Celebration - Chatfield United Methodist Church

Celebration
A monthly publication of the
Chatfield United Methodist Church
The emblem of the United
Methodist Church is the
Cross and Flame, the
cross in black and the
flame in red. The emblem
was selected after the
merger of The Methodist
Church and the
Evangelical United
Brethren Church in 1968.
The flame is to represent
the presence of the Holy
Spirit as at the first
Pentecost.
Graduates
See page 2
Beautiful Signs Of Life
Thank you
Next time you are in a restaurant, go ahead and stretch your
neck or perk your ears and listen in on the conversation at the
table next to you. Better yet, just chime in, give your two cents.
Or while in the grocery store, be bold and stand uncomfortably
close to that person on the cell phone. Feel free to add to the
conversation. If the internet is your thing, randomly post
irrelevant comments like the weather report or a recipe on
blogs or reports dealing with matters that appear too stuffy.
While in a movie theater, ask a random patron if you could
borrow his/her car as they won't need it for the next hour or so.
You probably will not do any of these things because you are a
person of some manners or understand that there is an order to
life and our conduct. You probably understand that although
the concept of randomness makes for great theoretical
conversation, your life tends to be less random.
In my last few years as your Pastor, I hope that I have been at
least adequate in demonstrating God's immense desire for you,
His passionate jealousy about you, and His unwavering nature
that would, despite our failings, never leave us or forsake us. P6
VBS
See page 12
American
Idol Judge
Steve Tyler
Speaks
see page 10
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JUNE 2011 ● CHATFIELD UMC ● www.chatfielddumc.org ● (507) 867-3529
High School Graduation
June 5, 2011 @ 1:30
daughter of Debra Ericson
& Tracy Christenson
daughter of Scott
& Jeanne Ferguson
son of Tom
& Paula Ferrier
daughter of Gary
& Sherry Hareldson
daughter of Candice Hare
& Jeff Hare
daughter of Mike
& Debra Wooner
son of Dale Wright
& Deanna Wright
Bernard & Chatfield UMC
Scholarship applications
were due on May 29. Two
applications were received.
We will announce winner in
the July Newsletter.
2011 GRADUATES
Samantha Christenson
Ashley Ferguson
Drew Ferrier
Shaelyn Hareldson
Courtney Moore
Haley Wooner
Clayton Wright
Before you were even formed,
God knew you. While in your
Mother's womb, God named you.
At your birth, God's breath filled
you with life. With your graduation,
we celebrate what you have
become at this moment in time.
Graduation
Recognition
Sunday
JUNE 19, 2011
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Ringing only on Sundays for nearly a
decade, our church bell has not
summoned to daily prayer or reminded
those in its range of God's presence.
Even though the bell originally rang
midweek, it hung silent due to the
inevitable failing of mechanical parts
that ceased after forty years of faithful
service.
A few weeks ago, the son of the original
craftsman came to inspect the system
his father had made by hand.
Reminiscing over his father's detailed
handmade work, this contemporary
craftsman proved why his family's
business lasted over generations.
However, with all things mechanical,
lifecycles are short. The news wasn't
good. Aged mechanical parts caused
the clapper that rings the bell to be
extended too long. Without a new
clock, the failing mechanical parts
would ultimately cause the bell to stop
ringing altogether. This would cost more
than $10,000 to fix.
A decision was made by representatives
of the Trustees and the Ad-Council to
authorize spending $3,000 to replace the
mechanical clock with an electronic
clock that needed very little interaction.
So now the clock rings out its reminders
on Sundays and midweek at noon and 6
pm.
So here is where the call rings out to you.
Would you consider offsetting this
unexpected expense with your gift?
Church Bell
So far just over $1,000 has been given for
this purpose. Thank you.
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Parish Nurse
Dear Church Family & Friends,
In both Matthew and 1Corinthians, we are encouraged to see that life is more
than food (6:25 and 6:13), and for our right relationship with God to affect all of
our life choices, including dietary choices. This month I would like to visit with you
about Childhood Obesity. The problems associated with overweight children
include emotional pain, social isolation, guilt, disease and disability. Obesity refers
to a weight greater than 20% of normal weight.
How Serious is Childhood Obesity?
According to the U.S. Surgeon General,
*23% of children age 6-19 are overweight
*Our children are now showing signs of type 2 diabetes, formerly only a
disease affecting middle-age or older adults, and high cholesterol and
blood pressure
*14% of our youth report that they engaged in no recent physical activity
OK, What Can We Do At Home?
*Avoid traditional diet plans, and focus on avoiding foods high in sugar and
fats, and reducing portion sizes. Encourage eating for life, not a two-week
weight goal
*Don't require children to 'clean their plates' and avoid always using food as
a reward for accomplishment
*Incorporate physical activity into children's everyday schedule
*Role model healthy food choices at home
*Eat foods only in the kitchen or dining room,
rather than in front of the TV or computer
May He Richly Bless & Empower Us,
Bev Simpson
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Next blood-pressure
screening is June 26 at
9:00 am and 10:30 am
Questions?
Ask Bev Simpson
Phone: 867-0064
email: simpbev@gmail.com
Networking
You may reach Pastor in a number of ways:
1. Call the Church-867-3529
2. Call Pastor’s One Call 867-8438
3. E-mail him at: pastor@chatfieldumc.org
The Pastor is always available for home visitations, counseling and hospital visits
when notified or requested. Please keep him informed of your needs as he is
there to respond. In an emergency, use the One Call number to reach him on
his cell phone.
Mondays is Pastor’s Sabbath.
Prayer
Prayers requested for the following individuals:
Hank Anderson, Gaylon & Marge Amy, Phyllis Amy, Alice Arndt, Carol
Hadoff, Lois Bacon, Hilda Brekke, SSG. Mike Budahn, Rod Copeman,
Doris Durfey, Evalyn Gardner, Jean Goldsmith, Patricia Hanson, Janice
Haug, Lorraine Herrick, Pat Hill, Leola Hinckley, John Johnson, Les
Knutson, William Kremer, Sandy Maker, Pauline Outcalt, Melissa Ploetz,
David Rostad, Jackie Meyer-Rostad, Bob Siegel, Gordon Tienter,
Lorajean Vrieze, Sarah Waadevig, Richard Wright, Dolly Zincke, and
Russ Zincke.
Worship Service Readers
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
Bea Zincke
Bill V. Wright
Marissa Hanson
Betty Johnson
If you can’t read on your date; call someone else on the list.
New readers are always welcome.
June Ushers
Don & Marge Simpson
Larry & Donna Tucker
Dwaine & Kathy Kamnetz
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19
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Greeters
Let’s be a
welcoming
church!
“Corn”-er
Blessed are those who
can give without
remembering and take
without forgetting.
Freedom is not worth
having if it does not
include the freedom to
make mistakes.
If college or high
school graduates
have changed
addresses please let
me know so we can
update our files.
Please send all
committee minutes
and Ad Council
agenda items to me
by June 16 via
e-mail. Thank you.
My e-mail address is:
Fellowship Facilitators
June
Karen’s
webmaster
@chatfieldumc.org
Altar Guild
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
During the month of June the
Worship/Missions/Community
Committee is in charge of
Coffee Fellowship.
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June Birthdays
Continued from page1
2 Tyler Nelson
I earnestly desired to share with you a
faith that is stronger than our own
human wants, ways, protests and
perceptions.
3 Alta Reese
5 Josh Bernard
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5 John Hines
5 Jeffrey Meyer
5 Jacob Westrum
6 Barbara Amy
7 Brenda Johnson
8 Karen Amundson
8 Jordan Amy
9 Richard Bakken
11 Marjorie Amy
13 Judy Miller
14 Barbara Smith
16 Larry Tucker
18 Nicole Ostby
18 Marvin Seablom
18 Phyllis Waadevig
In our lives together as Christians, I
hoped to have demonstrated that
comported interactions, ordered
liturgical expressions and disciplined
study are a gift we Christians were
meant to enjoy. God did not desire
you to get lost in the wild sea of
randomness or in the wilderness of
unknowing.
A Big CUMC
"Thank You" to
Ryan Forbes
for his many
hours of
service wiring
the church
network!
So with that summary, I sign off as the editor of this newsletter,
the ringleader of Tuesday Morning shenanigans (also called
Bible Study), the building superintendent, computer operator,
business manager, and -most importantly - as your pastor.
May our loving God always keep you in His good care, and
may the joy of truth and the knowledge of God
lead you from joy to greater joy.
May you always remain in Christ,
Pastor Jean-Claude (JC) Duncan
19 Jerry Baudoin
19 Karen Budahn
20 Harold Johnson
22 Denise Halloran
22 Jennifer Lange-Collett
22 Larry Westrum
23 Aaron Moore
25 Gordon Tienter
26 Pat Hill
Cherish all your happy
moments; they make a
fine cushion for
old age.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in a race
all the runners run, but only
one gets the prize? Run in
such a way as to get the
prize. Everyone who
competes in the
games
goes into strict
training. They
do it to get a crown that will not last, but
we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
Therefore I do not run like someone running
aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the
air..No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my
slave so that after I have preached to others, I
myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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From Semcac:
UMW
No General Meetings in
June, July or August
High School Graduation is
June 5
We will honor our Graduates
June 19
Doris Narveson & Betty Thomas,
Funeral Coordinators
Phyllis Waadevig & Betty Thomas
at the UMW salad luncheon
Thank you for your generous
gift of $125.00. With $125.00
the food shelf is able to
purchase about 521 pounds of
food to help stock the shelves.
In 2010, 274 local families with
679 people visited the food
shelf to have nutritious food on
their tables and stretch their
limited household dollars to
meet other basic needs.
Again, thank you for your
generous support, Friend!
Thanks to all who helped
with the UMW Salad
Luncheon; the ladies who
set up for the event, all who
donated salads, bars,
baked goods and plants,
those who served during
the tea and those who
cleaned up afterwards.
Your joint efforts are all
needed to make every
event a success and
enable us to support the
missions of the UMW.
A big "Thank You"
to all who worked
and/or donated
food for Virginia
Siegel's funeral.
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Bishop's Blog
When was the last time you gave serious thought, reflection, study, and discussion to the topic of
salvation?
I have been challenged and engaged by Rob Bell’s new book on salvation, Love Wins: A Book
about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived (HarperOne, 2011). It seems
like the perfect book to help us rethink salvation; to think through it again in order to understand
the questions that many people in our culture are asking but are often afraid to raise with us
Christians because we say we have the only right and orthodox answer, end of discussion.
The book has been very controversial because Bell dances with the concept of universal salvation.
That’s the idea that God’s love wouldn’t leave anyone outside the gates of heaven. I benefited
greatly by reading on the blog “Commonplace Holiness” a post by Dr. Jerry Walls, a former
professor at Asbury Seminary (an evangelical school of theology). Walls is head and shoulders
more knowledgeable than me on such topics like universal salvation. He says that Bell
stops far short of saying he believes it [universal salvation]
must turn out this way, or even that he is confident that it
will. Bell makes it emphatically clear that love cannot be
forced, that love can be rejected and perversely resisted, and
if this is true now, it can be true in the life to come. . . .
However, he also makes it unequivocally clear that he believes
God sincerely loves every single person, and will give everyone
every opportunity to accept [God’s] love and be saved, whether
or not they have heard of Christ in this life, or accepted him
in this life.
What really makes some Christians angry, Walls suggests, is Bell’s assertions about God’s
unconditional love. (Bell finds evidence of this in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, unconditional
father, and conditional brother. The “elder brothers” of today’s church seem to have consigned
Bell to hell!)
Whether you’re hanging with the elder brothers or hoping that everyone has an eternal
opportunity to choose or reject God’s love (which is what Bell suggests), the blessing of this book
is that many people beyond the church (as well as within) are aware of it. It gives us a teachable
moment to rethink salvation. Why waste such a moment?
Continued on next page
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A chance to talk
Too many conversations about salvation are short-circuited by assertions like “I have the right
answer and you have the wrong answer;” end of conversation. Nobody learns, nobody is drawn
closer to knowing the love and grace of Jesus Christ, nobody’s heart is stretched or broken for
someone else. It’s just a battle over who is right and who is wrong.
And ultimately, where does that get anyone?
Bell maintains that how we think about heaven (and, I would argue, how we think about any
other church doctrine) directly affects how we live. He describes it as the “future dragged into
the present.” I like that image. It’s like how we use personal computers. When we drag a file
from one drive to another, such as from our hard drive to a data storage stick, we are copying
the file into a second place. The data is in both files. So when we “drag” the future— heaven—
into this life, we’re “dragging” or “copying” what God promises we will know in heaven into this
life, where we are called to work for the that same promise.
If we believe that in heaven there are no more crying
and no more tears, no more suffering and no more
racism, no more hunger and no more want, no more . .
. no more . . . no more . . . , then we must drag that
“no more” into this life. We must work for no more
crying and no more tears, no more suffering and no
more racism, no more hunger and no more want, no
more, no more, no more! We work for heaven on earth,
just like we say in the Jesus prayer.
Yet, Bell says, “those who talk the most about going to
heaven when you die talk the least about bringing
heaven to earth right now. . . . At the same time, it
often appears that those who talk the most about
relieving suffering now talk the least about heaven
when we die” (p. 45). I think he would make a great
United Methodist since he seems to put the personal
(eternal life beyond this life) and social (working for
heaven on earth now) holiness together.
I’m not urging you to agree or disagree with Bell. My
point is that his book offers a great opportunity for all
of us to rethink salvation for ourselves and others.
Bishop Sally Dyck
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FOUND ON THE WEB: STEVE TYLER AND HIS PAST
Long before he won accolades as an American Idol judge,
Steven Tyler was a bona-fide rock star, with all that that
implied. In 1975, when he was in his late 20s and the lead
singer for the band Aerosmith, Tyler persuaded the parents
of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Julia Holcomb, to make him her
legal guardian so that they could live together in Boston.
When Miss Holcomb and Tyler conceived a child, his
longtime friend Ray Tabano convinced Tyler that abortion
was the only solution. In the Aerosmith “autobiography,” Walk
This Way (in which recollections by all the band members,
and their friends and lovers, were assembled by the author
Stephen Davis), Tabano says: “So they had the abortion, and
it really messed Steven up because it was a boy. He … saw
the whole thing and it [messed] him up big time.”
I'm famous!
Tyler also reflects on his abortion experience in the autobiography. “It was a big crisis. It’s a major thing
when you’re growing something with a woman, but they convinced us that it would never work out and
would ruin our lives. … You go to the doctor and they put the needle in her belly and they squeeze the stuff
in and you watch. And it comes out dead. I was pretty devastated. In my mind, I’m going, Jesus, what have I
done?”
[...] After the abortion, Tyler began a torrid affair with Playboy model Bebe Buell while still seeing Julia, the
mother of his aborted son. If you were wondering what happened to Julia (who is referred to as Diana Hall
in the book) after this [...] procedure, Bebe tells us: “There were many suicidal calls from poor Diana as they
were breaking up. It was actually a pretty sad time.”
And how was Steven coping?
Tyler went on a European concert tour, accompanied by Bebe, who tells us: “He was crazy … totally drunk,
really out of it. … Steven destroyed his dressing room at Hammersmith … when we got back from Europe.
… One night I found him on the floor of his bathroom having a drug seizure. He was writhing in pain.”
This was followed by Steven’s “Tuinal days” — a period he spent stoned on massive doses of the
barbiturate. He says: “I would eat four or five a day … and be good for a couple of months … which is why
that period is blackout stuff.”
[...]Then Bebe Buell became pregnant with Tyler’s child. She realized it would be impossible to raise a child
with him given his out-of-control substance abuse and rock-and-roll lifestyle. She returned to her former
lover, the composer, producer, and recording artist Todd Rundgren, who agreed to act as father of the child
and keep Tyler’s fatherhood a secret. Their daughter, who grew up to be the actress Liv Tyler, was born on
July 1, 1977.
TRAUMA AND HEALING
For many post-abortive men and women, the anxiety associated with an abortion can surface at unexpected
times, triggered by events such as a subsequent pregnancy, the death of a pet or a loved one, or some
other person, place, or thing that in some way connects with the traumatic memory.
ABORTION:
Good people disagree
on the underlying issue in
this article. What is your
opinion? Post replies on
CUMC's facebook
discussion page.
Years later, when Tyler married, and he and his wife were expecting
their first child, he was still haunted by the abortion: “It affected me
later. … I was afraid. I thought we’d give birth to a six-headed cow
because of what I’d done with other women. The real-life guilt was
very traumatic for me. Still hurts.”
Exerpts from: Rocker Steven Tyler of Aerosmith Haunted by
Girlfriend’s Abortion at lifenews.com
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All church
Picnic
fundraiser
Sunday, June 12
Rain or Shine!
11:30 to 1:00
Chatfield City Park –
Rain location is Chatfield Lutheran Hall
Serving Burgers, Brats, Hotdogs, chips,
dessert, and beverage. Yum!
Free Will Offering—with proceeds to the
Chatfield Ministerial Fund.
Bring Lawn Chairs!
Sponsored by the Chatfield Ministerial Association to raise funds to be used to meet the short-term needs of people of the community.
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2011
VBS
Theme verse: See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3;1
Volunteer Sign up Form
Vacation Bible School wouldn’t happen without volunteers!
Please consider volunteering your time to help make this
year’s VBS a success.
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weeks to come to find out your areas of interest.
CHATFIELD UMC VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
July 18-22, 8:45 – 11:45 am - Monday
through Friday
2011 VBS Registration
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Service Opportunities
Service Needs
Load up your friends, stamping supplies, fun
card ideas, and join me to make handmade
greeting cards that our troops can use to
write home on. This event will support
Operation Write Home, who sends an
average of 40,000 cards each month to our
service men and women! These heroes get
to pick out the card and then send it home
for free.
Saturday, June 18 – 9 am to 4 pm (come for
as long as you want)
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 805 South
Broadway Ave., Spring Valley, MN
Cost: $5.00 per person (to help cover the cost
of shipping the cards to OWH)
Sign up by: June 1st
Focus on quality not quantity (8 to 10 cards
of each design is good).
NO glitter (glitter gets on their uniforms & makes them
visible at night, putting them in danger).
Standard sized cards only (4 ¼” x 5 ½”)
Envelopes are not required
Types of cards needed most are:
Birthday (especially kid birthdays); Love you;
Miss you; Thinking of You; Other.
Don't just talk, ACT!
COMMUNITY
Help Deliver Meals On Wheels
Help Sew On Tags In Care
Center
Help Serve at VBS
Make Cakes for All Church Picnic
BUILDING / TRUSTEES
Replace Bulbs in Sanctuary
(Flood & Fluorescent Lights)
Rock Drain by Lower Entrance
Replace Parsonage Window
Well Covers
Repair Tree Ring Broke By Plow
Volunteer Building
Superintendant Needed
If you can’t attend but have cards that you
would like to donate, please email to make
arrangements to drop your cards off.
WORSHIP
Help Run Soundboard
Male Voice Needed For Praise &
Worship Team
2012 Mission Trip Committee
Volunteers
Card kits will be available to beginner
stampers at a cost of $5 each kit.
Call or email Trish Cudney to reserve your
spot. 507-251-8665 or
trishcudney@gmail.com
Call the church office
to say, "Count me in!"
God Bless.
A youth of our church helping at
the sound board
Helping to serve the Easter Breakfast
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2011 Graduates
Sunday
Schedule
Samantha Christenson
Ashley Ferguson
Drew Ferrier
Shaelyn Hareldson
Courtney Moore
Haley Wooner
Clayton Wright
9:00 Coffee
9:00 Praise
& Worship
9:30 Worship
10:30-ish
More Coffee
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Children & Youth E-Mail:
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SCRIPTURE READINGS for June
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June 2-Ascension Day: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
June 5- Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11
www.chatfieldumc.org June 12-Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39
June 19- Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20
June 26- Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42