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Best viewed with Internet Explorer About SUMC: Upcoming Events:
December 6, 1008
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
This a private weekend for the two of you to grow together as a couple and strenghten
For your reservations or information, plaese call Jack& Yvonne Hall at 309-965-2343 or
COFFEE WITH THE PASTOR
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Get in the Nothing But Nets Game!
It's a fight to wipe out the Mosquitoes and slam dunk malaria!
The people of The United Methodist Church have joined with the United Nations Foundation,
For only $10 you can save a life by buying a bed net to protect children and adults while they sleep.
Visit www.umc.org/nets to donate or to purchase a Nothing But Nets Game Plan Kit to help your church
CONFIRMATION CLASS - 7th grade youth and older
Contact Pastor Mike and/or church office to be included in this year's class!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM on Sundays!
CAFE' WEDNESDAY Meal at 5pm: then Wdnesday evening activities
SOUNDS OF CELEBRATION BELL CHOIR Contact Joy Franks through the SUMC church office. OUTREACH - Other Related Activities;
Church Office:
Mrs. Shirley Hopkins shermanumc@gcctv.com
Sherman United Methodist Church Staff Contact Information E-Mail Addresses telephone numbers Directing Pastor Rev. Mike Pennell mpennell@gcctv.com 217-496-3258 Director of Youth & Family Ministry Danny Motta 217-496-2570 Church Administrative Assistant Shirley Hopkins shermanumc@gcctv.com 217-496-2338 SUM Kids' Place Director Carmen Arnberger 217-496-2338 SUM Preschool Director Heather Hofferkamp 217-496-2338 SUMC Director of Music Ministry Joy Franks jfranks@gcctv.com 217-496-2338 SUM Church Custodian Michael Folder 217-496-2338 SUMC Webmaster Cary Franks cfranks@gcctv.com " Our Church Youth News Section. From the Desk of Pastor Mike " JUST A THOUGHT .... for the week."
UMCOR aids the victims of disaster with basic necessities of clean water, clothing, blankets, toilet paper, food, medicines, temporary shelters and more. Through UMCOR we can minister in ways we cannot do on our own. God bless everyone for what they are able to do. -Pastor Mike Pennell
The Week's Message given: (November 16, 2008)
(I may have my past several weeks' messages here for those who could not attend the services.)
November 16, 2008 "If I could do it over again”
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(Pastor Mike Pennell) 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:24-30
When I was a young boy I received some money for my birthday and wanting to safeguard it I put it in an empty Kleenex box and went to bed.
Everyone has moments like this. How many would like to have your baseball cards back when you were a kid, for instance? Or maybe your
Think about these “If I could do it again” moments in relationship to the parable of the talents this morning. It’s a story about three slaves and
We can think of a “talent” or “talents” too as the abilities we possess to sing, speak, write, draw, think, do, and so forth. A ‘talent’ in the
In literal terms the parable is about how the slaves manage the master’s wealth while he is away on a journey. He doesn’t tell them exactly what
Now Jesus tells this story in order to paint a picture of how it is with God’s kingdom. The master represents Jesus himself who has departed
And so the lesson here is first that following Jesus is more than a confession we make with our lips. It is a life to be lived and we are
This is where the culture of biblical faith takes a different path from the one that is travelled most often in our world. We live in a culture that
Now this doesn’t mean that God is against having fun and enjoying the fruits of ones labor. In fact the master in the parable is extremely
One day a Pastor was talking to the children about the practice of tithing. He showed 10 pennies and then pulled one out and said: “This is for
The child was right. The point of remembering that everything belongs to God is not that God needs what we have. God doesn’t even
The Sea of Galilee is fed by the snows of Mt. Hermon on the north. But at the south end the Galilee flows on into the Jordan River. The Galilee
“For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” –Mark 8:35
And so think about your life in relationship to the parable of the talents this morning. Think of the talents as being like the days, months and
If we could live our lives over again I’m sure there are many things we would do differently. I have never put birthday money in an empty
When Jesus appears and calls me to account I pray that I will not be stricken with “oh, if I could do it over again.” What about you? Instead
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FROM: the Pastor's past previous week's Sermon or Guest Speaker
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July 27th - Pool Party - Caspar's: 3pm Jr's; 5pm Sr's
Church Picnic (August 3)
Pool Party - Mool's Monday (August 10)
Apologetix Concert (Sept 13th) Sign-up Now!
Six Flags park (Sept 20th) Sign-up NOW! Poet's Corner: From our SUMC poet laurate,
Marti Kelly Christ In Our Lives 12-19-2004 Christmas is coming; Shopping is nearly done All year longChrist is in our hearts My hope is that Christ will be Merry Christmas to all
Marti Kelly Blessed Friend You asked for me to write you a poem I'm always glad to see you It's always nice to know Before each church service begins May God bless you and your family Marti
Kelly Sherman UMC Links from here -
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JOB POSITION(s) OPEN AT SHERMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sherman United Methodist Church
Administrative Assistant Position
Sherman United Methodist Church seeks a full time
Sherman United Methodist Preschool can be found at:
Church Preschool.com
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First Service at 8:15 a.m. Childern's Church services are available for children thru 2nd grade at 8:15 a.m. in room 204
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Child care is also available for younger children in room 107
Second Service at 10:45 a.m.
Click on the "Church Schedule" button above for weekly church activity schedules
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Last up-dated: November 19, 2008
Sherman United Methodist Church(SUMC), Sherman, Illinois, is located in Central Illinois
just north of Springfield, Illinois, the capital of Illinois. SUMC is a small-medium size faith
driven church made up of agricultural, rural, small village and surrounding communities Christians.
TENTH ANNUAL VILLAGE CHRISTMAS
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
*Craft Booths* - *Cookie Walk* - *Tea Room* - *Luncheon*
*Granny's Attic* - *Children s Make-It & Take-It* - *Tea Rings*
*SUMC Craft Booth* - *Advertising* - *Live Nativity Scene*
your marriage. The next Marriage encounter United Methodist Weekend will be:
*******, 2008 at the Ramada Limited North in Springfield, IL.
register on-line at: www.umc.org/ www.encounter.org. Reservations are needed by *****, 2008.
The Sherman United Methodist Men are taking
orders and selling pecans for all those great holiday
cookies, pies, cakes, treats and brownie bakers.
Contact the church office or any of the Methodist Men
for your orders!
Pastor Mike invites everyone to this informal meeting about
frofessing one's faith in Christ and how to become a member
within the United Metnodist Church.
BED NETS vs. MOSQUITOES
NBA Cares, Sports Illustrated and others in support of Nothing But Nets, a global effort to end malaria,
a leading killer of thousands of children in Africa each year.
or organization raise funds to save countless lives.
Confirmation explores the meaning of Christian Faith that leads to professing
one's faith in Christ and becoming a full member of the Church.
Age requirement - 8th grade and older
Bible studies, choir, bells, Crusaders follow after 6:00 pm
We practice for about one hour each Wednesday evening starting at 7:00 pm sharp!
Practice is held in the music room on 1st floor.
The Sounds of Celerbation play
for both 1st and 2nd services the 1st Sunday of the month, from November, thru
May, annually. Come hear us ring our bells on those Sundays ! !
(Here, on occasion, you will find information about activities
of our nearby affiliated congregations and other friends.)
The SUMC Prayer Chain is here for our personal, and immediate concerns
and needs. Please call the church office at: (496-2338) to have your special
needs included on the Prayer chain. You may also drop a note/card in the plate
on Sunday at church service if you prefer.
Directing Pastor: Rev. Mike Pennell -- Rev. Mike
Pennell Home phone:
496-3258
Several Sesquicential Plates are still available.
should make your checks ($18.00 each) out to: SUM Women.
"Nibblin Cookbooks" are still available in the church office for $12.
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The Pastor's Corner
27th Pentecost
The next day I could not find that box anywhere. I began to think what I had done was not a good idea and to wish “ I could do it over again?”
favorite doll. Or what about going back to change something you said or did that hurt a loved one say, or change an investment that lost money.
Or maybe it was a job offer you turned down because you didn’t feel qualified and later regretted your decision. Or maybe you know
someone who kept doing the same thing over and over until life caught up and then it was too late to change and they paid a price.
the opportunities that were given to each. Two make the most of what they were given. But the third did not and probably wished he could
have it all to do over again when he ends up with nothing because of his laziness. Think of the talents given to each of these as being like the
days, months and years of our lives here on earth and the potential of what could be created from all the opportunities we are given by our
master.
ancient world was also a measure of money and a very considerable one at that. In today’s numbers a talent would represent several hundreds
of thousands dollars and even into the millions. The master was a very, very wealthy man.
to do with the talents they were given either. He leaves the decisions up to them. On their own initiative then the first two invest the money they
have and double it. The third slave also on his own initiative decides to play it safe and hides his talent in the ground. The master praises the
slaves who invested his property and condemns the one who did not.
after his resurrection and ascension. The slaves are his servants who remain in the world. The faithful ones are the followers who use what they
had for the sake of the kingdom while Jesus is away. The unfaithful are like the third slave who was too cautious and not very bold in advancing
the mission of Jesus out into the world.
accountable for how we live it. We are accountable how we use all the blessings we have, our finances along with our abilities to sing, speak,
think, do, and our time for the sake of God’s kingdom. We are accountable for the use of these things because everything we have and do is
God given.
encourages us to work hard and save and then enjoy all the fruits of our labor and effort because we earned it. No one can tell us what to do
with what we have because it belongs to us. But long before us God warned Israel about this way of thinking: Do not say to yourself, “My
power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you
power to get wealth. (Deuteronomy 8:17-18)
generous in providing for the slaves and their welfare. God doesn’t give only to take it all back. In fact the master allows his slaves to take what
they have and make it grow bigger. And so it’s not evil to be wealthy in and of itself. Even John Wesley the founder of Methodism preached
that ‘we should earn all we can and save all we can.’ Of course, he then added, “we should give all we can too.”
God’s work here on earth,” as he dropped it in the offering. One child spoke up and said: “Gosh. God doesn’t want very much!”
command much to be returned anyway. The point is to remember that true fulfillment in life depends on God most of all and that God wants
everyone to have a share in the pie of blessing. The good life is not simply pursuing the fruits of our labor alone, but coincides with how we live
in relationship with our neighbors. It’s not that we should give back to God then. The truth is we ‘need’ to give in order to live.
receives and it gives and the result is that it is teeming with life and even today has a flourishing fishing industry. In contrast another sea to the
south is also fed from the hills and streams that surround it. But this sea has no outlet. And so the water becomes saturated with salt and
chemicals that uses up all the oxygen so nothing can live. This body of water came to known then as the Dead Sea. It receives, but it does not
give and so it dies.
years of your life here on earth. Think of them as your abilities to sing, pray, think, draw, care, love, heal, forgive, inspire, speak, lead, organize
and more. Think of the talents as material blessings too that aid the work of God’s kingdom and build the foundations of future generations.
Think of all these talents and ask how am I using what God has given? Am I faithful in supporting God’s greater purpose and mission like the
two slaves who put the master’s talents to work so that they grew and doubled? Or am I more like the slave who hid his treasure away and
didn’t use it.
Kleenex box again because when I asked mom about it she reported that it was in the trash that morning which she burned in the furnace. Yet,
even though we can’t go back and undo the past God is generous in giving us second chances not to keep making the same mistakes again and
again. While our culture exalts the goal of life as the fulfillment and enjoyment of the self, Jesus sees the goal as the selfless building up of one another so that all can have enjoyment and fullness. When a day ends, we cannot go back and do it over again. And when the last day comes, it will be
too late to change course.
may we hear our Master say: “Well done, good and trustworthy slaves; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in
charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master!”
and family: Karen and Josiah
"Least You Need To Know!"
This Week:
Sports, Food, Live Music!!!
So NO regular youth group
Parent/Youth Meeting (August 17th)
Rock Climbing ( The Silo) (Aug 23rd)
or other contributors.
It is getting very near.
Our thoughts are focussed,
On those we hold near.
Our tree is up and decorated.
Christ is in our hearts
As His birth is celebrated.
And His birthday is special for all
Plans begin way ahead
Focus begins in the Fall.
With everyone all year,
And that He will lead us all
To love and care and no fear.
Live the life Christ showed us
Bless those in your life
And love without fuss.
So here I go . . . where it will end,
I don't know.
with your smile upon your face
And sit and visit with you
when I sit in my church place.
Someone you can trust
Who makes you feel quite happy
which is a daily must.
I have a friend to talk to
Friendship is one of God's blessings
Connecting with others is what we should do.
May he bring you happiness
Success and family love
And forgive when you confess.
March 28, 2004
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