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Grace United Methodist Church 15309 Maple Island Road
Burnsville, MN 55306-5522 Phone: 952-435-5696 Church E-Mail:
[email protected] Pastor Kevin Schill:
[email protected] Treasurer:
[email protected] Web Site:
www.graceumcburnsville.org
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t e t h o s e w e t o u c h w i t h t h e G r a c e o f G o d .
O u r V i s i o n : T r a n s f o r m i n g l i v e s t o b e c
o m e t h e h e a r t , h a n d s , a n d f e e t o f J e s u s i n
t h e w o r l d .
M A K I N G D I S C I P L E S O F J E S U S C H R I S T
Dear Friends,
Greetings, and may the fullness of God’s blessings be upon each
of you as we enter this new year. I celebrate where we have come to
as a church over this past year, and look forward to all that 2015
can bring. I am excited about moving into our new Administrative
Board structure, and pray for God’s guidance as we work with this
new way of ordering our life of ministry together. It is important
to remember, however, that as much as we have emphasized this
restructuring over these last months, the purpose is to enable us
to better engage in active ministry and to live into the goals that
we as a congregation adopted to guide our ministry.
In May, after much prayer, study, and discussion, we adopted the
following goals:
Live - We shall grow in our faith as we live in community with
each other and in the world as the people God has created and
gifted us to be.
Worship - We shall regularly offer praise and thanksgiving to
God and will seek to open ourselves to God who, by the Holy Spirit,
is present with us.
Share - We will share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with our
neighbors through our words and our actions. Care - We shall care
for and be responsive to the needs and wellbeing of each other, our
neighbors, and
God's creation.
As we enter this New Year, may we, through prayer, study, and
worship, be open to how and where God is calling and guiding each
of us and all of us together as Grace Church. Through study,
outreach opportunities, ministry trainings, and small-group and
fellowship opportunities, I ask each of you to commit this next
year to discover at least one way that God is guiding you to grow
in your faith, to nurture and support others within our
congregation, to reach out to share God’s love beyond the walls of
our church, and to participate regularly in the worship. If we will
all faithfully and prayerfully make this commitment, we will see
our ministry flourish, and we will truly make a difference in the
lives of God’s people in our community and beyond. This is my
pray-er, and my commitment as your pastor, to do all that I can for
its fulfillment.
God’s blessings,
Pastor Kevin
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MOVIE NIGHT—7:00 P.M Mon., Jan. 19th ~ FINDING FORRESTER
From Academy award-nominated director Gus Van Sant and starring
Academy award-winning actor, Sean Connery, comes a dra-ma about a
unique relationship between an eccentric, reclusive novelist and a
young, amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. Please direct questions to
Judi Bolitho .
Meets Janary 15th — 7:00 PM at Cara Kennedy's home: 15105
Southwind Drive, Burnsville; Phone: 952-432-6456
The Aviator’s Wife: For much of her life, Anne Morrow has stood
in the shadows of those around her. Then Anne, a college senior,
travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. There
she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927
solo flight across the Atlantic. Charles sees in Anne a kindred
spirit, a fellow adven-turer, and her world will be changed
forever.
BOARD MEETING Our first Board meeting will be held on Monday,
January 5th at 6:30 p.m. It will be up to the Board to develop a
schedule for future meetings. One of the Board’s initial actions
will be to nominate officers, Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.
These will be ratified by the congregation at the first quarterly
meeting to be held on Sunday, January 25th at 8:45 a.m. Board
meetings are open to all members of GUMC to attend with voice, but
not vote.
As of January 1, GUMC moved into our newly adopted
administrative structure. The former Administrative Council, Board
of Trustees, Finance Committee, and Staff Parish Relations
Committee are now dissolved, and their functions are now delegated
to the new Administrative Board, elected at our November 9, 2014
Church Conference. The Board consists of 14 elected members, plus
Pastor Kevin.
The members of the Board include: 1 year terms; Bill Macklin,
Marilyn Oliphant, Ron Miller; 2 year terms: Mary Alice Langevin,
Sandy Johnson, Matt Kjesbo; 3 year terms: John Podratz, John Brand,
Leah Redington Members serving because of an office held: Diane
Martin - Lay Leader; Marj Evans-de-Carpio - Lay Delegate to Annual
Conference; Doris Marek - Treasurer; Myrl Riffe-Helkenn - United
Methodist Women Rep. (Glenda Wheelock-alternate); Pangea Carpio
Evans - Youth Rep.; Pastor Kevin Schill - non-voting Member
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
In January, we will continue our study of the Gospels. Each hour
is “self-contained”, so you won’t have missed anything. The
sessions include a DVD on the earliest Gospels – Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John – and one on the other Gospels. There are 25-30 of
these writings that have survived, some complete and some just
small fragments.
During Lent, our source will be 24 Hours That Changed the World,
again by Adam Hamilton. The format is the same. There is a DVD
presentation supplemented by discus-sion from the participants
guide, which includes 40 days of devotions. The guide is available
on most screens or you may purchase the paperback book for
$10.00.
All are welcome to join us at 9:00 a.m. in room six, just to the
left of the sanctuary. Even if Sunday morning is not an option for
you, sharing in the daily devotions brings us closer in the
community of faith that we treasure at Grace. For more information,
please contact Nancy Milne
STILL TIME TO GIVE A PRESENT! The gifts have all been opened,
and chances are not one of them was a glass of clean water.
Throughout January the glass pitcher will be in the gathering area
to accept your donations to Causelife, which strives to provide
just that to much of the world. Please consider contributing what
you would spend on bottled water and other bottled beverages. For
more infor-mation, please contact Nancy Milne aor their site at
causelife.org.
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FAITH, RACE AND THE SIN OF MASS INCARCERATION
Equipping Faith Leaders to Lead Powerfully for Change
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 7:00 pm -“Soul Lockdown: A Nation in
Chains.”
Dr. Iva Carruthers, keynote speaker ~ Shiloh Temple
International Ministries, 1201 W. Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
55411 (Free will donation)
Wednesday January 14, 2015 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~ ($25
registration fee; scholarships available) “Equipping the Faithful
to Confront Mass Incarceration” ~ United Theological Seminary of
the Twin Cities, 3000 5th St. NW, New Brighton, MN 55112
Cosponsored by The Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice and Social
Transformation and the Minnesota Annual Conference Commission on
Religion and Race. For more information go to www.kaleo.center.
Start the New Year dining with friends at Grace Dinner Group on
Saturday, January 17, 2015. Kenny and Carol Frank are hosting
dinner at 6:00 p.m. at their home at 16628 Gerdine Path,
Rosemount.
Dinner Group meets in homes usually on the second or third
Saturday of each month. The hosts provide the entree and guests
bring complementary dishes. On occasion the group enjoys a meal at
an area restaurant. Both singles and couples are welcomed.
For reservations or inquiries, please contact Jean Osborn You
may contact Frank
All-Church Quarterly Town Hall Meeting Sunday, January 25th ~
8:45-9:45 a.m. Please plan to attend. These Town Hall type meetings
are an important part of how we can com-municate with one another
as a church. There will be important information about our
strategic planning, specific discussion of plans for the next year,
and an update on our finances. As always, this is a good time to
bring any questions, concerns, or ideas that you may have for
discussion by the whole body.
FROM DIANE MARTIN, GUMC LAY LEADER Grace UMC will only be able
to fulfill its calling and Pastor Kevin’s vision of reaching those
within 2 ½ miles of our door when we all realize how great God is
and Jesus’ saving grace by his life, death, and resurrection. It is
only as we set all else aside, seeking and putting God’s will
first, that anything truly meaningful can be accom-plished.
Certainly some good may happen, but the work of the Lord must be so
important, so paramount to GUMC, that our neighbors can’t help but
see and be drawn. Revival is an old word that has meaning from the
past. Is revival seen as real and viable today, or old, antiquated,
and quaint for our time? Could “quaint” really mean that I am too
sophisticated, busy, tired, scared (fill in your own honest
answer). As we enter this New Year, are you ready to seek a revival
of faith, a new commitment to God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the
Bible, and study in your life? As we allow ourselves to study, to
discover, to remember the magnitude of God’s love for us, shown in
the saving grace of Jesus, all else pales by comparison. God has
great plans for us! But too often we think that we need to be
self-sufficient, take-charge people, and the result is that our God
is too small, our faith is too small, our joy is too small, our
life in Christ is too small, and our vision is too small. Let’s
learn together to let God be large and in charge, and by God’s
grace, we will make a real difference for Christ in our community
and in the lives of God’s people.
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January, 11th thru February ,2015 Please notify the office is
you an unable to help on
your assigned date. Thank You.
DATE GREETER USHER SOUND WORSHIP NURSERY COMMUNION
JANUARY 11
8:00 AM Pat Peters Gordy Peters Gary Bochman Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Margie Rose Wayne Moreland Dale Osborn Mark Anderson
Berg Family
Acolyte: Morgan Stuart
JANUARY 18
8:00 AM Doris Marek Cara Kennedy Tom Marek Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Bev More Bill Macklin Aaron Koenigsberg Shannon
Livingston- Whirley family
Acolyte: Tyler Ahlvers Harris
JANUARY 25
8:00 AM Sco Barringer John Podratz John Brand Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Blake Hanegra John & Melisa Devine Garre Devine
Diane Mar n Ristow Family
Acolyte: Jeremy Schreiner
FEBRUARY 1
8:00 AM Glenda Wheelock Duane Ernst John Brand Kathy Schill
Doris Marek
10:00 AM Tia Paco James Milne Ed Sanders Steve Mar n TBD Nellie
Ma s
Acolyte: Madeline Klang (communion also) Mark Anderson
FEBRUARY 8
8:00 AM Cara Kennedy Doris Marek Tom Marek Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Kim Chmielewski Mary Banwell David Chmielewski Carol
Frank TBD
Acolyte: Patrick Francis
FEBRUARY 15
8:00 AM Nancy Drake Sco Barringer Ron Larson Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Jean Osborn Margie Rose Dale Osborn Carol Frank TBD
Acolyte: Ian Le
FEBRUARY 22
8:00 AM Tom Marek Pat Peters John Brand Kathy Schill
10:00 AM Blake Hanegra Wayne Moreland Aaron Koenigsberg Nellie
Ma s TBD
Acolyte: Kelsey Schreiner
JANUARY MEALS ON WHEELS Jan. 9th Suanne Turner & Rhonda
Brown Jan. 16th Valerie Webber & Mark Jan. 23rd Duane Ernst
& John E. Jan. 30th Pat & Gordy Peters If you have
questions please call Arla Mae McNeff,
The United Methodist Women are requesting your support of EMMA
NORTON SERVICES. Their Residence in St. Paul is in great need of
paper products, especially bathroom tis-sue. Throughout the month
of Jan. there will be containers
to drop off your items. Items always needed include: Facial
tissue ~ Napkins, paper towels
Plastic bags (garbage, kitchen- all sizes) Paper plates, cups,
bowls
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RELATIONAL EVANGELISM WORKSHOP JANUARY 24th ~ 10:00 A.M.– 4:00
P.M.
SPIRIT RIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH, ISANTI
How do we reach new people in a world where people don’t wake up
on a Sunday morning thinking, “Where should I go to church today?”
One of our most important tasks and one of our primary goals for
GUMC is to share our faith with our neighbors through our words and
our actions. Please plan to join Pastor Kevin in this important
training being offered by the Minnesota Annual Confer-ence on
relational evangelism, that is, learning how to reach out to our
neighbors to build relation-ships and invite them to join in a
life-changing journey of faith.
This workshop will teach participants how to develop a system of
invitation so that their congrega-tions are continually building
relationships with new people. Participants will learn practical
ideas for using existing networks to build new relationships,
holding “just-for-them” events, planning a fishing expedition
sermon series, and more.
The training will be led by Kay Kotan, a church coach and
consultant, and coauthored the book Get Their Name: Grow Your
Church by Forming New Relationships.
We want to send a team of at least six, including Pastor Kevin
and five lay members. Please contact Pastor Kevin at
[email protected], or 925-435-5696 by Sunday, January
11th regard-ing your interest and/or questions.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Happy New
Year!!
2 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
3 9:30 am Al-Anon
4 Sandwich Sunday 9:00 am Adult SS 11:15 Youth Group 1:15 pm
Volunteer Training
5 6:30 pm Board Mee ng
6 1:00 pm Tia Chi 6:30 pm Scouts
7 6:00 Youth Choir 6:30 God’s Kids 7:00 Adult Choir
8 7:30 pm AA
9 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at CB 6:30 pm Cub Scout
Lock-in
10 9:30 am Al-Anon
11 9:00 am Adult SS 10:00 am Faith Forma on 11: 15 am Youth
Group
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13 9:00 am UMW Mee ng at Perkins 1:00 pm Tia Chi 6:30 pm
Scouts
14 6:00 Youth Choir 6:30 God’s Kids 7:00 Adult Choir
15 6:00 pm Girl
Scouts 7:30 pm AA
16 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel Des Moines Youth
Group Spending Evening 8:00 pm AA
17 9:30 am Al-Anon
18 9:00 am Adult SS 11:15 Youth Group
19 Grace Notes Due 7:00 pm Movie Night
20 1:00 pm Tia Chi 6:30 pm Scouts
21 6:00 Youth Choir 6:30 God’s Kids 7:00 Adult Choir
22 7:30 pm AA
23 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
24 9:30 am Al-Anon
25 8:45 am Town Hall Mee ng 10:00 am Faith Forma on 11: 15 Youth
Group
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27 1:00 pm Tia Chi 6:30 pm Scouts
28 1:00 pm Ruth Voll 6:00 Youth Choir 6:30 God’s Kids 7:00 Adult
Choir
29 7:30 pm AA
30 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
31 9:30 am Al-Anon
Grace UMC O ce Hours: 952-435-5696 Mon—Thur 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Closed Friday [email protected] o
[email protected] www.graceumcburnsville.org
Items for the bulletin are due in the office by noon on
Tuesdays. Grace Notes articles for February are due Monday, January
19th.
RUTH VOLL CIRCLE
Will be meeting on Wednesday, January 28th at 1:00 p.m. in
Fellowship Hall — ALL WOMEN OF GRACE ARE INVITED! For more
information,
please contact Marilyn Oliphant
Congratulations to our new UMW co-presidents Glenda Wheelock and
Myrle Riffe-Helkenn. The first general meeting will be Tuesday,
January 13th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perkins in Lakeville. Please come
with ideas for the new year. To join or for more information,
please contact Glenda or Myrle
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If your January birthday is not listed, please notify
the office. Thank you.
. . . to all who so kindly took a tag from the giving tree and
left an
item in its place. Your thoughtfulness is greatly
appreciated!
On behalf of 360 communities and specifi-cally Armful of Love a
BIG THANK YOU to all who contributed gifts for the two families
that Grace UMC sponsored.
We’ve been lucky so far this winter with our snow fall, but who
knows what the upcoming months have in store for us? Volunteers are
needed to help keep our sidewalks clear! If you need to shovel your
walk at home, chances are the church needs clearing too—so put this
on your “to do” list and help keep our side-walks safe. Shovels are
at the church, but you might like your own better. For heavy,
serious snow we have a snow blower and you can contact Gordy Peters
for information.
Are you interested in becoming a member of Grace UMC?
Contact Pastor Kevin at 952-435-5696 or
[email protected]
COME FOR TAI CHI STAY FOR CHAI TEA
Why not try out the Arthritis Foundation's Tai Chi for Arthritis
Program. The 45-60 minute class will be held on Tuesdays beginning
January 6th through February 17th at 1:00 p.m. and will be followed
by a time for tea and conversation. A second winter session will
begin February 24th and run through April 7th. Past participants in
this program have reported decreased joint pain and stress,
increased range of motion and improved balance. Cost for the
nine-week program is $35. Your improved health is more important
that your ability to pay. Scholarships are available. To register
call Tracy at 952-215-7052.
1 Rachel Jarvis 3 Kristin Withrow 5 Larry Toms 5 Diane Martin 5
Kevin Schill 9 Kimberly Broten 10 Mike Barnes 10 James Milne 11
Genevieve Behrens 11 Kurt Sorensen 12 Teri Swingle 14 Chris Molitor
14 Greg Tomlinson 15 Brenda Bly 19 Spencer Nordsving 20 Chris
Norwood 20 Sydney Hendrickson 21 Olivia Erickson 21 Shannon Goertz
23 Tammy Brand 24 Rob Stewart 25 Leah Redington 28 Sue Strickland
31 Nicholas Skrogstad 31 Jacob Hamill 31 Gregg Neumann
Harper Claire Newmann Daughter of Greg & Lacey Newmann
