November 20, 2015 Vol. 25 No. 47

Pastors: Cindy Karges, & Oscar Perez Worship Leader: Megan Lee Director of Christian Education: Cassie Brader Youth Director: Abra Misselt Parish Nurse: Judy Reimer RN (until Dec. 31st) Office: Denise Hauff Phone 402/463-5696

Grace United Methodist Church

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Hastings NE 68901

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Monday, November 23

5:00 Spanish Parenting Class

6:00 English Class

FLC/ 6 p.m. aerobics & Pilates

Tuesday, November 24

9:00 Tai Chi

9:00 Sew N Sews

12:00 Advent study

2:00 Staff meeting (answering machine answers)

3:00-5:00 drop in to visit with Cindy

6:00 Turkey Dinner/Bazaar wrap up meeting

Wednesday, November 25

5:30 W.O.W.

Thursday, November 26

Thanksgiving

Friday, November 27

Closed for holiday

Saturday, November 28

Sunday, November 29 UM Student Day

9:00 Sunday School

9:00 Homebuilders/Advent study

10:00 Worship

11:00 Sunday School

11:00 Pathfinders/Advent Study

4:00 Worship (Cristo Poder de Dios)

FLC/7:00 Cristo Poder de Dios basketball

2015 Turkey Dinner, Bazaar and Bake Sale

I want to thank everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s

Turkey Dinner. Our church is so blessed to have such an active con-

gregation who shares of their time, talents and gifts. I especially want

to thank those who committed to the leadership positions in all of the

crews that make up this event.

Ticket Sales Rich Reimer & Dwight Splitt

Bazaar Cindy Brader

Bake Sale Cindy Brader

Pies & Salads Susan Kotas

Turkey Dressing Sharon Selley

Dining Room Prep Bruce & Susie Baker, Skip & Kathe Martin

Dining Room Greg Schneider

Drink Station Paul & Glenice Larsen

Carryout Marsha Samuelson & Sue Overmiller

Kitchen Jim Heyen

Dishwashing Duties Glen Wiens

Cleanup Crew Todd Burr

Cashiers Marion Turner & Susan Gracey

I also want to recognize and thank the following:

The 48 members of our Century Club. Your contribution covered our

expenses for the supplies needed to put on the event.

All who donated items for the Bazaar & Bake Sale, as well as the

pies, salads and turkey dressing.

Allen’s for donated carryout sacks and Bill Tackwell for the donated

margarine.

Nicole Bryant and Jim Lee for piano music.

Karina Perez and crew from our Latino Congregation who provided

help for the dining room and kitchen.

The youth and all those who helped set up and tear down and clean up

after the event.

All those who worked hard to promote the event and sold tickets in

advance.

Denise Hauff and Wes Dickenson for making sure I didn’t forget any-

thing.

I have received many nice compliments on our event and appreciate

all of you who have made it a success.

Dwight Dunsworth

(Results of the dinner, bazaar & bake sale on page two)

It’s hard to believe

but Nov. 29th is

the 1st Sunday in

Advent. If you

would like to con-

tribute to the staff

Christmas gifts,

please write that

in your check

memo line, or

hand your gift to

an usher.

Church members who mail their offering enve-

lopes when they cannot attend worship help us

meet our weekly income goal. You can also

sign-up for giving at

https://e-giving.org/graceumchastings

“I will be loyal to the United `Methodist Church and

uphold it with my prayers, my presence, my gifts

and my service.”

Worship 124

W.O.W. 20

Sunday School 48

Budget $3,005.00

Bazaar/Bake Sale $2.50

Balance as of October (44,298.48)

United Methodist

Women serving

Soup, relishes &

cinnamon rolls

$2.00 adults

$1.00 children

Wednesday

6:00-6:45

p.m. FLC

2015 Turkey Dinner Totals

~ Sales

Century Club $4,800.00 (sold 48 – 3 more than last year)

Ticket Sales $8,988.00

Bazaar/Bake Sales $1,299.10

Grand total $14,701.10

Net total after expenses Comparison to 2014 2015

2014 sales = $15,913.24 2015 sales $14,701.10

2014 expenses = $4,619.68 2015 expenses = $4,978.09

2014 Net total = $11,293.66 2015 Net total = $9,723.01

~ Difference of $1,507.06

The holiday season is quickly approaching and we are once again beginning to make plans for the Angel Tree program.

Grace Church has participated in this program for over 25 years. It gives us the opportunity to im-pact the lives of the children of incarcer-ated parents in a positive way.

Inmates send applications to the Prison Fellowship Office, for their children to re-ceive Christmas gifts. The names of those children are then sent to participating churches in the area where they live. The local Angel Tree Committee contacts the caregivers for permission to purchase gifts in the parent's name.

Church members have the first opportuni-ty to choose an angel on Sunday, Decem-ber 5th and also at the Wednesday service, December 9th. If there are still Angels re-maining, they will be available again on Sunday, December 12th. They then pur-chase an appropriate gift, wrap it and re-turn it to the church by Friday Dec. 18th. For those who would like to be a part of this mission other than purchase a gift, we need donations of cash for Chris-tian materials and party expenses. Each family will receive a box of homemade cookies so cookies are also needed. There will be a sign up sheet for cookies with the Angel Tree.

On Dec. 19th the committee will host a party at Grace Church when those chil-dren will receive their gifts. We play bin-go, enjoy balloon shapes made by the “Balloon Man” and have pizza, cookies and drink.

Those of the committee who have worked directly with these children have been so blessed. The joy the children display is amazing. There is positive time with care-givers also. Your donations are what makes this program so successful.

Cindy Jones

Turkey Dinner/Bazaar & Bake Sale wrap up meeting

Tuesday, Nov. 24 6:00 p.m.

meeting room Let’s wrap up this year and

start brainstorming for next year!

Save the Date December 6th and 9th FAITH PROMISE WORSHIP (a time of commitment and renewal)

UM Student

Day offering

next Sunday!

Please give

generously to

provide more

students the

access to schol-

arships and

loans they

need.

Envelopes will

be in next Sun-

day’s bulletin

or you may

give online at:

www.umcgivin

g.org/giveUMS

LET US GIVE THANKS

Thanksgiving Eve Worship

WOW worship Nov. 25 5:30 pm

30 minutes to give thanks.

(Please note other Wednesday

activities are not being held due to

the holiday).

Decoration of the whole church will happen December 2nd after Wednesday night service, 6:30pm. All are invited!

Correction to sermon

I realized Sunday

that I lifted up an event

with the wrong timing.

The attack at Garissa

College University was an April

event.

Thank you, Rev. Cindy Karges

Green beans available

for your holiday baking!

There are several large

un-opened cans left

from the turkey dinner-

yours for a free will

offering! Available in

the kitchen.

Camp Comeca needs

renewal.

A capital campaign is in progress

and Bishop Jones will be at Grace

Church on December 7 to meet with

any persons interested in more infor-

mation or interested in contributing

to the campaign. More information

forthcoming.

Important!

Dec. 9

dress

rehearsal

for the

Xmas pro-

gram. All

kiddos

need to be

there!