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1 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 601 VEDA DRIVE REDWOOD FALLS MN April 2018 Pastor Randy Koppen Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. (Sept.-May) Worship: 10:30 a.m. (Sept.-May) 9:30 a.m. (June-Aug.) Office Phone: Website: Find us on Facebook! APRIL 2018 SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE April Ushers: Mark Parker, Chair; Sue Parker; Russ Manthei; Marshall Meier; Amy Meier April 1 ~ Easter Sunday April 8 Nursery: No Nursery Nursery: Dean & Angie Wilson Family Greeters: Kirby & Donalee Josephson Greeters: Ida Gatfield/Deb Tholkes Roger & Sandi Swartz Wade & Cindi Gronau Family Scripture: TBD Scripture: Tim Gilk Door Step Ministry: Connie Heffelfinger Door Step Ministry: Keith & Berneda Hawton April 15 April 22 Nursery: Ben & Bre Kodet Family Nursery: Natalie & Addison Seehausen Greeters: Rick & Jan Ellingworth Greeters: Jan Potter/Diana Zimmerli Perry Bock Henry & Mary Jo Boots Scripture: Jan Ellingworth Scripture: Jennifer Gilk Door Step Ministry: Betty Stancer Door Step Ministry: Henry & Mary Jo Boots April 29 Nursery: Deb Tholkes Greeters: Karl & Karin Ramey Family Kayleen Dahmes/Glendon Dahmes Scripture: Jaydon Estebo Door Step Ministry: Kirby & Donalee Josephson REMINDER: Greeters, please note that the location for greeting is located by the outer doors of the east and west entrances. Please open doors for people, and greet them as they enter the building! We ask you to be at

2 Church Office Hours: 9 am - 3 pm Monday - Thursday Phone : Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Easter Sunday 7:30 Youth Sunrise Service 8:30 Easter Breakfast No Sunday School Food Shelf Sunday 8 9:15 Shelter Group ~ Chapel 9:15 Sunday School 11:30 Fill Backpacks 15 9:15 Shelter Group ~ Chapel 9:15 Sunday School ~Praise Band 12:30 Sunwood Service 22 9:15 Sunday School 11:30 Fill Backpacks 11:30 Softball Potluck 29 9:15 Sunday School-Last Day 2 6:00 Education Mtg 3 4 9:15 Banners 6:30 Confirmation 6:30 Church Bells :00 Redwood Quilters 30 7:00 Joy-Us Circle Sandi Swartz 6:30 Confirmation 6:30 Church Bells 8:15 Praise Band Pastor Randy on vacation April 30-May 13 2:00 Mary Circle-Garnette 6:30 Confirmation 6:30 Church Bells 7:30 Chancel Choir 6:30 Confirmation-Last Day :00 Dress a Girl Group Fellowship Hall 19 7:00 Agape Circle Berneda Hawton 7:00 Reading Group Cori Lecy Home :30 Cribbage Tournament UMW Southern Prairie at New Ulm 28 10:00 Bridal Shower

3 of FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 Easter Sunrise Service ~ 7:30 a.m. Our high school youth will led the Sunrise Service with songs and scriptures to celebrate the day of the Lord s resurrection, to awaken our spirit and fill our heart with hope and celebration! Easter Breakfast ~ 8:30 a.m. Following the Sunrise Service, gather in the Fellowship Hall for a delicious breakfast of ham and eggs, sweet rolls, muffins, milk, juice, and coffee. This meal is hosted by the youth of First UMC. All donations will go to the youth fund. Easter Celebration ~ 10:30 a.m. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today! Easter morning started the whole trend of worshipping on Sundays- the first day of the week. Join your voice with the church as we sing and give praise to Jesus who gives us victory over the grave on Sunday, April 1 at 10:30. The Scholarship Committee is again offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors and returning college students. You can pick up your application in the church office during office hours, or on the First UMC website atwww.redwoodfallsumc.org under Connections. Application deadline is May 1, All completed applications must be turned in to the church office by this date. Fundraiser Sunday, April 22 Following Worship Bring your appetite and donation for a fun and satisfying meal! The softball teams will be serving up many dishes for you to enjoy. It s that time of year again! If you are interested in joining one of our two softball teams, please contact Karl Ramey at or sign up in the lobby. Please sign up early as this will determine if we have enough players to have two teams again this year! Games begin late May and run through the end of July. Open to grades 8 Adult. We re always looking for new people to play! New clothes for Easter? Let s snap a picture of you and your family/friends at church on Easter morning. We re preparing some photo op settings and a couple of folks to take your picture before and after worship services.

4 Driving down I 35, not too far from the Iowa Minnesota border, I saw the sign. Hope-1 mile. There are gads of small towns in Minnesota. Most have no sign posts indicating how many miles to the town. Most just creep up on you and then whiz past as you leave. But Hope. Hope is different. On this occasion Sandy and I were driving down to see my dad for what would be the last time. Hope-1 mile. How many times have I passed by this sign? I ve been cognizant of this little dot on the map for many years. Never once have I taken the exit though. Never once have I visited Hope. My mom had called and said I think you d better come. Will dad still be there when we got there? If so, to what extent would he be able to communicate. What hope was there? When you re travelling by car and in need of an exit, any sign that says one mile is welcomed. One mile isn t that far. You can make one mile. 10 miles, maybe. 30 miles, well that is a stretch. Some roadways begin to advertise exits nearly 100 miles away. But a mile. A mile is doable. A mile is, yes I can hold on that long. A mile is, well, a mile. We don t know with certainty how long the stretch of road Jesus was greeted with branches swaying and coats laid out before him as he came into Jerusalem on a donkey. Maybe a mile? Those folks had hope. Hope of a savior. Hope of a person who would turn the nation around. Hope that things were going to get better. Hope was just around the corner- they could feel it. Later that week- another processional. This time the branches composed a weighty cross. This time the bearer of the coat was being laid out. His coat, a tunic, stained with his blood from gashes in his back and dripping from his head. We don t know with certainty how long the via dolorosa is. Maybe a mile? The gospels don t record Jesus emotional state in relation to the physical pain he endured. Was he thinking Can I make this mile? He knew hope will be delivered to centuries of people because he travelled this road. The exit to Hope was marked at Golgotha. A road from Jerusalem to Emmaus a couple of guys walking home. Heavy hearts. Attempting to talk out what might be next and what had transpired. Someone joins them and chats them up. I ve seen it before. Asking questions you already know the answer, but, for whatever reason, desire to hear an engagement. How long was this road? A little better than two miles. When did the third companion appear? Maybe a mile? Hope doesn t need acres of forest or racks of coats. Just a rest stop- close enough to sense we can get there. Big enough to take a breather. Small enough to prompt us to keep on going, not to linger. We all need Hope. Life is going to have times when the engine light blares red or we can t hold it any longer. One mile to Hope? God is right here. Pull into His side. Run to His arms. Linger there for a while. Take a souvenir savior-ner. A word from His word. A song from His heart. Then go. Go. God has travelled this road before. He knows the Way and He is with you. 1 mile to Hope. You can do it. Ybic Pastor Randy

5 United Methodist Women Banner Team The Banner Team will meet on Wednesday, April 4 at 9:15 a.m. at Mary Drever s home. AGAPE CIRCLE Thursday April 19, 7:00 p.m. Hostess: Berneda Hawton Devotions/Program/Bags: Berneda Hawton JOY-US CIRCLE Tuesday April 17, 7:00 p.m. Hostess: Sandi Swartz Devotions/Program Jeanette Cornell MARY CIRCLE Wednesday-Garnette Gardens April 18, 2:00 p.m. Devotions & Program: Connie Heffelfinger Sue Lussenden UMW Senior Scholarship Save the Date! All Church Salad Luncheon Honoring those over 80! Saturday, May 5 12 noon in Fellowship Hall Everyone is invited. The United Methodist Women are offering a $ scholarship to a graduating high school senior in our church family. If you are applying for a church scholarship, you will automatically be considered for the United Methodist Women one also. Applications are available in the church office or under Connections. Applications are due in the church office on May 1. You are invited to the UMW Southern Prairie Spring Gathering! On April 21 we will gather in New Ulm at First United Methodist (1 N Broadway St). The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with Coffee/Tea with Emma (free-will offering goes to District Emma Norton goal) and book browsing. Our program begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends about 3 p.m. The Theme is Speak Out Stand Out Step Out from Proverbs 39:9. Our special speaker will be Karla Diehn from NUMAS Haus in New Ulm. NUMAS Haus provides emergency shelter and support services to homeless single mother families with school age children from the New Ulm area. The program is designed to help these families find permanent housing within 90 days, while addressing the root causes of homelessness for each family through counseling, educational programs, and case management. The goal is to allow children to remain enrolled in New Ulm schools while their families become established. Sometimes their school is the only stability available to these children. NUMAS House opened its doors in August 2016 and the first family moved into the shelter within 48 hours. NUMAS Haus can house up to three families at a time. There is currently a waiting list for residence at NUMAS Haus. Karla Diehn is the Shelter Coordinator. She has a strong passion for helping others, recognizing the worth and dignity of each individual, and guiding them on a path for a successful future. We are excited that Karla is coming to share with us. Make plans to join other Southern District women at the Spring Gathering in New Ulm on January 21st! Bring paper products (especially need feminine hygiene supplies) for Emma Norton, and bottles of laundry detergent for NUMAS Haus. Our late morning offering will go towards our District Mission Pledge. Please register by April 14 to Corinne Day, PO Box 364, New Ulm, MN Your $10.00 registration also covers lunch. Phone number for First United Methodist Church in New Ulm is The church is at 1 N Broadway Street just north of Center Street which goes approximately east/west. Broadway Street is also Hwy 15 going north/south through town.

6 Importance of Potassium in Your Diet When it comes to strategies to lower blood pressure, sodium gets all of the attention. But too little potassium could be just as important as too much salt. When you get enough potassium, it helps your body excrete sodium. That eases tension in the blood vessel walls, which can help lower blood pressure. The mineral also helps blood vessels relax. The recommended daily dose of potassium is 4,700 mg. Having at least eight servings of fruit and vegetables daily is ideal. Here are some foods high in potassium: acorn squash, spinach, baked potato, salmon, yogurt, banana, cantaloupe, and pistachios. Connie Heffelfinger, RN, Parish Nurse PARISH NURSE NO Sunday School Easter Sunday April 1 There will be no Sunday School on Easter Sunday, April 1! Our last day of Sunday School will be on Sunday, April 29. The Education Committee will meet Monday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the. Parish Nurses will again be taking questions and offering blood pressure checks in the library before worship on Sundays. No appointments needed! Stop by the church library between 10-10:20 a.m. on Sundays for your heath questions! New Contact Information? If you have recently moved, got a new phone number, no longer have a landline phone or changed your address, please let the church office know. You can call, , mail or stop by! Thank you! umcrwf@redred.com Phone: Address: 601 Veda Drive, Redwood Falls, MN BackPack Ministry We will be packing bags for BackPack Ministry on April 8 and 22 after worship. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!! Dear Friends in Mission, Thank you for your gifts to support missionaries and ministries of Global Ministries. Donations of $65.19 have been given to Heifer International; $ as Undesignated-UMCOR; and $1750 have been giving the Erbele s in Alaska during General Board of Global Ministries, UMCOR Members of my forever Home church, You made my heart so happy! Wow! That about sums up how I feel. From your support in prayers, meals, cards and financial support, my family and I feel the love! 3 weeks and 5 days left (not that I m counting!) unless of course baby has different plans. God Bless You! Jill Freerks Words cannot express our appreciation for the outpouring of love to our family in the past weeks the freezer full of foods, prayers, cards and gifts for Jill and Eric and their family your faith in action means so much! Zucker was born on March 12 (9 weeks early), and is progressing well in the amazing NICU at Avera Hospital, Sioux Falls. He is tiny but mighty! Thank you! Jeanette and Ken Cornell Meals on Wheels Thank you to EVERYONE who helped deliver Meals On Wheels for the last two weeks of March. The giving of your time to help with this community program is greatly appreciated! Thanks again!! Nadine Marzolf, Chair SAVE THE DATE: May 29 June 1, 2018 MN Annual Conference Session in St Cloud