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June - August - Sunday Schedule 9:00 AM Worship; 10:15 AM Sunday School

SUNDAY SCHEDULE September - May Schedule

8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Worship 9:20 AM Sunday School for All Ages

Pastor Paul Wier Page 1 & 2 Prayer Page 3 Church Council Page 4 Threads, Hope & Love Page 4 July Birthdays Page 5 Finance & Stewardship Page 5 UMM Page 5 Cub Scout’s Troop #257 Page 6 VBS 2014 Page’s 8,9,10,11 UMW Page 12 Children’s Page Page 13 Sunday Ministry Teams Page 13 Prayer Calendar Page 14 Monthly Calendar Page 15

July 2014

Monthly Newsletter of Eureka United Methodist Church

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the

Lord Jesus Christ!

Nancy and I greet you with thanksgiving for all

that God has already done in you! We are grateful

for the love and kindness we have received from you

all.

Leaving Toulon, where we served for 20 years,

has been difficult; yet your love has confirmed that

God has indeed led us to Eureka!

We are excited to partner in ministry with you as

we share the wonderful good news of the Gospel of

our Lord Jesus Christ, praying that hundreds, dare I

say thousands, of folks in our community will come

to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior as born again

children of Almighty God.

God has blessed us with a wonderful family.

Ellen, is married to Randy Yedinak and they are the

parents of: Olivia-7, Isaac-5, and Henry-3. They live

in Pontiac and are active in Pontiac 1st UMC. Mary,

is married to Jon Stapel and they are parents of Anna-

13mos. They live in Peoria and are active in Peoria

1st UMC.

Benjamin, is married to Jennifer and they are the

parents of Elden-2, and Audrey-3mos. They live in

Saint Paul, MN and are active in Centennial UMC.

Free Church.

THE CROSS ROAD

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Matthew, is married to Virginia (Ginny), and they are the parents of Rus-

sell-7mos. They live in Sycamore and are active in DeKalb-Sycamore

Evangelical Free Church.

I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have

been called, with all lowliness and meekness and patience, forbearing

one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the

bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were

called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith,

one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and

through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to

the measure of Christ’s gift… his gifts were that some should be apos-

tles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to

equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of

Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge

of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of

the fulness of Christ; so that we may no longer be children, tossed to

and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the cunning

of men, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles. Rather, speaking the

truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head,

into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by

every joint with which it is supplied, when each part is working

properly, makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love. (Ephesians

4:1-16 excerpts)

The above scripture is our prayer for you all! Hold true the mission of

making disciples of Jesus Christ. Reach the least, lost, and last with the

Salvation offered through Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying.

In Him, Rev. Paul and Nancy Wier (and family)!

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Dear Lord

Clear my mind as I kneel before you.

Help me to see you in all that I do.

Help me to know where you’re leading me today.

Help me to follow each step of the way.

I pray not for riches nor worldly fame.

I just ask for strength to lift up your name.

If a friend has a need or a burden to bear,

Help me to be there to show that I care.

Help me to be all you want me to be.

Let others see Jesus living in me.

Then

When day has ended and sleep takes control

Dear lord,

Help me to say, “It is well with my soul.”

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● New washer and dryer have been purchased for parsonage.

● Approved request to replace carpeting and tile in the parsonage.

● Will be painting inside of parsonage. Help needed. Contact Jim

Maccari or Bop Gold.

● Considering selling various items that are being stored the

basement and garage.

● Discussed offsite storage area for disaster recovery material

Threads, Hope & Love will be having a team of workers to come into

town to assist with their roofing job, siding and soffet finishing work

on the building. Call Cindy if you would like to volunteer at 303-0205.

Items that are in need are listed below:

Treads is need of Children Bibles.

Specific clothing in good condition.

Summer Womens sizes XL and up, Girls sized 3 thru 8

and young men sizes such as 28 through 30 waist and size small shirts for teens. Thanks and God Bless.

THE DEDICATED WORKERS FOR VBS…. PLANNING

THERE DAY!!!

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JULY BIRTHDAYS!!

Scott Harrison July 1 Chris Hughes July 1 Carol Newtson July 3 Al Hinnen July 5 Jadon Bunting July 6 Stacy Grauer July 12 Justin Jackson July 12 Caitlynn Eeten July 14 Ryan Jackson July 16 Audrey Lasswell July 16 Katie Sylvester July 17 Dennis Crouch July 18 Miles Danner July 20 Dorothy Netherton July 28 Andy Schertz July 29 Emma Sylvester July 29 Stan Wertz July 29 Carol Alexander July 30

Finance & Stewardship Committee…

Weekly Giving & Attendance

Date: Attendance General Total

June 1 124 $5,766.00 $7,829.00

June 8 105 $6,580.00 $7,270.00

June 15 117 $2,583.00 $2,705.00

June 22 122 $3,628.00 $4,151.48

Monthly Breakfast and

Meeting

7:00 AM Saturday July 12th

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Cub Scout Troop #257….Fishing

Trip 2014

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Sermons and Newsletter

Available

On-line

Remember...to hear our Sermons,

go to our website at

www.eurekailumc.org

Under “Ministries”, choose “Sermons”

To see the “Cross Road” in color,

go to “Ministries”

select “Newsletter”.

Wait for it to load.

Enjoy!

ADDRESS

CHANGES:

Pastor Ron, Tracy and

Family

1407 W. Sycamore Street,

Chillicothe, IL 61523-1367

Dick & Jan Griffith

7901 South Street

Vicksburg, MI 61530

God Bless America -

A Patriotic Gospelfest

At Five Points Washington Tuesday July 1, 2014

Theatre Doors Open : 6:15 pm

Concert: 7:00 pm

Ticket prices are $15.00

All tickets are general admission and

can be purchased at the Front Desk of

Five Points Washington or by calling

309-472-0027 or my email

“The power of choice is real.

We can . . .

Choose to love--rather than hate.

Choose to smile--rather than frown.

Choose to build--rather than destroy.

Choose to persevere--rather than quit.

Choose to praise--rather than gossip.

Choose to heal--rather than wound.

Choose to give--rather than grasp.

Choose to act--rather than delay.

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Vacation Bible School and

JLCC collaboration of

“Weird Animals”

We were so excited to have the

children from Jacob’s Ladder

Child Care along with their

teachers join us this week in

Vacation Bible School.

“Weird Amimals” - Where Jesus’

Love is One-of-Kind,

God filled the world with a

lot of crazy creatures….including

you!! When kids feel weird,

different or even lost in a crowd

--nothing compares to the

extraordinary love of Jesus.

Awesome decorations, great

snacks, music, crafts and

activities accentuate

the message.

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Complete undivided attention from all……what a great

experience for adults and the children!!

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VBS EXCITEMENT AND

ENTERTAINMENT!!!!

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The UMW meets the third Thursday of each

month with no meeting in January, February,

June and July. The first Thursday in December is

their installation of officers, Silly Santa Exchange,

and December meeting. See you in August!!

SUNDAY MINISTRY TEAMS

9:00 AM Worship Greeters: July 6 NEEDED July 13 NEEDED July 20 NEEDED July 27 NEEDED Liturgist for July July 6 NEEDED July 13 NEEDED July 20 NEEDED July 27 NEEDED Communion Servers or July: Sandi Sylvester Al & Diane Hinnen Pastor Paul Wier

Nursery Workers

July 6 Regina Swartz & Bridget Munson

July 13 Mary Musick & Emma Eylvester

July 20 Jan Gold & Eddie Jackson

July 27 Regina Swartz & Heather Armstrong

Children’s Church Schedule

July 6 Stacy Gauer & Heather Armstong

July 13 Laura Collins & Jason Collins

July 20 Norma Attig & Emma Sylvester

July 27 Rhonda Wetzler & Nikki Danner

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

US Military Persso-

nel; Local, State &

Federal Employees;

Police, Sherriff, Fire-

fighters, Emergency

Medical Technicians

2

Lay Leadership

Food Pantry

Jeff, Brandi & Garet

Williams

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Campus Life Ministry

At Eureka

Senior High

4

Alicia Wright

Antioch Prayer

Center

Outreach

Ministries

5

Sunday

Worship--

Children’s

Ministry &

Nursery Work-

ers; JLCC

6

Our respective plac-

es of Employment

The unemployed and

under employed

7

Crime in Peoria,

the homeless, Peo-

ria Rescue Minis-

tries, Southside

Mission

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Sunday

Worship;

Potential New

Members,

Marriages & Family

Relationships

9

Finance/Stewardship

Committee,

Budget & Giving

Small Group Ministry

10

Mission Team

Priscilla Legay

Jaiah,Principal of UM

Ganta, Liberia, West

Africa

11

United Method-

ist Men & Wom-

en & related

outreach efforts.

12

The hospital-

ized, shut-ins,

nursing home

residents.

13

Persecuted Chris-

tians World Wide

Prison Ministry

14

Missionaries;

Brad & Marie Fes-

ten

(Christina & Kylie)

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Missionaries; Pete

& Carol Hughes,

church in

Borpaunyee, Liberia

16

Greeters,

Ushers,

Liturgists,

Worship Leaders,

Pianists, Welcome

Table Ministry

17

Communication

items:

Library, Newsletter,

Website, Bulletin, AV

Team

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Heartline/Heart

House Children

on School Lunch

Programs

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Mission 24

(UM Coopertive

Youth Ministry).

Cub Scout

Pack 257

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Medical & Health-

care Professionals

Pastor Paul, Nancy

& Family

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Physical, Spiritual,

Emotional healing;

unspoken needs;

renewal of Chris-

tian Servants

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School District

#140; teachers

administration, stu-

dents support per-

sonnel , the bullied

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YOUR ROLE in the

Ministry & Mission of

EUMC

The Unchurched in

Woodford County

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Daily Ministry--

church administra-

tion, Support Staff,

Trustees Custodians

25

Camp Good

News, Maple

Lawn, Advocate

Bromenn

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Eureka UMC

Vacation Bible

School

Small Groups

Ministries at

EUMC

27

Prayer chain

Members &

Prayer Group

28

The Lost,

Eureka College

Students

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July 2014

Prayer Calendar

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un Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 Day of Pray-

er and Fasting

4 Happy Fourth of

July

Church Office

Closed

5

6 Communion Sunday

9:00 AM Worship

10:15 AM Sunday

School for all ages.

7 9:15 AM Staff

Meeting

1:00 PM Pray-

er Group

8 6:30 PM Missions

Meeting

7:00 PM Church

Council

9 10 6:30 PM SPRC 7:30 PM Trustees

11 12 7:00 AM UMM Breakfast Meeting

13 9:00 AM Worship

10:15 AM Sunday

School for all ages.

14 9:15 AM Staff

Meeting

6:30 PM JLCC

Board Meeting

15 Newsletter Article Deadline for all Committee & Ministry Chairperons

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20 9:00 AM Worship

10:15 AM Sunday

School for all ages.

21 9:15 AM Staff

Meeting

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24 25 5:30 PM Young Family Fellow-ship

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27 9:00 AM Worship

10:15 AM Sunday

School for all ages.

28 9:15 AM Staff

Meeting

1:00 PM

Prayer Group

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Eureka United Methodist Church 208 N Callender Street – Eureka, IL 61530

309-467-3026 email: eumc@mtco.com www.eurekailumc.org

Our Mission

Matthew 28:19-20

We accept as our mission,

Christ’s commission to:

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have com-

manded you.

And surely I am with you always,

to the very end of the Age.”

Our Vision

Evangelize for Christ

United in the spirit of fellowship

Maturing as disciples

Commissioned for prayer and ministry

Summer Sunday Schedule (June through August)

9:00 AM Worship 10:15 AM Sunday School for All Ages