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We are warm congregation, and we always welcome new friends into our circle of love. Feel free to contact us with your questions or concerns, or just come and visit!
Browsing these pages you can learn about who we are and what we do. Our Beliefs and Salvation allow you to see what we believe God is doing in Jesus Christ. Links gives you access to Bible search engines, information on our United Methodist tradition, learning resources, and the missional agencies we work through. At Sermons & Reflections you will find Pastor Rick's sermons and those of others, too. At Prayer you can make a prayer request and join us in our prayers for others.
We care immensely about the needs of persons with handicapping conditions -- whether they have hearing or mobility problems, or fragrance allergies--we are a fragrance-free church and have a lift for those with mobility handicaps..
When you visit, you will find:
- the warm welcome of a caring community
- preaching/teaching centered in God's Word
- awareness that Christ is at work in the world today
- encouragement for your daily challenges
- a fragrance free environment, hearing devices & a lift
- God's people joyously worshiping, seeking God's truth
In God's amazing love,
Rick Edwards
Pastor
"CHRIST IS the truth. He is truth so clear that we can see through to the bottom of the sea. When my eyes are bad, it seems that my eyeglasses are dim. The water is clear, but when my eyes are bad, I cannot see the bottom. I cannot distinguish between water and land. As my eyes get better, I can gradually see. When we brighten our souls in regard to God, it is like that. When we have an experience of God, and live in God, our souls become clear, and then the universe becomes clear. When our hearts become clear, back of all things we find there is the plan of God." --Toyohiko Kagawa | Moose Lake UMC
301 Third Street
P O Box 467
Moose Lake, Minnesota 55767 Telephone: 218 485 4605
Sunday • Church School - None during the summer • Adult Sunday School - None planned for the summer • Eucharist/Holy Communion, first Sunday monthly • Choir Rehearsal - 9:00 AM to 9:25 AM • Service of Worship - 9:30 AM to 10:40 AM • Fellowship Luncheon, second Sunday monthly - 10:40 AM to 12:00 PM Wednesday • Pastor's Bible Study - Please Check back soon   Congregation Fellowship Meal On the second Sunday of June, we'll hold our customary fellowship meal after worship, celebrating June church birthdays. The June luncheon will be held in one of the meeting rooms at Mercy Medical Center, as we fellowship with members who reside in the assisted living or nursing facilities there. Colombia Mission Trip We are organizing a mission trip to Colombia under the auspices of United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (VIM). This will take a group of adult volunteers to the Caribbean coast of Colombia to assist the Colombian Methodist Church (Iglesia Colombiana Metodista) with two weeks of service. We anticipate going in the first half of August 2010. There are slots still available for the trip. Contact Pastor Rick, revricked@gmail.com, for information about costs and conditions, or contact church secretary Pam Poslusny at 218-485-4605 and request brochures. Special Music Sundays From time to time we celebrate a special Music Sunday. In September we welcomed Bill and Kate Isles with famous Canadian fiddler April Verch, and in October the Great Adventure Gospel Band, a family ensemble. On such Sundays, the guest musicians replace our own for preludes, postludes, and special music during the worship service. Following the service, they offer a concert, and the church provides coffee and bars. Watch for announcement of the next Music Sunday. Community Ecumenical Choir This group (in recess until after Easter) is directed by Terry Hoopman. It rehearses Thursdays at 7 p.m. in our Sanctuary. All who'd like to learn, prepare, and share choral music are invited to take part. For more information, call Terry at 218-485-4517. Cub Scouts Moose Lake UMC hosts the local Cub Scout pack and dens on Thursday evenings. Contact the church office for more information. Recent Sermons Recent sermons and reflections by Pastor Rick, along with those by guest preachers and speakers, are posted under Sermons & Reflections on this web site. We recently posted the April 11 sermon and will soon post others. Community Garden Moose Lake UMC shares its property with the United Community Garden, organized under the Horizon Program. A double plot yields produce for the local food pantry. Watch for further announcements of the 2010 gardening season; plot applications are open. Meanwhile, members are gathering alternate Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. (e.g. May 6 and May 20) for potluck supper and conversation about garden development plans. Call for more information. Accessibility Program Our congregation makes itself accessible to persons with disabilities. Personal sound systems are available to the hearing-impaired. There is a grade-level entrance with a lift to help the mobility-challenged enter our building and move from floor to floor. Two accessible restrooms are available. Our worshipers faithfully refrain from wearing fragrances in consideration of those with allergies, and we avoid use of hyperallergenic cleaning preparations. Nursery Care We provide nursery care during the 10:30 worship service. Ask an usher for details. Guest Sermons We also share at Sermons & Reflections helpful sermons that have been preached in other churches. We have recently added the Rev. Cathy Schuyler's April 18 sermon, "What Does Jesus Ask Today." |
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