easter: the celebration of hope by pastor scott · 2018. 4. 4. · –the 1793 old farmer’s...
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Easter: Celebration of Hope pg 1
Worship Schedule pg 2
Attendance & Nursery Info pg 2
Penny’s Tidbits pg 3
Church & Society pg 3
Adult Opportunities pg 4
UMW / UMM News pg 4
Church Work Day pg 5
Earth Day—Adopt Hwy 1 pg 5
April Showers pg 5
Christian Education News pg 6
Trailblazers pg 6
Confirmation pg 7
PE Scholarships pg 7
Youth Ministry pg 7
Mission Moments pg 8
SPRC News pg 8
Finance & Stewardship pg 9
Announcements & Events pg 10
Church Camp pg 10
Comm. on a Way Forward pg 10
Prayers & Celebrations pg 11
Birthdays pg 11
In This Issue
Easter: The Celebration of Hope by Pastor Scott
We conclude our Lenten journey of rehabilitation hope on Easter morning.
All of the personal and communal issues we uncovered and discovered along the way as we explored the image of Rehab:
(MORTALITY WILDERNESS INTERVENTION PROGRAM RECOVERY, AND PROMISE) somehow look different when held to the light of Christ.
Consider these words of the gospel of John chapter 1 verses 3-5:
Everything was created through him;
nothing—not one thing!—
came into being without him.
What came into existence was Life,
and the Life was Light to live by.
The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness;
the darkness couldn't put it out.
(The Message, Eugene Peterson)
We gain new perspective in the eternal hope that all shall be well and that nothing is too great for God to overcome, “the darkness couldn’t put it out.” Even death does not have the final word!
This coming Easter season we celebrate the Life-Light blazing. Don’t miss out on our Easter celebration of hope!
Blessings,
Pastor Scott
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April 1, 2018 Sunrise Service 7am with Praise Band
and Reaffirmation of Baptism Homily: Rising with Christ-Pastor Scott
9am and 10:15am - Communion Scripture: John 20:1-18
Msg: No Joke— Pastor Scott Music: Chancel Choir & Trumpets
April 8, 2018 Scripture: John 20:19-31
Msg: Bold Belief- Rev. Clint Twedt-Ball of Matthew 25 Ministries
Music: Chancel Choir, Adult Bells
April 15, 2018 - Confirmation Scripture: John 15:1-5
Msg: Connected in Christ -Pastor Scott Music: Adult Bells, Chancel Choir
Sunday School Singers (10:15)
April 22, 2018 Scripture: John 10:11-18
Msg: Good Shepherd—Pastor Scott Music: Chancel Choir, Praise Band
April 29, 2018 Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21
Msg: God Defined—Pastor Scott Music: Double Quartet
Nursery is available every Sunday from 8:00—11:15 am for children infant to
age 5 in the lower level of the church by trained paid staff.
Easter morning Lilies will be decorating the sanctuary for Easter from the following in memory of their loved ones:
Connie Railsback—in celebration of the life of Jesus
Denny & Marilyn Hansen—in memory of our parents
Irene Wears—in loving memory of Eugene Dunn
Ed Haury—honoring the life of my sister, Karen
Liz Kroul—in memory of Howard Kroul
Stewart & Karen McGill—Charles McGill and Grandparents
Lisa & Scott Schroeder—parents & grandparents
Kay & Charles Geguzis—in remembrance of our parents
Connie Koeppen—in memory of Eugene “Red” Koeppen
Kelly & Perry Smith—Charles Currinder, Eugene & Bonnie Mae Smith
Charles & Susan Whetstine - Jessie Anderson & Arlene Whetstine
Jane Meyer, Ginny Kunkel, Connie Parnell– George & Marion Meyer
Justin & Jill Schmidt, Tim & Kera Recker—Stephen “Beano” Cook
Melody Morris—remembering my parents James & Marlys Pauley
March Worship Attendance
8:00 10:15 Total
March 4 79 92 171
March 11 54 52 106
March 18 63 75 138
March 25 56 137 193
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Penny’s Tidbits
“Thank you”s to: Barbara McDonald, attendance tracking
Katie, attendance tracking – Sunday School
Dave Richards and crew for family meals and for those who attend and keep the program self supporting.
For all those “kitchen mice” spending time helping Dave Richards with family meals and hardly being seen. Also for those whose donations of food that just “appear” weekly.
We have had 2 people who have filled out their attendance cards weekly and have had perfect attendance this year. Quite an accomplishment with the flu season hitting us hard! No names, but a hint to one – teachers appreciate perfect attendance!!
Please fill out your cards weekly, they are important to us in many ways. Newbies, please fill out the contact information as well.
The Home Builders adult Sunday School class challenged the congregation to assist in donating to the Solon Community School to help reduce the deficit in the school lunch program. Thanks to all who gave generously— we were able to donate
Church & Society Ministry Team
The SUMC “Church and Society Ministry Team” offers individuals an opportunity for exploring shared interests and becoming actively involved in helping to impact our world in positive ways.
The team currently has the following two focus areas: 1) Working toward becoming a reconciling body, which welcomes ALL individuals into the full life of our church, and 2) Promoting mental health awareness and educational opportunities. We meet every 4th Tuesday at 6:00 pm in Fellowship Hall to advance our goals. If you are interested, please come Tuesday April 24 at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall for a POTLUCK focused on mental health awareness and the Church and Society activities!
JOIN US to Advocate for Mental Health Awareness by signing up to be a Solon United Methodist Wesley Walker for the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Annual Walk.
Top 5 Reasons to Join the NAMI Walk : 5. Terry Trueblood is Awesome—Come enjoy the beautiful scenery!
4. Get in Your 10,000 Steps (shortest 5 K ever—actually less than 2 miles)!
3. Fellowship with other Fun Church Walkers!
2. Free Cookies and Music!
1. Make a Difference Advocating for Mental Health with your Feet or Pocketbook!
If you would like to be part of the team, we’d love for you to join us! More info below regarding joining the SUMC team!
Mental Health Awareness—NAMIWalks
Date: Saturday, April 28 Location: Terry Trueblood Recreation Area Iowa City Check In: 8:30 am Walk Starts: 10:00 am
United Methodists around the world are called to be in covenant relationship with persons with mental illness and their families. To further advocate and provide support for mental health awareness we have formed a team to participate in this year’s NAMI-Walks. The team is called the “Solon United Methodist Wesley Walkers.” NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization. It provides support, education and advocacy for millions of Americans affected by mental illness. As such, it is a lifeline for many people and families who need a place to turn—NAMI gives them help and hope. This year’s walk is being held Saturday (April 28) at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area in Iowa City.
Please consider joining us on this walk, and/or donating to the team through the NAMI website. We have set a fundraising goal of $750 but would love to raise much more, as all donations directly supports the mission of NAMI. We will also have a sign-up table at Fellowship time on Sunday April 15 and 22.
For more information, go to https://www.namiwalks.org/team/20076 The link will take you to a page that contains details of the walk as well as links to register (“join our Team”) and to donate to this event (“support”).
If you have any questions, just let Kris Frisbie know at 624-6024. Thank you for your support.
https://www.namiwalks.org/team/20076
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The Men’s Group will be hosting the annual Easter Breakfast and would welcome contributions of rolls and pastries as well as appetites for this event. All proceeds will be going toward scholarships for our youth going to attend camp this summer.
We are always looking for a few good men interested in attending our men’s group meetings, every Saturday morning at 6:00 am at the Family Life Center. Contact Mike Turner at 624-2061 for more information.
UMW will meet on April 4, 1:30 pm, FH. Our guest speaker will be Iowa City Police officer Dave Schwindt (Al Hulse's son-in-law) talking about the housing project for the chronically homeless in Iowa City. His presentation will begin promptly at 1:30 pm and everyone is welcome to come and hear about this new approach - Housing First . Hostesses are Coleen Pumphrey and Ruth Ann Richards. Bingo will be April 12th with Connie Railsback and Thelia Hess providing the cookies.
In addition to the missions mentioned above, we are currently collecting JUICE for the Solon food pantry.
UMW - Sewing for a cause: UMW helping Johnson County Sheriff's Office - The UMW has agreed to pro-
vide the Johnson County Sheriff's Office with 30 youth size blankets, one for the trunk of each squad car. The blankets give not only warmth but comfort to the children picked up in Domestic Violence situations, etc. If you are will-ing to sew for this great cause please contact Connie Railsback at [email protected] or 319-430-9057 for more info. If you have flannel or fleece you would like to contribute, drop off material in the box on the South side of FH (1yd of fleece plus 1.5 yd flannel = 1 blanket).
UMW is also making heart pillows for cancer patients. They have a work day scheduled for April 10th, 8am—12 noon. See missions page 8 for more information.
Sisters of Strength (SOS):
We meet Mondays at 6:30 in the choir area. If you’re planning to join us — this is our last book before summer break. April 2-May 21: “Fearless" by Max Lucado. “FEED YOUR FEARS, AND YOUR FAITH WILL STARVE. FEED YOUR FAITH, AND YOUR FEARS WILL STARVE” (There are books available —pick one up in the office.) .
If you would like more information on our group,
please Contact Becky Lighty [email protected].
C3 (Crafts, creativity, and Christ)
We meet the first Thursday of each month, at 6:30 pm in Fellowship Hall—April 5th.
April’s project is washer neck-laces. Kim Turner will lead the C3 members and stretch your creativity to make something beautiful from washers!
All materials will be provided. Come and join us. We look forward to seeing you Thursday evening at 6:30.
Questions-Contact: Jenny Moore [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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How will you Celebrate Earth Day—April 22, 2018?
While the bright radiant sun in centre glows, The earth in annual motion round it goes; At the same time on its own axis reels, And gives us change of seasons as it wheels. –The 1793 Old Farmer’s Almanac
As beneficiaries of this divine creation, we should care for the earth, be wise stewards over it, and preserve it for future generations. At SUMC we’ll be getting together to beautify our stretch of Highway 1. The Adopt a Highway (AAH) program allows our church a way to transform our world. AAH activities reduce litter along highways, enhance the environment, beautify roadsides, and build community support for anti-litter and highway beautifi-cation programs, and provide a chance to enjoy the outdoors with friends.
On Sunday, April 22nd at 1:00 pm meet in the Family Life Center parking lot to carpool. We will work till 3:00 pm. To find out more, talk to Pastor Scott. Rain date April 29th.
Church Work Day - Saturday April 28
We’re getting the church and the grounds in tip-top shape, so if you like working inside or out—there’s a spot for you. We will begin at 8:00 AM, or drop in whenever you have an hour that you can stop by and help. Sign up on the clip board or call the office 624-2288.
The month of April we’re having a Shower for the church! Your gifts may be placed on tables next to the railing in fellowship hall.
Supplies needed include:
Kitchen/Fellowship Supplies Coffee (Folgers) – Regular Coffee (Folgers) – Decaf Napkins /Paper towel rolls Lemonade (Countrytime) Paper (no Styrofoam) cups (9 oz) Paper plates – 6 inch Office Supplies/Misc. Card Stock—white 9V Batteries (no AA’s needed) Copy paper—a color of your choice! White copy paper (8.5 x 11) Postage stamps! Scotch tape rolls for dispensers Sunday School Needs Markers or crayons Glue sticks, glue blunt scissors activity pads Roll Paper for banners, … Play-doh Kleenex– boxes Small Hand sanitizer Coloring books Maintenance Supplies (Not as fun but still a need!) Toilet paper Toilet Bowl cleaner Glass cleaner
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Christian Education hour 9:00am to 10:00am. Please join us!
April brings Unit 2 of the Spring Session of the Deep Blue curriculum for the Pre-K through 4th graders. It is called Go and Tell and is about the stories of Paul and growth of the church. The 5th and 6th graders will be continu-ing to study Books of the Bible.
On Sunday, April 29th, the Pre-K thru 4th graders sing at the 10:15 service.
Our last day of classes will be April 29th with our Breakfast Party being held on May 6th!
On Palm Sunday, March 25th, 10:15,
the Pre-K thru 4th graders celebrated
Palm Sunday by waving palms and
singing Hosanna, Hosanna for the
congregation and then sat down for
a conversation with Pastor Scott.
Looking ahead for next school year: We will be in need of Sunday school teachers for next year! We will continue to use teams of teachers at each grade level. Having 3 teachers per classroom allows for more flexibility for those involved. Please consider teaching- it's a wonderful way to serve the church and have a positive impact on our kids! Contact Jill Weetman at [email protected].
Sunday School April 1— Easter Sunday —
No Sunday School today
April 29—Last Day of Sunday
School Classes
April 29—Sunday School Singers
perform at the 10:15 service
May 6—Sunday School Breakfast !
Trailblazers meet every Wednesday from 3:20 to 5:15 at the FLC. (Note the start and ending times have changed slightly). The Trailblazers spring program began on March 21 with a focus on “The Easter Garden” as a Lenten event where we hear stories of Holy Week and prepare table decorations for a final celebration on April 25 as we end the program. We are discovering how each Holy Week event unfolded – Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday - the Last Supper and Garden of Gethsemane, the Tomb and the Cross, and Resurrection Sunday (Easter) - as we experience the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice and God’s love for us and then learn how we can care about others as we are called to do. children can still register to participate, just go to the website:
http://soloniaumc.org/youth-group/641-2/
We have enlisted several new youth and adult helpers – Addie Owens, Ely Kleinsmith, Allison Capper, Catherine Schaffer and Mary Hunt - and the UMW ladies are serving home room snacks. We appreciate your help! We can always use more helpers.
Contact the office or Pastor Lisa.
Phone: 319-624-2288 Email: [email protected]
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On April 15th we will celebrate an important moment in the faith journey of thirteen youth in our church, - - Confirmation.
Our Wesleyan tradition is clear in insisting that every person must accept for himself or herself the Christian journey of faith. Our par-ents and the church can take us only so far. There comes a point when the rest is up to us. It is the reason we still have the practice of confirmation.
At its best confirmation prepares us to make the decision of faith for ourselves. After our teachers of the faith (parents, Sunday School teachers, pastors, mentors) give us the experiences and the support we need to make this decision, then it is up to us as individuals.
I am a believer that confirmation is a moment when we work with what we’ve got, instead of wishing for something else. Confirmation is not the end after all. Confirmation is not the final destination for our youth, it is an important mo-ment in the decision to join in the Christian journey. It is one moment of com-mitment, but we all need to continue in making that commitment long after Con-firmation Sunday.
I hope you can join us April 15th in supporting our 2018 Confirmation Class as they make their commitments.
April 15, 2018
10:15 Service
Join us for
God's Not Dead 3 - The High School Youth Group will be seeing the movie "God's Not Dead 3" on April 4th at the Sycamore Mall Theater. We will leave the parking lot of the FLC at 6:15 for the 7:00 showing. We will be back around 9:00, so please plan accordingly. We would love to have a couple parents volunteer to help carpool. Contact Jenn Stiegelmeyer if interested.
Mission Trip— Summer 2018: If you are going on the upcoming mission trip to Georgia, please plan to attend a meeting on Sunday, April 15th at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall. Unable to attend? - please let Jenn know.
LAST DAY OF YOUTH GROUP—April 25, 2018. This will allow us to wrap up before we get into the crazy month of May! Youth group will resume in the Fall! Thanks for letting your children attend our Wednesday night activities! We are both so blessed to have this opportunity and to share God’s word and love through all of your families!
Peace and God Bless -Sami McAtee, middle school youth director, Jenn Stiegelmeyer, high school youth director
SUMC Youth Group Meetings FIRED UP YOUTH!
Wednesdays (6:30-8:00 pm) in FLC Spark 56—5th & 6th grade Ignite 78—7th & 8th grade
Fired UP! youth—High School LAST DAY FOR YOUTH GROUP: April 25th
Permanent Endowment (PE) Scholarships Did you know SUMC awards scholarships each year to HS Seniors who are going on to higher education.
We encourage all of our HS Seniors to learn more and fill out an application by going to our website: http://soloniaumc.org/youth-group/permanent-endowment-scholarship/
Deadline for submitting applications is April 21st, with awards being announced May 2.
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Feb/March:
Disability Awareness collection -$84.58 Women at the Well collection - $328.85 UMCOR Sunday—$349.83 Scout Sunday—14 Blankets @ $20=$280 Solon School Lunch Account debt- $505.00
Palm Sunday, March 25: African palm crosses were dis-tributed to families after the Palm Sunday service on March 25. These are hand woven by villagers near Masasi Tanzania. The African Palm organization uses funds to award grants for Humanitarian aid projects in Africa.
April: We will collect for the following missions:
April 15: Native American Ministries- This offering supports Native American outreach, provides semi-nary scholarships for Native Americans and helps to develop and strengthen Native American congrega-tions, ministries and communities.
April 29 Golden Cross Sunday: which provides an opportunity to support camperships for children from all walks of life including those who have been abused or neglected, and for senior adults who have outlived their savings.
April Mission Moments
UM Women Mission Projects The UMW have several projects going on: currently collecting
JUICE for the food pantry, FLANNEL and FLEECE for blankets for
squad cars and FIBERFILL to stuff pillows for cancer patients.
The UMW have a work day scheduled for Tuesday, April 10,
8 am - 12 noon. They invite anyone who is interested to join
them as they work on the PILLOW PROJECT, making pillows for
cancer patients. Something as simple as a pillow can be quite
comforting to a cancer patient. What should you bring? - a
good attitude and a willingness to help others in need. ALL are
welcome! Join us for this fun day of stuffing and stitching!
Children (and adults) are
encouraged to bring coins for their “noisy” offering during the Offertory each week.
All coins collected are designated for Missions, so these coins may go to help bring relief to those suffering from natural disasters, hunger and other missions throughout the year.
On Sunday, March 25, our SPRC Chair, Sue Wilkinson, provided the answer to the question we’ve all been asking —
Who will become the next Lead Pastor at Solon United Methodist Church? Her announcement is below:
I’m pleased to announce that Bishop Laurie Haller has appointed Rev. Ken Ferguson as pastor for our congregation.
Ken has served for the past 8 years at Valley UMC in West Des Moines. Prior to that he served for 9 years at Carroll.
Ken is originally from Ames. After graduation from Ames High School, he joined the Marines and served on the USS Guam. Following the military he attended DMACC, Iowa State and then seminary at the University of Dubuque where he met his wife, Chrisa, who has also served as a United Methodist pastor.
They have three married daughters, Meredith, Naomi and Auna.
Ken and Chrisa are looking forward to life in a small town, although our church is actually larger than Ken’s church in West Des Moines.
The Fergusons should be arriving in late June. SPRC will provide more details as they become available.
Questions - contact Sue Wilkinson or any SPRC member (Cathy Boggs, Bill Musgrave, Jim Leighton and Art McPheron).
—Sue Wilkinson, SPRC Chair
Reverend Ken Ferguson
SPRC News
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The Solon United Methodist church relies on financial support of its members to function. There is no other money source. Just like any entity that has a budget, the church receives income (donations) that pay expenses such as salaries, heat, lights, snow removal etc…
SUMC income comes in two forms, pledges and faith giv-ing:
Pledges are based off monies that the congrega-tion indicates to the church they will be able to contribute for the following year. This allows the church to plan a budget for the upcoming year, assuming pledges turn into donations and that promise to the church is fulfilled.
Faith giving is the difference between what is pledged for the upcoming year versus last year’s actual expenses. It is required when pledged dol-lars do not equal planned expenses.
Most churches have members of their congregation that do not submit a formal pledge, but continue to give money each year. For the SUMC, this faith giving is a sig-nificant amount of money, nearly $13,000/month. That can be compared to pledged giving of just over $15,000/month. Another way to state this is nearly 50% of SUMC income is not pledged, but assumed will be provided each year. As I mentioned, faith giving has always been a part of the budget and most every year this money is provided and we are able to meet our financial obligations. This allows us to gather in faith at the SUMC each week.
Our required income for each month in order to cover all financial obligations averages roughly $29,500/month.
What is concerning for this year’s budget is that faith giving will need to be at a higher level than normal as our pledged contributions are down significantly. Roughly 40 more SUMC families did not submit a pledge card this year versus the previous year. In 2016, pledges were $18000/month, in 2015 they were $19,000 (see table at top of next column)
SUMC is not off to a strong start fiscal start for 2018. As you can see from the graph below, the total income for the months of January and February is not keeping up with our expenses, and that’s without paying apportion-ments or insurance. Our Paid Expenses have been under budget for both months, however, we are yet to pay a significant insurance bill (due in March) that will bring us back to our average monthly expense.
BOTTOM LINE, if you pledged to the church this year, please keep current with your pledges and on behalf of SUMC and the finance committee, thank you very much. If you have not pledged, please consider a financial contribution to the church so financial planning can be more feasible and stable and bills can be paid. If you don’t pledge but give money yearly, now is a good time to contribute, and on behalf of the SUMC finance committee, we thank you too!!
Year Pledged amount/month
2015 $19,000
2016 $18,000
2017 $19,000
2018 $15,000
A quick primer on church finances
April 2018
If you have any questions regarding church finances, please contact Dave Weetman, Chair, SUMC Finance Committee at 319-530-4987.
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Summer Camp information is available! We have information from the Iowa UM Camps which includes: Camp Okoboji, Camp Pictured Rocks and Camp Wesley Woods. There are many camp options from Day Camps (ages 4 to 6), 3 day camps, weekly camps and mission camps. Stop in the Christian Education office to pick up more information or visit the Iowa UMC website : www.iaumc.org/camps . There is money available for Camp Scholarships, so if you need help to stretch the budget, don’t let the cost keep you from applying. Please call 624-2288 or con-tact Pastor Lisa - [email protected] for more information.
Summer Ministry Jobs are also available at these camps for persons 18 years or older or they offer Jr. Staff for youth 16 years or older. Training will be provided. Visit the camps websites to apply.
Sunday, April 30th
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Do you have an announcement to share in the bulletin or the monthly newsletter, the Circuit Rider? Please contact our Office Administrator, Deb Sheets, at (319)624-2288 or [email protected]. Bulletin announcements are due by Thursday at Noon, news-letter announcements are due by the 20th of each month. Thank You.
“Commission on a Way Forward”
This UMC Commission was formed to help our global denomination discern a way to remain united in the midst of our differences around human sexuality. The Commission will present its final report to the UMC Council of Bishops at the April/May meeting in Chicago. At that meeting, the bishops will decide what will be received and acted upon by the delegates to the Special Session of the General Conference—February, 2019.
Our bishop, Bishop Laurie Haller, will be in Iowa City on April 7th to facilitate conversation around the “Commission on a Way Forward.” This session will include a devotion from Bishop Laurie, a video dialogue by two clergy who have differing views, and opportunities for table conversations and questions. We strongly encourage you to attend this meeting and to invite others from our church to come with you. Details are as follows:
When: April 7th, 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Where: St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 2675 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA
Carpool: If you are interested in carpooling, we will depart from church at 1:15 pm
Also a followup: Pastor Scott’s report on Commission on a Way Forward Conversations – Sunday, April 8th – Fellowship Hall 9am
Volunteer opportunities: Food Pantry Drive— Juice Easter Breakfast -Apr 1 Can you sew? UMW needs you! pg4 Flannel & Fleece for blankets -UMW Pillow ministry—UMW-fiberfill pg8 Earth Day-Hwy1 Cleanup—Apr 22 Church Spring Cleaning—Apr 28 Church Shower—month of April Strategic planning—see SPI List
Open Position—Solon United Method-ist Church is seeking a pianist/accompanist to perform piano music for two worship services each Sunday, including hymns, prelude, postlude and offertory See the website or talk to Sue Wilkinson or Pastor Lisa for more information, or submit a resume to
Summer Music — Hoping to fill our Sundays this summer with beautiful music!
If you, your kids (any age) or someone you know would like to sing or play the piano or another instrument for our Special Mu-sic we would love to have you. Pick your Sunday(s) and sign up on the sheet on the
piano. Please let Pastor Lisa or Deb know what you’ll
be performing for the bulletin. Thank you for blessing us with your talents! --The Worship Team
SUMC no longer needs plastic bags or containers. Please recycle them, and thanks for all that you’ve given!
Join C3 on Thursday, April 5 at 6:30 as Kim Turner leads us in creating washer necklaces. All supplies will be provid-ed. We hope you can come.
PE Scholarship Applications are being ac-cepted through April 21. HS Seniors are encouraged to apply at SUMC website: http://soloniaumc.org/youth-group/permanent-endowment-scholarship/
UMW is collecting Bottled JUICE for the Solon Food Pantry. You can drop off your donations on the shelves in the foyer. Thanks you!
Sisters of Strength, beginning April 2, 6:30 we’ll be reading a new book—Fearless by Max Lucado (books available in the office—$12), questions—see Becky Lighty.
Confirmation Sunday, Apr 15, 10:15-—come support our Confirmation stu-dents as they make this commitments in their faith journey!
Community Food Pantry—Open Mondays: 2:00-6:00pm. Food donations are accepted from Noon to 1:30 pm or by appointment. Don’t forget, you can also donate Sam’s points to the food pantry.
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Do you have a birthday in this month but don’t see your birthday listed? Contact the Church at
Be sure to give your month, day, and year. We need your birth year to be able to enter in the software.
The SUMC family wants to support and encourage you throughout your time of need. If you have a prayer request, please fill out the Connection Card (located in the bulletin,) and place it in the offering plate during worship. If you would like to add your prayer request to our church-wide prayer chain, please call the church office at (319) 624-2288, or email us with your request.
In Our Prayers Mark and Tina Hearn as Mark begins hos-
pice care at Country View in N Liberty. Ken Ferguson & family as they transition to
be our new lead pastor at SUMC. The Florida students who survived the
shooting tragedy as they strive to make a difference.
Tom Moore’s stepmother suffering from pancreatic cancer, in end stages.
Connie Short, neighbor of Sargents, who’s in the last stages of cancer.
Deb Havel’s daughter, Carly, in an accident with a charter bus, thankful there were no major injuries.
Traveling mercies for all on Spring Break. Traveling mercies for Paul Miller heading
for a tournament in S Dakota.
Prayers of recovery for: Scott Nicol—knee replacement surgery. Ginny Kunkel—from cancer surgery. Linda Slusher’s parents—prayers for their
continued healing from surgery. Lillian Davis - cancer surgery. Helen Proffitt’s niece, Laura, with melano-
ma, undergoing new treatment. Gideon Kleinsmith— eye surgery. Kelly Smith’s daughter, Alex, having as
stressful time with minor surgery. Chace Boggs, dealing with heart problems-
may the cardiologist diagnose the cause. Jeanne Erhart’s sister, Rosemary, who is
going through some health problems. Prayers of comfort for:
Jill Weetman and family upon the loss of her father, Carroll Kaduce.
Family of Austin Zaruba (Bev Noska’s grandson) after his death Feb 23.
Denny Gruber’s Uncle Ralph following the loss of his wife.
KRUSE, Keenan 04/01
TELECKY, Jim 04/01
EVANS, Erin 04/04
SAUPE, Betsy 04/05
SLUSHER, Brittany 04/05
FREY-JACOBSON, Zoii 04/06
HAUSER, Todd 04/06
HOWSARE, Diana 04/06
LAUDERBAUGH, Darci 04/06
RANARD, Ben 04/06
EVANS, Lance 04/07
KRAMER, Austin 04/07
STIEGELMEYER, Westen 04/07
SLUSHER, Zachary 04/08
STRANG, Yvonne 04/08
MEADE, Harlow 04/09
LOGAN, Amelia 04/10
LOGAN, Isabelle 04/10
HEARN, Mark 04/11
SWARTZENDRUBER, Eric 04/11
LEWIS, Elizabeth 04/14
WEETMAN, Taylor 04/14
KEITH, Adam Marshall 04/15
LINDNER, Kearce 04/15
LAWRENCE, Amanda 04/16
COBERLY, Trisha 04/18
DURR, Madison 04/18
KNIGHT, Austin 04/18
MECHTENSIMER, Amy 04/18
TREPANIER, Oliver 04/18
HANUS, Lee 04/19
MACKE, Caidence 04/19
BUCHMAYER, Richard 04/20
HESS, Terry 04/20
KLEPPE, Amanda 04/20
MILLER, Austin 04/20
LAUDERBAUGH, Verlee 04/21
GUINN, Amelia 04/22
PEARL, Roma 04/22
HACKERT, Tory 04/23
MCPHERON, Cassandra 04/23
SMITH, Adam 04/25
CONNELL, David 04/26
KERKOVE, Madison 04/26
GERLACH, Kennedy 04/27
WINEGAR, Tyler 04/27
KUNKEL, Kacie 04/28
KUNKEL, Sydney 04/28
DEEDS, Aria 04/29
CALEF, Jamie 04/30
DONOVAN, Gil 04/30
Friends and family of Grace McDowell who passed away.
Rejoices & Thanksgiving Barb and Dolfi Kalm celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary, Mar 31! Happy Birthday to Carol Richards, Mar 25! Prayers of joy celebrating the accomplish-
ments of the middle school performers! Thank you from the Weetman family for all
the cards prayers and support following the death of Jill’s dad.
Karen Sherman - thanksgiving for the Sunday School teachers who work with our children and for sharing their message in song.
Deb Havel—joy for her brother and his wife as they have a baby on the way!
Jim & Kristi Thomson celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary!
Verlee— joy at Todd and Mandy’s anniversary, and the news of a baby on the way!
Scott & Megan Bogard have a new addition to the family—Eliza Jane Bogard, born March 1 at 11:07am. 6lbs, 9oz !
Jay Proffitt—thanks to Mary Kucera for leading our youth bells with patience and kindness.
Little Women musical—performance at the middle school (Mar 4)— all reviews sound-ed remarkable!
Solon Lions Club—1st Annual Fat Tire Ride had 133 riders participate!
Joys of Spring, warmer weather, spring break, new life, fresh air!
Denny Gruber expressed thankfulness that the track team arrived safely at their track meet last week despite slippery road conditions.
Congratulations to the Middle School and High School Archery teams as they have both qualified for Nationals!
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122 North West St., Solon, IA 52333
8:00 & 10:15 AM—Worship
9:15 AM —Sunday School
9:00 & 11:15 AM – Fellowship
Church Phone: (319) 624-2288 Address: 122 North West St., Solon, IA 52333
Church Website: www.soloniaumc.org Church Facebook: Solon United Methodist Church—Iowa
Rev. Scott Keele Kober, Lead Minister
Lisa Schroeder, Minister of Discipleship and Music
Deb Sheets, Office Administrator
Jenn Stiegelmeyer, High School Youth Ministries
Sami McAtee, Middle School Youth Ministries
Jill Richards, Interim Accompanist
Mary Kucera, Director of Hand Bells
Penny Tompkins, Treasurer
Jon Lorence, Custodian
Jerrod Hilton, Security
Lindy Hopp, Nursery Supervisor with nursery staff:
Annika K, Cassandra M, Jeannie J & Selma K
Making disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation
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