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Archie and I had a great time in Branson at the retired (Archie) minister’s retreat. It’s nice to
begin each day with worship. It just sets a good tone for the day. Then we saw some shows and
enjoyed the food. It was a good prayerful and relaxing time away.
When I returned this was in my email from my cousin, JC Dollar, who is also a pastor. Just
thought I would share this with you.
Pastors Can Dream
Here are some things that a Pastor dreams of hearing (or overhearing) in his/her church.
- Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew.
- I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over
time.
- Personally I find working at the Sunday spaghetti luncheon much more
enjoyable than golf. (I might change this to Turkey Supper!)
- I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I normally spend on buying
figurines from QVC.
- I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the Junior High Sunday School class.
- I love it when we sing hymns I’ve never heard before!
- Since we’re all here, let’s start the service early.
- Pastor, we’d like to send you to this Bible seminar in the Bahamas on the church’s dime.
- Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment like our annual stewardship campaign!
- I couldn’t find space to park outside. Praise God!
This Sunday please tell your Pastor how much they are appreciated, and try sitting in the front
pew for a change.
Now on a more serious note – I would like for us to meet together on Tuesday evenings to talk
about our vision as a church. I will be preaching about this on Sunday the 3rd and hopefully we
will be able to begin to envision what our future at Emmanuel will be. I would like for us to look
at this biblically and prayerfully. We must come together and study and discuss this issue
deciding where we want to go and what we must do to get there. I would like to begin these
discussions on Nov 5th at 7:00pm. I pray that all of us consider this a very important matter
and are willing and anxious to offer a bit of time for Emmanuel.
Praying for a rich harvest for all! Blessings!
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We are extremely saddened by the passing of Audrey
Grosz on October 8. Audrey had been a member of
Emmanuel since the day she was born and raised in the
faith with many of us. We pray for her family,
especially Tom, Travis, Maegan, and her mother, Gladys
Peters, and ask God’s peace to help them through their
sorrow.
Tom, Travis, Maegan and the entire Peters family want
to thank all of Emmanuel for the many, many words of
comfort and support given us over the recent years,
especially the last two months.
Audrey loved you all, as we do. Emmanuel is and has
always been home and you all are our family.
The kindness shown will never be forgotten.
We love you and
Thank You and
God Bless You All!
We give our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to Mary
Rinehimer and her family on the passing of her
nephew, Daniel Green, Jr., on September 27, and her
brother, Daniel Green, Sr., on October 24. We pray for
God’s strength and peace to uphold Mary and her
family in their time of grief.
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We received a letter from Re-Creation thanking us for
our hospitality and the opportunity to share their “Sing a
Song of Praise” program with our communities.
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Our church was the host for another great concert by Re-
Creation on September 15. It was a very inspirational
evening and enjoyed by everyone who attended.
Our Chancel Choir again joined in singing God’s praises
with our neighboring churches at Singspiration which
was held at Stairville UMC on September 22. What a
glorious way to worship!
Troop 434 recently took top score at the Two Mountains
District Challenge Are You Tougher Than A Boy Scout?
Scouts had to show their competency in nine different
outdoor skills such as land navigation, plant
identification, rop lashing and rock climbing. Our troop
took SIX first place positions and won the best overall
top score for the camporee.
Diners at our Turkey Supper are pictured enjoying the
meal and company. We had a wonderful turnout for the
dinner and thank everyone who came.
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For Thanksgiving, we will be collecting items and
monetary donations for our Turkey Dinners for the
McKinney Clinic. If you wish to make a donation,
please see Lisa Rinehimer. Thank you for supporting
the Sunday School’s missions.
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THANKS to everyone who supported our Christmas
Ornaments fundraiser at the Turkey Supper. There are
still some left on the table in the narthex for those of
you who missed them. We will also be making our
Christmas cookies later in December to help you
through the Christmas rush. No need to fuss about
baking – just let us do it for you!
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We have a new addition to our church family. Leah
Grace Sevinson was born on October 7, 2013, to
Amanda and Bill Sevinson. She was 19½ inches and
weighed 7 lb 14 oz. Leah has an older sister, Scarlet.
Welcome to the family, Leah!
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The Twilighters will meet on Tuesday, November 13,
at 12:00 pm for lunch and fellowship. If you would
like more information, see Lois Eigenbrod or Mary
Eroh.
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Our joint service on Thanksgiving Eve will be held at
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship starting at 7:00 pm.
Cornerstone is the church at the corner of Church and
Stairville Roads near Rice Elementary School.
“Enter
his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
Give thanks to him and bless his name.”
Psalm 100:4
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Thanks to everyone who donated money and baked
goods or participated in the Crop Walk. We had 15
walkers who raised $915.00, a percentage of which
will be returned to restock our food bank for our own
neighbors. Your generosity helps feed and strengthen
people around the world and in our own back yard.
You are wonderful, caring people and a great example
to follow no matter what your age. Our Youth are
certainly taking their cue from you.
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Summer is drawing to a close and it’s time to settle in to a routine. Our September starts off with a bang with “Rally Day” to officially start Sunday School, Re-Creation, and Singspiration. We have been blessed with five new members this summer and plan to welcome more in the fall. God has truly blessed us.
The nursery is in the process of being cleaned and updated so we can welcome our children from infants to age six. Jim and Lynn are working feverishly to get it ready – cleaning and painting and rearranging. Now we need volunteers to stay with the little ones for an hour on Sunday mornings. Please help us out even if you have no more little ones. We have baptized several babies this summer and will be baptizing at least four more later in the year. Once in a while these parents need to be able to just sit and enjoy the service for an hour.
If you have been out on the roads at all you have noticed (or even gotten behind) the school buses taking our kids back to school. Keep the children and the teachers in your prayers not only to do well in school but to come to Sunday School and learn their lessons there as well. Denise has done a great job with our new curriculum and it is much more kid friendly than our previous lessons.
But we need to keep in mind that it is not only the children who need to study and continue to learn.
According to James Hamilton, there are two kinds of Bible readers–those who skim the surface and those
who dig deep. He describes them by comparing them to two common insects. He writes,
“One is remarkable for its imposing plumage, which shows in the sunbeams like the dust of gems; as you watch its jaunty gyrations over the fields and its minuet dance from flower to flower, you cannot help admiring its graceful activity, for it is plainly getting over a great deal of ground.”But in the same field there is another worker, whose brown vest and businesslike, straightforwardflight may not have arrested your eye. His fluttering neighbor darts down here and there, and sipselegantly wherever he can find a drop of ready nectar; but this dingy plodder makes a point of alightingeverywhere, and wherever he alights he either finds honey or makes it. If the flower-cup be deep, he goesdown to the bottom; if its dragon-mouth be shut, he thrusts its lips asunder; and if the nectar be peculiar,he explores all about till he discovers it. . . His rival of the painted velvet wing has no patience for such dulland long-winded details. . . The one died last October. The other is warm in his hive, amidst the fragrantstores he has gathered.”
Which type of Bible reader are you? Butterfly or bee?
Let’s all get on board for a wonderful new church year.
Blessings!
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Thank you to everyone who donated to the VBS Mission,
Go Joe 16. We received a thank you email from Joe
Snedeker in which Joe encourages us to “Shine On!” I am
really grateful to be part of such a generous faithcommunity
family. The total donated through our joint
VBS of Stairville and Faith UMC and Emmanuel United
Church of Christ was $575. I have posted the email on
the bulletin board in the bell tower. You make me so
proud to be called a Christian.
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We will again host the exciting vocal group Re-Creation
at our church on September 15 at 7 pm. This awesome
group of young people travels all over the country
spreading inspiration and joyful praise. Re-creation was
organized in 1976 to present live performances in hospitals,
Veterans Affairs facilities, nursing homes and other care
facilities. They now perform over 300 shows yearly to
fund their mission to bring music and healing to others. For
more information on them, go to their website, recreationusa.
com. A free will offering will be taken and
light refreshments will be served after the show. For more
information, call Allen Dennis at 868-5120 or the church
office at 868-5675. Please see Cindy Heller if you can
help with refreshments. Bring your friends and neighbors
for a refreshing evening of Christian entertainment!
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Thanks to everyone who helped made our first golf
tournament a success. We had a great time between the
raindrops, which basically held off until the tournament
was almost done. The dinner was delicious and we all had
fun awarding the prizes.
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Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. — John 10:7, 9-10 (NIV)
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- Sunday, December 22, 2013
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