The Messenger OCTOBER 2018

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1 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 1 The Messenger OCTOBER 2018 A monthly publication from First United Methodist Church of Boone. In this issue From the Pastor 1 Worship Volunteers 2 Congregation 2 United Methodist Women 3 Mentoring 4 Outreach Committee 4 Church Directory Online 4 This and That 5 Budget Report 6 Calendar 7 Coffee Fellowship Schedule 7 Blanket Sundays 8 First UMC - Boone 703 Arden Street PO Box 206 Boone, Iowa The mission of the Boone First United Methodist Church is to glorify God by nurturing disciples to live and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Hatch em - Match em & Dispatch em From the Pastor I am sitting at my desk getting ready for the State of the Church meeting on September 23 rd and I am remembering. I am looking over a list of names. Each name has a face. Each name has a memory. Each and every one of these names is connected to someone that I am connected to as well. In the past 12 months, I have officiated at or attended funerals for 22 good folks who I had a connection and relationship with. Thirteen of these names are folks that you all had relationships with too. Ten of them were members of First UMC. Three of them were connected to us in some way. As we remember and celebrate where we have been as a congregation as we intentionally pause to recognize who God has called us to be in this present moment and as we open ourselves to who God is calling us to be in the coming months and years a significant part of that celebration, pause, and openness is our witness of those who have been with us along the way. We will lift those names at our meeting on September 23 rd and we will celebrate the legacy they leave with us. On the first Sunday of November (November 4 th ) we will be celebrating All Saint s Day in both of our worship services. It is our tradition to light votive candles in memory and celebration of each name lifted. The 22 names I am looking at right now will each have a candle lit in their memory. I invite and encourage you to add to this celebration the names of those who have gone on before us in the past year, and who touched your life in incredible and powerful ways. Please inform us in the office that we may be able to lift their name and celebrate that they will always be a gift from God. Blessings Pastor Doug

2 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 2 Ushers Oct. 7: Oct. 14: Oct. 21: Oct. 28: Greeters Oct. 7: Oct. 14: Oct. 21: Oct. 28: First UMC OCTOBER Worship Participants Fred Grow & Gene Stewart Jacquie Grow & Robin Schroeder Pete & Carole Nelson Craig & Lois Downs Jim & Joyce Krug Stan & Marlene Moffitt Pete & Carole Nelson Virgil & Martha Hilsabeck Barbara Shedd & Christine Quam Todd & Bobi Treganza Loryl Cole & Dawn Wentworth Erva Lu Hutchings & Kio Dettman CONNECTIONS Are there any questions you have about First UMC in Boone or United Methodism? Take a peek at these websites boonefumc.com check us out on our website. You will find just about anything you need to know about us. There is also a link to our church Facebook page. We re here with Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Doors. iaumc.org looking for information concerning the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church? This website provides directories, news and features, and a wealth of information regarding the work, mission & vision of the United Methodist Church. Acolytes Oct. 7: Oct. 14: Oct. 21: Oct. 28: D. J. Dill Jentry Schoff Ashton Thilges Joey Hutchings CONGREGATION Power Point Oct. 7: Nicole Nickens (9:00) Chris Shannon (11:15) Oct. 14: D. J. Dill (9:00) Chris Shannon (11:15) Oct. 21: Jaxon Schoff (9:00) Chris Shannon (11:15) Oct. 28: Tamara Peterson (9:00) Chris Shannon (11:15) Nursery Oct. 7: Jaxon & Jentry Schoff Oct. 14: Ally Burke & Maci Mosher Oct. 21: Summer Crocheck & Jentry Schoff Oct.28: Ally Burke & Jentry Schoff Sound Tech Oct. 7: Oct. 14: Oct. 21: Oct. 28: Glenn Peterson Gene Stewart Virgil Hilsabeck Mike Cleaveland We all have talents! We all have Strengths! We all have a use! Consider joining a committee. You DO NOT have to commit to two years or three years, just JOIN. The future of our church is in YOUR hands. We ALL have something to contribute. Listen to your heart; see what it tells where the FIRE in your soul belongs. For more information, contact Pastor Doug or Jennifer Schoff. Some areas of service: Administrative Council; Education Committee; Finance Committee; Foundation Committee; Memorial Committee; Outreach; Staff/Parish; Taylor Estate; Trustees; Worship. Most Committees meet once a month (except: Foundation, Memorial

3 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 3 Refrigerator and Freezer Cleaning: Eve Circle United Methodist Women Calendar OCTOBER, 2018 Oct. 1-3 ~ Set-up for Rummage Sale Oct. 3 ~ 11:30 Executive Board (Parlor) 1:00 NO General Set-up before and/or after Executive Board Meeting Oct. 4-6 ~ Rummage Sale Thurs. 9:30am-7pm; Fri. 8:30am-5pm: Sat. 8am-11:30am Oct. 6 ~ 9am-2:30pm Iowa Conference UMW Annual Meeting, Knoxville Oct. 9 ~ 12pm Retired School Personnel Lunch Martha Circle Oct., 17 ~ 9:15am Eve Circle (Wesley Room); Leah Circle (Fellowship Hall) 1:00pm Dorcas Circle Oct. 18 ~ 7:00pm Martha Circle (Parlor) Oct. 19 ~ 5-7pm Tailgate Soup Supper Fundraiser Oct ~ Fall Mission U in Marshalltown Upcoming Date: November 7th, Guest Day Potluck Executive Meeting 10:30 Potluck at Noon For additional information contact your Circle Chairperson or one of the following... Jan Carpenter Church Office or see the Bulletin Board outside Fellowship Hall United Methodist Women are planning a soup supper TAILGATE PARTY FUNDRAISER on Friday, October 19, 5pm-7pm in Fellowship Hall. Join us before the final Boone Football game for a choice of three different kinds of soup with crackers, bars, and drinks all for a free-will offering. The Iowa Conference United Methodist Women Annual Meeting will be held on October 6 in Knoxville. Registration and Coffee is 9-9:30am. The meeting will be 9:30am-2:30pm. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Harlan Gillespie, Assistant to the Bishop of the Iowa Conference. Contact Jan Carpenter if you are interested in going. More information on the UMW Bulletin Board outside Fellowship Hall. Nov. 7th Guest Day ~ The speaker will be Courtney Durham, Director of Development and PR at Bidwell Riverside in Des Moines. There will be a box for donations of toiletry articles such as tooth brushes, tooth paste, bar soap, deodorant, razors (men or women), etc. They would also like grocery bags for their clients to put their items in when they shop at Bidwell Riverside

4 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 4 GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Have you ever considered being a mentor? Youth & Shelter Services hosts an amazing mentor program for youth in seven different school districts. Due to lack of mentors, one-third of the students that ask for a mentor was without one. Did you know?? 55% more of youth mentored attend college; 78% more volunteer in their community; and 46% more refrain from using drugs. There were 114 youth served in the school year, but 27 were seeking mentors and did not benefit from the program. Your commitment is to meet once weekly for approximately 45 minutes, Sept. through May; Ames does facilitate summer mentoring. Matches play board games, color, shoot hoops, or just sit and chit-chat. For more information, there are brochures on the table in the Narthex or request an application at fwatkins@yss.org. MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A STUDENTS LIFE! OUTREACH COMMITTEE DUTIES CHURCH DIRECTORY AVAILABLE ONLINE!!! Our new Lifetouch Mobile Directory is now available online! Our Mobile Directory contains contact information for all the families of Boone First United Methodist Church and is an easy to use tool to help you stay connected. Plus, you will see portraits of all our families that participated in our recent photography event. TO ACCESS THE MOBILE DIRECTORY: 1. Click on the link listed in the WELCOME message on our church website 2. When prompted, enter the Access Code: d2018, once you are logged in, you can scroll through the directory, search by name, view family profiles, /call/map, and view staff only page. The onscreen Guided Tour will walk you through each of these areas. To update your contact information, please contact Susan Knippel at susan_knippel@hotmail.com or call the church office at Questions? Contact Susan Knippel. October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came, The Ashes, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The sunshine spread a carpet, And every thing was grand; Miss Weather led the dancing; Professor Wind, the band... The sight was like a rainbow New-fallen from the sky... ~George Cooper ( ), "October's Party," c.1887 WE WOULD LIKE U TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE 1. We meet the first Monday monthly at 6:45pm in a lower level classroom off of the youth room 2. Check the Boone paper and cut out any articles and pictures of church members and post them on the bulletin board by the coffee line in Fellowship Hall. 3. Check sign in sheets every Sunday and send cards to visitors if addresses can be found. 4. A list of nursing home residents and home shut-ins is made and birthday cards are sent to these people on their special day. 5. Address Valentine cards to all members known as shut-ins in nursing homes and in their own homes. We deliver to the nursing home shut-ins and mail to others. 6. Designate where special Sunday offerings go for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. 7. Fill May baskets and deliver them to nursing home residents. 8. We help co-ordinate with Eastern star safe Trick or Treat night. 9. Help with Bishop s Ingathering. Advertise about the kits. Sell blankets every Sunday during October. These items are delivered to Webster City the first Saturday in November with the help of the youth. 10. We co-ordinate the sign-up to ring bells for the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign the Friday after Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 11. Assemble Christmas treat trays on Christmas Eve to businesses that have to be open that night. 12. This year we sponsored the church float in the Pufferbilly Parade. CAN U HELP US? Many hands make light work. Please contact a committee member about your interest to serve on this committee (Chris Cromwell, Chris Bennett, Jean Tronick, or Barbara Shedd) or the church office. Thank You

5 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 5 THIS AND THAT!! 39 th Annual Thanksgiving Ingathering for 2018 is Saturday, November 3 rd. Donating Hygiene Kits and School Kits is a way for Iowa United Methodists to help people who lack ready access to essential supplies when a disaster strikes. Specific directions for each of these kits will be placed on the table in the hall by the sanctuary. Questions? Call Lavonne PS: Monetary gifts are always welcome. Make your check payable to FUMC. On the MEMO line write Thanksgiving Ingathering. UNITED METHODIST MEN!! ANNUAL DINNER is October 14th at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $10.00 and this year it has been opened for High School young men for $5.00 (Pastor Doug offered to help any teen with the cost). The menu will be: Smoked Pork Chop, Baked Potato, Salad, Raspberry Apple Sauce, Coffee, Milk, Water and Dessert. There are sign-up sheets for cakes to be donated and help with preparing the meal. Any Questions, contact Chris Cromwell The Outreach Committee is looking for volunteers to help the residents at Eastern Star pass out candy for trick-ortreaters! It will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23rd at 6:00pm. Volunteers will need to be there by 5:45 pm This is always an enjoyable occasion; for volunteers more so than children! If you are interested in helping, please contact Chris Cromwell.. OCTOBER 27TH, 6-9PM, Pastor Andrea s church along with First Presbyterian Church of Fort Dodge are joining forces and presenting ENOUGH, a presentation by Women s Christian Speaker Mandy Sullivan. Women and girls from ages are welcome and this is an excellent motherdaughter event! This is a community event and you are encouraged to attend regardless of faith affiliation! Social hour with free appetizers and drinks at 5:30pm, childcare available if needed (to reserve a child-care spot, call , or revandreak@fumcfortdodge.org). Tickets are $20.00 and carpool is available if desired. PLEASE JOIN US! Go to to order your ticket. If interested in carpooling, please contact Jennifer Schoff. Information sheets are available on the table in the Narthex. CONSECRATION SUNDAY is October 28, Now is the time to start seeking God s direction in making your pledge for On the 28th you will present your pledge card and that helps the finance committee to set the budget for At 10:00am following the morning worship service the United Methodist Men will serve a breakfast of: scrambled eggs with ham, cinnamon rolls, fruit cups, coffee, juice and water.

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7 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 7 OCTOBER 2018 First UMC - Boone Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Time 6:45 Finance, Outreach Trustees, Worship 7:45 Adm. Council 2 6:00 Free Clinic 3 Time 11:30 UMW Exect. Board 1:00 UMW General 2:00 Staff Meeting 5-9pm Youth Group Fundraiser at Pizza Ranch 4 9:30am 7:00pm UMW RUMMAGE SALE 4 8:30 5:00PM UMW RUMMAGE SALE 9:30 Fold Bulletins 6 8:00am-11:30am UMW RUMMAGE SALE 9:00am-2:30pm Iowa Conference UMW Knoxville 7 Communion Sunday 9:00 Traditional Service 10:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:10 S.S. Pre-K-12th Grade 10:30 Young Adult Class 10:30 Adult Class 11:15 Contemporary Service World Communion Sunday Blanket Sunday :00pm Retired School Personnel Lunch 6-8:30 BAHS Annual Meeting Fellowship Hall 10 2:00 NO Staff Meeting 6:00 Youth Group Supper 6:30 7 K-4 grades 6:30-7: grades 6: grades 11 5:30 AKTION Club 5:30 Family Nest 12 9:30 Fold Bulletin 1:30 PEO-JL Meeting (Parlor/Wesley Room) Ardith Hammond :00 Traditional Service 10:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:10 S.S. ~ Pre-K-12th grade 10:30 Young Adult Class 10:30 Adult Study Class 11:15 Contemporary Service BLANKET SUNDAY 15 7:00 Habitat Meeting (Parlor) 16 6:00 Free Clinic 17 Circle Day 9:15 Eve & Leah Circles 1:30 Dorcas Circle 2:00 Staff Meeting 6:00 Youth Group Supper 6:30 7 K-4 grades 6:30-7: grades 6: grades 18 7:00 Martha Circle 19 9:30 Fold Bulletin 5-7 UMW Soup Supper Tailgate Party Fundraiser 20 Rummage Sale Pick-up Day UMW MISSION U - Marshalltown 19,20, :00 Traditional Service 10:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:10 S.S. ~ Pre-K-12th grade 10:30 Young Adult Class 10:30 Adult Study Class 11:15 Contemporary Service BLANKET SUNDAY :00 Staff Meeting 6:00 Youth Group Supper 6:30 7 K-4 grades 6:30-7: grades 6: grades 25 4:30-7:00 BAHS Chili Supper Fundraiser Fellowship Hall 5-7 pm Boone Downtown Trick/Treat Night 5:30 AKTION Club 5:30 Family Nest 26 9:30 Fold Bulletin 10:00 Fold Messenger CONSECRATION SUNDAY 9:00 Traditional Service 10:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:10 S.S. ~ Pre-K-12th grade 10:30 Young Adult Class 10:30 Adult Study Class 11:15 Contemporary Service BLANKET SUNDAY 29 7:00 SPRC MEETING :00 Staff Meeting 6:00 Youth Group Supper 6:30 7 K-4 grades 6:30-7: grades 6: grades COFFEE FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE 2018 January Admin. Council April United Meth. Men July Choir October SPRC February Worship May United Meth. Women August Trustees November Taylor Estate March Health Ministry June Outreach September Finance December Memorial

8 0CT0BER 2018 Messenger - page 8 OCTOBER IS BLANKET SUNDAYS MONTH Church World Service (CWS) provides blankets for the U. S. and other poverty stricken countries for warmth during the cold winters and when there is a disaster that leaves people homeless. Each blanket costs $10. Pray about how many blankets you can purchase for someone that needs a little support, warmth and encouragement. The Outreach Committee will be in the Church entrance each Sunday in October for your donations. How many blankets will FUMC purchase? First United Methodist Church 703 Arden St PO Box 206 Boone, Iowa NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 38 BOONE, IOWA If you want to stop receiving The Messenger please notify the church office OR bnfumc@mchsi.com