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SBS Chapel at 10 am Emmaus at 11 am

Youth at 6 pm

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SBS End-of-Year Program at 6 pm

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6 Graduate Sunday Nickolas Belanger

7 Caps for Kids at 6 pm

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UMW at 11:30 at Maggie Mae’s

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SBS Chapel at 10 am Emmaus at 11 am

Youth at 6 pm

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MV Graduation 7:30 pm

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14 Caps for Kids at 6 pm

Trustees at 6 pm

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Ad Council at 6 pm

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SBS Chapel at 10 am Emmaus at 11 am

Youth at 6 pm

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Unglued Study 4 pm Dinner 5 pm Study

21 Caps for Kids at 6 pm

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SBS Chapel at 10 am Emmaus at 11 am

Youth at 6 pm

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Unglued Study 4 pm Dinner 5 pm Study

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Office Closed SBS Closed

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SBS Chapel at 10 am Emmaus at 11 am

Youth at 6 pm

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Sunday Service at 9 am

Sunday School at 10 am May 2018

2 Tom & Robin Tate

May

3 Austin Belanger

Shawn Ayers

4 Gabriel Grace

7 Lynn McDonald

8 Steve Jones

12 Peggy Pyle

16 Brooke Seymour

22 Joel Grace

24 Gavin Earnest

26 Patti Robb

Do you surf the web? Have a Facebook page? Well, you can get an update on what is going on at Church on our website: www.fumcmvm.org or like us on Facebook.

If you would like to announce an event you can email the church office at: underthesteepleumc@gmail.com

or drop off your item in the “website/social media” mailbox outside the church office.

Do you need a way to go? If so, there may be an answer to your dilemma! Our transportation ministry assists in transporting church members to such places such as doctor appointments, the grocery store, or to other nearby places. There is no cost for this service.

However, a minimum of 48 hours notice is required. For more information, or to schedule a ride call Ann Knott at 417-466-8575.

Way-to-Go

Web Site News

Step By Step Ministry Update

Step by

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Child

Development

Center

May 2018 The Messenger

Step-By-Step will take our End of Year field trip on Tuesday, May 1 to Wonders of Wildlife.

Our End of Year program is set for Friday, May 4th beginning at 6 pm. We will recognize our graduating

Pre-K children and our Volunteer of the Year. We invite everyone to come and celebrate their

accomplishments as they move on to Kindergarten.

Step-By-Step will start our summer program on May 21st.

We will be closed on Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.

UMW

Our May meeting will be hosted by Judy Kitchen. Join us Tuesday, May 8th, at 11:30 for lunch at Maggie Mae’s in Miller. Our friends from the Miller Church will join us. Our program will be to visit the

Miller Christian Service Center and the new Craft Store on Main Street. We will also be remembering to help our mission project

this quarter—our own Step By Step Development Center.

There are also still plenty of opportunities to volunteer by counting

money, operating the power point, ushering or becoming a bus driver on

Sundays. The sign up list is on the Welcome Desk in the foyer.

You can also volunteer to rock babies and read to the children with

Step-By-Step Development Center by calling Jessica at 466-2459.

Volunteer Opportunities Have you been on a Walk to Emmaus? Are you

interested in attending a Walk to Emmaus? If so,

come to Keen Bean on Wednesdays at 11 am

and see what this is about. If this time isn’t

convenient with your schedule, please contact

the church office at 466-2459.

Emmaus

May 6th we will be honoring our High

School graduate, Nickolas Belanger.

There is a basket in the foyer for gifts

and cards. Mt. Vernon Graduation will

be on Friday, May 11th at 7:30 pm at

the High School.

Graduation Sunday: May 6th

The Messenger

Youth News

May 2018 Mary Lou’s Message

Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the music! I believe that’s the way Lionel sang it. The parsonage has been sold! All the paperwork was signed and we received the check last week. Woo Hoo!!! With that check, we were able to completely pay off our mortgage! The church is paid off! That deserves another Woo Hoo! A big THANK YOU goes to the Trustees for all their hard work! Special thanks also go to Dick and Joel for the extra time they had to spend. Thank you to all! Job well done! Have you noticed? The field west of the church looks different. It is being worked so that we can plant designer sweet corn. A big thank you goes to Kim for heading this project. The Trustees are again working to take care of the needs of the church. I also want to thank everyone who contributed to this project. It is my prayer that this project becomes more than a fund raiser. I pray that it is a place of service, ministry, and outreach. Start praying, if you haven’t already, that the fields get adequate rain, we get a great yield, people are fed, and money is raised. This project should be self-sustaining and will help the church into the future. I announced this past Sunday that I have been appointed to Memphis United Methodist Church in Memphis, MO. If you have never heard of Memphis, MO; neither had I. When they told me I was going to Memphis, I asked Tennessee? I now know where it is. It is north and east of Kirksville. I went there last Sunday and met with their committee. They were very welcoming. I go anticipating God to do a good thing there just as God has done a good thing here. Part of being a United Methodist pastor is that we are itinerate. It is always sad for me to leave a congregation. It is sad to leave you! I have appreciated your prayers, kindness and support as I have served here. I have developed many relationships and heard your stories. I will carry them with me always. I know this is a time of expectancy for you…wondering who will be appointed to serve you. This I know, God will provide for you! You all are great folks and I believe God will work miracles among you as you follow Jesus! My last Sunday will be May 27. I hope that the remaining weeks I will be with you - will be used to celebrate what God has done, what God is doing, and what God will do in the future! I never say goodbye, I will say see you later! May many blessings come your way! Long story short, I have had to change my phone number. The new number is: 660 342 3445. Please use this new number for calls or texts. I don’t want to miss your call!

Blessings,

Mary Lou

Bible Study

We are beginning a new Bible Study on Sunday evenings. We will meet on May 6th with a

potluck dinner at 4 pm and a devotional and discussion at 5 pm.

We will begin our new study on May 20th. Starting with a Potluck dinner at 4 pm and study at

5 pm. Our study is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst.

What do wo do with raw emotions?

We stuff, we explode, or react somewhere in between!

Is it really possible to make emotions work for us instead of against us?

Yes it is and this study will show us how!!

Rev. Mary Lou Toft —Pastor

Please continue to be in prayer for our church and to be open to ideas on how we can grow our ministry. Please consider signing up for our E-giving through our website.

Focus on Finance

May 2018

Leadership

Lead Usher:

Garrison Earnest

Audio/Visual Technology:

David & Lynn McDonald

Offering Counters:

Mike Pyle &

Steve Jones

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dren’s Church and Children’s Sunday School will resume in Sep-

tember.

Thank you to

Audio/Visual Technology:

David McDonald & Holly Marsh

Check Us Out Online! Check out our homepage at

www.fumcmvm.org and leave us a message!

Save Your Best Choice! Keep looking for those labels and turn

them in so we can get another reward

soon. Thanks for your help.

KEEP THEM COMING!!

Please make sure the number underneath

the barcode starts with “70038”, these

numbers denote the Best Choice brand.

You are appreciated and you are helping

fund the education of our children.

First United Methodist Church

Worship 9 am

Sunday School 10 am

Bring the tenth part into the store-house, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord of All. “See if I will not then open the windows of heaven and pour out good things for you until there is no more need. Malachi 3:10

This scripture reminds us that when we follow God’s direction, He will pour out

blessings upon on us. The following chart is listed as a help for each of us as we

evaluate our giving. Thank you for all you do for the mission of our church!

GIVING CALCULATOR Amount for weekly gifts by income percentages

WEEKLY INCOME

MONTHLY INCOME 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 15%

$200.00 $800.00 $4.00 $8.00 $12.00 $16.00 $20.00 $24.00 $30.00

$400.00 $1,600.00 $8.00 $16.00 $24.00 $32.00 $40.00 $48.00 $60.00

$600.00 $2,400.00 $12.00 $24.00 $36.00 $48.00 $60.00 $72.00 $90.00

$800.00 $3,200.00 $16.00 $32.00 $48.00 $64.00 $80.00 $96.00 $120.00

$1,000.00 $4,000.00 $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $150.00

$1,200.00 $4,800.00 $24.00 $48.00 $72.00 $96.00 $120.00 $144.00 $180.00

$1,400.00 $5,600.00 $28.00 $56.00 $84.00 $112.00 $140.00 $168.00 $210.00

$1,600.00 $6,400.00 $32.00 $64.00 $96.00 $128.00 $160.00 $192.00 $240.00

$1,800.00 $7,200.00 $36.00 $72.00 $108.00 $144.00 $180.00 $216.00 $270.00

Jean Duwe

Children’s Church &

Sunday School

VBS

Vacation Bible School will be hosted this

summer by the First Christian Church with

the theme of:

Shipwrecked—Rescued by Jesus

We will join the First Christian, First

Presbyterian, and the Brick Church for our

children on Sunday, June 10th through

Tuesday, June 12th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Sign-up sheets will be available in the

office later this month.

Mark the dates and get signed up to

attend!!

Date Offering Attendance

4/1/2018 $3,547.06 122

4/8/2018 $982.93 65

4/15/2018 $2,883.55 53

4/22/2018 $1,270.46 53

4/29/2018 $278.43 49

The Messenger

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May 2018

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Meetings 1

Sunday Helpers 2

Mary Lou’s Message 3

Step-By-Step 4

Anniversaries Insert

Birthdays Insert

Calendar Insert

Youth 6

Church News 5,7

Monday — Thursday

8:30 to 2:30

Lynn McDonald

Administrative Assistant

Mark Your Calendars

May 4 SBS Year-End Program at 6 pm

May 6 Graduation Sunday

May 8 UMW at Maggie Mae’s at 11:30 am

May 14 Trustee Committee at 6 pm

May 15 Ad Council at 6 pm

May 28 Memorial Day

Office Closed

Step-By-Step Closed

Coming Soon!

June 8-10 Annual Conference

June 10-12 VBS at First Christian Church

June 11 Trustee Committee at 6 pm

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