Messengermdash January

Zion United Church of Christ 816 Faraon Street

St Joseph MO 64501 (816) 232-7009

Pastorrsquos Musings

Whoever you are

wherever you are on lifes journey

you are welcome here

And he sat on his throne and he said ldquoBehold I make all things newrdquo

and he said unto me write ldquofor these words are true and faithfulrdquo

Revelation 215b

Folks at Zion frequently hear me say ldquothis scripturerdquo or ldquothis storyrdquo is just weird Weird doesnrsquot half cover the book of Revelation As a teenager trying to read the whole bible on a quiet winter morning I chose Revelation to read A practical ap-proach to reading the whole bible chose a short book read it when you have time Revelation is not too long so it seemed like a good choice Very interesting book Rev-elation I donrsquot recommend reading it in the quiet of early morning or late night Espe-cially if you have a good imagination unless you are a fan of scary movies

Revelation 21 brings us out of darkness and despair into hope and renewal We are invited into a vision of redemption and a new heaven and earth In a practical sense we begin to understand that nothing except God endures forever and that eventually everything is fixable

In 2019 may we continue to live into hope and clear vision For all that we know and see and all that we do not yet know or see we put our trust in God as we contin-ue to live into being community in church and in the greater community that we live and serve in As Godrsquos people may we practice hope and renewal in our daily lives loving and seeing all as God loves so that Godrsquos love may be seen in us and experi-enced in ways that are immediate and practical

Much Love

Kimi

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News

Yoga Teacher Training Class January 12 amp 13 plus 26 amp 27 (8 to 5)

Steph Abbot will be teaching yoga teacher training at Zion one weekend a month for

the next three months Along with this she is offering a yoga class open to the public

with proceeds going to Zion

Steph Abbott with St Joseph Give Back Community Yoga Project will be teaching a

Community yoga class

Donation Yoga Class open to all levels on January 12 amp 26 930mdash1030 am at Zion

UCC Donation $500 per person All proceeds go to Zion UCC All are welcome no

one will be turned away We look forward to seeing you

January 17 YWCA at Zion 5 to 630 pm

We will be serving dinner and movie for

the families at the YWCA All volunteers

are welcomed

Souper Bowl Sunday Coming Soon

Please bring soup or money for Souper

Bowl Sunday The donations will be given

to Inter-Serv

Work on the New Beginnings for Zion continues Several of our women volunteered

their time and talents to fund raise with a holiday baking event This was the first com-

mercial use for our kitchen and we hope more will follow If you know of anyone inter-

ested in renting the kitchen have them contact Bill Luce 232-5162 Our next effort will

be a series of cooking classes which we hope to have in February

The renters have moved out of the parsonage and work is progressing on cleaning and

general maintenance to ready it for future use We are looking for furniture and other

items that we can use to furnish the parsonage We currently have a queen size bed

and dresser as well as a dinning room set and hutch Please let Betty Davis know if

you have anything you would like to donate

Lastly we have more groups renting our gym and we would like for that to continue to

grow

Messengermdash January

News

Yoga Teacher Training Class January 12 amp 13 plus 26 amp 27 (8 to 5)

Steph Abbot will be teaching yoga teacher training at Zion one weekend a month for

the next three months Along with this she is offering a yoga class open to the public

with proceeds going to Zion

Steph Abbott with St Joseph Give Back Community Yoga Project will be teaching a

Community yoga class

Donation Yoga Class open to all levels on January 12 amp 26 930mdash1030 am at Zion

UCC Donation $500 per person All proceeds go to Zion UCC All are welcome no

one will be turned away We look forward to seeing you

January 17 YWCA at Zion 5 to 630 pm

We will be serving dinner and movie for

the families at the YWCA All volunteers

are welcomed

Souper Bowl Sunday Coming Soon

Please bring soup or money for Souper

Bowl Sunday The donations will be given

to Inter-Serv

Work on the New Beginnings for Zion continues Several of our women volunteered

their time and talents to fund raise with a holiday baking event This was the first com-

mercial use for our kitchen and we hope more will follow If you know of anyone inter-

ested in renting the kitchen have them contact Bill Luce 232-5162 Our next effort will

be a series of cooking classes which we hope to have in February

The renters have moved out of the parsonage and work is progressing on cleaning and

general maintenance to ready it for future use We are looking for furniture and other

items that we can use to furnish the parsonage We currently have a queen size bed

and dresser as well as a dinning room set and hutch Please let Betty Davis know if

you have anything you would like to donate

Lastly we have more groups renting our gym and we would like for that to continue to

grow

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Christmas 2018 Poinsettias

In memory of our parents Arthur amp Frieda Robbins

-From Danny Alders Betty Davis and grandchildren

In memory of Julia Kirschner and Doris Bennett mothers and grandmothers

-From George Shelley and Cody Kirschner

In memory of Floyd amp Marge Hoffelmeyer father and mother

-From Pamela Hoffelmeyer Rice Linda Hoffelmeyer Stenger and Richard Hoffelmeyer

In memory of Lindsey Hoffelmeyer and Elizabeth Rice daughter and niece

-From Pamela Hoffelmeyer Rice Linda Hoffelmeyer Stenger and Richard Hoffelmeyer

In memory of Dan Stenger husband

-From Linda Stenger

In memory of Elmer amp Minnie Knapp and Richard Knapp Mildred and Russell Hoffelmeyer grandparents aunt and uncle

-From Pamela Hoffelmeyer Rice Linda Hoffelmeyer Stenger and Richard Hoffelmeyer

In memory of Margie Buescher

-From Quilting Group

In memory of Helen Wallace Stanton

In memory of Kathy L Nunn

-From Pat and Laura rose Nunn

In memory of Ben amp Helen Prentiss

-From Margo Prentiss

In memory of Clarence amp Virginia Vetter and Barbara amp Dick Preble

-From CJ and Sue Vetter

In memory of Bill Cornelius and Prawl family

-From Naomi Cornelius

Gifts to General Fund

In honor and memory of Julia Kirschner and Doris Bennett mothers and grandmothers

-From George Shelley and Cody Kirschner

In memory of Alice and George Mossmann

-From Armin and Norma Klemme and family

In memory of Helen Wallace Stanton and Kathy L Nunn

-From Pat and Laura Rose Nunn

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THANK YOU

Dear Zion Quilters

Thank you so much for the beautiful prayer quilt It sits on my couch

and has been used a lot these past couple of months as I recover from

brain surgery I feel your prayers as it warms me (and encourages my

cat to snuggle with me)mdashand itrsquos been working since recovery is going

very well Such a beautiful gift Irsquoll treasure it for years to come

Mandy Caruso-Yahne

Thank you to everyone who donated a

poinsettia or made a donation to the

General Fund for Christmas These gifts

are greatly appreciated

To all those who donated to the

fundraiser for my 4 year old great

nephew Aiden Sarnowski who has

stage 4 muscle cancer our deepest

thanks It was greatly appreciat-

ed A total of around $2000 was

raised at the fund raiser Thank

you Bill and Sharon Luce A Special Thank You to everyone at

Zion church and at home Everyone

has worked very hard in supporting

Zion in the outreach and community

involvement we do Also all the

hard work and time that has gone in

to keeping the doors opened here

at Zion Without everyonersquos help

this would not have been possible

We are looking forward to a very

challenging and exciting New Year

Messengermdash January

THANK YOU

Dear Zion Quilters

Thank you so much for the beautiful prayer quilt It sits on my couch

and has been used a lot these past couple of months as I recover from

brain surgery I feel your prayers as it warms me (and encourages my

cat to snuggle with me)mdashand itrsquos been working since recovery is going

very well Such a beautiful gift Irsquoll treasure it for years to come

Mandy Caruso-Yahne

Thank you to everyone who donated a

poinsettia or made a donation to the

General Fund for Christmas These gifts

are greatly appreciated

To all those who donated to the

fundraiser for my 4 year old great

nephew Aiden Sarnowski who has

stage 4 muscle cancer our deepest

thanks It was greatly appreciat-

ed A total of around $2000 was

raised at the fund raiser Thank

you Bill and Sharon Luce A Special Thank You to everyone at

Zion church and at home Everyone

has worked very hard in supporting

Zion in the outreach and community

involvement we do Also all the

hard work and time that has gone in

to keeping the doors opened here

at Zion Without everyonersquos help

this would not have been possible

We are looking forward to a very

challenging and exciting New Year

Messengermdash January

TOTENFEST (FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD) - DECEMBER 28TH

This word if not included in many vocabularies but it represents an a vitally important aspect of our

culture It was declared a national holiday by Emperor Frederick William III in 1816 Its purpose was to

honor the many many soldiers who had been killed in the Prussian (Napoleonic) War and soon evolved to

remembering members and friends of the churches

Litanies hymns readings customs have developed through the years In parts of Germany to this day

congregations come together to go to the cemetery to remove summer debris from graves and to deco-

rate them with evergreen boughs in readiness for winter

TOTENFEST is a time to turn tears of grief into tears of hope

Last Sunday the fourth in Advent Greg played

the popular song Margie on his Shakers Chimes

The song was featured by Eddie Cantor in 1921

Among his other feats Cantor with President Franklin

Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes He was a radio

favorite

Now to Margies name She was adamant that it

was Margie As I recall she said her older brother had

selected the name and convinced their parents that

this baby sister should be called Margie

One of her favorite tales was telling how she killed

their rooster when but a little girl Seems this fowl was

mean nipping at your heels One day when carrying a

heavy iron skillet of table leftovers to feed the chickens

this rooster attacked her once again Enough Margie

whacked him To her consternation he was dead

Going to the house she was almost afraid What

now Her father didnt say much For dinner next day

her mother fixed dumplings with rooster

We miss you Margie We are blessed to have

known and loved you and to have been loved by you

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Visit our website

httpszionuccsaintjosephcom

LITURGIST

Volunteer needed

Usher

Volunteer needed

Communion Prep

James Maag

January Birthdays

1 Don Bisig

1 Chris Campbell

1 Clay Elifrits

13 Laura Campbell

14 Gabe DeShon

15 Duane Medley

19 Kyle Rehm

24 Lux McBeth

Messenger deadline is the 20th of each month If your item is re-ceived after the 20th it will not be included until the following month Submit items electronically to zionchurchofficeyahoocom OR place items in the basket on the counter in the church office

Thank you

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