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The Herald Page 3 the Pastor’S Pen by Rev Making Disciples, Transforming the World Issue 2 February 2017 T HE H ERALD INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Hello’s and Goodbye’s By Rev. Robert Braudt, Lead Pastor, River Hills UMC 1 Preparing for Lent Change is hard. No matter Maureen’s last day with us how prepared we might be, will be Feb. 7. If you want to Choir Spotlight 1 change can be a challenge. see her again, rumor has it God is bigger than our that she will be performing in 1 Arts Sunday greatest challenge. “Grease” at the Chanhassen When Maureen Ballentine, Dinner Theatre this spring. February Sermon Series 2 (We asked her the same RHUMC Director of Youth So I put out the word that we thing.) “Because I feel called Ministries, told me late this were looking for a new The Pastor’s Pen 3 to make a difference,” she fall that she had been Director of Youth Ministries: approached with an college job boards, social said. RHUMCafe 5 opportunity of a lifetime, I media, word-of-mouth, The team members affirmed felt the excitement and conference classifieds. The that call and have asked 6 Children’s Ministries exhilaration for her next response was not over- Kasey Johnson (long-time chapter, and abject horror in whelming, but quantity does RHUMC member, Praise Feed My Starving the thought of finding a not assure quality with job Team singer, and youth Children 7 replacement for her in the applications. I was excited to volunteer) to help assist middle of the program year. find three finalists whom I Emma in the transition into Maureen brought to River believed had the gifts and this new role. Emma’s Hills a quiet confidence that graces that could bring the would be difficult to replace. group to its next exciting The saying, “Deep rivers run chapter. Each of the finalists smooth,” fits Maureen. Her had very different strengths, depth of thought (she would so the work of the interview often dismiss it as over- team would be a challenge. analysis), was an inspiration A group of six people with a to me and to others who cross section of youth, were willing to venture in for parents, and church leaders a swim. Never afraid to came to the conclusion that challenge the status quo, but Emma Marais would be the always with unquestionable Strengthfinders results are new face of youth leadership love and acceptance, we at River Hills Church. Emma’s consistent with what we allowed her to push us. Her experienced, and we feel fresh approach to ministry is impact will be infinitely a bit unconventional. She they will give her a boost in getting to know the youth appreciated by this pastor. graduated last semester from the U of M and encourage them to get involved: communication, Carlson School of Management in activator, connectedness, positivity, includer. Emma three and half years with a major begins on Feb. 1. in Entrepreneurial Please take a moment to Studies and a express your support and Minor in appreciation to Maureen Marketing. Why Ballentine, Emma Marais, Youth Ministry? and Kasey Johnson during RIVER HILLS All pictures: Emma Marais, our new Director of Youth UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Ministries, enjoying a few of her many interests. Preparing for Lent — The 11:10.0 Prayer By Rev. Robert Braudt, Lead Pastor, River Hills UMC If Lent is the season to prepare for Wednesday, March 1 -- Ash Wednesday Thank you for the fertile and frozen Easter, what do we call the time we use ground in my life. Help me to do my part Wednesday, March 8 -- Prayers to get ready for Lent? This year we call it to prepare my life and our church for February! Lent is a season of 40 days, Wednesday, March 15 -- Presence the promise of something new. May our not counting Sundays, when we prepare Wednesday, March 22 -- Gifts soil be rich with love, joy, peace, for Easter. Lent comes from the Anglo- patience, kindness, goodness, Wednesday, March 29 -- Service Saxon word lencten, which means faithfulness, gentleness, and self- “spring.” It begins on Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, April 5 -- Witness control, so that we might break through which lands on March 1 this year. We Sunday, April 9 -- Palm Sunday the frozen places for all those You call will have special gatherings every us to love. Amen. Thursday, April 13 -- Maundy Thursday Wednesday night during Lent. Each Wouldn’t it be great if we knew that night will focus on the commitments we Friday, April 14 -- Good Friday others from our church community were make to our community every time we Sunday, April 16 -- Easter praying this together? Our address is celebrate a baptism, new members, or So how do we prepare for Lent? In part, 11100 River Hills Drive. I’m going to ask confirmation. These are sacramental we know that we must make it through you to set an alarm on your phone to commitments we make to show our love winter. While the days grow slowly alert you that it’s time to pray. At for the community. Set aside these longer, we must keep bright the light 11:10.0, a.m. or p.m. or both, join dates as we grow with anticipation how that is within us. I would like you to join others in our church, wherever you are, God will break through in our lives. me in this prayer: no matter what you are doing, in prayer. “Blessed by the Water” will be the theme for Arts Sunday. Do you have something Arts Sunday that you would like to share that might contribute to our understanding of the theme? All mediums are welcome — performing art, visual art, literary art, or even culinary art! Get your creative waters flowing! Encourage one another and let’s make April 23 this another wonderful weekend of worship at River Hills Church! Choir Spotlight on … Cindy Farthing By Cathleen Harris, RHUMC Organist You may have seen her in the As a matter of fact, all five of Cindy and choir — the soprano with the her brothers and sisters took her long, beautiful hair. You may piano lessons. She took husband, have also seen her in other piano lessons through high John, have parts of your church life: school and one year at been teaching Sunday School, college. More instruments members of playing the piano for the would follow: alto saxophone River Hills children’s Christmas lessons (5th grade through since 1993. program, playing the college) and organ lessons “We were John and Cindy Farthing with their children, keyboard with the Praise (11th-12th grade). looking for Coleman, Justine and Alyssa. Team for the Burnsville Fire As if that music experience just the Muster parade, or playing the were not enough, in high right church,” Photo Courtesy of Twin Cities Aesthetic organ for the 9 a.m. worship school, Cindy sang in several Cindy remembers. After service. You will find her choirs, including swing choir sitting in the pews for six of HYFRYDOL. Other favorites wherever she is needed. and madrigal choir, and she years, Cindy missed singing in include playing Mark Hayes Cindy grew up in Fisher, participated in a choir an ensemble. So in 1999, piano music, and the song Minnesota. As the fifth child contest, where students sing she joined the choir. “Blessings” by Laura Story. of six siblings, Cindy solos in front of judges. She When asked about her Cindy stayed home with her remembers a household full played the handbells in her favorite part of being in children and taught private of music. Her mother played home church and was also a Chancel Choir, she replied, “I piano lessons until she “went the violin, her father played member of her college choir. love singing in an ensemble.” back to work.” She now works the trumpet, and her grandpa Cindy graduated from One of Cindy’s favorite full-time at a bank in Prior played the piano by ear. Jamestown College with a hymns, which was sung at her Lake. Cindy and John have When she was 8 years old, B.A. in Business Administra- wedding, is “Love Divine, All three children: Coleman, Cindy began piano lessons. tion with a minor in Music. Loves Excelling” to the tune Justine, and Alyssa. Page 3 Issue 2 P RAISE & P RAYERS Prayer requests are accepted in the church office at any time, 952-890-2515. Or e-mail Carrie Wilkens, Office Communications Coordinator, at [email protected] or through our website, riverhillsumc.org. Please let us know if your prayer is to remain confidential or is to be shared on this page of the monthly newsletter and also in the announcements in the weekly bulletin. Prayers Requested for: Church Family: Lillian Shattuck; Sandy Thibos; Sue Hawes; Carol Walker; Mac McInroy; Carl & Joy Potter; Dick Branden; Connie Anton; Bonnie Covart; Bob Leaf; Wayne Baugh; Sandra Shill; Jerry Kelly; Jay Dee Yearous. Friends and Family: Diane Kaluzne, friend of Julie Howe; Jerry Cerny, brother of Kim Christianson; Golda, friend of Scott McGuire; Scott Peterson, friend of Georgia Cirksena; Sean, friend of Aaron Raschke; John Goz, friend of Marty Appleby; Paul Fread, son of Marge Fread; Debbie Hansen, friend of Barb Haagenstad & Kim Engstrom; Kathy, daughter of Marge Fread; Julie, friend of Marge Fread; Jackie Smith, friend of Rosalind, Georgia & Randy Cirksena; Gary Drewianka, partner of Sylvia Peterson; Jim & Rita Demers, friends of Jim & Mona Ervin; Joan, cousin of Ginny Heitkamp; Clayton McDougal, father of Chris McDougal; Janice Buvala, mother of Sara Vander Lugt; Clyde Johnson, father of Amy Pearson; Pat Braudt, mother of Rev.
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