Evergreen United Methodist Church 1120 Evergreen Court, Wahpeton, ND 58075

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1 Evergreen United Methodist Church 1120 Evergreen Court, Wahpeton, ND November, 2018 Upcoming Events at Evergreen Please join members of the worship ministry group as we decorate the sanctuary after the worship service on Sunday, November 25th. The worship ministry group will have a light lunch for those who can stay to help. Many hands lighten labor and it will be a time for great fellowship. The Sunday School Christmas program will be presented during the 10 AM worship service on Sunday, December 16th. Parents, if you could have your children at Sunday School as much as possible, it will help them to feel prepared to do their best that day. We love to see them as much as we can, anyway! Thanks so much. Annual Charge Conference 10 am, Saturday, November 17 Daylight saving time ends remember to fall back on November 3. Please join us on Saturday morning at 10 am, Nov. 17. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Randy Cross, has invited several area churches to join us at Evergreen for one large group charge conference during this time. Together we will take care of the business of each church, as well as share in some time of teaching and learning together. Sunday, November 4 is All Saints Day! Join us for All Saints Day worship, as we come together to celebrate and honor the saints who have passed on in the last year with a time of prayer, thanksgiving, and candle-lighting. We will also share in the sacrament of Holy Communion.

2 Grow Page 2 Evergreen United Methodist Church November, 2018 Children s Ministry By Becky Dockter Children s Sunday School wrapped up our first seven weeks of lessons on Jesus parables in October. We will now start preparing for the Christmas Season with a series of lessons titled Glow Tell it on the Mountain in November. We would love to see all of our kids here for Sunday School each week as we will begin to prepare our songs and stories for our Christmas program, which will be held on December 16 th this year during the 10 am, Sunday worship service. There is no Sunday School the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 25 th. Deck the Halls! Come, decorate the Church for Advent & Christmas after the Sunday service on November 25. Sign up to purchase a toy for the Christmas Kids project! Give Thanks to the Lord! Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration Sponsored by the Richland/Wilkin Ministerial Sunday, November 18, 4 PM St. John s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, ND Coffee and dessert after the Service. Everyone is invited. UMW News -- "Sacred Spaces: Encounters with God and Neighbors" By Denise Eastin Preparations for our Fall Bazaar were going at full tilt early in October, especially with Bazaar scheduled for October 20th. Thank God for dedication to purpose and an extra measure of good humor and stamina to see us through to that eventful day. And what a day it was! The road closing on 11th Street was a deterrent but the Fall weather blessed us as we arrived at church to welcome the Community in to enjoy the hospitality of our volunteers with shopping, baked goods, and DONUTS. New on the menu this year were 'Soup and Sandwich', specifically Vegetable Beef or Wild Rice Chicken soup, along with a Turkey Sandwich or Ham Sandwich, as well as pie and a beverage. This was quite a change for Evergreen... our Chicken Huntington was 'a given' as far as our Luncheon went. We were concerned that we'd taken a chance in changing the menu. All in all, we were pleased with our success in sales. We were especially pleased with donut sales. Uffda! Once again, they flew out the door. Thank you to all who participated, donated, and prayed for out success. If you haven't yet to experience Bazaar, I urge you to come work with us next year. You'll enjoy a good feeling of camaraderie... a joy knowing you participated in working for mission projects around the world, as well as a joy in contributing to the General Fund of Evergreen UMC. Next year, won't you please encourage all the members of our church to participate in the success of our Bazaar, one way or another? (Cont. Page 3)

3 Care Evergreen United Methodist Church Page 3 (Continued from Page 2) Looking at the bulletin board in our Fellowship Hall, it's evident that we have a lot of talented and friendly people of all ages in our church. Let's join hands and work for God. The next General Meeting of UMW will be held Thursday, November 8 th, at 1:30 pm. This will be our 2019 Installation of Officers meeting. All outgoing and incoming officers should be in attendance, if possible. Hope Circle will offer refreshments. Mary Schradick will present an informative program entitled, Sacred Space of Sharing Food. November is Thank Offering time... remember your offerings when you attend Circle meetings this month. Dakota Conference United Methodist Women members are asked to participate in the UMW Prayer Vigil. Our last vigil of the year is November 20 th, from 2:00 2:45pm, Universal Children s Day. The UN Universal Children s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on Nov. 20 th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children s welfare. Universal Children s Day offers each of us an inspirational entrypoint to advocate, promote and celebrate children s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for children. For more information log onto childrenday. Evergreen UMC 1120 Evergreen Ct. Wahpeton, ND (701) Evergreen Celebrates November Birthdays and Anniversaries 4 Stewart Gripentrog 6 Kiki Beschorner 22 Kelsey Richels 23 Bev Stone Pastor: Jen Tyler Administrative Asst.: Julie McGovern Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am - 3 pm evergreenpastor@702com.net or evergreenoffice@702com.net Website: 7 George Bassingthwaite 8 Lana Arutyunov 9 John & Charlene Gange* 11 Liana Agayev 12 Marty & Debbie Boyer* 14 Laura Dokken 14 - Cody Metcalf 14 Steve & Donna Krogh* 15 Kevin & Kathy Hudson* 17 Trevor Stevens 17 Meaghan Wolfgram 18 Hunter Rittenour 19 Roberta Whitehead 21 Edith Wawers 25 KrisCinda Erickson 25 Kaytlyn Johnson 25 Peder Anderson 26 Bonnie Beeson *Denotes anniversaries

4 Page 4 Evergreen United Methodist Church November, 2018 Boxes of Mac and Cheese Needed for November One Thing by Jan Moore In August 2013, the Missions Committee embraced the idea of One Thing which represents the collection of one designated item each month for a worthwhile cause. Our main goal since the conception of this idea has been to collect food items that are used during the school year in the Back Pack Project. This program sends easy to fix food items home with grade school age children each Friday to supplement their diets for the weekends when they do not receive school meals. Look for the totes in the Fellowship Hall for your donations. BOXES OF MAC & CHEESE are the requested donation for November!! Thank you to everyone who has helped with donations to the Back Pack Project, during the month of October we collected 32 jars of peanut butter and 8 fruit cups. Items that could not be used by the Backpack Program were donated to the Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry. Thank you for your support of this ministry!! Missions Committee met for a meeting and decided the 2018 Christmas Eve offering will be split evenly between the Back Pack Program and UMCOR. The only ones among you who will be truly happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. -Albert Schweitzer Monthly Offering Totals for October: $17, Monthly Need: $20, Noisy Bucket Offering: $ Evergreen Youth It has been a wonderful and full month for our youth! Youth group started meeting Weekly in September, and so far we ve had pizza parties, played lots of games, continued working through the Biblical stories of the Old Testament, and took a trip to Valley Fair. Yet we re only just getting started! In addition to meeting on Wednesdays, we re also getting ready to attend the Dakotas Conference Annual Youth Conference, DakYouth. So far we have 6 registered for this fun weekend in Aberdeen where we re going to focus on the theme of Putting the Pieces Together. We will attend workshops, worship, meet new friends, and hear from the featured guests: The Skit Guys! It s going to be a great time together as we talk about our faith and have lots of time for fellowship. It isn t too late if anyone wants to join us (Grades 7-12)! Contact the church office or Pastor Jen for more information. Upcoming Dates: Nov 7 Day of Hope (Meet at 6:45!) Nov 9-11 DakYouth in Aberdeen, SD Nov 14 Youth Group Nov 21 NO Youth Group (Happy Thanksgiving!) Nov 25 Helping Decorate the church for Advent/Christmas after worship Nov 28 Regularly scheduled Youth Group GRATITUDE CONCERT November 4th - 2 pm Rudolf Arutyunov will be presenting a concert of various vocal genre Sunday, November 4th 2:00 pm at Evergreen. Rudolf has participated in various musical groups in Wahpeton and is well known in the community. The concert is open to the public. A freewill offering for the Back Pack Program will be received during the concert. We hope you will be able to join us for Rudolf s Gratitude Concert and then stay for coffee and fellowship afterward.

5 Evergreen United Methodist Church Page 5 November, 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Day 9 am, UMW Executive Com. 7 pm, Finance Committee 2 3 REMEMBER TO... 4 ALL SAINTS 9 am, Sunday School & Coffee 11:15 am, Adm. Council Mtg 2 pm, Gratitude Concert by Rudolf Arutyunov pm Praise Team 6:45 pm, Youth meet for Day of Hope 7 pm, Choir 8 1:30 pm, UMW 6 pm, Music Ministry 9 DakYouth Event in Aberdeen 10 DakYouth Event in Aberdeen 11 9 am, Sunday School & Coffee (Noisy Bucket) pm, Joy Circle 14 6 pm, Christian Ed Committee Mtg. 6 pm Praise Team 7 pm, Choir 7 pm, Youth Group am, Annual Charge Conf. EUMC 18 9 am, Sunday School & Coffee 4 pm, Thanksgiving Service at St. John s Catholic Church :30 am, Hope Circle 1:30 pm, Sunshine Circle 2-2:45 pm, UMW Prayer Vigil 21 No Praise Team, Choir or Youth Group NEWSLETTER ARTICLE DEADLINE CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 25 9 am, Coffee (No Sunday School) 11 am, Decorate for Christmas :30 pm, Newsletter folding 6 pm Praise Team 7 pm, Choir 7 pm, Youth Group 29 7 pm, Staff- Parish Committee Mtg. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Advent 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 9 am, Sunday School & Coffee 11:30 am, Youth Group 6 pm, Worship Committee 7 pm, Adm. Council Mtg. 6 pm, Christian Ed Committee 6 pm Praise Team 7 pm, Choir 7 pm, Youth Group

6 Respond Page 6 Evergreen United Methodist Church November, Fall Bazaar Update By Dianne Millar Many thanks to those who helped in any way with the fall bazaar!! We had a great day sharing our hospitality with family and friends from the Twin Town communities and surrounding area. The soup and sandwich lunch was well attended and received many compliments. Approx. 380 dozen bags of donuts, a variety of baked goods and canned goods, craft/sewing projects, and donations of assorted items to Grandma's Attic offered something for everyone. As of October 22, our income from the bazaar was $ ; expenses for the lunch and donut supplies, to date, are $ Net profit, at this time, is $ Overall, another successful bazaar for UMW's designated mission projects and the ministries at Evergreen UMC. Thank you!!

7 Pastoral Letter Evergreen United Methodist Church Page 7 As I sit to write this article, I am reflecting on the gift of abundance. Indeed, at Evergreen, our life and ministry together is abundant. Abundant with energy and joy as we work together on the daily tasks of ministry. Ever since attending the REACH Conference in Sioux Falls on October 5-6 (along with Tiana Bohn, lay leader, and Sandy Olson, Administrative Council Chair), I have been reflecting on the abundance of gifts represented here at Evergreen. From the gift of music on Sunday mornings, to the justice and mission-focused UMW, to the long hours of service put forth to provide fellowship opportunities such as the Fall Bazaar opportunities to get involved and see the work of God in our midst are unending abundant. Evergreen is overflowing with abundance in other ways, too. Such as the number of gifted persons who serve in myriad ways, from nominated leadership roles, to helping facilitate a dialogue on Financial Giving and why Evergreen s new Legacy Fund is important (thanks, George Bassingthwaite!). And for those among us who aren t quite sure we re using our gifts in the best ways possible? It was great to have ten people take part in an all-day discernment event at Evergreen last weekend! Abundance shows up in ways that are less planned, too. It shows up in our shared prayer life, and in the ways we celebrate miracles. In the past few months, we have prayed and received miracles from God when it comes to healing, and health, and joy, and trust. I wish I could share more of these stories of outcomes with you (and I d love to if you stop by some time!), but for the sake of space, let me say: THANK YOU for your abundance of prayers with and for our community! Our lives are different and better for them. They matter: your prayers are changing lives. Thank you!! Second only to prayer, and even then only because it is first based on prayer, I have to say: my favorite place I ve seen abundance overflowing here at Evergreen lately, has been less specific. There s an intangible energy in the air, a hope and a focus on our mission of being faithful disciples of Jesus. The kind that not only helps us but helps us to build up the kingdom, and to live into our mission to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World. As we seek to live into this together, we encounter another kind of abundance: for our life together is abundant with possibilities. All around us, God s presence, God s actions, God s leading, and God s inviting are abundant. How is God abundant and abundantly leading (or interrupting, or inviting, or offering grace) in your life? In the months to come, I hope we can share more of our stories of abundance together. Wherever God s abundance is evident in your life: won t you consider sharing your story of abundance? In Ministry Together, Pastor Jen

8 EVERGREEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1120 EVERGREEN COURT WAHPETON, ND RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 89 WAHPETON, ND Lydia Update! By Bonnie Beeson Great News! All of you knitters and crocheters are rockin it! At last count, we have hit 50% of our pledged goal scarves Keep working, you are doing an awesome job! I noticed that our supply of donated yarn needs to be refilled. Anyone wanting to help with the project by purchasing yarn, check with Julie, Jan or Bonnie. Together we can do this - only 50 scarves left to go!! New Members Class In October, our sermon series focused on some of our membership vows we take when we join a United Methodist Church. Together, we commit to supporting the ministries of the church with our Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service, and Witness. Are you ready to take the next step, and make this commitment for yourself? Or are you interested in learning more about these, and what other commitments our members make (or have made)? Then join us for our New Members Class in November! Contact Pastor Jen for more information!