Lisbon United Methodist Church 200 East Market Street Lisbon, IA 52253

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September 2016

From the Lisbon United Methodist Church

Where People Find Hope in the Risen Christ

Website: LISBONIOWAUMC.ORG

Email: lisbonumc@iowatelecom.net

Worship Schedule Office Hours Sunday School. . . . . . . . 8:30 am Mon - Friday (Ages 2 through adult/ Sept - May) morning hours may vary

Sunday Worship . . . . . . 9:45 am Office Phone: 319/455-2000

Non-Profit

Organization

U.S. Postage

Paid

Permit #2

Lisbon, IA 52253

Church Staff Pastor . . . . . . . . .. . Karen Nelson Music Director . .. . Paul Pleasant Secretary . . . . . . .. Dawn Morgan Webmaster………. Brad Miller

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK:

I am still discovering treasures. You would think after all these years in the church and ministry I would have seen it all, but I have not. I am still discovering treasures. I have switched my personal devotion practice each morning. Because the devotion that is available in our sanctuary each Sunday is Our Daily Bread I now use that as a devotion that I read each day. I want to read what you are reading each day, discover what you discover. I want to hear how a certain verse or writing speaks to you and share how it speaks to me. I happen to like devotions that I can have on my iPad so I was thrilled when I discovered that Our Daily Bread is available as an app. I love the special features in that app like direct connection to the scripture text so I have the Bible right there. Each day also includes extra “Insight” into the text. At the bottom of the page are the suggested scriptures for reading the Bible in a year, another great practice. Last week as I was looking at the readings I saw how “short” one of the Psalm reading was. Psalm 117 was only two verses long. I thought to myself that has to be the shortest chapter in the Bible. A little bit of research revealed to me that it was. What a treasure. I also discovered it is a chapter that is right in the middle of the Bible. What a treasure.

Psalm 117 (New Living Translation)

Praise the Lord, all you nations.

Praise him, all you people of the earth.

for he loves us with unfailing love;

the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

Praise the Lord.

It is a prayer, it is a chapter you could memorize, and it is a treasure. I am also discovering other treasures at the Lisbon United Methodist Church. I met the Administrative Council and their families. What a treasure! This church is led by smart, dedicated and faithful people. I met many of the Sunday School teachers, another treasure. People dedicated to making sure our children had a chance to grow in faith. It is a lot of work and requires many sacrifices on behalf of the teachers and their families but they do it anyway. I also discovered that Lisbon UMC offers a Sunday School class for adults as well, still another treasure. I see people in church who love and care for one another. I see people who freely use their gifts to lift up one another and further the Kingdom of God, more treasures. Here are a couple of definitions for treasure from the dictionary.

Anything or person greatly valued or highly prized

To regard or treat as precious; cherish

Yep, the definition fits, treasures for sure. In the sixth chapter of Matthew Jesus warned his followers not to store up earthly treasures, but to store up heavenly treasures; “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) My storehouse for heavenly treasures is filling up. How about yours?

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE MOVED OR WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR

NEWSLETTER BY E-MAIL.

WIC -Women in Christ met on August 11, 2016 in the church library with ten members and one guest, our Shepherdess,Denise Anderberg, present. Bev Achey was the hostess and the roll call question was "If God had decided to send you to earth as an animal, which one would appeal to you most?" Our mission project was to bring a baby layette item for Bridgehaven. Sharon Headington has completed the contacts necessary for our meeting on September 8, when we will meet at the church at 10 AM to car pool to the Goodwill Day hab program in Marion for a guided tour at 10:30. A lunch stop at Cheddars afterwards is a good possibility. Our mission item for next month will be to return the baby bottles to the church on September 11, filled with money of one kind or another. We are hoping for a generous response from our church family. Marsha Heims led the lesson from the UMW Handbook on the subject of bullying as a form of persecution, and how difficult it is to recognize and stop it. Everyone was challenged to think about this problelm and it prompted a lively discussion. SCS – Ten ladies enjoyed great food and fellowship at Brown Bottle for our girls night out. In September we will be meeting on the 20th and beginning a new study book. Please join us for the new school year. Melissa is hostess and Denise is co-hotess.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016: UMW ANNUAL MEETING EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT

LOVELY LANE CHURCH IN CEDAR RAPIDS..... 9:00AM - 2:00PM COST IS $7.00 PER PERSON... SEE WENDY JOHNSON FOR DETAILS OR CALL 319-551-1428 THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN AND ENJOYABLE DAY! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016: UMW VENDOR AND BAKE SALE FAIR 9:00AM - 2:00PM MORE NEWS WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE NEXT MONTH. CO-CHAIR PERSON NEEDED FOR KITCHEN ACTIVITIES.

PRAYER REQUESTS - Please continue to pray for these folks suffering from illness or hospitalized – Roger Dolan, Sharon Reiken’s cousin Kim, Connie Walker (Cathy Jordan’s stepmom), Kathy Jamison’s sister Jackie, Wendy Johnson’s father in law Don, Mary Smith, Gerry Alger, Kathy Jamison’s nephews, Ginny Olmstead, Nathan Heims, LeRoy Powelka, Donnie Feaker (Ronda Schaffer’s brother) Pat Sterner, Jennifer Mullen, Harriet Sanders, Paul Pleasant’s Mom, Mary Alice Caraway, Keith Stamburg (Linda Smith’s son), little Jayden, Bruce Alger, Amanda Meeker, Janette Whitman, Connie Brown, Matthew Mills, Emily Heims, Lenore Jones, Teri Bagby, Bob Cribbs, Tracy Schmidt’s Mom, Maxine Havill, David Rottman, Colleen Williams, Eli Eismann, Mildred Sperry, Bob Rottman, Marcia Reiff, and Michael Beitling. The Bruce Alger family; Emily Light and Cody and family in the loss of Cody’s Grandpa; Jill Schaefer and family in the loss of her father.

A Pre-Service Fellowship For All Returning to Sunday school hours on September 11

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Sundays 8:00-9:40am LUMC Lower Fellowship Hall

Jump start your morning with an informal Fellowship in a coffeehouse setting! All are welcome!

Do you have a heart for Lisbon school? Would you like to join with other women to pray for your children, grandchildren, the kids in our school? Please come to Moms in Prayer, which is a group that meets weekly to pray for our school kids, teachers and community. We use scripture to guide our prayers, and you are welcome to come even if praying in a group is out of your comfort zone. We meet at 6:30pm at the Lisbon United Methodist Church. Please contact Mary Morningstar with any questions: 319.743.8120 or dmstar7@msn.com. You may find this is the best 60 minute investment of your week! For more information about Moms in Prayer International, go to www.momsinprayer.org.

Mark your calendar

Every Wed. 6:30 am Men's Breakfast 6:30 pm Mom’s prayer group

Puppet practice starting in September 6:30 pm Every Thursday 10: 00 Bible Study

September 11th First day of Sunday School Bridgehaven baby bottles are due back at the church!

September 20 – 22 Directory Pictures being taken at church

September Anniversaries

8 John & Bonnie Goodwin Doug & Penny Kula

12 Troy & Kaylene Caspers

15 Bruce & Gerry Alger Scott & Jacque Morningstar

18 Dick & Denise Budde

26 28

Glen and Heather Peters Larry & Ange Baxa

29 Bill & Julie Light

1 Lynn Bergman Amy Hall Lenore Jones Bob Lind

17 Bob Brus

2 Carl Achey Cari Morgan Reid Englund

18 Richard Alger Dawn Pata Willie Sproston Benjamin Whitman

3 4

Carolyn Leaton Brett Stoneking

19 Tom Mattson Sara Yarbrough Goodwin

5 Caleb Morningstar 21 Brigetta Sizer

7 Dawn Morgan Steven Moel

22 John Goodwin Lillian Gaiser

8 23 Addison Heiken

9 Denise Budde 24 25

Carrie Dolan Logan Neff Bonnie Goodwin Benjamin Reiling

10 Keevin Shaffer 26 Joseph Parker Nancy Rose Hlas Roy Wymore

11 Zach Neff 27 Aydan Alger Jeff Chapin Brock Givens Craig Hoffman Haley Randall

12 28 Dani Chapin Alexia Hotz

13 Marshall Morgan Cassie Sproston Wendler

29 Ryan Light

15 Dan Albright Adam Phillips Allen Phillips

30 Madison Baxa Mike Morgan Wayne Shipley

16 Haylee Light Donna Nevins Kim Schultz

Prayerfully consider the following needs for Sunday School 2016-17: 2 – Ak/K teachers 2 – 1st and 2nd grade teachers 1 – 3rd and 4th grade teacher

SEPTEMBER

1 Lynn Bergman Amy Hall Lenore Jones Bob Lind

17 Bob Brus

2 Carl Achey Cari Morgan Reid Englund

18 Richard Alger Dawn Pata Willie Sproston Benjamin Whitman

3 Carolyn Leaton

19 Pastor Tom Mattson Sara Yarbrough Goodwin

4 Brett Stoneking 21 Brigetta Sizer

7 Dawn Morgan Steven Moel

22 John Goodwin Lillian Gaiser

8 23 Addison Heiken

9 Denise Budde 24 25

Sarah Boots Carrie Dolan Logan Neff Bonnie Goodwin Benjamin Reiling

10 William Feuss Stephanie Hotz Reinken Keevin Shaffer

26 Joseph Parker Nancy Rose Jeffrey Nelson Roy Wymore

11 Zach Neff 27 Aydan Alger Jeff Chapin Brock Givens Craig Hoffman Haley Randall Deb Phillips

12 28 Dani Chapin Alexia Hotz

13 Marshall Morgan Cassie Sproston Wendler

29 Ryan Light

15 Dan Albright Adam Phillips Allen Phillips

30 Madison Baxa Mike Morgan Wayne Shipley

16 Haylee Light Donna Nevins Kim Schultz

BER BIRTHDAYS

KEEP THIS POSTED BY YOUR OTHER CALENDARS.)☺

(Dates are subject to change.)

2016 – 2017 Sunday School Yearly Calendar Sept. 11

th – First day of Sunday School

Sept. 18th – Sunday School

Sept. 25th – Sunday School

Oct. 2nd – Sunday School

Oct. 9th – Sunday School

Oct. 16th – Sunday School

Oct. 23th – Sunday School

Oct. 30th – Sunday School

Nov. 6th – Sunday School

Nov. 13th – Sunday School

Nov. 20th– Sunday School

Nov. 27th - Sunday School

Dec. 4th - Sunday School

Dec. 11th- Sunday School

Dec. 18th - Sunday School– 2 year olds through 6th

grade: Practice during class time to sing in church for

Christmas Program. Junior High: Practice Bell Choir during class time to perform in church

service.

Dec. 25th

- No Sunday School

Jan. 1st - Sunday School

Jan. 8th - Sunday School

Jan. 15th - Sunday School

Jan. 22th – Sunday School

Jan. 29st - Sunday School

Feb. 5th - Sunday School

Feb. 12th - Sunday School ASH WEDNESDAY – March 1st

Feb. 19th - Sunday School

Feb.26th - Sunday School

Mar. 5th - Sunday School

Mar. 12th – Sunday School

Mar. 19th – Sunday School /

Mar. 26th – Sunday School /

Apr. 2nd – Sunday School

Apr. 9th – Sunday School Palm Sunday 2-6 practice during class/ preform in church

Apr. 16th - Sunday School Easter Sunday

Apr. 23rd

- Sunday School

April 30th – Last Sunday School Class

May 7th Sunday School Breakfast & Awards Party!

FIND US ON FACEBOOK… Lisbon United Methodist Church AND it links to our

web site LisbonIowaUMC.org spread the word…

We are looking forward to a great year of learning God’s word!!

The Adult Sunday School class will resume meeting at 8:30 AM on September 11 in fellowship hall with Nancy Forbes serving as the interim teacher. We will be using a Bible study guide for lay pupils and a lay teacher by Alan B. Stringfellow titled "Through the Bible in One Year". Iowa is often referred to as one of the "fly-over" states, and this study is like a "30,000 mile-high-fly-over". We will be looking at the major people and events in each book, but generally not doing a verse by verse examination of the text. We will work at our own pace and go as far as we get until we stop. God's Word is a precious gift and "thinking on these things" is a real blessing available to all. I would love for us to share our thoughts as we make this journey together. Prov. 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

NOTES OF THANKS! Thank you to Brittany McLaughlin, all the teachers and helpers at V BS this year. Thank you to Dick Budde for taking the role of Sunday School Superintendant!

Thank you to Rasmussen’s for cleaning in August! Thank you to Penny and Doug for stepping up to supervise the Sauerkraut Booth this year!

Nursery

Lisa M. September 4, 2016

Melissa R. September 11, 2016

Daphne B. September 18, 2016

Megan D. September 25, 2016

Anyone wanting to help volunteer in nursery beginning next fall can contact Lisa Miller at (lmiller9036@gmail.com) or call her cell phone (319) 721-8756 remember high schoolers you

can earn silver cord hours if you volunteer and work

CLEANING September Is open please pray about the opportunity to help Ushers September 4th Schmidt September 11th Smith/Hall September 18th Morgan/Johnson September 25th Rasmussen/Miller Please contact Deena McAndrews at 319 310-3678 to fill in our Ushers Calendar Schedule or to swap weeks. Thanks Acolytes – Second graders through middle schoolers please be sure and volunteer on

the Sunday’s you attend DON”T FORGET TO RING THE BELL!!!! Did you know – We found Bibles in the library that belonged to Cora Anna Bode and Cody Jorgeson if you are related to Cora or Cody and would like the bible please contact Dawn or Pastor Karen. Did you know - Did you know we have clean windows and new Budget Blinds on the office and entry way windows? Thank you Sharon Reinken and Budget Blinds for you kindness and hard work! Did you know - Caleb Schmidt was awarded the Mary Kettering Scholarship for the fall of 2016 ? Congratulations and good luck and Iowa State!