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Dodge City First United Methodist Church

January, 2019

Dodge City First United Methodist Church is a place where people encounter Christ, believe,

are made new, and go out in service to Christ and neighbor.

THANK YOU!

The pastors and staff of First

United Methodist Church wish

to express our deep gratitude

for the generosity of each one in

the congregation who

contributed towards the

Christmas Gift for Staff.

Please know how much your gift

is appreciated by each of us!

Blessings in the New Year!

--Your Church Staff

OFFICE CLOSED

January 21

In observance of

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Pg.

2 Jerre’s Column

3 Jeremy’s Column

4 Melyssa’s Column

5 Sarah’s Column & short article

6 UMW Reading Program

7 Lists & Congregational News

8-9 Obituaries

10 Calendar

11 Vital Stats

12 Back Cover – Great Plains Info

“Incorporating Our Mistakes”

Jake Owensby tells about his friend Andy

Dietsche. It seems that before becoming a priest,

and eventually the Bishop of New York, Andy

drew cartoons for a living. He literally drew

cartoons by hand using pen and ink.

Describing the creative process, Andy said that

at the very moment you touch pen to paper, you’re

committed. You’ve made a mark that you cannot

erase. One can only imagine that a trash can was

filled with crumpled-up false starts sitting next to

his drawing desk.

But what he said next may correct any

misperception of the cartoonist’s art. It may adjust

your view of where and how grace weaves our past

into our ongoing lives. Andy explained that the art

of drawing cartoons is learning to incorporate your

mistakes into the picture as you’re drawing it.

Arriving at a completed image is not about

erasing your mistakes. It’s about continuing to

draw in such a way that you make something

meaningful from those mistakes.

When we cooperate with grace, living

resembles the process of drawing. Paradoxically,

the beauty, goodness, wholeness, and holiness of

our lives incorporate and even emerge from the

mistakes we have made and the disfiguring marks

left on our lives by the mistakes that others have

made.

Think about that for a moment. Often we

humans try to avoid mistakes, missteps, and

miscues. Some of us, when we are scrutinized or

evaluated attempt to place fault or blame on

someone else for a mistake. We know we’ve made

a mistake but we are prone to avoid admitting the

mistake or we crumple up the paper only to start

all over again and crumple up more paper.

Others of us simply do not even attempt to do

anything for fear of making a mistake. We get

stymied and sit, stew, wrinkle up the paper without

even putting pen to paper.

What new projects, new starts, new

relationships might be awaiting you if you choose

to incorporate the mistakes, missteps, miscues in to

the picture.

God has taken you in to the picture. With all of

our flaws, fragileness’s, and frailties; God

incorporates ALL of this in to a fabulous creation

of life. You are loved and accepted just as you are.

Join others from your church family at your church as we all explore what God is doing.

All the best, Jerre

“Incorporando nuestros errores”

Jake Owensby habla de su amigo Andy

Dietsche. Parece que antes de convertirse

en sacerdote, y finalmente en el obispo de Nueva

York, Andy hizo dibujos animados para ganarse la

vida. Literalmente dibujó dibujos animados a mano

usando pluma y tinta.

Al describir el proceso creativo, Andy dijo que en

el momento en que toca el lápiz con el papel, está

comprometido. Has hecho una marca que no puedes

borrar. Solo se puede imaginar que un bote de basura

se llenó con unos falsos comienzos arrugados,

sentado al lado de su mesa de dibujo.

Pero lo que dijo a continuación puede corregir

cualquier percepción errónea del arte del dibujante.

Puede ajustar su visión de dónde y cómo la gracia

teje nuestro pasado en nuestras vidas actuales. Andy

explicó que el arte de dibujar caricaturas es aprender

a incorporar sus errores en la imagen mientras lo

dibuja.

Al llegar a una imagen completa no se trata de

borrar sus errores. Se trata de seguir dibujando de tal

manera que usted haga algo significativo de esos

errores.

Cuando cooperamos con la gracia, la vida se

asemeja al proceso de dibujar. Paradójicamente, la

belleza, la bondad, la integridad y la santidad de

nuestras vidas se incorporan e incluso emergen de los

errores que hemos cometido y de las marcas

desfigurantes dejadas en nuestras vidas por los

errores que otros han cometido.

Piense en eso por un momento. A menudo, los

humanos tratamos de evitar errores, errores y errores.

Algunos de nosotros, cuando somos examinados o

evaluados, intentamos culpar o culpar a alguien más

por un error. Sabemos que hemos cometido un error,

pero somos propensos a evitar admitir el error o

arrugamos el papel solo para comenzar de nuevo y

arrugarnos más papel.

Otros simplemente no intentamos hacer nada por

temor a cometer un error. Nos bloqueamos y nos

sentamos, guisamos, arrugamos el papel sin siquiera

poner la pluma en el papel.

Qué nuevos proyectos, nuevos comienzos, nuevas

relaciones podrían estar esperándote si eliges

incorporar los errores, los errores, los errores en la

imagen.

Dios te ha llevado a la imagen. Con todos nuestros

defectos, fragilidad y fragilidad; Dios incorpora

TODO esto a una fabulosa creación de vida. Eres

amado y aceptado tal como eres.

Únase a otros miembros de la familia de su iglesia

en su iglesia mientras todos exploramos lo que Dios

está haciendo.

Todo lo mejor, Jerre

Youth Ministries Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Emmanuel. Isaiah 7: 14 It’s the end of the year and everyone knows what time it is. It is Christmas time and a time to receive plenty of presents with good food, good times and great people. It is to be a magical time and full of Christmas cheer! Sometimes we forget the ultimate reason why we are here. It is the greatest gift of all and that’s Jesus. Without the ultimate purpose sometimes the season can get dry and dull. That’s why during the advent season we need to remember Jesus and all the gifts his birth provides to us. Our Sunday school Bible study is about reevaluating the meaning of Christmas this year. We are looking at what gifts this advent season will bring to our spirituality and outlook on life. The study shows us that we can receive the gift of good news, a gift of a savior in a time of struggling. Week two shares with us the gift of a new understanding of how God is present in our lives. The third week we talk about how there is a gift of a strong foundation, whether rebuilding the basics of our faith or learning new things we always draw back to a foundation. The last week expresses how we can receive a new style of living. This lifestyle proposes that we love more freely, live more openly and give more of ourselves. A challenge I propose to you this time is to challenge your faith, push it deeper and remember what you believe and why. Sometimes it may only lead to more questions than answers and that is okay because God knows all and he will pave your path.

Weekly Programs

Sunday School: Our Sunday School program meets Sunday mornings from 10:00-11:00 in the RZ Room. Reality Zone: Join us for a great time of food, worship, discussion, and fellowship! High School meets from 5:30-8:15, while Middle School meets from 4:15-7:30.

Have a Happy New Year, Jeremy Amerin

Por lo tanto, el mismo Señor te dará una señal. La virgen concebirá y dará a luz a un hijo, y lo llamará Emmanuel. Isaías 7: 14 Es el final del año y todos saben a qué hora es. Es tiempo de Navidad y es hora de recibir muchos regalos con buena comida, buenos momentos y excelentes personas. ¡Es para ser un momento mágico y lleno de alegría navideña! A veces olvidamos la última razón por la que estamos aquí. Es el regalo más grande de todos y ese es Jesús. Sin el propósito final a veces la temporada puede ser seca y aburrida. Es por eso que durante la temporada de adviento debemos recordar a Jesús y todos los dones que su nacimiento nos brinda. Nuestro estudio bíblico de la escuela dominical se trata de reevaluar el significado de la Navidad este año. Estamos viendo qué regalos traerá esta temporada de Adviento a nuestra espiritualidad y perspectiva de la vida. El estudio nos muestra que podemos recibir el regalo de buenas noticias, un regalo de un salvador en un momento de lucha. La segunda semana comparte con nosotros el regalo de una nueva comprensión de cómo Dios está presente en nuestras vidas. La tercera semana hablamos sobre cómo hay un don de una base sólida, ya sea reconstruyendo los conceptos básicos de nuestra fe o aprendiendo cosas nuevas que siempre recurrimos a una base. La semana pasada expresa cómo podemos recibir un nuevo estilo de vida. Este estilo de vida propone amar más libremente, vivir más abiertamente y dar más de nosotros mismos. Un desafío que te propongo esta vez es desafiar tu fe, profundizar y recordar lo que crees y por qué. Algunas veces solo puede llevar a más preguntas que respuestas y eso está bien porque Dios lo sabe todo y él abrirá su camino.

Programas Semanales Escuela Dominical: Nuestro programa de Escuela Dominical se reúne los domingos por la mañana de 10:00-11:00 en la Sala RZ. Zona de realidad: ¡Únete a nosotros para pasar un excelente momento de comida, adoración, discusión y compañerismo! La escuela secundaria se reúne de 5:30-8:15, mientras que la escuela intermedia se reúne de 4:15-7:30.

Muchas gracias, Jeremy Amerin

God heals the brokenhearted and

bandages their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)

The business of Christmas has

passed. Perhaps you found some moments

of love, joy, peace, and hope during the

advent season that led up to the celebration

of Christ’s birth. Sometimes they are found

with family, friends and your church family.

Hope is looking past the current things in

our lives and seeing what God can do. It is

putting our energy in the power of God that

could send his only Son to save us.

Joy is when something much bigger than

happiness consumes you and you can’t wait

to share good news. Maybe when a child

tells part of the story, their story, about a

baby named Jesus born in “Befleham”.

Love is unconditional love in the blessings

that occur with no other human explanation

but the love of Christ. Maybe it is taking in a

glance or hug from someone you hold dear

or an act of kindness that comes “at just the

right time”.

Peace is those moments when in the

business of life, a calmness and a breath

that comes from a God. Maybe noticing the

beautiful sunrise or sunset.

As we take down the Christmas tree and it

is all “over”, I will never forget when it

happened. One of my favorite Christmas

ornaments broke into pieces. It could never

be put back together as it was before. But it

was kept, mended and still hangs on the

tree. Our children will continue to hear

stories of Jesus and family. We will learn

how God has healed and continues to heal

the brokenness in families. May we

remember to hope, to find joy, to seek

peace, and to see the love of Christ in our

brokenness and in midst of healing.

Blessings, Melyssa D. White

Dios sana a los quebrantados de corazón y

venda sus heridas. (Salmo 147: 3)

El negocio de la navidad ha pasado.

Quizás haya encontrado algunos momentos de

amor, alegría, paz y esperanza durante la

temporada de adviento que condujo a la

celebración del nacimiento de Cristo. A veces se

encuentran con la familia, los amigos y la familia

de su iglesia.

La esperanza es mirar más allá de las cosas

actuales en nuestras vidas y ver lo que Dios

puede hacer. Es poner nuestra energía en el

poder de Dios que podría enviar a su único Hijo

a salvarnos.

La alegría es cuando algo mucho más grande

que la felicidad te consume y no puedes esperar

para compartir buenas noticias. Tal vez cuando

un niño cuenta parte de la historia, su historia,

sobre un bebé llamado Jesús nacido en

"Befleham".

El amor es amor incondicional en las

bendiciones que ocurren sin otra explicación

humana que no sea el amor de Cristo. Tal vez

es echar un vistazo o un abrazo de alguien que

aprecias o un acto de bondad que viene "en el

momento justo".

La paz son aquellos momentos en que en el

negocio de la vida, una calma y un aliento que

viene de un Dios. Tal vez notar el hermoso

amanecer o el atardecer.

A medida que bajamos la Navidad y todo está

"terminado", nunca olvidaré cuándo sucedió.

Uno de mis adornos navideños favoritos se

rompió. Ininto en piezas. Nunca se podría volver

a armar como estaba antes. Pero se mantuvo,

remendó y aún cuelga en el árbol. Nuestros

hijos continuarán escuchando las historias de

Jesús y su familia. Aprenderemos cómo Dios ha

sanado y continúa sanando el quebrantamiento

en las familias. Recordemos tener esperanza,

encontrar gozo, buscar paz y ver el amor de

Cristo en nuestro quebrantamiento y en medio

de la curación.

SARAH SAYS

A New Year Before Us

“Teach us to number

our days, that we may

gain a heart of wisdom”

Time is a strange thing isn't it? Strange

and wonderful! As I look at my calendars

from 2018 and 2019, lying side by side, I am

reminded again of the gift of time God gives

us every single day! My well worn calendar

from 2018 is full of activities, celebrations,

obligations and opportunities- what a

collage of both important cherished

moments and the trivial! And now before

me, the pristine new calendar, blank before

me, waiting for what will fill my days in this

new year. What will I choose? How will I

number my days? We know that You, Lord

God, have written our names in Your book

of life. That you number our days, the

length of our lives. From Your Son’s

teaching, we learn that You have a purpose

for each of us and want us to number our

days in choices that serve You and others.

Let us take the gift of time, treating it as the

true gift it is and use it wisely and mindfully.

Not taking for granted the time or

opportunities we are given, but giving

thanks. Help us, we pray, day by day to

make our choices in ways that honor You,

God and help Your kingdom come here on

earth.

SUNDAY - JANUARY 27TH - 5:00 PM

Mark your calendars now and Beat Any

Winter Blahs!! Plan to attend First Church

Winter Pot-Luck Dinner!! Ham and

Scalloped Potatoes Provided!! If possible,

bring a salad, vegetables, or dessert and

Enjoy Conversation, Friendship, and a

Delicious Meal!!

January-Monday Womens

Brown Bag Bible Study &

Tuesday Manor of the Plains Bible Study

“Unshakable Hope-Building Our Lives

on the Promises of God”

By Max Lucado

This DVD study will start Monday January 7

12-1pm church Library or

January 8th Tuesday at MOP Assisted

Living Dining room 3:15-4:15pm

This study will help us see our lives and

problems in light of God’s promises. The

stories of men and women in the Bible were

different, but the theme was the same: they

were people of the Promise. Like them, we

can also build our love on God’s promises,

and trust Him to keep them.

Join us at one of these studies, as we learn

more about God’s promises.

Women’s Spiritual Retreat

Saturday, January 12, 2019

9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall

Attention ALL women, any age. A new

ministry opportunity awaits you in January

2019.

Have you ever thought you would like to

enrich your spiritual self? Many have. This

ministry opportunity is designed with you

in-mind. The event is entitled “Seeking

God in Our Everyday Life.”

The day kicks-off at 9:00 a.m. with a

light breakfast, introductions, and prayer.

The first presentation is at 10:00 a.m. with a

break and the second presentation is at 11:00

a.m. A delicious lunch will be catered in at

12:00 noon. The primary presenter is Sister

Rosemary Stein. The cost of the event is

$15.00 per person. Scholarships are

available.

Please consider joining us as we deepen

our spiritual journey. Contact the Church

Office at 620-227-8181 or Virginia Cobb for

more information.

UMW READING PROGRAM

Readers for the 2018 UMW Reading

Program

Congratulations to these readers. For the 2018 year, 15 women read a total of 90 books. The most any one person read was 23. Way to go Kay!

Joan Becker Gwen Brooks Ruby Cook Sylvia Cronin Susan Finley Sarah Godbey Phyllis Hasty Beulah Jones Judy Lenz Kay MacKinnon * Theo Melia Nadine Tuxhorn Mary Lou Warren Pat Kolb * Peg Abbey * * Completed a Reading Plan.

We challenge each of you to read at least one book during 2019. Books are on the UMW cart in the Library. Just sign the card and leave it on the cart. There are about 120 books to choose from.

The Same Sky By Amanda Eyre Ward

Immigration is in the news daily. Right now there is a caravan of desperate people from Central America who have traveled to the border town of Tijuana, Mexico. The child in Amanda Ward’s story could be one of those immigrants. As eleven-year-old Carla tells her story, we feel her desperation as conditions deteriorate around her in Honduras. She and her little brother live alone in their grandmother’s house. Instead of going to school, they pick up trash at the dump to get money for food. On good days there are even some vegetable or meat scraps. Finally, gangs of robbers steal everything. No one is safe. In contrast, Alice lives in Austin, Texas, where she and her husband own a popular barbeque restaurant. They have a good life, but Alice longs for a child which she cannot have. They had even adopted a baby and brought him home, only to have the birth mother change her mind. After months of struggle, Carla and Alice cross paths in Austin. It’s only a glance, not an introduction, but it will change both of their lives forever. Pat Kolb Nurturing for Community (2019)

LISTS, LISTS, LISTS!

Below are the names of those who are sponsoring flowers, broadcasts, bells, Wednesday meals, and Upper Rooms for the month of January.

PULPIT FLOWERS

January 6 available January 13 Verla Haley January 20 available January 27 available

RADIO BROADCASTS - $100

January 6 memory of Velma Faulds January 13 available January 20 available January 27 available

TOWER BELLS - $75

WEEK OF Dec 30-Jan 5 Kathie Schlereth January 6-12 KaCee Smith January 13-19 Julie Becker January 20-26 Kornechuks Jan 27-Feb 2 available

WEDNESDAY MEALS - $100

January 2 NO MEAL January 9 F.I.S.H. Group January 16 Keystone Class January 23 Anonymous January 30 Available

UPPER ROOM SPONSOR 2019

Ann Frigon & CarsonWealth Group

Out of Town Bulletins

David & Sharon Robb, Topeka, KS

New Member

Carolynn Lawrence became

a member by transfer from

another denomination at the

11:00 a.m. service on

December 9, 2018.

Baptism

Presley Eve Seidl,

daughter of Brock

& Ashley, was baptized at the 8:55 a.m.

service on December 23, 2018.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Levi &

Shelly on the birth of a

daughter, Isla Jade

Williams, born on

November 28, 2018.

Grandparents in our congregation are Dave

& Rhenda Field. Great grandparents are Ned

& Dorothy Lowry.

SYMPATHY

We express our sympathy to… …Harold Nolte & family on the death of his mother. …Ardis Lehmkuhler & family of the death of her sister-in-law. …Linda Denning & family on the death of her cousin. …the family of Ken Norton. …the family of Melvin Graves. …Joe Finley & family on the death of his uncle. …Matt Gerard & family on the death of his aunt. …Irene Hastings & family on the death of her cousin. …the family of Clutch Klenke. …Rhonda Amaro & family on the death of her cousin.

Guests in Worship Sunday

We were delighted to welcome these guests at our services:

(November 25, 2018) In – Town

Services cancelled due to blizzard. Out – of – Town

Services cancelled due to blizzard.

(December 2, 2018)

In – Town None.

Out – of – Town Isaic.

(December 9, 2018)

In – Town Michael, Carmen.

Out-of-Town None.

(December 16, 2018)

In – Town None.

Out – of – Town Paislee Grace Farmer, Patricia Villanueva.

OBITUARIES

Ken Norton Dodge City - Kenneth Ira Norton, 88, died

December 3, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor of

the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on

August 10, 1930 at Dighton, the son of Ira

and Nellie (Graves) Norton.

Kenneth was a graduate of Ford High

School. On July 15, 1950 he married Ruth

Melia at Dodge City. He served in the

United States Air Force during the Korean

War. A longtime area resident, Kenneth was

a brick mason and also owned a custom hay

operation for many years. Mr. Norton later

worked for the City of Dodge City in the

water department until his retirement.

He was a member of the Wilroads Gardens

Christian Church.

Kenneth is survived by four sons, Don

Norton (Karen) of Wichita, Kent Norton of

Wichita, Kevin Norton (Barbara) of Dodge

City, and Kris Norton (Susie) of Lawrence;

eleven grandchildren, Kenneth Norton

(Melinda), Diana Norton, Kylie Norton,

Chase Norton, Eric Norton, Zach Norton,

Brett Norton, Derek Norton, Justin Norton,

Will Norton, and Lily Norton; and one great

grandson, Caleb Norton. He was preceded in

death by his parents; his wife, Ruth Norton;

a great granddaughter, Mia Nicole Norton;

and a daughter-in-law, Kim Setty-Norton.

Funeral service was held at Swaim Funeral

Chapel on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 2:00

PM with Mr. Jeff Hiers presiding. Burial

followed at Ford Cemetery in Ford.

Memorials are suggested to Park Plaza

Resident Organization in care of the funeral

home. Thoughts and memories may be

shared in the online guest book at

www.swaimfuneralhome.com.

Melvin Graves DODGE CITY - Melvin E. Graves, 90, died

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at his home

in Dodge City.

He was born October 15, 1928 in

Kingman, the son of Robert and Eliza

(Dehority) Graves. Melvin was a Dodge

City resident for 60 years moving from

Coffeyville. He worked for Southwestern

Bell for 40 years starting out in maintenance

and moving up to technician.

He was a member of the United

Methodist Church, Masons, and Moose

Lodge all of Dodge City. He enjoyed fishing

and hunting but what he loved most was

spending time with his grandchildren.

On July 2, 1955 he married Ruth

Hawkins in Winfield, Kansas. She preceded

him in 1991.

Survivors include: his daughter, Bev

Kinkelaar and husband Greg, Dodge City;

his son, Eugene Graves, Uvalde, Texas; 2

brothers, Donnie Graves and wife Gert,

Kansas City, Kansas, and Eddied Graves,

Wichita; and 4 grandchildren, Maddi,

Sammi, Bailey and Brady.

He was also preceded in death by his

parents; 4 sisters, Nellie Simons, Martha

McGoveny, Betty Jones, and Gerty Schultz;

and 3 brothers, Waldo Graves, George

Graves and Bob Graves.

Funeral services were held 10:00 am

Monday, December 10, 2018 at Ziegler

Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Burial

followed at 3:00 pm Monday in the Harper

Cemetery, Harper with military rights by the

United States Navy. The family suggests

memorials to Ford County Humane Society

in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N.

14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.

Clutch Klenke Clutch Joseph Klenke, age 13, died on

Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Kinsley, KS.

He was born on July 13, 2005, in Dodge

City, Kansas, the son of Preston Klenke and

Anastatia (Potts) Russell. Clutch was a

member of the First United Methodist

Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Survivors

include one sister Alyssa Klenke of Kinsley,

brother Carson Russell of Dodge City,

Kansas, Christian Russell (Mary Kate) of

Jacksonville, Florida, Austin Russell

(Shellbie) of Aurora, Colorado and Kaleb

Russell of Aurora, Colorado, Stepfather

Marc Russell of Dodge City, Kansas.

Grandparents Monica and Clarence Bounds

of Wright, Kansas, Gary Klenke and Nancy

Klenke of Kinsley, Kansas ,Paul and Karen

Potts of Hutchinson, Kansas, Gerald and

Veronica Russell of Iowa City, Iowa, Great

Grandmothers Maxine Spence of

McPherson, Kansas, and Miriam Komark of

Spearville, Kansas, Niece Ila Joy Russell,

Nephew Logan Russell, many cousins,

aunts, uncles, and friends. Clutch had been a

part of the Cub Scouts Pack 168 in Dodge

City from 1st thru 6th grade earning his

Webelos. During elementary school years he

was in several indoor and outdoor soccer

leagues at the YMCA and Sheridan in

Dodge City as well as a receiver on the

Comanche Middle School football team in

Dodge City. He was first chair clarinet in the

Dodge City Comanche Middle School band

in the 6th and 7th grade. He was an excellent

A-B student, gifted in building things and

working puzzles, and had a great sense of

humor. He loved spending time with his

family. He loved McChicken sandwiches,

homemade slushies, and eating the corner

brownie. He was always wanting to help

others and will live on as an organ donor.

Funeral services were held Wednesday,

December 12, 2:00pm at Kinsley United

Methodist Church in Kinsley, Kansas with

Dr. John Wolfe, presiding. Burial followed

at St. John Baptist Cemetery in Spearville,

Kansas. In lieu of flowers the family suggest

donations to the Clutch Klenke memorial

fund in care of McKillip Funeral home.

URGENT NEED We are STILL in need of nursing home communion stewards. Normally the first Sunday of the month, at the

end of the 8:55 a.m. service you will go to the front of the Sanctuary and pick up your communion tray. You will go to two of the nursing homes, be provided with a list of names and a script to use if so desired. Please call the church office at 227.8181 if you are interested in this ministry. Thanks!

The Church’s Vital Statistics

Date Worship

Attendance

Last Year

Worship

Attendance

Sunday

School

Last Year

Sunday

School

Giving Last Year

Giving

11/25

Snowed

Out

265 Snowed

Out

77 890 5,476

12/2

366 306 102 99 13,861 15,169

12/9

378 280 98 93 12,290 8,233

12/16

366 292 73 89 6,557 9,311

YTD 15,152 13,956 3,858 4,315 417,202 462,867

YTD AVG

309 274 79 88

Ministry & Mission Giving

Due for 2018: $67,706

Paid in Full

Persons From Our Congregation Living in Nursing/Rest Homes

(Does not include those in Independent Living Apartments at Manor of the Plains) Please remember in prayer those in nursing/rest homes.

If you know of anyone we have missed, call us at 227-8181.

Trinity Manor

Georgene Nuss

Darleen Mapel

Patsy Craven

Joyce Crosby

Fort Dodge

Vernon Everhart

Hutchinson

Richard Woodworth

Carol Strobel

Minneola

Mary Lou Agur

Topeka

Leon Allen

Missouri

Margaret Irons

Reflection Living

Barbara Meanor

Manor of the Plains

Irene Hastings

Dot Myers

Virginia Orrison

Kay Bowie

Jack MacNair

Betty McConnaughey

Brookdale

Anita Williams

Kenneth Stephenson

Ned Lowry

Sun Porch

Dorothy Huck

Edna Maley

Linda Mahieu

Alice Kolsky

Mary Lou Young

Garden City

Marjory Howarter

Arizona

Donna Kline

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Each church within the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church is asked each year to support

the ministry of the United Methodist Church through our Ministry and Mission fund. For 2019, that

“apportionment” for First United Methodist Church of Dodge City is $64,970.

At a recent Church Council meeting, it was reported that, once again, First United

Methodist of Dodge City has paid our Ministry and Mission Funds in full for the current

year. We are a generous congregation. Through your support, we join with all United

Methodists across the Great Plains Conference to work as God’s hands to those in need.

Thank You for your generous support!

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Your Lay Member to Annual Conference: Mike Morrison