News & Views

A monthly publication of Lafayette Park United Methodist Church ◊ September 2010

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

Happenings at
LPUMC LPUMC Welcomes
September 8 Stephanie Leonard!
Choir Practice
Begins

September 19
Home Coming Stephanie Leonard is joining the
Celebration pastoral staff here at LPUMC. She
September 20 is currently a student at Eden
Women’s Lunch Theological seminary and a certi-
fied candidate in the Gateway
September 22
Day Time Bible Central district. She has pastoral
Study experience as a hospital chaplain
at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St.
September 23
Adventures in Faith Peters , Missouri.
Stephanie is pursuing a second
This Issue vocation in the ministry and has
an extensive background in busi-
ness and military. She is a veteran
Wilder View 2 of the Iraq war. She has been
awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in the combat zone.
Check It Out 8 With 20 years of military service, she has recently been commissioned
Chief Warrant Officer in the Missouri National Guard, the first woman
in Missouri to achieve that rank.
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We are delighted to have Stephanie with us and pray for her success in
her studies at Eden. We look forward to being a part of her journey to-
Calendar 10 ward ordination and are eager to see what blessings our Father has in
store for all of us.

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CHURCH
CONTACTS
Church Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
314-771-9214
Pastor
Rev. Kathleen Wilder
lppastor@sbcglobal.net
Eden Seminarian
Stephanie Leonard
slanalyst@hotmail.com
Church Secretary
Maria Lawrence
M-F 9:00 a.m. - Noon
lpsecretary@sbcglobal.net
Newsletter Editor
Elena Greene
lpnewsletter@sbcglobal.net
Newsgroup
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc
WebMaster
Chris Finley
chrisdfinley@sbcglobal.net
Preschool Director
Edna Coleman
lppreschool@sbcglobal.net
News & Views
Editor
Elena Greene
Newsletter Production
Bob & Jeris Beane
Sunday Bulletin Production
Betty Disbennett
Mary Disbennett
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
• Thank you to George Grove, Tony Range, John Durnell, Richard
Eaton, Mike & Sonny, and all of the many people drafted to
renovate the bowling alley. It looks amazing.
• Thank you to Chris Kinder for his plaster repair and painting in
the entrances to the church. It’s just wonderful.
• Thank you to Steve Coffey, Jon Copeland, Larry Huegatter, Bill
Byrd, Matt McBride, Chris Kinder, George Grove & Chuck
Lawrence and all others drafted to help with the parking lot.
• Thank you to Lynne Keay & Maria Lawrence for meeting and
helping many couples getting married at Lafayette Park.
• Thank you to Bill Byrd and Patrick Bullin for their help during
the upcoming weddings.
• Thank you to all who have brought in school supplies for
Hodgen School. Thanks to Cindy Pillow for coordinating this
important effort.
HODGEN ELEMENTARY
SUCCESS SCHOOL BAGS
I know it's early to talk about the school bags for Hodgen, our neighborhood
school, but school supplies are on sale now and to be good stewards of our
resgources now is the time to purchase them. I will get the baggies that the
items will go in and order the green markers. We are asking for these things
to go in the bags:
a box of 24 crayons
a theme book ( about 70 pages)
a #2 pencil
a glue stick
a chunky pink eraser ( no pencil toppers please)
a black or blue stick pen
a pocket folder
a note of encouragement to a student (no student names please)
Hodgen's school colors are green and white so if you want school colors
green is good, but any color will do. There are approximately 275 students.
You can purchase things for a bag, or many of the same item, we would
appreciate all donations.
I would also like to ask for 20 boxes of tissues and 20 bottles of hand sani-
tizer for each classroom. There is a green basket in fellowship hall and one
in the SW corner of the sanctuary for your donations. If you would like to
make a monetary gift and have us shop for you, make checks payable to
LPUMC and write Hodgen school supplies on the memo line of your check.
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September 19th
HOMECOMNG CELEBRATION
SPECIAL Guest Speaker, Dr. Aubry Jones
Recently retired from Beloved Community UMC , after many
years of service to the people of God. Dr. Jones, mentor to our
own Pastor Kathleen, will grace us with his presence and his in-
sights.

Our Choir Returns

After their summer recess the Choir will again
delight us with their inspiring musical selec-
tions. [New members Welcome! - Practice on
Wednesdays]

“Old Fashioned
Methodist Potluck Dinner”
Join with friends, former members and guests as we
recall the memories of potlucks past and celebrate
with wonder the bounty with which God has blessed
us all!
What to bring? - for needed items contact Hearts-n-
Hands chair, Bill Byrd at 314/602-0392

Bowling Alley Rededication

Join the fun, as Pastor Kathleen and “Chief Renovator”
George Grove, will be joined by the Silent Auction Win-
ners and will bowl the first balls in the newly renovated
facility. The bowling alley is seen not only as a place for
fellowship but also will provide outreach opportunities to
the community.
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CHECK IT OUT!
Men’s Breakfast
2nd and 4th Sundays
after worship service
Website Update
Continue to look for updates on
the website. Checkout the Yahoo
photo pages. Comments? Con-
tact Chris Finley at
chrisdfinley@sbcglobal.net.
Inkjet and Toner Cartridges and
Cell Phones for Recycling - Don’t
forget to bring these items to the
church office! This helps our
Earth Care: How easy is it to reduce consumption?
“Here are just a few simple ideas to
reduce your oil consumption.
You’ll help our environment and
save a few dollars.
Walk or ride your bike: Avoid using
cars and if you must, always try to
carpool. Transportation accounts for
40 percent of our petroleum con-
sumption and is easily one of the
biggest areas we need to improve
upon.
Enjoy the outdoors: Avoid buying
new sporting equipment, since oil
Ministry Teams at LPUMC
Administrative
Church Council: Daron Smith
Board of Trustees: Steve Coffey
Publicity: Debra Crowe
Finance: Bethany Spaulding
Treasurer: TBD
Finan. Secretary: Maria Lawrence
Lay Leadership: Sharon Domke
Parish Relations: Nancy Thuer
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environmental fundraiser.
Aluminum cans for Recycling
Look for can collection bin in
the parking lot.
makes up nearly 25% of rubber. Used
equipment is often just as good and
will reduce demand for oil needed to
make new rubber.
Use reusable bags: Avoid disposable
plastic. Plastic bags are a huge waste
for very little benefit. Nearly 10 per-
cent of U.S. oil consumption, approxi-
mately 2 million barrels a day, is used
to make plastic products alone.
Drink tap water: Avoid beverages
bottled in disposable plastic, they
make up nearly 1.5 million tons of
Program
Youth Ministries: TBD
Education: Cindy Pillow
Outreach: Robin and Eric Merle
Missions: Nancy Thuer; Larry Heugatter
Worship: Jeff Jensen; Sue Meyers
Membership: Bill Byrd
Stewardship: Brenda Cook
Music: Kourtney Strade
Preschool Liaison: Cindy Pillow
Simple Fundraisers
Schnucks eScrip Card
1. Pick up a Schnucks eScrip
Community Card at a Schnucks
Service Desk or LPUMC office.
2. Register the Card.
3. Show the Card at Checkout.
Macy’s Fundraising Card
Register your Macy’s card at
https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/
authentication/password.jsp
When you make a purchase, a per-
centage will be donated to LPUMC as
a fundraiser.
plastic waste per year, so get a reus-
able bottle and fill it up.
Go to the movies or stream them on
Hulu: Avoid buying new DVDs/Blu-
Rays, as oil is a key ingredient in their
production, packaging and shipping.
Head to your local library or read
online: Avoid using a printer and buy-
ing printed material including daily
newspapers. Printing doesn't just
waste paper, nearly 100,000 gallons of
ink each day is used on daily newspa-
pers alone.
Other
Conference Lay Member: TBD
United Methodist Women: Jeris Beane
Historian: Tom Keay
Wills and Memorials: Larry Heugatter
Wedding Coordinator: Lynne Keay
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE

WORKSHOPS LISTED BELOW.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Registration for the workshops is required. Please email Sally Hoener at: Shoener@gatewaydistricts.org.
We want to make sure there are plenty of handouts for all those in attendance.
Childcare will be available by reservation only. Email the names and ages of children to Sally no later than
Friday, September 3.

Date: Sunday — September 12, 2010

Location: Living Word UMC

Workshops — 2:30-3:45 pm
¬SPRC – Rev. Beth Freeman
Goals for a healthy S/PPRC, including how to avoid staff conflicts and how to address staff conflict when it hap-
pens.
Q&A Time - Sally Hoener

¬59 Ways to Increase Church Attendance – Rev. Bob Farr

¬Local Church Stewardship – Rev. Kendall Waller

¬Children’s Ministry – Rev. Laura Taylor

“Connectivity is Key for Family Ministry”
Family ministry is not a particular event or program, but is an overall view of evangelism and ministry that seeks
to offer parents & guardians the tools to connect their children with Christ while the family as a whole grows as
true disciples in worship of God and service to the world. Do you have a connected church or a dissected church
when it comes to family ministry?

¬Lay Leaders/Lay Speakers – Emily Peach and Jeff Fothergill

Laity Connection: How to connect laity in service with local missions. Laity and pastors can find out volun-
teer service opportunities that best meet the calling of their local church. Many different options are avail-
able year-round without leaving town. How does your church together impact your community? Present-
ers: 1) The Bridge, Debra Crowe; 2) Epworth Children & Family Services, Margaret Mahen; 3) Kingdom
House, Ken Gottman; and 4) Shalom House, TBA.

District Conference & Guest Speaker — 4:00 pm

We will use the same conference format as last year. We will approve the budget and the district nominations re-
port and then Rev. Gil Rendle will be our guest speaker. This year Gil will pick up the conversation focusing on
generational ministry. Last year we looked at the overall leadership challenge that faces the leaders of our
churches. One clear way in which those challenges are experienced in the local church is across generational dif-
ferences. While generational differences make folks uncomfortable their presence, and the discomfort that they
produce, are actually signs of health and hope in the church. Gil will offer a way to understand some of the more
fundamental generational issues that congregations face and then suggest how leaders can address these differ-
ences.

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“A visible sign of Christ’s presence in our

Welcome to our newest members of our church:
Caleb*, Josephine and Charli!

Julie, baby Josephine and Ryan Deem. Ann, baby Charli Jane and Ryan Schneider.
Josephine was baptized on August 15 Charli was baptized August 22

*Caleb Michael Eichorn was baptized August 1. Unfortunately no picture was available at press time.

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ce in our urban community and beyond!”

Preschool Celebrates 33 years!

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Please join us in our next

ADVENTURES IN FAITH
September 23 to November 4
Thursday Evenings, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
CHOICES INCLUDE:
EXPLORE OUR FAITH: Learn about prayer through the practice of
meditation with Brenda Cook and Becky Mueller.
EXPLORE THE WORD: Explore the Psalms with Stephanie Leonard
EXPLORE THROUGH LITURATURE: The Screwtape Letters, a book
study. Become aware of how Satan and his host of fallen angels work in the
hearts and lives of men, especially Christians, in this artfully written book by C.
C.S. Lewis. Led by Nicole Knepper.
CRAFTS: Bring your handwork to visit and make beautiful things.

NOTE: Evenings begin with light meal and Babysitting is provided!

TO SIGN UP, tear off the bottom of this sheet and place it in the offering plate.
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Yes, I would like to explore (circle one):
Meditation _____ Screwtape Letters _____ Psalms_____ Crafts_____
Name:__________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________________________________________________
Email address: ___________________________________________________________

NEW DAYTIME OFFERING!

Wednesdays from 2 p.m.— 4 p.m.
Beginning September 22
EXPLORE THE PARABLES OF JESUS
Study led by Olivia Natwick

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The New Day Choir

OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE
The New Day Choir, which practices
weekly at the Bridge, sang during 2 wor-
Worship Service
ship services recently, one at Lafayette Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Park United Methodist Church, and the Communion: First Sunday of the Month
other at Centenary United Methodist
Adventures in Faith - Begins Sept. 23, 6:00 p.m.
Church. They opened the services with
Daytime Scripture Study Begins Sept. 22, 2:00 p.m.
"Learning to Lean," followed by "Softly
& Tenderly," closing with "In that Great Service to our Community
Preschool Weekdays at 9 a.m. during school year
Gittin' Up Mornin.'" The enthusiasm CHARIS Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
and spirit of the group was manifested
Recycling : Aluminum (Blue bin outside)
during both services, according to those
Paper Recycling (Green bin outside)
who witnessed their participation.

Make a lasting difference in the life of a child!

WOMEN’S
LUNCH
SEPTEMBER
We’re planning another women’s lunch
on September 20,
at Lafayette Fire Co. #1,
1801 Park Ave., St. Louis, MO
at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, you may contact
Bethany Spaulding at bspauld-
ings@yahoo.com or Vicki Dimmich at
vdimmich@gmail.com.
READING MENTOR
OPPORTUNITIES
A lack of reading skill severely handicaps a child
throughout his/her school years.
All you need is one half hour per week -
[plus travel time to Hodgen Elementary]
Choice of times are Tuesday mornings, 10:30—11:00
and Thursdays afternoons, 1:15 –1:45
For more info contact :
Chuck Lawrence at 618/344-9090
or Bridget Stokes at 314/ 608-3629
“These children are WONDERful!”

RMN MISSION STATEMENT: Reconciling Ministries Network is a na-

tional grassroots organization that exists to enable full participation of
people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the

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Calendar September Convent

Partners
September 8 Choir Practice Begins
September 5
September 8 Food Co Op begins at 6pm Kirkwood UMC – Rev. David G. Bennett
Lafayette Park/Centenary UMC - Rev. Kath-
September 9 Ministry Discernment Formation Retreat leen Wilder

September 12 District Conf. Workshops

September 19 Homecoming Celebration
September 20 Women’s Lunch
September 20 The Bridge to Triumph fundraiser
September 22 Daytime Scripture Study
September 12
Lewis Chapel UMC – Rev. Maryann Hamer
Living Word UMC - Rev. Michael S. McIntyre
September 19
Manchester UMC - Rev. Gregory M. Weeks
Maplewood UMC - Rev. Kim Shirar

September 23 Adventures in Faith begin September 26

Mt. Zion UMC - Rev. Keith E. Janis
October 2-8 Juarez Mission Trip New Hope UMC - Quentin T. Madden

Scriptures for September

HANDS FOR HAITI
September 5 September 19
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Be part of the rebirth of Haiti!
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (UMH 854) Psalm 79:1-9 or Psalm 4 (UMH
Philemon 1-21 741) The United Methodist Church is
Luke 14:25-33 1 Timothy 2:1-7 sending teams for
Luke 16:113 rubble and debris removal.
September 12
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28- September 26 Please contact:
Psalm 14 (UMH 746) Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Rev. Sharon Kichline at
1 Timothy 1:12-17 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 (UMH 810)
Luke 15:1-10 1 Timothy 6:6-19 pastorsharonk@gmail.com
Luke 16:19-31
or 314-566-0332 for more info and
see the bulletin boards for details.

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If you want a blessing…Be A blessing!

Join our
VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION
Trip to Juarez, Mexico
October 2 - 8
So easy to love! Judy Eberline with friend.

On Oct. 2-8 Lafayette Park will be sponsoring, what

has become an annual event, a Volunteers in Mission
Trip to Juarez, Mexico. We will be building a house
for a poor family living in the desert adjacent to the
city. Anyone who is interested in joining the
team should contact Nancy Thuer (314-610-3352) or
Jim Wilder (314-496-5727). Richard Eaton gets a little help from a friend!

American Foundation For

Suicide Prevention
AFSP Walk for St Louis
October 24 “THE BRIDGE
in Forest Park. TO TRIUMPH”……
Please support this worth while group 2nd Annual Fundraiser
- one life lost is one life too many! Mon, Sept 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
3441 Olive Street
Tom and Lynne Keay are walking in Chi- MOTO Museum @ Triumph Grill,
cago on September 25 as part of TEAM STEPHANIE MOR-
RIS. Tom and Lynne’s son, Nathan is doing this in honor of his Full appetizer buffet and drinks from
wife who died June 1, 2009. Triumph Grill
The web for Nathan’s team and members is : $50 per person (tax deductible)
http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm See the church bulletin boards for
fuseaction=donorDrive.team&eventID=1043&teamID=15731 additional info.

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Save the Date… As a people of faith, we recognize the

diversity of people created in the image of
September 19
Homecoming Celebration! God.
We welcome to this congregation people of
Join us this Sunday… any age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual
● 9:30am Worship Service orientation, socio-economic status, health
status, and any element of humanity
created by God.

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