City buildings, local schools, and College Avenue United Methodist Church will all be closed tomorrow (January 9, 2024).
Category Archives: PSA
Funeral Services for Jean Brecheisen
Jean Brecheisen died this past Thursday. I can’t find the obituary online, so I’m including it here.
Jean Brecheisen passed away peacefully on December 7, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born to Delbert and Olive Vinton on June 4, 1929. Jean was raised on a farm near Melvern, Kansas. She had three older sisters, Idelle, Edith, and Wilma. She married her lifelong partner, Max Brecheisen, on October 30, 1949. They were married for nearly 70 years. For twenty years, she was a Marine Corps spouse. They had three sons together. Jerry, Neal, and Mark.
After his military service, she worked with her husband in starting his career with Radio Shack. Upon retirement, they built a home on the farmstead where Jean grew up. They raised purebred Hereford cattle on their M&J farm. They retired from the farm in 2000 and moved to Manhattan, Kansas.
Jean is preceded in death by her husband, Max, son Neal, and three sisters. Survivors include sons Jerry and Mark (Judy) and grandchildren Stephanie Brecheisen, Chris Brecheisen, Jessica Birmingham, Jacob Brecheisen, Lucas Brecheisen, Katie Brecheisen, Amy Brecheisen, and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be on December 13 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be before the service at 10:30 a.m. at Irvin Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to the College Avenue United Methodist Church, Manhattan, Kansas.
Maurine Hebrank has Passed Away
Maurine Hebrank died Monday, November 6, 2023. Maurine was a member of the Ogden United Methodist Church, but she was also active in the CAUMC Willing Workers group and the book club. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers.
An obituary can be found here.
Bernice Difilippo Has Passed
Bernice DiFilippo, mother of Raelene Dawson, died unexpectedly yesterday (Tuesday, November 7, 2023). She has been received into the arms of God’s mercy, but please keep Raelene, Lonnie, and the rest of her family and friends in your prayers.
Thundering Cats Benefit Concert
From Rev. Jim Reed:
The Thundering Cats Big Band will perform its Annual Benefit Concert for Wesley Campus Ministry at KSU on Sunday, October 15, 2023 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz, Manhattan. Since its inception 12 years ago, the Thundering Cats have rehearsed at Wesley House. The Benefit is the Band’s way of saying thank you and helping with expenses through the free will offering.
This concert will feature the theme songs of the great big bands from Tommy Dorsey’s “I’m Getting Sentimental over You:” to Benny Goodman’s “Let’s Dance.” To Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train, plus many more. Come, hear great jazz and support Wesley Campus Ministry.
The Threat of White Christian Nationalism
I wanted to be sure and share this information from Joyce Marr with you:
Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA), is an organized group of Kansans from various faith traditions who are invested in building a more loving, safe, compassionate Kansas. This group is sponsoring forums across the state to discuss the threat of White Christian Nationalism and how it impacts policy and what people of faith can do about it. Mark your calendar for Sunday, November 5 when the forum comes to Manhattan. Time and place to be announced ASAP.
Chuck Havlicek has Passed Away
Chuck Havlicek has died. Funeral arrangements are pending. Please keep Barbara and the rest of his family in your prayers.
LGBTQ Inclusion Meeting Tonight
Following the book study, God and the Gay Christian, Amy Westfahl and David Procter will lead a series of meetings this fall on helping us make our church more welcoming to LGBTQ+ and other marginalized groups. Our first meeting will be tonight, September 7, at 7 p.m. At this meeting we are excited to welcome Dr. Seth Dills from K-State’s LGBT Resource Center. Dr. Dills will share an overview of LGBTQ+ terminology, concepts, affirming approaches, and allyship, and provide an opportunity for questions and discussion. All are welcome! We hope to see you on September 7. If you have any questions, you can contact either Amy (amy.westfahl@gmail.com) or Dave (dprocter@ksu.edu).
Newsletter = Announcements
The announcements section in the weekly bulletin has been renamed “Newsletter.” In the future, the newsletter section in the bulletin mirror the weekly newsletter. You can choose whichever one is more convenient for you.
COVID-19 Notice
We received notice today that one of our youth who attended worship this past Sunday has tested positive for COVID-19. Please keep this in mind if you or someone in your family develops symptoms that might indicate COVID-19. As always, please feel free to wear a mask in worship or to worship from home if you feel more comfortable doing so.
Service for Kay Dillon
A Service of Life, Death, and Resurrection for Kay Dillon will be held Tuesday morning, August 29, 2023 at College Avenue United Methodist Church. Visitation will be at 9:30 and the service at 10:30. The family has request casual dress.
2023 Football Parking
Due to an increase in the number of parkers requesting reserved parking spaces, the grass parking area will also be for reserved parking. The youth group will not be offering “day” parking this year.