Larned & Garfield United Methodist Churches

The Evangel Notes from the Pastor “The challenge of community building is this; While visions, plans, and committed top leader-ship are important, even essential, no clear vision, nor detailed plan, nor committed group leaders have the power to bring this image of the future into existence without the continued engagement and involvement of citizens.” (Community, the Structure of Belonging, By Peter Block)

This is a book that was recommended in January at a meeting, and despite having the flu while there I am glad that I showed up for this discussion. The book is about what it necessary to build a real community, where people care for one another, and are able to work together for a shared vision. Something that has happened here in Larned with people coming together for the dress shop, the theater, the hospital, and many more projects around the community. It is pointed out again and again that it is not leader-ship alone that creates a community, because without people who are willing to pitch in and be part of it - it can’t exist. Just think if people weren’t willing to volunteer to work at the theater

it wouldn’t be possible to keep it open. Or if people hadn't been willing to stand up and find a way forward we wouldn’t have a hospital. The same is true in the church, our faith community, if we are not willing to participate in making our vision of what it could be a reality—no amount of effort by a group of leaders will make it happen.

I celebrate the leaders of this community who have been willing to engage in a conversation about what being the church in today’s world means. The future however is truly up to all of us - What is your vision of what church could be? And What are you willing to do to make it that? Without your voice and your help we can’t become the community you dream of.

Some because a small group can only do so many things and some because as the “Deep & Wide” book tells us for those of us who have been here everything is where we put it and we are ok with that.

Peace & Joy in Christ, Bethann

July 2014

Garfield UMC News by Elaine Jenkins

We did have a movie, I wasn't

able to go so I can't tell you a lot

about it. With no Bible Study or

TLC there isn't a lot to report.

We need to think about our

Houses of Worship. If we don't

strive to keep up our attendance

and keep our faith strong we may

not have a place to worship at. I

really enjoying going to church

for the presence of all the people

and the wonderful time with our

Lord and Savior. It certainly helps

my faith stay strong with the

members at our little church. The

love abounds and we certainly do

enjoy all the time spent there. I

will be anxiously awaiting for Bi-

ble study and Sunday school to

resume. God bless all of the

farmers that are working diligent-

ly to get the crops harvested and

planted, and all the rest of the

family of our churches and the

sick ones that need our prayers

and our love. God bless you all

until next month.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Food Pantry, GUMC

July 14th-18th

Trustees Meeting

LUMC Parlor July 21st

State Theater Night

State Theater July 25th

Vacation Bible School

Lots of fun was had by all! We

hosted VBS at LUMC with

helpers and kids from

GUMC, Sacred Heart, the

Nazarene and Presbyterian

Churches, with the

Presbyterian Church being

the lead church this year.

We had an average of 60 kinder-

garten through fourth graders,

15 middle school and high school

helpers and 15 adult helpers. We

were excited to see so

many teens helping out,

the number of helpers

almost doubled this

year! The kids enjoyed

fun crafts, outdoor rec-

reation, Bible stories, wonderful

snacks and lots of music each day.

MOM’s Thank You

Larned: Christian Wegehaupt, Dan

Dipman, Easton Fitzpatrick, Angie

Murray, Peggy Thompson, Virginia

Best, Marj Niewald, Dean Couch,

Jane Kersenbrock, Vern Steffen,

Darcy Van Meter, Jack Smades,

Donald Froetschner, Bob Ash-

worth, Barbara Bland, Donna

Stejskal, Jan Smades, Glenn Court-

ney, Kenny & Wanda Eye, Johnnie

Frazier, Edith Haun, Wilda Jantz,

Phyllis Neidig, Tamsel Rogers, Bea

Seba, Betty Unruh, Polly Newport,

Milton & Irene Hiebert, Opal

Weaver, Eldred Dipman

Garfield: Vivian, Clarabel, Evalina

& Howard, Travis Hall, Marvin

Warner, Sandy Lucas, Earnest, Ste-

ve Hall's mother as she transitions

into a nursing home & Rain.

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MOM’s Preschool will be back for the 2014/2015 school year

under the direction of Brenda Holopirek.

If you would like information about enrollment please call Bren-

da at 620-338-6517 or stop by the church office.

Hi everyone! Thank you for collecting the Box Tops and

Campbell’s UPCs. Your mission team members trimmed

and peeled, counted and separated them. The team was

Amazing! Love You all!

In Christ, Vickie Luviano

We would like to extend a big

thank you to Kathy Hanken and

Cathy Damm for their 26 years of

service to this community

through MOM’s preschool. If

you see them around please let

them know how much they have

been appreciated

and wish them well

in their retirement.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10am Prayer Group

2 7am UMW Breakfast 9:30am Men’s Coffee

3 4 Office Closed Independence

Day

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6 7 8 10am Prayer Group

9 9:30am Men’s Coffee

10 11 12

13 14 15 10am Prayer Group

16 9:30am Men’s Coffee

17 18 19

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7pm Nominations at Parsonage

21 7:30pm Trustees

22 10am Prayer Group

23 9:30am Men’s Coffee

24 25 6pm Movie Night

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27 28 29 10am Prayer Group

30 9:30am Men’s Coffee

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GUMC Food Pantry

July 2014

McCurdy Trip by Connie Fox

Five hardy women made the trip to the McCurdy

Mission this year--Rev. Bethann, Marilyn Bell,

Amanda Lessard, Amanda Wehrman, and Connie

Fox; they were joined by a team of four from

Paradise, KS. The top priority for the week was

getting classrooms ready for Camp Stars which

started June 9, so we mopped floors, washed desks

and chairs, washed windows and cleaned blinds in a

couple of classrooms. Camp Stars has 50 students

from Kindergarten to 6th grade in "...STEM [Science,

Technology, ?, Math] education and VBS fun for six

weeks."

We also trimmed the never-ending General Mills

Box Tops and Campbell's labels. They currently have

1,600,000 labels ready to mail in to order a new 2015

seven-passenger van! The Box Top funds make

possible field trips, special projects and fun events

like pizza parties.

There is always laundry to do and weeds to pull

and when we left the linens were clean and gardens

around the dorm and in the Peace Garden looked

great.

Not to make you think we only worked, we also

shopped in Santa Fe and rafted the Rio Grande; ask

Rev. Bethann and Amanda Wehrman how cold the

river water was!

Next year's trip is set for the first week in June

again, plan to come along, it's the most rewarding

vacation you'll ever have.

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Church Council Minutes June 2014

As just a few people were able

to attend we began the conversa-

tion about section 4 of the Deep &

Wide book, which talks about

making our space and classes irre-

sistible to new people.

So for our August 18th meet-

ing we are asking everyone to

read this section and give

feedback on the questions:

1. What do we want our space to

say about us?

2. Are the space irresistible and

relevant for the activities they

are used for?

3. Are the materials used for

classes engaging and helpful?

We invite all feedback, and this

would be a place where feedback

from someone who hasn’t always

gone here would be very helpful.

Feel free to join us on August

18th at 5:30 or give your feedback

to a member of the council.

2014 Mission Team

Amanda Wehrman - Painter McCurdy Van purchased with

1.5 million Campbell’s soup labels

Amanda Lessard pulling weeds

Marilyn Bell and the Peace Garden Rev. Bethann - Laundress

Larned Birthdays Sharla Taylor 07/01 Tuesday Woods 07/01 Diane Hiebert 07/03 Ethan Michael Woods 07/03 Wendy Ibarra 07/04 Jadene Colglazier 07/07 Tammy Shaver 07/07 Rocky Tauscher 07/07 Laura Arnold 07/09 Braeden Bert 07/10 Eldred Dipman 07/10 Ben Appel 07/11 Ike Shaver 07/12 Patty Smith 07/12 Marilyn Bell 07/14 Gary Lewis 07/14 Katherine Roth 07/15 Rob Marshall 07/17 Kevin Allison 07/18 Dan Sanneman 07/21 Nolan Allison 07/22 June Fischer 07/22 Grace Marshall 07/22 Nick Warrick 07/22 Dean Leslie 07/27 Jordyn Muller 07/29 Benji Reese 07/29 Jim Bohart 07/30 Kent Frick 07/30 Andrew Shaver 07/31 Allan Smith 07/31

Larned Anniversaries Ben & Elaine Appel 07/01 Mildon & Ida K. Yeager 07/04 Jim & Joan Bohart 07/22 Rob & Val Marshall 07/22 Dan & Karla Sanneman 07/26 Bob & Geneva Pivonka 07/31

Garfield Birthdays Stephanie Hall 07/06 Joan Cline 07/07 Drew Davis 07/11 Marvin Warner 07/12 Kade Johnson 07/15 Robyn Hall 07/19 Marilyn Hall 07/21

Garfield Anniversaries

Gerald & Gina Hickman 07/11

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Dear Larned United Methodist

Church family,

Initially, thank you for the generosity

that has been bestowed upon me through

the scholarship. The real thank you I owe

all of you is for the never-ending love, sup-

port and care you have given me the last

18 1/2 years. I can never truly express my

gratitude enough. It has been both an honor

and a blessing to have had you all in my

life...Thank you again!

Love, Allison Elizabeth Stejskal

UMC & Higher Education Committee,

Thank you so much for everything over the years.

A special thank you to the church for the Bible and

the Higher Education Committee for the book

marks and the wonderful breakfast! It all was very

delicious and very thoughtful! Thanks for every-

thing and God Bless!

Michael Reece

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

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July Cookie Bakers

07/06 Sherrill Sallee 07/20 Diane Hiebert 07/13 Betty Delaney 07/27 Geneva Pivonka & Shirley Leslie

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Sunday Schedules

GUMC Schedule:

8:45am - Worship Fellowship & refreshments following LUMC Schedule:

9:00am - Small Group Bible Study in the Library 9:45am - Fellowship Time 10:15am - Worship Service

Larned UMC Giving Through Service:

July Sound Equipment: Dallas Hiebert

July Communion Stewards: Prescotts

Helpers: Froetschners

July Ushers: Greg Henderson &

Sammy Froetschner

July Greeters: Loren Lane & Roberta Lane

Ross & Ginger Butler, Brittany & Brooke