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USHERS FOR MAYRoger Marti, Randy RennerJerry Riley, Gene Schieffert

GREETERS FOR MAY 1st Norman and Shirley Krienke 8th Gene and Lois Schieffert15th Floyd and Brenda Marti22nd Gerry and Carole Plahn

29th Jerry and Rhelda Riley

SCRIPTURE READERS FOR MAY 1st Shirley Tennant 8th Rhelda Riley15th Joe Laechel22nd Nikki Newman29th Kathy Tessmer

These are the readers for the month of May. If the Sunday that you are down for doesn’t work

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for you, please exchange with one of the other readers on the list. The office will be calling you with the scriptures for the day that you will read.

PRAYER LIST FOR MAYWeek of May 1st: Tamara Allison, Mary Marti,Jeffrey Current, Tom MartiWeek of May 8th: Verna Friton, Carla Moll, Lee Case, Gerry PlahnWeek of May 15th: Velma Hale, Kris Nelson,

Dave Schieffert, Roger SchneiderWeek of May 22nd: Laura Trebesch, JosieSchieffert, Kolten Nienhaus, StephanBadenhorstWeek of May 29th: Linette Hinderman, JamieKrzmarzick, Roger Stephens, Phil (Doc) Theisen

BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

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The chart for visitation for our “Blessed To Be A Blessing” project is on the Bulletin Board by the back entry, as well as a “Flower” to take to shut-ins. Please place a sticker in the May box by the names of people you will visit this month. Remind each person how important they are to their “Family of Faith.”

MONTHLY GIVING FOR APRIL

Giving for the month of April was $7,347.54

ATTENDANCE FOR APRIL 3rd – 118; 10th – 102; 17th – 46; 24th – 68 JAM: 13th – 48; 20th – 52; 27th – 48

PASTOR’S AVAILABILITYPastor Clint is available to help you with your spiritual journey, or just to talk. He is of course

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available at all times when needed as scheduling allows. Office Hours are as follows: Monday & Wednesday in Sleepy Eye 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

Thursday in Fairfax, 9:00 a.m. – Noon Pastor Clint’s phone number is: 218-316-0149Church email address:

faithumc@sleepyeyetel.netPastor Clint’s email address:pastorclintevans@gmail.com

The Church Website is:www.faithmethodistsleepyeye.org

DINNER ON US

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Join us Thursday, May 26th at 6:00 p.m. for a Free Monthly Community Dinner. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to have a nutritious meal. Watch the bulletin for details on the menu. The sign-up sheets are at the back of church. Please sign-up if you are able to help in any way.

GRADUATION CELEBRATION

There will be a Graduation Party for Stephan Badenhorst, son of Chrislo and Kristin Badenhorst; and Kolten Nienhaus, son of Wayne and Gina Nienhaus on Sunday, May 22nd, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. All are invited to attend the dinner following the Worship Service.

ANNIVERSARY IN MAY

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1st David and Wendy Remus – 34 years 4th Gardell and Mary Marti – 53 years 13th Don and Velma Hale – 60 years 13th Cliff and JoAnn Lux – 49 years 16th Tom and Kathy Sellner – 30 years 22nd Floyd and Brenda Marti – 45 years

BIRTHDAYS IN MAY 1 Kristin Badenhorst 14 Mitze Marti 2 Tim Schieffert 17 Aaron Krienke

3 Andre Badenhorst 18 Madelynn Mangen 8 Randy Renner 20 Donald Hale 9 Lee Case 22 Morgan Augustin 11 Dorothy Nazarenus 22 Amanda Moreno 12 Brenda Marti 25 Jenny Boettger 12 Brandi Schultz 26 Easton Heglund 30 Timmy Zinniel

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These are the birthdays and anniversaries for the month of May. If your name is not on the list, please let us know and we will add your name to our lists.

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Anne Krohmer and Tom Marti who will be married Saturday, May 7th at 3:30 p.m. at the Lake of the Isle Lutheran

Church in Minneapolis. We ask God’s Blessings for them as they start their new lifetogether.Congratulations to Erin Clark and Jamie Hernandez who will be married Saturday, May 14th at 3:00 p.m. at Faith UMC. We ask God’s Blessings for them as they start their new lifetogether.

LOVE OFFERING

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The 2016 Annual Conference theme is "Living Generously: Unleashing God's Gifts" and funds from this year's Love Offering will to go three projects: Refugee Response, International Child Care – Dominican Republic and Volunteers in Mission Scholarships. Enclosed you will find an envelope for the Love Offering. Please return to the church by June 12th.

HEALTH KIT MISSION PROJECTBecause of the massive flooding in the Midwest the Midwest Mission Distribution Center is asking for help to restock the shelves. 1,471 health kits were given out in the first week of January alone. PLEASE read the item list carefully as there have been some changes.·        1 hand towel – 5” x 27” (no kitchen, cleaning, or microfiber towels)·        1 washcloth

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·        1 comb – sturdy, teeth must be 6” or longer (rattail combs and combs without handles are acceptable)·        1 metal nail file or nail clippers (no emery boards)·        6 adhesive bandages – ¾” to 1”·        1 bath-size bar of soap – 3 oz. or larger, please keep in original packaging. (No Ivory or Jergens soap due to moisture content) ·        1 toothbrush – adult size only·        $1.00 for toothpaste (NO TOOTHPASTE)

Place all items in a one gallon sealable plastic bag.PLEASE DO NOT put the $1.00 in the bag with the items. Give the $1.00 per kit to Kitty Schultz.  A check will be sent to the Midwest Mission Center.PLEASE DO NOT bring the completed kits to church until Sunday May 29 and June 5.  Mission projects will be packed the week of June 13 as Annual Conference is June 20-23. Note: School bag items have been changed also. If you have questions about the mission projects talk to Kitty Schultz.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAYM…is for the million things she gave me,

O… means only that she’s growing old, T... is for the tears she shed to save me, H…is for her heart of purest gold; E…is for her eyes, with love-light shining R…means right, and right she’ll always be.

Put them all together, they spell “MOTHER,”

A word that means the world to me.-- Howard Johnson (c 1915)