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First United Methodist Church
May 2021
115 3rd St SE
Jamestown, ND How to Make the Flame of Faith
Phone: 701-952-3718 Glow Brighter
Fax: 701-952-3717
jamestownfirst@daktel.com “It only takes a spark to get a fire going …” be-
gins the song “Pass It On.” I sang this inspiring
Office Hours song in my youth, yet now as an experienced
Monday – Thursday pastor, I realize it takes something else to make the flames burn
9:00am-12:00pm brightly. The sticks and logs have to stay in contact to sustain
1:00pm-4:30pm the fire.
Members and friends have to come together and remain
Pastor Marty Toepke-Floyd connected for the flames of faith to stay lit. Spread out and
Cell: 701-325-0378 isolated from each other, the fire quickly loses strength and
Office: 701-952-3718 sputters. When members of a church are cut off from fellow-
Home: 701-952-5809 ship, worship and/or participation by choice or circumstance, they
pastormarty@daktel.com often lose warmth and passion for God, and the glow of the whole
church fades.
Pastor Michelle Brennan Churches are unique institutions in our society. They don’t
Family Life Director exist to entertain and please. They don’t promote athletic skills.
Cell: 701-269-3640 They depend entirely upon volunteer participation and support.
michellebrennan@hotmail. Churches are designed to make disciples through community
com and connection to Jesus Christ. Churches teach morals and val-
ues patterned after Jesus’ life, ministry and teaching, and those
Tami Severance who follow Christ closely become disciples who make more disci-
Administrative Secretary ples.
Office: 701-952-3718 The Visioning Taskforce has identified three things which
jamestownfirst@daktel.com produce living, breathing, active disciples of Jesus Christ: Wor-
ship – Learning – Service and all three components are essential.
Website Faith begins with worship together. From that solid base it grows
www.jamestownfirst.org to learning in small groups, then it matures into service inside and
beyond the church. A believer who engages in all three of these
aspects of faith, will mature into a disciple who burns brightly for
Christ.
At First United Methodist Church – Jamestown, we have the
WORSHIP SCHEDULE spark and we have some disciples, but we need more commitment.
COVID-19 scattered us and disrupted our life together, but as the
SUNDAY’S
pandemic is slowly receding, we have added a second in-person-only
9:30am worship venue on Wednesday evenings as another option to worship
besides or in addition to Sunday mornings.
WEDNESDAY’S Pastor Michelle and I are excited about Worship on Wednes-
7:00pm days with M&M, and the enthusiasm of those who participate
each week. We enjoy planning and leading the inspiring songs,
fun lessons, and most importantly connecting to each other and to
Christ. We are grateful to those who share in leading this mid-
MAY week service. It is an experiment in progress, and if it is to con-
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE tinue through the summer, then commitment to attend needs to be
Please have newsletter ar- greater now in the spring.
ticles and announcements at I am grateful for all those who join in worship on Sundays
the church by Tuesday, and/or Wednesdays – whether in person or online; who study, fel-
May 18th. lowship and pray together in between; and who work behind the
scenes to make the church function and spread the good news of
Jesus Christ. Praise God for your commitment to worship, grow and
SERMON BY PHONE serve as Christ’s disciples!
DIAL 252-1656 I lament, however, that too many others are missing out.
Enjoy just the Some talented and skilled persons in our church family have placed
message at home higher priority on activities and organizations outside our church,
without a com- and I don’t see them and their children in worship frequently or
puter or smart growing in faith. We need everyone to be involved so that we can
phone, passwords fulfill our mission to make disciples.
or codes. I know this situation is not unique to our church, and
Just dial 252-1656 during COVID-19 has scrambled many routines, yet I also know the high
the week and hear the latest quality of the music, education and worship which our church has to
sermon. offer.
We have the spark of the Holy Spirit and the passion
of Jesus Christ, but we need the support and commitment
of members to make the warmth and light of God’s love glow
strongly.
May God speak to your heart and strengthen your commit-
ment to Christ and our Church.
Pastor Marty
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Talor Huebner
(son of Chad & Carrie Huebner)
Justin Albrecht
(grandson of Nancy Albrecht)
This Mother’s Day ...
let’s bake smiles... together!
Honor your Mother…
Honor the loving memory of your Mother …
Honor a Mother or friend you know …
Or inspire a new young cook!
A gift of only $30 buys all the utensils included
in one oven kit: from pots & pans to recipes.
This is a bargain!
Enclosed is my check for ________. My level of gifting is:
⃝ #1. $30 - for one complete set of utensils.
⃝ #2. $150 - We pack and ship our ovens 5 to a carton.
I want to sponsor all the utensils for 5 ovens!
⃝ #3. $30 x _____ sets of utensils = __________
I want to equip a group of new solar cooks!
Directions for Gifting/Memorials: Please send a card to the following person(s) to inform them
of the gift given in their honor or of the memorial remembering a loved one.
Notify this person of the Gift in their Honor ...
Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _______________________________________
Notifiy this person of the Memorial Gift ...
Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _______________________________________
Return to: Solar Oven Partners UMC
928 4th Street, Ste 2
Brookings, SD 57006
Online donations: solarovenpartnersumc.org
Click on “Make a Donation”
SAVE THE DATESS FOR MISSION U!
Cindy Yeager
Mission U Dean, Northern Site
Mission u is coming virtually on Zoom this summer! United Methodist
Women will be offering 2 virtual studies this summer. There are sev-
eral ways to participate. You can do the studies individually from home,
or maybe your unit would like to gather, in a small group, at church and
sign-in to do it together. If the dates don’t work for you, we plan to
record the events as well and you can watch them later.
The first study will be a Spiritual Growth study: Bearing Witness in the Kin-Dom: Living into
the Church’s Moral Witness by Darryl W. Stephens. This study will be led virtually by Pastor
Michelle Brennan, of 1st UMC in Jamestown, ND, Thursday and Friday evening, July 15th and
16th, and on Saturday morning, July 17th. “In Jesus’ own words, he came to bring good news to
the poor, release the captives, restore sight to the blind, and to let the oppressed go free. The
purpose of this study is to help the church and it’s members discern our call and bear witness to
the will of God for a more just world.”
The second study to be offered will be the Issue study based on the book: Pushout: The Crim-
inalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris. This study will be led virtually by
Pastor Nancy Ellis, of Faith UMC in St. Anthony, MN, Thursday and Friday evening, August 12th
and 13th, and Saturday morning, August 14th. “...the plight of black women and girls is often
overlooked, underreported, and under analyzed. Pushout shows how even with obstacles, stigmas,
stereotypes, and despair, black girls still find ways to breathe remarkable dignity into their lives,
and challenges the rest of us to do the same.”
Training is still occurring for the Dean Team of Mission u and the Study Leaders, so the details
on how to register, and the exact times will be coming in the near future. The Bearing Witness
book is available on the UMW website, and Pushout is available at your favorite book outlet. You’ll
get the most from both studies if you can read them ahead of time.
So, get ready! Mark your calendars, order your books, start reading, and watch for future up-
dates!
It has been a challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an eco-
nomic recession, ending years of declining food insecurity rates – the lack
of access to sufficient food because of limited financial resources. Feeding
America estimates that 15 million children (1 in 5), may have experienced
food insecurity in 2020.
In North Dakota, 51,610 people are struggling with hunger - and of them,
16,700 are children. The North Dakota reality is one person out of every 15 and one of 10 children
is struggling with hunger.
The 2021 Miracle Offering: Feeding the Dakotas is a hope-bringing, spirit-fueled activity that will
have a lasting impact on thousands of hungry people across the Dakotas Conference.
Our goal for the 2021 Miracle Offering is $75,000 to be shared with the Great Plains Food Bank in
North Dakota, Feeding South Dakota, and grants to local hunger ministries. As you prepare for the
2021 Annual Conference, please be in prayer for all the hungry people in the world, especially our
neighbors living in our communities facing hunger. Please give to help end hunger in the Dakotas!
FAITH BY THE NUMBERS January 1 – April 25, 2021
Record of our Tithes and Offerings
Received for budget $ 79,643.89
Needed for budget $ 84,289.72
Amount over/under $ -4,645.83
Second Mile Giving
Birthday $1,084.00 Axis $ 50.00
T4-12 $ 50.00 Noisy Offering $ 277.26
Nicaragua Church $ 700.00 Blankets $ 945.00
UMCOR $ 990.00 Daily Bread $ 360.00
Nicaragua Packpack $1,755.00 Local Backpack $ 200.00
Solar Oven $ 150.00 Holiday Baskets $ 100.00
May 10, 7:00pm
Committee’s meet at
thier own discrestion.
2 Judy Dauer May 10, 8:00pm
3 LeNae Bear, Milt Kane, Amelia Pollard Administrative Board
5 Carla Godfrey May 12, 7:45pm
6 Avery Goetz Visioning Taskforce
7 Darcy Haugen
9 Betty Widmer
14 Zaden Roemmich
17 Krystina Hoeckle
20 Susan Purdy
21 Steve Ottmar
23 Bonnie Pagel, Lucas Schlepuetz
25 Judy Braunberger
26 Tim & Susan Scott* SCOTT BEYER ~ APRIL 19, 2021
28 Maxwell Ottmar Sincere sympathy to Jill Beyer family.
30 Isaac Mimong, Nicholas Schaak
31 Gunnar Pfaff
If we have missed your Birthday or
JAMESTOWN CHORALAIRES
Anniversary please let the church
Are presenting an informal con-
office know.
cert at Temple Baptist Church,
1200 12th Ave NE, Sunday, May 2
at 2:00pm. Concert is free and all
are welcome. Space limited, at-
tendees encouraged to arive early.
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9:30am Worship 7:00pm Worship
10:30am Beyond with M&M’s
the Comfort
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10:30am Bells
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9:30am Worship 7:00pm Committee 7:00pm Worship
10:30am Beyond Mtgs. with M&M’s
the Comfort 8:00pm Admin.
Zone Mtg. 7:45pm Visioning
10:30am Bells Taskforce
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the Comfort Zone
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10:30am Beyond with M&M’s
the Comfort Zone
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