More reunion pictures

on page 2.

Fire and lights, spirit and hope, friendships renewed and

strengthened, past and future, a celebration of the holy

sacraments, it all came together for nearly 300 campers at

the mission center’s two reunions this summer.

“The CVG reunion was a real testimony to me of how

we can be one in Christ and live, love, and share the kingdom

way of life,” said Pat Reaves, director of Reunion 2 at Cedar

Valley Grove Campground near Mechanicsville, IA. “Cedar

Valley Grove Reunion 2 was an exceptionally meaningful

week!”

The week began with a BIG bang on the 4th of July with

well over 125 campers and guests attending the opening ser-

vice, a celebration of 50

Shout The News S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 I S S U E 3

The hymn says, “We

are companions on the

journey” -- journeying

together and journeying

with God. Here is a

summary of this past

year's journey:

1. Nov. 1, 2014: CV-N

Priesthood Retreat was

held at Cedar Valley

Grove with about 80

attending. Michele

McGrath challenged us to

“move out with God.”

Our theme for the

Retreat was “Priesthood

Faithfulness: Magnifying

Our Callings.”

2. Don and I continued to

speak throughout the

Mission Center and offer

support to all.

3. More congregations

have started having

regularly scheduled local

priesthood meetings. This

is encouraging.

4. During the Lenten

Season, priesthood

members were invited to

join together in daily

prayers for the different

congregations of the

Mission Center. An out-

line letter was sent to the

priesthood so we knew

which congregations to be

praying for on a given day.

5. Plans are moving

forward for a Priesthood

Retreat on Oct. 31 at

Camp Nauvoo. Keith

McMillan (& possibly

Apostle Barbara Carter)

Priesthood Ministries continued, page 3

Evangelist Jerry Wiemann blesses Teagan Meierotto, daughter of Tyson and Sara Meierotto, during Reunion 1 at Camp Nauvoo.

TOP LEFT: Children watch as Lachlan Mackay is ordained to the Office of Seventy by Apostle Andrew Bolton, assisted by Mission Center President Robert Cook during the 50th Anniversary Reunion at Cedar Valley Grove.

ABOVE: Alex Crump is ordained to the Office of Priest by High Priest Doug McFarlane and Evangelist Dick Otis during Reunion 2 at CVG.

Priesthood Ministries: Our Journey Together

John Sims, left, and Jerry Naylor were among those honored, along with the late Lew Howard, for their dedicated efforts to secure and develop Cedar Valley Grove Campground.

Reunion Experiences Bless Hundreds of MC Campers

Reunion continued, page 5

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S H O U T T H E N E W S

P A G E 3

Mark Your Calendars

Sept. 19 — CVG Workday & Ops Meeting

Oct. 4 — President Veazey’s Address

Oct. 16-18 —Graceland Homecoming

Oct. 17 —CVG Workday

Oct. 18 —MC Council Conference Call 8 pm

Oct. 31 —Priesthood Gathering @ Camp Nauvoo*

Nov. 1 —MC Conference @ Camp Nauvoo*

Nov. 14 Camp Nauvoo Workday

Dec. 5 — Campground Board Mtg @ Camp Nauvoo

City Center Ministry would like to thank all who are interested in supporting

our kids Christmas shopping store. We have about 20 kids who come on a regular

basis. Here is a short overview of the project: Through the years of working with the

kids at City Center Ministry, one thing we have observed over the years is how

thoughtful the kids are for those who care for

them. Each year we play bingo at our Christmas

celebration and each year we watch as the kids

win and choose a gift for someone else. So we

decided last year to open a Christmas store

upstairs at the church so the kids could shop for

the people on their gift list. This year the store

will be open Dec. 5. We will have helpers for

each child and will gift wrap so their special gift

will be a surprise. Because our kids donʼt have

money to buy gifts, they have been earning

Christmas bucks since January by attending Sun-

day school and church each week. Each gift will

have a small price and the price in Christmas

bucks. They have been so excited all year about this and when they shop, they will

know they have earned the “money” to buy Christmas gifts.

There are several ways you can help us make this special for the kids. You can

donate money, which we will use to buy various gifts, or you can donate new or gen-

tly used items you think adults (primarily women) would like to receive. Some sugges-

tions are: Pyrex dishes, mixing bowls, bath towels, scented lotions, one-size-fits-all

slippers, scarves, mittens/gloves, hats, candles, flashlights and batteries, blankets, toys

(kids 1-15 years), gift wrap/bags and bows. We would appreciate donations by Nov.

1, so we have time to see what has been donated before we shop.

Thank you all for your support of our ministry through your prayers, donations

and concerns. It is through this support we are able to offer this special ministry.

--Ministry Team Monica, Dennis and Pam

Keokuk, 2460 Jackson Ave. Sept. 4 in Warsaw, IL -- Ron and Nora Howell will set up their Hawaiian Ice con-

cession at the Warsaw Car Show with all proceeds going towards the neighborhood

park the Keokuk congregation is planning to build near the church.

Sept. 18 --Fish fry to benefit the park fund. with Dan Burford as the fry cook. The

menu includes baked beans, baked potatoes, salad and dessert. Price is $6 for adults,

$4 for children 4-12, and free for children 3 and under.

Oct. 23 -- A hayride and wiener roast at the church, starting at 5 p.m.

Nov. 8,15,22,29 & Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. -- Art Of Marriage video series. Whether

married a short time or forever, please join us for this fun and informative Christian-

based series.

Muscatine, 2607 Bidwell Road

Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Christmas Village Bazaar & Luncheon

Visit the Bake Shoppe for Homemade Egg Noodles , Pumpkin Bars, Candy, Pies,

Breads, and the Christmas Shoppe for Christmas decorations, crafts, gift baskets, and

hand-sewn items. Stroll the Cookie Walk for dozens of homemade choices and stay

for lunch. The menu includes Hot Turkey Sandwiches; four soup choices -- Bean with

Ham and Cornbread, Broccoli/Cheese, Chicken Noodle, and Vegetable Beef; pie,

brownies, and cake for dessert; free coffee, hot chocolate or iced tea. Eat in or take

out. Enjoy free Coffee, Hot Chocolate or Iced Tea.

Fort Madison, 2931 Avenue L Wednesday, Nov. 18, — Thanksgiving supper and program at 6 p.m.

Maquoketa, 212 Western Ave. Sundays, after the 10:30 a.m. worship service:

Nov. 22 -- Thanksgiving Celebration; Dec. 20 – Christmas Celebration.

EVENTS

Christmas Store Helps Kids Earn, Learn, Give

Nauvoo members will be

serving sandwiches, desserts,

cold drinks at the church

during the Nauvoo Grape

Festival , Sept. 6, to raise

money for the Children’s

Christmas Project at City

Center Ministries in Daven-

port.. A second fundraiser is

being planned for October.

will provide guest ministry. The theme is,

“Who? Me, Lord?”

6. Temple School is offering updated

courses. Some can be taken “on-line”. We

encourage priesthood members, especially, to

check into these to help magnify their minis-

try and witness for our Heavenly Father.

Evelyn and Don Richardson

Priesthood Ministries Coordinators

Priesthood Ministries Continued

Happy Birthday!!!

Irene Myatt, 100, July 21,

Maquoketa.

Elbert Tripp, 95, Aug. 9

Fort Madison.

Charlotte Smiddy, 82,

July 31, Moline.

Jackie Johnson, 80, July 16,

Moline.

Bonnie McKnight, 77, June 19, Moline.

Marilyn Rice, 76, July 16, Galesburg.

LeRoy Carpenter, 77, Sept. 10.

Anniversaries Don & Wanda Rockwell, 64 years, June 3,

Maquoketa.

Betty & LeRoy Pashion celebrated their

60th anniversary. Betty serves as pianist

for the Sterling-Rock Falls Community of

Christ.

LeRoy & Carol Carpenter, 55 years, Sept.

25, Galesburg.

Paul and Niomia Lindburg, 54 years, Aug.

6, Moline.

Irene Myatt

Prayer Requests Cedar Rapids Claire Leonard Bob Richards Carol Smith Tamara Taylor-Hillyer Davenport Dale Salsberry Fort Madison Carolyn Baker Sue & Jeanie Parker Fred Bannon John Conlee Ruth Ann Kirchner Ray Sills Leon & Erlene Jones Wilber & Helen Tripp Anthony Brown Galesburg Don & Marilyn Rice Carol & LeRoy Carpenter Bruce Hagge Maquoketa Meredith Morehead Helen Sherman Neal Hahn Jodie Sutton Nancy Rockwell Tim Scranton Moline Connie Finch Sharon Jackson Bev Lindburg Charles & Bonnie McKnight Louise Poelvoorde Marcus Scott

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Deaths Dorothy Kincaid, June 30, Davenport. Leonard Joslin, 98, July 7, Cedar Rapids.

William B. Abel, 79, Aug. 11, Galesburg Mary Opal Crane, friend of the Muscatine church, died weeks short of her 108th birthday in July. Richard Rassmussen, Sept. 2, Davenport.

Births Sawyer Garrett Deirling, May 27, to Rebecca Irons and Levi Dierling, Davenport.

Directory Change Rusti Sparks, new email address: rustis@icloud.com

Sacraments Ordinations Lachlan Mackay, Nauvoo, ordained to the Office of Seventy, Monday, July 6, by Apostle Andrew Bolton, during the 50th Anniversary Reunion at Cedar Valley Grove Campgrounds, Mechanicsville, IA. Alex Crump, Sterling-Rock Falls, ordained to the Office of Priest on Wednesday, July 8, by High Priest Doug McFarlane during CVG’s 50th Anniversary Reunion, Mechanicsville, IA.

Blessings Teagan Meirerotto, daughter of Tyson and Sara Meirerotto, by Jerry Wiemann and Lois Blythe, during Reunion 1 at Camp Nauvoo.

Baptisms/Confirmations Lily Victoria Fairbrother, baptized June 14, by Chris Fairbrother, Galesburg. Owen Lowell Hess, baptized June 14, by Bonnie King, Galesburg. Jacinda Cheyenne Hagler, baptized June 14, by Bonnie King, Galesburg. E Paulet Zedric, baptized June 14, by Bonnie King, Galesburg. Curtis Alan Cook, baptized June 14, by Darrell King, Galesburg. Logan Lanfier and Justin Heuer, June 21, by Priest Scott Comstock. They are the sons of Beth Holmes and grandsons of Sandy Grunder, Muscatine. Betty Wilson, confirmed July 19, Mount Pleasant.

Marriages Tony DiPrima/Danielle Stewart, July 11, at Nauvoo Community of Christ. The couple were married in a civil ceremony one year ago but wanted a church wedding to have their marriage blessed by God and attended by family and friends in the Nauvoo area. Tony is the son of Lois DiPrima and Doug DiPrima of the Nauvoo congregation.

Jerry Wayne Kraklow and Melissa Dawn Martinson, July 18, 2015, in VanderVeer Park, Davenport, by Elder Jackie Johnson. Jerry is the grandson of Steve and Ruth Kraklow of the Moline congregation.

Good News Jade Sargeant graduated June

16 from Knox County Academy.

She is the daughter of Andy

Sargeant and Tonia Anderson,

Galesburg.

Randallynn Smith, Carthage,

received the Wallace B. Smith

Honor Grant at

SPEC. The $3,000

grant is renewable

for four years. A

Southeastern High

School senior,

Randallynn has been

accepted at Graceland following

graduation. She also has received

a $14,000 Graceland Trustees

Scholarship.

Larkin Chapman, Muscatine,

attended SPECTACULAR at

Graceland University.

Pekin is celebrating the victory

of its softball team. The team,

after a season of injuries, took

first place in the post-season

tournament, and in the league.

Muscatine is nearly finished

with a basement remodel. Check

it out Nov. 7 at the Christmas

Village Bazaar and Luncheon. See

What’s Happening for details.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls re-

ceived the gift of a baby grand

piano from the Williams Center

for the Arts in Oelwein. Doug

McFarlane, arts center manager,

made the trip with the piano

from Oelwein to the church.

Also, thanks to gifts of labor and

money, new carpet has been

installed in the fellowship hall.

An eternal light in the center

of a new rose and herb garden

now lights the way day and night

to the front doors of Moline

Community of Christ. Each

plant in the garden, designed by

Cat McAllister, has scriptural

significance. Cat is the daughter-

in-law of Mary Jon Goding. Paul

Lindburg created the light as a

symbol of Christ’s eternal light.

Keokuk has a new sign on its

door that lists worship and

Sunday school times, and the

pastor’s name, phone number

and email address. The Holey-

board practice events paid off.

Adam and Tarla Price took 1st in

doubles and Gage Price won the

12 and under category at Reun-

ion 1.

years at CVG. The service opened with

two plantings: a blooming tree as a

symbol of the future, and a Burning Bush

as a reminder of the past. Maquoketa

Pastor Carole Kasowski created a

painting for the occasion entitled Keep

the Fire Burning. The painting, featuring a

blazing campfire in front of a wooden

cross was presented and hung in the

dining lodge. “We had an incredible day

of fun, fellowship, and celebration of our

50 years of camping memories at this

beloved place,” Reaves said.

Reunion 2 was extremely blessed to

have Andrew, Jewell, and David Bolton, along with David's

fiancée, Laura Phillips, as our guest ministry, Reaves said.

“They were 100 percent present with us, and truly minis-

tered to us in heart-felt ways. God richly blessed us, and

we felt His Holy Spirit in many and varied ways. We

started each day with early morning guided meditations,

prepared by Marlene and Lyle Brim, and got to experi-

ence the labyrinth, too. Dave and Cathy Loy created six

worship centers that focused on the five Mission Initiatives

and on generosity, to help us better understand their

purpose, and how we can live them, in our daily lives.”

Two weeks earlier, 170 campers,

including 65 children, had gathered for

Reunion 1 at Camp Nauvoo, nearly 200

miles south overlooking the Mighty

Mississippi River. “The campgrounds

overflowed with joy, hope, love and

peace,” said Deb Batey, camp director.

“We were blessed with the ministry

provided by Kevin and Katie Bryant and

their two young sons. The Bryants,

ministers at the Powerhouse church in

Baltimore, provided us with many

larger-than-life stories. We were in awe

at what they see on a daily basis and the

hands-on ministry they provide.”

A baby blessing and two ordinations highlighted the

reunions. Teagan Meierotto, daughter of Tyson and Sara

Meierotto, was blessed by Evangelist Jerry Wiemann

during Reunion 1. Tyson and Sara met at camp and felt the

reunion was the appropriate place for the blessing of their

first child. Lachlan Mackay was ordained to the Office of

Seventy by Apostle Andrew Bolton, and Alex Crump was

ordained to the Office of Priest by High Priest Doug

McFarlane at Reunion 2.

At Reunion 1, campers took part in the first ever

“Lights Over the Mississippi River” cabin lighting contest.

The Molly Depriest Gibbs family became the first trophy

winner with the Colleen Tripp family coming in a close

second. Campers enjoyed a group from Rutledge, Mo.,

that demonstrated how to live a life that is about being and

not about things. “We also learned about the Islamic

religion and had an entire class on exercises in spirituality,”

Batey said. “We were blessed to have classes in which

Lach Mackay taught church history and Deb Luce taught

the reunion text.”

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Carole Kasowski and her horse Cisco proudly displayed the church banner in Maquoketa’s annual parade and took first place in the horse division. The Jacob Luce family decorated their van and Jacob walked alongside it handing out suckers with encouraging messages attached to them.

Attention, Scholars and Book Lovers The Book Recycling Project has received the following vintage

books, for which we are looking for a home:

Three copies of the Saints' Hymnal printed in Lamoni, IA, dated

1895.

One copy of Book of Mormon Lectures by Elder Henry A.

Stebbins. Published 1908 in Lamoni, IA.

One copy of Our Missionaries in Bible Lands. Published by Ensign

Publishing House, Independence, MO.

One copy of the autobiography by of Elder Joseph Luff. Published

1894, Lamoni, IA.

Six of the eight volumes of the History of the Reorganized

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Missing are

volumes one and seven.

Contact Doug McFarlane if you wish to adopt any of these books.

Reunions continued

Pat Reaves

Deb Batey

Past and present pastors attended a 50-year celebration held May 31, 2015, at Carthage Community of Christ. They include, from left, Robert Cook, Diane Mayfield, Rosalyn Seaver, Randy Smith and Ron Howell.