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St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
NEWSLETTER 1004 Rock Road, De Soto, MO 63020 Phone: (636)
586-2472 Email: [email protected]
Morning Worship, Sunday: 10:30 AM Children’s Church, Sunday
10:30 AM Adult Bible Study, Tuesday 1:30 PM
Website: www.standrewsumcdesoto.org
David Duncan, Pastor Melissa McAlpine, Ministry Assistant
Vol. 31, No. 8 August 2018
Save the Date The church picnic & mortgage burning will be
Sunday, September 16, 2018 after worship. More details will arrive
in your September Newsletter.
Yes, the roof is
paid off, so
we'll be
burning the
mortgage!
I was recently reading a magazine from an institution of higher
learning (OK, I may have heard some of you thinking,
“David...higher learning...really?),
and I was struck by the “testimonials” of present and former
students. I wasn’t struck so much with the power of their
testimonies, as I was by just how familiar those testimonials
sounded – people seeking God’s leadership, finding a welcoming
community, growing in their relationship with God.
As much as things have changed since I entered the doors of
higher learning some 41 years ago, much remains the same. Humanity
seeks relationships that lead to personal growth. Even those of us
inclined to being ‘Lone Rangers’ must often live out our ‘Hi Ho,
Silver and Away’ in the context of community. So what does all this
mean?
People will find their places of meaning, and those places will
most often be where opportunities for relationships and growth are
available. Ours is not the task of deciding who needs – or is
better suited – to find community and growth here. The task before
us is to give everyone – regardless of status – the opportunity to
be in relationship with us and to have processes in place for
personal growth. At the end of the day, people matter. May the call
of Jesus Christ on our lives build an even bigger desire to open up
to new relationships and to new ways of growing in God’s grace.
-Pastor David
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Special Music coming your way during Sunday worship…
August 5th-Nancy Rosevink
August 12th-The Faust Children
August 19th-Barbara Duncan
August 26th-Mystery Guest
Sugar Moon dates in August
August 9th at Coyol from 5:30-8:30 PM
August 18th at Russell House from 6-9 PM
Music Notes
to the family of Paul Adams, who passed away July 12, 2018.
Please keep Alice, his wife of 36 years, in your prayers.
to the family of Patty Melton, who passed away July 17, 2018.
She was Jerry Greenstreet’s niece, and the family would appreciate
prayers.
to the family of Nancy Hollingsworth, who passed away July 21,
2018. A Celebration of Life will be held at Dietrich’s on August 3,
2018 at 7 PM.
Christian Sympathy Extended
We’ll be viewing I Can Only Imagine on Sunday, August 12, 2018
at 5 PM. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe’s
beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is
a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Starring J.
Michael Finlay, Cloris Leachman, and Dennis Quaid, this recent
release chronicles the life of Bart Millard.
Please plan on joining us and bring snacks to share.
Movie Night
You did a fabulous job of bringing items in June and July for
the food pantry box. Those are slim months for donations for the
food pantry, and we managed to get them 82 additional items.
For August, the focus is canned carrots. Think of all the
eyesight that you’ll be preserving!
If you have some aversion to the small orange root, you can also
bring hamburger helper. The pantry always needs canned vegetables,
but Mildred said they sometimes run low on hamburger helper. The
stock of it is dismal right now, so if you’d like to bring a can of
carrots and a box of hamburger helper, we certainly won’t stop
you.
Food Pantry Needs
The green forms in the pews are being turned in by several of
you. Thank you! That makes it much easier to report the number of
people who are engaged in missions and outreach each week. A couple
of items to note:
The Mid East Area Agency on Aging has recently changed its name
to Aging Ahead. To prevent waste, we’ll continue to use the forms
we currently have but will update that for future green forms that
are printed.
Ask questions. If you are uncertain about anything on the form,
please ask. We want you to be comfortable using the forms.
Mission & Outreach Form
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Festival of Sharing is going through some changes this year, and
the set-up for giving is a little different. However, the needs
still exist, and this year, we’ll be focusing on the Missouri
Student Dental Pack for our Festival of Sharing drive. The goal
this year is 3,535 dental packs, which is 613 more than the number
collected last year. Each dental pack contains 4 child-sized soft
toothbrushes, 2 adult soft toothbrushes, 1 tube of fluoride
toothpaste (at least 6 ounces), and a packet of dental floss. The
toothbrushes need to be in their original packaging…because, let’s
face it, no one wants a toothbrush of questionable origin.
A place will be set up at the back of the Sanctuary to begin
collecting these items later in August. For now, start looking
through that drawer in the bathroom where you throw those free
toothbrushes and floss that the dentist gives you.
2018 Festival of Sharing
The swing and glider that we donated to Pony Bird will be
dedicated on Tuesday, July 31st at 6:30 PM. The swing is in an
idyllic location under some trees and the glider has a place of
prominence overlooking the pond. The short dedication ceremony will
be followed by refreshments, tours of the facility, and visiting
with the Drury Home residents. Please make plans to attend if you
are able.
Location: 1525 Villa Drive | De Soto, Missouri
Dedication at Pony Bird
Welcoming New Members We have added several new members over the
past months, and now we’d like to take the opportunity to
officially announce them and give you the chance to welcome
them.
Danielle Moskop
Barbara Duncan
Helen Axley
Robert Nichols
It is exciting to welcome new members to our tribe, so if you
need an address to send a card, flowers, or chocolates, please
contact the church office. In lieu of flowers, offer to meet for
coffee or lunch. Please make certain to make these new members feel
very welcome by including them in our ministries and groups,
encouraging them, and including them in your prayers.
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Youth to Camp We have 9 kids attending Sanctuary Kamp July
23-28! Please be in prayer for our youth as they learn and grow.
We’ll have a time for them to share some of their experiences after
they return.
Photos from camp will be posted in the hall in the next couple
of weeks.
Activity Section
Sudoku
Fill in the blanks so that each row, each column, and each of
the nine 3x3 grids contain one instance of each of the numbers 1
through 9.
What do you call a sleeping cow?…a bull-dozer!
What did Mr. and Mrs. Hamburger name their daughter?...Patty
What kind of hats do they wear at the North Pole?...Ice
Caps!
Why is music like a fish?...They both have scales!
Did people laugh when the lady fell on the ice?...No, but the
ice cracked up.
What did the water say to the boat?...Nothing, it just
waved.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 Margie Urban (b)
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5 Communion
6 Yoga 10 AM
Anita Robinson (b)
7 Rotary 12 PM
Bible Study 1:30 PM
Gloria Tague (b)
Aaron Watkins (b)
Devin Wymore (b)
8 9 Morgan Fauth (b)
10 Maxine Jinkerson (b)
11
12 Movie Night 5 PM
13 Yoga 10 AM
Ad. Council 6:30 PM
14 Rotary 12 PM
Bible Study 1:30 PM
William West (b)
15 16 17 18
19 Elaine Bryant (b)
20 Yoga 10 AM
21 Rotary 12 PM
Bible Study 1:30 PM
Ann Costello (b)
22 23 24 25 Bill Weber II (b)
26 27 Yoga 10 AM
Brody Ravens (b)
Joe Wilson (b)
28 Rotary 12 PM
Bible Study 1:30 PM
29 Carson Hickman (b)
30 31
Darlene Payne (b)
AUGUST
7th
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In this edition August calendar
Christian Sympathy
Church Picnic
Dedication at Pony Bird
Festival of Sharing
Food pantry needs
From the Pastor
Mission & Outreach Form
Movie Night
Music Notes
Welcoming New Members
Youth Update
DeSoto Farmer’s Market News
August 18, 2018
Cardinal Day
Open Saturdays thru
October from 8-noon
S C H O O L B U S
School starts in August. Watch your speed in school zones and be
cautious at bus stops.
