The account you often hear from church members in many places is something like this:
We don’t have any young people; they went somewhere else.
We don’t have very many children, and we have NO youth group.
We work very diligently just keeping the building maintained and, when we’re gone, there won’t be anyone left to do it.
We’re just holding on by our fingernails.
Have you heard that from anyone lately? You don’t have to look very far before you find that
as the predominant mode of thought.
Our future is unique in that we are a growing church in a growing community. We have the privilege of looking to the future knowing that we are providing a place for more and more people to meet the Christ, more and more children to be trained in His word, more and more youth to be encouraged through the trials of adolescence, and more families receiving the support they need from other Christians to live in community successfully.
This morning you will hear from our building committee. This group has put in countless hours in meetings, in travel, and in consultation. Thank them, hear them, and then join them in the vision for entering a clean, new and inviting worship.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Children's Ministries 3/30
Sunday School lesson for March 30:
Today’s lesson is about two men who ran down the road to Emmaus to tell their friends the good news that Jesus is alive. Because Jesus is alive, he is always with us. Ask your child, “In what ways can we share the good news that Jesus is always with us?”
The webpage is ready – sign up your child/ren for Vacation Bible School. Go to www.lumcmo.org, click on Get Connected, then on Ministries, then on Children’s. As soon as you sign up, you’ll be able to pick up a music CD.
Did you know . . . there is a Methodist Summer Church Camp for families! If you need information, pick up a brochure outside Sondra’s office, (room 212) or go on-line at www.mocamps.org. LUMC pays ½ the camp fee up to $125.00 for church members.
Today’s lesson is about two men who ran down the road to Emmaus to tell their friends the good news that Jesus is alive. Because Jesus is alive, he is always with us. Ask your child, “In what ways can we share the good news that Jesus is always with us?”
The webpage is ready – sign up your child/ren for Vacation Bible School. Go to www.lumcmo.org, click on Get Connected, then on Ministries, then on Children’s. As soon as you sign up, you’ll be able to pick up a music CD.
Did you know . . . there is a Methodist Summer Church Camp for families! If you need information, pick up a brochure outside Sondra’s office, (room 212) or go on-line at www.mocamps.org. LUMC pays ½ the camp fee up to $125.00 for church members.
Confirmation 3/30
The "Rite of Confirmation" service for the Confirmation Class of 2008 will be held on Saturday evening, April 26th, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. All members of the congregation who would like to attend the service are welcome. This service will follow a banquet and photo session for the Confirmands and their families.
The Confirmation Class of 2008 has been studying the Spiritual Disciplines taught to us by John Wesley. To help our Confirmands continue the discipline of Bible Study, LUMC will be presenting this year’s class members with a Bible. You may contribute as a Sunday School Class, a Small Group or individually toward the purchase of Bibles to be given as gifts to the thirty-three 6th- grade students who will be joining the church. Your gift of $15 toward the purchase of a Bible would be gratefully accepted. Make your check to LUMC with “Confirmation Bibles” in the memo line and drop it off in the black box outside of the youth office or on the wall outside of the main doors into the FLC/Wesley hall.
The Confirmation Class of 2008 has been studying the Spiritual Disciplines taught to us by John Wesley. To help our Confirmands continue the discipline of Bible Study, LUMC will be presenting this year’s class members with a Bible. You may contribute as a Sunday School Class, a Small Group or individually toward the purchase of Bibles to be given as gifts to the thirty-three 6th- grade students who will be joining the church. Your gift of $15 toward the purchase of a Bible would be gratefully accepted. Make your check to LUMC with “Confirmation Bibles” in the memo line and drop it off in the black box outside of the youth office or on the wall outside of the main doors into the FLC/Wesley hall.
LUMY 3/30
New Orleans Mission Trip- We are in need for a few more sponsors for our Mission trip to New Orleans June 22nd-28th. If you have an interest in helping, please let Andrew Beard know. We will have a meeting shortly about details concerning this trip. Stay tuned for a time and place of that meeting.
Sunday Night LUMY- LUMY is back Tonight!! Plan on being on being here (FLC/Wesley Hall). LUMY is 105 minutes every Sunday night. If you have never been or if it has been awhile, it is time to check it out. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies are back. 5-6pm is 9th-12th- Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th- and 8th- Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4. For this week, please read Matthew 21:1-28:20, Mark 11:1-16:20, and Luke 19:28-24:53. Let Andrew Beard know if you have any questions.
Mission Auction- April 5th is the Mission Auction. This is a great time of food, hanging out, and bidding on things to help all the missions in our church. Please don’t miss this great evening. If you are going on a mission trip this summer with LUMY (i.e. Guatemala, New Orleans, or Faithworks) you need to be there helping out. If you are not able to go on any mission trips this summer, this event is a great way to help others. For questions about tickets or other details, please contact Sarah Beard at sarah.beard@lumcmo.org or at 816-781-4554 X110.
Northland Youth- On April 13th LUMY is going to the next Northland Youth Worship Service. We went to this in February and had a great time, so we are going again to the next one. That night (April 13th) there will be no “normal” LUMY. More details to come
Please let Andrew Beard or Sarah Beard know if you have any questions or prayer requests.
Sunday Night LUMY- LUMY is back Tonight!! Plan on being on being here (FLC/Wesley Hall). LUMY is 105 minutes every Sunday night. If you have never been or if it has been awhile, it is time to check it out. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies are back. 5-6pm is 9th-12th- Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th- and 8th- Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4. For this week, please read Matthew 21:1-28:20, Mark 11:1-16:20, and Luke 19:28-24:53. Let Andrew Beard know if you have any questions.
Mission Auction- April 5th is the Mission Auction. This is a great time of food, hanging out, and bidding on things to help all the missions in our church. Please don’t miss this great evening. If you are going on a mission trip this summer with LUMY (i.e. Guatemala, New Orleans, or Faithworks) you need to be there helping out. If you are not able to go on any mission trips this summer, this event is a great way to help others. For questions about tickets or other details, please contact Sarah Beard at sarah.beard@lumcmo.org or at 816-781-4554 X110.
Northland Youth- On April 13th LUMY is going to the next Northland Youth Worship Service. We went to this in February and had a great time, so we are going again to the next one. That night (April 13th) there will be no “normal” LUMY. More details to come
Please let Andrew Beard or Sarah Beard know if you have any questions or prayer requests.
Adult Ministries 3/30
Beginning in April…
When God’s People Pray
You now have two opportunities to participate in this six-week study by Jim Cymbala which will encourage, inform and equip you to pray with consistency and expectation. Register NOW to reserve a book.
· Wednesdays beginning April 9 at 7:30 pm (new date) in the Study Center 3 facilitated by Lora Wiles.
· Sunday mornings beginning April 6 at 9:45 am in Study Center 3; hosted by Genesis.
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Does the idea of daily Bible reading intimidate you? Need help getting the most out of your daily Bible reading?
Attend this 4-week small group beginning April 6 at 10:30 in room 110. You’ll learn tips and tools for structuring your time in God’s word to make it a meaningful and exciting experience.
Featured Ministries…
Donuts with Dads: Get to know other dads from the church. Dads and their children ages birth—3rd grade are invited to this time of play together while Mom gets a morning to herself. First spring meeting will be on the playground Saturday, April 12, at 9am.
Senior Fellowship Group: Register with Lora Wiles if you would like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center. This new small group will kick off in May to provide seniors with scheduled times of low-cost fun and fellowship.
Cradle Roll: This ministry targets families with children ages birth-2years, providing tools and encouragement to celebrate a child’s earliest milestones in the church. See info below and on the Children’s Ministry Page of this VIEW for your opportunities to serve in the Cradle Roll Ministry.
Upcoming Meetings…
Adoption Support Group will meet Sunday, April 13, at 6:30 in room 220. The guest speaker will discuss how to initiate both foreign and domestic adoptions. Interested individuals from the church or community are invited to attend.
Opportunities to Share your
Talents...
Scrap bookers needed to donate time, talents and materials to make cards for Cradle Roll ministry. Register with Lora Wiles to be notified of group crafting times.
Bulletin Board Angel is needed to update Cradle Roll bulletin board.
When God’s People Pray
You now have two opportunities to participate in this six-week study by Jim Cymbala which will encourage, inform and equip you to pray with consistency and expectation. Register NOW to reserve a book.
· Wednesdays beginning April 9 at 7:30 pm (new date) in the Study Center 3 facilitated by Lora Wiles.
· Sunday mornings beginning April 6 at 9:45 am in Study Center 3; hosted by Genesis.
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Does the idea of daily Bible reading intimidate you? Need help getting the most out of your daily Bible reading?
Attend this 4-week small group beginning April 6 at 10:30 in room 110. You’ll learn tips and tools for structuring your time in God’s word to make it a meaningful and exciting experience.
Featured Ministries…
Donuts with Dads: Get to know other dads from the church. Dads and their children ages birth—3rd grade are invited to this time of play together while Mom gets a morning to herself. First spring meeting will be on the playground Saturday, April 12, at 9am.
Senior Fellowship Group: Register with Lora Wiles if you would like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center. This new small group will kick off in May to provide seniors with scheduled times of low-cost fun and fellowship.
Cradle Roll: This ministry targets families with children ages birth-2years, providing tools and encouragement to celebrate a child’s earliest milestones in the church. See info below and on the Children’s Ministry Page of this VIEW for your opportunities to serve in the Cradle Roll Ministry.
Upcoming Meetings…
Adoption Support Group will meet Sunday, April 13, at 6:30 in room 220. The guest speaker will discuss how to initiate both foreign and domestic adoptions. Interested individuals from the church or community are invited to attend.
Opportunities to Share your
Talents...
Scrap bookers needed to donate time, talents and materials to make cards for Cradle Roll ministry. Register with Lora Wiles to be notified of group crafting times.
Bulletin Board Angel is needed to update Cradle Roll bulletin board.
Senior Trip 3/30
2nd Annual “Hoe Down Plus”
SATURDAY, April 19th - Cost $21.00
We will be leaving the church at 9am and heading to Clinton for an all-day tour of many interesting sights. Lunch is on your own. At 4:30pm we will leave for Pleasant Hill to the Great Neighbor’s Café for a special dinner. Then on to the fabulous Big Creek Country Show. We will arrive back at the church very late. Sign up quickly as there is room for only 36 people!!
DINNER
Bowl of Soup/Garden Salad
Pork Tenderloin, Meatloaf, Sliced Roast Beef, Grilled Hamburger Steak
Includes: Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Vegetable, Dinner roll and Drink
Tip Included
SATURDAY, April 19th - Cost $21.00
We will be leaving the church at 9am and heading to Clinton for an all-day tour of many interesting sights. Lunch is on your own. At 4:30pm we will leave for Pleasant Hill to the Great Neighbor’s Café for a special dinner. Then on to the fabulous Big Creek Country Show. We will arrive back at the church very late. Sign up quickly as there is room for only 36 people!!
DINNER
Bowl of Soup/Garden Salad
Pork Tenderloin, Meatloaf, Sliced Roast Beef, Grilled Hamburger Steak
Includes: Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Vegetable, Dinner roll and Drink
Tip Included
Adventures In Learning 3/30
Adventures in Learning-- April 18
Larry Rice will present a program on antiques at the April 18 session of Liberty Adventures in Learning at 11 a.m.. He will discuss various items provided by those in attendance, giving possible history and information about each item. The Adventures program, sponsored by Shepherd’s Center of the Northland and Liberty Ministerial Alliance, meets the third Friday September through May in the Family Life Center here at LUMC.
The session begins at 9:15 a.m. with blood pressure checks, and coffee fellowship time. At 10 a.m. three classes will be offered: Digital Camera 101 with J.J. Greenwood; Dr. Shavonne Danner talking about Liberty Hospital’s Pain Center; and Father Pat Tobin, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Parkville, discussing “World Hunger and Thirst Through the Eyes of Mother Teresa.”A meat loaf dinner will be served at noon by members of 1st Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Class registration is $1.50; lunch is $3.50, and lunch reservations should be made by April 16 by calling Nancy at 781-1178. Plan to attend, and bring a friend.
Larry Rice will present a program on antiques at the April 18 session of Liberty Adventures in Learning at 11 a.m.. He will discuss various items provided by those in attendance, giving possible history and information about each item. The Adventures program, sponsored by Shepherd’s Center of the Northland and Liberty Ministerial Alliance, meets the third Friday September through May in the Family Life Center here at LUMC.
The session begins at 9:15 a.m. with blood pressure checks, and coffee fellowship time. At 10 a.m. three classes will be offered: Digital Camera 101 with J.J. Greenwood; Dr. Shavonne Danner talking about Liberty Hospital’s Pain Center; and Father Pat Tobin, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Parkville, discussing “World Hunger and Thirst Through the Eyes of Mother Teresa.”A meat loaf dinner will be served at noon by members of 1st Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Class registration is $1.50; lunch is $3.50, and lunch reservations should be made by April 16 by calling Nancy at 781-1178. Plan to attend, and bring a friend.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Mark's Remarks 3/23
The Reverend Eugene Magee is an enthusiastic pastor who does not wear a robe. His sanctuary is plainer than most, adorned only by a cross and an American flag. Magee likes to wave his arms to emphasize important points in his sermons. Unfortunately, he is so animated that he has trouble keeping his shirttails in his trousers. To solve this he has developed the habit of periodically stuffing his shirttails back into his
trousers as inconspicuously as possible, even while he is preaching.One Easter Sunday, while admonishing the faithful with great excitement, he fished around behind his back in the usual way, and found more material than usual to push out of sight. He persisted doggedly, however. On he preached and on he stuffed. At the close of his sermon he discovered that he had about half of the American flag stuffed into his pants. He felt foolish, of course. But what would you expect? It was Easter Sunday! What pastor can help but get excited on Easter Sunday? I hope you are excited as you worship today.
May the joy of Christ’s resurrection,
May the witness of two millennia of Christendom,
May the purposefulness of his crucifixion, and
May the cleansing power of his sacrifice
change us and remake us for the works that we do!
Building Committee 3/23
March 30th marks the unveiling of the vision for our new church campus on Lightburne Road! For those who may have missed the full Building
Committee update, we will be holding three additional sessions on the
following dates to answer your questions:
Sunday, April 6th, 10:15 am – Room 109
Wednesday, April 9th, 6:00 pm – Family Life Center
Sunday, April 13th, noon – Room 220
It is an awesome opportunity and an equally immense responsibility to build a place where God will be worshipped for years to come. Doing so requires “Extravagant Generosity,” which Bishop Schnase aptly describes in his book, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, by quoting Nelson
Henderson: “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” From now until the all-church charge conference on May 18th, we will gratefully be accepting pledges (new or increased)
toward the Imagine capital campaign. The monies raised will determine how much of Phase I of our vision can be built. Working together, we have the strength and resources to make our dreams real.
Committee update, we will be holding three additional sessions on the
following dates to answer your questions:
Sunday, April 6th, 10:15 am – Room 109
Wednesday, April 9th, 6:00 pm – Family Life Center
Sunday, April 13th, noon – Room 220
It is an awesome opportunity and an equally immense responsibility to build a place where God will be worshipped for years to come. Doing so requires “Extravagant Generosity,” which Bishop Schnase aptly describes in his book, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, by quoting Nelson
Henderson: “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” From now until the all-church charge conference on May 18th, we will gratefully be accepting pledges (new or increased)
toward the Imagine capital campaign. The monies raised will determine how much of Phase I of our vision can be built. Working together, we have the strength and resources to make our dreams real.
Spofford News 3/23
Stone Soup Luncheon to benefit Spofford will be held at the First UMC, 400 W. Maple, Independence, MO, on Sunday, March 30th, from 11:30am to 2pm. There are 5 area churches involved in the fundraiser. Adults $6 - Children $3
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During April, Hereford House and Pierpont’s at Union Station will donate a portion of their soup sales to the Stone Soup Campaign.
Do you like to sew? If so, would you like to make drawstring bags for the children at Spoffod to take home their clothing and other items? Someone donated the fabric to Spofford. So, if you’re interested in helping with this project, let me know. Call me by April 15th, and I’ll pick up the fabric at Spofford. Brenda Glasco, 781.3062
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During April, Hereford House and Pierpont’s at Union Station will donate a portion of their soup sales to the Stone Soup Campaign.
Do you like to sew? If so, would you like to make drawstring bags for the children at Spoffod to take home their clothing and other items? Someone donated the fabric to Spofford. So, if you’re interested in helping with this project, let me know. Call me by April 15th, and I’ll pick up the fabric at Spofford. Brenda Glasco, 781.3062
Family Events Committee 3/23
The Family Events Committee is inviting you to Retro Bowl on Sunday, March 30, from 2:00-4:00 for an afternoon of bowling. Nine lanes have been reserved, and it will be $10 a family. Please sign up and pay on or before March 30. A sign-up table will be set up in the FLC on both Sundays. If you have questions, please contact Eddie/Kelley Owen or Sondra Buell. Hope to see you there!
MOM2MOM Sale 3/23
MOM 2 MOM SALEWhen? Saturday, March 29th; from 8am-2pmWhat? HUGE garage sale of gently used children's items. Clothes, shoes, toys, high chairs, strollers, kids furniture, hair bows, etc. We have 55 participants selling anything and everything from infants up to school-age children's items. Come early for best selection. Cash only.Why? No reason to go to garage sales from house to house when you can have one-stop shopping here at the church as a wonderful community outreach and church fundraiser all wrapped up in one great event. Bring a friend! You won't want to miss it!Where? Wesley Hall/FLCWho benefits? All proceeds go directly to the church building fund. Last fall we had over 800 shoppers and raised over $2000 for the church. We are asking for a $1 donation from every adult shopper. Proceeds from the concession stand will go directly to the McQueen family to help them out as their daughter is battling cancer.Questions? Call Kyla Kutch at 695-2887 or email mom2momsale@hotmail.com. Also email if you want to be put on the mailing list to be notified of future sales.
LUMY 3/23
We will not have LUMY today due to Easter, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven't been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there...and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
Also, don't forget there is No Flight Training on Monday, March 24th, or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break.
Thank you to all the people that signed up and paid for the New Orleans Mission Trip. We are in need for a few more sponsors for this trip. If you have an interest in helping, please let Andrew Beard know. If you have been
dragging your feet about whether you should go on this trip or not, we have to know ASAP. We will have a meeting shortly about details concerning this trip. Stay tuned for a time and place of that meeting.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies on Wednesday. 5-6pm is 9th-12th-Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th- and 8th- Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4. Let Andrew Beard know if you have any questions.
There is no Youth Sunday School today, but please join us next Sunday for Youth Sunday School. The Youth
Sunday School hour is from 9:30-10:30am in the basement of the Study Center. 7th & 8th grade meets in Study
Center 4 and 9th-12th grade meets in the LUMY room. If your family worships at 9:00am Contemporary, I would
recommend you attend the first part of worship, then head over at 9:30 for Sunday School. If you have any questions about Sunday school, worship times, or anything else, let Andrew Beard know.
April 5th is the Mission Auction. This is a great time of food, hanging out, and bidding on things to help all the missions in our church. Please don’t miss this great evening. If you are going on a mission trip this summer with LUMY (i.e.
Guatemala, New Orleans, or Faithworks), you need to be there helping out. If you are not able to go on any mission trips this summer, this event is a great way to help others. For questions about tickets or other details, please contact Sarah Beard at sarah.beard@lumcmo.org or at 816-781-4554 X110
April 13th LUMY is going to the next Northland Youth Worship Service. More details to come.
Also, don't forget there is No Flight Training on Monday, March 24th, or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break.
Thank you to all the people that signed up and paid for the New Orleans Mission Trip. We are in need for a few more sponsors for this trip. If you have an interest in helping, please let Andrew Beard know. If you have been
dragging your feet about whether you should go on this trip or not, we have to know ASAP. We will have a meeting shortly about details concerning this trip. Stay tuned for a time and place of that meeting.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies on Wednesday. 5-6pm is 9th-12th-Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th- and 8th- Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4. Let Andrew Beard know if you have any questions.
There is no Youth Sunday School today, but please join us next Sunday for Youth Sunday School. The Youth
Sunday School hour is from 9:30-10:30am in the basement of the Study Center. 7th & 8th grade meets in Study
Center 4 and 9th-12th grade meets in the LUMY room. If your family worships at 9:00am Contemporary, I would
recommend you attend the first part of worship, then head over at 9:30 for Sunday School. If you have any questions about Sunday school, worship times, or anything else, let Andrew Beard know.
April 5th is the Mission Auction. This is a great time of food, hanging out, and bidding on things to help all the missions in our church. Please don’t miss this great evening. If you are going on a mission trip this summer with LUMY (i.e.
Guatemala, New Orleans, or Faithworks), you need to be there helping out. If you are not able to go on any mission trips this summer, this event is a great way to help others. For questions about tickets or other details, please contact Sarah Beard at sarah.beard@lumcmo.org or at 816-781-4554 X110
April 13th LUMY is going to the next Northland Youth Worship Service. More details to come.
Adult Ministries 3/23
Beginning in April…
When God’s People Pray
This six-week study by Jim Cymbala will encourage, inform and equip you to pray with consistency and expectation. Lora Wiles will facilitate. Reserve your book ($8) NOW for this group which begins April 2 at 7:30 in the Study Center.
Thank you for your
generous response to our request for Heart Teams. You will be contacted soon with more details. Heart Team opportunities are still available to those interested in meeting needs for meals, transportation, home/hospital visits, or minor home repairs. God bless you for sharing your time and talents with others in need.
Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin He Is, based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study which begins March 31. It’s a great short-term (4-week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Contact Lora Wiles to register. Childcare is available with advance reservation to 781-4554 x112.
Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship. Register your interest with Lora Wiles.
Adoption Support Group will meet Sunday, April 13, at 6:30 in room 220. Guest speaker will discuss how to initiate both foreign and domestic adoptions. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
Well over 200 members of this congregation have been participating in the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations study during Lent. You can look forward to great things in the future as we work together to implement the ideas generated by the participants in this study.
When God’s People Pray
This six-week study by Jim Cymbala will encourage, inform and equip you to pray with consistency and expectation. Lora Wiles will facilitate. Reserve your book ($8) NOW for this group which begins April 2 at 7:30 in the Study Center.
Thank you for your
generous response to our request for Heart Teams. You will be contacted soon with more details. Heart Team opportunities are still available to those interested in meeting needs for meals, transportation, home/hospital visits, or minor home repairs. God bless you for sharing your time and talents with others in need.
Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin He Is, based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study which begins March 31. It’s a great short-term (4-week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Contact Lora Wiles to register. Childcare is available with advance reservation to 781-4554 x112.
Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship. Register your interest with Lora Wiles.
Adoption Support Group will meet Sunday, April 13, at 6:30 in room 220. Guest speaker will discuss how to initiate both foreign and domestic adoptions. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
Well over 200 members of this congregation have been participating in the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations study during Lent. You can look forward to great things in the future as we work together to implement the ideas generated by the participants in this study.
Mission Trip to South Dakota 3/23
The Missions Work Area is planning a mission work trip (for persons 14 years or older) to Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota June 8-14. We will be working with Sicangu Lakota people of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Rosebud Reservation is located about 60 miles southeast from Pierre, South Dakota. Mission teams assist with repairs to homes, churches, shelters, youth center, daycare facilities, etc. Other tasks available are sewing, working in the Thrift Shop or Food Pantry, cooking in the hot lunch program, providing VBS at a local church, and much more. There are always varied work projects to keep team members busy.
The cost of this VIM mission trip is $200-$275, which covers food, transportation, lodging, and building materials. We can provide transportation for about 35 people. Seventeen have already signed up. We are trying to finalize our plans for transportation, food, and lodging accommodations, so if you are interested in being a part of this mission experience, please contact Everett Easley at the church office, 781-4554. A $100 application fee will be due from each participant wishing to go. This will help secure our team’s date on the calendar. A second informational meeting will be held April 27, 2008, at 4pm in Ark 2.
We will be there to appreciate, to understand, to learn, to make friends and to nurture the hope that the Lakota People have in themselves. We are looking forward to a great week where we will come together to do God's work.
The cost of this VIM mission trip is $200-$275, which covers food, transportation, lodging, and building materials. We can provide transportation for about 35 people. Seventeen have already signed up. We are trying to finalize our plans for transportation, food, and lodging accommodations, so if you are interested in being a part of this mission experience, please contact Everett Easley at the church office, 781-4554. A $100 application fee will be due from each participant wishing to go. This will help secure our team’s date on the calendar. A second informational meeting will be held April 27, 2008, at 4pm in Ark 2.
We will be there to appreciate, to understand, to learn, to make friends and to nurture the hope that the Lakota People have in themselves. We are looking forward to a great week where we will come together to do God's work.
Children's Ministries 3/23
Today’s Bible Story comes from Luke 24:1-12
When Mary arrived at the tomb she found that Jesus was gone. Soon the world learned that Jesus had risen from the dead and that the world would never be the same again!
It’s not too late to receive the $25.00 April 15th early-bird discount for Summer Church Camp. Join in on the fun! LUMC will pay ½ your camp fee up to $125.00. Call Sondra for the camp code to put on your registration form. Register on-line at http://www.mocamps.org/ or pick up a camp newsletter/registration form by Sondra’s office.
FYI for “HIS Kids”
As you know, each month the HIS Kids reach out in love to those around us. In March, the children will be collecting new and/or gently used books for Children’s Mercy Hospital. In the next few weeks, find a time to sort through your children’s books and see if you can make a donation to this mission project. Or as you are shopping, pick up a book to donate to CMH. Bring them to Sondra Buell’s office, room 212. Thank you very much!
God’s Big Backyard ~ VBS ~ July 21 -25, 2008
Sign up today to help at Vacation Bible School:
____Coordinator of a specific area (Decorations, Transportation, Kid snacks, Missions,
Recreation, Music, Publicity, Registration, Finance, Teens, Crafts, Before and After Kidcare)
____ Home room teacher for Preschoolers
____ Rotation teacher for preschool (crafts, music, Bibletime, puppets, missions and snacks,
recreation)
____ Homeroom shepherd for elementary
____ Rotation teacher for elementary (crafts, music, Bibletime, missions and snacks, recreation)
____ Teen Helper (6th through 12th grade)
Contact Kelly Cowger (Head VBS Director) at 781-7993.
When Mary arrived at the tomb she found that Jesus was gone. Soon the world learned that Jesus had risen from the dead and that the world would never be the same again!
It’s not too late to receive the $25.00 April 15th early-bird discount for Summer Church Camp. Join in on the fun! LUMC will pay ½ your camp fee up to $125.00. Call Sondra for the camp code to put on your registration form. Register on-line at http://www.mocamps.org/ or pick up a camp newsletter/registration form by Sondra’s office.
FYI for “HIS Kids”
As you know, each month the HIS Kids reach out in love to those around us. In March, the children will be collecting new and/or gently used books for Children’s Mercy Hospital. In the next few weeks, find a time to sort through your children’s books and see if you can make a donation to this mission project. Or as you are shopping, pick up a book to donate to CMH. Bring them to Sondra Buell’s office, room 212. Thank you very much!
God’s Big Backyard ~ VBS ~ July 21 -25, 2008
Sign up today to help at Vacation Bible School:
____Coordinator of a specific area (Decorations, Transportation, Kid snacks, Missions,
Recreation, Music, Publicity, Registration, Finance, Teens, Crafts, Before and After Kidcare)
____ Home room teacher for Preschoolers
____ Rotation teacher for preschool (crafts, music, Bibletime, puppets, missions and snacks,
recreation)
____ Homeroom shepherd for elementary
____ Rotation teacher for elementary (crafts, music, Bibletime, missions and snacks, recreation)
____ Teen Helper (6th through 12th grade)
Contact Kelly Cowger (Head VBS Director) at 781-7993.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Holy Week Schedule 3/16
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Maundy Thursday
7pm, Wesley Hall
Good Friday
7pm, Main Sanctuary
Easter Sunday
UMM Easter Breakfast 7am-9:30am
Traditional
8:00am
9:30am
11:00 am
Contemporary
9:00am
10:30am
Maundy Thursday
7pm, Wesley Hall
Good Friday
7pm, Main Sanctuary
Easter Sunday
UMM Easter Breakfast 7am-9:30am
Traditional
8:00am
9:30am
11:00 am
Contemporary
9:00am
10:30am
Mark's Remarks 3/16
I don’t know if you saw this; it was in a church periodical.
How vital is communication? How vital is understanding each other? Here's how vital:
A "snowbird" from the North wanted a week's vacation at a Florida campground, but was concerned about the accommodations. Uppermost in her mind were the toilet facilities, but she was too proper to write "toilet" so she abbreviated "bathroom commode" to "BC" and asked in her letter if the campground had its own "BC." The campground owner was baffled by this euphemism, so he showed it around, but nobody knew what it meant. Finally, someone said, "Oh, that's simple. 'BC' means 'Baptist Church.' She's asking whether the campground has its own Baptist Church." So the owner sat down and wrote:
Dear Madam,
I'm sorry about the delay in answering your letter, but I am pleased to inform you that a BC is located just nine miles north of the campground and is capable of seating 250 people at one time. I admit it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly, but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number of people take their lunches along and make a day of it. They usually arrive early and stay late. The last time my wife and I went was six years ago, and it was so crowded we had to stand up the whole time we were there. It may interest you to know that there is a supper planned to raise money to buy more seats. They're going to hold it in the basement of the BC. I would like to say that it pains me greatly not to be able to go more regularly, but it is surely no lack of desire on my part. As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, especially in cold weather. If you decide to come to our campground, perhaps I could go with you the first time, sit with you and introduce you to all the folks. Remember, this is a friendly community. Sincerely,
I’ve been asked why our Easter Offering is going to be used for an information system instead of catching up on our regular budget. Here are four reasons:
1. People who know the good things going on have a tendency to want to be a part of those good things.
Active Christians are better stewards.
2. As two hundred thirty of us have studied Bishop Schnase’s book, Five Principles…, part of radical hospitality is making sure everyone has an opportunity to know what’s happening!
3. This is important. Our budgetary shortage is a shortage of pledged funds. We are anticipating the receipt of these funds because our own members have told us that this is what they are going to do. Liberty UMs have always done what they have said they would do.
4. Communication is vital.
That is why we’re going ahead with the Easter Offering as planned. I hope you’ll find this system to be a very practical and enjoyable tool for our church. (It will also be transferable to a new location, Thanks!
How vital is communication? How vital is understanding each other? Here's how vital:
A "snowbird" from the North wanted a week's vacation at a Florida campground, but was concerned about the accommodations. Uppermost in her mind were the toilet facilities, but she was too proper to write "toilet" so she abbreviated "bathroom commode" to "BC" and asked in her letter if the campground had its own "BC." The campground owner was baffled by this euphemism, so he showed it around, but nobody knew what it meant. Finally, someone said, "Oh, that's simple. 'BC' means 'Baptist Church.' She's asking whether the campground has its own Baptist Church." So the owner sat down and wrote:
Dear Madam,
I'm sorry about the delay in answering your letter, but I am pleased to inform you that a BC is located just nine miles north of the campground and is capable of seating 250 people at one time. I admit it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly, but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number of people take their lunches along and make a day of it. They usually arrive early and stay late. The last time my wife and I went was six years ago, and it was so crowded we had to stand up the whole time we were there. It may interest you to know that there is a supper planned to raise money to buy more seats. They're going to hold it in the basement of the BC. I would like to say that it pains me greatly not to be able to go more regularly, but it is surely no lack of desire on my part. As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, especially in cold weather. If you decide to come to our campground, perhaps I could go with you the first time, sit with you and introduce you to all the folks. Remember, this is a friendly community. Sincerely,
I’ve been asked why our Easter Offering is going to be used for an information system instead of catching up on our regular budget. Here are four reasons:
1. People who know the good things going on have a tendency to want to be a part of those good things.
Active Christians are better stewards.
2. As two hundred thirty of us have studied Bishop Schnase’s book, Five Principles…, part of radical hospitality is making sure everyone has an opportunity to know what’s happening!
3. This is important. Our budgetary shortage is a shortage of pledged funds. We are anticipating the receipt of these funds because our own members have told us that this is what they are going to do. Liberty UMs have always done what they have said they would do.
4. Communication is vital.
That is why we’re going ahead with the Easter Offering as planned. I hope you’ll find this system to be a very practical and enjoyable tool for our church. (It will also be transferable to a new location, Thanks!
Sunday School 3/16
March 16 lesson comes from Matthew 21:1-11
Many people cheered when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. They hoped he was the Messiah. Ask your child(ren) what we can do today to welcome Jesus into our lives.
Something to do at home: Have your child walk around on all fours pretending to be the donkey carrying Jesus. Put a blanket on his or her back like the friends did for Jesus. Then swap places and let your child put a blanket on your back before you “carry Jesus.”
Many people cheered when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. They hoped he was the Messiah. Ask your child(ren) what we can do today to welcome Jesus into our lives.
Something to do at home: Have your child walk around on all fours pretending to be the donkey carrying Jesus. Put a blanket on his or her back like the friends did for Jesus. Then swap places and let your child put a blanket on your back before you “carry Jesus.”
Adult Ministries 3/16
Courageous Faith at Work—Rebuilding Integrity in the Workplace
Conference is in Kansas City March 28 at the KC Convention Center. For more info on this conference and the nationally recognized speakers who will be present, call 913-782-9333 or go to www.integrityresource.org .
Jim Jenkinson, 781.7309, is coordinating group rates.
REGISTER NOW FOR THESE OR OTHER SMALL GROUPS BY
CONTACTING LORA WILES AT LUMCMO.ORG OR 781-4554 x 111
The Parenting Committee is collecting names of individuals willing to serve on a Heart Team which specializes in making meals for families who have just brought home a newborn. Help us extend a warm welcome and a warm meal to our growing church families.
Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin a new video and discussion study on March 31. The study, He Is, is based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study. It’s a great short-term (4 week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Childcare is available with advance reservation.
Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship.
Women’s Book Club for ladies interested in meeting for monthly fellowship and discussion. First title and meeting time will be determined by the group members.
Conference is in Kansas City March 28 at the KC Convention Center. For more info on this conference and the nationally recognized speakers who will be present, call 913-782-9333 or go to www.integrityresource.org .
Jim Jenkinson, 781.7309, is coordinating group rates.
REGISTER NOW FOR THESE OR OTHER SMALL GROUPS BY
CONTACTING LORA WILES AT LUMCMO.ORG OR 781-4554 x 111
The Parenting Committee is collecting names of individuals willing to serve on a Heart Team which specializes in making meals for families who have just brought home a newborn. Help us extend a warm welcome and a warm meal to our growing church families.
Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin a new video and discussion study on March 31. The study, He Is, is based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study. It’s a great short-term (4 week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Childcare is available with advance reservation.
Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship.
Women’s Book Club for ladies interested in meeting for monthly fellowship and discussion. First title and meeting time will be determined by the group members.
LUMY 3/16
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
LUMY 3/16
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Today is Palm Sunday, the “kickoff” of Holy Week. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at about 8:30pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you join us tonight to watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening the whole evening up to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To preregister for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let Andrew know if you have any questions.
We will not have LUMY on Easter Sunday, but please plan on being back for LUMY on March 30th. LUMY is 105 minutes (almost) every Sunday night where we kick it. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. (Normally) 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall.
LUMY Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday, March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. Though there is dinner, there will be no Youth activities on Wednesday, March 19th. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Benefit For Karlee Jo
The Contemporary Worship Committee would like your help in assisting the family of Karlee Jo McQueen. Karlee Jo is a beautiful 2 ½- year-old girl who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. At the time she became ill, she and her family were attending services and making friends at LUMC. At the Moms to Moms sale on March 29th, we will have breakfast, lunch and snack concessions with all of the proceeds going to the McQueen family. If you won’t be at the sale and would like to help, you can give your money to the church and earmark it “Karlee Jo.” You can also donate children’s items to be sold at the McQueen table. Questions? Contact Melody Sommers: 781-4554 ext. 121.
MOM2MOM Sale
MOM 2 MOM SALEWhen? Saturday, March 29th; from 8am-2pmWhat? HUGE garage sale of gently used children's items. Clothes, shoes, toys, high chairs, strollers, kids furniture, hair bows, etc. We have 55 participants selling anything and everything from infants up to school-age children's items. Come early for best selection. Cash only.Why? No reason to go to garage sales from house to house when you can have one-stop shopping here at the church as a wonderful community outreach and church fundraiser all wrapped up in one great event. Bring a friend! You won't want to miss it!Where? Wesley Hall/FLCWho benefits? All proceeds go directly to the church building fund. Last fall we had over 800 shoppers and raised over $2000 for the church. We are asking for a $1 donation from every adult shopper. Proceeds from the concession stand will go directly to the McQueen family to help them out as their daughter is battling cancer.Questions? Call Kyla Kutch at 695-2887 or email mom2momsale@hotmail.com. Also email if you want to be put on the mailing list to be notified of future sales.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Holy Week Schedule
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Maundy Thursday
7pm, Wesley Hall
Good Friday
7pm, Main Sanctuary
UMM Easter Breakfast 7am - 9:30am
Easter Sunday
Traditional
8:00am
9:30am
11:00 am
Contemporary
9:00am
10:30am
Maundy Thursday
7pm, Wesley Hall
Good Friday
7pm, Main Sanctuary
UMM Easter Breakfast 7am - 9:30am
Easter Sunday
Traditional
8:00am
9:30am
11:00 am
Contemporary
9:00am
10:30am
Mark's Remarks 3/9
The Building Committee for the planning and building of this church was quite small: L.E. (Gene) Allen, Chairman; Ted Kurek, Mrs. Olivia Roorbach, Harry Singer, Jack Wymore were the members. There were two alternate members, Dr. Robert Cole and Mrs. Phil Isley. There were no doubt numerous subcommittees.
The official opening day was December 11, 1966. That was a great day! Not only was it the first time to worship in an awesome sanctuary, but it was a day that initiated a world of witnessing, good works, kindnesses, and relationships. How far these good influences have carried over the last 42 years is known only by God.
Until 1850, our church had no real home of record. It only met formally once a month and did so in school houses, meeting halls and the county court house. Since then we’ve had a number of sites and differing building formats on the sites. The Franklin and Gallatin site, for instance, began as a small frame structure in 1856. In 1895 a brick structure with a white steeple was built at the site. In 1912, a larger sanctuary was added; its capacity was 270. By 1954, more classrooms, a chapel, and a “lounge” were added.
Our church has continually looked ahead to provide a witness to a changing, growing community.
March 30th, we’ll see a glimpse of our future. In all four worship services we’ll have renderings, explanations and dreams, in the midst of prayers, songs, and praise.
Building a fit tool for God’s work has never been an easy task. It has always, always been an act of faith and prayer. I invite you all to be in prayer at this time for our future. What part will your family have in that future? Will your grandchildren be baptized, trained, and married there?
The Stocksdales purchased our current pews. Nancy Leisinger and family provided the big walnut cross. The Sprugels furnished a classroom. The Singers furnished the sacristy. Joe and Anna Lee Clark put the petrol in the tank; they purchased the offering plates! Yes, there were many more gifts; these were just a few listed in the consecration program.
What do you think will be your history at the new location? I can “Imagine” that it will be great and gracious. “I was glad when they said let us go unto the house of the Lord.”
The official opening day was December 11, 1966. That was a great day! Not only was it the first time to worship in an awesome sanctuary, but it was a day that initiated a world of witnessing, good works, kindnesses, and relationships. How far these good influences have carried over the last 42 years is known only by God.
Until 1850, our church had no real home of record. It only met formally once a month and did so in school houses, meeting halls and the county court house. Since then we’ve had a number of sites and differing building formats on the sites. The Franklin and Gallatin site, for instance, began as a small frame structure in 1856. In 1895 a brick structure with a white steeple was built at the site. In 1912, a larger sanctuary was added; its capacity was 270. By 1954, more classrooms, a chapel, and a “lounge” were added.
Our church has continually looked ahead to provide a witness to a changing, growing community.
March 30th, we’ll see a glimpse of our future. In all four worship services we’ll have renderings, explanations and dreams, in the midst of prayers, songs, and praise.
Building a fit tool for God’s work has never been an easy task. It has always, always been an act of faith and prayer. I invite you all to be in prayer at this time for our future. What part will your family have in that future? Will your grandchildren be baptized, trained, and married there?
The Stocksdales purchased our current pews. Nancy Leisinger and family provided the big walnut cross. The Sprugels furnished a classroom. The Singers furnished the sacristy. Joe and Anna Lee Clark put the petrol in the tank; they purchased the offering plates! Yes, there were many more gifts; these were just a few listed in the consecration program.
What do you think will be your history at the new location? I can “Imagine” that it will be great and gracious. “I was glad when they said let us go unto the house of the Lord.”
Hilltop Pre School 3/9
ENROLLMENT ENDS TODAY…
Hilltop Preschool & Parents’ Day Out is preparing for the 2008-09 school year. Registration to current Liberty United Methodist Church members concludes today Sunday, March 9. Registration packets must be completed to enroll your child, accompanied with a registration fee. Open enrollment to the public will be Monday, March 10, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the foyer of the Family Life Center. Doors will open at 8:30 to begin checking paperwork. Students will be placed in classrooms on a first-come, first-serve-basis, with priority given to full-time enrollment.
For more information or to schedule a tour of the program, please call Lanette or Janet at the Hilltop office (781-5942). Registration packets are available for pick-up in the LUMC office or the preschool
office. Thank you! J
Hilltop Preschool & Parents’ Day Out is preparing for the 2008-09 school year. Registration to current Liberty United Methodist Church members concludes today Sunday, March 9. Registration packets must be completed to enroll your child, accompanied with a registration fee. Open enrollment to the public will be Monday, March 10, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the foyer of the Family Life Center. Doors will open at 8:30 to begin checking paperwork. Students will be placed in classrooms on a first-come, first-serve-basis, with priority given to full-time enrollment.
For more information or to schedule a tour of the program, please call Lanette or Janet at the Hilltop office (781-5942). Registration packets are available for pick-up in the LUMC office or the preschool
office. Thank you! J
Mission Trip to South Dakota
The Missions Work Area is planning a mission work trip (for persons 14 years or older) to Crow Creek
Reservation in South Dakota June 8-14. We will be working with Sicangu Lakota people of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Rosebud Reservation is located about 60 miles southeast from Pierre, South Dakota.
Mission teams assist with repairs to homes, churches, shelters, youth center, daycare facilities, etc. Other tasks available are sewing, working in the Thrift Shop or Food Pantry, cooking in the hot lunch program, providing VBS at a local church, and much more. There are always varied work projects to keep team members busy.
The cost of this VIM mission trip is $200-$275, which covers food, transportation, lodging, and building materials. We can provide transportation for about 35 people. Seventeen have already signed up. We are trying to finalize our plans for transportation, food, and lodging accommodations, so if you are interested in being a part of this mission experience, please contact Everett Easley at the church office, 781-4554, by March 17. A $100 application fee will be due from each participant wishing to go. This will help secure our team’s date on the calendar. An initial informational meeting will be held March 16, 2008, at 4pm in Ark 2.
We will be there to appreciate, to understand, to learn, to make friends and to nurture the hope that the Lakota People have in themselves. We are looking forward to a great week where we will come together to do God's work.
Reservation in South Dakota June 8-14. We will be working with Sicangu Lakota people of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Rosebud Reservation is located about 60 miles southeast from Pierre, South Dakota.
Mission teams assist with repairs to homes, churches, shelters, youth center, daycare facilities, etc. Other tasks available are sewing, working in the Thrift Shop or Food Pantry, cooking in the hot lunch program, providing VBS at a local church, and much more. There are always varied work projects to keep team members busy.
The cost of this VIM mission trip is $200-$275, which covers food, transportation, lodging, and building materials. We can provide transportation for about 35 people. Seventeen have already signed up. We are trying to finalize our plans for transportation, food, and lodging accommodations, so if you are interested in being a part of this mission experience, please contact Everett Easley at the church office, 781-4554, by March 17. A $100 application fee will be due from each participant wishing to go. This will help secure our team’s date on the calendar. An initial informational meeting will be held March 16, 2008, at 4pm in Ark 2.
We will be there to appreciate, to understand, to learn, to make friends and to nurture the hope that the Lakota People have in themselves. We are looking forward to a great week where we will come together to do God's work.
Holy Week
Holy Week Services
These 40 days of Lent are marked by times of personal reflection, prayer and a journey to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. These 40 days of Lent are intended to remind us of the 40 days which Christ spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry – facing temptations that were meant to call Him away from His mission.
Maundy Thursday Service
During Holy Week, services are available to help us understand the pain and suffering Christ endured in our place so that we may have eternal life with him. Maundy Thursday services are held on Thursday, March 20, at 7:00 in the Family Life Center’s Wesley Hall. A highlight of this service is the foot-washing ritual which is the powerful symbol of Jesus’ servanthood. This act serves as a powerful witness of Jesus’ humility as He approached His death. “On the night before His death, Jesus set an example for His disciples by washing their feet, an act of humble service. He taught that strength and growth in the kingdom of God come not by power, authority, or even miracles, but by humble service. Melody Sommers will lead the Voices In Praise singers and Praise Band in music and readings highlighting this theme. Communion will also be served at this service. Come and worship together and recall the night when Christ was last gathered with his Disciples.
Good Friday Service
Good Friday has always been a solemn day for prayer, repentance, and the remembrance of Jesus’ death on the cross. It is long-held tradition, based on the Biblical texts that Jesus died on a Friday and rose from the dead on a Sunday, which would place the Last Supper on a Thursday night. This service is held in the Sanctuary with Bryan Taylor and the Chancel Choir leading the service through their cantata, “The Weeping Tree,” by composer Joseph Martin. The backdrop is a weeping tree, sacrificed to support the body of our Christ, the sacrificial lamb.
“Her magnificent trunk sawed in two, she stands transformed into a cross. Surrounded by angry shouts and the cries of mourners, she awaits the cruel embrace between wood and flesh. And now, cut from her roots, the weeping tree slowly begins to die along with the Man who hangs cursed upon her. Watered by a thousand tears, her sylvan branches once held a perfect harvest, for heaven had chosen her rugged frame to be the bearer of grace. There in her crooked and twisted arms she cradled Jesus, the Hope of the world. She who was cut and fashioned by hatred and violence became a tree of life for the world.”
Come and hear the beautiful music of choir and instruments and poignant narration as this story is brought to life. A special time at the cross will occur in this service as we seek to release our burdens and pain and thus focus on our strength…Christ our Lord.
These 40 days of Lent are marked by times of personal reflection, prayer and a journey to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. These 40 days of Lent are intended to remind us of the 40 days which Christ spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry – facing temptations that were meant to call Him away from His mission.
Maundy Thursday Service
During Holy Week, services are available to help us understand the pain and suffering Christ endured in our place so that we may have eternal life with him. Maundy Thursday services are held on Thursday, March 20, at 7:00 in the Family Life Center’s Wesley Hall. A highlight of this service is the foot-washing ritual which is the powerful symbol of Jesus’ servanthood. This act serves as a powerful witness of Jesus’ humility as He approached His death. “On the night before His death, Jesus set an example for His disciples by washing their feet, an act of humble service. He taught that strength and growth in the kingdom of God come not by power, authority, or even miracles, but by humble service. Melody Sommers will lead the Voices In Praise singers and Praise Band in music and readings highlighting this theme. Communion will also be served at this service. Come and worship together and recall the night when Christ was last gathered with his Disciples.
Good Friday Service
Good Friday has always been a solemn day for prayer, repentance, and the remembrance of Jesus’ death on the cross. It is long-held tradition, based on the Biblical texts that Jesus died on a Friday and rose from the dead on a Sunday, which would place the Last Supper on a Thursday night. This service is held in the Sanctuary with Bryan Taylor and the Chancel Choir leading the service through their cantata, “The Weeping Tree,” by composer Joseph Martin. The backdrop is a weeping tree, sacrificed to support the body of our Christ, the sacrificial lamb.
“Her magnificent trunk sawed in two, she stands transformed into a cross. Surrounded by angry shouts and the cries of mourners, she awaits the cruel embrace between wood and flesh. And now, cut from her roots, the weeping tree slowly begins to die along with the Man who hangs cursed upon her. Watered by a thousand tears, her sylvan branches once held a perfect harvest, for heaven had chosen her rugged frame to be the bearer of grace. There in her crooked and twisted arms she cradled Jesus, the Hope of the world. She who was cut and fashioned by hatred and violence became a tree of life for the world.”
Come and hear the beautiful music of choir and instruments and poignant narration as this story is brought to life. A special time at the cross will occur in this service as we seek to release our burdens and pain and thus focus on our strength…Christ our Lord.
Children's Ministries
March 9 lesson comes from John 13:1-20
In today’s story we learn that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. Jesus did not come for glory or riches. He came to show us how to be humble servants. Can you think of ways that we can serve others?
An activity to do at home: Give your child a robe, a long towel, and a large bowl with or without water. Him him/her act out what Jesus did for his friends.
All children are invited to help wave Palm Branches in the Palm Branch Parade during the opening song for worship on March 16th. Meet Sondra in the narthex/foyer five minutes before the service start time to receive your palm and prepare for the parade. (Parents, you are invited to help us/join us if you have shy small children.)
Yes, children’s Sunday School classes do meet at the regular times on Easter Sunday! It will be a fun Sunday. We will release our Easter butterflies!
Vacation Bible School
July 21-25 ~ 9:00 to noon
We are currently recruiting
coordinators, teachers, teens, and helpers. Pick up a brochure in the foyer/narthex. Sign up early and get the position and age level you want.
Like to build?
The VBS Directors are seeking someone, or several someones, who could help us envision and construct a full- sized free-standing treehouse. We would like to use it for a stage decoration during the week of VBS, and then auction it off at the VBS picnic, with the money going towards our mission project. Interested? Contact Sondra Buell at the church office, or Kelly Cowger at 781-7470.
Like to sew?
The VBS Directors are
seeking someone who will sew a full-sized dog costume. We have the pattern. If you are interested, please contact Sondra Buell or Kelly Cowger
at 781-7470.
In today’s story we learn that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. Jesus did not come for glory or riches. He came to show us how to be humble servants. Can you think of ways that we can serve others?
An activity to do at home: Give your child a robe, a long towel, and a large bowl with or without water. Him him/her act out what Jesus did for his friends.
All children are invited to help wave Palm Branches in the Palm Branch Parade during the opening song for worship on March 16th. Meet Sondra in the narthex/foyer five minutes before the service start time to receive your palm and prepare for the parade. (Parents, you are invited to help us/join us if you have shy small children.)
Yes, children’s Sunday School classes do meet at the regular times on Easter Sunday! It will be a fun Sunday. We will release our Easter butterflies!
Vacation Bible School
July 21-25 ~ 9:00 to noon
We are currently recruiting
coordinators, teachers, teens, and helpers. Pick up a brochure in the foyer/narthex. Sign up early and get the position and age level you want.
Like to build?
The VBS Directors are seeking someone, or several someones, who could help us envision and construct a full- sized free-standing treehouse. We would like to use it for a stage decoration during the week of VBS, and then auction it off at the VBS picnic, with the money going towards our mission project. Interested? Contact Sondra Buell at the church office, or Kelly Cowger at 781-7470.
Like to sew?
The VBS Directors are
seeking someone who will sew a full-sized dog costume. We have the pattern. If you are interested, please contact Sondra Buell or Kelly Cowger
at 781-7470.
Adult Ministries 3/9
An Opportunity to Serve… Do you enjoy cooking? Would you be willing to use this talent in service to others? The Parenting Committee is collecting names of individuals willing to serve on a Heart Team which specializes in making meals for families who have just brought home a newborn. Help us extend a warm welcome and a warm meal to our growing church families.
An Opportunity to Support… Adoption Support Group for those who are adopted, have adopted, or are considering adoption will meet Sunday, March 9, at 6:30 in room 220. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
An Opportunity to Study… Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin a new video and discussion study on March 31. The study, He Is, is based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study. It’s a great short-term (4 week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Childcare is available with advance reservation.
An Opportunity for Fellowship… Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship.
An Opportunity to Support… Adoption Support Group for those who are adopted, have adopted, or are considering adoption will meet Sunday, March 9, at 6:30 in room 220. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
An Opportunity to Study… Monday Ladies Bible Study will begin a new video and discussion study on March 31. The study, He Is, is based on Hebrews 11:6. No homework or workbooks are required for this study. It’s a great short-term (4 week) opportunity to try Ladies Bible Study. Women of all ages are represented in this group. Childcare is available with advance reservation.
An Opportunity for Fellowship… Attention, Senior Citizens: Would you like to be part of an informal group of seniors which meets monthly for a potluck luncheon and games or a movie in the Study Center? This new small group is designed to provide seniors with regular opportunities for low-cost fun and fellowship.
LUMY 3/9
Sunday Night LUMY- LUMY is 105 minutes every Sunday night where we rock your face off. If you haven’t been here in awhile, it is time to check it out again. Be there…and bring a friend. Sunday Night LUMY. 6:30-8:15pm in the FLC/Wesley Hall. Please do not show up before 6:30 unless asked.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies on Wednesday. 5-6pm is 9th-12th-Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th-and 8th-Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4.
Sunday School- Don’t forget ONE SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR for all youth. The Youth Sunday School hour is from 9:30-10:30am in the basement of the Study Center. 7th & 8th grade will meet in Study Center 4 and 9th-12th grade will meet in the LUMY room. If your family worships at 9:00am Contemporary, I would recommend you attend the first part of worship, then head over at 9:30 for Sunday School. If you have any questions about Sunday school, worship times, or anything else, call Andrew.
Palm Sunday LUMY- Sunday, March 16th, is Palm Sunday. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at 9:00pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening up the whole evening to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To pre-register for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Wednesday Night- Bible and Film Studies on Wednesday. 5-6pm is 9th-12th-Grade Dinner and a Movie in Study Center 4. 6:30-7:30pm is 7th-and 8th-Grade Bible and Film in Study Center 4.
Sunday School- Don’t forget ONE SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR for all youth. The Youth Sunday School hour is from 9:30-10:30am in the basement of the Study Center. 7th & 8th grade will meet in Study Center 4 and 9th-12th grade will meet in the LUMY room. If your family worships at 9:00am Contemporary, I would recommend you attend the first part of worship, then head over at 9:30 for Sunday School. If you have any questions about Sunday school, worship times, or anything else, call Andrew.
Palm Sunday LUMY- Sunday, March 16th, is Palm Sunday. We are still having LUMY that night, but we are doing things a little differently. The evening will start at 6:00pm and will be over at 9:00pm. Since it is Holy Week, starting at 6:00pm we are going to watch The Passion of the Christ. If you have not seen this film, or if it has been awhile since you have seen it, I highly recommend you watch it. It is a great reminder of what our Lord and Savior went through for each of us. We are opening up the whole evening to the entire church. Please plan on being there. Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. If you or your parents are not comfortable with this, that is fine. If your family is planning on coming, please note, this is not a movie for young children. We are planning on having childcare, so we will need to know in advance if any children are coming. To pre-register for childcare you must email Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Holy Week Schedule- There is no Flight Training on Monday, March 17th; Tuesday March 18th; Monday, March 24th; or Tuesday, March 25th, due to Spring break and Holy Week. There is also no LUMY on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Please attend all the Holy Week activities that the church offers.
Confirmation Camp
Last weekend we took 25 students to Confirmation Camp in Holt, MO. We talked about spiritual disciplines and who we are in Christ. This is a class full of energy and excitement. This photo is 24 of the 25 students who were able to make it to camp with us! (This photo says it all!)
I would like to say a special thank you to the parents who came with us and hosted small groups.
SO HERE IS A SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Eilene Ording, Kursta Hill, Laura Pixler, Nicki Trester,
Kelly Mathews, Melody Sommers, John Matthews, David Evans, David Parker and Andrew Beard.
I would like to say a special thank you to the parents who came with us and hosted small groups.
SO HERE IS A SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Eilene Ording, Kursta Hill, Laura Pixler, Nicki Trester,
Kelly Mathews, Melody Sommers, John Matthews, David Evans, David Parker and Andrew Beard.
LUMC Seniors Trip
Attention, LUMC Seniors
Visit Ft. Riley
and
Nebraska’s Pioneer Village
April 7 - April 9, 2008
Monday-- Complete tour of Ft. Riley and visit Ft. Riley Museum
Evening spent in Grand Island, NE
Tuesday-- Visit Pioneer Village in
Minden, NE
Evening spent in Grand Island, NE
Wednesday-- More touring & museums
Then home.
Limited to 36 travelers
$109.50 per person double occupancy
Most meals included.
Signup and pay at the church office.
Visit Ft. Riley
and
Nebraska’s Pioneer Village
April 7 - April 9, 2008
Monday-- Complete tour of Ft. Riley and visit Ft. Riley Museum
Evening spent in Grand Island, NE
Tuesday-- Visit Pioneer Village in
Minden, NE
Evening spent in Grand Island, NE
Wednesday-- More touring & museums
Then home.
Limited to 36 travelers
$109.50 per person double occupancy
Most meals included.
Signup and pay at the church office.
A Walk to Remember
A WALK TO REMEMBER March 28-29, 2008
A retreat for women of Faith
“Does anybody hear her? Does anybody care?”
The retreat is going to be focused around those lost and lonely hearts, sometimes right in from of us, searching for hope and how that mission can be fulfilled by us - United Methodist Women. Ladies from all parts of Missouri are invited. You do not have to be a Methodist to attend. The fee is $35 and registration is due by March 14. Contact Christi Snider by email - Christiselby@yahoo.com .
A retreat for women of Faith
“Does anybody hear her? Does anybody care?”
The retreat is going to be focused around those lost and lonely hearts, sometimes right in from of us, searching for hope and how that mission can be fulfilled by us - United Methodist Women. Ladies from all parts of Missouri are invited. You do not have to be a Methodist to attend. The fee is $35 and registration is due by March 14. Contact Christi Snider by email - Christiselby@yahoo.com .
Adventures in Learning 3/9
Adventures Program Features Silent Auction
The Friday, March 21, session of Liberty Adventures in Learning features the group’s annual silent auction fundraiser. Those attending are asked to bring an item that they no longer need or use but is in good condition. This is the group’s only fundraiser. Sponsored by Shepherd’s Center of the Northland and Liberty Ministerial Alliance,
Adventures meets in our Family Life Center at LUMC the third Friday monthly.
Programs for the morning will cover a range of subjects in the six classes presented. Blood pressure checks and a time of coffee fellowship begin about 9:15. At 10 a.m. class topics include “Forgiveness..A Practical Process” with Dr. Neita Geilker; Genealogical Research with Cindy Tucker; and Container Gardening with Master Gardener Cass Sullivan. At 11 a.m. Celia Reed, administrator at the Veterans Home in Cameron, will discuss the home as well as VA benefits; Chuck Spinoza of Mid-Continent Library will lead a discussion on “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” by Kent Nerburn; and Dr. Michael Olmstead, interim pastor at 2nd Baptist Church in Liberty, will speak about Good Friday.
Lunch follows at noon. Class registration fee is $1.50; lunch $3.50. Lunch reservations are requested by calling Nancy at 781-1178 by March 19. All ages are welcome to attend these programs.
The Friday, March 21, session of Liberty Adventures in Learning features the group’s annual silent auction fundraiser. Those attending are asked to bring an item that they no longer need or use but is in good condition. This is the group’s only fundraiser. Sponsored by Shepherd’s Center of the Northland and Liberty Ministerial Alliance,
Adventures meets in our Family Life Center at LUMC the third Friday monthly.
Programs for the morning will cover a range of subjects in the six classes presented. Blood pressure checks and a time of coffee fellowship begin about 9:15. At 10 a.m. class topics include “Forgiveness..A Practical Process” with Dr. Neita Geilker; Genealogical Research with Cindy Tucker; and Container Gardening with Master Gardener Cass Sullivan. At 11 a.m. Celia Reed, administrator at the Veterans Home in Cameron, will discuss the home as well as VA benefits; Chuck Spinoza of Mid-Continent Library will lead a discussion on “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” by Kent Nerburn; and Dr. Michael Olmstead, interim pastor at 2nd Baptist Church in Liberty, will speak about Good Friday.
Lunch follows at noon. Class registration fee is $1.50; lunch $3.50. Lunch reservations are requested by calling Nancy at 781-1178 by March 19. All ages are welcome to attend these programs.
Palm Sunday Movie
Begin Holy Week with
Something meaningful.
Join LUMY on
Palm Sunday, March 16th,
In the Family Life Center
For a special viewing of
The Passion Of The Christ
Doors open at 5:30
Movie will start at 6:00
Come ready to be changed.
Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. This is not a film for young children. There will be childcare, but we will need to know in advance if your child is coming. To preregister for childcare you must contact Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org or at 781-4554 X115. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Beard at Andrew.beard@lumcmo.org.
Something meaningful.
Join LUMY on
Palm Sunday, March 16th,
In the Family Life Center
For a special viewing of
The Passion Of The Christ
Doors open at 5:30
Movie will start at 6:00
Come ready to be changed.
Please also note, the movie is rated “R” for graphic violence during the execution scene. This is not a film for young children. There will be childcare, but we will need to know in advance if your child is coming. To preregister for childcare you must contact Sondra Buell at Sondra.buell@lumcmo.org or at 781-4554 X115. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Beard at Andrew.beard@lumcmo.org.
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