Our Pastor
 Kathy King
(507) 382-2483

“Be glad in the Lord always! Again I say, be glad! Let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people.  The Lord is near. Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. Then the peace of God that exceeds all understanding will keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 4-7 NIV

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Our Minnesota Annual Conference focus this past week was all about joyfully serving. We saw service at work in the presentations, the fellowship, and the groups that gathered in the name of Jesus. Annual Conference is an exhausting week but it is a week designed to show Christ’s love in so many ways. It is a time I see dear friends and a time I am proud to spend with our parish representatives who take time from their busy lives to be present. The worship experiences each day were about being glad in the Lord, always. Paul knew the importance of gathering to worship and to praise the Author of Life, the Redeemer we follow, and the Spirit who leads us in our service to God and one another. Thank you to those who attended and to you all for your support of the churches you love.

 

July will soon be the calendar page turned. July brings opportunities to serve through Waterville UMC’s VBS (all parish youth are welcome and encouraged to attend), Blooming Grove’s Summer Fish Fry, and our usual meetings and worship. I hope you take advantage of these times to

serve and celebrate.

 

If you get the opportunity to worship or visit our Blooming Grove church, take a moment to visit the Butterfly Garden created to nurture Monarch butterflies but it’s also a place of serenity where God’s good creation offers solitude for quiet moments. Thank you to everyone who played a part in creating this special place.  

 

Please hold Maddie and Alma (from JUMC) as they attend summer camp at Koronis Ministries early in July. This will be their second year attending camp and they are so excited.

 

It is my hope that these days of summer give you times to reflect on all of the blessings we have to be grateful for as we remember that God is good. When we turn our anxieties over to God, God answers our prayers and petitions with that “peace that exceeds all understanding.”

May your days be filled with gentleness for others and for yourselves.  Blessings dear ones!