Founded in 1878 To the Glory of God September 1, 2019 Newsletter No. 9-19

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925 West Walnut Street Metamora, Illinois, 61548

Telephone (309) 367-4603 www.christianunionchurch.com

Church Office: mcuc@mtco.com

Pastor

Gary Salm: pstrgary@mtco.com Youth Pastor

Brandon Bogue: brandonbogue1@gmail.com

The month of September brings so many opportunities. We have the

opportunity to enjoy cooler weather while still being outside. We have the

opportunity to enjoy fall sports such as football and volleyball. We have

the opportunity to work in the garden and plant spring flowers for the next

year.

Finally we have the opportunity to remember all who died September 11th 2001 while

recognizing those who serve our community as first responders. It has been 18 years since we

woke up to buildings on fire. Early reports were sketchy, soon we realized that our country

was under attack. Subsequent planes kept crashing, the world seemed even more out of

control than I could ever remember. In all of the chaos men and women, first responders

raced into harm’s way. The price many of them paid that day was with their life. Others paid

a price going forward with failing health from exposure to toxic materials in the aftermath.

We never want to forget their sacrifice.

Without too much celebration, every day first responders serve in our community and are

doing work that often calls for danger. In addition many serve in our armed forces protecting

liberty. With that in mind, we want to take the opportunity to honor our first responders in

Metamora and Germantown Hills and active duty personnel on Sunday the 29th from 11:00 to

12:30. This event will take place following our “Meet in the Middle” service that day (at

10:00 AM) with all of our grills fully employed to feed our congregation and our guests

following the service. We will be inviting all of the first responders (and their families) in our

community to share a burger/brat/dog/or pork chop. We will also be inviting any active duty

military personnel and their families. This will be our opportunity to thank them for their

service face to face and share a meal. We will serve whoever shows up.

We anticipate a fun day of fellowship and sharing. If you would like to help, please give

me a call. We look forward to the chance to bless those in our community who serve so many.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus;

Stand in his strength alone;

The arm of flesh will fail you,

You dare not trust your own.

Put on the Gospel armor;

Each piece put on with prayer.

Where duty calls or danger,

Be never wanting there.

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Remember ‘Fill the Barrel” is the Mission Summer Project!

In August & September we will continue to “Fill the Barrel” for Open Arms

Food Pantry. Items needed are: paper products, meals-in-a-can, dish soap,

& laundry detergent. At this time plastic bags or eggs cartons are NOT

needed. You can donate monetarily by using the special envelope in your giving

packet, or by marking a pew envelope ‘Summer Project.’ THANK YOU!

Hospital Visits — If someone from our church family has been admitted to the hospital

and would like a visit from Pastor Gary or Brandon, please contact them directly or

contact the church office. Unfortunately, area hospitals are no longer communicating

this information to us, even if you give them your church affiliation. Thank you!

Please pray God’s protection and strength for Andrew Dahl, stationed in Italy; Chelsie

Heathcoat, stationed in Fort Benning, GA; Levi Heathcoat, stationed at Fort Carlson in

Colorado Springs, CO. We continually lift up all the faithful men and women in uniform

serving throughout the world.

Please continue to pray for:

Joy Bayes, sister-in-law of Dona Parks, Alzheimer’s

The Family of Avonne Minnich (Melody Sledgister’s sister), passed on 8/19/2019

Bob Harper, knee replacement surgery on 8/20/2019

Amanda King with SIM USA, surgery on 8/21/2019

Erin Miller, daughter of Mike and Sue Shoff, foot surgery on 8/14/2019

Zach Barker, recovery from an emergency appendectomy on 7/31/2019

Elaine Lauffenburger, recovery from a burst appendix on 7/30/2019

Bob Mason, Bruce Thompson, Tara Ott, Kathleen Minnich, Sarah McDonald, Linda Jones,

John Clark, Joan Robison, Dick Owens, Dylan Mortimer, Naomi Anderson, Emily O’Connor,

Richard Parks, Barbara Owens, Ken Maurer, Becky Jones, Grahm, Jerry Heller, Julie Parks,

Donna Miller, Dona Parks, Hazel Dyar, Cullen Nevitt, Sue Zobrist, Tia Dye, Carol Larue, Ian

Wallace, Kyle Wood, Mona Smock, Lois Strickfaden, Larry & Marty Mullins, Mary Dexter,

Shirley Lindsay, Mitch Williams, Donna Schifeling, and Pastor George & Faye Hines as they

deal with on-going health issues.

Our Partners in Mission: Germantown Hills Baptist Church

Martin Smith, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Open Arms Food Pantry

Kellie Steele — medical intern in the Dominican Republic

Our Daily Bread

The NEW edition of Our Daily Bread is available in the foyer and in

magazine racks around the church. Take one home for your family and feel free to share one with a friend or neighbor.

We have placed LED light bulbs throughout the sanctuary, however we now have extra bulbs that we no longer need. These bulbs are in working condi-tion and we would like to offer them to the congregation. There will be a table in the foyer with the bulbs. Please take as many as you need. If you know of someone these bulbs would bless, please give them. Thank you, Trustees.

September’s Memory Verse : Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and put a new and right spirit within me.. Psalm 51 : 10

Nursery volunteers NEEDED — immediately for both services. If you are

interested, please contact Angie Kimbro at 309 251 6267 or akimbro@mths.us.

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There will be containers in the foyer for the clean and EMPTY detergent bottles. Thank you!

Opportunity to help a community member: My name is Curtis Hill, a single parent, and I live in Metamora. I have a 17 year old

handicap son that I am in need of some help with. His name is Brandon. He has Cerebral

Palsy with a history of seizures (10+ years since he had one) and has no balance. Hence

he is in wheel chair and is a fall risk. He can transfer himself to the bath room and does

feed himself. The need I am trying to fill is for someone to be with him from about 6:30 to

7:30 on school mornings. He needs help with getting breakfast, getting medicine, placing

leg braces on, and getting out to the bus. His sister has been doing this but she is now

going to college out of town. We would also need help all day when school is out or if he is

sick. That would be from 6:30 to 3:30. He loves Xbox, so it would be a plus if the helper

enjoyed it also. Thank you!

Please call if you might be interested: Curtis Hill at 309 713 6100 after 4:00pm

Kathy Clang (grandmother) at 309 231 3278

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Dining Out is going to Chanticleer in Eureka

Thursday, Sept 12 at 6:00 pm Invite a friend and join us for an evening of fun and fellowship.

Please make your reservation outside the church office by Monday, 9/9.

For more information see Dewey and Elaine Newell.

NEW VENUE FOR MORNING JOE Since Misty’s closed, Morning Joe will meet at Cornerstone in Eureka on both the 1st & the 3rd Mondays of the month. All are welcome to join THE GROUP at 8:30 am.

SAVE THE DATE :

SATURDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 2019

CHRISTMAS LADIES LUNCHEON

Morning Joe … September 30th is a 5th Monday! That means Morning Joe is going to Busy Corner in Goodfield. We will meet there around 8:30 am. Bring a friend! Let us know by Thursday, July 25, that you’re coming. Sign up on the outside the office so we can reserve enough tables.

PhilatheA will be meeting on Tuesday, September 10th at

7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Gloria Hicks and Elaine Newell will be

hosting. Gloria will be leading devotions.

CoffeeHouse Service at 11am in the Fellowship Hall

September 22nd

Adult Sunday School will be resuming on Sunday, September 22nd. The book of

Ecclesiastes will be the focus.

Christian Union Shepherds Save the Date September 17th – 6:30 PM

You are invited September 17th at 6:30 PM to share a meal with our Membership Committee. We want to take time to encourage your heart and share some plans for the upcoming year. We look forward to serving you and sharing a vision for the coming year.

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Community Happenings

Information posted on the bulletin board near the Fellowship Hall

Other events on the bulletin board: Broken Into Beautiful — 9/7

Kourage Kids — 9/14 Iron Sharpens Iron — 11/2

September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 8:00 1st Look Rehearsal 9:00 Worship & KidZone 10:00 Coffee Hr Jr & Sr Hi SS 11:00 Worship & KidZone

Sr Hi Elevate

2 Office Closed 8:30 Morning Joe @ Cornerstone 7:00 Boy Scouts

3 10:00 Staff mtg 6:00 Adult SS room reserved 6:30 Take Two Rehearsal

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Jr Hi Elevate

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8:30 Living Rm reserved

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9:30 1st Look Rehearsal

8 9:00 Worship & KidZone 10:00 Coffee Hr Jr & Sr Hi SS 11:00 Worship & KidZone 4:00 Adult SS Rm reserved 5:00 Adult SS Rm reserved Sr Hi Elevate

9 6:00 Mission Comm. mtg 7:00 Church Council mtg 7:00 Boy Scouts

10 10:00 Staff mtg 6:00 Adult SS room reserved 6:30 Take Two Rehearsal 7:00 Philathea meeting

11 7:00 1st Look rehearsal

Jr Hi Elevate

12 6:00 Dining Out @ Chanticleer

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8:30 Living Rm Reserved 5:00 Camp Wildwood reserved

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All Day —Camp Wildwood Reserved

15 9:00 Worship & KidZone 10:00 Coffee Hr Jr & Sr Hi SS 11:00 Worship & KidZone

Sr Hi Elevate

16 8:30 Morning Joe @ Cornerstone 5:30 Living Rm Reserved 7:00 Boy Scouts

17 10:00 Staff mtg 6:00 Adult SS room reserved 6:30 Take Two Rehearsal 6:30 Shepherd’s Dinner

18 7:00 1st Look rehearsal

Jr Hi Elevate

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8:30 Living Rm reserved

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22 9:00 Worship & KidZone 10:00 Coffee Hr Adult, Jr & Sr High SS 11:00 CoffeeHouse & KidZone

Sr Hi Elevate

23 7:00 Boy Scouts

24 10:00 Staff mtg 6:00 Adult SS room reserved 6:30 Take Two Rehearsal

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Jr Hi Elevate

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8:30 Living Rm reserved

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29 10:00 Meet In The Middle Worship and lunch to follow

Sr Hi Elevate

30 8:30 Morning Joe @ Busy Corner 5:30 Finance Comm. mtg 7:00 Boy Scouts

Date A/V Team Lay

Reader 9:00

Nursery 11:00

Nursery Greeters

9am / 11am KidZone

9 & 11

9/1 Stan

Deatherage / Denny Hahn

Dick Schertz

Audrey Salm and Carolyn

Wilbur

Open and Sarah Kimbro

Jeff & Lois Jones / Kristen Ward

Jayme Hackett and

Sarah McDonald

9/8 Steve

Griffin / Matt Gregait

Judy Winkler

Sheila Boles and Taylor

Hines

Audrey Salm and Alexis

Kellerstrass

Mick & Sheila Boles /

Theresa Braun

Kathy Steele and Carolyn

Wilbur

9/15 Gary Barker / Zach Barker

Dick Owens

Open and Caleb Salm

Open and Open

Doug & Jean Long /

Rachel Cook

Lori Salm and Jason Zobrist

9/22

Jeff Constable /

Angie Kimbro

Sarah Kimbro

Audrey Salm and Amanda

Kough

Kathy Steele And Noah

Ward

Jim & Jan Swartz / Sue Kern

Sandi Riggert And Sarah

Kimbro

9/29

Dan Wilbur / Jed Smith

or Matt Gregait

Matt Kimbro

MITM MITM Kathy Imhoff

and Cami Imhoff

MITM No KidZone

September Ministry Leaders

September Ushers and Communion Stewards: Sue Devine, Ron & Julie Fandel, Lori Jones, Barb Mishler, and Sue Shoff

Welcome Rep: Julie Fandel

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Attention, Snyder Passengers!

We’re happy to present weekly bus service to anyone who needs a ride to church. We have a wonderful transportation team and we’re grateful for their faithful service. The bus runs for the 9:00 am service.

If you would like to become a driver, or know someone who might like to ride, please contact Judy Winkler at 383-4680.

September Schedule

Driver Helper

9/1 Cathy Gregait Sue Devine

9/8 Lance Fandel Jill Fandel

9/15 John Armstrong Mary Armstrong

9/22 Matt Kimbro Sarah Kimbro

9/29 Jared Barker Zach, Derek, & Kevin Barker

Thank you Ron & Julie Fandel for providing altar flowers on September 1st.

9–01 Abigail Bachman Amy Cotton Josh Kough Micah Poeschel Jennifer Smith 9–02 Jeff Constable Greg Farley 9–03 Ron Veatch Sue Zobrist 9-04 Ty Bequette 9–05 Theresa Braun Trevor Ford 9-07 Jake Maurer 9-08 Frank Kenyon

9–09 Mike Minger 9-10 Joe Atha Olivia Poeschel 9–11 Jaime Wurmnest 9-12 Allie Vancil 9–13 Ciara Abernathie Jayme Hackett Todd Cheek 9–14 Dr. George Hines Abigaile Salm 9–15 William Bachman Barbara Fandel 9–16 Sherrie Harper Nancy Owens

9–17 John Armstrong Janet Barker Ashton Dingledine 9-18 Liam Allen Callie McDonald Maddie McDonald 9-20 Brandon Braun 9–21 Mark Goodyear Ron Moore Jim Pitzer Daphne Smock Scott Wood 9–24 Jim Hicks Adam Maurer

Kathryn Wilbur 9-25 Robert Debolt Lauren Harper 9–26 Dawn Clark Marla Gleason Madison Vancil 9–27 Pauline Johnson Todd Kennel Heidi Malone 9–28 Elisha Bachman Larry Mullins 9–29 Paul Benes Linda Jones Cindy Phillips

9-01 Ron & Julie Fandel Greg & Barb Mishler 9-03 Chris & Elizabeth Keller Chuck & Sandy Riggert 9-05 Ron & Linda Veatch

9-07 Scott & Judy Winkler 9-11 Lori Jones & Brad Weinstein Jim & Susan Kellerstrass 9-15 Rob Thompson & Amy Shelton 9-21 Rob & Angela Harper

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Upcoming Sermons: 9/1 2 Corinthians 12 : 1 - 10 Appraising Adversity 9/8 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 7 Forgiving Self & Psalm 51 : 1 – 4 9/15 1 Samuel 28 : 3 - 19 Desperate Fear 9/22 Acts 15 : 36 - 41 & 4 : 36 Friend and Encourager 9/29 Matthew 8 : 5 - 13 “Real” Faith