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 11 NOVEMBER 2014 Dates to Remember Nov 2 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; All Saints Memorial; Daylight Savings Time Ends; BCE meets Nov 9 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time; Stew ardship Sunday Nov 13 Circle Thanksgiving Luncheon Nov 16 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov 17 Dec Messenger Deadline Nov 18 Peace Hosts Food Pantry Nov 23 Reign of Christ; Council Retreat Nov 26 Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service Nov 27 Thanksgiving Nov 30 First Sunday of Advent; Communion; 5th Sunday Carry -In Inside this issue: Attention Veterans; November Birthdays; You(th); Ham Dinner From Your Council; Thanksgiving; Thank You; 5th Sunday Carry In; Pumpkin Fest November 2014 Calendar; Financial Update Homebound/Nursing; Volunteer Schedule; Annual Meeting Regular & Recurring Meetings 2 3 4 5 6 From Clairnel Even so, I have confidence that I shall see the goodness of God in the land of the living. Wait for God, stand tall, and let your heart take courage! Psalm 27:13-14 A little over two years ago, I returned from my mission experience in India. Recently I received the quarterly newsletter from Family Village Farm, and it caused me to reflect again on the experience and what it meant to me. I was pleased to see a listing of accomplishments of recent graduates and current students, all of whom I remember from my time with them in 2012. Here are some of the highlights of their accomplishments: One of the present Tenth Standard girls, Keerthana B, who is sponsored by Global Ministries, USA, has been awarded the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research for the year 2014 conducted by the government of Tamil Nadu. The school was awarded with prize money of Rs. 5000. ($81 US) Keerthana will represent the school at the Science exhibition that is to be held in the city. (Keerthana is a bright, hard working girl whose father died about 5 years ago. She is determined to do her best at whatever she does.) All of the 12 th Standard students passed the State Board Exam, which allows them to go on to college to study for a career. Of the 25 10 th Standard students, 24 passed the State Board Exam, and two received perfect scores in science. Passing this Board Exam allows the students to advance to their junior and senior years in high school. The one student who did not pass will be taking a vocational education course to prepare for finding a job in a trade. Two of the girls I worked with have earned a Diploma in Medical Records, and one girl and two boys have earned a Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery. How heartwarming to know these children have a chance to earn a living in a career that will be both rewarding and that will raise them above the poverty level. It is good to know that our mission money is accomplishing little miracles every day. Please continue to hold Family Village Farm (and all our Mission Partners) in your prayers. You(th) Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale November 9 from 8am-10am All proceeds benefit the You(th) summer mission trip.
PEACE MESSENGER 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 573-657-9323 for questions. HAPPY NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Laken, Nov 4 Wyatt, Nov 6 Justin, Nov 7 Allie, Nov 11 Dalton, Nov 16 Dustin, Nov 16 Leo, Nov 17 Gracie, Nov 25 Lydia, Nov 28 Please let us know if we have inadvertently left any children off the birthday list. You(th) Calendar: You(th) Will Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at 7 pm Ham Dinner A huge Thank You to Brad, Kathy, Justin, and Amanda Belew, Shari Bullard, Katy Reeder, Nancy Holland, Cindy Glascock, Jo Hackman, Brenda Reeder, Cindy Bullard, Steve Wyatt, Mary Lou Raitt, Mary Henley, Tom Oleski, Lee Ann Jestis, Joyce Allen, Abbey and Grace Rathert for all the help in preparation, cooking and serving the Ham Dinner. Also a special thanks to everyone that prepared and brought a desert. The Ham dinner was a success, we served 132 dinners, bringing in $1100. The quilt sold 648 tickets totaling another $648. I could not have accomplished this task without the support of those that helped and those that attended the meal. Many thanks to all of our community for the unending support they give. - Charlotte Rathert Cross Wall The Cross wall is looking great but we are still accepting crosses if anyone would like to donate one. - Bailey Lenger, You(th) 2
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 11 From Your Council On Sunday, October 19, 2014, Peace UCC congregation voted for the following new Council members and officers who will begin their terms in January 2015: President-Elect Nancy Lenger Local Church Fred Klippel Children and Youth Cricket Hackmann Thank you so much to the past, current and new Council members for their willingness to give of their time and serve. The November Church Council meeting will be on November 23 after church at Jim and Shari Bullard's house. This meeting will also serve as the Council Retreat for the year. New council members and current members work together at this meeting to acclimate the new members and prepare for the upcoming year. If you have comments or questions about council duties or the upcoming calendar, please see Lee Ann Jestis or Brad Belew. 5th Sunday Carry-In The Sunday after Thanksgiving (November 30) we will have our 5th Sunday Carry-In luncheon. If you are tired of Thanksgiving leftovers (or if you have a wonderful turkey casserole to share) come join us for good food and good friendship. All are welcome. Thanksgiving Eve Worship Nov 27 at 7:30 pm at Peace UCC Everyone is Welcome! Thank You I wanted to thank your church members for their volunteer work with the clothes and food bank. God Bless them! I am a disabled woman, whose kidneys are all but given out. I have high blood pressure and diabetes. I don't know exactly how to put it into words, just how very thankful I am to be able to get the help that you give. Thank you from my heart, and May God continue to Bless your church and awesome members! I go to Hartsburg Baptist Church. From Diana Oldfather Pumpkin Festival Thank You to all who volunteered in the Good Samaritan Booth or the Food Booth. $1100 was raised at the Food Booth! 3
PEACE MESSENGER November 2014 Financial Update YtD Income (as of 10/19) = $99,820.14 YtD Budget (as of 10/19) = 108,230.77 4
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 11 Peace United Church of Christ has a new website, it can now be found at www.peaceucc1894.org We pray for those who are homebound or in nursing homes: Erna Beckmeyer Frances Bowden Agnes Curry Dorothy Lairmore Tom Mericle Shirley Reeder Angie Robinson Pat Salter Clifford Sapp Joyce Sapp Martha Lou Nichols Kathryn Seidel Violet Nichols Hazel Norris Annual Meeting Its time to start thinking about Annual Meeting. Please give your year-end reports to Caroline by December 31 to be included in the Annual Report. Della Faye Pauley Richard Smallwood Donnie Wren Donald Wyatt We pray for those who have lost loved ones: The family and friends of Bernadine Ackmann, Donnie Burkett, Kevin Lock, Winston Morton, and Russell Sapp. Volunteer Schedule November 2 Ushers: Tom & Cesca Oleski Sound System: Peter Acolyte: Kayla November 9 Ushers: Fred & Lorie Klippel Lay Reader: Kit Salter Sound System: Bailey Acolyte: Ethan November 16 Ushers: NEEDED Lay Reader: Janet Beckmeyer Sound System: NEEDED Acolyte: Dustin November 23 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & Sharon Bullard Lay Reader: Glen Beckmeyer Sound System: Grace Acolyte: Dalton November 26 Thanksgiving Eve Ushers: June Lenger & NEEDED November 30 Ushers: Nancy Holland & Katy Reeder Lay Reader: Kit Salter Sound System: Ben Acolyte: Amanda Peace Messenger is printed monthly. If you would like to start receiving the Messenger by email, please send an email 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 email at: peaceucchartsburg@hotmail.com, by postal service at P.O. Box 19, Hartsburg, MO 65039 or drop by the church office at 121 N. First Street, Hartsburg, MO. Web site: peaceucc1894.org. On Facebook Peace UCC Hartsburg. 5
PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST P.O. Box 19 121 N. First Street Hartsburg, MO 65039 PeaceUCCHartsburg@hotmail.com peaceucchartsburg.org Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE PAID Hartsburg, MO 65039 Permit No. 2 Address Service requested Peace United Church of Christ Pastor Clairnel Nervik Church phone: 573-657-9414 Clairnel s Home phone 573-657-1804 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. LeAnn Bullard (657-4359) 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 (657-2813) 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 (657-2779) Peace Youth Fellowship meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm during the school year. Kathy Belew (657-0552) Caring Group meets monthly at the church. Janine Lacy (657-2392) or Rose Walker (657-4296) A.A. meets every Friday at 8 pm in the church basement. The meetings are closed.