Shine Like Stars

Thanks to everybody who joined us last night for our first meeting of 2014.  I hope you enjoyed our study of Philippians as much as we did.  As we discussed, our meeting next month will take place in the Shawnee Room at Tiffin Tower.  We will serve lunch to the residents Sunday, February 9 at 1:00 and then hold our regular Bible study with any of the residents who would like to join us.  Details to follow.

"Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world."  Philippians 2:14-15 (ESV)

Tiffin Tower Cookout!

Here's a reminder to mark your calendar for Friday, June 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM for the Tiffin Tower cookout!  We'll take a grill, hot dogs, chips and water down the street to host a cookout for the residents.

More on this to come in the days to follow...

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8

Body of Christ: Pray for OK, Give to OK

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the Law of Christ."  Galatians 6:2

"But since you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you - see that you also excel in this grace of giving."  2 Corinthians 8:7

This Sunday at Walnut St, we will accept cash and check donations for the victims of this week's Oklahoma disaster in week 2 of our series, "Walking the Walk."  What better way to walk the walk of the Christian life than to help those in their darkest hour of need?  If you would like to make a credit card donation to the United Methodist Committee on Relief - US Disaster Response, please click here.

Pray for OK

Words - and, to a lesser extent, deeds - are largely inadequate to provide a meaningful measure of comfort for the people who suffered the devastating losses we saw today in Moore, Oklahoma. Let's pray this week for the families affected as they start working to rebuild and recover.

If you're looking for a practical way to help the victims, you can make an online donation to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund here, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Every Member, a Minister

"A group of people were discussing their churches not so long ago, and one of the people in our congregation was part of the bunch.  Apparently, people judge the size of a church by the number of ministers it has, so they were comparing notes.  One church had two.  Another had three, and still another four.  Then they asked the man from our church how many ministers his church had.  Without hesitation, he said 'A little over seven thousand.'  He hit the nail on the head - at our church, every member is a minister.  Every person is called to serve."

- Treasures of the Transformed Life, John Ed Mathison (Abingdon Press, p. 249)*

Join us this Sunday at Walnut St UMC for the second week in our latest series, "Walking the Walk," 8:15 (Traditional), 9:30 (Contemporary) and 11:00 AM (Blended).  We hope to see you there!

*Thanks to Martin Quanci for sharing!