COMING EVENTS

ASH WEDNESDAY March 5th 5:45pm Taverns provided bring a side 6:15pm UCP Worship 7:30pm Archer Worship @ Archer Reformed Church Sunday, March 9th Spring Ahead Turn your clocks ahead 1 Hour

Wednesdays March 12 to April 16th

Newsletter of the United Church of Primghar

February, 2014 - Volume 2

To Love Like Jesus

Wednesday, March 20th With Valentines Day (February 14) coming, our thoughts turn to love. So, what does it mean to love like Jesus? In Matthew 22:37-40 (CEB), Jesus had been asked about the greatest commandments, and he replied, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands. There is something implicit in that second commandment-to love your neighbor as you love yourself. It implies that you love yourself. At first glance, we might say we all love ourselves. However, we all know those who have served God and others until they reached the point where they have nothing else to give. We have heard of preacher burnout-of Sunday School teachers giving up-of people staying away from church because they have no more to give. Could it be that when that happens, we have forgotten to love ourselves? That we have become so caught up in loving God and others that we have forgotten to take care of our own body, mind, and spirit? In the New Testament we find Jesus spending time alone in prayer, leaving the crowds behind when they were clamoring for attention, and going to Temple and Synagogue to worship. This year, let us commit to loving God, loving others, and taking care of ourselves (body, mind, and spirit)! ~Pastor Cory

Girl Friends Night Out

Attention LadiesLooking for a Night Out? Join the Girl Friends Night Out at Archer UMC. The Girls work on quilt projects, have devotions and Lunch! All are welcome, if you want to help with a group quilt project or work on your own project in the company of others. Join the ladies at 7:30 p.m. on February 5th and 19th.

Attention United Church Women 2014 Dues Please give your donation to our new Secretary, Marian Ginger.

Mission Project We will be raising funds to purchase PETS Personal Energy Transportation during the month of February

Want to learn about LoveINC? Search for Love In the Name of Christ of Greater Sheldon on your computer. Kits for Zimbabwe
Needed: Flannel, new cloth diapers & diaper pins or small infant sleepers. We can shop for you if you wish to give a monetary gift. If you would like to help sew blankets or sleepers contact either Myrna Heimensen or Jane McDowell. We are sending birthing and layette kits to Zimbabwe again in 2014!

Needed Communion Stewards! If you like to serve, then this is a perfect way to do so! We generally have communion the first Sunday of the month. We ask communion stewards to be here by 8:30am to help prepare the elements (bread & juice). Sign-up once for the year, or every month, whatever pleases you! You can sign-up either on the sheet in the fellowship hall or by letting the office know, or message us on Facebook! UCP By-Laws Please find enclosed a copy of our By-Laws as passed during the Annual Meeting on January 12, 2014. Please continue to keep each other in prayer as we live into our new structure!

Look for more information during the month of February about Spiritual Formation and Worship opportunities!

Need some chocolates to give to someone special? Well come and get Chocolate Covered Pecans for $9! And if your special someone isnt a chocolate lover we have Almonds for $8!

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARYS INCOME 2014 January 1st-19th$4,124 Budget for 2014$138,196.49 Average Monthly Expenditure$11,516.37 TAKE NOTE When school is cancelled or dismissed early due to the weather on a Wednesday, there will be no Wednesday evening activities. 1 Bailey Tjossem, Cody Ginger 2 Jeanne Davis, Beth Wittrock. Kim Rons 5 Courtney Vander Pol 7 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Heimensen 9 Brennan Wittrock 10 Jeff Roos 11 Linda Strubbe 13 Leon Hunt 14 Sharon Fritzsche 16 Sara Eldridge 17 Jayven Miller 18 Elmer Stangeland, Hallie Cobb 20 Arlene Wittrock, Jen Enger, Bill Kersting 21 Vernon Ruschmann, Mikayla Fiddelke 22 Marge Hunt, Luke Halverson 23 Julie Johannsen 24 Dee Vander Pol, Aphton Roberts 26 Daniel Wittrock 28 Jack Black

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FEBRUARY USHERS
2nd, 9th & 16th: Evelyn Bruns, Jan Gaudian, & Loretta Edwards 23rd: Corey Gillespie, Shirley Fernstrum & Peter Eldridge

9:00am UCP Worship 9:00am Archer Sunday School 10:30am Archer Worship

5 WWW Schedule 5:30 Childrens Bell/Choir 5:45 Dinner 6:15 Classes & Middle School Youth 6:30 HSYouth Group 7:00 Worship 7:00pm Girls Night Out 12 WWW Schedule 5:30 Childrens Bell/Choir 5:45 Dinner 6:15 Classes & Middle School Youth 6:30 HSYouth Group 7:00 Worship 19 WWW Schedule 5:30 Childrens Bell/Choir 5:45 Dinner 6:15 Classes & Middle School Youth 6:30 HSYouth Group 7:00 Worship 7:00pm Girls Night Out 26 WWW Schedule 5:30 Childrens Bell/Choir 5:45 Dinner 6:15 Classes & Middle School Youth 6:30 HSYouth Group 7:00 Worship

6 10:00am Pastor Cory @ SAG in Sheldon

7 8 Pastor Corys Day Off

If you are aware of someone in need of a pastoral call, please inform Pastor Cory at the office, 957-4960 or her cell 404-788-4997. She would rather hear from multiple sources than from no one at all. In these times of privacy rights, hospitals and nursing homes may not divulge information relating to a resident or patient, so it is very important that members and/or their families let the Pastor know of all needs for pastoral care.

February NURSERY WORKERS

2nd Shirley Jones 9th Kim Hintz 16th Lynn Golden 23rd Ashley & Courtney Vander Pol
Powerful Tools for Care-Givers Family care-giving takes many forms. You may help an older adult with transportation, housekeeping, personal care, emotional support, medical decisions, financial concerns or legal issues. If you do one or more, you are a family care-giver. Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program designed to provide tools you need to take care of yourself. If you take good care of yourself you will be better prepared to take good care of your loved one. As a participant you will learn how to reduce stress, improve selfconfidence, better communicate feelings, balance your life, increase ability to make tough decisions and locate helpful resources. This is a series of 6 classes which begin March 17th, and will be help on consecutive Mondays from 7:00-8:30pm at the OBrien County ISU Extension and Outreach office. Call 957-5045 or email johnson7@iastate.edu for further details.

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UCW & Faith Circles will NOT meet in February. Evening Circle will meet February 25th at 7:00 p.m.

16 17 Archers Board Mtg. following worship 9:00am UCP WorshipBaptism of Carl Klink 9:00am Archer Sunday School 10:30am Archer Worship 23 9:00am UCP Worship 9:00am Archer Sunday School 10:30am Archer Worship UCP Administrative Council Mtg. 6 pm 24

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FEBRUARY GREETERS: SOUTH WEST 2: Larry & Jean Dau Ben , Sara & Aubree Eldridge 9: Brad & Brooke Wittrock Barb, Sarah & Matt Rohwer 16: Tom & Jodi Edwards & Family Jack & Clara Black 23: Tim & Sherri Wittrock & Family Jim & Marney Norman