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PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST P.O. Box 19 121 N. First Street Hartsburg, MO 65039 PeaceUCCHartsburg@hotmail.com peaceucchartsburg.org

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Hartsburg, MO 65039 Permit No. 2

Peace United Church of Christ

Pastor Brian Damrow phone 573-268-4197 Vera Jean Nichols, Music Director Cheri Bullard-Buckner Church Secretary phone 573-657-9414 Donna Meyer, Church Custodian

Worship is each Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary.

Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9 am at the church, during the school year.

LeAnn Bullard (657-4359)

Church Council meets the third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the parlor.

Chancel Choir rehearses each Tuesday at 8:00 PM (7:30 PM during winter months).

Vera Jean Nichols (657-2813)

Women’s Circle meets each Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm to quilt and on the second

Thursday of each month at lunchtime for their business meeting. Sharon Bullard (657-

2779)

Peace Youth Fellowship meets on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month, 9am on the

1st Sunday and after worship on the 3rd Sunday during the school year. Kathy Belew

(657-0552)

Caring Group meets monthly at the church. Janine Lacy (657-2392) or Rose Walker

(657-4296)

Dates to Remember

Sept 6 — BCE, Y ou(th) Sept 9 — Churc h work day Sept 17— Counci l , You( th) Sept 19— Food Pantry

Inside this issue:

Ramblings from the pastor’s

desk (cont);

Messenger Info

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Caring & Connecting;

September Birthdays;

Military Thank you;

Clean-up Thank you

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September 2017 Calendar;

Financial Update

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Church Work Day;

Shoes for Nicaragua;

Festival of Sharing;

Volunteer Schedule;

You(th) Calendar

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Regular & Recurring meet-

ings

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P E A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T

SEPTEMBER 2017 VOLUME 123, ISSUE 9

Peace Messenger

Ramblings from the pastor’s desk…

I believe when we remember August 2017 we will think of the storms that blew upon us. One by nature and the second by hate. Let us start with nature. We have all heard of the hurricane/tropical storm that has been engulfing Texas. Did you know that 50 UCC congregations are in that flood zone? This event is one I believe brings back bad memories for the Peace family. We understand not only the loss but the emotional toll taken on the peo-ple. The denomination has begun to reach out to first responders, victims, and congregation who are affected by the storm. Here is a brief clip from the Denom-inations early response.

“The United Church of Christ has launched an emergency appeal to help with

long term recovery following Hurricane Harvey—a monster storm that has al-

ready displaced thousands of Texans and left five people dead.

"We are asking for prayers, for donations, and, as the long-term recovery takes

shape, we will also ask for volunteers," said the Rev. Jim Moos, a UCC national

officer. "Donations can be made to the 'Emergency USA Fund' and marked for

Hurricane Harvey."

Harvey made landfall Friday night in southeast Texas, becoming the first major

hurricane — classified as Category 3 or above — to hit the U.S. since Hurricane

Wilma in 2005.”

Today as I watch all the events in Texas let us as Jesus teaches Love our neigh-

bor as our self. During September we will be collecting love donations that will

be sent to aid recovery.

I also think of the storm in created in Charlottesville. Where hate rose from hell

to attempt labeling others as inferior. The word racism brings with it heightened

conversations. And many run from such conversations. Jesus informs us that the

truth will set us free. I give to you the response and appeal from the UCC.

(continued)

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Ramblings from the pastor’s desk (continued)… “Last weekend, a group of white supremacists came to Charlottesville, Virginia, and incited violence to protest the removal of a Confederate monument. Although protest is the bedrock of our nation’s democ-racy, coming in riot gear proves that they intended to do more than simply protest. We, the Council of Conference Ministers and Officers of the United Church of Christ, strongly condemn the acts of violent hatred expressed by these white supremacists, Neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klan members. Their white robes and burning crosses were replaced with polo shirts, khakis, and tiki torches, while their lynching was replaced with a speeding car barreling through a group of peaceful protesters with the in-tention of harming and killing others, which it did. Their vitriolic hatred is the same. We confess that the events of Charlottesville are systemic and communal expressions of white privilege and racism that continues to pervade our nation’s spiritual ethos. And if we only condemn the acts of Au-gust 12, 2017, without condemning the roots of racism, which perpetuate discrimination in our American schools, justice system, business, and healthcare systems, then we have sinned as well. We must work toward the Kin-dom of Heaven here on earth now for the sake of a just world for all. We do this by committing to follow the ways of Jesus, who stood with the oppressed, spoke out against political and religious powers, and courageously embodied a just world for all as he sought to create it. Today, we must follow the ways of Jesus in addressing the hatred of white supremacists and racists among us. Our local UCC churches must be true solidarity partners with those who march in the streets. Our UCC churches are encouraged to move from the sanctuary and walk alongside other clergy and community leaders who seek to resist, agitate, inform, and comfort. We must resist hatred and violence. We must al-so agitate ourselves, and our neighbors to acknowledge any racism within or among us. We must inform ourselves, and our neighbors what our sacred stories reveal to us of a just world for all. We must lament and grieve with those who are injured or murdered during violent confrontations with those who mean us harm. And we must comfort those who have been discriminated against with the transformative love of God. PEACE Pastor Brian

Peace Messenger is printed monthly. The deadline for submitting an item to be included in the next issue is one week before the end of each month. Please direct any corrections or items for inclusion to the church office by

email at: peaceucchartsburg@hotmail.com, by postal service at P.O. Box 19, Hartsburg, MO 65039 or drop by the church office at

121 N. First Street, Hartsburg, MO. Web site: peaceucc1894.org.

On Facebook—Peace UCC Hartsburg.

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You(th) Calendar:

You(th) meet the first Sunday of each month at 9am and the third Sunday of each month

after worship.

Please join us!

September Volunteer Schedule

September 3, 2017 Ushers: Cindy Glascock & Kathie Sheridan

Lay Reader: Joel Bullard Sound System Helper: Jack

Acolyte: Jackson

September 10, 2017 Ushers: Marla Collina & Sarah Garrett

Lay Reader: Janet Beckmeyer

Sound System Helper: Amanda Acolyte: Ethan

September 17, 2017

Ushers: Lorie & Fred Klippel Lay Reader: Glen Beckmeyer Sound System Helper: Wyatt

Acolyte: Dustin

September 24, 2017 Ushers: Sharon Bullard & Kathie Sheridan

Lay Reader: Cindy Bullard Sound System Helper: Justin

Acolyte: Dalton

Church Work Day—September 9 Can you give some time to improve our

church home? Do you like to paint?

Garden? Handy with a hammer?

Check out the project tree that will be in

the back of that sanctuary soon, or let

us know what you’d be willing to take

on. Join us for a workday on 9/9 or

complete your project anytime before.

Contact Fred Klipple for more

information.

Festival of Sharing & Shoes for Nicaragua collections continue.

Please

share if you can!

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PEACE MESSENGER

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3

Twenty-Second Sunday

in Ordinary Time

Sunday School 9am

Worship 10am

You(th) 9am

BCE

4 5

Choir practice

6 7

Quilting 9am-

4pm

8 9

Church Work Day

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Twenty-Third Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Sunday School 9am

Worship 10am

11 12

Choir practice

13 14

Quilting 9am-

4pm

Circle Meeting &

Luncheon 12pm

15 16

17

Twenty-Fourth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

Sunday School 9am

Worship 10am

Council

You(th) 11am

18 19

Choir practice

Food Pantry

20 21

Quilting 9am-

4pm

22 23

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Twenty-Fifth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Sunday School 9am

Worship 10am

25 26

Choir practice

27 28

Quilting 9am-

4pm

29 30

September 2017

Financial Update YtD Income (as of 8/31) = $89,364.95 YtD Budget (as of 8/31) = $100,966.92

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HAPPY SEPTEMBER

BIRTHDAYS

Adam 9/7 Landry 9/13

Lance 9/21

Please let us know if we have inadvertently left any children off of

the birthday list.

Caring & Connecting

We pray for those who are homebound or in nursing homes

We

pray for those who have lost loved ones

The family & friends of Frances Smith

The family & friends of Charla Sure Bynum

The family & friends of Debbie Melvin

The family & friends of Collette Jones’ nephew

The family & friends of Jim Sanderson

The family & friends of Kenneth Pauley

Bill Carlos Shirley Reeder

Al & Doris Judy Arlene Rickard

Dorothy Lairmore Pat Salter

Marie Roberts Joyce Sapp

Tammy Jennings Louise Wilson

Jean Ancell

Kit Lacy, a 2008 SoBoCo graduate, served in the US Air Force October 2012 until April 2017 at Whitman Air Force Base with rank as Airman

First Class. He is currently attending a Training Center in Georgia, hoping to get a job as an ap-prentice lineman in Missouri. His wife, Sarah,

and daughter, Abby, are at home in Warrensburg.

Ross Bullard, a 2008 SoBoCo graduate, served in the Army from December 2012 until July 2017 at Fort Carson, Colorado, as Captain. He served in Afghanistan in 2014 and was a member of the

4th Infantry Division. He has accepted a job with Winsupply (Winnelson) and will be based in Col-orado Springs for training for approximately one year until he moves to a permanent location to manage/co-own a store. Wife Whitney, Ross,

and baby Leah live in Colorado Springs.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Kit and Ross and their families for their military

service.

Thank you—

Shari Bullard, Janet Bullard, and Nancy

Lenger for cleaning the flower beds around the

church! They look wonderful!