From the Pews
Congratulations June!
 June celebrated her July 13th birthday with her church family on July 9. She has been blessed with a loving family, and we are blessed to have her a part of our church family. Happy Birthday June!  (See photo gallery for more pictures) |
Birthdays and Anniversaries in July
 July 1 Tim McCarthy July 2 Andrea McCarthy July 3 Tracy Barnosky July 11 Deanna Skare July 13 June Brandt July 31 Cheryl Pillard  July 2 John & Jeannette French July 23 Greg and Darlene Stoos July 27 Pastor and Rev. Cheryl Brown |
Message from Our Lay Leader
To all the family members of our BUMC: Just FYI…. If any of you ever have any questions, issues, concerns, or needs (personal or whatever), please contact Pastor Jim or me as your Lay Leader and we will do our best to address them as soon as possible. Pastor Jim wants to be attentive to all of our needs, but he needs to be informed of them, of course, being cognizant of privacy issues. If you choose to talk to me, that is just fine as well, as I am in touch with him at all times & we meet to discuss problems, issues, concerns and joys since that is part of my role as Lay Leader. I will try to be aware of what is happening in our family as well so I can help however I can. Thank you to all of you, my dear friends. We indeed, are a family whose members love and care for each other. Let us continue to do just that. Wilma P. Taylor  |
Graduations
Congratulations to our graduates! - Class of 2017 Angel Stenzel graduated from Depew High School and Justin Brown graduated from Lancaster High School Good luck and may God Bless you as you continue your journey of life.  Also graduating from Kindergarten are Shawna McCarthy and Lindsey Siekmann. Blessings to these young ladies as they start the next phase of their education in First Grade in the fall. |
Red Bird Mission Project
Pastor Jim and his wife, Cheryl, will be going to Red Bird Missions in Beverly, Kentucky after church services on August 20 until August 24 for a Missions hands-on approach. The Mission is collecting Campbell's UPC Labels for Education....they have collected 1.4 million and need 100,000 more to get a MINI VAN!! Additionally, the following items are especially needed and will be delivered by Pastor Jim: For kids: construction paper, board games, calculators: TX, TXI 30A, clorox wipes, tissues (full box size), colored and black markers, colored pencils, 1" binders, children's dictionary, loose-leaf "college" rule 3-hole paper For families: shampoo, soap, deodorant, baby shampoo, nutrition drinks (like Ensure), toothbrushes, family- size toothpaste ************************************** Red Bird Mission, Inc. and Red Bird Clinic, Inc. have been providing ministries in the distressed region of the Appalachian Mountains since 1921. Chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing, and rugged mountainous terrain provide obstacles to a fuller life for the residents of this area. Red Bird Mission and Clinic strives to meet these needs through ministry in five areas: Education, Health and Wellness, Community Outreach, Economic Opportunity, and Community Housing Improvement. Support for these ministries come from churches and individuals across the nation, including The United Methodist Church. The Mission reports there has been a decline in the support received, and they are currently facing a financial crisis that is making it difficult to continue all the areas of ministries provided.  |
Prayer Quilt Ministry
 Alyssa's thank you note to the congregation: It means a lot to me to have a room full of strangers to care so much. I love my quilt. I sleep with it every night and it gives me comfort. Thank you so much for everything. |
Birthdays and Anniversaries in June
 June 2 Gianna Cash June 7 John French June 14 Sandy Bittermann June 27 Ron Skare June 28 Ken Kowalski June 29 Harley Cash  June 11 Bud and Judy Martin |
Lifetime Achievement Award for Milly
  Milly and several of her church family that were able to attend the event. Information about Zonta from their website: Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. Zonta International is in 67 countries with more than 33,000 members in over 1,200 Clubs. Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence. Zonta’s world is divided into 32 Districts of which we are District 4 On November 8, 1919 in Buffalo, New York, Marian de Forest, along with other prominent women leaders, forged ahead to begin the Confederation of Zonta Clubs. In 1927, when the Zonta Club of Toronto was chartered, the name was changed to Zonta International. Zonta takes its name from the Lakota Sioux Indian word meaning “honest and trustworthy”. |
Gold Star Mom's
Thank you! We raised $316.00 in monetary donations for GOLD STAR MOMS. Andrea will take items brought in to Ann Davis at Gold Star Moms. The money will go towards items for the sixteen families they will be helping during the holidays.  Thanks for the update Sandy/DS |
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