Post on 25-Jan-2020
Harris & Lake Park United Methodist churches
The Connection
Soup & Pie Supper Thurs., Nov. 15th—Harris UMC
5 choices of soup, many pies/desserts
Take-out available also
Adults - $8.00, Kids thru 10 yrs. - $4.50, Preschool – Free
Serving 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Sr. High Youth Group Pie Auction
Nov. 18th after worship at Harris & LP
(see inside for list of what proceeds are used for)
Thanksgiving Worship—5 p.m. Sun., Nov. 18th at First Presbyterian
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Pastor: Emmanuel T. Naweji Harris UMC: 208 N. Main Lake Park UMC: 1471 135th Ave. Office: 1471 135th Ave. Phone: 712-832-3361 E-mail: hlpumc@yahoo.com Facebook Page: United Methodist Church of Harris & Lake Park Pastor’s Residence: 15 Arnold’s Entrance Lake Park, IA 51347 Phone: 712-339-7115 E-mail: revnaweji@yahoo.com Web: www.emmanuelnaweji.com Parish Secretary: Judy Taber Custodians Kelley Morgan, H, 702-526-1054 Mary Schmidt, LP, 712-331-1455
Worship Harris – 9:00 a.m. Lake Park – 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School—Sept. – May Harris – 10:15 a.m. Lake Park – 9:00 a.m.
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November 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
November
1 All Saints Day 2 3 Ingathering W.I.T. – Cherokee, IA 10 a.m. Everyone welcome 5-6 p.m. LP UMC open for prayer
4 11th Sunday after
Pentecost All Saints Sunday
5
6
9:00 Bible Study
7 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible
Study 9:00 Chimers 1:00 LP UMW 6:00 Confirmation 7:00 Jr. High Youth Group 7:00 Chums Bells
8 No Harris Ad Council
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5-6 p.m. open prayer time
11 12th Sunday after
Pentecost Stateline Riders & Sons of American Legion serving pancakes, French toast, sausage, eggs, etc. at LP Comm. Center 8 am – 1 pm. Vets free/others freewill
12
13 9:00 Bible Study
Care
Center Music
14 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible
Study 9:00 Chimers 6:00 Confirmation 6:30 Sr. High Youth Group NO LP Ad Council
15 Harris UMC
Soup Supper
5 – 7 p.m.
16
Care Center Bingo
17 5-6 p.m. LP UMC open for prayer
18 13th Sunday after
Pentecost Sr. High Youth Group Pie Auction at Harris & LP 5:00 Thanksgiving worship at First Presbyterian
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21 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible
Study 22
23 24 5-6 p.m. LP UMC open for prayer
25 14th Sunday after
Pentecost
26 27 28 6:30 a.m. Men’s
Bible Study 9:00 Chimers 6:00 Visioning Team
29 30
Cheryl Dake H UMC cancer Garrett Goodell LP UMC surgery Eula Kennedy LP UMC shoulder surgery Those with mental health concerns Sherry Ahrenstorff LP UMC chemo Gloria Thompson (Amanda Money’s grandmother) surgery
Allen Rowe H UMC Parkinson’s Karen Rehms LP UMC fragile health Rita Reimers LP UMC cancer Ardyce Rueter fragile health (mother of Lori Sheeler and Scott Rueter) Dave Lindemann Friend fragile health The men and women in the armed services, their families, and our churches.
Congratulations to Taylor and Laura Heikens on the birth of a son Sept. 20, 2018. He weighed 8# and has been named Bentley Michael. Grandparents are Randy and Dee Rowe, Mike and Shirley Taylor, and Jason and Dallas Heikens. Great grandparents include Allen and Loretta Rowe and Jane Heikens.
Congratulations to Michael and Bridget Raveling on the birth of Kallie Mae Raveling on October 13, 2018.
Thank you for the flowers, prayers and concerns for the loss of our nephew, Jesse Richardson. Ben, Jolene and Jamin Ehlers
Hello Dear Church Family, My prayer and hope are that you are well as you read these lines. A question I have for you though: "What would you say you are thankful for this year?" There may be many reasons to be grateful or there may not. Gratitude is one of these things in life we all have to learn. Saying "thanks" isn't enough, but it is a good start. God, through the Bible, wants us to be thankful. Read 1 Thessalonians 5: "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." ESV. I think the phrase "give thanks," from the above Scripture, means three things. First, it is a choice we make on a daily basis. That is what Paul, the author of this letter, I believe, is intending to convey to us all. You and I have to choose to "give thanks," not only when things go well, but also when they do not. We have to decide to be thankful all the times (bad or good circumstances)! Second, the choice to "give thanks" means a way of life. You embrace an attitude and character of being grateful in all seasons. Every day, remind yourself as you start and end your day to be thankful for everything. Last, but not least, the phrase "give thanks" stands for giving back to God and others. We have to show our gratitude through our generosity and hospitality. Give of your time, skills and resources by serving others. Invite somebody to Church, small group or your home. This Thanksgiving, how will you show gratitude? Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Pastor Emmanuel
Harris UMC
Attendance Offering Sept. 23 52 $1,344.00 Sept. 30 28 667.00 Oct. 7 27 812.00 Oct. 14 34 1,053.00 Oct. 21 27 321.00 Total $4,197.00 Average Weekly Attendance 33 Given to date $37,996.05 Blanket Sunday $120.00
Lake Park UMC Attendance Offering Sept. 16 118 $1,890.35 Sept. 23 111 3,353.00 Sept. 30 135 3,944.01 Oct. 7 134 3,879.06 Oct. 14 127 2,324.00 Oct. 21 136 1,830.05 Total $17,220.47 Average Weekly Attendance 126 Given to date $120,331.09 Sunday School $182.35 Janitorial $75.00 Harris Reimbursement $748.25 World Communion Sunday $15.00 Copies $20.40 Blanket Sunday $306.00
“No one has ever become poor from giving.”
—Anne Frank
Harris UMC
Ushers Ray Akkerman Noel Phillips Cal Harms Flowers Maria Loring, LeAnn Ransom Coffee Nov. 4 Dean Phillips, Noel Phillips Nov. 11 Cal Harms Nov. 18 Ray Akkerman, Steve Bosma Nov. 25 Keith Klaassen
Lake Park UMC
Ushers Curt & Kim Ingwersen Jarrod & Cari Wallace Doug & Dawn Goodell Flowers Emily Pool, Colleen Griese Sunday School Snacks Nov. 4 Snacks – Julie Zevengergen Juice – Ginny Verdoorn Nov. 11 Snacks/Juice – Rebecca Luitjens Nov. 18 Snacks/juice – Sarah VandeHoef Nov. 25 Snacks/Juice – Lisa Taber Snack Servers Nov. 4 Jerry & Aleene Turner Nov. 11 High School Class Nov. 18 Matt Carstensen/Lisa Taber Nov. 25 ??? Sr. High Youth Group Meals & Schedule Nov. 14 Heather Voss Nov. 18 Pie Auction Jr. High Youth Group
Nov. 4 Service project, rake leaves 4-6 p.m. Niemeiers lead
Nov. 24 Serve meal Sioux Falls need drivers
November 2018
1—Harris & LP UMCs 2—those fighting cancer 3—Raymond Ransom 4—Tom & LeAnn Ransom and family 5—Bryan & Nicolle Read and family 6—Lola Read 7—Clark & Roxie Reekers 8—Karen Rehms 9—Bob & Rita Reimers and family 10—Ron & Amy Renner and family 11—Dara Rettig and family 12—Our government leaders 13—Robert Rickabaugh 13—Harold & Valerie Riesberg & family 14—Kenny & Jeanne Roberts 15—William Robertson 16—Allen & Loretta Rowe 17—Randy & Deanna Rowe and family 18—Ryan & Carol Rowe and family 19—Scott & Tricia Rueter and family 20—those with mental health issues 21—World Leaders 22—Darlene Saunders 23—Don & Deb Schroeder 24—Ryan & Tara Seifert and family 25—Shannon & Katie Serck 26—Barb Schomaker 27—Pastor Emmanuel 28—Terry & Lori Sheeler & family 29—Cathy Sheridan and family 30—Keith & Judy Siemers and family
LP UMW NEWS
November 7 ................................. 1:00 p.m.
Program ................................ Jane Heikens “World Thank Offering”
The Sacred Space of Sharing Food
Serve ....................................... Rose Christ
Janice Nissen
Sanctuary Flowers Nov. ............................................ Emily Pool
Colleen Griese
Care Center Music Nov. 13 ........................ Jennifer Krummen
Care Center Bingo Nov. 16 ............................ Darlyne Halquist
Janice Nissen
A big Thank You to everyone for
supporting the all-church bazaar. Your
generosity is appreciated. Proceeds
fund mission work, camp scholarships,
and local projects of the UMW.
November Harris Birthdays
3 Brent Crist
4 Harold Anderson
10 Maria Loring
12 Teri Harms
12 Connor Raveling
14 Jeri Lemker
18 Ryan Ransom
19 Nathan Davis
23 Julie Dillehay
28 Bobbie Davis November LP Birthdays
1 Seth Goodell
1 Tom Bosma
2 Jo Watkins
3 Dee Baloun
4 Ashley Kennedy
6 Butch Orwig
6 Elly Watje
7 Carlie Jo Ahrenstorff
8 Sasha Jansen
9 Ebony Rahe
10 Kirk Ingham
10 Lucien Vabre
11 Cari Wallace
12 Taylor Kracht
14 Arlene Frerichs
14 Eula Kennedy
14 Jarrod Wallace
15 Juanita McCauley
15 Keegan Bradley
15 Madison Brevik
17 Patricia Weltzin
18 Brian Goodell
18 Jason Heikens
19 Tyce Gunderson
20 Tara Seifert
20 Todd Gunderson
22 Arlene Jaycox
22 Jared Rahe
24 Tim Gunderson
24 Jessica Lueders
24 Adrian Martin
25 Mandy Siemon
26 Sue Crosby
26 Emily Gibson Pool
27 Jill Gallagher
27 Sally Herbert
27 Carolyn Johnson
28 Alexandra Salzwedel
29 Stan Anderson
November Harris Anniversaries
27 Don & Marlene Loring
28 Karl & Becky Davis November LP Anniversaries
12 Chris & Emily Lindgren
15 Gary & Judy Taber
21 Linden & Kelly Heikens
23 Craig & Jill Krummen
27 Nick & Arin Elser
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
—Oprah Winfrey
“A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer.”
—Gotthold Lessing
Annual Pie Auction to be Nov. 18th The Senior High Youth Group will have their annual Pie Auction Sunday, November 18 following the worship services at Harris and Lake Park UMCs. Thank you for your previous support. Be sure to get in on this year’s auction. Proceeds raised go for the following projects:
Thanksgiving baskets
Cards
Inspirational Calendars
Adopt-A-Family
Meal at The Banquet
Water Filters Distributed
at Musac, Haiti
Thirty water filters and buckets were
handed out at Musac, Haiti where the
mission trip was held last June. They
were purchased with the 2018 Vacation
Bible School offerings.
Praying for Pastor Emmanuel
on Pastor Appreciation
Sunday at LP UMC
LP Sunday School class
frosting cupcakes like Joseph’s
Coat of Many Colors
Harris
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Pastor
Emmanuel
with their
notes of
appreciation
There is a category of books in our church library called “Personal Growth”. These books promote the many aspects of life as its own education. We have opportunities to constantly learn lessons and grow spiritually and intellectually. Come into the library sometime and see what there is for you. Here are some samples.
Deb Morrow, Church Librarian
Mysterious Ways: More Than Coincidence by the Editors of Guideposts “is sure to encourage you, inspire you, and reassure you that God is always with you.”*
In Adam Hamilton’s Why?: Making Sense of God’s Will the reader is given guidance in answering the following questions. “Where is God when the innocent suffer? Where is God when my prayers go unanswered? Why is God’s will so hard to understand?”*
“Let Max Lucado show you how to make the shift of a lifetime. How to bump your life off self-center. How to be changed and experience the meaning-changed life you were meant to have. Your discovery starts here.”* It’s Not About Me: Rescue From the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy.
Is It Time to Make a Change?: Positive Thoughts for When Life Presents You With a New Direction by Deanna Beisser is a small book of verses. “Everyone’s life is a journey/ and sometimes/ the roads that we travel/ are more mysterious and magical/ than we ever imagined.”
“If you believe your life is a cause for condemnation rather than celebration… If you are weighted down by the guilt of things done- and undone…If you are haunted by a sense of failure to please your heavenly Father… Let this book set you free!” The Birthright: Out of the Servant’s Quarters Into the Father’s House by John Sheasby with Ken Gire.
And finally, Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by John & Stasi Eldredge and Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge are check out reading possibilities for your lifelong learning and growing.
*Taken from back cover
Nov. 1 – All Saints Day Isaiah 25:6-9, Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a, John 11, 32-44 Nov. 4 – 24th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14, Mark 12:28-34 Nov. 11 – 25th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17, Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44
Benefit Fund-Raiser
for Cheryl Dake of Harris UMC
This incredible mom, grandma, sister, co-
worker and friend has had one heck of a
2018! Before being diagnosed with both
stage 4 liver and colorectal cancer, she was
traveling to doctors appointments for other
reasons. She's currently undergoing
treatment to tackle the cancer, which tends
to create other symptoms to deal with too.
She's totally taking it #likeaboss—but that
shouldn't surprise you! She's not a complainer...AND she's a red head!
Save Dec. 1 on your calendar. The event will be held at the Ocheyedan Town
Hall. More details will follow soon!
Nov. 18 – 26th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20, Psalm 113 Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25, Mark 13:1-8 Nov. 22 – Thanksgiving Day Joel 2:21-33, Psalm 126 1 timothy 2:1-7, Matthew 6:25-33 Nov. 25 – Last Sunday after Pentecost 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Psalm 3132:1-12 Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37
Middle School Youth Group
HAYRIDE
Bibles presented Oct. 14th to 2nd
graders, Brie VandeHoef and
Aubrey Wallace by their
teachers, Meagan Barnhart and
Nicole Vabre
High School Bell Choir
played “Great Is the
Lord” during worship
Oct. 21st at LP UMC
Passing the blanket
to receive donations
to purchase blankets
for those in need.
Pastor Appreciation
Sunday—Fran Graham
and some of her Sunday
school students.