Page 1 ST. PAUL’S UCC NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2018 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 This month I was thinking about communion and how we partake of it. There are many ways communion has been done and a lot of restrictions that have been put upon it. Communion is one of the core tenants of what we know as Christianity. The sacrament of communion is relatively universal across all the Christian religions. Although it may look different across denominations, we still know what communion looks like. I think throughout the years we’ve sort of lost the message that Jesus gives at the first communion. He held up the bread and said, “this is my body which will be broken for you. Whenever you eat of this bread, do so in remembrance of me.” He then took the wine, held it up, and said, “this is my blood, which will be poured out for you. As often as you drink of this cup, do so in remembrance of me.” We all know these words and are very familiar with them, but I think there is something else that Jesus is trying to do here. He takes two things that people would have been incredibly familiar with, food and drink, and makes them special. He takes two parts of everyday life that people would interact with, for the most part, every day, and he gives them reverence and sacredness. This also leads into the tradition of saying a meal prayer. Suddenly this common everyday thing takes on a very different light. I think that’s what Jesus is really shooting for in this—that whenever we eat or drink, we should think about Jesus. And how different would that look? If every time we took a drink, or every time we had a snack, we thought about Jesus. I think it would be a radically different world, or at least our spirituality would be much more at the forefront of our lives. This is, I think, why Jesus did that—to take something we all know and are familiar with and make it sacred. Again, how different would that look for us if we took this to mean every time we eat or drink? So, this month I invite us to do just that. Look for the everyday things that we run into in our lives that God used, then pause for just a second to think about the sacredness. I am willing to bet our lives will be radically changed. See you in the pews, Pastor Jeff
(Formerly Friends of Emmaus, Marthasville) This organization’s purpose is the advancement
and general welfare of persons with developmental disabilities.
We are faith-based, non-profit (501C3), non-political, and non-sectarian. We are all volunteers.
CONTENTS Adult Choir .......................................................... 5 Letter from the Pastor .......................................... 1 Adult Social Connection ...................................... 7 Meals on Wheels ............................................... 10 Altar Flowers ....................................................... 4 Mission Moment .................................................. 3 Birth, Wedding Announcements .......................... 6 Nursery ..............................................................3,5 Birthdays, Anniversaries ..................................... 6 Prayer List ........................................................ 10 Calendar of Events ............................................ 11 Puzzle ............................................................ 6,10 Car Show ......................................................... 7,8 Quilt Raffle .......................................................... 9 Chicken Dinner ................................................... 9 Quilters ............................................................... 3 Christian Education ............................................. 7 Services of Worship ............................................ 5 Church Membership ............................................ 4 Staff/Council Members ....................................... 2 Congregational Meeting ...................................... 4 Sunday Morning Fellowship ..............................3,5 Extra Step ........................................................... 2 Thank You .......................................................... 3 Help Wanted ....................................................... 4 Worship Leaders ................................................. 5 Homebound Church Members .......................... 10 Youth Fellowship ................................................. 5
St. Paul’s UCC Staff Pastor Jeff Mueller ................................................................................................................................................ Pastor Susan Miesner ([email protected]) .................................................................................................. Secretary Sally Rohe .......................................................................................................................................................... Organist Sally & Tony Rohe ....................................................................................................................................... Custodians Debbie Garbs ........................................................................................................................ Volunteer Choir Director ........................................................................................................................... Volunteer Youth Fellowship Director Amy Lange, Cathie Schoppenhorst, John Ekstrom, Brenda Daniels, Isaiah DeVore ............................................................................ Volunteer Projection Technicians Robbin DeVore .............................................................................................................. Volunteer Newsletter Editor
Church Council Wade Swartz .................................................................................................................................................... President Nick Lange ................................................................................. Vice President/Buildings & Grounds Committee Kay Buhr ........................................................................................................................................ Recording Secretary Gene Ahmann ......................................................................................... Financial Secretary/Historical Committee Sandy Rohe ...................................................................................................................................................... Treasurer Don Buescher ............................................................................................................................... Missions Committee Patty Thornton ......................................................................................................... Christian Education Committee Brenda Daniels ............................................................................................................. Membership Care Committee Bob Barron .................................................................................................................... Pastoral Relations Committee
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Sunday Morning Fellowship
We need volunteers to assist with coffee, lemonade, and donuts.
Sign-up sheet is in the lobby.
Thanks for your participation.
Mission Moment Heritage Cluster
“Faith in Action”
is collecting
100 cans (no jars please)
Pasta/Spaghetti sauce
Deadline: September 15th
Thanks for your participation!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also, the Heritage Cluster will be
visiting area nursing homes to perform.
Anyone who would like to sing, meet at
St. Paul’s UCC, Marthasville
Sat., Sept. 15th at 1pm
to join in. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Quiltersmeet on
Mondays.
Nursery Attendant
is needed for the 1st Sunday of
each month & the 5th Sundays
in September & December.
Contact Pat Shacklette or Patty Thornton to help.
“Early bird” suggestion: School supplies are at
unbeatable prices right now. Every year we do a mission
project called Operation Christmas Child. The boxes
arrive in early November. With school supplies at such low
costs right now, it might be worth the savings to pick
Aug. 5: in memory of Nancy Hilgedick’s birthday (Aug. 4th), by Grover Hilgedick, Mona & Chuck Anderson, Melissa Anderson and great grandchildren.
Aug. 12: in memory of Eleanor J. Lutz who would have been 89 on Aug. 15th, by family.
Aug. 19: in honor of Kennady Mayer’s birthday today, and all Lange family August birthdays.
Aug. 26: in honor of Deeker children and grandchildren, by Don & Carrie Deeker. **Extra arrangement in honor of Allan & Nita Hasenjaeger’s 12th wedding anniversary, by Lulu Hasenjaeger.
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.**
The previously scheduled September 9th
Congregational meeting postponed until:
Sunday, october 21, 2018 The annual congregational meeting (immediately following the service of
worship) will include the voting to renovate/rebuild the parsonage. All questions regarding this issue should be submitted to the council by placing them
in the mailbox provided in the lobby and are due by September 30th.
Church Secretary St. Paul’s UCC, Marthasville
Individual will carry out general secretarial duties.
Must be proficient in the following software programs:
Readers Marge Jones Karla Aholt Curt Rohe Jacob DeVore Cathie Schoppenhorst
Greeters Brenda Roloff Marge Jones
Ken Painter Lulu Hasenjaeger
Russell Kersten John & Nancy Presser
Tony Rohe Curt Rohe
Bo & Karen Sida Cathie Schoppenhorst
Nursery NEED VOLUNTEER Pat Shacklette Stacie Chapman Brenda Roloff NEED VOLUNTEER
Fellowship Karen Dohrer Brenda Daniels __________________ Kay Buhr Terri O. & Ann J.
Worship
Attendance:
7-29-2018----65
8-5-2018----79
8-12-2018----74
8-19-2018----83
8-26-2018----37
St. Paul’s UCC is looking for a Youth Fellowship Director, or a number of individuals who would fill this position in a tag-team manner. If you
are interested, please contact a council member.
The Adult Choir Come join us in song! The choir will resume singing
on Sunday, September 23rd this month.
Practice will be Wednesday, September 19th at 7pm.
ALL ARE WELCOME!! Contact Debbie Garbs or Sally Rohe
with questions or inquiries.
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SEPTEMBER WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES OF BAPTISM
2nd: Elise Homeyer 10th: Bob & Maggie Barron (none this month) 3rd: Nancy Liesmann 12th: Rock & Brenda Roloff 5th: Rita Bub 14th: Marvin & Ellen Engelage 6th: Charley Elder 17th: Don & Faye Barringhaus-1960 10th: Taylor Steffens 21st: Kirk & Joell Engelage 11th: Steve Zeh 23rd: Don & Carrie Deeker 13th: Kim Kelemen Charles & Mona Anderson 15th: Dustin Howard 24th: John & Kay Buhr Maggie Barron 28th: Mark & Nancy Kimball Tom DeVore 16th: Warren Biyeu Jeff Mueller 17th: Ron DeVore Don DeVore Terri Ogle 20th: Kayla Niemeyer 23rd: Danny Presser 26th: Karen Dohrer Tristan Zeh Ryland McDonald 27th: Nicholas Rohe
AUTUMN SCRAMBLE
Unscramble the words to solve the hidden message below.
Adult Social Connection will break for the summer and resume again in October.
Attendance at the Concerts in the Park is encouraged
on the 4th Fridays throughout the summer months. September 28th—Texas giants
Rally Day — September 9th A new year of Sunday School Classes begins! St. Paul’s UCC Christian Ed welcomes children ages 3 to adult. Sunday
School classes follow the service of worship, at approximately 10:30am,
and students will be escorted to their classes—as in the past. Classes will
end at approximately 11:15am. We want to give a special thanks to all
our teachers, and those who serve on the Christian Education Committee.
We are looking for volunteers to teach each Sunday or tag-team with another individual in some manner.
If you are interested, please contact Jodi Lange or Patty Thornton. Currently, the following have volunteered to teach:
Megan Zeh, Susie Thierbach, Cathie Schoppenhorst, Jodi Lange
Christian Ed Committee:
Patty Thornton—Council Rep Cheryl Swartz
Jodi Lange—SS Superintendent Megan Zeh
Cathie Schoppenhorst Terri Ogle
On September 9th, all students will meet collectively to kick off the new Sunday School year, where
we will have fun as we learn to grow in our faith and our relationship with Jesus. Please join us at
our 9:30am service of worship where we will commission the Sunday School Teachers, present
Bibles to our third-grade students and pray for a successful Sunday School program.
NO Sunday School classes on September 16th due to our annual Chicken Dinner.
On September 23th, the classes will meet in their respective classrooms. The breakdown
of classes is as follows: Pre-K/Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-8, High School/Young Adult.
ST. PAUL’S UCC
CAR & BIKE SHOW
OCTOBER 6, 2018 Volunteers are needed to form subcommittees for this event in Marthasville, MO.
If you have any interest in entering an automobile or helping with this event, see the sign-up sheets in the lobby or see Pastor Jeff. Registration forms are on the website.
great food & fun for all!! Games for children, homemade desserts, homemade ice cream, homemade & hand-made items
in our country store, a quilt raffle (1st, 2nd, & 3rd place prizes) & more!!
Spread the word!! INVITE FRIENDS & FAMILY—
They won’t want to miss out! Sign-up sheets are in the lobby—be sure to sign up for the shift you prefer.
Also, the country store can always use homemade and handmade items. They go fast!
Help is always needed to set-up:
6:30pm—Thursday, September 13th we will prepare the slaw/dressing.
Time TBD—Friday, September 14th we will set up tables, chairs, etc.
8am—Saturday, September 15th we will make ice cream.
Thank you for your participation and contributions.
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Donations for The Country Store
Items for the country store are in very limited
supply. Its hot, hot, hot outside, so we tend to stay
in to beat the heat; why not use this time by
putting your talents into making some handmade
and/or homemade items to donate to this effort?
People LOVE handmade items such as crocheted,
knitted, embroidered, or other forms of stitched
doilies, afghans, pillow cases, scarves, etc. Other
craft projects are also welcome, as are all types of
baked goods. These things always sell.
Thank you in advance for your
time, talents, and generosity.
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER Family of Eldon Green, who passed away 8/26/18; family of Father Terry Borgerding (St. Ignatius) who passed away 8/16/18; family of Dana Mueller (Pastor Jeff’s sister-in-law) whose grandmother passed away; family of Tim Boland, age 58 (friend of Robbin DeVore) who passed away; family of Livingston Lanning (Karen Dohrer’s uncle) who passed away; Robbin DeVore—papillary thyroid cancer, surgery on 9/5/18; Kurt Gratza (Bonnie Borgmann’s brother)—quadruple bypass; Henry Driemeyer (Charles & D’Arline Driemeyer’s great grandson)—home recovering from burst appendix and multiple surgeries for infection; Anne Marie Laubinger (12 yr.-old girl from Union school district)—very ill with cancer; 4 month-old son of Maura Winkelman (friend of Pastor Jeff’s mother)—brain tumor; 4 yr.-old grandson of Joyce Marek (friend of Diana Garbs Charboneau)—brain tumor; Denise Hooker (Brenda Roloff’s sister)—cancer has spread to adrenal gland—surgery is no longer an option; Terri Ogle—knee surgery 8/13/18; Toelke twins (grandchildren of Debbie Garbs)—immune system issues; Nova Lyn Hamilton (Marge Jone’s great granddaughter)—born premature 4/12/18, home now; Becky Backhaus—health issues; Tom Glosemeyer (of Marthasville)—serious health issues; Craig Koon (friend of John Ekstrom)—massive stroke; Mark Jones—health issues; Betty Tameler (Brenda Roloff’s mother)— health issues; Leonard Lutz—health issues; Sue Green—health issues; Angela Gray—health issues.
Those Battling Cancer: Caden Leesmann, Gina (Abby Voss’s friend), Denise Hooker, Kristi Warneke, Paige Babbs, Dana Corver, Connie Burkhardt, Ralph Roloff, Ingrid Carney, Michelle Mueller, James Weatherly, Eric Moritz, Donnie Kopmann, Jim Grafrath, Ron Palitzsch, Leonard Lutz, Tim Palitzsch.
Those serving in the Military: Luke Bronstrup, Colton Harrison, Devon Martin, 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:
Angie Gray Sue Green Helene Krampe New Haven Care Center The Arbors at Victorian Manor Grandview Health Care Center Please send all correspondence to: Please send all correspondence to: 201 Grand Avenue, Room 315 c/o John Gray 105 Rottman Drive Washington, MO 63090 44 Whispering Oaks Dr. Marthasville, MO 63357 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. _________________________________________________________________________________
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(Answers to puzzle from pg. 6)
“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye.”
1. harvest
2. leaves
3. scarecrow
4. yellow
5. bonfire
6. pear
7. rake
8. acorn
9. squirrel
10. apple
11. orange
12. fall
13. red
14. brown
15. October
16. equinox
17. September
18. pumpkin
19. spider
20. hayride
21. morning dew
AUTUMN SCRAMBLE
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St. Paul’s UCC Church Calendar—September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 Bring A Meal Sunday 9:30am Worship w/ Holy Communion 10:30am AM Fellowship
3 No Quilting Today
4 5 2pm Women’s Guild
6 7 8
9 9:30am Worship
Rally Day 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am AM Fellowship
*CONG. MEET. POSTPONED*
10 10-4:30pm Quilters
7pm Church Council
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7pm-8pm Food Pantry @ CBC
12
13
6:30pm
Chicken Dinner set-up (Slaw/Dressing)
14 Time TBD
Chicken Dinner set-up
15 8 am
Chicken Dinner set-up (ice cream)
11am-12N Food Pantry @ CBC
16 9:30am Worship 10:30am Sunday School
17 10-4:30pm Quilters
18 19
7pm Adult Choir Practice
20 21 22
23 9:30am Worship 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am AM Fellowship
24 10-4:30pm Quilters
25 26 27 28
Adult Social Connection 7pm Concert in the Park
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30 9:30am Worship 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am AM Fellowship
FIRST DAY OF
“…Spring turned to Summer, and Summer faded into the Fall…”
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV)
