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THE WEST WIND

Recently I became aware of an alternative to YouTube.

When it comes to technology and social media I am usually one

of the last to participate. So it is with GodTube. GodTube is a

Christian version of YouTube. I have found this site to be a

blessing. This week an email arrived which touted Reba

McEntire singing “Pray for Peace.” Certainly the timing of this

video/song is opportunistic. And yet the simplicity of the

message is so powerful. The chorus is constantly repeating

itself in my mind. Pray for peace. Pretty simple, isn’t it? Pray for peace.

Two Bible verses instantly come to mind when I hear, “Pray

for Peace.” John 14:27 (New American Standard Bible) states,

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.

Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” We have the peace of Christ! We

already possess it! And then Jesus said to not be afraid. Really? In the world we live in?

Let us look at the context in which Jesus said these words. He was speaking to the

Apostles on the night He was arrested. Just hours before He was crucified. And He told

the Apostles to not be troubled or afraid. Wow! And He gave them His peace.

And then we read in Philippians 4:7, “And the peace of God, which surpasses all

comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” The Apostle Paul

wrote these words. The same Apostle Paul who had been imprisoned, beaten, tortured,

and exiled all for the crime of preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. Paul says that the

peace of God will protect us. Not our peace, but the peace of God. Our peace in a

troubled world is not because of who we are, but because of who He is. My peace is

insufficient, but His peace is fully capable of protecting my heart and mind.

Reba McEntire sings “Pray for Peace.” Amen sister. Sing it. And yes we need to pray

for peace. But never forget that Jesus Christ has already given us His peace.

-Blessings, Gene

Pray for Peace

J U L Y 2 0 2 0 V O L U M E 2 4 , I S S U E 7

A publication of St. James West United Methodist Church

Gene Backes, Pastor

Staff

Gene Backes Pastor [email protected]

Rick Poelhuis Music Director [email protected]

Ashley Lancaster Children’s Ministry Directory [email protected]

Bart Blalock Youth Ministry Director [email protected]

Jennifer O’Neil Preschool/Mother’s Morning Out Director

Beth Nelson Office Manager [email protected]

Grace Nelson-Horoho Office Assistant [email protected]

Kathy & Gary Cummings Custodians

Worship Coordinators

Sid Nelson Worship Leader

Ron Hall, Jr. Lead Greeter

Tech Team Jeremy Hoesli, Coordinator

ST . JAMES WE ST United Methodist Church

3101 HILLCREST TERRACE EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47712 PHONE (812) 425-7405 FAX (812) 425-4455 www.stjameswest.com

P A G E 2 T H E W E S T W I N D

July Birthdays

1 Jerry Funkhouser, Ryan Kremer, Ella Shoobridge, Grace Nelson-Horoho

3 Vickie Word

4 Sam Mills, David Roedel

5 Dwayne Ackerman, Brett Hughes, Austin Resing, Matthew Greathouse

7 James Aaron Leach, Brandy Roehr, Kieran Wilson

9 Gary Doninger, Adam Krohn

10 Josh Hendrickson

11 Megan Bass

12 Connie Mabee

14

Dee Ellington

17 Amanda Coleman, Joe Nelson

19 Trisha Wilhite

21 Rick Gibson, Donna Groves

22 Missy Backes

23 Joseph Bockting

24 Alex Nolan, Robert Schmidt, Samantha Shoultz

25 Aubri Bass

26 Daltyn Backes, Josiah Egan

27 Georgia Kramer

28 Lindsay Williams, Bettye Hendrickson, Lisa Angermeier, Jeanette Grisham

30 Lukas Shoobridge, Baker Giesman

31 Levi Ford, Larry Krack, Jackson Nolan

From the Children’s Department

St. James West By the Numbers Apportionment (January –May 2020) Conference ..... $10,496.00

District .............. $1,260.00

General Fund (Year-to-date weekly average)

2019 .................. $4,678.00

2020 .................. $4,767.00

% Change ............... +1.9%

Weekly

Average

May

2019

May

2020

%

Change

Worship

Attendance

No average calculation due to

stay-at-home orders May 2020

General

Fund $4,086.00 $3,743.00 -8.4%

Sympathies Janice McGuyer passed away on May 22, 2020. Janice is the sister of Linda Wilson.

Gertrude Hust passed away on May 29, 2020. Gertrude is the mother of Jim

Hust.

Maxine Ginger passed away on June 6, 2020. Maxine attended St. James West.

Children activities including nursery, 3-year-old to 5th grade Sunday school classes,

middle school Sunday school class, and Monday Night kids’ classes will resume Sunday

July 5th/Monday July 6th. Nursery and Sunday school classes will only be offered during

the 10:30 a.m. service on Sundays for the months of July and August.

With in-person services resuming and the 9:00 a.m. service being posted online, we are

requiring anyone 18 years or younger to fill out a social media release waiver with their

parent/guardian. Waivers will be in the Welcome Center. Please return waivers to

Ashley Lancaster once completed.

We are not requiring masks/face covers for kids or volunteers. We will be taking

temperatures of all children who attend the nursery and any of the Sunday School/

Monday Night classes. At the beginning and the end of each class the kids will be given

hand sanitizer to help keep the germs down. If there are any questions, please reach

out to Ashley Lancaster.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you are looking for a way to connect and help serve at St. James West, please see

Ashley Lancaster. The Children's Department is needing Sunday School teachers,

teacher assistants, Middle School leaders, and nursery helpers. All teaching material is

provided for all classes.

Blessings & More New Members: St. James West welcomes Kyndel & Phillip Craig as new

members of the congregation on May 1st, 2020, and Kylee Oliver and David

Summitt on June 22, 2020.

P A G E 3 T H E W E S T W I N D

JULY 2020

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6-7p Church Chicks Mtg.

(CFC)

7-9p Pickleball (CFC)

2 3 Holiday-

Office

Closed

8a-12p Pickleball (CFC)

4 Fourth of

July

5 Communion

6-9p CFC Reserved

6 Communion


7p Mondays With God

Worship Service

7-9p AA Meeting

7

5:30-6:30a Men’s Group

5-8p CFC Reserved

8

7-8:30p Neighborhood

Watch Meeting

(CFC)

9 10


11

8-9:30a United Caring

Shelters

Breakfast

Volunteers

12

9 & 10:30a Services:

Blessing of the

Backpacks

6-9p CFC Reserved

13


7p Mondays With God

Worship Service

7-9p AA Meeting

14


5-8p CFC Reserved

15

10a-12p Preschool

Graduation Fun

Day


16 17


18

19

6-9p CFC Reserved

20


7p Mondays With God

Worship Service

7-9p AA Meeting

21


5-8p CFC Reserved

22


23 24


25

ALL DAY CFC Reserved

26

6-9p CFC Reserved

27


7p Mondays With God

Worship Service

7-9p AA Meeting

28


5-8p CFC Reserved

29


30 31


St. James West United Methodist Church Sundays:

9:00 am........................................................................................ Praise & Worship

10:30 am ..................................................................................... Praise & Worship Mondays:

7:00 p.m. ................................................ Mondays With God Praise & Worship

Key:

ADR-Alpha Domus Room

CFC-Christian Family Center

FH-Fellowship Hall

MMO-Mother’s Morning Out

PS-Preschool

WC-Welcome Center

3101 Hillcrest Terrace Evansville, Indiana 47712

July 2020

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Permit No. 1562

Blessing of the Backpacks On July 12th, the congregation

will be praying over the backpacks, Bibles, and school supplies purchased for the

recent Preschool graduates who will be going to Kindergarten

this fall. The backpacks will be presented to the graduates at

their Preschool Fun Day, scheduled for July 15th.

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