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A Spot of T……….…1 Bishop’s E-pistle….2 News & Notes.….3/4 Children’s Page……5 Contact Us………….6 Birthdays & Anniversaries………6 By the end of this month, we will have celebrated the resurrection of our savior, the Christ. It is a time in the church where, having spent the season of Lent preparing our hearts to receive this amazing gift, we step forward to announce the kingdom of God to the world. During Lent, we place a major focus on the personal aspect of our faith, insomuch as we are responsible for fostering our personal relationship with God. We have identified this as one of our core values, as a church. We shouldn’t, however, deny the communal aspect of fostering our community’s relationship to what God is doing in God’s world. That is, in order that the communal health of the church is in the same place that we expect our person spiritual health during Lent, and into Resurrection Sunday, we need to do some communal preparation. As a church, Door Village has gone through some changes over the last two decades, and in particular, the last year and a half. These changes have been great, but the problem with any change is that there is – you know – change. It is likely that at least some of these changes have done anything from ruffling a few feathers to rubbing people the wrong way. There may some broken relationships. There may be some backbiting. There may be gossip. All of this is at least partly attributable to the fact that things have changed. Change always produces grief. Something in our lives has changed, and we need to figure out how we can exist in our lives going forward. Those who figure that out will be just fine. Those who don’t will likely further harm themselves and those around them. My point is that this Easter is an opportunity for us to repent of our sins, fully rely upon God for salvation, and prepare ourselves to announce God’s kingdom to the world. This is available to you as a person, and to us as a community of faith. Peace,
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A Spot of T……….…1
Bishop’s E-pistle….2
News & Notes.….3/4
Children’s Page……5
Contact Us………….6
Birthdays &
Anniversaries………6
By the end of this month, we will have celebrated the
resurrection of our savior, the Christ. It is a time in the church
where, having spent the season of Lent preparing our hearts to
receive this amazing gift, we step forward to announce the
kingdom of God to the world.
During Lent, we place a major focus on the personal aspect of
our faith, insomuch as we are responsible for fostering our
personal relationship with God. We have identified this as one of
our core values, as a church. We shouldn’t, however, deny the
communal aspect of fostering our community’s relationship to
what God is doing in God’s world. That is, in order that the
communal health of the church is in the same place that we
expect our person spiritual health during Lent, and into
Resurrection Sunday, we need to do some communal
preparation.
As a church, Door Village has gone through some changes
over the last two decades, and in particular, the last year and a
half. These changes have been great, but the problem with any
change is that there is – you know – change. It is likely that at
least some of these changes have done anything from ruffling a
few feathers to rubbing people the wrong way. There may some
broken relationships. There may be some backbiting. There may
be gossip. All of this is at least partly attributable to the fact that
things have changed.
Change always produces grief. Something in our lives has
changed, and we need to figure out how we can exist in our lives
going forward.
Those who figure that out will be just fine. Those who don’t will
likely further harm themselves and those around them.
My point is that this Easter is an opportunity for us to repent of
our sins, fully rely upon God for salvation, and prepare ourselves to
announce God’s kingdom to the world. This is available to you as
a person, and to us as a community of faith.
Peace,
Bishop Mike Coyner’s E-pistle
A weekly newsletter from the bishop
of the Indiana Conference
http://inumc.org/epistles
From February 1, 2016 – "BE HOPE – Our 2016 Annual Conference Session Theme"
I have been given the honor of announcing the theme for our 2016 Annual
Conference Session. The theme was developed by the planning team, and it was vetted
with numerous groups, and now finally I am glad to announce it and endorse it. The
theme and logo are as follows:
I really like the theme our planning team selected, for several reasons:
1. It reminds us that our Hope is in Jesus Christ, and yet we are called to embody that
hope. That is slightly reminiscent of the motto: "be the change you seek." John
Wesley reminded his Methodist followers that the Christian Faith is about what he
called "responsible grace" – namely, once we discover the grace, forgiveness,
salvation, and new life we have in Jesus Christ, then we are responsible to live that
faith, that hope, and that love.
2. It reminds us that our Hope is manifested in our BEING in a loving, fair, and just
relationship with God and with one another. Sometimes in the church we get busy
"doing" our faith, but this theme reminds us that Hope is first about our Being. Even
though we are responsible to live our Hope (as noted above in #1), that really starts
with our Being in relationship through Christ.
3. It also reminds us that our world desperately needs HOPE – and we who follow Christ
are in the best position to offer such HOPE through our own lives, ministries, and
presence.
As I think about this theme, I celebrate all of the ways we Indiana Methodists are already
living that theme. I think of our Campaign for Africa University which has raised $1.3 million
toward our goal of $1.6 million to provide a professorship and scholarships to bring HOPE
to Africa (our campaign was cut short by the untimely death of Rev. Bill Keith who chaired
that campaign, and so now we have a little more to finish). I think about our "Building
Discipleship Centers" Campaign which is providing HOPE by enhancing our camp, retreat,
and spiritual formation ministries, especially with young people. I think about the HOPE that
we provide in our 1,100 congregations every week as we provide sanctuary for worship
and for renewing of HOPE in people's lives. I think about the HOPE that we provide through
a variety of United Methodist institutions in Indiana whereby we literally save lives in
medical facilities, promote healthy lifestyles, and offer communities of HOPE for youth
UMW will meet in the church parlor
at 7:00 on March 21. We will have a
lesson led by Carolyn Eyrick. We will also
discuss our beef and noodle dinner
coming up in April 23. Sign-ups for
cookies for the NewDay Concert on
April 30th will be at the information
center.
All of UMW fundraising projects
support missions. All women of the
church are welcome to join us.
Attention, men of DVUMC!
MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST /
FELLOWSHIP Saturday, March 12, 8 am
in the church basement.
UMW UPDATE Join us at Christo’s Tuesday,
March 1, at 8:00.
All are welcome!
(Bishop Mike Coyner’s E-pistle continued)
people as well as seniors. I think about the HOPE that so many of our congregations offer
through their food banks, clothing closets, school back-pack campaigns, and literally
hundreds of other local outreach ministries. And of course as a United Methodist, I think
about the HOPE that we offer all around the world through our Conference Tithe and the
percentage that goes to our connectional ministries everywhere.
HOPE. BE the HOPE. Come to the 2016 Session of our Indiana Conference prepared to
Embrace, Realize, and Live the HOPE that is ours in Jesus Christ.
Save the Date!
13th Annual Fundraiser Concert Saturday, April 30, 2016
Silver Palace Banquet Hall 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Calling all Graduates! It is once again time to honor our Door Village Church Family Graduates. This Spring, on Education Sunday we will be recognizing our High School and College Graduates. We are in need of the congregation’s help to ensure that we have included all of our deserving parishioners! Please contact Pastor Chris or Lindsay Koselke with the name of any graduates! Thank you!
March 6th – Fourth Sunday of Lent
Greeter: Dick & Joyce marhanka
Liturgist: Rob or Tearsa Schable
Acolytes: Alaina Jeffers & CC Langford
Ushers: John, Katrina & Jack Langford, Jack Schable
Children’s Church: Cathy Bradley
March 13th – Fifth Sunday of Lent
Greeter: The Langfords
Liturgist: Rob or Tearsa Schable
Acolytes: Alaina Jeffers & CC Langford
Ushers: John, Katrina & Jack Langford, Jack Schable
Children’s Church: Mary Beth Langford
March 20th – Palm Sunday
Greeter: Sue Kaiser
Liturgist: Rob or Tearsa Schable
Acolytes: Alaina Jeffers & CC Langford
Ushers: John, Katrina & Jack Langford, Jack Schable
Children’s Church: Emily Tiedeman
March 27th – Easter Sunday
Greeter: Needed
Liturgist: Rob or Tearsa Schable
Acolytes: Alaina Jeffers & CC Langford
Ushers: John, Katrina & Jack Langford, Jack Schable
Children’s Church: Needed
Calendar At-A-Glance
Tuesday, March 1
Senior Breakfast, 8 am
Sunday, March 6
Communion Service, 10 am
Saturday, March 12
Men’s Breakfast, 8 am
Sunday, March 13
Classic Service, 10 am
Monday, March 14
United Methodist Women
Sunday, March 20
Classic Service, 10 am
Saturday, March 26th
New Day Resurrection Race
Sunday, March 27
Sunrise Service,
Classic Service, 10 am
March 26th, 2016 Registration begins @ 8:00
Race begins @ 10:00
Register to run or
volunteer.
Please keep Pastor Chris in your prayers as he goes
on his mission trip to Burkina Faso this month.
He will be going with Engage Burkina, an
organization dedicated to bringing fresh water to
the impoverished country.
We our encouraging members to attend Holy Week services at one of our sister churches in the area.
MARCH SUNDAY SCHOOL – JESUS IS ALIVE!
PRESCHOOL – 5TH GRADE John 20:18 I have seen the Lord!.
March 6: Jesus Washes Feet– John 13:1-17 March 13: Jesus Celebrates Passover – Luke 22:7-20 March 20: Jesus Enters Jerusalem– Luke 19:28-40 March 27: Jesus Lives – John 20:1-18
03/01 Tearsa Schable 03/14 Joe Varda
03/02 Neil Westphal 03/15 Matt Fischer
03/03 Evan Lancaster Bill Trow
03/04 Terry Baker 03/16 Kathy Hindsley
Stephanie Lindeman 03/31 Penny Bowers
03/05 Aaron Jonas 03/22 Katrina Langford
03/06 Dennis Kellogg Sandy Spurr
03/07 Carol Dillon 03/24 Clayton Herrold
Mary Kay Kukla 03/26 Sarita Pillai
Cathie Martin Ashleigh Schable
Whitney Martin 03/28 Jim Cerny
03/09 Emily Tiedeman Vickey Kelver
03/10 Liz Kirk 03/30 Chris Schable
03/11 Jen Schuster 03/31 Mary Jane
03/12 John Coulter Carpenter
03/03 Krishna & Carla Pillai
03/05 Phill & Mary Jane Carpenter
03/08 Joel & Tiffany Bernacchi
03/13 Lou & Beth Voelker
How to contact Pastor Chris:
Email:
Mobile: 574-242-9959
Office: 219-362-3812
Find him on Facebook!
Twitter: @TheRealRevChris
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