WorshipServicesThree unique worship opportunities are offered on Sunday.

8 a.m.McMurry ChapelInformal worship with a personal touch. Sharing prayer concerns is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.SanctuaryWorship that includes a childrens time and music from the Agape Singers.

11 a.m.SanctuaryWorship with music from the Chancel Choir.

204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4818 573-443-3111 www.moumc.org October 14, 2015 Volume 28, Number 40

This Sunday, Oct. 18Worship at 8, 8:50 & 11 a.m.

Facing Your Fear Exodus 33:12-23Rev. Kendall Waller

In both Sunday worship and on Wednesdays, we are following themes from the book, Real Followers: A Radical Quest to Expose the Pretender in Each of Us by Michael Slaughter.

Thinking About Joining the Church? Welcoming Sunday will be Oct. 25 at all services. If you sense God calling you to join the church by baptism, transfer, or profession of faith we welcome you to do so that day. Simply, email Pastor Charity at charity@moumc.org expressing your interest or ask questions you have.

News from Our PIEJeff Middle School needs a few items. Our Partners in Education are still in need of snacks, girls underwear and bags of regular sized marshmallows. Note, the marshmallows dont have to be fresh, as they arent going to be eaten. They plan on using them for a Zombie game theyll be having after school on Oct. 30.

Serve Our Community at Trunk-or-Treat & Halloweenie Sign up online now to serve or order a t-shirt Its time to start thinking Halloweenie and you have the opportunity to participate in this great outreach to our community. There are many ways to serve including greeting, Trunk-or-Treat, helping with games, or set-up and clean-up! You can sign up online at www.moumc.org/forms. Come have some fun and share our great church with the community. For more information, call or email Nancy (573-443-3111 or nancy@moumc.org) Its not too late to order a MUMC t-shirt but you better hurry!! The deadline to order is TODAY! So get your order in online at www.moumc.org/forms.

See You There! Tell Your Friends!Join us for Halloweenie! Win an iPad mini, an Orbo, Jr. tablet or other great prizes! Climb the rock wall or race a friend in the inflatable obstacle course. Trunk-or-Treat and lots of fun games and prizes. Friday, Oct. 30 from 46 p.m.

2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH October 14, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 40

Church Family NewsCondolences to the family of Edward Nowell Gibbs, who passed on to his heavenly home Sept. 28, 2015. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. in the Sanctuary at MUMC.

Weekly Schedule WNL Kids

1 yr. 1st Grade (Serendipity Choir) Whittler 6/72nd Grade 5th Grade (Faith Exploration & Grace Notes Choir) in CLC 103/Chapel 6th-12th Grade on the third floor

WNL Growth Groups5-6 Gather to Eat (Whittler) Feel free bring your own food and eat with the group!6-6:40 Pastoral Teaching6:40 Dismissed to Growth Groups7:30 End Time

Wednesday Night Workouts6:30-7:30 p.m. 2nd floor Multi-Purpose RoomAll genders, ages and fitness levels welcome!

Help Syria Through UMCORInterested in helping the refugee crisis in Syria and Europe? Often we feel helpless when we hear of massive needs overseas, but here is a way you can help! United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has a donation site available! Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/umcorresponse. UMCOR is a 75-year-old organization that spends 100 percent of designated donations on the projects our donors specify. When UMCOR donors give their time, money, and supplies, they join UMCOR as the hands and feet of Christ.

Seekers ClassThe Seekers class has started a new study called: Christi-anity and Islam - So Much In Common, So Far Apart. Each of the 13-week session covers a major area of the worlds two largest religions, comparing and contrasting them in a way that brings greater understanding of each. All are welcome to attend at any time.

MUMY MISSOURI UMC YOUTHSUNDAYS at 10 a.m. 6 p.m. WEDNESDAYS at 6 p.m.

CONTACT:Rev. Hank Jenkins. Pastor of Youth Ministrieshank@moumc.org, 443-3111, ext. 1301 Facebook group: MOUMY Twitter @MUMYHank

Weekly Gathering & Bible StudyTuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Cornerstone Coffee ShopRev. Kim Parker at parker@moumc.org

Infants (Birth-18 months) W5Terrific Twos W7Preschool W4Pre-K W3

K-1st Grade CLC 1032nd Grade CLC 1023rd Grade CLC 1044th-5th Grade CLC 105

Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

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ay S

erm

on

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amin

g G

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ize

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ams

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er 1

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ript

ure:

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bers

11:

18-2

3, 3

1-33

(N

RSV)

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say

to t

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e: C

onse

crat

e yo

urse

lves

for

tom

orro

w,

and

you

shal

l eat

m

eat;

for

you

hav

e w

aile

d in

the

hea

ring

of

the

Lord

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ying

, I

f on

ly w

e ha

d m

eat

to e

at!

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ly it

was

bet

ter

for

us in

Egy

pt.

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refo

re t

he L

ord

will

giv

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u m

eat,

and

you

sha

ll ea

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hall

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only

one

day

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tw

o da

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ve

days

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ten

day

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mes

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nos

trils

and

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omes

loat

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you

be

caus

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u ha

ve r

ejec

ted

the

Lord

w

ho is

am

ong

you,

and

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e w

aile

d be

fore

him

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, W

hy d

id w

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aid,

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ople

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hem

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he L

ord

said

to

Mos

es,

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the

Lord

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lim

ited

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ow y

ou s

hall

see

whe

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my

wor

d w

ill c

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en a

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bers

11:

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lity

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ECTI

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ask.

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TIO

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you

ask

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NES

DAY

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rs 1

1:18

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31-

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ou w

rite

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FLEC

TIO

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ned

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mon

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AYER

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peak

to

me

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the

scri

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onve

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my

tim

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AY:

1 Jo

hn 4

:7-2

1 G

od is

love

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roo

m f

or f

ear

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ECTI

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aut

hor

spea

ks t

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love

and

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we

are

fear

ful,

one

que

stio

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ight

ask

is,

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re is

God

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ve in

th

is s

itua

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ve is

bef

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dur

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and

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r w

hate

ver

you

ende

avor

. Allo

w t

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love

to

prop

el a

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ncou

rage

you

for

war

d.

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ER:

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you

r lo

ve le

ave

no r

oom

for

fea

r in

me.

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AY:

1 Jo

hn 4

:7-2

1 F

ear

has

to d

o w

ith

puni

shm

ent

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ECTI

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wha

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r fe

ar.

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fear

tha

t ou

r co

urag

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ill in

cite

pun

ishm

ent

from

oth

ers.

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ay s

ound

like

, W

ho d

o yo

u th

ink

you

are?

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, Y

our

e no

t __

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ough

, e

tc.

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neg

ativ

ity

com

es

from

oth

ers,

but

it c

an a

lso

com

e fr

om o

urse

lves

. PR

AYER

: In

you

Lor

d, I

am m

ore

than

eno

ugh!

SATU

RDAY

: 1

John

4:7

-21

Per

fect

love

, pr

acti

ce lo

ve

REFL

ECTI

ON

: G

od is

love

. G

od is

per

fect

. G

od is

per

fect

love

. G

od p

erfe

cts

God

s lo

ve in

us

as w

e lo

ve G

od a

nd o

ther

s. L

ove

is p

erfe

cted

thr

ough

pra

ctic

e.

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e de

sire

thi

s lo

ve w

e m

ust

rele

ase

fear

of

bein

g hu

rt a

nd p

ract

ice

lovi

ng.

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ER:

Perf

ect

your

Lov

e in

me,

Lor

d, s

o th

at I

may

be

perf

ecte

d in

my

love

to

you

and

oth

ers.

Pra

ctic

e m

akes

per

fect

, I k

now

, an

d I w

ill r

isk

it a

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or

subs

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ful

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Missouri United Methodist Church204 S. Ninth St.Columbia, MO 65201-4899573-443-3111

PeriodicalPostage

PAIDColumbia, MO

USPS No. 355460

The Messenger (USPS No. 355460) is published weekly except the last week of the year by Missouri United Methodist Church at 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, MO. Periodical postage paid at Columbia, MO. POSTMASTER: for change of address, send to Missouri United Methodist Church Messenger, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, MO 65201-4818, October 14, 2015.

Staff: Jill Arnold, Executive Assistant; Kathy Carson, Building & Office Administrator;Ashley Cooper, Nursery Coordinator;Nancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin-Rosario, Pastor of Discipleship; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Hank Jenkins, Pastor of Youth Ministries; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator;Trista Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of Worship and Leadership; Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations; Mark Pease, Facilities Assistant; Karl Schnase, Facility Steward;Kendall Waller, Lead Pastor;Blake Ward, Facility Steward;Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir

The church provides bus transportation to the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.Call 443-3111 before noon on Fridays. Bus service is available to all.

Worship Attendance on Sunday, Oct. 4: 537; Oct. 11: 472Join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel & 8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary.

Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Want to get the Church Newsletter via email? Have you changed email addresses? Go to: www.moumc.org/subscribe to subscribe or update.

We exist to connect all people with Jesus Christ. We do this by welcoming enthusiastically, growing deeply and serving courageously.

Oct. 14Mary Ann Hyatt, Chuck Moore 15Jesse Amelunke, Joan Turner 16Megan Chann, Leslie Gaither, Ty Griggs, Jimmy Hunter, Randa Rawlins, Pamela Speer 17Whitney Burns, Kaylee Demoss, Elizabeth Meador, Mark Milanick, Charles Monroe, Morgan Popejoy, Linda Robb, Robert Woods 18 Sheila Brotemarkel, Brittany Buchanan, Dan Daniel, Rebekah Hart, Evan Loehr, Anne Ruhr 19Eric Coate, Michelle Dillard, Jed Friedrichsen, Ben McKane, Clayton Morgan, Phil Wood 20Kevin Begley 21Luann Andrews, Ben Atkins, Anne DeVore, Jason Rollins, Noel Summers 22Sam Babel, Robin Blount, Janice Haralson, Kyle Moore 23Nancy Moss, Dean Packard, Katie Rader, Barb Warn 24Jill Barr, Stephen Brooks, Steve Cheavens, Edith Stevens, Scott Watson, Handy Williamson 25John Chancellor, Todd Donoho, Susan Hartnagel, Sandy Schubert, Daniel Smith, Amy Trader 26Nancy Amelunke, Nancy Bradshaw 27Carrie Ford, Megan Harvey, Carl Jantz, Andrew McCarthy, Aaron Parker, Richard Sapp, Blake Segafredo, Eva Thompson For privacy of our families, birthdays of children are not listed.

Photo Disclaimer: Services and events hosted by the church are considered public. The church has permission to use images of church members for promotion, publicity and outreach materials unless advised through a non-consent form. The church will not attach names to the photographs of individuals or groups unless prior permission is given. To obtain a non-consent form, please contact the church office.

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Dinner at 5 Teaching at 6 Growth groups at 6:40Ministries for all ages

Coffee Shop NewsWhen you visit the coffee shop in October, your tips will support the Mission of the Month: Festival of Sharing. The Mission for September was Columbia CROP Hunger Walk and a total of $85 was raised for this important mission. Thanks for your support!

You Can Help Overcome HungerYou Can Help Overcome Hunger - Individuals, families, and small groups are needed to join the Columbia CROP Hunger Walk. Contact Judy Parsons or Cleo Kottwitz, 573-446-0799, for a donor envelope; secure as many sponsors as possible, and join with interfaith volunteers at Wilkes Blvd UMC, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18.