The Messenger
Newsletter of University Place Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Champaign, Illinois 61820-4503
May 25, 2016
Volume 88 No. 5
So Many Doors
In this Issue
Birthdays
Directory Changes
Open Door
Prayer Focus
Reading Group
Residential Members
Scheduled Events
Serving Schedule
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page 5
Week of Compassion
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Flowers Needed
Sunday altar flowers
are needed for June
19. If you would like
to remember or honor someone, contact
Ginny at ggputman@
comcast.net or call
the church office (3525118) if you can assist
in this ministry. You
may also choose any date that has special
meaning to you.The fee is $20.
A few months ago a friend commented that she wasn’t sure how to get into our building, saying, “Your church has so many doors.” When I thought about it I realized that
I almost exclusively use one door. I enter the building 5-7 days a week through the
parking lot entrance – up the stairs, pulling open the door on the right and in I go. Her
comment prompted me to go outside and walk all around the building taking notice of
the doors as I went. There’s the accessible door directly to the elevator, which is used
by many as their preferred entrance. Then around the corner is a little noticed door
that Samir hustles through sometimes to pop right up the staircase to the piano. The
next set of doors as you walk toward Wright Street is a side entrance into the chancel
area which we use only as emergency exit. My husband Ed took a gorgeous photo of
that door this spring when the azaleas near it were in full bloom.
Round the corner and you are facing the impressive
main entrance to our building—the twin set of massive double doors adorned with arches which face
Wright Street. If you go up the side walk heading back
toward the hidden garden we call the Garth, there’s
another side door into the chancel up the stairs to
your right, and a few steps later the entrance on
your left into Fisher Chapel. Straight ahead and the
sidewalk dead ends at the doors students regularly
enter for Community Dinner on Wednesdays. Just
before that, you can walk through the iron garden
gate to walk through the Garth and find glass doors
into the chapel corridor. Walk through that corridor and you exit through the main doors to Fisher
Chapel, ending up just half a block down Wright
Street from the entrance to the main sanctuary.
Confusing to many, if you keep walking south past
those chapel doors you end up finding doors along Springfield which access the JSM
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Let’s Do Lunch!!
Messenger Deadline
As a reminder, the deadline for submitting
material for The Messenger is 4 p.m. on the
Friday before publication. The next deadline is June 24. Unless prior arrangements
are made, items that come in after the
deadline will not be included in that issue.
Articles should be submitted electronically
to [email protected].
On Sundays throughout June we’d like to offer our new staff person, Christopher Schilling, a chance to become better acquainted with folks at church. To that end, we’re
arranging after-worship lunches at various restaurants around Champaign-Urbana.
The schedule is as follows:
June 5 Houlihan’s @ the ihotel
June 12 Black Dog BBQ
June 19
June 26 Original Pancake House
Crane Alley
There is a sign-up sheet in the hallway outside the church office so we can give everyone
an opportunity to have lunch with Christopher. Join us in summer worship at 10:00
a.m.and then plan to do lunch with church friends.
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Reading Group
reservation.
The reading group will be
meeting Wednesday, June
8 at 1:00 p.m. at Milo’s.
The book to be discussed
will be The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot.Contact Jeannie Snoeyink
(352-0698) to make a
If you would like to be part of the UniPlace
Book Club, please come join us. We meet
the second Wednesday of each month at
1:00 p.m. for book discussion and being
together. We enjoy our gathering and will
welcome you.
What are Your Favorite Hymns?
It’s on the calendar - Sunday, July 10 is a hymn fest in worship at UniPlace! Our time
together will include as many of your favorites (that you tell us about) as possible.
Thumb through the hymnal on Sunday mornings, reach back in your memory or do
whatever works for you! A note in the offering plate, an e-mail to Kim in the office
([email protected]) or a phone call to her at 352-5118 are all ways to tell us your
favorite hymns that you would love to sing in worship. You have all of June to think,
to remember and to let us know!
Worship Notes
Throughout June we will worship in the main sanctuary and have lively worship music
provided by an expanded Jubilee team. The June sermon series focuses on answering
God’s difficult call, as we hear several stories about the prophet Elijah.
Congratulations
Congragulations to John
and Jessica Trefzger whose
dauguter Norah Emmilene
Trefzger was born at 8:08
a.m. on May 5, 2016. The
proud grandparents are Jim
and Dorie Trefzger.
Congregational
Meeting
There will be a Congregational meeting
on Sunday, June 26 immediately after the
worship service. This meeting will be held
to elect officers for the new church year that
begins July 1. Please make plans to attend.
Prayer Focus
Let’s pray for unity in our hearts and momentum from the Spirit for our congregation.
Please remember to pray daily for the following persons who are facing health challenges:
Bernie Archer
Molingo Bokamba
Jim Crawford (Frances Crawford’s son)
Teddy Eddleman
Virginia Garth
Don Graham
Mary Hays
Susan Kiefer
Janet Lippi
Ruth Martin (Bill Strutz’s mother)
Ashley Nagey
Shelby Quigly (granddaughter of Frances
Crawford Graham)
Grace Samford
Dale Slifer (Elizabeth Slifer’s father)
Tristin Smith (Kathy Wilson’s grandson)
Ed Speck
Mary Ann Speck
Erica Taylor (John Houston’s daughter)
Luther Terry
Cecil WIlkinson
University Place Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
403 S. Wright Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820-4503
Office Hours – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday - Friday
Pastor Hours - 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Office Phone - (217) 352-5118
Home Page – www.uniplace.org
E-mail – [email protected]
Remember Our Residential Members
Each issue of The Messenger lists members of UniPlace that reside in residential living
facilities. These members and friends need to be remembered in calls, visits, cards,
and prayers.
Office mail – [email protected]
Pastor – [email protected]
Messenger Editor – [email protected]
The Messenger (USPS 340-580), periodical postage paid at
Champaign, IL) is the monthly publication of University Place
Christian Church, 403 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820-4503
Deadline for articles is 4 p.m. on the Friday before the Wednesday publication. Articles should be submitted to messenger@
uniplace.org.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
University Place Christian Church,
403 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820-4503
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ASTA Care Center, 1240 N. Market, Paxton, IL 60957: Susan Kiefer
Bickford Assisted Living Ctr, 1002 S. Staley Rd., Champaign, IL 61822-3258: Janet Lippi
Clark-Lindsey, 101 W. Windsor Road, Urbana 61802: Mary Hays
Eagle’s View Retirement Community, 200 W. International Ave., Rantoul, IL 61866: Ed
Speck, Mary Ann Speck
The Inman, 17 E. University, Champaign 61820: Norma Rodell
Meadowbrook, 101 W. Windsor Road, Urbana, IL 61801: Virginia Garth
Prairie Winds, 1905 S. Prairie Winds , Urbana, IL 61802: Donna Applegate
Sugar Creek, 505 E. Vernon, Normal IL 61761: Wilma Lewis
Villa, 4114 W. Springfield, Champaign, IL 61822: Teddy Eddleman
Windsor of Savoy, 401 Burwash Ave, Savoy 61874: Sam Felton
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Directory Changes
Scheduled Events For The Month
Sunday, May 29
9:00 a.m. – Church School
9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship
9:15 a.m. – Jubilee Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Worship
11:30 a.m. – Intro to Universe study
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31
10:00 a.m. – Open Door Ministry
Sunday, June 5
9:00 a.m. – Church School
9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship
9:15 a.m. – Jubilee Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Worship
11:30 a.m. – New staff lunch
Tuesday, June 7
10:00 a.m. – Open Door Ministry
Sunday, June 12
9:00 a.m. – Church School
9:15 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship
9:00 a.m. – Jubilee Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Worship
11:30 a.m. – New staff lunch
Sunday, June 19
Father’s Day
9:00 a.m. – Church School
9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship
9:15 a.m. – Jubilee Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Worship
11:30 a.m. – New staff lunch
Tuesday, June 21
10:00 a.m. – Open Door Ministry
7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting
Friday, June 24
4:00 p.m. – The Messenger Deadline
Sunday, June 26
9:00 a.m. – Church School
9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship
9:15 a.m. – Jubilee Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Worship
11:30 a.m. – Congregational meeting
11:30 a.m. – New staff lunch
Please make the following cumulative
changes to your Directory (listed from
newest to oldest with changes in BOLD):
Change: Ed & Mary Ann Speck, 200
W. International Dr., Apt.
B253, Rantoul, IL 61866,
282-9798
Change: Ray Meyers, 307 S. Dodson Dr., Urbana, IL 61802
Change: Teddy Eddleman, Villa,
4114 W. Springfield, Champaign, Il. 61822
Change: Sam Felton, Windsor of
Savoy Court, 401 Burwash
Ave, Savoy 61874
Change: Melony Barrett, 1908 E
Amber Lane, Urbana, IL 61802,
344-6426-home, 369-4390cell, [email protected]
Deceased: Lula Archer
Tuesday, June 28
10:00 a.m. – Open Door Ministry
Deceased: Frances Graham
Wednesday, June 29
The Messenger Mailed Out
Change: Teddy Eddleman, Tuscola
Deceased: Elizabeth Gray
Health Care Center, 1203 Egyptian Trail, Tuscola, IL 61963
Deceased: Elberta Morse
Tuesday, June 14
10:00 a.m. – Open Door Ministry
5:00 p.m. – Trustees
Deceased: Harriet Crabb
Deceased: Marjorie Fortino
Deceased: Lula Archer
The Ten Commandments For Congregational
Singing
I. Thou shalt sing.
II. Thou shalt sing with all of thy heart, all of thy soul and all of they might.
III. Thou shalt sing fearlessly, ignoring the possible wandering glances of thy neighbors. (They would sing with you if they had nerve, and they will sing if you
continue singing.)
IV. Thou shalt sing joyfully, as it is written by the prophet Isaiah: “Sing, O Heavens;
and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains.” (Isaiah 49:13)
V. Thou shalt sing reverently, for music is prayer.
VI. Thou shalt not be afraid to sing, for though and individual may pray in prose or
even in wordless silence, a congregation must sing.
VII. Thou shalt not resist new melodies, for it is written in the Book of Psalms: “O
sing unto the Lord a new song.” (Psalms 96:1)
VII. Thou shalt not mumble the melody, but shall sing it out loud, even if with occasional mistakes.
IX. Thou shalt not hesitate to sing together with the trained voices of the choir.
They want you to come and join them.
X. Thou shalt not forget the words of the Psalmist: “I will sing unto the Lord as long
as I live.” (Psalm 104:33)
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Deceased: Frances Graham
Deceased: Elizabeth Gray
Change: Teddy Eddleman, Tuscola
Health Care Center, 1203 Egyptian Trail, Tuscola, IL 61963
Deceased: Elberta Morse
Deceased: Harriet Crabb
Deceased: Marjorie Fortino
How To Find Out
What Is Going On
• Read your copy of The Messenger
• Check the web at www.uniplace.org
• Save the bulletin announcements
• Attend Board Meetings
• Call Church Office: 352-5118
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June Birthdays
Doors from page1
apartments adjoining our building. Alas, those will not get you into our space. If you
make the full circle, you’ll find the last doorway into our part of the building—down
a stair case to the basement kitchen.
How is it that we have so many doors and people often struggle to find their way
inside? Except for Sunday mornings, most of the doors remain locked. And even if
they were unlocked, many of the doors are somewhat hidden from view, known only
to those most familiar with our church. And lastly, most people are like me—we have
our own usual door and we don’t give much thought to other options for coming in
to be with our church family.
This last realization seems to me to say something about more than physical entry points
to the life of the church. Many of us are in the habit of one particular entry point to
church participation. Maybe we’ve always done youth ministry, or we’ve always sung
in the choir, or we’ve always been a nursery volunteer. We don’t bother to notice that
there are other doors into church involvement that we could try. It doesn’t mean we
no longer have a way in, just because one door is no longer working well for us. This
summer, I encourage you to try a different door. This summer, I ask you to think about
holding open a door for someone else, too.
Sarah Scott is inviting anyone and everyone to come join Jubilee in singing joyful
praise on summer Sundays. Many accepted her invitation and the music on Sunday
May 22 was outstanding! Also, a schedule of “lunch out” opportunities with our new
staff person is open for your participation and may help you discover a new passion for
our community. Our slate of church officers and other service positions in the church
are currently being filled; is there a new way you’d like to be involved in church life?
Maybe you have an idea for a whole new “door” that is wide enough to welcome others
we have not yet met. And what about doors new folks may be trying to figure out as
they are first becoming acquainted with us? How can we make entries into church life
clearer and easier to come through – both for long time members and brand new visitors?
In the gospel of John Jesus is as saying, “I stand at the door and knock.” I wonder which
door that is. Let’s open lots of doors this summer and see where we might find him.
Peace,
1 - Bonnie Cook
2 - Corinne Huffer
6 - Nolan Compton
7 - Delré Smith
8 - Beth Zeiders, Becky Restad
11 - Luz Marina Cole, Alice Vernon
12 - Mary Hays, John Trefzger
16 - Rachel Henneman, Allison Woolridge
18 - Kevin Price
19 - Karen Wilkinson
20 - Laurie Dayton
21 - Amy Johnson
22 - Bill Decker
27 - Damien Walters, Van Boyd. Kathy
Wilson
28 - Emily Otnes, Molingo Bokamba,
Taylor Smith
(If you know of a birthday that is before June 30 and
is not on this list, please let the church office know
Congratulations
Congratulations to Jared Busby
who will be graduating from Urbana
High School. He will be studying
respiratory therapy at Parkland
College.
Also congratulations to Bradley Day who
graduated from medical school at the
University of Illinois.
Pastor Kris
Church Directory
Open Door Giving
During the month of May, the Open Door food pantry is
asking for specific donations of canned tuna and chicken.
Other non-perishables are always welcome at any time.
Cash donations are always needed!
Open Door is on Tuesday mornings and now located on
the second floor.
A continually updated electronic version
of the Church Directory is available in
PDF format. E-mail
[email protected] and ask
to receive a copy.
If there are changes or
additions to directory entries, email
[email protected] or contact the
church office.
Please note we would like to include
e-mail addresses as well as birthdays
(month/day only) in the listing.
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Serving Schedule
Sunday, May 29, 2014
Elders – Kevin Price and Judy Ridlen
Diaconate – Love: Gabe Stanton, Lucas Branaman, Zion Johnson, Jennifer Heinhorst, John Trefzger, Fred Fechtmann,
Ellie Broyles, Deb Reardanz, Jared Busby, Bill Strutz
Communion Ministry – Jared Busby
Liturgist – Elizabeth Slifer
Flower Delivery – Derryl Singley
Offering Counters – Jane Freyfogle and Renée Potter Broyles
Sound Technician – Dorie Trefzger
Hospital Calling For Week – Jim Trefzger
Sunday, June 26, 2014
Elders – Don Graham, Jeff Dayton
Diaconate – Love: Gabe Stanton, Lucas Branaman, Zion Johnson, Jennifer Heinhorst, John Trefzger, Fred Fechtmann,
Ellie Broyles, Deb Reardanz, Jared Busby, Bill Strutz
Communion Ministry – Richard Lindstrom
Liturgist – Cele Otnes
Flower Delivery – Marilyn Ruzic
Offering Counters – Jane Freyfogle and Renée Potter Broyles
Sound Technician – Dorie Trefzger
Hospital Calling For Week – Elizabeth Slifer
Sunday, June 5, 2014
Elders – Clyde Smith, Elizabeth Slifer
Diaconate – Hope: Richard Lindstrom, Pricilla Lindstrom, Derryl Singley, Dee Lenzi, Allyson Boyd, Marilyn Ruzic, Ann
Smith, Molingo Bokamba, Judy Leeper
Communion Ministry – Molingo Bokamba
Liturgist – Judy Ridlen
Flower Delivery – Lucas Branaman
Offering Counters – Jane Freyfogle and Renée Potter Broyles
Sound Technician – Lucas Branaman
Hospital Calling For Week – Dorie Trefzger
Communion to residential members for the month of June:
Kevin Price, Renée Potter Broyles, Don Graham Jane Freyfogle
BACH Concert
The twentieth season of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana
(BACH) continues with a concert celebrating music of the Italian
Baroque at St. John the Divine Episcopal Chapel (1011 S. Wright
St, Champaign) on Sunday, May 29th, 7:30 p.m. The concert
begins with two movements of a “Mass for Four Voices” by
Claudio Monteverdi that appeared in his third major collection
of sacred music that was published posthumously in 1650. Next
is one of Monteverdi’s most important compositions, Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (“The Combat between Tancred
and Clorinda”). Monteverdi writes over four-hundred measures
of music for a narrator male and female singers representing the
two warriors, and a chamber orchestra of strings and harpsichord.
Sunday, June 12, 2014
Elders – Delré Smith. Jane Freyfogle
Diaconate – Love: Gabe Stanton, Lucas Branaman, Zion Johnson, Jennifer Heinhorst, John Trefzger, Fred Fechtmann,
Ellie Broyles, Deb Reardanz, Jared Busby, Bill Strutz
Communion Ministry – Bill Strutz
Liturgist –
Flower Delivery – Allyson Boyd
Offering Counters – Jane Freyfogle and Renée Potter Broyles
Sound Technician – Derryl Singley
Hospital Calling For Week – Delré Smith
The second half opens with one of Vivaldi’s many concertos,
this one featuring cellist Amy Catron. Next comes yet another
masterpiece of the 17th century, the oratorio Jephte by Roman
composer Giacomo Carissimi, which tells the little-known Biblical account of a vow made by the title character that has tragic
consequences. The music tells the story and descriptive choruses
that narrate the battle, celebrate the victory of the Israelites over
the sons of Ammon and mourn the death of Jephte’s daughter.
The concert concludes with a choral setting of one of the four
Marian antiphons of the Catholic liturgy, Salve Regina (“Hail
Queen of Mercy”) by Alessandro Scarlatti.
Sunday, June 19, 2014
Elders – Jim Trefzger, Renée Potter Broyles
Diaconate – Hope: Richard Lindstrom, Pricilla Lindstrom, Derryl Singley, Dee Lenzi, Allyson Boyd, Marilyn Ruzic, Ann
Smith, Molingo Bokamba, Judy Leeper
Communion Ministry – Judy Leeper
Liturgist – Jeff Dayton
Flower Delivery – Jennifer Heinhorst
Offering Counters – Jane Freyfogle and Renée Potter Broyles
Sound Technician – Fred Cook
Hospital Calling For Week – Clyde Smith
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Tickets ($20 general / $10 student) are available by cash or check
at the door the evening of the concert, or in advance at www.
baroqueartists.org.
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University Place Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
403 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820-4503
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