Announcements

August 16, 2008

1.) Copies of the Council of Elders meeting reports for the eleventh and twelfth are on the back table for your perusal.

2.) You have received or will receive a mailing from the Church containing three offering envelopes for the fall holy days. One of the holy days has not been canceled! The printer made a mistake and you will receive an additional mailing with one more envelope. Since it was the printer’s mistake they have agreed to send this additional mailing at no cost to the Church.

3.) Volunteers are needed to help with the holy day offerings at several feast sites. If you think you could help with this please talk to Mr. Beam.

4.) Teachers and assistant teachers are needed for the Youth Education Program at the Panama City Beach festival site this fall. If you can help with this see Mr. Beam.

5.) Mr. Beam recently visited Mrs. Della Faulkner and found her entertaining her fellow nursing home residents at Greenville, MO by playing Hawaiian guitar and singing. The personnel reported to him that they count her a treasure for her positive attitude and helping to keep everybody’s spirits up. Just living God’s way can be a testimony to those around us.

August 9, 2008

1.) This is Mr. Beam’s week to go to Sedgwick, AK. He sends his greetings and will see us next Sabbath.

2.) Pick up a copy of the prayer requests from the information table and sign the cards that are there.

3.) The August calendars are here. Pick one up from the information table for your family.

4.) There will be potluck after services here and in Cape Girardeau next week. Bring something good to eat and expect an enjoyable time of fellowship.

August 2, 2008

1.) There are several copies of the prayer requests on the back table. Feel free to take a copy if you like.

2.) I’m not aware of any other announcements. We will just assume services are at the same place and the same time next Sabbath and hope fervently the air conditioning is working.

July 26, 2008

1.) There are several copies of this week’s prayer requests on the information table. You may take one if you like. There are also a couple of get-well cards for you to sign.

2.) Camp Pinecrest begins tomorrow and runs through August 3. Mr. Beam will be there for Sabbath services today. This is the fourteenth year for the United Youth Camps program. Each year has demonstrated that a week in camp for junior high and high school students can provide an oasis of faith, growth and hope. Our programs this year are running at maximum numbers for our facilities and staff. 800 campers have been accepted so far and we are trying to fit in a few late-comers. The theme of our Christian Living classes is "A Bridge to the Future". Each day we will explore how to bridge from our world today to the coming world tomorrow. Please pray for good weather and the safety of our campers and staff.

July 19, 2008

1.)Roberta Green’s only brother died this week. There is a card on the information table.

2.)If you will need second tithe assistance for the feast this fall, please get a work sheet from Jim Bundren, fill it out the best you can and mail it to Mr. Beam. It is getting close to the deadline.

3.)The agriculture and health seminar by Mr. Dale Schurter will have to be postponed due to health considerations. We hope to reschedule it for just after the feast before the weather gets bad.

July 12, 2008

1.) Don’t forget the canoe trip on July 20.You may camp Saturday night at Hustlers camp ground in Riverton, MO. This is west of Doniphan ten or twelve miles on US 160. Hot dog roast and fellowship on Saturday night at the camp ground. The party will leave the campground about 8:30 to 9:00AM on Sunday morning. There is more information on the back table or see Gary Hall or call Gary at 270-554-7557 or 270-210-2609.

2.) There will be a potluck meal next Sabbath, the nineteenth, after services. Bring something good to eat (enough for you and the preacher) and anticipate a good meal with good fellowship.

3.) There are both sympathy and get well cards on the information table awaiting your signature. These people really appreciate hearing from you.

July 5, 2008

1.) The July calendars are here. Be sure to pick one up from the information table for your family.

2.) We have the option of having a potluck after services on July 19. More information later.

3.) Don’t forget the canoe trip on July 20.You may camp Saturday night at Hustlers camp ground in Riverton, MO. This is west of Doniphan ten or twelve miles on US 160. Hot dog roast and fellowship on Saturday night at the camp ground. The party will leave the campground about 8:30 to 9:00AM on Sunday morning. There is more information on the back table or see Gary Hall or call Gary at 270-554-7557 or 270-210-2609.

4.) If you will need second tithe assistance for the feast this fall, please get a work sheet from Jim Bundren, fill it out the best you can and mail it to Mr. Beam.

5.) It is our sad duty to announce that Gene Bremer died about 7AM this morning. A memorial service will be held in Henderson, TN at Leon Johnson Funeral Home on highway 100 on Sunday July 6 from 2 to 5 PM.Visitation and funeral will be held in Metropolis, IL at Aikins-Farmers Funeral home at 70 Jon St. Ph. 618-524-2156. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 PM. And the funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 AM.

June 28, 2008

1.) If you will need second tithe assistance for the feast this fall, please get a work sheet from Jim Bundren, fill it out the best you can and mail it to Mr. Beam.

2.) Don’t forget the canoe trip on the Five Point river in July. There is information on the back table or see Gary Hall.

3.) Mr. Beam will be out of this area from the twenty-eighth until the seventh of July. He will be at Camp Woodman in Alabama during that time. Don’t forget to pray for the success of our youth camp program and for the safety and well-being of the campers and staff. If you need assistance while Mr. Beam is gone contact one of our local elders.

4.) From the Treasurer’s report: The results are now in from the Pentecost offerings and they show an encouraging 5.5% increase over last year for a total of $867,000. In fact, all of the spring holy day offering are encouraging with an increase of 3.9% for the first day of unleavened bread and 3.1% for the last day over last year’s totals. Our day-to-day income for the last two months has not been so uplifting however with a decrease of 4.9% over a year ago for May and a decrease of 2.8% from last year for June. Even in light of this we should end the year with close to a 2% increase over last year and we can be thankful for that.

June 21, 2008

1.) The attendance at the morning service on Pentecost was ninety-nine people. The offering was $8079. Thank you all very much.

2.) Prayer requests and get-well cards are on the information table. People really appreciate your signing a card for them. Be sure to check each week.

3.) Gene Bremer is now under hospice care. Continue to pray for Gene and his family. This is a terrible trial for them all.

4.) We received word from Daniel Jones that his father, Dallas Jones, died last Thursday the nineteenth. Many will remember Dallas from when he attended here several years ago. He was sixty-seven years old and living in the Johnston City, TN area. The funeral will be Monday. Remember the family in your prayers.

5.) If you will need second tithe assistance for the feast this fall, please get a work sheet from Jim Bundren, fill it out the best you can and mail it to Mr. Beam.

6.) Don’t forget the canoe trip on the Five Point river in July. There is information on the back table or see Gary Hall.

7.) Mr. Beam will be out of this area from the twenty-eighth until the seventh of July. He will be at Camp Woodman in Alabama during that time. If you need assistance contact one of our local elders.

June 14, 2008

1.) Tomorrow is Father’s Day. We wish you all you Dads a happy one!

2.) There will be potluck here at Paducah and at Cape Girardeau after services next Sabbath the twenty-first.

3.) Lahaina, Maui, Branson, and Panama City Beach are closed for further transfer. If you are assigned to Branson you may still attend there. If you still haven’t registered, all other US and Canadian sites are open, but please notify your festival adviser.

If you are interested in attending an international site, make sure it is still open before making travel arrangements.

Ample housing bookings were made at each site so that all members will be able to find a suitable accommodation. Experience shows that those who wait a few days to make reservations or even wait through the summer nearly always find what they prefer. Additional properties have been obtained in Branson. Check for information on the information table or see Jim Bundren.

If you do have difficulty finding an appropriate accommodation, notify your festival adviser. You will be contacted in two or three days with personal assistance. If you will need second tithe assistance for the Feast of Tabernacles, See Jim Bundren. He has some worksheets and envelopes. You need to fill out a worksheet and mail it to Mr. Beam.

For further details see the printed announcement on the information table.

4.) We received a nice thank-you card from Elaine Hatchett. You may see it on the information table.

5.) Tre, Romelo, and Grant Coneal's grandmother (Rhoda Brown) won her battle with cancer on Tuesday am, June 10th.

Pettus Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements, 1229 Madison Street, Paducah, KY 42003 (270 442 5749)

Visitation will be Saturday (6/14/08) between 11 & 1PM, shortly after services will begin.

6.) You are invited to join us for the annual Buffalo River Campout and Float trip sponsored by the Harrison, AR Church on June 21-22. We will camp out at the beautiful Tyler Bend Campground on Saturday evening and will float a new section of the Buffalo River on Sunday, June 21. We will put in at Baker’s Ford above Tyler Bend and then float back to either Grinder’s ferry or for a longer trip to Gilbert. (The landing area at Tyler Bend has been washed out and is not available this year). We have negotiated a rate of $40 for canoe rental (for two-three adults or two adults and 2 children), plus $5 per person for shuttle service. Camping will cost $4 per person. We will again plan to have a pot-luck dinner on Saturday evening, and a picnic lunch for Sunday after the float. We will provide hamburgers and hotdogs, salad, and watermelon. We would like for guests to bring pop, chips, and cookies or bars for dessert. More information and sign-up sheets on the information table.

7.) Gary Hall is organizing a canoe trip on the Eleven Point river at Doniphan, Mo. It will be on the twentieth of July. There will be a camp-out the night before. Canoes will be $30 apiece. The camp ground cost is $4 per person. Most sites have water and electricity available. Tents are welcome. For those who really want to "rough it" there are motels a short distance away. See Gary for details.

8.) There has been considerable discussion for some time about having Dale Schurter back for another seminar. Mr. And Mrs. Schurter will be in our area on August 23-24. Since the Cape Girardeau hall is always available, the seminar will be held there. The usual format is Sabbath services followed by a potluck meal. In the afternoon two presentations will be made about health. The Sunday presentations will be on soil health and how to successfully grow your own food. More information will be available later.

June 7, 2008

1.) Our three congregations will meet for Pentecost services tomorrow at the Clinton building in Sikeston, MO. Services will start at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. An offering will be collected during the morning service. Please remember to bring your special offering envelopes.

2.) There are forms to fill out on the information table for phone numbers for our hot line. If you haven’t yet done so fill one out today and give it to Mr. Beam.

3.) If you will need second tithe assistance for the Feast of Tabernacles, See Jim Bundren. He has some worksheets and envelopes. You need to fill out a worksheet and mail it to Mr. Beam.

4.) There will be a potluck following services here on the twenty-first of this month.

5.) Gary Hall is organizing a canoe trip on the Eleven Point river at Doniphan, Mo. It will be on the twentieth of July. There will be a camp-out the night before. Canoes will be $30 apiece. The camp ground cost is $4 per person. Most sites have water and electricity available. Tents are welcome. For those who really want to "rough it" there are motels a short distance away. See Gary for details.

6.) Buffalo River Campout and Float Trip

You are invited to join us for the annual Buffalo River Campout and Float trip sponsored by the Harrison, AR Church on June 21-22. We will camp out at the beautiful Tyler Bend Campground on Saturday evening and will float a new section of the Buffalo River on Sunday, June 21. We will put in at Baker’s Ford above Tyler Bend and then float back to either Grinder’s ferry or for a longer trip to Gilbert. (The landing area at Tyler Bend has been washed out and is not available this year). We have negotiated a rate of $40 for canoe rental (for two-three adults or two adults and 2 children), plus $5 per person for shuttle service. Camping will cost $4 per person. We will again plan to have a pot-luck dinner on Saturday evening, and a picnic lunch for Sunday after the float. We will provide hamburgers and hotdogs, salad, and watermelon. We would like for guests to bring pop, chips, and cookies or bars for dessert.

This fun filled weekend is only three weeks away. We are running somewhat short on time. Please get a sign-up form and mail it in as soon as possible.

With all the rain we’ve had this spring the float should be a lot of fun. The river in the best shape in several years. This should be a very enjoyable float. We hope to see you there!

May 31, 2008

1.) The new June calendars are on the information table. Be sure to pick up a copy for your family.

2.) Members may begin making hotel phone reservations for the Feast of Tabernacles beginning tomorrow, June 1 at 10am in the time zone of the site you are attending.

Lahaina, Maui, Branson, and Panama City Beach are closed for further transfer. If you still haven’t registered, all other US and Canadian sites are open, but please notify your festival adviser.

If you are interested in attending an international site, make sure it is still open before making travel arrangements.

Ample housing bookings were made at each site so that all members will be able to find a suitable accommodation. Experience shows that those who wait a few days to make reservations or even wait through the summer nearly always find what they prefer.

If you do have difficulty finding an appropriate accommodation, notify your festival adviser. You will be contacted in two or three days with personal assistance.

For further details see the printed announcement on the information table.

3.) Our three congregations will meet for Pentecost services at the Clinton building in Sikeston, MO on June 8. Services will start at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. An offering will be collected during the morning service. Please remember to bring your special offering envelopes.

4.) Gerry Russell is preparing to mail letters offering Sermon tapes to over 1500 in the Paducah/Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff /Hopkinsville area. This is our biggest mailing ever here. He asks for your prayers that we get great response and some new people to start attending

May 24, 2008

1.) From the Council of Elders; to be read in all churches May 24, 2008:

We have just concluded a profitable General Conference of Elders meeting in Cincinnati, OH. The Strategic Plan, the Operations Plan and the budget for next fiscal year were approved by a large margin. We gratefully appreciate your prayers for the overall success of this annual event. This announcement is to update you regarding the proposed Home Office relocation to Texas. As you know, a resolution to rescind last year’s ballot approving the move was placed on this year’s agenda. This resolution passed by 187 in favor and 175 opposed. It is clear that the two ballots on the relocation of the Home Office demonstrates that we are not united on this issue.

2.) You are invited to join us for the annual Buffalo River Campout and Float trip sponsored by the Harrison Church on June 21-22. We will camp out at the beautiful Tyler Bend Campground on Saturday evening and will float a new section of the Buffalo River on Sunday, June 21. We will put in above Tyler Bend and then float back to the campground. We are negotiating the price for canoe rental and will have that information available in a couple of weeks. It will be approximately the same as last year, about $35-40 per canoe and $3 per person for camping.

This announcement is a reminder for you to begin making your plans to join us for this fun weekend of fellowship and excitement. With all the rain we’ve had this spring the float should be a lot of fun and the river in the best shape in several years.

3.) Prayer requests and cards to sign are on the information table. Any response we receive from those on the prayer list will also be there with the prayer requests. Be sure to check.

4.) Several of our former pastors sent us greetings from the General Conference of Elders by Mr. Hoffman. He mentioned the Roemers, Cafoureks, Kubiks and Wests.

May 17, 2008

1.) If you were not contacted this past week regarding switching your plans for the Feast from Panama City Beach to another site, then go ahead and plan to attend Panama City Beach.

Also, for those who will need to be making early housing arrangements, please see Mr. Bryan (Mr. Bundren is out of town) for the early housing password. The rest of us may begin to make reservations on Sunday, June 1 at 10 AM in the time zone of the feast site you will attend.

2.) If you have not yet done so, pick up a form and fill in your telephone contact information. This is needed to update our Hotline list so that we can be able to reach you in an emergency.

3.) Prayer requests and cards to sign are on the back table. Any response we receive from those on the prayer list will also be there with the prayer requests. Be sure to check.

4.) Congratulations to Bob and Louise Thompson who will observe their sixtieth (that’s sixtieth) wedding anniversary on May 21. That’s really special! On the 26th Jimmy and Irene Gibson will observe their fifty-second and on the 29th "youngsters" Ron and Carol will celebrate their thirty-second. Congratulations all around!

May 10, 2008

1.) To Be Announced in All Churches the Sabbath of May 10, 2008

Next Sabbath many United Church of God congregations will be connected live to Sabbath services in Cincinnati, Ohio, which mark the beginning of the annual meeting of the General Conference of Elders. As we look back over our brief history, God has been very kind and generous in looking after our needs. Looking forward, we can all see there is much that we yet have to do.

This year’s theme, "Going on to Perfection," reminds us that the Christian life is a schoolroom, a training ground, a time for building and growing in godly character. Part of that character-building exercise is ever remembering that it is God who directs our steps and guides our paths.

From the beginning of the United Church of God, the elders have been encouraged to seek that guidance through prayer and fasting prior to the annual meeting. We ask that sometime between now and next weekend all members join with us in fasting and praying, asking God to oversee our actions and direct our conclusions.

Thank you in advance for your heartfelt concern and faithful support.

On behalf of the General Conference of Elders, Robert Dick, Chairman

2.) You are invited to join us for the annual Buffalo River Campout and Float trip sponsored by the Harrison Church on June 21-22. We will camp out at the beautiful Tyler Bend Campground on Saturday evening and will float a new section of the Buffalo River on Sunday, June 21. We will put in above Tyler Bend and then float back to the campground. We are negotiating the price for canoe rental and will have that information available in a couple of weeks. It will be approximately the same as last year, about $35-40 per canoe and $3 per person for camping. This announcement is a reminder for you to begin making your plans to join us for this fun weekend of fellowship and excitement. With all the rain we’ve had this spring the float should be a lot of fun and the river in the best shape in several years.

More details will be coming next week along with reservation forms. We hope to see many of you there June 21-22!

3.) The general trend in income for The Work have been encouraging lately. The offering on the first spring holy day was a record amount for US congregations. A preliminary report shows an attendance of 13,374 with an offering of $815,000. This is a 1.5% increase in attendance and almost a 2% increase in offerings over last year. The amount of the offering may rise to $830,000 since some is still trickling in.

4.) Prayer requests and cards to sign are on the back table. Any response we receive from those on the prayer list will also be there with the prayer requests. Be sure to check.

5.) Della Faulkner of the Poplar Bluff congregation sent us a very nice thank-you letter for your thoughts, prayers, calls and letters. She is no longer able to attend services and really appreciates what you do in that area.

6.) Congratulations to Stephanie Wade. Last evening she received her associate degree in applied sciences from West Kentucky Community and Technical College of Paducah. It is always encouraging to see this kind of educational achievement.

7.) Fall Festival registration has been tabulated and unfortunately, some of those who chose Panama City Beach and Maui will need to make a second choice. All other sites remain open and available for transfer. We realize some members will be greatly disappointed but we will be greatly overcrowded unless some go elsewhere to the Feast. If you have chosen to transfer to either of these sites, please see your pastor after services today for further instructions. All other transfers in the US and Canada have been approved.

8.) Those who qualify to make early housing reservations may begin to do so on Monday, May 12. The rest of us may begin to make reservations on Sunday, June 1.

9.) If you have not yet done so, pick up a form and fill in your telephone contact information. This is needed to update our Hotline list so that we can be able to reach you in an emergency.

10.) Next Sabbath will fall during the General Conference of Elders for 2008. All our elders are attending this year so a DVD will be played in all congregations.

May 3, 2008

1.) Our holy day observance went very well on May 26. We had ninety-eight in attendance at the morning service and eighty-eight at the afternoon service. The offering taken up during the morning service was $7558.

2.) I wanted to let everyone know that I will be graduating from West Kentucky Community and Technical College of Paducah, KY on May 9th. This has been a longtime goal that I have wanted to complete for a while. Having four children and going to school was extremely difficult but the results of finishing has already paid off! I would like to invite everyone to attend my graduation ceremony on Friday, May 9th @ 7:00 p.m. The location will be at Paducah Tilghman High school ( in the gym) at 2400 Washington Street, Paducah, KY 42003. This will be a very big day for me, please show some support. It would be nice to know if some of my fellow church members would be there. Please add this to your announcements. Thank you. Stephanie Wade

April 26, 2008

1.) The calendars for May are on the information table. You may pick one up at your convenience.

2.) There is a number of prayer requests from the Home Office on the back table. You might want to check on those.

3.) Congratulations on behalf of the congregation to Dwight and Marguerite Pflueger on their sixth wedding anniversary on the twenty-eighth and to Ralph and Cheryl Jadamsky on their thirty-third wedding anniversary today the twenty-sixth of April.

4.) On the first day of Unleavened Bread we had one hundred and two in attendance and an offering of $6477.25. That is a fine offering and we thank the brethren for their generosity.

5.) If you have need of a copy of the CD of today’s services see Craig Evans and he can make you one.

April 19, 2008

1.) Services tomorrow will be at the Best Western Inn in Sikeston, Mo and will begin at one PM. Take exit sixty-seven off I55. The motel is east of the interstate. An offering will be taken up.

2.) Registration for the Feast of Tabernacles is underway. Don’t forget to see Jim Bundren. He has plenty of forms if you don’t want to cut your United News.

3.) The date for the second Passover is May 18. If you did not get to observe the first Passover, be sure to see one of the elders about taking the second.

4.) Services next week will once again be held at the Best Western Inn in sikeston, MO. They will begin at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. An offering will be taken up during the morning service.

April 12, 2008

1.) Passover services will be held here in this hall on the evening of Friday, April 18 after sundown which is about 7:30 PM. Please be in your seat about 7:15. You will need to bring only a Bible and a towel.

2.) Since the Night to Be Observed will fall on Saturday evening April 19, services that day will begin at 4:30 PM with our dinner to follow at about 7:30 PM. A potluck meal will be served so be sure to bring something you like to eat. Cape Girardeau will follow the same schedule.

3.) The first and last days of Unleavened Bread will again be observed in Sikeston, MO. The Clinton building isn’t available so services will be held in the Best Western motel. Take exit 67 on I55 and the Best Western is on the East side of I55. There will be only one service on the first day starting at 1 PM. On the last holy day, services will begin at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM.

4.) If your address or phone number has changed in any way we need to know. Give the information to Mr. Walker or one of the deacons. Our hotline needs to be updated.

5.) There are information sheets on the back table "What is Leaven?" If there is any doubt about whether something is a leavening agent you can probably find the answer here.

6.) Registration for the Feast of Tabernacles has begun. If you don’t want to cut your United News, Jim Bundren has registration forms available. You have until April 26 to register. Hawaii, Panama City Beach and Steamboat Springs will be limited in the number of transfers they can accept because of room in their meeting halls.

April 5, 2008

1.) Passover services will be held here in this hall on the evening of Friday, April 18 after sundown which is about 7:30 PM Since the Night to Be Observed will fall on Saturday evening April 19, services that day will begin at 4:30 PM with our dinner to follow at about 7:30 PM. A potluck meal will be served. Cape Girardeau will follow the same schedule.

2.) The first and last days of Unleavened Bread will again be observed in Sikeston, MO. The Clinton building isn’t available so services will be held in the Best Western motel. Take exit 67 on I55 and the Best Western is on the East side of I55. There will be only one service on the first day starting at 1 PM. On the last holy day services will begin at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM.

3.) If your address or phone number has changed in any way we need to know. Give the information to Mr. Walker or one of the deacons. Our hotline needs to be updated.

4.) Congratulations to Jimmy and Irene Gibson. They just recently became great grandparents for the first time! We wish them many more.

5.) The report on Vince Szymkowiak is very good. It shows him to be totally cancer-free.

6.) Mrs. Roger West is very appreciative of all the calls and cards concerning her mother’s recent death.

7.) There are information sheets on the back table "What is Leaven?" If there is any doubt about whether something is a leavening agent you can probably find the answer here.

8.) Registration for the Feast of Tabernacles will begin next week. If you don’t want to cut your United News, Jim Bundren has registration forms available. You have until April 26 to register. Hawaii, Panama City Beach and Steamboat Springs will be limited in the number of transfers they can accept because of room in their meeting halls.

9.) You must file an income tax form, although you aren’t normally required to do so, in order to receive the government’s "Stimulus Package" which in most cases is a check for $600.