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Pastor: Dr. Bill Hunter
Home #: (402)-476-7328
bhunter@newvisionsumc.org
Director For Neighborhood
Ministries: Kevin Huff
Home #: (402) 805-8505
khuff@newvisionsumc.org
Director for SpiritQuest:
The Rev. Richard Haden
Home #: (402) 467-6351
rhaden@newvisionsumc.org
Director of Music Ministry:
Brenda Frank-Collins
(402) 560-2317
pookey@windstream.net
Accompanists:
Jennifer Van Dyke
(402) 476-4551
jvandyke2@hotmail.com
Keith Garrison
(402)476-3026
Wsgkmgarrison @neb.rr.com
Director of Senior Center
Kelle Brandt (402) 441-7157
Office Managers:
Southminster
ElizabethCampbell
(402-423-8587)
ecampbell@newvisionsumc.org
Office/open hours:
Mon—Fri. 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Calvary—Susan Ledder
(402-476-7353)
sledder@newvisionsumc.org
Office/open hours:
Mon—Fri. 1:00 p.m.—4 p.m.
Custodians:
Adams, John, SJ
Shibkiy, Leo., S
De Vries, Mike, C
Retired Clergy:
The Rev. Judy Dye
The Rev. Don Nunnally
The Rev. Bob Miller
The Rev. Wayne Schreurs
Dr. Philip Kaye
THE NEW VISIONS COMMUNITY
MESSENGER
The news of Calvary, Southminster & St. James
United Methodist Church; May2012
www.newvisionsumc.org
Bill’s Notes
What a fun time we had sending Pastor Judy off as she re-retires
and moves to Pittsburgh. Over 200 attended the combined worship
and dinner on April 29 th .
For the 2 months between Judy’s leaving and Jamie Norwich
McLennan’s coming different clergy and lay people will be
assisting me in the worship assignments.
Our US-2 Missionary, Kevin Huff, and his wife Marcia
will complete their assignment with us towards the end of June.
Between now and then, Kevin will lead worship at all 4 worship
services. After each worship service, there will be a reception
honoring and thanking them for their service with NVC. They
will be returning to their home in the Washington, D.C. area.
As you know Pastor Jamie will come in as the full-time
pastor and I will move to part-time. As with Judy, Jamie and I
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will function as co-pastors, each of us doing the things that best
match our interests and strengths.
Since I am moving to part-time, there will be a retirement
ceremony and reception for all of the retiring clergy and spouses
at this year’s Nebraska Annual Conference of the United Methodist
Church. You are invited to attend. It will be on Thursday, June
7th at 11:15 am in the sanctuary of St. Mark’s United Methodist
Church, 84 th St. and Pioneers Blvd.
On a different note, the Common Table of the Nebraska
Annual Conference has awarded NVC a grant for $35,000 for
2012. This is to assist us as we continue reaching out to underserved
persons in the Southwest Area of Lincoln.
I personally thank each of you in the New Visions Community
for your part in helping NVC to be one of the most exciting
places in the entire city. It is a great privilege to be associated
with this wonderful movement of Christ that we call NVC.
What a time to be alive! What a time to be a United Methodist
based in the Southwest Area of Lincoln. I’m sure glad I am.
With Jesus’ Peace and JOY! Bill
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Pastor Judy’s New Address:
Pastor Judith A. Dye
Zen Center of Pittsburgh
124 Willow Ridge Road
Sewickley, PA 15143.
Her phone and email will remain the same.
Four Going Away Receptions
for Kevin Huff
Our US-2 Missionary, Kevin Huff, and his wife Marcia
will complete their assignment with us towards the
end of June. Kevin will preach on different Sundays
during all 4 of our worship services. After each worship
service, there will be a reception honoring and
thanking them for their service with NVC. The dates
are: May 27: SJ; June 3: S; June 10: C (10:30), &
June 17: C (8:30).
To give a gift in honor of Kevin and Marcia
and their work among us, please mark your gift,
“Kevin Huff” and place it in the offering plate or send
it to the Calvary Office
Honoring Graduates
On Sunday, May 20th , Southminster’s MemberCare
will honor the following graduates:
Alena Hejl S
John Calahan S
And on Sunday, May 27th Calvary will honor the
following graduates, by mention during service:
Ashley Schnell C
Erich Gebers C
Breakfast And Worship in the Park
On Sunday, June 10th we will be celebrating Breakfast
and Worship in the Park in the Bethany Park Shelter.
More details to follow.
Preaching Schedule for May/June
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The Top 10 Reasons for Joining a Cell
Group
10. You don’t have to bring anything but your need for
God
9. There are no right or wrong answers
8. You are accepted and validated for who you are right
now
7. You will become close to other cell members
6. You will be prayed for every day of the week
5. You will experience scripture in a new way
4. Everything shared is confidential
3. You will plan acts of compassion with your cell
2. You will become open to God’s leading in your life
1. You will work on becoming the unique person God
wants you to be and do what God wants you to do
Our cell groups are open to anyone who wishes help in
having a more Christ-led life. Through a process of
using the Scripture from the previous Sunday’s worship,
each person discerns a simple plan for what Christ invites
them to be about for the next week. The groups are
confidential and will hold you and your plan in prayer
each day. There are now 5 groups:
Sunday 6:30 pm At Antlers (S.W. corner of Sheridan &
South) Contact: Alice Mildenberger (617-8734);
queenalisala@inebraska.com
Tuesday 10 am 1601 South 11th Street, (Calvary Parsonage)
Contact: Jan Fuller (440-3817);
Janetfuller36@msn.com
Wednesday at 10 am 2915 S. 16th, (Southminster)
Contact: Gail Bachinski (488-5014);
gailbachinski@yahoo.com
Wednesday at 6 pm 1610 South 11th Street, (Calvary
Church) Contact: Brian Gebers (402-429-6647);
bgebers@windstream.net
Thursday at 11:30 pm at 650 J Street
Contact: Elizabeth Brakhage (570-4076)
whiterose1130@hotmail.com
Calvary-8:30 am Calvary-10:30am St. James-9:00 am Southminster-10:30 am
6-May Al Kitto Bea Kitto Bill Bill
13-May Bill Bill Richard Haden Galen Wray
20-May Nancy Keller Pam Savery Bill Bill
27-May Bill Bill Kevin Huff Richard Haden
3-Jun Richard Haden Ray Norris Bill Kevin Huff
10-Jun Park: Pam Savery Kevin Huff Park: Pam Savery Park: Pam Savery
17-Jun Kevin Huff Nancy Keller Bill Bill
24-Jun Bill Bill Pam Savery Ray Norris
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Renewal Covenants Grow Our Faith
By now you should have received a copy of our Renewal
Covenant with Christ for July-December 2012. You are
asked to prayerfully decide how you will grow your faith in
Christ for the last half of 2012. It has a place for you to set
a goal for yourself in each of our 5 membership vows. We
decide how many people to invite to come with us to worship;
how many minutes a day we will spend in prayer and
devotional time; how much time we will give in a service
ministry and so forth. Please return them during worship or
the church office by Sunday, May 6 th .
Upcoming Lincoln Marathon
You can tell from the preceding article that Sunday, May 6
is the deadline for submitting our Renewal Covenants. But
did you know that the Lincoln Marathon will be running
that day, also?
A minimum of 10,000 participants, of which 8,000
will be from out-of-town, will run the course from UNL
Main Campus, starting at 7:00 am. Several main streets,
including South, Van Dorn, 16th & 10th Streets will be involved
in this two-loop course with the last runner expected
to arrive at Memorial Stadium by 12:30 pm. Other
than the 8:30 service at Calvary, driving to and from the
New Visions’ services should not be majorly affected, how-
ever. For more information on the Lincoln Marathon route,
please call G. Bredehoft @ (402) 488-2915 or observe 며 the
Course Map on www.lincolnrun.org
Important Conference—May 10th
On Thursday afternoon, May 10th, Inter-church Ministries
is sponsoring an important conference to energize the
faith community to see the value and power of collective
responding to issues. There will be two presentations by
Carlton Hall; 1:00-2:30 pm—”Keeping the Faith in Community
Problem Solving”, and 2:30-4:00 pm—”Identifying
the Value and Power of Collective Response.”
The conference will be at the Downtown Lincoln
Holiday Inn. Our group registration is already paid. However,
pre-registration is helpful. Please call Pastor Bill.
Monday May 7 th
NVC Church Conference
Our District Superintendent, Galen Wray, has
called a New Visions Community Church Conference
for Monday, May 7, at 7pm at Calvary.
The agenda will be to vote on recommendations
from the NVC Common Table regarding the purchase
of property east of the Calvary building,
development of the property west of the Southminster
building and a slight change in the budget
with Pastor Bill going part-time in July.
LAST DAY for
Children/Youth Sunday School
Calvary Sunday School for children and youth
will have its last class on Sunday, May 20th .
Thank you parents and grandparents for sharing
your children with us. Have a blessed summer
and we will look forward to seeing everyone in
the fall.
Adult Sunday School will continue
through the summer at Calvary.
Beth Baldwin, Cindy Karel, and Alice Mildenberger
May Worship Themes
May 6 Acts 8: 26-40
Sermon Title: “Jesus for the �ations”
May 13 Acts 10: 1-36, 44-48
Sermon Title : “God, Do You Mean Them?” &
“Them R us”
May 20 Acts 18: 24-19: 7
Sermon Title: “Celebrating Gender Inclusion in
the Church”
May 27 Acts 2:1-2
Sermon Title: “Happy Birthday, Church!”
Financial �otes: Thank you to everyone of you for your faithful and compassionate generosity. For the first
time in a very long time our giving is greater than our expenses. Partly as a result of our mild winter, but it is
also because you, our NVC faithful, believe in what we are doing. We are truly making a difference in the
lives of 100’s of people. Thank you for your part.
�ew Visions
Giving to Date $99,484
Expenses to Date $88,565
April Giving $19,767
April Expenses $19,224
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FROM UMCOR: The United Methodist
Committee on Relief at work
Moringa Magic – Sierra Leone: Charles Boyle
is known as “Dr. Moringa” in his community of Bo,
Sierra Leone. He promotes using the Moringa tree as a
nutritional food source, and he’s making a difference in
his community. Boyle first learned about this plant that
is rich in vitamins A, C, calcium, and protein through a
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sustainable
Agriculture and Development training program
in Bo. After the training, Boyle planted Moringa trees
on his property and started sharing what he learned with
others. Today, Boyle earns about $160 a month selling
Moringa powder. He can now afford to care for his 17member
family and help pay for school fees. His
health has improved, too. “Moringa has made a difference
in my life. I used to be a lot thinner. Now, I am
healthier. People say I look younger,” said Boyle smilingly.
UMCOR - Be There. Be Hope: UMCOR's mission
is to alleviate human suffering-whether caused by
war, conflict, or natural disaster-with open minds and
hearts to all people.
Children and Mothers – Somalia: Civil war
has been raging without end in Somalia, and 2011
brought famine to much of the country in the wake of
the drought that afflicted the entire Horn of Africa.
This was assessed as the region’s worst food crisis in
more than half a century. In Somalia, UMCOR has an
established practice of collaborating with global partners
that are well-placed to work with the country’s predominantly
Muslim populations. A new grant from
UMCOR has just gone to partner, International Blue
Crescent (IBC), which among other projects is providing
monthly food packages, psychosocial support, and
care for severely malnourished children and mothers
with newborns residing in internally displaced persons
(IDP) camps. The new UMCOR grant supports IBC’s
efforts in an IDP camp at Korsan, near Mogadishu.
Through it, 500 children and 13 teachers at four primary
schools will acquire basic tools and equipment for
improved learning, including school kits, blackboards,
desks, chairs, playground materials, and school sanitation
and hygiene materials. UMCOR’s grant will also
support teachers’ salaries
Spring Storms - Midwest US: More than 100
tornadoes churned through nine Midwestern states in
mid-April, leaving a path of destruction, death, and
(continued in next column)
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UMCOR at Work (Continued from last column)
injury. specially hard hit were the towns of Norman
and Woodward, Oklahoma. In Woodward, six people
died in the storm, including three children. The severe
weather also destroyed 75 percent of the tiny town of
Thurman, Iowa. And in Oaklawn, Kansas, a suburb of
Wichita, more than 100 mobile homes were left in
ruins. UMCOR is in touch with the annual conferences
affected by the storms to offer support. United
Methodists across the region have sprung into action,
providing shelter at churches, distributing supplies,
and deploying early response teams where appropriate.
And, please pray for those who are hungry, displaced,
sick or in poverty because of these and other natural
and human-made disasters, and for the workers who
minister to them.
Equal Exchange Items
Equal Exchange items available through Kathy
Hunter are part of the UMCOR Coffee Project which
means that UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Relief) receives a small portion of the profit on each
item. So far in 2012, $20,445.26 has been raised
through the UMCOR Coffee Project for the Small
Farmer Fund. Buying Equal Exchange products helps
at many levels beginning with the farmers in the local
cooperative and continuing with the local community
as well as through the Small Farmer Fund.
Equal Exchange products available from Kathy
(402-476-7328) are sold at cost. Currently available:
coffee, drinking cocoa, baking cocoa, Tamari-roasted
almonds, granola bars (apricot, chocolate raisin, mixed
berries), green tea, peppermint tea, and mint tea.
MOVIE NEWS WITH KEVIN HUFF:
Movie on May 25 @ Calvary. (See Calendar for Potluck/Movie)
Hugo is an Oscar Award Winning 3D adventure drama film directed
by Martin Scorsese about the astonishing adventure of a
wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to
him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him,
and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.
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Cathy Hayes Writes: “It's About Time”
We are all given the same number of hours in a day. We all have the same number of days in a week, weeks in
a year and years in a decade.
How often do we wish for more time. More time to do things we want to do. But, if we are given more
time, we tend to waste it. I witness so many people wasting hours staring at electronic boxes, just sitting and
doing nothing with the gift of time they were given, yet still complaining that there isn't enough time.
We spend time shopping. We waste time watching TV. We use time like a commodity. We try to put
more things into our time so we can waste time elsewhere. We eat while driving, text while walking, eat while
watching movies, make phone calls while people stand near us waiting for our attention. We rush ourselves so
that we can have more time to waste.
My thought is: why don't we GIVE time away? Donate time to those who need it. Sometimes just being
there near someone and giving them our attention is all it takes to show God's Love. When was the last
time you gave to someone? Just sat across from someone looked them in the eye and asked how they were,
and waited for the reply? As our world changes to more technology we are losing the face-to-face contact that
makes being human a joy. How can it be possible to pass the Peace of Christ if we don't even pass a glance at
each other?
I say "put down the remote, shut off the cell phone, turn off the computer, Put dinner on the table and look
your family in the eye and smile". Count the time you give to someone as a blessing. Be blessed my friends.
(Cathy Hayes attends the late service at Calvary. If you wish to read more stories like this one, visit
Cathy Hayes’ Blog: http://cathy-beblessed.blogspot.com )
News from Kevin Huff
‘Yesterday I had the privilege of assisting a donor carry a box of gently used clothes to Harold’s closet. Upon
thanking her for the donation, she informed me that she was just “returning the favor”. Apparently, nearly 7
years ago, this woman lost practically everything in Hurricane Katrina. Upon arriving in Lincoln with very
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little, she decided to visit “Harold’s Closet”. Here she was given – free of charge – shoes, clothes, blankets,
and household appliances that helped her survive one the most difficult periods in her life. �ow, she was returning
the favor – donating to Harold’s Closet what had sustained her when she was in need. With abundant
joy and gratitude she thanked Mr. Harold Devries and his selfless staff for “being a blessing” to the
community. ’ - The �ew Visions Community: Putting the Love of Jesus Christ into Action!
The 12 Step Process; May’s Step, Richard Haden
Step Five: Admitted to God and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
The Protestant Church has had an uneasy relationship with the idea of confession from the beginning of the
Protestant movement. Keith Miller in his book “A Hunger for Healing” says that, “Many Protestants believers
think that the Protestant Reformation is all about not having to confess anymore; that Calvin and Luther put a stop
to confession. But that is simply part of our delusion, the way the disease works. Luther and Calvin were both in
favor of confession; they were just against selling it.” The Protestant Church has often used communal, liturgical
confession as a part of its worship. But communal confession can become rote, and it is very generalized. We confess
to sinning, to breaking God’s law but we never get into specifics of our individual sin. That is not to say that I
don’t think that communal confession is of no value. I think it is extremely important we confess publicly, as a
body that is called to be Christ in the world, that we fall short of the mark.
We might say to ourselves that we have already confessed our sins to God, why do we have to do so to another
person? After all God already knows what we have done. I remember someone asking me one time if they could
share their fifth step with a comatose patient in a nursing home. I replied that that would be missing the point. As
Keith Miller puts it, “the person listening is not the object of [our] confession; God is. We need the other person as
a witness so that when our disease tells us that we didn’t really confess, and we start to get back into our guilt and
shame (as we often do after a solo, silent confession). Grace and Peace, Richard
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United Methodist Women
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Please come to any of the following:
Grace Circle will meet Monday,
May 21, at 1 PM at the Legacy
(56 th and Pioneers Blvd.). Jan Fuller has the program
and Orba Schreurs is hostess.
Faith Circle will meet Wednesday, May 9, at
9:30 AM at Calvary UM Church. Jan Fuller has the program
and Jackie Johnson is hostess.
Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet Saturday,
May 26, at noon, at Calvary UM Church.
Green Fair:
a Fun
and Informative Spring Afternoon
Sat. June 16, 1:30-3:30 PM
Southminster Church
Please mark your calendars for Sat., 1:30-3:30
p.m. at Southminster Church. Fair events include
Bicycle talk & info; SWAP Table--bring one reusable
item, take one; Fair Trade coffee/tea tasting; Onsite
community garden talk/demo, Rain barrel
talk/door prize; Green cleaning recipes & samples. 퇰˝
Sponsored by NVC United Methodist Women
Mission News
Thank you everyone for your support this last
month. The Easter Egg Hunt was a success with 87 kids
in attendance. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who
stuffed eggs, donated items and helped at the hunt. The
Easter Breakfast raised $326 for Liz Mami for her trip to
Red Bird Mission. The figure for the Dignity Kits is not
available at this time, but your support is greatly appreciated.
Miriam Miller is taking the donations with her to
the Midwest Distribution Center on her way to the Red
Bird Mission.
Cleaning Buckets
For May, we will have envelopes available again, and all
donations will go to UMCOR for cleaning buckets and
school bags. The items for cleaning buckets cost about
$55 and a School Kit costs about $11.00. We are also
sewing the school bags. If you like to sew and want the
pattern and material, contact Lori Dierking. The bags
will need to be completed and brought to church on
June 2. Then all donations to UMCOR and the school
bags will be taken to Annual Conference the week of
June 3. Watch for the June mission - it's an adventure!
Mary McAdams House Concert
Friday,
May 18th -
7:00 pm -
$10
Antlers
Mansion
(2501 South
St)
Welcoming
Mary on her
inaugural
tour of Nebraska!
Mary McAdams is a Des Moines-based, awardwinning
singer-songwriter and educator. She performs
her original Modern Folk music at music
festivals, art festivals, house concerts and many
private events. Mary performs solo, duo and with
her full band.
Songwriting Workshop—Sat, May
19th: 10:00 am - noon
Antlers Mansion (2501 South St)
Cost $25
mary@marymcadams.com
Topics: song structure, writing from the hook,
prosody, co-writing, writing to your weakness,
brainstorming techniques, writing exercises and
morning pages. Time at the end for questions and
answers. Bring note taking material. You may record
the workshop.
Camp Scholarships Available from
New Visions Community United Methodist
Women:
If you would like a camp scholarship,
please let Kathy Hunter (402-476-7328) know
what camp you plan to attend and the cost for that
camp by May 15.
The Conference Camping Committee is
also offering scholarships for first-time campers.
New Visions Community, United Methodist can
designate four first-time campers to receive a
scholarship for half of the cost of the camp. If you
are interested in this, please let Pastor Bill or
Kathy Hunter know by May 15 what camp you
want to attend and the cost of that camp.
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Music News With Brenda Frank-Collins
VOICES U�ITED & WORSHIP CHOIR: April was both exciting and sad. We
welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem, ate our Seder meal together, witnessed His crucifixion
& resurrection, and had to send Pastor Judy on her way to her next adventure on life’s
journey. The music for ALL these events was utterly inspiring & beautiful. Voices
United truly came together in celebration! THANK YOU all for your extra dedication
during this busy, yet very important time of our Christian year.
We now focus on May, and the last month we function officially as the choir(s). Memorial Day weekend
(May 27 th ) is the last Sunday (8:30am) with the Worship Choir at Calvary, and May 20 th for Voices United at both
St. James & Southminster. Let’s join together for another musically inspiring month before SUMMER is upon us.
Keith Garrison had surgery on Thursday, April 26 th on his foot, and will be away from the “keys” for a
while.his recovery. Please keep Keith in your thoughts & prayers during Sue Stroud will be playing piano for the
St. James & Southminster services on May 6 th & 13 th . If Keith needs to still be away on May 20 th , we may also
have Sue for the Voices United “rotation”. We all wish Keith a speedy recovery. We also wish good health,
strength, & patience for Wendy during this time, too.
Vickie Cordell has been recovering from the deep pain of a cracked pelvis at Tabitha. Keep her in your
thoughts & prayers during her healing, and for her returning to the choir soon.
Please Mark Your Calendars for:
May 20 th is our last“rotation” date for the season, and that music will be rehearsed on the 1 st & 2 nd Wednesdays at
the Calvary site. New singers are always welcome to join with us! Hope to see you all there.
PRAISE TEAM: What a great journey we have all been on since August. Absolutely impressive!! He have
finally been able to “gel” as a group. What an awesome feeling=working as a TEAM. Now, as we look to the
SUMMER, it will be a bit different as we all take time for vacations, going “home” for the summer, and the up-
coming “outside service” in July. Thank you, all of you, 엸 for this wonderful “ride”.
TAIZÉ SERVICE OF PRAYER: Mark Your Calendars: The SUMMER TAIZÉ service will be July 22 nd ,
at the Calvary site. Come, relax, cool-off, and be one with God.
The Calvary Beam
Calvary United Methodist Church
1610 S. 11th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502 Phone: (402) 476-7353
Welcome Beckett Nicholas: On April 15, 2012, Beckett Nicholas Hanson, born on February 16 this year,
was baptized at Calvary UMC.
Welcome Eric Brown: On April 15, 2012, Eric Brown was received into full Membership at Calvary UMC.
Alzheimer’s Support Group
There is some interest in having an Alzheimer’s Support Group in the New Visions Community. If you, or some one
you know, have a loved one who has this disease and would be interested in being part of such a group, contact Pastor
Bill @ (402)476-7353, or Bob Miller: Home, (402)423-5728; cell, (402)580-1843.
Honoring Our Graduates: Calvary’s Honorees: Ashley Schnell will be graduating from the University
of North Carolina in the first week of May, and Erich Gebers will be graduating from Southeast High.
BOOKMARKS met at Dot Yanak’s, on April 20th. Present were Kathy Hunter; Aldine Jackson; Jeanette Nakada;
Elizabeth Campbell; Jan Fuller; Beth Thomas; Avis Runyan and Dot Yanak. The work in question was “The Immortal
Life of Henrietta Lacks”, by Rebecca Skloot. Further study for the meeting on May 18 , will be “A Peoples'
History of the United States 1492-present*” by Howard Zinn. The group will meet at Avis Runyan’s home. In April
our $90 was mailed to the Schmoker Reading Center. $25 was also sent to the Henrietta Lacks Foundation--all from
“The Bookmarks”. This year Bookmarks has done very well!
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May Birthdays
May 1—Juanita Cobb
2—Gail Bachinski; Carie Loos; Tom Rea
7—Lillian Flood
8—Michelle Schwab
9—Cody Collins; Jerry Springer
12—Sarah Smith
13— Marjorie Miller
14—Ava Kunkel
16—Shayne Baldwin
17—Don Frank
18—Kaylee �elson
20—Ashley Hoffman
23—Breanna Marie Schafer
24—Shelley Howard
26—Brian Gebers
May Anniversaries:
May 14—Leo & Shirley Busboom
30—David & Joyce Sohl
THE CALVARY BEAM, continued
Birthday at Beginning
of June:
June 3—Debbie Medina
Worship Assistants for May
Readers:
8:30 Ruth Chandler
10:30 Tena Gebers
Ushers:
8:30 Bob Gondolfi
10:30 Don Herrick;Tom Karel; Rodney & Darla Wacker
Greeters for 10:30 service:
East Door: Kathy Hunter & Orba Schreurs
West Door: Pat Anderson-Sifuentes
Flowers
5/06 Dee Oltman
5/13 Bev Hulsebusch
5/20 Debbie Wilson
5/27 open
Coffee & Refreshments
5/06 Isabel Berry
5/13 Darla Wacker
5/20 Jeannette Nakada
5/27 Jeannette Nakada
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THE THE SOUTHMINSTER SOUTHMINSTER CHIMES
CHIMES
Southminster United Methodist Church
2915 S. 16th St., Lincoln NE 68502; Phone : (402) 423-8587
Worship in The Park: Breakfast and Worship
in the Park is scheduled for Sunday, June 10
in the Bethany Park shelter – more details to come
later.
Big Thanks! And thanks for saving and sharing
the Best Choice labels! We earned $60 for
them. Please keep saving for this year. We are well
on our way to 1,000 labels, but we need everyone
to help make it.
May “Meet to Eat”: Meet to Eat will take
place on Sunday, May 27 at ‘Cheddars’, 56th & O.
A Thank You from Liz Mami: “Thank you
for all the support and generosity & donations in
helping me go to Red Bird Mission with Southgate
and my youth group. A big ‘Thank You ‘to Lori
Dierking for planning the fundraiser breakfast. I
have made my goal and am looking forward to the
trip.” Elizabeth Mami.
Honoring Our Graduates
On Sunday, May 20, we will honor Alena Hejl during
service and coffee fellowship. She is graduating
from Southeast High. Also, we will recognize John
Calahan who graduates from Morningside College in
Sioux City, IA. However, he will not be able to attend
that Sunday.
MemberCare
MemberCare’s next meeting will be Thursday, May
10 at 9:30 am.
A Thank You from The Hanquists
“Thank You dear Friends of Southminster Church and
the MemberCare for the holiday treats that were delivered
to Miland & myself around Christmas. The
Carol Singers and the Sunday School Class that made
the Christmas cards for us, the Valentine cards, the
cup from the church with the picture of our church on
them, we do appreciate that. To each and every one
have a good year in 2012. Our love to all.” Marlene
& Miland Hanquist
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Southminster In–Church Ministries
Week of May 6:
Acolyte: Liz Mami
Coffee Fellowship: Jean & Bruce Calahan
Greeter: Elizabeth Campbell
Liturgist: Lisa McConnell
Ushers: Darla Burns. Gregg Savery; Alma & Sara Ryan
Nursery: Levi Blacketer
Week of May 13:
Acolyte: Molly Lanham & Alyssa Fischer
Coffee Fellowship: Clay Stevens; S. Cummins
Greeter: Lori Dierking
Liturgist: Phil Kaye
Ushers: J. Savery; P. Savery; C.Shikles; Steve McConnell
Nursery: Amy Lanham
Week of May 20:
Acolytes: Becky Calahan & Bianca Burden
Coffee Fellowship: MemberCare
Greeters: Alma & Sara Ryan
Liturgist: Bridget Anderson
Ushers: C. & S. Savidge; M. O’Meara; Gregg Savery
Nursery: Kathy Blacketer
Week of May 27:
Acolytes: open
Coffee Fellowship: Karen & Larry TeSelle
Greeters: Steve & Lisa McConnell
Liturgist: Mandy Coyle
Ushers: The Dormans; M. J. Burgan; Bruce Calahan
Nursery: Liz Mami
May Birthdays
May 1-Bill Fifer
5-Charles Savidge, Jr.
7-Tisha Minchow
10-Kathy Blacketer
11-Todd Lanham
14-Erik Nyquist
15-Richard Mami; Jessie Summers
17- Steve McConnell
18-Paul Campbell
19-Dick Hitz
21-David Moraczewski
22-Brenda Weyers
24-Alicia Dierking
26-Ryan Miller
Beginning June Birthdays
1-Marlene Hanquist
2-Katie Schwarten; Connor Weyers
3-Kurt Kuhl
THE THE SOUTHMINSTER SOUTHMINSTER CHIMES, CHIMES, continued continued continued continued
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Flying High With United
Been up in the air lately? – as in a flight in a
jet airliner? If so, you might be interested in a bit a
history. A new book by Bob Taylor, titled, “The Man
Aviation History Almost Forgot,” tells of the role a
onetime Lincoln resident played in helping Orville
and Wilbur Wright make mankind’s first powered
aircraft flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. December 17,
1903.
What Lincoln connection? Well, the Wrights’
mechanic was Charles E “Charlie” Taylor who
worked for a time in the bindery of the �ebraska
State Journal, predecessor to the Lincoln Journal
Star. The Wrights’ first engine was not powerful
enough, so Charlie, years after leaving Lincoln, was
called upon to rebuild it. His mechanical skills paid
off for that successful first powered flight of 852 feet!
Here we are as United Methodists. The United
name carried over when the Methodists and the
Evangelical United Brethren merged. And guess
what! Orville and Wilbur Wright were the sons of a
bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
United flies high in the skies and in worldwide ministries.
Welcome aboard!
Gil Savery
May Anniversaries
May 2-Lorri & Charles Savidge, Jr.
6-Jeanne & Rex Sasso;Kathy & Randy Blacketer
24-Margie & Pat O’Meara
28-Katie & Gary Hejl
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May Birthdays
May 2—James Moore
3—Keith Garrison
17—Laurie Moore
18— LaVaun Sackett will turn 80! Address:
Good Samaritan Village, Perkins Pavilion,, Hastings, �E 68901
22—Barb Jensen
25—Jim Millstead
30—Jennie McLaughlin; Doris Roberts
May Anniversaries
May 25— Keith & Wendy Garrison
Early June Birthdays
Jun 1—Robin Jones
2—Alicia Gossard
June Anniversary
Jun 12— Wayne & Shirley Honnor
Neighborhood clean up at St
James, (picture taken by Kris Dierking)
UPDATES: Former Pastor KIM
SMITH served St. James from 2002 to 2003.
Paul and Kim moved to Hot Springs Village,
Arkansas in 2006. They enjoy the milder winters
but not the killer summers! Daughter,
Wyn, who lives in Lincoln, made Kim a
grandmother in Sept. 2010. Kim says they
return to Lincoln often and even have a small
condo at Pioneer House. They do lots of traveling
with their four kids living in different
places—Wyn in Lincoln, and Paul's children
in Seattle, San Francisco and Ligonier, PA
where they have 2 other grandchildren, age 7
and 4. Someday they might move back to
Lincoln. Beth Thomas.
THE THE THE ST. ST. ST. JAMES JAMES JAMES CLARION
CLARION
St. James United Methodist Church
11th & Lake Streets, Lincoln, NE 68502
Phone: (402) 474-5513
Our Sympathy: To JoAnne Graham on the death of her
son, Richard.
Thanks to Kathy Benecke (Barb Jensen) for cleaning out
the flower beds. And to Mark Dierking for cleaning our gutters,
leaves, wherever he could find them, and Kris Dierking
for arranging to get the lilies for holy week. They have already
been delivered. Give your thanks to Marissa D. for
getting us rolling on the recycling project. It's a family affair!
Blessings! Beth.
Lake Street Senior Center News
Repeating Events as usual
May Special Events with Dates
Saturday, May 5: 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Bob Ross Oil Painting
Class. Cost = $50. You need to sign up in advance with
Kelle. Also that day: A “Lifelong Living Festival” at the
Lancaster Event Center. If you need transportation, call the
Center; cost = $3.00.
Wednesday, May 6: 10:30 am, Graduate nutrition students
from 퇰˝ UNL give a talk on “Foodwise”.
Wednesday, May 16: A “taste-testing” by Denise Boyd,
R.D.
Wednesday, May 23: The Center will be open, but we do
have a trip scheduled to Henry Doorly Zoo. Sign up in advance.
Cost = $35 includes admittance to the zoo, and the
IMAX Theater. Lunch will be on your own at The Old
Country Buffet.
Wednesday, May 30: 10:00 am, Music by “Fine Wine”.
Coming up in June
Friday, June 22: “CarFit” - a Reassessment of you and
your car, in co-operation with AARP/AAA & Madonna Rehabilitation.
Starting at 10 am, there will be 20-minute appointments
at Southview Baptist Church. See Kelle about appointments
and the upcoming flyers.
Worship Assistants for May
May 6: Acolytes - Marissa and Kris Dierking
Scripture - Sharon Holtgrewe
May 13: Music - Royce/Sharon Holtgrewe
Scripture - Sharon Holtgrewe
May 20:Music - Choir
Scripture - Sharon Holtgrewe
May 27: Music - Brett Nieman
Scripture - Christine Nieman
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The �ew Visions Community Messenger, Continued
OUR PRAYERS FOR
COMFORT & HEALING
(COMBINED LIST) PRAYER CONCERNS-
Esther Amend C
Irvin Arens (Kevin’s dad) C
Gail Bachinski C
�oma Barber C
Robert Bates SJ
Chase Andrew Bell S
Bill Bevard, (Sally Mayer’s brother) C
Alma Jean Bevard (Sally Mayer’s mother) C
Georgia Birch SJ
David Bland (Charlie Shikles’ brother-in-law) S
Daniel Brakhage C
Bob and Ida Brandt (Kelle’s dad & mom) SJ
Eric Brown C
Shirley Busboom C
Clyde Carlson SJ
Terry Chandler C
Hal Channel (Mary Jane Burgan’s brother) S
Sgt. Cody Collins (Brenda’s husband) C
Vickie Cordell C
Raylene Curnes C
Duane & Carole Dorman S
Isabel Edmisten S
Don Frank C
Jessie Garman C
Keith Garrison �VC
Jody Geer SJ
Vera Gehle C
Arnetta Giles C
Carole & Larry Graham SJ
Steve & Wendy Hammer S
Shirley & Wayne Honnor SJ
Malcolm Hostetler C
Jean Kahle S
�ancy Keller C
Kenneth Karel (Tom’s dad) C
Charlene Kreps S
Todd & Amy Lanham S
Debbie Medina C
John Meligan S
Jim Mulligan (Linda Shikles’ brother in law) S
Barbara �unnally C
Friends and Family of Carlene Oltman C
Pat Owen S
Jacci Remington (Char Schnell’s sister-in-law C
Richard Remington (Char Schnell’s brother) C
Doris Roberts SJ
Alma Ryan S
LaVaun Sackett SJ
Charles Savidge, Sr. S
Gretja Schnell (Daughter of Dave & Char Schnell) C
Caltha Schreurs C
Monica Sukovaty C
Jill Wellborn & her son (Patti Schulte’s friends) C
퇰˝
The Easter Egg Hunt: parents and kids in
the basement of Southminster on April 7. (Picture
taken by Sue Moraczewski)
The Neighborhood Clean-up at St.
James (Pictures taken by Kris Dierking)
Thank You to Pamela Dingman of Engineering
Consults and Bishop’s Office for the printing of this
month’s NVC Messenger.
Attendance Average for April, 2012
New Visions UMC = 194
Note from the Editor: Hi Everyone: Thank
you for all the pictures! Look for changes in
newsletter format in the months to come. Elizabeth
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New Visions Community Newsletter
United Methodist Churches
Calvary UMC
1610 South 11th Street
Lincoln, �E 68502
1610 S. 11th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
May May May May 2012 2012 2012 2012
Our mission:
“Through the unconditional love and acceptance of Jesus
Christ our Community changes lives.”
Our Vision:
“As individuals and as a Community we focus on the needs of
the world.”
Our Community Prayer:
“As the old ways blend with new, help us, Lord, to trust in
You.”
Southminster UMC
2915 South 16th Street
Lincoln, �E 68502
Save the Dates!
Non-Profit
Organiza�on
U.S. Postage Paid
Lincoln, NE
St. James UMC
2400 South 11th Street
Lincoln, �E 68502
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm: Church Conference Meeting @ Calvary UMC
Thursday, May 10, 1:00 pm: Interchurch Ministries Presentation at the
Downtown Holiday Inn
Sundays, May 20 & 27: honoring Graduates
Wednesday, May 23, St. James Senior Center’s Trip to Henry Doorly Zoo
Coming up in June:
Saturday, June 2: Sacred Winds’ Rummage Sale @ St. James UMC
Thursday, June 7, 11:15 am: Annual Reception for Retiring Clergy: St.
Mark’s UMC
Sunday, June 10, 10:30 am: Breakfast & Worship in Bethany Park
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