The
Circuit Rider
Vol. XVIIII, No. 41
Where experience and tradition are welcome - Where faith and reason are in dialogue December 31, 2014
Congrats Grad!
Kristyn Harpool graduated on December 14 from WSU with
a degree in physics, a minor in German and also in math.
If you see Kristyn Harpool please congratulate her.
Lydia Circle meets soon
The Gathering Place, Saturday, January 17, 10:00 a.m.
Please bring brunch items to share. We'll provide valentines for those who are
unable to get out for church and we'll determine what we want to do in the way of
programming for 2015. There will be door prizes, too, just in case you might get
bored. Please feel free to bring donations for Ronald McDonald Room and/or Open
Door. ATTENTION DILLON GIFT CARD USERS:
After Jan. 15th money loaded onto your card WILL NOT be
credited to our church. You can load your card until Jan 15th
and continue to use it until it is depleted. Dillons is starting a
new plan Feb. 1st that will not require the gift card
purchases. More information about that will be explained
later. Charles’ e-mail: [email protected] Church Office e-mail: [email protected] Church phone 316 686-6765 Church fax 316 686-6148
Children’s Education Director. e-mail: [email protected]
Youth Director e-mail: [email protected]
Youth Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-United-Methodist-Youth/129 162917222108
Care by Sharing
Attendance:
Sunday, December 28th:
Sunday School: 41 Worship: 107 General Offering: $2523
Ushers for January: Doug Marshall
Donna Taylor
Ryan Owen
Dana Braet
Counters for January 4th Lucy Scott-Pierce If you have extra household items
that you can give to the family
whose home burned to the ground
earlier this month or can assist with
personal clothing for the family,
please contact Teri Harpool.
Christmas Shoes
Thank You,
Deadline extended until January, 15, 2015. KETCH is participating in a fundraiser
where there is nothing to buy or sell, all we need is your support and your unwanted
shoes. Bring in 1 pair or 50! Accepting men’s, women’s, and kids of all sizes. Any
kind of shoe is welcome – boots, house shoes, flip flops, heels, dress shoes.
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Our goal is to collect 300 bags or 7,500 pairs of new or gently worn shoes.
Please talk to your family, friends, and co-workers and bring the shoes to the church
and put in the Narthex and I’ll pick them up for you.
Shoe Count 10/23/14: 18 bags of shoes, almost 19 bags.
Shoe Count 12/12/14: 49.5 bags, almost 1,250 pairs of shoes.
Sandy Barrett
Community Connections Program Coord. 316-383-8888
E4: Energy, Environment, Economics and Ethics (1/1/2015)
ELECTRONIC GIFTS? REMEMBER TO RECYCLE BATTERIES.
Innumerable Christmas toys and gadgets rely on batteries, and they usually die at the
most inconvenient time. Don’t send them to the landfill. Automobile batteries contain
both lead and sulfuric acid. They are recycled at any place that sells car batteries.
Conventional and Lithium batteries are now accepted for recycling at many retail stores.
Here are some I found via a quick internet search:
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Home Depot
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Best Buy
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Office Depot
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Office Max
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Black and Decker
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DeWalt
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: GIVE THE GIFT OF A GREENER PLANET
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Minimize unnecessary wrapping materials.
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Re-cycle packing and wrapping materials.
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Re-cycle old toys, appliances, etc.
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Minimize things that go to the landfill.
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Support businesses, companies and elected officials who practice creation
care.
CREATION CARE (Green) GROUP: Meets Wednesdays 6:30 – 7:20 pm, in the
Parlor. Please join us!
Bill Wentz, environmental thought-provoker
Please Remember in Prayer
2015 Budget
Family whose home
burned to the ground
News from South Sudan
Safe travel
In their Christmas letter the
In order to create the 2015 budget we
need to know your 2015 giving plan.
Please send in your pledge card even
if you are giving electronically. Thank
you and blessings for your ministry in
the coming year.
Fogelman’s report that the proposal
Pastor Charles’ stepfather, Eldon
for Imagine No Malaria submitted
by the Health Board has been
Calendar
accepted. The goal of the proposal
Jan 1- Jan 7
is to help the people of other
districts in the region to learn how to
prevent and properly treat malaria
in 2015.
Thursday, Happy New Year
Office Closed
Friday,
9:30 Exercise
Office closes at noon
Other opportunities to
Serve:
• Ushers
• Sewing projects for charity
• Paid nursery workers required training provided
• Curtains for Open Door
are needed.
Contact the office to get
more information.
Newsletter Schedule
Next Publication: January 7th
Articles received by noon 1/5
will be published in the Circuit
Rider as space allows.
Saturday,
Camp Counselors
Spend the summer guiding students in an
intentional community and throughout
camp creation. Students range from first
grade through high school seniors. Choose
to spend the summer at one of six camps.
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Camp Chippewa (Ottawa, Kansas)
Camp Comeca (Cozad, Nebraska)
Camp Fontanelle (Nickerson,
Nebraska)
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Camp Horizon (Arkansas City,
Kansas)
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Camp Norwesca (Chadron,
Nebraska)
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Camp Lakeside (Scott City, Kansas)
All the details on our summer internships
are available on our website. If you have
questions, contact the Rev. Nicole Conard
at [email protected].
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Sunday,
8:00 Biscuit Breakfast
9:15 Sunday School/Nursery
10:30 Worship/Nursery
Monday,
9:30 Exercise
Tuesday,
11:30 Book Club - lunch
Wednesday,
9:30 Exercise
5:30 Prayer and Communion
6:00 Youth Group & Snack
Supper
6:30 Seeds/Sprouts/E4
7:30 Choir Rehearsal/Nursery