Please join us for donuts, coffee and juice in the social hall after each service. Our coffee hour host for this week is the Women’s Guild. Please join us next week for coffee hour in the Lobby. Our host next week is the Worship Board.

Welcome Team (8:00) Stan Giffhorn Gloria Klaus
Bob Kruse Janet Kruse
Pat Zobrist Merle Wernle
Rodney Zobrist Debi Zobrist

(10:15) Gene Redman Paula Redman
Brad Grohmann Beth Grohmann

Valet Team (8:00) Karla Zurliene (10:15) Marla Baer

Lay Reader (8:00) Debi Zobrist (10:15) Ryan Smith

Attendance for August 28 - 205

Hearing Devices are available. Please ask one of the ushers.

General Operating Contributions for Week of 8/28/16-9/03/16

Weekly Total $ 5,677.93
Weekly Budget $ 4,478.40

Over(Under) Weekly Budget $ 1,199.53

YTD Total $172,797.60

YTD Budget $182,074.00

Over(Under) YTD Budget $ (9,276.40)

Senior Pastor – Christopher Hill ()
Associate Pastor – Will VerDuin ()
Office Business Manager – Barb Bray ()
Bookkeeper – Patti Kohlbrecher ()

Choir Director – Lisa Cleveland ()

Organist – Joan Schuetz ()
Director of Children’s Ministries – Darlene Nagel
Radio Ministry – Casper Heichelbeck, Jacob Plocher and Zach Plocher

EvUCC Communications Ministries
Radio Station WGEL 101.7 FM Greenville
Church Phone: 618-654-7459

EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

THE WEEKLY WORD

September 4, 2016

Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ! We encourage you to return soon. Please stop at the visitors’ desk. Please sign the Friendship Pad and pass it to the outside aisle where an usher will pick it up.

Nursery care is available today in Room 38 for infants and toddlers (3 years old and under). Our volunteers are 9:00am Dena Henricks and (10:00am) Dena Henricks. Our nursery staff attendant is Katie Henricks.

Prayers, Concerns and Joys - Please include in your Prayers

Connie Louer Abert, Christel Bense (Barb Bray’s niece), Florence Collmann, Betty Jo Cornell, Jeanne Dankenbring, Viola Deibert, Gene and Debra Dilley (Marsha Rinderer’s sister and brother-in-law), Marlene Dickerson, Rev. Tom Drewer, Jared Emig (nephew of Jerry and Karla Zurliene), Ellen Gelly, Robert Goth, Elaine Grundhoefer (Harold Byers’ sister), Norma Haberer, Maurie Henricks, Chrissy Knebel Hoeflinger, Carol Hoffman, Dorothy Johnson (Aunt of Ron and Kathy Schneider), Betty Kamm, John Klueter, Ben Krauz, Sophie Kreher, Vera Kunz, Rev. Jim Langdoc, Betty Legier, Traci Luitjohan, Marion Marcus, Wayne Marcus, Ava Martin, Joe Michaelis, Becky Morris (Shirley Hug’s niece), Daniel Morris, Richard Moser, Alicia Rayner (Al & Shirley Flath’s daughter), Sandra Reinacher, Ruth Reker, Don Rinderer, Sandy Rinderer, Norman Schoeck, Sandy Schoeck, Tyler Simpson, John Snider, Doris (mother of Barb Stallard), Gloria Stuckwisch, Ken Sudbring, Diann Thiems, Elva Tucker, Alvin Whitsell (Florence Collmann’s brother-in-law), Dale Wiesemeyer (Niala Keilbach’s brother), and Kathy Wilsman (Nancy Byers’ sister), Barb Winters and Shirley Zbornak.

“Spark” classes are each Sunday from 9:10 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Three classes are being offered: Lynn Beil meets in the Conference Room and is finishing the study on the “Acts of the Apostles” followed by a study on “1 Samuel”. Lynn Rivas leads a “Round Table” discussion in the Social Hall with topics such as: handling stress, life is a blessing, declutter your life, overcoming worry, and more. And a new program is being offered entitled “Celebrate Recovery” taught by Doug and Marcie Smith in Room 43. This is a biblically based program using the actual words of Jesus to help participants overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. ALL ARE WELCOME, ANY TIME! PLEASE CHECK OUT A CLASS!

KID'S KORNER IS BACK ....starting today during the 10:15 service all 3 year olds through Kindergarten age children are invited to come and participate in this alternative activity/teaching/worship hour. Each child will start out in worship with their parents and then be dismissed to Kid's Korner. We will meet in Room #36 on the south wing of the building, and parents can pick up their children there following the service. For more info., check out the Evangelines or contact Tamie Heichelbeck at


Women’s Guild – Our Sept. 6th Women’s Guild program will be a tour of Marcoot Dairy in Greenville. We will meet at church at
9am and leave for Greenville at 9:30am. The cost is $3. The tour is an hour, and they will have dairy products to purchase. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex. Lunch is on your own, but if you plan to eat at the Millersburg Store, please indicate on sign-up as reservations are required. We invite anyone interested to join us.

CHICKEN DINNER!! Please plan to join us on Sunday, September 18th for our annual Chicken Dinner. We will serve from 11am to 4:30pm in the dining room and until 5pm in carry-outs. $10.00 for adults/$5 for children 4 to11/and children 3 and under are Free!

Talents and Treasures Auction Quilt Raffle - The quilters have once again offered a beautiful quilt to be raffled for the church auction on November 6th. Tickets are available at the chicken dinner and can also be purchased in the office.

"Grief Share" begins again Monday evenings, Sept. 12 thru Dec. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Grief Share is a weekly support group that helps you work through the process of grief. It can become an oasis for those who have lost loved ones as they make this journey together. For more information, please call the Church Office at 654-7459.

Wednesday Morning Followship Bible Study - will resume on Wednesday, September 7 at 9am in the conference room. All are welcome to join us each Wednesday morning as we review and discuss selected readings and study guides. We meet as a group at 9am to begin and are joined by Pastor Will from 10 – 11am for Q &A.

Please check out our main hall bulletin board for detailed information about the 40th Annual Fall Festival and Vintage Market fundraiser for DuBois Center on Sunday, October 2. Help and donations are needed and greatly appreciated. Quilt Raffle tickets for the DuBois raffle are also available in the church office.

This Week’s Schedule
Sunday: 6:00 p.m. unMute 737 Youth Group Kick-Off
7:00 p.m. AA

Monday: Office Closed for Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. AA

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning Followship Bible Study
6:00 p.m. God Squad
6:00 p.m. Bell Choir Practice
6:30 p.m. Next Step Youth Group (6th, 7th and 8th grade)
7:00 p.m. CE Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. Auction Meeting
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice

Friday: 8:00 p.m. AA/Alanon

Worship Memorials/Honorariums to the Glory of God

The Radio Ministry is from John Driemeyer & Family in memory of Diane Driemeyer, Coreen Driemeyer and Bob Driemeyer.

The rosebud on the altar honors the birth of Charles Vincent Rogier born on August 20th to Dr. Benjamin and Kaitlin Rogier. Charles’ grandparents are Rex and Kay Whitecotton.