Rosemount UMCDecember 2007 E-News
Rosemount UMC
December 2007 E-News
14770 Canada Ave*Rosemount, MN, 55068*www.rosemountumc.org *651-423-2752
Bluegrass/Early Christmas Service
Wednesday December 19, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m.
Join us for this special night of old-time Christmas carols, candle lighting and the Christmas message. The Bluegrass group “Singleton Street” will lead the music.
Pastor Karen Bruins will bring the Christmas message.
Longest Night Service
Thursday December 20, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m.
This special service is for those who have experienced loss (death of a loved one, job loss, health concerns, relationship, loss etc). Come to this quiet service of faith and hope in the midst of difficult circumstances. The church wants you to know that you are not alone in difficult feelings that can be experienced during this time of year. We want to offer encouragement and support in living through these days. Please join us for prayers, Scripture, music and messages that acknowledge that God is with us in these days of mourning and struggle. Everyone is welcome. Please invite friends and family.
Pastor Brooke Heerwald will be preaching.
Christmas Eve Services
Monday December 24, 2007
1:00 p.m. -Communion, Candle Lighting and Carols
8:00 p.m. – Candle Lighting and Carols
10:00 p.m. – Candle Lighting and Carols
Christmas Message given by Pastor Karen Bruins
Family Friendly Christmas Eve Service – 4:00 p.m.
Mystery in the Stable
Worship designed with young children in mind.
Join us as we sing Christmas Carols, hear a story and learn about the mysterious event that happened in the stable. This service will be held in the Family Life Center.
Advent is a season of repentance and preparation. The word ADVENT means “coming” or “arrival”. Christians prepare for the coming of the Christ Child through prayer, confession, Bible study, acts of service and worship.
The 2007 theme for Advent is “PEOPLE GET READY”
First Week of Advent – People Get Ready for Peace
Wednesday November 28 & Sunday December 2
Pastor Brooke Heerwald will be preaching on Matthew 24:36-44. Communion will be served at all of the worship services.
Second Week of Advent – People Get Ready for Hope
Wednesday December 5 & Sunday December 9
Pastor Karen Bruins will be preaching on Matthew 3:1-12. Greg Strock, Missionary to the Czech Republic will give a word of witness.
Third Week of Advent – People Get Ready for Joy
Wednesday December 12 – Pastor Karen Bruins will be preaching on Isaiah 35:1-10 and Luke 1:46-55.
Sunday December 16 – Christmas Cantata “IMAGINE CHRISTMAS” at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Join us for this glorious celebration of Christ’s birth brought to life through drama, dance, orchestra and choir. The Christmas Cantata will be held in our newly renovated Family Life Center.
Fourth Week of Advent – People Get Ready for Love
Wednesday December 19 at 7:00 p.m. – Bluegrass Early Christmas service. Heading out of town for Christmas? Join us for worship before you go. Hear the Christmas message, light candles and join in singing carols led by the Bluegrass group “ Singleton Street”.
Sunday December 23 – Pastor Karen Bruins will be preaching on Isaiah 7:10-16, and Matthew 1:18-25.
Greg Strock grew up in our church and is currently a missionary focusing on evangelism in the Czech Republic. Greg will be speaking at the Wednesday, December 5th evening service and at the Sunday, December 9th services. Let's welcome and support him by getting together for a pot--luck meal on December 9th at 11:30 in the fellowship Hall. Sign up at the mission's table. It will be great to hear about his experiences.
A Special Presentation! Learn about Bethlehem when it had two kings—Jesus and Herod—at the same time! Please join us in the Chapel before or after you worship on Dec. 9 (9:15, 10:15, 11:30 a.m.). or Dec. 12 (8 p.m.) for a special presentation of The True Christmas Story from the Faith Lessons: So that the World May Know series. (For more information, contact Gerry Vuchetich at 952/431-6868.)
Pasta on Wednesdays - Wednesday Night Dinners Beginning November 28
Wednesday night dinners are returning to RUMC with the new Pasta on 
Wednesdays ministry. The weekly meals, served in the Family Life Center from 5:30-6:30 p.m., are $5 per adult or child, with a cap of $20 per family. We need to know how many are dining with us each week. Please sign-up in the Narthex at the Pasta on Wednesdays table with your name, telephone number and the number of people attending, or call the church office at 651-423-2475. Please indicate if you need a gluten-free meal. The deadline is each Monday at 3 p.m. for that week's dinner. Meals will be served Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 and from Jan. 9 through May 14.
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, cooking and cleaning. For more information about helping with this ministry, please contact Gerry Vuchetich at 952/431-6868 or Mary Moffitt at 952/846-0157.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing is scheduled for Sat, December 15, at Cub Foods in Rosemount. This will be from 10:00-3:00 at the entrance door. A sign up sheet will be available in the narthex. For more information contact Chris Bishop 952-423-432-0903; bish5@frontiernet.net
New Horizons of Edina is offering a discount to our members/attendees. You may take any Business Applications class for $150 (applicable on classes with a retail value of $245 to $315). This is valid on classes taken until the end of the year, one class per person. Contact Toni Olson at 952-896-6823 to sign up. Check out newhorizonsmn.com.
| 3M's Christmas Party- If you're over 60, you will receive a warm welcome from 3Ms (modern, mature, Methodists). The group meets (usually) the 2nd Tuesday of the month and enjoys great fellowship and a wonderful variety of programs. On Tuesday, December 11, the group will meet in Fellowship Hall at noon for its second annual potato bake (please let us know you are coming by calling Jane Fastle at 651-322-5123). The program will be about Nativity sets, showing the birth of Christ as seen in different cultures, made with many different materials. You will find it most interesting. | African Fellowship - The African Fellowship will provide a worship service in the African tradition at 11:45 am, Sunday, Dec 16 in the sanctuary. Pastor Samuel Gray will be preaching; James Pratt will be the liturgist. You will also hear about DEBRUGSAL, a school being built by Minnesota United Methodists in Freetwon, Sierra Leone. For more information, call Annie or James Pratt (952) 423-3633 |
The Young Adult Group will be getting together for a special event in December. Look out for future details! Contact Brooke Heerwald with any questions! bheerwald@rosemountumc.org 651-423-2475 x209 |
Adult Bible Study on Sundays 10:10 am -11:10am in the Conference Room. Newcomers always welcome. Contact is Dennis Lund nlund@charter.net. |
"Faith Lessons" adult Bible study held Sundays 10:20 am-11:20 am in room D120 beginning September 16. Contact Gerry Vuchetich at gvuchetich@rosemountumc.org |
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Jamaica Mission Team to be commissioned- At worship services on Wed Jan 9th and Sunday Jan 13th we will commission our 2008 Jamaica Mission Team. The team will continue work begun last winter at Ebenezer Basic School (for children ages 3-5) in Bamboo, Jamaica. The school has over 90 kids and has a pressing need for the 4 new classrooms being built by Minnesota United Methodists. 
The group will be gone from our lovely Minnesota from January 15-29 during the most wonderful time of the year - to face the challenges of the warm Jamaica winters, (but, as they say, someone's got to do it!)
This year's team includes Rosemount UMC members Bob and Pat Peterson, Bill Spychalla, Hans Student, and Rick Ormsby. Brian Hanson's sister, Pam Ruiz, is also on the team. Our missionary to the Czech Republic, Greg Strock, is a welcome addition. Greg is home on a 4 month furlough and is very excited by this opportunity. The team is rounded out with Rick's wife, Rae, from Hope UMC in Faribault, and the Ormsby's good friends, Darrell and Bunny Huddleston from New Hampshire. Darrell and Bunny were United Methodist missionaries in the 1970s to the Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe in Africa. The final team member is Steven Moe from 4th Avenue UMC in Faribault. Besides Rick, Steve is the only team member who has previous experience in Jamaica.
The Jamaica team will have an orientation meeting on Saturday, December 15, 10 am until noon, in the church Conference room. Anyone who is interested in this ongoing ministry is cordially invited to sit in.
Can you help send Greg to Jamaica? On December 5th and 9th Greg Strock will share with us his ministry in the Czech Republic; he is home for a four month furlough before returning to continue his missionary work. Following the Sunday services the Mission team will host a pot-luck dinner in Fellowship Hall- with Greg as the guest of honor.
While here in Minnesota, Greg will be part of the Jamaica Mission Team. But he needs our help! Missionaries are paid enough to live on, but not much is left over. $1400 is needed to send Greg to Jamaica; $200 has already been donated. If you will help, contact Pastor Rick Ormsby, leader for the Jamaica Team, or plan to attend the pot-luck on December 9th, an offering basket will be available for donations.
In 1995, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the Medalist Concert Band with the Sudler Silver Scroll;
Come experience the magic and miracle of the season, at
Hopefully you have had a chance to hear and enjoy the
new Men's and Women's
Ensembles in one of the traditional services this
Fall. There have also
been a variety of solo offerings both vocally and
instrumentally. As we
grow this ministry, we are still looking for new
members to join us. Please
consider joining the Men's Ensemble or the Women's
Ensemble. We rehearse
only 1-2 times per month and sing in just one service
monthly. New singers
are welcome and wanted. Make it your New Year's
resolution to come join an
Ensemble. You do NOT need to be a current choir member
to be involved in
these groups. Please contact Natalie Olsen (952)
423-3566, if you would like
to be a part of these fun musical ensembles.
May the magic and joy of this Advent and Christmas season wrap up your families (with a big red bow!). Children’s Ministries has lots of exciting things happening and we hope that all of our families can participate and grow as we learn once again of Jesus’ birth.
Family Fellowship Christmas Party: December 1, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. We are throwing a birthday party for Baby Jesus. Come help us celebrate! There will be games, prizes, crafts and birthday cake. Children are encouraged to bring presents for baby Jesus (i.e. diapers, wipes, baby food, baby toys ...) that will be donated to Rosemount Family Resource Center and Toys for Tots. Sign up sheet located at Children's Table. A small family donation of $5.00 is suggested. If you would like to help volunteer for this event, please contact Linda Bartlett at 651-994-4903 or l.bart.l@hotmail.com.
The Grumpy Shepherd Christmas Program - Calling all children! Yes, we need everyone! Calling all children! The Children’s Christmas Program is upon us and we need LOTS of kids to sing and participate in “The Grumpy Shepherd”. Rehearsals will be on Sunday, December 2 at noon (bring a lunch or eat before coming) and Saturday, December 8 at noon. The program will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 9 in the sanctuary (kids will need to be here by 3:30 p.m.). This is a program that is sure to tickle your funny bone yet remind us of sweet baby Jesus’ birth. Bring everyone—neighbors, grandparents, cousins, aunts & uncles, friends.
Church School reminders - Discovery Avenue kids will enjoy hearing the story of Jesus’ birth for the first 3 Sundays and Wednesdays in December. Remember to mark you calendar for church school days off: Sundays December 23 and 30; Wednesdays December 26 and January 2 nd. Go ahead and bring the kids to church on those special days to worship as a family.
Sing fa-la-la! Crunch a sugar cookie! Build a gingerbread mansion! Run a reindeer race! Shout out BINGO! Ah yes, the sounds of the Zone 56 Christmas Party. Detailed info will be given to the 5th and 6th graders on Wednesday, November 28 plus watch your e-mail for info. The holiday fun begins at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 8 here at Rosemount UMC. We’ll head over to Cameo Place for caroling and some exciting BINGO games with the residents. Then back to church for some more fun with holiday crafts, games and activities.
Reminder -
There is NO Zone 56 on December 26 or January 2. Please enjoy worship and time with your family. Merry Christmas and Blessings to you all.
God’s Discovery Kids Preschool
Come join the fun! GDK is a preschool located in the Rosemount UMC Discovery Avenue. We are licensed by the MN Department of Human Services and specialize in immersing preschoolers in God’s love while preparing them for success in Kindergarten. Registration for the 2008-2009 school year will take place at the end of January.
The following classes will be offered next year:
Brochures and registration forms are available on the Rosemount UMC web site and at the Children’s Welcome Table in the narthex. There is a $55 per child registration fee. Registration form and fee should be turned in by January 30. Scholarships are available. For more information contact Wendy Riphenburg at wriphenburg@rosemountumc.org or pick up a brochure at the children’s ministries table in the narthex.
Check your youth newsletter for December events.
Remember you are a Rock Star and Jesus believes in all of you!!!
It is not Santa who comes to Spanish Countries bearing
gifts, but the
Three Wise Men. Spanish tradition has it that the
Three Kings, los Reyes
Magos, are the ones who on the morning of January 6th,
el Día de Reyes,
bear presents for all the children, repeating the
ritual they performed
after baby Jesus was born. You can honor that event
by sponsoring a
child in need. La Puerta Abierta United Methodist
Church in St. Paul has
identified some children in its midst that are
strapped by unemployment,
underemployment, and other causes of need. We only
receive children's
names with sizes, but if possible, please also include
an age
appropriated gift for the child. The name of the
child's parent(s) are
also on the back of each hand if you would like to
include a gift for
them or a general gift for their home( i.e. new
bedding, kitchen items,
etc) The community is close knit so if sizes are
wrong they will swap
amongst themselves. We also encourage gift
certificates for local
stores along the bus line- Target, Rainbow, Cub.
Gifts can be dropped
off at the office anytime until December 31st since La
Puerta celebrates
the Day of the Kings. For questions, contact Meredith
Johnson
(meredith.johnson@thomson.com, 651-295-7899)
Simpson Shelter Meal - Join us as we bring and serve a meal at the Simpson Shelter in Minneapolis. The shelter, located in Simpson United Methodist Church, serves the 70 homeless people who stay there each night. This is a great family activity. We try to provide a meal once a month. Cooks are needed to prepare the meals in the Rosemount UMC kitchen. Watch for the dates and sign up to volunteer in Fellowship Hall. Contact Rich Wirt -rwirt@rosemountumc.org
The Rosemount Family Resource Center is located on 145th Street and welcomes volunteers most days and times. There is a wide range of opportunities, from organizing food donations to helping kids with homework or getting a game of basketball going. Contact Rich Wirt -rwirt@rosemountumc.org or you may call the Center directly: (651) 322-5113.
Elaine Lidke
Toni
Anne Hasbrouck Duaine Berhow
Tim Berghuis Jaymee
Mary Ann Barnes
Ronald Richeson
Lori
Jenna Brandel
Patricia Peterson
Jack LeClair
Kim Ostrum’s grandmother
Peter Dufek
Gloria Olson
Hannah Mara
Singleton Street Joe Gentile
Derek Wall
Bill & Ginny Hayman Barb Eckholt
Thank You!
Dear Rosemount UMC,
Emma just turned one on Sunday, November 25th and in a little over a month is truly flourishing. The nightmares get further apart and she is healthy and happy all the time. She has a smile on her face for everyone that shows off two new teeth. She is walking now and loves to “sing” and dance. Maybe a future choir member??? Tom and Linda have adopted her as their grandchild but I feel like all the people at RUMC have adopted her as well. “We are all sisters and brothers under Christ” has taken on a whole new level of meaning. What you have all done for Emma, you have done for Jesus glory. Emma and Melody and I would like to thank each and every one of you. When Emma came to us, we were very blessed. We may not have much, but we are truly rich to be able to call RUMC our home.
On Friday, October 19th, with only a few hours notice, I received my niece's baby Emma on my doorstep with only the clothes on her back. She was undernourished, had open sores, and was very quiet. My daughter, Melody, and I took her in and cleaned her up and on Sunday morning brought her to church. I was completely overwhelmed and needed help. Within minutes of bringing our story to Pastor Brooke, we were receiving help. That afternoon we had Tom and Linda Montgomery dropping off everything from a high chair to a new dress for church and baby food and more. Bonnie Student was on the job helping to find day care. There were countless gifts from the Klekner’s and the Zone 56 families and many more from people we didn’t even know. Within the first week, baby Emma had everything she needed. Emma had everything from a crib to clothes, toys and a dresser, blankets and love. It was amazing to me after seeing how horrible someone could be to a defenseless baby to how wonderful people could be to rally around that same child. It was truly an emotional roller coaster (not helped with the lack of sleep) :0).
Blessings,
Robin Hubertus
Baptisms
November 18th we celebrated a baptism for Frankie Lynn Kinney, born to Dave & Laurie Kinney on Aug. 13, 2007. Frankie’s baptism sponsors are Rick and Cheryl Kaderlik. We also recognized the recent baptism of Shaelee Elizabeth Crandall, born on Feb. 25, 2007 to John & Sue Crandall.
Benjamin Jack Hansen, born to Jamie and Julie Hansen on March 6, 2007 was baptized November 25th. Sponsors are Michael and Stephanie Whyte.
Birthdays
On December 10, Ruth Rechtzigel will have a special birthday.
Please greet her by sending cards to:
PO Box 294
Rosemount MN 55068
