TheOutlook

University Circle United Methodist Church

where all are welcome all the time
October 2013

chalk talk
BY DR. KENNETH W. CHALKER
unday morning, September 15, was a marvelous time of worship and fellowship for our growing church family. Such an observation about us would be true on ANY Sunday, but on the 15th of September it was particularly so. We were outside making a joyful noise. Among other things, by our very gathering that morning on the south lawn outside our building, we slowedand sometimes STOPPEDtraffic on Chester Avenue and on MLK Drive. We slowed and stopped traffic, not because we were in anyones way, but because people were slowing and stopping to look at us; all the activity of a diverse group of people celebrating the Spirit of God in our midst. At the center of our worship setting that morning was the great oak tree that shades nearly the entire southwest corner of University Circle itself where MLK and Chester merge and shades the entire south lawn of our prominent Holy Oil Can facility. It is a most magnificent tree! This majestic oak under which we were gathered is simply remarkable. So is the view from underneath its huge canopy. Sitting or standing beneath it, one can look across the Wade Lagoon to the Art Museum, to some of the campus of Case Western Reserve and directly at Severance Hall. Indeed, the view is nothing short of stunning. For me, out there under that oak tree during our time of worship and picnic together, many thoughts and phrases came to mind. All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheresAll things bright and beautiful...the Lord God made them all, Continued on page 7

As is true on any given Sunday at University Circle United Methodist Church, something different happened again on September 15 when 235 folkslawn chairs and blankets in handstepped out onto the south lawn to not only worship but enjoy a picnic lunch together. As a way to welcome our church family back after their various travels and to return to the usual fall schedule, Dr. Chalker and staff decided to move everything outdoors where we could commune with nature and consume some picnic favorites. Service participants included the returning Chancel Choir, vocalist David Hughes, guitarist Brian Misch and, of course, Dr. Chalker. Following our time of worship, volunteers Mary Forbes and Mary Ellen Zimmerman and their crew of adults and youth, assisted by Andria Jamison, served up plentiful offerings of fried chicken, potato and macaroni salads, baked beans and watermelon, for a delicious picnic lunch all underwritten by an anonymous donor. And when all was said and done, the consensus was, lets do this more than once a year.

A special aspect of the morning was the dedication of the memorial gardens newly created by John Wheeler and Kitty McWilliams. Our deep appreciation is extended to these caring folks who gave of their time and talents to fashion such a beautiful setting and to the late Harvey Morgan who donated funds for its creation. A huge thank-you also goes out to each of the volunteersadults AND youthand to our anonymous angel who helped make this time together so successful. Photos of this gathering can be viewed for a limited time on the monitor located in the hallway. If you dont want to miss our next outdoor experience here at UCUMC, watch for plans announcing our next outdoor adventure. See you there!

Colorado Flood2

Youth News3

Outreach in Action7

University Circle United Methodist Church

October 2013

FROM THE EDITOR

Outlook Sports New Look

With this issue of Outlook comes a new format for our church newsletterthe result of the closure in May of Texas-based UMR Communications, publisher of the United Methodist Reporter publication in which the printed pages of this newsletter used to appear. In our search for methods for providing print and online versions of Outlook, we discovered that the designer who has laid out the articles and photos in virtually all of our previous issues actually lives here in Cleveland! Dale Bryant has met with us several times and has found a printer who will also mail out the newsletter. We are fortunate to have Dales services and will work with him to publish The Outlook about every other month. We hope that you will contribute to upcoming issues with your input. Thank you for your continuing support. The Editor

A Request to Help Colorados Flood Victims

Most of you know that, last summer, eight UCUMC members, including us, piled in cars and vans and drove with a mission to Endicott, NY, located along the mighty Susquehanna River, to help several victims of the second 100-year-flood in five years to hit Endicott rebuild their homes damaged in 2011 by Tropical Storm Lee. This effort was organized through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)the churchs disaster-relief organization. This fast-acting organization works with local churches, the Red Cross and other organizations to address disasters worldwide, setting up bases of operation for the distribution of resources, volunteer help and things as simple as flood buckets filled with cleaning supplies most immediately needed by those moving back into flooded homes. Joining our efforts to clear debris and hang drywall was our nephew, Ben Crowell, who grew up and worked in Endicott where he experienced the 2006 flood firsthand. He moved to Longmont, Colorado, a couple years ago to be near his mom, Kays sister, and family. He was visiting the familys farmland retreat near Endicott and wanted to help us in this rebuilding effort. Skip to now. NOW, the whole Longmont area where Ben lives and works and 17 counties throughout the Rocky Mountain Front Range and plains have sustained tremendous damage from the recent mountain-water floods in the news. Most areas near rivers are still under water. Over 1,800 homes have been destroyed. Bodies are still being discovered. Natures wrath has prevailed. Kays sisters family, including Ben and other adult kids who live and work in the Longmont/Denver area have been fortunate that their homes were spared. But for several

ANNOUNCING. . . SUNDAY SECOND LUNCH (SSL)

Join us for the October SSL at Falafel Caf, October 13, after worship at the Falafel Caf, 11323 Euclid Avenue at Mayfield. Owned by Hani and Mae Elassal, Falafel Caf serves fine Mediterranean cuisine including fatayer (pies), gyros, seafood and rice dinners, lamb and beef kabobs, chicken and salmon pita wraps and even vegetarian dishes. Lunch items cost $7$10. RSVP to Judy Sockman (216-421-1200 or jsockman@churchinthecircle.com) by Tuesday, October 8. (Coordinators Betz and Tim Richards will be traveling.) Check bulletins and our church website for each months SSL. All are welcome!

days their travels to work were not. Even now, Bens brother, Mike, can finally get to his cement factory worksite in Lyons, but it and the whole town are still flooded and unable to function. For nephew/volunteer Ben, this third life experience with such horrific flooding surpasses irony. And we would like to help but arent able to be there. So, weve made a donation to UMCORs Colorado relief fund to help damaged communities rebuild. If you would like to join us in this support, go online to UMCOR.org, click on DONATE, enter the project number 901670, then click on Disaster Response, United StatesProjects #901670 where youll be led to the tax-deductible donation site. Please give University Circle UMC credit for being your sponsoring church. Thank you for contributing to this effort. It will take years and millions to rebuild roads, bridges, homes and businesses, but this is the immediate support thousands of folks there need, to give them a jump start on their future. Ben and family thank you. We thank you. And were pretty sure God thanks you. ~Jim and Kay Hogg

RUACH
The contemplative, meditative, reflective experience led by Juliette Regnier reconvenes this fall with gatherings at the church on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7pm and the 1st and 3rd Fridays at 12:15pm. If you or someone you know is seeking yet another way to strengthen your spirituality, consider attending or inviting someone to this unique experience.

INVITATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

If you or others you know have been attending worship services and other congregational activities at University Circle United Methodist Church and are looking for a church to call home, you are warmly invited to consider learning more about membership with UCUMC. New members will be welcomed into our family of faith on Sunday, November 10, during worship. There will be several opportunities to gather for fellowship and information prior to the November date. If you have questions about membership or would like more information about UCUMC, please contact Judy Sockman at the church at 216-421-1200 or jsockman@churchinthecircle.com.

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University Circle United Methodist Church

Y UTHNEWS
This fall, FAMILY is our Sunday School theme at UCUMC. The Bible is full of family stories, and well explore some of them through art, games, stories, music, cooking, drama and play. Well think about what a family is by identifying some characteristics that all families share, and then well discuss what makes our own families unique. Children in grades Pre-K through 5th grade gather on Sundays at 11 a.m. in the mezzanine classroom area. Please have the children you know join us! We are family! ~Amy Wheatley, Director of Education
LEFT: Confirmands Gwyneth Howard with mentor Megan Blank, Olivia Howard with mentor Lois Reisinger and Maxeen Ramlo with mentor Chiquitia Montgomery. BELOW: Jacob Jones and Natalie Bier pose after dancing to the Youth Sunday prelude.

The Uth Groups of UCUMC are gearing up for a fall of fun! Senior Highs (9th 12th grade) and Middle-Schoolers (6th8th) meet every Sunday morning at 11:00, except for the first Sunday of the month when we worship together with our faith family in the sanctuary. In addition to our Sunday morning fun, weve lined up several field trips, starting with the annual fall trip to Cedar Point, which just took place on Sunday, September 29th. Then, on Sunday, October 20, we will have the opportunity to hear Bishop Julius Trimble (former Cleveland District Superintendent) preach at the closing worship for the North Central Jurisdictional gathering of the Commission on Religion and Race taking place this year in Independence. This will be a dynamic and unique worship service for us to experience. Join us for faith-filled fun at University Circle UMC! ~Rev. Sharon Seyfarth-Garner and Dawn and Fred McElrath

U th Fun!

Confirmed: Youth Sunday Is a Hit

If you were in our church on Sunday, June 9, you experienced a really cool worship service. Led by members of our two youth groups, this wonderful expression of faith filled the sanctuary with pop music, a rap song, a homemade video and liturgical dance. And when it was all over, people left with broad smiles on their faces. From the moment you saw Natalie Bier and Jacob Jones dance to the prelude, Honor! Honor! to the benediction offered by Brianna McElrath, you became aware of the level of youthful commitment abounding in this church. There was no better example of this commitment than when Gwyneth Howard, Olivia Howard and Maxeen Ramlo affirmed their faith in God and were confirmed as members of this church. It was a proud moment for their parents and our congregation alike. A highlight of the service was the showing of a video created by the middle-school youth, edited to support the lyrics of a song entitled, One of Us by Joan Osborne. This creation contained scenes captured during the groups recent trip to the forests of Pennsylvania and illustrated both their individuality and their closeness as kids who grew up in this church. Liturgical dancers Hope Williams, Brianna McElrath, Emily Laycock, Connie Chancellor and Monique Callieham performed to Oh, Happy Day accompanied by the FullCircle Combo. And when all the youth of the church came together to sing Phillip Phillips Home with FullCircle, spirits climbed higher than the tower above. As we move into this fall season, lets not let the images of summer quickly fade, especially those of our kids who worked so hard to make Youth Sunday a wonderful success. Our thanks to everyone who helped create such a special worship experience.
During the confirmation ceremony, the youth performed a rap led by Brianna McElrath and written by her brother, Fred, Jr., entitled, The Confirmands Made It Here. These are the lyrics: Started from the class and now you here Started in the classroom now the confirmands made it here Olivia, Gwyneth and Maxeen Welcome to the family here at UCUMC ladies All of us were here as early teens To profess our love of God and confirm all our beliefs Classes every week and a retreat Thank the mentors for their time and all the meet and greets Everybody heres so proud of you There was never any doubt that you girls were gonna make it through Started from the class and now you here Started in the classroom now the confirmands made it here

. . . and dont miss

Pizza with the Pastor

Sunday, October 27!

University Circle United Methodist Church

October 2013

The Summer
DOWN UNDER
Our annual move to the cooler, lower-level Great Hall for Sunday worship resulted once again in some truly wonderful spiritual experiences. Musical momentssome spontaneouswere blended with dance and floral arrangements and spoken words to create some of the most moving services of worship our church family has yet shared. Dr. Chalkers usual flair for helping the congregation understand even the most opaque of scripture passages was joined by a large array of talented expressions of praise for a loving Godexpressions shared by musicians, dancers and liturgists. Our appreciation extends to each of these persons for their contribution to the spiritual strength of each service. We are grateful for the clergy and speakers who offered their words of guidance and praise while Dr. Chalkers absence was vacationing in August: Rev. Jim Longsworth, Rev. H. Ben Magee, Heidi Denman, M.Div., Dr. Julian Earls, and Rev. Dr. V. Yvonne Conner. We are so fortunate to have such talent in our midst. Wherever we gather on a Sunday morning, let us stay mindful of the planning, the talent, the integrity each participant brings to our services to make them as meaningful and inspiring as humanlyand Godlypossible. Indeed, we are blessed.

Trick or
Treat
On Monday, October 28, our church hosts a special Trick or Treat Night for participants in the Neighborhood Basketball program and other children of our neighborhood. In order for our neighbors to meet folks from our church, members are asked to bring candy down to the Great Hall that night and personally hand it out to the children. Fun (volunteer-led) activities like Bobbing for Apples and other games will be available for kids as well. Coordinator Hassan Lee will encourage participants to tell others and to bring their kids to this event, and more information, including start/end times, will be available through the church office.

Members Ed Dickson (l) and Andrew Cox (r) stand with Dr. Chalker and the June MENS group community forum speaker, Bill Denihan, CEO of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County.

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Dr. Julian Earls Rev. Jim Longsworth Rev. H. Ben Magee Heidi Denman, M.Div. Rev. Dr. V. Yvonne Conner Proud grandparents Ken and Grace Chalker present their newly baptized granddaughter, Adeline Grace, with her mother, Laura, Uncle Wayne and Cousin Wayne, Jr., June 2, 2013.

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A SPECIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE

Our UCUMC prayer chain group will pray for you or another person you know of if youll simply fill out a Prayer Request card available at the church office or just be in touch with me. All requests are shared only with prayer chain members and are confidential. The Sunday morning Circle of Prayer happens following worship for a brief time of sharing and caring for one another. See your bulletin for location. All are welcome. *****

following a life-interrupting loss. If you have experienced a loss and your enthusiasm for living has been dampened or diminished, the seven-week Grief Recovery program may be the tool you need. When Jesus encountered the paralyzed man by the pool, his question was straightforward: Do you want to be healed? I invite you to email, phone or talk with me about the next step and how we can work together. (Heidi Denman is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist) ***** The following piece of counsel about confronting grief conveys sound advice. It suggests that, while we may say things weve learned from our parents and friends, sometimes the best thing to sayis nothing at all. Simply be a heart with ears.

Enthusiasm Lost. . . and Recovered!

Each of us will experience loss and the grief that accompanies it in our lifetime. Grief begins in childhood, perhaps with the death of a muchloved pet, addition of a baby brother or sister or repeated moves to new homes and new neighborhoods during the early years. As we become adults, the losses become more severe: death of a parent or spouse or child; loss of job and income; divorce. All these life events bring grief. And none of us is exempt. The truth is, while grief is a normal and natural response to loss, we have been socialized to believe the oppositethat we need to be strong and carry on. We mask our feelings. We are told to forgive and forget, just move on, already. Keep busy. It just takes time. And meanwhile, all that pain and anguish is stuffed down in our gut. Someone asks how we are doing, and we quickly reply, Fine. And be honest: arent you just a bit relieved when someone whom you know is hurting tells you theyre just fine? (Ask anyone who has been part of AA what those letters FINE really stand for. It isnt pretty.) Some experts believe that incomplete recovery from grief is a major public health concern. Stress and grief have been connected with depression, anxiety, drug abuse, alcoholism and much more. Even ulcers, panic attacks and shingles can be physical reactions to incomplete recovery from grief. There is actually a new word, presenteeism, to describe workers who show up each day but bring so much baggage with them that their productivity suffers. The cost of presenteeism in the workplace is billions of dollars each year. Grieving is difficult, often painful work; it is also necessary if we want to live happy, productive lives. Recently, I participated in a training program run by The Grief Recovery Institute. Its founders, John W. James and Russell Friedman, developed a highly effective program that allows participants to successfully move through grief and recover more fully

things

not to say

if a friend is grieving

THEYRE IN A BETTER PLACE | GET OVER IT! IT WAS GODS WILL | IT COULD BE WORSE IT WAS PROBABLY FOR THE BEST | GET ANOTHER ONE STOP LIVING IN THE PAST | OH, MAN UP! | STOP WHINING YOU JUST NEED A DISTRACTION | GET YOUR MIND OFF IT ANOTHER ONE WILL COME ALONG | JUST KEEP SMILING IT GETS BETTER | I KNOW THINGS ARE BAD NOW, BUT. . . IT JUST TAKES TIME | OH, ITS NOT THAT BAD! LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE | IVE HAD IT WORSE YOURE JUST BEING SELFISH | BE POSITIVE!

instead, listen.
If you would like more information about dealing with grief whether your own or someone elsesfeel free to email or call: h.e.denman@gmail.com; 216.235.2562 ~Heidi Denman, MDiv, Minister of Pastoral Care

T H E UN I VER S ITY CIRCLE OU TLOOK

Dr. Kenneth W. Chalker, Senior Pastor 1919 E. 107th St., Cleveland, OH 44106 www.churchinthecircle.com; 216.421.1200 Outlook Editor: Jim Hogg hoggwriter@gmail.com Photographers: Jeff Day, David Hughes, Brian Misch Editorial Staff: K. Shamp, E. Prince, C. Day, M. Abele

University Circle United Methodist Church

October 2013

GRACENOTES
Were baaaaaack! After a summer of dynamic, intimate music and worship experiences in the Great Hall, Music and Arts is ready to roll in our beautiful, large Sanctuary space once again, complete with choirs, bells, dancers, drama and more! The September 15th worship experience outside on the front lawn was an exciting and invigorating start to this fall season, and we look forward to more of the same excitement in the coming months with these happenings: U The GOSPEL CHOIR will be participating in services again! We will announce a new Gospel Choir director by the start of October, when this ensemble reboots with renewed energy and focus that will bring a whole new dynamic to worship. U WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY, 10/6, promises to offer a diverse mix of artistic expressionan important day to renew our faith. U SUNDAY, 10/13, features Gods message of love in alternative ways, as the FullCircle combo plays music by the folk rock band, Mumford and Sons, plus other great sounds.

Its the Neighborly Thing to Do

Heres something newa chance to experience some of our church home right in your own neighborhood! Since most of our faith family live in places other than just down the street, our Finance Committee and staff thought it would be a good idea to ask some members in different parts of town to host small neighborhood gatherings, offering warm opportunities to get to know other members better and have meaningful talks about our church and its future. And indeed, its a GO. Invitations were sent out and, in fact, several gatherings have already happened, with wonderful success. If you have not yet attended one of these small-group gatherings, contact the church office to see if one is available near you, and get to know your church family even better.

U RECONCILING SUNDAY, 10/20,

celebrates loving each other for who we are and standing together in the face of some who would tear us apart. Youll want to be a part of this important worship experience. U REFORMATION SUNDAY, 10/27, will be majestic, loud and full of music that would make Martin Luther, John Wesley and Isaac Watts proud! U ALL SAINTS DAY, 11/3, honors those who have passed on and features a service utilizing water symbolism. Pretty cool. Additionally, in November well offer special Thanksgiving music and prepare for a dynamic Advent Season that reminds us that Love Came Down at Christmas. Why not join us! Its the PERFECT time to look into being a part of a UCUMC musical or dance ensemble. No pressurejust come to a rehearsal and find out what were all about. Therell be laughs and a rewarding time preparing to lead worship experiences for this awesome family of faith. We look forward to seeing you! ~Nathan Motta, Director of Music and Arts

Proud Mom
Laura Theodore is the chef on the national PBS cooking show Jazzy Vegetarian and is the daughter of UCUMC member Marilou Abele. Laura was in Cleveland to do a segment on Fox 8 in the Morning, Monday, September 16. Later that evening, she had a book signing of her newly published second cookbook, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics at Barnes & Noble Eton. Of course, the proud mother attended the event. Our wonderful photographer Jeff Day spares no expense to go far and wide to get pictures for the Outlook.

Liturgical Dance rehearsals resume this fall on Sundays: 9:30am, children/youth in room 309; 12:30pm, youth/adults in room 309/Great Hall. Contact Edna Duffy at the church for more information.

BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 29, our Uppity Women group engages in a fiveweek DVD study based on UM pastor Adam Hamiltons book, Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity. Enough is an invitation to rediscover the Bibles wisdom on prudent financial practices. This slender volume is available online from Cokesbury and Amazon. Leader Heidi Denman can obtain copies for those interested but unable to order online. Join us, beginning at 9:00am in the Parlor.

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ALL ARE WELCOME ALL THE TIME

Outreach Action
A Busy Summer Helping Others
Thank you to all who participated in the Outreach Committees active summer season! A hearty bunch met on a cool Saturday morning in May to walk three miles through Downtown Cleveland in the Walk for Hunger, benefiting the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland. Our team assisted in the raising of over $150,000 that will benefit local food pantries and hot meal programs throughout the region, and we had fun enjoying a brisk walk with 1,800 other fund raisers. A sincere thank-you to those who donated over $700 in support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and, in particular, its ongoing mission to assemble flood buckets and health kits for distribution to relief projects around the globe. In addition, the Outreach Committee appreciates all those who continue to support the many small-groups who assembled this summer to do good work in our community. On a regular basis, a group of UCUMC volunteers assembles at MedWish. MedWish receives donations of unused medical supplies and distributes them to international locations in need. Our volunteers sort and weigh supplies to assist in the inventory process. A small group of UCUMC volunteers also participated in Rebuilding Together Cleveland. Rebuilding Together promotes the

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Oak trees and stopped traffic

Continued from page 1 just to mention two. I was also reminded of the ancient oak tree of Moreh. The first mention of the great oak tree of Moreh is found in Genesis 12:68. Abraham encounters the visible presence of God there. Then, throughout the subsequent history of Israel, God continues to be experienced in events and revelations around and under that tree. That sacred oak tree of Moreh still stands. It is north of Jerusalem in the city of Nablus (once called Shechem) on the West Bank of Israel, and it is judged to be over 5,000 years old. I thought of the oak tree of Moreh as we worshipped under our own oak tree on the 15th of September. I continue to think about it. Specifically, I have been having the thought, as well as experience, that God has indeed been appearing around our oak tree. We all are pretty much agreed that what is happening within our family of faith continues to be an example of the presence of God among us. We could not be building the relationships of University Circle United Methodist Church were it not for the fact that the Spirit of God is among us, made visible in such places as under and around our oak tree. The days ahead will be ones of great change and challenge for us. This is nothing new. But just as it is the case that an oak tree in Israel called Moreh was a place where the encounter with God has been remembered and treasured as a living sign of hope for over 5,000 years, is it too much to think and believe that God is visible under and around our great oak tree at University Circle United Methodist Church? When the days are particularly difficult and filled with challenge in your life, it might be helpful to think of our great oak tree at UCUMC and remember that God is visible here. It might even be helpful for you to make the trip to come and stand on our south lawn, look at the great oak tree and remember such days as September 15th and the joyful noise we raised together under and around that tree. It might be helpful to remember how Gods spirit was visible among us that morning. For me, personally, when the days are particularly difficult and filled with challenge, I am going to practice what I preach and go out there, look at that great oak and behold something of the presence of God among us. See you in church!

Walk for Hunger participants

rehabilitation of existing housing stock in Cleveland, assisting existing homeowners in improving and maintaining their property. Please mark your calendars for the postworship potluck luncheon on Sunday, November 3. For the third year in a row, the Outreach Committee will be organizing the creation of holiday greeting cards to be presented to our neighbors at the VA Hospital. Over the past few years, we have received multiple heartfelt thank-you notes from hospital residents expressing their appreciation. Its an extremely rewarding endeavor, and we encourage you to participate in the fun and creative process of assembling personal greeting cards on November 3! ~Doug Blank, Chair, Outreach Committee

University Circle United Methodist Women

The University Circle UMW will gather in the Yoder Room on Sunday, October 13, at 12:15pm to hold its Annual 2013 Pledge Dedication and 2014 Budget Approval meeting. All women are welcome to attend. As part of our ongoing fundraising for mission projects, we invite you to purchase our high-quality, organic Fair-Trade EqualExchange coffee, chocolate and tea, along with colorful, roll-on bracelets handmade by

Nepalese women. And again this year in November, we will be selling fresh Schermer pecans for your holiday baking. Our University Circle UMW sends annual donations to 21 different local, national and international programs, focusing on the needs of women, children and youth. Thank you for your support in the past, and we look forward to providing these mission funds in the future.
9:00Uppity Women class, Parlor 9:30Dr. Chalkers class, Yoder Room 11:00Children and Youth groups meet 11:00Worship in the Sanctuary Visit us at www.churchinthecircle.com.

SEE YOU IN CHURCH

University Circle United Methodist Church 1919 E. 107th St., Cleveland, OH 44106

University Circle United Methodist Church

October 2013

Whats Happening This Fall

Find additional information about these coming events and others at www.churchinthecircle.com
SEPTEMBER
29 Judges Panel (Dr. Chalkers class), 9:30am, Great Hall Middle/High School Youth trip to Cedar Point Neighborhood Lunch, 13pm, Great Hall Youth Pizza with the Pastor party Neighborhood Lunch 29 Lunch Bunch, noon, Wiggle Room SSL, following worship Trustees, 6pm, Reception Room Pledge Cards presented Finance, 6pm, Reception Room Thanksgiving Sunday; UMW World Thank offering dedication Youth Pizza with the Pastor party Neighborhood Lunch 28 Thanksgiving (church also closed on 29th) 13 17 19 24

NOVEMBER
3 All Saints Day/Baptism Daylight-Saving Time ends First-Sunday Potluck; make cards for VA 10 New Member Sunday

OCTOBER
6 World Communion Sunday First-Sunday Potluck, Great Hall 8 Staff-Parish Relations (check for time) 9 Trustees, 6pm, Reception Room 12 MENS lunch, 1:30pm, Champps, Valley View 13 MENS Forum, Eric Gordon, 9:30am, Great Hall UMW Annual Meeting, 12:15, Yoder Room SSL, following worship 15 Finance, 6pm, Reception Room 27 Reformation Sunday

Participate in and/or assist with these Events & Opportunities:

Neighborhood Basketball, Monday and Thursday evenings Neighborhood Volleyball, Wednesday evenings Neighborhood Lunch, last Sunday of month (assist) Second Sunday Lunches (SSL) after worship Lunch Bunch, noon, last Tuesday of month MENS Speaker Forum, quarterly MENS Saturday Lunch, quarterly Chancel Ringers (hand bells), 6pm, Wednesday Chancel Choir, 7:15pm, Wednesday Gospel Choir, Sunday mornings Liturgical Dance, 9:30am, 12:30pm, Sunday FullCircle Combo, Sunday mornings Ruach: 1st & 3rd Fridays, 12:15pm; 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7pm Dr. Chalkers class, 9:30am, Sunday Uppity Women class, 9am, Sunday