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1 First United Methodist Church of Savanna, Illinois Volume 16 Issue 8 TELSTAR Our Mission Is To Be Committed Christians Inviting Others To Join Us. Telstar is published monthly by First United Methodist Church for its members and friends Chicago Ave, Savanna, IL Ph: / Pastor Jim Ketzel Admin. Asst./Editor: Shauna Roberts office@firstumcsavanna.org Inside This Issue: Worship Helpers 2 Pastor Pen 3 Ad Council Minutes 4 Finance Committee Announcement 5 Finance/Attendance 6 Birthdays, Announcements 7 UMW, Announcements 8 Calendar 9

2 Worship Helpers August 7 Acolyte: Brigit Jepsen Audio: Kris Yingling Children s Time: Rev. Ketzel Coffee Hour: Vivian Eaton Communion: Erik & Alice Torrison Greeters: Bob & LaVona Grissinger Liturgist: Peg Dauphin Media: Susan Michelle Jepsen Nursery: Kathie Prins Ushers: Bob Davidson, Burt Dauphin August 14 Acolyte: Noah Johnson Audio: Max Purchis Children s Time: x Coffee Hour: Communion: x Greeters: Frank & Lois Grove Liturgist: Randy Bonjour Media: Martha Purchis Nursery: Ushers: Kris Yingling August 21 Acolyte: RJ Clemens Audio: Children s Time: x Coffee Hour: Communion: x Greeters: Burt & Peg Dauphin Liturgist: Jason Moore Media: Kris Yingling Nursery: Ushers: Pam Darrow, Burt Dauphin, Molly Andersen August 28 Acolyte: Tommie Falk Audio: Kris Yingling Children s Time: x Coffee Hour: Ron & Lori Miller Communion: x Greeters: Ruth Kelly Liturgist: Molly Andersen Media: Chris Falk Nursery: Ushers: Thank you to our worship helpers. Greeters & ushers please be at the church 30minutes before worship is scheduled to begin. Responsibility sheet will be with the bulletins. Liturgist please contact the church office for information on the readings for the morning service. Coffee hour - If we are low or out of paper product supplies please let the office know so items may be purchased. 2

3 I am very pleased to be your interim pastor for the next five months or so. I am sure that we will work together well, and accomplish much. By way of background, I am a Chicago native, but have lived in many different places, both when I was growing up, and since my ordination. I went through high school in Indianapolis, college at Indiana University, and seminary at the Presbyterian seminary in Louisville. I was ordained in the Presbyterian church in June of 1977, and served in Presbyterian churches as pastor for 18 years, in Kentucky, Indiana, and two places in Illinois. In 1995, I was appointed to the Methodist Church in Waterman, Illinois, where I stayed ten years. I transferred into the United Methodist Church in 2001, and that was one of the best decisions I ever made. Since then, I have served in Orangeville, Hampshire, and Davis/Rock City, for a total of twenty-one years in this conference, retiring last year. My wife and I have been married for almost thirty-one years. We met in a Methodist singles group in Paducah, Kentucky in She has worked as a Director of Christian Education in various churches, including nine years at First Methodist in Downers Grove. Earlier this year she retired as an elementary school music teacher in the Rockford school district, and is currently the President of the Rockford District United Methodist Women. My outside interests are philosophy, Christian Origins, and history, particularly the Civil War. I enjoy reading, writing, and traveling and love to be a passenger in an airplane. I am confident that we can be a joyous and caring witness to our Lord in the future in Savanna and in the world. I can not think of anything else that this land and world needs more that an optimistic, loving, and positive example of how good life can be. Faithfully, James A. Ketzel (cell) ketzel@aol.com ( address) Note: We are planning on attending the College of Christian Life in Peoria on August 15-17, and I have a wedding scheduled at White Pines on August 12. The groom is from Savanna and his family still lives there. 3

4 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF SAVANNA ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL Sunday, June 19, :45am Chairperson Burt Dauphin called the meeting to order with 11 members present. Peg Dauphin opened the meeting with prayer. A motion was made by John LeComte and seconded by Paul Mayer that the minutes from the previous meeting be approved and the motion carried. Vivian Eaton presented the financial statement and a motion was made by Kathie Prins and seconded by Paul Mayer to accept it and the motion carried. TRUSTEES: Paul reported the Jang family will be moving our of the parsonage on June 29,2016 and we will start cleaning it on July 1st. He will ask members of the congregation to volunteer for different projects according to their schedules and abilities. He will have keys available. He made a motion, seconded by LaVona Grissinger, to purchase our hymnal CD collection for $ and the motion passed. STAFF PARISH RELATIONS: LaVona is meeting with our district superintendent Lisa Kruse- Safford tomorrow and she asked several members to meet at the parsonage for a walkthrough. She asked about raising the fee for fill-in pastors to $100 and will take this suggestion back to her committee. STEWARDSHIP/ FINANCE: Randy Bonjour is still working with the insurance company on our embezzlement claim. There is a question about the employee theft coverage and when our policies were in effect. OUTREACH: Jason Moore and his committee will be helping with the Shoes for Hope program on August 6, 2016, serving hot dogs. NEW BUSINESS: John LeComte made a motion, seconded by Kathie Prins, to place an ad in the West Carroll athletic programs for $150 and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:24am. Respectfully Submitted, Molly Andersen, recording secretary 4

5 Finance Committee Announcement Although the Finance Committee work is not finished, I have declared the bulk of the reviewing and adjusting to be in our past. We accepted $141K and have a possible claim with State Farm. State Farm was our insurance company before our current carrier. The committee met weekly from September to December Then two times a month until May John LeComte was excellent counsel and kept our meeting minutes. I called him every day for months as we sorted through our claim. Paul Mayer held the record for calls from me in a day. Five! Five phone calls in a day speaks to the ground we had to cover to make our claim. Paul devised and implemented the new money counting procedure. Vivian Eaton became the committee's accountant. One Friday afternoon we were redrafting a letter to the insurance company. I'll admit to having one of those self-absorbed moments, thinking only of myself. Wishing I was doing something else I said, "I have 250 hours in on this project." It was a wake up call for me as to how dedicated and willing to put in the time John, Paul, and Vivian have been while serving on the Finance Committee during these unusual times. Randy Bonjour 5

6 Date Income June 26 $ July 3 $4, July 10 $2, July 17 $2, July 24 $1, Total Income $11, Insurance $142, Memorial Fund $5, Week Sat. Sun. June July July July July Avg Prayer Concerns John Hamm, Glen Brunner, Lisa Holmes, Joan Cassellius, Shawn Roling, Robin Cook, John Powell, Kay Hottenstein, Rex Felten, Eli, Bill Remrey, Molly Stevens, Megan Satterly, Jerod Wood, Abby Bradbury, Lincoln Eads, James Munson, Savannah Jones, Thelma High, Larry Messemer, Wilma Brunner, Charley Meyer, Ed Arb, Duane Kistler, Penny Reynolds, Military Personnel and their families 6

7 A big thank you to everyone who has helped do work at the parsonage. You re work is very much appreciated. Paul Mayer, Bob Grissinger, Bob Davidson, Merle Law, Randy Bonjour, Carlo Stubbe, LaVona Grissinger, Mary Irons, Kathy Prins, Linda Jachino, Max Purchis, Martha Purchis, Vivian Eaton, Jim Eaton, Burt Dauphin, Burt s grandson Blake Volkers, Peg Dauphin helped purchase the curtains, Ron Miller and his crew broke up and removed the floor in the garage and installed a drain with a sloped floor to the new drain, Steve Miller Ron s cousin also did some plaster work and LaVona Grissinger and Ruth Kelly brought lunches. We are in need of people for the evening prayer chain. If you would like to volunteer, please call Shauna in the office at Aug 1 Tom Neumiller 3 Bob Davidson 4 Joe Guilinger 5 Joe Jachino 7 Chris Fosdick, Cindy Law 8 Rob David, Claire Connor 9 Cameron Dreger 10 Ryan Miller 11 Jaime Mayer, Kira Jackson 12 Jennifer Nolte 13 Martha Purchis, Quinn Callahan, LaVona Grissinger 14 Brenda Hamm 15 Justyn Spencer 16 Samantha Schoenhaar 18 Bill Jacobson, Wayne & Martha White Adam Hartman, Wadeen Dauphin 22 Jean Jones 24 Marsha Deitelhoff, Ron Miller, Brigit Michelle Jepsen Vacation Bible School was a success with 78 kids who attended. Total dollars collected was $667, which was donated to The Savanna Fire Department. We look forward to seeing all the kids next year!! 26 Jeff Law, RJ Clemens, Jack & MaryEllen Dreger Sharon F. Guilinger 29 Aiden Weidman, Sharon A. Guilinger 30 Kyle Harter, Lucas Ingersoll, Tyler Miller 31 Bob Froehlich, Ramsey Miller 7

8 UMW Meeting Tuesday August 2nd At 7pm Hostesses: Linda Jachino and Deb Long Flower Gardens Schedule (Saturday Sunday) May 9-15 Linda Jachino Program: Kathie Prins The meeting will be held at Linda Jachino s house, IL Rte. 84 (North of Savanna about 4 miles). There will be a Life is Sweet Ice Cream Sundae Bar. Carpool from the Church at 6:45pm. May May May 30 June 5 June 6-12 June June June 27 July 3 Mary Irons Randy & Susie Bonjour Joe & Sharon Guilinger Bill Wright Kay Cavanagh Sunday School will be starting the Sunday after Labor Day. Also big changes will be coming to WOW this year. July 4-10 Linda S. July Alice Riffe-Torrison July Deb Long July Rhonda Badtke Aug. 1-7 Molly Andersen Aug Ancil & Sharon Aug Aug Pam Darrow Aug. 29 Sept. 4 The Willow/Kent Churches will hold the 48 th Annual Willow Folk Festival: August 13 th and 14 th in the Willow Church Yard. Saturday Amateur Musicians perform from 11:00am to 10:00pm. Sunday: Breakfast available; Christ Country Choir will lead the Worship Service at 10:15am. Following the morning service, entertainment by Amateur Musicians will run from 11:45am until 5:00pm. Food and Drink available on the grounds. Sept Sept Bonnie Davies Linda Jachino 8

9 7 9:15am Worship 10:30am Education Meeting 14 9:15am Worship (Blessing of Backpacks) Willow Folk Festival 21 8am Trustee Meeting 9:15am Worship SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 10:30am Ad Council Meeting 28 9:15am- Worship Telstar Deadline 29 First United Methodist Church of Savanna, Illinois 9am- Body & Soul Yoga 2 UMW 7pm pm Worship Committee Meeting August am- Body & Soul Yoga :30am Weight Watchers 5pm Worship 8:30am Wight Watchers 5pm Worship Willow Folk Festival 8:30am Body & Soul Yoga 5pm Worship 8:30am- Weight Watchers 5pm- Worship

10 First United M ethodist Church 2100 Chicago Ave. Savanna, IL TELSTAR Return Service Requested Our Mission Is To Be Committed Christians Inviting Others To Join Us. Phone: office@firstumcsavanna.org Telstar deadline: 3rd Monday of each month Bulletin Prayer Concerns/Announcements due by Wednesday at Noon Screen Announcements due by Thursdays at Noon office@firstumcsavanna.org Internet: Friend us on Facebook! Lots of pictures inside! Even more on our Facebook page. Be sure to friend us! PASTOR S SERMONS ONLINE You can listen to Pastor s sermons online by going to and following the Sermons link on the left.