NORTH BLOOMFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

STEVEN’S FAMILY
in concert
"Singing in Harmony ...
Sharing a Heritage"
September 13th 9:30am
Other upcoming ministries include:
Sept 11 Sermon schedule Oct 4th 3pm - ?
Roast Pork Dinner 9/06 Sermon series # 3 Harvest Party for all!
To benefit church Gospel of John Twice Born Come celebrate the
John 3:1-21
general fund season with games,
9/20 Sermon series # 4
4:30-7pm at church Gospel of John Just Add food, and autumn fun
Cost: free will offering Water John 4:1-26 Dinner cost: $1.00
Local deliveries available 9/27 Sermon series #5 To benefit Compassion
Gospel of John Following child Keile Verenice

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NORTH BLOOMFIELD UMC
8840 PARK DR PO BOX 68
N. BLOOMFIELD, OH 44450
(440)685-4304
EMAIL: bakerfam@fairpoint.net
PASTOR: JODY BAKER

FAMILY TIME:
WEEKLY:
SUN SCHOOL: 9:45AM Summer Kid’s Sun school
(starting Sept 20) 11am Sunday school for all ages!!
YOUTH MTG: 6PM Sun Nights 6th-12th grade
SIMPLY WORSHIP: 7PM Tuesday Evenings
ME TIME 9AM Wednesdays (call for location)
(Time for Moms)
MEN’S PRAYER 7:00PM Thursdays

MONTHLY:
CLOTHING MIN.11:00AM-2PM 4TH Sat of Month
(at N. Park Rd location)
UM WOMEN MTG 7:00PM 4th Wed of month
 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith” Ephesians 2:8
NORTH BLOOMFIELD UMC SERVING IN ALL DIRECTIONS

Presence Gifts
Attendance at Worship:
July 26: 80
N ($1518 needed weekly for operating budget)
Your faithful giving has allowed many to
Aug 02: 72 know and grow in Christ. Your
Aug 09: 58 continued support will help grow God’s
Aug 23: 71 Kingdom on earth-please help us serve!
07-26-09 $1761 general fund
Attendance at Youth Group: 08-02-09 $1456 general
Aug 07: 20 overnight camp out 08-09-09 $1079 general
Aug 09: 08 08-16-09 $1641 general
Aug 23: 23 08-23-09 $ 992 general
Many support opportunities continue:
Attendance at Simply Worship: Land: More pledges needed to pay off
Aug 11: 14 property debt within next 3 ½ years!
Aug 25: 22 Pledge cards at church or call for mailer
FINISH THE RACE: Budget: The end of the year is always a
Check out all of the opportunities to be test for the budget team to finish off
a part of ministry throughout this news strong in paying end of year costs.
letter. See something interesting, take Please remain faithful in your
a leap of faith. stewardship as we witness God’s love.
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Service Prayers
Please pray for the following concerns:
SUNDAY SCHOOL HELP NEEDED • Fall Sunday school in the making
Help is needed for adults to tag team of disciples
with others to help serve our children • Our new District Superintendent
and youth during our 11am Sun school Dave Scavuzzo
this fall. Please see Debbie Brzyscz if
• Helen Zadunajsky
interested, or sign up in the sanctuary
• Seminatore family
Sunday worship Greeters needed! Let (please submit prayer requests
Ellen Vossler know if can help. by the 20th of month for newsletter)

Sunday Worship offering counters: Calling All Men: Join our prayer time
Sept 06 Baugher/Shipman Thursday nights at 7pm! Come pray for
Sept 13 Sprague/Fenton each other and grow in the Lord!
Sept 20 Starling/Beran
Cleaning the Church: Prayer Mission: Prayer is so important
Sept 06 week: Beran Family/Brzyscz to, well, everything. We must call upon
Sept 13: George/Eleanor Smith the Lord consistently. Let us “ask, seek,
Sept 20: Shipman Family and knock” that the for may be opened
Sept 27: Mark/Yvonne Smith to revival in our community and beyond!
Oct 04 : Rod/Anne Sprague
We thank God for your service in the S “Prayer is the backbone of Ministry”
Kingdom!
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N DOLESCENCE
YOUTH MEETINGS: Our (NEW) weekly meeting time is
Sunday 6pm at church. All youth grades 6-12 are welcome!
HAPPENINGS: Sept 19th we will travel to Mt Vernon, OH for
an all day outdoor concert with festivities featuring Switchfoot.
Cost is $15 + food. Then, we will head to Columbus on
October 30th for YOU-09 which is a day of great stuff including
Sanctus Real concert and more. Then, November 13-14 we
will head to Youth Explosion in Willoughby Hills. Get ready for
an amazing year!
WHAT A KICKOFF: 23 youth + 5 adults kicked off our new
YOUTH GATHERINGS year of youth group. We even met in the new youth room via
Sundays 6pm at Church the new property house next door. What a start. Don’t miss
out each week, Sundays at 6pm.
Upcoming Youth Schedule: THE BOYS ARE BACK: We want to begin a weekly ministry
Sept 06: NO Youth Group to boys 4th – 8th grade which would include sports, a devotional
(due to Labor Day) time, food of course and more in which godly men help mentor
Sept 13: Youth Group 6pm boys in their faith. Interested, see Pastor Jody so we can get
Sept 19: SonFest Mt Vernon, this ministry running asap!
OH—all day event CONFIRMATION 09 Join us Sunday at 11am starting Sept
Sept 20: NO Youth Group 27th for an hour of confirmation prep! Don’t worry, it’ll be
Sept 26: Skating Party 5pm painless, even fun. So join Pastor Jody for 4 weeks of digging
Sept 27: Youth Group 7pm into your faith!
Oct 04: Youth Group 7pm

COATS FOR KIDS 09 MISSION

Join us in helping in a unique way this year through our Coat Tree. We supply
new coats, about 25 per year, to any child in need. Be Christ to a child and help
us by giving financially, before Oct 1st. Mark your envelope/check for “coats” to
NBUMC. note: each coat cost $25-any amount given will help!
KIDZ KORNER
KIDZ KLUB IS COMING, KIDZ KLUB IS COMING!!
Fall Kidz Klub starts September 29th from 3:30-5pm each Tuesday. This quarter, we will
learn about LIVING INSIDE OUT starting with:GOD’S NATURE and RESPECTING OTHERS.
All kidz will be joining together to start every week and then breaking into groups based
on age for the lesson. With bigger and better games, crafts and snacks, this is going to
be our best year yet. Please join us by picking up a registration form or calling Pastor
Jody for a mailer. Also, if you attend Mespo Elementary, please fill out the bus form
(with registration) if you want your child dropped off at church during Kidz Klub!
SUNDAY’S COOL
Starting September 20th, we will begin our fall Sunday school
kickoff from 11am till noon each Sunday throughout the year.
Age appropriate classes for all children and youth up thru 12 th
grade will be available. Please join in the fun or if you are an
adult and want to help as a teacher or crew leader, we would
love to have your service. Let Debbie Brzyscz know if you are
interested and we can get you connected. This is going to be a
great year as we look to review the basics from each area of the
Bible starting with “In the beginning” through Revelation by
year’s end.
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“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith
is being reported all over the world.” Romans 1:8

Though summers often witness a less active ministry schedule in many

churches, these last three months did not slow many of you down. It is
difficult maintaining the intensity of a full church schedule when so many
are vacationing and working with summer planning, but I noticed much
fruit these past three months in the church body.

In Romans chapter 1, Paul thanked God for the Christians in Rome

because of their faithfulness to the spreading of the Good News of Jesus
Christ. There work was fruitful as Paul noted that their message was
being spread through the entire world. As I look back on a busy
summer, one in which I found myself tending to much personal business,
I discovered just how much I could count on my church family to
continue and grow the work of Kingdom building. And, I am very
thankful. Truly, God is using your faithfulness to spread the Gospel.

I witnessed much fruit in the hard work of so many to pull together our
2nd annual FamilyFest. From setting up, to sharing, to cleaning up, over
50 people had some hand in making this day happen. And, from the
crowd size, I know our goal was accomplished in sharing Christ with the
community and beyond. I thank God for you!

On a mission trip in June and two other Sundays, I was able to count on
the leadership to bring the Word to teens and the congregation while I
was tending to my father and family. Again, I thank God for you!

Ministries such as summer Sunday school, ME Time, youth group,

clothing ministry, UMW and the back to school supply give away did not
miss a beat due to your faithfulness, despite being summertime.
I thank God for you!

The church is the body of believers coming together to be Christ to our

world and each other. You have been the church, not only to me and my see our website updates:
family, but to so many others. Let us keep up the Good work of the northbloomfieldumc.org
Good News this fall (videos, slideshows, more)

In His Grip, Pastor Jody