the Chimes SEPTEMBER 2018 Volume: 57 - Issue: 9 The Monthly Newsletter of Memorial Presbyterian Church Hello friends,

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1 The Monthly Newsletter of Memorial SEPTEMBER 2018 Presbyterian Church Volume: 57 - Issue: 9 Hello friends, My thought for today is on Praying offensively. the Chimes Part of a good prayer strategy is knowing how to pray against evil. We all know, of course, the dangers that lurk within temptation. Near the beginning of the model prayer, Jesus taught us to pray for three very important things: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:10-11 KJV). We are not only praying against Satan and the enemy of darkness but also we are praying for good things to happen. Sure, there are times when we need to play defense. But not all the time. We need a game plan for offense as well-asking God to open doors for the gospel, to send forth laborers into the harvest field, to pour out His Holy Spirit in revival, to fill us with His love and the knowledge of His will, to use our spiritual gifts in His service, and to raise up a generation who will honor His name. Here are some questions to ask yourselves this month: What is the most loving thing I can ask for right now? What could I pray for that would be overwhelmingly good? What could greatly advance God s kingdom in my situation? Peace of Christ, Pastor Eric

2 September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NO Trustee Mtg. 9:30 Worship Service 10:45 Fellowship Office Closed Have a wonderful Labor Day!! 4 5 1:00 pm Horizon s Bible Study LOGOS theme Kick Off Night 5:00 pm 7:15 pm K-4 th LOGOS 5:30 pm 7:15 pm 5 th 8 th LOGOS 6:15 pm 6:45 pm K-12 Family Meal 6:15 pm 8:00 pm 9 th 12 th LOGOS 6 7:00 pm Deacon Meeting :30 Hand Bell Practice 8:30 Trustee Mtg 9:30 Worship Service 10:45 Sunday School 10:45 Confirmation Class 10:45 Fellowship 8:30 Hand Bell Practice 9:30 Worship Service 10:45 Fellowship 10:45 Sunday School 10:45 Confirmation Class 10:45 Memorial Committee Mtg 2:30 Services at Cherokee Specialty Care Center 23 5:15 Worship & Music Committee Meeting 7:00 Session Meeting :30 Hand Bell Practice PW Fall 9:30 Worship Service Gathering Event 10:45 Fellowship Starts at 8:45 am 10:45 Sunday School 10:45 Confirmation Class LOGOS theme Beach Party 5:00 pm 7:15 pm K-4 th LOGOS 5:30 pm 7:15 pm 5 th 8 th LOGOS 6:15 pm 6:45 pm K-12 Family Meal 6:15 pm 8:00 pm 9 th 12 th LOGOS LOGOS theme Homecoming 5:00 pm 7:15 pm K-4 th LOGOS 5:30 pm 7:15 pm 5 th 8 th LOGOS 6:15 pm 6:45 pm K-12 Family Meal 6:15 pm 8:00 pm 9 th 12 th LOGOS NO LOGOS :45 pm Christian Education Committee Meeting :30 Hand Bell Practice 9:30 Worship Service 10:45 Fellowship 10:45 Sunday School 10:45 Confirmation Class 10:45 Mission Committee Mtg

3 September Youth Activities Youth activities are starting up again at MPC! Make sure to mark your calendars with dates and times seen below. We re excited to have everyone back! LOGOS Dates/Themes: September 5- Kick Off September 12- Beach Party September 19- Homecoming Schedule: 5:00p-5:25p K-4 Recreation 5:25p-5:50p//5:50p-6:15p K-4 Bible & Crafts 5:30p-6:15p 5 th -8 th Bible 6:15p-6:45p Dinner (K-12) 6:45p-7:15p K-4 Worship 6:45p-7:15p 5 th -12 th Recreation 7:15p-8:00p 9-12 th Bible SUNDAY SCHOOL & CONFIRMATION Begin September 9 at 10:45a 5 th QUARTER (for 7 th -12 th grade students) Friday, September 7 after the Varsity football game until 11:00p

4 September 5 Kick off 12 Beach Party 19 Homecoming 26 NO LOGOS LOGOS Calendar January 2 New Year s 9 Ugly Sweater Day s Night 23 NO LOGOS 30 Super Bowl October 3 70 s Night 10 Columbus Day 17 Crazy Socks 24 NO LOGOS 31 Trunk or Treat (No Recreation) November 7 Veterans Day 14 Harvest Blessings 21 NO LOGOS (Thanksgiving) 28 Italian Night December 5 Glow Night 12 Christmas 19 NO LOGOS 26 NO LOGOS February 6 Under the Sea Night 13 Valentine s Night 20 NO LOGOS 27 Fiesta March 6 Miss Match Night 13 St. Patrick s Day 20 NO LOGOS 27 Cartoon Character April 3 P J Night 10 Career Day 17 NO LOGOS 24 Easter: He IS Alive May 1 LAST DAY PICNIC FUN 5:00 5:20 K-4 th Recreation 5:20 5:45 K- 2 Bible Study 3 rd 4 th Crafts 5:30 6:10 th 5 8 th Bible Study 5:45 6:10 K 2 Crafts 3 rd - 4 th Bible 6:10 6:45 K 12 Family Time 6:45 7:15 K 4 Worship Skills 6:45 7:15 5 th 12 th Recreation 7:15 K 8th Dismissal 7:15 8:00 9 th 12 th Bible/Fellowship 8: th Dismissal Daily LOGOS Schedule

5 Community Mission Monday Sept. Iowa Tech Cherokee Campus Meal Packaging Event 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ages 5 and up are encouraged to participate Cherokee County Area Churches, together, with Meals from the Heartland, are inviting you to help fight hunger by volunteering your time to assist in the packaging of 80,000 meals. Visit to learn more and contact an area church to sign up to attend! Financial donations can be made through your home church with Hunger Stomp in the memo or mailed to Cherokee First Church of Christ at 772 N 2nd St. Cherokee IA You can help provide meals around the block and around the world!

6 SEPTEMBER Bo Ellis September 01 Joyce Bennett September 02 Sonja Faust September 02 Marc Knipper September 02 Molly Patterson September 04 Nick Sullivan September 04 Julie Thomas September 04 Molly Ver Heul September 04 Jim Robinson September 05 Elizabeth Thomas September 08 Chase Smith September 09 Clara Wulfsen September 09 Susan Graham September 10 Dallas Manteufel September 10 Avery Frey September 11 Ami Burch September 12 Dennis Kent September 13 Charis Peterson September 13 Nicole De Vos September 14 Dondee Halverson September 14 Natalie Wulfsen September 14 Michelle Lundy September 16 Dawn Niemeier September 18 Leah Ellis September 19 Vicki Wittgraf September 21 David Graham September 22 Joan Franklin September 23 Rachel Woltman September 23 Eric Wright September 23 George Wittgraf September 25 Becky Patterson September 27 Aaron Woltman September 27 Reece Cook September 28 Dan Gustafson September 30 September 02 September 09 September 16 September 23 September 30 Chancel Flowers for SEPTEMBER: Tim & Julie De Stigter Burt & Kim Lingenfelter Ron & Dondee Halverson Tim & Julie De Stigter Tim & Julie De Stigter **Aaron De Vos Joni De Vos Dave Ellis Cheryl Ellis (** designates Head Usher for the Month) September 02 Bruce & Donna Amundson September 09 Katlynn Burch September 16 Mark & Becky Patterson September 23 Eleanor Johnson September 30 Eleanor Johnson Please remember to find a replacement if you are unable to fulfill your duties. RADIO MINISTRY A special thanks goes out to Lynn & Diane Jolly for sponsoring our Radio Ministry for the month of September. Please feel free to listen to this program on KCHE Radio (92.1 fm) at 9:05 am each Sunday morning.

7 Memorial Presbyterian Circle September 05, 2018 Horizon s Bible Study 1:00 p.m. at Cherokee Specialty Care (Planning for 2019, the Annual Gathering and the Omelet Brunch/Bake Sale) October 03, 2018 Horizon s Bible Study 1:00 p.m. at Cherokee Specialty Care (Distribute Thank Offering and final planning for Omelet Brunch and Bake Sale) If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Church office or Margaret Woltman. SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Troy & Leanne Valentine September 03 Jerry & Mary Boatman September 05 Randy & Christy Badtram September 09 Todd & Lynn Rochelle Williams September 12 David & Janet Sullivan September 21 Bud & Ruth Winterton September 21 John & Dorcas Barlow September 25 David & Susan Graham September 30 September NURSERY --Volunteers for September Alanna Fuller Tyson Fuller CHURCH STATISTICS 2018 MONTHLY GIVING REPORT August 05 $2, August 12 $2, August 19 $1, August 26 $3, TOTAL $ 9, STEWARDSHIP REPORT General Budget Funds for 2018: $ 206, Needed each week: $ 3, Received through 08/31/2018 $ 121, Disbursed through 08/31/2018 $ 156, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH 08/31/18 Radio Ministry $ Per Capita 2018 $ 1, Mobility Worldwide (PET ) $ Sunday School --Children s offering $ Center of Help Orphanage $ Lakeshore Center at Okoboji $ 2, LOGOS Donations $ Missions $ 2, One Great Hour of Sharing $ Laborers with Christ $ 1, Christmas Joy $ HyVee Receipt Program $ 1, TOTAL $11, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September September September September Karen Burkhardt Avrey Knipper Dave Ellis Elizabeth Ellis Libby Gustafson Cole Gustafson Joni De Vos Gerrit De Vos Alda Hoekstra -- Careage Hills, Cherokee Joyce Woods -- Cherokee Specialty Care, Cherokee Bonnie Beck -- Careage Hills, Cherokee

8 September Candle Lighters PW Fall Gathering -- September September September September September Cali Erlandson Elise Erlandson Logan Patterson Kenda Smith Nora Hare Ella Badtram Leah Ellis Bo Ellis Hayley Frey Nicole De Vos Join us for the Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering! It will be held Monday, September 24, at Memorial Presbyterian. The morning begins with registration at 8:45am. The cost is $8.00 which includes lunch. Our speaker will be Susan Ingels, the 2017 PW Global Exchange to Indonesia participant from our Synod. Rev. Erica MacCreaigh from Westminster Presbyterian, Sioux City will conduct worship. Our service project will include making fleece hats and scarves. Lunch is served at noon and the gathering will conclude by 2:30pm. We would love to have you take part in the Gathering! Any questions contact Natalie Wulfsen. September Bell Ringer September 02 Cole Patterson September 09 Chelsea Thomas September 16 Hudson Sullivan September 23 Lilah Gustafson September 30 Avery Frey Just a reminder that Joni is out of the office serving lunches to the Roosevelt Elementary School children. She is gone from 10:15 to 12:30 (approximately). The office is still open during these hours, but if a staff member is unavailable please leave a note (on the notepad outside the office) and one of the staff will get back to you. Thank you for supporting me with this ministry. Joni DeVos UPCOMING EVENTS LOGOS program will be starting on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Sunday School will be starting on Sunday, September 09, 2018 at 10:45 am Presbyterian Women s Annual Gathering on September 24, 2018 Omelet Brunch and Country Store and Bake Sale on Sunday, October 28, 2018 MISSION COMMITTEE UPDATE The Mission Committee is asking for everyone to take a grocery sack and bring it back full of goodies for the Food Pantry at the IC Church.there is a list on the grocery bags showing what they are in need of. The Mission Committee would like everyone to know that we are still taking donations through the end August, to help cover the repairs that were needed in the Pine Cabin at the Presbyterian Camp. Then September through November we will be sending our mission contributions to Les DeRoos in Haiti. This will help both the Laborers with Christ and Center of Help Orphanage. In December we will be supporting the Presbyterian mission--christmas Joy. THANK you for all your support with our mission projects!!

9 Memorial Presbyterian Church P.O. Box East Willow Street Cherokee, IA OUR VISION STATEMENT We are called to glorify God and to enjoy His presence, bringing others to know Jesus Christ. OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Memorial Presbyterian church is called to be a worshipping and working body of believers in Christ. Through humility and love in Christ, we share the Gospel, grow, pray, educate, give and forgive. CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday (closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.) The church s address is: CALL YOUR CHURCH!! memorialpres@cmpres.com If you need to contact an Elder or the and the web page is: Church office for any reason, plesae call: http// Office: Pastor Eric Wright (319) ewrightmdiv@gmail.com