"Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind,
for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." – Psalm 107:8-
for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." – Psalm 107:8-
Mt Bethel Church Benevolent giving/offerings/ministry in 2015
- Neighbors Inc Food Shelf - $555 and 1875 pounds at a value of $2.07/pound total: $3881.25
- Walk to End Hunger for Neighbors Food shelf: $1911
- Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox ministry 64 shoe boxes, estimated value of $25 each totals $1600 plus, cash offerings for postage & personal devotionals for boxes $356. Grand total of $1956.
- Neighbors Inc Arm Full of Love Gift Tree $340 of gift cards gifted forward.
- Foster/promoting the delivery of: TWO pick-up FULL loads of toys/over 100 packed boxes, for Neighbors Inc Holiday Giving from Big Iron Classic truck rally ... Grand total: priceless.
- Reach Renew Rejoice - Planting new churches and revitalizing existing churches across Minnesota $2796
- World Communion Offering $104
- UMCOR $10
- Love offering $215
- One Great Hour of Sharing UMCOR $190
- Back to School Backpack Bash, an ecumenical Inver Grove Heights community ministry- $500 to assist in purchasing 1500 backpacks, 1500 toothbrushes Thank you to Dr Dan Glenn & Dakota Children's Dentistry and 6 laundry baskets full of donated school supplies to be assembled in backpacks.
- Feed My Starving Children video Thank You. click here
Click image for pics from fellowship at Pastor Dave & Lisa's home. Scroll down...
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Click on image and scroll down, you will get 'video' of our "family" picture for our friends at Hilltop Elem. Merry Christmas! Thank you Shelby for capturing the 'still' for our picture.
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Our 2015 Advent theme this is “Grace”. We will be looking at the ways in which Mary, Mother of Jesus, experienced the grace of God. Like last year, we are looking for images of grace that will help us remember the weekly themes. Here is some direction for you to begin thinking about that…
Nov. 29: The Grace of Waiting: Mary was waiting on the Lord, and waiting for the birth of Jesus. It wasn’t an easy wait. How have you learned to “wait”? Another way to think about this is how have you learned to be patient? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 6: The Grace of Presence: Mary experienced the presence of God in many ways. How have you experienced God’s presence in your life? During a time of trial, or of joy? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 13: The Grace of Action: Mary said yes to the call of God. She said, “I am the handmaid of the Lord”. How have you served in such a way that it led you to know that God is at work? How has the Lord used you to touch another’s life? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 20: The Grace of Fulfillment: What prayer of yours has been answered? Is there an object or image that captures that?
We are Looking forward to hearing about how God has been at work in our church family!
Nov. 29: The Grace of Waiting: Mary was waiting on the Lord, and waiting for the birth of Jesus. It wasn’t an easy wait. How have you learned to “wait”? Another way to think about this is how have you learned to be patient? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 6: The Grace of Presence: Mary experienced the presence of God in many ways. How have you experienced God’s presence in your life? During a time of trial, or of joy? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 13: The Grace of Action: Mary said yes to the call of God. She said, “I am the handmaid of the Lord”. How have you served in such a way that it led you to know that God is at work? How has the Lord used you to touch another’s life? Is there an object or image that captures that?
Dec. 20: The Grace of Fulfillment: What prayer of yours has been answered? Is there an object or image that captures that?
We are Looking forward to hearing about how God has been at work in our church family!
Click image for pics from the morning fellowship of serving together in Jesus name. Pancake breakfast at 8:30a, Pastor Dave lead devotions & lots of working together readying church for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany.
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Click on image, scroll down to serving on 12/2/15.
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Mt Bethel Team raised $1086 so and collected 105 pounds of food so far!
Samaritan Purse -- Operation Christmas Child
A shoebox packed with Christmas goodness can have a big impact. 64 shoeboxes make a BIG BIG impact. Mt Bethel and STORM Faith communities gathered for Operation Christmas Child. What we packed into our 64 boxes is fun, what will come out of them is eternal. Thank you for your generosity of being a part of changing children’s lives all over the world in Jesus’s name through the power of a simple gift with Operation Christmas Child. OCC call to prayer.
A shoebox packed with Christmas goodness can have a big impact. 64 shoeboxes make a BIG BIG impact. Mt Bethel and STORM Faith communities gathered for Operation Christmas Child. What we packed into our 64 boxes is fun, what will come out of them is eternal. Thank you for your generosity of being a part of changing children’s lives all over the world in Jesus’s name through the power of a simple gift with Operation Christmas Child. OCC call to prayer.
All Saints Sunday Worship we remember the glory of God in the saints who have gone before us. We use the New Testament definition of saints meaning of "all Christian people of every time and place." The Saints, text focus: Hebrews 11 By Faith.... As Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we also choose to walk in newness of life! We are no longer living under the law but under grace and this freedom is proclaimed in Jesus Christ. Reading of the Names- Ronald Eck, Ione Wittman, Dennis Bellows, Betty Evarts, Ken Fritz, Palmer Goppelt, Annie Kangas, Tim Staudinger, Jeanne Kallestad, Emma Bellows, Betty Gibbs, Irene Dorniden, Dorothy Malm.
Fill The Jars !
Sunday, October 25th we worshiped and celebrated the goodness and blessings of overflowing measure of our Mt Bethel ministry this year. We also cast a vision of financial stewardship for 2016. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Click here for photo collections of our 2015 ministry so far. Captured is overflowing goodness of cultivating spiritual vitality in Jesus name to those we know, those we are meeting and for those we have yet to meet.…. For more good measure pressed down and over flowing, scroll through this journal of remembering ministry so far this year...... with more to come..... Living, serving, worshiping BOLD in Jesus name.
Thank you for your generous financial support of Mt Bethel Church in 2015 and the BOLDness to cast a vision for our 2016 ministry. It's a Beautiful Day and... "we're about to get our worship on... It IS a Beautiful Day!
Sunday, October 25th we worshiped and celebrated the goodness and blessings of overflowing measure of our Mt Bethel ministry this year. We also cast a vision of financial stewardship for 2016. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Click here for photo collections of our 2015 ministry so far. Captured is overflowing goodness of cultivating spiritual vitality in Jesus name to those we know, those we are meeting and for those we have yet to meet.…. For more good measure pressed down and over flowing, scroll through this journal of remembering ministry so far this year...... with more to come..... Living, serving, worshiping BOLD in Jesus name.
Thank you for your generous financial support of Mt Bethel Church in 2015 and the BOLDness to cast a vision for our 2016 ministry. It's a Beautiful Day and... "we're about to get our worship on... It IS a Beautiful Day!
The 2015 Craft Boutique is chance for us to meet the community, provide opportunity for crafters-venders to market talent and raise dollars for extra generosity to our local ministry activities. Thank you members and friends of Mt Bethel Church for your faithfulness of communicating, attending, participating in our event;
Saturday, Oct 24, 9a-3p is Mt Bethel's Craft Boutique. Items include: Quilt & knit items, jam & jelly, scrubbies, Avon, seasonal arrangements, gift baskets, jewerly, wood & feather crafts, Wildtree food items, Notepads & More…, baby items, 31 Bags, baked goods, lunch and much more….
Saturday, Oct 24, 9a-3p is Mt Bethel's Craft Boutique. Items include: Quilt & knit items, jam & jelly, scrubbies, Avon, seasonal arrangements, gift baskets, jewerly, wood & feather crafts, Wildtree food items, Notepads & More…, baby items, 31 Bags, baked goods, lunch and much more….
Church2 September 2015 thru January 2016 Mt Bethel/MB Church offered 5 monthly options for growing in relationship with Christ and each other by gathering together in a small group setting... Church 2... in homes. A meal was shared along with highs and lows of daily life. Prayer happened and read scripture which engaged spiritual conversation. When Pastor Dave is present groups shared in communion. Over 35 members & friends of MB participated. Thank you to the gracious hosts; J,B,L Brausen, J & L Gregg, J Lewis, S Draine, and P Tabbert/A Wentkiewicz.
Apple picking at Nelson's Apple Farm, on Thursday, Oct 15. Mt Bethel provided some people power (18) and owners Ross & Karen Nelson provided the orchard and donated the best apples. Picked 30 crates of apples and 2 crates of squash grossing over 1200 pounds to Neighbors Inc Food Shelf. Thank you to Nelson's Apple for generous giving + our joy in serving = stewardship. Click on image, you will see A lot of goodness and blessings. The last image in the photo link is the music video we created washing the apples. The Lord IS good to us! Fill the Jars .... Fill the Crates, 32, totaling over 1200 pounds for the hungry.
Click on image for enlarged letter of Thank You from Neighbors Inc - for reading click on image.
Toys toys toys..... Two truck loads of toys! Mt. Bethel gets a post on Neighbor's Facebook page!!!
"Saturday I drove down to Dodge Center to collect toys being donated to the Love Your Children Christmas program through Neighbors, Inc. As you can see by the pictures, we were able to fill 2 trucks with 100's of toys!!!! These toys were collected by the 16th annual Big Iron Classic Truck Show And Charity Drive held last month. Sandy and I are going to be busy sorting all of these fabulous toys for the children!! Thanks to Gary Wallerich & Polly Tabbert of Mt. Bethel Church & Jim Finn and Glenn Wallerich of Big Iron Classic for thinking of Neighbors, Inc. - Linda F."
"Saturday I drove down to Dodge Center to collect toys being donated to the Love Your Children Christmas program through Neighbors, Inc. As you can see by the pictures, we were able to fill 2 trucks with 100's of toys!!!! These toys were collected by the 16th annual Big Iron Classic Truck Show And Charity Drive held last month. Sandy and I are going to be busy sorting all of these fabulous toys for the children!! Thanks to Gary Wallerich & Polly Tabbert of Mt. Bethel Church & Jim Finn and Glenn Wallerich of Big Iron Classic for thinking of Neighbors, Inc. - Linda F."
Church2 Now thru January we offer 5 options monthly for gathering together in a small group setting... Church 2... to share in some food, share our lives, read scripture and spiritual conversation, pray and when Pastor Dave is present, share in communion. July to December 2014 Church2 was launched with 35 of us participating. Join a Church2 small group, grow in relationship with others and God.
Click here for pics of serving at FMSC on 9/23/2015
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71lbs of beans gleaned from field for Neighbor's Food Shelf. Click on pic & scroll down through harvest goodness for more pics of the day 9/21/15.
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Mt Bethel Community Garden contributed over 200 pounds of fresh produce to Neighbors Inc. food shelf in South St. Paul the summer of 2015.
Tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, swiss chard, kale, carrots, onions, red cabbage, bell peppers, beets, brussels sprouts, broccoli, zucchini, egg plant, and a variety of herbs occupied the three 4’ by 16’ raised beds. Cucumber, pole beans and winter squash were planted on the three mounts along the west side of the garden.
A crew led by Pastor Dave constructed the raised beds and fenced in the 28’ by 25’ garden space behind Mt. Bethel Church the first part of May, 2015. Plants and seeds went in the following week and planting was completed by May 8, 2015. The garden was dedicated on Sunday, May 10, 2015.
The first harvest happened on June 8 followed by a weekly delivery until September 18, 2015. The garden was cleaned up and put to sleep the weekend of September 20, 2015. All garden waste was composted at the southwest corner of the garden. Next spring it will be ready to be distributed back to the raised beds to nourish the 2016 garden. Extra specail gratitude to gardener Niki G and the garden ministry caretakers.
Tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, swiss chard, kale, carrots, onions, red cabbage, bell peppers, beets, brussels sprouts, broccoli, zucchini, egg plant, and a variety of herbs occupied the three 4’ by 16’ raised beds. Cucumber, pole beans and winter squash were planted on the three mounts along the west side of the garden.
A crew led by Pastor Dave constructed the raised beds and fenced in the 28’ by 25’ garden space behind Mt. Bethel Church the first part of May, 2015. Plants and seeds went in the following week and planting was completed by May 8, 2015. The garden was dedicated on Sunday, May 10, 2015.
The first harvest happened on June 8 followed by a weekly delivery until September 18, 2015. The garden was cleaned up and put to sleep the weekend of September 20, 2015. All garden waste was composted at the southwest corner of the garden. Next spring it will be ready to be distributed back to the raised beds to nourish the 2016 garden. Extra specail gratitude to gardener Niki G and the garden ministry caretakers.
Click here and go on a photo journey of the 2015 IGH Day's Parade BEST Foundation & more... Our community- Thank you IGH BEST Foundation for sharing with us the pictures.
Members and Friends of Mt Bethel Church participated in a seminar outlining estate and will planning. After great worship we gathered in the fellowship hall for a good, yummy, old fashion potluck. After fellowship over good food we flipped our fellowship hall and received best practice estate planning information. Click here for a list of local lawyers for your needs. Thank you to IGH community member and financial planner, Paul Hassing for the presentation. Our Estate & Will Seminar was sponsored by our Endowment Team.
Thank you to all who served the Hilltop Elementary Staff a back to school lunch during their staff development pre-school workshop! The many encouraging notes (115) to staff, generous giving to gift cards (every card a $5 DQ card) & meal and friendly hospitality of serving the meal. Thank you for entending encouragement to our neighbors in Jesus name.
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The 2015 Annual Back to School Bash, A local IGH ecumenical ministry this year growing from 1000 to 1500 backpacks with school supplies to IGH elementary, middle school and high school kids in need. Saturday, August 22 at St. Patrick's Church. Sundays in July donated school supplies were gathered and our supplies combined with 4 other IGH churches to fill 1500 back packs with the below supplies list. Opportunities’ for generous giving through: prayers, purchasing supplies, inventory counting, backpack assembly, festivity setup, distribution of backpacks, clothing, free meal with Peterson Ice Cream and cleanup. Click here for Fast Facts about our IGH Community Schools. Click here for 2015 Back to School Bash pictures and here for 2014 pictures. Schedule for Back to School Bash & Social. 8am Setup. 10:30am Gather for Prayer. 10:45am Everyone to Stations. 11am Start giving away registered backpacks. 12:15pm Give away remaining backpacks not claimed by registrations. 11a-1:45p free food, games, special entertainment. 2-3pm Event cleanup.
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Here is what supplies are assembled into each Backpack, grade level basics;
Pre Kindergarten: 1 Crayon, 1 Water Color, 2 Glue Sticks K, 1st, 2nd: 2 Folders, 2 Wide Lined Notebooks, 1 Box Crayons, 1 Marker, 2 Pencils, 1 Glue Bottle, 2 Glue Sticks, 1 Pink Eraser, 1 Scissors. 3rd, 4th, 5th: 3 Folders, 2 Wide Lined Notebooks, 1 Package Wide Line Loose Leaf Paper, 1 Marker or Colored Pencils, 3 Pencils, 1 Red Pen, 1 Highlighter, 1 Glue Bottle or Glue Stick, 1 Pink Eraser. 6th, 7th, 8th: 3 Folders, 3 College Ruled Notebooks, 1 College Loose Leaf Paper, 1 Marker or Colored Pencils, 4 Pencils, 1 Red Pen, 2 Black or Blue Pens, 1 Highlighter, 1 Glue Bottle, 1 Pink Eraser. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th: 3 College Ruled Notebook, 1 Comp Book, 4 Pencils, 1 Red Pen, 3 Black Pens, 3 Blue Pens, 1 Highlighter |
Click here to see pictures from THIS YEAR's all church picnic at Pastor Dave & Lisa's home
click on image- lots of pic's from 2015 NtU!
Night To Unite - National Night Out review. It was good to gather together!
When: Tuesday, August 4th 6-8pm
Where: Neighborhhod gathering on Mt Bethel Church lawn.
What: An evening to gather with the neighborhood
Who: The neighborhood, Mt Bethel Church too... with visits by Police & Fire personnel, School & City leadership.
Why: To get to know our neighbors, have fun and promote community.
Menu: Hot dogs & Ice Cream cones provided by Mt Bethel Church.
New this Year's city-wide Night to Unite event: Food items collected- to be donated to Neighbors Inc Food Shelf & Cell phones (usable) will be donated to the 360 Communities Lewis House, a local domestic violence shelter for women and children.
IGH event Sponsor: Inver Grove Heights Police
The neighbors came and visited on the Mt Bethel Church lawn. Night to Unite is an opportunity for the neighborhood to strengthen bonds. IGH Police report that Night to Unite neighborhood program has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote IGH neighborhood bonds and police-community partnerships.
Review of hosting our first Night to Unite! in neighborhood: 400 2sided color flyers distributed 3 weeks prior from Cahill to Colman Avenues West to East and South to North 70th street to townhouse development of Colman Way & Lower 67th Streets. Took a little over 2 hours with 5 people going door to door. 65 reminder notes Saturday prior to immediate surrouding neighbors, 2 bags of groceries gathered for Neighbor's food shelf, countless faces painted, 1 inflatable, 3 1/2 pails of ice cream & 60plus hotdogs served with ketchup, mustard & relish, 1 fire truck loaded with IGH firefighters, 1 mayor, 1 superintendent, 1 school board member, 2 city administrators, 2 parks & rec staff, 1 police chief, neighbors from 69th & Clayton area and neighbors from 70th Street, Casper and Carmen Avenues.
Our neighbors on Claude Ave and Caine & 68th Street also hosted Night to Unite! event gatherings. Our set-up began at 5pm ready to go at 5:45. First neighbors arrived at 6:15, cleanup began a 7:55 all done- lights turned off heading home at 8:25pm. Guesstamate 40 regular attenders from Mt Bethel Church and 20 neighbors attended. Thank you for all the Uniting! God blessed us!
When: Tuesday, August 4th 6-8pm
Where: Neighborhhod gathering on Mt Bethel Church lawn.
What: An evening to gather with the neighborhood
Who: The neighborhood, Mt Bethel Church too... with visits by Police & Fire personnel, School & City leadership.
Why: To get to know our neighbors, have fun and promote community.
Menu: Hot dogs & Ice Cream cones provided by Mt Bethel Church.
New this Year's city-wide Night to Unite event: Food items collected- to be donated to Neighbors Inc Food Shelf & Cell phones (usable) will be donated to the 360 Communities Lewis House, a local domestic violence shelter for women and children.
IGH event Sponsor: Inver Grove Heights Police
The neighbors came and visited on the Mt Bethel Church lawn. Night to Unite is an opportunity for the neighborhood to strengthen bonds. IGH Police report that Night to Unite neighborhood program has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote IGH neighborhood bonds and police-community partnerships.
Review of hosting our first Night to Unite! in neighborhood: 400 2sided color flyers distributed 3 weeks prior from Cahill to Colman Avenues West to East and South to North 70th street to townhouse development of Colman Way & Lower 67th Streets. Took a little over 2 hours with 5 people going door to door. 65 reminder notes Saturday prior to immediate surrouding neighbors, 2 bags of groceries gathered for Neighbor's food shelf, countless faces painted, 1 inflatable, 3 1/2 pails of ice cream & 60plus hotdogs served with ketchup, mustard & relish, 1 fire truck loaded with IGH firefighters, 1 mayor, 1 superintendent, 1 school board member, 2 city administrators, 2 parks & rec staff, 1 police chief, neighbors from 69th & Clayton area and neighbors from 70th Street, Casper and Carmen Avenues.
Our neighbors on Claude Ave and Caine & 68th Street also hosted Night to Unite! event gatherings. Our set-up began at 5pm ready to go at 5:45. First neighbors arrived at 6:15, cleanup began a 7:55 all done- lights turned off heading home at 8:25pm. Guesstamate 40 regular attenders from Mt Bethel Church and 20 neighbors attended. Thank you for all the Uniting! God blessed us!
September 1, 13lbs havested
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August 14, 31 lbs harvested
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August 3, 21 lbs harvested
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July 27, 11lb harvested
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July 20, 16lb harvested
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July 13, 9lb harvested
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July 7, 10lb harvested
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July
crop report: 102 pounds of fresh vegetables have been delivered to Neighbors Inc
food shelf this month. 46lbs from the Mt Bethel garden and a bonus
goodness of 56 pounds from a pea field south of Inver Grove Heights. A
special shout out of appreciation to Niki G who oversees the vegie garden and
Linda E who gives the hillside perennial garden extra special attention. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, time and talents- serving so well. Growing in the
vegie garden is: tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peppers, onions,
beets, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale, bush and pole beans, lettuce, swiss-chard,
cucumbers, winter and summer squash, herbs, marigolds and nasturtiums.
July 2, 56lbs Sweet pea goodness
We were able to deliver 56 pounds of sweet pea goodness to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf July 2nd. Through connections, Clyde was able to get two boxes heaping full of peas from a field near his work south of IGH. After Wednesday bible study participants and others bagged peas; Carolyn, Clyde, Penny, Jeff, Barb, Polly, David and Pastor Dave. Sweet goodness to the bodies that will be nurshied by this fresh blessing.
Click on image for 2015 STORM camp pictures
July 12-18, 2015
STORM camp [Service To Others in Relational Ministry] host site Cornerstone UMC in Marshall, MN. Attending from Mt B- Intern David, Pastor Dave, Logan, Cole, Jake, Mitch, Miguel, Emily & Shelby.
2015, the 25th year of STORM camp serving over 1500 families and significant spiritual impact on hundreds of students and adults. Thank you for praying us through Service To Others in Relational Ministry.
STORM camp [Service To Others in Relational Ministry] host site Cornerstone UMC in Marshall, MN. Attending from Mt B- Intern David, Pastor Dave, Logan, Cole, Jake, Mitch, Miguel, Emily & Shelby.
2015, the 25th year of STORM camp serving over 1500 families and significant spiritual impact on hundreds of students and adults. Thank you for praying us through Service To Others in Relational Ministry.
June crop report from our MB garden: 24 pounds delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. Growing in the MB garden is: tomatoes, carrots,
cabbage, peppers, onions, beets, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale, bush and pole
beans, lettuce, swiss chard, cucumbers, winter and summer squash, herbs,
marigolds and nasturtiums. Special thank you to those who tend the garden. (Scroll down a little for more garden story pictures.)
June 30, 6lb harvested
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June 23, 6 lb harvested
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June 16, 7lb harvested.
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June 8, 5lb harvested.
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2 Corinthians 9:10-12 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us; for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.
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16 Served: Maura, Ellen, Issac, David, Amy, Mary, Penny, Jeff, Joann, Ron, Irin, Judy, Ken, Terry, Judy, Polly at Feed My Starving Children's Eagan location.
Wednesday, June 24th, 6-7:30pm. The MB 16 packed 13 boxes with 36 meals each. Total boxes packed on our shift was 103 equaling 22,248 meals which will feed 61 kids for a year. Our meals will be shipped to Liberia on June 30th. |
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June 17, 2015 Mid-year Charge Conference meeeting & Celebration of Ministry 2014-2015 Pictorial collage of slides; Picnic at Pastor’s home, STORM camp 5 youth/1 adult, Back to School 1000+ backpack give away Bash, Five Church 2 groups, 19 participants in Rule of Christ training, Hilltop Elm ministry- staff lunchen, 920lbs Apple picking for Neighbor’s Inc Food shelf, Pastor & Lay Leader seminar Get Their Name- Ad Board book study, Reach Renew Rejoice stewardship campaign locally and State wide, Walk to End Hunger over $1000 for Neighbor’s Inc Food shelf, 50+ Samaritan Purse Shoe box ministry, Weekly e-newsletter launched in November, terrific participation in Hanging of the Green’s for Advent & Christmas, Caroling, Paid off $21,000 Street Assessment, Super Bowl teacher encouragement for Hilltop Elm & thank you’s received,
Feed my Starving Children outing, Boy Scout Sunday, Reading in the School (Hilltop) “Our Friends at Mt Bethel”, Pastor Dave & Lisa to Dominican Republic with Project Canefire, packing Backpacks with food at Hilltop Elm for students, Good worship throughout Holy Week, 7 new members & 2 adult baptisms, Hilltop Elm clean-up with 1st graders, Mt Bethel sponsorship of BEST Foundation May Day 5K, 2 Confirmations, Community garden built, growing & harvesting for Neighbors Food shelf, Launched on line offering giving, Prayed a lot, Choir sang more often, Updated technology in the facility-2 computers & 3 smart TV’s for communication, grew in relationship with Irin- Thailand AFS student, Host support of a the Latino congregation. Pastor Dave expressed appreciation for willingness to change, grow and serve in Jesus name.
2015 Mid-Year Charge Conference Vision Casting-Pastor Dave June 17, 2015
2014-2015: Last year We had determined that we would focus on Community Compassion, Small Groups and Celebrations/Worship. An on going discussion in Administrative Council would take place as we determined our Core Values….
So… how did we do… what’s next? We continue to serve at Hilltop Elementary School, our “signature” ministry. The latest win there is that they asked us (instead of vice versa) to come and help with the first day of summer school. There were 4 of us, but we got the job done. Thanks to Mary A., Polly T. and Terry A. We have a list of potential things to do at Hilltop Elm., our Teams just need to discern what the best way to serve is going to be with the people and time we have. We are expecting that a few of us will get into the classrooms this year for extra help for the teachers.
We also established our community garden that has produced 12 pounds of food so far for the Neighbors Food Shelf. This could become a great ministry as we share in the work and look for ways to share the harvest.
Our Night to Unite on August 4, (hosting neighborhood National Night Out) will be another step in helping our nearby neighbors recognize us, experience us and hopefully gain some insight into our hearts about what we think Church is. We will need everyone to participate and join us! Our pastoral intern David Hodd is developing a plan for distributing flyers about our church and communicating Night to Unite host site to our neighbors.
In regard to Classes/Small Groups we had very successful Church 2 groups meet for almost half of a year, with around 40 people participating. Pastor’s Bible Study on Wednesdays has also had a good core of attendance of 5-8. We could do more in this area. We have three volunteer hosts for Church 2 again and we should expect more ways to grow in community and faith in the coming weeks.
Our worship attendance has been up significantly over last year, 16%. Our worship planning team did a great job again with special Sundays and church holidays. We will keep building on that.
Our Administrative Council isn’t changing a whole lot personnel wise but we have decided that every other months we will spend the meeting time reflecting on vision/mission/values of our church body and look to do ministry and move forward based on those things that are most important to us. We have good leaders in our congregation who will continue to lead us forward as we tackle all the issues that are before us.
We are making good progress in a number of areas. I would expect that 2015-2016 year is going to be another great year for us.
God bless you richly in these days! Pastor David Brown
2015 Mid-Year Charge Conference Vision Casting-Pastor Dave June 17, 2015
2014-2015: Last year We had determined that we would focus on Community Compassion, Small Groups and Celebrations/Worship. An on going discussion in Administrative Council would take place as we determined our Core Values….
So… how did we do… what’s next? We continue to serve at Hilltop Elementary School, our “signature” ministry. The latest win there is that they asked us (instead of vice versa) to come and help with the first day of summer school. There were 4 of us, but we got the job done. Thanks to Mary A., Polly T. and Terry A. We have a list of potential things to do at Hilltop Elm., our Teams just need to discern what the best way to serve is going to be with the people and time we have. We are expecting that a few of us will get into the classrooms this year for extra help for the teachers.
We also established our community garden that has produced 12 pounds of food so far for the Neighbors Food Shelf. This could become a great ministry as we share in the work and look for ways to share the harvest.
Our Night to Unite on August 4, (hosting neighborhood National Night Out) will be another step in helping our nearby neighbors recognize us, experience us and hopefully gain some insight into our hearts about what we think Church is. We will need everyone to participate and join us! Our pastoral intern David Hodd is developing a plan for distributing flyers about our church and communicating Night to Unite host site to our neighbors.
In regard to Classes/Small Groups we had very successful Church 2 groups meet for almost half of a year, with around 40 people participating. Pastor’s Bible Study on Wednesdays has also had a good core of attendance of 5-8. We could do more in this area. We have three volunteer hosts for Church 2 again and we should expect more ways to grow in community and faith in the coming weeks.
Our worship attendance has been up significantly over last year, 16%. Our worship planning team did a great job again with special Sundays and church holidays. We will keep building on that.
Our Administrative Council isn’t changing a whole lot personnel wise but we have decided that every other months we will spend the meeting time reflecting on vision/mission/values of our church body and look to do ministry and move forward based on those things that are most important to us. We have good leaders in our congregation who will continue to lead us forward as we tackle all the issues that are before us.
We are making good progress in a number of areas. I would expect that 2015-2016 year is going to be another great year for us.
God bless you richly in these days! Pastor David Brown
Old Salem Shrine held its annual Founders' Day Service on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3:00 pm. Rev. Margaret Fell gave the message and Pastor Dave lead the worship service. A full church enjoyed the heritage of our faith in this restored chapel and the first Evangelical Church in Minnesota founded in 1857. Old Salem is located on Upper 55th Street (Salem Church Road) in Inver Grove Heights just east of Robert Street. |
We have a group going to see Les Miserables! performed by: Woodbury Community Theater at East Ridge High School, The Loft Stage, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7:30 pm
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Click on pic for MORE pictures. Logan, Pastor Dave, Shelby. Confirmation 2015.
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Confirmation is an important step in the spiritual life of students. They are confirming the vows that their parents made when they were baptized. They are declaring for themselves their desire to follow Jesus.
Sunday, May 31, Shelby Gregg and Logan Tschida took the step of Confirmation. I have met with them a number of times to have conversation about what it means to follow Jesus, to be part of the church universal, to be part of this congregation. Shelby and Logan both attended STORM with me last summer (2014) and put into practice “serving Jesus by serving others”. I think they are growing in their understanding of what following Jesus is about. These two are good students, very active in their school and their sports. Throughout their lives they will have the opportunity to influence hundreds of people. |
As Logan and Shelby take this step of Confirmation, and as they grow and mature in their faith and in their lives, they will need our prayers and our interest. Our responsibility as the body of Christ is to nurture and care for them now so they have a good vision of what a healthy, vibrant congregation is like. In the future, they will be participants in the same.
I count it a privilege to get to know such great young people as Shelby and Logan. Let’s celebrate with them as they declare their desire today to follow Jesus. Pastor Dave.
I count it a privilege to get to know such great young people as Shelby and Logan. Let’s celebrate with them as they declare their desire today to follow Jesus. Pastor Dave.
A Love Offering for Missions is collected within Minnesota United Methodist churches and delivered to annual conference May 27-29th. It benefits international, national, and Minnesota missions. The conference Missions Promotion Team determines the annual recipients. We, at Mt Bethel Church identified Sunday, May 3, 10, 17th as Love Offering Sundays- which we make offering to MN annual conference $215.
The 2015 Annual Conference theme is "God's Vision, Our Mission—Unleashed" and funds from this year's Love Offering will to go three projects that will help us answer God's call to heal a broken world. 60% to Grace Children’s Center in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, 30% to Minnesota UM Churches building partnerships with a school in it’s community and 10% Volunteers in Mission program. Click here or on image for more detailed information on 2015 Love offering.
The 2015 Annual Conference theme is "God's Vision, Our Mission—Unleashed" and funds from this year's Love Offering will to go three projects that will help us answer God's call to heal a broken world. 60% to Grace Children’s Center in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, 30% to Minnesota UM Churches building partnerships with a school in it’s community and 10% Volunteers in Mission program. Click here or on image for more detailed information on 2015 Love offering.
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Serving others in the dirt. We have built and planted a community garden. The Trustees gave the go ahead for Mt Bethel to create a small community garden in the backyard of the church; 26'x28' garden near the playground with three raised beds 4'x16'. {tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peppers, onions, beets, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale, bush and pole beans, lettuce, swiss chard, cucumbers, winter and summer squash, herbs, marigolds and nasturtiums} Vegetables are primarily going to Neighbors Food Shelf to provide fresh food for clients. Thank you to all who helped get it going AND keep it going: Niki G, Niki’s friend Bill, Al A, Clyde C, Vern E, Dick L, and Pastor Dave.
5/10/2015 Garden dedicated, blessed and prayer. 6/8/2015 our first harvest, 5lbs of greens delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 6/16/2015 our 2nd harvest, 7lbs of greens delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 6/23/2015 our 3rd harvest, 6lbs to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 6/30/2015 4th harvest, 6lbs of greens delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 7/7/2015 10lbs harvested and delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf 7/13/2015 9lb harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 7/20/2015 16lb harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 8/3/2015 21 lbs harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 8/14/2015 31lbs harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 9/1/2015 13lbs harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf. 9/18/2015 47lbs harvested delivered to Neighbor's Inc Food Shelf |
May 8th, 2015 was flower pickup. Members and friends thank you for your participation in our annual Springtime Gertens fundraiser. 2015 was another blooming success with half of proceeds’ going to our church's general ministry fund and other half of generous proceeds for maintaining church grounds and gardens.
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The mission of the Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T. Foundation is to raise and award funds for post-secondary scholarships to Simley High School Graduates. This year, Mt Bethel Church is one of the event sponsors. Click HERE to see lots & lots of pictures from the beautiful morning of IGH walkers/runners gathering together to raise dollars for Simley High Scholarships.
Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T. Foundation’s 17th May Day 5K, was held on Saturday, May 2, at the Inver Grove Heights Community Center/National Guard Armory. The run/walk race began at 9a. Participants received a May Day 5K T-shirt before the race and following the race, runners/walkers enjoyed a picnic lunch (hot dog/chips/drink) before the awards ceremony and holuhoop contest for kids. Over $30,000 raised to supporting scholarships for Simley High graduates. a |
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Sunday, April
26th we filled our sanctuary for "Friend Day" 10a Worship. Our planned "Friend Day" worship became an opportunity to invite and bring a friend to experience the fellowship and spiritual
passion of our congregation and worship. Some brought a family member, some a
neighbor, and some a church member who hasn't been to MB for a while... The month of April Pastor Dave's messages focused on
"Friendship.”
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'"friends selfie" following worship
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Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day 2015) Mt Bethel helped with picking up trash at our neighbors, Hilltop Elementary School with Ms Atneosen's first grade class. .... A fun (windy) day of serving together with our neighbors on Earth Day.
Mt Bethel Friends, Thank you for helping my class today! We really had a fun time. Here --> you will see the pictures that the community education person took, please show them to all the wonderful helpers! Thank you again. Monica Atneosen First Grade Teacher Hilltop Elementary |
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Sunday, April 19th
Two adult Baptisms and new members joined Mount Bethel United Methodist Church. One of the things that gives life to a congregation is new people attending and participating. We are always blessed when that happens and especially so when they make the commitment to officially become part of our body through membership. We are blessed to witness 2 adult baptisms and receive 7 new members to Mount Bethel Church. Baptisms of Sarah E and Al O. New members Jeff & Penny F, Sarah E & Dave E, Al O, Deb S and Joe B. These seven are bringing new life to our church. Let us continue to be welcoming and gracious to new comers and look for ways to invite our friends and neighbors to worship. |
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Opportunity to Serve together at Mt Bethel's annual Spring Clean Up morning, Saturday, April 18th 8:30-11:30am. Sooooo much goodness serving together complemented by the beautiful weather of sunny and 68. Workers kept their energy level up with coffee, juice and treats served by the kitchen cleaners. Inside and out window & screen washing, purging of the storeroom, deep dusting, cobwebs collected, gardening, pruning and more... Many hands made for a very productive morning.
Holy Week Worship 2015 at Mt Bethel Church
- Sunday, March 29 Palm Sunday Worship our sanctuary staged with large boulders, palms and “Hosannas! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”
- Thursday, April 2, Maundy Thursday 50+ gathered around linen covered tables in the sanctuary for communion and last supper worship.
- Friday, April 3, throughout Good Friday the sanctuary hosted a Prayer Vigil followed by 7p worship journey through scripture of Good Friday and the extinguishing of light, attenders leaving in silent darkness.
- Sunday, April 5, 10a Easter!!- Our sanctuary filled with the goodness and blessings of family and friends celebrating and worshiping a Risen Christ!! Living God, thank you for the gift of resurrection. Help us embrace the new life you offer us in Jesus name.
- Easter offering generous giving of $523 is directed to the Reach Renew Rejoice mission field specifically in Minnesota.
Lent 2015 Wednesdays we gathered in Mt Bethel's fellowship hall for mid-week worship averaging 48 attendees. Beginning with a soup supper at 6p, and from 6:30-7:15p interactive worship facilitated by Pastor Dave. We took a closer look at Matthew 6:9-13, The Lord's Prayer; The Father's character, the Kingdom (it's us, here now), our Provider, forgiveness, being Lead and our Father the Protector who delivers us.
Ministry areas volunteered to facilitate/host/serve weekly soup suppers; MOE Mission/Outreach/Evangelism, Worship, Trustees, SPPR Staff Pastor Parish Relations, and STORM Faith communities. To cover supper cost a free will offering was received to cover meal costs. Overflow offerings of $86 is extended to MN United Methodist Church Conference for Reach Renew Rejoice mission field in Minnesota; making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Ministry areas volunteered to facilitate/host/serve weekly soup suppers; MOE Mission/Outreach/Evangelism, Worship, Trustees, SPPR Staff Pastor Parish Relations, and STORM Faith communities. To cover supper cost a free will offering was received to cover meal costs. Overflow offerings of $86 is extended to MN United Methodist Church Conference for Reach Renew Rejoice mission field in Minnesota; making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Our Administrative Board in cooperation with Smith memorial offering launched a technology upgrade. January began with computer hardware and software upgrades. To complement our 2013 website upgrade in November 2014 a weekly e-newsletter was launched, in January 2015 after technology upgrades the e-newsletter creation was transitioned to the church office. Members who do not have email receive a weekly mailing of the e-newsletter. Weekly approx. 105 email and 15 mailed e-newsletters communicate Mt Bethel ministry activities. March 2015 additional in-building communications were added with the instillation of large screen displays at each of our building entrances. The displays communicate church ministry happenings to those who travel in and out the facility. Posted is our Easter in-house communications.
Good news of generous sharing, March was the Statewide Food Share campaign, here at Mt. Bethel Church too. Thank you for your generous donations of food and money. $365 and 132 pounds of food was delivered to Neighbors Inc to meet the needs of Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul families. Mt Bethel Church is a founding partner of Neighbors Inc. Neighbors Inc.
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Be There - Be Hope. When disaster strikes around the globe .... We, watching the drama unfold on our tv's feel quite helpless. Yes, we can make a difference in the wake of such widespread devastation. As responders around the globe scramble to help survivors, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, UMCOR, is prepared to act. On Sunday, March 15th we collectively made an offering $190 of Generous giving to One Great Hour of Sharing allowing UMCOR to act as the arms and legs of Christ’s church, serving others in their darkest days. p.s. Goodness: UMCOR is 75 years strong.
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March 2015 our neighbors down the street, Hilltop Elementary celebrated Read Across America Day, an annual celebration of reading on author Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Pastor Dave, Judy A. and Mary A. along with other community and district leaders read The Cat in The Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss to each Hilltop classroom. Of course each reader wore the traditional red & white hat worn by the popular character “the cat in the hat”. Hilltop’s Read Across America celebration concluded with a school-wide assembly where Hilltop acknowledged “our friends at Mt Bethel”. Thank you Pastor, Judy & Mary for reading.
February 2015 Mt Bethel Church and Hilltop Elementary School partnered in gathering food shelf items. With a school-wide and Mt Bethel food drive campaign, weekly, Mt Bethel volunteers filled backpacks of food for children to take home along with putting together over 70 bags of groceries with a complete breakfast and dinner for the families. At the conclusion of the month Mt Bethel delivered 500 pounds of overflow groceries to Neighbors Inc food shelf.
Scout Sunday, February 15, 2014 at Mt Bethel Church.
-Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.-
Current scouts and their families attended worship and fellowship time following. Incorporated in worship was the presentation of the flags, scripture reading: Psalm 8, Scout Law, recognition of scouts and leaders current and past, knot tying youth message, testimony and responsive message by Pastor Brown, "A Scout is Reverent". Hebrews 12:28 New International Version (NIV) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
-Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.-
Current scouts and their families attended worship and fellowship time following. Incorporated in worship was the presentation of the flags, scripture reading: Psalm 8, Scout Law, recognition of scouts and leaders current and past, knot tying youth message, testimony and responsive message by Pastor Brown, "A Scout is Reverent". Hebrews 12:28 New International Version (NIV) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
January 27-February 10th Pastor Dave and Lisa served on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Project Canefire. First, they feel blessed to have exceeded the mission & materials financial goal of $3500 by $675! Generous giving by many. Thank you.
Pastor Dave and Lisa appreciate daily prayers for the following....
Email update: Friday, 2/6/2015 4:09pm Hello friends, Thanks for the prayers. Lisa and I continue to be healthy and safe. We have eaten well slept well and worked pretty hard in the 85-95 degree heat. It has been a good trip in most ways. We dedicated two homes this afternoon about 16x24' and the families receiving them were very grateful. We finished the well work yesterday. Two teams go out each checking the 90 + wells they have installed. We repaired quite a few closed some others and installed 10 or so new ones. Lisa and I mostly did well team but she also had good experiences two days with the sewing team We also poured and leveled a floor in a newly built church building and are helping another congregation get theirs up. That was the other half of today building forms and tiring together rebar for the top of the church shell. Not sure what it is called but it will be one continuous concrete pour around the top we may help there tomorrow again do inventory of the container supplies attend a meeting of the cane fire board ... Then church on Sunday barbeque at one of the truck drivers homes on Sunday afternoon. Looks like Monday will be a free day so we are hoping to go to the beach with our friends. The people have been very good at helping the team and working alongside of us. It really has been great. Have been working on my limited Spanish will be glad to get home even though it is cold! God bless you all today. We love you! D
Pastor Dave and Lisa appreciate daily prayers for the following....
- Safe travel to and from the Dominican Republic as well as within the country as there is much travel to and from mission sites.
- For all 26 team members to bond well, work together well, and have fun together...that we would model healthy Christian community.
- That the language barriers would be minimized.
- That the team would always have servant hearts and recognize that we are there to share life with brothers and sisters in Christ.
- That the team would be healthy and not susceptible to any illness, or disease.
- That all family/work issues “at home” would be resolved and/or put on hold during the two week trip so that each team member can focus on the Kingdom work at hand.
- That the blessing of: 11 new wells built, church pews installed, 2 homes built, church floor installed and church exterior stuccoed (3 different congregations), $2500 worth of Bibles distributed, 6 days of sewing classes in 6 different locations would be of great encouragement and cause for celebration in the Lord for the people of DR and for us!
- That Lisa and Pastor Dave would enjoy serving together and not being in charge!
- Warm welcome to Rev. Dana (Williams) Scopatz as she serves Mt Bethel's mission field in Pastor Dave's absence.
Email update: Friday, 2/6/2015 4:09pm Hello friends, Thanks for the prayers. Lisa and I continue to be healthy and safe. We have eaten well slept well and worked pretty hard in the 85-95 degree heat. It has been a good trip in most ways. We dedicated two homes this afternoon about 16x24' and the families receiving them were very grateful. We finished the well work yesterday. Two teams go out each checking the 90 + wells they have installed. We repaired quite a few closed some others and installed 10 or so new ones. Lisa and I mostly did well team but she also had good experiences two days with the sewing team We also poured and leveled a floor in a newly built church building and are helping another congregation get theirs up. That was the other half of today building forms and tiring together rebar for the top of the church shell. Not sure what it is called but it will be one continuous concrete pour around the top we may help there tomorrow again do inventory of the container supplies attend a meeting of the cane fire board ... Then church on Sunday barbeque at one of the truck drivers homes on Sunday afternoon. Looks like Monday will be a free day so we are hoping to go to the beach with our friends. The people have been very good at helping the team and working alongside of us. It really has been great. Have been working on my limited Spanish will be glad to get home even though it is cold! God bless you all today. We love you! D
 Pastor Dave Serving in Dominican Republic
an email update from Pastor Dave 2/2/2015 (Monday 4:53am)
….. Thanks for all the prayers! Things are going well here. All but two have been healthy and those two recovered quickly. We put in seven concrete pads for wells last week and will complete these this week. Church pews have been built and delivered. A very large church floor has been laid. Mixing concrete by hand of course. There have been rafters made and walls put up on two homes and another church building. Previously dug wells (90) have been checked and repaired. A sewing team has gone out every day to teach and train. We are accomplishing all we have set out to do. God is good and plentiful. Went to worship at local church yesterday that had interpretation for us. Was good. A medical team from Kansas was there as well. So, Keep praying for us. Lisa and I are doing well. Weather has been warm but often cloudy and sprinkled now and then. Went to beach yesterday (Sunday) and it poured rain! That's all for now. Project Canefire has a Facebook page where you might be able to see recent pics. D. |
Click on pic, see more of Lisa serving.
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January 28, 2015
It's Super Bowl weekend and the buzz is all about the game, Not at Mt Bethel Church. For us, it's all about the super team of teachers & support staff down the street at Hilltop Elementary. In Jesus name, we've provided for them an 'on the go' Souper Lunch.
Hilltop Faculity & Staff we, Mt Bethel Church are grateful for what you do every day for our IGH kids. Thank you, You are Souper bowl Champions!
It's Super Bowl weekend and the buzz is all about the game, Not at Mt Bethel Church. For us, it's all about the super team of teachers & support staff down the street at Hilltop Elementary. In Jesus name, we've provided for them an 'on the go' Souper Lunch.
Hilltop Faculity & Staff we, Mt Bethel Church are grateful for what you do every day for our IGH kids. Thank you, You are Souper bowl Champions!
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Rejoicing in what God can & will do through us....
We, Mt Bethel Church are a valued component of this Good News... The UMC Conference weekly Pledge and Presentation report for 1-16-2015 reports Good News: Total pledges so far for Reach-Renew-Rejoice mission field are $1,622,010. That’s nearly 65% of the way to the $2.5M “breakthrough” goal and nearly 44% of the way to our $3.7M Rejoice goal!
Reaching the $2.5M and $3.7M goals will enable Minnesota Annual Conference to start one new church site, one new multisite campus, and take steps to renew 20 congregations each year for SEVEN years! Good News!!
Thank you Mt Bethel Church for your generous Christmas time offerings $1387 to grow God's Kingdom in Minnesota.
We, Mt Bethel Church are a valued component of this Good News... The UMC Conference weekly Pledge and Presentation report for 1-16-2015 reports Good News: Total pledges so far for Reach-Renew-Rejoice mission field are $1,622,010. That’s nearly 65% of the way to the $2.5M “breakthrough” goal and nearly 44% of the way to our $3.7M Rejoice goal!
Reaching the $2.5M and $3.7M goals will enable Minnesota Annual Conference to start one new church site, one new multisite campus, and take steps to renew 20 congregations each year for SEVEN years! Good News!!
Thank you Mt Bethel Church for your generous Christmas time offerings $1387 to grow God's Kingdom in Minnesota.
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Thirteen members and friends of Mt Bethel Church Served together at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan - Wednesday, January 14, 2015
82 boxes packed = 17,172 meals = 49 children fed for a year, cost $3,896. January 2015 packed meals headed to Zimbabwe. |
"Un" Hanging of the 2014 Greens- January 10, 2015
Lots of helpful hands made for good fellowship as we served together putting Christmas decorations back into boxes in record time- 1 hour 15 minutes- Amazing!.
Thank you; Kathy, Nikki, Deb, Al, Linda, Rollie, Mary, George, Ron, Kathy, Judy, Ken, Alan, Maura, Craig, Polly & more.....
Lots of helpful hands made for good fellowship as we served together putting Christmas decorations back into boxes in record time- 1 hour 15 minutes- Amazing!.
Thank you; Kathy, Nikki, Deb, Al, Linda, Rollie, Mary, George, Ron, Kathy, Judy, Ken, Alan, Maura, Craig, Polly & more.....
