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2, 2017 Volume 30, Number 43

Worship Looking Ahead

Services Nov. 5: All Saints Sunday - Tour the
Four unique Memorial Prayer Garden
worship Nov. 5: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone
opportunities Coffee Shop (Mission of the Month:
are offered on Room at the Inn)
Sunday. Nov. 10: 20s/30s Group Happy Hour at
the Heidelberg at 5pm
Nov. 12: UMW Candleburning You
8am
have an opportunity to donate in honor
McMurry or memory of a loved one for UMW
Chapel missions. Grab a form in church on
Informal worship Sunday!
with a personal Nov. 12: Pecan Pickup - Pre-ordered
touch. Sharing pecans will be available for pick up in
prayer concerns the church. Extra bags will be on sale
is welcomed. in the Parlor.
Nov. 12: Surviving the Holidays Grief
9:15am Workshop 1:30-3:30pm in CLC 103
Sanctuary Nov. 16: Central Methodist University
Contemporary Chorale concert at 7pm
worship that Nov. 19: Pecan Pickup - Pre-ordered
includes a pecans will be available for pick up in This Week: All Saints Sunday
childrens time, the church. Extra bags will be on sale
By Fred Leist, Lead Pastor
Praise Band. in the Parlor.
Nov. 23-24: Church Office closed for Some time back I read the story of a German tree farmer
Thanksgiving named Stefan. He inherited a German forest that has
10:30am
Nov. 27: Holiday Brass Concert been in his family for over 400 years. The trees that
Sanctuary Stefan now harvests were planted by his great-grandfather
Traditional (7pm $10/Student $5) Brass faculty
and students from the University of over 180 years ago. And the trees that he is planting today
worship with
Missouri and the Alan Beeson Trio wont be ready for market until his great-grandchildren
music from the
Dec. 1: Living Windows in the District are born. Stefan understands that hes a connecting link
choir.
(MUMC hospitality outreach) between past and future.
Dec. 2: A Baroque Christmas to Every generation, he says, must make a choice. They
7pm Remember (7pm Adult $10/Student can either pillage or plant. They can rape the landscape
Cornerstone $5) MUMC Chancel Choir and the and get rich, or they can care for the landscape, harvest
Coffee Shop Missouri Symphony Society Conservatory only what is theirs, and leave an investment for their
Contemporary Chamber Orchestra children.
worship led Dec. 2: 20s/30s Group Sip and Serve
by the Ignite (Coffee and food bank volunteering, Stefan harvests seeds sown by relatives he never knew.
College Age more info to come) He sows seeds that will be harvested by descendents hell
Ministry Team. Dec. 3: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone never meet. Dependent on the past, responsible for the
Coffee Shop (Mission of the Month: future, hes part of a chain.
Ignite Mission Trip) As Christians we stand on land bequeathed to us by our
Dec. 6: UMW Christmas Luncheon at ancestors in the faith. We are recipients of the work done
noon in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) by those who have gone before us. So, we are children of
Jan. 28-Feb. 11: MUMC hosts Room at the past, but we are also parents of the future;
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responsible to continue the work and leave a legacy, just
as those who have gone before us. We are called to keep
the chain of faithfulness unbroken.
This Sunday, in all three of our morning worship services,
we will read the names of MUMC saints who have
departed this earthly life since All Saints Sunday 2016.
I hope you will be here for this time of remembrance,
recommitment, and thanksgiving.
MUMC Music Notes
By Tim Coday, Director of Music
Ministries
Greetings MUMC congregation! The
next couple of months will be very
busy for the choirs and musicians
that serve in our worship services.
The 9:15 praise band continues to
provide excellent worship for our contemporary service.
The Wesleyan Ringers sounded wonderful Sunday and
Kaye Miller and the bells are on to preparing for the
Christmas season. Your choirs have combined and are
working hard every week to make Christmas a special
meaningful season that draws each of us to the meaning
of Christs birth. Please be sure and include Dec. 2 on
your calendars must see events. Everone is working very
hard to make Advent and Christmas a season to remember
here at MUMC.
Questions? Call/text or email, Tim@moumc.org or 417-
459-5430.
Thanks for the Feature Story!
Thank you to MUMC member Kate
Stull, who submitted an article to her
neighborhood publication about the
church. We hope all her neighbors come
visit us some time! If you are interested
in submitting info about MUMC to
specialized publications that you know
about, please contact Teressa Gilbreth
at communications@moumc.org. Shes
glad to provide whatever help you
need!
Letters to MUMC
Thank you so very much for all the cards, flowers and
prayers. I greatly appreciate you all!
Thank you, Siv Helmersson
Thank you to MUMC member Kate Stull, who submitted
an article to her neighborhood publication about the
church. We hope all her neighbors come visit us some
time! If you are interested in submitting info about
MUMC to specialized publications that you know about,
please contact Teressa Gilbreth at communications@
moumc.org. Shes glad to provide whatever help you
need!
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Grief Workshop on Nov. 12
Surviving the Holidays
Sunday, Nov. 12, 1:30-3:30 pm in CLC 103
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be very painful when you
are grieving a loved ones death. We want to help you
survive, and even enjoy, the next holiday season. Our
Surviving the Holidays event features video instruction
and group discussion. You will be encouraged and
comforted. Feel free to invite your family and friends.
Reservations appreciated but not mandatory. Call Mickey
Havener with your questions. 573-808-5541.
This Sunday, Nov. 5
VAC Holiday Sponsors Needed
Please come to the Connector on Sunday to sign up
to sponsor a family for the 2017 holiday season. The
Voluntary Action Center is counting on MUMC members to
again adopt a large number of families this year!
CROP Walk Exceeds Goal!
As of Oct. 31, CROP Hunger Walk Treasurer Linda Reed
Brown reports total receipts of $20,327.96 which exceeds
the goal of $20,000. This year's walk was named the Cleo
Kottwitz Golden Jubilee CROP Walk in recognition of his
participation with CROP's ministries to overcome hunger
for over 50 years; more than $5,000 was designated
in his honor. CROP means: Communities Responding
to Overcome Hunger. Twenty-five percent of the Walk
income will be used by five local agencies: Loaves and
Fishes Soup Kitchen, Russell Chapel Food Pantry; Latter
House Kingdom Ministries Food Pantry, Fifth Street
Christian Community Meals, and Columbia Center for
Urban Agriculture. The remaining 75% will be used
worldwide by Church World Service to empower local
communities to overcome hunger and to aid in response to
disasters, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Thanks to
all who contributed for these vital ministries.
Thank You for Supporting
Container Project
Good News! This year's 2nd large, 40 ft container of
mission resources was loaded and sent to Rainbow
Network in Nicaragua last Friday. MUMC volunteers along
with many others gathered at the Mobility Worldwide/PET
warehouse, 1908 Heriford Rd. and worked for 3 hours to
complete the job. The shipment included a pallet loaded
with boxes and boxes of children's vitamins, more than
10,000 spiral notebooks and 62 desks for school children,
19 sewing machines, 160 boxes of fabric, 100 tires (for
4-wheel drive vehicles and motorcycyles used by Rainbow
staff), 499 boxes of clothing, 77 boxes of shoes, and much
more.
Thank you to all MUMC folks who contributed items and
cash (for building rent and utilities and shipping costs),
and all those who work the 4th week of each month
to sort and pack items, and all who helped load the
container for shipment. Please continue your generous
support for this life transforming ministry.
Nov. 2, 2017 - Vol. 30, No. 43
 GROWING DEEPLY
a daily scripture guide
Week of November 6
November 11
MONDAY: Matthew 5:13-16 Salt
Salt is both a seasoning and a preservative. It enhances food to bring it to its
fullest purpose.
REFLECTION: Think of the people who have enhanced your life. What qualities
did they possess to help you find your greatest purpose?
TUESDAY: Matthew 5:13-16 Light
Light brightens, light illumines dark corners; light should not be hidden but used
to its fullest purpose and shared.
REFLECTION: Reflect on the light that others have brought into your life.
Reflect on the light within yourself that can brighten the corners of the world of
others.
WEDNESDAY: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 By Faith
By faith our spiritual ancestors met difficult circumstances and challenges on
their journey as children of God. In our lives, we meet different but just as
challenging circumstance.
PERSONAL PRAYER: Thank God for family members in your life who shared
their faith and provided examples of faith and direction.
THURSDAY: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 By Faith
People entered into the lives of our spiritual ancestors to bring aid and comfort
when needed.
PERSONAL PRAYER: Thank God for friends and acquaintances in your life who
shared their faith and provided examples of faith and direction.
FRIDAY: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 By Faith
In Scripture, we read of miracles and guidance that happened centuries ago, but
God is at work in all times in all people. By faith we turn to God for direction.
REFLECTION: Reflect on a time in your life when you were guided by your faith
in a particular circumstance.
SATURDAY: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 A Cloud of Witnesses
In the book of Hebrews, we read about the many faithful saints that came
before us. God intends for us to be saints as well by living into Gods grace and
the gift of Christ.
PRAYER: Help us to remember in thankfulness, Oh God, your love and your
faithfulness. Guide us on our journey that we may live into your gift of grace
and the gift of Christ. AMEN
SUNDAY
SERMON
MythConceptions: All the Saints are Dead - November 5th
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16; Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (NLT)
You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it
salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
You are the light of the worldlike a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights
a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives
light to everyone in the house.In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to
see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they
were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.
It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the
walls came crashing down.
It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who
refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith
of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. By faith these
people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised
them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by
the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in
battle and put whole armies to flight. Women received their loved ones back again from
death.
But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed
their hope in a better life after the resurrection. Some were jeered at, and their backs
were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some
were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins
of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. They were too good for this
world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them
received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that
they would not reach perfection without us.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith,
let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us
up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping
our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy
awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place
of honor beside Gods throne.
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2017-2018 Concert Series

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Holiday Brass Concert
Nov. 27, 7pm Adult $10/Student $5
Begin your holiday celebrations with The Holiday
Brass Concert featuring the brass faculty and students
from the University of Missouri. Hear your seasonal
favorites performed by some of the finest brass players
in Missouri: the Mizzou Brass, the MU Brass Choir,
Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Choir, Horn Choir and the
Tuba Euphonium Ensemble,. Under the direction of Dr.
Tim Howe, Associate Professor, Trombone/*Brass Area
Coordinator, University of Missouri, these fine ensembles
will surely put you in the spirit of Christmas! Joining the
MU Brass this year is one of Missouris most popular jazz
ensembles, the Alan Beeson Trio, led by Mizzou Alumni
Alan Beeson. Their special arrangements of the seasons
most popular carols will add a special musical dimension
to this years concert.
A Baroque Christmas to Remember
Dec. 2, 7pm Adult $10/Student $5
MUMC Chancel Choir and the Missouri Symphony Society
Conservatory Chamber Orchestra

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Staff: Lead Pastor Fred Leist. Laura Bentley, Administrative Assistant; Adam Bordoni, Facilities; Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries; Debbie
Craighead, Finance Assistant; Joan DeBoe, Pastor of Worship & Administration; Adriene Floyd, Office Manager; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery
Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin, Pastor of Discipleship; Jacqui Jamieson, Assistant Director, Discovery Days;
Katja Jones, Director of Childrens & Youth Ministries; Gabriella Miller, Nursery Coordinator; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator;Kim Parker, Pastor of New
Generations; Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Music Staff: Craig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker,
Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir; Rachel Blomquist, Grace Notes Choir