GOSPEL NEWS. January 2018

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1 GOSPEL NEWS The Newsletter for the United Methodist and Community Churches January 2018 Pastor: Rev. Heather E. Klason Church Office: 824 Church Avenue,, MN Telephone: (O), (H), (Pastor s cell) Church: scdumcs@hbci.com Pastor: pastor.scdumcs@hbci.com Website: Shalom We begin a new year To prepare to write, I chose some quotes, which I will now share. Maya Angelou - If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Brad Paisley - "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." Neale Donald Walsch - "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." C.S.Lewis - "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind." Rainer Maria Rilke - "And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." Mister Eckhart - "And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings." Paulo Coehlo - "If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello." Jeremiah 29:11 tells us For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future Often we begin with a look over our shoulder and a plan to make it different this year somehow, some way. It is the source of the resolutions we make and break. But what if this year could truly be different? If it was only to look forward with hope, courage and expectation. What if all that was needed was a change in attitude? Think about it. What if you began each day with an attitude of hope, expectation and possibility? In the words of the above authors, poets, singers and a prophet, we can see new beginnings, courage to expect difference and be accepting of that, and a gaze that remains focused ahead. To push beyond the known into the unknown opportunities God will place before us - Jeremiah reminds us of the source of that confidence. And what if we ended each day with reflection on that for which we are grateful and gave Jesus a thank you? Each day would bring a new awareness of the blessings contained that we could now anticipate and experience full of things that have never been. Add to that prayer, with confidence, what help is needed for the following day, and the new blank page is prepared. A wish for the newness that lies ahead Pastor Heather

2 From the Pulpit Seasons of the Spirit January 7 Baptism of the Lord Genesis 1:1-5; Acts 19:1-7 Wrestle with the Texts Keep your eyes open this week for God s leading in unusual situations. January 14 Second Sunday after the Epiphany Focus Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) Discerning God s Call This week, talk with a friend about the times when you just want to go back to bed. What calls you to get up anyway? January 21 Third Sunday after the Epiphany Focus Text: Mark 1:14 20 Casting Call This week, list three things you d : be thrilled to leave behind to follow God and three things that would be really hard to leave. January 28 4 th Sunday after the Epiphany FocusText: Mark 1:21 28 Called to Truthful Love Whose voice do you give authority? Pay close attention to that person this week and see if you can figure out why. February 4 5 th Sunday after the Epiphany Focus Text: Mark 1:29 39 Called to Healing So many people with so many needs. Pray each day this week for those who heal bodies, minds, spirits, and relationships. January, The Quadrilateral 17 - Grace 24 Family Time 31 Prayer Pastor Heather and Gary will be on vacation until Jan. 9 to spend time with family. Rev. Debra Collum is on call. ( )

3 Members present: United Methodist Church Administrative Council Meeting December 13, 2017 Troy Henry, Allan Fagan,, Sue Stefanich, and Pastor Heather. After devotions and prayer by Pastor Heather, the meeting was called to order by Chairperson Allan Fagan. Worship: Pastor Heather will be gone on vacation December 25 January 9 Troy Henry will decide and notify needed people in case of weather cancellations. Jon Arnold will lead the service on Dec. 31. Pulpit supply will be needed for Jan. 7. Allan will open the church on Dec. 31 and Jan. 7. Lent: SCUMC will have services on Feb. 21, March 14, and March 29 The Ad. Council will be in charge of the meal for Feb. 21 Confirmation will do the meal for March 14. March 29 will be Maundy Thursday. UMW does the meal. Offerings will be for: Feb. 21 will be for the Hometown Resource Center March 14 will be for UMCOR. The Joint Ad Council will discuss the rotation for Easter Services. Funeral hosting: Allan will be contact to set up tables. Dianna will be contact to serve meal. Trustees: The State inspector for the boiler will be coming soon. Troy will have the key for the pastor s garage to get the snow blower to use for snow removal while Pastor Heather is on vacation Troy will be the contact for snow removal while the pastor is gone. There is a bill for grit for the sidewalk at Ag. Specialists. Dianna will stop and pay it. Finances: Apportionments will be paid on full for The 2018 budget was distributed. It was motioned and passed to approve the 2018 budget as presented. The boiler fund has begun with $3800 presently in it. The estimate to replace the boiler is $ Sue bought things for the Giving Tree. It was motioned and passed to reimburse her $75. The Noisy Offering will go to UMCOR. The wheelchair will be brought up to the sanctuary level with a sign to tell people it is there. It was motioned and passed to sponsor the school carnival at the $50 level. Meeting was adjourned with the Lord s Prayer. Next meeting will be February 7, Respectfully submitted, Thank you Marcie Dabelstein, Kendra Henry, Jennifer Mitchell, Melinda Kieffer, Jill Magnuson, the children and all others who helped with the fun, wonderful, inspiring Christmas programs.

4 2018 Community Church Officers Position Administrative Council Chair Recording Secretary Lay Leader Financial Secretary Lay Delegate Finance Committee Chair Trustee Co-Chair Trustee Co-Chair Membership Committee Sunday School Superintendent Trustees Co-Chair Co-Chair Name Jennifer Mitchell Betty Pedersen Betty Pedersen (Still Needed) Shelley Wegman Steve Harvey Brian Kieffer Marge Fix Jennifer Mitchell Jill Harvey Jill Magnuson Melinda Kieffer Amber Myers Steve Harvey Brian Kieffer Joint Staff/Pastor Relations Committee Co-Chair D Casey Ihrke Co-Chair D Amber Myers D Mickey Badker S Cheryl Hinckley S Helen Tollefson S Jubal Snitker Lay Delegate S Peggy Carlson Lay Leader () S Jon Arnold Lay Leader () D Committee on Mission Engagements Communion Steward Worship Council Nancy Kieffer D Betty Pedersen D Geri Ihrke April, 2018 Join the confirmation class in a 21 day study in April Volunteers needed to be group leaders for the 21 day challenge and will train together The book is available for electronic readers, including the participants book. We will ordering books as the time grows closer. Sign up to participate join confirmation to make this an all church study!

5 2018 United Methodist Church Officers Position Name Administrative Council Chair Recording Secretary Lay Leader Church Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Financial Secretary Lay Delegate Finance Committee Chair Trustee Chair SPPR Co-Chair SPPR Co-Chair UMW President Allan Fagan Jon Arnold Shelly Wegman Teri Arnold Sue Stefanich Peggy Carlson Lee Carlson Troy Henry Casey Flury Amber Myers Staff/Pastor Relations Committee Co-Chair D Casey Ihrke Co-Chair D Amber Myers D Mickey Badker S Cheryl Hinckley S Jubal Snitker Trustees S Helen Tollefson Lay Delegate S Peggy Carlson Lay Leader S Jon Arnold Lay Leader D Chair Troy Henry Marion Decker Steve Pearson Jon Arnold Mark Roubinek Rick Dabelstein Emeritus Dick Kvam Committee on Lay Leadership Teri Arnold (aka Nominations Committee) Barb Traxler Jill Butson Membership Committee Committee on Finance Chair Financial Secretary Assistant Treasurer Trustees Lay Leader Treasurer Lay Delegate at Large Communion Stewards Worship Committee Hamline University Rep Historian Prayer Chain Missions Lay Visitation Committee SC UMW President Secretary Treasurer Al Fagan Barb Traxler Linda Ferguson Lee Carlson Sue Stefanich Teri Arnold Troy Henry Jon Arnold Shelly Wegman Janell Pearson Carol Mueske Jill Hutsell Helen Tollefson Marion Decker Rory Ellsworth Jon & Teri Arnold Marcie Dabelstein Carol Mueske Jon Arnold Al Fagan Deb Fagan Carol Mueske Jon Arnold Teri Arnold Carol Mueske Joan Hoff

6 Thursday, January 11, 2018, 3:30-6 :00 pm & UMC will be distributing food at City Hall. Volunteers needed! 3:30-4:30 pm Unload, Setup, Distribute food 4:30-6:00 pm Distribute Food & Clean up Sign up on the clip board during worship A very special thank you to everyone who gave their time and talents to make our Advent and Christmas season so inspiring. May the miracle of Christmas fill our hearts throughout the New Year! We want to thank all who participated in any way. Thank You! You are so important to help spread God s love. Thank you for remembering Gary and I during the Christmas season. Pastor Heather Keeping our church clean is everyone s job. When you use an area, please be sure that any food related trash is removed and the area is put back in order as it was when you began. Thank you to Sue Stefanich, Mark Roubinek, Allan Fagan, and Jon Arnold for doing the major cleaning. They need help! Please sign up on the clipboard to help keep our church clean. Thank you. Boiler Replacement Fund UMC The church boiler (heating system) is getting near the end of its lifespan (50+ years old). The estimate to replace the boiler is $40,000. We recently received a generous donation to start that fund-raising process. Please consider making a donation to help the church replace the boiler.

7 Thank you for your generous donations to the Hometown Resource Center. Our adopt a families are so grateful for the their gifts. UMC purchased gifts for 16 children and gave $370 for food and gas. While any and all donations are so appreciated, fruit is a vitamin filled food for winter. Let s fill the shelves with canned fruits. If you would rather, money is a gladly accepted and well used. Carol Mueske is volunteering to go to Channel One each week to pick up food. We need a backup person. Please consider this mission and contact Carol to help. UMW Ladies Party for ALL Ladies of & United Methodist Churches Friday, January 12th, 6:00 pm Potluck Fellowship Hall Please bring a white elephant gift to exchange Come and enjoy the fun! Winter weather is upon us. When there is inclement weather, be sure to check to see if Worship has been cancelled. Cancellations can be heard on KTTC TV, KXLT TV and KNXR and KFSI Radio Stations. We will also send out s to those who we have addresses. If school is closed or closes early, there will not activities at the church that evening. Please be safe this winter!

8 January Birthdays and Anniversaries 1 Kerry Sackreiter Teigen Henry 3 Kathy Lane Hannah Doty 6 Barb Disbrow 7 Jan Campbell Kendra Henry 8 Sunshine Ellsworth Sandy Ihrke 9 Nancy Kieffer Ray Literski 11 Barbara Literski 12 Wayne & Janis Fix 13 Phil & Renee Putzier Gary Pederson Carson Mitchell Carson Abel 14 Marcie Dabelstein Olivia Geertz 15 Jody Tilford 16 Marge Fix Jeremy & Jill Magnuson 17 Jubal Snitker 19 Chris Mitchell Kaylee Hammel 20 Dee Ann Pease 22 Jon Arnold 23 Alex Torres Tessa Ryan 25 Sage Snitker Renee Putzier 26 Glen Dabelstein Logan Kahn 27 Susan Stefanich 30 Morgan McKee Sarah Hinckley 31 Myra McKay Vicki Koehler Ron Pulley Please Remember these People in Your Prayers Vicki Marquart Julie Gettler Wade Messerschmidt Roy Holst Jan Behrens If you know of anyone in the hospital or in need of prayers, visits, or who would like communion brought to them, please contact Pastor Heather ( ). Thank you so much for the Christmas gift. I am one of many who do the tasks in our churches that need done. I truly enjoy being part of this team. friendship and appreciation. Dianna Thank you for your

9 :30 am SC Worship 8 9:30 am Sunday School SC 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School DCC 14 8:30 am SC Worship 9:30 am Sunday School SC 10:00 am Worship 21 8:30 am SC Worship 9:30 am Sunday School SC 10:00 am Worship 8:30 am SC Worship :30 am Sunday School SC 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School DCC The United Methodist Church and Pastor: Heather E Klason Church phone: Pastor s cell phone: scdumcs@hbci.com January :30 pm Confirmation 10:00 am Assisted Living Worship A r t i c l e s f o r Newsletter due in office 1:00 pm UMW 7:30 pm Trustee Meeting 9:00 am Ministerial 6:30 pm Confirmation 25 No Assisted Living Worship Service Pastor Heather on vacation Rev. Debra Collum on call Jan. 1 Jan. 9 ( ) Pastor Heather on vacation 6:30 pm Confirmation 6:30 pm Confirmation No Assisted Living Worship Service 10:00 am Assisted Living Worship 26 6:00 pm UMW Ladies Winter Party 13 27

10 January Worship Schedule 8:30 am Sunday Worship at UMC 9:30 am Sunday School at SCUMC 10:00 am Sunday Worship at CC 10:15 am Sunday School at CC The children s Christmas programs entertained us and made us reflect about Jesus in our Christmas. The children thought of Jesus as a super hero in A Super Christmas. Jesus was missing in the play called Don t Forget Jesus. x