Bi-Weekly XLXV No. 18, August 28, 2013

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Recently, the raised border

near the ceiling in our Down-

town sanctuary was en-

hanced. The border itself is a

repeating pattern of shells

and water droplets represent-

ing baptism. Beneath the

border is a poinsettia and a

swag of tassels. Above the

border is a flourish with seven

fronds. This new painting

restores the sanctuary to the

look found in a 1906 Easter

celebration picture. It is rich

with symbolism and meaning.

We will talk more about this

at our weekend celebration

Sunday at 10:50 a.m. Down-

town.

Just as there are symbols of

faith, there are signs of faith

in lives all around us.

This past weekend a college

student living in Springfield

called a friend in our congre-

gation asking to get baptized

sometime. His friend called

me and of course the answer

was, “Yes, we would love to

do that sometime.” Next

thing I knew the college stu-

dent had caught a ride to Lin-

coln and was calling to see if

he could be baptized within

the hour! So Saturday after-

noon, he was baptized in a

nearby lake. Such joy! Such

determination! Such faith!

God loves enthusiastic faith.

Whether captured in symbol or

sign, He loves faith.

Think about the symbols and

signs we regularly encounter.

Have you realized that God

uses even ordinary events to

create extraordinary moments?

This weekend something very

special is happening. We are

celebrating 125 years of minis-

try at Fourth & Osage. Think

of all the weddings, funerals,

sermons and worship services,

baptisms and Bible studies

held in that place. The build-

ing is not sacred because of

brick and mortar. It is sacred

because of the experiences

which have taken place within

its walls. It is special because

people have encountered God

there.

Don’t miss the chance to cele-

brate this very special occa-

sion. Come celebrate the good

things God has done and is yet

to do because of enthusiastic

faith!

See you there! ~jimd.

Leading People to aN active faith in Jesus christ

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CCELEBRATEELEBRATE

RREECCOOVVEERRYY Cornerstone’s Celebrate Recovery is now offering a Women’s Step Study at the Celebration Center every Saturday at 10 am beginning September 21st in the Life Classroom. Celebrate Re-covery is a Christ-centered program for anyone seeking a closer relationship with God; focusing on victory over our hurts, habits, and hang-ups. This 12-Step Study will take approximately one year to complete, but women are still welcome to join in until we start Step 4. Only cost is for 4 books at $5 each. Childcare will be provided. For more information con-cerning this life-changing ex-perience, contact Stephanie Bales at 660-281-1616 or Crystal Wood at 660-221-3457.

SSYMBOLSYMBOLS ANDAND S SIGNSIGNS

.AARERE Y YOUOU N NEWEW TOTO F FIRSTIRST C CHURCHHURCH?? A Pastor’s Dessert will be held on Sunday, September 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the Gathering Place for those who are new to First Church. There is no pressure to join the church, this is merely a time to get better acquainted and learn about our ministry.

WWELCOMEELCOME G GATHERINGATHERING FORFOR

NNEWEW M MEMBERSEMBERS

For our recent new members we invite you to come on Sunday, September 22 at 1:30 p.m. to the Celebration Center for a time of fellowship. Come be our guests for dessert and learn how you can get involved in the minis-try of First Church.

Get your tickets now for the Chris August Concert at the Heckart Per-forming Arts Center at Smith-Cotton High School. The Concert is at 6 p.m. on September 8th. Tickets are available from the church office and cost $15 each.

SSTRONGTOWERTRONGTOWER OORPHANAGERPHANAGE

We have a small team forming for travel to Caracol, Haiti, from Novem-ber 13th through November 20th. The trip will be focused around agri-cultural work, electrical work and putting together/building a play-ground set! If you feel led to join this team, please contact Krista Cor-bett at 287-3702 or Lorie Holt at 620-0866 for more information.

UMW MUMW MEETINGEETING The September meeting of United Methodist Women Circle Group will be September 10th at 1:15 p.m. in the First Family Room (next to the Kitchen) at the Celebration Center. The Program will be presented by Carolyn Miller. Hostesses will be Mary Lou Waldrep and Alice Stucker. If childcare is needed please contact Carolyn Miller at 660-527-3792. All women are invited and urged to be part of our missions focus group. The board meeting for officers will be September 8th at 4 p.m. Hope to see YOU as part of our fellowship

CCHANCELHANCEL C CHOIRHOIR Chancel Choir practice will resume on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Downtown beginning Sept. 3rd. Come join us!

HEARTBEATS

Love and Logic Youth Going to Skyzone Chris August Concert

Parenting is beautiful and reward-ing and fun and awesome. It is not easy. Parenting is a gift and re-sponsibility from God. Beginning Sunday, September 15th, Ruth Dale will be teaching the Love and Logic parenting method which helps parents to demonstrate the love and hope of God to their chil-dren. If interested please join the 4-week class on Sunday Sept 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Gathering Place at the Cele-bration Center. Childcare provided.

NNEWEW S SUNDAYUNDAY SSCHOOLCHOOL S SERIESERIES Come join the LIFE Sunday School class. We are starting a new series on Sept. 8th called "The Handwrit-ing on the Wall". Author and well known speaker Dr. David Jeremiah has written this book based on the book of Daniel. We will take a step by step look at his life as well as the prophecies from Daniel. Dr Jeremiah has put this in an easy to understand reading and explana-tions. We look forward to seeing you there. Contact Ron Miesner at 827-0372 for more information.

TTONINGONING THETHE T TEMPLEEMPLE Our “Toning the Temple” fitness class resumes Monday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Celebration Cen-ter (Youth Room) beginning Sept. 9th. This class is for men and women of all fitness levels (it is mostly toning with some light cardio). There is no fee. Childcare is not provided at this time. For more information, contact Angie Kroeger at 660-473-1190.

All Parents of Youth (grades 5-12th) are urged to attend an important Meeting on Sunday, Sept. 15th from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Celebration Center (Gathering Place). There will be an important Kid’s Sunday School Teach-ers’ Meeting on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the Celebration Center (First Family Room) If you are dealing with a con-flict right now in your lives, let one of our trained Stephen Ministers help provide emo-tional and spiritual care. Call Don Brandes, 827-6455, or the church office, 827-2993. The Church Office will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Our 8:35 a.m. Sunday Ser-vice is signed for the hearing impaired. Please tell you friends who might benefit from this ministry!

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Sat. 4-7 pm Sun. 8-11am

Hey 5th-12th grade youth. Get your game face on! We’re going to Skyzone (Indoor Trampoline) on Sat., Sept. 21st. We will be leaving the Celebration Center at 12:00 noon and return at 6:30pm. $19 includes your admission and a snack on the way home. Dead-line for payment is Sept18th. Parents: if you are interested in driving or have questions, please contact Mona (827-2993).

August 31 Cameron Davis, Bailey Smith, Barbara Rippey, Chase Stone Sept. 1 Denise Swearingin, Rosemary Rundlett, Sue Nutt, Peggy Moriarty, Paige Kelley, Joshua Valtos Sept. 2 Michael Leiss, McKenna Perusich Sept. 3 Delores McFadden, Ken Woolery, Kendall Ott Sept. 4 Sara Rode-wald, Mike Waldrep, Irvin Parks, Sara Bass, Stephanie Pate, Tiffany Napier, Gabe Estes Sept. 5 Troy McQuade, Brad Toellner, Brad Mallory, Perry McCollester Sept. 6 Joan Nicely, Susan Horton, Ray Pricer, Tiffany Walters, J. W. Hall, Clare Irelan, Dorothy Naylor, Lydia Furrey, Christina Youkey, Jesse Soderberg Sept. 7 Gerald Cecil, II, Tracey Rapp, Kerry Haynes, Ciara Kreissler, Ruth Ferguson, Sara Howard, Mya Schimek, Al-isha Goodwin, Maggie Pfremmer Sept. 8 Briara Jackson, Ron Miesner, Mary Beth Demotte, Angela Howard, Elise Fairfax, Susan McMannama, Steve Bredwell, Janette Anderson, Bob Messerli, Tyler Lewis, Deanie Stick-ney, Charlotte Iuchs Sept. 9 Vickie Fidler Sept. 10 Rusty Kahrs, Dan Wil-hoit, Dana Weathers Sept. 11 Aaron Willadsen, Morgan Schulz, Bill Stur-ges, Nathan Reid, Ryan Snow, Trevor Archibeque Sept. 12 Sara Vansel, Christopher Homan, David Neher, Kathy Garrison, Martha Briscoe, Flor-ence Hays, Debbie Steele, Rob Coffey, Becky Wood, Bob Wiley, Steve Luckey Sept. 13 Cheryl McBride, Alice Mayes, Katreena Haslag, Jeff Spal-ding Sept. 14 Nathan Brock, Brett Barth-Fagan, Kendall Lane, John Pollitt, Deacon Vanderpool, Don Wilson, Steve Newland, Dayna Davis, Robert Wiley Leading people to an active faith in Jesus Christ.

FIRST STEPS

August 17-18, 2013 Sunday School 117 Worship 907 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 13377.50 Building 1096.00 Special 1511.85

August 24-25, 2013 Sunday School 133 Worship 880 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 9762.40 Building 1320.50 Special 742.05

If you would like additional

information about the church

attendance or finances, please call

the church office (827-2993).

Our Family Our Prayers for: Betty Rose Thompson, Norma Tullis, Steve Emory, Louise Lentz, Rosalee Bur-gess, Darlene & Virgil Bur-gess, Sue Coleman, Frances Goldsmith, Jacob Gerken, Clifford Smith, Charles & Jennie Cheffey, Mac McBride, Brittany Blake, Kathy Gard-ner, Margie Arnold, Kyle Bre-dehoeft & Clayton Fidler (Soldiers in Afghanistan), Strong Tower Haiti Orphan-age, and Our Military Families

Our hearts go out in Christian love and sympathy to . . . ~Natalie Smith and family in the death of her grandmother, Martha Jennings, on August. 15, 2013 in Lincoln, MO, and ~the family & friends of Irvin Keller due to his death on August 21, 2013.

CCONGRATULATIONSONGRATULATIONS TOTO: : ~Holly & Jeff Dick on the birth of twins. Corbin & Eve-lyn Dick were born on Fri. Aug. 16th. Gwen & Terry Sunnarborg are the maternal grandparents.

WWEE C CELEBRATEELEBRATE THETHE D DAYAY YOUYOU W WEREERE B BORNORN

TTHANKHANK Y YOUOU:: On display at Welcome Center Bulletin Board)

We received a thank you from : Davijean Lyles

Katy Trail Community Health GGOLFOLF T TOURNAMENTOURNAMENT S SPONSORSPONSORS If you would like to sponsor a Golf Team for the first annual Katy Trail Com-munity Health Golf Tournament, commitment cards are available at the Cele-bration Center Welcome Center. Funds raised will be used to help provide quality health services to those in our region that desperately need assis-tance. The tournament will be held Mon., Sept. 9 at the Sedalia Country Club.

If your birthday is not listed, please let us know so it can be added!

HHAITIAITI VBS M VBS MISSIONISSION D DINNERINNER All are welcome to come to the Haiti VBS Mission Dinner Sunday, September 22 at 5:00 p.m. in the Friendship Hall!! Please bring your favorite dish to share and enjoy the teams’ pictures, stories, and celebrations of their time in Haiti!! We’ll have the latest update and pictures from Strong Tower, too!! See you there!!

MMEALSEALS FORFOR M MOMSOMS Meals for Moms is a ministry at First UMC to help with meals the first few weeks once mom and the baby come home from the hospital. Please contact Jennifer Cordia at 826-1574 with contact information or questions.

YYOUTHOUTH MP MPACTACT R RESUMESESUMES S SEPTEPT. 1. 1

Youth MPact (grades 5-12) resumes Sunday Nights beginning Sept 1st at the Celebration Center Youth Room from 4:30 to 6 p.m. (Recess on Sept. 8th to attend the Chris August Concert together).

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//Worship Sunday 10:50am

Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd St

// Worship Saturday 5:30pm // Sunday 8:35

9:45am East & West & 12:30 pm

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