The Tidings APRIL 2016 - First United Methodist Church, Burlington, IA

The Tidings APRIL 2016
Volume 82 issue 4
April 30, 2016
Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street,
Discipleship Pathways
Learning Event 10:00-12:30 pm
You will have an opportunity to attend two workshops on two different discipleship pathways:
1. Route 180 will be taught by Rev. David Rangel, Pastor of Casa Linda United Methodist
Church, Dallas, Texas, a multi-ethnic congregation. Route 180 is an intensive sequential program of discipleship and leadership that fits into the rhythm of busy lives, a program that can
turn lives around 180 degrees!
2 Davenport, Christ United Methodist Church’s Discipleship Model will be taught by April Buske,
Director for Discipleship, and Andy Buske, Chair of Christ UMC’s Administrative Council. Christ
Church’s intentional discipleship process includes its development and implementation, how it
works in everyday life, and how the process helps Christ Church and its parishioners make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Please let Sharyn in the office (754-8421) know if you will be attending.
Intergenerational Mission Trip
July 20-23
Project: 2015 Missouri Flood Help
Cost: early estimate of $70 plus traveling food . If we go to the
Arch, an additional $13 will be required.
Team meeting: Sunday, April 10 at 10:10 in room 215.
What will we do? This depends on what the teams do prior to our arrival. Construction related to rebuild,
landscaping, and other duties as assigned. Pastor Melisa can keep you busy.
If you are interested in attending, please let Pastor Melisa know. We need at least 8 people to attend to
keep the cost of the trip minimal. We are also searching for a team cook, someone to prepare the breakfast
and supper plus run construction errands (gopher) as needed.
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First United Methodist Church
416 Jefferson St.
Burlington, IA 52601-5143
Phone – 319-754-8421
E-mail – admin@umcburl.org
Website – www.umcburl.org
Facebook—www.facebook.com/
fumcburlington
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Fair Trade Market
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Facebook-Loft Market
Making Disciples of
Jesus Christ for the
transformation of
the World
Staff:
Pastor: Rev. Melisa Bracht-Wagner
pastor@umcburl.org 929.3281
Administrative Assistant &
Treasurer: Sharyn Blake
admin@umcburl.org
C.E. Director: Jessica Johnson
education@umcburl.org
Organist & Hand bell Director:
Roxy Riessen
Chancel Choir Director:
Dr. Tim Ahern, Jacob Yochum Interim
Lead Musician 11:11
Aaron Lotzow
Custodians: Mike McCullough
& Tim Votaw
Childcare Providers:
Hailey Wixom & Rachel Patejak
Psalm 150The Message (MSG)
150
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Hallelujah!
Praise God in his holy house of worship,
praise him under the open skies;
Praise him for his acts of power,
praise him for his magnificent greatness;
Praise with a blast on the trumpet,
praise by strumming soft strings;
Praise him with castanets and dance,
praise him with banjo and flute;
Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum,
praise him with fiddles and mandolin.
Let every living, breathing creature praise God!
Hallelujah!
Spring is upon us. Birds. Flowers. Neighbors in the yard. Color. A
new season. Rebirth.
Take a moment to listen to
“Every Season” by Nichole Nordman
on Youtube.
As followers of Christ, we must take the steps to allow the Spirit to
move in our lives in every season. In every heartache and celebrate, God desires to use those experiences to recreate us. Reshape our attitudes. In the summer, we notice God in celebrations
and praise. Life is easy and it’s simple to praise God. In the change
of autumn, God is a constant companion in every kind of change.
We know things are changing—good or bad. Still we can see God’s
blessings. In the death of winter, God does not abandon us. It is
hard to see God’s plan for our life. We wonder what in the world
God is thinking. Then, there is Spring. Recreation. Renew.
We can choose to stay frozen to God’s love. We can choose to focus on the ice cracking branches. Or we can be remade by life’s
experiences. We can allow the hurts, hangups, and habits to mold
us.
One of the best ways to break out of the cocoon is through reading
the psalms and serving someone in need. Spending time with another. Listening.
Notice the open doors God is having life enter your life. Breathe.
Don’t stay in bundled against God’s love. Allow God to recreate
you. Do the hard work of allowing God to change your season of
faith.
Melisa BW
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PUPPETS OF
PRAISE
And the joyous celebration
of Christ rising from the
grave continues Sunday
April 3rd with the Puppets
of Praise presenting "Share
the Story" in our morning
worship. Our dear friend
Phil, the camel, will be
sharing his explanation of
why he wants to be a lightbulb. Yep, that's what we
said.... a lightbulb. You
probably should be there
to hear that song. Well,
you really should be there
to hear of God's awesome
love for you.
VBS 2016
Hometown Nazareth: Where
Jesus was a kid
Join us in exploring stories
and customs of
the Holy Land
at the time
when Jesus
was born! Help
us build faith in
children as they experience the world as Jesus did when he was
growing up.
When: 5 Monday Evenings
Dates: July11; July 18; July 25; August 1; August 8
When: 5:30-7:30PM(dinner included).
Where:Asbury United Methodist Church 2128 S Main St, Burlington,
IA
We will need much help to ensure this is a smooth and successful
year of VBS. Volunteers will help with cooking, decorating, and planning/preparing/implementing curriculum. We will also need greeters
and volunteers to lead and co-lead Games, Art, & Bible Study. Be a
part of this great event taking children back to the time of Jesus!
Please contact Jessica Johnson (759-2305) with questions or an interest in helping. Thank you!
VBS Hotdog and Swimming Party August 15, 5:30 pm Stevenson
Lake
Time to Sign up for
Christian Summer Camp
Summer Games University July 11-15 www.sgu.camp
Pastor Melisa recommends this camp for junior and high
school students.
Additional Camping experiences at Wesley Woods, Pictured
Rocks, or Okoboji. http://www.iaumc.org/camps
FUMC offers scholarship for half or up to $100. See Jessica
for details.
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Adult Sunday
School
Beginning April 24, the
Wired Word Class will
move to the Mezzanine of
the LOFT. The facilitators
will rotate until
September 11: Joe Moyer,
Cindy Seibert, Jim Evans,
Jerry Jochims, Pastor Melisa
Look forward to
seeing you there.
If you would like to receive
the discussion materials via
email, please contact
Shayrn—
admin@umcburl.org.
Financial Numbers as of March 25, 2016
Budgeted Income $71,096
Actual Income $59,060
Budgeted Net Income -$285
Actual Net Income -$3,862*
* We are current in our budgeted apportionments.
How is our attendance doing? If you compare the same period of
time from January 1– March 15—we are slowing growing over the last
three years. In 2016, we had 114 more worshippers, when the weeks are
averaged together, than we did in 2014.
Where are we in the Crowning Touch Campaign (stained glass window)? $28,579 still owed on signed contract. As a church, we are joining
the farmer’s market to raise funds to complete this project. Please consider giving or volunteering at the market to help us finish our goal.
We're about to jump into the softball season, and it's gonna be bigger and better than ever. Bigger because we'll be playing more games this year than last; better because...because playing softball or baseball's just about better than anything else. We're looking forward to another year of fun, fellowship, and
competition, and hope you'll be a part of it all.
This year our traditional team is once more branded as the FUMC team. As their t-shirts say, "We will always be FUMC." Last year's Team Two has a new name this year, one that reflects it's more polyglot nature and sense of fun: Mostly Us Methodists. A new name that's sure to lead to more victories and excitement this year.
The season starts Tuesday, April 26th, and runs through the first Tuesday of August. The games are
played at the RecPlex, starting at 6:15 each week. We'll post the schedules when we have them in hand.
We hope to see many of you out cheering our teams on, and there are still spots available for those who'd
like to exercise those athletic muscles, no matter how creaky they might be. Contact David Ure (319-759-3911) or Jim Evans (319-572-1715) for more details.
There are shirts available for both squads at $10.00 each. Players get their shirt
for free.
As used to be said all across the prairie, go Methodists! Go Circuit Riders!
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APRIL Worship Leaders
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
Communion @ 11:11 am
Scripture
Puppets of Praise
John 21:1-19
Psalm 23
John 12:31-35
Liturgist 9:00
Bob Cameron
Jerry Jochims
Sandra Nichols
Cheryl Green
Greet & Usher 9:00
Jim Evans, Marilyn Garrett &
Marilyn Lloyd-Greeters
Janet Armstrong, David Ure &
Ann Ure—Greeters
Jim Priebe, Mary Priebe &
Cindy Brown—Greeters
Sandie Bickel, Leroy Bickle &
Janet Armstrong—Greeters
Gary Williams, Dana Williams &
Bob Adams—Ushers
Dave Miller, Barb Miller & Tim
Votaw—Ushers
Sandy Hendrichsen, Duane
Hendrichsen & Bev Siekman—Ushers
Sandie Bickel, Leroy Bickel &
Deb Jochims—Ushers
Sound/Tech 9:00
Dave
Randy
Duane
Roger
Alta Flowers
Given by the Goss family in
loving memory of heir parents,
Alfred & Gladys Goss.
Given by Bob & Judy Adams in
loving memory & celebration of
Kay Anderson and Dick Adams
Given by Ruth Rowley in
Given by Mary Ann Grinde and
loving memory of her husfamily in loving memory of Dougband, Dr. Robert D. Rowley. las Grinde.
Pastor Melisa will be on vacation from Wednesday, April
13 through Thursday, April 28. In case of emergency,
please contact the church office or Marilyn Garrett 850
-7417. Melisa’s fall time away will be a stay-cation due to
an unpleasant tax surprise.
Burlington Lightscape begins soon.
In June 2012, the trustees voted to be part of the
downtown Lightscape project to light nine downtown
steeples and buildings.
Free
Swing
Lessons
The Cotillion Club is offering free swing
dance lessons at THE LOFT, 416 Jefferson
St, in Burlington every Saturday morning in April, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. until
noon, on third floor. Entrance is from
the ground floor then by elevator to the
third floor.
Lighting project for our church will place lighting on
the west, north, and east side.
This is a community project. The Lightscape group
have raised funds for the installation and ongoing
maintenance of the lights. As a church, we are responsible for the electricity.
The project for the 9 downtown buildings will begin in
April. The hope is that the project will be completed
in June.
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Wednesday Schedule
Walking Club Schedule for April at 7:30 am
7:30am Walking Club
April 4, 6 & 8—Perkins Park, meet in the parking lot
8:00am Abraham Men’s Group
April 11, 13 & 15—Along the river, meet by the Statue of Liberty near Memorial Auditorium
8:45am Quilter’s at The Loft
April 18, 20 & 22—Rec Plex, meet in the parking lot
1:00-2:00 pm Women’s Bible Study
April 25, 27 & 29—Crapo Park, meet at the large shelter house on Main Drive
5:30-7:00 pm PB&J Children program
APRIL 2016
SUNDAY
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7:30 am Choir
9:00 am Worship Service
11:11 am Relaxed Worship
6:00 Puppets
MONDAY
4 7:30 am
Walking Club
6:30-8 Chess
TUESDAY
6:30 pm Inspiration Ringers Practice
WEDNESDAY
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9:30 am Maj Jong
4:00 Bible Study
5-6:30 Soup Supper
6:30 pm Ping Pong
7:00 pm SPRC
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*see Wed.
Schedule
1:00 pm Loft
event 1st floor
6:30-8 Chess
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SAT.
1
7:30 am Walking
Club
2
LOFT 3 Ball Room
Dancing Lessons
12:00 Loft Event
Birthday Party Loft
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2-4 David Ure
helps with tech
questions
4:30 pm Worship
6:00 pm Celebrate
Recovery
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7:30am
Walking Club
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7:00pm SCC play
8:30 am Organist meeting
10
LOFT 3 Ball Room
Dancing Lessons
7:00 pm SCC Play
10
7:30 am Choir
9:00 am Worship Service
11:11 am Relaxed Worship
1-4 pm Basement use
6:00 Puppets
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7:30am Walking Club
4pm UMW
Exec. Board
6:30-8 Chess
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9:30 am Maj Jong
4:00 Bible Study
5:30pm SUMM
5-6:30 Soup Supper
6:30 pm Ping Pong
7:00 pm Trus-
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*see Wed.
Schedule
6:30-8 Chess
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2-4 David Ure
helps with tech
questions
NO Missions
6:00 pm Celebrate
Recovery
15
7:30am
Walking Club
16
LOFT 3 Ball Room
Dancing Lessons
17 7:30 am Choir
9:00 am Worship Service
11:11 am Relaxed Worship
18
7:30am Walking Club
6:30-8 Chess
7pm Miriam
Cr
19
9:30 am Maj Jong
5-6:30 Soup Supper
6:30 pm Ping Pong
NO Finance
20
*see Wed.
Schedule
6:30-8 Chess
21
9-3 pm Domestic
Violence training
UMW
2-4 David Ure
helps with tech
questions
4:30 pm Fair Trade
6:00 pm Celebrate
Recovery
NO Ad Council
22 7:30am
Walking Club
23
LOFT 3 Ball Room
Dancing Lessons
25
7:30 am
Walking Club
9:30 am Sarah
Cr
6:30-8 Chess
26
9:15 am Tidings
Gathering
9:30 am Maj Jong
5-6:30 Soup Supper
6:15 pm Building
Bridges
6:30 pm Ping Pong
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*see Wed.
Schedule
6:30-8 Chess
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2-4 David Ure
helps with tech
questions
6:00 pm Celebrate
Recovery
29 7:30 am
Walking Club
24 7:30 am Choir
9:00 am Worship Service
10:10 am Sunday School
11:11 am Relaxed Worship
1-4 Loft Use
SCC COOKING CLASS
6
30
LOFT 3 Ball Room
Dancing Lessons
UMW MEETING REMINDERS….
Wednesdays: 8:45am - Quilters at
the Loft
UMW Executive Bd. Meeting will be
held on Monday, April 11 at 4:00 pm.
Miriam Circle will meet April 18 at
7:00 pm at the Loft. Cheryl Jones is the Hostess. Janet
Schupback is the co-hostess and Thelma O’Dell will give
the program.
Sarah Circle will meet April 25 at the library at 9:30 am.
Fran Reed has devotions and Melanie Sullivan will give
the program.
The UMW Program Book is located in the library at the
Loft in the UMW section. If you take this book, please
remember to check it in and out.
THE FAITH COMMUNITY’S
RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
April 21—First United Methodist Church
Registration starts at 9:00 am with program 10am-3pm.
Fee: $15.00 (individual)
or $10.00 each for two or more from one church.
Clergy and laity are both encouraged to attend. This is a
great opportunity to do ministry together!
It is time to address this important issue. It does impact
our congregations. You will receive training on how to recognize abuse and how to help those involved.
Facilitators have been trained by Faith Trust Institute &
United Methodist Women.
Please send registrations to Lynn Calvert: lyksmc@ao.com
Mail to: 719 10th Ave., Coralville, IA 52241
Or call 319-541-8367.
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Suzanne Lunsford, Nancy Pilger
Larry Miller, Mae Whipple
Kelsie Hoschek
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Ruth Rowley
Tom Bell
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Ryan Kendell
Jeanette Gallagher
Shelly Ahner, Janet Eggenberger
Elwin Kendell, Gary Warner, Tammy Yotter
Apr 27 Angie Johnson, Sarah Smith, Derek Stotlar
Rhonda Wynn
Apr 28 Bethany Dichraff, Jody Goble
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Puppet Performance
Sunday, April 3 9:00 am
Celebrate Jesus is alive as we
learn to show God’s love
through letting our light shine
by caring.
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