News and Events
Planning for the Future
Having your funeral service planned is one of the best gifts you can give to your family. To help facilitate your planning, we will be offering a two-hour workshop next Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. During the first hour, Pastor Kevin will talk about the United Methodist funeral service. He will walk you through the service and discuss what decisions you might wish to make about your funeral. This hour will give you the information you need to prepare detailed instructions for your family, which are a help and comfort at a difficult time.
The second hour, "Putting Your Legal Affairs in Order," will be presented by Scott Harstook, managing attorney for Iowa Legal Aid's Legal Hotline for Older Iowans. Scott's presentation will suggest simple planning methods to help you reduce the burdens on you and your family in the event of your poor health or death. Learn how to avoid guardianships, conservatorships, and probate by using powers of attorney, health care directives, payable on death accounts and other documents and techniques.
These two hours will be time well spent. Please call the church office by Wednesday, March 10 to sign up. Coffeecake and coffee will be served.
Join in Helping to Discern God's Plans for Us
We continue discerning God's plans for us. The Rev. Eric Guy, who is assisting us with the discerning process, will be with us the following Sunday in 2010:
- April 11 at 4 p.m. - Discussion of Intuitive Leadership Section 3
- June 23 at 4 p.m. - "What do we do with all this?" (followed by an all-church dinner)
You may pick up your free copy of Intuitive Leadership in the church office. We want as many people as possibly both 1) to read, reflect and discuss Intuitive Leadership and 2) to join in the discussion on June 23: "What do we do with all this?" The June discussion will cover Tribal Church (the first book we read together), Intuitive Leadership, and the thoughts, ideas and suggestions that our conversation, reflection and prayer have generated.
Wonderful Wednesdays
Wonderful Wednesday events will be coming soon, so mark you calendar!
Wednesday, March 17
5:15 p.m. - Lenten Music Series
Jennifer Wohlenhaus, Oboe
6 p.m. - Lenten Meal
6:45 p.m. - Guest Speaker, Jim Autry, Poet and speaker
Wednesday, March 24
5:15 p.m. - Lenten Music Series
Jin Young Park, Piano
6 p.m. - Lenten Meal
6:45 p.m. - Mission to Meru, Isabelle Abarr & Adele McDowell
Wednesday, March 31
Lenten Music Series
Drake University Students
6 p.m. - Passover Seder Meal
Please see the March LIGHT for more information!