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1 United Methodist Church 1701 S.E. Fifth Avenue Grand Rapids, MN Dated Material Please Deliver Promptly Sent with a prayer to: SEPTEMBER WORSHIP SERVICES & EVENTS September 4 th 9:30 Worship / Communion SEPTEMBER ISSUE September 11 th 9:30 Worship Sunday School RALLY DAY 10:30 Sunday School OUR VISION We are a church for all seasons, honoring Christ and making disciples. STAFF Pastor Reverend Alan Bolte Administrative Assistant Shirley Habeger Choir Director John Scheuer Accompanists..... Susan Hoolihan & Gretchen Bensen Ready Set Grow Mary Hanson & Shari Tverberg Custodial Service Justine Williams Office Hours: Monday-Friday (9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.) OUR MISSION STATEMENT Grow in Love of God and Neighbor Reach new people Heal a Broken World GROW*REACH*HEAL CONTACT US: For the latest church news, our Thought for the Day, and calendar of events, visit our Website: For Our Prayer Chain: nlotoole@me.com or Like us on Facebook: September 18 th 9:30 Worship 10:30 Sunday School September 25 th 9:30 Worship 10:30 Sunday School SPECIAL EVENTS CHOIR will hold its first rehearsal on Wednesday Sept. 7 th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us! We will perform on Sunday, Sept. 11 th (Rally Day). FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: will be held at the Hibbing Irongate Mall on Sept. 9 th & Sept. 10 th. See article in newsletter. YOUTH GROUP: Beginning in September, we will meet the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays. 6:00 Supper, 6:30 Wednesday Praise, 7:00 Youth Group, 8:00 Home Time for Youth 5 th - 12 th Grade to hang out, play, learn & have fun! All are welcome! TRUSTEES CLEAN UP WEEK is Sept. 19 th -23 rd. See the list of tasks for cleaning at the Information Booth.

2 FROM THE PASTOR Dear Friends, I hope you have had a great summer. As always it seems to have gone by far too quickly. I am excited for fall as we move past Labor Day and into our fall schedule of ministry and life activities. Sunday School will begin on September 11 th and will be held after worship this year. Youth Group will be on Wednesday evenings starting September 14 th and meet the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday s of the month after Wednesday Praise Service. Choir starts after Labor Day as does the UMW. Many exciting aspects of our ministry get going again in the fall. What a great time of year! We need to remember our mission through the year is to Grow in love of God and our neighbor, to Reach new people with the Love of Jesus Christ and help Heal brokenness in our world. These are things we can and should be doing whether we are in worship, in a small group, at work, shopping or visiting family and friends. It is the command Jesus gave ALL who believe in Him to go and make disciples of all people and teach them to obey everything Jesus taught us. Too often we think it is someone else s job or responsibility to talk to another person about Jesus. But the reality is most people come to faith in Jesus Christ because of a friend. In the last 24todouble lesson we were reminded again of the fact that the way the largest number of people get connect to Jesus and the church is through a friend or relative. Here are the statistics of how people come to Christ: 1% Special need 2.5% Walked in 5% Pastor 2% Visitation 5% Sunday School 15% Evangelistic Crusade 3% Church Program 81% Friend or Relative So the most important thing we can do to grow the church, to fulfill our mission GROW/REACH/HEAL and to expand the Kingdom of God is to count on YOU! Each of us who say we are followers of Jesus has a responsibility to share our faith and invite and welcome others into the family of God. So how are YOU doing? A good question we each need to ask ourselves from time to time. Let s be faithful servants and share our faith. Peace in Christ! Pastor Al ** In This Issue Anniversaries Fellowship Hosts Sunday School Backpack Program Fireside Readers Trustees Clean Up Birthdays Food Shelf UMW Choir Greeters Ushers Fall Frolics Hospitality Hosts Wednesday Praise Feed My Starving Children Membership Memos Youth Group

3 SEPTEMBER USHERS Cordall Krall, Captain Bonnie Krall Harry Huffer Todd Jaranson Lou Becicka If for some reason you cannot make it on a scheduled Sunday, please contact an alternate to replace you. Contact the church office at of the change prior to Thursday the printing of the bulletin). SEPTEMBER COMMUNION September 4 SEPTEMBER GREETERS September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 Sheryl Tverberg John Osberg Dave & Margy Strock Bette Sigfrinius FOOD SHELF The Food Shelf items for SEPTEMBER: WEDNESDAY PRAISE RICE & BEANS Thank you to all of you who have faithfully donated to our Food Shelf! There are an unbelievable number of people using the Food Shelf and by donating either food or money you are helping to feed some people unable to buy groceries for their family. Food Shelf Sunday is ALWAYS the 4 th Sunday of each month. Willie Nuorala Join us each Wednesday at 6:00 for a Simple Supper, followed by our Wednesday Praise Worship at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Lesson and Choir Rehearsal will begin at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome! SEPTEMBER HOSPITALITY HOSTS Stephanie Zimmer, Captain Myron & Ginny Ekstrand Jan Gunderson Darla Kirwin Ron & Kay Klingman Shelly Manthey Greg & Barb Melhus Jim & Nancy Shaw Harry & Trudy Huffer Mike & Shari Tverberg Ed & Linda Maki MISSION NOTES FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN Will be held at the Iron Gate Mall in Hibbing on September 9th & 10 th. BIRTHDAYS Pat Minks September 4 Bette Sigfrinius September 4 Randy Brennan September 8 Scott Vanina September 10 Duane Heikkinen September 10 Jim Ridley September 16 Bonnie Krall September 16 Randy Kolka September 17 Chad Keech September 17 Julia Brewster September 18 Molly Jo Johnson September 19 Charlie Kampa September 21 Peter Kampa September 21 Amy Kampa September 21 Jim Brown September 22 Rae Stephens September 22 Adisyn Jaranson September 22 Myron Ekstrand September 22 Jim Grover September 27 Dennis Hier September 28 Kay Klingman September 30 SEPTEMBER FELLOWSHIP HOSTS September 4 Ekstrands September 11 RALLY DAY -Education Committee September 18 Trustees September 25 September Birthdays THANK YOU I would like to thank the members of our Church family who sent sympathy cards to me when Goldie Orlovich passed away on July 4th. Our family sure did receive so many beautiful cards and prayers at this time of sadness in my life. Your thoughtfulness sure made it a lot easier for me. I know that God had a special room ready for her at the time of her passing. I am so pleased with my Church Family at the Grand Rapids United Methodist Church. You are a fine group of people. Also I want to thank Pastor Al for being a part of Mother s Memorial Service. You are all a fine group of individuals. God be with each and every one of you. The Family of Goldie Orlovich. 100,000 + packaged meals will be put together. Sept. 9 th & 10 th in Hibbing. 2 hour shifts will be available. Fri., 9/9 6:00pm-8:00pm, Sat., 9/10 9:00am-11:00am, Sat. 9/10 11:30am-1:30pm, & Sat., 9/10, 2:00pm-4:00pm. Feel free to sign up for more than 1 shift. Car pooling will be arranged according to shifts. Great opportunity for children to serve others. Bring your families. If you are interested in joining together to work at this event, please sign up at the Information Booth or see Jim Hanttula.

4 ANNIVERSARIES Pat & Elmer Minks September 2 Harry & Trudy Huffer September 2 Bryan & Theresa Major September 9 Jacob & Carrie Zimmer September 16 John & Kathy Pliska September 16 Ken & Sandy Hansen September 22 CHOIR Our first choir rehearsal will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us!! We will be singing on Sunday, Sept. 11 th - Rally Day!! Call John Scheuer at or him at mrjohmatt@gmail.com if you have questions. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS COFFEE FELLOWSHIP AND BIRTHDAYS: The fourth Sunday of the month is designated to celebrate people having a birthday in September. There's just one twist. The birthday people are the hosts for that month. One person usually volunteers to be the team leader, and the others step in to help - bring treats, serve, cleanup, etc. With everyone helping, it makes the job easy for all. Thank you to everyone who has celebrated so far! SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY PEOPLE: September 25 th is our Sunday to celebrate our birthdays during coffee fellowship. We are looking for someone to be the September Team Leader. Contact Karen Andersen if you would like to volunteer at (218) or to andersen.karen@mchsi.com. Set up of getting the coffee going, Koolaid & water in fridge, and any other prep needs to occur between 8:45-9:00 AM. If you can come a little early and help, please do. Just bring your treats to the kitchen. They should be pretty easy to set up on serving trays. Thanks again for helping with the Birthday Sunday. TRUSTEES CLEAN UP WEEK Our Fall Church Clean-up is Sept See the list of duties at the information booth. Come and clean whenever you re available. Thank you. Board of Trustees MEMBERSHIP MEMOS On behalf of the Salvation Army, I d like to express our gratitude to the parishioners of United Methodist Church for their willingness to prepare a meal for the residents and storm clean up teams in Hill City. I was so proud and impressed hearing about how the community came together to help each other. In all, 1,725 meals were served in seven days. That s awesome! UMW God Bless, Cathy Sullivan & The Salvation Army Dear United Methodist Church, Thank you so much for your donation of $300 to the Second Harvest Food Shelf Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Challenge. Your donation this summer will help local kids have fun and be carefree without wondering whether they will be able to have breakfast or lunch. We thank you for being a partner and supporting our efforts to end hunger among our neighbors. Your gift has helped us to maximize the Open Your Heart July Challenge and provide more food to hungry kids and struggling families in our area this summer. On behalf of all the hungry kids, seniors, and families who turn to the food shelf for help, we again thank you. Sincerely, Susan Estee Executive Director Join us for our first meeting and study of the fall. UMW will meet Wednesday, September 7, at 1:00 for Bible Study with dessert and meeting to follow. Come for any or all of the gathering. HIBBING CHRISTIAN WOMEN S EVENT Planted -- Plugged in Prepared Will be held Saturday, September 24 at the Wesley United Methodist Church. Check-in coffee/muffins at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 with speaker Terri Erickson and concludes at 12:00. Lunch will be served after the program. Program & lunch is $10. Reservations should be made by Sept. 16 th. Call for tickets: Darlene or Tracy Come join us for a quilt turning!

5 FINANCE FACTS 2016 JULY SNAP SHOT Received Paid Difference Apportionments , (2,235.98) Mortgage 5, , (11,276.10) Operating 20, , , TOTAL 25, , (11,946.07) Year to Date Received Paid Difference 1, , (14,582.86) Apportionments 34, , (21,313.49) Mortgage 146, , , Operating 182, , (17,064.13) TOTAL Mortgage Balance as of January 1, 2016: $298, Mortgage Balance as of July 31, 2016: 246, Principal Paid - Year to Date: 51, Interest Paid - Year to Date: 6, MORTGAGE PAYOFF UPDATE: As of July 31, 2016, there are approximately 41 payments remaining, with a projected payoff date of February 12, Sunday School Registration Name: Birth date: Grade: Address: City: State: Zip: Parent/Guardian Information Name: Home Phone: Name: Home Phone: Emergency Contact: Phone: Allergies: Bring or mail your registration(s) to the church office. Sunday School Registration Name: Birth date: Grade: Address: City: State: Zip: Parent/Guardian Information Name: Home Phone: Name: Home Phone: Emergency Contact: Phone: Allergies: Bring or mail your registration(s) to the church office. Thank you for your continued support of the day-to-day ministry of the church. We try to be careful stewards of your gifts.

6 FIRESIDE READERS...READ We meet each month on the 4th Monday of the month by the fireside at church at 6:30 PM. Membership is open to anyone who likes to read and wants to discuss with others. For Monday, September 26th, we are reading The Life We Bury by criminal defense attorney and Minnesota author, Allen Eskens. [18 copies within the Arrowhead system; paperback, ebook and CD] For Monday October 24th, we are reading A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. [12 copies within the Arrowhead system; paperback, audiobook and CD] Join us! FALL FROLICS SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School Rally Day is September 11 th! The new school year is just a couple weeks away. With that we begin a new year of Sunday School. Our first day is September 11 th with class taking place after church. Children will be released before the last hymn and class will end at 11:15. Children age 4 through 5 th grade are welcome to attend. At this time, we will be doing a one room classroom approach. If attendance proves necessary, we will divide by age into 2 groups. To make planning easier we are asking families to please fill out registration forms. They are not required for attendance but do help the teachers get ready for class. To make this year a success we need volunteers who are willing to teach. We understand that everybody has busy schedules. We are not asking for a full year commitment but only one week at a time. Please contact Sue Kolka ( or sjkolka@gmail.com) or sign up at the information booth if you are willing to help. BACKPACK PROGRAM 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECT Fall Frolic planning is underway. Lists have been made and invitations will be arriving soon. We are still in need of one more host. Think about teaming up with friends to make it more fun. You don t have to have it in your home. Maybe a park, here at church, or a local restaurant would work better. Gatherings take place in September and October. If you can host, please contact Sue Kolka ( or sjkolka@gmail.com), Jack Todd ( or lochsand@gmail.com), or Harriet Lucia ( ). Thank you to the GRUMC for participating in the Backpack Program sponsored by ADK [ L o c a l T e a c h e r Fraternity] an d the Salvation Army. With you and others in the community, over 500 students will have a backpack filled with school supplies to start the year with! You have made a difference in someone's life! God bless you! Carol Spooner