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Below is the current edition of the Gathering & Scattering newsletter. If you have any questions about anything found in this newsletter,
please visit our website or contact the church office by calling (225) 344-0343. We hope to see you in worship this Sunday!
Not all events happening at the church are able to be highlighted in our newsletter.
To view a full list of church events, please visit our online calendar at: http://www.universitymethodist.org/calendar/
MEETING NOTICES:
We have a special called Church Charge Conference taking place as a portion of our regularly scheduled Church Council Meeting on Monday, October 19th at 7PM in our Fellowship Hall.
This called church charge conference is to discuss New Ministry Candidates. If you are a voting member of our Church Council, please mark your calendar to attend. During the Church Council portion of our meeting we will be discussing Clergy Salaries and the budget for 2016.
This meeting is open to the entire congregation.
Additionally, On Sunday, October 25th at 3pm at Broadmoor UMC is our District Wide Church Charge Conference where we will approve Clergy Salaries for 2016 that have already
been approved by the UUMC Church Council.
The entire congregation, including our Church Council voting members,
is invited and encouraged to attend.
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THIS SUNDAY @ UUMC:
Please read the entire newsletter for more details on the items listed below, as well as for other details of events and news from the church. Not all events happening at the church are listed below.
SUNDAY, October 4: WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. Worship Service
9:00 a.m. Children's Choir Rehearsal
9:30 a.m. Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
12:00 p.m. Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m. FREE College Lunch in the Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m. Young Adult Lunch Out (See announcements)
4:30 p.m. Chapel (Youth) Choir Rehearsal
5:30 p.m. Youth Dinner
6:00 p.m. Youth Group
This Sunday's Sermon:
"We Are One"
Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke
This Sunday's Choral & Special Music:
8:30 AM: Chapel Choir
11:00 AM: Chancel Choir
SUNDAY IS WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY - We will receive the World Communion Offering, one of the seven special offerings of the United Methodist Church. Your gift will equip gifted and qualified students from around the globe to become the world-changers God created them to be by providing scholarships to these students. To make a monetary gift, please write "World Communion" in the memo section of your check, or use one of the special offering envelopes found in your pew to drop your designated cash in the offering plate.
COMMUNION OFFERING THIS SUNDAY - During communion we will collect our Communion Offering, which goes directly towards our Matthew 25 fund, which is used to help those who visit our church in emergency need.
NAME TAG SUNDAY! - There are name tags and markers in a bag on the aisle side of the pews, as well as a table in the fellowship hall with name tags and markers. Please write your first name boldly on the tag and wear it this Sunday!
YOUNG ADULT LUNCH TODAY AFTER WORSHIP - Calling all young Adults (Post College to early 30's), on the first Sunday of the month we gather as a group to enjoy lunch together! Meet us as we gather in the Fellowship Hall after worship and go to lunch together!
DON'T FORGET OUR FIRST SUNDAY FOOD DRIVE FOR HOPE MINISTRIES! Please drop your donation off in the Fellowship Hall today and it will be delivered to the HOPE Ministries Food Choice Pantry.
HOME BOUND VISITATION VOLUNTEERS - Stop by the table today in the Fellowship Hall to sign up to make a short term commitment to visit someone in our church who is home bound and would love to have a personal connection!
FREE COLLEGE LUNCH - College students...don't forget we have a FREE college lunch every Sunday in the Fellowship Hall after our late worship service! Please join us!
UUMC T-SHIRTS WILL BE ON SALE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL THIS SUNDAY - All shirts in all sizes (pre-orders included) are on sale for $10.
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Pastor's Pen
People have asked me what I might miss the most about Colorado and I can genuinely tell you - the change of seasons. I love seeing the reds, oranges and yellows of the trees. I love feeling the cool breeze on the wind. I love seeing the clear blue skies and orange and purple sunsets. Autumn has always special to me. I don't know if it was growing up in central PA and seeing the harvest begin or the changing of the leaves or feeling the snap of cold in the mornings, but I was always excited for those first days of fall.
Regardless of where you live, it seems the fall season always brings a skip to people's step, a lightness to their hearts and a sense of fun to their lives. Yes, there is football. There are also tailgating parties, pumpkins and mums to decorate our homes,harvest festivals and Thanksgiving to look forward to. Autumn is a joy and I want to reassure you I am already enjoying this autumn in Louisiana.
My move to Louisiana has been a happy one. I love UUMC: the people, the place and the presence you have on LSU campus. I love the sense of mission and outreach that has carried this congregation through the years. I am proud of our music program; our open doors to AA and Boy Scouts; and our sense of genuine hospitality.
I may say I miss the changing leaves, but I love my new home. Thank you for accepting me. Thank you for the privilege of being in ministry to and with you. Thank you for being who you are and allowing me to be who I am. I couldn't be happier.
May God's grace abound,
Dr. Jane
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2016 Kenyan Mission Opportunity 
You are invited to an informational meeting, on October 6 at 7pm in the Chapel about next year's Kenyan Mission Trip. Anyone who is interested in becoming a part of the mission team to Nairobi, Kenya should make plans to attend. Information on the scope of the mission work, costs, travel plans, possible fund-raisers, immunizations, etc. will be shared at this meeting. Preliminary dates being considered are: August 5-14, 2016 (These dates may shift slightly according to the needs of the group going and the cost of airfare.)
If you have a heart for working with children in extreme poverty in the third world, please consider this hands on opportunity to stretch your faith and put your talents to work on behalf of some of the "least of these." Dr. Jane will be leading this trip. Pray about it. We would love to see you at the meeting! Please contact either Dr. Jane if you are interested but unable to attend this first meeting - [email protected].
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THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING October 12th!
Volunteers needed to man the pumpkin patch!
To sign up to help unload pumpkins on the afternoon of the 12th or to man the pumpkin patch until the 31st, click the link below and add your name to the time slot that works with your schedule!
Thank you for your help!
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Volunteers Still Needed for
Work
Day!!
OUR
Church
OUR Responsibility
Members Work Day
Saturday, October 10, 2015
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Seven Projects to Beautify OUR Grounds
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Below is a list of the different projects we hope to accomplish on this first work day. If you are able to come out to help or have materials you would be willing to offer to use on this day, please contact one of our Work Day Coordinators, members of our Trustees, to let them know you will be coming. Thank you!
Work Day Coordinators
Tommy Damico
335-3406
Will Hadden
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Re-positioning and tightening of Items
Fire extinguishers
Soap and paper dispensers
Tightening Loose door hinges
Tightening of loose hand rails
Workers & Materials Needed:
5 people
Hammer
Pliers
Screwdrivers
Tape Measure
Level
Project 2:
Replace Door Thresholds
Workers & Materials Needed:
5 people
Hammers
Screwdrivers
Project 3:
Lever Door handle Replacement
Workers & Materials Needed:
5 people
Screwdrivers
Project 4:
Remove Blinds in Children's Choir Room
Workers & Materials Needed:
2 people
Work Gloves
Hammers
Screwdrivers
Project 5:
Tint Top Windows Upstairs Trice Building
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Workers & Materials Needed:
7 people
Ladders
Project 6:
Mark and/or paint step edges
Workers & Materials Needed:
5 people
Project 7:
Pews in Balcony to be re anchored
Workers and Materials Needed
4 people
Screwdrivers
Hammers
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JOIN US FOR THE 5th ANNUAL
UUMC HARVEST FESTIVAL!
Sunday, October 18th
4:00 - 6:00pm
in the FRONT PARKING LOT!
Everyone is invited!
Costumes are encouraged!
This event is free and everyone of all ages is welcome. Bring your family and friends for great fun and fellowship!
We will have our 2nd annual chili cook off. This was a big hit last year, so if you didn't get to enter please consider doing so this year. Our reigning champions are the Puccios!! The winner will receive a trophy and bragging rights for the year!!
We will have a costume contest for the kids so get all dressed up and win a prize!!
Don't forget to help us out with trunk or treat - decorate your trunk, bring some candy to pass out to the children and you may win a prize for the best decorated trunk!!
There will be lots of games/prizes, an inflatable slide and rock wall, hamburgers, hot dogs, chili from our chili cook off, trunk or treat, crafts, face painting, and our youth band will be playing. You will not want to miss this great event!!
To make this event special and run smoothly we will need lots of volunteers to help us. If you haven't already volunteered, please do so by emailing Kellie Schumacher @ [email protected] today!!!
Because this event is free donations are appreciated. If you would like to sponsor a game, an inflatable, or the food booth, please contact the church office at 225.344.0343.
A BIG THANK YOU to the Open Door Class for sponsoring an inflatable!!!
******Please make note that this event will take place in the front parking lot, so we would appreciate all cars being cleared from that parking lot immediately following the 11:00 service.
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Kids Hope News
 Kids Hope/UUMC is off to a terrific start! Volunteers, you bring such a positive energy to the school and I continue to be amazed by the genuine love you so freely share. Not only are the children recipients of this love, but the teachers and staff as well. Thank you for bringing HOPE into the school each and every time you visit.
Don't forget about the Kids Hope USA website as a source for your mentoring hour:
www.kidshopeusa.org It's good to take a peak at it several times throughout the year to help you with any issues you're facing. Prayer Partners, there are also good ideas for you too!
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
- Friday, October 9th - No School at UT
- Monday, October 12th - NO SCHOOL at UT!
- Sunday, October 18th 4:00-6:00 PM - Fall Festival at UUMC!
Invite your child to meet you there!
- November 23-27 - No School at UT (Thanksgiving Break)
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." ~ William James
Director, Kids Hope of UUMC
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UNIVERSITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
3350 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PHONE: 225.344.0343
FAX: 225.344.0530
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Click the links below to read one
of our recent sermons.
The Road Less Traveled Sermon Series
Rev. Dr. Jane Riecke
LSU SUNDAY - 8/30/15
Adam Darragh
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UUMC 2015 MEETING SCHEDULE
OCTOBER
Staff Parish Relations: 5th @ 6PM
Trustees Committee: 5th @ 6PM
Executive Committee: 12th @ Noon
Finance Committee: 12th @ 6PM
Church Charge Conference & Church Council Meeting:
Monday, 19th @ 7pm
District Wide Charge Conference:
Sunday, 25th @ 3pm at Broatmoor UMC
NOVEMBER
Trustees: 16th @ 6PM
DECEMBER
Finance Committee: 7th @ 6PM
Executive Committee: 14th @ Noon
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Ladies Fall Luncheon:
Reserve Your Seat by October 14th!
Ladies, please mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, October 22nd at 11:30 AM for a lovely lunch at The Club at LSU (formerly the LSU Faculty Club). We've invited a special speaker, Rev.Ashley McGuire of St. Francisville UMC.
Invite your friends and neighbors, daughters and moms! To register, please bring or mail a check to the church office written out to UUMC with "Ladies Luncheon" in the memo section. The cost is $25 and your payment confirms your registration. Lunch will include a Grilled Chicken Salad, Iced Tea and Dessert. You must register by October 14th to reserve your spot.
For the luncheon you may park in the Church Parking Lot that day and we will have someone shuttle you over to the the The Club at LSU Union Square for our Lunch, starting at 11:30 AM. Alternatively, you may park in the LSU Parking Garage behind the new bookstore and walk over, however there is a fee for this..
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DONATIONS OF BOTTLED WATER NEEDED!!
Our church is collecting cases of bottled water for this years TAKE BACK THE NIGHT event. We need 500 bottles of water to keep the marchers well hydrated. Please consider donating. Bottled water can be dropped off in Rev. Colleen Bookter's office by October 8th.
If you are available to join us for the event, come on Sunday, October 11th starting at 5PM as we honor and recognize those who have lost their lives to gender-based violence, engage our community in culture change, and encourage active bystander intervention. This event will include free food and drinks, a resource fair, live entertainment, a candlelight vigil, a survivor speak-out, and a community march.
If you plan to attend, check out the event here:
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University United Methodist Church has a long standing history with the LSU Music Department. You may, or may not, know that UUMC's first worship services were actually held in the Auditorium of the LSU Music School.
To this day we continue to support the music department by hosting many of their performances each year. Below are listed the dates and times for LSU School of Music concerts/recitals to be held in the Sanctuary. Please consider coming out to support these hard working students in their musical endeavors by attending one of the upcoming concerts this semester.
- LSU Chamber Singers Student Conducting Recital - Oct. 8 at 7:00 pm
- LSU Men's Glee Club and Women's Chorale Group Concert - Oct. 12 at 7:30 pm
- LSU A Cappella Choir Concert - Oct. 20 at 7:30 pm
- LSU Men's Glee Club and Women's Chorale Group Thanksgiving Concert - Nov. 24 at 7:30 pm
Other choral performances being held at UUMC this year that you might be interested in attending:
- Baton Rouge Magnet High School Festival Singers Concert - Oct. 15 at 7:00 pm
- Asbury & Wesley Singers Christmas Program - Dec. 6 at 5:00 pm in Fellowship Hall
- Chancel Choir's Lessons & Carols - Dec. 17 at 7:00 pm.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES:
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HELP US FIND THESE PEOPLE
If anyone knows a current address for the persons listed below, please contact Kyle Wooldridge at 344-0343 or email [email protected]
Emily & Buddy Abraham
Jade Babin Allen
Jerri Leigh Ashby
Matthew Shane Campbell
Susan Newsom Cantwell
Laurie Lynn Darvill
Shauna & Brice Ebersole
Anna Bjork Fornias
George Amos Gammon, II
Florence & Brian Lloyd Gunn
Mohammad Hamed Habibi
Nan Huff
Mike Johnston
Jeanette & Rudolph Long
Jane Ward (Janie) Martin
Erin Mathison
James Clifton McCrary
Harold Dean Pilcher
Vinetta (Winkie) Rector
Sally Brown Richardson
Mathew Rowe
Julie Russell
Carrie Misak Schultz
Margaret Trahan
Shirley Cotton Tucker
Susan Hays Ward
HELP FOR THE REFUGEES THROUGH UMCOR
The current Syrian refugee crisis has gone on much longer than many want to acknowledge. Refugees have been escaping from the Middle East to places of sanctuary since 2012 when they began pouring into Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. Recently the problem escalated. There is now a massive population migration going on that has not been seen since WWII. Thankfully, UMCOR is there to respond to the need. UMCOR is currently doing as much as they can through partnerships with those persons on the ground and working to help in Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. If you've wondered whether the UMC is doing anything to help, it is. We've been helping since 2012. Thanks be to God for the good work of UMCOR. Your gift to UMCOR International Disaster Response, Advance #982450, will help to alleviate suffering as a result of the current crisis in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere.
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ADULT SUNDAY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR OCTOBER 4, 2015:
[ If your Sunday School Class would like their weekly study listed below, please email Kelly Surace at
[email protected] or call 344-0343 each Monday to be included in that weeks G&S listing ]
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WITHIN THE CHURCH FAMILY...
JOYS:
- Congratulations to Elizabeth Frost and Drew Sutton who were married this past weekend in Baton Rouge.
- Happy Birthday to Betty Deason, Arlo Landolt, Lucile D'Aubin, Carol Moore, Nancy Gardner, and Nancy Nunn.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
Janet Albright, Kathleen Arceneaux, Beckie Armstrong, John Baker, Charles Barney, Beryl Browning, Gloria Bickford, The Boutvonnoan Family, Mildred Caldwell, Jeff Campbell, Carol Carney, Fred Churchman, Debbie Courkamp, Doris Dobson, Peyton Feigley, Lyle Friesen, Jane Frick, Sandy Godail, Bob Godke, Rosemarie Hall, Karen Hardy, Oleta Hathaway, Richard "Dicky" Horton, David Kendrick, Dana Kinard, Florence Larguier, Helen Law, Dan Lush, Joan McCrory, Eileen Newsom, Ruth Patrick, the family of Lynda Perry, Pat Rives, Debbie Roux, Bob and Alta Sanders, Kathy Stuckey, Marvin Stuckey, Karyn and Paul Ungar, Lowell Vice, Phil Woodland.
*If you have a Joy, Concern, or a name for the prayer list that you would like mentioned here, please email [email protected] or call her in the church office at 225-344-0343. Deadline for submitting information to the newsletter is every Monday at noon for information to be included in that weeks newsletter. We also celebrate birthdays of our members who have reached the age of 80+, if you fit this category but we missed your birthday, please call us so we can add your birthday to our database.*
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