THANK YOU PASTOR JACKIE amp

ANTHONY RAINERI

We had a special cake

celebration on

Sunday October 25

for Pastor

Appreciation Month

She was gifted

A Special MampM Tree

Pastor Jackiersquos response was ldquoThank

you Clare UMC for the AWESOME

gift You really know the way to

this girls heart rdquo

CLARE UMC STAFF AND SCHEDULE

Pastor Jackie Raineri pastorjackieclareumcorg

Pastor Jackiersquos cell 989-386-7683

Leadership Team Chair

Mary Ann Shurlow

Administrative Assistant

Judy M Bailey jbaileyclareumcorg

Organist(815)

LuAnne Humphrey

Pianist(1100) Abigail Holiday

Choir Director Tracy Lubs

Clare UMC Preschool

and Child Care Center

Director Terri Banaszak

pcccclareumcorg

phone 989-386-4815

Church Office Hours

Church Office phone 386-2591

10-Noon amp 1-400 pm Monday ndash Friday

Worship Service 1100

No Sunday School at this time

THE CLARION NOVEMBER 2020 CLARE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Making Disciples of Jesus by Helping People Know God Grow in Faith and Share Godrsquos Love

We are proud to say that Riley Hayer

became an Eagle Scout on October

25th It has been an amazing journey

for him He set a goal and he has

achieved it Your

church family is

very proud of

you CONGRATS

RILEY

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY IS THIS COMING SUNDAY

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Shelley Jo Ackerman Glenna Beard Steven Joel Bowers

Ella Rose Brewer Sandra Campbell Donna Doughy

Gilbert (Gil) Crandall Dean Trudy Ann Ferden

Ella (Clevland) Goodbread Verna Magnus Green

Lenore Williams-Hayer Minnie Johnson Esther Norman

Robert Dean Miller Sandra Pitchford

Anthony John Raineri Dr Elmer C Shurlow

Geraldine Marie Silbilsky Doug Tickle

Jerry Tyler Edward White Eloise S White

FREE COMMUNITY DRIVE THRU

THANKSGIVING DINNER

SATURDAY NOV 21 FROM

NOON-3 AT THE CIRCLE DRIVE

LOOKING FOR DONATIONS OF MONEY amp WORKERS

NO FOOD DONATIONS FROM OUR HOMES ARE

ALLOWED THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS

CONTACT SCOTT LUBS OR TONY TAYLOR WITH

QUESTIONS

Greetings Friends

First I would like to say THANK YOU to each of you during October for

Pastor Appreciation month You all made this pastors heart full Thank

you for your kind words cards and of course the CHOCOLATE Thank

you so much for making me feel welcomed here at Clare UMC

As we begin the month of November we start the holiday season we

spend most of the month discussing what we are thankful for in our lives

This time of year brings back memories of the kids at the dinner table When the family gathered for

dinner we all took turns saying grace when it came time for one of the kids to say grace they would

go on and on naming their friends and all the animals and would end with saying all our names at the

table When they finished the food was getting cold and the adults would be grumbling Of course

the kids thought they were funny however as I reflect and smile about those memories it makes me

think how often do we stop and go on and on with God How often do we stop and spend time with

God just going on and on about how thankful we are for what we have As we go through these

times are we remembering our health church friends animals and yes even family and how

thankful we are for our lives to be full We have so much to be grateful for even when things are not

typical I hope that even if youre not feeling grateful today that you would take the time to spend with

God and lift one thing to the Lord that you are thankful for especially today And if you need some

guidance on where to start here is one of my favorite Psalms

Psalm 100

1 Shout for joy to the LORD all the earth 2 Worship the LORD with gladness come before him with joyful songs 3 Know that the LORD is God It is He who made us and we are H is[a] we are his people the sheep of his pasture

4 Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and his courts with praise give thanks to him and praise his name 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever his faithfulness continues through all generations

This month I will be spending a few weeks on a series called Take Up Your Cross A series where

Jesus told a crowd that if any would follow him they should take up their cross As we look at

Marks passages we will look closely at this act of discipleship and what it means for our day to day

lives to take up our cross We will end our month starting our Advent series Coming Soon where

the Messiahs expectation and arrival is a grand movie-like epic

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours and may you take the time to thank our

Lord and Savior for the many blessings you have today

Prayers for good health and that we stay focused and faithful each day

Pastor Jackie

1 Benjamin Yats

Daniel Yats

Kayla Krause

2 Zackery Tyler

3 Riley Hayer

4 Sandie Brewer

Kelly Staten

6 Barb Seiter

Peggy (Yats) Bateman

8 Ken Graham

Lesa Bentley

9 Kim Denton

Steven Kingsbury

10 Janette Curtis

Tom Kunse

12 Jeremy Pepin

14 Lacey Brown

Jay Williams

15 Madison Davis

Tom VanHoose

16 Susan Atwood

21 Hayden Hubel

22 Jeff Brown

24 Tara(Grigg)Caswell

Kelly Corbett

25 Shannon Oleary

26 Cindy Krell

27 Wayne Patterson

Ann Koehler

29 Kalyn Nevill

Lori Zinser

Ruth Jones reports that her daughter Sue

Grants leukemia is cured

But then she had problems with

medication side effects amp her meds were

adjusted That was taken care of and then she needed gall

bladder surgery and is now doing well Ruth hopes thats

the end of Sues troubles Ruth wanted us to know that both

she and her daughter Sue are thankful for our prayers and

cards

Dear UMC Friends Thank you for the

cards and wishes on my 101st

birthday They were a lovely surprise

and I have enjoyed them many times

over already My church friends always

meant the world to me

Love Virgie Wilson

Clare United Methodist Women were very blessed to participate in the Sunday service on October 18 2020 Several women participated by leading the Call to Worship reading scripture sharing special music giving the morning prayer sharing the UMW Purpose in words deeds and financial offerings and giving the benediction A special UMW video was viewed Pastor Jackies sermon focused on the blessings that come from mission work

Thank you to all the participants on UMW Sunday Jeanne

Shelander Wilma Phillips Sue Neff Barb and Macy Tyler Shirley

Miller A special thank you to Pastor Jackie for her help and

support in preparing the special service and delivering the perfect

message which supports the purpose United Methodist Women

UMW Leadership Team 2020

President Darlyn Turner- 621-6828

Vice President Jeanne Shelander-386-2063

Secretary Velma Cross-588-4694

Treasurer Kathy Hopkins-386-3085

Spiritual Growth Sue Neff-386-7633

Funeral Dinners Kathy HopkinsDarlyn Turner

Fall Rummage Sale Jeanne Shelander

CraftBazaar Velma CrossConnie Strouse

November 2020

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN PURPOSE The

organized unit of United Methodist women

shall be a community of women whose

purpose is to know God and to experience

freedom as whole persons through Jesus

Christ to develop a creative supportive

fellowship and to expand concepts of

mission through participation in the global ministries of

the church

Monthly meeting is Monday November 9 at 7pm in the Trinity Room Jeanne Shelander will present the program The Give and Take of Gratitude Sharing our bountiful blessings We will also be having elections and Kathy Hopkins is bringing

refreshments Please wear a mask

Pumpkin Pie Party Thursday Nov 19 at 2pmin the church kitchen consider helping us make pumpkin pies for the Thanksgiving

Community Dinner Please let Darlyn know if you can help (989-621-6828) this will allow us to have an accurate count of our donation please bring your favorite recipe and any lsquosecretrsquo ingredients that you add and a pie pan or two (with your name on

it) WE WILL BE WEARING MASKS

Looking ahead FAMILY ADVENT PROGRAM ON MONDAY DECEMBER 7th at 630pm

Featuring MATT PACKER There will be no potluck dinner this year but maybe a goodie bag for you

after the program EVERYONE IS INVITED AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS