Heads up BUMC! Bishop Ough is challenging Minnesota United Methodists to prepare a record number of Cleaning Buckets by annual conference session (May 29-31.) This is the KIT emphasis for the Love Offering. In 2012, the UMCOR Relief Supply Network shipped more than $6 million worth of goods & materials to people in need worldwide. A list of supplies can be picked up at the Welcome Desk or at UMCOR on-line.

This June, Family Fellowship is sponsoring a Pot Luck Picnic (bring a dish to share and beverages; grilled meat will be provided as well as utensils, plates and cups). We will be playing softball, relay games, and a scavenger hunt. Please join us at Norword Park, 8100 Newton Avenue, on Saturday, June 15th from 3:00-7:00PM..This event is $5/Individual or $10/family. Bring a dish to share and a beverage, softball glove, bats, attitude of fun and good cheer!  Email Meg for more information or call 763-424-3554. Please sign up in the Church Fellowship hall or email by June 9th so we can keep everyone informed and get the supplies.

The Farmers Market is coming back to Brooklyn on Thursdays this summer. Stay tuned for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Spring will be here! Once again the Brooklyn Big Band is sponsoring an Ice Cream Social this Father's Day, Sunday, June 16th at 10:30AM on the White House patio and parking lot. Ice Cream Sundaes with fresh strawberries and toppings. A free will offering will be taken with the funds used for worship and music group supplies.

Brooklyn Center's Relay for Life will be July 12th and 13th at Brooklyn Center High School. Stay tuned for more information on this event and Brooklyn's participation!

UM Day at the Twins – Thursday, August 15th at 7:10pm vs. the Chicago White Sox. Portions of ticket sales will go to support Imagine No Malaria. We will get group tickets on the Home Run Porch for $17 but you can purchase Skyline Deck tickets for $31 on your own. Sign up & pay in the church office by June 1st. Tickets will be purchased for the group after June 1st. Carpooling to the game will be an option.

The Metro Paint-a-Thon paints homes annually the first week of August. They are looking for homes to paint this year and your home may qualify. To find out more information, please pick up an application in the church office.

A Mission Team will be going to Ganta, Liberia in February 2014. Their probable task will be to help construct a district high school for academic and vocational education. For more information and registration, click here.

It may be only April, but Vacation Bible School is coming. This year's Vacation Bible School, Kingdom Rocks - Where Kids Stand Strong for God, will be held June 17th-21st. Cost is $24 per child, $40 per family before June 1, 2013 or $28 per child, $44 per family June 1 and after. Want to sign up? Click here!

The Mega Sale is coming! The Mega Sale is coming! The 2013 Mega Sale will be July 24th-27th. Check here and in the Circuit Rider for more information. Donations are being accepted now, so start looking.

Have you ever misplaced your Circuit Rider? Check out the new Circuit Rider feature on the Circuit Rider page! The June  issue is now posted. And while your there, why not tell us that you would rather pick up the Circuit Rider online, rather than having it mailed to your home.

Do you have a joy or concern? Prayer is a powerful tool for expressing your joys and concerns. We have Pastors and Lay people who pray daily. Tell us what you would like us to include in our prayers by clicking on the praying hands.

Sunday Services
9:30am

Office Hours
Monday through Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm

Pastor
Rev. Rufus Campbell