Then Jesus told his disciples, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

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Peace Messenger P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2014 Dates to Remember Oct 4 Deadline for Festival of Sharing Packs Oct 5 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time /

1 Peace Messenger P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2014 Dates to Remember Oct 4 Deadline for Festival of Sharing Packs Oct 5 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Communion Sunday; Neighbors in Need Special Offering Oct 11 Pumpkin Festival Oct 12 Pumpkin Festival; Community Worship Service 9am at Volunteer Park Oct 19 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Council Meets Oct 20 Nov Messenger Deadline Oct 21 Food Pantry Oct 26 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Higher Education Sunday Inside this issue: Pumpkin Festival; From Your Council; Pancake Breakfast Thank You; You(th) Update October 2014 Calendar; Financial Update Homebound/Nursing; October Birthdays; Volunteer Schedule; Attention Veterans Regular & Recurring Meetings From Clairnel Then Jesus told his disciples, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 One of my favorite Christmas stories is The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry. It is the story of a young couple, Jim and Della Young, and their gifts one Christmas. It was a difficult year, a time of recession, and Jim and Della did not have enough money to buy one another gifts. Jim sold his pocket watch to buy Della beautiful combs for her hair. Della sold her hair to buy Jim a platinum watch fob. Della ended up with combs and no hair to put them in, and Jim ended up with a fob and no watch to put it on. O Henry ends the story with these words: And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi. When we love someone, we are willing to sacrifice for them. When we love deeply, we are willing to sacrifice that which is very dear to us. Someone was asked if he would sacrifice his life for his children. His answer was, Yes Definitely. Have you heard the saying, If there is nothing worth dying for there is nothing to live for? Most of us would make great sacrifices for our children. Jesus told us that to be his followers, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him. He was saying, If you love me, you will sacrifice for me, even as I have been willing to sacrifice everything for you. Some fishermen were working mending their nets when Jesus called to them, and immediately they left their boats to follow Jesus. There was a woman who washed Jesus feet with her tears and dried them with her hair, and then soothed his feet with expensive perfumed oil. She sacrificed out of love for Jesus. Stephen was stoned to death for his faith. He sacrificed to follow Jesus. Next to these sacrifices, anything I have done seems small indeed. What are we willing to sacrifice? May God give us grace to make our sacrifices; to take up our cross daily and follow Jesus. Amen. Neighbors in Need Special Offering will be October 5 During Worship

PEACE MESSENGER HARTSBURG PUMPKIN FESTIVAL October 11-12, 2014 On Sunday, October 12, the community worship service will be held at 9 AM in Volunteer Park. Clairnel will be speaking and Rev.

2 PEACE MESSENGER HARTSBURG PUMPKIN FESTIVAL October 11-12, 2014 On Sunday, October 12, the community worship service will be held at 9 AM in Volunteer Park. Clairnel will be speaking and Rev. Don Snyder will be assisting. Peace UCC will host the Good Samaritan booth which will be located in the American Legion Hall and will also host a Food Booth, serving biscuits and gravy. Please contact Bailey Lenger ( ) to volunteer at the Good Samaritan booth. Contact Brenda Reeder ( ) if you would like to volunteer at the food booth. Please give of your time. Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale November 9 from 8am-10am All proceeds benefit the You(th) summer mission trip. You(th) Calendar: You(th) Will Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at 7 pm From Your Council So, Clairnel gave a rousing sermon last week about forgiveness. That's something that we all struggle with, isn't it? Those great German genes that I have (and share with many of you!) often make me awfully stubborn. Pair that with my husband's Irish roots and sometimes we argue over the silliest stuff! However, my thoughts led me to how easy it is to let our anger over one thing billow over into other areas and keep us from seeing the big picture. Overall, I cherish everything about my husband and I am a better person because of him. Clairnel said I should forgive 70 times 7 times (and that was just Monday!) but I want to because I need him and my life is special because of him. It's that way at church sometimes too. Maybe we don't agree with someone or maybe one person is careless, and maybe momentary, thoughtlessness causes us pain. Maybe you weren't treated with the appreciation you rightfully deserved or we failed to recognize your talent. Maybe we missed helping you find the right fit or helping to create ways for you to serve and that left you feeling left out or underappreciated. And Clairnel's sermon left me wanting to ask for your forgiveness. If you are reading this, please know that our intentions are (mostly) good! Of course we are going to make mistakes. We are sometimes going to get mired down in the details of something and forget the big picture. Please know that we need you and we are special because of you! Sometimes, we mess up. Please forgive us. Please come talk to me (or Clairnel) about what you need. The big picture is that we strive to be a loving community of faith and we want you to be a valued participant! - Lee Ann Jestis, President 2

3 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 Thank You Thank you to everyone who has donated supplies to our craft room for use in Vacation Bible School or in Sunday School. Our closets overflow! The CE Board is cleaning out and organizing the Craft Room to make the space more inviting for our children. We would appreciate your help in keeping the craft room tidy and organized. If you have supplies to donate, please call the church in advance so that we may prepare a space for the supplies. If you have larger items to donate (such as furniture, dishes, or small appliances) please call to see they are needed. If we do not need them, we will try to help you find a good home for your usable donations. Again, many thanks for your generosity! Thank you to the You(th) for sprucing up and weeding the flower beds around the church Thank you to Timothy Bullard for installing the new AED (Automated External Defibrillator), which is located in the sanctuary Thank you those who have helped with building the Picnic Shelter. We apologize for anyone whose name was left off of the list. Keith Nelson Terry Fridayellow Brad Belew Shawn Mccollom Jim Henley Steve Wyatt Jim Bullard Timothy Bullard Benny Jestis Vince Barner Klif Bullard Jason Thomas You(th) Update The You(th) have been very busy with ideas. The Cross Wall is coming along great but still need a few more. They ask that crosses be no bigger than 18 inches tall and please include a brief description and who it was made by. Crosses can be given to any You(th) member. On November 9, 2014 at 8:00 am the You(th) will be having a Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale in Fellowship Hall as their fall fundraiser. Also in the work is a Lock-In for the You(th); ages 6th grade to 12th grade. More info to come. The You(th) meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 7-8:30 pm in Fellowship Hall. - Bailey Lenger 3

4 PEACE MESSENGER October 2014 Financial Update YtD Income (as of 9/21) = $89, YtD Budget (as of 9/21) = $97,

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 Peace United Church of Christ has a new website, it can now be found at www.peaceucc1894.

5 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 Peace United Church of Christ has a new website, it can now be found at HAPPY OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS We pray for those who are homebound or in nursing homes: Bernadine Ackmann Erna Beckmeyer Agnes Curry Dorothy Lairmore Tom Mericle Martha Lou Nichols Violet Nichols Hazel Norris Della Faye Pauley Courtney, Oct 2 Tyler, Oct 13 Jackson, Oct 14 Ian, Oct 22 Daniel, Oct 23 Please let us know if we have inadvertently left any children off the birthday list. Shirley Reeder Angie Robinson Pat Salter Clifford Sapp Joyce Sapp Russell Sapp Kathryn Seidel Donnie Wren Donald Wyatt We pray for those who have lost loved ones: The family and friends of Dayne Hathman, Gladys Martin, Marvin McDow, Sara Janice Mericle, Richard Pauley, Vernon Sievert, and Cyril Trock. Volunteer Schedule October 5 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & NEEDED Lay Reader: Glen Beckmeyer Sound System: Grace Acolyte: Amanda October 12 Pumpkin Festival October 19 Ushers: Klif & LeAnn Bullard Lay Reader: Kit Salter Sound System: Ben Acolyte: Jack October 26 Ushers: Timothy & Cindy Bullard Lay Reader: Nancy Holland Sound System: Justin Acolyte: Wyatt Attention Veterans November 11 is Veterans Day. Now that we have our Military Bulletin board, we'd like to take the month of November to recognize anyone that has been in the military. So please all veterans, send a 4x6 picture with your name, title, and branch to attention Shari Bullard at Peace Church. It can be a picture of you while you were serving or a current one. Whatever you prefer. Call Shari at for questions. Peace Messenger is printed monthly. If you would like to start receiving the Messenger by , please send an to Caroline at peaceucchartsburg@hotmail.com. The deadline for submitting an item to be included in the next issue is the 3rd Monday of each month. Please direct any corrections or items for inclusion to the church office by at: peaceucchartsburg@hotmail.com, by postal service at P.O. Box 19, Hartsburg, MO or drop by the church office at 121 N. First Street, Hartsburg, MO. Web site: peaceucc1894.org. On Facebook Peace UCC Hartsburg. 5

6 PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST P.O. Box N. First Street Hartsburg, MO peaceucchartsburg.org Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE PAID Hartsburg, MO Permit No. 2 Address Service requested Peace United Church of Christ Pastor Clairnel Nervik Church phone: Clairnel s Home phone Vera Jean Nichols, Music Director Caroline Hilgedick, Church Secretary Ashley Engle, Church Custodian Regular and Recurring Meetings Worship is each Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary. Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9 am at the church, during the school year. LeAnn Bullard ( ) Church Council meets the third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the parlor. Chancel Choir rehearses each Tuesday at 8:00 PM (7:30 PM during winter months). Vera Jean Nichols ( ) Women s Circle meets each Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm to quilt and on the second Thursday of each month at lunchtime for their business meeting. Sharon Bullard ( ) Peace Youth Fellowship meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm during the school year. Kathy Belew ( ) Caring Group meets monthly at the church. Janine Lacy ( ) or Rose Walker ( ) A.A. meets every Friday at 8 pm in the church basement. The meetings are closed.

Peace Messenger. From Clairnel. You(th) Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale. November 9 from 8am-10am All proceeds benefit the You(th) summer mission trip.

Peace Messenger. From Clairnel. You(th) Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale. November 9 from 8am-10am All proceeds benefit the You(th) summer mission trip. Peace Messenger P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T VOLUME 120, ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2014 Dates to Remember Nov 2 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; All Saints Memorial; Daylight Savings Time Ends;