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Please join us for donuts, coffee and juice in the social hall after each service. Our hour host for this week is the Stewardship THE WEEKLY WORD Board. Our host next week is the Women’s Guild. August 28, 2016 Welcome Team (8:00) Dennis Calvert Paula Shea-Calvert Allen Iberg Lori Iberg Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ! We encourage you to return soon. Please stop at the visitors’ desk. Please sign the (10:15) Jared Fenton Elaine Fenton Friendship Pad and pass it to the outside aisle where an usher will Jacob Fenton Ethan Fenton pick it up. Jenna Fenton Nursery care is available today in Room 38 for infants and toddlers (3 years old and under). Our volunteers are 9:00am Donna Brendel and Valet Team (8:00) Lori Miscik (10:15) Connie Sparlin (10:00am) Alicia VerDuin. Our nursery staff attendant is Katie Henricks. Lay Reader (8:00) Cary Iftner (10:15) Paula Redman Prayers, Concerns and Joys - Please include in your Prayers Attendance for August 21 - 148 Connie Louer Abert, Christel Bense (Barb Bray’s niece), Florence Hearing Devices are available. Please ask one of the ushers. Collmann, Betty Jo Cornell, Jeanne Dankenbring, Viola Deibert, Gene and Debra Dilley (Marsha Rinderer’s sister and brother-in-law), General Operating Contributions for Week of 8/21/16-8/27/16 Marlene Dickerson, Rev. Tom Drewer, Jared Emig (nephew of Jerry Weekly Total $ 1,775.59 and Karla Zurliene), Ellen Gelly, Robert Goth, Elaine Grundhoefer Weekly Budget $ 4,478.40 (Harold Byers’ sister), Norma Haberer, Maurie Henricks, Chrissy Over(Under) Weekly Budget $ (2,702.81) Knebel Hoeflinger, Carol Hoffman, Dorothy Johnson (Aunt of Ron and Kathy Schneider), Betty Kamm, John Klueter, Ben Krauz, Sophie YTD Total $167,475.67 Kreher, Vera Kunz, Rev. Jim Langdoc, Betty Legier, Traci Luitjohan, YTD Budget $177,595.60 Marion Marcus, Wayne Marcus, Ava Martin, Joe Michaelis, Becky Over(Under) YTD Budget $ (10,119.93) Morris (Shirley Hug’s niece), Daniel Morris, Richard Moser, Alicia Rayner (Al & Shirley Flath’s daughter), Sandra Reinacher, Ruth Senior Pastor – Christopher Hill ([email protected]) Reker, Don Rinderer, Sandy Rinderer, Sharon Rinderer, Norman Associate Pastor – Will VerDuin ([email protected]) Schoeck, Sandy Schoeck, Tyler Simpson, John Snider, Doris (mother Office Business Manager – Barb Bray ([email protected]) of Barb Stallard), Gloria Stuckwisch, Ken Sudbring, Diann Thiems, Bookkeeper – Patti Kohlbrecher ([email protected]) Elva Tucker, Alvin Whitsell (Florence Collmann’s brother-in-law), Choir Director – Lisa Cleveland ([email protected]) Organist – Joan Schuetz ([email protected]) Dale Wiesemeyer (Niala Keilbach’s brother), and Kathy Wilsman Director of Children’s Ministries – Darlene Nagel (Nancy Byers’ sister), Barb Winters and Shirley Zbornak. Radio Ministry – Casper Heichelbeck, Jacob Plocher and Zach Plocher EvUCC Communications Ministries Radio Station WGEL 101.7 FM Greenville Church Phone: 618-654-7459 “Spark” offerings will begin again Sunday, August 28 from 9:10 a.m. EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST to 10:00 a.m. This fall three classes will be offered. Lynn Beil will again meet in the Conference Room and finish the study on the “Acts adults/$5 for children 4 to11/and children 3 and under are Free! of the Apostles” and then begin a Bible study on “1 Samuel”. Lynn Rivas will continue the “Round Table” discussion in the Social Hall Wednesday Morning Followship Bible Study - will resume on with topics, such as, handling stress, life is a blessing, declutter your Wednesday, September 7 at 9am in the conference room. All are life, overcoming worry, and more. A new program will be offered welcome to join us each Wednesday morning as we review and entitled “Celebrate Recovery” taught by Doug and Marcie Smith and discuss selected readings and study guides. We meet as a group at will meet in Room 43. This is a biblically based program using the 9am to begin and are joined by Pastor Will from 10 – 11am for Q &A actual words of Jesus to help participants overcome their hurts, hang- and further discussion. ups, and habits. Please try to take advantage of these opportunities as we work to build up the Body of Christ here at EvUCC. Quilt Raffle - The quilters have once again offered a beautiful quilt to be raffled for the church auction on November 6th. Tickets will be KID'S KORNER IS BACK ....starting on Sunday, September 4 available at the chicken dinner and can also be purchased in the office. during the 10:15 service. All 3 year olds through Kindergarten age Please check out our main hall bulletin board for detailed information children are invited to come and participate in this alternative th activity/teaching/worship hour. Each child will start out in worship about the 40 Annual Fall Festival and Vintage Market fundraiser for with their parents and then be dismissed to Kid's Korner. We will DuBois Center on Sunday, October 2. Help and donations are needed meet in Room #36 on the south wing of the building, and parents can and greatly appreciated. Quilt Raffle tickets for the DuBois raffle are pick up their children there following the service. For more also available in the church office. information about this program, check out this month's Evangelines or This Week’s Schedule contact me at [email protected] Hope to see you Sunday: 7:00 p.m. AA there! Monday: 8:00 a.m. Quilters "Grief Share" begins again Monday evenings, September 12 through 10:00 a.m. Legacy Place Communion December 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Grief Share is a weekly Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. AA support group that helps you work through the process of grief. It can Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. God Squad become an oasis for those who have lost loved ones as they make this 7:00 p.m. Next Step and Confirmation Kick-Off 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice journey together. For more information, please call the Church Office Friday: 8:00 p.m. AA/Alanon at 654-7459. Worship Memorials/Honorariums to the Glory of God Women’s Guild – Our Sept. 6th Women’s Guild program will be a The Radio Ministry is from Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gaffner and Family tour of Marcoot Dairy in Greenville. We will meet at church at in memory of their parents and grandparents. 9am and leave for Greenville at 9:30am. The cost is $3. The tour is an hour, and they will have dairy products to purchase. There is a sign-up The rosebud on the altar honors the birth of Jacob Patrick Massa sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex. Lunch is on your own, but born on July 29th to Jeremy and Rachel Massa. Jacob’s if you plan to eat at the Millersburg Store, please indicate on sign-up grandparents are Alan and Kathy Wilson. as reservations are required. We invite anyone interested to join us. CHICKEN DINNER!! Please plan to join us on Sunday, September 18th for our annual Chicken Dinner. We will serve from 11am to 4:30pm in the dining room and until 5pm in carry-outs. $10.00 for