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WEEKLY BLAST

August 2, 2017

The Weekly Update from Chandler United Methodist Church 450 Chandler Heights Road Chandler, AZ 85249

Phone: 480-963-3360 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.chandlermethodist.org

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017

Annie Hall asks for prayers for her sister, Angeline Weaver, on

the loss of her son, Anthony Weaver.

Nancy French requests prayers for her brother, Paul Dritley.

Paul has been diagnosed with liver cancer. Please lift the doc-

tors and Paul’s family to God.

Ed & Beth Martin ask for prayers for their dear friend from Ohio,

Terry Spivey, who has been in ICU for 10 days suffering with

heart failure, severe COPD and collapsed lung. “Our dear friend

needs family support most of all & the will to live. Thank you for

your prayers.”

Nicole Brown requests prayer for the Denning Family. Please

pray for the Denning kids as their mom was tragically kidded

Friday in a head-on collision.

Shannon Hofmann asks for prayer for her “amazing brother”,

Shawn Hofmann, who is being tested for lymphoma. He also

does not believe in God, prayers for healing.

Becca Khuu requests continued prayers for Jeff Wiggins as he

battles daily with his acute onset leukemia.

Margaret Langdoc asks for prayers for Joan Reckelhoff – daugh-

ter Lori’s mother-in-law, who has cancer in her brain & stomach,

and has been moved to hospice this week.

PRAYER REQUEST UPDATE:

Prayers for the family of Lori Reckelhoff, daughter of Peg and

Tom Langdoc, whose mother-in-law, Joan, passed away from

cancer on July 31.

You are encouraged to pray for the churches and pastors of the

East District of the Desert Southwest Conference.

AUGUST PRAYER FOCUS:

Primera Iglesia Methodista, Phoenix, Scottsdale UMC, Song of Life

UMC, Queen Creek and San Tan

2 6:00 PM — Adult Hand-

bell Rehearsal

7:05 PM — Chancel

Choir Rehearsal

3 6:30 PM — Methodist Women’s Fellowship (Off-site)

6:30 PM — Cub Scout Pack 524 Registration Night (Worship Center)

4

5

6 Blessing of the Backpacks at Children’s Time in Worship today!

9:00 AM — Worship with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

9:00 AM — Spirit Seekers Adult Sunday School

9:10 AM — Sunday School for Children & Youth

10:00 AM — Coffee Fellowship

10:00 AM — Joyful Ringers & Youth Ringers

10:30 AM — Worship with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

10:40 AM — Sunday School for Children & Youth

7 5:30 PM — Steward-ship Committee Meeting (Room 104/105)

6:30 PM — Divorce Care (Room 111)

8 10:00 AM — L.I.F.E. Weekly Bible Study (Room 104)

6:00 PM — Worship

Committee Meeting

(Workroom #101)

6:45 PM — BSA Troop

283 & Crew 2283 Week-

ly Meetings (Worship

Center)

9 5:30 PM — United

Methodist Women Bible

study (Room 104/105)

6:00 PM —

Adult Handbell Rehearsal

7:05 PM —

Chancel Choir Rehearsal

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12 5:30 PM — Chandler I-HELP

CALENDAR DETAILS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND

6:00 PM Adult Hand bell Rehearsal

7:05 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal

For more information on the Music Ministry of Chandler UMC,

please contact Adam Winters at [email protected]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD

6:30 pm Methodist Women’s Fellowship

The August gathering will be at the home of Dee Campbell.

Please bring an appetizer to share and RSVP to the hostess

Dee Campbell at [email protected]. Come comfortable and

casual – all ladies welcome!

For more information regarding Methodist Women’s Fellowship,

please contact Dee Campbell at [email protected].

6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 524 Registration Night

Cub Scouts are for boys age 7—10 years old (or grades 1—5). Cub

Scout Pack #524 will hold its registration night on Thursday, August

3rd 1st from 6—8 PM in the Worship Center.

For more information, please contact Cubmaster Tim O’Regan at

[email protected]

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH — 9TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

9:00 AM Worship with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Sermon: “3 of 7 on Seeing Old Stories

with New Eyes”

Blessing of the Backpacks during

Children’s Time

9:10 AM Sunday School for children & youth

10:00 AM Coffee Fellowship

10:00 AM Joyful Ringers (K-4) & Youth Ringers

(5-8)

10:30 AM Worship

(See information for Scripture &

Sermon listed under 9:00 AM Service.)

10:40 AM Sunday School for children & youth

MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH

5:30 PM Stewardship Committee Meeting

6:30 PM Divorce Care (Room 111)

DivorceCare, a biblically-based, 13 week non-denominational sup-

port and recovery group for separated, divorcing, and divorced

individuals, meets Monday evenings in Room 111 from 6:30—8:30

PM. Each session of Divorce Care covers a different topic. One

may join the group at any time. Cost is $20 for the workbook.

Anyone who is separated, divorcing, divorced, or considering divorce

is welcome to attend.

To register or for questions, please contact Linda and Bruce

Faber at [email protected] or 480-821-0952.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH

10:00 AM L.I.F.E. Weekly Bible Study (Room 104)

Contact: Caroline Kidd at [email protected]

6:00 PM Worship Committee Meeting

6:45 PM Boy Scouts of America Troop 283 & Crew 2283

Weekly Meeting and Registration Night

Boy Scouts of America Troop #283 and Venture Crew #2283 are

back from Summer Vacation! Boys age 11—18 years old (or in grade

5 — high school) are invited to come by the church and check out the

program

Contacts: Kent Thomas, Michelle Harris, Tracy Martin or

Sadie Thomas

* * * * *

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK BLESSING

ALL students are invited to bring their school backpacks to worship on

Sunday, August 6, 2017 as we will have the blessings of the

backpacks during the 9 AM & 10:30 AM worship services at the

Children’s Time.

For more information, contact Steve Gregory.

The Joyful Ringers for children in grades

K-4 and the Youth Ringers for youth in

grades 5 –8 will begin rehearsals on

Sunday, August 6th at 10 AM.

The Joyful Ringers will meet with in the

Office Workroom #101 and the Youth

Ringers will meet at the bell tables in the

Worship Center.

For more information on the Joyful Ringers,

contact Nancy French.

For information on the Youth Ringers,

contact Adam Winters.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

MISSIONS METHODIST WOMEN’S

FELLOWSHIP

Methodist Women’s Fellowship meets on the first

Thursday of the month at 7PM.

Our next meeting is August 3rd at 6:30 PM at the home

of Dee Campbell.

Please bring an appetizer to

share and RSVP to the host-

ess Dee Campbell,

[email protected]. Come com-

fortable and casual – all ladies

welcome!

MISSION U

What is Mission u?

Mission u is an opportunity to grow in your

faith, meet new neighbors, and learn about

the world God so loves. Mission u brings

together women, men, and youth for dynam-

ic worship, community building, and engag-

ing study that explores the implications of our

Christian faith in today’s world.

For participants, Mission u is an opportunity to study current issues

impacting society based or current mission study topics with particular

attention to the responsibilities of women in fulfilling the mission work

of the church. Participants grow in understanding the mission of the

church in the current world context. The Mission u events are open to

members and non-members of United Methodist Women.

Mission U begins at 3 PM on Friday, JULY 28 at North Scottsdale

UMC (11735 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale). Please keep the

participants in your prayers as they gather for this time of study & re-

newal.

For more information, contact Gwen Rusk at [email protected]

* * * * *

United Methodist Women Bible Study

(Room 104) Meets Wednesday, August 10th at 5:30 PM.

Continuing the study of the book by James W. Moore, “God Was Here

and I Was Out to Lunch”, this study explores how, due to our rigid

preoccupation with our busy-ness and routines, we fail to sense or

appreciate the presence of God all around us; consequently, we miss

out on the chance to tap in to common sense, we miss out on the

chance to love God and others, and we miss out on the chance to

connect with Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

All Ladies Welcome!

For more information on United Methodist Women at Chandler

United Methodist Church, contact Gwen Rusk at [email protected]

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AUGUST MISSIONS FOCUS: REFUGEES

HOME ESSENTIAL KITS

We will be helping refugees in multiple ways, and we invite

you to assist where possible. Our Communion offering will be

given to UMCOR to support refugee programs.

UMCOR works with Church World Services to provide support

for refugees around the world. Locally, Refugee Focus falls

under that umbrella, and with it Lifting Hands International, an

organization devoted to giving refugees a helping hand when

they first land on Arizona soil. Lifting Hands assists the organi-

zations like Refugee Focus to set up apartments, provide

meals, household kits, groceries and children’s packages so

that families can have more than the clothes on their back

when they leave everything behind and bring only hope for a

new start with them.

Throughout August, we will collect household items for the

Home Essentials Kit that is given to every refugee family.

Items needed are:

Scissors

Roll of clear tape,

Small roll of duct tape

Pencils, pens, glue

Hammer, screwdriver, pliers

Batteries (AAA, AA)

Length of rope and clothes pins

Small package of finishing nails, screws and

anchors (for wall hangings)

Envelopes

Extension cord, flashlight

Small sewing kit (Dollar Store)

Small first aid kit and or small quantity of band

aids in a small baggie

2 gallon bags

MISSIONS

PC’S FOR REFUGEES

In addition to the Home Essentials kits for Lifting Hands Inter-

national, we will have a special collection of PCs and electron-

ics for PCs for Refugees, an organization that recycles com-

puters and related equipment and gives them to refugees to

enhance job searches, school assignments, and learning the

English language and American

culture.

We will accept PCs for Refugees on Sunday, August 20.

If you are unable to bring your used equipment that day, you

may drop it off at the church office during the week August 14

- 17. (Office hours are Monday—Thursday, 9 AM—2PM.)

We do not have room to store equipment throughout the

month, so we appreciate your assistance with this.

Items accepted by PCs for Refugees are:

Computer donations (PC's & Laptops)

Tablets (Android, Apple, or Kindle's)

Computer speakers (computers can’t be given out without speakers and this is one item that must consistently be purchased by PCs for Refu-gees)

Keyboards

Mice

Monitors

Hard drives

USB Drives

Memory Sticks (RAM)

Mouse pads

Power Cables

VGA Cables (Monitor Cables)

HDMI Cables (for connecting laptop to TV as secondary screen)

Please note:

PCs for Refugees does not accept CRT Monitors (those really

old and heavy and thick monitors) because they can be very

difficult to work with and some of the families lack a computer

desk making it difficult to work with in many cases.

If you have any questions about the programs the Missions

Team is supporting this month, please call, text or email Pen-

ny Boese at 480-862-3129 or [email protected]. Thank you for

your continued support of the Missions of CUMC.

AZCEND FOOD BANK

FOOD BANK

Friday, August 18

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Chandler United Methodist Church and AZCEND

(formerly known as Chandler Christian Community Cen-

ter) have been working together to help feed the hungry

in Chandler for more than 50 years. CCCC’s mission is

to change lives by nourishing minds and bodies to cre-

ate a connected, thriving community. Their vision is to

have a healthy and productive community built on a

foundation of dignity and hope.

Twenty-five (25) volunteers from Chandler UMC are need-

ed each third Friday from 8:30 am-10:00 to help distribute

food to those in need at AZCEND’s facility located at 345

S California Street, Chandler. www.chandlerfoodbank.org

* * * * *

AZCEND sends its thanks to those who have helped fill the

gap on the second Friday of the month. They have now found

a group to take that spot. Chandler United Methodist Church

volunteers will continue to assist on the third Friday of the

month.

YOUTH GROUP WORSHIP

August 6, 2017 with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Sermon: 3 of 7 “Seeing Old Stories With

New Eyes”

August 13, 2017 with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon: 4 of 7 “Seeing Old Stories With

New Eyes”

August 20, 2017 with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Sermon: 5 of 7 “Seeing Old Stories With

New Eyes”

August 27, 2017 with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon: 6 of 7 “Seeing Old Stories With

New Eyes”

Sept. 3, 2017 with Rev. Jonathan Arnpriester

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Sermon: 4 of 7 “Seeing Old Stories With

New Eyes”

New Sermon Series:

Seeing Old Stories

with

BIBLE STUDY

The Spirit Seekers Adult Sunday

School class meets each Sunday at

9:00 AM in Room 104. The Spirit

Seekers is an adult Sunday School

class which is currently studying

Pastor Ted Rath’s book, “Isaiah, A

Ride in the Chariot”.

For more information,

contact Bob or Carol McCartney

at 480-209-1427

A REQUEST FROM OUR

CHURCH HISTORIANS

ADULT & FAMILY

L.I.F.E. —

Living In Faith Everyday

Our next gathering is

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

at 10:00 AM.

We will meet rooms 104-105 at Chandler United Meth-

odist Church.

The L.I.F.E. group is an adult Bible Study meeting every

Tuesday at 10:00 AM. The course work is designed to

allow Bible study attendees (and particularly winter

guests) the flexibility to enter the class at varying inter-

vals without compromising continuity.

Contact: Caroline Kidd at [email protected]

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

Our Church Historians

are looking for a video of

the 2002 production of

“Joseph and the Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat”

which was performed at

Chandler United

Methodist Church. They

would like to make a digital copy to add into our

historical file. If you have a VHS copy of this production

that you would be willing to share, please contact

Denise Sapp at 480-694-1132.

MUSIC MINISTRY

What We Do:

The Adult Handbell Choir plays two to five octave music,

and the Chancel Choir sings four part choral music of all

styles. All youth choirs ring two octave music, and sing

unison to two-part music. All choirs sing and ring for the

sole purpose of glorifying God.

Why We Play and Sing:

Music in the church is one of the most integral parts of

worship, and is one of very few things in the world that is

able to connect us so deeply to God. St. Augustine, a

renowned theologian from the fourth century, said: “He

who sings prays twice.”

Everyone form high school age and older is welcome to

sing and ring in the adult choirs, and everyone from Kin-

dergarten to 8th grade is welcome to sing and ring in the

youth choirs.

There is no experience necessary to join any of the

choirs.

When We Sing:

Adult choirs rehearse on Wednesday evenings be-

ginning August 2nd.

Hand bell rehearsal: 6 - 7 PM

Chancel Choir rehearsal: 7:05 - 8:15 PM

Youth choirs rehearse on Sunday mornings at 10

AM beginning August 6th.

Contact Information:

Adam Winters, Chandler UMC Choral Director

[email protected]

928-607-0124

Nancy French, Joyful Ringers & Singers Director

[email protected]

563-320-0117

The Value and Purpose

of the Adult and Youth Choirs at

Chandler United Methodist Church

The value of the adult and youth choirs, and the pur-

pose of any choir in the Church , is the proclamation of

the gospel. This is done in two ways, care and compas-

sion for each choir member, and singing as an expres-

sion of the gospel.

The first value that the adult and youth choirs have is

that we are caring and compassionate for each other.

This means we submit our lives to the Messiahship of

Jesus through participation in a group of people commit-

ted to singing the gospel. The members of the choir

care for each other when hardships arise.

Fellowship is also important to our ministry, as it helps

members get to know each other more intimately. The

adult choirs at CUMC go on outings regularly throughout

the choral season to support one another.

Second is the playing and singing of the gospel. As an

expression of loving and living the gospel, egos are put

aside, and individual voices are carefully subordinated

to group sound. Adam and

Nancy’s job in the life of the church as the directors of

the adult and youth choirs is to lead and coach the

blending of bells and voices to create and grow the

members of each group, rich in harmony, through which

to proclaim the gospel. They do this in a caring and

loving manner. Although there is no prior experience

necessary to be in the groups, their goal is to get the

most out of the ringers and singers.

These are only two of the many values and purposes of

the adult and youth choirs at Chandler UMC. Adam and

Nancy look forward to continuing the tradition of bringing

the gospel to life at Chandler United Methodist Church.

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