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The Tidings February 2021 - United Church of Christ California
The Tidings
        UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
*Christ Centered *Biblical *Compassionate
      101 N. Oak, California, MO 65018
            Phone: 573-796-4885

                 February 2021
The Tidings February 2021 - United Church of Christ California
From the Pastor’s Desk

                  Living on God’s Mountain
   “Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the
                   Lord our God is holy.” Psalm 99:9
I have really grown to love the mountains. In the last three years, we
have visited Yellowstone twice, the Grand Tetons, and Rocky Moun-
tain National Park. We are thinking about going to Glacier National
Park this year. Probably 25 years ago, I was part of a group that hiked
and camped in the Rocky Mountains just west of Denver for a week.
One day we spent an afternoon on the highest peak we were going to
hike that week. It was breathtaking. We read scripture and praised God
for his majesty and beauty. But sadly like all vacations and hiking
trips, we had to come down from the mountain and go back to our reg-
ular days and schedule. We long for those mountaintop experiences in
our lives. Those times when we feel God’s presence in a very profound
way. But how do we have those mountaintop experiences while living
in the valley? Jesus tells us how in the Sermon on the Mount.

During February and March we are going to look at the Sermon on the
Mount found In Matthew chapters 5-7 and Luke chapter 6. Jesus had
just started his ministry and picked his first few disciples. Jesus began
to preach in Matthew 4 but in Matthew 5,6, and 7 Jesus gives his first
recorded at length teaching about who he was and what message he
was bringing from God to man. Great crowds were following him, so
he went up on a mountainside and began to teach his disciples and eve-
ryone else there what his ministry was all about. For those few hours,
everyone there heard the voice of God’s son but when it was over they
had to go back to their regular lives as well. Jesus’ words though were
meant to stay with them and change them forever. They weren’t meant
to be left on the mountaintop.
The Tidings February 2021 - United Church of Christ California
I encourage you to read these four chapters several times over the next
couple of months. They have everything we need to live productive
spiritual lives that prepare us for eternity. I look forward to living on
God’s mountain with all of you the next couple of months. Jesus’
words tells us what is really important in this life. C.S. Lewis said it
this way, “Aim at heaven, you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth, you’ll
get neither.” What are you aiming at with your life right now?

We start the Lent season on February 17th. We have seven confirm-
ands that will give their statements of faith. We’ll have various people
speak during these services. It will be a special time of worship each
Wednesday. It’s been encouraging to see the virus numbers continue to
decrease in our county. Our Sunday worship numbers continue to in-
crease as well as those attending our Wednesday night dinners. I hear
each week, people getting their vaccinations or scheduled to get them.
There is a lot to thank God for right now. We still pray for all families
affected by the virus as well as medical and educational people on the
frontlines.

So many powerful verses from the Sermon on the Mount that we will
cover. I hope Matthew 6:34 gives you comfort and peace, “Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Worry takes away today’s
joy. Live on God’s mountain each day and he will strengthen your faith
and heart. And…Go Chiefs!!!

Serving Christ Together,
Russ
The Tidings February 2021 - United Church of Christ California
California United Church of Christ
               January 11, 2021 – Consistory Meeting Highlights
The California UCC Consistory met for its regular monthly meeting January 11,
2021. Pastor Cobb opened the meeting with prayer.
The minutes of the December 10, 2020 meeting, Treasurer’s Report, Financial
Secretary’s Report, Stewardship Snapshot and Local Benevolence Report were
reviewed and approved.
Correspondence was reviewed. Thank you notes were received from Brenda
Oesterly for the appreciation gift, the Food Bank for the support during 2020
and the Ministerial Alliance for our support and donations during 2020.
Reports and updates were given by committees and organizations. Safe Church
Committee will be doing a walk-through in January. The Worship Committee
has started scheduling special music for the Lenten season. The pianos are
scheduled to be tuned. Buildings & Grounds Committee has installed LED light
fixtures in the Fellowship Hall. This not only provides brighter lighting, but
will also be a cost savings. New microphones are in place in the sanctuary. H
& D Heating and Cooling has advised the boiler will need to be replaced in the
near future. We hope to have estimates for this project prior to the Annual
Meeting. Brotherhood recorded Christmas carols rather than in-person and dis-
bursed DVDs to those they would have visited and also put on our website. The
Sunday School Christmas Eve program was pre-recorded and streamed on
Christmas Eve. Youth Group is meeting on Sunday evenings and have had a
good start to the new year with good participation and some new members.
Pastor Cobb reported on the activities he performed in December, 2020: 5 wor-
ship services California; 3 worship service Salem; 1 basketball shooting with
Brooks Volkart and Hayden Kilmer; 35 DVD deliveries; 28 days at office; 4
prayer cells; 1 UCC of California consistory meeting; 5 recordings Time of
Hope; 6 office visits; 2 Wednesday night meals; 4 funerals (Ralph Reimler,
Morris Burger, Gladys Stauffer, Raymond Bieri); 4 funeral visitations (Reimler,
Burger, Stauffer, Bieri); 1 communion; 4 meetings with families for funerals
(Burger, Bieri, Stauffer, Nelson Bochard); 3 confirmation meetings; 4 signing
birthday cards with Kathy Grant; 1 Ministerial Alliance meeting (UCC of Cali-
fornia); 2 visits at Moniteau Care (Ellen Martin & Carol Wolfrum); 15 home/
work visits; 1 wedding/rehearsal (Bestgen/Opie); 4 cradle roll book deliveries; 1
high school youth group party; 1 Brotherhood caroling recording & meal; 3
middle school/high school basketball games; 5 KRLL devotions. December
was busy with the Christmas season and several funerals. A letter along with
the baptism policy and blessing script was mailed to members who have had ba-
bies in the past couple of years.
The Tidings February 2021 - United Church of Christ California
In old business, the Nominating Committee selections were finalized
and approved to be presented for election at the Annual Meeting. The
annual meeting will be held January 31, 2021, in the sanctuary immedi-
ately following worship service. There will be no meal this year. The
packets/reports will be available at the church prior to the meeting for
members to pick up to review.

In new business, Dawn Overbey’s resignation as Financial Recording
Clerk is effective January 31, 2021. Cinda Scheidt was approved to fill
this position. Acolytes will be scheduled to light candles again for wor-
ship services. Ash Wednesday is February 17, 2021. Rev. Cobb will be
looking at recommendations from the Association and what we might
need to do different this year. It was suggested to livestream Ash
Wednesday and Maundy Thursday services. Per our Constitution, Arti-
cle V, we are required to hold a Cabinet meeting once a year to bring to-
gether organizations to present their plans for the coming year. This
Cabinet Meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, March 7, 2021. The
Consistory had been asked by the Financial Review Committee if
church volunteers are covered under our Church Mutual policy. The in-
surance company was contacted and all volunteers are covered.

The next Communion dates are – February 17, 2021 – Ash Wednesday;
April 1, 2021 – Maundy Thursday.

Respectfully submitted,
Lexi Hall, Secretary

                       Mrs. Janice Anderson
                        2612 Spruce Drive
                    Columbia, MO 65202-2247

                        Mrs. Katie Schlup
                          524 Morgan St.
                       California, MO 65018

                        Miss Jessica Hayes
                       561 NW State Route 131
                         Holden, MO 64040
Special Benevolence— February
                 Local Benevolence Fund
The Local Benevolence Fund is used to assist our church members and
those in the community with special needs for temporary assistance.
Such assistance might be for those who have suffered from a serious
illness, accident or loss from a fire or other family crisis. The minister
directs the spending of these funds in consultation with the Consistory.
Please consider contributing to this worthy cause for our local church
and community.

Special Benevolence— Lenten Services
            California Ministerial Alliance
 Offering received during our Lenten Services will be directed
to the California Ministerial Alliance.

                            Stewardship Snapshot
                                 December 2020     December 2019
 General Fund
  Balance Brought Forward         $    55,844.72   $    53,732.80
     Receipts                     +    48,680.54   +    43,620.09
     Disbursements                 -   34,300.75    -   30,948.41
     Balance – December 31        $    70,224.51   $    66,404.48
 As of December 31, 2020
 Building Fund Balance            $ 16,639.57      $     9,177.35
 Local Benevolence                $ 12,065.13      $    12,040.08
 Memorial Fund Balance            $ 9,776.69       $    11,967.69
 Schnuck Endowment Fund           $ 119,941.52     $    10,674.56
 Scholarship Fund Balance         $ 8,376.61       $     6,066.80
 Youth Fellowship Fund            $ 3,783.46       $     3,053.27
 Total OCWM Received              $ 9,823.18       $     9,551.40
 Other Benevolent Offerings       $ 15,099.00      $    25,843.80
THANK YOU
Jerry and I would like to thank the Men's Brotherhood and all that
joined them for the wonderful Christmas Carol's cd, the music was great and
we certainly enjoyed listening to the songs. Also, thanks to the Women's
Guild and the Sunday School for the Christmas Greeting Cards, they were
much appreciated. Also thank you to all that make it possible for us to sit in
our recliners on Sunday mornings for church service. We'll certainly will be
happy when we can join back in person.
Happy New Year and God's Blessings to all.
Jerry & Ruth Coale
                                       
Dear UCC,
Thank you very much for the scholarship and the senior gift. It all
came in handy for school books and proper PPE for heavy equipment class.
                                       ~ Kueffer Koestner
                                         
A special thank you to our wonderful church family, relatives and
friends for the beautiful cards, notes of encouragement, phone calls and all
the prayers for my recovery.
I am glad to be home and doing better every day. God is so good!
                                            ~ Bob & Mary Burger
                                         
Dear Church Family,
     As members of the California United Church of Christ, the Morris
Burger family thanks you for the beautiful fresh flowers you sent for Morris’
viewing and Celebration of Life service.
     Morris loved the church of his baptism and confirmation. Although we
were unable to attend the last months of his life, every Sunday we were in
church at Susan and Philip’s home.
     Church members remembered Morris during his illness and last days
with notes and cards, food and visits. The family is very grateful for these
expressions of kindness.
                                ~ Sincerely
                                  Dolores, for the family
Women’s Guild - January 20, 2021
    The Women’s Guild met January 20, 2021 in the Friendship Hall with 11
Ladies present. Linda Schnieders opened the meeting with our Bible verse: 1
Corinthians 1:26 “Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not
many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not
many were of noble birth.”
    Carole Barbour led our Bible study on the disciples Matthew, Thomas,
James, Simon and Judas son of James. We don’t know too much about these
disciples. Matthew was a tax collector and his Jewish name was Levi. Thomas
is mentioned in each of the three synoptic gospels only once and that is in a list-
ing with the other 11 disciples. James was the son of Alphaeus. Simon is num-
ber 10 in the listing of the apostles. Judas is the last of the faithful apostles and
is the son of James. These men are ordinary. What makes them special is the
message they preached and the Lord they knew and served.
   Our thought for the day was given by Laura Burger a poem about smiles.
Smiles are a free gift of God. Wear a smile.
   Our mission this month is the Moniteau Christian Ministries Center/Food
Pantry/Buddy Packs. The mission for the Church is One Great Hour of Sharing
and the Sunday School mission is the Samaritan Center. An offering was re-
ceived.
  The minutes of the December 16, 2020 meeting were corrected to show that
we are to donate $100 to each of our monthly benevolent projects as follows:
January: Moniteau Christian Ministries Center/Food Pantry/Buddy Packs,
February: Every Child’s Hope (Evangelical Children’s Home), March: World
Day of Prayer, April: Salvation Army, May: Rape and Abuse Crisis Center,
June: California Ministerial Alliance, July: Halo House, August: River
City Habitat of Humanity, September: Festival of Sharing, October: Operation
Shoe Box, November: Blanket Fund, December: Healing House and New
Beginnings. The minutes were approved as corrected.
  The financial report was accepted.
  Committee #1 served Raymond Bieri’s celebration of life dinner. Committee
#2 will serve the next dinner.
  Card Ministry will be sending out Valentine Cards to nursing home residents
and shut-ins.
  We received several thank you notes and Christmas cards thanking us for
Christmas gifts and cards.
   Thank you Mary Burger and Pamela Hill for delivery of Christmas Gifts to
Nursing Homes and Shut-ins.
World Day of Prayer is March 5, 2021. It was decided to postpone a
gathering that day due to concerns for the Covid virus and for it to be put on
the agenda in August to discuss again.
  Bible study for February will be the first 3 Miracles on the chronological list-
ing of Jesus’ Miracles. 1. Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
John2:1-11. 2. Jesus heals an official’s son in Capernaum Galilee. John 4:43-
54. 3. Jesus drives out an evil spirit from a man in Capernaum. Mark 1:21-27
& Luke 4:31-36.
  Memorial money use: A motion was made to purchase a commercial can
opener costing up to $425. Motion carried. Fatigue mats for in front of dish-
washer were discussed and tabled to get more information.
  January birthday was Mary Brizendine – January 14
  Alberta Rich closed the meeting with a prayer.
  Submitted by: Mary Lee Brizendine; Secretary

                                      Acolytes
                                      07 Meredith Wolford & Hazel Wolford
                                      14 Hadley Milligan & Carson Kruger
                                      21 Caleb Howard & Brenyn Robertson
                                      28 Jess Medlin & Adler Koestner
Choirs & Special Music
FEBRUARY
07 Sr. Choir
14 Sr. Choir
17 Sr. Choir—Ash Wednesday
21 Bell Choir
24 Special Music—Brenda Oesterly
28 God’s Singers                                            Children’s Time
                                                            07 Pastor Russ
MARCH
                                                            14 Kendra Hall
03 Special Music—Steve Inglish
                                                            21 Ginnie Medlin
07 Sr. Choir
                                                            28 Carla Clennin
10 Special Music—
     Katherine & Evelyn Rohrbach             Lay Readers
14 Sr. Choir                                 07 Carole Barbour
17 Special Music—Becky Schneider             14 Mary Burger
21 Bell Choir                                21 Alan Chambers
24 Special Music—Ginnie Medlin               28 Susan Burger
28 God’s Singers—Palm Sunday
January 2021 Sunday School Teachers & Officers
Lanny Ash called meeting to order at 7 PM those present were Judy Burger,
Steven & Laura Burger, Courtney Cassil, Beth Chambers, Carla Clennin, Rev.
Russell Cobb, and Larry Rohrbach. Rev. Cobb opened the meeting with a
prayer.
December 2020 meeting minutes and treasurer’s report were approved.
Lanny is going to check with Cinda for updating the signatures for the check-
ing account.
2021 Offerings were discussed:
January – Samaritan Center; February – Grace Living; March – Moniteau
Christian Ministries Center; April – HALO House; May – Healing House;
June – Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption; July – Central Missouri Food
Bank – Buddy Pack Program; August – Salvation Army; September – Festival
of Sharing – Sharefest; October – Operation Christmas Child/Shoe Box; No-
vember – Rape and Abuse Crisis Center; December – Show Me Christian
Youth Home Birthday/Anniversary offerings will go to Sharefest
Steven made a motion to send an email to church members, wishing to give an
offering to the Every Child’s Hope; normally, received through the loose plate
on Christmas Eve. Due to children’s Christmas Eve Program being on-line
only, and a small group attended Christmas Eve program, this would give
members the opportunity to make an offering. Judy seconded the motion. Mo-
tion passed.
Election of officers:
Superintendents: Lanny Ash, Judy Burger, Carla Clennin (serves as Secretary);
Treasurer: Cinda Scheidt; Recorders: Tony Barry, Doug Dampf, and Kent
Howard; Cradle Roll Coordinator: Gerri Howard
Class breakdown/teachers:
PreK – Julie Medlin and Ronda Mortenson; K-2nd Grade – Beth Chambers
and Roberta Spieler; 3-5 grade – Beth Dampf, VanDee Miller to sub; 6-8
grades – Courtney Cassil; 9-12 grade Judy Burger; Kingdom Builders – Steven
& Laura Burger; Working Class Christians – Carole Barbour; Distinguished
Adult - Abe Rohrbach; Berean Class – Kathy Grant (Rev. Cobb will be
checking with Kathy about her class); Young Adult Class – Larry Rohrbach
and Travis Koestner; Substitute teachers: Brett & Kendra Hall; Lisa Motley,
VanDee Miller, Norman & Joyce Rohrbach.
R.O.K update for 2021 – Laura stated they have started back up and they will
conclude this year’s R.O.K on Wednesday, February 10.

Reviewed key dates and activities the Sunday School takes care of throughout
the year. Acknowledgements will be sent to Lisa Robertson, Staci Nichols,
Ronnie Kissick, and Andy Burger for all their help with the Christmas Eve
program, received good feedback.

Old Business:
Cookies and Carols – Lanny thanked all those who sang

New Business:
Teachers and Officers will be meeting the 1st Tuesday of each month for 2021,
unless something were to change.

Opening schedule: Lanny – January, April, July and October; Judy – February,
May, August & November; Carla – March, June, September and December

Other:
Moving forward after the COVID-10 pandemic – Laura has worked on a youth
program survey for all opportunities the youth have access to attend and how
important these activities are to continue or to look at tweaking some
activities. Examples: Sunday School, R.O.K, youth group, children’s time,
camps, children’s church, confirmation, etc. Laura wants these surveys to be
anonymous; a pre-paid envelope can be sent with the survey or can complete
online. She will be working with Andy Burger to see what platforms are out
there for surveys to be anonymous.

We also discussed having a contact number for each child attending any activi-
ty while at church in case of an accident we would know who to contact. This
will need to be kept in the office.

Adjourned at 8:02 pm. The next meeting will be February 2, 2021 at 7 PM
Respectfully submitted, Carla Clennin

          Sunday School
                   is in the Ministry
                            of Transforming Lives
ROK & GOD’S SINGERS
 FEBRUARY 3RD          I John 4: 13 - 21 / Craft / God's Singers
 FEBRUARY 10TH         I John 5: 1 - 5 / Craft / God's Singers
   Since we did not begin R.O.K. until October, we will be unable to get all the
  way through the series. We encourage you to watch the last two sessions in this
                  series at home during the Lenten season.
        Session 14: I John 5: 6 - 12          Session 15: 1 John 5:13-21
                  GOD'S SINGERS 2021 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
 FEBRUARY 17TH - God's Singer Practice (Ash Wednesday)
 FEBRUARY 24TH - God's Singer Practice (Lent)
 FEBRUARY 28TH - GOD'S SINGER PERFORMANCE
                   10:20 choir room / 10:30 worship service
 MARCH 3RD -       God's Singer Practice (Lent)
 MARCH 10TH -      God's Singer Practice (Lent)
 MARCH 17TH -      God's Singer Practice (Lent)
 MARCH 24TH -      God's Singer Practice (Lent)
 MARCH 28TH -      GOD'S SINGERS PERFORMANCE
        (Palm Sunday)     10:20 choir room / 10:30 worship service
 MARCH 31ST -      HOLY WEEK/ NO CHURCH ACTIVITIES
 APRIL 7TH—       God's Singers Practice
 APRIL 14TH -     God's Singers Practice
 APRIL 21ST -      God's Singers Practice
 APRIL 25TH -      GOD'S SINGERS PERFORMANCE
                  10:20 choir room / 10:30 worship service
 APRIL 28TH -     God's Singers Practice
 MAY 5TH -        God's Singers Practice
 MAY 9TH -         GOD'S SINGERS PERFORMANCE
                  10:20 choir room / 10:30 worship service

              FIVE VALENTINES TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN
                       (from Church Bulletin Bits #3)
Acceptance—Teach them they are loved for who they are.
Give this gift with a kiss. Self-confidence—Help them understand that they can
trust themselves. Give this gift with a hug. Life without needless fears—Don’t let
them see you as a worrier. Gift this gift with laughter. Appreciation—Help them
become people with a spark who enjoy all of life and everything around them.
Give this gift as they go out the door. Faith—Introduce them to God, the best friend
they will ever have. Give this gift by taking them to Sunday school and worship
services.
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      There is an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting at the
   Annunciation Catholic Church, 414 Patrick St., on Mondays at
             8 p.m. Contact number: 660-621-2271.

         Do you need help with Medicare / Medicaid forms?
 Darrell Hendrickson works with the State Health Insurance Assistance
Program CLAIM. He can be reached at 573-690-4987. You can also call
800-390-3330 Darrell would also be willing to help with any other ques-
      tions about government assistance. Please give him a call..

For your viewing and listening opportunities of the weekly
worship services, there are two ways of being part of the weekly
services. You may request a cd or dvd from the church office.
Please let Renée know if you are interested in obtaining one of these
versions of the worship service. (796-4885)
UCC Men’s Brotherhood Minutes – Monday, January 25, 2021
Devotion – Robert Barbour opened the devotion time with the hymn, “All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name”. He then shared a devotion entitled, I have discov-
ered the secret of life. As we go through life, we tend to buy and collect lots of
stuff. Life is a process of accumulation and dispersion. And, sometimes the ac-
cumulation gets way ahead of the dispersion. It seems like it’s easier to get than
to get rid of. This eventually creates problems. The key is to figure out what is
important and sort the rest out. And, if we remember to include God in the sort-
ing process, things will go a whole lot better.

Business Meeting – Abe called the meeting to order. The secretary’s minutes
from the December meeting were read and approved. The treasurer’s report
showed a current balance of $1206.71 and was approved. Abe read a thank you
note from Keith and Paula Selk expressing thanks for the Christmas caroling
DVD the brotherhood made. The group decided to hold election of officers at
our regular February meeting.

Program – Russell Cobb introduced Donna Ward, Director of Grace Living
Center in Clarksburg, Missouri. Donna presented an interesting and informative
program about the goals and operation of the Center. Grace Living Center is lo-
cated in a building that was formerly a restaurant and can serve up to six resi-
dents at a given time. It serves as a transitional living center for homeless wom-
en with addictions. Most of the residents are referred by court order and some
come at their own accord and live at the center for up to 11 months. The resi-
dents are required to hold a job, help with house chores, take developmental
classes and attend church and devotional time on a regular basis. Each resident
pays a program fee to cover utilities and other living costs. A future goal of the
center is to set up a group of tiny houses on adjoining lots that would allow for
some residents who have completed their residency to have a small place to live
in independently. Grace Living Center is a 501 c-3 non-profit organization and
is operated under the auspices of a board of directors. Jeff Green, local attorney,
is one of the board members and attended our meeting with Donna and partici-
pated in the discussion.

Next months’ program will be presented by Keith and Anna Marie Hendrix.
Anna Marie grew up in Cuba and will visit about her time there.

Refreshments – Robert and Carole Barbour provided wonderful refreshments
after the meeting.
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NOTE:
Please check your address listing & phone numbers in the
new pictorial directory. If any corrections need to be made,
please contact the office. We will compile a list of corrections
at a later date for everyone to add to their directories.

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February Birthdays
01 Abby Spieler         14 Terry Yu
02 Judy Barbour         15 Kris Bieri
02 Dennis Hall          15 Allison Kruger
02 Lexi Hall            15 Randy Pruitt
02 Janie Howard         15 Cash Murphy
02 Stephen Stauffer     16 Daniel Saldana
03 Emmette Hall         19 Kendra Hall
03 Caleb Howard         20 Ben Bestgen
03 Martin Kilmer        21 Kenny Bryant
04 Austin Chambers      21 Matthew Gerhart
05 Paul Jobe            21 Ben Jenkins
06 Bill Hess            22 Isaac Ash       24 Max Pearson
06 Asher Howard         22 Jackson Cassil  24 Katie Schlup
07 Chris Peters
                                           24 Ryan Vernon
08 Jaxon Scrivner
                                           25 Nathaniel Ahart
09 Avery Bolinger
                                           25 Nathan Cary
09 Sarah Bryant
                                           26 Connor Hess
09 Martha Decker
                                           26 Alissa Stauffer
09 Mary Beth Deeken
                                           27 Lisa Clutter
10 Brett Adams
                                           27 Lennon Lawson
10 Kenny Howard
                                           28 Logan Carpenter
10 Kylee Ratcliff
                                           28 Alec Ramsdell
11 Ernie Pearon
                                           29 Heston Gatlin
11 Shane Baker
11 Daryl Sleper
11 Robert Zuidervaart
12 Robert Hartman
12 Beth Rohrbach
                   Wishing you many more candles
                   & a cake big enough to fit them all.
February Baptisms                     Jessica Hayes—Feb. 20, 2002
Brooke Bell—Feb. 28, 1982             Andrea Lutz—Feb. 4, 1988
Kaleb Borghardt—Feb. 28, 2007         Robert Lynch—Feb. 22, 1959
Ruth Brizendine—Feb. 25, 1940         Ginnie Medlin—Feb. 10, 1989
Garrett Burger—Feb. 16, 2003          Trisha Meisenheimer—Feb. 24, 1992
Luke Burger—Feb. 11, 1996             Kaitlyn Mouse—Feb. 27, 1994
Jimmy Ford—Feb. 17, 1971              Dylan Ratcliff—Feb. 22, 1998
Bradford Friedrich—Feb. 29, 1976      Larry Rohrbach—Feb. 2, 1947
Courtland Gerhart—Feb. 19, 2006       Lauren Spillars—Feb. 12, 2017
Travis Gerlach—Feb. 24, 1992          Kimberly Thomas—Feb. 20, 1994
Javan Grover—Feb. 8, 1987             Quinten Wilson—Feb. 13, 1994

           Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
       we have been received into the family of Jesus Christ
                through the sacrament of Baptism.

                           The Tidings
             THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE
        UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST OF CALIFORNIA
           101 N. Oak Street, California, MO 65018
      (573)796-4885 Church Office        (573)796-3804 Pastor’s Study
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         Renee` Clifford, Office Manager renee@calmo-ucc.org
                               Barbara Weis, Editor
            Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
                          WEBSITE: calmo-ucc.org
     Sunday:   Sunday School 9:30 a.m.     Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
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