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T HE M ESSENGER
M ARCH 2015
V OLUME 38; I SSUE 3
M OELLING ’ S M USINGS : A W ORD F ROM P ASTOR K IRT
Matthew 6:6
LENT is a season of the
church year that is oft-ignored
by Protestant Christians, it
seems. Or if we do recognize
it, what we often do may be
seen by others as a sort of
caricature of the season.
Jesus fasted for 40 days in the
wilderness; so I’ll give up soda
or chocolate or Facebook or
TV (something we can easily
live without anyway) for that
span of time. A parishioner
showed me her Catholic
relative’s shocked reply to a
phone-pic of her with an ashen
cross on her forehead: “You
mean, you Methodists observe
Ash Wednesday and Lent,
too?” Why yes, we do – in a
number of ways.
Mirroring Jesus’ time in the
wilderness, Lent spans the 40
days (not counting Sundays)
leading up to Easter.
(Sundays aren’t included
because every Sunday is “a
little Easter” – not to be
dampened by Lenten
solemnity). The season
begins on Ash Wednesday
when, by tradition, Christians
receive the sign of the cross in
ashes on their forehead. The
ashen cross is a visible and
felt reminder of the fact that
sin has marred the image of
God within us, and also the
fact that we are mortal. “You
are dust and to dust you shall
return.” And since God
doesn’t leave us in the dust,
those receiving the ash are
also told to “repent and
believe the good news!” God
has a fix for sin and death!
But back to the 40 days of
Lent and our (sometime)
caricatures of self-denial. If
you practice this and really
“give something up” for Lent,
well and good. Self-denial is a
practice Jesus encouraged.
But let me ask you a question:
March 8
“But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut
the door and pray to your father who is in secret….”
Does it bring you closer to
God? Is it deepening your
connection to the Lord – or is it
just a test of endurance and
will power? I ask this because
deepening your faith and
growing closer to God in Christ
IS THE POINT of any spiritual
discipline. And if we’re doing it
just to do it or because our
friends are, well, what is the
point? Jesus said, “Beware of
practicing your piety before
others in order to be seen by
them; for then you have no
reward from your Father in
heaven” (Matthew 6:1).
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THIS ISSUE :
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Y OUTH M INISTRIES
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A DULT S TUDIES
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C ALENDAR
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A LL IN THE F AMILY
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V OLUME 38; I SSUE 3
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NOT IF, BUT WHEN- continued from page 1
Ash Wednesday reminded us that Jesus
did talk about some spiritual disciplines his
followers should practice; and he told his
disciples to practice them in such a way that they
are doing them for God – to grow closer to God –
and not like the hypocrites, who do them for
show. The Greek word translated “hypocrite”
literally means “to play a part; to act.”
Paraphrasing a bit from Matthew 6, Jesus said:
---“When you give alms (i.e., give to the needy),
do not [make a big deal of it] as the hypocrites
do; instead, give in secret, keeping it between
you and God.”
---When you pray do not do it like the hypocrites,
to be seen by others; instead
go into your room and shut the door; keep it
private between you and God.”
---When you fast, don’t look dismal or complain
like the hypocrites, who want others to know;
instead, look and act normal; keep it between
you and God.”
Jesus is clearly NOT into play-acting one’s
faith, doing things to be seen. And the truth is
that these practices are not reserved for Lent (a
season begun years after Jesus’ death and
resurrection). And the other truth is that they
don’t look optional. Jesus doesn’t say “if” you
give alms, pray or fast; he says, “WHEN” you give
alms, pray and fast. It’s not IF, but WHEN. Jesus
takes it for granted that we do. (Oh man, does
that include fasting???) Yes, but do not despair.
Your church is here to help you in your Lenten
emergency.
You, too, can give to the needy, pray and fast
– and maybe even all at once. All day (7:30 am
to 8:00 pm) each Wednesday during Lent, Room
121 (Seek and Serve classroom in Henderson
Hall) will be set up as a prayer room. It has low
light, even lower music and a number of different
prayer stations, where you may sit and meditate,
reflect on a flowing fountain or the crosses on the
wall, or color your prayers creatively with pen and
ink. It is a peaceful, prayerful place. Certainly,
you may stay “in your room” as Jesus reminds;
but for something different, this room is open, too.
It also contains a box for “alms;” and all gifts
received will be used by our Care Ministries
Council to serve needy and hurting people.
So, what if we each did something like this:
What if we each fasted one meal a week during
Lent; and what if the time we would have spent
eating that lunch or dinner, we used it to pray.
And what if the money we would have spent on
that meal, we gave for the needy? Our prayer
room is a one-stop shop! Also, you may do this
at home, fasting a meal, praying instead and
giving the cost of the meal you missed. It is not
rocket science – and it CAN be very meaningful.
And if you do give up soda or chocolate – how
about donating what you would’ve spent on these
luxury items so others can have basic needs met.
If you give up Facebook or TV, why not use that
time to pray or study or serve, instead. In the
words of John Wesley, “I invite you to observe
(i.e., participate in) a holy Lent.”
Not IF, but When,
PASTOR KIRT
The Community Pancake breakfast was a huge success!
We ended up serving over 200 people. And it seemed like
we had a lot of visitors that I didn’t recognize. Which is great, since
that is reason we started this wonderful tradition. On top of serving
all those people, over $1393 went toward the Circle of Care
Apportionment. I can tell you all the agencies that are part of the
Circle of Care will appreciate that we are going to most likely pay
the whole thing this year.
Thank you to the Fellowship committee and all the others
that stepped up and chipped in by either selling tickets, buying
tickets and those that came and helped set up, clean up and
welcome everyone to St. Stephen’s. JOB WELL DONE!!!
~Fellowship Team
T HE M ESSENGER
Garage Sale March 6-7
8:00am to 2:00 pm each day
The Weekday School Garage Sale
is set for March 6 & 7 in the Family
Life Center. We are taking
donations through Thursday, March
5. Call Becky Price if you need us to
pick up large items (furniture, etc.).
Come on by to check out all of the great deals!
The weather is always nice INSIDE the FLC!
Mark Your Calendars for VBS!
June 29 - July 2, 2015
Summer 2015 Camp Dates
As you plan this summer, be sure to include
Children’s Camps at Camp Egan.
The grades listed below will be for
the 2015-2016 school year.
If you think you might be interested
in going to camp as an adult
leader, please contact Becky
Price. There is a Safe Sanctuary
application required by the Oklahoma Conference
in addition to the St. Stephen’s Safe Sanctuary
application.
Joy Camp for 3rd through 5th graders
July 10-12
This camp has an emphasis on the arts in worship.
Sonshine Camp for 1st and 2nd graders
July 11-12
An adult shepherd from our church is required for
every 5 children; male shepherds if we send any
boys, and female shepherds if we send girls.
Growin’ In Grace for 3rd through 5th graders
July 22-24
Tweens Discover for 6th graders
July 20-24
Need Childcare for Your Meeting?
We will provide childcare for most meetings
and activities as long as we know in advance
that we’re needed. Please check with the
leader of your group, or contact Laurie Richard
to make reservations.
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Thank you to everyone who
helped make the 1st St.
Stephen’s UMC Pinewood Derby
such a success! It took lots of
patience and hard work to help
the children and youth get their
cars ready to race. Setting up and
conducting the race ran perfectly and folks of all
ages had a great time!
Sunday Night Activities for March
Children’s Activities from 4:30-5:30 pm
Children’s Choirs from 5:30-6:00 pm
Snack Supper from 6:00-6:30 pm
March 1 - Usual schedule (see above).
March 8 - Usual schedule.
March 15 - NO PM ACTIVITIES (Spring Break)
March 22 - Usual schedule
March 29 - Usual Schedule
Sunday, March 29 at 8:30 and 11:00 Services
Sunday, April 5
after 11:00 worship
For children in
5th grade and younger
Bring your baskets!
March in Sunday School
Our unit this month is Preparing for Easter as we
learn that “God is with me in difficult times.”
Lessons are: Mary Anoints Jesus, The Widow’s
Offering, The Last Supper, The Garden, and Palm
Sunday.
Our scripture verse for this month is,
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of
heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2
For more information, contact
Becky Price:
Phone: 918-455-4202
E-mail: bprice@ssumcba.org
Website: http://www.children-ssumcba.org
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Y OUTH M INISTRIES - R ANDY M C C URDY
YOUth Should Know
Worship Services are Sundays at 8:30 am
and 11:00 am.
Sunday school
9:45 am, Youth Room, FLC 264
A continental breakfast is served in the youth
room.
Announcements about upcoming
events and activities are discussed and
celebrations and concerns are shared. The
group divides by school groups for Sunday
school in the Jr. High (6-8th grade) and Sr.
High (9-12th grade) rooms for lessons. The
theme for Jr. High is Faith: Nature of Faith,
God, in Whom We have Faith, Saved by
Faith, Living Faithfully and Faith Eternal. The
theme for Sr. High is Call: Nature of Call,
Gifted and Called, Called to Follow and Call
to Bring Change.
Sunday Night Youth Group
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Youth Room, FLC 264
March 1, Youth Sunday Planning Rev. Kirt
Moelling will be with us to
help us plan our Annual
Youth Sunday.
March 8, Dodgeball with
another youth group
Another youth group will
be our guest for dinner , a
game of dodgeball and
worship!
March 15, No Youth Group, Spring Break
March 22, SkyZone Trampoline Park & Dinner,
Bring $10 plus extra money for dinner at the
food court in Woodland Hills Mall. Also bring
your SkyZone socks if you have them, if not
they are available for an additional $2.
March 29, Life After High School - Planning for
College An interesting session and worship
following!
Youth Handbells Sundays at 5:00 pm in
Sanctuary
Youth Council
Monday • March 23 • 6:30 pm • Room 262
Wednesday Night Youth Group
6:00-7:30 pm, Family Life Center
A snack supper ($3), recreation and life skills
training is the focus of the Wednesday night
youth group sessions. No Wednesday Night
Youth on March 18, Spring Break.
Youth Choir Wednesdays at 5:30 pm in the
Sanctuary
Boy Scout Troop 990
Meets Monday nights
at 6:30 in the Seek &
Serve room, Room
121. The Troop is
looking for new
scouts! Come join
the fun of scouting!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/39482476263/
Join to see pictures from our events and hear about upcoming
events! There are forms and the latest Youth Should Know
Newsletter in the files section. It is a closed group for St. Stephen’s
Youth and their families.
Youth Mission Day
Saturday, March 28
10 am - 2 pm
We will be doing projects around the Church building as
a mission outreach to our own Church!
2015 Camp Dates
Youth Force OKC • June 7-12
Wilderness Camp • June 18-24
Tulsa District Camp • July 13-17
CYME • July 27-31
Hoop’n It Up Youth Basketball
7:30-9:00 pm • Family Life Center
The 2015 basketball season is
winding down and playoffs are in
March. All games are played on
Saturdays at First UMC in downtown
Tulsa. Practice is held on Thursdays
in the Family Life Center at St.
Stephen’s UMC. There will be no
basketball March 19 during Spring Break.
Randy McCurdy: Office: (918) 455-4202 • Cell: (918) 607-9281 • Email: rmccurdy@ssumcba.org
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Adult Studies & Activities
Ida Circle
Bookworms
March 19
1:30 pm • Parlor
The book for discussion
will be “The Short Nights of
the Shadow Catcher” by
Timothy Egan.
If you have questions,
contact Beverly Schwarzkopf
or Barbara Purtell.
Wednesday
March 11
9:30 am
Carol Hawkins’ House due to
construction in Henderson Hall. Meet at
the church at 9:15am to carpool.
Lydia Circle
Sunday • March 22 • 3:00 pm • Parlor
We are planning a wonderful year and hope more
women of the church will join us for learning,
missions, and fellowship.
Women of St. Stephen’s are welcome!
Men’s Fellowship
March 26 • 6:00 pm
6:00 pm • Family Life Center
For more information contact
Gordon Beck (918) 409-9033
choosing the right
Lenten study
has just gotten easier!
There are three Lenten study opportunities for adults. Feel free to join us on Sundays, Morning or Evenings!
Childcare will be available on Sunday mornings and by reservation for the Sunday evening study.
Sunday mornings – 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Join the Seek & Serve Class, room 121, as they explore Easter From the Back
Side by J. Ellsworth Kalas. The author looks beyond the traditional gospel scriptures to
connect the story of Christ’s resurrection with other stories and scriptures throughout the
Bible.
Also on Sunday mornings, the Peacekeepers class, room 242/244, will be
embarking on Will You Come and Follow Me?, a study of the text of several Lenten
hymns. Each session will challenge adults to work through the meaning of the texts, learn
more about the hymn writers, and discover how the text relates to them today.
Sunday evenings – 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Adam Hamilton’s 24 Hours That Changed the World will be the focus of this
study. Pastor Kirt will expand on his sermon series based on this book and lead
participants as they follow Jesus’ last day through DVD visits to the Holy Land where these
events took place.
Note: Some of our Home Study groups may elect to continue to meet during Lent as well. Check with your group leader for details.
Contact Becky Price if you would like to journey through Lent with one of these groups.
Prayer Room Open
During Lent
Continuing through
April 1, a Prayer
Room will be
available each
Wednesday from
7:30 am to 8:00 pm
in Room 121 in
Henderson Hall.
Candles, quiet music,
and other resources
will be provided as
participants focus on
prayer during this
Lenten season.
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Care Ministries
Have you seen people lay money on the altar rail and wondered, “What’s that
all about?” Or have you seen the blurb in the bulletin on Communion
Sundays that says “Money left at the communion rail is used by the Care
Ministries of St. Stephen’s to assist individuals in times of need” and thought,
“I wonder who those people are?” The answer to that is: YOU! Did you
know that the Care Ministries of St. Stephen’s does not have a budget? It
depends solely on your donations. So, what do we do with that money?
There are times when people come to the church needing assistance with gas, or groceries, or
utilities. When we have funds, we like to be able to help those in our community who are in critical
need. We also care for our congregation, with meals, cards, flowers, prayers and other help as we
are able. Have you seen the CareNotes rack in the breezeway? It has pamphlets with helpful
resources for people dealing with all kinds of issues, from caring for a dying loved one, to coping
with illness, raising children and teenagers, and learning how to pray in difficult circumstances.
Resources like these, and others, Care Ministry training, the aforementioned items all take money.
Please consider making a donation to the Care Ministries of St. Stephen’s, either at the communion
rail or designated in the memo line of your offering check, and help us care for YOU.
Saturday • April 25
Memorial Drive UMC
benefiting the Tulsa District United Methodist
Campground. More information & a flyer will
be available soon.
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
Youth Worship Rehearsal
Children’s Fellowship Time
(Ages 3-K, 1-5 grades)
Youth Handbells
Children’s Choirs
Snack Supper in the FLC
($3 adults $2 children)
Youth Group
Adult Handbell Rehearsal*
*Childcare is available as needed
Snack Supper Schedule
March 1
Worship • Sloppy Joes
March 8
ABC Class • Meatball Subs
Sermon Series Continues
Lenten Studies Sundays 9:45 am & 5:00 pm
It’s not too late to join a group
For more information contact
Becky Price • (918) 455-4202
March 15
No Snack Supper • Spring Break
March 22
Fellowship • Macaroni & Cheese
March 29
Peacekeepers • Pasta Bar
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Set Free To Serve
MISSION WEEKEND
April 11th • 19a-3p
April 12th • 8a-9:30a & 10:30a-12:00p
Mark your calendars and join in an incredible mission opportunity to
serve in the Broken Arrow Community!!!
We will have work activities for all ages and abilities!!!
The needs of our community and our world can seem overwhelming –
hunger, poverty, injustice is everywhere and it leaves us wondering:
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WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN WE POSSIBLY MAKE?
WITH THE CRAZINESS OF OUR DAILY LIVES-WORK, SCHOOL,
FAMILY . . . WHEN DO WE HAVE TIME?
WE HAVE BILLS AND EXPENSES
St. Teresa of Avila answers this in “Christ Has No Body”
Christ has no body now, but yours. No hands no feet on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks compassion into the world.
Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good.
Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world.
Sign ups will be in Henderson Hall to serve offsite or at the church. Reserve your tshirts now! You may serve an hour or all day. Lunch will be provided on Saturday.
Together as a team we can make an impact.
Together we can help eliminate hunger, poverty and injustice.
Monthly Missions
Mission Time:
Tuesdays 8:30 am - 10:00 am, Parlor
Monthly Outreach Items
Re me mb e r o u r mon t h ly
donation bins in the breezeway
for Broken Arrow Neighbors,
Emergency Infant Services, Day
Center for the Homeless and
United Methodist Committee on
Relief.
Cookson Hills Mission:
3rd Wednesday each month, meet at the
church at 8:00 am
Manna Meals:
4th Friday each month, leave the church at
10:15 am to go to St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church to feed the hungry
Broken
Arrow
Neighbors
Day Center
for the
Homeless
Emergency
Infant
Services
Jelly,
Juice
Women’s
Underwear,
Tums
Baby Sleepers &
Gowns
UMCOR
(United Methodist
Committee on
Relief)
New Children’s
Underwear
*Childcare Available
6:30p Youth Planning for
College
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Ongoing Weekly Activities
Sun
Sundays:
8:30 am Worship*
1
9:45 am Sunday School*
6:30p Youth Sunday
9:45 am Lenten Bible Studies
Planning
11:00 am Worship*
4:30 pm Children’s Fellowship Time
5:00 pm Youth Handbells
5:00 pm Lenten Bible Studies
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5:30 pm Children’s Choirs
5p Finance
6:30p Youth Dodgeball
6:00 pm Snack Supper
6:30 pm Adult Handbells*
Daylight
6:30 pm Youth Group
Savings
Mondays:
9:30 am Weekday School (M-Th)
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1:30 pm Staff Meeting
Tuesdays:
One Great Hour of
Sharing
8:00 am Missions Time
7:00 pm Herald Ringers
No Sunday Night
Activities
7:00 pm Friendship Quilters
Wednesdays:
5:30 pm Youth Choir
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6:00 pm Youth Group
3p Lydia Circle
7:00 pm Adult Choir*
6:30p Youth - Sky Zone
Thursdays:
7:00 pm Basketball / Open Gym
Fridays:
Rainy Day Campers Offices Closed
Sequoyah Bay
8:30 am Food For Kids Packing
400 West New Orleans St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74011
St. Stephen’s UMC
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6:30p Youth Council
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Tue
7:30a-8p Lenten
Prayer Room
8a Cookson Mission
6:30p Hospitality
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24
1:30p Bookworms
7p Administrative
Council
No Basketball/Gym
26
6p Men’s Fellowship
25
7:30a-8p Lenten
Prayer Room
Spring Break
19
12
5
Thu
18
9:30a Ida Circle
7:30a-8p Lenten
Prayer Room
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7:30a-8p Lenten
Prayer Room
4
Wed
17
7p Fellowship
10
9
6p Trustees
6:30p Outreach
7p Adult Council
3
2
Mon
7
Sat
10a Manna Meals
27
Daylight Saving
March 8
Set Your Clocks
Ahead One Hour!
10a Youth Mission
Church Workday
28
Rainy Day Campers - Sequoyah Bay - Ft. Gibson Lake
21
1p Dick Stizel’s
Memorial
14
Weekday School Garage Sale
8a-2p
Newsletter Articles Due
20
13
6
Fri
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2015 Rainy Day Campers Schedule
The Rainy Day Campers invite anyone who is interested
in overnight or day camping to please join in the fun and
fellowship. The Saturday evening meal is potluck style
and is usually shared at 5:00 pm or so, followed by a
devotion. Please contact Scott or Lois Maples (918) 455
-5101 or (918) 740-5122 for more information.
Date
Place
March 20 – 22
Sequoyah Bay, Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, OK
April 17 – 19
Natural Falls State Park, W. Siloam Springs, AR
May 22 – 25
Tulsa Dist. Methodist Camp, Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, OK
June 19 – 21
Honey Creek St. Park, Grand Lake, Grove, OK
July 24 – 26
Strayhorn Landing, Tenkiller Lake, Gore, OK
September 4 - 7
Tulsa Dist. Methodist Camp, Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, OK
October 16 – 18
Horseshoe Bend, Beaver Lake, Rogers, AR
M USIC & C ARE M INISTRIES - S HERYL C ORY
Music - A big THANK YOU to those who have donated money to our organ
fund over the years…we have (almost) reached our goal! I’m so excited to
have the new organ console here, and I know you will love how it sounds in
our newly remodeled sanctuary. As Joanna gets to know this new
instrument, you will hear more and more of it. It’s a lot to learn. The (almost)
part is related to the speaker system that goes with the console; we still
need about $9,000 for that to have the completed organ package, so feel
free to continue donating to the organ fund. I would also like to thank the
Parsons for their donation years ago of the previous organ. It served us
well for many, many years, bringing us options and a depth to our music
that we wouldn’t have had otherwise. We have been blessed by its gift of
sound, and pray that it can continue to bless another church in need.
Care - Do you know what a Cluster (at St. Stephen’s) is? Do you know that you are a part of one? Our
congregation is divided in smaller groups, known by geographic areas, defined as Clusters. This is a
way to create involvement in each other’s lives, enabled by proximity. It helps us care for one another
as a congregation. Every active participant of St. Stephen’s is assigned to a Cluster. I have spent the
last year mapping our congregation and reworking the Clusters so that they are evenly distributed,
since our membership has grown and shifted since the original boundaries were drawn. This should
enable us to more effectively care for our people and help us to get know each other better, regardless
of which service we attend.
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A LL
IN THE
January/February Birthdays
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Mark McF
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Katya L
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Gracie S
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Jenny H
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Shannon F
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Marshall U
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Marion McF
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Sha’rie M
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DeeAnn L
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Betty S
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Ray U
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Kori M
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David B
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Constance, Karen B’s granddaughter
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Suzanne, Suzi P’s granddaughter
January/February Anniversaries
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Marion & Linda D – 57
Birth
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Abel Bleu K, born to Barrett & PJ; proud
grandparents are Marci & Dale K
Joys
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Boy Scouts honored
Roy K celebrated 1 year since surgery
Jaxon R pulled a tooth out
Friends and family visiting
Jacob U scored a soccer goal as a defender
Valentine dinner/dance was very nice
Nikki & Eric G moving to a condo
28 people participated in blood drive; 19 donations
Great pancake breakfast; raised $1300 for
apportionments
Grace B has a job when she graduates
New acolytes
Wendi H is home to stay
Recovering
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Ana K, Marci K’s granddaughter
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Carol H
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Kate B
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Marjorie M
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Ben P
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Baby John G
F AMILY
Recovering - Continued
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Betty B
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Nikki G
Concerns
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Student of Elizabeth U
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Noah O’s (other) grandmother
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Art K, Bill P’s brother-in-law
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Adam P
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Rebecca E ministry team
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Michelle W mother
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Destree E, friend of Ann G
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Service men & women
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Those in law enforcement
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P family
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Beau, Bev McC’s brother
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Suzi P’s friends
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Carol S
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Jacob U
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Linda M’s brother & sister
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Drew G
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Justin G
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Jean A, Ginger Y-D’s mother
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Amber F, friend of Veronica L
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Carlen B’s friend
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Church family in emotional stress
Losses
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Charlie M, former co-worker of Vicky O
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William E. I, Haydon I’s father-in-law
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Merton D, Ginger Y-D’s father-in-law
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Vernon C, friend of Betty C
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Ray U’s brother
Purchase altar flowers in honor or in memory of loved
ones or to celebrate a special day.
Available Dates
March 8, 15, & 22
Sign up on the chart in the church office or call Haydon.
(918) 455-4202
T HE M ESSENGER
Easter Flowers
FOR SALE
Easter lilies, tulips and spring
flowers will decorate the
sanctuary on April 5th. If you
would like to place one or more in
honor of or in memory of a loved
one, please fill out this form and
place it in the offering plate or
church office.
FILL OUT THIS FORM
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Order Form
Please include $10 for each flower ordered.
Checks made payable to SSUMC marked lily fund.
Name: ____________________________
Number of Flowers: _________________
In honor of: _______________________
_________________________________
In memory of: _____________________
_________________________________
Orders will be accepted until March 29th or
until all 50 are purchased.
Flowers may be picked up after second service on
Easter Sunday
Easter Offerings
During the Easter season, it is encouraging to see both new and
familiar faces at our worship services. Throughout the year, many of
you already support the congregation with your time, talent and
financial contributions but greater participation is always welcome. We
encourage you to look into our electronic giving program. It takes just a
few minutes to set up a recurring giving plan. Contact your Financial
Secretary, Harold Stewart, for more details or pick up an authorization
form in the church office today.
Thank
You
The youth would like to thank everyone
that showed their support by purchasing a
ticket to the Valentine’s dinner and dance,
to the parents and especially Chef Chris
Rear and Sous Chef Karen Bissell for the
great event and food!
The dinner raised $525 for the Youth Mission Fund!
Everyone had a great time and a great dinner
Thank you again for supporting youth missions!
St. Stephen’s Youth 2015 Basketball
Watch for
Tournament
Schedule
Support Our Team!
Children’s Council is in need of
individually wrapped candy to stuff into
the eggs. Look for
drop off locations
April 5
or bring to the
church office.
Thanks to all donors and
volunteers at our
St. Stephen's blood drive!!!
This is the ultimate act of giving
and OUTREACH in the community.
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
400 WEST NEW ORLEANS ST.
BROKEN ARROW, OK 74011
918-455-4202
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STAFF:
KIRT E. MOELLING, SENIOR PASTOR
SHERYL CORY, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & CARE MINISTRIES
RANDALL E. MCCURDY, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRIES
BECKY PRICE, DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
HAYDON ISHMAEL, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
VICKI COX, TREASURER
JOANNA COOK, ORGANIST
LAURIE RICHARD, NURSERY COORDINATOR
JAMES LEONARD, CUSTODIAN
Join Us for Worship!
8:30 am Worship Service
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship Service
Newsletter Deadline is Noon, March 20th
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
Worship with us
Palm Sunday, March 29 at 8:30 & 11am
Holy Thursday & Tenebrae, April 2 at 6:45 pm
(reservations requested for meal)
Easter Sunday • April 5 at 8:30 & 11am
Easter Breakfast at 8am - 11am
Easter Egg Hunt, at Noon
5th grade & younger, bring your baskets!
St. Stephen’s UMC
400 W New Orleans St, Broken Arrow
(918)455-4202 • www.ssumcba.org