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NEWS FROM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, KIRKSVILLE June 14, 2007 DEVOTION FROM REV. JIM The fifth commandment, "Honor your father and mother...." is before us as we think about Sunday, Father's Day. I have special thoughts of my father and the all too short time we had together, he was 43 when I was born, and I was 18 when lung cancer took him away. I know you have thoughts to remember and celebrate, I pray that you get that done in a way that is meaningful for you, we would like to help with that as we worship together our Heavenly Father here at First UMC! See ya' Sunday! Love in Christ, Rev. Jim REV. JIM IN REVIVAL Monday, June 18th through Wednesday, June 20th, Rev. Jim will be leading a Revival at the Shelbina United Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Rev. Virgil Clow is the pastor there. BOB MORLEY CONCERT Return engagement - Singer, guitarist, story teller BOB MORLEY, will perform on Sunday, June 24th, at First United Methodist Church of Kirksville for both the 8:15 and the 10:45 services. His performance last spring was an unqualified success, and we look forward to another enjoyable and inspiring performance. A love offering will be taken and a portion of this will be given to our Nomad missionaries. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO REV. JIM! June 29th is Rev. Jim's birthday. To say thank you to him we will be taking a special offering the month of June. Our church is one of many across the nation that supports Strength for Service, a devotional book written for those in the service of others. More than 250,000 copies of this life-changing book have already been distributed overseas, but hundreds of thousands more are need for those currently serving stateside or abroad. Your donations will make a difference in the lives of our military men and women, our American heroes. Since Annual Conference, there is another project which Rev. Jim would like us to support. This is "Nothing But Nets." The United Methodist Church is partnering with other organizations to sponsor this program which is seeking to eradicate the problem of malaria by providing mosquito nets to people who cannot possibly afford them and who live in places where malaria takes the lives of many people, largely children every day. TEN DOLLARS to purchase a net will save a life for another person. Please indicate on your check which project you want to support or whether you want your donation divided evenly. There is a wooden house in the Narthex where you can put your donations. We would like to have these collected by Sunday, June 24th. NEEDED - A van driver for Sunday, June 17th - call Marla at the church office if you can drive. FOOD 4 KIDS A free bag lunch with drink and dessert will be provided in the parks for kids who need it. Beginning July 2nd - Come any time between 12 noon and 1 p.m. at JC Park, Brashear Park, PC Mills Park, and Memorial Park. NAME ___________________________________________________ PHONE _________________ EMAIL ____________________________ KITCHEN _______________________________________________ (Days you can work) PARK ______________________________________________ (Days you can work and park if you have a preference) Fill this out and send it back or you can also respond to Bev Kitts at 665-6219 or bjkitts2002@yahoo.com Arts in the Park will follow Food 4 Kids from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday at PC Mills, on Tuesday and Thursday at Brashear Park, on Wednesday at JC Park, and Friday at Memorial Park. Arts in the Park will have three teachers instructing in the areas of Art, Music, and Theater. Abby Detweiler Collins and Ashley Lara are two of the instructors. All children in the area are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are also needed to help with this program. Contact Linda Colton or the Kirksville Arts Association if you would like to help. FOCUS ON MISSIONS The Missions Committee is again providing dental kits for the local Head Start Program. They are asking for donations of either supplies or monetary gifts. A kit consists of: 4-6 soft toothbrushes (include 2 child size) unopened packages only, extra brushes are for family members 1 dental floss – any size 1 fluoride toothpaste, 6 oz. or more Place items inside a 1 gallon zip lock bag. A container for the kits will be provided at the church for your convenience. Please bring by June 24th. Thanks to Alma Noyes for coordinating this project. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT - Friday, June 15th, at 7:00 p.m. Guitarist, John Rutter, will present a concert at the Adair County Courthouse. El Kadir Shrine Club Rodeo Breakfast will be on Saturday, June 16th, from 7 a.m. - 10 or 11 a.m. on the West side of the Square. Cost is $5.00. Proceeds will go to the Skate Park RODEO WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. JOYS Welcome to our new members, Adam and Melissa Cline and their daughter, Ella. They joined the church on June 10th. Welcome to new Staff Members: Novelle Meredith is our new office clerk. Kara Beck, Jenni Bevell, and Paige Mundhenke are new members of the Childcare Staff for the summer. Congratulations to Abby Detweiler and Matthew Collins who were married on Monday, June 11th, in Michigan. Abby is the daughter of Pete and Saly Detweiler and Mardee and Bob Henselman and Matthew is the son of Bill and Myra Collins. Abby's grandfather, Rev. Dick Detweiler, officiated at the ceremony. INVITATION TO RECEPTION - On Sunday, June 17th between 1st and 2nd Service we would like to invite the congregation to celebrate our new marriage in Fellowship Hall with cake and punch. No gifts are necessary, but we would appreciate a good family recipe that we could add to our cookbook collection. We got married in Michigan on June 11th. Abby (Detweiler) and Matthew Collins INVITATION TO ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The children and grandchildren request your presence for the 60th wedding anniversary celebration for Evelyn and Perry Williams on Saturday, June 23d, from 1-3 p.m. at the Thousand Hills Dining Lodge. They were married January 19, 1947 at her parents home. No gifts, please. INVITATION TO WEDDING: Ricka Fleschner, daughter of Rick and Mary Lee Fleschner, and Clifford Turner, son of David and Rev. Carol Turner, invite you to share in the ceremony uniting them in marriage on Saturday, June 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Reception will follow in Fellowship Hall. INVITATION TO WEDDING: Ed and Sharon Tiff invite the members of First United Methodist Church to join them in the marriage of their daughter, Pamela Joy, to Jeffrey Aaron Chitwood. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 7, at 4:30 p.m. in our Sanctuary. Jeffrey is the son of Joe and Diane Chitwood of New Franklin, Mo. Friends at First UMC - Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers, kind words of support, cards, flowers, and calls during this time of loss. It is a blessing to know that so many people are thinking of our family. Hillarey Stone and family Dillon Lara is leaving the position of Youth Intern. We want to thank him for serving as Youth Intern for the past two years. We wish him the best! Congratulations to Glenda Swanson on the birth of her new great granddaughter, Keira Faith Laudwig, born to her grandson and wife, Jason and Jenny Laudwig of Oklahoma. Congratulations to Barbara Bailey on the birth of her new grandson, Lucas Bruce Wilson Bailey, son of her son, John, born on June 5th. CONCERNS Emil & Pat Green, Arnie Preussner, Noble Redmon Harold & May Willis, Loyd Welte (eye surgery recovery), Harold Hanley (eye surgery recovery), Andrew Mikolajczak (broken thumb-injured at basketball camp), Sandy Osen, Zak Tucker (injuries from baseball game), Gale Gordon Those who are family members and/or friends of the church David Shoush (Pat); Ike Dotson, Wayne Willis, Nancy Pennington's father, Roger Jones' father, Loyd Welte's son-Terry, Doris Thompson's granddaughter, Inga Pickett; Chuck Heckert's aunt, Barb Bevell's sister, Loretta McClanahan, Jamey Morton's mother, Dana Vazzana's great aunt World and National Issues (Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan) All men and women serving our country- Ryan Decker, Rex and Janice Meneely's grandson-Iraq, Andrea O'Brien's brother, Ryan, in Japan; Trent Kull, Iraq; Jeremy Truitt, Iraq Our prayers and sympathy are with the family of Carla Maxine Chapman, a former member of this church. Our prayers and sympathy are with Aisha Hartsfield and family in the loss of her grandmother. SUNDAY AT FIRST 8:15 a.m. Acolytes - Bryan Morton and Brooks Templeton 8:15 a.m. Liturgist - Linda Colton 8:15 a.m. Greeters - Kay & Charles Beach and Lynda & George Durflinger 8:15 a.m. Ushers - Raymond & Mary Buchanan and Wayne & Donna Bailey 10:45 a.m. Acolytes - Christy Tucker & Molly Richmond 10:45 a.m. Ushers - Dan Pagliai, Eldon Coy, Bob Mason, Drew Zimmer, and Vern Playle 10:45 a.m. Greeters - Betty & Kenneth Slaughter and Sandy Osen Sound System Technicians 8:15 a.m.- Max Bevell; 10:45 a.m. Dillon Lara Communion Steward - Shirley Baldwin Van Driver - Need a volunteer Childcare Staff - Lisa McLain, Coordinator, Angie Danielson, Chrissie Treasure, Kara Beck, Jenni Bevell, and Paige Mundhenke CALENDAR FOR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, KIRKSVILLE Thursday, June 14th 6:00 a.m. Youth leave for Six Flags 9:00 a.m. Line Dancing 5:00 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Midnight - Youth return from Six Flags Friday, June 15th 8:00 p.m. A.A. Sunday, June 17th 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts UNITED METHODIST MEN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE FESTIVAL One weekend for each session is set aside for a local home stay in which we try to match our students up with local families for a complete immersion experience. This is an excellent opportunity for the students to learn more about American life and an equally wonderful opportunity for local families to get to know a student or two from another culture. As it is, we are still looking for families to host for both the girls' and boys' sessions. The girls' home stay weekend is June 22-24; the boys' is July 13-15. Each family would be asked to take in two students for the weekend. If a family would prefer only one, that could be arranged, but at this point we don't have enough families to accommodate that on a large scale. The family would pick the students up on Friday night between 6-7 pm (after we have fed them dinner) and then drop them off Sunday between 4-5 pm (before we would feed them dinner). Please contact me at smith.bradleyh@gmail.com if interested as soon as possible. If you would prefer to speak on the phone, my cell # is 515-681-8938. Thanks so much for your time; hopefully we will be seeing you soon. Brad Smith Program Director, Taiwan at Truman
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