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JANUARY 2018
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 1
SUNDAY SERMONS
January 7th—Communion Sunday “He Will Baptize You with the Holy Spirit” Mark 1:4-11 Genesis 1:1-5 January 14th—Human Relations Day Special Offering “Follow Me” Psalm 139:1-6 John 1:43-51 January 21st “Proclaim the Message I Give You” Psalm 62:5-12 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 January 28th “Come Out of Him!” Psalm 111:1-10 Mark 1:21-28 February 4th “Everyone is Looking for You!” Psalm 147:1-11
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS,
PRAYERS, CELEBRATE 2
NEWS & EVENTS
PASTOR”S PAGE 3
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
& THANK YOUS 4
2018 COMMITTEE LISTS 5-6
CALENDAR 7
Geneseo Voice Congratulations to our Confirmation Class of 2017!
December 10th, 2017
Teagan Prouse—C, Tristen Prouse—C, Christian Ryan—C, Caroline Mitchell—C, Arielle (Belle) Weber—B&C, Alexandra
(Alexa) Weber—B&C, Isabella (Belle) Olson—B&C
Baptized = B and Confirmed = C
The Confirmation Class of 2017 also sealed their class project—Geneseo UMC’s 150th Anniversary Time Capsule—on December
10th, 2017. This time capsule will find a safe resting place at Geneseo UMC until it is to be opened in 2042 in celebration of
Geneseo UMC’s 175th Anniversary.
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GENESEO UMC SUNDAY SCHOOL 2017-2018
Sunday School will resume again in January!
Sunday school at Geneseo UMC is for ALL ages!
January’s Sunday School Schedule:
January 14th, 21st, 28th
JANUARY WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
January Altar Flowers - Aniqa Prouse Coffee Servers (January 7th): Heather Chingren (chair), Aniqa Prouse Greeters & Ushers: 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 -
Communion Assistants (January 7th): Acolytes: 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 - Instrumental Leaders: 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 -
Song Leaders: 7 - Guy Mitchell 14 - 21 - 28 - Tech Desk: 7 - Mike Chingren 14 - Mike Chingren 21 - Mike Chingren 28 - Mike Chingren
* * * New 2018 Worship Assistant Sign-Up Sheets Available in Fellowship Hall! * * * Also new for 2018, we will be combining the Usher & Greeter duties!
Sign-Up Sheets for 2018 are available in Fellowship Hall. If you can help out for a week or more, or if you would like to sign up for an empty slot, please contact the church office, 319-478-8788. If you would like to learn how to do any of the worship assistant positions, feel free to contact Pastor Harry or Ashley.
JANUARY CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAYS 4 - Belle Olson 4 - Marlys Mitchell 10 - Jodi Adams 11 - Aniqa Prouse
16 - Drew Stanek 17 - Nora Mitchell 18 - David Sash 29 - Bob Reints
ANNIVERSARIES None this month
PRAYER REQUESTS
Continued Prayer Support
Sandy Boomer, living in Sunrise Assisted Living
Herald & Elsie Mitchell, for good health and good rest
Prayer Map Area
Living With Cancer
Joe Brandt’s sister-in-law Chris (wife of Ray)
Betty Murphy, friend of Diana Sash
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A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
“Looking…Back…Around…Ahead”
Beginning a New Year provides a unique opportunity for each of us. It is a time to stop and take a breath and ‘Look’ at where we are before we jump back into the race. To do this we naturally ‘look back’ to see from where we have come, we ‘look around’ to see where we are, and then ‘look ahead’ to the horizon and wonder what lies beyond.
LOOKING BACK… As a church the past year has been a time of change and celebration. You have a new pastor. You have additions to the staff; a new janitor and recently have added an Intern from UNI. You have Sunday School back on Sunday mornings for adults and children. You celebrated a Confirmation Class of 7 outstanding youth. You celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Geneseo UMC. You may feel a little tired as you look over all you have been through this year. But such is the life of the church.
LOOKING AROUND… It is often a temptation to live either in the future or the past. Anticipating (or worrying about) something new happening or finding comfort in the way things used to be. It is sometimes difficult for us to ‘seize the day’ . But yet, each morning we are giving a new gift to do just that. Find peace and trust in the fact that God has each day planned for you. Take in a deep breath, enjoy this day, and don’t let the burdens of the future or memories of the past take away the blessing of this moment.
LOOKING AHEAD… A new year is like having a blank sheet of paper. We don’t even know what will happen in the next few seconds.
What we do know is that each of us have goals, hopes, and aspirations for this new year. Whether they are your personal, career, or spiritual goals, they set the direction for your journey through 2018.
In our personal life, we may find it is time to work on that relationship that has been a little frayed or uncomfortable. Maybe take a look at our career. Are we where we want to be? Are we making the best of our current situation? If not, what changes would help us to either bloom where we are planted or to move on. Our spiritual life, like everything else, is a journey not a destination. So, we can embrace change in our understanding of our faith, as we deepen our relationship with God through God’s Word for us.
Looking ahead with anticipation depends on who we trust. Do we trust our worst fears, or do we trust the promises of God? How we fill in the blank sheet of paper that is 2018 will come to life based on who and where we place our trust. I leave you with these words of Jesus spoken in Matthew 6:31-34…
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Blessings Pastor Harry
GENESEO UMC—NEWS & EVENTS
Human Relations Special Sunday Offering—January 14th
Humans Relations Day is 1 of the 6 church-wide Special Offering Sundays. Your gifts to Human Relations Day will provide
avenues to nurture and build positive mentor and at-risk-youth relationships, strengthening communities self-improvement efforts, and advocate for the oppressed. This is a time to think and support human relations, change lives, and change the world. Please consider giving, along with other United Methodists on January 14th.
Recycled Greeting Card Program for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Now through the end of January!
Drop card donations in the basket in fellowship hall! Cards can be any time of greeting cards, from holidays to birthdays, or sympathies.
Please NO Hallmark, Disney, or American Greeting Cards, St. Jude’s cannot accept them!
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CHURCH COUNCIL SUMMARY & STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Church Council did not meet in December.
Geneseo UMC’s next Meeting Night will be January 9th, 2018.
November 2017 Stewardship Report
$ 40,530 General Fund Balance—11/1/17
+485 Special giving receipts
+28,253 Operating revenue/offerings
-0 Special giving disbursements
-8,206 Operating expenses
$ 61,062 General Fund Balance 11/30/17
Once again, the holidays provided a great opportunity for sharing the story of the Messiah! Bless you for your faithful response to “plant, grow, and share” during this very busy time of year!
A BIG thank you to all those who participated and
donated items to our Annual Thanksgiving Ingathering held on November 7th. Our church delivered Health Kits, School Kits, and School Bags!
A HUGE thank you to all who participated, donated
items, and time for our annual Lord’s Portion Sale! We enjoyed wonderful fellowship, spirited bidding, and a great meal!
Thanks to those who stopped in and signed up at
Farmer’s Savings Bank & Trust during their Holiday Open House on December 5th! We received $2.00 for each person who signed up!
Thank you to our children for leading us in worship
on Sunday, December 10th with the annual Christmas Program! And congrats again to the youth who were baptized and confirmed this same day!
To the Outreach and Witness Committee, Dixie
Christian, and all who helped organize, decorate, serve, and clean up for our annual Community Christmas Dinner. Everyone in attendance enjoyed listening to the Suzi Celts from UNI.
To all who participated in our Christmas Adopt-A-
Family program, thank you for helping a family in our community with a very special Christmas!
Big Thanks to Jana Ryan for designing and getting
the materials ready for our annual Christmas cards, and Ashley Bruene for stuffing and mailing them!
A Big Thank You to those who helped decorate
God’s House at Geneseo for Christmas during the first week of December with our Hanging of the Greens Open House!
Thanks to all who purchased Poinsettias for those
you wanted to remember and honor. The sanctuary looked beautiful on Christmas Eve Day!
Anyone who invited a friend, relative, associate or
neighbor to any of our Christmas worship services or events!
Thanks to everyone for giving to God by giving
to others this Holiday Season and Christmas!
HOLIDAY THANK YOU’S
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CHURCH COUNCIL 2018
Council Chair Guy Mitchell (3)
Vice Chair
Lay Leader Bob Hill
Lay Member to Annual Conf. Diana Sash (9) Bob Hill (alternate)
SPRC Chair or Rep Elect in January
Financial Chair or Rep
Trustees Chair or Rep Jeff Salasek (2)
Church Treasurer Diana Sash (7)*
Financial Secretary Lora & Chris Olson (8)*
Stewardship/Endowment Chair Duane Christian (15)*
UMM President or Rep Keith Bader*
UMW President or Rep
UMY President or Rep
Recording Secretary Donna Lindeman (13)*
Nurturing Chair Jodi Adams (6)*
Outreach Chair Dixie Christian (20)*
Witness Chair Dixie Christian (15)*
STAFF PARISH RELATIONS COMMITTEE
2018
SPRC Chair Elected in January
Lay Leader Bob Hill (1)
Lay Member/Annual Conf. Diana Sash (9)
Class of 2018 Pat Hill (3)
Paul Wendt
Class of 2019 Deb Mumm
Heather Chingren (7)
Class of 2020 Jamie Cook
Kalyn Putz (1)
PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE
2018
Pastor Harry Wach
Church Treasurer Diana Sash
Trustees Representative Nominated by Committee
Church Council Representative Nominated by Committee
Members at Large Orville Beenken *
Duane Christian (Chair)*
Jamie Cook (Secretary)*
Dennis Mitchell*
2018 GENESEO UMC COMMITTEE MEMBER LISTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2018
Chair Jeff Salasek
Class of 2018 Wade Mitchell (9)
Jeff Salasek (3)
Class of 2019 Tammi Neuendorf (2)
Mike Chingren (7)
Scott Neuendorf (8)
Class of 2020 Bob Higgins (7)
Jake Combs (1)
* indicates a person is eligible, but has not yet been asked if they are willing to serve another year
NUTURE COMMITEE 2018
Chair Jodi Adams (4)*
Sunday School Superin-tendent
Funeral Meal Coordinator Donna Lindeman*
Music – Youth & Adult Diana Sash*
Pastor/Worship Chair Harry Wach
Prayer Coordinator
Prayer Shawl Ministry JoAnn Higgins*
Small Group Coordinator
Youth Ministries Rep
NOMINATIONS & LEADERSHIP COMMITEE
2018
Chair Harry Wach
Lay Leader Bob Hill
Vice Chair Elected by Committee
Class of 2018 Sherly Brandt (3)
Marlys Mitchell (3)
Class of 2019 JoAnn Higgins (5)
Chris Olson (4)
Class of 2020
COMMITTEE ON RECORDS & HISTORY
2018
Church Historian Sandy Boomer (15)*
Membership Secretary JoAnn Higgins (13)
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2018 GENESEO UMC COMMITTEE MEMBER LISTS
* indicates a person is eligible, but has not yet been asked if they are willing to serve another year
2018 OUTREACH & WITNESS COMMITTEE
Chair Dixie Christian (19)
Bev Baldwin (8)
Galen Peckham (7)
Peggy Crees (3)
Aniqa Prouse (3)
Deb Reding (1)
WORSHIP COMMITTEE 2018
Chair Harry Wach
Lay Leader Bob Hill
Congregation Rep Marlys Mitchell*
Choir/Special Music Diana Sash*
Praise Band
Ushers, Greeters, Acolytes Pat Peckham (3)*
Drama
Musician Anne Cook*
Creative/Visual Arts Heather Chingren*
Flower Coordinator Sheryl Brandt*
2018 TECHNOLOGY TEAM
Chair David Sash
Mike Chingren*
Jeff Salsek*
Garey Prouse*
2018 LORD’S PORTION SALE TEAM
Chair David Sash
Kalyn Putz (1)
ICE CREAM SOCIAL TEAM 2018
Scott & Tammi Neuendorf (2)
Guy & Kate Mitchell (2)
ANNUAL FINANCIAL AIDUT TEAM 2018
Deb Weber (6)*
Jacque Moffitt (6)*
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Geneseo United Methodist Church 3127 115th Street Buckingham, IA 50612 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
3127 115th Street
Buckingham, IA 50612
Phone: 319-478-8788
www.geneseoumc.org
Pastor Harry’s Contact Information:
319-240-7023
Sunday Worship at 9:15am
Sunday School (all ages) at 10:30am
Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
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