e-newsletter Aug 10 2018

The Moscow United Methodist Church 126 Church Street Office Phone: 570-842-7251 Moscow, PA 18444 e-newsletter August 10, 2018 “Mat Grace and peace be yours…” 1Peter 1::1a NRSV In This Newsletter - MUMC August Events Operation Homefront Results & MUMC’s Continuing Mission to collect School Supplies for local students Invitation to Sing and Play with MUMC’s choirs MUMC Book Club News Youth Group Leaders Needed! A Celebration of Life - Joyce Bloor Wirth

August Events and Meetings MUMC Events in August: Summer worship schedule continues – Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages begins on Sept 9, 2018 at 9:30 am – Worship at 11 a.m. Faith and Fitness – MUMC’s summer Saturday morning ministry - 8:30 a.m. Runners, walkers, all exercisers welcome – no experience needed MUMC Book Club – Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m. August Church Administrative Meetings: Sunday, August 12 – 11 am after worship – Preschool Board Thursday, August 16 – 6 p.m. - Trustees Tuesday, August 21 – 6 p.m. – P/SPRC Thursday, August 23 – 7 p.m. – Administrative Council

Operation Homefront Back to School Brigade Backpacks for Children Thank you for your donations for children of military families! This year MUMC collected:  7 Backpacks  36 Lined Pads of Paper  12 Boxes of Markers, and  13 Boxes of Black Bic Pens Thanks to Harold Galey for leading us in this wonderful ministry to PA military families! We are continuing to collect school supplies for local children through the month of August – items to be distributed by the Pocono Dry Goods pantry – bring your donations to church!

Greetings and well wishes to you all. I know scheduling of fall events are in full swing. Sometimes we wish for more hours in each day to have needed time to achieve all our tasks. Sometimes we forget to reserve time for our Church. Pause for a moment. Say a prayer and talk to our Lord. Reflect in the silence and pray for our Church and community. There are many ways each of us can do more. Music is one way to give praise to God. I would love to see more of you join our adult choir which practices on Wednesday nights and sings two Sundays each month. We begin rehearsals at 7:30 pm. There is no pressure. We truly love making music, love each other, and love our Lord. We welcome you to join us. Norm Campbell MUMC Music Director 570-785-3274 MUMC Choirs for all ages Practices are on Wednesdays beginning August 29 Children/Youth Choirs – practice is 6 – 6:30 pm Handbell Choir – youth and adult: practice is 6:30 -7:30 pm Adult Choir – practice is 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Moscow UMC Book Club Thursday, August 23, 2018 – All Welcome !! 6 – 7 pm Call 570-842-7251 or 570-689-9808 for more information Pick one or both of the books below (paper or electronic) and join with friends to discuss. Book Copies available for any who wish to borrow one Camino Island by John Grisham: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A delightfully lighthearted caper . . . [a] fast-moving, entertaining tale.”— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman. A true story in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. A New York Times bestseller now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain.

MUMC is seeking volunteer youth group leaders… Call or email the church office for a job description: 570-842-7251 or [email protected] Training opportunity coming soon Call Pastor Jean for scholarship info Foundations Youth Leader Training The Young People’s Ministry has initiated a partnership with Perkins School of Youth Ministry and Discipleship Ministry’s Young People’s Division to provide professional training for youth leaders in the Susquehanna Conference. For thirty years, Perkins School of Youth Ministry has been coordinating and leading specialized training programs exclusively designed to resource those in the church whose ministries focus on youth and young adults. August 17-19, 2018, with the support of Camp and Retreat Ministries, the Young People’s Ministry is bringing this training to Mt. Asbury Camp and Retreat Center in Newville, PA. Dates: Friday, August 17 - Sunday August 19, 2018 Location: Mt. Asbury Camp and Retreat Center Cost: $240.00 Register Online at http://www.igniteyoungpeople.org/ Questions or more information: Email Audrey Wilder - [email protected]

Joyce Bloor Wirth, 85, went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2018. She resided in Edgewater Landing in Edgewater, Florida since 1997 and then spent the last 3 ½ years at Solaris Nursing Home in Daytona Beach. She is survived by her husband, Robert Wirth, and 3 children: daughter Carole Worhrle (Randy), Lake Ariel, PA; son, Robert, Meriden, CT; and daughter, Ellen Cimino (Steve), Quakertown, PA. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren: Chris Woehrle, Nick Woehrle, Leanna Blazosek, Joseph Cimino and Gianna Cimino; 5 great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Joyce was the daughter of the late James and Nella Bloor. She was raised in the Sunny Side Area of East Liverpool, OH. She attended Washington Elementary school and graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1950. She attended and graduated from Ohio State University, class of 1954. She took a job (as Medical Technologist) as part of the laboratory staff in the East Liverpool Hospital and then took a similar position in Columbus, OH at the University Hospital. In 1956, she married Robert Wirth from Midland, PA and they took up residence in Harrisburg, PA. After living in Williamsport, PA for a short while, they moved to Moscow, PA where she resided for 45 years being a wonderful, loving mother and homemaker. She was an active member of the Moscow United Methodist Church. She always loved her bridge game with the ladies of the community. As snowbirds, she and Robert enjoyed the active social life in Edgewater Landing and was a member of the Coronado Community United Methodist Church. With her caring heart, she enjoyed and helped young children. Joyce’s family was paramount in her life. Friends and family will always remember her kind spirit, winning smile and giving heart. She especially enjoyed reading and traveling. A memorial service will be held on August 20, 2018 at 11 am at the Moscow United Methodist Church, 126 Church Street, Moscow, PA with a time of visitation with Joyce’s family beginning at 10 am. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Robert Wirth at 612 Portside Lane, Edgewater, FL 32141 and memorial contributions can be made in memory of Joyce to St. Jude’s Childrens’ Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.