First United Methodist Church of Savanna, Illinois Volume 17 Issue 10

TELSTAR Our Mission Is To Be Committed Christians Inviting Others To Join Us.

Telstar is published monthly by First United Methodist Church for its members and friends. 2100 Chicago Ave, Savanna, IL 61074

Ph: 815-273-2345 / www.firstumcsavanna.org Pastor: Rev. Joey Garcea– pastorjoeygarcea@gmail.com

Admin. Asst./Editor: Shauna Roberts—office@firstumcsavanna.org

Inside This Issue:

Worship Helpers 2

Pastor Pen 3

Ad Council Minutes 4-5

Finance/ Attendance 6

Birthdays/ Announcements 7

Bazaar/ Trunk or Treat 8

Calendar 9

Worship Helpers

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October 1 Acolyte: Audio: Children’s Time: Pastor Joey Coffee Hour: Communion: Greeters: Ruth Kelly, Shirley Hastings Liturgist: Randy Bonjour Media: Paul Mayer Nursery: Molly Andersen Ushers: Burt & Peg Dauphin, Bob Da-vidson

October 8 Acolyte: Brennon Cavanagh Audio: Burt Prins

Children’s Time: Pastor Joey Coffee Hour: Communion: x Greeters: Merle Law, Alice Liturgist: Susan Michelle Jepsen Media: Nursery: Kathie Prins Ushers: Randy Bonjour

October 15 Acolyte:

Audio:

Children’s Time: Pastor Joey Coffee Hour: Communion: x Greeters: Guilinger Family Liturgist: Randy Bonjour Media: Paula Mayer

Nursery: Ushers: Pam Darrow, LaVona & Bob Gris-singer, Brennon Cavanagh

October 22 Acolyte: Audio: Children’s Time: Pastor Joey Coffee Hour: Communion: x Greeters: Linda Jachino Liturgist: Brennon Cavanagh Media: Nursery: Lynn Haas Ushers: Randy Bonjour

October 29

Acolyte: Brigit Jepsen Audio:

Children’s Time: Pastor Joey Coffee Hour: Communion: x

Greeters: Mayer Family Liturgist:

Media: Susan Michelle Jepsen Nursery:

Ushers: Molly Andersen

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As we approach fall and begin our usual routines, do we have a space to meet God and a time scheduled to meet there? I think it is so easy to neglect this time to get our thoughts together and be spiritually fed. When I think about having a space to meet God, I think about my motorcycle shop. My shop is a converted storage unit, where I work on bikes. That sounds simple, but this place is so much more, it is a place where I feel 100% comfortable. A place where my sign collection hangs on every wall and other memories of life find their place. I can leave a mess and not worry about it. I can arrange things how

I want. I can read my bible, pray, and work on sermons. It is a place that I can go and be me. I get in-spiration and I also wrestle with the hard questions of life. Do you have a place like this? Sometimes it is helpful to realize that God loves each of us and wants to listen to our hopes and dreams, make a time and a place for God.

Pastor Joey

Charge Conference has been scheduled for November 30th from 6:30-8:30pm.

All reports are due to the office by November 6th

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF SAVANNA ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

Sunday, August 20, 2017 10:30am

Chairperson Burt Dauphin called the meeting to order with 13 members present and 3 guests

present. Pastor Joey Garcea opened the meeting with prayer. Jason Moore moved and Paul

Mayer seconded a motion to accept the minutes from the July meeting and the motion carried.

Vivian Eaton presented the financial reports and Susan Michelle Jepsen moved and Kathie

Prins seconded a motion to approve the reports.

TRUSTEES: Paul reported the shed on the church’s triangle property is gone. A bid was re-

ceived to replace the fence around the church’s air conditioner for $2456. The church’s roof

leak bid is $575, however, the person inspecting the roof made a mistake and went to the par-

sonage, where he discovered a problem and submitted a bid of $1075 for that repair. The

handicapped– accessible bathroom is coming along and the nursery has been moved across the

hall. The playground excavation should start soon. The dimmer switch in the sanctuary is not

working, along with lights in the kitchen and a spotlight on one of the paintings in the sanctu-

ary. They will check into replacing the last set of doors on the church to more energy-efficient

ones. A tree at the parsonage needs to be removed. Pam Darrow suggested calling the city as

they are removing trees throughout the town.

STAFF PARISH RELATIONS: LaVona Grissinger and he committee are working on updat-

ing job descriptions.

FINANCE: Randy Bonjour reported the committee recommends we adopt the Cokesbury and Discipline’s rules for finance and the recommendation carried. He moved and Jason seconded a motion to sell the stock in the Scholarship Fund, which is based on Fannie May, which is be-ing phased out, and the motion carried. The money will be invested in a similar stock.

OUTREACH: Jason and his committee are working on a dinner after church when the Sun-day service returns to 10:15am.

WORSHIP: Peg Dauphin reported they are working on nursery procedures and a Safe Sanc-

tuary policy. The church picnic will be hold August 26,2017. Blessing of the Backpacks will be hold on September 17, 2017. We will be adding more praise music to our services.

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UMW: The Fall Salad Supper will be September 12th and the Bazaar and Luncheon is Octo-ber 21, 2017.

EDUCATION: Kris Yingling was happy to announce that Pastor Joey and Sandy Wurster will be teaching the Preschool Sunday School class.

PASTOR’S REPORT: Zion Cluster will be holding a pulpit exchange on Sunday, September 24th. A 4-week study will be held on the Unity of the Church. The Interchurch Council will be starting a dinner church at Manny’s for 8 weeks, studying the Book of Mark. Pastor Joey asked for prayers for this venture, as we try to reach unchurched people in the community. He and Pastor Gary Panetta from the Presbyterian church will be going door to door inviting peo-ple to attend. The annual church conference will be November 30th, at 7PM., with Staff Parish Relations committee meeting at 6:30PM.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:25am.

Respectfully submitted,

Molly Andersen

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Date Income

August 27 $2,083.00

September 3 $3,799.00

September 10 $1,984.39

September 17 $1,788.75

Total Income $9,655.14

Week Sat. Sun. SS

Aug. 27 41 44 Picnic 49

Sept. 3 9 55 X

Sept. 10 6 72 21

Sept. 17 10 72 29

Avg. 17 61 25

Prayer Concerns

John Hamm, Glen Brunner, John Powell, Rex Felten, Eli, Bill Remrey, Jerod Wood, Wilma Brunner, Ed Arb, Susan Mangler, Judy Orn, Joan Miller, Robin Cook, Loran Ahmedi, Jim Chaplin, Kevin Hersey, Lance Wallace, Nancy Sweitzer, Denise Curtis, Anita Dusowsky, Kevin Schmidt, Elinor Froehlich, Sharon Beyer, Sherrie Searheart, Joan Hallaron, Charley Meyer, Bill McCormick, Military Personnel and their families

UMW FALL SALAD SUPPER

THANKS

Thank-you to everybody who attended our an-

nual Fall Salad Supper on Sept. 12th! “This

Little Light of Mine” was the evening’s theme.

A total of 64 people from our church and ladies

of the Milledgeville, Shannon, Lanark, Mt.

Carroll, Albany, and Thomson UMC’s enjoyed

the delicious food, decorations, and program.

A hearty thanks to all who provided food and

decorations, served, set up, and cleaned up af-

ter the supper!

Many thanks to those who participated in the

program: Martha and Max Purchis, Melinda

Dykema, Vivian Eaton, Hannah Brigham, Deb

Long, Pam Darrow, Molly Andersen, Kathie

Prins, Deeann Kramer, and LaVona and Bob

Grissinger. I truly appreciate your donating

your talents and time to help me pull all of the

components of the program together!

Listening to all the laughter and chatter and

seeing all the smiles and hugging at this event

was heart-warming and inspirational! Ladies,

join us next year!!

Linda Jachino & the Savanna UMW

First Sunday

We will be meeting at the Savanna

Pool at 4pm and then to the church

at 5pm for pizza on October 1st.

Everyone is Welcome to join us,

even if you do not have a child!!

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Oct 1 Emily Mills

2 Alan Hoffman

4 Haley Jones

5 Russ Corbett

6 Frank Losh, Robin Cook

7 Jeremy Fosdick

8 Emily Heindel, Jared Green

9 Jason Wallace

10 Brian Corbett, Sarah Belander

11 Don Greenfield

12 Brian Wallace, Emily Schoenhaar

15 David Fosdick, Mark Cook

16 Chrissy Ihle, David Raymond, Marcile

Fowler

19 Joyce Corbett, Kris Yingling

20 TC Michels

22 Sarah Hanson

25 Jamie Mills, Olivia Nolte

26 Carissa Bundy

27 Adam Whitmer, Natalie Shaw

28 Autumn Morfey, Josh Hanson

29 John Jachino, Maddie McDonnell,

Renee Belander

30 Kyle Moore

UMW FALL BAZAAR

CHICKEN SOUFFLE

LUNCHEON

Saturday, October 21

Luncheon Reservations call the office at 815-273-2345

First United Methodist Church

2100 Chicago Avenue Savanna, Illinois

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October 29

4:00– 5:00pm

FUMC Parking Lot

Mark your calendars and plan to participate.

More details to follow on church fb and bulletins

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