Pat Garwood Funeral
Please continue to pray for the family and friends of Pat Goodwood as they grieve her passing.
VISITATION
4-7 PM, Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
FUNERAL
11:00 AM, Friday, November 10, 2023, at Cedar Hills Community Church. (Another light visitation beforehand at 10am)
OBITUARY
Patricia (Pat) Ann Garwood, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away November 5, 2023. Visitation: . Funeral Service: in Cedar Rapids. Interment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. In honoring Pat’s wishes, the family encourages everyone to dress casually for the visitation and service.
Pat was born on April 1, 1937, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Lester and Helen (Parents) Melsha. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids. Pat was united in marriage to Dennis Edward “Red” Garwood on April 22, 1963. He preceded her in death in 2015. Pat was a cafeteria worker for the Cedar Rapids Schools. She also worked at Flowerama and was self employed as a floral designer. Pat was a member of Cedar Hills Community Church. She was an animal lover. Pat enjoyed flowers, sewing, and making crafts. Most of all she loved her family and enjoyed attending their activities.
Survivors include her children Gary (Joanne) Kohl of Cedar Rapids, Tracey (David) Johnson of Cedar Rapids, and Terry (Jeff) Stadler of Kansas City, MO, grandchildren Brandon, Kristie (Danny), Jason (Kirsten), Michael (Rachel), Lindsey (Matt), and Robbie (Kelsie), great-grandchildren Rylee, Evan, Olivia, Hannah, Charlotte, Clete, Elsie, Benjamin, Lucy, and Isaac, special friend and neighbor Connie Brown, and her beloved dog Baylee.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and daughter Beth Ann Garwood.
Memorials may be directed to Cedar Hills Community Church.
Peacemakers
Peacemakers
Just now I couldn’t stop myself from clicking on a post entitled, “The Most Controversial Foods in America.” While waiting for the blog to open, I wondered if there was any issue that people don’t divide over. In case you are wondering, the most polarizing food in America is anchovies (followed closely by black licorice, oysters, beets, blue cheese, and okra).
Every year at this time I say something about the state of the church and I am proud to say that we, the church known as Cedar Hills Community, are growing as peacemakers. Peacemakers seek peace – especially by reconciling adversaries. Peacemakers don’t avoid controversy but instead, enter difficult spaces with the hope of building bridges.
The place I’ve seen the most peacemaking has been in intergenerational relationships. Many of you sought out people of another generation – not to argue with – but to pray for and pray with. It has been a beautiful bridge-building season. Uniting, not polarizing.
Psalm 145:4 says, “One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.” The goal of our intergenerational focus was to tell each other about God’s mighty deeds. We did this and one of the fruits of this – which I did not see coming – was the fruit of unity. One generation loved another.
What a great place to be!
Kent Landhuis
Pastor of Teaching & Leadership
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Will You Be 38?
Will You Be 38?
On our recent fall retreat, at Lake View Camp, our middle schoolers were challenged to contemplate the miracles of Jesus. There are 37 recorded miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. The most poignant may be when four friends bring a paralytic to Jesus for healing in Mark 2.
4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Jesus healed the paralytic when he saw the faith of his friends. Wow! Can we be like those friends? Can we be a part of the miracle God wants to do in someone else’s life? Ultimately, we were challenged to invite God to do miracle 38 in our lives. The miracle of new life, salvation, and sanctification talked about in Ephesians 2.
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
As I reflected on the retreat worship time I wrote a series of Haiku. I’d like to share them all with you.
Thirty-seven times
Jesus showed His godly might
Are you thirty-eight?
He demonstrated
Power over creation
Health, and even life
Jairus’ daughter
Jesus wept, Lazarus lived
Widows only son
Dead in sin, BUT GOD!
Children under wrath, BUT GOD!
But God’s rich mercy
Steve Poole
Pastor of Youth & Young Adults
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My Favorite Things
MY FAVORITE THINGS – October 26 at 6pm join the Women in Fellowship & Faith at the home of Lindsey Steinkamp (2093 49th St; Marion, IA 52302).
Bring two of your “favorite things” to the party. They should be two of the same item, no more than $10 each (they may cost less and be something homemade or handmade).
Plan for small bites and fellowship, followed by favorite things exchange. See the Facebook event for more info or text Lindsey at 319-640-9147.
Angel Tree 2023
This year Cedar Hills will be focusing on a local outreach for the Christmas season: Angel Tree Christmas gifts through Prison Fellowship.
We will foster relationships with local families who have an incarcerated parent, buy Christmas gifts for the kids, and host a Christmas party for the families.
Want to be involved? Here are a few options.
- Join a planning team now: family relationships, gift management or party planning. (Contact Cathy using form below)
- In the coming weeks, take an “angel tag” off the Christmas tree that details a gift to purchase.
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Support the December Christmas party through working in the kitchen or loving on families.
Be watching for more info in the coming weeks about how to love these neighborhood families!
JOIN THE PLANNING TEAM by using the form below:
Congregational Celebration
CONGREGATIONAL CELEBRATION– Sunday, November 12 at the end of each service we will review next year’s budget, elect new board members and celebrate what God is doing at Cedar Hills!
We will also be installing Steve Poole and Leah Carolan as new ordained pastors in the Alliance of Reformed Churches.
And there will be cake!
New Shelter Dedication
NEW SHELTER DEDICATION – Please join us Sunday, October 22, around 9:30am (immediately after the 1st service) to dedicate the wonderful new shelter that was built out by the Matthew 25 garden area.
This shelter will be so appreciated by the families that grow their produce in the gardens. It will also be a great place for anyone who would like to come and get to know some of these families during the growing season.
Congregational Celebration
CONGREGATIONAL CELEBRATION– Sunday, November 12 at the end of each worship service, approximately 9:15am and 10:45am.
Each year, we gather to vote on new consistory members (Consistory is our name for the elders and deacons that make up the church board.) We will also look at the potential budget for 2024 and vote to approve it and hear stories of the work God is doing at Cedar Hills.
This meeting will take place at the end of each service. Services will be slightly shorter to accommodate the meeting time. We will still have regular Sunday classes at 9:45am.
Order Pizza, Support Noah’s Ark
NOAH’S ARK PRESCHOOL FUNDRAISER – Wednesday, October 11, support our preschool by ordering from Papa Murphy’s (location on Edgewood Rd). Remember to mention Noah’s Ark Preschool when you order, and Noah’s Ark will get 20% of the proceeds! (We need 20 people to hit the “Commit” button by today to get this fundraiser rolling! https://www.groupraise.com/events/257426)