Upcoming Events, Announcements, & Information

Summer is here, and with that comes Summer Office Hours. The church will be open Monday through Thursday, from 9am to 3pm. The office will be open Monday through Wednesday from 9am to noon.

If you need anything outside of office hours, please call the URLC phone number, 507-732-7303,

this will ring you through to the Office Manager, Katie, who is happy to assist you.

Coming in June
The Indigo Acai Bowls Truck will be here following the service on June 11th.
We will have Doughnuts with Dad following the service on Father’s Day, June 18th.

Senior Recognition

Congratulations to the URLC High School Senior Class of 2023. Go into the world and do great things!

Kirsten Bettermann, Kali Disalvo, Tanner Finstuen, Louis Herges,

Sam Knowlton, Lucas Mann, MacKenzie Markham, Ava Mercer,

Tate Miller, Thomas Quenzer, Abby Rockne, Megan Schoenfelder,

Kacey Scholl, Anna Soltau, Joselyn Stensland

WELCA Summer Schedule:
No WELCA Board meetings in June or July. We will meet again on August 10th, 10am at the church.
No Circle Meetings in June or July.
Naomi and Rebekah will meet August 10th, 1:30pm at the church, Rebekah Circle will host!

Join to learn about women of the bible, Pastor Marggi will lead the lesson.
Quilting Group will resume in the fall, September 28, 9am-noon.

URLC Quilting Ministry:

Sessions for completing quilts at church are paused during the summer months. The next scheduled date is Thursday, September 28 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fellowship Hall. Sessions are typically held on the 4th Thursdays of the month through spring. Quilts are completed during this time in preparation for donating to individuals in need of the warmth the quilts provide, or donated to groups or organizations such as Ronald McDonald House, Hope Coalition, or through Community Connection.

Quilts are also presented during baptisms.

No special skills are needed to assist during these get-togethers other than tying knots! It's a great time for fellowship and getting to know others. If you are interested in sewing the quilt tops, please contact Marilyn Anderson (507-251-7660). Fabric is provided. Also - if you are interested in helping with the final steps of preparation but need a different time to meet, also contact Marilyn to discuss scheduling a different time. Typically 10-12 people meet for the morning sessions. Special thanks to those that prepare the quilt tops and assist with the other steps involved. Last year, approximately 45 adult and child quilts were completed.
Thank you to all who support & participate in this important ministry!

Church Gardens

Volunteers are needed this summer to weed, water, and pick vegetables. No gardening knowledge necessary, we can show you what is needed. Hours on your time! Produce is donated to the food shelf and others in need. If interested in helping, please contact Jaycee Nilson at 732-7586.

Additionally, Ken Magnuson filled the planters in the front of the church with some beautiful flowers, they will need to be watered! Please call the office if you would like to help with that. Or, just stop over and give them some water!
Thank you to all the people who help keep URLC beautiful all year round!

VOICE Information

Did you know, each Month we send out 200 paper copies of The Voice and 300 via email. The paper copies take time and money to make happen. We would like to update the list of people who would still like to receive The Voice by mail. We are requesting that you please contact the office by phone 732-7303, or email admin@urlchurch.org, to continue to receive the paper copy in the mail. Starting in September, only those who contacted the office by August 23rd will still receive a paper copy of The Voice. This is hoping that we can cut down on the amount sent to people both by mail and email. There will be no changes made to people who receive the voice by email. There will be another reminder in the Summer Voice as well. Thanks for taking the time to help update our lists.

Coffee Hour and Usher Help Needed

We are looking for people to help with coffee hour this summer, as well as bringing treats. Please sign up on the calendar located in the kitchen. You can also call the office to sign up. Additionally, we are looking for ushers to help with our outdoor services this summer. Please sign up on the sheet in the sanctuary or outside when services start on June 4th. Again, you can always contact the office as well! Your help is needed and appreciated!

Budget Information

During our annual meeting we talked about a couple of the challenges we have with the operating budget. The first challenge is it is difficult to estimate some budgeted items. For example, since we have had more snow events we have had to spend more on plowing our parking lots and sidewalks. So depending on the rest of this winter and the beginning of winter next year our amount budgeted for snow removal may not be accurate. Another challenge we have with the budget is that we do not have consistent monthly income. Some months we get more income, some months we have less. Our hope is that in the end it all 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 how we are doing towards our budget goals. The numbers just reflect the operating budget, not any other church accounts. The amount needed each month for the budget is simply 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

March - Needed to keep up with the budget: $24,835.08 - Actual income: $22,654.32

April Needed to keep up with budget: $24,835 - April income: $22,050.71

May Needed to keep up with budget: $24,835.08 - May income: $17,298.64
January-May expenses $131,609.73 - January-May: Income $133,507.45

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.

Please Say a Prayer for:

Cindy Reding, Sue Quam, Patsy Yusten, Alice Lea, sister of Evie Korsten.

Please call or email the office to update this list.