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Peace United Methodist Church Pastor Mickey Olson 303 Ninth Avenue South
Virginia MN 55792
The Methodist Messenger
November 2018
Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Phone: 218-741-7739 www.peaceumc.us E-Mail: [email protected]
Worship Schedule
10:00 AM Peace UMC 303 South 9th Avenue Virginia, MN 55792
Note: 1st Sunday of each month is Communion Sunday
The Nursery is staffed each Sunday from 9:30 – 11:30 am Our Staff
Pastor Rev. Mickey Olson Youth Coordinator McKenzie Fossell PORCH Director Rachel Bodas Administrative Assistant Holly Lundgren Music Director Jeanene Hagberg Choir Accompanist Char Cremers Nursery Attendant Petra Hagberg Custodians Rene Hultman Paul Hultman
Thought for the month:
Gratitude helps us to see what is there
instead of what isn’t.
Peace UMC Mission
Peace in our Communities, offering healing and
wholeness to all in life’s journey.
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
1 Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6 John 11:32-44 4 Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146:1-10 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 11 Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 18 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-25 Mark 13:1-8 22 Joel 2:21-27 Psalm 126 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Matthew 6:25-33 25 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-12 Revelation 1:4-8 John 18:33-37
WATCH OUR WORSHIP SERVICES
Peace United Methodist Church services are aired on Mediacom Cable TV Channel 5
Monday - 1:00 AM Tuesday - 10:00 AM Thursday - 10:00 AM Friday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 9:30 AM
WATCH OUR WORSHIP SERVICES ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.PEACEUMC.US Find this under the WORSHIP Tab – View Worship Service. The 4 most recent services are there to view.
WORSHIP HELPERS
GREETERS USHERS LITURGIST 4 Diane Hawley/Holly Lundgren Roger/Jean Rosandich Shannon Malovrh 11 Kathy Krog/Virginia Askew Sue Carle/Tracy Gasperlin Fay Siers 18 Jerry/Paulette Pfremmer Bill/Lois Robillard Kathy Krog 25 Wayne/Fay Siers Roger Summers/Gerry Bodas Ann Voss
COFFEE AN’ COUNTERS POWER POINT 4 Louis/Doris Knoll/Char Cremers Byrl Norlander/Ann Voss Rachel Bodas 11 Shirley Woodward/Tom/Gail Johnson Kathy Rice/Shirley Wellman Gary Picek 18 Virginia Askew/Carol Thomas Tom/Gail Johnson Don Lackner 25 John/Mary Bratt/Tracy Gasperlin Pam Omersa/Kathy Oliver Holly Lundgren
COMMUNION November Diana Wallert/Jack Haugen December Kathy Rice/Kelly Dahl January 2019 Jean/Roger Rosandich
Please check your schedule regularly
The Office does make mistakes!
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The election is just days away and I have to say, I am relieved. While touting unity and working together, the candidates and their parties have engaged in rhetoric which is divisive. Everything is about how bad the other candidate or party is. The photos used show us the opposing candidate’s face in the worst possible photo they could find. There is little
civility. We try to teach our children to speak nicely to others and not bully people but we allow our elected leaders to do just that. When will it stop?
We tolerate it because we have tribal loyalties to our parties. We support whatever our own personal side does. We are still acting like the cliques in high school who don’t hold our friends accountable when they pick on those they deem lesser than themselves.
It is time for Christians everywhere to stand up and say enough! Love others as we love ourselves means tearing down tribal walls that divide us and building bridges to unite us. Write your congress people. Tell them to stop the divisive rhetoric. Tell them to behave and to do what’s right. Pray for our country, pray for the other party, stand up for the marginalized. Love one another, as I have loved you.
Wild Blessings,
~Pastor Mickey VACATION Pastor Mickey will be on vacation the week of November 25th – December 1st.
PUMC LEADERSHIP
Administrative Council Committee Chairs Chair Ann Voss Trustee s Paul Wier Lay Leader Char Cremers Roger Summers At-Large Members Roger Rosandich Worship Lois Lackner Sarah Teasck Finance Kathy Rice Recording Secretary Holly Lundgren Endowment Sheila Colosimo Treasurer Gary Picek Staff Pastor Relations Pam Omersa Financial Secretary Kay Chapik Membership Kathy Rice Committee Chairs Nominations Pastor Mickey Education Ann Voss Outreach/Missions Diana Wallert PORCH Director Rachel Bodas
CHURCH EVENT CANCELLATIONS A guideline for church events cancellation: If school is cancelled due to the weather, church evening events will also be cancelled. Committee and Ministry Group Leaders will be encouraged to let their members know a meeting/event has been cancelled due to the weather. Please use your own judgement when it comes to traveling in bad weather conditions.
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OUR PEACE FAMILY
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1 – Peggy Arjavec 1 – Gail Woodward 6 – Jack Smith 8 – Connie Krasaway 10 – Scott Crain 18 – Sheila Colosimo 20 – Roger Rosandich 20 – Wendy Summers 22 – Cloie Intihar 27 – Jeanette Walters 29 – Michele Maki 30 – Bill Lesar
If your or a family member’s birthday is not listed or is incorrect, Please let the Office know (741-7739)
PASTORAL CARE
Please notify the Church Office (218-741-7739) if you or someone you know is in need of pastoral care for illness, hospitalization, surgery or emergency.
Emergency Pastoral Calls: 218-343-6849 E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor’s Phone Number - Please put my cell phone number in your cell phone directory for emergencies. If I don’t answer, please, please, please, leave a message. Please do not give my cell phone number out to strangers asking for help. I pray you will call me when you need me.
DISCIPLESHIP AND MINISTRY
“As a member of this congregation, I will faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church by my prayers, my presence, my gifts, my service, and my witness.”
Membership Vows - UMC DAILY DEVOTIONAL TIME – UPPER ROOM The phrases “doing devotions” or “having devotions” may sound foreign or weird. These phrases are simply ways people describe spending time with God by reading the Bible (and other Christian literature) and praying. Why bother to read the Bible and pray? Why is having a regular time with God important? We spend time with God in order to deepen and strengthen our relationship with the One who created us and yearns to be with us.
But because we are all different and because each of us has a unique relationship with God, no one devotional pattern will work for everyone. And no one way works for anyone all the time. Experiment until you find the time of day, content, and length of time spent that helps you feel connected to God.
Begin your devotional time by quieting yourself. Take a few deep breaths and become still. Read a short passage in the Bible and some additional reading. The Upper Room can guide you in choosing scripture passages, and its witness from other believers can help you connect the words of the Bible with concerns of everyday life. Pick yours up on the counter in the Narthex.
THANK YOU Dear Peace UMC, Thank you! It seems like I’m saying that to you, a lot but it is really meant. Your continued support helps us to do our ministry. It has been a busy summer, for all of us, and we are thankful for fall. The schedule slows down, some, but the ministry continues. Thank you for your continued support!!! Peace, Pastor Barb McKewin (Mobile Ministry – Kabetogama United Methodist & Crane Lake Chapel)
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THANK YOU Thank you so much for the truly unexpected gift. We feel God’s presence in all the work we do with our church family. We have such a blessed church. Mark & Ellen Hedlund
ANNUAL CHURCH CONFERENCE – November 11th The Church Conference is the annual meeting of the church. The primary responsibility of this meeting is to review and evaluate the total mission and ministry of the church, receive reports, and adopt objectives and goals recommended by the church council that are in keeping with the objectives of The United Methodist churches. Everyone is encouraged to attend. The Conference will be held following the worship service.
OUTREACH – CHRISTMAS CARING TREE The Outreach Ministry Committee is asking for your help, again this holiday season, to purchase gifts for our Youth Foyer 'giving tree'. We hope to have the tree up on November 25th. The Foyer residents and staff are very grateful for the generosity our church members continue to show them. Thank you for your continued support. Blessings, Diana Wallert POTICA It is that time of the year! PUMC will be making and baking potica, Monday and Tuesday, December 3rd and 4th. Everyone is welcome to join Sandy LaBarre with the preparation. Help is needed with the preparing the dough and filling; there is always a need for help with the clean-up. Order sheets and Sign-up Sheets will be in the Library
SERENITY CIRLCLE COOKIE SALE! Mark your calendars!! Serenity Circle is planning the Christmas Cookie Sale for Saturday, December 15th. We will need your home-made cookies and candy to help make it a success. Thank You.
CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY – November 25th Christ the King Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary time (last Sunday after Pentecost), before the beginning of Advent that starts the new Church Year. As the last Sunday of the Christian Church Year, Christ the King Sunday is the climax and conclusion of the Church’s liturgical journey through the life of Christ and the Gospel message. Its purpose is to celebrate the coming reign of Christ as King of the Earth and his completion of the renewed creation that marks the fullness of the Kingdom of God. That hope is born from the entire life of Christ and his teachings that have been celebrated in the seasons of the Church Year during the past twelve months. In celebrating the Reign of Christ the King, this Sunday also provides an appropriate bridge to the new Church Year that begins the following Sunday on the first Sunday of Advent with an emphasis on hope and expectation, the longing for the coming of the Kingdom of God amid the darkness of a sinful world. 4-WEEK ADVENT BIBLE STUDY - The Journey by Adam Hamilton Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information, archaeological data, and a personal look at some of the stories surrounding the birth, the most amazing moment in history will become more real and heart-felt as you walk along this road. Come journey with us as we prepare to receive this miracle among us. Wednesdays beginning November 28th at 6:00 pm during PORCH and Thursdays beginning December 6th at 10:00 am! Read the first two chapters prior to the first session.
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PORCH
MENU (Milk, Coffee and Water are served at the meals) November 7 November 14 November 21 Pasties Chicken NO PORCH Cole Slaw Cheese Potatoes Cookies Veggies/Roll
November 28 Mock Chop Suey Hot Dish Rice/Chow Mein Noodles Cake
EVENTS November 7 November 14 Veteran’s Day Celebration Music about Love, Compassion, Faith, Hope and Lead by Mark Hedlund Gratitude
November 21 November 28 NO PORCH Advent Book Study – The Journey by Adam Hamilton THANK YOU! To the Minnesota Masonic Charities for their generous grant to our PORCH Program! This grant was made possible through the request of Masonic sponsor Eveleth Lodge NO. 239. Thank you to Kerry Roen who made this possible!
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS Be sure to check the Kiosk in the Narthex for fliers and information on other Community Events.
DISCTRICT/CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Walk to Emmaus Men’s Weekend (January 17-20th)
Camp Koronis Walk to Emmaus Women’s Weekend (January 24-27th) Camp Koronis The walk to Emmaus is an experience of Christian spiritual renewal and formation that begins with a three-day short course in Christianity. It is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ in a new way as God’s grace and love is revealed to you through other believers.
The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with the prayerful discernment and invitation from a sponsor. After one accepts this invitation they complete an application. The Emmaus leaders prayerfully consider each applicant and in God’s time, the person is invited to attend a three-day experience of New Testament Christianity as a lifestyle. Following the three-day experience, participants are joined in small groups to support each other in their ongoing walk with Christ.
Through the formational process of accountable discipleship in small groups and participation in the Emmaus community, each participant’s individual gifts and servant-leadership skills are developed for use in the local church and its mission. Participants are encouraged to find ways to live out their individual call to discipleship in their home, church, and community.
The objective of Emmaus is to inspire, challenge, and equip the local church members for Christian action in their homes, churches, communities and places of work. Emmaus lifts up a way for our grace-filled lives to be lived and shared with others.
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Pastor Jim Rottinger is on the Sponsorship Committee for Minnesota Walk to Emmaus. He can answer any questions one might have and help with the registration/sponsorship process. Breakthrough Ministries, Inc. | 952-412-3594
Certified lay Speaker Retreat (November 16 – 18th) Serve as a trained worship leader and share God’s word through preaching. As a Certified lay Speaker you may conduct services of worship, preach, and lead study sessions as requested by the pastor or the district superintendent. You may choose to be place on a published pulpit supply list available to conference pastors. November 16 – 18th, 2018, Camp Koronis, 15752 Lake Avenue, Paynesville, MN 56362 THE LYDIA PROJECT –PUMC can make 50 scarves! Thank you to all who have committed to making a scarf or two or three! There are knitting and crocheting instructions available in the Office. Stop by to pick up a copy or have the Office send it to you!
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2018 2017Cash balance @ Begin of Month 1,300.35 7,554.79 1,760.96 Cash Receipts
Congregation Offering 14,538.00 119,351.14 109,597.81 Building Usage 50.00 600.00 845.00
Capital Project Funds - 7,801.50 4,784.00 Church Groups - 377.06 953.00
Benevolent Giving Income 941.47 5,720.16 5,715.87 Fundraiser Income (100.25) 4,821.41 3,442.21
Memorial Funds - 570.00 45,837.00 New Ministry Funds - - 13,200.00
Other Income - 11,537.60 200.00 15,429.22 150,778.87 184,574.89
Cash DisbursementsApportionments/Other Askings 4,637.70 23,866.35 17,178.80
Capital Project Expenditures - 43,454.94 41,355.30 Church Operations 1,074.69 33,743.96 35,380.40
Church Programs 4,247.60 18,136.52 11,808.04 Benevolent Giving Expenses 20.00 3,344.10 4,000.63
Administrative Expenses 468.10 5,542.05 4,453.86 Staff Expenses 9,618.44 87,310.31 93,345.16
20,066.53 215,398.23 207,522.19 Other (Receivables)/Payables
Payroll Withholdings (29.95) (53.33) 139.56 Funds transferred from (to) savings
Endowment Advances 10,000.00 86,415.48 8,770.00 Money Market Savings 2,370.58 (33,498.75) 9,496.10 Parsonage Mntnc Savings (312.50) 3,775.78 (2,812.50) Building Mntnc Savings (2,550.00) (2,550.00) - New Ministries Savings 1,093.15 7,186.71 1,074.60 Memorials Savings 240.00 3,263.00 5,926.66
10,841.23 64,592.22 22,454.86 Cash Balance at End of Month 7,474.32 7,474.32 1,408.08
Cash AccountsGeneral Checking 7,474.32 1,408.08 Money Market Savings 39,693.15 7,584.49 Parsonage Maintenance Fund 7,044.17 9,877.69 Building Mntnc Savings 8,301.98 - Memorial Checking - 280.17 Memorial Savings 11,679.76 13,638.70 New Ministries Savings 5,402.13 14,843.92 UMFCFCC Savings 10.00 10.00
Total Cash 79,605.51 47,643.05
Endowment AccountsPeace UMC Endowment 529,397.95 463,528.56 Aho/Appel Endowment 69,253.40 147,076.90 Parsonage Endowment 109,358.97 116,446.23 Appel Outreach Endowment 150,199.81 134,310.86 Change in Market Value 23,369.14 87,338.28
Total Endowments 881,579.27 948,700.83
Peace United Methodist Church Treasurer's Report
SeptemberYear-to-Date
* The Parsonage Endowment Fund is to provide monetary assistance for capital improvements and maintenance to the church and/or parsonage. This fund may also be used to purchase a new parsonage or to provide financial support for the clergy housing allowance. * The Appel Outreach Endowment Fund is to provide monetary assistance to the following Methodist charities – Bishop’s appeal, UMCOR and World Hunger. The Fund is restricted to use only the income from the trust monies.
