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September/October 2019

O U R M I S S I O N :

L O V E G O D , L O V E N E I G H B O R , T R A N S F O R M T H E W O R L D

119 E. Main Street

P. O. Box 601

Panora, IA 50216

(641) 755-2655

Email: [email protected]

Pastor

Robyn Plocher

319-415-6593

[email protected]

Panora United Methodist Church

Sunday Service

9:30 a.m. Worship Service

FaithSeeker’s Sunday

School every 2nd, 3rd, &

4th Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Nursery Available

Occasionally in conversation people compliment

a stole that I am wearing for worship or wonder

aloud about the color choices in the front of the

sanctuary. After a recent conversation some-

one said, “You should really explain that to peo-

ple sometime.” For example, my stoles are not

a fashion statement, though some of them are

very beautiful. The color is meaningful, as I will

explain below.

The church year, or liturgical year, is divided into

several seasons. The liturgical year begins the first Sunday of Advent and ends with

Christ the King Sunday in late November. We are currently in the liturgical season of

“Sundays after Pentecost.” Pentecost is a time in which Christians remember and give

thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit. You may recall the story of the disciples gathered

in the upper room 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection to celebrate the Feast of Weeks or

Shavuot, a spring harvest festival observed by Israelites. A roar like wind filled the

room, tongues of fire danced over their heads and they were filled with the Holy Spirit,

with courage and boldness to preach the gospel, which they did. (See Acts 2) All the

Jews gathered in Jerusalem for the Festival heard the disciples speaking the Good

News in their own language. Some refer to Pentecost as the “Birthday of the Church”-

for the assurance, joy and confidence that came with the Holy Spirit emboldened the

disciples to begin to carry the gospel to all the world and organize communities of be-

lievers.

Each season of the church year has a color. The color for Pentecost is red, for the

tongues of fire. That is why our altar cloth and pulpit cloth (called “paraments”) and the

pastor’s stole are red on Pentecost. Some church’s change their paraments to green

for the Sunday’s after Pentecost which are sometimes called “Ordinary Time.” Either

red or green are appropriate for this season.

Additionally, the liturgical calendar assigns three scripture lessons and a Psalm as

readings for each Sunday in a three-year cycle. There is an Old Testament lesson, an

Epistle lesson (from the NT books that are not gospels) and a Gospel lesson. If the

liturgical calendar was followed through the entire three year cycle virtually all of the

Bible would be read in worship. This schedule of readings is called “the Lectionary.” I

will be preaching from the lectionary in August – November.

You will now find the liturgical date noted at the top of the inside page of your worship

bulletin, just below the date. If you would like to learn more about the Christian Year or

Lectionary, feel free to seek me out. I love all the elements of worship and worship

planning, and I would be happy to discuss these things further with you.

Pastor Robyn

Inside this Issue

Receiving New Member

Administrative Meeting

All Committee Meeting

What is Means to be

Methodist

2

2

2

2

Brad & Kim Campbell

Son Rise Book Club

3

3

Understanding your

Grief

Worship at the Care

Center

4

4

FaithSeekers Kickoff

FaithSeekers Breakfast

Youth Group

5

5

5

Serving Our Church

Schedule for Chimes &

Choir

UMW

Roar VBS

6

6

6

6

6

Calendar

FaithSeekers, Youth

Group

7

8


The next meeting of the

Administrative Council will be

7:30 pm, Wednesday, September 11, 2019.

All Committees Meeting’s

Wednesday, September 11, 6:30 p.m.

All Committees meet followed by the Administrative Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Committee Chairs, you are responsible to contact your members. If you

cannot be present to meet, you should also contact your committee members

to postpone or make arrangements for someone to have the agenda and chair

the meeting in your absence. Charge Conference is October 27th. These

will be important meetings!!

Charge Conference is October 27th. These will be important meetings!!

Receiving New Members

We will be receiving new members on September 1st.

At our baptisms we become part of the family of God. At confirmation

we confess our faith and assume personal responsibility for our growth

in faith and service to others through the church of Jesus Christ. Transfer from one church to an-

other is quite a simple thing. It is also common for adults to become members of a particular

congregation through the confession of their faith in Jesus Christ. If you would like to discuss

baptism or church membership with Pastor Robyn, contact her at 319.415.6593 or drop into the

office on Tuesday or Thursday mornings.

Sunday, September 15, 10:40 a.m.

(After Worship) What Does It Mean to be a United Methodist?

Now more than ever it is important for us to understand the foundational

beliefs and polity of our denomination. All are welcome.


Beginning in October, meeting the 2nd

and 4th Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at the church. Son Rise is a

Christian Book Club for anyone who likes to read, fellowship with others and prayerfully stretch their

horizons!

Our first book will be The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn with a Foreward by John C. Maxwell. You

can purchase your book or check a copy out from the public library. More information will be availa-

ble as our start date gets closer.

Finally, we are seeking a volunteer child care provider for the time of our meetings. Please contact

Pastor Robyn at 641.755.2655 or 319.415.6593 if you are interested in helping.

Announcing: Son Rise Christian Book Club! A New Ministry of Panora United Methodist Church

Sunday, September 29

Brad and Kim Campbell return to tell us

of their missionary work in East Africa. Don’t miss it.


Panora United Methodist Church and

Twigg Funeral Homes invite you to:

“Understanding Your Grief”

This is a 10-week book study and grief support group. Meeting

Wednesdays, beginning October 2nd

at 3:30 p.m. Location TBA.

Facilitator, Pastor Robyn Plocher, has dedicated the majority of her

professional life to serving the needs of grieving and traumatized per-

sons of all ages. She is certified by the National Institute for Trauma

and Loss in Children (Starr Commonwealth) and the Center for Loss

and Life Transition (University of Colorado). Grief groups offer reassur-

ance that you are not alone on this painful journey and provide hope for

the seasons ahead. Anyone who has suffered a loss by death at least

3 months ago is welcome.

Pre-registration is required by calling Robyn at 319.415.6593.

What people are saying about this group:

“Being able to express my feelings and just be listened to, with no one trying to “fix” me, means so

much.”

“I know that what I am feeling now and have felt in the past is normal for me. I am so grateful to have

a resource (book) to refer to when I am having a difficult day.”

Worshipping with residents of our Care Centers:

Panora Specialty Care September 26, 10:00 a.m.

The Lakeside Village – October 22, 10:00 a.m.


Faithseekers Sunday School

Classes for students age 4 years-high school resume on Sunday, September 8th, 2019 at 9:30AM

We will have a Tailgating Party in the Panora State Bank parking lot across the street.

New this year we will be doing a One Room Sunday School. We will combine the classes into two

groups - one for Sunday School and one for the nursery.

Sunday school will meet every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sunday of the month

Students are invited to join us for Family Church every 1st and 5th Sunday at 9:30AM.

Your staff this year include: Liz Ratcliff, Erin Kirtley, Brenda Halterman, Rachel Knudsen, Melissa

Behrenfuss, Mickell Gerth and Shanell Wagler. Music is being coordinated by Gayle Shackelford

FaithSeekers Breakfast

October 13th the Faithseekers will be serving a breakfast

after church service. This will be a free will offering.

Youth Group

Faith Seekers youth group at Boulder Beach


Serv ing Our Church

Greeters for September: Sep 1 Bob & Barb VandeVenter Sep 8 Dave & Sue Thompson Sep 15 Bill & Toni Wright Sep 22 Jay & Sue Merryman Sep 29 Don & Mary Kay Hamilton Greeters for October: Oct 6 David & Jackie VanAhn Oct 13 Charles & Denise Brobst Oct 20 Kurt & Gayle Shackelford Oct 27 Bill & Jackie Wicks

Schedule for

Chimes and Choir Sep 12 6:30pm Chimes Practice Sep 15 9:30am Chimes Play Sep 26 6:30pm Choir Practice Sep 29 9:30am Choir Sings Oct 10 6:30pm Chimes Practice Oct 13 9:30am Chimes Play Oct 24 6:30pm Choir Practice Oct 27 9:30am Choir Sings

UMW Calendar

September 16—UMW meeting at 7:00pm October 21—UMW meeting at 7:00pm

Hostess: Mary Kay Hamilton Hostess: Mary Beidelman

Co-Hostess: Shirley Dungan Co-Hostess: Denise Brobst

Lesson: Karen Sievers Working on Ingathering Kits

ROAR VBS

Life is wild, God is good was hosted at Panorama Elementary from Sunday 14 July to Wednesday 17 July. About 70 kids entering Kindergarten through 5

th grade attended. We also had 45 adult and

38 youth volunteers to make the week a success. Many kids were saved or renewed hearts.

A few more key highlights:

72 kids pre-registered online (Plus, 11 walk-in registrations)

25 adult station leader/critical role leaders (24 in 2018)

20 adult crew leaders (13 in 2018)

38 youth crew leaders (going into 6th and up) (30 in 2018)

38% of attendees didn't state home church affiliation

13 church affiliations represented of attendees

Thank you to Panorama Elementary School, Panora PJ’s, and all the Panora area churches who prayed, donated financially, and volunteered. We could not host VBS without all of your support.

Blessings – Arianne Steenblock & Tina Leib

PS: Please return volunteer shirts and evaluation form to FBC inside front door in designated tub during week day office hours (usually 8-3pm). ROAR VBS CD's available to purchase for $7 until supply is gone.


September 2019 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 1:00pm Women’s Bible

Study at Lakeside Village

4 6:45pm Youth Group

5 6 7

8 9:30am FaithSeekers

Tailgate party

9

10 1:00pm Women’s Bible

Study at Lakeside Village

11

6:45pm Youth Group

12 6:30pm Chimes Practice

13

14

15

9:30am FaithSeekers

9:30am Chimes Play

16 17 1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village


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20 21


23

24 1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village


26

6:30pm Choir Practice

27

28

29 9:30am Choir Sings

30

October 2019 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1

1:00pm Women’s Bible Study

at Lakeside Village


3 4 5

6 9:30am Family Church

7

8

1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village


10

6:30pm Chimes Practice

11 12


10:30am FaithSeekers

Breakfast

9:30am Chimes Play

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24 6:30pm Choir Practice

25 26


9:30am Choir Sings

28 29 1:00pm Women’s Bible Study at Lakeside Village


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Halloween


O u r M i s s i o n :

L o v e G o d , L o v e N e i g h b o r ,

T r a n s f o r m t h e W o r l d

Panora United Methodist Church

119 E. Main, P. O. Box 601

Panora, IA 50216

Phone: 641-755-2655

email: [email protected]

website: www.panoraumc.org

Youth Group

Meet every Wednesday at

6:45 pm—8:00pm

Open to students in Grades 8-12

Faithseekers

Sunday’s at 9:30 a.m. in lower level.

Except for 1st and 5th Sunday’s of the

month is Family Worship Sunday

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