OCTOBER, 2011

Messenger Church 620-492-6850

Parsonage 620-492-2495

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H 2 0 2 S . N I P P S T . , J O H N S O N , K S 6 7 8 5 5

“ O U R M I S S I O N I S T O B R I N G G O D T O P E O P L E , A N D P E O P L E T O G O D ”

Church Website: www.fumcjohnson.com

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SERMON PLAN for October:

Sermon Series: GOD‟S LOVE FOR

YOU (draws from J.I. Packer, Knowing

God”, chapter 12)

Oct. 2 “Only God Is Good”

Luke 18:18-26

Oct. 9 “One Thing Lacking”

Luke 18:18-26

Oct. 16 “Hard For Everyone”

Luke 18:18-26

Oct. 23 “God Does The Impossible”

Luke 18:18-26

Oct. 30 Pulpit Exchange

Dear friends-I invite you to read these

Scripture texts soon after you receive this

Newsletter. Then I ask you to be aware of

them as you read magazines, newspapers,

emails, or watch TV. If something you see

relates to a sermon I‟m preparing, please

email me a link, or copy an article and mail

to me or bring it by the office. I am always

open to illustration ideas. Also please pray

for me as I seek to understand these Scrip-

tures and to bring God‟s Word to you.

Thank you. ~ Pastor Don

From the Pastor 2

Celebrations; Church Family Prayer List;

Budget Report; Pizza Sales; Bazaar

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EPIC Youth; Sonshine Kids; Preschool;

MOPS Dinner

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Bazaar; Pastor continued

UMW District Day; Wish Lists

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Recipes; Storehouse Annual Meeting

INSERT: October Calendar

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Inside this issue:

Fall Rally Sunday

Oct. 16, 2011 * 4-7 p.m.

Fun & Fellowship will provide

Chicken Noodle & Vegetable

Soup at 5:30 p.m.

Please bring relishes or dessert

Activities include:

* Bingo w/prizes

* Board games

* Outdoor games (weather permitting)

* Pumpkin decorating Contest (decorating supplies provided but feel free to

bring your own)

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

TWO ST OR IE S O F GOD I N THE MI DS T OF GR EAT S OR ROW

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Are you familiar with the story of Maria Chapman? She was the adopted daughter of Grammy winning singer/song-writer Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman. They adopted her in China. She was the youngest of their six children. In May of 2008, Maria was accidentally killed in their driveway. Their 17 year old son Will was the driver. Maria saw Will returning home, and she had no perception of the vehicle, only that her brother was coming home, and she wanted him to play with her, to push her in the swing. So she came running to the driveway. Will never saw her run into the

car.

Grief is so heavy. In 2010, Steven and Mary Beth began to share their grief with the public. (You can watch their interviews on the 700 club and on Huckabee on Youtube.) Now more than three years after the tragic event, Steven and Mary Beth say they hear God saying to them “You will have more time with Maria in the future than you ever had with her in the past.” They are comforted by God with them. They recognize life is different now, it will never be the same, but in a

very real way it is re-created.

This is expressed in Steven‟s latest album called “Re-creation.” In a Youtube video, Steven expresses songs he wrote years ago now have more profound meaning, and as a result he reworked these songs with new melodic tones. Here are a few examples of lyrics which now have for him

more profound meaning.

In his song “The Great

Adventure” he writes,

We'll travel over, over

mountains so high. We'll go

through valleys below. Still

through it all we'll find that this

is the greatest journey that the

human heart will ever see. The

love of God will take us far

beyond our wildest dreams.

In “Heaven In The Real World”

he writes,

To stand in the pouring rain and

believe the sun will shine again.

To know that the grave is not

the end. To feel the embrace of

grace and cross the line where

real life begins. And know in

your heart you've found the

missing part.

In “Speechless” he writes,

And I am speechless I'm

astonished and amazed. I am

silenced by your wondrous

grace. You have saved me.

You have raised me from the

grave. And I am speechless in

your presence now I'm

astounded as I consider how

You have shown us A love that

leaves us speechless.

And in “Magnificent Obsession”

he writes,

Lord, You know how much I

want to know so much In the

way of answers and

explanations. I have cried and

prayed. And still I seem to stay

in the middle of life‟s

complications. All this pursuing

leaves me feeling like I‟m

chasing down the wind. But

now it‟s brought me back to

You and I can see again.

Please note what Steven and

Mary Beth are saying God is

teaching them. “We‟ll go

through valleys below still

through it all we‟ll find...the

love of God will take us far

beyond our wildest dreams.”

“To stand in the pouring rain

and believe the sun will shine

again, to know that the grave

is not the end.” “You have

saved me, You have raised

me from the grave.” “I have

cried and prayed...now it‟s

brought me back to You and I

can see again.”

Are you familiar with the story

of five young missionaries

who were killed by a primitive

tribe, the Aucas, in Ecuador in

1956? Nate Saint was one of

the five, he left behind a wife,

and three children. After his

death, his sister Rachel and

Elizabeth Elliot, wife of Jim

Elliot, another of the slain

missionaries, continued the

missionary work among the

Aucas. In time the natives

who killed the missionaries all

came to accept Jesus Christ

and become in their own

words, “God Followers.”

On a concert tour in 2002,

Steven Curtis Chapman was

joined on stage by Steve

Saint and by Mincaye, one of

the natives who killed Steve

Saint‟s father 46 years earlier.

After Steve‟s aunt Rachel

died in 1994, Steve and his

wife and children went to

Ecuador to live among the

Waodani (formerly called the

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T H E M E S S E N G E R

Oct. 2 Alan & Becky Schweitzer

Oct. 9 Larry & Patsy Jo Scott

Oct. 16 Rhett, Mandi, Madison &Carter Seyb

Oct. 23 William & Karen Seyb

Oct. 30 Steve & Glenda Shepard

4 Dylan Floyd 7 Joyce Dimitt 10 Matt Moser 13 Macee Teeter, Kelly Barber 15 Kenneth Hudgens 16 Cole Edmisson 17 Shirley Palmer

CHURCH FAMILY

PRAYER LIST

2011 Offerings Report:

Received to Date: YTD Goal:

$186,762.76 $220,335.00

Note: $5,955.00 needed weekly to meet offering goal

AS OF 9/18/11

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18 Troy & Cheryl Adams 20 Alan & Becky Schweitzer 23 Cambray & Sheila Walker

The Bazaar is getting close! Bazaar projects to think about (but not limited to!) :

* Cross-Stitch * Pillows

* Baby Blankets * Dolls

* Angels * Table Runners

* Shopper Bags * Quilts

* Stained Glass * Afghans

* Tea Towels * Aprons

* Ceramic Items * Wood Items

* Wall Hangings * Throws

* Travel Packages

* Desserts for 3, 6, 9 or 12 months

* Themed Dinners for 2, 4 or 6 people

* Items for the Country Store: homemade Candies &

breads, crafts, etc.

Sat., Nov. 5th MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

18 Virginia Garey 19 Jerry Popejoy, Amy Tomson 20 Evelyn Mace, Adam Sierra 21 Wynn Cockrum, Leslie Mangels, Ashley Seuser 22 Will Kullot, Tammy Anderson 23 Jenna Black, Trey Summers, Jimi Nickel 24 Mona Morris 25 Charla Pauls, Alan

Preschool has been very busy! We have started learning our colors, letters,

shapes, and numbers. So far we have worn, eaten, painted, and colored red and

blue! We have learned the circle and the square. We practiced being loud and

leaping for „L‟. We have painted with our feet for „F‟ and peeled and eaten eggs

for „E‟. Letter F brought our study of Fire! We are learning how to be safe in a

fire situation, how to stop, drop, and roll, and preparing for our trip to the fire

station.

The afternoon students are practicing writing their last names and writing letters correctly. We are

also practicing letter sounds and how those sounds make words!!! The morning students are practicing

tracing and writing their first names, learning new letters, and cutting on the lines. We are also learning how

to share and be good friends!! We are always having lots of fun!! †

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Sonshine Kids meets Wednesday‟s

3:45-5:00 pm Kids age K-5th grade

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Chicken Pot Pie or Beef Brisket Dinner Chicken Pot Pie or Beef Brisket Dinner

& pies of all varieties!& pies of all varieties!

Dinner 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Auction 7:45 p.m.

Annual UMW Bazaar

Sat., Nov. 5, 2011

Johnson United Methodist Church

202 S. Nipp St—Johnson

Great fun for the entire family!!

From the Pastor, continued

Aucas). During the year and a half Steve was there he and Mincaye became friends. In the movie “End of

The Spear” there is a scene where Mincaye takes Steve to the place where the missionaries were killed.

There the two men acknowledge their pain and the grace of God in forgiveness.

Watching a Youtube video of Steven Curtis Chapman with Steve Saint and Mincaye on stage together in

2002, and then thinking about Steven and Mary Beth‟s pain six years later I was struck by these two stories of

God‟s working in people‟s lives over long sweeps of time. What is God‟s purpose? Will we ever understand?

His perspective is eternity, and ours is still locked in time.

In another Steven Curtis Chapman song, he writes,

“God is God and I am not I can only see a part of the picture He‟s painting God is God and I am man So I‟ll

never understand it all For only God is God.” ~Don Hasty

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN THEME: Finding Peace

DODGE CITY DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011

ULYSSES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

321 West Grant Street

Ulysses, Kansas 67880

Phone: 620-356-1227

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lorna Moore from Hutchinson, KS

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 12, 2011

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.; Worship at 8:45 a.m.

Note workshop choices for future reference here:

9:45 a.m._____________________; 10:50 a.m. _____________________; 11:55 a.m. ____________________

CUT & KEEP UPPER PORTION

MAIL LOWER PORTION TO ULYSSES

CHOOSE ONE CHOOSE ONE CHOOSE ONE

9:45 AM to 10:45 AM 10:50 AM to 11:45 AM 11:55 AM to 12:45 PM

_____CAMP LAKESIDE _____ CAMP LAKESIDE _____ CAMP LAKESIDE

w/Keith Schadel w/Keith Schadel w/Keith Schadel

_____ United Meth. Campus _____ United Meth. Campus _____ United Meth. Campus

Ministries w/Steve Johnson Ministries w/Steve Johnson Ministries w/Steve Johnson

_____ VICE PRESIDENTS _____ LUNCH _____ LUNCH

_____ MEMBERSHIP, MN&O COOR. _____ SECRETARIES _____ PRESIDENTS

_____PROGRAM RESOURCES _____ YOUTH ACTIVITIES (METour) _____ TREASURERS

_____EDUCATION & INTERP. COOR. _____ HISTORIANS _____ NOMINATIONS

_____ SPIRITUAL GROWTH COOR. _____ SOCIAL ACTION COOR.

NAME:________________________________________ MAIL REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO:

$8.00 PER PERSON

ADDRESS: ____________________________________ MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

DODGE CITY DISTRICT UMW

CITY/ZIP: _____________________________________ C/O MICHELLE KISSELL

600 NORTH WESTERN STREET

HOME CHURCH: ______________________________ ULYSSES, KANSAS 67880

EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________

CHILDCARE PROVIDED! IN GATHERING FOR YOUTHVILLE-Dodge City

And PRISON MINISTRIES-TOPEKA CORRECTION

LIST NAMES OF CHILDREN & AGES FACILITY. BOTH “WISH LISTS” ARE IN THIS

BULLETIN-COPY FOR YOUR MEMBERS, PLEASE

PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD’S LUNCH

IMPORTANT: IF PLANS CHANGE FOR CHILDCARE,

PLEASE CONTACT: Rhonda Magnison 620 424 3552

The Johnson UMW is collecting the following

items to be taken to their District Meeting on Oct.

19th. Items can be left at the church.

YOUTHVILLE DODGE CITY CAMPUS WISH LIST

DODGE CITY RESIDENTIAL: DODGE CITY FARM AND RANCH:

*Volunteer Drivers *New Blankets/Comforters *Hay (30-40 tons: Alfalfa, Prairie, and other)

*Sports/Recreation Equipment *Loose Leaf Paper *Grain for all Livestock

*Hot Wheels *Three Ring Binders *Protein feed/Alfalfa Pellets

*Trees *Tape/Sharpies *Corrugated Tin (gently used)

*Art and Craft Supplies *Highlighting Markers *Cash for Special Feed for Older Horses

*Clothing (10-18 year olds) *Black Ink Pens

*Jewelry/Cosmetics *Construction Paper,

*MP-3 Players Poster Board, Markers &

*Wal-Mart Gift Cards Notebooks (No Spirals)

*Hygiene Products *Gatorade (small bottles)

*Games *Volunteers & Supplies

*AA, AAA & D Batteries For remodeling (call)

*Stationery

NEW NEEDS: GENTLY USED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, I.E…

GUITARS I think just about everyone has one or two instruments stashed in the back of a closed all

DRUMS over the Dodge City District. Also luggage, gym bags, etc…..are always in need. So

FLUTES talk to your Church Family, neighbors, your co-workers,

CLARINETS ETC. WE CAN HELP MAKE YOUTHVILLE’S DREAMS COME TRUE!

(No Pianos, Please)!

WISH LIST for Prison Ministries-Topeka Correctional Facility

Red Heart 4 ply worsted yarn – any color

Breast Pumps and Pads for Mother-Infant Bonding Program

Colored or decorated Writing Paper for Parenting Classes

Small items for the Ditty Bags that go home with the children after retreats. These would include the following items:

Shampoo Water Bottles

Lotion Hair Ties Soap Nail Polish

Body Wash Crayons

Toothpaste Coloring Books Tooth Brushes Word Search Books

Bubble Bath Jigsaw Puzzles (for various ages)

Bibs Toddler Cups

DO YOU HAVE A

RECIPE TO SHARE IN

THE NEWSLETTER?

Please email it to:

jumc@pld.com or drop it in

the mail to: First UMC,

Box 179, Johnson, KS

67855

202 S. Nipp St.

P.O. Box 179

Johnson, KS 67855

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

UMW

CENTENNIAL

COOKBOOKS are still

available to purchase!

$15.00 each; or $20.00 (if

mailed-includes postage.

Contact the church office,

620-492-6850. †

First UMC Staff: Pastor: Don Hasty

Associate Pastor: Will Kenyon

Secretary: Shari Wiens

Treasurer: Mandy Shirk

Custodian: Victoria Garcia

Music Coordinator: Gayla Myers

Preschool Teacher: Cheryl Berens

Youth Coordinator: Will Kenyon

Community Developer: Jose` Olivas

Need to contact the church? Phone: 620-492-6850;

email: jumc@pld.com; website: www.fumcjohnson.com

Crumb-Topped Pecan Cherry Cereal Bars 1 c all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 c quick-cooking oats 1/4 c (1/2 stick) butter, softened 1 c puffed rice cereal (preferably brown rice) 1/4 c vegetable oil 1 c chopped pecans 1/3 c packed brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 (10-ounce) jar cherry all-fruit spread Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9 inch-square baking pan. Combine flour, oats, puffed rice, pecans, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, oil, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until well-blended and creamy. Add dry ingredients and mix until moistened and a crumbly dough forms. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the dough for the topping. Press remaining dough evenly into bottom of pan. Spread fruit spread evenly over dough in pan. Sprinkle reserved dough mixture over top, leaving some areas uncovered. Gently press down to adhere topping to fruit layer. Bake 30 minutes or until deep golden. Cool 15 minutes. Slice into 12 bars.

ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER

ANNOUNCED

The Storehouse invites all members to its Annual Meeting and Dinner, Tuesday, November 1, 6:00 p.m. at the 4H Building. The evening will begin with a business meeting which includes the election of three Directors. This

will be followed by dinner provided by The Storehouse.

An explanation of membership: Anyone who has been involved in the start-up process over the past two years--including meetings to organize, fundraising, remodeling, or volunteering at the store--is presently a member. If you are not currently a member you may stop by The Storehouse for an application, or cut it out of the Johnson Pioneer. Your membership will be valid for one year, and you will be able to cast your vote for Board Members at the Annual meeting. The cost of membership is $2.00 or 2 hours of volunteer

time at The Storehouse. †

RECIPES FROM

THE KITCHEN