Our Pastor
Kathy King
(507) 382-2483
March
A message from Pastor Kathy...
Hiding
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7 NIV
What happened to the warm days? I got a taste of Spring-like weather, and I don’t want to go back to the cold! I just want to wrap up in a warm blanket and hide!
Friends, we find ourselves in another season of Lent. This year we are considering The Abingdon’s Call and Response Lent theme of “Where Are You?” It is natural to think that we are asking of God, “where are you?” but this series is God asking us… “where are you?” Each week we’ll consider how God may be searching for us as we may be: Distant, Hiding, Searching, Thirsty, Forgotten, Grieving.
As we journey together, may we turn God’s searching for us into our search for our God who offers us the perfect place to hide; a place where we find protection from trouble—a place where God surrounds us with compassion, mercy, and forgiveness.
What a wonderful Sweetheart’s Dinner at Waterville EUMC on Valentine’s Day! The food was good, dessert was decadent, and the fellowship was overflowing. Thank you to Karl and Melissa Schumacher and their friend—the Chef, and to all the wait and kitchen staff. Thank you to the men (and their helpers) for the Men’s Breakfast at Blooming Grove. What a great way to support the Food Shelf in these days when we hear more people are struggling to feed their families.
Once again, the weather did not cooperate with our Ash Wednesday Service plans. Here’s to better weather for the remainder of our Lenten and Holy Week season. As we move into Spring, our parish will have new opportunities to worship together. As I prepare for retirement in July of 2027, our PPRC and Worship Teams are working investigating new ways of parish worship. Look for the joint worship schedule article with the dates and places for this year’s opportunities. Thank you to all of you for your care and patience as we try new things.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all of our Irish friends.
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About Pastor Kathy...
Kathy King serves as the Pastor of the Prairie Lakes Parish - a three-point charge consisting of the Blooming Grove, Janesville, and Waterville Evangelical United Methodist Churches.
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Pastor Kathy lives in Janesville with her husband Jerry. Kathy and Jerry have three sons - Clint (and Julie), Jeremy (and Tiffany), and Aaron (and Trista), eight grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
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Pastor Kathy has a degree in English and Communications, and in 2022, completed the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship Course of Study for Licensed Local Pastors. In 2024, Pastor Kathy became an Associate Member of the Minnesota Conference of the UMC.
Kathy has a heart for the rural church and the relationships made possible through the example of love shown through Jesus Christ.