A n n iv e r s a r ie s 1 Pam & John Fleming 2 Zachary Krull 3 Dean & Marvalyn Kelly Alex Lamer 4 Chase Winters Tyler Kloster 5 Vaugn & Carolyn Kloster Jim & LaRae "Appelgate# Little 6 Stephanie Lynch Owen Collins 8 Bill & Cindy Ormston Peggy Lynch Abigail Beane John & Mechiele Winters Sarah Vint 9 Matthew DeSchamp 10 Bill & Tammy Backo$ 11 Jim Drahozal 12 Caleb & Michelle Sieh Leah Svendsen 13 Lynn & Claire Handorf Chris Krull Regann Bessman Ryann Bessman 14 Codi Groth Heidi Langenbau 15 Richard Kloster 16 Jane Appelgate 17 Pam Fleming Amy Niedermann 20 Jay Beichley Lee & Patti Cornwell 21 Michelle Beichley Sieh Abby Svendsen 22 Abigail Kemp 23 Lisa Appelgate 26 Ross & Beverly Iverson 28 Hannah Grace Beane Pheu Lamer 29 Mark Appelgate 30 Gary & Darlene Koster 1995 Hello Chapel! It is GREAT to be back at Chapel! Thank you SO much for releasing us for the winter months especially this last winter!! A big THANK YOU to our pastors who served admirably Pastor Paul Pastor Jennifer Pastor Jay Chapel, we are so blessed! Let me just say a word about the summer preaching series for June and July: Weird Normal isnt working Normal people are stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Many of their relationships are, at best, strained and, in most cases, just surviving. Even though we live in one of the most prosperous places on earth, normal is still living paycheck to paycheck and never getting ahead. In our oversexed world, lust, premarital sex, guilt, and shame are far more common than purity, virginity, and a healthy married sex life. And, when it comes to God, the majority believe in Him, but the teachings of Scripture rarely make it into their everyday lives. Simply put, normal isnt working. SERMON TITLES INCLUDE: The God Kind of Weird Its Time to Be Weird Weird That Money Cant Buy Pleasing God is Weird Weird Makes You Truly Sexy The Weirdest Blessing Possible Lets journey with author and Pastor Craig Groeschel as he shares a Christ-centered philosophy, on everything from money to scheduling to purity, that will help you break out of the normal rut and live according to the rhythms of Gods grace and the truth of His Word. Pastor Dean Kelly KELLY S KORNER Prayer Mi ni stry
Congratulations to Cindy Ormston who received the UMWs Special Mission Recognition pin on May 18. On Mothers Day, each Chapel woman was presented a rose by the witness committee. Thank you! Thanks to Dan Steen for building four microphone stands on each side of the altar steps. It is much easier to keep the cords untangled plus it preserves the life of the microphones. Thank you to the Cub Scouts for donating paper goods to Chapel in appreciation for the use of our building for their meetings. The Road to Emmaus weekend sessions are at the First UM Church, Mtown; Men, Oct 16%19; Women Nov 6%9; cost is &65; see Chuck Rosacker for questions. Stan Koster o'cially retired from Fisher Controls May 15! PTL that Diana Collins father has a window in his room now. Owen Collins thanks everyone who donated to the juvenile diabetes fund.
Donald Mann, recuperating from open heart surgery May 6, Mercy Hospital, DSM
Jo Svendsen, June 9 surgery at IA
Methodist in Des Moines; more chemo later
Claire Handorf, knee surgery June 4
Patti Cornwell, health issues; at home
Tom and Lincoln Handorf, recuperating
from hospital stays
Cindy Ormston, received shot for back
pain
Philip Ormston, recovering from car
accident; Bill & Cindys grandson
Jim, Chuck Rosackers friend, brain and
lung cancer
Nancy, Tammy Backo$s friend; pray
that new chemo is e$ective JD Shouse, Westbrook Nursing Home since January 13; Susan Beichleys father Caleb Pence, 6, brittle bone disease, broken legs & arm in accident; Bill & Jeni Mohrs grandson D i d y o u k n o w ? ? O u r C i r c le o f
C o n c e r n I am very excited to inform you of our Prayer Ministry Leaders Ron and Lois Groth. Ron and Lois bring gifts of leadership, spiritual maturity, condence of the congregation, and a lifetime of practiced prayer to the Prayer Ministry endeavor at Chapel Church. Please congratulate and pray for them as they lead us forward. I urge, then, rst of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. I Timothy 2:1-4 Chapels Prayer Ministry launches September, 2014. Look for details as the summer unfolds. Pastor Dean J. Kelly A Response from the Groths Hi to all, I think I must do a little confessing at the time of this announcement. When Pastor Kelly rst mentioned this to me, my rst reaction was, Who me?" There are so many people more qualied for this position than me. I told him that we would have to think and pray about it. Lois said "no," and I thought that was it.
While we were in Florida in January, we attended our nephew, Gary Zink's church, and one of the sermons was about God calling Moses to lead the Jews out of Egypt. In short, the idea was this: God doesn't call the qualied, He qualies the called.
I felt the Holy Spirit was talking to me, and I couldn't say no any longer. I therefore confess that I am not qualied for this position, but I pray that with your help and prayers, Lois and I will be able, with God's help, to serve God in this position.
In God's Love, Ron and Lois THank You, Chapel! Sun/June 1: 9:30 am SS, 10:30 am Worship service; Communion; Ad Council after church "Cheri Richter & Marla Hlas, lunch# Thurs/June 5: No UMW meeting or trip "trip postponed until after Sept. 1# Sat/June 7!Mon/June 9: IA Annual UM Conference, IA Events Ctr, DSM Sun/June 8: 9:30 SS; 10:30 Worship service; Mission Minute Sat/June 14: Ice Cream Social~6:30 am mix & crank ice cream; 5:00 open for public Sun/June 15: 9:30 SS; 10:30 Worship service; Fathers Day Recognition "YF & Witness committee, Kathryn Burt, chair#; 11:30 Chapel may purchase ice cream; 12:00 community may purchase ice cream; 6 pm Community choir practice at Gbrook UM for Corn Carnival Talent Show June 28 Mon/June 16!Fri!June 20: 8:30%11:45, Bible School at Garwin UM; contact Larae Edens for questions, larae.edens@gmail.com; registrations on bulletin board Fri/June 20: Dean Messerlys Wedding Rehearsal Sat/June 21: Dean Messerlys Wedding at Chapel Sun/June 22: No SS or Worship at Chapel; 10:00 VBS program at Garwin UMC; 6 pm Community choir practice at Gbrook UM for Corn Carnival Talent Show June 28 June 26!29: Gladbrooks Corn Carnival; theme: Remembering Our Heritage Fri/June 27: Newsletter items due Sat/June 28: 7:30 pm, Community choir in Corn Carnival Talent Show Sun/June 29: 9:30 am SS; 10:30 am Worship service Mon/June 30: 9 am, help prepare newsletters in Fellowship Hall J u n e C a le n d a r Thank you, Chapel, for your prayers and support when my father, Mort Kellogg, passed away. I love you and my Chapel Family. I drew a lot of strength by keeping all of you in my thoughts this past week: "What would my Chapel family do?" I am very, very blessed to be a part of all of you. Thanks again, Cindy Krull and family I'd like to thank everyone who came to my graduation reception and celebrated with me. Also thanks to everyone who has given me personal congratulations since then. It all has meant a lot to me and I thank you for your friendship in my life. Chase Winters To the Chapel Church Shower Committee, Andrew (Burt) and I want to thank you for hosting such a beautiful bridal shower for us and for the vacuum cleaner! You ladies sure know how to host a shower and to make a girl feel specialfrom the skits to the tea sandwiches, everything was perfect; it was a day I will never forget, and I would advise you all to not change a single thing for bridal showers in the future! I have very much enjoyed getting to know so many of you over the past few years, and I want to say an extra thank you to the Chapel Church families for always being so welcoming whenever I come home with Andrew. I hope you all have a blessed summer! Love, Megan and Andrew Sun/July 6: 10:30 am, Worship service, potluck & pool for Fourth of July party at Doug & Linda Svendsens "Age%Level in charge; Lois Groth, Amy Bland, Connie Buchman, Dana Rosacker, Carolyn Kloster, Janice Collins# Thurs/July 10: 7 pm, UMW "note later date# Tues!Sun, July 8!13: Marshall County Fair Tues!Sun, July 15!20: Tama County Fair April 27: 95 May 4: 87 May 11: 90 May 18: 85 W o r s h i p A t t e n d a n c e Chapel News L o o k i n g A h e a d . . . Parenting Class A fourth adult Sunday School class, Parenting Class, is alive and well! The class is meeting through the summer months to discuss topics as they arise in their lives. The class meets at 9:30 am in the upstairs nursery. Everyone is welcome, and the co!eepot is always on! Newsletter Help Thank you to Vaugn and Carolyn Kloster, Shirley Svendsen and Sue Koster who label, stamp, tab, and mail the monthly newsletters each month. If you would like to join in the fun, please contact Sue Koster. We usually meet Monday after the last Sunday of the month at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like to stop getting a hard newsletter copy, p l e a s e e m a i l S u e K o s t e r , swkost@iowatelecom.net. We would be glad to send an email copy to you. If interested, please send any monetary donations for printing, stamps, labels, etc. to Jim Fleming, 2587 B Ave, Garwin, IA 50632. Thank you! Summer Jr Sunday School Junior Sunday School children, ages 3 through sixth grade, will meet together at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall starting June 1 and ending August 31. A di!erent teacher will lead the multi-age class each Sunday of the summer. Teachers, feel free to ask others to help you and to trade Sundays. Some multi- age books are on the bottom shelf of the bookcase by the copier. Please copy the lesson you will use, write the date in the table of contents, and replace the books for the next teacher. Thank you. Church Camp Have you heard about the 2014 Iowa U n i t e d Me t h o d i s t C a m p i n g opportunities? There are catalogs, brochures, DVDs and a lot more to check out at http://www.iaumc.org. The three camp locations are Okoboji, Pictured Rocks at Monticello or Wesley Woods at Indianola. We hope Chapel boys and girls and even families will attend a camp this summer. If interested in nancial help, please contact Dan Steen, Administrative Council chair, 641-751-7334. We Want Singers You are invited to join a community choir that wi l l be si ngi ng at the Corn Carnivals Talent Show, which will be Saturday, June 28, in the Gladbrook Theatre. Practices will be Sundays at 6 pm on June 15 and 22 at Gladbrook UM Church. Songs will be Georgia On My Mind, Splish Splash, and O Beautiful for Spacious Skies. Thank you, Sue Koster, director A Wedding Dean Messerly introduced his anc, Michelle Zeller, to our congregation May 4. She has two adopted children: Betula, 10, from Ethiopia and Denjinia, 8, from Haiti. Dean and Michelle will be getting married at Chapel on June 21. Chapel ladies will host a bridal shower, but it is still in the planning stage. May their new lives together abound in Gods love today, tomorrow and forever. Wanted: Jr Sunday School Teachers Heidi Langenbau, Junior Sunday School superintendent, would like to nalize preschool through high school Sunday School teachers for Sept, 2014-May, 2015 very soon. The more teachers we have, the less work it is for everyone, and the material is very easy to use, especially with Barbara Burt putting each weeks lesson in an individual folder for you! Please contact Heidi A S A P a t 6 4 1 - 4 9 9 - 2 5 4 1 o r langenbauheidi@gmail.com if you are willing to help. Thank you. Graduation Reception You are invited to Josh Raymonds graduation party on Saturday, June 7, from 1-4 pm at his home, 1866 Wallace Ave. He hopes you can attend! Reminder!! There will be no regular Sunday School nor church at Chapel on June 22; however, our community Vacation Bible School program will be held in the Garwin UM Church at 10:00 am with snacks afterwards. We hope to see you then! Graduati on & Baccalaureate Chapel Had 14 Graduates! Congratulations to our graduates (back l-r) Chase Winters, Logan Burt, Tyler Krull, Derek Mann; (front) Shauna Smith (graduate school), Summer Langenbau, Chad Plaehn, Jennifer Borota, Mackenzie Burt; absent: Lucas Catherwood, Josh Raymond, Codi Groth, Allison Stegmann, and Tyler Thurston. The graduates were recognized during the May 11 worship service and presented with books by Nurturing Ministries chair, Cheri Richter. Best wishes to all our graduates in their future endeavors!! GMGs baccalaureate was held May 14 at 7 pm at Chapel. Twenty-eight seniors attended. Ila Jean Boerm and Sue Koster played the prelude, Tyler Krull gave the welcome, and the congregation sang Ten Thousand Reasons. Allison Stegmann, senior, and Darrel Burt, parent, both gave inspirational and motivating talks. The senior vocalists sang Closer to the Flame. Mackenzie Burt read several poems, followed by Jay Beichleys message entitled Words of Wisdom. He gave several scriptures and related how some of his own lifes disappointments led to better outcomes than he dreamed possible. Summer Langenbau & Mackenzie Burt sang In Christ Alone, and Logan Burt gave the benediction. A big thank you to all participants as well as to the Chapel Volunteers who served bars and drink to a full house. Graduates, our prayers are with you, and we hope to see you back at Chapel! Ice Cream Soci al We have had a little taste of warm weather and you know what that means Ice Cream! Remember, our Ice Cream Social is Saturday, June 14. There will probably be a few conicts along the way, but Chapel people always seem to rise up and make things work!! The work schedule has been emailed to the Chapel list and there are extra printed copies in the narthex. If there is a conict, we ask that you please nd your own replacement! We would like everyone to wear their purple Chapel Ice Cream Social t-shirts again this year. We had a lot of compliments on them the last four years, and it also lets people know who to ask if they have a question. If you need to order a t-shirt please sign up on the order form on the bulletin board in the narthex. Last year we purchased 20 more steel ice cream buckets as the old ones were rusting away. Our plans are to make 80 gallons of lemon, 60 gallons of vanilla, and 50 gallons of chocolate ~ a total of 190 gallons of ice cream! We tried a new method of selling the quarts the last couple of years, and we thought it was fair to both Chapel people and our community friends who come to eat and support our social: 1. Chapel people can order up to three quarts of any kind of ice cream per family up to noon the day of the social. The sign up sheet for ice cream quarts is also on the bulletin board in the narthex. The pre-ordered quarts will be set aside in a separate freezer so those who ordered will be assured to get theirs and not be mixed in with others to be sold. There will be no ice cream sold in the shed. 2. During the Social, there will be runners inside (by the cashier) who will go to the shed, bring the ice cream to the cashier's desk, and give it to the eating customer. 3. Ice cream will only be sold to those eating supper at Chapel and to those who call in with a food take-out order. 4. No ice cream will be sold to anyone who calls in that night for ice cream only. 5. At 11:30 am the next morning, Sunday, June 15, Chapel people may buy ice cream from what was left over from the night before. If other community members want to buy ice cream, they should come at 12 noon on June 15.
Thank you, everyone, for your understanding and support! Committee: Chris & Amy Bland, Dale & Heidi Langenbau, and Matt & Ann Jackson Organi zati on Mi nutes & VBS REGISTRATION LCA LCA will meet June 11 at 1:30 pm. Hostess, Vivian LeVier; Devotions, Connie Appelgate; Entertainment, Carolyn Kloster; Roll call: How many places you have lived and where .
UMW The Chapel UMW met Thursday May 1, 2014 at 7 pm at the church. The program committee of Karen Col l i ns and Marci a Wi ese presented the program, Tools of the Trade%A Tri bute to Moms. They displayed kitchen utensils and how they represented attributes of a mother. The items used were: eggbeater, spoon, strainer, spatula, sifter, knife, measuring cup, rolling pin, and a ladle. It was very entertaining and we all could relate it to our mothers and grandmothers. The business meeting was called to order by President Susan Beichley. Roll call was answered by 13 members describing one of their rst experiences of living away from home. The minutes of our last meeting were read and approved. Also read was the report on our Spring Breakfast from the Chapel Chimes. Correspondence was received from the family of Harriett Fleming. Jo Svendsen also expressed thanks for everyone thinking of her during her medical treatment. The treasurers report was presented and placed on le. No bills were presented. The nur t ur i ng commi t tee reported they served 121 at Harriett Flemings funeral. GMG Baccalaureate is here at Chapel on May 14, 2014 at 7 pm. Karen Col lins reported for Education and Interpretation with several notes on a Mother%Daughter program from her mother. Sue Koster made and Marcia Wiese seconded the motion we give &100 to House of Compassion for their fund for donations to their clients. Motion carried. There will be no meeting in June. Our next meeting is July 10, one week later than usual due to the July 4 holiday. Mission U is July 13%16 in Marshalltown. Prayer requests were received. Donald Mann will have heart surgery on May 6 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Susan Bei chl ey read our monthl y scripture and then closed with prayer. A delicious dessert was served by Karen Handorf and Shirley Svendsen on tables decorated with May baskets. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Kloster, secretary Plans for Vacation Bible School are underway!!! The big event will be Mon-Fri, June 16-20, at Garwin UM Church from 8:30-11:45. All children, ages 3 through sixth grade are welcome. As in previous years, we are joining together with the churches in Garwin and also Chapel Church. The program will be on Sunday, June 22, at 10:00 am at Garwin UMC. No regular Sunday School or church that day. Many exciting events are being planned for the entire week. The theme is The Wacky World of Water. The children will dive a little deeper into Bible stories, participate in Cold Water Crafts, Rush-n-Gush Games, and enjoy Splatterific Snacks. A bus will leave Green Mountain at 8:15 a.m. from the elementary building and make a stop at Balmer's Daycare. The bus will drop off children in Green Mountain at about 12:00 at the same locations. Please look for the VBS registration form to come home from school and return it to GMG Elementary ASAP. We hope many children will attend VBS. Thanks so much for your help and support! Director, Larae Edens, 474-2225 or larae.edens@gmail.com CHAPEL CHURCH growing in faith...sharing Gods love A monthly publication of Chapel United Methodist Church 1597Abbott Avenue Gladbrook, Iowa 50635 Pastor Dean J. Ke!y" "319#230%0627 OR "319#290%8190 Youth Pastor Jay Beichley Secretary Ann Jackson" "641#473%2338; chapelfriends@gmail.com Group Email: chapel@iastate.edu Chapel Blog: http://chapelfriends.blogspot.com/ Usher s Musi ci ans Acol yt es Musi c & Fl ower s Chi l dr en s ser mon Nur ser y Sunday School June Dan & Tricia Steen M. Wiese & S. Koster M. Krull & O. Barritt 1 Vaugn & Carolyn Kloster Marla Hlas Ben & Shauna Smith Multi-age 6/1 Sue Koster; 6/8 Janice Collins; 6/15 Ann Jackson; 6/29 Marci Krull 8 Bill & Tammy Backoff Cathy Vint Barb & Mackenzie Burt 7-12: 6/1 & 6/8 Jay Beichley 7-12: 6/15 & 6/29 Vints 15 Karen Handorf Paul or Jennifer Daniel Barb & Mackenzie Burt Adult I: Kathryn Burt M&M: Lynn Handorf 22 NA (VBS in Garwin) NA (VBS in Garwin) NA (VBS in Garwin) Parenting: 6/1 Marci Krull; 6/8 Ann Jackson; 6/15 Marci Krull; 6/22 Ann Jackson; 6/29 Bill & Tammy Backoff 29 Kathryn Burt Pastor Dean Tammy & Logan Burt July Bill & Cindy Ormston M. Wiese & M. Kelly D. Mann & C. Langenbau 6 Gayle & Cindy Krull Marla Hlas NA (4th of July Service) Multi-age: 7/6 NA; 7/13 Heidi Langenbau; 7/20 Carol Lamer; 7/27 Lynn & Claire Handord 13 Mike & Barb Plaehn TBD Ann Jackson & Mackenzie Burt 7-12: 7/13 Randy & Susan Beichley; 7/20 John Richter; 7/27 John Richter 20 John & Cheri Richter Susan Beichley Claire & Karen Handorf Adult I: Kathryn Burt M&M: Vaugn Kloster 27 Merlyn & Connie Appelgate Pastor Dean Claire & Karen Handorf Parenting: TBD