On this Labor Day Sunday we will be praying for all who are seeking work. Do you have a friend or family member who is out of work? Invite them to experience God’s blessing as our congregation prays together for all who have not yet found work.
September 5
On this Labor Day Sunday we will be praying for all who are seeking work. Do you have a friend or family member who is out of work? Invite them to experience God’s blessing as our congregation prays together for all who have not yet found work.
Jonah: The Great Adventure
On Welcome Sunday, September 12, we begin a series of messages on one of the best known stories in the Bible, the story of Jonah. The book of Jonah is short and full of surprises and brings a message of faith, growth, and purpose for each of us and for our church as a whole. Be sure to be in worship for the entire series.
September 12
Jonah: The Patron Saint of Procrastinators
September 19
Praying in a Tight Spot
September 26
The Power of One
October 3
Ninevites and Neighbors
September 12, 2010
You're invited!
We will be welcoming children and youth back to Sunday school with a full slate of activities. Worship will be at 8:30 and 10:00am as usual, featuring the choir. Orientation for all students (including confirmation) will be at 10:00am. There will be an all-church outdoor potluck picnic for everyone at 11:15am. The staff will be grilling hot dogs. "Froggie Hop" jumping house, sno-cones, popcorn, face painting, games and relays with balloons for the kids. Musicians from the church will be playing in the band. All hands will be desired to put together CARE PACKAGES for Anoka area men and women currently serving in the military. There will be relay races and games for children. Mark your calendars now, join in and invite your friends and neighbors!
LIVEDEEP — DIVE IN for FALL!
A new way to look at Wednesday nights!
beginning September 15
For all ages…a new way to go deeper in your faith…
to connect with God and with other people...
your anchor for midweek!
The LIVEDEEP Wednesday evening schedule will look like this:
5:45-6:30—Dinner for $3 in the UMCafe (home cooked meals by our own Sarah Taylor) 6:00-6:30—Angelic Chimes (3rd through 8th Graders.) rehearses 6:30—LIVEDEEP Worship – a new midweek option with an informal format and upbeat music
7:10—Small groups and classes for all ages: adults, young adults, youth, children. (Youth and children will need to register and their cost is $10 for the Fall session—meals are included.) Look for registration at the Sunday school table in the narthex gathering area.
7:30—Chancel Choir (youth and adults) rehearses
(Please note that Confirmation classes have changed this year. They will meet Sunday mornings.)
New Orleans Mission Trip
Fourteen people returned to UMCA on August 22 from a successful nine-day work team trip to New Orleans. While being hosted by UMCOR’s Louisiana Disaster Relief in Slidell, they worked on three different homes - painting, sheet rocking, and putting in tiles and insulation. Along the way they found time to taste Jambalaya in the French Quarter and Bar-Be-Que at B. B. King’s in Memphis. They also toured the Lower Ninth Ward, Habitat-for-Humanity projects and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The following people wish to thank you for your financial and prayer support: Dylan Boor, Ann Boyke, Jim Boyke, Jim Brandner, Angela Crawford, Bradley Crawford, Jake Johnson, Patrick Lanenberg, Amanda Miller, Jason Tizzano, Josh Windham, Naomi Windham, Elizabeth Zabel and Lyndy Zabel. Look for pictures and more information in the future on the web site and in church. In the meantime, give them a pat on the back when you see them for a job well done!
