SEPTEMBER 2011 PREACHING SCHEDULE 
DRIVE SAFELY!
SCHOOL IS BACK
IN SESSION!
Our Sympathy & Concerns to:
… to Kevin(Lisa) Rasmussen and family in the death of Kevin’s mother, Avis Rasmussen.
... to John and Denise Hartford in the death of John’s mother, Mary Hartford.
... to Max Redenius in the death of his nephew’s son, Ryan Detmering. His nephew is Dennis
Detmering and wife, Karla. Dennis Detmering is also a nephew of Marjorie Whipple.
... to Beth King’s family and friends in the death of her husband, Wayne King, and also to his Aunt
Marjorie (Tom) Smith.
... to Larry (Mary) Plagmann and family in the death of Larry’s mother, Dorothy Steinert.
... to Peg (Dennis) Miller and family & friends in the death of Peg’s mother, Viola Peltz.
... to Jan (Jim) Andersen, Kathy (Frank) Hanna and Todd (Melanie) Andersen in the death of Jan’s
mother, Gloria Campbell.
… to Bev Solbeck, in the death of her husband, Bob Solbeck.
… to Ray (Joyce) Fisher, family and friends in the deaths of Margaret Fisher, Ray's sister-in-law, and
Roger Murphy, Ray's nephew.
… to Martie Eck, in the death of her brother, Francis Ralston.
… to Family and Friends in the death of Marvel Arnold.
Ushers & Greeters for September-2011
Humboldt: Steve, Linda Tanner and Tate Illg
Jim and Jan Anersen
Todd, Melanie and Sully Andersen
Livermore: Bruce and Daniel Foth
Gilmore City: Ushers-Kathy Cavanaugh, Karen Day, Lora McColley
Greeters-Jim and Peggy Day, Tom & Dianne Harrison
Rutland: Larry and Mary Plagmann
Our thanks to the August greeters and ushers at the Humboldt Center.
You did an awesome job—we’re looking forward to the same response from our future teams.
Norm Philby, Lloyd McBurney,
Ron Blomker and Dennis Reed
Wednesday, September 21
Morehouse Hall
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
ADULTS: $8.50
CHILDREN $4.00 (5-12 years)
4 & under are free
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!
Menu includes: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans,
jello salad, homemade pie, rolls, coffee & milk.
Take-out meals and delivery will be available.
Tickets may be purchased at the church office until Sept. 19.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!
Profits will be used for the church budget.
All members are encouraged to participate in this ALL-CHURCH project – you may want to help serve, provide pies or salads, donate cash or purchase/sell tickets. Sign-up sheets for workers and food will be available at each church center on August 21 and in the church office during the week.
If You’ve Got the “Dough”,
We’ve Got the Pies!
APPLE CHERRY RHUBARB
…or in other words, if you make a free-will donation to the Mission Trip Fund, we’ll be happy to supply a pie or pies for the Turkey Dinner on September 21st!
In the church office:
- Sign up to bring pie(s) (apple, cherry or rhubarb only) on the Turkey Dinner sheets, but please designate somewhere that “Hartfords” will make your pies so we know how many to make. We’ll check the sheets for this information.
- Pay for your pie(s) – free-will donation.
That’s it! We’ll take care of the rest and deliver your pie(s) to the church in time for the dinner Wednesday night!
Thank you in advance for supporting our mission trips in this way. We appreciate it so very much!
John & Denise Hartford
HUMBOLDT SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS
Sunday school will begin September 11th at the Humboldt Center. Teachers are still needed! See list on another page! Please call Lisa Cassens at 332-5748 if you would like to volunteer. Also needed is a volunteer to be the superintendent to distribute and collect the rosters, count the Sunday School offering and distribute correspondence to the teachers and children.
We Still need SS Teachers! Can YOU help?
(See highlighted Ages.) (Humboldt Site)
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..This summer went by so fast but we did manage to fit in a weekend trip to Altoona. With the money the youth had raised we were able to spend a day at Adventureland, stayed in a motel, went to church on Sunday morning and finished by visiting and helping the Ronald McDonald house. The church we attended was amazing. It's a new church so it is being held in an elementary school in Altoona. Their praise band and the pastor made it a meaningful service. As we took our pop tabs and food donations to the Ronald McDonald House, we met a lady that was from Renwick. Her little boy is battling cancer and that is where they were calling home. We took 140 pounds of tabs to help with the funding of the RMH. Dan Williams from Humboldt, had been picking up cans and saving the tabs for over 7 years. He donated all of them to us to take down and his alone was 108 pounds. Amazing how ‘one can at a time’ can help families all over the world. We will continue to save pop tabs and so can you.
The 7th & 8th grade youth group will start on August 31st. We will meet each week from 7-8pm and we are on the 2nd floor, where Learn & Play use to be. We are so excited to get back in the routine of things and start learning more about how our Lord works in our lives each and every day. The youth kids will be taking a trip to Eureka Springs, AK for their mission trip in August of 2012. I have already begun the planning process and figuring out our budget. I took 5 youth in 2010 and it changed their lives. The living bible tour gave them an upfront and personal understanding of Christ's life and later that night we watched the Passion Play live. It was amazing to watch 5 youth, who just thought they were going to get out of chores at home for a weekend, change their life and give it over to God. It's something I can't even describe... that's how amazing it was. To fund this trip we will again be having our candy bar sales and our baked potato bar fundraisers.
I'm excited to see all of you and meet our 7th graders. Please let me know if I can ever help you or if you have any questions.
Thanks & God bless!
Cristy Meyer
515-890-2505— e-mail: meyer_photography@hotmail.com
Kris May & Kelli Nicholson will also return as leaders.
Fall Worship Service Times
Humboldt Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Humboldt Sunday Worship Services 8:55 a.m.
Livermore Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Gilmore City Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Rutland Sunday 10:30 a.m.
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HEALTH KITS
Can you imagine waking up in the morning and not being able to brush your teeth or use
soap in the shower? Health Kits help disaster victims reclaim their dignity and self-respect and are used as teaching tools with children.
Needed:
1 new hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”)
1 new washcloth
1 bath sized bar of soap in wrapper (3 oz. or larger)
1 large, sturdy comb (not pocket sized)
1 new toothbrush in original sealed wrapper (no child sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clipper (no emery boards or toenail
clippers)
6 band aids (3/4”)
Add $1.00 for toothpaste to be purchased by UMCOR Depot.
SEPTEMBER—Any supplies listed above.
Thank you so much for your help!
If making a complete kit, please fold the towel and washcloth and lay the other items on top. Place in Ziplock bag.
Boxes are in the church office and at each center for your contributions. Thank you!
Lost & Found Items
The following items have been found:
Please pick them up at your earliest convenience:
-2 red hot pads left from the Welcome Potluck
-Blue plastic tablecloth with white snowflakes
-Package of 3-ounce plastic cups
-2 Coolers: Igloo-White with blue top
Gott-Blue with white top
Thank You!
Wednesday Worship — (beginning September 14th)
6:15 Youth Food and Fellowship — Morehouse Hall
6:45 Contemporary Worship, led by Pastor Josh and Kaitlyn--
in Morehouse Hall — (all youth and adults are invited)
7:15 Junior High and Senior High Youth Groups
7:15 Adult Small Group Study
September Special Events:
Sept. 11— Beginning of Sunday School Rally Day
10th Anniversary of September 11th Attack
Sept. 21— Turkey Dinner, Humboldt Center
Wednesday—5-7 pm
Sept. 25—Cool Sundae Night: Higher Power—6:30 pm
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Lyle Miller will be 90 September 7th
Cards may be sent to: 2146 K RD
Humboldt, IA 50548
You are welcome to help him celebrate at an open house on
Sunday, September 11th from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Izaak Walton Clubhouse (Oxbow)
(¾ mile west of the HWY 3 and 169 intersection in Humboldt)
THUNDER KIDS
Ecumenical Gilmore City
After-School Program
The After School Program at the Gilmore City Center begins Tuesday, October 4, and runs from 3:15p.m. - 5:00p.m. We will have Kindergarten through 4th Grade attending..
LIVERMORE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School at the Livermore Worship Center begins September 11th at 10:30 pm. Bibles will also be distributed this day to 3-year olds, 2nd graders and 7th graders.
“I was in the Stairway”
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news, September 11, 2001. Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "Good-Bye". I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK... I am ready to go".
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized that he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell on the 23rd floor when a women cried out to me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!", I said, "Of course I will show you the way home — only believe in Me now."
I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.
I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their Faith has saved them.
I was in Texas, Kansas, Mississippi, London, Quebec, Seattle. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name — though they did NOT all know Me. Some met me for the first time on the 100th floor.
Some sought me out in their last breath. Some couldn't hear me calling to them through the smoke and flames. "Come to Me... This way.... Take my hand." Some chose, for the final time, to ignore me. But I WAS THERE.
(Most of you were not in the TOWERS that day. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me? Would you have heard My call to follow me? September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go". I will be in the stairwell of your final moments. Meet me there.)
Love,
Jesus
