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1 BEAVER CHURCH CHATTER OCTOBER 2011 Beaver United Church of Christ 1960 Dayton -Xenia Road Beavercreek, OH Rev. Brian Eastman Pastor s Phone: (937) ; 24hrs7days Pastor s Pastorbrian@beaverucc.org Pastor s Office Hours: Tuesday 1 PM-6 PM Wednesday 10 AM-12 PM 5 PM-7 PM Thursday 10 AM-12 PM Address: Church@beaverucc.org or beaverucc@sbcglobal.net Web Address: Webmaster: Alice Clausing Newsletter Compiler: Bob Tobias Newsletter Contributor: Gail Wells Pastor Brian Eastman INSIDE THIS ISSUE Pastor s Peace Prayer List Church Service List Church News and Events Church Calendar THE PASTOR S PEACE The Popcorn Festival is over, the corn is gone, the roasters are cleaned out, and we ended the festival with around $3,200 in sales. It was another successful Popcorn Festival, and another successful fundraiser. Of course it could have been a bit better in terms of sales. As anyone who was there will tell you, Sunday was super-duper, amazingly busy. We were selling corn left and right; chicken and noodles were flying out of there as fast as we could spoon them. Everything was shaping up for it to be the best Sunday of sales ever. Then at 4PM it happened. Just as the dinner crowd was coming, there was a lightning strike several miles away, and the organizers decided to shut the festival down. Talk about disappointment. I stood there looking at the coolers full of cooked corn, stood there thinking about the $500 or so in sales we would not get, and I have to admit I was a little sad. I understand that the safe thing to do was to stop the festival early, but that didn t change the fact that I was disappointed that we had worked so hard, and now we were going to miss out on a pretty sizable amount of fundraising for the church. The funny thing about disappointments, however, is that they are tied to expectations, and unfortunately these expectations are usually of our own creation. What I didn t understand at the time was that these expectations were getting in the way of something greater. Talking to Charmayne about her expectations eventually made me understand the whole situation differently. As we were getting ready to pack up, Charmayne shared with me the good news that her Candy Bouquet booth had won a ribbon for best decorated booth of that type. She didn t even know they were giving out ribbons, and she told me that even if she had not sold one bouquet that day, the fact that she won that ribbon made the whole thing worth while. I pondered that a bit, I guess, somewhere in the back of my brain, as we loaded everything on the truck and unloaded at the church. Continued on page 5 BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 1

2 Military: Prayer List Elderly and Shut-ins Betty Gilbert Fran Smith Pray for our military and their family and friends. Military families that are left behind May they all come home safely Our many veterans Pfc Caleb R. Butz, Jean s friend s son to Afghanistan To the family of Ava Frances Barnett, mother of Rev. John Barnett Prayers for those displaced by the wildfires in Texas. CARD MINISTRY Let Sharon Parkison or Judy Hudson know about those with physical or emotional needs who would appreciate a card. They will place a card on the table for all to sign. The names on the prayer list will remain for two or three months or until the crisis has passed. Then they ll be removed to make room for others needs. Please let Jeannette know if the person still needs prayer. Your signatures are priceless. BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 2

3 Prayer List Al s wife, co-worker of Melissa Alan Palmer s mother Arlene Velliquette Aunt Nita, Ellen s aunt Austin Puckett Ava, age 10, Rauch family member Baker family Betty Brill Betty Gilbert Bob Downey Barbara Hawkins brother Cathy Williams, friend of Ellen Coleman Charlie, riding accident Charmayne Davis s parents; brother Chuck Conner Puckett, Carl & Angie continuing needs Connie sister-in-law of Pat Ferguson Dale & Edna Mae Dietz continuing needs Dawn Deal Dave Pickerel, Cathy s friend Don Leedom Donna friend of the Rauls Donna Courtney friend of Cathy Miller Elaine Albright friend of Jean Harshman Elinora Smith Pastor Brian s grandmother Ellen Siverling Fran Smith Frank, Theresa s friend Frank related to Pat Ferguson Frank Ali Haley, Cathy Miller s daughter-in-law Howard & Norene Ray Ina McCormick, friend of Jean Ali Janet Peters, heart attack Jesse, friend of Pastor Brian Jim Patrick, relative of the Hawkers Judy s mother, age 94 in TX; friend of Pat F. Kristine Petrick s mother & mother-in-law Kathy, friend of Jenny Rauch, recovery Lance Miller neighbor & friend of Pastor Brian Laurie Pursifull, friend of Karen Davidson Leslie s father friend of Pat Ferguson Lisa Rauls grandparents Marjorie Crawford Mary Lane Cathy Miller s friend s mom Marvin Sparks co-worker of Bob Papajcik Michael Ballard Michael Bridenbaugh, age 13, leukemia Mike, Alice Clausing s brother-in-law Millie, friend of Pat Ferguson Mrs. Little, Shelby Schoonover s mother Nichole Harris friend of Amelia Peggy Cathy Miller s friend Niki Pat Ferguson s cousin surgery Nora Martin, Martha s sister Phyllis Jones Don Parkison s mother Ray, friend of Theresa Lauricella Robert English friend of Jean Harshman Ruth Mitsoff Sandy s father-in-law Steve, Margaret Puckett s nephew Suzi, Jeannette s friend, needs liver transplant Tom & Arlis Ferguson Please tell Bob Tobias when names need to be deleted from the prayer list. bobnrutht@att.net Would you like to be included in the prayer chain? Please let Jeannette know your address so I can send you the prayer requests. Thanks for sharing your prayer time with those who need you. jpapajcik@aol.com or call or in person. BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 3

4 Church Service List October 2 Communion Sunday Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, Matthew 21:33-46 Tom Rauls October 9 Exodus 32:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Kay Wolfe Jim & Jeri Hawker in memory of Zella Shaw (Jeri s mom) on her 97th birthday Stuart Wells Given to the glory of God Lisa Rauls Tom Rauls Kristine Petrick Jim Atkeisson October 16 October 23 Exodus 33:12-23 Matthew 22:15-22 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Matthew 22:34-46 Alice Clausing Tom Rauls Timothy Davis Viola Matyas in memory of her mother, Velma Tackacs Carolyn Conner Conner family in honor of Bill s birthday October 30 Joshua 3:7-17 Matthew 23:1-12 Martha & William Stevens Gail Wells Arlene Velliquette in memory of her son, Rick Jim Atkeisson Stewardship Record Date Offering Attendance August 28 $ September 4 $ September 11 $ September 18 $ Parsonage Demo Fund, Donations, $7, Pledges, $3, KROGER CARDS FUNDRAISER You can still see Gail Wells for the $5.00 Kroger cards. In August we received a 4% rebate check for $ from Kroger s. BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 4

5 Church News and Events Pastor s Peace continued from page 1 After all the work at the church was done, we s sat back in fellowship hall, relaxed a bit, and told stories of childhood, growing up in Beavercreek, and people from the past. I heard again about Mark Stewart, flying trash cans, and chalk bits thrown so fast and close that you could hear them whizzing by your ear. It struck me then as we sat in the basement, everyone laughing and smiling, that this was my ribbon and I didn t even know it. The fact that I got to work with, spend time with, and know the wonderful people of this church was the true blessing of that weekend. Even if we had not sold one ear of double-dipped corn, it would have been worth it. God can do a funny thing with expectations, usually when we least expect it. Thank you, everyone who helped with the Popcorn Festival. It was great as always, and I look forward to next year and more memories. Peace and Blessings, Pastor Brian Parsonage Salvage Day, October 1 st We will be meeting at the church on Saturday October 1 st, at 2PM, to salvage items from the parsonage to sell to church members or any other interested parties. If you consider yourself handy, please come to help if you are able. If you want anything from the parsonage, please come as well to let us know what that is. Some items might prove too difficult to remove. If there is something in particular you would like and can t be there, please tell Pastor Brian in advance of October 1 st. Those helping with the labor part are asked to bring hand tools, gloves, and safety items. Harvest Dinner, October 9 th (Carry-in) Keep October 9 th on your calendar for a carry-in after church on this second Sunday in October. Please bring a dish to share. The theme is the Harvest Dinner, to celebrate the harvest season and our farming history. There will be a prize for the best dish made with something that was grown at home. BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 5

6 Church News and Events Fall Book Study (Bad Boys) We will be having a fall book study on Tuesday nights at 7pm starting on October 4 th. The book we will be reading is Bad Boys of the Bible: Exploring Men of Questionable Virtue by Barbara J. Essex. You can pick up a copy on Amazon; the ISBN number is The church can provide a copy if needed; please see me if that is the case. Over a 3-week period we will look at Adam, Cain, Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Jephthah, and Samson, all men of the Old Testament. Listed below is the schedule of what days we will meet and what should be read for those days. If you can t read everything, that is fine. This book study will be shorter with only 3 Tuesdays. Our first meeting on October 4 th will be at Bob and Ruth Tobias s house, 3134 Claydor Drive, If you want to bring a snack, it is always appreciated. Blessings, Pastor Brian October 4 th Chapters 1-3 October 11 th Chapters 4-6 October 18 th Chapters 7-8 Video Series (Uppity Women) We will be starting our second video series of the year in October. It is a DVD series called Uppity Women of the Bible, by Dr. Lisa Wolfe. We will look at four women of the Old Testament: Ruth, The Woman of the Song of Songs, Esther, and Judith. Each one of these Uppity Women will be examined in detail, with everyone learning something new about these important women. The class will start on Wednesday October 19 th at 6:30pm in the fellowship hall, and will continue each Wednesday from 6:30-7:30pm, taking a break on November 23 rd. Our last class will meet on December 14 th. Below is a schedule of the classes and their topics. Please join us in learning more about the world around us. Blessings, Pastor Brian October 19th Ruth Part 1; October 26th Ruth Part 2; November 2 nd Song of Songs Part 1; November 9 th Song of Songs Part 2; November 16 th Esther Part 1; November 30 th Esther Part 2; December 7 th Judith Part 1; December 14 th Judith Part 2 Big Ol Pumpkin Night, Dear Jr. High, Sr. High, families, and other folks who might want to join Let it be known that we will be having another grand pumpkin carve-off this year on Friday October 21 st at 6:30 PM here at the church. Please bring a pumpkin to carve, whatever carving instruments you feel you need, and see if you can take the title this year. We will likely have apple cider and other snacks; feel free to bring those as well. What pumpkin will you make? Pastor Brian BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 6

7 Church News and Events Neighbors in Need Offering Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry(CAIM). Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries(JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. Beaver UCC will receive the NIN offering on November 6, 2011 as part of the denomination s Mission 1 campaign to help the hungry here in the United States and across the world. I would like to tell you about my personal experience with Neighbors in Need. About 6 years ago Stuart and I were the Interim Pastors of First Congregational UCC in Las Vegas, Nevada. FCCUCC was and still is a small member, financially struggling church as are most of our UCC churches in the United States. It was also a church deeply committed to helping those who lived in the neighborhood of North Las Vegas where the church was located. They already participated in a bread distribution program that was headquartered at the church. Each week several members and friends would pick up day-old bread from a local grocery and bring it back to the church for distribution. It seemed like a logical extension to that program to also offer a food pantry at the church. Several of the members were very interested in being part of that project so we began raising funds and gathering food to be distributed once a month at the church. We located a food distribution warehouse that sold cases of food for a low price per pound. We only had two problems; our space was limited and our resources were even more limited. So.we applied to Justice and Witness ministries and the Neighbors in Need fund for assistance and we were granted a check for $ That doesn t seem like much, but for that food pantry, it was a life saver. It gave a solid foundation from which to operate. The Pantry is still going strong and now includes a used clothing and household items store, which today funds much of its costs. Because of the grant from Neighbors in Need, we were able to begin a ministry that serves hundreds of families each month. Gail Wells BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 7

8 Church News and Events Mission 1 From 11/1/11 to 11/11/11 our denomination is asking that we participate in a mission called Mission 1 to help those who are hungry, both here and across the world. We will have more information about this in our November newsletter. For now, here is some information from the UCC about the major goals for the mission. In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will collect more than 1 MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local food banks and outreach services. In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will make an extra-special push to gather online contributions of more than $111,111 DOLLARS for Neighbors in Need, offerings that will be shared for hunger-action purposes with agencies of justice and compassion throughout the United States. In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will offer more than 11,111 LETTERS to Congress asking our government to reform U.S. foreign assistance in a way that more effectively benefits hungry and poor people worldwide, helping to provide a ma- To Jim and Jeri Hawker on the birth of Colton, their great-grandson. Daylight Savings time ends on November 6th. BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 8

9 October 2011 at Beaver United Church of Christ Our Mission: To love and to serve. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: 10/1 Barb Hawkins; 10/2 John R. Deal & Tom Maloney; 10/8 Alice Clausing; 10/11 Rob Banks; 10/12 Carl Puckett & Rusty Velliquette; 10/14 Susan Saddler; 10/15 Shelby Rice; 10/16 Conner Puckett & Lisa Rauls; 10/17 Jason Stanley & Kimberly Yarber; 10/25 Mildred Kelly; 10/26 Bill Conner; 10/29 Joette Gates. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO: 10/5 Doug & Janice Rice; 10/7 Ted & Bertine Dolkowski. 1 2 pm Parsonage Salvage 2 9:30 Adult Study 10:30 Worship & Communion A.A. 8 pm pm Adult Tobias Bad Boys of the Bible 5 7 pm Choir 6 A.A. 8:30 pm :30 Adult Bible Study 10:30 Worship 11:30 Carry-In Dinner A.A. 8 pm 10 Columbus Day 11 7 pm Adult Study 12 7 pm Choir 13 A.A. 8:30 pm :30 Adult Bible Study 10:30 Worship A.A pm Worship Team 7 pm Adult Study 19 6:30 pm Video Series 7:30 pm Choir 20 6 pm Outreach Committee A.A. 8:30 pm 21 6:30 pm Big Ol Pumpkin Night :30 Adult Bible Study 10:30 Worship A.A pm Consistory 26 6:30 pm Video Series 7:30 pm Choir 27 A.A. 8:30 pm Wedding 30 9:30 Adult Study 10:30 Worship A.A Halloween 6-8 pm Beggar s Night in Beavercreek To add calendar items, please call Alice Clausing at or send to webmaster@ beaerucc.org Beaver Church is wheelchair accessible with elevators. We also have sound devices for those with hearing impairments. Please ask any time. CHILD CARE is available during worship services for ages infant to kindergarten. Pastor Brian Eastman Xenia Rd. Beavercreek, OH Dayton Beaver United Church of Christ BEAVER CHURCH Chatter 9