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ST. PAUL’S UCC NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 2016

103 South Second Street

Marthasville, MO 63357

(636) 433-2482

office@stpaulsuccmo.org

www.stpaulsuccmo.org

Seeking to Know, Grow In, and Show the Ways of Jesus

Letter from the Pastor

We have come a long way at St. Paul’s UCC this last year and a half. I am very proud of the way we

have dealt with “George’s” leaving. I am proud of the way we have rebounded—with dignity and grace. I love

it when I hear good things being spoken about you in the community and from those who visit us. I think we

have accomplished a lot together, and I sense that you are ready to embrace an inviting and exciting future with

a settled pastor. Now when you might expect that right candidate to come along—no one quite knows; so in the

meantime, while we are waiting, there are a few things I think might be helpful to work on and toward:

1. I would like to see us focus on stewardship this year. I think it might be helpful to have a process for

pledging in place. Pledging is one tool churches use to help decide and discern their ministry and

mission objectives for the coming year. It helps to have a sense of how much money the church might

take in, so budgets, projects, and dreams can be realistically planned. On a personal level, pledging

elevates our giving to the level of a spiritual discipline. A spiritual discipline is a practice that helps

support and enhance our faith. So, working on stewardship, with an eye toward pledging, is one goal for

this year.

2. Another goal I have is to help make sure all our committees are functioning as effectively and smoothly

as possible. Good functioning committees will be a support and a blessing to an incoming pastor. Maybe

sometime this Spring we can have an All-Committee Evening. It would be a time for everyone serving

on a committee to meet, go over their respective duties and responsibilities, and decide together what is

working, what needs to be tweaked, and how the committee fits into the overall structure and vision of

and for the church.

3. One area that definitely needs attention is the area of youth. I am sure that a new pastor will be great

with the youth of the church—but as for me, I could use a little help! So, the last goal I have is to

brainstorm ways to either recruit volunteers that would form a Youth Ministry Team, or find a way to

hire someone to make sure this important work of the church gets done. Either way, I am open to

suggestions.

I hope these goals match what you have noticed and been thinking about the church. If not, I can surely

adjust. The important thing is that we keep moving forward together to make St. Paul’s UCC the best and most

faithful church we can be. That is a goal of which I am sure your new pastor will approve.

Many Blessings,

Pastor Donna

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February Extra Step – One Great Hour of Sharing

The One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) special mission offering

of the United Church of Christ involves you in disaster, refugee/

immigration, and development ministries throughout the world.

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CONTENTS Adult Choir .......................................................... 6 Inclement Weather .............................................. 4

Adult Social Connection....................................... 3 Lenten Services ................................................7,8 Altar Flowers ...................................................... 5 Letter from the Pastor ......................................... 1 Baptism Announcement .................................... 10 Meals on Wheels .............................................. 12 Bible Study ......................................................... 3 Poems ...............................................................3,9 Birthdays, Anniversaries ................................... 10 Prayer List ....................................................... 12 Blood Drive .......................................................... 3 Quilters ............................................................... 3 Calendar of Events ........................................... 13 Sausage Dinner .................................................. 9 Christian Education ............................................ 5 Search Committee .............................................. 6 Christmas Ornaments ....................................... 10 Services of Worship ....................................... 6,7,8

Church Membership ........................................... 5 Staff/Council Members ....................................... 2 Committees ...................................................... 11 Sunday Morning Fellowship ................................ 6 Confirmation Field Trips ...................................... 5 Thank You ........................................................ 12 Extra Step............................................................ 2 Worship Leaders ................................................ 6 Helping Hands Ministry ........................................ 4 Youth Fellowship ................................................ 4 Homebound Church Members .......................... 12

St. Paul’s UCC Staff

Pastor Donna Kendrick-Philips ....................................................................................................... Interim Pastor Susan Miesner (susan@stpaulsuccmo.org) ............................................................................................. Secretary Sally Rohe ..................................................................................................................................................... Organist Sally & Tony Rohe ................................................................................................................................... Custodians Alan Scholz ............................................................................................................. Volunteer Grounds Attendant Debbie Garbs ................................................................................................................... Volunteer Choir Director ...................................................................................................................... Volunteer Youth Fellowship Director Amy Lange, John Ekstrom, David Lange ..................................................... Volunteer Projection Technicians Robbin DeVore ......................................................................................................... Volunteer Newsletter Editor

Church Council

Wade Swartz ............................................................................................................................................... President Kay Buhr ...................................................................................... Vice President/Membership Care Committee Robbin DeVore ........................................................................................................................ Recording Secretary Gene Ahmann ............................................................................................................................ Financial Secretary Rachel Richardson ......................................................................................................................................Treasurer Harvey Cramer ....................................................................................................................... Missions Committee Terri Ogle .............................................................................................................. Christian Education Committee Nick Rohe .......................................................................................................... Buildings & Grounds Committee Bob Barron ............................................................................................................... Pastoral Relations Committee

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Pastor Donna will continue to lead a Bible

Study on Thursday, Feb. 4th, from 2-3pm,

here at church. All are welcome!

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Adult Social Connection

Friday, February 12, 2016 6:30pm—the fellowship hall

“Valentine’s dinner” Drinks and entrées of Beef Brisket and Pork Loin will be provided.

Attendees are asked to bring a salad, vegetable, or dessert to share. Please use the sign-up sheet in the lobby by Tuesday, February 9th, indicating which side dish

you will bring so we can plan accordingly.

You need not be a couple to attend—Everyone is welcome!!

Quilters meet on Mondays.

You need not be a

member of St. Paul’s UCC

to stitch with us. So, invite

your quilting friends to

stitch at St. Paul’s!

ALL ARE WELCOME! Contact Audrey Meyer at 433-2210 with

questions or inquiries.

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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Many thanks to the Women’s Guild for

providing food and drinks to blood donors at the January blood drive, to those who assisted in setting up and cleaning up

before and after the drive, and to all who worked the event. Thanks also to the 28

individuals who donated blood!

The next drive is scheduled for

march 29, 2016 3-7pm

Mark your calendars now!

To My Valentine In Heaven

I have a ‘Special Valentine,’

Who waits in Heaven above…

Tho I can no longer send a special card,

I still send my eternal love…

They never are forgotten,

Especially on this date…

I know in life I was so, so blessed,

To have found my ‘True Soulmate’…

Author Unknown

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***NOTICE***

Cancelling Worship / Church Activities

due to inclement weather:

In the event that worship or other events must be cancelled, postponed, or the start time be delayed due to inclement weather, communication of such will be

relayed through postings on the following TV Stations:

Channel 2, Channel 4, Channel 5, Channel 11, Channel 30

A decision as to whether church services will be cancelled will be made by 8am on any given Sunday.

**Also be advised that you should always use good judgment before taking unnecessary risks under any inclement weather conditions.**

St. Paul’s UCC is currently looking for a Youth Fellowship Director, or a number of individuals who would fill this position in a tag-team manner. If you are interested, please contact a council member.

HELPING HANDS MINISTRY

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Altar flowers:

January 3: in memory of loved ones by Leonard & Ellie Lutz.

January 10: by the congregation to the glory of God. January 17: by the congregation to the glory of God. January 24: in memory of Cornelius Berg, whose birthday was Jan. 22nd, by his family. January 31: by the congregation to the glory of God.

NOTE: Consider sponsoring the altar flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, a special date,

or just because…Sign-up sheets for altar flowers are in the lobby. The flowers are yours to take with you after the service of worship.

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

**Anyone who is interested in joining St. Paul’s UCC should contact Pastor

Donna or the church office.**

There will be no Sunday School classes on

Sunday, February 28th due to the Sausage Dinner.

CONFIRMATION FIELD TRIPS I have arranged for our class to visit some other churches and worship communities, as a way

of experiencing the wider church.

On Sunday, February 14, 2016 (Valentine’s Day) we are scheduled to worship at the

Emmaus Chapel—on their campus. Worship begins at 9.30 a.m. After worship we will be given a

tour of the campus, there will be an activity with the residents, and then a chance to have lunch

together—a brown bag affair. The 14th was chosen because the Emmaus choirs are not scheduled

to sing anywhere—which means more residents will be at church that day. I think we are

providing the activity—such as making valentines. I will find that out for sure, however.

In March or early April we will visit Christ the King UCC in Florissant, MO. Christ the

King is a predominately African American Church. The worship should be fun and

exciting. After worship we may meet with some of the youth from Christ the King.

Please get these dates on your calendars.

I will need drivers of course, so if you can drive, let me know.

Thanks for all your support and help,

Pastor Donna

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Services of Worship

9:30am

Pastor Donna Kendrick-Philips, Interim Pastor

February 7th 14th 21st 28th

Ushers

Wade Swartz (lead) Patty Thornton Phyllis Sontag Jim Buescher Rhonda Juntti

Harvey Cramer (lead) Ken Painter Maurice Mittler Karla Aholt Ann Jenkins

Gene Ahmann (lead) Russell Kersten Marigene Kersten John Presser Nancy Presser

Robbin DeVore (lead) Tony Rohe Curt Rohe Jacob DeVore Diane Freese

Acolytes Elise Thierbach Addie Engelage Tristan Zeh Isaiah DeVore

Readers Marge Jones Karla Aholt Curt Rohe Jacob DeVore

Greeters Rhonda Juntti Marge Jones

Ken Painter Maurice Mittler

Bob & Maggie Barron John & Nancy Presser

Tony Rohe Curt Rohe

Nursery Pat Shacklette Pat Shacklette Stacie Chapman Katie Thornton

Fellowship Kay B. & Cindy B. Brenda Daniels Karen D. & Phyllis S. ____________

Worship

Attendance:

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1-10-2016-----63

1-17-2016-----77

1-24-2016-----63

1-31-2016-----will

appear in next issue

The Adult Choir

Come join us in song! The choir typically sings every 3rd

Sunday of the month, and practices the Thursday

evening before the 3rd Sunday; therefore, the choir will

practice on Thursday, Feb. 18th and will sing on the 21st.

ALL ARE WELCOME!! Contact Debbie Garbs or Sally Rohe

with questions or inquiries.

The sign-up sheet is in the lobby.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

The Search Committee met with Dale Parsons (who replaces the Conference’s Rev. Allan Fluent) on January 17th. Plans are to meet

with him again in February and include the Church Council. The search committee

continues to review profiles and will keep everyone posted as information becomes available. Thank you for your patience.

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LENTEN WEDNESDAYS

The title for our Lenten series this year is: The Way—Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. This is a video

series. Each session lifts up a part of the ministry of Jesus. The leaders guide for the series describes it like

this: "You will be embarking on a most significant journey, for you will be walking in the footsteps of Jesus

during the course of his ministry. Along the way, you will listen to Jesus teach, watch him perform miracles,

spend time with his friends (not always the top tier of society), and find yourself transformed. The video will

put you on the ground, seeing and experiencing the things Jesus saw as he traveled the length and breadth of

Galilee and Judea. But this is not just a study of geography or history. It is a call to discipleship. It is a journey

with the Christ who still walks with us and invites us to follow his footsteps. Throughout the series, you will be

challenged to a greater commitment to Jesus as Lord and King of our lives."

February 10, 2016—(Ash Wednesday)—Baptism and Temptation—"Baptism and the temptation were

defining moments in the life and ministry of Jesus. For us, baptism and the struggle with temptation can also be

defining moments." This week we will follow these two Biblical stories and relate them to our lives.

February 17, 2016—The Healing Ministry—"Clearly, while Jesus sought to relieve suffering of every kind, he

took every opportunity doing so to teach people about the Kingdom of God. Reading the miracle stories and

being amazed at the compassion of Jesus is not the end in itself. The task to which Jesus calls us is learning to

be disciples who live out that same kind of compassion. Each one of us must be a stretcher-bearer for others.

For in so doing, we will love as Jesus first loved us."

February 24, 2016—Proclaiming the Kingdom—This week we will look at "three devices Jesus used when he

taught: similes, parables, and the prophetic voice--speaking in bold terms to make a point." We will think

about how each of these devices reveals a dimension of the Kingdom, and think about how we can respond to

Jesus' teachings with faith and courage.

March 2, 2016—Calming the Storm—"We will recognize that these well-loved and familiar stories are not just

for children's Sunday school class; in fact, they touch our lives to the depths of our being. Each of us has a

choice: we can trust and believe that Jesus comes to us in our need, calling us to serve him; or we can continue

in doubt, anxiety, and fear."

March 9, 2016—Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor—"Few of us succeed in being as open to undesirables as

Jesus was. We can't flip a switch and move from prejudice to the kind of genuine openness that Jesus

displayed. But we can and must grow in that direction. Thus, we recognize the gift that God has given us,

namely the sanctifying grace that enables us, prejudiced sinners, to grow incrementally toward Christ-likeness

in all that we are and all that we do."

March 16, 2016—The Final Week—"Untimely and always, the Crucifixion is a mystery. We know that we

are granted abundant and everlasting life through the cross and empty tomb. Just how this takes place is not

ours to comprehend; we accept it and indeed know it, through faith, as a miracle of love."

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St. Paul’s UCC Marthasville, MO

Lenten/Easter Services

Wed., Feb. 10, 2016—Ash Wednesday— Service at 7pm.

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Wed., Feb. 17, 2016— Hymn sing at 6:45pm; Service at 7pm.

Wed., Feb. 24, 2016— Hymn sing at 6:45pm; Service at 7pm.

Wed., March 2, 2016— Hymn sing at 6:45pm; Service at 7pm.

Wed., March 9, 2016— Hymn sing at 6:45pm; Service at 7pm.

Wed., March 16, 2016— Hymn sing at 6:45pm; Service at 7pm.

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Thurs., March 24, 2016—Maundy Thursday— Service at 7pm.

Fri., March 25, 2016—Good Friday— Service at 7pm.

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Sun., March 27, 2016— Easter Sunday Service at 9:30am.

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St. Paul’s UCC’s Annual Whole Hog Pork Sausage & Sauerkraut Dinner Sunday, February 28, 2016

11am—5pm Our annual Sausage Dinner will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Pork sausage, ribs and

bones will be sold in the hall, a Country Store and Quilt Raffle will be held in the

lobby, and Valet Parking will be available. Come one, come all. Spread the word.

Invite your family and friends to this wonderfully delicious dinner with homemade

desserts of pie and cake!!

Sign-up sheets are posted in the lobby for members to choose the shift(s) they prefer

to work the day of the dinner. Donations of homemade pies and cakes are requested, as

well as homemade and handmade items for the country store.

Also, don’t miss your chance on getting your tickets for the quilt

raffle. There will be 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners—handmade quilt,

baby quilt, and cookbook (respectively). There are raffle tickets in the

lobby to purchase and sell. Please grab a booklet or two, and assist in

selling them. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Money and purchased

tickets should be given to Lulu Hasenjaeger or Audrey Meyer.

Help is also needed on Friday, February 26th beginning at 12:00 noon

to cut meat off the bones, set up and prep for the dinner.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Prayer For Peace Lord, make me an instrument:

Where there is hatred…let me sow love.

Where there is injury…pardon.

Where there is doubt…faith.

Where there is despair…hope.

Where there is darkness…light.

Where there is sadness…joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled…as to console,

To be understood…as to understand,

To be loved…as to love. For…

It is in giving …that we receive,

It is in pardoning…that we are pardoned,

It is in dying…that we are born to eternal life.

Author Unknown

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FEBRUARY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES OF BAPTISM

1st: Kirk Engelage 3rd: Jerome & Walean Bunge 11th: Teagan Zeh Devin Bilyeu 6th: Murrill & Bev Wohler-1965 12th: Taylor Steffens 5th: Ben Zeh 7th: Paul & Diane Freese 17th: Tristan Zeh Savannah Longsdon 8th: Edgar & LaVerda Thierbach-1959 29th: Wesley Thierbach 7th: Linda Hasenjaeger 12th: Henry & Jeanette Stegner-1950 Helene Krampe 19th: Russell & Marigene Kersten Evan Witte Jennifer Zeh 10th: Randy Roloff Colsie Lange 11th: Bryce Mayer 15th: Robert Dohrer 16th: Jon Zeh 18th: Don Sida 19th: Wilma Zeh 20th: John Presser 21st: Herbert Roloff 22nd: Darrell Hasenjaeger Henry Stegner Carl Krampe Marge Jones 25th: Donald Lange Cheryl Swartz 27th: Dolores Cramer

The first in the series of picture frame ornaments (2014) is still available for $7.50 each and make excellent keepsakes for family and friends.

The second in the series of ornaments (2015) is also still available for $8.00 each. A new dated ornament will be available each year.

Caleb Richardson Son of

Rachel & Luke Richardson

Baptized on 1-17-16

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Church Council & Committee Members

Church Council: Search Committee: Wade Swartz – President Maurice Mittler

Kay Buhr – Vice President/Membership Care Committee Rep Jim Buescher

Robbin DeVore – Recording Secretary Sally Rohe

Gene Ahmann – Financial Secretary/Historical Committee Rep Patty Thornton

Rachel Richardson – Treasurer Susie Thierbach

Harvey Cramer – Missions Committee Rep Curt Rohe

Terri Ogle – Christian Education Committee Rep Dana Lange

Nick Rohe – Buildings & Grounds Committee Rep

Bob Barron – Pastoral Relations Committee Rep

Christian Education Committee: Nursery: Jodi Lange – SS Superintendent Coordinator – Pat Shacklette

Terri Ogle – Council Rep 1st Sunday – Carrie Deeker

Cathie Schoppenhorst 2nd Sunday – Pat Shacklette

Cheryl Swartz 3rd Sunday – Stacie Chapman

Megan Zeh 4th Sunday – Katie T. & Brenda R.

Katie Thornton 5th Sunday – Terri Ogle

Sunday School Teachers: Pre K – Brenda Roloff – Every Other Month Subs – Jodi Lange

Pre K – Katie Thornton – Every Other Month Cheryl Swartz

K - 2nd – Megan Zeh

3rd - 5th – Cathie Schoppenhorst

6th – 8th – Susie Thierbach

Young Adult – Jodi Lange

Adult – John Ekstrom

Missions Committee: Pastoral Relations Committee: Harvey Cramer – Council Rep Bob Barron – Council Rep

Gene Ahmann Diane Freese

Sandy Rohe David Lange

Cathie Schoppenhorst Ann Jenkins

Susie Thierbach Doris Bunge

Membership Care Committee: Buildings and Grounds: Kay Buhr – Council Rep Nick Rohe – Council Rep Cindy Buescher Bob Aholt

Debbie Garbs Jim Buescher

Marge Jones Maurice Mittler

Marigene Kersten Don Buescher

Bev Wohler Bo Sida

Historical Committee: Cemetery Board: Gene Ahmann – Council Rep Lulu Hasenjaeger

Amy Lange Bob Aholt

Janet Buescher Jim Buescher

Ann Jenkins Maurice Mittler

Jeanette Stegner

Cathie Schoppenhorst

Many thanks to all our dedicated members who so willingly serve on the church’s

committees! We are truly blessed. Again, thank you.

Jesus Loves Me

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PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Mary Mittler—upcoming surgery; Maurice Mittler—upcoming surgery; Arla Griffin Eisenhower—colon cancer; Chandra Kimbro (Kendall Lange’s aunt)—cancer, on hospice; Family of Emma Jean Kunze Buehe (cousin of Judy Ridder Murray), who passed away; Family of Richard Lammers (Jeanette Stegner’s brother), who passed away 1/15/16; Hertha Berg—at Cedar Crest for rehab; Loleen Dieckman—recovering from car accident; Ralph Jennerjohn—hospitalized with internal bleeding; One-year-old grandson of Joyce Marek (friend of Debbie Garbs)—massive brain tumor; Tegin Hood (friend of Cathie Schoppenhorst)—lung/heart infection; Cal & Betty Tameler (Brenda Roloff’s parents)—health issues; Leonard Lutz—health issues; Michael Thornton (brother of Dan Thornton)—diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; Michael Rich (relative of Carla Lange)—organ failure; Vance Ross (Karen Sida’s brother)—health issues; Jerome Bunge—diabetes and advanced Parkinson’s; Norma Sutter—failing health; Eldon & Sue Green—health issues; Angela Gray—health issues; Gail DeVore Morris—health issues; Eleanor Lutz—health issues, heart.

Those Battling Cancer: Arla Griffin Eisenhower, Chandra Kimbro, Tommy Cordle; Alan Scholz, Darryl Bockting, Donnie Kopmann, Kathy Frick, Layton Rehmeier, Dera Rehmeier, Rick Rehmeier, Jim Grafrath, Ron Palitzsch, Gary Dobsch, Mark Jones, Leonard Lutz, Dale Krampe, Tim Palitzsch, Gene Bollinger.

Those serving in the Military: Devon Martin, Caleb & Sarah Murphy, Tim Thornton, & others seeking to faithfully serve God & Country!

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Please remember those who are not always able to worship with us at St.

Paul’s UCC. Remember them in prayer, with a visit, card, or a phone call:

Hertha Berg Vada Hinnah Eleanor Lutz South Pointe Assisted Living The Arbors at South Pointe 20555 Cedar Ct. 5125 Old Hwy. 100, Room 11 5129 Old Hwy. 100, Room 10 Warrenton, MO 63383 Washington, MO 63090 Washington, MO 63090 636-456-8105 Jerome Bunge Rev. Dale & Helene Krampe Vera Mittler 306 E. South St. Homestead at Hickory View NHC Healthcare Marthasville, MO 63357 1481 Marbach Dr., Apt. 225 35 Sugar Maple Ln. (636) 433-2001 Washington, MO 63090 St. Charles, MO 63303 314-974-3784 Sue Green Dee Schuster The Arbors at Victorian Place 700 E. Fifth St., Apt. #103 Please send all correspondence to: Washington, MO 63090 105 Rottman Drive (636) 388-1054 Marthasville, MO 63357

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—Meals on Wheels— If anyone needs or knows of anyone who needs home-delivered meals from the Warren County Senior Center, please contact the center at 636-456-3379. Volunteers are also needed to deliver meals. ________________________________________________________________________________

A very special “thank you” to Pastor Donna and to all for

the many prayers, cards, visits, and food during our recovery.

Maurice and Mary Mittler

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St. Paul’s UCC Church Calendar—February 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10-4:30pm Quilters

2 7pm Church Council

3 2pm Women’s Guild

4 2-3pm Bible Study

5 6

7 Bring A Meal Sunday 9:30am Worship with Holy Communion 10:30am AM Fellowship 10:30am Sunday School

8 10-4:30pm Quilters

9 7pm-8pm-Food Pantry @CBC

10 7pm Ash Wednesday Lenten Service

11 12 6:30pm Adult Social Connection

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14 9 :30am Worship 10:30am AM Fellowship 10:30am Sunday School

15 10-4:30pm Quilters

16 17 6:45pm Hymn Sing 7pm Lenten Service

18 7pm Adult Choir practice

19 20 11am-Noon Food Pantry @ CBC

21 9 :30am Worship 10:30am AM Fellowship 10:30am Sunday School

22 10-4:30pm Quilters

23 24 6:45pm Hymn Sing 7pm Lenten Service

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26 12N Set-up and prep for Sausage Dinner

27

28 9 :30am Worship NO AM Fellowship NO Sunday School

Sausage Dinner/ Country Store

11am-5pm

29 10-4:30pm Quilters

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails...” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8 NKJV)

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