Leesburg UMC
January Newsletter
January 6, 2008
Welcome to 2008!
After the busy Advent season, Mike and Aletta took a week off for a well deserved vacation. Mike will be back in the pulpit today, January 6th. In his absence, Rev. Ken Mansfield filled in for Pastor Mike last Sunday. Not only did Pastor’s Mike and Aletta go on vacation, but the choir also took a week or two off for some well deserved R and R. However, it was a delight to have Pastor Ken lead us in worship as he again gave a very inspiring message. Thank you, Ken and Nancy, for being with us last week.
After church, several of us stayed to take down the decorations. Today, we will get back into our “regular schedule” of having a service followed by Sunday school.
This month's planned activities
Today, January 6, Pastor Mike will again be in the pulpit. As it is the first Sunday of the month, we will have communion. Hopefully, enough choir members will be back in town for the choir to sing on the 13th. On the 20th, we will have Praise Sunday and at this time, plans are being finalized for this service. Pennies Sunday will occur on the 27th at our regular service. Pastor Mike is also working on the Ash Wednesday service that will be held on Feb. 6th at 7:00 in the sanctuary.
Because we cancelled two weeks in succession due to the weather, the Sunday school class will continue the study of “A Christmas Carol” in January. It is interesting to note that Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” was written in 1846 when Christmas was basically not celebrated anymore. After this book was published and circulated, Christianity was once more revived and people in Europe began to celebrate Advent and Christmas. Come to Sunday school and discover the prevalence of this book.
These committees are scheduled to meet this month: Vision; Finance/Trustee; and Nominations.
We will provide food and drinks for Tim Polk’s January 28th (Monday) Sale in Leesburg and also provide the same for Dennis Polk’s March 7th (Friday) and March 8th (Saturday) Sale in New Paris.
As many of you know, most of the equipment and items that is used for the sales are stored at Dennis Polk’s in New Paris. Therefore, this month we will need to transport the equipment back to Leesburg for the Jan. sale. This part of the sale will take place on Saturday, January 19th at 9:00 am. Then, on the following Saturday, January 26th, we will need to unload the equipment and set up the kitchen for the sale that will begin on Monday, January 28th at 9:30 am. Workers need to be at Tim Polk’s building at 8:00 to get the food ready for sale. Tear down will be done at the end of the one day sale. Thursday, January 17th, we will need people to meet at the Lion’s Club at 9:00 am to make Sloppy Joes for both sales. Friday, January 25th, we will again meet at the Lion’s Club to make the soup.
The famous sign-up sheets will be out on Sunday, January 13th along with the “Pop Board”.
December Angels
Our “new” snow blower that was given to the church last year was put to the test this past month. Ron West and Jim Hearn “played” with the snow blower then used the old fashion snow shovels to clean off the front porch and steps of the parsonage. Others have also cleaned the same area again and again after each snow. Lori Everest and/or some Everest have cleaned the parking areas. Thank you to all who have taken the time to make the church property safer to use.
Wow! What a difference a lot of tender loving care, paint and plaster can make to pantry. One day the entire pantry was sitting all over the kitchen – the next day the kitchen was empty and the pantry was reorganized. The musty smell is gone and it will be real easy to go to the pantry to pick up whatever is needed for the Polk Sales. Thanks to the kitchen angels, who ever you are, for putting the pantry together again.
Thanks to the Poinsettia team: The Jim Hearn’s, Hayes’, Pastor Mike, Ken Mounsey and Linda Schrader and anyone else I might have forgotten for meeting at 7:30 am on a Saturday morning to unload and place the poinsettias in the sanctuary. Also, a very big thank you to Jojo Sheler for helping to water the 50 poinsettias during the Advent season.
And a big special thanks to my personal angel, Al Hayes, who did a lot of extra things to help out at the church (and home) as I completed the church directory along with the usual bulletins, etc. for the 5 services in December.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
01 Kristine Paton
02 Kim Bledsoe
03 Nicole & Jim Bishop
04 Betty Hetler
05 Jerry Davis
06 Cricket & Maxine Kemmerer
12 Wally & Virginia Huffman (65)
14 Robin Watters
14 Jenny Williamson
17 Nicole Smoker
17 Darren Fugett
17 Maxine Herrald
22 Jon Ciula
24 Wally Huffman
25 Ellsworth Everest
26 Waneta Bishop
. . Randy Hesser
27 Jim & Verlyn Hearn
. . Bob & Helen Smoker
. . Jerry & Electa Davis
27 Jerry Kammerer
29 Nicole Bishop
Cooks Corner
How to Freeze Pies
With the upcoming Polk Sales, you may want to bake up pies ahead of time and freeze them.
To safely freeze fruit pies:
Unbaked:
Prepare as usual only add extra thickening (1/2 Tbs. of cornstarch or 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour for each pie) and do not vent top crust. Tray-freeze until firm. To prevent sogginess, brush the bottom crust of fruit pies with egg white before adding the filling. Before freezing, wrap pies and cheesecakes securely in several layers of plastic wrap, followed by a layer of aluminum foil.
Baked:
Prepare and bake as usual. Cool completely. Wrap airtight in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Label and freeze.
Pies That Do Not Freeze Well:
Custard pies, meringue pies and cream pies. They will be watery and separate after thawing.
Maximum Storage Time at 0ºF
Baked fruit and pecan type pies-can be frozen for 6 months.
Thawing:
It is much better to freeze a fruit pie before baking than after — the texture suffers substantially if frozen after cooking. If you must, thaw it at room temperature for about three hours, and then crisp it in a 450°F (235°C) oven for about 20 minutes.
If you can freeze the pie before baking it, don’t defrost it when the time comes. Bake it unwrapped at 425°F (220°C) for 15 to 20 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F (175°C) for the remainder of the cooking time. The total baking time will be about 20 minutes longer than for an unfrozen pie.
Berry pies and peach pies will have to cook significantly longer because the freezer breaks down the cells of the fruit and the liquid leaches out. Therefore, there is more liquid in the pies that have to cook into syrup.
Thank You’s
Ron and Janet Buchholz wish to thank the LUMC congregation for their thoughts and prayers during Janet’s sister, Joanne Foster’s hip replacement. They also wish to thank you for your cards, calls and prayers and dinner that was prepared for them after Janet’s brother funeral.
Al and I were frankly shocked when Sandy Diehl gave us a gift certificate at the Christmas Eve Service. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. We thank you for your thoughtfulness and warm friendship that you bestow on us.
Al and Norma Hayes
The Care Bears ministry does work. I recently received a phone call from Danielle Robison, a new resident in Leesburg. She received a bear from a member of our church that “Blew her away”. She had a granddaughter who was born in Sept. Winnifer was born in the 28th week of pregnancy and weighed 19 oz. who is also know as “Minnie Winny”. Danielle said the bear “made her year”.
2008 Church Directory Corrections:
Max Anglin was inadvertently left out of the directory this year.
Marguerite Buckingham’s phone number is placed in front of John Buhrt’s name in some books.
Lois Kunce, not Waneta Bishop, is the secretary for Prisca this year.
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9 (Wed.) Prisca at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall; Helen Smoker Hostess
10 (Thurs.) Bible Study at 10:00 am at Grace Village
Choir Practice at 5:30 pm
Lion's Dinner at 7:00 pm
14 (Mon.) Vision Committee at 6:30 pm in Fellowship Hall
15 (Tues.) Finance/Trustee's at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall
16 (Wed.) Dorcas Circle at 9:00 am in Fellowship Hall
Bible Study at 6:30 pm in Fellowship Hall
17 (Thurs.) Make Sloppy Joes at 9:00 am at the Lion's Building
Bible Study at 10:00 am at Grace Village
Choir Practice at 5:30 pm
19 (Sat.) "Pack-up" Polk sale equipment at 9:00 am at Dennis Polk's at 6 & 15
20 (Sun.) Praise Sunday
21 (Mon.) Nominations Committee at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
23 (Wed.) Leesburg Traveler's at 11:30 am
Bible Study at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall
24 (Thurs.) Bible Study at 10:00 am at Grace Village
Choir Practice at 5:30 pm
25 (Fri.) Make soup at 9:00 am at the Lion's Building
26 (Sat.) "Set-up" Day for the Polk Sale at 9:00 am at Tim Polk's in Leesburg
27 (Sun.) Pennies Sunday and Donations for local missions
28 (Mon.) POLK SALE 8:00 am for workers; sale starts at 9:30 am
30 (Wed.) Bible Study at 6:30 pm in Fellowship Hall
31 (Thurs.) Bible Study at 10:00 am at Grace Village
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