Bloomfield United Methodist Church

God is working through the people in October, 2011!

Pastors Column
Hello friends! Its November and this is a great time to do a very healthy thing: simply give thanks. Our relationship with God can be complicated, but at its core is gratitude, being thankful for all that God does. Admittedly our thankfulness can be overrun by other thingsworries, plans for tomorrow, and plain old grumpiness. We can get out of the habit of being thankful. So for November, I offer you a challenge. Take your November calendarthe one you see the most, maybe the one that hangs in your kitchen or the one you carry to meetings and write one thing that you are thankful for on each day. You have to come up with 30 thingssurely you can do that! Throughout the month of November take time each day to say thank you. We can develop a whole new habit! Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. May it be so! Blessings- Pastor Cindy PS: Please know that I am thankful for you. Read on the learn about more things that we can be thankful for!

Joke of the Month!

Why did the orange use suntan oil? Because he was starting to peel!

Calendar
November 2 Outreach at 5 pm November 5 Trustees meeting at 9 am Nov 6 All Saints Worship Nov 21 Childrens Team meets at 6:30. Prayer Shawl team meets at 7 pm. Nov 26 Hanging of the Greens (the poor Greenswe string em up every year and just what did they do?) We will decorate the church at 4 pm followed by a potluck. Come and help transform the church for Christmas. November 27 Advent begins. We will be using Adam Hamiltons Advent Study The Journey and following Mary and Joseph as they make their way to Bethlehem.

Weekly Events
Sunday Service - 9:15 a.m. Sunday School during service Tuesday Faith Talk - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday Choir - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer team - 6:00 p.m. Saturday Study - 9:00 a.m.

Nov 11 Wedding of Marcia Nisley and Steve Green Nov 17 Church Council meeting at 6:00. The council will review the budget for 2012 Nov 20 Pancake Breakfast for the Youth Mission Trip. New worship time begins! We will worship at 9am. Dont be late!

Choir
Choir Practice is now being held on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome -- let's make a joyful noise!

Micile at 360-6525 or stop her at church and give her their name and address by November 13 or sooner if possible.

Prayer
Bloomeld is having a night of prayer on November 15th. We are going to call that evening all our members and friends to make contact with you all and see if there is anything specic we can include in prayers for you or your friends.After the calls we will all go into the sanctuary and Pastor Cindy will lead us in prayer, praying for all your requests. Matthew 21:22. If you believe,you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
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We Care!
Do you have a child, a niece or nephew or any family member you are close to and they are in college or the military? Bloomeld UMC wants to send them a care package. We may not have met them, but we would still like to make their day a little brighter. Please call Peggy
October 2011

Outreach!
Bloomeld has new Outreach leadership. Lynn Sucik and Jo Taylor will co-chair the team. Many thanks to Julia Johnson for her past efforts in growing our Outreach into what it is today. Lynn and Jo will be reviewing current events and looking for new activities. If you have ideas, they want them. Their goal is to reach and support more of our neighbors. They are announcing initiatives to allow you to get involved on an as desired basis. Have a favorite Outreach event? Join them for it, take the lead if you want. NO MEETING ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.

With November just beginning, the rst Outreach event will be centered around Thanksgiving and reaching out to those that may need food assistance. Please consider assisting them with this event in any capacity that you can. Outreach will meet this Wednesday, November 2nd at 5:00 at Bloomeld. Join us, bring your ideas. Please contact Jo or Lynn with any ideas, questions or desires to get involved. Jo at 238-5645 or poorolbear@mchsi.com or Lynn at 229-5254 or lynns0123@Earthlink.net. Watch for upcoming ideas on how you can be involved in this important ministry!

Contact Information
Feel free to contact: Pastor Cindy at 515-988-0636 (cell) or by email at pastorcindy@mchsi.com Pastor Ginni at 515-971-6303 or by email ginniotto@ymail.com

Be Inspired: Image of the Month

Financials
September Offering $5,897.15 YTD Offering $57,084.22 September Total Gifts received $2,382.03 YTD Total Gifts Received $74,903.74 September Expenses $10,670.21 YTD Expenses $92,833.67.

Change the World

We scuttle through life often forgetting to be thankful for our lives. Think of all that is good in the world and be thankful. Give thanks and spread the word! This month, give thanks everyday for all that you have.

Whats Up With Bloom2

For the last few months a team of people have been meeting to dream about a new worship service at Bloomeld. Why do this? Because the sanctuary and the parking lot are overowing on Sunday mornings. According to church experts, once a sanctuary is 75% percent full, people, especially newcomers, feel like there is no room for them. Because there are lots and lots of people who do not know Christ. In the three mile area around Bloomeld 20% of the people feel that is it important to attend worship services. (That is actually higher than the state average!) That means that 80% arent worshipping. Eight out of ten people do not have a church home. Many of these people are our neighbors and loved ones. Many are children. Because Jesus asked us to make disciples. The Bloom2 Dream Team has planned and prayed and thought and sought the advice of others and as a result made the following plans: The new service will be offered at 11 am on Sunday mornings. We dont have a start date yet. The new service will be a different style than we currently have. Our current service is a listening service. We mostly sit quietly and listen. This works for a generation who grew
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up listening. A younger generation has been raised seeing through television and movies. The new service will use audio visual equipment so that we can reach this seeing generation. The music will be more contemporary again to speak to an audience who is new to the church and faith and who does not hear through traditional hymns. The service we have now will remain the same. There will be one change. We now worship at 9:15. Beginning on November 20, we will worship at 9 am. This will allow for more time for fellowship and coming and going in the parking lot between services. This is all change and we can look around and wonder what is happening to my church? The building addition to the church felt like a miraclesomething that could only happen through the Holy Spirit. It seems the Holy Spirit is not done with us. We are reminded that this is not our church at allit belongs to God. And thankfully so do we. Bloom2 needs your prayers and support. Please pray for this every day. Pray that those outside the church or at a distance from the church, nd a home inside. Pray that we might offer that home. Amen Pastor Cindy and the Bloom2 Team.
October 2011