Prayer Requests These prayer concerns were lifted during services

or were called into the church office.

Prayers of Comfort for:

* Joshua Tucker following the death of his grandmother, Sandy Gasiewski *

Prayers for Healing for:

* Mary Loring * Tom Lewis’ daughter, Margaret *

* Bernice Packard * Kay & Gene Miller * Carol Brock *

* Ed Anderson * Kim & Randy Francisco *

Prayers for Strength for:

* Joanne Weber * Dave Pastor * Judy McArthur * Jean Storey *

* Carolyn Luciani * Taylor McMullen doing mission work abroad *

* Roberta & Ed Anderson * Felicia Hurst & family *

Prayers for all service personnel overseas,

and especially for:

* Matt Daoust * Clinton Olberg *

Prayer Support

You can contact Anne Zuehlke (475-2535, alzuehlke@yahoo.com) or Debbie Noye (475-1096,

debnoye10@gmail.com) or a member of the church staff and ask that your request be added to the prayer chain.

If you would like to join the group who prays for such requests, contact Debbie Noye or Anne Zuehlke.

April 1 2018

Friends 65+

The next meeting of the Friends 65+ will be Tuesday, April 24th, from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in Grams Hall.

***What’s Next?***

VCI CONSULTATION WORKSHOP

Saturday, May 5th from 10:15 a.m.-3 p.m.

Do you love your church? Are you interested in its future?

Then come!

This workshop is open to everyone in the church and will be led by our VCI coach Naomi Garcia. It is designed to go deeper than our time with her in March. It will answer the question of “why” we need to be having these conversations and why we cannot take church vitality for granted even when we feel we

are in a strong place already. Several important concepts regarding the church in the world today will be explored.

There will be opportunity for input from participants before the VCI Consultation Team finishes our congregational report.

People in other churches who have attended this workshop have called it “excellent”, even “life-changing” and noted that

they felt included and valued. Those who met Naomi Garcia on March 20th know that she left us both inspired and challenged!

Lunch and child care will be provided (children bring a sack lunch). Participants should be prepared

to come and stay for the whole workshop.

Dear Church Family,

Thank you for your grace-filled outpouring of prayer, encouragement and support to me and to my family in the

midst of my mom's recent health crisis. We feel your prayers, and your many kindnesses have touched me deeply.

It will be a lengthy, yet we hope steady, time of recovery. You are amazing and faithful Christ-followers;

I am so grateful for you and to serve among you. Thank you! Pastor Joy

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Altar Flower Sign Up

will be Different for 2018

Altar flowers are a nice way to remember someone, honor or celebrate someone’s birthday,

wedding, or anniversary.

If you would like to sign up for one of the above ways, please fill out the purple form you will find on the bulletin board in the coat room hallway. You may leave it on the

board or put it in Liza Gray’s mailbox down in the office area.

If you would prefer to donate to the flower fund instead of listing something, call the church office and speak to Liza Gray 734-475-8119 and she will let you know what to do.

Stephen Ministry at CFUMC

“Ordinary people serving others

because of the love of Christ”

Contact: Pam Mansfield 475-7548,

Norm Colbry 475-7321

Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with those who rejoice;

mourn with those who mourn.”

INTENTIONAL FAITH

DEVELOPMENT WITH ADULTS

This class will resume on April 8th

Bible Study Basics - New Sunday

Morning Bible Study

This class meets on Sunday mornings in March and April from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Room 207. It will be led by Sondra Willobee,

a retired United Methodist pastor. We’ll study the scripture passage for the morning services using discussion questions

in three different areas:

What does this passage say? What does this passage mean?

How does this passage impact my life?

The CFUMC Collage Concert

on Saturday, April 21st has been cancelled

Sunday, April 29th

3 p.m.

Capital City Brass Band – lead by Director Jim Otto, traditional British brass band hymns and marches to

virtuoso transcriptions of orchestral standards, jazz and show tunes.

TIPS FOR ANT PREVENTION

* Clean up spills-ants love sticky, sweet substances

* Cover up food-ants go the easy route; why work twice as hard for food when there’s

so much food lying around? Make it difficult-wrap it up.

* Check for crumbs- as soon as you spot crumbs sweep them up. Ants work fast.

*Report ant sightings to Facility Manager ASAP.

Chelsea EXPO

is April 14

Mark your calendars for this fun,

family-friendly, community event on

Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. at the Senior Center.

140+ vendors, crafters, and non-profits Co.C performance at 1p.m.,

Free KidsZone with MakerSpace activities and fun games, strolling ukulele performers.

Children’s Ministry If you do not currently receive the

“Weekly BLAST Parent Update”

email that contains more detailed information

about children’s programming and upcoming

events, please email lseto@chelseaumc.org

to be added to the list.

Our virtue and verse for April:

Patience: Waiting until later for what you want now.

Bible Verse

"Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14

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MAY BASKET

SPECIAL DELIVERY HELP NEEDED!

On Sunday, April 29th (a fifth Sunday of the month) our children will be given space and time to make 50-75

May Baskets for the Pines community. There will be no BLAST classes that day, but after the first part of worship, children who

would like to participate will be allowed to leave under the supervision of the Children's Mission Team.

Here is the proposed schedule for the children's May Day

preparation and delivery on April 29th:

9:30 – 10:30 Make baskets in Grams Hall and classrooms 10:30 – 11:00 Kids snack; Adults load up cars 11:15 Meet at The Pines 11:15 – 12:00 Pass out baskets at The Pines

We will need families to take their children over to the Pines on Wilkinson Street to assist with the delivery, if you would like to

get in on the sneaky fun of hanging them on people's doorknobs. Please contact Molly Avery (whippet99@yahoo.com) if your

family would enjoy going to the Pines after worship on April 29th.

April 1st

EASTER SUNDAY

9 a.m. Worship (not a BLAST worship)

11 a.m. Worship (no Disciple Discovery

5 p.m. PARABLES at First Congregational: What does resurrection mean in our day to day living? (hot cross buns and deviled eggs for snack following)

April 8th

8:30 a.m. Praise Bells

9 a.m. Worship and BLAST (please bring Bibles for BLAST classes!)

10:30 a.m. Glory and Random Ringers

11:00 a.m. Disciple Discovery

A look at the month ahead!

April 8th Continued

12:15-1:30 p.m. Pre-K through 2nd grade cookie baking

5 p.m. PARABLES at First Congregational: "Up the Creek Without a Paddle"

Friday,

April 13th - April 14th

Pre-K through 2nd grade Sleepover at CRC

April 15th

8:30 a.m. Praise Bells

9 a.m. Worship and BLAST

10:30 a.m. Glory and Random Ringers

11:00 a.m. Disciple Discovery

5:00pm PARABLES at First Congregational: "Becoming 'like little children'--Why bother?"

CHILDREN'S MISSION

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL:

COOKIE BAKING FOR OUR

SLEEPOVER AT CHELSEA RETIREMENT

COMMUNITY (PREK-2ND GRADE) !

Every year our youngest members get to practice BLAST (boldly learning and serving together)

with making snickerdoodles with their families here at church, and then the following weekend bringing them to CRC to

share with the residents there participating in the sleepover downstairs in the theater/games area. If you have a child/ren

that you would like to introduce to serving others while having fun in community, please consider joining us:

Sunday, April 8th at noon in the Grams Hall kitchen for baking cookies...and also on

Friday, April 13th at supper time at Dancey House at CRC until 9 a.m. Saturday morning. All children will need a parent to remain with them the whole time. There will be games and

stories and crafts ---and cookies with milk for bedtime snack, of course!

Please contact Molly Avery to register and more information at whippet99@yahoo.com.

April 8th

Middle School XP3 - 9:15 a.m. room 216

High School XP3 - 10:30 a.m. room 216

Confirmation

11:45 a.m. room 216 Saints Interviews

April 28th Confirmation - ADVENTURE PARK Confirmations and Mentors please do the online waiver if you

haven’t already. https://www.smartwaiver.com/w/531676e911e0b/web/?

auto_tag=r441647

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6th Grade 7th/8th Grade

3:15 – 5:30 p.m. 3:15 – 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays with Tom. Wednesdays

Resumes April 3rd and 4th

***Reminder: NO Outlet on snow days,

school district half days or vacation days.

Middle School & High School

Avoid arguing with your kids

http://theparentcue.org/whenever-possible-avoid-arguing-with-your-kids/

Thank you for feeding

their bodies that we might feast

upon the good things of God.

Tuesdays with Tom http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba8a87-sixth

Wednesday Outlet http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba8a87-middle

Sunday XP3

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba8a87-xp3feeding

If you are the parent of a youth grades 6-12th

and would like to receive the

Youth Newsletter, please contact

lgray@chelseaumc.org. Thank you!

April 21st Collage Concert has been canceled

World Vision - 30 Hour Famine

Thirty three participants fasted for 30 hours to address injustice... in the name of children around the world who die every

11 seconds from hunger related causes. They served at CFUMC Community Breakfast, shopped for food needs at Faith in Action,

loaded 600 plastic eggs with candy for FIA Easter baskets, and shared laughter with some pretty

incredible friends along the way.

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Current Pantry Needs

Pasta Sides Spaghetti Sauce Beef Stew Chili Baked Beans Peanut Butter Hair Conditioner Creamed Soups (no chicken)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Contact Jeanne Franks youth@chelseaumc.org for events with no contact name listed

April 13th Liberian Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Leymah Gbowee Kalamazoo

April 28th Faith in Action Dinner/Fundraiser Chelsea

May 12th Landscape 3 Tiny Homes Detroit

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COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION

Do you have a day(s) of the week available should a member of our congregation need groceries or an occasional ride to their

doctor appointment or the airport? Contact Liza Gray

(lgray@chelseaumc.org) or Jeanne Franks (youth@chelseaumc.org)

Faith In Action will be hosting its 37th annual fundraiser Saturday,

April 29th at St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea’s dining room. We will give you an enjoyable

and entertaining evening.

Day after day, staff, volunteers, and supporters aid in alleviating hunger and poverty for people in our community.

The funds generated at this event provide 20% of FIA’s annual budget, improving health and sustenance for hundreds of

area families.

Tickets for the evening are $100 per person or $450 for a table of six. SJMC generously supplies dinner so all proceeds go

directly to our programs! The evening will include social time, entertainment by Brian Brill and Brian Delaney,

a silent auction, live auction led by Auctioneer Joseph Merkel, and 50/50 and wine raffles.

Please contact Jeanne Franks @ youth@chelseaumc.org

if interested. Chelsea First will purchase a table at no cost to

you. Please indicate your entrée of choice – Apricot Glazed

Roast Pork Loin OR Springtime Vegetable Stew

View the church calendar at http://chelseaumc.dyndns.org/virtualems/BrowseEvents.aspx

Sunday, April 1st 8:30 a.m. Choir Warm Up 9:00 a.m. Easter Worship 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour 11:00 a.m. Easter Worship

Monday, April 2nd

Church offices and building will be closed

Tuesday, April 3rd

9:30 a.m. Creative Play, Staff Meeting 3:15 p.m. 6th Grade Middle School Outlet 6:00 p.m. Staff Parish Relations Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 4th 1:00 p.m. Prayer Group 3:15 p.m. 7/8th Grade Middle School Outlet 6:15 p.m. Made for a Miracle 7:30 p.m. CFUMC Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, April 5th

6:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry

Friday, April 6th

9:00 a.m. MOPS Meeting 6:45 p.m. Mosaic Moms

Saturday, April 7th

9:00 a.m. Mom2Mom Sale 5:00 p.m. Five Miles More Rehearsal

Sunday, April 8th

8:00 a.m. Children’s Ministry Mission Team Meeting 8:30 a.m. Praise Bells Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. BLAST Classes Preschool - 5th grade, Middle School XP3 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour 10:30 a.m. High School XP3, Bible Study Basics, Glory & Random Ringers Rehearsal 11:00 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Disciple Discovery 11:45 a.m. Confirmation Meeting 12:00 p.m. Prek - 2nd Cookie Baking 12:15 p.m. Rezound Handbells Rehearsal 2:00 p.m. Bill Storey’ Memorial Service 4:30 p.m. The Accidentals Rehearsal

Monday, April 9th

9:30 a.m. Creative Play 12:00 p.m. Mosaic Moms 4:00 p.m. Material Girls Set Up

Tuesday, April 10th

9:00 a.m. Creative Play, Staff Meeting 12:00 p.m. Material Girls Meeting 3:15 p.m. 6th Grade Middle School Outlet 6:30 p.m. Trustees Meeting

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Wednesday, April 11th 9:00 a.m. Material Girls Group Meeting 1:00 p.m. Prayer Group 3:15 p.m. 7/8th Grade Middle School Outlet 6:15 p.m. Made for a Miracle 7:30 p.m. CFUMC Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, April 12th

6:30 a.m. Finance Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. Ad Council Meeting

Friday, April 13th 5:30 p.m. PreK - 2nd Grade Sleepover at CRC - Off site 7:00 p.m. Community Breakfast Set Up

Saturday, April 14th

8:00 a.m. Free Community Breakfast 2:00 p.m. Diana Palmer’ Memorial Service

Volunteers Serving April 1st

Greeters: 8:30 a.m. Tom Davis, Jeff & Sue Comstock 10:30 a.m. Dan Aldrich, Jon Van Hoek

Ushers: 8:30 a.m. Boyd & Arlene Wiltse, Jeff Krugh, Diane Brown 10:30 a.m. Charles & Sandy Schmunk, Phil Radant

Nursery Workers: 8:45 a.m. - Amy Whitesall 10:45 a.m. - Lori Campbell

Coffee Hour Hosts: Eileen Blough, Barbara Brown, Dayle Wright

Coffee Hour Bakers: Charma Dick, Linda Detterman, Jody Croskey, Dawn Putnam, Linda Logan, Susan Wellman, Emily Kuo, Sandy Schmunk, Janet Alford

Volunteers Serving April 8th

Greeters: 8:30 a.m. Linda Logan, Allison Vanderspool 10:30 a.m. Lois & Dick Willis, Julie & Dennis Deppner

Ushers: 8:30 a.m. Bill & Brendan Doyle, Todd Hubbard 10:30 a.m. Teresa Steklac, Anne Zuehlke, David & Tammee Fensch

Nursery Workers: 8:45 a.m. - Amy Whitesall 10:45 a.m. - Lori Campbell

Coffee Hour Hosts:

Sandy & Charles Schmunk, Phyllis & Ken Tillman

Coffee Hour Bakers: Linda Logan, Amanda Reginaldo, Susan Wellman, Kasie Cousino, Dorothy Craft, Sandy Schmunk