Journey Into Light

Lent Worship Focus

Sunday, March 6 Isaiah 60:19, “Lost”

John 8:12

Sunday, March 13 Psalm 139:1-12,

John 14:15-20, 25-27 “No Way”

Sunday, March 20 Isaiah 9:1-5, John 18:4-6, John 18:33-37 Palm/Passion Sunday John 19:16-30 “Liberating King” Thursday, March 24 Holy Thursday 7:00 pm Sunday, March 27 Isaiah 60:1-5, 19-22, 8:00 am Easter Sonrise John 19:41-20:1 8:45 am Easter Brunch John 20:11-18 9:45 am Easter Servce

We are using the image of traveling on a road toward the Light to represent our Journey Into Light - into Jesus Christ, the Light that is Life. Each week we will take a look at revealing specific areas of darkness in our lives to the Light of Jesus Christ that overcomes all darkness so that we will be journeying further into the Light/Life that is Jesus Christ.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Pastor’s

Ponderings

2

VCI Update 3

Calendar 4

Leadership Team 5

NECM Needs 6

Silver Seniors 6

Volunteer List 7

Membership

Class

8

Coming Events 12

The Lamplighter M A R C H , 2 0 1 6 V O L U M N 6 5 , I S S U E 3

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

GRUMP tro-

phies

Knitting w/a

Purpose

Malaria Giving

Calendar

Emmanuel

Hospice

Needs You

Easter Brunch

Red Bird

Mission Trip

Northlawn United

Methodist Church

1157 Northlawn Street N.E.

Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Phone: 616-361-8503

Fax: (616) 361-2878

E-mail:

office@northlawnumc.org

Northlawnumc.org

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“Journey closer

to the Light that

is Life.”

“In Him was life, and

that life was the light

of all mankind.”

John 1:4

Pastor’s Pondering The recent sunny warm weather helps me appreciate the wonderful creation God has given us. There is something about seeing the sun shine, the brightness of the sun’s rays penetrate into my body and experiencing our entire back yard come alive with birds and squirrels that brings joy to my life. This led me to think about our Lent worship focus of Journey Into Light.

Our Lent worship focus of Journey Into

Light is bringing life

to me by opening

myself to the Light that is Christ which is true life. Unlike the recent sunny weather,

the Light that is Christ cannot be overcome by the changing circumstances of my life that often feel like the ever changing weather patterns. Unlike the recent sunny weather, the brightness of the Light that is Christ penetrates deep into my soul, permanently driving out darkness. Unlike the recent sunny weather, the Light that is Christ pulls me further into a life Eternal, not just for a moment. As I am filled each week with more Light, more darkness is forced out causing me to experience more Life in Christ: more abundance, more freedom, more joy, more hope, and more

love. I still appreciate and enjoy the sunny warm weather in February. I am thankful Christ is using it to move me along in my Journey Into Light.

Each week the Scriptures for the next Sunday’s worship are listed in the bulletin. I encourage you to each week read along in the Gospel of John, pray about what you read, and talk to others about the Scripture. I encourage you to fully participate in our Journey Into Light, allowing the

Light that is Life that is

Jesus Christ to draw your life into His Light!

In Christ,

Pastor Tim

T H E L A M P L I G H T E R

Vital Church Initiative Team Members

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Sharron Myler

June Swanson

Leslie Martin-Good

Darla Kilgore

Emmie Yen

Jeff Yen

Pat Whyatt

Pastor Tim

Alan Claybaugh

Hilda Russell

Sharon Longstreth

Chris Longstreth

Sharon Sumner

Phil VanHammen

Tracy Scheid

the cloak room outside of

the men's classroom. If

you would like one or

more of the trophies,

please take

Northlawn has had some

really good sports teams

over the years and we

have a lot of trophies. All

of them are currently in

them. Remaining trophies

will be donated to

charity. Talk to Jerry if

you have questions.

HUNTING

VERSES

FISHING

“Come, follow me,” Jesus

said, “and I will send you

out to fish for people.”

Matthew 4:19

Jesus did not say HUNT people, but go FISH for people. Fishing uses lures, hooks, rods, bait, etc. Fishing uses different kinds of tackle for different kinds of fish. The fish have a choice to take the bait. We FISH because Jesus commanded us to grow the kingdom of God.

VCI Update by Sharon Longstreth Session 6: Real Life Evangelism (UNBINDING THE GOSPEL by Martha Grace Reese) What is your motivation for

evangelism?

E-van-ge-lism (əˈvanjəˌlizəm), noun: 1) the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ: 2) Militant or crusading zeal. [Merriam-Webster.com] Evangelism: faith sharing; anything you do to help another person move closer to a relationship with God, or into Christian community [Unbinding the Gospel]

VCI Update

Grand Rapids United Methodist Player (GRUMP) Trophies

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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

March 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10:00 am

Bible Study

6:30-8:00 pm

Financial Peace

Univ.

2

12:00 Noon

Silver Seniors

6:00 pm

Bell Choir

7:00 pm

Choir

Yashana Lodge

3

6:30 pm

Yarn/w Purpose

4

5

6 7 8

VOTING DAY

10:00 am

Bible Study

6:00 pm

Trustees

.

9

2:00 pm

Clark Gathering

6:00 pm

Bell Choir

7:00 pm

Choir

Yashana Lodge

10 6:30 pm

Yarn/w Purpose

11 12 9-2:00 pm

VCI Away Team

13 14 6:00 pm

VCI Full Team

6:30 pm

WON Circle

15 10:00 am

Bible Study

6:00 pm

Healthy

Congregation

Followup

16 6:00 pm

Bell Choir

7:00 pm

Choir

Yashana Lodge

17 6:00 pm

Finance Team

6:30 pm

Yarn w/Purpose

18

19

20 21 22 10:00 am

Bible Study

6:00 pm

SPRC

23 6:00 pm

Bell Choir

7:00 pm

Choir

Yashana Lodge

24 6:30 pm

Yarn w/Purpose

25 26

27

8:00 am

Sunrise Service

8:45 am

Easter Brunch

9:45 am

Worship

28

7:00 pm

Congregational

Care

29 10:00 am

Bible Study

30 6:00 pm

Bell Choir

7:00 pm

Choir

Yashana Lodge

31 6:30 pm

Yarn w/Purpose

MINISTRY TEAM LEADERS: Please

note, it is YOUR responsibility to list

all meetings on the Office calendar.

The online calendar is then updated

based on the office calendar. ALL

COMMUNICATIONS ARE BASED ON

THE OFFICE CALENDAR.

“It’s up to us to

keep our hearts

moldable to His

teaching and our

ears open to his

voice.

Wendy Pope,

First5.org

Northlawn United Methodist Church

2016 Leadership Team

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Administrative Team

Chairperson ............................................................................. Phil VanHammen

Finance Chairperson ................................................................... Diane Ludwig

SPRC Chairperson ....................................................................... Judy VanLente

Trustee Chairperson .................................................................. Jerry Lachniet

Lay Member to Annual Conference ..................................................................

Women of Northlawn President ................................... Ruth VanValkenburg

Members @ Large ............................................ Alan Claybaugh, John Secord

Outreach ....................................................................................... Sally Wesorick

Education .................................................................................................................

Worship .................................................................................................... Jan Jager

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CHURCH CALENDAR

ALL MINISTRY LEADERS...In order to ensure clear and

concise communication, please make sure all meetings/

events are on the calendar in the office.

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“Woolen mittens

for school children

in Alaska”

Knitting With a Purpose

SILVER SENIORS MARCH LUNCHEON

NECM Monthly Needs Canned Meats

Snack Items: Gran-

ola Bars, Crackers,

Chips, etc.

Beans

Mac & Cheese,

Pasta

Fruit Juice

Cereal

Condiments

Personal Care

Items

Rice

Beans

Come join us for a

lasagna lunch...Bring a

friend! Please sign up at

MARCH Luncheon

WEDNESDAY, March 2

At Noon in Fellowship

Hall

Connection Corner.

Questions? Call Lee

Grey, 361-8458

have many ideas!

Making prayer shawls

is one of our

ministries. Right now

we are making woolen

mittens for school

children in Alaska. We

also make items for

our annual craft show.

If you want to learn to

knit or crochet, one of

us can probably teach

you how! And above

all, come and have a

good time for an hour

or two. Bring a friend.

(You don’t have to

attend Northlawn.)

We knit and crochet!

Anyone who knits or

crochets is welcome

to join us. We meet

on Thursday evenings

at 6:30 p.m. in Room

104-105. Bring a

project you are

working on, or we

T H E L A M P L I G H T E R

Silver Seniors -

Sharing & Caring

Imagine No Malaria is an extraordinary ministry of the people of the

United Methodist Church, putting our faith into action to end

preventable deaths by malaria in Africa. Our congregation has

chosen Imagine No Malaria as our Lenten focus. On page 10 of this

newsletter, you will find a “No More Malaria” calendar with some

suggestions each day for what you might give. There are collection

boxes in the Narthex that you can take home and bring back each

Sunday with your contributions. Let’s help stamp out malaria!

Imagine No

Malaria our

Lenten Focus

MARCH VOLUNTEER LIST

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Liturgists

6 Emmanual Joshua

13 Hilda Russell

20 Opportunity

27 Paula Wright

Connection Corner

If you would like to serve

at Connection Corner,

please sign up at

Connection Corner.

Coffee Fellowship

6 Wanda Skutt

13 Doris Black

20 Opportunity

27 Easter Brunch

Greeters

There are opportunities each

week in March for you to be a

greeter. Please sign up at

Connection Corner. This is an

important part of our ministry

here at Northlawn.

Wesley & Phyllis Smith

Robin Eslinger

Wheeler & Phyllis Tortellet

RuthAnn Buschert

Ruth VanValkenburg

Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey

G.R. District Superintendent,

Rev. Bill Haggard

Pastor Tim

Pastor Jan

Family of Greg Cleveland

Marcia Loveless

Izzy Ward

Dave & Dorothy Spaulding

Bob Morton

27 Mary Black

29 Vivian Lundskow

30 Sharon Hopkins

30 RuthAnn Buschert

ANNIVERSARIES

1 Jerry & Jane Lachniet

15 Greg & Sally Wesorick

16 Greg & Char Weidenfeller

17 John & Sharon Applegarth

24 Sal & Karen Russo

25 Lyle & Roberta Brockway

BIRTHDAYS

7 Joshua Hamilton

10 Theresa Gorter-Hoff

16 Joseph Black

21 Crystal Weidenfeller

26 Jan Bertoia

26 Pat Whyatt

27 Betty Beck

MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

Keep These People in Your Prayers

“Don't just count

your years, make

your years

count.”

George Meredith

“

Pray without ceasing

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Faith Sharing - How Are We Doing?

Membership

New Coat Room We are investigating

making the small first

floor classroom into a

cloak room with port-

able coat racks. Please

see Jerry Lachniet or

Pastor Tim if you have

suggestions, questions,

or concerns regarding

this new idea.

member. If you are

interested, please

check the box in the

Registration Pad or

contact the church of-

fice at (616) 361-8503

or office@northlawnumc.org. I will be con-

tacting those interest-

ed to schedule a date

Are you interested in

becoming a member of

Northlawn United

Methodist Church?

I will be leading a

Membership Explora-

tion class to explore what membership

means. This class is

required to become a

and time when we can

have the class.

Feel free to attend,

even if you are not

sure. Attendance does

NOT require that you

become a member.

Pastor Tim

Evangelistic churches concentrate on helping people grow in their faith lives through spiritual practices. These churches hone in, with laser-like focus, on helping their members

articulate and share their growing faith. Taken from “Unbinding the Gospel” by Martha Grace Reese

Individual Barriers to Faith Sharing 1. I don’t know why

to do evangelism. 2. I don’t want to

risk a friendship. 3. I don’t know how

to talk about my faith

Membership

Exploration Class

T H E L A M P L I G H T E R

“It’s up to us to

keep our hearts

moldable to His

teaching and our

ears open to his

voice.

Wendy Pope,

First5.org

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Thoughts on Exodus 33:14: “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

This morning as I was spending my “quiet” time with God and doing my daily devotions, God

brought Ex. 33:14 to mind. I meditated on it, and concentrated on the two words that popped out at me - “presence” and “rest.” In pondering His “presence” and “rest,” the thoughts that

came to my mind were, “He is in, over, under, around, and on either side of me. He

surrounds me, envelopes me. He works through me. He is the God of the Universe, and yet he chooses to be present in this sinner’s life. He loves me THAT much - that He DESIRES to

be with me, to love me, to guide me, to take care of me, to listen to me, to find me when I wander and bring me back. I can rest in Him.

As all of these thoughts came to mind, I also thought about an incident that happened over the last few days - an analogy of sorts. Last week, my little Westie, Murphy, ruptured his

cruciate ligament and lost the use of his left back leg. It was going to cost a great deal (in my

financial realm), to have it surgically repaired. Murphy is 8 years old, which in human terms, makes him elderly. But, I didn’t have to ponder what to do - he would have the surgery. I

love him THAT MUCH. He had the surgery on Friday and did well. The recovery will be 4-6 months and will require that he be on a leash when outside so that when he decides to chase

something, he can’t. That protects him from further injury and protects the “good” back leg

because it’s under more strain now. My vet also instructed to not allow him to jump on and off furniture, or do stairs (and I have lots of them). He has to be carried off my deck to “potty.”

In other words, it’s going to be a lot of extra work for me over the next several months.

The thing is, I LOVE MURPHY. And, he depends on me alone for his care and protection. I

try to guide him away from danger and into safety. I make sure he “rests.” I give him his meds. I am there for him. I try and not get upset when he softly grumbles when he’s in his

kennel at night (He’s used to being on my bed at night). And God feels the same way about

me and wants the best for me, only SO MUCH MORE!!

When Murphy wraps his little front paws around my arm for stability as I carry him outside, it

makes me remember that I should be doing the same thing with God. It should be the first thing that comes to my mind - run to God, lean into Him, crawl into His lap and allow Him to

hold me and care for me. HE LOVES ME THAT MUCH!! And I’m so very grateful.

If you have an analogy you’d like to share with me or want to talk about mine, let me know.

I’d love to talk to you about it. Let’s share our faith and how God is working in our lives. He’s amazing and I’m so blessed!!!

Blessings, Sharon Sumner

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T H E L A M P L I G H T E R

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

$.25 for each

soap dispenser

in your home

2

$2 if you got a

new toothbrush

this year

3

$3 if you have

Band-Aids in your

home

4

Watch Jennifer’s

story -

youtube.com/

watch?

v=K10ZFJgJyj8

5

$1 for each doctor

in your address

book or contact list

6

Pray for women

who are pregnant

all over the world

7

$.25 for each pair

of shoes in your

home

8

Tell a stranger

about Imagine No

Malaria today!

9

$1 if you have ice

in your freezer

10

$.05 for each

drinking class in

your home

11

Read Muriel’s

story - your actions

matter!

Www.inmiowa.org

/muriel

12

$.10 for each

electric outlet in

your home

13

Pray for

researchers

working on

malaria vaccines

14

$5 for each person

who has been

vaccinated in your

family

15

$10 for each car

in your family

16

$.50 for each step

in your house

17

$1 for each

television in your

home

18

Read success

stories around the

world

imaginenomalaria.

org/news

19

$5 if you

vacationed in the

last year; $25 if

you flew

20

Pray for families

mourning the loss

of life to malaria

21

$.50 for each

phone in your

home/family

22

$1 for every load

of laundry done

this week

23

Tell a stranger

about Imagine No

Malaria today!

24

$.25 for every

window that has a

screen

25

Watch Seeing the

Beauty in Sierra

Leone:

youtube.com/

watch?

v=FOPWk907/

wus

26

$3 for every bottle

of bug spray in

your home

MARCH 2016

2016 No More Malaria Giving Calendar

These proposed gift amounts will generate giving around $100 over the course of Lent for an average household. You can

add the money in the boxes provided at church as you bring in the money weekly or every other week so we can see the

progress the congregation is making in stamping out malaria! The giving calendar ends on a Saturday, and Easter is the

following Sunday. Make sure to bring your donations on Easter Sunday so that you can celebrate lives saved with your

congregation.

Emmanuel Hospice Needs You….

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and energy help create one of

the most gratifying

experiences of their lives.

Care is provided wherever

the patient calls home. If you

have had the recent loss of a

loved one, we ask that you wait a 12-month bereavement

period before providing direct

patient support.

What kind of volunteer

training is required?

An initial, comprehensive, 4-

session volunteer training

course is provided, as well as

ongoing educational offerings.

An abbreviated training

program for office volunteers

is also available.

How do volunteers assist

patients and their families?

Volunteers visit, read to

patients, prepare meals, run

errands, provide respite, sit

vigil, provide bereavement

calls/visits, and various other

Healthy Congregations Workshop and Neutralizing Conversation Training Events have given us a foundation to journey ahead in healthy ways into the future God has for us.

At the conclusion of the last Neutralizing Conversation Training Event the Holy Spirit guided the group to move forward with the next step in building healthy, Matthew 18 based practices into the entire life of the Northlawn UM Church congregation.

On Tuesday, March 15th from 6:00-7:30pm in Fellowship Hall everyone is invited to participate in a Healthy Congregations Next Step meeting. There are two items on our agenda. First, review and simplify our Behavior Covenant into two to four items, keeping Matthew 18 as a core element. Second, discern a method for this group to inform and education the congregation of what the Behavior Covenant is and how it is lived out.

If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Tim.

The Healthy Congregations Workshop, led by Naomi Garcia, gave us tools to navigate conflicts in ways that reflect Christ, are life giving, and will help Northlawn UM Church grow into the church God intends. The three Neutralizing Conversation Training Events, also facilitated by Naomi Garcia, enabled us to begin to use Matthew 18 in real situations to free us from the hurts of conflicts we have experienced. Combined, the

duties. Some patient care

volunteers also provide

professional hair care,

manicure/pedicure, Massage or

Reiki therapy.

Are there other needs for volunteers besides patient care?

Absolutely. We always have a

need for clerical help and

committee participation for

various special projects.

How much time are volunteers

expected to provide?

Volunteers are asked to be

available to dedicate 2-4 hours

per week to Emmanuel Hospice

when on an ongoing

assignment. Many Emmanuel

Hospice volunteers work full-

time. When assigning

volunteers, we work around

employment schedules.

Emmanuel is the hospice

Pastor Jan serves with.

Our next New Volunteer

Training will be held on:

Saturday March 5, 1-5:00

PM. Refreshments will be

provided.

Location: St. Ann’s, 2161

Leonard St. NW, Grand

Rapids

For more information or to

register for training, please

call: Heidi Pelton, LMSW,

719-0919,

hpelton@emmanuelhospice

.org

VOLUNTEERING AT

EMMANUEL HOSPICE

At Emmanuel Hospice,

volunteers fill many roles.

Volunteers are an

important part of the

Hospice care team,

providing a special kind of

caring and compassion to

patients and their families.

For many volunteers, the

rewards and friendships

gained while offering time

Healthy Congregations - Next Step

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More Coming Events

It’s become a

Northlawn

tradition. Help us

celebrate and welcome

worshipers on Easter

Sunday morning by bringing a breakfast

item to share at our

special Easter

Brunch. We

hope to offer a yummy

assortment of items as

worshipers enter the

front lobby. You can

help by signing up to

bring an item of your

choice to share. We

hope to include some

meat and breakfast

casserole type items in addition to continental

items, fruit & other

brunch dishes..

Please have items at

church by 8:30

a.m. Food will be served

in the front lobby

between the Sunrise and

Traditional

service. Brunch will start

at 8:45 am; tables &

chairs will be available in 1st floor classrooms.

Easter Brunch Sign up

Sunrise Service 8:00 am

Easter Brunch 8:45 am

Worship Service 9:45 am

Coming in May

Plant Exchange & Bake

Sale

Hunger Walk - Mark

your calendars for Sunday, May 1

April

Supper House

Free Neighborhood

Movie Night

April 15 - Finding

Nemo Doors open at 6 pm

Movie starts at 7 pm

Free pop &

Celebration Cinema

popcorn

Mark Your

Calendars

T H E L A M P L I G H T E R

Invite Your Friends

and Neighbors!

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to contribute may be the most important member of our team. We need you! SCHEDULE: Four days of work (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) and one day for touring the area. We’ll have morning devotions in the dining hall, before breakfast, at 7:15 each morning. Work hours are 8:30-4:00 with lunch on site. The food at Red Bird is amazingly good.

COST: $375 plus expenses for a total of up to $525.00

Commitment deposit: $100 by April 1 (late registrants asap as you sign on, if there is room). Make the check payable to Northlawn UMC. Please write Red Bird in the memo. Remaining Red Bird Cost: $275 (total of $375) by July

30. Includes: meals, lodging and cost of our project while there. Make the check payable to Northlawn UMC. Write Red Bird in the memo.

Additional expenses: $150 ( trip down, trip back, Wednesday excursion) Note: Donations from the congregation may help to decrease overall expense such as gas, project fee, etc. Questions or to sign up contact: Sally Wesorick Sally.wesorick@hotmail.com Cell: 616-443-2528

About Red Bird Mission

Video: Northlawn UMC Red Bird Work Camp

2015

WHERE: Red Bird Mission in Beverly, KY (9 hour drive)

DATES: Sunday, August 7 – Saturday, August 13, 2016 (5 days/6 nights)

SKILLS: Whatever you have to offer, God will use to meet needs in the heart of Appalachia. Remember that What God has planned for you may have little to do with construction. It is really about relationships and your relationship with the Lord. Just being there or listening may be more important than any project. In other words, those who feel that they have nothing

Will You Join Us?

2016 Northlawn Red Bird Mission Trip Dates: August 7 - 13

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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

Northlawn United Methodist Church

Altar Prayer Team

“My house will be called a house of prayer….” Matthew 21:13

“Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is

anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil

in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise

them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”

James 5:13-15

The purpose of the Altar Prayer Team at Northlawn United Methodist Church is for people

to experience God’s Presence and Unconditional Love through prayer as an integral part of

worship.

The Altar Prayer Team has received training and is commissioned to serve as conduits of

God’s grace. By being open and responsive to the working of the Holy Spirit, the Altar Prayer

Team prays that God’s love, guidance and healing power would be released for the benefit of His

people and to His glory. The Altar Prayer Team is not the source of power, but conduits of God’s

grace. It is God’s grace that saves, heals and sets free because God is the source of all good (James

1:17).

At the conclusion of each worship, members of our Altar Prayer Team will be available at

the front of the sanctuary to offer the ministry of prayer to those who need encouragement, hope,

healing, help to get through the pain of current circumstances, or who have been impacted by that

day’s worship in some way. Members of the Altar Prayer Team can be easily identified by the

Name Tags they are wearing.

Take your concerns to Jesus, no matter how big or small they may seem to be. Altar prayer

can be one of the first steps in seeking God’s hand on issues in our lives. It’s not something

reserved only for the great challenges or very serious issues. Those on the Altar Prayer Team

handle concerns with kindness, care, discernment, and confidentiality.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Pastor Tim.

Altar Prayer Team

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Pastor Tim Wright

Sharon Sumner

Jeff Yen

Shawna Wassing

Pat Peters

Bev Wells

Pat Whyatt

Emmie Yen

Mike Peters

Betty Beck

opportunities to care and

serve in all these ways:

Worship Volunteers,

Hospitality,

Congregational Care,

Northlawn has one full

time employee, Pastor

Tim. We operate on

volunteer power and we

need YOU! We have

Music, Environment,

Community Outreach.

Sign up at Connection

Corner.

ALL of the food, cards, and love shone to me from my church family. I am working hard at my therapy and hope to be active again in the next month. GOD IS GOOD and HE has shown his love and

care through my family and friends. Ruth VanValkenburg

How do I begin to express my "thanks" for all of the visits from Pastor Tim, VERY early in the morning before my surgery, and from Pastor Tim and Paula as I started recovery at Pilgrim Manor, and

Thank You

Caring & Sharing

Northlawn United Methodist Church

1157 Northlawn Street N.E.

Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Phone: 616-361-8503

Fax: (616) 361-2878

E-mail: office@northlawnumc.org

Northlawnumc.org

MISSION - Why We Are Here:

Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the

transformation of the world.