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The United Methodist Church of Ephrata 117 C. Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823 - (509)754-4664

Thank you for supporting the work of the church through your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service and your witness as we pursue our mission:

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.”

September 2014

Update Deadline September 18th

12:00 noon

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by emailing to:

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The Update September 2014

The United Methodist

Church of Ephrata

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.”

Pastor Justin Townley

Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

9:00am to 1:00pm

www.umcephrata.org

Phone: (509)754-4664

Fax: (509)398-9514

117 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823

Sunday School starts Sept. 28, 10am

Worship Service: 10:00am

Pastor: Justin Townley……[email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Sheryl Downey……[email protected]

Custodian: Jamie Downing

Nursery Attendant: Emilie Grubb

DATE Sept. 7th Sept. 14th Sept. 21st Sept. 28th

Assistant

Of the Day

Tom Pheasant Bob Bluhm Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

Merle Gibbens

Usher &

Greeter Vivian Plew

Louise Ingebrigtson

Marilyn Bluhm

Dawn Amick

Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

10:30am

Louise Sivula

Janis Davisson

Liturgist

Vera Senn Camille Price Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

Sandy Archer

Sound

Technician

? ? Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

?

Coffee

Hour

Ellen White Vera Senn Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

Lois Gibbens

Counters

Denis Plew

Mary Morin

Shirley Pederson

Louise Ingebrigtson

Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

10:30am

John Morris

Margaret Treiber

Flowers Randy & Vera

Senn

Herb & Maggie

Reynolds

Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

Mike & Bev

Dell

Sunday

School

Charge Conf.

Moses Lake UMC

Sunday School

Starts!!

www.umcephrata.org

September Servers

Mark Your Calendars

Office and Maternity Closet Closed September 01

Quilters 9am September 02

Choir Practice Starts 7pm September 03

Men’s Group 7:30am September 06

Worship with Communion September 07

Youth Group Starts 6pm September 07

Maternity Closet 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm September 08


Trustees Meeting 7pm September 09

Choir Practice 7pm September 10

Worship with John Harrell September 14


UMW Circle of Love 12pm September 15



SPR Meeting 7pm September 18

Worship/Charge Conf./Potluck Moses Lake September 21




Community Dinner 5:30pm September 25

Worship/Sunday School 10am September 28



All-Church Charge Conference

We will be having our Sunday Wor-

ship at the United Methodist Church

in Moses Lake on September 28th,

followed by an all-church charge con-

ference. There will Fellowship Time,

including a Potluck so please bring

your favorite dish to share. The ad-

dress to the church is:

746 S. Ironwood Dr., Moses Lake

Phone: 765-5332

Starting Again Choir practice starts on September 3rd at 7pm. All are welcome to sing!

Youth Group starts Sun-day, September 7th at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall. Youth Group are for youths from grades 6th through 12th. Parents are required to attend the first meeting with their youth.

Sunday School will start on Sunday, September 28th. Sunday school time has changed to 10am.

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New Office Door

Carpenter Nick Downs and Ed Rogers remodeled the old office door from a sin-gle door to a split Dutch-style door for a little extra security for our office. They cut the door in half, built a shelf, added new hinges, and built and installed a new shelf. They stained and varnished the entire door so it looks brand new. Great job, guys, and thank you so much!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

To all who contribute to the produce

table, especially Camille Price for

coordinating everything. Also

thank you to Camille Price, Louise

Ingebrigtson, Bev Dell, John Mor-

ris, and Barb Deycous for sharing

their produce harvest with Pastor

Justin and I.

~Sheryl~

Kathy Buhl has agreed

to volunteer to create

the server schedules for

the year 2015, woo hoo!!

Kathy, you are a rock

star!

Congratulations for the recipients of the

United Methodist Church of Ephrata’s schol-

arships. We are all so proud of you!!

Connor Maddalozzo, Linn-Benton College in

Albany, OR

Riley Pheasant, Washington State Universi-

ty, Pullman WA

Sarah Pheasant, Yakima Valley College in

Yakima WA

Justin Vaness, Big Bend College, in

Moses Lake WA

FINANCE UPDATE *

In an attempt to be transparent and inform you of our financial outlook, the Finance Committee includes a monthly financial update in our church Newsletter. Please note, the giving totals for this month’s information only records giving through the end of July.

Giving to General Fund As of 07.31.2014

2014 Budget $151,425 Target to Date $88,331 Actual to Date $78,3220

Giving to Building Fund As of 07.31.2014

Actual to Date $607

Apportionments Paid As of 07.31.2014

Target to Date $ 12,244 Actual to Date $ 10,290

Treasurers Report

As of 07.31.2014

Total Income $82,525 Total Expense $81,842 TOTAL DIFFERENCE $ 683

We thank you for your financial support of the church’s ministries and programs!

If you would like information on your giving or an update on your progress toward your financial pledge to the church, please contact the church office by phone at (509) 754-4664 or by email at: [email protected] * Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar.

Happy Birthday! Bob Mantz September 1st

Kellie Townley September 2nd

Paul Morris September 4th

Bob Del Mar September 5th

Vivian Winters September 10th

McKinley Fulk September 13th

Jace Reeve September 13th

Jackie Driver September 20th

Lois Gibbens September 20th

Lowell Moore September 22nd

Nick White September 24th

Donna Anderson September 26th

David Townley September 27th

Tom & Dolores Pheasant (60 years) September 5th

Nick & Ellen White (43 years) September 11th

Gary & Sandy Archer (45 years) September 14th

Camille & Christy Price (33 years) September 19th

Justin & Kellie Townley (11 years) September 20th

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Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

As we begin to enter into the chaotic time of Fall, ponder

a question with me. School starts up and we enter into

harvest time. Summer vacations wind down and we set-

tle into the grindstone again. The world asks us a cru-

cial question. Why do you bother going to church? Why

would anyone get up on Sunday, possibly the only day

you can actually sleep in, sit through a boring service,

and be happy enough with the experience to even leave

some hard earned money in the offering plate?

Certainly it isn’t the music, because we can find more

modern and entertaining music in other places. Certain-

ly it isn’t the preaching, because we can find better

preachers who are broadcast on television in the comfort

of your living room. We can find more excitement watch-

ing sports or something else. Why then go to church?

I cannot speak for everyone, but I can speak for myself.

When I come together to worship God with other people,

God just does something in me and I am changed. Week

by week this change happens. When I raise my voice to

sing with the people around me, I not only join with

them. I sing with the angels in Heaven, with the Church

around the world, and with the Church from ancient

times. To worship the creator of everything, the redeem-

er or my soul, and the sustainer of everything fills me

with awe and wonder. I realize that God is pleased with

our worship and I cannot get enough. Then I find that I

am surrounded by others who understand the mystery

that the world cannot comprehend. That God is truly in

our midst, loves and accepts us for who we are, and

molds and shapes us into His glorious image. I guess I

just love Jesus and His body the Church and He keeps

me coming back for more.

How about you, why do you bother going to church?

Blessings,

Pastor Justin

GRIEF TALKS

For those going through the shad-ows, pain, tears and fear of the grief season. Grief talks meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the Fireside Room.

Do you or anyone you know play the piano and would like to earn a little extra $$? We need a pianist for Worship Service on Sundays and for choir practice on Wednesdays. Anyone interested is asked to call the church office at 754-4664.

Want to have a little extra fun during Worship while con-tributing to a very important role for the service? We need someone to volunteer to run the sound board. You don’t have to be really tech-nical savvy, everything is pretty much set up as you’ll need it! If you are interest-ed, please call the church of-fice.

“Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise” James 5:13

One of the most wonderful gifts we are given is the gift of prayer. We can pray for one another in times of need as well as times of celebration.

Join the Prayer Chain. To receive the prayer chain by email send an email to Mary Fulk at [email protected]. To join the phone prayer chain contact Joan Jensen: 246-1691.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Prayers for the Military

Please let us know if someone should be added or taken off our prayer list by contacting the church office: 754-4664.

Also contact the church office if you know of someone in need of a visit by our

Congregational Care Team, or Pastor Justin.

Prayers for Health, Healing,

and well-being

Maymie Simmons

Irene Gans

Tom Senn

Steve Ribble

Gary Archer

Nancy Brown

Bobby

Ben Davis and Family

Mike Cobb

Richard Hart

Jenni Bunkelman

Trevor Middleton

Mike (Barb’s friend)

Prayers for Those Suffering From

Long-Term Health Problems

Bob St. Clair Jr

Dee Gray

Bill Lowry

Lenora Walters

Ruth Walker

Hazel Scoby

Susan Smith

Mary Baird

Dick Hoyt

Bev Canfield

Ed Sivula

Ellen Fenimore

Doug Jensen

Tim Rogers

Ron Gardner

Steven Grass

Shirley Morris

Ervin Gans

Brian Davisson

Chris Wash

Kevin Harmon

Justin Townley

Therefore confess your

sins to each other and

pray for each other so

that you may be healed.

The prayer of a right-

eous man is powerful

and effective.

James 5:16

Prayers for Pregnant Moms & Their Babies

Because of our Maternity Closet and our concern for moms and babies, we are asking for the congregation to pray for those whose due date is near and also pray for God’s precious little ones:

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Name Due Date

Angela September 1 Myre September 14 Christa November 17 Carly January 8

DATE September 8th September 15th September 22nd September 29th

10am Rosie Cegnar

Marilyn Grass

Cammy Hatch Diane Thompson

Betty Rogers

Marna Kellams

Joan Jensen

1pm Ann Chandler Linda Bryant-Smith Bev Dell Ann Chandler

UM Men’s Group

United Methodist Men’s Group will meet September 6th at 7:30am. A delicious breakfast will be cooked by Harold Chadwick. All men are welcome!

Maternity Closet Schedule

United Methodist Women’s Circle of

Love meeting will be September

15th. This will be a luncheon at

12:00pm. All ladies are invited. The pro-

gram is about Ikebana, by Ann Chandler.

Everyone is asked to bring a lunch pail, the

older the better!! If

you don’t have a

lunch pail, please

bring a lunch

sack or container

like you used

when you were in

grade school.

Dessert will be at 1:00pm, with Joan Jensen as

Hostess.

No Fun & Fellowship is planned for

September due to no volunteers to

host a program. If anyone has an

idea for a program and wants to host

a Fun & Fellowship, please call the

office.

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