The Reverend J. Quinton Kimbrow, Pastor
Church Office: 324-2981 Parsonage: 324-4222
April 2001 Newsletter
Easter Lilies for April 15th
The Worship Committee invites you to provide an Easter Lily for our
Celebration of Easter this year. If you would like to designate your
gift in honor or in memory of a loved one, please let Reverend Kimbrow
know so that this information can be included in a bulletin insert for
that Service of Worship. Thanks!
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday, April 8th The Procession of the Palms and the Receiving
of our Special Lent Offering for Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Good Friday April 13th 7:00pm Service
Holy Saturday April 14th 6:30pm Potluck to Honor the Confirmands
Jerome Community Easter Sunrise Service April 15th at 7:00am First Baptist Church, Quinton Kimbrow to bring the message
Easter Egg Hunt during Sunday School April 15th
Easter Service and the Renewal of the Baptismal Covenant April 15th at 11:00am.
Plastic Eggs Needed for Easter Egg Hunt
Please bring a dozen plastic Easter Eggs to church for your children
this Sunday, April 8th. Members of the Confirmation Class will fill
them for the Easter Egg Hunt to be held during Sunday School time on April
15th.
Yard Sale May 11th and 12th
Jane and Carl Nellis have made a commitment to “take-on” a special
project for the church by coordinating a Yard Sale to be held in our Fellowship
Hall. All proceeds will be used to pay off our loan to the Eastern
District Mission Society. Please contact Carl or Jane at 324-3202
they will be glad to pick up items you wish to donate for this cause.
Any items not bought during our Yard Sale will be donated to Interfaith
Volunteer Caregivers for their Summer Yard Sale.
UMW News
The United Methodist Women invite you to stay for lunch following worship
on Sunday, April 29th. This will be our Spring fund raising event
for the church and for mission projects. Your support is very much
appreciated!
The Parade of Boxes for Annual Conference includes “Sewing Kits.”
The members of the U.M.W. will be glad to put these together. The
following items need to be donated for each kit:
3 yards of uncut cotton material
sewing scissors
package of needles
spool of thread
six matching buttons
If you can supply any of these items, we will collect them at the church
and package them so that they can be taken to Annual Conference.
Our next General Meeting will be held on May 3rd at 2:00pm in the Church
Parlor. Gean Harris from Wendall will be our guest speaker. All women
are encouraged to attend this meeting.
New Pictorial Directory in the Works With all the changes taking
place in the church within the last five years (since our last directory
was published) and with the addition of so many new members this year,
the Administrative Council has determined that it is time for a new pictorial
directory.
Betty Mahan who did a great deal of work on the last directory has
graciously offered to coordinate the schedule of calling all members and
folks related to the church family for pictures to be taken. The
photos will be taken at the church on Friday, May 17th from 3:00PM-9:00PM
and concluding on Saturday, May 18th from 10:00AM-5:00PM. If these
are not convenient days, the photographers from Olan Mills will be in the
area and it is possible for you to schedule into one of those opportunities.
The first Meeting with Olan Mills representative is April 10th at the
church . Very soon following this meeting anticipate a call from
Betty and be prepared to tell her when you will be available to be scheduled
for your photo.
A Service to Celebrate the Life and Resurrection of Charles Perry Otto will be held on Friday, April 27th 11:00am at the church. Please continue to keep all the members of the Otto family in your prayers.
Men’s News
Following our meeting in March the Men’s Group made a $100.00 contribution
to C.E.R.T.S. and voted to purchase a riding lawn mower for the church.
Members of the Men’s Group will be making plans to rally the congregation
to “shower” the new nursery with furnishings and toys. A list will be put
together through a consultation process and members can sign-up to underwrite
items on the list.
Our next meeting will be at Sunday 8:00AM, May 6th at
the home of Lois Lickley 691 E. 400 South.
If you have any questions, please give Scott McClure a call 324-2022.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks !
To Charlotte Merritt and Sylvia Dill, and the members of the Choir
for their devotion and talent in bringing beautiful music for Worship.
To Jim Fetterly and Carl Nellis for all the work done to the new nursery
To the painters
To Robert Milligan and Janet Beorchia for the new plants and flowers
in the beds along Buchanan
Camp and Retreat Opportunities
A full range of camp opportunities are available in the Oregon-Idaho
Annual Conference. Schedules and cost are posted in our church parlor.
Some scholarship support is available.
Remember in Prayer
Please surround the following young people with your prayers and encouragement
as they engage in a formative journey of faith: Dylan Beorchia, Chris
Boutin, Jeff Dill, Sarah and Sean Stadelman, and Kraig Thomason.
Also remember:
Maxine Russell
Nellie Latimer
Bill Jewel
Barbara Hall
Marge Healy
Lamar, Trista, and Dakota, and their mother, Jennifer
The Church Eternal
The Church extends our love and sympathy to the family of Margaret
Imes following her death and to Betty Otto and her family in the death
of her husband, Charles Perry Otto.
From the Pastor
In the last newsletter the headlines had to do with the application
for a loan to the Eastern District Mission Society. Well, we got
the loan. The church building has been turned inside out and much
of our March calendar was canceled or adjusted. There have been many
people who have pitched in to move furnishings, clean up, and paint.
They spent many hours doing these tasks. There was a wonderful spirit and
communion in the work accomplished. (During one afternoon expedition
of cleaning, even more disconnected radiators were discovered and removed
from the building.) In the midst of it all, measurable progress
has been made. One of the striking examples is found in our new nursery.
It is quite impressive. There are two persons in particular, Jim Fetterly
and Carl Nellis, who have been most diligent and devoted to this
project. Thank and encourage them. There is still more
to be done. By the time this newsletter reaches your home the heating
and electrical work should be complete. Then we can begin the work
(which will be done by members of the congregation just like you) of:
· Installation of a new condensate return for the radiators
in the sanctuary and parlor.
· Repairing and painting the walls downstairs.
· Repair of floor in fellowship hall and a classroom
· Installation of Counter-top and cabinets for the new work
room.
· Moving the furniture and office equipment into the new spaces.
Without the concert of faithful brothers and sisters, we would not
have been able to get this done within this time frame or have been able
to afford it. Its more than that, of course. As your Pastor,
I am thankful, proud, and delighted with the progress that has been made.
And I get the sense that in the ways that Christ has made us new, we are
willing to do a new thing. Physically and spiritually we are sharing
and demonstrating the power of resurrection! That is the power that
changes one soul at a time until all creation rejoices.
As the church building has been turned inside out, in many ways, so
has life at the parsonage. Sandy, J.P. and I are blessed by the support
not only of the Jerome and Filer congregations, but also by neighboring
congregations who are praying for us. Life in the parsonage has been
changed physically and emotionally with the addition (since February 7th)
of 4 ½ year old Lamar, 3 ½ year old Trista, and Dakota who
will celebrate her first birthday on April 9th. We are thankful for
thoughtful words of concern and encouragement as well as the generous gifts
you have brought.
There are radical changes for these three youngsters as well.
This is the first time this sibling group has been placed in the same home.
We take comfort that they are together in a loving, stable, and safe home
during this time. As of March 26th the Judge issued an order for
the efforts of reunification to cease and for a permanency plan to be developed.
There will be another hearing around the end of June to make further determinations
about their future.
Even though this relationship is tentative, it has brought deep changes
to all of us in the parsonage, our neighbors and to our church families.
I have discovered that I can change diapers but that I still cannot conscientiously
feed a baby rice cereal. I realize that with one child, I always
know who did it; with four, I am clueless like the majority of parents.
I have laughed and I have cried. I have been stretched and challenged
as well as frustrated and awakened. I have spoken when I should have
listened---and it amazes even me, that I have been speechless. I have been
delighted as Dakota took her first steps in the living room of the parsonage.
I have been thankful that these children who have been moved and shuffled,
who came to us with the clothes on their back and were surrounded by horror,
violence, neglect, and abuse, rest so comfortably and sleep so peacefully.
I have spent many words just to say this: we find ourselves surrounded
by the sounds and energies of new life and resurrection. By the power
and grace of God, our souls are filled with sacred experiences.
Easter is for all creation. I pray that each of you will be saturated
by the power and grace of resurrection, that all creation may rejoice in
the gift of God in Christ our Savior!
Grace and Peace,
Custom Designed T-Shirts for Sale
Janet Beorchia has a sign-up sheet so that you can go out in public
in church fashion. There are several designs to choose from but all
designs let everyone else know that you are from Jerome United Methodist
Church. Spread the Good News! All Proceeds go to support the
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.
Good and Faithful Servants
This month we have good and faithful servants who are familiar to everyone
in our church. While everyone knows Bill and Charlotte Merritt, maybe there
are some things that you will enjoy learning because they are too modest
to tell you.
Charlotte was born in Marsing, and was baptized in the Free Methodist
Church. After high school, she studied micro biology at Idaho State University,
where she met Bill. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, and grew up in Victorville,
California. After his four year stint in the Navy he came to Idaho State
in Pocatello to study engineering, swept Charlotte off her feet, and they
were married in 1966.
Bill finished his civil engineering degree in bridge design, with Charlotte
working full time to help put him through the University of New Mexico.
The Idaho Transportation Department seized Bill to design the Perrine Bridge,
and he came to Twin Falls as project engineer. Desiring to live in a small
town, they made their home here in Jerome.
The Merritts have two children, Billy and Susan, and four grandchildren,
9, 6, 5 and 2 years of age. Billy and Michele live in Twin Falls and Susan
and Jason reside in Eagle.' They take advantage of every opportunity to
baby sit for those mighty fine grandchildren!
Bill and Charlotte have been active in every area of church work. They
have both taught Sunday school, and have been camp counselors and youth
leaders with fond memories of trips with the youth to Redfish Lake. They
can say they've had a hand in shaping the lives of many of our youth, several
of whom have gone into the ministry. They both worked with Scout Packs
and Troops. Bill has been Chairman of the Administrative Board, PPR, Trustees,
and for twenty-five years he has been on the Sawtooth Campsite Committee.
Bill helped design and build the beautiful Sawtooth Lodge. Charlotte
says she has her name on many of the logs, and even helped straighten that
road into the site. Every Fall for years the Merritts and many couples
from our church went up to build the cabins and make improvements in the
area. The LaRue, Bitterli, Ruby, Hargraves families, and Rev. Ray Wright,
and Betty Hall, as cook, all worked tirelessly to complete work in the
Fall to winterize the camp. Staying late to finish projects, they fashioned
garbage bag raincoats on their children by poking holes for arms and heads.
The kids have great memories, too!
Charlotte served as church secretary and UMW president. She has sung
or directed the choir for 25 years, and next week she is attending Music
Camp in Magruder for the fourth year. They have been active in Emmaus,
with Charlotte just completing three years on the Board. The CERTS and
Outreach Programs, which provide Christian education for high school students,
are supported by the Merritts. For the past sixteen years she has worked
at the South Central District Health as office services supervisor. This
valuable community program involves immunizations, family planning, children's
health, refugee, AIDS patients, and breast cancer agendas.
Bill is looking forward to retiring from the State Highway Transportation
Department this year, after thirty-two years of service. Every time we
cross the Perrine Bridge we should appreciate anew the beautiful structure
that spans the Snake River Canyon, a marvelous feat, and then thank Bill
for his God-given talent in bridge design! In other areas he is becoming
more involved with the youth accountability board, working with juveniles
at the Court House. What a great role model for our young people!
Our church is so fortunate to have had Bill and Charlotte live here.
"The Church is our home. I grew up in a community where everything was
centered around the church." As one visits in their home, one notices the
Bible on the table where daily devotions are evident. Charlotte loves to
read Paul's writings, especially Ephesians 3:20: Now glory be to God who
by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would
ever dare to ask or even dream of-infinitely beyond our highest prayers,
desires, thoughts or hopes. The Merritts are our Good and Faithful Servants
this month, and we are blessed and grateful to have this talented couple
in our midst.
It’s Not Too Early!
Joleen McCandless has volunteered to Coordinate our Jerome County Fair
Spud Booth this year. She wants every member of the church family
to mark their calendars for the dates July 24-29, 2001. She
is letting us know this so that we will be more intentional this year about
our commitment to work together in this fund raising effort and also be
more prepared and organized this year.
It’s Not Too Early Part II
Come and help make items for Craft Fairs to be held this Fall.
We will be meeting once a month from now until September, beginning this
Saturday, April 7th at the church from 10:00am-2:00pm. Instructions
for items to be made will be given each month in the newsletter and then
we will all gather at the church and work together in fellowship.
Proceeds from the sale of these Crafts will benefit the Pastor’s Discretionary
Fund. For more information, please contact Claire McClure at 324-2022.
Cub Scout Pack 139 News for March and April
April Den Meetings: Tiger Den TBA
Wolf Den 1 TBA
Wolf Den 3 April 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th 7PM @ Dan Karr's
home.
Bear Den 2 April 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th 6:30 PM @ Church.
Bear Den 4 April 10th, 17th, & 24th 7PM @ Church.
Webelos April 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th 5:30 PM @ Church.
Next Pack Mtg: May 7", @ 7PM.
Committee Mtg: April 26th @ 7:30 PM
Important Announcement:
Scout-o-Rama Coupon Card will be given to you by your leader. Money
& unsold cards back to your leader by April 23'. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
March Awards:
Flag Ceremony Pins
Aaron Maxey, Steven Hoskovec, Scott Gully & Ridge Karr
Tigers
Matthew Armstrong, Phillip Barnes, Andy Brennan, Sam Crady, Alex Feller,
Jacob Hollifield & Bryan Sobotka earned Tiger Paw # 16.
Wolf Den 1
JP Kimbrow earned the Bowling and Skating Belt Loops. The Field Trip,
Blue & Gold and Scout Sunday Segments Taj Larson , Jared McKay and
Jeff Sobotka earned the Bowling Belt Loop. The Blue & Gold, Scout Sunday,
& Field Trip Segments. Jed Dolcini & Joey Avila earned the Bowling
Belt Loop, The Scout Sunday and Blue & Gold Segments.
Wolf Den 3
Callie Peterson earned the Wolf Rank and the Chess, Swimming, Baseball,
Fishing & Skating Belt Loops. The Blue & Gold, Uniform Inspection
& Craft Segments. Timothy Wyatt earned the Bobcat Rank. The Chess &
Swimming Belt Loops. The Uniform Inspection Segment. Robin Karr earned
The Chess Pin. The Scout Sunday, Denner, Craft, Blue & Gold, Uniform
Inspection & Recruiter Segments. Steven Hoskovec earned the Chess Belt
Loop. The Blue & Gold, Craft, Scout Sunday and Uniform Inspection Segments.
Tanner Thompson earned the Chess and Skiing Belt Loops. The Uniform Inspection
& Craft Segments. Travis Fitzpatrick earned the Craft Segment.
Bear Den 2
Michael Jones earned a Basketball & Soccer Belt Loops. The Scout
Sunday, Blue & Gold, Scout Week and Fire Safety Segments. Aaron Maxey
earned a Basketball Belt Loop and the Scout Sunday, Blue & Gold, Scout
Week, Fire Safety Segments. Taylor Drake earned a Soccer Pin and a Basketball
Belt Loop. The Blue & Gold & Fire Safety Segments. Zachery Page
earned a Basketball Belt Loop and the Scout Sunday, Blue & Gold and
Scout Week Segments. Jarrett Ross earned the Scout Week, Fire Safety and
Denner Segments. Geoffrey Crady earned the Scout Week and Fire Safety Segments.
Reed Nelson and Shane Murphy earned the Denner Segment.
Bear Den 4
Hunter Gardner earned the Blue & Gold, Scout Sunday, Craft, Scout
Week and Drug Awareness Segments. Nolan McDonald earned the Blue &
Gold, Craft, Scout Week, Drug Awareness and Hunger Segments. Chase Nicholson
earned the Blue & Gold, Craft, Cake Walk and Drug Awareness Segments.
Victor McKay earned the Scout Sunday, Craft, Scout Week and Hunger Segments.
Jovany Oritz earned the Scout Sunday, Craft, Scout Week and Drug Awareness
Segments. Devon Merritt earned the Blue & Gold, Craft and Drug Awareness
Segments. Matthew McClimans earned the Craft, Drug Awareness and Hunger
Segments. Cole Matlock earned the Craft and Drug Awareness Segments. Cody
Bell earned the Drug Awareness Segment. Kody Brown earned the Craft Segment.
Webelos
Antelope Den
Keenan Allen & Pete Barnes earned the Scientist Activity Badge
and the Blue & Gold Segments. Joshua Floyd & Kendall Wellard earned
the Blue & Gold Segment.
Eagle Den
Ridge Karr & Scott Gully earned the Scout Sunday, Blue &
Gold Segments. Jacob Swift, Daniel Horton & Ben Sobotka earned the
Blue & Gold Segment.
Wolf Den
Keith Armstrong and Jared Stanger earned the Arrow of Light Rank and
Blue & Gold Segment. Daniel Perttula earned the Athlete, Communicator,
Family Member, Handyman, Scholar, Sportsman and Traveler Activity Badges.
Two Compass Arrow Points and 20'er award. The Blue & Gold and 20'er
Segments. Paul Donat earned the Craftsman Activity Badge and the Blue &
Gold Segment. Anthony Barnes earned the Blue & Gold Segment.
Pinewood Derby Winners
Tigers Wolfs Bears
Webelos
1. Phillip Barnes Timothy Wyatt
Chase Nicholson Keenan Allen
2. Jordan Gifford Tanner Thompson
Taylor Drake Ridge Karr
3. Sam Crady JP Kimbrow
Nolan McDonald Anthony Barnes
April Awards:
Tigers
Matthew Armstrong, Sam Crady, Alex Feller, & Bryan Sobotka earned
Tiger Paws #3 & 10. Andy Brennan & Jacob Hollifield earned Tiger
Paw #10. Phillip Barnes earned Tiger Paw #3.
Wolf Den 1
JP Kimbrow earned a Silver Arrow Point. The Pinewood Derby, Unemployment
& First Aid Segments. Taj Larson & Jeff Sobotka earned the Pinewood
Derby, Unemployment & First Aid Segments. Jed Dolcini & Joey Avila
earned the Pinewood Derby & First Aid Segments. Jared McKay earned
the Pinewood Derby & Unemployment Segments.
Wolf Den 3
Tanner Thompson earned the Wolf Rank, a Gold & 2 Silver Arrow Points.
The Pinewood Derby, Recycle & First Aid Segments. Timothy Wyatt earned
the Wolf Rank. The Pinewood Derby, Recycle & First Aid Segments. Callie
Peterson earned a Gold and 2 Silver Arrow Points. The Pinewood Derby, Recycle
& First Aid Segments. Steven Hoskovec earned a Gold & 1 Silver
Arrow Point. The Science Belt Loop. The Pinewood Derby, Recycle & First
Aid Segments. Robin Karr earned a Silver Arrow Point. The Pinewood Derby,
Recycle & First Aid Segments.
Bear Den 2
Michael Jones Taylor Drake & Aaron Maxey earned the Pinewood Derby,
Uniform Inspection, Cake Walk, Drug Awareness & Unemployment Segments.
Zachery Page earned the Uniform Inspection, Cake Walk, Drug Awareness &
Unemployment Segments. Geoffrey Crady earned the Uniform Inspection, Drug
Awareness & Unemployment Segments. Shane Murphy earned the Pinewood
Derby, Drug Awareness & Unemployment Segments. Jerrett Ross earned
the Pinewood Derby Segment.
Bear Den 4
Hunter Gardner, Matthew McClimans, Victor McKay, Nolan McDonald, Chase
Nicholson, Jovany Oritz & Devon Merritt earned the Pinewood Derby Segment.
Webelos
Antelope Den
Keenan Allen earned the Craftsman Activity Badge and a Pinewood Derby
Segment. Daniel Wyatt earned the Artist Activity Badge. The Fishing, Swimming
& Soccer Belt Loop & Pin and the Pinewood Derby Segment. Joshua
Floyd earned the Craftsman & Sportsman Activity Badges and the Pinewood
Derby Segment. Pete Barnes earned the Artist & Craftsman Activity Badges
and a Pinewood Derby Segment. Jake Lammers earned the Artist & Craftsman
Activity Badges.
Eagle Den
Ridge Karr earned the Artist & Craftsman Activity Badges and a
Pinewood Derby Segment. Scott Gully Daniel Horton & Ben Sobotka earned
the Craftsman Activity Badge and a Pinewood Derby Segment. Jacob Swift,
earned the Artist & Craftsman Activity Badges and a Skiing Belt Loop.
Kendall Wellard earned the Pinewood Derby Segment.
Wolf Den
Anthony Barnes earned the Artist & Craftsman Activity Badges and
a Pinewood Segment. Keith Armstrong, Jared Stanger & Paul Donat earned
the Pinewood Derby Segment.