A friend of mine shared this experience from World War II. He
was drafted, went through basic training and sent to New Zealand
awaiting deployment in the war in the Pacific. On his first Sunday in New Zealand, the pastor said to the troops, “I want to give
you a poem to memorize. This poem will see you through the
war.”
“Keep praying, the Lord is nigh.
Keep praying, He'll hear your cry.
The Lord has promised and He is true.
Keep praying, He'll answer you.”
After all these years, my friend still has this poem memorized. It carried him through
the war and through the rest of his life. I have memorized this poem as well. For me, it
is a simple but powerful reminder that God is always with us. God is always nigh or
near and ready to hear our cries. God is always at work for good in our lives and the
lives of those we are praying for. I found a tune for this poem that we will sing this
month as our prayer chorus.
Donna and I want to thank the congregation for the wonderful Pastor Appreciation Sunday! We loved the serenade of “Jesus Loves Me,” the youth song about diet orange soda
and the all the gifts and cards. We were humbled and overwhelmed by this public expression of support. We continue to be deeply touched by the love of our church! Thank
you again for being you.
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A Note from the Pastor
By Rev. Dr. Jame Hahs
UMY News
First United Methodist Church
Havana, Illinois
November 2014
Vol. 51
No. 11
UMY, United Methodist Youth Group, grades 5th thru 12th, meets every
Sunday afternoon at 4:00 except for special situations.
Upcoming events:
Saturday, November 1, UMY Red Beans and Rice Fundraiser to fight hunger. The
meal is served at 12:00. Youth are to be there at 9:30 a.m. to prepare, or whenever
their schedule allows.
Saturday, November 22, Christmas shopping for kids in foster homes through Chaddock, in Quincy. We will leave the church at 9:00 a.m. and go to the Wal-Mart at
Pekin. After shopping, we will eat lunch and go to a movie. Please bring money
for lunch. The missions committee is funding the shopping and the youth fund will
buy the movie tickets.
No UMY Sunday, November 23.
Saturday, November 29, the UMY will do a soup and sandwich fundraiser in conjunction with the lighting of the courthouse.
Saturday, Baking Cookies for Mission project: Cookies for Christ. On Sunday, we
will have sugar cookies, decorated and undecorated, for a donation. Meet at the
church at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, December 21, UMY will lead the church in Christmas Caroling at 5:00 p.m.
Following caroling, we will have our Christmas Party.
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Mission Committee News
In December, you will have three mission options from which to choose: our Conference Apportionments, Red Bird School, and Local Mission Emergency Fund.
A. Our Conference Apportionments provides: one third of financial support for every
UM missionary serving around the world, the initial financial support for our emergency relief through UMCOR, and locally, our church camping ministries. We are currently one
month behind in our apportionments.
B. Red Bird Christian School serves students in grades K-12 and centers on developing the full potential of its students in a Christian atmosphere. This year, our school graduated 16 seniors.
C. Local Mission Emergency Fund is a new idea. This fund will be in one of two
ways. It will be back suupport for when the pastor’s emergency fund or the Ministerial Alliance fund or the Food Pantry funds are running low. Second, it will provide emergency assistance to those who are special need and do not fit the criteria of other ministries. We see
this fund being used to assist victims of domestic violence, for instance.
Re-gifting to fight Ebola. The Missions Committee is setting a table in the Bridgeway for
donated items. If you have an item in good condition, bring it to church and place it on the
table. If you see an item you would like, pick up a donation envelop and place your donation in Sunday’s offering plate. All funds received will be sent through the United Methodist
Church to fight Ebola in Liberia.
Our first Mission Sunday in 2015 will be January 11. Pat Wright, Director of our Midwest
Distribution Center (MWDC) in Chatham, will be here and share during worship. The Missions Committee is hosting a potluck and Pat will offer a presentation on MWDC during the
meal.
Our next Friendship Meal will January 31, 2015. Due to the holidays, there will not be a
Friendship meal in November or December.
We are collecting items for the Back Pack ministry and personal care items for Midwest Distribution Center in tubs on the Bridgeway.
Sharing Our Blessings with
Others for September
Children’s Mission: 229.40
(Project Thanksgiving)
Adult Mission: 320.00
(Society of St. Andrews)
Other:
Liberia Ebola Support: $70.00
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Kate Badger
Scott Blakely
Dale Bonnett
Bob Brown
Seth Crum
Gregory Daniel
Sidney Davis
Carley Davidsmeier
Paul Engledow
Corey Friedrich
Keith Friedrich
Andrea Gamble
LTC Brian Gamble
Bob Glesenkamp
Ed Haage
Floyd Hagney
Frank Hofreiter
Walter Karrick
Logan Lascelles
Dr. James Lozano
Allison Lozano
Marshall Markley
Steve Marshall
Paul Morgan
Dwight Rennison
Fred Ray
Mif Sarff
Lee Schafer
Mary Ellen Simpson
Robert K. Sinnock
Lori Smith
Eric Snedeker
Richard Walker
Steve Waterworth
Ron Workman
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We Will Honor Our Veterans on Sunday, November 9th
We will honor all those who have served (and are now serving) our country in times of war
and peace during our Worship Service on Sunday, November 9th. We ask our veterans to
join us for worship that day because we would like to honor them with a certificate of our
appreciation. We apologize if we have left out any names or have any incorrect service
data. Please contact the church with any corrections to our Veterans list. These are the
names and service information we have so far:
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Due to the holidays, there will be NO Community Friendship Meal in November and
December. Our next meal will be on Saturday, January 31st. See you then.
Community Food Pantry
Insomnia Cure
If you can’t sleep, try counting your
blessings
BIRTH
Congratulations to
Derek and Erica
Beaty on the birth of
their second daughter, Ana Lima, born
on September 22nd
weighing 8 lbs. 10
ozs. Welcoming her
home is her sister,
Nina, 1 1/2 years
old, grandparents Ken and Ruth Anne
Beaty and great-grandparent Ruth Swartzbaugh.
UMY Soup and Sandwich
Fundraiser
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The UMY will be doing a meal at the
church on Nov. 29 before the lighting of the
Courthouse. They will serve from 5:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. You will have your choice of
soup, sandwich, drink and dessert. Cost is $7
for adults, $4 for children under 12, preschoolers are free.
Anyone who would like to help with the
supplies needed, there will be a sign-up sheet
in the back of the church. Money raised will
be used for youth activities and mission activities.
Item of the Month: .
Canned Meat
Our Community Food Pantry (located in the
basement of Central Christian Church) relies
on your donations to help the needy people in
our community. This month we are especially asking for canned meat (tuna, chicken,
etc.). All donations are appreciated very
much. Please help us re-supply our Food
Pantry.
During the month of November, the
United Methodist Men will meet on
Wednesday, November 12th and 26th at
5:30 p.m. for a meal and fellowship. All
men in the church are invited to attend.
Friends are always welcome also.
Lunch
Bunch
The
November
Lunch
Bunch
hosted by Pastor
Jame and Donna
will be going to the Garden Restaurant in
Lewistown following worship on Sunday,
November 16th. Please let Pastor Jame,
Donna or the church office know if you
will be attending by Thursday, November
13th!
Church Directory
Our November mission
offering will be taken on
Sunday, November 30th
for United Methodist
Student Day. This is
one of the six church
special Sundays of the
United
Methodist
Church. United Methodist Student Day
calls the church to support students as they
prepare for life in uniting faith with knowledge. Gifts on United Methodist Student
Day support U.M. scholarships and the
U.M. Student Loan Fund.
Children’s
Mission
Offering
The children’s
mission offering
this month will
go to the UMCOR Project for Border
Children #3021081. Methodist Border
Mission Network provides shelter and
care for women, children, refugees and
immigrants, using church partnerships
along the entire US/Mexico Border.
A new Church Directory will go out
next month. If you have a new address,
telephone number or anything that needs
changed or added, please keep the church
office (309-543-4725) informed so our
directory will be as current as possible.
Thank you!
The United Methodist Women will meet
on Wednesday, November 5th at 1:30 p.m.
Our program will be “Thank Offering” led
by Mary Lou Stephens, Becky Morgan
and Linda Vaughn. Hostesses are also
Mary Lou, Becky and Linda.
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Missions
Christmas Toy Giveaway
A new addition to our toy giveaway this year will be Christmas stockings. Last year we had
over 400 children; therefore, we are making and filling 400 stockings to give away. We are
looking for help. We need new or gently used Christmas stockings, toothpaste, tooth brushes
or things that would fit to help fill the stockings. If you would like to help, please leave items
at church office or call Lois Bastien (309-208-3658) for pickup. If you would prefer to give a
cash donation, it is welcome also as we would like to include a piece of fresh fruit in each
stocking.
Thank you
The toy giveaway will be December 13th. I would like to thank Lisa Dietsch, Jill Hills, Jodi
Coots and Ginny Pietrzak Ramage who are going to work together to take over the giveaway.
I know it will be very rewarding.
Janet Roper
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Birthdays
Weekly Calendar of Events
Day
Sun.
Mon.
Wed.
Thur.
Sat.
Time
9:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Weekly Event
Sunday School
Worship
UMY Group
Boy Scouts
Hearts at Home
Chancel Choir
Weight Watchers
Saturday Eve Worship
This Month
Date
11/5
Time 1:30 p.m.
5:34 p.m.
11/9 10:30 a.m.
11/10 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
11/11 6:00 p.m.
11/12 5:30 p.m.
11/13 6:30 p.m.
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11/16 12 noon
11/17 7:00 p.m.
11/18 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
11/19 5:45 p.m.
11/23 6:00 p.m.
11/24 6:00 p.m.
11/25 6:00 p.m.
11/26 5:30 p.m.
11/27-28
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Events
- UM Women
- Bible Study
- Veterans Sunday
- Adventure Crew
- Ministry Team Meeting
- Girl Scouts
- UM Men
- Worship at Housing
Community Building
- Lunch Bunch to Garden
Restaurant in Lewistown
- Church Council
- Back Pack Meeting
- Evangelism Meeting
- Bible Study
- Community Thanksgiving
Service at Church of Christ
- Adventure Crew
- Girl Scouts
- UM Men
- Office Closed due to
Thanksgiving
Nov 2
Nov 2
Nov 5
Nov 5
Nov 6
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 8
Nov 9
Nov 9
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 12
Nov 12
Nov 14
Nov 14
Nov 16
Nov 17
Nov 18
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 20
Nov 22
Nov 22
Nov 23
Nov 24
Nov 24
Nov 25
Nov 27
Nov 27
Nov 29
Nov 30
Kyle McDaniel
Eddie Ray
Jacob Caggiano
Cassy Friedrich
Drake Daniel
Michael Markley
Robert Sinnock
Christina Oney
Clayton Markley
Harold Reavley
Mif Sarff
Alicia Layton
Kevin Wayne Troutman
Janet Roper
Diane Bahl
Lyn Pedigo
Billy Thornton
Mary Yetter
Keith Friedrich
Janice Fisk
Evie Saal
Jace Pedigo
Ben Daniel
Marshall Markley
Laikyn Showalter
Stevan Hofreiter
Jill Zeeck
Kylie Byrd
Desiray Meyer
Annette Brown
Jordyn Markley
Zack Miller
Anniversaries
11/01/97
11/07/87
11/08/04
11/08/97
11/14/04
11/21/98
11/24/02
11/24/56
11/26/76
11/26/77
11/28/98
Brian & Mary Ann Walker
Phil & Cindy Jenkins
Jason & Andrea Stadsholt
Harold & Catharine Reavley
Michael & Christine Fleming
Stuart & Sheryl Smith
Randy & Mary Rutledge
Max & Pat Thompson
Paul & Becky Morgan
Jim & Sandy Ludwig
Michael & Phyllis Hedden
Havana Health Care
609 N. Harpham St., Havana
Rick Otto
Room 70
Riverview Estates
200 N. Schrader, Havana
Lee Schafer
Room 8
Ruth Hoff
Room 14
Heritage Manor
555 E. Clay, El Paso, IL 61728
Vauna Morris
Room 213a
Em’s Haven of Rest
719 S. McKinley, Havana
Mary Ellen Smith
Il. Veterans’s Home
1707 N. 12th St., Quincy, IL 62301
Ed Collins
At Home
Betty Curry
543-6964
800 N. Promenade, Apt. D-4, Havana
Dwight Rennison (and Myrna)
543-2858
700 E. Adams, Havana
Dorothy Swaar
543-4351
817 N. Plum, Havana
Ruth Swartzbaugh
309-657-1334
608 E. Jefferson, Havana
Dorothy VanEtten
401 N. Illinois St., Apt. 314, Lewistown
Miles Davenport
543-2512
18590 Quiver Beach Rd., Havana
Please Note:
If we missed your birthday or anniversary, please let the church office know
so we can add you to our list. Our goal
is to recognize all of our church family
on their birthday & anniversary.
Thank you,
Linda Vaughn
Ushers:
Steve Waterworth
Rod & Mary Yetter
Jacob & Haley Yetter
Communion Steward
Sara Williams
In Our
Prayers
Todd Turner; Michael
Daniels; Mif Sarff;
Lindsay
Richardson;
Darlene Bohnsack; Sara
Klaus; Jonathan Lane;
Bailey Kruse; Brylee
Richardson; Richard Bickhaus; Phyllis
Behrends; Al Stevens; Greg Imlay; Nancy
Hines; Pam Lippert (Larry & Carol’s daughter-in-law); Lanette Crum; Bill Mitchell; Kelsea Miller and….
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Worship
Assistants
Remember
Our
Shut-Ins
Let us also pray for the Christians who are
being persecuted and executed by ISIS in
Iraq and Syria.
Weekly Prayer Topics
November 3 Help us to change the
world – one life at a time.
November 10 Help us help those that
need extra to stay warm
this winter.
November 17 Encourage family members to spend time together.
November 24 Accept our thankfulness
for your blessings.
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In memory of
John’s birthday
November 24th
In honor of
Spencer’s birthday
November 13th