The Messenger November 2015

HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FALL WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday 8:00 am - Havelock, 752 Dean Street

Sunday School 9:00am - Pocahontas

Sunday 10:00 am - Pocahontas, 306 2nd Ave NW

Pastor Jerry Miller email: pastorhopeumc@evertek.net

cell Ph. 712-335-2273

Church Office Mon.-Fri. Hours: 9:00-3:30pm

email: hopeumc@evertek.net Ph. 712-335-3663 Fax: 712-335-3406

Keep in touch with Hope UMC: hopeumcia.org

UMW CHRISTMAS VESPERS & SUPPER

Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $9.00 and will

be available in November from Circle chairpersons: Dixie Gottsch,

Carol McLain, Vicki Kerns, Audrey Simonson, and Marcia Leu

PEACE CIRCLE BAZAAR

AT PLOVER CENTER

Saturday, November 7

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lunch with hot turkey and pulled-pork sand-

wiches, salads, and pie.

Nuts for sale, featuring old favorites and new

choices: heart-healthy mix and dark chocolate

almonds.

And there’s always a bake sale, too!

SOUP & PIE SUPPER

Wed., Nov. 4, 2015

4:30 - 7:00pm

Pocahontas Center

$7-Adults

$4-Children 5 to 10

4 & under-free

Earn. Save. Give.

You’re probably used to hearing people in church talk

about giving. When was the last time in church that you

talked about earning or saving? Is it okay to earn

money? Is it okay to save for ourselves and our families?

John Wesley believed so. Wesley, the Christian evange-

list and founder of the Methodist movement, gave a re-

markable sermon called “The Use of Money.” In it, he

said that the important thing isn’t money itself but how

we use it. Wesley’s surprising advice still rings true to-

day: Earn all you can, Save all you can, Give all you

can.

During the month of November, our church will experience an exciting new stewardship focus,

Earn. Save. Give: Wesley’s Simple Rules for Money developed by popular author and Pastor

James A. Harnish. The focus centers on a book and DVD, in which Harnish describes Wesley’s

surprising advice and introduces us each week to faithful Christians who, like all of us, strug-

gle with money.

Nov. 1st - If You Could Ask for Anything (1 Kings 3:1-13)

Nov. 8th - Money -The Excellent Gift (Luke 12:42-48)

Nov. 15th - You Can’t Take It With You (Proverbs 13:11)

Nov. 22nd - How Far Will You Go? (Proverbs 11:25)

Copies of this book are available at the worship centers. Please pick one up and read the

first chapter before you come to worship on Nov. 1st.

I look forward to sharing this stewardship focus with you.

‘See you in worship.

Pastor Jerry

36th Annual

Thanksgiving Ingathering

Saturday, November 7, 2015 Western Iowa Technical Convention Center

(Hwy. 59, across from McDonalds)

Cherokee

Attending Ingathering is an awesome experience!! Come for the morning and enjoy the fun

and fellowship. See how the kits are packed for shipping to the UMCOR depot. Learn more

about the six projects that are supported by this event:

*Heifer International *Iowa-Nigeria Partnership *Church World Service *Self Help Inter-

national *UMCOR Depot *P.E.T.

Bid on the bazaar items and quilts. The live quilt auction is fun! Coffee and rolls are served

early and a delicious lunch is served at noon.

Next month there will be a report on the kits donated and the cash sent for CWS blankets.

Advent & Christmas Study

“Jesus’ birth was not a one-time occurrence. Every Christ-

mas has the possibility of Jesus being born again in our lives

and in our world.” –JC

“The first people who got the news about the baby were a

bunch of shepherds, guys working the graveyard shift in the

middle of the night.” –JA

“On the darkest days, we can still find light in people and

in the most unlikely places.” - LR

“Make no mistake; God is calling you and me to be signposts for others.” - JL

“What happens when a church starts believing that God has given them the gifts that they

need to share with the community and the3 world/? New life happens!” -RB

SENT, Delivering the Gift of Hope at Christmas, will be our Advent & Christmas Small

Group study and worship theme this year. Samples of the book and a Daily Devotion book

will be available at the worship centers for you to look at and choose how you will participate

in this church wide focus this Advent & Christmas Season.

The five weekly themes are:

1. Jesus Reconciles

2. Jesus Sets Us Free

3. Jesus Is God With Us

4. Jesus Brings New Life

5. Jesus Changes Everything

I look forward to sharing this Advent & Christmas focus with you very soon when Advent

Season begins, Nov. 29th.

‘See you in worship, Pastor Jerry

Leadership Team Meeting Notes Oct. 8, 2015

Place: Pocahontas Center, 7:00 pm

Attendance: Pastor Jerry, Chris Radig, Ray Timan, Carol Hallman, Linda Ferguson, Dixie

Gottsch, Carol McCurdy, Kathy Johnson, Donnie McLain, Sharon Hauswirth and Judy Pursley.

Chris opened the meeting. Pastor read from our Stewardship study book, Earn. Save. Give. Wes-

ley’s Simple Rules for Money, chapter 1 which covers Proverbs 3: 13-16. It says that we should

ask for wisdom rather than riches and all else will follow. He then said a prayer.

Donnie motioned and Carol H. seconded that the minutes be approved. Motion carried.

A combined Treasurer’s & Finance Ministry Team Report was given by Sharon. We received

more this year to date than in 2014 by $1056. Our total expenses to date are $1295 less than last

year. A motion was made by Sharon to accept the Treasurer’s report. Seconded by Dixie. Ap-

proved. The 2016 Budget was presented. Apportionments are less next year than this year. The

amount for the Conference Lay Member has been increased because the total did not reflect the

actual costs. There is a new line item for the Finance/Stewardship Drive. We removed the line

item “Historical Committee” with their $200. Our total budgeted expense for 2016 is $235,028.

A motion was made by Linda and seconded by Kathy to accept the amended budget. The 2016

Budget was approved.

Linda had us look over the 2016 Form 1-Pastoral Support Report that will be submitted at the

Charge Conference. She motioned to approve the Pastoral Support for the Charge Conference.

Ray seconded. Motion carried.

We discussed the Stephen Ministries in our church in 2016. Initial training will be in April.

Ministry Team Reports:

Soup and Pie: Chris said that tickets are going to be $7.00 for adults. The Soup and Pie Supper

will be on Nov.4th. Posters are going out.

Charge Conference: Pastor Jerry covered a variety of coming events. The Ingathering is Nov.7th

at Cherokee and the Charge conference is on Nov. 8th here at Hope (Poky Center). The book

Earn, Save, Give will be available Oct.18th. This is the book we will be studying for Steward-

ship Sundays. We also were able to look at the table of contents for Sent - Delivering The Gift of

Hope at Christmas by Jorge Acevedo. Some of us know him. This book will be our Advent

study guide. We looked at the Mission and Ministry Plan for 2016. Our goals are taken from

the Shift book. The other information is the same as last year. Pastor Jerry gave us an update on

Change a Child’s Story.

Worship: Carol reported that they meet next Monday at 5 p.m.

Education: Pastor reported that VBS has been moved to June 13-16 next year. Staff will arrive on the 12th.

Missions: Dixie reported The Mobile Food Pantry will be on Oct. 21 and need volunteers for the 11:00 a.m. set-

up and the 4:30 to 6:00 pm distribution. There is a need in our county for feeding the hungry. 50-60% of the chil-

dren in the county are on free or reduced lunches. Blanket Sundays are the next three Sundays. There will be a

skit on Oct. 11th about it.

Trustees: Linda [reporting for Don F.] said that custodial services in Plover will be done by Kathy L. The

phones in Havelock & Plover have been disconnected. A painting bid of $2,150 has been received for Plover.

UMW: Dixie said that they are working on gathering materials for ingathering kits and are due Oct.26th. This

should not only be a project of the women of the church but the entire church. Vespers has been changed to

Wednesday night, Dec. 2nd. Seven women went to the NW District Conference in Cherokee.

Nominations: Slots are being filled with some new folks mainly on the Trustees. The Mission Trip will be from

July 23-31 and we will be going to Eastern Kentucky. Travel time is 13 ½ hrs. one way. We will arrive on Sun-

day afternoon. On Oct.18th we will be welcoming 14 new members.

Next meeting will be on Nov. 12th at 7:00pm.

Donnie closed with prayer.

Submitted by, Judy Pursley, Leadership Team Secretary

Capital Improvement Projects

The Trustees have identified the following priorities that need

to be cared for. Please consider a special gift to the Capital

Fund “above & beyond” your regular giving.

1) One AC unit for the Poc. sanctuary needs replaced.

$3,500.DONE! PRAISE GOD!

2) Windows in the Poc. Fellowship Hall need replaced.

$1,100 / unit, $15,000 total

3) Plover entryway and sanctuary need painting. The bid for

this work is $2,150.00.

Thank you for your faithful, generous and joyful giving to the

ministry, mission and upkeep of Hope UMC..

- The Finance Ministry Team

UNMASK YOUR IDENTITY...and GET REAL!

2015 N.W. Iowa Women's Conference

Sat., November 14, 2015

9:45am - 4:00pm

Faith Community Church

54952 290th Avenue, Palmer, IA

Registration in only $30!

Register online at www.faithccpalmer.org

Questions? Email: conf@faithccpalmer.org

or call Kelly at 515-332-4250

TICKETS ARE LIMITED!

Featuring Speaker Melody A. Olson

www.melodyaolson.com or

www.facebook.com/SpeakLifeandLive

Please join us following worship at the

Pocahontas Center on Sunday, November 29th! We will

be decorating for the Advent/Christmas Season and then

sharing a meal together.

Everyone is welcome as we share this fun fellowship time

with our church family!

Hope UMW has some exciting news to share! For 2016 we will be introducing

an online circle group. The name of the circle will be Joy (Jesus-Others-You).

Four to six times throughout the year, you would receive an email which will in-

clude: (1) a scripture (2) a devotional (3) a mission statement about UMW (4) lo-

cal UMW opportunities (5) prayer requests.

This is an opportunity for those ladies of our church who are not able to be a part

of the circle groups that meet during the day or evening hours. You will be able

to read a scripture and companion devotional. You will know what is happening

locally and beyond in UMW missions. You can become involved in the many

projects that our local UMW supports if you wish. There will be no costs con-

nected to this group. If anyone wants, they could give a pledge or special offer-

ing when those are announced, but that will not be a requirement.

This is an opportunity that has come to our attention, and our local UMW officers

decided to see if there would be any interest. Those of you who have email ad-

dresses on file in the church office will receive an email later this year to see if

you are interested in becoming a part of Joy Circle. If your email address is not

on file in the office and you would like to be a part of this group or have any

questions, please contact the church office or Linda Ferguson dlfergu-

son@q.com .

“Even when everyone else sees your faults, God still sees your strengths.”

- Linda Ferguson, UMW Membership Nurture & Outreach

EXCITING NEWS

Worship Attendance at Hope UMC

DATE POCAHONTAS HAVELOCK PLOVER TOTAL

October 4 80 45 125

October 11 92 41 133

October 18 139 108 31

October 25 134 50 184

Carolyn & Adrian Hanson 11/3

Mike & Tonya Speer 11/13

Rob & Heidi Freeburg 11/16

Walt & Mary Phillips 11/17

Ray & Ernella Van Horn 11/19

Bernard & Jerri Arnold 11/27

Bethany Brown 11/3

Abigail Leu 11/4

Clara Barnhardt 11/5

Randy Barnhardt 11/7

Bryan Rahn 11/7

Nicole Arnold 11/10

Breyanne Minkler 11/11

Wayne Hulsebus 11/11

Jean Peterson 11/13

Allan Minkler 11/14

Pastor Jerry Miller 11/14

Donna Hudson 11/15

LaVon Hanna 11/18

Lenore Richardson 11/18

McKenna Trimble 11/18

Darlene Poss 11/19

Melissa Rahn 11/20

Monica Plantz 11/21

Caralynn Kerns 11/22

Carolyn Wheatley 11/23

Lars Hulsebus 11/24

Judy Timan 11/28

Members celebrating Anniversaries & Birthdays!!

Please call Melissa in the church office,

335-3663 or email her at hopeumc@evertek.net, if you are planning to be gone for the winter. Your winter address will be noted so that you will receive all correspondence from Hope UMC as scheduled. Thank you!!

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS † Nov 1 Karen Hauswirth Greeter

Nov 1 Tim Cook Liturgist

Nov 1 John & Martie Nedved CommStwd's

Nov 1 Brian & Shela Blomker Fellowship

Nov 1 Bill & Monica Plantz Fellowship

Nov 8 Judy Pursley Liturgist

Nov 8 Walt & Mary Phillips Fellowship

Nov 8 Tim & Elaine Cook Fellowship

Nov 15 Terry Terrill Greeter

Nov 15 Elaine Cook Liturgist

Nov 15 Mary Turner Fellowship

Nov 15 Jerry Severson Fellowship

Nov 22 Karen Hauswirth Liturgist

Nov 22 Donna Hull Fellowship

Nov 29 Donna Hull Liturgist

Nov 29 Carol McCurdy Fellowship

Nov 29 &/OR Kathy & Keith Johnson Fellowship

Nov Ruger Bunda Acolyte Poc

Nov Colton Freeburg Acolyte Poc

Nov Jack Gould Usher Poc

Nov Rob Freeburg Usher Poc

Nov Don Schendel Usher Poc

Nov Jeff Shearer Usher Poc

Lectionary Scriptures

Nov. 1 Isaiah 25:6-9, Psalm 24, Revelation 21:1-6a, John 11:32-44

Nov. 8 Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17, Psalm 127 or Psalm 42, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44

Nov. 15 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 1 Samuel 2:1-10 or Psalm 113, Hebrews 10:11-25, Mark 13:1-8

Nov. 22 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Psalm 132:1-12, Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37

Nov. 29 Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Luke 21:25-36