January 2020 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Services at St. John's - st. john's united methodist church
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January 2020
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Services at St. John’s
7:00 p.m. Contemporary (Celebration musicians)
11:00 p.m. Traditional (Chancel Choir and Bells)
A beautiful and enduring tradition! Join us for either service and hear the beautiful
Christmas story from the Bible, sing Christmas carols, and light candles as we sing
“Silent Night.” For many people, this is the highlight of the Advent and Christmas sea-
son and truly expresses how wonderful it is to be together in this inspiring season!
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A New Year—Time to Tidy up!
(Sermon Series to consider
the wisdom of Proverbs)
There are seasons of life when it seems
we have chaos all around; the rate of
change makes it difficult to find any
peace; or the changes thrust upon us by
a life transition can steal away our sense
of equilibrium. In those times, priorities
help us to make sense of life and re-
claim our balance.
As a young King of Israel, God spoke to Solomon in a dream and promised him a wish fulfilled,
“Ask anything and I will do it,” God said. Solomon chose to ask for wisdom to be able to rule with
justice. God was pleased to grant this request and when all the wisdom sayings of Solomon
were gathered up, we have them today in the Book of Proverbs. In the coming month we will
consider the wisdom Proverbs contains for us in these areas of life:
1/5—Getting our priorities in order (Proverbs 21)
1/12—Getting our words in order (15:1-2, 17:27-28, 18:21)
1/19—Getting our finances in order (Proverbs 22:7, 11:25)
1/26—Getting our sex-lives in order (Proverbs 5:1-5, 15-18)
New Member Orientation—Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30
Starts January 8 – Three sessions – Becoming Followers of Jesus
Session One—History of the United Methodist Church
Our theology is based on God’s grace
Faith & Christian action are both important
What is unique about our tradition as United Methodists?
Session Two—Discovery of your Spiritual Gifts
The story of St. John’s UMC
Mission Outreaches, The Center
What is our Mission statement as a congregation?
Session Three—Growing in faith, getting connected
What does it mean to be a member?
How to continue as a growing Christian?
Making the commitment to be a DISCIPLE (a learner)
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Be the CHANGE and PASS IT ON!
St. John’s Christian Education and Youth Programs January 2020
...Save the Date…
FOR OUR NEXT YOUTH BASH EVENT
Wait for it, wait for it…
It’s a LOCK-IN!
Where: Helium Trampoline Park Eldridge, IA
Wednesdays for Kids and Youth
When: January 17, Pick Up 3:00pm-4:00pm
2020 Kid’s Bible Club 4:10pm-5:30pm
Time: 9pm-7am Family Dinner 5:30pm-6:15pm
The Edge Youth Group 6:15pm-8:00pm
Come and invite
NO PROGRAMS DECEMBER 25 and
friends! JANUARY 1 … Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Young Adults’ Social! Thanks and Let’s Celebrate!
With busy schedules and life adjustments it’s A “job well done” is in order for the kids, youth, and
great to plug in to a social group that “gets it.” families. I know the demands of the Christmas sea-
Join us at Front Street Brewery 421 W River son can be overwhelming but I would like to ex-
Dr. Davenport Sunday January 19 at 3pm. See tend my appreciation to you all for keeping Christ
in the center and celebrating with your church
you there! family.
The traditions of Christmas that this congregation
upholds are so meaningful. Coming alongside the
ATTENTION: H.S. SENIORS Class of 2020 kids getting special (yet affordable) gifts for loved
Two scholarships are being offered to Class of 2020 ones, family caroling to spread joy, special nativity
graduates who have been active members. The ap- pieces to fill homes for years to come, concerts
plication is available on our website and in the and programs to proclaim truth and experience the
church office. stories through our music ministries, and times of
fellowship and fun to celebrate this season togeth-
Along with the application, please write a 250-500 er...just to name a few.
word essay on how St. John’s has helped you devel-
op a belief in God and what suggestions you have to I also witnessed some great ways that our congre-
make the church more relevant to youth. Also re- gation surrounded this community in God’s love as
quired are two letters of recommendation. All pieces they adopted families for Christmas bringing cheer
of the application are due in the church office by and hopeful spirits. I am so proud of St. John’s UMC
Sunday, March 29, 2020. The awardees will be an- and feel blessed to be a part of this beautiful body
nounced and introduced on Mother’s Day weekend. of Christ! So again… thank you all so very much and
“Well done!”
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Noah Daniel Kern, son of Zach and Addisyn Isla Scharff, daughter of Jacob
December in Photos
Stephanie Kern, was baptized 12/8/19 and Elissa Scharff, was baptized 12/15/19
The UMW Children’s Christmas Bazaar elves came out in great numbers!
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Giving to God our “First Fruits” January Music Notes
Update on the financial report for our church
January! Big breath, as we relax from busy De-
Here is the Ministry Budget of St. John’s UMC cember and get our focus back to real life!
as compared to previous years: $722,751 for
The music at St. John's never stops, or slows
2020 down! This is a perfect time to plug in and "Get in
the Game". Come join the Chancel Choir every
2017 2018 2019 (thru 11/20)
Thursday from 7-8:15 for singing and fellowship.
Total income: $738,000 $748,000 $688,608
Chancel Bells rehearse from 5:30-6:45 on Thurs-
Total expenses: $751,000 $720,000 $669,232 days. (Music reading helps your comfort level in
If you want to discuss this information with a this group).
leader of the church please see one of the We also have a place for you if you would like to
following: Scott Schroeder (Church Council help with Children's music from 10:10-10:25 each
Chair), Jay Campagna (Council Vice Chair), Sunday morning.
Carolee Stanley (Lay Leader of Living Faith) Chat with anyone you see or know in the music
Karen Weimer (Church Treasurer). You can department or Mitzi Harris if you want more de-
also request an appointment with Pastor Jeff tails.
or Pastor Jae and they would be glad to visit
outside of Sunday morning. FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Sharon Imming, Food Pantry Coordinator
We collected 160 food items throughout the
month of December. I was out of town for
Food Pantry Sunday, so I will report the total
count for December and total for the year in
the February Tidings.
The White Christmas tree is coming along
with donations of bathroom tissue by our
congregation. It was a fun idea presented by
Pastor Jae. Thanks for spearheading this pro-
ject, Pastor!
I wish everyone a safe and healthy New
Year. Hard to believe it's 2020!
Anticipated Income | # Pledges Received | Pledges to The Center
This information is current as of Dec. 17, 2019.
With the end of the year fast approaching, the
Steering Committee is trying to have a solid
foundation for a basis of the 2020 church min-
istry budget. They hope to finalize our plan by
the end of January. The first thermometer
represents a significant gap between pledges
and known expenses. This shortfall is similar If you are interested in becoming a member
to what we were experiencing a year of St. John’s UMC please speak with one of
ago. Please return a giving commitment to the the pastors following worship. There will be a
church office for next year if you have not. new member class on Wednesday evenings
in January. (See page 2 for details.)
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MISSIONS UPDATE
Scott Wolf, Missions Committee Chair
Kids Against Hunger Offering January 4-5
Kids Against Hunger is a great project to support
because there are a lot of hungry people locally
and worldwide. Our goal is $1,400. Every dollar we
give provides 4 meals. What can you buy for a quar-
St. Johns Adult Fellowship's next meeting will ter?? Not much!! $1,400.will provide 5600 meals.
be Wednesday, April 1. For more info, call Bob Twenty percent of the meals we provide stays in
Faso 563-349-8562. the Quad Cities. Recently many of the meals have
been sent to Haiti along with Puerto Rico, Nicara-
gua, Philippines, and East Africa. Let’s start 2020
with a generous offering to help people who are
hungry. $1,400 is reachable. Thank you all very
much. An envelope will be provided.
January 18-19 is Christian Unity Offering/Human
The Foundation of St. John's wish to thank the Relations Day.
following members for their contributions to An envelope will be provided for our offering goal of
$250. This offering helps communities needing sup-
Foundation Birthday Fund: Doris Blackburn,
port to bring about better relations. It also provides
Martha Border, Don Fisher, Barbara scholarships for community workers. Both of these
Groenenboom, Alison Henry, Christine Itten- needs are very important. The envelope will provide
bach, Linda Jantz, Jackie Matthews, Marjorie other information. Thank you!!
O'Dell, Bill and Betty Stone, Anita Sundin, Joan
You should know...
Waggoner, and Bob Ward.
The Mission programs at St Johns provides thou-
sands of dollars each year to a wide variety of or-
March 23-25, 2020 ganizations and individual people. Along with our
regular contributions to our supported missionaries,
Volunteers in Missions has we provide help right here in the Quad Cities. I want
planned a mission trip to Mid- to thank the team members who oversee each of
west Mission Distribution the following missions:
Center in Chatham, Illinois. • Change the World – Don Buser.
• CROP Walk (and lifetime chair of the whole
This is a wonderful opportuni-
team) – Willie Trusheim.
ty to serve others. • In-gathering kits – Michelle Buser.
For more information please contact Linda • Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission –
Ringdahl (563) 271-0078 or send an email to Barb Lowe and Linda Ringdahl.
• Churches United meals – Irene and David Hope.
lringdahl@msn.com. Thank you for your con-
• Café on Vine meals – Billie Terrill
sideration! • Food Pantry – Sharon Imming.
• P.U.N.C.H. – Patrick and Melanie Mahoney.
• Thrift Center – Katie Manley-Buser.
• ECO Ministries – Mel Lower.
ZEKE’S ISLAND CAFÉ • The many people who help these leaders in
1509 HARRISON STREET each of the programs listed above.
DAVENPORT, IA 52803
These great people work tirelessly to provide for
Zeke’s is a P.U.N.C.H. Partner! the less fortunate in and around our area. Thank
On Mondays, 10% of proceeds for them when you see them, or better yet, ask how
either dine-in or carry-out purchas- you can volunteer. Many hands make quick work.
es is donated to P.U,N.C.H. (People
Uniting Neighbors and Churches) Thank you all for your generous mission giving in
2019.
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ST. JOHN’S UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
109 E. 14th Street
Davenport, Iowa 52803
Church office phone: (563) 324-5278
Office hours: 9AM to 2PM
Monday through Friday
The executive committee will meet in the conference room
Rev. Jeff Dadisman on January 8 at 10:00. There is no unit meeting.
Senior Pastor, ext. 203
revjeffdadisman@stjohnsumcdav.org DVAP Deborah Diapers: Elizabeth
Rev. Jaeseong Lee Circle Meetings
Associate Pastor, ext. 204
jaeseonglee@stjohnsumcdav.org Deborah: Tuesday, 21 at 7:00
Steven Ernst Hostess: Linda Jantz in the Wesley room
Director of Jesus Country, ext. 210
steven_ernst1@mediacombb.net Dorcas: No meeting in January
Linda Hoppe
Director of Living Faith!, ext. 212 Elizabeth: Wednesday, January 15 at 12:00
lindam0617@gmail.com Hostess: Brown bag lunch in the Wesley Room
Megan Keller
Director of Christian Education, ext. 201 Joanna: Wednesday, January 29 at 2:00
megank@stjohnsumcdav.org Hostess: Carolee Stanley in the Parlor
Co-Hostess: Pat Guzis
Mitzi Harris
Organist/Chancel Bells Director, ext. 214
mitzijoh@aol.com Martha: Tuesday, January 21 at 12:45
In the party room at Ridgecrest
Chris Dorr
Music Coordinator of Celebration Service
Naomi: Wednesday, January 15 at 12:45
crdorr@live.com
Hostess: Melanie Mahoney in the Parlor
Lynda Notter
Communications Director, ext. 202
officemanager@stjohnsumcdav.org
Carolyn Rancier
Receptionist, ext. 200
carolyn@stjohnsumcdav.org
Don Sprosty
Financial Secretary, ext. 205
dons@stjohnsumcdav.org
Glenn Wilkerson
Building Superintendent, ext. 208
On the web: www.stjohnsumcdav.org The UMW wants to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who
helped or just attended the Children's Bazaar. We didn't have
E-mail:
as many children this year, but everyone had a great time.
officemanager@stjohnsumcdav.org
We were worried with only 12 elves five days before the ba-
Facebook: St. John’s United Methodist zaar but we ended up with 25 elves. God is great. Start saving
Davenport Iowa up for next year and be sure to watch the sales after Christ-
Twitter: @sjumcdav mas!
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EAGER BEAVERS: Having fun
and helping out—Every Mon-
day morning!
When Glenn Wilkerson arrived
on his first day as our new
Building Superintendent, 25
years ago, the Eager Beavers
were here to welcome
him. Every Monday morning,
they start before 9:00 with
general cleaning duties, light
building repairs, mopping
floors, trash pickup, and
straightening up the sanctu-
Back row: Craig Lihs, Gordon Fordyce, Doug Koester, Paul Holzworth ary; and other things as need-
Front row: Dick Petersen, Bill Otten, Mike Thomas and Glenn Wilkerson—Building
Superintendent ed. I asked them why they
Not pictured: Wendell Petersen, Walter Shultz, Gary Smith, John Shaw, Brian Schlump
come? They said, “for the
good fellowship, good coffee,
and to finish off the left over cookies from Sunday morning.” They take a break at
10:00 for the coffee and cookies. This volunteer service group began around
1984. If anyone wants to join them, there’s certainly room for a few more helpers!
~Pastor Jeff
One Church, Many Worship Opportunities
Jesus Country worship Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. (Fellowship Hall)
Classic worship (traditional) Sundays at 9:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Living Faith! worship (contemporary) Sundays at 10:00 a.m. (The Chapel)
Celebration worship (contemporary) Sundays at 11 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Monthly Tidings deadline NOON on
Friday, January 17, 2020
(covering all February 2020 events)
E-mail your articles to: officemanager@stjohnsumcdav.org
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