2022 IYM
Annual Sessions
Due to bandwidth issues we were unable to live-stream the sessions. However, we did record the video and have the promised sessions now available at the IYM Facebook page. We will also post those to the IYM website soon.
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Pat Byers will be leading a workshop on Worship in Music at Maple Run Friends on September 1 from 6:30-8 pm. Anyone who leads music or is part of a Worship/ Music team is welcome!
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Growing Young is a study that Fuller Seminary did a while back on what churches who have a lot of young people are doing to maintain that status. Katy Moran has been trained as a Growing Young trainer for church leaders. She will be doing a workshop at Maple Run Friends on November 5.
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Charlottesville Friends will celebrate their 150th anniversary, September 11, 6 pm with a Hymn Sing. Musicians will be Fred Powers, Janet Shutt, and Rowena Holliday. On September 25-30, 7 pm each evening except Sunday at 6 pm, the church will hold a revival with Dr Vic Reasoner, Executive Asst for Francis Asbury Institute.
Danville Friends will hold an outdoor worship service followed by a picnic, Sunday, August 21. They continue to collect item for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes each month.
Wabash Friends has created a "Faith at Home" resource library to equip families to teach their children about God's Word and His truth. Also, they are sending Family Pages home with their students on Sunday mornings to encourage further family discipleship to happen throughout the week. The pages help guide deeper conversations within their family about what their students learned on Sunday.
Westfield Friends will hold an "End of Summer Celebration," Saturday, August 20, 3-6 pm, which will include games, face painting, bounce houses, petting zoo, water play, tie dye, and food.
Westland Friends will hold an End of Summer Pork BBQ Lunch and Rummage Sale community event on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 – 2:00. Free will offering. More information is available on Facebook or at www.westlandfriendschurch.org.
West River Friends is pleased to announce that they will hold their Homecoming Sunday on September 11. They invite those with a connection to West River, either past or present, to join them for a time of worship and fellowship. Their worship service begins at 10:30 am with lunch provided following the service. Pastor, Tim Basford, will bring the message. They sincerely hope you can join them for this special day.
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Committee Days/Nights:
The dates for Committee Days and Nights are as follows:
August 23 - Committee Night (6:30 pm-Marion First)
December 10 - Committee Day (9:30 am - Marion First)
March 4 - Committee Day (9:30 am - Marion First)
May 9 - Committee Night
(6:30 pm - Marion First)
Your committee clerk will be in touch with you soon with details for
starting the new committee year.
Pastor Gathering:
The next Pastor Gathering will be held on September 15 from 10-11:30 am at West River Friends. All Pastors are invited!
Other upcoming dates for Pastor Gatherings are:
*October 27 - Pastor Gathering at Bethel Friends
*November 15 - Pastor Gathering on Zoom
*December we will have the annual Pastor Christmas Dinner (Date/Place…TBA)
*January is the Mid-Winter Pastor/Spouses retreat at Clifty Inn.
Dates are January 27-29.
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Family Camp is just what it sounds like… a time for the whole family to spend together at Quaker Haven. The camp is over Labor Day weekend, September 2-5. There will be instruction for all ages, plenty of free time to enjoy the camp, and lots of Quaker Haven fun. Contact IYM CE Clerk, Janis Sizelove, for details. (janissizelove@gmail.com or 765-661-2894)
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From the Advancement Committee:
Friends, we've made it to the middle of August. Wow! Summer sure is in a hurry to finish up. Let's be praying for folks starting up school, preparing for harvest, gearing up for IYM committees, etc. As we go through endings and beginnings we are blessed to have Jesus Christ our Lord right beside us through everything. So, we are starting our fundraising efforts in support of the 2024 IYM budget. We have received $8,600, along with $12,700 in pledges -- we are grateful for the $21,300 raised since IYM sessions. If you have questions about why we are raising these funds, any fundraising suggestions for us, or you'd like us to offer any training/guidance for raising funds, let us know. We are happy to work along with you, and we need your engagement in this effort. Give damon a call at 517-204-5348 if we can serve you in some way.
Below is the 2023 budget information.
$ 120,422.68 Cash Received
$ 500.00 Pledged
$ 120,922.68 Total
Below is the 2024 budget information.
$ 8,600.00 Cash Received
$ 12, 700.00 Pledged
$ 21,300.00 Total
From the Christian Service Committee:
We are in the midst of folks dealing with great needs such as loved ones struggling with being anxious, overwhelmed and/or defeated, and doubting. Please share with us how your church is caring for folks. How are you serving your church and community? We will offer these stories with all of IYM to encourage and motivate and provide some guidance. Keep serving well dear friends. The church is the answer for healing our ailing world. As children of God and followers of Jesus Christ, our mission is before us. Share your stories, ask us to come meet with your church to dream and mobilize once you have direction -- contact damon at dseacott@gmail.com or give a call if you'd rather just talk about it: 517-204-5348.
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Upcoming Events:
August 23, Committee Night @ Marion First Friends; 6:30 pm
September 1, Workshop on Worship @ Maple Run Friends; 6:30 pm
September 2-5, Family Camp @ Quaker Haven
November 5, Growing Young Workshop @ Maple Run Friends: 9 am-3 pm
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Good Morning,
I thought it appropriate, today, to take a look at some of the Queries for Spiritual Growth found
in Faith and Practice (starting on page 40). Perhaps it would be good for you to spend some time with these in your Sunday School class, small group, or with your children or spouse this week.
Sacramental Living
Do you seek to live in constant communion with Jesus Christ? Do you partake of the Bread of Life and find refreshment in the Living Water, which is found in Jesus Christ alone? Do you experience baptism with the Holy Spirit, allowing every part of your life to come under the transforming influence of Christ's power, truth, and love? Do you recognize that this life is found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and does not depend on any ritual, ceremony, or outward observance?
As you consider these questions, consider also this passage from the book of John (chapter 7, verses 37-39):
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
May these words from the Holy Scriptures and your thoughts from the queries bring about the transformation we all seek. May we be moved, even more, into the likeness of Jesus Christ!
-Pat Byers
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