so that everything we do will shine the light of
Elmer United Methodist Church guidance
Your glory in a darkened world.
CHURCH OFFICE AND PETER'S PANTRY - 358-0135
FAX: 856-358-9295
Email: elmerumc@juno.com
ALAN S. DARBY, PASTOR
Date: MAY 2010
May our prayer as a people and a nation be heard and
blessed for such a time as this. We make this plea in faith,
believing in the mighty name of Jesus our Lord.
Amen
As your pastor, I would like to invite you to join with me
in this move of God’s Spirit praying at home, at work, and
at church for our nation.
In His Regard,
Pastor Al
Dear Friends,
One week from today we are invited to join with
believers in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to seek Him
in prayer on behalf of our great nation. The National Day
of Prayer was established by our Congress as the first
Thursday in May and churches of all denominations all
across America are uniting in heart and mind to humble
selves, seek God’s mercy and beseech Him for revival and
awakening!
Franklin Graham, 2010 honorary chairman of the NDOP
Committee offers this prayer:
Lord,
We are thankful for the abundant blessings You have
bestowed on America. Our forefathers looked to You as
Protector, Provider, and the Promise of hope. But we have
wandered far from that firm foundation. May we repent for
turning our backs on Your faithfulness.
We pray that this great nation will be restored by Your
forgiveness.
From bondage, You grant freedom
Through Your own sacrifice, You offer salvation.
From the state of despair, You offer peace.
From the bounties of Heaven, You have blessed – not
because of our goodness – but by Your grace.
You have given us freedom to worship You in spirit and in
truth as Your Holy Word instructs. May our lives honor
You in word and deed. May our nation acknowledge that
all good things come from the Father above.
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that our nation
should set apart a day for national prayer to confess our
sins and transgressions in sorrow, “yet with assured hope
that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and
pardon…announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by
all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God
is the Lord.”
“We have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our own
hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some
superior wisdom and virtue of our own…we have become
too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and
preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made
us! It behooves us then…to confess our national sins and
to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”
Help us to pray earnestly for our president and leaders
who govern, that they will humble themselves and see Your
Attendance:
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
Stewardship:
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
Early
40
33
29
20
Church
$7,837.50
$4,289.50
$3,515,03
$4,087.50
Total monthly amount needed
Total received for the month of April:
Total deficit for July:
Morning
251
121
141
118
Missions
$695.00
$532.00
$597.80
$1,011.00
S. School
66
47
43
41
S. School
$38.00
$35.42
$67.27
$63.16
$20,400.00
$19,729.53
$ - 670.47
Please join us in the Fellowship
Hall on Sunday, June 6th as we
honor our Pastor and his
family with an open house
from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The
Darbys have served Elmer
for over 16 years and will be
moving to Sicklerville to continue
their ministry. We hope you’ll join us as we wish
them a fond farewell.
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 9th!!
The Adult Fellowship will meet in the church parking
lot to go to Shady Maple for lunch at shopping at 10:00am
on Monday, May 3rd.
The YCW Class will meet on Tuesday, May 11
12:30pm at Papa Luigi’s for lunch and a meeting.
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at
May Birthdays
Happy Birthday to All!!
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2nd
4th
5th
6th
7th
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Lila Hathaway
Marissa Moran, Raymond Dodge & Ken Sayell
Sarah Morgan
Chad Lago
Courtney Wygor & Benjamin Stiles
Stephen Slavoff, Jr.
Linda Herrmann
Dave Schumacher
Robyn Willis, Margery Kelly & Shaun Campbell
Stephen Quigg, Harry Hunt,
Barbara Slavoff, & Robert Kanady
Walt Voeckler, Jr. & Dayton Vail
Paul Eller, III, Justin Timberman & Cole Batten
Emily Cooke
Charlotte Pfannerer & Sandra Zane
Erika Harz
Jesse Pike & Chris Yago
Ella Shimp, Carly Rose Timberman & Kerri Bratty
Scott McDonald
Carla Pitman & Anthony Baldosaro
Jennifer Richards & June Clemick
James Hathaway
Ben Laury & Michael Hennessey
Christopher Weed & Miranda Richmond
Reed Bucolo, Gracie Eller, Richard Montana
& Thomas Kaliamouris
Joseph Griffith
Dianne Wentzell, Eric Harz & Hayley Scull
The Transition Team Meeting at Bethel UMC is on
Thursday, May 6th. Please meet in the parking lot
at 6:30pm to go over in the church van. Thank
you
The Audit Committee is requesting that all
books be turned into the church office as soon
as possible. The checkbook and 2009 12
monthly statements are all that is needed. It is
necessary that ALL books be reviewed to
maintain our non-profit status. The audit is for 1/1/09 to
12/31/09. Thank you, Kristin Kortonick, Audit Chair
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Thursday May 6, 2009
National Day
of Prayer!
The Chapel will be open for prayer during the day to
come and pray as you wish concluding with a light
supper at 5:30pm followed by a prayer service at
6:15pm.
All things are possible through Christ.
American Red Cross
1:30 – 7:30pm Tuesday, May 4, 2010
In our Church Fellowship Hall
For an appointment please call
Florence Bramell 358-2191
Elmer United Methodist
Vacation Bible School
When:
Where:
Time:
Ages:
July 5 - 9, 2010
Elmer UMC Church.
6:00p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Pre-K to 6th Grade
A snack will be provided. Join us
for Crafts, Music, Bible Stories,
Fun and Fellowship. We would greatly appreciate
volunteer help as aides, support staff & extra hands in the
kitchen. Please contact Kim Chapman 692-5816 or email
her at mrsnj91@comcast.net
The Evangelism Committee would like to
prepare meals again this summer for
shut-ins/needy families. It was such a
blessed success last summer and we
appreciate ALL the help you as a church
family gave – both in preparing food
items and delivering. God Bless…Contact
Leah Bucolo (609-247-8828) or Pat Hall (358-3177).
grains which contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and
antioxidants.
A colonoscopy uses a long, flexible and slender tube
attached to a video camera and monitor to view your entire
colon and rectum. If suspicious areas are found, your
doctor can pass surgical tools through the tube to take
tissue samples for analysis. Once you are diagnosed with
colon cancer, your doctor will order tests to determine
the extent or stage that the cancer has spread. Three
treatment options are: surgery, chemotherapy, and
radiation.
Find out all you can in order to make treatment
decisions. The National Cancer Institute answers questions
from the public. You can reach them at: 800-422-6237, or
contact the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345.
Maintain a strong support system. Take time for
yourself. Some things that may help you cope include: art
therapy, dance or movement therapy, music therapy, and
relaxation therapy. Learn to accept help from people who
really want to help.
“For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in
your body and in your spirit , which are God’s.”
I Corinthians 6: 19, 20.
Bonnie Kanady, RN
HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES:
COLON CANCER
Colon cancer is cancer of the large
intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system.
Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the
colon. Together they are referred to as colorectal cancers.
Most cases of colon cancer begin as small, non-cancerous
clumps of cells called adenomatous polyps. Some of these
polyps can become cancers. Since these polyps are small
and produce few symptoms, doctors recommend regular
screening tests to help prevent cancer by identifying
polyps before they become cancer.
Signs and Symptoms of colon cancer include: a change
in bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a
change in the consistency of your stool for more than a
couple weeks, rectal bleeding or blood in your stool,
persistent abdominal gas, cramps, or pain, a feeling your
bowel doesn’t empty completely, weakness or fatigue and
unexplained weight loss. If you notice any of the above
symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor.
Risk factors include: being older than 50, being black,
having a history of cancer or polyps, ulcerative colitis and
Crohn’s disease, as well as inherited syndromes and family
history. If more than one family member has colon cancer,
the connection may not be hereditary, but from shared
exposure to an environmental carcinogen or from diet or
lifestyle. Researchers have studied the effects of diets low
in fiber and high in fat, also high in red meat and
processed meats. If you are inactive, a smoker, obese, have
diabetes, or drink alcohol, you are more likely to develop
colon cancer. Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole
Missions Report
Ron and Carol Green
Story Runners - Campus Crusade for Christ
100 Lake Hart Dr., 1100 Orlando, FL 32382
Dear Friends and Family
I pray that you are enjoying some spring weather. We
have finally warmed up some here in Florida. It was even
cold here. One day we counted 5 snow flurries – yes, that’s
right – 5 snow flurries!!
Most of the time Ron writes our prayer letters, I edit
them, add some comments, then we pray over them and
away they go but this month I wanted to write because of
the burden on my heart that grows deeper everyday for the
women of this world.
God loves each and every woman. He created us all so
uniquely! But unfortunately, the world over, women do not
know of anyone who loves them, especially a God that
loves them and cares about them. Here are a few statistics
that a friend sent me. It’s astounding that this can go on in
our world today.
1. There are more than 27 million refugees is the world
today – 80% of them are women.
2. 20-50% of the world’s women are assaulted by their
husbands.
3. Marital rape is considered to be a crime in only 17
countries.
4. Women and girls work 70% of the work hours globally
and yet, they own less than 1% of global wealth, and
receive only 10% of global income.
5. About 70 million women and children were victims of
sex trafficking in Asia during the last 10 years.
6. The main victims of modern warfare are civilian
women and children, not soldiers.
7. 70% of the work done around the world is unpaid work
done by women.
8. 2/3 of the people who are unable to read and write are
women (more than a billion women).
2010 has rolled in with a fury and the fury is people
calling and emailing for us to train women in their areas of
the world in Bible storying. With over a billion women
unable to read, they need the gospel and in a way that
conveys the message that God loves them so much.
Six years ago I sat with a group of widows in
Afghanistan who could not read or write but they had
come to Christ through the Jesus film. We sat with them
for 5 days and taught them Bible stories. The one thing
that they didn’t understand was how much God loved
them. As we taught them one women’s story after another,
it started becoming clear to them that “God does love me,
God understands me, God has a plan for me.” You cannot
imagine their faces when they realized these truths!
Because of this trip, God has placed these women on my
heart with a burden and a passion to reach them. We have
been working with the Jesus Film to develop stories to
help with evangelism and discipleship with their new film
for women; Magdalena; Released from Shame. After
many, many hours we have finished the manual and are
now using it in our trainings with women.
In early March, I was at a Trans World Radio meeting
with their women’s ministry team who has developed a
women’s radio program. Their radio programs primarily
address village health, child raising and themes relating to
women globally, but they wanted Bible stories to go along
with their programming. This will reach women in over 54
countries. Please pray with us that God will give us
wisdom as we develop the stories and that they will be
stories that convey God’s love for each of these women.
In May, I will be going to West Africa. There we will be
training about 20-30 women in Bible storying. That means
20-30 women who will learn the stories, learn how to
develop their own stories and be able to train others.
Please pray for this training and that many women will
com to know of Jesus’ love through HIS stories.
** Would you pray with me for wisdom and strength as
we grow our women’s ministry, called Story Tapestry?
**Wood you pray for our women’s ministry team and all
of the travel ahead of us this year?
**Would you pray for our efforts of partnership with
Trans World radio (TWR), the JESUS Film Project, and
other ministries?
**If you would like to give towards our Story Tapestry
women’s ministry, you can write your check to Campus
Crusade for Christ and in the memo part of the check put
#2855731.
PRAYER REQUESTS:

Pray for the two billion unreached people who
have yet to hear the gospel.

Pray that our teams around the world will walk
closely with the Lord

Pray that those who have been trained in Bible
storying will be faithful to use what they have
learned.

Pray for protection of our teams working in
difficult areas.

Pray for perseverance of new believers as they
share Bible stories with others.

Pray for oppressed women around the world to
hear about God’s love for them

Ask the Lord to provide the funding and national
workers for Bible storying projects.
In His love and gratefulness,
Ron and Carol Green
Youth Schedule
Junior High
Road Clean Up
Saturday, May 1st
Gym Nights at the Hangar
Sundays, May 2 & 23 5:30 to 7:30pm
Retreat
May 7th & 8th
Meet at the Hangar at 6pm. Accommodations are at the
Malaga Guest House. $25 per person
We’ll be doing mission work on the grounds in the
morning followed by a Barbecue for lunch. Then a visit to
the fun plex in Mt. Laurel. We’ll return kids home.
Canoeing
May 16th 12:15pm til ???
Please bring $15 and a bagged lunch
Leaders:
Dave Zeck 358-3010
Kathy Laury 358-6019
Senior High
Bible Studies at the Hangar
Sundays, May 2 & 23 7 – 8:30pm
Sub Sale
Saturday, May 15th
Please Be at the Fellowship Hall at 9:00am
Mini Golf and Ice Cream
Sunday, May 16th
Please bring $15
Special Music and Story Tellers
Ed & Katherine Ross
June 20
Fathers Day
Leaders: Ed Pitman 609-364-7155
Jeanette McDonald 358-7527
Joanne Daly 358-8826
Children enjoy serving lunch to
their fathers and men of the church
Middlers and Junior/Senior High
June 27
Sunday, May 30th – Bicycles??, wagons??, float
building?? and lunch at the Stembergers immediately
following Sunday School. Any questions – please call your
youth leaders!!
Middler Leaders:
Donna Stemberger 358-2509 Lynda Davis 358-3801
Memorial Day
May 31, 2010
The Stembergers will host their annual Memorial Day
picnic immediately following the parade. Please bring a
dish to share. There will be swimming if weather permits.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony is moved to
the church and the picnic and parade are canceled.
Come And
Have FUN
Summer
Sunday
School
Learn The Lords Prayer
Matthew 6 : 9-13
PIP - POWER IN PRAYER
Call Leah Bucolo for more information (609)247-8828
Our Exciting Line-Up
As we learn the word of God, we add
some excitement with activities planned
for each week!
June 6
Bon Voyage to The Darby’s
June 13
Children’s Day
Mrs. Canale has a special day in store!
July 4
Mrs. Hall heads up an
Independence Day celebration
July 11
Welcome Repenning Family
With cherub choir and worship team
July 18
Haiti Mission Day
Followed by picnic at The Bucolo’s
July 25
Mrs. Thomas’ special surprise!!!
August 1
Kathy Laury & Dave Zeck
Making puppets for puppet show
August 8
Perform Puppet Show
August 15
Character Breakfast
August 22
Mrs. Timberman is cooking up something
extraordinary!
August 29
What could Mr. Sutton have
planned for today?!!
September 5
Mrs. Canale wraps up the summer Sunday
school program
Studying Gods Word
Fellowship
Praise & Worship
Face Painting
Bouncy House
Relay Races
Character Breakfast
Puppet Show
Singing
Carnival Games