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Grace United Methodist Church

15309 Maple Island Road

Burnsville, MN 55306-5522

Phone: 952-435-5696

Church E-Mail: office@graceumcburnsville.org

Pastor Jen Anderson: pastor@graceumcburnsville.org

Treasurer: treasurer@graceumcburnsville.org

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

office@graceumcburnsville.org.

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 quiltervicky@gmail.com.

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 valeriew@frontiernet.net 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 valeriew@frontiernet.net.

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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. pastor@graceumcburnsville.org office@graceumcburnsville.org 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 mcbarthel51@gmail.com

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 JeanOsbornInMN@aol.com. You may also contact Marilyn at

952-469-4387 or mloliphant@charter.net. 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.