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SUM Good News Sedona United Methodist Church 110 Indian Cliffs Road Sedona, AZ 86336

Sedona United Methodist Church

Phone: 928-282-1780

Fax: 928-282-6377

Email: sedonaumc.az@gmail.com

Website: www.sedonaumc.org

Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 to 4:00

Mission Statement

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ by Welcoming all people, Worshiping

God joyfully, Caring for each person, Discovering Christ’s transforming love,

and Serving God’s world.

Vision Statement

To share the happiness that is Christianity for all people.

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January 2015

Sedona United Methodist

Church

SUM GOOD NEWS

New Year Message

Isaiah 43 New International Version (NIV) 16 This is what the Lord says—he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, 17 who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never

to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the

wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Every New Year brings on new challenges and new miracles. We consider making New Year resolutions

to fix what was wrong last year. The prophet Isaiah tells us to forget the former things; do not dwell on

the past but look to the present, for God is doing a new thing; can you not see it?

As we begin a new liturgical year with the celebration of the Feast of Epiphany, let us be like the wise men

who traveled from afar to see the King of the Jews, and seek God who is made manifest/revealed in the

birth of Jesus. Let us be amazed in the revelations of the mysteries of Christ and reveal in the ways God

make streams in the desert.

God is doing a new thing! Let us rejoice! God has not forgotten and God’s promises are true. Let us stand

together seeking through prayer and praise the marvelous things God has for us.

Pastor Jimelvia

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Office Hours: Tuesday—Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday & Friday, CLOSED 928-282-1780; Fax: 928-282-6377 Email: sedonaumc.az@gmail.com Website: www.sedonaumc.org

Published monthly by Sedona United Methodist Church, keeping members and friends informed of programs of the church and reporting news about the congregation. Deadline is the 15

th of the previous

month.

Worship Service: Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Communion: first Sunday of the month. Celebrations: 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Our Church Staff: All Members of the Church Ministers

Rev. Dr. Jimelvia P. Martin Senior Pastor

Rev. Arland Averill Rev. Phyllis Averill Rev. Tom Bush Pastors/Retired

Maude Johns Missionary /Retired

Scot Munro Lay Leader

Dr. Lily Chou Interim Music Director

Mary Luttrell Keyboardist

Richard Batka Custodian

Carol Taylor Nursery

Vicki Loeding Administrative Assistant

Kristen Price Bookkeeper

Alice Stephenson; Dr. Rick Brothers Wellness Ministry

Ellen Glasshagel Caring Lay Ministry/Prayer

Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata Desert Southwest Annual Conference

Rev. Gary Kennedy District Superintendent

In Loving Memory: Rev. David Ellsworth, 1922 – 2011 Founding Pastor

Drewer Johns, 1919 - 2012 Retired Missionary

Like us on Facebook!

We currently have 91 likes and would

love to hit 100 “Likes”.

The website has some new features!

Website: www.sedonaumc.org

Check out:

Sunday Sermons online

Online Prayer Requests

A Photo Gallery

Meet our Newest Members

Dale and Denise Jurgensen Dale and Denise Jurgensen are retired military officers and their three sons are making careers out of the Air Force too. They were stationed in Germany, Japan, Hawaii and England including several states. They retired from the Air Force in 1993 and both pursued a second career in education. Dale taught high school special education and Denise was an art teacher. Dale is an avid golfer and Denise has a passion for horses so when the opportunity presented itself to move to Sedona in May 2013, they readily took it!! They love the small town ambience of the Village of Oak Creek and the spectacular scenery surrounding Sedona. Denise and Dale are pleased to be a part of the SUMC family.

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January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Church Office

Closed

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9:30a Worship

9:45a Sunday School

10:30a Fellowship

11:00a Trustees

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9:00a Hannah’s

Prayer Circle

10:00a Welcome

Team Mtg.

4:00p Worship Team

Mtg.

Office Closed

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1:00p Christian Ed

Mtg.

4:00p Spanish ESOL

6:00p ESOL

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9:00a Holy

Boldness Men’s

Group

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9:45a Anna’s

Bible Study

6:30p Choir

Practice

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Office Closed

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8:30a Men’s

Breakfast(Golden

Goose Café)

9:00a Emmaus

Breakfast

10:00a Undecorat-

ing church

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9:45 Sunday School

10:30 Fellowship

10:45a Missions Team

Mtg.

3:00p Kachina Pt.

Worship

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9:00a Hannah’s

Prayer Circle

Office Closed

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4:00p Spanish ESOL

6:00p ESOL

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9:00a Holy

Boldness Men’s

Group

10:00a Library

Committee

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9:00a UMW Bd.

Mtg.

9:45a Anna’s

Bible Study

6:30p Choir

Practice

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Office Closed

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9:30 Worship

9:45 Sunday School

10:30 Fellowship

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9:00a Hannah’s

Prayer Circle

2:00p Admin Council

Mtg.

Office Closed

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2:00p Finance

Team Mtg.

4:00p Spanish ESOL

6:00p ESOL

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9:00a Holy

Boldness Men’s

Group

1:00p Caring Lay

Ministry

7:00p SPRC

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9:45a Anna’s

Bible Study

6:30p Choir

Practice

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Office Closed

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9:30 Worship

9:45 Sunday School

10:30 Fellowship

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9:00a Hannah’s

Prayer Circle

Office Closed

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4:00p Spanish ESOL

6:00p ESOL

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9:00a Holy

Boldness Men’s

Group

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9:45a Anna’s

Bible Study

6:30p Choir

Practice

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Office Closed

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Tanya Mayer, one of our ESOL tutors, also tutors at W. Sedona Elementary. She has a lot to crow about because two young brothers she tutors there, with hers and others help, have written, illustrated and published books. The adventures of Mama Rabbit, by Adrian Jaimes Gonzalez follows the adventures of the resourceful Mama Rabbit as she meets characters whom she asks to help save her baby, Jesu s, from Papa Fox. Adrian’s book is available in an English and a bilingual version. Axel Gonzales Jaimes has written Rambo Rooster, about a rooster who causes problems on each farm he's lived on. Both boy’s books are available from Amazon.

Tanya can probably arrange to get you an autographed copy of each! Our ESOL students had a great time taking turns reading about Mama Rabbit—it’s amazing how well they did.

Shannon Jakes, a language arts instructor at Verde Valley School, came to ESOL to ask for volunteers to demonstrate Mexican recipes to her Spanish students, using only Spanish. Now that’s a switch! Several students jumped at the idea. Barbara Chandler’s students, Rosa and Ofelia, taught them how to make tortillas. Scot Munro’s student, Mirella signed up to teach them how to make Mexican rice, but was unable to come and sent her friend, Jose to cover for her. Jackie Ritter’s student, Erika, demonstrated Flan. Barb and Suzie were able to be present at least once—it was so much fun and everybody learned more Spanish, in an exciting fashion. Teaching cooking has given us an idea for our church!

ESOL News

HOW ABOUT YOU AS A MISSIONER?

Please consider supporting FaithWorks missions in 2015 either by supporting any and all missions with monetary donations, commiting to be prayer warrior or by participating in mission yourself! Suzie Dunn is looking for happy mission minded people to join her Saturday March 7 at The Olive Branch in Rimrock from 7:30-4:30. The Olive Branch provides Christian family type living for men and women with developmental disabilities. We volunteers would offer the likes of cleaning, paint-ing, light building repairs, landscaping and whatever the administrator thinks we can do ALONG-SIDE the residents. The cost is $30 per person (includes lunch) or $50 for a family of two or more. See specific brochures on the bulletin boards. Contact Suzie at 928-284-4707 or pack-er@dunnery.net

Keep your eyes and prayers on Faithworks—check out FaithWorks4us.org.

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Pledges/Stewardship Update

If you haven’t made a commitment/pledge yet, please read the following stewardship talk given by Finance Chair, Joe Huff at the November 23, 2014 worship service. “I know the question you are all asking yourselves…What does the Chairman of the Finance Committee want to talk to us about at this time of year? Well, surprisingly enough, it’s our Stewardship program. For the last few weeks we have been speaking to you about Time, Talents, and today the subject is Treasures. It is important that we discuss this today, as next Sunday represents the close of our program. This has become quite significant because we have received only 45 pledges to date. Historically, SUMC receives 82 pledges during our campaign season. After next week, our Treasurer, Gene Chandler, will take the total of these pledges and produce a prelim-inary budget that will be reviewed by the Finance Committee. I don’t have to tell you what a difficult job this will be if almost half of our expected pledges are not submitted. Over the last few weeks, Polly has provided you with impressive lists of the Missions SUMC has support-ed over the years, many of which have received continuous support for the 34-year history of our Church. I would like to add another important mission to that list. The one that is sitting perhaps 3 to 6 feet or more from you today. When we speak about the life and programs of our Church, we cannot forget about the needs of our Congregation. While we have all been supportive of our Church, let us not forget that our Church has also been there in times of need for each of us. I know the generosity of our Church and I want to ask all of you that have not submitted your pledge to please consider the consequences. Polly was kind enough to prepare a wonderful text for me to read today that goes along with the section from Deuteronomy that is printed on the insert in today’s bulletin. Being the troublemaker that I am, I’ve decided to speak to you instead about a different Treasure. Did anyone see Betty and Kent Brownlow walk in this morning? I didn’t either. I just want you to know they are here. As I remember, they usually sat right down here in front. We lost Kent just over a year ago, and Betty passed away last February. While not regarded as the most well to do of our congregation, they were always supportive.

December 29, 2014

I want to bring everyone up to date on our 2015 stewardship pledges. We have been blessed with three additional pledges since my last letter. This brings our totals, as of today, to 63 pledges and $184,924.15.

We are grateful for the continued generosity of our membership here at The Sedona United Methodist Church. The Finance Committee is continuing to work with our available finances as we move into 2015. May God Bless you all, and may God Bless our Church.

Joe Huff, Finance Chair

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Sometime in the last few years, Kent and Betty sat down and made provisions to continue the sup-port of their beloved Church even after they were gone. Several months ago, their executor con-tacted SUMC to tell us the Church had been granted a gift from their estate. A few weeks later we received a check for almost $30,000. I’m very happy to tell you that the gift provided by Kent and Betty is the initial deposit of The Sedo-na United Methodist Church Permanent Endowment Fund. Along with other gifts we hope to be granted from our congregation in the future, their money will be invested conservatively to provide an ongoing income stream to help fund our Church Programs in the years to come. As you can see, the Brownlow’s have already made their pledge for 2015 and many years to come. I ask those of you that have not completed your pledge to please join Kent and Betty, and support our Church by submitting your pledge. If you simply have not gotten around to filling out your pledge, now is the time. If, for some reason, you have decided to not submit a pledge this year, I ask you to please revisit that decision. Now is the time. If you have faithfully supported our Church, but have never been comfortable filling out your pledge card, please take a moment to reconsider, because now is the time. If you are new to our Church and have never pledged to a church’s Stewardship program, let me assure you, now is the time. Thank you and may God bless this Church and its Congregation.”

NEW OFFICE HOURS

SUMC’s office hours will be reduced beginning the first week in January of 2015 due to budget limitations. Vicki’s hours will be reduced from 28 per week to 18 per week. Vicki will be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00-4:00 and will work from home a half day on Wednesdays. We plan to hire someone to work on Wednesdays. So, the office will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; it will be closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Because of her reduced hours, Vicki’s focus will be mainly on the bulletins and newsletters. Please be thoughtful in what extra requests you make of Vicki as her time will be limited. Thank you for your cooperation.

SPRC

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SUMC Christmas Puppet Performance

at the 3 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Starring puppeteers — Odie Overbee, Carl Williams and Jan Shuman with their performance of “Born

to be King” (to the tune of “Born to be Wild”). Performance was enjoyed by all who attended the 3 p.m.

Christmas Eve worship service.

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Free Health Screening Held

Here on December 3

A Free Health Screening was held December 3 at

SUMC. Those who attended were screened for

cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure. The

event was sponsored by the Verde Valley Medical

Center and Flagstaff Medical Center.

Operation Christmas

Child Shoeboxes Because of your outreach to children around the world less fortunate than our own, SUMC collected and sent 74 shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts! When the children receive the gifts, they also are given the message of Jesus’ love for them.

Thank you, and God bless you.

SUMC United Methodist Women and SUMC Missions Team

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Assisting in Worship January 4 9:30 a.m. Communion Sunday

Liturgist: Glenn Snowberger Greeters: Bob Jensen & Dottie Inman

Ushers: Jim Keller, Lynn Frank, Cheryl Henriksen, Joe Huff

Communion Servers Balcony: Bruce & Kat Bramblett Tray (gluten free): Liz Lukeman Organ side: Dale & Doris Compton Pulpit Side: Al & Anna Schneck

January 11 9:30 a.m. Celebration Sunday

Liturgist: Jeff Dunn

Greeters: David Johnson & Freda Wrons

Ushers: Terry Sidwell, Al Schneck, Don Reilly, Rick Brothers

January 18 9:30 a.m.

Liturgist: Gene Chandler

Greeters: Jim & Carol Keller

Ushers: Steve Nelson, Herb Hanks, Larry Herman

Children’s Time: TBA

January 25 9:30 a.m.

Liturgist: Dave Johnson

Greeters: Doug & Janie McDaniel

Ushers: Jim Latham, George Dana, Scot Munro

February Greeters: February 1: Al & Anna Schneck February 8: David & Linda Allardice February 15: Glenn & Jan Snowberger February 22: Rick & Jane Brothers

Prayers

The churches of the Central-West District are praying for each other again this year. During the month of January, please pray for:

Trinity, Phoenix Pioneer UMF

Verrado New Church Start

Thank you to all the people that have

served and volunteered at Sedona

United Methodist Church over the

past year. As many of you know, the

jobs and tasks are many here and the

enthusiasm and commitment that

you offer is greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

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January Celebrations

Anniversaries

3 Robert Cline

3 Natalie Grandaw

3 Wendy Treash

5 Nathan Mumy-Smith

7 Louise Hinchcliffe

7 Barbara Hofmann

12 Jeanette Smith

14 Dorothy McDonald

18 Wayne Light

18 Sharon Tupper

19 Jim Keller

20 Joan Jensen

20 Hass Maxson

20 Pam Wrigley

25 Lorraine Godbolf

29 Mary Flaisig

29 David Hollis III

30 Julia Fanning

31 Arland Averill

14 Ralph & Murle Wilson

19 Tom & Dawn Bush

Men’s Breakfast Saturday,

January 10 at 8:30 a.m.

Golden Goose Café www.goldengoosecafe.com

Please bring a can of food for the Food Bank.

“Story of Jesus” Bracelets

The amount collected toward the mortgage reduction fund is

$16,000!

Bracelets are available most Sundays in Fellowship Hall,

or call the church office: 282-1780,

Doris Phillips: 284-1063, or Barbara Chandler: 282-5423

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CENTRAL WEST DISTRICT

LEADERSHIP TRAINING EVENT

To be held at three sites

(Come to one, come to all!)

Sunday, January 11th, 2:00 p.m. at Sun City First UMC, 9849 N 105th Ave. Sun City.

Workshops:

Electronic Communication led by Christina Dillabough, Conference

Communications Director

Websites, Social Media, free national denominational resources.

Stewardship led by Mike Pearson

The philosophy, motivation and nuts and bolts ideas for implementing a

successful stewardship campaign.

Administrative Council led by Tom Butcher

Models and ideas for creative leadership through the Administrative

Council by vision-casting , structure and accountability.

Staff Parish Relations Committee led by Gary Kennedy

Examine the role of SPRC through the lens of year-round visioning for the

church.

Archives and History led by Jenifer Barber, Conference Historian

Learn the importance of keeping archives and history in your church.

The Art of Asking led by Kate Strohmeyer from the Conference Communications

Office

Approaching someone to give, serve or to lead with enthusiasm.

Tuesday, January 13th, 5:00 p.m. Gila Mountain UMC, 12716 N Frontage Road, Yu-

ma AZ (Light meal included, please RSVP to 623-977-0701)

An interactive presentation led by Christiana Dillabough, David Topping and

Barry Doyle from the Conference Communication’s office. It will cover all aspects

of communications and resources for the local church (For example, websites, social

media, photography for church use and much more.)

Staff Parish Relations Committee led by Gary Kennedy

Saturday, January 17th, 9:00 a.m. Prescott UMC, 505 W Gurley Street, Prescott

The Art of Asking led by Kate Strohmeyer from the Conference Communications

Office

Approaching someone to give, serve or to lead with enthusiasm.

Photography and Social Media led by Barry Doyle from the Conference

Communications Office.

From smart phones to DSLR’s take great story-telling pictures with what

you have. Get out of auto-mode and take candid shots not group photos. Try

different angles to achieve different feelings.

Staff Parish Relations Committee led by Gary Kennedy

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A Great Time at the Christmas Open House and

Luncheon held December 21

Christmas Cantata and SUMC Open House and Luncheon held December 21

Our second annual Christmas Open House and Luncheon on December 21 was a wonderful time to

celebrate Christmas. First we enjoyed worship and the Chancel Choir’s Cantata “An Unending Song” by

John W. Peterson. The choir did an excellent job which earned them a well deserved standing ovation!

Thank you Dr. Lily Chou for your leadership. Our soup luncheon followed and this year we featured

“The Twelve Soups of Christmas.” Although we only had 11 soups, no one really noticed. Thanks to our

soup makers and hard workers: Ellen Brooks, Kat Bramblett, Anna Schneck, Linda Nelson, Freda

Wrons, Bonnie Fletcher, Cheryl Henriksen, Suzie Dunn and Doris Phillips. Thanks to Julia Fanning and

the UMW who supplied us with the delicious cake for dessert. Gail Davis and Andy Timmer were in

charge of the cake and helped with serving and clean up duties. Everyone was talking about Jeff &

Suzie Dunn’s Christmas train. Thanks to Bruce Bramblett who fixed our electricity problem and Pastor

Jimelvia Martin who inspired the theme for the day.

Choir practicing for the Christmas Cantata at

Dr. Lily Chou’s Home and at church.

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Classes & Groups

Hanna’s Prayer Circle Mondays at 9:00 a.m. at a private residence

Holy Boldness Men’s Bible Study

Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Anna’s Bible Study Thursdays at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday Mornings – Men’s “Holy Boldness” Bible Study 9:00AM This is a group of men who study the Bible one book, one chapter, and quite often, one verse at a time.

Currently studying the Epistle of Romans.

As we read each passage, we share our thoughts and strive to understand the way of the Lord and to

share one another’s unique perspective as it is revealed to us.

As we leave the group, we head into the world armed with new insights which guide us in our daily

lives and help us to share those understandings with all we encounter.

MUSES/MNA Lecture Series is Back!

The Sedona Muses/Museum of Northern Arizona Lecture Series returns to the SUMC sanctuary on

Monday, January 12 at 7 p.m. The 2015 four lecture series, “Venom on the Colorado Plateau” will offer

both fascinating and good-to-know information about those animals and plants in our Plateau environ-

ment that are designed to hurt us or each other. All lectures are on the second Monday of January

through April and begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. Here’s the schedule:

January 12: Toxic, Tiny, Spineless Critters by Dr. Larry Stevens, MNA’s Curator of Conserva-

tion and Ecology

February 9: Mean Green — Poisonous Plants by Dr. Gwendolyn Waring, plant expert and

ecologist.

March 9: Snakes and Lizards — Hissssss by Dr. Steven Carothers and Tanner Carothers

April 13: Ants — Fatal to Fantastic by Dr. Gary Alpert, MNA Research Associate and As-

sociate of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Lecture tickets for the series are $20/MNA members, $25/nonmembers; for each lecture $6/MNA

members, $7/non-members and are available at Bashas’ in Sedona, Weber’s IGA in the Village of Oak

Creek, at the front desk of the Museum in Flagstaff, at the door the night of the lecture or call

928-284-2875.

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Wellness Notes — "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him...." Lamentations 3:25 (NIV)

Disclaimer

This article is for infor-

mation only and is not

intended to replace evalu-

ation, diagnosis, and

treatment by your health

care professional.

JANUARY is a new beginning-----again!! We have finished our thank you notes

and put away the gifts and decorations from Christmas; let ourselves steep in

the beauty and wonder of December; but now what? Do we begin with the

guilt of "I ate too much holiday food", "I am stressed from the expense of the

holidays", or "I just have to start exercising"? Or do we start this fresh NEW

YEAR with another set of gifts----these given to ourselves wrapped up in HOPE!!

The gift of LOVE of ourselves: Taking a good look at our self esteem, bathing ourselves in

gratitude for the gifts God has given us, and wrapping ourselves in a mantle of praise.

The gift of PATIENCE: Allowing ourselves to forgive others shortcomings, wait out the processes

of change that may be apparent, and giving ourselves permission to be ourselves and not be

influenced by others choices, decisions, or actions.

The gift of WELLNESS: Begin TODAY with improved food choices with the "My Plate" (check it out

online or at the market) format that helps us nourish our body with the right amount of

healthy nutrients. Start TODAY with a short walk around the block or house, or hallway with

the goal of increasing that activity a little more each day. Breathe deeply and stretch each joint

to release the tightness and stress. Take out that new 2015 Guidepost, Upper Room, Devotion

booklet, or your Bible and start TODAY with a daily time of reading, meditation, and spiritual

strengthening.

The gift of AWARENESS: Open your eyes to injustice, distrust, untruths, and jealousy. Make a

special effort to be more kind, thoughtful, interested, and trusted. Take out your new calendar

and line out your annual physical, lab tests, special Dr. appointments, and prescription list up-

date. Clean out the medicine closet to let it hold only current medications and supplements

(disposing of all outdated or unused meds at the Fire Dept.). KNOW YOUR NUMBERS to start

the year with baseline blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, measurements, and pulse.

Mind, Body, and Spirit Wellness inspires us to carry HOPE in our hearts and improve our journey into

a new and untouched 365 days.

A Blessed New Year to each of you.

Alice Stephenson BSN,RN

Parish Nurse (Retired)

SUMC Health Corner

The SUMC “Health Corner” features informative articles by Lyman R. Broth-

ers, III MD, and Alice Stephenson, RN, on health and nutrition. These arti-

cles are written by health professionals from the congregation as a service

to their church family. If you have any ideas about future articles, please let

Vicki Loeding in the office know and she will pass on the requests to us.

Alice Stephenson BSN,RN,PN