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The Link Auburn United Methodist Church, 207 S. Auburn Road, Auburn, MI 48611 989-662-6314

A passionate, Spirit-led community where people meet and serve Christ

Inside This Issue Cover… Parable of the Talents Page 4… Auburn Treasure Hunt Days Page 5… District News Page 6… Loons Baseball Page 7… Draw Me In Page 9… Calendar & Schedules

Connecting people with the love and life of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the World.

Spring 2018

April -June

Parable of the Talents “…To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability.” (Matthew 25: 15)

In the parable of the talents, we are challenged to take God–given talents and abilities with which we have been blessed and use them on behalf of our Master. This spring the Finance Team is challenging members of Auburn United Methodist church to use your talents to help raise money for our 2018 Apportionments. On March 11, we asked you to fill out a card with your proposed project or service, and have been posting them on the billboard in the Fellowship Hall. There are envelopes with $10 each enclosed to be used as seed money for your talent multiplication. Each person can take up to 3 envelopes. There is still time to post your project or service or a request for one. There is also seed money to be used (See the office. Pastor Duane, Sam Samborn or Tamara Klida for seed money.) On June 10th we will receive and share the results of our efforts. If you have questions, please contact Kayte Aspray or Pastor Harris. Kayte can be reached at (989) 798-6609 or keaspray@gmail.com.

Let’s see, together, what our Talents can do to further the work of the Master

Currently listed on the billboard in the Fellowship Hall:

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Lemon Meringue Pies Using Irene Pike’s Recipe

I will be making 4 lemon meringue pies, made fresh from real lemons.

$10.00 each. Lynne Kranich 989-573-3227

Babysitting On the weekends. $5.00 per hour Adrenne Meyer 989-225-5984

Homemade Bread $5.00 a loaf Irene & Sam Samborn 989-859-3331

Scripture Art Write scriptures in fancy lettering on canvas and place in photo frames.

Donation Sheryl Bellor 989-414-9704

Small Engine Repair Donation Bruce Hayward 727-269-1060

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Household Helper Housework, cooking, or driving to appointments

$20.00 per hour Kelly Krueger 989-835-7571

Homemade Sweet bread Orage, Lemon or Cherry $5.00 a loaf Darla Gairns 989-832-0928

Wine Rack Will build wine rack for a friend $30.00 Duane Harris 989-600-7150

Sewing Items Knit Dish Clothes $2 each Quilted Potholder 2 for $5 Quilted Microwave Bowl Cozy $3 Mending - seams, buttons, etc.

Will negotiate Prices Sheila Berner 989-859-1680 berner.sheila@yahoo.com

Wood Crafts Coaster Sets, Cutting Boards, Bird Houses - Taking orders.

$20.00 each Dennis Rogers 989-662-6637

Household Chores Cleaning, Yard Work, Shopping, Cooking

Donations Darci Chambers 989-671-7423

Tutoring 3 hours of Algebra tutoring $50.00 Chris Williams 989-708-3010

Canvas Painting 16” x 20” acrylic painting of a landscape from a photo of a favorite place.

$150.00 Tamara Klida 989-662-4245

Studio Recording Time Studio time to record, mix and master one song. You provide music (karaoke track, backing track, play instrument, etc.)

$50.00 Chris Williams 989-708-3010

Mexican Chicken Dinner Homemade dinner includes sides of corn and rolls. Serves 6-8.

$50.00 Kim Weitzel 989-948-1339

Homemade Brownies 1/2 Dozen $3.00 Whole Dozen $6.00

Bev Witherspoon 989-839-2852

Homemade Meal Premier 5 course meal for 8 people.

Donation Janet & Bud Stevens 989-529-7545

Fishing Equipment Sale of fishing equipment with instruction.

$15.00 Bud & Janet Stevens 989-529-7545

Children’s Cook Books Made by the 3rd - 5th Grade Sunday School Class

$3.00 each Linda Czyzewski 989-600-2702

Small Home Repair Projects Cost varies. Duane Harris 989-600-9150

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Special Occasion Cake Homemade cake for a special occasion.

$20 - 25.00 Sheryl Bellor 989-414-9704

Gourmet Goodies Chocolate Covered Pretzels - $4.00 Choc. Dipped Shortbread $6.00 dz Scones (Choc.Chip or Cranberry) with or without walnuts $5.00

Betty Stark 989-415-0309

Digital Images Improvements Photoshop improvements to your digital image.

$50.00 Jeff 989-266-2199

Flower Centerpiece Spring artificial flower arrangement centerpiece.

$25.00 + Joan Schrott 989-662-7376

Dinner & a Movie Tex-Mex Chicken Dinner served. and a movie viewing at our home. Date to be worked out.

$50.00 Duane & Lynn Harris 989-600-9150

Babysitting $5.00 hour Lakin Weitzel 989-397-2459

Homemade Soup Dinner Includes Soup, rolls and cookies. Ask about choices of soup.

$20.00 Liz Shephard 989-662-2379

Looking for Yard Work Help Need someone with a truck do mulch, landscape beams, maybe planting a couple cedar trees. Sometime in April.

Willing to pay $125.00 989-839-2852

Looking for Seamstress Need someone to do simple alterations (shorting of pants, trousers, etc)

Willing to pay whatever Janet Stevens 989-667-4585

“Simple” IT work needed Help with computers, TVs, printers, DVD’s, etc.

Willing to pay whatever Janet Stevens 989-667-4585

Looking for Yard Work Help Weeding/Spring Clean-up of flowerbeds.

Willing to pay $50.00 Jeff 989-266-2199

Looking for Project Help Need to put wheels on 2 trash cans. I think it will need a piece of wood to secure.

Willing to pay $20.00 Kathy Gilson 989-662-2114

Looking for Porch Repair Need someone to fix porch railing and support. I have materials.

Willing to pay $100 Dawn Krawczak 989-792-1182

Looking for Household Help Wash windows in my condo. Change lightbulb in ceiling.

Willing to pay $100.00 Sharon Senn 989-573-8087

Looking for Window Washer Must have tall ladder to wash one story house windows outside.

Wiling to pay. Donna Samborn 989-662-6522

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Again this year AUMC will be participating in the Auburn Treasure Hunt Days by hosting a rummage and bake sale & luncheon. Last year we made over $2,200 towards our church apportionments thanks to all the donations and hard work of the people of AUMC. Again this year we will be offering outdoor vendor spots for a minimum $10 donation. This is a great opportunity for those that live outside of the community or those who have apartments and no room to sell. They could also be used by small business or to sell craft show items. Please call the church office ASAP (989)662-6314 to sign up and be included in the advertising. (Open to non-church members also.) Parable of the Talents items - For those selling items and would like to sell at the Treasure Hunt Days there will be free table space available to sell your items. Please call the office (989)662-6314 to reserve space.

SIGN-UP SHEETS to help with the sales and luncheon are at the Serving Center in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited to help, there will be something for anyone to do, even those that don’t get around very well. Sale times are Thursday & Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Please bring your good, clean rummage items to donate starting Sunday, May 13th, items for baked goods sale starting Wednesday, May 16.

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CHANGE IN NAMES Due to the re-zoning of the conferences to make the new Michigan Conference, the districts have also been divided into new districts and numbered until new names can be decided on. We are District 3 (formally known as the Saginaw Bay District). Last month, a contest was held to rename our district to fit our new area and the final decision will be announced at the District Conference on April 24 in Midland. Each District has been divided into new D-Zones (Discipleship Zones) beginning July 1, 2018. We are in D-Zone 7 along with St. Luke’s of Essexville, Bay City Grace, Pinconning/Garfield, Alger/Standish/Sterling, and Augres Christ.

For more information or to register contact saginawbaydistrict.org

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UMC Marketplace! (Online shopping) For every purchase made on UMC Marketplace, AUMC will receive a percentage of your purchase amount from the retailers.

Many of your favorite retailers are available and they offers special discounts that you can take advantage of. A link & instructions are available on our website at:

www.auburnumc.org

Look for the orange shopping cart on the right sidebar. Funds raised from this investment are put into the General Fund.

SCRIP CARDS from Faithbuilders (Face to face) Order gift cards that you can use for gifts or

to do your shopping. See Amy Samborn, Linda Czyzewski, or Lyndsay Morris to order

your gift cards. Scrip cards are sold during Fellowship time

on Sundays.

Funds raised from this investment are put into the Faithbuilders account to support youth programs.

If you are interested in Summer Camp,

DO NOT WAIT!

Slots fill up quickly, there is also scholarship money available. Early bird gets the worm!

There are many camps to choose from:

student camps

adult camps

family camps

There are camp program books available at the Serving Center in the Fellowship Hall along with some scholarship information.

REDIRECT your Stash for World Relief!

Have material or yarn laying around the

house left over from projects or that you

bought and never used? The MMDC

Sewing Group are in need of cotton

fabric, thread, 3/8” - 1/2” elastic, buttons,

rick-rack, etc. for dresses, flannel fabric

for diapers and Peaches -n- Cream yarn to

knit dishcloths. Please contact Sheila

Berner at 989-859-1680.

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ANNIVERSARIES

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BIRTHDAYS

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Janet Stevens

Todd Witherspoon

Nicholas Gibbon

Arlene Erwin

Paul Erwin

Sharon Senn

Sheila Miller

Hailey Allen

Jerry Schrott

Harley Martinez

Bruce Bedtelyon

Duane Harris

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Amy Samborn

Adelaide Meisel

Jan Card

Patty Carr

Don Kempf

Emma Samborn

Linda Nicholas

Doug McDonald

AUMC ATTENDANCE REPORT

Mar 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25

8:45 am service total 62 52 58 n/a

8:45 am Children & Youth 6 3 5 n/a

11:15 am service total 50 27 30 83

11:15 am Children & Youth 5 12 3 14

Sunday School Adults 38 32 24 27

Sunday School Children & Youth 18 18 14 13

Please don’t forget about the people on the Caring Team Visitation List

who are not able to come to Church as often.

If you need their address please contact the Church office.

Roger & Rose Anderson June Filcek

Ron & Deanna Pischel Gloria Putnam

Sharon Dengel Don Spaulding

Shirley Doll Miles Pike

Ben Norton Ardis Robson

Echo Ignafol Ardis Juhala

Don Gilson Wes & Donna Samborn

HELP PROVIDED

The Caring Committee has launched their “Helping Hands, Willing Hearts” mission. Do you or someone you know from our church family need help with some household tasks, errand running, short-term babysitting, computers/small electronics, or a meal, etc.? Please contact Lyndsay Morris at 989-529-1401 or Kathy Gilson at 989-662-2114 before 8:00pm on the prior day.

Retirement Party for Rev. Duane Harris

June 17, 2018 Pulled Pork & Potluck

Luncheon

The Auburn Ele. Color Run will be Sat. April 14th at 9:00 (usually done by noon). They will let us know what they need. We are for sure doing the face painting booth. - Linda Czyzewski

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR

1st In Honor of Janet Steven’s

70th Birthday, from Bud Stevens.

All other Sundays are still available.

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SERVICE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEERS

Date Series Scripture Greeters Ushers Prayer Room

Welcome Center

Counters Coffee Hour

April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday

John: The Gospel of Light and Life

Eternal Life

John 19:41-20:1 11-16 & 18

Bill & Liz Shephard

Bernie Hoy Fred

Kloepfer

Marilyn Davis

Roye Burr

Ann & Melissa

UMM Easter

Breakfast Sandy DeWaele &

Sue Plessner

Monica Bedtelyon

n/a Betty Stark

April 8, 2017 2nd Sunday

of Easter

Guest Preacher: Shelby

Thompson TBA

Don & Stella Tompkinson

Paulette Miller April N

Barb Doner

Barb Cody

Ann & Dennis

Team # 3 Arlene &

Olivia Erwin

Dawn Krawczak

& Adrienne Meyer

n/a Brenda Sinicki

April 15, 2018 3rd Sunday

of Easter

Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr.

Lisa McIlvenna TBA

Chuck & Bev Witherspoon

Ann Wright Bruce

Bedtelyon

Sheila Hoy

Jim Cody

Ann & Dennis

Team # 11

Lynn Harris Birt Etienne

& Fallon Wiles

n/a Monica

Bedtelyon

April 22, 2018 4th Sunday

of Easter

Dare to Dance: With Great Power--Dancing Together

John 20:19-31

Birt Etienne Janet Stevens

Larry & Patty Carr

Pat Lyvere

Ann Wright

Team # 9

Bernie & Dennis Sam Samborn

Jaye Reisinger

Sandy DeWaele

Olivia Erwin n/a

Brenda Sinicki

April 29, 2018 5th Sunday

of Easter

Dare to Dance: From You Comes

My Praise -- Guide My Steps

Acts 8:26-40

Barb Anderson

Kathy Gilson

Jim & Barb Cody

Trudy Pischel

Birt Etienne

Bernie & Dennis

Team # 8 Sam Samborn

Jaye Reisinger

Sandy DeWaele

Olivia Erwin n/a

Brenda Sinicki

11:15 Service 8:45 Service

WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS - Please note that if you are scheduled to serve and cannot serve on that day, please try to switch with some-one. If you can not find someone please contact Joan Schrott for the 8:45 service or Jaye Reisinger for the 11:15 service. A complete list of Fellowship Time Teams and a schedule is located in the Fellowship Hall on the wall behind the Serving Center AND on the HOT PINK bulletin board on the north wall.

RECYCLE RECYCLE RECYCLE Did you know there is a box at the Serving Center in the Fellowship Hall for recycling your bulletin? Most of the inserts in your bulletins can be used again, like unused Communication Cards for example. Each week I sort through the recycle box and pull out everything that can be used again, Communication Cards or inserts. Papers that can’t be used again go in the recycle bin.

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207 S. Auburn Rd.

Auburn, MI 48611

(989) 662-6314

Church Office Hours: Monday – Thursday

9:00 am – 1:30 pm

Fridays

9:00 - 11:30 am

Summer Hours

Monday - Thursday only

Pastor’s Typical Office Hours: Tuesday 9 am–12 pm & 1pm—4pm

Wednesday 9 am–12 pm & 2 pm–4 pm

Thursday 9am—12pm

Friday 9 am–12 pm

Website: auburnumc.org

Email: office@auburnumc.org

www.Facebook.com/AuburnUMC

Administrative Assistant ; Jennifer Williams

Children’s & Family Ministries Coordinator Sheryl Bellor

Bookkeeper: Patti Behmlander

Coordinator of Music: Pat McIlvenna

Worship Leader & Keyboardist: Gabrielle Meisel

Nursery: Ashley Stevens

Phyllis Roberts

Krystle Cheney

Pastor: Rev. Duane Harris

Deacon: Rev. Jaye Reisinger

CHURCH STAFF

A U B U R N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

Our Vision: Creating a church where children and youth love to attend. Our Mission: Connecting people with the love and life of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our Core Values: 1. Prayer is a powerful means through which we relate to God. 2. The Bible is the authoritative source for knowing God. 3. Jesus is God's Son. He is the One who reveals in a way like no other that God loves us unconditionally with amazing grace. 4. Mission, local and distant, is a means to love our neighbor in real and relevant ways. 5. Imitating our Lord by practice, practice, practice realizing that none of us are perfect, but we are all on the faith journey together. 6. The Holy Spirit is God’s guiding Presence in whom “…we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).