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Larned & Garfield United Methodist Churches

Pastor’s note

Evangel July

Pastor Trish’s Notes (July 2019 Larned & Garfield UMC Newsletter Article)

I am excited to work alongside you for Christ!

I thank Rev. Bethann and all of you for your hard work and your hearts for others.

I am a farm kid who has lived most of my life in small towns. I grew up driving a trac-

tor, fixing fence, pulling calves, and seeing God’s beautiful creation all around me. My fami-

ly still prefers handshakes over contracts, and smiles and laughter over complaints and nega-

tivity. The biggest towns I’ve lived in are Hays for my undergraduate degree and secondary

teaching licenses, Emporia for graduate school, and one summer in Fort Worth, Texas. There

I worked at St. Theresa’s Home for Children while I helped a cousin and her husband when

they were expecting their first child. I enjoy living in small towns because we can be neigh-

bors, care for each other, celebrate each other’s joys, and comfort each other in our heart-

aches. As members of God’s team, we can encourage and uplift each other at all times, espe-

cially in life’s rough moments. I picture Jesus in Luke 24 walking along his disciples “on the

road to Emmaus”; our risen Savior was in the midst of his followers as he walked and talked

through the scriptures. Our risen Savior comes beside us too.

A victim of a drunk driver, I see each day as a gift, and each sunrise and sunset as ex-

amples of God’s glory and majesty. I believe God calls us into ministries no matter our ages

or job titles. Each day He gives us the opportunity to brighten another person’s life.

My background is in the teaching ministry. I student-taught and coached at Otis Bison

High School. I taught Social Studies and English, and coached at Wallace County High

School in Sharon Springs. Among other responsibilities there and in my pastoral ministry at

the Ellis and Palco United Methodist Churches, I led or co-led mission trips. I’m a people-

person who comes alive as I become active in a community. To me ministry is partnerships

accomplished through teamwork. God has given each of us talents to grow in our faith, and

to bless others in our congregation, community, and beyond.

I look forward to getting to know you. I hope to meet you before or after worship ser-

vices, as we work beside each other, and/or during a Coffee and Conversation hour around a

table (9:30 AM on Mondays at the Larned UMC and 10:00 AM on Tuesdays at the Garfield

UMC.)

Again, I am excited to serve Christ with you! Pastor Tricia “Trish” North

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New Concerns: Virginia Brownlee, Val Marshal, Diane McFann, Martha Appel, Bruce Kilgore (Chianna’s father), Ramona Flaherty, Justin Woods, Farmers, Beth Slack’s parents, Pam & Joe Davis, All those effected by flooding, Wayne Brownlee, Steve & Cindy’s mom, Gary Grandy, Rex Giles, Joyce Loomis, Jan Reinhardt, Alan Converse, Ken Langley, Innes Hale, Margi Murphy, Bill Nagy, Patti Smith, Matthew Wilder, Tim & Sarah Bowman, Steve Hall, Raymond Wilder, Braeden, Shari Collins,

Donna Bernazki The Family of - Virginia Brownlee’s Sister,

On Going Concerns: Stan Hermann, Ryan (Lois Smades nephew), Patricia Hassman, Azure Jacobs (Wilda Jantz’s granddaughter), Ayden Bronson, Amy Derley, Donna Stejskal, Becca Hiller, Brian’s Sister—Marti, Tom Seltman, Brody (GB), Tiffany Dick, Linda Caldwell ( Marilyn Bell’s Niece), Police Officers, Alivia, Kent Converse, Howard Craig, Vivian (Elaine’s sister), Donna Bernazki, Deborah Wilder

Homebound: Jadene Colglazier, Patti Hesher, Lyndell Fox, Harold Kirkham, Treva Smith, Mutt Delaney, Morgan & Joan Wright, Dolores Morton, Virginia Fox

If you have an update on any of these people please let the office know.

Prayer Concerns

YOU ARE CHALLENGED!

Ensure our church is ministering to

future generations. On Your Birthday and

Wedding Anniversary Give a Challenge Gift

If you would like to volunteer in the Budget

Shop

Please contact Susan Fox (620-804-1106),

Geneva Pivonka (620-285-6039)

If you have not seen your birth-day listed it is likely because we don’t know it. So just drop a note to the office with your name and the date of your birth-day or anniversary.

UMW Pecans Stop by the office to

purchase a bag. Just $10.00

July Birthdays Jolene Hetzke 07/01 Tuesday Woods 07/01 Diane Hiebert 07/03 Ethan Woods 07/03 Wendy Ibarra 07/04 Jadene Colglazier 07/07 Tammy Shaver 07/07 Rocky Tauscher 07/07 Joan Cline 07/07 Ruxin Pritchett 07/09 Ike Shaver 07/12 Patty Smith 07/12 Marilyn Bell 07/14 Chris Baker 07/15 Cassidy Wachs 07/15 Chasitty Solko 07/16 Rob Marshall 07/17 Beth Slack 07/17 Dustin Snodgrass 07/17 Robyn Hall 07/19 Dan Sanneman 07/21 Chianna Hemken 07/21 Marilyn Hall 07/21 June Fischer 07/22 Grace Marshall 07/22 Scott Loomis 07/25 Steve Hetzke 07/27 Dean Leslie 07/27 Jordyn Muller 07/29 Benji Reese 07/29 Kent Frick 07/30 Allan Smith 07/31 July Anniversaries Rob & Val Marshall 07/22 Dan & Karla Sanneman 07/26 Bob & Geneva Pivonka 07/31

UMW “Annual Breakfast & Election of Officers”

Wednesday, July 3rd@8:00 AM

Thursday, July 11th Joint SPRC

6:00 pm at Garfield

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If you ask people what they can “afford to give” to the Lord’s work or a special pro-

ject, they will usually come up with a small amount that they feel they can handle. But if you ask people to determine what God is prompting their heart to give, there is no telling what God will lead them and pro-

vide for them to do.

The Larned United Methodist Church finance committee is honored to provide scholarships to the seniors going to college and that have been involved in the church. This year we awarded three schol-arships to Justin Baker, Brooke Butler, and Alea Makings. There is an application process and rules are available in the church office. Be sure to check it out if you have a student in high school. There are a lot of ways to be involved: attending church, helping with Children’s Church, Wacky Wednesday, nursery, Summer food program, lighting of the candles, being an usher and many more. We really appreciate ALL of the volunteers in the church. We wouldn’t be able to spread the word of God without your help. It is awesome to see a child grow in their faith and service to our God! Marsha Reece, Finance Committee member

Dedication of Conner Easton Hill

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Garfield News

Bible Study in Garfield

Will resume when school starts back

Please help support our church through Dillons Community Rewards, visit: https://www.dillons.com/communityrewards and follow the directions. Garfield UMC number is 28791

If you need assistance please stop by the church office. Thank you for your Support!

Blessing Box Suggestions for restocking: non-perishable, Mac-aroni, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, macaroni & cheese, canned corn, canned green beans, Ham-burger Helper, cookies, cereal, pop tarts

Praise the Lord, the Blessing Box is getting used!

So Items are needed for Restocking

Wow Brenda told me to get ready for another Evangel News Letter, how fast time goes. July already. This mean fire works and all that happy noise, so please exercise caution with these noise makers, they are SO dangerous. I really like watching them, but I cer-tainly DO not touch them.. After the cautioning of the shooting of them let us remember what this day is all about. Our Independence Day. WOW!! Thank you Veterans for fighting for our freedom and putting your life on the line for all of us..God blesses you all I am sure. I will put out an extra pray for you all and thank you for the prices paid for what we have. Freedom is definitely not free. SO thank you once again for your sacri-fice. Harvest should be starting soon and we need to pay heed to the farmers while they are bringing in their crops. I hope that they are good for you all this year. If you have an extra bottle of cold water, share it with the workers, this is a very hot job. Thank you for putting food on our table. I don’t think anything is happening yet, any events, if there is we will get it in the bulletin. God bless Bethann as she is on her way to her new church and Tricia as she is coming here. Thank you for all the people that do work behind the scenes that we don’t know about. Thank you for the ladies doing the summer meals. God bless you all until Brenda tells me it is time again.. Happy 4th. Love to you all Elaine.

Garfield UMC is scheduled to work the Food Pantry Tuesday, July 30th and

Thursday, August 1

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 5:30 pm Circles

2 10:00am Prayer

Group

3 8:00 am UMW

“Annual Break-

fast” & Elections

9:30am Men’s

Coffee

4 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

5 6 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

7 8:45am Garfield

10:15am Larned

8 5:30 pm Circles

6:30 pm Transi-

tion Team

9 10:00am Prayer

Group

10 9:30am Men’s

Coffee

11 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

2:00 Country

Living Service

6pm Joint-SPRC

12 13 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

14 8:45am Garfield

10:15am Larned

15 5:30 pm Circles

16 10:00am Prayer

Group

17

9:30am Men’s

Coffee

18 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

19 Wedding

Rehearsal

20 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

3:00 pm

Wedding

21 8:45am Garfield

10:15am Larned

22 5:30 pm Circles

6:30 pm Transi-

tion Team

23 10:00am Prayer

Group

24 9:30am Men’s

Coffee

25 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

26 End of Summer

Meal Program

6:00 pm State

Theater Movie

Night

27 10am-4pm

Budget Shop

28 8:45am Garfield

10:15am Larned

29 5:30 pm Circles

30 10:00am Prayer

Group

Garfield– Food

Pantry 4-6pm

31 9:30am Men’s

Coffee

Garfield– Food

Pantry 4-6pm

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July @ Larned

Communion Stewards: Eli & Debbie Makings

Jason, Beth & Jaidyn Pinkston

Ushers: Mark Brownlee, Dean Leslie, Bob Sallee

Jim Vratil

Greeters: Doug, Felicia, Kaylyn & Haydyn Snodgrass,

Donna Campbell & Connie Fox

@ Garfield Servants: Elaine Jenkins & Brenda Froetschner

This service is becoming a meaningful

time of worship for those who can not be

in church on Sunday. Help us make this a

celebration of God’s love for all of us.

Join us for Worship

July 11th at 2 pm

At Country Place Assisted Living

(we sing hymns and have a short

devotion)

Sunday Schedules

GUMC Schedule:

8:45am - Worship Fellowship & refreshments following

LUMC Schedule:

9:45am - Fellowship Time 10:15am - Worship Service 10:30am - Children’s Church (When school Resumes)

Summer Community Meal Monday-Friday

11:30 am-12:30 pm June 3rd-July 26th

All kids 1-18: eat free Adults(3.50)

Coordinated by Debbie & Eli Makings Call Debbie if you have questions

At (620)804-0673

Thank You’s

LUMC Scholarship Committee, Thank you all so much for your kind-ness and support! I appreciate the generous scholarship for my future education. You will always be in my heart and I am grateful for my amazing church family! Brooke Butler

Dear Methodist Friends, Thank you for the “gift box” you sent Wayne with the pen, carrying bag and drinking cup. We do so appreciate your thoughtfulness and prayers. It is a mira-cle that Wayne is still with us, and getting stronger eve-ry day. Wayne was quite impressed with the card with so many signatures. Once again, thanks so much! VAB (Virginia Brownlee)

Thank you all for the support over the past few years. I really appreciate all of you and everything you’ve done. I love the bible and all the notes you wrote and I will definitely

be using it in college and my future! Thanks so much again!

Dalton Penka

Dear Friends of the LUMC, Thank you for the sonic gift card and thank

you for your support through the years. I miss all the great people I saw in church

when I went with my aunt! I am blessed to have you guys! Love all of you at LUMC!

Gabe (Warrick)

Thanks to all of you for the wonderful Farewell Cele-bration! Also for all the cards, they will be cherished.

Thanks also for the Love offering. It is a joy to know you all and be a part of your life.

Peace and Joy in Christ Pastor Bethann Black

Thank you for the card. Benji Reese

(There is a nice letter from him on bulletin board)

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The Evangel Larned UMC 701 Main Larned, KS 67550-3011 (620) 285-3183

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Worship @ 10:15am

Please help support our church through Dillons Community Rewards, visit: https://www.dillons.com/communityrewards and follow the directions. Larned UMC number is 10252.

If you need assistance please stop by the church office. Thank you for your Support!

Calling all Cookie Bakers!

We ask for 6-9 dozen cookies, either bought or baked. If you

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our church by shopping through

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Thank you!

Church office hours:

Monday—Thursday 8:30 am—4:30 pm

July 2019

June 30th 5th Sunday

Food Pantry Collection