A HUGE Thank You to Judi Wackerbarth! I have enjoyed servicing funeral receptions since 1998, after my Mother's funeral and fully understanding what this service means to a family during this time when feelings of loss, sorrow, confusion, anxiety and a multitude of others are mixed together against a timeline. This service provided the lifting of responsibility for the planning of the reception, but also a time after the service to really slow down and visit with all the friends and family that had gathered to honor and remember my family member. This volunteer opportunity begins with a notification of a funeral or memorial service and a request for a reception. The position of AGAPE Co- chair, after receiving the details relating to date, time and family requests, begins the coordination planning for the service, putting out an AGAPE call to the congregation for volunteers and cookies, coordinates the setup, food prep, serving and cleanup for the service. In my six years as the AGAPE Co-chair for BUMC, I am proud to say that I always had my AGAPE call responded to and fulfilled within 1-3 days, usually within the first 36 hours! If you would like to learn more about this vital role in our church, and are ready to use your skills and loving talents to help others at such a criti- cal time, please contact: [email protected]586-5413, ext 103; or [email protected], 580-8017. Shoes for Project Fresh Start Some folks released from jail need many things, and that can include a pair of shoes appropriate to the season. If you have gently used men's or women's shoes that you no longer want, please leave them in the box in the narthex. They will be given to participants in Project Fresh Start, Gallatin County's voluntary program to reduce recidivism. Thank you very much. Process vs. Results Our twenty one Stephen Ministers walk along side individuals going through rough spots in life. As we do so, we follow the idea of PROCESS, not RESULTS. This means that we're not there to hand out suggestions or solutions to you to fix your problem right away. Instead, we walk with you through the process of expressing your fears, hopes, and feelings. Following this process can help most people over time. If you are going through a difficult time and would like a Stephen Minister, please speak to Kim Broden, Tanya Reinhardt, Fred Cornelious, or Pastor Deb. If you think God is calling you to become a Stephen Minister, speak to any of our Stephen Ministers. Training begins in January. [email protected]or [email protected]Learn So Much More about Our Church and Our Conference Visit www.yacumc.org Like the kids learned to do at VBS this year: let’s “Go Deep”! All are invited to read and learn more about current issues and recent events which impact our church and the Yellowstone Annual Conference. The web site www.yacumc.org is full of all kinds of information about the happenings in our greater church community. Additionally, there is a great “Question and Answer” article under the “Media Packet” tab regarding the appoint- ment of Bishop Karen Oliveto. Did you know there are opportunities to get involved with the church in ways which help churches throughout Montana (and our Conference)? If you go to the “Ministries” tab on the website, you’ll see a list of groups which serve the needs of the Conference. Or maybe you’d like information on all the camps available to youth and adults… just click the “Camps” tab! Greetings . . . The BUMC staff and I discussed the need to spiritually engage with the brokenness of the world. Here is a prayer written by a Sister of Mercy that thoughtfully puts our concerns into prayer. Pastor Deb Loving God, you inspire us with love for all persons and concern for the well-being of all creation. Give us today the strength and courage to transform the compassion of our hearts into acts of peace, mercy, and justice. Forgive us for the arrogance that leads to moral blindness, for desires for vengeance and retaliation, and for willingness to sacrifice others for our own security and avarice. Help us to renounce all forms of violence: prejudice, unfair allegations, intolerance, and injury. Give us the courage to resist threatening postures, calls to arms, mobilization of troops and weapons, and all actions that threaten the lives and livelihoods of innocent people. Empower us to live out the caring presence of the merciful and generous persons we claim to be. Make us channels of your peace, bearers of healing, women and men who hear and respond with alacrity to pleas for justice in our world. We ask all this in the name of Jesus who came among us to show us the way. ~ from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Posted on the Center of Concern website www.bozemanumc.org The Chimes
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A HUGE Thank You to Judi Wackerbarth!
I have enjoyed servicing funeral receptions since 1998, after my
Mother's funeral and fully understanding what this service means to a
family during this time when feelings of loss, sorrow, confusion, anxiety and
a multitude of others are mixed together against a timeline. This service
provided the lifting of responsibility for the planning of the reception, but
also a time after the service to really slow down and visit with all the friends
and family that had gathered to honor and remember my family member.
This volunteer opportunity begins with a notification of a funeral or
memorial service and a request for a reception. The position of AGAPE Co-
chair, after receiving the details relating to date, time and family requests,
begins the coordination planning for the service, putting out an AGAPE call
to the congregation for volunteers and cookies, coordinates the setup,
food prep, serving and cleanup for the service. In my six years as the AGAPE
Co-chair for BUMC, I am proud to say that I always had my AGAPE call
responded to and fulfilled within 1-3 days, usually within the first 36 hours!
If you would like to learn more about this vital role in our church, and
are ready to use your skills and loving talents to help others at such a criti-
Bozeman United Methodist Church 121 South Willson Avenue
Bozeman, Montana 59715
Return Service Requested
phone: 406-586-5413
fax: 406-586-6392
www.bozemanumc.org
Non-Profit Organization
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Bozeman MT 59715
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Bozeman United Methodist Church Worship at 8:30 & 10:00 AM
Hear sermons & learn more at www.bozemanumc.org, or call 406-586-5413.
Worship @ BUMC
Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM, enjoy
Fellowship between services at the
Olive Entry.
August 7th, Holy Communion
August 14th, Baptism of Nash Perry,
son of Bill & Devney Perry
August 21st, Youth Mission Sunday,
Election of Teams
And remember you can park your bike
on our newly installed patio located near the
Willson Avenue entrance! Thank you so much
to a great crew of mission workers: Shahn &
Carrson Steele, Jim Sites, Rick Landers, Adam
Conrad, David Baumbauer, Dave Harvey,
Glenn Allinger, and the designer and leader of
the project, Dick Pohl.
I am celebrating our first month together! I am so happy and blessed to be serving BUMC and living in beautiful Bozeman! My July sermons hopefully have helped you get to know me and understand some of the major aspects of my faith. In August I am going to preach from the lectionary which as you know is a three-year schedule of Bible passages intended to explore the major ideas and sections of the Bible. The August scripture will be from Hebrews, a favorite book of mine where my call scripture comes from. We don’t know who wrote Hebrews but we do know who it was written to. The newly formed community of Christ followers, Christians were discouraged. The world seemed such an uncharitable place, one in which they were not welcome in fact they often faced persecution. The dreams they had for a better life had not materialized
and their faith was flagging. Not unlike our world. We are engulfed by a fast pace, secularism, unkindness and even worse the violence and hatred that seem to be every-where. Knowing that the very first Christians had similar feelings might help, but most importantly it reminds us that the messages of the Bible written over a 1000 years ago sounds pretty relevant for today. We need a hero, someone that we can absolutely believe in! Come join us in worship this August and let’s look for one! We may find lots of them in the people who sit in worship with us, pray with us, those who read the scripture or lead the singing! Let us look for places that our faith, even in times of difficulty and uncertainty shine through!
God is Good … All the time … All the time … God is Good