The United Church Newsletter

The United News
The United Church of Heyworth
a United Methodist Church
From the Pastor:
October 2016
Can you believe that it is October? Where does
the time go? This is my favorite time of year,
when the leaves turn brilliant shades of yellow,
orange, and red. The leaves will begin to fall.
And there is a briskness in the air with fall
smells of campfires, football games, pumpkin
spice, cookouts, marshmallows roasting, pumpkin patches, apple orchards, and fall festivals.
It makes us all stop and count our blessings.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we
are reminded just us how blessed we truly are
to have a God who created such beauty, provided us with such a loving church, families and
friends! And first and foremost, a God who
loves us so much!
We are the family of God! And we too, are creating lasting memories and traditions that bind
us together as one. I am so thankful for each
one of you and the opportunity to serve our
great and holy God, as the body of Christ. I
would like to share with you some of the beginnings of our journey together in some pictures
from Back to Church/Sunday School and our
party, among other glimpses of our wonderful
family. Thank you all for your hard work
in putting together our new
Sunday school, and party
Five Practices
Charge Conference
In October, we are beginning the “Five Practices
of Fruitful Congregations,” initiative. I am asking the congregation to read the book as named
above and order both this book and the
“Cultivating Fruitfulness” devotional and prayer
guide. We will begin this series on October 9.
Mark your calendar for October 22 at 4:30
at the Church
What is Charge Conference?
Charge Conference: Annual meeting of a
church where officers are elected for the
coming year. It also receives reports, reviews and evaluates the total mission and
ministry of the congregation, and adopts objectives and goals recommended by the administrative council, or the Administrative
Board. It also recommends candidates for
the ordained and diaconal ministry to the
District Committee on Ordained Ministry or
to the Conference Board of Diaconal Ministry. Members of the Administrative Council,
or Board, are members of the Charge Conference. The district superintendent calls the
meeting and presides over it. Anyone may
attend the meeting.
“The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations,”
are: Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship,
Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, Extravagant Generosity. Each
one of these practices is vital to the health of
any congregation. And we need to continually
be running them through every committee,
council, and ministry of the church. During
these five weeks, you will go through the devotional book as a family on each of these practices. You are asked to read one week ahead the
chapter concerning the practice that will be
preached on for that coming Sunday.
Also,
there are small groups forming to talk about
each of those practices in order to study and
brainstorm about how that practice will manifest
in The United Church of Heyworth and the community. We will then come together to talk as
a whole, brainstorm together, choose some
goals for the church, and take steps to attain
those goals. Then we will celebrate together
our accomplishments. There will be regular
brainstorm sessions to choose our next project.
We need to know how many books to order, so
there is a sign-up sheet in the library for both
books. If you can purchase those it is appreci-
The primary responsibilities of the charge conference in the annual meeting shall be to review
and evaluate the total mission and ministry of
the church (The United Methodist Discipline, ¶¶
Baptized
On September 25th, Camden Beckett Brown, son
of Jeff and Megan Brown, was baptized during
Partners in Healing
Every month, churches throughout our area pray for
the patients and staff of Advocate BroMenn Regional
Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Community Hospital. This ministry, called Partners in Healing, is administered by the Department of Spiritual Care Services. During October of 2016, The United Church will
be praying for Advocate BroMenn’s Same Day Services. This 20 bed unit is the starting point for patients undergoing outpatient surgeries. Please keep
the patients, families, doctors, nurses and other staff
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Meet Bishop Beard
There will be fellowship and a Worship and
Communion Service with Bishop Beard Thursday, October 6 (fellowship at 3:30 pm, worship
at 7:00 pm) at Pontiac First United Methodist
Lectionary Scriptures for October
October 2: Lamentations 1:1-6
Psalm 137
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17:5-10
October 9: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm 66:1-12
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
October 16: Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104
Psalm 19
2 Timothy 3:14—4:5
Luke 18:1-8
October 23: Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
October 30: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
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October
Sunday
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Gary Cross
2
(green)
3
4
5
6
6:00 Praise team
3:30 VRD meet with Bishop
Beard at Pontiac
7
8
9:00 & 11:00 Morning Worship
10:00 Ed classes
Children’s Sunday School
Jr./Sr. High Bible study
1:30 Food Pantry prep
Adult Bible study
5:30 Food Pantry
Distribution
7:30 Choir practice
World Communion Sunday
Don Ellis
9
(green)
10
7:00 Communion
Service
Chris Shaffer
11
12
13
14 (newsletter deadline) 15
9:00 & 11:00 Morning Worship
10:00 Ed classes
Children’s Sunday School
Jr./Sr. High Bible study
6:00 Praise team
7:30 Choir practice
Adult Bible study
7:00 Trustees
Duncan Limer
16
(green)
Josh Nelson
Andy Maharas
Natalie Kopp
Patty / Rick Andreae
Julie and John Graber
Kaylee Smith
Jessica Frink
17
18
19
20
21
22
9:00 & 11:00 Morning Worship
10:00 Ed classes
Children’s Sunday School
Jr./Sr. High Bible study
4:30 Charge Conference
6:00 Praise team
Adult Bible study
7:30 Choir practice
Lona Soisce
Cami Knuth
Mary Ellen Backlund
Marlene Dewey
23
(green)
24
25
Dona Reifsnyder
Margie and Jim Shawgo
Tabi Nelson
Samantha Hancock
26
27
28
29
9:00 & 11:00 Morning Worship
10:00 Ed classes
Children’s Sunday School
Jr./Sr. High Bible study
7:00 Administrative
Adult Bible study
Council
Nick Schmidt
30
6:00 Praise team
Tammy Tucker
7:30 Choir practice
Nell Haynes
Emilie Shoop
Alexis Butler
(green) 31
9:00 & 11:00 Morning Worship
10:00 Ed classes
Children’s Sunday School
Jr./Sr. High Bible study
Adult Bible study
5:00 Trunk or Treat
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Rodger Zook
Natilee / Tony Foster
Kara Dewey
Katie Dewey
2016
A statistical snapshot . . . . .(37 weeks)
Worship attendance average . . . . . . . . . . . .87
College Addresses
Treasurer’s Report
August 1-31, 2016
Beginning balance
$55,296.48
We’d appreciate having the addresses of our students
who are away from home. Can you send them to the
office?
Email, snail mail, walk in and the bulletin
Income
Apportionments
Endowment
Funeral Dinners
General Offering
Nursery
Special Offering
Sunday School
65.00
1,500.00
25.00
12,886.00
50.00
1,457.00
42.00
$16,025.00
Expenses
Church Office Management
386.12
Conference Apportionments
1,888.00
Endowment Expense
Insurance
(96.00)
0
Ministry
148.75
Miscellaneous
200.00
Special Expense
249.02
SPRC
8,650.54
Trustees for maintenance
400.00
Utilities
884.37
$12,711.30
Checking Account balance
$58,610.18
General balance
30,326.82
Special offering balance
28,283.36
AV replacement fund
800.00
Book
132.22
Choir (Memorials)
525.91
Computer replacement fund
Faith in Action
90.02
100.00
Message Online
Audio of each Sunday's message is available online. You can
access it either from the worship page of the church's web-
Food pantry
8,079.75
site
Good Samaritan fund
1,539.59
edchurch.podbean.com. Also, a link to each week's message
Mission Meals
60.15
Youth
1,637.43
Estate
15,318.29
(ucheyworth.com)
or
by
going
to
will be posted to the church's Facebook page.
theunitThis is a
great way to hear the message if you can't be at church or
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We are praying for: the families of Aaron Koll who passed away recently;
Bonnie Campbell; Bill Walsh and family whose son passed recently following a
long illness; also, Chris Decker (chronic back degenerative issues, Laura Jo
Bergner’s brother–in-law); Brian Kopp (surgery recovery); Scott Lumbert
(recovery from boat race accident); Doug Ahlenius (recovery from surgery);
Dick Miller (hip surgery recovery); Laura Anderson (back surgery recovery); Taylor; Richard MacQuarrie
(Carolyn’s son); Nina Blackburn; Alexandria; Lorna Nelson (Chris’ mom); Gilbert Nelson (health, Chris’
brother); Barbara Steiling; Roger Griffin; Jan Necessary; Ritchie Carpenter; Dusty Hawkins; Mildred Cline
(healing); Sylvia Kruger (health); Melissa Baldassari (health); Kara Barnhill; the “Five Practices” series;
“Elevate”, our new youth group; our Sunday School; our friends in Berlin, Josh and Laura Lang and their
family; and the following dealing with cancer: Jason Phillips; Larry Fisher (Melissa Baldassari’s brother);
Craig Bryan; Jo Stine (friend of Emily Dolbeare); Scott Dixon; Rob (friend of Custers); Sandy DeVaney
(friend of Barb Ellis); Denny Turner; Elaine (Emily Dolbeare’s mother); Jack Thomas; Pattie Taylor; also
our church staff and their families; our President; those serving in the armed forces and their families;
shut-ins; families in need; our children; and peace on
Contact Addresses
Servant Notes—Hospitality stewards for Octo-
Treasurer: Audrey Ball
audball@mchsi.com
ber are:
Administrative Council Chair: Laura Pritts
October 2nd, Cortney Butler (set up)
and Larry and Sue Custer (clean up); October
lpritts@cbhoa.com
9th, Cliff and Emily Dolbeare (set up) and Margie
Recording Secretary: Melody Heitzman
and Jim Shawgo (clean up); October 16th, Chris
(309) 846-2350
Shaffer (set up) and Cortney Butler (clean up);
Lay Leader: Jeri Myers
September 23rd, Deb Coakley (set up) and
jerimyers1@aol.com
Cortney Butler (clean up); and October 30th,
Trustees Chair: Roxann Ellis
rxnnellis@aol.com
Stewardship and Finance Chair: Steve Soice
ssoice@route24.net
Staff/Parish Relations Chair: Eric Updegraff
esupdegraff@gmail.com
Caring Ministries Chair/Stephen Ministry:
Ruth Nicewonger
ran473@aol.com
Newsletter
Deadline
Outreach Ministries Chair: Chris Shaffer
kc1shaffer@gmail.com
Children’s Sunday School: Doris Idle
The Church Office plans to put together the information for
Office Hours
The church office is open Monday
each monthly newsletter during the third week
through Friday between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
of the preceding month.
Please leave any
items you wish to contribute in the bin by the
office door or email to the Church office. The
Pastor Linda plans
to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday mornings, and other times as the need
arises.
deadline for November will be October
Parsonage phone number is 309-473-9370,
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The United Church of Heyworth
a United Methodist Church
Address:
302 E. Main St.
Phone:
Heyworth, IL 61745
309-473-2223
Web address:
www.ucheyworth.com
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Heyworth, IL
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Pastor: Rev. Linda Vonck
uchrev@yahoo.com
Administrative Asst.: Karen Schaefer
The United Church of Heyworth
Connect in Worship
Sundays, 9:00 am and 11:00 am
Grow in Study
Children: Sundays, 10:00 am (Lower Level Classrooms)
Junior/Senior High School Bible study: Sundays, 10:00 am (upper level
classroom)