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org November 18, 2015 Volume 28, Number 45

Worship
Services
Three unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

Advent Sermon Series

Invitations: Delivering the Gift of Hope

at Christmas
Sunday, Nov. 29 - Hope for All
3-5 p.m. Advent Wreath Workshop
5 p.m. Hanging of the Greens Worship

This Sunday, Nov. 22

Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.
Humans of the Kingdom
Isaiah 6 Rev. Kim Parker
In the Connector:

Pecans for Sale for UMW Missions

Organ and Tissue Donation Sabbath
This day is celebrated by the United
Methodist Church in order to educate
members about the life-giving benefits
of organ donation. Please stop by the
Caring Committees table in the connector during that morning to learn
more about this ministry to others.

Nov. 22: Deck the

Halls, Eat Some
Lunch!

Stay after the 11 a.m. service and

help us start the holiday decorating
at the church. There will be a lunch
provided by the Haiti Clean Water
Team, and free-will donations are
welcome.

Friday, Dec. 4 - Living Windows in the District

Live Nativity & Family Crafts at MUMC
Sunday, Dec. 6 - Eyes of Hope
Sunday, Dec. 13 - Emmanuel, God with Us
Sunday, Dec. 20 - Hope for New Life
Thursday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Worship
at 5, 7, 9 &11 p.m.

Advent Wreath Workshop

Heres one great way to

celebrate Advent with your
family. Come and build your
own Advent wreath on Sunday,
Nov. 29 from 35 p.m. If you
made one last year, bring
your base back and decorate
it again. If you havent made
one, come and enjoy the fun!
Bases, decorations, candles,
and devotions are provided all you have to do it put it all
together. Then, stay for the Hanging of the Green service
where we will dedicate our wreaths.
Help set up for the Advent wreath making on Sunday, Nov.
29 at 2 p.m. Sign up on the tear off sheet on Sunday or
contact Nancy Cooper at nancy@moumc.org.

Sign Up for 2016 Altar Flowers

Youre invited to participate in providing altar flowers

for our morning worship services. Its a wonderful
way to honor a loved one or to celebrate an occasion
while enhancing our Sunday worship with their beauty.
Beginning in December, you will see a signup chart in the
Connector where you can indicate the Sunday you want to
provide one of two sets of altar flowers used each Sunday.
Each set of two vases/arrangements costs $40.
If you cannot attend church to sign up in person, please
contact Kathy Carson at kathy@moumc.org or 443-3111.

Room at the Inn Opens Dec. 20

Room at the Inn (RATI) Emergency Winter Shelter will

be open Dec. 20 through March 3, 2016. Our mission is
to provide a warm and safe place to sleep during the
cold winter months for those in our community without
shelter. Fairview United Methodist Church, Broadway
Christian Church, Missouri United Methodist Church, First
Presbyterian Church and First Baptist Church will service
as host sites and hundreds of volunteers from throughout
our community will do the staffing. Be a part of this
wonderful ministry!
Missouri United Methodist Church and Calvary Episcopal
Church, the two churches who started RATI in 2010, will
be co-hosting RATI once again at Missouri United Methodist
Church between Jan. 31 and Feb. 14. Connie Carpenter,
the RATI host for Missouri United Methodist Church, will
be available at roomattheinncomo@gmail.com to answer
questions and assist with sign-ups.

WiFi password for MOUMCPUBLIC: cornerstone

A Living Gift for Christmas

"The mission of Heifer International is to work with

communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the
Earth." Farm animals are provided to assist families to
improve their nutrition, income and self-reliance. They,
in turn, pass on offspring to assist other families. MUMC
Heifer volunteers will host a Heifer Advent Alternative
Gift Table in the Connector Nov. 29 and Dec. 6. They will
provide gift catalogs so you may contribute toward animal
gifts that will transform the lives of recipient families;
they will also provide honor cards to announce your gift
to those you love. 60 Minutes, CBS News: With all the
money donated to help fight famine around the world,
with all the grandiose plans conceived to conquer poverty,
sometimes all it takes to save a child is a goat.

Help Syria Through UMCOR

Weekly Gathering & Bible Study

Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Cornerstone Coffee Shop
Rev. Kim Parker at parker@moumc.org

Dinner at 5 Teaching at 6 Growth groups at 6:40

Ministries for all ages

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Wednesday Night Live will not meet

on Nov. 25, Dec. 23 or Dec. 30.
2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Interested in helping the refugee crisis in Syria and

Europe?Often we feel helpless when we hear of massive
needs overseas, but here is a way you can help! United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has a donation
site available! Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/
umcorresponse. UMCOR is a 75-year-old organization
that spends 100 percent of designated donations on the
projects our donors specify. When UMCOR donors give
their time, money, and supplies, they join UMCOR as the
hands and feet of Christ.

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTH

SUNDAYS at 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

*New Sunday night start time
WEDNESDAYS at 6 p.m.
YOUTH FALL RETREAT
All 6-12 graders are welcome to join us
during our annual Fall Retreat at High Hill
Camp and Retreat Center, Nov. 20-22. This
will be a time for us to grow closer to one another
and to God as we explore biblical themes by our good
friend Dr. Seuss. Sign up: www.moumc.org/forms.
CONTACT: Rev. Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth Ministries
hank@moumc.org, 443-3111, ext. 1301
Facebook group: MOUMY Twitter @MUMYHank
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Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.

SATURDAY: Isaiah 6:1-8 How to worship

REFLECTION: These verses of Isaiah offer a pattern for worshipa call to
worship, words of praise, a confession of sin, Gods assurance and pardon,
hearing Gods word and call, our response and being sent into the world.
JOURNAL: How do you fully worship God? What is your pattern of worship?

FRIDAY: Isaiah 6:2-3 The Holy One

REFLECTION: Where do you see Gods glory in the world? Where have you
seen God at work today?
SONG: Sing or read UMH NO. 64 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
(video) and celebrate the wonder and awe of God.

THURSDAY: Isaiah 6:9-13 Get an understanding

REFLECTION: God tells Isaiah to tell the people that there are things they see
and hear but dont understand. God can heal and mend if the people are willing.
PRAYER: God, help me to see, hear and comprehend the things you need
me to be aware of, so that I can more fully see your vision for your people.

WEDNESDAY: 1 John 3:17-19 Showing Gods love

REFLECTION: With Gods abiding love in us, we share that love by extending
it to others. How do you love one another in truth and action?
SONG: Sing or read UMH NO. 408 The Gift of Love and reflect on what it
means to have every action or gift guided by love.

TUESDAY: Deuteronomy 10:12-19 Love and serve

REFLECTION: God does not ask much from us, but God does ask us to love.
Our relationship with God allows us to walk with God, to love God and to
serve God. Deuteronomy tells us that from that place of love, God calls us
to show love to those who are vulnerable.
ACTION: List the names of those you know who are vulnerable and in need
of a sign of Gods presence. Do a kind act for at least one that shows them
a sign of love.

MONDAY: Psalm 139 Searched and known

REFLECTION: A relationship begins with being known by another. The
Psalmist reminds us that God searches and knows you, that God has shaped
you since before your birth and that God is with us always.
JOURNAL: Take a moment to reflect on times when you have been mindful
of Gods presence with you. How have those moments deepened your
relationship with God?

a daily scripture guide

Growing Deeply

My Notes:

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Growing Deeply Guide at moumc.org/grow
Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.

He said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first
commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39 (NRSV)

Its About Relationship - November 15

Sunday Sermon

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, Nov. 15: 471

Join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel & 8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Nov. 22: Open Door Movie Night

Open Door Ministry is hosting an afternoon at the movies on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2

p.m. as we watch for the BIBLE tells me so, a film by Daniel Karslake.
This multi-award-winning film is a provocative, entertaining documentary that
brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process
reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a
significant (and often malicious) misinterpretation of the Bible. Please let us know
that you will be joining us at 573-443-3111 or email jo@moumc.org. Childcare
available by reservation.

Nov. 19-20: A Night at the

Shelter

A Night at the Shelter will be performed at the

First Baptist Church (1112 E. Broadway near Stephens
College) Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20 at 7
p.m. Directed by Caryl Bryan and Nora Dietzel and
written by University of Missouri political science
professor David Webber, a RATI volunteer, the play
portrays the homeless experience in Columbia. There
will be a reception following the performance.
Tickets available online at https://
everyeventgives.com/organizer/nora-dietzel/
Proceeds to be shared with A Room at the Inn
and Turning Point
https://www.facebook.com/
ANightAtTheShelter?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
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Nov. 18Molly Chann, Lindsey Clifton,

Taylor Cox, William Echelmeier, Anna
Hoskins, Elizabeth King, Chris Shaw,
Helen St. John, Laura Wiebe 19Patrick
Brooks, Gary Hennigh, Alice Locklin, Austin
Moore, Louise Morris, Sharon Nicholls,
Mark Watson 20Dan Burks, Andy Gingrich,
Galen Jackson, Janice McDaniel, Diana
Mooney, Eric Potter 21Lonetta Johnson,
Aylecia Lattimer, Mary Frances Potter, Pat
Putnam, Betty Weston 22Scott Calhoun,
Ruth Ann Harper, Wayland McKenzie,
Michael Robinson, Elton Rodgers 23Joy
Block, Dorothy Dittmer, Anne Gifford, Linda
Maynard, Julie Rader, Virginia Wiegand
24Pat Beckmann, Willi Meyers 25Jane
Jackson, Andrea Klein, Chris Segafredo
26Rod Ackmann, Jake Amelunke, Robin
Dorth, Jan Harrison, Debbie Luchenbill,
Barry Odom, Betty Overall, Christy Petrick,
Ellen Swartz-Pappas, Gary P. Tegerdine
27Peter Davis, Fred Garton, Karen Hayes
28Kimberly Beverstein, Donna Brooks,
Stephanie Harman, Steve Moss, Don
Rupp, GaeDene Vance 29Linda Blokus,
Jeannette Elliott, Susan Flaker, Robert
Shearer, Jim Turner 30Zachary Birchmeier,
Mitzi McLaren, Bill Stewart
For privacy of our families, birthdays of
children are not listed.

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Staff: Jill Arnold, Executive Assistant; Kathy Carson, Building & Office Administrator;Ashley Cooper, Nursery Coordinator;Nancy Cooper, Childrens
& Family Life Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin-Rosario, Pastor
of Discipleship; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth Ministries; Jo Lee, Events
Coordinator;Trista Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of Worship and Leadership; Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations; Mark Pease, Facilities Assistant;
Karl Schnase, Facility Steward;Kendall Waller, Lead Pastor;Blake Ward, Facility Steward;Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Anna Zacherl,
Assistant Director, Discovery Days
Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir