LPUMC News & Views December 2010

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A church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban community and beyond

News & ViewsA monthly publication of Lafayette Park United Methodist Church December 2010

Lafayette Park United Methodist Church 2300 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314-771-9214

Wilder View 3

Nets Report 4

Good Sense 5

Feature 6 & 7

Check It Out 8

Earth Care Column 8

Calendar 11

December 5

Lois Younts

Cookie Party

December 11

Breakfast with Santa9:30 to 11 a.m.

December 12

Christmas Parlor Tour

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

December 18

Church spruce up day

December 24

Family Holiday Service

Choirs Christmas Mini

-Concert

Traditional Christmas

Worship Service

Happenings at

LPUMC

Mother and Child rest peacefully under a mosquito net. Nets forCatembe are saving lives and helping to provide a healthy, happy new

year. Thank You All for your generous and continuing support!(See page 4 for Nets for Catembe Progress Report.)

. . .Sleep in Heavenly Peace!


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Church Office HoursMonday - Friday

9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.314-771-9214

PastorRev. Kathleen Wilder

[email protected]

Church Secretary

Maria LawrenceM-F 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 [email protected]

Newsletter EditorElena Greene

[email protected]

Newsgrouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc

WebMasterChris Finley

[email protected]

Preschool DirectorEdna Coleman

[email protected]

Youth DirectorTBD

News & ViewsEditorEditorEditorEditor

Elena Greene

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Thank you to all who helped with the Turkey dinner it was a great

success!

Thank you to all who have helped with the Cover Catembe nets.We are well on our way to saving many lives!

Thank you to Tom Keay and Judy Eberline for your faithful support

of Childrens Church.

Thank you to all who have provided meals and support for Shalom

house this year.

Thank you to all who have volunteered at The Bridge this year.

Thank you to all who have served at Kingdom House this year.

Thank you to all who have served at Epworth Childrens this year.

Thank you to our United Methodist Ladies for your tireless efforts

in serving our church through Dinners, rummagesales, book sales and the boutique.

Thank you to the Boys for their morning breakfasts.

Thank you to the WCDANS for all you do.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

From The Wilder View . . .Isnt it amazing how things change so quickly? Yesterday we were walk-ing around in short sleeves enjoying one more day of Indian summer in St.

Louis, and today we are wearing sweatshirts. It seems to me that this year

has been a year of extremes. We have experienced great joy as we have

grown as a church in our faith walk and in our mission outreach. We have

experienced significant pain in walking with each other through sickness,

death, and loss of employment. We have shared laughter at the wonderful

things that God is doing in our midst, and we have shared tears at the chal-

lenges of friends losing jobs, and home.

I confess there have been times this year when I have said, God, I am

ready for it to get easier, only to find that the next day offers an even

greater challenge. There have also been times when I have felt so over-

whelmed I couldnt even make my brain think. And then there have been

times when I have said, God, I cant take any more of this because it is just

so wonderful. And then the next day offers an even greater blessing from

God. Maybe you can relate to those feelings and how quickly everything

can change. (continued on page 3)


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There is a popular Christian song called Blink by a group call Revived. I think the words of this song can be es-

pecially meaningful for us as we embark into a season of holidays and end of the year reflection.

Teach me to number my days

And count every moment before it slips away

Taking in all the colors before they fade to gray,

I don't want to miss even just a second more of this.

When it's all said and done

No one remembers how far we have run

The only thing that matters is how we have loved

I don't want to miss even just a second more of this.

Slow down, slow down

Before today becomes our yesterday

Slow down, slow down

Before you turn around and it's too late.

It happens in a blink,

It happens in a flash

It happens in the time it took to look back

I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time

What is it I've done with my life

It happens in a blink.

By the time you receive this newsletter we will have celebrated Thanksgiving Day. You might find yourself joy-fully looking forward to all of the festivities of the season, or find yourself wanting hide in solitude. No matter

how we feel, God is present with us and will sustain us through our joys and sadnesss. I invite you to take time

this Advent season to stop and listen to Gods Spirit in your life, so that you dont miss the beauty that is around

you before it flashes by.

Peaceful Advent

~Pastor Kathleen

From the Wilder View(continued)

The Loaves and Fishes ministry is a benevolence account that enables the church to support

people when they are in need. This year we have used the Loaves and Fishes ministry in

many ways. We helped people keep their lights on, provided necessary food and medicine

to survive, and helped people with their rent or application fees to get home. Thank you to

those who have contributed in the past to the Loaves and Fishes ministry. Through your

donations you have been right where people needed you at just the right time. I pray that

God will richly bless you for your support of this ministry.

Pastor Kathleen

Thank You For Your Support of Loaves and Fishes


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911

2000

Only 1089 netsremaining!

Our Campaign to provide mosquito nets

for all of Catembe, Mozambique is ex-

ceeding expectations. Less than a month

old we are approaching the halfway

mark!

Last year, we raised 220 nets to cover

the members of our sister church, The

Catembe United Methodist Church.

This Years focus is on providing mos-

quito nets for everyone in the city ofCatembe. We need 2000 nets to protect

the women, children and families of

Catembe. So far we have raised enough

funds for 911 nets. So we only have

1089 nets remaining to reach our goal.

$10 Saves a Life Buy a Mosquito Net!and give the gift of a healthy life

to our brothers and sisters in Catembe!

The nets are treated so that in addition to protecting people from mos-

quito bites, any mosquito that lands on the net is dead within a few min-

utes. The result is an 82% reduction of malaria cases in the area that

the nets have been distributed.

Mozambique is a country located on the southeast coast

of Africa. A one time colony of Portugal, independence

was gained in the 1970s and followed by a civil war. A

young country rich in resources it is still largely undevel-

oped. About 60% of its children complete primary

school. Only 7% complete a secondary education.

Malaria is a horrible disease that greatly impacts many

people. It is estimated that it kills 800,000 children each

year in Africa.

400

1200

800

1600

Nets for Catembe Progress Report


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Good Sense Financial CornerWe recognized Christ the King Sunday recently, and after the service my

thoughts turned toward how this could relate to our finances. A king requires at

least a few things:

1. a kingdom or location2. subjects or followers

3. authority

In the natural realm, this involves a geographic location (country), residents of that country, and

laws providing the king authority to make decisions on the country's behalf. Often, residents

must give money to the country to provide for the king and the country's expenses.

The Kingdom of Heaven is a bit different. First, ourphysical location does not determine whether we are part of

the Kingdom we have a choice whether to make Jesus our

King and allow this spiritual kingdom to reside in our

hearts. Christ the King's authority also comes not by man-

made laws, but from God as shown to us in the Bible.

Again, we choose to live by these! For example we

choose to live out the principle of giving, and quite differ-

ent from a natural kingdom, our giving is done out of love

for our King and for others.

Our choices are important. The first choice to make Christ

our King makes an eternal difference to us individually,and the following choices to live out God's principles, such

as giving to others and the work of the Kingdom, makes an

eternal difference in our world. As we approach the Christ-

mas season, my prayer is that we each move into a deeper

understanding of what it means to give our hearts and lives,

including our possessions, to Christ our King.

By Bethany Spaulding, C.P.A., C.M.A., C.C.S.A., C.R.P.

Consider this month in your prayer

time areas that you've marked as off

-limits to Christ your King. Maybe

it's a relationship, or a hurt from the

past. Or maybe it's your bank ac-

count or the ever-growing collec-

tions of things in your home. Perhaps

it's the habit of gossiping or making

not-so-nice comments about some-

one. Are you willing to give this area

to Jesus? If we say Christ is our

King...it's time that we let Him really

be King over all of our lives.

Tip Of The Month

With Joyful hearts,

Bob and Marilyn Bennett were enthusiastically received as New

Members on Nov. 14. Bob & Marilyn have been active here for

some time and took this opportunity to formally commit to mem-

bership.

We are indeed blest to count Bob and Marilyn as members of our

Church Family. They truly are Gods gifts to us!


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Give A Gift for All Seasons . . .Give A Gift for All Seasons . . .Give A Gift for All Seasons . . .Give A Gift for All Seasons . . .My Friends,

I have been studying a book titled Twelve Ordinary Men. This book, by John MacArthur

is old but so relevant to who we are today as Christians. It is a reminder that the apostles

were human just as we are. Jesus chose them not because they had any intrinsic ability or

outstanding talent of their own. They were Galileans and deemed low-class, rural, unedu-

cated people. They were commoners, nobodies and they were not selected because they

were more distinguished or more talented than others in Israel at the time.

MacArthur states that "Christ's choice of the apostles testifies to the fact that God can use

the unworthy and the unqualified. He can use nobodies. They turned the world upside

down, these twelve. It was not because they had extraordinary talents, unusual intellec-

tual abilities, powerful political influence, or some special social status. They turned the

world upside down because God worked in them to do it."

My prayer for all of us is to let God work in us and use us in the same way He used the

twelve.

Let our minds be transformed through studying His word.

Let our hearts be transformed through worship and the sacraments.

Let our hands and feet become instruments through good works.

Let our witness be that of social justice for all.

Pray for the tired to be energized, the proud to be humbled,

those who are imprisoned in mind, body and spirit be freed.

Pray that the hungry are fed.

Let their mind, body and spirit be fed.

In the name of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Please don't miss the opportunities to serve.

Brenda Cook, Stewardship Chair

. . . A Gift Which Were Called To Be.. . . A Gift Which Were Called To Be.. . . A Gift Which Were Called To Be.. . . A Gift Which Were Called To Be.


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Our Choirs MINI CONCERT precedes our

TRADITIONAL SERVICEbeginning at 10:30 p.m.

Family Servicebeginning 4:00 p.m.

With Youth Participation

Centenary UMC offers a

TRADITIONAL SERVICEbeginning at 7 p.m.

1610 Olive Blvd.

Join Us Christmas Eve foraCelebration of Our Saviors Birth


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Ministry Teams at LPUMC

AdministrativeChurch Council: Daron SmithBoard of Trustees: Steve Coffey

Publicity: Debra CroweFinance: Bethany SpauldingTreasurer: TBDFinan. Secretary: Maria Lawrence

Lay Leadership: Sharon DomkeParish Relations: Nancy Thuer

ProgramYouth Ministries: TBDEducation: Cindy Pillow

Outreach: Robin and Eric MerleMissions: Nancy Thuer; Larry HeugatterWorship: Jeff Jensen; Sue MeyersMembership: Bill Byrd

Stewardship: Brenda CookMusic: Kourtney StradePreschool Liaison: Cindy Pillow

OtherConference Lay Member: TBDUnited Methodist Women: Jeris Beane

Historian: Tom KeayWills and Memorials: Larry HeugatterWedding Coordinator: Lynne Keay



CHECK IT OUT!Breakfast served by the UMM2nd and 4th Sundaysafter worship serviceWebsite UpdateContinue to look for updates on thewebsite. Checkout the Yahoo photo

pages. Comments? Contact ChrisFinley at [email protected] and Toner Cartridges and CellPhones for Recycling - Dont forget tobring these items to the church of-fice! This helps our environmentalfundraiser.

Aluminum cans for Recycling Lookfor can collection bin in the park-ing lot.

Simple FundraisersSchnucks eScrip Card1. Pick up a Schnucks eScripCommunity Card at a Schnucks Ser-vice Desk or LPUMC office.2. Register the Card.

3. Show the Card at Checkout.

Macys Fundraising CardRegister your Macys card athttps://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/

authentication/password.jsp

Share a piece of yourself.

Offer your services.

Make a gift of any service.

You will still reduce material

consumption.

Give a gift where it is needed

on behalf of someone better off.

Improve another family by the

gift of a llama or a sheep on

their behalf.

Buy a local gift. A gift made

or grown locally you have dis-

covered right here.

Gifts are wonderful expressions of

friendship. Just keep in mind the

true meaning of Christmas, and thatis so much more important than gift

giving.

Is anything more wonderful than

finding the perfect gift for someone,

or receiving the present thats just

what you needed? How about gift-

giving accompanied by the knowl-

edge that your gift is also a gift for

the planet? Theres more to green

giving than just switching to the stuff

with the green label. Here are

some pointers for finding the right

gifts that make everyone happy.

Be sure your gift will get

used. A gift that the receiver

does not use is simply wasted.

Give a consumable gift. The

gift will not be left unused in the

corner of their closet.

Earth Care: Tips for Green Holiday Giving


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the UMWs

Re$ale BOUTIQUE

Smart Santas Shop at

Perfect for those who appreciate and value the unique, one of-a-

kind, and previously loved items, purchased at truly smart prices!

Our Holiday Shop is Open!Select you Holiday Decorations from our collec-

tion of nearly new items Shop Early !

A Note of Thanks!Thank You for all thegenerous & thoughtful

contributions of desserts youmade for our

Turkey Dinner

& Bake Sale for Nets.Your response always blows

me away!

Helen Lovan

Celebrating universal access and human rights

World AIDS Day Observed Dec. 1World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, commemorates the theme of universal access and human rights. Promotionand protection of human rights is vital in creating an effective HIV & AIDS response as we must em-power individuals and communities to respond to the pandemic."The incidence and spread of HIV/AIDS are disproportionately high among groups who already sufferfrom a lack of human rights protection," says the Program on International Health & Human Rights.Thus, as people of faith, we must break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination so that all per-

sons feel safe and have access to treatment, testing, care, and support."I am living my rights" is a key slogan for World AIDS Day 2010. Campaign slo-gans, such as this years "Light for Rights," are used to hold governments ac-

countable for their HIV & AIDS-related commitments.

State health factsA new Web site Statehealthfacts.org from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Founda-tion provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-use health and health-policy data onall 50 U.S. states. The Web site addresses more than 600 health topics, includ-ing Medicaid and SCHIP (State Childrens Health Insurance Program), Medi-care, health coverage and the uninsured, health costs and budgets, providersand service use, minority health, women's health, and HIV & AIDS.

Following are links to new data on federal funding for HIV & AIDS. Information, collected federal fiscalyear 2009, represents the latest available state-level data on all major federal funding streams forHIV & AIDS in the United States. Those of you living in the United States may want to check out howyour state is doing:

Ryan White Program This fact sheet provides an overview of the Ryan White program,the largest HIV-specific federal grant program in the United States.

The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)


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Happy Birthday

Mimi Greene, Dec. 3rd

Maria Lawrence, Dec. 7th

Tony Range, Dec. 12th

Rich Bax, Dec. 18th

Fred Domke, Dec. 21st

Wilma Myracle, Dec. 29th

Nancy Hammersmith

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Old Fashioned

ROAST BEEF DINNER

JANUARY 15, 2011Noon - 7 p.m.Proceeds Benefit the Missions

Sponsored by the United Methodist Men

BREAKFAST

WITH

SANTA

Saturday9:30 to 11 a.m.

In order to celebrate the gift of your life to

us, your church family, we will be listing the

birth dates of our members and friends here

in theNews and Views.

Additionally, we would like to celebrate the

anniversary of your wedding and your com-

mitment of love to each other. Paul says in Ephesians that your

love for each other is a sign of Our Fathers love for us.

This month we give special recognition to Bob & Jeris Beane on

their 53rd year together. They are a wonderful example and in-

spiration to us all.

We can only recognize those whose dates we have and we cer-

tainly dont want to overlook anyone. So, if you have a birthday

or anniversary coming up or know of someone who does, please

let us know. Send an email to Elena Greene at lpnewsletter

@sbcglobal.net

Celebrating Life and Love!

DECEMBER 11Open to Members & Friends Of LPUMC

Sponsored by the WCDANS

Congratulations

Bob & Jeris Beane

Celebrating 53 Years

Of Marriage

December 4th

Watch for More Dates!Sponsored by the WCDANS

NEW

8 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

BAGEL BREAKFASTJanuary 16, 2011


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CalendarDec. 5 Lois Younts Cookie

Party (11:30 in F.H.)

Dec. 11 Breakfast with Santa

9:30 11 p.m. F.H.Dec. 12 Winter Parlor Tour

11 5 p.m.

Dec. 18 Spruce up the Church

8:30 - noon

Dec. 24 Family Christmas Service

4:00 p.m.

Traditional Christmas

Worship Service 10:30 p.m.

Dec. 25 Merry Christmas!

Dec. 12 & 26 Mens Breakfast

served by UMM Jan 15 Roast Beef Dinner

Jan 16 Bagel Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

December 5

Isaiah 11:1-10

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Romans 15:4-13

Matthew 3:1-12

December 12

Isaiah 35-1-10Luke 1:47-55

James 5:7-10

Matthew 11:2-11

Scriptures for

December

DECEMBER COVENT PARTNERS

December 5

Arlington UMC - Rev. Mary Harvey

Asbury UMC - Rev. TBA

December 12

Bellefontaine UMC -

Rev. Nathan Wolff

Beloved Community/Unity UMC

Rev. Antonio M. Settles

December 19

Bethel UMC - Rev. Leonard Krudop

Clayton UMC- Rev. Linda Gastreich

December 26

Concord Trinity UMC -

Rev. Keith Morgan

Eureka UMC - Rev. Duane Larson

Dear Church Mouse,Sometimes when I go to the communion

rail for communion I see people leaving

money. Should I be bringing money to

the communion rail? Sign me,

Communion Confused

December 19

Isaiah 7:10-16

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

Romans 1:1-7

Matthew 1:18-25

December 26

Isaiah 63:7-9Psalm 148

Hebrews 2:10-18

Matthew 2:13-23

Dear Communion Confused,

Many years ago there was a committee that would

choose a specific mission project to receive an extraoffering that was associated with Communion. If

someone wanted to give an extra offering they could

leave it discreetly on the altar rail. The money wouldthen be given to a specific mission project. In the last

few years we have not had special mission projects forthe offering and it isnt expected for people to make adonation at the communion rail.

Communion is a sacrament that is a gift from God anda way that we can experience the presence of Christ in

worship. So no one expects anyone to give an offering

to receive communion. If you would like to give anextra offering on communion Sundays you can either

notate it through placing it into an envelope and writ-ing what it is for, or just drop it in the offering plate.

Thanks for asking,

The Church MouseThe Church MouseThe Church MouseThe Church Mouse

U.M.C.Q&A


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Save these DatesDec. 5 - Lois Younts Cookie Party

Dec. 11 - Breakfast with Santa 9:30 11 a.m.

Dec. 12 - Winter Parlor Tour - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Dec. 18 - Spruce Up the Church - 8:30 Noon

Dec. 24 - Family Christmas Service 4:00 p.m

Choirs Mini Concert 10:30 p.m.

Traditional Christmas Service11:00 p.m.

If you are HIV+ or have AIDS,or are the friend or loved one

of a person who is HIV+ or has AIDS,you ARE welcome at LPUMC!

RMN MISSION STATEMENT:Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization

that exists to enable full participation of people ofall sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the

United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice.

News & Views

As a people of faith, we recognize the diversity ofpeople created in the image of God.

We welcome to this congregation people of any age, gender, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, health status,

Lafayette Park United Methodist ChurchA VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRISTS PRESENCE IN OUR URBAN

COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

Join us each Sunday

9:30am Worship Service

10:30am Fellowship Hour in

fellowship hall

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