WELCOME TO CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. June 8, Please call the church office or visit

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1 Please call the church office or visit SECRETARY..Karen Hamm WELCOME TO CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH June 8, 2014 CUSTODIAN.. ABC, Inc. SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Jennifer Lange-Collett PARISH NURSE... Beverly Simpson, R.N. HON DIRECTOR.. Sue A. Awes Cell Phone PASTOR... Rev. Debra Jene Collum Cell Phone Office Hours: Secretary... 8:30 AM-3:00 PM Tuesday & Thursday If you know of anyone in the hospital or in need of prayers, visits or the sacraments, please contact the church office. By the numbers Last s week attendance Yearly average attendance Last week s offering $2, Weekly average need....$2, Conference Love Offering..$ And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. Acts 2:2-3

2 Chatfield United Methodist Church We are a community of faith open to everyone. We seek to live as disciples of Christ and share God s love in in word and deed. Welcome to the household of God called Chatfield United Methodist Church. We are glad that you are joining us for worship and hope that you experience God s love and grace here today. Please take a moment to sign the guest register. *Please stand as you are able June 8, 2014 Day of Pentecost PREPARATION Holy Spirit, who came as wind and flames of fire, fan into life the gifts and abilities of people everywhere; unite us in a creative love that includes others, celebrates differences, and brings glory to God. PRELUDE SINGING OUR PRAISES ANNOUNCEMENTS SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH NEIGHBOR LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE *CALL TO WORSHIP Based on Psalm 104:24 34 ONE: What a wildly wonderful world, God! The earth overflows with your amazing creations. MANY: The deep, wide sea brims with fish: sardines and sharks and salmon. ONE: Ships travel on the waters and great sea creatures play in them. MANY: Every creature depends on you for food. You open your hand and they eat from it. ONE: You send your spirit to sustain and renew. MANY: May the glory of God last forever! ONE: Let us sing to God all our lives. MANY: Praise God! Sun., June 8 June 8 June 15, :30 am Worship-Pentecost Sunday Worship Leader: Kathy Hanson 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship No SPRC Mon., June 9 8:45 am Fit Fabulous 10 am Bone Builders -Deliver Meals on Wheels June 9-13 (Call if you can help) Tue., June 10 Wed., June 11 Thur., June 12 Fri., June 13 Sat., June 14 Sun., June am The Gathering Place Noon lunch at St. Mary s Catholic followed by 1 pm Mind Your Stress program 6-8:15 pm Root River Citizen Conversations Chatfield Public Library (see posters) 8 am Quilts, Crafts, & Conversation 8:45 am Fit Fabulous 10 am Bone Builders 9:40 am Tai-Chi (final) 8:45 am Fit Fabulous Wedding Rehearsal 4:30 pm Narveson/Ristau Wedding 9:30 am Sunday Worship-Communion Baptism of Elise Schwanke Receiving new members 10:45 am Health Cabinet Altar Guild Next Sunday: Team 3 During June the SPRC is in charge of Coffee Fellowship. Members are: Roberta Copeman, Sheila Erickson, Scott Ferguson, Dwaine Kamnetz, and Mary Beth Nelson. June Ushers are: Dwaine & Kathy Kamnetz, Don & Marge Simpson Pastor Debra posts sermons and other reflections at her blog. The address is: Goggling Perennial Hope usually gets you to it. The sermon is also posted to the Chatfield UMC FaceBook Page.

3 Prayers requested for the following individuals: Gaylon Amy, Phyllis Amy, Hank Anderson, Marlene Anderson, Lois Bacon, Ryan Bakken, Thelma Barker, Braxton Bernard, Rod Copeman, Doris Durfey, Evalyn Gardner, Loren Graskamp, Joanne Greenlee, Patricia Hanson, Janice Haug, Pat Hill, Ruth Holets, Betty Johnson, William Kremer, Alta Reese, Brandy Schwanke, Kael Simpson, Larry Tucker, Cliff Waadevig, Ruth Wendt, Dolly Zincke, and Russ Zincke. FIT FABULOUS Beginning at Chatfield UMC on June 9-8:45-9:45 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday - $5 for each class Low impact aerobics for adults Questions? Call Christine at Mind Your Stress Tuesday, June 10-1:00 pm (Lunch at 12 noon) St. Mary s Catholic Church Nutrition & Stress presented by Bridget Ideker, OMC Dietician How does poor diet put the body in a state of physical stress and weaken the immune system? Let s analyze our diet to minimize stress and live longer, healthier lives. The Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors begins June 19 from 1-3 pm at CUMC. Call to sign up. You must be 60 years of age or older and meet the MN income eligible guidelines to receive a 35 pound box of food each month. See the June Newsletter for more details. *OPENING PRAYER (unison) Holy Spirit, diverse and varied as we are, you gather us together, like a mother bird stretching wide her wings. Today we draw strength from your life and energy, and lift our hearts in praise to you. Amen. *HYMN O Spirit of the Living God #539 PRAYER OF CONFESSION ONE: Pentecost God, thank you for the gift of the Spirit; for the power and energy the Spirit brings and for the knowledge that we are not alone. Nevertheless, sometimes we find it hard to believe in things we cannot see or touch. MANY: We remember the times we have not recognized the Spirit s still small voice, the times we have ignored the Spirit s prompting, the times we have not acknowledged the Spirit s work around us, the times we have resisted the Spirit s transforming power. We remember and we are sorry. Pour out your Spirit anew; blow through us and ignite us once more. Amen. WORDS OF ASSURANCE ONE: Our God is always making all things new; our shortcomings are forgotten and we can begin again, with God s Spirit as our helper. MANY: Thanks be to God! Amen. PRAISE TEAM SCRIPTURE LESSON Acts 2:1-21 *HYMN Holy Ground #2272 SERMON

4 *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH We believe in the Spirit who blows through our lives: unsettling us, stirring us up, propelling us forward. We believe in the Spirit who comes as a fire: warming us, empowering us, re-making us. We believe in the Spirit who frees our tongues: for talking of God, for prayer, for advocacy. We believe in the Spirit: the Counselor, the Helper, the Breath of God. Amen. My notes and thoughts about worship CALL TO PRAYER Bless the Lord #2013 Praise Team will sing once, congregation and Praise Team twice more PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH/SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS At this time, anyone who has a joy or concern for prayer is invited to lift it up before the congregation and God. After each petition the Leader will say: Lord, in your Love The congregation will respond: Hear our Prayers. If you would like your prayers spoken by the leader, please give them to Pastor Debra, in writing, before the service. LORD'S PRAYER PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY *DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen Many gifts, one Spirit.

5 Frisbee Golf and Bean Bag Tournament Sat. June 14 - Mill Creek Park Registration 2:00 pm Tournaments at 3:00 pm $20 for team of 2 for bean bag $10 for Frisbee golf Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity Cash Prizes This will also serve as a grand opening for the new Frisbee golf course at Mill Creek Park. Come enjoy the fun and support Habitat for Humanity. *OFFERTORY PRAYER (unison) God who is in the spirit of Pentecost you have given us so much: Christ to inspire us, your Spirit to enable us, your love to support us; and so we bring these offerings that others may be inspired, enabled, and supported. Amen. *HYMN Many Gifts One Spirit #114 The United Methodist Women commissioned this hymn for their 1974 General Assembly. *BLESSING God the Creator, Divine Wisdom, blesses us with gifts and grace; God the Pain-Bearer, Divine Word, gives us good news to share; God the Life-Giver, Divine Spirit, works in our lives to bring faith, hope, and love. We go to share God s gifts and grace, to be witnesses to the good news of Jesus, and live in the Spirit. Amen. CHATFIELD UNITED METHODIST 124 Winona Street SE, Chatfield, MN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Monday, July Friday, July 18 8: :30 am Friday, July :00 pm Program Ages: 3 years (toilet trained) through 6 th grade Register at Chatfield UMC Website/Facebook page, pick up a form at the church, or call *BENEDICTION CHORAL RESPONSE Many gifts, one Spirit, one love known in many ways. In our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise One Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word Known in many ways, hallowing our days. For the Giver, for the gifts, praise, praise, praise! POSTLUDE The Missions Committee is again collecting supplies for Fillmore Place in Preston during June. They now have two women and six men as residents. Supplies needed include shampoo, toothpaste & brushes, deodorant, spray colognes, unscented body wash, wipes, nail polish, vani-cream and lotions. Thank you for supporting this mission in our own backyard. 9:30 am Worship Service 9:30 am Sunday School After Service: Coffee Fellowship Reader: Organists Brianna Martinka Sherry Hareldson Roberta (Bobbie) Kehret Mitch Walbridge

6 To our dear friends at Chatfield United Methodist Church, I m writing this letter from my brother Tom s house in Jacksonville, Florida. I flew from Seattle to be able to visit with him one last time. Tom is in a hospice in Jacksonville. It s a beautiful facility with wonderfully caring and attentive staff. His physicians believe he may have three months to live. I believe you are aware that his surgeons recommended rather radical surgery to remove a portion of his rapidly growing tumor. They successfully removed about 2/3 of what they described as a pancake-size tumor in hopes of getting him prepared for a massive combination of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Their thinking was that if things went well, they may have extended his life for another couple of years. He underwent a couple of weeks of rehab following his surgery. As Gary was taking him home when he was released from rehab, Tom collapsed in the parking lot of the rehab facility. Gary immediately took him to the emergency room. Another series of MRIs revealed yet more growth in the original tumor, plus two additional tumors. He is in hospice because there are no additional treatments that the doctors believe will be effective in stopping the growth. As Gary (Tom s partner) and I were talking a short time ago, I mentioned something about Tom and Gary s generosity toward my children over the years, and how that generosity has continued on to my grandchildren. Tom and Gary remember every event with generous gifts: every birthday, Christmas, graduation... well, you get the idea. Anyway, Gary sprang up from the table and returned with a 9-inch tall stack of cards, notes and letters, all for Tom, many from families and individuals at CUMC. I write this letter to give an update, but more importantly to thank you for your encouragement and loving kindness. Tom keeps those many cards and notes because they mean a great deal to him, just as so many of you mean a great deal to him. Thank you for taking the time from your busy lives to pour your love into my brother. It is wonderful kingdom work you are doing, and far more valuable than you may think. Jesus so often reveals himself through the work of his children, and that s what all of your notes have done. Tom is no longer able to speak, but his eyes and smile tell me when he is laughing. He still has most of his cognitive abilities, but he no longer is able to use or control the right half of his body. I have discovered that he has had an impact on people in the Jacksonville area, much as he did in Chatfield. Friends visit the hospice, particularly from his workplace at Blue Cross. They loved Tom for his ability to make them laugh and for his many kindnesses toward them. It seems to be a familiar story. I pray that Tom will be comforted in his remaining days, and that he will pursue Jesus, who loves him more than any of us can comprehend. Thank you for your wonderful witness and love. With great fondness, Jon Siegel Everett, Washington New address: Tom Siegel Northeast Florida Community Hospice, Room Sunbeam Road Jacksonville, FL 32257