Goddard United Methodist Church

1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901

www.goddardumc.org

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Worship Services

Sunday

Traditional Worship

in the Sanctuary

8:30 am & 10:50 am

The Abbey in Young Hall

11:05 am

Sunday School 9:40 am

www.goddardumc.org

Newsletter and

10:50 am Worship Service

Online

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In Memory of:

Eldred Hood by

Master Vessels Life Group, Spring, TX

Renna Kelton

Jim and Barbara Kell

Sherry Stockton

Doug and Marsha Pogue

Ken and Libby Martin

Stan and Dacie Rau

Bill and Mary Cauthron

Eldred and Alice Hood by

Lynn and Beth Donnell

Nic Wintory by

Renna Kelton

Wallace and Jean Hunton by

David Hunton

Jacob Carter by

Rev. Carr Racop and

Mary Beth Sudduth

Sherry Stockton

Susan C. King Sunday school class

Alline Hamlin by

Roger and Peggy Ross

Lucille Eubanks by

Norma Vaughn

Betty Stockton (Susan McCart’s mother) by

Renna Kelton

Memorials

Christian Sympathy is extended to the families of:

Jacob Carter, Son of Kitty Carter

Alline Hamlin , Mother of Tammy Holton

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Submitted by Elizabeth Eubanks

YOU can be a part of our Goddard Food Pantry

Ministry.

Your continued financial support is vital to our

ministry! We are giving away 60 or more

sacks of groceries each week. We do get

these groceries at discounted prices so your

dollars can go farther if you donate to the church

to help pay for the groceries we buy each week.

Some have called this getting “more

bang for your buck!”

Consider purchasing some powered

milk to donate to our pantry. We

purchase the powdered milk at Wal-

Mart or Neighborhood. There are

10 packages in each box of

powdered milk. We include one package in each

grocery sack. The cost of one box is $9.48

plus .45 tax.

Consider purchasing bathroom tissue to

donate to our Pantry. We include 4 rolls of

bathroom tissue in each sack. None of the

funds donated to the pantry are used to

purchase bathroom tissue. However, one

gracious lady in our church faithfully

donates many rolls of bathroom tissue each

week but we can always use more. The best deal

we have found on bathroom

tissue is shown in the picture

below. These packages cost

$.68 plus tax at Wal-Mart or

Neighborhood.

Save your large grocery paper

bags (approx 12x16) for use in our Food Pantry.

Just bring them to church and place them on the

library table.

Donate your time. Our pantry hours are Wednesday

and Thursday 9 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00

PM to 3:30 PM. Please consider signing up to

be a substitute worker during any of these times.

Just let Elizabeth Eubanks (629 8698) know or

call the Church Office (785 1415).

Pray for our workers, for the people we help,

and for God’s grace and love to continue to

shine from Goddard to our community!

Thank you so much from all the faithful and caring

Goddard Food Pantry Volunteers!

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On August 5, a huge

opportunity is

coming to Goddard!

Jenny Sorey and

several of her

associates are

coming to Goddard

to present a program to let us know how

we can help identify victims of Human

Trafficking and how we can help bring

healing and opportunity to the victims!

As you may recall from our Goddard

UMW Sunday, Jenny Sorey is the

Founder and Executive Director of Hub

of Hope.

Please mark your

calendars now to

attend this important

session. We are

inviting others in our

community and

Northwest District to

attend.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

9 AM to 12 Noon

Please RSVP: emeubanks5@yahoo.com

Or Goddard Church Office 479.785.1415

Jenny Sorey,

Hub of Hope

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The Community Rescue Mission

The Community Rescue Mission, located at 4th and F Street, phone 479-782-1443, partners with area churches to meet spiritual and physical needs by providing meals, a place to stay, and church services. Last month, 79 clients checked in for 1,429 nights of shelter (including 738 nights for women and children), with 4,483 meals served. If you would like more information about the Mission, please visit their website at www.fscrm.org .

Please be in prayer for the homeless and those that work to help them.

Thanks, Harry Tommey

T h e G r a p e v i n e

Gloria Arthur

Laurel Barry

Irene Bernardo

Rick Beshears

Nancy Callaway

Jessica Clardy

Charles Click

Marilyn Click

Kevin Cochran

Helen Cowan

Sammye Norvell

Cravens

Rick Dalton

Jason Echols

Calvin Evans

Kim Friery

Andrew Godwin

Harlan Family

Sam Jaggers

Jeff Jeffries

Keith Lindley

Judy Loux

Evan McKeever

Beverly Moore

Buddy Moore

Ruth Moser

Rachel Rhodes

Sue Rose

Jerry Sauter

Mary Ruth Short

Tracey Stecher

Nell Sullivan

Jeff Taake

Ralph Todd

Meadow Tarrant

Vinson Family

Jeffrey Williams

Helen Wilson

Our Troops

Prayer Concerns

Special Arrival

Norah Grace

Parents: Will and Laura Bryant

Grandparents:

Mike and Rose Lyons

Birth

Iver Alan

Parents: Chris and Cameron

DeWitt-Elkins

Grandmother: Grayce Dewitt

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Keri Cousins

Children’s Director

kcousins@goddardumc.org

Don’t forget about

Sunday School!

Let’s Go Deep Blue! We’re using music and videos to bring

amazing Bible stories to life with the help of the Deep Blue crew.

Pre K—2nd Grade - Room 9

3rd—6th Grade - Room 10

Join us from 9:40—10:40 a.m. each Sunday!

Scan the Code to download the Deep Blue App.

It’s loaded with games, videos, and more to

reinforce the Sunday School lesson. Create your

own character in the Deep Blue World! Parents,

see what your child is learning

in Sunday School.

WOW! What’s On Wednesdays?

Begins Sept. 13th

After School - 6:00 p.m. Bible Lessons,

Games, Music, and More!

T h e G r a p e v i n e

1st Vickie Stone 2nd Sheila Geren 3rd Katherine Abshere 3rd Lynette Woodie 4th Patrick Wilson 5th Brad McCully 6th Sandy Johnson 7th Loraine Tarrant 9th Kim Cloninger 9th Evan Jackson 9th Grace Jackson 10th William Swaim 11th Nina Crownover 12th Donny Anderson 14th Jennifer Canada 16th Tim Peerbolte 18th Betty Campbell 18th Tom McAlister 20th Dana Davenport 20th Elizabeth Eubanks 21st Jon Gustafson 21st Serena Sutton 24th Jamie Pair 25th Suzie Dunn 25th Sherry Stockton 26th Jane Powell 27th Mildred Stephens 27th Carey Woodie 28th Katy Baldridge 28th Rebecca Floyd 28th Christian Swaim 28th Ray Votaw 29th Deborah Moore 30th Mickey Miller

August Anniversaries

9th Jim and Jean Woodward 10th Jim and Barbara Kell 11th George and Sheila Mann 11th Jerry and Jan Walrod 17th Larry and Virginia Kennedy 17th Roger and Peggy Ross 20th Phil and Julie Milligan 21st Paul and Janice Beran 22nd Ken and Susan Pate 24th Pete and Renee Stottsberry 25th Allen and Marion Marshall 26th Don and Jane Martin

What a

blessing are

our faithful

Goddard

Volunteers!!!

When making monetary gifts to

the church, please remember the

Goddard Flower Ministry.

Carnations are placed in the

sanctuary for dates of special

importance such as:

Birth of child or grandchild

(pink/blue)

Wedding anniversaries

(50th, 60th) (yellow)

Birthdays (90+) (red)

Deaths (white)

Call the church office for more

details at 479.785.1415.

July 2017

Thank you note from:

Kitty Carter and David Childress

Goddard Family,

Thank you all for your love,

prayers and support during our

worst hour.

We are so blessed to have so

many Christian friends and

Church family to help us

through.

We appreciate everything you

all have done for us.

Love,

Kitty & David

The following third

graders will receive

Bibles on Sunday,

August 20:

Julian Bradley

Caroline Bunzel

Paige Faldon

Landon Gray

Wyatt Pair

Kaitlin Swaim

T h e G r a p e v i n e

Goddard Giving July 2017

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Lectionary

August 6th 9th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 17:1-7, 15 (UMH 749),

Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21

August 13th 10th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28,

Psalm 105:1-6,16-22, 45b (UMH 828), Romans 10:5-15, Matthew 14:22-33

August 20th 11th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 45:1-15, Psalm 133 (UMH 850),

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32, Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28

August 27th 12th Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 1:8-2:10, Psalm 124 (UMH 846),

Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16,13-20

July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 Total

General Fund Income $ 19,522 $ 9,715 $ 6,909 $ 20,488 $ 7,992 $ 64,626

Budget Expense - Weekly $ 12,933 $ 12,933 $ 12,933 $ 12,933 $ 12,933 $ 64,665

Income Over/(Under) Expense $ 6,589 $ (3,218) $ (6,024) $ 7,555 $ (4,941) $ (39)

Pantry 1,191 850 165 385 610 $ 3,201

Memorials 10,000 0 25 25 20 $ 10,070

Other 1,122 135 95 715 680 $ 2,747

Total Other Income $ 12,313 $ 985 $ 285 $ 1,125 $ 1,310 $ 16,018

Sunday dollars - apportionments* $ 34.00 $ 48.00 $ 46.00 $ 42.00 $ 56.00 $ 226.00

*Included in General Fund above

July 2017

Sunday School Perfect Attendance

Adventurers Harold Braswell, Barbara

Braswell, Betty Forrest, Chuck Johnson,

Sandy Johnson, Jim Woodward

Gathering Disciples Betty Bodine, Rick

Bodine, Royce Coleman, Becky Pearson, Rick

Pittman

Genesis Mike Lyons, Geri Reeves, Barbara

Rumage, Dick Taylor

Susan C. King Deanna Friedman, Myles

Friedman, Brad McCully, Trish McCully

Men’s Bible Class Robert Neufell

New Beginnings Jon Gustafson, Bill

Moore, Debbie Moore

Pairs and Spares Carol McAlister, Tom

McAlister, Roger Ross, Mary Beth Sudduth,

Gayle Tindall

Wesley Victor Campbell, Tom Godwin, Fred

Stecher, Kathryn Stecher

Information Booth

8-10 am 10 am-12 pm

08/06 B. Kennedy M.M. Gattis

08/13 B. Campbell D. Ishmael

08/20 M. Mankin B. Forrest

08/27 H. Toney D. Beaty

9/3 M.M. Gattis D. Ishmael

Acolytes

08/06 Mackenzie Lewis, Gabby Woodie

08/13 Emma Sayers, Ella Harmon

08/20 Evan Carlson, Wyatt Pair

08/27 Julian Bradley, Landon Gray

09/03 Harley Garner, Charro Coady

Sanctuary Greeters

8:00 am Jan and Jerry Walrod, Tom Godwin

10:20 am Betty Nixon, Betty Bodine

Ushers

8:30 am Jerry Walrod, Tillie Loudermilk, Scott McCoubrey, Jessie Lewis

10:50 am Roy Nixon, Capt., John Bernardo, Rick Bodine, Pete Lufkin

Worship Attendance

8:30 am 10:50 am The Abbey

07/02 n/a 165 36

07/09 138 103 40

07/16 123 106 44

07/23 103 105 40

07/30 136 110 42

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August Worship Assistants

T h e G r a p e v i n e

Front Door (Bluff Ave) Greeters

8-10:30 10:30-12:15 August

B. Kennedy

L. Porter 6th

R. Ross 13th L. Gray

B. Mallard 20th L. Porter

R. Ross 27th L. Gray

B. Kennedy

Sept. 3th L. Porter

R. Ross 10th L. Gray

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GriefShare sessions will resume

at Goddard UMC on Tuesday,

August 22nd at 6:30 pm in the

Susan C. King classroom.

Contact the church office

479.785.1415 for additional

information.

Cindy Peevy GriefShare Coordinator

Replacement Plexiglas was recently installed over

the GUMC South bell tower stained glass window.

DONATION TO HOSPITAL HOUSE

Thanks to Virginia and Larry Kennedy

for the donation of two beautiful

afghans for use at our Hospital House.

With the forecast of a cold winter

coming, and the need to occasionally

use a sofa like a bed, our residents will

be comfortably blessed by these

crocheted covers.

Submitted by: Brenda Partin, Barbara

Kennedy and Ron Garner

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Hilltoppers in August

Friday, August 4

Leave church at 4:30 pm

*River City Players

70s Country Radio

Supper at Napoli’s Restaurant

Tahlequah, OK

Thursday, August 24

Leave church at 10:30 am

*Grandma’s Café

Winslow, AR

Pot Luck at Church

Monday, August 28

12 noon / Parlor

Bring Items for Food Pantry

Hilltoppers Contact:

Bryce Dalke 479.653.1957

*RSVP 479.785.1415

Lydia Bible Study Wednesday, August 9

1:00 pm Susan C. King Classroom

Lydia Birthday Lunch Wednesday, August 23

11:30 am at The Egg and I Restaurant

United Methodist Women

August 1st Circle Meetings

Circle 1 10:30 am / Parlor

Circle 2 1:30 pm / Parlor

Joy Goddard 6 pm / Parlor

Circle 3 7 pm / Parlor

Please contact the church

office with calendar

changes, address / phone

number and email

address updates, etc. Call

479.785.1415.

Prayer Chain Ministry

Please contact Donny Anderson at

479.522.3080 with “Prayer Chain”

information. If you want to

become a member of the Goddard

Prayer Chain, please contact

Debbie Moore in the church

office at 479.785.1415.

The Goddard

Quilters meet at

the Church each

Thursday in

August at

10:30 am.

United Methodist Men’s

Breakfast

Saturday, September 9th at

8 am in the Great Room

Guest Speaker:

Benny Gooden

College of Osteopathic

Guests Welcome!

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October Breakfast scheduled

for October 7th.

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Summer 2017

Pictures

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12 Heat Stroke submitted by: Patsy Cochran, Goddard Health Ministry

"Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

Those days of soda and pretzels and..." HEAT STROKE.

Heat stroke is considered the most severe form of heat injury and needs to be treated as a medical emergency in humans and animals. It can result from a progression of milder form of heat injury, such as heat exhaustion, but a heat stroke can occur without prior symptoms. As a result, brain or internal organ damage and death can occur when an individual's core body temperature is above104 degrees Fahrenheit. It mainly affects people over 50, young healthy athletes having prolonged exposure to high temperatures and humidity or those performing strenuous exercise in combination with dehydration. SYMPTOMS: Fainting may be the first sign Altered mental status: confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and coma. Alteration in sweating: while profuse sweating is characteristic in heat exhaustion, a lack of sweating spells the danger of heat strokes. Nausea and vomiting Flushed skin Rapid, shallow breathing Racing heart Throbbing headache High body temperature TREATMENT: If you think a person is having a heat stroke, call 911, and start cooling the victim to prevent permanent damage while waiting. Take him to a shady area or indoors, remove excess clothing and apply cold water (ex: place in cool tub of water or shower, spray with garden hose, mist under a fan or cover with cold wet towels and apply ice packs to his arm pits, neck and groin areas.) PREVENTION: Combat heat stroke by recognizing warning signs. 1. Stay indoors when temperatures are high. Avoid strenuous activity during the warmest part of the day. 2. If you have to go out, wear sunscreen with SPF of 15 or more on exposed body parts, wear light colored, loose fitting clothing and cover your head with a hat or umbrella. 3. Drink ample water: Hydrate before you go out and carry a bottle of water with you. Drink 8 oz of water or healthy fluids every 15-20 minutes while out, even if you are not thirsty. Replenish fluid and electrolyte loss from heavy sweating with Pedialyte or Gatorade. 4. Avoid hot, sunlit areas and do not sit in a parked car (a common cause of heat stroke in children). 5. Some medications (ex: diuretics, stimulants, sedatives) can increase the risk of heat stroke; check with your pharmacist or doctor to see if you have increased risk due to your particular medications. 6. If you have muscle cramps or feel weak, stop the activity immediately and cool down. PROGNOSIS: With prompt and effective treatment, many people will recover with little or no problem, however some individuals become more sensitive to hot weather. Initial recovery usually takes 1-2 days in the hospital, longer if organ damage is detected. In those cases, experts suggest complete recovery may take 2 months to one year if permanent organ damage has not occurred.

Remember that heat stroke has been called the number one killer of pets during summertime,

so be sure to take precautions to keep your furry friends cool and safe as well.

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We Need to Know

If you or someone within the congregation

is entering the hospital

or is currently in the hospital, please call

the church office at 479.785.1415

or call Pastor Kim directly at 479.719.8120.

We want to know …

Who are our visitors?

What are your prayer requests?

Who is in the hospital?

Who is going into the hospital?

Help us be informed of this important

information.

Complete the “Journey Card” tear off that is

on your bulletin and

place in the collection basket.

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GRIEFSHARE GriefShare resumes August 22, 2017. I would like to personally invite anyone in our congregation or those whom you personally know that are hurting and in need of support due to the loss of a loved one. Both men and women need special care during such a difficult time.

At GriefShare, we welcome anyone at any session. There are 13 sessions. We do not close the group after the first few weeks. It is hard to come alone, hurting and not knowing what to expect. Our time together is a time of prayer, video, group discussion, sharing of stories, laughter and tears.

This group is a confidential group. No outside talk or revealing personal information.

We will begin our third semester August 22, 2017 at 6:30—8:00 pm here at Goddard. Snacks and drinks are provided. No child care available. For those who have questions, you may contact Debbie at the church office or me at 479.461.6484. GriefShare works!

Share a Smile,

Cindy Peevy

GriefShare Leader

Rev. Gary E. Mueller— Bishop

Rev. Steve Coburn--- District Superintendent

Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger — Senior Pastor

George A. Mann — Choir Master/Organist

Sami Sue Welch — Associate Director of Music

Sue Peerbolte — Preschool Director

Greg Pair—The Abbey

Keri Cousins—Children’s Director

Michelle Greenfield — Financial Administrator

Deborah Moore — Administrative Assistant/

Buildings and Grounds / Grapevine Editor

Timothy Peerbolte, Mistii Elmore, Dave Whiteis—

Audio/Visual

Volume 55 August 2017 No. 8

Rev. Kim Kelton Cloninger

Goddard United Methodist Church

1922 Dodson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901

www.goddardumc.org