LPUMC News & Views-April 2011

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Wilder View 3

Check It Out 8

Earth Care Column 8

Good Sense 9

Calendar 11

April 10

Celebration of Life &

Health for Catembe

April 10

Breakfast served

by UM Men

April 15 & 16

UMW Book Fair

April 17

Palm Sunday Service

April 18

Womens Lunch

April 21

Maunday Thursday

Service @ Centenary

April 22

Good Friday Service

April 23

Easter Egg Hunt

April 24

Happy Easter

May 6 & 7

UMW Rummage Sale

In This Issue

A church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban community and beyond

News & ViewsA monthly publication of Lafayette Park United Methodist Church April 2011

Lafayette Park United Methodist Church 2300 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314-771-9214

Happenings at

LPUMC Happy Easter

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULEPALM SUNDAY SERVICE

9:30 am -April 17 at Lafayette Park UMC

MAUNDAY THURSDAY SERVICE

April 21st - 7:pm at Centenary UMC

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICEApril 22nd - 7pm at Lafayette Park UMC

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICEApril 24th - 9:30 am at Lafayette Park UMC


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Church Office HoursMonday - Friday

9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.314-771-9214

PastorRev. Kathleen Wilder

[email protected]

Church Secretary

Maria LawrenceM-F 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 [email protected]

Newsletter EditorElena Greene

[email protected]

Newsgrouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc

WebMasterChris Finley

[email protected]

Preschool DirectorEdna Coleman

[email protected]

Youth DirectorTBD

News & ViewsEditor

Elena Greene

Newsletter ProductionBob & Jeris Beane

Sunday Bulletin ProductionBetty Disbennett

Mary Disbennett

CHURCHCONTACTS

P a g e 2 L P U M C N e w s & V i e w s


Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to those who helped with the Corned Beef/Roast

Beef and Cabbage Dinner, it was a great success. Thank you to those who help with the Boutique. Thank you for

being a welcoming place for people during the week. Thank you to those who donate your unique items to the Bou-

tique Thank you to everyone who helped install the McKinley Peace

Garden this Month. We have doubled our size and students atthe school will start planting in the beds shortly.

Thank you to small group leaders and participants of our bookstudy

Thank you to those who worked on the church work day to makethe church look more welcoming.

Thank you to those who are making a beautiful family welcomecenter in memory of Sherry Owens. Its looking amazing.

Effortless Donations?Yes its true! By using an e-Scrip card when you shop at Schnucksyou can help fund our programs. In 2010 those who used an e-scripcard designated for LPUMC provided $690 to the church!

You can also shop other stores through the online site and purchasescount toward funds we receive (create an account with the informationyou used to register your card at http://www.escrip.com).

The following e-Scrip instructions are listed each month here inthe News & Views, Check it Out section (usually on page 8)

Simple FundraisersSchnucks eScrip Card

1. Pick up a Schnucks eScrip Community Card at a SchnucksService Desk or LPUMC office.

2. Register the Card.3. Show the Card at Checkout.

Macys Fundraising CardRegister your Macys card athttps://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/authentication/password.jspWhen you make a purchase, a percentage will be donated toLPUMC as a fundraiser.


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From The Wilder View . . .I remember the first time Jim and I visited Lafayette Park UMC. We were active members at another churchand I guess someone from Lafayette Park just asked us to come one Sunday and worship with them. I wasworking in corporate America at the time, never dreaming that one day I might be a pastor serving at Lafay-ette Park. I remember walking in the door at the front of the church and seeing two people standing in thearea by the sanctuary door. There was a big sign that had a bunch of name tags on it, and the two people hadname tags as well. They were smiling at us and greeted us warmly when they handed us a bulletin. I thoughtwow, these people have their stuff together.

We found a seat towards the back and before we could really sit down, someone came up and talked with us.They let us know where the bathrooms were just in case we needed it at some point in time. They also intro-duced us to someone else and we had several lovely conversations before worship began.The service began and then there was the passing of the peace and we watched as the whole church jumped

up and starting walking around and hugging each other. People walked from one side of the sanctuary to theother and there was such a great energy in the room. I remember thinking how great it was to be greeted sowarmly. I left that day thinking, you know if I were looking for a church to be part of, Lafayette Park wouldbe a great church.

Sometimes we can get busy on Sunday taking care of the various ministries we are involved in. Dare we con-fess that sometimes the passing of the peace is the time that we connect with various people on our ministryteams to work out logistics of the next activity? Dare we confess that we might just miss the opportunity ofgreeting that new visitor who is looking for a place to belong, a place where they can plug in and make a dif-ference in the world?

We have been having new visitors each Sunday and I anticipate that as we draw closer to Easter we will con-

tinue to have more and more visitors. Easter Sunday I hope and pray that we will be a full church with peo-ple who want to connect with God but really havent had an opportunity to find a community where they feelwelcomed and wanted.

I invite you in the next several weeks to be intentional about praying for God to draw new people to worshipwith us during the week. I ask you to be sensitive to new faces and ask that you be intentional about connect-ing with them. Who knows, what might look like a new face to you might be someone that has been wor-shipping here for a few months! Perhaps you might consider volunteering to be one of those smiling faces atthe door who greet people and welcome them. Or perhaps you might be intentional about greeting the newfolks who are visiting each week.

Lafayette Park UMC isa great church and we can extend Gods grace to people by how we greet them. Lets

be intentional to reaching out on Sunday mornings and welcoming people so that when they leave us they

say, Wow, it was great to connect with God today. If I were looking for a church, Lafayette Park UMC

would be a great church.

~Pastor Kathleen


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On Wednesday evening, February 23, more than 80 residents from 10+ neighborhoods met in the churchfellowship hall for a training session on Neighborhood Watch.Neighborhood Watch is not a new program. Many of us may have grown up with the concept ofneighborhood watch as a group who ensured nothing went awry in the neighborhood. This group wascomposed of concerned citizens who step forward to volunteer to be a good neighbor by watching out fortheir neighbors.Today, this concept hasnt changed for a group of neighbors wishing to help protect their neighbors,neighborhoods and their quality of life.

Excerpts from the Local Messenger story Learning to Combat Crime One Block at a Time, Janette Lons-dale, Thu, Feb 24, 2011 we read:The Neighborhood Watch class was led by Sergeant Catherine Dennis ofthe St Louis Metropolitan Police

Department at the Lafayette Park Methodist Church in Lafayette Square. It is one of the largest gatherings

she has addressed.

Sergeant Dennis encouraged participants to look out for each other, pay attention to what is going onaround them and report anything that looks or feels wrong. Dennis explained that not only do different wit-

nesses see different things, but also it is easy to get things mixed up. Dennis recommended using the pho-

netic alphabet for calling in license plate numbers using names such as Frank for F, George for G and

Ocean forO.

The class was excellent, said April Breeden. The overall message is that we have to get to know each

other. Another participant, Ian Keith, a Benton Park resident, said it is all about gettinginvolved. He felt

the large turn out was a good sign.

Lafayette Square Security & Mobile Patrol Chairman Mike Petetit organized the Neighborhood Watch

class. The squares successes in tacklingcrime in 2010 with a combination of neighbors looking out for

each other, mobile patrol and victim advocacy has encouraged volunteers in Lafayette Square to share their

lessons learned with other neighborhoods.

For more information about Neighborhood Watch, explore the National Neighborhood Watch Institute,

NNWI, athttp://www.nnwi.org. This organization is dedicated to supplying Crime Prevention Materials to

aid in the reduction of criminal activity both Domestically and Internationally.

Community Outreach


Join Us For Our

Good Friday Service

Reflections on Christs Last Words

April 22nd - 7:00 P.M.
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A Letter from Pastor Francisco Rungo

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The following letter was sent in response to Pastor Kathleens inquiry into the conditions of the education systemin Catembe.

Dear Pastor Kathleen,

Greetings for Mozambique. I thank you for your letter, your thoughts and concerns to the children and our

church ministries, especially the work at the chapel construction.

Here is what I can say in response to your questions: There are 5 public schools in the entire Catembe;from which one is a secondary school and the rest are primary schools. There is one private commercial school

in the village. These schools are far apart from each other and are not enough still to accommodate the huge

number of children in the communities and some from our congregation. We have a total of 46 children that

are really in need (especially in school materials including the school outfit). These children are vulnerable and

mostly orphans and they stay in peoples homes with no basic needs for food. Sometimes we send our contribu-

tions for these children in some food and clothing but it is a one time effort. We wish we could have an oppor-

tunity to have all these children in a kindergarten.

Under normal circumstances we would need the following in order to care for these (46) children:

$19.35 per child for uniforms $6.45 per child for school books $130 for writing pads for all children

$9.60 for pencils for all children $16.00 for pens for all children $9.60 per month for food (per child)

In the existing elementary school the children are overcrowded and they are unable to understand the

teachings there. This is where the idea of kindergarten comes, because we will have our children in small

groups and will learn better. Also these children come from long distances, lack school uniform and sandals

and school materials.

There are issues related to HIV/AIDS in our community and also I believe there may be some membersof our church with the disease. None have declared yet. One thing we do and taking into the advantage of the

existence of 3 nurses in my congregation, they help us in delivering some workshops on HIV/AIDS and other

diseases like malaria. This is helping us and the surrounding community to know the dangers of the diseasesand work on measures to prevent contaminations. Through the Mozambique Christian Center we identified

children in our church and community living with the disease and we help with medication. Most do not go

through the medication because of lack of food in their home. We pray for these people and help them under-stand that God is with them.

The Vision of the church of Catembe is to serve the community with knowledge from Christs life so that

we can better contribute to making disciples, spreading the good news in the communities.

Thanks for your contribution to our mission. May God continue to bless you in all you do there and here

in Catembe.

Francisco Rungo, Pastor in Charge

A suggestion was made by Carol Kreamer, coordinator ofThe Mozambique Initiative, that we could supply

school kits for each of the 46 children in need. The kits would cost only $27 each and would meet theinitial needs of the students by providing: uniforms, books, writing pads, pencils and pens. This wouldcover everything except the foodstuffs which are an ongoing expense (see above listing).Please, prayerfully consider these needs of the children of our sister church. If you are moved to respondsimply make a check payable to LPUMC with a memo line notation for Catembe School Kits


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LPUMC Preschool's Annual Trivia Night and Silent Auction was a huge success despite the springtime snowstorm!The IBEW Electrician's Hall was hopping with lots of folks, who braved the elements, and came to have a funevening of playing trivia and finding bargains at the silent auction. And from what was said, they did have a greattime!Thanks to the help of all of the contributing businesses and persons, the preschool families, Mike Owens, LeslieHill, our emcee, Bill Byrd, our computer guy, Chris and Alicia Green with a wonderful group of home-schoolers,and all who came to play, the evening was a major success.

33 Wine Bar A & M Cycle

Ashland Consumer Market

Basil Spice Thai Cuisine

Better Life

Big Shark Bicycle Company

Bike Works

Blossoms 'n Bows

Border's

Botanicals Design Studio

Bright Ideas Toys

Buckles, Sarah Kate

Chili's Restaurant City Diner

Community acupuncture

Cotton Babies

Creative Memories

Dad's Cookies

David's Design Salon

Debby Proffer

Durst, Rebecca

European Wax Center

Four Muddy Paws

Fusajaro Salon

GardenWalk Massage Therapy

Glovas, Maggie

Great Clips

Guido's Pizzaria & Tapas

Hammerstone's

Healing Arts Center Heugatter, Andrea

Hodak's Restaurant

Home Town Buffet

J. A. Photo

Joanie's Pizzeria

Lafayette Fire Company Restaurant

Lafayette Square Restoration Committee

Lionheart Personal Training Studio

Lloyd, Leonie

Lodge at Grant's Trail

Looking Glass Designs

Luvy Duvy's Restaurant Maggiano's

Maggie O'Brien's

Magic House

Trivia Night Success!


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Mangia Italiano

Massage Envy Meramec Caverns

Durst, Rebecca

European Wax Center

Four Muddy Paws

Fusajaro Salon

GardenWalk Massage Therapy

Glovas, Maggie

Great Clips

Guido's Pizzaria & Tapas

Hammerstone's

Healing Arts Center

Heugatter, Andrea

Hodak's Restaurant Home Town Buffet

J. A. Photo

Joanie's Pizzeria

Lafayette Fire Company Restaurant

Lafayette Square Restoration Committee

Lionheart Personal Training Studio

Lloyd, Leonie

Lodge at Grant's Trail

Looking Glass Designs

Luvy Duvy's Restaurant

Maggiano's

Maggie O'Brien's Magic House

Mangia Italiano

Massage Envy

Meramec Caverns

Missouri Botanical Gardens

MO Transportation Museum

Mother B's Bakery

Nelson, Chrystal

Nodell, Tiffany

O'Connell's Pub

Olson Crista

Pillow, Cindy

Qdoba Mexican Grill QuickTrip

R. Dunaway Bookseller

Raging Rivers WaterPark

Red Lobster Rue Lafayette

Samwiches in the City

Sauce Magazine

Schnucks Markets

Shop 'n Save

Six Flags

St. Louis Brewery

St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Club

St. Louis Chamber Chorus

St. Louis Cinemas

St. Louis Rams

St. Louis Science Center

St. Louis Symphony St. Louis University

Steak 'n Shake

Straub's

Sweet Art Bakery

Swing Around Fun Town

The Billy Goat Company

The Sheldon

The Tap Room

Toman, Matt

Trailnet

Trova

Vintage Vinyl


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Ministry Teams at Lafayette Park UMC

AdministrativeChurch Council: Daron SmithBoard of Trustees: Steve CoffeyPublicity: Debra Crowe

Finance: Bethany SpauldingTreasurer: Ross RotherhamFinan. Secretary: Maria LawrenceLay Leadership: Sharon DomkeParish Relations: Nancy Thuer

ProgramYouth Ministries: TBDEducation: Cindy PillowOutreach: Robin and Eric Merle

Missions: Nancy Thuer; Larry HeugatterWorship: Jeff Jensen; Sue MeyersMembership: Bill ByrdStewardship: TBDMusic: Kourtney StradePreschool Liaison: Cindy Pillow

OtherConference Lay Member: TBDUnited Methodist Women: Jeris BeaneHistorian: Tom Keay

Wills and Memorials: Larry HeugatterWedding Coordinator: Lynne Keay



CHECK IT OUT!Breakfast served by the U.M.Men2nd and 4th SundaysBefore Worship ServiceWebsite UpdateContinue to look for updates on thewebsite. Checkout the Yahoo photo

pages. Comments? Contact ChrisFinley at [email protected] and Toner Cartridges and CellPhones for Recycling - Dont forget tobring these items to the church of-fice! This helps our environmentalfundraiser.

Aluminum cans for Recycling Look forcan collection bin in the parking lot.

Simple FundraisersSchnucks eScrip Card1. Pick up a Schnucks eScripCommunity Card at a Schnucks ServiceDesk or LPUMC office.2. Register the Card.3. Show the Card at Checkout.

Macys Fundraising CardRegister your Macys card athttps://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/authentication/password.jspWhen you make a purchase, a percent-age will be donated to LPUMC.

It can be simple:

Change out a light bulb,

Eat more local food Use reusable shopping bags

Switch to paperless bills Pack a waste-free lunch

There are hundreds of simplethings you can do to make a differ-ence. Evangelize a little, share thegood word; we all need to do morewatch out for creation. Make youplan, commit to it. Consider post-ing you act of green at "A BillionAces of Green" on the Earth DayNetwork. Together we can make adifference. www.earthday.orgSee you at the Earth Day Festival

in Forest Park, Sunday April 17th.www.stlouisearthday.org

All creation is the Lords, andwe are responsible for the waysin which we use and abuse it."UMC Social PrincipleFor over 40 years, Earth Day(April 22) has inspired and mo-bilized individuals and organi-zations worldwide to demon-strate their commitment to envi-ronmental protection and sus-tainability.

How are you being a goodsteward of creation? What areyou going to do today, nextmonth, this year tobe a good steward?

Earth Care: The Christian Challenge of Caring for the Earth


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Good Sense Financial CornerBy Bethany Spaulding, C.P.A., C.M.A., C.C.S.A., C.R.P.

Matthew 6:28-33 (The Message)Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primpor shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in thecountry look shabby alongside them.

If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowersmost of which are never even seendon't you

think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, tonot be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the wayhe works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will bemet.

Now is this sometimes hard to put into practice? Most certainly we are confronted nearly every moment withan opportunity to be distracted from God's words. It takes hundreds of individual decisions throughout each day tocommit to believing God's words are more true than the things we can see, hear and touch. We have guidance be-low on how to do this:

Philippians 4:6-8 (The Message)Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers,letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming to-

gether for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worryat the center of your life.

Summing it all up, friends, Id say youll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble,reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious - the best, not the worst, the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, notthings to curse.

This month, may our physical spring also be a spiritual spring! Not a time to dwell on the past or how often wehave chosen to worry instead of act in faith, but a time to daily re-commit our thoughts to reflect God's word. Wecan't change past thoughts, but we can change the thoughts we choose to have today.

Fear, Worry and Stress,. Oh No!

Thank you, and thank you again to everyone who made the flower bulb fundraiser a suc-cess! We raised $1,243 for the Stained Glass Window fund, so we are that much further to-ward repairing our beautiful window. Also, special thanks to Kirby Greene for being TopSalesman by turning in so many order sheets!

Success ! !

Have you been feeling stressed lately about money or your life? Stress is a sign that we are notat ease, trusting God. One example of why we never need to be in a state of stress is below:


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Sorry, if we missed it...

If you know of someone whose Birth-day or Anniversary missed the listPlease let us know so we dont missyou next year.

Happy & Congratsanyway!

Happy Birthday

APRIL

Emily Coffey (5)

Blaise Merle (29)

Eric Merle (30)

WOMENS LUNCHApril 18th

For more information Contact:

Bethany Spaulding at [email protected] Vicki Dimmich @ [email protected]

12th Street Diner at 11:30 a.m.1137 Washington Ave

Friday Saturday8 am - 3 pm 8 amNoon

Join the Fun! - Volunters Welcome!Donations Appreciated .

Shop Our Annual

Book FairApril 15 & 16

Sponsored by the United Methodist Women

MATTHEWS

BROWN BAGSCupboard is nearly bare!

Items Needed are:

(Single serving size)

Peanut Butter

Fruit cups

Tuna or Chicken

Crackers

Snack Cakes

Juice Bags

Breaking News . . . .Positions FilledDaniel Shanks has been hired as our new Youth Leader.Daniel accompanied Pastor Kathleen and our youth group tothe WOW Convention this past January.

Watch for more details on Daniel in next months issue.

Also, Bethany Spaulding has agreed to be ourNews & ViewsEditor effective with the June issue.

Earlier this year Ross Rotherham took on the position ofChurch Treasurer.

Welcome Daniel!

and Thanks to all three for your generous yes toour Church Family!


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CalendarApril 10 Breakfast served

by U.M. Men 8-15 9 am

April 10 Celebration of Life & Health for

Catembe

April 15/16 U.M.W. Book Fair,Fri. 8-3 pm & Sat. 8-noon

April 18 Womens Lunch 11:30 am

At the 12th St. Diner

April 21 Maunday Thursday Service

7 pm at Centenary UMC

April 22 Good Friday Service

7 pm at LPUMC

April 23 Easter Egg Hunt

April 24 Breakfast served by U.M. Men

8:15 9 amApril 24 Easter Service 9:30 am

With fellowship following

Happy Easter!

Scriptures forApril

April COVENANT PARTNERS

April 3Union UMC - Rev. Duanne M. CochranUnion Memorial - Rev. Kevin M. Kosh

April 10University UMC - Rev. Jill Sander-Chali

Valley Park UMC - Rev. John W. Harpole

April 17Village Church/Christ Community UMC

Rev. Michelle McGheeWebster Hills UMC - Rev. Scott D. Hall

April 24Zion UMC - Rev. Jack DeWees

Arlington UMC - Rev. Mary F. Harvey

April 31 Samuel 16:1-13Psalm 23 (UMH 754 or137)Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41

April 10

Ezekiel 37:1-14Psalm 130 (UMH 848)Romans 8:6-11John 11:1-45

April 17Liturgy of the PalmsMatthew 21:1-11Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29(UMH 839)

Liturgy of the PassionIsaiah 50:4-9aPsalm 31:9-16 (UMH764)Philippians 2:5-11Matthew 26:14-27:66Or Matthew 27:11-54

April 24Acts 10:34-43Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24(UMH 839)Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-18 or Matthew28:1-10

Watch for More Dates!Sponsored by the WCDANS

After Worship Service

Delicious

BAGEL BRUNCHApril 17, 2011

SpringRUMMAGE

SALE

May 6 & 7Fri. 8 am to 3 pm & Sat. 8 am to Noon

Volunteers and Donations Appreciated!Sponsored by the United Methodist Women


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Save these Dates

April 10 Breakfast by U.M. Men, 8:15 9 am

April 10 Celebration of Life & Health for Catembe

April 15/16 U.M.W. Book Fair, Fri. 8-3 pm & Sat. 8-noon

April 18 Womens Lunch 12 St. Diner at11:30 am

April 21 Maunday Thursday Service 7 pm at Centenary UMC

April 22 Good Friday Service at 7pm

April 23 Easter Egg Hunt

April 24 Breakfast by U.M. Men, 8:15 -9:00 am

April 24 Easter SundayService at 9:30 am

If you are HIV+ or have AIDS,or are the friend or loved one

of a person who is HIV+ or has AIDS,you ARE welcome at LPUMC!

RMN MISSION STATEMENT:Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization

that exists to enable full participation of people ofall sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the

United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice.

News & ViewsLafayette Park United Methodist ChurchA VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRISTS PRESENCE IN OUR URBAN

COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

As a people of faith, we recognize the diversity ofpeople created in the image of God.

We welcome to this congregation, people of any age, gender, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, health status

and any element of humanity created by God.

Join us each Sunday

9:30am Worship Service

10:30am Fellowship Hour

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LPUMC News & Views-April 2011