COZAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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COZAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
January 2016
“What a Year – Past and Future!”
What a great month and year we just completed. It was a whirlwind of activity around the
church this last month. We started out with a Christmas Open House that brought in people from the congregation and community to share a meal and view our church all decked
out for Christmas. Then we opened our doors to 350+ for the Kids of the Kingdom Christmas Program. Tammy Paulsen, Cheryl Nemeth and crew organized 94 school-age and 12
pre-school children into a wonderful program of story and song. When you throw in our
parsonage open house, a Christmas Party (just for fun), the UMW Christmas program and
you have daily activities keeping us very busy.
Our Christmas Eve Candlelight services found 400+ gathered in our sanctuary at two services to hear the Christmas Story once again and singing those familiar Christmas songs.
We also welcomed new members to our congregation and baptized four children.
Your response to our Christmas letter to help us finish the year strong financially was
amazing. At this time it appears we will be able to pay all of our local bills including payroll
and pay all (or close to all) of our mission shares. I want to thank you for your support of
our programs. This very strong finish to 2015 will allow us to start 2016 with a running
start. We have the teams and committees organized to have a blockbuster year in 2016.
A proposal was brought to the Administrative Council meeting in December that would
change the way we look at our mission shares. Because this is a very important step for the
church and since our attendance at the meeting was low, it was decided to bring the proposal to the January 11th Administrative Council meeting and open the discussion to the
membership. The proposal was to help with our year-end push to pay our mission shares
(known for years as apportionments). For those of you not familiar with mission shares,
this is the giving that is used by the world-wide United Methodist Church to work in all corners of the world. It includes UMCOR helping where disasters occur, supporting missionary
work in Africa and other areas of the world, providing scholarships for college students
both for undergraduate studies and those going to seminary. It allows us as a small church
in Nebraska make a difference around the world.
The proposal is to designate our mission share giving as a priority payment to be paid by
the 10th of each month. The amount would be determined – it might be 50% of the monthly
amount requested by the conference or another percentage that the council agrees with.
The 2016 mission shares for Cozad UMC are dramatically less than last year. Which has
prompted me to recommend adding some additional mission giving to local missions such
as CLOTH’EM, Cozad Emergency Action/Food Pantry, or other missions to our budget.
Please join at our Administrative Council meeting on Monday, January 11th at 7:00 pm as
we have an open discussion about this proposal. We also have copies of the 2016 budget
approved at the December meeting available for everyone to review.
Thank you for your continued support of the mission and ministry of the Cozad UNITED
Methodist Church in the coming year. With your continued financial support and sharing of
your talents and time, we can “Make Disciples That Transform the World.” I thank you for
all your support and look forward to fantastic year ahead of us. Together we can achieve
wonderful things for our loving and all-powerful God.
Pastor Doug
Two New Studies for 2016
Two new studies are being considered beginning in January. On January 17th we will show
the movie “War Room” for the congregation and
then follow that with a 5-week study based on
the movie. Each Sunday evening we will watch
clips from the movie and discuss the various
topics brought up. War Room is a powerful
movie about the power of prayer and it has several good lessons that can lead us to new discoveries as individuals and as a church. Watch
for details in the bulletin or contact the church
office for more information.
The Chancel Choir will be starting to practice for the Cantata on Palm Sunday. We
would like you to join us. Practice
is on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m.
Thank you Patty Fenstermacher
Kids of the Kingdom and Church School
will resume on Wednesday, January 13
The second study will be a Lenten study from
Adam Hamilton. I have led several of Adam’s
studies in the past during Lent and this one is
another excellent study. The study is titled John:
The Gospel of Light and Life. It is a six-week
study based on the Gospel of John. This study
will begin on March 6th and finish on April 17th
with a break in the middle for Easter. This is
what Cokesbury is saying about the study:
The Gospel of John is the most deeply spiritual of the four Gospels. This writing is filled
with rich images and profound truths, but
John notes that his aim in writing the Gospel
is that readers will not only believe in Jesus
Christ, but that they “may have life in his
name.” With this study you will follow the life,
ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus
through the Gospel of John and understand
the context of some of the best-know verses
in the New Testament.
If you would like to participate in either (or both)
of these studies, please contact the church office or fill out one of the forms available in the
bulletin beginning January 3rd. Both of these
studies provide guidance in our quest to become better disciples for Jesus Christ and help
our church get better.
Men’s Breakfast
Sunday, Jan. 17
9:30 a.m.
Breakfast will be provided by Jerry Zook.
We will be having a Taking of the Greens
Down on Sunday, January 10. Lunch will be
provided for those wanting to help.
Congratulations to Curt & Holly Rickertsen
on the birth of a daughter, Harlow Ivy Rickertsen. She was born November 24, 2015.
She has three sisters, Greta, Lorelei and Alexandra. Maternal grandma is Judy Cumming, great grandpa is Fran Hunt.
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Congratulations to Justin & Karen Morris on
the birth of a daughter, Lillian Ella Morris.
She was born December 11, 2015. She has
one brother Dillon. Paternal grandparents
are Todd Morris and Jeanette Marshall,
great grandma is Marge Reed.
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We welcome Brynlee Ann Lindstedt into the
Body of Christ through Baptism on Dec. 13,
2015. She is the daughter of Brandon &
Whitney Lindstedt who also joined the
church on Dec. 13, 2015
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We extend our Christian sympathy to the
family of Betty Matz who departed from
this life on December 22, 2015.
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We welcome Holden Tyler Zook into the
Body of Christ through Baptism. He is the
son of Mitch & Nickole Zook. He has one
brother Weston. Grandparents Jerry & Kem
Zook and Keith & Kathy Farber. Great
grandma is Elizabeth Griffith.
United Methodist
Women News
UMW Circle meeting in January
Leah Circle - Monday, Jan. 18
7:00 p.m. @ the church
Mary Circle - Thursday, Jan. 21
2:00 p.m. @ the church
The PURPOSE of
United Methodist Women
The Purpose is adopted by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church as
the official mission statement of United
Methodist Women.
United Methodist Women shall be a
community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons
through Jesus Christ; to develop a
creative, supportive fellowship; and
to expand concepts of mission
through participation in the global
ministries of the church.
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We welcome Adley Mae Love into the Body
of Christ through Baptism. She is the
daughter of Eric & Gretchen Love. Grandparents are Alan & Cecily Clark and Rick &
Anngie Love. Great grandparents are Gary
& Carol Morrow, Linda Love, Martha Smith
and Frances Clark.
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We welcome Summit Harold Crow into the
Body of Christ through Baptism. He is the
son of Brandon & Misti Crow. He has one
sister Harbour. Grandparents are Doug &
Carolyn Smith and Dave & Berni Crow.
Great grandma is ReNelda Wenburg.
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Congratulations to Brandon Buckley &
Leann Morris on the birth of a son, Ryker
James Buckley. He was born December 30,
2015. Maternal grandparents are Todd
Morris and Jeanette Marshall, great
grandma is Marge Reed.
Cozad UNITED Methodist Church
MISSION STATEMENT
The Cozad UNITED Methodist Church is
united to make disciples of Jesus Christ by
reaching out to all people, strengthening
their relationship with God, nurturing their
Christian faith and sending them out to
serve others, both locally and globally, with
the power of the Holy Spirit.
Cozad UNITED Methodist Church January Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
Happy New
Year
2
3
6
6:45 Chancel Choir
7
3:30 D.I.
4:00 D.I.
6:00 PEO
8
5:30 D.I.
@ PV
9
14
3:30 D.I.
4:00 D.I.
15
5:30 D.I.
@ PV
16
3
8:30 Contemporary Worship
NO Adult Sunday School
9:15 Mom’s Bible Study
9:30 Sunday School
3yrs– 12th grade
10:30 Traditional Worship
4
3:30 D.I.
7:00 Board
of Trustee
meeting
10
8:30
9:00
9:15
9:30
11
12
9:00 WIC @ 3:30 D.I.
PV
5:00 Weight
3:30 D.I.
Watchers @
7:00
PV
Adminis5:00 Jr Girl
trative
Scouts @ PV
Council
5:30 Daisys @
meeting
PV
6:30 Brownies
@ PV
13
3:30
dom
5:00
6:00
6:45
17
8:30 Contemporary Worship
9:00 Adult Sunday School
9:15 Mom’s Bible Study
9:15 Men’s Breakfast
9:30 Sunday School
3yrs– 12th grade
10:30 Traditional Worship
4:00 War Rooms movie
6:30 War Room Study
6:30 PAWS @ PV
18
3:30 D.I.
7:00 Leah
Circle @
the church
19
3:30 D.I.
5:00 Weight
Watchers@
PVB
20
3:30 Kids of the Kingdom
5:00 Church School
6:45 Chancel Choir
21
2:00 Mary
Circle
3:30 D.I.
4:00 D.I.
22
5:30 D.I.
@ PV
23
26
3:30 D.I.
5:00 Weight
Watchers @
PV
5:00 Jr Girl
Scouts @ PV
5:30 Daisys @
PV
6:30 Brownies
@ PV
27
3:30
dom
5:00
6:00
6:45
28
3:30 D.I.
4:00 D.I.
29
5:30 D.I.
@ PV
30
Contemporary Worship
Adult Sunday School
Mom’s Bible Study
Sunday School
3yrs– 12th grade
10:30 Traditional Worship
11:30 Lunch/Taking the
Greens Down
24
8:30
9:00
9:15
9:30
25
Contemporary Worship 3:30 D.I.
Adult Sunday School
Mom’s Bible Study
Sunday School
3yrs– 12th grade
10:30 Traditional Worship
6:30 War Room Study
24
8:30 Contemporary
Worship
9:00 Adult Sunday School
9:15 Mom’s Bible Study
9:30 Sunday School
3yrs– 12th grade
10:30 Traditional Worship
6:30 War Room Study
5
3:30 D.I.
5:00 Weight
Watchers @
PV
5:00 Weight
Watchers @
PV
WEDNESDAY
Worship
Kids of the KingChurch School
Youth
Chancel Choir
Kids of the KingChurch School
Youth
Chancel Choir
8:30
10:30
Total
Attendance
Actual
Offering
Dec. 6, 2015
35
156
191
$7,304
Dec. 13, 2015
42
90
132
$2,539
Dec. 20, 2015
47
115
162
$15,711
Dec. 24, 2015
5/350
9/50
400+
$25,005
Dec. 27, 2015
84
67
151
$3,527
Cozad UNITED Methodist January Birthday’s & Anniversaries
SUNDAY
3
Wes Shoop
Trevor
Schneider
Ben Hanna
Wes & Betty
Shoop (63)
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
Eileen Geiger
Robin Etherton
Crista Lee
2
Dan Wright
Melissa
Crick
Tony & Ann
Smith
5
Ryan Schneider
Gunnar
Armagost
6
Tabitha Haskell
Nicole Ackman
Bryce Nemeth
Bayleigh
Nemeth
Everest Droge
7
Colt Paulsen
Jake Paulsen
8
Bill Graham
Alesis Healy
Kolton
Anderson
9
Loy Kyle
Mary Ingram
Chris Cole
Kaydence
Ackman
Jack & Thea
Cole (22)
10
11
Amber Morse
Larry & Laurie
Landercasper
(30)
12
Mike Henry
Tracy Lindstedt
13
14
15
Dean Buller
16
Karen Morris
Emily
Chrisinger
17
18
Lani Christopherson
19
Dick Hansen
20
Hattie Skala
21
Kathy Hosick
22
Maude Darling
23
Deb
Worthman
Clint Snider
Kael
Hammerlun
24
Gary Morrow
25
Shirley
Harkness
Roger Maack
26
Ethan Garcia
27
Ruby Bartlett
Eric Beisner
Matt Franson
Will Geiger
Cadence Lee
Jerry & Joan
Rush (54)
Bobby & Teresa
Cumming (4)
28
Ardyce Dickey
Lea Neil
Tara Armagost
Reagan
Armagost
Calvin & Joan
Hockley (69)
29
30
Eldon
Cawthra
Amanda
Ogden
Sheena
Kinnan
31
Ike Davenport
4
Jim & Gayle
Brownfield
(44)
TUESDAY
Administrative Council Minutes
November10, 2015
Electric will be giving us an estimate on soffit
lights.
Those present: Pastor Doug Smith, Kurt McBride, Cozad UMC Endowment Committee: No report.
Kem Zook, Larry Harvill, Jan Boerkircher, Wendy Memorial Committee: No report.
Hammerlun, and Luann McBride.
UMW: Written report from Marilyn Peterson.
Pastor Doug opened with a prayer.
The November 15th worship service was an hisAgenda: Approved
torical day to honor Pastor Doug Smith, celebratKem made the motion to approve the minutes of ing his 25 years in the ministry.
The annual UMW Guest Christmas Luncheon was
the last meeting. 2nd by Larry. Minutes apheld on December 3. Jane Berreckman gave the
proved.
devotions. Tom Gosinski presented the proReports of Ministry Teams:
gram, with Mary Louise Atchison providing special music. She returned her honorarium to be
Discipleship/Education Team: Kem reported
that 94 Kids of the Kingdom and 12 nursery chil- used to tune the piano in the Fellowship Hall.
dren sang in the Christmas program LOVE. There Several money gifts have been given during the
were a total of 440 people in the building for the Christmas season with additional funding provided for the Clothe’Em Project and the Food
event. It was a wonderful evening. Sunday
school on Sunday mornings has grown a little in Pantry. $500 donated to Toys for Tots and $500
numbers; we are blessed by the addition of new for the Cozad Young Christian Group.
teachers and children.
Interiors: Hanging of the greens worked well
Missions/Outreach Team: $632.50 of Mission
Money was used for the Kids of the Kingdom tshirts.
Evangelism/Witness Team: See Nurture team
report.
Membership Nurture Team: Kem read report
that the Witness and Nurture teams had volunteers serve hot chocolate and coffee at the Winter Wonderland parade. We also had a parade
float titled “Christmas begins with Christ”. The
Soup & Pie Lunch and Open House had a great
turn out. Served around 140 people and enjoyed
all the Christmas spirit and fellowship. The
Men’s breakfast had a great 1st meeting. Pastor
Doug served pancakes and had devotions. 21
were in attendance. Will start meeting in January
on a monthly basis.
Worship Team: No report.
Youth: No Report.
Committee Reports:
Finance/Stewardship-Finance report: Pastor
Doug reviewed the Statement of Funds. The
2016 Budget was reviewed and discussed. Larry
made the motion that we accept the 2016
Budget. 2nd by Kem. Motion approved.
Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee: No
report.
Committee on Lay Leadership & Nominations:
Pastor Doug reported no change.
Trustees report. Pastor Doug reported Flash
and will do a similar thing to take out Christmas.
Pastors Report:
Christmas Activities: December 24- Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service, 5:00 & 9:00
Financial Concerns were discussed at length with
recommendations and a plan for next year to be
determined at the next Administrative Board
meeting on January 11, 2016.
Call to Service
Prayer Concerns and Joys
Adjournment
Next meeting: January 11, 2016 7:00pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Luann McBride
You are invited to Administrative Council
meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 7:00 p.m.
A proposal was brought to the Administrative Council meeting in December that
would change the way we look at our mission shares. Because this is a very important step for the church and since our attendance at the meeting was low, it was decided to bring the proposal to the January
11th Administrative Council meeting and
open the discussion to the membership.
Dear UMW,
A huge thank you to the UMW ladies for
the generous donation to CLOTHE’EM. It’s
folks like you that make such a difference.
Some children will have new clothes for
Christmas because of your donation.
I made a promise to Carol Bauer to keep
her dream happening. Carol’s legacy lives
on!
Love, Carolyn Smith, Chairman
Dear Cozad United Methodist Women,
Thank you so much for the donation to
our group. We are so grateful that you
thought of us. Our group has been continually growing and we pray that our opportunities to help make a difference within our
community continue to grow also. We have
such an amazing God!
Thank you for helping us to be able to
share His love. God Bless!
The Cozad Young Christians Group
Thank you to everyone who
provided poinsettias for the
sanctuary.
United Methodist Women,
Thank you for preparing the lunch for
Hut’s service.
The Fingerhut family
Thank you all so much for the prayers and
thoughts, phone calls and texts after my
surgery. Love to you all! Heather Garcia
There are baskets in the church office and
by the south door for Food Pantry donations. These
baskets are there
all year around.
Dear Cozad United Methodist Women,
Thank you so much for the gifts presented
to us at the Cozad Community Hospital following the birth of our daughter, Harlow.
She has already been wearing the cute
sleepier and enjoying the warm quilt and
hat. Thank you also for the cute onesie. We
appreciate your thoughtfulness and support as we welcome Harlow into our family.
Sincerely, Curt & Holly Rickertsen
Dear Ladies,
Thank you so much for sending Bonnie to
visit me and Titus in the hospital! Thank
you for the bear & blanket, wipes, hat,
warm jammies and farm quilt! He’s all set
to be warm this winter1
Thanks you again, Allen & Anastasia Kluck
Cozad United Methodist Women,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful
baby presents for our sweet Maddy. It was
so nice to have a friendly face at the hospital and so nice to have our newborn
greeted with such love! You have a very
nice program that you are doing. Thank
you for letting our family be a part of it!
Mike, Sara, Lyndsay,
Jenna, Kadie and Maddie Anderson
Dear UMW Ladies,
Thank you for the yummy soup. It was so
good. I ate two bowls! That was nice of you to
think of me. Thank you for your prayers too.
Joseph Ratkovec
A hundred thank you’s go to my church
family! A new magnet on my refrigerator
reads “Feed your faith and your fears will
starve to death.” The soup delivered by the
ladies was delicious, and it brought me
faith in knowing others care. And my benefit was amazing! I think the rafters shook
that night from all of the love and support
that came through the door. I appreciate
the efforts of the church ladies that make
and deliver the soup, and many thanks for
allowing my benefit to be at our church! My
family and I will be forever grateful!
Carolyn Griese
Cozad UNITED Methodist Church
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Adult Sunday School Coordinator
Valerie Geiger
Bell Choir Director
Gayle Brownfield
Chancel Choir Director
Patty Fenstermacher
Kids of the Kingdom Coordinator
Tammy Paulsen
United Methodist Women
Marilyn Peterson
Education Team Leader
Kem Zook
Worship Leader
Ellen Adkisson
Nurture Team Leader
Wendy Waller
Witness Team Leader
Sheena Kinnan
Mission Team Leader
Shelli Gill/Wendy Hammerlun
Organists
Patty Fenstermacher, Ray Jackson
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