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Methodist Moments

Volume 118, Issue 2 February 2016

Pastor Cody Stauffer 509-758-7551

umc@clarkston.com website: www.clarkstonumchurch.com

https://www.facebook.com/clarkstonumc

A HUGE thank you to all who give each month to our collection of non-perishable

items for the Asotin County Food Bank. This church generously gave 2,062 lbs. in

2015!!! This figure does not include all of the produce that was

given from the Church Garden.

Please join us for our General Meeting Feb. 3, at 1:30 p.m. We will have our annual

pledge service and have fun making Valentines for shut in’s and family members If you

are unable to attend, please ask Tana Truscott for a pledge card. Your gift is important for

UMW to keep mission alive in our community and world. Thank you.

Invitation from the UMW

The Finance Committee for this church has organized a spaghetti

dinner with salad, bread, and a scoop of ice cream for dessert.

It will be held Saturday, February 27, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall. The cost will be $10.00 a person with children

under 6 yrs. old dining free.

As an added attraction, there will be a

HOMEMADE dessert auction from 5:00-

6:00 p.m. Two homemade desserts will

be auctioned off approximately every ten

minutes. The desserts will be on display

before the auction begins. There will be such a mouthwatering

variety that you will not be able to resist making your best bid!

This is one of our Finance Committee’s fundraisers and the pro-

ceeds from this benefit our church’s general fund. Please help us

help our church and support this fundraiser.

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Lent is a unique season in the church calendar. It is 40 days of preparing for Easter—

resurrection. It begins on Ash Wednesday, and it culminates on Holy Saturday, the day

before Resurrection Sunday. It marks a time of humility, repentance, self-denial, and

soul searching as one draws closer to the passion of Christ.

Typically, when people observe Lent they give up something for those 40 days, or

“fast” from something. Some popular fasts for Lent include: giving up chocolate, soda,

sugar, television, or social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.).

Along with other people, I will be giving up something/fasting from something during

Lent. But while I do that, I want to acknowledge something—that if we’re not careful

about it, practicing Lent can become just a religious observance for the sake of religious

observance. When that happens, the practice becomes something hollow, a show of

righteousness without all of the real depth of righteousness.

It basically becomes religion gone bad, as pastor and author Eugene Cho describes it:

“Anything that produces rituals, expressions, [and] practices… without ultimately invit-

ing us to a deeper understanding and worship of the Living God leads us to religion

gone bad.”

Isaiah 58 talks about fasting that God is not pleased with, because it is fasting that caters

to our own eyes, flesh, and basically to please ourselves, to make ourselves look good.

I want to encourage you all, then, to really think about Lent and what you might fast

from or give up.

Ask yourself this question:

In what way does giving this thing up make me more mindful of Christ and the

Kingdom of God?

Instead of thinking “I am giving up something,” think of it as “I am giving IN and giving

TO something.” In other words, Lent is a time to GIVE YOURSELF more fully to Jesus

and the Kingdom of God. What will you give up, and what will you GAIN in its place?

A sense of freedom for sure to give yourself to God.

Grace and peace,

Pastor Cody Stauffer

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Clearwater Cluster Lenten Series

Wednesday, February 10, 6:15 p.m. (Ash Wednesday)

Hosting church: Lewiston Orchards UMC

Preaching: Bob Totten

**tonight only there will be supper will be at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 14, 4:00 p.m.

Hosting church: Clarkston UMC

Preaching: Chuck Cram

Sunday, February 21, 4:00 p.m.

Hosting church: Asotin UMC

Preaching: Steve Kazda

Sunday, February 28, 4:00 p.m.

Hosting church: Lewiston First UMC

Preaching: Cody Stauffer

Sunday, March 6, 4:00 p.m.

Hosting church: Lapwai UMC

Preaching: Mike Lawson

Sunday, March 13, 4:00 p.m.

Hosting church: Kendrick Community UMC

Preaching: Stephen Kingsley

Sunday, March 20, 4:00 p.m. (Palm Sunday)

Hosting church: Pomeroy UMC

Preaching: Denis Long

There are sign-up sheets up on the foyer bulletin board for liturgists and

serving communion. If you sign up to be liturgist for a month you will read

the scripture, the call to worship, help serve communion, and announce the

songs. This is a great way to help lead worship with everything you need to

do written out for you ahead of time. As a communion server you help serve

communion for the month you sign up. This is a very important part of worship as we

remember that we are all of one bread, and one body. If you have any questions please ask

Pastor Cody.

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MONDAY, Feb. 1

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

TUESDAY, Feb. 2

*12:00 p.m. Tuesday Stitchers

4:00 p.m. Bell Choir practice

5:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3

1:30 p.m. UMW General mtg.

6:00-8:00 p.m. Scouts

7:00 p.m. Bible Reading Group

THURSDAY, Feb. 4

1:00 p.m. Covenant Group

FRIDAY, Feb. 5

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

SUNDAY, Feb. 7

Communion

Food Bank Sunday

Finance Committee mtg.

SPR Committee mtg.

MONDAY, Feb. 8

* 1:00 p.m. PEO mtg.

*5:30 p.m. Habitat for Humanity

Board mtg.

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

TUESDAY, Feb. 9

*12:00 p.m. Tuesday Stitchers

4:00 p.m. Bell Choir practice

6:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10

Ash Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Supper at Orchards UMC 6:15 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service

6:00-8:00 p.m. Scouts

THURSDAY, Feb. 11

1:00 p.m. Covenant Group

FRIDAY, Feb. 12

6:30 p.m. Movie Night

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

SATURDAY, Feb. 13

8:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast

SUNDAY, Feb. 14

Valentine’s Day

Scout Sunday

Outreach Committee mtg.

Trustees mtg.

4:00 p.m. Lenten Service

MONDAY, Feb. 15

President’s Day

(Church Office closed)

Newsletter info. deadline

7:00 p.m. Wesleyan Fellowship

TUESDAY, Feb. 16

*12:00 p.m. Tuesday Stitchers

4:00 p.m. Bell Choir practice

5:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17

1:00 p.m. Ruth Circle

6:00-8:00 p.m. Scouts

7:00 p.m. Bible Reading Group

THURSDAY, Feb. 18

1:00 p.m. Covenant Group

1:30 p.m. Abigail Circle

FRIDAY, Feb. 19

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

SUNDAY, Feb. 21

Admin Board mtg.

4:00 p.m. Lenten Service

MONDAY, Feb. 22

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

TUESDAY, Feb. 23

*12:00 p.m. Tuesday Stitchers

4:00 p.m. Bell Choir practice

5:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24

6:00 p.m. Blue & Gold

Cub Scout Banquet

7:00 p.m. Bible Reading Group

THURSDAY, Feb. 25

1:00 p.m. Covenant Group

FRIDAY, Feb. 26

6:30 p.m. Game Night

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

SATURDAY, Feb. 27

Finance Committee Spaghetti

Dinner Fundraiser (talk to a

Committee member for info)

SUNDAY, Feb. 28

Last Sunday Potluck

4:00 p.m. Lenten Service

Monday, Feb. 29

6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts

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The Men’s Group invite you to

breakfast on Saturday, February 13,

at 8:00 a.m. here at the church. All are

welcome. Come and enjoy a hearty

breakfast and a time of fellowship!

Study classes

for children and adults are

at 9:00 a.m. followed by

Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Feb. 6 Mae Kuhn

Feb. 8 Maura Laverty

Feb. 13 Georgia Brotnov

Feb. 14 Allane Baldridge

Feb. 14 Lyle Cable

Feb. 16 Don Scheibe

Feb. 17 Joe Wilson

Feb. 20 Byron Chase

Feb. 20 Bonnie Hill

Feb. 24 Tana Truscott

Feb. 28 Daley Clinton

Feb. 28 Terry Patterson

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Feb. 3 Marjorie & Jim Whitinger

Feb. 8 Judy & Bill Jacobe

Feb. 14 Lori & Matt Beale

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

UMW General Meeting is

February 3, at 1:30 p.m.

hostess: Ruth

program: Pledge and creating Valentines

Executive Meeting

none this month

February Fellowship Hour Hosts:

Abigail

Circle Meetings:

Wesleyan Fellowship

Monday, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m.

hostess: Lisa Stauffer

program: Pledge Service (Tana Truscott)

Ruth: UMC downstairs Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 1:00 p.m.

hostess & program: Lois Pilcher

Abigail: UMC Fellowship Hall

Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m.

hostess: Ella Mae Wilson

program: Ada Bachman

Serving the Salvation Army Dinner

February 2, 2016

-Cook: Janet & Lance Abernathy

-Servers: Cathy Bowen, Eunice Nowlen,

& Lynne Rains

-Clean-up: Cathy Bowen, Harmon Brotnov,

& Kathy Steinwand

-Brownies provided by: Georgia Brotnov,

Freda Greer, Helen Hogden, & Laura Vawter

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United Methodist Church

PO Box 183 1242 Highland Ave.

Clarkston, WA 99403

Address Service Requested

Church Office info:

Church phone: 509-758-7551

email: umc@clarkston.com

Office Hours:

Monday & Wednesday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

& 1-3 p.m.

Thursday: 9 a.m. to Noon

A copy of the current Administrative

Board minutes and the current Finance

Report are available for you to read

on the foyer bulletin board.