Scott Moon, Pastor Chris Komorech, Director of Ministries Stephanie Shields, Office Manager Cindy Kenny, Asst. Office Manager, Financial Secretary Carol Baird, Organist Paul Derks, Jubilee Worship Director Vanessa Parsons, Choir Director Mike Kinman, Church Treasurer Joe & Bev Auten, Custodial

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Word from Scott ................................1

Ministry Center Needs ......................1

Save the Date .....................................1

Thank You .........................................2

MUMFoundation ..............................2

Financial Status .................................2

Prayer Teams .....................................3

Prayer Requests ................................3

Dinner for 8 .......................................3

Van Drivers ........................................4

Summer Camp ..................................4

UMW .................................................4

DayTrippers .......................................4

Volunteers .........................................5

Calendar ............................................6

Rev. Fulton Retirement ....................7

Birthdays/Anniversary .....................7

Student Ministries ............................8

Congratulations Grads ......................9

Get Connected ...................................10

First United Methodist Church Maryville, MO

Tower Times

Save the Date: Sunday, June 19th

We are planning one worship service of consecration in the morning, followed by a chicken & noodle dinner provided by our ChOW kitchen staff, followed by an open house in the afternoon. Please let the office know how many from your family, including guests, will attend the dinner.

May 22, 2016

Elevators and Elevator Talks

All right. June 19th is fast approaching. That’s the day we’ll be having

a single worship service followed by a chicken and noodles dinner and

an open house to tour the new addition and recently renovated education

building. At the heart of the building project has been the construction

of an elevator. But, before we begin using it, a brief tutorial about what

an elevator can and cannot provide is in order.

Elevators are really, really good at transporting people and materials

vertically, that is, from one floor of a building to another. What a joy.

The accessible needs of people will soon be better met: Persons with

impaired mobility (e.g. – restricted to a wheel chair, children in

strollers, and even persons carrying in heavy or cumbersome objects)

will benefit greatly.

Despite the ability to move people and things up and down, the elevator

cannot, per se, move a church forward. But an “elevator talk” can. If

you were asked, could you share the importance of your participation as

a member of First United Methodist Church in just three or four

statements? It might look something like this …

My church is where I worship God along with my friends and

family every week (or every week I am in town and go with my

children in Kansas City when I am visiting them).

I am part of the Stages Sunday School Class (or Mary Circle, or

Choir, or …),

I am part of mission teams through the church (or volunteer at the

Ministry Center, or am part of visitation to nursing homes, or …)

You see, an elevator talk, no longer than it takes to travel between

floors, can speak volumes to someone whose life is stuck. It can

provide someone who has special needs (and who doesn’t) or who is

bearing a heavy burden access to the grace and love of God which we as

the church can help provide. Are you worshipping every week? What

group connects you with others and God? What are you doing for

Christ’s sake? If you cannot answer all three of those questions, it is

time for you to move up to another level. If you can come up with an

elevator talk, then share it!

~ Pastor Scott

Ministry Center Needs

We will be collecting the following items in the month of June for the Ministry Center. Thank you!

Cereal Soup

Crackers Fruit

Financial Status

End of Year Fund Balance

12/31/2015* 4/30/2016

Operating Fund Checking $ - 56,249 $ - 72,428

Operating Fund Reserve $ 30,070 $ 30,000

Net Operating Balance $ - 26,179 $ - 42,428

Trustees Fund $ 1,039 $ 1,517

CHOW Fund $ 42 $ 77

Memorial Fund $ 13,533 $ 12,105

Jr/Sr High Operating $ 269 $ 269

Youth Mission Fund $ - 1,949 $ 610

Emergency Fund $ 401 $ 20

Mission Team Fund $ - 9 $ 291

Ringold Scholarship Fund $ 64,740 $ 64,766

SPLAT 5th & 6th Grade $ 3,247 $ 2,792

Jr/Sr High Special Fund $ 11,048 $ 7,593

Vision Campaign Fund $ 144,773 $ 100,080

Men’s Ministries Fund $ 1,990 $ 1,899

Amt. Borrowed from NVB $ 113,518 $ 719,517

*Includes year end transactions and transfers between funds.

Accumulated Earnings on Restricted Investments

12/31/2015 4/30/2016

Permanent Endowment $ 17,375 $ 24,209

Maintenance Fund $ 1,110 $ 2,793

Schneider Youth Fund $ 10,789 $ 12,768

Thank You!

Thank you all for extending your sympathy and condolences regarding the passing of Grandma Lewis. Knowing the prayers and community support we have here has helped us during this time.

Lance Lewis Kealye Pournazari

Dear all the wonderful people at FUMC, Thank you so much for the breakfast the other morning with all the other graduates. I thoroughly enjoyed all the great breakfast contraptions everyone made. Also thank you for the new Bible and graduate guide book. I’ll be sure to pack those things for Simpson.

Thanks again, Zach Brod

The members of Nodaway Chapter, NSDAR thanks the church for letting us meet here seven times this year.

Irma Lee Wilson DAR Chapter Treasurer

A Big Thank you for all the help toward the completion of over 30 beautiful quilts for the Veterans in nursing homes in our area. Next year we will continue doing some Veteran quilts plus some for Noyes Home. The generous contributions of material, backing and batting will continue to be needed. Starting next January, look for information of our starting date.

Della Rhoades Everyone, Thanks to everyone for the Sunday senior breakfast & recognition during 9 am church. Also, thanks for the Bible & God’s Promise for Graduates. I greatly appreciate it!

Nacaela James

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YouthWorks will also have a waiver that will need signed by parents. I will post it as soon as I have it.

Space on this trip is limited, so it will be a first come/ first serve basis. Hopefully, if we have more students than spaces we can work something out with YouthWorks but we can't guarantee it.

How much does it cost?:

$350 (this includes the deposit) & Scholarships can be made available for students who are in need.

So, where are we going? Cairo (pronounced Cay-row, unlike the city in Egypt) is a small town that sits at the southernmost tip of Illinois. Since this is the spot where the Ohio River meets the mighty Mississippi, Cairo was once a significant stopping point for traffic on the river. Unfortunately, the decline of the river industry led to a loss of jobs and an increase in poverty.

Maryville High School Graduates:

Dakota Beemer

Zachary Brod

Aidan Calfee

Lukas Erickson

Nacaela James

Dustin Piper

Hunter Stufflebean

Justin Wilmes

West Nodaway High School Graduate:

Damon Hull

North Central College Graduate:

Sara Emery

NWMSU Graduates:

Kayla Bradley

Katie Fisher

Ryan James

A summer

ministry

intern in the

area of

music also

funded by

the MO Conference is Paul

Derks. Paul is a junior at

NWMSU, and has been leading

worship with Jubilee and the

FUMC in Maryville for about a

year and a half. With a dad

who is a pastor in the UMC

he’s grown up in a church

home his entire life. His stated

goal is to help enrich those

around him with the positive

and practical message of Jesus

through music and the Holy

Spirit. His hope is that those

around see that purpose alive

within him in his music,

actions, and words.

Joe George

will be

serving as a

summer

ministry

intern

developing

the mission

ministries of our congregation.

This ministry is made possible

by a grant from the Missouri

Conference of the UMC.

Joe George graduated from

NWMSU in 2015 with a degree

in biology. While at

Northwest, Joe attended the

Wesley Foundation where he

was a peer minister and an

intern at the Parnell FUMC.

He has a passion for mission

and during his college years

led 2 clean water mission trips

to Haiti and 2 disaster relief

missions to North Carolina.

He is currently living in

Omaha with his girlfriend,

Katelin, and dog, Piper.

Sand Volleyball May 22nd, 6:00pm-7:30pm @ Beal Park Come play Sand Volleyball with us. I can’t think of a better way to close out the school year and get in the mood for Summer.

June 5th, 12th, & 26th (Sunday Nights)

Revelation Bible Study Mid High 6:00 - 7:00 pm Revelation Bible Study Sr High 7:30 - 8:30pm It’s the end of the world as we know it, or is it? Come talk about the end of all things as we pull apart, analyze, and unravel the mystery that is the book of Revelations, all summer along. And the best part is there will be cookies, and baked goods of all kinds.

June Events

14th BBQ @ Mozingo, Sand volleyball, swimming and Kayaking 28th, 7:00 pm Batman V Superman, NW Summer Movie Series

Summer Sr. High Mission Trip June 18th-24th What to expect:

June 18th: Dr ive to St. Louis that morning, then play at the St. Louis City Museum. (afternoon/evening) We'll eat Supper at the Spaghetti Factory, maybe visit the Arch, and then head to Scott’s House in Patton, MO. June 19th: Wake up, drive to Cape Girardeau, MO, visit Cape (see Chris’s super cute nieces, then continue on to Cairo, IL for mission. We will serve in mission from Monday to Thursday. June 24th: We will eat breakfast and dr ive back home.

Who can participate?

Students who are entering 9th grade in Fall of 2016 to 2016 graduating high school seniors.

How do I register? Step One: pre-register online (http://trunc.us/bbF6b3), by clicking the

register link you are signaling intent to attend the Sr. High Mission trip, but you won't be fully registered until the youth group has received a $50 deposit.

Step Two: We need a medical release for the 2016 school year

signed. (If you have filled this out before contact Chris to make sure it’s still relevant. 515-401-7912) You can find that release here: (https://theroadsm.wufoo.com/forms/emergency-contact-and-medical/)

Where do you go to find out what’s happening when? www.faithatthecrossroads.org Click Ministries Youth and it will direct you to our youth webpage. Also you can sign up for text messages at: (http://trunc.us/Rvojch) and check out the calendar. If you ever have questions or your texts don’t seem to be working (sometime that happens the first couple of times), please let Chris know. 515-401-7912

You can find us Twitter: @Theroadsm

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/Theroadsm

“Cairo was once a significant stopping point for traffic…”

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Prayer Teams

You are invited to be a part of the Prayer Team Ministry at FUMC whether you are making a permanent commitment or just want to "come and see", groups meet several times during the week in the Prayer Chapel (just across from the church office). Each group that meets in the Prayer Chapel, share or read the joys and concerns, offer silent prayer and then depart (at least as a group) after 30 minutes.

If your schedule will not allow you to attend your regular group, you may choose to participate at the time from wherever you are, you can choose to attend at another Prayer Group time, or you may come to the Chapel on your own at another time, whenever the church is open. It is designed to be a very relaxed atmosphere, and we hope you will give it a try.

How do you join a prayer team? Just show up at one of the given times below, contact David or Carol Baird or the church office for more information.

Tuesday 6:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:15 p.m.

FUMC Prayer Teams 660-582-4821 pastoralasst@earthlink.net

Please be praying for those surrounded with our continued prayers:

Burt Ahren, Sandra Allan, Eugene Appleby, Mary Ruth Appleby, Dana Austin, Ann Beck, Shandy Beck, Jeff Beggs, Jeremiah Benson, Tim Bochum, Pat Bolton, Jeanie Boudreau, Doris Bowman, Dick Buckridge, Katie Chesnut, Jenna Christensen, Mary Coffelt, Colman Collins, Matthew Cooper, Iris Dale, Karen Dextrihe, Lynelle Dials, Amber Dorman, Neita Gaugh, Edith George, Don Gibson, Jo Gill, Jeff Gilliam, Tannen Gillahan, Heath Goff, Darold Gray, Marcia Guthrie, Alex Heflin, Gene Hilton, Gary Holden, Lowell Hull, Cleta Hutchinson, Bonnie Ingels, Larry Job, Sally Johnson, Rhonda Mannasmith, Beverly Mayes, Doris McDonald, Illa McGinnis, C.H. McIntosh, Steve Merrigan, James Miller, Patrick Moon, Helen Muldrew, Joyce Nicolas, Nikki Oditt, Jim Palmer, Mike Pine, Kealye Pournazari, Jerry Price, Corky Reaksecker, Harold Roush, Marie Roush, Sue Seipel, Billy Shields, Kirby Smith, Terri Stewart, Thomas Schwienebart, Roger Stone, Katie Sudhoff, Marvin Tillman, Michael VanSickle, Austin View, Tanner Vigren, Sandi VonBehren, Beverly

Warner, Kurby Weldon, Barb Wellington, Preslee Wendall, Danielle Rhoades White, George Williams, Georgia Williams, Jozy Winans, Bernetta Younger, Jessica Zielinski. Christian sympathy to the families and friends of: Connie Beers Rosella Mae Lewis Gene Hilton Richard “Dick” Auffert William Hann Betty Wiederholt Shirley “Diane” Smock Joys: Congratulations and welcome

to Amber Dorman as she was

baptized and joined FUMC on

April 9th.

Congratulations and welcome

to Gene and Lana Cease who

joined FUMC by transfer of

membership on April 24th.

Congratulations to Christie

Ross on the birth of her

grandson.

Congratulations to Jacob &

Kristina Cromer on the birth of

their daughter, Adria Faye

Cromer, on April 20th.

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Dinner For 8 Taking Break Until Fall Since February there have been ten FUMC Dinner for 8 groups meeting for fellowship, good food, and most important making new friends. Each group was made up of couples, families, and singles that sometimes (including all the children) numbered well over 15! Everyone enjoyed getting together in various settings..........bowling, picnics, cookouts, parks, homes, restaurants, and the FUMC Fellowship Hall. Making and delivering May baskets, learning a new game, or hearing about each other's accomplishments and families were special highlights. Melissa Sandusky-Ury created a Facebook page for everyone to share fun happenings. The best part was inviting someone new to FUMC or those not already in a group to come join in. New groups will be formed in September and a sign up list will go around in August for anyone interested.

June Schedule

6/07 9:30 am Executive Board Meeting 6/14 9:30 am All Circles @ Judah Park Mary Circle, Hostess

United Methodist Women News

UMW UNIT MEETING IN JUDAH PARK

All Circles of the United Methodist Women will gather in Judah Park Tuesday morning June 14th at 9:30 am for a unit meeting. Delores Collins, Carolyn Franks, Christie Ross, and Liz Burnsides, who attended the Missouri Conference Legislative Training Event “No Justice, No Peace, Know Justice, Know Peace” in Jefferson City, MO in March will share highlights of the event. Speaker topics included Racial Justice, Climate Justice, School to Prison Pipeline, along with others. Mary Circle will be hostesses serving coffee, juice, and rolls. Anyone interested is invited to join in. The fellowship hall is reserved in case of rain. Romans 2:11 “For God does not show favoritism”.

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DayTrippers Heading South!

The next planned excursion for the FUMC DayTrippers will be a day long visit to Powell Gardens near Kansas City on Thursday, June 16. Leaving at 8 am from FUMC brief stops are planned along the way. Powell Garden is a 915 acre botanical garden with much to see and do. Admittance is $9.00 for seniors with $1.00 for the trolley ride throughout the area. The trolley ride is definitely on the agenda!! This will be an opportunity to visit the Perennial Gardens, Stream Gardens, and Beal's Woodland, along with others. Special summer displays will include the Fernery Exhibit and the Jurassic Park Exhibit that features a step back in time to see and hear about plants and animals of prehistoric time. Lunch is planned in the Cafe' Thyme that offers sandwiches, salads, and soups; the meal cost averages about $10.00. Anyone interested is welcome to come along for a fun day. Arrival time home will be late afternoon (when everyone gets tired!). Sign up in the church office by June 13th for a bus seat.

“Powell Garden is a 915 acre botanical garden…”

Interested in driving the van for

DayTrippers?

DayTrippers are always looking for a van driver! Interested in going along on a fun trip this summer and could help out? A complete list of upcoming trips will soon be final and you can check the dates. Visit with the office and let them know.

Thinking camp this summer?

Are you ready for some swimming, boating, and having outdoor fun, fellowship and worship? Wilderness Camp, a beautiful site near Lawson MO, is again offering camp opportunities for all ages! The schedules are out and sign up is now! United Methodist Women again has one/half camp fee assistance available. Information is located near the children's Sunday School rooms on the second floor and on the Opportunities table in the Fellowship Hall. Check it out! Questions? Talk to Liz or Chris for voucher and registration details.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

1:00 pm Quilter/Crafters

5:00 pm ChOW

5:30 pm Spiritual

Direction

2

4:00 pm Friends Caring

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

3

4

5

9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:10 am Fellowship

10:15 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

3:00 pm Webster Shower

6

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

7

6:30 am Prayer Team

9:30 am UMW Board

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:00 pm Church Board

6:30 pm Connections BS

8:15 pm Prayer Team

8

10:00 am Homestead BS

1:00 pm Quilters/Crafters

1:00 pm Esther Card

5:00 pm ChOW

5:30 pm Spiritual

Direction

9

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

10

11

12

9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:10 am Fellowship

10:15 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

7:15 pm Consuno

13

TT* Deadline

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

14

6:30 am Prayer Team

9:30 am UMW @ Judah

Park

2:00 pm Oak Pointe BS

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:30 pm Connections BS

8:15 pm Prayer Team

15

1:00 pm Quilter/Crafters

5:00 pm ChOW

5:30 pm Spiritual

Direction

16

8:00 am DayTrippers

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

17

18

Youth Mission

Trip

11:00 am

Meal

Prep

19

Youth Mission Trip

10:00 am Fellowship

10:30 am Worship w/

Meal to follow

1:00 pm Ribbon Cutting

& Open House

5:45 pm AA District

20

Youth Mission

Trip

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

21

Youth Mission

Trip

6:30 am Prayer Team

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:30 pm Connections BS

8:15 pm Prayer Team

22

Youth Mission

Trip

10:00 am Homestead BS

12:30 pm TT* Mailing

1:00 pm Quilter/Crafters

5:00 pm ChOW

5:30 pm Spiritual

Direction

23

Youth Mission

Trip

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

24

Youth

Mission Trip

25

26

9:00 am Heritage

Worship

10:10 am Fellowship

10:15 am Sunday School

11:10 am Jubilee Worship

27

9:00 am Care Group

6:00 pm AA

6:00 pm Al-Anon

28

6:30 am Prayer Team

5:30 pm Reunion Group

6:00 pm Prayer Team

6:30 pm Connections BS

8:15 pm Prayer Team

29

1:00 pm Quilter/Crafters

5:00 pm ChOW

5:30 pm Spiritual

Direction

30

6:30 pm Focus BS

7:30 pm Jubilee

Practice

* Tower Times

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