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APRIL 2017
“Love God—Learn—Live!”
Every Sunday worship at 9:00 am & 11:00 am
April 2* “Encounter with a Dead Man—Life”
April 9 “Encounter with Enemies—Forgiveness”
April 16* “Sign of the Tomb”
April 23 To Be Announced; Pastor Schlichting
April 30 “Eye Openers”
*Sacrament of Holy Communion will be served at the above services.
We practice Open Table — meaning every person is warmly invited to receive both elements.
Pastor Rev. Aaron M. Gray
E-mail: pastor@redlandsumc.org
Administrative Assistant Cheryl Holbeck
E-mail: office@redlandsumc.org
Bookkeeper Beth Fisher
E-mail: accounting@redlandsumc.org
Sunday School Contact Person Nanette Graham
Praise Team Leader Margaret Bestle
Service Musician Carolyn Woolman
Redlands Ringers Director
Tim Graus
Sound Board Technicians Isabel Klement, LouAn Gray
Monument Preschool Director Kathan Hartle
E-mail: preschool@redlandsumc.org
Published each month, with
the next deadline by:
Please submit your brief articles in
these ways:
*By e-mail if possible to:
office@redlandsumc.org (preferably
as a Word document attachment)
*By bringing article (typed if you
can!) to the church office.
Cheryl Holbeck
Editor
Color version of newsletter:
at www.redlandsumc.org
When you can’t be there,
you can help through prayer. We pray for quick and complete
recovery and a sense of God’s comfort and presence.
(from Prayer Cards/Tree)
CHURCH FAMILY
Terry Fix; Bill Kowal; Tina Grodt; Jack
Bowden; Shelley Bowles; Jeris Young;
Marj Richardson; Crawford family
extended travels
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Dick Pippenger’s daughter-in-law,
Diane; Jane William’s son, Rick; Millie
Yoder’s neighbor, John Younker; Dick
Pippenger friend, Larry; Candy Graus
friends, premature twin girls; Joyce
Little friend, Dr. James Chappell; 2017
Walks to Emmaus; Jeris Young’s twin
grandsons, Jared and Ryan; Nanette
Graham’s brother, Fred Pierce; Dave
Armour’s friend, Bob; Pam Hamon’s
friend, Bill ie Hutchison; Daniel
McGraph’s friend Caleb’s dad; Esther
Foster’s request for her son Paul’s
friend, Chris; Jeff Hamilton (former,
long-time member)-19604 Hollygrape
St. Bend OR 97702; Julianne Yake’s
mother, Betty Rosenwald; young
families and young adults; our country
and all our military-foreign and
domestic; Walks to Emmaus; victims of
the London terrorist attack and their
families
DEATHS (PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILIES)
Marion Bestle—Memorial Service at
RUMC Saturday, April 8, 11:00am;
Recently— Dennis Morris, McNees’
f ami ly f r iend; March 4—Ryan
Teixeira—CMU friend of several
members; March 13—Lavena Ross,
Dave Hansen’s mother; March 21—
Genevieve Anderson, Margaret
Koestel’s KS cousin; Recently—Tom
Cavin; father of Alane Currier-Griggs,
Crossroads UMC pastor
Do you have a prayer request? Do
you wish to join the Prayer Tree?
Contact: Esther Foster anytime be-
tween 6am-9pm at 858-9888 (does
not have email) or email Margaret
Koestel at: mkoestel4@gmail.com (no
phone calls please).
CELEBRATIONS Congratulations to RUMC’S worship
pianist/organist, Laine Cross, in her
retirement; welcome to RUMC’S new
worship pianist/organist, Carolyn
Woolman, and to new members,
Todd & Dorothy Wyatt, Kay Pietro,
Charlotte Reicks, and Ginny Trujillo.
Kyle Bestle and Haydon Harrell-
engaged; Hal & Sheila Berry, 19th anni-
versary; April birthdays: Please see
Page 11 of this newsletter.
THANK YOU!
From the Betty Etter family:
“Your kind expressions of sympathy
mean so much. It has been a privilege
having such a wonderful Church fami-
ly. Our family has been blessed with
many notes, and food from friends and
family at this time. Thank you from
the whole Etter Family — Laverne,
Linda, Mark, Karen and Jon (and as-
sorted grandkids, great grandchildren,
wives and husbands).”
Our UMW ladies would like to
thank everyone who pitched in to help
set- up and clean-up for St. Patrick's
Pot Luck after church on March 12th.
You were very much appreciated!
On The Road To The Cross by Rob Burkhardt. The
author’s comments on the road to the Cross allow
you to experience Easter through the eyes of the
everyday people who witnessed the triumphal en-
try, saw Jesus drag his cross to Calvary, and cried
through Christ’s last words. Each new perspective
opens to a fresh consideration of Easter
and its impact on their lives and ours.
There’s always a place at the table, so we
hope to see you there.
I felt for everyone involved and the folks from Moon-
light really didn’t have the chance to celebrate in an open
way. In fact, the next few days were about how a mis-
take of this magnitude could happen at such a crucial
moment, and how each year has an historic quality all
its own.
Moving on and preparing for Easter, the celebration of
a living historical event, I couldn’t help but think that
there were people, and the institutions they represent-
ed, that when they heard that Christ had risen from the
dead -- thought it was a mistake. The disciples had the
teachings of Christ, but who can blame them at this mo-
ment that they are in hiding and wondering what will
happen next for them.
But Christ had risen and was fulfilling the needs that
we have as human beings. They heard His voice and
touched Him, and then they were able to worship. Far
from being angry at their lack of faith or their lack of
anticipation for this moment, Christ was ready to com-
fort them and then, speaking with words, He called the
disciples to an even greater purpose.
Resurrection is real and all of our mistakes are certainly
forgiven now and always. We are meant to be persons
of great purpose and, in these uncertain times, we are
meant to declare in the spirit of the resurrected One
that there is nothing impossible with God!
It gives a whole new meaning to these favorite words.
And the winner is………
See you in Church, Pastor Aaron
ST. MATTHEW 28: 9 “Suddenly Jesus met them and said, 'Greetings!' And they came to him,
took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.”
You probably agree with me that there are some things
that, if you were told they were going to happen in
advance, you would say "no way.” That happened to
me in watching the Oscars -- one of entertainment’s
biggest nights. The previews and staging on that
evening are just so big. I can’t imagine all of the hours
in preparation, both in a technical sense -- and of course
preparation for the host, presenters and so forth.
I don’t watch the Oscars every year. Sometimes I forget
when they are going to be on. But in my limited
knowledge, I thought the movies that were nominated
for best picture this year were very diverse in their style
and message, and I was curious to see who the winner
would be.
But finally the moment came, and the words came out -
- and the winner is La La Land . The actors, and others
who had been involved took the stage and you could
see their excitement all around. Suddenly, you could
see and even feel that something else was happening. It
was then that a courageous member from La La Land
came forward and said, "the winner is Moonlight." The
cast and crew of Moonlight must have thought it was a
joke, and finally the person from La La Land said,
"it's not a joke" as he held up the correct envelope.
Hi Church Family,
This is John Almgren and I’m chair of RUMC Trustees
for 2017. The other members of Trustees are Jeremy
Riggle, Kevin Yake, and Bill Crawford. We are doing
our best to keep things in good working order here at
our Redlands UMC. We’ve got a lot going on around
the church for the next few months and I wanted to let
you know about some opportunities where you can
bring your service to help with maintenance and up-
keep of our church.
As many of you know, our church building is aging
and, like all facilities, it needs regular maintenance
and repairs to keep everything in good condition.
Other than our contract cleaning service, we do not
have paid staff to provide maintenance and repairs to
the church. We depend on volunteers like you to lend
a hand where able.
I personally get a great deal of satisfaction with help-
ing. This is a form of service that many of us can pro-
vide by volunteering a few hours per year, per month,
or even per week. Some areas to consider offering
your help include:
Clearing sidewalks of snow (I think we are done
with that for this season)
Helping with deep cleaning of the church on our
spring and fall church cleaning days.
Maintenance and startup support for the 16 roof-
mounted swamp coolers in the spring.
Maintenance and shutdown support for these
swamp coolers in the fall.
Mowing the grass. Consider signing up for a cou-
ple of different weeks this summer. Ask a
friend or family member to partner with you
and you can be done in 1-1/2 hours. (We will
have a signup at the Welcome Center soon.)
Upkeep and maintenance of flower beds and land-
scaping. Nan McNees has agreed to be the volun-
teer coordinator for this activity. (See page 10 of this
newsletter.)
Maintenance of the irrigation system. Several (8)
Maxi-Paw lawn sprinklers need replaced. We could
use help with purchase of replacement units.
Upkeep and maintenance of the audio-visual sys-
tems. Due to a very generous contribution (THANK
YOU!), we were recently able to upgrade the over-
head projector in the sanctuary. We still need help
with the soundboard in the sanctuary and the am-
plifier in the fellowship hall. Jeremy Riggle has tak-
en leadership of these projects, so if you can lend
support, please talk to Jeremy.
Weed control of the area along Broadway is an un-
budgeted expense. Any help in this area would be
greatly appreciated.
And many other endeavors: boilers, plumbing, toi-
lets, paint, roof repair, etc.
Next on the agenda is “Spring Cleaning.” We are hav-
ing a heck of a time getting a weekend scheduled to
wash windows and get swamp coolers up and running.
Due to other conflicts, it looks like this activity will get
pushed back to May 20. However, that is too late to get
swamp coolers up and running, so we are going to
break up the work on swamp coolers to a couple of sep-
arate sessions in April…. dates and times to-be-
announced.
Along that line, we need to find a better way to com-
municate specific needs of Trustee volunteers to inter-
ested people and potential new volunteers. I’ve done a
little research and I’d like to use a notification applica-
tion called “Remind.” If you are interested in helping
with maintenance of the church and would like to get
notifications from time-to-time, then please talk to one
of the Trustees about getting signed up. There is no obli-
gation- just a better way to stay informed.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Trustee Chairperson,
John Almgren
April 2: Jan & Jerry Cortez
April 9: Barb & Ron Mack
April 16: Sign up at Welcome Center
(as well as for Easter
Breakfast at 7:30am)
April 23: Karla & Steve Kitzman
April 30: Bernita Dove
Volunteer Needed
April 2: Don Dove
April 9: Eileen Lepisto
April 16: Lois Bogart
April 23: John Almgren
April 30: Jane Williams
April 2* “Encounter with a Dead Man—Life” St. John 11:28-44
April 9
“Encounter with Enemies—Forgiveness” St. Matthew 26:57-64
April 16*
“Sign of the Tomb” St. John 20:1-9
April 23 To Be Announced Pastor Schlichting
April 30 “Eye Openers” St. Luke 24:13-31
*Sacrament of Holy Communion will be served at the above services.
We practice Open Table — meaning every person is warmly invited
to participate to receive both elements.
Please note that Volunteers are
needed for
Please sign up at the Welcome Cen-
ter or call the office at 245-1478.
Thank you!
April 2: Jill Almgren
April 2: Lois Bogart
April 2: Nanette Graham,
Patty Halligan
April 9: Karla & Steve Kitzman
April 16: Sign up at Welcome Center
April 23: Kristi & Dave Armour
April 30: Volunteers Needed
April 2: Jane Williams
April 9: Kay Pietro
April 16: Sign up at Welcome Center
April 23: Lois Bogart
April 30: Joan & Chuck Simcox
April 2: Tim Graus
April 9: Lois Bogart
April 16: Sign up at Welcome Center
April 23: Tim Graus
April 30: Lois Bogart
April 2 : Randy Bestle
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 9: Randy Bestle
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 16: Randy Bestle
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 23: Randy Bestle
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 30: Randy Bestle
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 2: 2 Adult Volunteers Needed
April 9: Charlotte Reicks
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 16: Karla Kitzman
1 Adult Volunteer Needed
April 23: John Almgren,
Julianne Yake
Youth Helpers: Inga
Almgren, Teagan Yake
April 30: 2 Adult Volunteers Needed
A new schedule will be issued mid-May, as the current scheduling expires the
end of May. If you would like to be added, or moved/removed from any category
of worship helper (categories-this page), please contact the office by
If you are able to help, please do sign up as some of our regular helpers are not as
available during the summer months. Also, some of our chronologically gifted
helpers are less able to do as much as they would like due to some physical or
health constraints. Thank you in advance for volunteering to help!!
***Confirmation Classes for 6th-12th Grade 10:10am-Noon: Sundays, April 2, April 13. Confirmation May 21. Info: Contact Nanette Graham (breckgirl75@gmail.com, 241-5419) or Julianne Yake 241-9437,(kjyake@bresnan.net)
*GVYM (Grand Valley Youth Ministry ) Information: Contact RUMC Youth Liaison, Jill Almgren, at jillalmgren@yahoo.com or check the website at
http:grandvalleyunitedmethodistyouth.
weebly.com/.
2 (See Sun. Worship schedule at the top of the page)
Sacrament of Holy Communion Confirmation Class Today 10a-Noon 5:00-7:00pm GVYM*
3 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
1:30-3:00pm Women’s Connection 6:15-8:45pm Boy Scouts #353 Court of Honor
4 5:00-9:00pm Doter ra Meeting 6:00-10:00pm Sweet Adeline’s
5 10:00-11:00am Agape Bugzzz4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline5:15-6:00pm Lent6:00-7:00pm Lenten Study with Pastor Aaron6:00-8:00pm GVWC6:30-8:30pm Senior High Bible Stdy
9 (See Sun. Worship schedule at the top of the page)
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
12:15-1:15pm Worship Team Ministry Meeting
5:00-7:00pm GVYM*
10 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 11:00am-10pm RUMC @ Chili’s
1:30-3:00pm Women’s Connection
6:15-8:45pm Boy Scouts #353
11 10:30am-12:30pm UMW Meeting
1:00-5:00pm PEO Chptr HU
6:00-10:00pm Sweet Adeline’s 7:00-9:00am Cub Scout Leader Mtg
7:00-9:00pm Grand Valley Wood Turners
12 10:00-11:00am Agape Bugzzz
1:00-3:00pm GVWC
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
5:15-6:00pm Lent
6:00-7:00pm Lenten Study with Pastor Aaron
6:30-8:30pm Senior High Bible Stdy
16 EASTER SUNDAY 6:30-7:30am Easter Sunrise Wor-ship @ Saddlehorn Amphitheaer Colo. National Monument
7:30-9:00am Easter RUMC Breakfast (See Sun. Worship schedule at the top of the page)
Sacrament of Holy Communion
5:00PM DEADLINE FOR NEXT MONTH’S NEWSLETTER
17 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
8:00am-Noon Foot Clinic (Foot C’s, Claudia 234-4812) 1:30-3:00pm Women’s Connection 6:15-8:45pm Boy Scouts #353 7;30-9:00pm Colorado Archeological Society
18 4:30-7:00pm RUMC Homeward Bound Monthly Meal
5:00-9:00pm Doter ra Meeting
6:00-10:00pm Sweet Adeline’s
19 10:00-11:00am Agape Bugzzz
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
6:00-7:00pm Bible Study with Pastor Aaron
6:00-8:00pm GVWC
6:30-8:30pm Senior High Bible Stdy
23 Men’s Walk to Emmaus (See Sun. Worship schedule at the top of the page)
2:00-4:00pm CO West Timekeepers 5:00-7:00pm GVYM*
30 NATIVE AMERICAN SUNDAY
Women’s Walk to Emmaus (See Sun. Worship sche- dule at the top of the page) 12:15-2:00pm RUMC “Lunch Bunch” 5:00-7:00pm GVYM*
24 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
1:30-3:00pm Women’s Connection
6:15-8:45pm Boy Scouts #353
25 6:00-10:00pm Sweet Adeline’s
26 10:00-11:00am Agape Bugzzz
1:00-3:00pm GVWC
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
6:00-7:00pm Bible Study with Pastor Aaron
6:30-8:30pm Senior High Bible Stdy
“Love God—Learn—Live!”
Redlands United Methodist Church
527 Village Way; Grand Junction, CO 81507
Phone: 970-245-1478 Fax: 970-254-9848
www.redlandsumc.org
9:00 am—Contemporary Service
11:00 am—Traditional Service
10:10-10:50 am—Coffee/Fellowship & Education
Co-ed Adult Study Group
Children/Youth Sunday School Classes ***
1 8:00am-5:00pm Nursery Carpet Installation
11:00am Agape Bugzzz 4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
Lent- “Meager Meal” Lenten Study with Pastor Aaron GVWC Senior High Bible Stdy
6
9:00am-11:00am TLC
5:30-6:30pm Redlands Ringers
6:00-8:30pm Cub Scout Den Mtg.
6:00-8:00pm Sweet Adelines Team
7:00-9:00pm Messengers of Praise
7
10:00am Sunday Bulletin Assembly Volunteers
8 11:00am-1:00pm Mar ion Bestle Memorial Service
11:00am Agape Bugzzz
GVWC
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
Lent- “Meager Meal”
Lenten Study with Pastor Aaron
Senior High Bible Stdy
13
5:30-6:30pm Redlands Ringers
6:00-8:30pm Cub Scout Den Mtg.
7:00-8:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship Service 8:00-9:00pm Messengers of Praise
14 10:00am Sunday Bulletin Assembly Volunteers Noon-1:00pm Good Fr iday Worship-First UMC Grand Junction
15 9:00am-Noon “In-Stitches”
11:00am Agape Bugzzz
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
Bible Study with Pastor Aaron
GVWC
Senior High Bible Stdy
20 Men’s Walk to Emmaus
5:30-6:30pm Leader ship Team Mtg
5:30-6:30pm Redlands Ringers
6:00-8:30pm Cub Scout Den Mtg.
7:00-9:00pm Messengers of Praise
21 Men’s Walk to Emmaus 10:00am Sunday Bulletin Assembly Volunteers 7:00-10:00pm Sweet Adeline’s Coaching
22 Men’s Walk to Emmaus 9:00am-3:00pm Sweet Adeline’s Coaching 10:00am-Noon Vineyard HOA Meeting
11:00am Agape Bugzzz
GVWC
4:00pm Sunday Bulletin deadline
Bible Study with Pastor Aaron
Senior High Bible Stdy
27 Women’s Walk to Emmaus 5:30-6:30pm Redlands Ringers 6:00-8:30pm Cub Scout Pack Mtg.
7:00-9:00pm Messengers of Praise
28 Women’s Walk to Emmaus 10:00am Sunday Bulletin Assembly Volunteers 6:00-8:00pm Redlands Village Neighborhood Watch Meeting
29 Women’s Walk to Emmaus
To schedule other events/meetings, please call the church office Tuesday-Friday,
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. For room assignments for scheduled events/meetings, please
consult the calendar posted at the front door entryway of the church.
Coffee/Fellowship & Education
Children/Youth Sunday School Classes ***
Thank You to all of our families for participat-
ing in our very successful art show fundraiser!
Parent teacher conferences for our 3-5 year old
classes will be April 3-6.
Monument Preschool will be having an Easter
Egg Hunt on Thurs., April 13 and Friday, April 14.
We are still registering for our fall pre-
school program. Please contact Kathan Hartle
at 245-1478, if you have any questions.
Elementary (preschool-5th grade) Rooms 100,106, 107;
Mid-High, Room 115; Senior High, Room 116. It’s a
special year as sessions are being held in preparation
for Confirmation on Sunday, May 21, of Youth 6th-
12th grades.
Grand Valley Youth is a community of youth who are
supported by four of the Methodist churches in the
Valley. Students, grades 5-12 from any walk of life are
welcome to join; you don’t have to be a member of an
UMC or any church. The group generally meets from
5:00-7:00pm on Sundays at First UMC downtown.
Other dates/occasions will be announced. For more
information contact Jessica Roehm at
jessforministry@outlook.com and go to the web:
http://grandvalleyunitedmethodistyouth.weebly.com/
UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 2nd- Youth led night April 9th- Journey to the Cross April 14th- Good Friday event April 23rd- Spring Mixer Prep April 28-30th- MID HIGH EVENT YOUTH QUEST April28-30th- Sharefest/Lock-in
Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8, 9am-
Noon each day. Please consider how your talents can
support this fun and lively event. We would love
your help to make this a fun and fabulous time for the
preschool-5th graders.
All are welcome to attend VBS and all are welcome to
assist in the planning and creation of this exciting out-
reach.
For further questions, or to volunteer, please contact
Julianne Yake with any questions kjyake@bresnan.net,
(H) 241-9437 (C) 640-7086.
Please congratulate five new members to Redlands
UMC who have recently joined our church: Charlotte
Reicks, Kay Pietro, Ginny Trujillo, and Dorothy &
Todd Wyatt. We are very happy to “officially” wel-
come you to our congregation!
If you would also like to become “official” members
of our church family, please just see or call Pastor Aa-
ron, 245-1478.
Redlands UMC helps HomewardBound of the
Grand Valley (a Mesa County non-profit organiza-
tion) by providing a meal on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Our volunteers prepare the meal, deliver it
to the HomewardBound Shelter at 2853 North Ave.,
and serve this meal to 120-190 residents there.
Each month one of our RUMC groups hosts
the dinner. The Host Group always welcomes help;
please sign up at the Welcome Center. Thanks! 2nd Quarter Host Groups
*April-Youth Group *May-Worship/Music *June-UMW
Meet the 1st & 3rd Thursdays each month at 9am at
RUMC to maintain our beautiful flower gardens. Great
benefits - learn what gardening tasks need to be done
when, how to do them and take home extra plants!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the great privilege
of joining this very special congregation as one of your
musicians! I am VERY much looking forward to be-
coming acquainted with all of you. My husband, Pas-
tor Al, and I have been with you in recent services and
are duly impressed with all of you and the quality of
your service. Thank you for making us feel totally at
home...even back to our first Sunday with you.
Now, I'm not sure how much you want to know
about me, but I've been a church musician for a lot of
years in various denominations. However, I always
come back to the Methodists! I LOVE the service and
fellowship! The biggest factor is you, the people with
our common bond in our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ.. I am thrilled about the prospect of worshiping
together in joy and happiness as we express our
love and praise through music. I do hold a degree in
Music Education from the University of WY.
As a possible note of interest: Your recently re-
tired organist, Laine Cross, and I both attended the
same school (Campion Academy) near Loveland, CO.
My parents moved us there from Chadron, NE where
my grandfather had been a frontier judge. They wanted
us to attend a Christian school. All of us, my brothers
and sister (me, the middle child of five) were in elemen-
tary school at that time. One of the first things I no-
ticed in church were the "academy kids" who played
the organ for services. They played the organ ... not
only with their hands...they played with their FEET! I
asked my parents to sit close to the organ so that I
could watch that amazing "feat! (feet). During that peri-
od of time, one of those organists would most likely
have been Laine!.. my first inspiration to become an
organist (Small World)!
Anyway, so much for "Story Time!" To put it
mildly, I am excited about our future together!!
In the New Testament Gospel of Mark, we meet Jesus,
the man who is King. But this king comes to serve--not
to be served. He eats with sinners rather than royalty.
His crown is made of thorns instead of gold. This study
guide introduces you to the compassionate, suffering,
astonishing King who calls us to follow him.
This Season of Grace, deepen your faith in a God who
so loved the world that He gave us His son. You’re
about to meet three women named Mary, each of
whom has a life-changing encounter with Jesus...Mary
of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene.
(Due to the Women’s Walk to Emmaus during GJ
ShareFest weekend, April 28/29, RUMC’S will be held
Saturday, May 6, instead. See volunteer and need
sign-up sheets at the RUMC Welcome Center. RUMC
ShareFest leaders are Kathy Hillman & Jan Cortez.)
What is ShareFest?
Churches go out into the community and show the love
of Jesus in tangible ways. Different churches and de-
nominations come together and serve the community in
the name of Jesus. People of all ages work on projects
including cleaning yards, sewing lap quilts for care cen-
ter residents, walking through neighborhoods picking
up trash, painting mobile homes, and making care
packages for college students. The Church comes to-
gether, and it is a sight to behold.
How does it happen?
Participating churches and their volunteers decide
which day(s) they are going to serve. Volunteers get
together in groups, adopt a project, and choose a team
leader who, with someone else, visit the project sites to
evaluate the projects and then work with the volunteers
to set the time they will meet, determine tools and sup-
plies needed, and prepare any other logistics for pro-
ceeding with the projects.
Doug Grodt 4/01
Claudine Bogart 4/04
Kathy Hillman 4/05
Lori Reynolds 4/06
Carmen Winn 4/07
Gary Heath 4/09
Claude U-ren 4/09
Margaret Koestel 4/10
Candy Graus 4/12
Ginny Trujillo 4/12
Did we miss anyone? office@redlandsumc.org
We would like to be sure that we have everyone’s
birthdates for all months in our church computer system.
If you have never given your date on any pa-
perwork given to the office, please send us an
email to bring us up to speed. Feel free to check
with us, if you are not certain. Thank you!
Claudine Bogart Chairperson
John Almgren Secretary
Rev. Aaron M. Gray Pastor
Finance Team
To be determined Chairperson
Jane Williams Treasurer
Marj Richardson Memorial Committee
Wayne Halligan
Dick Pippenger
Beth Fisher (Staff) Bookkeeper
Staff Parish Relations Team
Rick Howe Chairperson
Claudine Bogart
Jerry Mutchler
Trustees
John Almgren Chairperson
Jeremy Riggle
Bill Crawford
Kevin Yake Janitorial Contractor Liaison
Lay Leader
To be determined through Visioning Process
Spring has sprung and the Leadership Team
is busy getting the church ready for the season. At
our meeting last week we discussed many of the is-
sues the Trustees deal with to keep our church doors
open. If you see a Trustee give them a hug because
they do an awful lot for our church.
We also want to welcome Carolyn Woolman
as our new organist. Come listen at the 11am ser-
vice. We think you’ll agree she is the perfect person
to replace Laine Cross who so faithfully was our or-
ganist for so many years. Thank you Laine.
Another item of business we discussed is the
upcoming 7:30am Easter Breakfast. The Leadership
Team has taken on this task and will be providing
muffins, juice, fruit and casseroles that morning. If
anyone in the congregation would like to help us in
providing a welcoming brunch for our Easter guests,
we would encourage you to sign up at the Welcome
Center. We appreciate your help.
We also want to thank the congregation for
your patience with our sound issues in the Sanctu-
ary. The company that we are working with is in the
process of moving and it would be very hard for us
to get the sound board to a company in Glenwood to
look at it. It will only be another week or so before
the local company can come help us with the situa-
tion. Please pray for an easy solution.
It is so nice to drive by and see our church
being used by so many members of our community.
It is also nice to welcome new members into our con-
gregation. Keep up the good work. With more
hands we can serve more meals at HomewardBound
and other great causes around our community.
As the Lord said to Abram in Genesis 12:2 “I
will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I
will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to
others.” We are all blessed to be members of Red-
lands United Methodist Church, so how will you be
a blessing to others today?
Until next month,
Leadership Chairperson, Claudine Bogart
Bill Emert 4/15
Bob LaDuke 4/17
Chuck Simcox 4/18
Teagan Yake 4/18
Dick Arnold 4/19
Marty Arnold 4/23
Jackie Bigum 4/23
Annika Kitzman 4/23
Jenny Henson 4/26
Melba Kimble 4/30
*10:10-10:50 am—Coffee/Fellowship &
Education
Co-ed Adult Study Groups
Children’s Sunday School
Handicap parking and seating, as well as hearing devices, are offered at all services.
NOTE: The church office is closed on Mondays.
Messages: 245-1478.
Office hours: Tues.—Fri., 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Please visit our website on a regular basis as more of our communication is increasingly be-ing placed there in order to save on paper, print, and postage costs. We want to be sure that you are kept in the communication loop! Please check the Welcome Area booth and bulle-tin board for more on community events or more details on RUMC happenings/sign-ups.
527 Village Way Grand Junction, CO 81507 (970) 245-1478 www.redlandsumc.org Pastor: Rev. Aaron M. Gray
The 2017 set of walks are almost here: Men’s April 20-
23 and Women’s April 27-30. If you need more details,
please see the bulletin board at the church and/or con-
tact Margaret Bestle at 242-2503, Dave Armour at 257-
1577 or Jerry Cortez 858-1565.
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 13,
10:00am-Noon. Meet at the church and come back for
lunch afterwards. Sign up please at the Welcome Cen-
ter. Questions: please contact Lois Bogart at 256-0390.
will have their next regular meeting on
Tuesday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 116. Glenna
Brayton & Maxine Warren will do the devotion and
program. Cherlyn Crawford and/or Bernita Dove will
be the hostess. We have a new treasurer, Dorothy Wy-
att. She is a new member and is welcomed to our
UMW Redlands unit.
You are invited to come and join us at our
meetings. If you want more information, please call
Bernita Dove at 245-7135.
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