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August 12th is our annual blessing of students and teachers. We will invite kids and those working in education to prayer as they start a new school year. August 19th is our Sunday School Promotion Sunday. We will promote our students to their next Sunday School grade and present Bibles to our third graders. August 26th will be a day for kids to completely take over our church. Christian Illusionists Glenda and Mike

Mann will have a special show that day in place of the regular message.

In addition to these Sunday experiences, I will be leading an special session for parents on Thursday, August

2nd. I will be speaking on the topic of "Praying with and for your Kids" at His Place at 7:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity for parents to learn together as the kids are busy in VBS. I am proud to serve a church that takes investing in the Rising Generation seriously. Let's continue this commitment as we launch into Kids' Month! Pastor Chris

THE RISING GENERATION A couple days ago I attended an event in City Park sponsored by Evangelical Free and our church. "Go Fish" put on a high energy concert for 800-1000 parents and their children. Some of the songs were new, and others were jazzed up versions of some old Sunday School favorites such as "The B-I-B-L-E" and "I'm in the Lord's Army". It was an awesome evening as our church provided free water and popcorn for the high-energy crowd. The event also reminded me how important it is to invest in the Rising Generation. One Christian thinker had said that the great missional question for our generation is "How are the kids?". The state of our children is the future state of the church. If our children are learning to know, trust, and obey Jesus Christ, our future is bright. August is "Kid's Month" at First Methodist. Each Sunday will feature an opportunity to pour into our kids. August 5th will be the culmination of our Babylon VBS. Our VBS kids will share what they learned and experienced the week before.

Pastor’s Message

Upcoming Events in

August:

August 1st

VBS Continues through August

3rd

August 2nd

“Praying With Your Kids” with

Pastor Chris

August 5th

COMMUNION SUNDAY

August 6th

Church Conference for Building

Phase 1

August 7th

Chairman’s Meeting

August 9th

Staff Parish Relations

Committee

August 11th

Pastor Prayer Partners

Spaghetti Dinner for Liberian

Mission Trip

August 12th

BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSINGS

SUNDAY

FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY

August 13th

Missions Committee

Board of Trustees

August 14th

Men’s Fellowship Dinner at

Bob Kuhn’s home

August 15th

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

August 19th

PROMOTION SUNDAY

Pizza With The Pastor

August 20th

Sewing Fellowship

Building Committee

August 22nd

Bell Choir Rehearsals Resume

Wesleyan Singers Rehearsals

Resume

August 22nd & 23rd

Youth Revival

August 26th

ALL KIDS SUNDAY

All Kid’s Party at Noon

August 27th

Pillowcase Dress/Shorts Special

Sewing Day (Mission Project)

August 28th

United Methodist Women

August 29th

NexGen MSM Begins

August 2012 Newsletter

First United Methodist Church

SPECIAL SESSION WITH PASTOR CHRIS FOR PARENTS As stated in Pastor’s article on page 1, Pastor Chris will be leading a spe-cial session for parents on Thursday, August 2nd. He will be speaking on the topic of "Praying with and for your Kids" at His Place at 7:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity for par-ents to learn together as the kids are busy in VBS. (Please park on State Street due to VBS.)

PHASE 1 BUILDING PROJECT A church conference is scheduled for Monday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. We are ready to transition to design. During the de-sign phase, our architect will com-plete detailed schematics, our de-sign-build firm will receive bids for work, and we'll complete a detailed financial plan. Upon completion of the design phase, another church conference approval is required prior to construction. Please read the “Building Team Update” on page 8 of this newsletter for all the details.

SPAGHETTI DINNER WITH HOME-COOKED SAUCE Please join us as we raise money for the Liberian Mission Trip. The dinner is a goodwill donation, and all are welcome. Come for fellowship, food and fabulous company! The proceeds will help fund our mission trip.

When: Saturday, August 11th Time: 5 - 7 p.m. Place: Fellowship Hall

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP DINNER The August Men’s Dinner will be at the home of Bob and Dr. Barb Kuhns east of town near the Geneseo Air Park on Tuesday, August 14th at 6:00P. The Kuhn’s address is 19789 E 1650 Street, Geneseo. We will have a potluck dinner so please bring a dish to share. All men of both Cam-bridge and Geneseo First are invited and welcome to bring a friend or rel-ative. Please email Mark Bunce at [email protected] for any ques-tions or to be added to the email list for Men’s Ministry events.

PIZZA WITH THE PASTOR Have you been wondering what your next step is at First Methodist Church? If so, please be our guest for lunch (pizza of course!) – we’d like to help you get better acquainted with the family of faith at First Methodist. Join us Sunday, August 19th at noon in the church parlor. Please to the church office by August 17th. Childcare available upon request with RSVP.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN The August Sewing Fellowship will be in Fellowship Hall on Monday, Au-gust 20th from 9:00A-2:00P. Plan to join in the fun and fellowship. The Spoon River District Mission Study day will be August 25th from 9:00A-3:00P at Roseville United Methodist Church. The study will be given by Jean and Larry Roberts of New Windsor, who conduct mission trips to Haiti. Come and learn about what is being done in Haiti. The UMW is still accepting fabric for pillowcase dresses and boys shorts.

Some will be taken to Liberia when our group goes this fall. We will have a sewing day on Monday, August 27th to continue sewing Pillowcase Dresses for the girls and Shorts for the boys. We will meet from 9:00A—2:00P. Everyone is welcome to come for the whole time or even for an hour. We have lots of different things that you can do, and you do not need to know how to sew. This is our Sewing Mission to create the clothes for the children in Haiti, Libe-ria and other needy places. We have some examples in the church lob-by. Fabric donations are also wel-come. We have had a couple of good sewing days in July. Come and sew with us or there are directions available at the church if you want to sew some dresses or shorts at home. Contact Jane Kiser, Connie Paris or Jan Corsaro for more infor-mation. The August 28th meeting of the United Methodist Women will be the Annual Birthday Party. The 1:00P meeting will be held in Fellowship Hall. The program will be "Africa" given by Barb and Bob Kuhns. All ladies of the church are invited to attend, and the Cambridge UMW has been invited. Special invitations have been sent to those ladies who will be 80 by the end of the year as well as those ladies who have al-ready reached this milestone. Devo-tions will be given by Marian Rodg-ers. Hostesses will be Carolyn Bussan, Connie Paris, Gwen Grymonprez, and Jan Corsaro.

Church Announcements

August 2012

Would You Like To Be A Part Of The Music Ministries At First Methodist?

Calling All Voices – Choir Begins!

Come together on August 22nd to begin rehearsals for the Wesleyan Singers, our choir which

sings at the 9:00A service. We will meet at 6:45P in the music room for the first rehearsal of

the season. Bring your voice and a friend along! We always need to grow.

Marsha and I have some great new music to share with the choir and we

look forward to getting together again. After rehearsal we will have some

time for refreshments and fellowship. See you on the 22nd! If you have any

questions, please contact Lindrew Johnson at 944-2793.

Bell Choir News

Calling All Bell Ringers And Those Who Would Like To Be Bell Ringers:

Rehearsals for the Bell Choir start on Wednesday, August 22nd at 5:45P in the

overflow of the sanctuary. We welcome anyone who would like to learn how

to ring the bells to come to any rehearsal. We are always looking for ringers

to fill spots or sub. Praise God through music with the bells. Contact the church office

(944-2793) or Sam Dalin (441-6045) if you have any questions, or ask on of the bell ringers.

(Saturday 9:00A-3:00P)

Leader: Lisa Unger

Deadline for Registration: Septem-

ber 15th

Cost: $25

Lay Speaker Fall Celebration

Reunion

Where: Galesburg Faith UMC

When: September 29th

(Saturday 3:00P-5:00P)

Guest Speaker/Musician: Mike

Rayson

RSVP by September 15th

Cost: none

For all Lay Speakers or anyone who

wishes to become a Lay Speaker,

here is the Fall schedule for classes:

Basic

Where: Orion UMC

When: September 14th & 15th

(Friday 6:00P-9:00P/Saturday 8:00A-

7:30P)

Leader: Rev. David Schultz

Deadline for Registration: August

31st

Cost: $40

Refresher–Concepts in Leadership II

Where: Galesburg Faith UMC

When: September 29th

Advance – Growing Spiritually

Through Daily Discipline

Where: Preemption UMC

When: October 20th

(Saturday 8:00A-6:30P)

Leader: Rev. Cindy Rettig

Deadline for Registration: October

6th

Cost: $40

Any questions or to register, call

Rachel Kunkle, District Office

Administrative Assistant, at

309-344-1435.

Fall Lay Speaking Schedule


shawl. The shawl provided both physical warmth and spiritual comfort. I was blessed with a dramatic recovery as a result. Barb Kuhns

This is a note of thanks to all the wonderful people of the First Unit-ed Methodist Church of Geneseo. Your kindness to our family will never be forgotten. Thanks to all the ladies who prepared the meal

for Marshall Purl’s funeral. It was fantastic and the ladies were so gracious. Your efforts were appre-ciated. Thank you! Lillian M. Pumfrey Sister of Marshall Purl

Our church women were asked to provide the funeral luncheon for the Marshall Purl family on June 20th. Thank you to those who do-nated food and worked to provide this service. The U.M.W. Funeral Committee

The Henry Stark Retired Teachers contacted the U.M.W. to serve their noon luncheon on July 11th. We are grateful to those who supplied

pies, money and their manpower to successfully accomplish this task. The U.M.W. Board

Dear First Methodist, Thank you all very much for your prayers and support throughout the years until I received my new kidney. I have an excellent kidney that started working right away in surgery. The labs have been fantastic. Now I have a new lease on life. Thank God and thank you all, Gail Johnson

Dear church family, Thank you for your prayers for healing during my recent hospitali-zation and also for the prayer

Thank You Notes

Food Pantry News

shoes are still needed for school age children, from pre-school through high school. Towards the beginning of September light jack-ets, long sleeved shirts, and jeans will be in demand. We are also always in need of household items, towels, sheets, and blan-kets. A large number of families and individuals consistently use the items donated by the commu-nity and are much appreciated. Thank you for your continued support. We pray that God will bless you as much as you’ve blessed the Food Pantry. Food needs for the month of August are: canned tuna, Ham-burger Helper, instant mashed potatoes, jelly, pancake mix, pan-

The first day of school is August 15th, but it is not too late to do-nate to our school supply drive. We are still in need of folders, spi-ral bound sketch pads, glue sticks, 1” and 1 ½ “ three ring binders, and dry erase markers. Last year we had a total of 68 children sign up, and we are expecting an even greater number this year. Many gardeners in the area have been bringing in surplus produce. Recipes have accompanied some of the donations, and we encour-age clients to take vegetables home and try new ways to pre-pare them for their families. We would like to thank everyone who takes the time to grow, harvest, and donate their produce. Light-weight clothing and gym

cake syrup, in-stant rice, to-mato sauce, diced toma-toes, and cake mixes Non-food needs are: paper tow-els, body wash, hair conditioner, pain relievers, shaving cream, liq-uid hand soap, and disposable diapers. Please note: Food Pantry Sunday at First Methodist will be on August 12th. You may bring your donations that day and place them in the barrel by the elevator on the main floor, or drop them off in the church office at any time.

August 2012

8/1 Doug Cross Nancy Mitchell 8/2 Rachael Rastetter 8/3 Douglas Bordwell Mitchell Coleman

Pam Gramling 8/4 Emily Bunce Carolyn Bussan Erna Rowold 8/5 Eric Moore Alyce Newell Steve Watkins 8/7 Bailey Mitchell 8/9 Mamie Boleen Terry Haars Rachel Lawson Gladys Peterson Daniel Robinson 8/10 Chase Pratt Madeline Roberts Anne Sammons 8/11 Rob Hoogerwerf Marian Rodgers 8/13 Steve Swanson Melissa Watkins 8/14 Elaine Hogue Conner Hoogerwerf 8/15 Linda Soderholm 8/16 Erin Ashdown 8/17 Darlene VanOpdorp 8/18 Emma Cutkomp Kaylin Heller Mark Moore

8/19 Ruth Butler Chuck Goreth 8/20 Pam VanQuakebeke Cassie Martins Katie Martins 8/21 Amy Roberts 8/22 Brian Henson Tyler Hoogerwerf

Jim Martins 8/23 Dave Jirele Kurt Varland Tom Wright 8/24 John Buzard Julie Carlson Betsy Moore Greg Pemble 8/25 Mary Coonfield Greg Rastetter Scott Roberts 8/26 Donna Bordwell Sarah Ritter Jim Siniawski Scarlett Sunstrom 8/27 Nancy Lawson Sherry Mugrage Nathan Vergane 8/28 Vicky Nickason 8/29 Victoria Cocquit Viv Downing Hannah Evans 8/30 Isaac Betcher Jay Heaton 8/31 Neo Colter Tanner Martins Marta McConville

8/1 Steve & Andrea Allen

George & Tara Koustas

8/4 Dan Foulke & Helen Bezaury 8/5 Dale & Jane Kiser 8/9 Bernie & Nancy Lawson Greg and Heidi Rastetter 8/10 Jake & Laura Favre 8/12 Jim & Linda Harp Eric & Renee Moore 8/13 Chris & Becky Ritter 8/14 Drew & Bobbi Jo Cross Bill & Diane Kelsall 8/15 Don & Marilyn Mason Ralph & Linda Soderholm 8/18 Joe & Lisa Dwyer 8/19 Greg & Alissa Ryner 8/20 David & Maxine DeCrane Chuck & Shelly Goreth 8/21 Brady & Vicky Nickason 8/23 R.C. & Pam Lowe Bruce & Betsy Moore 8/28 Jim & Pat Stout 8/31 Bill & Linda Buzard

Celebrations For The Month

August 2012

Begins

Aug. 29th


Building Team Update

one; it includes much more detail

than the master plan overviews

shared thus far. They include

drawings, outline specifications and

other conceptual documents. The-

se documents will illustrate the

project’s basic elements and scale.

Detailed Design Development

and Construction Documents:

Once the schematic design docu-

ments are approved, Russell Con-

struction and BLDD will work on

design development and detailed

construction documents. These

are the near-final blueprints. These

documents are based on the agreed

-upon schematic design documents

and further define phase 1. This

includes detailed drawings and out-

line specifications. They fix and

describe the gathering area, wor-

ship area, and other areas' sizes;

and also incorporate the structural,

architectural, mechanical and elec-

trical systems. Again, First Meth-

odist will approve these docu-

ments.

Bids: Russell Construction will bid

out various parts of the work,

based on the design and construc-

tion documents defined

above. The bids help define

an accurate estimate of the

cost for phase 1.

At the end of the design

phase, Russell Construction

will provide a final cost esti-

Greetings from the Building Team.

We hope you are excited and

ready to start the design for phase

one of our church’s building pro-

gram. We're extremely excited

about this phase and are looking

forward to transitioning into the

detailed design steps. This will

clearly define all aspects of our

phase 1 building project in detail.

Proceeding is first confirmed to-

gether by the church family.

We're writing this letter prior to

the August 6th church conference.

At this meeting, church members

will vote on

the prelimi-

nary phase

one plan.

We're opti-

mistic with

phase one.

If confirmed,

what does moving forward mean

and when will construction begin?

Schedule: Our design-build part-

ner, Russell Construction, will de-

velop a preliminary schedule detail-

ing the activities for design. The

schedule will include activities as-

signed to First Methodist, Russell

Construction and BLDD, our archi-

tect. First Methodist will approve

the milestones within the schedule.

We will also coordinate with Rus-

sell if there are any risks of getting

off track.

Schematic Design: Our design-

build partner will submit schematic

design documents to the Building

Team for acceptance. These docu-

ments are developed jointly by

Russell and the architect. To an

extent, this is a first draft of what

we specifically will build in phase

mate for phase 1 based on the doc-

uments defined above and the bid

responses.

As you can see, a lot of details will

materialize during the design stages.

These designs are important invest-

ments and will occur in carefully

planned steps. The Building Team

is working to make sure we are

good stewards and our partners

create detailed designs for what we

will build – not more, not less.

We anticipate the design phase to

last approximately eight months.

Construc-

tion may

start as ear-

ly as May

2013.

Please re-

member

these mile-

stones are preliminary and that

construction will only begin after a

third all-church conference pro-

vides final approval to proceed.

Finally, prayer is our cornerstone

and through God all things are pos-

sible! Please continue to pray for

God's will to be done.

Thank you for your pledges, pray-

ers and support. Please stay tuned.

If you have questions, please con-

tact anyone on the Building Team

or visit us online at http://

building.peopleneedjesus.org/.

http://building.peopleneedjesus.org/

http://building.peopleneedjesus.org/

August 2012


Summer Steak Out

Baptism & Bluegrass Event

August 2012

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Geneseo, Illinois

Permit No. 93

302 North State Street

Geneseo IL 61254

Phone 309/944-2793

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.PeopleNeedJesus.org

Services of Worship

Sunday

8:00A, 9:00A

and 10:30A

Sunday School begins at 9:00A,

with additional adult

opportunities at 10:30A

God’s Garden Nursery is open

and staffed during all services

Wednesday

Ignite Children’s After-School Program 3:30P

NexGen Middle

School Ministry 3:30P

The Rock High School Ministry 6:30P

Fall Session

Begins

September 13th!

Mark Your Calendars!