Koinonia

Saturday, June 7

5:00 PM

Hosts are Lee and Judith Bartell (859 W. Primrose St.) and Jack and Vanessa    Gonzenbach.  Bring a side dish; meat will be furnished by hosts.  Call      881-8007 for more information and/or directions.

Higginsville to attend ongoing committee meetings for Western Association. The trips occur about once a month to Higginsville.  This is a unique situation for a church member. It was suggested that different organizations within the church be asked if they would be willing to sponsor mileage payments.

Laura, our secretary, will be moving out of town in the near future. Mike Berger will contact the Missouri Career Center with the same job order we used before in Laura’s hiring. Mike has some potential names for an interview committee, and council recommended he go ahead and contact those people when the time comes. Eleanor Berger has agreed to then head up the search for a replacement.

Jason McCuistion has agreed to serve on council. This leaves two openings for anyone else willing to serve.

Vanessa Gonzenbach will serve as church opener for June.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 with the Lord’s Prayer.

 

Mary Lou Datema, secretary

                 

                  WOMEN’S GUILD

 

           The Women’s Guild met on May 8 with 15 members, 1 child and 2 guests present.  The program was given by John Sellars,      Director of the Greene Co. Historical Society.  He was assisted by Beth Jones.  The program was about buildings in the earlier days of Springfield.  Most have been replaced by a more modern building or are the site of a parking lot.  We were encouraged to visit the Historical Society and see their present exhibit “On The Town”.

           The devotionals were two short pieces titled “My Point” and “We Give What We Have”.  April minutes were read and the Treasurer reported a balance of $610.39.

           Cards were sent to Rev. Eddie Hennig, Jeanne Loveless, Beverly Graham and Rosemary Witt.

           819 Best Choice bar codes have been collected so far this year.

           Thank you notes were received from Crosslines and the Emmaus Homes for our  donation to them.

Evelyn Blumenstock will deliver the items brought today to the Datema House.

The June meeting will be the annual birthday luncheon and will be at J. Bucks located a the Battlefield Mall. The July Outreach will be food for Crosslines.

The meeting was closed by praying the Lords Prayer.  Refreshments were served by Virginia Blumenstock and Liz Jordan

 

Esther Steinhauer,

Secretary

 

 

SACRED CONVERSATIONS

 

On May 18, in United Church of Christ pulpits all across the nation, pastors preached on race in the hope of inaugurating a “sacred conversation” on race in the coming months that is urgently needed in our churches, in our homes and work places, and in the halls of power.  Racism remains a wound at the heart of our nation, a wound that cannot be wished away or treated carelessly.  

On May 18 Pastor Becky joined other UCC pastors in the preaching a sermon on “Scared Conversation” as recommended by General Synod.  Rev. Nelson Parnell is presently researching African American, Native American and Immigrant churches to locate those that may be interested in participating in “scared conversations”.