October Upcoming Events

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1 October 2013 Volume 31 Issue 8 October Upcoming Events October 4-5 Lay Servant Ministry Training Friday: 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. October 6 World Communion Sunday CROP Walk 1:30 p.m. October 19 New Member Orientation 10:00 a.m. October 27 Consecration Sunday Potato Bar 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Family Fun Night & Costume Contest 4:30-7:30 p.m. Check out: for more information about McCabe and our Ministry Groups. For What It s Worth: You might have heard the old story about the elephant and the blind men. Some blind men were walking along this deserted road when they happened to run into an elephant (Hey, it happens!). One of the blind men touched the elephant s ear and thought it was a giant leaf of some kind. Another blind man touched the elephant s trunk and thought it was a giant snake. Still, another blind man touched the elephant s leg and thought it was a tree. And the last blind man touched the elephant s tail and thought it was a rope. Later, as they continued walking, they started arguing about what they had touched. Each blind man had a different reality. I guess you could say it depends on where one touches an elephant. McCabe Church is the same. For some people, McCabe is a place where they come to get recharged after a long and hard week. For others, McCabe is a place where one can hear beautiful music. For others, McCabe is a place for education. For others, McCabe is a place for children and youth. For others, McCabe is like a home where one gets baptized, confirmed, married and buried. It depends! It depends on where you touch McCabe. It depends on our age. It depends on our enthusiasm. It depends on your experience. It depends on your history. It depends on our relationship with God in Jesus Christ. It depends on attitude. Etc., Etc., Etc., Take a minute, right now. Think about McCabe? How do you see this church? What is our purpose? Why do we exist? Why are we here? I suspect we have as many answers to those questions as places an elephant can be touched. It depends. This is what I believe: And Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NRSV) You see it doesn t matter where we touch the elephant or the church. It s OK to have different perspectives as long as we can all agree that our main focus is Making Disciples for Jesus Christ. It s the last thing Jesus challenged us to do. In the coming months, you will be hearing a lot about serving opportunities, servant catalogs, places to serve. It will be an exciting time for us. We need everyone on board as we continue to make our way into the future. Yes, we are different and this is a good thing. Yet, we have one common goal that unites us: Making Disciples for Jesus Christ. Together with you in Christ, Pastor Rick

2 Wholly Healthy Greetings McCabe friends, Flu shot anyone? Tis the season once again! I will be offering flu shots to those 18 and older in the parish nurse office beginning Sunday, October 20 th between services and after the Contemporary service. I will continue to provide the flu shots during my office hours on Mondays from 11:00-1:00 until my vaccine is gone. Sanford is again providing the flu vaccine for our use and will also be completing the billing process for the vaccine. All you will need to get the shot is your bravery and your insurance/medicare card so Sanford can submit it to your insurance company. Of course, the most important thing we can do to avoid catching that nasty flu bug is handwashing! As you already know, keeping our hands away from our face is so important as well. The flu bug can enter our system through our nose and mouth but even more so through the eyes. So, wash those hands and keep them below the neck!! In Our Thoughts & Prayers: Clifford & Gerry Enockson and family on the death Clifford s brother, Gene O. Enockson, of Mesa, AZ, on August 19, Pastor Art & Lorraine Scanson, Lane Scanson & family and Mark Scanson & family on the death of Art s mother and Lane s and Mark s grandmother, Esther Scanson, of Grace City, ND, on August 25, Florence Langen and Connie & Roger Johnson & family on the death of Florence s sister and Connie s aunt, Violet Kerber, of Hopkins, MI, on August 30, Marilyn & Bill Strutz and family on the death of Marilyn s mother, Nedra Seagly, of Bismarck, on September 9, Elizabeth and Isaiah Schuette and Don & Linda Schuette and family on the death of Elizabeth s husband, Isaiah s father, and Don s & Linda s son, Justin Schuette, of Bismarck, on September 15, The question usually arises during the flu season about shaking hands in church. This is totally understandable and a personal matter. If you feel uncomfortable about shaking hands just offer your best smile or do an elbow bump. Be creative! Have fun with it! If you have any questions about the flu shot please, contact me through the church office at Enjoy the beautiful fall season. Since we had such a rough start to our summer, I am thinking we will be enjoying summer-like weather until Christmas! Ok, it s a dream but I m sticking with it! God bless, Nurse Jane We re Tooting Our Horn! For Loren H. Japel on being named a member of the 2013 President s Council of New York Life. Members of the President s Council are among the top eight percent of New York Life s elite sales force of licensed agents. Loren has been a New York Life agent since 1977, and is associated with New York Life s North Dakota General Office in Fargo. (If you would like us to toot the horn for someone s special accomplishments, please provide the details in writing. Then leave the written information with one of the secretaries in the church office. Thanks!)

3 Moms come in all shapes and sizes, have their own ups and downs and their own style but one thing is for sure, all moms need the support of other moms! The all-new Where Moms Connect program helps moms connect naturally through faith-based discussion, relevant topics, and fun. No matter where a mom is on her journey, no matter how old her kids are or what her parenting methods are, all moms are encouraged to join! We re meeting the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month, beginning October 2, from 6:30-8:00. Cost is $15 for the participant s guide. Please contact Tina at or tmitchell@mccabeumc.com to register. Family Link Scriptures for October Tuesday, October 1 Haggai 2:1-5 Wednesday, October 2 Psalm 46:1-3 Thursday, October 3 Daniel 3:8-18 Friday, October 4 Malachi 3:8-12 Saturday, October 5 Ephesians 2:1-10 Sunday, October 6 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Monday, October 7 Philippians 2:12-18 Tuesday, October 8 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Wednesday, October 9 Romans 8:26-27 Thursday, October 10 Mark 6:30-44 Friday, October 11 Deuteronomy 11:18-21 Saturday, October 12 Psalm 81:6-13 Sunday, October 13 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Monday, October 14 Hebrews 13:1-3 Tuesday, October 15 James 1:2-4 Wednesday, October 16 Psalm 1:1-6 Thursday, October 17 Matthew 9:20-22 Friday, October 18 Luke 10:1-12 Saturday, October 19 Psalm 71:1-9 Sunday, October 20 Exodus 3:1-10 Monday, October 21 Mark 12:28-31 Tuesday, October 22 Philippians 4:4-9 Wednesday, October 23 Esther 4:1-17 Thursday, October 24 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Friday, October 25 Psalm 67:1-7 Saturday, October 26 Genesis 12:1-9 Sunday, October 27 Ecclesiastes 2:9-11 Monday, October 28 John 15:1-11 Tuesday, October 29 Luke 3:21-22 Wednesday, October 30 Philippians 1:3-11 Thursday, October 31 John 21:15-17 Do you receive the monthly newsletter Parenting Christian Kids (formerly Parent Link)? If not, send your address to Tina at tmitchell@mccabeumc.com to start receiving this excellent resource.

4 Christian Ed Notebook Read A Book Did you know that McCabe UMC has its own library?! Located in Room E-11 on the middle level, the library is packed with interesting reads from faith fiction to Bible references to children s books and DVDs available for check out. Sunday School kids are visiting the library and we encourage you to as well! Check out these new books: (ages 3-7) Veggie Town Voyage Adventures in Veggie Town Veggie Town Values: Frog Wars, West Slide Story, Snooze Brothers, Lost in, Ben Hury, The Spoon in the Stone, Cool Hand Cuke, Field of Beans (ages 8-12) Larry Boy Vs. The Volcano Larry Boy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks Adventures in Odyessey, Imagination Station, 1-11 Step into the Imagination Station and journey to the past, present, and future with two adventureloving cousins while learning moral lessons and biblical truths. Get to Know Your Bible Student-Parent Third grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend this meeting and take part in activities that will help them become more familiar with the Bible they received on September 29. During this session, students will make a rainbow bookmark and decorate a Bible bag. Please join us on October 1st from 6:30-8:00pm in Room E-11. Join Us! The Children s Education Committee, formerly Christian Education Committee, meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30pm. We invite you to join us in the planning and implementing of many fun and exciting Children s programs. What s Happening? PreK-K students will be learning about Noah. 1st-2nd grades will finish up lessons on Noah and begin learning about Abram/Abraham. 3rd-5th grades will be learning about applying their faith in their school life. Did you know? If you send your children s offering to Sunday School in an offering envelope with their first and last name written on the outside, the amount will be credited to your family s contributions to McCabe. Children have colorful offering envelopes to use. If your child didn t bring them home, ask her or him to do so. The Family Ministry Team We are just getting underway and we invite you to join us! We will be planning faith-building family events and outreach projects. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the third week of October. Contact Tina Mitchell at or tmitchell@mccabeumc.com for more information. Family Fun Night Calling all princesses, superheroes, clowns, and cowboys!! Join us for a SPOOK-tacular time on October 27, 4:30-7:30 p.m.! We ll have games, prizes, a costume contest, pizza, and more! It s fun for the whole family! Hope to see BOO there!

5 Thoughts from Justin Balzer October bring us Halloween, a day that we, as kids, look forward to almost as much as Christmas or our birthdays. It is a day that we can be whatever we want to be, rewarded for it in the form of free candy. In the everyday world, we are told by others what we should be, it was on Halloween that we truly could be what we wanted to be. I want to challenge each and every one of you to remember what it was like on Halloween, choose who you want to be, but know that God calls each of us to be someone special. There is a certain freedom that comes from being who you want to be, but there is also a need to remember that God needs us to be who He created us to be. Sometimes being who God wants us to be can be frightening to say the least. In the book of Jonah, God called on Jonah to go and preach in the town of Ninevah and tell the people that they must repent or be destroyed. Jonah was happy where his life was and was afraid of what would happen to him in Ninevah, but God would not let Jonah escape who he was supposed to be. Eventually Jonah realized that he cannot run from God s plan for his life. Sometimes what we want to be and what God calls us to be don t always match up, and it is important to remember that God knows how we are to live up to our full potential. We must have trust in God and in ourselves to truly be whom we want to be. In good news for the youth group, we have been having great attendance at both Senior High and F.L.Y. youth groups, as well as Sunday School. It is great to see so many of the same faces, but also having a great number of new kids that are getting to experience youth group here at McCabe. Coming up: CROP Walk, Sunday, October 6 at 1:30 p.m. If you wish to sign up, just let me know. Also, October 27 is the potato bar and Halloween Family Fun Night. I will have sign-up sheets for all the youth to bring items for the potato bar and times to work at the potato bar. Afterwards we will be setting up for the Family Fun Night, where we will have games and food starting at 4:30-7:30 p.m. At Family Fun Night, there will also be a costume contest open to all ages. If you think you have an awesome costume, enter and try to win the 1st prize! Numbers 6:24-26 God Bless, Justin Balzer, Youth Director Thank you to all who helped make a splash for McCabe in the Autumnfest Parade! Thank you to Marvin Fried for the use of his truck, trailer, and generator! Thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, cards, and gifts given in memory of our mother, Esther Scanson. Your love and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. Art & Lorraine Scanson. Thank you for your continued generosity to Ruth Meiers. Your contribution of $ of supplies and food enables us to continue our mission to support the homeless and those at-risk of homelessness. Jaclyn Bugbee Executive Director Thank you McCabe for your generous gift to the Bakken Oil Rush Miracle Offering. By the end of Annual Conference the amount was over $262,000 collected for this outreach. This Miracle Offering has once again helped us see that we serve a God of great abundance and that with God all things are possible. Together In Ministry, Bishop Bruce R. Ough Dakotas/Minnesota Episcopal Area Dakotas Conference of the UMC Reminder! Rev. Keith Nelson Sakakawea District Superintendent The monthly Messenger along with a calendar of events is on line at You can also get a printed or audio copy of each week s sermon and your daily devotional material on the church website. Please consider receiving notices including the Messenger by to help with ever increasing postage costs.

6 Position Open at McCabe UMC The United Methodist Women of McCabe have been recognized for their outstanding service to Missions. They have earned a Five Star Unit Award for their dedicated service. The certificate will be posted on the McCabe news board. Special recognition for completing the Sakakawea District Reading Program was given to Pat Martin, who completed seven books. Muriel Schilling was able to complete 32! Congratulations to our faithful readers! The month of October may well be our most busy time. Our Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 9 at 10:00 a.m. This is the month for the Election of new Circle officers. Wednesday, October 17, Esther Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. and Mary/Ruth will meet at 1:30 p.m. We invite and welcome new members. October 19 is a Red Letter Day for all...it is the date of our annual Bazaar! Always huge, it is known as one of the finest church bazaars in the area. Gerry Ann Small will chair the Bazaar. There will be a delicious luncheon ($7.00/person). Come enjoy baked goods, books, auctions, and Trash to Treasure a huge rummage sale, and so much more! If you would like to part of the crew, contact Gerry Ann at: McCabe UMC has a position opening for a part-time Custodian to provide complete and first class cleaning of all areas of McCabe. This position will start as soon as possible. This is a permanent, part-time position (30 hours/week). If you are interested, please contact the church office for a packet explaining more about the position. McCabe s Tour Choir to Perform The McCabe European Tour Choir will be featured by the Bismarck-Mandan Thursday Music Club in a public performance on Thursday, October 10. Members of McCabe UMC will be happy to know that the performance will be held in our sanctuary starting at 7:00 p.m. Treats and fellowship will follow the program in the Great Hall. The evening will be a perfect time to hear stories and view pictures of our adventures in Munich, Salzburg, Vienna and Budapest. Come early and get a good seat! TGIW Meals Thank God It s Wednesday Meals are for Everyone! Wednesdays 5:00-6:15 p.m. PLEASE COME!! God bless, Bonnie Elefson President, UMW Executive Committee BAZAAR: The McCabe United Methodist Women's Bazaar will be held Saturday, October 19. Baked goods for the bake sale, such as cake, bread, cookies and candy, are very welcome from McCabe and UMW members! Rummage sale items (in closed boxes that can be stacked) may be brought in beginning October 7 th. Please wait to bring in furniture and large items until the week of the Bazaar. Rummage sale setup will begin October 14 th. Gerry Ann Small is chairing the Bazaar. If you would like to help or have questions call her at F.Y.I. We are no longer collecting aluminum cans or personalsized toiletries. Building Use The Board of Trustees asks that if you would like to schedule a meeting or event at the church, that you first fill out a church use form (which can be obtained in the church office) and submit it to the Board of Trustees for review and approval prior to the upcoming event. The board usually meets the third Tuesday of every month.

7 McCabe UMC United Methodist Women's 2013 Annual Fall BAZAAR Saturday, October 19 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Huge Rummage Sale Dollar- A-Bag Room 10-3 Silent Auction 9-1:30 Bake Shop, Rada Knives, Book Sale Fair Trade Coffee, Christmas Craft Shop Coffee Shop: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Luncheon: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pulled pork sandwiches, pickle, chips, coleslaw, pumpkin bar. Only $7.00. McCabe UMC 1030 N. 6th St. Bismarck, ND (701) Pastor: Rick Fossum Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Worship Saturdays: 5:00 p.m. Sundays: (Sept.-May) 8:00, 10:00, & 11:15 a.m. Sundays: (June-Aug.) 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m. Church School Sundays 9:00 & 10:00 a.m. (Sept.-May) Fax (701) NOTICE: Any items for the newsletter need to be turned into the church office no later than Tuesday, October 15, Website Facebook pages/mccabe- Church/ McCabe United Methodist Church 1030 North Sixth Street Bismarck, ND Postmaster: Change Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Bismarck, ND Permit No. 232

8 October 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 6 World Communion Sunday 8:00 am Worship 9:00 am Church School 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:15 am Worship 1:30 pm CROP Walk 6:30 pm F.L.Y. 7 11am-1pm Parish Nurse Hours 5:45 pm Adult Abused Resource Cntr. Program 7:30 pm Al-Anon 1 8:00 am Anne Carlsen Center Training 6:30 pm 3rd grade Student/Parent Bible 8 2 6:30 pm Moms Connect 6:30 pm Rusty Staples 9 10:00 am UMW Executive Mtg. 3 10:00 am Precepts Bible Study 7:00 pm Adult Dominos 10 10:00 am Precepts Bible Study 7:00 pm Bis-Man Music Club Concert 4 7:00 am Men s Breakfast at N. Perkins 10: 00 am Prayer & Meditation 6:00-11:30 pm Youth Movie Night 11 10:00 am Prayer & Meditation 5 11am - 2pm LOF Dance 5:00 pm Worship/ Communion 5:30-9:30 pm Lay Servant Ministry 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 12 11am - 2pm LOF Dance 5:00 pm Worship 13 8:00 am Worship 9:00 am Church School 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:15 am Worship 1:00 pm ND Paint Club 1:00 pm Youth - Corn Maze 20 New Member Sunday 8:00 am Worship 9:00 am Flu Shots - Parish Nurse Office 9:00 am Church School 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:15 am Worship 6:30 pm F.L.Y. 14 Columbus Day OFFICE CLOSED 7:30 pm Al-Anon 21 11am-1pm Parish Nurse Hours 7:30 pm Al-Anon 15 5:30 pm Trustees 22 5:30 pm Open Door Board Meeting 16 5:30 pm Christian Ed. 6:30 pm Moms Connect 6:30 pm Rusty Staples 23 6:30 pm Family Ministry Team 17 9:30 am Esther Circle 10:00 am Precepts 1:30 pm Mary-Ruth Circle 5:30 pm C.O.M. 7:00 pm Adult Dominos 7:00 pm UM Foundation 24 10:00 am Precepts Bible Study 5:30 pm Worship Planning Team 18 7:00 am Men s Breakfast at N. Perkins 10:00 am Prayer & Meditation 25 10:00 am Prayer & Meditation 19 UMW BAZAAR 8:30 am Coffee Shop 9:00 am Rummage Sale 11:00 am Luncheon 10:00 am New Member Orientation 5:00 pm Worship 26 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ND Chapter of National Marphan Foundation 11am - 2pm LOF Dance 5:00 pm Worship/ Communion 27 Consecration Sunday/Communion 8:00 am Worship 9:00 Blood Pressure Screening 9:00 am Church School 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Church School 11:15 am Worship 4:30 pm Family Fun Night/Costume Contest 28 11am-1pm Parish Nurse Hours 7:30 pm Al-Anon :00 am Precepts Bible Study Don t Forget! Family Fun Night & Costume Contest Sunday, October 27 4:30 p.m.