Zion United Methodist Church

July 2010

Pa s t o r ’ s C o l u m n
After a busy month in June, it’s great to see July just around the corner! The kids went to summer school
and had a wonderful time in the Awesome Authors and Artrageous Art classes. Pam and I fulfilled one of our
parental responsibilities on a daily basis – serving as a taxi service! It was a great and wonderful blessing to
watch them excitedly run into the school building for their class, and later return to the car to share their ex-
periences of the day. Our home is graced with new words and pictures – and we give thanks for these ex-
pressions of God's creation occurring daily right next to us!
Annual Conference was held June 9-12 in Bismarck. Zion was represented by myself, as well as Lay Member
Ellen Myrick. Pam, our alternate Lay Member, also represented the congregation. During the conference, we
reviewed the ministry of Dakotas United Methodists in the past year, set the 2011 budget, and ordained new
ministers. It was a time of fellowship and renewal, and well worth the effort. Ellen and I will make a more
complete report in the early Fall on the events of the conference.
I hope the summer months are providing you with opportunities for spiritual refreshment and renewal. This
is a season of growth and living out the things we have learned in the past seasons of the year, and a time of
preparation for ministry that is ahead of us. It will be Fall before we know it! Take time for reading scrip-
ture, devotionals, and prayer each day. It will keep your awareness of God's presence and guidance always
high.

“Amazing Grace” Movie Night –July 7, 6:30 pm

I invite you to attend our Wednesday night fellowship time on July 7 as we enjoy a mid-summer movie
break! If you are among the countless lovers of the hymn, “Amazing Grace,” you’ll want to see this movie.
Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce, who led the fight to stop slavery in 18th Century England.
After a young life of debauchery, William came to Christ at the age of 25. He believed he was called by God
to stop the slave trade and reform morals in England. The movie begins with William talking to his friend,
Prime Minister William Pitt, about the need to reform morals and stop slavery and cuts to his conversion. A
group of Christians concerned about the abolition of slavery, led by Wilberforce and inspired by the ex-slave
trader John Newton, work tirelessly year after year to get the English Parliament to abolish slavery. During
his crusade, William faces battles with chronic pain and fierce opposition in Parliament.
MovieGuide, a Christian ministry that provides a family-oriented guide to movies and entertainment, has spo-
ken very highly of this production. If you’d like to read their full review, click on this link to go to
MovieGuide’s website at www.movieguide.org.
The evening schedule for July 7 is:
5:30pm – Fellowship Meal
6:30pm – Movie
Popcorn and childcare provided – invite someone to come and meet Zion!
May your days be filled with the light of God and the warmth of the Son.
Pastor Russ
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Church Revives Spirits on Gulf Coast (by Betty Backstrom)

Hurricane Katrina devastated the population of Buras, Louisiana, a small fishing

town between the Gulf of Mexico and the mouth of the Mississippi River. In
some areas, one or two restored houses stand where once there was an entire
subdivision. And that was before the massive oil spill that produced a double
whammy for this community dependent on both the fishing and oil industries.
Those who remain amid the sounds of helicopters and heavy equipment moving
through town, with military personnel overseeing the response to the environ-
mental disaster, need a message of hope. “This is hurting the people,” said Tail
Plork, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Tail and her husband,
Phan, natives of Cambodia, fish commercially and have been forced to halt their
trade.
That’s where the church is coming in. Six-thousand “bags of hope” containing Bibles, devotionals and contact numbers
for local pastors were assembled earlier this month at the Louisiana Annual (regional) Conference meeting in Shreve-
port. Trinity United Methodist Church is installing volleyball and basketball courts in preparation for summer camps to
serve area youth. “I often say, God promised us a rainbow,” said the Rev. Dave Carlton, Trinity’s pastor. “We’ve got to
go through the storm to get there. And on the other side, there will be a new norm. We’ve faced it before.”
Coming back
The community already has come far by faith. Gerald Tompkins, a Trinity member, said the population of Buras is
probably about half of what it was before Hurricane Katrina. Of those who remained, “a number of people just replaced
their houses with double-wides. It was cheaper and easier,” he said. Still, he said, “We were recovering, slowly but
surely, from Hurricane Katrina.” When he was appointed to Trinity a year ago, Carlton said, “I discovered that this
church, in particular, has a true Christian spiritual outlook. After Katrina, the focal point was on the people. It was not
just about rebuilding; it was about meeting the needs of the congregation and the community.” He said both attendance
at Sunday worship and giving to the church have increased. The latest catastrophe presents a substantial challenge,
however. Tony Frickey, a member of the Unified Command group responding to the spill, is concerned about the finan-
cial instability that local fishing workers are facing. “Many in the industry spent the spring fixing up their boats in prepa-
ration for the May shrimp season. A lot of them tapped out their savings or used credit cards for new nets and equip-
ment. Now those boats that aren’t being used in the cleanup sit docked, waiting for use in a fishing season that isn’t
going to happen.”
Tail Plork echoed Frickey’s concern, saying, “We used credit to fix our boat, and we’re living on credit cards. I went to
the bank and people there were saying that this will hurt a lot of fishermen for 10 to 15 years. They were saying we
need to look somewhere else for work.” To make matters worse, Frickey pointed out, many fishermen also are suffering
from the moratorium on offshore drilling. “A great number of these people will work in the oil industry during the off
season when they are not fishing. So now, they can’t fish, and they will have no opportunities working for the oil compa-
nies to supplement their income. Towns like Buras have been built with both oil and fishing as their economic basis.”
People are anxious about how long the cleanup will last, and what the spill will mean for the fishing industry, Carlton
said. “They need to believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”
Providing hope
Carlton handed out the conference “bags of hope” at a recent Sunday evening service at the British Petroleum campsite.
He rotates Sundays with a Catholic priest in providing the service for cleanup workers. Tired and dirty from working out-
doors in the 100-plus degree heat, workers settled into the air-conditioned tent where Carlton led a communion service
on June 13. Referencing Corinthians, he told the workers that like the Body of Christ, the responders are all sharing their
gifts to achieve a common goal—the restoration of the Gulf and affected communities. Carlton is concerned that the
economic crisis can translate into family crises. “Families are stressed; the kids are out of school. Parents can no longer
afford to send their children to camps,” Carlton said. “The church can provide assistance with sports and activities
camps, as well as Vacation Bible School throughout the summer.”
The efforts are appreciated, Frickey said. “It means a lot to me to know my church family here and beyond is praying
for us,” he said. “I need the prayer. I can’t deal with the madness without the support.”
*Backstrom is communications director for the Louisiana Annual (regional) Conference.
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Three Rivers District Renamed to Eastern Sunrise

In living into the new Platform for Ministry adopted at the November Special Session of An-
nual Conference, the Dakotas Conference has realigned the Districts from five to
four. With the realignment comes changes in district boundaries and geography. With
this in mind, the Three Rivers District has been renamed the Eastern Sunrise District.

Look for that name change on the website, the Mondays and at Annual Conference.

Preliminary Apportionments
The Conference Council on Finance & Administration (CCFA) requested that these num-
bers be prepared prior to Annual Conference so as to better show the relationship be-
tween the budget voted on at Annual Conference and the resulting apportionments. The apportion-
ment numbers are based on CCFA's recommended budget as well certain assumptions pertaining to
appointments. Changes in the appointments or corrections in membership or expense numbers may
have a significant effect on an individual church's apportionments, but will have little effect on other
churches. Changes to CCFA's recommended budget will have a significant effect on the apportion-
ments for a majority of churches. Zion United Methodist Church’s apportionments are $64,008.

Thank you from Cynthia Shabb

A big thank you to all of the members of Zion who voted for me for the Grand Forks Public School Board! I
am really excited to be serving the community of Grand Forks in this way. My experiences as a teacher of
children and adults and being a parent were influential in my decision to run for this office. Additionally, I am
on a spiritual journey--looking for opportunities to serve on a daily basis. As many of you know, I have not
been able to secure a professional position in my field of higher education, but I continue to pray for guid-
ance and I am practicing patience. I strive each day to put my trust in God--believing that God knows what is
best.

Being a member of the school board is going to be challenging, I am sure. I ask that you pray for me that I
am able to be a good listener and that I am able to articulate my knowledge, thoughts and beliefs in a posi-
tive and helpful manner that serves the educational mission of Grand Forks. I especially thank those of you
have spoken or written kind words to me about this new role! Please do not hesitate to pass your ideas and
thoughts on to me!

Special Announcements Sought For Publication

Do you or your family have a special announcement, accomplishment or other good
news to share with our congregation? We will be happy to publicize your news! Just
contact the church office with the information.
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7/01 Charles Troyer 7/17 Ed Kaiser

7/01 Casey Smith 7/18 Don Miller

7/04 Ruth Dobson 7/18 Steve Christian

7/04 Kaitlyn Cook 7/18 Jordan Bollinger

7/04 Avery Cook 7/23 Brandon Dusek

7/07 David Perry 7/24 Melissa Loehr

7/07 Steve Lindquist 7/25 Nathan Carter

7/08 Allison Taylor 7/26 Stephanie Christian

7/08 Brielle Nordin 7/26 Alyssa Nagle

7/11 Brad Loiland 7/27 Kelly Holweger

7/12 Walter Mytych 7/28 Lori Potratz

7/12 Matthew Myrick 7/29 Elayn Cook

7/13 Linda Troyer 7/29 Michael Sprenger

7/13 Bret Burkholder 7/29 Carolyn Shabb

7/13 Kevin Middleton 7/30 Brandy Helland

7/15 Heather Martin 7/30 Tyson Vanyo

7/16 Kirsten Cutshall 7/31 Joyce Groseth

7/16 Jason & Janis Whitesock

7/05 Brian & Melissa Loehr
7/18 Kent & Karen Lovelace
7/05 Ron & Becky Holten
7/19 Chad & Ali Parkinson
7/13 Ed & Bette Olson
7/20 David & Monica Gullicks
7/13 Barry & Karen Medd
7/21 Tom & Bridget Slaughter
7/14 Mark & Laurie Guy
7/23 Rick & Raenelle Capes
7/15 Lloyd & Shirley Welsh
7/25 James & Karen Noss
7/16 Charles & Linda Troyer
7/30 Erik & Stephanie Alston
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Saturday, July 3, 2010—Ruth Dobson’s 90th birthday Celebration.

1-3 p.m. at the church.
Sunday, July 4, 2010—Worship 10 AM. Holy Communion.
Monday, July 5, 2010—Office Closed.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010—Morning Small Group. 6:30 AM
Wednesday, July 7, 2010—Fellowship Meal, Summer Movie Break. It’s Time to Order Peaches
We will be watching “Amazing Grace” in the sanctuary. Invite your It is time to order your Youth For
friends! 5:30 PM (potluck), 6:30 PM (movie) Christ delicious Colorado peaches!
Sunday, July 11, 2010—Worship 10 AM You may order on line at grandfork-
Monday, July 12, 2010—Committee Meeting Night. Mission syfc.com. Click on Colorado peaches.
Team Meeting (7 PM), Finance Committee (6:30 PM) If you do not have internet access
Tuesday, July 13, 2010—Morning Small Group. 6:30 AM you may call Cody Weckerly at the
Wednesday, July 14, 2010—Potluck, Hymn Sing, Evening
YFC office at 701-757-1726, Kelsey
Study, Children’s Activities. 5:30 PM—7 PM
Trontvet at 218-791-9765 or Nancy
Thursday, July 15, 2010—Bridal Shower (non-member). Fellowship
Evans at 701-780-0847. The loca-
Hall. 6-9PM
tion of pick up is Leever's parking lot.
Friday, July 16, 2010—Disaster Response Training. 9AM-5PM
Tentative dates of shipments are
Saturday, July 17, 2010—Disaster Response Training. 9AM-5PM
Aug. 12, 19, 26, and Sept. 2. Sale
Sunday, July 18, 2010—Worship 10 AM
times are 11:30-1:00 and 4:00-7:30
Monday, July 19, 2010—Evening Small Group. 7:30 PM
PM.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010—Submissions due for Zion newsletter,
Morning Small Group (6:30 AM), New American Services Advisory
Committee Meeting (3:30-5PM)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010—Potluck, Hymn Sing, Evening Study,
Children’s Activities. 5:30-7PM
Thursday, July 22, 2010—Wedding Rehearsal. 5PM
Friday, July 23, 2010—Wedding
Sunday, July 25, 2010—Worship 10 AM
Monday, July 26, 2010—Zion Newsletter to be published,
Evening Small Group (7:30 PM) Submissions for the August
Tuesday, July 27, 2010—Morning Small Group (6:30 AM), Newsletter are due July 20th.
Love Feast. Zion UMC to serve. 5:30-7 PM.
Thank you!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010—Potluck, Hymn Sing, Evening
Study, Children’s Activities. 5:30 PM—7 PM
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Serving Group Chairs: Gerri Eck, ViAnn Olson, Dawne

Barwin
Members:
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Worship Service— 93 Chuck/Ute Adams Steve Cindy Arnold

Stephen/Luetta Benson Tim/LeeAnn Carlson

Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sherry Collings
Worship Service—63
George/Diane Cox
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Lois Eider
Evening Fellowship—10 Richard Felton/Evelyn Pederson Joyce Groseth
Joann Hurley
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Ed/Cleo Kaiser
Worship Service—56
Richard/Barb Krueger
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Ed/Barb Larson
Evening Fellowship—14 Mike/Elaine Matthew
Paul/Nancy Middleton
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Ken/Violet Nygaard
Worship Service— 72
Chad/Ali Parkinson
Paul/Annette Ray
Ken/Mischief Sherwood
Kristi Swartz
Bruce/Paulette VanderWolde
Russ/Pam Whaley
Dwayne/Stephanie Cook
Paul/Carol Drechsel
Chuck/Nancy Evans
Mike Hurley
Cheryl Klamm
John/Barbara LaDuke
Brian/Melissa Loehr
Sara Medd
Jim/Karen Noss
Steve/Beverly Nygaard
Roger/Lois Parkinson
Glenda Rubash
Lori Sprenger
Dale/Bonnie Taylor
Lloyd/Shirley Welsh
Corey/Jane Wilde

“Each one should use whatever

gift he has received to serve
others, faithfully administering
God’s grace in its various forms.”
1 Peter 4:10 NIV
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Side Walk Sonday School took

place May 31 through June 4 at
Richards West Park. The number in
attendance was down from previ-
ous years but there were many
good moments with the children
singing songs, making crafts and
just getting to know them! Zion From the Mission Team
had 11 people who volunteered to Throughout the month of July, we will be collecting items for
be Shepherds and help set up.
There were numerous individuals Health Kits. In August and September, we will be colleting
that contributed financially towards items for School Kits. On Saturday, August 14th from 9 a.m.
the food for the children and their
– 3 p.m. we will be holding a “SECOND TIME AROUND
families and some great baker's
that contributed homemade good- SALE” at the church. We are asking for items that are in
ies! good condition and in working order. We will only accept
THANK YOU to all of you for clothing sizes for infants to 5 years. More information to
helping and for your Christian
love for these children! come as we get closer to August 14th.

Health Kits Should Include:

We will be hosting our Back To
School Night for the SWSS children - 1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”, no kitchen towels)
on Tuesday, August 10. We will
have dinner again at 5:30 PM, sing - 1 washcloth
some SWSS songs and hand out - 1 comb
backpacks to the children with
- 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
some school supplies in them. We
already have the backpacks but - 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
are in need of the school sup- - 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no chid-size)
plies. If you would like to contrib-
ute school supplies or a donation - 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
toward the purchase of supplies - $1 for toothpaste
you can contact Nancy Evans at
- $1 for shipping
780-0847 or ny_evans@yahoo.com
or leave them at the church office.
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In the Spotlight…. Zion’s Education Team

According to the United Methodist Church’s Guidelines, the job of the Education Team is to help persons
learn to use spiritual practices, or as John Wesley called them, “means of grace” or the means by which we
experience God’s grace. These spiritual practices include prayer, study of the Scriptures, worship (especially
celebrating the Lord’s Supper), fasting, Christian conversation and works of mercy (showing compassion and
working for justice).
As the Education Team plans and organizes, they will work closely with the pastor and the church council to
align their work with the mission of the congregation. The basic responsibilities of the chairperson of the Edu-
cation Team are to:
• Listen to God through worship, prayer, Bible study, and conversation with Christian friends to discern
God’s call for your congregation
• Listen to people in order to determine needs and to develop opportunities that help them strengthen their
relationship with God and respond through Christian discipleship
• Convene the ministry team for Christian education
• Work with the pastor and the ministry team for Christian education to build and interpret a congregational
vision for Christian education and formation
• Assess needs, identify gaps, and set priorities for the congregation’s ministries of Christian formation
• Plan, monitor, and evaluate settings and ministries for teaching, learning, and practicing spiritual disci-
plines for persons of all ages
• Identify and equip effective leaders for each class or small group
• Identify needed resources for each group
• Develop and administer the annual education budget.

The team members may assist in planning so that all ministries of Christian education and formation support
one another and operate from the same understanding of the congregation’s mission. Together with the
team’s chair, they are responsible for carrying out or delegating such tasks as:
• Promoting opportunities for learning and spiritual formation
• Supervising the Sunday School and age-level ministries
• Organizing and implementing weekday ministries
• Planning events, such as vacation Bible school or seasonal
activities
• Providing ongoing opportunities for teachers to build knowl-
edge and skills
• Maintaining safe, clean, and attractive facilities
• Maintaining records of attendance and leadership for the
classes and groups that will be counted in the annual statisti-
cal reports.
Zion’s Education Team chair is Cynthia Shabb. Members in-
clude: Sue Carter, Barb Krueger, Jill Kuster, Carrie Jackson,
Nancy Evans and Ali Parkinson (special programs). Please re-
member to keep this team in your prayers.
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Religious Parents Influence Young Adults (by David

Briggs)

Parents matter in the religious lives of America’s youth. This finding was clear to soci-
ologist Christian Smith as the principal investigator for the National Study of Youth and
Religion in 2002-2003, the most detailed study ever done on teens and religion. And it
was clear in a 2007-2008 study following teens into emerging adulthood. “What the
best empirical evidence shows … is that even as the formation of faith and life play out
in the lives of 18- to 23-year-olds, when it comes to religion, parents are in fact hugely
important,” report Smith and Patricia Snell of the Center for the Study of Religion and
Society at the University of Notre Dame.
Of the many influences on emerging adults, “One of the most powerful factors was the religious lives of their parents—
how often they attended religious services, how important religious faith was in their own lives, and so on,” they write in
their new book, “Souls in Transition: The Religious & Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults.” We live in a culture where
mothers and fathers hover over their children in school, on athletic fields and even on social media sites such as Face-
book. Yet why do so many parents take a hands-off approach to religion and spirituality, setting youth adrift in crucial
areas of moral reasoning and finding meaning in life? The question raised by Smith and others is worth considering. Not
only does research show religious teens have in general more positive outcomes in areas from mental health to compas-
sion for others, but there also are larger implications for the nation of raising a generation lacking a moral framework for
addressing issues of right and wrong, good and evil. All of us on life’s road must have a code that we can live by.
Teaching not their children
Ubiquitous commercials on television encourage parents to monitor their children for signs of drug and alcohol abuse or
other potential dangers. But many institutions today, including no small number of houses of worship, have given up on
reaching teens and young adults with discussions of universal moral truths. Parents, in turn, are responding to the grow-
ing cultural movement that tends to be more open and respectful of different belief systems, but wary of lifting one way
of approaching truth and meaning over another. In the name of individual autonomy, say Smith and Snell, “the usually
most crucial players in teenagers’ lives disengage from them precisely when they most need conversation partners to
help sort through these weighty matters.” Yet the assumption that parents are irrelevant in the religious lives of teenag-
ers – replaced instead by peers – is a myth, research shows. Several studies have shown that the religious behaviors
and attitudes of parents are related to those of their children. In research using data from the National Longitudinal
Study of Adolescent Health, sociologists Christopher Bader and Scott Desmond found that children of parents who be-
lieve that religion is very important and display their commitment by attending services are most likely to transmit religi-
osity to their children. Autonomy had the opposite effect, Bader and Desmond reported in an article in the journal Soci-
ology of Religion. Children subjected to fewer rules attended church less often and attached less importance to religion.
In the National Study of Youth and Religion, having highly religious parents was one of the strongest variables associ-
ated with youth being highly religious as emerging adults. In addition, other important factors such as frequency of
prayer and Scripture reading and having religious experiences are normally influenced by parents’ belief and examples,
study researchers said. “In the long run,” Smith and Snell say, “who and what parents were and are for their children
when it comes to religious faith are more likely to ‘stick’ with them, even into emerging adulthood, than who and what
their teenage friends were.”
The good that they do
The research is significant for individuals and the larger society. On a personal level, religious young adults had consis-
tently more positive outcomes than the least religious emerging adults in nearly every area, including relationships with
parents, physical and mental health, educational achievement and avoidance of drug and alcohol abuse and potentially
problematic sexual activity. Religious young adults also did better in areas measuring giving and volunteering, moral
compassion, having a purpose in life, feeling gratitude and resistance to consumerism. All of these areas, Smith and
Snell note, also have consequences for the collective well-being of the nation. “The question is never whether adults are
engaged in religious socialization, but only how and with what effect they are doing so,” according to Smith and Snell.
The uncomfortable truth, as the nation takes a day each month in May and June to celebrate the roles of mothers and
fathers, is that many parents are abdicating their responsibility to teach their children well.
*Briggs is news editor of United Methodist News Service. This article originally appeared as an Ahead of the Trend col-
umn for the Association of Religion Data Archives.
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After the Zion youth prepared the rhubarb, the United Methodist Women gave their time and re-
sources making delicious rhubarb pies. The pies were sold at the Farmer’s Market in downtown
Grand Forks on Saturday, June 19th, which raised over $300 to go toward the Youth Mission Trip.

Thanks to the all who helped with this project!

What’s an “Annual Conference?”

Pastor Russ and two members of Zion attended the Dakotas Annual Confer-
ence meeting June 9-12 in Bismarck. If you’re new to United Methodism,
you might wonder, “What’s an ‘Annual Conference’ and why is it impor-
tant?” Here’s the answer:
The United Methodist Church is organized into groups called “conferences:”
Charge Conferences, Annual Conferences, Jurisdictional Conferences, and
the General Conference. This way of organizing ourselves dates back to the earliest days of Methodism in
America, when Methodist ministers gathered once a year to give an accounting of their life and ministry.
As America grew, so did the Methodist family, and it wasn’t possible for everyone to travel to a single loca-
tion for the annual meeting. Being practical people, Methodists organized themselves into geographic re-
gions: each minister within the region went to the annual meeting for the region in which he served. These
geographic areas were named Annual Conferences because of their annual meeting.
We still meet as an Annual Conference each summer to conduct the business of the Church. This is where
our ministers are ordained and sent forth serve congregations. We review the past year of ministry, and
prayerfully ask God how well we have fulfilled His call on our lives — and take time to fellowship and recon-
nect with our brothers and sisters in Christ, many of whom we haven’t seen since the conference of the year
before.
Each congregation is represented by its minister (or ministers), and at least one lay person who is elected a
lay member of the Annual Conference by his or her congregation so there is an equal balance between clergy
and laity as we do our work.
The Annual Conference is important to us because it is the first step in staying connected with the larger
body of Christ, ministering throughout the world and being Christ’s hands and feet as we build the Kingdom.
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Methodist Church

1001 24th Avenue South To the Federated Church for serving the
Grand Forks, ND 58201 Love Feast on June 27th.
Phone: 701-772-1893
Fax: 701-772-8391
E-mail: zionumc@midconetwork.com
Web address: www.zion-umc.org

O u r H e Organization
arts, our Minds and
our Doors are always Open.

July 27—Zion United Methodist Church

August 31—Our Savior Lutheran Church
September 28—Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Center
October 26—Mendenhall Presbyterian Church
November 30—University Lutheran Church

Thank you to those who serve

Pastor: Russell Whaley SUNDAY WORSHIP
Ministers: The Congregation 10 AM
Church Secretary: Buffie Yarbrough WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
Parish Nurse: Bette Olson
Fellowship Potluck—5:30 PM
Church Custodian: Earl Olson
Campfire Hymn Sing—6:-00 PM
Choir Director: Ken Sherwood
Evening Study—6:20 PM
Organist: Laurie Guy
Lay Member to Annual Conference: Ellen Myrick Going Forth—7:00 PM
Lay Leader: Don Miller ~Children’s Activities~

“You do not make yourself holy by keeping yourself pure and clean from the world, but by plunging into the ministry
on behalf of the world’s hurting ones.”
– John Wesley