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November/December 2017

O U R M I S S I O N :

L O V E G O D , L O V E N E I G H B O R , T R A N S F O R M T H E W O R L D

119 E. Main Street

P. O. Box 601

Panora, IA 50216

(641) 755-2655

Email:

[email protected]

Pastor

Bev Marshall-Goodell

319-541-4003

Bev.Marshall-

[email protected]

Panora United Methodist Church

Sunday Service

9:30 a.m. Worship Service

FaithSeeker’s Sunday

School will resume

September 10.

Nursery Available

Discipleship Pathways The primary mission of the local United Methodist Church is to, “Make disci-ples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” A disciple is a per-son who is learning to follow Jesus. Discipleship is initially about moving from unbelief to belief, but spiritual growth is a life-long process. In the book, “Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal About Spiritual Growth,” Greg L. Hawkins and Cal-lie Parkinson describe four levels of spiritual maturity: a) exploring, b) growing, c) close to Christ, and d) Christ-centered. This year every United Methodist Church in Iowa is being challenged to consider the process they use for disciple making. Most Christians recognize that there are numerous spiritual disciplines which help move us along the disci-pleship continuum, Among these disciplines are practices such as Bible study, prayer, worship, small groups, Sabbath rest, giving, serving and wit-nessing. Every local church has a responsibility to provide opportunities for chil-dren, youth and adults to learn and practice these spiritual disciplines, so that we can all continue to grow spiritually. In their book, “Stride: Creating a Discipleship Pathway for Your Church,” Mike Schreiner and Ken Willard suggest that there are four keys to spiritual growth. These are: -Know where you are -Plan intentionally to take the next step -Meet others where they are -Help them to take the next step Unfortunately, many Christians today are not actively engaged in any of the discipleship activities that promote spiritual growth. Now might be a good time for you to examine your own life to better understand you current level of spiritual growth and what will be your “next step.” I am currently gathering a team of people from the church to help identify the areas where we are doing well in terms of promoting spiritual growth and the ones where we need to add or improve our offerings. If you are some-one with experience or expertise in visioning and planning, or if you are feel-ing a nudge from God to help the church lead people from the stage of be-ginning believer to church leader, you need to be on this team. If God is calling you to this mission, please let me know.

-Pastor Bev Marshall-Goodell

Inside this Issue

Charge Conference

Special Advent and

Christmas Events

Hanging of the Greens

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Children’s Christmas

Program

Christmas Eve

Candlelight Worship

Welcome 2018

Church leaders

Thank 2017 Leaders

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Serving Our Church

Schedule for Chimes

and Choir

UMW

Christmas Poinsettias

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Calendar 5

Adopt-A-Family 6


Open to everyone!

Administrative Council members are expected to attend.

2:30-5:30 pm,

Sunday, November 5

Harlan UMC 1262 9th St. Harlan, IA

Special Advent and Christmas Events

.

Sunday, December 3 during 9:30 am worship

Our children lead us

in understanding the meaning behind how we decorate

the sanctuary for this season.

Sunday, December 17 during 9:30 am worship

Hear the familiar Christmas story

through the hearts and minds of our children.

Sunday, December 24 7:00 pm worship

Sing your favorite Christmas carols

and hear the traditional story of the birth of the Christ child

in Bethlehem.


2018 Administrative Council Council Chair Charles Brobst Education Committee Brenda Halterman Lay Leader Don Hamilton Mission Outreach MJ Brown Memorial Chair Nancy Haslup SPRC Chair Sue Thompson Trustee Chair Terry Sprague Recording Secretary Trudy Hastings Worship Chair Mary Jane Sprague Treasurer John Coons 3C’s Connie Ridgley UMW President to be elected by UMW Lay Member of Annual Conference Karen Sievers SPRC Committee Serve thru 2018: Bill Bump, Sue Thompson (chair) Serve thru 2019: JoAnn Alumbaugh, Brian Bahrenfuss Serve thru 2020: Ann Chambers, Ken Hickman, Pam Beardsley Lay Leader: Don Hamilton Board of Trustees Serve thru 2018: Linda Dahl, Andrew Knaack, Terry Sprague (chair) Serve thru 2019: Kurt Shackelford, Jay Merryman, Denise Brobst Serve thru 2020: John Coons, Gigi Nelson, Dave Brown

Finance Committee Treasurer John Coons, Serve thru 2019 Bryce Wilke Serve thru 2020 Mark Humphreys Lay Leader Don Hamilton Nomination Committee Chair Pastor Serve thru 2018 Nancy Marks Serve thru 2019 Jackie Wicks Serve thru 2020 Bob VandeVenter Lay Leader Don Hamilton Education Committee Brenda Halterman Shanell Wagler Melissa Bahrenfuss Youth Group Leaders Shanell Wagler Erin Ambrose Membership Committee John Coons, Mary Beidelman Memorial Committee Nancy Haslup (chair), Nancy McCleary Church Historians Shirley Dungan and Mary Kay Hamilton Prayer Chain Lora Koch Lay Member of Iowa Annual Conference Karen Sievers

Worship Committee

Serve thru 2018 Mary Jane Sprague (chair), Kelly Bump, Sue Merryman Serve thru 2019 Gayle Shackelford, Rich Schumacher, Toni Wright Serve thru 2020 Lois Creese, Rhonda Bellard, Cathy Van Gundy Lay Leader Don Hamilton Choir Director: MJ Brown Organist: Barb Bahde Communion Stewards: Linda Richey, Jim & Janet Adamson, Nancy Leonard, Vickie Klein Christmas decorating: Bassett Family Ushers/Greeters: Still open. Are you interested? Wedding Coordinator: Mary Beidelman

Thank Those Completing Their Leadership Roles Council Chair Jon Stetzel SPRC Chair David Van Ahn SPRC Member Shirley Dungan Trustee Chair Bob Vandeventer Trustee Members Mark Humphreys, Lynn Zajicek Finance Member Dave Brown Nominations Eileen Goodrich Worship Chair Gigi Nelson Youth Leader Sarah Sheeder

Welcome Our Church Leaders for 2018

Is God calling you to be a leader in the church? —What bugs you? —Where is your passion? —What are your spiritual gifts? Talk to Pastor Bev about how to get involved!


Serv ing Our Church

Greeters for November: Nov 5 Dave & Michelle Bassett Nov 12 Jon & Catherine Stetzel Nov 19 Jon & Catherine Stetzel Nov 26 Dennis & Jane Shepherd Greeters for December: Dec 3 Brian & Melissa Bahrenfus & Family Dec 10 Charles & Denise Brobst Dec 17 Jon & Catherine Stetzel Dec 24 Don & Mary Kay Hamilton Dec 31 Kathy Frampton

Schedule for

Chimes and Choir

Nov 16 6:30pm Chimes Practice Nov 19 9:30am Chimes Play Nov 23 6:30pm Choir Practice Nov 26 9:30am Choir Sings Dec 7 6:30pm Chimes Practice Dec 10 9:30am Chimes Play Dec 21 6:30pm Choir Practice Dec 24 9:30pm Choir Sings Dec 24 7:00pm Chimes & Choir

UMW calendar

November 20—UMW meeting at 7:00pm

Hostess: Sue Merrymen

Co-Hostess: Julie Zajicek

Work on Adopt-A-Family and Senior boxes

Christmas Poinsettias

Help decorate our altar for the Christmas season with a Memorial or Thanksgiving gift of a poinset-

tia. Simply return this form to the church office with your donation of $25 and we will have the poin-

settias delivered to the church in time for our Hanging of the Greens Service on Sunday, December

3rd.

Enclosed is my donation for $_______

In Thanksgiving for: _______________________________________________

In grateful memory of: _____________________________________________

In celebration of _______________________________on _________________

Other: __________________________________________________________

Given by: ________________________________________________________

Suggested donation of $25. Please return to the church office by November 28th.


November 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

6:15pm Youth Group 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Church

6:00-7:00pm Seeking God Together at Church

2 3

4

5

9:30am Family Church 2:30pm-5:30pm Charge Conference

6

7 1:00pm Women’s Bible

Study at Lakeside Village

8 6:15pm Youth Group

7:00pm Confirmation Class

7:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Church

9

10

11

12

9:30am FaithSeekers


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14 1:00pm Women’s Bible

Study at Lakeside Village

15 6:15pm Youth Group 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Church

6:00-7:00pm Seeking God

16 6:30pm Chimes Practice

17 18

19 9:30am FaithSeekers

9:30am Chimes Play

20 7:00pm UMW meeting

21 1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village

22

7:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Church

23

6:30pm Choir Practice

Thanksgiving

24

25

26

9:30am FaithSeekers

9:30am Choir Sings


27

28 1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village

29 6:15pm Youth Group 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Church

7:00pm Confirmation Class


30

December 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2

3 9:30am Family Church

Hanging of the Greens

4

15

1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village

6 6:15pm Youth Group 7:00pm Women’s Bible

7 6:30pm Chimes Practice

8 9

10 9:30am FaithSeekers

9:30am Chimes Play


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13 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Church 6:00-7:00pm Seeking God Together at Church

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17 9:30am Children’s

Christmas Program

18 19

1:00pm Women’s Bible

20

7:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Church

21

6:30pm Choir Prac-

tice

22 23

24

9:30am Family Church

9:30am Choir Sings

1:00-2:00pm Seeking God Together at Church 7:00pm Candlelight worship 7:00pm Chimes & Choir Christmas Eve

31 New Year’s Eve

25

Christmas

26


27 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Church 6:00-7:00pm Seeking God Together at Church

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O u r M i s s i o n :

L o v e G o d , L o v e N e i g h b o r ,

T r a n s f o r m t h e W o r l d

Panora United Methodist Church

119 E. Main, P. O. Box 601

Panora, IA 50216

Phone: 641-755-2655

email: [email protected]

website: www.panoraumc.org

Christmas reminds us that we have each received

the greatest gift of all—a Savior who came

to offer us forgiveness and eternal life.

Share the joy of the Christmas season by providing

meaningful gifts to families who might otherwise go without this year.

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