Skyline News & Announcements
Health Kits for Haiti: UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is collecting health kits to send to the people of Haiti. These health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been devastated by natural disaster. Here’s how you can help. Place the following “new” items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag:
Health kits will be collected in the foyer. Haiti Disaster Relief - Bishop Johnson has requested that all churches take a special offering for disaster relief in Haiti. All contributions to the UM Committee on Relief (UMCOR) will go directly to helping the people of Haiti. Make checks payable to Skyline UMC, and please write “Haiti” in memo. Ruthann DeJuliis, our Pastor of Congregational Care, is ministering to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. You can read about her experience online. We will update the Blog as often as Ruthann can get reports to us out of the United Nations Building near the airport where she is sleeping (sometimes!).
Our 2008-09 Natural Church Development Church Health Survey results are online! Check out the information online at our NCD resource page! June 22, 2009 Church Conference Report is online. |
Announcements - March 7, 2010Thanks to everyone who set up our sanctuary for the Lent Season: Cheri Moorhead, Karen Boyce, Josh Magnusson, Jon Morris, and Gregg McCauley. Special thanks to Beth Morris, who designed and fabricated the “sails” in the wells of the worship platform area. Josh, Jon and Gregg also worked extensively in the attic area insulating ductwork, installing a duct return, and repairing ceiling tape damaged by water. Cheri and Karen maintain our altar area each week, and welcome anyone who would like to join their Altar “Guild”! Thank you to Ivan (Mr. Coffee) Turner, Jr., Gregg (Pancake Slinger) McCauley, and the other men and women (notably Deb (Sidearm) McCauley) who made possible our “Sunday Gras” pancake breakfast to kick off Lent on February 14. Thank you so much, Steve Bartlett, for working so tirelessly behind the scenes to clean and maintain our hallways, stairwells, lights, and sidewalks (in the snow!). You are a blessing to us all. Thank you also to everyone on our team of cleaning volunteers who come in every week to make our church building a place of warm hospitality and welcome to spiritual pilgrims. Last week, our insurance carrier agreed to cover a Skate Day event we are planning for local youth on June 19 (June 21 is National Skate Day). The City of Newark is planning to build a Skate Park on Papermill Road. If you are interested in helping to minister to area youth who skate, please contact Pastor Bo at pastors@skylinechurch.net or call the church office. Each Wednesday evening during Lent (March), Pastor Vicki will be hosting a time of silent prayer and reflection from 7:00-7:45 in the Prayer Chapel in the West Corner of our sanctuary (the one to the left as you face the altar). After the time of prayer, Pastor Bo will be hosting a conversation about “How to Read the Bible with Head and Heart” from 7:45-8:45 in the Conference room off of the Foyer. Please join us and feed your soul this season. During worship, the Holy Spirit surrounds us, and specific prayer-needs come to our thought. It brings great relief to entrust these concerns of our heart to God, via our praying team, and leave church knowing our cares are securely in God’s grip. In gratitude for those praying with us, following worship services. For those in need … our Stephen Ministers are now in active service, for those requesting care for a wide range of needs. If you, or someone you know, would like to request care, or become a caregiver, please contact Janet Yabroff (478-3548) or Barbara Pope (610-357-4711). Walk It Off Challenge! God gifts us with unlimited grace, and all good! Our response is gratitude, self-care, growth, discipleship … and God walks with us every step of the way! Register now for this free 10-week walking program sponsored by The News Journal for a chance at fun prizes while you walk off stress, extra pounds, or just want to feel good. Register at www.delawareonline.com/walk. See Natalie Outslay or contact her at 633-3484 if you are interested in participating and/or organizing group walks leaving from Skyline Church. YOU MUST REGISTER BY MONDAY, MARCH 8! If anyone needs a meal or knows another Skyline family who needs one, please contact our Meal Coordinator: Natalie Outslay at outslay@comcast.net or 633-3484. Food Donations of non-perishables for the Limestone Presbyterian Church and Clothing Donations for Brandywine Counseling Outreach and the Friendship House Clothing Bank are collected in the foyer by the elevator. All clothing donations must be in bags. Books For You! Spiritually-based books are in the corner of the foyer for you to borrow. You can also donate any that you have. We hope that you’ll enjoy this new adventure! For more info, contact Karen Boyce or Ruthann DeJuliis. Thanks to our cleaning volunteers who work hard every week to clean & maintain our facilities. Teacher needed once every 4 weeks for 2nd-6th grade class. Contact Debbie Christie if you are interested. VBS Program-We’re in need of station leads for the summer VBS program to be held during the day on a Saturday (TBD) for kids ages 3 thru 11. All parents are encouraged to participate. Email Debbie Christie at christie_debbie@yahoo.com with the area you’ll help: planning, running a booth, leading a craft exercise, doing a teaching, registration & welcome booth. Confirmation: We’re trying to get a handle on how many parents of children ages 12+ would like their child participating in the Confirmation program next year. The program details are still being worked out & will depend on the number of participants. Email Debbie at christie_debbie@yahoo.com if you would like your child to go thru the program. Some info: confirmation refers to the decision a person makes to respond to God’s grace with intentional commitment, publicly reaffirming his or her baptismal vows before the congregation. Most confirmands are youth between 11 & 14 who have been nurtured in the church since their baptism as an infant or young child. Most churches offer a deliberate time of preparation before this service. During confirmation class, confirmands learn about the meaning of Christian faith; the history & teachings of the United Methodist church; and an explanation of the baptismal & membership vows they will be professing. Please sign up to assist in the Nursery: There are many weeks where no one has signed up. Sign-up sheets are on the wall next to the nursery door. All kids should go to the Chapel after Children’s Blessing after which the older 3’s thru Grade 1 will go to Room 3 and Grades 2-6 will go to Room 18. Please remember to pick your children up promptly after service. Thanks! Spring Clean-Up & Chili Cook-Off Day will be April 17, with a rain date of April 24. Volunteers are needed for inside and outside help. Please sign up on the Facilities bulletin board or contact Jamie McIlvain at ruggerjamie@comcast.net. Details to come! Weekly Church Cleaning: Volunteers are still needed to assist with the weekly cleaning of the church. If interested in helping, please sign up on the Facilities bulletin board or contact Jamie McIlvain at ruggerjamie@comcast.net. Volunteer to prepare/serve a meal to the homeless men at Andrew’s Place in Wilmington the 3rd Saturday of each month at 5pm. It’s easy & fun and children can come too! Contact Karen Roof (239-0919) or Barb Weaver (737-1715) or sign up on the Missions bulletin board. Friendship House is in need of supplies due to winter sanctuary & several Code Purple nights: coats, socks, scarves, gloves, coffee, sugar and creamer. The donation drop-off box is located in the foyer outside the church office specifically for this immediate need. Thanks in advance for your participation. Donate used/new athletic shoes (size 7 and up) or men’s dress shoes to help lift a family in Africa out of poverty forever. Tie sneakers together with shoelaces & drop in the barrel located in the foyer by the elevator. Drummers For Jesus: meets on the last Friday of each month from 6-8 pm in the sanctuary—Come jam for Jesus with Carl Immediato and “Delaware Drummers for Jesus” (DDFJ). For more info & to register, visit www.drummersforjesus.info. Visit www.DrummersForJesus.com International for background information. Women of Faith’s “Over the Top” 2010 Conference will be here before you know it! Pick up a flyer from the bulletin board with all pertinent info. Then register on the sign-up sheet by including your $89 check in the envelope provided. Want more info? Contact Barbara Ann at (barbaraann@dca.net or 239-2211). Help Wanted! Would you like to learn how to operate the sound board for a praise band or make sermon CD’s? No experience necessary, we’re happy to show you how! See or email Adam Bragg (adambragg75@yahoo.com) or see Tom Good for more info. Emily Bissell Sunday Services: Every 2nd Sunday of the month, SUMC provides a church service to residents of Emily Bissell. Contact Dave DeJuliis (235-7577 or dmd038@verizon.net. Youth Groups meet on Sunday evenings - JrHi meets at 7:00 pm in Rm 17 & SrHi meets at 6:30 in Rm 6 & 9. Help JrHi Youth Efforts to Go Green! Recycling wastebaskets are in each kitchen & in the coffee service area & downstairs hallways to collect cans, plastic & glass bottles & office-type paper. Remove lids & empty liquids before depositing. 2009 Annual Giving Summaries were mailed. If you did not receive your statement by now or have questions about the one you receive, please contact Donna McClintock at doncpa54@msn.com. Special thanks to those in our congregation who contributed to Skyline through their company’s matching gifts program. Perhaps your company offers a matching gift program. Many times, they’ll match dollar for dollar! What a terrific, easy way to raise money for your church community. Check with your company to see if they are willing to match your gift. Many thanks to everyone for keeping up with financial commitments to the church, especially in light of the struggle to get to church during the recent snow storms. Financial Appeal: The graphs in the Financial Stewardship Update box show that we continue to run a deficit. It is increasingly difficult to pay our fixed expenses, and we are unable to pay Conference and District Apportionments. Skyline's approved budget requires $7500/week. Subtracting approximately $900/week for Apportionments, leaves $6600/week. Average receipts towards our trimmed, "bare bones" budget are far less than needed. Cost control of variable expenses and donations of time and money have helped. We thank all of you for your consistent financial support and for considerations of increased giving that are vital to continue God's ministry and mission at Skyline. May today there be peace within. “Lenten Fast” by William Arthur Ward (American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994)
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