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May 2020
BUMConnection
A publication of Brodhead United Methodist Church, 501 1st Center Ave, Brodhead WI
What’s INSIDE
2 UMW
3 Financial Update
4 Christian Education
5 Parish Nurse Notes
6 Birthdays &
Anniversaries
7 Calendar
SUNDAYS IN MAY May 3 Holy Communion 9am Worship May 10 Mother’s Day 9am Worship May 17 Teacher Appreciation 9am Worship May 24 9am Worship May 31 9am Worship
Sunday worship is livestreamed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/brodheadumc/ ) at 9am or broadcast on Charter Cable channel 988 at 11am Sundays.
The Purpose of United Methodist Women
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is:
• To know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ.
• To develop a creative supportive fellowship.
• To expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.
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UMW On June 9th, the UMW is hosting a bingo party in Monroe. Please check for updates on this schedule as we get closer to the date.
Lydia Circle Study “Half Truths” Our Study and our Times A proposed schedule for all Lydia Circle sisters follows...you are eagerly invited to our discussion and brunch on the 1st Tuesday of the following months at 9:30 am. June 2 Hostess: Mary Leader: Betty, Chapter two July 7 Hostess: Betty Leader: Janice, Chapter three August 4 Hostess: Bernice Leader: Winona, Chapter four If you have any questions, please call Mary at 897-2399. All women of the church are invited. Read It and Reap Study Read It and Reap Discussions The following suggested schedule is proposed for our gatherings, the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10 am. June 20 -“Practicing Resurrection: The Gospel of Mark,” a past UMW Mission U Bible study. One’s Bible is the foundation for our study...but a worksheet has been forwarded to each participant to guide our discussion. If you need a copy of this worksheet, please contact Mary. We will meet at the Friederich’s. July 18 -“Practicing Resurrection: The Gospel of Mark.” We will dis-cuss the second half of Mark, using a worksheet as a guide. Janice will host.
Mustard Seed Bible Study
Hi Mustard Seed Sisters! May is fast approaching and Mustard Seed is going to follow the extended quarantine guidelines which means no May meeting. We will then be on
to summer break with our next meeting in September. As that time gets closer, I will make contact with each of you. We will have lots to talk about by then. I encourage each of you to continue to pray for our church, community, leaders, country and loved ones and all who are struggling. Please call with any questions. Sue Wolter 897-2221.
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FINANCIAL UPDATE FROM Al Schneider, Trustees Chair 4/19/2020
I just want to give all of you a brief update on church finances. Despite all of the turmoil and uncer-tainty of the past few weeks, all things considered, we are doing okay financially. We did get off to a slow start the first week that the church was closed and we had only live stream and cable broad-cast. The total giving was about $300. However, since that time giving has returned to more or less normal levels. At the present time we have all of our bills covered for the month of April. Also, at the beginning of this shutdown, we were advised by the conference to apply for a new government program just passed at the national level known as the Payroll Protection Program or simply PPP. We were also advised by the conference that we could secure this loan by a vote of the CLC and we would not have to hold a church conference. You may have heard about this program since it is available to all small businesses with less than 500 employees including non-profits such as ourselves. The basic purpose of the program is to keep as many people employed and paid during this COVID 19 pandemic as possible. Through this program, we have been able to obtain an amount of money that will allow us to pay all staff for approximately 2 months. If we spend at least 75% of these funds on payroll and the remaining 25% on other approved expenses such as utilities in the next 8 weeks, we will not be required to pay it back. It effectively becomes a grant. Since no one has any firm timing on how and when the economy will open back up or exactly what things will look like when it does, we have also applied for a withdrawal from our investment at the United Methodist Foundation to act as an emergency fund in case this problem continues for some period of time. If things return to normal and we do not need the money, we will redeposit it in the investment account. As I mentioned before, we are current on all of our bills and the PPP money should give us a cushion going in to the summer when attendance and giving is normally down. We have paid $2,865 toward apportionments so far this year out of our annual total owed of $ 34,704. In other words we have paid 8.26% which is 8.26% more than we had paid last year at this time. Given the unprecedented circumstances-at least in any of our lifetimes-that we are currently experiencing, we are doing quite well at the present time. I realize that this has been just a very brief overview of our financial situation. If you have further, more detailed questions, please contact Pastor Kook Ho, Jane Copus, Teresa Hammon or myself. We also would appreciate any feedback that you may have on these quarterly financial updates.
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April Income
April 5 $4,956.00
April 12 $9,853.00 April 19 $4,725.00 April 26 $2,180.00
Total: $21,714.00
April Budgeted Expenses: $18,463.00
We are sad to report that there will be NO in-person Youth
Group or Sunday School classes until
further notice.
Schedule
Sundays: 9:00am Worship Facebook Live
Some of our youth participated in a
challenge on Facebook!
Can you solve this riddle to see what
is coming on May 31st?
Happy Mother’s Day!
To all Mothers, whether you have boys, girls, God children, cats, dogs, or all of the above!
While the exact future is still unknown, we are still planning for Rocky Railway VBS.
As for the exact date, right now is TBD. Please register so we can plan accordingly and will
be letting everyone know as soon as we have an official date.
Register at brodheadumc.org
Christian Education
May 2020
May Worship Music: May 3rd- Carol Prudhon May 10th- Katie Flory May 17th- Katie Flory May 24th- Kay Case May 31st- Carol Prudhon
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AV & Sound: Dave Gissing
From Your Parish Nurse: Many people have asked about cloth face masks. Dorothy Arn has been busy making masks and I was given some others which have been distributed to parishioners. The difficulty is getting some of the supplies needed such as 1/4 inch elastic. I have ordered some but it is currently on back order. If anyone would like to make their own, they can find instructions on the web at www.CDC.gov. Then click on the link for Face Covers. The masks are easy to make with scraps of fabric which can then be laundered in the normal laundry. You can line the masks with interfacing which gives more filter power or you may slip paper toweling or a coffee filter in the pocket to achieve the same effect. The mask should fit quite snugly for the best benefit. Practice wearing them before going into public as some people feel a bit short of breath at first. This sensation usually dissipates after a short period of time. If you would like a mask, let the church office know and I will distribute as supply allows.
Shout out to Vicki & Dorothy! so far, they have distributed 34 masks to those in need!
MOTHER’S DAY IS COMING! Help us celebrate our moms on May 8th! Send a picture of you with your mom via email [email protected] or private message on Facebook!
MAY OFFICE HOURS The Church offices will be opening with limited hours (10am-2pm) during May- visitors are asked to phone ahead (608-897-2515) for admission to the building. May 6th May 13th May 15th May 20th May 22nd
In an abundance of caution during the COVID 19 pandemic, our Dinner Church is postponed until Wednesday, July 1st (tentative, please check the website for up-to-date information). We are missing all of you and strongly praying that we will gather soon safely.
Online giving is available (one-time or recurring) to help continue support of the Church. Scan the QR code or go to the website (brodheadumc.org) Gifts can also be mailed to the church at :
501 1st Center Ave. Brodhead, WI 53520
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Birthdays
Staff Contact Info
Pastor: Kook Ho Kim
Youth Director: Tiffany Moore
Parish Nurse: Vicki Evenson
Secretary: Lynne Blinkenberg
Custodian: Sarah Anderson
Church Leadership Council:
Al Schneider, chair
Trustee Committee:
Al Schneider, chair
Finance Committee:
Jane Copus, chair
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Nancy Oliver 1-May
Paula Schneider 2-May
Brant Riesterer 3-May
Sheryl Beyer 4-May
Belinda Curless 5-May
Rylan McCullough 5-May
Shirley Jackson 6-May
Autumn LaPin 7-May
Sheryl Thorp 8-May
Abbey Vickers 8-May
Bryan Condon 10-May
Claire Meythaler 10-May
Jason Roth 10-May
William Strommen 10-May
Archer Yates 10-May
Blake Kaderly 11-May
Elijah Marass 12-May
Malachi Marquette 12-May
Aiden Arn 13-May
Ann Beyer 13-May
Mary Condon 14-May
Shane Doyle 14-May
Brittian Paulson 15-May
Tera Staffon 15-May
Barbara Marie Elmer 17-May
Julie Hodgson 17-May
Danielle Jorgensen 17-May
Ellie May Allen 18-May
Seger Harding 18-May
Michael Kitchen 18-May
Tom Earleywine 19-May
Jim Beyer 20-May
Nick Jacobson 20-May
Amber Rear 20-May
Susan Kay Dodge 21-May
Dorothy Arn 22-May
Megan Jacobson 22-May
Jean Peterson 22-May
Valerie Peterson 22-May
Taurie Burns 23-May
Ron Nenneman 25-May
Destyni Reed 25-May
Joseph Steuri 25-May
Taylor Johnson 26-May
Carol Kaderly 26-May
Hannah Withrow 28-May
Chuck Cook 30-May
Chuck Christman 31-May
Tyler Kraft 31-May
Randy Minch 31-May
Justin Roth 31-May
Bob and Patty Anderson 3-May 22 years
Al and Jamie Oliver 7-May 14 years
Barry Sauer and Rebecca O’Conner 16-May 21 years
Randy and Carolyn Williams 17-May 39 years
Robert and Ann Brown 20-May 30 years
Bruce and Pat Peterson 28-May 35 years
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Brodhead United Methodist Church 501 1st Center Ave Brodhead, Wi 53520 www.brodheadumc.org Change service requested
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Brodhead United Methodist Church
Worship Services Sunday 9:00am-
livestreamed on Facebook
Service airs Sundays at 11:00am on channel 988
Email: [email protected] Phone: (608)897-2515
Facebook: United Methodist Church of Brodhead
Sunday, May 3rd 10:15- 11:00 a.m.
Coffee with the Pastor Tuesday, May 5th, 10am Q&A with the Parish Nurse Tuesday, May 12th, 10am Join the parish staff for a cup of virtual coffee and discussion. Connection details will be shared soon!