Please join us today between services for donuts, muffins, fruit, coffee and juice in the Coffee Nook off the Lobby.
Ushers (8:00) Marilyn Fickbohm Vicki Clayton
Barb Gifford Jim Gifford
(10:15) Volunteers
Layreader (8:00) Cary Iftner (10:15) Beth Grohmann
Valet Team (8:00) Julie Mason (10:15) Marla Baer
Worship Service Attendance for July 16– 194
Hearing Devices are available. Please ask one of the ushers.
Operating Fund Summary – June 30th
2017 Budget Budget Variance
INCOME $ %
Contributions 144,282 144,166 116 0.1%
EXPENSES
Salaries & Benefits 127,620 124,358 3,263 2.6%
Utilities Expense 22,001 21,484 517 2.4%
All Other Expenses 26,328 27,960 - 1,632 -5.8%
TOTAL EXPENSES 175,950 173,802 2,148 1.2%
Net changes for the Year -31,668 -29,636 - 2,032 6.9%
Senior Pastor – Christopher Hill ()
Associate Pastor – Will VerDuin ()
Choir Director – Lisa Cleveland ()
Organist – Joan Schuetz ()
Contemporary Worship Director – Mandy Pennington
Director of Children’s Ministries – Darlene Nagel
Radio Ministry – Casper Heichelbeck, Jacob Plocher and
Zach Plocher
Radio Station WGEL 101.7 FM Greenville
Church Phone: 618-654-7459
EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
THE WEEKLY WORD
July 23, 2017
Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ! We encourage you to return soon. Please stop at the visitors’ desk. Please sign the Friendship Pad and pass it to the outside aisle where an usher will pick it up.
Nursery care is available today at 9am and 10am in Room 38 for infants and toddlers (3 years old and under). Our volunteer at 9am is Donna Brendel and at 10am is TBD. Our nursery staff attendant is Ashley Ratermann.
Prayers, Concerns and Joys - Please include in your Prayers Verna Abert, Connie Louer Abert, Terry Bell, Denis Bellm, Deborah Byers (Harold and Nancy’s daughter-in-law), Warren Clayton (son of Rich), Florence Collmann, Jeanne Dankenbring, Viola Deibert, Gene and Debra Dilley (Marsha Rinderer’s sister and brother-in-law), Marlene Dickerson, Jared Emig (nephew of Jerry and Karla Zurliene), Ellen Gelly, Robert Goth, Cheryl Grant, Ronnie Green, Maurie Henricks, Chrissy Knebel Hoeflinger, Carol Hoffman, Matt Hughes (Red and Paula Redman’s nephew), Dorothy Johnson (Aunt of Ron and Kathy Schneider), Betty Kamm, Jon Kamm (Betty’s great-grandson), Kathy Kessels, Gloria Klaus, John Klueter, Don Koersterer, Betty Kombrink, Ben Krauz, Rev. Jim Langdoc, Betty Legier, Traci Luitjohan, Marion Marcus, Wayne Marcus, Joe Michaelis, Daniel Morris, Morris Moser, Verla Moser, Colleen Poss, Alicia Rayner (Al & Shirley Flath’s daughter), Robert Reeves, Sandra Reinacher, Ruth Reker, Don Rinderer, Russell Rinderer, Sandy Rinderer, Don Shimer, Ron Shownes, Tyler Simpson, John Snider, Doris (mother of Barb Stallard), Gloria Stuckwisch, Ken Sudbring, Nancy Sudbring, Elva Tucker, David Towell and Alvin Whitsell (Florence Collmann’s brother-in-laws), Dale Wiesemeyer (Niala Keilbach’s brother), Barb Winters and Shirley Zbornak.
The next Book Club meeting will be on August 1st from 2-4 at Lisa Cleveland’s house (11542 Ellis Road) to discuss “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry”by Fredrik Backman. All are welcome.
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH -Start the school year off with a splash!
Join us Sunday, August 13 from 6:00-7:30pm in the church
backyard for water games, music, ice cream & fun! Bring a friend & wear your swimsuit!
The Women’s Guild will meet at 1pm on Tuesday, August 1st. After a short meeting, we will visit Hitz Home where we will play Bingo and serve ice cream sodas. Visitors are always welcome. The Board will meet at 12 noon preceding the regular meeting.
Attention ALL members..... A meeting is planned to discuss new and exciting plans for an ALL NEW Membership and Outreach Board. Please come with your thoughts and ideas of how best to rejuvenate this much needed group in our church. We will meet on August 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room to plan our way forward. Contact Denise Rhines for more info.
Please think about joining the Greeter Ministry for 8:00 and/or 10:15 services. You only need to show up 20 minutes prior to church (once or twice a month), you will get a button you can design any way you see fit, and all you have to do is: say good morning, smile, shake hands, open the door, etc. If you are interested in joining or would like more info. please call, text, or email Denise Rhines (618) 604-4426, . Thank you and God Bless.
L.U.N.C.H. Bunch Update - 1,855 SERVED to date! We are at the half way mark- not of crushing hunger, but of the L.U.N.C.H. Bunch summer and this we truly believe-there are more families that we can reach with this life giving ministry. We also believe numbers like these are by the glory of God and He is truly at work through each of you; in each and every thing you all do for these children! We are each, butmore importantly,we are united. CRUSH ON!
We will continue to collect boxes of sandwich bags and boxes of 100% Juice for LUNCH Bunch throughout the summer in the GIANT juice box in our Lobby!
***Sunday School Teacher Needed— We are still in need of a CO-teacher for our 5th and 6th grade Sunday School class starting in September. If you are interested in helping teach, please contact Darlene Nagel or the church office.***
Food for Friends - A sign-up sheet will be available today in the Lobby for those interested in being contacted when meals are needed for people in our congregation who have: become new parents, are recovering from and illness or surgery, or have recently lost someone close to them. Please consider signing up for this important and much appreciated ministry.
This Week’s Schedule
Sunday: 7:00 p.m. AA
Monday: 7:30 a.m. Quilting
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. AA
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Summer Bible Study
Friday: 8:00 p.m. AA and Alanon
Worship Memorials/Honorariums to the Glory of God
The Radio Ministry is from Jean Jacober and Family in memory of her parents, Elmer and Alice Plocher.
The Bulletin Ministry is from Jean Jacober in memory of her brothers, Glenn Franklin Plocher and James Elmer Plocher.