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A place for beginning, becoming, and belonging!
ugar Creek Church
Saturday, September 12
More details coming soon!
Make sure to save the date!
The Church Picnic will be held on Sunday,
August 23 at 12:30pm. Look for more
information coming soon!
Come and enjoy 3 fun-filled days at Ramsey
State Park with other Sugar Creek Campers.
Contact Shirley Rickman (217-691-5039) if you
plan on joining us, or for more information.
Ramsey State Park
September 25—27
On Sunday, August 2 our children and
youth will “move up” to their new classes.
If you have questions about which grades
promote, ask any of our Sunday school
teachers, or contact Emily Osterbur
(eosterbur@sugarcreek.org/483.2270).
Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.
Youth Stockholder’s Dinner
Sunday, August 2 at
6:30pm
Attention all stockholders,
please join us for this very
special evening. The youth
and adult volunteers will be sharing their mission trip
experiences from RWM Camp, Kenosha, WI, and Paducah
KY.
What’s on the Menu
Meat and vegetable lasagna with green beans, garden
salad, and dessert. Please contact the Church Office
(483.2270/office@sugarcreek.org) to let us know you will
be joining us.
Wonderful Wednesdays
Kicks Off September 9
Meal—5:30pm
Classes—6:30pm
1st Sally Behl
1st Terry House
2nd Mindi Tuxhorn
3rd Becky Lucas
3rd Jason Sharp
3rd Brad Johnson
4th Brian Cowgur
5th Lovell Legg
6th Charlotte House
10th Chuck Sharp
12th Mike Barnard
14th Marcia Mackay
14th Rustin Godfrey
14th Cole Craven
14th Olivia Craven
18th Bill Legg
18th Jay Davis
18th Jerry Suchomski
19th Joe Frazee
19th Jason Henry
21st Charlotte Clark
21st Ray Lytle
22nd Jenna Horn
23rd Jeff Ondrey
24th Angel Lael
24th Abby Miller
26th Sarah Clem
27th Megan Brown
28th Rosa Bryan
29th Melissa Osborne
30th Kerry McDonald
31st Linda Davis
2nd Bill & Audrey Moore
4th Jerry & Linda Suchomski
5th John & Lucy Anderson
6th Keith & Corinna (Kurth) Baker
18th Barry & Jennifer Smith
19th Harry & Barbara Deffley
20th Keith & Bonnie Horn
23rd Ted & Jean Chase
23rd Bill & Lisa Brockway
24th John & Charse Kessler
29th Chuck & Lois Frazee
Don’t see your name
on the birthday or
anniversary list?
Please contact the
Church Office
(483.2270 or
office@sugarcreek.org)
to let us know.
We don’t want to miss
your special day!
The Men of Sugar Creek Church
will meet on Monday, August 10
at Sgt. Peppers Café, 3141 Baker
Drive (just off Stephenson near
South Sixth) in Springfield, at
6PM. Dinner from the menu.
All men are welcome!
Barefoot Friends Friday, August 21 at 6:30pm
Attention ladies! Join us for this special
evening, not only is this the perfect opportunity
to meet other ladies from Sugar Creek, we also
get to enjoy ice cream sundaes too! Invite a
friend to join you!
The best thing about ...is making them.
Sugar Creek Congregation,
As we embark together on a journey of discernment and discovery for our church through MAPP (Ministry
Assessment and Planning Process), the MAPP Team, first and foremost, requests congregational prayers. We
ask that you pray that we may discern what God’s vision is for the future of our church. Pray for reaching the
un-churched and become the congregation that God is calling us to be.
Nehemiah 1:11
O, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayers of your servants who
delight in revering your name.
Important dates for the congregation to be aware of:
Sunday, August 16 – Fruitful Congregational Survey
Sunday, August 23 – Fruitful Congregational Survey
All adults and high school students, one survey per person, will be asked to complete the survey during
worship and place it in the offering.
Friday – Sunday, August 28-30 – Assessment Week-end
On these days the consultant team from the office of Congregational Development will spend the week-end
with our congregation conducting listening sessions on Friday and Saturday with groups of 10 – 20 people in
one hour time slots. The consultant team will hold listening sessions with the Pastor and Church Staff, as well
as the Leadership Team, Youth, Parents with Children at Home, Empty Nesters, those who are new to the con-
gregation, and long time congregation members. In the future, there will be opportunities to sign-up for these
sessions.
Along with the listening sessions on Friday and Saturday, the consultant team will also be touring the
community, Sugar Creek Church, and worshiping with us on Sunday.
Week of September 27 – Week of November 8 – Discernment Bible Study
This is an opportunity for our whole congregation to engage in 7 weeks of small group prayer, study of
scripture, and Christian conversation as a means of discerning God’s desired future for Sugar Creek United
Methodist Church. These small group opportunities will consist of a 60 - 90 minute Bible study and will be
offered at different days/times throughout the week; hopefully making it convenient for everyone to be in-
volved in this important component of the MAPP for Sugar Creek.
Saturday, October 3 – Current Reality Workshop
This workshop looks at the report from the August 28 – 30 weekend on-site visit of the consultants,
examination of demographics of the community, and the results of the Fruitful Congregational Survey.
The MAPP Team, Leadership Team, and members of the congregation who have completed the survey,
participated in a listening focus group session during the August 28-30 Assessment Weekend, and are
currently participating in a Bible study are encouraged to attend this workshop.
If you have any questions, please contact Clark Germann, Kathy Koch, or Pastor Allen.
In His Service,
Clark Germann
Kathy Koch
God’s reason for creating every church is for every
church to grow. God’s expectation is that every
church will grow – in every way imaginable”
spiritually, interpersonally, numerically and so on
(in that order). I believe that it is God’s perspective
that every church is primed to grow through
changes. Through changes, through familiarity, we
are expected to encourage and build up one
another in Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 10:24-25,
Ephesians 4:29) Ephesians 4:29 declares, “Do not
let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what it helpful for building
others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who may listen.” Paul empha-
sizes the importance of believers encouraging one another in Ephesians and throughout all
of his New Testament writings. Throughout the New Testament, encouraging and building
up one another is proclaimed – and thoroughly expected. Encouraging and building up one
another in Jesus Christ is not to be ignored.
Things rarely stay the same. Everything can change – as we have experienced some changes
here at Sugar Creek Church. God is always doing something new. In Isaiah 42:19, the Lord
declares, “I am about to do a brand-new thing. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness for my people to come home. I will create
rivers for them in the desert!”
When it comes to change in the church, we sometimes remain “torn.” But realize this: we are
expected to be obedient, to remain obedient to the Lord – as He calls us to minister in old,
well-established ways as well as in new, unfamiliar ways. As John Powell says, “The mature
believer is a searching believer.” We follow the Lord in many ways, including the ways we
reach many through our ministries and programs. We set out to bring people to Jesus
Christ. That is Our Mission.
We are Sugar Creek Church and this is our window of opportunity! God expects us to grow
in numerous ways – through times of joy as well as through times of transition. It is a
pivotal time as we detect and understand what God is doing in each of our lives – and in the
life of the church. Be in prayer for our MAPP Team, led by Clark Germann and Kathy Koch.
Let’s move forward – and glorify the Lord.
Pastor Allen
PASTOR’S PEN
SR. HIGH YOUTH
Welcome all fall in-coming Freshmen!
Open to all 9th—12th grade students.
We will meet from 6pm—8pm on Sunday
nights beginning September 13.
We will not be serving dinner, so make
sure you eat before you come. Invite
friends!
JR. HIGH YOUTH
Wednesday Nights
Beginning September 9
6:30pm—8pm
All 7th & 8th grade students welcome!
Come early (5:30pm) for dinner!
Making the Difference!
YOUTH STOCK SALE DINNER Sunday, August 2
Remember to be here on Sunday, August 2 to help with the Youth Stock Sale Dinner. Be here by 3:30pm. All youth are encouraged to come and help with this event. Let’s show our Sugar Creek family how much we appreciated their support for our mission trips.
MEET ME AT THE MUNI
Friday, August 14 Show begins at 8:00pm
Everyone is invited to come out and catch the show with us. Our very own Zach Perko, and Cameron Schlussler are part of the show. We will meet at the Muni at 7:00pm. Make sure to bring your lawn chairs and/or a blanket.
~Tickets~ Adults - $10
Seniors/Military/Students - $8 Kids (3-12) - $6 (2 and under - free)
Auburn Schools ................................... August 19
Chatham Schools ................................. August 19
Pawnee Schools ................................... August 17
Rochester Schools ................................ August 19
Springfield Schools ............................. August 24
On Thursday, August 6 make
sure to have dinner at Texas
Roadhouse (2540 W. Iles Ave
in Spfld). 10% of your bill
will be donated to Midwest
Mission Distribution Center
in Chatham, just mention the
MMDC to your server! Thank
you for supporting this vital
ministry. Together We Can
Make A Difference!
Midwest Mission Distribution
Center partners efforts to
bring hope to God’s people by
supplying education, health
and disaster relief supplies at
home and around the world.
YOUR MONEY
FUNDING GOD’S MINISTRY
Through your giving you are a blessing to others!
General Fund
Contributions
Expense
Missions & Benevolence
Conference Obligations
Program Expense
Salaries (Pastor & Staff)
Utilities & Cleaning
Total Expense
Net Income (-loss)
Building Fund
Contributions
Jan.—June 2015
$156,244
$8,355
$13,236
$24,327
$97,139
$17,248
$160,305
(4,061)
$6,585
June 2015
$20,235
$1,292
$2,206
$6,146
$16,027
$2,772
$28,443
(8,208)
$1,383
Your generous gifts help us to live out
the mission of Sugar Creek Church.
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you.”
Matthew 7:12
Electronic option for contributions— Visit our website (www.sugarcreek.org) to have your
offering debited automatically from your checking, savings, credit or debit card. You can set up auto-
matic payments, or do a one-time donation, the choice is yours!
ACH Automatic Giving—Don’t have a Smartphone, or not computer savvy, but are interested in
automatic giving? Great news! We also offer “ACH” (electronic check). Contributions can be set to
come out weekly, bi-weekly, or once a month.
Scan the QR Code if you would like to use your Smartphone for
your contribution to Sugar Creek Church. The QR Code can
also be found on the back of the weekly Church Bulletin.
Caregiving Team Monday, August 3
6:30pm
Education Team Monday, August 10
6:00pm
Nominations Team Monday, August 17
6:30pm
Finance Team Tuesday, August 18
6:30pm
Nominations Team Monday, August 17
6:30pm
PPRC Thursday, August 27
5:30pm
Nominations Team Monday, August 31
6:30pm
You will be contacted by your team chair in the
event of a cancellation, or rescheduling.
FRUITFUL CONGREGATION SURVEY
Look for the Fruitful Congregational Survey in the Sunday
bulletins on August 16 & 23. We are asking all adults and
high school students to fill out a survey (one per person), and
to place them in the Offering Baskets once completed.
United Methodist Men Quarterly Mission Project
Youth Service Bureau of Springfield
Donation List Paper towels
Toilet paper
Kleenex
laundry detergent
White socks (sizes 3yrs to adult)
There is a donation table located in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you for helping making a difference in our community.
SUGAR CREEK GARDEN
Join us Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm
to work in the Sugar Creek Garden.
You can’t start the next chapter of your life
if you keep re-reading your last one.
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