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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 Jen Anderson: [email protected]
Treasurer: [email protected]
Web Site: www.graceumcburnsville.org
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To request prayerful support from Grace United Methodist, please call or e-mail
the office at 952-435-5696 or
All requests are kept confidential.
Who, who, who is enjoying winter? Who, who, who is counting the days till spring?
Our Mission: To serve and unite those we touch with the Grace of God.
Our Vision: Transforming lives to become the heart, hands, and feet of Jesus in the world.
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GRACE NOTES
2019 February
Come partake in our Fundraising Challenge to raise funds for replacing the roof on the older part of our
church as well as patching repairs to the new section. We see this as an opportunity for the many varied
groups within in our congregation to come forward and RISE up TOGETHER. Together we can think of
creative ways to raise the funds needed to complete this undertaking. This challenge is extended to all
ages and ministries—no matter what the size. Those with marketing and sales skills—now’s your chance.
But remember, the money-producing project can be as simple as selling hot chocolate as one of our
littler members suggested a couple of weeks ago during the Children’s Message. Please see the bottom of
page four for details regarding the Trustee’s Pancake Fundraiser.
ecruit to Raise the funds needed to Reach our goals.
nclude all ages and ministries.
uccessfully Serve.
ndeavor to win—because in the End, we all win
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A Prayer for Grace Gracious and Holy God, thank You for this day. Thank You for this time to be attentive to Your moving in our midst. Pour out Your holy Spirit, work through this gathering of Your people who call themselves Grace UMC, and revive our passion for You and Your Kingdom. We know that You hear our prayers and that even today You are still working miracles! Prepare us Lord to embrace Your vision for this church with renewed energy, commitment and focus. Open our hearts to the people around us, whose lives have been touched and transformed by You. Open our minds to the abundance before us. And open the doors of the storehouses we hold, so that we might without fear give freely and sacrificially. Embolden us to live our lives patterned after You, so that all may be transformed and welcomed into the great family of God. Amen.
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Thurs., Feb. 21st at 6:30 p.m.
at the Home of Cara Kennedy
15105 Southwind Drive
Burnsville, MN
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger Midwestern movie house owner Virgil Wander is
cruising when his car flies off the road into icy
Lake Superior. Virgil survives but his language and
memory are altered and he emerges into an unfamil-
iar world. Virgil begins to piece together his per-
sonal history and the lore of his broken town with the
help of a cast of affable and curious locals.
ITEMS FOR MARCH’S GRACE NOTES ARE DUE IN THE OFFICE BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH
If you have any questions,
call Arla Mae McNeff at
952-890-1390.
Feb. 1st - Bill & Paige Macklin
Feb. 8th - Valerie Webber & Mark Sando
Feb. 15th - Suanne Turner & Rhonda Brown
Feb. 22nd - Valerie Webber & Mark Sando
BOOK
Group
Are you interested in becoming a
member of Grace UMC? Please
contact Pastor Jen.
See page eight for contact details.
RUBY’S PANTRY The food distribution will take place on Monday,
February 18th at Glendale UMC in Savage. Volun-
teers can just show up at Glendale anytime between
3:00-7:00 p.m. to help for a few minutes or for a few
hours. If you have any questions, please call Lynn
Kilian at 651-315-1647.
Monday, February 11th
7:00 p.m. in the Narthex
RBG
RUTH VOLL CIRCLE Notice:
Ruth Voll Circle will not be meeting in February.
All women of Grace are invited to attend in
March when meetings resume.
For more information, please contact Vicky Kline at
(952-435-7532) or [email protected].
Administrative
Board Meeting
Monday, February 18th
at 7:00 p.m.
Items to be included in the
Bulletin are due on Tuesdays.
NEEDED: One or two drivers to deliver Meals on
Wheels the fourth Friday of every month this winter
or all year. The time involved is roughly 11:00 a.m. -
1:00 p.m. and the route is in Burnsville and Savage.
Please call Arla Mae McNeff at 952-890-1390 if you
have questions and if you would like this volunteer
position.
At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a
breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unex-
pected pop culture icon. RBG is a revelatory
documentary exploring the quiet warrior's rise
to the nation's highest court and career.
LAND SALE UPDATE
Our developer (Northland) recently informed us
that the Market study is positive about Plus 55
Active Living Senior Apartments in Burnsville.
Discussions with DNR are progressing
I just received a mailing about a special women's
event on Saturday, April 6th at Calvary Lutheran
Church in Golden Valley. I know nothing of it per-
sonally, but it's part of Aspire Women's events. It
features four national speakers, in person, and as
their blurb says, “an evening full of laughter, learning,
stories and music.” For more information and a group
order form, please see the UMW side of the kiosk in
the Narthex.
Nancy Milne 7
SCRIPTURE LESSONS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP
Feb. 3rd - 2 Kings 6:8-23 The Feast that Brought Peace - Scripture and Lesson for Sunday school. Marj Evans-de-Carpio will be leading us in worship and sharing about the Solar Oven Project. Feb. 10th - Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus’ Compassion Feb. 17th - Mark 10:17-27 The One Thing Feb. 24th - Luke 7:11-17 Compassion that Heals
WEDNESDAY’S LESSON PLANS
Feb. 6th - (1 Samuel 16) King David is Anointed (Pastor Jen will be gone)
Feb. 13th - (1 Samuel 17) David and Goliath
Feb. 20th - (Luke 11 and Matthew 6) The Lord’s Prayer
Feb. 27th - (Luke 11 and Matthew 6) The Lord’s Prayer (round 2)
Kids & Youth are working on memorizing the books of the Old Testament in order. Help your child out by
reading through the books of the Old Testament with her or him every day.
CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE:
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sundays We’ve got a great group of 8(!) youth who are meeting, learn-ing, growing and praying together two-three Sundays each month.
Feb. 3rd - Music and Lyrics Feb. 10th - NO Confirmation Feb. 17th - Remembrance Feb. 24th - Worship Planning for Ash Wednesday
Grace Kids and Grace Youth Join us on WEDNESDAY nights in February for food, excitement and singing!
5:30-6:30 Meal
6:00-6:30 Grace Kids Activities w/ Pastor Jen
Youth Choir with Ms. Paige and Ms. Laura
6:30-7:00 Grace Youth Activities with Pastor Jen
God’s Kids Choir with Ms. Paige and Ms. Laura
Adults: We’re looking for some helpers… If you’re able to help with Wednesday night meals (preparing, cooking, serving and/or cleaning-up), we’d
love to get you signed up for a date. Please contact Nancy Drake (952-432-7522 or nancedrake@yahoo.
Com) who is coordinating the mean schedule. Grace UMC will reimburse you for the cost of supplies/
ingredients - all you have to do is hang onto and submit your receipts! If having funds up front to purchase supplies would be needed or helpful, let Pastor Jen know - we can make it work.
Camping Season is around the corner!
Grab a 2019 Camp Minnesota booklet, register for a camp or two,
and start dreaming of warm summer fun!! If you, or a camper
you know, needs financial assistance to make it to camp this year,
please let Pastor Jen know as soon as possible, but no later than
April 15th. The deadline for Early Bird Registration is April 30th.
INCLEMENT
WEATHER:
If Burnsville Schools
close, all children’s
activities are cancelled.
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FEBRUARY, 2019 If you are unable to make your assigned date, please find a replacement and let
the office know of the change. Thank you.
DATE GREETER USHER SOUND LITURGIST NURSERY COMMUNION
Feb. 3rd
8:00 a.m. Doris Marek John Podratz Tom Marek Nancy Drake Nancy Drake
10:00 a.m. Beth & Nathan Schmid Rhonda Brown Dave Chmielewski Steve Martin
Acolyte Chmielewski
Feb. 10th
8:00 a.m. John Podratz Nancy Drake John Brand John Kline
10:00 a.m. Scouts Scouts Ed Sanders Scouts
Acolyte Marleigh Redington
Feb. 17th
8:00 a.m. Glenda Wheelock Cara Kennedy Ron Larson Doris Marek
10:00 a.m. Gloria Hanson Dale Osborn Robert Timmerman Carol Greibrok
Acolyte Claire Conaway
Feb. 24th
8:00 a.m. Pat Peters Gordy Peters Tom Marek Cara Kennedy
10:00 a.m. Beth & Nathan Schmid Melisa Devine Blair Anderson James Milne
Acolyte Logan Oxtra
Mark Anderson
Steve Martin
Diane Martin
Jamie Moeller &
Matt Redington
Jamie Moeller &
Brian Halsted
Jamie Moeller &
Katie Molitor
Jamie Moeller &
Molly Bergstrom
10:00 am
Rise to the Challenge Which group will win the bragging rights of raising the most for the roof?
Grace UMC is in the midst of our Re-Roofing Campaign (running from October 2018 to July 2019). This
Campaign is seeking to raise $100,000.00 to completely replace the original roof over the Fellowship Hall,
kitchen, nursery, youth room, prayer room, and adult Sunday school room as well as mechanical, electrical,
storage and other rooms in the older portion of the building, and also fix some leaks in the newer portion of
the building (over the narthex, sanctuary and education wing).
Nearly 40 percent of the $100,000.00 has already been received and is in the bank! Another 20 percent has
been pledged by members and friends of Grace UMC that has yet to be given, but we trust will come in
before the end of our Campaign in July of this year.
This means roughly 40 percent is left to be raised. And that’s where our challenge comes in. For a little
friendly competition, each group at Grace is being challenged to come up with and carry out a fundraising
idea of their choosing. This can be as simple as everyone in the group pitching in a dollar amount into a group
collection, or as elaborate as 5K fun run, walk-a-thon, auction or whatever else you can dream up and make
happen.
As group fundraisers wrap up, we’ll tally the totals and keep you updated on the runnings to see which group
will win the bragging rights of raising the most for the Re-Roofing Campaign. Let the challenge begin!
Administrative Board * Adult Choir * Book Group * Children & Youth * Dinner Group
Finance * Friends, Fellowship & Food * Men’s Breakfast * Mah Jong * Movie Night
Prayer Shawl * Ruth Voll Circle * Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) * Trustees
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Grace by the Numbers
Every year at the end of January, Pastors across The United Methodist Church
are responsible for submitting numbers to the Conference office. These numbers reflect and point to the
ministry to which we have been called and how we have lived that out in the last year.
Here’s a look at bits and pieces of Grace UMC by the numbers from 2018.
109 is our Average Worship Attendance for Sundays in 2018 (between both 8:00 a.m. and 10:0 a.m.
services). This number remained steady from 2017 to 2018. The Administrative Board has set a goal of increasing our Average Worship Attendance by 10 percent in 2019, going from 109 to 120.
12 Adult Small Group Ministries regularly engaged in mission, ministry, fellowship and/or service in 2018:
Adult Choir, Adult Sunday school, Book Group, Grace Dinner Group, Friends Fellowship & Food, Mah Jong,
Meals on Wheels, Men’s Breakfast, Movie Night, Prayer Shawl, Ruby’s Pantry, and Ruth Voll Circle. This long list doesn’t even include other things we do at Grace like Sandwich Sundays for Simpson Shelter, or our efforts that support 360 Communities, Lewis House, or Emma Norton!
83 adults are involved in one or more of those 12 groups at Grace!
58 children and youth (ages 0-18) are involved in one or more areas at Grace, whether that’s the Nursery,
Sunday School, God’s Kids Choir, Youth Choir, Wednesday Night Activities, or Confirmation!
We have an incredible amount of participation with 141 individuals (ranging from babies to adults) regularly
participating and engaging in life and faith at Grace UMC!
A few more numbers to celebrate…
$5,020 or 21 percent of our Apportionments was paid in 2018! Up from 1 percent in 2017 and 8 percent
in 2016!!
$38,088 (nearly 40 percent of our goal!) was deposited into a savings account for the Re-Roofing Campaign
that kicked off in the last quarter of 2018!
Submitting yearly number reports is often time consuming and can be a dreaded task on a pastor’s to-do list.
However, I was thrilled to submit these numbers and am deeply humbled by having the honor of calling myself
Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church. The mission and ministry we are doing together is truly trans-
forming lives, and I cannot wait to see what we accomplish in 2019!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Jen
February 10th is Scout Sunday Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts will lead the 10:00 a.m. worship
service. Meet in the front gathering area at 9:30 a.m. in Class A uniform.
Participation counts as service hours, and you will receive a patch! Leaders
and former scouts are invited to attend in uniform too. Contact Valerie
Webber at 952-898-2710 or [email protected] with any questions.
Troop 204 Chili Feed!
Following the Scout Sunday service, the scouts will be having their 11th Annual Chili Cook
Off in the Fellowship Hall. Come warm up with samples of several recipes with all the
fixins and enjoy some cowboy music and fellowship. Cookies and dessert donations ac-
cepted, and free-will donations accepted. Vote on your favorite chili. If you want to be
an official judge, contact: Valerie Webber 952-898-2710 or [email protected].
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
2 9:30 am Al-Anon
Ground Hogs
Day
3 8:45 am Town Hall Meeting 10:15 am Sunday school & Nursery 11:30 Confirmation
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5 6:00 pm Scouts
6 5:30 pm - Supper 6:00 pm - K-3 Grace Kid’s - Youth Choir 6:30 pm - 4-8 Grace Youth - God’s Kids Choir 7:00 pm - Adult Choir
7 7:30 pm AA
8 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
9 9:30 am Al-Anon
10 Scout Sunday Cindy Spear/Visiting Pastor 9:00 am Adult SS 10:15 am Children’s SS & Nursery Girl Scout Cookie Sale
11 7:00 pm Movie
Night - RBG
12 6:30 pm Scouts
13 5:30 pm - Supper 6:00 pm - K-3 Grace Kid’s - Youth Choir 6:30 pm - 4-8 Grace Youth - God’s Kids Choir 7:00 pm - Adult Choir - VBS Planning Mtg.
14 6:30 pm 7:30 pm AA
Valentine’s Day
15 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
16 9:30 am Al-Anon 6:00 pm Dinner
Group/Marilyn Oliphant’s Home
17 9:00 am Adult SS 9:00 am “Living Faithfully” 10:15 am Children’s SS & Nursery 11:30 Confirmation
18 3:00 Ruby’s
Pantry 7:00 pm Admin.
Board Meeting
President’s Day
19 6:00 pm Scouts
20 5:30 pm - Supper 6:00 pm - K-3 Grace Kid’s - Youth Choir 6:30 pm - 4-8 Grace Youth - God’s Kids Choir 7:00 pm - Adult Choir
21 7:00 pm Book
Club at Cara Kennedy’s Home
7:30 pm AA
22 6:15 am Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 pm AA
23 9:30 am Al-Anon 12:00 pm FFF*
at Harry’s Restaurant in Lakeville
24 9:00 am Adult SS 9:00 am “Living Faithfully” 10:15 am Children’s SS & Nursery 11:30 Confirmation
25 26 6:30 pm Scouts 7:00 pm SPRC
meeting
27 5:30 pm - Supper 6:00 pm - K-3 Grace Kid’s - Youth Choir 6:30 pm - 4-8 Grace Youth - God’s Kids Choir 7:00 pm - Adult Choir
28 7:30 pm AA
*Friends, Fellowship and Food
Grace UMC Office Hours: 952-435-5696 Monday — Thursday 9:00 am — 2:00 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] www.graceumcburnsville.org
2019
Begins (runs thru March 24th)
Please help support our Girl Scouts by purchasing cookies from Kiera Palacio, Meg
Molitor, Alaina Chmielewski, Katie and Kristin Withrow and Claire Conaway. Cookies
will be sold Sunday, February 10th through Sunday, March 24th. A table will be
set up in the narthex with a spot for each girl. The girls will be at their spots as
their schedules allow. We hope there will be someone selling each Sunday but can’t
guarantee it. If you would like to support the girls, but do not want all those deli-
cious cookies in your home, you can donate them to our church for coffee hour, or
you can donate boxes to our troops overseas. Just let the girls know what you
would like done with the cookies you purchase and they will take care of the rest.
Kiera is in Brownie Troop 56766, which meets in Eagan, Meg is in Troop 17661, and Alaina is in Brownie Troop
57512 in Rosemount. Katie, Kristin and Claire will have their troop information available at their spots at the
table. Thank you for your support.
You are cordially invited to this fundraising event on March 10th between services. We
will be serving from 8:45 to 10:00 a.m. Pancakes, sausage, fruit and juice are on the menu.
All proceeds will go to the Re-Roofing Campaign. This will be a free-will donation. All are
welcome. Serving up this wonderful food and fun activity are your board of trustees: Ron
Frattare, Ray Walker, Carol Greibrok, Laurie Farnen, Dale Osborn and Aaron Swanson. 5
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If your birthday is not listed, please notify the office.
FRIENDS, FELLOWSHIP & FOOD: This month we will be having lunch
at Harry's in Lakeville. Harry's has been around for twenty years and makes
everything from scratch, offering a wide variety of mouth watering selections.
Join us at noon on Saturday, February 23rd. To get there, take 35W, south to
exit 81, (210th St.) make a U-turn on to Keokuk Ave. The restaurant is on the
right, just before the Emagine Movie Theaters. Perhaps some may also want
to take in a movie. RSVP on or before February 17th to Mary Barthel at
952-435-3529(Cell); 952-215-4768(Home) or [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEEDED to help keep our sidewalks clean. Remem-
ber, if you need to shovel your walk at home, chances are the church
needs clear-ing too—so put this on your “to do” list and help keep our
sidewalks 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 at 952-435-6189.
4 Val Webber
4 Russ Renner
5 Ron Larson
15 Ron Frattare
16 Melissa Conaway
16 Katie Molitor
18 Clyde Pasvogel
18 Eladio
Carpio-de-Evans
20 Anne Frattare
22 Bryce Langevin
23 Ted Johnson
24 Kenny Frank
26 Ginny Lee
26 Marie Anderson
27 Jordan Gustafson
Hosting the February 16th 6:00 p.m. Grace Dinner Group will
be Marilyn Oliphant, 20193 Kensington Way, Lakeville.
The group typically meets the second or third Sunday evening
of every month. Both singles and couples are welcomed.
For questions or reservations, please contact Jean Osborn at
952-898-3708 or [email protected]. You may also contact Marilyn at
952-469-4387 or [email protected]. Reservations are requested by
Sunday, February 10th.
Scripture Schedule
March 6th - Ash Wednesday: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
March 10th - 1st Sunday in Lent: Mark 1:9-15
March 17th - 2nd Sunday in Lent: Mark 8:31-38
March 24th - 3rd Sunday in Lent: John 2:13-22
March 31st- 4th Sunday in Lent: John 3:14-21
April 7th - 5th Sunday in Lent: John 12:20-33
April 14th - Palm Sunday: Mark 11:1-11
April 18th - Maundy Thursday: John 131:1-17, 31b-35
April 19th - Good Friday: John 18:1-19, 42
Apri1 21st - Easter: John 20:1-18 Lincoln’s B-day: 2/12
Washington’s B-day: 2/22
**Remember to fill out the Worship Helper forms each month.
Adults, Youth and Children of all ages are welcome to participate in
worship in a wide variety of areas. If you’d like to help but aren’t
sure if you “can,” fill out the form to indicate your interest and
Linda or Pastor Jen will be in touch to get you the training you
need to serve!
Please Note: Pastor Jen will be away on vaca-
tion Feb. 4-10th. Rev. Becky Jo
Messenbring will be on call for
pastoral care emergencies. You
can reach her at 952-303-9208.
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