Here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Fry2gitHPgA
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK
Harvest Sunday Banquet
Join us on Sunday, October 23, right after the service, for a meal catered by Ricky’s Cafe, in honor of Harvest Sunday.
Stocking the Blessing Box
So now that we have the Blessing’s Box, what do we do with it? Below are guidelines that were provided to us by “Nourish Together,” the Food and Farm Council of Riley County, and the City of Manhattan.
When Temperatures are between 0°F and 40°F
• Hand can openers • Shampoo/Conditioner/Combs/Brushes • Toilet paper • Period products Pads/Regular Tampons • Toothbrush/Toothpaste • Deodorant • Razors • Hand soap, dish soap, bath soap • Hand sanitizer • Laundry detergent • Gloves/Hats/Scarves • Baby supplies (wipes, diapers, etc.) •First aid products •School supplies • Peanut butter, nuts, and alternatives Almond Butter, Sunflower Seed Butter, Coconut Butter, etc. • Rice, white or brown • Pasta (preferably in boxes) • Cereals/instant oatmeal packets • Crackers/granola bars • Condiments (ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, mayo) • Jelly, pancake syrup • Baking and Pancake Mixes • Microwave meals/to-go meals and shelf-stable meal kits • Individual serving size items • Package protein drinks • Dried fruit
When Temperatures are between 40°F and 85°F
• Hand can openers • Shampoo/Conditioner/Combs/Brushes • Toilet paper • Period products Pads/Regular Tampons • Toothbrush/Toothpaste • Deodorant • Razors • Hand soap, dish soap, bath soap • Hand sanitizer • Laundry detergent • Gloves/Hats/Scarves • Baby supplies (wipes, diapers, etc.) •First aid products •School supplies • Canned soups and sauces • Canned Meat (Tuna, Chicken, etc.) • Peanut butter, nuts, and alternatives Almond Butter, Sunflower Seed Butter, Coconut Butter, etc. • Beans, canned, especially garbanzo, chili, & baked beans • Rice, white or brown • Pasta (preferably in boxes) • Cereals/instant oatmeal packets • Crackers/granola bars • Canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, & tomato paste • Canned Fruits, Canned Vegetables • Condiments (ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, mayo) • Jelly, pancake syrup • Baking and Pancake Mixes • Microwave meals/to-go meals and shelf-stable meal kits • Individual serving size items • Infant formula, dry infant cereal • Package protein drinks • Dried fruit
When Temperatures are between 85°F and 100°F
• Hand can openers • Shampoo/Conditioner/Combs/Brushes • Toilet paper • Period products Pads/Regular Tampons • Toothbrush/Toothpaste • Deodorant • Razors • Hand soap, dish soap, bath soap • Hand sanitizer • Laundry detergent • Gloves/Hats/Scarves • Baby supplies (wipes, diapers, etc.), •Sunscreen •Cooling towels •First aid products •School supplies • Pasta (preferably in boxes) • Dried Soup mixes •Instant rice •Crackers •Rice/popcorn cakes •Pretzels •Instant cereal • Dried beans •lentils • meal bars (dry, not chocolate) •powdered beverage mixes.
Throughout the year, DO NOT donate the following to a Blessing Box:
• Open or partially used items • Rusty or unlabeled cans • Homemade or home canned foods • Glass because of breakage • Food in torn cardboard boxes • Food in torn plastic packaging • Perishable items – NO raw or cooked meats, eggs, dairy, fresh breads • NO foods requiring refrigeration or freezing • Alcoholic beverages • Dented, bent, leaking, or bulging cans • Any packaged food past its “best by,” “use by,” or “sell by” date • Any packaged food with damaged tamper-resistant seals • Re-packaged foods • No fresh fruits or vegetables – these can spoil easily during extreme temperature changes, get easily damaged, or get contaminated by animals or insects.
When donating items please follow CDC handwashing guidance and disinfect the box interior and handles frequently. Buy canned foods with pull rings when available for easy opening or include small handheld can openers.
A Book Study on the Bible
Our next Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study will be on Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans. The plan is to start Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 7 p.m.
From the publisher:
“If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instruction manual, what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she embarked on a journey to better understand what the Bible is and how it’s meant to be read. What she discovered changed her—and it can change you, too.”
The book is available at all the usual places, and copies have been ordered so you can pick one up at church. The suggested donation is $14, but feel free to give whatever you can or just take one.
Hurricane Relief
Please help us in supporting our neighbors in Florida and Puerto Rico who have been deeply affected by the recent hurricane.100% of the proceeds will go to relief efforts. To help, please visit the “GIVE” tab on our website. bit.ly/CAUMChurricanerelief
Bible Study: God’s Loyal Love
This evening, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 7 p.m., we’ll have a Bible study on God’s loyal love. You can attend in person in the parlor or you can join us via Zoom at bit.ly/3AOWXnf. You don’t need to read anything ahead of time to participate. (Most people don’t.) We’ll begin with a short video introduction and then continue the discussion from there. If you want to watch the video or study the materials ahead of time you can go here.
Worship — Sunday, October 10, 2022
Here’s a link to the video on our YouTube Page: https://youtu.be/HeWg691up-I
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK
A Different Understanding of Salvation
Tomorrow morning (Sunday, October 9, 2022), I’ll be preaching on Luke 17:11-19. The sermon title is “Gospel Medicine.” We’ll be looking at how the phrase “your faith has made you well” has been misused over the centuries and how salvation can be understood as the healing of our sin-sick souls. The adult choir will be singing “Deep, Deep, Love.” Brad Shaw will be the worship leader. Worship starts at 10:30.
On the Attributes and Justice of God
At Wednesday night Bible Study we’ve been studying the attributes of God found in Exodus 34:6: “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” In our most recent study, we looked at some quotes from Abraham Heschel that I want to share with you:
“The prophets had no theory or ‘idea’ of God. What they had was an understanding . . . To the prophets, God was overwhelmingly real and shatteringly present. . . . To the prophets, the attributes of God were drives, challenges, commandments, rather than timeless notions . . . They disclosed attitudes of God rather than ideas about God.”
“To the prophet . . . God does not reveal himself in abstract absoluteness, but in a personal and intimate relation to the world. He [God] does not simply command and expect obedience; He is moved and affected by what happens in the world, and reacts accordingly. Events and human actions arouse in him joy or sorrow, pleasure or wrath. He is not conceived as judging the world in detachment. He reacts in an intimate and subjective manner. [God is moved, affected, grieved, gladdened and pleased by what people do.]”
“This notion that God can be intimately affected, that He possesses not merely intelligence and will, but also pathos, basically defines the prophetic consciousness of God. “
God is not indifferent to injustice, but God is slow to anger. (In the King James Version the Hebrew word for slow to anger is translated as longsuffering). That’s why, in the Bible, we continually see God giving people chance after chance, opportunity after opportunity, to repent and turn back to God. It is why, I believe, the years between Jesus’s first and second comings have stretched so long. Like the loving father in the parable, God is ever ready to abandon all dignity and rush down the road to welcome us home.
It is to our benefit that God is slow to anger, but it is also to our benefit that God will not allow injustice to stand forever. The world will be set right and all will be well in the end. No matter what we have done, it is not yet ever too late to turn to God. It is also never too early, and sooner is better than later.
The Blessing Box
When I was at Abilene First UMC, one of my favorite mission projects was our “Little Free Pantry.” Here in MHK, you call them “Blessing Boxes.” Anna Kozak brought it up, the Outreach Commission thought it was a good idea, and we’re now on our way to having our very own blessing box.
Woodsy Time at the Riley’s!
WOODSY TIME AT THE RILEY’S!!
Sunday, November 13th. Come at 3:00 and leave anytime! Please RSVP to help with our hot dogs and smores planning. The Riley’s email is bill@thepathfinder.net & ph: 785-537-2959
Hot dogs, buns, condiments, smores, and drinking water are provided. A special cobbler dessert will be provided by the Scouts.
Please bring: A non-dessert side dish (preferably in unbreakable containers). Flashlights, walking shoes & jackets. Folding chairs (if bench seating is not acceptable). Table service (reducing trash & environmental impact). Personal drinking cups.
Bulk water and soap will be available for hand washing.
A scavenger hunt game and directions to the picnic area will be offered at the parking lot.
All dishes, lawn chairs, and special-need equipment will be hauled from the parking lot to the picnic area, as well as covered dishes if possible.
Rides from the parking area will be available to the picnic area
as needed. The picnic area is a 15-minute(ish) walk from the parking on unpaved wooded paths.
Extra table service and cups will be available.
A camp toilet and basic first aid kit will also be available.
Location: 4555 Meadow Crest. A private drive off Junietta Road.
No Youth Group Sunday, October 9
Peggy is on grandma duty this weekend and Hope is unavailable, so there will be no Youth Group this Sunday. Be sure to rest up though because next Sunday, (October 16) we will meet at Britts Farm at 4:00. There will be a giant slide, hay rack rides, a potato shooter, and fellowship. We hope to see you there!