Very important meeting!

I have been notified that there will be a PPR Committee meeting Thursday Sept. 18th at 6:30.  They have asked everyone to come not just the Committee members,  We need EVERYONE'S input!  So please PLEASE plan on coming.  This will depend upon our future as churches.

Little Sioux Church Notice!

There will be a Charge conference on August 4th Which is a Monday at 10:00 am at the Little Sioux UMC.  All members need to be present, there will be a discussion and a vote on if and when to close Little Sioux church.

Little Sioux

I have just been informed that the Little Sioux Church will be closing their doors.  I don't know any of the details at this moment but I will keep you posted.  May God be with each and everyone through this change..

Late for Fathers Day!

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It is a little late for Fathers Day but still really good!

I came across this video and just had to share. Girls get tissues it made me tear up!

May 23 Devotion

Digging Diligently

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seeks Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119: 2

Diligently digging into God's Word book by book will take the "Home hum" out of your relationship with Him. Ask God what book of the Bible you ought to study. Then start by asking questions. Who is the book about, what are its main themes, when was it written, where did the events take place, why is this book (chapter, verse) important? You'll be awed at what you learn.

Just A Moment With You, God

Kay Arthur

May 22 Devotion

There All The Time

And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.

Revelation 21:4

Someday we shall dwell in sweet union and communion with our God and Savior forever and ever. The final silence will be broken, and we will see Him and He is...as He has been...there all the time.

Just A Moment With You, God

by: Kay Arthur

May 21st Devotion

A Glorious Day

For Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

1 Corinthians 13: 12

What a day, when a glorious day it will be when Jesus Christ returns. Never again will there be a feeling of distance between you and your Lord. Never again shall a doubt of His love violate your faith. Hallelujah!

Just A Moment With You, God

by: Kay Arthur

May 20th Devotion

Never Apart From His Love

Who will separate us from the love of Christ?

Romans 8: 35

At times the Lord may seem distant, far away, unreachable. But you are never apart from His love, His promises, from Himself.  Silence? It's possible. Separation? Absolutely impossible.

Just A Moment With You, God

by Kay Arthur

May 19th Devotion

In This Life We Are Expendable

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

Philippians 2: 17

We human beings don't handle rejection very well. When persecution and trials come, our natural tendency is to wonder what we have done wrong to bring us into such painful difficulty. We forget-or perhaps we've never learned-that in this life we are expendable for the sake of the furtherance of the gospel.

Just A Moment With You, God

by: Kay Arthur

Mondamin Children's Time

Here is Kim Shepard one of our Lay Speakers doing children's time.  Blake and Jaysa Lawrenson.  This was given to be their mom. They are listening to Kim intently.  Good job Kim!  Thanks Amanda for the photo. April 27th

Pisgah Church!

Attention everyone who ordered shirts!

They have arrived!

They look amazing!!!

Here is every ones total: 

Jami and Jason $43.80

Pam Schwertley $12.45

Leyence Lawrenson $9.45

Joyce Hall $9.45

Cherry Hall $9.45

Linda Herman $9.45

Brenda Pape $9.45

Denise Clark $9.45

I will have them on the back pew at church for pick up.  Please get your money to Sheryl and soon as possible.  Plus I have one extra t shirt the size of XL if you know any one that would like one.

Monday

Well I hope everyone had a Blessed Easter weekend! Sorry I didn't post devotions over the weekend I hope and pray I am better at it as days go by.

A Proper Perspective

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

In the sanctuary, in our communion with God, we gain a proper perspective of life.  As we thoughtfully read and meditate on the Word of God, His words, His precepts, become a measurement, a divine assessment for our own lives-our values, our desires, our behavior-and what we are to think and believe.

"Just A Moment With You, God"

by: Kay Arthur

Prayers

Just got an email from Deb Nelsen and she is asking prayers for her mom Sarah Bryceson: She got bacteria in her eye from the shots they have been giving her for the macular degeneration.  There is real
good chance she may go blind.  Antibiotics have been given so I just pray they help.  Should know more tomorrow after lunch.

Thanks every one who showed up tonight for church service tonight!  I think Eric did a great job tonight! Remember Sarah needs our Prayers for healing of her eyes!

Just a few reminders

Thursday Maundy Thursday service will be in Pisgah UMC at 7:00 PM.  Eric Springer will be preaching.  Easter Sunrise services will be at 7:00 at Murray Hill and then we will go back to Pisgah for another service at 7:30 then we will have fellowship to follow.

 Easter services:
 Little Sioux: 8:45 Local Pastor Pam Schwertley
 Mondamin: 9:45 Local Pastor Pam Schwertley
 Pisgah 11:00 Lay Leader Eric Springer

Today Jokes

Funny Church Notices for Easter

• Baptisms: After Easter, the North and South ends of the church will be utilised. Children will be baptised at both ends.
• Bible Study: Richard, my friend's little grandson came home from Sunday School and I asked him what they had studied.  
  
  His reply was, 'Nothing.' So I asked him, 'Didn't you study Jesus?' Richard's reply was, 'No, he wasn't even there.'
• Come work for the Lord.  The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low.  But the retirement benefits are out of this world.

Winners

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.

Revelation 5:10

We belong to Jesus, and Jesus belongs to God! We have been made part of a kingdom of priests who will reign with Him when He comes to earth again as king of kings and Lords of lords. As children of God, we are winners, simply by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ!

"Just A Moment with You God"
By: Kay Arthur

God's Message of Victory

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of  men, but for the will of God.

1Peter 4: 1-2

The cross takes care of the past.  The cross takes care of the flesh.  The cross  takes care of the world with its lusts and boastful pride.  The cross is God's means of victory. It is also the path of ministry.

"Just A Moment With  You God"
Kay Arthur

Joke for the day

The Funny Story of the Taxi Driver and St Peter

One Easter a priest and a taxi driver both died and went to heaven. St. Peter was at the Pearly gates waiting for them.

'Come with me,' said St. Peter to the taxi driver.

The taxi driver did as he was told and followed St Peter to a mansion. It had everything you could imagine from a bowling alley to an Olympic size pool.

'Oh my word, thank you,' said the taxi driver.

Next, St. Peter led the priest to a rough old shack with a bunk bed and a little old television set.

'Wait, I think you are a little mixed up,' said the priest. 'Shouldn't I be the one who gets the mansion? After all I was a priest, went to church every day, and preached God's word.'

'Yes, that's true.' St Peter rejoined, 'But during your Easter sermons people slept.  When the taxi driver drove, everyone prayed.'

Taken from Guy-sports.com

The Untold End

Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

 John 16:22

Suspended between heaven and hell, Jesus was taunted, rejected, cursed.  So much had been expected of Him.  So much proclaimed.  Yet there He hung-raw, beaten, bloody, gasping for breath.  He looked like a looser, but the end of His story hadn't been told....and neither, Beloved, has the end of your story or mine!

"Just A Moment with you, God"
by Kay Arthur

Matthew's House

Mondamin UMC Matthew's House Food Pantry: World-Transforming Communities of Faith

April 14, 2014 at 2:02pm

In the summer of 2010, a stranger stopped at the Mondamin United Methodist Church on Sunday morning, explaining that he and his family were traveling on I-29 on their way home to Minnesota. They had run out of money for food and the children were hungry. Church members collected resources from their home to meet this single nee, but they quickly realize that this one instance wasn’t an isolated event, that there were many people in the area that were going hungry. The church set up a meal delivery plan and volunteers cooked and delivered individual meals to those in need in the immediate area.

The church members quickly became aware that the need for food security was bigger than the capabilities of individual volunteers and single deliveries and Matthew’s House Food Pantry became fully operation in the spring of 2011. They started that first month with $800, 2,000 pounds of food and 200 people. Matthew’s House now distributes between 15,000-20,000 pounds of food per month and reaches an average of 735 per month.

Mondamin UMC’s Matthew House Ministry has become a partner for many other ministries and organizations in the area, and we lift them up as a World-Transforming Community of Faith for the positive impact this ministry has made in building up the community. Matthew’s House is supported by local United Methodist Churches, the West Harrison, Logan and Missouri Valley School districts, several large grocery stores in Council Bluffs, and just about every community organization that exists in Harrison County. This ministry not only provides resources for those facing food insecurity each month, but also a strong sense of community as both clients and volunteers often rejoice, mourn and pray together while packing groceries.

This ministry is partially funded by a Southwest District Matthew 25 Grant, which is part of the Iowa Annual Conference apportionments. The directors at Mondamin Matthew’s House share:
“Without the Matthew 25 grant funds, maintaining this ministry, especially at the number of those who need the help with food, would be problematic. These funds underlie all that we do and are pivotal in our being able to sustain this mission: ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in.’ All in need are welcomed at Matthew’s House Food Pantry; all are given food and something to drink.”

West Harrison Highschoolers who help unload the food truck every month

Boy Scouts and one of their regular food donations to Matthew's House

Coming up this week.

Good morning everyone just a few notes:

Thursday Maundy Thursday service will be in Pisgah UMC at 7:00 PM.  Eric Springer will be preaching.  Easter Sunrise services will be at 7:00 at Murray Hill and then we will go back to Pisgah for another service at 7:30 then we will have fellowship to follow.

 Easter services:
 Little Sioux: 8:45 Local Pastor Pam Schwertley
 Mondamin: 9:45 Local Pastor Pam Schwertley
 Pisgah 11:00 Lay Leader Eric Springer

Looking Ahead: May 4th Mondamin UMC is having a brunch from 11:00 -1:00
  Free Will Offering!
  They have amazing food, so come and have some good food!


Hope everyone is having a Blessed Week!

What a wonderful celebration yesterday!

We had such a happy celebration at the Pisgah Church yesterday!  All three churches were in attendance to help celebrate Sydney Sherer's Confirmation.

This picture is of Children's Time.

 Sydney's Confirmation!

Proud mom and day Jamie and Jason Sherer

We had such a great crowd!  God has blessed us good!

Sydney wish wish you the best as you continue to follow our Lord our Savior Jesus Christ.