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THE MESSENGER
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THE HOMER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
509 S. Homer Road, Midl and . Michigan 48640
Rev. Robert M. Adams, Pas tor
June, 1973
INTRODUCING
Wha t has s ix legs, wea r s s idebu rn s , diapers,
and p lays the cello? Is nat ive to Michigan and mi grated north to Homer Towns hip this Jun e, eager
to make a hom e and becomepartofa new fe ll owship? It's the Ada ms family - -No, not the scary
one on T .V. - -but a United Methodist family who
will be li ving in the Homer Road parsonage.
Bob is the oas tor. Mary is hi s partne r , and
Erica is the s ma ll one. . It a ll sta rted back in
Albion College where th ese two met a nd mar ri ed.
Mary got her P hT (putting hubby through) by
teachi ng mu s ic while Bob compl e te d his se mina 1·y
degree at Bos ton Univers ity. Mt. Cle mens has
been the ii· home since Bob became Assoc ia te
Pas tor there in 1971.
P lease wave or honk if you sec Bob jogging
by your house with a black and white mull on his
hee ls; or if you see Mary pus hing off some ca lories with the lawn mower in the fr ont yard : o r
E ri ca bobbing along in the ba ck-pa ck. They a t·e
eager to extend the fr ee g ift of fl'iends hip to a ll
who ca ll.
Homer United Me thod ist Chu rch ce lebrates
the g r adua tion of severa l seniors this J une . From
Bullock Ct·eck lligh School we have Mark Busick,
Cindy Holbert, and J a n Sta lter. From Dow High
Schoo l a r e Chri s Ar·thur , Alayne Hogga t·d, Detty
Sanderson and Vickie Wright. We wish th em all
good luc k, God's bless ing and our confi rma tion
of thei r wo rth .
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Summer Church Schoo l got underway June
20th. Classes will be he ld for three year olds
through the seventh g r ades on consecutive Wednesday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a. m .
(excepting July 4th, of course.) Each class wi ll
be taught by a n experienced ch urch school teac her
where the chi ldren wi ll lea rn bas ic Bible knowle dge and parti cipa te in games and c rafts. At
the e nd of thi s year's sess ion th e re will be a
picn ic at Plymouth Park on Augus t 22nd . At
this time mothe r s a nd othe r family m embers are
invited. All area children are encouraged to
attend.
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Perfect atte nda nce during the Spring quartet·
of Sunday School has pa id off for seve t·a l Homer
childre n . Deana Whitman, Ka thy Goldy, Ted
Goldy, Kev in John son, Don Aldri ch, Lori Wyma n and Beth Love- -no absences: Lo r i At·thur
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June , 1973
THE MESSENGER
1 absence and Dennis Mcand Cathy Noykos
Wethy - - two absences, a ll excused. These
boys and girls have earned scholars hip s to the
Methodist Summer Camp of their choice.
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MID YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT
$24,000 needed for one year
$12,000 needed by July 1st.
$11,150 amount r eceived, 7% behind
Note: Summer slack period is upon us.
Recommendations by Finance Committee:
(1) Be careful that we do not get behind by
giving ahead or mailing in .
(2) Everyone able, increase giving by the same
percent we are behind (7%).
A church that has enjoyed the financial success we have had need not burden a new pastor
with such problems.
Leroy Aldrich, Finance Chm.
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We share with you excerpts from a recent
letter from Kermit R. Hainl ey, Executive Director of EAGLE BOYS Village, INC., Hersey,
Michigan 49639 .
"Once again we are asking your help in providing the needed funds to subsidize th e s ummer
program. With increased cost it is essenti a l
that we provide more scholarships for those who
need the help provided here but do not have the
finances to seek that help. Due to increased pressure and lack of time it was deemed necessary
that the Village auction be cancelled.
After consultation with the Village s taff and
contractor it was di scovered that a savings of
fifteen hundred dollars per unit or six thousand
dollars could be realized by divertitlg staff hours
from auction preparation to cabin erection. This
coupled with increased gasoline cost and vehicle
maintenance seemed to dictate that this wa s the
best course of action.
We thank each of you so very much from the
Teds, Bills, a nd Johns for the s upport you have
given, for the opportunities you have provided
and the lives you have helped to change. The
snowball continues to reap dividends. Please help
us to help a boy this year."
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Late June 31, 1973, an unsolicited manuscript was found marked "Messenge r." Here
goes ...
"It's high tim e this messenger gave equal
time to the r.t!al hero of this congregation , th e
church mouse. Hours and hours of work put in
building tunnel networks fo r s natching goodie s
from the kitchen, and not having to mi ss more
than one chorus of the hymn - - How 's tha t for
organization? I only wish the ladies wet·en't so
thorough in keeping the kitch en so clean.
"I saw all the hustle and bustle of movi ng at
the parsonage. Sure am going to mi ss the Robertsons. Hate to have to break in a new fam ily.
Hope they learn fas t. I'm glad they have a dog .
I put that in my reque s t to the Bishop, "no cat. "
Guess I have conne ctions. My only ··egret is that
when all that fancy work was being done on the
parsonage no one thought of my cubby hole. Sure
could use some acoustical tile: . the whole place
rattles when the phone rings.
Br-r-rr-rr-r
ring!
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FROM THE PASTOR'S D.ESK
Dear Ones ,
What an opportunity it is to be writing to you
in our first newsletter. Sometimes newsletters
tend to lose their impact when arriving in a stack
of mail , or worse yet, a s tack of bills. But for
me, and I hope you, it signals yet another chapte r
in our Christian hi s tory together. That's what a
church is organized for - - to make his tory.
If a great inventor sa l down to design a
"history-making mac hine" , what would he do?
Well, he would want the machine to definitely
start off with a good history-making event, you
know - - to prove itself. Our Christian "machine"
certainly meets that bill with th e life-g iving
Easter event.
I suppose the machine ought to have arms
that reach to local , neighborhood centers to start
history and arms extending in big clumps all
round the world. We don ' t do too badly there.
The machine ought to know what kind of history it wants to make. That's easy - - bringing
the me ssage of Je s us to persons; to r elieve
life 's suffering, shortness, fear , loneliness, and
feelings that we don't mea s ure up.
A machine needs energy power. We've got it
- - people power. Experts , and experts in the
making. Experts at caring. Caring on all kinds
of ways with all kinds of ta lents. What better
device for caring could an inventor think of than
another person, a human being?
A history -making machine, constantly on the
move to the center of life ; dismantling the road
blocks as it builds. What an adventure it will be ,
riding with you on our great history- making
machine .
Love and joy,
Bob Adams
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SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Homer United Methodis vs. Jefferson
Street Church of God #2, diamond 10 ,
6:15
July 6 Homer vs. Midland Full Gospel , diamond 10, 6:15
July 12 Hom er vs. Nease Nazarene, diamond
17, 6:15
July 19 Hom er vs. Eash Ashman Church of
God , diamond 4, 6:15
July 26 Homer vs. Calvary Baptis t #2, diamond 17, 6:15
Aug. 2 Homer vs . East Ashm an Church of
God, diamond 2, 6:15
Ball uniforms have been genet·ous ly donated
to the men of the chu rch by Mrs . Rosemary
Horning , proprietor of Lloyd ' s Ma rke t. The
spiffy new outfits are a bright red and white .
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June 8, 1972
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLEASE
Rev. Robert M. Adams, Associ at e Minister of the United Methodist Church
in Mt. Clemens, Michigan was elected to Full Membership in the Detroit Annual
Conference of the United Methodist Church on Wednesday morning, June 7, as the
13lst consecutive session of the conference began in Dawson Auditorium, on the
campus of Adrian College, Adrian Michigan.
He was ordained an Elder of the
United Methodist Church on Thursday evening by Bishop Dwight E. Loder,
Res ident Bishop of the Michigan area of the United Methodist Church.
Rev. Adams is the son of Mr. &Mrs. Charles Adams of Saginaw, Michigan.
He was recommended for a license to preach by the State Street United
Method ist Church in Saginaw in 1969.
Rev. Adams was admitted to Probation-
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a Deacon the same year.
He was graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1964; from Albion
College, Albion Michigan with an A.B. degree in 1968; and from Boston
Univ . School of Theology with a M.Th . degree in 1971.
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Mrs. Adams is the former Mary Ellen Lint, the daughter of Mr. &Mrs.
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Bishop Loder re-assigned Rev. Adams to The United Methodist Church in Mt.
Clemens for the coming year.
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