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March/April 2015
Panora United Methodist Church
OUR MISSION:
LOVE GOD, LOVE NEIGHBOR, TRANSFORM THE WORLD
119 E. Main Street
P. O. Box 601
Panora, IA 50216
(641) 755-2655
Email: pumc@netins.net
Pastor
Cathy VanGundy
(641) 431-1402
pastorpumc@netins.net
Sunday Service
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
9:30 a.m. FaithSeeker’s
Sunday School on the
(2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sundays)
The Easter lily is the symbol of the resurrection. With its trumpet shape, it sounds
out the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection on
Easter morning. Help us decorate our altar
this year by making a donation of $13.00 We
will have lilies delivered to the church and
then you may take one home with you after
the Easter morning worship service.
Simply write a check for $13.00 and
mark it for “Easter Lily”. Put your check in the
offering plate or leave it in the church office.
Could you use (or give) a Helping Hand?
Habitat for Humanity’s Helping Hand Program
is starting up in Guthrie County.
Nursery Available
Inside this Issue
Easter Lilies
Help Decorate our altar for Easter Sunday
1
Habitat for Humanity
FaithSeekers Palm
Sunday Program
Holy Week Services
Missionaries Visit
2
Serving our Church
Chimes & Choir
Potato Bar
Grief Support
Mozart Requiem
3
Calendar
5
Church Historian
6
Helping Hands is a community betterment program using volunteer labor to substantially reduce the cost of
home repairs for qualified homeowner families. There is
no charge for volunteer labor and no profit is added.
The homeowner pays only for purchased materials, service and project support costs through a no interest
loan.
Volunteers from the community will work side-by-side
with the homeowners in repairing the house. If you
need a Helping Hand or would like to be a work volunteer, find out more at
www.heartofiowahabitat.org or email director@heartofiowahabitat.org.
FaithSeekers Palm Sunday Program
Hymn Request
UMW Calendar
The FaithSeekers will take us on a ride into Jerusalem
on Palm Sunday morning March 29th at 9:30 a.m.
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March/April 2015
Ecumenical Holy Week Services
Join together with your brothers and sisters of the Christian faith in the Panorama area during
Holy Week. Panorama area churches will be hosting a free light supper at 6:30 p.m. followed
by a 30 minutes worship service each evening of Holy Week.
Mon, Mar 30
Tue, Mar 31
Wed, Apr 1
Thu, Apr 2
Fri, Apr 3
6:30 pm supper
6:30 pm supper
6:30 pm supper
6:30 pm supper
6:30 pm supper
7:00 p.m. service
7:00 pm service
7:00 pm service
7:00 pm service
7:00 pm service
Lighthouse Assembly of God
Church of the Brethren
Calvary Chapel
Yale United Methodist
Panora United Methodist
Missionaries, Brad and Kim Campbell to visit us again on March 22
Last year, we met Brad and Kim Campbell (Jackie Wicks’ niece) who are missionaries in
South Sudan. We heard their harrowing story of Christmas day 2013 when they were thrust
into the war in South Sudan. They led their kids for three miles through active battlefields to
reach safety at the UN compound.
Their story continues as they
have begun to rebuild. In 2015,
they hope to acquire land and
establish a permanent base – including a church, a school, and
homes for children, staff and
guests.
On Sunday, March 22nd, Brad
and Kim will return to our church
service and share more of their
story with us. They have asked if
we could help support them
again by donating any of the
following items: (Bring to the
church by March 22nd)
Flip flops (small, medium & large)
Boys’ size boxers (small, medium & large)
Girls’ underwear (size 3/4, 5/6)
Women’s underwear (small and medium)
Monetary donations
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March/April 2015
Schedule for
Chimes and Choir
Serving Our Church
Mar 1
Mar 8
Mar 15
Mar 22
Mar 29
G r e e t e r s f o r M a r ch :
Andy & Amy Randol
Nancy Marks & Keith Wirt
Kurt & Gayle Shackelford
Mike & Vickie Klein
Dave & Jan Stolp
Apr 5
Apr 12
Apr 19
Apr 26
Greeters for April:
Bill Hillyard
John & Marilyn Seward
David & Jackie Van Ahn
Jan Hoobin & Kathy Frampton
Mar 5
Mar 8
Mar 19
Mar 22
6:30pm
9:30am
6:30pm
9:30am
Chimes Practice
Chimes Play
Choir Practice
Choir Play
Apr
Apr
Apr
Apr
6:30pm
9:30am
6:30pm
9:30am
Choir Practice
Choir Play
Chimes Practice
Chimes Sings
2
5
16
19
Panora United Methodist Church Annual Potato Bar
April 18, 2015 at Vet’s Auditorium
Serving from 5:00—7:00 pm.
Free will offering.
Are you grieving the loss
of a loved one?
Come and get support and comfort from others
that are in similar situations.
Grief Support, including suicide group, is meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00
pm at First Christian Church in Panora. The group is led by a certified group leader from
Ankeny that has survived her brother’s suicide about 5 years ago.
Michael and Barb Bahde invite you to experience Mozart’s Requiem at
St. Ambrose Cathedral at 6th and High Streets in Des Moines. The
four Drake university choruses and a student-faculty-professional orchestra will perform this transcendent work on Saturday, May 2, at
7:30 p.m. and at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. Tickets will be available
at the door or at the Drake Box Office prior to performances.
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March 2015
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MON TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
2
4
5
6
7
6:30pm HS Youth
Group
8
Daylight Savings
9:30 amFaithSeekers
9:30am Chimes Play
15
9:30am FaithSeekers
6:30pm HS Youth
3
6:30pm Chimes
Practice
1:00pm Women’s Bible Study
9
10
11
12
13
14
18
19
20
21
27
28
1:00pm Women’s Bible Study
16
17
1:00pm Women’s Bible Study 2:00pm Ruth Circle
7:00pm Mary Circle
6:30pm Choir
Practice
22 9:30 Brad & Kim 23
24
26
Campbell Missionaries
9:30am Choir Sings
9:30am FaithSeekers
1:00pm Women’s Bible Study
29
9:30am FaithSeekers
Palm Sunday Program
6:30pm HS Youth
Group
25
30
31
6:30pm Supper &
Holy Week Service
at Lighthouse
Assembly of God
1:00pm Women’s Bible Study
6:30pm Supper & Holy Week
Service at Church of the
Brethern
April 2015
SUN
5
MON TUE
6
Easter
9:30am Choir Sings
12
13
9:30am FaithSeekers
6:30pm HS Youth
Group
19
20
27
9:30am FaithSeekers
6:30pm HS Youth
Group
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THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
6:30pm Supper & Holy 6:30pm Choir Practice
6:30pm Supper & Holy
Week Service at CalWeek Service at Yale
vary Chapel
UMC
6:30pm Supper &
Holy Week Service
at Panora UMC
7
8
9
10
11
1:00pm Women’s
Bible Study
7:00 Ad Board Mtg
14
15
16
17
18
1:00pm Women’s
Bible Study
7:00pm Mary Circle
6:30pm Chimes Practice
21
22
23
1:00pm Women’s
Bible Study
9:30am Choir Sings
9:30am FaithSeekers
26
WED
28
1:00pm Women’s
Bible Study
29
30
5:00-7:00pm Potato Bar
24
25
6:00pm Lay Servant
Class
8:30am-3:00pm
Lay Servant Class
March/April 2015
Our Mission:
Love God, Love Neighbor,
Transform the World
Panora United Methodist Church
119 E. Main, P. O. Box 601
Panora, IA 50216
Phone: 641-755-2655
email: pumc@netins.net
website: www.panoraumc.org
Keeping Our Church History
As church historian I keep a
scrapbook for both the church
and for UMW. If anyone has
pictures from (Sunday school
programs, graduations, new
members etc.) or other items
that should be included in the
history of the church or UMW
and are willing to donate them,
I would love to include them in
the scrapbooks. Thanks,
Mary Kay Hamilton
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UMW CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Re quest Yo ur
Fa vo rite Hy mn
If you would like to request a
special song or hymn for
Sunday worship,
please contact organist Barb
Bahde
after church on Sundays,
Or call 515-205-2495 or by
email at bbahde@netins.net.
March 18—Ruth Circle meeting
at 2:00 pm
March 18—Mary Circle meeting at 7:00 pm
April—Ruth Circle No meeting
April 15—Mary Circle meeting
at 7:00pm