The Lamplighter September 2017 Salem United Church of Christ Higginsville, Missouri Dear Friends, We all looked forward to the solar eclipse on Monday, 21 August. As the day drew near, many of us kept an eye on the weather forecast, in the hope that we would have clear skies for viewing the somewhat rare celestial phenomenon. The forecasts went from bleak to bright and back to bleak repeatedly, and all we could do was wait, which was all we could ever do anyway, but this waiting was anxious. We had some friends who drove from Columbus, Ohio, to Kansas City to view the eclipse. They had reserved a campsite at Smithville Lake and asked Crystal and me to join them. So we drove from Higginsville to the lake with high expectation, but the clouds were ominous. There was darkness to the west, all right, but it was filled with lightning not stars. We set out our chairs, put on our eclipse viewing glasses, and watched through patchy clouds as the moon slowly ate the disk of the sun. Just as the eclipse approached the magic moment of totality, literally less than five minutes before, the clouds settled in in earnest, and we did not get to see the sun at all. The sky was dark, but the quality of the darkness was different from that the darkness of night. There was no sound, except for the young boy at the neighboring campsite yelling, totality, totality over and over, and for a few cheers from other campers and groans from many more. I read that there had not been a total eclipse in the United States since 1979 and I have never seen one, so I was excited about this one. It was not to be, however, and I will have to wait seven years for the next one. Think about that for a moment, if you will. Our knowledge of science, physics, and mathematics makes it possible for us to know to the second when solar eclipses and other natural phenomena will occur years, even decades and centuries, in advance. People who can do such things can even look back into history for millennia and tell us when eclipses occurred, and then historians know where they can look to find evidence in records and journals and correspondence of how people reacted to the eclipses. It is a wonder to me. And yet there are people in our world, even in our nation, who benefit daily from the work of science, who want to discount what science tells us about the natural world. They would rather assign arcane, esoteric, and superstitious meanings to events in the universe. That, too, is a wonder to me, but not in a good way. Science and trust in God are both wonderful things, but they are not the same thing and we should never confuse them. Science tells us the how of things. Science tells us about natural processes, about the universe and the way it works, about our bodies and the ways they work and do not work. Science tells us many things, even, in a limited sense, the why of them. Science tells us that when certain conditions pertain, then particular things happen. For example, when there is enough oxygen, enough heat, and some fuel, then there will be fire. What science can never tell us, however, is the real why, the why behind the science. That is the realm of faith. I placed faith in quotation marks because by using that word I do not want us to think of what we usually describe as faith, which is belief. In the millennia since Jesus walked the earth, we have changed the meaning of faith from trust or relationship to belief in a set of ideas, dogmas, and creeds. When the Bible uses the word faith, the authors do mean trust. They mean trusting in Jesus, trusting in God, living life in relationship to God. Faith is not a simple ascription to those ideas, dogmas, and creeds, which change according to religious traditions. I have said before that the Bible is not a science or history textbook. I do not believe its authors intended it to be. It is a book of stories about the relationship between God and humankind. Do not look to the Bible for the meaning of eclipses; that is the realm of science. Look to the Bible to learn how to treat one another, to learn about God and Jesus, to learn about living in relationship to God, to learn about the beauty and wonder of God s universe. That is what the Bible is for. And the next solar eclipse in the United States will be on 8 April 2024. Higginsville will experience only a partial eclipse, but in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, there will be 4 minutes, 7 seconds of totality, beginning at 1:58:14 p.m., and ending at 2:02:21. That is what science is for. Is it not wonderful? Grace and Peace 1 Tommy
September 2017 The Lamplighter Page 2 NEIGHBORS IN NEED SPECIAL OFFERING Neighbors in Need (NIN), which we will receive on Sunday, October 1, supports the UCC s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national justice initiatives, advocacy efforts and direct service projects. Through ucc.org/justice, our national Justice and Witness Ministries office offers resources, news updates, and action alerts on a broad spectrum of justice issues. Working with members of the UCC Justice and Peace Action Network (a network of thousands of UCC justice and peace advocates), Justice and Witness continues its strong policy advocacy work on issues such as the federal budget, voting rights, immigration, health care, hate crimes, civil liberties, and environmental Justice. Neighbors in Need also supports our American Indian neighbors in the UCC. One-third of the offering supports the UCC s Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM). Historically, forebears of the UCC established churches and worked with Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arickara, and Hocak in North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and northern Nebraska. Today there are 20 UCC congregations on reservations and one urban, multi-tribal UCC congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 2017 theme for NIN is "Protect the Sacred In a Just World, Clean Water is Life" The Neighbors in Need offering will be received on October 1. You may place your offering in the enclosed envelope, bring it to the church office, or place a check in the offering plate payable to Salem UCC-NIN during worship service on October 1. Please drop your Best Choice Labels by the church office. YOM NEWS On Sunday, September 17, at both services, our Youth on Mission will present a slide show and narrative about this summer's camps in Cayey, Puerto Rico and Busby, Montana. Following the 10:30 service, there will be a 'thank you' meal provided, courtesy of Youth on Mission participants. We hope to see all of you there! Women s Fellowship Circle Schedules for September Esther Circle September 6, 10:00 a.m., at Mary Kirchhoff s apartment, hostess Mary Kirchhoff. Mary Martha Circle September 7, 1:30 p.m., in the Salem Board Room, hostess Pearl Luehrman. Ruth Circle September 6, 2:00 p.m., at Fay Tilly s home, hostess Fay Tilly, program Arlene Long. Eve Circle September 5, 7:00 p.m., in the Salem Board Room, hostess Shirley Paul, program Angie Green. THANKS! Thanks to June & the Board of Christian Ed for the Movie in the Parking lot. It was a beautiful evening for the event and the movie had a great message. The cardboard cars the kids made was such a good idea & they sure had fun sitting in them while watching the movie. I m ready for another movie in the parking lot! Janice Hoefer 2 OUR FRIENDS AND CHURCH FAMILY IN CARE FACILITIES Listed below are our members and friends (at the time of printing of the Lamplighter) now residing or recovering at our local and surrounding community nursing homes and care facilities. A card or visit from a church family member would be a delightful surprise! Meyer Care Center, 1201 W. 19th St., Higginsville, MO 64037 Wilma Dieckhoff Glenn & Shirley Nowack Pat Pence Anna Marie Rinne Grace Schemmer Robert Cobb Souder Earl Struchtemeyer Bob Tankesley New Haven Living Center, 609 Golf Street, Odessa, MO 64076 Myrna Fette Lutheran Good Shepherd Home, 202 SW St., Concordia, MO 64020 Winnie Knehans Jake Stoecklin Ann Nuelle Country Oak Village, 101 Cross Creek Drive, Grain Valley, MO 64029 Viola Meinershagen Riverbend Heights Rehab & Health, Lexington Nursing Home, 1221 South Highway 13, Lexington, MO 64067 Mark Gieselman Winchester Meadows, 3761 W. 10th St., Sedalia, MO 65301 Roberta Summers (Apt. 102 E) PASTORAL VISITS OR PRAYERS Anyone who would like a pastoral visit or are in need of prayers, please call the church office, (660) 584-3603.
September 2017 Joe Goetz Howard Fisher Donald Siegfried Frank Alumbaugh Darrel Rinne Ken Telgemeier Kennedy Short J.W. Starke Nathan Salyer Sara Cowherd Kolten Cowherd Mary Kirchhoff Wendell Busch Adam Augustine Brent Fette The Lamplighter Look Who s Having a Birthday in September! 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 8 Warner Schelp Brooke Cramer Paige Goetz Maddie Fiene Jacob Vincent Tiger Fiene Brandon Struchtemeyer Traci Baggs Marilyn Davenport Scott Homfeld Tina Gibler Layden Kirchhoff Jessica Cole Wendy Jensen Desmond Williams LAFAYETTE AREA CROP HUNGER WALK SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2017 AT THE CONFEDERATE PARK IN HIGGINSVILLE The Lafayette Area CROP Hunger Walk will begin at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 1st in the Confederate Park in Higginsville near the Chapel. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m.. Parking and a shuttle service will be available from the Salem parking lot; the van will leave at 2:30 p.m. This CROP Hunger Walk helps stop hunger both locally and around the world as a part of the CHURCH WORLD SERVICE and is sponsored by the Lafayette County Cluster of UCC Churches. Currently, well over 2,000 communities across the U.S. join in more than 1,300 CROP Hunger Walks each year. More than five million CROP Hunger Walkers have participated in more than 36,000 CROP Hunger Walks in the last two decades alone. What difference does it make? $50.00 can enable a woman to attend literacy class and change her life forever; $110.00 can provide emergency food supplies for a family of five s needs for a month; $140.00 can give a struggling farm family a new source of income: a pair of pigs. A piglet from each litter this pair generates is then given to another family in need. All individuals and churches are welcomed and encouraged to participate by joining this effort. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised can be designated for the local food pantry. If you would like to walk in this event, call Mark Gross (660-641-4195) for a registration form or more information. If you aren t able to participate and a walker from Salem asks for your support, please give generously. Come and join us to raise awareness and help stop hunger in our world. 3 9 10 10 13 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 Kathleen Begemann Max Bergsieker Jeff Kirchhoff Ann Nuelle Clara Salyer Dillon Bergsieker Karen Fiene Bob Pragman Brittian Shaul Cheryl LaRue Shane Siegfried Jared Siegfried Caleb Russell June Ann Howell Cameron Zuehlsdorf Page 3 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 24 28 29 29 30 Book a Reading Sunday School Adventure! Interested in discovering great books for babies and children? Wondering what app would be terrific on your phone to keep your toddler occupied at the grocery store? Looking for a captivating read aloud or audiobook for a car trip? Just wanting some book ideas for gift giving to children? Come join Crystal Faris during Sunday School on September 10, 17, and 24 for this short adult Sunday School series. We ll read aloud some books, play with some apps, share favorite books focused on kindness, and just have lots of fun! Each Sunday there will be new books for you to select one to give to a child. And, there will be donuts. Any questions? Email Crystal at cwfaris@gmail.com or call her at 816.876.3118. By the way, Crystal is the Director of Youth & Family Engagement at Kansas City Public Library, has served on children s lit award committees, and has a passion for early literacy. Plus she likes to laugh so we ll have fun!
September 2017 From the Church Records Financial Report: General Fund Balance 7/01/17 Current deposits Current expenses Current Fund Balance 7/31/17 Building Fund: Current Fund Balance 7/01/17 Current deposits Current expenses Current Fund Balance 7/31/17 $ 6,432 $14,567 $15,590 $ 5,409 $15,376 $ 788 $ 75 $16,089 O.C.W.M. (Member Contributions for July) $431 8:30 a.m. July Attendance 10:00 a.m. 21 7-2-17 59 21 7-9-17 67 30 7-16-17 74 30 7-23-17 102 30 7-30-17 62 26 Average Total Average 99 The Lamplighter Page 4 73 COMMUNITY NEWS: JOHN KNOX VILLAGE AND MEYER CARE CENTER BIBLE STUDY John Knox Village and Meyer Care Center have a weekly Bible Study that is led, on a rotational schedule, by the Ministerial Fellowship. Dale Felder (Ministerial Fellowship Chairperson) will be leading Bible Study during the month of September. The Bible Study is held every Wednesday, 10:15-10:45 a.m. in the Gathering Room. HARVESTERS SCHEDULE First Assembly of God Church of Higginsville hosts a Harvesters Community Food Network distribution of food on the third Thursday of every month. The date in September is Thursday, September 21. The work day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends approximately at Noon. After the food is distributed, volunteers are asked to stay and help clean up the area. Anyone willing to help is asked to call 660-584-3372, (First Presbyterian Church), and leave your name, phone number, and mailing address. Wear comfortable clothes. FALL MEETING OF THE LAFAYETTE AREA WOMEN S FELLOWSHIP: The Lafayette Area Women s Fellowship will hold their Fall Meeting on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Zion United Church of Christ in Mayview. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. with fellowship and coffee time. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The program will be FUNdamentals of Faith led by the women of Zion. The noon meal will be Pot Luck so bring a dish to share. If stairs are a problem, please park in the back of the church and enter by the basement door. PLEASE COME AND BRING A FRIEND. Food Pantry Update I am pleased to report that the food pantry has served 41 families weekly in the month of June and 42 families weekly in July. The food pantry is a project of the Church Women of Higginsville and Corder who s hearts are to provide aid within our community to our neighbors who are in need of help to put food on their tables. Our current supply of food products is low and we would like to ask groups and organizations, as well as individuals, to conduct food drives or make donations within the next two months to help get us through the rest of the year. Monetary donations will be used to purchase food items as needed. The following items are needed by the food pantry: crackers; cereal; spaghetti sauce; spaghetti (1 lb.); meal helpers (tuna, chicken); canned meats (tuna, chicken, spam, beef stew, chili); canned vegetables (green beans, peas, corn); canned mixed vegetables; canned or boxed potatoes, peanut butter, canned fruit, and soups (chicken noodle, vegetable beef, vegetable chicken); paper products (toilet paper, kleenex or paper towels). Those of you who garden may bring quality produce to the pantry on Tuesday mornings only for distribution to our clients. Food and monetary donations can be brought to the church office between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday or you may call 636-222-0953 or 816-225-9515. Thank you in advance for allowing the love of Christ to shine in our community to serve those who are in need. 4
September 2017 Page 5 The Lamplighter CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING JULY 20, 2017, 7:30 pm The regular meeting of the Salem Church Council was held Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm in the Board Room. The members present were Pastor Tommy, Keri Borchers, Felicia Leonard, Ronnie Bergsieker, David Starke, Kevin Berry, Janice Hoefer, and Peggy Pragman. Delbert Goetz was unable to attend. President Keri Borchers called the meeting to order. Pastor Tommy led the group in devotion, a part of Psalm 139, Modern Jewish Version, and prayer. Minutes were read and approved. Felicia gave the treasurer s report with balances of $6,432.00 in General Fund and $15,376.00 in Building and Grounds Fund. The Pastor s mileage of 240 miles for $128.40 was presented for payment. Motion was made and seconded to approve the treasurer s report and to pay mileage. The Pastor s report mentioned the upcoming celebration of Salem s 147 th Anniversary Sunday, Aug. 6 th, with communion being served at both services. Lafayette Cluster of the UCC will meet Monday, 24 th at Trinity Church in Lexington. The meeting is open to everyone and encouraged others to attend. The YOM work trip to Puerto Rico was successful by most measures. He understood Ron Sebring did a fine job and he could attest to Jane Fisler- Hoffman job on the 9 th. The 2 nd YOM trip will be leaving for Montana on July 22 nd and scheduled to return on the 29 th or 30 th. Tommy is amazed at the generosity of Salem in supporting YOM to allow them to have 2 trips in one summer and one involving extensive air travel. Salem is quite a wonderful congregation. Tommy reported the wedding of Kali McLean and Jon Rechterman to be held at Salem this coming week-end. He reminded us of the 2 opportunities that will be coming up to help celebrate Dale Parson s ministry in the Mo Mid-South Conference as he moves into retirement. The first, a Western Assoc. event will be an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20 th, at Immanuel UCC in Sedalia. The second will be a Conference wide event with lunch, worship service, and a ritual release to Dale. It will be held at Columbia UCC in Columbia, on Sat. Aug.26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. He encourages everyone at Salem to try to get to one or both. Crystal and Tommy will be attending a wedding in Ohio toward the end of Sept. Correspondence read by Keri, Request from Show-Me Christian Youth Home for donation. With donations already given this year, motion was made and seconded to table until later this year. Christian Ed: VBS-July 30 to Aug.2, Rally Day will be Sept.10 th, Movie Night in parking lot Friday, Aug. 11. Building and Grounds: David and council discussed kitchen project. Cemetery: Kevin reported, Good. Memorial: Peggy reported no meeting. Stewardship: Ronnie reported no meeting. Evangelism: Felicia reported no meeting. Worship: Reported Stanton Thompson new Chairman, and possible Youth rep. of Lane Borchers. Also discussion of Hand Bell Choir. Ushers: Kevin and Janice reported have for Aug. Unfinished Business: Report concerning Missouri Mid-South Conference OCWM budget and contribution and Dale s Retirement. Sarah will be on vacation July 22-30. She will get subs. Discussion on cashed out CD s. After discussion motion was made and seconded to deposit money into Money Market for now, pending checking into other possibilities. MVCAA was given 130 notebooks and 5 148 folders and a $50 check donated by Salem. There were 160 children signed up. New Business: Discussion on the security system to be installed at Church. A bid of $2111.95 from Vox-Box was presented and after discussion, motion was made and seconded to accept. Keri will write an article to go in lamplighter explaining the need for the system and changes that will be made on entering the Church during the week. Sundays will remain as usual. Next was discussion of rolling over or cash out CD at U.S. Bank when it is due Aug.3. Motion was made and seconded to cash out and check into other possibilities. Ministerial Fellowship requested funds for Teacher Appreciation Lunch. Motion was made and seconded to donate $100. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by saying the Lord s Prayer. Respectfully submitted Peggy Pragman, Council Secretary TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE Transportation is available to any worship service. Please call the church office to make arrangements, (660) 584-3603. CHURCH INFORMATION Tommy s email: tlfaris@ctcis.net Tommy s cell phone: 816-352-2052 Church Telephone: 660-584-3603 Church Email: salemucc@ctcis.net Church Website: salemucchigginsville.org Fax number: 660-584-5666
September 2017 The Lamplighter Page 6 Veteran s Sunday (Nov. 12 th ) A couple of years ago our church did not have a record of members who served in our Armed Forces. Now we have information on 80 members. The names of the service members in our database are included in this Lamplighter. That said the list is incomplete. Ainsworth, John Ainsworth, Robert Ainsworth, Thomas E. Alexander, Dean Baker, Carl Dean Begemann, Martin Bergsieker, Ernst F. Bodenstab, Robert Lee Bruening, Carl H. Buchanan, Kenneth Busch, Gustav "Babe" John Conzelman, Arthur Dickmeier, Hubert Diekhoff, Alfred Echelmeier, Herbert Erdman, Harvey Erdman, Roger Fasse, John August Fisher, Howard Fizer, John E. Freese, Edward H. Gadt, Donald Gadt, Keith Goetz, John Green, Kenneth Harris, Cole Haston, Frank Hilgedick, Wilbert Hoefer, Maurice H. Hoefer, Robert Sevier Hoelscher, Gustave Homfeld, Cleo Hook, C.W. Iles, Kenneth R. Kirchhoff, Rodney Kirchhoff, Wilbert W. Knehans, Homer Kumm, Andy Kuschel, Alfred G. Lamb, Angelica Lefman, George Lefman, Ralph Marth, John Meinershagen, Lawrence Meinershagen, Wilbur Miller, Wayne Neher, John B., Jr. Neher, John B., Sr. Nieman, Max Niemeier, Curtis Hayes Niemeier, Richard C. Nolte, Roger Opfer, Carl Lawrence Paul, Ray Don Peck, Clifford Pragman, Robert Renno, Billy G. Ridder, Alvin Edward (Sr.) Riekhof, Gary Rinne, Kevin Schemmer, Kenneth Schloman, Alan Henry Schloman, Max T. Schneider, Edsel Charles Schowengerdt, Delmar L. Schowengerdt, Melvin O. Schowengerdt, Richard Siegfried, Donald F. Starke, David Starke, Ernest Harlan Starke, Herbert William Starke, J.W. Stoner, James H. Struchtemeyer, Earl Tempel, Raymond Thaller, Arthur Thompson, Stanton Tyler, Clark W. Woods, Wilburn "Pee Wee" If you know of a member not listed who was (or is) a veteran, please help us by providing the following: Photo of veteran in uniform. Name. Branch of Service. Dates of Service (date enlisted and date discharged). Final rank/designation attained (i.e. Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Petty Officer). Veteran information can be submitted by contacting Stanton Thompson at 660-584-2922 (Home); 816-225-9515 (Cell); or jsthomps@ctcis.net (email). 6
September 2017 The Lamplighter Page 7 Special Days in September September 4 - Labor Day, Church Office Closed September 6- Chancel Choir rehearsals resume September 10 - Rally Day New Worship Schedule 8:30 a.m. Early Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Confirmation Begins National Grandparents Day September 11 - Patriot Day September 17 - YOM Sunday September 22 - First Day of Autumn September 28-9:00 a.m. Lafayette Area Women s Fellowship Fall Meeting (Zion UCC, Mayview) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED I am in need of Volunteers to help with youth groups once a month. The groups are 4 th thru 6 th graders and 7 th thru 8 th graders. I would like to have all our youth involved in youth groups once a month. I plan to teach and plan all the meetings. I need an extra person to help with our youth. If you are interested, please feel free to text or call me anytime. 660-441-8568 Thanks June Howell Sunday, September 10, Rally Day 8:30 a.m. Early Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Chancel and Handbell Choir The Chancel Choir will begin rehearsal on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. The Chancel Choir will sing during the 10:30 worship service on the 1 st, 2 nd, and 4 th Sundays of each month. The Hand Bell Choir will start on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. They will play during the 10:30 worship service on the 4 th Sunday of October, December, February, and April. Come and make a joyful noise with our Choirs! See you soon! Jamie Smith, Director Youth Choir, Little Notes, and Chime Bell Choir The Youth Choir will begin rehearsals on Sunday, September 17 from 8:45-9:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. They will sing during the 10:30 worship service on the 1 st and 3 rd Sundays of each month. Little Notes and Chime Bell Choir will also begin rehearsing this same day from 9:15-9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. They will play and sing during the 10:30 worship service on the 3 rd Sunday of each month. Come join the music fun! See you there! Ann Iles, Director Jamie Smith, Pianist STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE REQUEST Please see the insert included in this Lamplighter. If you are satisfied with the way you receive your newsletter (Lamplighter) and the way you make your contribution there is no need to respond. But, if you would like to change how you receive the newsletter or envelopes vs. no envelopes for your contribution, please fill out the insert and return it to the church office. Thanks! 7 Young Peacemakers: All Kindergartners thru third graders are invited to be Young Peacemakers. Our Young Peacemakers will meet the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 pm. For more information please contact June 660-441- 8568. Our first meeting is planned for September 6 at 2:00 p.m. after school. CONFIRMATION 2017-2018 Confirmation classes for 2017-2018 will begin on Sunday, 10 September, in the Multi-Purpose Room following the 10:30 worship service. First-year and second-year classes will meet together throughout the year. Please keep all of our confirmands, mentors, and their teachers in your thoughts and prayers, praying for thoughtful and careful reflection on the meaning of Christian discipleship and for the presence and guidance of God s Holy Spirit in the lives of confirmands, mentors, and leaders. We have two guiding questions that we will keep in our thoughts, and they are questions we all do well to consider daily. These two simple questions are, Why do I need the church?, and Why does the church need me? RALLY DAY!!!! Rally Day is September 10th at 9:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Come join your friends at Salem, we will play games and have snacks. Can t wait to see you all soon! Sunday School will begin every Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
September 2017 The Lamplighter Page 8 FROM THE BOARD OF ELDERS For many years, Salem, other churches and other organizations have participated in the Festival of Sharing. The Festival of Sharing is a cooperative response to world hunger, poverty and injustice and seeks to raise awareness of its cause and to address solutions. The Festival of Sharing is an interfaith, statewide celebration and gathering of resources that is held on the third Saturday in October each year. When people of faith come together, our sharing makes a positive and powerful difference in the lives of people in need. Members of Salem have participated in the Festival of Sharing through many different projects and causes, including quilts made by our quilters for the auction, coupons, blankets, specialized packets that are passed out following a disaster or other incident, along with church members donating time and labor for repackaging and loading bulk produce items that are distributed to those in need. This year the Board of Elders have chosen two projects that we are asking members of Salem to participate with, they are Missouri Paper Product Pack and Missouri Personal Hygiene Pack. Attached with this article is a description of how they benefit those who truly need our help. Please consider donating any of the many items involved with these packets that are listed. The Elders have placed a container in the Overflow to collect your items. We will accumulate them and deliver them on October 21, 2017. 8
Salem United Church of Christ 1500 Main Street Higginsville MO 64037 Non-Profit Organization POSTAGE PAID Permit NO. 104 Higginsville MO 64037 Return Service Requested The Lamplighter The Lamplighter Is a monthly newsletter of : Salem United Church of Christ Rev. Dr. Tommy Faris Keri Borchers, President 1500 Main Street Pastor Church Council Higginsville, MO 64037 Sarah J. Berry Mark Gross, President (660) 584-3603 Secretary Board of Elders Fax: 584-5666 Doris Jane Stoner Judi Knipmeyer, President E-Mail: salemucc@ctcis.net Organist Board of Christian Education Early Worship Jamie Smith June Howell 8:30 a.m. Music Director Christian Education Coordinator Sunday School Anne Iles Lindsey Rolf, Volunteer 9:15 a.m. Youth Music Director Assistant Church Secretary Worship Lowell Grumke 10:30 a.m. Custodian September Salem United Church of Christ Higginsville, Missouri 9