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Stewardship p.2

From the Pastor p.3

November Birthdays & Anniversaries p.3

Mentoring p.3

Area Happenings p.4

November Calendar p.5

Next Newsletter Deadline

Friday, November 4th

at 12 noon

Phone: 815-864-2581

office@

BethelUmcShannon.org

EVERY WEEK AT BETHEL

Sundays

8:45 am Worship (Traditional) 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am 4 Him (Contemporary)

Worship

Monday

8:00 p.m. AA (Wesley Chapel)

Tuesday

6:00 a.m. Fresh Encounters

Thursday

4:00 p.m. Al-Anon (Wesley Ch)

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BETHEL NEWSBETHEL NEWSBETHEL NEWSBETHEL NEWS BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Our Mission is to know, serve & love Christ within my self, family, church, community and the world.

WORLD SERIES CROSS-CONFERENCE CHALLENGE

Cubs or Indians?

Root for your team and support Hurricane Relief

The World Series line-up is set - so how about a friendly cross-conference challenge to root for your favorite team and help raise money for Haiti Hurricane Relief!

Fans have waited a long time to see one of these teams win The Fall Classic ... 1908 for the Cubs, 1948 for the Indi-dans! Who will it be in 2016: world-champion Chicago Cubs or world-champion Cleveland Indians?

Bishop Sally Dyck of the Northern Illinois Conference and Bishop Tracy S. Malone of the East Ohio Conference want to challenge you to show your support for either team and your conference by donating to Haiti and Hurricane Mat-thew relief through UMCOR. (Ironically Bishop Dyck hails from East Ohio and Bishop Malone from Chicago, but be sure that they're cheering for their annual conference teams.)

By giving to support of your favorite team, your dollars will make a difference to those impacted by this devastating storm which has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced many more peo-ple. Whether the Cubs or Indians win, we all "win" by giving a little more toward relief to Haiti.

"Bishop Malone and I are excited to help generate some additional funds to go toward Hurri-cane Matthew relief by encouraging a little good-spirited competition between our "home" annu-al conferences and their baseball teams. Both teams are "heartbreakers," having missed out on winning the World Series for decades so we want to make sure that both annual conferences

and their baseball fans have something to celebrate at the end! Please join us in giving generously," said Bishop Dyck.

"Bishop Dyck and I are partnering on a creative idea to take advantage of the energy here in East Ohio for our Cleveland Indians and the enthusiasm in Northern Illinois for the Cubs," said Bishop Malone. "It excites me to provide a missional opportunity and challenge that will both support our respective teams and raise funds for the relief and recovery efforts in Haiti. I invite you to join us in seizing the opportunity to make

a difference for Christ by making a financial contribution. Proceeds from this challenge will go to our brothers and sisters in Haiti."

Contributions can be made through UMCOR's international relief fund (Advance #982450) which will tally the amounts for each conference. To donate online: visit www.umcor.org, click on donate and then click on

• Submit your donation information

• Enter your state & the name of your church - so the conference & your church receive credit • Click Submit

• To donate by phone, please call 1-888-252-6174.

The donation challenge ends on November 2, 2016. Follow updates on Facebook and Twitter with hashtag #wshaitichallenge.

Thank you for supporting the people of Haiti through your loyalty to the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. Together we are transforming the world!

We Remember in our Prayers . . .

Sally Koch

Brian Bormann

Cullen Krom

Arlene Koeller

Carolyn Ruter

Paul Meier

Diane Klinefelter

Barb Woessner

Velma Norton

Barb Ludewig

Jan Frisbie

Dorothy Rinderman

Ellen Homan

Virginia Artman

Ron Heckman

Sandy Schryver

Dorothy Wubbena

Don Keckler

Elsie Haring

Ed Haring

Carol Woessner

Nicole Merboth

Bill Artman

Cheyenne Zubler

Veronika Kaffer (friend of Alan

& Sherry Flack)

Joe Payette (friend of Barry Meyers)

Sharon Smout (sister of Sandy Schryver)

Gary Sturtevant (Florence

Thede’s Son)

Steve Greenfield (friend of

Mike Campbell)

Calista Hartman (Del

Rothermel’s sister)

Vicki Best(Lori Murphy’s sister)

Kirk Deal (Darlene Alvey’s

brother)

Atrium

Lucille Robinson

Lena Living Center

Orval & Dorothy Schoonhoven

Liberty Village

Florence Thede

Doris Horner

Mardell Henze

Oakley Courts

Belva Brandt

Lois Barnes

Pearl Pavillion

Donagene Nesemeier

Stephenson Nursing Cntr

Grace Harrenstein

Roger Artman

Next Newsleer Deadline

Friday, November 4th

at Noon

Stewardship Corner

Oct 16 8:45/11:00 Budget 93/47 $3,003.50

Oct 23 8:45/11:00 Budget

102/67 $4,452.00

PANTRY NEEDS FOR THANKSGIVING

Stuffing

&

Canned Pineapple

CHILDCARE NEEDED

In Lanark, for 4 children (3 attend school)

Monday - Friday with occasional Saturdays

9am - 6pm, times may vary.

Please call Darlene at 815-632-7589

For more information

STRAIT-LINE CONSTRUCTION

Roofs to Construction We Do It All!

Free Estimates

No Job Too Small

Quality References Available

Call Michael & Darlene Moore

815-632-7589

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EASTLAND SCHOOL MENTORING

WE NEED YOU! We have 25 students signed up for

mentoring this year! So we need more mentors! The

program, for grades 1-6, begins on Wednesday, No-

vember 2, and continues through February. We meet

from 3:15 - 4:30 pm on Wednesdays at the Elementary

-Middle School in Shannon.

If you’ve been an mentor before

we hope to see you again this

year. If you’ve never mentored,

why not join us? Previous mentors,

please encourage your friends

to join us! There are children

who really need an adult friend

to be there for them: to talk

to, to help get that homework

done! It’s an excellent

opportunity right here in our

own community to do mission

work!

If you cannot help all 4 months, we’ll take the time you

can help! Don’t worry about bad weather—no school or

early out—no mentoring.

Please sign up at the church or call Jane to let her

know. Hoping many will be moved to help our children!

Questions? Call 815-864-2643 Jane Schoeny

11/1 Ruth Thede

Mary Anne Smith

Gram LaPointe

11/2 Jeff Oberlander

11/3 Nancy Wagand

11/5 Mike Campbell

11/6 Katie Foust

Jillyn Ruter

11/7 Darlene Baldauf

Chris Urish

Caylie Schubert

11/9 Donna Osborn

11/10 Carol Unger

11/11 Jim Wirtjes

Paul Nardin

Sam Woessner

Tyler Dambman

Keegan Coulthard

11/13 Diane Bass

11/14 Kurt Bremmer

11/15 Pattie Giedd

Brittny Olson

11/17 Angie Dieterman

Mark Woessner

11/18 Barb Toomsen

Josh Endress

Karlie Krogman

11/19 Don Larson

11/20 Kris Woessner

Justin Mathew

Amanda Baldauf

11/21 Paul Meier

Markus Edler

11/23 Bryan Young

Hannah Kempel

11/24 Eric Shrader

Luanne Ferguson

Brittany Becker

11/26 Jonathan Freidag

Laurie Woessner

11/28 Don Koch

11/29 Vicky Mathew

11/30 Nicole Ruter

11/8 Steve & Marilyn Miller

11/20 Travis & Monica Burkholder

11/21 Steve & Kathy Aram

As we approach the end of the year, you may be thinking about things you want to accomplish in the year ahead. Maybe you are wanting to grow closer to God, deepen your relationships, or find purpose and accomplish more in your work. You might also be look-ing for greater meaning in your retirement, or desire to accomplish those long-desired financial goals.

Whether you are making plans for what you want to do after school, or preparing for transitions of life in the year ahead, I want to help you accomplish those things that will bring joy and fulfillment to you. If you would like to talk about pursuing these most important goals, feel free to give me a call on my cell at 815-499-1943. I look forward to supporting you in your pursuit of your hopes and dreams to experience the abundant life.

Life Together in Christ, Pastor Mike

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AREA HAPPENINGS

HUMANE SOCIETY OF CARROLL COUNTY

3rd Annual Soup/Sandwich Fundraiser

November 6th

11am to 2pm

At the Naaman Diehl Auditorium 811 S Clay St, Mt Carroll

Cost: $7 per meal

Soup or Chili, Ham or Tuna Salad Sandwich,

chips, a dessert & a drink

All proceeds will be used to help spay and neuter local animals

when needed.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WELCA

312 S High St, Lanark

November 13th 2 - 4pm

Quilt Presentation by Jill Shaulis

Coffee & Cookies will be served

Your donation will be given to LSSI for work in our area

2016 SHANNON HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS

November 18th & 19th

Lions Chili Soup Supper

Visit with Santa

Kids Activities

Lighting of Community Tree

Lighted Christmas Parade

Gifts, Crafts, Food, & more at various houses & businesses

in and around Shannon!

Pick up a brochure at any local business or at Shannon Chamber of Commerce.

MT CARROLL UMC

52nd Annual Turkey Supper

Thursday, November 3rd

Cafeteria Style Serving in the Fellowship Hall

Seatings at 5pm & 6:15pm

$10 Adults $5 Children under 10

Drive-through Carry-outs (available ONLY with pre-paid tickets)

4:30-5:30pm in the alley ALL CARRY-OUTS $10

Tickets: Land of OZ (815-244-3739)

Church Office (815-244-4342) Cindy Law (815-990-3629)

No carry-out meals will be served

from the dining room

ST JOHN’S LUTHERAN 229 S First St, Pearl City

Live - In Concert

Saturday, October 29th

6pm Restored

8pm The Church Sisters

No Ticket Sales

Free will offering to be collected

Food stand on-site between shows

Doors open at 5pm First come, first seated

AMERICAN LEGION Spaghetti Dinner

Saturday, November 5th

4:30 - 7:00 pm

At the Shannon Fire Station (Arch & Hickory)

Cost: $8 Adults $4 Age 5-10 Free Under 5

Includes Salad, Garlic Bread, Pie, Lemonade, Iced Tea

& Coffee

Carry-outs available

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Address Label

Phone: 815-864-2581

Email: Office@BethelUmcShannon.org

www.BethelUMCShannon.org

Pastor: Rev. Mike Jones

Jeanne Groezinger, Parish Visitor Mari Vesey, Administrative Assistant

Blondena Best, Parish Nurse

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 12pm & 1pm– 4pm

BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 217 S. HICKORY ST SHANNON IL 61078

Nonprofit Org.

U.S. Postage

Shannon IL 61078

PAID

Permit # 3

October 26, 2016

The Mission of the United Methodist Church is to make

disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Bethel United Methodist Church

217 S Hickory St, Shannon IL 61078

Worship Schedule

8:45 am Worship

10:00 am Sunday School for all ages

11:00 am 4 Him Worship

Tuesday 6:00am & 6:30pm Fresh Encounters