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  • WorshipServicesThree unique worship opportunities are offered on Sunday.

    8 a.m.McMurry ChapelInformal worship with a personal touch. Sharing prayer concerns is welcomed.

    8:50 a.m.SanctuaryWorship that includes a childrens time and music from the Agape Singers.

    11 a.m.SanctuaryWorship with music from the Chancel Choir.

    204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4818 573-443-3111 www.moumc.org January 21, 2016 Volume 29, Number 3

    Worship series through Feb. 7:Spirituality is not one-size-fits-all. God creates each of us not just to worship, but to do so in ways that align with who God created us to be. This exploration and prayerful discovery of your souls path to God will be marked with growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God. The pathways we explore weekly are pieces that can be arranged in an infinite number of combinations in order for you to start walking in faith or continue as a follower of Jesus to draw closer to him. Lets go on an adventure. Hold on!

    This Sunday, Jan. 24Worship at 8am, 8:50am & 11am

    Mindful Love Proverbs 2:1-6 Join us as we explore the Intellectual spiritual pathway. Rev. Charity Goodwin-Rosario

    Dinner Club Kickoff - If you signed up for Dinner Club, you are invited to meet your dinner group in the Atrium after the 11am service. Bring your calendar ready to plan your dining adventures!

    Grace Notes Choir (2nd-5th grade) meets in the Chapel at 6pm

    Open Door MinistryThe next Open Door Ministry meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7pm in CLC 107-109. Rev. Kendall will take the opportunity to discuss topics of interest related to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is coming up in May. This meeting will replace the previously scheduled Open Door Ministry meeting on Jan. 21. There will be no meeting on Jan. 21.

    AARP Tax Prep Starts Jan. 25 in the CLCMUMC HOURS: Monday, 11 am to 3 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 3 pm to 7 pm

    Columbia Public Library hours: Monday 4 pm to 8 pm; Wednesdays thru Saturdays 9:15 am to Noon

    NO APPOINTMENTS! First-come, first-served each day.

    New Semester Starting Soon!

  • 2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH January 21, 2016 - Vol. 29, No. 3

    MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTHSUNDAYS at 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. WEDNESDAYS at 6 p.m.

    CONTACT: Rev. Hank Jenkins [email protected], 443-3111 Facebook group: MOUMY Twitter @MUMYHank

    Weekly Gathering & Bible StudyTuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

    Cornerstone Coffee ShopRev. Kim Parker at [email protected]

    Infants (Birth-18 months) W5Terrific Twos W7Preschool W4Pre-K W3

    K-1st Grade CLC 1032nd Grade CLC 1023rd Grade CLC 1044th-5th Grade CLC 105

    Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

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    Bring your own dinner & fellowship 5-6pmPastoral teaching & experiences at 6pm

    Ministries for all ages

    Room at the Inn Winter ShelterDonations: payable to MUMC with RATI noted. The Shelter will be at Missouri UMC Jan. 31-Feb. 14. If you are interested in signing up to volunteer, let us know at [email protected] and we will send you a volunteer link. This year, we are interested in having a host from MUMC who has volunteered with RATI in the past to be at the shelter each night in the kitchen from 5:30 to 7:30pm to organize the volunteers and answer questions. If you are interested in working a night or two in that capacity, email Connie at [email protected].

    Offering EnvelopesThank you to everyone who picked up their personalized giving envelopes this past month. We will be mailing out those that remain this week.

    Giving numbers? Not any more!Whereas in the past, a giving number might have been assigned to you and your family, we now identify contribu-tions simply by donor name. Donations made by check are credited to the person signing the check. In the case of cash donations, I assign those to the first name appearing on the envelope. That being the case, adding an address helps us distinguish donors when we have persons sharing a common name.

    Giving Statements for 2015Church Community Builder (CCB) users can access their 2015 giving statement at moumc.ccbchurch.com. Thank you for making use of this very convenient resource. We will be mailing 2015 giving statements to donors not using CCB the week of Jan. 25. As always, thank you for your support of Missouri UMC and its ministries!

    Invitation: Mission Study TourHave you ever wondered how your mission contributions are used in other lands? You are invited to join the Rainbow Network "Go and See" mission study tour to Nicaragua, March 30-April 3. On Wednesday, travel to Nicaragua, and join others for dinner at the Best Western Hotel. On Thursday and Friday visit healthcare, education, economic development, and housing programs in numerous villages. On Saturday, return home or enjoy an optional day of sightseeing, and travel home on Sunday. Cost, Wednesday-Sunday, double occupancy, is $575 plus airfare. For more information and to register go to www.GoandSee.org or call Rainbow Network, 417-889-8088. You may also ask Judy Parsons and Cleo Kottwitz who were inspired and motivated by the tour last year, 573-446-0799.

    Sponsor Our Sunday Altar FlowersA few dates remain if you would like to sponsor MUMCs beautiful Sunday morning altar flowers. You can dedicate the flowers in memory or celebration of a special person or event, and the cost to sponsor an arrangement is $40. Following our Sunday worship, the flowers are divided into smaller arrangements and shared with our members not able to attend services by our Flower Ministry team. You may also take the arrangement home with you.Please sign up on the Altar Flower Ministry board in the connector or contact Kathy Carson at [email protected] or 443-3111.

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    ng a

    nd h

    elp

    the

    chur

    ch o

    verc

    ome

    its

    apat

    hy.

    ____

    ___3

    . Th

    e w

    ords

    cou

    rage

    ous

    conf

    ront

    atio

    n an

    d so

    cial

    act

    ivis

    m a

    re v

    ery

    appe

    alin

    g to

    me.

    __

    ____

    _4.

    Acti

    viti

    es li

    ke c

    onfr

    onti

    ng s

    ocia

    l evi

    l, a

    tten

    ding

    a m

    eeti

    ng t

    o ch

    alle

    nge

    the

    new

    cur

    ricu

    lum

    bef

    ore

    the

    loca

    l sch

    ool b

    oard

    , an

    d vo

    lunt

    eeri

    ng

    on a

    pol

    itic

    al c

    ampa

    ign

    are

    impo

    rtan

    t to

    me.

    __

    ____

    _5.

    The

    book

    wri

    tten

    by

    Fran

    k Sc

    haef

    fer,

    A T

    ime

    for

    Ang

    er,

    wou

    ld b

    e an

    im

    port

    ant

    book

    for

    me

    to r

    ead.

    __

    ____

    _6.

    I wou

    ld li

    ke t

    o aw

    aken

    the

    chu

    rch

    from

    its

    apat

    hy.

    __ T

    otal

    (An

    y sc

    ore

    over

    15

    indi

    cate

    s a

    pref

    eren

    ce f

    or t

    his

    spir

    itua

    l tem

    pera

    men

    t.)

    Car

    egiv

    ers

    Ta

    ke t

    he b

    rief

    ass

    essm

    ent

    belo

    w t

    o se

    e ho

    w m

    uch

    of a

    car

    egiv

    er y

    ou a

    re.

    Ra

    te e

    ach

    stat

    emen

    t 1-

    5, w

    ith

    1 be

    ing

    not

    true

    and

    5 v

    ery

    true

    . Ta

    ken

    from

    Sa

    cred

    Pat

    hway

    s: D

    isco

    ver

    Your

    Sou

    ls

    Path

    to

    God

    by

    Gar

    y Th

    omas

    .

    ____

    ___1

    . I f

    eel c

    lose

    st t

    o G

    od w

    hen

    I see

    Him

    in t

    he n

    eedy

    , th

    e po

    or,

    the

    sick

    , an

    d th

    e im

    pris

    oned

    . I f

    eel G

    ods

    pre

    senc

    e m

    ost

    stro

    ngly

    whe

    n I a

    m s

    itti

    ng q

    uiet

    ly

    besi

    de t

    he b

    ed o

    f so

    meo

    ne w

    ho is

    lone

    ly o

    r ill

    or

    taki

    ng a

    mea

    l to

    som

    eone

    in

    need

    . Yo

    u ca

    n co

    unt

    on m

    e to

    off

    er a

    rid

    e or

    vol

    unte

    er f

    or h

    elpi

    ng a

    ctiv

    itie

    s.

    ____

    ___2

    . I g

    row

    wea

    ry o

    f Ch

    rist

    ians

    who

    spe

    nd t

    heir

    tim

    e si

    ngin

    g so

    ngs

    whi

    le

    a si

    ck n

    eigh

    bor

    goes

    wit

    hout

    a h

    ot m

    eal o

    r a

    fam

    ily in

    nee

    d do

    esn

    t ge

    t he

    lp

    fixin

    g th

    eir

    car.

    __

    ____

    _3.

    The

    wor

    ds s

    ervi

    ce a

    nd c

    ompa

    ssio

    n ar

    e ve

    ry a

    ppea

    ling

    to m

    e.

    ____

    ___4

    . I s

    ense

    God

    s p

    ower

    whe

    n I a

    m c

    ouns

    elin

    g a

    frie

    nd w

    ho h

    as lo

    st a

    jo

    b, p

    repa

    ring

    mea

    ls f

    or o

    r fix

    ing

    the

    car

    of a

    fam

    ily in

    nee

    d, o

    r sp

    endi

    ng a

    w

    eek

    at a

    n or

    phan

    age

    in M

    exic

    o.

    ____

    ___5

    . Th

    e bo

    ok,

    99 W

    ays

    to H

    elp

    Your

    Nei

    ghbo

    r, w

    ould

    be

    an im

    port

    ant

    book

    for

    me

    to r

    ead.

    __

    ____

    _6.

    I wou

    ld r

    athe

    r nu

    rse

    som

    eone

    to

    heal

    th o

    r he

    lp s

    omeo

    ne r

    epai

    r th

    eir

    hous

    e th

    an t

    each

    an

    adul

    t Su

    nday

    sch

    ool c

    lass

    , go

    on

    a pr

    ayer

    and

    fas

    ting

    re

    trea

    t, o

    r ta

    ke a

    lone

    ly w

    alk

    in t

    he w

    oods

    .

    __ T

    otal

    (An

    y sc

    ore

    over

    15

    indi

    cate

    s a

    pref

    eren

    ce f

    or t

    his

    spir

    itua

    l tem

    pera

    men

    t.)

    Act

    ivis

    ts: L

    ovin

    g G

    od T

    hrou

    gh C

    onfr

    onta

    tion

    A

    ctiv

    ists

    ser

    ve a

    God

    of

    just

    ice

    . [T

    hey]

    may

    ado

    pt e

    ithe

    r so

    cial

    or

    evan

    geli

    stic

    cau

    ses,

    bu

    t th

    ey fi

    nd t

    heir

    hom

    e in

    the

    rou

    gh-a

    nd-t

    umbl

    e w

    orld

    of

    conf

    ront

    atio

    n. T

    hey

    are

    ener

    gize

    d m

    ore

    by in

    tera

    ctio

    n w

    ith

    othe

    rs,

    even

    in c

    onfl

    ict,

    tha

    n by

    bei

    ng a

    lone

    or

    in

    smal

    l gr

    oups

    .

    MO

    ND

    AY:

    Luke

    11:

    37-4

    2 J

    esus

    con

    fron

    ts

    Calli

    ng t

    he P

    hari

    sees

    to

    just

    ice

    and

    love

    , Je

    sus

    conf

    ront

    s th

    eir

    way

    s of

    ten

    ding

    to

    out

    war

    d cl

    eanl

    ines

    s ov

    er in

    war

    d ca

    re a

    nd c

    once

    rn f

    or t

    he p

    oor

    and

    need

    y.

    TUES

    DAY

    : L

    uke

    11:3

    7-42

    Int

    egra

    tion

    Th

    e Ph

    aris

    ees

    gave

    to

    the

    poor

    and

    nee

    dy;

    how

    ever

    , th

    ey n

    egle

    cted

    sin

    ceri

    ty o

    f he

    art

    for

    thei

    r si

    tuat

    ion.

    A c

    all f

    or in

    tegr

    atio

    n is

    act

    ivis

    m,

    I bel

    ieve

    . G

    ivin

    g an

    d as

    sist

    ing

    in b

    ehav

    iors

    tha

    t sh

    ape

    just

    ice

    is p

    art

    of a

    ctiv

    ism

    .

    WED

    NES

    DAY

    : L

    uke

    11:3

    7-42

    An

    acti

    on s

    tep

    Two

    thin

    gs y

    ou c

    an d

    o as

    an

    acti

    vist

    : 1.

    Tho

    roug

    hly

    rese

    arch

    any

    act

    ivit

    y be

    fore

    jo

    inin

    g it

    . Ask

    God

    for

    wis

    dom

    . Se

    ek c

    ouns

    el,

    confi

    rmat

    ion,

    and

    acc

    ount

    abili

    ty.

    2. O

    ne c

    auti

    on:

    cont

    inua

    lly d

    evel

    op t

    act,

    gen

    tlen

    ess,

    and

    per

    suas

    ion.

    Car

    egiv

    ers:

    Lovi

    ng G

    od b

    y Lo

    ving

    Oth

    ers

    Ca

    regi

    vers

    see

    Chr

    ist

    in t

    he p

    oor

    and

    need

    y, a

    nd t

    heir

    fai

    th i

    s bu

    ilt

    up b

    y in

    tera

    ctin

    g w

    ith

    othe

    r pe

    ople

    ca

    ring

    for

    oth

    ers

    rech

    arge

    s a

    care

    give

    rs

    batt

    erie

    s.

    THU

    RSD

    AY:

    Jam

    es 1

    :19-

    27 T

    he b

    less

    edne

    ss o

    f ac

    ting

    Th

    e ca

    regi

    ver

    lives

    out

    car

    e fo

    r w

    idow

    s an

    d or

    phan

    s as

    a w

    ay o

    f he

    arin

    g an

    d do

    ing

    the

    wor

    d, o

    r b

    eing

    hea

    rers

    and

    doe

    rs

    as J

    ames

    say

    s.

    FRID

    AY:

    I Jo

    hn 3

    :14-

    24 L

    ove

    is a

    n ac

    tion

    wor

    d Ca

    regi

    vers

    w

    orsh

    ip is

    cha

    ract

    eriz

    ed b

    y pu

    ttin

    g ha

    nds

    and

    feet

    into

    act

    ion

    all

    whi

    le b

    eing

    mot

    ivat

    ed b

    y lo

    ve.

    Love

    , fo

    r th

    e ca

    regi

    ver,

    is t

    angi

    ble

    and

    visi

    ble.

    SATU

    RDAY

    : L

    uke

    10:2

    7 T

    he G

    reat

    Com

    man

    dmen

    t Tw

    o th

    ings

    you

    can

    do

    as a

    car

    egiv

    er:

    1. A

    dopt

    som

    eone

    who

    nee

    ds t

    he c

    are

    you

    can

    prov

    ide

    and

    2. B

    e ca

    refu

    l tha

    t yo

    ur c

    are

    for

    othe

    rs is

    not

    see

    king

    car

    e or

    love

    for

    you

    rsel

    f.

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    Missouri United Methodist Church204 S. Ninth St.Columbia, MO 65201-4899573-443-3111

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