Pastor's Corner
 "FAMILIAR AND NEW" I just attended a musical festival to cheer on my daughter, Chloe, and all the other MUMC youth who participated in the event. I enjoyed the clinician, Dr. Marci Major, who worked with each choral group and helped them to experience and sing their familiar and well-rehearsed music in new ways. At times, they tried new facial expressions. At other times, they moved their bodies or their hands. New sounds emerged from the same singers-they and the audience were impressed!
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Got a submission for the Messenger? You can email your articles to messenger@moumc.org. The submission deadline for the weekly Messenger is 9am on Mondays.
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The church calendar is online! Visit the church website to keep up to date on all your favorite activities!
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Photo Disclaimer: Services and events hosted by the church are considered public. The church has permission to use images of church members for promotion, publicity and outreach materials unless advised through a non-consent form. The church will not attach names to the photographs of individuals or groups unless prior permission is given. To obtain a non-consent form, please contact the church office.
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| Blood Pressure Screenings
Free blood pressure screenings will be offered this Sunday, February 19th, from 9:45 to 10:15am and from 10:45 to 11:15am in the Connector.
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| Wanted: Sunday Bus Drivers
Each Sunday morning, Missouri UMC offers free rides to our 11am worship service for anyone in need of transportation. Dedicated volunteers make this happen! We are currently looking for a few more volunteers to serve once every 4-6 weeks. If you would like to be part of this important ministry, please email amanda.armistead@moumc.org or sign up through the bulletin tear-off this Sunday.
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Capital Campaign Information Meetings
- Wednesday, February 15th, at 6pm in the Multipurpose Room
- Sunday, February 19th, at 10am & noon in the Sanctuary
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| Coffee with the Pastor
Join Pastor Amy for coffee (or a coke!) and conversation on Sunday, February 19th, from 6-7pm in the Connector.
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| College-Age Gathering on Thursdays
From 7-8pm this Thursday, February 16th, college-age persons are invited to meet in the Chapel for Bible study and prayer. We are using a short-term Disciple Bible Study series called "Invitation to the New Testament." For more information, please email heather.mccainmorgan@gmail.com.
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| Festival of Sharing
The Festival of Sharing kit for February is the Layette Kit. Layettes provide gentle warmth for infants and basic tools for young mothers struggling with poverty or the consequences of natural disaster. Cost of the kit is $39. Click here for a list of the supplies that go into each kit.
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| Food Drive
The 3rd Grade Sunday School class is collecting non-perishable food items during the month of February for the Columbia food pantry. Please make donations outside the church office (a marked bag has been placed in the waiting area) or in the 3rd Grade Sunday School classroom, Room 405. Thank you for helping with this mission!
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| Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes is in need of a group of volunteers to serve food at the soup kitchen on Saturday, March 10th. Please contact Tyler Page at 573-355-1867 or pagetj@missouri.edu for more details.
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| Love Your Body Workshop
On Sunday, February 19th, Suzy Day, Coordinator of the Women's Center at MU, will conduct a workshop called "Love Your Body." It will have an emphasis upon physical and spiritual self-care. It will take place from 3-5pm in CLC 106-110. Cookies and lemonade will be provided. While the workshop is being sponsored by the UMW Circles, it is open to all women of the MUMC congregation and the college campuses. Mothers are encouraged to bring their teen-aged daughters as well. Email
RSVP@moumc.org to register.
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| Meet Dana!
 Dana Scheurmann is our Cornerstone Coffee Shop manager. Dana is:
* a lifelong Methodist, and the daughter of a United Methodist pastor
* an experienced barista, and creator of coffee drinks for her mother's coffee business
* a junior at MU, majoring in Journalism
* a graphic artist (see our posters for the MU@MUMC sermon series)
* a great person to be around!
Stop by the Cornerstone Coffee Shop and meet Dana. Be sure to sit in one of the new comfortable chairs, or meet a group at one of the longer tables that have been added. If all goes well, the Coffee Shop will be open for business on Sunday, February 26th, with a menu featuring cappuccinos, lattes, sodas and pastries. In the meantime, hot LaKota coffee will be available on Sunday morning. The Cornerstone Coffee Shop is located in the west wing of the Connector.
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| Mentor Training Opportunities
This training is open both to college-age people and older adults who wish to become Mentors: Sunday, February 26th, 12:30-1:30pm in the Parlor and Wednesday, February 29th, 6:30-7:30pm in Room 407. Please RSVP by emailing heather.mccainmorgan@moumc.org.
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| Mozambique Notes
MUMC's covenant partner church in Mozambique is Malhangalene UMC in Maputo, the capital city. Membership in this church is over 1000, with 7 local churches included. The church building construction was started in 1998. It is a beautiful building, and the congregation has plans to build additional structures around the church, particularly for child care and education. The parsonage is located in an apartment building nearby. Read More
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| MU at MUMC Sermon Series
Join us for our February sermon series "MU at MUMC," Sundays, February 5-19, at 8:00, 8:50 & 11:00am.
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| Music in the Air
"Music in the Air", the second annual concert with proceeds to benefit the Salvation Army, will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 11th, at 3pm. Click here for further details.
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| New Member Class
For those seeking to become members of Missouri UMC or for those interested in Methodist history and beliefs and what it means to join a church, please join Sandy Ward on Wednesday, February 15th, from 6:15-7:30pm in CLC 102. RSVP to sandy.ward@moumc.org if you plan to attend.
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| Office Volunteers Needed
We are currently looking for volunteers to help out in the church office during the week. Duties would include answering phones, general office work and some computer data entry. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. If you have a few extra hours each week and would like to be part of this team, please email amanda.armistead@moumc.org or sign up through the bulletin tear-off this Sunday.
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| Safe Space Training
This Thursday, February 16th, everyone is invited to attend a Safe Space Training in CLC 106-110. Come early for refreshments and fellowship at 5:30pm. The workshop will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm. This training will be provided by the LGBTQ Resource Center of MU and is sponsored by the Open Door Ministry of MUMC.
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| Sunday Service Slides & Videos
We are looking for individuals who would like to use live video and operate the computer used to project slides during the 8:50 and/or 11am worship services on Sunday. Training will be provided. Email Sandy Ward at sandy.ward@moumc.org or sign up on the tear-off in the Sunday bulletin if you are interested.
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| Tax-Aide
Tax-Aide, a free income tax preparation program, is now available at Missouri UMC. Appointments will be done on a first come, first served basis. Tax preparers will be here on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3-7pm, and on Thursdays from 10am-2pm. The program is open to people of all ages and incomes, and will run through April 17th.
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| Valentine's Spaghetti Supper
Avoid the crowds of Valentine's Day and bring your sweetheart to a special spaghetti supper, provided by our MUMC youth, as they raise funds for their summer mission trip to Joplin, MO. Join us on Wednesday, February 15th, at 5:30pm as a part of the WNL program - meal prices are the same ($6 for adults, $4 for children), but opportunities for additional donations and tips will be available. This is a wonderfully easy, and tasty way to support our youth as they prepare to reach out and support others.
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