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DECEMBER ISSUE 2018

Helping Hand Thrift Store

If you would like more information on how you can help or become a part

of this mission, please contact Kathy Eaton at 350-0512

Thank you for supporting

UMW Missions!

202 W 1st St, McCook, NE 69001

PH (308) 345-7163

Open Monday –Saturday 1pm to 4pm

Thursdays, 1-6pm

Thank you for all of your support in this growing community ministry!!

Thrift Store

Memorial Committee

Leaves add to Legacy Tree: Honoring Dave and Cindy Dame.

Memorial funds were given:

1. Improvements to Youth Center- $512

2. Communion Altar Cloth-$245 and cup filler-$180

Donations given to Legacy Fund thru McCook Community Foundation generate returns each year; in 2018 MUMC received $1,112.21.

Memorial were given during 2018 for the following:

Ann Hazlitt Kathryn Rowena Clesson

Arleigh L. Kincaid

William Stock

Bettye Stewart

Thelma Walters

Richard Walters

DECEMBER ISSUE 2018

There's a song in the musical West Side Story called "Something's

Coming and It's Going to be Good!" That's a good statement of the

Advent mood.

Advent emphasizes the sense of expectant waiting for something

good to happen -- waiting for Someone special to come from God.

The people of Israel had heard God's promise that a Savior would

come, and, as recorded in the Old Testament, waited through some

of the darkest hours of their nation's history for the fulfillment of that

promise.

Christians know that God's promise was fulfilled by the coming of

Jesus. We celebrate that fulfillment at Christmas, but Advent invites us

to experience the sense of anticipation that precedes Christ's coming.

Advent also has a personal aspect. Perhaps some of us have not had

the Christmas experience of having Jesus born in the manger of our

hearts. We are still in Advent, hoping something good will yet come,

but fearing that it will not.

Thus, Advent is a time to make our hearts ready to receive Christ. He's

coming to us and that is GOOD!

I encourage you to join us this happy season. Here is a list of

messages:

November 25-“God Decorates for Christmas”

December 2-Special Service @ 10am (Hanging of the Greens) “The

Christmas Traveler”

December 9-“What Does the Bible Teach about Sexual Ethics”

December 16-“Wonderful Light” Jesus is the light who overcomes

darkness

December 23-“Baby King” What Christmas character do you identify

with?

December 24-“The Christmas Story” How the gospel writers tell the

story because it’s personal.

Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world with Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Your Monthly Newsletter Provided by Memorial United Methodist Church of McCook, Nebraska

The Open Door

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DECEMBER ISSUE 2018

IN THIS ISSUE:

P3 Little Blessings

P4 Children/Education

P6 Calendar

P8 UMW

P10 Worship Schedule

P11 Other Church News

P12 Helping Hands/Memorials

Pastor Jeff Kelley

Phone (402)873-8190

Email jkelley59@windstream.net

If you have an event, article, or notice that you would like in our monthly newsletter, please email the information to the church office no later than noon on the 3rd Friday of the month. Weekly bulletin information is due each Wednesday to insure its posting.

Getting Connected

If you have had a change of

address or telephone, etc., please

contact the Church Office so that

your information can be updated.

**In an effort to insure all our

members are receiving the

monthly newsletter, we

have mailed one out to

each family on our roster. If

you would prefer to receive

this publication via email

only, please email the

Church Office at: office@mccookumc.org

and we will be sure to

update your information**

Memorial United Methodist Church

105 East E Street

McCook, NE 69001

Phone (308)345-2445

Email office@mccookumc.org

Website www.mccookumc.com

Office Hours Monday-Friday, 8am-3pm

Closed 12pm to 1pm

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On Another Note:

McCook Pantry: Our church is collecting flour & sugar

for the Pantry during the month of December. Items

may be placed in the pantry cart found in the

Narthex. (The 2019 food list will be out soon :)

Poinsettias & Angels: Order forms for 2019 Poinsettias

and Angel ornaments can be found in this month’s

newsletter. Submission deadline is December 13th.

Volunteers Needed: As some may already know, we

are going to be serving meals to the Wednesday

evening children and youth starting in January of 2019.

To make this happen, we are in need of 4-6 small

groups that would be willing to provide and serve meals

to our young folks. If you would like to be a part of this

new program, please call Angie in the office. Thank

you :)

Bell Ringers: The Salvation Army Bell Ringer list for MUMC is

available on the Friendship Table. Signups are for both the

north and south doors of Walmart on Saturday, December

15th.

Dec.

30th

8:15am Service

Ushers–Dave & Terri Winder

Ushers–Steve & Patty Keene

Greeters–

Greeters– Ken & Marlene Foster

Sound–

Powerpoint- Dee Premer

Fellowship Host–Mary Jo Overton

10:30 am Service

Ushers– Dallas & Beverly Talkington

Ushers– Steve & Christi Evans

Greeters–Art & Nita Skinner

Greeters–Colleen Walter & Dana Wade

Sound–Greg Wolford

Transportation–Clair Hanson & Bill Marshall

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December Paraments– Marlene Foster

December Communion– The Keenes (& The Graves on 12/24)

Serving in Worship

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10:00 am Special Service - Hanging of the Greens

Ushers– Josh & Jill Hill

Ushers–Macy & Brynn Hill

Greeters–Veda Kemper & Bev Rea

Greeters–Need Volunteers

Sound–Chuck Trail

Powerpoint- Dee Premer

Transportation–Clair Hanson & Bill Marshall

8:15am Service

Ushers– Janie & Dawson Bredvick

Ushers– Tom Bredvick & Jim Ruff

Greeters–Jeff & Beth Crick

Greeters–Roger & Susan Moreau

Sound–Dan Dueland

Powerpoint- Dee Premer

Fellowship Host–Eloise Farber

10:30 am Service

Ushers– Devonna Houghtelling & Kar-mon Johson

Ushers– Tom Poore & Gene Weedin

Greeters–Dave & Karla Polly

Greeters–Kelcy Ruggles & Barbara Grafel

Sound–Greg Wolford

Transportation–Clair Hanson & Bill Marshall

8:15am Service

Ushers– Dave & Kathy Eaton

Ushers– Eloise Farber

Greeters–Steve & Leanne Miller

Greeters–Delbert & Neola Blake

Sound–Jeff Crick

Powerpoint- Dee Premer

Fellowship Host–Amy Kehler

10:30 am Service

Ushers– Tad & Kristen Puckett

Ushers– Melanie Goodenberger

Greeters–Dallas & Beverly Talkington

Greeters–Roger & Susan Moreau

Sound–Mel Holsten

Transportation–Clair Hanson & Bill Marshall

8:15am Service

Ushers– Randy & Kim Korgan

Ushers–Robb & Mary Jo Overton

Greeters–Dale & Mary Dueland

Greeters–

Sound–Dan Dueland

Powerpoint- Dee Premer

Fellowship Host–Darlene Loper & Helen Magee

10:30 am Service

Ushers– Dirk & Sandra Gray

Ushers– Todd & Shariel Thieszen

Greeters–Travis & Suzanne Fries

Greeters–Steve & Christi Evans

Sound–Eric Olson

Transportation–Clair Hanson & Bill Marshall

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DECEMBER ISSUE 2018

Little Blessings Preschool

Traci Wiemers, Teacher

Ashton Harpham Mccoy, Assistant Teacher

We are happy to announce that Ashton Harpham

McCoy has joined our preschool class as an assistant

teacher. Ashton graduated from Chadron State College

in May with a degree in Elementary Education and an

Early Childhood.

You are invited to our Preschool Christmas Program

Sunday, December 9th at 2:00 pm, in the sanctuary. We

have practiced our songs and look forward to sharing

about the birth of baby Jesus.

Have a Very Merry Christmas!

Traci

PH (308)345-6335

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Nursery Notes

Library News

I always find something interesting in our library as I just stand

and look at all the different topics and authors we have.

Our advent time starts December 2 and ends December 24.

A time to study the birth of Jesus and where our life is .

We have a book on “What Would Jesus do.” We also have a

book called “What Would the Bible Say”. Billy Graham wrote

a book called “Answers to Life’s Problems”

Also for kids we have a Bible Story Book for Kids. If you need a

book for your child to look at during church feel free to come

in.

Marlene Meitl, Church Librarian

What a joy it has been to spend time with the

children of the church! I continue to offer the

nursery between services for preschool age

and younger so parents can attend Bible

study and also during the 10:30 service. I

average 4 kids a Sunday; sometimes more, sometimes less.

I've rearranged the area to better serve the

children but there is one thing missing, a

glider! If you have a gently used or new glider

that you would like to donate to the nursery

we would welcome it! A rocking chair would

do damage to little fingers but a glider would

allow us a place to read stories and comfort

sleepy babes! Please contact the church

office if you have a glider to donate.

Thank you! Kelli Jensen

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A Note from the UMW President

I would like to thank our church family for all your love and

loyalty through all the process of moving to our new store. If it

wouldn’t have been for the church and Pastor Jeff’s support,

we would still be in the MNB basement! It’s hard to believe

that it has been a year since we moved and how much has

God blessed our ministry. We have tripled the money in a year

and after helping all our missions (and also new ones), we still

had $20,000 to help the church pay for the repair of the

Helping Hand store roof! We are so GRATEFUL to God that has

blessed us beyond measure!

This is where our money has gone: McCook pantry,Community

Supper, CASA, Salvation Army, Domestic Abuse, Share the

Heat, The Saving Place, Habitat for Humanity, Family

Resources, ABC Pregnancy Center, Meals on Wheels, Camp

Comeca, Adopt-A-Chaplain, Orphan Grain Train, NUMB ride,

Nebraska Children’s Home Society, Red Willow Ministerial

Assn., True Impacts (projects in Uganda), Community Hospital

Foundation, L2 for Kids, Heifer International, Great West District

Mission Giving, Epworth Village, U.M.C.O.R., Camp Norwesca,

McCurdy Mission NM, Lydia Patterson Mission TX, Red Bird

Mission KY, Released and Restored, Hispanic Ministry, Camp

Scholarships for our children, Little Blessings Pre-School and

Scholarships, Faith Weavers, MUMC Foundation (Seminary

Students) and Methodist Endowment Fund.

I have been so honored to be UMW president for two years. It

has been a humbling experience to see the work of the Holy

Spirit in our lives. Our success has been principally for working

together as one family, as sisters in Christ! God bless you and

all the hardworking UMW! Please welcome Marge Daniel who

will be our president for 2019.

Patty Keene

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Fellowship

If you would like to add a prayer, a thank you, or maybe a special verse

that you would like to share, contact Angie in the church office and we

will post it here in our Fellowship section.

Keep in your prayers: Rachel Hay, Linda Hedges,

Ree Smock, Gloria Clark, Rosa Conroy, Jerry

Traphagan, Calvin Corbett, Gerald Disney, Larry

Swanson, Ed Overton, Ivan Schmid

UMW Officers for 2019:

President- Marge Daniel

Vice President- Marilyn Anderson

Secretary- Darlene Loper

Treasurer- Marilyn Funk

Journey in Faith- Kathy Eaton

Journey in Action- Alice Harpst

Journey in Learning- Patty Keene

Journey in Growth- Patty Keene

Program Resources- Andrea Bower

Nominations- Sue Hall

UMW

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DECEMBER ISSUE 2018

Education Committee

The Education Committee would like to thank everyone

for a successful Trunk or Treat!

We are estimating over 400 children that passed through

the parking lot! We had over 20 "trunks" along with

numerous others that participated at each trunk. We

served over 4 roasters of soup and had over 150 children

play games. It was a wonderful evening witnessing God's

children, young and old, fellowshipping together outside

the walls of the church. We are looking forward to next

year!

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9:30am-Sunday School, YC

9:30am-Bible Study, FH

10am-Worship Service

4pm-Community Choir Concert

6pm-Sign. Light Practice, S

7pm-6-12th UMYF, YC

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7pm-Bible Study, FH

4

5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

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6:15pm-Faithweavers/BL4Y

6:15pm-Confirmation, L

6:30pm-WORD

7pm-Choir,S

7:45pm-WORD

8pm-Bell Choir

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8:15am-Worship Service

9:30am-Sunday School, YC

9:30am-Bible Study, FH

10:30am-Worship Service

2pm-Preschool Christmas Program, S

6pm-Sign. Light Practice, S

7pm-6-12th UMYF, YC

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7pm-Bible Study, FH

11

9:30am-Care Team, L

5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

12

10am-Brookdale Communion

2:30pm-Hillcrest Communion

6:15pm-Faithweavers/BL4Y

6:15pm-Confirmation, L

6:30pm-WORD

7pm-Choir,S

7:45pm-WORD

8pm-Bell Choir

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8:15am-Worship Service

9:30am-Sunday School, YC

9:30am-Bible Study, FH

10:30am-Worship Service

6pm-Sign. Light Practice, S

7pm-6-12th UMYF, YC

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7pm-Bible Study, FH

18

5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

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6:15pm-Faithweavers/BL4Y

6:15pm-Confirmation, L

6:30pm-WORD

7pm-Choir,S

7:45pm-WORD

8pm-Bell Choir

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8:15am-Worship Service

9:30am-Bible Study, FH

10:30am-Worship Service

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8:15am-Worship Service

9:30am-Bible Study, FH

10:30am-Worship Service

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Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Faithweavers/BL4Y

Confirmation, L

WORD

Choir,S

WORD

Bell Choir

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5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

5:30pm-Community Supper, FH

7

6:30pm-Trustees, L

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Brookdale Communion

Hillcrest Communion

Faithweavers/BL4Y

Confirmation, L

WORD

Choir,S

WORD

Bell Choir

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Poinsettia & Angel Order Form Deadline

11:30am-UMW Christmas Lunch,FH

5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

5:30pm-Community Supper, FH

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Salvation Army Bell Ringing, Walmart

Faithweavers/BL4Y

Confirmation, L

WORD

Choir,S

WORD

Bell Choir

20

5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

5:30pm-Community Supper, FH

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Newsletter Deadline

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5:15pm-FROG Class, FR

5:30pm-Community Supper, FH

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