Strawberry Social
     Friday, July 3
     4:00-8:00pm
     in the Village Park

       Everyone is invited to share in the fun, food and fellowship during the Village’s Freedom Festival. Our United Methodist Women is sponsoring their annual Strawberry Social in the village park. Come and have a luscious dish of ice cream topped with strawberries. You might want to go for the works and have it all on top of a homemade biscuit! Helpers are always needed so why not check with Connie Schwaderer (872-2315) to see where you can help out!!


parade

       Freedom Festival Parade
       Saturday, July 4
       10:30am
       downtown - come see our float!!


fireworks
         Freedom Festival Fireworks
         Tailgate Party,
         **Saturday, July 4** only
         8:00pm to fireworks
            in our parking lot

        Invite your family and friends to view the spectacular fireworks from our parking lot!! We have an awesome view! Come early and park your vehicle facing south. There is room to throw out a blanket or set up lawn chairs. At 8:00pm, our concession will open. There will be hot dogs, nachos and cheese, cotton candy, popcorn, pop along with a mini-bake sale! All proceeds go to our Camp Fund.
        Lori Inbody is the co-ordinator. She is looking for helpers from 8pm to fireworks and a gas grill. Baked good are also needed. Please individually wrap your donations (i.e. two cookies in a baggie). Cookies, cupcakes, bar cookies and rice krispie treats are good suggestions. Maybe you have a great recipe that travels well. You might want to bring your donation in Wednesday or Thursday while the church is open.
rotary

        Worship With Us at Rotary Park
        Sunday, July 5
        9:30am
          in case of inclement weather, we will meet in our sanctuary
          Come as you are!  Bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.

Softball schedule

Monday, July 6
Field #2
7:00pm Novesta
8:45pm Caro Assembly

Friday, July 10
Field #2
8:45pm Caro Assembly

Monday, July 13
Field #1
7:00pm Colwood II
Field #2
8:45pm Deford

Friday, July 17 (Final game)
Field #1 ROC I

What Is Our Official Stance on Gun Control?

     Violence and, more particularly, violence to children and youth is a primary concern for United Methodists. We recognize and deplore violence which kills and injures children and youth. In the name of Christ, who came “and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near” (Ephesians 2:17) and challenged all his disciples to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9), we call upon the church to affirm its faith through vigorous efforts to curb and eliminate gun violence.
       Gun violence is killing children throughout the world, including the United States. In the United States alone, there are an estimated 223 million firearms. Approximately one out of every three households owns a handgun. The risk of handgun violence to children and youth is more prevalent in the United States today than in any previous generation. Communities and schools in the United States are so exposed to large numbers of privately owned guns that no mere attempts at providing slightly better security can match the awful threat of guns finding their way through our well-intentioned safety systems.
         Many children go to school amidst passionately violent segments of current youth culture. No appeals to individual autonomy are sufficient to justify our church’s ignorance of this threat. The need to prevent the incidence of firearm-related injury and death is an issue of increasing concern and a priority public health issue. The United Methodist Church is among those religious communions calling for social policies and personal lifestyles that bring an end to senseless gun violence.
Gun violence in US schools has emerged as a growing and disturbing trend. The United Methodist Church supports ministries that address the issue of violence and crime prevention for children/youth in urban areas through the Communities of Shalom. Violence is no longer confined to the streets of urban areas but has occurred at an increasing rate in US suburban communities. Over the past several years, high-profile cases of school shootings involving suburban youth killing and injuring teachers and peers alike have once again brought the issue of guns and youth to the forefront of national attention.
          Amnesty International reports that hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world are killed every year because of the unregulated small arms trade. The small arms trade, which includes such arms as assault weapons and shoulder-fired missiles, is legal but out of control. Amnesty International reports that as many as 639 million small arms and light weapons are in circulation around the world. The small arms trade incites local conflicts, which so often leads to unnecessary human rights abuses. The proliferation of small arms has led to the forced recruitment of children into war and local ethnic conflicts escalating into destabilizing regional warfare. We urge all nations where there is a presence of The United Methodist Church to participate in the process of developing a legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty through the United Nations to regulate the transfer of all small arms and light weapons so as to curb gun violence throughout the world.
These acts of senseless violence should not be an acceptable occurrence in any community: suburban, urban, or rural. The church must continue to address these issues of violence and develop programs to enrich the lives of all children/youth.
         In light of the increase of gun violence affecting the lives of children and youth, we call upon The United Methodist Church to:
1. convene workshops of clergy and mental health care professionals from communities (urban, rural, and suburban) in which gun violence has had a significant impact in order to discuss ways by which The United Methodist Church should respond to this growing tragedy, and to determine what role the church should take in facilitating dialogue to address the issue of gun violence in our schools and among our children;
2. educate the United Methodist community (parents, children, and youth) on gun safety, violence prevention, adult responsibility around gun violence prevention, and the public health impact of gun violence;
3. identify community-based, state, and national organizations working on the issue of gun violence and seek their assistance to design education and prevention workshops around the issue of gun violence and its effect on children and youth;
4. develop advocacy groups within local congregations to advocate for the eventual reduction of the availability of guns in society with a particular emphasis upon handguns, handgun ammunition, assault weapons, automatic weapons, automatic weapon conversion kits, and guns that cannot be detected by traditionally used metal detection devices. These groups can be linked to community-based, state, and national organizations working on gun and violence issues;
5. support federal legislation in the US Congress to regulate the importation, manufacturing, sale, and possession of guns and ammunition by the general public. Such legislation should include provisions for the registration and licensing of gun purchasers and owners, appropriate background investigation and waiting periods prior to gun purchase, and regulation of subsequent sale;
6. call upon all governments of the world in which there is a United Methodist presence to establish national bans on ownership by the general public of handguns, assault weapons, automatic weapon conversion kits, and weapons that cannot be detected by traditionally used metal-detection devices;
7. call upon the print, broadcasting, and electronic media, as well as the entertainment industry, to refrain from promoting gun usage to children;
8. discourage the graphic depiction and glorification of violence by the entertainment industry, which greatly influences our society, and recommend that these issues be addressed through education and consciousness raising;
9. call upon the federal and state governments to provide significant assistance to victims of gun violence and their families;
10. recommend that annual conferences make visible public witness to the sin of gun violence and to the hope of community healing; and
11. reflecting the traditional role of The United Methodist Church has been one of safety and sanctuary, every United Methodist Church is officially declared a weapon-free zone.

ADOPTED 2000

revised and readopted 2008
Resolution #251, 2004 Book of Resolutions
Resolution #235, 2000 Book of Resolutions

Native American Study

Everyone is invited to a three session study on Native Americans led by Rev. Linda Donelson.  The United Methodist Women are sponsoring the study for all interested.  The dates are:  Monday, July 6 at 1:00pm; Monday, July 13 at 1:00m and Tuesday, July 28 at 1:00pm.

Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, July 2
7:00pm

Northwood Meadows Service
Thursday, July 2
2:00pm

Dorcas Community Dinner
Wednesday, July 8
Noon
Pork Chop Dinner
$6.00
Dine in or Take out
Will also deliver by calling 872-4604 early Wednesday

Progressive Class Potluck

The Progressive Class will meet at Keith and Jane Mitchell’s home on Wright Road for a Potluck meal at 6:00pm on Thursday, July 9. If you would like to share in this evening, bring a dish to pass!

Lunch

Lunch will be served in our dining room on Saturday, July 18 from 11:00am to 2:00pm for everyone wishing to share in this meal and the fellowship. Come when you can, stay as long as you like!!

Baker/Kinnaird Memorial Scholarship Applications

Deadline to return applications for the Baker/ Kinnaird Scholarship is Sunday, July 5. Orange forms are in the kiosk.

Revive’s Grand Opening
Community Clothes & Housewares Shoppe
Friday, July 3 from  4:00 - 8:00pm
Items: $2.00 a bag
FREE Hot Dogs from 5:00 - 7:00pm.

Food Distribution
Revive Cass City’s monthly food distribution will be held on Saturday, July 18 at their building on the corner of Main and Doerr Roads. Income guidelines apply. Doors will be open from 10am to 11am.

Stats

Be watching!

        Summer Craft Shows and Flea Markets are great places to pick up new ideas for our annual Bazaar! You might even find some really neat items for the straw draw.
        The Straw Draw was new last year, but it was a great fund-raiser. Items for this need to be new or barely used. Boxed sets of perfumes, toiletries, candles, housewares and decorations, stationery and pen sets, jewelry, tools, games and toys will fill the bill. Items needed for men, women and children of all ages.
       Garage Sales can be a great source of ribbons, greenery and artificial flowers for decorating items for the Bazaar. And remember, we have folks here who have a unique sense of creating beautiful decorations from odd things like old skates, used metal pails, washboards, gate pieces, fishing baskets, pitchers and lots more.
        Items may be brought in and placed in the big brown box in the north closet in the entryway.

Caring and Sharing                                                    

Family Addition...
...We celebrate with Clarence and Opal Schneeberger on the arrival of new grandchildren (a brother and sister) 5 year old Benjamin Princeton and 3 year old Elizabeth Rose to Connie and Steve Gillett’s family in Indiana. The children arrived June 13 from Ghana in West Africa. They join Isaac (9), Josiah (7) and twin sisters Rachel and Jasmine(4).

In Your Prayers... Those on mission trips this summer; Rev. Paul & Rev. Linda; Carol Schaufele; Thelma Graham(at home); Brian Mallory; Donna Auten; Elaine Proctor; Dorothy Knight; Denise Jones (Leukemia); Maurice Joos; Mary Hutchinson; Ray Arnold; Bea Baker; Rev. Bob & Charlene Garrett; Marilyn Morgan; Barney & Ruth Hoffman; Laura Bryant; Lucille Copeland; Dale & Mary Damm; Esther Guinther; Maxine Profit; Elizabeth Stine (6700 Westside, Bay City 48706).
Tendercare, 4782 Hospital Dr., C.C.: Florence Eimers, Don Buehrly.
Northwood Meadows, 6086 Beechwood, C.C.: John Marshall, Fritz Pomeroy, Marv Hobart, Tom Proctor.
Kings’ Daughters, 2410 Rodd St., Midland, MI 48640: Dorothea Quick.
Tuscola Medical Care Facility, 1285 Cleaver Rd., Caro 48723: Ruth Freeman; Carolyn Chapman.
TimberLine Lodge, 3771 Colwood, Caro: Betty Scofield.
Service People: Matt Inbody (Afghanistan); Mike Furness. (GA); Marc Inbody (SC); Josh Sherman (CA), Kendra Parsons (TX); Matt Essenmacher; Tim Karr (WA); Steve McCormick, Greg Klais, (Iraq); Pvt. Barry Pilarski (S. Carolina) and their units.

Our Thanks....

*Newsletter: Linda Derfiny (proofing); Art & Pat O’Donohue, Esther Guinther, Judy Profit.
*Trash to Treasure Project: Everyone who contributed items, time and talents!!
*Vacation Bible School: Teachers and Helpers
*Our Lawn Mowing Crew.
*Our Cleaning Crew.
*Mailing Bulletins to shut-ins: Dolly Misch.
*Folding Bulletins: Janis Seeley
*Free Lunch workers and donors.
*The following Worship Assistants this past year:
      Thank you to our choir for another year of inspirational music. Special thanks to Steve Fobear and Glenda Wilson directing the choir and Glenda and Don Greenleaf for their accompaniment.
      Sound and Projection: Josh Inbody, Jacob Kittle, Morgan Erla, Jim Veneziano, Curtis Dickinson and Austin Baker.
     Acolytes: Lucas & Brad Baker, Macy & Lauren Dickinson, Mandy Czekai, Mason Erla, Nataliah Frankowski, Hank Janik, Jordan Kittle, Bobby Sue Steely, Ashtyn & Rylie Weiler and Chase Winter.
     Altar Guild folks: Jay & Shirley Wisenbach, Caren Clara, Gil & Connie Schwaderer, Roy & Shirley Wagg, Bob & Barbara Stickle, John & Melody Frankowski, Roy & Kathy Tuckey, Bob & Barbara Tuckey.
      Pew Registries & Attendance: Dora Fobear, Marge Dickinson, Jane Mitchell and Connie Schwaderer.
     Readers and Children’s Messages; Communion Stewards; Greeters and Ushers!

From the Mail Box:
From Krysta Timko: Thank you so much for the gift of a towel and the nice reception. The towel was beautiful. Thank you for all your help in my relationship with Jesus and for allowing me to be a member of the church. Whenever I come home from college, I know I have a wonderful church to attend.
From Lucille Copeland: Thank you for the beautiful yellow carnations. It created a bright spot in my day.
From the Hill Family: Thank you for letting us use the church for Robyn’s open house. You’re family and it is “home”.
From the Winifred Lamb Family: We deeply appreciate the wonderful meal and thank you so much for all of the love you have shown to us!
From the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan: With Michigan and National unemployment at a multi-year high, increasing energy costs, ever present re-structuring in the auto industry, much uncertainty in the stability of the job market and a way of life we have enjoyed possibly forever changed, Michigan is again facing very difficult times. Increasing demand for food, especially during the preceding 12 months has given us great concern. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan is addressing this demand daily thanks to your generous support.
     In conjunction with our 400 partner agencies, the Food Bank is able to provide $14 of food for someone in need for every dollar donated. We would not be able to continue the mission of alleviating hunger in our community without your generosity and that of our partners.
     Your generous gift of $100.00 will make a significant difference in the lives of those who have found themselves and their families, some for the very first time, in need – restoring confidence and dignity as they help support themselves and their families. Thank you again, for working with us to “Change the Face of Hunger.”

Worship

Worship Assistants

Greeters
July   5(Rotary Park Worship)  Norma Dawson, Ellen Stoutenburg
       12     Bill and Jan Kritzman
       19    Art and Pat O’Donohue
       26    Dale and Louise Buehrly

Readers // Children’s Messages
July   5   Rev. Paul (Rotary Park)
       12   Jim Veneziano // Rev. Paul
       19    Linda Derfiny // Rev. Paul
        26   Kathy Tuckey //

Sound/Projection
July   5     Worship at Rotary Park - if here Jacob Kittle
       12     Morgan Erla
       19     Morgan Erla
        26   Austin Baker

Ushers: Captain: Esther Guinther
July    5(Rotary Park)    Rod & Yvonne Sherman Gil & Connie Schwaderer
         12     Bob & Barbara Wood Jon Fahrner, Morgan or Mason Erla
         19     Roy & Kathy Tuckey Bob & Barbara Wood
          26    Gil & Connie Schwaderer Roy & Kathy Tuckey

Communion Steward: Sunday, July 5:
   Dora Fobear   (Rotary Park - in case of rain - our sanctuary)

Acolyte
July    5(Rotary Park)   Hank Janik
        12     Bobby Sue Steely
        19     Nataliah Frankowski
        26     Mandy Czekai

Altar Guild
July    5    John & Melody Frankowski
         12    Roy & Shirley Wagg
         19    Jay & Shirley Wisenbach
         26    Bob & Barbara Stickle

Flowers
July    5
        12
        19
        26    Dolly Misch / UMW

Lock Up
July    5    Ted Furness
        12    Gary Wichert
        19    Ron Kittle
        26    Mick Kirn