MAKING DISCIPLES...

CHANGING THE WORLD

FI RS T N O T ES
JUNE 2017

A P R I L S M U S I N G S Rev. April Wegehaupt

Sunday
Worship There are so many things worship or put an easy time to fall away
that seeks our attention: excessive amount of from the priority of God.
Schedule our jobs, our kids, our time into. Even your Make sure that you
spouses, our hobbies feelings can become a place Him first each
9:00 am the demands and god if you allow them to and everyday in your
Combined distractions of life. control you. We need to life.
Worship And we must be careful ask ourselves, Am I
in the Sanctuary not to let them become bowing down to God
more important or more and His Word or to my Blessings,
10:10 am of a priority than our Rev. April
feelings?
Sunday School
relationship with God.
Time
Make it your goal to
A COMBINED
The first of the Ten have a deep, intimate
WORSHIP WILL BE
HELD AT 9:00AM Commandments states relationship with God.
THROUGHOUT we will have no other Let Him into every area
THE SUMMER gods before Him Exodus of your life. If you con-
MONTHS BEGIN- 20:3. Yet how many of stantly look to other
NING SUNDAY, the things that occupy people for answers and
MAY 28TH our time, money, validation, pray about
OUR MISSION thoughts and attention this and ask the Lord to
STATEMENT: have taken the place help you stop doing that
where God is supposed and instead look to
Making Disciples to be? Him.
...Changing
Anything can become a The time to start is now.
the World god to usanything we Summer is always an

We uphold the United Methodist Church by our PRAYERS, PRESENCE, GIFTS, SERVICE & WITNESS

2017 Monthly Budget April Total Gifts Received to Date

Sunday $20,249
Needs
Needs$26,128
9 am 11 am School
April April April
Attendance for

7th $7,746
7th 106 20 57 Income Expense Net Loss
May 2017
May 2017

Gifts for

$22,364 $22,423 ($59)

14th 14th $4,634
125 15 52
21st $7,869 Year-
Year-to-
to-Date Year-
Year-to-
to-Date Year-
Year-to-
to-Date
21st 95 11 51 Income Expense Net Loss
COMBINED SERVICE AT 9AM $95,182 $96,550 ($1,368)
28th BE HERE! 28th GIVE!
BE HERE!
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Memorial Sunday
Bob Erickson
Grant Carter
May 28th
(nephew of Marsha Carter)
Jean Vaughn
Kathryn Finley
Tommy Thompson
Mike Sutcliffe If you have served in the military or lost someone who
Serving in the Military: has / we invite you to come light a candle in their honor.
Capt. Phil Blaine
(son of Dorothy Blaine)
Josh & Kenzli Underwood
Combined Worship at 9:00am
Drey Barkman
Ssgt. Roger, Melissa
& Timothy Myers
Joshua Hatch
Jack Martin
(Training at a military facility .)

PLEASE NOTE:
RED NOSE SUNDAY
NAMES SUBMITTED FOR
THE PRAYER CONCERNS LIST WILL
BE REMOVED AFTER TWO WEEKS.
PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE
@ 431-4240 OR E-MAIL
fumcronda@gmail.com
IF YOU NEED TO ADD OR
CONTINUE A NAME ON THE
PRAYER LIST. THANK YOU!

If God
did not
forgive
sinners,
heaven
would be
empty.
Sunday, June 4 at 9:00am
Come worship with us! Bring a can of food for the Otterbein Food Pantry or an
offering for Faith House or the Chanute Housing Authority. Everyone will be
supplied with a red nose for the worship service. Hear what the Bible says
about dealing with poverty and the power of Pentecost. Wear your red!
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CAMP CHIPPEWA
Prepare for the summer
of a lifetime!
With 9 different weeks and
many camps to choose from,
there is a camp for everyone!
Chippewa offers Kids and Par-
ent overnights, 3 day Mini-
Camps, and 5 day camps to fit
INTRODUCING OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR As you can see, many volunteers are any schedule and adventure
needed to put on this VBS. Were prayer- level!
VBS 2017: fully preparing for 160 kids! Please join
Tonya Caldwell Jill Daugherty SO WHAT DO WE
Rhonda Hawkinson Paul Myers our efforts in this ministry by lifting these
Lindsey Peter Zoe Barkman people daily to the Lord. Pray for wisdom, DO AT SUMMER
Russ Vallier Bob Horn guidance, patience, good health, Christ- CAMP?
Shannon Finley Avrey Finley Everyday is a new adventure at
Randy Lemasters Hank Waggoner like attitudes, and compassionate hearts.
Camp. Well always eat, sleep,
Lana Lemasters Ivy Kepley Pray for all the children! And pray for the
Karen Vallier Kimble Kueser and swim everyday, while fac-
Alex Clover Cole Barkman directors.
ing new challenges, learning
Heidi Bolt Megan Kueser
Angie Stanley Haley Angleton DONATIONS:
DONATIONS: new skills, and growing closer
Demian Wegehaupt Carrie Bilby Monetary donations welcome so we can to God with our lifelong friends.
Becky Waggoner Deanne Schoenberger WELL WORSHIP.
Dave Remboldt Judy Manbeck
purchase all the supplies needed.
Anita DeLaTorre Koralyn Barkman
WELL LAUGH.
Jim Schoenberger Andy Aker TO BORROW:
BORROW: WELL STARGAZE
Brecca Peter Dee Ann Parsons EZ-up canopies 10x10 (need 6) AND DREAM.
Devon Walker Braylee Peter 16 Large Blankets to sit on outside (10
Mark Wendt Hannah Wolf
WELL GET OUT OF
Janie VanHouden Kam Koester people each), greenery, artificial fruit COMFORT ZONE (IN
Kathryn Uhner Bailey Luellen Decorations: pottery, brass/copper, A GOOD WAY!)
Jane Richardson Tamara Slane
Hannah Kraxberger Audrey Spurrier
baskets colorful cloths to hang WELL EAT
Donna Budreau Terri Sue DeGeer SMORES, PLAY IN
Marsha Carter Rebecca Wendt NATURE,AND MOST
Anne Ranz Linda Arnett IMPORTANTLY,
Faron Morales Julie Shaw
Sidney Haslett Jeff Baum WELL HAVE FUN!
Scott Cunningham Grace Uhner
Kole Barkman Kendle Stockebrand Register Today!
Tarah Stockebrand Lizzie Myers
Jessie Myers Madison Haefke Information Forms are
Amy Almond Brooklyn Shields available in the Church
Aaron Martin Brigette Fisher Office. For more information,
Taryn Gregg Josh Suttles
Carolyn Hurst Timmen Goracke you can speak to
Riley Goracke Nathan Stanley Demian Wegehaupt
Olivia Daugherty June Cathers
Marcy Suttles Shari Wendt
Parrian Hatch Questions? Contact Shari 432-
432-1342 or
Parrian 431-
431-6455 or Demian 431-
431-4240
Get to Church

Any

Way

You

Be sure to remember in prayer, all our kids who will be Can!

attending Camp Chippewa this summer.
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OUR CHURCH

Relay for Life Help Gifts / Prizes Needed Challenge for Thank you very much for my
Needed The Church & Society June will be scholarship for the Spring
Help is needed at the Sur- committee is in need of 2017 semester. It helped
vivors Snack bar during gifts and prizes to be CANNED FRUITS & me get my books and such
this years Relay for Life given to the residents at VEGETABLES for school. I really appreci-
being held on Friday, June the Murray Hill Apts. The ate the help and support
that I receive from my fellow
9th from 4:306:00pm. committee hosts a party / CASH IS ALSO Christians. Thank you again
Call Charlene Riley at bingo game there each for all you!
433-0909 or e-mail her, month. GREATLY Noah Kepley
charlenemr@hotmail.com NEEDED!
if you can help. Pantry Sunday On behalf of St. Cecelia
Sunday, June 18th Music Club. I am sending a
is Pantry Sunday. donation to your church in
Mission Pennies gratitude for allowing us to
...for the month of June Dont forget to bring your use your facility for a couple
will be used toward the donation for the Food meetings this past year. It is
Back-to-School Haircuts Pantry with you! not easy to find places to
for Kids Program. accommodate our pro-
grams and group, so we
appreciate that you make
your space available for
groups. Your stewardship
of your building is com-
mendable.
Sincerely,
Jean Cross, Treasurer

9:00am
9:00amCombined
Worship Service
10:00amSunday School
10:00am
There will be NO 11:00am Worship Service throughout the Summer.
A Bible Study will be offered at 11:00am beginning July 9th.
A Garage Sale is being
planned to help offset
expenses for a group to
travel to Israel next year.
Donations of nice items
are being accepted.
Questions?
Contact Pastor April
Dear FUMC,
I am graduating with my
BSN from Pittsburg State
University on May 12th. I
want to thank you for your
kindness and generosity
these past four years while
I've been in school. The
church scholarship really
helped me out with differ-
ent school fees. I am very
grateful and appreciative. I
am moving to Kansas City
in June, where I will be
working as an RN on a med-
ical telemetry unit at the
University of Kansas Medi-
cal Center. I am very excited
to start this chapter of my
life and to see what God
has in store for me! I want
to express again how thank-
ful I am for all the support
I've received from the
church.
Madison Richard
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Dear Dad
An old father living alone
in the country wanted to
plant his pepper garden,
The but the ground was too
Evangelism hard and he was too old
Committee to do the work. His only
will be son who use to help him
collecting was in prison for robbing
bottled water a bank. The old man
to distribute wrote a letter to his son
at the and mentioned his
upcoming situation: "Dear Jake, I've
Relay for Life been very depressed
Event as a lately because it looks
gift of like I won't be able to
Living Water plant my peppers this
from the FUMC year. You know how
congregation. much your mother loved
Please bring planting peppers this
cases of time of year, but I'm just
bottled water getting too old to be
to the church digging up a garden plot.
so that they I know if you were here
can be labeled my troubles would have
prior to the been over. I know you
would have been happy
event.
to dig the plot for me."
Love, Dad A few days
later he received a letter
from his son: "Dear Dad,
Don't dig up that garden!
That's where I buried the
LADIES BIBLE STUDY THINGS!" Love, Jake At
Proven by Jennie Allen 4am the next morning,
Tuesdays / 5:30pm / Room 107 / Ends June 27th FBI agents and local
MISSED A SERVICE OR JUST Will not meet during the week of VBS. police arrived and dug up
WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT ALL the entire area looking
OVER AGAIN? FIND IT ON MENS BIBLE STUDY for the THINGS. They
YOUTUBE! Heaven by Randy Alcorn apologized to the old
www.youtube.com/ Tuesdays / 5:30pm / Room 112 / Ends June 13th man after not finding
FUMCChanuteKS anything and left. The
GENESIS - REVELATION next day the old man
Will be off for the month of June and start back up on July
11th to finish our study on the Apocrypha. New Study on received another letter
Philippians to Philemon will begin Monday, August 28th and from his son. "Dear Dad,
go through the end of November. Happy Fathers Day! Go
ahead and plant your
NEW STUDY! peppers now. That's the
Type: A New In-Depth Study on the summer sermon scripture will best I could do under the
FIRST UNITED METHODIST begin Sunday, July 9th at 11:00am in the Sanctuary with circumstances."
CHURCH OF CHANUTE, KANSAS Pastor April.
in the Search Bar REMEMBER: THERE IS A SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS OR A
Love, Jake
BIBLE STUDY NEAR YOU. ALL ARE WELCOME!
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METHODIST Chanute, KS
CHURCH Chanute, KS 66720 66720
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202 S. LINCOLN
CHANUTE, KANSAS 66720 Return Service Requested
OFFICE HOURS:
8:00AM5:00PM
CHURCH PHONE:
620-431-4240
WEB SITE:
www.fumcchanute.com
CHURCH STAFF:
Pastor: Rev. April Wegehaupt
Director of Adult Ministry & Parish
Visitor
Linda Arnett
fumclinda@gmail.com
In-Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday Mornings

Director of Young Ministries:

Demian Wegehaupt
boomermals26@gmail.com
In-Office Hours:
Monday - Wednesday / 8amNoon

Secretary: Ronda Phillips

fumcronda@gmail.com

Treasurer:
Linda Jones
treasurerchanute@gmail.com

Custodian: Jasen Baughn

jasenbaughn1@gmail.com
PH: (620)212-1468
Music Director:
Paul Myers
Organist: Terri DeGeer
jdegeer@erieks.net

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, May 28: A Combined Worship Service will be held at 9:00am. Sunday
School will take place at 10:00am. The 9:00am Combined Worship Time will
How to become a member.... remain throughout the summer. THERE WILL BE NO 11:00AM WORSHIP SERVICE
You are welcome to attend wor-
ship services, member or not. For HELD THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS.
that matter, you can attend any
activity of the church and are
invited to do so. Becoming a Wednesday, May 31: A Family Fun Night is planned for 5:30pm at the Sensory
member is, in faith, saying you Park.
want a deeper commitment to the
church. Our vows ask us to faith-
fully participate in the life of the Monday, June 5
5Friday, June 9: VBS: Paul & the Underground Church will take
church with our prayers, our place each day from 9am11:30am.
presence, our gifts, our service
and our witness.
We hope you will be a part of Wednesday, June 7 7Saturday, June 10: 2017 Great Plains Annual Conference
the ministry of the First United
Methodist Church. If you would Session will take place at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Nebraska
like to become a member, please
give us: Name(s), address, phone
number, e-mail address, anniver-
saries, birthdays and if you are
already a member of some other
church or not. If you are, we also
need the name of the church and,
if possible, the address. Please PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE WHEN SCHEDULING
give this to the pastor, or leave in MEETINGS OR EVENTS IN THE CHURCH BUILDING!
the church office.
(Be sure to check inside for more details on these events!)
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
* Summer Sunday Worship 6:00 pm Worship
Committee Mtg., 107
Schedule:
9:00 am 10:10 am
Combined Worship Time Sunday School
(Sanctuary)

4 Communion 5 6 7 8 9 10
9am11:30am 9am11:30am 9am11:30am 9am11:30am 9am11:30am
9:00 am Red Nose VBS: Paul & the VBS: Paul & the VBS: Paul & the VBS: Paul & the VBS: Paul & the
Sunday / Pentecost Underground Church Underground Church Underground Church Underground Underground Church
5:30 pm Estates, 112 5:30 pm Ladies 9:00 am Alzheimers Church
6:30 pm Quilt Guild, Bible Study, Parlor Support Group, 107
FH 5:30 pm Mens Bible
Study, 112
7:00 pm Trustees,
103
* See Summer Sunday
Schedule

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
11:00 am Walkercize, 5:30 pm Ladies 9:00 am Devotions
FH Bible Study, Parlor w/ Dorothy, Parlor
11:00 am Ministry of 5:30 pm Mens Bible 11:00 am Walkercize,
Study, 112 FH
Caring, 103
6:00 pm Worship
Committee Mtg., 107

* See Summer Sunday

Schedule

18 Fathers 19 20 21 22 23 24
11:00 am Walkercize, 9:00 am Todays 9:00 am Devotions
Day FH Concerns Breakfast w/ Dorothy, Parlor
11:00 am Walkercize,
7:00 pm Boomer Link at Grain Bin FH
5:30 pm Ladies
Bible Study, Parlor
6:30 pm Church &
Society, Murray Hill

* See Summer Sunday

Schedule

25 26 27 28 29 30
11:00 am Walkercize, 1:00 pm Newsletter 9:00 am Devotions
FH Crew, 107 w/ Dorothy, Parlor
6:00 pm Missions, 112 5:30 pm Ladies 11:00 am Walkercize,
FH
Bible Study, Parlor 5:00 pm Family Fun
Night at the Katy
Sensory Park

* See Summer Sunday

Schedule
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contact the office if the
your office
Birthday if
has been omitted or misreported.
We dont want to forget you! 431-
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John 12:2750 John 13:120 John 13:2138
omitted or misreported. Jason Dudley Ken LIckteig Kevin Boline
We dont want to forget you! Angie Haslett
Janie Hutson
David Neeley
Robert Owen
Lucy Sheble
Johnathon Westhoff
431-
431-4240 Bonnie Ladd Pastor Gerry Sharp
Shannon Osborn Ellie Sheble

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2 Chronicles 2122 2 Chronicles 2324 2 Chronicles 2527 2 Chronicles 2829 2 Chronicles 3031 2 Chronicles 3233 2 Chronicles 3436
John 14 John 15 John 16 John 17 John 18:118 John 18:1940 John 19:122
Evelyn Jones June Sutcliffe Meg Lieffring Betty McMillen
Jerrod Naff Kathy Brazle Ward Cleaver Kevon Russell
Mary Jo Geiger McKenzie King
Elmer Roush Ann Finley
Mike Herold

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ezra 12 Ezra 35 Ezra 68 Ezra 910 Nehemiah 13 Nehemiah 46 Nehemiah 79
John 19:2342 John 20 John 21 Acts 1 Acts 2:121 Acts 2:2247 Acts 3
Richard Fogle Mike Martin Ryne Jones
Duane Clum Ruth Farmer June Metzen
Rhett Haslett Barbara Eisenbach
Lois Parker Janie VanHouden Linda Rubow Marsha Gordon
Russ Vallier
Ward VanHouden Nisha Whaley
Elinor Whaley

18 Pantry Sunday 19 20 21 22 23 24
Nehemiah 1011 Nehemiah 1213 Esther 12 Esther 34 Esther 68 Esther 910 Job 12
Acts 4:122 Acts 4:2337 Acts 5:121 Acts 5:2242 Acts 6 Acts 7:121 Acts 7:2243
Mary Knapp Susan Willis
Tracy Walker Karen Vallier Jaden Gericke Roy Marts
Kyle Kreighbaum Savanna VanHouden
Kyler Manbeck James Wood

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Job 34 Job 57 Job 810 Job 1113 Job 1416 Job 1719
Acts 7:4460 Acts 8:125 Acts 8:2640 Acts 9:121 Acts 9:2243 Acts 10:123
Zoe Barkman Sutton Murry
Janice Akers Rodney Tracht Julie Dillow
Kathrina Crawford Judy Dillow Danielle Gericke Rick Jones
Anna Noonan Steve Parsons
Glenda Getchell Justin Pattinson
Jalynn Schoenberger
Pastor Paul Wolf