First United Methodist Church

Historic Downtown Rogers, Arkansas

Our worship is expressed

in two ways with the same Spirit.

8:15...Casual 10:30...Classical

Sunday, November 5th

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Lectionary

Joshua 3:7-17

Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Matthew 23:1-12

Sunday, November 12th

Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday

Lectionary

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Psalm 78:1-7

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

MEMBERS IN MINISTRY

Lay Readers for November

Cindy Miller and Ron Hayes

Acolytes for Sunday, November 5th

8:15 Fletcher & Anderson Farmer

10:30 Molly Benish & Ava Prince

Acolytes for Sunday, November 12th

8:15 Tatum Mann

10:30 Morgan Lee & Marin deVera

November Altar Guild

Marcia Haskins

Susie Huntsinger

Attendance

October 22nd — 244

October 29th — 211

Publication Dates

November 1st Digital edition only

November 15th Digital and print edition

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Thursday, November 23rd! FOR WHOM: Our church members and our community neighbors…here’s an op-portunity to gather with others to enjoy a fine holiday meal together…no one needs to be alone on Thanksgiving Day! We will serve dine-in guests in the Fellowship Hall at 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 23rd, plus deliver meals to Rogers Police and Fire Departments, the Juvenile Detention Center, Meals on Wheels clients, and

our homebound members, and provide take-out meals for pick-up.

RESERVATIONS, PLEASE! Call the church at 479-631-7997 by Monday, Nov. 20th

to reserve your seat or arrange a delivery...we want to be prepared for you!

HOW YOU CAN HELP: And, we DO need help! This is no small effort, and even if you will be out of town, or at home celebrating with your own family on Thanksgiving Day, there are still opportunities to help ahead of time. The sign-up sheets are up…go check the hallway bulletin board and find a place to sign up to support this mis-sion! We need “worker bees” for prep on both the Tuesday and Wednesday before the big day, and then several workers on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, throughout the morning as well as during the dinner itself.…you can pick a shift, and won’t have to organize/lead anything unless you want to. Many hands make light work!

Can you:

Bake a pie? Deliver meals? Fill salt and pepper shakers?

Chop onions? Donate a turkey? Assemble “to-go” boxes?

Set a table? Arrange decorations? Work the serving line?

Carve a turkey? Be a greeter? Contribute financially?

Iron tablecloths? Wash dishes? Clean up afterwards?

BE A DISCIPLE: Join us for camaraderie in mission as we bring our collective tal-ents together in this effort. Giving back is OUR thanks and gratitude to God for God’s many blessings, and we can become the “hands and feet” of Jesus as we

bring His inclusive spirit to our neighbors!

C O M M U N I T Y Thanksgiving

DINNER

Prepare the Way of the Lord

Continuing my column in First Word’s first of the month

issue, we will look briefly at a new piece of music for our

liturgical use. Sunday, December 3 is the church New Year,

the First Sunday of Advent. As our Call to Prayer we will

sing another wonderful song from the Taizé community,

“Prepare the Way of the Lord.” Written by Jacques Berthi-

er, a composer of much of the music found at Taizé, it is a

simple 8 measure tune, crafted as a round.

The Taizé Community is an ecumenical group named for

the town it resides, Taizé, France. Founded in 1940 by

Brother Schütz, hundreds of pilgrims travel to Taizé each

year to experience a life of prayer and worship in simple

surroundings. During World War II, it helped refugees, so

much so that the Gestapo threatened Brother Roger, who

fled to Switzerland until the end of the war. The Taizé

songs are sung in worship by crowds from dozens of coun-

tries, speaking many languages, and are particularly attrac-

tive to travelers under the age of 30.

To hear an example of “Prepare the Way of the Lord,” click

here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io252KZJnHY

It is sung as a unison congregational tune and also as a

round.

Brian Breeding Music Minister fumcrmusic@sbcglobal.net

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Sandra Wanasek, Associate Pastor

When someone asks who you are, usually the response is

your name. Perhaps you include your relationship; “I’m

Sandi Wanasek, Amy Fourt and Daniel Lawson’s mom” or

you mention a work relationship “I’m Sandi Wanasek, on

staff at First United Methodist Church”. We give the in-

quirer some kind of frame of reference, a way to visualize

us in their mind’s eye.

Once we enter into a closer relationship, our friends will

learn more about us....perhaps that we have a strong will,

or that we struggle with loneliness or depression. Perhaps

they’ll notice a genetic predisposition to being an introvert

or extrovert. They discover, over time, who we really are.

Who would you say First Church is? Is she a leader of so-

cial action causes or perhaps a chaplain for those who are

sad or struggling? Would you say that she’s a Stephen

Ministry church and know how to explain what that

means? Would you say, “That’s the church where I go for

Thanksgiving dinner every year. Want to come?” Or per-

haps, would you say she’s a mission station, nurturing and

equipping folks to enter the world with the love of Jesus?

It’s an interesting process, exploring and discovering who

we are. Hopefully, over these past 20+ years in this place,

the discovering has been an on-going process and when

service to others presents itself, we answer the call because

that’s WHO we are!

Shalom,

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

November 5, 2017 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS

BACK!

Please join us on Sunday, November 5th as we celebrate

All Saints Sunday and loved ones that have gone before

us. During the 8:15 and 10:30 services, names will be read

and candles lit in remembrance of those in our church

congregation as well as family and friends who have

passed this past year.

Children’s CornerChildren’s Corner

Growing in Love Grounded in Prayer

Carie McMaster Director of Children Ministries

479-903-4538 / fumcrogerschildren@gmail.com

FUMC Rogers Children Ministries

PHONE:

479-531-0940

EMAIL

mdoplus@sbcglobal.net

WEBSITE

www.fumcmdoplus.org

A Ministry of First United Methodist Church ~ Rogers, AR

It’s that time again … MDO will be having a Canned Food

Drive/Spirit week during November 13-17!

A BIG THANK YOU in to the church staff and Cyndie

Jacks for all of the hard work creating a fun pumpkin patch

for the MDO children! Be sure to stop by and check out the

MDO bulletin board to see photos of all the little ones!

Wow! What a busy time we have had ....

Eating Oreo spiders, painting pumpkins, making friendship

bracelets, filling the Little Free Pantry, and being silly with

playdoh! What fun!

Have a Blessed Day!

Sam & Rubye Samuelson 650 S. Dodson Rd. Apt. 122 Rogers, AR 72758

One of the advantages offered by our pictorial directory

provider is the potential for a download on your cell

phone. If this sounds like Greek to you, Kevin Lancas-

ter, Clint Hopper, and Diana Kolman will be available be-

tween worship services on Nov. 12 and 19 to help you get

that done!

FUMC

We hope that you have been reading our articles over the

last couple of months...and that you understand this won-

derful cooperative effort of our area Methodist church-

es! If you have any questions about this mission, please

feel free to stop us in the hallways! Those who have

attended these joint meetings include Pastor Michael

Mattox, Judy Mattox, Diana Kolman, Marie Green, Karl

Gaarsoe, Jenny Harmon, and Harriet Mack.

The Micah 6:8 group is making positive steps toward a

project that will be one step in addressing the homeless in

our area. We will be presenting a plan to church leader-

ship after January 1 for their approval. Then, we will be

able to share the good news with you and look forward to

your support!

You will remember that a short-term project that we start-

ed was in food recovery. Volunteers from all of our

churches collected excess produce from the Downtown

Rogers Farmers Market throughout the season and deliv-

ered it to the Grace Community Meal and Pantry...as well

as other organizations. We did this with the guidance and

support of Seeds That Feed in Fayetteville. Their mission

is to cut down on food waste and to get healthy produce

to those who need it. Today we learned that we collected

and distributed 13,330 pounds of food in Rogers over the

season! It is a great start...and we will continue this pro-

ject next year as well as consider expanding those efforts!

The MICAH 6:8

Initiative

GIVING MADE EASY...

What if you bought a cup of coffee for $3.65 and the remainder of the dollar, 35 cents, was automatically given as an offering to FUMC? And it is tax deductible! You won’t miss it, but it can

make a big impact for the church once added up.

FUMC has partnered with DonateYourChange.com, which is a

secure fundraising application to donate your change.

Sign up all your Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Checking Accounts to donate your change on each. The Young Adult group will help anyone sign up between services on Sunday,

November 5th.

Want to start giving today?

Click here: fumcrogers.donateyourchange.com

Dear FUMC,

Thanks SO much for your recent donation to Tillery’s

music department. We appreciate your generosity and

community spirit—it makes such a positive impact for

our students. I was so excited to be able to purchase

new and relevant curriculum!

Tillery Loves you!

Emma Coulter—Music Teacher at Tillery

Check out the bulletin board in the main hallway or stop by the church office to see all of the children’s cards!

Studen Minis ries

FUMC

Rogers

FUMC

Rogers

On Oct. 21 our Middle Schoolers went to the Ozark Corn

Maze for a day of fun! We survived the corn maze,

played with the pumpkin launcher, and had a short de-

votional on Ecclesiastes 4:12 and the importance on hav-

ing solid people who have your back in your faith walk.

A huge thank you to Whitney Mann, Rhonda Adams,

and Clint and Jamei Hopper for chaperoning and mak-

ing it a great day. THANK YOU! B Edwards, Director of Student Ministries ~ Joshua 1:9

Oct. 20 our high schoolers went to Springdale to partici-

pate in NWA Miracle League. Miracle League is co-ed

little league baseball for children with developmental

and physical disabilities. This is a great program and re-

source for families in Northwest Arkansas; each player is

paired with a "buddy" who stays with them during the

game helping make the experience as fun as possible. We

are so proud and thankful for these high schoolers who

made being a Miracle League buddy a priority on a Fri-

day Night.

Sunday, Oct. 22 was our annual small group

pumpkin carving contest! We split up into

our groups of High School Girls, High School

Boys, Middle School Girls, and Middle School

Boys; and let them go to town on 2 pumpkins

creating a design they think best represents

their group. The winning team got to choose

our Turkey Bowl team color. A big congratu-

lations to our High School Girls – looks like

we'll be turning teal this Turkey Bowl.

Church Family:

Bob Anderson, at home

Nick Guglielmi

Mary Ann Hoppe, on hospice at home

Hope Johnson

Paul Mills, at home

Gene Percell, Bradford House, Rm. 404

Rubye Samuelson

Marilyn Smith

Joanna Stephenson, at home

Dorothy Walter, Innisfree C-12

Janice Warren

Other Prayer Concerns:

Please keep Kevin Jensen in your prayers as he will be in training for deploy-

ment to Afghanistan in February 2018 .

Friends and Family:

Georgia Bastain, friend of Nevlyn and Whitney Mann

Ed Berry, friend of Edwin & Kathy McClure

Cara Brooks, friend of Destine, Cody & Hope Johnson & Shirley Bennett

Carter Bryant, KC Children’s Hospital, son of Josh & Megan, grandparents are

Becky & Doug Gallemore

Marion Caple, friend of Anne Miners

Opal Carter, family of John Dunn

Alexander Cook, at home, Sandy Sims̕ great-grandson

Butch Cordell, friend of Dolly and Jimmy Schulthess

Keith Engweiler, at home, nephew of Jimmy Schulthess

Addison French, Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, family of Sandra Sims

Heather Hooks, friend of Sarah and Molly Benish

Liv Hopewell, hospital in Alaska, infant niece of Ryan and Deanne Jensen

Ken Hunt, on hospice, father of Kara Newcomb, friend of Amy McCann

Faye Jeffery

Helen Jensen, mother of Kerry Jensen

Reta Johnson, Cody Johnson’s mother

Herman Jones, husband of Jill who makes our prayer shawls. He is at home.

Stacy Kinzer, friend of Becky Zajicek

Otto Kirkpatrick, at home

Scott Lejzerowicz, nephew of Marsha Clifton

Jennifer Long, on mission in Africa, Briscoe’s daughter.

Gloria McCan, mother of Karen Moore

Sally Niffenegger, sister of Sussie Brock

Bonnie Bess Obert, Charleston, SC, sister of Laura Swearingen

Dave and Marlene Perry, friends of Joe and Cindy Meyers

Marilyn Pool, sister of Barbara Stimac

Stewart Price, great-nephew of Shirley Bennett

Richard Rexroat, brother of Marie Greene

Raymond Seeber, Joplin, brother of Kathy Seeber

Susan Spaethe, Dallas, sister of Katy Kraner

Tammy Vance, niece of Marsha Clifton

Denise Wright Wanal, friend of Shirley Bennett family

Alexa White, friend of Rhonda and Layne Adams

Josh White, friend of Josh Smith

Our Christian Sympathy to:

Cecilie Mattison, step-daughter of Trude Swift, who was the grandmother of,

Lindsey and Annie Mattison. Trude died October 28th and Memorial services

were held Nov. 1st in our sanctuary.

Joan Dick and family on the death of Joan’s brother, Asa Beehler, who died Oct.

30th in Anchorage, Alaska.

Abundant Health BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT

The Importance of a Smile By Dr. Bob Matlock

Why should you visit a dentist? The primary reason is that

it’s a preventive measure. Don’t wait until you have a

toothache! Preventive treatment is much more pleasant

and much less costly than treating the ache.

My favorite reason for one to visit the dentist is to have

one’s teeth cleaned. At this appointment, not only is your

smile brightened, but any dental problems that one might

be unaware of can be caught and a major problem pre-

vented.

Your smile is so important. A smile showing a pretty set of

teeth produces a positive reaction with others. Suppose

you are hungry and you pull into a drive-in restaurant.

After placing your order, you drive ahead to pay and then

receive your order. All is well until the person handing

you your order smiles. Unfortunately, this person exhibits

a mouth full of bad teeth. Did you just lose your appetite?

This is just an example of a negative reaction to an un-

pleasant smile.

Another reason to visit the dentist is to get a new tooth-

brush. How one can ever choose which toothbrush to pur-

chase at the oral hygiene area of a pharmacy or grocery is

beyond me. Too many choices. Just remember that all

toothbrushes work if used properly.

Some years ago, a friend told me of a sign that was around

the mirror above her children’s bathroom sink. It said,

“You are not properly dressed until you are wearing a

smile.”

Are you properly dressed?

FUMC at work in our local community, in Arkansas, and around the world!

The Pantry LET’S

Brrr! The weather is changing...so let's keep hearty soups

on our grocery lists for the Little Free Pantry! Thanks to all

of those who have responded....we see your soups...even

though they disappear from the shelves so quickly!

Here are a few updates:

We continue to work with the NWA Food Bank to se-

cure some additional foods for our LFP. You may

have noticed loaves of bread...and even some bananas!

We are exploring ways to purchase some healthy pro-

tein foods to supplement the wonderful foods that you

bring to the LFP. Do you notice the Tyson's canned

chicken in the pantry? Remember that this chicken

was a gift from our friends at Tyson's. You would

have to be really fast to see the cans of chick-

en...because they are always the first to go out of the

pantry! Protein products are expensive and difficult

for some families to afford. We are glad that we can

help provide that in a small way.

We have been contacted by our LFP friends and folks

from Seattle's Municipal Channel about a feature story

they are producing. It is possible that some photos

from our LFP will be included! We will let you know

if we are featured and when it might be available for

viewing.

Remember that you can always Pump Up the Pantry by

making cash donations to FUMC with a notation for the

LFP! Those funds help us purchase foods to help 'fill the

gaps'!

Stop by the church office to pick up some peach jelly and

apple butter. Pints are $5 each, make great gifts, and every

penny of the proceeds go back to our church and communi-

ty to do good!

FALL YARD CLEAN UP—Nov. 18 / 8:30 am

Coffee & Donuts provided!

Another big, big, BIG thank you to Boomerang Joy led by

Marie Greene and Diana Kolman for feeding the Cross-

roads teachers during parent-teacher conferences last

week! You ladies are amazing!

And thank you to all who contributed to Crossroads

snacks. You helped the social worker go from digging a

pop tart out of the bottom of her purse...to a fully stocked

shelf! Marie also led that effort. She will need a super-size

wagon in heaven to lug around all those gold stars she has

earned!

I am certainly mightily blessed to be part of such a loving

church!

Much love,

Cindy Miller Crossroads PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) President

Join the U of A Wesley for an Alumni & Friends Tailgate Saturday, November 4th for the

Homecoming game against Coastal Carolina! Meet us at the Gardens for food, fun, and fellowship!

Please contact Jill Jagmin at friendsofwesley@centraltolife.com or

479-442-1800 with any questions.

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First United Methodist Church

307 West Elm Street, Rogers, AR 72756

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Phone: 479-631-7997

Published: November 1, 2017

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STAFF:

Senior Pastor: Rev. Michael Mattox

Associate Pastor: Rev. Sandra Wanasek

Music Minister: Brian Breeding

Mother’s Day Out Director: Amy McCann

Children’s Director: Carie McMaster

Director of Student Ministries: B Edwards

Administrative Assistant: Sharon Rothrock

First Word Editor and Office Assistant: Tami Hinojosa

Financial Secretary: Dr. Spencer Allen

Organist: Carolyn McGinnis

Custodian: Shane Harrison

Media Director: Kevin Lancaster

Sunday Nursery Director: Kendra Mortimeyer

Kitchen Manager: Cindy Meyers

“Opening Hearts, Opening Minds, Opening Doors”

A Stephen Ministry Congregation

OCTOBERFEST 2017 ~ Our Octoberfest Fellowship Supper was a

huge success! Thanks to all who contributed by preparing the food,

setting up, serving, cleaning up, and attending!