The Church Bell

144 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068

Office: 973-226-5970

Worship: 11:00 am

www.roseland.umcchurches.org

Roseland United Methodist Church January/February 2016

Jan, 1 will lead off 131 days of continual prayer for the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (#UMCGC), which meets May 10-20, 2016 in Portland.

Pray diligently and with thanksgiving.– Colossians 4:2

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Thank you for your willingness to prayfor the unity, witness and mission of the churchon January 1.The Greater New Jersey Conference begins praying in a few hours. Prayer is powerful, and we are a praying church. There will be GNJ clergy and laity praying around the clock starting at midnight. Your prayers will bless the church and the world. We have more than 337 congregations participating.

Together we will pray for the unity of United Methodists and our witness and mission in the world. Thank you for your participation.

Beverly and I wish you a blessed New Year.
John Schol, Bishop

The United Methodist Church

Greater New Jersey

New Year’s resolutions

Three personal resolutions for 2016:

“The first two come from Jesus,”

Ridley said, “and would be a great

resolution for all of us. I resolve, in

2016, ‘to love the Lord my God with

all that I am, and my neighbor as

myself.’

“To say it just a little differently: in

2016, ‘I will love the Lord my God

with all that I am, and I will love my

neighbor – all other people – as the

precious child of God each one of

them is.’ “The other resolution is from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and is

the Golden Rule: ‘I resolve, in 2016,

in everything to do to others as I

would have them do to me.’

“Lord, you give us this New Year,

2016, a gift of time, in which we

can give ourselves to being the best

‘me’ each of us can possibly be,

and the most like Jesus each of us

can possibly be.”

Poet Douglas Ridley of

Cambridge, MD

From Noiseletter

TOGETHER, WE EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN CRISIS SO THEY CAN OVERCOME FORMIDABLE OBSTACLES.

Human Relations Day is January 17, 2016

Turn on the news or drive around the outskirts of your town and you will find what Jesus called “the least of these.” Those living in the margins of society, struggling to survive. People like:

· An immigrant teenager in Texas’ poorest county, being recruited by a local gang

· A father struggling for sobriety in Little Rock, Arkansas

· An Oklahoma woman recently released from incarceration looking for work

Over and over Jesus served people like this, embracing them. And that’s what we want to model as the people of The United Methodist Church. To continue the ministry of Jesus we established Human Relations Day as a Special Sunday that calls all of our churches to participate in helping all God’s children to realize their potential. To give by mail:

Send checks to: GCFA
P.O. Box 340029
Nashville, TN 37203
Please put name of Sunday in note section.

Hallo-Ween Food Drive

was a success. The donations were picked up in time for Christmas.

January Birthdays

Monday, 4th Jack Shea

Friday, 8th Jeff Lubnow

Tuesday,12th Wesley Lubnow

Thursday, 28th Robin Lubnow

February Birthdays

Friday, 5th Nancy Cole

Saturday, 6th Aaron Rodriguez (Sheri's)

Tuesday, 9th Parker Lubnow

Saturday, 20th Arthur Schweinberg

Saturday, 20th Ted Mayer

Thursday, 25th Zoey Klein

Saturday, 27th Dylan Skala

Saturday, 27th Casey Cole

February Baptism Anniversary

Tuesday, 9th Nicholas Cole Isphording

Saturday, 13th Parker Thomas Lubnow

Scripture Reading: The message in the Sunday worship service is based on the following scripture verses in February. If you would like to read these selections ahead of time it would be helpful.

January

Lectionary Readings

January 3rd Epiphany Sunday

Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12

January 10th Baptism of the Lord

First Sunday After the Epiphany

Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29

Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

January17th Second Sunday After the Epiphany

Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11

January 24th Third Sunday After the Epiphany

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19

1 Corinthians 12:2-31a Luke 4:14-21

January 31st Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30

February

Lectionary Readings

February 7th Transfiguration Sunday

Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-36

February 14th First Sunday in Lent

Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13

February 21st Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35

February 28th Third Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9

Calendar

3(Sunday) 11:00am Epiphany Sunday

Holy Communion

5(Tuesday) 7:00 am Morning Prayer

10(Sunday) 11:00am Baptism of the Lord

First Sunday After Epiphany

12(Tuesday) 7:00am Morning Prayer

17(Sunday) 11:00amSecond Sunday After Epiphany

18(Monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Day

19(Tuesday) 7:00 am Morning Prayer

24(Sunday) 11:00am Third Sunday After Epiphany

26(Tuesday) 7:00am Morning Prayer

31(Sunday) 11:00am Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

Meeting dates TBA

Calendar

1(Tuesday) 7:00 am Morning Prayer

7(Sunday) 11:00am Transfiguration Sunday

Last Sunday after Epiphany/Holy Communion

9(Tuesday) 7:00 am Morning Prayer

10(Wednesday) Ash Wednesday

14(Sunday) 11:00am First Sunday in Lent

16(Tuesday) 7:00am Morning Prayer

21(Sunday) 11:00am Second Sunday in Lent

23(Tuesday) 7:00 am Morning Prayer

28(Sunday) 11:00am Third Sunday in Lent

29(Monday) Leap Day

Prayer Request

Josephine, Maria (heart failure), David Williams, Barbara, Brian, Jake, Sue and her family, Sister Carol Jaruszewski, Kim, Miyun, our children and grandchildren. Lois Meisinger, Mercier family, Carla Carter, Saint Joie Roselene, GNJAC and our district, Joan, Mitchell & Matthew(Cystic Fibrosis), Mary, Eric, Bill, Susan, Deja Rodriguez, Ambrosia Rodriguez, Ivy, Georgina Singlewitch (Breast Cancer Treatment), Debra, Richard & Joan South, Martha & Larry Kenney, Irene Walsh's daughter, Wendy's friend Linda (for Health), David, Obasi Family

*Please update the church office on any changes

to the prayer list.

1. Who was killed by a wet blanket?

2. In the parable of the Prodigal Son, what portion would the son have received?

Quiz Answers: go to page 6

February 10th

Imposition of ashes will be offered from 7:30pm to 8:30pm.

Please use the front door.

God’s kids say & do

the funniest things

What happened to Lot’s wife when

she looked back?”

“She was turned into a pillar of

salt,” little Sally answered.

“And what did Lot do?” the

teacher asked.

“He looked around for a fresh

wife,” Sally replied.

—via Rev. Dr. Ken Curtis Fallon, NV

A Sunday school teacher asked his

class of third-graders, “What were

the final three words Jesus said on

the cross?”

A little boy waved his hand

frantically, declaring “I know! I know!”

Then, with a loud Southern accent,

he exclaimed: “Forrgivve and

forrgitt!”

The teacher later said his laughter

was so uncontrollable he had to

dismiss the class immediately.

—Columnist Smiley Anders,Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

How do you share your love with your neighbor on this day?

Bloopers that gnash the teeth

A misspelling on a church’s

video screen at Christmastime

produced what might be called “The

Geometrist’s Hymn”: “Angles We

Have Heard on High.”

—via Rev. Dr. Karl R. Kraft Dover, DE

Welcome ------

Rainbow is back after the Holiday Season!

Jokes pastors can tell

The local news station was

interviewing an 80-year-old lady

because she had just gotten married

for the fourth time. The interviewer

asked her questions about what it

felt like to be marrying again at 80,

and then about her new husband’s

occupation.

“He’s a funeral director,” she

answered.

The newsman then asked her if

she wouldn’t mind telling him a

little about her first three husbands

and what they did for a living.

She paused for a few moments,

needing time to reflect on all those

years. A smile came to her face and

she answered proudly, explaining

that she had first married a banker

when she was in her 20’s, then a

circus ringmaster when in her 40’s,

and a preacher when in her 60’s,

and now – in her 80’s – a funeral

director.

The interviewer looked at her,

quite astonished, and asked why

she had married four men with such

diverse careers.

“I married one for the money, two

for the show, three to get ready, and

four to go,” she replied.

—via Joyce Keyser

Quiz Answers:

1. Benhadad (2 Ki 8:15)

2. A third (Deut 21:17; Luke 15:12)

Church Staff

Pastor: Rev. Hee Duk Lee

Rainbow Child Care Center

Preschool Director: Mary Collito

Admin. Assistant: Sheri Sanchez

Music/Organist: Wendy Large and

Martha Kenny

Roseland United

Methodist Church

144 Eagle Rock Avenue

Roseland, NJ 07068-1320

January/February 2016