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Worship Coming Up
Services Sept. 10: kNOw FEAR sermon series
Four unique begins
worship Sept. 10: Grace Notes Choir for 2nd-5th
opportunities grades resumes at 6pm Sundays in the
are offered on Chapel
Sunday. Sept. 10: Seekers Class at 9:15am in
Room 302. Special guest: Rev. Tina
Harris
8am
Sept. 13: Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting
McMurry at 1:30pm in the Parlor
Chapel Oct. 1: World Communion Sunday
Informal worship Oct. 1: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone
with a personal
touch. Sharing
Coffee Shop (Mission of the Month
for October is Partner in Education
kNOw Fear
prayer concerns Jefferson Middle School school supplies) This Sunday we begin a three week message series
is welcomed. Oct. 6-7: Catch Your Breath Renewal entitled kNOw Fear. The title obviously suggests that we
Retreat (For details or to register, email have to know and understand fear before we can face it
9:15am charity@moumc.org.) down in life. We have to be aware of it and have to admit
Sanctuary Oct. 8: MythConceptions sermon the reality of it in order to deal with it. And its my hope
Contemporary series begins that as we move through this brief series well be able to
worship that Oct. 8: Bible Sunday (A special Sunday do just that.
includes a when 3rd graders receive Bibles. More Our Christian scriptures certainly arent silent on the
childrens time, details soon.) subject of fear. In fact, the phrase fear not appears 189
Praise Band. Oct. 8: Dessert with the Pastor 1:30- times in the Bible. And there are many other scriptural
3pm in Whittler Hall references that deal with it directly. Were going to begin
10:30am Oct. 15: Laity Sunday this series with one of the best known and most beloved
Sanctuary Oct. 22: Membership Sunday stories in the Bible, the story of David and Goliath. The
Traditional Oct. 27: Not-So-Frightening Friday in story gives us some wonderful insights into how we can
worship with the District (activities for kids at MUMC) deal with the biggest fears, the Goliaths that threaten
music from the Nov. 5: All Saints Sunday to overwhelm and paralyze us in life.
choir. Nov. 5: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone
I ask you to do two things in preparation for our time
Coffee Shop
together in worship this Sunday. 1) Carve out some space
Dec. 1: Living Windows in the District
7pm (MUMC hospitality outreach)
during your personal devotion time to read the entire
Cornerstone Dec. 3: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone
chapter of I Samuel 17 before Sunday morning. This will
Coffee Shop Coffee Shop
familiarize you with some of the details in the story and
Contemporary will provide some context for the message. 2) Come
worship led prepared to risk being honest with yourself about the
by the Ignite We Are Better Together fears that are currently facing.
College Age Did you pick up That kind of soul-level candor
Ministry Team. your copy of the will help you to be fully open to
Better Together Gods strength for overcoming.
offerings for fall? See you Sunday at the place
Theres something where we encounter a grace
for everyone, so that is greater than the giants
be sure to check in our lives.
it out!
Fred
MUMC Music Notes
The fall is in full swing and the music program at Missouri
United Methodist Church is rehearsing and making plans
for some exciting events. The first Concert Series event is
a Choral Concert on October 14th featuring the premiere
choral ensembles from Mizzou and
Columbia College. The combined
MUMC choirs are preparing for our
Christmas Concert on December
2nd. For this concert we will join
forces with the Missouri Symphony
Society Conservatory Orchestra for
a performance of Vivaldis Gloria
and other Baroque musical gems.
Please come and sin with ok us.
We are growing with new members
joining weekly. We have a goal of 80 voices for our big
choral events. Now is a great time to join us. Plug in to
choral music at MUMC. We need your voices from 7-9 on
Wednesdays in the choir room.
I would like to thank your 9:15 Praise Team for providing
excellent, moving music that pull us into worship. Great
job Meyer, Meaghan, Kiernan, Jacob, Kyle, Peter, John,
Laura, Kesha and Craig! You are doing excellent work and
this congregation is responding.
As always please feel free to call of text 417-459-5430 or
email tim@moumc.org. I want to know you.
Choir Resumes for 2nd-5th
Grace Notes Choir will resume rehearsals on Sunday, Sept.
10. All 2nd -5th graders are welcome to join us at 6pm in
the chapel.
Borrow Medical Equipment
Our church has a supply of medical equipment available
for the use of our members. Currently we have walkers,
crutches, canes, one toilet extender, two shower chairs,
one bar to attach to side of bathtub, one long-reaching
gripping tool, and miscellaneous bandages. Please call the
office if you would like to borrow or donate items to this
supply.
Sept. 10: Tina Harris at Seekers
Guests and visitors are welcome to Seekers Class, 9:15 am
each Sunday in room 302
Rev. Tina Harris was serving as a pastor in Kansas City until
Annual Conference when she was appointed Director of
the Office of Mission, Service, and Justice for the Missouri
Conference. Her office is located at 3601 Amron Court
in the same building as our District Superintendent, Rev.
Sherry Habben, and our Bishop, Rev. Robert Farr. The
Office of Mission, Service, and Justice is the new name
(2015) for the Office of Creative Ministries which has
given major leadership in the Festival of Sharing, Disaster
Response, Volunteers in Misson, Prison Ministry, Heifer
International, Habitat for Humanity and much more.
Come, meet Tina. Welcome her to MUMC, and discover
how our church can be involved.
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Say Yes Update
So far, 181 of 630 Say Yes cards have
been turned in.
Its not too late to Say Yes!
Childrens Ministries! Please make
your way back to the board to sign up
to serve as a Childrens Sunday School
Teacher. Look for the bright yellow card - its the only
colored one on the board.
Communion Servers Part of the Say Yes Board effort
is a communion server sign up located next to the board
on an easle. The joy of serving communion is one that
many have enjoyed and we want to open it up to all
of you. We are all worthy to serve in this sacred and
transformational way. Sign up with a friend, your family,
or alone.
Sept. 16-17: Mums for Missions
Mums for Missions will be available Saturday, Sept. 16,
9am to 1pm. Then again in the Parlor Sunday, from
8:30am-12:30pm, as long as the mums last. Mum proceeds
go for local and world Missions supported by United
Methodist Women, the Amish family that grows them,
Vals Circle, and the United Methodist Women!
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet Wednesday, Sept. 13 at
1:30pm in the parlor. We will be discussing plans for the
coming year and sharing some new ideas with the group.
We hope you can join us!
MUMCs Hurricane Response
We want to do what we can to provide aid and relief to
those suffering due to Hurricane Harvey. Over the next
week, we will be collecting the physical items that go
into a relief kit as guided by UMCOR. You can find a list
of those items in the Connector. Once the items are
gathered, kits will be built at the end of the Tuesday
night Ignite College Age Ministry Bible study on Sept.
12. We encourage all who wish to help build kits to join
in alongside the college students at about 7:45pm. We
are also encouraging all to make a monetary donation
to UMCOR's relief fund (more info at umcor.org). Those
donations will then be dispersed to the areas that need it
most.
Invitation to Heifer Tour
A group of local Heifer International volunteers meets for
lunch at MUMC every 2nd Monday. They are partnering
with the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and the
Deaton Institute to offer a tour of Heifer International
Headquarters, Little Rock, AR and the Heifer Ranch,
Perryville, AR, Sept. 15-16. Anyone interested in
joining the group may contact Billy Polansky, Director
of Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture: billyp@
columbiaurbanag.org; or 573-514-4174. Registration
deadline is Sept. 10.
Sept. 7, 2017 - Vol. 30, No. 35
 GROWING
DEEPLY
a daily scripture guide
Week of September 11- September 16
MONDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Taunting
Goliath was large in size and larger than life in battle. He used his size and
experience to reign fear over the Israelites and taunted them with his threats.
REFLECTION: Reflect on a time when your fear was so great that it influenced
your ability to think through a situation. How did that fear cloud your
judgment; your ability to reason?
TUESDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Empty Challenges
Goliaths prowess caused him to believe that he could issue any challenge and
succeed. His reliance on himself caused him to wield empty challenges.
CONSIDER: Consider a time when you were challenged by a person or
situation or perhaps a time when you wielded a challenge. Was the challenge
substantiated or was it proven to be empty?
WEDNESDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Nay-Saying Accusations
Neither Davids brother nor King Saul saw David as anything but a young boy, a
shepherd who was unequal to the task.
QUESTION: What was missing in Eliabs and Sauls opinion of David? Would the
outcome of the story have been different if David had listened to them and
accepted their doubt and criticism?
THURSDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Faith
David had faith in himself and in God based on his past experiences.
REFLECTION: Reflect on a time when a past experience generated the faith
needed to meet a new challenge.
FRIDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Using What You Know
King Saul gave David his armor, his helmet, his coat of mail and his sword but
they were all completely useless to David. Saul still did not understand that
Davids strength was in his experience and his faith.
CONSIDER: Picture young David attempting to use that heavy and unfamiliar
garb. How did using what he knew aid David in his success? Have you ever
attempted to use unfamiliar tools to complete a task? What was the outcome?
SATURDAY: I Samuel 17:1-11 Faith in What You Know
If David had focused on the problem, he may not have been successful. Instead,
he focused on his experience, his skill, and his faith.
PRAYER: Guide us, Dear God, in our challenges great and small. Give us the
faith to rely on the wisdom we receive, the skills which we have been given,
and the faith to understand that you provide for us in every need.
SUNDAY
SERMON
kNOw Fear: Facing Your Biggest Fear - Sept 10th
Scripture: I Samuel 17:1-11 (NLT)
The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between
Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim. Saul countered by gathering his
Israelite troops near the valley of Elah. So the Philistines and Israelites faced
each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them.
Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine
ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! He wore a
bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. He also wore
bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. The shaft
of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weavers beam, tipped with an iron
spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him
carrying a shield.
Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. Why are you all
coming out to fight? he called. I am the Philistine champion, but you are
only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me!
If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our
slaves! I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!
When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
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So far, 181 of 630 Say Yes cards have been turned in.
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Retreat Details
For you who are new to Missouri UMC, and anyone looking
Childrens Ministry Need to go a little deeper into faith, Catch Your Breath will
Currently the biggest need in Sunday School is teachers give you a few hours to learn, do and reconnect to Gods
for second and third grades at 10:30am on Sundays. To practices and purposes for your life.
help, email katja@moumc.org. Dates: Friday, Oct. 6 from 6-9:30pm
Come & See Ignite Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Old Hawthorne (Details provided at registration)
The Sunday 7pm service features
Cost: $35, includes dinner Friday and breakfast and lunch
contemporary songs by the Ignite worship
Saturday
team and a message by Kim Parker. Come
To register or for more information: email charity@
check it out and tell all the college
moumc.org
students you know! Were gathering in
Registration limited to 20 people.
the coffee shop (enjoy some free hot and
Remember, if you cant attend this one, another will take
iced coffee).
place in Spring.
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Staff: Lead Pastor Fred Leist. Laura Bentley, Administrative Assistant; Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries; Debbie Craighead, Finance Assistant; Joan
DeBoe, Pastor of Worship & Administration; David Ezeji, Facility Steward; Adriene Floyd, Executive Assistant; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days;
Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin, Pastor of Discipleship; Jacqui Jamieson, Assistant Director, Discovery Days; Katja Jones,
Director of Childrens & Youth Ministries; Mike Krohn, Building Manager; Gabriella Miller, Nursery Coordinator; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator;Kim Parker,
Pastor of New Generations; Sam Studer; Facility Steward; Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Music Staff: Craig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller,
Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir; Rachel Blomquist, Grace Notes Choir