 The
United Church of Los Alamos
United
Chimes: Vol. 39, No. 5, May 2003
Table
of Contents
Front
Page News
Welcoming
Sunday
Please
Take Note
For
Our Children
Childrens
Worship
Bibles
for Second Graders
Scuba
Vacation Bible School
KAC
Church
News and Announcements
May
Sunday Worship Themes
WCSS
Circle Meetings
E-mail
Addresses
United
Church Library News
Conrad
Retirement Committee
Long
Range Planning Committee
Columbarium
Update
Interim
Youth Ministries Staff (half-time) Committee
Call
for All-Church Camp Organizers
Women's
Retreat
Church
Attendance
May
2003 Lunch Bunch
Reminders!
Chimes
Newsletter on the Web
Coffee
Hosts for May
Prayers,
Praises, Thanks & More
Prayer
Concerns
Sympathy
Thank
You
Prayer
Letter Telephone Prayer Chain
From
Our Pastor
Conrad's
Corner
Front
Page News
Welcoming
Sunday
We know how
wonderful our church is and how important worship is to us in our busy
lives. We need to share the joy. Welcome your friends, neighbors
and co-workers to church on May 18th, Visitors' Sunday. You
have been meaning to do this and you know you should, now you have an easy
way to do this. The Membership and Evangelism Board is sponsoring
this event. There will even be postcards with all the information so if
you are too uncomfortable to make that call, just send them a postcard.
You can bring them to the 8:00 or 9:30 a.m. service. There will be a church
pot-luck lunch at 11:00 in Graves Hall. So tell your friends that they
can have a free lunch too. Please don't ask them to bring anything,
which means we have to bring extra for them. We don't want anyone
to go away hungry. Let's show them what a church pot-luck is all
about. Please bring lots of:
A-D
Salads, your favorite
E-M
Main dishes, hot and cold
N-R
Desserts, yummy
S-Z
Appetizers, chips/dips, vegetables, breads and whatever else4 you
think we need!
Don't miss
this BIG event. It will be a good chance to introduce others to our church
and introduce yourself to new faces. See you there!
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Please
Take Note
The next CHIMES
deadline is Sunday, May 18th at 12:00 noon for the June 2003 issue.
Articles may be sent via email to: UCChimes@hotmail.com (note new email
address) or put in the CHIMES Editor’s mail box in the Church Annex (room
just outside the Church Office).
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For
Our Children
Childrens
Worship
May 4th:
Jesus is Risen/ Emmaus
(Feast Day)
May 11th:
The Good Shepherd and the Wolf
May 18th:
The Good Shepherd and The Lord’s Supper #2
Last day of Children’s Worship. Gold story boxes presented to second
graders.
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Bibles
for Second Graders
Bibles will
be presented to second graders on Sunday, May 18th during the 9:30 service.
Please call the church office with the correct spelling of your second
grader’s name for the flyleaf. If you have a third or fourth grader
who has not received a Bible please contact the church office, 662-2971
to also receive a Bible.
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Scuba
Vacation Bible School
Join us for
a Super Cool Undersea Bible
Adventure
the week of June 23rd-27th from 1-4 pm each afternoon. We will make
cool crafts, sing, hear wonderful bible stories, play games and have “underwater”
snacks. This free program is open to children entering Kindergarten
through 5th grade. We need teenagers and adults to lead the scuba
crews. For questions contact Jean Picard at 662-2971. Registration
will begin in mid-May.
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KAC
The last KAC
event of the school year will be May 16th. We want to thank Mary
Lu and Dave Breshears for their leadership. They have led KAC for three
years and have done an awesome job organizing and leading fun games and
activities. Next year we are looking for some new leadership. If
you would like to help lead KAC in 2003-2004 please contact Jean Picard
at 662-2971.
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Church
News and Announcements
May
Sunday Worship Themes
| May
4th |
Friends on Loan” is
the title of Dr. Conrad’s sermon on this Communion Sunday. The theme
is that of friendship. The Scriptural texts are Exodus 33:7-11 and
John 15:11-17. |
| May
11th |
“Our Father . . . “ is a strange
title for a sermon on Mother’s Day but Jay Dee Conrad will focus on the
feminine side of the parable of the prodigal’s father. The Scriptures
are Isaiah 63:15-19 and Luke 15:11-32. |
| May
18th |
Invite a friend Sunday! Based
on II Corinthians 5:16-6:2 Jay Dee is preaching a sermon on the church.
It is titled, “Like a Great Circus.” |
| May
25th |
Kathleen Logan, our pastor for
Membership Enrichment, is the preacher of the day. |
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WCSS
Circle Meetings
| Circle I |
Tuesday, May 13th, at
9:30 a.m. |
Jeanne Nereson and Marie Andrew,
hostesses |
| Circle IV |
Tuesday, May 13th at
1:00 p.m. |
Church lounge, Janet Tallman, hostess |
| Moms & More |
Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. |
Lounge and nursery |
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E-mail
Addresses
In sending
out an e-mail notice to the men of the church regarding the Men’s Group,
fifteen were returned for wrong addresses. If you have up-dated your
e-mail address recently, please let the church office know. If (when?)
you do change your e-mail address, put the church on the list you notify.
Address the church office at ucoffice@losalamos.org
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United
Church Library News
There are
many new books (both adult and children's) in the church library.
Please come in, browse, and check out some of the books.
ADULT BOOKS
"The PDR Encyclopedia of Medical Care"
"Religion in Modern New Mexico" by Ferenc M. Szasz
"Our Sacred Honor" by William Bennett
"The Religious History of America" by Edwin Goustad
"Leadership" by Rudolph Guiliani
"A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado
"When Religion Becomes Evil" by Charles Kimball
"Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music" by Mark Powell
"Reading the Women of the Bible" by Tika Frymer-Kensky
"A Life God Rewards" by Bruce Wilkinson
"The Soul of the Child" by Michael Gurian
"A Fine Young Man" by Michael Gurian
"Dictionary of Biblical Imagery" by Leland Ryken
"The Cost of Moral Leadership" by Geffrey Kelly
"The Curate's Awakening" by George MacDonald
"A series of three books by Lori Wick - "The Rescue, The Visitor, The Proposal"
"Evensong" by Gail Godwin
"Blessed Child" by Bill Bright
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
"Veggie Tale" books - "The Pirates Who Usually Don't do Anything"
"Even Fish Slappers Need a Second Chance"
"The Children's Book of Home and Family" by William Bennett
"The Inside-outside Book of Libraries" by Roxie Munro
"A Child's Book of Blessings" by Susan Wheeler
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Conrad
Retirement Committee
The first
meeting of the planning group for J.D. Conrad's Retirement Celebration
will meet on Thursday, May 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the United Church Library.
All interested parties are welcome.
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Long
Range Planning Committee
As reported
in the April Chimes, the Long Range Planning Committee is starting a process
to review and update the Vision and Goals for the United Church of Los
Alamos as endorsed by the congregation in 1998. The process will
address what has been accomplished, how it has been used, address changes
that have occurred in the last 4 years and update the Vision and Goals
of the United Church for the next 4-5 years. The 1998 Vision and
Goals were included in the April Chimes, will be available on the Church
web site and there are also copies in the back of the Sanctuary and the
church office.
As we review
and update the Vision and Goals, the committee desires input from the entire
congregation. To accomplish this we plan to meet with the Church
Staff and the Church Boards. Also in the next couple of months we
want to have congregational forums, most likely during the Sunday school
hour, to give every member of the congregation an opportunity to discuss
the Vision and Goals with the committee. Finally we welcome any direct
communication with the members of the Long Range Planning Committee, either
personally or via e-mail. Below are the committee members.
We consider this review and update of the Vision and Goals a very important
task, as it will provide the basis for the identification of the needs
of the Church and will be used by the new search committees in preparing
the Church profiles used in the search process. We look forward to
many meaningful discussions.
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Columbarium
Update
What joy it
is to see the newest plantings in the Columbarium Garden!
Memorials
to Bill Berner were used by Sandie to enhance screening behind the benches.
Some smaller, compact evergreens and new bushes were added. Thank you Sandie.
A few bulbs
poked through in time for Easter and last year's plantings are budding.
Trustees are
moving forward on paving the entryway plus a path around inside for wheelchair
access. A firmer footing for all will be assured by this upcoming project.
Please consider
the Columbarium for your own future or memorials to loved ones.
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Interim
Youth Ministries Staff (half-time) Committee
The committee
will interview and make recommendations to the Personnel Board for the
employment of the Youth Ministries staff to work with Deb. Applications
are still being accepted at this time. The members of the committee
are:
Sharon
Stover, Personnel Board Greg Boebinger, Parent
Elliott
Breshears, Mid High Jessi Chipera, Sr. High
John
Charles, CE Board Deb Worley, Pastoral staff
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Call
for All-Church Camp Organizers
The United
Church's All-Church Camp is just four months away. This year we found
some young guy who didn't know any better to be the retreat chairperson.
Eric Schmierer is heading the efforts this year to make this the best church
camp ever, or at least the most memorable. To make this possible,
though, we need volunteers to help with organization of all aspects of
the weekend. We are holding a meeting Sunday, May 4th at 11:00 in
Kathleen's office to begin this process. Possible opportunities to volunteer
are coordinating meals, registration, weekend children's activities, campfire
host, publicity, activities, and presentation facilitator. If you
are interested in coordinating one of these area or would just like to
help, please attend. If you would like to help and cannot attend,
please contact Eric ahead of time.
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Women's
Retreat
Plan ahead!!
Save the dates
of October 10th-12th for a great Women's Retreat at Sonlight Christian
Camp! Rev. Barbara Moser from Oklahoma will lead our retreat on "Friendship:
A Sacred Gift." Barbara will help us "to understand that through
our close, committed friendships we can recognize and experience the profound
companionship of a loving God". So plan to be there and bring a friend!
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Church
Attendance
| Date |
8:00 |
9:00 |
| March
23rd |
47 |
214 |
| March
30th |
29 |
166 |
| April
6th |
28 |
183 |
| April
13 |
44 |
236 |
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May
2003 Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch
Callers May 2003 are: Pat Krikorian, Mary Mariner, Margaret Browne,
Andrea Conrad, Deb Worley, Janie Kelly, and MJ Nilsson.
Janet Tallman,
Lunch Bunch
Coordinator
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Reminders!
Greeters
for May: Steve & Angie Chipera, Deirdre Boak, Bob & Wilma
Cowan.
Liturgists
for May: Don Tolmie, Warren Quinn, Shirley Davies.
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Chimes
Newsletter on the Web
Now available
on our WEB site! If you prefer not to have a hard copy sent to you,
opting to read the CHIMES on the web monthly, please e-mail us your request
at ucoffice@losalamos.org or call the church office at 662-2971.
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Coffee
Hosts for May
Coffee Hosts
for May are: Vicki Cobble, Jack & Betsy Comly, Barbara
& Clark de Nevers, Irene & David Powell.
Coffee host
volunteers are always in
demand.
If you can help one Sunday, please call Irene Powell.
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Prayers,
Praises, Thanks & More
Prayer
Concerns
Dana Elliott
Inez Taschek
Mexico Mission
Trip Participants for 2003
Tim Johnson
Pete Shalek
Ruth Miles
Mike Lynch
Betty Jo Loucks
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Sympathy
Sympathy to
Teri Devine and Gary Eller on the death of Teri’s mother, Ceil, on April
8th, 2003
Linda Hammer
and family on the death of the Rev. David Hammer on February 13th, 2003.
David was a former Associate Pastor of our church.
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Thank
You
To all of
you that attended this year’s Spring work party sponsored by the Trustees.
The grounds around the buildings look great !!
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Prayer
Letter Telephone Prayer Chain
If you want
prayer for yourself or someone close to you, don’t hesitate to call the
coordinator, Shelly Wageman.
To receive
the Prayer Letter, contact the Church Office at 662-2971 or
email at UCoffice@losalamos.org
It is Jesus’
name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete
healing to him, as you can all see. Acts 3:16b
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From
Our Pastor
Conrad's
Corner
One doesn’t
retire from something . . .
one retires to something!
Over the past few years . . .
that sentiment has been drilled into me.
And since my announced retirement . . .
a number of you have asked:
“What are
you going to do in your retirement?”
Well,
I have a number of activities in mind.
I plan to systematically get to all those books . . .
(especially history, biography and novels) . . .
I haven’t gotten to in years.
I played trumpet all through college.
I plan to get my lip back in shape . . .
and join a
community band if I can find one.
I plan
to do some fishing . . .
the Deschutes River runs through Bend.
And some golf . . .
Central Oregon is known for its courses.
And some hiking . . .
in and through the Cascade range.
And some skiing
. . .
Mt. Bachelor is one of the west’s great ski areas.
Andrea and
I plan to travel.
We will visit children and grandchildren . . .
brothers and sisters . . .
friends and colleagues.
We hope to travel the United States . . .
and Europe and perhaps Africa . . .
and back to
New Zealand and Australia.
Finally
I hope to do some church work.
I do not plan to be an interim . . .
but perhaps a class or a sermon now and then.
Some of you after my presentation at All Church Camp . . .
suggested I take Holy Humor on the road.
I would like to do that.
I invite you to tell your friends and relatives across the country . .
.
about those presentations on humor and religion.
I will be
open to retreat and camp invitations.
I learned
recently . . .
that the word for retirement in Spanish is jubilarse.
The word literally translates as . . . to enter into joy.
That’s my hope and plan.
Joyfully yours,
Jay Dee
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