Faith Life Monthly ARLINGTON & POYNETTE INCH WNCS/FUEL, WILDFIRE, SIDEKICKS, VBS, CONFIRMATION

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1 ARLINGTON & POYNETTE INCH Faith Life Monthly WNCS/FUEL, WILDFIRE, SIDEKICKS, VBS, CONFIRMATION Arlington Website: arlingtonumchurch.org Address: 103 Reagles St Arlington, WI Phone: Facebook: Arlington United Methodist Church Poynette Inch Website: Address: 402 S. Main St. Poynette, WI Phone: Facebook: Poynette Inch United Methodist Church This past Summer was full of memories and our youth are sure making some great memories together. Let us continue to lead these youth towards the path of the Lord. Help them to be the hands and feet of GOD! AMEN!

2 Page 2 Dealing with Conflict James 1:19 Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry. It was a Monday morning. I sat at my office desk at my former job, ready to start my work day. I had greeted my co-workers, we had chatted about our weekends, and we had discussed the work that needed be done that day. I was relaxed and happy. And then I heard a voice. A loud, angry voice. It was coming from a back office. The voice got louder and louder, and angrier and angrier. I got up from my desk to see what was wrong. Much to my dismay, I watched a co-worker yelling at a new employee because he had made a mistake. Another co-worker and I stopped the altercation, but the damage was already done. The new employee quit his job. Conflict. Whenever you gather two or more people together, you will experience conflict. At home, at work, or in your community. But what about when you gather two or more people together in Christ s name? As many of us have learned, you can experience conflict at church. Even in a sacred place where you expect people to be loving and accepting, you sometimes experience arguments, misunderstandings and hurt feelings. Conflict in the Christian church is not new. We can find an example of an explosive argument between church friends in the book of Acts. Paul and his friend, Barnabas, were busy planting new churches when they had a huge fight about which people to include in their work. The fight was so bad, that they couldn t stand to be around each other. Each man thought he was right. So they decided to separate and go their own way. Paul and Barnabas fight did have a happy ending, however. Although we don t know the details, they ended up reconciling. Isn t this a great example of how a friendship can be restored, even after a big fight? So if we are all going to experience conflict in our relationships, how should we deal with it? Jesus' brother, James, gave us very wise advice. He said that everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry. What a great reminder to listen more, talk less, and not be so quick to be offended. Some of you have been badly hurt and disappointed by a church friend. My hope is that, over time, you will be reconciled with each other. Consider reaching out to that person in love. And remember to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to grow angry. God bless you! Pastor Michele Hopp For those unable to worship at a faith community on a regular basis there are times when folks are not able to worship as they would like. And this can happen for a variety of reasons. Yet, keeping connected to your faith family is also important! Both faith communities have opportunities for folks to keep connected. If you would like a visit and have not been visited, please contact the appropriate person. Arlington contact Pastor Michele Hopp at Poynette Inch has a group of volunteers who do home visits. Donna Luessman is the coordinator. Please contact her at

3 Page 3 Are you interested in CHURCH LEADERSHIP? Attend a Lay Servant Round-Up One Basic Class: Basic Lay Servant Class Three Advanced Classes: Prayer, Preaching, Heritage Friday, Nov 9 th 6:30-9:30 PM and Saturday, Nov 10 th 8:30 AM 4:30 PM Deadline to sign up: November 1 st! Monroe UMC th Street / Monroe, WI Choose one of these classes and gather with other Lay Servants from Wisconsin. (The Basic Lay Servant Class is required before you take an advanced class.) We will worship together and then break off into classes. You will need to do some advance preparation, so please sign up early! The fee is $25.00, which includes the textbook, materials, refreshments throughout and lunch on Saturday. To register: Send your $25 check to Juda Zion UMC, P.O. Box 118, Juda, WI Questions? Ask Pastor Michele or contact Pastor Kelly: pastorkelly55@gmail.com, ============================================================================================ Help Kids with Low School Lunch Accounts Children with low school lunch accounts have their lunch trays exchanged for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunch. To prevent this embarrassment, and to ensure a more nutritious lunch, please consider making a donation to the School District of Poynette to fund low school lunch accounts. You can stop by any school, or you can mail a check to: School District of Poynette 108 N Cleveland Street, PO Box 10, Poynette, WI Phone: In the memo line, please write: Donation for School Lunch Accounts. If you wish to remain anonymous, please send along a note making that request. If your donation is $100 or more, it will be formally accepted by the school board, but they won t know who made the donation if you wish to remain anonymous.

4 Page 4 GENERAL CONFERENCE 19 Listening Sessions Why is there a special General Conference coming February 23 26, 2019 in St. Louis, only a year before the regularly scheduled 2020 session in Minneapolis? How might my church be affected by this talk about choosing among a One Church, Connectional Conference and Traditionalist plan? Will other possibilities emerge? Change is coming for The United Methodist Church and there will be meetings this fall to help Wisconsin UMs understand what is being proposed. Formed following authorization by General Conference 2016, the Commission on a Way Forward identified three possible options, or plans, for our denomination as we move into the future.the Council of Bishops has recommended adoption of the One Church plan. The Wisconsin Delegation to GC 2019 is hosting nine educational and listening sessions around the state to allow feedback about the proposals. These sessions for interested clergy and laity will each last between minutes. The dates and locations are: Monday, October 1, 7 pm, Eau Claire Lake Street UMC, 337 Lake Street. Saturday, October 6, 10:00 am, Wausau Wesley UMC, 1101 Elm Street. Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 pm, Onalaska UMC, th Avenue North. Saturday, October 20, 10:00 am, Kaukauna Peace UMC, 2300 E. Wisconsin Avenue. Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm, Waukesha First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Avenue. Thursday, October 25, 7:00 pm, Sun Prairie UMC, 702 North Street. Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am, Janesville Cargill UMC, 2000 Wesley Avenue. Saturday, November 3, 10:00 am, Dodgeville UMC, 327 N. Iowa Street. In addition, invitations have been extended to Conference boards, agencies and other groups to provide their feedback to Delegation members. The purpose of all this information gathering is for the Delegation to hear from the diversity of membership which makes up Wisconsin United Methodism. The desire is to better understand thinking and feeling within our annual conference about our denomination s future. The Wisconsin Conference Delegation to the 2019 General Conference consists of six voting delegates, along with reserves. Clergy are Dan Dick, Sam Royappa, Steve Zekoff and first reserve Amanda Stein. Lay delegates are Lisa King, Barbara Dick, Gail Burgess and first reserve Katie Crise. There are additional reserves who would serve should any of these eight be unable to attend. In order elected, they are clergy Jorge Mayorga, Dan Schwerin, Jeremy Deaner, George Kafer and Jenny Arneson; laity Tom Popp, Judy Vasby, John Lawson and Julie Schubring. All remain engaged in the Delegation s preparations for the upcoming General Conference.

5 Page 5 WNCS/FUEL Youth Program Mission Focus! When Wisconsin was receiving all that rain back in August the Lavalle Public Library flooded they lost their complete children s library. So our WNCS/FUEL program is going to give our offering for the next couple months to help get some new books for the library. You can have your child bring in coins or a new or slightly used children s book! We are in this together! Hands and feet of God! Also Simple Gifts on Sundays in the offering plate from September and October will go to this Mission Focus too! NEWS FLASH! Arlington & Poynette Inch Joint Choirs! We have great news our choirs from both churches have joined together and will be singing at the two churches during some of the worship services this year. We had our first joint choir sing at Poynette Inch on Sunday September 23rd. They sang Peace Like a River and Shine Jesus Shine. The choir will be singing again on Sunday September 30th in Arlington at the 10:30 AM service. We will have practice again on Thursday October 11th at Arlington at 6:30 PM. We are always looking for new voices to join so feel free to come and join us. The joint choir will then sing again together on Sunday October 14th at 9 AM in Poynette and 10:30 AM in Arlington. We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions feel free to contact Gordon Dunn at or Michele Koopmans at

6 Page 6 A Chapter in the Life of Heather. On April 16 th, 2004 the diagnosis of my mom having pancreatic cancer was announced. As I sat next to mom in the hospital bed I saw her mustering all her strength to reassure me everything was going to be fine. I put all my faith in she was going to be okay, like my dad and my sister, she was going to beat cancer regardless of how bad everyone said pancreatic cancer was. My mom was Wonder woman, she survived my teen years. She can survive anything. Pancreatic cancer didn t stand a chance! June 17th, 2004 is a day I will never forget. Wonder woman was defeated. I remember that dreaded day like it was yesterday. Afterwards I didn't understand how everything around me operated as though nothing happened. My world came crumbing down and the world was unaffected by my mom's passing. People still went to work, people still laughed, people went to Target with their moms. How could they do this? I wanted to go to Target with my mom. Why could they, but I couldn t? A person once full of happiness, I found little to be happy about. Anger consumed me. I was mad at the people who still had their moms, I was mad at God for taking my mom and I was even mad at my mom for telling me everything was going to okay. I was mad at myself for not doing more for her. I was mad for not telling her I loved her more and for those times I was not kind to her. Over time my anger grew to gratitude. I am eternally grateful for the memories. I am so thankful for the 28 years we did end up having each other. These memories have her living with me every day. Four years before her passing she strongly encouraged me to drive down to Ohio with her so she could see her mom and go to her class reunion. I was completely opposed. I had things to do. A trip to Ohio was not part of my plan. I did it anyway. Now, I am so thankful I did. The songs we heard on the radio, our getting lost in Illinois and Indiana and our long talks on the road trip are memories I now treasure. I have learned to look to nature for comfort. When I see a butterfly or hear that annoying penny clinking around in the dryer, that is her saying "I love you". When a gentle breeze comes by that is her giving me a hug. These simple gestures have brought a smile to my face knowing she is still here. Whether it is foolish theory, who knows... it brings a smile to my face, so I will go with it. As I reflect on the 14 years since my mom gained her wings I have come to 3 realizations. Death still sucks, I still want my mom and always choose kind. Every day is a gift. We don t know what tomorrow will hold for any of us. Don t let yourself live with the regret of not saying something or saying the wrong thing to someone and if a road trip to Ohio is ever on the table make sure you take it. I still have a head full of dreams and goals, however these dreams and goals have just changed. Now instead of climbing the corporate ladder and traveling the world, my goal is to be the best and kindest ME I can be. ~ Heather Snyder

7 Page 7 Arlington Food Pantry News: The food pantry is looking for the following items: Juice 40oz Paper Towels Cereal Dish soap 20oz (max) Laundry soap (25 load max) Canned chicken Canned fruit Monetary donation (to purchase milk and eggs) Friendly Reminders Arlington UMC: Please help us conserve electricity - turn off the lights when you leave. Please help us secure the church - lock the church when you leave. Please help us keep our church clean - if you make a mess, please clean it up. Thank you! GET YOUR BUCKY BOOK HERE! The Arlington United Methodist Church is again selling Bucky Books to benefit the Prairie Pride Food Pantry. The books cost $35, all coupons good through October When purchasing from us, you receive the local supplements addition which is not distributed with purchases in Madison, De Forest or Sun Prairie. The supplement now includes coupons for not only the north area, but other outlying communities east, west and south of Madison. There are tons of restaurants, entertainment, WI Dells, golf, and shopping coupons, some free items, generally B1G. You may view what is in the Bucky Book at BuckyBook.com. Supplement coupons are not listed online. You may trade coupons or gift coupons away. There is no card to use. There are many coupons for our area-it is not just Madison! You are not allowed to resell the book for less than full value. New to the book this year are 15 coupons for Kwik Trip, including gas. Returning are the Woodman s and Hy-Vee grocery store coupons including 3 -$5 off of $10 for meat at Hy-Vee. That is $15 savings. Add in the Morgan s and New Balance shoe stores at 2 -$20 off coupons, $10 at the kids store, which can be used for waterproofing spray or socks as well as shoes and boots, that s $50 savings. Funds raised are used to purchase milk, eggs, bananas, and paper goods. Please consider purchasing from us and supporting a charity in our community. Contact Connie at wsc3591@yahoo.com and put Bucky Book 2019 purchase in the subject line or sign up on the sheet at church. Please indicate which church you attend. Keep the book in your car! Look through the book and note what you might likely use. Note that a few coupons are dated for quarterly use.

8 Page 8 Congratulations to William Joseph Domer, who was baptized on Sunday August 26th at the Arlington United Methodist Church. Parents of William are Kyle and Rebecca Domer. We are glad to be are part of his Christian upbringing! God Bless You, William!

9 Page 9 Mystery Night 2018 ~ On The Farm! Welcome to the Waugh s ============================================== Special thank you to Ruth Ann and Mel Waugh for hosting the 2018 Mystery Night on the farm. They were wonderful hosts by providing us with a hayride, walking tacos, a bonfire and then of course smores to go with! Thank again! Here are a bunch of photos from Wednesday Night. The FUEL kids did skits for some of Jesus s miracles. Going fishing, helping the blind to see, and water into wine. Our very own Blake Nachreiner was Jesus in all three skits. Blessings on our great youth!

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11 Page 11 Happy Birthday to our Church Family Members: October 2 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October 15 October 18 October 18 October 18 October 19 October 19 October 19 October 20 October 23 October 25 October 25 October 25 October 27 October 27 October 30 Natalie Robson Lucas Morse Wyatt Doherty Paige Mason Art Woodward Duane Stine Harold Rupp Mike Walters Merilee Lainberger Joe Woodward Angie Hebel Aaron Powers Dean Powers Sally Stewart Travis Ullrich Toby Brue Corey Neabling Alex Kleist Warren Kleist Connie Wilsnack Margie Paskey Paul Elsing Gary Elsing

12 WORSHIP IN THE PARK AUG. 26TH, 2018 On Sunday August 26th we had our annual worship in the park. Arlington United Methodist Church, Poynette Inch United Methodist Church along with the Poynette First Presbyterian Church were the hosts. It was a beautiful day filled with worship and song. After service we had a very nice potluck where everyone could get together for fellowship. God has sure blessed our community! Arlington UMC KWIK TRIP CARDS Great GIFT IDEA That Supports Arlington UMC! Kwik Trip Gift Cards Looking for a great gift idea? Buy that special someone a Kwik Trip Gift Card and at the same time you will be supporting Arlington UMC! The Kwik Trip Scrip Gift Card Program allows Arlington UMC to purchase Kwik Trip Gift Cards at 10% off the face value. Arlington UMC then sells the Gift Cards to you at face value and they keep the profit. They also earn an additional 10% rebate for in-store merchandise purchases! Gift Cards come in denominations of $25, $50, $100 & $200 and can be used at the pumps or for any in-store purchase. To get a card for yourself, or to buy one as a gift, contact: Sally Stewart sallynstew@hotmail.com Arlington UMC ~ Congratulations! Congratulations to Connie Wilsnack for becoming a certified lay servant and to Monique Duerst for becoming a certified lay speaker! We are proud of you both. Monique has the gift of preaching and teaching and Connie has the gift of hospitality and outreach.

13 Faith Life Monthly Arlington Poynette Inch Website arlingtonumchurch.org Address 103 Reagles St. 402 S. Main St. Arlington, WI Poynette, WI Phone Facebook Arlington Poynette Inch United Methodist Church United Methodist Church Pastor Michele Hopp Phone Office Hours Tue. 9 AM 3 PM Wed. 9 AM 3:30 PM Wed. 9 AM 1 PM Poynette Inch Fri. 9 AM 3:30 PM Wed. 2PM 5:30 PM Arlington October Service Poynette Inch Liturgists Ushers 7 Donna Bushie Kelly & Kory Lehr & Family 14 FUEL KIDS FUEL KIDS 21 Mission Trip Mission Trip 28 FUEL KIDS FUEL KIDS November Service Poynette Inch Liturgist Ushers 4 Andy Ross Kelly Trudell & Bea Lindner 11 FUEL KIDS FUEL KIDS 18 Michele Koopmans The Koopmans Family 25 Gerry Heuer Brett & Jo Wheeler & Family