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Word from Rev. Scott .................... 1

Ministry Center Needs ................... 1

UMW Luncheon ............................ 2

Dinner for 8 ................................... 2

Financial Status ............................. 2

UMW ............................................. 2

Prayer Teams ................................. 3

Prayer Requests ............................. 3

Simplify…………………..…..…...……….3

Word from Heidi ........................... 4

Holy Land Registration...……..….…..5

Van Schedule………….…………..……...5

Push PAUSE…………….………..……....5

Thank You….……..……………..………...5

Volunteers...................................... 6

Calendar......................................... 7

Birthdays/Anniversary .................. 8

Making Connections ...................... 8

Student Ministries ......................... 8

UMW Bazaar Results………….………10

Toys for Tots……….....…………...……11

Candles and Carols…....………...……11

Get Connected……...………...…….….12

First United Methodist Church Maryville, MO

Tower Times November 13, 2016

Who Knows? We Shall See.

A farmer was working in his field with his old sick horse. Wishing to relieve its burden, he set his horse free to go the mountains and live out the rest of its life.

His neighbors offered their condolences and said, "What a shame. How unfortunate. Now that your only horse is gone, how will you live, work the land, and prosper?" The farmer replied: "Who knows? We shall see".

Soon, the horse came back leading three healthy wild horses. People congratulated the farmer on his good luck. "How fortunate you are!" they exclaimed. The farmer softly replied, "Who knows? We shall see."

The farmer's only son set off to train the new wild horses, but was thrown to the ground and broke his leg. "What a tragedy! Your son won't be able to help you farm with a broken leg,” they said. Calmly going about his business the farmer answered, "Who knows? We shall see."

A war broke out, and the Emperor's men arrived conscripting all able-bodied men into the army. The farmer's son was deemed unfit because of his broken leg. "What very good fortune you have!" the villagers exclaimed as their own young sons were marched away. "Who knows? We shall see!" replied the old farmer as he headed off to work his field alone.

The son’s broken leg healed but the son was left with a limp. Again the neighbors came to pay their condolences. "Such bad luck." But the old farmer simply replied; "Who knows? We shall see."

The war resulted in the death of so many of the boys who had fought, and the old farmer and his son were among the few men capable of working the village lands. They became wealthy and were very generous to the villagers. They said: "Oh how fortunate we are, you must be very happy," to which the old farmer replied, "Who knows? We shall see!" …

You’ll find various published versions of this story. I first read it in a book of collected wisdom stories by Anthony deMello, an Indian Christian. It was included in the 2007 film Charlie Wilson’s War about the covert action taken by the U.S. in combating the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

In light of the recent Presidential election, which has elicited a wide array of responses and interpretations, I offer it to you as mine, along with this: Though we do not know what any given day may bring, God’s mercy and love come with the dawn.

– Pastor Scott Moon

Ministry Center Needs

We will be collecting the following items in the month of November for the Ministry Center.

Family size cereal Jelly Raman Noodles Boxed Meals Soup Crackers Fruit

Financial Status

End of Year Fund Balance

12/31/2015* 10/31/2016

Operating Fund Checking $ - 56,249 $ - 110,518

Operating Fund Reserve $ 30,070 $ 30,000

Net Operating Balance $ - 26,179 $ - 80,518

Trustees Fund $ 1,039 $ 16,746

CHOW Fund $ 42 $ 766

Memorial Fund $ 13,533 $ 17,611

Jr/Sr High Operating $ 269 $ 0

Youth Mission Fund $ - 1,949 $ 686

Emergency Fund $ 401 $ 359

Mission Team Fund $ - 9 $- 375

Ringold Scholarship Fund $ 64,740 $ 65,087

SPLAT 5th & 6th Grade $ 3,247 $ 2,792

Jr/Sr High Special Fund $ 11,048 $ 7,053

Vision Campaign Fund $ 144,773 $ 74,528

Men’s Ministries Fund $ 1,990 $ 1,655

Amt. Borrowed from NVB $ 113,518 $ 1,094,517

*Includes year end transactions and transfers between funds.

Accumulated Earnings on Restricted Investments

12/31/2015 10/31/2016

Permanent Endowment $ 17,375 $ 33,017 *

9/30/2016

Maintenance Fund $ 1,110 $ 4,963

Schneider Youth Fund $ 10,789 $ 15,320

* $20,000 of the balance was transferred to Fund 02 checking on

10/24/16.

UMW CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Once again the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall will be filled with candles, beautiful linens, and fine china for the annual Christmas Luncheon planned by the United Methodist Women. The event is set for Thursday, December 15th at 11:30 am with all ladies of the church invited to come enjoy the fellowship. The menu will offer assorted soups and holiday desserts along with hot Christmas tea!

Following the meal a program is planned by Stephanie Shields as she shares about "God's Gifts". Along with her "job" as FUMC office manager she has many talents and is always willing to share. She always has a smile to those entering the church and is ready to offer assistance. Her help with the many projects and activities of the UMW is much appreciated.

Anyone wanting to "set" a holiday themed table contact Liz Burnsides.

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12/06 9:30 am Executive Board Meeting 12/15 11:30 am Christmas Brunch Executive Board Hosting

United Methodist Women News

December

Dinner for 8 groups are “On Hold” until after the holidays!

To those who signed up for Dinner for 8, it has been decided to wait until the beginning of 2017 to begin. If someone who didn't get signed up and would like to "join in the fun" at that time pass on your name to the office, Liz Burnsides or Sarah Husing. New groups will be named after Christmas. Gathering with friends in January-April will be a great way to beat the "winter doldrums"!

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Toys for Tots Reindeer Run 2K, 5K, 10K

December 17, 2016 at 9:00 am Check-in starts at 8:30 am

Location: First United Methodist Church in Maryville

Registration fee: $10 or more toy donation for Toys for Tots

Runners/walkers are encouraged to bring a small gift to exchange at the end of the run. Runners/walkers will carry the gift with them during the event! Runners are encouraged to dress in festive holiday attire! Following the event there will be music, hot cocoa, and a gift exchange for all participants located in the Fellowship Hall. All participants will receive a unique Christmas finisher medal. The top male and female 5K & 10K finishers will be recognized with a special award. Please note that this event will not be officially timed. Any participant who wishes to monitor their running time should bring their own timing device. To register visit: https://goo.gl/forms/OHRwgN0y35CGgEpi2 Or contact: Kenneth Hamilton at hamiltonk@southholtr1.com Crystal Boyt at Clboyt@gmail.com

Candles and Carols, December 4th at 6 pm.

This year Candles and Carols will travel outside the walls of our church. Join us as the Cherub choir’s shares a few songs in the sanctuary to be followed by congregational singing. Then our church will disperse to locations around Maryville for early caroling, followed by refreshments in the gathering space. Join us as we usher in the Christmas season, not with our bought gifts, but with our presence and songs.

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UMW Bazaar

Preliminary Results!

Thank you all who attended, worked, and made items for the annual UMW Bazaar. Counting

is still taking place, but at this moment, the UMW raised just over $5,336.

The “Red Dahlia” quilt, along with accessories, winner was Cheryl Johnson.

Christi Ross was the winner of the “Bearcat Country” basket filled with Northwest

memorabilia.

The UMW “Double Wedding Ring” quilt was won by Sandra Neal.

A special thank you to Carolyn Franks and Debbie Garrett for organizing this year’s event.

John and Kris Teale visit Delores

Collins at “Abe’s Library”.

Sharon Shain

guides folks

through the

“Cookie Walk”.

Just a few items that were for sale at the “Gifts of Glory” and “Made in the USA” tables.

Prayer Teams

You are invited to be a part of the Prayer Team Ministry at FUMC whether you are making a permanent commitment or just want to "come and see", groups meet several times during the week in the Prayer Chapel (just across from the church office). Each group that meets in the Prayer Chapel, share or read the joys and concerns, offer silent prayer and then depart (at least as a group) after 30 minutes.

If your schedule will not allow you to attend your regular group, you may choose to participate at the time from wherever you are, you can choose to attend at another Prayer Group time, or you may come to the Chapel on your own at another time, whenever the church is open. It is designed to be a very relaxed atmosphere, and we hope you will give it a try.

How do you join a prayer team? Just show up at one of the given times below, contact David or Carol Baird or the church office for more information.

Tuesday 6:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:15 p.m.

FUMC Prayer Teams 660-582-4821 pastoralasst@earthlink.net

Please be praying for those surrounded with our continued prayers: Don Allan, Sandra Allan, Eugene Appleby, Mary Ruth Appleby, Dana Austin, Ann Beck, Shandy Beck, Jeremiah Benson, Tim Bochum, Pat Bolton, Ryan Calhoun, Marie Campbell, Phyllis Cannon, Katie Chesnut, Jenna Christensen, Lorraine Christie, Mary Coffelt, Colman Collins, Matthew Cooper, Iris Dale, Karen Dextrihe, Lynelle Dials, Twyla Duryea, Phyllis Dzierzynski, Beverly Elmore, Gary Foster, Neita Gaugh, Edith George, Jo Gill, Tannen Gillahan, Heath Goff, Marcia Guthrie, Alex Heflin, Ben Hill, Lowell Holbrook, Gary Holden, Lowell Hull, Cleta Hutchinson, Beverly Ingels, Sally Johnson, Lance Lewis, Dale Mathes, Rhonda Mannasmith, Beverly Mayes, Doris McDonald, Illa McGinness, C.H. McIntosh, Mary McLaughlin, Pat

McLaughlin, Boyd & Marge Mellott, Patrick Moon, Helen Muldrew, Nikki Oditt, Jim Palmer, Mike Pine, Jerry Price, Corky Reaksecker, Marie Roush, Ron Shepherd, Billy Shields, Paul Smith, Terri Stewart, Katie Sudhoff, Connie Ury, Michael VanSickle, Dustin Verbick, Tanner Vigren, Amber Volner, Sandi VonBehren, Dianna Wadley, Beverly Warner, Preslee Wendall, Danielle Rhoades White, Phyllis “Sam” Willhoyte, George Williams, Georgia Williams, Edna Wilmes, Jozy Winans, Kam Wong, Bernetta Younger, Jessica Zielinski. Christian sympathy to the families and friends of: Dana Sharp Joe Rankin Devon Wheeler Julie Marez’s cousin Congratulations to: Tim and Jenni Wall on the

birth of their son, Luca, on October 20, 2016.

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Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Life too cluttered? Too Busy? Too much

stuff? Too stressed? Feel like you never have time to do the things

you really want? Join our group of people who want to:

Prioritize: Figure out what’s really important.

Purge: Get rid of as much of the not-important as possible.

Practice making space and time for the important

Encourage each other & celebrate progress.

Led by Heidi Komorech

The Holidays: Stressful or Meaningful?

The holidays are quickly approaching--Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years--Oh my! A time of the

year when it would be so easy to get caught up in the flow of materialism, busyness, and stress. If we’re

not careful, we can end up remembering those “good ole’ days” with nostalgia and find ourselves

viewing this year’s holiday season with bitterness or anxiety.

The good news is we can reclaim our holidays, particularly Christmas, through intentionality. The

more purposeful we are in crafting our Christmas season, the more meaningful and peaceful our

experience will be. Try these ideas:

Cut out the stress! This can be tough during the holidays because there are so many demands on your

time. There are the non-negotiable demands (family dinner with the in-laws or son’s winter concert),

the optional demands (staff holiday party, Black Friday shopping, baking 10 different kinds of

desserts), and the things we personally “demand” that make Christmas meaningful (delivering those

cookies to neighbors and friends, candlelight Christmas services) and the truth is, some of the best

parts of Christmas are worth the stress. So the goal here is to figure out which stress is most

meaningful and which can be let go. Maybe you love getting together with extended family, but the gift

exchange with them is stressing you and your wallet. Maybe the holiday decorations help put you in

the Christmas spirit, but trying to keep up the Jones’ is stressful. Reflect on what helps make

Christmas meaningful to you and your family, and work hard at eliminating or down-playing the

unnecessary stressors.

Plan downtime. Mark off big chunks of time when you and your family are being--not doing or going

or fixing or cleaning. For me to feel rejuvenated, I need at least half a day-- preferably a whole day--of

downtime. There’s a reason why God’s plan for us includes a Sabbath day once a week! I like to stay in

my pajamas, make a real breakfast (bacon, eggs, pancakes), color with my kids, do some yoga, drink

coffee on my deck, or poke around in my yard. These things restore my soul. What about you?

Below are some more ideas on how to help bring intention and meaning into your holiday season.

Blessings to you and your loved ones! ~ Heidi Komorech

Instead of… Try these ideas:

Getting a perfect, unique gift for everyone you’ve shaken hands with this year

Cut your gift list down.

Give gift cards.

Give non-gifts, like donate to Heifer International in their name.

Do a white elephant exchange.

Getting caught up in the materialism of shopping for gifts, decorations, lights, music, food, etc.

Be satisfied with the decorations you already have.

Make decorations with your family.

Decorate with meaning--advent calendars, nativity scenes, advent wreaths, candles…

Going to or hosting lots of Christmas events Pick the most meaningful Christmas events, and send your polite regrets to the rest.

Shopping on Thanksgiving/ Black Friday Quietly protest making people work on Thanksgiving and stay home with your family. Seriously consider whether shopping on Black Friday (or Thursday) is worth the stress.

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Where do you go to find out what’s happening when? www.maryvillefumc.org

Click Ministries Youth and it will direct you to our youth webpage. Also you can sign up for text messages at: (http://trunc.us/Rvojch) and check out the calendar. If you ever have questions or your texts don’t seem to be working (sometime that happens the first couple of times), please let Chris know. 515-401-7912

You can find us Twitter: @Theroadsm

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/Theroadsm

Sunday Night Youth Gatherings November 20th this will be the final Sunday night youth gathering for 2016. Middle School: will meet in the Fellowship hall from 5:30-6:30pm for club, games and faith talks. Sr. High: will meet at the Komorech’s home from 7:17-8:30pm, we'll eat, play, spend time in fellowship and study the Bible. 25979 247th Street, Maryville, MO 64468.

Progressive Dinner & White Elephant Exchange December 11th 5:30-8:00pm We are looking for youth families to host this year’s progressive dinner. Our First location would offer appetizers, our second location a main dish and side, and our third location desserts and a place to do a white elephant gift exchange. If your family would consider hosting please contact Christopher Komorech. White Elephant means you bring something from your house that you repurpose, this can be a funny gift or something inexpensive bought from a store. Try to find something that you think someone will want, nobody likes to be the kid going home with the stuffed troll. (well someone probably is good with that) These gifts are then placed in a circle and chosen one by one until they are all gone. There are a couple of rules on how this works but you will figure it out. Its always a fun night. Cookies for the Treatment Center (Kingdom Builders) Saturday December 17th 10:00 am-12:00pm On Saturday the 17th the youth will be packaging and wrapping cookies for the treatment center. We have over 250 dozen cookies to prepare for those housed in the center. What do we do? First, show up Saturday morning. Second, help package hundreds of cookies., Third, and quite possibly the most important you eat the broken cookies because really, who wants to get a broken cookie. These cookies are donated from ministries and organizations all around the Maryville and will be delivered to the Maryville Treatment Center the following week. We do this to show those housed in the treatment center that they are not forgotten and are loved. It’s a great community service plus you get to eat all the broken cookies you like. So come help us out Saturday morning even if you can only stay for a couple of hours the more help the more we can get done. Confirmation for December Confirmation in December will only take place on the 11th during the Sunday School hour for First United Methodist Church. (Mentor Sunday)

Geekatopia Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm 7th - 12th graders come get your geek on, from Star Wars to Magic the Gathering.

Monday, November 14th Ninja Lawn Pizza and Ninja Yard Raking. You may not believe it but at some point you might find it difficult to go out and rake the leaves. Ninja Yard Raking is when we as a youth group scour Maryville for folks who could use a helping hand with their yard. We strike with a raking fury and disappear without a trace leaving not a leaf to blow in the wind. Ok, so there might be one or two leaves left, but the point is we helped someone out and it was fun doing it. Then that night we will celebrate with S'mores over a warm fire and talk about why Jesus would care if we rake someone's yard.

12/03 Bill & Elaine Wilmarth (33)

12/12 Justin & Audra Siemer (2)

12/13 Bradley & Keely Cline (13)

Brian & Tina Lohafer (42)

12/17 Mark & Marla Burnsides (38)

12/18 Jacob & Kristina Cromer (6)

12/19 Rex & Tracey Wallace (29)

12/22 Ed & Kathy Blackney (33)

12/24 Rick & Mona Bradley (36)

12/27 Jon & Kelley Baldwin (13)

12/30 Dale & Glenna Mathes (55)

12/31 Rodney & Betty Titus (29)

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CELEBRATING

LIFE AND LOVE

We celebrate the life and

love of those in our church and church family.

If you or your loved one’s

name does not appear, please call the church office at

582-4821 so we can update our data base.

Sending love and warm

wishes for a very Happy Birthday

and a Wonderful Anniversary!

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12/01 Tyler Fisher

Travis Husin

12/02 Adam Dorrel

Ed Newbury

Marilyn Scott

Milton Sovereign

Payton Ternus

12/03 James Huffman

12/04 Adelyn Ehlers

Cara Hall

Tammy Thompson

12/05 Sybil Higginbotham

Sheri Twaddle

12/06 Joe Zahnd

12/07 Hannah Brod

Hadley Cline

Faith Ross

Leanne Thurman

Vickie Weldon

12/08 Nancy Farlow

Christina Hart

Bob Hull

12/10 Makenzie O’Donnell

12/11 Scott Moon

Phyllis Rumsey

12/12 David Cooper

Sandra Cox

LeDonna McIntosh

Derek VanSickle

Mark Younger

12/13 Dana Ternus

David White

12/14 Ed Martin

12/15 Sawyer Husing

Kevin Robertson

Gloria Sloan

Quentin Ternus

12/16 Michele Moon

12/17 Shirley Hanna

Scott Mercer

Gary Nielson

12/18 Mike O’Neal

12/21 Jessi Madden

Jaycee Remmick

12/22 Roger Scott

12/23 Kim Bram

Amy Feuerbacher

Laura Feuerbacher

12/26 Grant Adkins

Zachary Bailey

Evie Church

Brooke Coverdell

Karen Vogel

12/27 Andrew Dean

Bryan Espey

12/28 Betty Bush

Renee Gardner

Ann Martin

Jennifer Swink

12/29 Adam Nelson

Ronnie Newberry

12/30 Sandra Davis

Randi Nielson

Suzi White

12/31 Katie Hanson

Jacob Owens

Jessie Privett

Anniversaries

Birthdays

Making Connections

The November get-

together will be held on Saturday, November 19th

at 4:30 pm for Family Fellowship Movie and

Game Night.

Join us in the Fellowship Hall for games and snacks and in the East Fellowship

Hall for the movie Miracles fro Heaven.

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Holy Land Registration Meeting

Mon, Dec. 13, 2016 6:00 pm in Room 303

Do you have a friend or family member who is difficult to find a gift for at Christmas? Consider encouraging them to visit Bethlehem in May! We will visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem that surrounds the stable area believed to be the location of Christ’s birth!

Are you tired and weary from all the political ads and the negative nature of the 2016 US Election? Consider taking ten days to explore a very different political and economic situation in the Holy Land.

Do you feel called to grow your Christian Spirituality and faith development? The trip to the Holy Land serves as a great opportunity for you to get closer to and experience the setting for Christ’s ministry? Our experience will be enriched by the teachings of Dr. Peter Miano of the Society of Biblical Studies and Dr. Thomas Phillips who is on faculty at Claremont School of Theology and is an expert in New Testament contexts.

If you might be interested in joining our group, please consider attending our second Registration Meeting on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:00 pm in Room 303. All we need to reserve your space is money for a deposit and optional travel insurance, and a registration form along with a copy of your passport photo page. Kevin Romig can guide you through the registration process, and answer most of your questions about the trip. The cost is at $3297 which includes airfare from the USA to Israel, all lodging and transportation, and breakfast and dinner daily. Please prayerfully consider this incredible opportunity.

Push PAUSE on

Wednesday Nights!

Wednesday is off to a great start at FUMC! We’ve had

about an average of 30 kids and 30 adults

participating in Cherub Choir, COOL Kids, Simplify

small group, Romans Bible Study, and Chancel Choir-

not to mention all who join us for ChOW. The week

can get busy and stressful. Join us on Wednesday

Nights to push PAUSE on life.

FUMC Bus/Van Schedule

Are you in need of a ride to either Sunday Worship

Service or ChOW? If so, the drivers for FUMC will be

happy to pick you up. If you would like a ride for Sunday

service, please call Arlene Masters at 660-582-5240 by

8:00 am Sunday morning.

Sunday Scheduled Drivers:

December 4th: Tim Stiff

December 11th: Dan Feldhacker

December 18th: Josh Gibson

December 25th: Chuck McIntosh

If you would like a ride for

ChOW on Wednesdays,

please call the church office

at 660-582-4821 by 3:00

pm on Wednesday.

FUMC,

I am sincerely honored to have been selected as the recipient of the church scholarship. I rely on financial aid, student loans, and working part time to help finance my education and your gift has been a contributing factor to my continued success at NWMSU. I truly appreciate your generous gift.

Thank you!

~ Jacob Liles

Dear Maryville UMC,

Thank you so much for hosting a cluster charge conference. We truly appreciate your radical hospitality! All of the refreshments were delicious, the pianist played beautifully, and appreciated the presentation from Abby Cervantes. It was a great charge conference!! Thanks again!

~ Blessings,

The Northwest District

Thank you to FUMC for your prayers, love, and support given to Kealye. She loved this church and always enjoyed making it when she could.

~ The family of Kealye Pournazari

Prayer Shawl Ministry,

Thank you so much for the beautiful shawl. It will get much use here and later if I get to go back home. Appreciate it so very much.

~ Lorraine Christie

Fellowship Hall Hosts:

1st Sunday:

2nd Sunday:

3rd Sunday: Hull/Adkins

4th Sunday:

Prayer Leaders:

Dec. 4th: Mona Bradley

Dec. 11th: Jim Jacoby

Dec. 18th: Christine Benson

Sound Tech

9 am service:

Dec. 4th:

Dec. 11th: Chuck McIntosh

Dec. 18th: David Baird

11:10 am service:

Dec. 4th: Travis Husing

Dec. 11th: Shannon Nolte

Dec. 18th:

Head Usher:

9:00 am service: John Teale

11:10 am service: Matt Walker

Liturgist – 9 am service:

Dec. 4th: David Baird

Dec. 11th: Kati Hornickel

Dec. 18th: Julie Ferguson

Children’s Moments:

9 am service:

Dec. 4th: Carma Kinman

Dec. 11th: Connie Ury

Dec. 18th: Vicki Brod

11:10 am service:

Dec. 4th: Brian Swink

Dec. 11th: Marty Nolte

Dec. 18th: Brian Swink

Children’s Bags:

Dec. 5th: Pam Tripp

Dec. 12th: Marty Nolte

Dec. 19th: Jenni Wall

Dec. 26th: Sarah Husing

Pew Maintenance:

Dec. 4th:

Dec. 11th:

Dec. 18th: Joyce Farmer

Dec. 25th: Sue Bennerotte

Van:

Dec. 4th: Tim Stiff

Dec. 11th: Dan Feldhacker

Dec. 18th: Josh Gibson

Acolyte:

9 am service:

Dec. 4th: Madeline Wilmes

Ellie Wilmes

Dec. 11th: Jonah Miller

Elizabeth Riemann

Dec. 18th: Brody Shepherd

Matteo Paul

11:10 am service:

Dec. 4th: Kiersten Quimby

Maggie Webb

Dec. 11th: Taylor Bird

Carolyn Saenz

Dec. 18th: Abby Swink

Emma Nolte

Christmas, December 25th:

10:00 am Service:

Prayer Leader: David Baird

Sound Tech: Jeff Bradley

Ushers: John Teale & Matt Walker

Liturgist: Dave McLaughlin

Van Driver: Chuck McIntosh

Acolytes:

Greeters: Bill & Martha Kinman

Irma Lee Wilson

Ryan Losh family

Greeters Schedules

Volunteer Schedule

Date 2016 Outside Main Entrance West Gathering Area East Gathering Area NW Sanctuary Entrance

12/4 Harlan Higginbotham Sybil Higginbotham Mark Thomsen Diane Thomsen

12/11 Ed Newbury Cindy Newbury Doug Sudhoff Calfee Family

12/18 Jerry Sloan Gloria Sloan Steve Miller Family Steve Miller

Family

Date 2016 Outside Main Entrance Gathering Area SW Landing NW Sanctuary Entrance

12/4 Bev Thompson Sue Leslie Pruitt Family

12/11 Pam Tripp Sue Bennerotte Richard Bird Family Tim Wall Family

12/18 Matt Walker Family

9 am service

11:10 am service

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

* TT

Tower Times

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4:00 pm Friends

Caring

5:30 pm Den 11

6:30 pm Focus BS

6:30 pm OTOE

District

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

2

2:00 pm

Spiritual

Direction

3

8:00 am

DayTrippers

10:00 am

Phi Mu

7:00 pm

Catalyst

4

9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:00 am Fellowship

10:20 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

6:00 pm Candles and

Carols

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9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm Feasibility

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

7:00 pm Pack 75

Leaders

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6:30 am Prayer Team

9:30 am UMW Board

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:00 pm GS Troop 734

6:00 pm Daisy Troop

6:30 pm Connections BS

7:00 pm Troop 75

8:15 pm Prayer Team

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1:00 pm Quilters

5:00 pm ChOW

6:00 pm Cherub Choir

6:00 pm COOL Kids

6:00 pm Geekatopia

6:00 pm Simplify BS

7:00 pm Choir Practice

7:15 pm Scripture BS

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6:30 pm Focus BS

6:30 pm OTOE

Roundtable

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

8:00 pm Scout Chili

Prep

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4:00 pm

Scout

Chili

Supper

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7:00 pm

Catalyst

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9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:00 am Fellowship

10:20 am Confirmation

10:20 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

5:15 pm Youth Supper

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* TT Deadline

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

7:00 pm Pack 75

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6:30 am Prayer Team

2:00 pm Oak Pointe BS

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm GS Troop 734

6:00 pm Holy Land

Registration

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:30 pm Connections BS

7:00 pm Troop 75

8:15 pm Prayer Team

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10:00 am Homestead BS

1:00 pm Quilter

1:00 pm Esther Card

4:30 pm Girl Scouts

5:00 pm ChOW

6:00 pm Geekatopia

6:00 pm Simplify BS

7:00 pm Choir Practice

7:15 pm Scripture BS

7:30 pm Jubilee Practice

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11:30 am Women’s

Christmas Lunch

6:15 pm Den 8

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:00 pm Nodaway

Chorale Practice

7:00 pm Habitat

for Humanity

16

7:00 pm

Nodaway

Chorale

Concert

17

8:00 am Toys

4 Tots Dash

10:00 am MTC

Cookie Prep

7:00 pm

Catalyst

18

9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:00 am Fellowship

10:20 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

5:45 pm AA District

19

7:00 am Compassion

Drive

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

20

6:30 am Prayer Team

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:30 pm Connections BS

8:15 pm Prayer Team

21

12:30 pm *TT Mailing

5:00 pm ChOW

6:00 pm Simplify BS

7:00 pm Choir Practice

22

5:30 pm Den 11

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

23

24

Christmas Eve

Services

3:00 pm

5:00 pm

11:00 pm

Treat Trays

3:30 pm

25

10:00 am Christmas

Service

26

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

27 28

5:00 pm ChOW

29

30 31

7

Church Office Hours M-Th, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

December

Church and office are closed for the holidays.