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first UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

601 5TH ST NE

DEVILS LAKE ND

701-662-2873 firstumcdlnd@gondtc.com

www.firstunitedmethodistdevilslake.org

May 2018 F irst UMC

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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UMW 7:00

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Men’s prayer

breakfast 8:00

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AA 7:00

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Communion

Hymn Sing 2:00

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Choir 5:30

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Evening Circle

7:00

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Men’s prayer

breakfast 8:00

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AA 7:00

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Noisy buckets Bible discussion

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Choir 5:30

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Ad Council 7:00

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Men’s prayer

breakfast 8:00

Ladies’ lunch

11:30

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AA 7:00

20

Graduate recog-

nition

Bible discussion

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Miriam Circle

9:00 am

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Men’s prayer

breakfast 8:00

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AA 7:00

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Noisy Buckets

Small group

Sunday

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Men’s prayer

breakfast 8:00

NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY

9:00-12:00 AND SOME WEDNESDAY AFTER-NOONS

IF YOU NEED TO REACH PASTOR LORI PLEASE CALL 230-5506.

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MAY BIRTHDAYS

May 2 Jeaneen Littleghost

May 3 Tim Gulsvig

May 3 Clint Oehlke

May 4 Jayme Duciaume

May 5 Arne Berg

May 5 CharlieJo Soderstrom

May 7 Mary Oehlke

May 7 Kyle Olsen

May 8 Taydon Triepke

May 10 Anna Hoogheim

May 11 Suzanne Loken

May 12 Gayle Gette

May 12 Sheryl James

May 13 Jayla Knutson

May 14 Kristen Knutson Eisenzimmer

May 23 Meghan Atherton

May 23 Jessica Schepp

May 26 Jocelyn Soderstrom

May 26 Randy Wessels

May 28 Donald Halle

May 30 Blake Prozinski

If you have corrections or changes, please notify the office at 662-2873.

MONTHLY OFFERING REPORT Amount needed per week to meet our 2018 budget: $2,669.00

04/01 $1798.00 04/08 $1355.00

04/15 $1737.00 04/22 $1370.00 04/29 $1017.00

Total received monthly through automated giving: $2420.00

Remember to send in your offering when you are not in church. Consider the option of automatic with-drawals from your bank. Thank you for your giving!

PRAYER CONCERNS

Please be in prayer for: JoEtta Wang, Sylvia Loehr, Mark

Restemayer, Todd Heilman, Mary Jo Hannesson, Chris Gulsvig’s

sister Ruth and husband Jim, Naomi Modrow, Ruth Elsberry, Lisa

Neutman, Roger Zimmerman, Clint Oehlke, Carolyn Sager, Gordon

Cowan, George Brown. Please pray for the finances of our church

and for those who are unemployed or underemployed. Pray for the

members of the military as well as fire, police, and emergency medi-

cal services. Pray for our children, our schools and all who work

with them.

If you have prayer concerns you would like us to know, please contact Pastor Lori at 230-5506 or email

loribroschat@gmail.com. These can be private concerns or those you would like to be shared.

ONE THING FOR MISSION

The One Thing mission collection in May for

Spirit Lake Ministry Center. Mike and Libby

provide a summer day camp for kids, as well as a

Sunday school class, and they can use the follow-

ing items: Washable markers, foam sheets, foam

shapes, craft beads, faith-based coloring books,

adult coloring books, and other craft items and

supplies. Thanks to all who donated for the

SAAF house in March.

CHURCH NEWS

SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY HYMN SING

SUNDAY, MAY 6 AT 2:00 PM

MUSIC PROVIDED BY LOCAL PERFORMERS

FOLLOWED BY PIE , ICE CREAM AND COFFEE

FREE WILL OFFERING FOR THE HOPE CENTER

PASTOR MIKE FLOWERS WILL BE GRADUATING

FROM THE UMC COURSE OF STUDY ON MAY 6.

THIS IS THE SEMINARY PROGRAM FOR LICENSED

LOCAL PASTORS. MIKE ATTENDED A NATIVE

AMERICAN COURSE OF STUDY.

THE CEREMONY IS AT 5:00 PM AT THE SPIRIT LAKE

MINISTRY CENTER FOLLOWED BY A MEAL. CARDS/

GREETINGS CAN BE SENT TO 3365 81ST AVE NE,

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FUMC Administrative Council Meeting Minutes April 18, 2018

Members present: Pastor Lori Broschat, Nancy Lundon, Chuck and Jonielle Soderstrom, Gwen Hodgins, Joyce Carter,

Paul Goulding, Leo Sayler, Rodney Brown, Dennis Anderson

Call to Order: Chairperson Chuck Soderstrom called the meeting to order, Pastor Lori shared a prayer.

Approval of Minutes: Chuck called for approval of the March minutes; motion was made by Perry, seconded by Leo,

motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Paul reviewed the March financial report, as of March 31 showing a $31,407.67 balance in the

checking account. The expenses for March were $10,245.19 and the income was $8608.06 for a difference of -

$1637.13 for the month. Paul moved to approve, seconded by Gwen, motion carried.

Finance Committee Report: – Leo reported they met earlier tonight – they discussed church membership and how to

replace the members we’ve lost in the past year and they will be taking a closer look at expenses including contracts

for copier and other monthly costs. Nancy was asked to send a letter out to the Endowment committee reminding

them of their $800 commitment, UMW was reminded tonight as well.

Board of Trustees Report: Dennis shared he now has three bids for the shingling project on the parsonage and the

committee will be going over them soon. He presented Pastor with some insurance papers that need to go into the fire

safe in the office.

Staff Parish Relations Report: No report

Endowment Report: No report

Missions Report: Gwen reported they collected $300 during the brunch on Sunday for the Homeless Veterans pro-

gram. Pastor Lori asked the board if some of the Noisy Bucket offering could be set aside for emergency issues that

come up for congregation members as well as community members. She asked the committee if they would come up

with some guidelines for use of those funds.

UMW Report: Joyce reported she and three other women attended the Focus Meeting in Minot recently. The Shep-

herdess for UMW will attend the June meeting. UMW Sunday is scheduled for June 10.

Education Committee Report: Jonielle and Lori reported the Church School program will be Sunday, April 29 to wind

up the year. Plans are being made for honoring our graduates on May 20. VBS planning will be forthcoming.

Youth Group Report: Megan Estenson and Kristen Eisenzimmer will be meeting with the youth group on Sunday, April

25 at Marcos at 6:30 to start talking about what they want to do yet this spring and summer. We could have 7-8 youth

involved in grades 5-8.

Worship Committee Report: Jonielle would like the committee to take a day and go through the sanctuary to see what

things could updated.

Pastor’s Report: Pastor Lori shared some gift ideas that she’s considering for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

She reported Annual Conference is June 7-10 in Sioux Falls, SD. We will need someone to attend as Lay Delegate, any-

one interested should contact Pastor Lori.

She presented the board with some bids from two copier machine companies as our lease is up in June. The lowest

cost is a lease of $106.00 a month with CBS, including a colored copy option. It would also include a separate cost of

$27.00 a month for maintenance. Perry moved to go with the lowest cost company, seconded by Leo, motion carried.

Old Business: Joyce stated the Hymn Sing will be on Sunday, May 6 at 2 pm. They will be serving pie, ice cream and

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MAY SERVING GROUP

Chairpersons:

Rex & Joyce Baker 662-6766

Steve & Kelli Heilman 662-8927

Helpers:

Randy & Lisa Wessels 398-5388

Ashley Wessels 230-8404

Monte Weed 662-2103

Lois Weed 662-3011

Jake DeMarce 350-2006

Chelsea Young

SCRIPTURE READERS

May 6 Stan Sloat

May 13 Quincy Stotts

May 20 Chuck Soderstrom

May 27 Nancy Lundon

USHERS

May 6 Rick & Becky Durbin

May 13 Fran Dockter & Laura Halle

May 20 Dennis & Joyce Anderson

May 27 Chuck & Jonielle Soderstrom

OFFERING COUNTERS

David Reeves

Leo Sayler

KDLR Radio Broadcast Ministry Our Sunday morning radio broadcast costs us $60 per

week. In the past we had Sundays sponsored as a way of

honoring someone special. If you would like to sponsor a

Sunday in honor or memory of someone, please send your

donation to the church office and let us know what Sunday

you wish to sponsor. A sign-up sheet is also available in

the sanctuary on Sunday mornings.

Please listen to our weekly morning devotions at 6:10 am and our Sunday morning sermon broadcast at 9:05 am on

KDLR 1240 AM or 99.7 FM.

If you’d like to sponsor a Sunday, contact the church office or use the form in the sanctuary.

APRIL WEEKLY ATTENDANCE

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Average

2017 49 46 60 72 68 59

2018 95 54 63 59 92 68

Your regular attendance is important, as is your invita-tion for others to join you.

coffee afterwards with the proceeds going towards our Hope Center pledge.

New Business: Perry reported he had paid the deposit for the concessions stand spot in the park for Devils Run, which

runs June 1-3. Chuck stated he has made arrangements with Leevers for food, we will need to set up Friday night, again

have one person (or couple) in charge each day. Gwen will get the sign-up sheets ready, it was decided to bump up

prices a bit as price of groceries keep going up each year. Joyce moved we purchase a new grill for cooking the burgers,

seconded by Leo, motion carried.

Joyce stated she would like to see the church picnic with Spirit Lake Ministry be held at Roosevelt Park in July if possi-

ble. Meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 pm.

Respectively submitted: Nancy Lundon, Ad Council Secretary

GRADUATE RECOGNITION

SUNDAY, MAY 20

OUR SENIORS THIS YEAR ARE MEGHAN

ATHERTON, KATIE SIEVERT AND JOSH

WEED. CAKE WILL BE SERVED AFTER

WORSHIP IN HONOR OF OUR GRADU-

ATES.