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March 2018

Grace Notes News from Grace United Methodist Church

Carbondale, Illinois 618-457-8785

Web site: www.carbondalegrace.org

E-mail: carbondalegraceinfo@gmail.com

Lenten Theme: Along The Way to the Cross

March 4 Communion Sunday/Third Sunday in Lent

Mark 14:17-25

“Along the Way to the Upper Room”

The first Sunday is a sharing Sunday. You are encouraged to

bring canned food for food pantry. March 11 Fourth Sunday in Lent

Mark 14:32-42

“Along the Way to Gethsemane”

Special violin music of Emily and Cuty Jung for both services.

March 18 Fifth Sunday in Lent Mark 15:1-15

“Along the Way to the Courtroom”

March 25 Palm/Passion Sunday Mark 15:33-41

“Along the Way to Calvary”

Invite family and friends to our worship services.

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Dear Friends,

Greetings! Some of you might have watched the

Winter Olympics events which were held in Pyeong-

Chang, Korea. There were many sensational games

and winners. One of them is Chloe Kim, 17 years old,

who won gold in the woman’s snowboard. Her per-

formance stood out to electrify all the crowd, many

reporters as well as her family in the USA and espe-

cially her grandmother living in Korea.

We could imagine what it took to become such a

glorious champion. Lots of practice, persistence, commitment

and sacrifices. Her father who has been so dedicated to her said

proudly, “She is a good kid. I tell her to be humble, that this is

from hard work, that you weren’t born this way.” He is right. A

champion is not born, but made out of hard work and commit-

ment. We might wonder how many times she fell and failed in

order to reach almost a perfect score. Probably countless falls

and failures! Countless rise up and keep doing!

We could say that there is no success without falls and fail-

ures. However we try hard to avoid failures and pain. We have

fear to fall and fail. Real failure is not to try, or to give up out of

fear. Failures are part of reaching a success. Real failure is to not

do anything out of fear.

What we need to do is learn how to deal with our fear and how

to deal with our failure when it happens. Our Bible story tells us

of two disciples who made a fatal failure during the passion week.

Judas and Peter! Judas betrayed his teacher Jesus and sold him

for 30 silver coins. Peter denied his beloved teacher three times.

Both of them failed and felt terrible, when they acknowledged

what they did. But we can see real failures in how they dealt with

the guilt, shame, and inner pain. Judas reacted with self-

condemnation and killed himself, while Peter repented bitterly

and accepted God’s forgiveness which led him to give his life

completely for God’s services. His failures formed Peter as a

humble servant.

We need to learn from our failures and to be willing to forgive

ourselves and others, and to rely upon God’s grace. There is no

success without failures!

In Christ, Pastor In-Sook

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Maundy Thursday Worship Service Thursday, March 29 at 7 PM

In the Sanctuary

Communion, Message, Hand-Washing

Special Music by Rhonda Black

Combined Good Friday Worship Service Friday, March 30 at 7 PM

In the Auditorium

Bethel AME Church, First UMC and Grace UMC will join

together in worship.

Message: “Seven Words from the Cross”

Combined Choir: “Gather at the Mercy Tree”

Easter Worship Services April 1

Combined Easter SonRise Service at 7:45 AM Rev. Bong-Choul will preach.

Breakfast at 8:30 AM Prepared by the United Methodist Men.

Sunday School at 9:15 AM

Combined Easter Worship Service 10:30 AM in the Auditorium

Pastor In-Sook will preach.

Special Music by Praise Team and Choir

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New Pastor Announcement

The Staff-Parish Relations Commit-

tee is happy to announce that Bishop

Frank Beard has appointed Rev. Jungil

Rhee as pastor to our church effective

July 1st. Pastor Rhee, as he likes to be

called, has in recent years served

churches in Kirkwood, Smithshire and

currently is the Associate Pastor of

Macomb Wesley UMC (since 2011)

and is the Lead Pastor of the Macomb

Korean Fellowship (since 2008).

Pastor Rhee received his Masters of Divinity at Emory Uni-

versity in Atlanta, Georgia in 2008. He also has a Master’s in

Theology in Old Testament Studies which he received from

Hyupsung University in Korea.

Pastor Rhee experienced a small children’s ministry go from 5

children to over 60 in little over a few months in Korea. He

helped with Kid’s Club at rural churches, established a New-

comer’s Reception and hospitality setting at Macomb Wesley,

and was instrumental in transforming the children’s ministry ar-

eas. He cheers for healthy church systems that work and likes to

try new ministries along with an adventure for evangelism and

outreach. This is just a very small look at his ministry.

Pastor Rhee brings with him his wife, Myoung-Ah You

(people call her May), his daughter, Grace, who is 10 years old

and his son, Isaac, who is 6 years old. May plays violin and is

currently enrolled at Western Illinois University Graduate

School of Music. Grace likes violin, piano, swimming, book

club, writing club, hand-chimes, etc. Isaac loves swimming,

violin, soccer, hand-chimes, video games, etc.

At the end of Pastor Rhee’s biographical statement, he says,

“Christian ministry is a shared labor of love. I look forward to

what we can accomplish together in Christ. I ask for your

prayers as this new chapter opens for you and for us.”

Our prayers are with Pastor Rhee and his family, with Pastor

In-Sook and with our Grace Church family as God prepares us

for the next exciting chapter in our lives.

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Circle of Friends Potluck Tuesday– March 13 - Noon

Bring a dish and join the fellowship.

Children’s News

CHILDREN'S EASTER EVENT

All children are invited to join an Easter morning "Hunt for Je-

sus!". Plan to gather in the children's area at 9:15 A.M., between

the Easter breakfast and the 10:30 A.M. worship service. Our

mystery walk will involve the Easter story, treats, surprises, and,

of course, eggs.

New Members Class in April

If you re new to Grace church or have

never had a chance to join the church

and would like to explore joining the

church, let Pastor In-Sook know by

March 18.

Long-time members would also find it

beneficial to learn again what it means

to be United Methodist.

The Topics

1. Wesleyan Heritege

2. John Wesley’s Theology

3. Wesleyan Quadrilateral

4. Sacraments

Children’s News

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PLEASE HELP WITH CHILDREN'S PROJECT

The children in Sunday classes will be collecting items to

create disaster relief hygiene kits. We will collect items from

the congregation during Lent and through Easter Sunday.

Please consider buying one or more items to donate. Place

your items in the tubs in the church lobby or just outside the

children's area. The children will assemble the hygiene kits,

and they will be mailed to an UMCOR facility later in

April. UMCOR also accepts money donations to purchase

toothpaste.

Please read through and save the list below to help us with

this project to show God's mercy to those in need. Thank

you!

Hygiene Kit Materials

1 hand towel

15 x 25 inches to 17 x 27 inches

Kitchen, cleaning, and microfiber towels not acceptable

1 washcloth

1 comb

Comb needs to be sturdy and longer than 6 inches long

No pocket combs or picks please

Rattail combs and combs without handles are acceptable

with a minimum of 6 inches of teeth

1 metal nail file or nail clippers

No emery boards, please

1 bath-size soap

3 oz. and larger sizes only

No Ivory or Jergens soap due to moisture content

Do not remove from original packaging

1 toothbrush

Adult size only

Do not remove from original packaging

6 adhesive bandages

¾ inch to 1 inch-size

Common household Band-Aids

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March Birthdays

(by date)

1 - Jeoung Soon Kim

4 - Timothy Park

5 - Lily Morthland

6 - Mu-Son Cates

6 - Tim Crosby

14 - Flossie Langin

16 - Dylan Edwards

18 - Ruth Brooks

18 - Matthias Schurz

22 - Sharon Ebersohl

23 - Katrin Schurz

23 - Monty Smith

24 - Gay Biggs

25 - Ed Herman

28 - Margaret Wheeler

29 - Tommy Adams

30 - Danie Dawson

30 - Jim Frailey

30 - Myunghee Kim

Early April Birthdays 4/2 Paula Arthur

4/8 Louis Dunn

4/8 Ruby Dunn

Grace United Methodist Church

9:00 a.m. Praise and Worship Service

10:10 a.m. Sunday School

11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship Service

3/7 Ryan and Laura Morthland

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Please have articles for the April 2018

Grace Notes to the church office by

March 23.

Basic Course for Certified Lay Servants

Are you called to be further acquainted with your spiritual

gifts, calling, and responsibilities as followers of Jesus? Lay Ser-

vant Ministries help Christians claim their spiritual gifts to do so

in Jesus’ Name by offering empowering training. Lay Servants

fill pulpits, lead Bible studies, teach Sunday school, visit prison-

ers, encourage and care for others, and are involved in ministries

with their communities.

The Basic Course is the foundational course for individuals

wishing to become Certified Lay Servants. This course open to

ALL, whether or not an enrollee applies to serve as a Lay Ser-

vant.

Saturday, April14 and 21

Carbondale Grace UMC

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information contact:

Roberta DePuy,

happyfish27@hotmail.com,

573-201-6650 voicemail,

P.O. Box 96, Marion, IL 62959

Easter Flowers

As we did last year, you may make a donation in

honor or in memory of a loved one to purchase a

few fresh flowers for the foyer on Easter Sunday.

Funds above the cost of the flowers will be do-

nated to the Youth Mission Trip Fund. Please con-

tact the church office (a form will be in the bulletin

in a few weeks) by March 24.

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Grace UMC Mission Statement

"Love God, love people, make disciples of Jesus Christ."

Your 2017 Mission Dollars

at Work!

In 2017 GUMC contributed a total of

$32,142.61 to various organizations. These monies came from

donations and various fundraisers.

The following is a list of the organizations we supported, and

the amount that went to each:

Benevolence ($12,482.22); Cunningham Children’s Home

($200); FASA (($4,709.14); Feed My Sheep ($250); Good Sa-

maritan ($184); Habitat for Humanity ($100); Jesus es el Senor

($500)’ Jesus es el Senor—children’s camp ($900); Lessie Bates

Davis ($200); Liberia ($300); Mt. Vernon Children’s Home, now

known as Spero Family Services—Mother’s Day ($1,070); New-

man Center Thanksgiving Meal ($100); Next Generation

($1,300); Senor Adult Services ($400); Souper Bowl for Good

Samaritan ($342); This Able Veteran – Father’s Day ($1,267.00);

Thrift Shop—2016 Christmas Offering ($1,378.25); Tornado As-

sistance –Elkville/Vergennes ($1,500); UMCOR Sunday ($425);

UMCOR—Disaster Relief in USA ($5,575.00); UMCOR—

Missionary Salary ($20); UMCOR—UM Student Sunday ($20);

UMCOR—US Emergency ($100); UMCOR—World Hunger

($300); UMCOR—World Communion ($20); Wesley Foundation

($800); Youth Mission Trip ($1,000) .

We appreciate your generous giving in support of missions.

Our heartfelt sympathy is given to the family

of Ludine Chamness. Ludine passed away Feb-

ruary 19 at the age of 92. Her funeral was held at

Grace Church on February 23. Ludine had been

a member of Grace UMC just a few weeks short

of 69 years.

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Let’s Learn about Chinese Language

and Culture!

Yifan Shen will offer an experiential class in Chinese lan-

guage and culture. The topics will cover Chinese cuisine, lan-

guage, customs, arts, music, and scenery. Anybody who attends

more than half of the courses will receive a hand-made Chinese

knot as a gift. A free-will donation would be appreciated for the

class. If you are interested in joining the class, let Pastor In-

Sook know by March 18.

Yifan Shen holds a B.A. in Chinese history from Shandong

University of China and a M. S. in Rehabilitation Counseling

from SIUC. She used to give lectures on Chinese culture to stu-

dents in southern Illinois rural area. In recent years she volun-

teers as a guest artist in international cultural festivals at SIUC

and an Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio.

Family Fellowship March 11, 3-5 p.m.

Science Center at the University Mall

The Science Center in the University Mall

Carbondale is a great place to play and allow

the kids to interact. They indicated that if we have at least 8 chil-

dren in our group then the rate per child will be only $2.75 and

adults are free! The only small catch is that those who have sea-

son passes already to the Science Center would not be able to use

them for this particular group event. No food needed for this

gathering...just time together!

Send a note to Laura Morthland (laura.morthland@gmail.com)

and to let her know if you are open to coming on the 11th and

how many kids and adults would likely be coming with you.

If you would like to attend but the cost of the event poses an

issue please contact Laura and arrangements can be made.

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Mission Meals

March 18

1:00 p.m.

Cook meal at Grace UMC

5:00 p.m. Serve meal at Good Samaritan House

A sign-up sheet is in the foyer.

What is Lay Servant Ministries?

Lay Servant Ministries has its roots in the

days of Methodist Circuit Riders. During

the beginnings of Methodism in the United

States, an ordained minister traveled be-

tween churches by horseback. On the

weeks when the minister was away, the need existed for a layper-

son to assist with worship, visitation, and meeting the needs of

the local mission “charge” church.

Today, the UMC Lay Servant Ministries certifies laypersons

who have participated in a minimum of 25 hours of training in

leadership, communication, and caring. An additional minimum

of 10 hours is required every three years to maintain certification.

Lay Servants assist with worship, church leadership, and service

within the church and community at large, in the Name of Jesus.

Carbondale Grace has three certified Lay Servants: John

DePuy, Roberta DePuy and Linda Egner. Linda recently com-

pleted 10 hours of advanced coursework on prayer for worship,

community, and personal devotions. Linda has renewed her Lay

Servants Ministries certification for another three years. When

you see her, tell her “thank you” for her leadership, communica-

tion, and caring service to Carbondale Grace and the community!

Thank you, everyone, for your continued support and prayers

for this vital ministry.

Roberta DePuy

Cache River District Lay Servant Ministries, Co-Director