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Worshipping
God - Growing Christians - Doing Good Friday Ministry News 7
January 2011 |
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2011 Leadership Team Connections Council Chair Julie Salmon Communications Cathy Doyal cathydoyal@sprintmail.com Worship Drew Brought Spiritual Growth Pat Tinnel Shepherd Ministry Prayer Ministry Alice Burris United Methodist Women United Methodist Men Terry Moody Wedding Coordinator Finance Steve Doyal Trustees Endowment Memorials Joan Peschka Staff/Parish David Soxman Support
Staff Senior Pastor Rev. L.
Extension: 303 khern@stjohnsumc.org Associate Pastor Rev.
Dennie Oades, PhD Extension: 305 dsouther@stjohnsumc.org Director Music Ministries Dale Morehouse Extension: 308 Assistant Children & Youth Kelly Johnston Extension: 306 Director Parent’s Day Out Extension: 309 Church Secretary Extension: 301 United Phone: 816-523-6788 Fax: 816-523-6790 Web: www.stjohnsumc.org Email: stjohnsumc@stjohnsumc.org |
An Encouraging
Word From the Pastor’s
Desk… From The Institutes of Religion by John Calvin, 16th Century Protestant reformer … “Yet, in the first place, wherever you cast your eyes, there is not a spot in the universe wherein you cannot discern at least some sparks of his glory. You cannot in one glance survey this most vast and beautiful system of the universe, its wide expanse, without being completely overwhelmed by the boundless force of its brightness.” As we begin the New Year, let us begin with the knowledge of God’s glorious presence – there is not a spot in the universe wherein we cannot discern at least some sparks of God’s presence – and let us resolve to keep our eyes open to see God’s glory, our ears open to hear God’s voice, our hands and hearts open to receive and to share God’s gifts, and our lips always ready to declare God’s goodness and sing God’s praise. In this manner, we can truly make the most of the treasure trove of time we have been given as we live into the glorious gift of what truly can be a blessed and beautiful New Year. Amen?... Kyle Please
hold these members of God’s family in your prayers - E. B. Bond, Brother in Law of Doug
Johnston, Sr., Father of Doug Johnston Michael
Reavy, Relative of Michael & Judi Boothe Hoyt
Hopkins, Jr.,
Relative of Michael & Judi Boothe Charles
& Darlene Harrison Eunice
Neve, Mother of Julie Lee, Friend of Stacy
Fischer Christina, Former Classmate of Herb Kroeze,
Step-father of Helen, Aunt of Cathy Doyal Estelle Dreyer, Mother of Marcella
Maxwell Rose Castelluccio, Co-worker of Ashley Little Mary
Fischer and Family, Mother
of Gary Fischer Ray
Andrus All
Those Who Are Unemployed or Underemployed Missouri
Conference Bishop, Rev. Robert Schnase Heartland
Central District Superintendent, Rev. Yolanda Villa Our
Pastors & Other Church Leaders Helen
Sheperd, Missionary – The
UMC Hospice Program in Lihonzwane
UMC in Guaos UMC in Cuba, Pastor Andres and family The
Situations in and The Leaders Making
Decisions About Them Those
serving in the military around the world Danny Craven, Activities and Events... In Service This Week: 8:30 a.m. Lay Reader: Ushers: Olen & 10:45 a.m. Lay Reader: Michael Casey Ushers: Steve
& Cathy Doyal Acolytes: Claire
Ridgway and Refreshments:
Deb Harris In Service January 16th: 8:30 a.m. Lay Reader: Ushers: Mary Fonseca and 10:45 a.m. Lay Reader: Sarah
Casey Ushers: Dan & Acolytes: Jackson
Finlay and Charlie Kephart Refreshments: DONUT DAY Scripture
Acts 10: 34 – 43 Matthew 3: 13 -
17 To consider while you read: What does this passage say about God? What does this passage say about me/the human condition? What does this passage say about the relationship between God and
me/people? Music Notes This Week: This Sunday celebrates the Baptism of Our Lord. At both services soloist
Ben Gulley, tenor will sing Child of Promise
with music by For the 10:45 prelude Jonathan
Dawson will play his Topeka Symphony award winning selection mentioned
below. The Chancel Choir will sing This is My Beloved Son by Knut Nystedt for our introit and the anthem, Vidi aquam by
Michael McCarthy. The 58th annual
Youth Talent Auditions, sponsored by the Topeka Symphony and Capitol Federal,
were held November 20 in White Concert Hall at This year’s auditions saw 3 winners selected: one from strings, and one each from the piano and vocal divisions. To be eligible to participate in the auditions, students must be in the 9, 10th, 11th or 12th grade and be recommended by their music teacher as being capable of performing with the Topeka Symphony Orchestra if declared a winner. The
2011 overall winner is violinist Jonathan Dawson of Leawood. As overall winner, he will perform the
first movement of the Violin Concerto No. 4 by Mozart with the Topeka
Symphony at 7:30 pm, Saturday, January 15, in White Concert Hall. Jonathan is a senior from If
you are interested in attending Jonathan’s performance on the 15th,
please contact the MLK DAY OF SERVICE Members and friends of Food: canned vegetables, canned fruits, boxed
meals, canned meat & tuna, peanut butter, canned
soup, cereal – hot or cold Household
products: soap, deodorant,
shampoo, toilet paper (no glass containers, please) Thank you for choosing to become a
part of Harvesters and the
fight A Reminder to Church Women United: This month’s meeting will be TOMORROW,
January 10, at
Second Presbyterian Church, Women of You are invited to participate in an 8-week study group beginning Tuesday. We are going to read and discuss Sally Dyck’s book “A Faithful Heart: Daily Guide for Joyful
Living”. We’ll meet from 9:30 to 11:00 each Tuesday in room
205 to discuss the reading and our responses to the daily reflections. Contact Clare Wilson if you would like to
join us! clellybobus@yahoo.com. Childcare
available with a reservation. SHORT TERM DISCIPLE STUDY:
ROMANS In 58 A.D. Paul wrote a letter to the Romans--the distilled essence of his faith and belief. The gospel's crux, said he, is not what we can do for God but what God has done for us. That does not free us from obligations or entitle us to do as we like, but we are no longer trying to fulfill the demands of a stern, austere, condemnatory law and God. When Martin Luther grasped this in Romans 1:17, the Protestant Reformation was born. When John Wesley grasped Romans 1:17 and said, “I felt my heart strangely warmed,” Methodism was born. When Karl Barth grasped Romans 5, he recognized Jesus the Christ as “Second Adam,” redefining human nature. On Tuesday evening, January 11--yes, on 1/11/11--we begin an eight-week Disciples study of Romans. Episodes go from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. Garth Leigh is facilitator, using fine video presentations and sixteen mountaintop chapters of the New Testament. Come join us. From that mountaintop’s panorama, you can behold the nature of grace and works and your own spiritual human nature. Please respond to Garth at gleigh@leok.com with questions, ideas, or to sign up for the group. CABIN-FEVER KIDS Indoor Playtime Resumes: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3 - 5 p.m., January - March, in Wesley Hall. Sign up and info sheets are on the “sign up” table in the
Rotunda. Family and
Young Adult Ministry [FAYAM]: T Third Sunday Lunch, January 16 will be Pizza in Brookside Hall. T Ice Skating Party, January 29, 3:00 @ Crown
Center followed by a trip to DeBronx @ 4:00
ish RSVP to Sarina
for either or both. Living Streams: Centering Prayer, Worship, and Holy
Communion. Come, experience mid-week peace with
this time to remember the Goodness of God. New groupings are forming for Dinner For Eight for January,
February, March, and April. Please contact Clarice
Denis at 816-942-4473 for info and to sign up. Please visit the
“Sign Up” table in the Rotunda to select your 2011 dates to: 1.) donate Altar flowers for the
Chapel &/or Sanctuary
2.) provide
cookies/light snack for coffee time. Winter Weather Reminder: When BOTH the church office and
Parents’ Day Out are also closed. Our Calendar This Week: Friday, January 7 No events on church calendar Saturday, January 8 No events on church calendar Sunday, January 9 Noon, V. I. M. Meeting, GL Youth RESUMES: 6:00 p.m., Jr. Hi.Youth, Youth Room 7:00 p.m., Youth Parents
Meeting, Youth Room 7:30 p.m., Sr. Hi.Youth, Youth Room Monday, January 10 9:00 a.m., P. D. O., Edu. Wing 6:00 p.m., Finance Committee, GL Tuesday, January 11
7:30 a.m., JourneyMen, Bks 9:00 a.m., P. D. O., Edu. Wing 9:30 a.m., Faithful Heart Study, 205 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Women in Ministry, GL 7:00 p.m., DISCIPLE STUDY - Romans, 205 Wednesday, January 12 9:00 a.m., P. D. O., Edu. Wing Noon: P. D. O. Board, GL 5:30 p.m., Living Streams Prayer
Service, Chancel 6:00 p.m., Communion, Sanctuary Thursday, January 13 9:00 a.m., P. D. O., Edu. Wing Friday, January 14 No Events on Calendar Saturday, January 15 No
Events on Calendar Sunday, January 16 Human Relations
Sunday Connectional Offering Children’s Church during 10:45 Svs. Youth DONUT DAY Noon, FAYAM Lunch-in, Bks 6:00 p.m., Jr. Hi.Youth, Youth Room 7:00 p.m., Sr. Hi.Youth, Youth Room Monday,
January 17 Church
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