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1 the newsletter of Community United Methodist Church Glorify God All Things Considered September 2017 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; grace that provides divine assistance for daily living and peace to comfort us through all circumstances of life through the power of the Holy Spirit! I seldom think about formulated prayers, but over the years I have come to appreciate the Prayer of St. Francis, and it can be found in the United Methodist Hymnal, #481. What I like about this prayer, is that it is an invitation to the Lord, asking God to use the intercessor as an instrument of His peace. The prayer asks - where there is hatred, God manifest love; where there is injury, God manifest forgiveness; and where there is doubt, God manifest faith; where there is despair, God manifest hope. Where there is darkness, God manifest light; and where there is sadness, God manifest joy. The best part of this prayer, is that the intercessor is asking God to manifest these things in his or her life and not in someone else s! Encourage One Another Share Jesus Yes! God wants to use each of us to be an instrument of His peace! Our Heavenly Father wants to use each of us personally - to reach out to those around us who are struggling and hurting, to bring healing and wholeness into the lives of others. You see, our mission as a church is to reach out and minister to those around us and make Disciples of Christ! This also means that each of us is called by God to personally grow as learners of Christ and to intentionally reach out in ministry to the world locally, regionally, nationally and globally. The bible calls this our mission which is also referred to as the Great Commission as found in Matthew 28! However, did you know that our ministry is different from our mission? While our mission is to reach out and make Disciples, our ministry is how we accomplish our mission of making Disciples! But one thing about ministry, it must be intentional and specific and unified. If everyone in the church is doing their own thing and the church does nothing as a unified body of Christ, it will not be effective in transforming the world and building the Kingdom of God. Furthermore, there are many good things we can do, but if we are over occupied with good things, we will never get to the greatest things nor do anything with excellence. So to help our Church become more effective in mission and ministry, the Church Council of Community United Methodist Church is working on defining our core Ministries. The Council is also seeking God s calling on our church and working to define it so we may grow in excellence and effectiveness in both our mission and ministry. In fact, the Lord is calling each of us to identify what and how we have been called to be instruments of God s peace and better understand how that works in our church, the Body of Christ. Another benefit of clarifying our church s ministries, it also helps define and shape and clarify our future. We have had an exciting year of growing in intentional ministry and this is not an all-inclusive list: Continued on page 2

WI Annual Conference News Help for Hurricane Harvey UMCOR is currently working with disaster coordinators and early response teams to provide relief to the many victims of hurricane/tropical storm

For donations, give to Advance #901670 Disaster Response Texas. Instructions for making kits are also available on their website.

2 WI Annual Conference News Help for Hurricane Harvey UMCOR is currently working with disaster coordinators and early response teams to provide relief to the many victims of hurricane/tropical storm Harvey. UMCOR will continue to update their web page and social media as they receive new information. Read more to view the top five ways that you can help. For donations, give to Advance # Disaster Response Texas. Instructions for making kits are also available on their website. In Wisconsin, we encourage individuals to make the check payable to your local church, and write the advance number and name in the memo. Then place the check in your United Methodist Church offering plate, or give to your church treasurer. Your church and Annual Conference will get advance credit for the gift. All Things Considered continued from page 1 Servant Community Church is organizing a Hurricane recovery mission trip to Surfside, Texas (a small gulf town directly South of Houston and an hour s drive down the beach from Galveston. There will likely be 2 trips, one in early and the other in mid March. This will be at the peak recovery time. More info to come... contact Pastor Bill if this is something you are interested in doing. Our Community Food Pantry ministry helps families in transition and anyone in need of food. We worked together with 2 Big Day outreaches into our community last October and last Easter. And we are looking forward to another Big Day on September 17, Please pick up a invite and invest Card and pray about whom you can invite to join us in our next sermon series Reconnecting With God. We had an outstanding VBS in August and our Preschool are reaching out to children and young families in our community. Our small groups, bible studies and Sunday School ministries for all ages groups. Most recently we added our Head to Heart Services which teach the ministry of the Holy Spirit and meet 6:30pm on the last Sunday of the month! Each offer opportunities to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. And don t forget our times of fellowship, such as our Summer Picnic, Corn Roast, Men s Breakfast, Women s Circle just to name a few! Every activity has helped our church to grow in our mission and ministry! I look forward to seeing the clarity of ministry grow for the Community Church and I invite you to look forward to our Church Conference this fall when we will discuss and vote on leadership, vision and our Ministry Plan which will refine and define our Mission and Ministry for 2018! Why? Because as the Prayer of Saint Francis explains, it is in consoling and understanding, loving and giving; that we receive and are blessed; and it is through dying to ourselves that we are born to Eternal Life. May the Lord richly bless you, Pastor Bill 2

3 FALL SERIES - Reconnecting with God God's Word is filled with promises of forgiveness and restoration, hope and help if we trust in Jesus. Reconnecting with God is needed when we distance ourselves from Him because disappoint or painful experiences hit and life didn't go the way we hoped. Join us in our sermon series "Reconnecting with God" and let God build your confidence in Him. Communion September 3, 2017 Sept. 17 The Way Matthew 8:1-13 Sept. 24 Life-appliable Teaching Matthew 7:24-29 Oct. 1 God-given Friendships Proverbs 13:20 / 1Cor.15:33 Oct. 8 Personal-practices Matthew 6:1-8 Oct. 15 God has a Plan Matthew 14:13-21 Oct. 22 Life-changing Experiences John 11:1-7 REFER A FAMILY Do you know a family still looking for a preschool program for their child? Do you know a family that would benefit by attending our school? Word of mouth is our best advertising. We want to get the word out to all families about the importance of early childhood education; which all of you already embrace! Refer a family to The Way To Grow, when that family enrolls their child we will give you $ off the next month s tuition. Thank you for your continued support for The Way to Grow Preschool and helping us reach out to others. Ministry Opportunities! Nursery child care giver - one volunteer for each hour on Sunday morning - 8 am, 9:30 am & 10:45 am. Instrumentalists Vocalists Rotating Sunday mornings Tech Team Greeters Ushers Monthly rotation Offering Counters - work in teams of 2 on a rotation. Coffee Crew - Rotating schedule Youth, Car Club - Talk to Pastor Bill or Krystal for more information - Background check required. Children s Sunday School Teachers and assistants (Fall) Have you taken the Shape Analysis? What gifts has God given you? How is He calling you to put your gifts into action? 3

Adult Classes Beginning Sunday, September 24 These classes will be offered at 9:30 & 10:45 AM This is our BIG DAY!

5K - Grade 2 & Grades 3-6 Begin Sunday, September 24 at 9:30 AM Sermon Series God s Word is filled with promises of

Reconnecting with God is needed when we distance ourselves from Him because disappointment or painful experiences hit

Join us in our sermon series Reconnecting with God and let God build your confidence in Him. Sept.

4 Adult Classes Beginning Sunday, September 24 These classes will be offered at 9:30 & 10:45 AM This is our BIG DAY! Invite someone to church!!! 4 Sunday School Classes for Kids! 5K - Grade 2 & Grades 3-6 Begin Sunday, September 24 at 9:30 AM Sermon Series God s Word is filled with promises of forgiveness and restoration, hope and help if we trust in Jesus. Reconnecting with God is needed when we distance ourselves from Him because disappointment or painful experiences hit and life didn t go the way we hoped. Join us in our sermon series Reconnecting with God and let God build your confidence in Him. Sept. 17 The Way (The BIG DAY!) Matthew 8:1-13 Sept. 24 Life-appliable Teaching Matthew 7:24-29 Oct. 1 God-given Friendships Proverbs 13:20/1 Cor 15:33 Oct. 8 Personal-practices Matthew 6:1-8 Oct. 15 God has a Plan Matthew 14:13-21 Oct. 22 Life-changing Experiences John 11:1-7 Prayerfuly consider who you will invite to church for this series.

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The Noisy Can Collection will be taken on second Sunday s Noisy Can UMCOR - Advance #901670 Disaster Response Hurricane Harvey intexas.

flooding in some communities. Before Harvey made landfall, UMCOR was working with United Methodist Church conferences to ready resources and volunteers for the relief and recovery efforts.

Grief Recovery Support Group New Group beginning: Monday s, September 11 - December 4 6:15-8:15 PM. Your journey from mourning to joy!

At Grief Share, you ll learn valuable information thatwill help you through this difficult time in your life. You are welcome to join this group anytime. We know it hurts, and we want to help!

6 The Noisy Can Collection will be taken on second Sunday s Noisy Can UMCOR - Advance # Disaster Response Hurricane Harvey intexas. September 10, 2017 By now, we have all seen the horrific images of Hurricane Harvey s destructive path through Houston, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Louisiana, producing record-shattering rains and flooding in some communities. Before Harvey made landfall, UMCOR was working with United Methodist Church conferences to ready resources and volunteers for the relief and recovery efforts. UMC volunteers from these conferences are UMCOR s feet on the ground, and they are actively responding to this ongoing and developing disaster. The Newsletter is available by and on the website at If you would like to stop receiving the newsletter by mail contact the office at or office@extremefaith.org to let us know. Check it out!!! The people of Houston and other affected communities need your help today! Grief Recovery Support Group New Group beginning: Monday s, September 11 - December 4 6:15-8:15 PM. Your journey from mourning to joy! Grief Share is a weekly seminar/support group for peoplegrieving the death of someone close. It is a place where you can be around people who understand how you feel and the pain of your loss. At Grief Share, you ll learn valuable information thatwill help you through this difficult time in your life. You are welcome to join this group anytime. We know it hurts, and we want to help! $15 Registration Fee includes workbook. Contact Ron or Fay Tichy for details - Ron , Fay Giving Made Easy! Options for Giving Place your envelop in the Offering Basket as it passes. You can arrange Automatic Giving through your personal bank. You may simplify your giving by filling out an Automated Giving Enrollment. Form that is available on the back counter in the Sanctuary. New in 2017 you can Give through our website extremefaith.org & giving by Mobile Pay!!! Download a free QR Reader App to your smart phone & pay by scanning this code Give by text is available. Stop in the office for directions! Thank you for supporting the ministry of making disciples of Jesus Christ through the The upstairs women s restroom is getting a much needed update. It is going to be beautiful! Thank you to everyone involved in the beautification process! Sunday Morning Announcements: If you have an announcement that needs to be made on a Sunday morning, please contact Trica Kelley or the church office no later than 9:00 AM on Wednesday s for the following Sunday. This helps us get it in the Worship Service Schedule, and ensures your announcement will be in the bulletin. tlkelleycumc@yahoo.com or

7 September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Communion Happy Labor Day! 2:30 PM Glory Singers Rehearsal 4-5:45 PM Food Pantry 1:00 PM Afternoon Circle Worship Ministry Mtg Praise Team Practice 10 Noisy Can Collection UMCOR Hurricane Harvey Head to Heart Service 11 6:15-8:15 PM Grief Share Prayer Gathering 12 2:30 PM Glory Singers 7:00 PM Trustee Meeting Praise Team Practice Back to Church Sunday!!! 6:15-8:15 PM Grief Share Adult Ed Meeting 2:30 PM Glory Singers SPRC Meeting 4-5:45 PM Food Pantry Praise Team Practice Sunday School Begins! Head to Heart Service Prayer Gathering 6:15-8:15 PM Grief Share 2:30 PM Glory Singers Church Council Meeting Praise Team Practice 5 PM Family Picnic & Bonfire Bring cold dish to share! 7

8 Community United Methodist Church 455 S. Jefferson St. Waterford, WI D E A R T H HEA TO Head to Heart Service Sunday, September 24 at The third of our new monthly Sunday evening services. Join us for these Spirit led services with an empahsis on worship, teaching and prayer Church Office Pastor Bill Busch or pbbusch@gmail.com - like us on facebook - office@extremefaith.org Worship Services at 8:00 & 9:30 AM The Way to Grow Preschool thewaytogrowpreschool.org

Community. Glorify God. Encourage One Another. Share Jesus. United Methodist Church. the newsletter of. Pastor Bill. All Things Considered.

Community. Glorify God. Encourage One Another. Share Jesus. United Methodist Church. the newsletter of. Pastor Bill. All Things Considered. the newsletter of Community United Methodist Church All Things Considered June 2017 Glorify God Encourage One Another Share Jesus Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ; grace