ABC PARISH: 10/6/13

REMINDERS —
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH —
FOOD PANTRY IN CASEY U.M.C.
FROM 9 TO 11 A.M.

ADAIR-CASEY SCHOOLS WILL DISMISS
AT 1:30 P.M. FOR TEACHER IN-SERVICE
TRAINING

RED BIRD TEAM MEETING
IN ADAIR U.M.C. AT 7 P.M.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
COLOR: GREEN

It is the second Sunday in

“A SEASON OF SAINTS.”
The observance from World Communion
Sunday through All Saints Day enables our
congregation to expand our celebration and
remembrance of faithful Christians across
the centuries. Each week, you may remember
a saint recognized by the whole church; and
a saint from the United Methodist heritages.
• This week’s Christian saint is Sadoth of
Persia, a 4th-century martyr who died in 342.

SADOTH, as he is called by the Greeks and
Latins, is named in the original Persian
language, Schiadustes, which means “friend
of the king.” His unspotted purity of heart, his
ardent zeal, and the practice of all Christian
virtues, prepared him,from his youth, for
episcopal dignity. In 341 St. Simeon bishop
of Seleucia, and Ctesiphon, then the two
capital cities of Persia, situated on the river
Tigris was killed. St. Sadoth was chosen three
months after to take his place, the most
important in that empire. There was an edict
against the Christians, which made it a
capital offense to confess Christ. To wait with
patience the manifestation of the divine will,
St. Sadoth, with part of his clergy, stayed
hidden for a time. The second year of the
persecution, King Sapor coming to Seleucia,
Sadoth was apprehended, with several of his
clergy. One hundred and twenty-eight persons
were thrown into dungeons, where, during five
months’ confinement, they suffered incredible
misery and torments. Amidst these tortures
the officers said to them: “Worship the sun and
it will save your lives. Sadoth said “The sun
is the work of God made to warm mankind.”
Because they would not worship the sun, the
sentence of death was pronounced upon them
all by the king.

The UM Heritage saint is Hiram Rhoades
Revels, was a minister in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. As US Senator
(1870-1871), he was the first African American
chosen to either house of Congress.

Revels was born a free man in Fayetteville,
North Carolina, to free parents of African and
European ancestry. He was tutored by a black
woman for his early education. In 1838 he
went to live with his older brother, Elias B.
Revels, and was then apprenticed as a barber
in his brother's shop. Revels attended the
Union County Quaker Seminary in Indiana,
and also a black seminary in Ohio. He
served as a preacher and religious teacher
throughout the Midwest: In Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas.
"I was imprisoned in Missouri in 1854 for
teaching the gospel to Negroes.” He did
extra religious studies from 1856 to 1857 at
Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He
became a minister in a Methodist Episcopal
Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where he also
served as a principal for a black high school.
As a chaplain in the United States Army,
Revels helped recruit and organize two black
Union regiments during the Civil War in
Maryland and Missouri. He took part at the
battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi. He founded
schools for black children. During Recon-
struction, Revels was elected Alderman in
Natchez in 1868. In 1869 he was elected to
represent Adams County in theMississippi
State Senate. He made a profound
impression upon all who heard him speak. In
1870 Revels was elected by a vote of 81 to 15
to finish a term in the United States Senate.
There was much argument in Washington
D.C. against allowing him to be seated. In the
end everything the Civil War was fought for
turned up on his side. After the Senate, he
became president of Alcorn A and M College.
The press constantly praised his oratorical
capabilities.

SCRIPTURE READINGS
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JEREMIAH 29:1-7
THE MESSAGE (MSG)
Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon:
"Build houses ... plant gardens ... take wives
... multiply there ... Seek the welfare of this
city where I have sent you into exile, and pray
to the Lord on it's behalf, for in Babylon's
welfare you will find your own welfare."
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE YOU HOPE FOR
1-2 This is the letter that the prophet Jeremiah
sent from Jerusalem to what was left of the
elders among the exiles, to the priests and
prophets and all the exiles whom
Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from
Jerusalem, including King Jehoiachin, the queen
mother, the government leaders, and all the
skilled laborers and craftsmen.

3 The letter was carried by Elasah son of
Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom
Zedekiah king of Judah had sent to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
The letter said:

4 This is the Message from God-of-the-Angel-
Armies, Israel's God, to all the exiles I've taken
from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 "Build houses and make yourselves at home.
"Put in gardens and eat what grows in that
country.
6 "Marry and have children. Encourage your
children to marry and have children so that you'll
thrive in that country and not waste away.
7 "Make yourselves at home there and work for
the country's welfare. "Pray for Babylon's well-
being. If things go well for Babylon, things will
go well for you."
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PSALM 66:1-12 (UMH 790)
THE MESSAGE (MSG)
Remember, praise in the midst of trouble.
1-4 All together now—applause for God! Sing
      songs to the tune of his glory,
      set glory to the rhythms of his praise.
   Say of God, "We've never seen anything like
      him!"
      When your enemies see you in action,
      they slink off like scolded dogs.
   The whole earth falls to its knees—
      it worships you, sings to you,
      can't stop enjoying your name and fame.

5-6 Take a good look at God's wonders—
      they'll take your breath away.
   He converted sea to dry land;
      travelers crossed the river on foot.
      Now isn't that cause for a song?

7 Ever sovereign in his high tower, he keeps
      his eye on the godless nations.
   Rebels don't dare
      raise a finger against him.

8-12 Bless our God, O peoples!
      Give him a thunderous welcome!
   Didn't he set us on the road to life?
      Didn't he keep us out of the ditch?
   He trained us first,
      passed us like silver through refining fires,
   Brought us into hardscrabble country,
      pushed us to our very limit,
   Road-tested us inside and out,
      took us to hell and back;
   Finally he brought us
      to this well-watered place.
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2 TIMOTHY 2:8-15
THE MESSAGE (MSG)
"Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the
dead the word of God is not chained ... the
saying is sure: If we have died with him, we
will also live with him; if we endure ... if we
deny ... if we are faithless ..."
8-13 Fix this picture firmly in your mind: Jesus,
descended from the line of David, raised from
the dead. It's what you've heard from me all
along. It's what I'm sitting in jail for right now—
but God's Word isn't in jail! That's why I stick it
out here—so that everyone God calls will get in
on the salvation of Christ in all its glory. This is
a sure thing:

If we die with him, we'll live with him;
If we stick it out with him, we'll rule with him;
If we turn our backs on him, he'll turn his back
on us;
If we give up on him, he does not give up—
      for there's no way he can be false to himself.

14-18 Repeat these basic essentials over and
over to God's people. Warn them before God
against pious nitpicking, which chips away at the
faith. It just wears everyone out. Concentrate on
doing your best for God, work you won't be
ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple.
Stay clear of pious talk that is only talk. Words
are not mere words, you know. If they're not
backed by a godly life, they accumulate as
poison in the soul. Hymenaeus and Philetus are
examples, throwing believers off stride and
missing the truth by a mile by saying the
resurrection is over and done with.
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LUKE 17:11-19
THE MESSAGE (MSG)
The cleansing of ten lepers and the thanks
of the one who is a despised foreigner.
11-13 It happened that as he made his way to
Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between
Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village,
ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their
distance but raised their voices, calling out,
"Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

14-16 Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go,
show yourselves to the priests."

They went, and while still on their way, became
clean. One of them, when he realized that he was
healed, turned around and came back, shouting
his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus'
feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—
and he was a Samaritan.

17-19 Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where
are the nine? Can none be found to come back
and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then
he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith
has healed and saved you."
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• 1775 - The U.S. Continental Congress
ordered the construction of a Navy.
• 1792 - A cornerstone of an Executive
Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. A
building that became known as the White
House in 1818.
• 1812 - American forces were defeated at
the Battle of Queenstown Heights.The British
victory effectively ended any further U.S.
invasion of Canada.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH —
• THE OFFICE IS CLOSED TODAY •
• THIS IS COLUMBUS DAY •

Happy Birthday Sherry Carney!
Happy Anniversary Karl and Sharon Larson!
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• 1879 - Thomas Edison signed an agreement
with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison
telephones in Chile.
• 1912 - Theodore Roosevelt was shot while
campaigning in Milwaukee, WI. Roosevelt's
wound in the chest was not serious and he
kept on with his planned speech. William
Schrenk was captured at the scene of the
shooting.
• 1933 - Nazi Germany announced that it was
to withdraw from the League of Nations.
• 1954 - DeMille's movie "Ten Commandments"
starring Charlton Heston, began filming in
Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people.
• 1960 - U.S. presidential candidate John F.
Kennedy suggested the idea of a Peace Corps.
• 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was given
the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent
resistance to racial prejudice in America. He
was the youngest person ever to receive the
award.
• 2011 - The Apple iPhone 4S was released.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH —
Happy Anniversary Lee and Twila Garside!
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• 1883 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down
part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875. It allowed
individuals and corporations to discriminate
based on race.
• 1892 - The U.S. government announced that
the land in the western Montana was open to
settlers. The 1.8 million acres were bought
from the Crow Indians for 50 cents per acre.
• 1984 - The Freedom of Information Act was
passed.
• 1993 - South Africa's President F. W. de
Klerk and African National Congress President
Nelson Mandela were named winners of a
Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end
Apartheid in South Africa.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH —
DORCAS-RUTH CIRCLE MEETS AT 1:3O P.M.
AT ADAIR U.M.C.

MARTHA CIRCLE WILL MEET AT 5 P.M.
IN CASEY U.M.C.

ESTHER CIRCLE WILL MEET AT 7 P.M.
IN ADAIR U.M.C.

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Happy Birthday Newell Rogers!
• 1829 - In Boston, MA, the first modern hotel
in America opened. The Tremont Hotel had
170 rooms that rented for $2 a day and that
included four meals.
• 1941 - The Nazis advanced to within 60
miles of Moscow. Romanians entered Odessa,
USSR, and began extermination of 150,000
Jews.
• 1943 - Chicago's new subway system
officially opened with a ribbon cutting
ceremony.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH —
DEBORAH-MARY CIRCLE WILL MEET AT
2 P.M. IN CASEY U.M.C.

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• 1777 - American troops defeated British
forces at Saratoga, New York. This was
the turning point in the American
Revolutionary War.
• 1888 - The first issue of "National
Geographic Magazine" was released.
• 1933 - Dr. Albert Einstein moved to
Princeton, New Jersey, after leaving Germany.
• 1979 - Mother Teresa of India was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1989 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the
Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area
in California. The quake caused 67 deaths,
3,000 injuries, and damages of over $7 billion.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH —
• Pastor Melodee will be in Sioux City for
classes today and Saturday.
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Happy Birthday Gail Sheeder!
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• 1685 - King Louis XIV of France revoked the
Edict of Nantes, which established a legal
tolerance of the Protestant population.
• 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed
upon. It was the boundary between Maryland
and Pennsylvania.
• 1867 - United States took formal possession
of Alaska from Russia. This land was
purchased for a total of $7 million dollars
(2 cents per acre).
• 1892 - The first long-distance telephone line
was opened between Chicago, Illinois, and
New York City, New York.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
Happy Birthday Ray Young!
Happy Anniversary Bill and Betty Elgin!
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• 1781 - British General Charles Lord
Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General
George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.
This was the last major battle of the
American Revolutionary War.
• 1914 - In the United States, government
owned vehicles were first used to pick up
and deliver mail in Washington, DC.
• 1933 - Basketball was first introduced to
the Olympic Games by the Berlin Committee.
• 1951 - U.S. President Truman singed an
act officially ending the state of war with
Germany.
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FUTURE FOCUS —
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH —
• JESSIE LEEPER BENEFIT •

AT ADAIR-CASEY SCHOOLS.

ALL STARTING AT 8 A.M. —