MARCH, 2010

Messenger The

Church 620-492-6850

Parsonage 620-492-2495

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H 2 0 2 S . N I P P S T . , J O H N S O N , K S 6 7 8 5 5

“ O U R M I S S I O N I S T O B R I N G G O D T O P E O P L E , A N D P E O P L E T O G O D ”

Inside this issue:

From The Pastor 2

Celebrations; Prayer List;

One Great Hour of Sharing;

Youth News

3

Pastor, cont.; Budget

Report; Preschool News

4

Wednesday Night Study;

UMW News; Sonshine Kids/

Choir; Kid’s Page

5

Recipes, Staff 6

March Calendar

Sermon Series for

March March 7:

Luke 15:11-32

―Foolishness‖

March 14:

March 21:

John 11:45-53

―Raising Lazarus Kills Jesus‖

March 28:

Luke 19:28-40

―When You Just Can‘t Stop

Cheering‖

Lenten Lunches (Wednesday‘s at 12:00 noon) :

March 10 @ Manter UMC; Dave Kaufmann speaker

March 17 @ Wesleyan Church; Ken Armstrong speaker

March 24 @ Johnson UMC; Bob Warner speaker

March 31 @ Catholic Church; Will Kenyon speaker

Palm Sunday, March 28:

Kids Palm Parade during Worship, 10:40 a.m.

Palm Sunday/Easter Cantata @ Wesleyan Church 6:00

p.m.—everyone bring finger food

Holy Thursday Service, April 1, 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday Service, April 2, 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 4:

Sunrise Service, time t.b.a.

Morning Worship, 10:40 a.m.

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

WHY THE STOREHOUSE?

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Have you heard about The Storehouse? I hope you have, but it is possible that you‘ve heard portions of the story and have had questions about its purpose, mission, or connection to our church. I would like to share with you the vision

for this new ministry.

In September 2009 a first planning meeting was held at The Old Store with twenty to thirty persons present. These people represented many of the churches in town, and some had come in response to a general invitation in the Johnson Pioneer. At that meeting the following vision was put forth: To have a cooperative ministry thrift shop and food pantry, operated by volunteers, open three to five times a week for three hours at a time. This service will offer clothing, and household items—dishes, cookware, appliances, and furniture at very modest prices. All of these items will be donated by the public and should be in good condition. The food pantry will distribute free bags of groceries from our supplies to families in need. The food items will also be donated. This will be a multi-ethnic ministry in all aspects—leadership, volunteers,

and clientele.

Since September much progress has been made. We formed a Kansas non-profit corporation: Stanton County Cooperative Ministries, Inc. We invited Western Kansas United Methodist Mexican American Ministries (UMAM) to partner with us. They will relocate their food pantry and clothing closet from the basement of First United Methodist Church. José Olivas, their Community Developer, will continue to come to Johnson and will be at The Storehouse when he is in town. He will continue to distribute monthly commodities from The Storehouse. The advantage of this partnership is that The Storehouse will provide more volunteers, more business hours, and a broader community base. UMAM will provide professional services—José‘s experience with operating a food pantry and clothing closet, and resources of the Garden City location for immigration assistance. We also have formed a relationship with The Stanton County Community Foundation so that persons can make tax deductible gifts to The Storehouse through the

Community Foundation.

We are in the process of acquiring a building on Main Street—103 S. Main. We have raised to date $53,500 of the $ 85,000 plus needed to purchase and renovate the building. We do have enough money for purchasing the building, and are presently working on a contract and closing

date.

One of the immediate needs after purchase is a new roof on the building. Then we will begin work on an interior floor plan, electrical, and

plumbing.

As you can see there is still much work to be done before The Storehouse will be open for business. What labor we can have volunteered—such as painting and clean up—we gratefully

welcome.

Now let me tell you why the name ―The Storehouse‖ was selected. In Genesis chapters 37-50, Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers, is taken to Egypt. There God raises Joseph, a Hebrew, to be the most important man next to Pharaoh in all of Egypt. In Genesis 41:33-36, Joseph explains as he interprets Pharaoh‘s dream how one man who is discerning and wise should be selected to store up provisions during the seven years of plenty so that the nation can survive the seven years of famine which were to follow. Pharaoh selected Joseph for this task. Joseph established storehouses to keep the grain of Egypt. Through Joseph God kept the Hebrews

and the Egyptians alive.

So here is our vision. That God may use The Storehouse—in Spanish we are calling this ministry ―Casa de Esperanza‖ which means ―House of Hope‖—to bring our multi-ethnic community together to share in meeting the needs of the community. The items to be sold, clothes, house wares, etc. must be in good condition. They will be donated. They will be modestly priced—a few dollars. Anyone, everyone can shop. Anyone, everyone can donate. The food pantry will be of great help to persons who are in need. We will be regularly asking for food

donations.

, continued see

―Storehouse‖, page 4

Kids Following Christ is planning for a fun and exciting March. The youth group will have regular meetings on March 7th and 28th. Due to the school‘s Spring Break, youth group will not meet on March 14th

or March 21st.

The KFC will have a half-lock-in on Friday, March 12th from 7pm to midnight. There will be all the food and games at a lock-in, without the exhausting all night aspect. All KFC youth are

invited to attend and can bring one guest.

KFC youth group meets at the Johnson United Methodist Church on Sundays from 5pm to

6:30pm. †

T H E M E S S E N G E R

March 7 Lysle & Carolyn Davidson

March 14 Anne Davis

March 21 John, Stephanie, Marissa & Jacob

Dickson

March 28 James & Joyce Dimitt

Birthdays: 1 Neil Tomson, Dawn Tucker 3 Dakira Limon, Bill Troup 6 Lee Raney 7 Barry Goodman 16 Myrtle Teeter, Mary Jane Nicholas, Clara Winger 17 Girtha Chenoweth, Quincy Teeter-Sierra 19 Jay Figgins 22 Diana Daniels, Coy Adams

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CHURCH FAMILY

PRAYER LIST

MARCH CELEBRATIONS

24 Geneva Persinger, Jennifer Rios 27 Alex Edmisson 28 Charles Helmle 29 Arby Rector 31 Elliott Stanton Anniversaries: 20 Jerry & Rhonda Morris 21 Melvin & Melba Garey 22 Jay & Judy Figgins 30 Bob & Beulah Edmisson

―She‘s only 26

years old and

came to me in

tears. In a

whisper the girl

said to me, ‗I‘m

afraid. I think I

have AIDS, but

please do not tell my family.‖ Angie Willicore tells this

woman‘s story to illustrate the terrible stigma of AIDS in

Liberia. Angie is a registered nurse for Ganta United

Methodist Hospital in Liberia and head of the community-

based HIV/AIDS counseling team.

―I want to relax them and get them to talk‖, said Angie of

her approach for patients such as this young woman.

―Talk, talk, talk. Every time, this is how I gain their trust.

They then come straight back to me.‖ Angie continues,

―See this door? It‘s always open, and they know I will talk

to them. I‘ve even learned how to take blood directly for

the HIV test because people don‘t want to leave this room

and go to the lab.‖

UMCOR supports Ganta and 16 other United Methodist

hospitals in Africa and Asia in their community-based

health programs. Through programs like these that help

provide healing and hope for some of the world‘s most

vulnerable people, UMCOR is there on your behalf

providing help to people in distress.

Gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing lay the foundation of

all of UMCOR‘s work by covering the costs of doing

business. This means all gifts designated to specific

programs can go 100% to those programs because

UMCOR‘s basic expenses are covered. Please give

generously. †

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The preschool has had an awesome February! We had a great time making kites for letter ‗K‘, valentines for

‗V‘, and learning about many different animals for ‗A‘. We will continue our study of animals, along with

magnets, money, marbles, and Moses for ‗M‘. Also in our schedule is a trip to the Museum! We have

learned, and so many have mastered, all the regular colors, shapes, and the majority of the letters and

numbers 1-20. Along with those skills, we are learning patterning, rhyming, opposites, and story sequencing.

Learning Tree Preschool is now accepting pre-enrollment forms for the

2010-2011 school year for the morning session with 3 year olds and the afternoon

session with 4 year olds. Forms may be picked up either in the preschool room

during preschool hours or in the Methodist Church office between 8:00 – 12:00

Monday – Friday.

Thursday evening, March 11 and Friday morning, March 12 will be parent-

teacher conferences. The week of March 15th will be Spring Break. Everybody

have a great March! †

PRESCHOOL NEWS B Y C H E R Y L B E R E N S , D I R E C T O R

AS OF 2-25-10

Capital Campaign: (including 2008-2009):

Received: Expensed: Needed:

$197,162.00 $114,172.00 $22,838.00

2010 Offerings Report:

Last Week: Offerings to Date: Offering Goal to Date:

$6,240.00 $35,108.58 $48,378.51

Haiti Offering for UMCOR: $4,003.74

22 Health Kits were sent for Haiti Relief

STO REH OU SE ( C O N T I N U E D F R O M P G . 2 )

And we will need lots and lots of volunteers. Every time we are open we will need a minimum of three volunteers (subject to change upward according to volume of customers). And every time we are open we will want to offer bilingual services. Even when we are not open for business we will need volunteers to sort and price items and restock shelves. Our hope is to be open 15 hours/week, in three hour blocks of time,

with one of these during an evening and one of these on Saturday.

We hope this may be a blessing from God to everyone in Stanton County. Even now we are taking

names of people who will be willing to volunteer at The Storehouse. Get involved. Volunteer.

The Officers of the Stanton County Cooperative Ministries, Inc. are Diane Floyd, President; Dixie Senestraro, Vice President; Moira Casswell, Secretary/Treasurer; Juanita De La Peña, Board Member; and

Don Hasty, Board Member. Moira and Juanita are collecting names of volunteers. Thank you for your help.

—Don Hasty

The Sonshine Kids are continuing to learn about Old Testament

people such as Noah, Abraham and King David.

There will be no Sonshine Kids on

March 17th due to the school‘s

Spring Break, but will meet on

March 3rd, 10th, 24th and 31st.

Sonshine Kids is a Wednesday

after school program for K-5th grade

students at the Johnson United

Methodist Church which meets

from 3:45 pm to 5pm. There is a

time for snacks, Bible lesson and games.

Also, the Sonshine Kids can use an adult volunteer to assist in

riding in the church van to the school and delivering the kids home.

You will not be required to drive, but only to ride in the van from

3:30pm to 4:00pm and from 5:00pm to 5:20pm. If you are

interested, please call the church at 492-6850. †

UMW NEWS C H E R Y L A D A M S , P R E S I D E N T

The United Methodist Women meet the 2nd Thursday, September

through May at 12:00 noon. A meal is served and is open to all

women of the church.

There will be no March meeting for UMW. The next regular

scheduled meeting will be Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the church.

The quilt top has been completed and is ready to send off to the

quilters. Many, many thanks to everyone who pitched in; from

sewing blocks, to pressing and organizing. †

The Bible studies on Wednesday night are

continuing through March. Pastor Don is

leading a study of the book of Genesis and

Pastor Will and his group is studying the

epistle of 1 Corinthians.

The Wednesday Evening Bible Studies open

with a light meal at 6:00 p.m. with the studies

going from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Childcare

is provided. Both studies are open to anyone

who wishes to attend. There will be no Bible

studies on March 17th. †

DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE

TO SHARE IN THE

NEWSLETTER? Please

email it to: jumc@pld.com

or drop it in the mail to:

First UMC, Box 179,

Johnson, KS 67855

202 S. Nipp St.

P.O. Box 179

Johnson, KS 67855

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

UMW

CENTENNIAL

COOKBOOKS are still

available to purchase!

$15.00 each; or $20.00 (if

mailed-includes postage.

Contact the church office,

620-492-6850. †

First UMC Staff: Pastor: Don Hasty

Associate Pastor: Will Kenyon

Secretary: Shari Wiens

Treasurer: Mandy Shirk

Custodian: Victoria Garcia

Music Coordinator: Vicky Neely

Nursery: Wendi Adams

Preschool Teacher: Cheryl Berens

Youth Coordinator: Will Kenyon

Community Developer: Jose` Olivas

Beefy Skillet Enchilada 1 pound ground beef 1 jar (16 ounces) picante Sauce 8 corn tortillas (6-inch), cut into 1-inch squares 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese (about 1 cup) Sour cream Chopped green onion Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it's well browned, stir-ring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat. Stir the picante sauce, tortillas and half of the cheese in the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until it's hot and bubbling. Top with the remaining cheese. Serve with sour cream and green onions.

Bacon/Chicken Salad 6 cups mixed salad greens torn in bite-size pieces 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups) 2 can (4.5 ounces each) white chunk chicken in Water, drained 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/2 cup fat free red wine vinaigrette Layer the greens, tomatoes, chicken and bacon in a large bowl. Pour the vinaigrette

over the top and toss the salad before serving.

Breakfast Pizza 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1/4 cup chopped Canadian bacon 1 (12-inch) prepared pizza crust 8 eggs, beaten 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 3/4 cup picante Sauce 2 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese (about 1/2 cup) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves Heat the oven to 400°F. Heat the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, pepper and bacon and cook until the vegetables are tender. Place the pizza crust onto a pizza pan or baking sheet. Place in the oven to warm. Stir the eggs and black pepper in the skillet. Cook and stir until the eggs are set. Spoon the egg mixture onto the pizza crust. Top with the picante sauce. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with the cilantro. Cut the pizza into 6 slices.

RECIPES FROM THE KITCHEN