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org July 7, 2015 Volume 28, Number 26

Worship
Services
Four unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

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

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

This Sunday, July 12

Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.
Romans 8:37-39
Favorite Scriptures sermon series
Rev. Kendall Waller

As we welcome Rev. Kendall to MOUMC, we will enter into

a sermon series about favorite Bible verses. He will share
some of his own favorites and would like to know some that
are meaningful to you to shape the series. Share a verse or
two and tell us why it is special for you.You may email us at
communications@moumc.org or write your comments on
the tear-off in the Sunday bulletin.

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

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Spark Worship
invites
participants to
engage through
their five senses
with God and
one another.

All-Church BBQ & Movie Night

SAVE THE DATE: Aug. 4!
The Family Ministries Team will host an All-Church BBQ and
Movie Night on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Join us in the parking lot at 4
p.m. for food, fun and games followed by a movie in the MPR
suitable for all ages!

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTH

Contact Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Leader

hank@moumc.org, 443-3111, ext. 301.
Facebook group: MOUMY Twitter @MUMYHank

Join Sunday Adult Class

Crosswalk, Sundays at 10 a.m. in CLC 110

Beginning June 29, the Crosswalk adult Sunday
small group is studying
Christianity and World
Religions: Wrestling
with Questions People
Ask by Adam Hamilton.
You are invited to
join them! If you have
questions, contact the
leader Jenny Keely
atkeelyjl@health.
missouri.edu.

The Pastors Corner

Growing Deeply, a daily scripture guide

By Rev. Charity Goodwin-Rosario
Fellow Faith Journeyers:
On Sunday, June 28, Rev. Kendall introduced Growing
Deeply, a daily scripture guide. The guide roots us in the
scripture from the sermon as well as prepares our hearts
for the sermon that is come. Simply put, scriptures
Monday through Wednesday highlight the sermon youve
heard. Thursday through Saturday scriptures will ready us
for the following weeks message.
I create these each week and I pray they help to shape QT
(quiet time) with God. Use them individually, in your family
for devotional times, with your co-workers, and/or in
groups here at church. Know that when the body of Christ
studies and prays together, we experience Gods grace.

Allow that grace to till your heart soil, grow your roots
deeper and blossom in to sweet fruit.
You are encouraged to post Growing Deeply on your
refrigerator or place in your Bible. If youre a tekkie, you
can access it at www.moumc.org/grow. Copies are also
available in the Connector and in the church office for pick
up.
Growing deeply,
Pastor Charity

July 19: Festival of Sharing Kit

Collection

Meals for Ronald McDonald House

Families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Missouri
need more than a place to lay their heads, while supporting
their sick children. This summer, we are very much in need of
volunteers to provide nightly meals for our families - If you or
someone you know might be interested in cooking or catering
a meal for approximately 30 adults, please visit our site here for
more information, or feel free to contact Heather, at heather@
rmhcmidmo.org.

Want to Help in Guatemala?

The Guatemala VIM team is recruiting membersfor the Feb.

14 to 21, 2016, trip. The tasks involve providing medical care
inclinics at two locations and in one makeshift clinicin small
villages of the highlandsin Guatemala. The team will also work
with a local team to build cinder block houses for families
chosen by the organization we work with, the Organization
for Indigenous Maya.The clients are the indigenous native
Mayans, many of whom are only recently learning basic health
care.The team needsthreephysicians or experiencedFNPsto
see adults, children, and ob/gyn patients. Also needed are Spanish
translators,a nurse,a physical therapist and construction
workers. If you are interested or want more info, contact
Melissa Clarke at 442-3130, 881-7384 or melisc53@aol.com.
2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

On Sunday, July 19 members of Searcy-Feely Circle will be in

the Connector to receive monetary donations and kits for the
Festival of Sharing. The July kit is School Kits. School kits contain:
1 pair of blunt child's scissors, 1 30 Centimeter ruler (12"), 6
new pencils with erasers, 1 box of 24 crayons, 1 large eraser, 1
pencil sharpener (hand-held), 3 spiral or tape bound notebooks
of ruled paper, 8"x10" containing a total of 200-210 sheets. No
filler paper. Also, $2 will be needed for shipping each kit. Each kit
is valued by the Festival of Sharing Office at $15.Sophia Circle
has obtained the clothschool bags that will contain the kits so
if anyone wishes to bring kits, you need not sew a bag. However,
if you wish to sew a bag, the directions are on the Festival of
Sharing website.We will be shopping as early as we can in July
because the FOS Office would like these kits by the first of
August for early distribution.Sophia Circle thanks Searcy-Feely
for their assistance at the table this month and the MUMC
congregation for their generous donations toward this important
mission.

Turning Point Puppy Wash

Fundraiser

Turning Point Ministries, in conjunction with Wilkes Blvd. United

Methodist Church, will be holding its first annual Puppy Wash
on Saturday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church parking
lot at 702 Wilkes Blvd. Proceeds will benefit Turning Point
Ministries. The cost will be $5 for small breed dogs and $10 for
large breed dogs. There will also be food, drinks and games for
the kids. Contact Terisa Sleet or Dinesa Morris of Turning Point
Ministries on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon at 573214-4077.
July 7, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 26

Week of July 6 July 11

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

Printed copies are available at the Connector Desk.

SATURDAY: ROMANS 8:31-38 Gods our cheerleader

REFLECTION: Imagine God is rooting for you. God believes in us to the point of
sending Jesus on our behalf. Now, what wouldnt you do for a God like that!?
PRAYER: Your love is overwhelming. Your grace astonishes. Your presence
enfolding. You are all that and so much more.

FRIDAY: ROMANS 8:31-38 No weak Christians

REFLECTION: Do you live from a place of strength or weakness?
PRAYER: My strength is in you Lord. May I live and love from a place of
powera power that is rooted in your love.

THURSDAY: ROMANS 8:31-38 No guilt or shame

REFLECTION: People accept feelings of guilt or shame when God says you
are loved no matter what.
PRAYER: I offer to you my guilt and shame. Replace them with your
unconditional love.

WEDNESDAY: LUKE 15:25-32 The lost one and the found one
REFLECTION: The prodigal son learned what the older brother already knew.
The older brother had the blessing of knowing the father, being with him,
and having all that he had. At the end of the story both sons were found.
PRAYER: Assure and affirm in me my relationship with you. I belong to you.
You are with me. You provide for me. May I live found.

TUESDAY: LUKE 15:18-24 Always looking for you

REFLECTION: The father saw the son while he was far away. Imagine every
day hed scan the pasture looking for his sons return. What joy that God is
always looking for us.
ACTION: Sing or listen to a version of Amazing GraceI once was lost but
now am found. Hear the words through the story.

MONDAY: LUKE 15:11-18 Desperation causes a return home

REFLECTION: Coming home (physically and spiritually) can be a time of
replenishing. When have you needed to go home?
PRAYER: Jesus, I hear you saying welcome home. In you I find rest and
refreshing from the times Ive been used all up.

a daily scripture guide

Growing Deeply

My Notes

Read or subscribe to the full weekly

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

Then he said, There was once a man who had two sons. The younger said to his father,
Father, I want right now whats coming to me.
So the father divided the property between them. It wasnt long before the younger son
packed his bags and left for a distant country. There, undisciplined and dissipated, he wasted
everything he had. After he had gone through all his money, there was a bad famine all
through that country and he began to hurt. He signed on with a citizen there who assigned him
to his fields to slop the pigs. He was so hungry he would have eaten the corncobs in the pig
slop, but no one would give him any.
That brought him to his senses. He said, All those farmhands working for my father sit down
to three meals a day, and here I am starving to death. Im going back to my father. Ill say to
him, Father, Ive sinned against God, Ive sinned before you; I dont deserve to be called your
son. Take me on as a hired hand. He got right up and went home to his father.
When he was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out,
embraced him, and kissed him. The son started his speech: Father, Ive sinned against God,
Ive sinned before you; I dont deserve to be called your son ever again.
But the father wasnt listening. He was calling to the servants, Quick. Bring a clean set of
clothes and dress him. Put the family ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Then get a
grain-fed heifer and roast it. Were going to feast! Were going to have a wonderful time!
My son is heregiven up for dead and now alive! Given up for lost and now found! And they
began to have a wonderful time.
All this time his older son was out in the field. When the days work was done he came in. As
he approached the house, he heard the music and dancing. Calling over one of the houseboys,
he asked what was going on. He told him, Your brother came home. Your father has ordered a
feastbarbecued beef!because he has him home safe and sound.
The older brother stalked off in an angry sulk and refused to join in. His father came out and
tried to talk to him, but he wouldnt listen. The son said, Look how many years Ive stayed
here serving you, never giving you one moment of grief, but have you ever thrown a party for
me and my friends? Then this son of yours who has thrown away your money on whores shows
up and you go all out with a feast!
His father said, Son, you dont understand. Youre with me all the time, and everything that
is mine is yoursbut this is a wonderful time, and we had to celebrate. This brother of yours
was dead, and hes alive! He was lost, and hes found!

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

The Invitation - July 5

Sunday Sermon

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, July 6: 485

We invite you to join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel;
8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Seeking School Supply

Donations

The 9th Boone County Back-to-School Health

Fair will be held on Aug. 8. This event, hosted by
Voluntary Action Center, Family Health Center
and Family Impact Center helps prepare students
and their families for the school year by providing
necessary supplies and health screenings. The
following items are needed to support this
event:Donations can be dropped off in the
Connector until Aug. 3.

July 7Ashley Belstle, Joe LaRose

8Brian Buchert, Shawn Carter, Jack
Schilling, John Schilling, Dennis Suich
9Janet Baker, Amy Gearhart, Mark
Headley, Mark Kroeker, Brittany
Lockwood, Laura Loudenslager 10Ed
Burchard, Steve Jones, Sherry McCarthy
11Brad Hegemann, Angie Hull, Lindsay
Schulte 12Salli Cathro, Nancy Franklin,
Penny Knarr, Cathy Miller, Ralf Nosic,
Mary Russell 13Stacy Browning, Barb
Devine, Bev Huckaba, Keegan Nichols,
Adam Quest, Joni See, Jill Varns 14Kent
Babel, Kim Buresh, Buddy Green, Virginia
Harris, Karen Hayden, Nicole Schroeder,
Nancy Trice 15John Friedrich, Jacob
Trout

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MUMC Staff: ClergyKendall Waller, Lead Pastor; Trista Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of Worship and Leadership; Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth
Ministry; Charity Goodwin-Rosario, Pastor of Discipleship; Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations
Program StaffNancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of
Communications; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jo Lee, Director of Connections; Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days
Administrative StaffJill Arnold, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor; Kathy Carson, Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator; Brad
Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Mark Pease, Facilities Assistant; Katie Popejoy, Administrative Assistant.
Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir.