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August
2009 Calendar
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Summer Salad Suppers
We will continue our tradition of Summer Salad Suppers with pot luck
suppers on Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday August 4, 11, and 18.
We will be reviewing material on the environment put out by the
Thoughtful Christian, the same company that prepared the material we
used to review the Lord’s Prayer. Come for the fellowship and to explore
new ways to care for the environment- with a focus on land, water, and
air.
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Special "Thanks"
To all the people who provided the food each evening at Bible School.
That included purchasing, preparing, serving and then cleaning up. Those
special people were: Rick and Levonne Gano, Sarah Webber, Kristy Johnston,
Anne Bangs, Mary Lee Schuebel, Audrey Yoder, Pat Bullard, Virginia
Yoder, Joann Gribble, Beverly Stutz, and Joel!
—Elaine Daniels—
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Stitch Club Picnic
The Stitch Club will have their annual potluck picnic in the grove,
Monday, Aug 3, beginning at 12 noon. Bring your own table service
— coffee and water provided. All are invited to join us.
Hawaiian Luau
August 23 —Break out your Hawaiian shirts and hula skirts! Smyrna’s
world famous Hawaiian Luau will be served after church in the grove as a
fundraiser to help in paying off the new building.
Golf Outing
We have planned a golf outing for Sunday, August 9th at Evergreen
Golf Course, in Mount Angel. We have reserved tee times beginning at
1:57 PM and have room for 12 golfers. Please let David Yoder or Pastor
Dave know if you are interested in playing.
Camp Adams Worship and Picnic July 19, 2009
At Vacation Bible School 2009 everyone encountered fun. The Camp
E.D.G.E. message, Experience & Discover God Everywhere, was a powerful
message that all the children enjoyed learning. We had a total of 16
children come through the doors of Smyrna with an average of 12 per
night.
Christian Education Committee would like to thank all the people
who made the delicious dinners each night. Thank you's also go out to
Carly for her musical talents, as well as acting out our camp mascot "Sparx"
the dog; Audrey for her opening and closing leadership and great
decorations; Sandra for being the Camp Counselor and craft helper; Tina
for leading all the wonderful crafts; Becca for calming everyone down at
reflection time and sharing what we learned; Levonne for registering all
the children; Rick for helping with recreation activities; Ginger & Mary
for bringing a different animal each night for the children to discover;
and last but not least Pastor Dave for his great mission work and
leading the fun recreation activities.
I would also like to say that I
enjoyed dressing up as a different character each night and telling the
children thoughtful life stories of our Savior Jesus Christ. The
children were such good listeners. I know they will go out and spread
God's message throughout the land. Will you?
--Angela Stierle
Pictures of Bible School
Camp Adams
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Many of the names on the prayer list come from a list of people
that the Diaconate sends cards to every month. Some are get well
cards, others are simply “thinking of you” cards. If you know
anyone who should be on the prayer list in the Behold, please
let Jeannie or Elaine know. If they would enjoy receiving cards
let someone in the Diaconate know.
Healing and
better health:
Dave and Nancy Aamotdt’s son-in-law, Tracy
Matson.
“Thinking of
you”:
Charlottte Demitrakikes, Roger Engle, Jean Epley,
Paulette Eyman, Ethel and Ernie Henderson, Jack and Willa Kieling, Frank
Peterson, Marlene Seethoff and Robert Kyrk.
With Sympathy:
Our prayers of sympathy and support go to
Jim and
Susan Buffington on the loss of Susan’s father.
We also send
prayers of sympathy and support to
Michael Gottwald’s family.
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Mission Statement
Smyrna United
Church of Christ is striving to be:
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A place of peace where we teach the word of God and the story of God’s
love. |
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A spiritual haven where we accept and care for all humanity in an
outreach of grace. |
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A lighthouse of God’s light, where worship, teaching, learning and
spiritual growth take place in community powered by thought and action. |
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A Christian people, working for God’s realm in ecumenical
harmony with other people of faith and conviction.
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Please let us know if you want to
be removed from the Behold!! mailing list.
You may also choose to view a very
colorful version at our church website,
www.smyrna-ucc.org . If you would prefer it to
the printed edition, we can arrange that too. You will be
reminded each month when a new Behold!! is available.
Contact
smyrnaucc@canby.com
or
behold-email@smyrna-ucc.org
Announcements are available on our
website each week as well.
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 What Sustains Me
Only one letter separates vocation (a divine call to service) from
vacation (a respite from work). Many of us take vacations over the
summer to recharge our batteries. A recent issue of Sojourners magazine
had an article entitled “What Sustains Me” with advice from 17 church
leaders on how they maintain their faith. The following stuck me as
particularly good ideas for all of us:
| Seek goodness in all |
| Say thank you |
| Open yourself to community- find support in others |
| Find a prayer partner- be accountable to one another, and find out
what the Lord is telling you to do |
| Stick your face in the Bible |
| Give it away- money, possessions, time, love |
| Take a silent retreat- for an hour or a day |
My wife is sustained through hikes in the Cascades. Our friends call
them “death marches”! Jean finds strength and renewal in being in
nature- and she enjoys the physical challenges of pushing herself.
I find renewal in the various programs we have for children. Vacation
Bible School is exhausting- and a great deal of fun. The enthusiasm of
the children is wonderful, and their joy in discovering the world around
them helps to keep me on a positive path.
We truly were blessed this year at Vacation Bible School by the gift
of Mary Namit and Ginger Redlinger sharing with us animals each night.
We had the opportunity to see and hold a baby ground squirrel
(Sunshine), a bearded dragon lizard (Sydney), two chinchillas (Dusty and
Luke), a rosy boa constrictor (Rosario) and a Mali Uromastyx lizard (Blitzen).
Having the opportunity to pet them was a nightly reminder of God’s love
for this world. We truly did experience and discover God everywhere.
Of course, resting and going on vacation, also helps to sustain us as
well. I hope that your summer continues to be a time of renewal and
blessings.
---Pastor
Dave
DavidAkers@smyrna-ucc.org
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August Lectionary
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August 2
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13
Exodus 16:2-15
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
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August 9 2
Samuel 18:5-9
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
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August 16
1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58 |
August 23
1 Kings 8
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
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August 30
Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Psalm 15
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-23
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Excursions 4 All
The Excursions 4 ALL Group plan for August 2 —Slice of
Summer Concert at Wait Park in Canby — Come and listen to Pepe & The
Bottle Blondes, which has some Sizzling Latin Sounds. If you wish to
carpool, please meet at Smyrna by 5 p.m., and we will leave by 5:15.
Otherwise, just drive yourself in, and we will meet you there. The
Concert is from 6 - 8 p.m.. You might want to take along either a
blanket or a lawn chair, and something to drink.
—Sandra Mahar
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Revisit — Return—Reconnect —Experience Fellowship — Enjoy
August 1, 2009 3:00p.m. – 11:00p.m A day for everyone to visit, to
fellowship, and give support to our beautiful CAMP ADAMS.
Share in activities such as: Exploring camp Legendary chicken dinner
(6pm) $ 10.00 per person Camp fire Silent auction fundraiser (8pm) Night
hike
All campers, new and returning, are invited to share in the reunion
and fundraiser at camp. Please look forward to sharing old memories and
meeting new friends. Online registration is now open.
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Treasurer’s
Report
General Fund
Balance
5/31/09
$28,189.59
Receipts
7,470.12
Expenditures
5,468.61
Balance
6/30/09
$30,191.10
— Irene
Schriever |
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