Reflections
  What a joy it was to honor Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Tiger Cub Scouts and their leaders – pat and present. There were about 40 past and present scouts and leaders in our worship service. Today, February 8, is the 100th birthday of the scouting movement. Happy Birthday, Scouts!
  Something to think about —
In her book, Contagious Joy, Barbara Johnson writes: “So much of the time our prayers are only pleas for help. God welcomes those needy prayers, but just as any parent gets tired of hearing, ‘Please, please, please!’ so does God. And of course we know to thank God for all the blessings he has bestowed on us. He likes to hear words of gratitude as well. But the thing most of us probably forget to do is simply to praise God – to say, ‘Yea, God!’ now and then to cheer him on and let him know we admire him and respect him.
  “After all, God made us in his image, and since we like to hear applause, that must mean he does, too! When’s the last time you prayed simply to praise God?”

Birthday’s this week:
            Seth Hoffman, February 7
            Jim Westrick, February 7
            J. T. Hemdal, February 9
            Barb Snell, February 9
            Devon Stacy, February 10
            David Walasinski, February 10
            Sara Irwin, February 11
            Cooper Buhl, February 11
            Chip Westrick, February 11
            Ruth McCully, February 13

Anniversary’s this week:
            Doug and Diane Steinman, February 9

On the “Prayer Wall” (February 8): Reinhart family on the death of baby, Ava. Zee Adams. Tammy Douge’s son. Veronica Moore. Marie Tam. Alice Ventura. Pat Kelley. Jerry Barnes. Beth Didario. Libby Gill. Cindy Iamele. Mary Schultz. John Demming. Julie Schwartz. Jennie Whitmill. Emily Edwards. Dorothy Mitchell. John Wittkop.

  Prayer requests from Sunday, February 7: Celebrated the 100th birthday of Boy Scouts of America. Jenna Bradley was hospitalized. Tom Bradley, Jim’s father, was been hospitalized. Vaughn Massingill’s brother, Ron, is hospitalized. Lois Eicholtz, Doug’s mother, Bailey’s grandmother, fell and broker her upper arm. Bob Clark requested prayers for administrative assistant, Cindy, who underwent surgery. Sandy Wenburg requested prayers for Keri Secor, as she undergoes treatments. Mae Driy, Louise Proctor’s mother. Continued prayers for Craig Ringbloom’s father; Mike Tyler; Emily Edwards.
  Please be sure to check the prayer wall each week.

Fun and Fellowship
Fun and Fellowship event – Next Sunday, February 14 at 5:30 p.m. We will be having a Valentine Dinner. There is a sign-up sheet in the fellowship hall. If you have questions, please contact Don and Sandy Wenburg.

Summer Camp
Thinking about sending your child to summer camp, or going yourself? Kathy Leslie has all the camp materials. Contact her if you are interested. Scholarships are available.

THREE SIMPLE RULES
  Another class is forming for the study of “Three Simple Rules – Do No Harm, Do Good, Stay in Love with God.” These “simple rules” of John Wesley are central to our faith as Christ’s followers.
  This six session study will be held on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 beginning Tuesday, February 23 and running until March 30.
  If you are interested, please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board or contact Pastor Doug. In order to provide necessary materials, please sign up by February 15.

GIVING RECORDS
Giving records for 2009 are available; they may be found on the glass case in the narthex.

CALENDER OF ACTIVITIES
Today             6:45  Chime Choir rehearsal
Tuesday         7:00   Choir rehearsal
                        8:00   Administrative Board
Wednesday   7:30   “Three Simple Rules” class
Thursday        7:30   United Methodist Women packing Valentine Boxes
Saturday        6:00   Movie Club @ Rothrock Theater (12555 Dixon); “Amazing Grace.”

Next Sunday at 5:30 is the Fun and Fellowship Valentine Dinner.

COMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 – Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesdays during Lent, 6:30 – Soup and Spiritual Enrichment programs begin
Saturday, February 21, 9:00 – United Methodist Women’s breakfast/program
Saturday, February 27, 8:00 – United Methodist Men’s breakfast

Plan now – Saturday, March 27 is Boy Scout Troop 511 Spaghetti Supper, here at the church.

Sunday, February 14: Breathing With God
                        Luke 9: 28-36; II Corinthians 3: 12 – 18; Exodus 34: 29-35
The disciples had been stunned by this experience of the transfiguration. It took them some time to recover from the shock of what they had experienced and catch their breath. However, for us, the end of the story is different. We know what it means to breathe with God. We’ve had time to get used to the fact that Jesus is Lord. We are beginning to understand the significance of his suffering, death and resurrection. Take a deep breath – “Are you breathing with God?”

Blessings for your week,