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In April, we celebrate the good news that Christ Has Risen as we go about our daily lives and encounter His presence along the way!  During this month, some of our regularly scheduled programming will take a short break.

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We Have Seen the Risen Lord

Sunday, April 7th - 10:45 A.M. Worship

At Blooming Grove United Methodist

• Join us for “We Have Seen the Risen Lord”, a worship service created and led by the people of BGUMC, including both children and adults.  

• This is a re-telling - through short-short stories, action, and song – of all the people who saw Jesus after he came back from the dead!  Their fear and doubt are overcome by Christ’s appearance in their lives as the Son of God, Messiah, and Lord.  As with Thomas, Christ appeared again and again so that his friends could see, and seeing believe, and believing have faith.  Keep your eyes open for jars of spices, walking sticks, sandals, and fishing nets! 

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Prairie Lakes Parish Bible Study

Thursday, April 11th – 9:30 A.M.

At Cool Wave Coffee Shop, Waterville

• New participants are welcomed at any time, with or without having read the current lesson.

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Holy Communion

Sunday, April 14th – 10:45 A.M. Worship

At Blooming Grove United Methodist

• All are Welcome at God's Table!

 

Blessing Financial Gifts, Blankets, Backpacks for Bethlehem Inn

Sunday, April 21st – 10:45 A.M. Worship

At Blooming Grove United Methodist

• We will bless these treasures of donations (made by our faith community during Lent/Easter), and their future recipients, prior to delivering them to the Bethlehem Inn, Waseca.

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Prairie Lakes Parish Bible Study

Thursday, April 25th – 9:30 A.M.

At Cool Wave Coffee Shop, Waterville

• New participants are welcomed at any time, with or without having read the current lesson.​

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Prayer Brunch (taking a rest in April)

Next Date/Time/Location TBA

• Prayer Brunch welcomes women and men of all ages and stages in life.

• Gather for fellowship, great conversation, and good food - along with the opportunity to share prayer requests with one another.

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Bible Conversations at the Brewery (taking a rest in April)

At Half Pint Brewery, Blooming Grove Township

Next Date/Time TBA

• Once-a-month opportunity to join as families and friends in a new way to consider faith through fun, fellowship, and food!

• Hosted by Pastor Kathy King, we gather together to enjoy each other’s company, as well as a guided discussion - with a new faith topic each time we gather - based on the resource “Pub Theology”.

• Sponsored by churches of the Prairie Lakes Parish: Blooming Grove, Janesville, and Waterville Evangelical UMCs.

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​"The Stretch" (taking a rest in April)

Monthly Parish Book Study & Social Justice Conversations

Next Date/Time/Place TBA

Led by Cindy Saufferer

• "The Stretch" is a space with opportunities to learn, grapple, and discover how we show up as love in the world through justice-related topics.  You can expect articles, book suggestions, informed discussion spaces, and a plethora of ways to experience what it means to be Christ in the world. New participants are invited to join in at any time, with or without having read the current book.   All are welcome in the circle!​  Contact Cindy Saufferer with any questions and/or if you would like assistance in ordering a book

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