204 S. Ninth St. • Columbia, MO 65201-4818 • 573-443-3111 • www.moumc.org • Jan.

11, 2018 • Volume 31, Number 2

Worship Looking Ahead

Services • Wednesday, Jan. 13: New GriefShare
Four unique group begins from 10:30am-12:30pm at
worship Solstice Senior Living
opportunities • Sunday, Jan. 21: Ignite Contemporary
are offered on Worship Service resumes weekly at
Sunday. 7pm
• Thursday, Jan. 25: All-Church
Hospitality Workshop from 6:30-8pm
8am
• Sunday, Jan. 28-Feb. 11: MUMC hosts
McMurry Room at the Inn
Chapel • Sunday, Feb. 4: Better Together Groups
Informal worship booklet for Spring 2018 available and
with a personal signup begins OVER: Do Less. Be More.
touch. Sharing • Sunday, Feb. 11: Blessing of the By Fred Leist, Lead Pastor
prayer concerns Facilitators during all services
is welcomed. No matter where I have served
Dessert with the Pastor for those as pastor, I hear a common
wanting to learn more about MUMC complaint: “I’m overscheduled.
9:15am and/or join I don’t have time. I’m too
Sanctuary • Friday/Saturday, Feb. 16-17: Dr. Shelly busy. My calendar is killing
Contemporary Moorman-Stahlman Organ Workshop at me.” I hear it from colleagues
worship that 7pm Lebanon Valley College organist and in ministry, from people I talk
includes a professor of music (Adult $10/Student $5) to at church, from friends and
children’s time, • Week of Feb. 18: Better Together neighbors, and from co-workers.
Praise Band. Groups semester starts Sometimes I hear it from
• Sunday, Feb. 25 Welcome Sunday for myself. We pack our schedules so tight we couldn’t slip
10:30am those transferring or joining a razor blade between appointments. We have no wiggle
Sanctuary • Saturday, April 21: Columbia room, no margin, no personal space, not a moment to
Traditional Community Band at 7pm (Adult $10/ spare. There must be a better way of moving through life.
worship with Student $5)
This Sunday we continue our OVER: Do Less. Be More
music from the • Sunday, April 22: MUMC Blood Drive in
message series. The message this week will center around
choir. the Atrium 8:30am-12:30pm
our propensity to be “Overbooked” and over scheduled.
• Sunday, June 10: Hot Summer Night’s
A runaway calendar will keep you from experiencing the
Concert (7pm at Missouri Theatre)
7pm MUMC Choir and the Missouri Symphony
abundant life. It will hold you hostage to tangible things
Cornerstone Orchestra
(meetings, appointments, projects) without giving proper
Coffee Shop • Sunday, July 29: MUMC Blood Drive in
priority to the intangibles (who you are becoming, your
Contemporary relationships with family and friends, your connectedness
the Atrium 8:30am-12:30pm
worship led to God). A runaway calendar results when we build
by the Ignite our schedule around urgencies and other people’s
College Age Confirmation Classes expectations.
Ministry Team.
Begin Feb. 1 But here’s a news flash: You are the boss of your
schedule. You are the only one who can grab the reins of
Confirmation will begin on Thursday,
Feb. 1 at 5pm, led by Rev. Kim Parker your runaway calendar. You can harness your calendar’s
along with MUMC clergy, for our seventh power. This Sunday we’re going to explore the truth that
graders and older. Email Rev. Kim at your calendar is more than merely an organizer for what
parker@moumc.org or Katja at katja@ needs to get done; it’s the primary tool for helping you
moumc.org to sign up your student. (continued on page 2)
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become who you want to be. The unvarnished reality is
that, for so many of us, our calendars are filled and our
lives are unfulfilled.
In preparation for the message this upcoming Sunday,
I’m going to make a request. If the inclement weather
conditions prevented you from being present in worship
this past Sunday, go to our MUMC website: moumc.org and
listen to the message from Jan. 7, 2018. In that message
we provided some foundational understandings that
undergird this message series. It will be worth your time.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in worship this Sunday.
MUMC Music Notes
By Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries
Hello to our great congregation! I hope everyone’s year is
off to a fantastic start. As you plan your calendar please
consider making Chancel Choir a part of your ministry
and commitment to Missouri United Methodist Church.
Now is the perfect time to get started, and we need you.
All voice parts are needed, but especially tenors and
sopranos. We meet on Wednesdays 7-9pm
in the choir room. All you have to do is
show up. Join us! You can improve our
music program with your participation.
The MUMC Concert Series has had a
wonderful, successful fall and now we
gear up for spring. On Feb. 16 we will
have an organ workshop with Shelly
Moorman-Stahlman followed on the
17th with a concert of organ masterpieces on our
beautiful Skinner pipe organ. Please put these dates on
your calendar and support your MUMC Concert Series!
Questions, comments please call, text or email Tim@
moumc.org 417-459-5430.
Latest UMW Newsletter Online
Find the fourth quarter 2017 newsletter on the United
Methodist Women page at moumc.org/women.
Church Family News
Congratulations to the family of Farrah Kay Davis,
born Dec. 31, 2017, at 2:12pm in Snellville, GA. Her
parents are James and Laura Hudson Davis, and her
grandparents are Mickey and Ralph Havener. She joins
big brother, Jacob.
Condolences to the family and friends of Ira Hubbell,
who passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Services are
being planned for Jan. 27.
Condolences to the family of Ida Lou Harrison,103 years
old, mother of Phil Harrison, who died on Dec. 20, 2017,
at Colony Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Columbia.
A private ceremony will be held at a later date.
If you would like to announce a church member’s death or a birth
in a church member’s family, please send details to messenger@
moumc.org. Submissions will be edited for length and clarity.
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Trustee Projects Completed in
2017
1) Had digital copies of church blue prints made
2) Had ceiling speakers for Connector and coffee shop
installed
3) Installation of Access Control System for the 4
Connector doors
4) Purchased new carpet for library
5) Installed electric and fans for classroom in Discovery
Days
6) Installed new flooring for choir loft area
7) Repainted walls and stripped/waxed floor in Community
Room (AA)
8) Replaced railing outside of boiler room steps
9) Replaced damaged plexiglass for Sanctuary stained
glass windows by prayer garden
10) Repaired and repainted north wall by circuit rider
stairwell area
11) Changed over HVAC software programming from C&C
to Air Systems
12) Installed controls to connect Whittler kitchen HVAC to
software programming
13) Installed new outside master key for Community Room
14) Finished Safety/Emergency Response Guides. In
process of printing and binding them
15) Fixed Hearing loop problem in South and North
transepts
16) Worked with office staff to hire new cleaning company
in January
17) Approved painting of mural on wall across from
elevator by Whittler Hall
18) Purchased 2 Stryker Evacuation chairs. One for
Sanctuary and one for Atrium
19) Installed new hand free paper towel dispensers in CLC
and Discovery Day bathrooms
20) Worked with Office Staff to update church facility/
grounds usage policy and fees and church vehicle policy
21) Worked on having parsonage updated for move in day
for Pastor Fred and Linda
22) Ordered 7 new Motorola digital radios for
communication between staff in church
23) Replaced old WiFi systems with new WiFi systems in
main office
24) Had 2 Fire Alarm panels in church joined together
25) Had all outside door locks rekeyed
26) Had “Sound Concepts” put together a quick reference
guide on how to operate speakers and video in Chapel
27) Roof Leak in gymnasium was repaired
28) Retrofitted several fan coil units to bi-pass
transformers after they quit working. This will be an
ongoing project. (Want to recognize Gary Franklin for all
his electrical knowledge in helping retrofit these old units
and saving the church lots of $$$$)
29) Replaced several bad light sockets in Sanctuary
30) Replaced old defibrillator that was damaged on second
floor with new one
31) Met with “AllRise” company to get another bid for
upgrading old elevator and allowing access to the 4th floor
Jan. 11, 2018 - Vol. 31, No. 2
 GROWING
DEEPLY a daily scripture guide
Week of January 15-20
This week we explore Sabbath through the following quotes. Take time
each day to read Exodus 20:8-11 and reflect on the quotes below. Pray
about where you can create margin in your life for Sabbath - a day, an
afternoon, a moment.
The following quotes are from “Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and
Delight in our Busy Lives” by Wayne Muller.
“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting
concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too
many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to
violence.” Thomas Merton
Sunday
SERMON
“Overbooked: The Need for Down Time” - Jan. 14
Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11 (NLT)
Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have
six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a
Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no
one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons
and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any
foreigners living among you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens,
the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he
rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as
holy.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale
House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

“Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves My Notes:
so, if we are lost, we can find our way back to our center.”

“Remember the Sabbath, as if we would forget.”

“Our lack of rest and reflection is not just a personal affliction. It

colors the ways we build and sustain community, it dictates the way we
respond to suffering, and is shapes the ways in which we seek peace and
healing in the world.”

“There is more to life than merely increasing its speed.” Ghandi

“Find a candle that holds some beauty or meaning for you. When you
have set aside some time -- before a meal, or during prayer, meditation,
or simply quiet reading --- set the candle before you, say a simple prayer
or blessing for yourself or someone you love, and light the candle. Take a
few mindful breath. For just this moment, let the hurry of the world fall
away.”
Read or subscribe to the weekly guide at moumc.org/grow
Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.
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concerns or suggestions you have about the facility.
• Evening Hosts – Short These may include damaged items, electrical and
Shift 6:15–9:30pm plumbing issues, safety hazards (this may be anything
(need 2 people- from carpet that needs to be stretched to a loose railing
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years old) or paint separating from the walls, Damaged ceiling tiles,
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concerns to our cleaning staff. We are currently working
• Overnight Hosts 11:15pm-5:30am (need 2 people -
to set up a suggestion box that will be located in the
minimum age 23 years old)
Connector.
• Morning Hosts 5:15–8am (need 4 people - minimum age
18 years old) New Year Mission Opportunity
MUMC volunteers work at the Mobility Worldwide (PET)
warehouse during the 4th week of the month, sorting,
Jan. 25 Hospitality Workshop packing items suitable for Rainbow Network ministries
An all-church hospitality workshop will be held on in Nicaragua. Volunteers are needed! Resources are also
Thursday, Jan. 25 from 6:30-8pm. It will feature needed: clothing, especially children's clothing and shoes;
emergency preparedness training such as how to use the school supplies, medical supplies, sewing machines,
new Stryker chairs for evacuation and defibrillators along tools, wheel chairs, bicycles. Deliver to 1908 Heriford
with ways you can create a culture of hospitality from Rd.; phone number: 573-886-7877. For more information
parking to the pew. contact Cleo Kottwitz or Judy Parsons, 573-446-0799.
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Staff: Lead Pastor Fred Leist. Laura Bentley, Administrative Assistant; Adam Bordoni, Facilities; Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries; Debbie
Craighead, Finance Assistant; Joan DeBoe, Pastor of Worship & Administration; Adriene Floyd, Office Manager; 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 Children’s & Youth Ministries; Gabriella Miller, Nursery Coordinator; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator; Kim Parker, Pastor of New
Generations; 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