Waterville UMC Ambassador

Mel Sickelbaugh was awarded the People's Choice Award on May 12th for her Painting of "Sunset."

Mel has been a member of the Toledo Artist Club for 40 years and a member of the Toledo Women's Art League for 25 years.

She started China painting then started taking art classes in oil medium. Due to the turpentine smell bothering her sick husband, she then turned to painting with acrylics. She also paints in watercolor and graphite. She loves to share her artistic gifts with others.

Her painting of "Sunset" will be hanging at the Toledo Artist Club, located at the Toledo Botanical Gardens, throughout June and July.

Thank You: Pastor Teresa and your Church Council would like to thank you for your generosity and willingness to share your financial resources. May God continue to bless each of you and this congregation, as we work together doing His work of sharing the good news with

others.

Contribution Options: Your tithes and offerings may be placed in the Offering Boxes at the back of the Sanctuary, dropped off to the church office or sent them via the US Mail. In addition, this may be the time for you to consider an alternate method for your giving, especially if you make payments through electronic banking. Here are two options currently being used and may be of interest to you.

(Option #1) WUMC Direct Deposit Program: A specified amount is automatically transferred from your checking account to the church’s checking account electronically on the 15th or the last business day of each month or on both if you choose. Details are available on our website www.watervilleumc.org or at the church office.

(Option #2) Bank Electronic Payment: You set up WUMC as a payee on your on-line bank checking or savings account. You enter the amount, follow the procedures and a check will be mailed to the church. See your bank or financial institution for details. NOTE: If you choose this option, please list all designation(s) for your giving on the memo line, such as: General Fund, Capital Fund, Mission, etc.

(Option #3) Vanco online giving program located on our website www.watervilleumc.org. Under the “Give” icon, select “Safe and Secure Online Giving” and follow directions.

“Money is an excellent gift of God answering the noblest of ends”

John Wesley

Please contact the Church Office at watervilleumc@watervilleumc.org or Tom Wiggins at

financialsec@watervilleumc.org if you have any questions related to finance or stewardship.

ALL are invited, welcomed, and encouraged to attend Waterville United Methodist Church this Sunday, June 9th at 10:30 am, as we welcome Chris Scholl (tenor), Associate Professor and Coordinator of Voice/Opera at Bowling Green University. Chris, will be accompanied by Waterville UMC’s pianist Olga Topuzova-Meade. This duo is phenomenal, bringing years of musical talent to lead us in praise and worship.



We will also be blessed with the musical talents of our kid’s choir, in which you will be asked to sing-a-long. We will also be welcoming three new members this week.

Our next Blood Drive is

June 14th from 11:00am - 5:00pm.

Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Please share with your friends and family so we can help as many lives as possible!

To schedule an appointment, please call

1-800-RED CROSS or click the button below and select a time to donate.

Walk-ins will be welcome!

Pray on the Way

Tuesday, June 25th

The church will be open to members and the public for prayer, meditation and praise. Soft music and prayer suggestion sheets will be provided. No spoken message will be shared. Pray on the Way will occur the last Tuesday of each month from 5:30-6:30pm.

Come for five minutes or the whole hour. God will be listening.

Creative Expressions Event: Turtles and Flowers

Sunday, June 23rd - 11:45am

Join us on Sunday, June 23rd for this adorable Creative Expressions Event, where we will create flowers for the garden area at the entrance of the church using rocks and Turtles using clay pots. Please make sure to bring a paint shirt and bring a friend or two!

You can sign up in the Gathering Space by June 18th

Donations for supplies will be accepted.

Pop, Pop, Pop!

July 6th 7-10pm

All are welcome to join us for our 3rd annual Pop, Pop, Pop event at Waterville United Methodist Church! 

Please bring your own chairs and snacks. Popcorn and popsicles will be available. 

Alcohol is prohibited.

We will need volunteers for parking attendants, hospitality workers, and donations of small water bottles and popsicles. There is a sign-up sheet in the Gathering Space for those interested in volunteering or reach out to Char Monroe.

June 14th and 28th

No need to register, just show up! We'd love for you to join us.

Missions Committee Focus for June:

AW Food Pantries

Our mission for the month of June is the AWCFM. In our area, there is distribution each Tuesday of the month at alternating locations. At the present time, approximately 200 families (one family would be considered 3-4 people) are receiving assistance from AW Food Pantries weekly. That number is up from an average of 145 families last year. 

During the school year the food pantries also provide an option for AW students that receive free and reduced meals at school during the year, by providing Weekend Bag Meals. At the close of the 22-23 school year, approximately 90 students received a weekend packet of 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, 2 fruit items, and a couple of salty or sweet snacks to help fill the gap that is not met by school meals or food pantry meals.

For the '23-'24 school year that number of Weekend Food Bags jumped to 130. Both figures provided, are for our own AW district, and although distribution is not limited to the Waterville/Whitehouse area, the vast majority of recipients are from our own district. That is quite an increase in 12 months! We intend to continue the Weekend Food Bags throughout the summer months, with your help.

Both distribution points of AWCFM are operated with a totally volunteer staff and count on donations of area businesses, churches, organizations and individuals to help fill the need in our community.

Non-perishable food items as well as individually packed food items for the weekend food bags are requested this month to assist our own neighbors with food insecurities. Just another way that WUMC fulfills its passion to BE THE CHURCH!

Suggestions for individual servings:

Fruit: Peaches, Pears, Mandarin Oranges, Pineapple, etc.

Cereal: Any type of individually boxed cereal

Other Breakfast Items: Pop Tarts, Granola Bars, Breakfast Bars, Oatmeal packets

Individual Peanut Butter Packages or those with crackers: Plain Preferred, Cheese and crackers, peanut butter crackers

Other Lunch Items: Mac and cheese, Ramen Noodles (Believe it or not kids LOVE Ramen Noodles again!), soups, SpaghettiOs, pasta cups, Ravioli, Cup of Noodles, Mini Salami sticks

Sweet or salty items for snack: Chips, cookies, pretzels, trail mix, Doritos, Chex Mix, Cheez-its, Microwave Popcorn, Fruit Snacks

M&Ms are launching a new project, Martha's Meals, to provide a frozen casserole to anyone in either our congregation or friends in the community who might have a need.

Any church member may take a casserole from the freezer by notifying either Charlotte Pritchett or Delores Young and signing the tally sheet in the kitchen.

Both monetary donations and purchase of specific ingredients for the entree are welcomed. Members will take an ingredient index card and return it with the purchased item.

M&Ms appreciates your participation as we seek to pass on God's love in another tangible way.

June Focus: Quality Time

Guide to Operation Christmas Child Year-Round Shoebox Shopping, Packing, & Tips

Savvy shoebox packers know that it’s never too early to start shopping, packing, personalizing, and fundraising for shoebox gifts. By preparing shoebox gifts all year long, you can send the Good News of Jesus Christ and the great joy of receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox to more boys and girls around the world! Use this year-round guide to maximize your impact for the Gospel

Sunday, June 9th the children will be singing a song for the Children’s Moment and will be working on a Father’s Day craft in Sunday School. Make sure your children are here so they don’t miss out!

Waterville Community VBS

July 22-24 at Zion Lutheran Church

This year, multiple ages will have the opportunity to participate together as a "family tribe." You'll travel back into Bible times - without setting foot outside our community. Each day, your family members can become part of history as they see, hear, touch and even taste what it was like to live in a Bible-times city! These experiences make God's Word come alive with new meaning for all who participate! Registration is available for all family members ages 4 and up (must be potty trained). Student helpers ages 12-17 are encouraged to register as well. 

May Attendance

May 5th: 119

May 12th: 154

May 19th: 118

May 26th: 130

June Card Ministry Liaison is Barb Page

Please reach out to her at

barbepage@yahoo.com



if you know of someone who needs encouraging words through a card.

Words of love can change a moment and often a life's direction.

Happy Birthday!

(If you have a Birthday that isn't listed here, please call the church office so we can add you to our birthday list!)

David Nightingale June 2

Marissa Galton June 3

Kip Studer June 10

Shirley Paison June 13

Jean Warner June 14

Glen Lammon June 18

Yvonne Lammon June 18

Ben Long June 18

Michelle Winters June 18

Sara Kirby June 19

Paul Croy June 22

John Nicholson June 22

Sarah Shoemaker June 23

Karen Longnecker June 24

Thad Jones June 26

(If you know of a local event you'd like to share, please share the details with the church office to be included on our next eBlast!)

If you have an immediate need or a Pastoral need, please call Pastor Teresa Wenrick at 937-726-3758 or pastorteresa@watervilleumc.org .

Office hours are typically Tuesday through Friday, 9am - 2pm. Please call ahead at 419-878-3645, or email if you need to visit the office.

Praises to the Lord!

10:30 AM

Opportunities to worship and praise the Lord with WUMC:

• In Sanctuary
• Live Stream via You Tube at www.watervilleumc.org
• Watch the recording of the worship service on-line when available at www.watervilleumc.org

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