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April
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 2010
Smyrna UCC/Glenda Yoder Sano Scholarships
The Smyrna United Church of
Christ/Glenda Yoder Sano Scholarship Committee will be accepting
applications through April 30th, 2010. The applications are
available in the narthex of the church or by contacting Rick or
Levonne Gano. Eligibility Requirements are: the applicant must
be a current or recently graduated high school senior or in a
post high school program making satisfactory progress, and the
applicant must be an active participant in Smyrna UCC with
active participation during the past year in the life of Smyrna
UCC (Examples would be participation or assistance with the
Charity Barbeque, Strawberry Social, Chili Cook-off, Vacation
Bible School, etc.).
This is
the seventh year that Smyrna has provided church members
scholarships for furthering their education after high school.
The church scholarship is granted in memory of Glenda Yoder
Sano, a 1963 Molalla High graduate and a long time member of the
Smyrna Church family, who, as many of you know, was instrumental
in starting and continuing many youth programs in our church.
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Easter Week Schedule
Thursday, April 1, 6 p.m. — We will conclude our
Lenten soup suppers. Following the supper we will celebrate
communion remembering the Last Supper.
Easter Sunday, April 4 — 7:30 to 9 a.m. Easter morning
the Youth will serve Easter Breakfast . 9 a.m. Our Easter
service will include special music by our bell choir. Please
remember to bring cut flowers to decorate the cross.
One of the best ways you can celebrate Easter is by
remembering to bring food for the Molalla Service center, or
clothing for the Canby Center. We will also continue to collect
money for clean water in Haiti through our Children for Change
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Building Fund Update
We are pleased to announce that $1,514 was earned as a result of our
“Baked Potato Sunday” held on March 14 as a fundraiser for the Building
Fund. We borrowed $155,000 from our members in 2008. Since that time, we
have repaid $55,000, leaving a balance of $100,000. Thank you to
everyone who donated and to those people who helped with the clean-up
afterward.
Spring Fling Party!
Come one, Come all! Join in the celebration of Spring The Christian
Nurture Committee would like to invite everyone to a potluck, lots of
crafts & lots of fun on Sunday, May 2, following worship service.
Spring is a time of new beginnings, so come celebrate with us, bring
your creative minds & a favorite dish.
 Caretaker
needed
for the cemetery — up to ten hours a month. See Rick, Joel, Paul
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Baby Shower!
Ladies of Smyrna. You are invited to a Baby Shower!
Date April 10th Time 2:00pm Place Home of Josette Waitman.
Josette and Nancy Aamodt will host Florence Pease, a first time
Gramma, and her daughter by marriage, Carrie, as they look forward to
the arrival of a baby boy. Please RSVP to Nancy at 503 651 3118 by April
3rd. *Due to lack of space, no children please.
Esther R. Olson
— July 27, 1919 to March 7, 2010
 Esther
was born in Yoder, one of 10 children born to James and Rosa Watson. She
was educated at Yoder and graduated from Molalla High School where she
was in the top of her class and very active in school activities. She
married Melvin Edgar Olson on Jan. 8, 1939. Mel, the love of her life,
died in 2002.
Esther lived a simple life. She loved her family and all of her
grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were the apple of her eye.
She loved to go camping and fishing with her beloved Mel.
She was a member of the Smyrna United Church of Christ and was active
in the Stitch Club, the Ladies Aid and several card playing and social
groups including Bunco and Pinochle.
Surviving family members include her children, Janet Swartout of
Aurora, Merlyn Olson of Salem, Mary Munson of Haines and Leonard Olson
of Salem; 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials may be made to the Smyrna United Church
of Christ.
Treasurer’s Report
General Fund:
Balance on hand 1/31/10 $20,201.65
Receipts
$7,731.21
Expenses
-$9,896.47
Balance on hand 2/28/10 $18,036.47
— Irene Schriever
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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:
Joe Gribble“Thinking of
you”:
Thinking of you: Ernie Henderson, Jack Kieling, Frank Peterson,
Mickey Hester, DaNelda Strode, Bill and Jackie Sperb, Eleanor Holbrook,
Jeff & Tina Marshall.
Thinking of you: Welcome back to the community: Cheryl Sano
(who has moved back into the home she shared with Larry)
With Sympathy:
Our prayers of sympathy and support go to the families and friends of
Esther Olson and Milda Kelland who both passed away in March
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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.smyrnaucc.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
beholdemail@smyrnaucc.org
Announcements are available on our
website each week as well.
In order to avoid an interruption,
let us know if you have a change of address. |
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 “I
Believe”
The following was sent to me as an email- good thoughts for our
spring!
| I Believe... That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean
they don't love each other. And just because they don't
argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other. I
Believe...That we don't have to change friends if we understand that
friends change. |
| I Believe....that no matter how good a friend is, they're going
to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for
that. |
| I Believe...that true friendship continues to grow, even over
the longest distance. Same goes for true love. |
| I Believe... that you can do something in an instant that will
give you heartache for life. |
| I Believe....that it's taking me a long time to become the
person I want to be. |
| I Believe...that you should always leave loved ones with loving
words. It may be the last time you see them. |
| I Believe.... that you can keep going long after you think you
can't. |
| I Believe....that we are responsible for what we do, no matter
how we feel. |
| I Believe...that either you control your attitude or it controls
you. |
| I Believe...that heroes are the people who do what has to be
done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
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| I Believe....that my best friend and I can do anything or
nothing and have the best time. |
| I Believe....that sometimes the people you expect to kick you
when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
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| I Believe...that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be
angry, But that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. |
| I Believe....that maturity has more to do with what types of
experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to
do with how many birthdays you've celebrated. |
| I Believe...that no matter how bad your heart is broken the
world doesn't stop for your grief, but God does. |
| I Believe....that our background and circumstances may have
influenced who we are, but, we are responsible for who we become.
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| I Believe....two people can look at the exact same thing and see
something totally different. |
| I Believe...that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you. |
| I Believe...that even when you think you have no more to
give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to
help in some way. |
| I Believe....that it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by
others. Sometimes, you have to agree to forgive yourself.
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The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have. , Pastor Dave
--GOD
BLESS, Pastor Dave
DavidAkers@smyrnaucc.org
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"Sock It To 'Em
Sunday"
This special event is coming up on April 18th. New socks
are being gathered for the homeless and our hope is to have at
least 50 dozen brought for all age groups. The Stitch Club has
pledged 1 pair for each dozen given by the congregation. Blanche
Kober will be keeping a talley of socks. They can be brought any
time and there will be a "sock box" in the narthex. Let's see
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New Pictorial Directory
 We
are excited to announce that we are going to create a new pictorial
directory of our church family. The directory will help us connect names
with faces. It will also help to capture the history of our church
congregation. We hope everyone will participate. All we ask is that you
have your picture taken by the professional photographer and meet with a
Portrait Consultant at the church. Every family that participates will
receive a free directory and a complimentary 8 X 10 Custom Natural
Portrait. You will only have to come to the church once. After the
portrait is taken you will have the opportunity to order additional
portraits. The pictures will be mailed to your home. The photography
team has been scheduled for Monday, May 3 in the afternoon and evening.
Please save the date. The deacons will have sign up desks in the
Friendship Hall during the coffee hour. Friends and extended family are
welcome to participate.
Chair update:
As of March 23rd, we have 82 chairs that have been pledged toward our
goal of new upholstered stacking chairs for Friendship house. We have
one person giving 10 chairs, several giving 5 and many, many giving one
or two.
The chairs sell for $48.00 which includes shipping. They come from a
company, in business for over 80 years on the east coast, that
specializes in selling to schools and churches.
If you are able and interested in helping with this project, please
fill out the form in the narthex. Thank you to everyone who has donated
so far. If you have a question, ask a Stitch Club member.
KIVA
If you go online to www.kiva.org,
you will find that our Smyrna Kiva team now includes these people who
have made loans to people all over the world: John and Florence, David,
Rick and Levonne, Joel and Elaine, Helen, Thomas, Thelma, Ginger and
Mary, Virginia, Ginnie Ann, Ryan, Paul and Audrey, Robert, and Cheryl.
For assistance in navigating the web for this project, see Rick Gano,
Joel Daniels or John Pease.
Pastor’s Reading Shelf- April
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Get to Carry Each Other by Greg Garrett — this book is the story of the
spiritual themes in the music of the rock band U2. The lead singer,
Bono, has become a major spokesman for justice and Aids relief in the
world. The book outlines how the gospel is expressed in their music.
The Love Revolution by Joyce Meyer— this book explores how you can
make a difference not just by acting, but also by being… being a person
who helps a friend in need…. Who helps a stranger in need … who
practices aggressive acts of kindness.
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Just Peace Church by Susan Thistlewaite— this book explores the history
of the United Church of Christ as a peacemaking church. The book was
written in 1986 but is still timely in today’s war-torn world.
—Pastor
Dave—
Excursions 4 All
March - No Excursion due to a busy month.
April 25th - Molalla River State Park Hike - We will be taking
a hike on the long trail that goes along the riverside, through the
trees, fields and into the forest. This natural area sits at the
confluence of the Willamette, Molalla and Pudding Rivers. The flood
plains of these rivers provide important habitat for waterfowl, wading
birds, deer, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Also, one of the
largest blue heron rookeries in the Willamette Valley is located there.
So, please bring some hiking shoes, some bottled water, a camera, and
maybe a snack or sack lunch. The time will be announced later in the
Church Bulletin Announcements. I hope to see you all there. See you on
the Excursion, Sandra J. Mahar
—Sandra J. Mahar
SandraMahar@smyrnaucc.org
Milda Marie Zacher
Kelland — June 7, 1917 to March 6, 2010
 Milda
was the seventh child born of Elizabetha Uttke Zacher and Frederick
Zacher in Heil, North Dakota. The family moved to Oregon and Milda grew
up in rural areas of Clackamas County. Her school years were spent in
Eby, West Linn, and Canby, where she graduated from Canby High School in
1936.
Milda married Howard P. Kelland on March 16, 1938. The couple lived
in the family home in New Era. They had one daughter, Janice Marie
Kelland, who preceded Milda in death.
Milda enjoyed hobbies such as wood working, cake decorating, sewing,
knitting, and crocheting. Some of her fondest memories included being a
den mother to her daughter’s Camp Fire Girls Troop in the early 1950’s.
In 1972 Milda and Howard moved to Canby. She joined Eastern Star,
Laurel Chapter and served a year as Worthy Matron. For 68 years, Milda
was a member of the Evangelical Church of Canby. Milda loved to read the
Canby Herald, and was in the paper a number of times herself, much to
her delight. She was somewhat of a Clackamas County unofficial
historian. She put together many scrapbooks full of information, and
enjoyed both looking at and showing them to others The Herald would
contact her from time to time regarding bits of history for different
articles they were writing.
For sometime after Howard’s passing Milda maintained their Canby
home. In 2003, she moved into the home of her great niece, Mickey
Hester, and she started attending church at Smyrna United Church of
Christ.
While living with Mickey, Milda enjoyed many new activities including
deer hunting, camping and numerous trips including weekends at the
beach. Milda helped her great niece and nephew start a non profit
organization called Cruzin’ 4 Life that raises money to support finding
cures for Vasculitis, Chrons, Cancer, Autism, and other diseases.
Milda is survived by brothers Ray Zacher of Canby and Ted Zacher of
Aurora. She is also survived by two grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
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