.
The deadline for newsletter submissions is always the 15th of the month. If you want to submit something for the July newsletter, the deadline is June 15.
VOLUME 687
Please welcome our newest
members:
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Would anyone
be interested in
handling
our
sign out front?
Because of work
schedules, Sherry
&
Rich
Blasens can no
longer do it.
June 4
Last Day of
School
June 4-11 Cindy on
Vacation
June 8
Pentecost
Graduation
Sunday
June 14 Flag Day
June 15 )DWKHU·V'D\
Communion
June 22 Family Potluck
Kelli & Scott Simmons
[email protected]
George Sasala
330-677-7136
Eva Rowley
[email protected]
Julia Hayes
Kelli Simmons
Esther Burton
Ann Kester
Special Dates
in June
Lori Knapp
3920 Laubert Rd.
Atwater, OH 44201
Ann & Jay Kester
330-839-8375
[email protected]
Julia Hayes
P. O. Box 62
Diamond, OH 44412
330-631-9138
[email protected]
Shout Out to My
Sister
To my Secret Sister:
Thank you for all the nice things
you have given me. I need to
plant my flower if the weather
ever gets warm.
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Lee Schmitz
To my Secret Sister:
Thank you for the beautiful spring top you gave me
for Easter. Hopefully, you
have seen me wearing it to
church.
Thank you also
for the Taco Bell gift certificate (We have used it already), the candle, and
the candy. Thank you for
the Subway gift certificate
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been very generous and
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out who you are!
Cindy Jarrett
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The two hardest things to handle
in life are failure and success.
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was;; it matters who I remember
he was.
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