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The United Methodist Church of Ephrata 117 C. Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823 - (509)754-4664

E-mail: office@umcephrata.org

Thank you for supporting the work of the church through your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service and your witness as we pursue our mission:

“We Serve God by Serving Others”

Office Hours Monday through Wednesday

9:00am to 1:00pm

Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm

Phone: (509)754-4664

Email: office@umcephrata.org

Pastor Don Dunn…...pastor@umcephrata.org

Administrative Assistant: Tresa Poe…….office@umcephrata.org

Custodian: Jamie Downing

Pianist: Betsy Pecka

www.umcephrata.org facebook.com/umcofephrata

The United Methodist Church of Ephrata

“We Serve God by Serving Others.”

The Update Newsletter

October 2018

www.umcephrata.org

It has been a month of changes for our church community. Sheryl Downey ended her tenure with the Church and we now have Tresa Poe for our new Administrative Assistant. She is adapting quickly to the many ins and outs of the responsibilities of the position. She is proving to be a real help for me as well so we welcome her to our ministry. We had a situation with a faucet that sprung an unexpected leak. Carpets were wet and had to be dried and then re-laid. Additionally a number of plumbing issues were addressed and toilets replaced. Hopefully we can avoid a similar accident in the future. Changes are occurring as well as we are combining two committees, Memorial and Endowment. The two are responsible for the recording of gifts to the church, but have different purposes. The issues will still be separated, but we now have one committee to work on these matters. Speaking of which there are areas of ministry for person who want to work monetary bequeath gifts for distribution and allocation. If this is something you might have interest in the Nominating Committee would welcome a visit with you. It is something to prayerfully consider. Changes are also felt deeply as events are occurring in families. Mary Morin is at Hearthstone in Moses Lake and had a recent surgery. Don visits her daily at meal times to help her eat. We certainly miss her at church. Randy Senn has now been at Hearthstone for five months. He knows everyone and makes his way in a wheel chair. He sure is a good conversation person. His foot is showing improvement, but he still needs to wear the boot. He misses the church community and we miss his singing in the choir. Lastly, we mourn the death of Herb Reynolds. He blessed us with his warm spirit and singing in the choir. At this writing we are in the process of planning his Memorial Service on Saturday, September 22nd at 11 AM. Many of you have provided food and visits with Maggie. Fortunately her sister Darlene was able to come from Minnesota to be with her and the family during this time. We

all will miss Herb, I always looked forward to see him wheeling into church on Sunday morning. Truly, he takes a portion of each heart in our church community. The seasons change, summer is winding down, and cooler days are ahead. Before long, leaves will display a dance of color, the wind and some rain, with shorter days will call creation into rest. Maybe we too will find rest in the One who is sovereign and in love with this world, the One we trust in, through thick and thin, knowing we are not making the journey alone. God is with us! So many changes, but we come back again, and again, lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Pastor Don

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Do you have love to

share and time to spare?

Ephrata MOPS could use

YOUR help!

What is MOPS?

We are a group of Mothers of Preschooler’s from Ephrata who gather every other Thursday at Our Redeemer Presbyterian

Church beginning September 20th- November from

9 am -11:00 am.

We love to gather to eat, talk and learn about Jesus

which helps us be better moms but we need ladies to

help watch our kids during our meetings. Please con-

sider sharing your time with us and volunteer to be a

MOPPET for our 2018-2019 sessions!

Please Contact Renee @ (509) 771-9155

What is MOPS? Our gatherings are where moms can meet to share their hopes, fears and insights, in a format that works with their schedules, that doesn’t neglect their faith nor their womanhood, their motherhood nor their

purpose, their heart nor their mind. We meet every other Thursday at Our

Redeemer Presbyterian Church, begin-ning September 20th- December from 9

am -11:00 am.

Ephrata Wa Mops

or Contact Stephanie @ (509) 237-1997

Church Council is planning to participate in Trunk or Treat again this year from 4-6pm on

Wednesday, October 31st. Please let the church office know if you can decorate a truck and

hand out candy. We will also be accepting donations of candy if you can’t be there that night.

Last year we saw 500+ kids and had hot dogs and hot

drinks available, which parents appreciated very

much. We plan to do this again. Let us know if you can

help volunteer for the community event.

Men’s Group will be meeting Saturday,

October 6th at 8:30AM for breakfast and

fellowship. The video Soul Keeping with

John Ortberg will be shown and discussed.

All men are welcome and encouraged to

attend.

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“I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you. May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” Psalm 141: 1-2

One of the most wonderful gifts we are given is the gift of prayer. We can pray for one another in times of need as well as times of celebration.

To join the email prayer chain, email Tresa at office@umcephrata.org

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please let us know if someone should be added or taken off our prayer list by contacting the church office: Also contact the church office if you know of someone in need of a visit by our Congregational Care Team or Pastor Don.

Prayers for Health, Healing,

and well-being

Ed Sivula

Doug Jensen

Ron Gardner

Steven Grass

Brian Davisson

Al Davisson

Justin Townley

Mary Morin

Dan Anderson

Randy Senn

Marlene Fisk Warren

Edward Warren

David Prince

Abbie Thorndike

Zac Chadwick

Dennis Ackerman

Linda Bryant-Smith

Joe Hatch

Dan Anderson

Susan Aldridge

Roberta Osborn

Austin Jensen

Julea Dunn

David Thompson

Chris Wash

Kevin Harmon

Michael Oliveira

Lane Jensen

Prayers of comfort for the family and

loved ones of:

Herb Reynolds

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Grief Support: For those going through the shadows, pain, tears and fear of the grief season. Grief Support meets every first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:00pm.

Every second Wednesday of the month from 10 am until 11 am – Pastor Don leads a Caregiver Support Group. Come and find support and understanding. Come and tell your story. Come and have time to rest in the caring arms of Christ’s love. if that time does not work for you, please call and set up an appointment.

Bible Study: Pastor Don leads a Bible Study group every Wednesday at 2pm in the Fireside Room. All are welcome and encouraged to join.

Memory Café: For those that are having memory loss issues. The Memory Café meets every second Monday of the month at 1:30pm.

Looking Forward It’s so easy to look back on all the activities and missions our congregation has participated in through the years. Now we have a far more important challenge. We need to look forward together at how we will continue to serve God, our church and the community. We have some very well received missions in place such as Memory Café and Community Suppers. We have a large facility which can host events in the Fellowship Hall, small group studies/meetings in the classrooms, a well-maintained kitchen that is certified by the Health District and a beautiful sanctuary that can host worship services, concerts, recitals and similar gatherings. So given all of the assets we have in hand where can our congregation go on this journey of love and service now? How can we ensure that our facility is used more and perhaps even used to generate more income to support church missions? How do we want to celebrate Advent Season, Christmas, Holy WeeK? Do we want to revisit a Family Night on Wednesdays? More potlucks after Worship? Please mark your calendar for Saturday morning Oct. 27 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. as your time to join in planning for what we’ll share along this journey into the future. If you have ideas you’d like to pass along now, contact Church Council chair Mary Holloman or talk to Pastor Don.

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From the Office

Pastor Don Dunn will be out of the church from Oct 18th to the 26th.

Name Tags: Sending an order this month. Does anyone need a new one?

IMPORTANT…A new church directory is in the making. Some of our people

don’t have pictures in the old church directory and newer attendees need to be

in the new one. So we are asking for them in one of these three ways:

1. Sunday, October 7th after church in the Fireside Room have one taken by

Marilyn Bluhm.

2. Email a picture to the church at office@umcephrata.org

3. Bring a picture into the office to Tresa, the secretary, to be scanned.

Please notify the office of any new phone numbers, addresses, or email as well.

The October 15th meeting of UMW will have guests from the Moses

Lake UMC. It will be a potluck at noon with the hostesses Tura Yount,

Ann Chandler, and Vivian Plew.

The program will be about Joni Eareckson Fada who was paralyzed in

1967, 50 years ago. She is a Christian author, painter, radio host and

found of Joni and Friends. All ladies of the church are invited.

The Community Memory Café will meet Monday, October 8th from 1:30 - 3 pm in our Fellowship Hall.

Christy Price will be the snack hostess. Ellen White and Tura Yount will be at the Welcome table.

All persons with memory loss plus caregivers and loved ones are urged to attend.

New Cambodia Church

The Methodist Church in Cambodia officially came into being in early September at a

conference in Phnom Penh. I has 140 congregations, 11 districts, 132 clergyman, 3,171 full

members and an average Sunday worship attendance of 6,828.

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DATE October 7 October 14 October 21 October 28

Assistant

of the Day Bob Bluhm Lonny

Holleman

Ed Rogers Denis Plew

Ushers

Marilyn Bluhm Christie Price Barbara Deycous Ann Chandler

Greeters Cammy Hatch Connie Chadwick Marilyn Grass Beverly Hasper

Liturgist Bobbi Dunn Linda Bryan-Smith Ann Chandler Camille Price

Coffee

Hour Ann Chandler Dolores Pheasant Vera Senn Tura Yount

Lead

Counter Mary Mantz Denis Plew Mary Mantz Linda Bryant-Smith

Assisting

Counter Margaret Treiber Louis Ingebrigtson Marilyn Grass

Communion

Servers Cammy Hatch &

Camille Price

Flowers

SERVERS

Please join us for Community Dinner on Thursday,

Oct. 27th, at 5:30pm. Invite friends,

family, and neighbors. All are welcome!

Special dates

World Communion Sunday, October 7, 2018

Reformation Sunday, October 28, 2018

Reformation Day, October 31, 2018

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Lonny & Mary Holleman October 3rd (48 yrs)

October 2 John Morris

October 2 LaRae Ryan

October 3 Allison Pheasant

October 12 Tom Baars

October 13 Mary Fulk

October 13 Joe Hatch

October 13 Kathleen Treiber

October 19 Sara Price

October 21 Robert Cegnar

October 25 Edmund Yount

October 26 Merie Gibbens

October 27 Payton Harvill

October 27 Thomas Wendt

October 31 Michael Dell

Mark Your Calendar October 2 Quilters, 9am

October 2 Grief Talks, 6pm

October 3 Bible Study, 2pm

October 6 Men’s Group, 8:30am

October 8 Memory Café, 1:30-3pm

October 9 Quilters, 9am

October 10 Caregivers Group, 10am

October 10 Bible Study, 2pm

October 15 United Methodist Women, 12pm

October 16 Quilters, 9am

October 16 Grief Talks, 6pm

October 17 Bible Study, 2pm

October 18-26 Pastor Don Gone

October 23 Quilters, 9am

October 24 No Bible Study

October 25 Community Dinner, 5:30p

October 27 All Church Planning Meeting, 9am-11am (social hall)

October 30 Quilters, 9am

October 31 Bible Study, 2pm

October 31 Trunk or Treat, 4pm-6pm

If I missed your birthday or anniversary, please let me know! --Tresa