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September 2010
● 109 E. 14th Street ● Davenport, IA 52803 ● Phone 563.324.5278 ●
September 12th 9:45 a.m. in Fellowship Hall
“Tell The Story” Breakfast will be served
Adult Sunday School classes will resume (if you’d like to join an Adult Sunday School class, Pastors George and Ron or Beth Martin
can assist you in finding a class)
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Bible presentation Sept. 12th 3-year old (Fellowship Hall)
3rd grade (during worship services) Contact Beth Martin for details
at 324-5278 or [email protected]
FINANCIAL UPDATE A monthly financial report for St. John’s and for The Center is now available in the church office. Stop by during the week to pick up a copy.
ADULT FELLOWSHIP By Louise Henry
Adult Fellowship will meet at twelve Adult Fellowship will meet
at twelve noon Wednesday, September 1, 2010 in the church parlor for a potluck lunch. Following lunch we will have a program to be presented by Marguerite Holzworth and Eleanor Mooney on “Who wrote the hymns”. Please bring a main dish, vegetable, salad or dessert to share. Also, bring your own table service.
STAFF CONTACT LIST
(Pastors, Lay Employees and Volunteer Staff)
George White, Senior Pastor, ext. 203
Ron Carlson, Associate Pastor, ext. 204
Pennie Cady, Financial Secretary, ext. 205
Linda Clark, Office Manager, ext. 202
Naomi Copeland, Ministry Assistant, ext. 201
Steve Ernst, Director of Jesus Country Worship, ext. 210
Linda Hoppe, Director of Living Faith! Worship, ext. 212
Mitzi Harris, Organist, ext. 214
Pennie Kellenberger, Director of The Center and Youth Outreach, ext. 306 [email protected]
Beth Martin, Director of Children and Family Ministries, ext. 231
Dave Meumann, Director of Music and Media Ministries
Jamie Nielsen, Youth Small Groups
Michael Slininger, Director Youth Ministries, ext. 233
Glenn Wilkerson, Building Superintendent, ext. 208
On the web: www.stjohnsumc-dav.com
E-mail: [email protected]
One Church, Many Worship Opportunities
(Sanctuary of church, unless otherwise noted)
Classic worship (traditional) Sundays @ 8:30 a.m.
Living Faith! worship Sundays @ 9:45 a.m. (The Center)
Celebration worship @ 11 a.m.
The Edge Youth worship Sundays @ 6 p.m.
Jesus Country worship Saturdays @ 5:30 p.m.
SkateChurch (skaters) Fridays @ 6 — 10 p.m. at The Center
SkateChurch (bikers) Saturdays 5 —9 p.m.
at The Center
The Church Office will be
closed on Monday,
September 6th for the Labor Day Holiday
The Foundation of St. John's United Methodist Church wish to thank the following members for their contributions to the Birthday Fund in July and August: Frances Carroll, Carl Dailey, Dixie Harrington, Sara Hartsack, Laura Lang, Lillian Peltier, Janice Thompson, Rose Zemanek, Jean Arlene Bess, Robert
Blackburn, John Helming, Ruth Lounsberry, Gary Smith and Forest Storm.
SEARCHING by Pastor George
A pastor, at our sister church in Clinton, wrote a church editorial about “Change and the Unchangeable”. Bobb Barrick observed, “Technology and circumstances change but our basic needs as human beings remain the same.” I thought he was right on target. Even though we are sur-rounded by a swirl of changes, our basic needs are con-stant. There is not any gap between us and Bible times.
Christian leader, John R.W. Stott suggests that people are looking for three things: first, TRANSCENDENCE. People are looking for spiritual solutions and are willing to hear about God, faith and mystery. They may resist organized religion, but real spirituality is attractive. Stott says the sec-ond thing people are looking for is SIGNIFICANCE. Peo-ple want their lives to count. News programs feature folks who are “Making a difference.” People are hungry for meaning. The third desire is for COMMUNITY. We want a sense of belonging. Even in tough economic times, may folks give up high paying jobs in exchange for a better quality of life.
Regardless of our political opinions, family background, income level, age or education, we seek this trio of Tran-scendence, Significance and Community. We are hungry for a real relationship with God and with others. So are our neighbors, co-workers, friends and relatives. What Christ offers feeds us where we hunger and quenches our deep-est thirsts. We need to share our faith with humility, dili-gence, enthusiasm and clarity. People are already search-ing for what we have to offer.
Pastor George and Pastor Ron begin a four-week sermon series entitled “What If”. Don’t forget if you miss a message or want to revisit a message you heard, the weekly messages are uploaded to the St. John’s
website at: www.stjohnsumc-dav.com click on media.
PIECES OF GRACE I There are many things going on here at St. John’s all of the time. I sometimes struggle to keep up
with what is happening. I know that many who read this are shaking their head up and down as they read these words. As a pastor who has not been doing this for long, I struggle with how best to communicate with those that need to know what I have to offer.
There was time here at St John’s when the weekly bulletin and Tidings were the same. At some point they became separate. Now we have two services with no bulletins and a monthly Tidings. For me neither a newsletter nor a bulletin is effective for communicating. I send a devotional email every week that is only opened by about one quarter of the people who receive it. I have a web log that is only seen by a few people. We operate a video system and a web page for the church and still I have not been able to find the best way to communicate so people receive the knowledge that I have for them.
It seems that whatever solution I try I miss more people than I hit. Before I get too caught up in this I usually realize that I am not alone. The Hebrew Bible is filled with communication failures. The Good News is that despite all of our flaws and all of our short comings Jesus did come and did effectively bring his message of love. The bad news is that some people did not hear or learn what Jesus had for them. Until we are all perfected we will deal with shortcomings such as communication failure. All we can do until then is keep trying. Until next time…
Grace and Peace, RON
Ya'll come and help us kick off our fall events at Jesus Country on September 11th. We will celebrate with an outdoor service at 5:30 in the parking lot on the east side of the church. This is a fellowship night and instead of the usual pot-luck, we will have a meal prepared by St. John's United Methodist Women. It is a fund raiser to support Bidwell Riverside in Des Moines; one of the UMW's state projects. Bidwell Riverside takes in homeless women and chil-dren, has a child development center, and an emergency food pantry. They have been severely hit with flooding this spring and really need our help. So please come and join us for a spiritually enriching time followed by fun, food and fellowship.
SEPTEMBER CELEBRATION MEAL by Carl and Bonnie Boehl, Lay Leaders
September 19, 2010 Maid Rites, Baked beans, Whipped Cream and Jell-O salad, Dessert Immediately following celebration worship service in Fellowship Hall (Upper Level) Interested in participating in Choir or Handbells?
Contact Dave Meumann at 324-5278 to learn more information...beginners welcome!
CONGRATULATIONS NEWLY MARRIED
Jessica Hart and Greg Gladfelter married August 7th; Jodi Slyter and Luke Erichsen and Paige Danielson and Bradley VanOpdorp married August 14th
RECENTLY BAPTIZED
Rowan Elizabeth Bestold daughter of Josh and Lynn Bestold baptized July 25th
INGATHERING by Wanda Cover
Our annual ingathering is in full swing! So far we have collected nearly 500 items for school kits and health kits, but we still need over 800 more items. We already have all the pencils, crayons, erasers, and bar soap that we need … thank you! We do still need all other items, es-pecially paper (8 ½ X 11 ruled pads or loose leaf), blunt tip scissors, and hand-held pencil sharpeners. Please continue to bring items and place them in the large bin near the welcome center (Perry Street Entrance). We will collect items through the end of September, then Boy Scout Troop 6 will assemble the kits. Thanks for your support!
FOOD PANTRY by Sharon Imming
School clothes are bought, supplies are in the backpacks and school has started. Now is the time to turn our thoughts to the hungry and less fortu-
nate. By St. John’s and God’s people helping each month with one item, we could have less and less people going hungry.
We didn’t make the goal of 500 items for July; but we did collect 433 items. August counts was 379. Food pantry needs: Jell-O, fruit cups, small can fruit, oatmeal pack-ets, small pancake mix, toothpaste, toothbrushes, micro-wave popcorn, and paper towels.
September 18th/19th is the next food pantry weekend. Let’s fill the baskets to overflowing. St. John’s you can do it and you will feel much better knowing you helped a family, child or individual.
BOY SCOUT NEWS by Wanda Cover
Wow … what a way to wrap up the summer, with the National Jamboree at Fort A P Hill, VA. Three scouts from Troop 6 attended, along with Scoutmaster Harold Cover. En route to Virginia, the Jamboree Contingent visited the battlefield at Gettysburg, PA, and saw many sights in Wash-
ington, DC. They experienced Sunday morning service at the National Cathedral, and attended a huge Methodist ser-vice at the Jamboree. Activities at Jamboree included climbing, rappelling (including a simulated rappel from a helicop-ter), and “Camp Thunder”, a new shotgun shooting activity with varied targets. Since shooting sports are Harold’s spe-cial interest, he was very excited about Camp Thunder. Because it was also the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America, there were many, many commemorative items given away. Closing ceremonies were spectacular, with a great talk by Mike Rowe of the TV show Dirty Jobs, skits, bands, and fireworks. Those of us who were left behind were happy to watch the closing via webcast … it was almost like being there! The weather was good, and it was a safe, fun trip. The participants are already talking about the next National Jamboree that will be held 3 years from now at the new and permanent location in West Virginia.
Our August campout was in Muscatine. Since the Cedar River was above flood stage we had to cancel our plans for canoeing, but we still had fun and a very relaxing campout.
Please remember our flag placement and Schnuck’s eScrip fund-raisers. Contact Luc Luckenbach or Harold Cover for more information. Thanks for your support and your prayers.
This page created especially for The Edge Youth Ministries
This page created especially for Children & Family Ministries
There will be a workshop for the children's bazaar on September 14th at 9:00 in Fellowship Hall. We have many items to price and a few things to put to-gether. Many hands make light work so we hope a num-ber of you will come to help us. We don't need to know ahead of time, just show up. Thanks in advance.
Children's Bazaar Committee
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
By Linda Jantz
Unit Meeting: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:00 noon in the Parlor
Topic: Human Trafficking
Presenter: Maggie Tinsman
Reservations: Please call Pat Burroughs at 322-8302
It is requested that Circles call Pat with their number of reservations by Sunday evening before the Unit meeting
so that the hostess knows how much food to prepare.
Executive Committee: Conference room at 10:45 a.m.
(Please plan to be there because we have a lot to cover since we haven't met since May.)
September: Love Offering: This offering is taken to our UMW District annual meeting and the District Executive Committee recommends its use to either a specific project of Women's Division or to undesignated giving which supports all of our projects for women, children and youth.
DVAP: Naomi Diapers: Deborah
Hostess: Martha Friendship: Elizabeth
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN’S CIRCLES
Deborah: Tuesday, September 21 @ 7:00
Hostess: Ann Duede, 654 E. Colorado St., Davenport,
Co-Hostess: Marge Sandstoe
Dorcas: Tuesday, September 21 @ 7:00
Hostess: Linda Mowry in the church parlor
Elizabeth: Wednesday, September 15 @ 12:30
Hostess: Jan Thompson in the church parlor
Joanna: Tuesday, September 28 @ 7:00
Hostess: Vera Hansen, 9884 200th St., Davenport
Co-Hostess: Kathy Byers
Martha: Wednesday, September 15 @ 1:00
Meeting in the North Ridge Party Rom at Ridgecrest
Naomi: Wednesday, September 15 @ 12:00 noon
Hostess: Betty Breaw, 3014 E. 18th St., Davenport
Co-Hostess: Rita Blanchard
The Nominations Committee will begin their work shortly to assemble committees to serve throughout the Church in the upcoming year. Ministry areas such as Missions Com-mittee, Evangelism, History Committee, and Trustees to name a few. If you are interested in serving in a ministry area for St. John’s, please let Pastor George or Pastor Ron know.
If you have a college bound student, please let the Church Office know the students name and their complete address and “start” and “end” date by either calling 324-5278 or e-mailing: [email protected]. The Youth Ministry area keeps in touch with the students that we are aware of college addresses especially at college exam time and throughout the year.
Coming in October to Jesus Country!
Saturday, Oct. 9th
More details will be announced at Jesus Country
The Quad City faith community’s annual CROP Walk will be Sunday, October 3rd beginning and ending at Modern Woodman Park. The CROP walk is a Bi-state hunger walk to raise money to alleviate hunger both locally and world wide. The QC CROP Walk is the oldest walk in Iowa and is a 6 mile, 10K walk. Watch for more details.
Children’s Ministry throughout the year is collecting comic sections of Sunday newspapers for use
with Bible distribution. You may drop off in Beth Martin’s mailbox
in Church Office at any time. Thank you!
Sunday School
Classes will begin
meeting in
September.
To find a class for
you, contact Pastor
George, Pastor Ron
or Beth Martin.
There is one for you!
St. John's members are invited to Michael Goodyear's Eagle Scout Ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 3:00 p.m. The celebration will take place at Bettendorf Presbyterian Church at 1200 Middle Road.
Thank you to all who helped Michael with his Eagle Scout project landscaping and building the retaining wall at the Center.
HOSPITALIZED
AND RELEASED
PRAYER CHAIN
St. John’s United Methodist Church
109 E. 14th Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Monthly Tidings deadline NOON on:
SEPTEMBER 20th (covering all October events)
E-mail your articles to: [email protected]
OUR SYMPATHY
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Permit No. 54
Davenport, IA
Hospitalized as of August 16, 2010
Genesis West: Wil Wright Genesis East: Grant Parrish
Released: Irma Dresselhaus, Tom Smothers, Holli Sanders, Ann Klopp, Hayden Sollars, Dennis Kuehl, Darlene Specht, Lalima Zanzinger, Deb Buchanan, Katelyn Britcher, Louise Henry, Marian Clarke, Ralph Anderson, Gabrielle Leibold, Mort Williams, Eleanor Osher, Dale Copeland, Evalyn Vanzandbergen, and Hazel Mae McGowan
For a complete listing of those in local assisted living centers, please contact the church office. An up-to-date Member Care list is available at the Perry Street entrance or by contacting the church office at 324.5278.
To Pamala Diedrich on the death of her father, Arthur Stoneback on Aug. 14th and to Carolee Stanley and Mari Puls upon the loss of their Aunt.
“The Lord is near to those who call upon Him”
Prayer requests may be called into the Church Office during office hours at 324-5278.