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org • March 22, 2018 • Volume 31, Number 12

Worship Looking Ahead

Services • No Messenger will be published during
Four unique Spring Break. The next issue will be
worship April 5.
opportunities • March 23: 20- & 30-Somethings Happy
are offered on Hour at 5pm at Logboat Brewery
Sunday. • March 25 & April 1: No Ignite Worship,
no MUMY for Youth
• March 25: Palm Sunday
8am
Services at 8am, 9:15am & 10:30am
McMurry Children’s Processional with Palms
Chapel Downtown Blessing of the Palms
Informal worship Service at 10:30am at Ninth &
with a personal
touch. Sharing
Broadway March 25: Palm Sunday
Easter Lily Delivery to Homebound Services at 8am, 9:15am & 10:30am
prayer concerns • March 29: Maundy Thursday at 7pm Children’s Processional with Palms - During the 9:15
is welcomed. • March 30: Good Friday at 7pm service the children will process during the Children’s
• March 31: Holy Saturday guided prayer Time. For the 10:30am service, children should meet in
9:15am 1-4pm in the MPR the back of the Sanctuary before the service.
Sanctuary • April 1: Easter Sunday services at PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE: Downtown Blessing
Contemporary 6:30am Sunrise, 8am, 9:15am and of the Palms Service - Those wishing to take part in
worship that 10:30am (Cornerstone Coffee Shop will the 10:30am community service downtown at Ninth &
includes a be closed.) Broadway may gather with Fred near the steps outside
children’s time, • April 1: Easter Egg Hunt during the three red doors at 10:15am. We will walk down Ninth
Praise Band. 10:30am Sunday School!!! Street together.
• April 8: Joy & Jazz Sunday with Tim Easter Lily Delivery to Homebound - Help us deliver lily
10:30am Whitmer Consort (Also Donut Sunday in plants to the homebound to enjoy through Easter. The
Cornerstone Coffee Shop) plants and delivery instructions will be available in the
Sanctuary
• April 15: Confirmation Sunday at the Connector.
Traditional
worship with 10:30am service
music from the • April 15: Youth Parent Meeting at 5pm Bowling in Lent
choir. in CLC 103 - Katja will share info about
By Fred Leist, Lead Pastor
mission trips, and MUMY parent Tanya
Alberty will also share some info. Some time back I came across this
7pm • Saturday, April 21: Columbia factual tidbit that I thought was
Cornerstone Community Band at 7pm appropriate to share as we enter the
Coffee Shop • Sunday, April 22: MUMC Blood Drive in final weeks of Lent. It was posted
Contemporary the Atrium 8:30am-12:30pm on the website for the journal,
worship led Homiletics.
by the Ignite • SAVE THE DATE: last week of April! In the third and fourth centuries,
College Age Watch for info about UMW’s annual especially in Germanic areas, it became customary for
Ministry Team. Gernium Sale for Missions! men to disarm themselves before entering the sanctuary
for worship. The bulk of these weapons were simple
wooden clubs, not elegant, but effective as protection
against highway bandits and wild animals. Thus, it
became common for the back of the church to fill up with
a pile of wooden clubs during the services.
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Gradually, congregants developed somewhat of a game
associated with this practice of leaving the signs of
animosity and fear of violence behind them. After
services, they would collect all these clubs, pile them
together and compete among each other to see who could
knock down the most clubs by rolling stones at them. The
more clubs knocked over, the more sins the individual was
said to have left behind.
Eventually, this contest became more intentional and
organized, ultimately developing into “nine-pins”, a
bowling game. Knocking down sins turned into a much-
anticipated pastime on Sunday afternoons. By the time
of the Reformation, bowling nine-pins had grown well
beyond the church’s confines to become a hugely popular
betting game at taverns and inns.
It was Martin Luther’s favorite sport, and he is often
credited with being the one who standardized the game
of bowling nine pins. Luther loved the symbolism of
Christians as holy bowlers, enthusiastically bowling over
all the sins that kept them from seeking God’s fullness and
fulfillment.
When bowling made it to the United States, it quickly lost
its religious pedigree and became an exercise in gambling.
Local and state legislatures took exception to this
activity and passed all sorts of laws outlawing the nine-
pin bowling sport. But some bright bowler got the idea
of replacing the rectangle of nine-pin bowling with the
triangle of ten-pin bowling. Hence, our modern bowling
was born.
What holy bowling do you need to do as we approach Holy
Week here late in the season of Lent? What wrong actions
and attitudes need to be removed that are keeping you
from going where God is calling you to go in your personal
journey of discipleship and spiritual growth?
I look forward to seeing you in worship this week on Palm
Sunday as we enter the most holy week on our Christian
calendar.
Yeah MUMC! 100% Again!
The church received a letter from Bishop Farr
congratulating us on exceeding 100% of our missional
giving during 2017. Paying our apportionments is a show
of generosity that every one of us in the congregation
can be proud!
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New Seekers Group Series
Beginning on Sunday, April 8 the Seekers Class will be
presenting a series on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). Not all PTSD is military. This series will run four
consecutive Sundays through April 29. Dr. Al Barrier, MD
(one year in VietNam) retired, and Dr. Alan Helland,
chaplain, retired,(42 years at the VA) will lead the
discussion. They will cover what PTSD is, what are the
causes, what are the symptoms and how to deal with
PTSD. They will also cover the Biblical backgrounds.
All interested adults are invited to join the Seekers
Class on Sundays at 9:15 AM in room 302.
Bring Easter Candy by March 25
This year we’re having an Easter Egg Hunt during 10:30am
Sunday School on April 1. Children’s Ministry needs your
donations of individually wrapped egg-sized candy to
fill the eggs. Some favorites are Starburst, mini Tootsie
Rolls, Laffy Taffy, Hershey Kisses, etc. Please bring your
donations to the office no later than Sunday March 25.
Questions? Contact Linda Leist at linda@moumc.org.
Saturday Breakfast Café
Volunteers are needed to help serve breakfast those
less fortunate in our community between 7:30-9:30am,
and provide food or Hy-Vee gift cards each Saturday in
April for the Breakfast Café. MUMC hosts the breakfast
in April and June. If you are interested in volunteering
or providing a breakfast item or Hy-Vee gift card, please
contact Emily Murray at eagmurray@gmail.com.
Youth Mission Trips Info
Youth Parent Meeting on April 15 at 5pm in CLC 103
The date has been set for the Middle School Mission
Trip. We will leave for Heifer International in Perryville,
Arkansas on June 12, and we will return on June 14. This
trip is open to current 6th-8th graders.
The High School Mission Trip will be open to current 8th
-12th graders, limit 25 students. They are looking at three
options. Contact Katja at katja@moumc.org for a link to
vote on where you want to go!
Nursery Help Over Spring Break
If you are able to volunteer for Sunday, March 25 and/
or Sunday, April 1, please contact Gabriella Miller, MUMC
Nursery Coordinator, at gabriella@moumc.org.
Church Family News
Condolences to the family of Jim Guthrie, who passed
away on Sunday at the age of 92. Services were held
(will be held) on Thursday morning, March 22nd, at
Memorial Funeral Home. Please keep Betty and family
in your prayers during this difficult time.
Condolences to the family of Dr. Orrie M. Snook, husband
of Marcia Snook, who passed away on March 12. His
family will gather for a private celebration of life in May.
If you would like to announce a church member’s death or a birth
in a church member’s family, please send details to messenger@
moumc.org. Submissions will be edited for length and clarity.
March 22, 2018 - Vol. 31, No. 12
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March 26-
March 31

“Who’s Going to Love Me? - I AM!”- March 25

MONDAY: John 10:1-18 Shepherds
In an agrarian society as described in much of the Bible, people hearing the words
of Jesus would understand the concept of the shepherd. The shepherd was an
important part of life.
REFLECTION: Reflect the job description of a shepherd. List the qualities that
were necessary to do the job well.
TUESDAY: John 10:1-18 Followers
The shepherd becomes familiar with the flock; the sheep learn to recognize the
shepherd’s voice and follow.
CONSIDER: Consider a time when you were enticed by someone you did not know.
Did you follow blindly, or did you require some sort of mutual understanding first?
WEDNESDAY: John 10:1-18 Comparisons
This passage makes a distinction between a hired man and a good shepherd.
The hired man is not invested in the sheep and does not make their care and
protection a priority. The good shepherd does.
REFLECTION: Reflect on the difference between the hired man and the good
shepherd.
THURSDAY: John 10:1-18 The Good Shepherd
This passage lists several qualities of the Good Shepherd: He leads; He knows
them by name; He cares for them; He protects them; He sacrifices for them.
REFLECTION: Reflect on the qualities of Christ and how those qualities equal the
description of the Good Shepherd. (Verses 11-16)
FRIDAY: John 10:1-18 Doors
Jesus says, “I am the Door.”
CONSIDER: Consider this statement as it applies to verses 2-5. Consider how this
statement applies to your life.
SATURDAY: John 10:1-18 Willing Service
The Good Shepherd gives his service willingly and cares for the sheep sincerely
and completely.
PRAYER: God of shepherds and kings, we thank you for the gift of your Son who
sacrificed himself willingly, loves us sincerely, and cares for us completely. AMEN
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Scripture: John 10:1-18 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather
than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one
who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens
the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock,
he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They
won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his
voice.”
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant,
so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All
who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen
to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They
will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to
steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep
because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf
attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s
working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.
“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my
Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I
have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also.
They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No
one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority
to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my
Father has commanded.”
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“Join us to discover the many
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Welcome to the MUMC Family
kids and youth of the church!
The Say Yes Board will be
of Faith
This past Sunday we welcomed our newest class of
open through March 30 in the members (17 in total) into Missouri UMC. As they
Connector. received the vows of membership, we too, renewed our
vows to serve Christ and support the ministries of this
congregation with our “prayers, presence, gifts, service
and witness”.
During the 9:15 Contemporary Service we welcomed
Warren and Jane Biccum who came by transfer from
United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood,
Kansas. We also welcomed Raina Linville, who transferred
from Midway-Locust Grove UMC, and Tammy Cloven, who
we received by profession of faith and baptism.
During the 10:30 Service we welcomed 13 members,
all of whom united with MUMC by transfer: David and
March 31: Holy Saturday Kelly Lankton (Grace UMC in Olathe, KS), Florine Jenkins
(Woodlandville UMC – Rocheport, MO), Keith McIver
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Trenholm Road UMC – Columbia, SC), Zach Hedrick (1st
A Holy Saturday guided prayer and meditation event Baptist – Dexter, MO), Elizabeth, Helena and Carolyn
This is an opportunity to more deeply experience Christ’s Jordheim (1st Presbyterian – Columbia, MO), Lanny and
time in the tomb. Come to the MPR on March 31 anytime Lynne Geary (1st UMC -Kennett, MO), Denise, Matt and
in the afternoon from 1-4pm. You may walk the Labyrinth, Parker Boyce (Ashland UMC – Ashland, MO).
read the available devotional books, pray creatively with
We give thanks for how God is at work in the lives of each of
provided art supplies, or just sit quietly keeping vigil with
our new members, and we welcome them in Christian love.
Jesus during his time in the tomb.
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Staff: Lead Pastor Fred Leist. Laura Bentley, Administrative Assistant; Adam Bordoni, Facilities; Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries; Debbie
Craighead, Finance Assistant; Joan DeBoe, Pastor of Worship & Administration; Adriene Floyd, Office Manager; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery
Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin, Pastor of Discipleship; Jacqui Jamieson, Assistant Director, Discovery Days; Katja
Jones, Director of Youth Ministries; Linda Leist, Children’s Ministry Coordinator; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator; Gabriella Miller, Nursery Coordinator;
Kim Parker, Pastor of New Generations; Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward; Music Staff: Craig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan
Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir; Rachel Blomquist, Grace Notes Choir