204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4818 573-443-3111 www.moumc.org March 13, 2015 Volume 28, No.

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Worship
Services

This Saturday

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.

Lenten Sermon Series through

EASTER, April 5

This Sunday, March 15

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

How Can I Forgive? sermon series

Forgiven and Called by Name Isaiah 43:1-7
Dr. Joretta Marshall

8:30-Noon March Festival of Sharing Kits

Members of Eagle Circle will be in the Connector
to collect financial donations and kits for the March
Festival of Sharing project.

5 p.m. Spark Worship

40 Things Challenge
Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson
6:30 p.m. Spirit on Tap (faith and life discussion) at
Pizza Tree (909 Cherry)

Holy Week 2015

Palm Sunday, March 29 10 a.m. Palms Parade

with other downtown churches to Ninth and
Broadway
April 2 at 6:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Tenebrae
Service including communion, footwashing and the
story of Christs servant love.
April 3 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The Journey: A
Good Friday Stations of the Cross Experience, a
come and go journey of visiting the places Jesus
traveled in Jerusalem on the way to the cross.
Sunday, April 5 - Easter Sunday Services at
6:30, 8, 8:50 and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Easter Sunday School

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

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

The Faithful Struggle to

Forgive Retreat
with Joretta Marshall
Saturday March 14
9 a.m.-noon
Whittler Hall

Easter Lily Dedications

One of the special ways members of our church

family can enjoy the spirit and beauty of the Easter
season is to purchase a lily in honor or memory of
a loved one. If you would like to dedicate a lily to be
used in our sanctuary and chapel on Easter Sunday,
please complete the form online. A special bulletin
with a list of those being honored or remembered
will be available on Easter morning.

Children grades K-5 will participate in a church-wide

scavenger hunt during the Sunday School hour on
Easter. Children will begin in their regular Sunday School
room and then will follow clues to find out some
interesting things about our church. At each station
children will receive an Easter egg with a token to
remind them of what they have learned. Each group will
end up in the Atrium where they will hear the Easter
story told.
When you visit the coffee shop in March,
your tips will support the Mission of the
Month: Food Bank and Buddy Packs.
February tips total: $143.30 to the
Mozambique partnership.

The Pastors Corner

Opportunities This Lenten Season
By Rev. Molly Moore
season is a beautiful set-apart time for Christians
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inward and examine how they are living faithfully and
what they need to do to live more faithfully in relationship with
God. This Lent, we are focusing our congregational attention
on the topic of forgiveness. The six weeks of Lent are rich
with opportunity for us to dig deeper into forgiveness as we
daily journey closer to the cross where we are reminded of
our ultimate forgiveness through the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
Hopefully, you have been able to join us for worship these
weeks as we explore Gods word for us on forgiveness in our
sermon series inspired by Joretta Marshalls book, How Can I
Forgive? Perhaps you have also been able to be a part of one of
the Sunday or midweek small groups studying the book. THIS
WEEKEND, March 14-15, the Joretta Marshall will be with us
at MUMC leading a Saturday morning retreat and preaching on
Sunday. The retreat, The Faithful Struggle to Forgive, is for men
and women who are seeking to know more about forgiving
themselves. Points that will be considered during this time
include:
What burdens and hurts are you holding onto?
What relationships have been broken because forgiveness
didnt enter in?
How are you limiting yourself and sabotaging your own
happiness because of blame/shame you yourself are
holding onto?

After Easter, dont miss

Joy & Jazz Sunday

with the Tim Whitmer Consort from Kansas City

April 12 @ 8:50 & 11 a.m. services

This is a set apart time for us to explore as a large group

and reflect personally on the process of forgiveness how
we go from hurt to being OK. It is a time of being reminded
that God is already at work in each of us, offering grace and
forgiveness, giving us the tools to forgive ourselves and to
embrace life more fully.
As we continue the Lenten journey towards forgiveness and
reconciliation with one another and with God, I invite you to
The Journey: A Good Friday Stations of the Cross Experience.
This experience will be one of prayerfully journeying through
the CLC while being led through a Stations of the Cross
reflection. The Journey will be open throughout the day on
Friday, April 3 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., for people to come and go
as desired to experience Good Friday. This will be a multimedia experience where cellphones and tablets are welcomed
to enhance each of the stations.
We owe it to ourselves and to our loved ones to devote
ourselves to this hard work of exploring our hearts, our faith,
and our understanding of God this Lenten season. Whether
you are participating in select pieces or all of our Lenten
offerings (worship, small groups, the retreat, Maundy Thursday
worship at 6:30 p.m., or the Good Friday Stations of the Cross
experience), my prayer is that you receive Gods grace given to
you that you know you are loved, forgiven, and worthy, and
that you can go and share that same love and forgiveness with
others.
Thanks be to God.

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTH

10 a.m. - Sunday School in Room 307

High school and middle school together
Sunday Night MUMY at 6 p.m.
Wednesdays - WNL Small Groups at 6 p.m.
Contact Rev. Hank Jenkins,Youth Ministry Pastor, at
hank@moumc.org or 443-3111. Facebook: MOUMY
Twitter @MUMYHank

College Age & Young Adult

Sunday at 5 p.m.
Join us for Spark Worship in the Chapel
Spirit on Tap will meet on Sunday
at 6:30 p.m. at Pizza Tree (909 Cherry)
for faith and life discussion.
Mission: A Haiti Clean Water Team is forming for June!
Small Group Wednesdays at 6 p.m.: Theology in Music bring your favorite song lyrics and talk about what they have to
do with faith.
Questions? Contact Rev. Trista at trista@moumc.org.
Find us on Twitter/Facebook @sparkatmoumc.
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Quarterly Statements

Its tradition to provide church members at the beginning

of April with a summary of their giving for the first quarter,
January through March.MUMC has moved recently to a new
online information system, Church Community Builder or CCB,
for storing member information including contributions. We
encourage everyone to visit moumc.ccbchurch.com where you
can access your giving record anytime. Come April 1st, we will
email you a reminder, much like your bank or credit card, letting
you know that your first quarter giving statement is ready for
viewing and providing a link through which you can access it.
Know that viewing your statement online saves us a considerable
amount on postage and processing, monies that can be used
instead for the churchs ministries.We understand that some
of us still prefer to receive a printed copy of our statement. To
receive yours by mail, please fill out your contact information
and check the Mail my giving statement box on the tear-off this
Sunday, or contact the church office. Thank you!

VBS July 27-31

This year will have us heading to the G-Force Adventure Park
where we will Move, Act, Care, Follow and Share - Gods Love in
Action! Well also be trying something new this year - an evening
VBS for families! So whether you want a traditional morning VBS
for your kids, or an evening VBS where you can participate as a
family, well have it all! Of course, well need lots of help from
leading groups of children, to decorating, to station leaders, or
donating needed items - theres a way for everyone to help with
VBS! If you would like to volunteer, contact Susan McCollegan
at susan_life@yahoo.com or Nancy Cooper at nancy@moumc.
org. If you would like to donate needed items - heres a list of
some things we will need.You can drop them off at Nancys
office anytime. --pool noodles --skateboards --surf boards --kites
--colored duct tape (any bright colors are fine!) --inflatable
kiddie pools --hula hoops --inflatable tire rings (swim rings that
look like tires)

March 18:
Taco Bar

Provided by Sparks
Haiti Clean Water Team
Starting with dinner at 5
p.m., Wednesday Night
Live has programming for all ages! On the menu March 18: Taco Bar
provided by Sparks Haiti Clean Water Team. Order your meal by
noon on Tuesday at www.moumc.org.

News from Wednesday Workouts

All are welcome to join and get your blood moving during an
upbeat workout! Workouts are held in the MPR on Wednesdays
from 6:30-7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Mark your calendars
for these important days!March 25: Spring Break No Workout
April 1: Holy Week No Workout April 22: LAST workout of the
semester.
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Undergraduate Scholarships
Missouri UMC Foundation

The Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Missouri

United Methodist Church, Columbia administers a scholarship
fund. Awards are made to persons who need financial help while
preparing for careers in church-related vocations. The recipient may attend any school recognized by the United Methodist
Church and by the Board of Directors of The Foundation of
MUMC, Columbia for educating religious workers. An applicant should have completed at least two years of college work.
Interested applicants should request a scholarship application by
emailing scholarships@moumc.org or by mailing the Foundation
of MUMC Scholarship Committee, 204 S. Ninth St. Columbia,
MO 65201-1818. The application can be found online at www.
moumc.org/scholarships. The deadline for all materials is June 15.

State-wide Methodist Foundation

Each year the state-wide Missouri United Methodist Foundation

offers scholarship awards through several college scholarship
funds. Awards through the Clint and Marge Hawkins Memorial
Christian Education Fund for Youth and the Mary Alice Reinhardt
Scholarship Fund are in amounts up to $1,000 each; and the
Judge Leah B. McCartney Scholarship Fund provides two awards
of up to $2,000 each. Application deadline is April 1. More
information: mumf.org/individuals/students/post-secondaryscholarships/

Church Family News

Congratulations to the family of Evelyn Stephanie Hysong,

who was born on Feb. 22 to parents Stephanie and Chris
Hysong.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cafe

Missouri United Methodist Church will host the Saturday

Morning Breakfast Cafe each Saturday in April and June.
This outreach opportunity allows us to serve breakfast to
those less fortunate in our community. Volunteers are needed in
Whittler Hall beginning at 7:30 a.m. each Saturday to assist with
set up, serving and clean up. In addition, we need of items such
as milk, orange juice, cereal, granola bars, hard boiled eggs, string
cheese, etc, to supplement the warm breakfast that we provide
to our guests. If you are interested in participating, either by
giving time or food, or if you have questions, please contact Emily

Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

Infants (Birth-18 months)
107
Terrific Twos
110
Preschool
105
Pre-K104

K-1st Grade

2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade

CLC 103
CLC 102
CLC 104
CLC 105

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, March 8: 508

Interested in going to Haiti to install life-giving water

filters? Another Haiti Clean Water Team is forming for
June. Email Rev. Trista at trista@moumc.org for more
information.

We invite you to join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel;
8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

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March 13Nathan Brown, Rebecca Gingrich, Savannah Johnson 14Scott McDavid, Rochelle Parker, Mark
Pease, Logan Rodgers 15Carter Buresh, Paul Jones, Sarah Moore 16Brad Imes, Lisa McDaniels, Kate Wilson
17Becky Fowler, Josh Intveld, Suzanne McDavid, Bob Miller, Christina Thebeau 18Christopher Dockweiler, Phyllis
Hahon, Bert Hughes, David Lile, Joe Phelan 19Patrick Alberty, David Atkins, Ocal Cavanah, Linda Keown, Susanne
Lewis 20Guy Clow, Sally Marble
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MUMC Staff: ClergyAmy L. Gearhart, Senior Pastor; Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Pastor; Molly Moore, Pastor of Church Life & Growth; Trista
Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of New Generations; Larry A. Williams, Pastor of Administration. 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; Eric Hucker, Worship Technologies 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.