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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014
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the office at 515-996-2572 or e-mail your information to office@vmumc.com.
Today is Blanket Sunday
Your gift provides blankets to the
homeless and economically
disadvantaged both in the United
States and abroad. $10 will buy a
single blanket, but you don’t have
to stop there: the Blankets+
program provides disaster survivors
with blankets, food, shelter, and
safe water, followed by long-term
assistance to help them create a better future.
SERMON INFORMATION
NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
COMMUNION SUNDAY
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
SERMON:
“THE POWER BEHIND THE DOOR”
SCRIPTURE:
REVELATION 7:9-17
All Saints Celebration (VM/BV)
Next Sunday, November 2nd,
we will celebrate All Saints
Sunday. This is a day to honor
and remember the lives of
church members who have passed
away in the prior year. We encourage family and
friends to join our commemoration.
Fall Back!
Daylight Savings Time ends at
2 AM next Sunday morning.
Remember to set your clocks
back an hour Saturday night.
You can sleep in for an hour!
Trunk or Treat Thursday (VM)
Van Meter UMC’s
annual Trunk or
Treat is almost here!
This Thursday,
October 30th, from
6-8 PM, we will be
serving up donuts
and hot cider, while providing familyfriendly trick-or-treating from the
trunks of our cars. The entire Van
Meter community is invited, so bring
your family and tell your neighbors.
Sign-up sheets for volunteers and food
donations are on the credenza.
Prayer Shawl Change
The prayer shawl group will be
meeting on a different day next
month: the second Thursday,
November 13th. We will still
meet at 7:00 PM, this time at
the home of Marva DeBoer.
October 26: Mark 11-13
October 27: Mark 14-16
October 28: Luke 1-3
October 29: Luke 4-6
October 30: Luke 7-9
October 31: Luke 10-13
November 1: Luke 14-17
Ingathering Kits Due Today
Please place your completed kits in
the blue tub just inside the main
doors at Van Meter UMC. Christy
Jungman can answer your questions.
Next Sunday
Worship Helpers for
November 2nd
Exercise Your Faith (VM)
Thanksgiving and Christmas
temptations are just ahead. Don’t
wait for the New Year. Do your
heart and body some good now:
Come tomorrow to the Exercise
Your Faith group’s weekly meeting for some
exercise and encouragement in a relaxed
atmosphere. We meet in the overflow room
Monday afternoons at 2 PM. Everyone is welcome.
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Jed & Elizabeth Alexander
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Communion: (VM)
Roger & Barb Carlson
Heidi Myers
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CIA Youth Schedule (VM)
Every Wednesday 6-7:30 PM:
Youth Group meeting
Please sign up to bring or help with the dinner meal.
Fri., Oct. 31—Sat., Nov. 1: Ingathering Lock-In
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Grades 7-12
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6 PM Friday 10/31 depart for Greenfield
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$10 per youth + goodies to share
Nov 16, 2 PM: Ignition. Bring $3 and a snack to share.
Acolytes: (VM) Alexander family
Ushers/Greeters: (VM)
Mike & Gayle O’Brien
Liturgist:
(BV) Jill Martens
(VM)
Pat Consolver
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Power Point: (VM) Kasey O’Brien
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Nursery: (VM) JoAnne Keltner
Rebecca Comer
If you are unable to fulfill your worship duty,
you are responsible for finding a replacement.
Please notify the church office of the change.
Please Pray for…
(BV / VM)
Kathleen Gunzenhauser, Patty Lenius, Ryan Carlson,
Chuck Keltner, Linda Aldrich, Carolyn Myers (BV), Mary Snow,
Dolores Johnson, Donna Stark, Carol Jimmerson, Kim Dunbar,
Hazel Clark (BV), Dorthy Hubbard, Anne Markham
Please contact the church office with updates and requests.
Our condolences to Jamie Champion and her family,
for the loss of her father, Jim Weld.
Letter From David Hobbs, LDM for Camps and Christian Formation
David Hobbs, who visited Van Meter recently and spoke at our worship service, sent us a
nice letter. In it, he thanked our churches for our support of the Iowa UMC Conference
Camps and Retreats Centers.
“[We] feel very fortunate to be able to work with the youth
of your church and community, and we always feel that we
receive as much as they do, as they come to share in Christian
Fellowship. …
“We want you to know how thankful we are for your efforts
in working with these youth and encouraging them to come to
camp; whether through one on one contacts, praying for your
youth, or gathering resources to make it possible to go to camp.”
He discusses other aspects of youth ministry and how his team might assist us in our local
efforts, and mentions adult camp and retreat opportunities now being explored.
The letter is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway.
Worship Times: BV 9:00 AM VM 10:45 AM
Sunday School : BV 10:00 AM VM 9:30 AM
Calendar
This Week
Sun., Oct. 26
Blanket Sunday / Blessing of Ingathering Kits
Adult Discussion Group / Parent Discussion Group (VM) 9:30 AM
Sunday School (VM) / Sunday School (BV)
9:30 AM /10:00 AM
Mon., Oct. 27
Exercise Your Faith
2:00 PM
Wed., Oct. 29
C.I.A. Youth Group
Chancel Choir (VM)
Cantata rehearsal (VM)
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
Thurs., Oct. 30
Trunk or Treat (VM)
Sat., Nov 1
Ingathering
6-8 PM
Next Week
Sun., Nov. 2
All-Saints Sunday / Communion Sunday
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Adult Discussion Group / Parent Discussion Group (VM) 9:30 AM
Sunday School (VM) / Sunday School (BV)
9:30 AM /10:00 AM
Mon., Nov. 3
Exercise Your Faith
2:00 PM
Tues., Nov 4
Election Day (Van Meter church will host)
BV Ad Board
7:00 PM
Wed., Nov. 5
C.I.A. Youth Group
Chancel Choir (VM)
Cantata rehearsal (VM)
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
Thurs., Nov. 6
SAM luncheon
Joint meeting SPRCs, Ad Boards with Weesner
NO Prayer Shawl (postponed until next week)
11:30 AM
6:00 PM