 The
United Church of Los Alamos
United
Chimes: Vol. 41, No. 1, January 2005
Table
of Contents
Front
Page News
Christmas
Eve Services
2005
Officer Installation
Please
Take Note
For
Our Children & Youth
Children’s
Worship
Christmas
Eve
Gifts
for Truchas
Decorating
For Christmas Eve
Youth
News
Sunday
School continues at 11:00 a.m.
Church
News and Announcements
Christmas
& January Sunday Worship Themes
Church
Attendance
Music
Sunday
Moms
and More
Coffee
Hosts for January
Reminders!
Christmas
Choir
Chimes
Newsletter Deadline
The
Stovall Family-United Church Scholarship
Holiday
Highlights Refrigerator Calendar
Sunday
Morning Adult Education Classes
Table
Talk from Don
Prayers,
Praises, Thanks and More
Prayer
Concerns
Sympathy
Prayer
Letter
Grief
Support Group for the Holidays
Chimes
Newsletter
Front
Page News
Christmas
Eve Services
4:00 p.m.
A family oriented service of communion, celebrating the birth of the Christ
child.
A celebration similar to the 11:00 service for those who prefer an
earlier service.
7:00 p.m.
A children oriented service celebrating the birthday of Jesus, with
songs,
stories, birthday cake and balloons.
11:00 p.m.
A traditional Christmas Eve candle light communion. The service will
begin in
the hush of darkness and conclude in the joyous light of Christmas
morning.
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2005
Officer Installation
On Sunday,
January 2, 2005 we will bring in the New Year by installing officers and
our new pastor, Don Childers. As of this writing, representatives
of the Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and American Baptist Church
will be present for the service. The service will emphasize our commitment
to Christ and to United Church. The service will also emphasize the
diversity of denominations that is present at United. Don shared
that he has received welcomes from most of the sister denominations.
He is pursuing dual recognition and standing in the United Church of Christ
and Disciples of Christ. Don has also received word that he has temporary
membership in the Santa Fe Presbytery. He has been invited to share
briefly about himself at the meeting of the Presbytery of Santa Fe in February.
The Presbytery will meet at Second Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque on
February 4-5, 2005.
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Please
Take Note
The next CHIMES
deadline is Sunday, January 23rd at 12:00 noon for the February 2005
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 & Youth
Children’s
Worship
December
19th Meeting the Christ Child
December
26th No Children’s Worship
January
2nd No Children’s Worship
January
9th The boy Jesus in
the Temple
January
16th Jesus is Baptized
January
23rd Baptism
January
30th Jesus in the Wilderness
Children’s
Worship meets during the last half of the 9:30 Worship service. Storyteller
and Greeter (helpers) are needed. Please sign up on the list outside
Jean Picard’s office.
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Christmas
Eve
Once again
we are inviting families with children to attend our 7 PM Christmas Eve
service and the Birthday Party for Jesus that follows. We are looking for
children and youth to participate in this special service. If you are interested
please contact Jean Picard
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Gifts
for Truchas
We collected
enough items to fill 25 bags for the pre-schoolers at Truchas. A
special thank you to all who contributed. A special Thank you also
to Virginia Stovall, Karen Edwards and Lonnie and Mary Lee Morgan for delivering
the wonderful items.
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Decorating
For Christmas Eve
The children
and youth of the church are invited to help decorate for our birthday party
for Jesus and to set out farolitos for the Christmas Eve Services.
We will meet to decorate immediately after the rehearsal for the 7 p.m.
Christmas Eve Service. So save from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Christmas
Eve to have Pizza and help out.
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Youth
News
Youth Group
will continue to meet on Sunday nights at 7 p.m., so come and join the
fun!
Date Event/Sponsors
December
19th Lock-in for Mid High Youth 7 p.m.-
7 a.m.!
( RSVP by Dec 16th)
December
26th NO YOUTH GROUP
January
2nd NO YOUTH GROUP
January
9th Youth Group Returns
with games, pool and ping pong. Jean Picard sponsor.
January
16th Youth Group (Help needed)
January
23rd Youth Group (Help needed)
January
30th Youth Serve at Souper Bowl
(During Congregational Meeting)
11:00 a.m. No Sunday Night Youth Group
If you are
interested in helping with youth group please contact Jean Picard or Rusty
Gray (CE Board co-chair).
Don’t forget
Discipleship class begins in January. Are you ready to go to the next level?
Kathleen Logan will lead the Discipleship Program this year. This program
is designed for Middle School and High School Youth.
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Sunday
School continues at 11:00 a.m.
John Charles
leads the middle school class. (John could use some help!)
Brad and Pam
Meyer lead the high school class.
(With help
from Randy and Laura Erickson.)
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Church
News and Announcements
Christmas
& January Sunday Worship Themes
| December 24th |
Traditional
Christmas Eve Services at 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Birthday Party
for Jesus Children’s Worship at 7:00 p.m. |
| December 26th |
Christmas Worship. A day of traditional
carols with the Christmas Choir bringing the anthem. Pastor Don Childers
will preach this Sunday. |
| January 2nd |
Installation
service for new officers and new pastor, Don Childers. Guest speaker. |
| January 9th |
The message
by Don Childers will be "Walking Softly" based on Isaiah 42:1-9.
The theme is, that the Church should walk softly and speak gently but remain
firm in bringing about justice. |
| January 16th |
The message
by Don Childers will be "Seeing is Believing" based on John 1:29-42.
What people "see" in the church is far more important than what they "hear"
the church saying. |
| January 23rd |
Kathleen Logan
will preach |
| January 30th |
The message
by Don Childers will be "Getting Down to Business" based on Matthew 5:1-12.
After the decorations come down and the party ends the real work of ministry
begins. The real work of faith as the Beatitudes reflect is hard
work but possible work. |
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Church
Attendance
| Date |
8:00 Service |
9:30 Service |
| November
14th |
24 |
135 |
| November 21st |
20 |
156 |
| November 28th |
22 |
237 |
| December 5th |
22 |
237 |
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Music
Sunday
On Sunday,
December 19th, the Sanctuary choir will present a very special musical
service of worship at 9:30 am. Fresh carol arrangements and new settings
of traditional text will come together to create a beautiful new Christmas
Festival of Lessons and Carols. Dr. John Leavitt, composer and arranger
of this work, is a Kansas native who also serves as artistic director and
conductor of the nationally known Master Arts and Youth Chorales, which
have performed in Carnegie Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and on the NBC
“Today Show.”
We hope you
will plan to join us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and tell the
“greatest story ever told” in scripture and in song.
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Moms
and More
Moms and More
is a group of Moms, who meet every Friday morning in the Church Lounge
from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM for fellowship, food, to learn from speakers,
and to do occasional service projects for the church. In the new year of
2005, our first meeting is on January 7th, where we will be having a white
elephant exchange. Bring any leftover or distasteful gift nobody in your
household wanted, appropriately wrapped in a grocery bag, to be exchanged
among the group. If we cannot find a home for it among one of us, I’m sure
the thrift shop will appreciate the contribution. On January 14th, we will
be helping out the Thrift Shop by sorting all the contributions that have
come in over the Christmas break. On January 21st, we will be indulging
in a Moms Day Out, where child care will be provided while Moms may choose
their own activity for the next couple of hours, be it grocery shopping
alone, a workout, a hike, shopping, returning wrong sized Christmas gifts,
manicure, hair appointment or a spontaneous get-to-gether with some other
Moms at Starbucks; the time is yours. January 28th, we are all going ice
skating. Bring appropriate apparel for falling down on ice if you are a
novice. We will meet at the church to drop children off. All are welcome,
even if your children don’t need the child care provided, as noted below.
Come join us.
Childcare is
always provided during Moms & More, and a $2.00 per child contribution
is greatly appreciated.
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Coffee
Hosts for January
January
2nd: David & Irene Powell
January
9th: Sig & Andrea Gerstl
January
16th: Gil & Jeanne Butler
January
23rd: Tim & Nancy Johnson
January
30th: Gerry & Georgia Strickfaden
If anyone would
like to be our coffee host in February, please call Irene Powell.
If you get
to the church by 9:00, that should be time enough to have the coffee ready
by 10:30. Please let Mardel know if you run out of things.
Be sure to give the Elders room for preparing the trays for communion on
those Sundays. Many thanks! Irene Powell
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Reminders!
Liturgists
for January
January 2nd
Kelly Myers
January 9th
Brian Newnam
January 16th
Irene Powell
January 23rd
Bob Weeks
January 30th
Nina Thayer
Greeters
for January: Dick and Margaret Anderson, Ann Wadstrom, Dee Wilson,
Karen Edwards and Sonja Smith and Erica Edwards.
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Christmas
Choir
If you sing
and would like to be part of the Christmas Choir on Sunday, December 26th
at the 9:30 am worship service and Christmas Eve at 11:00 pm, please plan
to join us on Wednesday, December 22nd at 7 pm in the Sanctuary for a one-time
only-rehearsal. Questions? Please call the Director of Music
Ministries, Suzanne Johnson at 662-2971.
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Chimes
Newsletter Deadline
February 2005
deadline is Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 12:00 Noon
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The
Stovall Family-United Church Scholarship
The Stovall
Family-United Church Scholarship Fund Plans to award a tuition scholarship
of $1,000 to a member of the United Church in the fall of 2005. Applicants
must be of high moral character who are or will be pursuing a post secondary
academic degree in any branch of science or mathematics at an accredited
college or university. These scholarships are administered by the Stovall
Family and The United Church of Los Alamos. Applications will be available
in the church office. ALL papers pertaining to the scholarship must be
returned to the Church Office by 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005.
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Holiday
Highlights Refrigerator Calendar
| DECEMBER 17 |
6:45 am |
MEN’S FELLOWSHIP,
Lounge |
| DECEMBER 19 |
8 & 9:30
am
7:00pm
|
FOURTH SUNDAY
IN ADVENT
CHRISTMAS
MUSIC SUNDAY
YOUTH GROUP,
Craig Hall
LOCKIN FOR
MID-HIGH) |
| DECEMBER 21 |
12:30 pm |
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUP, Lounge |
| DECEMBER 22 |
7 pm |
SANCTUARY
CHOIR, Sanctuary |
| DECEMBER 24 |
4 pm
7 pm
11 pm |
CHRISTMAS
EVE
ALTERNATIVE
GIVING - SPECIAL OFFERING
WORSHIP SERVICE,
Sanctuary
FAMILY WORSHIP
SERVICE, Sanctuary
CANDLELIGHT
WORSHIP SERVICE, Sanctuary |
| DECEMBER 25 |
|
Merry
Christmas!! |
| DECEMBER 26 |
8 & 9:30
am |
WORSHIP SERVICE,
Sanctuary |
| DECEMBER 28 |
12:30 pm |
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUP, Lounge |
| DECEMBER 29 |
7 pm |
SANCTUARY
CHOIR, Sanctuary |
| JANUARY 1 |
|
NEW YEAR’S
DAY - Happy New Year!! |
| JANUARY 2 |
8 & 9:30
am
9:30 am
4:30 pm |
WORSHIP SERVICE
INSTALLATION
OF Don Childers & Officers
PRAISE CHOIR,
Sanctuary |
| JANUARY 4 |
6 pm
6:30 pm
12:30 pm |
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION BOARD, Lounge
FINANCE BOARD,
Library
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUP, Lounge |
| JANUARY 9 |
8 & 9:30
Noon
11 am
7 pm |
WORSHIP SERVICE
ANNUAL REPORTS
DUE TO THE OFFICE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FOR EVERYONE
YOUTH GROUP,
Craig Hall |
| JANUARY 11 |
7:30 pm |
EXECUTIVE
BOARD, Lounge |
| JANUARY 13 |
4:15 pm
7 pm |
JUNIOR CHOIR,
Chapel
TRUSTEES BOARD,
Library |
| JANUARY 16 |
8 & 9:30
am
11 am
7 pm |
WORSHIP SERVICE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
for all ages
YOUTH GROUP,
Craig Hall |
| JANUARY 17 |
|
CHURCH OFFICE
CLOSED
MARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY |
| JANUARY 18 |
6:30 pm
7 pm
7 pm |
FINANCE BOARD,
Library
ELDERS BOARD,
Lounge
MISSION BOARD,
Room 115 |
| JANUARY 23 |
8 & 9:30
am
11 am
Noon
7 pm |
WORSHIP SERVICE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
for all ages
CHIMES NEWSLETTER
ARTICLES DUE
YOUTH GROUP,
Craig Hall |
| JANUARY 27 |
4:15 pm |
JUNIOR CHOIR,
Chapel |
| JANUARY 30 |
8 & 9:30
am
11:00 am |
WORSHIP SERVICE
- NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL
MEETING/
SOUPER BOWL |
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Sunday
Morning Adult Education Classes
Beginning January
9, 2005
The Bible
From Scratch: The New Testament for Beginners by Donald Griggs
Taught by
Jerry Grindstaff 8 chapters
This class
is for anyone who has - or fears they have - little or no knowledge of
the New Testament. It also offers a good review for those who fear
they have forgotten what they once knew. The course will introduce
participants to basic skills and tools for Bible study and then provide
an overview of the content and purposes of individual books or groups of
books. The class will meet in the CE Building Lounge.
Soul
Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie
Thompson
Taught by
Barbara DeNevers 9 chapters
This class
offers an opportunity for those who wish to explore Christian spirituality.
The study will offer a framework for understanding spiritual discipline,
as well as offer guidance for developing and sustaining spiritual practices
in day to day life. Topics include prayer, spiritual reading, worship,
fasting, self-examination, and hospitality. This class will meet
in Sangry Chapel.
The Gospel
of Mary of Magdala by Karen King
Taught by
Pastor Kathleen Logan 14 chapters
There has
been some controversy over the very popular book The DeVinci Code.
Many have asked where the author came up with his ideas. One possible
source is the Gospel of Mary of Magdala. This class will explore
the work of of Karen King, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at
Harvard University Divinity School. It will focus on the Gospel of
Mary of Magdala: how it was recovered after being lost for fifteen hundred
years and the glimpse it offers into the conflicts and controversies that
shaped early Christianity. This class will be taught in the center
section of Graves Hall.
Brown Bag
Study will Begin
Thursday,
January 20, 2005 at noon in the lounge.
This class
will explore Joyce Rupp’s book Dear Heart Come Home: The Path of
Midlife
Spirituality.
The class will meet for one hour each Thursday for ten weeks. It
will be facilitated by Pastor Kathleen Logan. Bring your lunch and
join the discussion.
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Talk from Don
It is good to be at United Church. Janice and I were greeted with
fresh snow, warm hugs, lots of good food, and lots of care and love.
We wish to thank all of you for making our arrival so meaningful.
To those who brought food; to those who worked to make the Manse so beautiful;
to those who made sure there was a warm bed, towels, soap, and the necessary
extras; to those who have so warmly
welcomed us,
Janice and I express our thanks.
This is an exciting and challenging time for ministry. Being “Church”
in the 21st Century confronts us with new challenges and many new opportunities.
As with our forefathers and mothers, we will have to seek God’s spirit
and guidance as we attempt to make the Gospel relevant and meaningful in
our time. I look forward to the challenge and the opportunities at
United Church. You have a great congregation and I look forward to
joining you in ministry.
Peace,
Don
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Prayers,
Praises, Thanks and More
Prayer
Concerns
John Ordoff
Mary Jeanne
Nilsson
Virginia Stovall
Jim Coulter
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Sympathy
Prayers for
Kathy Straw and family upon the death of her mother, Anna Maher.
Prayers for
Marge and Jim Louck upon the death of their son, Joe.
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Prayer
Letter
The United
Church Prayer Letter will be sent out every two months. To receive
the letter or to add prayer concern, please contact Jane Phillips.
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Grief
Support Group for the Holidays
The United
Church staff and volunteers will be offering a grief support group focused
on helping with the additional stresses of the holidays. Grief may be from
the death of a loved one, divorce, national events, work related and other
losses. The group continues to meet each Tuesday afternoon, for any
in need. Any questions please contact the church office at 662-2971,
or Dorothy Crawford.
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Chimes
Newsletter
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 662-9721.
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