For God s People. Pastor s Note. Adel United Methodist Church. services and activities. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 8:30 a.m.

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1 We welcome all to join us for our worship services and activities Sunday Worship and Study 8:30 a.m. Praise Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship For God s People E x p e r i e n c e t h e F a m i l y Pastor s Note Adel United Methodist Church Phone 515/ Fax Office: umcadell@msn.com Pastor: revaugs@gmail.com Website November 2015 Some of you have been to realm to update your personal information. Many of you have not! When you have a spare moment or two, we d love to have your updates. If you no longer have the link sent to your address, we ll send another. Just let us know at umcadel@msn.com. Do you have ? If you are not on our Enews list, and you have , we d love to add you. Please call the office. Adel United Methodist Church 115 South Tenth Street Adel, IA Return Service Requested We all have our favorite things to do or our most characteristic idiosyncrasies. Sometimes we are so well know for them, that anyone who knows us would recognize us just as well by our action, trait or mannerism as by our physical features. For my father it was the way he always tapped his fingers. He always had a rhythm going on in his head. For mom it was her wry smile when she didn t want to answer a question. Deb says that she can find me in a store just by listening for me to clear my throat. The science of forensics can identify a person by just a strand of hair or a tooth on the level of our DNA; the most basic building block of life. But our actions and our turn of phrase tell others who we are. The words we choose and the posture of our bodies tell others a lot about us. Even when we are trying to hide it, who we are is revealed. A women who cared for people confined to their homes when they couldn t afford care facilities, commented to her pastor that she hadn t been to church in so long, she wondered how God would recognize her if she ever got to heaven. The pastor put her hand upon the women s hands and said, "Just show Him your hands." Her hands had become for some other person the hands of God -- and God would know her by those hands. How do you think God will know you? Pastor John

2 Good News For God s People Page 2 Good News For God s People Page 11 Christmas Families Trust those of us who have delivered presents to people in our community suffering from financial stress it has truly been a blessing in their lives and they are sincerely grateful. Thank you for your heartfelt generosity each Christmas. There will be a number of the tags on a tree by the coffee station the Sunday before Thanksgiving. We will have several more by the first week in Advent, and they will be placed both near the coffee station and on a tree in the narthex. We plan to adopt a number of families this year, and hope you will assist us in providing modest gifts. Wednesday Evening Meals continue! We are delighted to offer a home cooked meal each week, and served between 5:30 7:00 pm. $5 adults/ $2 under 10 & $15 family. Second servings are served after 6:30 pm. Coffee Group Our Coffee Group is meeting again on November 6th. We will plan to meet in the coffee chapel for coffee and refreshments.. Please feel free to invite your friends, family and/or neighbors to join us. We welcome everyone who is 50+ Sunday Volunteers LITURGISTS: November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 Jan Tetrick Dave Wilkerson Dave Wilkerson Al Manning Carson Whilow FINANCIAL STEWARDS: November 1 Crannell/Conover November 8 Stroud/Tryon November 15 Sandquist/Sutton November 22 Kern/VanDeventer November 29 Light/Baird Community Thanksgiving Dinner Each year the Adel community hosts a free community meal at the ADM high school commons. You and your family, friends and neighbors are invited to a end. Please join friends for Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. un l 2 p.m. November 26, 2015 Events coming up: November Outreach Commi ee December January February March Thank You! Thank you so very much for your continued, prayerful and dedicated support of the ministry of the Adel UMC. Your contributions and pledges are much appreciated. If you have not made your 2016 pledge yet, and wish to, please call the church office. We will walk you through the process, or enter your pledge for you. Santa s Workshop Christmas Program New Year s Eve Bash Super Bowl Easter

3 Good News For God s People Page 10 Good News For God s People Page 3 Member News Ingathering Collec on! Praying for those who have had illness/surgery Please be in prayer for healing for our members who have had some challenges with their health or have had surgery recently, and for those of our brothers and sisters who are homebound, have limited ability to get out, or living in assisted care: Pricie Warren, Irene Chapman, Marguerite Gowin, Marguerite Ganoe, Jane S ne, Mildred Kirk, Helen Stangl, Pat Whisner, Louis Kirk and Alice Couch, Stan Norenberg, Lawrence Newman, Bob & Florence Stucker, Joan & Charles Bowles. We are happy to report that Tammie Seaholm is back to work a er surgery earlier this fall and is healing well. Pat Swigert is recovering a er shoulder surgery. If you know of anyone we are missing on this list, please call the church office. We welcome your informa on and want to pray for those needing comfort and healing. Thanks to everyone for their generous support of the Thanksgiving Ingathering. We will be able to deliver $560 dollars for blankets! Wow! Also, we provided 10 complete school kits and 30 complete health kits. Nice work! Sincere Sympathy We extend our deep sympathy to Anna Lou Davis and Gerald & Laura Pierce, grandparents of Jus n Davis Pierce. Jus n was unexpectedly called to heaven on October 19. In addi on to his grandparents, Jus n leaves a beau ful young daughter, Maizie Pierce, his sister Mallory Pierce, his mom, Susan Tighe and dad, Brad Pierce and many other family and friends to mourn his death. Members and friends pray that the grief of his loss be offset by the knowledge that Jus n touched so many lives, and is now dancing the dance with Jesus. To send a memorial in Jus n s memory Jus n Pierce Memorial Fund at Peoples Trust & Savings Bank in Adel. October Church Council Meeting opened in prayer. Those in attendance were Wilma Mitchell, Doris Henderson, Pastor John, Terry Otis, Celia McCollum, Jeff Rodman, Jan Tetrick, Kris Manning. September minutes were approved as read. Old Business: Harvest Dinner is November 15. Donation slips will be out this week. New Business: Ingathering is Nov 7 at Greenfield. Blanket Sunday is October 25. Forsmans will take blankets and school kits to Greenfield. New people are needed on the Lay Leadership Committee. John has asked Church Council for suggestions. Finance- Terry. We are $42,000 behind our budget for the year. Most of that is apportionments. We will pay $ in apportionments. They are finalizing plans for the stewardship campaign. They will submit the 2016 budget to Church Council in November. Trustees-Jan. Carpet in the offices is done. A new desk in the pastor s office is to arrive. Parsonage steps should be completed this fall. Entrance tiles inside chapel and front doors will be fixed. The water that comes in the basement of the parsonage need addressed. 1 of 2 air conditioning units in the sanctuary works. Both will be replaced in the spring. Will ask Michael Sandquist to do snow removal. SPRC-Celia. John s salary of $65, for next year needs board approval. Motion made and it was approved. Still working on the rest of the budget. Mission-John. Operation Christmas Child will kick off this Sunday. Looking at doing a day at Hope Ministries. Congregational Care-John. Meals are still being delivered for four of our members though the Bring it website. Please sign up. Prayer shawls are still being made and given out. UMW-Doris. The nut sales have started.. Memorial-Doris. They had a meeting but no decisions were made. Family Ministries-Jeff. Still need teachers for Sunday school. Youth went to Waukee for a fun night with Waukee UMC group. Will do Trunk or Treat on Oct. 31 here at the church. He would like to begin a family ministries committee. Worship-Jan. They discussed the success of Cowboy Church. Will continue quarterly ad in Adel Living. Thanksgiving Community Service will be at Grace Lutheran and Pastor Doug from 1st Christian will give the message. Announcements are running before services on the screens again. Will do poinsettias for Christmas again. Bells will play Dec 6, the children s program will be Dec.13, and the Cantata will be December 20. Christmas Eve services will be at 6:00 and 9:00. City Holiday Open House is December 4 and we will do soup again this year. Endowment- John. Applications should be coming soon. Lay Leadership Development- Kris. Several people came together to talk about what outreach could be done with the $13,000 grant money. On November 22 will be one service and then will have a family fun day with crafts and games. Youth will do the church service. Pastor Report- John. Thank you for the Pastor Appreciation gift the previous Sunday. It is great to work with the visioning committee Next meeting November 11 at 7 pm. Meeting closed in prayer. Respectfully submitted, Celia McCollum, secretary

4 Good News For God s People Page 4 Good News For God s People Page 9 GSFP Good Samaritan Food Pantry meets each Monday and Wednesday 12 p.m. 2:00 p.m. You can read more about the concept at Created four years ago to harness the power of social media, Giving Tuesday this year is December 1, It is always the first Tuesday a er Thanksgiving. This is a global event that helps to honor and promote small acts of kindness via on-line dona ons to local chari es. Good Samaritan is urging all who hear this message about Giving Tuesday to spread the word via social media (Facebook, Twi er, Pinterest etc) to make an on-line gi to the Food Pantry now or on Tuesday, December 1st. They have a connec on to PayPal on their website at and if you do not have a PayPal account you can use your VISA or MasterCard too. Opera on Christmas Child We are SO EXCITED! Opera on Christmas Child church focus kicks off this month! Please join us on November 8th in fellowship hall from 1:00-3:00 p.m. to have a BOX BUILDING PARTY! Our church collec on week is November The na onal collec on week is November Our always energe c church-wide leader of this awesome worldwide ministry is Stefanie Wilderdyke. You are urged to call her with your ques ons. She will have the answer(s)! As if all of the above weren t exci ng enough, we answer the call as United Methodists to be a Ma hew 25 church by reaching out to those near and far while being the face and love of Jesus. Please fill a shoebox and help us bless even more children this year! One box at a me, one child at a me, we ll con nue to share God s love and build His kingdom. If you would like to personally track your package, you can pay for the postage online at: h p:// on-christmas-child/follow-your-box/ Some postage will be provided through our Endowment Fund, but your dona ons to postage are appreciated. Matthew 25:34-36 Then the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in. I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.

5 Good News For God s People Page 8 Annual Harvest Dinner & Bake Sale Poinsettias We hope you will join us in decorating our sanctuary with beautiful poinsettias in memory of, or in honor of your friends and loved ones. The pots are 6 1/2 and are $8.00 each. We can t guarantee colors, but will have a variety. Watch for an order form in your bulletins or call the church office to order Tickets at the door Adults $7.00 Children (under 10) $4.00 Sunday, November 15 Serving 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Ham Balls, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans Roll, Applesauce, Fall Desserts, Beverages For more information, please call Mindy Renner or Doris Henderson Like to Decorate? We invite members to join us to help decorate the church for the Advent season, and for Christmas on November 21 at 9 a.m. Members of the worship committee welcome your help and spirit for this very fun time of year. We are getting ready to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Good News For God s People Page 5 AMA The Adel Ministerial Associa on is a collec ve effort by the churches and community members to assist those who have difficulty with the day to day living expenses all of us have. Pastor John is treasurer of this associa on. Our funds are alarmingly low right now the lowest they have been in years. Thanks you in advance for your generosity. Adel Community Thanksgiving Soup Supper & Worship Service Tuesday, November 24 Soup Supper 6:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Worship Service 7:00 p.m. The annual Adel Community Thanksgiving Worship Service will be hosted by Grace Lutheran Church on Tuesday, November 24. A soup supper will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The menu will include a variety of soups, crackers, breads, relish trays, pumpkin bars and pie provided by members and friends of the following Adel-area congrega ons: Adel United Methodist, New Hope Evangelical Free, First Chris an, Saint John s Catholic, Grace Lutheran, Faith Lutheran and Panther Creek Church of the Brethren. Pastor Doug Pfeiffer will offer the message. All proceeds from the soup supper and Thanksgiving worship service will help support the A.D.M. Ministerial Associa on Emergency Fund. In recent years, the A.D.M. Ministerial Associa on Fund has been used to help a number of people with gas for their vehicles, assist with rent, pay for medicine, and help with hea ng and u lity bills. Through this fund the Chris an community in Adel is reaching out with God s love to the least (Ma hew 25:31-46) among us: the widow, the orphan, the stranger, the poor, the sick and the homeless. The church office is closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 26 and November 27. Please make plans accordingly.

6 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Celebration Sunday 2 Worship 6p 3 4 Church Supper 5:30 7p Bible Explorers 6:15p 5 6 Sr. Devotional Coffee Group 10a 7 8 OCC Box Building Party 1p OCC Church Collection Week November Finance 6p SPRC 7p 11 Church Supper 5:30 7p Church Council 7p 12 Trustees 7p Harvest Dinner 11:30a-1p National OCC Collection Week November Church Supper 5:30 7p Bible Explorers 6:15p Angel Tree ready for tags 21 Christmas Decorating all invited to help and have fun! 9a 22 Worship 10a Santa s Workshop & Meal 11:15a 23 Missions 6:30p 24 Thanksgiving Community Worship Service and Soup Supper Grace Lutheran Church Supper 6:00 p.m. Worship 7:00 p.m. 25 Bible Explorers 6:15p 26 Thanksgiving Office Closed 27 Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed First Sunday in Advent 30 November Birthdays 2 Julie Myers 3 Sue VanWerden 4 Pat Swigert Matt Stump Sherlyn Sutton 6 Carol Rutledge 10 Dennis Sandquist November 11 Timothy McCollum 14 Jordyn Yost 16 Don Alliss 18 Michelle Messer 24 Tim Sandquist 25 Pastor John 29 Michele Feldman 30 Marguerite Ganoe 96!