Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. The people of the United Methodist Church!
The United Methodist Church of Chinchilla
411 Layton Road, South Abington Township, PA 18411
Sunday Worship @ 10AM Anthony P. Schwartz, Pastor 570-587-2578
CALENDAR ~ NEWSLETTER
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven .....
~ Ecclesiastes 3:1
*** SEPTEMBER 2010 ***
Meetings and Dates to note for September
[Watch the Bulletin for developing events & details]
Sun, 9/05, 10:00AM >> Sunday Worship Service
Tue, 9/07, 6:30PM >> Trustees Meeting
Wed, 9/08, 11:30AM >> Church Lunch in Fellowship Hall
Sun, 9/12, 10:00AM >> Sunday Worship Service
Tue, 9/14, 6:30PM >> Finance Meeting
7:30PM >> Administrative Council Meeting
Sun, 9/19, 10:00AM >> Sunday Worship Service
Sun, 9/26, 10:00AM >> Sunday Worship Service
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The God of Fools and Failures
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
-Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
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Over the years I have learned that God has many ways to make us into the people He wants us to be. But it seems that His preferred method is through resistance. The greater the resistance, the greater the growth. What we see as obstacles to achievement, God sees as opportunities for growth. Disappointment, loss, criticism, failure, humiliation, temptation, depression, loneliness, and moral failure become the means by which we grow strong if we are "trained" by these forces, as the author of Hebrews would say. (12:11)
As David himself learned, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17). God discerns the possibilities even in our defilement, forgives our sins, counteracts our mistakes, and sets out to make us better than we've ever been before.
Therefore, rather than mourn our humiliation, we must move on. Sin may have consequences with which we must live for the rest of our natural lives, but sin repented of can only work for ultimate good. God takes the worst that we can do and makes it part of the good He has promised. He's the God of fools and failures and the God of another chance.
[The above is a lesson taken from a Discovery Series booklet entitled
"David & Manasseh - Overcoming Failure".
This lesson is an excerpt from the book "A Man To Match the Mountain", written by David Roper.]
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Sunday, September 26th, 10:00am
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" School Days "
Retirees Covered Dish Luncheon
On Wednesday, September 8th, at 11:30AM
there will be a luncheon in Fellowship Hall at the church.
Bring your favorite covered dish to share!
The theme is "School Days".
Bring a school picture, awards, report cards, or something about your school days to share with everyone.
Everyone is invited. You don't need to be a church member.
Please join us! Bring a friend!
- Margaret Leavesley
Read more... about this exciting fellowship:
At the last gathering of the Church Luncheon, there were 15 people in attendance. The theme was "Show and Tell". And they shared some of their hobbies and interests and through doing so, they learned more about each other. There were hand stitched dolls, paintings and artwork to name a few.
The theme changes each month, so its always very interesting.
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Chinchilla UMC has become part of the Susquehanna Conference
"For this day, we need a new story to make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world."
-Bishop Jane Allen Middleton
Read more about the reorganization by visiting their website:
http://susumc.org/
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Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
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Crusader News - Welsh Cookie News
The Crusaders baked Welsh cookies in August to benefit the Craft Fair.
The date for the next cookie bake is to be announced.
Thank you to all who have supported the Welsh Cookie bakes with their time, talents and for purchasing cookies! The proceeds always benefit the church in some way (vacation bible school, money gifts to church accounts and local missions, to name a few).
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Submit Your Articles for Publication
If there are any events or dates to publicize to the congregation, please pass this information along to Pastor Tony for the bulletin, and to chinumc@yahoo.com, to get the information on the church website.
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This page was last updated on: September 1, 2010
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Chinchilla United Methodist Church, 411 Layton Road, South Abington Township, PA 18411 [570-587-2578]
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