The Evangel

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News and Upcoming Events

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July Birthdays and Anniversaries

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Serving our Lord in July

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Prayer Concerns 4

July Calendar

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Inside this issue:

Watseka First United Methodist Church ‘Moving with Jesus into the community to share God’s Love’

Pastor’s Note . . . I recently heard a presentation about the American flag. As I listened to our flag’s development and place in history, it moved my heart to give thanks. I re-alize our nation has many flaws and much in which to improve. With that said, I believe we are a great nation, blessed by God. Not because we deserve it, but by God’s grace. We are told that when much is given, much is required. As we celebrate our nation’s birth this July 4, may each of us take the opportunity to give thanks for blessings received, pray that we would yield to God’s guidance and commit ourselves to the course of love and truth. May God continue to shed his grace on America for our sake and his glory. Have a happy and safe 4th of July. During these summer months, I encourage you to take the opportunity to play. That might mean traveling to a distant state, another country, or just a weekend out of town. When the weather allows, take time to enjoy God’s crea-tion by enjoying a family picnic, hiking in the woods, taking a dip in the pool or playing a round of golf. Summer, at least in thought, is a time to slow down a bit, take a breath and refresh ourselves. Whatever that looks like for you, I pray that you will “make” time to enjoy summer with family and friends. I want to thank Silas Light and Dave Klinefelter for their years of service in helping to count Sunday offerings. Their help has been much appreciated. I also want to thank those who have assisted Silas and Dave along the way and those who are new to the counting teams. While this ministry is behind the scenes, it is very important for the church to practice faithful stewardship. Thanks guys! With You On The Journey -

Bob Worship Schedule - In July we are continuing our worship “The Apostle’s Creed”. Each week we are looking at a different section of this ancient creed. Some of us remember reciting The Apostle’s Creed weekly in worship. Others may not be familiar with the richness of this declaration of the Christian faith. Each of us can dis-cover new blessings as we spend some time together around this confession of faith. Plan to join us and be blessed as we open our minds and hearts to what God would say to us through The Apostle’s Creed. Weekly themes and Scrip-tures are listed below to aid in your preparation for worship.

July 1: Foundational Scripture: Acts 1:7-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Theme: He As-cended into Heaven, is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father

July 8: Foundational Scripture: Acts 10:38-42; Romans 2:16; Theme: And Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the dead

July 15: Foundational Scripture: John 14; 16:5-15; Acts 2:1-18; Theme: I be-lieve in the Holy Spirit

July 22: Guest Speaker

July 29: Guest Speaker

July 1, 2018

Special points of interest:

▪ 4th of July float—

See Page 2

▪ Radio Ministry Broadcast

change—See Page 2

▪ Coordinator Needed—See

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August

Evangel Deadline Articles for the August Evan-

gel need to be emailed to:

newsletter@watsekafumc.com

or brought to the church office

by noon Monday, July 23.

Coming Soon -

Christmas in August for community school children!

Stay tuned for more info in a few weeks!

Remember summer giving

Summer is here! Time for cookouts, ball games, swimming, lazy days, and vacations to name a few. But did you know that summer is also the time where church giving dips a little bit? The Finance Committee thanks you for your continued financial sup-port and asks that you remember to continue to do so during this sum-mer. Remember—Giving is worship, giving back to the one who first gave.

Thank You - I just wanted to thank the church for honoring me during the church service as well as the gift. In August I will attend KCC for 2 years to study respiratory thera-py. Thank you to the whole church family for making me feel so welcomed! Love, Emily Bunting

A Prayer for

Liberty

Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to please to do what is right. —Peter Marshall, before the U.S. Senate

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Finance Report: (May 2018)

General Fund Balance Beginning Balance 2018 General Fund ...... $25,995.85 YTD General Fund Income ......................... $81,829.17 YTD General Fund Expense ....................-$102,925.25 Conference Payments Due ..........................-$2,423.00 General Fund Balance .................................. $2,476.77

Church News . . .

4th

of July Parade

July 4th offers us a great opportunity to share God’s love with our community. Plan to join us as we participate in Watseka’s 4

th of July parade.

Walkers are needed as well as individuals to ride the float in costume. If you are interested in being a part of this year’s church’s entry, please contact Rhonda Leitz for more information at: 815-471-5331. You are encouraged to wear your Watseka FUMC t-shirt.

Radio Ministry Broadcast Change Starting July 1, all church programing currently

broadcast Sundays on WGFA will be heard on 1360AM and 96.9FM. But, because 1360AM signs off at 6 p.m. our ministry broadcast will only be heard on 96.9 FM. WGFA will be broad-casting music on Sundays dur-ing those time slots after July 1. You can also hear churches’

programing on www.wibkradio.com. The cost of broadcasting our services will remain the same. We are grateful to the Iroquois County Broadcasting Co. for not raising their rates for over 20 years. This has been a great blessing to our church and others.

Coordinator Needed for our

5th

Sunday Fellowship Ministry

We are in need of a coordinator for our 5

th Sunday fellowship minis-

try. The primary responsibility would be lining up groups to do the breakfast (Choir, UMW, Sunday School Class, Church Council, etc.). Fifth Sundays happen four times a year. If you would be interested in serving in this posi-tion, please contact Pastor Bob. We don’t want to lose this “enjoyable fel-lowship ministry.”

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7-1 Stephanie Bishop Jessica Copeland Madeline McKenna Michael Mills Brandi Trumann Tim Waters Erin Watts 7-2 Sheila Brown Lauren Johnson 7-4 Steve Bianchetta Charles Corke Chad Markley Anthony Norrick II 7-5 Shane Harris Conner Onnen Debbie Wienrank 7-6 Abbie Orme Joshua Scott Mary Waltz 7-7 Jace Naese Stewart Valentine 7-8 Paiten McKinney-Allie Samantha Petersen 7-9 Marvin Stichnoth 7-10 Lois Lytle Layne Newman 7-11 Gracie Smith 7-12 Bryan Cook Bailie Fanning Kasandra Measaw Sandra Overacker 7-13 Lee Elliott Rilie McKinney Andrew Stone

7-14 Allee Bunting Buddy McManis Parker Seibring Jamie Weber 7-15 Linda Holaway Andy Onnen 7-17 Jeff Clifton Carol Drew Helen Gerber Lori Hasselbring 7-19 Brittany Burd John Lund Kristin Scholtens 7-20 Kamryn Overacker 7-21 Joyce Dorsey Brian Kramp 7-22 Collin Clatterbuck Shelby Naese 7-23 Susan Moenck Chuck Oliver Joanne Wheeler 7-24 Debbie Beer Joel Davenport 7-25 Frank Davis Sr. Mary Davis Jon Lesage 7-26 Jessica Kingdon 7-28 Erica Fisher 7-29 James Oliver Brock Shoemaker Michael Waltz 7-31 Travis Burger

7-2-1977 Joyce & Timothy Dorsey 7-3-2010 Ashley & Jeff Clifton 7-3-1964 Lea & William Sieveking (54 Yrs.) 7-4-2009 Shyan & Bob Bradfield 7-4-1998 Krisy & Jason Overacker 7-6-1996 Amy & Rich Dickte 7-8-1967 Sharon & Jim Ward (51 Yrs.) 7-15-2006 Polly & Steve Neukomm 7-16-2000 Janice & Harold Harrison 7-21-2003 Kristin & Travis Burger 7-27-2002 Samantha & Jeffrey Petersen 7-28-1964 James & Joyce Reutter (54 yrs.)

Serving Our Lord in June

Children’s Message: July 1: Velanne Gocken July 8: Jeanne Brown July 15: Diann Peabody July 22: 8am—Ashley Clifton; 10:30am—Amy Dickte July 29: Robin Shuda

8 A.M. Service Ushers/Greeters:

July 1: Diann Peabody July 8: Velanne Gocken July 15: Carol Bull, Carol Christy July 22: Velanne Gocken July 29: Volunteer Needed

10:30 A.M. Service Ushers/Greeters: Amy Dickte, Martha Howe Communion Set-up: Gordon & Nancy Langellier Liturgist: Bob Burd Acolytes:

July 1: ? & Abigail Neukomm July 8: Natalie Petersen & Cara Petersen July 15: Carolyn Dictke & Maggie Dickte July 22: ? & Abigail Neukomm July 29: Natalie Petersen & Cara Petersen

Radio Broadcast Support:

July 1: Jeff and Ashley Clifton in honor of their wed-ding anniversary

July 8: Josh and Terri Anderson in honor of Caleb and Joshua’s birthdays

July 15: Joe Swigart in memory of Carolyn’s July 16th birthday

July 22: Bev Foster in honor of family July 29: Jeff and Samantha Petersen in honor of their anniversary.

Nursery Attendant Support:

July 1: Rich and Amy Dickte July 8: Josh and Terri Anderson July 15: Jeff and Ashley Clifton July 22: Ruth Storm July 29: Adam and Deena Knapp

Sunday School Perfect Attendance

Those achieving perfect attendance for the month of May were: Pre-school– H.S.: Connor Onnen, Abigail Neukomm, Cara Petersen (Polly Neukomm). Choir: Amy Dickte, Barb Sabo, Helen Gerber, Lauri Zumwalt, Sherrill Stichnoth, Jessica Fehland. Chapel Class: Carol Christy, Martha Howe, Tony Norrick, Diann Peabody, Bob Sabo, Lea Sieveking, Brooke Storm, Joanne Wheeler.

In Our Prayers - Family and friends of Dorothy Geddes, family and

friends of John and Reta Dowling, Ted & Shenette Harris (Gloria Tensley’s son & daughter-in-law), Brian Woods (nephew of Gloria Tensley, Victor Tensley, Jen-nifer Redman (Dorothy & Joel Koonce’s great niece), Ralph Johnson, Gloria Tensley, Pastor Kevin & Mary Nourie, Margaret Maxwell, Florence Nimz, Steve Swigart (Joe Swigart’s son), Ernie & Ila

Bailey, Pat Ferguson (cousin of Shirley Pearson), Pres-ley Carman, Annabel Iliff (friend of Janice Johnson), Bar-bara Newell, Sheila Siebert, and Robert Dannehl. Military Personnel: PV2 Garrett Coney (nephew of Pam Thurston), Molly (Clatterbuck) Smith (niece of Pam Thurston and granddaughter of Herb Clatterbuck), Dako-ta Copeland, Mark A. Dominguez, Cpt. Jeremy Willough-by, Jared Swan, SGT James K. Redman, and AB David J. Leitz.

UMW Report -

Spring Rummage Sale

The Spring Rummage Sale was a big success making over $2100. Thank you to everyone who helped set up, worked the sale, or helped after the sale. A huge shout-out to the rummage sale committee this year: Di-ann Peabody, DeDe Yenerich, Karen Sutfin, Brooke Storm, and Debby Sapp. These ladies did a tremen-dous job! Thank you all so much for all of your hard work! Mother-Daughter Dinner

Our annual Mother-Daughter Potluck Dinner was held on May 9. There were about 65 mothers and daughters in attendance. The theme for this year's dinner was "Hats Off to Moms!" There was a cute photo booth set up, and lots of hats for props, we played a couple games and gave away a bunch of prizes. Entertainment for the evening was provided by Jayne Henricks, Kena Clark, and Mendi Wolfe. What great singing! Thank you to Carol Drew for securing them for the evening! A big thank you to all of the ladies who served on the planning committee: Jessica Fehland, Helen Gerber, Hannah Mitchello, Kim Onnen, and Allison Naese. What a great evening! A wonderful time was had by all in attendance.

Pictorial Directory Update

Please make the following changes to your church directory: Jack Swan—new address is C/O Pat-sy Swan-Clark, 3259 Sabal Springs Blvd., North Fort Myers, FL 33917. As always, please notify the church office when you change your address, telephone number or life status.

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Food Pantry Update - Two students attending KCC have recently volun-teered at the Food Pantry in order to report how the pan-try operates, the history, and the purpose along with ac-tually doing various jobs. The Illinois Indian RV Club visited once again on June 29 and helped date, package, and put away inven-tory. Along with working, they also donated items and monetary gifts. This has become an annual event and very much appreciated. During the month of May we served 134 families—320 were adults and 126 were children. The special items for donation in July, are canned vegetables—we are especially low on tomatoes. The Eastern Illinois Foodbank delivery is Tuesday, July 3 at 8 a.m., and we will return back from the Mid-west Foodbank around 11 a.m. on Friday, July 13 (week later because of the holiday). All volunteers are welcome! Special thanks go out to all who donate—items and/or money. The pantry was the recipient of a $500 gift from the Elks Club in June! Individuals, churches, organi-zations, and trust funds are so much a part of keeping our Food Pantry operating so we, in turn, can be a ser-vice to the community.

Recycling Date Approaches -

The next collection of recyclable items will be sent during July/August 2018. If you have items to send—ink jet and toner cartridges—they may be placed in the cardboard box in the hallway by the church office (under the stairway to the balcony). Questions? Contact Diann Peabody at 815-683-1004. Thank you for helping to keep the Earth clean and green!

In Memory – Dorothy M. Geddes, 93, formerly of Watseka on Thursday, June 14 in Hoopeston. She was born on June 26, 1924 in Wapakoneta, OH, the daughter of Eylar and Ethel (Stoltey) Brunskill. Dorothy married Charles Ged-des of Milford on October 28, 1951 in Reddick, IL. He preceded her in death in 1998. She is survived by her children Robert (Becky) Ged-des of Hoopeston, Richard (Melinda) Geddes of Colora-do Springs, Co., and Barbara (David) McCann of Clifton Park, NY., and several grandchildren. Dorothy taught school for 28 years including Home Economics at Milford Township High School, 3rd grade at Milford Grade School, and finally 2nd grade at Nettie Davis in Watseka. Dorothy was a longtime member of the Watseka Methodist Church and Fortnightly Group, and various Bible studies groups. She became a Pro-fessing Member of WFUMC on June 21, 1970 by transfer from the Milford UMC. Funeral arrangement were by the Anderson Funeral Home, Hoopeston. A graveside service was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 19 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mil-ford.

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Our Mission: Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our Vision: Moving with Jesus into the community to share God's love.

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