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Happy June Birthday Don Oberlag Laurel DeBoer Diane (Sander) Shoemaker Steve Davis Amanda (Smith) Johnson Cole Jacobson Buel Chrisman Rachel (Beck) Gillaspie Katie Crigler Michelle “Shelly” Visger Liam Dollens

A.J. & Heidi Bubela John & Leslie (Popeck) Ingram Charles & Virginia Huenefeldt (55th) Russ & Danelle Chrisman Jerard & Jessica (Jacobson) Jamena Travis & Kristen Cummins Troy & Julie Crum Jeff & Laura Jacobson Darin & Christy Schnarre Terry & Cindy Montague Dave & Sandy Eppinger Seth & Mandy Lafferty Dan & Judy Hamilton

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Happy Anniversary Bob Trask Jennifer Watson Benjamin Cummins Paul Harris Melissa Clutter Rustin Crocker Clayton King Carly Henke Matthew Bobbitt Shelby P. McCoy Mapalo Chali A.C. Cummins Paula Marsh David Powell Tresia Griffith A.J. Bubela Judy Stidham Linda Johnessee Marshall Banta Sydni King Janet Roth

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♥ O U R C H U R C H F A M I L Y ♥

If your birthday or anniversary, or

another of our church family, has

inadvertently been left off of these

lists, PLEASE contact the office.

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Tom & Laura Pavlak email: pavlakt@gmail.com and

lbpavlak@gmail.com (remove old CenturyTel ones)

Angela Sapp Remove 573-682-9091

(removed land line)

Contact Information Updates

Berneita Buck: please make sure to include complete address: PO Box 91 - 902 S. Rollins St.

Centralia MO 65240

Kassie Campbell email currently: kassiecampbell26@yahoo.com.

Heather McKelvy new address: 3061 Sandpiper Bay, Circle #J104

Naples FL 34112

Marvin & Dottie McKelvy Remove 573-682-2637

(removed land line)

Join us to recognize and celebrate our graduates!

“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” - Lord Byron

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T H E P O W E R O F P R A Y E R !

If you don’t yet have a

715 Prayer Card, or need one for a friend or just an extra for

yourself, be sure to pick one up the next time you’re at CUMC.

Women’s Prayer Group

We have a group of ladies faithfully gathering for prayer at 10:00am

on most every Tuesday morning! Meeting dates this month:

June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30

They welcome your prayer concerns. Contact: Helen Schnackenberg,

682-3456, or 573-933-5334 (cell/text), or email: hschnack@hotmail.com

Dwell in Unity

Considering the staggering height of redwood trees, we assume they must need incredibly deep roots. But these giants have extremely shallow roots, growing only 4 to 6 feet deep.

Instead of heading downward, the roots extend outward — spreading out as far as 125 feet. Stability occurs because the roots intertwine with those of neighboring trees. This network allows redwoods to stand tall despite strong winds and storms.

In a similar way, such interconnectedness keeps the body of Christ standing strong. Psalm 133:1 urges believers to “dwell in unity” (ESV). In order to inhabit one another’s lives, we must share our stories, offer forgiveness and provide encouragement. Through those actions, our roots spread wide as we support our brothers and sisters in Christ, our community and our world.

C O M M U N I T Y B U L L E T I N B O A R D

Missouri Annual Conference 2020 updates - see flyer to the right, or go to: https://www.moacinfo.com/updates. Please keep all Clergy, Lay Members to Annual Conference and Conference Leadership in prayer during this ever-changing time.

Community, Coming Up, and Looking Ahead…

* CUMC Fellowship Hall under renovation, and therefore unavailable during June. Thank you for your patience.

Tues. June 9: Admin. Board Meeting, 6:30pm (corrected)

Fri. June 12: CHS Scholarship & Awards Night, 6:00pm (limited family only)

Sat. June 13: Champion Academy Graduation, at CUMC (limited family only)

Centralia High School Graduation, 8:00pm (limited family only)

Sat. June 20: Friendship Church Youth Fundraiser Garage Sale at Friendship Place, 8:00am-12:00pm

Sun. June 21: Father’s Day & Graduate Recognition at Centralia UMC, 10:00am Worship

June 24 - 27: Centralia 4-H & FFA Youth Fair (modified events and formats)

Wed. June 24: CUMC Free Café Meal, 5-7pm (details to be announced)

Sat. July 11: Sturgeon High School Graduation (Tentatively) July 20 - 24: Vacation Bible School at First Christian with Holy Spirit Catholic

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CARING CORNER - REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these individuals and families in your prayers as they struggle with health concerns & other issues; and for the work, missions & ministries of our church. Please notify the office of changes or corrections to

this list. Due to space limitations, names may be removed from the list after one month if not updated.

MILITARY CARING CORNER - PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS

& LOVED ONES OF OUR CHURCH IN THE MILITARY

Those with New and/or Urgent Concerns: OUR HURTING WORLD. Citizens of all the cities experiencing rioting. Police and EMT officers. The 4 police officers shot in St. Louis. All first responders & health care workers, all leaders during the pandemic. Treena DeVault, DVM & Staff: working during increased COVID cases in Audrain county. (Huenefeldt’s daughter) Donna Bingham: foot & knee trouble, including swelling. 6-2-20 Linda Oliver-Chiles: in ICU at Boone Hospital with COVID-19, pneumonia and possible stroke. (Shelbia Jones’ sister, Cindy Cummins’ aunt) Shelbia Jones - must self-quarantine for 14 days. 5-27-20 Nicole Lorts & family: very ill. Also her sister Lisa & 2 daughters. 5-20-20 (Ted & Nadine Lorts’ daughter)

Those Undergoing/Recovering from Surgeries or Broken Bones; Physical Therapy/Rehab: Lois Mellor: cataract surgery May 22nd went well! Henry Finck: right knee replacement surgery May 14th. Others: Shirley at Bristol Manor, Jamie Black, Jenny Clark, Justin Crigler, Ruth Killian, John Krueger

Those with Ongoing Concerns: All suffering with dementia, and their families & caregivers. All battling addictions, and their families. All who struggle with depression, bi-polar disorder and other mental illnesses - brain diseases. All who are hurting. Kassie Campbell: back injury, to have surgery June 22nd. Updated 6-3-2020. Frank Lashley: heart cath. on May 28th went well, aorta walls very thin. upd. 6-3-20 (Barbara Colvin’s brother) Laura Pavlak: bad tooth, to have root canal June 18th. Jamie Long: high blood pressure. 5-19-20 (Linda Marshall’s daughter) Others: Malcolm & Leta Davis, Joe DeBoer, Colin Fair, Ian Ives, Beth Jennings, Bonnie Jones, Charles Palmer, Susan Powell, Kyli Schnackenberg, David & Jean Shock, John Wheeler, Tom & Rose Wright.

Those Battling Cancer: Bob Pittman: battling kidney cancer & heart issues; procedure May 11th went well, he’s been doing well! upd. 5-28-20 Rita Hicks: breast cancer. Begin round of chemo May 4th, to have 4 treatments, 3 weeks apart. (Ingebritson family) Others: A.C. Cummins, Cathi Grace, Molly Hammer, James Harder, Mary Lichtenberg, Louise “Wesa” Ramsey, Marty Spann, Linda Spires, Betty Staats, Susie Staples, Julie Talley, Megan Zimmerman

New Marriages: Steve & Naomi (Ballard) Hahn, 12-7-19. Jesse & Shelly (Fritch) Jenkins, 10-5-19. Ed & Myrna (Pointer) Sneed, 7-13-19.

Engagements: Shea Ensor & Jenna Greene. Trent Beshears & Shannon Eldridge. Lance Leverenz & Kailee Chitwood

Pregnancies: Aaron & Whitney (Long) Roseberg, expecting baby boy Aug. 2020. (Linda Marshall ’s granddaughter) Steve & Naomi Hahn, expecting in September 2020.

Residing in Care Facilities & Homebound: Members: Malcolm Davis, Joyce Eads, Earnie Ferguson, Kevin & Nancy Griffin, Glenna Gruer, Susan Herring, Barbara Lyman, Gladys McCarty, Lorraine Reed, Bill Roth, Dot Timmerberg. Friends/Family: Michael Love, Helen Fleming. The Work of Our Church & other Christian friends: Our D.S. Rev. Mi Hyeon Lee, Our Bishop Rev. Bob Farr. Upcoming meetings, events, ministries, clergy, staff. Izac Crandall - Call to Ministry. The UMC denomination. Missouri Annual Conference - virtual meetings this year.

Our Community & World: Coronavirus pandemic. Our divided country and world. Our sister church, T-3 UMC, Mozambique. The persecuted church worldwide. Areas of war, unrest, violence, natural disasters around the world.

Praise the Lord for answered prayers for: Diane (Sander) Shoemaker, Lois Mellor, Henry Finck, Bob Pittman, Joe DeBoer, Theresa Allen, John Krueger, Heather McKelvy, Ted Lorts.

Our Christian Love & Sympathy to the families & friends of: George Floyd - killed in Minneapolis. Marsha Cicero - passed recently (mother-in-law of Donna Bingham’s niece) Betty Sager - passed May 27, 2020 (Dottie McKelvy’s aunt) Hannah Dannenbring - passed May 26, 2020 (Schnackenberg extended family) Mandy - passed May 25, 2020 (Ella & Cayden Pearson’s aunt) Brian Flatt - passed May 24, 2020 (friend of Schnarres, Centralia community) Luther Angell - passed May 23, 2020 (Centralia community) Dean Friedli - passed on May 16, 2020 (Centralia community)

Alex Armour Ryan Ball Lynn Beardon Chris Bradley/Germany Jon Brimeyer/Army Tony & Holly (Sweezer) Cammarata - Ntnl. Guard Mark Chitwood/Iraq Brandon Cooke - Middle East Christian Crandall/Army Amanda and Shane Fierge Cody (& Rachel) Gillaspie Kenny Lee Harrison Kyle Haskell - Coast Guard Mike Hays

Andrew Horton/Korea Travis Hudson - Iraq Abby Kent Michael Kinder Justin Lami/Navy Chance Logan - Marines, stationed in N.C. Byron McVay Chris Malone Alyssa Matteson, Air Force (Jim M.’s granddaughter) John Matteson/U.S. Nick Morris/Marines Neal Olds/Navy Lynn O’Riley

Jacob Pendergrast Amy Robinett Charlee Schultz - Navy Jake Shannon Nathan Swartz/Afghan. Justin Thurston Jonathan Windsor Alexander Wisdom Wesley Wright - Air Force Reserves, Whiteman Bob Yager

And all service men and women around the world.

We also lift up all of those concerns

weighing on hearts & minds which are

unspoken, but which God knows.

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Adam Hinspeter, Mgr. of Patient Services in the ER at Mercy Hospital, Joplin (Bargar family) Aimee Wilson, ICU RN (from Colorado, now serving in New York City. Friend of Pavlaks) Alena Lashley, EMT, Douglas GA (Barb Colvin’s family) Alex Finck, M.D. in Columbia (Henry & Ruth Ann Finck’s grandson) Amanda Pennington, Nurse in Atlanta GA - on a COVID floor (by Sally Palmer) Angie Sapp, R.N. in Columbia (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy's daughter) Ashley DeVore, R.N. (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy’s niece) Bailey Vanskike, RN at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Columbia (by Amanda Erisman) Ben Saccomano, Residency in Birmingham, AL (Charles Palmer’s family) Beth Lundt, E.R. Nurse (Schnackenberg's niece) Bobbie Hamilton Lee, RN at Barnes Jewish West County Hospital, St. Louis (Amanda Erisman’s cousin) Brad Troyer, Anesthesiologist Assistant in St. Louis (Russ & Berniece Greene’s grandson) Brent Henke, Supervisor at Missouri Orthopaedic Institute (Univ. of MO) Callie Timmerberg, LPN school (Gene & Betsy Timmerberg’s granddaughter) Carrie Vandermark, LPN (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy’s niece) Cathy Henderson, Nurse (Bill & Helen Schnackenberg's daughter) Charles Cunningham, First Responder, Little Dixie Fire Dept. (Barb Colvin’s family) Cindy Hawkins, Nurse (Bill Schnackenberg's cousin) Danelle Chrisman, Nurse in Columbia (“Danielle”) Debbie Halinar, RN – Dir. of Infection Prevention, Phelps Co. Med, Rolla, MO (Debbie Nix’s sister-in-law) Diana (Sappington) Meeker, Pharmacy Tech. (Charles & Sally Palmer’s daughter) Doug DeVore, EMT (Dottie McKelvy’s brother-in-law) Emily Greene, Patient Care Tech at Boone Hospital, Columbia (Russ & Steph Greene’s daughter) Emily Magers, Physical Therapist in Washington State – Seattle area (Laura Pavlak's sister) Emily Wagner, Pharmacist (Bill & Helen Schnackenberg's daughter) Erin Hoffman, Doctor in Colorado (Laura Pavlak's family) Eva Lomax, RN at Children’s Hospital in Annapolis, MD (Sally Palmer’s sister-in-law) Heather McKelvy, R.T. in California, moving to Florida soon (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy's daughter) Hope Brown, MU Hospital (Phyllis Brown family) Jeff Thomason, RN (McKelvy family) Jenna Greene, MRI Tech at Shawnee Mission Med Center, KS (Russ & Steph Greene’s daughter) Jennifer Watson, RN – Public Health in Columbia, MO Jerard Jamena, Pharmacy Manager (Springfield MO; Janice Jacobson's son-in-law) Jerrica Springer, in R.N. school (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy's great niece) Jessica Grace, hospital staff at Lee’s Summit Hospital (Bill & Cathi Grace daughter-in-law) Joel Wenger, Physician's Assistant in ICU, U. of Utah Med. Center (Janice Wenger's nephew) Karson Oden, RN at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Columbia (by Amanda Erisman) Kary Wenger, OB Nurse in Labor & Delivery, U. of Utah Med. Center (Joel Wenger's wife) Kassie Campbell, RN - MU Health Care/Hospital, Columbia (CUMC Member) Kaylen Smith, CNA at Heritage Hall, Centralia (Scott & Monica Smith’s daughter) Kelli Cunningham, Pharmacist (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy’s niece) Libby Rourke, Residency in Indianapolis, IN (Charles Palmer’s family) Lisa Haney, nurse in Columbia (Bernieta Buck’s daughter; added by Debby Schwennesen) Loren Finck, Therapist in Columbia (Alex Finck’s wife) Mandy Reynolds, Surgical Tech at Veterans Hospital in Columbia (Ed & Bev Reynolds’ daughter) Mandy Schwennesen, provides post-surgery therapy (Tim & Debby Schwennesen’s daughter) Marilee Bomar, RN with MU Health Care, Columbia (Bob Green’s daughter) Mary Lorber, Nurse at VA Hospital, Columbia (Debby Schwennesen's sister) Megan Reynolds, RN at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Columbia (by Sally Palmer) Melissa Montgomery, RN (Carol Harlow’s granddaughter in Ohio) Morgan Hahn, Audiologist in Columbia Morgan Preston, RN at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Columbia (by Amanda Erisman) Nicole Flood-Lorber, Nurse at Women's & Children Hospital, Columbia (Debby Schwennesen's niece) Raegan Hudson, CNA at Heritage Hall, Centralia (co-worker of Kaylen Smith) Robin Bargar, LPN in Jefferson City Sgt. Jeff Colvin, Kansas City Police Dept. (Jerry & Barbara Colvin's son) Shannon Thomason, R.N. (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy’s niece) Shaun DeVore, EMT (Marvin & Dottie McKelvy’s nephew) Steve Hahn, EMT/Firefighter (CUMC Member) Tammy Chitwood, RN - Columbia (CUMC Member) Taylor Mayberry, Nurse Practitioner, Poplar Bluff ER (Barb Colvin’s family) Tonya Hindersmann, RN (Keith & Sandy Schnarre’s daughter, Marthasville MO) Treena DeVault, DVM (Charles & Virginia Huenefeldt’s daughter, Veterinarian in Mexico MO) Valerie Green & Dave, First Responders, Brownsville MN Fire Dept. (Bob Green’s daughter) Vernon Smith, Ft. Hood Medical Staff (Schnackenberg's son-in-law) Yvonne Berndt, CNA at Stuart House, Centralia (lifted up by Monica Smith)

♥ Please Pray for our “Front Line” - Those Providing Care for Others during the Pandemic ♥

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M I S S I O N S A N D O U T R E A C H :

They’re working on an online resource that will allow for previewing, pre-bidding, and purchasing of quilts and will be available regardless of how the auction is held. The goal is to have that available by the beginning of October.

“We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our friends who invest many hours on quilted items each year. With your hard work and dedication, we were able to raise over $18,000 with 150 items in 2019.

We are currently accepting donations of quilted items, including but not limited to:

Table Runners Wall Hangings Full, Queen, King-size Quilts

Also accepting donations for the silent auction. These may be quilt-related items, but don’t have to be - items in new condition, please.”

Donations may be sent or taken to the Festival of Sharing office at 3601 Amron Court, Columbia MO 65202. The donation deadline is August 14th. Donation forms and more information may be found at the website: www.festivalofsharing.org or contact the church office.

Festival of Sharing: One Mission. Many Communities.

The Festival of Sharing is a cooperative response to hunger, poverty and injustice. These concerns motivate our actions to raise awareness of root causes and generate solutions. Our goal is to promote and support projects and programs by providing funding and resource goods. When people of faith come together and share, we can make a positive and powerful difference in the lives of our neighbors.

The Festival of Sharing is an ecumenical ministry of the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church. For many years, it was held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia in October. Several years ago, the decision was made that the expense of renting the fairgrounds outweighed the benefits, and it was changed to several regional “ShareFest” events held on various weekends during the fall.

Our regional event is September 12 at Macon UMC, Macon MO. Registration and final details will be available July 1st. Mark your calendar! One of the main ways for us to get involved is to collect items for any of the various kits and packs that will be gathered at the ShareFests:

Personal Hygiene Pack Family Food Box Student Dental Pack Paper Products Pack Reading & Writing Pack Baby Bundle Backpacks of Love Youth Personal Care

Women’s Prison Pack Blankets

Plus there are other Missouri opportunities, such as MO Agape House, MO PATCH and MO Faith Voices - see page 8 of the booklet.

Sharing in Missouri (kits distributed in Missouri): Sharing Around the World (domestic & international):

School Kits (Church World Service) Hygiene Kits (Church World Service) Cleanup Buckets (Church World Service)

Plus other opportunities such as Bread for the World, Heifer International, Merida Foundation, Mobility Worldwide, The Rainbow Network and SOSA - see pages 15, 20 & 21 of the booklet.

Throws Crib Quilts

Which of these packs is catching your interest? Maybe your class, small group or group of friends could collect items for that pack! More details about all of these can be found in the 2020 Festival of Sharing booklet. The complete Festival booklet is available online at: http://www.festivalofsharing.org/resources.html, or contact the church office.

Annual Conference District Challenge: Each district has been challenged to collect an item for the MO

Personal Hygiene Pack. Our district, Mid-State, is to collect Combs and Hair Brushes. We have a collection box set up outside the office door, and will collect new combs & brushes until Tuesday, July 7th.

“Festival of Sharing 101: One Mission, Many Communities” - go to https://vimeo.com/408864772 to view an informational webinar about Festival of Sharing. (recorded April 16, 2020)

Another option for getting involved is the Festival of Sharing Quilt Auction event! The Quilt Committee is moving forward with plans for the 2020 Auction in hopes that the Nov. 14th event can proceed as planned.

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