The APPLESEED...Sebastopol United Methodist Church 500 North Main Street, Sebastopol CA 95472 office...

Sebastopol United Methodist Church 500 North Main Street, Sebastopol CA 95472 office phone: (707) 823-7971 email: [email protected] website: sebumc.org

The APPLESEEDSEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

FROM MEMBERSHIP TO DISCIPLESHIP

Do we know what God has planned for us?

Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, I knew you!” – Jeremiah 1:5

I am so taken by the music of Fannie Crosby – “Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus our blessed Redeemer!” It is always uplifting to hear the testimony in “I Shall Know Him” – “I shall know Him by the prints on His hands.” It is with great privilege that we have reached the ninth month of the year. We have had many challenges during the year, and many joys as well. It is with great sadness that I share news of the passing of our beloved church member Ruth Ayers. She was a stalwart worshipper during my tenure here. What made her so visible was that she only missed church when she was ill. She told me that she always enjoyed worshipping with her God and with her church family, whether in favorable or unfavorable weather. May she rest in love of our Almighty Father. We also feel the pain of our members who have lost their fathers – Linda Coffee (Tony Sohn) and Emilie Munsch (Paul Nichols) – as one family’s sadness is the sadness of us all. May God’s peace rest upon their families, and with their circle of friends as well.

When Jeremiah understood that God wanted him, he told God that he felt too young to serve: “I am just a boy.” The boy felt his youthfulness and immaturity, but God could see a mature, faithful, and trustworthy man. God created this man and gave him special talents, equipping him to be a favorable mouthpiece of his mission. God also consecrated Jeremiah by touching his lips, so his words could reach and convert the hearts of those who heard the message. God calls those who feel unqualified and qualifies them. Again and again in the Bible, the message of transformation is mysteriously hidden to God’s favorable ones. We need our teenagers to become successful and fruitful when they grow up. I am truly amazed at the unfolding of Jeremiah’s young life, and that God’s vision for the future was determined while Jeremiah was still in his mother’s womb. As God told Jeremiah, “Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, I knew you.” On this child’s shoulders was the hope of raising other people to meet God’s expectations.

At what age is a person “mature enough” to be God’s leading hand nowadays? I often refer to this thought, so that we are mindful of the potential, and the need, for discipleship at any age. I realized my own conviction much later than Jeremiah did. The calling was persistent, but somehow I managed to delay as often as I could, until tragedy hit; then I shall know him when the prints of his love was written all over me. These days we are fascinated by what modern technology offers us; but do we know what plan GOD offers us? One thing to consider is that we can trust in God’s love for us. Jeremiah once rejected what was offered, but eventually he was transformed through his relationship with God. He was touched by God empowering him, teaching him what to say and what to do. As Christians we are called and empowered by God’s grace to do Piety’s work in “walking the talk” to initiate the love of God in others, and to mediate for those who haven’t yet acknowledged the love of God. We are the vessels of hope, and no matter what storms hit us, we remain in service of the mighty power of God. We are the Jeremiahs of our era, called to uplift others and to show the love of God. Happy September, with the grace and mercy of God abounding! Shalom, Pastor Iunisi Tovo

september worship leaders9/1 Pat Schoch

9/8 Julie Barbic

9/15 Matt Witteman

9/22 Carol Wegner

9/29 Beth Wakelee

SATURDAY TABLEWe provide a monthly hot meal for our neighbors

in need. Contributions of food and time are greatly appreciated. Can you help us with setup, serving, and/or clean-up? Can you provide food? Please

sign up on the Saturday Table sheet in Epworthian Hall – Vi Moir and the team thank you!

• September Saturday Table is 9/28 • • October Saturday Table is 10/26 •

“Thank you to those who helped with the August Saturday Table Lunch: Those supplying food: Jennie Cheshier, Pat Schoch, Charlotte Fisher, Karen Bohn, Claire Reed, Betty Stychno and Susan Kinder. Those working at Saturday Table: Mark Reed, Betty Stychno, Chris Beaty, Jennie

Cheshier, Arthur George and Vi Moir. We served 15 meals to our guests plus we sent out 5 meals.” — Vi Moir

women's study groupThe next meeting of the Women's Study Group

will be Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 am at the home of Susan Kinder

1580 W. Sexton Road, Sebastopol info: 707-823-2139

[email protected]

golden ruleGolden Rule meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in Epworthian Hall. We share a potluck meal and

discuss religious and philosophical issues of mutual interest.

For info please contact the church office.

Next Meetings: 9/12 • 9/26 • 10/10 • 10/24

hot dog lunch !!!The Mission Team's spectacular

Hot Dog Lunch! Sunday, September 15 after worship in Epworthian Hall

first sunday discussionsHave you participated in our recently-launched First Sunday Discussion Table? We meet in Epworthian Hall during Fellowship Hour on the FIRST SUNDAY of each month, to share information and views about the Methodist Church. All are welcome! Please join us as we explore and learn about the church we belong to.

sebastopol inter-church food pantry

Thank you to everyone who once again donates clean, empty egg cartons for the Sebastopol Inter-Church Food Pantry! Hens are laying, so your cartons are needed and appreciated. Drop them off at the SCRIP table in Epworthian Hall on Sundays during Fellowship Hour. THANK YOU.

there's a lot going on at sebastopol umc – take a look !!

A Harvest of Music under the acoustic dome

of our sanctuarySunday, October 13 – 3:00 to 4:30pm

Musicians who have performed during Sunday worship will present a concert of their music in a more expanded form. Come hear Nancy Berger, Gail Bowers, Cheri Buonaguidi, Mary Cornett, Oli Fraenkel, Jim Johnson, Patrice LaPera, Maury Manseau, Michael Ost, Celeste Ray, Mark Reed, India Wade, Rob Wegner. They will perform music by Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Linda Ronstadt, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Great American Songbook, Johann Sebastian Bach, and original compositions singing and playing guitars, brass, piano, dulcimer, drums, and our mighty 1916 church organ. This concert is a benefit for church music programs. Hear our musical friends making a joyful noise in a way you haven’t heard them before!

info: arthur george – [email protected]

VOLUNTEERS IN MISSIONDuring the weeks of October 13 through 18 and October 20 through 25, Volunteers In Mission (VIM), through Santa Rosa United Methodist Church, will sponsor trips to Redding, CA to help in the construction of new homes. In July 2018, 1,077 homes burned in the CARR fire. If you know the difference between a hammer and a potato peeler there is work for you. The SebUMC Mission Team’s Clarence Miller Fund will be used to sponsor someone or several people from our congregation to attend these weeklong trips. For more information, please visit https://umvimwj.com or contact

Vicki Amtower, [email protected]

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welcome to autumn

pastor iunisi will be out of town from september 23rd...

... through october 2nd.

Saturday Table

Worship 10:30 PENTECOST

Centering Prayer 12-1pm Sanctuary


Open Prayer 12-1pm Sanctuary


Worship 10:30 COMMUNION

Discussion Table

Women's Study Group

Golden Rule

ECUMENICAL GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 6pm Sanctuary


Worship 10:30

Worship 10:30

HOT DOG LUNCH !!!



Worship 10:30

4pm: Special Worship at St. Stephen's

Mission Team

Golden Rule


Worship 10:30

Worship Team 1pm

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