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Newsletter of the United Methodist Church 119 E. 2nd Street , Fairmont, Minnesota 56031

Circuit Rider A U G U S T ◊ 2 0 1 5

For more than 25 years, Operation Classroom has partnered with

the Liberia and Sierra Leone Annual Conferences of The United

Methodist Church to improve secondary education and health

care. School buildings have been rebuilt and expanded, Hospitals

have been built, nearly 100 containers of educational and medical

supplies have been shipped, and hundreds of volunteers have gone

to West Africa on V.I.M. Teams. However, the church in both

countries has requested that we give renewed focus to education,

particularly vocational education.

The Mission of Operation Classroom is to partner with the United

Methodist Churches of Liberia and Sierra Leone to improve sec-

ondary education – particularly vocational education.

Some of the ladies have been sewing book bags all year. The back to school sales are starting and we can start to

fill them now. Each bag is to contain:

3 spiral notebooks or 3 packs of 150 loose leaf

sheets

1 blunt scissors

1 pencil sharpener

1 - 30 centimeter (12 inch) ruler

6 unsharpened pencils (no advertising, religious,

patriotic or camouflage symbols please)

1 - 2 inch eraser

24 pack of crayons

Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box collections will take place at our church again this fall. Thank you for

your contributions and support in the past years. You helped put smiles on many children's faces!! It is that

time of the year again when there are great sales in the school supply aisles of most stores. Please keep in

mind most of the countries these boxes go to, children are not allowed to even start school without these sup-

plies! Hygiene items are greatly needed also. Imagine not being able to wash your face or brush your teeth

each day!

Please prayerfully consider filling a shoebox or bringing items to the church so we can fill the boxes later. A

table will be set up in the church with a display of suggested items to put in a box as well as a container for

placing your donated items. We will be making the individual OCC shoe boxes available for you to pack in

September.

Thank you in advance for helping us out again this year and warming the hearts of the less fortunate.

If questions, please feel free to contact Renee Poppe at 507-236-1582 or Anita Tumbleson at 507-236-2853.

In This Issue

August Lectionary Readings Page 2

Renewal Leave for Pastor Tony Page 3

Annual Conference Session Pages 3 & 4

Communion at Healthcare Centers Page 5

Communion Servers Needed Page 5

Church Camp Page 6

Christian Education News Page 7

Memorials & Special Gifts Page 8

Pray for Our Military Page 8

Celebrations & Concerns Page 9

August Thank Yous Page 10

August News & Notes Page 10

Women’s News Page 11

Missions Corner Page 11

Volunteers Needed at Lakeview Page 11

August Birthdays Page 12

August Acolytes & Ushers Page 12

August Calendar

Tuesday, August 18th , at 3:30 p.m. is the

DEADLINE for the next Circuit Rider. We

appreciate your contributions. Please submit

your news in the Circuit Rider box in the

Communication Room (Marlene’s), in the

Communication box in the office, or email

me at mditzler5@gmail.com. If you have any

questions please call the church office —

235-5579 or me personally @ 238-1300.

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 2, 2015

2 Samuel 11:26 -

12:13a

Psalm 51:1-12

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

Psalm 78:23-29

Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 9, 2015

2 Samuel 18:5-9,

15, 31-33

Psalm 130

1 Kings 19:4-8

Psalm 34:1-8

Ephesians 4:25-

John 6:35, 41-51

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

August 16, 2015

1 Kings 2:10-12;

3:3-14

Psalm 111

Proverbs 9:1-6

Psalm 34:9-14

Ephesians 5:15-

John 6:51-58

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 23, 2015

1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-

11), 22-30, 41-43

Psalm 84

Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

Psalm 34:15-22

Ephesians 6:10-

John 6:56-69

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 30, 2015

Song of Solomon

2:8-13

Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6

Psalm 15

James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Holy Communion at Lakeview and

Lutz Wing in August

Our church offers a

monthly service of

Holy Communion at

the Lakeview United

Methodist Heath Care

Center and at the Lutz

Wing at Mayo Clinic

Health Systems –

Fairmont. Pastor

Tony also offers Holy Communion at

Goldfinch Estates and Ingleside residence

on a rotating schedule.

These Eucharist services are offered for the

members of Fairmont United Methodist

Church and all the residents, staff and

friends who attend because the United

Methodist Church practices an open table

for communion.

This month these services will be

2:00 Tuesday, August 18th

at the Lakeview United Methodist

Health Care Chapel with coffee

following the service.

2:00 Thursday, August 20th at Lutz Wing in the hospital

Chapel.

You are invited to attend these services and

enjoy the presence of Christ with the

residents of these care centers.

Holy Communion Servers Needed

Our church offers monthly services of Holy

Communion around Fairmont each month.

We are looking for persons who would like

to help out at one or more of these sites.

Pastor Tony leads the service, we are asking

you to help serve the

Communion elements

to those residents

who attend the

service, as well as

being a warm,

welcoming, and

friendly person to be

with us during the

service.

If you feel like Jesus

might be nudging you to

visit with those who

attend these services,

please talk to Pastor

Due to the absences of both Pastor Tony and our Education Director, Sarah Hilpipre,

this past month, I am sorry to report that there will be no pastor’s articles or education

article in this issue of the Circuit Rider. They both plan to be back and on the job next

month and it will be exciting to hear from them at that time. I know that we are all

anxiously awaiting the fall schedule and all the exciting things that will be coming. I

hope each and everyone of you has had an exciting and restful summer. I, for one, am

looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you this fall. Your Editor

June 2015

RECEIPTS

In Memory of Fran Adams

Undesignated $ 105.00

In Memory of Bob Borchardt

Undesignated $ 25.00

In Memory of Marilyn Greeley

Youth $ 20.00

Total Memorials $ 150.00

Other Income

Interest Income $ 6.81

Total Other Income $ 6.81

Total Income $ 156.81

DISBURSEMENTS

Jean Potter

Quilting Supplies $ 150.00

MN Annual Conference

Camperships $ 740.00

Poppe’s

Help and Hope $ 51.60

UMC-Transfer to Accounts

Apportionments $ 30.00

Kitchen 305.00

Outreach 20.00

UMCOR 290.00

Youth $ 175.00

$ 820.00

Total Disbursements $ 1,761.60

The following are deployed relatives and

friends of our church family. They are so far

away and need all the hope and encourage-

ment that comes from contact with home.

We would encourage you to write to them.

If you have addresses, please send them to

Captain Ryan Shuck—Air Force

Stationed in Eastern Europe

Grandson of Jo and Carl Smith

Riley and Tonya Jahnke—Army

Stationed in New York

Grandson of Karen Meier

EMFN Lance Brolsma—Navy/San Diego on

Destroyer, USS Wayne e. Meyer ddg-108

Son of Tim Brolsma, Grandson of

Dick and Bev Fenske

**If you have a family member in the Armed

Forces who is being deployed, please let the

office know so we can add their name to our

prayer list. Also, let us celebrate their safe

return by calling and letting us know that

your loved one has returned.

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Returned home from the

hospital: Bennett (Ann Wehner’s

grandson), Gloria Olson, Tim

Olson, Mike Forshee, Jim

Forshee, Tayla O’Connor, Del Hiebert,

Ruth Fink

Our sympathy and prayers to

the family and friends of George

Janssen who passed on July 4th.

Our sympathy and prayers to

Kathy Thompson and family and friends

following the death of Kathy’s brother-in-

law, Allan Helland who passed away recently

in Ames, Iowa.

Our sympathy and prayers to Veryl and

Cheryl Champine and family and friends fol-

lowing the death of Veryl’s brother, Ray

Champine, who passed away on July 10th in

Jackson, TN.

Our sympathy and prayers to Marci and

David Fink and family and friends following

the death of Marci’s grandfather, Lowell

Christianson, who passed away July 23rd.

Marci is Pastor Tony and Joleen’s daughter-

in-law.

Our sympathy and prayers to Audrey

Slater and family and friends following the

death of Audrey’s niece, Lori Hiller, who

passed away on June 21st..

Prayers of Concern: Bennett

(Ann Wehner’s grandson), Gene

Pendergast, Gloria Olson, Tim

Olson, Mike Forshee, Jim For-

shee, Tayla O’Connor, Del

Hiebert, Ruth Fink, Connie Snyder, Tyler Wil-

liams, Gloria Schwab, Roland Unke, Lenagene

Prafke, Katie Hein, Tim Olson, Daryl Jensen,

Doris Johnson, Melissa Lloyd, Lorma Be-

bernes, Ethan Doolittle (Dawn Doolittle’s

nephew who will joining the army in August),

friend of Dee Schuster’s, twin preemie ba-

bies (relatives of Carl and Jo Smith’s grand-

daughter), the families of George Janssen,

Allan Helland, Ray Champine, Lowell Christian-

son, and Lori Hiller who have all passed away

recently. Stephen Newnum in Brazil, Leader-

ship of our country and other countries, lead-

ership of our church.

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Thank you to our

church family

for all the kind

words of condo-

lence, prayers

and cards which we received after the loss

of my father, Charles Hill. Also, thanks to

the Caring Ministry Team for the message

of condolence, the HyVee gift card and the

book “Grieving the Loss of a Parent” . All

these things helped to reduce the pain of

the loss of a loved father and friend.

Larry and Yong Hill

I would like to thank my church family for

their prayers. Thank you also the Prayer

Shawl Team for the beautiful prayer shawl.

I will hold it close to me on my cancer jour-

ney. I am so very grateful.

Connie Snyder

Summer Meals. . . All

Kids Welcome! 18 and

under free! August 3—

21 at Fairmont High

School. Monday-Friday:

Lunch Served: 10:30-

11:30 am. Adults can

purchase meal tickets for $4.00 at the dis-

trict office.

A Note from Penny Jane: Our services

for the next two weeks are tied together

with the thin thread of the theme “Rocks

and Stones.” These ‘theme words’ will be

found in the Scripture Readings, in the Call

to Worship and in at least one hymn each

week, and will provide the basis for the ser-

mons. Scripture has many stories using vari-

ous kinds of rocks and stones, in various

ways, and for various purposes. I have se-

lected five diverse stories,. For fun this

week, see how many Bible stories and refer-

ences to rocks and stones you can think of,k

and then see if I picked my stories from

your list!

Please pray for our youth and chaperones

who will be traveling to the Boundary Wa-

ters Canoe Area for their retreat. They will

be gone July 30-August 4th. Youth include:

Sydnn, Maggie, Abby, Levi, Jacob, Wyatt,

Joy, Justin, Ben, Riley and Darren. Chaper-

ones include; Brad, Neil, Allison and Paastor

Don. Please come hear about their experi-

ences Sunday, August 9th during and after

the service.

BWCA Trip Presentation: On August 9th,

the group that went on the trip will have a

presentation showcasing the highlights of

their adventure to the boundary waters.

Everyone is welcome to attend following

morning worship. Meet us in the Narthex.

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Colorado Peaches – there is

still time to order your Col-

orado Peaches from Youth

For Christ of Martin Coun-

ty. $42/per 20 lb. box.

Orders will be filled on a

first-come, first-served ba-

sis as their quantities allow.

Delivery will be on August

4th. Orders forms are on the kiosk.

The American Red Cross needs your help.

They are currently seeking Disaster Action

Team volunteers, Blood Drive coordinators

and a community Volunteer Leader. If you

have questions, please contact Ellie Decker at

507-387-6664.

Keep Bringing in Those Receipts!!

HyVee Total—$134,640

Round VIII

Fareway Total—$82,853

Round IV

Fireside Quilters keep stitching away every

Tuesday afternoon, 1-3 pm. We have block

cutters, pattern designers and those that

sew them together and tie the yarn plus do-

nations of fabric and thread. We enjoy the

challenge of matching the fabrics we receive

and the fellowship around the tables.

Pearl Cheney got the group together in 2012

when we sent quilts with Katie to Africa. We

continued the next year by making 38 quilts

for the Salvation Army. 2014 we made 25

quilts for House of Hope. This year we have

made lap robes. Fairmont Fire Department,

Adrian Memory Care, Lutz Wing, Lakeview

Methodist Home all received some of the

over 70 sewed this year. They are all com-

pleted with a label that says it all.

Quilted with love by the

Women of the United Methodist Church

Fairmont,MN

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Women’s News UMW Executive Committee will be meeting

on August 7th to plan the Program/Budget.

We will see you again on September 3rd

for our first regular UMW meeting in the

fall. Martha Circle will be responsible for

the program and Rachel Circle will serve as

hostess.

Naomi Circle will serve cookies at Lakeview

on the 4th Monday of August (August 24th).

Did you witness 'the bombs bursting in

air' on this 4th of July?

Perhaps you visited Heritage Acres on

the 4th where many were gathered to

celebrate....Good foods and good job by

those who helped make this a success!

Everything in summer is food-related, enhancing

our group read of EAT WITH JOY

by Rachel Marie Stone. Sharon Ring will share

the next chapter this Thursday, July

23rd. There's some points for action listed in

each chapter:

-Let children choose for themselves from

healthy foods. Let them help you prepare them.

God desperately loves, cares for and wants to

feed the people He has created.

New BAM member, Karen Meier, has already en-

ergized us with her eloquence and leadership.

We met in June sharing all we had read. Jean

Potter added a new book,

FINDING GOD IN A BAG OF GROCERIES by L.

Willis. She had checked out HIDDEN IN RUB-

BLE from the lending library. The author was

part of a medical team for endless patients in-

jured by Haiti's earthquake. Dee Schuster liked DISFIGURED and LIKE BREAD AND WATER. Future BAM dates are August 27th, September 24th and Oct. 22nd.

“Undies” - Hundreds of peo-

ple at Simpson Housing Ser-

vicews will be comforted by

the June “Undies” gifts. Va-

cation Bible School items are included in

these figures. Surpassing our goal of 100 un-

dies—you gave 168 pairs. Seventeen towels

and 103 wash cloths were received. Eleven

pairs of gloves, 30 bars of soap. In addition,

there was a plastic grocery bag of small

shampoos and lotions, along with smaller num-

bers of assorted healath care products. VBS

families donated $192. in cash. Once again

youi’ve been generous to those needing our

attention. We hope to deliver them in Au-

gust, so donations are still welcome until

then. Millie Adams, Missions Chair

Francis Asbury was the Methodist bishop in coloni-

al times. Under Asbury's leadership American

Methodist grew at a remarkable rate, rising from a

few hundred members in 1771 to more than

200,000 in 1816, the year of his death. During his

45 years in America Asbury traveled at least

130,000 miles by horse and crossed the Allegheny

Mountains some 60 times. He was not known for

his preaching but for his riding, praying, visit-

ing. He rarely spent more than a few days in any

one location. There are many more interesting

facts in the magazine, "Christian History". Educa-

tion was always important to Methodists and the

circuit riders were expected to carry literature

for others to read as well as to preach (and

live) the gospel. The first schools and colleges

were started by Methodists. And that continues

today as our missionaries go into places in US and

overseas. We can help as we sew school bags and

buy the notebooks, pencils, pens, rulers, pencil

sharpeners, big erasers and scissors that go into

them. It is difficult for parents to get the items

needed for the student. This is one way we can

help. The "Go back to school" ads have started. I

enjoy getting the items for school bags knowing

how much it will help some child. Won't you do this

too? Jean Potter

Ushers for August 9:30 am JR Pooley

Rachel Pooley

Craig Van Egdom

Mike Thompson

Acolytes for August 9:30 am Katie Jahnke

Sydnee Hein

Naomi Houge

Honoring those who have joined “Club

80” & those who are Homebound or in

Health Care Facilities.

6 Jan Hiebert

7 Leonard Anderson

11 Midge Cole

18 Evelyn Altman

26 Doug Richards

29 Mildred Blanck

Honoring Our Children and Youth

6 Kaylie Anderson

14 Chase Wacker

14 Emily Kloeckner

15 Elijah Dowd

16 Theadocia Peterson

19 Cori Emler

19 Taylor Shumski

19 Rylyn Larsen

21 Levi Buhmann

25 Noah Wolter

27 Colton Hinz

28 Bryan Ditzler

28 Olivia Ditzler

There will be only 1 service at 9:30 am during the months of June, July and

August. We will resume the 2 service schedule again in September.

Honoring Our Children and Youth

1 Jasmine Miller

1 Alyssa Jahnke

4 Ryan Thompson

5 Zachary Soelter

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2 Communion 8:45 Hospitality

Coffee in Nar-

9:30 Worship

9 :00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

6:30 Abigail Cir.

9:00 Exercise Gr

1:00 Caregivers-

Communications

1:00 Quilters

5:15 Yoga

8:30 Staff Mtg

9:00 Exercise Gp

6:30 Trustees Mtg

6:30 Overcomers

Mtg.-Library

9:30 UMW Exec-

utive Mtg.

12:00 AL-ANON

–Fireside

5:15 Yoga

6:00 Joyful

Praise

9:00 Exercise Gr

1:30 Missions

2:00 UMC Worship

on Channel 12

5:00 Rehearsal

8 3:30 Wedding-

Barnes/Carlen

8:45 Hospitality

Coffee in Narthex

9:30 Worship

10:30 Boundary

Waters Presentation

11:00 Brunch Bunch

10 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

11 9:00 Exercise Gr

1:00 Quilters

5:15 Yoga

12 8:30 NO Staff Mtg

9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

6:30 Overcomers

Mtg-Library

12:00 AL-ANON-

Fireside

5:15 Yoga

6:00 Joyful Praise

14 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

2:00 UMC Worship

on Channel 12

8:45 Hospitality

Coffee in Narthex

9:30 Worship

17 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

18 9 :00 Exercise Gr

1:00 Quilters

2:00 Lakeview

5:15 Yoga

19 8:30 Staff Mtg

9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

6:30 Overcomers

Mtg-Library

9:30 Martha Cir

12:00 AL-ANON

2:00 Lutz Wing

5:15 Yoga

6:00 Joyful

Praise

21 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

2:00 UMC Worship

on Channel 12

23 8:45 Hospitality

Coffee in Narthex

9:30 Worship

24 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

25 9:00 Exercise Gr

1:00 Quilters

5:15 Yoga

26 8:30 Staff Mtg

9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

6:30 Overcomers b

Mtg-Library

12:00 AL-ANON

1:00 Staff at

Top 20 Mtg

5:15 Yoga

6:00 Joyful

Praise

28 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

2:00 UMC Worship

on Channel 12

29 Wedding at Yacht

Krusemark/Hooper.

30 8:45 Hospitality

Coffee in Narthex

9:30 Worship-

Baptism

31 9:00 Exercise Gr

12:30 Yoga

Boundary Waters

Boundary

Waters

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NON PROFIT ORG.

119 E 2ND STREET U.S. POSTAGE PAID

FAIRMONT, MN 56031-2891 PERMIT NO. 148

Return Service Requested FAIRMONT, MN 56031

Summer Worship Schedule 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship

Hospitality Coffee in Narthex 9:00—10:45 a.m.

Nursery Care available for 9:30 a.m. Service Church Office Hours

Monday-Friday

8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon or by appointment

Phone: 507-235-5579

Fax: 507-235-5570

Web address: umcfairmont.org

YOUTH website: www.umcfairmont.org/youth

To email Pastor Tony: Pastor.Tony.Fink@gmail.com

To email office: umcfmtConnie@gmail.com

To email Marlene: mditzler5@gmail.com

To email Sarah : umcfmtcedsarah@gmail.com

To email Treas. Renee: Umcfmtfinance@gmail.com

Pastor: Tony Fink

Education Director Sarah Hilpipre

Hospital Visitor Marlowe Potter

If you have questions,

please contact a staff member.

July 4th

Independence Day USA July 2nd, 9th, 16th,

23rd & 30th “Joyful Praise” Service, 6PM July 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th

“Quilters” Meet, 1PM July 30th & 31st, August 1st & 2nd “Boundary Waters”

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