United Lutheran Church - One in Christ Jesus

It's Miracle May at United

Habitat for Humanity

Thrivent Builds

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Habitat for Humanity, and area Lutheran Churches are all working together to provide a Habitat home for a Grand Forks resident, replicated by the photo above. Each local congregation is asked to provide volunteers and financial contributions. Our goal at United is to raise between $1,000-$1,500. Here is how you can be a part of this project:

1.)Volunteer! Volunteer! Volunteer!

We are in need of all kinds of volunteers - skilled and unskilled. The build will begin on June 2nd and all Churches are invited to come to the wall raising ceremony, bring a hammer and help. United is also scheduled to work on the following days: June 6th, 11th, and the 17th, with all Churches working together on the 19th. Each church will be responsible for bringing food for the days their church is on the build site - so we are in need of volunteers for that also. You can sign-up to volunteer by stopping in or contacting the church office by phone (775-4279) or email (ULC@unitedgf.org).

2.) Miracle May Offering

In your May Uniter you received a green envelope that says "Miracle May". Place a gift for the habitat project in the envelope and bring it or mail it to the church by May 31, 2008. You can also pick up an envelope in the church office.

3.) M&M's Miracle May Quarters

Sunday, May 4th, members of United's Outreach and Wellness Ministry handed out tubes of M&M's. We hope you enjoyed the candy, and will fill up the tube with quarters. Please return to church by Sunday, May 18th.

If you have any questions on how you can help or how to volunteer please contact the Church office at 775-4279 or ULC@unitedgf.org.

Season of Pentecost

2008

Sunday, May 11th at United

9:00 a.m. - Worship

10:00 a.m. - Sunday School

10:00 a.m. - Adult Bible Study in the Lounge

11:00 a.m. - Worship with Communion

Preschool-1st Graders will be singing in honor of Mother's Day

*Beginning Sunday, May 18th we will move to one worship service at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 18th at United

Unrally Sunday

9:00 a.m. - Senior Recognition Breakfast

10:00 a.m. Worship with Communion

Senior Recognition

Teacher Appreciation

2nd-5th Graders singing

11:00 a.m. - Lunch down in the Fellowship Hall

hosted by Youth & Family Ministry

- Bible Bucks Store will be open for all S.S. students

- Registration and preview of V.B.S. "God's Big Backyard" (games, crafts, music, and fun!)

- Adult Bible Study: "How Lutherans Interpret the Bible" in the Lounge

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Photo of the Tanzania travelers on Tanzania Sunday, March 30th and of the Tanzania gift given to the Foundation. Photos taken by Laurie Bakke.

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Ministry Matters

Do you have a gifts to share but find your time limited? Well, you are not alone. In today's busy world, many of us find our lives filled with work and family obligations. Yet, God's voice remains present in the midst of our hectic lives. We feel called to serve, but how?

Ministry Matters will post opportunities to serve your congregation or community through a variety of one-time or short-term volunteer possibilities.

Examples of opportunities may include:

Showing the DVD of our Sunday Church Service to residents at Valley Eldercare
Assisting with local Habitat for Humanity projects
Helping out at our local Food Cupboard
Helping with a youth or Sunday school event

For a list of the current opportunities available to you, just click on Ministry Matters.

Browse through our website and click onto our Uniter newsletter for so much more being offered at United Lutheran Church every month. Click on the United Updates link to find out more information about events throughout the month of April.

The vision of United Lutheran Church is to be an embracing community of joy and hope,

nurturing life transforming relationships with Jesus Christ, one another, and the world.