Newport Congregation Bulletin
March 2024

Prayer Requests | Announcements | Beyond Today | Contacts

Services (1:30 at NUMC hall)

Live Webcast (login required) webcast login help

Mar 30 - Sabbath service
Songs: Russ DeVilbiss
Sermonette: Cliff Wickman "The 14th"
Sermon: David Morker

Apr 6 - Burchard Gjesvold Shaw
Apr 13 - Morker - Camp Video - DeVilbiss
Apr 20 - Hellwege Randle Shaw
Apr 21 - Turnblad Morker/Shaw Passover at 8:00
Apr 23 - SHanson VenHuizen Shaw FUB (at CoG7's hall - 1:30)
Apr 27 - Stith Burchard/Gjesvold
Apr 29 - Devilbiss Wickman Stith LUB AM (at CoG7's hall - 10:30)
Apr 29 - Randle Freeman Shaw LUB PM (2:30)

May 4 - GCE (webcast)
May 11 - Burchard SHanson Shaw
May 18 - Morker Wagner Cline
May 25 - Hellwege Randle Devilbiss

Jun 1 - Turnblad - Shaw
Jun 8 - SHanson Pischke/VenHuizen
Jun 15 - Stith Wickman Shaw
Jun 16 - Devilbiss Burchard Stith Pentecost AM (12:30) (normal NUMC hall)
16-Jun 16 - Randle Freeman Shaw Pentecost PM (3:30)
Jun 22- Burchard Gjesvold Morker
Jun 29 - Morker SHanson Cline

Jul 6 - Turnblad - Shaw
Jul 13 - Hellwege Wickman/Randle
Jul 20 - SHanson Randle Shaw
Jul 27 - Stith VenHuizen Devilbiss

Aug 3 - Devilbiss Burchard Shaw
Aug 10 - Randle SHanson Morker
Aug 17 - Burchard - Shaw
Aug 24 - Morker Wickman Stith
Aug 31 - Turnblad Wagner/VenHuizen

Sep 7 - Hellwege Gjesvold Shaw
Sep 14 - Stith Freeman Cline
Sep 21 - SHanson Randle Devilbiss
Sep 28 - Stith - Shaw

Announcements

Mar 23 - Interactive Bible Discussion
Services will begin early at 1:00pm, and the fellowship hall will be available afterward for a potluck with the discussion beginning shortly thereafter. Please bring a dish to share.

Hebrews 6:1-2 "Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment."

We will continue reviewing The Seven Fundamentals of Christianity. The next topic is "Faith toward God".
The questions we will be discussing are:

  1. What does it mean to have faith toward God and how do we recognize it? 2Tim 3:5; Heb 11:1; Jas 2:14-26
  2. What enables one to have faith? Deu 29:1-4; John 6:44, 65; Rom 11:25-32, 10:12-15; 1John 5:19-20
  3. What part does the Bible play in our Faith? John 4:24; Rom 10:17; Eph 2:8-10; 1John 3:22; 2John 9-10
  4. What can we learn from the examples of those who have been faithful? Acts 2:41-42; Rom 4:1-9; Heb 5:14, 11:2-39
  5. How is our faith increased? Mark 9:14-29; Luke 17:5-10; 2Cor 12:8-10; 2The 1:1-4

Feast of Tabernacles Information
Currently 54 Feast sites for 2024 are listed online. Many international sites are already open for registration. Here are the key dates:
Mar 20 Registration opens for France at 12 pm Eastern Time
Mar 29 Festival Planning Brochure will be available online
Apr 28 First Round of Online Registration Begins (for members who must be accepted to their closest site)
Apr 28 Early Housing Reservations Begin (for those who qualify)
May 2 Second Round of Online Registration Begins (all members may register)
May 2 General Housing Reservations Begin
Oct 17 - 23 Feast of Tabernacles
Oct 24 Eighth Day

Apr 22 - Night to be Much Observed
This year, we will again have a wonderful option for the Night to be Much Observed on Monday, April 22! We have a semi-private room reserved at Mancini's Char House (531 7th St. W. in St. Paul). The maximum number is 36. We will be able to order individually from their menu and we can arrive around 7:00 for drinks and appetizers, so dinner will be closer to sundown. Mancini's website is www.mancinis.com if you want to check it out or look at the menu. We have a sign-up sheet on the Hymnal Table in the lobby. If you have any questions, please see Michelle.

Spring Holy Day Schedule
Apr 21 Passover (Observed)
Newport United Methodist Church
1596 11th Ave, Newport
Please be seated by 8:00 pm.
Apr 22 Night to Be Much Observed
Apr 23 First Day of Unleavened Bread
Church of God (Seventh Day)
1628 Point Douglas Rd South, St. Paul
One service: 1:30 pm
Apr 29 Last Day of Unleavened Bread
Church of God (Seventh Day)
1628 Point Douglas Rd South, St. Paul
Two services: 10:30 am and 2:30 pm
Services will be held in the sanctuary. The fellowship hall (in the basement) will be available for those who bring their lunch for between services.
Jun 16 Pentecost
Newport United Methodist Church
1596 11th Ave, Newport
Two services: 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm

UCG Gear Grinder Classic Annual Bike Ride - Fall 2024
Registration is now open for up to 50 riders to participate in the annual bike ride taking place this year in and around Stillwater, MN on September 8, 2024.
This fully supported ride will begin and end in Afton, MN (20 miles East of St. Paul, Minnesota). Riders can choose one of two routes (28 or 51 miles).
For more ride details and to register, go to
https://www.eventcreate.com/e/geargrinder2024

Local Sermons and Sermonettes
Twin Cities messages are now being posted to the password-protected wwt.ucg.org/sermons/all?group=Twin Cities.
You can login at twin-cities.ucg.org/user.
See the "Members password-protected local index" here if you need help for access. Or see this site's Twin Cities index.

Congregation Facebook
The Twin Cities congregation has its own Facebook group where we can share pictures, announcements, and discussions of interest to the membership with members of the group. If you have pictures to share, feel free to post them. You can find us at "UCG Twin Cities."

Prayer Requests and Cards
Be sure to check the information table for cards to sign this week to be mailed to those with prayer requests or shut-ins.
Prayer requests page.

Beyond Today Program

UNITED STATES:

THE WORD Network - Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. CT, 4:30 p.m. MT, 3:30 p.m. PT AND Sunday, 11 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. MT, 8 a.m. PT AND Monday, 12:30 a.m. ET, Sunday 11:30 p.m. CT, 10:30 p.m. MT, 9:30 p.m. PT.

THE WORD Network is now in 93 million U.S. Cable Households plus another 200 countries - including 9 million households on Sky TV in the U.K., 4 million households in Italy, provided to 1 million serving in the United States Armed Forces in over 65 countries, and is now also seen in Central America (1.8 million households).

EUROPE:

Faith World Television - Saturday 6:30 a.m. GMT AND Saturday 12:30 p.m. GMT AND Sunday 06:30 a.m. GMT AND Sunday 11 a.m. GMT. Watch on SKY TV channel 588.

Faith World Television reaches out to over 45 million homes in the United Kingdom through the Sky television platform 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The channel also covers Europe, some parts of Africa and streams live on the Internet 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It covers the United Kingdom and Europe's current population of 742 million people.

A complete station listing on other broadcast networks can be found online at https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/station-listing which includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Zambia, plus an additional nine U.S. cities where our program is sponsored and aired on cable access TV stations by our brethren.

You can also watch programs online at our website: www.ucg.org/beyond-today/television and from our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/BeyondTodayTV.

Beyond Today TV apps are available on Google Play for Android devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung smart TVs, LG smart TVs, and Apple iOS devices.

Title

Host

Airing Period

The Truth About Heaven Is Better Than You Think
The Bible doesn't teach that you go to heaven upon death. But what it does expound is marvelous!
Gary Petty February 25 - March 2, 2024
Should I Celebrate Easter?
Discover how its practices, such as bunnies, colored eggs and sunrise services are related to unbiblical pagan myths.
Steve Myers April 7-13, 2024
5 Steps to Real Change, Part 5: Two Questions Waiting for an Answer?
Learn how these questions strike at the heart of your relationship with God.
Darris McNeely April 14-20, 2024
What Was Nailed to the Cross?
It was not God's laws! Rather, Jesus' death made it possible for our sins to be fully erased upon our repentance.
Steve Myers April 21-27, 2024
Love Is Love? Or God Is Love?
People think they can define what is love regarding sexual behavior. But, this role belongs purely to our Creator.
Gary Petty April 28 - May 4, 2024


Contact Information

Brian Shaw, pastor
Cambridge, MN
763.689.2892
bpshaw1@gmail.com

Ken Cline, elder
Coon Rapids, MN
cline65@q.com

David Morker, elder
Plymouth, MN
dsmorker@yahoo.com

Tony Stith, elder
Woodbury, MN
testith@gmail.com

Russ DeVilbiss, elder
Blaine, MN
russ@devilbissfamily.net

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PO Box 25008
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