The Seward United Methodist Fai h FULL Times

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1 The Seward United Methodist Fai h FULL Times As we enter into a holy time as a church of prayer and discernment, you are invited to join in the prayer movement. We pray that we may listen to God s voice and pray for the church. We are called to a posture of prayer,asking for God to guide us effectively in fulfilling the mission of the church. So with this in mind, will you join in prayer? Be in prayer for this week's town hall meeting Sept. 30 Prairie Rivers District, Trinity UMC in Grand Island,3:305:30 p.m. Almighty God, to you our hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Fill your church with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, so that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Adapted from United Methodist Book of Worship, p Used by permission. The collect, an ancient pattern of prayer, is short and to the point, yet has a rich content. Not only are many collects included in this and other collections of prayers but persons who learn to pray in this form can quickly and easily compose appropriate prayers for all kinds of occasions. These are the elements of a collect: An address to God, who is (name an attribute of God), petition (starts with a verb), so that.amen. Create your own collect as we pray for the church together. Address Who is (Petition) So that Amen. To connect with more prayer resources in the Great Plains, go to as well as a weekly prayer prompt for more ways to join in prayer together.

2 What do pancakes, sausage, cleaning, gardening, and crafting all have in common??? Saturday, October 13th, 7:45a.m.! Annual Hayride and Bonfire Cookout... The UM Men are fixing the breakfast and you are invited to join in a time of fellowship over food, cleaning, and crafting for the bazaar there is something everyone of all ages can do! Make plans to join us for this day! (UM Men will not meet on the 20th ) Women on Wednesdays WOW! Wednesdays at 7:15p.m. This month we are beginning a new study called Unshakable Hope, by Max Lucado. Join us for video, discussion, and prayers We hope to see you soon! Notes from Jo Ellen Church Family Life I absolutely LOVE the fall time of the year the crisper cool days leaves turning color and falling to the ground in colorful waves enjoying more time with loved ones outside on the porch or at events in our community hayrides and bonfires LOVE all of it! When it rained earlier today, I was reminded that we all need a time to wash anew. Perhaps fall will offer that time for you as well as you join us in worship and ministries as part of a vital and living church family. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Love and prayers, Pastor Jo Ellen Curtis Family Farm: Sunday, October 5p.m. Join us at nd Milford, NE Meat, drinks, and table service provided Sign up for a seat and food bulletin board in front hall to sign up or call the church office with name/number of folks Looking forward to a great time! Rain date: October 28th Children s Christmas Musical and Birthday Party for Jesus on Sunday, December 9th at 9:30a.m. Children will begin work on the musical soon attend Sunday School to receive your music, books, and parts to work on.

3 Kindergarten and Third Grade Bibles: Sunday, October 14th at 8:15/10:30 worship gatherings Kindergartners: Josh Eberspacher, Karlee Evans, Agatha Janda, Kyler Kallhoff, Jaden Naber, Ruby Pflughaupt, Gavin Robotham, and Max Swartz. Third Graders: Ryder Bartels, Abbigail Bishop, Owen Evans, Korben Fernau, Emaline Janda, Carson Kramer, Jaxon Kramer, Maxwell Robotham, and Maya Robotham Join us on Sunday, October 7th at 2p.m. Meet at the parking lot of St. John s at the corner of Hillcrest and Columbia for the start of the 1 mile or 3 mile walk. Families encouraged to attend with special passport stamps for children! Bright Beginnings Child Development Center We have had a great month with our teachers, volunteers, and friends! We hosted a grandparents breakfast in our classrooms and had a lot of fun with our families while we ate, fellowshipped, and played together. Some of us picked up sticks in the south yard this week as part of learning to care for our surroundings and our role as good stewards. We continue to implement our new Creative Curriculum which is nationally approved by NAEYC as well as used in many state sit u a t i o n s because it is research based, hands on, aligned w i t h national and state standards, and it is a lot of fun with meaningful learning for children of all ages. Our teachers continue to work to use this each day, in addition to providing Bible stories and songs. We host God and Me time each week with Pastor Jo Ellen and Pastor Robert. We love being a part of the active ministry of Seward UMC family and friends!

4 Wish you could take notes during worship on Sunday? Want to continue interacting with God s Word after hearing the sermon? Forget what all those announcements were about before the service? Now you can access the same Sunday bulletin information, announcements, prayer requests, take notes, and begin a reading plan related to the weekly message all from your smartphone, tablet or computer! The Seward UMC Worship services are available in the Bible App. Before and during the service, you can follow along just as you would using a printed bulletin. You can also take notes during the service to remind yourself of details from the message or about an activity you signed up for. Your notes are private and only available to you. You can save the information or export it to your favorite app such as EverNote. Give it a try! Download the Bible App by YouVersion from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Once signed in, click on the menu/more button click Events select the Seward UMC Worship service you are attending. You can take notes and/or save the service information beginning 30 minutes prior to the service until the service has ended. Seward UMC is now on YouTube! Videos will be posted of our weekly worship services, weekly devotions from Pastor Jo Ellen, and other pertinent meetings or events at the church such as the discussion regarding the Commission on a Way Forward. Check it out and share with your friends and family! SUMC Music Suggestion Box Please share with us a hymn or song that you would like to hear or sing in worship! Music Ministry It s not too late to join praise to God through a music ministry at SUMC! All ages and abilities are welcome. All groups meet on Wednesday evenings at the church. Childcare is provided for those who wish to participate in a music group or bible study. The opportunities to participate are many: God s Squad (K 6th Grade) 6:00 p.m. FH Crossfire (6th 12th grade) 6:00 p.m. S Chancel Choir (adults/older youth) 6:30 p.m. FH Bell Choir (adults/older youth) 7:15 p.m. S Praise Team (adults/older youth) 8:00 p.m. S The church is also in need of individuals who have a gift with a musical instrument such as piano, guitar, drums, etc. These individuals would be able to share their gift with one of our music ministries or as a special music offering during worship services. Contact Wess Robotham for more information about SUMC Music Ministry! Wess.Robotham@gmail.com or call/text

5 YOUTH 2019 Freezer Meal Sale YOUTH 2019 Love Well Love others well, and don t hide behind a mask; love authentically. Despise evil; pursue what is good as if your life depends on it. Live in true devotion to one another, loving each other as sisters and brothers. Be first to honor others by putting them first. Romans 12:9-10 Plans are underway for the National Gathering of United Methodist Youth, July 10th 14th, 2019 in Kansas City, MO. Seward UMC has chosen to send any youth entering 9th grade through graduating 12th grade. Youth who wish to attend will need to participate in planning and fundraising meetings and events leading up to The Youth Event. It s estimated that the out of pocket cost per participant will be $ We are grateful to the Seward UMW in their decision to treat YOUTH 2019 similarly to camp and their generous offer to pay 50% of the registration fee per youth who wishes to attend! Five Reasons to Attend YOUTH 2019 (Article from of Youth2019.com Blog) It s a great way to make friends. This seems pretty obvious, but I ll say it anyway. The YOUTH Event is an amazing way to make life long friends. Not only do you get to bond with your youth group you get to meet kids from all over the country! It will strengthen your faith. I can t tell you how many times I have heard people say to me The YOUTH Event is where I first felt my call to ministry. How amazing is it to think that this week spent in Kansas City, having fun with great friends, could be a week that changes your life? God s work, your hands. This year we are doing something a little different with the YOUTH Event. We ve always incorporated service into the YOUTH Event, but it s going to be BIGGER and BETTER. In 2019 we will be doing an entire day of service. Groups will be sent out into Kansas City to help us leave the city better than we found it. Worship. We already talked about how the YOUTH Event can impact your faith life, but it s really an amazing worship experience in general. Where else can you worship with six thousand other Methodists? We can t wait to host everyone in the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. It s going to be amazing! Kansas City. If you haven t been to Kansas City lately you are in for a great surprise! Kansas City has a vibrant, friendly, and safe downtown full of fun activities and great food. I mean, Kansas City BBQ, need I say more? For more information, visit Youth2019.com or contact Wess & Shannon Robotham. Wish you had a quick, prepared meal in your freezer for those busy weeknights? SUMC Youth can help! Those youth who plan to attend The Youth Event will be preparing and selling freezer meals during the month of October. Look for the order forms in the Welcome Center beginning October 7th! Orders will continue to be accepted through October 24th. The meals will be prepared October 27th and distributed on October 28th (or another arranged date if you aren t available). You will receive a delicious, ready-to-heat meal and support sending our youth to Kansas City next summer for the National Gathering of United Methodist Youth where they will worship, bible study, serve, and fellowship with 6,000+ others. They will be inspired, supported, and challenged to grow authentically as a worldchanging disciple of Jesus Christ.

6 SAVE THE DATE Saturday, November 10, 2018 SUMC Annual All-Church Bazaar THE 66 th Annual All-Church Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 10th in the Fellowship Hall, kitchen and parlor of the Seward United Methodist Church. This event is open to the community as well as our church family. Proceeds from this event will be used for: sponsorships for children s summer church camp registrations; sponsorships for our high school youth to attend July 2019 National Gathering for United Methodist Youth in Kansas City, KS; and financial support for local, regional and worldwide mission and outreach needs. The Coffee Shop in the parlor will open at 8:30 am so you can fortify yourself with coffee, tea, muffins, cinnamon rolls or other baked goodies before the 9:00 a.m. opening of our Gift Shop and Kountry Kitchen. The Kountry Kitchen will offer a wide variety of homemade baked goods, mixes, jellies, jams, etc. Items go very quickly, so come early if possible. The Gift Shop in the Fellowship Hall will again offer hundreds of handmade items perfect for gift-giving or for you to enjoy in your own home. The Annual All-Church Bazaar will close at 2:00 pm Saturday; but in case you cannot shop on Saturday, we will be open on Sunday, November 11th from 9:00 12:00 am; and usually there are plenty of items gift items still available. Volunteers are always welcomed and needed! If you have questions, please contact Jeanne Gee ( ).

7 Wednesday, Oct. 4th Unit Meeting 1:30 pm Program: World Thank Offering Saturday, Oct. 13t Card-Making Workshop Fellowship Hall 8:30 am-4:00 pm Wednesday, Oct. 17th Reading Group 5-6:30 pm Maxine Moore s Home Thursday, Oct. 18th Creative Hands Ministry 6:00 pm Evening Group 7:00 pm 2019 Planning Session Hostesses: Deb Kramer/Connie Kamprath Devotions: Jean Kinnamon Wednesday, Oct. 26th Leadership Team Meeting 3:45 pm Saturday, Oct. 27th UMW Blue River District Annual Meeting 9:00 am 3:00 pm Centenary UMC Beatrice, Ne Save the Date: November 10 th 2018 SUMC Annual Bazaar Blue River District UMW 12th Annual Meeting Join us for a fun, full day of informative speakers, music, updates, along with leadership and program training. Every once in a while the Seward United Methodist Women wish to honor an individual for going the extra mile in service to our church family and our community. In August, Sue Curtis was presented with the United Methodist Women s SPECIAL MISSION RECOGNITION PIN. Sue has faithfully and creatively served our congregation for 20+ years as the creator / keeper of our amazing Narthex window displays. Her efforts have highlighted the seasons, our holidays and special church events. We are so grateful to Sue for her loving commitment to enhancing our worship experiences. Registration Information available at UMW Bulletin Board Saturday, October 27, AM to 3 PM Coffee and Check-in begins at 8:30 A.M. Centenary United Methodist Church 608 Elk, Beatrice NE Theme: Maternal and Child Health For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother s womb. Psalm 139:13 I want to give a big shout out to everyone who donated school supplies for missions. We were able to fill 17 bags this year. Also a huge thank you to Susan Walsh for making all the cloth bags. Connie Kamprath, UMW Evening Circle

8 SUMC...On the Move October Newsletter (A component of the Faith Community Nursing Program) Fall has officially arrived. Celebrate by enjoying the beauty of autumn in Nebraska. Mother Nature is calling you to walk, run, bike, and more! Our October group event will be the Crop Walk on Sunday, October 7. Several churches in Seward participate to raise awareness of world hunger and food security issues. Financially, this congregation is very supportive and your donations are so appreciated. Walkers may additionally solicit sponsors to donate. Participants can determine their own distance from one to three miles. Crop Walk Particulars: It is sponsored by the Seward Ministerial Association under the umbrella of Church World Service. 75% of the donations are distributed globally through CWS with the remainder staying in our community to support our Blue Valley Community Action Pantry, Christ s Cupboard Pantry, and FoodNet. The starting point is the St. John West parking lot with registration at 1:30 pm and the walk commencing at 2 pm. Dates to keep in Mind: Sunday, 10/7 Crop Walk. Meet at St. John west parking lot, 1:30. Promote healthy walking and address hunger issues. Sunday, 10/7 or 10/14 Leave your September activity log in the shoebox. Monday, 10/15 Drawing for the September movers. Wednesday, 10/31 Park your trunk in our church lot and participate in SUMC s Trunk or Treat! If you haven t enrolled in SUMC On the Move: Please know that you can register at any time. The registration forms and activity logs are on the information table in the hallway. Registrations can be left in the shoebox! All ages are welcome. Remember to take a red water bottle from the shelf. August Winners: Daina Cepure Sain, Susan Walsh, Gary Sain As we continue to move forward, please direct questions or comments to Lynette: Jack: Lynette.Broderick@connectseward.org Jack.Broderick@connectseward.org

9 Church Work Day SUMC - It s Your Ch_rch! U are needed to make it great! Saturday, October 13th More details to follow but get it on your calendar! The Seward United Methodist 2018 Directory Project is Underway by Jo Ellen Axthelm and Jim Christensen (LifeTouch Photography) Seward United Methodist 2018 Church Directory Team has partnered with LifeTouch Photography again to produce a new 2018 edition of our church directory. A current church directory is an important tool for keeping members connected with up-to-date contact information. It is also of particular benefit to new members and staff when putting names to faces. The directory team s first step will be to get everyone to sign-up for portrait sessions scheduled for the first week of October. Additional times for the second week of October will be opened up as necessary. There is no session fee and a complementary 8 x 10 portrait is included. Additional portrait packages will be available for purchase. Coupons and discount are available. Ask about special portrait sessions of extend families including non-church members. Portrait Session Times October 2nd 2:00pm 9:00pm October 3rd 2:00pm 9:00pm October 4th 2:00pm 9:00pm October 5th 2:00pm 9:00pm October 6th 10:00pm 5:00pm October 9th 2:00pm 9:00pm October 10th 2:00pm 9:00pm October 11th 2:00pm 9:00pm Additional dates added ~ October 8th and 11th Online sign-up available through the 11th! Online Sign-ups will start August 21st at LifeTouch. You must make a LifeTouch account in order to select a day and time for your portrait session. PLEASE use your complete preferred address as your username and your last name as the password. You will be asked to provide your first and last name and a contact phone number as well as a portrait session time. Members of the SUMC Directory Team will be in the Fellowship Hall on September 9th, 16th and 23rd after both the 8:15am and 10:30am services to assist with sign-ups. Username = address Password = last name Child Care available Sundays 9:15 until 11:30 and during Wednesday Evening activities. Thursdays, 10:00 am Parlor Come for a great study and wonderful fellowship. Invite a friend or two!

10 Food Requests for October Food Net Boxed meals **If you have empty reusable/recyclable containers that can be used by FoodNet, please bring to the church. ** Blue Valley Community Action Canned fruit General Operating Fund August 30, 2018 August Year To Date Expenses $31, $246, Giving $26, $218, deficit $5, $27, Mid-year giving statements are ready. These statements represent your giving from 1/1/18 through 6/30/18. If you pledged, the pledge number on the statements also represents this six month period. Martie Guthrie will be handing them out during services. If she missed you, please stop in the church office to pick yours up. If you have any questions about your giving statement, please call Martie at or leave a message at the church office. The statements will remain in the church office until the end of the year. These mid-year statements will not be mailed. As always, if you have any questions about your donations, please call the church office We are again sponsoring Trunk or Treat in the Seward United Methodist parking lot on Tuesday, October 31st from 5:00-7:00 pm. This is a safe, fun way to witness to the community with treats from trunks, crafts, hot cider, hot chocolate, cookies. Sign-up sheets will be available on the board by the office if you would like to provide treats, a trunk or to help inside with crafts and snacks. Please support this event as it is a great opportunity to reach out to the community. Witness Committee If you are receiving a paper copy of the newsletter & wish to save postage for the church, please contact the office to be put on the ed version of the newsletter. Missing from the Church Library: A yellow book with lists of Dewey decimal numbers and subject titles ~ a great help for arranging books according to subject categories. Needed! Please return.

11 Family Game Night Sunday, Oct. 28th 5:00pm-7:00pm Fellowship Hall Church Conference Sunday, November 4th 2:00 pm Please join us! Creative Hands Ministry will have two workshops to make cards for the church s Card Ministry group or for sale at the church bazaar. And we d love to have you join us! When: Oct. 13th from 8:30-4:00 (but come and go as you are able) Where: Fellowship Hall What to bring: sack lunch, ruler, pencil and eraser, scissors for cutting paper, and an adhesive.glue dot runner is best; glue stick will work; but not liquid glue. Contact Christina Chapman for more information and/or to receive a detailed handout. cqchapman@gmail.com or October Committee Meetings Witness - Library Wed. Oct. 3rd, 5:30 pm Nurture - Parlor Mon. Oct. 8th, 6:00 pm BBCDC Staff Meeting - FH/Kitchen Tues. Oct. 9th, 6:00 pm Finance - Parlor Thurs. Oct. 11th, 7:00 pm Worship - Parlor Tues. Oct. 16th, 1:30 pm BBCDC Board - FH Tues. Oct. 16th, 6:00 pm Trustees - Basement Youth Room Tues. Oct. 16th, 7:00 pm Mission & Outreach - Parlor Tues. Oct. 16th, 7:00 pm Witness - Library Wed. Oct. 17th, 5:30 pm SPPRC - UMYF Tues. Oct. 23rd, 7:00 pm We are attempting to complete the Confirmation History Book of photos and names and this information is missing: Photos and names: 1960, 1969, 1974 Photos only: 1971, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008 If one of these years was your year and you can find a photo, may we have a copy to put into the church book? We are deeply appreciative of your kindness and assistance with this project. Jean Kinnamon Jeannie Jeary

12 Sponsored by the Seward Ministerial Association: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 Starting point is the St. John Lutheran Church parking lot (919 N. Columbia, west side of the building) 1:30 pm registration - 2:00 pm walk kick-off Walk a 3 or 1 mile route through Seward to raise awareness of the ongoing problem of hunger and to raise funds to support hunger relief and development projects around the world. This year s route will take walkers by sites of local food programs serving residents of Seward County. 75% of funds raised support projects around the world. 25% of funds raised return to Seward County to support: Blue Valley Community Action Pantry Christ s Cupboard Pantry Food Net Register for the walk at Register as an individual or join a team. For more information contact Juanita.ebert@stjohnseward.org or joellenaxthelm@gmail.com

13 Service schedules will no longer be mailed separately. Please check newsletter to see if you are scheduled to serve. October /07/ /14/ /21/ /28/2018 8:15 Service Bells Chancel Choir God's Squad Chancel Choir Welcome Center Judy Sloup Rosie Westerhoff Nancy Eitel Greeter - East EV Walsh Chuck Matzke Linda Swanson Greeter - West Susan Walsh Jan Matzke Virginia Fraser Usher 1 JaLena Slack Ric Horton Rick McConnell Usher 2 Chris Slack Claudia Horton Jim Eitel Usher 3 Doug Barker Steve Hambek Alan Boon Usher 4 Mary Barker Sharon Hambek Carole Briggs Liturgist Jeanne Gee Cliff Lowell Maxine Moore Acolyte Zack Parra Kathryn Nabers Brynlie Robbins Daylon/Kayson Salyer Communion Server Jeanne Gee Communion Server Susan Walsh Communion Server JaLena Slack 10:30 Service Bells & Worship Leader God's Squad & Youth Praise Worship Leader **Please be responsible for finding a substitute if you are unable to work as scheduled. Notify the church office of any changes. THANK YOU for volunteering! Chancel Choir & Adult Praise Welcome Center Evelyn Hastings Cindy Butzke Marty Bender Greeter - East Bruce Dickinson Jon Eberspacher Virgil Canning Greeter - West Sue Dickinson Jill Eberspacher Sarah Shively Usher 1 Todd Riley Jeff Luebbe Marc Guthrie Usher 2 Susan Riley Melissa Luebbe Martie Guthrie Usher 3 Randy Halder Vernon Curtis Tom Hanson Usher 4 Lori Shriner Sue Curtis Janni Hanson Liturgist Pastor(s) Pastor(s) Pastor(s) Adult Praise Acolyte Conner/Brecken Matzke Lawson/Layne Luebbe Avery Rodocker Austin Schroeder Communion Server Randy Halder Communion Server Bruce Dickinson Communion Server Sue Dickinson Money Counters D. Welch/H. Matzke M. Steckley/L. Broderick R. Halder/C. Briggs K. Yelden/H. Matzke Faith FULL Times

14 October Issue Label Service schedules will no longer be mailed separately. Please check newsletter to see if you are scheduled to serve. ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Seward United Methodist Church 1400 North 5th Street Seward, Nebraska Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Seward, NE Permit No. 62 Church Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M-F Phone: Fax: umcseward@gmail.com Website: Facebook: Robert Perry, Pastor pastor.robert@hotmail.com Cell Phone : (402) Pastoral Appointments can be made by texting or calling Pastor Robert or Jo Ellen Axthelm, Associate Pastor joellenaxthelm@gmail.com Every Member, Minister BBCDC: UMW Local Church Activities Chair persons for October are: Evelyn Hastings ~ November ~ Newsletter DEADLINE ~ Saturday, October 20th Submit News by NOON articles to umcseward@gmail.com Louise Bauman