Page 1 ST. PAUL’S UCC NEWSLETTER January 2020 103 South Second Street Marthasville, MO 63357 (636) 433-2482 [email protected]www.stpaulsuccmo.org A Loving Church, Making a Difference in the World Letter from the Pastor Well here we are—it seems, impossibly quickly, another year has passed us by. We now stand on the precipice of a new year. We begin our journey through this new year —through Easter and Christmas, again, through good and bad, through the spiritual highs and lows. I don’t know where you are with approaching the upcoming year. Are you excited? Are you feeling like it’s a daunting preposition? Are you in the mind set of “Here we go, another year of this?” I know, typically, people make resolutions at this point, but I think that most of us also realize that by January 2 nd those resolutions are pretty much gone. Maybe you make it through the month if you’re one of the valiant few, but typically, mine don’t hang around too long. I know that a lot of the time, especially at this point, we set some resolution about a big, sweeping, dramatic change that we would like to make. But that seems, at least in my life, what appears to be my downfall. A huge, life altering change is simply hard to make and stick with. So, this year, I’m going to urge you to do something a little different. Let’s work on small changes, especially when it comes to our life of faith. Maybe not that we’re going to start a foodbank and suddenly feed all the people around us who need it, or dedicate three hours to studying the Bible a day—instead, what happens if we start small? Maybe we decide we’ll read one chapter of our Bible every night, or perhaps we buy one extra can of food right now to donate. The world-sweeping changes are great, but they are very hard to do—they require a lot more effort and energy. However, if we focus instead on small changes, on looking at the little things that we can do, we have the potential to make those big things happen. It doesn’t start with the large items, or the huge acts; it starts with small acts that take place in our own back yards. See you in the pews, Pastor Jeff
God Cares Ministry is an organization that assists veterans in need to find tempor-ary shelter, food, clothing, mentoring and employer contacts so they can best present themselves to prospective employers. Self-sufficiency is the goal and the ministry’s motto is: “Helping Others, Help Themselves.” Veterans put careers, families, and edu-
cation on hold to perform this sacrifice for us. Unfortunately, in some cases, these veterans lost those things they were required to put on hold. God Cares serves the Missouri counties of Warren, Lincoln, Montgomery, St. Charles, and Franklin. God Cares has no over-head, so all donations go directly to helping individuals. Those who serve in this ministry are all volunteers. Visit them at: http://god-cares-ministry.org/
CONTENTS Adult Choir ....................................................... 6,8 Meals on Wheels ............................................... 15 Adult Social Connection ...................................... 3 Men’s Group ........................................................ 3 Advent ................................................................. 8 Nursery ................................................................ 6 Altar Flowers ....................................................... 5 One More Thing................................................. 10 Annual Reports ................................................. 10 Outreach Committee ........................................... 4 Bible Study ..................................................... 8,10 Parsonage Pledge Sheets ................................. 16 Birth, Birthdays, Anniversaries .......................... 11 Parsonage Update ............................................... 9 Blood Drive ...................................................... 4,7 Pastor Jeff’s New Phone Number ........................ 6 Calendar of Events ............................................ 17 Poinsettias .........................................................6,8 Chili & Stew Lunch .............................................. 3 Prayer List ......................................................... 15 Christian Education .......................................... 4,8 Puzzles ..................................................... 11,12,14 Church Committees .......................................... 13 Quilters ................................................................ 3 Church Finances ................................................. 9 Sausage & Sauerkraut Dinner ............................. 4 Church Membership ............................................ 5 Services of Worship ............................................. 6 Community Christmas ......................................... 8 Staff/Council Members .................................... 2,13 Congregational Meeting ...................................... 5 Sunday Morning Fellowship ...............................3,6 Extra Step ........................................................... 2 Thank You ...................................................... 4,5,8 Homebound Church Members .......................... 15 Trivia ................................................................. 14 Inclement Weather ............................................ 12 Women’s Guild ..................................................3,4 Letter from the Pastor ......................................... 1 Worship Leaders ................................................. 6
St. Paul’s UCC Staff Pastor Jeff Mueller .................................................................................................................................................Pastor Robbin DeVore ([email protected]) ................................................................................................. Secretary Sally Rohe .......................................................................................................................................................... Organist Sally & Tony Rohe ........................................................................................................................................ Custodians Debbie Garbs ........................................................................................................................................... Choir Director Amy Lange, Cathie Schoppenhorst, Gene Ahmann, Sandy Rohe, Cindy Buescher, John Ekstrom, Brenda Daniels, Isaiah DeVore .......................................................... Projection Technicians Robbin DeVore ................................................................................................................................. Newsletter Editor
Church Council Donald Lange .................................................................................................................................................. President Russell Kersten .......................................................................... Vice President/Buildings & Grounds Committee Cindy Buescher ............................................................................................................................. Recording Secretary Karla Aholt ...................................................................................................................................... Financial Secretary Sandy Rohe ...................................................................................................................................................... Treasurer Don Buescher ............................................................................................................................... Missions Committee Patty Thornton .......................................................................................................... Christian Education Committee Wayne Zeh ............................................................................................. Membership Care Committee/Altar Guild John Ekstrom ....................................................................... Pastoral Relations Committee/Historical Committee
St. Paul’s UCC is looking at forming an outreach committee to see if we can help meet the needs of those on our pray-
er list. We recognize the work of the Membership Care Committee, but
we are looking to see if there are other needs we can help meet. We are looking to form a committee but would like to have a meeting to discuss the idea with those who are interested, to shape a clearer vision and goal. If interested in attending the meeting, please sign up on the sheet in the lobby, and you will be contacted soon to determine a meeting date and time. Contact Pastor Jeff with questions or inquiries.
January 2020 Sunday School classes are in full swing.
Regular classes resume January 5th; however, NO classes on January 19th
Dec. 1: in memory of Virgil Dothage, who passed away 16 years ago on Dec. 6th, by Bob & Karla Aholt.
Dec. 8: in honor of December birthdays: Jason, Jacie, and Jenny, by Jim & Cindy Buescher. *Extra arrangement in loving memory of Josh Elder, by Chuck & Mona Anderson.
Dec. 15: in loving memory of Cornelius Berg, who passed away 13 years ago today, by his family. *Extra arrangement in honor and/or memory of the Roloff & Hasenjeager families, by Lulu Hasenjaeger. Dec. 22: Happy Birthday Walean Bunge, from your Oregon niece, Karen Rekate. We love you. *Extra arrangement in memory of Don Garbs, by Debbie, Diana, Devon, & Danica. Dec. 29: to the honor and glory of God, by the Women’s Guild.
NOTE: Consider sponsoring the altar flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, a special date,
or just because…Sign-up sheets for altar flowers are in the lobby. The flowers are yours to take with you after the service of worship.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
**Anyone who is interested in joining St. Paul’s UCC should contact Pastor Jeff
or the church office.**
Thanks to Wade Swartz, Nick Lange, and Brenda Daniels for serving on the council as their terms end, and to Donald Lange, Russell Kersten, and Wayne Zeh as they begin their terms. Also, many thanks to all our worship leaders for your
continued dedication and participation as ushers, greeters, acolytes, readers, nursery attendants, Sunday School teachers, sound techs, morning fellowship
volunteers, choir members & leader, and committee members. Also, thanks to all who tend to those “behind the scenes” duties such as preparing meals for the sick,
decorating, filling the soda machine, quilting, donating items, etc. St. Paul’s UCC is blessed that you are a part of our church family .
St. Paul’s UCC Church Council
ANNUAL Congregational meeting:
Sunday, JANUARY 19, 2020 —immediately following the service of worship—
Please plan to attend.
**In the event of inclement weather, the alternative meeting date
will be the following Sunday, January 26th.**
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Services of Worship
9:30am
Pastor Jeff Mueller, Resident Pastor
PASTOR JEFF’S NEW
CELL PHONE NUMBER: Pastor Jeff’s personal phone
number has recently changed. The new number is:
(636) 432-6513
PLEASE NOTE: The old cell
number is no longer a working
number.
January 5th 12th 19th 26th
Ushers
Don Buescher (lead) Karen Dohrer Phyllis Sontag Jim Buescher Terri Ogle
Karla Aholt (lead) Gene Ahmann Maurice Mittler Kay Buhr Ann Jenkins
Poinsettias were given: ❖ In memory of Cornelius & Hertha Berg, by family
❖ In memory of Nancy Hilgedick, by family ❖ In memory of Don Garbs & Agnes Ridder, by Debbie Garbs ❖ In memory of Josh Elder, by Melissa Anderson & children ❖ In memory of Delvin Hasenjaeger, by Lulu Hasenjaeger
❖ In memory of Clinton Buescher, by Janet Buescher ❖ In memory of Lorena & Harold Lange, by David, Jodi, Nick,
Dana Lange & families ❖ In memory of Carla Lange, by David, Jodi, Nick, Dana Lange & families
❖ In memory of Eleanor & Elroy Kersten and Olin Mayer, by Jodi Lange, Dominick Mayer & family
❖ In memory of Rueben & Violet Smith, by Nick Lange & family ❖ In memory of James & Vera Freese, by family
❖ In memory of Ralph & Marge Pruitt, by Ann Jenkins ❖ In memory of Betty DeVore, by Gail Morris
❖ In memory of my son, David Allen DeVore, and my brother, Ken DeVore, by Don DeVore
❖ In memory of loved ones, by Tony & Sally Rohe
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Church Finances
NOTE: The following information is from the General Fund only,
and in NO way is associated with the parsonage renovations.
On January 1, 2019, our beginning balance was $62,067.08. This year, overall, the church’s expenses have exceeded our income. In short, as of November 30th, our income has been $ 1 2 1,047.34; our expenses have totaled $1 37,243.47, leaving a deficit of $1 6,1 96.1 3:
***NOTICE*** Cancelling Worship / Church Activities
due to inclement weather:
In the event that worship, or other events must be cancelled, postponed, or the start time be delayed due to inclement weather, communication of such will be
relayed through postings on the following TV Stations:
Fill in the letters in the spaces with the corresponding numbers to solve the message below.
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Church Council & Committee Members
Church Council: Pastor: Rev. Jeff Mueller Donald Lange – President
Russell Kersten – Vice President/Building & Grounds Committee Rep
Cindy Buescher – Recording Secretary
Karla Aholt – Financial Secretary
Sandy Rohe – Treasurer
Don Buescher – Missions Committee Rep
Patty Thornton – Christian Education Committee Rep
Wayne Zeh – Membership Care Committee Rep/Altar Committee Rep
John Ekstrom – Pastoral Relations Committee Rep/Historical Committee Rep
Christian Education Committee: Nursery: Jodi Lange – SS Superintendent Coordinator – Pat Shacklette
Patty Thornton – Council Rep 1st Sunday – Mona Anderson
Cathie Schoppenhorst 2nd Sunday – Pat Shacklette
Cheryl Swartz 3rd Sunday – Stacie Chapman
Megan Zeh 4th Sunday – Amber Mueller
Terri Ogle 5th Sunday – Mona Anderson
Sunday School Teachers: Altar Guild: Pre-K – 2nd Grade – Megan Zeh Wayne Zeh – Council Rep
3rd – 8th – Cathie Schoppenhorst Terri Ogle
9th – 12th – Jodi Lange Karen Dohrer
Subs – Cheryl Swartz Lulu Hasenjaeger
Terri Ogle Amber Mueller
Brenda Daniels
Missions Committee:
Don Buescher – Council Rep Pastoral Relations Committee: Gene Ahmann John Ekstrom – Council Rep
Sandy Rohe Diane Freese
Cathie Schoppenhorst David Lange
Susie Thierbach Ann Jenkins
Doris Bunge
Membership Care Committee:
Wayne Zeh – Council Rep Buildings and Grounds: Cindy Buescher Russell Kersten – Council Rep Debbie Garbs Bob Aholt
Marge Jones Nick Rohe
Marigene Kersten Jim Buescher
Kay Buhr Don Buescher
Bev Wohler
Historical Committee: Cemetery Board:
John Ekstrom – Council Rep: Lulu Hasenjaeger Amy Lange Bob Aholt
Gene Ahmann Jim Buescher
Janet Buescher Russell Kersten
Ann Jenkins
Jeanette Stegner
Cathie Schoppenhorst
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JANUARY WORD SEARCH
*********WINTER FUN FACTS: *********
• All snowflakes have 6 sides. • The average snowflake falls at about 3 mph. • A single snowstorm can drop 39 million tons of snow. • 10 inches of snow will melt down to only one inch of water. • Winter cold kills more than twice as many Americans as summer heat does. • Chionophobia is the persistent fear of snow, especially becoming trapped by snow. • Every winter, at least one septillion (1.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) snow crystals fall from the sky. • While snow appears white, individual ice crystals are translucent. Snow is a bunch of ice crystals joined
together. When light hits snow, it bounces all around the ice crystals and the “color” appears white. • The most snow ever recorded in 24 hours in the U.S. was at Silver Lake, CO, in 1921, at 76 inches. • The coldest winters on Earth occur in Antarctica, where the ave. annual temperature is -72.9 degrees F. • An ave. of 105 snow-producing storms hit the U.S. per year, lasting 2-5 days, reaching several states. • Approximately 12% of the Earth’s land surface is covered in snow and ice. • Experts say an extreme winter doesn’t reduce the # of insects the following year. An out-of-season cold
snap would have more of an impact because the insects haven’t adjusted to the environmental change. • In 1974, the top 5 coldest countries in the world were Russia, Canada, Mongolia, Finland, and Iceland.
A B O B S L E D I L S D N A L E S K R I R T O S G N I T A K S L N J C M A N F R E E Z I N G R A I N A I R U E Q U L K P H W I N D C H I L L G S Y H D R A Z Z I L B O D O S N N N H W Y O T I K C N Y L N R E R I G I I E P S Z E I E T D A S I R B R T D N N O J L C N S E L E L F U L A A D G I T B L E O R R N M I T T I E S E M S H E A R E E A A N D S A N B U L P Y E N F E D T A G O E S R E R B S Y R R O W N P E N G U I N E Z A Z L E A M I O S M T N O R T H P O L E E K U I W N R B E E B W Z T M R O R I C N A G S N O W M O B I L E F P O G O A S O T L G A N T A R C T I C A H H J F R O S T B I T E H C N A L A V A N O I T U L O S E R S L I P P E R Y
ANTARCTICA FROZEN PENGUIN SLIPPERY AVALANCHE GARNET POLAR BEAR SNOWFALL BLIZZARD HOCKEY RESOLUTION SNOWMOBILE BOBSLED HYPOTHERMIA SKATING SUBZERO COLD ICICLE SKIING TEMPERATURE DRIFTS JANUARY SLEDDING TOBOGGAN FLAKE LANDSLIDE SLEET TUBING FREEZING RAIIN MUSHING SLEIGH WINDCHILL FROSTBITE NEW YEAR SLICK WINTER FROSTY NORTH POLE SLIDE WONDERLAND
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Family of Leroy Stegner, 95 (brother of Henry Stegner) who passed away; family of Ray Shipley (friend of the Rohes) who passed away 11/29/19; Leo Newbanks, 2 yr-old (friend of Robbin DeVore)—rare kidney disease, on dialysis, on transplant; Debbie Bigham (Terri Ogle’s cousin)—on hospice; Monica Adkins (Dudley & Lisa Adkins’s daughter)—hospitalized with seizures; Marty Tudor—surgery on 12/18; Wade Swartz—hip replacement surgery on 12/10; Dee Schuster—recovering from double pneumonia; Dave Pruitt (Ann Jenkins’s brother)—diagnosed with cancer; Ellen Engelage—recovering from a fall; Nick Sullentrup (friend of John Ekstrom)—prayer for safety during his time in a war zone; Tyler Buescher—left for bootcamp; Luke Sheible (Ann Jenkins’s grandson)—eye surgery 1/16/20; Marilyn Lanning—recovering from a fall, broken arm and pelvis; Amy Lange—foot surgery on 12/5; Lincoln Manhart (2 months old)—home recovering from a serious infection; Layton Toelke (Debbie Garbs grandson)—recovering from infection; Art Grogan (Seamus Zeh’s godfather)—rehab following mild stroke and blood clots; Don Sherman—fluid on the heart and lungs; Jodi Lange—recovering from surgery on 10/16; Ruth Rinne—recovering from a fall; Scott Hughes (Lisa Homeyer’s brother)—continued therapy following surgeries to repair a ruptured brain aneurysm; prayer of thanksgiving for the birth of Blair Elise Charboneau (Debbie Garbs’s granddaughter; daughter of Diana & Justin Charboneau) on 12/15; Lynn Queathem (friend of the Shacklette’s)—Alzheimer’s and other issues; Brandon Julius (friend of Jacob DeVore)—20 yr.-old with pacemaker and defibrillator, needing heart transplant; Taylor Dallacosta (friend of Ann Jenkins)—infant born with cystic fibrosis; 4 month-old son of Maura Winkelman (friend of Gigi Mueller)—brain tumor; 4 yr.-old grandson of Joyce Marek (friend of Diana Garbs Charboneau)—brain tumor; Mark Jones—health issues; Betty Tameler (Brenda Roloff’s mother)—health issues; Leonard Lutz—health issues.
Those Battling Cancer: Ted Lepper, Emma Todd, Holly Schneider, Isaac Mercer, Bobby Walker, Kenny Engemann, Tom Smith, Caden Leesmann, Kristi Warneke, Ralph Roloff, Michelle Mueller, James Weatherly, Eric Moritz, Donnie Kopmann, Jim Grafrath, Ron Palitzsch, Leonard Lutz.
Those serving in the Military: Luke Bronstrup, Kolton Harrison, Caleb & Sarah Murphy, & others seeking to faithfully serve God & Country!
Please remember those who are not always able to worship with us at St.
Paul’s UCC. Remember them in prayer, with a visit, card, or a phone call:
Helene Krampe
Grandview Health Care Center
201 Grand Avenue, Room 301
Washington, MO 63090
—Meals on Wheels— If anyone needs or knows of anyone who needs home-delivered meals from the Warren County Senior Center, please contact the center at 636-456-3379. Volunteers are also needed to deliver meals. _________________________________________________________________________________
