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1 Motley Free Methodist Church, 33 Wellwood Street E, Motley, MN June 2017 Pastor Jim Johnson: A Few Words from Pastor Jim: Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them We are all aware of verses 8-9 in Ephesians 2, preachers and people use those verses all the time..but then we get to verse 10. The church (which is people of all races and time, who have been saved by God s grace because they have exercised their faith in the Son of God) is called to do the work of God. Our salvation is something that only God can do.and God s INSIDE THIS ISSUE Words from Pastor Jim 1 Upcoming Events 2 Small Group Information 2 Children s Programming Information 3 Nursery Schedule 3 Youth News 4 All In Kids Update 4 Women s Ministry Information 4 BOA Meeting Minutes 5 Calendar of Events 6 intention is that our salvation will result in acts of service. We are NOT saved merely for our own benefit but rather to serve Jesus Christ. My hearts cry and prayer is this my friends, that Motley (and the communities all around us) will be saved. BUT then, my hearts cry to God is this; that His church will wake up to the call of God on our lives and be HOLY people living not to ourselves but to serve HIM. We have been born-again for God s glory, to do His good works. NO, He doesn t need us but we have been saved to serve. How are you serving Him my friends? Please don t use the excuses; I m too old, I m too tired, I m retired or I have nothing to offer or I am too busy. Those are excuses, not reasons. God wants to use us. Glory to God Most high, we have been saved to serve HIM. Let us do it! I humbly suggest that if the people that make up this congregation were really on fire with the Holy Spirit of God and willing to serve Him the way He has called us to nothing could stop HIM. Motley, Leader, Pillbrook, Pillager and Staples and all around us would be turned up-side down for the Kingdom of God, for the glory of God. The month of May has been busy, June is going to be even more so. Please ask and inquire where and how you may serve. Please ask Val Johnson how you may help serve our community in the JuneFest or the family outings that were mentioned in last week s bulletin insert. Please ask Jessica Judd how you may serve in the upcoming VBS starting June 19 th. Please check with Richard or I as to who might be blessed by you stopping in to see them. There are always people in the care centers, and hospitals and at home hurting, needy, lonely and alone. Please ask Charlie Poulton how you may serve in the building and grounds capacity, there are building and grounds needs all summer too. You might be thinking now, well what do you do? That is a legitimate question. I am also joining you in ministering to the least of these all over our region. I will also work diligently on bible study preparation to help make disciples, on sermon preparation to call the lost to repentance and salvation and the church to HOLY living, on funerals (I have already done 4 more in May, and 15 since mid December) and weddings ( 3 of them lined up for June). I commit to you to do all that I can for the Lord as He calls and enables me to do; not for my glory, not even for the glory of the FMC, but rather to the glory of God. Congratulations graduates. May we, and will you, pray for those who are now moving on to the next chapter of life? Thank you for your faithfulness to serve, God bless you all. Serving Jesus and serving you, Pastor Jim

2 Upcoming Events: * May 29-Happy Memorial Day! *June 1-3 North Central Conference Meetings *June 4-Hymn Sing 6 pm *June 7-Community Picnic at Ernie Converse Park *June 9-Wedding at the church *June 10- Women s Meeting at 10 am *June 10-Last VBS Meeting at 11 am *June 14-Youth Group Adventures at Charlie s *June 17-Parade at 11 am, Ice Cream Social 12:30-3 pm *June 18-Happy Father s Day; Wedding Practice at the Church *June Vacation Bible School 4:30-7:30 pm *June 24-Wedding at the church * June 26-BOA Meeting only if needed 6:30 pm Small Group Information: As a part of a growing body, the best way to have a more intimate fellowship and Bible study is to be involved in a small group. Here at the Motley Free Methodist Church we currently have 10 small group opportunities Sunday morning at 10:30 in the old sanctuary, see Chris Neal or Dan Rose studying Hebrews Sunday morning new believers Bible study at 9:15 am with Richard Broberg studying Design for Discipleship Series Sunday Evenings: Young Married Couples Bible Study- 5:30 pm at the church with Richard & Kathy Broberg Tuesday evening Bible Study starting at 6:30 pm studying Ephesians Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am in the old church studying the book of Mark Join Us For the Fun!! June 19-23, :30-7:30 pm Questions/Register: Contact Jess Wednesday afternoon intercessory prayer team at 12:00 pm at Jess house Thursday evenings Men s Group at 6:30 pm with Richard Broberg studying Spiritual Warfare by Chip Ingram Thursday evenings Women s Bible Study at 6:30-8 pm studying Worship by Henry Blackaby Thursday Evenings in the sanctuary-young Adult Ministry at 6:30-8:00 pm see Tim Judd Saturday evening prayer group at the church at 6 pm with Pastor Jim Please pray about which group you can be a part of or if you would be willing to lead a different small group please see Tim Judd-Small Group Head or Pastor Jim! Donation Items Still Needed for Vacation Bible School: Thick Purple Yarn- Soft Shells (200)- Big Bags of Shredded Lettuce- Big Bags of Shredded Cheese- Large Sour Cream Cookies (5 doz. For 4 more nights)- Colored Twine- Red Rope- Red Cellophane- Fine Tip Markers- Balloons (154) Raffia- 6 White Socks- Colored Cellophane- Fine Tip Markers (2 pks)- Small Stickers (130)- 3 oz. plastic cups (300)- 6 Pool Noodles (1 yellow, 5 any color)- 10ft.x25ft. roll heavy duty plastic sheeting- Rolls of Crepe Paper (12)- 1 Large Playground Ball- 16 oz plastic cups (160)- 4 sets measuring spoons & cups- Brownie Bites (144)- String Cheese (58 sticks)- Squeeze Bottles of Pizza Sauce-8 bottles Cool Whip (6 lg. tubs)- Vanilla Go-Gurts (150)- Cinnamon & Sugar Tortilla Chips (6 bags)- Fresh Raspberries (400 berries)- Fresh Blue Berries (650 berries)- Fresh Black Berries (400)- Shredded Coconut-couple bags inch bungee cords- Large funnel- 1 pair cheap flip-flops- 2 pieces of 100% wool material- Hand held collapsible fan- 2 funnels- Essential Orange Oil- 9 spray bottles- Clear Plastic Shower Curtain traffic Cones Scotch Tapes Rolls (4)- Glue Dots (3 boxes)- 484 Sandwich ziplock bags- 120 Gal. Ziplock bags-

3 Children s Programming News: Children s Programming News -Maker Fun Factory is June 19-23, 2017 from 4:30-7:30pm!! Our last meeting will be held Saturday, June 10 at 11 am! Please join us! If you would like VBS t-shirts please see Jessica!! If you would be willing to help with our donation please see the insert of still needed items listed on page 2 of this newsletter!! If you have any questions or would like to register your kids, please talk with Jessica Judd or visit the website at www,motleyfreemethodistchurch.com/vbs.html! *Nursery Care-available both services for infants through three years of age! Please sign your child(ren) in and let our nursery care staff know how best we can care for your baby!! If you have any questions regarding the nursery please see Kripa Reese or Pastor Richard B. *Children s Church-Beginning June 4 through August our Children s church time will look different!! We are going to go back to a time of Children s Church. What does that mean? All children will start in the sanctuary with you and will be dismissed by Pastor Richard for children s church. Each month will be led by a different teacher including Kathy Broberg, Tammy Walz, and Jason Caldwell. When the children are dismissed they will go down stairs for a time of music and Bible lessons!! Thank you for your help in this smooth transition! For a fun summer of learning and a bit of change for our children!! If you have questions see Pastor Richard. YOUTH NEWS: As we look back on the month of May, we started the month with our garage and bake sale. We raised a total of $ We want to thank everyone that donated items, made baked goods and helped with the sale. Craig started his lesson on conflicts and will continue with it through June and into July. June starts off with the youth group helping with the Motley Family Fun Night on June 7 th. The Youth Group will be helping out with games. Then on June 14 th the youth group will go to the home of Charlie and Estelle Poulton for what we call Adventures with Charlie. June 19 th starts V.B.S and we will not have youth group on the 21 st, we are encouraging the youth to help with V.B.S. If you have any questions, prayer requests etc. please feel free to contact Craig Weigel or Pastor Richard Craig Weigel cbweigel@hotmail.com Pastor Richard Broberg richardmfmc@gmail.com Nursery Schedule: June First/Second Service: June 4-Tammy & Cassidy/Jenelle & Chloe C June 11-Emily & Pat/Sandy K & Morgan S June 18-Kripa & Kristen O/Tayah S & Diane B June 25-Matt & Linda B/Callie B & Lilly N July First/Second Service: July 2-Lonna & Nick/Brandi N & Margaret F July 9-Diane J & Debbie C/Doug & Jen B July 16-Jennifer & Logan/Kripa & MiKayla July 23-Kripa & Kristen O/Teri B & Grace J July 30-Kripa &?/Marisela & Ashley V August First/Second Service: Aug. 6-Craig & Carol W/Dale & Carla L Aug. 13-ReNee & MiKayla/Sam & Dayton B Aug. 20-Sue & Ian/Ken & Hope J Aug 27-Tammy & Cassidy/Jenelle & Chloe C

4 Motley Community Family Fun Nights Where: Converse Park, Motley, MN Hosted by: Motley Free Methodist Church Dates: June 7th, July 12th, August 9th; 6-8 p.m. Supper will be served along with games and activities We will be looking for those of you wanting to help reach out and show the love of Jesus as we minister to our community through gathering them each month and serving them a meal and playing games with the kids and their families. For those of you that would like to help in the area of preparation we will be looking for side dishes and treat to serve with the meals each month. (Hot dog/burgers in June) ALSO- ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND GAMES Saturday June 17th, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Our church will be having another opportunity to reach out to the Motley community at the Motley JuneFest on Saturday June 17th. We will be serving an ice cream treat (floats, sundaes?) and holding some games for the kids! Please join us in serving our community. If you would like to be involved in the Summer Outreach please talk to Valerie Johnson ( ) or Sue Horstmann ( ). What s Happening in the Women s Ministry Kitchen? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. ~ James 2:17. The giving and service of the people of our church body always amazes me. Love in action is displayed daily and we, as a church body, are blessed for it. Living Loved was the theme of our Ladies Tea and we were blessed by wonderful testimonies from Barb Hirshey, Lily N. and Grace J. Music by Kristen O, Makayla R and Katie N. Decorations and behind the scene ladies Estelle P, Sue N and Jess J. and countless others who brought food and laughter. Thank You! Here is a glimpse of what we have coming. Brewing on the front burners Annual Conference is June 1-3 in Wisconsin. Richard will be ordained this year at conference and we are very excited about that. There are many opportunities for ministry in the month of June! Harvest America simulcast June 11 th. June Fest (17 th ) will be here in Motley and we will be part of the parade again this year. We will be passing out church brochures, pens and lots of VBS flyers. Questions on this, speak with Jessica J. Val J and crew will also be at the Ernie Converse Park with a treat and some games representing our church. Questions on this, please speak with Val. VBS will then kick off June 19 th and there are still lots of things to do and needed. Please check the lists on the back table or speak with Jess with any questions. Simmering on the back burners In July we have Baptism Sunday (23 rd ), Pastor Salik (30 th ). The Back to School Fail will be in August(21 st ). Keep an eye and ear out for more information on these events and more. Our Next Women s Meeting will be June 10 th at 10am. As always, all ladies are welcome and we love to have new faces and hear new ideas. Would love to see you there. Kathy Broberg ~ or or brobsrk@yahoo.com

5 Board of Administration Meeting Minutes: Present: Pastor Jim Johnson, Craig Weigel, Linda Beebe, Traci Birkholtz, Pastor Richard Broberg, Charlie Poulton, Mary Duberowski and Susie Griffith Guests: Wayne and Val Johnson Devotional/Prayer: AW Tozer Giving leadership without the counsel of the Holy Spirit: Are we leaning too heavily on our human talents and educated abilities rather than the Holy Spirit? God is a necessity, we need to lean on the Holy Spirit more and more, and our own human abilities less and less. As leaders, how are we going to invite the Spirit into our lives more? By prayer and inviting the Lord into our midst. We must remove from ourselves the desire to do it our way and seek the face of God for His will. We must wait upon the Lord. Secretary Report: Charlie made a motion to accept the April 17, 2017 minutes as is. Mary seconded that motion. No discussion, motion carried. Treasurer s Report: Linda reported beginning balance in checking account of $26, with deposits of $120, for a total of $146, Year to date expenses were $100, leaving a balance in checking as of April 30, 2017, of $45, Savings Account balance is $49, The Kingdom Building Fund amount of $6, for April was sent to Don Korach s Ministry as Mission Aid. Charlie made a motion to accept the April 17, 2017 Treasurer s Report, Craig seconded that motion. No discussion, motion carried. Old Business: Building Project Question Pastor Jim is has been asked by multiple people about a possibility of a Christian School. As of now, board members have not felt spiritually led to begin this. We will continue to pray about it. A meeting will be held to come up with a questionnaire for the congregation about how they would like to proceed with Building Phase II. Wild Game Feed A follow up discussion will be held to determine what worked best, what didn t. How can we use this as a spiritual outreach - what is our expected outcome? Greeters Charlie and Mary will be holding a 1 hour meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, for greeters. A large list of potential greeters will be narrowed down so that people will become familiar with those greeting. This will also help the greeters identify and welcome new worshippers to our services. Alternate teams will be created for both first and second services. New Business Kids Club Val will hold an end of the year meeting on May 24, 2017, at 4 pm. She is planning on doing a monthly mailing to all kids throughout the summer months to keep in touch with them. She is also looking into training modules to do either as a group or individually at home as a relational ministry for the leaders working with kids. Club night will start back up with registration night on September 13, and the first club night beginning on September 20. June Fest June 17, Parade begins at 11 am. Motley Free Methodist Church will be a part of the festivities with ice cream treats and providing kids games from 12:30 to 3:30 at Converse Park. Other entertainment provided will be pig-races and tractor pulls. Val currently has five volunteers how much staff is needed? We are also looking into sizes/space for bouncy houses. A bulletin insert will be made up with details. Motion was made by Linda to contribute funds for the Ice Cream Social and to rent a bouncy house. Traci seconded that motion. No discussion, motion carried. Family Fun Night June 7 at Ernie Converse Park in Motley. Games and food (hotdogs, salad, treats) provided. Youth will play kickball with the kids. This is already on the city calendar, flyers are being sent out to the schools, local grocery store, and Laundromat and Motley Park face book page. Also asking Staples World to take pictures and do an article on it. Val has volunteers already set up. VBS June We are sitting well with supplies. Staff is covered. This is the busy time with working out details and getting everything in place. Upcoming meetings planned for May 27 th at 9 am, and June 10 at 11 am. Senior Sunday This will be held on May 21 st. One student is expected to attend. Cake will be provided afterwards. Hartley Concert This will also be held on May 21 st. It will be a Free Will Offering event. Snacks/potluck will be provided afterwards. NCC Annual Meeting Coming up the weekend of June 1-3. Pastor Jim and Pastor Richard and their wives will be attending along with our delegates Mary and Susie. The delegates will need to take notes and share any pertinent information with the board/congregation afterwards. Ordination - Pastor Richard will be ordained on Friday, June 2 at 6 pm at the NCC Conference. This will take place in Montello, WI Congratulations Pastor Richard!! Pastor Salik A visit has been scheduled for July 30, Harvest America June 11, 2017, 7 pm. Simulcast, live streamed from AZ. Insert going into the bulletin to be shared with public. Invite, Pray, Bring being the theme (invite non-believers, pray about those you ve invited and bring them to the event). Next board meeting is scheduled for July 17 th at 6:30. Pastor Richard closed in prayer.

6 June 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday *6:30-Young Adults *6:30 pm Men s Group *6:30-Women s Group NCC Conference NCC Conference NCC Conference *6 pm Prayer Time 4 *5:30-Young Family Bible Study *6pm-Hymn Sing! 5 *Worship Practice 4 pm 6 *6:30 pm Bible Study 7 *5:30-Community Family Fun Night at Ernie Converse Park 8 *6:30-Young Adults *6:30 pm Men s Group *6:30-Women s Group 9 *Wedding at the church! 10 *10 am-women s Meeting *11 am Last VBS Mtg. *6 pm Prayer Time 11 *Harvest America 12 *Worship Practice 4 pm 13 *6:30 pm Bible Study 14 *5:30-Youth Group at Charlie s 15 *6:30-Young Adults *6:30 pm Men s Group *6:30-Women s Group *Parade at 11 am & June Fest Ice Cream Promotion 12:30-3:00 pm *6 pm-prayer Time 18 *Happy Father s Day! *Wedding at the Church *Wedding Practice here *4:30-Vacation Bible School *6 pm-prayer Time *5:30-YF Bible Study *Worship Practice 4 pm *6:30 pm Bible Study *5:30-Youth Group