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Dates to Remember
Nov 2—31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Al l
Saints Memorial ;
Dayl ight Savings Time
Ends; BCE meets
Nov 9—32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time;
Stew ardship Sunday
Nov 13—Circle Thanksgiving Luncheon
Nov 16—33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Nov 17—Dec Messenger Deadl ine
Nov 18—Peace Hosts Food Pantry
Nov 23—Reign of Christ ; Counci l Retreat
Nov 26—Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service
Nov 27—Thanksgiving
Nov 30—First Sunday of Advent; Communion; 5th
Sunday Carry -In
Inside this issue:
Attention Veterans;
November Birthdays;
You(th); Ham Dinner
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From Your Council;
Thanksgiving; Thank
You; 5th Sunday Carry
In; Pumpkin Fest
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November 2014
Calendar; Financial
Update
4
Homebound/Nursing;
Volunteer Schedule;
Annual Meeting
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Regular & Recurring
Meetings
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P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T
NOVEMBER 2014 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 11
Peace Messenger
From Clairnel
“Even so, I have confidence that I
shall see the goodness of God in the
land of the living. Wait for God,
stand tall, and let your heart take
courage!”
Psalm 27:13-14
A little over two years ago, I re-
turned from my mission experience in
India. Recently I received the quarter-
ly newsletter from Family Village
Farm, and it caused me to reflect again
on the experience and what it meant to
me. I was pleased to see a listing of
accomplishments of recent graduates
and current students, all of whom I
remember from my time with them in
2012. Here are some of the highlights
of their accomplishments:
One of the present Tenth Standard
girls, Keerthana B, who is sponsored
by Global Ministries, USA, has been
awarded the Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired Research for the
year 2014 conducted by the govern-
ment of Tamil Nadu. The school was
awarded with prize money of Rs. 5000.
($81 US) Keerthana will represent the
school at the Science exhibition that is
to be held in the city. (Keerthana is a
bright, hard working girl whose father
died about 5 years ago. She is deter-
mined to do her best at whatever she
does.)
All of the 12th Standard students
passed the State Board Exam, which
allows them to go on to college to
study for a career. Of the 25 10th
Standard students, 24 passed the State
Board Exam, and two received perfect
scores in science. Passing this Board
Exam allows the students to advance to
their junior and senior years in high
school. The one student who did not
pass will be taking a vocational educa-
tion course to prepare for finding a job
in a trade.
Two of the girls I worked with have
earned a Diploma in Medical Records,
and one girl and two boys have earned a
Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery.
How heartwarming to know these
children have a chance to earn a living
in a career that will be both rewarding
and that will raise them above the pov-
erty level. It is good to know that our
mission money is accomplishing little
miracles every day.
Please continue to hold Family
Village Farm (and all our Mission
Partners) in your prayers.
You(th) Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale
November 9 from 8am-10am
All proceeds benefit the You(th) summer mission trip.
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PEACE MESSENGER
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You(th) Calendar:
You(th) Will Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at 7 pm
Attention Veterans
November 11 is Veterans Day. Now that we have our Military
Bulletin board, we'd like to take the month of November to
recognize anyone that has been
in the military. So please all veterans, send a 4x6 picture with your name, title,
and branch to attention Shari Bullard at Peace Church. It can be a picture of you while you were serving or a current one.
Whatever you prefer. Call Shari at 573-657-9323 for questions.
Ham Dinner A huge Thank You to Brad, Kathy, Justin, and Amanda Belew, Shari Bullard, Katy Reeder, Nancy Holland, Cindy Glascock, Jo Hackman, Brenda Reeder, Cindy Bullard, Steve Wyatt, Mary Lou Raitt, Mary Henley, Tom Oleski, Lee Ann Jestis, Joyce Allen, Abbey and Grace Rathert for all the help in preparation, cooking and serving the Ham Dinner. Also a special thanks to everyone that prepared and brought a desert. The Ham dinner was a success, we served 132 dinners, bringing in $1100. The quilt sold 648 tickets totaling another $648. I could not have accomplished this task without the support of those that helped and those that attend-ed the meal. Many thanks to all of our community for the unending support they give. - Charlotte Rathert
HAPPY NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Laken, Nov 4
Wyatt, Nov 6
Justin, Nov 7
Allie, Nov 11
Dalton, Nov 16
Dustin, Nov 16
Leo, Nov 17
Gracie, Nov 25
Lydia, Nov 28
Please let us know if we have
inadvertently left any children off the
birthday list.
Cross Wall
The Cross wall is looking great but
we are still accepting crosses if
anyone would like to donate one.
- Bailey Lenger, You(th)
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From Your Council—
On Sunday, October 19, 2014, Peace UCC
congregation voted for the following new
Council members and officers who will
begin their terms in January 2015:
President-Elect— Nancy Lenger
Local Church—Fred Klippel
Children and Youth—Cricket Hackmann
Thank you so much to the past, current and
new Council members for their willingness
to give of their time and serve.
The November Church Council meeting
will be on November 23 after church at
Jim and Shari Bullard's house. This meet-
ing will also serve as the Council Retreat
for the year. New council members and
current members work together at this
meeting to acclimate the new members
and prepare for the upcoming year. If you
have comments or questions about council
duties or the upcoming calendar, please
see Lee Ann Jestis or Brad Belew.
Thanksgiving Eve
Worship
Nov 27 at 7:30 pm at Peace UCC
Everyone is Welcome!
Pumpkin Festival
Thank You to all who volunteered
in the Good Samaritan Booth or the
Food Booth. $1100 was raised at
the Food Booth!
5th Sunday Carry-In
The Sunday after Thanksgiving
(November 30) we will have our
5th Sunday Carry-In luncheon.
If you are tired of Thanksgiving
leftovers (or if you have a won-
derful turkey casserole to share)
come join us for good food and
good friendship. All are welcome.
Thank You
I wanted to thank your church mem-bers for their volunteer work with the
clothes and food bank. God Bless them! I am a disabled woman, whose kidneys are all but given out. I have
high blood pressure and diabetes. I don't know exactly how to put it into words, just how very thankful I am to
be able to get the help that you give. Thank you from my heart, and May God continue to Bless your church
and awesome members! I go to Harts-burg Baptist Church.
From Diana Oldfather
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PEACE MESSENGER November 2014
Financial Update
YtD Income (as of 10/19) = $99,820.14
YtD Budget (as of 10/19) = 108,230.77
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Peace Messenger is printed monthly. If you would like to start receiving the Messenger by email, please
send an email to Caroline at [email protected]. The deadline for submitting an item to be
included in the next issue is the 3rd Monday of each month. Please direct any corrections or items for
inclusion to the church office by email at: [email protected], by postal service at
P.O. Box 19, Hartsburg, MO 65039 or drop by the church office at 121 N. First Street, Hartsburg, MO.
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Volunteer Schedule
November 2 Ushers: Tom & Cesca Oleski
Sound System: Peter Acolyte: Kayla
November 9
Ushers: Fred & Lorie Klippel Lay Reader: Kit Salter Sound System: Bailey
Acolyte: Ethan
November 16 Ushers: NEEDED
Lay Reader: Janet Beckmeyer Sound System: NEEDED
Acolyte: Dustin
November 23 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & Sharon
Bullard Lay Reader: Glen Beckmeyer
Sound System: Grace Acolyte: Dalton
November 26
Thanksgiving Eve Ushers: June Lenger & NEEDED
November 30
Ushers: Nancy Holland & Katy Reeder
Lay Reader: Kit Salter Sound System: Ben Acolyte: Amanda
We pray for those who are homebound
or in nursing homes:
We pray for those who have lost
loved ones:
The family and friends of Bernadine Ackmann, Donnie Burkett, Kevin Lock,
Winston Morton, and Russell Sapp.
Erna Beckmeyer Shirley Reeder
Frances Bowden Angie Robinson
Agnes Curry Pat Salter
Dorothy Lairmore Clifford Sapp
Tom Mericle Joyce Sapp
Martha Lou Nichols Kathryn Seidel
Violet Nichols Richard Smallwood
Hazel Norris Donnie Wren
Della Faye Pauley Donald Wyatt
Peace United Church of Christ has a new website, it can now be found at
www.peaceucc1894.org
Annual Meeting
Its time to start thinking about Annual
Meeting. Please give your year-end re-
ports to Caroline by December 31 to
be included in the Annual Report.
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Worship is each Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary.
Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9 am at the church, during the school year.
LeAnn Bullard (657-4359)
Church Council meets the third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the parlor.
Chancel Choir rehearses each Tuesday at 8:00 PM (7:30 PM during winter months).
Vera Jean Nichols (657-2813)
Women’s Circle meets each Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm to quilt and on the second
Thursday of each month at lunchtime for their business meeting. Sharon Bullard (657-
2779)
Peace Youth Fellowship meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm during the school year. Kathy
Belew (657-0552)
Caring Group meets monthly at the church. Janine Lacy (657-2392) or Rose Walker
(657-4296)
A.A. meets every Friday at 8 pm in the church basement. The meetings are closed.
Regular and Recurr ing Meet ings
Address Service requested
PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
P.O. Box 19
121 N. First Street
Hartsburg, MO 65039
peaceucchartsburg.org
Non-Profit Org
US POSTAGE PAID
Hartsburg, MO 65039
Permit No. 2
Pastor Clairnel Nervik Church phone: 573-657-9414 Clairnel’s Home phone 573-657-1804
Vera Jean Nichols, Music Director Caroline Hilgedick, Church Secretary Ashley Engle, Church Custodian
Peace
United
Church of
Christ