LPUMC News & Views

October 2011

LPUMC News & Views

We are a church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban community and beyond.
Lafayette Park United Methodist Church 2300 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314-771-9214
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October 4 Dinner-The Bridge October 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 Healing Our Hurts October 4 & 13 Listening with the Heart October 6, 13, & 20 Hole in the Gospel Study October 9 Youth Fundraiser October 8 Pumpkin Delivery! October 9-31 Pumpkin Patch October 11 Charge Conference October 15 Young Family Playdate October 15 Dinner-Shalom House October 15 Blessing of the Animals October 20-23 Emmaus Walk October 22 Spiritual Gifts Class October 23 Fall Festival October-November Confirmation Class
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On September 18, longtime attendees Patty Can-

vice and is also part of our youth group. Also on September 18 Everett Henry Raney was baptized, son of Angela and Craig and grandson of Christina Aliberti. Everett and parents live out of state but hope to move back to St. Louis.

On September 11, Sierra Jones was baptizedwelcome Sierra! Daughter of new member Theresa Jordan, Sierra is 9 years old and made the decision to be baptized herself. She is a straightA 4th grader, and her favorite class is Chinese! F r o m

non and Jacob Cannon responded to an invitation to join our church family during the worship service. We are so happy to welcome you both as new members! Jacob has played piano during serW i l d e r V i e w . . .

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Pumpkin Patch Road Closures Earth Care Can You Hear Me Now? Share Your Experience From the Bishop Odds & Ends Social Entrepreneurship Young Adult Youth & College

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In my last year of seminary I was worked with Dr. Jones at Normandy United Methodist Church. One day when Dr. Jones was at a meeting, some people stopped by to see if the church would be open to renting a part of the building to a not for profit agency. I got so excited about the potential of this group being in the building and helping us with our

cash flow, that I could hardly wait until Dr. Jones returned from his meeting so I could tell him about this great opportunity. He listened patiently and then he looked at me with wisdom in his eyes and said, There are always many good things we can do. The important thing is to discern if they are God Things. The risk is that if you do every good thing

you might be so busy that you dont even see the God Thing, and the ministry opportunity is missed. As I found out more information about this particular organization, I realized that it was a good thing but not a God Thing and it could have distracted us from the work we really needed to be doing at Normandy. Continued on Page 10

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LPUMCs Pumpkin Patch is open noon to 7:00 p.m. daily October 9 through October 31. Volunteers are needed to work the patchplease sign up today! Patch Special Events: Blessing of the Animals 2:003:00p.m. October 15 Family Fun Fest 12:004:00p.m. October 23
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St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird will be at the Family Fun Fest from 1:00 1:30 in the afternoon. Remember to bring your camera! Proceeds from this years Patch will help support a mission team to Joplin in November and will provide funds for the repair and restoration of the historic stained glass winC l o s u r e s * * O c t o b e r 2 3 * *

dow on the east side of the church. If you have any questions about this years Pumpkin Patch, contact Sharon at 314.614.6024 or swhitcomb54@yahoo.com. You can also sign up for shifts at church.

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Our sister Jenni Joerger has completed testing to be approved for her critically needed kidney transplant. Matching criteria has changed dramatically and almost anyone can be a donor. All testing and hospital costs are covered by Jennis insurance. A donors hospital stay is only 3 days on average. If you or someone you know would like to be a donor for Jenni, contact the Pre-Transplant Office at Barnes, 362-5365. Like Noah, we have a commitment to ensure that every living thing, all creatures great and small, have a chance to live in Gods creation. What will you do tomorrow to be a good steward?

There is a very large race downtown on Sunday, October 23. Many of the roads in the city including Grand and Kingshighway will be closed to traffic. The only in and out access to Lafayette Square appears to be from Jefferson Avenue. It is highly recommended that you visit the following site and ask for alterE a r t h

nate route directions from your home to the church so that you will be able to plan a route for Sunday morning service! Please do this well in advance so that you will receive a timely response. Use the community contact form on this webpage to request directions: http:// C a r e : W h a t J u s t i c e ?

runrocknroll.competitor.com/stlouis/road-closures. We will have copies of the tentative race route and planned road closures by street name posted on the bulletin boards at church and also posted to our egroup. We are a persistent bunch, so hopefully all of us will find a way to make it here! I s E c o -

We hear the term ecojustice, but what does it mean? One opinion . . . As people of faith, the call to work for justice rings loud and clear. The prophet Micah tells us to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8). As people created by God,

and as part of creation, doing justice means, partly, being good stewards of the rest of creation. When God called Noah to build the ark, he gave explicit instructions for Noah to take along not only his family, but said that every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark,

to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive. (Gen. 6: 19-20)

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We are fortunate to now have an Assistive Listening System (ALS). This allows congregants who have limited hearing to be able to enjoy our services. The Trustees made the purchase this summer and feedback and accolades of the new system have far outweighed the cost. One of our dear congregants who has worshipped with us for over 50 years has this to say: the first Sunday of

the new system was the first time I heard Kathleen preach. THANK you so much. An ALS is a personal speaker where the individual can increase the volume to accommodate their level of hearing needs. Research indicates that people who are hard of hearing require a volume increase of about 15 to 25 dB in order to achieve the same level of understanding as people with
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normal hearing. An ALS allows this increase without making it too loud for others. Even individuals who have cochlear implants can gain increased hearing, based upon the type of yoke or listening apparatus used with the ALS transmitter. The connection on the receiver is a standard mini -plug, as found on standard headsets. This means individuals can use their own headsets.
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One last thing about having an ALS here; Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) stipulates that ALSs be provided in public places unless a provider can prove that it is an undue burden. Praise the Lord, LPUMC is now in compliance. Bill Byrd, AVWorship

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for preparing information about participation in Winter Outreach.
Thank you to the WCDANS for making the baptismal banners. Thank you to Bridget Stokes for calligraphy of wedding and baptismal certificates.

Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God. Philippians 1:3
November 1 Serve Dinner - The Bridge November 3-6 Joplin Mission Trip November 6 Healing Our Hurts November 11-12 Exploration 2011 November 12 Turkey Dinner November 13 Thomas Hart Benton Statue Celebration

Thank you to the youth for helping in the McKinley Peace Garden. Thank you to our Bridge Bread volunteers. Thank you to those who attended the Ethical Discussions on Poverty and are continuing to discuss ways to provide housing.

Thank you all those who provided food for Friends and Family Sunday. Thank you to all who helped with the meal following funeral services for Butch Nichols. Thank you Chuck Lawrence, Kirby Greene, Sue Meyers, Jon Copeland and Steve Coffey

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November 14 The Bridge Fundraiser 5:30-7:30, Moto Museum November 19 Young Family Playdate 9:00a.m. November 19 Serve Dinner-Shalom House November 20 Bellefountaine Cemetery Presentation at Fellowship December 6 Serve Dinner - The Bridge December 10 Breakfast with Santa 10:00a.m.-11:30a.m. December 17 Young Family Playdate 9:00a.m. December 17 Serve Dinner-Shalom House December 17 Womens Christmas Lunch 11:30amGuidos January 3 Serve Dinner - The Bridge January 21 Young Family Playdate 9:00a.m. January 21 Serve Dinner-Shalom House

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S h a r e Y o u r F r i e n d s a n d WOW! What a terrific day of celebrating our Friends and Family at Lafayette Park United Methodist Church. Special music, service, great fellowship and the bowling alley-Sunday the 18th was a day of celebration! Thanks to everyone for

E x p e r i e n c e F a m i l y 2 0 1 1 service, etc. Please pickup some of the cards just to keep with you. You never know when God will use

you in an amazing way. making this such a great day. Special thanks to Lynne Keay, Hearts-n-Hands team member, for organizing the meal. Thanks to Chuck Lawrence, Hearts-n-Hands team member, for his untiring work with putting together the content for the name/address directory. Hearts-n-Hands also worked with Jon Copeland, Marketing Team, in developing the SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE theme. Share Your Experience isnt just for one day, but a lifetime. Business cards are available on the entry tables for you to pick up and share with your friends and family. They can be used as prayer cards, an invite to a particular Church staff or the Hearts-nHands team would be happy to show how you can help Share Your Experience! Thanks to each of you for your tremendous outpouring of love so far this past year. You exemplify what a church family is all about. Bill Byrd, Hearts-n-Hands Coordinator

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October 2 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 1220 Psalm 19 (UMH 750) Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 October 9 Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 (UMH 829) Philippians 4:1-9

Matthew 22:1-14 October 16 Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 (UMH 819) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 October 23 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 (UMH 809)

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 October 30 Joshua 3:7-17 Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 (UMH 830) 1 Thessalonians 2:913 Matthew 23:1-12

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One of the jewels of our sanctuary, our east stained glass window, needs immediate attention to its structural integrity. If you love the way the light hits the sanctuary on Sunday morning, have seen a visitor snap pictures of our windows, or simply wish to ensure a safe and structurally sound place of worship, please join us in raising funds to restore our historic east window. You can help by donating, as God leads you, to our Stained Glass Window fund. Please indicate stained glass window in the check memo and place in the offering or mail to LPUMC, 2300 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63104.
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In September, our Bishop shared principles to help churches align with vision at the District Conference. 1) Spend time on the balcony step back so that we can be strategic. Meetings should focus on big decisions and leave ongoing decisions to committees if there is a climate of trust. We should focus on adaptive problem-solvingfiguring out what the problem is and what we need to do rather than assuming we know the root cause. We should also answer divergent questions rather than convergent questions.

Convergent questions make assumptions: WHEN are we doing it, WHO is leading it, WHAT theme are we using? Divergent questions start with no assumptions: WHY are we doing it, WHO are we wanting to reach? WHERE is the best place to offer it so that we can reach them? In divergent thinking, subsequent questions arise only after the first question is answered. 2)We need to regulate distress. Perhaps resistance to change is not a problem to be fixed. Resistance can provide informationcriticism is information about what people fear; which represents loss

and grief related to a change. 3)Vision is another area of focus; our leaders help with visioning and is strongest when the vision evolves between the leaders and the congregation. 4) We need to keep disciplined attention to the mission. For every decision and current or potential ministry fill in the blanks: We are going to do ________ so that________, so that _________. Keep asking the so that question until you get to the heart of the matter.

We should draw a direct line of sight to the mission in every discussion. 5)We should maintain a persistent focus on fruitfulness. If an activity is not fruitful then stop doing it! Ask questions about every activity in your churchHow many are being reached? What difference does it make? 6)We need to protect the voices at the margins. The health of the church is at the center, while growth in a church often comes from the margins; our new people and visitors asking questions.

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E f f o r t l e s s Yes its true! Check out these options: 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. You can also shop other stores through the online site; purchases count toward funds we

D o n a t i o n s When you make a purchase, a percentage will be donated to LPUMC as a fundraiser. Goodsearch/Goodshop And lastly, search the net using www.goodsearch.com with our church name and city selected. Each search earns money for the church. Or click from the home page to shop using Goodshop. A percent of the purchase price will be sent to the church.

receive. Just create an account with the information you used to register your card at: http://www.escrip.com. In 2010 the LPUMC e-scrip program provided $690 to the church! Macys Fundraising Card Register your Macys card at https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/ supporter/authentication/ password.jsp

CATEMBE PROJECT We continue to support our sister church in Mozambique. Our current project is to help them with their building needs. They are raising funds now for a parsonage so the pastor can be available for ministry, as well as for their church building to make it available for use as a community center. Donations should be marked Catembe in the memo line.

COMING IN 2012 AN UPDATE of THE PROCESSIONAL FORK

Please start saving your favorite recipes for the update.

The WCDANS will be in touch!

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Please include our monthly partners in your prayer time this month:

October 2 Clayton UMC - Rev. Linda Gastreich Concord Trinity UMC Rev. Keith M. Morgan October 9 Elevation New Church Start UMC - Rev. Daniel W. Taylor Eureka UMC - Rev.

Duane D. Larson October 16 Fenton UMC - Rev. Debra A. Peebles First (Webster Groves) UMC - Rev. Sharon Kichline October 23 Grace UMC - Rev. Mark

D. Williams Green Trails UMC - Rev. Nathanael R. Berneking October 30 Harmony UMC - Rev. Mark C. Harvey Kirkwood UMC - Rev. David G. Bennett

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WOMENS LUNCH October 26 McMurphys Grill

11:30 a.m. - 614 North 11th St.
For information Contact: Bethany Spaulding at bspauldings@yahoo.com or Vicki Dimmich at vdimmich@gmail.com.

Gift Cards for All Occasions

For your big-hearted friends and relatives who appreciate charitable giving, Gift Cards are available year round to celebrate any occasion. One good way to use them is for the stained glass window project! Call the office to obtain a card designating the charitable area of your choice. Office phone: 314.771.9214

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Please feel free to join us on any Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for some time to gather, relax, work on a craft project, and visit. You can bring your dinner if you like while we spend some fun time together.

Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.. Philippians 4:6
Pray for our brothers and sisters in Juarez.

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ALL-CHURCH MEETING The next Church Council meeting will be October 3. Committees meet at 6 p.m. and the council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend. THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING! The pumpkins arrive on Sat., Oct. 8, at 9 am. If you can help unload please call Sharon Whitcomb at 314614-6024 or the church office at 314-771-9214. Signup sheets will be passed around for shifts to sell pumpkins from Oct. 9 to Oct. 31. CHARGE CONFERENCE OCT. 11 Charge Conference will be held at LPUMC in the sanctuary on Tuesday, October 11. Staff parish will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the conference will begin at 7 p.m.

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a praise band or help to create a contemporary worship service please contact our Eden intern, Zach Waldis, at 618-558-2376 or zwaldo86@gmail.com. MISSION PROJECTS Many of us read the book, Changing the World by Michael Slaughter. It inspired us to want to work on outreach projects. If you have an idea for a project, contact Maria in the office. AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY Join us on Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. We will study the gospels and would love to see you there! PRAYER Send prayer requests to Maria in the office for the bulletin; and/or to Wilma Myracle (314.771.0934) for the prayer chain.

EVERYONE is invited to join the conference at 7 p.m. STAINED GLASS WINDOW FUND RAISER We are collecting gold or silver to raise funds for our stained glass window repairs. We can take broken gold or silver chains, earrings, pins or miscellaneous jewelry. To donate please call Maria at 314. 771.9214. Thank you, UMW CHURCH DIRECTORY The new Church Directory is available at both entrances to the sanctuary. If you find an error let us know so that we can make corrections for the future. Contact the church office with your corrected information at 314-771-9214 or lpsecretary@sbcglobal.net. CONTEMPORARY SERVICE/PRAISE BAND If you are want to be part of

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D I S T R I C T NEW ONLINE COURSES These are available for anyone who is interested and also count as Lay Ministry continuing education credit! Enroll at https:// w4.sckans.edu/ ifd_course_schedule.php. Biblical Storytelling II October 31 to November 21, 2011 http://beadisciple.com/ layspeakingministries.html#StorytellingII

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C O N F E R E N C E gether we will share stories, gain important tools and make a plan for what we can do in Missouri and nationally as we look towards General Conference 2012. When: Sat., October 29th from 10:30 am-3:00 pm (lunch included) Where: Missouri UMC (204 S 9th St Columbia, MO 65201) RSVP: laurarossbert@gmail.co m or (615) 788-4928

Biblical Storytelling I -- October 17-31, 2011 --$50 http://beadisciple.com/ layspeakingministries.html#StorytellingI RECONCILING MINISTRY TRAINING October 29 we will come together to work for a church fully inclusive of all of Gods children: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight. To-

Thanks to those who came out for a bowling party in September with our neighbors at Masjid-al-Qooba, led by Timothy Kaminski. It was great fun and a beautiful way to honor the memory of those who died on 9/11. We hope to set up more bowling parties, so watch the announcements!
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In loving memory of Butch Nichols.

Please keep the Nichols family in your prayers.

October 4 Serve Dinner - The Bridge October 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 Healing Our Hurts October 4 & 13 Listening with the Heart October 6, 13, & 20 Hole in the Gospel Study October 9 Youth Fundraiser October 8 Pumpkin Delivery!

October 9-31 Pumpkin Patch 12:00pm-7:00pm October 11 Charge Conference 6:30p.m.-Staff Parish 7:00p.m.-All October 15 Young Family Playdate 9:00a.m. October 15 Serve Dinner-Shalom House October 15 Blessing of the Animals; 2:00pm

October 20-23 Womens Emmaus Walk October 22 Spiritual Gifts Class (must sign up by October 8) October 23 Fall Festival 12:00pm-4:00pm October-November Confirmation Class

Join us each Sunday

9:30am Worship Service Fellowship Hour After Service

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Website Update Continue to look for updates on the website. Check out the Yahoo photo pages. Comments? Contact Chris Finley at chrisdfinley@sbcglobal. net. Facebook Like us on Facebook to get ongoing updates and share with your

church family on Facebook! You can also RSVP there to posted events. Inkjet and Toner Cartridges and Cell Phones for Recycling Dont forget to bring these items to the church office! This helps our environmental fundraiser.

Aluminum Can Recycling Look for can collection bin in the parking lot. Paper Recycling Look for the collection bin behind the church .

...If His love has made any difference in your life...Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Philippians 2:2

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Administrative
Church Council: Daron Smith Board of Trustees: Steve Coffey Publicity: Debra Crowe Finance Chair: Bethany Spaulding Treasurer: Ross Rotherham Financial Secretary: Maria Lawrence Lay Leadership: Sharon Domke Parish Relations: Nancy Thuer

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Youth Ministries: Daniel Shanks Education: Cindy Pillow Outreach: TBD Missions: Larry Heugatter Worship: Sue Meyers Heart n Hands: Bill Byrd Stewardship: TBD Music: Kourtney Strade Preschool Liaison: Cindy Pillow Stephen Ministry: Fred Domke and Becky Mueller

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Conference Lay Member: Mike Owens United Methodist Women: Jeris Beane Historian: Tom Keay Wills and Memorials: Larry Heugatter Wedding Coordinator: Lynne Keay Communication: Jon Copeland Webmaster: Chris Finley Shalom House Coordinator: Nicole Burlison-Knepper

Youth Group Fellowship Fundraiser Sunday October 9th

Join the Gospel Rockers for a delicious fellowship fundraiser! **Jonahs Boneless Skinless Double Dipped Fried Chicken**Andys Down Home Potato Salad**Gracies Awesome Country Green Beans**Jacobs Yummy -n-the-Tummy Desserts**Lilys Sweet Girl Lemonade** Donations APPRECIATED!!

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Pastor Rev. Kathleen Wilder lppastor@sbcglobal.net Pastoral Assistant Rev. Stephanie Leonard slanalyst@hotmail.com Church Secretary Maria Lawrence lpsecretary@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Editor Bethany Spaulding lpnewsletter@sbcglobal.net

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Sunday Bulletin Production Betty Disbennett Mary Disbennett Church Office Hours Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 314.771.9214

Newsgroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc Webmaster Chris Finley chrisdfinley@sbcglobal.net Preschool Director Edna Coleman lppreschool@sbcglobal.net Youth Director Daniel Shanks danlshanks@gmail.com Newsletter Production Bob & Jeris Beane

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We offer electronic giving for your regular offering. Contributions can now be debited automatically from your checking or savings account. You will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year! And, when

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travel or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis. Electronic giving offers convenience for indi-

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Over the last several months we have been praying, fasting, talking, and discerning what God would have us do in the area of Winter Outreach. When we entered the process, I didnt have clarity about the specific way we were to partner with Winter Outreach. What the Spirit was prompting me to do was for us to walk through the discernment process together as a faith community. It has been a challenging thing for us to wrestle with this as a faith community. The passion about this discussion has been intense at times. Miscommunication has hurt feelings and there has also been forgiveness and healing. We have truly learned a great deal as a faith com-

munity as we have processed our various opportunities to help protect people from the harsh winter elements. On Monday, September 19, our council decided that we would partner with Winter Outreach by providing volunteers to help staff another location, or providing food / snacks to that location, collect donations of socks, gloves, blankets, and coats, and to provide opportunities for our neighbors to continue the discussion of homelessness in our community. While we are not going to be an emergency back-up facility this year, our participation and conversation with other congregations has encouraged two churches in other

neighborhoods to function in this capacity. So while we will not be offering 10 15 beds at our location, we have been responsible for adding potentially 30 beds to the winter outreach shelter program this year. This alone is a significant expansion and I do believe this expansion wouldnt have happened had we not walked through the process. My friends, there are many good things for us to do in our community. I do think that the greater impact happens when we spend time praying and discerning to hear what God wants us to do. Doors open, relationships are strengthened, lives are transformed and God is glorified. Let us continue

RMN MISSION STATEMENT: Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization that exists to enable full participation of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice.

the journey of growing as a faith community while listening for the God Things we are called to do. Pastor Kathleen

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S o c i a l E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p C o m e s t o T h e B r i d g e The idea of social entrepreneurship is to create self sustaining jobs through small business startups which employ city. Alan Ramsey, head chef of The Bridge, is donating his time and expertise to train the employees and oversee the tomers (and the quality of our product) we are already bringing in more money than we are spending. If you would like to be a part of this exciting venture we do need some help. Volunteers are needed to learn the process and act as managers to supervise the workers. We also need help in selling the bread after worship service. As more churches sign on to sell the bread we may need some help with delivery. Of course, purchase of the bread and your prayerful support are two of our most immediate needs.

and are eventually run by those who are today unemployed or without a home. Bridge Bread, the brain child of Fred Domke, is just such a venture being established under the auspices of The Bridge, in the hope of making an impact on poverty in the

making and baking process of Bridge Bread. So far, two Bridge guests have been hired and at least one more will be added in the near future. Volunteers are also helping to get this venture off the ground. Sales have been excellent. Thanks to the generosity of our cus-

We are called to be one bread, one body what an idea - to make Bridge Bread a sign, symbol and reality of that call! Contact Fred at FDomke@gmail.com if you would like to help.

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Items Needed are: (Single serving size) Peanut Butter Fruit cups Tuna or Chicken Crackers Snack Cakes Juice Bags

New Stephen Ministers Needed

We do not have enough Stephen Ministers to serve all those who are in need of help. A new training class will start in November, but we need at least four people in order to have the class.

The application deadline is Sunday, October 23. Contact Becky Mueller (314-521-0393) or rlwmueller@earthlink.net for an application.

Please consider becoming a Stephen Minister! Becky will also be available to answer questions during Fellowship time after church each Sunday.

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P i c t u r e s F r o m S E R V E 2 011 At The Bridge

We had a great group of volunteers at The Bridge on September 10. We painted several areas on both the third floor and on the main floor, and had fun in the process!

Young A dult / Contempor ary Service

I haven't had to write for a newsletter before, so this is new to me folks! My wife and I are enjoying getting to know Lafayette Park and everyone here; we look forward to doing more of that. Just to give an overview of what I currently have in the works, I'm working on developing a young adults group. We're hoping to have a potluck or some other sort of gathering once a month or so in a (hopefullly!) willing participant's home. I think this will be a fun time for fellowship and a good opportunity for people to catch up and connect. We plan to do the first potluck in November, the date and location are TBD. In addition, I'm considering having a weekly/ biweekly book study for young adults. It would be a 6-8 week study depending on the book. The book I'm considering is Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian Mclaren and Tony Campolo. If anyone has a preferred time or has a book they've been itching to get at, feel free to contact me. We plan to start the study towards the middle of October and will announce a date, time, and location very soon. As far as contemporary music goes, I'm still in the initial stages. We may have some sort of special music ready to go soon, and anyone interested in being a part of contemporary music feel free to contact me (zwaldo86@gmail.com). Mishona and I thank you for having us, please let us know if there's anything we can do for you! Peace, Zach Waldis

Please keep our sister Nance Thuer in your prayers as she continues to heal from cancer.
Our children need your help! If you can volunteer once a month to help with childrens church please see Judy Eberline or Tom Keay; or leave a message for them with Maria at 314.771.9214.

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Our college ministry has been on a brief hiatus and started back up at the end of September for regular Thursday evening get-togethers. The youth have had a slow month but worked in some fun moments! We just recently built mezuzahs to remind us to pray and read scripture. The youth also worked hard in the McKinley Peace Garden on Sunday

the 25th following service and fellowship. We gained an appreciation

attending the WoW conference.

**Mezuzahsdid you know this is a box containing the shema which is traditionally placed near the door to remind Jewish families of their commitment to God?**
of dirt (no, that is SOIL). We are looking forward to: starting confirmation

Im still on the lookout for individuals who are interested in working with the youth in any capacity. Some things we can use help with are fundraising, hosting meetings, event sponsors, and a prayer chain. We want our youth and young adults covered in prayer for this upcoming school year.

We are in need of three or four adults to participate in confirmation as a youth sponsor. If your gift is giving, items we could use include a people mover/ van, and snacks. Im looking forward to sharing this ministry work with youplease give me a call at 309.258.4126 for details! Dan Shanks

Ansleigh McBride (1) Jim Wilder (8) Helen Lovan (17) Sheryl Smothers (21) Russ Orff (29) Ryan Schneider (29) Stephanie Leonard (30) Mike Owens (31) Nicole Knepper (10) Mike Knepper (17 Ann & Ryan Schneider Sonny Burnside & Mike Brewer Sorry, if we missed it...
If your Birthday or Anniversary was missed on the listPlease let us know so we dont miss you next year. Congratsanyway!

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Over 300 St. Louis area non-profits, including The Bridge, have submitted entries into Monsantos Grow St. Louis contest. Public voting will determine the top three winners of $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000 grants from Monsanto. Please go to www.stlgrown.com to vote for The Bridge. You can vote up to 100 times per day from Sept. 26 through Oct. 16. Vote daily and vote often! The Bridge project entry is for a family room. The family room will provide a space at The Bridge dedicated to children and their parents/guardians. Here, the kids will have a place to play and rest, and their parents will be able to spend time with themand with other caregiversin a space that is more cozy and conducive to child care and conversation. Social workers trained in family services will be available. We hope youll support this by voting for The Bridge and spread the word to all your friends and family members to vote too!

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