Franklingrove Newsletter

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Memorial Day

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May 201 3

I would l ike to del iver the greetings of grace and peace

to you in the Name of Our LORD!

Today, I want to inform you about a smal l miracle story

that our church has accompl ished for the last year. Do

you remember the parable of the Mustard Seed that

Jesus spoke? Jesus said about the Kingdom of God in

Mark 4:31-32, “ It is l ike a mustard seed, which is the

smal lest seed you plant in the ground. Yet when

planted, it grows and becomes the largest of al l garden

plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air

can perch in its shade.” The Mission Statement of

Frankl in Grove UMC is “Building Christ-centered

community based on Biblical principles to create

and nurture disciples that serve the world.” Our

church members bel ieve that God cal led us a mission

community. Therefore, we have tried to del iver God’s

love and grace to the world through our prayers and

good actions. At that point, we began to plant a

mustard seed from Apri l of 2012. We cal led it “M.S.P:

Mustard Seed Project.” For the M.S.P. , our twenty

church members joined the smal l group and they have supported with their

prayer and money to expand the Kingdom of God. They invested $5 or $10

dol lars per person, every month for the last year. Through the smal lest

seeds, we have supported our community people who are in need as wel l

as an Ethiopian girl in Africa regularly.

Let’s see the result. The smal lest mustard seeds ($5 or $10) grew and

grew, and final ly became the largest tree ($2,111.00). We spent the fruits

on the big tree for our community mission project ($750.91) as wel l as for

our overseas mission project ($1,360.09). I t is awesome! Who could have

imagined this result! Even though we just planted the smal lest mustard

seeds with the twenty participants, God made it as the largest tree. Praise

the LORD! Through this amazing miracle, I reflected on Jesus’ Word in John

12:24, “ I tel l you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat fal ls to the ground and

dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

”Loving Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

We are fol lowers of Christ. Jesus sti l l wishes that we fal l to the ground and

die as a kernel of wheat or a smal lest mustard seed to make a difference in

the world. Yes, $5.00 seems very tiny and useless. I t does not seem to

make any miracle in the world. However, when we work together in Christ,

we can see God’s amazing grace and miracle in our l i fe. Our faith

community wi l l continuously focus on the Mustard Seed Project to make a

difference in the world. What do you do now? Would you join with us? You

can bear abundant fruits with your smal l decision and action. Now, Jesus

calls you here and now. † Grace andPeace in Christ,Pastor Jin-HoHong

Now how did this happen????? Itcertainly wasn't our nice/caringPastor (pictured below)) who didsuch a shocking mischievious act.It's pretty obvious, it was RexRoberts (alias Dennis Loescher).

Dinner Theater and Play"MotherMabel's Pie Baking Contest

and Auction"A night full offun, laughterand fellowship, that waswhatMotherMabel's PieContest and Auctionbrought to those whoattended the play. Theamazing cast, whodedicatedmany hours ofpreparation, provided amost enjoyable evening forall. The performance wasexceptional! A specialthanks to Patti Forreseter,for inspiring all toparticipate in the play, aswell as all those whohelped prepare the mealserved to the audience. †

ComeondownandjoinusforafuntimeatVacationBibleSchool.ThisyearBibleSchoolwillbeheldattheSt. Paul'sLutheranChurchinFranklinGrove. ItwillbeginonJune17thandendonthe21st, meetingeachdayfrom9:00- 11:30. Allcowboyandcowgirlsare invitedtoattend. Besuretobringafriendwithyou! †

ARipRoarinGoodTimewithJesus!

It's time to head out toVacation Bible School

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The last 3rd Sunday lunch is May 19

- we're grill ing out.. . it's also the last

Sunday of Sunday School so we will

be celebrating that! †

You Can Make a Difference

Wewillcommit to 24 desks. To covercosts for3 desks, eachchurch is askedto contribute $100. Thiswillcovercosts of1sheet plywood($30), 15-8’(or7-16’) 1x4’s($42), andhardware($21). Deadline fordonations isMay 21st. Workdateshave been set forFri., May 31st set up andorganize (6:00-9:00PM). Sat., June 1st (8:00AM-4:00PM). Bring sacklunchand/orsnackfood. WorkareawillbeMaplehurst in EsmondoncornerofEychanerandEsmondRoad. As neededmore daysmaybe addedduring theweekofJune 3rd-8th. †

"As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives,

they are watching us to see what we do with ours." †

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During worship service, the Sunday School

children will be singing on Mother's Day. †

"As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives,

they are watching us to see what we do with ours." †

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Ladies - Saturday, May 11th at 5:00 we

are serving you dinner. It is a women's

night out. A delicious meal served by the

men. Entertainment and good

fellowship. A time to relax and refresh.

This evening is open to any lady ofthe

church and community that would like to

come. And it's all free!

Men are needed to help in the kitchen. If

you can give a few hours ofyour time,

please contact Patti. †

Evolet SaoirseKemp

Evlolet SaoirseKempwas bornMarch29, 2013. Sheweighed9 pounds, 12ounces andwas 21 1/2 inches long. Herparents are ChadandMirandaKemp.

Blessing fromAbove

Shewaswelcomedhomeby herbig brotherJude. Herproudgrandparents areTerri andCheriKemp! Blessingsto allofyou onyourbeautifulnew baby girl! †

"One ofthe most important ways we nourish

our testimonies is by sharing them with

others. Sharing our testimonies not only

builds others but brings greater "light" and

further blessings into our own lives."

A Journey with Christ

After participating in a 4 day Tres

Dias walk, Heather and Robert

experienced a spiritual renewal

by a strengthening oftheir faith

as a result ofbeing brought closer

to Christ in their discipleship.

Each shared with the church

family the importance, as well as,

the presence ofGod in their life. †

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Congratulationstoour

2013Graduates

8th Grade

Jade Fair

Paige Hi l l iker

High School

Kasi Summers

Sami Meacham

Blake Murphy

El izabeth Roberson

Jesse Morris

Sammi Dewey

Mol ly Uhoff

College

Brittany Murphy

Gardening has begun. Thanks to some generous

donations we have been able to construct 2 raised

beds in the garden. We placed them in a real ly rocky

area. I t wi l l now be much easier for the plants to

grow.

Kel ly has received one grant and is working

on another so that our lunch program can

provide food before the garden is producing. I t

is also our hope to supply fami l ies with some

staples to aid in weekly meals. We want to

give them recipes to use the produce and the

things in the recipe.

There are l iteral ly hundreds of tomato,

pepper, kale and brussels sprout plants ready

to go into the ground at appropriate times.

Germination has been almost 100% on al l

seeds planted. There are also many seeds that

wi l l be planted directly into the ground.

Please pray that fami l ies take advantage of

this program. It is heart breaking to think of

anyone going hungry in America or anywhere

else. Pray that we can feed the people in our

community that need a l ittle help. †

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