WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS THIS WEEK
Sunday
Greeters
9:00a Dale & Judy Good
10:30a Dave & Beth Giliuson
Lay Readers
9:00a Traditional Donna
Sauter
10:30a Contemporary Katie
Holman
Ushers
9:00a Traditional:
Head usher, Jeff Baldwin
Bruce
& Colleen Landeck, Doug Larsen
10:30a Traditional: Head usher, Ray
Lockhart
John Rawlins, Rick Daley
10:30a Contemporary:
Head Usher, Dennis VanSkyhawk
Jamey Hansen, Terry Huddle,
Rich & Wanda Wirt
Communion
Stewards: Nita and Marcus Hanson
Communion
Servers: Linda Montgomery,
Terry Voigt,
Linda Straub, Ed Engen, Jim Dibley,
Laurie Kinney, Ann Sample
Elevation
Youth Ministries:
NOOMA Night – Monday, January 7th from 6-7pm
upstairs in the Attic. This meeting
is for all confirmands and mentors!
Next Club 78 (for 7th & 8th
graders) will be Wednesday,
January 9th from 6:30-8pm
upstairs in the Attic!
Next Sr. High will be Sunday, January 13th – CHECK THE TIME!!!!
- This is a different time then what
is listed in your monthly youth newsletter. We will be meeting upstairs in
the Attic from 11:30-1pm.
We are having a very special guest
that day. Who will that be?? Come and find out! Again, we will be meeting
from 11:30am – 1pm on
Sunday, January 13th!!! See you then!! Food will be served!!!
MISSION TRIP
MATERIALS ARE OUT!! If you are
interested in either the Middle School trip to Duluth
or the Sr. High Mission Trip to Chicago
this summer please turn in your registration form along with your non
refundable deposit by January 27th!!! See Josh for more details!!!
REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES AT
ROSEMOUNT UMC
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
– Contemporary
Sunday, 9:00 am - Traditional
Sunday, 10:30 am
– Traditional
Sunday, 10:30 am
– Contemporary
Rosemount UMC
has the following available:
Wheelchairs; Walkers
Large Print
Bibles; Large Print Hymnals
Large Print
Powerpoints
Magnifying
Sheets
Assisted
Listening Devices
(Please inquire at
the welcome desk or ask an usher)
Fragrance Free
Area
(located in front of soundboard in the sanctuary)
There are speakers
in the Narthex for those who may need to walk with a restless child.
ROSEMOUNT UMC
Pastors: Lead, Karen
Bruins; Associate, Brooke Heerwald
P.O. Box 22
-14770 Canada Avenue W.
Rosemount, MN 55068
651-423-2475 / Fax:
651-423-2124
Email:
office@rosemountumc.org
Website: www.rosemountumc.org
WEEKLY UPDATE
January 6, 2008
WORSHIP
10:30 AM
Gathering Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Sweet
Presence of Jesus
Welcome/Announcements
Praise
Songs Ancient
of Days
Give
Us The Sounds
Everyone
Arise
Prayer Jesus, Name Above All
Names
Offering Gonna See a Baby – NOW Team
Scripture Matthew 2:1-12
Message
“An Epiphany”
Pastor
Karen Bruins
Communion
“Feast
at Your Table”
Blessing
Welcome
We’re
glad you’re here today.
PASTA
ON WEDNESDAYS
The
Wednesday night dinners, Pasta on
Wednesdays, resume on January 9. The weekly meals, served from 5:30-6:30 p.m., cost of $5 per
person with a maximum of $20 per family. Please sign-up for the meal, either in
the Narthex or by calling the church office at 651-423-2475, by 3 p.m. on Mondays.
We
are blessed with a few regular volunteers, but more are definitely needed,
especially from 6-7 p.m.,
to help with the clean up. If you are able to assist this ministry, please call
Mary Moffitt (952-846-0157) or Gerry Vuchetich
(952-431-6868).
ON JANUARY 27, THE CONGREGATION OF LA PUERTA ABIERTA UMC IN
ST. PAUL WILL
HOLD A DEDICATION SERVICE of the new
church building at 690 Livingston
Street, St. Paul
(just off South Robert Trail.)
Rosemount UMC has a long history of prayerful, financial and personal
relationship with this church. Many
volunteer groups over the years have served the congregation and families there
with much love. We hope you will
consider visiting and participating in this service. Service from 3:00 to 4:00. Tours afterwards.
Appetizers and snacks served from 2
to 5pm. For information, contact Dale and Judy Good - 65l-423-2273. Bienvenidos!
North
Central Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting of United Methodist Women will be held March 28-30, 2008 at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel. Every
four years UMW elects the jurisdiction president, other Core Planning officers
and the directors of the Women's Division. You are invited to participate by
volunteering--see the sheet "Volunteers needed!" or by attending.
Bishop Sally Dyck is one of the Bible Study Leaders and Marcia McFee is the
worship leader. One-day rates are $45 for Friday or Sunday and $75
for Saturday. Registration and more information can be found on the
UMW Bulletin Board or contact Janet Ewing. Registration is requested by January
14.
Church
bus and driver request: for the
afternoons of March 27th or March 30th and or the morning of March 28th or
March 31st. This would be for round trip transportation from the Sheraton
Bloomington Hotel to the Emma Norton Residence in St. Paul or to Emma's Place for women
attending the North Central Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting. Please contact
Janet Ewing, janete9@charter.net or
952-431-7751. You must have a Minnesota Commercial Drivers License with
Passenger Endorsement and be 25 years of age or older.
MAIN
DISH RECIPES are requested
for the MN Conference UMW cookbook. Please give your recipe to Janet Ewing or
email it to janete9@charter.net by
February 17 or sooner. Please write your name and telephone number on your
submissions. I will type them on the computer in the requested form.
DAY ON THE
HILL is Minnesota's
Interfaith Lobby Day for Social Justice at the State Capitol. It will be
held March 13, 2008.
Participants are briefed on social justice issues and then visit with members
of the legislature. People will gather at RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul and use shuttle
buses to get to and from the Capitol. www.jrlc.org,
612-870-3670.
GDK Preschool registration forms for the 2008-2009 school year are now available on the RUMC Children’s Welcome Table
and on our website at www.godsdiscoverykids.org. Completed registration forms are due by
January 30. We will be offering
classes for three, four, and five-year-olds.
Contact Wendy Riphenburg at
ext. 217 or wriphenburg@rosemountumc.org
for tours.
CARNIVALE…A very special ministry is coming to Rosemount UMC!!
Carnivale!!! Our first event is on Friday, January 25, 2008 from 5:30 to 9:30pm in the FLC. Carnivale is a
respite care program for families with children with intellectual and
developmental disabilities and their siblings such as a genetic syndrome,
autism, ADHD and severe learning disabilities. While the children will be
enjoying an evening of fun activities and a meal, mom and dad can enjoy some
time away for themselves. Pre-registration is required. If you are
a family that could benefit from this ministry or if you would like to
volunteer as a helper, please contact Gail Hoffmann, 952-322-5796 or Karen
Klekner, 651-423-2475. All volunteers much take Risk Management training at the
church on Thursday, January 10 at 6:30
pm if they haven't already done so. This ministry has been
generously supported and funded by the CCP foundation--a foundation that
promotes the abilities of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
ISRAEL TRIP: Would
you like to take a trip of a lifetime? Would you like to walk where Jesus
walked and take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee?
Well, if you said yes, Crossroads Church is going on a Holy Land tour
on April 29 - May 8, 2008.
There is also an optional four-day Galilee Extension including a full day
archaeological dig. If you are interested please contact Darla Lidke at
952-322-3278 or darlalidke@yahoo.com . Nancy and Doug Fuller are also going. You
may contact them for more information also at 952-432-0762.
The Bible from Scratch – 2nd
& 4th Tuesdays beginning January 22nd – April 22nd
@ 7:00 p.m. Pastor Karen Bruins will be leading this NEW small group for
folks who are brand new to Bible study and want to learn in a safe, fun
environment. The first 7 lessons are on the Old Testament. Please
sign up at the Adult Ministries table in the Narthex or email Karen at kbruins@rosemountumc.org
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
UMW (United Methodist
Women)? WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN OFFICER? Register and come to the Metro East District
meeting January 26th at St. Paul's UMC in Mendota Heights. Registration begins at 8:30 with coffee. The program begins
at 9:00a.m. and concludes with lunch being served at 12:30p.m. The keynote speaker will be Carol
Rieke. She is Minnesota's Women Division Director and
represents MN UMW at Women's Division meetings. Please bring paper
products: paper towels, napkins, TP for Emma Norton Residence. The cost is
$7.00 for lunch and $2.00 without lunch. Please contact Janet Ewing, janete9@charter.net or 952-431-7751.
ALPHA is coming! This
11 week course takes a deep look into common questions of faith. It is
being offered here at Rosemount UMC this winter on Wednesday evenings,
beginning January 9th at 5:30
pm. Contact Brooke Heerwald
for additional information bheerwald@rosemountumc.org
651.423.2475 x209
SERVING OTHERS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES
MEDICINE BOTTLES…We are no longer
accepting medicine bottles at the Donation Location. Thank you for your generous past donations.
THE FAMILY PLACE…is a daytime shelter for homeless families in St. Paul that we have
served at several times as one of our Urban Plunge sites. We have stepped up our commitment there and
are serving an evening meal about once every three months. Our next serving opportunity for The Family
Place will be Sunday, Jan. 20. If you
are free to help out, please contact Tom and Linda Montgomery,
coordinators. We will car pool from the
church, leaving about 2:30pm
on Sunday, Jan. 20. We should be back at
RUMC by 6:30. Come and be the hands and feet of Jesus and
help to “feed his lambs”. Tom &
Linda Montgomery, 651-423-3721 or tlmontgomery@frontiernet.net
WORSHIP
7:00 PM
Gathering
Welcome/Announcements
Hymn #250 “Once in a Royal
David’s City”
#245
“The First Noel”
Prayers
of the People
Scripture Matthew
2:1-12
Hymn #254 “We Three Kings”
Message “An Epiphany”
Pastor
Brooke Heerwald
Offering
Music during offering
Communion
Music during Communion
Song #251 “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
Blessing