Weekly Church Newsletter

April 12, 2018 - WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

As We Prepare For The

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

O God, your Son remained with his disciples after his resurrection, teaching them to love all people as neighbors. As his disciples in this age, we offer our prayers on behalf of the universe in which we are privileged to live and our neighbors with whom we share it.

This Sunday we will be looking at what it means to see through the eyes of faith. Our text is from Luke 4. Maybe you’re familiar with the story about Jesus when he goes back to his hometown to preach. It starts well. The people are impressed by his words, but then they remember something. This is Jesus, and isn’t he just the carpenter’s son? The teaching is forgotten because now all they see is the kid who grew up among them. He’s one of them. Surely, there’s nothing special about him. The Messiah, the Son of God is standing in front of them, and they don’t see it.

I wonder if maybe we’re a little like them in some ways. God is about to do something amazing for us or through us and we don’t get it. We want to be faithful, but our pre-conceived notions get in the way and we miss seeing what God is really doing.

I hope you’ll plan to be in church on Sunday, as we explore how to make the shift from being stuck in the past to seeing what new thing God might be doing to today.

Blessings,

Announcements & Important Information for the Week

5 ^th Sunday Free Community Meal - April 29 ^th , 5:00-6:30 pm

There is a sign-up sheet in the back of the sanctuary to sign up to volunteer to help make this Community Meal a SUCCESS! So please take a look.

Summer Reading Sidekicks Program

We are trying to organized volunteer tutors for the Summer portion of our reading program. If you would like to help please email Linda Honold: lindadhonold1@gmail.com or call 712-210-4777. This will only be for the month of June due to Summer school in July. The more volunteers the more kids we can serve and possible less time commitment for those volunteering.

Updated April Church Calender

There is an updated chruch calendar posted here: April 2018

Fellowship Time

Please take a look at when you might be available to host fellowship, without your time and donations to fellowship-time we cannot always make it happen. Fellowship time is what you want it to be, cookies, juice and coffee is just perfect. You can mix up the treats you provide as you wish with bars, fruit, muffins, donuts, cheese & crackers, etc. What you want and can do is just fine It’s a great time to buddy up to serve.

Pans & Dishes

Please take a moment to look through the pans & dishes that have been left behind from church meals and/or funeral dinners. Items that have not been claimed will be donated to New Hope.

Thank you to those that ordered an Easter Lily for Dedication to deocrate the church for Easter Sunday. If you have not taken the lily home and wish to please do so.

There is Still Time...Spiritual Gift Inventory

Don't forget to unwrap your gifts!

You may also access a PDF copy here:

Spiritual Gifts Discovery Extra copies are on the back table of the sanctuary. Please put in the basket or Mandy's church mailbox. You may chose to send your results back using this online form: Top 3 Spiritual Gifts Form or you may email them to: Mandy Smouse

This Sunday's Worship Servers

April 15, 2018

Liturgist: Clarissa Kelly

Host: Linda Turner

Host: Roger Rumelhart

Host: Loretta Rumelhart

Host:________________

Acolyte: Addison Smouse

Acolyte:______________

Fellowship: Pastor Joyce & Rich Webb

Click to sign up to server during worship

April- Worship Server Sign-up Sheet or If you can fill a spot please contact Mandy at: mandy.smouse@coonrapidsmethodistchurch.org or call/text 712.790.9020

A Sneak Peak at the Scriptures:

Old Testament

Joel 2:28-29

New Testament

Luke 4:14-30

Building a House of Prayer for Our Church & Community

Weekly Prayer:

Pray for Openness with God

Lord, thank You for the people You have divinely placed within our church who speak holy truth, love and words of wisdom. Lord, open our ears. So that we might hear what you are speaking to us and to us as a community about your will. Give us a heart of discernment to know when You are using someone to speak instruction into my heart and my circumstances and give me the strength and courage to follow through with that advice, even when it’s hard. Help us to see what we need to be willing to let die to give so that You have room to start something new. Let us have open hands to be willing to receive the blessings you give and to offer blessings to others. Let my hands reach out in peace, forgiveness, peace and compassion. Fill us with peace in knowing that even if we take a wrong turn, Your purpose will prevail. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Let's Make This A Success!

"Choose Kind" T-shirt Fundraiser - They more we sell, the more we raise!

The church is doing a "Choose Kind" T-shirt fundraiser for our members and friends. Money raised from t-shirt sales will fund different Local Youth Mission & Outreach Projects: Summer Lunch & Reading Program, School Supplies

The t-shirts are like those CR-B had done. We have chosen 2 different colors for our fundraiser. We hope to have events or projects where we can wear the shirts.

Please let me know if you have questions. Order forms are available on the back table of the sanctuary or on our Facebook page. or click here: T-shirt Order Form

In Children and Youth News...

Our Youth Will Be Studying

Saul/Paul on the road to Damascus in Acts. Focus on forgiveness and God can help people change.

Get Signed Up!

Camp registration for the 2018 season is officially open! Registration information can be found at www.iaumc.org/camps

Registration, campership applications will be available in Fellowship Hall. S cholarships will be available for families who need help covering the full cost of the camp. Please let Pastor Joyce know if you have any questions.

Camping experiences bring positive change by offering a Christian community, spiritual growth and skill development in a safe, outdoor setting.

Camp Registration- click here

Camp Catalog- click here

Campership Application- click here

Weekly Prayer List

Let us pray for all who are hurting in our church family,

our community and for peace and justice in the world.

Rich Wiskus

Duane O’Tool

Allia Janning (Gloria Dahl’s daughter)

Ron Brower

Maxine Smouse

Diane Andersen

Mairyn Lucille Bailey (Great Granddaughter of Glen & Janet Knight)

Betty Christensen

Christine Mincer

LuAnn Headley

Dan Stork

Joan Hague (Jaxine Petty’s aunt)

John Richardson

Roger Petty

Daniel Kult (deployment)

Our Church

Our Community

Those not listed individually, that are experiencing illness or distress

TRH and Parkview Assisted Living Residents:

Merlin Sievers

Dorothy Davis

Rich Wiskus

Connie McPherson

Lyle Knight

Betty Knight

Evelyn Long

Ron Barker

Sam Cretsinger

Shut-ins:

Dorothy Blanchard

Marilyn Taylor

Submit Prayer List Request (please include name and relevent information)

Prayer requests will be listed for 30 days unless asked to keep on the list due to other reasons.

You may submit requests or changes to Pastor Joyce or Mandy Smouse.

High School Seniors will be recognized during worship service and fellowship time.

Senior members of the church should be recieving a information form to fill out and return. If for some reason you don't recieve a form or you know of a senior that did not please contact Mandy Smouse: email We want to insure everyone that wishes to participate is included.

There will be

Special Music April 22nd!

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Practice Times

Bell Choir - 6:30 Wednesday

Women's Choir - 7:15 Wednesday

All are welcome!

Please contact Cindy Seastrom if you are interested in joining the adult bell choir.

This Week's

Birthdays

13 Bev Baker

13 Sean Boeke

13 Shawn Zanders

13 Robert Bills

14 Jerry Colbert

14 Tanner Oswald

14 Bryce Lewis

15 Jan Cretsinger

15 Braelyn McAlister

15 Bristol McAlister

16 Ron Brower

16 Tina Zanders

16 Paxton Willenborg

19 Carol Davis

19 Millie Williams

Anniversaries

MINISTRY of Our Church

Mission News

Free Community Meal

April 29th

Worship Service

Sundays at

10:30 am

119 4th Ave., Coon Rapids

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