Banner Newsletter. First United Methodist Church of Berthoud. Nurturing Sharing Serving Through God s Love WORSHIP IN DECEMBER

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1 First United Methodist Church of Berthoud Nurturing Sharing Serving Through God s Love WORSHIP IN DECEMBER Sunday, December 2, 10:00 AM First Sunday of Advent: Hope Communion John 1:1-18 A Travel Log: Israel Sunday, December 9, 10:00 AM Second Sunday of Advent: Peace Luke 1:26-35, 38, A Travel Log: Nazareth in Galilee Sunday, December 16, 10:00 AM Third Sunday of Advent: Joy Children s Pageant Not Sold in Stores Sunday, December 20, 6:30 PM Blue Christmas Service Psalm 30 Travel Log: From Sorrow to Joy Sunday, December 23, 10:00 AM Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love Christmas Cantata Sing Joy to all the World Lloyd Larsen Sharon Darland, Director Sunday, December 24, 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service Posada Service Travel Log: Finding Shelter Sunday, December 24, 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service Luke 2:1-20 Travel Log: From Nazareth to Bethlehem in Judea Sunday, December 30, 10:00 AM First Sunday After Christmas Day Matthew 2 Travel Log: Full Circle: A Return to Nazareth DECEMBER 2018 Banner Newsletter Mission Team Christmas Pie Sale The Mission group is raising funds for the Puerto Rico mission trip by selling Christmas pies, and there are several ways you can help: Buy a pie on two Sundays in December: the 16th and 23rd after worship. Pre-order sheet is in Van Amburg. If you d like to donate a pie type that can be frozen (pecan, apple, pumpkin, cherry, buttermilk) sign up at church or online at Pie crust dough and pans will be supplied pick up on December 8 from A baking day will be held on December 15 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., if you would like to help with apple pies being made then or bake other pies in the church. If you choose to bake your pies at home, please bring them to the church during the baking day December 15. Thank you for supporting the mission of BUMC. For questions, contact Davon Cook at or Leanna Konechne at

2 BANNER From Pastor Emily PAGE 2 Dear Traveling Companions, During Advent this year we will be looking at the travels of Christ. The first Sunday we will look at God s willingness to come to us and specifically to Israel from the eternal home. During the second week, we will travel to Nazareth and hear about Mary s story. The third week, we will be reminded by the children traveling with us that Christmas cannot be bought in Stores. On December 23 at 10:00 am we will receive the blessing of this year s cantata. On Christmas Eve we will have two services. The first family service will be at 4:30 pm and will be a Posada service. We will travel together from place to place seeking a place for Jesus to be born. If you are interested in helping with this service, either as an inn keeper or as a person helping with the party, please sign up in Van Amburg Hall. Finally, we will experience the beauty of Bethlehem at the 7:00 pm Candlelight service. December 15 we will again host the distribution of gifts for Christmas in Berthoud. Please feel free to come help distribute gifts that morning. Children s pageant practice will be that afternoon from 2-5pm. The 16 th we will enjoy the pageant that morning, and many will enjoy the leadership Christmas party after church. If you plan to attend the Leadership Christmas Party please RSVP to Pastor Emily or the office by Dec. 11 th. We will again have a gift exchange with no more than a 15 dollar gift. Erik and I will provide ham; please bring a side dish to share if you plan to attend. May we all continue to seek ways God is leading us into patience, loss of control, living in the present, compassion, gratitude, humility and trust in God. Keeping ourselves open during this season of waiting will be helpful as we continue to seek God s leading in our lives and the life of our church. Thank you to all who have chosen to support the ministries of our church and the outreach of our congregation. We will be preparing for a new year, realizing that God has done great work in and through us this past year. Blessings as we grow in discipleship, nurturing, sharing and serving through God s love. Grace and peace, We have other special things happening during this season. We will have a fun fundraiser on Dec. 8 from 5:30-8pm. Margaret Gillikin will be our artist teacher as we paint a present for a loved one or friend. The picture will be of winter evergreens. Please let us know if you plan to attend. The price will be minimum 25 dollars per person, and you are welcome to give more if you are able. We will have snacks, and drinks for those who choose to attend. Pastor Emily will most likely be in the office the following days/hours: Mon: 9:00-5:00 Save the Date for our annual Birthday Pot Luck to be held Sunday, January 6, Calling all cake bakers & table decorators; look for signup sheets soon! Tues: 9:00-2:45 Wed: 9:00-5:00 Thurs: 9:00-2:45 Please feel free to make an appointment as well.

3 Sunday School/ Bible Study PAGE 3 Children s and Youth Christmas Pageant This year, the children and youth of the church are performing the annual Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 16 during worship. The title of the program is Not Sold In Stores. Don t miss this special time of enjoying the talents of our children and youth, and learning about God s gifts of peace, joy, love and giving that Jesus brought into the world. Women s Wisdom Seekers Bible Study First Presbyterian Church is hosting a Women s Wisdom Seeker Bible Study starting in January. They will be studying the books of Judges and Ruth every Thursday from 9:00-11:00 A.M. January 3 March 14, All women are invited to attend, cost is $15. Contact Edna Korth at for more information and to sign up. Book Club Christmas Celebration The Book Club will meet at Barb Howell's house at 6:00 P.M., Thursday December 6 for the holiday celebration. Barb Howell's address is 1530 Hitch Wagon Drive in Loveland. There will be a soup and salad dinner and a discussion of the book by Dave Barry, The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog. See Barbara Boyd for a copy of the book. Faith and Fellowship 9:00 A.M., Library Led by Ric Haskins We are studying the teachings and actions of Jesus as revealed in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). We believe this study will lead us back to the roots of our faith and the importance of living our faith as Christ intended. Exploring the Bible 8:45 A.M., Builder s Room Led by Keith Henderson At the start of the school year, Exploring the Bible will be studying the book of Acts. This class is often a verse by verse study format with lots of open discussion. Explorers 9:00-10:00 a.m., 2nd floor, NE Classroom Explorers will begin working through and answering for ourselves the questions John Wesley asked to help people live their faith. Check It Out! During this season, you are encouraged to read the scriptures of the Christmas story found in John 1, Luke 1-2 and Matthew 2. BUMC Choir Presents the 2018 Christmas Cantata, Sing Joy to All the World! By Lloyd Larsen The choir has been working hard preparing the Cantata for our Worship Service on December 23. Since the early 60 s the BUMC Cantata has been a highlight of the Church year. Come worship with the choir and celebrate with many cherished songs of the season. Sharon Darland, Cantata Director

4 BANNER NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men December Circle Meeting Schedule JOY CIRCLE meeting date, time and location to be announced. EARLY BIRD CIRCLE will help decorate the Sanctuary for the Christmas season on November 25. They will have their Christmas celebration and 2019 planning session on Saturday, December 15. FAITH CIRCLE will meet on Wednesday, December 19 at 1:30 p.m. Location to be announced. MORNING GLORY CIRCLE: will have a Christmas party; date, time and location to be announced. UMW welcomes all interested women to attend meetings or activities sponsored by the organization. It is not necessary to be a member of the church or a circle. The annual UMM Harvest Home Dinner and Silent Auction was a big success! Over $1100 was raised from the dinner, with proceeds being split between the Puerto Rico Mission Fund and the church s General Operating Fund. A big thank you goes out to the men s group for providing the delicious meal! The silent auction, in conjunction with the dinner, was also very successful, raising over $2500; $500 will go to local families in need and the balance to the General Fund. Thank you to Linda Henderson, Barb Howell and Kris-Ellen Corzine for all of their hard work! Thanks also to those who participated in the dinner and bid on auction items. Breakfast Meetings at 8:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month In the Fellowship Hall October through May If you would like to be involved with the Berthoud United Methodist Men please Mark Patterson at mjpat1006@msn.com.

5 Action Opportunities Berthoud Pack 6 Cub Scouts will be collecting holiday decorations for the Greyson Project up to December 12; the Greyson Project is a Berthoud based non-profit that delivers gift bags of holiday decorations for families in Children s Hospitals nationwide. They need donations of gift bags, tinsel, small Christmas trees, ornaments, window clings, or other decorations that a child in a hospital can use to decorate their room. Donations must be new and unused to comply with hospital rules. The Cub Scouts will be delivering these bags to Children s Hospital in Denver on Dec. 14. If you have any questions, contact Reid Hollander at or Reidrhollander@gmail.com. PAGE 5 Our thoughts are moving to the holiday season. It is the time of thankfulness and giving. With this in mind, let s think about one of the charities that we have put on our Christmas list for many years, thanks to its champion Cheryl Kastle-Fenton. Warren Village exists so that low income single parent families can escape homelessness and move from poverty to self-sufficiency. Every year, they have a holiday shop which allows those who live at Warren Village to shop for their families, free of charge. Our role has been to provide items for this holiday shop. We will have a tree in the back of the church with a box in which to deposit the gifts that you provide. A wish list for both parents and children will be provided. Please add the Warren Village Holiday Shop to your Christmas shopping list. The deadline to drop off your items is Tuesday, December 4. For more information about Warren Village, visit: warrenvillage.org Thank you for your generous giving! Leanna Paint a Present fundraiser Saturday, December 8 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Release your inner artist and make a Christmas gift! Margaret Gillikin is back to instruct us in painting a beautiful evergreen canvas. Cost is $25 per person and includes all materials, snacks and drinks. If you are interested in participating in this fun event, please sign-up in the Van Amburg Hall. Inn Keepers and party organizers needed! The 4:30 p.m. service on Christmas Eve will be a Posada, in which we will travel from place to place to find a place baby Jesus to be born. Afterward, there will be a party in the fellowship hall to celebrate Jesus birth. If you are interested in being an Inn-Keeper or helping with the birthday party, please sign-up in Van Amburg Hall. Thank you! House of Neighborly Service wishes to thank our congregation for donating pounds of food in November! It is much appreciated and needed, so please keep the donations coming to help those in need in our community.

6 December Youth Schedule PAGE 6 Youth Coordinator Ruben Carrillo bumcyouth@berthoudumc.org Youth Notes... Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent: Hope 11:00 AM Youth Group; Christmas Wreath craft Sunday, December 9, 10:00 AM Second Sunday of Advent: Peace 11:00 AM Youth Group; What is the TRUE meaning of Christmas? Sunday, December 16, 10:00 AM Third Sunday of Advent: Joy 3:00 p.m. Youth Christmas Party Sunday, December 23, 10:00 AM Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love 11:00 AM Youth Group; Christmas movie Sunday, December 30, 10:00 AM First Sunday After Christmas Day Youth Group; Time Capsule Craft Hello, everyone. December is upon us! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving as we now look forward to one of the most special times of the year. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. I hope you are all able to spend it with the people you love. The youth group will be taking orders for T-shirts as a fund raiser for the mission trip to Puerto Rico. The T-shirts feature the church logo on the front chest, the church website on the sleeve, and a tree with the church mission statement incorporated into the branches to signify growth within our faith, and our efforts to branch out in to the world and spread the word of God. For information on how you can become a proud owner of one of these T-shirts, contact me or any of the youth group members so that we can get your order put in as soon as possible! We have several youth group members participating in the Christmas Pageant this year. They, along with their younger cast mates, have worked very hard to put this production on. I hope you all enjoy it as much as they have enjoyed putting it together. I would also like to thank Sabrina Deaton for putting the show together and dedicating her time to making this year s pageant a reality. The youth group will also be having a Christmas party December 16th at 3:00 p.m. at the church. The kids have elected to have a white elephant gift exchange. I will be making snacks for the kids, but if anyone wants to donate items like hot chocolate, candy canes, or other Christmas treads, to please let me know. Any donations would be very much appreciated. I would also like to remind everyone that I am at the church on Wednesday nights for any youth that want to come by and get help on homework or just hang out. This is also a great opportunity for parents to come by and talk to me about any concerns they may have. We are also in need of donations to fill the fridge downstairs with food for the youth to enjoy during youth group. Please get a hold of me if you are interested in donating food or even providing lunch one day. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and, as always, thank you for your continued support! Ruben Carrillo Youth Coordinator

7 19 DECEMBER 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 9 am Adult SS, Christmas pageant rehearsal 10 am Worship, children s SS 9 9 am Adult SS, Christmas pageant rehearsal 10 am Worship, children's SS 1 pm Leota Wagers reception 16 9 am Adult SS, Christmas pageant rehearsal 10 am Worship; Christmas Pageant 11:15 am Leadership Christmas party 23 9 am Adult SS 10 am Worship; Cantata 30 9 am Adult SS 10 am Worship :30 pm Mission Trip Meeting :30 pm Posada Service 7 pm Candlelight Service pm Little Learner s Christmas Program 7 pm Trustee s meeting 25 Merry Christmas! Office Closed 9 am Caring Connections 6 pm- Christmas pageant rehearsal 6:30 pm. Cantata rehearsal 9 am UMW Exec. Board Meeting 2 pm Joy Circle Meeting 6:30 pm Cantata rehearsal 9 am Morning Glory Circle 6:30 pm Cantata Rehearsal 26 Office Closed 6 9:30 am Yarn Group 13 9:30 am Yarn Group 6:30 pm Lay Servant meeting 20 9:30 am yarn Group 6:20 pm Blue Christmas Service 27 Office Closed Office Closed 3:30 pm Barbara Robbins memorial service & reception 5 pm P.A.P. fundraiser Newsletter Deadline 9 am Cantata Dress Rehearsal 29 1:30 pm Eagle Scout Ceremony Nick Corzine PAGE 7

8 PAGE 8 2 Anne Boyd Carter Vining 3 Eila Green Logan Rees 4 John Miller 5 Linda Henderson Tammy Rees 9 Jay Denning Peggy Edwards 11 Quincy Denning Mark Patterson 13 Avis Haworth 17 Janette Sisler 19 Shirley French 22 Caitlin Ford 24 Kent & Carrie Davis, Anniversary 29 Larry Wrenn 30 Carter Patterson 31 Lowell & Lana Karnes, Anniversary 31 Devon Towry Lighting of the Advent Candles Schedule December 2: Tim & Joyce Patterson December 9: Greenslit Family December 16: Hagan Family December 23: Kris-Ellen & Nick Corzine December 24, 4:30 p.m.: Vining Family 7:00 p.m.: Kearney Family From SPRC: In church on the first two Sundays in December, SPRC will be circulating two brightly wrapped donation boxes to collect donations for staff Christmas gifts. Your generosity is appreciated. Please keep us informed about your joys and sorrows. Many are in need of prayer (both public & private). Call the office and we will notify the appropriate contact and add your note to the Prayer Corner of the Sunday bulletin. We are here to serve God and we want to share your burdens and joys. Phone: secretary@berthoudumc.org or Pastoremily@berthoudumc.org. To have concerns given to the prayer chain, please Connie Mechem at clmechem@gmail.com. Pastor: Emily Hagan pastoremily@berthoudumc.org Treasurer: Debbie Bunker treasurer@berthoudumc.org Youth Coordinator: Ruben Carrillo bumcyouth@berthoudumc.org Church Staff Nursery Manager: Aaron Lucero aaronlucero66@gmail.com Secretary: Debbie Bunker secretary@berthoudumc.org Custodian: Joyce Patterson pattersonjoyce016@gmail.com Accompanist:: Sukyung Yang ysk841017@gmail.com