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WELCOME
TO FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
E-mail Newsletter: "FAITH
ON-LINE"
-for Friday, March 5, 2010
We're
at 219 - 1st Avenue West in downtown Williston,
North Dakota
This message is sent out on Friday evening to
prepare for worship on
Sunday, the 7th, and as a reminder of coming
events.
Rev. Rod Tkach:
701-572-9407
FAX:
701-572-0797
Website:
<www.fumcwilliston.com>
(A)
WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(B)
WEEK'S CALENDAR
(C)
COMMUNICATIONS
~ Mercy Cancer Support Groups Meets
~ UMW Prayer Vigil for "International Peace
Day"
~ Matt Staricka Selected
~ Church Directory Address Changes
(D)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY
(E)
ENLIGHTENMENT
~ Teach Us To Pray [Bishop Deb Kiesey]
(F)
FUNNIES/FOOD
~ Life Explained
~ Starter Chicken Curry
FUMC MISSION STATEMENT:
Our church is a welcoming,
Christ-centered community,
inspired by the Holy Spirit,
responsive to all
so everyone may know Jesus, our
Saviour.
(A) WORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES:
Faith United
Methodist Church - Williston
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Worship Service
# 144 "This Is My Father's
World"
# 77 "How Great Thou
Art"
# 358 "Dear Lord and Father of
Mankind"
Scripture: Luke
13:1-9
Sermon:
"A Theory in Chaos" Rev.
Rod Tkach
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PLEASE KEEP THE FINANCIAL
REPONSIBILITIES OF OUR CHURCH
IN YOUR PRAYERS.
GIVING for 2/28 =
$ 2,350.50 Attendance: 95
UMCOR Haiti Relief
(2/29) - $50.00
Recycled Ink Cartridges = $97.95
[will assist in up-grades to our sound system --
THANKS!]
Special Concerns: In the
hospital this week: Margie Routledge
(B) WEEK'S
CALENDAR:
(7) SUNDAY.... NO SUNDAY SCHOOL [Winter
Break]
NO Confirmation or Youth Group
(10) WEDNESDAY .
8:00 a.m. Bible
Study @ Michelle's on Main
6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Quilting
Group, hostess]
6:30 p.m. Lenten Worship
7:00 p.m. Chancel
Choir
8:00 p.m. Praise
Team
(11) THURSDAY ...
1:30 p.m. Faith
Quilters
7:00 p.m. Troop
#368 Scouts
NEXT SUNDAY:
9:15 a.m.
Toddler thru Adult Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Coffee
Fellowship in Fellowship Hall
10:45 a.m. Sunday
Worship Service
6:00 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Youth Group
(C) COMMUNICATIONS
~ Mercy Cancer Support Groups Meets
Mercy
Cancer Support Group will meet on Tuesday, March 9th at
7:00 p.m. in the Recreation Room at Mercy Medical
Center. It is located directly across
from Day Surgery.
~ UMW Prayer Vigil for "International Peace
Day"
United Methodist Women
Prayer Vigil “International Peace Day” will be
observed Thursday, March 11th from 2:45-3:30
p.m. Please take a moment wherever you are
to join in praying for peace throughout our world.
~ Matt Staricka
Selected
Congratulations to
Mathias Staricka for being selected to the
“Academic All-State Silver Team.” Academic All-State
members will be recognized between the Semi-final
games of the Class A Boy’s Basketball Tournament
on Friday, March 12th. The recognition will
be televised.
~ Church Directory Address Changes [March
Newsletter]
Dick + Caroline Anderson
5 Good Sam Dr. #2 -- Arthur ND 58006-4138
Elsie DeLorme
516 Jackson Way -- Carson City NV 89705
Patricia Mersch
P. O. Box 336 -- Mohall ND 58761-0336
Teri Patterson
820 - 3rd Avenue NW -- Minot ND 58703-3022
Carol Radenz
2112 Sandcreek Drive -- Williston ND 58801
Wayne + Kerry Turnquist
P. O. Box 787 -- Williston ND 58802-0787
(D) HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
(7) Keith Hammer, Craig Mahlum,
Shelby Pederson
(8) Troy Heupel, Karli Keck,
Bryce Story
(9) Nichole Vournas
(10) Willard Hendricks
(12) Sara Ellis, Cora Norton
(13) Melissa Lucy
ANNIVERSARIES:
(12) Wayne + Kerry Turnquist
(?) David + Stephanie
Perdue
(E) ENLIGHTENMENT:
~ Teach Us To Pray [Bishop Deb Kiesey,
"Dakotas Diary"
- Second Week of Lent, 2010]
"Pray then in this way:
Our
Father in heaven, hallowed by your name.
Your
kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is
in
heaven."
(Matthew
6:9-10)
There's a great ad on television
that I've seen recently that I really like. It
first shows a mother pushing a child in a
stroller. The child drops
a toy and man walking by picks it up and hands it
back to the child, and the mother looks grateful. In
the next scene the same mother is walking out of a
coffee shop and when she sees a coffee cup perched
precariously on the edge of a table, she quietly
pushes the cup away from the edge. Someone
oversees that act and offers a hand to a man who
has fallen. And on
and on it goes. As someone
sees an act of kindness, they are inspired to act
kindly to another.
At the end of the ad we hear
these words:
"When a person does the
right thing, we call it responsible. When
an insurance company does it, we call it
----------."
Now I know it's an ad for an
insurance company, but I still like the thought. And
what I like about it is that it reminds us to do
the right thing - to walk the talk - to live out
what we claim to believe in our everyday life and
actions.
Perhaps we could put it this
way:
When a Christian does the right
thing, they are living out the kingdom of God.
"Thy kingdom come, Thy will
be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
When I pray the Lord's Prayer,
this tends to be the line I skip over rather
quickly, and move on to "daily bread",
and "forgiveness", and
"temptations". But
I shouldn't. For just as
the first line of this prayer is a declaration of
our faith, this second sentence reminds me to look
toward the bigger picture - the coming of God's
kingdom here on earth.
For prayer has the capacity to
shape us in the ways of God.
As Christians, we are called to
do everything we can to bring in the Kingdom of
God. We are called to be
Christ's hands and feet to the world and to embody
God's love - God's grace - God's justice - God's
compassion - in everything we say and do. We
ought to be doing "the right thing"
simply because it IS the right thing - it is what
God would have us do.
In Richard Foster's book, Prayer:
Finding the Heart's True Home, we read this:
The true prophetic message
always calls us to a spiritual defiance of the
world as it now is. Our
prayer, to the extent that it is fully authentic,
undermines the status quo. It
is a spiritual underground resistance movement. We
are subversive in a world of injustice,
oppression, and violence. Like
Amos of old, we demand that "justice roll
down like waters, and righteousness like an
everflowing stream" (Amos 5:24). We
plead the case of the orphan and the widow, or
whoever the helpless ones are in our context. In
our prayers and in our actions we stand firm
against racism, sexism, nationalism, ageism, and
every other 'ism" that separates and splits
and divides (p. 247).
Friends, can you imagine what
this world would be like if we all lived as though
God's kingdom were already here?
As you pray this Disciple's
Prayer this week, listen for ways God may be
nudging you. In fact, try
offering a prayer as you read your morning
newspaper, or as you watch the evening news. Make
prayer a way of life.
When you are frightened - pray.
When
you are grateful - pray.
When you are touched by the
beauty of God's creation - pray.
When
you pound your fists in anger or frustration -
pray.
When your heart is filled with
joy - pray.
Make prayer a way of life.
Make listening to God a way of
being.
And make living out the kingdom
of God your goal.
Prayer Is the Soul's
Sincere Desire (UMH #492)
(to the tune of Amazing
Grace)
Prayer is the soul's sincere
desire, unuttered or expressed,
The motion of a hidden fire that
trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye,
when none but God is near.
Prayer is the simplest form of
speech that infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains
that reach the Majesty on high.
Prayer is the contrite sinners'
voice, returning from their way,
While angels in their songs
rejoice and cry, "Behold, they pray!"
Prayer is the Christians' vital
breath, the Christians' native air;
Their watchword at the gates of
death; they enter heaven with prayer.
O Thou, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way:
The path of prayer thyself hast
trod; Lord, teach us how to pray!
Amen and amen.
Bishop
Deb
The Dakotas Diary can also be found on the Dakotas UMC website.
(F) FUNNIES/FOOD
~ Life Explained [Thanks, Paul ... I like to do
monkey tricks, too/jki
On the first
day, God created the dog and said,
"Sit all day by the door of your
house and bark at anyone who comes in or
walks past. For this, I will
give you a life span of twenty years.
"
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed . . . . .
On the second
day, God created the monkey and said,
"Entertain people, do tricks, and
make them laugh. For this,
I'll give you a twenty-year life span.
"
The monkey
said, "Monkey tricks for twenty
years? That's a pretty long time to
perform. How about I give you
back ten like the dog did?"
And God agreed . . . . . .
And God agreed . . . . . .
On the third
day, God created the cow and said,
"You must go into the field with the
farmer all day long and suffer under the
sun, have calves and give milk to support
the farmer's family.. For
this, I will give you a life span of sixty
years. "
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.. How about twenty years and I'll give back the other forty years?"
And God agreed again . . . . . .
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.. How about twenty years and I'll give back the other forty years?"
And God agreed again . . . . . .
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years. "
But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You asked for it. "
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
~
Starter Chicken Curry [Got my Penzey's Catalogue
with this from Anna-Cajsa Gipson/jki]
3
boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into
bite-sized pieces
1/4
cup flour
1
Tbsp curry powder [I like Garam Masala]
1-1/2
tsp salt
1/2
tsp greshly ground pepper
1/4
cup butter (1/2 stick)
1
large onion, thinkly sliced
1/2
to 1 cup raisins [I like golden]
2/3
cups uncooked white [I like basmati] rice
3
cups chicken broth
or 3
cups water mixed 1-1/2 tsp boullion
Opt:
1/2 cup shredded coconut
In a zip-top bag,
combine the flour, curry powder, salt and pepper.
Add the chicken pieces
and shake to evenly coat. Heat butter in a
large frying pan over
medium-high heat. Add the chicken and
cook for about 5
minutes, turning once, until they are browned
well.
Add the onion, raisins
and rice and stir to blend.
Pour in the chicken
broth. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and
simmer
for 45 minutes or
until the rice is cooked.
Opt: top serving
w/shredded coconut.
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