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Statement

We, the

Whittemore United

Methodist Church, strive

to share the love of

Christ throughout the

community to everyone

we can.

Whittemore United Methodist Church July 1, 2019

Volume 4, Issue 7

Inside this issue:

Local News 1

Calendar 2

Finances 2

Birthdays & Anniv 3

Remember in Prayer 4

WUMC

NEWSLETTER

Next Craft Night will

be Wednesday, July 10,

2019 at 6:30pm. Mariann

will be showing us how to make mesh ribbon wreaths. If you are inter-ested and you want to bring your own supplies you will need a wire wreath frame, mesh and regular ribbons, and pipe cleaners. Feel free to bring any other pro-jects you want to work on. Only 4 months till the craft bazaar!

UMW

meeting on July 11 at

7pm.

All Are

Welcome!

Thank you to Erin Blakely and

all those who purchased prod-

ucts from the Pampered

Chef night. The fundraiser

was a success and over $200

was raised for the church. If

you would like to host a Pam-

pered Chef party or need to

order any products, please

contact Erin.

***STARTING JULY 7, 2019 ***

WORSHIP AT 9:00 AM

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15 AM

COFFEE HOUR – AFTER WORSHIP

The New

Roof looks

Great!

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Financial Health

Over for

Servant Schedule DATE LITURGIST USHER &

GREETER

COMMUNION COFFEE CLUB

AT CHAMBER

CLEANING COFFEE HOUR

7/7/2019 Kaye Rasbury Terry & Joyce

Bellville

Joanne Bellville Carol Long Joanne Bellville

7/14/2019 Mariann Herek Joyce Bellville Deb Burton Outdoor picnic

7/21/2019 Pam Blust Amanda & Gabby Barb Gillings

7/28/2019 Carol Long Joanne Bellville Ruth Robinson

July 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Worship at

9am

8 9 10 Craft Night

6:30 pm

11UMW Meeting

at 7 pm

12 13

14Worship at

9am—OUTDOOR Service

15 16 17 18 19 20

21Worship at

9am—Ad Coun-cil Meeting

22 23 24 25 26 27

28Worship at

9am

29 30 31

Please see printed copy posted in the Church

July Birthdays and Anniversaries

1 – Pastor Jody Coon

2 – Fred & Virginia Hasty A

2 – Mildred Provoast +

4 – Louis Bouchard

5 – Susan Remer

7 – Brian Bellville

8 – Marilyn Nickell & Brent Bellville

10 – Ross Stoutenburg

11 – Fred Hasty, Jr.

12 – Terry & Pam Carr A

12 – Roger Hinkley, Jr.

13 – Wendy Wight Linatoc +

13 – Clarence Provoast +

14 – Kris Gillings

15 – Dan Valent, Jr. & Sarah Gibson

16 – Margaret Provoast

17 – Norm Nickell

17 – Joe Samson +

19 – Michele Daniels & Ollie Birkenbach

20 – Nancy Bellville

21 – Julie Bellor

23 – Amanda & Tony Clark A

25 – Gabrielle Clark & Pastor Nate Jeffords

26 – Gabby Coon

27 – Eric Valent +

29 – Ron & Pam Blust, Jr. A

30 – Bud & Gayle Chipps A

A = Anniversary + = In Memoriam

If we have missed noting your birthday or anniversary please inform the church office.

Ponder… The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

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Michigan UMC—BISHOPS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR JUDICIAL COUNCIL (Posted on Jul 1. 2019)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church (COB) has asked the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the constitutional-ity, meaning, application and effect of cer-tain petitions adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 General Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri, in February. Although the Judicial Council addressed the constitutionality of all of the petitions adopt-ed at the 2019 General Conference in Deci-sion 1378, the COB has identified numer-ous issues regarding the Traditional Plan that need to be addressed for the benefit of The United Methodist Church. However, rather than submit all of those issues, the COB has determined that many of the questions identified are best ad-dressed in the context of specific factual situations in which they arise within an an-nual conference. Thus, the COB is asking the Judicial Coun-cil to address the following questions: Question 1: Does the expanded definition of “self-avowed practicing homosexual” in Paragraph 304.3 (Petition 90032) apply to persons who have already been ordained under previous definitions of that term? If so, does the expanded definition constitute impermissible and unconstitutional ex post facto legislation held to be improper in Judi-cial Council Decision 219? If it does not apply to persons ordained before the effec-tive date of the legislation, does the ex-panded definition violate the principle of legality by applying different standards to persons of the same class or status? Question 2: Is the expanded definition of “self-avowed practicing homosexual” in Par-agraph 304.3 unconstitutional because the categories of “living in a same-sex mar-riage, domestic partnership or civil union” do not allow for the presumption that a per-son is “practicing” to be rebutted as provid-ed for in Judicial Council Decision 1341? If not, may a person be charged and found guilty of being a self-avowed practicing ho-mosexual pursuant to Paragraph 2702.1b by simply proving that the person is “living in a same-sex marriage, domestic partner-ship or civil union”? Question 3: Is the phrase “or has failed to certify it carried out the disciplinarily man-dated examination” in Paragraph 415.6 (Petition 90036) unconstitutional on the ground that the certification requirement in Petition 90038 was ruled unconstitutional in

Decisions 1366 and 1377? Question 4: If the binding civil law in an annual conference provides that no per-son, including persons serving as or-dained clergy, can be suspended without pay (e.g., the employment law in a cen-tral conference) or the respondent is ap-pointed to an extension ministry (in which the person is paid by an entity other than the church, such as a school or the military), can a person found guilty of a chargeable offense under Para-graphs 2702.1(b) or (d) be assessed a mandatory minimum penalty of one (1) year’s suspension “without pay” pursu-ant to Paragraph 2711.3 (Petition 90042)? Question 5: If the answer to the forego-ing question is “no,” does that part of Paragraph 2711.3 violate the principle of legality, rendering it unconstitutional for all persons be-cause it cannot be applied equally to all persons found guilty of the same offense? In its request, filed June 26, 2019, the COB reported that bishops voted to request the declaratory decision on May 7, 2019 during the May meeting held outside Chicago. In a related matter, the COB is also ask-ing the Judicial Council for a declaratory decision as to the effective date of Para-graph 2553 (Petition 90066 as amend-ed). The petition deals with disaffiliation of local churches over issues related to human sexuality. The COB notes that when the minority report regarding Petition 90066, as sub-stituted and edited, was adopted, the substitution of the minority report did not expressly include or exclude the prefato-ry language in the original petition that stated an effective date. Hence, the Council of Bishops is making a limited request for a declaratory deci-sion as to the effective date of Para-graph 2553. The Judicial Council’s next meeting is

set for October.

Bishop Laurie Haller, Bishop

Bruce Ough and other bishops

listen to a legal presentation

If you would like to submit information or comments to the

newsletter, please email to blustpamela77@gmail.com by the

25th of each month.

The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of

the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the

editor.

Positively Alive at

WUMC

Organization

110 North Street

Whittemore, MI 48770

Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Coffee Hour—Immediately following worship

Adult Sunday School will resume in the Fall.

Remember Those in Prayer

Julia Bellor – Health & Healing

Linda Samson – Strength & Healing

Ernie Dow – Strength & Healing

Stacy Krantz – Strength & Healing

Mildred Letienne – Strength & Healing

Lou Bouchard – Strength & Healing

Bev & Elgin Provoast – Strength & Healing

Joyce Lomason – Strength & Healing

Jim Delanois—Health & Healing

Sandy Click, Jeanne DeLanois (daughters) and Amber Wist (grand-daughter) of Jim and

Pam DeLanois, all have MS – Strength and Healing

Nancy Bellville—Strength & Healing

Janet Kohn—Strength & Healing

If you feel that your prayer request has been removed from the list prematurely, please let us know and be

sure to advise us of new additions and when names should be removed. Please keep your pastor advised of

any changes and of any special hospital or care center needs. Thanks so very much!

Remember Those in the Armed Forces

Kelly Sawielski Navy

Michael Williams Navy

Joshua Howard Army

A Prayer for Those in the Armed Forces

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and

women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with

your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them

courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your

abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Pastor: Gary Gillings

Phone: (989) 756-3981

Serving Christ since 1884

Whittemore United Methodist Church

WUMC Vision Statement

We will share the love of Christ throughout the

community by reaching out with love and friendship.

Please note that Pastor Gary’s day off is Monday. If you need to reach him during the week, his phone number is (989)756-3981

If you would like a visit from the Pastor please schedule with

Terry Bellville at (989)756-3432.