Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language. I Peter 2:1

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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 9 SEPTEMBER 2014 Dates to Rem ember Sept 1 Labor Day Sept 3 You(th) Sept 7 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time; BCE Sept 14 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sept 15 M essenger Deadline Sept 16 Food Pantry Sept 17 You(th) Sept 21 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Council M eets Sept 28 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Ha m Dinner Inside this issue: Ham Dinner; You(th) Calendar; Military Board; New Members Festival of Sharing 3 Sept Calendar; Financial Update Homebound/Nursing; September Birthdays; Volunteer Schedule; Attention Veterans Regular & Recurring Meetings From Clairnel Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language. I Peter 2:1 Midterm elections are coming up and I'm not looking forward to it. At least it's not the presidential election. I'm not ready to face one of those again. As Christians, though, I think it is important to make sure we bring our Christian faith into our responses to the election. Does this mean I will tell you how to vote? Absolutely not. I trust you to seek to follow the teachings of Jesus as you vote. I also know that the issues are complicated, and I may be wrong about how to vote. I encourage you not to let anyone tell you how to vote. Rather, prayerfully consider the candidates and the issues. There are things I think we, as Christians, should do regarding the election. First, we should not spread slander or untruths. (I say untruths because we may believe what we are saying is true. Something is not technically a lie unless we are telling an untruth to deliberately deceive others.) When we hear something about a candidate or an issue, do not immediately believe it and pass it on. Check it out on a political fact-finder web site. Don t just believe it is true because you want it to be true. I have fact checked statements by Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, and liberals, and found that all of them stretch the truth at times. Check out their statements. Especially do not pass on negative comments and stories about candidates unless you have proof that they are true. For example, during the 2008 election I received an claiming to prove that one of the candidates was the Anti-Christ, and providing scripture and other proof of this. Let us not be a part of such untruthful and insulting behavior and speech. As Peter says in the scripture above, we are to rid ourselves of lying and insulting language. The second thing we can do it recognize that, while as Christians we share certain values, we may have different opinions of how to best accomplish those goals. For example, Jesus teaches that we are to help those who are poor. That is a very important teaching of Jesus. Indeed, he says to help those who are poor or sick or in prison is to help him, and to refuse to help them is to refuse to help him. As Christians, we know that Jesus taught we should help the poor. But we may have different ideas about how to best help the poor. So let us love and honor and respect one another even when we disagree about how to follow Jesus teachings. As the election approaches, I encourage you to pray daily for wisdom. Search your hearts, and scripture, and the teachings of our faith, before deciding how to vote. Vote not just on how an issue or candidate will affect you, but how it will affect our country, and how it will impact our greatgrandchildren. Remember that God has given us the world, and that we are to be stewards. We are to care for our world. As someone has said, The world does not belong to us. We borrow it from our grandchildren. And throughout the election season, seek to live with kindness and patience towards those with whom we disagree. If we can do that, we are truly bringing our faith into the election process.

2 PEACE MESSENGER Annual Ham Dinner September 28 from 11 am to 2pm Tickets: $10 - Adults $5 - Children 6-12 Children 5 and under eat free! Ham, Green Beans, Cheesy Potatoes, Biscuit, Homemade Dessert, and a Drink There will be a drawing for a handmade quilt and other prizes. Contact Charlotte Rathert at if you would be able to help with the food or other preparations. You(th) Calendar: You(th) Will Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at 7 pm We Welcome New Members Weston and Sara Enochs have lived in Ashland since Weston has worked for the Columbia Fire Department for 10 years and is a Fire Engineer at Station two. Weston is also a volunteer for the Southern Boone Fire District. Sara is a nurse anesthetist in Jefferson City at St. Mary's Health Center. She attended Truman State University where she received her Bachelor's of Nursing degree in She then continued with graduate school where she received a master's degree in biology from Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia. Weston and Sara are about to celebrate their third wedding anniversary in September. They are proud parents to their first child, Brandt Garret. Garret is a family name. Garret Enochson was the first Enochs to come to the states from Holland in The Enochs' would like to thank the congregation for their warm hearts and welcoming nature. Military Board If you have family or friends serving in the military, we would like to display their picture on our military board. We have several on our prayer list but only a few of those are on the board. Could you please help us in obtaining a 4x6 picture of them along with their name, rank, service branch, location if deployed, address if deployed, base location if in the states? It can be mailed to the church or you can put in my mailbox near the restrooms. Thank you so much! Shari Bullard 2

3 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 8 Festival of Sharing Family Food Pack 3 cans vegetables 2 cans tuna 1 lb. pasta 3 pkgs macaroni & cheese 3 cans fruit 1 can pasta sauce 1 jar peanut butter 1 can Spam Place in a sturdy box, tape and label Family Food Pack Baby Bundle Pack 2 receiving blankets 2 undershirts or onesies 2 sleepers (1 piece or gown) 8-12 diapers (cloth or disposable) 2 diaper pins (if cloth diapers are enclosed) 1 sweater or sweatshirt for warmth Please send 6 month sized items. Place all items in a 2 gal zip lock bag Women s Prison Pack 1 Shampoo oz. (alcohol-free only, must be transparent, example of acceptable brand is Suave) 1 Tube Toothpaste oz size (alcohol-free only, example of acceptable brands are Ultrabrite, Colgate, Aim) 1 Deodorant 2-3 oz size (alcohol-free only, no roll-ons, no men s brands, acceptable brands are Almay Clear Gel, Mitchum for Women) 1 Pencil unsharpened, (Please no promotional printing on pencil) 1 emery board Place only these items in a 1 gallon bag and punch a hole in the upper right corner so it cannot be sealed tightly. Student Dental Pack 4 child size soft toothbrushes 2 adult soft toothbrushes 1 fluoride toothpaste (6oz or more) 1 dental floss (any size) Place items in a 1 gallon zip lock bag. Paper Products Pack 3 pkg toilet tissue (4 double rolls) 2 rolls paper towels ( good quality) 2 facial tissue (lg rectangle boxes) Place all items in a tall-sized kitchen trash bag. Deadline to have Packs to the Church is October 4 3

4 PEACE MESSENGER September 2014 Financial Update YtD Income (as of 8/17) = $80, YtD Budget (as of 8/17) =$85,

5 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 8 HAPPY SEPTEMBER 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 Trenton, Sept 2 Sam, Sept 2 Adam, Sept 7 Joseph, Sept 7 Landry, Sept 13 Lance, Sept 21 Ryan, Sept 25 Please let us know if we have inadvertently left any kids off the birthday list. Shirley Reeder Angie Robinson Pat Salter Joyce Sapp Russell Sapp Kathryn Seidel Donnie Wren Donald Wyatt We pray for those who have lost loved ones: The family and friends of Carol Bowden, Doreen Gilmore, John Goeres, Randy McKee, Jackie Sapp, and Terry Zink Neighbors in Need Special Offering will be October 5 During Worship Volunteer Schedule September 7 Ushers: June Lenger & Needed Lay Reader: Nancy Holland Sound System Helper: Justin Acolyte: Kayla September 14 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & Needed Lay Reader: Sharon Bullard Sound System Helper: Peter Acolyte: Ethan September 21 Ushers: Fred & Lorie Klippel Lay Reader: Joel Bullard Sound System Helper: Bailey Acolyte: Dustin September 28 Ushers: Needed Lay Reader: Janet Beckmeyer Sound System Helper: Libby Acolyte: Dalton 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 advise 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: peaceucchartsburg.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. Robyn Baylous ( ) 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.