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Designated to Church Library:
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Chuck and Sandy Johnson
Designated to Goddard Week Day
Ministries:
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne by
Michael and Susan Schulte
Designated to Pantry:
Given to the Glory of God in
honor and in thanksgiving for
Harper and Hudson Kelley by
Jerry and Elizabeth Eubanks
Designated to Pantry:
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Jim and Suzie Dunn
In memory of Jane Puffer
by Sherry Stockton
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Roger and Peggy Ross
In memory of Jane Puffer
by Dr. and Mrs. Ben Baker
In memory of Jane Puffer
by Mary Margaret Gattis
In memory of Jane Puffer
by Chuck and Sandy Johnson
Memorials and Honorariums
Sympathy is extended to the family of
Amy Joanne Bohannon,
mother of Gary Tipton.
Sympathy is extended to the family of
Jane Ellen Puffer,
mother of Michelle Greenfield.
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Pastor Kim Kelton Cloninger
Contact Information:
Home: 479.648.1898
Cell: 479.719.8120
Church Office: 479.785.1415
Designated to Children’s
Ministry:
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Sherry Stockton
Designated to General Fund:
In memory of Bob Laser
by George and Carole Beattie
In memory of Ruth Moser
by Vernell Green
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Mary Margaret Gattis
In honor of Pastor Kim Cloninger
and the Goddard Choir
by Bruce and Brenda Vick
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Larry and Patsy Cochran
In memory of Eric Settle
by Jean Woodward
In memory of Luke Greenfield
by Jean Woodward
In memory of Jeanne Cheyne
by Jean Woodward
In memory of Jane Puffer
by Jean Woodward
In honor of the Adventurer’s
Sunday school class
by Jean Woodward
Designated to General Fund:
In honor of Zoe Ann Batten (98th
birthday) by Jean Woodward
In honor of Ruth Szendre (103rd
birthday) by Jean Woodward
In honor of Doris Beaty (90th
birthday) by Jean Woodward
Memorials and Honorariums
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Welcome Blake Bradford
The Northwest District is excited to welcome our new District Superintendent and Chief Mission Strategist, Rev. Dr. Blake Bradford, effective July 1, 2021. Blake is currently serving at the Central District Superintendent and is also Dean of the Cabinet.
While Blake does plan to travel around the district meeting clergy
in small groups, a larger “Welcome to the District” is not being
planned due to COVID restrictions. So instead of a formal
Welcome Event, we would like to put together a Welcome Gift
Basket for Blake and his family.
You are invited to send Welcome Cards, and goodies for the
basket. We would love to have items that are unique to your
area (with a note explaining why). An example would be a
can of Spinach from Alma – “the Spinach Capital of the World.” Let’s make this fun!
You can send cards and welcome items to the Northwest District Office at 4010 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith AR
72904. We will need your gifts by Monday, June 14.
We look forward to being in ministry with Blake in the Northwest District!
MORE ABOUT BLAKE
Blake has recently co-authored two books: IMPACT! Reclaiming the Call of Lay Ministry was written to encourage and equip lay leaders to take ownership of Christ's mission and vision for the congrega-tion as it seeks to engage their neighborhood and community. Mission Possible: A Simple Structure for Missional Effectiveness is designed as a handbook for churches seeking to use the simplified accountable leadership structure, often called the “one board model.” He is also the author of the forthcoming volume in The Greatest Expedition Series, Strengthening Decision-Making & Governance.
Blake has taught polity for years at the Course of Study School hosted at Hendrix College, and he has served on Arkansas Conference COSROW, various district committees on ministry, the board of Connected In Christ, and a dozen years on the executive committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry. Before his appointment to the Cabinet, Blake was appointed to the Arkansas Conference Center for Vitality as a congregational coach, consultant, and conflict transformation mediator. Dr. Bradford has taught at conferences and trainings across the country, including the keynote address at a GBHEM Quadrennial Training for Boards of Ordained Ministry and an annual role as a workshop leader at the Church of the Resurrection's Leadership Institute.
A second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, Blake enjoys spending time with family, the study of history, and hiking. Blake and his high school sweetheart, Kerri, were married in 1997. An artist and museum educator, Kerri works at the Historic Arkansas Museum. She has also taught in the art departments of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas Tech, and Texas A&M Texarkana.
They have two teenage children: Bailey, a freshman nursing student at Belmont University, and Micah, a 10th grader in online school.
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MORE ABOUT BLAKE (continued)
ACADEMIC WORK
Doctor of Ministry, Parish Leadership, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (D.Min., 2014).
Master of Divinity, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado (M.Div., 2000)
Master of Arts, History of Christian Thought, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (M.A., 1998)
Graduate Student, Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Keble College and Wycliff Hall, Oxford University, Great Britain (1998)
Bachelor of Arts, Religion, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas (B.A., 1996)
MINISTRY HISTORY
Arkansas Conference Appointive Cabinet, 2018-current. Central District Superintendent
Center for Vitality, ARUMC Conference Ministries, 2015-2018, Assistant Director
St James UMC Little Rock, 2011-2015, Executive Pastor
St Paul UMC Little Rock, 2009-2011, Senior Pastor
Wesley UMC Russellville, 2005-2009, Pastor
First UMC Texarkana, 2000-2005, Associate Pastor
University Park UMC, Denver, 1998-2000, Student Associate Pastor
Information above from Becky Neighbors NW District Administrator
Mailing address and phone:
Northwest District of the UMC
4010 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72904
Office: 479-783-0385 / Fax: 479-783-0427
For the latest Covid-19 updates from the
Visit the link below:
https://arumc.org/covid19/safe-church-reopening-guidance/frequently-asked-questions/
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UMW Sunday
Amanda Smith, Director of Development,
Methodist Health Foundation (pictured at left)
was the guest speaker on Sunday, April 25,
2021 at the 10 AM worship service.
UMW members led the prayers during the
service. See additional pictures on page 12.
Thank you!
We are grateful to the following members
of Goddard UMC who have gone above
and beyond to make the church beautiful
on the inside as well as on the outside:
Ronnie Apple, members of Joy Goddard
Circle, Mike Gray, Jessie and Catherine
Lewis, Tom McAlister, Jim Rose,
Roger Ross, Serena Sutton, Gregg Teece,
Kenny and Mary Beth Thompson,
Phil Woodard, Jean Woodward, and
other anonymous friends.
Thank you!
Goddard Family,
Thank you for your wonderful support and love during my
mother’s passing. Your texts, calls, food, cards, gifts, and all
your love were so uplifting during that difficult time. I am so
grateful to have such a loving congregation and a loving God
to hold on to during grief. My brother Mark, my son Aiden,
and I are so grateful to each and every one of you.
All our love,
Keri Cousins, Aiden Cheyne, Mark Cheyne
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graphics by:
Rhonda Rieder
Goddard Columbarium
Call the church office at
479.785.1415 for information.
To add someone to the Prayer Chain,
contact Donny Anderson 479.522.3080.
To be a member of the Prayer Chain,
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T h e G r a p e v i n e
May Birthdays
May Anniversaries
4th Jerry and Elizabeth Eubanks
6th Tom and Carol McAlister
22nd Ricky and Vickie Cross (45th)
23rd Andy and Shawn Miller
28th Bryce and Pam Dalke
30th Ronnie and Sharon Apple
30th Brandon and Kristina Green
31st Neal and Rebecca Pearson (25th)
31st John and Loraine Tarrant
1st Levi Whitson
2nd Sizzie Shelby
3rd Bailey Atchley
3rd Blaine Atchley
5th Sanielle Moquett
7th Mike Gray
8th Carolyn Jo Roam-Goembel
9th Barb Meienburg
12th Donny Dixon
14th Jim Kell
15th Jerry Eubanks
15th Cathie Jennings
16th Bary Bugg
16th Robert Long
17th Pete Lufkin
18th Paige Tyler
19th James Meadors
21st Jordan Baumann
21st Trish McCully
22nd Noah Bubbus
22nd Jana Green
24th Don Martin
27th Freda Ogle
27th Peggy Teece
30th Matthew Dalke
31st Shaylon Moquett
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Psalm 33 (CEB)
All you who are righteous, shout joyfully
to the Lord! It’s right for those who do right to
praise God.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the Lyre! Sing
praises to him with the ten-stringed harp!
3 Sing to Him a new song! Play your best
with joyful shouts!
4 Because the Lord’s word is right, His every
act is done in good faith.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the
Lord’s faithful love fills the whole earth.
6 The skies were made by the Lord’s word; all
their starry multitude by the breath of His
mouth.
7 He gathered the ocean waters into a heap;
He put the deep seas into storerooms.
8 All the earth honors the Lord; all the earth’s
inhabitants stand in awe of Him.
9 Because when He spoke, it happened!
When He commanded, there it was!
10 The Lord overrules what the nations plan;
He frustrates what the peoples intend to
do.
11 But the Lord’s plan stands forever; what He
intends to do lasts from one generation to
the next.
12 The nation whose God is the Lord, the peo-
ple whom God has chosen as His posses-
sion, is truly happy!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven; He sees
every human being.
14 From His dwelling place God observes all
who live on earth.
15 God is the one who made all their hearts,
the one who knows everything they do.
16 Kings aren’t saved by the strength of their
armies; warriors aren’t rescued by how
much power they have.
17 A warhorse is
a bad bet for
victory; it
can’t save
despite its
great
strength.
18 But look here;
the Lord’s
eyes watch all
who honor
Him, all who wait for His faithful love,
19 To deliver their lives from death and keep
them alive during a famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help
and our shield.
21 Our heart rejoices in God because we trust
His holy name.
22 Lord, let your faithful love surround us
because we wait for you.
T h e G r a p e v i n e
Baptism
Gabriel Aiden Carroll
son of Heather Carroll
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T h e G r a p e v i n e
MAY LECTIONARY
2nd 5th Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40, Ps 22:25-31 (UMH 752),
I John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
9th 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48, Ps 98 (UMH 818),
Mother’s Day I John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17
16th 7th Sunday of Easter Acts :15-17, 21-26, Ps I (UMH 738),
I John 5:9-13, John 17:6-19
Ascension Sunday Acts 1:1-11, Ps 47 (UMH 781), Eph 1:15-23,
Luke 24:44-53
23rd Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, Ps 104:24-34, 35b (UMH 826),
Rom 8:22-27, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
30th Trinity Sunday Isa 6:1-8, Ps 29 (UMH 761), Rom 8:12-17, John 3:1-17
Contributions
April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 Total
General Fund Income $ 23,590 $ 2,776 $ 7,116 $ 6,286 $ 39,768
Pantry 1,505 50 545 125 $ 2,225
Memorials* 510 0 65 0 $ 575
Other 5,570 70 15,624 498 $ 21,762
Total Income $ 31,175 $ 2,896 $ 23,350 $ 6,909 $ 64,330
*Designated memorials not included
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T h e G r a p e v i n e
Sunday Worship In Person 10:00 AM
Sunday Worship Online 10:50 AM
Weeknight Evening Devotionals 6:00 PM
Online at www.goddardumc.org
Facebook.com/GoddardUMC
Vimeo.com/GoddardUMC
Youtube.com/GoddardUMC
Archived services and devotionals may be watched at anytime.
Goddard UMC Report Submitted by: Suzie Dunn / 479.651.3008
Goddard UMW Sunday was held on April 25th. It was
a beautiful day, and the service was a blessing to all of
us. Amanda Smith, of the Methodist Family Health
Foundation, spoke to us about how the Methodist
Children’s Home has evolved to offer many more
services to children and families around the state. The
music and flowers enhanced the service and were
much appreciated. (See pictures on pages 6 and
12.)
The UMW is very close to meeting its pledge of
$1000 for the year. If you have not sent in your
pledge and/or would like to contribute to the
channels of giving in mission or local charities,
please send your check to our treasurer,
Jean Woodward at 4107 Cherokee Circle,
Fort Smith, AR 72903 .
Goddard Food Pantry Report / April 2021
Number of Bags Distributed = 57
Number of Individuals Served = 145
Pantry Open = 20 hours
Reported by: Betty Morkemo, Pantry Committee
Joy Goddard Circle
No Zoom Meeting
For Month of May
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More UMW Sunday Pictures: (above left) Caroline Gonzales, cello soloist , George Mann, piano
(center) Carol McAlister, (right) Suzie Dunn , UMW President
The women of Joy Goddard Circle have
adopted the flower beds at the main
entrance to the church. Here are five of
the designers (there were others) on that
day. Pictured: (left) Carol McAlister,
(lower left) Rose Lyons, (right) Betty
Morkemo, (lower right) Sandy Johnson
and Lynne Gustafson. Instead of having
their monthly “Zoom” meeting, the
women had a work day on Tuesday, April
27. They began work at 9 AM and spent
the entire morning beautifying the church
entrance. We “thank” everyone!
Lynne
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Goddard UMC Pastor and Staff
Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger — Senior Pastor
George A. Mann — Choir Master/Organist
Sami Sue Welch — Associate Director of Music
Keri Cousins — Children’s / Youth Director /
Online Worship Coordinator
Jenni Crawford — Preschool Director
Michelle Greenfield — Financial Administrator
Deborah Moore — Administrative Assistant /
Buildings and Grounds / Grapevine Editor
Don Holland — Maintenance / Custodial
Timothy Peerbolte — Audio/Visual
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Volume 58 May 2021 Number 5
Goddard United Methodist Church /1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901
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