Pg. 2 Prayer

Pg. 3 Pumpkin Patch

Pg. 4 Trailblazers UMM/UMW

Pg. 5 Children’s Ministry

Pg. 6 Youth Ministry

Pg. 7 Ski Trip 2015

Pg. 8 Mission

Pg. 9 SNAP Challenge

Pg. 10 A Mobile Patch

Pg. 11 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Church Events

November 2nd Newcomer’s Lunch 12:20pm - Room 121/123

November 10th Cluster Charge Conference 6:30pm, Supper @ 5:30pm

November 23rd A Classical Evening of Thanksgiving

November 27 & 28th

Church Office is Closed for Thanksgiving

What’s Inside A Month of Thanksgiving

Dear Friends, This weekend I found myself humming a favorite Thanksgiving hymn. I realize that many people are ready to fast-forward to Christmas, but not me. I love Thanksgiving. But, if you are like me, one single day of Thanksgiving just isn’t enough. It takes a while to “count our many blessings and name them one by one.” In fact, the whole month of November is a month filled with reasons to be thankful. The month begins with All Saints Day on November 1st. On that day we give thanks for the generations of faithful Christians before us who now live in heaven. On Sunday, November 2, we will share together in the prayer known as The Great Thanksgiving during Holy Communion. Then, on Tuesday, November 4, is Election Day. That day more than any other ought to remind us of the blessings of being a citizen in a democratic nation. The next reminder to be thankful comes on the following Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day. It is a day set aside for us to thank those who have served our nation in the military. Then, on Sunday, November 23rd is "Christ the King Sunday," the last Sunday of the Christian year. It brings to a close the year-long telling of the life of Jesus that begins with Advent and Christmas and continues through Lent and Easter and Penetcost season and ends on Christ the King Sunday. On Thursday of that same week is Thanksgiving Day, when we thank God for blessing our ancestors through seasons of hunger and plenty. And then, finally, the last day of November, is the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the new Christian year. So, all through November are several powerful reminders that we have many reasons to be thankful. The Worship Committee is suggesting that we all take the time to

write one Thank You note every day during November. Write thank

you notes to firefighters and police officers, to your doctor, teachers,

neighbors, government leaders, that special clerk at the store, the co

-worker who lifts your spirits, the person in the pew behind you that

always asks how you’re doing, etc. This first week of November we

encourage you to write a thank you to people who have been the

hands and feet of Christ for you at times in your life when you

needed it. Each week at church we’ll share a different suggestion

for your notes.

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My wife, Nancy, and Ann Humes and I will be

leading a Prayer Retreat at Camp Egan on Friday,

Nov. 14 starting at 7:00 p.m. through Sunday,

Nov. 16 through lunch. We would love to have

you come and share this weekend with us. We will

teach about prayer and study the book by Richard

Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home.

The cost is based on your rooming preference. If

you want to room by yourself it is $230 for the

weekend. If you want to room with one other

person, the cost is $165 each. If you share with 3

or 4 people it is $145 or $125. Register by calling

the church or filling out a flyer at the church.

Grace & Peace,

Pastor Chuck & Nancy Horton

Prayer Ministries @ FUMC At FUMC Owasso, we pray. We pray to lift up others for healing, we pray for salvation and we pray in the name of Jesus. You can send out a prayer request by emailing it to: prayer@fumcowasso.org If you would like to be added to this vital prayer ministry team, and to the prayer chain, send an email to communications@fumcowasso.org.

Newcomers Lunch 11.2

November Prayer Retreat

Prayer Ministry

All newcomers are invited to join Pastor Chuck and others for lunch on Sunday, November 2nd. If you are new to the church and want to know more about the church and the different ministries, please come to rooms 121/123 at 12:20pm as our guests. Call Leroy Foreman (918-833-0357) or the church office to help us in planning for the meals.

Cancer Support Survey

I am trying to determine interest in an evening Cancer Support Group. We currently meet the third Tuesday at 10:00AM. If you or anyone you know would be interested in an evening meeting time, please notify me of a day and time that would be best. I can be reached at either Carla.elder@cox.net or my home phone number is 918-274-8429. Interested persons do not have to be a member of our church or any church, we welcome everyone. Thank you for your support of this ministry. Carla Elder, Facilitator First United Methodist Church of Owasso Cancer Support Group

A Classical Evening of Thanksgiving

November 23 @ 6:00 pm

Some of our more "seasoned" musicians in the church are going back and dusting off some recital and contest solos that they performed many years ago and are preparing to present them again in a special musical recital. The evening's musical selections will include vocal, instrumental, bells, piano and organ selections. Everyone is invited to attend and to ask someone to attend with you. Please mark your calendar for this wonderful evening.

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The 14th Annual Pumpkin Patch for Mission is wrapping up as you receive this article. As we anxiously anticipate the 9th Annual Trunk-or-Treat, we are so pleased to announce that we have sold over $40,000 in pumpkins this year! And, we are still selling, with most other locations around town having already run out of pumpkins to sell! Another amazing year! This year we opened later than usual, beginning on October 6th, but you can’t tell it by comparing the numbers to the sales numbers we have had in the past. This change allowed us to need fewer servant seller hours during the month. Thank you to Ken and Ruth Peacock for the donation of 260 bales of hay which transforms our grounds and Pavilion into the Pumpkin Patch that means so much to so many. Thank you to Phil & Jennifer Spencer and J&K Equipment Inc. for the donation of a commercial grade fork lift for the unloading of pallets on our first truck. What a difference it makes. Speaking of fork lifts...Thank you to Harvey and Judy Lewis who allowed us the use of their tractor for the month to unload pallets off of the trucks, but also for the countless Hay Ride loops for the Outdoor Classroom. It is rapidly becoming the most photographed tractor and trailer in the region! The Outdoor Classroom ran so smoothly under the direction of Mendi Burns, who was assisted by Ellen Nantz. School children from all over the area came to hear stories, play in the maze, learn about science and math, and most importantly, pick out their perfect pumpkin. Thank you ladies, and thank you to all of our

Outdoor Classroom Servants! You each make a huge impact in children’s visits to the Pumpkin Patch and we can’t do it without you! The Hance Henrie Memorial Run on October 11th was quite damp and cool, but perfect for running. The Run Group always does an amazing job organizing and hosting the event, and this year was no exception. Thank you to those who prepared and served a pumpkin perfect pancake breakfast to runners and their families! It was delicious! Thank you also to all involved for remembering Hance so wonderfully. Thank you to the United Methodist Men who continue to help move our necessary items from storage to the Pumpkin Patch and then return them. (A tradition that will surely end soon!) Your help is priceless to us and so much appreciated! Thank you to all who sold pumpkins this year. The hours you serve are many, but the impact they make on others is astounding! Church, you are truly the hands and feet of Christ and we cannot thank you enough for your servant spirit! Celebrating with you that it isn’t about pumpkins after all…It’s about people! The Mission Committee & The Pumpkin Patch for Mission Sub-Committee

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Raising Christian Families Retreat Amazing Family Retreat on January 17th & 18th, 2015 at Egan Camp & Retreat Center. This retreat will be full of family activities, break-out sessions on Parenting/Relationship Skills, Worship and Family Fellowship. What a great time to get away to encounter God as a family on this Holy Ground. Registration costs will vary depending on the length of stay and number in your family. Average cost per family, $210. For more information and exact costs, contact Corrina Robinson, Director of Children’s Ministries.

Trailblazers/UMM/UMW

Trailblazers Activities

Hope Circle Nov. 18th - 6:30pm Rooms 121/123

Love Circle Nov. 17th - 6:30pm Chapel

JOY/Faith Circle Nov. 11th - 9:30am Rooms 121/123

Mary & Martha Circle Nov. 25th - 11:30am Room 101

November 13th Potluck Luncheon at 11:30am Guest Speaker Lori Fullbright with Channel 6 TV - who is so dedicated about safety issues, will be bringing us her program on “Cons, Frauds & Scams”

November 22nd “Owasso Youth Orchestra’s Christmas Concert” Saturday, Nov. 22nd 10am at Bethel Baptist Church on 86th St.

The United Methodist Men will host their monthly breakfast and gathering Saturday, November 1st, at 8:30am in the Chapel. We hope that all men will come out and enjoy a wonderful time of food, fellowship and worship. The UMM breakfast is open to all men and their friends of FUMC Owasso.

Saturday, November 1st 8:30 am

Men’s Breakfast

UMW JOY/Faith Circle

Our gifts for the Claremore Veteran Center must be turned in at the November 11th meeting. Sewing items & purchased socks, house shoes. Thank You, Alberta

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Children’s Christmas Pageant is Dec 14th during the New Creation Worship Service! Lots of Adult help is needed to gather the costumes and help shepherd the kids.

Contact Corrina Robinson at the church office to help.

October 2014 Sundays @ 9:40AM

Three Truths For First Look: 1.God made me. 2.God loves me. 3.Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

Nursery - Preschool

Yellow Balloon at 9:40am (Preschool): Leader: Cindy Hand Assistants: Nov 2nd - Angela Swisher Nov 9th - Tom Droege Nov 16th- Karen Goerlitz Nov 23rd - Jessica Barr Nov 30th - Tom Droege

K- 5th Grade

MISSION CORNER

Good News. Great Joy. A small shoebox can teach a child about the love of God, lead him or her to faith in Christ, inspire pastors, and plant new churches. What goes in the box is fun, but what comes out is eternal. Be a part of changing lives through the power of a simple gift. This month we will be participating in Operation Christmas Child. We will be preparing these shoebox gifts in our homes as part of our Orange Devotional for November. These shoeboxes will need to be brought to Orange Worship one of the first three Sundays in November, the 2nd, 9th, and 16th but no later than the 16th. Please refer to the Parent Cue Card, or a link on our church website for details on packing your shoebox gift. YOUR GIFT AND THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST WILL IMPACT THE LIFE OF A CHILD WHO

MAY NEVER BEFORE HAVE RECEIVED A CHRISTMAS GIFT.

Lil’K at 11:00am (Preschool - 1st Gr): Leader: Diana Ogden Assistants: Nov 2nd - Kay Bezak Nov 9th - Katie Henson Nov 16th - Nancy Horton Nov 23rd - Carrie Gilstrap Nov 30th - Kimberly Burrus

Three Truths For 252: 1.I need to make the wise choice. 2.I can trust God no matter what.

3.I should treat others the way I want to be treated.

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Sunday Activities November 2nd Patch Clean-Up to Zoo 3-5 We will finish up with the pumpkin patch clean up by taking left over good pumpkins to the Zoo. Ski Trip Payment Due $75/person

November 9th Fall Party 4-7 We will have much playing of games, eating of the hot dogs, hiding and seeking, plus a fire! Everyone should meet at the Cinocca house 10419 N 148th E Ave. Everyone should bring some chips or s’more ingredients and a friend.

November 16th Rave in Great Room 3-5 Free youth Dance party, all welcome! It is a blast to turn up the sound system and cut loose for a bit. Even if you don’t like to dance it is fun to watch as we black out the room and use all sorts of lights and glow stuff.

November 23rd Lunch @ Seasons After Church Miss doing lunch bunch in the summer? Well we are going to go eat at Seasons after church and hang out till 2:00ish. Bring your family and lunch money! YLT at the church after lunch or 2:00 pm which ever happen later

November 30th Rake N Run 3-6 Bring your favorite leftovers! Meet at the church at 3:00pm bring rakes, gloves, and work clothes and we will go rake peoples’ yards who need help. Then we will return for our own mini Thanksgiving as we thank God for all we have.

IMPACT Youth owasso.impact.youth

Together we are growing in Christ!

Check our Calendar on the website at fumcowasso,org/#/youth

November Special Events

Wednesdays Shalom at 5:15pm and Bible Study at 6:00pm. No Shalom or Studies on Nov. 26th. Confirmation will continue, and Youth will start Generation Change by Dave Ramsey. November 15th District Youth Council (DYC) This group of leaders is open to any youth who want to come. We meet and discuss events at the district level and will be working on the transition between districts. Meet at the church at 9:15am and should be done by 11:45am. We will drive to Meadowcreek UMC. CCYM in Yukon Immediately following the DYC meeting, we will drive to Yukon, OK for the state-wide youth meeting. This meeting is also open to anyone who wants to go, and is strongly encouraged for any youth who want to attend CYME (a state-wide leadership camp.) We will grab a quick lunch on the road, but will stop for a meal on the way back. We return about 7:00pm. SERVANTS NEEDED November 2nd We will need some help transporting them so if you have a truck or trailer please make plans to bring it so we can make it all in one trip.

Ski Trip 2015 Spring Break March 16-20 $390/person

For Information check our webpage.

Mexico Mission Trip

Spring Break March 14-21st Details TBA

The Last Bartlesville District Camp*

June 8th-12th, 2015

*In 2016 we will be in a new district.

Summer Mission Trip 2015

This year we are not going to Youth Force, but to an Urban

mission experience. Details are still being sorted out.

CYME 2015

July 27-31

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Ski Trip 2015 Aspen, Colorado Getting chills...needing a hoody or sweater...I know we are not there yet, but we will be soon and in Oklahoma I can’t promise snow here, but I can if you go on the ski trip! Come with us and enjoy the wind in your hair as you fly (or roll) down the slopes of Aspen, Colorado. Below is a list of payments, dates and more...please look over this carefully and mark these dates on your calendars. If payments aren’t received on time, we risk losing our reservations and I CANNOT send the check from the church until the payments are received here. Also, last year we implemented a deadline for adding or dropping people, and if we stuck with it we could have saved a lot of money, so this year we are going to more strict about the January 15, 2013 dead line. After this date if you must drop out you will forfeit all you’ve paid on the trip. The details are listed below so please check them out and go ahead and make your decisions as to whether you’d like to go with us in March! As always, this is open to all persons in our church and your friends. If you are not at least a 7th grader or younger, though, you must attend with your family. DATES: March 16-20, 2015 COSTS: $390.00/person for skiers $400.00/person for snowboarders $220.00/person for non skiers $325.00/person if you own your equipment (includes 4 nights lodging, 3 days of rentals plus lift tickets and 4 breakfasts at the hotel) COST FOR AN UPGRADE TO A SUITE: $40.00/person (the suite has a King bed with a Queen Sofa Sleeper) PAYMENT SCHEDULE: $75.00/person due November 2nd $150.00/person due January 11th Remaining Balance due February 8th Travel Payment due March 1st (if riding with church) (Please note...we will be leaving on Sunday afternoon, March 15th and spending the night in a hotel room if you’re travelling with the church) Please download all the forms at www.fumcowasso.org (under youth and events). These are due by January 11th. If you are planning on travelling with the church, let me know as soon as you can. It’s going to be a GREAT trip! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact BJ at bj.danner@fumcowasso.org or 918-272-5731

Jan. 11th—last day to drop Jan. 11th—last day to add Mar. 15th—Leave on Trip Mar. 16th—arrive in Carbondale Mar. 17th-19th—Ski/Board Mar. 20th—Return Home

IMPORTANT DATES Nov. 2nd —$75.00/person due Jan. 11th—$150.00/person due Jan. 11th—Forms due Feb. 8th—Balance Due March 1st—Travel Payment due

Ski Trip 2015

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Mission Conference: Equipping the Church for a Changing World

Friday, Nov. 14th & Saturday, Nov. 15th

UM Church of the Servant (OKC) For more information contact Andy Henson at andyhenson@fumcowasso.org

Mission

Thanksgiving Baskets Our church will be partnering with Owasso Community Resources again this year for their Thanksgiving Basket drive. Items can be collected and/or donations can be made to OCR in the amount of $50 to cover the cost of what is needed. We need to know how many baskets will be donated by Monday, November 17th. The baskets will be delivered to OCR on Sunday, November 23rd. If you would like to donate a basket, please contact Andy Henson (andyhenson@fumcowasso.org) by Monday, the 17th. Donated baskets can be brought to the church during the week of November 17th-21st.

Here is a list of items for each basket: 1 basket or plastic tub/tote 2 packages of rolls 2 cans of corn 2 cans of green beans 1 can of French onions 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup 2 boxes or 1 bag of stuffing mix 1 can chicken broth 1 pie (bakery style or pie crust &

canned filling) 1 can of cranberry sauce 1 can of pumpkin 2 cans/jars or packages of gravy Instant mashed potatoes $25 gift card to Aldi or Wal-Mart

for purchase of a turkey or ham

Angel Tree

Our church also helps partner with OCR for their Angel Tree program. Once they are available, our church will be a host site for stocking pick-up. They will be available for pick-up on Sunday mornings and during the week. We will have more information about this next month!

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The SNAP challenge offers people of all backgrounds a chance to see first hand what life is like for millions of Americans facing hunger. By accepting the SNAP challenge, you’ll commit to eating all of your meals from a limited food budget, just like the average SNAP recipient. This amounts to…

$1.50 per person per meal How do I/we take the challenge: (1)The usual duration of the challenge is for a week

(5 days) but you can choose the duration of the challenge

(2)Your food budget for the week or day of your challenge will be based on the average SNAP benefit, which is $4.50 per person per day for ALL food and beverage. You can use coupons but should not shop at membership clubs, like Sam’s

(3)During the challenge, only eat food purchased for the challenge. Do not eat food that you purchased earlier (except for spices and condiments)

(4)Avoid accepting free food from friends, family, or while at work.

(5)Keep track of receipts on food spending and take note of your experiences throughout the week, in particular the choices you made between the variety and quality of food you ate (fresh vs. canned, healthy vs. cheap)

(6)Invite others to join you and share your experience through social media or another outlet

* We are looking at the week of November 17-21 as a time to invite you to take the SNAP challenge. Most of us do not worry about where our next meal is going to come from, but for many of the folks that come to our church for food pantry and/or utility assistance, this is a real struggle. We hope that by participating in this challenge that you will experience just a bit of what these individuals and families experience and raise awareness of hunger and food insecurity issues in Oklahoma and beyond. For more information, please contact Andy Henson (andyhenson@fumcowasso.org)

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A Mobile Patch! As we approach the grand finale, Trunk or Treat, of the Pumpkin Patch for Missions, I am really thankful to be a part of this grand month of October. From the inhalation of hay dust in the back of the trailers during the unloading events, to the smiling faces of the little ones as they make their way through the Patch to find just the right pumpkin, it has been an amazing month! We took the Patch mobile some this year as well. With the giant pumpkin painted by resident artist, Judy Kimball, the antics of BJ Danner, the mission contacts of Andy Henson, the story telling of Holly Cinocca, and others, we visited the Baptist Children’s Home, Mustard Seed Day Care in Claremore, Wesley UMC in Tulsa, Dividing Bread, Mission Owasso and an assortment of businesses. It was a blessing to me to be able to take the patch on the road. We will see what next year brings and I will leave you with this picture that says it all:

Blessings, Pastor Jim Cinocca, Jr.

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November Birthdays 1st Reagan Hubbell Isabella Hunt Aspen Soules Bristol Soules 2nd Eric Carlson Kennedy Hayden Tripp Hayden Colby Rogers Tom Yeldell 3rd Destyn Hutchinson Jaiden Thompson 4th Larry O’Dell Meredith Reeve 5th Meaghan Ennis Joyce Plumlee Kyle Reedy Heidi Stark David Tschopp 6th Kellie Barros Karen Goerlitz Mike Haverty 7th Brian Parker Shawn Parker 8th Peggy Eddington Kathryn Tumelson 9th Valerie Garrett Jarrett Stallings 10th Fran James Maci Lee Livingston Duane Magnauck

11th Katie Henson 12th Travis Freshour Ann Humes Sarah King Kyle McGough 13th Ashley Salerno Stanley Smith 14th Jessica Barr Jon Garde Devon Gilstrap Adam Hardison Stacie McCormick 15th Shirley Fry Nicole Kowena Raygen Kurtz Patrick Mackie Sharon Michel Skylar Nelson John Tuttle 16th Tanner Cabrera Abigail Foshee Brock Halford Connor Ward Faye Webster 17th Betty Callicott Michael Gould Kelsey Stallings 18th Gene Eddleman Chloe Hall 19th Dean Broyles Janet Mater Emily Parks Nicole Ramirez 20th Donna Haverty

Gary Paup Clayton Randolph Dalton Rogers Kristy Warren 21st Christopher Felts Terry Foshee-Daugherty Tina Little Jonathan Nixon 23rd Steven Begemann Peggy Burks Kimberly Burrus Dana McConnell Kristin Shinn 24th Gay Cowles Andrew Downing Stephanie England Chris Garrett Hunter McConnell Mel Patterson Emma Jane White Olivia Whitsett 25th Ethan Foshee Pat Kindy Ryder Stanbro 26th Susan Cox Leah Davidson Ashlee Trammel 27th Kelly Hoefer JoAnn Jordan 28th David Smylie 29th Tim Carson Kinsey Steele Kira Steele Robert Storts 30th Beth Foshee

November Anniversaries 1st Becky & Ed Kirby 4th Corrina & Mike Robinson 8th David & Jennifer Smith 9th Donna & Gene Etchison 13th Karen & Mike Barros 15th Dale & Sharon Boyd 17th Patti & Wes Fry 19th Mel & Peggy Patterson 24th Debbie & Rick Blosser Audrey & Kim Reeve 25th David & Debbie Hardison Mike & Sharon Michel Dayton & Grace Moats 27th Kris & Steve Lee 29th Cecil & Dorothy Dickinson

November Birthdays and Anniversaries

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Bishop...............................................................Robert Hayes District Superintendent...................................George Warren Senior Pastor................................................... Chuck Horton Associate Pastor.............................................Taud Boatman Associate Pastor…………………………………..Jim Cinocca Assistant Pastors..............Richard Whetsell, Leroy Foreman Larry Adkisson Youth Director........................................................BJ Danner Dir. Of Children’s Ministry...........................Corrina Robinson Dir. Of Music Ministries…………………….….Joe Bill George Dir. Cont. Worship and Outreach…..................Andy Henson Administrative Assistant...............................Susan Moreland Financial Secretary...........................................Karen Scheer Organist.............................................................Linda Cooper Nursery Director...............................................Brandi Foshee Nursery Staff.............Sarah Blockcolski, MaKenzie Boatman, Sherri Buckles, Beth Foshee, Connie Mix, Bonnie Reckinger Building Superintendent……………………..Richard Whetsell Building Superintendent Assistant…………….David Hairston Custodians...................Zac and Sara Green, Janelle Roberts Yellow Balloon Director........................................Carri Yount Yellow Balloon Staff……….……….Amy Pearce, Jennifer Hill

1st UMM Breakfast 8:30am 2nd Newcomer’s Lunch 12:20pm 9th Finance Committee 3pm Admin Board 4:30pm 10th Cluster Charge Conference 6:30pm 13th Trailblazer’s Luncheon 11:30am 18th Cancer Support Group 10AM 23rd A Classical Evening of Thanksgiv-

ing 6:00pm 27th & 28th Church Office Closed HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!