Dear Fourth Avenue UMC Friends,

As I write this column for the Fourth Teller, I am excited

about the milestones in faith that we will be celebrating in

the next few days. This Saturday, September 28, we will be

celebrating the sacrament of baptism for Comfort Sonpon (by immersion)

and on Sunday, September 29, we will be celebrating Confirmation Sunday

for five youth in our church family. These are significant milestones along

the journey of faith for a young Christian and the evidences of the Holy

Spirit’s work in our church’s disciple-making ministries. It is our joy and

privilege to witness these holy moments, to renew our own faith in Christ

and renew our own discipleship, and pledge to care for one another’s souls.

Our Confirmation class has been meeting weekly since last November. We

have been formed as a supportive Christian community as we prayed for and

with each other, learned about the truths of the Christian faith, talked about

what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, reported where we’ve seen God at

work in our lives, committed to memory 26 scripture passages (one with a

key word from every letter of the alphabet) and the Apostles’ Creed, exam-

ined evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, walked through the seasons

of church calendar, served at worship as acolytes and scripture readers,

engaged in meaningful service through a week at STORM Camp and by

doing some outdoor work for a family in our congregation.

As we closed each of our gatherings, we spoke these inspiring words of John

Wesley as a vision for our Christian lives, “Do all the good you can, by all

the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all

the times you can, as long as ever you can.” These are some of the

highlights of our journey together.

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Celebrating Milestones in Faith, Renewing our Discipleship

Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee,

where he preached God’s Good News.

“The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced.

“The Kingdom of God is near!

Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”

-Mark 1:14-15

Fourth Avenue United

Methodist Church

October 2019

October Fourth Teller Special points of interest:

Confirmation Sunday

World Communion

Sunday

Ramp It-Up

CROP Walk

Inside this issue:

Pastor’s Page

Upcoming Events &

Committees

2

Ramp It-Up

Worship Servers

World Communion

Sunday

Christian Education

3

October Memory Verse

CROP Walk

Congregational Care

Team

Faribault Prays Recap

4

Community Events

Change to Chill

Faribo 4 Kids

Lakelanders Concert

5

Finance-Church Budget 6

Apportionments &

MN Conference UMC

Budget information

7

Special Notices

Sympathies

October Birthdays &

Anniversaries

Upper Room

8

UMW News 9

Fall Soup Luncheon 10

Join in the Celebration of Milestones in Faith!

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Pastor’s Page (Continued from page 1)

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Prayer Chain

If you need prayer for

any reason, there is an

active group in our con-

gregation committed to

praying for you.

Contact Carole Evans

at 507-210-6971 or

e-mail her at

caroleannjean@

gmail.com.

You are welcome to join

the prayer chain. Just

call Carole.

The youth from our Confirmation class are as follows:

Wyatt James Gehrke, son of Jeremy & Samantha Gehrke

Aubrey Jo Hatfield, daughter of Eric & Katie Hatfield

Miles Nathanael Schiffer, son of Chris & Julie Schiffer

Comfort Brooks Sonpon, daughter of Nicholas & Mardea Sonpon

Ella Rae Prange, daughter of Brad & Elizabeth Prange

I hope that you will take this opportunity to greet and offer a word of encour-

agement to each of them. Join me in praying for these young Christians as

they renew their baptismal covenant and confirm their faith in Christ. Pray

that God will keep them close to his heart, their thoughts filled with the mind

of Christ, and their hands engaged in the work of Christ.

And pray also for your own soul and our church, that as we celebrate these

milestones in the faith of our youth, we may be renewed in our discipleship.

For a Church making disciples and people growing in their discipleship,

I am yours, Pastor Greg

If you notice a need for

building maintenance,

contact the trustees at:

Trustees.fourthaveumc

@gmail.com

Fragrances smell

pretty and enhance

nature. In church,

please keep them to

a minimum.

We have some

members who are

very allergic to the

smells of flowers

and other items.

Worship

October 6—World Communion Sunday with Holy Communion

October Events

October 1—Emmaus Potluck—

October 1—Girl Scout Service Unit leaders; Fellowship Hall; 6:30-8:00 PM

October 1, 15, 29—Girl Scout Troop # 67310 & Daisy; FH; 6:00-7:00 PM

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29—Disciple group; 1:30-3:00 PM

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30—Choir, 6:00 PM;

October 9—Praise Band, 7:00 PM

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31—Disciple group; 6:30—8:00 PM

October 3—Trustees; 6:30 PM

Operation 23 to Zero; Library; 7:00 PM

October 3 & 4—Soup Luncheon Fundraiser: Prep 12:30 & 5:30 PM Thursday,

Serving 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Friday

October 5—CROP Walk; Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior; 8:30 AM Registration

October 5—UMW MN State Conference Annual Gathering

October 7—UMW Executive Board; 1:00 PM

October 8—Church Council, 6:30 PM

October 10—UMW M & M Circle meeting; Economic Justice; 1:00 PM

October 10 & 11—Soup Luncheon Fundraiser: Prep 12:30 & 5:30 PM Thursday,

Serving 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Friday

October 18—Rice Co Piecemakers (Quilters); Fellowship Hall; 8:00 AM—4:00

October 19—SPRC meets Dist. Superintendent; FAUMC Parlor; 10:00 PM

October 15—Finance meets 6:30 PM

October 22—SPRC meets 6:30 PM

Upcoming Worship, Events & Committee Meetings

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Worship services

online!

www.fourthaveumc.org

click on the “VIDEO”

menu—

OR on HOME page

Scroll down

right side - see options

for the worship service.

OR go to

YouTube and search for

4th Avenue UMC to find

several videos—choir,

special music, and entire

worship services.

Fourth Avenue Church Council decided to look for an energetic, faith-

filled person to join our church staff to energize our Christian education

efforts with our children. Please pray for the Education Committee as

they work on a vision for the position; and begin looking for the right

person to work with our children. Please join us in seeking God in

prayer for this exciting endeavor.

Christian Education—Good News!

Worship Servers

October Ushers

Jim & LuAnn Heyer

Nicholas Sonpon &

Jacob Kandakai

October Lay Readers

October 6 Ronn Kotsmith

October 13 Sharon Nelson

October 20 Chris Schiffer

October 27 TBA

October Acolytes

October 6 Miles Schiffer

October 13 Ella Prange

October 20 Comfort Sonpon

October 27 Wyatt Gehrke

Ramp It-UP Mission Report

Ramp it up is on a roll. Handicap door is in. Deck is on. Cement is poured. Ramp is built and being used. Cleanup is in progress. Thank you to those who have helped already. It is so appreciated!!

Please contact Tom Bossmann, 507-291-1357, if you can help in any way with the next phase of the project.

“Dome Sweet Dome” Bake and Jewelry Sale

Stay tuned for an up and coming bake sale at church entitled "Dome Sweet Dome" to raise additional funds for the Lammins. Lauri has also expressed as a way to give back making jewelry and all proceeds will go towards the

Ramp it up project. We will sell the jewelry the same day as the bake sale. Sincerely, Kim Bossmann Mission chair.

World Communion Sunday October 6, 2019

On the first Sunday in October, United Methodist congregations join Christian churches across the globe in celebrating: World Communion Sunday.

“The term Holy Communion invites us to focus…on the holiness of our communion with God and one another,” states This Holy Mystery, The United Methodist Church’s official statement on the sacrament.

“Come to [Fourth Avenue UMC] this World Communion Sunday prepared

to participate in the sacrament of Holy Communion. As you receive the

bread and cup, remember that you are part of the Church Universal, unit-

ed in Christ across time and space.” (website UMC.org/whatwebelieve/world-

communion-Sunday)

On Saturday morning, October 5, 2019, the Faribault Area CROP Walk will take place.

Registration starting at 8:30 AM in the cloister of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior;

Location: Cathedral of our Merciful Savior 101 6th Street NW Faribault, MN 55021 The walk starts at 9:00 AM with prayer.

“What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.” Elizabeth Lesser

“CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by religious groups, businesses, schools and others to raise funds to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.” (website crophungerwalk.org/faribaultmn) Anyone interested in joining Team Fourth Avenue Methodist or donating money, please contact Deb Jindra-Pope, 952-237-9693, if you have questions.

29th Annual Faribault Area CROP Walk 2019

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The Care Visitors that have joined the Senior Care Team have been warmly appreciated for the visits already happening. The team is small but mighty. More members are invited to join them in bringing a listening ear along with fellowship and friendship to our more vulnerable members. Contact Ronn Kotsmith, 332-6917 to join the team.

Ronn is also looking for someone to help him deliver communion to members who cannot make it into church.

Calling for Congregational Care Visitors

Faribault Prays Recap

On September 6-7 our church joined with other churches in town to again hold

a 24 hour prayer walk to pray for the town of Faribault. Those from Fourth Ave-

nue who walked included Ronn Kotsmith, Liz Hartman, Julie Schiffer, Sharon

Nelson, Irene Eiler, Deb Jindra-Pope, Shari VanDerVeen, and Pastor

Ciesluk. After the walk, a "wrap up" service was held at 4th Avenue with worship, prayer, testimo-

nies, and some great praise music and singing, led by our own Praise Band. It was an exciting and

inspiring service and a reminder of how vital prayer is to our community.

Memory Verses for October John 3:16-17 New Revised Standard Version

16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may

not perish but may have eternal life.

17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the

world might be saved through him.

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Changetochill.org—Mental Health Info and Training

September was Suicide Prevention Month, but a mental health crisis knows no calendar.

You are invited to attend a free Change to Chill training session!

Change to Chill is a free, mental well-being program offered by Allina Health. Change to Chill helps teens become more aware of the things that stress them out and equips them with relevant tools and resources to better manage stress and anxiety, so they can live happier, more resilient lives. To address these

requests we are hosting free training sessions open to the community.

The free Change to Chill training sessions are designed for school staff, mental health profession-

als, community organizations and parents of teens.

Change to Chill Train the Trainer session will:

a. Provide educators and members of community groups with knowledge about teen stress;

b. Demonstrate ready-to-use, plug-and-play lessons and DIY activities, including foundations of

mindfulness, athlete-specific content, the new Action Guide for Teens and more;

c. Facilitate participant sharing and discussion time to generate program application ideas and

provide time for community networking;

d. Provide educators and members of community groups with the skills to implement Change to Chill in a school, home or community setting and the knowledge to train others about program components that fit their needs.

There is no cost to attend this training. Light and healthy snacks will be served. A certificate of participation will be provided to each attendee.

To reserve your spot visit Changetochill.org and click on the banner on the home page.

Thursday, Nov. 14 from 9am - noon at District One Hospital, 200 State Street Faribault, MN 55021

Schwartz Conf. Room

There are other dates in other towns to choose from if one is closer to you.

Community Events of interest

Faribo 4 Kids

Eggbake Breakfast

Sunday, October 6, 2019

American Legion

8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Adults $9

Children under 12 - $5

Proceeds support

School supplies for School Backpacks

2 Tom Loughlin Scholarships - $1,500 each to

2 High School students going on to college.

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Finance—Church Budget

***Apportionments sent in for 2019: $ 3,600.00 of $23,584.92 *** (15.3%) ***Money Market Account Balance as of 08/31/2019 $32, 324.48 Weldon & Gayle Reineke Estate Gift $35, 485.16 Building Preservation and Improvement $ 8, 834.09 Lift Fund $ 149.88 Interest Accrued _______________ $76,793.61

Kathy DuChene, Treasurer

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Since Wesley’s time, giving has been both local and connectional (beyond each local church), and was understood as a corporate or community responsibility that allowed every member of whatever means to participate. This joint stewardship has always been understood as a way of undergirding organizational needs in ministry, church expansion, and, later, in pension support for clergy.

Apportionments are the share each annual conference or local church pays to support international, national, and local missions. Some of the funds remitted by Minnesota congregations stay within the state and help fund various Minnesota Conference programs and mission efforts, and about a quarter of the funds remitted by local churches go to the global United Methodist Church. Apportionments also pay for the internal support system that allows for 100 percent of “second-mile” giving (to Imagine No Malaria and other Advance Specials) to go to the intended mission or ministry.

Together, through our connected congregations, we accomplish what no single church, district or annual conference ever could hope to do alone. In this way, each individual, each family, each congregation gives a fair share for the church's work. We combine our prayers, presence, gifts and service to make a significant difference in the lives of God's people.

The amount of money each congregation is asked to pay is determined by a formula that, in Minnesota, is based 15% on each congregation’s number of members and 85% on each congregation’s expenditures for the last three years.

2019 Apportioned Budget (MN Conference of the United Methodist Church)

The 2019 apportioned budget of $6,327,706 was approved by members of the Minnesota Annual Conference on June 1, 2018. This is within our ceiling guidelines with a 2.4% increase over our 2018 approved budget. With the uncollectible contingency of $725,000, the total to be apportioned for 2019 is $7,052,706.

The 2019 budget is organized and aligned around our primary work expressed in the missional areas below.

More detailed information about apportionments and the 2019 Conference Budget can be found on the

website: http://www.minnesotaumc.org/administration/conference-budget

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Apportionments and MN Conference of UMC 2019 Budget

October Birthdays

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The Upper Room

devotional booklet

includes daily

reading of the

scriptures & a brief

life story. Stop by

the Annex to pick

one up.

Donation - $1.00.

Upper Room

September/

October

Kelly & Karen Shimmin 01

Wayne & Audrey Quiggle 01

Ron & Kelly Landsverk 04

Ben & Ali Speiker 06

Zachary & Cortney Waterston 07

Brett & Sonja Bossmann 07

Dale & Karen Hauptli 08

Matthew & Sara DuChene-Boyd 10

Gary & Angie Kuhlman 14

Ricky & Kate Steinberg 15

Dana & Cheryl Tilseth 26

Jill Stenbakken 02

Brody Kucera 02

Jackie Luedke 06

Thaddeus Caron 10

Elaine Nagel 11

Dorothy Fischer 14

Chloe Kucera 16

Justin Steinberg 16

Gordon Minshall 17

Julie Orara 17

Hadley O’Malley 17

Mardea Sonpon 18

Don LaCanne 19

Ron Swartwoudt 19

Debra Jindra-Pope 22

Clara Osmundson 23

Christian Shimmin 23

Darrell Goede 27

Julie OMalley 28

Brandon Kern 29

Kaylee Kern 29

Kelsey Kern 29

October Anniversaries

Special Notices

Thank you to the confirmation students who lent their hands to Ramp It-Up on,

Saturday, September 21. They power washed and scrubbed clean the siding,

picked up sticks in the yard, and cleaned out gutters. Special thanks to

Jim Heyer who provided supervision and supplies.

Our Sympathies are

extended to the family of

Ray Nichols who passed

away September 15, 2016.

Ray was 95 years old and a

long time member of Fourth Avenue.

Services were held September 27.

We would like to bring our birthday list up

to date. You can call the

office at 507-334-4308 and update your

directory listing. Thank you.

Confirmation members are

Wyatt Gehrke, Comfort

Sonpon, Miles Schiffer, Ella

Prange, and Aubrey Hatfield

Adults in the picture are

Pastor Greg, Nicholas

Sonpon, & Jim Heyer

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United Methodist Women (UMW)

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October M and M Circle meets Wednesday, October 16th at 1:00 in the FAUMC library. . The program will be Economic Justice part 2 led by Joyce Buresh.

In September the ladies watched the U of M YouTube presentation of “Jim Crow of the North.” What a surprise to see how the Mapping of Hennepin County created areas of segregation in our own Minneapolis, MN. When the interstate highways were built in the 60’s, the east west route used Rondo Street which split the black community in half with few connections. Join the ladies to continue the spirited discussion in the month of October.

MN Conference UMW Annual Gathering October 12, 2019 8:45 AM Registration and Emma Norton Coffee; 9:30 AM Program begins. Centennial UMC; 1524 Co. Rd C2, W; St. Paul, MN 55113

In the news we have watched the concerned youth of our nation marching to effect changes in the world’s policies and actions affecting and effecting climate change. Our United Methodist Women organization has chosen to stand with them in their protests.

(Source: unitedmethodistwomen.org website) “September 10, 2019, NEW YORK – United Methodist Women, the largest denominational organization for women, publicly applauds the global student climate strike that took place on Sept. 20 through Sept. 27. The organization released the following statement ex-pressing solidarity with the youth strikers:

“Air pollution not only puts my home at risk but puts the health of youth and children across the nation in jeopardy,” said youth climate advocate and United Methodist Women intern Sarah Son. “While we can make more sustainable changes in our personal lives, like using reusable utensils or taking clean public transportation, it’s up to the administration and law-makers to make systematic changes that will address the issue of climate change at hand and in the future.”

“My responsibility as a mother, a woman of faith and an advocate for climate justice is to take action that

will set future generations up for success,” said Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee, executive for economic and

environmental justice and climate justice lead, Christian Social Action for United Methodist

Women. “As United Methodists, we live out our commitment to faith when we work to ensure current and

future generations have a chance to live in safe communities,” Lee said.

“Jesus said ‘suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven,’” said Harriett Jane Olson, general secretary and CEO of United Methodist Women. “Young people are coming. The question is will we forbid them, or will we work in solidarity with them? As for me and my house , we will center the leadership of young people and help them inherit an environment in which they can be proud.”

Let us stand together with our youth in the fight against climate change!

October Mission Calendars are ready! Turn In Completed Diapers

Each year these donations have gone to Health Finders of Rice Co. HealthFinders Collaborative provides

quality health care, advocacy and wellness education to people in our community who have limited

healthcare alternatives. Through your contributions they are reaching out to more low income members of

our community with medical, dental, & wellness issues. Please turn your donations in by November 15th

to Phyllis Borchert, UMW Treasurer. Put the donations in an envelope marked UMW then in the offering

plate on Sunday or bring it to the church office.

To all diaper sewers. Please return completed diapers to the coat room by November 1st.

Fourth Avenue United

Methodist Church

219 4th Ave NW

Faribault, MN

55021-5170

www.fourthaveumc.org

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Pastor Greg Ciesluk

Phone: 218-310-8813

Pastorgreg.fourthaveumc@

gmail.com

Contact for Church Office &

Fourth Teller Editor:

Catherine Williams

Office Email:

fourthaveumcoffice@gmail.com

Phone: 507-334-4308

Office Hours: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Monday-Thursday

Staff

Choir Director: Kelly Landsverk

Accompanist: Doug Madow

Nursery Attendant: Kim Luedke

Secretary: Catherine Williams

Website:

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Sunday Worship/9:00 AM

Coffee Fellowship/10:15 AM

Bible Study Groups

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Warmth for Body & Soul

Join us at 2:42 PM daily as we pray our church’s Breakthrough Prayer.