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G o d d a r d U M C 1 9 2 2 D o d s o n A v e n u e F o r t S m i t h , A R 7 2 9 0 1 479-474-1590 Grapevine T

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A monthly publication for members and friends of Goddard UMC www.goddardumc.org

Volume 50, Issue 3 March 2012

Important Dates Confirmation Retreat

April 13-15th More details coming.

. . . . . . . Confirmation Sunday

Sunday, April 29th 10:50 a.m. worship service

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Back Row: Jennifer, Elizabeth, Mikayla, Sami, Joey Front Row: Sam, Morgan, Shelby Ann, KInley Camera man: Greg

RUACH NEWS

This past weekend (February 24-26) the youth attended Veritas. Veritas is an annual event put on by the Arkansas Conference Council on Youth Ministries. We were part of a record setting crowd of over 1,500 youth and youth leaders from across the state of Arkansas. The youth had the opportunity to enjoy worship lead by the Kyle Cantrell band out of OKC, the event speaker was Mark Destreicher from San Diego, CA. The youth attended various workshops; Weird Stuff in the Bible, Mean People & Negative Nancies, Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, Giving Grace, Helping a Hurting Friend, and Teaching Youth Leadership - just to name a few. Also, an Illusionist, Drew Worsham, awed and entertained us on Saturday night. Over all, the event was a success. The youth had a great time and they came home worn out.

ATTENTION!!! Calling All Seniors

If you are the parent or grandparent of a Graduat-ing Senior this year, please contact the church office and put their name on the list to be recognized on Senior Sunday.

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2 CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

The Children’s Ministry is gearing up for this Easter Season. Our children are learning about Lent, Passover, Palm Sunday, and the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. They have a calendar that they are asked to follow every day during this season of Lent. Please make a special effort to talk with them about the jour-ney they have been asked to take to get to know Jesus better. As our ministry for this month we are asking the children to bring in a pair of new adult size socks to help a ministry called “Bless My Sole” in Richmond, Vir-ginia. This ministry will distribute the socks to those that are homeless. We are also in need of CANDY!!! We have over 3000 Easter eggs that are ready and waiting to be filled for our Easter Egg Hunt Scheduled for Saturday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. If you would like to volunteer to help with the Easter Egg Hunt, please let me know. We are in need of a teacher for our 3rd/4th grade Sunday school class in April. Our lessons are pre-planned and easy to follow and teach. Please let me know if you would like to help out by calling the church office or contacting me direct at 479-903-5259. Thanks for all you do for Goddard’s Kids.

Blessings, Kim Friery

UMW meets on Tuesday, March 13, at one in the Parlor. Circle 2 is the host. Dr. Keith Fudge from UAFS will be the speaker. He will be speaking on Writings of American Revolution. He is always entertaining and infor-mative. Come join in the fun! UMW Book Review will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Parlor on Tuesday, March 6th. Sandy Johnson will review It’s Easier to Reach Heaven the End of the Street.

HILLTOPPERS MARCH

4th: Potluck/Parlor/12 noon 12th: Lunch Bunch/ Mall Food Court/12 noon

14th: Crafters & Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home/12:30 p.m. 17th: Kibler Methodist Church for Irish Stew

20th: Bingo/Harvesters Room/1:30 p.m. 26th: Potluck/Parlor/12 noon

28th: Crafters & Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home/12:30 p.m.

Pat Baskin

METHODIST MEN’S BREAKFAST

Saturday, March 3rd, 7:30 a.m. Menu: French toast, sausage, fruit, coffee

Greg Teece

METHODIST WOMEN Circle 1 meets in the Parlor at 10:00 a.m.

Circle 2 will meet in the Parlor at 1:30 p.m. Circle 3 meets at 7:00 p.m.

Joy Goddard Circle meets at 6:00 p.m.

All meet on Tuesday, March 6th




Gifts have been given In memory of Dois Kennedy by Larry Neuhart, Dorcie Caldwell. Nadine Higgins by Susan Petersen, Walter & Lynette Woodie, Helen Weir, Betty Schrader, Jim & Margaret Grady, Joseph Boskus, K & C Properties, James & Barbara Kell, Goddard Circle 2, Paul Winborn, Ben & Karen Baker, Mary Ellen Thompson, Richard & Jan Beauchamp, Thomas & Betty Bruns, Frederick & Marilyn Scheuble, Augusta Boatright, Esther Johnson White, Renna Kelton, Donnie Pendergraft, Sam & Georgia Peoples.

Bea Larkin, Suzie Tommey’s mother, by Ben & Karen Baker, Royce Coleman. Thomas Weir by Larry & Patsy Cochran, Ben & Karen Baker, Stan & Dacie Rau, Eric & Elizabeth Sheffer, Ruth Howe, Larry & Judy Loux. John Putnam by Stan & Dacie Rau, Helen Weir. Maxie Hart by Stan & Dacie Rau, Helen Weir, Goddard Circle 1, Fred & Marilyn Scheuble. Bill Ishmael by Helen Weir, Jim & Suzie Dunn. Betty Fesler, Linda McAdam’s mother, by Cee Cee Mings.

Noel Adams, Dacie Rau’s brother, by Jim & Barbara Kell, Royce Coleman. Linda Brown by Larry & Judy Loux, Mary Cauthron, Larry & Patsy Cochran, Ben & Karen Baker. Marianna McKee by Jim & Suzie Dunn, Ruth Howe, Larry & Judy Loux. Gifts have been given in honor of Wanda Srygly by Paul & Janice Beran.

MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS

PANTRY NEWS

The pantry continues to get large numbers of people. In January we served 142 households which was 425 people. The trend seems to be continuing. Contributions to the pantry are appreciated.

Jean Woodward




Community Rescue Mission Brian Hilts, our director, is seeking volunteers to organize our new clothes trailer which houses all the donations received. All the clothing and supplies received are from donations and our Mission gives to those in need; the Mission does not sell anything. If you are interested in volunteering, you or your group could contact Brian at the Mission 782-1443 or me at my number below. Our Mission continues to provide for an increasing need for the homeless population in our area. Here are some statistics for service in February:

4,624 total meals served 64 people were helped with a total of 2,079 nights of stay provided 7 people found employment (this is very hard in our current economy)

Thanking you in advance for your blessings through your prayer, donations and support.

Garry Peevy CRM representative for GUMC

Phone: 479.461.5961

FEBRUARY PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Gathering Disciples Royce Coleman Betty Morkemo Gina Wingo

Adventurers Miles & Joyce Shopfner Jim Woodward Harold & Barbara Braswell Tom & Betty Forrest Chuck & Sandy Johnson Larry Loux

Genesis Dick Taylor Ralph Hughes




SUN MON TUE WED

4 Birthday: Jacob Godwin, Lau-ren Caldwell

5 5 Building Committee Birthday: Ralph Ruth, Opal Ruth, Ron Garner, Haley Jones Anniversary: Todd & Stephanie Jones

6 10 Circle 1, 11 UMW Book Review, 1:30 Circle 2, 6 Joy Goddard, 7 Circle 3 Birthday: Bob Gattis, Gary Haw-thorne Anniversary: Richard & Pauline Tay-lor

7 Birthday: Debbie Medley, Bev-erly Moore, Reba WorkmanAnniversary: Ron Garner & Brenda Partin

11 Birthday: Elizabeth Sheffer, Chuck Johnson Anniversary: Buddy & Beverly Moore

12 5 p.m. Building Committee 11 Hilltoppers Lunch Bunch 8 Al Anon Birthday: Rita Ramey, Jim Tin-dall, Jamie Baumann

13 1 UMW 5 SPR/Conf Room Birthday: Ron Schrodt

14 12:30 Crafters/Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home Birthday: Iny Patterson, Peggy Walter

18 Anniversary: Ken & Debbie Wintory

19 SPRING BREAK WEEK 5 p.m. Building Committee 8 Al Anon

20 1:30 Hilltoppers Bingo 2 AARP Birthday: Grayce Dewitt, Zoe Batton, Phyllis Ezernack, Mark Cloninger, Emma Bauer Ross

21 Birthday: Caitlin NeilAnniversary: Gary & Sue Chiles

25 Anniversary: Jimmy & Gloria Arthur

26 12 noon Hilltoppers Potluck 5 p.m. Building Committee 8 Al Anon

27 28 12:30 Crafters/Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home Birthday: Pam Powell

March 2012

SUNDAYS AT GODDARD 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Gathering/Great Room 10:50 a.m. Traditional Worship 10:50 a.m. Children’s Church 11:05 a.m. The Abbey/Great Room 4:00 p.m. RUACH

WEDNESDAYS AT GODDARD 4:30 p.m. Young Musicians 4:30 p.m. Little Musicians 4:30 p.m. Kidz Quest 5:30 p.m. Snack Supper 6:00 p.m. Faith Weaver Friends

5:45 p.m. Confirmation 6:00 P.M. Praise Team 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir




WED THU FRI SAT

1 10:30 Quilters Birthday: Patsy Cochran, Jenna Ramey, Nick Sharp

2 Birthday: Aaron Britt, David Carter

3 7:30 am UMM Breakfast Birthday: Bryan Clardy

Birthday: Debbie Medley, Bev-erly Moore, Reba Workman Anniversary: Ron Garner &

8 10:30 Quilters Birthday: Irene Bernardo

9 Birthday: Ruth Szendre

10 Anniversary: Charles & Betty Winesburg

12:30 Crafters/Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home

Birthday: Iny Patterson, Peggy

15 10:30 Quilters 5:30 Trustees Birthday: Emily Buckingham, Sttephanie Sharp, John Garner

16 17 10:30 a.m. Hilltoppers to Kibler Methodist Church for Irish Stew Birthday: Linda Porter

Birthday: Caitlin Neil Anniversary: Gary & Sue

22 10:30 Quilters Birthday: Raymond Chiles

23 24 Birthday: Kevin Cockran, Chel-sey Langston, Jason Godwin,

12:30 Crafters/Bible Study/Pat Baskin’s home

Birthday: Pam Powell

29 10:30 Quilters Birthday: Julie Bugg

30 Birthday: Dan Baumann Anniversary: Walter & Lynette Woodie

31 Birthday: Lana Neumeier

March 2012




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Mail Boxes

To all Sunday School classes, circles, church groups: Please check the mail boxes in the office work area and pick up your mail.

REMINDER:

Set your clocks forward before retiring on Saturday night, March 10th, so you’ll be on time for Sunday services.

Gathering Disciples Sunday School Class . . . . . . Meets at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays in the Harvesters Room and would be delighted to have you join them for their current study of ‘The 24 Hours That Changed the World.” Congratulations . . . . . . To Malanie and Allen McFerran on the birth of their daughter, Emerson Yocum McFerran, on February 20th. Grandmother is Susan McFerron. Thank You . . . . . . John and I want to thank the young people and church for Sue Rose’s visit right before Valentine’s Day. She brought two Valentines with her that were made by the young people of the church and their leaders. They were both colorful and great, and really made our day. We appreciate it all very much.

John and Wallace Hunton

Our deepest sympathy to: Mike Higgins and family in the loss of his mother, Norma Nadine Higgins; Suzie Tommey and family in the loss of her mother, Bea Larkin; Bill McKee and family in the loss of his mother, Marianna McKee; Chris and Laurie Mitchell and family in the loss of their son, Clinton; Lane Brown and family in the loss of his wife, Linda; Dacie Rau and family in the loss of her brother, Noel Adams; Gordon Floyd and family in the loss of his mother, Mary Floyd.




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LECTIONARY FOR MARCHENARY FOR FEBRUARY 04 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:23-31 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38

11 Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 I Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22

18 Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21

25 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33

MARCH WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

Acolytes 4th: Will Sayer & Dylan Grimes 11th: Matt Cobb and Emma Cobb 18th: Kaitlyn Stouffer & Ike Moore 25th: Emma Friery & Sean Putman Altar Guild 4th: Loraine Tarrant, Jean McCoubrey 11th: Helen Wilson 18th: Rose Lyons 25th: Kathryn Stecher Information Booth 8:15 a.m. 9:40 a.m. 4th: Mike Mankin Mary Margaret Gattis 11th: Larry/Judy Loux Zoe Ann Batten 18th: Stan/Dacie Rau Betty Campbell 25th: Betty Morkemo Jim Fant Cart Patrol Adventurers Sunday School Class Ushers Early: Eldred Hood, Sam McCoubrey, Tillie Loud-ermilk, Scott McCoubrey, Jesse Lewis Late: Phil Woodard, Captain, Gordon Floyd, Mike Lyons, Norman Wilkinson Greeters Early: Alice/Eldred Hood, Helen Toney, Diann Ish-mael, Mary Margaret Gattis Late: Linda Woodhull, Nancy Turner, Mamie Mann Gathering Greeters Beverly Moore & Betty Morkemo

PRAYER CONCERNS

Connie Alexander, Mary Allen, Dylan Allen, Craig Cheek, Jessica Clardy (daughter of Bryan & Kathe-rine Clardy), Linda Cone, Doris Cook, Sammye Norvell Cravens, Thelma Creech, Ruth Davis, Gin-ger Edwards (Ruth Moser’s sister), Jason Echols, Treva Garrison, Stephen Goins (Mary Jean Goins’ son), Harry & Nell Graham, Betty Griffin, Janice Hoskins, Maudean Inman, Jeff Jeffries, Juanita Jennings, Mary Johnson, Mike Kimbell, Keith Lindley, Laura Lyons, Addison McAdams (Linda McAdams’ granddaughter), Jim McAlister, Peggy Morton, Stella Rose Mulhearn, Iny Patterson, Doris Pendergrass (Dinah King’s grandmother), Fred Price, Carolyn Ramsey, Bernice Rau (Stan’s mother), Robert Roam, Ralph & Opal Ruth, John & Cindy Sauter, Patsy Schrodt, Jim & Delores Simp-son, Terry Spence, Mickey Stamps, Pat Steele, Betty Stephens, Nell Sullivan, Peggy Teece, Vin-son Family (Suzie Dunn’s family), Lloyd Warner, Chad Watson, Gus Weisenfels (Greg Pair’s grandfa-ther), Nancy White (Carol McAlister’s sister), Mar-tin Willems, Daxton Cooper Williams, Jana Wil-liams (Deb Echols’ mother), Betty Winesburg, and our troops all around the world.




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DATE 8:30 A.M. 10:50 A.M. GATHERING ABBEY TOTAL

February 5 73 109 85 58 325

February 12 61 111 59 60 291

February 19 77 85 75 61 298

February 26 81 96 60 40 277

FROM OUR PASTOR……. “He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray,…” Luke 11:1 Last month I wrote concerning the need to find a place and time to pray, that is, to find a place away from the TV and other distractions of life so that we can speak and listen carefully to God. What I didn’t write about is what we do once we’ve found our place and time. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. There are many, many ways that we may pray, and each of us in exploring prayer, will probably find methods that are more meaningful to us. I want to discuss some of these different methods over the next few months with the intention of helping each of us find our own style of prayer that is meaning to us. In Luke 11 Jesus responded to one of the disciples request by sharing a model prayer: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial.” Luke 11:2-4 Of course, we recognize this as a shortened version of the Lord’s Prayer that is found in Matthew 6. In Mat-thew there is no request from one of the disciples, but none-the-less Matthew does present the prayer as in-struction from Jesus, “Pray then in this way:” So, we do have a model to follow, and one way to pray is to simply, carefully pray this prayer when we are in our quiet time and place. We can take the opportunity to pray this prayer one line at a time, reflecting on the meaning and relevance for our current circumstances of life. For example, what does it mean to you to pray “Our Father in heaven”? Where do you need to surrender to “thy will be done”? What specific trespasses from the past 24 hours of your life need to forgiven, need to be reconciled? What “daily bread”, or what do you need for this day? What are the needs of those you care for? I believe that if we begin to pray this prayer carefully we will find it leads us into a much deeper rela-tionship with Christ.

Steve




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JOIN US IN SUNDAY SCHOOL…..

The following classes meet at 9:40 a.m. each Sunday morning. If you aren’t connected to one of these classes, experience a blessing by joining one of them soon.

CLASS NAME BUILDING ROOM NUMBER

Nursery Children’s 1

Age 2 Children’s 2

Age 3 Children’s, Upper Rooms 7

Age 4 Children’s, Upper Rooms 9

Grades 1-5 Children’s, Upper Rooms - - -

Grades 5 & 6 Main, 2nd floor East Wing

Grades 7 - 12 Main, 2nd floor Main Room

Genesis Main 135

10:45 a.m. Bible Study Main Harvesters

Pairs & Spares Main 210

Friends in Christ Main 202

Wesley Chapel ---

Men’s Bible Study Library ---

Susan C. King Harvesters ---

Adventurers Parlor ---

New Beginnings Main, 2nd floor 207

FEBRUARY GIVING AT GODDARD

I was glad when they said unto me, “let us go to the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1

February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26

General Fund $ 18,233.00 $ 10,080.00 $ 8,265.00 $ 7,412.22

Pantry 725.00 338.87 325.00 95.00

Memorials 595.00 415.00 300.00 320.00

Other 3,708.00 244.00 508.00 479.00

Total $ 23,261.00 $ 11,077.87 $ 9,398.00 $ 8,306.22




The Grapevine Volume 50 February 2012 No. 2 (USPS 071840)

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Goddard United Methodist Church

1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901

Phone 479-785-1415 / Fax 479-785-1124

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Rev. Charles N. Crutchfield—Bishop Rev. Mackey Yokem—District Superintendent

Rev. Steve Wingo — Senior Pastor Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger— Associate Pastor

Rev. Carter Ferguson - Associate Pastor Greg Pair—Director of Youth Ministries

Kim Friery—Director of Children’s Ministries George Mann—Choir Master/Organist

Sami Sue Welch—Associate Director of Music Brenda Danley Partin—Organist Emerita

Barbara Jetton—Assistant Organist Suzie Tommey—Church Secretary/Grapevine Editor

Michelle Greenfield—Financial Secretary Rose Lyons—Nursery Director

Sue Peerbolte—Director of Mothers Day Out/Preschool Steve Wilkerson—Custodian

Timothy Peerbolte—Sound Technician

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