204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4818 573-443-3111 www.moumc.

org January 6, 2016 Volume 29, Number 1

Worship
Services
Three unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

This Sunday, Jan. 10

Worship at 8am, 8:50am & 11am
Loving God With All the Senses Matthew 6:25-33
Rev. Kendall Waller

UN-decking the Halls - Join us after the 11 a.m. service for un-decking of
the halls. Many hands makes light work, so please consider joining us!
Grace Notes Choir (2nd-5th grade) starts back TONIGHT! Meet in the
Chapel at 6pm

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

Worship series through Feb. 7:

Spirituality is not one-size-fits-all. God creates each of us not

just to worship, but to do so in ways that align with who God
created us to be. This exploration and prayerful discovery of
your souls path to God will be marked with growth and filled
with the riches of a close walk with God. The pathways we
explore weekly are pieces that can be arranged in an infinite
number of combinations in order for you to start walking in
faith or continue as a follower of Jesus to draw closer to him.
Lets go on an adventure. Hold on!

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

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

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

In the Connector:
Offering Envelopes - Please pick up
your 2016 offering envelope book in
the Connector this morning.
Flood Buckets - Help our fellow
Missourians clean up from the messes
left by the floods. Please bring any
of the items on the list to the church
until Jan. 10 and place them in
the tubs marked for Flood Bucket
Supplies. On Jan. 10, the youth
group will assemble the buckets
and deliver them to the conference
office. For questions, please contact
Rev. Hank Jenkins (hank@moumc.org
or 573-443-3111)
2016 Altar Flowers - If youd like to
provide flowers for morning worship,
please sign up on the chart in the
Connector.

Room at the Inn Winter Shelter

Donations: payable to MUMC with RATI noted.

Training & Volunteers

The Shelter will be at Missouri

UMC Jan. 31-Feb. 14.
Training sessions for RATI
will be on Monday, Jan. 11 at
6:30pm at Calvary Episcopal
Church in the Parish Hall and Thursday, Jan. 21 at
6:30pm at Missouri UMC in Whittler Hall (extra parking in
Hitt Street Garage). A training session is recommended
for everyone as there are some changes at the shelter
each year.
If you are interested in signing up to volunteer, let us
know at roomattheinncomo@gmail.com and we will send
you a volunteer link.
This year, we are interested in having a host from MUMC
who has volunteered with RATI in the past to be at the
shelter each night in the kitchen from 5:30 to 7:30pm
to organize the volunteers and answer questions. If you
are interested in working a night or two in that capacity,
email Connie at wolfgang65202@gmail.com.

Join Us for Dinner Club!

Bring your own dinner & fellowship 5-6pm

Pastoral teaching & experiences at 6pm
Ministries for all ages

Dinner Club will soon be forming the groups for dining in

and for dining out. If you are interested in joining MUMCs
Dinner Club for the winter/spring, sign up online at www.
moumc.org/forms or contact the church office. This is a
great way to meet people of all ages, with many different interests. Sign up by Wednesday, Jan. 20. On Sunday,
Jan. 24, you are invited to meet your dinner group in the
Atrium after the 11am service. Bring your calendar ready
to plan your dining adventures!

Weekly Gathering & Bible Study

Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Cornerstone Coffee Shop
Rev. Kim Parker at parker@moumc.org

Mission of the Month

When you visit the coffee shop in
December your tips will support the
Mission of the Month: Guatemala
Medical Mission.

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTH

SUNDAYS at 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS at 6 p.m.
Sunday Jan. 10 at 10am (during Sunday School)
Parent and Youth Missions meeting in the youth room. If
you have a youth interested in going on the mission trip
this summer, please come! Bring your
calendars, dates and locations will be
discussed!
CONTACT: Rev. Hank Jenkins
hank@moumc.org, 443-3111
Facebook group: MOUMY
Twitter @MUMYHank

New Year Mission Opportunity

Have you made a New Years resolution to reach out in

mission to others? The Container Project needs your help!
There are two ways to be involved: One way is hands
on at the PET Warehouse, 1908 Heriford Rd., 573-8867877. Clothing, shoes, toys, tools, school and medical
supplies and other resources are sorted and packed for
use in Rainbow Network ministries serving 112 remote
rural villages in Nicaragua. Our MUMC volunteers work at
times convenient for them during the last week of each
month. To get involved, contact LaVonne Patterson, 573239-3158 or Cleo Kottwitz, 573-446-0799.
Secondly, contributions of resources (listed above) are
needed, and cash is needed to pay for the shipping costs
(Freight for the most recent 40 ft sea going container was
$5700.) Deliver resources to PET Warehouse (There is a
special need for childrens shoes.) Make checks to MUMC
and designate Container Project.

Opportunities to Serve

Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

Infants (Birth-18 months)
W5
Terrific Twos
W7
Preschool
W4
Pre-KW3

K-1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade

2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CLC 103
CLC 102
CLC 104
CLC 105

SUNDAYS: Nursery Volunteers - The nursery is in

need of volunteers. Must be Safe Sanctuary certified.
Please respond on the tear-off or email Nancy Cooper at
nancy@moumc.org.
Golf Cart Drivers Needed - Volunteering for this
team involves a commitment of just two hours on one
Sunday each month. 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.
Worship Tech Volunteers - Training will be provided.
January 6, 2016 - Vol. 29, No. 1

Read or subscribe to the full weekly Growing Deeply Guide at moumc.org/grow

Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.

Saturday: One biblical example of an enthusiast is King David

Explore the following scriptures of Davids celebrating in preparation for
worship. 1 Chronicles 13:1-8; 1 Chronicles 15:1-16

Friday: Acts 15:1-10 Community gives clarity

In conversation with the community of faith about our dreams and spiritual
experiences, we learn to discern what illumines the biblical and Christian
tradition. It is important for the enthusiast to not journey alone, for in
community, their lives are made full and in community they are grounded.

Thursday: Luke 19:28-40 Celebrate Jesus or else

Jesus enters triumphantly and the people celebrate. Pharisees saw this as
raucous. Jesus says that if the people dont praise, the rocks will. So no
matter what, there will be celebration.

Wednesday: 2 Chronicles 7:12-18 Mystery of Prayers

While called to pray and most Christians are an unrealistic expectation of
our prayers is that each one will come to pass. In enthusiasm and expectancy,
the enthusiast will need to balance the mystery of unanswered prayers while
celebrating the times when the answer is yes.

Tuesday: Acts 2:1-8 Expectancy

A fresh word. A fresh blow of the spirits wind is the state of expectancy for
an enthusiast. They practice and believe that God is still speaking today; they
ready themselves to receive. For what are you in expectancy?

Monday: Genesis 28:10-22 Jacobs Ladder Dream

Through dreams God breaks in, getting something across perhaps that we will
not be open to while awake. How did Jacob respond to his dream? How do you
respond to your dreams?

There are three ways in which mystery is a part of faith: dreams, expectancy,
and prayer.

Week of January 4-9

a daily scripture guide

Growing Deeply

Read or subscribe to the full weekly

Growing Deeply Guide at moumc.org/grow
Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.

Any score over 15 indicates a preference for this spiritual temperament.

__ Total

__I spend more money on music and worship downloads than on books.

___I would enjoy reading the book The Mystery and Excitement of Walking with
God.

___ I would enjoy attending a workshop on learning to worship through dance,

or worship with contemporary music. I expect that God is going to move in
some unexpected ways.

___ The words celebration and joy are very appealing to me.

___ God is an exciting God, and we should be excited about worshipping him. I
dont understand how some Christians can say they love God and then act like
theyre going to a funeral whenever they walk into church.

___ I feel closest to God when my heart is sent soaring and I feel like I want
to burst, worship God all day long, and shout His name. Celebrating God and
Gods love is my favorite form of worship!

Rate each statement 1-5, with 1 being not true and 5 very true. Enthusiasts
love God with gusto! Excitement and mystery in worship is the spiritual
lifeblood of the enthusiast. Taken from Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Souls
Path to God by Gary Thomas.

Take the brief assessment below to see how much of an enthusiast you are.

Enthusiast Survey

Missouri United Methodist Church

204 S. Ninth St.
Columbia, MO 65201-4899
573-443-3111

Periodical
Postage
PAID
Columbia, MO
USPS No. 355460

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

welcoming enthusiastically, growing deeply and serving courageously.

/MissouriUMC

Worship Attendance on Sunday, Dec. 27: 410; Jan. 3: 494

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

Church Family News

Congratulations to the Gaughan family as they welcome

Margaret (Maggie) Jane Gaughan, who was born on Dec.
10. Congratulations to parents Austin and Janessa.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet Jan. 13 at 1:30pm in the

Parlor.

Condolences to the Novinger family. Susans mother, Viola

Tracy, passed away on Dec. 22.

Turning Point 2016 Calendar

Jane Mudd, an art professor on the faculty at Williams Woods University in Fulton, spent some time at Turning Point this
summer and produced a series of painted portraits of some of the folks she met there. Turning Point has put together
a 2016 calendar incorporating 15 of the paintings as a fundraiser. A sample is in the church office. The cost is $25, and
benefits Turning Point, an organization run by Wilkes Blvd. UMC that provides services for Columbians experiencing
homelessness.
Jan. 1Zoe Smith 2Marie Powell, Mark Prasifka 3Bobbie Bogard, Ron Mooney, Evette Nissen, Josh
Wagner, Anna Zacherl 4Neil Cathro, Emily Gaunt, Rebecca Knipp, David Melegrito 5Sandy Ashley,
Josh Murray, Michael Ouart, David Schuppan, Lauren Steffens 6Grace Dyer, Zackary Irvin, Paige
Kissel, Ryan Rippel 7Billye Adams, Kathy Brady, Hannah Dressler, Gretchen Harl, Gabriel Holloway
~JANUARY~
8Patrick Bryant, Milt Harper 10Mike See, Betsy Vicente 11Patricia Epple, Daisy Grossnickle, Leonard
Wiegand 12Connie Dorflinger, Pat Hoehle 13Karri Amelunke, Charmian Boyle, Blake Danuser, Glenda Hofsess, Gloria Taylor, Nathan Weil
14Jane Gerhart, Jim Guthrie 16John Cleek, Adele Nickolaus, Ginger Schapira, Mary Wynne Still, Beth Young 17Patricia Blenden, Jim
Jacob, Debbie Nagel, Orrie Snook 18Ardy Battershell, Anne Dart, John Futrell, Mary Bess Green, Qing He, Jan Loudenslager, Yvonne Skouby
19Tom Aleto, Joshua Amelunke, Kathy Smith, Jeff Yoakum 20Alex Ash, Mark Baechle, Doug Mooney, Andrew Ritts, Preston Williams
21Jill Arnold, Mary McCluskey, Dan Rader, Jay Rader, Dudley Trice 22Sarah Keely,Tom Leak, David Yost 23Chris DeMoss, Marilynn Holm,
Kerri Packard, Mary Jane Turner, Jane Watson, 24Louise Black, Scott Buresh, Linda Hollingshead, Mary Powell, Jacob Rowe
25Michael Browning, Bonnie Prasifka, Carrie Yost 26Grace Lynn Edinger, Scott Murphy, Georgia Nolph, Nancy Perry 27Grace LaRose,
Ernie Lee, Rob McDaniels, Ryan Noblitt, Marge Rupp, Doug Stone 28Paul Gerhart 29Ryan Mueller, Colin Skinner 30Steve Dillard, Kira Kirk,
Matthew Watson 31Mary Beck, Kim Harrison, Gerald Holloway, Lina Klein, Tom Mendenhall, Bert Schulte, Ron Sergent, Jenea Smith
Photo Disclaimer: Services and events hosted by the church are considered public. The church has permission to use images of church members for promotion, publicity and
outreach materials unless advised through a non-consent form. The church will not attach names to the photographs of individuals or groups unless prior permission is given. To obtain a
non-consent form, please contact the church office.

Want to get the Church Newsletter via email? Have you changed email addresses? Go to: www.moumc.org/subscribe to subscribe or update.
The church provides bus transportation to the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.
Call 443-3111 before noon on Fridays. Bus service is available to all.
The Messenger (USPS No. 355460) is published weekly except the last week of the year by Missouri United Methodist Church at 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, MO. Periodical postage paid at Columbia, MO.
POSTMASTER: for change of address, send to Missouri United Methodist Church Messenger, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, MO 65201-4818, January 6, 2016

Staff: Kathy Carson, Building & Office Administrator;Ashley Cooper, Nursery Coordinator;Nancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader; Adriene
Floyd, Executive Assistant; 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; Karl Schnase, Facility Steward;Kendall
Waller, Lead Pastor;Blake Ward, Facility Steward;Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days
Music Staff: Craig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir;
Rachel Blomquist, Grace Notes Choir