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PASTORS PEACE
Zion
United Church
of Christ
October 2015
Inside This Issue

1 Pastors Peace
2 Palm of Prayer
3 Worship Ways
4 This Months Events
5 Community & Conference Clamor
6 Butterfly Room &
Inspiration Station

7 Celebration Occasions
8

Worship Whirl

"What Is Our Responsibility?

"Religion that God our [Parent] accepts as pure and
faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in
their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted
by the world." James 1:27
Pope Francis on Sunday urged Europeans to take
in as many refugees as possible as thousands of people
fleeing their war-torn homelands poured west across the
continent.
The pontiff told worshippers in St. Peters Square
that its not enough to merely tell refugees, Have courage, hang in there.
Faced with the tragedy of tens of thousands of
refugees who are fleeing death by war and by hunger and
who are on a path toward a hope for life, the Gospel calls
us to be neighbors to the smallest and most abandoned,
to give them concrete hope, Francis said. (from "Pope
Francis Urges European Churches to take in Refugees"
google)
What could the role of Zion UCC Mayview have in
this call to care for refugees? Let's begin to brainstorm
what that might mean for our community of faith and Mayview. Easy? No. Possible? Absolutely!
I just completed CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocate) training in Lexington, where I will be a voice for
children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. This is a commitment that I
feel very strongly about, having prayed for God to show
me where would be the best place for me to volunteer. A
big shout out to Ruth Dierking for her inspiration and commitment to CASA. It's doable and the support, encouragement and guidance for your work are phenomenal. I
trained with two women, and asked about the need for
men to volunteer, and was assured the need is great.
Will it be easy? No. Is it possible? Absolutely!
We've been talking about white privilege through
Sacred Conversations on Race and how we can be a part
of embracing one another equally and loving one another,

Zion United Church of ChristEstablished 1880

105 N. Mary, Mayview, Missouri 64071-8224
Phone and FAX: (660) 237 - 4355

no matter who they are or where they are on life's

journey, as Christ loves us.
After the workshop on "White Privilege as the
Norm" with Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer on February 27 of
this year, I thought it important to write to President
Obama with thoughts that came from the workshop.
This week I received a response
from the White House that
expanded on the significant and
continuing need to address our
resistance to embrace one another
with respect and offer opportunity
for growth, education and success through active
love. The President brought my attention to the My
Brother's Keeper Alliance, which is a non-profit
organization for boys and young men of color,
targeting from the root growth and education "giving
all our young people the tools they need to achieve
their potential". This includes all of us as we look
beyond ourselves to address those in distress by
showing God's love through our actions and
behaviors.
Yes, as President Obama said in his letter,
"solving these problems will take sustained effort from
all of us, and they won't be fixed if we only pay
attention when tragedy strikes. Change depends on
our actions, our attitudes, and the things we teach our
children every day. If each of us makes an effort--no
matter how hard it may sometimes seem-consciences can be stirred, consensus can be built,
and change can be realized."
The United Church of Christ, of which
President Obama is a member, is called to be doers
of social justice, living out the Gospel of our Messiah
Jesus. Is it easy? No. Is it possible? Absolutely!
Only through God's grace and strength,
Pastor Kristin

And he said to them, The harvest is plentiful,

but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into his
harvest. Luke 10:2( RSV)
2

Pastoral Visits and Prayers

Please feel free to contact me at any time
if a pastoral care visit or prayer request is
in your heart. The best way to reach me is
at the parsonage, 660-237-4902, and the
next best option is my cell @ 660-641-1038.
Blessings! Pastor Kristin

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PALM of PRAYER
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14 KJ21

Concerns Please continue to surround in love

and prayer, those experiencing health difficulties
&/or recovering from surgery, the loss of family
and friends, & those adjusting to new seasons in
their lives: Lillie Jennings sister Sue and her
family, Larry Robinson, John Anderson, Ty,
Ronnie Fauss, Kylie Timmerberg, James Hudson,
Trenton Elliots dad; family and friends of Gary
Doss; first responders; military personnel and their
families; families around the world that are in the
midst of disease, natural disasters, immigration
crisis, tensions, conflicts, acts of violence and
wars which are going on in different parts of the
world.
Joys Calle Hoeppner is feeling better; we offer
major thanks to the UCC Samoan Church
congregation at St. Luke's in Independence, for
their hospitality on August 30; birthdays and
anniversaries; Anna Belle, is improving after
surgery and treatment. Bountiful harvest, the hum
of grain bin fans, mums, pumpkins, beautiful
weather, hayrides, bonfires and fall colors.

ZION UCC WORSHIP WAYS

COUNCIL COMMENTS
A huge thank you to our Secretary, Angie Lawson,
who's last day is September 30. She has been a
fabulous help and beautiful spirit to me (and Zion)
these last three plus years. I wish you peace, joy,
and blessings on your continued journey of life!
Pastor Kristin
The secretarial position at Zion UCC
Mayview is open for resumes and
applications. Please contact Pastor Kristin or
Council Chair Scott Alvested, if interested.
Church Council is planning an all church
meeting sometime soon (date still to be
determined and may be late October) to revisit our
mission and focus and plan our future. It will be on
a Sunday after church and will include
a meal.

SAIL
Member of SAIL plan to go to Blue Springs Terrace for another work day on Tuesday, October 13. Please see a member of the group if you
would like to attend.

MISSION COMMITTEE
NEIGHBORS IN NEED OFFERING will
be collected October 4th during World Communion Sunday.
Plan to attend and bring a friend to the Festival of
Sharing on Saturday, October 17th. November
8th we will highlight Missions with a special Sunday service and meal.
"Johnnie."
"Yes, teacher."
"If there are twenty sheep in a field, and
one gets out through a hole in the fence,
how many sheep are left in the field?"
"None, teacher."
"Johnnie, there are still nineteen sheep left in the
field. Obviously you don't know arithmetic."
"Sorry, teacher, but I do know arithmetic. Obviously
you don't know sheep."

PARISH LIFE
Major thanks to Parish Life and Carl and
Helen Hoeppner for the Picnic/Fish Fry September
20! The food was outstanding--how long did it
take to catch ALL those fish?!? And the games
and fellowship were a blast!

Board of Christian Education (BCE)

BCE would like to send out a big THANK
YOU to everyone who donated Sunday school
supplies. We have a great surplus of supplies!
If you would like to donate to the youth store,
please feel free to drop off your things. The Youth
Store is where children can turn in their earned
bucks to receive treasures. How do they earn
bucks you ask? In several different ways! Some
examples include memorizing bible verses, doing
a kind act, Sunday school attendance, and participating during class. Examples of items for sale are
stress balls, McDonald toys from happy meals,
girly stuff, and dinosaurs.
Confirmation class started on September
13, 2015. Mark your calendars for November 29th
for Hanging of the Greens. Lunch will be provided
after church and then we will hang greens
throughout the church.

YOUTH YAK
Confirmation meeting dates for October and November--October 4 confirmands will help with luncheon for Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer and Mimi--they will
also be involved with a Blessing of the Animals worship service at Trinity UCC in Lexington at 4pm,
with Pastors Liz Deveney and Kristin.
We'll also meet on October 18, November 8, where
they will assist with the Mission Fest Feast downstairs after worship, and November 22.
Congratulations to 7th grader Austin Aardema
Faigh for taking 3rd place (13 and under) for his piano piece "In Dreams" from Lord of the Rings!

NATIONAL CHURCH PRESIDENT TO SPEAK

Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, President and General
Minister of the United Church of Christ denomination, will speak at Zion United Church of Christ in
Mayview on October 4th. Rev. Dorhauer began his
career as a minister, just out of seminary, at this
church in 1988 and served the church until 1995.
Many in this area will remember his participation in
church and community events during that time.
From here he served a church in Lebanon before
moving to St Louis and a position with the statewide Missouri Mid-South Conference of the UCC.
He served as Conference Minister of the Southwest
Conference (Arizona and New Mexico) for about
eight years before being elected in June to the National office. A basket dinner will follow the 10:30
worship service. The public is invited to join the
Mayview congregation in welcoming Pastor John
back to this area and congratulating him on his new
position.

TREASURERS TWITTER
Comparison of Receipts to 2015 Budget &
Expenses as of August 31, 2015
CURRENT
BENEVOLENT
Total Budget
$ 74,715.00
$ 7,471.00
YTD Budget
$ 49,810.00
$ 4,980.67
YTD Expenses
$ 44,501.61
$ 2,514.55
YTD Receipts
$ 42,348.34
$ 3,409.55
YTD Budget to Receipts
-$ 7,461.66
-$ 1,571.12
YTD Receipts to Expenses -$ 2,153.27

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I

am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
~ Alexander the Great

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Sunday School9:30 A.M.

Worship10:30 A.M.
Oct 3, 2015
Western Association Meeting
Overland Park
Oct 4, 2015
Guest MinisterRev. John Dorhauer
Basket Dinner following worship
Confirmation
Blessing of the Animals at
Trinity UCC, 4 pm
Oct 6, 2015
Mini-Council, 7 pm
Oct 7, 2015
Choir, 7 pm
Oct 9&10, 2015
Apple Butter Making
Mayview Mo Foundation
Oct 12, 2015
Columbus Day
Oct 13, 2015
Blue Springs Terrace
Car Pool @ 8:30 am
BCE, 7:15 pm
Oct 14, 2015
Choir, 7 pm
Oct 15, 2015
Council, 7:15 pm
Oct 17, 2015
Festival of Sharing
Oct 18, 2015
Confirmation
Oct 21, 2015
Choir, 7 pm
Oct 25, 2015
Daylight Saving Time ends
Congregational Focus
Meal and Meeting
Oct 26, 2015
Laf Cluster Meeting
St. John UCC
Emma, 7:30 pm
Oct 27, 2015
SAIL, 7 pm
Oct 28, 2015
Choir, 7 pm

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EXPRESSION SESSION
Thank Yous
Thank you for your expression of caring. We have
been overwhelmed by the support we have received during this time of sorrow. Mark was a
man of integrity and true to his beliefs, which is
what made him the man we all respected and
loved. Please know we recognize each act of
kindness shown our family, whether is was
through a memorial contribution, food, flowers or
a plant, or an e-message, card or phone call of
concern. There are no words to explain our heartfelt appreciation to all those who honored Mark in
such a tremendous outpouring of love and support. Your friendship will continue to help carry us
through his most difficult time.
Thank you so much for the cards of friendship
sent to Mark during his illness. Your kindness
and support are truly appreciated.
Fondly,
Linda Malott & Family
Thanks Everyone! Goodness me, how very nice
and thoughtful of each of you. Thanks for your
prayers. I'm doing okay--see the eye surgeon Friday, 9/18. But it's been tiring--but into each life
some rain must fall (I been told). Oh well.
God bless each and all of you. I'm grateful and
thankful that Juanita Wright has been such a big
help to me. Thanks again,
Annabelle Beymer
If money did grow on trees, autumn would be the best season
ever!

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CONFERENCE CLAMOR
ADVENT CHORALE INFO
There will be no Advent Chorale this year, as
the Advent Choral Planning Committee (subcommittee of the Lafayette Cluster) has decided, with much consideration, to switch our
focus to having a Martin Luther King, Jr celebration on January 15, 2017. There is much excitement for this idea, and as we are aware of other
Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrations, hope that
this will be something different and joyous, and
at a time when all will be able to come. Mark
your calendars ahead for January 15, 2017, at
3pm (place to be determined) for music by the
Cluster mass-choir, other musical presentations
from cluster churches and outside groups/
individuals, and a guest speaker. We will follow
this portion of the event with a potluck meal, and
then close with Holy Communion around the
tables.

COMMUNITY TRICK OR TREAT

To Our Community Family and Friends:
Each year, the residents of Golden Living Center-New Haven host a Community Trick or Treat Halloween evening for the youngsters of the community. We have been very fortunate in years past to
have mutual support of this program through our
school system as well as local businesses and resident family members. Last year we hosted over 500
young people during our event, and it was a terrific
evening for our scary visitors and residents
alike. We would like to once again ask for assistance from our community for donations of packaged
candy, which will be distributed to youngsters
throughout the evening by our residents from 6 until
7:30pm on October 31st, 2015, rain or shine. If you
would like to donate candy, coupons, trinkets or
come in and assist your family member with getting
ready for the event and pass out candy, please contact Amy Gust Activities Director at816-230-7539, or
just drop by!
Thank you for your support of this program; we look
forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely, Amy Gust
Recreational Services Director, Golden Living Center
New Haven

Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in

the fall. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

FALL WESTERN ASSN MEETING

Dear Western Association Members,
Attached is a letter
from the Association Chairperson,
Ron Wendle, regarding the Western Association
Fall Fellowship
Gathering on October 3rd and a
Flyer for the
same.
The Keynote
Speaker for the
event is Rev. Da
Vita McCallister
and the theme is, Becoming Gods Beloved Community. Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, the new President and General Minister of the United Church of
Christ, will also be present and participating in the
meeting. The K-O website link is listed in both
documents for more information and to register. Western Association members are welcome
to attend the entire weekend, or just on Saturday,
October 3rd. We hope to see you the weekend of
October 3rd!
Grace and Peace on behalf of the Western Association, Rev. Bob Atkinson

UCC Calls for More U.S. Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis

The United Church of Christ and Global
Ministries, in solidarity with several religious
groups in the United States, is urging the White
House to act in response to the Syrian refugee crisis, which has escalated in the last few weeks with
hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives
to reach Europe.
So far, the American government has allowed just 1,500 Syrians to resettle here - a fraction of the millions that have fled the country - but
this week the White House is considering new options for refugee resettlement. The UCC/Global
Ministries is asking members to voice their support
to allow more refugees into the U.S. by signing a
petition calling on the government to make space
for Syrians in the next year. The petition, organized by Church World Service, calls for a pledge to
resettle 65,000 Syrians by 2016. Please see
http://www.ucc.org/
news_syrian_refugee_09102015 for more informa-

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3 And

if I go and prepare a place for you, I

will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:3 (KJV)

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JUST FOR FUN!

ALL IS WELL
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away to the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
That, we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect.
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolute unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?

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I am but waiting for you.

For an interval.
Somewhere. Very near.
Just around the corner.
All is well.
Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918,
Canon of St Pauls Cathedral
In Loving Memory of Clint Johnson
July 6, 1985 October 24, 2006

But they that wait upon

the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint. Isaiah 40:31(KJV)
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Celebration Occasions

Office Hours

October Birthdays
Date

Birthday

Judy Pragman

16

Lori Fiegenbaum

17

Annalynn Morgan

18

Matt Begemann

20
25
31

Carl Hoeppner
Brad Begemann
Helen Hoeppner
Doris VanCleave

Pastor

Secretary

Tuesday
8:00 AMNoon
Wednesday
6:008:00 PM

Wednesday
5:009:00 PM

Thursday
8:00 AMNoon

Serving Souls
Oct

ACOLYTES

GREETERS

Donovan Aardema
Faigh

11

Trinity Alvested

18

Macey Begemann

Laura Nolte &

Judy Pragman
Norma Mittelhauser &
Jeanette Starkebaum
Roger & Mary Ellen
Thomson

25

Tanner Burns

Detta Neher

Ron & Diane Wagner

Administrative Affairs
Reverend
Kristin Aardema Faigh

October Anniversaries
29

Jim & Carolyn Bayless

Reminder!
The deadline for submissions for the
November newsletter is
Wednesday, October 21, 2015.
Send your submissions to:

Scott Alvested
Council President

Home(660) 237- 4902

Church (660) 237-4355
pastorkristinatzion@yahoo.com
Cell (660) 641-1038
(816) 230-4450

Church Secretary

(660) 237- 4355

zionuccsecretary@hotmail.com

Jenny Holt
Newsletter

(660) 237 - 4923

jennyholt14@gmail.com

Teresa Begemann
Organist

(816) 633 - 4133

tjbegemann@yahoo.com

Dawn Stuart
Custodian

(660) 237 - 4355

jennyholt14@gmail.com or
zionuccsecretary@hotmail.com
Or Call (660) 237-4923

Zion United Church of Christ

105 North Mary St.
Mayview, Missouri 64071-8224
Generous - Loving - Dedicated Christians
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship at 10:30 am

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Zion UCC Mission Statement

The avowed purpose of our church shall be:
To worship God, to proclaim and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to celebrate the Sacraments; to experience Christian fellowship, to build unity, and to practice charity within this congregation and the wider church; and to share this witness of Jesus Christ throughout the world.

Summer Worship Whirl

Traditional Worship

10:30 AM

Sundays

Come As You Are Service

10:30 AM

Monthly - 3rd Sunday

Sacred Conversations and

Fellowship

9:30 AM

Sundays

Communion

10:30AM

Monthly 1st Sunday & Special

Holidays

Church Council

7:00 PM

Monthly

Board of Christian Education

7:15 PM

October 13, 2015

SAIL (Serving All in Love)

7:00 PM

Monthly - 4th Tuesday