Faith United Methodist Church, St. Anthony, MN
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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NewsFaith sponsors Night to Unite neighborhood partyTuesday, August 3, is the Night to Unite/National Night Out, and Faith is inviting members and neighbors to a neighboorhood party in the church parking lot. Join us from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and we'll have ice cream, sundaes, cookies, bars, coffee and lemonade. The children can win prizes by playing several games of chance, and they can have thier faces painted. And everyone can try to win the grand prize by guessing how many jelly beans are in the jar!
-- Updated July 22, 2010
Two adult education classes offered this summerWith the countless movies about Armageddon and the end of the world, are you intrigued by what the Book of Revelation really means? Or are you wondering why your spiritual life seems so messy at times? Then you should check out a couple of adult education classes at Faith this summer.
The first is "Phantasmagoria! A Study of the Book of Revelation," and it will run for seven weeks from June 30 through August 11. The second is "Messy Spirituality," and it runs for four from August 18 through September 8. Both classes will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the church.
For additional information, descriptions of the classes are on our Adult Education page.
-- Updated June 18, 2010
Faith UMC's Relay for Life team takes first placeOur "Full of Faith team took first place in the North Central Suburban Relay for Life. Thanks to your generous donations as well as donations from our team members and their friends, we collected more than $3,800 for the American Cancer Society. The event was held in June in the Irondale High School gym because of inclement weather. We look forward to doing the relay again next year, so think about joining us!
-- Updated July 22, 2010
Welcome Susan Mullin!Susan Mullin, an active member of our church, joins our staff on June 1 as Coordinator of Faith Formation and Fellowship. In this position Susan will provide leadership for fellowship and faith formation programs for children, youth, and adults of all agesùprograms that allow us to build our relationships with each other and increase in our love of God and neighbor. She will work closely with the Christian Education team. Susan will also work with the Pastor Leigh and the Worship Team to involve children, youth, and
lay adults in worship.
 Susan is a certified candidate for ordination as deacon in the United Methodist Church, and recently received her M.A. in Religion and Theology from United Theological Seminary in New Brighton. She also received a B.A. in Geology from Carleton College in 1981 and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Minnesota in 1986. Since 1991, Susan has been working as an environmental consultant specializing in groundwater contamination problems. She also serves as the co-chair of Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, a faith-based nonprofit organization working to engage communities of faith in responding to climate change.Susan has a passion for social justice ministries and is interested in new ways to talk about God in a postmodern society. She served as a volunteer with Heifer Project at their ranch in Perryville, AR, and then with the Mennonite Central Committee on an agroforestry project in Haiti. A member of Faith UMC since 2005, she has been active in our church in many roles, including missions, teaching Sunday School and confirmation, preaching, leading worship, music ministry and serving on the staff-parish relations committee and as lay delegate to annual conference.
We are very excited that Susan will be sharing her gift for ministry as a staff member at Faith Church!
-- Updated May 24, 2010
A change in our Sunday morning scheduleThe All-Church Conference on June 27 voted overwhelmingly to change our Sunday morning schedule, effective with the first Sunday after Labor Day. The new schedule is:
9-10 a.m. Traditional Service
10-10:20 a.m. Fellowship Time
10:20-11:15 a.m. Education Hour
11:20-12:00 p.m. Celebration Service
The new schedule brings fellowship time back into Sunday morning, which has been sorely missed, and it allows us to design a celebration worship service that will truly be relational and appeal to younger people.
-- Updated July 4, 2010
Want to see the Dead Sea Scrolls?The Senior Adult Council is sponsoring a trip to the Science Museum on Saturday, September 18, to see the Dead Sea Scrolls -- and you don't have to be a senior to take part. It's open to everyone at Faith.
See the details on the Seniors' Corner page.
--Updated June 18, 2010
Congratulations to Pastor LeighPastor Leigh Brown was ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 3, during the Minnesota Annual Conference in St Cloud.
 Pastor Leigh was appointed as the new minister of Faith last summer, and she joined us on July 5. Pastor Leigh had been the associate pastor at Anoka Methodist since 2005, and before that she served as an intern at Fairmont Avenue United Methodist Church in St. Paul. She also has worked as development director for 12 years at several organizations, including St. Olaf College in Northfield, the Hazelden Foundation, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Grinnell College in Iowa.She received a Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in 2007 and her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa.
-- Updated June 6, 2010
ASP team prepares for its mission tripThe 2010 Appalachia Service Project team will head to Perry County, Kentucky, from July 23 through August 1. The 14 youth will help repair housing for impoverished residents during their trip.
The youth are Anne Blake, Adam Busacker, David Busacker, Adam Jerry, Theo Kanning, Emily Kauls, Martha Kauls, Anton Largaespada, Nathan Largaespada, Sam Largaespada, Marisa Lilley, Callie McIntosh, Ross McNall and Chris Parrill. The eight adult sponsors are Mark Grimes, Eric Gonzalez, Gary Johnson, Ruth Kauls, Cheryl Lilley, Dan McNall, Susan Mullin and Ryan O'Hara.
Please keep our church's team in your prayers for the coming trip.
-- Updated June 18, 2010
St. Anthony parade is Friday, August 6Join us for a healthy, family-friendly activity as we walk the parade route and hand out candy. (OK, it's not that healthy.) We need volunteers to carry the church's banner, distribute candy and represent the church at this terrific neighborhood event. If you would like to be in the thick of things, contact Susan Mullin at 612-781-3167 for more information. And if you prefer to sit on the sidelines and watch the festivities, please cheer for us as we go by.
-- Updated May 31, 2010
Let's help out the Lucy Craft Laney school kidsThe Outreach Team at Faith UMC has designated its August project to be providing school supplies for students at Lucy Craft Laney Elementary School in Minneapolis. They certain can use our help: Ninety-five percent of its students are elgible for reduced or free lunches, compared with the state average of just 31 percent.
To help out, fill a backpack with the following items: #2 pencils, pencil box, pocket folders, protractor (for upper grades), ruler, water-color markers, small calculator, crayons, ink pens, glue stick, small round scissors, Kleenex and spiral notebooks. Then bring the filled backpacks to the church on the first four Sundays of August. You may also donate a larger quantity of one or two items, and cash donations are always accepted. Checks should be made payable to Faith UMC, and mark the envelope with "School Supplies." Please contact Barbara Greicius with questions at 651-340-9855.
-- Updated July 22, 2010
Faith UMC Weekend Retreat is Sept. 24-26We're going to the Koinonia Retreat Center for our weekend retreat this fall. The retreat center is near Annandale (about 80 minutes by car). The retreat will begin with supper at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, and will end with a worship service after breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Activities at Koinonia include boating, swimming, hiking trails, volleyball, basketball, an outdoor labyrinth, ping-pong, billiards, foosball, board games, campfires by the lake, and a swing set and slide. The cost (including all meals) is $96 per adult and $76 for children ages 5 to 12; children ages 4 and under are free.
The catch is that we need a minimum requirement of 32 people for this event. Please sign up as soon as possible so that we can confirm our reservation. You can sign up at the Welcome Center in the Commons, or you can call the church office or send an email to Susan Mullin (smullin[at]faithumchurch.com).
-- Updated July 18, 2010
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