Circuit Rider. August 2018

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1 Circuit Rider August 2018 Pastor Rev. Dr. Solomon Sudhakar, PhD Cell: Church Office Amber Winters Secretary Phone: 815/ Director of Music Ministries Kevin O Keefe 02-Cindy Megli 07-Abby Workman 08-Craig Wolfe 09-JoEllen Wetzell 10-Ryan Weeks 14-Gerald Portner 14-Kasey Weeks 15-Jim Mertes 16-Doris Detweiler 17-Ralph Jacobs 17-Harlen Browning 17-Owen Laws 17-Sandi Richmond 19-Marvin Pursell 20-Joanne Heckert 21-Barb Bays 23-Craig Deem 24-Gwen Mead 25-Anna Cuevas 25-Steve Wetzell 26-Jill Sosi 30-Russ Siefken 30-Sue Wolfe Organists Pat Simester Lori Kyger Tom Luther Pianist Lori Kyger Director of Christian Education Jodi Perez Director of Communications Janna Groharing Custodian Craig Deem 1st-12:00 PM Women s 7th-10:30AM Heritage 9th-6PM Trustee s 15th-4:30PM Finance 16th-6PM Church Council 01-Jack & Daisy Linker 17-Ben & Cindy Megli 17-Harlen & Pansy Browning 23-Tom & Erika Workman

2 70th Anniversary Jack and Daisy Linker will celebrate their 70th wedding Anniversary on Aug 1, Happy Anniversary From the RFUMC Hello everyone! This is Nima, and I just want to say a big thank you to all of you who have donated money towards the Junior High Sunday School project, Pura V ida (run by UMC Global Missions), which supports and allows children in Guatemala to attend school. Due to the unfortunate economic situation and poverty status in Guatemala, the children go to work in coffee bean plantations each day in order to support their families. Through our donations, these children receive the money necessary to get supplies and attend school- how every child should! The RFUMC and VBS children have donated a total of $ and that is an amazing testament! This was a great service project and learning experience for the Sunday school kids, but I also hope you all were inspired by the change that we are helping create in these Guatemalan children s lives!

3 Things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. Psalm 78:3-4 (NIV) Dear Friends: Greetings to you all in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ! Hope and believe that you all had a great month of July. There were countless number of events and festivities in and around Rock Falls during this month. Some of you were on vacations and did so many exciting things. Our family too had a wonderful vacation, we visited New York City and were able to go to several important and fun places, such as the Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, and Maddame Tussauds Wax museum, Times Square and so on. The girls also got us to taste the famous NYC Joe s pizza, YUM! One of my favorites was the Statue of The Fearless Girl standing in front of the Charging Bull Statue near Wall Street. On our way back we visited a serene town called Foxburg, Pennsylvania with a population of 183 people, in the midst of hills and valleys along the Allegheny River. All in all, we had a great family time together before Nima went to college in few weeks. At church, we had an awesome week of VBS. It was a great sight to see so many kids enjoying and learning. Thanks to all the leaders and mentors and helpers for making this a blessing for the kids. We included a bunch of pictures from the week in this newsletter and also CD full of great pictures is available for families at the church office for 7 dollars. I am taking one! Please contact church office or Jodi Perez for more information. Please pray for one another, especially all the elderly in our community. Also pray for all the children who are getting ready for their new school year. Summer vacation is almost over! Pray for he sick and all those going through therapies and treatments. And finally continue to pray for our church, its ministries and all its needs. As I mentioned earlier, we are also looking forward and preparing for our 150 years celebrations in Very delighted that several of you took time to send a slogan for our celebrations. We are still accepting entries, please drop in as many as you are inspired. Also in the next few weeks we will call and form various committees related to the 150 year celebrations and I hope and pray you will come forward to make this a memorable event in the life of RF UMC. I want to remind you again and please mark your calendars for August 18 th 2019 for our celebration Sunday service. In this context, I like to look at Psalm 78, as quoted above. This is a psalm that re-visits Israel s own history and God s faithfulness towards them. This also reminds them of their rebellious short-comings, sin and God s redemption and forgiveness. Most importantly this psalm reminds of God s unfailing love and covenant with his people. And the author of this psalm brings their history alive in front of them and calls to never forget all that God had done for their fathers and forefathers over the years. The legacy of this awesome relationship with God and his people is never to be forgotten or slipped from people s memory. We too here at RF UMC are at a point of looking back at the past 150 years and remind ourselves God s faithfulness and God s presence with us over the years. Even as we re-collect the past, we prepare our young ones for the future, so that this church will continue to be a shining symbol in our community. Share the stories of old to your children and grandchildren. Encourage them to live faithfully and to live as channels of God s love and mercy in this world. Share a word about our church and invite friends to visit our church. And most importantly you continue to be a part of the history and legacy of our Rock Falls United Methodist Church! God Bless! Pastor Solomon

4 Lectionary Calendar August AU G Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6: AU G Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost Samuel 18:5-9, 15, Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, AU G Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6: AU G Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, Psalm 84 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69

5 VBS 2018 PHOTO ALBUM

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8 2018 Make Fun Factory Bible School DVD sale $7.00 Bible School went great this year and the kids all had a good time. We now have the PowerPoint presentation available for you to purchase for only $7.00. Now your family can enjoy all the pictures of the fun from Maker Fun Factory VBS!! Contact the church office at or see Jodi Perez to get your copy today!!

9 Coming in 2019 Rock Falls United Methodist Church s Sesquicentennial Celebrating. 150 Years of our past- preparing for the next 150! Logo/Slogan contest for the 150 th Anniversary of the Rock Falls United Methodist Church. office@rockfallsumc.org or drop your ideas off to the church office. All entries due by August 12 th. Enter as many times as you d like. There will be a prize for the winning logo!

10 Ad Council Minutes, Thursday, July 19, 2018 Those present included Rod Brooks, Cliff Berge, Pastor Solomon, Jodi Perez, Donna Brooks, Kevin Henson, Carol Siefken and Russ Siefken. Devotion, Jodi Perez Opening Prayer, Pastor Solomon Finance Have $2,460 in the bank and everything is paid. Have $25,280 in the Heritage Foundation. Trustees Checking out a leak in the Brandt room ceiling. Church Women August 1st meeting will be held at the YWCA beginning at 11 and then lunch. Program is Immigration 101 being presented by Elizabeth Schmelzel an Immigration Attorney visiting from DC. October 12, rummage sale, November 8, beef and noodle dinner and December 16 cookie sale. 150 th Anniversary Response has been great for trying to find a slogan for the event. Bishop has agreed to come August 18, 2019 for the celebration. Christian Education Very successful VBS. Preparing for confirmation for 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders. Pastor s report On July 21st our church will be hosting our District Superintendent and the DeKalb District meeting. Chair Report Thanks to everyone for honoring their pledge this summer. Church can be run much better when we have funds available for our obligations. Thanks to Jodi and everyone for the wonderful VBS. Thanks to Craig Wolfe for taking care of the yard and everyone else for helping around the church. Next meeting will be held on Thursday August 16.

11 August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 12:15 Women s 5:30PM Midweek Worship AM Worship :30 Heritage 8 5:30PM Midweek Worship 9 6PM Trustee s AM Worship Bear Necessities Offering PM Bear Necessities Workday 15 4:30 Finance 5:30PM Midweek Worship 16 6PM Council AM-Noon Bear Necessities Pantry Open 19 9AM Worship Noisy Plate Offering :30PM Midweek Worship AM Worship :30PM Midweek Worship 30 31

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