Dates to Remember

Sept 1—Labor Day

Sept 3—You(th)

Sept 7—23rd Sunday in

Ordinary Time; BCE

Sept 14—24th Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Sept 15—M essenger

Deadl ine

Sept 16—Food Pantry

Sept 17—You(th)

Sept 21—25th Sunday

in Ordinary Time;

Counci l M eets

Sept 28—26th Sunday

in Ordinary Time;

Ha m Dinner

Inside this issue:

Ham Dinner; You(th)

Calendar; Military

Board; New Members

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Festival of Sharing 3

Sept. 2014 Calendar;

Financial Update

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Homebound/Nursing;

September Birthdays;

Volunteer Schedule;

Attention Veterans

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Regular & Recurring

Meetings

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P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T

SEPTEMBER 2014 VOLUME 120, ISSUE 9

Peace Messenger

From Clairnel

“Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more

lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting

language.” I Peter 2:1

Midterm elections are coming up and

I'm not looking forward to it. At least it's

not the presidential election. I'm not ready

to face one of those again. As Christians,

though, I think it is important to make sure

we bring our Christian faith into our re-

sponses to the election. Does this mean I

will tell you how to vote? Absolutely not. I

trust you to seek to follow the teachings of

Jesus as you vote. I also know that the is-

sues are complicated, and I may be wrong

about how to vote. I encourage you not to

let anyone tell you how to vote. Rather,

prayerfully consider the candidates and the

issues.

There are things I think we, as Chris-

tians, should do regarding the election.

First, we should not spread slander or

untruths. (I say “untruths” because we may

believe what we are saying is true. Some-

thing is not technically a lie unless we are

telling an untruth to deliberately deceive

others.) When we hear something about a

candidate or an issue, do not immediately

believe it and pass it on. Check it out on a

political fact-finder web site. Don’t just

believe it is true because you want it to be

true. I have fact checked statements by

Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, and

liberals, and found that all of them “stretch

the truth” at times. Check out their state-

ments. Especially do not pass on negative

comments and stories about candidates

unless you have proof that they are true.

For example, during the 2008 election I

received an e-mail claiming to prove that

one of the candidates was the Anti-Christ,

and providing scripture and other “proof” of

this. Let us not be a part of such untruthful

and insulting behavior and speech. As Peter

says in the scripture above, we are to rid

ourselves of lying and insulting language.

The second thing we can do it recognize

that, while as Christians we share certain

values, we may have different opinions of

how to best accomplish those goals. For

example, Jesus teaches that we are to help

those who are poor. That is a very important

teaching of Jesus. Indeed, he says to help

those who are poor or sick or in prison is to

help him, and to refuse to help them is to

refuse to help him. As Christians, we know

that Jesus taught we should help the poor.

But we may have different ideas about how

to best help the poor. So let us love and

honor and respect one another even when

we disagree about how to follow Jesus

teachings.

As the election approaches, I encourage

you to pray daily for wisdom. Search your

hearts, and scripture, and the teachings of

our faith, before deciding how to vote. Vote

not just on how an issue or candidate will

affect you, but how it will affect our coun-

try, and how it will impact our great-

grandchildren. Remember that God has

given us the world, and that we are to be

stewards. We are to care for our world. As

someone has said, “The world does not

belong to us. We borrow it from our grand-

children.” And throughout the election

season, seek to live with kindness and

patience towards those with whom we

disagree. If we can do that, we are truly

bringing our faith into the election process.

PEACE MESSENGER

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We Welcome New Members

Weston and Sara Enochs have lived in Ashland since 2011. Weston has worked for the Columbia Fire Department for 10 years and is a Fire Engineer at Station two. Weston is also a volunteer for the Southern Boone Fire District. Sara is a nurse anesthetist in Jefferson City at St. Mary's Health Center. She attended Truman State University where she received her Bachelor's of Nursing degree in 2006. She then continued with graduate school where she received a master's degree in biology from Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia. Weston and Sara are about to celebrate their third wedding anni-versary in September. They are proud parents to their first child, Brandt Garret. Garret is a family name. Garret Enochson was the first Enochs to come to the states from Holland in 1680. The Enochs' would like to thank the congregation for their warm hearts and welcoming nature.

Military Board

If you have family or friends serving in the military, we would like to display their picture on

our military board. We have several on our prayer list but only a few of those are on the board.

Could you please help us in obtaining a 4x6 picture of them along with their name, rank, service

branch, location if deployed, address if deployed, base location if in the states? It can be mailed

to the church or you can put in my mailbox near the restrooms.

Thank you so much! Shari Bullard

Annual Ham Dinner

September 28 from 11 am to 2pm

Tickets:

$10 - Adults

$5 - Children 6-12

Children 5 and under eat free!

Ham, Green Beans, Cheesy

Potatoes, Biscuit, Homemade

Dessert, and a Drink

There will be a drawing for a

handmade quilt and other prizes.

Contact Charlotte Rathert at

819-1941 if you would be able to

help with the food or other

preparations.

You(th) Calendar:

You(th) Will Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednes-day of Each Month at 7 pm

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Festival of Sharing

Deadline to have Packs to the Church is October 4

Family Food Pack 3 cans vegetables

2 cans tuna

1 lb. pasta

3 pkgs macaroni & cheese

3 cans fruit

1 can pasta sauce

1 jar peanut butter

1 can Spam

Place in a sturdy box, tape and label

“Family Food Pack”

Baby Bundle Pack 2 receiving blankets

2 undershirts or onesies

2 sleepers (1 piece or gown)

8-12 diapers (cloth or disposable)

2 diaper pins (if cloth diapers are enclosed)

1 sweater or sweatshirt for warmth

Please send 6 month sized items. Place all

items in a 2 gal zip lock bag

Student Dental Pack 4 child size soft toothbrushes

2 adult soft toothbrushes

1 fluoride toothpaste (6oz or more)

1 dental floss (any size)

Place items in a 1 gallon zip lock bag.

Paper Products Pack 3 pkg toilet tissue (4 double rolls)

2 rolls paper towels ( good quality)

2 facial tissue (lg rectangle boxes)

Place all items in a tall-sized kitchen

trash bag.

Women’s Prison Pack 1 Shampoo 12-16 oz. (alcohol-free only, must be transparent, example of acceptable brand is

Suave)

1 Tube Toothpaste 6-6.4 oz size (alcohol-free only, example of acceptable brands are Ul-

trabrite, Colgate, Aim)

1 Deodorant 2-3 oz size (alcohol-free only, no roll-ons, no men’s brands, acceptable brands

are Almay Clear Gel, Mitchum for Women)

1 Pencil unsharpened, (Please no promotional printing on pencil)

1 emery board

Place only these items in a 1 gallon bag and punch a hole in the upper right corner so it

cannot be sealed tightly.

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PEACE MESSENGER September 2014

Financial Update

YtD Income (as of 8/17) = $80,059.14

YtD Budget (as of 8/17) =$85,038.46

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or drop by the church office at 121 N. First Street, Hartsburg, MO. Web site: peaceucchartsburg.org.

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Volunteer Schedule

September 7 Ushers: June Lenger & Needed

Lay Reader: Nancy Holland Sound System Helper: Justin

Acolyte: Kayla

September 14 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & Needed

Lay Reader: Sharon Bullard Sound System Helper: Peter

Acolyte: Ethan

September 21 Ushers: Fred & Lorie Klippel

Lay Reader: Joel Bullard Sound System Helper: Bailey

Acolyte: Dustin

September 28 Ushers: Needed

Lay Reader: Janet Beckmeyer Sound System Helper: Libby

Acolyte: Dalton

We pray for those who are homebound

or in nursing homes:

We pray for those who have lost loved ones:

The family and friends of Carol Bowden, Doreen Gilmore, John Goeres, Randy McKee,

Jackie Sapp, and Terry Zink

Bernadine Ackmann Shirley Reeder

Erna Beckmeyer Angie Robinson

Agnes Curry Pat Salter

Dorothy Lairmore Joyce Sapp

Tom Mericle Russell Sapp

Martha Lou Nichols Kathryn Seidel

Violet Nichols Donnie Wren

Hazel Norris Donald Wyatt

Della Faye Pauley

HAPPY SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Trenton, Sept 2

Sam, Sept 2

Adam, Sept 7

Joseph, Sept 7

Landry, Sept 13

Lance, Sept 21

Ryan, Sept 25

Please let us know if we have inadvertently

left any kids off the birthday list.

Attention Veterans

November 11 is Veterans Day. Now that we have our Military Bulletin

board, we'd like to take the month of November to recognize anyone that

has been in the military. So please all veterans, send a 4x6 picture with your name, title, and branch to attention Shari Bullard at Peace

Church. It can be a picture of you while you were serving or a current

one. Whatever you prefer. Call Shari at 573 657 9323 for questions.

Neighbors in Need Special Offering will be October 5 During Worship

Worship is each Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary.

Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9 am at the church, during the school year.

Robyn Baylous ( 239-1700)

Church Council meets the third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the parlor.

Chancel Choir rehearses each Tuesday at 8:00 PM (7:30 PM during winter months).

Vera Jean Nichols (657-2813)

Women’s Circle meets each Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm to quilt and on the second

Thursday of each month at lunchtime for their business meeting. Sharon Bullard (657-

2779)

Peace Youth Fellowship meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm during the school year. Kathy

Belew (657-0552)

Caring Group meets monthly at the church. Janine Lacy (657-2392) or Rose Walker

(657-4296)

A.A. meets every Friday at 8 pm in the church basement. The meetings are closed.

Regular and Recurr ing Meet ings

Address Service requested

PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

P.O. Box 19

121 N. First Street

Hartsburg, MO 65039

PeaceUCCHartsburg@hotmail.com

peaceucchartsburg.org

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Hartsburg, MO 65039

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Pastor Clairnel Nervik Church phone: 573-657-9414 Clairnel’s Home phone 573-657-1804 Vera Jean Nichols, Music Director Caroline Hilgedick, Church Secretary Ashley Engle, Church Custodian

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