Zia Gazette - Zia United Methodist Church

Volume 1, Issue 1
Zia United Methodist Church
January 1, 2015
Zia Gazette
Important Dates:
• December 31st - 9 pm to
midnight - Game Night,
come celebrate the New
Year
• January 4th - 12 noon
Fellowship luncheon
• January 8th - St.
Elizabeth’s Dinner to be
taken by 5 pm
• January 8th - 7 pm Samson
& The Pirate Monks at the
home of Gilbert Nañez
• January 9th - 6-8 pm
Women at the Well
Come ring in the New Year at Zia on Wednesday,
December 31st from 9 pm to 12 midnight.
We’ll have snacks, movies and games!
• January 12th - 5 pm
Trustees meeting
• January 17th 10 am to 12 pm Worship
Team Meeting
• January 24th - Healthy
Church Initiative Meeting
in Albuquerque
• January 26th - 5 pm
Missions Team Meeting
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Missions & Happenings
2-3
New Year Reflections
4-5
Dates
6
About 45 people gathered in the sanctuary for the
Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols that
ended with Silent Night as candles were lit.
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Missions and Happenings...
St. John’s United Methodist Church would like help
from January 11th through the 17th in volunteering
at the shelter. Please see Blaine or call St. John’s at
982-5397 and speak with Pastor Greg Kennedy.
Bags for the homeless
and the Hat
and Mitten Tree are in the narthex of
the church. The bags are available for anyone to carry in their car and give to the homeless. Our
current batch were organized by Linda Palmer and Melanie Smith. They were our Bag Ladies for a
few hours as they rounded up kids at church to sort groceries into bags and also to work on the
Hat and Mi#en Tree. Thanks Linda and Melanie for heading up this most important ministry! We
currently need someone to take hats and mi#ens and other items collected to various shelters and
ministries.
Harmonizers Sing
Santa Fe
Harmonizers, who
prac(ce at Zia UMC,
took the joy of
Christmas to others
by singing at various
Re(rement homes in
Santa Fe.
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Missions and Happenings...
The Advent Bible Study which ran for ﬁve weeks was led by Mary Hoggard and Pastor Blaine. It
was well a#ended, li1ed the spirits of some, s(rred the intellectual curiosity of others, and
provided meaningful contempla(on for the Christmas season as well as JOY.
The Lunch Bunch
December’s luncheon was held at
Piccolino Italian Restaurant.
The next luncheon location has not been
chosen yet so suggest your favorite place
to eat!
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H
appyNewYear!Asthecalendarrollsoveranotheryear,thechurchpreparesto
welcomesomenewleadersandsomereturningleaders.UnitedMethodistDisciplinerequireseachcongregationtohaveanAdministrativeCouncil(ChurchCouncil,
AdministrativeBoard,etc.)astheprimarygoverningbody,andTrustees,aFinance
Committee,Staff-ParishRelations,andanominatingcommittee(becauseweare,afterall,Methodist!)AttheChurchConferenceheldinNovember,thefollowingwere
electedtoserveatZia:
TheAdministrativeCouncilischairedbyBethAresandincludesTrusteeChairTerry
Robinson,FinanceChairMikeBishop,andSPRCChairBeverlyMorris.JessicaFunck
istheyouthrepresentative.Thecongregationlayleader(KenCampbell)andlay
memberofAnnualConference(JoAnnBishop)areex-o2iciomembersofAdministrativeCouncilandSPRC.JoAnnalsoservesasrecordingsecretary.
TheCouncil’sjobistohearthereportsandrecommendationsoftheteams
andcommitteesresponsiblefortherunningofthechurch,andapprove(ornot)
thoserecommendations.ItisnottheCouncil’sjobtodiscusstheleakingtoilet,
choosecurriculum,orplanworship;thosearethetasksofthespeci2iccommittees
andteams.Visitorsarewelcomeatadministrativecouncilmeetings,whichlastno
morethananhour.ThecouncilmeetsatnoononthethirdSundayofthemonth.
Zia’sTrusteesareEileenFunck,JanetMcCormack,LindaRenner,TerryRobinson,
HortonStruve,andDickWimberly.
ThejoboftheTrusteesisstewardship;theyareresponsibleforalltheassets
ofthechurch,includingbuildings,furniture,andcash.Ifyouareawareofaproblem
pertainingtotheproperty,atrusteeisthepersontonotify.Theymay–ormaynot-
dothenecessaryworkthemselves.Eachtrusteeiselectedtoserveathree-year
term.Thechairiselectedeachyearbythetrustees.
TheFinanceCommitteeischairedbyMikeBishopandincludesLindaPalmerand
LindaRobinson,FinanceSecretary.EmilyBreenisourTreasurer.
TheFinanceCommitteeisresponsibleforreceiving,counting,anddepositingall
contributionsreceivedbythechurch,providingcontributionstatements,tallying
pledgesandcreatingabudgeteachyear;andofcourse,payingthebills.Counters
arenotmembersofthecommitteebutservethechurchbycountinganddoublecheckingallincomingfundseachweek.Countersalwaysworkinpairs. PAGE 5
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Staff-ParishRelations(SPRC)isthepersonnelbodyofthechurch.Members
areVincentContrastino,BeverlyMorris,LindaRobinson,andRuthSutton,electedto
servethree-yearterms.Inadditiontotheelectedmembers,thechurchlayleader
andlaymemberofAnnualConference(whomaybethesameperson)areex-o2icio
members.
SPRCservesastheliaisonbetweenthecongregationandpastorandmembers.
Theyareresponsibleforevaluatingthepastoreachyearandconsultingwiththe
DistrictSuperintendentwhenthereisachangeofpastor.
TheCommitteeonLayLeadership(Nominations)ischairedbythepastor.
MembersareEileenFunck,HortonStruve,andLindaPalmer,theyhavetheresponsibilityofchoosingleadersfromamongthelaityforthecomingyear.Thesearethe
peoplewhomaybecallingyouinthefalltoaskforyourcommitmentfor2016.If
thereisanareawhereyouwouldliketoserve,pleasetalktooneofthesepeople.
MinistryTeams
Inadditiontotherequiredbodiesabove,thechurchhasministryteamsto
guide,directandservethecongregationinspeci2icareas:Christianeducation,worship,missionsandevangelism,andspecialevents.Thesearenotelectedpositions
andtheministryteamsarenotformalcommittees.Theyaremoreorganicgroups
thatmeetasneeded,inpersonorbyphoneoremail,tobrainstormandplan.Individualswhofeelcalledtoaparticularareaofserviceareinvitedtoparticipatewith
otherswhoaresimilarlycalled.Thisiswheretherealworkofthechurchhappens!
WehaveateamforChristianEducation,whichcoversSundayschool,Bible
studies,vacationBibleschooletc.SomeofthepeopleinvolvedareJoAnnBishop,
KenCampbell,MaryHoggard,MelanieSmith,DickWimberly,andJanetMcCormack.
TheWorshipTeam,headedbythepastor,isinchargeofallaspectsofworship:
music,reading,banners,communion,acolytesandushers…forstarters.TheworshipteamwillmeetonSaturday,January17at10a.m.tocoveralltheseandmore.
Youandyourinputareinvitedandwelcomed!
MissionsandEvangelismarecloselyrelated.DickWimberlyisthecoordinatorforthisteam.Prisonministry,localsheltersandfoodbanks,andrampconstructionaresomeoftheactivitiescoveredbythisteamthatwillmeetat5:30on
MondayJanuary26.
Therearealsolimited-lifegroupsformedtomeetaspeci2icsituation,suchasthe
HealthyChurchInitiativeteam,consistingofBethAres,MaryHoggard,MelanieSmith,Terry Robinson,VincentContrastino,KenCampbell,andPastorBlaine
Wimberly.Thatteamwillbeginasix-monthstudyprocessonJanuary24,alongwith
otherteamsfromotherchurches.Moreaboutthatlater! VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
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Dates
Zia United Methodist Church
3368 Governor Miles Road
Santa Fe NM 87507
Phone: 505-471-0997
Fax: 505-471-9331
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ziaumc.org
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Zia-United-Methodist
January 3rd - Giordana DiRuggiero
January 4th - John DiRuggiero
January 5th - Eileen Watts
January 7th - Mike Bishop
January 17th - Tina Funck
January 30th - Jessica Funck
Monthly Dates:
• Mondays:
∗ 12 noon Al-Anon (For family
& friends of alcoholics)
Education Building
∗Jan. 12th 5 pm Trustees
• Tuesdays:
∗ Jan. 20th 11:30 am The
Lunch Bunch location tbd
∗ 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting
∗ 6:30 - 7:30 pm Al-Anon
∗ 6:30 pm Youth Choir
Practice
∗7 pm Full Choir Practice
• Wednesdays:
∗ 12 noon Al-Anon in
Education Building
∗ 3rd Wednesday of the
month Investment Club
Meeting 7 pm
• Fridays:
∗ Jan. 9 (2nd Friday of the
month): 6-8 pm Women at
the Well (childcare
provided)
• Thursdays:
∗ Jan. 8th - Samson & The
Pirate Monks 7 pm at
Gilbert Nañez’ home
∗ 2nd Thursday of the month:
St. Elizabeth’s dinner to be
taken by 5pm.
• Sundays:
∗ Worship at 9:30 am
∗ Sunday School for all ages
10:45 - 11:45 am.
∗ January 18th 12 noon Administrative Council
Meeting

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