The Messenger Volume 16 No. 10 October 2016 The Newsletter of The United Church of Sandwich The United Church of Sandwich 512 East Lions Road Sandwich, IL 60548-2147 Passionately united to feed all people body, mind and spirit To the glory of God! RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED From the Pastor Remember the saints, Sunday November 6 On Sunday, November 6 we will honor and remember those significant persons in our lives who have gone before us. In our prayers and during Holy Communion we will read the names of UCS members, friends and family who have died since last November. Please contact the church office with your loved one s name and supply a picture if you wish. You may also remember a friend or family member from previous years by bringing in a picture or a brief word of remembrance. October 2016 The United Church of Sandwich 512 East Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548-2417 Church: (815) 786-9243 New Email: ucssandwich@frontier.com website: www.unitedchurchsandwich.org Worship Services Sunday 10:00 am Adult Sunday School 9:00 am Church Office Hours Monday Thursday 8:00 am 12:00 pm The Rev. Steven Mindrup Office Hours: Monday Thursday, 9:00 am 1:00 pm or by appointment Email: pastormindrup@gmail.com Mobile: 815.988.4992 Kelley Mindrup s mobile: 815-988-7075 Church Staff Ministers Church Secretary Choir & Chimes Director Organist/Pianist All Members Heidi Eaton Kevin Duy Carol Larson We are passionately united to feed all people body, mind and spirit to the glory of God! Church Administrative Council Church Council Chair Reid Heinekamp Treasurer Pam Nehring Financial Secretary Pat Hallaron Finance/Stewardship Chair Ken Young Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Chair Deb Heinekamp Lay Leader Sarah Stevens Trustees Chair Matt Olson Annual Conf Delegate Bonnie Miller Ministry Areas Missions/Evangelism Chair Memorial/Endowment Chair United Methodist Women United Methodist Men Ed & Jane Heyer Phyllis Whitehead Myrtie Warren All Saints Day is traditionally observed on November 1 in England it used to be called All Hallows Day. So October 31 was All Hallows Eve or Halloween. We, like many churches, move the All Saints celebration to the first Sunday in November. All Saints Day began as a day to remember the martyrs those who had died as a result of their witness to Christ. Because there were too many of them to be named, Christians developed a common celebration of all martyrs as early as the fifth century AD. All Saints has evolved into a celebration of all of those faithful ones who have led exemplary lives and who have been significant in the life of our church, for us personally, or both. A saint does not have to be a Mother Teresa or a Peter or Paul. A saint can be anyone whose manner of life reflects faith in God and who has given and received love. On All Saints Day we remember that we become holy sanctified not by our own puny efforts but by the grace of God in his Son. Grace alone, which God supplies; strength unknown he will provide. Christ in us, our Cornerstone; we will go forth in grace alone! (from The Faith We Sing, No. 2162) Steve Mindrup
Sunday Scriptures: October 2016 October 2: The 20th Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 1:1-6. The inhabitants of Jerusalem mourn for their ruined city. Psalm 137. How can we sing the Lord s song in a foreign land? 2 Timothy 1:1-14. Paul reminds Timothy of those who nurtured and instructed him. Luke 17:5-10. Jesus links together faith and humble service. Special guests: Jan and Claude Quisenberry Fall October 9: The 21st Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7. The prophet urges the Israelites to accept exile and live peacefully. Psalm 66:1-12. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Timothy 2:8-15. Paul urges Timothy to remain faithful to his witness to Christ. Luke 17:11-19. Jesus heals ten men with leprosy. One returns to Jesus and gives thanks. October 16: The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 31:27-34. After the shame of exile, God promises to renew his people. Psalm 119:97-104. O how I love your law; it is my meditation all day long. 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5. Be a faithful witness to Christ, in both good and bad circumstances. Luke 18:1-8. Be persistent and faithful in prayer, and God will vindicate you. October 23: The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Joel 2:23-32. The prophet foresees a time of spiritual restoration for God s people. Psalm 65. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house. 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18. Paul foresees his death, and trusts in Christ to vindicate him. Luke 18:9-14. Jesus warns against self-righteousness and spiritual pride. October 30: 24th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4. Right relationship to God comes through faithfulness. Psalm 119: 137-144. You are righteous, O Lord, and your judgments are right. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12. The church increases its faith, even during persecution. Luke 19:1-10. Zacchaeus the tax collector receives God s grace through Jesus. Theme: The Righteous Live by Faith A Big Heartfelt Thank you To Pam Nehring for all of her hard work making pies for the fair and to Lynn Reeder for organizing the fair stand workers. You are appreciated! Friday, October 14 & Saturday, October 15 The United Church of Sandwich 512 E Lions Road, Sandwich (across from high school) Friday, October 14 Saturday, October 15 9:00 am 4:00 pm 9:00 am 12:00 noon Bake Sale, too! Good quality adult and children s clothing, glassware, kitchen items, furniture, books and lots of miscellaneous! Come and check out all the hot deals! 2 11
Mission of the Month A Bowl of Thanks Thank you to my volunteers for helping with the newsletter assembly. Heidi Eaton We need your photos! When attending a church event please take pictures and email them to the church at: www.unitedchurch@comcast.net. A camera is available in the church office Open Door The mission of the Open Door Rehabilitation Center is to provide vocational, residential, day and community support services to adults with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism, in order to increase or maintain skills in the least restrictive environment and to help people achieve their maximum potential. September 6 $1354.40 September 11 $1342.00 September 18 $2697.00 September 25 $1244.00 Total $6637.40 Open Door Rehabilitation Center has been providing vocational, residential, day and community support services to adults with developmental disabilities for over 45 years. Our generous gifts glorify God! Thank you to everyone that worked the Log Cabin Fair Stand. It is a lot of work, but there was always time for fellowship and much laughter. I would like to give a special thanks to Jim Hazel, who is not a member of our church. He was the first to sign up and could be found each morning at 6:00 am eager to help Vern, his close friend, unload all the many pies. By 7:00 am he was ready to greet everyone at the door with a smile and God Bless. He is a special ambassador for our church and God. Thank you Jim. I would once again like to give a special thanks to Judy Anderson. She spent many hours on the phone helping to fill in the shifts. Sit Back and relax. Time seems to be moving more quickly as each fair passes. It will soon be time for the 2017 Sandwich Fair. Lynn Reeder Fund raiser planned for Joey Jaeger Saturday, October 29th, 2016 4:30-7:00 pm. Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove, IL Bar-B-Q and silent auction -- See Judy Anderson for tickets or to make a donation to Joey's medical expense fund. Joseph is the great grandson of Phyllis Davis (her daughter Lori's grandson). He has had several heart procedures and will need more surgery soon. Jan and Claude Quisenberry are worship leaders Oct. 2 The Quisenberrys, who have been our summer musical guests several times, will return to UCS to lead the worship service on October 2 (Kelley and I will be away that day). Jan and Claude combine Scripture, message and song in a creative way that will provide you with a moving worship experience. Come and make them very welcome at UCS. There will be no Communion service that day, and no Sunday School. 10 3
Daily tasks When I awoke this morning, I asked, How shall I live this day? The answers were all around me: The fan said, Keep your cool. The ceiling said, Aim high. The window said, Look outside yourself. The clock said, Every minute is precious. The calendar said, Stay up to date. The door said, Take advantage of opportunity. The floor said, Kneel down and pray. Unknown (adapted) UNITED BRAT FEST United Church of Sandwich 512 E Lions Road, Sandwich Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Drive thru 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. $10 for 2 brats, cole slaw, sauerkraut, baked beans, and cookie or $5 for hot dog, chips, apple, and cookie Tickets available: Church Office 8 am to 12 pm Mon thru Thurs Idle Hour Lanes, Sandwich JC Health & Fitness, Sandwich Somonauk Insurance, Somonauk Joanna Olson 815.508.1511 Kim Henrich 815.790.2048 The Community CROP Walk will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland on Sunday, October 2nd, starting at 1:15 pm. Walkers and sponsors are needed. Please contact Ed Heyer to sign up. Phone 815-786-9243 or Pastor Steve s cell 815-988-4992 if you or a loved one is in the hospital, a care facility, or homebound, and wish to be visited by him. Don t rely on the grapevine please contact us direct. Patients may be added to the prayer chain if so desired when you contact the office. 9 4
October Worship Assistants November newsletter deadline is 10:00 am Monday, October 17th. United Methodist Women are sponsoring a mitten, hat and scarf tree collection in October thru the 1st Sunday in November. They will be collecting these items to be distributed by the Sharing Pantry on November 10th and 17th when turkeys are given to families. Starting next month, bring in NEW hats, mittens and scarves to decorate the UMW tree. Contact Vivian McMaster or Myrtie Warren for more information. Greeters Josh, Mindy & Macie Chrestman Etta Stahl Jerry & Nancy Brown Deb Seymour Carole Strock Ushers Ed & Carole Foreman Phyllis Davis & Carole Strock Josh & Mindy Chrestman Diane & Drew Salisbury & Craig Johnson Matt & Joanna Olson Liturgists Sandy Whiteis David Seymour Myrtie Warren John Hallaron Kevin Duy 10/05 10/08 10/11 10/12 10/13 10/14 10/16 10/18 10/20 Flowers Shopping on line? Help your church through UMCMarket.org Here is an easy way to support UCS. Before you make an on line purchase, go to UMCMarket.org. Once you establish an account at UMCMarket.org, over 3,000 businesses with donate a portion of your purchase to United Church. Automatically. On UMCMarket.org you will find department stores (like Macy s, JC Penney, Saks) stores like Eddie Bauer, Lands End, and L L. Bean travel sites like Expedia hundreds of specialty stores (like Barnes and Noble) electronics and appliances (like Best Buy and Abt). It s easy to register. Just go to UMCMarket.org and set up an account. It takes less than five minutes. It will take you through the steps to get your donation directed to UCS. Then when you are shopping on line you can look on the UMCMarket site for what you want. You can flag your favorite stores so that you can navigate right to them. You can invite other family members to sign up and support us. Each purchase you make will earn UCS a percentage of the total (in some cases as much as 5%). If a lot of us take advantage of this (especially on big ticket items like TVs or other appliances), the donations will add up. Jordan Flowers William Schindlbeck Linda Fox Stanley Guilinger McKenzie Hallaron Samantha DeGroot Jim Carpenter Earl Shaffer Monica Robinson Madeleine Robinson Debbie DeGroot Dan Joyce Keith Bedford Derek Rogers David Seymour Richard McDowell Kelley Mindrup Drew Rebhorn Jerry Cook Catherine French Chris Mitchell 10/25 10/26 Communion Bread Phyllis Davis October Communion Ministers Bonnie Miller, Joanna Olson & Deb Seymour Anniversaries This Month 10/11 10/14 10/17 10/20 8 5 Monty & Betty Reiners Ron & Kim Henrich Kerry & Sheri Anthenat Ed & Jane Heyer
Start gathering your unwanted treasures! Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th will be the UMW Rummage and Bake Sale this year. We will gladly accept baked goods, clothing, jewelry, household and kitchen items, books, games, furniture (not LARGE pieces), etc. We cannot accept any televisions, computer equipment or large appliances. All items should be clean and in good condition (something you would buy for yourself). Nicer clothing items should be on hangers. There will be an area in the Fellowship Hall set aside for your generous donations beginning Sunday, October 2nd. All donations should be at the church by 2:00 pm Thursday, October 13th. Help is needed to get the items distributed to the proper areas for display. Your donation of goods as well as some time to help will be much appreciated! Come, have fun, get to know your church family, and support our United Methodist Women mission projects. Sandwich/Somonauk Ministerial Alliance 4TH TUESDAY COMMUNITY FREE FELLOWSHIP FEAST 4:30 6:00 pm Tues., October 25, 2016 Salem Lutheran Church 1022 North Main Street Sandwich, IL 60548 (815)786-9308 Looking for fellowship? Join us! Having trouble making ends meet? Join us! Love community dinners? Join us! Need a ride? Give us a call! Like to help to provide food? Give us a call! All are welcome! Invite your friends and family to come as well! Future Dates for: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 @ United Church of Sandwich No Feast in December The United Church of Sandwich is responsible for casseroles this month. Please sign up in the narthex. United Methodist Women will have their next meeting on October 6th at 9:30 am in the Chapel. All ladies are invited. Let' Spruce Up Our Church It's been a while since the church building has had a spruce up cleaning. If we put all of our hands together, the place will be sparkling before you know it. As we did when Pastor Babler retired, picking one room or area will be manageable and easy. So gather a friend or two and pick a room! Different areas will require different processes, but as a rule of thumb, let's make sure the windows are clean, the window sills, etc. dusted, counters, cabinets and surfaces washed down or polished. The outside of windows and screens could use a good cleaning, too. In the narthex you'll find a diagram of the church building. Sign up for the area that appeals to you and decide when you want to bring your supplies and get our place of worship and fellowship sparkling! You decide who you want to team up with and when you want to accomplish the tasks over the summer. Thanks in advance for your help with this project. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 7:30 am United Methodist Men s breakfast 1:15 pm Crop Walk @ Bethany Lutheran in Leland 2-4pm Brooke Updike s Bridal Shower 9 8:45 am Sunday School 16 with Holy Communion 23 8:45 am Sunday School 11:15 am Coffee Fellowship hosted 30 8:45 am Sunday School 3 6:00 pm Trustees 7:00 pm Fair Stand Meeting 7:00 pm Uniters 10 11 5 7pm Brat Fest 17 10:00 am Newsletter Deadline 4 5 6:00 pm Prayer Group 18 6:00 pm Finance 24 25 4:30-6:00 pm 4th Tuesday Community Free Fellowship Feast @ Salem Lutheran Church 31 October 2016 Autumn the year s last, loveliest smile. William Cullen Bryant 7:30 pm Choir 12 7:30 pm Choir 19 6:00 pm Prayer Group 26 7:30 pm Choir 6 9:30 am UMW meeting 1:00 pm Hope Circle 13 14 9:00 am 4pm UMW Rummage/Bake Sale 7 8 8:30am-1pm UMW at JFON @ 4th St. UMC in Aurora 20 21 22 27 9:00 am Newsletter assembly 1 28 29 15 9:00 am 12pm UMW Rummage/ Bake Sale 6 7