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org October 28, 2015 Volume 28, Number 42

This Sunday, Nov. 1

Worship
Services

Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.

EXTRAVAGANT LOVE, EXTRAVAGANT GENEROSITY
Common Things 1 Corinthians 11:17-28
Rev. Kendall Waller

Three unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

All Saints Sunday - Please bring a candle to any of our worship services
to light and be joined with the memories and light of all the saints.You can
retrieve your candle after worship and use it to remember this significant
day of thanksgiving and resurrection. There will be tours of the Memorial
Prayer Garden available.

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

Extravagant Love, Extravagant Generosity

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Over the next three weeks we will be thinking, praying, and preaching about the extraordinary
generosity of God and the call to respond in thanksgiving with our own giving. We are calling the
worship series Extravagant Love, Extravagant Generosity. During this time you will have the
opportunity to hear from many folks about their own journeys in and with generosity.

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

I love this time of year! I do my devotions each morning looking over the woods behind the
parsonage. As the trees turn each one becomes its own unique celebration of color. The sunrises
have been breathtaking and the sunsets even more dazzling. It is hard for me not to think about
the amazing creative work of God and the millions of ways that we receive grace day by day.

For me, the journey begins with the simple awareness of all that we often take for granted. The air
that we breathe, the sun that sustains all life on earth, the food we eat, the talents that we share
all are gifts from God. We can neither create nor reproduce any one of them, yet our survival
depends on the presence of each. Even at this very basic level, we are constant recipients of Gods
grace and care. How does one say thank you for that kind of grace? How do we emulate Gods lifegiving grace in our own lives? What does the Bible have to say about the relationship between our
giving and our relationship with God and with each other?
We will be exploring these and other questions in worship and on Wednesday nights throughout
November. We will be asking you to be in prayer about what God might be calling you to give in the
upcoming year and what a next step in your own journey might look like.
Gales and my journey in generosity and giving, while by no means exemplary, has been a huge
source of joy and growth over the years. I hope each of you will join us during this important time
as we too seek Gods guidance for our faithful next step together.
Peace,

Holiday Sponsors Needed

Please come to the Connector on Sunday Nov. 1

or Nov. 8 to sign up to sponsor an individual or
family through the Voluntary Action Centers annual
Christmas program. Thanks to all who have already
chosen a family to sponsor!

Nov. 8: Pecans for Sale!

Searcy Feely Circle is again offering pecans for

sale on Sunday mornings beginning Nov. 8. Stock
up early to be assured of having enough of the
best pecans for the holiday season! Proceeds
from the sale will go to UMW missions. Thanks,
in advance, for your continued support!

Nov. 11: Prayer Shawl Ministry

Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet Wednesday, Nov. 11 at

1:30 p.m. in the church parlor. Everyone is welcome
to join us for the blessing of the shawls. Contact Betty
Dillard at dillardb@missouri.edu or the church office if you
or someone you know is in need of a shawl.

CROP Appreciates MUMC

It was a perfect day for the annual Columbia CROP Hunger

Walk, Oct. 18. About 75 walkers from a wide variety of
faith groups participated. Many thanks to MUMC walkers
and donors. Thanks also for hosting the water/rest stop
for walkers. The latest count of donations is $10,525.22.
Additional contributions are welcomed: Make checks
to CROP and mail to David Finke, CROP Walk Treasurer,
1106 Maplewood, Columbia, MO 65203. 25% of all gifts
received will be used by 4 local agencies: Loaves and
Fishes Soup Kitchen, Russell Chapel Food Pantry, Latter
House Kingdom Ministries Food Pantry, and Fifth Street
Christian Church Community Meal; the remaining 75% goes
to Church World Service for their worldwide efforts to
overcome hunger and disaster relief.

CROP Walk Generates Letters

This year's CROP Hunger Walk introduced a new ministry.

Ruth Thompson from First Presbyterian Church hosted a
Bread for the World Table. Bread for the World is a Christian legislative advocacy ministry working to overcome
hunger. CROP Walkers were invited to sign letters to Congresswoman Hartzler asking her to co-sponsor the Global
Food Security Act. Nearly 50 letters were delivered to her
Columbia office. Thanks to MUMC participants!

Nov. 22: Open Door Movie Night

Open Door Ministry will host an afternoon at the movies
on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. as we watch for the BIBLE
tells me so, a film by Daniel Karslake.
This multi-award-winning film is a provocative,
entertaining documentary that brilliantly reconciles
homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process
reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based
almost solely upon a significant (and often malicious)
misinterpretation of the Bible.
Please let us know that you will be joining us at 573-4433111 or email jo@moumc.org. Childcare available by
reservation.

Nov. 19-20: A Night at the Shelter

A Night at the Shelter
will be performed at the
First Baptist Church (1112
E. Broadway near Stephens
College) Thursday, Nov. 19
and Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
Directed by Caryl Bryan and
Nora Dietzel and written
by University of Missouri
political science professor
David Webber, a RATI
volunteer, the play portrays
the homeless experience in
Columbia. It illustrates the
themes of the various causes
of homelessness, gratitude
for small acts of kindness,
community involvement, and
There but for the Grace of God Go I, from the
perspective of the homeless and those who volunteer to
help them. Please join us for this production on Thursday
and Friday, November 19 and 20th. There will be a
reception following the performance.
Tickets available online at https://everyeventgives.
com/organizer/nora-dietzel/
Proceeds to be shared with A Room at the Inn and
Turning Point
https://www.facebook.com/
ANightAtTheShelter?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Room at the Inn

Room at the Inn (RATI) Emergency Winter Shelter will

be open Dec. 20 through March 3. RATIs mission is to
provide a warm and safe place to sleep during the cold
winter months for those in our community without
shelter. Fairview United Methodist Church, Broadway
Christian Church, Missouri United Methodist Church, First
Presbyterian Church, and First Baptist Church will serve
as host sites and hundreds of volunteers from throughout
our community will do the staffing. Room at the Inn will
be at Missouri United Methodist Church Jan. 31 through
Feb. 14. Be a part of this wonderful ministry! Sign up for
the email list or ask for further information by stopping
at the RATI table in the connector this Sunday or write
roomattheinncomo@gmail.com.

Church Family News

Congratulations to these new members who joined the

MUMC family on Oct. 25: Jim & Lisa Meyer, Mary Davies,
Meghan Hatcher and Mark & Leigh Kottwitz. In addition, we
celebrate Janessa Gaughans baptism & profession of faith.
Welcome!
Dinner at 5 Teaching at 6 Growth groups at 6:40
Ministries for all ages

Grace Notes Choir has moved to Sunday nights at 6 p.m.

All 2nd-5th graders welcome.
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SATURDAY: 1 Corinthians 11:17-28 In remembrance of me

REFLECTION: A true celebration of the Lords supper requires solemn and
thankful reflection and remembrance. Often, rituals become so familiar we can
forget their importance. Fight this habit and come to this meal in holy awe.
ACTION: Take time out of your day to solemnly recite and reflect on the Lords
Prayer.

FRIDAY: Luke 22:15-20 Jesuss declaration

REFLECTION: The Lords supper reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
His body is broken for us. His blood is spilled for us.
PRAYER: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

THURSDAY: 1 Corinthians 11:17-28 Ties that bind

REFLECTION: In this letter, Paul is writing to a church full of divisions. It is easy
to create cliques within a church and accidentally exclude others. But as Paul
reminds us, we should all be equal and welcome at Christs table.
SONG: Sing or read through Blest Be the Tie That Binds (UMH No. 557) and
remind yourself of the importance of the Christian love we share together.

WEDNESDAY: Acts 2:38-47 Four actions

REFLECTION: Peter notes four main actions of Christians once they are
baptized: listening to the gospel, building relationships, eating meals together
and praying. These four activities helped them to grow in their faith and to
bring more people to Christ.
ACTION: Focus on one of these four actions today by doing it. Maybe you could invite
a friend to Wednesday Night Live, set aside a longer time to pray tonight, etc.

TUESDAY: Acts 2:38-47 What is baptism?

REFLECTION: In this passage, Peter is asked the same question as John the
Baptist was in yesterdays verse. Peter, however, focuses on baptism and the
forgiveness of sins as first steps.
DRAW: Draw what baptism means to you. Be as creative as you want. Hang the
picture as a reminder that your sins have been forgiven.

MONDAY: Luke 3:10-14 The central question

REFLECTION: What then should we do? is the central question of Christian
life. In this passage, John the Baptist answers by focusing on distributing
financial resources to those in need.
JOURNAL: Write about a time someone helped you when you were in need. How
did this affect your faith? Where are places in your life where you can help others?

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Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who
are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him. And he testified
with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from
this corrupt generation. So those who welcomed his message were baptized,
and that day about three thousand persons were added. They devoted
themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs
were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all
things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute
the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time
together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad
and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.
And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

Scripture: Acts 2:38-47 (NRSV)

Just Wait - October 25

Sunday Sermon

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204 S. Ninth St.
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573-443-3111

We exist to connect all people with Jesus Christ. We do this by

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, Oct. 25: 543

Join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel & 8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

See You Friday! Tell Your Friends!

Join us for Halloweenie! Win an iPad mini, an Orbo, Jr. tablet or other great
prizes! Climb the rock wall or race a friend in the inflatable obstacle course.
Trunk-or-Treat and lots of fun games and prizes. Friday, Oct. 30 from 46 p.m.

Golf Cart Drivers Needed

As the weather turns colder a nice warm lift from the parking garage to the
church is very much appreciated by many of our members. In order to continue
to provide that service we are in need of volunteers willing to drive the golf cart.
Volunteering for this team involves a commitment of just two hours on one Sunday
each month. Schedules will not interfere with the drivers ability to attend worship. Being part of this team is a great opportunity to serve others as we all seek
to support the ministry and mission of Missouri UMC. Contact Jo at 443-3111 or
jo@moumc.org to find out more about this opportunity to serve or to sign up for a
spot on the team.

Oct. 28Bob Grove, Dave Jackson,

Carolyn Jacob, Cheryl McGowan, Carter
Smith, Gerry Swope 29Nancy Maupin,
Sara Triblett, Gary Watts
30Alexis
Burks, Carie Copeland, Steve Gaunt, Joan
Menser, Hiram Watson 31Kari Dowell,
Curtis Shaw, Sandy Ward Nov. 1Dennis
Ballard, Marcie Cody, Pat Jackson, Mike
Knoll, Carolyn Swope, Mike Yoakum
2Piper Brintnall, Virginia Higdon, Marc
VanDover, Cameron Ward 3Todd Gingrich,
Jennifer Market, Marty Matthews, Dali
Meyers 4June Powell, John White 5Doris
Allen, Paul Hinshaw, Robin Rust, Maureen
Tegerdine 7Naomi Cupp, Barb Russell,
Marilyn Schatz, Emilia Zacherl 8Greg
Burnley, Raymond Ealey, Joshua Shaffer,
Steve Squires 9Amanda Atkins, Charles E.
Campbell, Harriet Gruger Susan Hofsess
10Steve Scofield, Cindy Segafredo,
Tommye Stolt
For privacy of our families, birthdays of
children are not listed.

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Staff: Jill Arnold, Executive Assistant; Kathy Carson, Building & Office Administrator;Ashley Cooper, Nursery Coordinator;Nancy Cooper, Childrens
& Family Life Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin-Rosario, Pastor
of Discipleship; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth Ministries; Jo Lee, Events
Coordinator;Trista Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of Worship and Leadership; Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations; Mark Pease, Facilities Assistant;
Karl Schnase, Facility Steward;Kendall Waller, Lead Pastor;Blake Ward, Facility Steward;Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Anna Zacherl,
Assistant Director, Discovery Days
Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir