The Chimes Volume.16 Issue.1 January 30, 2019
Worship Schedule 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 am Service
10:00 am Service
February 3, 2019
Communion Souper Bowl Sunday
1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Galatians 3:23-29
Rev. Laura ―No Longer Subject To A Disciplinarian‖
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 10, 2019
10:00 am Service
Daphne Huston Baptism 4:00 pm VIVID Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13); Luke 5:1-11
Rev. Laura ―From Now On‖
February 17, 2019
Psalm 1; Luke 6:17-26
Rev. Laura ―God’s Blessings for You!‖
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 24, 2019
10:00 am Service
Oliver’s 4-7 Youth Fundraiser for Mission Trip
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Luke 6:27-38
Rev. Laura ―Be Merciful‖
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In this issue:
Page 2 Church Leadership Page 3 Letter from Rev. Laura Page 4 Worship & the Arts Church Life Page 5 Prayer Corner Congratulations Page 6 Youth Group Christian Education UPC Discovery Page 7 Thank You Notes Per Capita Page 8 Faith Community Nurse Page 9 Nature Connections Page 10 Nominating Committee Page 11 Recycle Opportunities Insert Calendar for February 2019
February 2019
Church Leadership Session Class of 2019 Charlotte Cronin Mary Jo Mays Alicia McKeighan Megan McKeighan Kathy Nordvall
Laurie Hartshorn, Clerk of Session Class of 2020 Tim Cole Deb Hanson Don Hartshorn Pam Madden Alexis Maloof
Class of 2021 Christie Cook Ellen Grohovena Judy Helm Jerry Randall Jim Sullivan
Board of Deacons Class of 2019 Theresa Bender Ken Krancher John Madden Sue McGill Rick Noetzel Deb Paul Nancy Pogue Bev Ranson Myrna Schwarz
Class of 2020 Judi Beck Audrey Beeney Pat Bensing Theresa Buley Betty Downard Ann Gropp Megan Marsh Kathy Nixon Nancy Thompson
Class of 2021 Alice Bremner Eva Grubbs Erin Heilman Rich Lansdowne Jan Mooberry Kim Murray Stephanie Randall Mary Vetter Julie Watson
Session Committee Moderators & Liaisons Church Life Charlotte Cronin Hospitality & Growth Ellen Grohovena Christian Education Pam Scranton/Cindy Shipley Human Resources Pam Madden/Deb Sullivan Member Care Mary Jo Mays /Deb Hanson Mission Nicole Livsey/Jenna Hague/Christie Cook Properties Bob McDowell/Don Hartshorn Stewardship & Finance Megan McKeighan /Tim Cole Worship & the Arts Mark Hanson /Jerry Randall Preschool Judy Helm/Kathy Nordvall Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) Les Boswell, Mark Hanson, Sean Jennings*, Nicole Livsey, Alexis Maloof*, Sally Maubach, Stan Strickler *Co-Moderators
Pray for the pastoral leadership even now being prepared by God to partner with UPC. Interested in joining United Presbyterian Church? Contact the pastor or visit our website at: www.unitedpc.org.
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Letter from Laura To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart. Could it be that the message needed for living comes so simply, in truisms tagged on to another of those endless flow of emails I receive from people needing to make their quota of forwards, so they send me the religious ones, transmitting bawdier, funnier ones to their real friends? The emails themselves are usually okay – often a God sighting, some instance of God once again acting anonymously in our midst. It’s the truisms tagged on the end that can make my skin creep, because I think theology (our talk about God) requires our thinking and folk theology assumes that if we’re just good enough, St. Peter will swing open those pearly gates, and welcome us in to pursue our favorite earthly pastimes: golfing, fishing, drinking beer…….. as an eternal activity, as if God’s function in our lives is to be the perfect butler, make things go our way and in the end, let us set the agenda for eternity as well. Yeah, I do think theology requires our thinking and a lifetime of exploring how it changes us. I believe we are saved by grace through faith alone, not at all by what we do. But this truism makes sense for daily living. To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart. What do you think? Blessings,
Rev. Laura
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Church Life
Are you a Facebook User? If so, you can help us!
BUNCO
If you are a Facebook User, you can help the church out by doing three very simple things. 1) Please ―Like‖ the United Presbyterian Church page 2) give us a 5-star rating with a brief little note on why you like the church 3) Recommend the page to other. These three easy things will greatly help visitors when they look at the page to get a sense of our church and they will be more likely to view the content on our Facebook page. Thank you!
Sermons available online
Were you gone on a Sunday due to illness, travel, or winter weather but still want to keep up-to-date with the sermons? We have you covered! Just visit http://unitedpc.org/ resources/sermons/ for the latest sermons. You can also view archived sermons by searching preachers or sermon texts.
VIVID on 2nd Sundays February, March, and April
We are going to have VIVID worship services on the 2nd Sundays in February, March and April. Stay tuned for details about these special VIVID services because you will not want to miss them! The services start at 4pm and conclude with a shared meal at 5pm. This service is designed to be participatory for all generations of people, so no matter what age you are, this service is for you!
Song Suggestions
Do you have a favorite hymn or song that we haven’t sung in a while? Please let me know! Email
[email protected] with your suggestions. Certain songs have a way of nestling deep into our hearts and imaginations, and the act of singing them in a faith community is a profound sacred experience. I would love to know what songs are important to you.
February 2019
BUNCO will be Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:00 pm. Bring a dollar for prizes and snacks if you want. Contact Eunice Andrews at 688-8458 for more information.
Anna Circle
Anna Circle will be Thursday, Feb.14, 6:00 pm at WeaverRidge. Lesson: Chapter 12 in ―The Girls Still Got It‖ Mission: Share the Warmth blanket ministry. Work days are the 4th Saturday of the month at 9:30 am.
Ladies Night Out
Place: Pizza Ranch, 4114 N Brandywine Drive Date: Thursday, February 21 Time: 6:00 pm RSVP to Eunice Andrews @ 688-8458 or Betty Pugh @ 822-8500.
Family Movie Night
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Prayer Corner Please keep the following people in your thoughts: Eunice Andrews Karen Black Mary Buesing Penny Brower Charles Cook Kerry Dickerson Betty Downard Mary Everett Geneva Hall (Gulley) Jes Hall Jaxson Harper Carol Irish Mary Jermac Ann Jones Dwight Jones Katie (Cronin) Mike Kelley Ralph Krall Debbie Kutter Duane Mach David McDowell Ann O’Brien Dean Peoples Christy Presseau (Maloof) Projeto Amar, our Brazilian Mission Partner School Jeff Rickett Anna Saxon Fred Selling Janet Shepler Larry & Sara Stotts Josh Swank Felicia Vallosio Cal Vobroucek Richard West Jon & Kim Wrigley Ruthie Yingling Our prayers of Christian sympathy for Jim & Pat Weinkauf on the death of their son-in-law, Mike Davis, on December 29, 2018. Our prayers of Christian sympathy to Jon & Kim Wrigley on the death of Jon’s aunt, Connie Velpel, on January 3, 2019.
______ _ _ 5 Our prayers of Christian sympathy to Joy Stewart on the death of her husband, Joe, on January 6, 2019. Our prayers of Christian sympathy to Rose Dickerson, on the death of her aunt, Edna Root, on December 29, 2018. Our prayers of Christian sympathy to Betty Downard on the death of her daughter-in-law, Keri Downard, on December 30th. Congratulations to Megan & Jud Swan on the birth of their son, Ethan Nicholas, on January 1, 2019. Proud grandmother and uncle are Kathy and Matt Nixon. Congratulations to Bernie Cambron on celebrating her 96th birthday on January 20th.
Congratulations Snack Pack Program Receives Certificate
Congratulations to UPC for being recognized by Peoria School Dist. 150 as a supporter of the Snack Pack Program. Theresa Bender represented UPC in receiving a lovely certificate of adoption by Dist. 150.
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Youth Groups Youth Groups Update
Jump Start is for those in 3rd-5th grades RUSH is for those in 6th-8th grades QUEST is for those in 9th-12th grades 2019 Feb. 10 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-4:00 Feb. 24 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-400 Mar. 5 Pancake supper 5:30-7:30 Mar. 24 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-400 Apr. 14 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-4:00 Apr. 28 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-4:00 May 19 Jumpstart 1-2:30 RUSH/Quest 2:30-400
Upcoming Fundraisers
March 5, 2019 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner—evening, time tbd March 9, 2019 Paint Night Fundraiser 4th Sundays at Oliver’s year round except for December
Christian Education Presbyterian Youth Triennium Life changing— Life giving— Faith growing July 16-20, 2019 Registration is due at the beginning of January.
Children’s Sunday School
We want to give our teachers Sabbath time to worship as well as shape young lives. This means we need more help. Can you teach on the second, third and fourth Sunday of a month for us? Or commit to being a sub? Please let Rev. Laura know as she is doing the scheduling and training for us right now. 815-822-0557 or
[email protected]. Classes are for age 3-PreK; K-2nd and 3rd-6th.
February 2019
Chili Cook Off Results
Chili Cook Off Contest results are in. Thank you for supporting our youth by bringing chili for the contest, soups and your appetites to the Fellowship Hall after the annual meeting. First place in the contest went to Rich Helm, with Tony Huston taking a close second. Thanks for all your help! $171.00 was raised after expenses.
UPC Discovery Resignation Notice
UPC Discovery Preschool regretfully announces the resignation of Pam Scranton, as Director of UPC Discovery at the end of this school year. Pam, who founded UPC Discovery, wishes to take a break from the day-to-day running of the preschool which will allow her to travel more often with husband Sean. Although Pam won’t be in preschool every day next year, she will be guiding and nurturing the preschool in new roles as she replaces Judy Helm as Chair of the Preschool Committee and also will Co-chair the Christian Education Committee. We have been blessed to find an enthusiastic successor to Pam as Director. Session has approved the hiring of Lora Taylor as the new director. Lora has trained professionally with both Pam and Judy and is a familiar face at UPC Discovery in the summer. She has been a volunteer at the Becoming Young Thinkers Institute every summer, last year serving as our Coordinator of Coaches. Lora’s project work has been featured in books and presented nationally. Lora has a bachelor’s degree in early childhood with a special education endorsement from Bradley University and a Masters in Early Childhood Administration from National Louis University. Lora comes to us from St. Jude School and before that previously taught for 11 years at Northminster Learning Center at Northminster Presbyterian Church. The Preschool Committee celebrates this smooth transition and an opportunity to add even more expertise to our leadership team.
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Thank-You Notes I would like to thank all those who have helped with the Snack Packs up to now. Thank you to JAM Printing for supplying bags for the children at Christmas; and to the Hartshorns’ and Lansdownes’ for bringing items from Mid West Food Bank to be included in the Snack Packs. Special thanks to our youth and adults who have helped package the Snack Pack bags. All of your donations of food items are deeply appreciated. With all of your help preparing these bags, we are able to make a difference in many lives each week. Blessings, Theresa Bender, Snack Pack Coordinator I can’t begin to tell you how appreciative I am of all the cards and gifts at Christmas. It was a complete surprise. I am so thankful for my friends at UPC. Bill Bunker We were amazed at the number of Christmas cards Jack received. Thank you so much for taking the time to make them. We also want to thank our dear visiting deacon, Rose Schmollinger, for bringing the cards and the ornament. Her term is over this year (2018) and we will miss her. Jack and Pat Bensing Dear UPC Members, Thank you so much for thinking me at this holiday season. I love the Christmas ornament, the card, and the bag with the ―I Believe‖ printed on it. Just beautiful. Thank you so much again. God Bless you all. Bertha Mueller Thank you for allowing Families Anonymous to meet in your wonderful facility on Tuesday evenings. We are so grateful for your support. FA Members, Central Illinois Families Anonymous I really appreciate the letters, candy, tree ornament and the blue bag. Love, Mary Zentgraf Thank you for the cards, calls and prayers. I love this church. Betty Downard Dear Friends, This is long overdue, but certainly heart felt. Thank you does not seem adequate for all the love and prayers that we have received since June with my surgeries and now the death of our son-in-law. We thank you one and all. It is great to have ―Family‖ support at a time like this. Love and prayers to you all, Jim & Pat Weinkauf
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Per Capita Per capita is an amount of money per member that our congregation pays to our larger Presbyterian Church (USA). Through our per capita giving, the Presbytery of Great Rivers with its’ many volunteers -helps congregations with their pastoral transitions -cares for pastoral leaders and their families -trains and supports leaders to in turn lead within their own churches -helps prepare people for service as ministers of word and sacrament -provides money for particular missions This year the per capita apportionment is $34.22 per member. If there are 2 church members living in your household, this is $68.44. We have once again put the blue Per Capita envelopes in the pews for your use. Individuals who pay their per capita outside their annual pledges allow funds in the budget to be freed up for other programs of the church. Last year, through your extreme generosity, we received almost 50% of the per capita given to the presbytery from you. UPC’s per capita responsibility for 2019 is approximately $17,000.00. Any participation we receive to offset amount is gratefully received and acknowledged.
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Faith Community Nurse Healthy Hearts
In February we celebrate Valentine’s Day with love and happy hearts. Let us also consider loving ourselves enough to keep our hearts healthy. Approximately 630,000 Americans die from heart disease each year. Every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a heart attack, and each minute more than one person dies from an event related to heart disease. The cost for heart disease in the United States is about $200 billion each year. http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/ fs_heart_disease.htm Heart disease is not specific to older adults. It can occur in younger adults as well. This is in part because many of the conditions leading to heart disease are happening at a younger age. Two of these conditions are high blood pressure and obesity. Additional risk factors for heart disease include smoking, high cholesterol, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity, and diabetes. There are several ways to take care of your heart. One is not smoking, or seeking smoking cessation methods if you do. Another is working with your health care provider to manage conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Eating a diet low in trans-fat, saturated fat and added sugar and sodium and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables are healthy choices. Staying physically active for at least 150 minutes per week is also recommended. http://www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/index.html Please take a minute to look at the information in the Welcome Center related to heart health. On Sunday, February 17th the Health & Wellness committee will have a display in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us after service for healthy snacks, blood pressure screening, and more information on keeping your heart healthy. Keli Briggs, MSN, RN
Heart Health Sunday
Sunday, February 17th is Heart Health Sunday. All members are invited to Wear Red to worship. The Health and Wellness team will have a special display in the fellowship hall about heart health, blood pressure screenings, and heart healthy snacks.
Valentine Bags The Visiting Deacons will be taking Valentine’s bags to those in our congregation who received Christmas bags in December. Please consider sharing a card or note with them this Valentine’s Day. A list of names as well as Valentine’s bags and Valentine’s cards (the type children use at school) will be available in the Welcome Center January 27th through February 10th. The bags will be picked up by the Visiting Deacons after service on February 10th, so please have yours in the bags prior to service on that day. Thank you
Volunteer Opportunity
There is currently a loving act of kindness volunteer opportunity for the members of UPC. One of our church members is in need of a kidney. If anyone is willing to have testing done to determine a possible match, please contact Keli Briggs in the church office or via email at
[email protected]. Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this request.
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Nature Connections God’s Natural World Photo Contest
Time to print those pictures you have been taking on our wonderful campus this past year for God’s Natural World Photo Contest. If you haven’t had an opportunity to take any so far, consider exploring the campus in winter and discover that winter has beauty also. Submissions will be accepted beginning January 31, 2019. The entry box will be located in the Welcome area outside the sanctuary, along with entry forms. Please fill out an entry form for each photo submitted and tape the form to the back of the entry. Remember photos must not exceed 8 x 10 and mounted with a plain black mat not to exceed 11 x 14. Each participant may enter two (2) photos so select your best! For rules and submission requirements pick up a brochure in the Welcome center or contact Nancy Jones 264 -0810 or email
[email protected]. All submissions are due March 17, 2019. Awards will be announced March 24, 2019 during Nature Connections Spring into Nature Day event in Fellowship Hall after Worship.
For the Beauty of the Earth A Photographic Exhibition and Celebration of God’s Natural World with Nick Nott February 10, 11:00 - 12:00 in Fellowship Hall Mark your calendar!
Nick Nott, long time UPC member began seriously pursuing photography in the early 1980’s, photographing in black and white and developing his own images. Presently he uses DSLR cameras to photograph nature, processes the image himself in Lightroom and Photoshop, and prints on metallic paper. Recently he has been photographing with a DSLR camera converted to infrared. Nick “My artistic passion is photography. I has studied with leading nature photographers Lewis strive to capture images of nature which Kemper, George Lepp, David Middleton, Gary Hart, Rod seize the feeling of the moment and Plank and John Shaw. He was accepted into the Profespreserve it for the viewer.” sional Nature Photography Advanced Studies Program at Nick Nott, Photographer the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, MT which required submission of a portfolio of work. Nick exhibits at fine arts shows primarily in the Midwest and southern United States. Sponsored by Nature Connections Committee, Connecting us to God’s Natural World
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Nominating Committee 2018 Congregational Nominating Committee Final Update The Congregational Nominating Committee is elected each year. Five people are elected from the congregation at the Annual meeting and the Session and the Deacons each elect two active members for a year of service. The committee is always chaired by at least one of the elders. The committee identifies and invites for service a sufficient number of folks for service on the Session, Deacons and the Foundation board. This year, they also did this same work for the UPC Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) At the Annual Meeting on 1/27/19, the rest of the elections occurred for 2019 and beyond. Here are all who have said ―yes‖ to the invitation to serve UPC in a variety of ways. For the office of Deacon – Class of 2020 (1 visiting deacon* needed) Kathy Nixon* For the office of Deacon – Class of 2021 (9 deacons needed, 3 visiting*) Alice Bremner*, Eva Cox Grubbs, Erin Heilman*, Rich Lansdowne, Jan Mooberry, Kim Murray, Steph Randall, Mary Vetter* and Julie Watson For the office of Elder – Class of 2021 (5 elders needed) Christie Cook, Ellen Grohovena, Judy Helm, Jerry Randall and Jim Sullivan For the Foundation (1 for 2020, 2 for 2021) Theresa Bender, Class of 2020 Evan Hague and Richard Helm, Class of 2021 2019 Nominating Committee, Congregation at large (5 needed) Don Baker, Jennie Cordis Boswell, Jim Bremner, Linda Fortin and Shirley Poshard For the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) (7 needed) Les Boswell Mark Hanson Sean Jennings (co-moderator) Nicole Livsey Alexis Maloof (co-moderator) Sally Maubach Stan Strickler
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February 2019 SUNDAY
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1 9:00 Preschool Open Registration 1:00 Mah Jongg
2 1:00 Retirement Party
3 Communion Souper Bowl Sunday 9:00 Adult Education 10:00 Worship 11:00 Fellowship
4 8:30 Exercise 9:00 Home Communion Visits 5:30 Member Care 6:00 Tai Chi 6:30 Properties 6:30 Church Life
5 9:30 PASG General Meeting 1:30 Tai Chi 3:00 Bereavement 6:30 Families Anonymous
6 8:30 PBS 10:30 Staff Mtg. 5:30 Bells 6:00 Tai Chi 6:15 Choir 7:15 Worship Band
7 8:30 Exercise 1:30 Tai Chi 6:00 Bereavement
8 1:00 Mah Jongg 7:00 Bunco
9 4:00 Family Movie Night
10 Huston Baptism 9:00 Adult Education 10:00 Worship/ Sunday School 11:00 Fellowship 11:00 For the Beauty of the Earth 11:00 Medical Procedure Review 11:15 Worship & the Arts 11:15 Christian Ed 1:30 Jump Start 2:30 Rush/Quest 4:00 VIVID
11 8:30 Exercise 1:00 Parents’ Bereavement 6:00 Moms Demand Action 6:00 pm Tai Chi
12 9:00 PASG Board 1:30 Tai Chi 3:00 Bereavement 6:30 Families Anonymous No HR
13 8:30 PBS 11:00 PEO BX 5:30 Bells 6:00 Tai Chi 6:00 Nature Connections 6:15 Choir 7:00 Preschool 7:15 Worship Band
14 8:30 Exercise 11:30 PASGDTS 1:30 Tai Chi 6:00 Bereavement 6:00 Anna Circle
15 1:00 Mah Jongg
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17 Blood Pressure Screening 9:00 Adult Education 10:00 Worship/ Sunday School 11:00 Fellowship 11:00 Library Open 11:00 Heart Health Sunday Display
18 8:30 Exercise 6:00 pm Tai Chi 6:00 Lawyers Basketball 6:30 Stewardship & Finance
19 1:30 Tai Chi 3:00 Bereavement 6:30 Families Anonymous
20 8:30 PBS 1:30 Staff Mtg. 11:00 ANG 5:30 Bells 6:00 Tai Chi 6:15 Choir 7:15 Worship Band
21 8:30 Exercise 1:30 Tai Chi 6:00 Bereavement 6:00 Ladies Night Out 6:00 Lawyers Basketball
22 1:00 Mah Jongg
23 9:30 Share the Warmth
24 9:00 Adult Education 10:00 Worship/ Sunday School 11:00 Fellowship 11:15 Pack Snack Packs 1:30 Jump Start 2:30 Rush/Quest 4:00 Oliver’s Fundraiser for Youth Mission Trip
25 8:30 Exercise 1:00 Parents’ Bereavement 6:00 pm Tai Chi
26 9:30 PGR @ 5 Points 11:30 PASGNP 1:30 Tai Chi 3:00 Bereavement 6:30 Families Anonymous 7:00 Session
27 8:30 PBS 9:30 PASGSS 5:30 Bells 6:00 Tai Chi 6:15 Choir 7:15 Worship Band
28 8:30 Exercise 11:30 PASGK 1:30 Tai Chi 6:00 Bereavement
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Recycling Opportunities
Hard plastic bottle cap lids are now being collected in the church office. Pop, water, milk, juice, detergent, shampoo, pill bottle caps, any type of hard plastic cap can be collected. These lids are collected and then sent to a center to make plastic park benches for places that have no funding for such projects. Pam Madden has helped us facilitate this. A white collection container is in the office suites for easy drop off. We also collect ink cartridges. They are taken to Office Depot/Max where we are given $ rewards to purchase items. This can be a big savings to the church in office supplies. We have a container inside the office suites for easy drop off.
