Remember in Prayer This week:

Harriet Anderson, Lil Anderson, Marv & Reet Birkholz, Chris Cahalan, Mike Cummings, Harold Dahl, Gabrielle Davis, Terri Dubois, Roxanne Griswold, Hugh Hanford, Jim Holton, Carl & Betty Jackson, Dale Johnson, Janice Kennedy, Grady Kinghorn, Dennis Lintner, Wayne & Helen Molin, Levi Mulvihill, Marilyn Olmstead, Ethel Olson, Addy Paxson, Judy Reed, Katie Schmechel, Dave Scott, Jody Shank, Alex Short, Tom Simcoe, Roger Virchow, Sr., Florence Weins, El Welander, Peter Westrum, Irene Wiens, Jackie Wilkinson.

*If your prayer needs have changed and you no longer wish to be on the prayer list, please call the church office and we will remove your name.

Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request that you would like prayed for, you can fill out a request card found in the back of the pew and turn it in during the offering, call the office, or place a prayer request 24/7 on our website (meadowcreekchurch.org).

Missionaries of the Month:

▪ Dennis & Cindy Wiens - SAT 7, Kansas City, MO

▪ Connor Scott - CRU, Expedition Team overseas [Short-Term Missions Trip]

▪ Meadow Creek Guatemala Team - July 23-August 1

Soldier of the Month:

▪ SSgt Joel Watson - Air Force, Germany

Stay Informed:

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Calendar

Monday, May 9

7:00 pm | Deaconess Meeting

Tuesday, May 10 9:30 am | Women of the Word Study 5:00 pm | MercyWorks Market

6:30 pm | Deacon Meeting

Wednesday, May 11

6:00 pm | Solid Rock Café 6:30 pm | Youth Group

8:15 pm | Worship Team Rehearsal

Thursday, May 12 5:00 pm | MercyWorks Market

Friday, May 13

Have a blessed day!

Saturday, May 14 Camp Lebanon Work Day

Sunday, May 15

8:15 am | Prayer Time 9:00 am | S.S./Learning for Living 10:15 am | Worship 2:30 pm |Baby Shower-Bryanna Burelson

Ext 101 Jerry Birkholz

Senior Pastor

Ext 103 Tim Anderson Pastor of Ministry Development

& Worship

Ext 107 Micah McLellan

Associate Pastor of Youth

& Family Ministries

Ext 116 Nate Temp

Youth Director

Ext 100 Sue Peters

Administrative Assistant

Ext 110 Katie Paxson

Bookkeeper

Ext 112 Tammy Anderson

Office Manager

Dan Hagberg Meadow Creek Chaplain and

Chaplain Coordinator

Staff

Dan Howe

612-987-1986 deacons@meadowcreekchurch.org

Deacon of the Week

Sunday Info:

Order of Service: Pre-Service Worship - Oh How Good It Is

How Can I Keep From Singing

10:15 a.m.

Opening Hymn of Praise - Praise to the Lord the Almighty

Welcome & Family Matters

Missionaries of the Month

Child Dedication

Worship and Praise

Worship Choir - “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”

All Hail the Power of Jesus Name

Christ is Enough

Here’s My Heart

Mother’s Day Tribute

Worship Through Giving/Offertory

Worship Choir - “Benediction (May the Peace of God)”

Message From God’s Word - Pastor Jerry Birkholz

Closing Prayer

Postlude

the creek

Upcoming Events:

Happy Mother’s Day!

We’re glad you are here. Thank you for worshiping with us today!

Solid Rock Café – Lip-sync Competition

This Wednesday, May 11, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Join us for this year’s Solid Rock Café lip-sync competition! Solid Rock will be held in the lower gym; cost is $6/person. This will be the final Wednesday evening for Youth Group until the summer schedule kicks in. The Youth Parent Meeting has been moved to Wednesday, June 8. See inside for more details.

Baby Shower - Bryanna Burleson Next Sunday, May 15, 2:30 p.m.

MCC ladies, you are invited to attend a baby shower for Bryanna and her new daughter, Maya Lynn born March 8. The shower will take place at Larysa Goettlicher’s home, 13786 Underclift St. NW, Andover. Please RSVP to Krista Cullen at 763-862-4655 if you are able to attend.

Weekly News & Events of Meadow Creek Church | May 8, 2016

Is this your first time here?

Welcome Guest!

We’re glad you are here. We want you to know that you are very important to us! Thank you for worshipping with us today!

Schedule at “The Creek”

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Learning for Living Groups 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. - Fellowship in the Creekside 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. - Worship Service

Children’s Worship Service Activities

▪ Nursery (Birth - 3): Location - “Kid’s Creek”

Our fully-equipped and caring nursery is available during Sunday School and church time.

▪ Preschool Church Time (Age 4 - Kindergarten): Kids will meet in Room

A115-117 (Legacy pre-school room) for 9:00 am Sunday School and remain there during the entire morning worship service. Children not attending Sunday School will need to be brought to A115-117 prior to the worship service. At 11:30 am children can be picked up in the Church Lobby by their parents.

▪ Activity Sheets (1st - 5th grade): Activity Sheets & crayons are avail-

able for children to use during the church service and are located by The Hub.

Weekly E-Newsletter

Get all the news at Meadow Creek Church by joining our weekly email newsletter. Fill out the form online or call the church office to get on the distribution list.

Ministry Announcements:

▪ Garage Sale Set Up & Sale [June 13-18]

▪ Champlin Pizza Ranch Guatemala Fundraiser [Monday, June 27]

▪ Ocean Commotion Vacation Bible School [Week of July 10]

MercyWorks Connection

MercyWorks Market-Current Needs!

Our current needs for the MercyWorks Market are: Canned Goods: mixed vegetables, carrots, canned chili, ready to eat soup, baked beans, spaghetti sauce, ravioli, cream of mushroom soup. Canned Fruit: peach, pear, mandarin oranges, pine-apple. Boxed: spaghetti noodles, jelly/grape & strawberry, cold cereal, baking desserts, cake frosting, paper towels, toilet paper. Donations may be dropped off at The Hub. We appreciate your help!

Weekly average offerings YTD: $ 12,703

Current ministries commitments average: $ 13,295

Weekly average for MCC ministry plan: $ 14,623

Ministry Giving Update

Kids’ Ministry

2016 Ocean Commotion VBS

Week of July 10 - Save the Date!

Plan to join us for Ocean Commotion - Diving into Noah's Flood! Prepare for a boatload of excitement at Ocean Commotion, our summer VBS. Prayerfully consider volunteering for our Kids’ summer ministries. See Pastor Micah with any questions.

Kids Sunday School

Sundays, 9:00 a.m.

Kids Creek - Birth through 3 years old meet in the Kids Creek nursery area.

Elementary Sunday School - Our Pre-K to 5th graders will start out together in Room A129 (next to the Legacy pre-school room) and then go to their Sunday school classrooms. Please pick up your children in their class-rooms.

▪ Pre-K - K: A115-117

▪ 1 - 2nd Grade: A127

▪ 3 - 4th Grade: A129

▪ 5th Grade: A113

Women’s Ministry

Women’s Book Club

Monthly, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

There is no book club in the month of May. We are looking forward to June when we will be reading “It Happens Every Spring” by Catherine Palmer and Gary Chapman. Check out the Book Club schedule on the website and watch “The Creek” for additional de-tails. For more information, contact Diana Pederson at 651-784-7121 or Joann Olson at 763-434-3131. Book Club is more than reading a good book!

WOW Spring 6-Week Study

Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., April 19-May 24

Our Tuesday morning women are studying Lysa TerKeurst’s book, Twelve Women of the Bible: Life-Changing Stories for Women Today. Childcare will be available.

General Events/Announcements

Graduating High School & College Seniors

Graduation Sunday will be June 12! Be sure to fill out the 2016 Graduation Information form at The Hub if you are graduating this spring from high school or college. Turn in your information no later than May 15.

Annual Church Garage Sale

June 17 and 18

We will be accepting NICE donations June 13-16 for our annual church garage sale. See insert for drop-off times. We reserve the right to refuse dona-tions based on its condition. Please no TVs, com-puters, or exercise equipment! All proceeds will go to the Youth trips. For any questions, contact Nate Temp.

Franklin Graham’s Decision America Tour

Thursday, June 16, 12:00 p.m.

Plan to join us for prayer at the Decision America Tour Rally with Franklin Graham on June 16 at the Minnesota State Capital, Capitol Lower Mall, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St Paul, MN 55155. Sign up at The Hub if you are interested in attending. We will plan to meet at church and take a bus. More details to follow!

Thank You

Thank you Meadow Creek Family for all your prayers, cards, food and calls during my surgery. They were very much appreciated. Please continue praying for healing. ~ Florence Weins

Men’s Ministry

Men’s Bible Study

Saturdays, 8:00-9:00 a.m. [Bi-Weekly]

Join us Saturday morning at 8:00 am for the 1 Timothy study, “To The Householder.” This study will equip men to lead in their homes, the church

and public life. Our last study: May 21.

Primetime Ministry

Spring Senior Day at Camp Lebanon

Tuesday, May 17 “Young at Heart”

Adult Seniors are invited to Camp Lebanon for a full day of activities, great food, concert by “The Songmasters,” and guest speaker, our own Pastor Jerry Birkholz. Stop by The Hub for more information or to sign up. We will be leaving at 8:00 am sharp from MCC to arrive in time for coffee and treats. Questions, call Diane at 763-755-1438.

Primetime Thursday

Thursday, May 26, 11:30 a.m.

Mark your calendar for our next Primetime event here at the church. Watch for more details!

Student Ministry Spring Fever Break!

May 18 - June 8

There will be no youth group starting May 18 through June 8. The Summer kick-off will be June 15. Watch facebook for other hang-out times!

Parent’s Meeting

Wednesday, June 8, 5:30 p.m. [Note date change]

All Youth Group parents, join us in the lower gym for dinner. We will be talking about the upcoming summer calendar and some new developments in the youth ministry this year. See Nate Temp with questions.