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Grace United Methodist Church 15309 Maple Island Road Burnsville, MN 55306 Phone: 952-435-5696 Church E-Mail: office@graceumcburnsville.org Pastor Kevin Schill: pastor@graceumcburnsville.org Treasurer: gumctreasurer@frontiernet.net Web Site: www.graceumcburnsville.org

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The Grace Prayer Chain

To request prayerful support from the Grace

Prayer Chain, please call or email the parish office.

952-435-5696 or office@graceumcburnsville.org

All requests are kept confidential.

Pastor Kevin Schill Pastor Emeritus Duane Ernst Administrative Assistant Kathy Klis Adult & Youth Choir Director Paige Macklin God’s Kids Director Paige Macklin Organist Marilyn Oliphant Youth Director

Grace N O T E S

O u r M i s s i o n : T o s e r v e a n d u n i t e t h o s e w e t o u c h

w i t h t h e G r a c e o f G o d .

O u r V i s i o n : T r a n s f o r m i n g l i v e s t o b e c o m e t h e

h e a r t , h a n d s , a n d f e e t o f J e s u s i n t h e w o r l d .

M A K I N G D I S C I P L E S O F J E S U S

Adam Hamilton’s “The Way: Following in the Footsteps of Jesus” will be the focus

of Grace’s all-church Lenten study. Three different days/times are available for you

to participate. Beginning Wednesday, February 13th a sessions will be held from

noon– 1:00 PM and Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 PM. There will also be a

group during the adult Sunday School hour at 9:00 AM beginning February 17th. If

you are interested in participating in any of these groups, please contact Nancy

Milne at 952-226-3547 or jnmilne@hotmail.com to order your book. Books are also

available on Kindle and other electronic devices. Be sure to notify Nancy or the of-

fice so we know how many books to order.

Deadline for ordering books is February 3rd.

". . .if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn

from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

2 Chronicles 7:14

Dear Friends,

As we prepare to journey together through this season of Lent, I am reminded that, for some, Lent is seen as

a dark and repressive time of penance and sorrow. Yet even the name itself, “Lent,” which means spring,

calls forth a season that speaks of hope, renewal, new life, and promise. It seems to me that Lent can be

viewed as a spiritual spring cleaning: a time for taking spiritual inventory and then cleaning out those things

which hinder our corporate and personal relationships with God through Jesus Christ and our service to

him. Lent is a great opportunity to dig deeper in all aspects of our faith: prayer, worship, fellowship, mis-

sion, education.

The journey through Lent is about placing ourselves humbly before God, not groveling, but openly, honest-

ly, and earnestly. It is a way to empty ourselves and to remember our need for God’s gracious forgiveness

and love revealed most profoundly in Jesus Christ. Through prayer that gives up self, we seek to open our-

selves up before God, and to hear anew the call "Come unto me!" We seek to recognize and respond afresh

to God’s presence in our lives and in our world. We seek to place our needs, our fears, our failures, our

hopes, our very lives into God’s gracious hands, again.

As we journey together through this season of Lent, I pray that it might put each us in a position to hear

God in ways that we have not heard in a long time. And it may be the beginning of that healing, whatever

that may be for each of us, for which we have so longed.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Kevin

2013

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Ash Wednesday services will be at 7:00 PM.

Church News Snow Shovelers Needed

Volunteers are needed to shovel

the sidewalks. To save money, (by

not paying the snow removal com-

pany to clear the sidewalks), we

are seeking volunteers. Our church owns a snow

blower that is tuned up and easy to start. Volun-

teers will have access to the shed for the snow

blower, shovels and ice melt. Sign-up board is

located in the narthex or contact Peggy Neumann

at jb.psneumann@gmail.com - 952-435-2566.

Youth News

Grace Senior High Youth are having a

Super Bowl Sunday Sub Sale!

Sunday February 3rd, after each service.

Worship at Grace and take your Super Bowl Sub home with you!

YOGA CLASS IS BACK!

Monday’s at 6:00 PM

in the Fellowship Hall.

Remember to bring a mat.

For more information, contact, Marj at evans

-de-caprio@comcast.net or 612-226-6556.

YTD Actual YTD Budget YTD 2012 Variance

Pledges & Income

Pledges 175,576.86 170,000.00 5,576.86

Non-Pledges 62,388.08 60,000.00 2,388.08

Other 24,145.98 6,100.00 18,045.98

TOTAL INCOME 262,110.92 236,100.00 26,010.92

Expenses

Program Area/Ministries 5,191.71 3,250.00 1,941.71

Property & Maintenance 41,709.24 45,030.00 -3,320.76

Salary/Benefits 101,884.78 115,121,94 -13,237.16

Mortgage Payment 88,858.58 88,859.00 -0.44

Appointments 1,475.90 25,293.00 -23,817.10

TOTAL EXPENSES 239,120.19 277,553.94 -38,433.75

ENDING SURPLUS 22,990.73 -41,453.94 64,444.67

OR (DEFICIT

December 2012 Financial Update

Statement Date: 12/31/2012

SIMPSON SHELTER NEEDS! During the

month of February, we will be collecting socks

and underwear, adult sizes for both men and

women. Drop off boxes can be found in the

Narthex.

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Grace UMC and Buck Hill are Working Together

Grace UMC & Buck Hill Ski Ar-

ea have teamed up to offer

healthy and affordable outings

for church youth groups. Ex-

clusive packages including ski-

ing, snowboarding, and tubing

at Buck Hill Ski Area and an overnight retreat at

Grace UMC have been designed especially for

church youth groups. This is an opportunity for

Grace UMC to offer an affordable retreat oppor-

tunity to church youth groups from throughout

the region, and generate income to support min-

istries of the church. Contact Pastor Kevin to

learn more and to find out how you can volun-

teer to help.

New Member Gathering

Are you interested in

becoming a member of

Grace ?

Contact Pastor Kevin at 952-435-5696

or pastor@graceumcburnsville.org.

Support Groups Out & About

Check out the bulletin board in the Narthex for support groups and information on many topics.

ADHD, Autism and Other Disabilities on the Spectrum

Monday evenings, 6:45-9:00 PM Shepherd of the Valley

12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley No cost for presentations or childcare.

Feb. 25: “Food for Thought”

How do children’s food habits and nutrition

affect brain development? Learn simple and

effective nutrition strategies to maximize the

potential of your children.

March 18: “Brainwave Optimization: Bal-ance the Brain to Improve Brain Function”

A balance brain can help with focus, relaxa-

tion, and performance issues for children as

well as adults. Learn more about how the

brain functions, how imbalances can create

stumbling blocks to learning, and what Brain-

wave Optimization is and how it works.

April 8: “Getting Along”

Get strategies to help your child improve his or

her ability to fit in, understand others, and the

give-and-take required for successful interac-

tions, resulting in improved friendships. Sum-

mer camp programs kindergarten through

eight grade will also be discussed.

For information or questions: Julie Opheim at 952-985-7331 or

Julie.Opheim@sotv.org

Bake Sale “We’re Sweet on the Suites”

February 13-15 we will be hosting a bake sale in the front lobby of the care center. Money raised from this sale will be used to build gar-dening beds for our memory care tenants to garden and tenderly care for this summer!

Trinity Campus Memory Care, Care Center, Assisted and Independent Living

3410 213th St. W Farmington, MN

CBC—Challenged by Cancer

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month

7:00-9:00 PM

An opportunity for women living with

cancer to gather and support one anoth-

er. Support groups have helped thou-

sands of people cope with cancer no mat-

ter where you are in your journey. Shep-

herd of the Valley Church. For more in-

formation: 952-985-7365.

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2013 DATE GREETER USHER SOUND WORSHIP

LEADER NURSERY COMMUNION

February 3

8:00 AM Peggy Neumann Trainor’s John Brand Peggy Neumann

10:00 AM Moore/Pacotti Bill Macklin Ed Sanders Laurie Sanders Conaway Diane Martin

Acolyte: Ben Hamill Steve Martin

February 10

8:00 AM NEEDED NEEDED Ron Larson

10:00 AM Brad Spear Kate Rasmussen NEEDED Heidi Severson Swanson

Acolyte: Jeremy Schreiner

February 17

8:00 AM Cara Kennedy Duane Ernst Ron Larson

10:00 AM Osborn’s Heidi Severson Eric Foss Kathy Schill Dunbar

Acolyte: Jacob Hamill

February 24

8:00 AM Cara Kennedy NEEDED NEEDED

10:00 AM Moore/Pacotti Wayne Moreland Eric Foss Mark Anderson Redington

Acolyte: Jeremy Schreiner

March 3

8:00 AM Cara Kennedy Duane Ernst John Brand Kathy Schill

10:00 AM NEEDED Kate Rasmussen Brad Spear Diane Martin Whirley Steve Martin

Acolyte: Ben Hamill Mark Anderson

Lenten hope

Lent is an occasion for us to journey with Christ … into

tomorrow. For you never walk with Christ long but

when the dawn breaks, the sun shines and hope

breaks through. —C. Neil Straight

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Shared Interests

Men of Grace

Sunday, Feb. 10th at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall for a light meal and fellowship. All men of Grace, guests, and visitors are welcome.

Please RSVP to pastor@graceumcburnsville.org

or the church office, 952-435-5696.

DINE WITH GRACE DINNER GROUP

Have you ever yearned for the food and fel-lowship of a dinner group but hate the thought of hosting? Grace Dinner Group members are dining out for February and in-vite anyone who is interested to join the fun. Both couples and singles are always wel-come.

Sat., February 9, at 6:00 p.m. join us at Pin-stripes, 3849 Gallagher Dr., Edina. The loca-tion is on France Ave. just off 494 in Centen-nial Mall, which is across Gallagher Dr. from the Macy's Furniture store. The Pinstripe menu features a nice selection ranging from soup and salads to nice dinners. Bowling and bocce are also available.

For questions or reservations please contact Jean Osborn at 952-898-3708 or to Jean-OsbornInMN@aol.com. Please reserve by Wednesday, February 6th.

Book Club

The Time Keeper

By Mitch Albom

Thursday, February 21st

7:00 PM

At the home of Maria Hartle

16464 Glengary Court, Rousemount

612-916-0466 or Mhartman2@charter.net

Monday evening study will

continue its discussion of

A Faithful Heart by our former

Bishop, Sally Dyck, on March 4th at 7:00 PM in

the room to the left of the sanctuary. Study

group meets the first Monday of the month.

For more information, contact Nancy Milne at

952-226-3547 or jnmilne@hotmail.com.

UMW News

Grace’s Attic “Out with the old and in with the new”. When you are cleaning out those closets and storage rooms, think about recy-cling items rather than putting them in the trash. UMW is sponsoring a rummage sale, June 6, 7 & 8. Now is the perfect time to set aside those “gently used” items or that gift that wasn’t quite right.

UMW Monthly Meeting

Join the United Methodist Women on Tues-day, February 12th for their monthly gather-ing. We will meet at 9:00 AM at Perkins in Lakeville for food, fellowship and the final planning for our special Sunday service on March 1oth.

All women of Grace are invited to attend!

MOVIE NIGHT

February 18th

7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall “The Help”

“The Help” is an inspirational, courageous and

empowering story about very different, extraor-

dinary women in the 1960s South who build an

unlikely friendship around a secret writing pro-

ject — one that breaks society’s rules and puts

them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor

and hope .

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Please remember to add all meetings to the calendar in the church office.

Thank you!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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6:15 AM Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel

8:00 p.m. AA

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3 9 AM Adult Sunday School

Super Sub Sale Sandwich Sunday

4 6:00 pm Yoga 7:00 PM Study Group 8:00 p.m. AA

5 6:30 p.m. Scouts

6 12:00 Lectionary Discussion 6:15 pm Confirmation 6:30 pm God’s Kids 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Jr Hi Youth

7 7:30 p.m. AA

8 6:15 AM Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel

8:00 p.m. AA

9 Grace Dinner Group—Pinstrips in Edina 6:00 PM

10 9 AM Adult Sunday School Boy Scout Sunday 6:00 PM Men of Grace

11 6:00 pm Yoga 8:00 p.m. AA

12 6:30 p.m. Scouts 6:30 pm SPRC 9:00 AM UMW Perkins

Ash Wednesday 12:00 Lenten Study 6:00 Lenten Study and Confirmation 6:30 pm God’s Kids 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Jr Hi Youth

14 7:30 p.m. AA

15 6:15 AM Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel

8:00 p.m. AA

16 12:30 Jr High Mission at Simpson—return Monday 2/18 at 1:00 pm

17 9 AM Lenten Study Begins Jr. High Youth at Simpson

Presidents Day 6:00 pm Yoga 7:00 p.m. Movie Night 8:00 p.m. AA

19 6:30 p.m. Scouts

20 12:00 Lenten Study 6:00 Lenten Study and Confirmation 6:30 pm God’s Kids 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Jr Hi Youth

21 7:00 p.m. Book Club 7:30 p.m. AA

March Grace Notes

items due

22 6:15 AM Men’s Fellowship at Cracker Barrel 8:00 p.m. AA

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24 9 AM Lenten Study 11:30 AM Sr. High Youth

25 6:00 pm Yoga 8:00 p.m. AA

26 6:30 p.m. Scouts

27 12:00 Lenten Study 6:00 Lenten Study and Confirmation 6:30 pm God’s Kids 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Jr Hi Youth

28 7:30 p.m. AA

Grace UMC Office Hours: 952-435-5696 Mon—Thur 9:00 am-2:00 pm Closed Friday

office@graceumcburnsville.org www.graceumcburnsville.org

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Drivers for Route 3c Fridays in February

Feb. 1: Verna & Chas Borgman

Feb. 8: Pat & Gordy Peters

Feb .15: Bob & Connie Luck

Feb. 22: Duane Ernst

Questions? Call Arla Mae McNeff

952-890-1390

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February Birthdays

If your February birthday is not

listed, please update your infor-

mation with the church office.

1 Steve Goertz

3 Joseph Spear

4 Val Webber

4 Russ Renner

4 Taylor Broten

4 Eva Eversman

5 Ron Larson

7 Jeremiah Spear

8 Michelle Houdek

8 Paige Labelle

9 Rob Drake

9 Brittney Zuther

11 Faith Nordsving

11 Lyla Campbell

13 Joann Seifert

13 Kady Fox

15 Shirley Mann

16 Melissa Conaway

16 Katie Molitor

15 Shirley Mann

16 Melissa Conaway

16 Katie Molitor

16 Steve Barringer

18 Clyde Pasvogel

18 Eladio Carpio-de-Evans

18 Karen Turner

18 Jennifer Edmunds

20 Andrew Drake

22 Bryce Langevin

23 Ted Johnson

23 Tyler Frank

24 Kenny Frank

26 Ginny Lee

27 Jordan Gustafson

27 Kaylen Dahlquist

28 Char Franklin

Bulletin article deadline is Wednesday noon.

Grace Notes articles for March are due no later

than February 21st.

FEBRUARY 10th IS BOY SCOUT SUNDAY

Current and former Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts

and Adult Scouters from any Pack or

Troop are invited to participate in lead-

ing the 10:00 worship service. Please meet

in the front gathering area at 9:30 in Class A

uniform. Participation counts as service hours, and you

will receive a patch! Contact: Valerie Webber 952-898-

2710 or valeriew@frontiernet.net

Troop 204 Chili Feed!

Following the 10:00 Boy Scout Sunday service, Troop

204 will be having their 4th Annual Chili Contest in the

Fellowship Hall! Come warm up with

samples of several recipes with all the fix-

ins and enjoy some cowboy music and

fellowship. Vote on your favorite recipe,

or you can even volunteer to be a

judge! Contact: Valerie Webber 952-898-

2710 or valeriew@frontiernet.net

Intercessory Prayer Ministry

You are invited to write prayer requests: concerns,

thanksgiving, praise, etc., which will be prayed for by

Pastor Kevin and our prayer team during the next

week. Request form can be found in the pew. To pro-

tect anonymity, please use only first names. If you

need to share further information with Pastor Kevin,

call the church office or email him at pas-

tor@graceumcburnsville.org. Prayer cards will be de-

stroyed each week, so please continue with your re-

quests as the Spirit leads you. You may place your re-

quest in the offering plate.