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org July 21, 2015 Volume 28, Number 28

Worship
Services
Four unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

Next Sunday, July 26

Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.

The Problem with Miracles
1 Kings 19:11-13
Favorite Scriptures sermon series
Philippians 4:4-9
Rev. Kendall Waller

When you visit the coffee

shop in July your tips
will support the Mission
of the Month: Loaves &
Fishes. In June, the coffee
shop tips totaled $64 for
PET - Personal Energy
Transportation.

During this series, Rev. Kendall will share some of his own
favorites and would like to know some that are meaningful to
you. Share a verse or two and tell us why you chose it by email to
communications@moumc.org.

Try one of our

ADULT SMALL GROUPS AT 10 A.M.

Room Group
CLC 106-8 Covenant
CLC 107-9 Adult Bible Study
CLC 110
CrossWalk
CLC 111
CONNECT
302
Seekers

The Family Ministries Team will host an AllChurch BBQ and Movie Night on Tuesday,
Aug. 4. Join us in the parking lot at 4 p.m. for
food, fun and games followed by a movie in
the MPR suitable for all ages!

G-Force VBS is almost here!

The t-shirts have been ordered. The teachers are preparing room
for you. Let us know youre coming! Make sure you get a spot
for your kiddos and get signed up TODAY in the Connector or
online this week!

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Spark Worship
invites
participants to
engage through
their five senses
with God and
one another.

Church WORKDAY

Saturday, August 18 a.m. noon

Heres what well be doing that day:
Playground clean-up and landscaping
Well furnish some donuts and coffee, so
bring your gloves and join us!

Ministry Notes

Ohana Youth Week Aug. 4-11

By Rev. Hank Jenkins
animated movie,
ILilon theandDisney
Stitch, there is a

wonderful scene where the main

character, Lilo, is reciting the
definition of the Hawaiian word
Ohana to her older sister and
care-taker. In her definition she
says, Ohana means family. Family
means nobody gets left behind or
forgotten. This understanding of
family is one that the youth group
here at Missouri United Methodist
has decided to embrace as the
theme for Youth Week 2015, which
will take place August 4-11.
Youth Week is an annual youth
event at Missouri United Methodist
Church that marks the ending of
the summer break from school and
allows one more chance at fun and
freedom before the start of classes
in the fall. This event has typically taken place the
week before classes start in the Columbia Public School
district. We are actually moving the date up a week this
year in order to accommodate our students who attend
the Southern Boone County School District and start a
week earlier. As always, youth week is a time for our
youth to gather in fun and fellowship and increase the
bonds we all share in our love for one another and Jesus
Christ.
We will kick off youth week by joining the rest of the
church at an All-Church/Community BBQ and Movie
Night on Tuesday, August 4. THE WHOLE CHURCH is
invited to join together as a family at 4 p.m. for a
time of food, fun and games, as we cook hot dogs and
hamburgers, have bounce houses and other games, as
well as a dunk tank. More importantly this will be a
time to come together and share in laughter with our
whole church family. After the outdoor festivities, we
will go upstairs to the MPR to watch a movie together.
Because we acknowledge that we are a part of a larger
Christian and denominational family, on Thursday,
Aug. 6, the youth will begin two days of mission work
at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church here in
Columbia. From 9-11 a.m. on that Thursday, we will
be working with Wilkes to clean up and do yard work
around the outside of their church building and on
Sunday, Aug 9, we will work inside their sanctuary from
1-3 p.m. to polish and clean pews, as well as other
parts of their facility.

2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

On Friday, Aug. 7, we will travel together as a youth

family to Big Surf Water Park in the Lake of the Ozarks
region for a day of water fun. We will meet at the
church at 8 a.m. that day and travel together and
return about 6 p.m. that evening. The cost of this event
is $20 per person and as always, please bring a friend
with you.
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Prayer Shawl Ministry

person. Once again, friends are invited to come. We will

be leaving the church around 3 p.m. and will be home
around midnight.

Youth Week 2015 will come to a wrap on Tuesday, August

11, with a backyard party at the home of Corey and
Anna Zacherl. Once again we will have food, games and
worship for the youth as we come together for a final
day of fun as a family before we begin our school years.
Please look for our registration and make sure to sign
up for all events you would like to attend and if you are
an adult who would like to help out in these activities,
please contact Rev. Hank Jenkins at hank@moumc.org
or 573-443-3111.
This is a time of wonderful fun, mission and worship and
we look forward to drawing together as a family and
showing our Ohana to each other.
Rev. Hank Jenkins

July 21, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 28

Week of July 20 July 25

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SATURDAY: 1 KINGS 19:1-18 Small voice

REFLECTION: Not until he was deep down in an emotional hole did Elijah hear
the small voice of God. What does it take for you? Can we hear and experience
God in joy? What would that look like for you?
PRAYER: Amazing Love, thank you for quieting my surroundings so that I might
hear you and only you.

FRIDAY: 1 KINGS 19:1-18 Comfort food

REFLECTION: What spiritual disciplines and routines comfort you? Prayer,
fasting, reading the Bible.
PRAYER: Nourish me Jesus with your presence, Word and people.

THURSDAY: 1 KINGS 19:1-18 Running and weary

REFLECTION: There is a point when we hit a wall, burn out. How do you care
for yourself before you get to those times?
ACTION: Take 3 deep breaths. Imagine the Holy Spirit filling you up each
time you inhale. If we are not careful we go through our day and dont even
remember it. When you get in the car, change from one task to the next, stop
and take 3 deep breaths, then proceed. What impact did this have on your day?
Share with a friend.

WEDNESDAY: MATTHEW 6:25-33 Seek first

REFLECTION: Worrying chafes our spirit. Trust, however, liberates us like birds
of the air.
PRAYER: Lord, tend to the worry warts on my spirit. Restore me to confidence in you.

TUESDAY: PSALM 37:1-8 The fretting life

REFLECTION: Wringing your hands, sweaty palmswhat happens when you become
anxious and fretful? Fret not! In our fretting we are susceptible to wrongdoing.
ACTION: Write a list of your worries or frets and place it on your personal altar.
Visit once a week. Watch the list shorten.

MONDAY: PHILIPPIANS 4:1-9 Practice whatever is

REFLECTION: Ever read something and think, someone should do that? This
scripture calls us to practice truth, nobility, purity, love, etc
PRAYER: Forgive me for reading the Bible as something that sounds good rather
than a way to live.

a daily scripture guide

Growing Deeply

My Notes

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Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9 (NIV)

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be
evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is
right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirableif anything
is excellent or praiseworthythink about such things. Whatever you have
learned or received or heard from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
the God of peace will be with you.

Swimming Upstream - July 19

Sunday Sermon

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, July 19: 470

Join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel & 8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Social Justice Book Club Fall Book Selection

Becoming a Justice Seeking Congregation by William McElvaney
Next meeting: Tuesday, Sept 8, 2015
Justice is absolutely necessary for the world to have a viable
future. William K. McElvaney (1928-2014), UMC Social Justice
Advocate, Minister, Seminary President and Professor
In his book, McElvaney addresses the what, why, where, and how
questions related to social justice. It is written for everyone
interested in biblical, theological, and sociological issues concerning
peace and justice in todays society. The book blends the basics of
social justice and practical knowledge with an enlightening view as
a challenge for the church and man to make an impact in the world.
For more info, contact Anne Gifford, RN DEdMin at gifford1@
mindspring.com or Melissa Clark at melisc53@aol.com.

Miss church
last week?
Sermon podcasts available online.
Go to www.moumc.org/sermons and
select the one you wish to hear.

July 21Bradley Beckmann, Mark Kirk

22Caroline Funk, Kim Lockwood, Kelly
Loehr, David Pickering, Alice Wondra
23Garrett Dishinger, Diane Fitzgerald
24Marzell Allen, Greg Flaker, Ben Harvey,
Susan Novinger, Brian Travis 25Mills
Menser, Ashley Nagel, Sandra Norton
26Susan Callicott, Jennifer Dressler, Barb
Loch, David Townsend 27Blaine Einsphar,
Robert Hines, Erik Loehr, Dora Thackery
28Jan Bennett, Mark Snyder, Betty
Tegerdine

July 25: Puppy Wash

Turning Point Ministries, in conjunction with Wilkes Blvd. United

Methodist Church, will be holding its first annual Puppy Wash on
Saturday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church parking lot at
702 Wilkes Blvd. Proceeds will benefit Turning Point Ministries. The
cost will be $5 for small breed dogs and $10 for large breed dogs.
There will also be food, drinks and games for the kids. Contact
Terisa Sleet or Dinesa Morris of Turning Point Ministries on
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon at 573-214-4077.

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MUMC Staff: ClergyKendall Waller, Lead Pastor; Trista Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of Worship and Leadership; Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth
Ministry; Charity Goodwin-Rosario, Pastor of Discipleship; Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations
Program StaffNancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of
Communications; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jo Lee, Director of Connections; Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days
Administrative StaffJill Arnold, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor; Kathy Carson, Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator; Brad
Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Mark Pease, Facilities Assistant; Katie Popejoy, Administrative Assistant.
Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir.