F E E D GO D ’S C H I L D R E N JUNE JULY 2017
Volume 49, Issue 6
Sunday Worship Services
8:00 Gospel
9:00 Contemporary
10:30 Traditional
Sunday School
9:00 All Ages
10:00 Young Adults
Nursery 8:00-11:30
General Information 2 & 3
Unwillingly Absent In Our Mailbox
4 4
From the Pastor’s Desk 5
Confirmation Class
Growing Room
6
Graduates 7
Natalie Update 8
Missions
Children's Ministry
Birthday’s & Anniversaries
UMW News
Board of Trustees
9
10-11
10
11
Inside this issue:
MEMORIAL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION SUNDAY
JULY 2 10:00 a.m.
WORSHIP UNDER THE TREES
POT LUCK PICNIC TO FOLLOW
Only one service on this day.
Our celebration will be on the Pastor’s front lawn under the shade of the those magnificent trees.
Bring your lawn chair and one for someone without.
Bring 1 covered dish to share. Vegetable, salad or dessert. Picnic will be in Fellowship Hall.
The UMM will cook the meat.
Drinks provided.
Don’t forget your lawn chair!
TOWER
JULY 17-21
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free Lunch at 11:00
www.cokesburyvbs.com/fgtnmemorial Register online,
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UPPER ROOM
The current issue of the Upper Room is now
available for $1.00.
Bus Rides
If you or someone you know needs a ride to
church, please contact the church office at
756-4565.
GENERAL INFORMATION
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday
Church
Monday
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. Quilting
12:00 p.m. Prayer Group
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Youth Group
Thursday
5:00 p.m. MUM’s Café
Friday
Saturday
JUNE CALENDAR
4 10:30 a.m. Confirmation
7 6:00 p.m. UMW Picnic
7 6:30 p.m. Youth Group
9-12 Annual Conference
10 UMW Conference Meeting
11 Senior Trip to Steelville
11 Peace with Justice Sunday
12 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee
13 6:00 p.m. Piece of Mind Quilting
14 6:00 p.m. Trustees
19 7:00 p.m. Church Council
20 4K4 Cancer Group overnight
25 2:00 p.m. Memory Keepers
27 10:00 a.m. Good Read Book Club
28 6:00 p.m. Piece of Mind Quilting
June 2 Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 June 9 Genesis 24:34-38, 42:49,58-67 Psalm 45:10-17 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 June 16 Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 June 23 Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24, Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
JUNE LECTIONARY
June 30 Genesis 29:15-28 Psalm 105:1-11, 45b Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
JULY CALENDAR
2 10:00 Worship Under the Trees
All Church Picnic to follow
4 OFFICE CLOSED
5 9:00 a.m. Good News Team Meeting
5 1:30 p.m. Blood Drive
8 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Bunch
11 6:00 p.m. Piece of Mind Quilting
12 6:00 p.m. Trustees
15 TOWER DEADLINE
17-21 VBS
17 7:00 p.m. UMW Exec. Meeting
23 2:00 p.m. Memory Keepers
25 10:00 a.m. Good Read Book Club
25 6:00 p.m. Piece of Mind Quilting
JULY LECTIONARY
July 6 Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-17, 15
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21
July 13 Genesis 37:1-4, 13-28
Psalm 105:1-6,
16-22, 45b
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33
July 20 Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28
July 27 Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20
June
July Tower
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Pam Brooks Office Assistant [email protected] Alan Berry Praise Choir Director [email protected] Terry Duckett 9:00 Worship Leader [email protected]
Rev. Scott Hall Senior Pastor [email protected] Kelly Farmer Business Administrator [email protected] Dolores Howard Office Administrator [email protected]
Natalie Miller Director of Family Ministries [email protected] Cindy Danieley Children’s Ministries [email protected] Mark Kiser Senior High Director [email protected] Drew Hartenberger Choir Director [email protected]
Preschool Staff Ruth Ann Pope Pre-K Teacher [email protected] Elaine Friend Multi-age Teacher [email protected]
STAFF E-MAILS
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Good Read Book Club We welcome anyone interested in joining us. We meet the last Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. It will be held in the UMW Library, 2nd floor, of Memorial.
Contact Priscilla Kropp, (573)756-1108, for the title of the book of the month.
The Memory Keepers is a
group of fun-loving people
who like to get together
and have a good time.
They play dominos, and
other games, fellowship, and eat. There is
always room for more people who like to
have a good time.
Come, join us JUNE 25 at 2:00 p.m.!
Fellowship Hall
Seniors On the GO!!
June 10. Jimmy Fortune will be in concert at the Meramec Music Theater in Steelville. Tickets are $39 each. There is room for a few more people. Please, we need your reservations. Sign up now before the seats are all gone. First come, first served. The money is due when you sign up to attend.
Only 10 tickets are left! Don’t wait; sign up in the office now!
DEADLINE for sign up is JUNE 1!
BLOOD DRIVE JULY 5
How you can help? Donate blood! Last year we saved 25 LIVES! Challenge your friends to give blood this year. Let’s raise that number of lives saved!
VBS Super Heroes are needed to help with VBS. This year you can register your children for VBS and volunteer to help online. Here is your link!
http://2017.cokesburyvbs.com/fgtnmemorial
Please contact Cindy Danieley if you have questions or can not register online.
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IN OUR MAILBOX
Shout out to Mark Kiser and the youth for bagging corn flakes and crumbs. Over 400 pounds! They bagged fruit snacks too! These items were distributed throughout the community. They were received from Rural Compassion.
Alice Johnson
Thank you for your many acts of kindness during my moms extended illness and passing. I’d like to say thank you for those of you who stepped up to the plate and covered my music and cleaning responsibilities so ably. What a caring and loving church family.
Lovingly,
Earl Peterson
Thank you ~
For supporting the Help the Hungry Concert. Half of the $2,250. love offering was
divided between Help the Hungry and the Back Pack Program.
Alice Johnson
Alice Johnson also says thank you to those who helped with Washington Franklin School Appreciation Week.
Ashbrook Manor
Juanita Cannell
Mary Johnson
St. Francois Manor
Ron Rohn
Southbrook
Fred Sitzes
Faye Morris
The Arbors Martin Johns
Homebound Friends
Dorothy Steinbach
Apt. 110 Oak Tree Villas
3808 W. Truman Blvd. Jefferson City, MO 65109
Diane Blevins
1206 N. Middle St.
Farmington, MO 63640
Becky Halter
302 Vandergriff St.
Farmington, MO 63640
Babe Hulsey
723 Carter St.
Farmington, MO 63640
Jo Doris Dobbs
1655 McCormick Dr. Farmington, MO 63640
Presbyterian Manor
Phyliss Wigger
Fran Horton
George & Phylis McGuire Thelma Bohs
Anita Patt
Helen Sparks Malva Graham
Billie Wunning
Community Manor
Donna Chessebrough
Glen Day Mimi Christopher
Maplebrook
Minnie Cowley
Camelot Manor
Virginia Rickus
UNWILLINGLY ABSENT
Members in the Military Aaron Kiser
If you know of someone in the
military who should be added to this list, please call the office.
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APRIL FINANCIAL & ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Attendance General Budget
Building & Grounds
Communion & Food Pantry
04/02/17 $13,884.00 $70.00 $294.00
04/09/17 $7,500.50 $542.00
04/16/17 $6,503.00 $10.00
04/23/17 $8,428.00 $130.00
04/30/17 $4,449.50 $210.00
Total $40,765.00 $962.00 $294.00
Easter Offering $3,435.00
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK BY REV. SCOTT HALL
Grace and Peace
The summer break is here. College students have finished their finals and soon will be home and working at summer jobs. Their eagerness to get home for the summer may be explained in part by their desire to be where they are known and loved. God is like home. God knows and calls us by name. God embraces us with a circle of people called the church. We may see the presence of God reflected for us in a mother, father, sister or brother, friends, or neighbor. The prophet Micah used the image of the shepherd with the flock to illustrate the presence of God. [He shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord. Micah 5:4] God comes as the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep; their strengths, their weaknesses, their habits. The Good Shepherd calls the sheep by name and invites them to follow with the flock. The sheep will be safe because they have the security of a caring shepherd. Do you hear that Shepherd calling your name? Come, join, be a part of His great flock as we worship together each Sunday.
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Confirmation 2017
On June 4, 2017 at the 10:30 service, three students will be confirmed at Memorial UMC: Juel Culver, Sawyer Mohan, and Arie VanZee.
Sawyer is the son of Glen and Paula Mohan. He attends Farmington Middle School and will enter 7th grade this fall. His hobbies include playing video games, camping, and riding his scooter. Sawyer’s older sister, Grace, was also confirmed at Memorial in 2016. During Confirmation, Sawyer enjoyed talking to Rev. Scott about God and coming together with the other confirmands. He also particularly liked learning about the Great Commission.
Arie is the son of Brad and Sarah VanZee. He attends Farmington Middle School and will enter 8th grade this fall. His hobbies include swimming, being outdoors, and four-wheeling. Arie is also an avid Cubs fan. He decided to attend Confirmation because the rest of his family was confirmed at Memorial. He found it interesting to learn where the Bible came from, and said about Confirmation, “Do it! It’s fun!”
Juel is the daughter of Mark Culver and Nicole Wood. She attends West County
Middle School and will enter 8th grade this fall. Her hobbies include singing,
swimming, and cooking. Her favorite thing about Confirmation was that she was
able to learn more about God and Christianity. When asked what she would like to
tell others about her experience in Confirmation, she encouraged others to try
Confirmation as well.
GROWING ROOM PRESCHOOL GRADUATES
Afternoon class - Mackenzie Bradley, Gracie Smith, and Livy Pullen
Morning Class - Kayden Doss, Trenton Ashburn, Zyler Thomas, Kenley Guzman, Gentry Layton, Claire Glore, Kylee Taylor, Addyson Blankenship, Reid Shubert Not pictured: Grace McDonald
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Alayna Grace Berry
Parents are Alan and Marilyn Berry.
Alayna is graduating from Farmington High School.
School accomplishments include being a delegate to Missouri Girls State and being involved in Academic All State, Choraliers and Cappella Choir, Knightline Dancers, and Student Council. She is a Ballet Arts Center dancer. Alayna attends Memorial UMC and is a member of First Baptist Church in Farmington.
After graduation she plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University to study exceptional child education and dance. She is the recipient of the Leadership Scholarship at SEMO.
Tappen Westbrook
Parents are Yancy and Robin Goggin.
Tappen is graduating from Farmington High School. He has played football and baseball for four years at FHS and basketball for two years. He has also taken several college classes through Mineral Area College.
Tappen plans to attend Central Methodist University in the fall. He has accepted an academic/football scholarship and plans to major in biology.
Jessica Barbour
Parents are Chuck and Julie Smeltzer.
Jessica is graduating from Farmington High School. Her school activities have included volleyball and choir. She participates in Memorial’s youth group.
Jessica plans to attend Mineral Area College to become a dental hygienist.
Brady Robinson
Parents are Connie and Doug Robinson.
Brady is graduating from Mineral Area College.
He plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University and earn a Bachelor of Music in Performance .
Brady attends Memorial and participates in
the praise band during the 9:00 worship
service.
Kathy Wiles
Kathy is the wife of George Wiles and mother of Chelsea and Jackie Wiles.
Kathy is graduating from Mineral Area College’s pharmacy technician program.
School accomplishments include graduating with a 4.0 gpa, completing 20 credits/240 clinical hours, and passing the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE).
Kathy volunteers at Memorial as a multimedia assistant, sound
coordinator for funerals and weddings, and vacation Bible
school volunteer.
Samantha Fugate
Samantha will be graduating from Mineral Area College with an Associate in Science in Nursing degree.
Samantha has been busy working, volunteering at church, and being a mother of three. At Memorial, she is a vocalist for the 9:00 contemporary worship service, helps with MUM’s Café, and serves on the Special Events Committee.
Samantha stated that after graduation she plans to get a job and praise God for all the blessings he
has bestowed upon her.
GRADUATES 2017
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE GRADUATES
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Hello Everyone!
My first month at Memorial has been an exciting one! I’ve been able to meet many of Memorial’s congrega-tion, roam around Farmington, and attend: youth group, choir practice, MUM’s Café, Monday Club, Quilting Club, band practice, Confirmation, even a trustee meeting, and much more. I’m settling in, and to Pam Brooks’ pleasure, 23 days into my time at Memorial, I even managed to decorate my office!
You may be wondering what’s next for me, and what plans and ideas I have for reaching families of our com-munity. This is why I would like to update you all on the hopes and dreams that I have for Memorial and ask for your help in accomplishing the following:
First, I need MUCH prayer support. God’s ear is turned our way, and I believe that if we unite in prayer as a church, that God will speak to us and empower us do mighty things.
Second, I would like to start a hospitality team, whose sole focus is to be welcoming and attentive to the
needs, wants, and desires of newcomers to the church. On June 26 at 6 p.m., we will have an informa-tional meeting in the conference room to discuss the vision and expectations for this team. If you are interested in learning more or helping increase the hospitality at Memorial, please attend this meeting! If you are interested, but unable to attend, please stop by my office, call, or email me for more infor-mation.
Third, this summer, I plan to go on Memorial’s youth trips, sing special music with the youth in our
church, go on a mission trip to Ukraine to be a part of hosting a young adult Christian camp (and give a presentation about it when I get back), make some updates to the fellowship hall, launch our hospi-tality team, and many other things. Then, this fall, I plan to begin a set of small groups.
Fourth, I have learned a lot of names and had some great conversations here at Memorial, but I am still
lacking depth of relationship and insight into all of your lives. I want to know- who would be interest-ed in being a small group leader, going on a mission trip, helping decorate the fellowship hall, or be-ing a part of the hospitality team? Where do you all live? What are your families like? What is your favorite place to eat in town? I want to know you all! Let’s go out to lunch, on a walk, or to a coffee house; show me your homes, your families, and your workplaces. Let’s share life.
Natalie L. Miller, Director of Family Ministries Church phone: (573) 756-4564 ext. 15 Cell phone: (573) 208-6009 Email: [email protected]
AN UPDATE FROM NATALIE, MEMORIAL’S NEW DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES:
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CONVOY OF HOPE
Alice Johnson states, “I feel so blessed to be part of a church that is always willing to help when asked. Deliveries for Rural Compassion come in once a month from Springfield. I would like to thank all the volunteers that have stepped up to help. They unload the truck, sort and help load the vehicles from the various churches that participate, then help unload and carry the items upstairs at our church. Once decided where we could best serve the community, they help deliver. Thank you.”
What do you do with approximately 500 lbs. of loose corn flakes and corn flake crumbs? You ask Mark Kisser and the youth to repackage into smaller packages and distribute to help feed the hungry in our community. What a blessing they have been. Thank you.
Parkland Pregnancy Resource Center
Shared Blessing
A Friends Place
Knight Time Snacks
Dress 2 Impress
If you attend the 10:30 worship service, you know what Children’s Church is. If you attend the 8 or 9:30 services, you may wonder what Children’s Church means.
Cindy Danieley has organized a group of volunteers who take the children out of the sanctuary following Moments with Young Disciples. They go to a classroom & enjoy a snack, a short bible lesson, and sometimes an activity. Think a mini VBS! This gives the children a worship experience on their level, and it gives the parents the opportunity to listen to the sermon without distraction from their children.
Children’s Church is not offered on the first Sunday of each month because of communion.
Currently, these ladies are leading Children’s Church: Cindy Danieley, Ruth
Ann Pope, Alison Sheets, Susan Hedgcorth, Laura Murray, Nancy Petersen,
and Sandy Miller. If you would like to lead a session about once a quarter, let
Cindy Danieley know. It’s fun to really get to know the children this way!
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
1 Mike Schmidt
Robbin Goggins
2 Alan Halley
Marilyn Pilliard
3 Matt Klump
Taylor O'Connor
Allysa O'Connor
5 Bridget Smith
6 Fred Crice
7 Linda Walters
Ed DuMontier
27 Calvin Hayman
28 Karen Hoff
Dudley Pautz
30 Lainey Sanders
Alyssa Hickey
Barbara Hartshorn
9 Kaitlyn Bullard
Darrell Bradley
10 Christine Cooper
12 Judy Sheets
13 Vicky Cleve
Dustin Reed
14 Hilda Bryant
Robin Sales
Jenna Gardner
Larry Mohan
Randall Davis
15 Norma Whitehurst
Norma Young
16 Audrey White
17 Linda Ray
18 Dustin Murray
Glenda Chapman
20 Emily Howard
22 Pam Brooks
Max Roberts
Kary Johnson
23 David Womack
Tom Lacy
25 Rick Cash
Susan Freund
John Gardner
26 Jamie King
Don Wade
3/59 Keith & Ginny Smith 58 yrs.
5 Bill & Joan Thaxton
5 Dustin & Kerri Layton
6 Terry & Sharon Wallace
8 Brian & Sheri Hickey
10 Kevin & Tara Johnson
14 Ryan & Jenny Blankenship
15 C.E. & Bettie Carleton
19 Jim & Ruby Gifford
21 Brian & Donna Gallagher
22/62 Jim & LaDonne Snavely 55 yrs.
24 Aaron & Tina Hampton
28 Mark & Pam Kiser
* 50 + Anniversary
CONGRATULATIONS
29 Judy Whitener
30 Kevin & Rheannon White
30/55 Don & Anna Jean Wade 62 yrs.
30 Karl & Jackie Killion
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MUM’S CAFÉ
EVERY THURSDAY
5:00 P.M.
FREE MEAL
OPEN TO THE
COMMUNITY
Come join us for a great meal
and fellowship.
1 Gary Morris
Shane Morris
2 Mary Scruggs
3 Joanie Rauls
Carmen Pirtle
Sheri Hickey
Montana Krause
Rebecca Hoff
5 Jennifer Harrington
6 Jordan Leftridge
Grace Wilburn
7 Jan Asher
Thelma Bohs
David Womack Jr.
Howard Klepzig
Luke Vogelsang
8 Jane Sullivan
Colleen Cruse
Joey Williams
Denise Luetkemeyer
9 Alison Sheets
Gene Smallen
Anita Lyon
10 Pat Allen
Danny Miller
11 Jim Howard
Grant Hampton
Addyson Blankenship
12 Roy Roberts, III
13 Tom Treaster
Mary Ragsdale
Kourtney Kekec
14 Barbara Tinnin
Grace Mohan
Kerri Layton
Alex Smith
Clay English
Jamie Brune
15 Brian Gallagher
Andrea Contreraas
16 Paige Gallagher
17 Crystal Beck
18 Babe Hulsey
Jayson Scruggs
Ashley Lacy
Kendra Johnson
20 Bryana Allen
22 Debbie Harter
Jim Lyon
Ashley Berry
Alrich Broadway
23 Sue Evans
Kenny Eaton
Mattie Bradley
Alton Medlin
24 Cindy Danieley
Al Minghi
Sarah Duckett
25 Lyla Mullins
Anna Marie Sheets
Jessie Boyd
Norma Colson
26 Nancy Middleton
Axtin Brune
Elizabeth Hartmann
27 Carla Taylor
28 Sonya Bahr
Lauren Hoff
30 David Sales
Emma White
31 Kathy Stewart
Pamela Kauflin
Kathy Davis
Birthday’s
5 Kenny & Kelly Johns 6 Terry & Nancy Medley 11/57 Don & Jan Asher 60 yrs. 12 Tom & Pam Sawyer John & Melinda Brown 13/66 John & Pat Thomas 51 yrs. 14/60 Jerry & Shirley Leslie 57 yrs. 17 Alan & Sandy Sales
08/62 Gary & Jayne McLeod 55 yrs. 19/61 David & Marilyn Yahnke 56 yrs. 21 Rick & Sherrie Cash 23/59 Marshall & Nancy Lynch 58 yrs. 26 Sonny & Vicky Cleve
29 James & Tina Womack
30 Randy & Kay Anglin
31 Larry & Kaye Michael
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A Word from our UMW
President
UMW
Look what’s NEW in UMW Library
UMW Mission U
July 27-30, 2017
Central Methodist University
Main study this year is “Living In A Covenant Community”. Choose between “Missionary Conferences of the United Methodist Church” or “Climate Justice: Call to Hope and Action.”
* * * * * * * * *
Mission U in the fall– September 8 & 9
Platte Woods UMC
Registration opens July 15.
and
Mission U in the Spring - April 13-14
Farmington UMC
Registration opens January 2018
Mission U is a time to meet with old friends while at the same time finding new friends; some are silver and the others gold. Please plan to attend one of the Mission U schools and encourage others as well.
You can find registration forms for the July school in the office. Early bird registration ends on June 15. June 16 the fee increases.
Barbara Viitanen
UMW RETREAT
AUGUST 5, 2017
SHELAH AMONG THE HILLS
See page 13 for details.
Fulfill the reality that the glory of God is the human fully alive.
"Reverend Vennard is fearlessly awake to the wild dance of life. Rather than sleeping through life, she awakens to it. Rather than escaping from reality, she embraces it. Rather than distracting herself with a life to come, she dares to live the life that is. And she wants you to do all this as well. Read this book. Live this book. Wake up." ―from the Foreword
In a culture enthralled with technology, striving and speed, people of many faith traditions and no faith tradition long to slow down, pay attention and wake up to the present moment. They want help in realizing their hope that they can become more truly alive.
This engaging and highly readable book offers you guidance for the journey. Sharing stories from her personal life as a spiritual seeker and from her professional career as a retreat leader, spiritual director and teacher, Reverend Jane Vennard illustrates the joys and frustrations of spiritual practice, offers insights from various religious traditions, and provides step-by-step exercises and meditations to practice:
Caring for the body • Rest • Silence Solitude • Letting go • Community • Hospitality • Service • Living gratefully.
UMW JUNE/JULY MEETINGS
JUNE 7 6:00 UMW PICNIC
JUNE 10 9:00 Breakfast Bunch
JULY 8 9:00 Breakfast Bunch
JULY 17 7:00 p.m. UMW Exec. Meeting
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Your Board of Trustees, as you have probably noticed, has been very active the past couple of years in the maintenance upkeep and improvement of Memorial Church. Some of the more obvious improvements have been a new pitched roof over the choir room, and a new covered drop-off area for the kitchen & basement entrance area on the east end of the church. The covered drop-off area was approved and constructed in the memory of Vincent P. Kinkead. This was his desire to build this drop off for the Methodist women. (They seem to have held a special place in his heart.) The
pitched roof over the choir room was done out of necessity due to water leaks and an aging structure.
A lot of the small repairs and improvements are hard to see; but it you will look around, there are new chairs in the
Commons Area & Conference Room, new computers for the office, and remodeling in the Parlor.
By the time you receive this newsletter, you will probably have noticed that the Trustees have purchased two new buses—one 15-passenger and one
25-passenger! We will keep the van and plan to sell the present bus.
With the continued youth activities of our church and our extremely active mission services, we felt we needed to get something comfortable and appropriate for these members. I feel we can look forward to more activities for the young couples with hiring Natalie Miller, and hopefully these buses
will help fulfill some of her needs for an active Young Adult program.
Things you can look forward to from the Trustees in the near future: *Improvements to some of our restrooms,
*Replacement of Plexiglas over the stained glass windows, & *Covered drop-off at the Karsch entrance to our church
(similar to the covered kitchen drop-off area).
As you read this report of the substantial work done by the Trustees, we should keep in mind and recognize how
blessed we are as a church to have been gifted so much by past members and estates! This is a very special church
family that not only takes care of their commitment to the stewardship of our church but looks to the future of the facility
and our congregation as well.
UMW Spiritual Retreat Selah Among the Hills
(old Methodist Camp)
August 5, 2017
We are going to have a blessed day. There will be time to walk around the camp.
Spiritual speakers will be: Ann L. Joyner--a Methodist author of the book, Not Worth Saving. The book is on our reading list. Very
spiritual lady.
Byron Taylor-He and Kay lived in Saudi Arabia for 25 years. He will tell us about he and his wife's time in Saudi Arabia.
Sharon Smith lived at Epworth Among the Hills as a young girl. Her parents were the cooks for the whole
camp. She will tell us about her life at the camp.
We will have a wonderful lunch. Cost $50.00 Sign up will be coming soon.
Danny Miller
Chairmen of Trustees
Memorial United Methodist Church
425 North Street
Farmington, MO 63640
Phone: 573-756-4565
Fax: 573-756-8588
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the Web!
www.memorialumc.church
Facebook: Memorial United Methodist Church
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Shopping at Schnuck’s? Remember to use your escript card. The Church will earn $’s each time you shop.
Prayer Team meets at noon every Tuesday. Prayer Warriors are always needed. Come join us in the UMW Library!
Our Church Mission Statement - Feed God’s Children.
Our Church Vision Statement - We believe that God has called us to offer Christ to our community and to the world through diverse worship, acts of kindness, extravagant generosity, and through opportunities to grow as Christian disciples.
General Methodist Vision Statement - Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.
WORSHIP
WITH US
JULY 2
ONE SERVICE AT 10:00 a.m.,
Under the TREES at the
Parsonage on NORTH St.
Bring your lawn chair.