Experimental Sunday
2018 Graduates
2nd Wind
Thank You!
Keeping Up With Jordan and Mike
Volunteer & Community Opportunities
Calendar
Joys and Concerns
Praying Together This Week
Statistics
People News
Cartoon
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New Experimental Sunday Morning Schedule
Beginning June 10
Starting the
second Sunday in
June,
we will begin an experimental schedule for Sunday morning that will be evaluated for reconsideration in November. The Church Council approved this experiment at their May 7 meeting, after inviting the congregation to share ideas in four open congregational meetings. The Sunday morning schedule will be as follows:
Worship:
8:00 a.m. featuring the old songs
Chapel
9:00 a.m. Traditional/Blended worship
Sanctuary
10:30 a.m. Contemporary worship
Worship Center (old fellowship hall)
Fellowship:
7:30--10:30 Fellowship Cafe in Narthex
(no change from current fellowship cafe)
7:00--10:00 Breakfast served in Worship Center (old fellowship hall)
Sunday School
Existing Sunday School classes and short term courses will be offered at various times, to be announced in the next two or three weeks. Most groups will meet at either 9:15 a.m., (for people attending the 10:30 worship) or after the traditional/blended worship service (10:10 a.m.) Classes will also have the option of meeting at 8 a.m. As soon as classes
notify
us of the times they will meet, we will publish that information.
We will be organizing people in the next two weeks to help us launch this experiment. Our new needs are for people at the door (on 16th Street), greeting at the entrance to our worship services, ushering, and helping with the breakfast in the worship center. We will continue to need people to help with the fellowship cafe, the Audio/Visual desks, clean-up, and music.
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2018 Graduates 
We are preparing to put the names of graduates in the May 20th bulletin. If you have a family member that you would like in the insert, please email the office or get an information sheet off of the Welcome Desk. If you have a picture, please add that also. Information will be needed by May 16. Please include name, school, relationship to you and plans for the future.
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Missouri Botanical Gardens May 19 
There are still
7
spots left for anyone who would like to join 2nd Wind on Saturday, May 19. The van leaves at 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be at the Sassafras.
Click here
to check out the Botanical Garden website! $20 per person (only includes transportation and admission) Please sign-up at the Welcome Desk or call the church office, 217-235-5676.
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Thank You! 
We would like to thank our church family for the many acts of kindness shown to us during Cheri's recent illness. Thank you for all the prayers, cards, words of encouragement, and the generous donations. May God bless each of you. Please continue to pray.
The family of Cheri Pierce
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Keeping up with Mike and Jordan 
Both pastors have been involved this week in preparing for the summer programs in the church, including youth trips and the Sunday morning changes that will take effect June 10.
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Volunteer & Community Opportunities 
In the Community:
Pray for, volunteer your time or donate to Life Links.
Click here
for more information.
In the Church:
~Children's programs
~Youth Group
~Backpack program
~Mattoon Area PADS; a group from our church serves dinner the 4th Friday
every month; cook at 6:00 p.m., serve at 7:00 p.m., see Susie Beaumont for more information
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Special Events
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Youth Lunch with Jordan- Every Wednesday at Noon beginning June 6
2nd Wind-Missouri Botanical Gardens, Saturday, May 19,
8:00 a.m. departure
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28- Office Closed
Youth Camping Trip, Tues & Wed, May 30-31
Youth Friday Night Fun- Friday, June 1, 6:00 p.m.
Youth Laser Tag- Monday, June 4 at Isaac's, 2:00 p.m.
Children- Decatur Children's Museum, Monday, June 11
Food Pantry Pre-Pack, Tuesday, June 12, 5:30 p.m.
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Next Meeting Dates
Admin Council, Monday, June 4, 7:00 p.m.
Children's Council, TBD
Communications Task Force, Tuesday, June 5, 6:00 p.m.
Education, Wednesday, June 13, 6:30 p.m.
Endowment
, Monday, May 21, 4 p.m.
Finance, Wednesday, May 16, 6:00 p.m.
Hospitality
, Thursday, June 7, 6:00 p.m.
Missions, Thursday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.
Pastor Parish Relations
, TBD
Stewardship, Thursday, June 7, 6:00 p.m.
Trustees, Monday, May 21
, 6:00 p.m.
UMW Executive Board, Tuesday, June 5, 1:30 p.m.
Worship, Thursday May 17, 7:00 p.m.
Youth Committee, Sunday, TBD
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Regular Events
Sundays
Traditional Worship
8:15 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Choice Living 9:30 a.m. (Will not be meeting again until Fall)
Contemporary worship 10:45 a.m.
Middle School Youth 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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Sr. High Youth 6:00-8:00 p.m.*
*(beginning April 22,
Middle & Sr High will combine for the summer
and meet at Jordan's from 6-8 p.m.)
Mondays
Mary Circle, second Mondays, 1:30 p.m.
Mary Mini Circle, fourth Monday of the month, 2:00 p.m.
Rebecca Circle, second Mondays, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesdays
Pastor's Bible Study 10:00 a.m.
UMW Executive Board 1:30 p.m., first Tuesday of the month
Women's Bible Study of Romans 6:00 p.m.
Wednesdays
Cross Training Prayer 6:30 a.m.
(Will meet again in the fall)
Downtown Kids 5:30-7:00 p.m., every Wednesday night from Sept-May 16
Chancel Choir 5:45 p.m., from Sept-May 16
Men of God 6:45 p.m., May 9
Brass Wave May 9 & 16, 7:00 p.m.
Thursdays
Women's Bible Study, 6:3
0 a.m.
at Pagliacci's- studying "When Christians Get It Wrong"
Contemporary Worship Practice 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Men's Breakfast, second Saturday of the month,
Denny's, 7:00 a.m.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 Noon; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Click Here for our online calendar, covering all church events.
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Joys and Concerns
(including Sunday's blue cards
-Ann Lang, recovering well and is able to take a cruise with her son to celebrate her 86th Birthday
-Sara's son Nate has found and enjoys the Middle School Youth group
-Praise for the birth of Ann & Carroll's great-grand daughter Isla Gene Ferguson, April 24 in Baltimore, MD
-Grateful for a child's great week at school
Concerns
-Tammy & Vivian struggling with the first anniversary of their husband/father's death
-Fran Whitley
-Children at a preschool who are going through difficult times and prayers for all school children
-Cheri Pierce, health
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Praying Together This Week 
People in our church family:
James, Cassaundra, Libby, Johnathon and Hailey Huff
Ruth Isenogle
Patti Ives
Barbara Jaynes
Jim & Cheryl Johns
Admin Council
World Council of Churches Prayer Calendar:
Pray this week for the people of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
Click here for information about the WCC prayer calendar.
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Statistics
Sunday Worship attendance: May 6
Traditional Service: 84
Contemporary Service: 54
Finance Report:
General Fund: $ 10,502 received this week
(our general fund budget is $408,000 for the year)
Renovation Fund:
Cost of project: $434,766
Still Needed: $135,431
The fund received
$165 last week.
In addition to the money received for the funds listed above, contributions were made last week to the following causes:
Backpack: $70
Community Food Center: $100
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People News 
Birthdays from
5/11-5/17
5/11 Guy Loucks
5/12 Annette Bryant
5/15 Shirley Burton
5/16 Jackie Sykes
5/16 Kaylee Beals
Anniversaries from
5/11-5/17
5/12 Bobby & Madonna Lockett
In Nursing Homes and Assisted Living:
Brookstone North:
Norma Edwards
Brookstone South:
Dorothy Shepard
Virginia Beasley
Mary Sheppard
Mattoon Healthcare:
Dorothy Gullion
John Zachow
Pauline Andrews
Joan Beals
Oddfellow Rebekah:
Fran Whitley
Doris Grass
Betty Eisner
Mason Point:
Ruby and Gerald Lowry
Titus Manor-Sullivan
Marilyn Doty
Copper Creek
Betty Hoots
Carroll Livesay
Maxine Chapin
Lowell Davis
Ed Behm
Palm Terrace
Ione Hill
Logan Street Apts.
Butch Ratts
Attending College:
Zach Armstrong
Carley Leitch
Riley Leitch
Andie Antonik
Luke Collings
Luke Young
Kaylee Beals
Derek Pierce
Abbie Sherman
Sophie Collings
Morgan Hampton
DeVante White
Kelly Pierce
Angelica Beltran |
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Please let us know if we have missed anyone!!
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