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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 612 POYNTZ AVENUE MANHATTAN KS 66502 785-776-8821

[email protected] www.fumcmanhattan.com

Worship in Sanctuary

Sunday 8:35

More contemporary in style

11:00 More traditional in style

Inside Pages

Children’s News 4 & 5

Congregational Care 2 Items of Interest 3 & 5

Mission Moments 6 Worship 7

Next Newsletter Deadlines

Monday, December 27 Monday, January 10

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Vol. 77 December 16, 2010 No. 24

Year-end Contributions Please note that all contributions for 2010 must be postmarked December 31, 2010 or received in the church office by noon on Friday, December 31, 2010. Contributions received after that time will be credited to 2011.

at First United Methodist Church

From All the Staff

Mary Jane Adams Lynn King Susie Olsen Debra Stoute Jodi Caldwell Jacinda Kinzie Judy Padgett Mary Ellen Sutton Donlyn Hansen Nancy Kollhoff Nathan Richards George Tisdale Andy Hargrove Kathy Leonard Amy Rosine Underwood Mindy Turner Nancy Holmes Herb Lind Kay Scarbrough Alyn West

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Let Us Begin! Bring your prayers, snacks and games and join us on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the coming of a new year with wonderful new opportunities for ministry! On Friday, December 31 at 6:00 pm we will prepare for the new year with a prayerwalk (praying on site with insight) around our church campus for the ministries we have offered in 2010 and plan to offer in 2011. The walk will be followed by a time of fellowship until 9:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Bring a game or two that you like to play with family and friends and a snack to share. You can join us for the whole evening, the prayerwalk or the fellowship time. Together we are connecting to Christ, growing in love, serving with compassion. For more information, contact Libby Oberdorf at [email protected] or 564-1977.

On Sunday, December 26, there will be no Sunday school so that families can be together.

Join us for Fellowship Time (coffee and juice only).

Commitment (Pledge) Cards Have you returned your Commitment to Christ 2011 card yet? If not, please do so soon! If you need another card, contact the church office. Even if you are not making an estimate of giving at this time, please return the card with a note to that effect. Our Finance Committee uses this information to set our ministry (operating) budget. Thank you for helping us in this way!

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Congregational Care

Hospital Visitation

A pastor, Stephen Minister, or official lay visitor checks on persons in the hospital when we know someone is there.

The hospital provides a list of those who have identified themselves as United Methodist,

but no other information is available.

Please notify the church office (776-8821) if you know of someone (including yourself)

who is hospitalized. The hospital does not notify us.

When you are admitted to the hospital, please

indicate that you are a member of FUMC.

In case of an emergency after office hours, contact the pastor on call (number below).

On weekends, contact the Stephen Minister on call (number below).

We do not want to miss you!

Pastor on call (emergencies & after hours)

410-9982

Stephen Minister on call (weekends)

December 18-19 Carolyn Scott — 537-0923

December 25-26 Kathy Shaver — 776-8781

January 1-2 Linda McCann — 776-5396

Flint Hills District Prayer Calendar

(connecting with other UMCs in our area)

December 19 — Fancy Creek/Swede Creek

December 26 — Emmett/Belvue

PRAYER CHAIN If you would like to be part of praying for the concerns in our congregation, join our phone

or e-mail prayer chain. To sign up, contact Lynn in the church office ([email protected] or 776-8821).

Prayer Concerns

• Judy Gugler in the death of her aunt Edna Mumma

in Garden City • Harvey Kiser, hospitalized

• Steve Lee and Nancy Raleigh in the death of his aunt, Mildred Lee on November 24.

• Ed Lindly, recently hospitalized

• Ed and Janet Rice in the death of his nephew

Bob Hancock in Omaha, Nebraska

• Veryl Webb, hospitalized

Congratulations Ryan and Erica Knopp in the birth of daughter

Allison Cate on December 2.

Ed and Janet Rice in the birth of granddaughter Arianna Marie Rice;

parents are Jim Rice and Christina Boland.

Bob and Kathy Walsten in the birth of grandson, Jacob Tobin Becket on November 19 in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania; parents are Shawn and Kristin Becket.

The family of Leland and Karen Elliott invite you to a

reception and open house to celebrate

their 50th Wedding Anniversary: December 30

2:00 – 4:00 pm Fellowship Hall

No gifts please


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Congregational Items of Interest

Menus for Wednesday Night Dinner

December 22 Beef and Cheese Chowder

Rolls Salad

Cherry Crisp

December 29 No Wednesday Night Meal

January 5 Chicken Stroganoff/Noodles

Vegetable Medley Salad

Brownies

You’re Invited to a Blue Christmas Worship Service.

December 22, 2010 5:30 pm

This service recognizes that some of us are in deep grief during this time of year when everyone is telling us to “be of good cheer.” The Blue Christmas service is designed to create sacred space for people living through dark times, to offer a time of reflection, and to accept where we really are, while offering healing and hope. For more information, contact Rev. Nancy at 776-8821.

Come into the presence of God, bring your grief, despair and loneliness, and give them to God.

Craig Mosier and Dana Johnson by Frank & Joan Mosier

Maurice and LaFerne Mott, Maurine Warren and E.G. “Gwynne” Adams by Jim, Mary Jane & Jason Adams and Abbie, Luke & Carson Young

My sisters and brothers by Kathleen Newell

Janet Ostrom by Lon, Chad and Kyle

Greg Potter by Shirley, Ryan and Kyle Potter

Siemuttis and White families by John & Luise White

Algie and Elinor Sutton by Mary Ellen Sutton

David and Janice von Riesen by Cindy Sorrick and Alan Parker

Janice von Riesen and my uncle Bud Clarke by Brenda Harter

In Honor Of. . .

The musicians who lead in worship throughout the year

Ted Anderson by Betty Anderson, Cindy Casper, Jeanette Wells and Arlene Jacobson

My husband Ed Baxter and our daughter Gloria Baxter Girtz by Elaine Baxter, daughters Cheryl Swisher and Carol Lowe and Gloria’s son Aaron Butler

Mark and Brian Bonjour by Judy, Allison and Ashley Bonjour

Martin & Merle Butler by Linda Fetters

Forest Campbell by Betty Campbell

Dorothy and George Fritz by Bob & Jan Pinsince

Tim Clark, Rich Clark and Nancy Pinsince by Bob & Jan Pinsince

Lud Fisher by David & Kay Fisher

Zachary James Hudec by Greg, Liz and Mandi Hudec

Charles King by Lynn and family

Robert D. Miller by Sharon Miller, Jeanne Marcell and Bob & Jolanna Woodring

Christmas Memorials

In Loving Memory Of . . .

Website Contractor Needed The FUMC Communications Committee is accepting proposals from independent contractors for a redesign

of our website and implementation of digital marketing and communications strategies across various platforms. Proposal packets with portfolios are due by Monday, January 31 in the FUMC from office.

Please contact [email protected] with questions.

The church offices will close at noon Friday, December 24 (Christmas eve) and will remain closed Monday, December 27.

The church offices will close at noon on Friday, December 31 and will remain closed until Monday, January 3.





B.L.A.S.T. News (Bible Learning And Spiritual Training)

Safe and Sacred Spaces TRAINING

January 4, 2010 Classrooms 1 & 2

6:30-9:00 p.m. It is FUMC policy that all volunteers who work with

children, youth or adults with developmental disabilitiescomplete this course. Call 776-8821 to

sign up for this class.

NO children or youth

Sunday School on December 26, 2010. Regular Sunday school classes will resume on

Sunday, January 2.

We pray that you all have safe travels and

are blessed to share this season with your families.

Y.U.M. ***Weather policy***

During the winter months, Y.U.M. will not meet if Manhattan Public Schools (USD 383)

suspend classes.

Y.U.M. HOLIDAY BREAK Y.U.M. will not meet on the following dates:

December 22 December 29

January 5

POYNTZ PARTY Friday, January 14

6:00 pm—12:00 am

Y.U.M. must have attained 100 Party Poyntz by the date (or be scheduled to fulfill the Poyntz requirements) in order to attend.




The youth group will have a lock-in on December 21-22 from 7pm-7am!

Contact Nathan if you are coming or bringing friends.

Please bring a white elephant gift

valued at $5 or under and a snack to share.

The Mission Trip Is Coming!

The youth will be

traveling to Chicago, IL

and will be working

in the community while learning about hunger and poverty.

You can register online at

fumcmanhattan.com/students.

The youth traveled to Lawrence for the Bishop’s Roundup for Hunger

at the end of November. They worked with other conference groups and sorted donated food and

clothing items to distribute throughout the community.




Mission Moments

Ogden Friendship House

FUMC Food Pantry

juice (100%) juice (100%) canned pasta toilet paper canned soup canned fruit canned fruit 1# ground beef or turkey

Items Needed . . . Brrr… It’s Cold Outside!

Help someone keep warm this winter and decorate our Mitten

Tree at the same time - by bringing hats, scarves,

gloves, and mittens. The Mitten Tree is at the sanctuary entrance

by the elevator. Give the gift of warmth this Christmas!

PET Project Needs Your Help by December 22

The Personal Energy Transportation (PET) Project provides hand-cranked mobility devices to those who would otherwise have to crawl to get around or rely on the help of others. PETs go and last where wheel-chairs won’t. PETs go to leg-handicapped children in poor or developing countries around the world free of charge and provide mobility, community involvement, etc. The PET Project needs your help so rhat it can to become a permanent recipient through GlobalGiving and take advantage of GlobalGiving’s world-wide stage. To do this, they need to raise $4000 from 50 separate donors before Wednesday, December 22. The minimum on-line donation at http://www.globalgiving.org is $10 . Each different e-mail is counted as a separate donation even if the same credit card is used. Checks can be mailed to: GlobalGiving 1023 15th Street, NM, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 and must arrive on or before Tuesday, December 21 to be counted. Please make your gift today, and help this ministry continue providing the gift of mobility to those with leg-handicaps around the world.

Got Miles? Each year we receive a request from the American Friends of the Asian Rural Institute (AFARI) for frequent

flyer miles to be donated so that ARI can bring participants from their home countries to the ARI facility for training. If you have miles to donate, contact Donna Miller (537-4759, [email protected]).

Hands-On Mission Opportunities

Do you yearn to help neighbors across the country and around the world? The following opportunities are available for helping whether you want to travel a short distance or a long way away.

Nebraska—numerous opportunities exist at Camp Fontanelle from repairing bridges and trails to painting, deck refinishing, and grounds beautification. Texas—clean-up help is needed in the Rio Grande Valley, including the towns of McAllen, Pharr, and Edinburgh, which suffered devastating storms that flooded the area. Costa Rica—construction teams as needed to build five homes, a multi-purpose building, and an administration building at the Methodist Children's Home. Poland—construction teams as needed to renovate church facilities for new outreach/mission activities beginning in July 2011.

For more information on any of these opportunities or for a more complete list, contact Rev. Nancy at [email protected] or776-8821.


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Worship

Opportunities to Serve in Worship

We are seeking persons to help in worship in the following ways:

• Worship assistants/liturgists— reading scripture, leading call to worship, offering prayer, and/or doing children’s moments • Acolytes— lighting the candles • Ushers—distributing bulletins, collecting offering & more • Planning teams—studying sermon texts and creating worship experiences; coordinating the above persons

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 SUNDAY, JANUARY 2

Bus Driver Calvin Drake (539-4933 Bobb Stokes (537-4266 Garry Harter (785-494-8201 Cell Phone 532-9581) Cell Phone 556-4307) Cell Phone 410-9245) Fellowship Time Saints & Sinners Joymakers Christ & Culture 8:35 Service 8:35 Service 8:35 Service

Greeters Martin & Doris Pankratz Kayla Queen, Marie Burgett, Doug & Debbie Regester, Don & Bea Rasmussen Verle Amthauer Jon & Mary Funk

Main Floor Ushers Jim Adams, Dave Whitney, Dennis Irvin, Mark Queen Calvin & Mary Louise Drake, Bob & Jan Davis, Tim Sloan, Verle Amthauer, Bill Cool Jerry & Betty Banaka John & Marlyn Walters

Balcony Ushers TBA TBA TBA

Sound Dane Sargent Dane Sargent Dane Sargent 11:00 Service 11:00 Service 11:00 Service

Greeters Doug & Elaine Meloan The Johannes Family John & Mildred Lindholm

Main Floor Ushers John Young, Cecil Eyestone, Merle & Beverly Eversmeyer, Gordon Cunningham, Gale Simons, Stanley Lowe, Bobb Stokes, Loren Pepperd Joe Knopp, Lynn Blecha, Richard & Peggy Goe Roger & Nancy Hammerschmidt Carole Harbers, John White, Jeremy Will Balcony Ushers Ron Janasek, Mitchell Blaha, David Allen, Bill & Pat Harrison Doug & Elaine Meloan, Dennis Rice Scott Johnson, Bill Clark Bruce & Mindy Thierolf

Sound John Fellers John Fellers John Fellers

Upcoming Sermons Jesus: The Early Years

December 19 Announcement of Birth Rev. Kay

December 24 Birth Rev. Kay

December 26 Dedication Pastor Andy

January 2 Escape to Egypt Rev. Nancy

January 9 Questions in Temple Rev. Nancy

January 16 Baptism Rev. Kay

January 23 Call of Disciples Rev. Kay




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Join Us for

Christmas Eve Services

6:30 pm Traditional Candles and Carols 8:35 pm Contemporary Candles and Carols

10:30 pm Music of the Season by Mary Ellen Sutton, organist

11:00 pm Traditional Candles, Carols, and Communion

All Services in the Sanctuary




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