Weekly Notes and Upcoming Events

Welcome

If you have been joining our congregation the past few months, we are so happy to have you. If you would like to be on our contact list for our newsletter, information about upcoming events, and mailings, please call the church office and connect with Katie. We would so like to be in contact with you and want you to know what is happening in our church. It is so great to see you joining us for worship and events at URLC! Welcome, welcome, welcome!

Easter Garden

Don’t forget to order your plants for our Easter Garden, forms can be found in the back of the church.

Orders need to be in by March 27th!

Sunday School

Attention parents of 5th graders! Your 5th graders will be receiving their First Communion during the Maundy Thursday Worship Service on April 6th, at 6:30pm. Please join us on Sunday, April 2nd, after Sunday School for lunch while the kids make their First Communion Bread and Chalice. (Please note the date change from previous publications). Any questions please call the office.

Budget Information

During our annual meeting we talked about challenges with the operating budget. The first challenge, it is difficult to estimate some budgeted items. Another challenge is that we do not have consistent monthly income. Our hope being, in the end it balances out. Our congregation has been so generous with giving that we have been able to maintain our programs, pay our staff, make repairs on our building and continue the church's mission to others. To help the congregation see how we are doing throughout the year we are putting a monthly update on our budget goals. The numbers reflect the operating budget, not any other church accounts. The amount needed per month for the budget is calculated by taking our yearly budget and dividing it by 12.

The income is the income that the church receives that is earmarked for operating expenses.
January - Needed to keep up with the budget: $24,835.08 - Actual income: $51,196.65
February - Needed to keep up with the budget: $24,835.08. - Actual income: $20,307.13

URLC TRUST FUND GRANT APPLICATION TIME

It is time to submit your application for consideration. Applications will be outside the church office or can be obtained by email. To request a copy, email: admin@urlchurch.org. Please return completed form by 4/15/23 to the church office,
or by email to Jodie Shanahan at bookeeper@urlchurch.org

Food Containers

Thank you all that bring cakes, soups, or other food for church events. It is greatly appreciated.

Just a reminder to pick up the pans or containers from the kitchen in a timely manner.

Quilting

URLC quilting project: Preparation of quilts will be 9am to noon on Thursday, March 23, in the Fellowship Hall.

We're always happy to have a good turnout - including new helpers! All that is needed is to show up & tie knots! Even if you can only come for an hour - we'd enjoy seeing you! Completed quilts are donated to Hope Coalition & others in the Zumbrota area in need of comfort & warmth. Questions - contact Marilyn Anderson.

URLC Rummage Sale - We have set a Date!
Friday, May 5th, 12pm-6pm and Saturday, May 6th, 8am-12pm.
Spring cleaning is a great time to start going through things you no longer need! You can drop off donations now through May 1st. Please ensure all donations are clean, gently used items. Please no TV’s or other larger electronics.
If you have questions about donations, please call the office.
Ten percent of all proceeds will go to Lutheran Disaster Response, the rest will go towards funding for The Green Space at URLC! Please help support this event by dropping off donations and coming to check out the items for purchase.
You just may find something you can not live without!
Please contact the office if you would like to help with this event!

Directory Updates

We have made updates to our directory, but it is still a work in progress. Please take a moment to look at the copy in the back of the sanctuary to see if your information is up to date. Or, if you think you may have had a phone, email, or address change, please call the office so we can keep our information accurate. Copies of the directory can be picked up by stopping into the office.

Who are the Prayer Shawls for?

Our shawls are for anyone who may need them! You can give one to a family member, a neighbor, a friend. Someone who is ill, lonely, dealing with a loss, going through chemo, or someone facing a difficult time. Call the church office to ask for one.

Music

There are several opportunities to be involved in the music of URLC. We have the Sanctuary Choir, Jubilee Handbells, With One Voice, and Dylan Starr at Heartbeat. Plus we welcome people to sing as special music at our services throughout the year. If you would like more information on one of our music groups, or would like to provide music in another form, please call or email the office.

We would love to have your talents!

Sunday Help Needed

We are looking for ushers to help with our Sunday services, as well as people to help with coffee hour and bringing treats for coffee hour. Please sign up on the sheets in the back of the Sanctuary or in the kitchen, you can also call the office. We are also looking for coffee donations to be used for coffee fellowship. If you would like to pick some up it can be dropped off in the kitchen. We are currently in need of regular coffee. Thank you for your time & donations!
All help, big or small is greatly appreciated!

Sunday Fellowship

On 3/26 Mark Granquist from St Olaf to speak on Differences in Lutheran Church Synods.

As we gather and drink coffee, eat cookies and talk, we’re looking for ideas.

Something to share? Something to learn? Email ideas to Genella at mayflower987gkg@hotmail.com.

Please Say a Prayer for:
Cindy Redding, Sue Quam, Alice Lea, sister of Evie Korsten.

Friends and Family of Kit Damson as they grieve his death.
Please call or email the office to update this list.