The Plumbline
The Newsletter of the Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Events
Calendar Trustworthy Sayings Pastor Daryl
“ Here is a trustworthy saying that make life easier, but will certainly make
deserves full acceptance.‖ This is how life better.‖
the NIV translates Paul’s words in chapter Of course, Paul’s saying here is the
SEPTEMBER one, verse fifteen of the first letter to gospel in a nutshell and is, therefore, the
Timothy, his young friend and protégé. king of all ―trustworthy sayings.‖ But are
9/1 CLC begins
Youth Kickoff Paul then goes on to quote the ―saying‖ to there others? Are there ―trustworthy
9/3 12:00 p.m. which he refers, which is, ―Christ Jesus sayings‖ out there that, while less
Senior adult picnic came into the world to profound, still make life
at Centennial Park
save sinners.‖ b e t t e r a s t h e y’ r e
9/5 7:00 p.m.
Wow. Does a more
“To have a friend, embraced?
Ice Cream Social
―trustworthy saying‖ be a friend.” I can think of four that
9/6 Labor Day!
The church office exist? The truth of this “You get out apply to us as we begin a
is closed phrase is the single most new school year of
what you put in.”
9/12 Grandparents‟ important thing a person m i n i s t r y, w o r s h i p ,
Day!
9:40 a.m.
can grasp: that we “Love can make fellowship and service
Membership Class humans are sinners…we an enemy a friend.” together. (Actually, I can
begins have a problem, and there think of a lot more than
Music rehearsals is a solution to our “Honesty is always four, but our editor tells
begin problem in the person of the best policy.” me that my space is
7:15 p.m. Jesus Christ. limited.)
Seminary ministry
kick-off This phrase ―…trustworthy saying that How about this trustworthy saying: ―If
9/13 Asbury University deserves full acceptance…‖ caught my you want to have a friend, you first need
fall revival begins attention years ago. Paul is saying here, to be a friend.‖ How true this is. There’s
9/14 6:45-8:30 p.m. ―Timothy, if you will catch this truth and no way around it: friendship takes
Women‟s fall Bible
study begins
take it to heart, it will make your life personal initiative.
9/15 Music rehearsals
fuller and more complete. This is one of Some people think that the corporate
begin those truths that may not necessarily church (as well as other groups with
9/16 7:0010:00 p.m. (Continued on page 10)
Ladies‟ Night Out
9/18 10:00 a.m. In this issue...
Men's breakfast
(Asbury University) Getting to Know You: The Elliott Family and The Faul Family 2
Invited Speaker: Gear Up for Grandparents Who Pray 3
Robert Coleman Library News 4
9/19 6:00 p.m. Foundation, Faith, Future...Continues 5
Music Group Music Ministry: Take ―Note‖ 6
ECCO Save Your Box Tops… 7
Communion Youth Page 89
9/22 “See You at the Moving Team Ministry Info. 10
Pole!” Personal Finance 13
Be a Scout! 14
(Continued on page 9)
Campfires for a Cause 15
Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Wilmore
Free
Methodist
by Shirley McMillan Church
1200 Lexington Rd.
Wilmore, KY 40390
Phone 859-858-3521
Fax 859-858-8047
www.wfmc.net
info@wfmc.net
PASTORAL STAFF
Dr. Daryl Diddle
Senior Pastor
Skip and Darlene Elliott Brian and Cheryl Faul Rev. Reed Wilbanks
Elodie, Valentino, Cesario Janie and Marlee Pastor of
Congregational Life
W hen Skip and Darlene Elliott
moved back to Wilmore on Labor
Day weekend 2009, they asked friends
B rian and Cheryl Faul and their
daughters, Janie and Marlee, have
been attending WFMC for about six
Rev. Dwight Winter
Assistant Pastor
about churches in town, visited WFMC years. Brian says the church’s solid PROGRAM STAFF
Mrs. Rose Evans
that first Sunday and have been regulars doctrine and excellent programs were big
Asst. Minister of Music
ever since. drawing points. The Fauls moved to
Skip and Darlene met at Asbury Central Kentucky almost twenty years Mrs. Patti Fiskeaux
College in 1966 and were married in her ago and live in Nicholasville. Staff Assistant
home church in Grove City, PA, in 1970. Cheryl directed the children’s Ms. Jennie Lovell
Darlene taught elementary school for 40 Wednesday night Christian Life Club for Nursery Coordinator
years, mostly fifth grade, in five states. seven years and now helps Pastor Andrea Mr. Bob Moody
Sixteen of those years were in Fayette in the youth ministry, working with Facilities Care
County. middle schoolers. When you see her
Mrs. Cheryl Schell
Skip (Dr. Mark) Elliott taught around the church you may not know Minister of Children
European and Russian history at Asbury whether it’s Cheryl or her identical twin
College (12 years) and at Wheaton sister, Karen Jamison, smiling at you. Dr. Mark Schell
Minister of Music
College (13 years), where he headed the Brian grew up in Saginaw, MI, with a
Institute for East-West Christian Studies. ―not very disciplined‖ Christian Ms. Andrea Tinsley
He has also taught at Samford upbringing. He began his serious Minister of Youth
University’s Beeson Divinity School in Christian walk in his mid-twenties, APPOINTED STAFF
Birmingham and at Southern Wesleyan helped along by Cheryl. ―I was ready and Mr. James Demaray
University in South Carolina. He edits the hungry for the truth, and plump for Minister of
East-West Church & Ministry Report and picking,‖ he says. Cheryl grew up in a Pastoral Counseling
is a founding board member of the good, solid Lutheran family in Knoxville, Rev. Brian Nowitzki
Russian-American Institute, a Christian TN. When Brian’s employment took him e-Pastor
liberal arts college in Moscow. to Knoxville, he worked with Cheryl’s
Rev. Craig Saunders
The Elliotts have a daughter, Heather, brother, who introduced them on an
Pastor of Outreach
adopted from Vietnam, and three sons— ―almost blind‖ double date. Brian and
Roberto, Pablo and Fernando—adopted Cheryl were married in 1993 at Cheryl’s Rev. Chris Wittenberg
from Colombia. They also have one home church. Pastor of Rest Homes
granddaughter and three grandsons. Their
(Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 15)
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Gear Up for “Grandparents Who Pray” This Fall!
Who? requests are shared. Participants may also
You, if you’re a grandparent! Would bring pictures of their grandchildren to
you like to pray regularly with other pass around.
Wilmore Free grandparents for your grandchildren? If It is our goal to pray for each
Methodist Church so, this may be the group for you. grandchild. Therefore, after general
Vision Statement sharing, the group is divided into smaller
What?
groups so that grandchildren can be
Worshipping truly, ―Grandparents Who Pray‖ has been
Obeying fully, prayed for by name. We try to dismiss
meeting regularly now
Serving joyfully, around 8:30 p.m.
for seven years, and
Watching expectantly, because of When?
Being Christ’s sustained interest This year, you may choose to meet,
presence in the world.
and growth has from October to May, on the first Monday
Wilmore Free now divided into of the month OR on the third Thursday of
Methodist Church two groups so that the month.
Mission more grandparents The first dates for this year are:
Statement can participate. Monday, October 4, 2010
Each meeting begins wi t h Thursday, October 21, 2010
The mission of the a potluck meal at 6:00 p.m. Everyone
WFMC is to glorify brings a dish to share. This provides great Where?
God as His holy people fellowship and wonderful food. At the home of Jay and Margaret
in worship, in Dargan, 301 Corbitt Dr. in Wilmore. If
Then around 7:00 p.m., a short
discipling, and in you have further questions, call Margaret
devotional is given and praises and prayer
serving one another at 858-3183.
and winning,
nurturing, and
preparing the
unconverted in order
W E NEED YOU! You may have noticed people
monitoring activity in the parking lots lately,
and that would be our new Parking Teams. To ensure
to fulfill the great the safety of both pedestrians and drivers, Wilmore
commission.
Free Methodist Church now has 3-person teams
Free Methodist working before and after every service; but we need
Church of North more people. We tend to take safety for granted when
America Mission going to church, but accidents can happen anywhere. That is why the Parking
Statement Teams are so important. Please prayerfully consider helping out. The more
volunteers, the less work for everyone. To volunteer or learn more, please call
The mission of the John Crow at 327-5809. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you
Free Methodist Church could use some help in the church parking lots, look for a Parking Team
is to make known to all member, and don’t be afraid to ask. That is what we’re there for.
people everywhere
God’s call to
wholeness through
forgiveness and
Future Plumbline Attention, Artists!!!
holiness in Jesus
Christ, and to invite Deadlines Are you interested in publishing your
into membership and art in the Plumbline? Contact Jennie
to equip for ministry
Nov–Dec 2010 October 18
Lovell at jlovell@wfmc.net to submit
all who respond in JanFeb 2011 December 13 samples and be considered for a future
faith. issue of The Plumbline.
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Library News SEPTEMBER
New Books for the Library Song of the Silent Harp BIRTHDAYS
L ibrary books may be checked out for Beyond the Gathering Storm 9/1 Gilbert Roller
THREE weeks. Drums of Change Susie Boileau
Caleb Coulliette
For Preschoolers Megan Nowitzki
New DVDs in the Library Jodi Boyd
When Was God Born?
Nighty Night, Noah
If You Give a Girl a
D VDs, videos, CDs, and cassettes
may be checked out for ONLY
ONE week. Please follow this guideline
9/2
9/3
RoseMary
Nowitzki
Luci Long
Bible Arda Wilday
so others can check them out, too. 9/4 Lyn Searls
If You Give a Boy a 3-2-1 Penguins: The Amazing Lucille Gilmore
Bible Carnival of Complaining 9/5 Brian Nowitzki
The Tallest of the Junior's Giants 9/8 Nicholas Riffell
Smalls 9/9 Lynn Cooper
1: Angers
Liam Hamilton
For Beginning Readers Everywhere Dan Smith
(I Can Read Series) The Fourth King Paul Tippey
Jesus Feeds the People Reggie's Prayer 9/10 Hannah Schell
Ian Tippey
Little David's Brave Day Misty Timberly Kidwell
Frank and Beans and S'more 9/11 Loyd Cook
Trouble Book Reviews Ginny Proctor
Queen Esther Helps God's People Luke Tippey
Little David Sings for the King Frank and Beans and the Scary 9/12 Joyce Thomas
Campout by Kathy-Jo Wargin David Doty
Stephen Anstett
For Grades 15: This book is about a boy named Frank Carol
The Treasure Tree and a dog named Beans. One Blankenship
Christy Miller Series—Volume #2 day they decide to have a 9/13 Hope Owsley
Wyndham
The Red Wall Series—Books 16 campout in their backyard Cannon
The Cooper Kids Adventures by themselves. When it’s 9/14 Barry May
(Books 16) dark, Frank and Beans Judy Metcalf
hear some scary noises. Michael Dickie
For Adults Then all of a sudden Jason Sherry
The Power of a Praying Woman by Beans runs out of the tent and 9/15 Hunter Swaim
Dorré Mitchell
Stormie Omartian Frank is all alone. Read this book and Devon Roxberry
Living With a Purpose in a Worn you will find out what the scary noises Jennifer
Out Body were and that you can never really be Reynolds
Talking With God in Old Age alone. This book is great for starter 9/17 Timothy Bowen
Derrick Simpson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets readers. Dave
Caught Aubrianna Skaggs, age 10 Blankenship
The Yada Yada 9/18 Tamra Nowitzki
Prayer Group Gets 9/19 Christine
Renew Items Promptly Maynard
Rolling If you need to renew any items, please Kara Ostroske
The Yada Yada check with the librarian, Bonnie Betsy Behm
Prayer Group Gets Amy Hogue
Koteskey, at 858-3436. It is important to
Decked Out return the materials when they are due so
others can check them out. (Continued on page 5)
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Foundation, Faith, Future...Continues
Birthdays
(Continued from page 4)
Ben Riffell
I t hardly seems possible that it’s been
two years since the official launch of
our Foundation-Faith-Future capital
Psalms, ―Unless the Lord builds the
house, they labor in vain who build it.‖
I am reminded that David and
Judy Metcalf campaign to raise approximately $3.5 Solomon spent years planning and
9/20 Ted Hall million to expand our facilities. What the accumulating resources to build the
Millie Hall
Lord has enabled us to do since we started temple. And it was God’s timing that
9/21 Jeneane Denger
Patti McPeake is truly remarkable. At this writing, the determined when construction began.
Jonathan Gomez total amount accumulated Their responsibility then, and our
9/22 Gary Bailey toward the goal is responsibility now, is to be
Sam Gilmore approaching $1 million. faithful, generous, wise,
9/23 Ethan Bickert As we have said so many attentive, and prayerful.
Gene Lintemuth
9/25 Sarah Kusche
times and in so many You are doing a great job
9/26 Laura Busch
ways, your generosity with all the above.
Vic Hamilton and faithfulness are a Your finance team and
9/27 Sarah Spencer testimony to God’s church Board of
Kendra Tippey generosity and Administration should
Edward Print
faithfulness. be commended for their
9/28 Nancy Fellows
Isaac Lane It’s real easy, especially caution with respect to
Cameron Ury in our culture (and particularly in putting the church in debt. They are
9/29 Marilyn Swaim Wilmore today, as we see several large acting wisely. Few churches, or
Fred Gillis construction projects underway) to businesses, or households for that matter,
9/30 Ralph Yoder become impatient with the process of enjoy the peace and flexibility that come
Amanda
Reifsnyder preparing well to build. And yet we must from operating debt free. We can
Mattie Albertson not become impatient. The ―steady continue to do so if we choose.
plodding‖ spoken of in the scriptures is Thank you for your many sacrifices,
OCTOBER serving us well. As is stated in the your prayers and your encouragement.
10/1 Hannah Weigle
David Wilkerson
Katie Winter
Brady Swaim
Join us for our annual
10/2 Jesse Jones
10/3 Marna Wiggam
Duane Mathias
Denise Adams
Gordon
Thompson
Harvest Festival
10/5 Ed Kusche
Luke Hsieh
October 27
10/7 Josiah Crow
Jen Hundley 7:00 p.m.
10/8 Harold Burgess
Sue Wiggam
Forrest Jamison
(Continued on page 6) CLCers Parents
Dress up in fun costumes Children will meet in their class-
(nothing scary or evil) and come rooms at 7:00 p.m. and then will be
Happy play games with us! taken to the games.
Birthday!
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Music Ministry: Take “Note”
Sanctuary Choir Birthdays
Music Ministry Opportunities (Continued from page 5)
(Post high school and above)
(Fall 2010)
I
Director, Rose Evans
f you enjoy making music and having Begins Sunday, September 12th
10/9 Isaac Maynard
genuine fellowship with other 4:45–5:45 p.m.
10/12 Timothy Thomas
believers, then perhaps a music ensemble 10/13 Lisa Kellogg
at WFMC is just the opportunity for you! Youth and Adult Lynne Fuller
Samuel Maynard
In September our music ensembles will Instrumental Ensembles
10/14 Dave Grant
being to rehearse weekly. Groups range Allegro Handbell Choir (Grades 6–12)
10/15 Ruth Cook
from pre-kindergarten to adult, from hand Director, Rose Evans Andrea Tinsley
chimes to adult choir. Do not miss this Begins Sunday, September 12th Gregory
3:45–4:30 p.m. Weinberger
opportunity to develop your musical gifts Beginning/intermediate level Michael Halcomb
and grow spiritually. Below is some Sign up on youth bulletin board 10/16 Craig Saunders
general information regarding available 10/17 Anna
ensembles. Please contact any of these Tintinnabulation Handbell Choir Blankenship
directors with questions or concerns. (Grades 6–12) Stuart Thompson
Director, Amanda Bailey 10/18 Ruth Weinberger
Children‟s Vocal and Instrumental Begins Sunday, September 12th Jerry Diddle
Ensembles 3:30–4:30 p.m. 10/19 Ruth VanGilder
Young Musicians (Age 4 by October 1st) Advanced level Matt Eckhardt
Director, Cheryl Schell Sign up on youth bulletin board 10/20 Anna Dickie
Begins Wednesday, September 15th 10/21 Gracie Proctor
6:15–6:45 p.m. Blessings Handbell Choir Mark Wiggam
Sign up on children’s choir bulletin board (Post high school and above) 10/22 Michael Hamley
Limit of 10 children; a parent must attend Director, Katie Diddle Mark Landerholm
Begins Tuesday, September 14th Tracey Tillson
Friendship Company (Grades K–1st) Ashley Cook
7:30–8:30 p.m.
Director, Jenny Madill 10/24 Keith Madison
All levels Aaron Sweigard
Begins Wednesday, September 15th
Jennie Lovell
6:15–6:45 p.m. Do you play a musical instrument or Diane Muñoz
Sign up on children’s choir bulletin board enjoy singing? If so, we would love to Bev Underwood
Heaven’s Harmony (Grades 2–5) have you minister with us by joining one 10/26 Laura Branan
Director, Cheryl Schell of our music teams for morning worship, Jessie Thompson
Begins Sunday, September 12th playing your instrument for an offertory, 10/27 Dean Weigle
Tyler Thompson
5:00–5:55 p.m. or using your gifts to sing a solo for Shannon Long
Sign up on children’s choir bulletin board music ministry! For more information 10/29 Margaret Dargan
regarding ensembles, as well as Sunday
Chimes of Joy (Grades 2–5) 10/31 Jim Savage
Director, Pam Hiatt morning and evening music ministries, Nathan Long
Begins Sunday, September 12th ensembles, and instrumental
opportunities, please see the Music NOVEMBER
3:45–4:50 p.m.
Sign-up on children’s choir bulletin board Ministry brochure at the Welcome Center 11/1 Dick Barker
or contact Mark Schell or Rose Evans. Hayden Bryson
Youth and Adult Vocal Ensembles
We want to hear from you! 11/2 Evelyn Madill
Youth Choir (Grades 6–12) 11/3 Phoebe Boileau
Director, Mark Schell
Begins Sunday, September 12th “Shout for joy to the Lord, all 11/5 Patti Fiskeaux
Virginia Brubaker
4:45–5:45 p.m. the earth, burst into jubilant 11/6 Mike
Sign up on youth bulletin board song with music…” Montgomery
—Psalm 98:4 (Continued on page 7)
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Save Your Box Tops and Labels
Birthdays
(Continued from page 6) P lease save your Box
Tops for Education
and Campbell Soup Point
Church Library. On the
right side, you will see
two containers on the
11/7 Benjamin Diddle Labels with the little faces shelf in which to put your
Karen Koehn
Anne Wilbanks
on them for Oakdale Box Tops and Campbell
Lee Taylor Christian Academy. Oakdale Soup Labels.
11/8 Amy Cooper teaches 7th through 12th For the Campbell Soup
Will Cooper grades and is located about Label, you need to cut out
Sam Powdrill
100 miles east in the the Little Guy with the
11/9 Annette
Wittenberg mountains near Jackson, KY. Graduate’s Hat and the
11/10 Chris Muller It takes ―at risk‖ teens and Proof of Purchase Code.
11/11 Christina ―gives them hope and a These will help Oakdale
Sutherland future.‖ Oakdale’s dedicated Christian Academy to get
11/13 Earle Bowen staff works sacrificially to needed supplies.
Aurora Wang provide a quality education and Thank you for saving these
11/15 Carrie Hamley
Biblical role models to these labels and bringing them into
11/16 Penny McDaniel
teens. With God’s help, many the library. Last year about
11/17 Jerry Faber
l ives have been t ransform ed. $1,900 was raised for Oakdale through
11/18 John Crow
Josie Anna Approximately 80% of these teens go on this method. Please encourage others to
Disponette to college. help as we continue to support this
11/19 Rita Schreiner You can help! Save your Box Tops important ministry through saving labels!
Sebastian and Campbell Soup Point Labels. Take Thank you for helping Oakdale
Hersey
them to the Wilmore Free Methodist Christian Academy!
11/21 Erin McLaughlin
Ruby Branan
11/22
Dale Kierstead
Robbie Joy
Bonus Box Tops at Checkout
11/24 Byron Skaggs By Margaret Dargan
Laura Ury
11/26
11/27
Christine Smith
Steve Hersey
Rachel
M y daughter recently bought several
products on a promotion and when
she checked out of Kroger, she had a code
Oakdale Christian Academy—41339. On
the next screen, choose Oakdale Christian
Academy in the list of schools for that zip
Weinberger
on her receipt that was worth 25 Box code area. Oakdale will get 5 Box Tops
11/28 Chadwick
Spencer Tops. After talking to her, I realized this credited just because you register.
Rochelle Sherry was another opportunity for us to benefit Bookmark this page. Then, when you
Danny Hood Oakdale Christian Academy. receive your certificate in-store, sign in
Charles
Kierstead There is a list of bonus box top offers on RewardYour School.com and enter the
11/29 Lenore Sweigard listed at RewardYourSchool.com. You promotion code from your store receipt in
11/30 David Martin can also register the school of your choice the field at the bottom of the page.
Kelly Winter to receive credit from the purchases you Oakdale will automatically be credited for
Mark Evans make at major stores, like Kroger. To the Box Tops that were on the receipt.
Joe Crouse
register, go to
RewardYourSchool.com
and enter your name,
address, etc. However,
instead of putting your zip
code after your address,
put in the zip code for
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Youth Summer Fun
W hat I did on summer vacation…VBS, Middle School Lock-In, Ichthus
Music Festival, NSC Teen Camp at Eagle Ridge, Bible Quiz Nationals
at Greenville College, IYC in San Diego, Lexington Legend‟s Baseball, King‟s
Island, and…Charlie Brown was right, “It was a short summer.”
July 1217, 2010 July 2122, 2010
San Diego, California
Pictured (LR):
Front Row (LR): Rachel Wittenberg, Luke Hiatt, Patrick Tillson, Jake Porter
Melyssa Wittenberg, Annie Yoder, Sarah
Bradley; Back Row (LR): Andrea
Tinsley, Aaron Sweigard, Dwight Winter,
Chloie Goforth
Free Methodist Bible Quiz Nationals, Greenville, Illinois
Pictured (LR): Krista Stackhouse, Meg Hull, David Madill, Adam Schell, Tyler
Thompson, Coach Bryan Blankenship, Sarah Blankenship, Andrew Wittenberg,
Caleb Blankenship, Sam Cooper, and Hannah Schell
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
SonQuest Rainforest:
Events Calendar
(Continued from page 1) VBS 2010
OCTOBER June 711
10/1 12:00 p.m. Briana
Senior adult Kidwell with
luncheon a child in the
10/1–2 nursery.
“Mustering the
Men” at Eagle
Ridge Retreat
Center
10/3 7:00 p.m.
All-church
hayride Above: Jonathan Skaggs
10/4 Public school fall singing with a Tenacious
break Tree Frog
10/46
Wesley Heritage Right: Jonathan Kellogg
Conference (AU) and Nicole Anderson
10/5 No music resting during recreation
rehearsal
10/6 No CLC
10/78
Call Conference
(AU)
Ichthus Garage
10/9 Oil Change
Ministry Pictured (LR):
10/10 Missions Sunday Ashley Hylbert, Patrick
10/13 Missions Prayer Tillson, Jordan Kellogg,
Meeting Luke Hiatt, Adam
10/16 Ladies‟ Mug „n Schell
Muffin
8:00 a.m.
Men‟s breakfast
(CMC)
Missions
speaker: Thane
Ury
10/17 Missions Sunday
6:00 p.m.
Missions dinner
10/22 Asbury University
fall break
10/26 Women‟s Fall
Bible study ends
10/27 CLC harvest
festival
Pictured Right:
Max Boilleau, Seth
(Continued on page 13)
Padgett, Adam Schell,
Sarah Blankenship
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Trustworthy Sayings If you want a friend, first be a friend.
(Continued from page 1) Show interest in others. Take some
initiative. Be to others what you’re
social components) is responsible for looking for, and you’ll have more friends
providing them with friends. They tend to than you’ll know what to do with. SEPTEMBER
ANNIVERSARIES
think that friendship means they show up Related to the first, here’s another
and others flock to them. Then, when trustworthy saying that deserves full 9/1 Allen & Grace
others don’t flock, they determine that acceptance: ―What you get out of Holmes
Wes & June
place or people to be ―unfriendly.‖ something is directly proportional to what Eisemann
Personally, I hear this a time or two a you put into it.‖ Thane & Laura
year, from people who have already Man! (and woman!) Is that true! It’s Ury
9/2 Robert & Kay
decided to leave our church (after they’ve true of everything in life: friendships, Bickert
left many others for the same reason. marriage, parenting, school, leisure, 9/3 Andrew & Krystal
Hmmm…is there a pattern here?) sports, exercise, even worship. Wyant
How self-centered this kind of Did you really sleep through worship 9/8 David & Betty
thinking is. Can you imagine Jesus because it was boring, or because you Tullar
thinking like this? only got five hours of sleep the night 9/15 Ken & Ginny
Proctor
The church is not a dating service. The before? Was the sermon really that bad,
9/17 Vic & Shirley
church tries to provide opportunities for or were you not concentrating because Hamilton
people to have fellowship you were thinking about Lee & Maxine
and friendship. We even the football game on TV Koss
have a host of events just for later? 9/21 Rick & Christine
Maynard
new people as they look for Our relationship with
9/25 Daryl & Annette
friends here. It is not the Christ is the same as any Diddle
church’s purpose, however, other friendship in this 9/29 Wayne & Alice
to organize friendships. To way: what we receive from Rogers
borrow another trustworthy the experience is
saying: the corporate church “You can lead a [person] proportional to the effort OCTOBER
to water, but you can’t ANNIVERSARIES
can (and should) lead people make him drink.” we invest in it. We all
to water…it can even know that, but it’s easier to 10/3 Dwight & Kelly
Winter
provide the water, but it can’t make blame the Sunday School teacher or the
10/5 Dennis & Denise
people drink. Making people drink… preacher or the music or whatever…but Adams
setting people up in friendships is…well, it’s not honest. Pat & Tracey
cultish. It’s true, sometimes the preacher or Tillson
Friendship takes personal initiative— teacher is having an ―off‖ day. I’ve had 10/7 Dale & Myrna
Hale
lots of it. That’s just the way life is. If plenty of them on Sunday mornings. In
10/14 Lyle & Marilyn
you’re having trouble making friends, spite of that, if we’ll come to the Lord VanHorn
maybe the problem is that you’re so eager to give to Him and to hear from Rick & Jodi Boyd
focused on having a friend to meet your Him…if we’ll come prepared to worship, 10/16 Todd & Krista
needs that you’ve not really been a friend awake, attentive and prayerful, He’ll Padgett
to anyone else. speak to us every time. 10/18 Gary & Rachel
Weinberger
Hey, don’t wait for people to say What we get out of anything is 10/20 John & Joy
―hello‖ to you, or to call you, or to invite proportional to what we put into it. Ireland
you to this or that. Call them. Speak to Another trustworthy saying, this one 10/24 Jerry and Debby
them. Invite them. And, by the way, when from Martin Luther King Jr.: ―Love is the Marchál
they accept, don’t spend your whole time only force capable of transforming an 10/28 Gordon &
Dorothy
together talking about yourself. The best enemy into friend.‖ Thompson
way to make friends is to ask lots of
questions…about the other person. (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 11)
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Wilmore Free Methodist Moving Team Ministry
Anniversaries
W hat we do: The Moving Team
assists families and individuals
from the Wilmore Free Methodist Church
where health issues and other
emergencies prevent the family or
individual from dealing with these details.
(Continued from page 10)
moving into or out of our area. Why we do it: This service is
NOVEMBER Usually, this help consists of helping one way that we show Christ’s
ANNIVERSARIES load or unload boxes, furniture, love to our church family and
11/7 Bill & Beverly appliances, and household friends.
Underwood goods. Thanks to all who have helped
11/10 Eric & Kelly What we don‟t do: the with the moving ministry this
Zabilka
moving team does not assist with summer. We have had quite a few
11/26 Jon & Amanda
Reifsnyder
packing or unpacking boxes, opportunities for helping folks, and your
11/27 Paul & Lisa
making arrangements for rental assistance is greatly appreciated.
Kellogg trucks, utility hookups, etc. When team To the entire WFMC family: if you
11/29 Glen & Donna members arrive to load, boxes are already would be willing to be contacted when
Flanigan packed and items are ready to be removed moving ministry opportunities arise,
from the home. Exceptions (with prior please contact Glen Flanigan at
arrangements) may be made in cases glen.flanigan@asbury.edu or 338-8043.
Trustworthy Sayings happen, appreciation grows between
(Continued from page 10) people and enemies become friends.
Most often, in relationships, it’s pride
The theological truth in this is self- that keeps people apart. Love sets pride
evident, of course—our redemption in aside. Love trusts God enough to set fear
Christ is the ultimate example. We are aside—fear of what might happen if we
called ―friends of God‖ today because of choose to love.
the love of Jesus poured out for us. Choosing to love really is the only
A more earthly example of loving our answer to relationships in crisis, to age-
enemies might be to do something nice old personality conflicts, to factions in
for someone who’s offended you. Give a families and communities. If we’ll make
gift to someone you don’t get along with. the choice to love, God has the power to
Compliment someone put our choice into
you’re at odds with. If There’s no better motion.
you’ll do so honestly and policy than... Now, I realize that some
not patronizingly, the of these things might be
truth is, you’ll not be hard for some of us to
enemies for long. Like the hear…they might hit a
Apostle Paul said, ―Don’t little too close to home.
be overcome by evil, but The truth is, they’ve
overcome evil with good.‖ been challenging for me to write, because
That’s not just a pie in the sky wish— I see in myself places that I need to
that’s a do-able thing, a possibility that follow these trustworthy sayings more
we hold in our heads. This works, you carefully, the Lord being my helper.
see, because when we love in the face of But please, don’t shoot the messenger.
hatred, the power of God is appropriated. I’m only trying to follow the fourth
It’s not left up to us to love, but the love trustworthy saying, which is, ―Honesty is
of God is set free to flow through us, and always the best policy.‖
pretty soon, real communication begins to
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Common Threads Prayer Shawl Ministry
“That their hearts might be comforted Need a pattern? Check the red
being knit together in love...” notebook located in the church library
—Colossians 2:2a and choose from the pattern
collection.
Y ou are invited to join the prayer 10/10
2. Donate some skeins of yarn. Most of Missions Sunday
shawl ministry! We are a group of our patterns take 3 skeins (6 oz. or
ladies who enjoy meeting each week for about 185 yds of yarn per skein). 10/13
about 10 weeks, making a variety Look for sales! Or check your closet. 7:00 p.m.
of shawls for those men,
3. Join our group. We meet on Thursday Missions Prayer
women, and children
mornings in the fellowship room (off Meeting
who are experiencing
challenges in their lives. of the kitchen in the church) at 10:00–
11:30. We are beginning new shawls 10/16
If you would like to Ladies‟ Mug „n
participate in this ministry, on September 16.
Muffin
we would welcome you! 4. You do not know how to knit or
Here are some ways crochet? We will teach you. Missions Men‟s
you can become We can also teach you how breakfast
involved: to use the loom.
1. Knit or crochet a shawl 10/17
and give it to the Prayer Shawl Join us on Thursday, September 16, 6:00 p.m.
Ministry. and become part of the blessings of this Missions dinner
ministry!
For Seminary Students:
“Challenges in Ministry”
Join us in the sanctuary overflow area during
the Sunday School hour on September 26,
October 3, and October 10 for this three-part series.
SPECIAL DATES
FOR MUSIC IN
2010-2011
11/28 Hanging of the
Greens
12/12 Musical
“A Sacred Marriage” Seminar Celebration of
Christmas
12/19 Christmas
W hat if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us
happy? Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another
person. It is a spiritual discipline designed to help you know God better, trust
Caroling
2/28 Arts Night
3/6 Children‟s
Musical
Him more fully and love Him more dearly. Mike & Christine Smith will offer
5/2 Spring Ring VIII
―A Sacred Marriage‖ 10-week seminar by Gary Thomas during prayer meeting Handbell and
on Wednesday nights, starting September 15. To sign up, or for more Chimes Concert
information, please call Mike or Christine at 858-0306. 5/8 Singing
Celebration
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Per$onal Finance
by Don Butterworth, Financial Peace University (FPU)
Events Calendar Coordinator
(Continued from page 9)
market growth has been flat. However,
The Miracle of Compounded Interest
10/29-10/31
Youth Fall
Retreat at Eagle
Ridge
I n the FPU Lesson ―Super Savers,‖ over its lifetime, stock market growth has
Dave Ramsey tells this amazing story. averaged around 11%. And there are
Ben and Arthur are both savers, but Ben mutual funds that have done well even
realized he should start saving when he during the last 10 years.
Of course there is one way to get a
was only 19. So he began to put $2,000
per year into a good mutual fund that guaranteed return rate of 17 percent. Pay
averaged 12% annual growth. Eight years off those credit card balances! That’s
later, when he was 26, Ben had invested right. Seventeen percent is the current
only $16,000 and it had already grown to average credit card rate. Every time you
$27,550. Then he stopped putting money make a payment without paying off the
balance, the miracle of compounded
into that fund, but it
interest works against
continued to grow at an
average rate of 12% for “If you want to retire with you and in favor of the
institution that loaned
the next 38 years when
Ben turned 65. dignity and leave an you their money.
inheritance for your If you want to retire
On the other hand,
Arthur didn’t realize children, get out of debt with dignity and leave
an inheritance for your
that he should start and start saving.” children, get out of debt
saving until he was 27.
and start saving. The
That was when he began
putting away $2,000 a year into the best time to plant a tree is 50 years ago.
mutual fund that averaged 12% annual The second best time is today. The same
growth. Only Arthur put $2,000 a year in is true about saving. So:
Step 1. Start by creating a baby
for the full 38 years, a total investment of
emergency fund of $1,000. Put it in a
$76,000.
How much money do you think Ben savings account and only use it for
and Arthur had at age 65? You guessed it, emergencies.
Step 2. Pay off all your debts, except
Arthur never caught up with Ben. Arthur
for the house.
retired with $1,532,166 while Ben retired
Step 3. Create a fully-funded
with $2,288,996! This is the miracle of
emergency fund of 3 to 6 months living
compounded interest at work.
But you say, ―you can’t find a mutual expenses.
Step 4. Put 15% of your income into
fund that averages 12% annual growth.‖
It’s true that over the last 10 years, stock quality mutual funds.
Prime Timers: Fall Kickoff Picnic
W e will begin our new season with a picnic at Centennial Park, here in
Wilmore, on Friday, September 3, at 12:00 p.m. The highlight of
the lunch will be Cecil Zweifel’s barbecue!! Yea!! There will be board
games available, cornhole, croquet, and other outside games. Come,
bring your lawn chair, and join us for good fellowship, lunch, and
fun!
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Wilmore Free Methodist Church SeptemberOctober 2010
Be a Scout!!
B oy Scouts and Cub Scouts meet at 7:00 p.m., on Monday nights at WFMC. Boys
in elementary and middle schools are welcome to join Scouts so they can
―Be Prepared‖ through building character, values, citizenship,
leadership and outdoor skills. For more information, visit:
Cub Scouts (ages 710) at
http://pack707wilmore.ScoutLander.com
Boy Scouts (ages 1117) at
http://troop707.ScoutLander.com
Parents can submit a contact form on the website, bring their
son(s) to the church at 7:00 p.m., on a Monday night in September (except Labor Day),
or call Mike Smith at 858-0306 for more information about joining.
Thank You!
T he women who attended the Beth
Moore ―Living Proof Live‖
conference in Lexington on August 13 &
These men picked up 17 ladies from
our church parking lot and delivered us
safely to Rupp Arena in Lexington. We
14 would like to extend our deep-felt were able to be dropped off right at the
gratitude and thanks to the men who gave door. Then the vans were there to bring us
of their time to drive the church vans and back to the church when it was over. It
navigate the traffic mess on our behalf. was wonderful to not have to worry about
They were Ralph Kester, Warren Brude, driving and the problem of finding a place
Barry May, Fred Gillis, Curt Allen, Ray to park.
Fellows, and Jeremy Wheelock. Thank you again, men. You were truly
a blessing.
—WANTED—
Hosts for High School and Middle School Afterglows
Afterglows begin around 7:15 p.m. following the Sunday evening service and conclude at
8:30 p.m. The sign-up sheet for Afterglows is on the Youth Bulletin Board. If you have any
questions, please contact Pastor Andrea.
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SeptemberOctober 2010 Wilmore Free Methodist Church
Campfires for a Cause:
Will You Keep the Fire Going?
C ampfires are a vehicle to fellowship
and stories. Read Matthew 15: 29–
39 and try to imagine the number of
―Campfires‖ on a, hopefully, crisp
evening will ―Cause‖ us to remember
winter is coming. Please bring winterwear
campfires necessary to provide for the items (gloves, hats, scarves, wool socks,
4,000 people Jesus would feed. Imagine jackets, etc.) for distribution to the
the fellowship and stories around the Salvation Army [for women], The Hope
campfires that night! Imagine Center [for men], All God’s
Jesus wandering around and Children [young mothers
squatting at the fires with and infants], and the
them. Wilmore-High Bridge
Campfires for a Cause Community Center. Last
is a blending of the year, we collected 12
primal, cultural and natural boxes!
activity of a campfire with the relatively NOTE: Bibles will be
modern baby shower—for ministry collected every month.
purposes. People who attend the To host a fire, for ministry ideas/
campfires bring items needed by the causes, or questions, please contact Ralph
featured ministry. Yoder at yoderhomestead@gmail.com or
On October 3, at the all-church 553-1903 or John Crow at
hayride, the warmth of several jdowningcrow@hotmail.com.
The Elliott Family The Faul Family
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current household includes daughter-in- Brian, a chef, studied at the Culinary
law, Elodie, and her children, Valentino Institute of America in New York, and is
and Cesario. employed by Lexmark in Lexington,
With their lifelong love and concern for where he does everything from cafeteria
orphan children, a highlight of their food to fancy events.
marriage has been six years taking teams Cheryl has a master’s degree in
of young people and adults to conduct Speech Pathology from Eastern
summer camps for orphans in Russia. Tennessee State University and works at
Both Skip and Darlene grew up in the VA center in Wilmore. She also
Christian homes with parents who loved home schools Janie (10th grade) and
the Lord. Both committed their lives to Marlee (8th grade).
Christ as young people. Keeping Christ at The Faul family’s leisure activities are
the center of their lives and marriage has mostly soccer-related. They all love both
brought fulfillment and no regrets. watching and playing the game. Jamie
The Elliotts serve on the WFMC and Marlee play on club teams and play
―Belonging‖ team, helped with Vacation in the Bluegrass home school network.
Bible School, and participate in the Brian says their hopes and dreams for
Wrestling With Truth Adult Bible the future are ―pretty basic and simple: to
Fellowship. continue to grow and be strong in faith
and to improve our walk with the Lord.‖
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