Goddard united Methodist church

1922 Dodson avenue

Fort smith, Arkansas 72901

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Memorial Gifts

Buddy and Beverly Moore by

Larry Neuhart and Serena Sutton

Christie Laser by

Jim and Jean Woodward

Renna Kelton

Billie Price by

Rev. Carr Racop and Mary Beth

Sudduth

Jim and Suzie Dunn

Pat Baskin

Jim and Jean Woodward

Ruth Moser by

Jim and Chris Purser

Evan McKeever by

Renna Kelton

Roger and Peggy Ross

Gordon Michau by

Roger and Peggy Ross

James Meadors by

Roger and Peggy Ross

Bob Cloninger by The Hunton Family

A gift has been given in honor of Elizabeth

Eubanks by Rev. Carr Racop and Mary Beth

Sudduth.

A gift has been given in honor of Mary Beth

Sudduth by Tom and Nancy Robertson.

A gift has been given in honor of Mary Beth

Sudduth by Ricky and Vicky Cross.

A gift has been given in honor of Brenda

Partin and Ron Garner by Sherry Stockton.

A gift has been given in honor of John and

Loraine Tarrant, Linda Porter, Judy Tuck

and Calvin Evans by Sherry Stockton.

Mary Cauthron by

Rev. Carr Racop and Mary Beth

Sudduth

Pat Baskin

Mary Margaret Gattis

Zoe Ann Batten

Fred and Marilyn Scheuble

Jim and Jean Woodward

Jimmy and Gloria Arthur

Paul Moser

Chuck and Sandy Johnson

Colleen Cochran

Larry and Judy Loux

Eric and Elizabeth Sheffer

Betty Forrest

Larry and Patsy Cochran

Jerry and Elizabeth Eubanks

Sherry Stockton

Roger and Peggy Ross

The Hunton Family

Ben and Karen Baker

Stan and Dacie Rau

A gift has been given in honor of Sherry

Stockton by Roy and Betty Nixon.

A gift has been given in honor of Paul

Moser by Jim and Chris Purser.

A gift has been given in honor of Renna

Kelton’s Birthday by Robert and Betsy

Cloninger.

A gift has been given in honor of Brenda

Partin by Sara Harris.

A gift has been given in honor of Don

Holland by Sherry Stockton.

A gift has been given in honor of Keri

Cousins by Sherry Stockton.

A gift has been given in honor of Roy and

Betty Nixon by Sherry Stockton.

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T h e G r a p e v i n e

January Anniversaries

January Birthdays

4th Rick and Betty Bodine

7th Bill and Mary Cauthron

8th Walter and Renee Rockwell

29th Tom and Nancy Robertson

31st Roy and Betty Nixon—60th

1st Jennifer Roller 2nd Betty Bodine 2nd Betty Forrest 3rd Barbara Kell 6th Shirley Croft 6th Scott McCoubrey

9th Samantha Sayers 13th Mary Jones 14th Fred Scheuble 16th Pat Baskin 17th Don Baker 19th Larry Kennedy 19th Jean Woodward 22nd Brandon Green 22nd Rachel Rhodes 24th Jennifer Atchley 24th Mary Margaret Gattis

24th Larry Loux 26th Aubrey Bailey 27th Hilda Caldwell 27th Walter Rockwell 27th Jim Rose 30th Braiden Partin 31st John Withers II

Christian Sympathy is extended to the

families of:

Charles D. Wilkinson,

Brother of Jeannie Holland

Billie Price

James Meadors, Jr.

Mary Cauthron

If you wish to honor a

loved one by placing flowers

in the Sanctuary on Sunday,

please contact Debbie Moore

in the church office at

479.785.1415 before

Wednesday noon.

Please pay by check when

ordering.

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Pictured (R): Baby items collected at the

“Happy Birthday, Jesus” party which was

held on Sunday, December 16th, in the

Goddard Great Room. These items will

be distributed to pantry patrons in need.

Pictured below: The Goddard Hand Bell

Choir practicing in the Sanctuary.

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january Lectionary

6th Epiphany of the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 (UMH 795)

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

13th 1st Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 43:1-7

Psalm 29 (UMH 761)

Acts 8:14-17

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Baptism of the Lord

Genesis 1:1-5

Psalm 29 (UMH 761)

Acts 19-1-7

Mark 1:4-11

20th 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 62:1-5

Psalm 36:5-10 (UMH 771)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

John 2:1-11

27th 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 8-10

Psalm 19 (UMH 750)

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Luke 4:14-21

December 2 December 9 December 16 December 23 December 30 Total

General Fund Income $ 17,630 $ 10,768 $ 9,259 $ 9,795 $ 10,966 $ 58,418

Pantry 2,830 1,484 840 1,433 735 $ 7,322

Memorials 110 100 0 105 525 $ 840

Other 606 720 10 110 60 $ 1,506

Total Income $ 21,176 $ 13,072 $ 10,109 $ 11,443 $ 12,286 $ 68,086

Sunday dollars - apportionments* $ 39.00 $ 49.00 $ 54.00 $ 45.00 $ 37.00 $ 224.00

*Included in General Fund above

Front Door (Bluff Ave) Greeters

8:15-10 January 10-12:00

Roger Ross 6th Lisa Gray

Roger Ross 13th Betty Forrest

Roger Ross 20th Lisa Gray

Barbara Kennedy

27th Becky Mallard

Information Booth

January 8-10 am 10 am-12 pm

Roger Ross 6th Lisa Gray

Betty Campbell 13th Betty Forrest

Roger Ross 20th Lisa Gray

Barbara Kennedy

27th Becky Mallard

Sanctuary Greeters

8:30 am Sissie and Mike Mankin

10:30 am Betty and Rick Bodine

Ushers

8:30 am Tillie Loudermilk, Scott McCoubrey, Jesse Lewis, Larry Loux, David Smith

10:50 am

Fred Stecher, Capt., Bryce Dalke, Gary Tipton, Jim Rose, Paul Moser

January Worship Assistants

Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger

Our Pastor

Acolytes

January Aiden Cheyne

Trilby Sneed

Are you passionate about what we're doing? We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. Send us a contact message. We're excited to have you join the team! Contact us at info@fscrm.org if you want to get involved.

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December 2018

Perfect Attendance

Genesis Barbara Kennedy,

Barbara Rumage, Dick Taylor

Men’s Bible Class Robert Neufell

Wesley Betty Campbell, Tom

Godwin

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Goddard United

Methodist

Centennial Marker

Pictured at left is the centennial

marker located at the West

entrance of the church. Memorial

and Honorary Bricks are available.

Please contact the church office at

479.785.1415 or

secretary@goddardumc.org for

details on how to place your order.

Cost $50 per brick.

The Goddard Quilters

meet at Church on

Thursdays

at 10:30 AM.

Family and Fellowship

Young Adults 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s

Fridays 7-8 PM / Parlor

Led by Keri Cousins

New or gently used board games are needed

for the Children’s Ministry. Five to ten

games are needed to replace worn out games

with missing pieces. (For

Ages 3+) Please bring the

games to the church office

this month.

Thank you,

Keri Cousins,

Children’s Director

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Acolytes

for January

Aiden Cheyne

Trilby Sneed

3:15 - 6:00 p.m. Children 3 years - 6th Grade

Goddard Kids Wednesday will resume on

Wednesday January 9th!

It’s that time of year! In the event of inclement weather, we will follow Fort Smith Public Schools

regarding closures due to winter weather. If you have questions, please feel free to call, text,

or email Keri Cousins or the church office.

Have you been to Sunday School? It’s Great!

Join us at 9:40a.m. in the Children’s Building!

Children 2nd -5th Grade meet in the Clubhouse

Children 1st Grade and younger meet in Room 8

Happy New Year!

The Wednesday

Kids posing

back where it all

started, in the

Grape Arbor!

Our kids love

coming to

Goddard UMC!

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Christmas 2018!

Thank you for giving diapers, formula,

and other baby items to our Food Pantry

this Christmas! We are so grateful!

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T h e G r a p e v i n e T h e G r a p e v i n e

GriefShare / Tuesdays

6 PM in Young Hall.

Sessions will resume

February 5, 2019.

*HILLTOPPERS

FRIDAYS IN JANUARY

EVENT SCHEDULE

January 4th / 10:45 AM

Local Restaurant Surprise!

RSVP Early!

January 11th / 10:30 AM

Sabores Mexican Restaurant

on Towson

January 18th / 5 PM

Shogun / Peking Palace

January 25th / 10:45 AM

Freddie’s Hamburgers

and Frozen Custard

Please be sure Linda and Dave

have your correct and best phone

numbers. We want to be able to

contact you should weather

require a change. We are staying

close to home for the month of

January.

Contacts:

Dave Whiteis 479.401.1133 or Linda

Dickson 479.401.1132

*RSVP 479.785.1415

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Lydia Bible Study

Wednesday, January 23rd/

11:30 am Birthday Lunch

The Egg and I Restaurant

Wednesday, January 23rd /

1:00 pm Bible Study

Susan C. King Classroom

Contact:

Mary Beth Sudduth 479.719.2547

January 8, 2019

Circle of Hope at 10:00 AM /

Parlor

January 15, 2019

Joy Goddard 6 PM / Parlor

United Methodist Women

President —Suzie Dunn

479.651.3008

Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger — Senior Pastor

George A. Mann — Choir Master/Organist

Sami Sue Welch — Associate Director of Music

Sue Peerbolte — Preschool Director

Keri Cousins—Children’s Director

Donny Dixon—Youth Director

Michelle Greenfield — Financial Administrator

Deborah Moore — Administrative Assistant/ Buildings and Grounds /

Grapevine Editor

Timothy Peerbolte, Mistii Elmore, Dave Whiteis— Audio/Visual

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United Methodist Men’s Saturday Breakfast

January 5 / Parlor / Coffee 8 am /

Followed by Breakfast

UMM Contact Gregg Teece at 479.883.9458

Goddard Pastor and Staff

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Christmas Turkey Bag Giveaway 2018 Pictured above are (l to r): (front row) Jerry

Eubanks, Elizabeth Eubanks, Mary Beth Sudduth, Melinda Fields, Lynne Gustafson,

(back row) Jim Rose, Roy Nixon, Pat Singleton, Marsha Denny, Jean Woodward

Pictured below: Children’s Christmas Program 2018

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United Methodist Communion

Quiz Question:

The act of dipping the bread

into the wine during

Communion is called:

1) Blending

2) Dunking

3) Intermingle

4) Intinction

www.umc.org/quizzes

Answer: 4) Intinction

Psalm 5 (NIV)

1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my

lament. 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.3 In the

morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. 4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil

people are not welcome. 5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence.

You hate all who do wrong; 6

you destroy those who tell lies. The blood thirsty and deceitful you, LORD,

detest. 7 But I, by your great love, can come

into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple. 8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness

because of my enemies— make your way straight before me. 9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their

tongues they tell lies. 10 Declare them guilty, O God!

Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. 11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.

Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 12 Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you

surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Pictured below: The Goddard

Hand Bell Choir

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Pictured above are the newly installed United Methodist Officers for the new year:

Judy Loux, Barbara Rumage, Fern Daniel, Lynne Gustafson, Pat Singleton and Suzie

Dunn. See next page (United Methodist Women) for their UM Women offices.

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Goddard Food Pantry:

Sharon Freeman, a member of the Ben Geren Ladies Golf Association, led this group to donate many cans of

food to our Goddard Food Pantry. We are so thankful to Sharon and the other ladies of this group who made

this donation to our pantry as a part of their celebration of Christmas!

We gave 100 turkeys and turkey dinner bags this Christmas Season. This helped 486 people to have a good

Christmas Turkey Dinner because of your generosity. Thank you to each of you who donated and to each of

you who worked in this caring ministry! (See pictures on page 10).

Our Food Pantry also received numerous diapers and baby products from the Birthday for Jesus Children’s

Party. (See picture on page 4) Thank you children and parents and all of you who brought items!

Thank you to everyone who brought items for our Christmas Bazaar Giveaway. This was our 3rd year to do

this; the stage steps in the Great Room and 2 long tables were full of items for our neighbors to select at no

cost to them.

Those of us who volunteer to serve in our Food Pantry are amazed at the number of “God Bless You and your

Church” that we hear from so many as we hand them food. This has been especially true during the Thanks-

giving and Christmas Holidays. We wish all of you who support our Food Pantry could hear their words and

see their smiles. We are not just a blessing to them; we are blessed also!

Thank you again for helping us to share the love of Christ via our Food Pantry Ministry. May you and your

family have a wonderful and healthy 2019!

- Goddard Food Pantry Volunteers

United Methodist Women

December was an extraordinarily busy month for us! We successfully held meetings, enjoyed a

potluck Christmas meal together, and enjoyed wonderful Christmas music from Shannon Stoddard

and her Community School of the Arts. We installed our new officers (see picture on page 12) and

served a bereavement meal for one of our church families.

Our biggest effort was our Annual Fundraiser Lunch for the Fort Smith Retired Teachers Associa-

tion. What can we say except great food and beautiful decorations. So many women were involved in

this and the other December events! But that is who we Goddard United Methodist Women are…

women who love God, love our neighbors, and help those that we can.

Best wishes to our new UMW Officers. We are so happy you have accepted these leadership roles.

President: Suzie Dunn, Vice President: Sissie Mankin, Treasurer: Pat Singleton, Secretary: Sheila

Geren, Mission Coordinator Spiritual Growth: Lynne Gustafson, Mission Coordination Education &

Interpretation, Social Action, and Membership: Betty Morkemo, and our Nominating Committee:

Fern Daniel, Chairperson, Barbara Rumage, Paige Tyler, and Judy Loux.

Please Note: Circle of Hope will meet at 10 AM on January 8, in the parlor.

Joy Goddard will meet at 6 PM in the parlor on January 15.

Goddard United Methodist Church

1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901

www.goddardumc.org

Sunday Worship

in the Sanctuary

8:30 AM & 10:50 AM

Sunday School 9:40 AM

Newsletter and 10:50 AM

Worship Service Online

www.goddardumc.org

To add someone to the Prayer

Chain for prayers, contact

Donny Anderson 479.522.3080.

To be a member of the Prayer

Chain, contact Debbie Moore

479.785.1415.

Volume 56 January 2019 Number 1

Pictured above: (Foreground) LaDonna Gallagher

choosing a treat from the Christmas Cookie table

hosted by the Goddard Congregational Care Ministry.

(Background) Ronnie Mallard and grandchildren,

Mason and Addison.